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Is it a "sign" of the times or is the city of Oak Ridge getting more strict on business signs?
Is it a "sign" of the times or is the city of Oak Ridge getting more strict on business signs?
Oak Ridge City Council postponed the first reading of an amendment to the city's sign regulations ordinance during its meeting this week, but that action came after the city's Community Development Department sent violation notices to several
Oak Ridge businesses.
The city has had strict regulations regarding business signs for many years, but the latest revisions to the ordinance have put a new spotlight on the issue.
Toney Stevens at Rivers Total Car Care is one of 18 businesses in Oak Ridge that received a "notice of violation" from the city about their illuminating, moving signs.
Stevens said his sign has been up and running for seven years and the city gave him a permit. But now the sign, under the proposed revised ordinance, might be illegal.
Stevens said he talked to Monica Austin Carroll with the city's Community Development Department on Monday after receiving the letter, but the local business owner indicated he still has questions.
"She said the city had complaints about flashing signs," Stevens said.
"She said I can't put on animation and when I asked about 'Santa,' she said no but I could put up moving text."
Stevens was putting an animation of Santa on the sign for the Christmas holidays.
He was also told he couldn't change the light intensity, but said any sign will do that on its on.
Stevens said he uses his sign not only for advertising, but also as a public service. "I put Amber Alerts on the sign and I've put on Secret City Festival (information)," he said.
"Dealing with the city is the problem … the city is hard to deal with," he said, adding he heard City Council members state otherwise at Monday's Council meeting. He said several months ago he received another notice from the city about a dead tree issue, and was earlier told he had to take down an inflatable snowman he put up in July.
Stevens said he hopes the city staff can sit down with business owners and talk about the alleged violations. He said he didn't know the ordinance amendment was on the Council agenda until he talked to Carroll on Monday.
"Just let us know what we can and cannot do," he said. "If we're out of compliance, we'll fix it.
"That sign cost me $16,000 — a lot of money, and the city approved it," he said. "Now, seven years later they say I can't use it. Oak Ridge is supposed to be one of the most technologically advanced cities in the United States, and not to allow these signs is ridiculous."
Terry Fox at the recently opened Fox Brothers Ace Hardware also received a notice about his sign from the city, but said he'll ignore it. "I'll let my attorney handle it," he said, "until I get some direction (from the city)."
Fox said the notice
"makes no sense" to him.
"We did everything proper. It was installed as per the permit the city issued."
Fox said he also talked to Carroll and told her, "'You do all you can to drive business out.' You spend money for a sign, the city takes money for the permit, it makes no sense."
Fox said his sign drives traffic into the store, which generates sales and tax revenue for the city, county and state.
"The city staff may not want to believe it, but they don't make it easy," he said. "It's the same ol' same ol' — too much government bureaucracy. We pay our taxes, we should get some benefit. I don't know what they want."
"We were getting complaints about electronic reader boards," explained Kathryn Baldwin, director of the city's Community Development. She said the complaints ranged from the intensity of the signs to the movement.
"Regulations, currently, says reader boards can't have flashing, blinking, movement, animation or undulating light," she said.
The ordinance states "no sign shall have blinking, flashing, or fluttering lights or other illuminating device, which has a changing light intensity, brightness or color. Neither the direct nor reflected light from primary light sources shall create a traffic hazard to operators of motor vehicles on public streets."
The amended ordinance proposal Council was to consider Monday night was to establish "criteria for operation of reader board signs (moving copy signs)."
Baldwin said the city issues a permit for a reader sign and "when we look at it it's fine, then they (the business owners) can change them so the message display, frequently, is movement and intense.
"When one increases, then the others adjust and all of a sudden we have an issue," she said. "We're in the process of amending to establish guidelines."
Baldwin said an "interim ordinance is on the books we'd like to get compliance on, so we sent out the letters."
She said the city sent out notices to 18 businesses with reader signs.
"Some are in compliance and some are in some varying degree of non-compliance," she said. She used the sign at CVS Pharmacy as an example of compliance.
"It can display varying messages, but not blink or flash," she said. "When it's delivering a message, it could be a safety issue if it's distracting (to motorists).
"The signs can deliver a message at a safe rate if the message is static," Baldwin said.
She said the city did amend the ordinance to allow the sign at the Oak Ridge High School, but added the school can control it from inside.
"It's not a TV to motorists, nothing is flashing, nothing is moving but it delivers messages," she said.
She said the city doesn't want all the schools to have signs because most are in residential areas.
"Two can — the high school and Roane State Community College," she said. RSCC doesn't yet have a sign, she noted.
The Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission will discuss the revisions at its Dec. 20 meeting and the issue will be back before City Council on Jan. 14.
Beverly Majors can be contacted at (865) 220-5514.


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This solar station is covered with 20,000 solar panels over the 61,000 sq m roof and has produced 300,000 kwh of power since the operation started two weeks ago. It is meant to spread solar energy awareness as well as the development of environmentally-friendly railways throughout China.
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While the U.S. aluminum market could remain in a holding pattern until after the presidential election, industry observers are at least cautiously optimistic, with the strong transportation sector driving much of the growth.
We expect modest but steady growth for the rest of this year into next year, Aluminum Association spokesman Stephen Gardner said.
Lloyd OCarroll, senior vice president of research at Davenport & Co. LLC, Richmond, Va., agreed, noting that U.S. aluminum demand has continued to rise even though the rate of growth isnt quite as robust as it was earlier this year. He expects U.S. aluminum industry shipments will rise about 8 percent this year, but will increase just 4 percent in 2013 due to the impact of the debt crisis in Europe and slower growth in China.
On the other hand, the Federal Reserves qualitative easing could start filtering into the U.S. economy and have a positive effect on domestic aluminum consumption, said Kamil Wlazly, senior metals analyst for Metal Bulletin Research. Wlazly noted that the domestic aluminum market has been fairly flat during the second half of this year and that watchful distributors arent likely to make many purchases until November. But producers are generally bullish that things will improve after the election, he said.
OCarroll said that while certain markets, most notably the automotive and aerospace sectors, remain quite strong, manufacturing in general isnt doing well enough to improve the aluminum supply-demand balance, even with the housing market slowly showing signs of improvement.
We see good, solid growth in the next 12 to 18 months, Gardner said, especially in the transportation markets that benefit from aluminums lightweight properties. There have already been some pockets of improvement for certain markets that have been struggling since the economic downturn started, including such building and construction sectors as metal roofing and multi-family housing starts, he said.
OCarroll wrote in Davenports latest quarterly aluminum outlook report that the market also was being aided by aluminum prices moving substantially higher after drifting lower during much of the summer, largely crediting a major fiscal announcement from the Chinese government as well as monetary spending announcements from the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve. He added that recent production cuts at aluminum smelters also helped support prices, albeit to a lesser extent.
Looking forward, OCarroll predicts that the LME cash aluminum price will average $2,047 per tonne in the fourth quarter--down about 16 cents per pound from a year earlier--and then rise to an average of $2,390 per tonne in 2013 due to projections for a slight global deficit next year.
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When life seems the bleakest or we are at our lowest points, we have only to be quiet long enough to hear God gently speaking to us. I have not been a regular at posting the last couple of months as we have gone through some family issues that needed our full attention. The Lord was there as I felt this pain and feared at times I was alone. He always let me know in small ways that I was not alone. Each time a small prayer was answered, I counted it as a tiny step forward closer to Him.
