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Igor Wakhévitch
Igor Wakhevitch (born in Gassin-Saint Tropez, France), son of the art director Georges Wakhevitch is an avant-garde French composer who released a series of studio albums in the 1970s and composed the music of the only opera imagined by painter Salvador Dalí: Être Dieu' ("To Be God"). Igor Wakhevitch was a contemporary of similar avant-garde electronic composers, such as Pierre Henry, who was born and based in Paris. Igor Wakhevitch himself a brilliant classical pianist was one of the first composer of his generation to introduce in his compositions various kind of electronic keyboards, moog synthesizer, synthi aks, arp synthesizer, "ondes martenot", electronic organ, etc. : some of his albums, as "Logos" or "Hathor" "Let's Start" are amongst the most impressive albums of experimental music released in France in the 70's. By many all over the world he is considered as a genius. But certainly a very creative soul in a perpetual search of sounds of power and for a new kind of sacred music, cosmic oriented, Igor finding his inspiration from the Mother Nature and sacred scriptures as well, mostly from the Holy Kabbalah and the sacred scripture from HInduism, the Vedas and Upanishads and Sri Aurobind's highly inspired poetry. Igor considering himself as a beloved son of Mother India. In 1970, Igor sent to the Mother of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry his first album "Logos". The music was played to the Mother in Her room of the ashram; afterwards, a letter on behalf of the Mother and containing some special Blessings from the Mother was sent to Igor, saying that he was most welcome to pay a visit to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Igor arrived in the ashram in Pondichery in July 1973, having his room in "Golconde" guest-house of the ashram. From the age of eight, Igor Wakhevitch learned to play piano under the tutelage of Marguerite Long the legendary French classical pianist and [Lucette Descaves].[1] Between the ages of 12 and 17, he studied at the Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance Conservatoire de Paris. During this time, he was auditioned by the legendary symphonic orchestra conductor Herbert von Karajan at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris and in 1965 he was 17 only when he won the jury's First Prize in Piano (classical) by a unanimous vote. In 1967 while studying at the Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance under the teachings (talim) of his guru-ji the great French composer genius of the 20th century, Olivier Messiaen, Igor Wakhevitch won the First Prize in Musical Analysis and Esthetics. In 1968, he worked for the GRM in the Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française under the direction of Pierre Schaeffer.
Igor Wakhevitch was a part of the 1970s atmosphere of musical integration and boundary crossing. He was a friend of the legendary British rock psychedelic band Pink Floyd and also a very close friend of the legendary French choreographer Maurice Béjart who encouraged him to compose for contemporary dance, while his second album, Doctor Faust was dedicated to his friends Robert Wyatt and Mike Ratledge, the two leaders of the British psychedelic rock band The Soft Machine. At the middle of the 1970s, Wakhevitch became a friend and studied with the minimalist American composer Terry Riley, producing Riley's soundtrack album Les Yeux Fermés for Warner Brothers. Through Riley, Wakhevitch discovered the ragas of Pandit Pran Nath.[2] During almost ten years, Igor Wakhevitch has been the composer of many dance-theatre creations of the great American dancer-choreographer Carolyn Carlson at the National Opera of Paris and in many other stages and festivals worldwide: Festival d'Avignon, France ; Festival of Jerusalem, Israel ; Festival of Shiraz-Persepolis, Iran ; Theatre de la Ville, Paris ; Grand Theatre of Geneva, Switzerland ; Max-Mueller Bhavan-Gœthe Institute, Mumbai ; Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Auroville, India. Etc.
In 1974, Salvador Dalí asked Igor Wakhevitch to compose the music of his 'opera-poem in six parts' entitled "To Be God". The album was recorded in the Studios of EMI in Boulogne, performed by various actors, speakers and singers, a string orchestra, choir, soprano soloist Eve Brenner, and a rock band which featured the actors Raymond Gérôme, Delphine Seyrig, Catherine Allegret, Alain Cuny and Didier Haudepin;[3] and musicians Michel Ripoche on violin, Didier Batard on bass and François Auger on drums.[4] Igor Wakhevitch visited India for the first time in 1973 and later moved to Auroville in South India in 1977. In 1991 he had a 45 minutes private audience in Dharmsala (Himashal-Pradesh India) with the 14th Dalai-Lama Tenzin Gyatso: an unforgettable moment in the private apartment of the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, Igor producing and organizing the first visit in Europe of the "Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts" (TIPA), a tour in France and Spain and two months performance in Paris at the famous Theatre du Rond-Point (ex Theatre Renaud-Barrault). In May 1989, Igor Wakhevitch was honored by an official letter from Sri Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, to congratulate him : "... It was most thoughtful of you to have sent me the renderings of your music which reflect the deep commitment to peace and human brotherhood to which you are so ardently devoted. Yours sincerely, Rajiv Gandhi"
In 2007 Igor started to work as an artist manager and agent for Europe with some of the most famous legendary classical musicians of India, as Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (living national treasure of India), the legendary sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Zakir Hussain, the superstar of the tabla, the genius santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, the singers maestros of dhrupad, Ramakant and Umakant Gundecha and brother Akilesh on the pakhawaj (the Gundecha Brothers), the great voices of North India, as Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty, Ustad Rashid Khan, Pandit Rajan and Sajan Misra (from Varanasi), Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar ; and also, featuring in various European stages the greatest soloist musicians amongst the new generation of Indian Classical musicians, as bansuri bamboo flute prodigy Shashank (Igor's close friend), the young lady singer Kaushiki Chakrabarty (one of the greatest voices of India nowadays), Purbayan Chatterjee (sitar), Raul Sharma (santoor), Subhra Guha, etc.; ... and the fantastic drums ensemble "The Sacred Drums of India".
