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Machol Shalem 2009: A Cutting-Edge Dance Festival in Jerusalem
Video: Trailer for Less Mess, a collaboration between Ruby Edelman, Sascha Engel, and Christina Gehrig Binder
Just as the dance scene has quieted down a bit in Tel Aviv after a series of festivals, the growing Jerusalem scene is heating up with Machol Shalem's SHALEM festival 2009. Unlike most of the festivals which took place here in Tel Aviv, SHALEM features not only concerts but classes, such as Ronen Itzhaki's workshop for men and Claudia Hauri's workshop for dancers and actors, cleverly titled "Don't try it at home." This year's programming runs in Jerusalem from 29-31, and Tel Aviv audiences can see some of the festival's offerings when they come to the Opera House's rehearsal room on January 1-2.
To get the scoop on SHALEM 2009 and its parent organization Machol Shalem, I talked to Ruby Edelman, who co-directs the festival along with his partner Idel. The article below was first published in the Jerusalem Post as "Daring Dance in Jerusalem."
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Daring Dance in Jerusalem
"It's a whole different playground," Ruby Edelman says of Jerusalem's dance scene. Tel Aviv is typically recognized as the hot spot for concert dance in Israel but Edelman and his partner Ofra Idel are injecting new energy into Jerusalem's fledgling scene with Machol Shalem.
Edelman recalls, "The initiation of Machol Shalem started in 2002, [with] me and some other independent dancemakers in Jerusalem who were looking for a place to continue [our] creation." Initially, the organizers invited young choreographers to present their work on a single evening and each year, the group's activities expanded. Eventually they founded a multi-day festival called SHALEM – The Jerusalem Dance Festival and established a home base with a studio in Jerusalem's Musrara neighborhood.
Or Marin's Origami. Photo by Ascaf.
Now, with three days of inventive workshops and cutting-edge performances by both Israeli and foreign artists, SHALEM is easily one of Israel's most adventurous dance festivals. SHALEM's progressive programming flies in the face of conservative stereotypes that characterize both Jerusalem itself and the city's arts scene. Indeed, Edelman affirms that the festival's mission is "to present an alternative channel to what modern, contemporary, independent dance can be at this time . . . to search for things which are not obvious and which present variations of what dance can be about."
Running from December 29-31, SHALEM 2009 advances this search for bold, experimental approaches to dance with what Edelman calls an emphasis on "unique, fresh collaborations of new dance and new media." Efrat Rubin joins forces with animation artist Osnat Wald to create her latest work, Yom (Day). Meanwhile, Copenhagen-based Israeli choreographer Esther Wrobel performs while hanging on a rope against the backdrop of Marlene Nielson's video projections in CRUST. Even Splash, a work for young audiences by Australian-born, Jerusalem-based choreographer Joel Bray, includes an interactive video along with live dance.
Less Mess by Ruby Edelman, Sascha Engel, and Christina Gehrig Binder. Photo by Christian Glaus.
Video and an exploratory spirit also play a prominent part in Edelman's work, a co-production of Machol Shalem and Tanzhaus Zurich with Swiss dancemaker Christina Gehrig Binder and German filmmaker and choreographer Sascha Engel as creative collaborators. The trio, graduates of the Rotterdam Dance Academy and frequent artistic partners, embarked on a road trip throughout Israel that was filmed by Seffy Hirsch. Then the three choreographers built a series of duets based on their experiences during this journey. The resulting work, called Less Mess, includes clips of the video as reference points.
Technology plays an even more active role during the performances of a few innovative works to be showcased in SHALEM 2009. During Or Marin's new Origami, a real-time recording of the work will be projected while the dancers perform. Berlin-based choreographer Efrat Stempler is also working with real-time recording and projection in her evening-length Shu Shu. In this trio, the dancers are outfitted with miniature surveillance cameras that monitor the other performers and expose them by screening images in all directions throughout the space.
SHALEM 2009 also features Entr'acte, a duet by Holland's dance theater cabaret group Gato Bizar that was a previous success in the festival. The shows are rounded out with excerpts from the Jerusalem-based Kolben Dance Company's latest production, Amir Kolben's Min-hara, and a new solo by former Kolben dancer Evelin Ifrach.
Entr'acte by Gato Bizar. Photo by Maarten Eiland.
While SHALEM's exciting programming should be enough to attract crowds from outside Jerusalem into the city, the festival is also catering to Tel Aviv's committed dance audience by bringing both Less Mess and Shu Shu to the Opera House's rehearsal room from January 1-2. Machol Shalem's purpose may be to strengthen dance in Jerusalem, but with its daring curatorial vision, it is enriching the entire country's cultural scene.
More Information
SHALEM's performances run from December 29-31 at the Gerard Behar Center in Jerusalem and from January 1-2 at the Opera House in Tel Aviv. Tickets are available at www.bimot.co.il or 02-6237999.
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First lady Michelle Obama sought to energize her husband's Virginia supporters Thursday by emphasizing the state's importance in the presidential election.
"All the hard work, all the progress we've made, it's all on the line," Obama told several hundred people who packed a downtown Richmond theater.
"It could all come down to what happens in a few battleground states like Virginia," she said.
That's what happened four years ago, when Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry Virginia since 1964. The first lady urged the Richmond crowd not to be misled by Obama's 235,000-vote margin of victory in Virginia, noting that it works out to only about 100 votes per precinct.
"It could be a couple of votes in your neighborhood, a single vote in your apartment building," she said in urging supporters to get their friends and neighbors to the polls.
"Win enough precincts, we win Virginia," she said. "Win Virginia and we will be well on our way to putting Barack Obama back in the White House."
The crowd greeted Obama with a chant of "four more years" and later erupted in cheers when she asked, "Are you fired up?"
Her nearly half-hour speech touched on familiar campaign themes as she touted the president's record on job creation, health care reform, women's issues and other matters.
She also echoed what her husband acknowledged at the Democratic National Convention -- that much work remains to be done. Obama said that under the president's leadership, "we've slowly but surely been pulling ourselves out of the hole we started in," and she asked supporters if they were going to let the progress slip away. The reply was a booming "No!"
On a more somber note, Obama said her family's hearts and prayers were with the families of the four people killed in the attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya. She said that "those brave Americans who died in that tragedy and men and women just like them, they are the face of American diplomacy" and they often do their work in harm's way.
Pamela Henderson, a 49-year-old Navy veteran who now works in consumer electronics, wore a Michelle Obama button and was beaming as the crowd streamed out after the speech.
"She fills our heart with joy," Henderson said, adding that she believes the president is working hard to get the economy on track.
Jeannea Spence, a Richmond leadership coach, was among about a dozen neighborhood team leaders for Obama who met personally with the first lady before the speech.
"She's warm and personable, genuine, passionate and cares about everybody, but especially about the volunteers," said Spence, who had not met the first lady before Thursday.
Spence, 50, said this is the first time she's gotten involved in a political campaign. She said someone from the Obama campaign called and asked her to volunteer the same day Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri made his infamous comment about women's bodies being able to avoid pregnancy in cases of what he called "legitimate rape."
"So I as fired up," Spence said. "That put me into action. I thought, 'There's no way I can't be part of this.'"
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney joined in the almost universal condemnation of Akin's remarks and said the congressman should drop his campaign for the U.S. Senate.
First Lady Stresses Virginia's Importance in Election
First lady Michelle Obama sought to energize her husband's Virginia supporters Thursday by emphasizing the state's importance in the presidential election.

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More Snow
We started out Monday with cold, gray, rainy weather. At 11:00 the rain turned to enormous snowflakes and they fell hard and fast. Brian came home from school early and it quickly became clear that this was not exactly the "up to 1/2 inch" they had predicted. We ended up with about 4 inches and some crazy road conditions so we're holed up today with hot coffee, energetic kids, and probably not as much patience as we need. :)
I took this from our front door because it was still snowing hard enough that I didn't want to get the camera wet. Notice the road behind them. That is frozen solid this morning.
Dani Mogstad: I Love Snow


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Monday's second division of the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes has drawn a competitive field of ten and morning line favorite Secret Circle looms the even money target.
#9 Secret Circle (1-1) has earned strong numbers in each of his four starts. He rattled off three straight sprints to begin his promising career including a game victory in the BC Juvenile Sprint. He did all of the pace dirty work in the one mile G3 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Jan 7 and was tagged by highly regarded colt Out of Bounds. Trainer Bob Baffert gives him another route opportunity and he is training well for this. He looms an obvious prominent throughout player but might be best sprinting and won't offer any value.
#7 Cyber Secret (4-1) looked good in his local sprint bow at Belmont last fall and I made him my value top in the G2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes. He finished a wide 7th in his ambitious second outing and was purchased privately by Cella/Whiting. He resurfaced in Arkansas this year and had a bad start in his disappointing Jan 15 effort. He rebounded in a big way here Feb 4 and can compete in this spot if he avoids a bounce (returning in 16 days).