Indeed He quickened my heart to a simple lesson. We had traveled to Venezia and toured the glass factories. The artisans took a lump of sand onto a long pipe and then put it into the ovens. They would turn the pipes as they blew the wonderful glass sculptures into amazing creations of fragile glass. Every so often they would take the molten glass out of the fire to twist a piece here or there with special tongs and pliers. Finally the beautiful piece would be finished but then surprisingly they would return what seemed a perfect piece back to the fire one last time. And there was the secret of the firey furnace – the glory hole. For it is in this last fire that the glass is perfected, purified so to speak – strengthened so it would not shatter on its own.
So it is with us. We too go through a fire of tribulation at times in our life. How many times do we cry out, "Enough!" At times it seems as if we should not have to bear one more trial, one more bit of pain. It feels as though this fire will never end when once again we feel thrust back into the furnace. But it is there that we are cleansed, purified, yes, even strengthened. If we listen, if we hear, if we learn… there God is sustaining us, prodding and tweaking this lump of sand and clay to a perfect form, a wondrous creation to behold. It is there we find that we have an inner strength to face anything knowing that we know God is there with us and we are not alone.
For our family it has been a long time going through this trial but we have held to each other. Rather than being torn apart and shattered by this experience, we have been strengthened as a family. We have been purified and cleansed in the sense that no matter what the world has thrown at us, no matter how bad things appeared to be, we drew closer together. We found that all the little issues, the dumb things we disagree over, were unimportant in the bigger things. We found a strength as a family that astonished us at times as we found we are better together against the world if need be! Our trials are not over but we have had enough small victories to know that we will survive and be better for all of this. That is the true meaning of family for me. And that is why I share this on a genealogy blog. As I researched back in our family and marveled at this family that made it through wars and worse, I often considered if we could manage to stay together as they did. Now I know that the same courageous genes flow through all of us and that we are truly bound by our love for one another and for family. Tomorrow as we all sit together at the dining room table to share a meal, I will be able to gaze on all the faces of family and know – we will always be bound by this love of family – and I will give thanks to Our Father for gathering us together and holding us there. I pray this for each of you!
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The Coal Creek Trail system in eastern Boulder County is scheduled to reopen in September — one year to the month after flood waters wiped out much of the regional connector.
For the past 10 months, restoration projects coordinated by Superior, Louisville, Lafayette, Erie and Boulder County have slowly brought the trail back online, with each community handling repairs within its borders.
The trail segments in Superior and Boulder County have been restored and reopened. Erie's trail repair efforts are set to wrap up next month. Officials in Louisville and Lafayette don't expect their trail work to extend beyond September.
"There is an end in sight," Erie Public Works Director Gary Behlen said. "They just brought in some crusher fines out there, and they're cleaning up the project now, so we're in good shape to finish the project by the end of August."
Erie's Coal Creek Trail extension, which opened barely a month prior to the September flood, lost about a half-mile of trail surface and suffered extensive damage to a bridge and creek drop structure near Erie Municipal Airport.
"We're wrapping up those repairs," Behlen said. "And the developer still has to finish up some of the sewer line work in that area."
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"We do get a lot of questions on that trail, but fortunately, we have a lot of other trails in the community for people to explore," Behlen said.
Erie recently launched a series of trail videos to promote some of the town's other pathways while Coal Creek Trail construction continues. The trail videos are available at erieco.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=901.
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Louisville has reopened sections of the trail, but final repairs won't conclude until September, according to the city's website.
Final trail reconstruction work is still dependent on approvals from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Colorado Office of Emergency Management.
While the city's work on the trail is drawing to a close, the trail won't be open end-to-end for some time.
The portion of the trail that goes under U.S. 36 has been closed by the Colorado Department of Transportation in conjunction with its highway construction work. CDOT is targeting a September 2015 reopening date for the underpass.
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Underpass repairs are among the final pieces to the Coal Creek Trail puzzle in Lafayette as well. The city has a contractor on site at 120th Street, rebuilding the trail underpass. Work was delayed last week when a flash flood erased the progress made on repairs, but the trail remains open.
"The only section that is closed — and it's a soft closure — is the section north of Empire Road between the two bridges. We had a lot of damage down there," said Rob Burdine, Lafayette's new open space superintendent. "That's one area where we'll have to reroute the trail because it's under water."
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The jingle of sleigh bells may be faint, but as the holiday season fast approaches, residents and businesses throughout Brush have already begun decking the halls as the spirit of Christmas swiftly settles in.
As part of the annual Shop Brush 1st promotion, the Brush Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to host an array of fun-filled family activities through the month of December, beginning with a Christmas Streetscape Open House on THURSDAY, December 6 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
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YORK, Pa. — Three corrections officers in Pennsylvania have been suspended and charged with official oppression after allegedly arranging fights between two inmates — and in some cases between the inmates and guards — in exchange for coffee and food.
David Michael Whitcomb, 28, Mark Andrew Haynes, 26, and Daniel H. Graff, 37, were charged after a state police investigation into the allegations, discovered when York County prison officials were conducting an unrelated investigation into acts of minor vandalism.
The inmates said the officers asked them to do "stupid stuff" — fights and other stunts — "for coffee and food," state police reported Friday.
All three officers have been on unpaid administrative leave while the investigation was conducted, the prison said in a news release.
According to state police, the investigation began when officials investigating graffiti in the prison's south block saw on video Haynes grab inmate David Michael Wright, 27, from the back and grab the inmate around the neck.
Wright, in a written statement given to prison officials, wrote that Haynes, Whitcomb and Graff arranged for him to wrestle another inmate named James Williams Hicks Jr., 27, in a closet near the guard booth. Wright said they had rules — no punching in the face, and whoever got his opponent "to tap out" would get extra food and coffee.
Wright also wrote that wrestled Graff in the storage closet, reporting that the officer "cut off my air supply so I dropped him on the ground and he said 'enough, enough,' " police reported.
Hicks reported that among the stunts he was asked to perform for food and coffee were drinking a gallon of milk in an hour, eating a spoonful of cinnamon, snorting spicy vegetable Ramen Noodle powder and crushed candy, drinking a bottle of water with pepper foam sprayed in it and eating fruit with the peels intact.
Later, he reported, the "challenges," as they were called, became physical, and he had to wrestle Graff and Whitcomb and allow them to punch his arms and legs until they became numb.
Once, Hick reported, Whitcomb "choked him out."
He told investigators "it was all consensual," police reported.
Graff said the abuse "never happened" and described the inmate's allegations as "a get-rich-quick scheme."
"They've been telling other inmates that they're going to sue the York County Prison for millions of dollars," Graff said. "Personally, I think this is what this is."
Whitcomb called the allegations "complete fabrications."
"I did not participate in any of it, and I did not witness any of this," he said. "There is no physical evidence, no medical records. They didn't file any complaints when it was supposed to have happened. This is all on the word of an inmate. It blows my mind."
The abuse was alleged to have occurred between Jan. 31 and July 1. Graff said he and two other guards were suspended just more than three months ago.
Graff and Whitcomb, interviewed Friday, said they had "developed a rapport" with Wright and Hicks and would offer them extra food when they performed tasks around the cell block, such as help mop floors or other duties. The two had been "problem" inmates in the past.