Igor Wakhevitch composed also for many dance and theatre creations in India, mostly in Mumbai (National Center of Performing Arts, Tata Theatre, Gœthe Institute-Max Mueller Bhavan and in Auroville on the stage of the Sri Aurobindo Auditorium ("The Golden Light", choreography by Paolo Pereira;"The Girl of Sixteen"- the Ten Incarnations of Vishnu - music by Igor Wakhevitch, choreography and dance by Olivier Patey First Dancer and Elisabeth Platel, Prima Ballerina assoluta of the National Opera of Paris; "Amravati", choreography by Peter Morin from the National Opera of Paris, "Harichandra", written and directed by his close friend the young actor-director-writer K. Parthasarathy, etc. ; and many other pieces of music purposely composed to celebrate the Auroville's Birthday at dawn (28 February), bonfire and live performances or recorded music at the Auroville's outdoor Amphitheater and many other profound moments of his music for community gathering and mediations in various settlements of the city since 1977 during almost twenty-five years in a row.
Igor's mother, Marica (a French actress and later the manager of the first Yves Saint-Laurent boutique opened in Paris and assistant of legendary French fashion maker Hubert de Givenchy) was admitted as an Aurovilian in 1998 ; she died in Auroville (Tamil-Nadu, South India) in 2003. She was buried under a banyan tree in a garden next Auroville's forest, the green belt.
In 1997, the 6-CD box set Donc... was released on Fractal Records to mark the 20th anniversary of Igor Wakhevitch's arrival in Auroville, the 17 of November 1977. It incorporated his first six albums released initially on vinyl by EMI Records and Atlantic Records: Logos (1970), Docteur Faust (1971), Hathor (1973), Les Fous d'Or (1975), Nagual (1977), and Let's Start (1979). Only Être Dieu (1974) was omitted as it received its own 3-CD box set in 1992.
New albums are to be released in 2015 and 2016 (2 cds) and books written by Wakhevitch
- Logos (Rituel Sonore) (1970)
- Docteur Faust (1971)
- Être Dieu (1974)
- Hathor (Liturgie Du Souffle Pour La Résurrection Des Morts) (1973)
- Les Fous d'Or (1975)
- Nagual (Les Ailes De La Perception) (1977)
- Let's Start (1979)
- Ahata-Anahata (2006)
- ^ Fractal Records artist page (in French, but parts of site in English). See also Jean-Claude Pennetier, la confidence au bout des doigts (French language site).
- ^ Fractal Records artist page (in French, but parts of site in English).
- ^ French Wikipedia article on Raymond Gérôme.
- ^ Wayside music record store.
External links[edit]
- Allmusic entry for Igor Wakhevitch.
- John Coulthart entry for the Donc box set and a photo of Wakhévitch.
- Fractal biography and discography in French.
- Fractal review of the Donc box set in English and French.
- Listology entry featuring a paragraph of references and reviews of Wakhevitch.


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Owner of a small African-American bookshop, Miss Cozy has an unique gift: Customers who walk through her door rarely leave without a book that speaks directly to their life. But when Josephine--"Fina"--and Ross arrive in search of an obscure, unpublished manuscript written by a slave woman, Miss Cozy knows that all her visions have been leading her to this magical day.
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You Make Me Feel Like Myself
Ross Buchanan was in front of Black Images bookstore at seven-thirty in the morning; he was on a mission. He knew the bookstore didn't open until eight o'clock but he wanted to be there when the owner, Cosina Brown, opened her doors. He'd been there before to pick up what he called a "popular culture book.'' As an anthropologist, he spent most of his time looking for artifacts or in university libraries digging around in the stacks. Modern books by modern writers were rarely on his agenda. Miss Cozy's bookstore sold its share of New York Times bestsellers, but Black Images also specialized in rare, hard-to-find books. Ross wasn't a regular like most of Miss Cozy's other customers, but today, Ross Buchanan sat on the bench in front of Black Images hoping for a miracle. While he waited, he unfolded the copy of an old letter he always carried with him.
Dear Iona,
I write to you, but I know you won't be gettin this. I be free for going on five years now. But I ain't truly free, cause I ain't with you. Mr. Sanders, the man who help me get free, say, maybe I can buy you free, too. I'm a try. Cause what good is this freedom, if I ain't free to love you?
I guess I'm just writin cause I can. Mr. Sanders, he teach me that, too. I'm a write again tomorrow, maybe them stars you be talkin to will tell you what this say.
I love you, you make me feel like myself.
