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I visited The National Museum of China in Beijing in last September. This museum to me is the brand statement about China's history from its government perspective. Huge building, but not charming ! However, with your passports or Chinese ID cards, you can enter to this museum free of charge. You shall pass through strict procedure as if you were boarding to somewhere by airplane. Hilarious, but feel safe.
Free admission to the National Museum of China is somehow about the attitude. If you would like to introduce something to the complete strangers, then giving to others first would enhance the further opportunities. Believe me, you shall end up buying souvenirs at its tempting museum shop any way. Or you will sit at the tea room having traditional tea or a cup of green tea ice cream after a long exploring day.
Today, I would like to share with you the selected African Sculptures instead of starting with Chinese things as you might expect. Why? At present moment, I find African sculptures more lively and more friendly for my mood. Each face shows a bit of emotions and characters. It was nice to spend some peaceful moments looking at African sculptures and wondered what artists had in their mind when they did all this !
The best points of this exhibition are the mutual cooperation and the free admission. I find this as the super awesome approach for introducing what you'd like to share to the world. Connecting a dot with the completely new strangers for free !
Inside the museum, there are some other exhibitions which may require you to pay to enter. You can choose what you feel right !
Getting there
Address: East side of Tian'anmen Square,16 East Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006, P. R. China.
By Subway:
Nearest subway stations
Line1 Tian'an Men East
Line2 Qian Men
Opening Hours
Tuesday – Sunday, 9:00 – 17:00
Closed on Mondays
Tickets issued until 15:30
Last admission at 16:00


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Discussion in 'Luthier's Corner' started by 311fan, Mar 2, 2006.
I bought one of these off ebay not knowing what kind of wood it is. Does anyone know what it is.
3pc Alder or maple, cant tell for certian from the picture.
its the color of alder but under the finished are the grain sort of looks like eastern maple
Probably alder though
You could try sending a message to the seller asking what kind of wood it is...
Basswood/poplar, just to throw 2 more ideas out there.
That is from a Saga kit so it is basswood.
I keep forgetting they use basswood for instruments!
Weigh it. If it's basswood it's probably 4 or 5 pounds, and if its maple its probably like 6. Looks like basswood though.
I'm tellin ya... it's basswood.


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I am so blessed I can't even tell you how much I have to be thankful for! Here are just a few things and people I am so lucky to have in my life!
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! So thankful for my blogging friends, too!!
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Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! And I recognize that marina in your picture, is it Harbor Town??
Thank you to all!
Ashley- YES! We love Hilton Head Island, especially Sea Pines and Harbor Town!!!
Adorable post. It's hard to acknowledge the things we're thankful when all the time so it's nice to have a time to stop and think about it. Hope your thanksgiving was well
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By Bill Kohlhaase
Say this word to most Americans and a flurry of connotations come to mind: Tehran, the 1979 hostage crisis, Islam, America, violence, war. Vague specters of xenophobic dread and geopolitical doom haunt our notions of the Persian state.
For members of the Iranian diaspora (any people or ethnic population forced or induced to leave their traditional ethnic homelands), these connotations aren't just the flotsam of historical memory; they are landmines in the delicate journey to negotiate an identity in a world that views them largely through lenses of suspicion, ignorance and superiority. For women of the diaspora in particular—whose mother country views their gender through similar lenses—safely locating an identity can be even more perilous.
The complicated question of identity is one of the overriding themes of Let Me Tell You Where I've Been, a new anthology of writing by women of the Iranian diaspora, edited by Persis Karim. While the collection is not overtly political, the political subtexts are as ever-present and unavoidable in its poems and stories as they are in each woman's personal identity. All of the contributors, Karim writes, "have felt compelled to respond to the view of Iranian women purveyed by both the Islamic Republic and the Western media." At a time when American-Iranian relations are as tense as ever—when, as Karim writes, "events and people associated with September 11th and with violent conflict in the Middle East generally are conflated with Iran and Iranians"—the writings in this collection offer a significant insight into the people behind the nation currently in our presidential crosshairs.
With 52 contributing authors and more than 100 works, including poems, prose poems, essays, memoirs, and fiction stories, Let Me Tell You is a diverse collection. Some of the writers are accomplished veterans, others are less experienced, but all of the voices are strong, and all are unified in a way that only writers who come form the same place can be. That place is not a literal spot on a map—these women live all across the globe—but a residence of the soul, described by Karim as one of "exile, immigration, otherness, and assimilation." To be a person of the Iranian diaspora is to be uprooted. To be a woman of the Iranian diaspora is to feel doubly or perhaps triply so—displaced from a geographical and cultural home, displaced from any self-identifier that does not fit with the Iranian or Muslim mores, be it "lesbian," "single woman," "sexual woman," or "woman outside the home."
The theme of alienation from both Iran and American culture is one frequently taken up by these authors. In the poem "Home Stories," Zara Houshmand lashes out at her father's assimilation into American culture, and the shaming and silencing he submitted himself to. "He polished his English/watching Cyrano/over and over on the silver screen/and like his hero, hid/his protruding foreign parts/in the fabric of his dreams." The subsequent effects on her own sense of alienation and dislocation were devastating. "Home?" she asks near the end of the poem, "What home?"
Another common strain is the way the events of 1979 have defined those of Iranian descent in the United States. In a memoir piece called "1979," a writer named PAZ describes how during the crisis in Iran her mother, "a woman who was fiercely proud of her country," told her not to reveal she was Iranian, and how her teachers, formerly admiring of her sharp reading and math skills, now "treated her with an icy glare of suspicion."
And, as if you don't get enough of it just by watching the news, the book also makes for frequent cringing at Americaness. In numerous memoir pieces, Americans are the ones repeatedly pelting the authors with questions about rugs and cats—the only things they associate with Persia. And they haven't a clue about geography. In the memoir piece "With a Little Help from My Friends," Firoozeh Dumas recalls, "even as a seven-year-old, I was surprised that so many Americans had never noticed us on the map. Perhaps it's like driving a Yugo and realizing that the 18-wheeler can't see you."
Editor Karim says that her goal in Let Me Tell You was to gather a richly diverse collection into a unified whole, a "chorus." She succeeded. This anthology sings, and even with so many disparate voices, it sings as one.
