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Who Rocked, Who Rolled
in 2002
BY JIM DeROGATIS Pop Music Critic
One of the questions I'm asked most frequently
is, "Do you ever find it a chore to go to a concert when you'd rather stay
home and watch TV or read a good book?"
Honestly, there is [ital] nothing [ital] I'd
rather do than see live music and have that transcendent experience that
only comes from a great concert.
That isn't to say that there aren't times when
it does seem like work—say, having to review N 'Sync in the 110-degree heat
at Soldier Field at the end of an already long summer day. But I honestly
never approach any concert expecting (much less wanting) to have a bad time,
even when the artists' albums and previous shows have left me cold.
For one thing, there is always the electric
jolt of anticipation that comes from several thousand people gathered as a
temporary community to share an artistic experience. For another, in live
performance, there is always the chance to be surprised. [ital] Anything
[ital] can happen, and that's why it's special. Some day, Britney Spears
might even actually sing!
Finally, I try to never lose sight of the fact
that I am one lucky S.O.B., being paid to have fun and search out those
moments of musical magic. Heck, no matter how egregious the assignment,
there are a million jobs worse than sitting through even the most dreadful
concert. I could be digging holes--and may well wind up doing so, the day
some review finally rubs my editors the wrong way.
With all of that in mind, here are my choices
for the Best and Worst concerts of 2002, culled from the 400 or so acts that
I saw this year. (I average two or three show, with at least two or three
bands, each and every week; I don't have the exact tally handy this year,
since I switched calendars in the summer, but you get the idea: That's a
whole lot of live music.)
THE 10 BEST CONCERTS OF 2002 (in chronological
1. Paul McCartney at the United
Center, April 10
A few months before his 60th
birthday, Sir Paul justified both his status as a rock legend and his
top-dollar ticket prices by delivering a high-energy 2-1/2-hour set with a
young and fiery band, taking some real artistic chances (notably in the solo
acoustic part of the evening), and playing a satisfying mix of Beatles
classics, Wings' best songs, and solo nuggets.
2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at the
Chicago Theatre, April 26
Touring with the Bad Seeds, one of the most
subtle bands in rock, in support of the stellar "No More Shall We Part,"
Cave transformed himself into the characters in his songs, acting out their
tales of murder and mayhem. There's nothing like two hours of gore from the
master of dark mood music to leave you feeling giddy and cheerful.
3. Paul Westerberg at the Virgin
Megastore, May 2
Some performers would have phoned in an
instore performance like this, but the former leader of the Replacements has
never been the predictable type. Alone with his guitar, Westerberg delivered
18 songs spanning his career, taking requests from the crowd, and turning to
the fans to provide the lyrics he'd forgotten.
4. Rush at the Tweeter Center, July
During its first tour in five years, the
Canadian power trio proved that it is still one of the best live bands in
rock. The show had some low points (the "trippy" computer graphics and some
of the '90s material), but for the most part, the propulsive energy of
"Vapor Trails" spilled over into everything the group played, from the
opening "Tom Sawyer" through a triumphant closing with the epic "By-Tor and
the Snow Dog."
5. The Smokin' Grooves Tour at the
Tweeter Center, July 24
Six hours that came as a welcome reminder that
hip-hop can still be a powerful and creative force onstage as well as in the
studio. The day belonged to Jurassic 5, but the Roots and Outkast followed
close behind, and Lauryn Hill was the only disappointing act. (Tragically,
the concert was also marred by something that happened after the crowd left,
when a young security guard, Dean Perozzi, Jr., was struck by a speaker as
the stage was being dismantled. He later died from his injuries.)
6. The Rolling Stones at the Aragon
Ballroom, Sept. 16
Only the self-proclaimed "world's greatest
rock 'n' roll band" would consider a 4,500-seat venue "an intimate
performance," but the Stones treated their Aragon show as if it were a tiny
club gig, almost redeeming themselves for the last couple of mediocre tours
by digging deep into their songbook to show the range and depth of their
musical ambitions, from R&B to reggae, and from disco to country blues.
7. The Creation at the Beat Kitchen,
Sept. 18
A few days after their old mates the Who held
court at the House of Blues, two veterans of the legendary Creation (plus
two younger ringers) blew away their contemporaries from the English
psychedelic/mod scene. Eddie Phillips restaked his claim as one of the most
inventive guitarist British rock has ever produced, and the band underscored
just how many timeless tunes it produced in its short but fertile career.
8. Beck and the Flaming Lips at the
Chicago Theatre, Oct. 18
This was an unusual pairing in many ways:
Where alt-rock icon Beck has always shielded himself behind a cloak of irony
and an affected cloud of angst, the Flaming Lips celebrate their sincerity
in voicing the joys of being alive. The two brought out the best in each
other, with Beck providing the Lips a forum for showing the depth of their
talents as musicians, and the Lips giving Beck a welcome antidote to the
cathartic new material from his dark new album. For Generation X, the
combination was the equal of Neil Young pairing with Crazy Horse or Bob
Dylan joining forces with the Band.