Ross refolded the worn copy of the old letter and closed his eyes and said a prayer: "Please God, let Miss Cozy know something about Children of Grace. Amen.''
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Ross Buchanan had finally taken a sabbatical fromteaching anthropology after ten long years. He was one of the best professors at one of the best universities, but he needed to be much more than that. While he was working on his Ph.D., he'd heard about an enslaved man named Joe who'd written letters to a woman he was sold away from. The letters never reached her. It was said that all but the one he held had been destroyed. The woman Iona had also written about this love in a memory book called Children of Grace.
Finding that book was extremely important to Ross. Unfortunately, many of his colleagues didn't share his enthusiasm. Tom Brandon, one of the country's most prominent physical anthropologists and Ross's colleague and supposed buddy had wondered why Ross would spend time surveying slavery. And he certainly couldn't understand anyone investigating love and slavery at the same time. Ross hadn't expected this reaction. He was disappointed but not at all daunted. He understood that most blacks hadn't thought of the love that existed during slavery either. But just as he was about to determine a topic for his dissertation research, he came upon an old article in a small black newspaper about a woman who said her great-grandmother had owned a book about a powerful story of love--a slave story, about love. Ross suspected the book was Children of Grace. He tried to track down the woman who wrote the article but couldn't; the small newspaper had folded and Ross's attempts to find the woman through local information came up empty. Anyone else would have been disappointed, but Ross Buchanan had had a childhood that he could truly measure disappointment by, so he was not swayed. Now that he knew he was on the right track all he had to do was wait for his train to come in.
But now Ross would take a leave of absence to do what he considered his life's work. He would delve into the subject of black love from past to present. The history of black love was certainly an underdeveloped area of research, and so was slavery, but he felt that Children of Grace would give him a better perspective on both. Ross's work was purely academic--he was, after all, a rational man, but still he hoped and prayed that Miss Cozy could help him. This "Love Project," as he'd started to call it, may have been based in logic, but it would require his faith.
Ross had always been overly serious; his early childhood hadn't given him anything to be frivolous about. He'd been shuttled back and forth from foster home to foster home until he was in his early teens, when he found a permanent home. Young Ross didn't really understand love or what it meant to have a family. His childhood had been rough, then comfortable, then over, right when he was learning how to be a child. He remembered little of his life before coming to his last foster home. But what he remembered had not been good, so he tried to forget that, too.
Over the years, Ross had learned that trying to forget something painful is like trying to ignore yourself: You're always there, and so is the pain. For a while, his painful past was a part of him, it was all he could see. His scars were both physical and emotional. At one foster home, his foster mother's boyfriend had scalded Ross. The left side of his chest and shoulder still bore the mark of what the man had said was an accident. But once Ross was inside the emergency room, he told the doctor what had really happened. Ross thought for sure that his foster mother would put the boyfriend out, and then hold the little boy and tell him how sorry she was. Instead, he learned the meaning behind the old folks' saying "If wishes were horses, everybody would ride.'' The woman called Ross stupid and said he had caused her to lose her money and her man.
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Bertice Berry is a sociologist, comedian and inspirational speaker. She is also the author of three nonfiction books, including I'm On My Way But Your Foot Is On My Head: A Black Woman's Story of Getting Over Life's Hurdles; Sckraight from the Ghetto: You Know You're Ghetto If...; and You Still Ghetto: You Know You're Still Ghetto If... She lives in California, where she is raising her sister's three children.
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Dr. Berry spoke at the Convocation for my school District today and I have never been so moved and inspired to start the school year! She was witty, intelligent, and awe-inspiring. Not only is she a best-selling author, she's a warm, and passionate speaker with a message. She began and ended her speech with a song! Buy her books, then book her to speek to Your group. I will never forget her.
I loved the story. Especially Miss Cozy she is the very heart and soul of the story
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Obama's claim to being a Christian
The article briefly states Obama converted to Christianity as an adult. There is no indication Obama had any inclination to converting to Christianity prior to his marriage to Michelle Robinson Obama. It may be even his conversion was a concession, or matter of convenience in an agreement on child rearing.
This indeed, is a first: no American President in history ever attested to not having a Christian background in their youth, or converting in later life. More emphasis should be placed upon Obama's non-Christian, and possibly anti-Christian (be it secular atheist, Marxist, or Islamic) upbringing and early youth.
2000 year old Christian communities are being exterminated, black Christian girls abducted, enslaved, and raped while Obama is more concerned about his golf swing. The time for speculation about Obama is over. He is now building his legacy. OscarO 17:28, 24 August 2014 (EDT)
I would content that Obama is more of an atheist with islamic tendancies than a muslim. He shows distinct islamic traights and atheistic traits which are ruining are great country . FFAF 09:42, 15 January 2015 (EST)
- I agree with that. Muslims dont support abortion or gay marriage like Obama does.--JoeyJ 11:41, 15 January 2015 (EST)
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It's rather ironic that the article mocks Obama for misspelling "Respect" and "Ohio" when it spells "consensus" incorrectly in the preceding paragraph. BrodyJorgenson 18:31, 9 April 2015 (CST)
- Leftists are experts in spelling the word consensus given that they so often engage in groupthink! :)Conservative 19:47, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
I propose all the material on his pre-Presidential careers, and the two election cycles, be spun off to other or new articles, and we focus the damage he's done and legacy in two broad subsections, Domestic and Foreign policy. Rob Smith 22:25, 14 June 2015 (EDT)
Here's a problem...