#2 Adirondack King (6-1) always runs his race and comes from the same connections (Elliot-Servis) as 2004 Derby-Preakness winner Smarty Jones. He projects a decent tactical journey at a hint of a price.
#1 Z Rockstar (20-1) has fired Trifecta shots in 6 of 7 lifetime starts including a neck defeat at Oaklawn Park Jan 16. He can contend for a minor award at a big number.
#6 Pee H Dee (15-1) owns an ascending numbers pattern and beat today's rival Z Rockstar by a neck here last time. A minor award is not impossible.
#4 Apprehender (10-1) earned a big number in his romping local sprint debut in the mud. He adds fuel to the fire but is a likely pace casualty.
#3 Scatman (6-1) exits a sharp local sprint win but gets a distance and class check today. I cannot see him putting away the likes of Secret Circle and holding off the late runners.
#10 Big Wednesday (15-1) captured all three synthetic sprints at Presque Isle Downs last year and was 4th in his lone conventional dirt try. He owns running style versatility but drew a tough post and might need the outing.
#8 King Coral (30-1) finished 9th in the Smarty Jones Stakes. The outsider owns low numbers.
#5 Chalybeate Springs (30-1) won a slow local maiden route Jan 14 and followed that up with a last place finish in the G3 Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds. The Wayne Lukas charge is not fast enough to compete here.
The Plays:
$16 to win #7
$3 Exacta Box 2-7 ($6)
.50 cent Trifecta 2-7-9/1-2-6-7-9/1-2-6-7-9 ($18)


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Sky News Arabia unveils first presenters
Abu Dhabi, February 22, 2012
Sky News Arabia, the 24-hour Arabic language multi-platform breaking news service to be launched this spring, has unveiled six of its presenters who are now on-board and immersed in rehearsals.
These presenter, drawn from across the Arab world, are the latest additions to the Sky News Arabia team as the channel continues, on track, to its launch.
Nart Bouran, head of Sky News Arabia, said: "I'm absolutely delighted to be able to announce our first batch of presenters. Each one of our presenters brings a wealth of talent and experience, and we are excited to welcome them to the Sky News Arabia family.
"The presenting line up is crucial for any channel. As a voice from the Arab world to the Arab world, representing a vast range of cultures and backgrounds, it was vital that we did our homework. We were determined to build a strong team with a great mix of well known faces as well as fresh young talent. I am confident we have achieved this. "
As part of the selection process, Sky News Arabia commissioned in-depth market research, carried out both face to face and online, with a panel of over 700 respondents from across the region.
Among the key attributes researched were whether potential presenters displayed 'vibrant energy', 'a distinctive and modern style' and 'had credibility'.
Bouran said, 'The final decision ultimately lay with the editorial management team, however, the outcome of the assessments largely correlated with the rigorous interview process each candidate undertook.'
The first wave of presenters are Amr Abdelhamid, Fadila Souissi, Yusuf Serif, Rita Malouf and Faisal Bin Huraiz (all for News) and Nada Al-Shaibani (Sports).
Amr Abdelhamid started his career in 1998 in Moscow as a correspondent for BBC Arabic radio. From there he took on the role as a bureau chief for Abu Dhabi TV and then Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera. Prior to this, Amr was a news and programme presenter in London.
Fadila Souissi is most widely known from her time at Abu Dhabi TV. As a senior presenter, she was considered one of the most prominent anchors in the UAE when hosting Mouthir Lili Jadal, a socio-political weekly prime time programme.
Fadila then went on to present Al Madar, a daily news show on Abu Dhabi TV. In her career Fadila has interviewed over 500 guests.
Yusuf Serif began working in journalism in 1997 as TV reporter in Istanbul for WTN (Worldwide Television News) prior to spells with Abu Dhabi TV and the French language Radio Monte Carlo.
He then moved to Ankara to join Al Jazeera as bureau chief before moving to Al Arabiya as a senior reporter.
Rita Malouf started her career at 19 working as an editor for the Syria News website. From there Rita moved to Sham TV as a news presenter and journalist. Her latest role was at France 24 TV as news editor, presenter and journalist.
Faisal Bin Huraiz was earlier part of the team which launched the news centre at Abu Dhabi Radio where he worked as a presenter and reporter and later as news bulletin editor.
Faisal moved from radio to TV to work at Abu Dhabi TV as a news presenter hosting Uloom Al Dar. He has developed a reputation for being one of the most talented young Emirati presenters on TV.
Nada Al-Shaibani brings a wealth of experience joining the Sky News Arabia team to cover sports. She was the sports news presenter and programme anchor at Al-Kass Sports channel, covering some of the most important sport events in the region including the 2009 Gulf Cup in Oman through a daily morning show called Al Dhahwaniya.
Before that Nada strengthened her content development, production and supervision skills while working at Qatar TV.
"These presenters will reinforce Sky News Arabia's dynamic approach to delivering the best live coverage for news as it happens across the Mena and further afield," Bouran added.-TradeArabia News Service


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AEM Forms provides the complete source code of the AEM Forms app app. The source contains all components to build a custom AEM Forms app. The source code archive, adobe-lc-mobileworkspace-src-<version>.zip is a part of the adobe-aemfd-forms-app-src-pkg-<version>.zip package on package share.
To get the AEM Forms app source, perform the following steps:
- Navigate to package share
URL: http://<server>:<port>/crx/packageshare.
- Download the source package. When you download the package, it is added in your AEM Forms package manager.
- After it is downloaded, navigate to: http://<server>:<port>/crx/packmgr/index.jsp, and install adobe-aemfd-forms-app-src-pkg-<version>.zip.
- To download the source-code archive, open http://<server>:<port>/crx/de/content/forms/mobileapps/src/adobe-lc-mobileworkspace-src-<version>.zip in your browser.
The source package is downloaded on your device.
The following image displays the extracted contents of the adobe-lc-mobileworkspace-src-<version>.zip.
Launch Eclipse that comes with ADT bundle. (If ADT is not installed, first install ADT.)
Default location:
For MAC users: Default location is Applications/ADT/eclipse/Eclipse. If the ADT is installed in any other location, update the local.properties file present in the [User_Home]/Projects/[your-project]/src/android folder and point the sdk.dir variable to ADT SDK location on your desktop.
For Windows users: Update the local.properties file present in the %HOMEPATH%\Projects\[your-project]\src\android folder and point the sdk.dir variable to ADT SDK location on your desktop.
After you have built the project, you can choose to install the app:
- Using Android Debug Bridge
- Using Eclipse
You can install the application on an Android device via the Android Debug Bridge with the following command:
For MAC users: adb install [User_Home]/Projects/[your-project]/adobe-lc-mobileworkspace-src-[version]/android/bin/MWSAndroid.apk
For Windows users: adb install %HOMEPATH%\Projects\[your-project]\adobe-lc-mobileworkspace-src-[version]\android\bin\MWSAndroid.apk


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|Beyond Anne McCaffrey We know Anne's not the only author you read and enjoy. Come here to discuss and discover authors beyond Anne!
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|Apr 19 2006, 12:46 AM
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America 2040 Series by Evan Innes
This is a 5 book series that starts out just before the year 2040. It's SF that happens in our recent future not our distant future and it's very interesting, to me anyway. They can be hard to find tho, but worth it if you can find all 5.
Web site for this author is http://www.sff.net/people/hzachary/hughes.html
He writes as Zachary Hughes. The web page was last updated in 1998, so not sure what's up with him now. I heard he has passed away and so it may be so. Anyway, if you find these books give them a try.
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Re: America 2040 Series by Evan Innes
I have these books..I found them fascinating. I recommend them to be read and collected for the future. The storyline was good. I found the author had great detail and imagination. I loved his ideas about the brain and robotics. He blended reality and scifi well in all 5 books. That impressed me because writing a series you would think you would lose focus at some point. In this series he never did lose his focus, and the series is excellent. I have searched diligently for more of his writing as Evan Innes and I have failed up to this point. However I have read him as Zach Hughes.
|Sep 22 2007, 12:41 PM
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Silas - I too looked for more by or about him and only found that old web page. I've not read any Zachary Hughes books. (I'm horrible about trying other authors) I think in this case I can never remember his name and I don't write it down and put it in my purse.
What do you think of him as Hughes? As good as Innes?
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When I first read the America 2040 series the books were really hard to find. After a few months of searching the used book stores, I found them all and really enjoyed them. Five years later, I decided I wanted a complete set new so I could send them to San Val, south of St. Louis and have them converted to hardcover. They do paperbacks for use in libraries and guarantee them to survive 50 readings. I called BCI in New York to see where I could get new copies. After I told them that I wanted to have them hard bound, they sent me two new complete sets. I already had two used sets so I had all four bound. I gave one set to my friend who introduced me to them, gave one used set to a friend who was very ill (never got them back as she passed away), and have two sets left. While talking with the owner of BCI, I mentioned that when I read the set the second time, I noticed very different writing styles from chapter to chapter and asked him if Evan Innes was real or the concoction of writing teams. He said I was right, Evan Innes does not exist but that the series was the effort of a writing team. He said that Bantam sorted them to fiction instead of science fiction so they didn't get the exposure they deserved...ergo, poor sales. I still loved the series enough to call the editor of the Science Fiction Book club to see if they would have a look and maybe publish them. No luck but they are still a great read. Enjoy.