9. Peter Gabriel at the United
Center, Nov. 12
In ads on the West Coast, the veteran
art-rocker's record company took a line from my review of this show out of
context, trumpeting that it was "the best concert I've ever seen!" In fact,
I'd written something more complex, about the power of a great Gabriel show
(as with a great show by any performer) to make you feel as if you'll never
see a better concert. O.K., it's a subtle difference. I'm not backing away
from my praise, just underscoring that it filled me with the joy of
discovery, something all the more impressive when an artist is as familiar
as this one. And it wasn't only the theatrics, but the power of the complex
new material. So while, no, it was NOT the best concert I've ever seen (I
could never choose just one!), it was certainly one of the 10 best this
10. Mission of Burma at Metro, Nov.
Like the Creation, this reunion show by the
legendary '80s art punks succeeded not on the strength of nostalgia, put on
the power of songs that were always ahead of their time, performed by a
group of musicians who seemed thrilled to be rocking together once more,
giving their all to the material for the benefit of an appreciative crowd.
1. Creed at the Allstate Arena, Feb.
These mullet-headed new-millennial masters of
arena bombast seem constitutionally incapable of avoiding any rock cliché.
But for all of their religious proselytizing, the one ingredient they lack
is soul.
2. Ozzfest at the Tweeter Center,
Aug. 10
With the exception of System of a Down (which
is always great in concert), this seventh annual grind fest was an epic of
endurance, proving that are still countless variations of brutally ugly guys
standing onstage cranking out tuneless, formless churn while pointlessly
growling like Cookie Monster. And TV show or no, Ozzy Osbourne circa 2002 is
simply too sad for words.
3. OK Go and the Vines at Metro, July
Two of the more hyped acts of the year shared
a bill, and neither could prove that it deserved a tenth of the attention
it's received. Mixing dream pop and regurgitated Nirvana, headliners the
Vines were even more contrived and formulaic than the last great Australian
hype, Silverchair, with added demerits for copping Kurt Cobain's trashing of
their instruments. Meanwhile, Chicago popsters OK Go reveled in
"aren't-we-clever?" shtick, outdoing the Barenaked Ladies and They Might Be
Giants in their cutesy smugness.
4. The Anger Management Tour at the
Allstate Arena, Aug. 2
A week after Smokin' Grooves highlighted how
great live hip-hop could be, the summer's other major multi-act hip-hop show
proved only that some mainstream stars know no limits in pandering to the
lowest common denominator. It's a good thing that headliner Eminem has
launched a film career, because this show illustrated that he hasn't grown a
bit as a live performer, relying on flashy stage tricks and gratuitous guest
spots from his pals to pad out a short and unsatisfying set of truncated
5. Guns N' Roses at the Allstate
Arena, Nov. 18
It was a travesty for Axl Rose to call this
cover band Guns N' Roses, but it wasn't the new members' fault that the show
was a flop--it was Axl's. The set sank under the weight of the singer's
pretensions (no grand piano power ballads, please!) and his fast-paced but
rote performance (it was hard to believe he needed monitors feeding him the
lyrics to the band's classic tunes). Two weeks later, he paused onstage at
Madison Square Garden to denounce this reviewer for such observations. Two
nights after that, the tour fell apart amid a flurry of cancelled gigs, and
the reunited band may or may not have broken up again, depending on which
reports you choose to believe.


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Client Testimonials
If you're looking for a productive AND informative fishing experience with a squared-away, courteous guide on Lake Anna...give Chris McCotter a try. His gear is top notch, his knowledge of the lake and the fish in it is outstanding...and if you're looking to spend the day fighting many/MANY fish, he's worth the adventure.
A friend and I gave him a try recently, January 12 to be exact. We learned a lot of new fishing approaches and presentations, and caught large numbers of fish...in just a half day trip with Chris.
Thanks Chris. Already looking forward to our next trip.
John Liebsch, January 2018
This is a follow-up to our fishing trip earlier this year. We had a blast. My daughter, Molly, talks about that day all the time. After she caught the L.A. Grand Slam, we ate all the fish, but one... the bass. I found a guy in Remington, Virginia, who specializes in fish. From a layman's perspective, I think he did a great job.
But, here's the kicker... When I asked Molly what she was going to call the fish, she said, '"C.C. McCotter Bubba Streit." "Streit" for our last name. "Bubba" because that is the name of Caroline's bass-shaped pillow (Caroline is Molly's best friend), and "C.C. McCotter" because he was an awesome fishing guide.' Isn't that great?!
Seeing that big ol' bass hanging on my nine-year-old's light-pink bedroom wall is priceless.
Greg Streit, March 2016
I have been out with Chris four times. I have a generous friend who brings me along once in awhile on his regular monthly trips with Chris. Chris is always on time, prepped for the day, friendly and ready to put you on fish. We have always caught fish, some days it takes a little more work, but Chris has always been up to the challenge. I have fished the fall, winter, spring with success. As soon as my kids are old enough for a trip we will be back to Lake Anna. Chris is professional, his boat is clean, tackle is appropriate and conversation is fun. I can recommend this guide service to all levels of experience! Top notch stuff!!!D
David Hummel, April 2016
We had an awesome time chasing down the bass and striper. Chris put us on the fish every time and was just as pumped as we were when we got hooked up. Will definitely be a return customer.