This page took the "Obama is a Muslim" theme and went overboard. Now we know that line originated with Sidney Blumenthal and Hillary Clinton. That's why Obama banned Blumenthal from working in the government. I suggest culling some of it out; while I've no doubt Obama was influneced by both his father and step-father's Islamic heritage and growing up in Indonesia, using what essentially was Blumenthal's trash now not only (1) is counterproductive, and (2) makes CP look foolish while Blumenthal & Hillary skate away unscathed. There is an important lesson here. Comments? And trust me, if Hillary wins, Blumenthal will be her chief advisor for years to come. Do want those idiots dictating anymore CP content? RobS#NeverHillary 14:42, 28 June 2016 (EDT)
- The line didn't originate with Blumenthal, although he contributed to it and passed on e-mails about it. But anti-Obama people were spreading the "Obama is a Muslim" thing before Blumenthal got to it. Debbie Schlussel was blogging about it before Blumenthal got his hands on it, and she claimed her article was in response to "e-mail questions". It's sort of a perfect storm of a rumor...it mixes fear of Islam with the idea that Obama is somehow "foreign" or "un-American". So I don't think it's going away. It's easier to slander somebody with made up rumors if you don't care about the facts than it is to criticize actual stuff that President Obama believes and does. So while it lowers the tone of the website, and honestly, is antithetical to what Conservapedia says it stands for, it's not going away any time soon, I don't think.--Whizkid (talk) 23:35, 28 June 2016 (EDT)
It's easy to conclude Obama is a Muslim by his name. Though the narrative to hit Obama with it is first and foremost propagated by the Clintons. Possibly taking a cue from talk radio.--Jpatt 07:01, 29 June 2016 (EDT)
- Some of it ought to be culled; it makes CP look stupid to march to Blumenthal & Hillary talking points. RobS#NeverHillary 08:29, 29 June 2016 (EDT)
- I don't believe Obama is a Muslim. The evidence does not support it and there is evidence pointing to him not being a Muslim. Conservative (talk) 09:42, 29 June 2016 (EDT)
- It doesn't matter, I'm saying the amount if space given to speculation and assertion is out of balance. More importantly, Conservapedia should be more careful about taking the bait dangled by Democrat talking points and making a fool of itself. Unless you're content spinning your wheels and marginalizing yourself as extremist. RobS#NeverHillary 13:44, 29 June 2016 (EDT)
- I don't believe Obama is a Muslim. The evidence does not support it and there is evidence pointing to him not being a Muslim. Conservative (talk) 09:42, 29 June 2016 (EDT)
I don't agree with how Conservapedia handles the Obama/Muslim issue.Conservative (talk) 13:50, 29 June 2016 (EDT)
- What difference, at this point, does it make? A sizable chunk of the population believes, right or wrong, that Obama is a secret Muslim. So it trends toward conspiracy and doesn't look flattering to the beholder. The bonus, Conservapedia draws traffic. There is much here that would upset the senses of millions. Oh and Cons, ever since the ape was shot at the Cincinnati Zoo...Rush Limbaugh has been hitting Evolution on a regular basis. Good stuff. --Jpatt 21:50, 29 June 2016 (EDT)
- Jpatt, I was thinking the same thing. Obama is a lame duck. I don't think Andy would be very upset if the "Obama is a Muslim" material is stripped out of the article. On the other hand, he is very sympathetic to Islam so that should remain in the article. He is also not a friend of Israel. Conservative (talk) 22:19, 29 June 2016 (EDT)
- Obama is a Muslim theme makes headlines on Drudge today [1] Americans are interested in this stuff. --Jpatt 09:32, 7 July 2016 (EDT)
Frank Marshall Davis
Barack Sr.'s papers were recently released. The letters cover 1958 to 1964, but "Barack Obama Sr. never mentioned his new wife and son, not even in his scholarship applications," as the New York Times puts it. On Barack Sr's student loan application, the section concerning family was left blank. He already had a wife and children back in Kenya when he married Ann Dunham, so it's possible the marriage was a sham. This article makes the case that communist writer Frank Marshall Davis was Obama's biological father. From the pictures given, the president certainly looks a whole lot more like Davis than he does like Barack Sr. None of the reasons for suspecting Davis actually nail the thing down, but it's the most plausible theory I am aware of. The article implies that it's a political cover up, but surely no one expected little Obama to go into politics when he was born. Davis was already married and single motherhood was a scandal. The sham marriage protected Barack Jr from bastard status. PeterKa (talk) 21:51, 19 July 2016 (EDT)


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Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney in Denver Presidential Debate
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney meet for their first presidential debate in Denver on Wednesday, October 3, 2012. The Presidential Debate will be held at Denver University in Magness Arena. The moderator will be Jim Lehrer the executive editor of the PBS NewsHour.
