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Solo Instrument (including percussion)
Metal Light 2017, solo vibraphone and small percussion set, commissioned Percusive Arts Society, pub Carl Fischer , 7 minutes
Spirals for solo marimba, (2013) 11 min pub Carl Fischer, commissioned by Lin Chin-Cheng , pub. Carl Fischer
Notes to Self, (2011), four preludes for solo piano, dedicated to Mihae Lee, pub. Carl Fischer *
Pandemonium, (2009) Three pieces for steel drums, com by Joh Quillen, pub Carl Fischer
Practical Preludes for Guitar (2007-8), pub. Carl Fischer
Idle Fancies (2008) six preludes for marimba with small percussion set. Consortium commission, pub Carl Fischer *
It All Adds Up to One (2005), suite in six movements for solo piano, pub. Carl Fischer 1st perf. Lisa Moore, Greenwich House, 11/6/06
Semi-Suite,for classical guitar, Editions New Rochelle , 1998, recording: Bridge Records available at Presser.com *
Three Moves for Marimba, G. Schirmer, 1998, recording, Nancy Zeltsman, See Ya Thursday, Equilibrium 29. (score most easily purchased from Steve Weiss Music*
Dancetracks, for an Improvising Guitarist (computer synthesized tape, electric guitar) 1994, GrimTim Music, First performance, Tim Brady, London, Feb 18, 1995.. Recording: Steve Mackey, Bridge Records)*
Crooked Courante,Solo guitar, GrimTim Music, 1997, recording: David Starobin, Newdance, Bridge Records 9084, 1998 *
Modal Fantasy (piano) (1970) publisher: Columbia University Press, NY, (1975) 20 pp. recording: Robert Miller, CRI SD-342 (1975) First performance by Robert Miller, Columbia University *
Verse and Refrain for solo Flute (1966). First performance: Princeton, 1966, John Heiss (wothdrawn)
Piano Piece in Three Parts (1968), Publisher: Boelke-Bomart, Inc., Hillsdale, NY (1978) 12 pp. First performance: Robert Miller, Princeton Univ.
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Walkabout, Saaxophone quartet, for Project Fusion. 2019, 16 minutes. pub. Carl Fischer
Windsongs, wind quintet, for Windscape, 2019. 17 minutes, pub Carl Fischer
Angles, 2017, vln, vcl, piano, 18 minutes, written for Weiss, Kaplan, Stumpf Trio, pub. Carl Fischer
Harmonic Gallery, for vln, vla, vcl, bass, vibraphhone, commissioned by Network for New Music 2017, 18 minutes, pub Carl Fischer
Color Codas, for two pianos, 2017, for Quattro Mani, pub Carl Fischero
Audacity, for 10 instruments, commissioned by Crash Ensemble, 2016, pub Carl Fischer, 12 minutes
Springs for percussion quartet, 2016 =,commissioned by Chamber Music America, for So Percussion 2016m pub. Carl Fischer, 12 minutes
The Long and Short of it (2015) wind quintet, comm Library of Congress, Chamber Music Society Lincoln Center, 24 min. pub . Carl Fischer
Talking Guitars (2014) two guitars, 12 min, pub Carl Fischer
Textures (2013) 2 pianos, 2 percussionists, commissioned by Hammer/Klavier, 30 min, pub Carl Fischer *
Book of Memory (2013) fl, hp, vla, commissioned Chamber Music America for Janus Trio for Janus Trio, pub. Carl Fischer *
Just in Time (2013) cl vcl,guit, 5 min. Comm by Curtis Inst. for Jordan Dodson, pub Carl Fischer
Partita (2011) for guitar and percussion, 19 min., comm Augustine Foundation, pub Carl Fischer*
Ancient Echoes (2005/2011) for the Richardson Chamber Players, fl, cl, vln, vcl, pno, perc, pub Carl Fischer
Horizons,(2009) piano, 'cello, percussion (vibes, toms, toys), comm. by Real Quiet,pub. Carl Fischer *
Comix Trips (2008) for chamber ensemble (fl,ob,cl,bsn,perc,piano,vla,bass), commissioned by Relache, pub. Carl Fischer *
Concert Aria for Robots and Violin Obligato (2008), commissioned by Ensemble Robot
Pieces of Advice (2006) five movements for Horn and Piano, commissioned by Bill Purvis and Mihae Lee, pub. Carl Fischer
Songs of Parting (2006), Baritone, Percussion, Guitar, written for Crazy Jane, pub. Carl Fischer *
It All Adds Up (2005), suite in six movements for two pianos, written for Quattro Mani, pub. Carl Fischer, 1st performance Quattro Mani, Weil Hall, 2/19/06
Minor Alterations (2005), for el. gt, vln, bsn, drumset, written for Clogs, pub. Carl Fischer , 1st perf, Clogs, Princeton University, 4/11/06
Ancient Echoes (2005), for perc, vln, vcl, clar, piano, digital delay, written for 8th BlackBird, pub. Carl Fischer 1st perf. 8th BlackBird, Univ of Richmond, 11/05
Etudes and Parodies, for French Horn, Violin and Piano, 2004, Editions New Rochelle, (available from Presser.com) first perf. Wm. Purvis, M Lee, C Macomber, Princeton Univ, 9/28/04, Recording: Bridge Records *
A is For..., arrangement for clar, el guit,vibs,vcl, piano, speaker, GrimTim Music, 2004, written for Bang on a Can Allstars, first performance, North Adams Mass, 7/24/04, pub. Carl Fischer
Ricercare Plus, for string quartet, (2 additional mvts for Ricerare, 2000), 2004, first performance, Brentano Qtte, Princeton University, 9/28/04, recording: Bridge Records , pub: Carl Fischer *
Follow Me, for electric guitar quartet (2002, rev. 2006), pub. Carl Fischer.
Odd Moments,flute, clar, vln, vcl, piano , written for Da Capo Players, pub. Carl Fischer, 1999, rev.2010
Six Years Ago, Monday, for Marimba, Violin, Tape (1996), pub Carl Fischer.
Values of Time (tape, string quartet and wind quartet) 1987. First performace: Aspen Music Festival, 1987. Publisher: Semar Editore, Rome.
Hop, Marimba and Violin, (1993) publisher: Schirmers,(via Steve Weiss Music) recording:BMG/Catalyst 62667-2, First performance, Marimolin Ensemble Huddersfield Festival, Huddersfield, England, Nov. 25.
As If (String trio and Computer synthesized tape) (1981-82)First Performance: Speculum Musicae, Macmillan theater, 1983recording:Centaur CRC 2110 pub Carl Fischer *
Stroll (tape, piano, flute, cello, marimba) (1988) Publisher: Semar Editore, Rome. First Performance, Flederman Ensemble, Sydney Australia, June 24, 1988. Recording: Centaur Records*
Serenade (violin, viola, piano) (1978) first performance: Henry Martin, ICSM concert
Dance Suite (piano) (1977) publisher: Boelke-Bomart, Inc., Hillsdale, NY, (1978) 16 pp. first performance: Robert Miller, Columbia University
Crossworks (piano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello)publisher: Boelke-Bomart, Inc., Hillsdale, NY (1978) 27pp.recording: Boston Music Viva, Nonesuch H-71351 (1978)first performance: Da Capo Players, Carnegie Recital Hall
Fanfare (two French Horns) publisher: Perspectives of New Music, vol. 14/2, (1976)
Affine Study (piano) (1972)
String Quartet #2 (1971, rev. 1977) publisher: Boelke-Bomart, Inc. Hillsdale, NY (1978) 21 pp.recording: Pro-Arte String Quartet, recording: CRI, SD-402 (1979) first performance: Pro Arte String Quartet, Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison
String Quartet #1 (1967) First performance: Composer's Quartet,
Princeton 1967
Percussion Ensemble
Springs for percussion quartet, 2016 =,commissioned by Chamber Music America, for So Percussion 2016m pub. Carl Fischer, 12 minutes
Textures (2013) 2 pianos, 2 percussionists, commissioned by Hammer/Klavier, 30 min, pub Carl Fischer *
Patterns (in wood and metal), 2011 for mallet quartet, comm by Eric Willie for Tenn tech , pub Carl Fischer*
Travel Diary (2007) for two percussionists, commissioned by the Meehan Perkins Duo, pub. Carl Fischer *
Threads (2005) , for percussion quartet, written for So Percussion, pub. Carl Fischer , 1st perf, So Percussion, Princeton University, 4/8/06 *
Contemplating Weather (2014) SATB, 11 instruments fl,ob,cl,bsn,perc,pno,vln,vln,vla,db. On poems by J Greene, pub. Carl Fischer, 34 min. Commissioned Western Michigan University *
Sharp Songs (2006/2007), SATB, commissioned by Hobart and Smith Colleges, pub. Carl Fischer
Folk Tropes, SATB, poems by Jonathan Greene, 2003/2007, first perf. Synergy Singers, Princeton Univ. 4/13/2004 ,pub. Carl Fischer
Three Campion Choruses, (SATB), (1992), GrimTim Music, First performance, Nemo Festival, Kantilena Koret, John Frandsen, dir., Nemo Festival, Aarhus, Denmark, Aug1, 1992.