Persis Karim and several authors talk about the book at the Riverside Public Library
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Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by the Women of the Iranian Diaspora, edited by Persis Karim; University of Arkansas Press, Hardcover, 400 pages. $24.95.


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A lovely cul-de-sac home complete with beautiful furnishings including dining sets, L-shape & other sofas, Petrov black lacquer baby grand piano & bench, Chinese rosewood chairs, statues, Fr. salon set, coffee & side tables, queen 4 poster bed, antique parrot cage, lamps, L-shape desk, Asian bric-a-brac & pictures, concrete pots & statues, display cabinet, oil paintings-geometric, landscapes, musicians, 4 vint. Lyre chairs.
Armoire, silver plate, platters/dishes, figurines, Roberto Jortoh Fr. Ladies signed lithos, 4 wrought iron chairs, Christmas, lamps, bed & table linens, Baccarat dish, bric-a-brac, file cabinets, Maytag gas dryer & washer, GE microwave, Maytag 4-burner stove/oven, 2 Kenmore single wide refrigerators, ladies' clothes-Chicos, Loft sz 1,2,3,S-Lg. Hysteric Et Vous Paris, Coach, Glacca. Shoes-7 ½ ,8 vintage buffet, costume jewelry, LPs, lots of girls baby clothes, shoes & blankets 6-9mos 9-12mos 24mos-2 yrs., books, art supplies, vintage exterior lanterns, vanity stools, perfumes, office supplies, decorative items – Chinese cloisonné, music & jewelry boxes & much more.
Here is more! Antique petit point beaded bag, Spode Christmas Tree 'Train Cookie Jar', many Asian pieces-furniture, figurines, statues, 4-panel wood screen, pr. lantern wall fixtures, cabinets, table items. Also, pr. modern chrome standing lamps, pr. brass standing lamps, Tiffany style lamp, milk glass lamps, figural lamps, brief cases, Fr. graphic antique repro advertisement, file cabinets, printer, Dell keyboard, leather desk blotter, metal leaves wall candle sconces, books on tape, glassware, dishes set, decorative baskets, brass/glass mini display cases, neck scarves, vanity items, ceramic bowls and vases, cookbooks, 'John Lennon Forever' lithograph (signed by Steve Gorman 4-19-96 #9 of 9). Mirrors, tons of clothes and shoes, pr. wing chairs, shells, gilt/wood standing girandole candlestand, Thai gilt headdress in lucite box, panther ottoman, trays, cache pots, etc.
The garden items are many–1950's composition stone/concrete yard table, tall pedestals, iron two-seater loveseat w/cushions, 4 large white glazed garden pots, crocodile rain-spout from Europe, terra cotta and other large pots, concrete pots, iron arm chair, Japanese banner 20′ long and vintage 1950s, some plants, and more!!!


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Jennifer and I finished fucking and it was a long aggressive session, and I took off the cock rings and I stopped recording, and the bed was on fire so I got up and walked into the living room and sat in the lazyboy and tried to expose as much of my surface area as possible to the cool air, and my balls lay on the recliner fabric like a panting dog tongue, and I got a text from this girl asking if I was getting into anything good tonight, and I chuckled with heavy breath, and Miley Cyrus was on Jimmy Fallon and the sound was still off, and she was wearing some sort of rasta k-pop thing, and I noticed there were shards of viagra still on the tv stand, and I smoked a bowl and reclined naked and tapped an ice cold coke and everything was perfect.
Except it was really a Pepsi because nothing is perfect, and Jennifer came out and said she thought the brownie was starting to work and I told her about the time the frozen acid didn't kick in until after I fucked my ex girlfriend because there was a single acid paper I was keeping in the freezer and it was there for almost two years and in fact, it moved between two apartments and I just never had the right opportunity to trip, and it was maybe not even enough for one person and I was bored one night and out of pot so I just said fuck it and my girlfriend had been convinced through experience that she couldn't be affected by LSD anyway on account of her spinal injury, and after an hour or two I didn't feel anything and I thought whatever and we fucked and then as soon as I came and rolled over I sank into the bed and kept sinking and sinking and sinking and I was sort of locked into a trip for the night and I was sort of an asshole just curled up at the edge of the bed watching a movie with Marlon Waynes and Steven Segal and kept her up all night when she had to work in the morning and I could've gone into the living room and I had no pot to even me out and I went to sleep as soon as she blew me and left for work.
Jennifer let out a charming cackle and turned around. She wiggled her butt as she walked back into the bedroom and three breaths later I was on top of her with my right hand around her throat and my left hand pinning down her wrist. Her other hand gripped my forearm, pulling at it with delightful futility. Her legs were wrapped around my waist as best as she could manage while I pushed my fat wood inside her. I let go of her wrist and grabbed a handful of her bouncy, tight, curls, which were slightly slick with coconut oil. I liked when she wore braids but I loved her natural hair; it just felt right, and she smiled when I pulled back on it. I've heard many people say you should never mess with a black woman's hair. Bullshit.
We had just started up again and my cock was sore already, but I kept going, weak and shaking. She was still in pain, no longer bleeding, but each thrust still presented a challenge to her tolerance. She was mine to do with whatever I wished.
This was becoming a familiar scene. They all seemed to love it this way, their free will taken away. With my hand around their throats, they like being deprived of blood flow, air flow. There's a thrill. I came to the conclusion it's only enjoyable because they have faith and trust that their breath will come back. Even gasping for air, gurgling, aching inside, it will come back. If I ever feel myself anxious, slipping away into that darkness, the light receding, my breath with it, if I feel the abyss staring back at me, maybe I can accept the same faith and emerge from my panic with a smile on my face the same as they do.


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On Sunday, Jimmy Seibert gave a message on intentional parenting (You can listen to the message HERE) at All Peoples Church. In the middle of his message, he brought up Caleb (his nineteen year old son) who shared his perspective from being a child in the Seibert home. As Caleb shared from his heart, I was struck by the fruit of Jimmy practicing what he preaches.