Barack Hussein Obama II aka Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States of America. President Obama is the 2012 Democratic candidate for President. Willard Mitt Romney, aka Mitt Romney, is a former Governor of Massachusetts and is a Republican presidential candidate for 2012.
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Hoy abandonamos Alaska y por lo tanto Estados Unidos, a las 8 ya est�bamos tomando desayuno, pero para a las 8.30 arriba de las motos con destino Dawson City ya nuevamente en Canad�, el d�a espectacular, totalmente despejado y con 7 grados, pero subiendo, llego a 22.
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History, Adventure, and Outhouses
... service people in period costume. There are also many non park service historic sites to explore as well. In 1898 the town's buildings were plain wooden buildings with fancy store fronts, with wooden board side walks and dirt roads. Today Dawson has one paved road, the federal highway that leads into and out of town. Nothing else has changed--dirt roads, wooden board sidewalks, and fancy store fronts..
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"I strolled up old Bonanza. The same old moon looks down.
The same old landmarks seemed to yearn to me;
But the cabins all were silent, and the flat, once like a town,
Was mighty still and lonesome-like to see.
There were piles and piles of tailings, where we toiled with pick and pan,
And turning round a bend, I heard a roar,
And there a giant gold-ship of the very newest ...
Arctic Circle x 2
... still a ride worth making once. For Di it was more appealing than Prudhoe as we arrived in a normal working town rather than an industrial oil facility. More cheerful weather also helped. Our campsite was in town, bear fenced and on a wooden platform. An orange tent, 24 daylight, meant that a black jacket over one's head assist one to sleep!
Ridewise day 3 was most challenging. Whether it was rain or road workers watering the road much of the ...
Good Time in the Klondike
... to seek their fortunes. We heard the story so many times, but suffice it to say most of the 100,000 people who set out for the Klondike either turned around or didn't find anything when they arrived. Supposedly, only 50 or so found enough to be worthwhile. Took a tour of the Dawson City Museum, with a lot of colorful history stuff, Robert Service's cabin (he was in residence here in ...


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Desconcierto Cultural celebra su aniversario con la presencia de algunas de las bandas más interesantes del panorama independiente estatal en Santiago y Ourense.
Los festejos de la Fiesta de Aniversario del día 16 en Santiago se complementan con una gira de presentación muy especial, que llevará a Elle Belga a los escenarios de Ourense y Compostela. La banda de Jose Luís García (ex Manta Ray, ex Viva las Vegas) y Fany Álvarez lucirá su impecable y elegantísima puesta en escena los días 8 y 9 de marzo en el Torgal y el Kunsthalle, respectivamente. Maravilloso proyecto de pop elegante, sonido delicado y gusto exquisito por la recuperación del imaginario del cancionero popular, Elle Belga ofrece un directo minimalista, sobrio y, quizás precisamente por ello, rebosante de emoción.
The festivities dedicated to the Apostle, the patron saint of Santiago, of Galicia and of all of Spain, last for about a fortnight. This festival combines religious and official solemnity, tradition and entertainment, which turn the entire city into a large fiesta.
July 24th and 25th are the two main days. On the night of July 24th there is an impressive firework display in honour of the Apostle, which coincides with the burning of a large pyrotechnic castle imitating the Cathedral's Gothic façade.
The exhibition is composed by contributions of the Library of 'Museo do Pobo Galego' the exhibition is divided into numerous display cabinets that show the evolution of the schedule of festivities in Galicia during a century of history, from 1880 until the 80s of the twentieth century.
Every year more than 1,500 people gather to savour the biggest paella made in Galicia with 1,000 kg of rice. The festival started in 2001 and has already been consolidated as an important event in the Municipality of Silleda's festive calendar.
'Serán de Hip Hop 2016' by Suite Soprano, Gata Cattana, Erin&DjMil, El Soed, Rendi Nue, Naro, Lírica Licorca, Alba G, Tr3s, Introspectores. Presented by : Pablic.
Concert by Roi Casal. This concert is included in Apostle Festival 2016.
From 1984 to date, every first weekend in August, the Municipality of Val do Dubra pays tribute to its residents who have emigrated and its visitors.
This is a very popular festival that is well established in the Municipality of Silleda'scalendar. Every year, more than 10,000 people gather together to savour around 2,000 portions of omelette and 1,000 litres of wine free of charge. The festival began to be held in 1989, reaching its 22nd year in 2010.
The "Festa do Galo Piñeiro e Mostra Cabalar," declared a Festival of Galician Tourist Interest in 2010, is held every year on the first weekend in August in the village of Pedrouzo (Arca).
The gastronomy festival par excellence in the municipality of Padrón, held on the first Saturday in August in the parish of Herbón. It started in 1978 and is now classified as a Festival of Galician Tourist Interest.
Festival featuring the promotion and tasting of ham, which is held on August 14 in the parish of Bermés (Lalín) and will reach its 16th year in 2014. Cured and roast ham is served, along with bread and wine.
The local holiday in honour of San Roque that is held in Melide in August.
