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Immigration Policy & Law
Immigration Policy & Law
Recent Activity
MPI report release with Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias, Luzviminda Padilla, Jeni Klugman, and Kathleen Newland, which examines the Philippines' large and sophisticated system of overseas labor deployment.
A discussion on possible reforms to the immigration adjudication system and the recent report on the topic by the American Bar Association's Commission on Immigration.
Award winners were honored at the second annual awards ceremony in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2010.
'Securing Human Mobility' book release discussion with Susan Ginsburg, Michael German, Luis Rubio, and Donald M. Kerwin.
Public Policy Institute of California researchers Magnus Lofstrom and Laura Hill discuss their research examining the potential labor market outcomes and other possible economic effects of a legalization program.
A discussion on the gains that young adult immigrants or the U.S.-born children of immigrants have made in education and employment, with speakers: Michael Fix, Jeanne Batalova, Andrew P. Kelly, Raul Gonzalez, and Margie McHugh.
Through the Prism of National Security: Major Immigration Policy and Program Changes in the Decade since 9/11
With the ten year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks approaching, the Migration Policy Institute held a conference call to discuss the most significant changes that have occurred in the immigration arena in the decade since the attacks.
This Migration Policy Institute event was held to discuss the release of MPI'sbook, Migration and the Great Recession: The Transatlantic Experience, which reviews how the financial and economic crisis of the late 2000s marked a sudden and dramatic interruption in international migration trends.
This discussion focuses on the MPI report, "Executive Action on Immigration: Six Ways to Make the System Work Better," which outlines administrative actions that can be implemented to improve the immigration system.
In a report by MPI's Labor Markets Initiative, noted economist and Georgetown University Public Policy Institute Professor Harry J. Holzer examines the economic reasoning and research on these questions and looks at the policy options that shape the impact of less-skilled immigration on the economy. The discussion is on what policy reform would best serve native-born American workers, consumers, and employers, as well as the overall U.S. economy.


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The Environmental Working Group has produced a list of the Best and Worst Personal Care Products. They have a huge Searchable Product Guide of harmful chemicals found in personal care products. The report is extensive and very well organized. You can search by ingredient, product name or product category.
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Chalet Emeralde is the largest of our chalets in la Tania. In the lounge there is plenty of seating around the log fire. From the adjacent dining room there are French windows leading to a large south west facing sun terrace, where you can relax and enjoy the views.
Upon arrival, you will find a luxury gift pack in every bedroom. Bring your iPod and enjoy the exceptional quality of our hand-crafted Audio systems. Each chalet also features a selection of games.
All the bedrooms have full en-suite facilities. Bedrooms 7 and 8 have an adjoining door making them suitable for a family.Room 1: Twin room ES shower & wcRoom 2: Double room ES bath & wcRoom 3: Twin room ES shower & wcRoom 4: Twin room ES shower & wcRoom 5: Double room ES bath & wcRoom 6: Twin room ES shower & wcRoom 7 & 8: Interconnecting twinsRoom 9: Twin room ES shower & wcChalet Emeralde hosts live out.
Appetising Canapés & Apéritifs. On arrival in your chalet, handmade pre-dinner canapés and apéritifs will be served to you in the lounge while your experienced chalet host welcomes you to your chalet introduces you to the resort.
Delicious Cooked Breakfasts.Start your day with a delicious cooked breakfast that includes bacon, eggs, Heinz beans or hash browns and mushrooms or tomatoes plus a selection of cereals, porridge, yogurts and fresh bread.
Homemade Cakes & Afternoon Tea.Scrumptious homemade cakes and a choice of teas are provided every day, best enjoyed while you relax in the lounge area in front of the log fire.
Hearty Three Course Dinner.Home cooked evening meal served at 8pm with unlimited carefully selected red or white wine (6 days), with an additional 4th course of local cheese board with port on your final evening.
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Hats made a big (literally, big) appearance at the Grammy 2014 Awards. If you tuned in to music's biggest night, you probably saw a hat on every celebrity head there. And if you missed it, you probably heard about Pharrell's hat, a big, brown mountie fedora (which was actually part of a head-to-toe outfit inspired by Malcom McLaren's 1980's hip hop video "Buffalo Gals"), Madonna's Coven-like wide brim and Yoko Ono's dressy top hat with birdcage veil.
The hats worn at the Grammys were no doubt conversation starters and even Internet meme generators. If you're feeling inspired or the Grammy hat sightings piqued your interest in haberdashery, Goorin Bros. carries many similar styles that can be worn for everyday and dressier occasions (note: they bear no resemblance to Smokey the Bear). Read on for hat recommendations based on the head-turners seen at the Grammys.


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The Art Institute of Houston- North Off Campus Apartments
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Has the time come for you to get out of the dorm and move into an off campus AIH apartment? Perhaps the options available from the The Art Institute of Houston- North housing office no longer meet your needs and you would like to find a cheap apartment close to the AIH campus. If so, you can search for off campus The Art Institute of Houston- North apartments with MyNewPlace's college housing search.
Although The Art Institute of Houston- North student housing may be very conveniently close to campus, moving to an off campus apartment can be a great way to save money, put some distance in between yourself and an RA, get accustomed to living in your own apartment and building up rental history.
AIH apartments for rent are available close to campus and in other neighborhoods around Houston, Texas. Using our map based university apartment finder, you can find off campus housing near campus to ensure you can still get to all the AIH games and make it to class on time.
We can help you find off campus AIH apartments that will best suit your collegiate lifestyle; search The Art Institute of Houston- North apartments by the number of bedrooms, price, neighborhood or a range of other amenities.
Have more questions? Check out our articles with renter tips in our apartment guide and search through http://www.artinstitutes.edu/houston-north/.
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I'm relocating to Houston for work. Can you give me some advice of what neighborhoods to live in?
If you prefer a more urban neighborhood, Downtown is great with its abundance of bars and restaurants. The apartments there can be pricey though. The Woodlands, Sugarland, and Pearland all have a pretty quick commute into the city and are more suburban. If you like being near water, Clear Lake is the neighborhood for you.
I'm looking for an apartment in the Dobie High School District.
The best way to find local school information for Houston Apartments is to enter the apartment's address in the Houston ISD School Zone Finder (http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/abcx_tool/search.asp). Or, call or email the property directly to ask!
I am looking for a low income townhouse in 4th ward in Houston Texas, but the rent is $50 a month but the other rent is $300 can you help me find it? It starts with a V
We are not sure which specific property you are referring to, however, you can search for it, or others like it on our site. To search for affordable apartments in Houston, either check the affordable box or select a rent range, both filter options are at the top of the page. Thanks and good luck! MyNewPlace.com
apartments near Hobbi Airport, low crime areas
There are a few low crime neighborhoods near Hobby Airport, including Friendswood, La Porte Missouri City, League City and Sugar Land. Friendswood is the closest to Houston's Hobby Airport.