I imagine that for many who listened to Caleb share this Sunday, there was the potential to write him off, relegating him to some super-human category. Many probably thought, "This kid is not normal. Are you serious? He is actually thankful that his parents highly monitored his media intake and were very deliberate about what friends Caleb could and couldn't play with? And how many nineteen year olds can stand in front of a huge crowd and communicate that clearly and confidently anyway? Certainly this is one of those one and a million kids who are miraculously bequeathed to super-star pastors and saintly missionaries ."Although, I would say that Caleb is an incredible young man, my insider's perspective showed me that he is not a freak of nature that evolved on a planet akin to superman's birthplace.
I first met Caleb when he was 3 years old. I was dating Stefanie, who was a young training school student living in the Seibert home. Since Stefanie was incorporated into all the activities of the Seibert household, when I came around I was drafted into the family as well. My first memory of Caleb was babysitting him when he was three years old, and when I wasn't expecting it, he came and punched me in the gut. I spent the rest of the evening trying to come up with activities that would tire this kid out to avoid any further beating. I also remember numerous times when Jimmy would correct him at the dinner table telling him to wait his turn to speak and to close his mouth while chewing.
My point is this, Caleb was a very ordinary kid. But what Caleb had was a father and mother who did extraordinary practices in parenting.
Here are three secrets I learned in the Seibert house:
I realize that children don't know how to set goals and live disciplined lifestyles. We need to set realistic goals for our kids in each of these areas of life and then help them accomplish them.A simple spiritual goal would be having a daily 5 minute face time. Also, I suggest a chore chart. Stefanie and I use a traditional chore chart but instead of just having household chores on it we put meaningful activities from each quadrant for them to put a star by each day. These activities include facetime, room cleaning, practicing their instrument, daily reading and daily practicing their sport. I also encourage you to spend time waiting on God for each child asking God for the specific gifts and talents he is wanting to uniquely develop in them.
Be Well Planned – I have often watched Jimmy and Laura have a family admin meeting once a week. Now I am more of a spontaneous kind of guy, but I have seen that if Stefanie and I can talk about the week, we are able to actually put our values into the calendar and live out what God has called us to. I encourage couples to have a 30 minute meeting on Sunday nights to talk through the week.
I also encourage couples to pray over each quarter and talk through how to incorporate the main values of the family into the calendar (ie. church activities, family trips, Sabbath rest, sports, fun celebrations, etc.). I also encourage parents to keep a calendar and every morning to look at it and take a moment to pray through each event of the day.


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I have been following the story of Boeing's Dreamliner with considerable interest, in part because I used to do consulting work within the aerospace sector, in part because it has clearly become a commercial and management nightmare.
In the most recent development, Boeing has apparently instructed the Italian company Alenia Aeronautica to stop making fuselage components after quality control problems were discovered. For those who are interested in reading back into the saga, Ben Sandiland's has been following it on his Plane Talking blog.
The slowly unravelling story is interesting because it combines so many elements. The Dreamliner is a large, complex project with plenty of scope for things to go wrong. However, Boeing has plenty of experience with this type of project.
I have a strong impression, I may be wrong, that Boeing's difficulties are due in part to the way the company has pushed the technical envelope to try to deliver specific benefits, more to the way in which marketing considerations in general have driven project dynamics.
The relationships between marketing people and engineering and production teams has always been complicated. Let the technical people have their heads and you may get an over-specified product that doesn't meet customer need. Let the marketing people have their way and you end with promises that cannot be met.
The problem for Boeing now is that the project has become a potential company breaker. I suspect that I am not alone in wondering whether the plane will ever enter commercial production.


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This is a fairly detailed book report on the great classic novel "of mice and men"
Of Mice and Men (1937), written in the same genre as The Grapes of Wrath, that of a story about migrant farm workers and their lives as a reflection on society, was the book that thrust Steinbeck into the limelight as a national celebrity. He won many awards and honors including being picked as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Year. Steinbeck's style is what earned this praise, that of a natural flow of words which are simple in form but complex in their meaning. He painstakingly describes each setting as the reader is introduced to it, showing not just the general layout but an…
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U.S. restaurants add 560,000 jobs in last two years
The restaurant industry's job recovery is running well ahead of the overall economy, according to the National Restaurant Association, which said Monday restaurant employment rose 3.2 percent in the last 12 months. That's more than twice the 1.5 percent increase in total U.S. employment.
The Washington, D.C.-based trade group says eating and drinking establishments have added more than 560,000 jobs since March 2010, with more than 200,000 of those jobs added in the last six months.
Current restaurant industry employment is more than 180,000 jobs above the pre-recession peak, the association says.
Restaurant employment will continue to rise, with 24 percent of operators planning to increase staffing levels in the next six months and seen percent expecting to reduce headcount.
The national Restaurant Association projects the industry will add 1.4 million jobs in the next decade
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The changing narrative of education for girls in the Somali ecosystem
6 March 2017 - The Somali ecosystem continues to realize that women are crucial to the country's development and with each day the once solely patriarchal society is becoming more accommodating of women. As a result, there is a vibrant participation of women in national affairs, academics, community decision making and the labor market amongst others. Through community awareness, with the help of international and local organizations, gender mainstreaming is today inculcated in all aspects of life in a bid to promote gender equity and equality.
Education for girls has been a primary beneficiary of this initiative with a majority of Somali parents seeing it as mandatory to take their daughters to school and proud to see they pursue education to the highest level. ISTVS is one of the institutions working towards improved girls' education in the Somali ecosystem and as such continues to see increased enrollment of girls to study various courses year after year. ISTVS sources scholarships from time to time for students from poor backgrounds and also those who excel academically; girls are always on the list of recipients. The school has put in place policies and curricula that promote gender equity and equality hence making the ISTVS learning environment-friendly.
As a female teacher, teaching in ISTVS is an exhilarating experience as one gets to see the effort the girls put in their studies with some emerging top of their class consecutively. The opportunity to learn is embraced, and despite the challenges that come their way the girls can transcend through as they have a strong support system in ISTVS. Every year there is a sense of pride, during graduation, of being part of the ISTVS team that sends another class off to a new stage of their lives. More so, for the girls, this is always a platform for them to be economically independent, have access to information and resources, rights amongst other opportunities as well as empower other women in their society. Evidently, as seen in the Somali ecosystem, empowering women through education indeed leads to an empowered society.
