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Season premiere review: 'CSI' - '73 Seconds': Ted Danson takes charge
I'm not much a fan of CBS' crime procedurals (most of which are fine for what they're doing but not my area of interest). I am a big fan, however, of Mr. Ted Danson. What to do, then, when Danson becomes the new "CSI" leading man? Well, at the very least I could take time to watch his first two episodes as new night shift supervisor D.B. Russell, and to be impressed - but not particularly surprised - at how easily he fit into the vibe of the show(*), played off of George Eads and Marg Helgenberger, etc.
(*) And, specifically, how quickly he and the writing for his character were able to bring back the slightly offbeat comic quality from the show's early days with William Petersen. That sense of humor, as well as the insistence on always treating the Vegas CSIs as nerds, no matter how attractive they were, were two huge elements that elevated the original over the spin-offs. Glad to have that back.
All in all, I thought "73 Seconds" was a very good introduction for Danson/Russell. But then, I haven't been a regular "CSI" viewer for a very long time. For those of you who are fans, how'd you feel about the new guy? I know the Laurence Fishburne era got mixed reactions; did this seem like a step up to you? And is there anyone who might start watching the show (or return to the show after an absence) just for Danson?

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VSC jobs spared by smaller funding cutBy Josh OGorman
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | August 14,2014MONTPELIER Budget cuts will not result in a loss of jobs in the Vermont State College system.
The VSC system is looking at a $122,000 cut in its appropriation from the state a far cry from the $1 million cut the system was asked to consider two weeks ago.
Were very grateful for this recommendation, said VSC Chancellor Tim Donovan, who had been asked by the Shumlin administration to analyze how the VSC system would absorb a 4 percent reduction in its $24.6 million appropriation from the state.
The analysis came on the heels of an announcement by the state officials that revenues are projected to be 2 percent less than forecast, which has left state agencies and entities looking for ways to cut their budgets one month into the new fiscal year.
At the time, Donovan said, Theres no way to do this without it affecting peoples jobs. Theres not much else left to pinch. The only place youll find $1 million at this point is in people.
During the recent Legislative session, the VSC system received a 0.5 percent increase in its appropriation, meaning the proposed 4 percent reduction would have resulted in an overall reduction of 3.5 percent.
Instead, the VSC system is looking at a $122,000 cut.
The $1 million reduction would have been a challenge for VSC. In terms of state support for its college system, Vermont ranks near the bottom, with the appropriation composing approximately 18 percent of the colleges overall budget.
The lions share of the budget is funded through tuition, making declining enrollment at some of the state colleges all the more troubling.
Lyndon State College is looking at a 14 percent drop in new students, and a 3 percent drop in overall population, according to a report given to the VSC board of trustees by Provost Kellie Bean.
At Vermont Technical College, non-nursing student enrollment is down 12 percent, according to interim President Dan Smith.
Castleton State College, which has seen steady growth for the past decade, is projected to see its enrollment level off this fall.
The $122,000 cut will be shared equally by the five colleges, Donovan said.
Its a little less than $25,000 per college, and the colleges should be able to absorb this hit without it affecting services to students or impacting personnel, he said.
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This year at the CanSecWest security conference, Google will once again sponsor rewards for Google Chrome exploits. This complements and extends Google's Chromium Security Rewards program by recognizing that developing a fully functional exploit is significantly more work than finding and reporting a potential security bug.
This sponsorship will help Google study the vulnerability and exploit techniques adapted by hackers to help protect in future versions of the browser. Google has come up with over $1 Million in rewards broken down into the categories below:
- $60,000 – "Full Chrome exploit": Chrome / Win7 local OS user account persistence using only bugs in Chrome itself.
- $40,000 – "Partial Chrome exploit": Chrome / Win7 local OS user account persistence using at least one bug in Chrome itself, plus other bugs. For example, a WebKit bug combined with a Windows sandbox bug.
- $20,000 – "Consolation reward, Flash / Windows / other": Chrome / Win7 local OS user account persistence that does not use bugs in Chrome. For example, bugs in one or more of Flash, Windows or a driver. These exploits are not specific to Chrome and will be a threat to users of any web browser.
All winners will also receive a Chromebook.
The Rules:
We will issue multiple rewards per category, up to the $1 million limit, on a first-come-first served basis. There is no splitting of winnings or "winner takes all." We require each set of exploit bugs to be reliable, fully functional end to end, disjoint, of critical impact, present in the latest versions and genuinely "0-day," i.e. not known to us or previously shared with third parties. Contestant's exploits must be submitted to and judged by Google before being submitted anywhere else.
It is very safe to say that Google is very serious about its browser offering as recently Google Chrome surpassed Firefox with 27% of the worlds browser market share. What do you think of this and which browser do you feel safe to browser the web with?
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|Reviews for The Opposite of Logic
| breaker99 chapter 14 . 7/9
Amazing! I have enjoyed this story from beginning to end plus Grayson was adorable :-)
| GobblewonkerJeb chapter 14 . 4/2
| ARobTheMellow chapter 14 . 12/19/2015
Excellent story!
| Guest chapter 14 . 11/28/2015
So amazing and awesome and all the other good adjs out there!
| Sailor Pandabear chapter 14 . 9/18/2015
| rekcuf137 chapter 6 . 7/31/2015
I'm just reading this for the first time, and I had to pause to say that I'm so in love! You do so well characterizing each person! Can't wait to keep going! :)
| debj85 chapter 14 . 6/4/2015
Awwww I absolutely love this story!
Thank you Soooo much for sharing this amazing story :)
| mugglehugger chapter 14 . 3/4/2015
This story was brilliant. Loved the flashbacks, especially, and Kirk and Grayson :) Very cute. Thanks!
| kmj1989 chapter 14 . 2/8/2015
I liked it a lot! And poor Kirk, having to marry the woman he cares about to his best friend. But he and Christine totally belong together. Good Job!
| LillianSev chapter 14 . 12/23/2014
It is the opposite of logical that I should write to you now, after not doing so at any other chapter. However, it seems only appropriate to make you aware of certain - aw heck, I loved this and you did an awesome job; I've watched the movie and you did spectacularly with all the characters and what I'm trying to say is - ahem - forgive me for that, er, lapse of character. I should stop with the attempt at Spock-ness, shouldn't I? Lol. You were magnificent and I look forward to reading more of your fics if possible. Cheers! :)
| tanseynz chapter 14 . 11/2/2014
I really enjoyed this story as you injected the right amount of tension to keep readers engaged without it turning sappy. Your characters were brilliant!
| Guest chapter 14 . 10/28/2014
One of my favorite Uhura and Spock stories. Reread it ever so often. Thank you for the read.
| mlesha chapter 14 . 7/18/2014
Wonderful story.
| PraticallyCharmed chapter 14 . 7/16/2014
Nice ending
| PraticallyCharmed chapter 13 . 7/16/2014
O my god that must have been painful for kirk but the wedding was cute


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Foals and Surfer Blood at First Avenue, 5/20/13
Photo By Erik Hess
With Surfer Blood and Blondfire
First Avenue, Minneapolis
May 20, 2013
There are a few different ways for musicians to approach the dreaded Monday night show, where typically fans and bands alike are still feeling the effects of the weekend and the obligatory drag of the start of the work week. The first is to play like every show is on a Saturday night, and bring enough energy to your songs that the crowd simply gets swept up in it. The second is to go through the motions, get through the set with little more than is required, and save yourself for the big shows on the weekends when everyone is naturally in a party mood.
Those two techniques were on full display at First Avenue on Monday evening, where the Oxford, England, quintet Foals delivered a dynamic and forceful 90-minute set that completely invigorated the crowd, while Palm Beach, Florida's Surfer Blood gave a listless, tepid performance full of flat new songs that didn't come close to packing the same musical punch as those found on their debut.
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Slideshow: Foals at First Avenue, 5/20/13
Surfer Blood and the Drums at the Varsity Theater, 10/13/10
When the edgiest thing that takes place during your performance is when guitarist Thomas Fekete draws cat whiskers on singer John Paul Pitts, who then jumps into the crowd to smoke an e-cigarette, you know something is a bit off with the set. It's been well over three years since Surfer Blood released their undeniably catchy and inspired debut album, Astro Coast, and while the group are using their current tour with Foals to get audiences excited about their long-awaited follow-up, Pythons, due out in June, this show sadly won't have too many fans counting the days until its release.
While Surfer Blood's older songs (like "Floating Vibes" and "Take It Easy") certainly have more of a spirited bite than their rather pedestrian newer material, the band seemed to be sleepwalking through their classic stuff as well, not bringing any added energy to a song as naturally massive as "Swim," which again sounded as passionless and stale as their newer songs on offer, like "Gravity" and "Weird Shapes," which Pitts said was written about his stomach.
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Even when Pitts introduced "Slow Six" as being a "sad fucking song," none of that emotion or anguish was conveyed through the performance, and the track drifted by languidly. The last song of the night did show a bit of promise, though, as Fekete deftly went from keys to guitar while giving "Drinking Problem" some moody sonic texture, while Pitts sat on the amps and played his solo, connecting with the crowd a bit more than he had during their disappointing 45-minute set.