"They had continuous problems with other inmates and the staff," Whitcomb said. "They have been proven to be habitual liars in the past. ... These aren't typical inmates."
Graff and Whitcomb said their union, Local 776 of the Teamsters, had filed a grievance objecting to their suspensions. The union had objected that the officers had been suspended for three months without any resolution of the allegations. The hearing was canceled when the criminal charge was filed.
"The worst part of this is our names are being dragged through the mud for no reason," Whitcomb said.
In the news release issued Friday, the prison stated: "Each day, hundreds of corrections officers work diligently to maintain the security of the prison and ensure the safety and well-being of inmates and fellow corrections officers. The actions alleged by Pennsylvania State Police in this case run counter to the professional behavior county and prison management expect and require of all staff. Misconduct within any county agency is not tolerated."


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EntryTec Locksmiths Ltd
I am based Bolton and cover the whole of the Northwest. I am fully insured, trained, regulated and CRB checked . Entrytec are reliable and professional and offer huge discounts to repeat customers such as estate agents and landlords. We are insurance approved and use fully sign written vehicles . I am currently utilised by local estate agents and have excellent reviews .I offer an immediate response guarantee and a 24 hour emergency call out service.If I cannot get you in or sort the problem you won't pay a penny !!! .I am also a UPVC installer and repair technician repairing anything from letterboxes to handles , locks to hinges. Double glazed unit replacement is also available.
Allforone&oneforallCertificate of Excellence 2015
We are local,friendly,and very well known for our quality of work and value for money. We put pride and knowledge into every job we do from a tap washer to a major re build with AllForOne&OneForAll you know you're in professional hands every time * Built on Recommendation,Trust & Commitment * Real reviews from real people * We don't do it for the money WE DO IT BECAUSE WE CARE * 100% satisfaction guaranteed * Fully insured * Years of experience * We are also part of the safe trader scheme backed by lancashire county council and trading standards * All major credit & debit card payments * Rubbercover specialists * Pointing specialists * Roofing specialists * Gutter specialists * Cctv supplied and installed /Install only / Supply only * Domestic cleaning ( commercial ,regular & one off cleans, carpet cleaning, office cleaning, steam cleaning, oven cleans, friendly lady staff With on site photo ID and full company uniform. DBS checked (formally known as CRB ) YOU NAME IT WE DO IT
Marshall Building Contractors
Set up in 1969, Marshall (Building Contractors) Ltd is a growing construction company working for both private and public sector clients throughout the UK. Together with our team of highly experienced and talented people, we are an established and financially secure company that is able to offer our clients stability, as well as over 45 years of experience working on all types of construction and regeneration projects. We work with our clients through varying contract types, from design and build, negotiated, partnering, traditional, to full turnkey contracts. Our reputation for attention to detail, safety, quality of service and commitment to our clients' requirements has meant that the majority of our work is through repeat business and client referral – of which we are extremely proud. Marshall (Building Contractors) Ltd is accredited in ISO 9001, 14001 & OHSAS 18001 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marshall Holdings Ltd.
Virgo Home Improvements
Virgo Home Improvements have been installing Roofline and other products for over 12 years. Our reputation for excellent - superb customer service and expert installation has taken our company from strength to strength.
Professional, Friendly Design & Development We don't just give your what you think you need, We give you what we know you need. Appy Developer is a UK based development team with expertise in creating custom mobile responsive Websites, Mobile Apps, Logo Branding, Online Marketing and SEO for local businesses in and around the south east of England. Appy Developer don't just design and develop your vision... we will help plan, structure and brain storm with you to find the most effective way for you to move forward. We aim to give every customer a personalized experience along with a personal custom plan that fits YOUR budget, YOUR business and YOUR custom to drive your company forwards.
Pearson Clynes
Pearson Clynes construction offer a professional and personal design and build package throughout Manchester and the surrounding districts.
We are a Building firm based in Southport, Merseyside covering all areas of the North West, Lancashire, Cumbria, Manchester and Cheshire. J Lloyd Design & Build have been established for over ten years and specialise in the design and construction of Domestic and Commercial projects including, extensions, renovations, conversions & alterations. We offer services for individuals or businesses and are able to liaise with insurers in relation to property damage claims. J Lloyd Design & Build can arrange all plans required, negotiate the construction project, and manage the process from conception through to completion. You will benefit from qualified personnel experienced in planning and design. High quality tradesmen and exceptional high standards. Have your own ideas or need inspiration? Contemporary Extension? Loft Conversion? Please contact us for no obligation discussion and quote to formulate your ideas into reality at a competitive cost.
m.mconstructionCertificate of Excellence 2015
We are a general building and construction company, all are tradesmen are ex construction tutors and are accredited by City & Guilds and are level three and above qualified.
Broad Sparks & construction
Broad Sparks & Construction offers a wide range of services for all your needs. Electrical, Fault finding Plumbing, Plastering, Building, Carpentry, Tiling, Rendering, Solar PV, Renovation All services can be new, alteration, or repair. We have experience in both domestic and commercial areas. So whether its a bathroom re-fit or a total property renovation we can help. Your Project is Our Passion.
All Trades Liverpool
We are a limited company with over 10 years experience fitting kitchens and in the building trade . We are part of the IKBBI, TRUST MARK, FMB and more. we can take on the full reservation of your kitchen from start to finish
REM THE BUILDER is a well-established company working in Walton;Liverpool and the surrounding area. Having completed many successful projects, we have the experience and the expertise needed to realise the construction or renovation project of your dreams! We're a general contractor, and we work closely with projects' owners to ensure their wishes are taken into account. We can also advise on alternative solutions that could be less costly and take less time to complete without compromising quality. REM THE BUILDER is not just about bricks and mortar. We're very much aware that we're building our customers' future. REM THE BUILDER has experience in a wide range of construction projects. Want to build a conservatory, remodel your bathroom or have solar panels installed? Contact us to get an estimate today.
Pgl property services
All aspects of domestic plumbing and joinery, kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms. Loft/garage conversion General building work
Lancaster Double Glazing
RS Maintenance
John Knight Glass Ltd
We have been manufacturing and installing quality PvcU, timber and aluminium windows, doors and conservatories throughout the North West since 1984. Our Heswall showroom contains a wide selection of our product ranges for you to browse through and try out. In our showroom we have working installation examples of our bespoke premium products as well as our cost effective but still excellent quality budget ranges.
Change Glazing and Locks Limited
Dgsolarlite ltd
That Glass Company
Jeffrey James Windows
Independent local family run window company that offer windows and doors etc from many different manufacturers. Owners and fitters all with over 20 years experience in the industry. We offer a high qualily service from start to finish. Fensa registered with a local showroom showing various products. Please call to make an appointment to visit.
Huddersfield Glass Makers
Plumbing, Heating Painting, Decorating Glass, Glazing, window and door installation Curtains and interiors
Willow Design & Build
Willow Design & Build was created in September 2017, the company is a family run building firm. We're based on the wirral and cover anywhere within the north west of the UK. We have a combined experience of over 30 years covering all aspects of your home. We take pride in bringing excellence to your project, making sure that health & safety is a priority. We are fully insured for all our works and offer various guarantee's. All our team are hand picked professionals. For a quotation & outstanding service on your next project call us now! Please see our Facebook page for details and photos of previous and current projects.