I am looking for short term, apartment as I am a pt at MD Anderson. Thanks
Simply click on the Search by Amenities button and select the "short term lease" in the expanded box. There are 135 apartments in Houston that offer short term apartments.
Where in Houston should I live if I'd like to walk or bike to work and to restaurants and bars from my apartment?
Midtown Houston is a mixed-use neighborhood consisting of families and young professionals alike. This close-knit, thriving community boasts an active lifestyle where residents can walk or bike to the nearby shops, restaurants, businesses, and even the local medical center. Situated in the Neartown area of Houston, Montrose is another pedestrian-friendly neighborhood with an assortment of amenities nearby as well as a rich arts and entertainment district.
Is Houston a town where I'll need a car to get around?
Definitely. One of the most car-oriented large cities in America, nearly 90 percent of people drive their car alone to work each day. The Houston landscape, which consists of many highways, wide streets, and parking lots, does not lend itself well to walking as a viable way of navigating the city. In addition, Houston's public transportation consists only of the METRO, which operates bus lines, as well as the new and very popular light rail line called METRORail. METRORail light rail line that runs between downtown, midtown, the museum district, the Medical Center, Reliant Park, and the Fannin South Park and Ride.
Im 19 and I plan on moving to Houston alone, Can you tell me some safe areas preferrably the suburbs and are easy access to still having fun such as the nightlife since im still young?
Some popular places for young people to find an apartment in Houston are the Memorial Park area near Midtown, the Montrose Neartown neighborhood and the Heights. Those neighborhood are all located within Houston proper, while other more suburban areas are in The Woodlands, located north of downtown and Sugar Land, which is southwest of Houston.
Are there any quiet neighborhoods in Houston?
Yes, there are quite a few quiet neighborhoods in Houston. They include those that lie on the outskirts of town, such as Chateau Woods, as well as those that are closer to downtown Houstin, like the area to the west of the city center. These include Del Monte Dr / Kirby Dr, Shepherd Dr / Chilton Rd, Woodway Dr / Chimney Rock Rd, Ella Lee Ln / Kirby Dr, and Post Oak Ln / San Felipe St. Most of them primarily consist of single-family, medium-sized dwellings occupied by their owners, and they tend to be suburban in terms of population density, which may contribute to their tranquil nature.


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Karen Zumwalt
Professional Background
Educational Background
Dissertation Title: The Evaluative Environment of Classrooms
Scholarly Interests
Selected Publications
"Research on teaching: Policy implications for teacher education" (NSSE Yearbook, Policy Making in Education).
Improving Teaching (ASCD Yearbook).
"Curriculum Implementation" (AERA Handbook of Research on Curriculum).
"Beginning professional teachers: The need for a curricular vision of teaching" (AACTE Knowledge Base for the Beginning Teacher).
"Teachers' characteristics: Research on the demographic profile" and "Research on indicators of quality" (Studying Teacher Education: The Report of the AERA Panel on Research and Teacher Education).
"Who is Teaching? Does it Matter?" (ATE Handbook of Research on Teacher Education: Enduring Issues in Changing Contexts)
C&T 4130: Critical perspectives in elementary education
Required for all professional certification M.A. students (elementary). Co-requisite: C&T 4502 (section 1). Examination of issues related to contemporary elementary education in the United States from the perspective of teacher as a reflective practitioner and curriculum maker, with a focus on teaching for social justice. Designed to complement students masters action research projects.
C&T 4161: The teacher: Socio-historical, cultural contexts of teaching
Exploration of what it means to be a teacher through analysis of historical studies, teacher autobiographies, proposals for change, and personal reflection. Focus questions are: What is a good teacher? What is a professional teacher? Prerequisite: PreK-12 teaching experience.
C&T 4502: Master's project
Permission required. Required for M.A. students in the Curriculum and Teaching Program. Students work to develop proposals to initiate required Masters action research project.
C&T 4900: Research and independent study: Curriculum and teaching
Masters degree students undertake research and independent study under the direction of a faculty member.
C&T 6900: Directed research and theory development in curriculum and teaching
Permission required.
C&T 7500: Dissertation seminar in curriculum and teaching
Two semesters required of all doctoral candidates in the department unless proposal is defended in the first semester. Development of doctoral dissertations and presentation of proposals for approval.
C&T 8900: Dissertation advisement in curriculum and teaching
Individual advisement on doctoral dissertations. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. For requirements, see section in catalog on Continuous Registration for Ed.D. degree.
Documents & Papers
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Painting: "Cock-a-doodle" Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Instructor- Jodi Beavers
Cost $40.00 Prepaid by 4:00 Monday prior to the Tuesday event.
Cost at the door is $50.00 if space is available.
Register and view painting at the following locations:
CVB (Conventions and Visitors Bureau), 301 N. Washington
Marshall Chamber of Commerce, 208 E. Burleson.
Doors open at 5:30; painting begins at 6:00pm. Painting will be finished approximately 8:30pm. Painters are asked to bring a snack to share and may also BYOB. (Adults only.) The "ART" Event will provide wine glasses, plates, forks and serving dishes….
For more information and to pay for your reservations by phone please call The "ART" Event at 254-717-3661.
Make checks payable to; The "ART" Event.
The "ART" Event uses an exclusive patent pending teaching method; the ART "GPS". The ART "GPS" allows the painter to streamline classical and modern techniques and learn to create their own work of art; eliminating the need for pre-drawn canvases.


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Tony Zgraggen has thirty acres near Enumclaw. He has three contiguous ten-acre lots. Tony lives in a small room attached to his machine shed. Tony wanted to build his dream home on one of the lots, about where his tractor sits in the photo. The farmers who lease his property practice crop rotation between corn and hay. Corn does not grow well in wetlands.
When Tony applied for a building permit from King County he was told that he could not build his house because his property was Class 2 wetlands. King County uses different wetlands designations now but the result is still the same. No new development.
Across the road and slightly south (less than 1/4 mile) is a fire station. It was built while the same regulations that prevent Tony from building were in place. The only difference was private citizen versus governmental entity. As the second picture clearly shows the fire station property floods. Neither property is a wetland but King County does everything in its power to prevent citizen taxpayers from building on their properties in the rural area. This story clearly shows that saving "wetlands" is not in play here. Neither property is actually wetlands. The real story is abuse of power to promote an ideology.
This could be what lies in the future unless we all do something. Cities decide what property they want for the new line of transportation and take houses and property away from owners, condemn houses to be torn down so they can build what they want, on your old property. Note the boarded up house that will be torn down that can be seen under the new roadway in the air they have built with your tax dollars. You didn't even have a say in any of it.