Large Ensemble (including orchestra)
Five Views of an Unfamiliar Tune, solo percussionistoo and chamber orchestra, 2016, commissioned by River Oaks Chamber orchestra for Matther McClung 18 minutes, pub Carl Fischer
Touch and Go (2012) for percussionist and wind ensemble, commissioned Northwestern University for She-e Wu, 19 min, pub. Carl Fischer
Day Trips (2010), concerto for french horn and wind ensemble, commissioned by the Yale Band for William Purvis, pub Carl Fischer
Imaginary Islands (2009), for orchestra 3 (picc.)/3 (e. h.) /3 (Eb cl)/b. cl./2/contra; 4/3/3/1; timp., perc. (2), hp.; str.,comm. by Alabama Symphonypub. Carl Fischer *
With the Grain (2008), concerto for guitar and orchestra, commissioned by the Fromm Foundation for David Starobin , pub. Carl Fischer *
Line and Shadow (2008), for small orchestra, commissioned by the Riverside Symphonia, pub. Carl Fischer *
Arches, (2007) for string orchestra, pub. Carl Fischer *
Shapeshifters (2006-07, rev. 2010) for two pianos and orchestra, commissioned by the Alabama symphony for Quattro Mani and the Alabama Symphony pub. Carl Fische*
Electronic (computer)
Chatter of Pins (2006), electronic, text, pub.grimtim music, recording Bridge Records *
Composition Project for Seniors (2006), electronic, GrimTim Music, recording Bridge Records *
A Guy Walks Into A Modal Bar (2006), electronic-interactive, for 5 laptops, GrimTim Music, 1st performance, 4/4/06, Princeton University *
The Joy of F Sharp Minor (2005) , electronic, GrimTim Music , recording Bridge Records *
The Dust Bunny, animated cartoon, with Grady Klein and Ted Coffey 2004 , available here *
Music for the Same Sea, theatrical production, Paul Binnerts dir, first perf. mar 24,2004, Berlind Theater, Princeton NJ
Post-Pastoral, Handel Remix, for Canteloupe Records CA21020, 2003, GrimTim Music. Recording: Canteloupe Records *
In the Moment, 8-channels, choreography (and performance by Mark Haim), GrimTim Music 2002.
Alphabet Book: ABC,Countdown, Alphanumeric Song, Interesting Numbers, Pattern's Patterns, A is for..., Say That Again, As Thing*s Were, Um, Folk Song, GrimTim Music, 2001 , Bridge Records 9126 *
Labyrinth, 8-channel tape, 2-channel tape, GrimTim Music, 2000 *
Ride,computer, 8-channel tapeGrimTim Music, 2000 , recording Bridge Records *
Idle Chatter Junior, computer processed speech, GrimTim Music, 1999 , recording Bridge Records*
Heavy Set,Computer processed piano,strings, GrimTim Music, 1998, recording: Bridge Records *
Now That You Mention It,Computer processed piano,strings, GrimTim Music, 1997, recording: Conversation Pieces, Bridge Records 9083, 1998 *
Shadows,Computer processed piano,voices,strings, GrimTim Music, 1997, recording: Conversation Pieces, Bridge Records 9083, 1998 *
For the Moment,Computer processed piano, GrimTim Music, 1997, recording: Conversation Pieces, Bridge Records 9083, 1998 *
Honorable Mention,Computer processed piano, GrimTim Music, 1997
Andalusia,Computer processed piano and voice, GrimTim Music, 1997, recording: Conversation Pieces, Bridge Records 9083, 1998 *
Chords,Computer generated tape, GrimTim Music, 1997, recording: Conversation Pieces, Bridge Records 9083, 1998 *
Dancetracks: Dark Remix,Steve Mackey, Guitar, tape, GrimTim Music, 1997 , Recording: Bridge Records*
Same Scene, Nine Years Later, computer-processed speech, GrimTim Music, 1997, recording: Conversation Pieces, Bridge Records9083, 1998*
Looking Back, for tape, for the 60th Anniversary of the High School of Music and Art.1996,GrimTim Music, recording: Bridge Records *
Things She Carried, A computer opera. Text by Paul Lansky, Hannah Mackay, music by Paul Lansky, reader Hannah Mackay, 1995-96, GrimTim Music., CD Bridge Records 9076*
Still Time, (computer synthesized tape) (1994). GrimTim Music, re0cording:CRI CD 683. (New World Records) *
Memory Pages, (computer synthesized tape), Readers Paul Lansky, Hannah Mackay. GrimTim Music. 1993, , recording:Bridge Records, 9050CD. *
AshGrove, (computer folk song setting) (1993), GrimTim Music. recording: Bridge Records *
Word Color, (computer synthesized tape, Hannah Mackay, reader), (1992) GrimTim Music, recording:Bridge Records, 9050CD *
Listening-In, (computer-synthesized-tape) (1991) 7 folk song settings, (1992) GrimTim Music, recording: Bridge Records
Now and Then (computer-synthesized tape) Hannah MacKay reader, (1991) GrimTim Music, recording:Bridge CD 9035 (1992) *
Table's Clear (computer-synthesized tape) (1990) GrimTim Music, recording:Bridge CD 9035 (1992) *
The Sound of Two Hands (computer-synthesized tape)(1990) GrimTim Music, excerpt published in Computer Music Journal, Vol 16, No. 1, Spring 1992, recording:Bridge CD 9035 (1992) *
NightTraffic (computer-synthesized tape) (1990) Publisher: GrimTim Music, recording:Bridge CD 9035 (1992) *
QuakerBridge (computer synthesized tape) (1990). Publisher: GrimTim Music, recording:Bridge CD 9035 (1992) *
Late August (computer synthesized tape) (1989). Recording: New Albion Records 030CD. Publisher GrimTim Music. *
Not So Heavy Metal (with Steve Mackey) (computer processed performance) (1989), Recording : New Albion Records 030CD. Publisher: GrimTim Music. *
Talkshow (real-time performance system) (1989) First performance: Paul Lansky, Neil Rolnick, RPI, March 23, 1989. Publisher: GrimTim Music.
The Lesson (computer synthesized tape) (1989). Publisher GrimTim Music.,recording: Bridge Records, 9050CD *
Smalltalk (computer synthesized tape) (1988) Recording: New Albion Records 030CD . Publisher GrimTim Music. *
Notjustmoreidlechatter (computer synthesized tape), recorded on Tellus, the Audio Cassette Magazine, #22, False Phonemes (1988) recordings: Neuma CD, Bridge Records, 9050CD. Publisher: GrimTim Music,*
just_more_idle_chatter (computer synthesized tape) (1987) recording: Centaur CD CRC 2076. Publisher GrimTim Music, Bridge Records, 9050CD *
Wasting (with Brad Garton and Andrew Milburn) (computer-synthesized tape) (1985), recording : Centaur CD CRC 2076. Publisher GrimTim Music *
Idle Chatter (computer synthesized tape) (1985) recording :Wergo Compact Disc 2010-50, Bridge Records, 9050CD.. Publisher GrimTim Music. *
Guy's Harp (computer synthesized tape) (1984). Recording New Albion Records 030CD. Publisher: GrimTim Music. *
As it grew dark (computer synthesized tape) (1983) recording Wergo 2031-2. Publisher GrimTim Music. *
Folk-Images (computer-synthesized tape) (1980-81). Publisher GrimTim Music.recording: Bridge Records *
Six Fantasies on a Poem by Thomas Campion (computer-synthesized tape) (1978-79)recording: CRI SD-456 (1982); also excerpted on sound sheet, Computer Music Journal, Vol. 4/4. Publisher: GrimTim Music. CRI CD 683 (1994).. recording: New World Records *
Artifice (on Ferdinand's Reflection) (Computer-synthesized tape) (1975-76). Publisher: GrimTim Music.
mild und leise (computer-synthesized tape) (1973)recording: Columbia-Odyssey Y34149 (1976). Publisher: GrimTim Music.