Info available in Spanish and Galician. Sorry for the inconvenience.
San Caralampio is held in Melide on the second Sunday in September. This festival, also known as the Festival of the Drunks, has Bacchus reminiscences and is devoted to wine.
Lalín's feast day is held on the first Sunday after September 18th in honour of Our Lady of Sorrows. The festivities last for 5 days, since Monday and Tuesday are local holidays.
Info available in Spanish and Galician. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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We will be having a server maintenance starting from the time of posting these news. We don't know how long it will take until our servers are playable again. This will also affect the websites, they will be unavailable for the most part while we're performing the server maintenance.
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If you see a castle that you can buy with crystal coin, please inform a staff member about it. You're not allowed to own a castle unless you have been given it by someone or if purchased.
- Health & mana issue has been fixed and players have been adjusted back to normal
- Forgotten manarune now gives 25 million mana
- You can no longer enter/get stuck at:
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- Stuck in a tree at Hydra spawn
- Giant Spider spawn has been buffed
- Pets has been nerfed and requires a bit higher level
- Castle owners will not lose their castle because of inactivity
- You now lose less levels the higher level you get
- Bless has been disabled.
- Slush Snow theme and general map modifications
- Infinite Manarune quest has been nerfed
Then please contact Vince or send an e-mail to us at: [email protected]
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ForgottenL staff will be hosting a House Decoration contest, with an open theme!
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The RoHaN-OTs Staff wishes all of you a merry christmas & enjoyable holidays, enjoy the time with your family & friends, or if you choose to have some fun on our servers: a little christmas elf has told me that Erza left all of you a small present of 15 premium points & 3 VIP days on your accounts.
- Freeze runes have been nerfed to 4 and 2 seconds.
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NEC intros compact SoC which supports 24X writing
NEC Electronics Introduces Compact SoC That Supports 24x DVD writing Speeds
NEC Electronics Corporation today announced that it has developed a System-on-a-Chip (SoC) product integrating all the functionalities needed for DVD writing and reading on a single chip. The new product named SCOMBO 8 is a SoC for supporting DVD Drives equipped in PCs and home write/read appliances and has following features: (1) Integrates DVD drive control logic, synchronous DRAM, and flash memory all in a compact 14mm square flat package; (2) Delivers industry's fastest 24x DVD writing; (3) Lowers power consumption during DVD writing at 8x speed to 0.8W, reducing by 50 percent compared to the previous products.
The new product allows DVD drive manufacturers to reduce external components by 20 to 30 percent and facilitates low-cost system development with less than 100 materials. The market for CD-ROM, DVD, Blu-ray, and other optical disc drives for PCs is estimated at about 300 million per year. DVD drives account for about 80 percent of this market, with steady growth expected in the years ahead.
NEC Electronics launched a SoC with built-in DVD reading and CD write/read functionality for PC optical disc drives. Since then, the company has continuously worked to expand its product lineup, selling a cumulative 180 million products in the SCOMBO series by December 2008.
Optical disc drives in the PC market can be divided into two types, according to the height of the drive case: half-height drives or slim drives. In half-height drives, users expect higher writing speeds, while in slim drives they expect lower power consumption. In addition, users of both types seek to cut their bill of materials costs by reducing the number of components on system boards.
The new product meets all of these requirements by delivering integrated functionality, higher writing speeds, and lower power consumption. The main features of the SCOMBO 8 are as follows:
- Industry's smallest package combining the functionality required for DVD drivesThe new product integrates functionalities such as servo control circuit that controls the optical pickup, data modulation/demodulation circuit, digital read channel function, and write strategy circuit. It also provides analog circuits to process the output signals of the optical pickup, CPUs, and a serial ATA interface all on a single chip. In addition to these control circuits, the new product also includes 16 Mbit SDRAM and 16 Mbit flash memory, all in a compact 14mm square package. The new product is the world's smallest SoC to integrate these functions all in a single package.
In addition to the smallness of the package itself, SCOMBO 8 also allows users to reduce the number of components required to develop the system by 20 to 30 percent, bringing the component count to below 100 and delivering substantial savings in mounting surface and total system cost.
- Industry's first DVD controller to support 24x DVD recording By adopting BiCMOS process, both analog and digital circuits can be optimized by implementing high-speed bipolar process into analog circuits and implementing CMOS process with outstanding power quality into logic circuits. As a result, these advances make it possible to achieve 24x DVD writing for the first time in the industry.
- Reduced power consumption during DVD 8x recording by 50 percent (compared to company's previous products)The product has a number of improvements, including lowered internal voltage from 1.5V to 1.0V achieved through 90nm process, and optimized functional blocks including the CPU. These improvements enabled the new product to reduce power consumption during 8x DVD writing by 50 percent (0.8W) compared to the company's previous SCOMBO products.
NEC Electronics believes the SCOMBO 8 to play a significant role in digital AV equipments and plans to market this product actively in fields of optical disc drives with DVD write/read control functionalities.
Pricing and Availability
The sample price of the new product is US$10 per unit. Mass production is scheduled to begin in March 2009 with approximately 1000,000 units and expected to reach 4000,000 units per month by March 2010. Pricing and availability are subject to change.