When you got married and started raising your kids you bought land and built a nice house in the suburbs. Your kids had lots of room in their surroundings, lots of friends living in similar circumstances, and schools nearby that they all went to with the opportunity to develop close friendships. You had the foresight to buy extra land around your home thinking that eventually your kids too could build their dream homes nearby. Their families and your grandkids would be close to their grandparents and the special relationships that come with all that.
But instead you may find out the bureaucrats in city hall have decided your area has developed as far as is acceptable to them. Or you might have what they decided are wetlands where you grew crops until the kids were ready for the land. You may not be allowed to split your property as planned. Your kids are not allowed to build next door. Your dreams may be shattered by city hall.
Instead, they will be forced into living in small places, stacked together, their friends and neighbors now in the apartment next door, not across and down the street as you had planned for them. City hall instead has decided what's good for them. Available land to build is far away and way too expensive for your kids. Your nearby family dreams have been shattered by city hall.
Paul Thiry has a home on May Valley Road in the Renton, Washington highlands. In the early 1980s, May Creek was moved close to his home to make way for some new homes nearby. Moving the creek caused his home to start flooding. Mr. Thiry complained loudly enough that the King County Executive, Randy Revelle, came to May Valley to see the problem for himself. There was increased flooding in other parts of the county so Mr. Revelle created a new division of the King Count Department of Natural Resources called Surface Water Management Division. A new tax was placed on rural property to fund the efforts of Surface Wate Management.
By 2000 the county had collected $180,000,000 to manage surface water and flooding was dramatically worse all across the county. The steps to Mr. Thiry's house had also sucuumed to the flood waters. He tore them off and started to rebuild them. He received a stop work order (red flag) because he did not have a permit for the work of rebuilding three steps. Mr. Thiry is an architect so he drew up plans, filled out the application and submitted it all to King County. His application was denied on the basis that the two 4X4 posts he proposed to hold up his handrail would increase the flood level on his upstream neighbors. Those are the same neighbors for which the creek was moved in order to accomodate their homes.
Meanwhile, King County was forcing the state of Washington to place huge root wads with sections of stumps attached into May Creek approximately 150 yards downstream. The State was required to do so as "mitigation" for the redesign of the intersection of State Route 900 and May Valley Road where several people had died due to the inadequacies of the original design. People are no longer dying at that intersection so the increased flooding on Mr. Thiry's house is probably worth it but Mr. Thiry still has no steps.
You can get more information about this and see video as part of the May Valley Video.
American property rights are based on the fundament union of human labor and natural resources. Those who wish to change America to a collectivist state devoid of property rights achieved a stunning success by removing the once mighty timber industry from our vast renewable forests via the spotted owl. We now know that it is the bigger barred owl that threatens the spotted owl, not loggers, but the die has been cast. False accusations of harm to some species can be used to move people off the land.
Now that the loggers have been moved into the cities, the rural areas of the great Northwest are being attacked using salmon. We are told that human misuse of watersheds is causing the extinction of Pacific Salmon and that everyone living in those watersheds must move into the cities.
Many of the numbers used in this article are based on the work of Dr. Leonid Klyashtorin of the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography. He has been studying salmon fluctuations since 1980.
It is helpful to think of the North Pacific as the "pasture" for pacific salmon. Just like any pasture it has a maximum carrying capacity which varies from year to year based on the amount of food available from species lower in the food chain. The carrying capacity of the North Pacific for salmon is 1.4 to 1.7 million tons in periods of maximum production and 600 to 800 thousand tons in the minimum periods. We harvest about 70% of the fish so the harvestable amount will vary from 1.2 million tons to 420 thousand tons.
Dr. Klyashtorim has established that salmon and several other species both in the Pacific and the Atlantic achieve peak populations roughly every 60 years. The last peak cycle topped out in 1995 with a harvest of just less than 1 million tons. Shortly thereafter runs returning to Washington were declared endangered and the war against rural landowners was begun and continues.
You can read an overview questioning the salmon recovery efforts in the Northwest in the January-February 2006 issue of The Naked Fish. See Dr. Robert Crittenden�s story of the sordid agenda behind salmon politics at http://capr.us/PDFs/Crittenden_Two_Studies.pdf (206 page pdf).
The United States of America was created as a Constitutional Republic as were the individual states. Local governments such as cities and counties are usually democracies though some have charters or similar instruments that serve much the same purpose as constitutions. Voters elect representatives to federal, state and local governments. Those representatives are supposed to govern based on the will of the majority while respecting the rights of minorities as provided in the constitutions.
Unfortunately, more and more governing is being done at the regional level by appointed boards of bureaucrats, politicians and activists that have not been elected to their regional position by anyone. They spend your tax dollars to decide how to manage the lives of everyone in their region with no regard for constitutional guarantees. Seats at the table are normally filled by hand-picked representatives of whatever agenda is being pushed. Property owners are usually under represented if they are represented at all.
Google WRIA, PSRC, ABAG and MTC to see if any of these entities actually represent you.
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The Mad River Valley Chamber of Commerce (Waitsfield and Warren VT) is sponsoring a drawing for an incredible grand prize.
Some very lucky winner of the Ultimate Ski Vacation will get:
- Cat skiing at Sugarbush- a ride in a luxury cabin Snow Cat to have first tracks in the best terrain before the lifts start running.
- Seven nights lodging in a slope side luxury condo with two outdoor hot tubs, heated outdoor pool, fitness center, game room
- Six day "Ski the Valley" pass good at Mad River Glen and Sugarbush ski areas, plus Ole's Cross Country Ski Center
- Free use of high-end demo equipment
- Four dinners for two people at four of the area's best restaurants
- A lunch for two at the very popular Warren Store Deli
- Fresh flower bouquet from Blue Toad Florist
- 60 minute couples therapeutic massage at Mad River Massage
- Guided naturalist program with your very own experienced environmental educator, taking you on a personalized, guided outing in a unique alpine setting.
I have no idea what a "gold class" vacation like this would cost but I'm sure it's thousands of dollars.
And that is just the Grand Prize Winner. There will also be a First Prize Winner and five Second Prize winners.
Somebody has to win - it might as well be you. It's easy to enter and no purchase is required. Entries must be received by March 8.
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Angel or devil, good or evil, Christ or Satan: These are the mystical questions revolving around the nameless figure living in the coastal dunes outside of a small French town. This mysterious drifter begins to touch the lives of a group of women in the village, including a single mother caring for her sick daughter, a hitchhiker passing through en route to Boulogne, and, most vividly, a teenage girl living in an abusive household. The stranger and the girl form a special bond as he saves her from her dilemma and she wanders through dunes and marshes with him, witnessing his unusual acts of wonder and questioning his role in her life.
