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The Right to Protest in a City Under Terrorist Threat
At the Democratic National Convention in Boston most protests were consigned to a "Free Speech Area"-a concrete pen under a railroad trestle. Many protesters avoided the pen entirely, finding creative ways to get their message out around town. But in the end, despite preparations for an onslaught of protests, relatively few materialized in Boston. Demonstrators either gave the Democrats a pass or are saving their time and energy for New York where the Republican National Convention convenes at the end of August.
Scores of protests are scheduled in conjunction with the Republican convention and most have been given the permits they asked for from the New York Police Department. The gay Summer of Love '04 Concert for Equality, prompted by President George W. Bush's push for the Federal Marriage Amendment to the US constitution banning same-sex marriage, did not get the Saturday, August 28 date organizers sought nor the Great Lawn site in Central Park. The celebrity-studded concert is now set for Wednesday, August 25 in the park's East Meadow.
The massive march planned by United for Peace and Justiceagainst the Iraq war did get the Sunday, August 29 date it wanted and will be able to march past the (empty) Madison Square Garden that is the site of the convention, but demonstrators were denied the opportunity to hold their rally on the Great Lawn. (It will proceed south and end up on the West Side Highway near Chambers St.) Civil libertarians complained that concert-goers are able to use the Great Lawn while demonstrators are not, but United for Peace and Justice decided not to pursue their claim in court, anxious to being publicizing their secured route, since they expect as many as 250,000 as demonstrators from around the world.
The New York Civil Liberties Union was in court to try to stop the police from penning in demonstrators with metal barricades or using other tactics the group sees as overly restrictive. They secured a favorable decision [In PDF Format] from federal Judge Robert Sweet limiting unreasonable searches of backpacks at the demonstrations that was assailed by the Daily News as "nutso" and praised by El Diarioas "an act of sanity." Sweet subsequently modified his order to allow searches if there is a "probability of a threat to public safety and a determination that blanket searches could reduce the threat." In his initial order, Sweet said the city would have to demonstrate a "specific threat" to conduct the searches.
In addition to the heightened security in New York in the run-up to the Republican convention, the city began the month of August with a threat of attack by Al Qaeda against "corporations or other large public institutions," the New York Timesreported. It was not enough for Homeland Security to raise the city's terror alert from orange, the second-highest level where we've been since the color-coded system was devised, but was specific enough for sites such as the Stock Exchange to be cited in the alert as possible targets. The city has the option of raising the level to red.
Bloomberg Against Using Shareholder Power to Secure Corporate Non-Discrimination Policies
Mayor Mike Bloomberg continued in July to try to stop New York City from using its purchasing and stockholder power to protect private employees from discrimination. Bloomberg criticized City Comptroller William Thompsonfor using the city's ownership of shares in Winn-Dixie supermarkets to persuade the company to adopt a policy banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. City and state comptrollers have pushed socially conscious shareholder resolutions for decades and Thompson was joined in the Winn-Dixie effort by Bloomberg's own City Finance Commissioner, Martha Stark, who also leads the New York City Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System, the New York Sun reported.
When Winn-Dixie agreed to the non-discrimination policy in mid-July, Stark said in a release, "Through these pension funds, we will continue to press Winn-Dixie and other companies to guarantee equal employment opportunity for all of their employees - it's good business practice and the decent thing to do. Our effort to modernize the employment policies of the companies in which New York City pension funds invest will continue until they all join Winn-Dixie in guaranteeing equal opportunity in the workplace."
Bloomberg told the Sun that he supports the goal of ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, but "I don't think we should be using the City's investment policies' to advance social goals, now matter how admirable those goals are and no matter how much I believe in it."
Ken Sylvester, Assistant Comptroller for Pension Policy, believes that "promoting anti-discrimination policies helps strengthen a corporation and, therefore, protects the pension funds' investment," in addition to protecting the company from lawsuits, the Sun said.
In June, Bloomberg vetoed the City Council's Equal Benefits Billthat requires City contractors to provide domestic partner benefits to their employees if they provide spousal benefits. The Council overrode that veto, but the mayor has said he will "probably" pursue legal action to stop implementation of the law, which is in place in some five cities, starting with San Francisco in 1997.
Bloomberg Vetoes Anti-Bullying Bill
On July 20, Mayor Bloomberg vetoed the Dignity in All Schools Actthat requires the schools to take more action to reduce bullying in the schools. The Council has scheduled a veto override vote for August 12. The mayor says that existing regulations provide the schools with enough power to deal with bullying and harassment, although the Council Act includes protections based on "gender identity," which State Education Law does not. The mayor's veto message said that keeping the schools safe for all students was a "high priority" for him and Chancellor Joel Klein.
The Gay City Newsreported in negotiations between the City Council and the Department of Education, the department "did not fulfill promises to produce satisfying evidence that it monitors bullying and harassment in schools."
Bloomberg says he does support a long-stalled similar bill in the state legislature. "It is an outrage that Mayor Bloomberg can support nearly identical language in legislation pending in Albany while vetoing this very necessary bill," Council Member Alan Gerson (D-Lower Manhattan), the bill's sponsor, told the Gay City News.
Update on Accessible Taxis
The vast majority of City Council members have expressed sentiment in favor of making all new taxicabs that come into service accessible to people who use wheelchairs and 38 of them have sponsored a bill to mandate it, but the council leadership has yet to get behind the effort.
"We're frustrated about inaction from Speaker Gifford Miller and Council Transportation Chair John Liu on the accessible taxi issue," said Jean Ryan of the Taxis for All Campaign. "We've been meeting with Councilmember Liu for months and we still have no bill introduced in the City Council. Taxis use city streets that taxpayers pay to keep up, and yet people who use wheelchairs cannot take taxis. We pay taxes, too, and we need and deserve the same transportation options as everyone else."
Ryan said that information obtained from companies that convert minivans for use as taxis show that "the cost of wheelchair-accessible taxis were the same as or slightly more than the industry pays for sedans now" and that "federal tax incentives would reduce the cost even more."
Andy Humm is a former member of the City Commission on Human Rights. He is co-host of the weekly "Gay USA" on Manhattan Neighborhood Network (34 on Time-Warner; 107 on RCN) on Thursdays at 11 PM.