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Hugh Zachary is alive and well as are his alias Evan Innes!(He and his wife wrote as a team at times and under many pseudonyms) I first discovered him as Zach Hughes the author of The Stork Factor, (Berkley 1975) Many of his books are still available to those willing to look. I know sources but will not spoil as I like the hunt so many others might as well. He is a very kind and approachable gentleman who wrote some of the best scifi and fiction books I remember from my youth. He is also on facebook! I hope others find these books and the author as entertaining and memorable as I have!
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I have read this series 2 times in my life. Originally,when the books were first published. My Mom also read them at the same time and enjoyed them too. The second time was about two years ago when I saw the third book in the series at a half price bookstore, and decided to find the series again. Took me about 4 months to find all the book. I enjoyed the series as much the second time. It also brought back fun memories of my Mom who pasted away 5 years ago.
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The SDLP wants to create a modern, financially sustainable Health and Social Care system that delivers universal, high quality and safe services that are free at the point of delivery.
The SDLP recognises that health systems which are orientated towards primary care services achieve better health outcomes, with higher rate of patient satisfaction at a lower overall cost. General practice is the backbone of primary care and it is most effective when integrated across the wider primary care team, including nurses, pharmacists and other allied health professionals.
The failure to support primary care has led to difficulties in terms of GP recruitment and retention, a lack of capital investment in primary care facilities while at the same time there are increased workloads for GPs due to ever increasing demand for services.
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Northern Ireland has higher levels of mental ill-health than any other region of these islands. It is estimated that one in four adults here will suffer from a mental health problem at some stage in their life.
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While fans of TRON may be holding their breath waiting for a sequel to 2010's TRON: Legacy, Disney XD aims to hold you over with their futuristic animated series, TRON: Uprising. With the debut of the first episode set to air on the network tomorrow (unless you've already watched it here), Disney has released a behind-the-scenes featurette with tons of footage and some great cast commentary from the recent press junket. We were lucky enough to bring you interviews with stars Elijah Wood, who plays Beck, and Mandy Moore, who voices Mara.
TRON: Uprising also stars Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nate Corddry, Lance Henriksen, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Reubens, Tricia Helfer and, of course, Bruce Boxleitner. The first episode, "Beck's Beginning," will air Friday, May 18 (9:30 – 10:00 p.m., ET/PT) with an uninterrupted encore on Disney XD on Monday, May 21 (7:00 p.m. ET/PT), followed by the series launch on Thursday, June 7 (9:00 p.m.). Hit the jump to see the featurette.
Here's the official synopsis for TRON: Uprising, followed by the featurette:
Beck is a young mechanic living in Argon City, a growing metropolis in a far off corner of the grid that has just been occupied by General Tesler, a henchman of the notorious Clu. After his best friend Bodhi is ruthlessly derezzed by Clu's army, Beck seeks justice for his lost friend and launches a crusade against the regime. His rebellion captures the attention of Tron, the greatest warrior The Grid has ever known, who sees the potential in Beck and trains him to be his successor. Labeled with the moniker of The Renegade, Beck sparks a revolution to fight for the freedom of The Grid.


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Pas trop près de l'écran, mademoisselle, written by René Goscinny (Pilote Mensuel 3, 1974)
Harry North is a British comic artist, who started out with Valiant before becoming a regular freelance contributor to Look In in 1971. Among the features he created for this paper were 'On the Buses' (1972), 'Doctor in Charge' (1974), 'Doctor at Sea' (1974), 'Doctor on the Go' (1975-76), 'It's Madness' (1981-83), 'Super Gran' (1985), 'No. 73' (1986-87), 'Gilbert the Alien' (1987) and 'ALF' (1988). He also made appearances in Valentine, Target and the pop music magazine Smash Hits, and he also had a stint on the 'James Bond' newspaper strip in 1981.
Hazell (Target #1, 1978)
He is however best known for his work for both the UK and US editions of MAD Magazine, for which he worked from 1976 until the 2000s. Outside of the UK, he published in Heavy Metal (USA), Pilote (France, parodies with René Goscinny and Serge De Béketch) and Zona (Spain). He moved to New York in 2004, where he started working for the ad agency Ogilvy & Mather. He is now represented by the Way Art agency.
Famous Quotations... and How the People Back Then Reacted to Them (MAD #244, 1984)


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Again, I did a search and couldn't find a thread dedicated to just top-bar viewing-windows..................am I wrong?
I am in the process of custom building two hives for a lady and I'm using the general design of Phil Chandler over at biobees.com
for the overall hive.
I saw someone mentioned over at his forums something about locking hinges. Has anyone here used those?
Please post photos of your viewing-windows and a bit of explanation about what works good about it and what doesn't work.
I was thinking about going with this general design. Any pros or cons I should look out for? (This is not my hive)


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Thursday, May 5, 2011
A Hazy Gaze at a Glaze for the Lazy Days of Summer
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19 comments:
- Unknown said...
Wow. Nice post title, Chef. I bet you spit mad game. Did you free verse that on a whim? Oh, and excellent take on a 'shroom-burger. I may stick to my own mushrooms though ;).
- May 5, 2011 at 10:58 PM
- Chef John said...
...word to your moms, I'm here to drop bombs... ;-)
- May 5, 2011 at 11:04 PM
can this work with white wine
- May 6, 2011 at 2:13 AM
- Chef John said...
- May 6, 2011 at 2:30 AM
I've been watching your videos for about six months now. I'm not the type of person to leave comments much but I just wanted to say I really like your page. Your funny, fun to watch, you give me really great ideas. I don't like a lot of different foods myself, but I like cooking for others, and you are a very good teacher. So, I just wanted to say, I guess, thanks for doing what your doing. ^__^
- May 6, 2011 at 3:39 AM
- Rita said...
thaaaank you! i just happen to have couple of portobello and regular button mushrooms in the fridge. another exciting recipe to use!
- May 6, 2011 at 5:31 AM
- Gemi Yolcusu said...
Can you make arbys curly fries please..? Actually it doesnt matter the shape of potatoes for me ...as long as the taste is same :)
- May 6, 2011 at 7:56 AM
- Mike said...
CheeBurger recipe...NOW!!!
I am still calculating response to No NOW!!. But it will likely involve nuclear weapons.
" My God man have you noticed it is friday"...... Grills are waiting for your input....
- May 6, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- Mushrooms Canada said...
A burger topped with these mushrooms and goat cheese... YUM!
- Brittany
- May 6, 2011 at 12:19 PM
What a waste of delicious-looking glazed mushrooms! :D
- May 6, 2011 at 12:39 PM
this recipe is great for steaks too, yumme, thank you
- May 6, 2011 at 4:54 PM
- RSA Now said...
Mmm I love glazed mushrooms! Although I prefer to use a very rich red wine
- May 6, 2011 at 5:11 PM
- DubbaDeeDoo said...
Wow, those mushrooms looking amazing, so glossy and vibrant, mmm... Looking forward to the burger video, Chef John!
- May 7, 2011 at 1:52 AM
Hey Chef, just wondering - I understand that crowding the pan with mushrooms tends to make them sweat rather than glaze when sauteeing but you seem to have quite a large amount of mushrooms in there with no excessive moisture. Is this due to higher heat, the brown butter or perhaps a heavier stainless steel pan?
- May 7, 2011 at 3:22 AM
- blogagog said...
The biggest problem I have with mushrooms is... I don't like them :(
- May 7, 2011 at 10:26 AM
- Spill said...
Nicely cooked presented..I like the taste of mushroom...
- May 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM
Dear Chef John,
Is there any sub that does not contain alcohol in it?
Thank you for all your great receipe videos!
- May 7, 2011 at 3:56 PM
Cool, looking forward to the burger recipe!
I will try the mushrooms for my taco tonight, with some dijon and fresh herbs.
Always a pleasure visiting your site Chef, may you blog forever!
- May 8, 2011 at 12:31 PM
I eated the whole pan. :-(
- May 10, 2011 at 6:55 PM


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Break the Silence
By Katherine Egan
T-shirts created as part of the Clothesline Project on display in the Transitions room in Warren Hall. Photo by Danielle Strickland for JMU Technology and Design.
"Stay Strong. You are not to blame. This demonstration has made a huge impact on my life." These are the types of reaction students, staff, faculty and the community hear as they leave the Clothesline Project event, hosted by the Office of Residence life since 1992.