Jason Holc, February 2016
Wonderful trip, we plucked fish from the water all day. We will be back.
Brenda Byrnes, July 2016
My wife bought me a guided trip on Lake Anna with these folks for a Christmas present. It was a great day and the guys really knew their way around the lake and how to find the fish. I will definitely use their services again in the future.
Mattr Johndrow, March 2016
I just wanted to thank you again for fishing last week. My dad and I both had a good time fishing with you. I appreciated the phone calls checking in to see how we were doing and all the advice you had to offer. We generally come to Lake Anna every year for one of our tournaments and hopefully if we come next year we can hook up again and fish together, maybe off my boat next time! Thanks again for everything.
Hey Chris,
Had a great time with all the wonderful weather on Saturday! The fishing was great and I'd like to book another Saturday 1/2 day afternoon trip for more crappie and bluegill. Let me know if either time works or when you'd recommend would be the best time. Anyhow, had a great time fishing with you..send those pics also.
Thanks again,
Thanks again for guiding my friends and I this Saturday! Many of them who hadn't fished since they were a kids said they enjoyed the morning, despite the less than ideal fishing conditions. I think that is a testament to you and your guides professionalism and patience!
I was wondering if you could send the group photo, I'd like to send that out to the guys.
Thanks again and I hope to schedule another trip in the future!
Mike Wong, March 2013
Hello Chris,
Chris --
I wanted to send you a picture of what I landed last week and to say thanks for teaching me some things. She was 23-1/2" 6.31lb post spawn. I caught her on a wacky worm at Motts Run. I got my wish for the year, I citationed! What a feeling. It was a fantastic day, not only did I catch her but I landed a total of 12 bass that morning. All but two were over
Laura Barry, May 2010
Chris --
Just wanted to drop you a line and thank you for a fantastic crappie trip on April 24th. It's a trip we still talk of often and the boys decided before we even left the dock that we will plan on doing it again next spring. You did an excellent job with the boys and it was a pleasure fishing with you. Although we didn't get into a slew of big slabs, it didn't matter at all. We caught plenty of fish and had a blast. Looking forward to fishing with Lake Anna Guide Service again soon.
Thanks again, Chris, Christian and Adam Vess, May 2010
Chris --
We were blessed with a great week full of memories. I couldn't have asked for a better week. We caught freckles Saturday when we arrived, kept six stripers on Sunday. Fished a great time with you on Monday. Limited out on stripers Tuesday. Took a break on Wednesday but only after catching five stripers on a hump we had found the day before. All four planer boards and the bobber at once and we were expecting it! Very cool. Took my stepson Jeremy with us Thursday morning and had 10 stripers before 9 am. Friday we sight fished a 4lb bass and Zach caught a 4-1/2 and two more keepers on wacky worms!.What a week full of memories! Zach is a great fisherman at 17. I think he's hooked. Thanks again, we'll be back.
Your Friends, Zac and Bob Hammond, April 2010
Chris --
Dear Chris --
David and J.J. Updike, May 2009
Dear Chris --
Thanks so much for having Chris Craft guide us on Lake Anna. He was a true professional and did an excellent job of finding the fish and teaching us all some new techniques for landing them. Best of all, he was good company on the water. His easy-going manner helped us strike a balance between intensity about catching fish and never forgetting why we go fishing in the first place.
We got back to my Dad's place at Warrenton in time for me to hit a small farm pond his neighbor has for just a bit more fishing. I brought my two-and-a-half-year-old boy with me so you can imagine the pressure I was under to land a fish quickly. I'd fished the same pond over Easter last year and didn't get so much as a bite. This time I tried that retrieve technique Chris showed me with a little spinnerbait bounced near a small dock and landed my second largemouth of the day on my second cast of the evening. I didn't measure it but it was definitely a keeper and had just started to fatten up a bit - my boy told everyone that I caught a "Mommy-fish." When I got back up the hill I told my Dad that with my additional fish we were tied on the day, 2-2.
I usually head to Virginia for Easter and if everything goes right we'll see you again next year.
Take care,
Jeff Sutliff, April 2009
Chris --
Hi Chris --
Bob Corby and Robert"Deacon" Harvell, April 2009
Chris --
I just wanted to take a minute and send a thanks for the multitude of techniques and tactics you have taught me through several guided trips, your website, and Woods & Waters Magazine. The techniques I generally use work very well on Lake Anna since that's where I do most of my fishing. However, each year, I fish in an annual tournament through my fathers employer on the Potomac River. Having fished this tournament for a decade now, I've never done that well and I always miss a lot of fish. Since you taught me how to finesse fish with a weightless worm, wacky worm and drop shot, I only missed 3 fish this year and won the tournament. Thinking back over all the years I've fished the Potomac River, I have never experienced such a high percentage of hook ups and catches. Another big help was boat handling and how manuever to minimize the reaction of the fish to the boat as well as use using electronics. These tactics continue to prove their success no matter where I wet my line. I look forward to each months magazine and what W&W's recommendations are and anxiously await getting out on the water and trying them for myself. I know that if the fish cooperate, the strategies will work. Keep the great insights and information coming!