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Located 200 km from Bangalore, Chitradurga is a perfect blend of historical landmarks and natural marvels. The rocky outgrowths of this hamlet and tranquil ambience will add to a pleasant camping experience. Originating from the fascinating Chandravalli Caves, you will also get to explore the vicinity within this two day tour.
Your day begins around 6am where you will be picked up from your decided points. Reach Chitradurga campsite around 8am. Post breakfast, expert guides with the knowledge of caving and safety parameters will take you through the meandering trails within the Chandravalli Caves. Following this tour, take a break for lunch and continue with a visit to the historic Chitraduraga Fort; rediscover and relive the golden era of the mighty kings and warriors. By evening, you will be guided back to the campsite, where you can spend the day at leisure. Admire the beauty of the evening with a lively bonfire. The day will conclude with dinner served at the campsite. The next morning, the camping tour will wind up with your return journey to Bangalore.
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The Department of Theatre at Rhodes College does theatre.
We find it. We make it. We study it. We live it.
We regard theatre as a means of evaluating and expressing our humanity. In our theatrical lives, we ask and answer questions, confront dilemmas, and challenge preconceptions and assumptions. In our study and research, we seek to understand how theatrical arts change people. Through discipline, training, research, and practice, we examine ways of living effectively and honestly, anticipating graduates who will take their experience here into all imaginable professional disciplines and ways of life.
The Department of Theatre offers courses of instruction that develop an understanding of the theatrical arts as an integral part of the society in which they exist. The courses are grounded in the belief that the liberal arts curriculum should give the highest priorities to the teaching of principles and concepts, and that skills are valuable only if they are integrated components of a thorough understanding of those underlying principles and concepts.
A major in Theatre provides the basis for further study in graduate school, professional theatre training, or in the area of arts management.


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Since she was eight years old, Marian Gehman and her friends have always obeyed the rule of speaking one a time. But of course, the ventriloquist has had lots of time to perfect her manners. Gehman's act, Marian and Friends, includes a variety of friendly characters but it's Gehman who is the voice of them all.
The Mohnton resident was originally exposed to ventriloquism through her mother, Evelyn Adam. It was seeing a ventriloquist act at Dorney Park, Allentown, that intrigued Adam to the unique talent.
She inquired and asked him how he got his start and where he got his puppets. After finding out the puppets were from a company in Colorado, Adam called them up and ordered her daughter her first dummy.
Not having the internet for YouTube instructional videos, the eight-year-old Gehman started teaching herself how to speak without moving her lips.
"I took it to show-and-tell in third grade," Gehman said. "It was something different."
Gehman started to perform her act at birthday parties, church events and talent shows. By high school, Adam was booking shows for her daughter, signing her in and out of school around the performing schedule.
"For many years, my mom and I entertained together. Once I graduated from high school, we stopped entertaining together, and I set out on my own," Gehman said.
Now, Gehman is a professional ventriloquist, where she performs as Marian and Friends. To keep her voice in supreme condition, Gehman strays away from dairy products, and sticks to drinking water with lemon.
Ventriloquism has always been apart of her life, but it wasn't always her career. Gehman attended Kutztown University for her teaching degree. As a teacher, Gehman saw the creative opportunity to incorporate her ventriloquism act into the lessons.
"I would have the students write scripts, and perform skits" she said. The scripts concentrated to reflect a moral about working together, honesty, responsibility or getting along. "It was so much fun."
Over the course of 11 years, Gehman worked in the Fleetwood School District, starting out in special education, then moving to teach the fifth grade.
Eventually, Marian and her husband, Tim Gehman, wanted to start a family. The Gehmans had four children, in five years; Jenny, 16, Jared, 14, Jessica, 12, and Julia, 11. Now, two of their daughters, Jenny and Jessica perform in the ventriloquism act, also.
"When my oldest daughter was four, she said 'Mom, I think I can do this.' I said, 'show me what you can do!'" Marian Gehman recalled.
Showing her mom Jenny had good control of her vocals, she had the potential to join her mom in the act.
Now both Jenny and Jessica perform as part of Marian and Friends. The mother-daughter aspect of the show is captivating for audiences. "My daughters have now joined me in the show, and my mom is thrilled that this has now passed on to the next generation," she said.
Marian and Friends have traveled throughout the east coast, from North Carolina to Delaware, New Jersey, Ohio and of course, throughout Pennsylvania. "What started out as a hobby of mine became more of a growing business," Gehman said.
Gehman has a number of puppets that are used in her Marian and Friends act. Gehman incorporates her bubbly personality into the act to bring her puppets' characters to life.
Of the "Friends" there's Chester Mouse, who has a slight Penna. Dutch accent, Dudley, a mischievous bird who teaches morals, and Aunt Sophia, an ostrich who takes it upon herself to captivate the audience. Mark the magic drawing board is the signature closing act which Gehman uses to present a summary of the what was learned. She also incorporates human puppets into the show, calling up an audience member to fill in.
Jenny has a duck puppet named Forest Duck, and Jessica has a bird puppet, Zoe.
Gehman said it's important to have the puppets' characters different than her own. The puppet should speak, act and move differently than the ventriloquist. Her performances present a family friendly show for pre-K through elementary age children. Marian and Friends are seen at elementary schools, local fairs, churches, community events, the Oley Fair, mom-daughter banquets, rally days, and camps.
Gehman's youngest daughter, Julia, has special needs and is in a wheelchair. Gehman has incorporated this into her show as a learning experience for young children.
"We talk to elementary students remember even though a kid might look or act differently they still need kindness, friends and to feel included," Gehman said.
Jenny wrote a script about what it is like to have a sibling with special needs. Afterwards, Marian and Friends bring Julia on stage for the students to ask questions.
"The questions they ask, the stories they share...It's amazing how much it opens up communication for children," Gehman said.
Gehman has presented this show in both the Exeter Township School District and Governor Mifflin School District, working with guidance counselors to tweak the programming especially for the district.
"It's been a neat opportunity," Gehman said. "Ventriloquism has opened up so many doors."
As Marian and Friends, Gehman adapts her material to fit the audience. Some of her favorite performances are for seniors citizens.
"Senior citizens remember ventriloquism from growing up," Gehman said. But the humor performed by Marian and Friends is universal and appeals to everyone. Through her act, Gehman encourages children to embrace their creativity and use their imagination to come up with their own characters.
"If I can teach myself and learn it, certainly they can do it as well," Gehman said.
Marian and Friends will be performing at the Oley Valley Community Fair at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 20.