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The flared double garment rack by Honey-Can-Do has 2 height-adjustable bars to let you arrange your dresses, outfits, suits and more. Its extra-wide design offers ample storage space. The bars height can be adjusted between 39" and 67" for easily accommodating suits or gowns. You can place this adjustable garment rack in your closet, bedroom or even in your laundry room. It also has swivel casters to move it from one place to another. These casters can also be locked for stability. This portable garment rack has a sturdy steel frame with an elegant chrome finish.
Features: Adjustable
Hanger Application: Suits, Shirts, Pants, Dresses
Number of Lines: 2
Material: Chrome
Frame Material: Steel
Capacity (volume): 800
Dimensions: 67.000 H x 20.800 W x 32.800 L
Warranty Descripition: Lifetime Limited Manufacturer Warranty
Assembly Details: assembly required, no tools needed
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May 12, 2013
Recent UO grad, native to Eugene, interfaith musician, been coming to services since I was 12!
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A man and woman were sitting in a red sport utility vehicle parked outside an apartment complex when a gunman opened fire on Pearl Street and Jayne Street.
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- Blue Ivy is just as stylish as her mom Beyonce! - Lainey Gossip
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It doesn't look like a fair fight ringside in Shane Cameron's gym on Auckland's North Shore, not that he has any qualms squaring off against David Aloua, Daniel McKinnon and Sam Rapira in quick succession.
It was Cameron's choice to put himself through the wringer against the three younger, lighter and arguably more agile sparring partners, boxers chosen specifically to get him up to speed for a coveted IBO cruiserweight world title fight against Danny Green, in Melbourne on November 21.
Cameron finishes the sparring component on an eight-week buildup on Tuesday, the day before he heads to Australia for a long-anticipated bout with Green, a world champion in three different weight divisions.
And as he enjoyed a rare training-free day in Auckland on Wednesday, the 35-year-old reckoned Aloua, McKinnon and Rapira had already played their part as the most important fight of his professional career looms.
Cameron, a heavyweight by trade, has dropped a weight division to take on Green, a 39-year-old veteran whose pace, rather than punching power, is the prime concern.
"He's more of a light heavyweight than a cruiserweight so speed will play a big factor," said Cameron.
"Danny's going to be moving fast so I have to make sure my speed's up." Fortunately, Cameron has had light heavyweights McKinnon, Rapira - the hard-hitting Warriors prop's namesake - and cruiserweight Aloua at his disposal.
"The light heavyweights don't quite have the power I'm used to but they throw more punches.
"They're doing the job for me. And the boys are up for it, which is good," he said.
Cameron is no slouch on the canvas, but Green's nimbleness is a point of difference, so increasing mobility while not sacrificing strength has been a key component of the buildup to his 30th pro fight - New Zealand's first world title shot since David Tua's unsuccessful tilt at Lennox Lewis' heavyweight crown in 2000. "Everything . . . has to be fast. Footwork is key . . . If you've got good footwork you'll get out of the way," he explains.
The Gisborne slugger has to strip 7kg off the frame he employed to devastating effect against Monte Barrett in July, a delicate balancing act as he needs to retain his raw power.
"I'm only two-and-a-half kilos off," he said. "Diet has been key, it's the first time I've been to see a professional dietitian. I'm losing the body fat but I'm maintaining my size, and my strength is still there."
Cameron, an East Coast farm boy with a liking for steak, eggs and chips, has had to sacrifice a decent feed for six smaller meals spread through the day as he limits his calories to 2500 per 24 hours.
Breakfast is porridge, and protein powder in chicken, broccoli, kumara and rice is ingested at regular intervals until lights out.
"The steaks are a lot smaller. I finish the meal and go, 'Where's the rest?' " Ideally, Cameron will dine out on Thursday week.
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Windows 10 coming to 4 million Department of Defense devices, Skype group video calls and new Microsoft Translator features – Weekend Reading: Feb. 19 edition
This week at Microsoft saw some big Windows 10 news, more ways to connect with Skype and powerful new features for Microsoft Translator apps. Pretty busy for a week that began with a holiday. The U.S. Department of Defense, one of the largest enterprises anywhere, plans to deploy 4 million seats of Windows 10 within a year, an upgrade unprecedented in speed for a customer of that size and complexity, … Read more »


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Pascal based quadro mobile spotted
Pascal goes mobile
Today on the expo floor at SIGGRAPH 2016, Nvidia was showing off its new but unannounced Pascal based mobile Quadro thing.
Nvidia announces 12GB Pascal Titan X
We told you so
Nvidia just sent us an official note that the company has its 11 teraflops, 12 billion transistor Pascal based Titan X card and will start start flogging it on 2 August for $1200.
Nvidia to make its Tegra Next SoC announcement on August 22
By ex ATI, AMD now Nvidia engineer at Hot Chips
The Hot Chips conference that takes place in the last weeks of August will be a fun place to be. Among many others topics, Nvidia plans to talk about its Tegra-Next System-on-Chip.