Thanks again,
Chris --
Just wanted to to thank you for the guide service provided by you and your outfitters particularly the outstanding job of guiding that was done by Andrew Roberts. Andrew provided me with a very professional experience while out on the waters of lake Anna where his knowledge of the lake and attention to every detail made for a fantastic outing. Andrew put me onto a big fish area and during my week long visit I was able boat four, five pound and one, six pound largemouth(I lost another big one my guess is it was eight pounds or so).
Chris --
I wanted to thank you for the great fishing at Lake Anna this past weekend. Doug and I had a blast and those were the biggest "pigs" we ever caught. We caught a few more "piglets" over the next few days, but nothing like those Friday pigs. We had a great time exploring the lake and familiarizing ourselves with the No Wake Tiki Bar on Saturday when fishing got rough. We look forward to doing it again next year.
Thanks again for being a great host!
Corey Grimm, April 2008
Thanks for the photo of the big bass. Jack and I went up to the lake and caught nine respectable bass after our trip with you. We are now believers!!
Barry Commes, April 2008
Chris ---
Thanks for a wonderful day fishing. You succeeded in helping my son, a beginner, learn the basics while having a great time catching fish. Breaking into those feeding stripers was electric. In addition to commenting afterwards how easy and relaxed he felt taking your lead, he stated: "I felt like I'd known him a long time even thought I'd just met him." It's obvious you've honed the more intangible yet important, personal aspects of guiding in addition to simply boating fish.
L. Scott Redford September 2007
Just wanted to pass on a word of thanks for the trip Cole and I took with you. it was a very enjoyable day fishing. Cole was definitely overwhelmed by the day's events and the amount of fishing we did. Although conditions were not the best, our trip was everything we could ask for, and catching a huge slab crappie was my highlight. A good time and a fishing education! It took nine years for me to repeat as a customer, but believe me, it won't be that long before I book another outing with McCotter's Lake Anna Guide Service. And to top it off the Habervision sunglasses are awesome!
Mike Woltner June 2007
Chris ---
I wanted to thank you for an enjoyable trip that we had with you in February. The weather was not very cooperative, but your knowledge of the lake that you shared with us would have taken us years to accumulate. We used the patterns you taught us to finish in 6th place and won big fish in our tournament. I have fished with many guides, but have never fished with one more prepared and willing to share his knowledge. I would recommend your service to anyone, veterans or beginners, that wish to learn more about Lake Anna and the different tactics to catch bass. It was a great trip and I look forward to fishing with you in the future.
Tommy Earle February 2007
Just wanted to thank you again for a good time you showed Paul and I. It was the best bass trip we have ever been on. You will be hearing from us again. Not only are you a very accomplished fishing guide, you have a good way with words.
Bill Bennett November 2007
Chris --- Just a huge thank you! I had a great time! My family let me ramble on for two hours about what a time I had. My husband about fell out of the cahir at the picture of the bass I landed. We went out later yesterday afternoon and I put to use the techniques you taught me. I landed a couple of bass before a storm took us off the water. It was a pleasure meeting you and learning the different tactics. I am looking forward to fishing with you again later in the year.
Laura Barry May 2007
My son and I want to thank you again for a great day. We had a blast. We will be back for sure. he is still talking about being on a bass boat and the fish he caught.
See Ya Soon, Joe Donoghue June 2006
You're the man! I enjoyed the day more than words can say. And because I had such a good time, I'd like to make this an annual event. I'll make the effort to meet with you during the Bass Expo in Timonium to get our date scheduled. Thanks again so very much for a most unforgettabe day of fishing and conversation. I really do appreciate your helpful and engaging manner; it made that day much more enjoyable.
Thanks sincerely, John "Koop" Koopman April 2006
Thanks again for another great fishing trip on Anna, even though the weather was a little uncooperative, we still had a great time catching fish. Both Bill Jeffery's and myself want to express what a pleasure it is to be able to fish with such a knowledgable guide and one with a great sense of humor. I went home and my wife was astonished with the size of the crappie we caught. She asked me that the next time I take her fishing for those slabs!
Thanks again, Tom Dziewanowski April 2005
Wayne and I wanted to thank you for the tips you gave us when we fished with you last week. We put the Wacky Worm to good use today. We fished at AP Hill and had an unbelievable day - boating 28 largemouths up to 22.5" and 47 pickerel. All of the fish were caught on that worm, something we had not tried until fishing with you.
We both wanted to say thanks, Billy and Wayne Lewis May 2006
Just a quick note to say thanks for the help on Lake Anna, that Bandit crankbait was the difference. I caught all of my keeper bass in the tournament on it, plus about 10 short fish, 6 or 8 crappie and a nice striper. I truly believe it made a difference. I don't know if you are sponsored (I'm not) by Bandit or not, but if you are, I would be happy to write them on your behalf to let them know the great job you are doing.
Again thanks, George (George Martin, GMCO Maps & Charts)
Hey Chris--
Just wanted to thank you and your wife for the trip on Friday. As always I had a great time. It was fun to fish hard again, though I do need to practice on my casting. Chris, your the greatest and I value the friendship we have gained over the years and hope for many more years to come. It's not just the fishing, the conversation is great, too.