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A congenital deformity in which the buttocks can open up like the shells of a clam, with anus inside as a clam would be inside clamshells.
He dropped his shorts and then made everyone in the locker-room pass out from the sight of his clamshell anus.
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Nationstar Mortgage is further along in developing its origination capacity than Ocwen Financial and Walter Investment Management, according to a new report by Moody's Investors Service.
But all three special servicers could have trouble competing with the banks in the prime mortgage space, the report says, and they might become the "next generation of non-prime mortgage originators."
Moody's notes the three servicers are looking at becoming full-service mortgage bankers as a new source of revenue to partially offset declines in their servicing portfolios.
Nationstar originated $8.4 billion in loans during the second half of 2013, compared to $5.1 billion by Walter and $4.2 billion by Ocwen.
"When Nationstar's flow servicing volume and originations are combined, they almost offset the company's servicing portfolio runoff," Moody's says.
But the credit rating agency says it is "uncertain how competitive the special servicers will be in prime mortgage banking, which has historically been the domain of the banks because of their funding advantages."
Meanwhile, their servicing portfolios will be generating "increasing excess cash flows" as the housing markets improves, prepayments slow and default decline.
Near term, the three publicly traded servicing companies will "likely focus on prime mortgage lending," says Moody's. However, given their histories as non-prime originators, their wealth of non-prime servicing experience and the cyclical nature of prime mortgage originations, they could look to become the next generation of non-prime originators.


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Now that President Obama has unveiled his gun control proposals, attention turns to the Democratic-controlled Senate, which is expected to be the first to take up the president's agenda.
The biggest key to getting any legislation passed is convincing a handful of the Democratic senators from conservative states, with sterling NRA ratings, to break with the gun lobby and cast their fortunes with the White House. That will be no easy task: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is already telegraphing reservations about the proposals, telling the Washington Post that at least 10 Democratic senators up in 2014 could be adversely impacted by such legislation.
Meanwhile, the White House is looking for a few daring Republican moderates – from more Democratic-friendly states – to help compensate for expected defections within the Democratic caucus. There aren't many, but in a close vote, Obama may only need one or two.
Here's a look at six key senators whose position on the president's agenda could telegraph the fate of the legislation.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Reid is caught between two competing interests – the desire to keep a Senate majority in two years and the desire to help facilitate the president's agenda. But with the two possibly running up against each other – most of the vulnerable 2014 Democrats represent gun-owning states -- Reid seems to be more about self-preservation than passing new gun laws.
He signaled support for the president but did not promise the measures would clear the chamber. The Senate majority leader issued a lukewarm statement after the president unveiled his proposals, saying the Senate "will consider legislation that addresses gun violence and other aspects of violence." This comes after the Reid said on a Nevada television show last weekend that an assault weapons ban has no real chance of passing the House. "Is it something that can pass the Senate? Maybe. Is it something that can pass the House? I doubt it," he said.
If Reid's not on board, any legislation would be in serious trouble.
Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C. Hagan might be one of the only Southern Democrats up in 2014 that could break the White House's way. (Mark Warner would be the other.) She represents a state with a high concentration of gun owners, but also one that's becoming more urban and diverse. Obama won the state in 2008, and only narrowly lost it in 2012. If Obama can effectively re-mobilize his diverse coalition to pressure politicians, Hagan would be one of OFA's top targets. Hagan has cultivated a centrist voting record in the Senate, but is a shade to the center of Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor and Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, also up in 2014.
She made a carefully worded statement recently, making clear that gun-owners in North Carolina should not worry about their firearms being confiscated. "I think we need to look at access to guns. I think we need to have a common-sense debate. ... We are not taking your weapons away," she told the News & Record.
Mark Kirk, R-Ill. Kirk, who returned to Capitol Hill after suffering a serious stroke, is the rare Republican who supports the assault weapons ban, telling the Lake County News-Sun that he backs the measure. He is also worth watching because he's has an F rating from the NRA and reintroduced the assault weapons ban in 2008 four years after it expired. But will Kirk buck his own party, and back every element of the president's proposal or wait and see how things transpire?
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. Manchin was one of the first pro-gun Democrats with an A rating from the NRA to weigh in after the Connecticut school shooting, calling for a debate about what could be done on guns. He has since backtracked his comments, saying recently that the political reality made it difficult to pass sweeping legislation through Congress. Manchin's position on the issue matters because West Virginia is culturally conservative and votes Republican in presidential elections. But he's not on the ballot for another six years, giving him a little more leeway than his colleagues up for re-election. If Manchin doesn't have wiggle room to take a tough vote, it will be hard for the other red-state Democrats to do the same.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Collins, even more than Kirk, could end up being the more interesting Republican swing vote. She's one of the few remaining moderates left in the Senate, and has sounded a more conciliatory note towards the White House than most of her GOP colleagues. But while Maine is a solidly-Democratic state, it's heavily rural and features lots of hunters. (Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud openly touts his NRA ties on his campaign homepage.) And she's up in 2014, and may be as interested in avoiding a challenge from her right as she is from a Democrat.