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Delicious Foodie Friday is hosted @ Designs by Gollum. Join in for a day of crazy good food ideas.
As always my recipe is more of a method than a recipe. Don't like something? Use something else. Here is what I did.
O yum!! I can almost smell it! I love how you swirled the cream at the end! Fancy Nancy!! ;-)
Looks wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
You are late but forgiven :-). I'm just glad I didn't miss you. The soup looks wonderful. The color is magnificent. Have a great Foodie Friday.
Good food, let's eat!
What a yummy looking soup - I love any kind that includes squash. Thanks for sharing.
Oh yum! This looks perfect for fall!
What a GREAT!!! using pears.
I love it..with pears or apples..delicious!
Yours looks wonderful!
I love butternut soup and think I will really like the addition of pear. Can't wait to try this (I have the same little grater!) Great photos, btw.
Perfect Autumn comfort food for me on a Sunday night with a piece of bread.
Squash is something I've never used to make a soup, but your recipe sounds so delicious, I may give it a try.
BTW, I'm always on the look out for a really outstanding Autumn vegetable soup recipe. Anyone with one, please either post it here or email it to me @ email@example.com.
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This is an agreement to lease equipment pursuant to the specific terms and conditions as negotiated by the parties. It contains numerous standard provisions as well as opportunities for customization to address the specific needs of the parties. The agreement contains payment, indemnification and insurance provisions. However, it also contains a disclaimer of warranties and expressly states that the equipment is leased "as is" and with all faults. This document is useful for individuals or businesses located in Idaho seeking to lease equipment without a warranty.
Docstoc Legal Agreements This is an agreement to lease equipment pursuant to the specific terms and conditions as negotiated by the parties. It contains numerous standard provisions as well as opportunities for customization to address the specific needs of the parties. The agreement contains payment, indemnification and insurance provisions. However, it also contains a disclaimer of warranties and expressly states that the equipment is leased "as is" and with all faults. This document is useful for individuals or businesses located in Idaho seeking to lease equipment without a warranty. ® DISCLAIMERS: ALL INFORMATION AND FORMS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING AS TO THEIR LEGAL EFFECT AND COMPLETENESS. They are for general guidance and should be modified by you or your attorney to meet your specific needs and the laws of your state. Use at your own risk. 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All Rights Reserved AGREEMENT TO LEASE EQUIPMENT (WITH WARRANTY) THIS AGREEMENT TO LEASE EQUIPMENT (the "Lease Agreement") is made and effective on ______ [Month] ____ [Date], 20____ [Year], by and between _____________________________ [Instruction: Insert the name of the person owning the equipment/lessor], located at __________________________________________ [Instruction: Insert the address of the Lessor] (hereinafter referred to as "Lessor") and _______________________________ [Instruction: Insert the name of Lessee], located at __________________________________ [Instruction: Insert the address of the Lessee] (hereinafter referred to as "Lessee"). Lessor and Lessee may be individually referred to as "Party" and collectively as the "Parties". WHEREAS, Lessor is the sole owner of that certain equipment describe in Exhibit A; WHEREAS, Lessee wishes to lease the equipment from Lessor in accordance with the term of this Agreement; WHEREAS, each party is duly authorized and capable of entering into this Lease Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter set forth, the Parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Lease Lessor agrees to lease to Lessee, and Lessee agrees to lease and rent from Lessor, the equipment more fully described in Exhibit A, (the "Equipment"), on the terms and conditions of this Lease Agreement. 2. Term and Payment See the attached Exhibit B. 3. Shipping [Instruction: choose any one clause from below] Lessee shall be responsible for shipping the Equipment to Lessee's premises. OR Lessor shall be responsible for shipping the Equipment to Lessee's premises. 4. Use Lessee shall use the Equipment in a careful manner, shall make all necessary repairs at Lessee's expense, and shall comply with all laws relating to its possession, use or maintenance, and shall not make any alterations, additions, or improvements to the Equipment without Lessor's prior written consent. All additions, repairs, or improvements made to the Equipment shall belong to Lessor. © Copyright 2011 Docstoc Inc. registered document proprietary, copy not 2 5. Disclaimer of Warranties and Claims; Limitation of Remedies LESSOR, NOT BEING THE MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT NOR THE MANUFACTURER'S AGENT, MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE EQUIPMENT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE; THE DESIGN OR CONDITION OF THE EQUIPMENT; THE QUALITY OR CAPACITY OF THE EQUIPMENT; THE WORKMANSHIP IN THE EQUIPMENT; COMPLIANCE OF THE EQUIPMENT WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF ANY LAW, RULE, SPECIFICATION, OR CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO; PATENT INFRINGEMENT; OR LATENT DEFECTS. LESSEE LEASES THE EQUIPMENT "AS IS" AND WITH ALL FAULTS. Lessee accordingly agrees not to assert any claim whatsoever against Lessor for loss of anticipatory profits or consequential damages. Lessor shall have no obligation to install, erect, test, service, or maintain the Equipment. Lessee shall look to the manufacturer and/or seller for any claims related to the Equipment. IF THE EQUIPMENT IS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, DOES NOT OPERATE AS REPRESENTED OR WARRANTED BY THE SUPPLIER OR MANUFACTURER, OR IS UNSATISFACTORY FOR ANY REASON, REGARDLESS OF CAUSE OR CONSEQUENCE, LESSEE'S ONLY REMEDY, IF ANY, SHALL BE AGAINST THE SUPPLIER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT AND NOT AGAINST LESSOR. LESSOR HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY MANUFACTURER'S AND/OR SELLER'S WARRANTIES ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH LESSOR AND LESSEE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, LESSEE'S OBLIGATIONS TO PAY THE RENTALS OR OTHERWISE UNDER THIS LEASE SHALL BE AND ARE ABSOLUTE AND UNCONDITIONAL. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR SELLER, AND PROVIDED LESSEE IS NOT IN DEFAULT UNDER THIS LEASE, LESSOR SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO LESSEE ALL MANUFACTURER AND/OR SELLER WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO EQUIPMENT. 6. Ownership The Equipment is, and shall remain, the property of Lessor, and Lessee shall have no right, title, or interest therein or thereto except as expressly set forth in this Lease Agreement. The Equipment shall remain personal property even if installed in or attached to real property. 7. Surrender Lessee acquires no ownership rights in the Equipment and has no option to purchase the same. Upon the expiration or termination of this Lease Agreement, or in the event of a default pursuant to Paragraph 12 hereof, Lessee, at its expense, shall return the Equipment in good condition and shall perform any required repair work; however, it is understood and agreed that ordinary wear and tear resulting from proper use thereof alone is expected and © Copyright 2011 Docstoc Inc. registered document proprietary, copy not 3 expectable. Lessor shall deliver the Equipment, packed and ready for shipment, to such place or carrier as Lessor may specify. 