Thanks again, Jody Haywood
Dear Chris--
Thanks again for providing my parents with an awesome day. All they had to say were wonderful things about you and how beautiful the lake was. I'll contact you in the future if I need a guide again.
Thanks, Cindy King
Hello Chris--
Michael and I thoroughly enjoyed fishing with you on Saturday. The weather and fall colors were fantastic and the fishing wasn't bad either. You're an excellent guide, always attentive to us and very quick to fix our mistakes, always maintaining your calm demeanor and pleasing personality.
With regard, Jim Woodbridge November 2005
Mr. McCotter--
I would like to thank you for introducing me to Doug Ball. I had a great time this past Sunday. Doug is a great guy to fish with and an excellent teacher.
Tom Miller December 2005
I hope this letter finds you and your family well, especially in this very warm weather we are having. I just wanted to thank you again for the great trip we had with the fly rods. Thanks again and my God Bless you and your family.
Willie Mitchell
I had a good trip with Doug Ball on August 30, 2005. The conditions were tough, but my son and I both had a good time and caught enough fish to make it memorable. As you have heard, the best part was hooking and landing the citation largemouth! My son caught a nice striper, too so it made for a fantastic conclusion to our day.
Thanks for setting me up for a great day! Tim Berryman


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Party chairman says there is nothing like reconciliation because there was no dispute.
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has rubbished a fresh attempt by Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka to mend the "noisy and messy" divorce between its party leader Raila Odinga and Ford-Kenya leader Moses Wetang'ula.
ODM chairman John Mbadi insisted that there was no dispute between the two parties, and so, the attempt by Mr Musyoka to "solve any issue does not arise."
"There is nothing like reconciling. You are reconciling who and who? I do not see any issue here and, since we have not registered any dispute between us and Ford-Kenya, what then?" asked Mr Mbadi.
He argued: "All we did was that we asked Mr Wetang'ula to behave. It is him who made the unfortunate remarks about us."
Mr Mbadi spoke on Tuesday just hours after pictures of Mr Musyoka and Mr Wetang'ula meeting at the Wiper offices in Nairobi emerged.
A statement from Wiper party said Mr Musyoka promised to "continue to be the glue holding together the coalition and that he will spare no effort to keep his brothers in good talking terms for the prosperity and peace of the nation."
ODM director of political affairs Opiyo Wandayi was more optimistic about the meeting.
"Any move by Mr Wetang'ula to retrace his steps is welcome. Nasa is a movement and it has got enough room for everybody. Nobody chased away anybody and anybody is free to make amends," said Mr Wandayi, who is also the Ugunja MP.
Tuesday's meeting came after last week's war of words that saw Mr Wetang'ula declare Nasa a moribund organisation, even as he vowed never again to work with Mr Odinga politically.
The Bungoma senator argued that Mr Odinga was a serial party wrecker and was an untrustworthy politician who did not keep his word, comments that quickly drew the ire of ODM MPs.
The MPs asked Ford-Kenya MPs to relinquish parliamentary committee and leadership positions they hold by virtue of being members of Nasa.
"Ford Kenya and Wiper are parties that share similar ideas for the future of this great country; we remain committed and connected," the statement quoted Mr Wetang'ula as having written in the visitors' book.
But even as Wiper issued a statement saying the two party bosses discussed the unity of Nasa, Ford-Kenya deputy party leader Boni Khalwale was on twitter dismissing it as not being part of the agenda.
"Our party leader used the occasion to congratulate his host for their new offices. Our status in Nasa is known, and was not part of the agenda during the visit," said Dr Khalwale.


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The Jin Mao Tower (literally "Golden Prosperity Building") is an 88-story landmark skyscraper in the Lujiazui area of the Pudong district of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It contains offices and the Shanghai Grand Hyatt hotel.
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Until 2007 it was the tallest building in the PRC, the fifth tallest in the world by roof height and the seventh tallest by pinnacle height. Along with the Oriental Pearl Tower, it is part of the Pudong skyline. Its height was surpassed on September 14, 2007 by the Shanghai World Financial Center which is next to the building.The Shanghai Tower, a 128-story building located next to these two buildings and now under construction, will be even taller.
The building is located on a 24 000 m2 plot of land near the Lujiazui metro station and was built at an estimated cost of 530 million USD.
It was designed by the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Its postmodern form, whose complexity rises as it ascends, draws on traditional Chinese architecture such as the tiered pagoda, gently stepping back to create a rhythmic pattern as it rises. Like the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, the building's proportions revolve around the number 8, associated with prosperity in Chinese culture. The 88 floors (93 if the spire floors are counted) are divided into 16 segments, each of which is 1/8 shorter than the 16-storey base. The tower is built around an octagon-shaped concrete shear wall core surrounded by 8 exterior composite supercolumns and 8 exterior steel columns. Three sets of 8 two-story high outrigger trusses connect the columns to the core at six of the floors to provide additional support.