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White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is considering hanging it up as the President Obama's Adviser. Emanuel is growing tired of "Idealism" of the Administration. He wanted to "bang heads together" to get the President agenda approved in Congress.
Emanuel is considering his options including Running for Mayor of Chicago in 2011 if (and that's obese if current Richard M. Daley decides not to run.) He's also worried about burn out and he wants to spend time with his family.
Sources tell the London Daily Telegraph he ready to go:
"I would bet he will go after the midterms," said a leading Democratic consultant in Washington. "Nobody thinks it's working but they can't get rid of him – that would look awful. He needs the right sort of job to go to but the consensus is he'll go."
An official from the Bill Clinton era said that "no one will be surprised" if Mr Emanuel left after the midterm elections in November, when the Democratic party will battle to save its majorities in the house of representatives and the senate.
Emanuel head-butting pragmatic approach put people off. At times Emanuel wanted to compromise with the Republicans to get things like the recent health care reform bill passed. But other White House advisers including David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett want to keep on course. The approached worked and the bill passed however. The American people despises the bill:
"It might not be his fault, but the perception is there," said the consultant, who asked not to be named. "Every vote has been tough, from health care to energy to financial reform.
"Democrats have not stood behind the president in the way Republicans did for George W Bush, and that was meant to be Rahm's job."
There were sharp differences over health care reform, with Mr Emanuel arguing that public hostility about cost should have forced them into producing a scaled down package. Mr Obama and advisers including David Axelrod, the chief strategist, and Valerie Jarrett, a businesswoman and mentor from Chicago, decided to push through with grander legislation anyway.
Mr Emanuel has reportedly told friends that his role as White House chief of staff was "only an eighteen month job" because of its intensity.
Emanuel departure signals that the White House is in more trouble most analysts thought.
No comment from the White House or Mr. Emmanuel at this time.
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The striker Elkeson rediscovered the form that helped steer Guangzhou Evergrande to the AFC Champions League title last season to ensure the reigning champions secured a berth in the last 16 of this year's continental championship.
The Brazilian scored twice in the first half as Marcello Lippi's side downed Yokohama F Marinos 2-1 at Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou on Tuesday night to pick up their first win in four AFC Champions League matches and secure top spot in group G.
Guangzhou will be joined in the round of 16 by South Korean side Jeonbuk Motors, who drew 0-0 with Melbourne Victory, and the Chinese Super League side will face either Shandong Luneng, Cerezo Osaka or Buriram United in the next round next month.
"I'm very satisfied with today's performance. At the moment the team is not in the best shape. We have had problems and a list of injuries," said Lippi.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
About Last Night...Rehearsal Number 4
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Bring on the Recordings!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Lunch with the New Maestro
My time in Berlin was coming to an end, but before returning to the US, I had one more day of new sites ahead of me. At the suggestion of Symphonic Choir Board of Directors President Peter Fellegy, and with the help of Kathleen Custer at the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, I had been invited to meet Krzysztof Urbanski, ISO Music Director Designate, in Bamberg, Germany today. Maestro Urbanski is conducting the Bamberg Symphony concerts this weekend, so he had traveled there from his current home city of Warsaw.
Leaving Berlin shortly before 8 am, I took the ICE train for a four hour ride south and a bit east, arriving in the small city of Bamberg around noon. Stowing my bags in the lockers at the station, I hailed a cab, and arrived at the concert hall during the musicians' break. As I got situated in the concert hall, I had a chance to meet the principal viola player for the orchestra, an American woman from Spokane. A graduate of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, she moved to Vienna and has been in Europe for over 20 years, playing in several fine orchestras. We talked about Krzysztof, and she reported that the orchestra had been very impressed with his work.
Rehearsal began, the Lutoslawski Cello Concerto, an aggressive and modern work. It was great to hear the soloist, Clemens Hagen, and the orchestra pull the piece together from what may have been their first reading. I enjoyed watching Krzysztof work very much. Clearly in command of this challenging material, his rehearsal style was direct and effective, moving quickly and always serving as a sensitive accompanist to the soloist.
One favorite moment: the work begins, after an extended cello cadenza, with jolts of very fast, short, sharply repeated notes from different brass instruments, one after the other. They began, trombone played its notes, then it was the trumpet's turn—"tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat". Without dropping a beat, Krzysztof called out "it's just FIVE notes please." Giggles and smiles all around.
At rehearsal's end, I re-introduced myself (we had met at the ISO's public announcement of Kryzsztof's appointment last fall) and we headed to lunch. Neither one of us knew exactly where to go, but with a little luck, and the help of a friendly cab driver, we ended up in a cozy restaurant in the heart of the "old city." Our tasty lunch…beef for him and "Schnitzel im Bamberger Art" for me, accompanied by beer of course…was delicious, and a perfect way for us to become acquainted.
We had great conversation, talking about favorite pieces and composers (he's a champion of Polish composers, naturally), our various paths to music (he didn't attend music school until age 12, very late in the European system), musical backgrounds, etc. One thing I am always curious to know is how conductors study their scores…such an individual thing, and since that task is a never-ending one, I'm always looking for helpful hints. Krzysztof works from a piano to learn his scores, doesn't listen to recordings until after he's made his own interpretive decisions, and marks his own parts with articulations and bowings (his wife, Joanna, helps him with that for now, but I have a feeling he'll be hiring a scribe/copyist soon, in order to keep up with his fast burgeoning career).
He was eager to hear about the Symphonic Choir, so we talked about our typical seasons (8-10 different productions annually, about half of those with the Orchestra), number of singers (roster of 140-160 typically, all volunteer) and our board. Among the things that make me most proud of the ISC is the enthusiasm and flexibility our singers show. Though I rehearse the singers to within an inch of their lives, they are always willing to try it a different way when an orchestra conductor requests it. So I tried to give him a little sense of what to look forward to as we work together in the coming seasons.
Maestro Urbanski is young…just 28 years old. However he has an impressive resume of experience and work already, conducting in Houston, Chicago and Indy, and in numerous cities around the world. One-on-one, he is naturally at ease, quick to laugh, and very gracious. I felt lucky to spend such quality time with him, and know that my singers, and the musical community in Indy, will become his fans and supporters in short order.