8. Loss and Damage Lessee shall bear the entire risk of loss, theft, damage, or destruction of the Equipment from any cause whatsoever, and no loss, theft, damage, or destruction of the Equipment shall relieve Lessee of the obligation to pay rent or to comply with any other obligation under this Lease Agreement. In the event of loss or damage of any kind whatsoever to the Equipment, Lessee shall, at Lessor's option: a) Place the same in good repair, condition, and working order; or b) Replace the same with like equipment in good repair, condition, and working order; or c) Pay to Lessor the replacement cost of the Equipment. 9. Insurance _________________________________________ [Instruction: Insert Lessor or Lessee or Both Parties as applicable] shall have an obligation to obtain, continuously maintain, and pay for: [Instructions and Comments: There exists no federal law, including Consumer Leasing Act, or state laws making mandatory for Lessee or Lessor to maintain any specific insurances. However, it is advisable for Lessors to include appropriate insurances from below:] a. All risk insurance against loss of and damage to the Equipment for not less than the full replacement value of the Equipment, naming _________ [Instruction: Insert Lessor legal/entity name to whom the claim from a loss is to be paid] as loss payee. b. Combined public liability and property damage insurance with limits as approved by ________ [Instruction: Insert Lessor or Lessee or them as applicable], naming ____________ [Instruction: Insert the other Party or them as applicable] as named insured and a loss payee. c. Commercial General Liability. d. Lessor named as "Additional Insured" with regards to General Liability. e. Waiver of Subrogation concerning Workers Compensation, The insurance shall be in such form and with such company or companies as shall be reasonably acceptable to Lessor, shall provide at least ___________ (___) [◊Thirty (30)] days advance written notice to Lessor of any cancellation, change, or modification, and shall © Copyright 2011 Docstoc Inc. registered document proprietary, copy not 4 provide primary coverage for the protection of Lessee and Lessor without regard to any other coverage carried by Lessee or Lessor protecting against similar risks. Lessee shall provide Lessor with an original policy or certificate evidencing such insurance. Lessee hereby appoints Lessor as Lessee's attorney in fact with power and authority to do all things, including, but not limited to, making claims, receiving payments, and endorsing documents, checks, or drafts necessary or advisable to secure payments due under any policy of insurance required under this Lease Agreement. 10. Taxes Lessee shall keep the Equipment free and clear of all levies, liens, and encumbrances. Lessee, or Lessor at Lessee's expense, shall report, pay, and discharge when due all license and registration fees, assessments, sales, use and property taxes, gross receipts, taxes arising out of receipts from use or operation of the Equipment, and other taxes, fees, and governmental charges similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, together with any penalties or interest thereon, imposed by any state, federal, or local government or any agency, or department thereof, upon the Equipment or the purchase, use, operation, or leasing of the Equipment or otherwise in any manner with respect thereto and whether or not the same shall be assessed against or in the name of Lessor or Lessee. However, Lessee shall not be required to pay or discharge any such tax or assessment so long as it shall, in good faith and by appropriate legal proceedings, contest the validity thereof in any reasonable manner which will not affect or endanger the title and interest of Lessor to the Equipment; provided, Lessee shall reimburse Lessor for any damages or expenses resulting from such failure to pay or discharge. 11. Indemnity Lessee shall indemnify Lessor against, and hold Lessor harmless from, any and all claims, actions, suits, proceedings, costs, expenses, damages, and liabilities, including reasonable attorney's fees and costs, arising out of, connected with, or resulting from Lessee's possession or use of the Equipment, including without limitation, the manufacture, selection, delivery, possession, use, operation, or return of the Equipment. Such indemnification shall survive the expiration, cancellation, or termination of this Lease Agreement. 12. Default If Lessor or Lessee is in default under the Lease Agreement, the party seeking enforcement may reduce the other party's claim to judgment, or otherwise enforce the Lease Agreement by self-help or any available judicial or non-judicial procedure, including administrative proceeding, arbitration, or the like. By Lessor: Lessor shall be in default of this Lease Agreement if: a. Lessor fails to deliver the Equipment in conformity to the Lease Agreement; or © Copyright 2011 Docstoc Inc. registered document proprietary, copy not 5 b. Repudiates the Lease Agreement. By Lessee: Lessee shall be in default of this Lease Agreement if: a. Lessee wrongfully rejects or revokes acceptance of Equipment; or b. Lessee shall fail to make any payment due under the terms of this Lease Agreement for a period of ___________ (___) [◊ Ten (10)] days from the due date thereof; or c. Lessee shall fail to observe, keep, or perform any other provision of this Lease Agreement; or d. Lessee has made any misleading or false statement in connection with, application for, or performance of this Lease Agreement; or e. The Equipment or any part thereof shall be subject to any lien, levy, seizure, assignment, transfer, bulk transfer, encumbrance, application, attachment, execution, sublease, or sale without prior written consent of Lessor, or if Lessee shall actually or constructively abandon the Equipment or permit any other entity or person to use the Equipment without the prior written consent of Lessor; or f. Lessee dies or ceases to exist; or g. Any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, is commenced by or against Lessee, or if Lessee is adjudged insolvent, or if Lessee makes any assignment for the benefit of his creditors, or if a writ of attachment or execution is levied on the Equipment and is not released or satisfied within a period of ___________ (___) [◊Ten (10)] days thereafter, or if a receiver is appointed in any proceeding or action to which Lessee is a party with authority to take possession or control of the Equipment. 13. Remedies To Lessor: 1. If Lessee is in default under the Lease Agreement the Lessor may: a. cancel the Lease Agreement; b. proceed respecting Equipment not identified to the Lease Agreement; c. withhold delivery of the Equipment and take possession of Equipment previously delivered; d. stop delivery of the Equipment by any bailee; e. dispose of the Equipment and recover damages, or retain the Equipment and recover damages, or in a proper case recover rent; © Copyright 2011 Docstoc Inc. registered document proprietary, copy not 6 f. exercise any other rights or pursue any other remedies provided in the Lease Agreement. 2. If Lessor does not fully exercise a right or obtain a remedy to which Lessor is entitled as per the foregoing, Lessor may recover the loss resulting in the ordinary course of events from Lessee's default as determined in any reasonable manner, together with incidental damages, less expenses saved in consequence of Lessee's default. 3. If Lessee is otherwise in default under the Lease Agreement, Lessor may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided in the Lease Agreement which may include a right to cancel the Lease Agreement. To Lessee: 1. If Lessor is in default under the Lease Agreeement Lessee may: a. cancel the Lease Agreement; b. recover so much of the rent and security as has been paid and is just under the circumstances; c. cover and recover damages as to Equipment affected whether or not it has been identified to the Lease Agreement, or recover damages for non delivery; d. exercise any other rights or pursue any other remedies provided in the Lease Agreement; e. if the Equipment has been identified, recover it; or f. in a proper case, obtain specific performance or replevy the Equipment. 