The building has 3 main entrances to the lobby, two for the office portion and one for the hotel. Additionally, a 6-story podium at the tower base houses the Hyatt's conference and banquet facilities (first two floors) as well as a shopping mall, restaurants and nightclubs such as the hotel's "Pu-J's" on the third floor. The 3-story basement has a food court, express elevators to the observation deck, and 600 vehicle and 7,500 bicycle parking spaces below. Above, 61 elevators (supplied by Mitsubishi) and 19 escalators carry visitors throughout the building. The lower 50 floors (in the first 4 segments of the tower) are made up of 123,000 m2 of Grade A offices, divided into 5 elevator zones (3-6, 7-17, 18-29, 30-40, and 41-50). Office spaces are open-plan (column-free) with a floor-to-floor gross height of 4.0 m, net height 2.7 m. Levels 51 and 52 are mechanical floors, accessible only by service elevators.
Shanghai Grand Hyatt
The building's anchor tenant is the five-star, 555-room Shanghai Grand Hyatt hotel which occupies floors 53 to 87. It is one of the highest hotels in the world, second in Shanghai only to its sister property, the Shanghai Park Hyatt, occupying the 79th to 93rd floors of the immediately adjacent Shanghai World Financial Center. These have since been surpassed by the The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, which occupies floors 102 to 118 of the International Commerce Centre. However, the tallest building to be used exclusively as a hotel is the Burj Al Arab in Dubai (excluding the taller Ryugyong Hotel which was never in use). Additionally, the world's longest laundry chute runs down the full length of the tower to the basement, and incorporates buffers to slow down the laundry during its descent.
The Hyatt's famous barrel-vaulted atrium starts at the 56th floor and extends upwards to the 87th. Lined with 28 annular corridors and staircases arrayed in a spiral, it is 27 m in diameter with a clear height of approximately 115 m. It is one of the tallest atriums in the world, the tallest being Burj Al Arab's.
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Successful Underwater by Brian Skerry and Howard Hall
This 10.5" x 8.5" 144 page book is a reworking of Howard Hall's original title first published in 1982. This new version, as well as being much larger in size, also contains many more excellent photographs, mainly from Brian Skerry.
There are fourteen chapters including useful information in an attractive layout. The chapters follow a logical flow - Fundamentals, Light underwater, Equipment, Available light, Silhouettes, Extension tubes, Reflex macro, Wildlife portraits, People, Shipwrecks, Close focus wide angle, Auto focus and exposure and finally Selling your work.
The big attraction of the original version for me was that the photographs included very detailed captions about the location, subject behaviour, how the shots were achieved as well as full camera details and settings. Effectively, it gave you everything you needed to know to achieve a similar shot. The new version follows the same delivery for the most part but there is a high percentage of photographs which have very little camera details and virtually no caption save naming the subject. Personally I think a good educational photo book should have the full details for each photo accompanying them otherwise there is little point in including them. It's a shame that this book doesn't for all its excellent photos.
This version was revised in 1982 without much fanfare so it's section on digital is minimal to say the least. If they ever need to reprint they should provide full captions for every photo and include a comprehensive section of several chapter on digital techniques and equipment and then they would have a world beating title.
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Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary
The sanctuary is in a 200-acre section of Walter E. Long Park in Northeast Austin and is designed to protect Blackland Prairie habitat, notably a variety of prairie grasses. The wetlands along Lake Long are home to an abundance of wildlife. Access is limited to guided tours only.


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We did a road trip this weekend, and I took this pic of our rig at the Mormon Island State Wildlife Area in Grand Island, Nebraska.
It was our first time taking our new Class C on the road. It did great, and I'm sure I'll be posting more about it in the future.
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Video Interview: Sean Peck, Sculptor
I helped shoot and edit this video for my videography class. I did most of the B-roll footage, while classmate Carrie Carrigan shot the A-roll.
I still have a lot to learn at videography, and video editing, but I'm having fun with it.
I hope you all like it.
I still have a lot to learn at videography, and video editing, but I'm having fun with it.
I hope you all like it.
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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Fun at Clear Creek
One of the fun things about living on Clear Creek in Golden are all of the activities. This morning was cardboard boat races, and tonight we had a fireworks show, all thanks to the Colorado School of Mines.
It was a lot of fun seeing what boats worked, what sank, and what just looked pretty, and what was put together at the last minute in a fit of drunken engineering madness.
Of course, half the fun was watching them make it through the rapids...
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Minds in motion | Kirby Christian: Practical experience in counseling education
When Kirby told a supervisor that she was going to enroll in the online CMHC program, her supervisor asked, "How can you engage in a social learning experience and develop appropriate counseling skills through an online system?"
Kirby found that The Chicago School addresses this concern through a unique combination of online learning and practical application—including clinical practice sessions, residency, and field experiences. "I realize that CMHC has provided and prepared a system that facilitates my professional success through practical application," she says. "In my first clinical practice experience, we met with a classmate and professor online and went through a number of activities, practice sessions, learning our basic counseling skills. It really prepared me for residency."
She discussed her practicum work with Breakthrough Ministries on the South Side of Chicago. And how she was able to help a homeless woman by bonding with her over the game Candy Crush—using the levels in the game to help the woman figure out the next steps in her own life to help her move forward. "It brought such a level of self-awareness and self-reflection—I had no choice but to strengthen my personal/professional development," she says.