In appreciation of Sexual Assault Awareness month, The Office of Residence and Student Wellness and Outreach have teamed up to educate the JMU community on sexual violence and to "break the silence". By working together, we hope to communicate and highlight sexual assault as a major public health, human rights, and social justice issue and to reinforce the need for prevention efforts.
The Clothesline Project is a visual display that bears witness to violence against men and women. The event is composed of t-shirts decorated to represent various individuals' experiences or relationships with domestic violence, sexual assault, or sexual victimization. Please stop by to support those victimized or to create your own shirt. The event will be held on Monday, April 1 from 12:00-8:00PM; Tuesday, April 2 from 10:00AM-5: 30PM; and Wednesday, April 3 from 9:00AM-2:00PM in Warren Hall's Transitions. This event is free and sponsored by the First Year Involvement Center, Office of Residence Life. For more information please contact the CLP committee at email@example.com or 540-568-3598.
Take Back the Night is an evening dedicated to raising awareness of violence and sexual assault committed against men and women, while creating a supportive environment for expression and empowerment. The event includes musical performances and speakers who bring personal insights about violence, a candlelight ceremony, and a march. The event will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 at 6:00PM at JMU's Grafton-Stovall Theatre. The order of events is as follows: 6:00 PM A Capella and Poetry, 7:00 PM Speaker: Angela Shelton, 8:45 Speak-out followed by a Candlelit March. This event is free and sponsored by Student Wellness and Outreach. For more information please contact the TBTN committee at 540-568-2831.
By attending these events, you will support all those who have been affected, either directly or indirectly, by sexual assault. "The shirts I've seen today are those voices of very strong & courageous people… each time I come here, I feel less alone, less misunderstood, and maybe I will have the courage and strength to let go and move on."


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NAGOYA, Japan (Nov. 13, 2013) – Jordan Larson-Burbach (Hooper, Neb.) and Kelly Murphy (Wilmington, Ill.) each scored a match-high 20 points to lead the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team to a 25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 25-21 victory over Japan on Wednesday evening on the second day of the six-team round-robin FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup in Nagoya, Japan.
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After a travel day to Tokyo on Thursday, the U.S. (1-1, 3 points) will play Russia (1-1, 3 points) on Friday at 4:10 p.m. local time (10:10 p.m. PT on Thursday night). Russia defeated Dominican Republic (1-1, 3 points) 25-14, 22-25, 25-23, 25-15 on Wednesday. Team USA faces Thailand on Saturday before concluding the event against NORCECA rival Dominican Republic on Sunday.
The U.S. broke a 13-all tie in the opening set with a 3-0 run and pushed to a win 25-19. Team USA out-blocked Japan 5-0 in the set as seven Americans scored at least one point in the frame. Team USA rallied from a 13-10 deficit in the second set with a 6-0 run as part of an overall 13-3 spurt in winning 25-19. Japan jumped out to a 9-4 advantage in the third set with six unanswered points and gained a 25-19 victory to extend the match. Team USA used a 4-0 run in the fourth set to separate itself to a 12-8 advantage and went on to win 25-21.
Larson-Burbach scored her 20 points on 18 kills via 42 attacks and two blocks. Murphy (Wilmington, Ill.) scored nine of her 20 points in the final set to reach 17 kills on 44 swings, two blocks and an ace. American captain Kristin Hildebrand (Orem, Utah) added 16 points on 12 kills via 22 attacks and team-high four blocks. Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) tacked on nine points via eight kills on 13 attacks and a block. Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.) charted seven kills on 16 attacks and a block for eight points. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) tallied seven points on three kills on three swings, three blocks and an ace. Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.) and Kim Hill (Portland, Ore.) rounded out the scoring with an ace each.
"Tonight was a great match," Hildebrand said. "Every time we play Japan it is a battle. We blocked and defended well. We did a good job of executing our game plan. We also passed and served well.
Kayla Banwarth (Dubuque, Iowa) charted a team-high 24 digs, while Lichtman and Glass each added eight digs. Glass was credited with 43 running sets to allow the U.S. offense to convert 46.1 percent of its attacks and a .362 hitting efficiency. Larson-Burbach totaled 13 excellent receptions on 24 attempts, while Hildebrand was credited with nine excellent receptions on 37 attempts.
Prior to today's match, the U.S. had defeated Japan in all five matches played in 2013 including three victories in the USA Volleyball Cup held in Southern California and two matches during the FIVB World Grand Prix in Japan.
"Japan is the team we have played against the most this year," U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly said. "They are always well-coached and fight very hard. We always have battles with them and today was another one. They know us well and we know them well. We learned some of their offensive patterns when we trained with them last week in Tokyo."
U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly started Larson-Burbach and Hildebrand at outside hitter, Gibbemeyer and Paolini at middle blocker, Murphy at opposite and Glass at setter. Banwarth was the libero for the match. Jenna Hagglund (West Chester, Ohio), Lichtman and Hill were subs in all four sets.
The U.S. held a 13-7 advantage in blocks and a slim 4-3 margin in aces. The Americans held their errors to 12 in the match, while Japan committed 22 errors.
Japan's Yuki Ishii scored a team-high 19 points, while Saori Kimura added 13 points.
In today's opening match, Brazil (2-0, 6 points) defeated Thailand (0-2, 0 points) 25-18, 25-17, 25-17.
After four early lead changes, Team USA reached the opening set's first technical timeout leading 8-7. At that point, Japan had scored six of its seven points on USA errors. The U.S. earned the first two-point separation of the first set at 11-9 with kills from Murphy and Hildebrand. Team USA increased its margin to 13-10 with consecutive kills by Murphy and Hildebrand. Japan responded with a Ishii kill and ace by Otake to knot the score at 13-all. Team USA answered with blocks by Murphy and Hildebrand around a Larson-Burbach kill to go into the second technical timeout leading 16-13 with Hagglund on the service line for the run. After a Paolini kill, Lichtman subbed into the match and promptly served an ace to stretch the U.S. lead to 18-14 at a Japan timeout. The U.S. extended its advantage to 21-15 with a Paolini kill and blocks by Glass and Larson-Burbach. Larson-Burbach added a fourth straight point at 22-15 with a cross-court winner. After Japan trimmed the deficit to 22-17, the teams traded points to the final 25-19 victory.
Larson-Burbach scored the first two points of the second set with kills. Japan took the lead at 4-3 with an ace capping a 3-0 run. Japan reached a two-point edge at 10-8 with an ace, then stretched the advantage to 13-10 after winning a long rally leading to a U.S. timeout. The Americans responded with a Murphy kill, followed by three kills and a block by Hildebrand pushing Team USA in front 15-13 at a Japan timeout. The U.S. scored a fifth straight point on Hagglund's serve with a Paolini slide kill to put the Americans in front 16-13 at the second technical timeout. Glass added a seventh straight point with a block at 17-13. Japan took two points off the deficit at 17-15, but Paolini answered with a kill and block to push the U.S. lead to 19-15. Larson-Burbach collected three kills around a Murphy kill to extend the American lead to 23-16. Japan scored three unanswered points to force USA to call timeout with its lead trimmed to 23-19. After a Japan service error, Murphy ended the set with a kill at 25-19.
Murphy served an ace after a Hildebrand kill to give the Americans a 4-3 lead in the third set, but Japan came back to score the next five points to take a 8-4 advantage at the first technical timeout. Out of the break, Japan scored a fifth straight point to establish a 9-4 lead. The U.S. trimmed the gap to 12-9 on a 4-1 run that included aces by Hill and Glass. However, Japan returned to a five-point cushion at 14-9 with consecutive points at a USA timeout. Out of the break, Japan scored two additional points to reach the second technical timeout leading 16-9 on a 4-0 run. Out of the break, the U.S. went on a 4-0 run with a kill and block by Gibbemeyer, and kills from Murphy and Larson-Burbach to close to 16-13. Japan collected four straight points to go up 21-14 on a 4-0 run. The U.S. saved three set points with kills from Larson-Burbach and Gibbemeyer around a Japan error, but Japan closed out the set 25-19.
The U.S. took its first lead of the fourth set at 5-4 following consecutive kills from Hildebrand and Larson-Burbach, then Larson-Burbach added a block at 6-4. Japan responded with back-to-back points to level the score at 6-all. Murphy turned in three kills around her own block on consecutive plays to push the Americans in front 12-8. Japan scored the next two points to cut the gap in half at 12-10. Team USA reached the second technical timeout leading 16-12 with a Glass block after a Japan service error. After the break, Glass put down a second-touch kill at 17-12. Japan knocked two points off the deficit leading to a U.S. timeout with its advantage cut to 17-14. Japan continued to charge back to within two at 19-17. Hildebrand put up a block after a Japan error to extend the American lead back to four points at 21-17. Murphy and Hildebrand scored consecutive kills to give the Americans match point at 24-20. Murphy scored her ninth point of the fourth set to cap the win at 25-21.