Future Renovations
Bootle Glass Company Limited
Advanced Conservatory & window systems
Bespoke Conservatories , Conservatory warm roof replacements, orangeries , double & triple glazed,windows , composite doors , bi folding doors and contemporary aluminium windows & doors.
Jonathan Berney Consultant Surveyors and Valuers
The practice of Jonathan Berney Consultant Surveyors and Valuers can trace its roots back to 1955 when Henry Berney first opened his doors at: 87 Regent Street, London W1, trading as Henry Berney & Co, Chartered Surveyors, specialising in the Motor Trade and Leisure Industries.
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Poulton Building & Plumbing services
Poulton Building, Plumbing & Joinery services. We are a family run business with over 30 years experience in the building trade.
Property Maintenance Company, All aspects of property work undertaken
All Purpose Glazing
Experience You Can Trust! Welcome to All Purpose Glazing, thank you for visiting us. Est. 1993 All Purpose Glazing (APG) is a family run business that has continued to grow. We offer fully comprehensive glass and glazing solutions to suit any job large or small. The Company is based at a purpose built 14,000sq ft premises housing state of the art equipment. We have made a commitment to keep up with modern manufacturing processes so that we deliver quality products on time at a competitive price. By maintaining a diverse product range APG provides services to the general public, builders, architects, schools, universities, hospitals, retailers, hotel groups, property management companies and housing associations. All Purpose Glazing Image Why Choose APG Over 20 years of experience. Established reputation as a leading innovative design driven company Specialist in bespoke glass solutions and commissioned work. Extensive range of glass and glazing service. Supply & fit service available. High quality glazing system installation. Fire glass specialists. Technical advice at hand. Site survey and inspection available. Excellent after care team. Commercial All Purpose Glazing is the glazing company of choice for businesses all over Ireland and the UK for commercial glazing and refurbishment projects. Our customer base includes schools, universities, hospitals, retailers, financial institutions, shopping centres, hotel groups, property management companies and housing associations. Domestic Glass cut to size while you wait at our showroom. There are many different glasses available on the market today for all kinds of applications. We stock one of the largest ranges of glass types in Northern Ireland and surrounding counties. If by chance we do not have your order in stock, then we will use our trusted network of suppliers to ensure a fast and satisfactory delivery. Give us a call and we will arrange for one of our fitters to call past and measure up for you. Our fitters are more than capable of answering any questions you may have to ask. We will then contact you the following working day with our best price. Thus leaving you in peace to make your decision. Double Glazing APG is one of the few glaziers who manufacture their own double glazed units. We can manufacture to your own specifications as we have control over the superior components that go into manufacturing our own double glazed units. This gives us an advantage which we want to pass on to our customers. Double Glazing uses two panes of glass with a space between the panes to form a unit, air is trapped between the panes and acts as an effective layer of insulation. This will also have a superior effect on sound levels compared to a single pane. In order to remain effective it is important that there is no moisture within the unit and it is kept airtight. Decorative Mirrors Supplied mainly in 4mm and 6mm thickness in various forms: Processing and services available: Any size mirrors cut size, including full length mirrors. Polished edge Bevelled Crystal Cut edge. Sandblasting and acid etching Enamel inlay of colours. Bar and logo designs. Safety Backed and or with holes. Supply only or supply & fit. Antique mirrors Emergency Glazing We provide a comprehensive support service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. APG understand the concern of property owners when broken windows and doors cause a security and health hazard risk. We offer a fast and reliable emergency window boarding up / replacement glazing service. We endeavour to make safe and re-glaze broken glass straight away. In some cases where this is not possible due to the type of glass required we will board up the opening to provide security, remove any broken glass and return ASAP to re-glaze. Leaving the area clean, tidy and as secure as possible. Art Glass Ltd Art Glass over the past thirty years has expanded and consolidated its position as one of the leading Stained Glass Studios on the island of Ireland.
huck construction ltd
we work as main contractor and take projects from conception to finishing touches and provide all trades in between. our company employs directly or indirectly all trades including groundworks, brickwork, joinery , plastering, roofing, plumbing and electrics. projects ranging from £20,000 - £2,500,000.
Carl Armstrong joinery & Building Services
Joinery Specialists. Time-served tradesmen. General Building Work. Remedial damp proofing. Domestic & Commercial property maintenance.
Cleaning Company
Hallshaw Glass Ltd
Dante Estates Ltd
We have over 35 years experience in Construction. Our carefully selected team at Dante Estates have the necessary expertise and experience required to supply a complete service to all our valued clients. We provide expertise, ideas and solutions to any building or renovation project no matter how large or small. We offer a full range of services and advice on a wide range of projects, from conception to completion. We can look after every aspect of your project and will keep you updated each step of the way. We are Local, reliable and pride ourselves in quality craftsmanship, with a service that is second to none so why not contact us today to see how we can make your dreams a reality. If you require layout plans or full planning drawings try our in-house Architectural services. We can provide a full planning application and drawing services to suit your every need, from simple sketch proposals to full detailed CAD drawings, including building regulation approval drawings and details. To find out more contact us today.
Heritage Sash Windows Co
We specialise in the renovation and repair of sash windows within heritage homes and properties across Lancashire and the North West.
Heritage Sash Window Co
We specialise in the creation of bespoke heritage windows across the Lancashire and North West region. We can help you restore a historic home or building to its former glory.
We offer a professional building and full joinery service for all our clients past and present.Please feel free to get in touch for free advice and a friendly chat about your project .With over 35 years experience you can feel confident you are in capable hands .
The Window Surgeon
The Window Surgeon is a local company specialising in window and door repairs, handles, locks, letterboxes, steamed up double glazing, also new windows and doors. The window surgeon has over 20 years experience and will beat any quote.
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quote for bi-folding windows to office counter
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Wsas hoping that person fitting bi-folds also supplies
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Would like Bi-Folding windows/ partition fitted to office counter. This would be for security as well as privacy reasons.
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different sizes
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plans supplied
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ATHENS, Ga. – The fifth-ranked Duke women's tennis team put in a valiant effort, but ultimately fell to No. 3 UCLA, 4-2, in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Team Championship Saturday afternoon in Athens, Ga. Duke, which has reached the quarterfinal round 17 times in school history, fell to 4-6 all-time when facing the Bruins.
"I think [UCLA] hit the ball harder than we've seen all year," said head coach Jamie Ashworth. "I think that knocked us back a little bit. I thought we definitely still had chances going into singles. When we played them earlier in the year, even though it was a little different format, we were still able to win four singles matches. I've said all year they're one of the best teams in the country and they're one of two or three teams that could win this thing. We did everything we could to play the best we could, but they were just better than us in the bigger points."
The Bruins took an early advantage over Duke, winning the doubles point for the 26th consecutive match this season.
On court three, the doubles team of junior Annie Mulholland and freshman Chalena Scholl fought back from an early 0-4 deficit, bringing the match to 3-4, but were unable to take the lead en route to a 3-8 defeat against UCLA's duo of Courtney Dolehide and Chanelle Van Nguyen. Dolehide and Van Nguyen led the Bruins off the courts in doubles.