Remarking on the dedication of the CMHC department, Kirby talked about the help that she received when tragedy struck her home life. Her husband was in a terrible accident and was out of work for four months. During that time, she had to take care of her family. With her drive and the support of the faculty and fellow students, she felt empowered to complete the program. "They empowered me; they really did. And, I'm extremely grateful for everything," Kirby says.
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STOP SCREAMING!Anyway, the man turned down the offer of money and sex, and turned her into authorities.
What I do not understand is this...
Why didn't the guy posing as a hitman say, "I'll take the sex now". Then, after having sex with her - turn her into authorities?
I mean seriously - grab a camcorder - make sure you get the FULL CONSENT on VIDEO - have some hot sex (with a skank - I think she is f**k ugly - but hey - beauty is in the eye of the beholder). Then, after that - turn her into authorities...
And honestly, I would have also taken the $1000 as well - then denied that she ever gave me any money after I turned her into authorities. I would have hidden the money in a shoebox in my house - or fed it to my dog.
So, I know many people will say that this woman's fiancé is dumb, but honestly, I think the guy she was trying to hire as a hitman is more dumberer. He could have gotten sex, $1000 and sent another post-feminist woman to jail where they belong.
This backs up Dr. Rookh Kshatriya's Anglo-Bitch Theory - "To her (the anglobitch), sex is a weapon used to injure and manipulate men".


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It did. I enjoyed my day with the car, and while I confess I didn't drive it under very demanding circumstances, renting a car for 24 hours gives you a much better test drive than the 30 minutes I'd expect from the dealership. For the money, I'd recommend it. Here's what I thought:
GOOD: It's well laid out, with lots of thoughtful touches like the handle inside the suprisingly very large trunk, 60/40 split folding rear seats, easy to read radio and console control centre, and a comfortable firm seating.
ROOM for GROWTH: Heated seats, baby. That should be standard on any car sold in Canada. Heated seats are as much about safety as they are about comfort, in fact the two go together.
WOULD I BUY ONE? Sure, if we were a young couple with a few little kids starting out, this would be a great car because of the roominess of the interior and the trunk. It's a great commuter car, great on gas and not bad looking. Maybe as an old retired geezer with a penchant for golfing, this car would do as well. As a highway vehicle, I'm sure it's fine but I'd really want to pimp it up with leather seats and a sunroof - taking it into a price range I'd prefer not to pay for a compact North American made vehicle.
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For first time in 56 years, Rice can celebrate a football title
Rice and football aren't exactly synonymous. Therefore, it is no surprise the Owls' victory over Marshall on Saturday gave them their first conference championship since … 1957.
That year, the Owls pulled off one of their greatest upsets, stunning a Bear Bryant-coached Texas A&M team that was No. 1, 7-6. The season was Bryant's final one as coach in College Station as he moved on to Alabama.
Here's a look at that upset:
The Owls defeated Baylor the next week and wound up Southwest Conference champions.
And that was the last title for the football team until it defeated Marshall in frigid temperatures in Houston to capture the 2013 Conference USA title.
What was the world like the last time Rice football called itself a conference champion?
Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock was the No. 1 song in the U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was President of the United States. He suffered a stroke on Nov. 25; Richard Nixon was his VP
In October, Walter O'Malley announced he was moving the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles, which followed an August announcement that the New York Giants were heading to San Franscisco
On Nov. 16 of that year, Notre Dame defeated Oklahoma, 7-0, to snap the Sooners' 47-game win streak
Willy Schaeffler was on the cover of Sports Illustrated that week, featuring a skiing theme
Texas A&M running back John David Crow was named the Heisman Trophy winner on Dec. 3
The Detroit Lions went on to beat the Cleveland Browns, 50-14, in the NFL championship game
That should give the pro football fans in Detroit and Cleveland hope. If Rice can win a conference championship, maybe there will be a Vince Lombardi Trophy in either of those two cities sometime.


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Multi-block Color Relief Printmaking
Course Description
In this class participants will draw, carve, and print color woodblocks from start to finish. Source material may be brought or decided upon in class. We will cover all the basics using small blocks in the first half of the course, and then begin to complete some more ambitious pieces throughout the remaining time. Participants will be given 3/8" shina plywood to make their woodcuts. We will discuss drawing composition and inking styles, carving techniques, detail work, printing, registration, and transferring images between blocks.
Artist's Biography
Paul Roden was born in Nashville and attended school throughout the Midwest, obtaining a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis and an MFA from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion. He has lived in Pittsburgh making prints since 2006.
Artist's Statement
Exploring representational styles, Paul Roden uses traditional methods to capture contemporary scenes.
He is currently finding meaning in landscapes stylized through the process of woodcut. "I believe in the necessity of art, and also the responsibility of the artist not just to be new and different and exciting, but also to reflect and represent the people and their times," Roden says.
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Today I begin reflecting on what was perhaps one of the most enjoyable weeks of my life. This week I got to share my year in Greece with two of my closest friends. After a short stay in Corfu, my friends and I travelled 3 hours by coach and ferry to my hometown of Arta. When I was planning the week, some of my friends asked me why we didn't just spend the week in Corfu, and I told them that I didn't want to show my friends Corfu, I wanted to show them my life.