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Two Ram 1500 Versions Sold At Dealers – Which Is Which? – Miami Lakes Automall Ram
"Out with the old and in with the new" – or in Rams case, in with the old and in with the new. What Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is now referring to as the 2019 Ram 1500 Classic actually launched back in 2012. While gradual improvements were made to the Ram over the years, surprisingly the basic design has actually been on the market for the past six years.
"As we launch the all-new 2019 Ram 1500, we didn't want to walk away from a key part of the light-duty truck market," explains Mike Manley, head of Ram Brand — FCA. "Ram will continue to produce the 1500 Classic targeted at entry and commercial buyers."
The 2019 Ram 1500 Classic will feature three cabs and three bed lengths, plus 4×2 and 4×4 drivetrains. Available engine options include a standard 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 and an optional 5.7-liter V8 engine. Later on this year, a 3.0-liter V6 engine will be available as well. Lastly, a new "Classic" badge will be the cherry on the Ram cake and will set it apart from the rest. Pricing for the 2019 Ram 1500 Classic has yet to be announced, however, it will be sold simultaneously with the next-generation 2019 Ram 1500 – its replacement. Consumers can expect pricing towards the fourth-quarter launch of the truck.
For those consumers interested in a more economical option, the 2019 Ram 1500 is the perfect choice. For the 2019 model year, the Ram 1500 will be available in two flavors – 4×2 and 4×4. The Ram 1500 will also be available in four trim levels – Tradesman, Express, Big Horn/Lone Star, and Special Services Vehicle (SSV). The standard engine is a 3.6-liter V6 24-valve (that generates 305 hp and 269 lb-ft torque) and an optional 5.7-liter V8 HEMI engine (that generates 395 hp and 410 lb-ft of torque. The V6 and V8 engines are paired to an eight-speed 850RE automatic transmission, with the V6 able to opt-in for an eight-speed 8HP75 transmission.The interior cabin has also been enhanced, and one of the most popular optional upgrades is the 12-inch touchscreen display. Also, there are five USB ports in the center console and a wider docking area available for optional wireless charging of a small tablet, 15-inch laptop, or smartphone .
However, besides the amazing features included, the 2019 Ram 1500 is actually longer, lighter, and wider than the Ram 1500 Classic. Depending on the body style, the 2019 Ram 1500 wheelbase and cab increase by 4-inches and the truck itself is 0.5-inches wider. Additionally, if consumers prefer the popular crew cab 4×4 variant, they might notice a change in the weight of the truck – 225 lbs to be exact. Not to worry, other versions have also dropped a few pounds as well.
When asked about the potential confusion that consumers may have between the Ram 1500 and Ram 1500 Classic, head of Ram Brand FCA-North America, Jim Morrison had this to say, " One of the things that clearly delineates it is the new trucks all have the new body style and the R – A – M grilles," he said. "The old trucks are the old body style with the crosshair grille, so at 50 feet you can tell them apart."
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text: Have you noticed the elevated importance of design all around us now? How often have you been shopping for something simple like a toothbrush or notebook and been fascinated by all the different designs available on the shelf? Sometimes it's additional functionality that adds more design to an item. Sometimes the design of an item just has more style. Sometimes, what makes the design special simply has to do with the color of the item.Red Hot!Look at this gorgeous red Kitchen Aid mixer from Target.This gorgeous mixer is $249. I can imagine myself standing at Target looking at mixers and trying to justify $249 for a mixer by some complex formula that goes something like this. Well, if I use the mixer once/week over the next 5 years, that's only $1 per mix. And, adding the joy I will get when I bring that beautiful RED mixer out, will make my mixing that much more fun. Oooh, and I will have so much more fun making my holiday items with my red mixer. I am certain that if only the black version of this mixer was on the shelf, I would not be talking myself into buying such an upscale kitchen appliance.Do people pay more for some colors than others?Just yesterday, I stood at Best Buy with my husband looking at the Sony Walkman he is getting for me for ChristmasHe had already purchased this red Walkman for me for $99.99 but then saw that the black version of this same Sony Walkman was only $69.99. So we went back to the store to find out the difference. They both had 8GB of memory. Turns out the difference was that the red one has speakers and can play without the earphones through the speakers. Unfortunately the sound with the attractive red speakers are about as loud and about the same quality as a cell phone. But still, I sat there trying to justify the extra $30 because of the color.The facets of outdoor lighting designThe outdoor lighting design plan comes first. At Outdoor Lighting Perspectives, our local owner schedules a visit to your home for an early evening demonstration. He/she meets with you to discuss your objectives for lighting your home, yard, paths, and outdoor living spaces. From there comes an outdoor lighting design plan also called a landscape lighting design plan. An outdoor lighting design plan details which fixtures should be used, where they should go, and even how they should be pointed to attain the lighting effect that you want. Then, your lighting consultant will actually set up lights to show you what the lighting will look like at your home.These are the actual lights with temporary lighting so you can see exactly what you are getting.The other facet in outdoor lighting design is the fixture itself. Our copper path light is a prime example of the importance of fixture design.The hood of the fixture is made of genuine copper. Metals are a hot design commodity right now. But this copper path light was designed with copper long before this emerging trend. We believe in using the highest quality materials so our fixtures will last for a very long time. That's why we're happy to warranty our fixtures.But in addition to the quality of copper, we love the fact that it patinas. A great fixture not only looks great when new but then evolves to become part of your landscape, part of your yard, and part of your home.Loving the design of lighting fixtures, I recently came upon this blog site called primed4design. Each week, they feature what they call a "Dandy Chandy" which is a chandelier with amazing design qualities.In short, there's a lot more to lighting design than meets the eye. Categories Blog


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Get a reasonable budget to visit by, to track what you are actually spending and save money. It doesn't matter what amount of cash you will make, it is best to know what you are paying. Should you follow a budget, you will end up very likely to support it. This should help you spend less money.
Should you (or even your spouse) has earned any kind of income, you are eligible to be leading to an IRA (Individual Retirement Account), and you ought to be accomplishing this at the moment. This can be the best way to supplement any type of retirement plan which includes limits with regards to investing.
Put timers in your electrical lights. It really is impressive how much leaving one or two unneeded lights burning in the home will inflate your electrical bill as time passes. Children, especially, have problems remembering to change lights off. In rooms just like the bathroom, where time spent there may be minimal, timers can definitely payback.
Save the hassle of worrying about holiday shopping right across the holidays. Search for the holidays year around by looking for deals on facts you know you will be getting the next year. Should you be buying clothes, purchase them from season after they go into the clearance racks!
Avoiding debt is the best way to be financially stable. It can be acceptable to take out a loan for big, necessary purchases, for instance, a house or possibly a vehicle. In everyday life, do not depend on charge cards or loans to pay for your living expenses.
Know where your hard earned money is headed before spending it. Devote some time at the start of every month and write out a budget. After your prices are written up, follow it. This will allow you to manage your money. Additionally, it may help you from ending up short when an important bill pops up.
You really should take it easy on investing given that you're having any type of financial problems. Something which sticks out like a sure thing is never sure enough when you're coping with limited money. Yes, it's true that you must spend some money to generate cash, but steer clear of it if you can't afford to lose.
Whether you monitor your own finances online or in writing, it is very vital that you review your general situation on a monthly basis. Seek out any unexpected modifications in your debts, shortfalls with your credits, or irregularities within the dates that cash changes hands. Noting these changes and small business accounting on their behalf is a significant component of staying along with your financial circumstances.
Personal financing is a crucial aspect of the responsible person's spectrum of considerations. Giving the kind of attention and careful decision making toward personal finance as you may give to your vital point in your life plans and goals is advisable. Together with the right choices, you may have profitability long term.