The Bruin's top-ranked doubles pair in the country, Jennifer Brady and Robin Anderson, upended Duke's fifth-ranked pair of senior Hanna Mar and sophomore Beatrice Capra, 5-8. After falling behind 0-2, a Duke break and hold tied the match at 2-2. The Blue Devil tandem was unable to take the lead however, as Brady and Anderson won three consecutive games to take a 2-5 lead. A Duke hold brought the match to 3-5 before the Bruins pair clinched the doubles point by winning three consecutive games.
The contest on court two between Duke's 36th-ranked team of junior Ester Goldfeld and freshman Alyssa Smith and UCLA's ninth-ranked pair of Catherine Harrison and Kyle McPhillips was abandoned with Duke trailing, 2-5.
The Blue Devils began singles play with strong performances from redshirt junior Rachel Kahan and Mar on courts six and three, respectively.
Kahan led the Blue Devils off the courts in singles for the fourth consecutive match this postseason after defeating UCLA's Kaitlin Ray, 6-1, 6-2. Kahan dropped the first game in the first set before winning six straight. The Unionville, Conn., native never trailed in the second set. Ray brought the set to within a game at 3-2 before Kahan won three straight games to close out the match. Kahan concludes the season with a 20-6 overall record and remains unbeaten in her career in the NCAA Tournament, owning a perfect mark of 11-0.
The 36th-ranked Mar followed Kahan's performance with a convincing showing of her own on court three, dispatching of UCLA's 38th-ranked Kyle McPhillips, 6-1, 6-3. Mar opened the first set with a break and never looked back, dropping just one game to tie the set at 1-1 before winning the remaining five games. McPhillips caught her rhythm at the start of the second set, putting Mar in a 1-3 hole, however the Burr Ridge, Ill., native battled back, winning five straight games to close out the contest. With the victory, Mar surpassed her career high for single-season wins with 31.
With the Blue Devils taking a 2-1 lead, the action on the remaining four courts started to intensify.
On court four, 116th-ranked Chalena Scholl found herself in an evenly matched contest with UCLA's 13th-ranked Chanelle Van Nguyen, as Van Nguyen narrowly defeated Scholl, 4-6, 5-7. Scholl and Van Nguyen tied or exchanged the lead seven times in the first set, however the Pompano Beach, Fla., native was unable to hold off Van Nguyen, dropping the set, 4-6. Scholl asserted herself early in the second set, jumping out to a 4-2 lead. Scholl's passion was evident throughout the match as she shouted words of encouragement following each won point. Unfortunately, she was unable to secure the second set victory as Van Nguyen pulled even at 4-4 before the two competitors traded games to tie at 5-5. With a hold and a break, Van Nguyen ended the second set, 5-7.
With the match tied at 2-2, contests on courts one and five would determine the outcome.
The match on one pitted the fifth-ranked singles player in the nation, Capra, against the second-ranked Anderson. Anderson earned the victory over Capra, 6-7, 3-6, bringing her team within a point of the win. Capra competed from behind throughout the match, dropping the first three games in the first set before taking three games of her own to tie the set at 3-3. Anderson won two consecutive games to take a 3-5 lead before Capra responded with three wins of her own to see a 6-5 advantage. Anderson would tie the set at 6-6, forcing a tiebreak, which she would win, 5-7. In the second set, Capra trailed 1-4 and was unable to close the gap, eventually falling in the second set, 3-6.
With UCLA taking a 3-2 lead, the match was to be decided by the contest on court five between Smith and 75th-ranked Harrison. Smith jumped out to an early lead in the first set but was eventually outlasted by Harrison, 7-5, 1-6, 3-6. The match was tight in the first set, with ties at 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4 and 5-5. With a hold and a break, Smith took the first set, 7-5. Harrison responded in the second and third sets, taking 1-4 leads in both to eventually close out the match.
With the contest decided, the match on court two between No. 27 Goldfeld and eighth-ranked Brady remained unfinished. Brady held a slight advantage at 6-4, 4-6, 0-1.
Capra, Goldfeld and Mar are all scheduled to participate in the singles and doubles competition of the NCAA Tournament, slated to begin May 21 in Athens, Ga.
Duke concludes the season with an overall record of 27-5.


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Legendary Question: Was Lue Huskers Best?
Randy York's N-Sider
Dave Hoppen is a partner in an Omaha-based financial group, so it is no surprise that Nebraska's leading basketball scorer of all-time poses two important questions before receiving Friday night's 2013 Whitehead Distinguished Alumni Award at the Nebraska Basketball Hall-of-Fame Banquet in Lincoln. Hoppen's first question: Is Tyronn Lue Nebraska's best professional basketball player ever? His second question cuts closer to real estate Hoppen has owned for 27 years: If Lue had returned for one more season 14 years ago instead of turning pro, would he be Nebraska's all-time leading scorer instead of Hoppen?
Hoppen doesn't definitively answer either question, but if you listen closely to his historical analysis, you conclude that if push came to shove, he would say "yes" to the first question and then another "yes" to the follow-up question. "We've wanted to get Tyronn into the Hall-of-Fame for a long time, but he's just been too busy in the NBA for all these years," Hoppen said. "He's still busy as an assistant coach for the Celtics. It's hard for a guy to get a weekend off during an NBA season. This honor has been a long time coming, and it's made me think about why.
Hoppen: Lue Arguably Had Best Pro Career
"Tyronn arguably had the best pro career of any Nebraska player ever. It was either him or Eric (Piatkowski)," Hoppen said, acknowledging Lue's two NBA championship rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and his subsequent stints at Washington, Orlando, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas and Milwaukee. Lue played in 554 games in 11 NBA seasons and averaged 8.5 points and 3.1 assists in 22.7 minutes of action per game. Piatkowski played 14 seasons in the NBA and averaged 7.5 points a game with the Los Angeles Clippers, Houston, Chicago and Phoenix.
"Whether Tyronn was the best or Eric was the best pro player from Nebraska, both had long, productive careers in the NBA," Hoppen said, "and what they accomplished there is a great reflection on Nebraska."
Since Lue will be the centerpiece of Friday night's activities and honored at halftime of Saturday night's Nebraska- Michigan State game at the Devaney Center, I ask Hoppen for a comment. "By all accounts, Tyronn has been a model citizen," he said, quickly shifting gears to reinforce his basketball accomplishments as well.
"If Tyronn had stuck around and played a fourth year, I don't know if I would be the all-time leading scorer right now," Hoppen said. "Do I think that would be the case? I think if he would have returned for one more year, he probably would be the all-time leader. He was a remarkable scorer, even though he played point guard. I mean, I would have loved the chance to play on the same team with him."
Digging Into Points for a Hypothetical Answer
Hoppen's insight was too intriguing to bypass. Lue finished his Husker career in 1999 and ranks No. 8 on Nebraska's all-time career scoring chart with 1,577 points. The top seven all-time leading scorers all played four years at Nebraska with Hoppen finishing with 2,167 points, followed by Piatkowski (1,934), Jerry Fort (1, 882), Andre Smith (1,717), Aleks Maric (1,630), Jaron Boone (1,609) and Erick Strickland (1,586), who scored only nine points more than Lue's 1,577 in his three seasons as a Husker.