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 reviews are out
Faster than Radeon RX 480
As announced earlier, Nvidia has officially lifted the NDA off its Geforce GTX 1060 allowing sites to publish reviews which also means that retailers/e-tailers now have the green light to start selling the new graphics card.
Nvidia GP106-300 GPU could launch as GTX 1050
Earlier rumors suggest it had fewer CUDA cores
Earlier this week, a leak suggested that the alleged 3GB version of the Geforce GTX 1060 could pack less CUDA cores than the 6GB version of the same card and today, a fresh leak claims that Nvidia has decided not to launch it at all, but rather use that GPU for the GTX 1050 in December.
Asus preparing three custom GTX 1060 graphics cards
Turbo, Dual and Strix Gaming
Following Nvidia's official announcement of the mid-range Pascal-based GTX 1060 graphics card, Asus is tempting us with no less than three upcoming custom GTX 1060 graphics cards.
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Baked into Pascal
Nvidia has been showing off its new rendering technology which it has backed into the latest series of 'Pascal' GPUs.
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Retail availability and reviews coming on July 19
Nvidia has now officially unveiled its third Pascal-based graphics card, the mid-range Geforce GTX 1060, which will have an MSRP of US $249.
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Possible launch on July 7th
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Best-selling high card in history sources claim
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Carlee Mellow
Carlee Mellow is one of Australia's most respected contemporary dancers and her dog Floyd keeps a watchful eye on her every move.
Carlee works as a dance choreographer, performer and teacher in Melbourne. Her classes are where other professional dancers come to learn more. She stresses listening to your body and being aware of your body as a three dimensional shape.
Contemporary dance is not as strict as some other disciplines. But it does integrate many other disciplines, including ballet, jazz and hip hop. Contemporary dance lets you bring all of these things together into one style.
Floyd is a Great Dane x Mastiff. He comes along to all of Carlee's rehearsals and classes and waits patiently in the foyer for her to finish. He's a bit of a fixture around the company and gets on really well with all the staff. Floyd is a real "theatre dog".
In contemporary dance you can do anything you want. You can interpret other people's movements or even stationary objects, inside, outside or anywhere. There's no right or wrong.
Carlee and Adam take Floyd for a walk to an outdoor sculpture and demonstrate how you can interpret a static shape, bringing it to life through movement in any way you like.


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I am fairly new to the Cape Fear area. I enjoy leaning new programming technologies / methodologies, and, of course, meeting new friends!
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Name: Ruben Martinez
Author, teacher, musician
Los Angeles, Calif.
Previous books
The Other Side: Notes From the New L.A., Mexico City, and Beyond; The New Americans and Crossing Over
Why he avoided the natural world in the first draft of his new book
When I started to write Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West, I was still writing against things like elitist environmentalists. And I thought, "If the elitist environmentalist paints this land without human figures, then I'm going to paint the land without landscape!"
And how the environment got into the book
After hanging out with the nonprofit advocacy group Forest Guardians in northern New Mexico, he understood that you can't separate people from nature. "The debate about how humans should be in the forest is profound," he says. "Then the book became about points of view -- how the land is regarded in so many different ways."
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Sarasota Ecommerce WebdesignThe most important part of Social Media and Social Networking is the interaction with existing clients and potential future clients. We understand the dynamic between wanting to drive sales and wanting to gain fansor followers through the various social networks: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, Pintrest, YouTube, Vimeo, Delicious and Digg.
Why use Social Media
Social Media is important for a few different reasons.
First, the search engines now index various posts and interactions on social media as citations. The value of these citations can be directly measure to give the business immediate and accurate feedback as to the impact and direction of future posts and interactions.
Second, is that Social Media gives you the ability to give a personal recommendation from someone who likes what your company does to one of their friends/followers that you many never reach otherwise. This isn't easy, but this is where having someone who truly understand social media is VITAL!
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You've spent lots of time and money in your company wide Corporate Branding strategy, why would you leave out your Social Media Networks? Your Social Media Networks are an extension of who you are and you company's brand. Since they allow you market to people you might not reach otherwise, your networks need to be easily recognized and match your company's branding.
Social Media and Social Network Management
Proper Social Media and Social Network management involves understanding when and what to post to generate interactions from fans and followers. It involves prompt responses to these interactions that can generate further interaction or a business transaction. A dedicated and knowledgeable social media expert can make this happen and is well worth the investment into your branding and social media strategies.Sarasota Ecommerce Webdesign


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The model (height 6' and shoulders 18") is wearing a size M
This polo T-shirt from UCB is a classic piece and a must have for every man's wardrobe. These T-shirts are timeless, versatile and will make your life more comfortable. Pair it with any outfit, be it with jeans and casual shoes, or with checked shorts and flip flops – you will never score low on the style quotient.
Green polo T-shirt with blue and white horizontal stripes, half buttoned placket, ribbed and tipped collar, short sleeves with elasticated ribbed hems, blue and white embroidered logo on the left chest and a vented hem
100% cotton
Machine wash gently with mild detergent
Do not dry clean, tumble dry, wring, scrub or bleach
Dry flat in shade
Warm iron; do not iron directly on print/embroidery