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By BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — While running for president during the coronavirus pandemic, President-elect Joe Biden took his campaign online, scrapping large, in-person gatherings and most travel in favor of remote and socially distant campaign events.On Friday, the president-elect said his inauguration would follow a similar model, telling reporters it could resemble the Democratic National Convention this summer, rather than the typical celebration that regularly brings hundreds of thousands of people to Washington."There probably will not be a gigantic inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue," Biden said. "But my guess is you'll see a lot of virtual activity in states all across America, engaging even more people than before."President Donald Trump's ongoing refusal to accept the election results — or say whether he'll attend Biden's inauguration — could also reshape the traditional celebration of the peaceful transfer of power.Biden formed his inaugural committee early last week, adding several more staffers on Friday. Under normal circumstances, the organization is tasked with raising tens of millions of dollars to help organize inaugural balls and the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue from Capitol Hill to the White House. It also generally works with Congress on the program for the swearing-in ceremony."The inauguration presents a challenging timeline for any new administration under normal circumstances," said Emmett Beliveau, who was the executive director for President Barack Obama's first inaugural committee and went on to serve in several roles in the Obama White House."Now it's exacerbated not just by the pandemic, but by the delay of the acknowledgement of the transfer of power by the Trump administration," he added, pointing to the fact that Biden's team was established roughly two weeks later than Obama's inaugural organization, due in part to the General Services Administration's refusal to formally acknowledge Biden's victory for several weeks.
Questions around a traditional programConstruction crews have been at work around Washington preparing for the inauguration since September.The expansive stage being built on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol for the swearing-in ceremony typically holds 1,600 people every four years — including former presidents, members of Congress and the Supreme Court justices.It's expected to hold far fewer people next month to account for social distancing during the proceedings, according to people involved in preparations for the event.Biden said Friday he still expects some sort of ceremony outside the Capitol, and he has previously said he wouldn't wear a mask during his swearing-in.A spokesperson for the House-Senate committee that is organizing the Capitol Hill swearing-in ceremony told ABC News that planners, working with Biden's team, plan to implement a "layered" health and safety approach, which will include masks, social distancing and testing for COVID-19. The group is considering mandatory testing for anyone on the platform near Biden.While many House and Senate offices have begun soliciting requests for inaugural tickets from constituents, organizers have not yet decided how many of the 200,000 tickets for access to the Capitol grounds will be distributed, or if any crowd of ticketed guests will be allowed.The weather could also create headaches for Biden's team. Every president has been sworn in on the Capitol's West Front since 1985, when President Ronald Reagan was forced to take the oath of office in the Capitol Rotunda, the backup location, because of poor weather. An indoor ceremony during the pandemic would almost certainly include fewer people than a scaled-down outdoor event.Without adjustments, the typical inaugural parade — which brings together participants from across the country — and inauguration interfaith prayer services could wind up facilitating the spread of the virus.Concerns about what the state of the pandemic will be in January are keeping some of Biden's biggest supporters away from the celebration."If there's ever a super spreader event possibility, that would be it," said John Morgan, a prominent Florida attorney and longtime Biden donor and supporter, about deciding to forego the inauguration.Congressional organizers still haven't made a decision on whether to move forward with the traditional post-ceremony luncheon held in the National Statuary Hall in the Capitol.It's the same space where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was scheduled to hold a dinner reception for newly elected House Democrats in November. After social media backlash, that event was canceled, and incoming members were given takeout boxes instead. (House Republicans, who have been criticized for holding indoor gatherings on Capitol Hill during the pandemic, moved forward with their own event.)"The importance of the inauguration can't be underestimated in terms of how it brings folks together and focuses on the challenge of governance," said Patrick Gaspard, who served as White House political affairs director under Obama and was involved in planning both Obama inaugural events.Biden's team could also look back to past inaugural balls for inspiration. Several of the inaugural balls in 2009 were organized in conjunction with television networks, allowing viewers across the country to take in the speeches and performances without traveling to Washington.Events with proper safety precautions, while lacking the traditional inaugural trappings, could present Biden with an opportunity to focus the nation's attention on the coronavirus pandemic and the importance of public health guidelines."Even in the performance of this kind of inauguration that's socially distant, that has a heavy virtual component, that models the effective use of [protective equipment] — that actually puts the pandemic forward in a way that is prescriptive and brings folks together," Gaspard told ABC News.
The convention blueprintBiden accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for president from Delaware on Aug. 20, after a three-day virtual convention that was kicked off in Milwaukee, produced from Los Angeles and featured a nationwide roll call and several live speakers in different cities across the country.After speaking indoors in an arena with no crowd and a handful of socially distanced, masked reporters, Biden moved outside of Wilmington's Chase Center to gather on stage with his family and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to wave to packs of supporters honking from cars in the parking lot.Democrats gathered at small or socially distanced watch parties across the country throughout the week, and official television programs regularly cut to images of supporters cheering from their living rooms or backyards."I think the convention we put on really opened up avenues that we never thought existed," Biden said Friday, noting that he doubted there would be another Democratic Convention exactly like it used to be. "I think we can include more people. People want to celebrate. People want to be able to say we've passed the baton, we're moving on, democracy has functioned."
Trump won't say if he will attendOutgoing presidents usually play a prominent role in inaugural proceedings, hosting the incoming president at the White House in the morning, riding with them to Capitol Hill for the ceremony and, in recent years, departing the Capitol after the swearing-in via helicopter.But Trump has refused to acknowledge his loss. His legal team has spent the weeks since the election unsuccessfully trying to contest the results in several key states. Trump has even pressured state GOP leaders to overturn the election results in their states, and he has been supportive of an effort to challenge the certification of the results in early January.The Washington Post reported Saturday that Trump called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, in an effort to convince him to get the state's legislature to overturn Biden's victory in Georgia.Trump has said he will leave the White House on Jan. 20, but he has refused to say whether he'd attend Biden's inauguration."I don't want to say that yet," he recently told reporters.If Trump skips his successor's inauguration, he would be just the fourth president in American history to do so, according to Jim Bendat, an inaugural historian and author of Democracy's Big Day: The Inauguration of Our President, 1789-2013.Presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson did not attend the inaugurations of their successors, which would make Trump the first president in more than 150 years not to take part in the ceremony."It's been a long time since an outgoing president didn't participate, but Trump wouldn't be as unique as perhaps his supporters think," Bendat told ABC News.Biden told CNN on Thursday he personally would not care if Trump does not attend the inauguration, but he said his predecessor's participation in the event would be "important in a sense that we are able to demonstrate, at the end of this chaos that he's created, that there is a peaceful transfer of power with the competing parties standing there, shaking hands and moving on."Copyright © 2020, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.


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Dividend Investors Rejoice: Join the "1 Check a Month" Club
With the future for Social Security looking bleak and the days of pension plans fast dwindling, investors must use their own savings to generate income during their golden years. But two challenges income investors face these days are rock-bottom interest rates and being stuck with a cash flow schedule that's not on your schedule. So what's a Foolish investor to do?
On the battlefield of basis points
Limited options exist if you're clamoring for investment income to bridge the gap between what comes in each month -- Social Security and (maybe) a pension -- and what is spent. Here's what options look like these days for a 10-year, $100,000 income investment.
Current Yield
Interest Received Over 10 Years
Value in 10 Years
Treasury bill
Investment-grade bond
High-yield bond
Source: New York Times, Bloomberg.
Of course, an advantage with bonds is you invest $100,000 and -- at best -- your $100,000 is returned to you at maturity. The disadvantage: You receive not a penny more.
Don't fret
We receive our retirement income monthly and we pay our bills monthly, so why shouldn't our investments pay us the same way? One hassle-free way to achieve this is by buying a basket of rock-solid companies that pay their dividends in different months from one another.
I've harvested a basket based on the following criteria:
Diversified companies with strong, competitive positions -- Brand dominance or special niches help these tenacious companies sustain long-term profitability.
Strong yields -- Companies shelling out dividend yields at or greater than 3%.
Stable dividend histories -- Companies that have paid dividends for at least a decade.
Five companies that fit these criteria are listed below.
Annual Dividend Yield
Dividend Payout Months
Sysco (NYS: SYY)
January, April, July, October
Clorox (NYS: CLX)
February, May, August, November
Applied Materials (NAS: AMAT)
March, June, September, December
Vodafone (NAS: VOD)
February and August
BHP Billiton (NYS: BBL)
March and September
Source: Yahoo! Finance.
Collectively, this bundle of stocks is diversified across four sectors -- consumer goods, tech, telecom, and industrials -- and pays you income every month. Typically, we think of utilities and REITs for dividends, but this five-pack includes neither.
And remember that $100,000 mentioned earlier? Had it been invested a decade ago in these five stocks equally, you'd have pocketed a cool $70,000 in dividends plus $130,000 in capital appreciation on top of your original 100 G's. Of course, there's no telling what this basket will do over the next decade. But the dividends alone from these five stocks beat the pants off the S&P 500 in the same period.
Let's take a closer look at the companies.