Foals, on the other hand, had no problem forging an immediate relationship with the audience at the Ave, coming on stage to grand, theatrical pre-show music which immediately set the tone that we were in for something special. Guitarist Jimmy Smith came out alone, laying down the staccato riff to "Prelude," which the band (dressed all in black) expanded upon as they eventually joined him. Frontman Yannis Philippakis helped emphatically kick in the track's massive finish, as he danced in time to the booming rhythm while his spirited guitar sounds washed over the crowd.
Foals, who are touring in support of their stellar new album, Holy Fire, were clearly road tested and tight as hell throughout the entire performance, with each crisp, insistent number ringing out pristinely throughout the club. "Hey Minneapolis, what's up?" asked Philippakis straight away at the start of the show. "It's good to be back." And with that, the band launched into the towering "Total Life Forever," and the set truly took off. The track featured a smooth breakdown toward the finish, with just Philippakis's guitar carrying the song forward as the crowd clapped along, before the end of the number truly caught fire.
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"This is an old one," announced Philippakis, as the band eased their way into the fitful pace of "Olympic Airways," with drummer Jack Bevan standing atop his chair in order to get the crowd clapping in time to the beat. Foals' songs are rather hypnotic and slow-building, drawing you in with their repetitive, insistent hooks, so that when the payoff eventually comes and the track inevitably explodes in euphoric release, you feel that relentless energy coursing through your entire body. Seeing them perform is a very visceral experience, as the magnetic spirit of their massive songs prove to be utterly intoxicating and entirely irresistible.
Smith took to the keys for a pulsing version of "Bad Habit," locking in with full-time keyboardist Edwin Congreave to create a textured sonic tone that pushed the song forward. Bevan and bassist Walter Gervers were set up at the back of the stage, forming the dynamic rhythm section that gave the songs their measured core, while Smith and Philippakis were both prominently situated at the front of the stage, leading the songs into their untamed, adventurous direction. The band had no trouble making the transition from the Entry (where the played two memorable shows in 2008 and '10) to the Mainroom, easily filling up the larger club with their towering, urgent arrangements.
A funky version of "My Number" kept the momentum going strong, while a moody, simmering take on "Milk & Black Spiders" started off a bit slow before gradually blossoming into its grand, elegant finish. The subtle sounds of crashing waves formed the perfect tranquil introduction to the slow-burning majesty of "Spanish Sahara," with the band taking their time building the song's stylish texture, all the while heading assuredly toward the blissful, exultant release that waits at the end of the track's tense sonic journey.
Philippakis jumped into the photo pit and worked his way into the crowd during a fiery take on "Red Socks Pugie," needing to pour a bottle of water over his head to cool down after playing guitar in the heart of the audience. "This song is for the moms, the submarine pilots, the teachers, all over the world," Philippakis said a bit humorously as he introduced a moving, powerful version of "Late Night," which found the band losing themselves in a lengthy bluesy jam, led by Yannis's scorching guitar work.
Photos By Erik Hess
"All right, let's do this Minneapolis. We fly home tomorrow, let's go out on a good fucking note," Philippakis emphatically shouted before leading the band through a tempestuous rendition of "Providence," which again found Yannis heading into the crowd with his guitar, getting the crowd dancing before the track and the audience absolutely erupted toward the end. Philippakis brought out a bass drum for the last song of the main set, joining in with Bevan to form a pounding rhythm at the heart of "Electric Bloom," and the rest of the band built their intense arrangements around that massive beat. Philippakis climbed on top of the speaker stacks, looking for somewhere higher and more challenging to scale, but thought better of it and returned to the stage as the band set the place off.
After a lengthy encore break, Philippakis and Smith returned alone to the stage, with Jimmy settling in behind the keys as Yannis introduced the track, "This is a real cheery number called 'Moon.'" It proved to be a tender, moving rendition, and one that the band hadn't been playing much on this tour. But they quickly did away with their delicate side as the rest of the band joined them for a potent rendition of "Inhaler" which got the crowd dancing/moshing in time to its raucous riffs. "Two Steps, Twice" emphatically closed out the night, with Philippakis making his way throughout the entire club during the song's experimental middle section before returning to the stage as the song euphorically exploded and the set came to a breathless end. Indeed, after Foals were finished with us, this didn't feel like a Monday at all.
Critic's Notebook:
Personal Bias: Foals' 2010 Entry set is one of my favorite shows of all time, and while it's tough to match that raw, intense intimacy, this performance clearly found the band in top form.
The Crowd: While I was a bit worried looking out at the sleepy audience during Surfer Blood's set, the crowd thankfully sparked to life during Foals' performance.
Overheard In The Crowd: "That's it, I'm out of here." Said immediately after Pitts announced, "This next song is about my stomach."
Random Notebook Dump: As much as I enjoyed Astro Coast, I'm officially done with Surfer Blood.
Total Life Forever
Olympic Airways
Bad Habit
My Number
Milk & Black Spiders
Spanish Sahara
Red Socks Pugie
Late Night
Electric Bloom
Moon (Encore)
Inhaler (Encore)
Two Steps, Twice (Encore)
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I can save existing edited files without any issues but I cannot create new files or folders. I only have this issue on one server. When I try to create a file or folder I get a popup message:
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Athens, GA - Georgia junior outside linebacker Justin Houston has been named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week, according to a league announcement on Monday.
Houston, a 6-3, 258-pound native of Statesboro, muscled past his Kentucky opposition for five tackles, including two sacks and three tackles for loss. He also recovered a fumble, recorded seven quarterback hurries and had a pass break-up.
Third on Georgia's defense with 40 tackles this season, Houston remains the SEC leader in sacks with 8.5 and is second in the league with 14.0 tackles for loss. Houston is playing his first season at outside linebacker after lining up as defensive end his first three years.
Thanks in part of Houston's presence, the Bulldogs have forced 15 turnovers and converted them into 52 points while Georgia has only had eight miscues that have turned into seven points. This turnover margin (+7) ranks second in the SEC and 18th in the nation.
Houston was named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week last season for his performance against Arizona State. This is Georgia's fourth SEC weekly football award of the 2010 season.
The Bulldogs (4-4, 3-3 SEC) travel to Jacksonville, Fla., to face Florida (4-3, 2-3) on Oct. 30 at 3:30 p.m. Georgia's game will be televised on CBS, marking the eighth consecutive time that the network has televised this matchup.


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Fed Unlikely to Raise Rates for 12 Months, Pimco's Gross Says
The Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates for at least 12 months because the U.S. economy isn't generating enough growth to lower unemployment, Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Bill Gross said.
The Fed would probably like to see the economy adding at least 200,000 jobs a month before considering rate increases, Gross said in a radio interview on "Bloomberg Surveillance" with Tom Keene.
The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly fell in January to the lowest level since April 2009, while payrolls rose less than forecast, depressed by winter storms.
Unemployment declined to 9 percent last month from 9.4 percent in December, the Labor Department said today in Washington. Employment rose by 36,000 workers, the smallest gain in four months, after a 121,000 rise in December that was larger than initially reported. Payrolls were projected to climb 146,000, according to the median forecast in a Bloomberg News survey.


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Mexico Stocks: Soriana, Televisa, Walmex Decline; Penoles Gains
The following companies had unusual price changes in Mexico trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of the close of trading.
The IPC index fell 0.5 percent to 37,195.73.
Mexican stocks followed U.S. equities lower as investors weighed developments in Europe's efforts to tame its debt crisis.
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB (WALMEXV MM), Latin America's largest retailer, fell 1.4 percent to 38.42 pesos. Organizacion Soriana SAB (SORIANAB MM), Mexico's second-largest grocery store chain, declined 0.6 percent to 32.17 pesos.
Grupo Televisa SA (TLEVICPO MM), the world's largest Spanish-language broadcaster, fell 1.2 percent to 56.21 pesos as Mexico's antitrust agency prepares to consider its planned $1.6 billion investment in mobile-phone carrier Grupo Iusacell SA. The antitrust agency's board plans to discuss the transaction in a meeting tomorrow, according to its website. It has until Feb. 7 to deliver a decision.
Industrias Penoles SAB (PE&OLES* MM), Mexico's largest silver producer, rose 1 percent to 620.30 pesos. Silver futures for March delivery increased as much as 3.5 percent to $32.775 an ounce on the Comex, the highest since Dec. 8.


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Re: Luv button from Citi Appeared Today
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Luv button is just a name used by FICO members. 'Request Line of Credit Increase' is what actually appears. Learn something new everyday huh?
LOL, I was just checking. Mine doesn't say "Luv" button on it, but I call mine "Luv" button cause it's giving me "Luv" each time. Just was wondering what yours said (LOL) and where you were getting calling it "Luv" button from for yours, since obviously, it isn't giving you that much "Luv". Maybe yours is called the "Hard Luv" button? Hmm, but that would also imply a hard pull? Maybe "Tuff Love" button? -if you don't qualify, or you have enough already LOL.
I learned a new word last night at work, well, a new phrase -Hush Hush Honey. It comes with good or bad connotations, mine luckily being the first. When I push the "Luv" button, sometimes it frustrates me too. On the other hand, I know the "Luv" IS there and continues to stay visible, so I just wait a couple days and push it again. Wouldn't it be nice if a credit card was as predictable and readable?