If Lue could have played a fourth season and replicated his 15.9 career ppg scoring average, he would have fallen about 108 points short of Hoppen's career total. If, however, he could have increased that average by less than two points per game his senior season, he could have indeed overtaken Hoppen as No. 1 on the all-time chart.
Hoppen is humbled to receive a service award from his alma mater at the same banquet the Rebounders Club is inducting Lue into the Hall of Fame, plus recognizing Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne as the Bud Cuca Special Award winner.
"Tyronn was such a great player, and Coach Osborne has done so much for Nebraska basketball," Hoppen said. "Coach Osborne has been a driving force behind our new basketball training facility and the new downtown arena we'll move into. He is such a busy man, yet he came to watch all of our basketball games and attended all of our basketball banquets. When a guy who coached some of the greatest teams in Nebraska football history supports basketball like he has, it makes you feel very special."
Whitehead Award Humbles NU All-American
An All-American, Hoppen also remembers the Whitehead family's support of Nebraska basketball. "Bus not only supported us financially, but was very visible at every game – at home and on the road," Hoppen said. "He was a very big man (6-foot-10), so it was hard to miss him. I also remember him coming to a lot of practices, too. To be a major recipient of an award named after the Whitehead family is very special for me."
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16 August 2012
The DLR research aircraft started operations in 1976 and has been used in numerous scientific research missions.
The Cessna C208B Grand Caravan (registration D-FDLR) was converted into a 'flying auditorium' at the Oberpfaffenhofen flight facility.
DLR's parabolic flights normally consist of three flight days – of about three to four flight hours each – during which 31 parabolas are flown. In a parabolic flight, the aircraft first climbs steeply from horizontal flight before the pilot cuts the thrust of the turbines, causing the aircraft to follow a parabolic flight path. This creates conditions close to complete weightlessness (microgravity) for approximately 22 seconds. A flight campaign therefore offers a total of about 35 minutes of microgravity, alternated with the Earth's standard gravitational acceleration on the one hand, and twice that standard gravitational acceleration on the other.
In this project, robotics have been successfully applied to minimally invasive surgery, also known as 'keyhole surgery'.
The Institute of Technical Physics at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) develops and builds lasers. In the future, lasers will be capable of detecting items of space debris and accelerating the decay of their orbits.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft, powered by ion propulsion, is carrying three different instruments to the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Alongside a spectrometer from the Italian space agency (Agencia Spaziale Italia; ASI) and a gamma ray and neutron detector from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is a German camera system, referred to as a 'framing camera', on board.
DLR is the largest institutional exhibitor at ILA 2012 in Berlin
The future of aerospace will be showcased by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) at the International Aerospace Exhibition (Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung; ILA) in Berlin, from 11 to 16 September 2012. DLR is the largest institutional exhibitor at this year's ILA, with a 600 square metre booth in the 'Space & Aeronautic World' (Hall 4). In addition, as an institutional partner along with the European Space Agency (ESA), DLR is contributing around 30 exhibits to the Space Pavilion, in Hall 4. In the open air grounds, DLR's work will be presented in the form of spectacular aircraft from its research fleet; these include the Antares DLR-H2 power glider, the Falcon 20E, the Cessna C208B Grand Caravan 'flying auditorium', the EC-135 FHS, Flying Helicopter Simulator, and the A300 ZERO-G for parabolic flights. DLR will be also providing information on career opportunities in the aerospace sector at the ILA CareerCenter (14 and 15 September, Hall 7).
Aeronautics and atmospheric research
Many of the aircraft in DLR's research fleet bear a logo promoting their role of ILA ambassadors in the course of their missions. Specialists in the field and general visitors will be able to admire these aircraft in the open air grounds during their 'stopover' at ILA.
The Antares DLR-H2 can only fly using fuel cells; the motor glider is also the first aircraft able to take off using fuel cells.
The Falcon 20E provides basic data necessary for the work carried out by atmospheric researchers. The research aircraft can fly into storms and measure the chemical composition of the air there. It was also the first aircraft to measure the ash content in the atmosphere when the Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted on Iceland in April 2010.
Also on show at ILA is the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan; it has been converted into a flying auditorium, and gives students the opportunity to experience different types of flight tests on board the aircraft and to track measurement data in detail.
Helicopter pilots can put new technologies to the test in the EC-135 FHS Flying Helicopter Simulator. The computers integrated into the FHS enable the helicopter to respond in actual flight as it would when flying with a new control system.
For its parabolic flights, DLR uses the A300 ZERO-G from the French company Novespace. The aircraft flies up to 31 parabolas during each flight; each parabola produces around 22 seconds of weightlessness. Scientists can use these vital seconds to carry out research in biology, human physiology, physics and materials research.
Findings from space for use on Earth
In the Space Pavilion DLR, ESA and the German Aerospace Industries Association (Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie e.V.; BDLI) will be demonstrating how findings from research in space and spaceflight can be put to use on Earth. The slogan: 'Space for Earth'. Here, visitors will be able to learn how satellites influence our daily lives in terms of communication and navigation, as well as the importance of Earth observation to protect and care for our environment. They will also be able to take a look at the Martian landscape. Spaceflight robotics and its applications can also be used on Earth, in the areas of mobility and healthcare. Furthermore, DLR will be presenting its research into the detection and monitoring of space debris, its expertise in testing future technologies for propulsion systems, and more.
The future of aerospace
DLR researchers are continuously working on safe, environment-friendly aviation. The presentations in the 600 square metre booth, located at the Space & Aeronautic World, will include ways to build lighter and hence more environmentally friendly engines and the materials that will be used in aerospace in the future. Furthermore, DLR researchers will be demonstrating how they can use knowledge they have gained from aviation to make wind turbines more efficient and lighter. Where will the aircraft of the future get the energy they need to fly? DLR scientists are not only working on new propulsion concepts for aircraft, but also on new, alternative fuels. What is the future for flight guidance? New descent methods should relieve those living near airports of noise emissions by scattering the noise. With the Advanced Low Noise Aircraft (ALNA), DLR will present a flight concept for the future; current knowledge from aviation research has been incorporated to this concept.
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(CA) Nota Bene Baroque Players: End of Successful 2013-2014 Concert Season
With the end of its 2013-2014 Nota Bene Baroque Players (NBBP) Concert Season, the NBBP Organization has proven itself resilient at re-inventing itself and offering it's audience a new and more dynamic approach to performances and community services.
Having reached a low in performance appearances in previous years (3 performances per year), the NBBP Organization undertook a closer look at its potential as the Region of Waterloo's (Ontario Canada) early music orchestra with the result being of a staggering expanded performance schedule of 14 concerts, as well as a number of NBBP-led initiatives. This past 2013-2014 season consisted of performances with a long list of luminaries such as, not only of the Nota Bene Baroque Players (NBBPlayers) but also the birth of its newly formed choir Nota Bene Baroque Singers (NBBSingers) and invited soloists of famed recognition such as: Michael Schade, Daniel Taylor, Agnes Zsigovics, Sean Watson, Baroque trumpetist John Thiessen, organist/harpsichordist Jan Overduin, conductor Howard Dyck (with concertmaster, Baroque violin Julie Baumgartel) as well as up and coming stars Anthea Conway-White Baroque flute and Victoria Melik Baroque violin.