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chaosdragoon13 wrote:Sweet, thanks for the comments. I really think that people might like Spear The Hedgehog, its just that when I think of giving it to Sega I think of how they might change his looks or his name or anything at all. If they want to change his story that's fine by me, but the looks and powers stay, I worked really hard to make this character and the thought of them changing it just disappoints me. I really love Sega for all the sonic games they made, if they do something as degrading as this than I might hate the way I hate it the way I hate Disney.
P.S: I think you exposed your name to me
Maybe you should learn about how to make contracts and stuff before you give your art to people who may try want to change what you don't want changed.
Also, you know I saw your name too in the email . Unless of course that name is a false character.


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When I saw this recipe, on America's Test Kitchen, I made a decision-- I wanted to make this recipe and see if I could overcome my childhood aversion to cooked carrots.
Simply put, this is delicious. This is easy to make. This tastes very good! Oh, and I've made this recipe with sweet potatoes, and that's really good! I've used some variations-- savory rosemary and garlic... and I've even used orange juice.
You'll need carrots, peeled and cut... sugar, butter, salt, low-sodium chicken broth, fresh ground black pepper (optional, I didn't use it) and fresh lemon juice.
You'll want to use a 12" skillet with a lid. Cook the carrots in the broth, and 1/3 of the sugar, until they are just fork tender, then remove the lid and allow the liquid to reduce to about two teaspoons.
You add the rest of the sugar, on a high heat, and coat and turn for maybe 2-3 more minutes. Remove from heat, and add the fresh lemon juice.
You can garnish these with ginger, rosemary, herbs, if you wish. Me? I liked them plain and simple.
I served these with Meat Loaf. My husband was very happy-- he loves vegetables. We both felt that these were cooked, just right. Not mushy... slightly crunchy in the center. Sweet. Yum!! I love cooked carrots, this way.
I hope that I can help to convert those of you who don't like cooked carrots. Give 'em a try. Go on! Here's the recipe. :


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Oxfam's reactive to the announcement that operation Decisive Storm in Yemen has ended
Oxfam welcomes the announcement by the Saudi Arabian led Coalition that Operation Decisive Storm in Yemen has ended, but warns that the work to bring aid to millions of Yemenis is still only beginning.
Oxfam appeals to the EU for the reactivation of a robust search and rescue program and for legal and safe passage for migrants
Up to 700 people - possibly more - may have died in the latest wreck of a migrants' ship in the straits between Libya and Italy. Words and consternation are no longer enough, says international agency Oxfam.
Oxfam's statement amended 8 May 2015: Oxfam condemns coalition bombing of a warehouse containing vital humanitarian aid
Oxfam has vehemently condemned yesterday's Coalition airstrike on one of its storage facilities in Saada Governorate in northern Yemen.
Oxfam verdict on the World Bank/IMF Spring meetings
At the close of the 2015 Spring meetings, Oxfam reacts to the summary of the event.
Oxfam reaction to open letter from global CEOs to World Leaders urging concrete climate action
Oxfam reaction to World Bank announcement to pledge $650m for Ebola-hit countries
Oxfam welcomes the World Bank's announcement to provide money to support the long term recovery of the three Ebola-affected countries. It is crucial that the world does not turn away once the Ebola crisis is brought under control if we are going to prevent outbreaks from striking again.
Oxfam reaction to speeches from World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Spring Meetings 2015
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has yet again failed to profile his commitment to tackling climate change and inequality as central to his aim in eradicating poverty by 2030.
Oxfam reaction to international exposé of World Bank lending
The ICIJ's exposure of immense human suffering around the world, linked to World Bank funding, should finally wake the Bank up to the reality of its failures.
Europe finally decides to stunt growth of destructive biofuels
Today the European Parliament's Environment Committee approved a deal with EU governments to cap the amount of harmful biofuels used to meet renewable energy targets.
Aid agencies express concern at closure of Money Remittance Providers in Kenya
On April 7th, 2015 the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) revoked the licenses of 13 Money Remittance Providers (MRPs) based in Nairobi, in an effort to curb the financing of terrorism.