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A descriptive word for something that is gross. It can also describe something that is damp and smelly.
Tom's feet were mogey after soccer practice.
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Marc shot 5 strokes on the par 4 hole, but he used one mulligan - so we'll give him a Mogey.
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Skip to comments.McCain speaks in defense of Clinton (He's Obama's Boy)
Posted on 01/21/2009 11:50:44 AM PST by rightinthemiddle
WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. John McCain is imploring his Republican colleagues to drop partisan demands and let the popular president get to work.
The Arizona Republican made his first comments on the Senate floor since his rival, President Barack Obama, was sworn into office.
He said the nation has come together in a way that it has not for some time. McCain was speaking in defense of Hillary Rodham Clinton's appointment as the next secretary of State. Senate leaders had planned to confirm her by unanimous consent on Tuesday, but Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn objected because of concerns raised about foreign contributions to her husband's charity.
A roll call vote was planned for late Wednesday.
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Must be the meds.
Yeah, can't see the conflicts because of the bedsheets.
This fellow sure was a total loser.
I will suspend my campaign and return to Washington to be
Obama's poodle!
Butt boy for the Clintons.
I am starting to think that the only reason that John McCain ran for President was so he could lose for Obama! Can someone tell the old fool to shut the hell up? We don't care what he thinks!
Juan wants to help amnesty pass. Hey Juan, what happened to making sure the borders were certified as secure by all border state governors first?
That little lie didn't take long for Juan to break.
F*** You, McLame!
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"We need to immediately, or as soon as possible ... move forward with the nomination," McCain said. He said two wars and a "fragile cease-fire" between Israel and Hamas make the installment of a new secretary of state imperative.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said President Obama needs a secretary of state "right now, this minute" to be an "advocate on the world stage."
"There's no better advocate than Hillary Clinton," Graham said. "I enthusiastically support her."
I'm going to burn the grass in my yard where his sign once stood. I feel I need to go through some sort of purification ritual.
John go away and take all your Gods children with you.
John go away and take all your Gods children with you.
it is why we shouldn't feel disappointed that McCain lost. He would have just done the same foolish things that Obama is going to do.
Hopefully the GOP in AZ will put up a legitimate conservative Republican in the primary to oust this POS Little JERK John McLame.
Imagine having to grin and swallow all the BS laws he supports all because he's a fellow GOP'er.
GLAD!!! I tell ya. GLAD !!!
Is McCain up for re-election in 2010?
Well there goes Obama's "transparency".
McTrain wreck trashed is own party and president at the convention and now he preaches about giving this socialist cult leader a free hand. What a loser.
Arizona needs to start a recall petition.
Mr. McCain must be suffering from too tight shoes or something.
Good Lord, how dumb is this guy?
Ya know that may not be such a good idea. Bad, baaaaad conservative carma associated with that dolt.
That would be 'not be such a BAD idea' ... I'm feeling the same need.
Any article about McPain should have to posted with a POS ALERT, from now on.
He's 'Obama's Boy'?
Ya know...we have some very talent posters in this forum.
How hard is it to put John McCain's head on the 'Obama Girl's' body and make it dance?
Just a thought....one thats got me laughing as I type this.
What gets me is he was our other choice too.
Funny :)
McCain insists on repeatedly proving he's a loser.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said President Obama needs a secretary of state right now, this minute to be an advocate on the world stage.
Theres no better advocate than Hillary Clinton, Graham said. I enthusiastically support her.
Translation: "She's got my FBI file, pictures and videotapes".
"Good Lord, how dumb is this guy?"
The depth of his stupidity is only exceeded by his arrogance.
Let me make a bold prediction: Dirty Harry and Fancy Nancy are going to push for unadulterated Marxism. Oba Mao and McCain will propose that we water it down just a little. It will be hailed as bipartisanship on the part of Obacain.
got knee pads?????
Yes McCain is up for reelection in 2010. With Napolitano at Homeland Security, I assume he will win again.
I'm friggin RELIEVED this dolt lost. Imagine having to grin and swallow all the BS laws he supports all because he's a fellow GOPer. GLAD!!! I tell ya. GLAD !!!
Mickey Kaus who's in Washington for the festivities wrote this morning in Slate that all the "[c]onservatives I've met in D.C. so far have been near-ebullient, not downcast or bitter. Why? a) They know how unhappy they'd be now if McCain had won; b) Obama has not fulfilled their worst fears, or even second-to-worst fears; c) now they can be an honest, straight-up opposition. ....".
And his arrogance is only exceeded by the idiocy of republican primary voters to nominate this lemon.
If he wasnt already on Soros' payroll before the election, he got on it when he met the fuhrer in chicago after the election.
"Let me make a bold prediction: Dirty Harry and Fancy Nancy are going to push for unadulterated Marxism. Oba Mao and McCain will propose that we water it down just a little. It will be hailed as bipartisanship on the part of Obacain."
But they won't call it marxim or socialism, they'll call it 'unity' and 'change'.
Get lost, senator.
The only reason you didn't lose all 57 states was because you had Sarah as your veep.
John McCain and Lyndsey Graham ,Tokyo Rose and Jane Fonda.
Birds of a feather.
What a moron.
I suggest everyone on this board do the same thing, this bending over for Obama while he pulls an FDR after Hoover on us has to stop.
McCain is a
brown noser.
Looks like the Obama family got their new puppy.
Why o why won't that pitiful petty excuse of a Republican just do all of us a favor and go away?!
I have yet to hear of one coming forward... and Flake certainly blew any chance he would have with his "Three DUI's and Deport" bill he is introducing.
How did Slate let that one get by the editor? (grins)
Not "was", "IS"
YES!!!!!!!!! and he is running — people need to understand he controls the AZ Chamber members and they control the AZ GOP... this is why he always runs unopposed.
McCain is trying to position himself as the defacto leader of the opposition.
How do we send a "not in my name" or "McCain, sit down and shut up" meassage?
Arizona may be stuck with him but he does NOT represent the rest of us.
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Professor Judith Douglas currently serves as Chair of the SMC Dance Department and she has been teaching dance at SMC since 1974. She is the founder and former Artistic Director of Global Motion, World Dance Company (formally Folklorico de SMC). Since coming to Santa Monica College, professor Douglas has taught Dance in American Cultures, Dance History, all levels of Ballet, Modern dance, Jazz dance, Tap dance, African dance and Mexican dance. From childhood through adulthood she has performed dance on stage and television. She holds a B.A. in Art, M.A. in Dance, and a lifetime Secondary Teaching Credential.
Judith Douglas began dance training in Cecchetti Ballet as a young child. She continued with the Imperial Society of Dance to pass all of the ISTD examinations in Cecchetti Classical Ballet Technique. She then went on to study and perform regional Mexican Dance, Traditional West African, Katharine Dunham Technique and Tap Dance. She has also taught at Los Angeles Pierce College, West Los Angeles College and Mission College.
Aside from SMC, Judith has served four years as a board member of Asociación Nacional de Grupos Folklóricos and has taken students to study and perform Mexican dance throughout the U.S. and Mexico. She has adjudicated the Amalia Hernandez National Ballet Folklorico Competition for two years and has created performances for the Los Angeles Mayor's Office. Judith Douglas has been an active participant in the SMC Academic Senate. She has served on the Sabbaticals and Fellowship Committee for four years, as the Senate Treasurer for two years, Chair of the Social Committee for two years and has served as chair of the Professional Development Committee for the past four years. She has served on the SMC Global Council, the Basic Skills Initiative Committee, and the Facilities Planning Committee. She was the recipient of the SMC Foundation Chair of Excellence Grant and was sent by the college to attend the Salzburg Global Seminar. She has recently been awarded a Sabbatical to write a course reader in Dance in American culture.
Jae Young Lee
Ballet, Modern, Dance History, Choreographer
Jae Lee began her dance training in South Korea where she earned a B.S. degree in ballet from the Han Yang University. In Korea, she was a member of the Lee Ballet Company and danced professionally from 2001 to 2002. In 2003, Lee attended the State University of New York, College at Brockport and earned an M.A. degree in dance. From SUNY Brockport, she studied under Bill Evans, Juanita Suarez and Suzanna Newman. Lee also holds an M.F.A. degree in dance with an emphasis in choreography from the University of California, Irvine. Through her training and education in Southern California, she has had the opportunity to work and study with well-known choreographers, dance researchers and filmmakers, such as Donald McKayle, Lisa Naugle, Jennifer Fisher and John Crawford.
In 2007, Lee presented one of her major works, Searching for My Voice (2007) at the Orange County Performing Arts Center as part of the Fall for Dance Concert. She has been actively participating the American College Dance Association (ACDA) and her choreographies have been selected to be performed in 'best of festival' Gala Concerts. In 2014, Lee's contemporary ballet, Interwoven (2013) was one of the 11 dances selected for the Culminating Gala Concert in the ACDA. Recently, Lee was honored as recipient of the Luis Nazar Chair of Excellence in the Performing Arts and will use the award to implement a guest artist series; exposing our students to international leaders in the field of dance. Lee is a full time faculty at Santa Monica College teaching ballet, contemporary modern dance, choreography, and dance history, while co-directing Synapse Dance Theatre as an artistic director.