Sysco distributes food products and equipment to more than 400,000 customers including restaurants, schools, hotels, and hospitals. Sysco stands to benefit when discretionary spending increases as more people dine out. For the most recent quarter, sales were up nearly 6%, but earnings were down due, in part, to pension plan withdrawals. Despite this, its stock returned 9% over the past year. Sysco has increased its dividend nearly 7% annually during the past five years.
Home to brands Glad, Brita, Burt's Bee's, Tilex, and Formula 409, 99-year old Clorox cleans up nicely with a maximum five-star rating from our CAPS community. CEO Don Knauss reported 4% top-line sales growth in the most recent quarter attributed in part to successfully passing higher input costs to consumers. Clorox has grown its dividend 11% annually during the past five years.
Applied Materials
This semiconductor equipment manufacturer has significantly increased revenue and net income in the past two years. Applied Materials is focusing business on chips for mobile devices after experiencing headwinds in its solar cell manufacturing segment. While it's becoming less rare to find dividend-paying tech companies, it's challenging to find one paying a solid 3%-plus yield. Applied upped its dividend nearly 9% last year.
Vodafone has sold most of its investments in wireless companies it didn't control including those in Asia and Poland. The cash raised from these sales has been used to support its dividend and reduce debt further improving Vodafone's already strong dividend growth outlook and healthy balance sheet. And Verizon Wireless, the joint venture between Vodafone and Verizon Communications, may soon receive regulatory approval on a lucrative cable deal.
BHP Billiton
As the trend of urbanization unfolds in developing countries, it's fueling high demand for building blocks of modern society like iron ore and copper. BHP Billiton is one of the world's leading suppliers of these materials. Its multiple business segments produce more than a dozen commodities; this diversification lets the company navigate volatile commodity pricing better than its peers. The company increased its dividend 17% annually during the past five years. And its low 21% payout ratio means BHP Billiton has lots of room to further grow its dividend.
Foolish bottom line
Consider this five-pack of dividend-paying darlings so you can get paid on your terms.
If you're interested in rounding out your income-generating portfolio with more great stocks, check out our free report. It's jam-packed with nine dividend stocks including one medical equipment company that boasts not only a 98% customer satisfaction rating, but also doubled its dividend payout since 2006. This report won't be available forever, so get your free copy today.
The article Dividend Investors Rejoice: Join the "1 Check a Month" Club originally appeared on Fool.com.
Fool contributor Nicole Seghetti owns shares of Applied Materials and BHP Billiton. You can follow her on Twitter @NicoleSeghetti. The Motley Fool owns shares of Clorox. Motley Fool newsletter services have recommended buying shares of Vodafone Group and Sysco. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days.
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Raise your hand if you're surprised: "Despite investing $1 billion in a massive anti-drug campaign, a controversial new study suggests that the push failed to help the United States win the war on drugs."
And: "there is also a small amount of evidence that indicates the anti-drug campaign may have had the opposite effect for some teens."
Gosh, there's a shocker.
ABC news reported on this earlier in the week – apparently Congress mandated a study of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, which launched in the 90s. The investigators, working with Monitoring the Future, an ongoing study of American youth, evidently found that the more teens saw of these awful ads, the more of 'em started smoking marijuana.
Now, I know it's easy to hate on ONDCP for leading what is arguably the country's most destructive (30 years an running, folks!) war and propping up a prison industrial complex that disproportionately targets people of color, transgender folks and increasingly women. Lots of reasons to hate on them there. But to ice an already hateful cake, they waste literally billions of dollars solely on these stupid TV ads that actually made more kids start smoking.
Well, there's good news out there, too. And in this weird, contradictory universe we live in, part of it is actually funded by this very same federal government. Drug Policy Alliance New Mexico used some federal grant money to help produce this by-youth, for-youth educational video about meth.
If you're around Albuquerque, go to the screening next Thursday. It's good stuff – all true, all sides, helping young people make their own informed decisions about drugs.


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The Board of Directors of .au Domain Administration Limited (auDA), is pleased to invite you to attend its 2014 Annual General Meeting.
Date: Monday 30 November 2015
Time: 4.30pm
Venue: Trilogy Room, Park Hyatt, 1 Parliament Square off Parliament Place, Melbourne
The purpose of this meeting is to:
- Report the activities of auDA
- Elect Directors to the Board of auDA to replace those retiring by rotation.
Agenda for the AGM
- Motion to approve the 2014 AGM minutes.
- Report from the CEO on activities and progress.
- Acceptance of the 2014–2015 audited accounts.
- Resignation from the Board of those Directors retiring by rotation.
- Elections for new Directors to the Board:
a. Supply Class (two Directors) – four nominations received
b. Demand Class (two Directors) – five nominations received
- Other Business.
- Close of Business.
Board Election (Agenda Item 5)
The AGM will elect four Directors to the Board, to replace four Directors who must retire in accordance with clause 19.3 of auDA's Constitution. The retiring Directors are Paul Levins, George Pongas, Joshua Rowe and Kartic Srinivasan.
The Directors elected will serve for a term of two years.
The vacancies which will become available are:
- two (2) Directors elected only by the Supply Class members;
- two (2) Directors elected only by the Demand Class members.
Retiring Directors may re-contest these vacancies.
Candidates Standing for Election
Proposed by
Seconded by
|Gavin Collins
|Web Address Registration Pty Ltd
|Markwell Pty Ltd
|James Deck
|Butterfly Internet Pty Ltd
|Swim Communications Pty Ltd
|George Pongas
|AusRegistry Pty Ltd
|1300 Web Pro
|Kartic Srinivasan
|Melbourne IT Ltd
|Paul Levins
|Paul Levins
|Joshua Rowe
|Holly Raiche
|Kevin Karp
|Joshua Rowe
|George Fong
|Chris Chaundy
|Grant Wiltshire
|Simon Keddy
|Naomi Benjamin
|Miguel Wood
|Kimberley Lowton
|Derek Whitehead
Candidate statements are available here.
You cannot vote at the AGM unless you qualify to vote under clause 16.1 of auDA's Constitution and your membership fee has been paid.
For members who cannot attend the meeting but still wish to vote, a Proxy Form (PDF) with instructions is available. If you have any trouble accessing the proxy form, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
All qualifying members have the right to appoint a proxy and the proxy does not need to be a member of auDA.
Proxy forms must be received by 5pm AEDST on Thursday 26 November 2015. Late proxy forms will not be accepted.
Forms must be mailed, faxed or emailed to:
auDA Company Secretary
c/- Robert Gregory, Maddocks Lawyers
Postal Address: 140 William St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Fax Number: 03 9288 0666
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Rampaging Computer Science
I've been trying to say this in varying ways for a while now. I'm a Java programmer, but I'm not a Computer Scientist. What that means is that I usually use Java the same way someone else uses Perl or Python. I love discovering great libraries that save me time and let me just wire up a solution, rather than trying to do it all myself. But I love the fact that unlike the original VB which needed OCXes written in C, if I need to drop down to the lowest level possible in my Java app, I can do that as well. And the solution runs everywhere with minimal effort. That's what's so great about Java.
The problem is that much of the Java stuff out there is just written by really smart morons who seem to love complexity for complexity's sake. Even in the API itself! Ever used the Calendar API? It's written by a monkey. Ever check out the code under the JSTL? Those guys have to be on crack. It's not the language itself that causes these problems, it's the culture around the language. When programmers respect patterns more than solutions, you know something is broken.
LinuxWorld's James Turner feels the same exact way:
I moderated a panel at COMDEX last fall where Rasmus Lerdorf (Mr. PHP) and a Perl proponent ganged up on the person representing Java, complaining about how slow it was and hard to develop in. I tried my best to help defend Java, but it was hard. The trouble is, I see their point.
Java is a great language. But for some reason, the Java community has decided to take it and make all the ancillary packages as complex and difficult to use as possible. It's like a racehorse that's had a wet bar and a hot tub mounted on it. The Perl folks have the right idea. Make supporting technologies that are simple to use, rather than so elegant that they become incomprehensible.
He goes on to make the inevitable comparisions to Perl and PHP. I've been making the same comparisions lately. In fact, I loaded up my first PHP application the other day (dotProject) on a test server and dived into the code, you know what? There's no secret! The code was ugly and embedded and duplicated and horrible. But it was done, and being maintained and being documented and basic enough so that everyone could understand it. Functional code wins over "correct" code every day. Look at Bill Day - Sun's J2ME Evangelist, he just re-did his website into a weblog and which code is he using? WordPress, a PHP solution. Much of that probably had to do with his hosting server, but maybe if Java people made their tools as easy to integrate and use as PHP, more hosting services would support Java out of the box. (Is there a mod_java?)