U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team for FIVB Volleyball Grand Champions Cup
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Spike, Block, Hometown, College)
1 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, 10-0, 9-10, Leland, Mich., Penn State University)
4 - Cursty Jackson (MB, 6-2, 10-6, 10-2, Los Angeles, Calif., University of Arizona)
5 - Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, 9-4, 8-9, Kaneohe, Hawaii, University of Washington)
7 - Cassidy Lichtman (OH, 6-1, 9-10, 9-2, Poway, Calif., Stanford University)
8 - Lauren Gibbemeyer (MB, 6-2, 10-1, 9-7, St. Paul, Minn., University of Minnesota)
9 - Kristin Hildebrand – Captain (OH, 6-1, 9-10, 9-4, Orem, Utah, Stanford University)
10 - Jordan Larson-Burbach (OH, 6-2, 9-11, 9-8, Hooper, Neb., University of Nebraska)
12 - Kayla Banwarth (L, 5-10, 9-8, 9-3, Dubuque, Iowa, University of Nebraska)
13 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, 10-7, 9-10, Hopewell Township, Pa., Penn State University)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, 10-2, 9-7, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State University)
15 - Kelly Murphy (OPP, 6-2, 10-4, 10-1, Wilmington, Ill., University of Florida)
16 - Kim Hill (OH, 6-4, 10-6, 10-2, Portland, Ore., Pepperdine University)
17 - Lauren Paolini (MB, 6-4, 10-5, 9-10, Ann Arbor, Mich., University of Texas)
20 - Jenna Hagglund (S, 5-10, 9-7, 9-6, West Chester, Ohio, University of Washington)
Head Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coaches: Reed Sunahara, Mike Hebert
Technical Coordinator: Joe Trinsey
Athletic Trainer: Jill Wosmek
Team Leader: Kenny Sullivan
FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup Schedule
Nov. 12 - Nagoya, Japan
Dominican Republic def. Thailand 25-23, 25-21, 25-23
Brazil def. USA 26-24, 26-24, 25-20
Japan def. Russia 25-20, 26-28, 25-16, 26-24
Nov. 13 - Nagoya, Japan
Brazil def. Thailand 25-18, 25-17, 25-17
Russia def. Dominican Republic 25-14, 22-25, 25-23, 25-15
United States def. Japan 25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 25-21
Nov. 15 - Tokyo, Japan
Dominican Republic vs. Brazil, 12:10 p.m. (7:10 p.m. PT on Nov. 14)
United States vs. Russia, 4:10 p.m. (10:10 p.m. PT on Nov. 14)
Japan vs. Thailand, 7:10 p.m. (2:10 a.m. PT on Nov. 15)
Nov. 16 - Tokyo, Japan
United States vs. Thailand, 12:10 p.m. (7:10 p.m. PT on Nov. 15)
Russia vs. Brazil, 4:10 p.m. (10:10 p.m. PT on Nov. 15)
Japan vs. Dominican Republic, 7:10 p.m. (2:10 a.m. PT on Nov. 16)
Nov. 17 - Tokyo, Japan
United States vs. Dominican Republic, 12:10 p.m. (7:10 p.m. PT on Nov. 16)
Thailand vs. Russia, 3:10 p.m. (9:10 p.m. PT on Nov. 16)
Japan vs. Brazil, 6:10 p.m. (1:10 a.m. PT on Nov. 17)


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Evaluation and Research Finding: Use of NISE Net Materials:
May 1, 2014
The NISE Network's online annual survey was created to learn more about the experiences of participants in NISE Net and how the Network might better support their activities. Many of you have participated over the past couple of years (thank you!), so we thought you might be interested in some of the results. We'll be highlighting different findings from the 2013 survey over the next few months in our Evaluation and Research Findings blog posts.
Featured Findings about the use of NISE Net materials
- NanoDays events can often be a large part of an organization's nano education efforts, but through the Annual Partner Survey we have also found that partners are using NISE Network materials during other times of the year. The most common settings for the use of these materials include: cart demonstrations and brief table top activities, K-12 school and community partner outreach activities, and special events like family nights, festivals, and chemistry events.
- Other ways organizations incorporate NISE materials are through camps, club activities, labs, exhibits, and during professional development for staff or college courses for students.
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#1 50 Year Cold Snap Event To Hit So. Cal.12-09-2008, 12:29 PMRare 50 year Arctic Blast Sets Sights On Southern California.
Joshua Young
Monday, December 8, 2008
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - December 8, 2008 (OWSweather.com) Rare 50 year Arctic Blast Sets Sights On Southern California.
With a week away, and a sure sign of things to come, OWSweather.com is making preparations on the server to handle the traffic from this next event. UJEAS is in line with the majority if not all the other models in keeping a near historical arctic air mass into the Southern California region.
With a warm November, Southern California is finally ready for cold storms to make their way in. Resort level snow will be likely next week, and in pretty hefty amounts if things stay on track. OWSweather.com Meteorologist Kevin Martin predicts a 50 year event. While Martin is usually conservative on these events, the pattern highly favors it. "We are in a pre-1950 type pattern, "said Martin. "We know we are due for a winter storm sometime this year. The type we may be dealing with will be ranked up there with the known years before 1950, which set record low daytime temperatures into the forecast region. With this, may come low elevation snow."
Forecaster Cameron Venable is seeing very cold temperatures in the Los Angeles areas as well. Torrance is not usually known for winter weather, thus making this an interesting event for Venable to track.
"Temperatures in Siberia, Russia will be -81 degrees this week, "said Martin. "With those type of temperatures the arctic air mass has to spill somewhere. Our answer of the exact track will become more clear this week. All residents in the mountain communities should prepare this week for very cold, winter weather, with snow."
Indications are a second, colder storm could hit near the 18th-22nd time-frame. The details on that will have to be sorted out.
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:eek: Global warming!
12-11-2008, 11:17 PMSnow in New Orleans?
Parts of Louisiana were expected to get up to four inches of snow. Snow also covered a broad swath of Mississippi, including the Jackson area, and closed schools in more than a dozen districts. The National Weather Service in Jackson said up to 8 inches was possible in the southern and eastern parts of the state.
When asked to comment, Al Gore said:
How about them Phillies?
Last edited by jeskibuff; 12-11-2008 at 11:20 PM.Nothing says "idiot inside" better than an Obama/Biden bumper sticker.
Please give me snow God, pretty please :D
Maybe all those years asking God for a white Christmas will finally have an effect :p Northern California is expecting some cold weather this weekend too.
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The Summer of Code
In 2005, Google sponsored the first annual Summer of Code event. This event pairs collegiate students with mentors from open source projects. The mentor helps the student complete an open source project over the course of the summer, giving the student an opportunity to experience open source development and the community that surrounds it first-hand. This valuable experience introduces new contributors to open source, results in new and innovative projects, and rewards participants with a little cash for their effort.
Official Resources
- http://code.google.com/soc/ - The official Summer of Code website
- http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/ - Project Site
Student and Project Requirements
Students who wish to work with the Fedora Project for the Summer of Code event must meet the eligibility requirements as set by Google and covered in the program's official FAQ .
Projects developed with the Fedora Project must also be covered by an adequate Free and Open Source license. These are outlined by the OSI and FSF . The Fedora Project prefers the GPL for software, but other licenses are also acceptable. Separate documentation should be placed under the OPL v1.0 without options to be adopted by Fedora Documentation, but can otherwise be placed under any free license, including the GNU FDL.
Projects must also not be in violation of any law of the United States or of the state of North Carolina. Software that may infringe upon copyrights or patents is not eligible. Projects that require or link to non-Free software will also not be considered.
While not explicitly required for participation, students are encouraged to register in the Fedora Account System and to complete the Contributor License Agreement (CLA). With a completed CLA, students can request privileges to edit this wiki and can gain access to other Fedora resources.
We strongly encourage students to get involved with the Fedora Community. Throughout the duration of the program, students can access Fedora developers and users through mailing lists and IRC to get help and feedback that their mentor cannot provide. The Fedora Community is full of talented and friendly individuals that will be happy to help a student. ["Communicate"]
Project Ideas
The FedoraBounties page contains projects that the Fedora community would like to see completed, but which have not yet been undertaken. These will generally be the best candidates for Summer of Code projects with the Fedora Project. Each of the Fedora sub-projects will have needs of its own, so communicating with other Fedora Project contributors will likely reveal more great ideas. The Fedora Mentors project, a permanent mentoring initiative of the Fedora Project, may also be able to help students get started.
Volunteering as a Mentor
Any Fedora contributor with a solid track record within the project is welcome to help mentor a student. Serving as a mentor is easy, and you won't be left standing alone. If you're interested, contact PatrickBarnes.