Mark Tomasic
Mark Tomasic has worked with a variety of renowned dance companies in his 20+ year career as a professional dancer including Ballet Contemporaneo de Buenos Aires, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Cleveland San Jose Ballet, Tom Evert Dance Company, The Dancing Wheels Company & School, and Verb Ballets. Among others, Mark has performed principal and featured roles in the masterworks of such notable choreographers as Martha Graham, Donald McKayle, Paul Taylor, David Parsons, Sean Curran, May O'Donnell, George Balanchine, Antony Tudor, Flemming Flindt, Heinz Poll, Talley Beatty, Dennis Nahat, Mauricio Wainrot, Nils Christe, and Agnes de Mille.
On national television, Mark has been seen in the principal role of Big Boss Man in Dennis Nahat's Blue Suede Shoes (PBS), as a featured performer on Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope (ABC), and as a dancer on The Drew Carey Show (ABC). Theatrical credits include the Great Lakes Theater Festival and Cleveland Opera.
As a choreographer, Mark has created work for Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, Verb Ballets, the Dancing Wheels Company & School, Laguna Dance Festival, Ashland Regional Ballet, Belhaven University, Loyola Marymount University and University of California, Irvine.
Mark has worked extensively in the field of physically integrated dance with the Dancing Wheels Company & School, one of the premier arts and disability organizations in the United States. He currently serves as Artistic Consultant to the Company and travels nationally and internationally to teach physically integrated dance to students and professionals alike.
Mark holds an MFA in Dance from the University of California, Irvine and a BFA in Ballet from the University of Cincinnati – College Conservatory of Music. He has taught at various institutions including the University of Cincinnati, Ohio Northern University, Hiram College, University of California, Irvine, and Loyola Marymount University.
Amy Allen earned her MFA in Dance from the University of California, Irvine where her choreography was selected to perform at the American College Dance Festival. Amy has also presented works at California State University, Dominguez Hills; the Center of Creative Arts; Santa Monica College; Saddleback College; and the University of California, Irvine. Ms Allen has performed in the choreographic works of such notable choreographers as Bob Fosse, Agnes de Mille, Susan Stroman, Gower Champion, and Michael Bennett.
Additional performance credits include regional theatres, Holland America Cruise Line, Tokyo Disney Sea, the National Geographic Channel and the Wicked National Tour. Touring afforded her the opportunity to teach across the country at universities including Michigan State University, UMass Amherst, and The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She earned her BA in Dance on scholarship from Loyola Marymount University where she studied with and performed works by Hinton Battle, Grover Dale, and Gilma Bustillo. She has since studied with Gelsey Kirkland, Andy Blankenbuehler, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, and River North Chicago Dance Company.
Modern, Ballet
Seda Aybay: born and raised in Istanbul/Turkey, began her dance training at the age of five with ballet. She completed the exams of The Royal Academy of Dancing/England while studying modern, jazz and tap dance forms. After being awarded three-times first place in modern dance at the Turkish National Dance competition, Aybay came to Los Angeles/USA, graduated with honors from SMC and with Summa Cum Laude from UCLA Worlds Arts and Cultures in dance/choreography. After completing Alvin Ailey program in New York, she returned to LA and found her company Kybele Dance Theater (2003) which won her choreography awards from Dance Under the Stars Festival, MAD BAD Festival as well as RAW 2011 Los Angeles Performing Artist Award. Her works had been toured and presented in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Fresno, Concord, San Jose, Palm Desert, San Diego, San Francisco, New York, and Seattle.
Aybay has also been invited to choreograph for Calstate Fresno, LACSA, Santa Monica Collage, Praxis Project, Cerritos College, Pierce College, Spectrum, Why Dance, La Dance Festival and Pasadena Dane Festival. She also created solos and small group pieces for Youth America Grand Prix 2012- 2014 and got invited to NY finals. Mrs. Aybay has performed with numerous dance companies including "Praxis Project", Lion's Pounds Theater, Lula Washington Dance Theater, Kin Dance, Brockus Project, Bethune Danse Theatre, Paradigm Dance Theater, Magan and Jefferey Hornaday. She was featured as a dancer on KTLA channel 9, Univision Kmex34, and Fox11 as performer.
Mary Bender
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Modern, Dance History
Meri Bender has been teaching, dancing and choreographing in the Los Angeles area for over 30 years. She received her BA (with honors) and MA in Dance from UCLA and was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship. Ms. Bender was director of choreography at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts for 16 years and received seven grants from the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department and other organizations to bring dance/dramas to underserved high schools. Ms. Bender's dances have appeared on "Dance Kaleidoscope" at Cal State LA, the Fountain Theater, the Miles Playhouse and Barnsdall Park. Videotapes of her dance/dramas have been used to stimulate discussions in ESL classrooms around the country. Recently, she presented a full length evening of dance at Highways entitled "Dance Cycles".
Laura Canellias
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Ballroom, Salsa
Laura Canellias, also known as the "First Lady of Salsa," is one of the foremost salsa instructors on the west coast. Originally from Texas , Laura started dancing jazz, ballet & tap at an early age and continued on into musical theater where she developed her skills as an actress & stage performer. She later focused her energies on various social dances which encompassed everything from ballroom to swing, Latin & country western. After moving to Los Angeles 16 years ago, Laura has made a name for herself in the world of salsa, affectionately referred to by som e of her students & friends as "The Salsa Queen," she has been teaching as well as choreographing for television & stage while also appearing as a featured dancer in films such as "The Mambo Kings," "Out To Sea" & "Dance With Me." One of the high points in her career was choreographing & performing "Oye Como Va" & "Ran Kan Kan" with the great Tito Puente at the 1998 4th Annual Achievement in Arts Award Show sponsored by The Whitney Houston Foundation. She was most recently honored in San Juan , Puerto Rico at the 2000 Bacardi World Salsa Congress with the Anibal Vasquez Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the salsa community. She was also recognized for her contributions to this industry at the 1999 & 2003 West Coast Salsa Congress.
She has taught in Japan , Europe , Canada & Puerto Rico. Five years ago Laura was invited to join the eclectic salsa performance group, Salsa ConFunkshon, but soon after, assumed the role of artistic director & choreographer for the group. They are best known for their unique blend of theater, comedy & originality, while experimenting & incorporating various rhythms & dance styles in their theme-based performances. They have performed every year at the West Coast Salsa Congress in Los Angeles. She also teaches at Rudolpho's in Silverlake, Sportsman's Lodge in Studio City & Cafe' Roberto's in Culver City .Laura's honors include: "Outstanding Achievement Award" West Coast Salsa Congress 2003,Los Angeles , CA, "The Andy Vasquez Award" Bacardi World Salsa Congress 2000,San Juan, Puerto Rico, "Outstanding Achievement Award" Bacardi West Coast Salsa Congress 1999 Los Angeles, CA.
Keali'i Ceballos
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Keali'i Ceballos is an internationally acclaimed teacher, dancer and choreographer of Hawaiian and Polynesian dance in Los Angeles. he is also Director of Halau Keali'i O Nalani a Los Angeles based Halau Hula (Hula School). He studied under renowned teachers such as Cecilia Cissylani Ceballos, Nona Beamer, George Na'ope, Kawaikapuokalani Hewett and Robert Uluwehi Cazimero. Ceballos has taught over 2000 dancers over the past 30 years and Halau Keali'i O Nalani is today one of the largest schools for Hawaiian dance in southern California. Through his school Kumu Ceballos shows tremendous dedication to teach and bring the work of the students to the concert stage. Halau Keali'i O Nalani regularly enters competitions in Hawai'i and on the mainland, and placed 4th in the 2008 Merrie Monarch Hula competition (Kane Kahiko).
Most recently his school performed in the 2008 Emerging Voices Youth Project for the World Festival of Sacred Music. He is also knowledgeable and teaches the dance of Tahiti, Maori and Samoa. Keali'i strives to perpetuate the Hawaiian culture - its art, its identity, its language, its sense of 'ohana.
Kristin grew up in Philadelphia, PA where she first received her dance training at the Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet before attending both the School of American Ballet as well as the Miami City Ballet School. She started studying modern dance with mentor Cheryl Clark while earning a B.A. in History from Drew University and later continued to train under Marion Hopkins as she pursued a Masters in History from UNC Chapel Hill. In 2012,
Kristin received an M.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University where she performed original works by Pamela Pietro, Sydney Skybetter, and John-Mark Owen.
Also a certified yoga teacher through the Mind Body Dancer® 200 Yoga Teacher Training, as well as a Reiki Master and an advanced Integrated Energy Therapy Practitioner, Kristin continues to investigate the body in a myriad of ways. Most recently, she has performed with Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance and Ensemble Dance in NYC and is currently on faculty at AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Relativity School, and Santa Monica College.
Sheetal Gandhi's work has been described as "eloquent, inventive, virtuosic dance-theater" by the Philadelphia Inquirer utilizing "incisive commentary offset by brilliant touches of humor" (Narthaki). She is a multi-hyphenated artist (singer, dancer, choreographer, actor) with a career that has spanned genres and disciplines including work as a creator and performer in Cirque du Soleil's Dralion, playing a leading role in the Broadway production of Bombay Dreams, dancing throughout Ghana with the traditional West African dance company Novisi, and singing with the New York based, all-female a cappella group, Anamcara.