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Sixteen helping hands put coffee and pepper into small containers — separate containers, obviously — on March 16 for clients of Evergreen Christian Outreach.
Eight students from the Parmalee Elementary Leadership Council spent two hours at the food bank learning more about what it takes to feed those in need in Evergreen and serving their community.
They divided large containers of both coffee and pepper into smaller portions. While one student marked a container, another dished the coffee or pepper into the containers without the two mingling.
Jeffco's school board on March 3 unanimously agreed to issue $48 million in certificates of participation to finance building a new school in Arvada and upgrading and expanding another.
The board has agreed to use the funding method to build a K-8 school in the Candelas development to meet projected enrollment growth, and to build long-planned additions to Sierra Elementary School.
Sometimes first-graders can hit the nail on the head.
Abby Foster, 7, a first-grader at Bergen Meadow Elementary, explained the essence of a recent program for parents about U.S. history as her class headed for rehearsal.
"We're singing songs," she said matter-of-factly. "We're saying words in the microphone. We are giving speeches about how America grew and the people who helped it."
She continued: "We worked really hard to memorize all this stuff."
Kindness is powerful is the message of an original musical that fourth- and fifth-graders at Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen are performing this weekend.
Kindness changes the school culture and the attitude of bullies in the show, titled "Rise of the RAK Ninjas." It was written and directed by the school's elementary music teacher, Don Williams.
RAK stands for Random Acts of Kindness. RMAE works with the RAK Foundation to conduct research on the outcomes of teaching kindness.
Eighth-graders in the Art II class at Evergreen Middle School have broadened their definition of art after a semester-long fused-glass project.
Some would add risk-taking, culture and learning to work together as some of the lessons learned — in addition to the ornate glass tiles they created. The project consisted of working with glass tiles and metal to create artwork. But that's just the tip of the iceberg.
The Evergreen High School production of "The Addams Family" is a little creepy, definitely kooky, and a little mysterious and spooky. Maybe you could call it altogether ooky.
Pardon the reference to the lyrics of the television show's theme song, but the adjectives are fitting for the musical version that comes to life this weekend on the EHS stage. All of the beloved characters — Morticia and Gomez Addams, their children Pugsley and Wednesday, Uncle Fester, Grandma and the butler, a very tall Lurch — will be there.
Simba, Timon and Pumbaa will be up to their usual antics with "hakuna matata" as their mantra at Evergreen Country Day School.
The three — along with the usual characters — will perform the kids version of "Lion King" at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26.
This is the second year that the middle-schoolers at ECDS have performed a musical. Last year it was "Aladdin Jr.," according to music teacher Mandy Marino.
If spelling is an art, then the students at the Evergreen area spelling bee on Feb. 16 painted their canvases with ease.
The bee winner, Stephen Cindrich, a sixth-grader at Evergreen Middle School, spelled "auriferous" and "pachyderm" — effortlessly and confidently — to win the bee in the 19th round. Second place went to Asha Fredrico, a third-grader at Parmalee Elementary, and third place went to Jack Leimbach, a Wilmot Elementary fifth-grader.
Mountain area residents at a Jeffco Public Schools community forum had plenty of ideas for how the district should spend its money, with various attendees suggesting more incentives for teachers in hard-to-fill fields or hard-to-staff schools, bulking up the district's security team, or providing more funding for the arts.
By Andrew Demo, For the Courier
For 8-year-old Callum Moffatt, a second-grader at Bergen Meadow Elementary School in Evergreen, the third time was the charm at the annual Mountain Area Science Fair.
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Lakers 90, Bulls 81 (end of regulation)
The Lakers won their third consecutive game on Sunday afternoon by defeating the Chicago Bulls. It didn't take late-game heroics or a 25-point comeback as in their previous wins over the Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Hornets.
The Lakers led most of the game, including by as many as 18 points, against a short-handed Bulls squad.
With the victory the Lakers improved to 33-31, climbing past the Utah Jazz into eighth place in the Western Conference. The Bulls are now 37-27.
Lakers All-Star guard Kobe Bryant and Bulls guard Nate Robinson tied as leading scorers with 19 each. Bryant also led the Lakers with nine assists while committing only two turnovers.


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Well, this is nice! Wired.com have posted a feature on Kernel Panic.
Although I wished I came up with a more inspiring answer for my influences. I don't know what's the matter with me, but every time someone asks me what my favourite films are my mind excuses itself and checks into The Blank Slate motel in Voidsville.
Maybe I should post something more illuminating than the duff answer I gave the Wired feature…


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The Society of Homeopaths has achieved PSA accreditation. Andy Lewis explains at:
This accreditation purely about being competent to keep a registrar. It is not about efficacy of homeopathy. But Andy is right. Perception is everything, and the public need to be made more fully aware that homeopathy is junk (that placebo is at play), and that PSA accreditation actually has no bearing whatsoever with regard to medical treatments.


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When a male fixes the bridge of a pair of glasses to the base of the shaft of his penis and enters an orifice of his partner.
by B.B. Mc Snatchincrack March 20, 2012
Riding a chick doggystyle wearing nothing but loafers and reading glasses. While upon ejaculation, yell out "that's an A+" and smack her ass with a yardstick.
Turtle: "I cannot wait to get that fenix back to the schoolhouse and show her the professor"
Barber: "Yeah, she's got that A+ talent"
Barber: "Yeah, she's got that A+ talent"
by SallyBagsMcGee November 17, 2011
The ruse of having a guy come over to fix something, with the real intention of having sex with him. Much the same way Marianne, Ginger, Mrs. Howell, and the Skipper, used to play the Professor on the ol' TV classic Gilligan's Island.
Elaine worked the professor on Newman. She had him come over to fix her mail slot, and he delivered all over her.
by Pantaloon January 28, 2008
The professor just crosses a whole buncha cats and jaded them all.
by hitokiri October 04, 2003
A drink consisting of Champagne, gin, and ginger ale, served at room temperature sometimes served with a potato chip garnish. It is believed that this drink causes an ability for the enhancement of abstract thought or "4 spatial dimensionality." This drink is to be consumed while pondering the significance of distance proportional redshift in the expanding Universe. It is a drink favored by members of the Hungarian royal family.
Crown Prince Elemer Gombos took a sip of the professor and declared his tessarect to be nothing but a singularity.
by Frank W. Dux January 02, 2007