Related Pages
- FedoraBounties - Projects that the Fedora Project would like to see completed that have not yet been undertaken
- Join - Starting point for new contributors to the Fedora Project
- Mentors - The permanent Fedora Mentors program always provides mentors for all new contributors
- Summer of Code Posters - Fedora posters for the Summer of Code
- http://primates.ximian.com/~federico/docs/summer-of-code-mentoring-howto/index.html
- http://fedoraproject.org/soc - Short redirect to this page.
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-February/msg00896.html
Mailing list thread: "Google's Summer of Code 2007"
Mailing list thread: "Google's Summer of Code 2006"
Mailing list thread: "Fedora Bounties (seeking ideas)"
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Our online Neighborhood Resources is a collection of our favorite how-to guides, grant opportunities, workshops, city services and more. New York City is home to a wealth of resources—gather the tools to better your community here!
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Staten Island Maker Space
Staten Island Maker Space is a community space, workshop, and co-working space for artists and makers on the North Shore of Staten Island.
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Bridge Street Development Corporation Workshops
Bridge Street offers ongoing free workshops to the community covering a range of programs including housing education, foreclosure prevention, community organizing, neighborhood beautification, financial literacy, senior services, and more.
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Intro to Worker Cooperatives for Farmers
The Democracy at Work Institute put together a presentation and discussion about starting and running worker cooperatives for farms and small businesses. This is a great resource for small farming groups looking to expand their work to a cooperative model.
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Housing Services for Asian Americans
Asian Americans for Equality is is committed to preserving affordable housing through housing rights consultations, seminars and assistance.
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Youth Leadership in the Bronx
THE POINT Community Development Corporation is dedicated to youth development and the cultural and economic revitalization of the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx.
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Professor Studies US Election Coverage in Norway
On November 4, millions of people tuned in to see who would be the new president. Associate Professor Mike Nitz was also watching the coverage, but he did it from Norway. Conducting research on Norwegian media coverage of this historic election, Nitz focued on how the Norwegian media framed the election, digging furuther in the cultural framing theory.
This trip was a follow-up to Nitz's previously published work on 2004 Norwegian media coverage fo the presidential election.
Nitz received funding for his reserach through the Zaloudek Award from Augustana and the NORTANA (Norwegian Research and Teachers Association of North America). The Zaloudek Award was presented at the 2008 spring commencement ceremony.
NRK, Norwegian Broadcasting Company, did a news story on Associate Professor Nitz and his work while he was in Norway and has shown interest in doing a follow-up interview later as well.
Associate Professor Nitz has also been meeting with US Ambassador to Norway Ben Whitney on the new Norwegian Consortium Augustana has joined. Nitz teaches within the Communications department at Augustana, is the Coordinator of the Norwegian program, and is advisor to the Augustana chapter of PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America).
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So, am I the only one who wonders if the glowing the swords are doing right now isn't just an after effect of the cancellation, but actually a secondary ability where they absorb the power of the last weapon it blocked temporarily. Cause that would be so freaking awesome.
Huh. That's interesting. Best I can understand about these swords is that they're magnetic, and they work together by generating a force field by having a mixed positive/negative charge (that is, they are alternating versus all positive or negative on one side, so they create an energy field rather than attraction). This is a visible electromagnetic field rather than the other sword's power.http://engineering.mit.edu/ask/why-can%E2%80%99t-magnetism-be-used-source-energyI'm thinking less "power stealing" and more "power draining". He probably can't use the sword again.
Oh my god!! Enough trying to dissect the science behind the last attack! This is a world where a woman heals from eating people, another woman is permanently invisible and tiny microscopic machines fill the entire planet creating magic.So do you really think our worlds physics apply to theirs? lol
lol Brion. That's the funniest thing I've seen all week.
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What's going on.What does "KIII" mean? What sound is that?I guess it's not supposed to be a clang?From Berns pose I could infer that she puts 0 effort at all into blocking blows that have 0 force behind them, thus no clang but I'm not sure that's intentional because true strikes pose also doesn't convey "I will strike you with all I got" to me and I guess in that situation, that's something he'd want to try and do.
So... why didn't berns dad just visit her to tell her how to use those incredibly complicated weapons she doesn't know what they do?If I was in jail for threatening someone and my dad gave me a custom AK to use in the daily deathmatches to get out of there and I have never fired an AK, only pistols and it's a weird, mutant AK that I'm not even sure what it does if I pull the trigger so I can only apply my pistol knowledge in a vague way that may or may not apply, you'd think he'd tell me how to use the custom safety, how to load the thing properly, what not to do with it etc. because it's his weapon, he knows everything about it.In fact I'd probably not use the darn thing at all in a situation with exactly 0 room to fuck around.I'd stick with what I know works, even if the weapon is "better" cause it's worthless and dangerous if I don't know exactly how to use it.Grant seems pretty chill about his daughter fighting those incredibly dangerous dudes with his weapons that she knows nothing of.
I still have to wonder why people are calling it an I-beam. It clearly has a rather square cross section, while an I-beam has an I-shaped cross section. It's not remotely an I-beam, is it?
Quote from: Daisuki-chan on April 04, 2015, 05:38:22 pmI still have to wonder why people are calling it an I-beam. It clearly has a rather square cross section, while an I-beam has an I-shaped cross section. It's not remotely an I-beam, is it?Because I-Beam is funny.


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How it Works? Systems on a Chip (SoC)
Systems on a Chip (SoC):
When buying smartphones and tablets, we often talk about their processing power, and make a big fuss of their speed, and whether they can offer single-, dual-, or multiple-core capabilities. And while we do focus on the processor most of the time, you'll have to know that things aren't as simple as that. Instead of just simple processors, we have Systems on a Chip (SoC) inside these devices that offer more complex functionality.
What is a System on a Chip?
Since smartphones and tablets are basically smaller computers, they require pretty much the same components we see in desktops and laptops in order to offer us all the amazing things they can do (apps, music and video playing, 3D gaming support, advanced wireless features, etc).
But smartphones and tablets do not offer the same amount of internal space as desktops and laptops for the various components needed such as the logic board, the processor, the RAM, the graphics card, and others. That means these internal parts need to be as small as possible, so that device manufacturers can use the remaining space to fit the device with a long-lasting battery life.
Thanks to the wonders of miniaturization, SoC manufacturers, like Qualcomm, Nvidia or Texas Instruments, can place some of those components on a single chip, the System on a Chip that powers your beloved smartphone.
What's inside of a SoC?
Now that we know what a SoC is, let's take a quick look at the components that can be found inside it. Mind you, not all the following parts are built in all the different SoCs that we're going to show you later on, but in order to better understand how a SoC works, you should have a general picture of what goes inside it:
- CPU – the central processing unit, whether it's single- or multiple-core, this is what makes everything possible on your smartphone. Most processors found inside the SoCs that we're going to look at will be based on ARM technology, but more on that later
- Memory – just like in a computer, memory is required to perform the various tasks smartphone and tablets are capable of, and therefore SoCs come with various memory architectures on board
- GPU – the graphic processing unit is also an important component on the SoC, and it's responsible for handling those complex 3D games on the smartphone or tablets. As you can expect, there are various GPU architectures available out there, and we're going to further detail them in what follows
- Northbridge – this is a component that handles communications between the CPU and other components of the SoC including the southbridge
- Southbrige – a second chipset usually found on computers that handles various I/O functions. In some cases the southbridge can be found on the SoC
- Cellular radios – some SoCs also come with certain modems on board that are needed by mobile operators. Such is the case with the Snapdragon S4 from Qualcomm, which has an embedded LTE modem on board responsible for 4G LTE connectivity
- Other radios – some SoCs may also have other components responsible for other types of connectivity, including Wi-Fi, GPS/GLONASS or Bluetooth. Again, the S4 is a good example in this regard.
- Other circuitry
ARM vs x86 CPU Architecture
Throughout this article you will see us mention the ARM technology more than once, since the SoCs used by current Android smartphones and tablets are built using this ARM architecture. So what is ARM exactly? MaximumPC shares some details regarding the early days of ARM:
In the beginning, the ARM architecture was specifically developed for use in a PC—the Acorn Archimedes to be precise. In 1987, the Archimedes hit the market, powered by the ARM2 processor with up to 4MB of RAM and a 20MB hard drive. With only 30,000 transistors (less than half of the Motorola 68000's 68,000), the ARM2 was one of the simplest 32-bit processors of its time. This lower transistor count, paired with the efficient reduced instruction set computer (RISC) architecture, allowed ARM2 to outperform Intel's 80286 while consuming less electricity.
What's important to remember is that ARM is still the preferred choice by SoC manufacturers, as the architecture ensures high performance at low power, which is what customers are unconsciously interested in.
The Intel 8086 CPU launched in 1978 was a 16-bit microprocessor that was followed by several successors whose names also ended in "86." Thus, the x86 term was coined. Today the x86 architecture also includes 32-bit CPUs, which can be found in various computers that you may be using on a daily basis. The disadvantage of x86 architecture in mobile SoC is that they're not as power efficient as ARM-based CPU. Only Intel currently develops an x86-based SoC for mobile devices, the Atom Medfield platform.