Gustavo González
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Dance in American Culture, Dance History and Choreography
Gustavo González is an accomplished dance artist and adjunct faculty here at Santa Monica College where he teaches Dance 2-Dance in American Culture, and Dance 5-Dance History. Mr. González is known for creating dance works and developing his own dance technique and style that celebrate the Mexican American experience. He has worked and/or participated with accomplished artists and various dance companies with whom he toured throughout the United States and Mexico. In 1996, he founded AguaLuna Dance Company as a vehicle where to express his creativity and research findings as well as his advocacy for the field of dance and arts in education.
Hence, his professional development, community arts and arts advocacy involvement, Mr. González has taken part in participatory arts projects and arts in education programs throughout Southern California including: Orange County, City of Santa Ana, Fullerton, Anaheim, and Los Angeles County, City of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation, Cultural Affairs Department of Los Angeles, City of Long Beach Parks and Recreation, Arts Council of Long Beach, Los Angeles County Arts Commission and Los Angeles Music Center on Tour Education Division, as dance master, teacher, grant panelist, consultant, advisor, committee member, and producing artistic director.
During his postgraduate studies at Pacific Oaks College, Mr. González expanded his views of dance to include dance in a social, cultural and historical context of human development.
Ballet, Modern, Jazz
Originally from Paris, Cati has studied classical ballet since the age of 8. She studied extensively with renowned teachers and choreographers of the Cuban Ballet, the famous Rosella Hightower fro Cannes, the Marais School in Paris and the Opera de Paris. Modern and contemporary dance were introduced to her as she went on to study Jose Limon and Martha Graham techniques in Paris. Before moving to Los Angeles, Cati worked in television for 5 years in Paris while performing in the famous cabaret shows Aleazar de Paris and Le Paradis Latin. She is the creator and choreographer of the highly acclaimed stage performance, L'effeur de Sens, a French variety cabaret. Cati Jean has been a guest choreographer and judge for Bravo's dance reality show "Step It Up and Dance" . She has also choreographed for MGM Grand's new television campaign and judged for CBS's "Big Shot Live".
Middle Eastern Dance
Jennifer Jesswein holds a BA in Fine Art from California State University, East Bay. Beginning with Baton at age four, her background also includes Ballet, Tap, Turkish-Egyptian Dance, Theatre Arts and Fine Art. Jesswein began studying Turkish-Egyptian dance in 1996 and has been teaching classes and workshops since 2001. She began teaching Mother-Daughter Bellydance for Santa Monica College's Continuing Community Education in 2005. Jesswein has been a faculty member with the SMC Dance Department since 2008 after guest choreographing in 2007 for Folklorico de SMC. She was a founding troupe member of both Al Rakasaat Turkish-Egyptian Dance Company, under the direction of Karen Custer-Thurston, and Tahiya and the Staggering Goddesses of the Omphalos with the YWCA in Santa Monica.
As a student of world renowned, Ansuya, and Los Angeles based, Tahiya, she has been professionally performing Middle Eastern Dance since 1997. Venues include Cairo Caravan on the Long Beach Queen Mary, Santa Monica's Chamber of Commerce Buy Local Expo, and The Children's Burn Foundation of Los Angeles at LA Ballet. Jesswein is Artistic Director of the Bellydance troupe, Raqs Nouveau, and has choreographed for SMC's Global Motion for the past seven years. She was the five-time Director and Producer of the collective Bellydance showcase, Raq the Casbah, in Flagstaff, Arizona. She was a member of the regional non-profit organization, Theatrikos Theatre Company for 15 years. Backstage credits include scenographer and assistant director with lead acting credits as "Sister Woman" in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, "Rowena" in Biloxi Blues, and "Doris Walker" in Miracle on 34th Street. Jesswein is also a volunteer seamstress for Westside School of Ballet, productions include The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Don Quixote.
Modern, Jazz
Angela Jordan holds a BA and MFA in Dance from UCLA where she received several fellowships. Angela also studied and researched West African dance in Guinea, West Africa. She has taught dance at UCLA and Bates College. She currently teaches at Santa Monica College, Debbie Allen Dance Academy and Lula Washington Dance Theatre. She has choreographed music videos and independent films.
Denise Leitner, born and raised in Los Angeles, started her dance training at age 3. As a serious ballet student she received her training from Stephen Wenta, Stanley Holden and Margaret Hills. After her studies at the Royal Ballet School in London, Denise returned home and discovered her love for jazz and contemporary dance. She became assistant to master teachers and choreographers including Hama, Ben Lokey and Joe Bennett. Denise has choreographed across the globe for stage, screen television and music videos. She travels throughout the United States and abroad conducting workshops and master classes. Denise has trained numerous dancers who have gone on to work in all entertainment mediums and she is a private coach to many artists including Kate Hudson, Goldie Hawn, Topher Grace and Elizabeth Berkeley.
She has worked with many artists including Bjork and Nona Hendrix. Her company, Dancer's Voice was founded in 1993 and has been critically acclaimed by the Los Angeles Times, and was nominated for a 2008 Lester Horton Award. The company continues to perform for dance festivals throughout the country. Currently a faculty member at Edge Performing Arts Center, she works intensely with young dancers working towards their professional careers. Denise is also a faculty member at Loyola Marymount University where she just completed her third commission for the University. Other faculty positions include Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, , Innerspark, UCLA, Maui Performing Arts Academy, and Idywilld School for Music and Art.
Her adjudicating credits include the great Canadian Dance Festival and Loyola Marymount University. Most recent choreographic credits include Tommy the Musical, choreography for Olympic and World Champion ice dancers Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, and movement coordinator for Columbia Pictures. Her work was recently featured at Pasadena's Dance Theater "Conversations with Choreographers" As a photographer Denise has photographed dozens of dancers and companies throughout Los Angeles including Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Theater, Body Traffic, Donna Sternberg and Dancers and Vaughn Dance Company.
Described as a "…young, powerful dancer." by Dancemagazine, Cihtli Ocampo began her classical dance studies at the age of eight and first stepped onto the stage at the age of nine. At seventeen, Ms. Ocampo moved to New York City where she spent over ten years studying Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern (Horton & Graham), Dunham Technique and Theater Dance at Alvin Ailey American Dance Center studying under greats such as Judith Jamison, Ann Reinking, Joan Peters and Honi Coles, among others. In 1999 Ms. Ocampo was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Spain for the study of Flamenco and Spanish Dance. From 1999-2010 Ocampo lived in Sevilla where she trained, performed and toured with the legendary Farruco family and many of Spain's most important gypsy flamenco artists. In 2004 she was the featured female dancer in Tony Gatlif's award winning film "Exiles". In 2006 Ms. Ocampo and her husband formed the Arte y Pureza Flamenco Co. dedicated to diffusing flamenco in its purest form throughout the globe. Her performance credits include: The Farruco Family, Miguel Funi, Concha Vargas, Ines Bacan, Manuel Molina & Montse Cortes.
Raquel Ramirez holds a BA in Dance and is an accomplished dancer and alumna from Santa Monica College. She is the co-director of Global Motion, SMC World Dance Performance Company, part time instructor at SMC and the founder and director of Ballet Folklórico Flor de Mayo. Her performances include the International Mariachi Festival in New Mexico; Asociacion Nacional de Grupos Folklórico in Mexico and the U.S.; and a tour with El Mariachi Azteca del Sol in New York City. She most recently directed a nation-wide tour to promote the tradition and culture of the state of Jalisco, Mexico sponsored by Tequila Cazadores.
Charlotte Richards is a former founding member with the Pacific Northwest Ballet, dancer with Pittsburgh BalletTheater, London Dance events, Los Angeles Ballet and Los Angeles Chamber Ballet, where she also held the position of Ballet Mistress for three years. After a ten year performing carreer at home and abroad, she returned to los Angeles, to become a prominent teacher of Ballet in Southern California. Known for her lively, dynamic teaching personality, she truly motivates and inspires her students to reach past their limits and improve with remarkable speed.Ms. Richards has been on staff at the major private studios in Los Angeles such as The Stanley Holden Dance Center, Westside Ballet Academy and The Dance Arts Academy.She is currently an Associate Professor at Santa Monica College.Ms. Richards was also on the faculties of Loyola Marymount Universty and Long Beach State University.
Charlotte Richards assists many local dancers and choreographers in presenting their work to the public and has been a health and fitness consultant for Shape Pregnancy Magazine. Ms. Richards has also taught for the Inland Pacific Ballet School and Company since their inception in 1991.