To begin with, I must open with a recommendation of the Vrachos Hostel (Sun Rock) on Pelekas Beach. For ten euros a night (an extra ten if you want breakfast and dinner) it is a bargain to say the least. Family ran, and frequently frequented by young European travellers, it is an exceedingly friendly hostel with an absolutely breathtaking view. I am planning on spending a day or two in this resort prior to my flight home from Corfu.
The ferry ride was an experience too. The views from the side never ceased to amaze. The sea was grooved and patterned on the surface like a deep blue carpet floating and moving to the motion of the waves. There were clouds in the sky and, when reflected by the sea, created an amazing image that was so easily to capture. We were quite silent as a result of the awe-striking scenery and a lurking hangover. Whilst Joe busied himself trying to do the Kenny Everett cigarette trick followed by a celebratory point and click, Khalisha and I spent the best part of the journey just being tourist and snapping the sea. From here on it was a sleepy coach ride to Arta.
Lake Zirou, the famous Bridge of Arta, and countless cafes and bars. They also forced me to perform a few songs at a local acoustic night, which led me to realise that I don't learn full songs as I - in a mildly intoxicated manner - performed loose, yet decently-received, renditions of Eric Clapton, Queen, Bon Jovi and (to the enjoyment of Joe) Take That. This was the first ever time I have ever performed alone so I was pretty shaken even though there wasn't really a crowd. In the past I have been able to hind behind the cover of my bandmates; I felt exposed, but ultimately glad I did it.
As they were leaving, we had a discussion about the five days that they had spent here; about the hospitality my friends had shown, the beautiful places, the fantastic lifestyle and how different, as well as similar, this small town life is to home. It was an amazing way to start rounding off an amazing year living here. Now all that is left is final exam practice for my students before there exams over the following month.
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One of the most common mistakes that most employees commit when it comes to organizing files is delaying the filing the papers. It can be because of their hectic schedules or disinterest with the prospect of filing. But the more you delay this tasks, the more it will be a burden to you. Be sure to keep up with your filing tasks. Allot at least an hour a day to file all the papers on your table and make sure to get it done before your shift ends.
- Follow the process
Most companies today already have a filing process or protocols set for their employees. The problem is the implementation of these policies and regulations. The managers should always ensure that the filing policies are being implemented and followed. Employees, on the other hand, should strictly adhere to the policies. If there are no filing policies yet, you and your team can create your own filing process. You can either copy what works with other companies, but be sure that it is suitable to your filing requirements.
- Take out the unnecessary documents
Unnecessary things in life can cause delays and problems. Same goes with documents. Piles and mountains of papers are in your desk, waiting to be disposed. You need to take some time to go through these documents and check whether they are still of use to you. If not, it would be best to shred and dispose them for the better. Once you get rid of the clutter, you will realize that it is easier to organize and file the remaining documents at hand.
- Analyze your filing strategies
There are some people that are very diligent about organizing and filing, but the problem is, their filing strategies are not that updated. From time to time, check how you file your data and papers and see which aspect is not working. Once you identify the problems, make some adjustments and tweak your filing process.
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Author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Against All Enemies, former presidential advisor and counter-terrorism expert Richard A. Clarke sounds a timely and chilling warning about America's vulnerability in a terrifying new international conflict—Cyber War! Every concerned American should read this startling and explosive book that offers an insider's view of White House 'Situation Room' operations and carries the reader to the frontlines of our cyber defense. Cyber War exposes a virulent threat to our nation's security. This is no X-Files fantasy or conspiracy theory madness—this is real.
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A major goal of biomedical research is to develop the capability to provide highly personalized health care. To do so, it is necessary to understand the distribution of interindividual genetic variation at loci underlying physical characteristics, disease susceptibility, and response to treatment. Variation at these loci commonly exhibits geographic structuring and may contribute to phenotypic differences between groups. Thus, in some situations, it may be important to consider these groups separately. Membership in these groups is commonly inferred by use of a proxy such as place-of-origin or ethnic affiliation. These inferences are frequently weakened, however, by use of surrogates, such as skin color, for these proxies, the distribution of which bears little resemblance to the distribution of neutral genetic variation. Consequently, it has become increasingly controversial whether proxies are sufficient and accurate representations of groups inferred from neutral genetic variation. This raises three questions: how many data are required to identify population structure at a meaningful level of resolution, to what level can population structure be resolved, and do some proxies represent population structure accurately? We assayed 100 Alu insertion polymorphisms in a heterogeneous collection of ~565 individuals, ~200 of whom were also typed for 60 microsatellites. Stripped of identifying information, correct assignment to the continent of origin (Africa, Asia, or Europe) with a mean accuracy of at least 90% required a minimum of 60 Alu markers or microsatellites and reached 99%–100% when >100 loci were used. Less accurate assignment (87%) to the appropriate genetic cluster was possible for a historically admixed sample from southern India. These results set a minimum for the number of markers that must be tested to make strong inferences about detecting population structure among Old World populations under ideal experimental conditions. We note that, whereas some proxies correspond crudely, if at all, to population structure, the heuristic value of others is much higher. This suggests that a more flexible framework is needed for making inferences about population structure and the utility of proxies.
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