GPU architectures
The SoCs that we're going to describe below use various GPU technologies coming from various companies. You'll see GeForce, Adreno, ARM Mali, or PowerVR get mentioned a few times so here's what these names mean:
- GeForce – produced by NVIDIA, these are the ultra low power graphics cards found on Tegra 3 SoC
- Adreno – produced by Qualcomm, the Adreno GPUs are part of the Snapdragon SoC made by the same company. Some Adreno GPUs can also be used on future Microsoft Windows 8 devices.
- ARM Mali – as you may have guessed, Mali GPUs are designed by ARM and they're currently used on various SoC designs including Exynos and NovaThor
- PowerVR – PowerVR is a leading GPU designers, whose GPUs are found on various SoCs including Medfield, NovaThor (future designs), OMAP, and even Apple Ax.
SoC varieties
There are various SoCs out there, from different manufacturers that equip Android devices, from smartphones to tablets, but they're not completely similar. Let's take a look at some of the most important ones for you.
NVIDIA Tegra 3
Also known as Kal-El, the NVIDIA Tegra 3 series is one of the SoC sub-families of the Tegra family and it's currently employed by various Android devices, including, but not limited to, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Pad, HTC One X (international version), the Asus Transformer Pad 300, the LG Optimus 4X HD and others. The rumored Google Nexus tablet will also reportedly come with a Tegra 3 SoC on board.
Tegra 3 comes with a quad-core CPU, but what's interesting about it is that it actually has five cores. The design is meant to optimize power consumption in various device activity states and extend battery life. Each core is a Cortex A9 ARM chip, but the fifth one, which is made of a special low power silicon process, is limited to an optimal speed of 500MHz. This is because it will handle only certain tasks, and only in certain situations. The companion core will be used by the device when in standby mode or when dealing with certain tasks that don't require faster processing. When the device is switched on (or better said in use), the other cores come to life and users can enjoy a great smartphone and tablet experience, with great graphics and processing speed.
In addition to the CPU, the Tegra 3 SoC also contains the graphics processing unit (GPU), northbrige, southbridge, and memory controller. The SoC supports video output up to 2560 x 1600 resolution and 1080p H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video codec (recording and playing high quality videos).
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
Qualcomm is another important name when it comes to Android smartphones and tablets (but not only) as the American company is responsible for various families of SoCs used in various generations of smartphones and tablets. Since Snapdragon S4 is the Qualcomm SoC used by some of the most recent devices out there, we're going to focus on it, but you'll have to know that the S4 was preceded by other SoC generations.
Snapdragon S4 has a processor that's similar to the ARM Cortex-A15 CPU, but built according to Qualcomm's own design. In addition to the CPU, the Snapdragon S4 offers HD video recording and playing support and integrated Adreno GPU capabilities. But one of the most interesting things about the S4 is that it also packs a modem with radio capabilities required by smartphones and tablets with cellular circuitry.
Specifically, the S4 packs a 4G LTE modem, which explains why various companies launched their high-end devices with quad-core capabilities in international markets (using various SoC solutions other than the S4), but when it came to the U.S. launch, they replaced them with the S4 to offer 4G LTE support, even though it only packs dual-core processing powers. The S4 also handles Wi-Fi, GPS/GLONASS, and Bluetooth on most devices.
There are various Snapdragon S4 SoC versions, built on both 40nm and 28nm technology (lower is better as it's more power efficient) and they are used in some Android devices you may have already heard of, including the HTC One S, Asus Transformer Pad Infinity, North-American HTC One X, HTC EVO 4G LTE, Sony Xperia S, North American Samsung Galaxy S3, and others.
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad
As you'd expect, Samsung has its own SoC platform, the Exynos family. Of those SoCs, we're going to focus on its latest addition, the Exynos 4 Quad, that's found on the international version of its 2012 flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S3.
Exynos SoCs are also based on ARM architecture, just like Tegra 3 and Snapdragon S4. The Exynos 4 Quad is built with 32nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) process that's ready to offer "twice better CPU performance" but 20% lower power consumption than the previous model, which was used in the Galaxy S II. Exynos 4 Quad packs a 1.4GHZ Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU and the ARM Mali-400 MP4 quad-core GPU. The processor supports 3D gaming, fast multitasking and HD video recording and playback. The Exynos 4 Quad is used in the Galaxy S3 (international version) and in the Meizu MX Quad.
Previous Exynos generations can be found in the Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Tab 7.7, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, Galaxy S, Droid Charge, Exibit 4G, Infuse 4G, but also in non-Samsung devices such as the Meizu MX and Meizu M9.
Intel Medfield
While you're likely to find various Intel processors in all sorts of desktops, laptops and notebooks, the company has not really made a play for the mobile business until earlier this year. Intel announced at CES 2012 that it plans to attack the smartphone and tablet mobile business with its own SoC platform, codenamed Medfield, which should be found inside various mobile devices in the future.
So far, we have three such devices announced, the Orange San Diego (Santa Clara) theLenovo K800, and the Lava Xolo X900. Intel announced a partnership with Motorola (owned by Google) and we're certainly curious to see the first Googlerola devices to come with Intel circuitry on board.
Medfield SoCs are built with 32nm HKMG technology, just like the Exynos Quad 4 Core but it's not based on ARM architecture. Instead, Intel is relying on its own x86 technology to make these SoCs. Medfield SoCs can offer OEMs a 1.6-2GHz single-core processor and PowerVR's SGX540 GPU.
Texas Instruments OMAP 4
While they're not as popular as Qualcomm or NVIDIA SoCs, the OMAP family from Texas Instruments should definitely be taken very seriously. In case OMAP sounds familiar, that's because we've seen such SoCs equip various Android devices in the past, including the original Motorola Droid that spawned the Android revolution, the Barnes & Noble Nook Color and Nook Simple, the Motorola Bravo, the Motorola Defy, the LG Optimus Black, the Motorola Droid 2, the Samsung Galaxy S LCD, but also non-Android devices like the Palm Pre and Pre 2 or the Nokia N9.
The latest TI OMAP SoCs family is the fourth-generation OMAPs, or OMAP 4, which relies on a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 45nm-based architecture. There are various OMAP4 SoCs, but all of them will offer PowerVR graphics. The OMAP 4 4470 model stands out because, in addition to the dual-core CPU, it has two companion Cortex-M3 cores that are supposed to take over smaller tasks to increase power efficiency, just like the fifth core found on the Tegra 3. The 4470 model also comes with 1080p full HD video recording and playback support.
Here are some Android devices that pack TI OMAP 4 SoCs: Motorola Atrix 2, Motorola Droid 3, Motorola Droid Bionic, Motorola Droid RAZR, Motorola Xyboard, some Samsung Galaxy S2 models, Amazon Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, LG Optimus 3D and LG Optimus Max. But an OMAP 4 SoC can also be found on the BlackBerry PlayBook for example.
ST-Ericsson NovaThor
The NovaThor SoC platform developed by ST-Ericsson is not that known in the mobile business, although we already have certain devices that rely on this SoC including the Sony Xperia P, Sony Xperia U, Sony Xperia Sola, Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, Samsung Galaxy Beam and the HTC Sensation for China. The NovaThor SoCs used so far come with 1GHz or 1.2GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processors, single core ARM Mali 400 GPUs, and wireless support (GSM/EDGE/HSPA/HSPA+, depending on the model used.) Current NovaThor SoCs are built on 45nm process technology, although ST-Ericsson plans to launch more power-efficient models that will come with 32nm/28 semiconductor technology and that will feature faster CPU speeds, Power VR graphics and even LTE support.
Other SoCs
We couldn't talk about Systems on a Chip without mentioning what the competition is using. Apple has its proprietary line of AX chips (A4, A5 and A5X), which have been used on all of its iOS devices starting with the original iPad. The flagship Apple SoC is the A5X, which currently equips the new iPad, but Apple is rumored to be working on a new model, the A6, that's going to be found on board of future iOS devices.
Which one is best for me?
The obvious question you may have is, which of the SoCs above is best for me? .
In case you're buying one of the last-gen Android tablets and smartphones available out there, which will surely pack one of the SoCs mentioned above, then you're likely to get a similar performance across the board. Sure, every SoC manufacturer will defend its own brand with words like "power efficiency," "high performance," "3D graphics," "full HD video," but all these competing platforms will offer overall enjoyable user experiences with few differences between them. The fact remains that you shouldn't buy a new device after looking only at SoC capabilities, but you should consider more factors like display technology, wireless connectivity, camera performance, and storage, in order to make a more informed purchase.
One such example is the American Galaxy S3 which packs a dual-core processor, part of the Snapdragon S4 SoC, instead of the quad-core processor that's found on the Exynos 4 Quad SoC. This is because the American Galaxy S3 is supposed to offer LTE support, and it's the S4 SoC that happens to have an LTE modem included, not the Exynos 4 Quad. So while some Galaxy S3 buyers will complain about not getting the full quad-core power promised by the international Galaxy S3 version, they still get that precious LTE support, in a (hopefully) power-efficient manner.