After lunch, another train ride, this time back to Frankfurt, then flight home next morning.
As I reflect upon the last ten days, I'm left with two "big ideas."
1) I am very lucky. To get to travel, to see and experience places, people and culture, to get to study and play music like this...I am humbly grateful for these opportunities.
And, 2) In this trip, I have encountered the extremes of humanity...from the glorious miracle of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach to the unthinkable nightmare of the holocaust. Though separated by 200 years, I realize the juxtaposition of these events underscores the timeless universality of the MASS IN B MINOR. Its closing moments contain a message that is both fervent plea and hopeful assurance: Dona nobis pacem.
Pacem indeed.
Somehow, Bach knew we'd need to hear that in 2011.
As promised some posts ago, I'll continue putting up information I find interesting or enlightening pertaining to the MASS IN B MINOR as I prepare for our April performances. Stuff I'm reading, stuff we're working on in rehearsal, stuff my students uncover, interviews with our performers, that sort of thing.
But next time I thought I'd answer a question some of our singers and choir fans have been asking me, namely what recording do I recommend for those wanting to get better acquainted with this magnificent work? I think I own close to a dozen different recordings, and there are way more than that out there. Everything from huge orchestras and monstrous choirs to chamber ensembles and one singer per part. We'll think about the differences between one approach or the other, and hopefully point you toward something you might enjoy.
Till then, thanks again for reading, commenting, sharing with friends.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Berlin on Thursday
Wishing to make a further dent in our list, we started our day early, taking the U-bahn and arriving at the downtown Holocaust Memorial before 10 am (well, early by "Vacation Standard Time" I guess). Installed in 2005, the memorial is a composite of over 2,000 rectangular stone monoliths, arranged in neat rows upon an undulating plaza. The stones have no carving or plaques, nor are there any signs to speak of. Instead, the memorial is blankly quiet, as if to invite the visitor's inquiry and personal reflection.
I had all kinds of images in mind as I walked through the memorial…the lines of barracks buildings I've seen in concentration camp photos, columns of headstones in a cemetary, and of course the many victims whose names are yet unknown to us.
Also part of the Memorial is an underground museum, beneath the field of stones. In a striking moment of architectural inspiration, the
museum ceiling is cast as an echo of the above ground stone topography, as if the monoliths above had been pushed up from the space below. The iconic visual device helps keep those whom we honor close to mind.
In addition to presenting some of the facts of the holocaust, the museum helps its visitors understand the tragedy at a personal level, by dedicating two large rooms to historical pictures of families, reproductions of letters, telegrams and deportation orders and information about their fates, if known. Though the facts are devastating to contemplate, we found these presentations did their work in a manner that was effective and honorable.
Across the street from the memorial is large city park, Tiergarten ("Animal Garden," since the city zoo is contained in it). Among the many monuments it contains are the Goethe Monument and a new Memorial to Homosexual Victims of the Holocaust. The plaque next to it reads, in part: For many years, the homosexual victims of National Socialism were not included in public commemorations—neither in the Federal Republic of Germany nor in the German Democratic Republic….With this memorial, the Federal Republic of Germany intends to honor the victims of persecution and murder, to keep alive the memory of this injustice, and to create a lasting symbol of opposition to enmity, intolerance and the exclusion of gay men and lesbians. The starkly plain construction of this Memorial recalls the design of the Holocaust Memorial just across the street. Through the small opening in the side, one views a looped video image of two men embracing, recorded at the actual site in the park where the monument stands.
Our next goal was the Pergamon Museum, located on a sliver of island in the River Spree. Walking through the Brandeburg Gate and down the grand promenade, we passed the US Embassy, the Opera House and a very glitzy Mercedes dealership!
The "Museum Island" contains Berlin's largest collections of fine art, in several classical buildings. Adjacent is the Berlin Cathedral.
The Pergamon Museum houses two significant archeological finds from Turkey: the Pergamon Altar (a nearly 400' long frieze) and the Market Gate of Miletus. The enormity of these two installations is breathtaking.
Also located in the Pergamon is the Ishtar Gate, from the wall that ringed the ancient city of Babylon. Excavated in the 1930's, the gate is 47' high and 100' feet wide. Jon and I liked the shiny animal reliefs installed among the bright blue bricks.
Out and About: Wednesday in Berlin
As we approached the checkpoint, we had a chance to view numerous signs along the sidewalk, complete with actual historical pictures. These panels told the story of the wall, from its installation in
Following a double row of bricks embedded in the pavement to trace the wall's former course,
we made our way to the "Topographie des Terrors," a museum at the site of the former Nazi police headquarters. There, a section of the wall has been left standing.
Displayed inside the museum are photographs and historical documents preserving the history of the SA and SS, and the inhuman treatment of so many. The excellent presentation, though profoundly sobering in its content, was well organized and rich.
A short walk to Potsdammer Platz brought us to a large, upscale shopping center. Viewing the soaring glass atriums, escalators and department stores, it was difficult to imagine the transformation that has occurred in the last (barely) 20 years.
After a tasty stop at a café for a mid-afternoon meal, we found a great ice cream stand, selling various Italian style gelato flavors. I had a mix of chocolate with tiramisu (complete with actual lady fingers mixed in with the ice cream) and Jon bravely sampled the chili-pepper flavored chocolate…as spicy as any Thai dish we've had in a while!


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Cycle through fields of sunflowers and asparagus. Climb winding roads to farmers markets in medieval villages. Stroll through charming rural towns. Explore ancient abbeys and taste the world's best olive oils. You will never forget the breathtaking Roman ruins of Les Baux de Provence, a morning at the markets in St. Remy (pottery, traditional fabrics and soaps, and olive oils), and truffle and wine tasting in the village of Menèrbes. Culinary delights include tastings of sumptuous reds, whites, and the celebrated rosés of Provence, and unforgettable meals that include Provençal specialties prepared by some of the region's most prominent chefs.
DuVine offers cyclists seven ways to enjoy Provence. Whether you choose their Chef on Wheels Tour, or Classic Provence Tour, or Provence Mediterranean Tour, or four day Provence for first time adventurers or their family Provence, a Private Tour or a Couture Trip, you will tour in DuVine Style.