(UK) From Lufthansa to London Festival of Baroque Music
(from a recent Lufthansa newsletter)
The following is a note sent to all subscribers to the previously called "Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music" encouraging people to re-subscribe to the new newsletter from the rebranded "London Festival of Baroque Music"
"As you may be aware, after 30 years of sponsorship Lufthansa German Airlines has decided to reallocate its philanthropic support to other endeavours. ...
(NL) Brilliant Classics (Record Lable): "C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Symphonies"
"A curious and unsatisfying reduction of huge music for tiny forces? By no means. These are not, after all, symphonies in the way that Beethoven, let alone Mahler, understood the term, but breezy three-movement affairs which had lately sprung out of an operatic context and were enjoying a new and independent life through the always-unpredictable idiom of C.P.E., who wrote eight such works between 1741 and 1762. Most of them began as symphonies for strings, with wind parts added later when Bach's orchestra was enlarged. ...
Composer : Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Artist: Andrea Chezzi harpsichord
Instrument: Alberto Colzani (2000), after Goermans-Taskin (Russel Collection of Edimburgh, 1764-1783)
Release: April 2014
(UK) Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society (DHDS): 46th Annual International Summer School (27 Jul-3 Aug 2014)
Location: University of Chichester, College Lane, Bishop Otter Campus, PO19 6PE Chichester UK
"This new format Summer School responds to the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth by combining a Renaissance dance course with an exploration of the scenes of dancing and music in his plays. ...
(UK) Music for a While: Improvisations on Henry Purcell (Review by Claire Seymour 12 July 2014)
From a recent Opera Today newsletter
"L'Arpeggiata did not simply perform arrangements of Purcell; rather they created entirely new, highly original, works. Their musicianship, technical prowess and the joy that their shared musical dialogue so obviously inspired, both on the platform and among the audience of the Wigmore Hall, made this performance an absolute delight. ..."
(US) Harmonia Early Music: Call Me Cate
From a recent newsletter item from Harmonia Early Music, an hour-long podcast of anything of "Catherines"
"We're listening to music for, by or about famous Katies, Catherines, and Katerinas. Next, we're shining a spotlight on that namesake and getting to know one visionary in the revival of early music: Catherine Mackintosh. ...
(US) Saturday morning quotes 4.10: New music for lute
From a recent "Unquiet Thoughts" post
"Now in its fourth year, Unquiet Thoughts was and is primarily an outlet for musings on music for the lute and how it does or does not fit into the aesthetics of modern life. In our ever-growing archive of essays, one of the more frequently visited posts posed a handful of questions that asked whether the lute was an appropriate medium for modern sounds. ...
(DK) Via Artis Konsort: Anaustia (video)
From a recent Via Artis Konsort newsletter item
"Anaustia is a popular tune, probably from around the XVII century, found in the archives of the Bolivian Jesuit Missions. This kind of Spanish, Latinamerican Baroque music, based on a local tune, was quite common in the 16th and 17th centuries. The words of the tune are in a local Indian language. ..."
(DE) XIX. Leipzig International Bach Competition 2014
From a recent Bach-Archiv Leipzig Newsletter
"Yesterday, the XIX. Leipzig International Bach Competition 2014, ended with a concert in the Leipzig Gewandhaus. For ten days, 100 musicians from 28 countries competed in the categories piano, harpsichord and violin/Baroque violin for the title »Bach Prize Winner«. As the youngest finalist, 18-year-old Hilda Huang (USA) won the piano category, Schaghajegh Nosrati (Germany) and Georg Kjurdian (Latvia) came to the second and third position. Jean-Christophe Dijoux (France) achieved the title in the harpsichord final, followed by Olga Pachchenko (Russia) and Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya (Russia). The first prize in the category violin went to Seiji Okamoto (Japan), the second to Marie Radauer-Plank (Austria), and the third to Niek Baar (Netherlands).
(UK) The Rameau Project
"The Rameau Project is a major international multidisciplinary research project devoted to the operas of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764). With the 250th anniversary of Rameau's death taking place in 2014, this ambitious venture is uniting international scholars, performers, institutions and organisations to advance our understanding of the most significant composer of the French Enlightenment. ...
(US) Theoria – Historical Aspects of Music Theory -- online
From a recent announcement on the AMS mailing list:
News from Dr. Frank Heidlberger (Professor of Music Theory, Chair, Division of Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology, University of North Texas, College of Music) that the journal "Theoria – Historical Aspects of Music Theory" is now online. ...
(CA) Ninth Annual Colloquium of the Gregorian Institute of Canada (22-23 August 2014)
Location: St. Mary's Anglican Church and Holy Rosary Cathedral, Regina Saskatchewan, Canada
"Workshops suitable for beginners and more advanced practitioners will include sessions on chant notation, chant by ear, ancient hymnody and psalmody, ornate chanted antiphons, and choral music for contemplative quiet. ...
(US) Harmonia Early Music: A Claviorga-whaa??
From the latest newsletter from Harmonia Early Music ...
"The first time you see a claviorganum, you might feel like you're seeing a mythical creature. Like the part lion-part man griffen, or part girl-part fish mermaid, the clavigorganum is part harpsichord and part organ. ...
(UK) Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music -- Name Change
From a recent newsletter from Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music
For 30 years, the Festival has been lucky enough to benefit from one loyal sponsor: Lufthansa German Airlines. It is with profound gratitude and respect that we acknowledge Lufthansa's decision to cease funding after the 2014 Festival has ended. But ...
(US) Folger Shakespeare Library
News from the Forger Shakespeard Library of its upcoming summer events. Not to be disappointed if you are indeed a fan of Shakespeare.
(US) ArkivMusic "Complete Opera Recordings Clearance"
News from ArkivMusic of its "Complete Opera Recordings Clearance" and reminders that the stock is limited "at these low prices". Have a look and you may find some long sought recordings of early music works.
(FR) Festival EmbarOquement Immédiat 2014
From the latest Harmonia Sacra newsletter of June 19 2014
News from Harmonia Sacra and of the Festival EmbarOquement Immédiat 2014 which is already over with a planned June 24th evening to thank volunteers who helped make the festival the success that it was. The upcoming 2014-2015 Hormonia Sacra season will also be announced on the same day, in addition, details of next year's 2015 festival season as well.
(BE) MAFestival Bruges: Expo Historical Instruments (2-5 August 2014)
Location: Bruges, BE
focus ON MELODY INSTRUMENTS
"Historical instruments will be resounding at the Provincial Court in Bruges from August 2nd till 5th 2014. Renowned builders and publishers form all over the world presenting themselves to the international MAfestival public. ...
(US) Harmonia Early Music: Barqouevolution
"Renaissance to Baroque: a new era The 16th century's interweaving lines of contrapuntal choral polyphony gave way in the 17th century to monody—accompanied solo song—in which treble and bass lines...
(CA) Nota Bene Baroque Players in Review: Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Vivaldi : Quest for the Red Priest
"Several of Vivaldi's traits are apparent in his music: a feeling for the theatrical as well as a profound understanding of the tragedy of passing time: religious fervour and sensuality: the invention of a visionary imagination and an appreciation of man's inner self." ( Cesare Fertonani : The Vivaldi Edition 2010).
This, perhaps captures the essence of Vivaldi as eloquently and succinctly as possible.