Aparna Sindhoor
Dr. Aparna Sindhoor, is a choreographer, director, actor and singer. She was awarded the NPN creation award and was nominated for Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Choreography in 2013. Critics have hailed Sindhoor as a powerful voice for creating contemporary works of extraordinary artistry and works that challenge the boundaries of traditional Indian dance, yet contribute to strengthening that tradition. She has created more than fifteen contemporary dance theater works that have been touring at numerous venues and festivals, including the ARATANI World Series, Lincoln Center, Asian Art Museum, Jacob's Pillow, East West Players, Asian American Theater Festival, New Haven Festival of Arts and Ideas, World Social Forum, New World Theatre, USA, Teesri Duniya Theatre (Montreal, Canada), Ragayana, Nitya Nrutya, and Amol Palekhar's Theater Festival, India. She had choreographed for Indian films including Santhosh Sivan's,Anandabadhram and S M Raju's Varnam. She has collaborated with various theater and dance companies including Cirque du soleil famed Franco Dragone'. Sindhoor trained in the Mysore style of Bharatanatyam for more than fifteen years with legendary teacher, Dr. K. Venkatalakshamma (Mysore palace dancer). She is trained in yoga, martial arts (Kalari ppayattu), contemporary, aerial dance, music and theater for more than a decade. Her current work has synthesized these distinct art forms into a unified whole. She is a Gold Medalist in Dance from Mysore University and she has a PhD in Dance, Cultural and Women's Studies from the Boston University. She was the artist in residency at the prestigious Bates Dance Festival, University California at Santa Barbara and at Brandeis University. Sindhoor is the founder and Artistic Director of Navarasa Dance Theater . Originally from Mysore India, she currently lives and works in USA and India.
Laura Ann Smy th
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Los Angeles based dancer, instructor and choreographer Laura Ann Smyth began her journey as an artist at age 4 in Canada.
Smyth obtained a BA in Sociology from the University of Calgary in 2004, a Journalism Certificate from Mount Royal University in 2008 and an MFA in Dance from UC Irvine in 2012. She has choreographed for the faculty concerts at Santa Monica College, Long Beach City College and Loyola Marymount University where she also serves as an Adjunct professor. Smyth is also on faculty at Golden West College and has worked in the theatre department at Pepperdine University as well.
She is currently a member of JazzAntiqua Dance and Music Ensemble, Brockus RED and Donna Sternberg and Dancers. Passionate about the preservation of jazz dance and its role in the academy, Smyth has presented at the International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference (IABD) in 2013 and 2016, The World Dance Alliance Conference (WDA) in 2014 and the National Dance Education Organization Conference (NDEO) in 2012, addressing these topics. Most recently, Smyth completed her Simonson Method Teacher Training Certification (SMTT) in NYC.
Sri Susilowati
Modern, Choreography, Dance History, Fundamentals, Dance Teacher Training
Roberta Wolin-Tupas, a professional in the field of dance for over 40 years, has a BA in Literature from Reed College and MA in Choreography and Performance from UCLA. From 1999 - 2007, she was Producer of Marian Scott's Spirit Dances series, and was nominated for two Lester Horton Awards for Outstanding Production of the Spirit Dances series. Wolin-Tupas is Co-Artistic of R Dance Company, and has created a large body of original, critically acclaimed modern dance works. Her choreography has been presented at Bergamot Station, Broad Stage, Highway Performance Space, Miles Playhouse, UCLA, Wilshire Ebell, California Choreographers Festival, Brand Library Modern Dance Series, L.A. Open Festival. Wolin-Tupas served as Co-Artistic Director of SMC's Synapse Dance Theater and has been involved in bringing students to American College Dance Festival. Her choreography was performed at ADCFA in 2012 and 2014.
Since 1996, she has also brought creative dance experiences to thousands of pre-K and elementary school students in the Los Angeles area. She has been a faculty member at California State University, Los Angeles and Glendale College, and continues to teach at Santa Monica College.
Endah Redjeki
Mark attended the State College of Arts in Krasnoyarsk, Russia and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Piano. In 1984, he attended the State Conservatory in Tashkent, Russia and received a Masters Degree in Piano and Music. As a student of the Conservatory, he began working as a concert pianist with the State Philharmonic Orchestra and toured internationally to Germany and Poland as a soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra. Upon graduation, Mark began working with the State Theater of Opera and Ballet and the State School of Ballet as a pianist and piano instructor. During that period he was sent to the Theater of Opera and Ballet "Bolshoi" in Moscow for additional training.
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If you've got kids at home, chances are you've got some Justin Bieber fans in the house.
A fact many predators know--and sadly attempt to use to their advantage.
A 34-year-old Canadian man has just been arrested for impersonating the pop star online to lure young girls.
Prosecutors say Lee Moir told a 12-year-old girl in New Jersey that he would hurt her family if she didn't do sex acts in front of her web cam. After she complied, Moir allegedly threatened to post the sex acts to a porn site.
The victim had been exchanging e-mails with Moir, believing he was really was the singer.
During the video chat, the girl determined that she was talking to an imposter, and contacted authorities.
An undercover Canadian police officer, using information from the Essex County, New Jersey prosecutor's office, posed online as a 14-year-old girl and requested a meeting with Moir. Moir was then arrested.
Moir has been charged in Canada with luring, manufacturing child pornography and extortion. It's believed he has victims in as many as five countries.


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So I finally bought my HID kit from ddmtuning.com (H7 35W 5000K) and 12V wiring harness relay. I installed it the other day as to the instuctions that came with the kit. When I went to let down the e-brake the harness relay just started going nuts and clicking, which caused my HID's to flicker. This happened when the lights were in position 1 and 2 (e-brake down) but when I turned the lights to position 3 they worked as per normal!
So trying to figure out what the hell it was doing I decided it could just be a faulty relay. Went to my buddies parts store and tryed another one..... same thing. So I went home and did some research in turn finding a Mitsubishi forum that had a simple way of fixing this problem with out cutting or splicing factory wires to change the DRL to turn the fog lights on. So I thought I would share my success with everyone.
How to fix HID's with DRL problems:
1) Buy an HID kit that has a wiring harness AND relay (most of them nowadays do)
2) Install everything as normal in the HID kit including 12V wiring harness relay
3) Remove relay from socket and use a test light in the relay socket on pins 85 and 86 to see which is positive and which is negative (with e-brake down) - for mine, terminal 86 was positive and terminal 85 was negative. Double check with your relay just in case.
4) Buy an Electrolytic, Polarized Capacitor at Radio Shack or local electronics/stereo store 25V (or higher) and 2000uF (or higher). Mine was 35V and 2200uF $1.99!!
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5) The capacitor has a marking down the side indicating which terminal is negative
6) Solder the negative lead to the relay lead you noted (in step 3) as negative and the positive lead to the relay lead you noted as positive
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7) Insulate the exposed leads with electrical tape or shrink tubing so they don't short out
8) Put the relay back in the socket
9) Test it all out!
Hope this helps anyone having the same problem that I did!!


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2K president – Games to shift towards "server-based" model
2K Games founder and president, Christoph Hartmann, has told GI that he believes Cloud gaming is to play a key role in the industry's future.
"What we think the future will be is the market will shift to more server-based games – similar to the movie business where most people just rent instead of view films in the cinema," said Hartmann, speaking at MI6.
"We're looking into that. But given that we're a boutique powerhouse and really only focus on one thing at a time, we're not going to do it like other big people and place five bets. We're going to pick the right opportunity and go after it. The whole market is shifting online and it's the direction that we want to take."
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The Board of Parole Hearings has recommended three times that Davis be released from prison. Each time the parole has been blocked by the Governor of California
California board approved parole Wednesday for former Charles Manson follower Bruce Davis, but before he's released he'll have to get past Gov. Jerry Brown
Former Manson Family member and double-murderer Bruce Davis has been recommended for parole in California. If he'd been imprisoned in Canada, he'd probably be out already
A former Charles Manson follower, convicted 40 years ago in the killings of a musician and a stuntman, has won a recommendation of parole


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Philippines Atmospheric Geophysical Astrological Service and Administration
Tropical Cyclone Bulletin #2
11:00 AM PhST May 23 2011
Tropical Storm "CHEDENG" has accelerated slightly as it continues to move in a West Northwest direction.
At 10:00 AM PhST, Tropical Storm Chedeng (SONGDA) located at 11.2°N 133.8°E or 795 kms east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar has 10 minute sustained winds of 50 knots with gusts up to 65 knots. The cyclone is reported as moving west northeast at 7 knots.
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This weather disturbance is expected not to directly affect any part of the country within the next 24 hrs.
The public and the disaster coordinating councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next bulletin to be issued at 11 PM today.
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Hey all,
Have only spent a little time with this plugin and already I am in love!
Do you have any planned support for a dynamic uploader? I have a script I have been using that creates new upload fields dynamically and saves all images into an array for output to the front end. I would love to see about adding it or something like it to this plugin. Let me know if you want me to send it your way. I'm sure you are far more qualified to implement it than I am.
Anyways AWESOME work on this plugin! So good to see options like this finally universalized. Such a pain to have to break down every developers own way of doing it.


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The entire series in general. For once, there's no innuendos or any undertones, it's just about an innocent boy having a wild imagination. Seeing him being so nice to everyone and going on exciting adventures for his quest of solving real life normal tasks, that would be considered boring for an adult, is impossible not to smile at.
[[folder: ''No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside'' ]]
* The ending. Sam finds out that Darkness is just misunderstood, so instead of defeating him, he befriends him. [[https://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrndi99Qej1qfsnz1o1_500.gif The sight of them playing cheese and crackers together will make anybody smile.]]
-->'''Sam''': *yawn* Goodnight, Darkness.
-->'''Darkness''': *winks at viewers from the open closet*
* Otto's childlike glee upon discovering that he ''can'' indeed float in the water.