Loire Valley
Cycle through a land of enchantment, with regal châteaux dotting the countryside at every turn. Wander quiet roads amongst acres of fertile land and orchards of fresh fruit. Step back into the Renaissance and a time of kings and queens. Exploring the Loire Valley on a bike tour brings you face-to-face with this magical region, into its subterranean troglodyte cellars, enchanting châteaux, and medieval villages. Indulge in local delicacies like foie gras in Amboise, eat straight from the garden at Château de Villandry, and taste fascinating wines at Cheverny. You'll feel like royalty!
Their six day tours allow you to bike, eat, drink and sleep. This easy cycling tour is great for families as well as epicureans.
Whether you want to travel in 2013 or 2014, DuVine has the adventure for you. DuVine travelers experience the best of each region – world-class accommodations, sublime meals, and carefully designed itineraries. But the most important thing about any DuVine trip is getting to know the amazing attributes of travel by bike. Pedaling through the countryside, each traveler is intimately connected to the landscape, their senses fully engaged in the experience. The sights, sounds, and smells of the environment, the unique and delectable taste of local specialties, and interactions with real people lead to true local understanding and full-bodied memories that last a lifetime.
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1. This is a rule obtained at the instance of the Province of West Bengal against an order of the Sessions Judge of 24-Parganas dated 31st May, directing that the opposite parties be released on bail on the ground that the petitioners before him had been in detention for more than 15 days without a charge sheet being submitted, and that this could not be done under Section 167, Criminal P. C. The learned Judge has entirely overlooked the provisions of Section 344, Criminal P. C. Section 167 which limits the period of detention to 15 days is applicable both to a Magistrate having jurisdiction to try the case and also to other Magistrate and limits the total period of detention to 15 days. In the case of & Magistrate who has no jurisdiction to try the case he must within the period forward the accused to a Magistrate having jurisdiction. The section then applicable for further detention is Section 341 of the Code and the explanation to that section indicates, in our opinion, that further remand may be granted before submission of the charge sheet. Under Section 178 of the Code, the charge sheet is to be submitted when the investigation is complete. The explanation to Section 344 of the Code clearly contemplates a stage prior to submission of the charge sheet and that time is wanted foe further investigation; under it the Court having jurisdiction may grant remands in custody if sufficient evidence has been obtained to raise a suspicion that the accused may have committed an offence and it appears likely that further evidence may be obtained by a remand. In connection with the phrase 'if sufficient evidence has been obtained' we may also refer to Sections 169 and 170 of the Code dealing with the earlier stage when the accused is in the custody of the police officer and the question is whether the police officer investigating the case will release the accused on bail or will forward him in custody to the Magistrate. He will forward the accused in custody if it appears to him 'that there is sufficient evidence or reasonable ground of suspicion to justify the forwarding of the accused to a Magistrate.'
2. This matter was considered in the case of Bhola Nath Das v. Emperor : AIR1924Cal614 . In that case another point was raised as to whether the powers under Section 844, could be exercised unless the Magistrate bad 'taken cognisance.' The Court there was satisfied that cognizances had been taken although the charge-sheet under Section 173 of the Code had not been submitted.
3. In the present case, it is not necessary to consider whether reliance must be placed on the submission of some such report as was considered in the case cited in order to justify the action under Section 844, Criminal P. C. It is sufficient to say that the Judge's order, as it stands, was certainly bad.
4. We may also refer to the case of Narendra Lai Khan v. Emperor 36 Cal. 166 : l 1.0. 788), in which Sections 167 and 844, Criminal P. C. were considered. It does not appear in that case that any question as to whether it was necessary that cognisance should have been taken before the provisions of Section 344 would be applicable was taken into consideration.
5. For my own pArticle I am not, with great respect, satisfied that the decision in the case of Bhola Nath Das v. Emperor : AIR1924Cal614 , is correct in so far as it appears to hold that action cannot be taken under Section 344, Criminal P. C, unless cognisance has been taken of the case in the technical meaning of that term. So far as the questions of granting bail are concerned, in view of the decision itself, the point is rather academic for any police paper presented stating the reasons for requiring a remand and further detention of the accused can be treated as a report on which cognisance can be taken.
6. I personally however feel considerable difficulty in accepting this view which to me seems to be somewhat anomalous. However, it is not necessary to pursue the matter further.
7. The rule is accordingly made absolute. The order of the learned Sessions Judge of Slat May granting bail to the opposite parties in this rule is set aside.
8. We however make it clear that we are only so doing because the learned Judge's order was passed on a wrong ground in law and shows that he had not considered the question on the merits.
9. The opposite parties will be at liberty to apply again either to the trial Court or to the learned Judge for bail on merits. Considerable time has elapsed since the present rule was granted and the situation may have changed. We are informed that the charge-sheet is to be submitted on Monday next. The Courts no doubt will take into consideration, is considering whether bail should be granted or not, the question of any further delay in the submission of the charge-sheet.


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Seventeen-year-old Chelsea Frayer's senior year has started off less then perfect. Two weeks before schools begins, her long time boyfriend and love of her life Danny Price, cheats on her with her best friend Sydney Thorn.
, being a good girl, of course forgives. Her perfect eighteen-year-old sister, Tiffany, is pregnant and living in their parents' basement with her fiancé. Her parents are possibly getting a divorce -– that is if they can stop having affairs and then making up by doing the nasty. She is unwilling nominated (and wins) the spot of school vice president, a job that requires her to spend time with class president Danny. And, to top it all, her cheerleading coach has been fired after caught steeling from the school! Chelsea
juggle a dysfunctional family, a flirty maybe not-so-ex, and a scheming best friend –- all the while trying to save her beloved cheerleading squad from demise? Let's not even mention a certain brooding, artistic, musician who she might want to be more than friends with? What's a good girl to do…? Chelsea
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Good Girls: What's Their Problem
Dear Bloggie,
I can be rebellious. I can do things just to piss off my mom or see peoples reactions. I love my red hair, but when I pick a color, I normally go for one that will make my mom nervous. Basically, I'm a typical teen in that department.