2. If Lessor is otherwise in default under the Lease Agreement, Lessee may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided in the Lease Agreement, which may include a right to cancel the Lease Agreement. 3. If Lessor has breached a warranty, whether express or implied, Lessee may recover damages. 14. Modification The parties hereby agree that this document contains the entire agreement between the parties and this Lease Agreement shall not be modified, changed, altered, or amended in any way except through a written amendment signed by all of the parties hereto. 15. Notice Any notice required or permitted under this Lease Agreement or under state law shall be deemed sufficiently given or served if sent by United States certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows: © Copyright 2011 Docstoc Inc. registered document proprietary, copy not 7 If to Lessor to: _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ If to Lessee to: _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Lessor and Lessee shall each have the right from time to time to change the place notice is to be given under this paragraph by written notice thereof to the other party. 16. Validity If any provision of this agreement is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this agreement. 17. Assignment Lessee shall not assign this Lease Agreement or its interest in the Equipment without the prior written consent of Lessor. 18. Headings Headings used in this Lease Agreement are provided for convenience only and shall not be used to construe meaning or intent. 19. Governing law This Lease Agreement shall be governed, construed and interpreted by, through and under the Laws of the State of Idaho. © Copyright 2011 Docstoc Inc. registered document proprietary, copy not 8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals as of the date first here written; ______________________________________________ [Lessor] Signature ______________________________________________ Name of Lessor ______________________________________________ [Lessee] Signature ______________________________________________ Name of Lessee © Copyright 2011 Docstoc Inc. registered document proprietary, copy not 9 EXHIBIT A [Instruction: Insert description of equipment to be leased] EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION Sl.No Manufacturer Model Quantity Serial Number 1 ABC K27 10 NA © Copyright 2011 Docstoc Inc. registered document proprietary, copy not 10 EXHIBIT B [Instruction: Insert Term and payment plan] Term and Payment Number of Rental Lease term Payable End of lease amount + in months provision S.NO payment applicant __________ Monthly taxes __________ Quarterly __________ Others © Copyright 2011 Docstoc Inc. registered document proprietary, copy not 11
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At Harrah's North Kansas City you won't miss your workout session thanks to our new fitness center. Our co-ed fitness center features elliptical machines, treadmills and a Universal multi-weight machine.
Conveniently located on the first floor of the Atlantic City tower, our fitness center is open 24 hours and is accessible with your room key.


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Just like your favorite racer Greg Biffle, you have a lot of things to do, especially on the weekends. Don't let your need for speed make you forget what has to get done during your free time. Jot down your things to do on this Biffle-inspired magnetic message board. This dry-erase board features Biffle's number and replica signature, as well as a marker with a sponge eraser so you can write down and erase your tasks quickly. Don't get stuck in the pits due to forgetting what you have to do - with this driver-motivated board, you'll get everything done in no time.
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Seb had radio problems in his Red Bull cockpit at various times during 2012, but the issue in Brazil was the message, not the medium.
As the German slowed down following a hectic race that finally clinched the crown, team chief Christian Horner came on to tell him the list of great names who had previously taken the title three times.
"He forgot Alain Prost," observed Vettel, who at the age of 25 now occupies the same space in the record-books as Schumacher, Fangio, Prost, Senna, Lauda, Piquet, Stewart and of course Sir Jack.
Number three was more like number one than number two, mind you: a late-season burst of four straight wins from Singapore to India carried Vettel clear and sixth place in a dramatic finale at Interlagos – after being turned around and rejoining dead last on the opening lap – took him home.
In most other respects Vettel is rewriting the record books, much as Michael did before him. Sebastian now has 36 pole positions, leaving only Schumi and Senna in front of him; with 26 victories he has only Alonso (30 wins) of the current crop ahead of him, and Fernando has more than five years' F1 racing more than Vettel under his belt.
Both drivers will probably pass Nigel Mansell (31 wins) this season, leaving only Senna (41), Prost (51) and Schumacher (91!) to catch.
After becoming the youngest man to take the title three times on the bounce, the challenge for Vettel is clear: do it again and again, to emulate Schumacher's five-time feat of 2000-2004.
But who will he do it with? Rumours persist that he has some kind of agreement with Ferrari, perhaps as early as 2014, but for the time being season five with Red Bull sees Vettel fully focused on a fourth World Championship.


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Stress management starts with identifying the sources of stress in your life. This isn't as easy as it sounds and you need to spend some time thinking about this and being honest with yourself. Your true sources of stress aren't always obvious, and it's all too easy to overlook your own stress-inducing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Sure, you may know that you're constantly worried about work deadlines your love life, money problems and maybe even about the children, but maybe it's your procrastination, rather than the actual job demands, that leads to deadline, familt and emotional stress.
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These coping strategies may temporarily reduce stress, but they cause more damage in the long run: Most will have a negative effect on your health and will leave you worse off in the long run.
If your methods of coping with stress aren't contributing to your greater emotional and physical health, then it is time to find healthier alternatives. There are many healthy ways to manage and cope with stress, but they all require change. You can either change the situation or change your reaction. When deciding which option to choose, it is always helpful to think of the four As: Avoid, Alter, Adapt, or Accept.
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The Beijing Guitar Duo "fuses technical skill effortlessly with their depth of musicality." —Classical Guitar Magazine
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
Beijing Guitar Duo
Meng Su
Yameng Wang
DIABELLI: Trio in F major, Op. 62
TORROBA: Estampas
DUN: Eight Memories in Watercolor (trans. Barrueco, New York premiere)
SIERRA: Sonata New York premiere
ASSAD: The Enchanted Island New York premiere
PIAZZOLLA: L'Evasion
PIAZZOLLA: Fuga y Misterio
PIAZZOLLA: Revirado
This concert is approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes in duration.
Pre-concert talk at 7 pm with Benjamin Verdery of Yale University.
Art of the Guitar and 92nd Street Y Guitar Institute are generously supported by The Leir Charitable Foundations in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir; The Augustine Foundation; and The D'Addario Music Foundation.