* The implications at the end of the game that Sam conquered his fear of the darkness by befriending it through his imagination will spread warmth in your chest.
[[folder: ''You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet'' ]]
* Sam's speech at the end of the game, where he puts an end to the fighting between the delegates over which food group is best by pointing out how many great foots are from different groups working together.
* Florette kissing Sam on the cheek after the latter got them out of prison. His response after she leaves is an embarrassed "Gee".
* In one path, Sam has to help the stand-up comic, Mickey Hollandaise, with his jokes. Once his jokes are back in order, Mickey has enough confidence to go out and perform for the audience. Even better, he feels confident enough to do it without the inherently-funny shoes he wears to save a bad performance.


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i just installed my modchip executer 2.2 pro with a pogo adapter
the flashbios screen comes on and says something about it being unable to access my partition tabel
when the mod is off i get on error 09
error 9 = kernel - HDD parameters (PIO/DMA/or size {debug}, certain size minimum is required for debug)
anyone know how to fix this error?
Can Someone Help?
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Posted 13 December 2003 - 12:54 PM
Did you plug all of the leads back in corectly ?
Posted 13 December 2003 - 12:58 PM
which leads?
the ide and power cables are all in
the ide and power cables are all in
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30% of Republicans want to bomb fictional Dizney homeland of Aladdin
30% of Republicans want to bomb fictional home of Aladdin
Muslim empires stretched across three continents for hundreds of years, but theres one Arabian character who stands out to all Americans. And 41 percent of Donald Trumps supporters want to bomb him to kingdom come.
A recent survey from Public Policy Polling asked respondents their opinion on bombing Agrabah. Among Trump supporters, 41 percent were in favor of bombing, while 51 percent were not sure and only 9 percent opposed.
The problem? Agrabah is the fictional homeland of the beloved Disney character Aladdin.
Trump supporters werent the only ones to take a strong stand against Disneys Arabian hero. More than 30 percent of Rick Santorum, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie and Jeb Bush supporters also backed the attack. Overall, 30 percent of respondents were in favor of the magic carpet bombing. . . Lindsey Graham was the only candidate for whom a majority of supporters didnt want to send an explosive message to the beloved character. The survey did not ask if people knew they were in fact attacking a fictional city.
Posted by Faryn Balyncd | Fri Dec 18, 2015, 07:46 PM (9 replies)
DNC and DWS: All telephones shut down early
Telephone numbers at DNC were put on recorder PRIOR TO 5 PM Eastern to recorder that said their telephones were open until 5 PM Eastern.
DWS's Telephones are all on recorders that say to leave a message and they will call bvack, then say that their voice mail boxes are all full.
Representing the people 24/7.
Posted by Faryn Balyncd | Fri Dec 18, 2015, 06:10 PM (4 replies)
Mayor Mike Rawlings: Restoring Sanity!
Mayor Rawlings tells MSNBC hes more afraid of white men shooting people than Syrian refugees
In case you slept in Saturday morning and missed Mayor Mike Rawlings discussing Syrian refugees live on MSNBC, here you go.
Rawlings previously told The Dallas Morning News that he would welcome Syrian refugees to the city. He said becoming xenophobic about refugees would fall into the trap of what ISIS is seeking.
The mayor reiterated that point to MSNBC and said ISIS is no more Islamic than Nazi senior staff was Christian. He added that hes more concerned about mass shootings than risk of violence from refugees.
I am more fearful of large gatherings of white men that come into schools, theaters and shoot people up, but we dont isolate young white men on this issue, Rawlings said. . . . .
I think he has a future!
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings
Posted by Faryn Balyncd | Mon Nov 23, 2015, 07:46 PM (0 replies)
FDA (FINALLY) warns makers of medical scopes in wake of deadly superbug outbreaks:
Nice to know that the FDA has issued a "warning letter", 6 months after a fatal carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteria ("superbug") outbreak via duodenoscopes was reported at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center (which occurred despite knowledge of the problem since at least 2009).
FDA warns makers of medical scopes in wake of deadly superbug outbreaks
by Brady Dennis August 17
Investigators believe carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) bacteria acquired from specialized medical devices known as duodenoscopes have infected hundreds of patients and have been linked to numerous deaths. . . .The Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters to manufacturers of a specialized medical scope that has been associated with outbreaks of a deadly superbug virus, saying the companies failed to adequately report problems with the devices and, in some instances, failed to ensure that they could be cleaned properly between uses. . . The warnings come after the devices, known as duodenoscopes, have been linked in recent years to outbreaks of tough-to-fight bacterial infections involving carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE.
A recent outbreak involving contaminated scopes at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles left at least two people dead, and officials said scores of other patients potentially were exposed to the dangerous bacteria. At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, also in Los Angeles, officials this year said four patients had been infected by a superbug after undergoing a duodenoscope procedure. A Connecticut hospital said it had contacted nearly 300 patients who might have been exposed to a dangerous type of drug-resistant E. coli after undergoing duodenoscope procedures.
Such incidents prompted the FDA in February to alert doctors and hospitals that duodenoscopes can be difficult to sanitize between uses and may facilitate the spread of deadly bacteria. . . . Since 2012, other outbreaks have occurred at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital near Chicago, where 44 people were infected, and at the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, where at least 32 patients became ill and 11 died. . . .
The sad reality is that since these fiberoptic instruments cannot be heat sterilized without destroying the fiberoptics, that consequently whether whether or not a patient gets scoped by an instrument contaminated with resistant bacteria (or, for that matter, with hepatitis C, which has been documented to have been spread via colonoscopes) depends on:
(1) how effective the mechanical cleansing and chemical/gas cleansing protocol is,
(2) how rigorously each facility executes the cleansing protocol between procedures, and
(3) how many $40,000 scopes each facility is willing to purchase.
Culturing protocols devised for duodenoscopes to prevent CRE
An ideal protocol, however, may call for more of the expensive scopes
May 1, 2015
Responding to a series of outbreaks of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) linked to duodenoscopes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed an interim protocol for culturing the devices before use to create a greater margin of safety for patients.
But as others have noted, the approach is not foolproof and could be costly if facilities determine that they must purchase more scopes to adopt the protocol. Duodenoscopes are priced in the $40,000 range, according to researchers who came up with a similar protocol at the ECRI Institute in Plymouth Meeting, PA. The CDC protocol provides a plan to determine how scopes may be sampled and how to test the samples in a lab. (To access the protocol, go to http://1.usa.gov/1MwdevG.)
Like other proposed solutions to the problem of duodenoscope-related CRE infections, we recognize that there are both pros and cons associated with using screening cultures, Michael Bell, MD, deputy director of the CDCs Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, said in a blog post. There can be concerns about cost, as using this method will mean that the duodenoscopes will not be available for use while waiting for the results of the cultures. This could mean that a facility would need to buy additional scopes in order to be sure they have the equipment available when needed. Additionally, the failure to grow bacteria from the areas sampled may not guarantee that there are no bacteria present anywhere on the scope.
Peculiar that in this day and age, we find that decades after the introduction of wonderful high tech diagnostic and therapeutic gadgets, that our faith that these instruments are in fact sterile seems to have possibly been misplaced.
Yet we now have an FDA sending warning letters after 6 years of knowledge of the problem.
(It is a bit disturbing that, some non-bacterial infections which have been documented to have been spread via endoscopes, in particular hepatitis C virus, generally does not manifest itself until years after exposure, making the source of infection less likely to ever be recognized.)
And how might we encourage meticulous compliance with, & execution of, mechanical/chemical cleansing protocols that, having a small margin of error, have been repeatedly shown to be subject to human failure?
How about publicly posting the results of bacterial cultures of each facility's endoscopes?
How about shining a little sunlight on the endoscopic sterilization practices which effect not only the bottom line of healthcare facilities we use, but whether or not our interventions will result in benefit or harm?
Posted by Faryn Balyncd | Tue Aug 18, 2015, 04:54 PM (1 replies)
American Conservative: Obamas Speech on the Nuclear Deal
Obamas Speech on the Nuclear Deal
By Daniel Larison
Obama delivered a very cogent and combative case for the nuclear deal with Iran earlier today at American University. He offered a clear and persuasive explanation of the deals merits and dismantled various criticisms of the deal quite effectively. This was obviously not aimed at trying to win over members of the other party, since it was already clear that Republicans in Congress are virtually unanimous in their opposition and arent going to change their position for anything. His responses to hawkish criticisms of the deal were pointed and sometimes mocking, which is understandable given how shoddy the arguments against the deal typically are. The speech seems to have been aimed primarily at fence-sitting Democrats in Congress and members of the public that dont yet have a definite view of the deal. It was another reminder that Obama is particularly interested in non-proliferation and arms control issues and that he is willing to pursue them aggressively.
There were a few things from the speech that stood out. One was Obamas emphasis on the fact that the U.S. is giving up nothing as part of this deal except the punitive measures imposed on Iran over the nuclear issue. He compared this deal with Cold War-era arms control treaties to make the point that the latter imposed limitations on the U.S. and were somewhat riskier than the current deal. The implicit argument here was that these arms control treaties were also the right thing to do, and the deal is even more obviously so. Another striking part of the speech was how uncompromising Obama was in his conviction that the deal is clearly the best available option: "Ive had to make a lot of tough calls as president, but whether or not this deal is good for American security is not one of those calls, its not even close."