Still, I'm sort of a good girl. I've never been in a fight (except for yelling) and I respect my teachers (though I curse them in my head when they annoy me). Like my mom, I'm a good girl. Most of the time. I still have my faults and I know it. I don't strive to be perfect, though I wish I did.
The idea of a good girl has always eluded me. Well, like always, when I have an idea I start rolling with it. And what starts simple always grows for me. This is how I came up with the idea for my new novel, The Curse of the Good Girl.
Never fear, I have not ditched C.O.A.O.P, I'm still working on it. But at the same time I'm brainstorming for this novel. I'm trying to storyboard but that's not going very well. Still, I'm having a fun time working on it and coming up with ideas. My main character is Chelsea Frayer, a seventeen-year-old senior who has her whole world turned upside down, leaving her scrambling to play her dutiful part as the good girl. The one who never argues or loses her cool. Who always knows how to act and react. Here, I'll just put up the summery I have right now:
What do you think? I like it (obviously) and I really want to write about Chelsea. She's an interesting character. She's the glue in her dysfunctional family, and the person friends go to when they have a problem. On the outside she acts perfect in every way because she sees it as her job. Even if she resents it. She hates the thought of ever being a girly-girl and finds marriage a sham. She is a character I'm having a fun time exploring.
OK, so it's late... -- OH SHIT! It's 2:10am! I have to get up at 6:23am! Goodnight!
P.S. I downloaded a free trial of Photoshop and love it! I used it to make the cover. First, I used Photoshop to paint the pink background and add the girl, then I used picnik to add the title, quote bubble, authors name, and happy faces. Too bad my trial is only for 30 days; I only have 22 left.
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Sheebah Promises To Stage Her Own Maiden Concert
Being a solo artist for more than five (5) years, the Queen of the area Sheebah Karungi has finally come out and promised her fans a maiden concert.
During a live TV interview with Douglas Lwanga during the premiere of her 3 videos #Nkwatako AmInLove and #Wantama the "Ice Cream" singer revealed that she now feel a better artist after outing so many songs by her self so before the end of the year she will stage her own maiden concert for her fans to enjoy to he fullest.
Sheebah staged a full house last weekend at Laftaz comedy longue which motivated her to come to the comfort that she can now hold and withstand the pressure of holding a maiden concert.


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I don't think anyone will argue that some of the girls on this show are very talented. And? Personally I don't need tv shows like this. I see beautiful dancers every week in our studio. I see them every time we attend a convention/ competition. I can go watch professional performances. The options are endless. This type of show cheapens what our children work so hard to achieve in my opinion. Abby is a joke. Collins Ave is a joke. These 'docu-soaps' are a joke. And the people who allow themselves to be used as pawns in these abominations are also making themselves look like jokes. Not a fan. Sorry.ETA: and re: Brooke in the background? To me that just proves what I've always suspected of mothers who choose to get their children involved in these projects. And that's not meant to be a compliment.
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The case for the CTBT: Stronger than ever, by Kingston Reif (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)
U.S. Renews Debate Over Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, by Kate Brannen (Defense News)
North Korea's Latest Threat, by James Acton (Carnegie Endowment)
UNESCO & CTBTO: Working together to issue timely alerts (UNESCO)
Forging a Consensus on a Sustainable U.S. Nuclear Posture, by Trisha Beck (Deseret News)
Fallout of empire: A new photo exhibit pays tribute to the nuclear age's forgotten victims, by Abbie Gripman (Flagstaff Live)
US warns North Korea over suspected nuclear test plan (Deutsche Welle)
Clinton: 'Additional Provocations' May Follow N. Korea Missile Launch , by Scott Stearns (Voice of America)
China urges 'restraint' over N.Korea rocket launch (AFP, Asia One)
Israel holds secret talks on involvement in Mideast nuclear disarmament conference, by Amir Oren (Haaretz)
Pakistan rapidly developing its nuclear arsenal: Report (The Hindu)
US wants 'concrete steps' from Iran over nuclear program (AFP)
Iran vows to defend 'rights' ahead of nuclear talks (AFP)
Iran can stand 2-3 year oil blockade: Ahmadinejad (Reuters)
Iran Agrees to Location for Nuclear Talks (Global Security Newswire)
China calls for flexibility in Iran nuclear talks (The Guardian)
Assuring destruction forever: nuclear weapon modernization around the world (Rearching Critical Will)
9 Polls on U.S. and Israeli Opinions on Iran (United States Institute of Peace)
WaPo/ABC Poll: U.S. Public Opposes Military Action Against Iran; Supports Diplomacy And Sanctions, by Eli Clifton (Think Progress)
China's test is to stop North Korea going ballistic, by Carl Ungerer (The Australian)
Disarmament work could be wasted, by Mary Wareham and Angela Woodward (The Dominion Post)
Abstract: French nuclear idiosyncrasy: how it affects French nuclear policies towards the United Arab Emirates and Iran, by Benoît Pelopidas (Cambridge Review of International Affairs)
BOOK REVIEW: Nuclear issues in an Asian century, by R.K. Radhakrishnan (The Hindu)


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(Not homophobes, people … seriously!)
Even when he calls me on an error, I always love hearing from judge and master cruciverbalist Vic Fleming. Anyone who loves words as much as he does is someone you should heed.
In this instance, the error was in the original source, but that doesn't excuse me, especially being the word nerd that I am. Here's what I wrote, which included a quote from an interview published on FirstDraftNews:
"Though Caitlin Dewey of the Washington Post closed shop on her 'What Was Fake on the Internet This Week' column, she told Craig Silverman (founder of Regret the Error), 'I don't want to suggest that anyone should throw in the towel on this, because it's obviously a principle function of journalism to correct misinformation.'"
Did you catch the error? A lot of people wouldn't, thanks to the confusion of homophones (words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings).
Even the professionals who know better sometimes miss it. I certainly did, but at least I wasn't alone.
It should be principal (the adjective) rather than principle (the noun). Of course, principal is also used as a noun, but its meanings in that capacity are linked to its adjective definition ("most important"). Principle, however, is simply a noun, the main meaning of which is, according to the Oxford Dictionaries blog, "a fundamental idea or general rule that is used as a basis for a particular theory or system of belief." Yes, "principled" is an adjective (in case you were about to zing me), but it's not spelled exactly the same (so there).