Is there a name for this type of development? Solution-Oriented Programming? Functional Development? Useful Coding? I mean, just imagine how cool Java programming would become if this sort of thing got as popular as that Pattern fad that came through not too long ago? It'd be so fun!


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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Kit's Satire: My Night Out At The UFO Party With Jamal & Stephen Hawking
Just when Arizona thought they did the right thing in passing a law to cast a wider net to nab illegal aliens, along comes Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant scientists of our times, and said we need to leave those mofos alone.
I heard it myself when me 'n my buddy, Jamal, hooked up with Stephan at an outdoor UFO party, on a mountain about a three hour drive away to watch for unidentified flying objects. Like me, Jamal enjoys trying different things.
Stephen said, "Aliens might be traveling the cosmos right now - not for exploration's sake but because they've run out of resources at home."
Two guys named George W. and Tony B. overheard the conversation.
"Well that's their damn problem," George replied. "Them Mexicans gotta find a little country or two to invade like we did that has plenty of resources, but they better not come near us."
A blonde fella named Lou D who used to be a news pundit shook his head in agreement. "I used to say that all the time."
Stephen, Jamal and I stared at them, wondering who the heck invited these men with one-track minds.
"Now, now, boys," I interrupted, "don't go hating and promoting war here. That's not nice or humane."
"Yeah, and karma is a bitch," Jamal added, grittin' on them.
Stephen agreed, and said he thought these illegals might want to invade us. "If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans."
"That's not true," an self-important guy named O' Riley said. "They have very successful casinos, and frankly, I resent it."
Suddenly, we all heard the sound of a gunshot.
"No need for alarm!", an exuberant Sarah P. exclaimed. "I just a bagged a moose. Practice, ya know, for when I spot my first alien invader!"
I turned to O'Riley, "Better try to get first dibs on an interview with her!"
Got rid of his azz quick.
Jamal turned to me. "Lawd have mercy," he said, "I hope these new aliens don't try to re-start the slave trade."
"You bettah hope they don't try to eat us," I snapped.
Skip Gates joined in. "Well, the last time, Africans sold Africans to white slave traders, but nobody got eaten."
"There ya go again, Skip!", I said. "Stop bringing that up! Only right wingers want to hear about that."
"Yeah," Jamal agreed, "and I think some of them would like to see us eaten up now."
"I can't help doing what I do" Skip replied. "I'm not a historical revisionist. I tell it how it was, not how we wish it was... and I like creating opportunities to hook up with my friend Barack."
"Name dropper," Jamal muttered under his breath.
I eased away, rolling Stephen with me.
Our eyes searched night sky and the stars.
"Nope, I don't see no space aliens tonight," I said. "You really think they are dangerous nomads?"
He said, "We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet."
Somehow, I'm sure Stephen is right.
Posted by Kit (Keep It Trill) at 3:50 PM
4 comments:
Sounds like Loud D's still looking for work. Maybe he could head south and sell gum and chalk bulls to departing tourists.ReplyDelete
- penny wizeApril 28, 2010 at 11:04 PM
How do you do it? Love it!ReplyDelete
Thanks, Oso and Penny Wize. I was beginning to wonder if space aliens abducted all my readers.ReplyDelete
That was funny KIT. Really funny.ReplyDelete
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So, you have decided to start a home-based business? Good for you! You may be juggling a full time job, a part time job and family life. You know that there are many things you need to do in order to successfully start your business and work from home. How are you going to fit your business project into your daily commitments?
It's easy to become overwhelmed and lose focus. Losing focus will cause you to take no action. Action is essential to moving on from where you are now, to where you want to go.
Here are 5 tips to stay focused on when starting your home based business:
1. Break It Down:
If you have a large task to tackle, it is always easier when you break it down into smaller components. You'll find it easier to focus because you won't feel as overwhelmed. For example, 'Register a business name' can be broken down into: 'Think of five business name ideas', 'Find out how to register business name', 'Get registration form' and so on.
2. Keep A To Do' List:
Once you've broken down major tasks into smaller ones, make and keep a 'to do' list. Always keep a notepad and pen with you so that you can jot down any new ideas as they arise.
3. Schedule Your Time:
Every evening, decide on three to five tasks on your 'to do' list that you wish to accomplish the following day. Stay focused on these tasks and only move on to the next tasks on your list once these have been completed.
4. Set Goals:
This is critical. There is nothing better for staying focused than setting goals. Visualize exactly where you want to be in a month, six months and a year. In a month's time, do you want to have registered a business name and got all your equipment set up? In six months time, how many clients or team members do you want? How much revenue do you want to generate in a year's time?
5. Say No:
Be assertive and carve out more time for your business project. Saying No to that extra demand by your boss every once in a while, can get you home one hour earlier a couple of days a week. How about cutting back on the amount of housework that you do? Imagine how you could channel that extra time into your business.
If you put these five tips into practice, you'll definitely find it easier to focus on and achieve your ultimate goal of working from home and putting more Lifestyle back in your life.
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From the clatter of the Greenwich Village 60s folk scene came a voice that was inspired, authentic, and extraordinarily deep. Fred Neil had one of those unmistakable voices, a baritone that could rumble your brain and leave cracks in your spine. Add to that the skills of one of the better blues-folk songwriters; his songs were covered by Karen Dalton, Harry Nilsson, Jefferson Airplane… anybody who knew their stuff.
Released in 1967, Fred Neil is moody, soft, and dark, but shimmers in beautiful electric sound. It lives within the pinnacle of styles from which Freddy would draw his influence: Brill Building chops, cold hard blues, good old folk song, and raga spiritualism. The ten original compositions heard here are masterpiece quality pens. "Everybody's Talkin'" would put the voice of Nilsson forever in popular knowledge thanks to Midnight Cowboy; Fred refused to sing for the movie and his unornamented version is a refreshing listen. Neil harbored a genuine love for dolphins, championing their causes throughout his life, and recording his dreamy ode to open the record. I harbor a specific love for the bluesy standard, "That's The Bag I'm In" and songs like "Faretheewell (Fred's Tune)" are too precious for my description.
Neil was a father figure to many integral players in the folk, blues, and rock movements, cited as an influence by folks like David Crosby and Bob Dylan. Go grab this essential LP if it isn't already in your collection. words/ b mcgrath
MP3: Fred Neil :: The Dolphins
MP3: Fred Neil :: That's The Bag I'm In
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Hi all,
I'm considering getting on Proscar? Can someone recommend online pharmacies for Proscar in the USA? Is so, please provide links. I was told a ballpark figure of $80 for 30 tablets.
For any doctors, I read using Proscar may increase your risk of developing prostate cancer and your doctor will perform tests to make sure you do not have other conditions that would prevent you from safely using finasteride. Is this accurate?


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Review of The Sun is Also a Star
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton! The #1 New York Times bestseller and National Book Award Finalist from the bestselling author of Everything, Everything will have you falling in love with Natasha and Daniel as they fall in love with each other.
Natasha: I'm a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I'm definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won't be my story.
Daniel: I've always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents' high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store—for both of us.
The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?
First of all, wow. 5/5 stars. This book is amazingly written. The prose is poignant but smoothly read. The characters are complex but distinctly unique, with clear motives you can't help but cheer for, hold your breath for, yearn for.
This, along with solely John Green's The Fault in Our Stars, holds a coveted spot in the category Made me cry and in a wider, but no less impressive category, Kept me thinking about the characters and plot after I closed the book.
This book tackles tough, important issues, like immigration and race in not only a tactful, honest, and true way, but also does so realistically. Authors who want to write about such topics should read this book, study it, worship it, soak in all its wisdom and technique and hope to seek the level it attains.
In the vein of complexity, Yoon does what most of us do not dare to do– as writers, readers, or humans– to see aspects of initially unlikable people (perhaps even potential villains in our life stories or novels) and find their humanity. Their driving force and their flaws as forgivable and secondary rather than intrinsic and defining.
Normally, as a writer myself, I often catch myself reading as one– analyzing the length of scenes, dialogue/description rations, stopping at great metaphors to figure out why and how they work. I didn't stop at all reading this book. I sat down, picked up the book, and put it down less than 4 hours later. Perhaps this had to do with the realistic dialogue and the grounding, but not overpowering, reference to location and real-world phenomena. Perhaps this story was just good at doing what books are supposed to– transporting us to other realities or viewpoints and then dropping us off later, with a little more understanding of what humanness is, beyond our own, limited viewpoint.