(US) 2014 edition of Lute Society of America's Summer Seminar and Lute Festival (22-28 June 2014)
Location: Case Western Reserve University, Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, US
Join in the fun at the 2014 edition of Lute Society of America's Summer Seminar and Lute Festival! This year, the seminar will explore the lute from every angle. The event will feature a distinguished faculty of lute performers, musicological specialists, and vocal coaches. The faculty includes Paul Beier, Eduardo Egüez, soprano Ellen Hargis, Grant Herreid, Jakob Lindberg, Nigel North, Pat O'Brien, luthier Andy Rutherford, Crawford Young, and The Venere Lute Quartet - Douglas Freundlich, Gail Gillispie, Christopher Morrongiello, and Phillip Rukavina. The 2014 Patrick O'Brien Lecturer is lutenist Richard Stone. ...
(UK) Handel House Museum Concert line-ups
Location: Handel House Museum, 25 Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K 4HB
The month of June has arrived and some concert dates have already been sold out!
Handel and the Hanoverians - SOLD OUT (Thu 5 June, 6.30pm) / BHS Recital: Old and New, Tired and True (Tue 10 June, 6.30pm) / Royal Handel - SOLD OUT (Thu 12 June, 6:30pm) / Duets for the Duchess - SOLD OUT (Thu 19 June, 6.30pm) / Acis and Galatea (Sat 1 June, 4-10pm) / Handel and the Burlington Circle - SOLD OUT (Thurs 26 June, 6.30pm)
(FR) Centre culturel de rencontre d'Ambronay Festival (35th Edition) (12 Sep-9 Oct 2014)
Location: Centre culturel de rencontre d'Ambronay, Place de l'Abbaye - 01500 Ambronay FR
"The 35th edition of the Festival Celebrations will be held from September 12 to October 5 next 4 weeks, 35 concerts, unpublished works and masterpieces of the repertoire, nearly 1,500 artists, renowned and emerging talents, unusual visits Site music, many go free around the festival set ears, master classes, workshops, outdoor concerts ... There will be something for everyone! ... "
(US) Katherine McKee Appointed Music Director Of San Francisco Renaissance Voices
"San Francisco Renaissance Voices is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Katherine McKee as Music Director effective the upcoming 2014-15 season. Ms. McKee replaces Mr. Todd Jolly who has led the group as Music Director since its founding in 2004. Mr. Jolly has been appointed to the honorary position of Emeritus Music Director that will enable him to spend more time composing and teaching. ...
(UK) Academy of St Cecilia Workshop (12 July 2014)
Location: St George's Metropolitan Cathedral,Westminster Bridge Road, Southwark, London, SE1 7HY
32-Part Polychoral Music by Heinrich Biber Tutored by Philip Thorby
with The Von Bibern Players and Norman Harper - Organist St George's Cathedral
"The Academy of St Cecilia is delighted to invite singers for a workshop day of 32-part polychoral music by Heinrich Biber tutored by Philip Thorby. Philip is a globally known expert in the performance of Renaissance and Baroque music. ...
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will reunite on the big screen, almost a decade after "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," their last film together.
Here's betting Jennifer Aniston won't see this one, either.
Jolie wrote and will direct "By the Sea," in which the real-life couple will play a husband and wife and share "crazy sex scenes," according to Us Weekly.
I guess this would be one film where producers won't have to worry about actors having chemistry.
Then again, they have been together for almost 10 years ...
Filming begins in September and will take place near the couple's home in Malta. It's supposed to last 10 weeks. Few other details have been released.
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/tonyhicks67.


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TULSA, Okla. – The Duke doubles tandem of junior Raphael Hemmeler and sophomore Bruno Semenzato upset second-ranked Hernus Pieters and Ben Wagland of Georgia to earn a spot in the second round of the doubles main draw at the 2013 Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships.
Ranked 25th in the ITA's preseason doubles poll, Hemmeler and Semenzato jumped out to a 4-0 start against the Bulldogs Thursday evening on center court at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. The Blue Devil duo went on to register an 8-4 victory, securing a place in Friday's second round.
Hemmeler also competed in the singles main draw Thursday, drawing a first-round matchup with No. 54 Winston Lin of Columbia. The 49th-ranked player in the ITA poll, Hemmeler fell to Lin, 6-1, 6-2, to move his overall ledger to 3-3 on the fall.
Senior Fred Saba, the 26th-ranked player in the nation, topped No. 73 Arturs Kazijevs of SMU in a three-set, first-round decision, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native went on to face 14th-seeded and 17th-ranked Jared Hiltzik of Illinois in the second round, and despite a strong effort, fell by scores of 6-2, 6-3.
The Blue Devils were also represented in the tournament by sophomore Michael Redlicki, who along with Saba received automatic entry into the singles main draw. In a matchup of top-25 ranked players, No. 22 Redlicki pushed No. 20 Mac Styslinger of Virginia to the brink in both sets but ultimately fell, 6-4, 7-5. Redlicki bounced back later in the day, defeating No. 37 John Morrissey of Stanford in the first round of the singles backdraw, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Semenzato also earned a match in singles consolation play, dropping a 7-5, 6-2 decision to UCLA's Mackenzie McDonald in the first round.
The ITA All-American Championships continue through the weekend in Tulsa. For complete updates, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter (@Duke_MTEN).
2013 Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships
Singles Main Draw – First Round
No. 54 Winston Lin (Columbia) def. No. 49 Raphael Hemmeler (Duke) 6-1, 6-2
No. 20 Mac Styslinger (16) (Virginia) def. No. 22 Michael Redlicki (Duke) 6-4, 7-5
No. 26 Fred Saba (Duke) def. No. 73 Arturs Kazijevs (SMU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Singles Main Draw – Second Round
No. 17 Jared Hiltzik (14) (Illinois) def. No. 26 Fred Saba (Duke) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles Main Draw – First Round
No. 25 Raphael Hemmeler/Bruno Semenzato (Duke) def. No. 2 Hernus Pieters/Ben Wagland (2) Georgia 8-4
Consolation Singles – First Round
Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) def. Bruno Semenzato (Duke) 7-5, 6-2
No. 22 Michael Redlicki (Duke) def. No. 37 John Morrissey (Stanford) 7-6 (5), 6-3


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When you're breastfeeding beyond a certain age mark (which is variable depending on the person you're talking to), you're bound to end up with some brow-frowning questions and remarks, ranging from silly, to stupid, to radically deranged. I gathered them here, so we all could have a laugh at them, and then sigh at the backwardness of society.
|Image: Alexander Tundakov on Flickr
- You are forcing that child to nurse
- You are only doing it for your own pleasure
- People who nurse beyond "insert completely trivial age limit here" are perverts
- Should you still be doing that?
- Are you doing that to maintain the size of your breasts?
- When are you going to give that child real food/solids?
- When will you be weaning?
- She'll never stop if you don't wean her
- She'll still be nursing when she's seven
- How is he going to eat cereal?
- When will you be giving him real milk?
- Are you still breastfeeding that child? (while you are breastfeeding)
- Your milk doesn't contain any nutrients beyond "insert completely trivial age limit here"
- That will make him confused about his sexuality
- Once they can ask for it, they're too big for it
- That's really abnormal
- That's sick
- If you continue breastfeeding, it's going to become pathological
Thanks to everyone on Twitter and on Facebook for helping me put together this list.