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Streaming media is becoming a big part of a lot of home theater systems. After all, there are so many different ways to stream content these days, making it pretty easy to turn previously limited entertainment options into endless ones.
Kaleidescape is the latest company to pump up its digital offering, thanks to the magic of Disney. The company just announced a content licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Studios, which will put several of Disney's library titles and new releases (as they become available) into the Kaleidescape Movie Store.
The new deal will bring in favorites from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and Touchstone Pictures. Currently, the lineup includes all three Toy Story films, Frozen, the Iron Man trilogy, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Pretty Woman, and countless others—including five of the original Star Wars films, which were recently released in the digital format. All of those titles (and more) are currently available to home theater systems with the Kaleidescape Alto (pictured below) in North America.
Currently, the Kaleidescape Movie Store has over 10,000 different titles available for purchase. Most of those are available in full 1080p HD, with Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio.
"This is an important milestone for our brand and a great benefit to our dealers and customers," said Cheena Srinivasan, Kaleidescape's founder and CEO. "We are thrilled that some of the finest Disney titles are now available for sale to Kaleidescape Alto owners, to enjoy in their home theater or media room in a truly cinematic form."
The Kaleidescape Alto can add access to 100 Blu-ray-quality or 600 DVD-quality movies into home theater systems, all via the Kaleidescape Movie Store. You can also combine more than one Kaleidescape Alto media server, for up to four viewing zones and storage for up to 400 movies in Blu-ray quality (or 2,400 in DVD quality). The Alto is available now, priced at $2,495.


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Folkie gay Jay Brannan released the video for his third single which is also the title track of his latest album, Rob Me Blind. Brannan is looking for love in an elevator in this tender video that pits him and a handsome stranger in confined spaces. A five minute ride up to the eighth floor seems like forever (or at least feels like our building), but Brannan's fantasies play out as people get off and on and the doors open to reveal a vignette of the happy couple.
Brannan will likely perform the tune when he returns to Dallas this August to play Sons of Hermann Hall.
Watch the video after the jump.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College women's volleyball coach Allison Stack announced today the signings of Missy Reid, Bailey O'Brien, Regan Kennen, Christen Bragg, Alexis Berles and Madison Bingle to the 2014-15 recruiting class. All six have inked national letters of intent and will be joining the Cobras beginning in the fall of 2014.
"These young ladies illustrate, perfectly, what we want from our student-athletes," said Stack. "All of them come from winning pedigrees and excel in the classroom. Recruiting high-character individuals with great athletic potential is the way we want to build our program. I am confident that these first signees are a great foundation to build upon."
Reid is a libero from Boynton Beach, Fla., where she attends Lake Worth Christian School. A four-year letterwinner in volleyball, Reid has won two class 2A state championships and been named All-Palm Beach County twice, once as a second-team selection and once as an honorable mention. Reid also lettered in cheerleading and tennis.
Missy is the daughter of John and Anne Reid.
O'Brien, a setter, is from Valrico, Fla. She is a three-sport athlete in volleyball, tennis and lacrosse for the Wolves of Newsome High School.
Bailey is the daughter of Barry and Stacy O'Brien.
Kennen is an outside hitter from St. Augustine, Fla., where she is a two-sport athlete in volleyball and soccer at St. Augustine High School. She is a three-year letterwinner in volleyball for the Yellow Jackets and was named team captain as a senior.
Regan is the daughter of Bobby and Tracy Kennen.
Bragg is a setter from Rock Hill, S.C., where she is a four-year letterwinner in volleyball at Rock Hill High School. She was a team captain, team MVP, two-time region player of the year, two-time all-state, three-time all-region, and North/South all-star game selection. Bragg also lettered in softball.
Christen is the daughter of Chris and Michelle Bragg.
Berles, a middle/blocker, is from Grandville, Mich. She is a four-year letterwinner in volleyball, basketball and softball for the Grandville High School Bulldogs.
Alexis is the daughter of Fred and Chantelle Berles.
Bingle is an outside hitter from Grand Rapids, Mich., where she is a four-year letterwinner in volleyball at Zeeland East High School. She was a team MVP, two-time all-conference and two-time all-area selection.
Madison is the daughter of Marnie Parris Bingle and Rob Bingle.
Release written by sports information intern Sharod Williams '13.


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In the summer of 1997, Jeremie Daclin launched Cliche Skateboards with little more then a Franc and a dream in Lyon, France. He chose the word "Cliche" from an old Woody Allen film as he liked the usage in both American and French.
From its humble beginnings Cliche has hooked up some of the world's best skateboarders, put Europe's biggest spots on the map, released several of the most critically acclaimed videos ever and changed skateboarding's geographic scope forever more. The Cliche team is Lucas Puig, JB Gillet, Jeremie Daclin, Charles Collet, Flo Mirtain from France, Andrew Brophy and Sammy Winter from Australia, Ricardo Fonseca from Portugal, Javier Mendizabal from Spain, Daniel Espinoza and Joey Brezinski from the USA.