Although, as many readers do, I tend to lost when the viewpoint switches too much, I absolutely loved the different viewpoints and short chapter lengths. The short length helped with pacing. The different viewpoints allowed the visiting of a more complex view of the same events (and the same people) and the manifestation of the book's theme of needing to know everything in order to know something simple– that perhaps 'observable facts' are not simply enough to understand the world that is laden with bias and differing views and abstractions like love and dark matter.
Some of the chapters read, beautifully, like short stories on their own. The reassignment of a minor character as the main character in a chapter, along with more elaboration than they normally would get, was especially powerful. The possible ascension of anyone to the role of main character, along with the addition of the life lessons they had learned and how they looked at a scene or issue or life added a layer I didn't realize was possible (or important) until I read this book.
Finally, although I sometimes like love stories like the meet-cutes in rom coms or other instances where love occurs rapidly (also called insta-love), often it lacks a genuineness. It feels heart lifting, maybe, but also fake and unrealistic. While technically this book takes place in around a day, it doesn't feel like that. The basis for a real, healthy relationship/love is founded first. The character's attraction to one another goes beyond looks. They know who the other person is because as a reader, along for the same ride, we know who they are.
All in all, you should read this book.
If you know a lot about the immigration process, read this book. If you don't know much about the human side of the immigration process, read this book.
If you like captivating reads with complex characters, read this. If you want great writing or just a great book, read The Sun is Also a Star.
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Oprah! Wigs! Cara! Expensive bags!
Plus, Prabal Gurung pens a heartfelt feminist ode. Check out all those stories in today's Linkbait.
Kate Moss Goes Sheer
The supermodel poses in a nude Marios Schwab bodysuit for Esquire, Henry Holland launches an ice cream van, and does plus size really sell better? Those stories and more in Linkbait.
Will Fashion Be The End of Hip Hop?
And does Kanye go by Kenny in the Kardashian household? These questions and more in Linkbait.
Another Day, Another Designer's Open Letter
Do not insult Jean Paul Gaultier with your paltry knowledge of fashion history. Also in Linkbait: Suzy Menkes auctions her wardrobe, Anna Wintour and Hillary Clinton are now BFF's, and more.
Rihanna officially hates Liz Jones now
"That shit ain't journalism!" Also in Linkbait: James Franco lands Gucci, Cara Delevigne turns drummer and other industry news.
Shaking and crying over Isabel Marant for H&M
From H&M's latest high street collaboration to and Daphne Guinness' burgeoning music career, here are your top five industry gossip titbits.
Miuccia Prada, will you marry us?
Also in this week's Linkbait: Chanel tops Pinterest, Cavalli gets party-hardy and the story behind the great Cannes heist.
Beyoncé, pregnancé?
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Laozi and Quantum Physics (pdf, 217 kb) Holistic Science Journal, Vol 2, Issue 1, September 2012, pp. 6-12
Abstraction and the Economy (pdf, 115 kb) English version of the talk given at the celebration meeting for the 12th anniversary of Filosofia sui Navigli, centered on the topic La crisi: il contributo della filosofia per uscire dalla crisi, Milano, 7 October 2012
The legend of the origin of the Tao Te Ching, (pdf, 82 kb) April 2013.
Bach y el Cosmos, talk given on September 30th 2016 in the Cordoba (Spain) Conservatory for the special event Bach y el Cosmos, with Emanuela Piemonti (pianoforte) and Toni Millán (harpsichord), in the context of the Seventh Edition of the International Guadalquivir Piano Festival (in Spanish)
Entrevista radio Musica y Universo (in Spanish)
Interview with Gianandrea Giacoma for the Being Sapiens website (in Italian with English subtitles).
SAND – Laozi and Quantum Physics
SAND – Conversation with Rupert Spira
Schumacher College – The Quantum Revolution and the Soul of the World


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Wallpapers HD of the Playerunknowns Battlegrounds Game
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, also known as PUBG is a multiplayer action video game that will take us to a huge expanse of land in which the primary objective will be basic: to survive and kill our competitors. Framed within the battle royale mode, in the game the last player left standing on the stage will win. To do this we can use hundreds of weapons that we will find, cooperate with other players to the same end or equip ourselves with what we find good wallpapers.


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First man to cross the Cross The Grand Canyon on Tight Rope – Amazing Video
Daredevil Nik Wallenda is the first man to ever cross the Grand Canyon on a tight rope, and if you are scared of heights, then the video of hs amazing stunt is not for you. The man was 1,500 feet above the ground and he walked on 427 meters long rope above the Grand Canyon. Wanna see how he did it? Have a look below and see.
It took Nik Wallenda an astonishing 22 minutes and 54 seconds to cross the amazingly wrong rope, and he did it without any safety measures at all. It was just him and a 45 pound bar on the 2-inch-thick wire.
And to make things even more outstanding, the winds he had to struggle with, ranged fro 18 mph to a more treacherous 30 mph. If he hadn't had such amazing will power and confidence, he wouldn't be standing here today. There was no safety net nor harness to catch him.
With every step he took, Nik Wallenda could be heard praying and thanking God for keeping him safe. Is it a miracle that me made it out alive? I would say yes!
This is the prayer that he said after every step:
Thank you Jesus. You're my king, you're my protector, you're my shield, you're my strength, you're my Lord.
But this isn't the first time this daredevil has done something this amazing, last year, he crossed the Niagra Falls exactly as he did the Grand Canyon. It's an astonishing performance to say the least.
Have a look at a video of Nik Wallenda's amazing performance to cross the Grand Canyon on a tight rope.
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This month I'm going to focus on what garbage collection (GC) tuning looks like now, because it's changed dramatically. If you haven't been keeping yourself up to date, you might still think GC tuning is knowing dozens of arcane flags requiring you to understand obscure things like biased locking, remembered sets, remark phases, and so on. But modern JVM GC tuning has much simpler options to get you where these arcane flags used to get you to. I give details in my recent blog.
It's changed because with 12 garbage collectors to choose from, your primary tuning option is now to select the algorithm rather than the old "tweaking the algorithm" way. This is a much much easier tuning process. Of course you can still do the additional algorithm tweaking to get even more from your chosen collector if you want - but the point is that most applications that only had the old option in the past to get adequate performance, can now get there taking the much simpler "choose the right algorithm" tuning path.
In Practical JVM GC tuning for everyone I give a full decision flow chart on how to tune your garbage collector this modern way, (note if you hit the medium "pay wall" because you've read too many medium articles, just open it in an incognito window).
Now on to articles focusing on GC tuning, as well as tools and news; and of course all the useful performance tips in from those GC tuning related articles are extracted into this month's tips page.
Java performance tuning related news
Java performance tuning related tools.
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Democratic presidential candidate and gun control activist Beto O'Rourke is the "national AR-15 salesman of the year," according to the National Rifle Association (NRA).
O'Rourke stirred up controversy at the third Democratic presidential debate earlier this month, when he indicated he would enthusiastically favor government confiscation of assault weapons after banning them.
"Hell yes, we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47, we're not going to allow it to be used on fellow Americans anymore," he said at the debate. The former congressman later clarified that gun owners would only be "compelled" to hand in their guns as a last resort, with lawful gun owners being offered compensation to turn them in voluntarily, something he thinks most would do in the event of such a law.
The NRA tweeted their proclamation, with the additional comment "possibly even of the year…" on Thursday morning. In contrast to the views held by O'Rourke, the NRA has consistently opposed a majority of proposed gun control measures, including bans on assault weapons.
Semi-automatic assault rifles like the AR-15 appear to be the weapon of choice in mass shootings. Recent polls suggest that public support for the NRA has been waning, apparently in the wake of recent shootings.
O'Rourke's recent comments do seem to have pushed buttons with some gun owners. In at least one case, his comments seem to have inspired increased sales of the weapon. Alpha Dog Firearms, a gun store in Tempe, Arizona, made news this week by offering what it called "The Beto Special." The guns were sold at a discount and sold out within four hours.
Matt Boggs, the owner of the store, claimed he "wasn't intending to make a political statement" while appearing on the Fox News show Fox & Friends Thursday morning. "I said, maybe I'll sell 20 rifles and see what happens. We're a really small store, so just the attention we've gotten from this whole thing and the positive response has been amazing," Boggs said on the program.