In case you want to buy a new/second-hand older Android device, then you should pay attention to its SoC and its capabilities, and check out performance comparisons (benchmark tests) to see how your chosen device fares against other devices.
And let's not forget that all companies mentioned above are already working on next-gen SoCs, and we can't wait to see what next year's smartphones and tablets will be able to do thanks to new internal components and improved operating systems.


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Can't believe it's been more than 6 months since the last time I post anything on this space. So many things have happened in the past few months, and now i'm studying in london. Only know how lovely HK is when i'm here suffering from the coldness and missing my dad's cooking...
Bought this pretty dress on the day before setting off to the UK. Wanted to twin with my bae at the airport, but it ends up i can only wear it in uk alone coz I'd rather stay in my pyjama-like outfit for the >10-hour-long-flight. haha. Those superga have become my new favourite through out the Summer. I literally live in them from the day i purchased them! *peeking at my foot at once and guess what Here they are*
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Monday, June 30, 2008
Beautiful Lazy Sorta Long Weekend
Celebrating our Confederation...in Seattle?
Seriously, this whole business of keeping the Jays out of Toronto on holidays (Victoria Day and Canada Day in particular) has gotten out of hand. Who do we have to blow in order to get ourselves a home series for the Jays over the weekend of our national holiday? Maybe Paul Godfrey didn't want to ask for such frivolities as he was angling for the All-Star Game (and settling for the World Baseball Classic, or Festival, or Jamboree or whatever the hell they are calling it.) Still, we miss the days when the Jays came out in sweet red caps and jerseys with "Canada" on the back.
Maybe we didn't appreciate the last Canada Day home game because on that day, the Jays wore quite possibly the ugliest uni's ever sported by the Toronto nine.
There's always next year, we suppose. Regardless, we fully expect that the Jays fans in beautiful British Columbia will make their way down to Safeco this week to represent. And possibly strip to the waist and make really bad puns on player's names. (This is what too many hours in front of collegehumor.com has done to our youth.)
Make us proud, left coast Canadians.
10 comments:
- Torgen said...
Canada Day in Seattle is a gimme for the west coast Jays fans, especially when it falls midweek.
- June 30, 2008 at 12:59 PM
- tecmo said...
Thanks for the link.
That sucks that you can't get a home series for Canada Day. Seems like that would be a must for a north of the border team. Lemme know if you need help destroying Bud Selig.
- June 30, 2008 at 1:45 PM
- Stedron said...
Those jerseys were B.A.! They look so.....angry?
- June 30, 2008 at 3:22 PM
- Torgen said...
Yeah, the blood bird is way more intimidating than the muscle bird.
- June 30, 2008 at 3:51 PM
Serious!!! It makes no sense that there isn't a game in Canada for Canada Day. Screw Selig and his old wrinkled face. If Selig really cared for the team or if any dude at Rogers cares for the team they would make a game on Canada day because they would sell out in seconds. With gas prices rising, people are staying at home (yes, I know that they can't predict gas prices when they make the schedule) and with kids off from school this is a great starter for the summer vacation.
From a business point of view, which Selig only sees it, it is a no brainer.
- June 30, 2008 at 7:35 PM
- Unknown said...
Am I the only one who genuinely believes that the "CANADA" letters on the back of the ('06?) Canada Day jerseys were sitting around in some storage room from when they had their old jerseys with that font, then decided to use them on those ones?
Also why doesn't an American team celebrate their Independence Day in Canada for a change? I can't recall that happening in the recent past.
- July 1, 2008 at 1:37 AM
- Torgen said...
Because no American team has a satellite market in or near Toronto.
- July 1, 2008 at 12:31 PM
litsch and joba tonight. happy canada day to pitching fans everywhere.
- July 1, 2008 at 7:39 PM
- Unknown said...
Detroit is close enough, and I always see Boston and New York fans at regular games, so if Canadian fans are willing to go down there for Canada Day then they can come up here.
- July 1, 2008 at 8:40 PM
Alex - Americans coming here to watch a baseball game? Come on, lets be realistic...first, it isn't the NFL and second it isn't too hard to find a baseball ticket.
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An evening of Flamenco music and dance featuring singer Jesus Montoya, guitarist Pedro Cortes and dancer, Savannah Fuentes.
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Savannah Fuentes was born in Seattle to parents of Irish and Puerto Rican ancestry. In her late teens she discovered Flamenco and commenced her studies with dancer Ana Montes in Seattle. Making brief trips to Spain, she continued to expand and grow as a student, She studied with artists such as La Tati, Belen Maya, and Cristobal Reyes. Savannah continued her studies in Seattle with maestra Sara de Luis in Seattle. Maestra Sara de Luis has been a mentor and an inspiration to Savannah throughout her development as an artist.
Savannah began performing 7 years ago with her dear friend and mentor Dr. Veronica Barrera, with whom she continues to dance and grow with on and offstage. Savannah has produced over 150 presentations and workshops in the Northwest region. She currently tours throughout the Northwest with esteemed Flamenco artists such as Jesus Montoya, Pedro Cortes, and Saray Munoz Barrull. Savannah continues to study and grow as an American Flamenco artist.
"Real Flamenco straight, up and stunning"
Regina Hackett, The Seattle P.I.
Jesús Montoya is from Seville, Spain. Born into the one of the oldest Gypsy families. Jesus was steeped in flamenco purity and power ,earning him the name " El Rey Del Fandangos Grande" at age 7. By age 9 he had started his professional singing career and by age 13 he had started to tour with various professional companies.
He was the featured singer for legendary Flamenco dancers Fernanda Romero, Isabel Vargas, Andres Marin, Pepe Rios, La Cipri & Manuela Salazar, Juan Ogalla, Alejandro Granados, Isabel Lopez, Omayra Amaya, Ciro, Juaquin Ruiz, Esrella Moreno, La Truco, Carmela Greco, Pepa Montes, Manolete, Jose Galvan and many more.
Now a true master of the flamenco arts, Jesús is a man of overwhelming integrity who sets a paramount high standard both in self expectation and in those who work with him. In addition to his Spanish and European touring credentials, he has toured tirelessly with major flamenco companies throughout the United States and Canada to sold out audiences including: Jose Greco, Maria Benitez, La Tania, and Yaelisa & Caminos Flamencos.
An accomplished recording artist as well, including CD's of original compositions as well as collaborations with various world class artists, Jesús has released his 8th CD with musical genius Osvaldo Golijov and Duetsche Grammophon which featured him as the voice of Ruiz Alonzo. The incredibly staged production and recording of "AINADAMAR" "FOUNTAIN OF TEARS" was a double winner of the 2007 Grammy Awards for "BEST CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION" and"BEST OPERA RECORDING" for How I Got My Start. Jesus has also appeared in films such as "SOMBRA DEL SOL," "SOLEDAD," and "GYPSY GIRL" and is a SAG member.
In addition to being the one most respected and sought after touring flamenco singers in the US, he continues to perform with his own flamenco company "Pureza Flamenca", widely known for putting on some of the greatest and most exciting flamenco shows worldwide. This award winning 11 member company of distinguished flamenco artists are nothing less than brilliant.
Pedro Cortes, Comes from a family of Spanish Gypsy guitarists and began his studies with his father and the esteemed Flamenco guitarist Sabicas. Having toured professionally since the age of 17, he is gaining international recognition as a soloist and composer. He has premiered his work En la oscuridad de las minas at the Teatro Albeniz in Madrid, and in 1992 he had works premiered by the Carlota Santana Spanish Dance Company at the Joyce Theater in New York. He has written two books on Flamenco, El Dron del Faraon and Cruzando el Charco, published by the American Institute of Guitar.
Mr. Cortes, was commissioned by Zorongo Flamenco to write a score for a dance drama called Garden of Names which was inspired by the novel of Lawrence Thornton's called "Imagining Argentina". He also wrote music for a childrens program on
H B O called Fairy tale for Every Child.
He has toured with Jose Greco and Maria Benitez, and has performed with artists such as Farrucita, La Tati, Merche Esmeralda, Manolete and the late Lola Flores. He has been guest artist with the St. Louis Opera and the New York Grand Opera, and has been commissioned by and performed as Musical Director with the Guthrie Theater In Garcia Lorcas BODAS DE SANGRE.
Mr. Cortes is artistic director of his own Flamenco Fusion group Amanecer Flamenco De Hoy, and also Musical Director of Mimbre Y Vareta and Zorongo Flamenco . Cortes is a third generation Flamenco guitarists and uses the experience passed down to him by his family to maintain the purity of Flamenco while creating new compositions.
. . .Dazzlingly deployed virtuosity paced like capriciously gathering storm . . .
JENNIFER FISHER , Los Angeles Times
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