Beijing Guitar Duo
TAN DUN: Eight Memories in Watercolor – "Sunrain"
(Tonar Music)
Manuel Barrueco
PIAZZOLLA: Invierno Porteño
(Tonar Music)
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DIABELLI: Trio in F major, Op. 62
Born Mattsee, Austria, September 5, 1781; died Vienna, April 7, 1858
Trio in F major, Op. 62
Date of composition unknown; 12 minutes
Though a gifted and prolific composer—particularly of piano and guitar music for the domestic market—Diabelli is best known today for a piece he did not write, Beethoven's "Diabelli" Variations, Op. 120. Diabelli was a very important music publisher and in 1819 he came up with the idea for a book of variations by Austrian composers (and a few non-Austrians) on a little waltz tune that he wrote for the purpose. The 51 respondents to his proposal included Schubert (Diabelli was an early champion of Schubert), Mozart's son Franz Xavier, the Archduke Rudolph (Beethoven's pupil and patron) and the eight-year-old Liszt. Beethoven supplied 33 variations on the tune, which became one of the monuments of the piano literature and the first book of what Diabelli called Vaterländischer Künstlerverein (Patriotic Artists Association), with the other 50 individual variations published as part two.
Diabelli wrote over 600 pieces for guitar, as a solo instrument and in various combinations. The F-major Trio, Op. 62, is characteristic of his lyrical grace. Scored with a capo at the fifth fret for the first guitar (mimicking a terz guitar) and at the third fret for the second guitar, it opens with an elegantly solemn Adagio before embarking on an extroverted Allegro moderato. A rather march-like Menuetto, with a harmonically venturesome Trio section, and a blithe Rondo, with dramatic episodes and a bravura coda, follow.
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MORENO TORROBA: Estampas
Born Madrid, March 3, 1891; died Madrid, September 12, 1982
Composed in 1979; 15 minutes
Born in Madrid, Moreno Torroba studied first with his organist father and later at the Royal Conservatory with the composer Conrado del Campo. In the 1920s he established himself as a composer for both the theater and the concert hall. He wrote successful zarzuelas and, through his friendship with Andrés Segovia, significant pieces for the guitar.
As the popularity of zarzuela declined in the 1960s and '70s, Moreno Torroba concentrated even more on the guitar. Inspired by the Romeros and Britain's Omega Guitar Quartet—one of the earliest groups to follow in the Romero family's footsteps—he composed four guitar quartets, a quintet and even a concerto for four guitars and orchestra—the Concierto ibérico—which the Romeros premiered in 1977.
Estampas (Prints) is a set of eight musical scenes dating from 1979. Moreno Torroba's firmly planted roots in Spanish folk and art music, and the flair for characterization that was well-honed in his zarzuelas, are much apparent in these charming miniatures. "Bailando un fandango charro" ("Dancing a Rustic Fandango") is self-descriptive. "Remanso" conjures a quiet backwater river pool as a liquid reverie. "La siega" ("The Harvest") quotes a Spanish folk tune with nostalgic warmth, and the moods of the "Fiesta en el pueblo" are as varied as the sights and sounds of such civic celebrations. "Amancer" ("Dawn") rises into light with a chiming and haunted expectancy, and "La boda" ("The Wedding") conveys dancing and joyful excitement. A stern, toiling march "Camino del molino" ("The Mill Road") and the volatile, hyperactive "Juegos infantiles" ("Children's Games") complete the set. Manuel Barrueco and the Beijing Guitar Duo have adapted it for guitar trio.
DUN: Eight Memories in Watercolor (trans. Barrueco, New York premiere)
Born Si Mao, Hunan (China) August 15, 1957
Eight Memories in Watercolor (trans. Barrueco, New York premiere)
Composed in 1978; 15 minutes
In 1978 Tan Dun was a student at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and almost a generation away from the music that would make him internationally famous, such as the Grammy-winning score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the Water Passion After St. Matthew. He was already on his highly personal path to a polystylistic, global fusion, however. He had learned to play traditional string instruments from the peasants in the village where he worked on a communal government rice plantation, joining a government-sponsored touring company after a ferry accident near the commune killed several of the company's musicians.
From that point he was able to go the Central Conservatory, where he studied with Tōru Takemitsu, among others. His first opus there was the Eight Memories in Watercolor (composed, it will be noticed, a year before—and a world apart from—Moreno Torroba's Estampas).
"The Cultural Revolution had just ended, China just opened its doors, I was immersed in studying Western classical and modern music, but I was also homesick," Dun writes. "I longed for the folksongs and savored the memories of my childhood. Therefore, I wrote my first piano work as a diary of longing."
As the title indicates, he cast these memories into eight short movements. Half of them—Staccato Beans, Herdboy's Song, Blue Nun and Sunrain—are based on some of his favorite childhood folksongs, the others have original tunes. Although the music was choreographed, it had been performed only in part in recitals before Tan Dun met pianist Lang Lang in 2001. The composer revised it for Lang Lang, who gave the premiere of the complete work in 2003. Manuel Barrueco made this idiomatic arrangement—with bent strings and sliding glissandos not possible on the piano—for the Beijing Guitar Duo, which has recorded it for Tonar Music, the exclusive record label of both Mr. Barrueco and the Duo.
SIERRA: Sonata (New York premiere)
Born Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, October 9, 1953
Sonata (New York premiere)
Composed during 2007–2010; 17 minutes
The guitar has figured prominently in the work of Roberto Sierra—not surprising, perhaps, for a composer of strong vernacular sympathies and a keen interest in revitalizing traditional models and styles. He has composed five pieces for guitar and orchestra, chamber music featuring the instrument and several solo works. Manuel Barrueco has recorded two of his guitar concertos, Folias and Concierto Barroco, and is the dedicatee of Sierra's Guitar Sonata, which he premiered at the Pablo Casals Festival in San Juan in March 2011.
Sierra calls his fusion of European modernism and Latin American folk elements "troplicalization," and both Sierra's classicizing instincts and his musical street smarts are abundantly evident in this sonata. At its essence, here is Mr. Sierra's own analysis of his work:
The first movement of the sonata follows the traditional structure of expositions–development–recapitulation. Although the harmonies are not tonal, a strong sense of E permeates the whole work; each movement clearly ends and gravitates towards this note. The second movement is built on a simple passacaglia motive that builds to a climax, ending in the quiet manner in which it started. A wild scherzo precedes the final movement, based on Caribbean inspired rhythms.
As Mr. Sierra notes, the first movement is in a sonata form inherited from classical central European models, down to the repeated exposition. But the harmonies are spiky, the rhythms frenetic and the spirit decidedly rambunctious.
The slow movement provides a lyrical contrast: "almost religious," Sierra has marked it. But it grows powerfully as an intense passacaglia, a set of free, continuous variations under, over and around, ultimately blasts through a repeated melody.
All of the movements share and vary motivic material that is amenable to broad variation. The Scherzando presents two divergent takes on interval patterns, one soft but metrically implacable, the other a loud and impulsive interruption that has the final word, its intervals now emphatic octaves.
In its summation and sublimation of all that has come before, the concluding Salseado ("salsafied," more or less) doubles down on the rhythmic games. A vigorously articulated form—call it a toccata rondo—it tweaks and twits multiple classical and traditional references with exuberant joy and great technical exercise.