For those still confused, Oxford says, "If you're unsure whether to use principle or principal, try thinking about the context. Generally speaking, a principle is a rule, standard, or belief of one kind or another. As an adjective, principal means 'most important,' while a principal is—generally speaking—a person who is most important in a particular organization or group."
Seems clear enough, but then homophones and their cousins, homographs (words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations, such as bass [a very tasty fish I grew up eating] and bass [deep tone]) and homonyms (words that share the same spelling and pronunciation, but have different meanings, such as rose [flower] and rose [past tense of rise]) just have to muck up the works.
It's enough to drive even word nerds nuts. That could be why you can sometimes hear a frustrated scream emanating from downtown Little Rock any time someone uses "free reign" instead of the correct "free rein."
You might think it would be obvious which one is correct … that is, unless someone has never seen a horse. (And don't get me started on "bridal" and "bridle.")
Oxford surmises that society (in general, not the preteen girls who are equine-obsessed) has become so distanced from real-life horses that such equestrian-related terms have lost much of their meaning: "Nowadays, the concept of a monarch's reign seems to have more immediate relevance to us than the reins used to control a horse. This misinterpretation is most clearly apparent in the phrase 'free rein.' To give a horse free rein is to hold the reins loosely so as to allow the animal freedom of movement—it's the opposite of keeping a tight rein on the horse (controlling it closely)."
And in case you were wondering, no, I wasn't one of those horse-crazy girls, and haven't been on one of the beasts since I fell off one when I was a kid.
Oxford notes that lexicographers have traced the rein/reign mix-up to the 19th century, when horses were still prevalent in our daily lives. The first known occurrence of "free reign" was in an 1834 edition of an American book on children's diseases.
Yep, it appears an American (perhaps a royalist in hiding?) could be to blame for what sounds like a Freudian slip.
Didn't we fight the Revolution to free ourselves from the reign of kings? I always thought the founders bridled at their treatment by the monarchy, but …
Yes, I deserve to be punished for those puns …
Those aren't the only errors that sneak in. Completely wrong words that aren't homophones or their kin sometimes make it in, which is embarrassing all around, though more for us on the Voices page.
The last letter we printed from Karl Kimball contained an inadvertent error, introduced in the process of typing it into the system: "The 20th century in particular is lettered with millions of deaths brought on by various types of socialist governments."
Since "lettered" was spelled correctly and was only one letter different from the correct word, none of us who read it before it was published registered it as being incorrect, our brains telling us it was the proper word, "littered." (More of that typoglycemia, dang it …) Sorry about that, Karl.
Leave it to the brain to make us look like fools. Really, we're not … most of the time. Ignore whatever the furry one may tell you; he's just ticked that I won't give him any of my dinner.
If only a reliable contextual spell-check was standard in all word-processing and editing platforms, we'd be eating a lot less crow. I'd much prefer the bass. Oooh, and hushpuppies … a little lemon juice …


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Yesterday 3 amazing women showed up and packed up every little thing in my house in under 3 hours. It would have easily taken me 3 days. It was worth every penny (even though Steven's new job is paying them, not me, I would have definitely done it)! Especially since I'm pregnant, packing just sounded dreadful.
Today, 3 wonderful men - from the same company - came and loaded up the truck in about 3 hours, drove to our new home, and unloaded it in an hour and a half. AWESOME!
What wasn't so awesome was that our water had been turned on yesterday, then turned back off because after they watched the meter, they realized somewhere in the house water was runnning and they are required to turn it off for fear of water damage to the house. So - no running water.
Also, the electricity guy showed up earlier this week to turn on our power and he needed access to our house. So - no electricity.
To make a long story short - we're in a hotel tonight.
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Summer Solstice Jazz Festival to be held June 20-21
The 18th annual Summer Solstice Jazz Festival will make its way June 20‐21 to downtown East Lansing, featuring a high‐caliber ensemble of local, regional and national jazz performers.
The festival is presented by the City of East Lansing, Wharton Center for Performing Arts and the MSU College of Music, with artistic direction by Rodney Whitaker.
This free‐to‐the‐community festival is centered around a large tent located in the heart of downtown East Lansing in Parking Lot 1, 230 Albert Ave., and Ann Street Plaza, located on the northwest corner of the Albert‐M.A.C. intersection.
New this year to the SSJF is the Kozmic Picnik, an opportunity for concert goers to pack a picnic lunch and appreciate avant‐garde jazz in the Broad Art Museum Sculpture Garden. Immediately following will be a New Orleans‐style Second Line Parade where everyone is invited to participate in a brass band processional to the Ann Street Plaza. The SSJF also features main stage performances, the Jazz Kids children's activity area, onsite food, jazz cafes, the MSU Outreach and Engagement Education Stage, and AfterGlow performances.
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I was driving into town today and the radio broke in for the 4pm news from AP Radio Network. There was this and that, about the G20 and nothing much of note until they said this:
An Army Psychiarist was denied admittance to his military tribunal because of his beard.
That was it. End of story.
I may not have the exact phraseology exactly right but it was that abrupt and without further elaboration.
Associated Press spent one word per slain soldier that Islamic terrorist Major Nidal Hassan murdered at Fort Hood. Plus one extra word for the 29 others he wounded that day. There was absolutely no explanation about what the trial was about.
Not one word about the carnage this muslim bastard unleashed on his Army comrades. Not one word about his extremism. Not one word about how this man has lived the high life as an American citizen, a citizen only because America let his parents immigrate from Palestine, a hell hole that should cause most people to thank their lucky stars to have escaped from.
No. The way the AP cast it, it almost sounded like poor Nidal Hassan was being denied his rights in court because of a silly beard….or something. It's simply a procedural matter, you see.
The Associated Press is guilty of journalistic malpractice and gross insensitivity to the victims. The Associated Press is also guilty of violating their constitutional duty, as supposed journalists, to inform the public.
Update: I have sadly been informed that one of the deceased was pregnant. So Hassan did kill 14 people.
I missed that in any AP account.


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