I would agree that its not even close to being a difficult decision, but I didnt expect to hear that. Obama also countered hawkish alarmism about the windfall Iran will receive from sanctions relief by stating that Iran would be getting sanctions relief anyway in the absence of a deal or in the event that the deal was rejected, and he dismissed fears of Irans regional dominance by correctly pointing out the regimes relative military weakness. He also repeatedly reminded the audience that Iran belongs to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and will always be barred from building a nuclear weapon. This is a very relevant detail that strangely goes unmentioned in much of the debate over the deal. . . .
Posted by Faryn Balyncd | Thu Aug 6, 2015, 08:09 PM (1 replies)
Star-Tribune: Zimbabwe wants quick extradition of poacher
Zimbabwe wants Twin Cities lion hunter extradited with 'a bit of speed'
Meanwhile, dentist Walter Palmer said Monday that every is just fine, but he refused to disclose his whereabouts.
By Jennifer Bjorhus and Paul Walsh Star Tribune staff writers
August 3, 2015 8:52pm
A senior Zimbabwean diplomat said Monday that his government wants Eden Prairie big game hunter Walter Palmer extradited as quickly as possible to face allegations that he illegally shot a much-revered lion during a hunt last month.
Meanwhile, Palmer has not disclosed his whereabouts since authorities confirmed nearly a week ago that he was the American who killed Cecil the lion. Palmer, 55, did release a statement last Tuesday explaining that he thought the hunt was legal.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that a representative for Palmer contacted the agency, which has begun its own investigation. The USFWS declined to give a progress report Monday on its efforts in the case. . . .
Posted by Faryn Balyncd | Mon Aug 3, 2015, 10:02 PM (8 replies)
USA Today, MSN falsely reporting US has no extradiction treaty with Zimbabwe.
Here's MSN:
"...Currently, the U.S. does not have an extradition treaty with the African nation, but if the Wildlife service finds evidence of wrongdoing, it will pass its findings to the Department of Justice and try him in the USA."
(which appears to be from USA Today):
"...Currently, the U.S. does not have an extradition treaty with the African nation. However, if the wildlife service finds evidence of wrongdoing, it will pass its findings to the Department of Justice, which means Palmer could be tried in the U.S."
Reuters, the New York Times, the AP, and others have reported that we DO have an extradition treaty with Zimbabwe.
And Wikipedia reports the existence of a USA/Zimbabwe Extradition treaty, and links to this treaty negotiated in 1997, effective April 26, 2000, and a search of Congress.gov shows the treaty ratified by the Senate by a vote of 105-33:
Formal Title
Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe, signed at Harare on July 25, 1997.
Date Received from President
01/28/1998 105th Congress (1997-1998) Text of Treaty Document available as:
Countries / Parties
Committee Reports
Ex. Rept. 105-23
Latest Senate Action
10/21/1998 105th Congress (1997-1998)
Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division vote.
Treaty Topic
Extradition and Criminal Assistance
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10/21/1998 Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division vote.
10/21/1998 Treaty moved through its parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of the resolution of advice and consent to ratification.
10/21/1998 Considered by Senate.
10/14/1998 Reported by Mr. Helms, Committee on Foreign Relations, with printed report - Ex.Rept. 105-23. With one understanding, one declaration and one proviso, (except two Protocols with one declaration and one proviso). Placed on the Executive Calendar.
09/15/1998 Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-730.
01/28/1998 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by unanimous consent.
So let's get on with it!
Posted by Faryn Balyncd | Sat Aug 1, 2015, 04:14 PM (7 replies)
Bernie packs Hofheiz Pavillion despite virtual media blackout. Meanwhile . . .
In the run-up to today's turn-out at Hofheiz Pavillion (which had to be moved from the smaller 1500 seat Cullen Hall), a Google search of www.chron.com for "Bernie Sanders" "Houston" reveals no mention by Houston's "newspaper" of any scheduled Sanders appearance. (3 days earlier, the Chronicle ran an article titled "Socialist Sanders on Low End of Earners Among Candidates", which made no mention of any Texas or Houston appearance.
In contrast, 2 days before Rand Paul's campaign rally, the Chronicle ran "Rand Paul Returns to Texas for Rally", and followed this up with a second puff piece on the morning of Paul's "Stand With Rand" rally, complete with a reminder that "Paul will address 'the importance of protecting the entire Bill of Rights, and being boldly for conservative ideals that limit the power of the Washington Machine.' The first-term senator from Kentucky, a Texas native , will also be fundraising while in Houston. Paul's rally begins at 2:45 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, downtown."
So. . . what kind of success did Houston's (former) "newspaper" achieve in drumming up attendance for "Stand with Rand"? . . . . . . . Well, it seems for some reason the photos are making themselves a little scarce! (Guess filling the Hyatt ballroom was too much to ask.)
Score: one for the American people,
. . . zip for the corporate "media"
Go, Bernie!
Posted by Faryn Balyncd | Mon Jul 20, 2015, 02:24 AM (16 replies)
Houston Press: Bernie Sanders Event Bumps to Bigger Venue
Bernie needs a bigger building.....Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders' scheduled campaign event in Houston has moved from the 1,500-capacity Cullen Performance Hall to a much larger venue, Hofheinz Pavilion.....The 45-year-old multi-purpose arena at the University of Houston will host the 73-year-old Senator from Vermont this Sunday at 7 p.m., after Sanders appears at a rally in Dallas earlier that day. Hofheinz Pavilion seats 8,479 people.
The town hall meeting is part of Sanders' southwestern road trip through traditionally Republican stronghold states. His event Saturday in Phoenix was also moved to a larger venue to accommodate an anticipated big crowd. Sanders' campaign platform is focused on improving income inequality, protecting the environment and removing big money from politics....Since announcing his presidential campaign in May, Sanders has steadily surged in early Democratic nomination polls, topping out at 17 percent in a Monmouth University poll released Wednesday. Sanders still trails heavy favorite Hillary Clinton by about 34 percent.
Admission to the town hall meeting is free and seating is first come, first served. You can find more info here.
The Details
Houston Town Meeting at 7pm on July 19 (Town Meeting)
Please join Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and local leaders for a town meeting to discuss how we:
Get big money out of politics
Deal with obscene wealth and income inequality
Combat climate change
Make college education affordable
Doors open at 6pm.
Time: Sunday, July 19, 2015 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT
Host: Bernie Sanders
Location: Hofheinz Pavilion (Houston, TX) ....3875 Holman Street ....Houston, TX 77004
(Despite total silence from www.chron.com )
Posted by Faryn Balyncd | Fri Jul 17, 2015, 10:46 PM (6 replies)
WP: They say they came to the U.S. illegally. Now theyre working on Trumps D.C. hotel.
. . . For weeks, dozens of construction workers from Latin America have streamed onto the site of the Old Post Office Pavilion in downtown Washington and taken pride in their work building one of the citys newest luxury hotels. . .But that job site is now laden with tension after the man behind the project billionaire developer Donald Trump put himself at the center of the nations debate over illegal immigration.
. . . The majority of us are Hispanics, many who came illegally, Arellano said in Spanish. And were all here working very hard to build a better life for our families. . . . Interviews with about 15 laborers helping renovate the Old Post Office Pavilion revealed that many of them had crossed the U.S-Mexico border illegally before they eventually settled into the Washington region to build new lives. . . Several of the men, who hail mostly from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, have earned U.S. citizenship or legal status through immigration programs targeting Central Americans fleeing civil wars or natural disasters. Others quietly acknowledged that they remain in the country illegally. . . .
Several of the laborers who travel to work from as far away as Baltimore or Manassas, Va., every day fumed at Trumps comments, saying that they have led honest lives that have allowed them to buy homes and raise U.S.-born children. . . . Do you think that when were hanging out there from the eighth floor that were raping or selling drugs? Ramon Alvarez, 48, a window worker from El Salvador, said during a break Monday morning just outside the construction site. Were risking our lives and our health. A lot of the chemicals we deal with are toxic.
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Posted by Faryn Balyncd | Mon Jul 6, 2015, 10:05 PM (18 replies)


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I've been having trouble getting TypeScript for Visual Studio 2012 to work. Does anyone know if it will only install on the full edition of VS2012? (I have VS 2012 Express for Web and VS 2012 Express for Desktop).
I've tried all the suggestions I could find on this site, and still no luck. Both VS and TypeScript install correctly, but I can't see TypeScript projects or new items anywhere in VS 2012 Express for Web.


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The Iraqi insurgency is now nationwide and deadlier than ever, despite the recent surge of U.S. forces. More than 30 people, many of them women and children, were reported dead and dozens wounded Friday when a suicide bomber set off explosives that released chlorine gas in Ramadi—just one of several fatal incidents this week in Iraq.
A suicide truck bombing in the restive Iraqi city of Ramadi has killed at least 35 people, police say.
A police commander in Ramadi said a police checkpoint had been targeted.
Elsewhere, police said clashes had erupted between US and Iraqi forces and fighters from the Shia Mehdi Army militia in the city of Diwaniya.