S. ASSAD: The Enchanted Island (New York premiere)
Born Mococa (São Paulo), Brazil, December 26, 1952
The Enchanted Island (New York premiere)
Composed in 2009; 8 minutes
Sérgio Assad was led by his father, a mandolinist, in his initial musical explorations. He, and his younger brother Odair, studied guitar with Monina Tavora (a disciple of Andrés Segovia). They made their international debut in New York in 1969 as teenagers. Since then, Sérgio has also composed and arranged widely, most particularly for the brothers' seemingly instinctive medium of the guitar duo but increasingly for a wider range of admiring performers.
The Enchanted Island was written for Manuel Barrueco and the Beijing Guitar Duo and reflects the cultural heritages of the trio. The composer's inspiration came from a visit to Havana's Barrio Chino, one of the oldest Chinatowns in Latin America. "The idea of Asian communities living in tropical places like Havana and São Paulo inspired me to write this piece for three guitars," Assad says. "To represent the mixing of such different musical cultures, I used Asian hemitonic and anhemitonic pentatonic scales merged with Afro-Cuban rhythms. The piece ends with a 'santeria' ritual. Santeria is a religion of common practice in Cuba that merges the worship of the Yoruba deities with the veneration of Roman Catholic saints."
Born Mar del Plata, Argentina, March 11, 1921; died Buenos Aires, July 4, 1992
Composed in 1974; 6 minutes
Fuga y Misterio
Composed in 1968; 4 minutes
Composed in 1963; 4 minutes
Fiercely competitive and driven to excel in everything he did—"I have always been restless about getting better," is how he put it—Piazzolla began expanding his artistic reach in new directions as soon as he had an ensemble of his own. He studied composition with Alberto Ginastera in Buenos Aires and with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, piano with Raúl Spivak and conducting with Hermann Scherchen.
It was Boulanger who made him see that the tango was at the center of all he was artistically, and after he returned from Paris in 1955, tango was the animating spirit of everything he did, including what he called his "erudite music." Piazzolla's edgy new tango mixed contrapuntal tensions with savagely stressed dance beats, and sentimental luxuriance with stark, obsessive abstraction.
As so many of his tangos, L'Évasion (also recorded by Piazzolla as La evasión) is in A-B-A song form, menacing macho drive in the outer sections surrounding a brooding, nostalgically haunted core. The Fuga y Misterio is an instrumental excerpt from his "operita" (little opera) María de Buenos Aires, a bracingly athletic four-voice tango fugue with an ethereal coda. Also in A-B-A form, Revirado has a jaunty outer section, uncommonly blithe for Piazzolla, but with all the expected lyrical longing in the middle.
Manuel Barrueco
Grammy Award-nominated Manuel Barrueco is internationally recognized as one of the most important guitarists of our time, possessing a seductive sound and uncommon lyrical gifts.
During a career spanning three decades, Mr. Barrueco has concertizing around the world. In the US, Mr. Barrueco has performed with such prestigious orchestras as the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and the Baltimore, New World and Seattle symphonies. Under the direction of Seiji Ozawa, he joined the Boston Symphony for the American premiere of Tōru Takemitsu's To the Edge of Dream. He has also appeared at New York's Lincoln Center and with San Francisco Performances.
Mr. Barrueco's international tours have taken him to some of the most important musical centers in the world. Highlights include the Royal Albert Hall in London, Musikverein in Vienna, Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Philharmonie in Berlin, Teatro Real in Madrid, and Palau de la Música in Barcelona. In Asia he has made nearly a dozen tours of Japan and repeated appearances in Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Last October, Mr. Barrueco made his first tour of China, giving recitals in Shanghai and Chengdu. His 2012/13 season also includes solo recitals in the US, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Poland and Russia, and concerto appearances with the Brazilian, Dallas, New World and Tenerife symphonies. Next month he will conclude a season-long tenure as artist-in-residence for the Conservatory of Music in Puerto Rico, and in May he will enter a week-long residence at the University of Alicante in Spain.
Mr. Barrueco's recording of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with Plácido Domingo and the Philharmonia Orchestra was cited as the best recording of that piece in Classic CD magazine. In 2011, his recording iTÁRREGA! for Tonar Music received a Latin Grammy nomination for best classical album, and in 2007 he received a Grammy nomination for best instrumental soloist performance for his Solo Piazzolla. Last year Tonar rereleased his acclaimed 1997 Bach Sonatas disc from EMI in March, and released a new album, Chaconne—A Baroque Ensemble, in October.
Manuel Barrueco began playing the guitar at the age of eight, and he attended the Esteban Salas Conservatory in his native Cuba. He immigrated with his family to the US in 1967 as political refugees. Later he completed his advanced studies at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, where he now teaches a small number of exceptionally gifted young guitarists from all over the world. His website is www.barrueco.com.
The Beijing Guitar Duo
The Beijing Guitar Duo is composed of Meng Su and Yameng Wang, who met at the Central Conservatory in Beijing, China, where they both studied with Chen Zhi. In 2006, the year of their graduation, they met Manuel Barrueco while he was on tour in Hong Kong. At his personal invitation, they applied and were accepted to the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, where they continued their studies with Mr. Barrueco. At his recommendation, they formed their duo.
Each young woman came to the partnership with exceptional credentials, including a string of competition awards. Both were born in the coastal city of Qingdao, in the province of Shandong. Ms. Su's honors included victories at the Vienna Youth Guitar Competition and Christopher Parkening Young Guitarist Competition, while Ms. Wang was the youngest winner of the Tokyo International Guitar Competition at the age of 12 and had been invited by Radio France to perform at the Paris International Guitar Art Week at age 14. Both young artists had also given solo recitals at home and abroad and made solo recordings before they formed the Duo.
Among its first achievements, the Duo received the Solomon H. Snyder Award, which underwrites the New York debut of distinctive Peabody guitar students. As a result, the Duo made its New York debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in April 2009 to critical acclaim. This past season took the Duo to countries such as Holland, Germany, Ireland, Finland, Croatia, China and the US. Next month it appears on the prestigious San Francisco Performances series. In addition to tonight's performance, the Duo has toured extensively with its mentor Manuel Barueco, appearing in such countries as Germany and Finland as well as the US
In 2009 the Beijing Guitar Duo released its debut recording, Maracaípe, for Tonar, its exclusive label. The title song, written and dedicated to them by Sérgio Assad, received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for best contemporary classical composition. Its second recording, titled Bach to Dun, was released in October 2011. The recital CD featured music of Scarlatti, Bach, Tedesco and Granados along with Tan Dun's Eight Memories in Watercolor in the world premiere recording of an arrangement for two guitars. Future projects include a trio recording with Mr. Barrueco and the duo's third album. Its website is beijingguitarduo.com.
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