O'Rourke retweeted the NRA's proclamation, along with a comment pointing out that gun manufacturer Colt announced on Thursday it would halt production of the AR-15 for civilian sales. While that might seem like encouraging news for gun control advocates, the manufacturer said that the decision was due to an oversaturation of the market, rather than a concern for public safety. Several other manufacturers continue to produce the popular weapon.
A Federal assault weapons ban was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994. It expired 10 years later, and repeated attempts to renew the ban have been unsuccessful in the years since. It remains a key component of the larger contentious gun debate, and is likely to factor into next year's presidential election regardless of who wins the Democratic nomination.


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Mississippi Man Dies In Crash On Louisiana Highway 31
Last night, troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a single vehicle crash on LA Highway 31 near Joseph Road which claimed the life of a Mississippi man.
Police say the man, for reasons still under investigation, traveled off the left side of the road, hit a ditch embankment, hit a utility pole and then 51-year-old Eric Toy's car overturned.
Toy was wearing his seat belt, but was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by the St. Martin Parish Coroner.
Troopers obtained routine toxicology samples which will be submitted to the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab for analysis. This crash remains under investigation.


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1. Coalition Building
Coalition building is one path to community empowerment. Bringing together individuals and leaders who represent a broad range of stakeholders and community sectors and seeking to find common ground on a particular topic or issue. Tom Wolff writes about community empowerment through coalition building:
Health and Human Service Coalitions aim to improve the community's quality of life by: developing the community's local planning capacity, increasing collaborative problem solving, promoting greater cooperation, developing an advocacy capacity of the community, and increasing information access.
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Contributing to the growth and strength of an empowered community doesn't happen overnight, nor is it the work of one individual, business, community organization, or entity. It is a rather abstract, nebulous even, concept. The fruit, as they say, bears witness to the existence and power of an empowered community.
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I was flipping around the channels Saturday afternoon wondering "Isn't there a baseball game on anywhere?" It's going to be a long off-season.
We should have a new manager sometime this week, though.
From Comcast SportsNet
- Inspired by the Red Sox clinch at Fenway Park, Tony Andracki asks "What will it be like when the Cubs finally win the World Series?" Not the use of the word "when."
- A list of possible free agent targets for the Cubs.
- With the Red Sox season over, the Cubs can talk to Torey Lovullo about the manager's job. But only because his brother Whig Lovullo isn't available.
From Cubs Den
- Are the Cubs interested in Franklin Gutierrez? The Mariners released the outfielder. Or maybe Chris Young?
From Cubs.com
- Brad Ausmus interviewed to be the Cubs next manager... and then was hired by the Tigers. (More on this later this morning.)
From ESPNChicago.com
- The off-season agenda of each NL Central team, including the Cubs.
- Cubs farmhand Elliot Soto was suspended for 50 games for testing positive a second time for a "drug of abuse." I told him to stop hanging around Chris Perez's dog.
From the Chicago Tribune
- David Haugh thinks that Theo Epstein needs less talk, more rock. Or at least more action. He's also not encouraged by the fact the Cubs have interviewed seven candidates to be manager.
- Ryan Dempster is going to get a World Series Championship ring.
From the Chicago Sun-Times
- Nothing not covered elsewhere.
From the Daily Herald
- The rooftop owners aren't happy about the proposed sign in right field.
SB Nation
- A prescription to fix the Cubs. Hint: it involves Robinson Cano.
Today's food for thought
- No, America did not panic when Orson Welles broadcast "War of the Worlds" 75 years ago last week.
- Six science myths you probably learned in school as truths.


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Pressure cookers are the new (well, old, really) weapon of choice for jihadis. Most disturbing, they are readily available to anyone looking to can food or explode something. And since we can't control how people will use pressure cookers, there's a clear choice to make here.
RELATED: BAD TIMING: Terrorists Keep Harshing Obama's Mellow
"Here's the thing, at the very least, we should have background checks for people buying pressure cookers, maybe a waiting period," Co-host Stu Burguiere suggested Tuesday on The Glenn Beck Program.
"Well, also the knife. The guy in Minnesota. We should have a background check on knives," Glenn added.
Read below or watch the clip for answers to these powerful questions:
• Is homemade canning a science project?
• If a science project looks like a clock, can it also be a bomb?
• Does anyone really need a pressure cooker?
• Do people really need knives to cut apples?
• Are there alternatives to using a kitchen knife in the kitchen?
Enjoy this complimentary clip from The Glenn Beck Program:
Below is a rush transcript of this segment, it might contain errors:
GLENN: Hello, America. Welcome to the program. Glad you're here.
The woman who found the second bomb in New York, the pressure cooker with the wires coming out of it and the timing device -- do you know what she originally thought?
STU: I do.
GLENN: She originally thought it was a clock made by some kid as a science project.
PAT: Oh, yeah. Right.
STU: You mean exactly the clock Ahmed the clock kid story, except in reverse?
GLENN: Yes, yes, yes. Yes.
PAT: Clockmed.
GLENN: Clockmed. And then she walked away from it. And she had -- it bothered her. So she went back inside, and she called the police.
PAT: What I loved was her quote. Did you see her quote? They keep saying if you see something, say something. So I did.
It was great.
GLENN: So I did. So she -- the police come. And she comes out on her porch because it's right there by her porch. She comes out on her porch and she's like, "Does anybody want any cookies?" She's just standing there watching them. And one of the cops said, "Run, run." And she runs to a neighbor's house, and it goes off.
PAT: Oh, wow.
STU: Is that --
GLENN: No, no. That's the one she found, and they got that one safe. It didn't go off.
PAT: Right.
GLENN: She ran to a neighbor's house.
STU: Right. And that's the one that they found -- because of the cell phone, we're able to link it to this guy. Amazing.
GLENN: Yes, yes. So they're not all science projects, kids. That and so much more begins right now.
GLENN: I mean, I'd like to know why that woman hates people who -- you know, she sees a pressure cooker out there in the middle --
PAT: All of a sudden, it's a bomb. Okay.
GLENN: All of a sudden, it's a bomb. What do you --
STU: I think we should be clear here, no one needs a pressure cooker.
JEFFY: Thank you.
GLENN: Amen.
STU: There are other types of ovens that you can easily use.
GLENN: Right. You can give them a warm water bath without the pressure. You can -- do we not have cans?
PAT: No one needs food cooked under pressure. No one.
STU: No. No one.
GLENN: Right. And why can't we just go to the store? There's plenty of places you can go and get that already done --
PAT: How many deer have you ever cooked in a pressure cooker?
GLENN: How many, what?
PAT: Deer. I'd never cook my deer in a pressure cooker. It's got no use for hunting at all.
GLENN: Right. Wait.
STU: Here's the thing, at the very least, we should have background checks for people buying pressure cookers. Maybe a waiting period.
GLENN: Well, also the knife. The guy in Minnesota. We should have a background check on knives.
PAT: Right.
STU: Exactly. You don't need a knife. Think about this. Think about an apple. Okay? When you cut apple -- can you use a knife? Sure. But it's like using a machine gun to hunt rabbits. What you need is one of those little core slicer things that you just pop on top of the apple, you press down, slices all of them at once. You get multiple slices and less effort. Only a psychopath with intent of murder would need to buy a knife to slice an apple.
GLENN: Right.
PAT: If you need to cut a melon, do it with your hand. Like a brown belt in karate, give it a chop.
GLENN: Stop it right now. Stop right now.
PAT: What? I'm just suggesting alternatives to using a knife.
GLENN: Stop it. I know what you're suggesting.
Featured Image: A pressure cooker with a simple regulator and an oval lid. The lid is larger than the hole, so it has to be rotated and tilted to fit in the hole, and then pressure from inside holds it up. The safety pressure release is a rubber plug under the bar holding the lid up. (Photo Credit: Hustvedt, Wiki Commons)


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For those times when you're out and about and you just want to sit down, take a look at StreetSeats. A collaborative, mapping project that relies on the crowd to locate, photograph and map benches, chairs and other sittables, StreetSeats serves to round up all the public places where you can take a load off.
At this point, it's only in New York but those behind the project hope that it serves as an inspiration for street seats everywhere.
Get involved
This project relies on crowd participation, so if you're in the New York area you can add a seat or better yet, build and map your own street seat.
StreetSeats is also hosting a Collaborative Mapping Session on April 6th for those who want to help accelerate the project.