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Published: 2002/08/25
by Dan Alford
Dick's Picks 1-25, A Guide to the Silver Mine
[Editor's note: this piece originally ran over two days in our Terrapin Station Tribune.]
In 1993 Grateful Dead Archivist Dick Latvala began to mine the Vault for what has become the greatest archival release series in the music world, Dick's Picks. Just a couple years earlier, the Dead also initiated their other archival series, The Vault, which has long since dropped the moniker but which continues to offer some of the best live Dead with releases such as Hundred Years Hall, Dozin' at the Knick, and most recently, Steppin' Out. The difference? The Vault Series releases only multi-track recordings, and as such has a relatively (heavy emphasis on relatively) limited base from which to work. Much of the material in the Vault exists as two track recordings, and that material is the source for Dick's Picks.
Slow to get started (there was a gap of two years between Volume 1 and Volume 2), Dick's Picks has settled into a pattern of 3-4 releases each year, while The Vault produces two annually. Initially the recordings were indeed Latvala's own choices, but sadly Dick passed away in 1999, leaving the Vault in the capable hands of archivist David Lemieux. As a series, Dick's Picks has always favored, as did Dick himself, material from the 70s, although there have been brief forays into the 80s and beyond, and even briefer forays into the 60s. According to Lemieux, releases are considered based on performance, quality of recording and durability (can you listen to it everyday without being bored?), but there is also the question of what is in the Vault. It is not, despite the rumors, complete. For instance, 5/8/77 is not there, and so there is not, nor will there be, a Cornell release. But fret not, Cornell circulates widely in trading circles, and the Vault is stocked with a multitude of other treasures, ripe for the picking.
Once chosen, Dick's Picks tend to fall into three categories. First, and probably most popular, are the complete shows; 15 of the 25 volumes are within one song of being complete documents. Certainly such releases should be the goal of any archival series- history in its entirety for your consideration. Secondly, there are those Picks that offer the meatiest jams and suites from multiple nights, either from a single run of shows or from a single leg of a tour. These constitute highlight discs, sometimes capturing entire sets, sometimes just samples. The final type is the mixed Pick. These also come from multiple nights, but are highly edited in terms of song order and rarely maintain the integrity of an entire set. Usually these releases fabricate an omni-first set, giving either two shortened second sets or one long, fabricated second set. While these offer some fine listening, they are seriously flawed as historical documents. Regardless of type, Dicks Pick's is a fantastic source of Grateful Dead music, for the beginner and the hard-core alike, and as the caveat emptor on Vol. 9 states:
Initial studies have concluded that repeated exposure to Grateful Dead music maybe habit forming, and can result in a permanent change to the psyche of the listener. While no one has ever successfully reversed this condition, it can sometimes be controlled by repeated exposure to Grateful Dead music.
Vol. 1 12/19/73 Tampa, FL
This is the one that started it all, the first Dick's Picks. It's actually a pretty telling choice. Dick heavily favored 1973, and began his series with a solid show that includes moments of brilliance, and a page from the songbook that wasn't often seen on official releases up till 1993, featuring tunes like Here Comes Sunshine and Weather Report Suite. This initial volume is, unfortunately, highly edited in terms of set arrangement, and it is also missing many songs, including Sugaree, Jack Straw and Black Throated Wind (every B.T. Wind from this era should be heard), not to mention the entire first half of the second set.
The jam that does appear from Set II is another side of the Dead too long overlooked by most GD releases, the long form. A lingering, bluesy segment, it includes He's Gone > Truckin' > Nobody's Fault, Keith's piano being particularly praiseworthy as he switches from leads to accompaniment to percussive, rhythmic playing. Nobody's Fault is a full version, Garcia nailing it down lyrically, as well as instrumentally. This is the vision of the Dead that Dick's Picks strives to paint- a wonderfully tight, cunningly improvisational band of musicians- the best of their kind.
Vol. 2 10/31/71 Columbus, OH
This release is immediately noteworthy as it is the only single disc dick's Picks volume. It captures one long splendid stretch of music- a legendary jam that remains compelling through endless listenings. The last ten minutes of Dark Star are absolutely ecstatic and foreshadow both Eyes of the World, and to a lesser degree, Mind Left Body Jam. A truly fantastic choice.
Vol. 3 5/22/77 Pembroke Pines, FL
Vol. 3 is a very high energy performance from the glorious month of May in 1977. Phil's tone never sounded better, and he dominates the performance, especially on the Music that opens disc and the Help > Slipknot! > Franklin's that closes it. Listen to his playing at the start of Help, just bounding over the rhythm with grace and ease. But it's the whole band playing as "one dumb guy" that makes this pair of discs really swing- everything is right on the mark, all the gears meshing to create a locomotive tour de force. Unfortunately, this release is missing 8 songs, although what is presented is presented in the correct sequence. Full copies of this show circulate, and some may remember David Gans broadcasting the missing material soon after Vol. 3 was released. Most traders will only trade the full show if you already own the official release, out of respect for the Dead's taping/trading policy, so check it out and see if you want more. Incidentally, soundboards of 5/21/77 in Lakeland, FL also circulate and the two shows compliment each other perfectly.
I've probably listened to Vol. 3 more than any other Pick- it's just too sweet. Disc 2 includes a fine, dramatic version of Sunrise and a final jam that climaxes in the devastating coupling of Terrapin (still young, but already feeding on the inherent power of the composition) > Morning Dew. Turn it up and shake the rafters of your home.
Vol. 4 2/13-14/70 Fillmore East, New York, NY
This performance really needs no introduction; it's one of the most famous two night stands in the Grateful Dead's history, and if you don't think 5/8/77 is the best GD performance, it's possible you think 2/13/70 is. The acoustic sets from both nights were the source for the Bear's Choice recording, but what appears on Vol. 4 is the complete second set from each night, the two suites from 2/14/70 being split between disc 1 and disc 3. Sandwiched between is the absolutely sublime Dark Star > That's It For The Other One > Lovelight from 2/13. It's not worth trying to express the grandeur contained therein- words will necessarily fail. Easily one of the best moments of the 30 year trip.
Vol. 5 12/26/79 Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA
A show from relatively early in Brent's time in the hot seat, Vol. 5 is gritty powerhouse show that contains a uniquely-styled second set. Opening with the first Uncle John's Band in over two years, the Dead tear through two discs worth of material before finally closing the tune as a capper to the Shakedown encore. Initially the Uncle John's Band has some nice playing, but it quickly descends into Estimated. Jerry and Brent both excel here especially on the exiting jam that marches with purpose before loosing shape and reforming as a Caution jam- not a distinct as that on Vol. 13, but very cool anyway. Later in the set a strange, spacey jam into a weirdly strutting Not Fade Away gives way to another bust out, the first Brokedown Palace in over two years. While this release has a couple vocal stumbles from both Jerry and Bob it also has an explosive energy just under the surface of the music. The band is loose and exploratory, and periodically the energy bursts through the surface to light the way. It's a show where the performance definitely lives up to the interesting setlist.
Vol. 6 10/14/83 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
A fun, somewhat goofy choice, this complete show is the first of two nights at the Hartford Civic Center. It is also the first 80s era Dick's Picks. The East Coast tour included a number of two night stands, New York just preceding Hartford, and Worcester following less than a week later. This was the tour during which St. Stephen made its return (whether it was triumphant is debatable), and in fact a Stephen exited Space the second night in Hartford. But this show has some respectable highlights of its own, including a scorching Althea > C.C. Rider, the Garcia/Hunter tune seeing too little light on official releases. The second set opens with a sparkly version of Scarlet > Fire- great machinations- and also features a neat Spanish Jam > Other One out of Space.
Vol. 7 9/9-11/74 Alexandra Palace, London, England
This Pick is culled from the first three dates of a seven date European mini-tour with the Wall of Sound. The release is very song-oriented with strong performances of any number of tunes. Check out Black Throated Wind with Phil's potent bass, Brown Eyed Women and the exceptionally fluid, 16 minute stand alone Not Fade Away. The jams include a slow, ethereal Dark Star > Morning Dew, a classic Meltdown Playing and a perky Truckin' > Wharf Rat from September 9. The last one is missing the culmination of the jam, Uncle John's Band, and that is an indication of the flaw with Vol. 7: it's too much of an amalgamation for an archival release. Most of what is here is taken from 9/10, and it would've been a stronger release if the whole show was included and samples from 9/9 and 9/11 were used as filler. Be that as it may, this selection does include some great listening and is worth hearing.
Vol. 8 5/2/70 Harpur College, Binghamton, NY
Another long time fan favorite, Vol. 8 features the entire performance from Harpur College, including the warm, woody, highly original acoustic set. Although it's acoustic, there is electricity in the air that is tangible through the recording, and it sparks on the first note of Don't Ease. There is some classic stage banter and tight playing here, but what really glows is the uniquely slinky Deep Elem and the Cold Jordan with members of the New Riders, who played between Dead sets at this show. Both electric sets have a straight ahead, high stepping vibe that bristles with energy. Be sure to give a close listen to the short second electric set, Morning Dew, Viola Lee Blues > Goodnight- it's an example of pure brilliance. This release is a truly important document, arguably one of the top ten performances in the Dead's history.
Vol. 9 9/16/90 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Vol. 9 is the first of only two 90s era installments, but with the ferocity of the MSG run alone, not to mention the European tour, you can certainly count on hearing more from 1990's fall tour. Bruce Hornsby joined the band for a limited time and he brought an unmistakable spark of inspiration to the group, while Vince brought a new eagerness. It's often noted that Welnick was very loud in the mix, much louder than Garcia, but the fall tour proves that Garcia could turn it up too when he wanted.
The third of six nights, there is some solid playing in the first set, but the second set has the band playing hard, really pushing themselves. He's Gone morphs into an aggressive, distorted jam before Drumz, and Standing on the Moon rises from a wild, loopy space, only to fall back into a wilder meltdown- excellent insanity improvisation. Almost everything from this run is worthy of release- perhaps an enormous box set is in order.
Vol. 10 12/29/77 Winterland, San Francisco, CA
The second of three Picks from 1977, this complete show is part of the New Year's Eve run that closed Winterland, and a legendary show at that. It's all about power, raw energy from the first note of Jack Straw to the last note of Brokedown Palace. The legend comes from the return of the old Irwin Wolf guitar, it's sound is so distinct compared to other late seventies performances, and the glistening bust out of China > Rider in Set II. There is a lot to hear on this release, including a fantastic segment from 12/30/77, Estimated > Eyes > St. Stephen > Sugar Magnolia. The St. Stephen jam alone is worth the price of Vol. 10. A must have.
Vol. 11 9/27/72 Jersey City, New Jersey
This is the fourth in a string of complete shows and a very popular release showcasing phenomenal stateside playing from a year with lore dominated by tales from the other side of the pond. It's the middle of three nights at the Stanley Theatre, and the boys and Donna have hit a sweet spot. The show opens with Morning Dew, Phil thundering like it's a closer, and that sets the tone for the rest of the show. The early Birdsong is particularly fine, a composed reading of the song, as is the misty, swirling Playing on disc 2. You can't beat a 72 Playing- all the scope and wildness of a '74 packed into a tightly focused tunnel of music. Shredding versions of Deal and Greatest Story proceed to the heart of Set II, an epic 38 minute Dark Star > Cumberland. As Paul Grushkin's liner notes say, "everything else tonite may be just a lead up." The first 15 minutes are some of the most thick, lush playing, Billy's drumming exuding a deep magma glow as the others spin and roll. And it just keeps going on into eternity. Couple this with the overall level of musicianship and you've easily got one of the best Dick's Picks.
Vol. 12 6/26/74 & 6/28/74 Providence, RI & Boston, MA
The 12th selection for Dick's Picks includes complete versions of two of the strongest second sets of 1974, sets that shine unbelievably bright. Also included are both encores, 6/26's being an isolated Eyes of the World, and a short snippet from one of Phil and Ned Lagin's electronic music mini-sets.
Disc 1 opens with a warm, silky space jam into China Cat, and from there on there isn't a flawed note. Sounds are pristine through the bulk of the set, including a smoking Truckin' > Spanish Jam > Wharf Rat, the Spanish Jam being framed with brief, fully formed Other One teases. The amazing Eyes of the World encore begins disc two, so vibrant you could swear it was the heart of a second set. 6/28's set has Sugar Magnolia and Sunshine Daydream bookends, and in between strong performances abound. What is truly mind boggling, however, is the Weather Report Suite that blossoms into a passionate celebration and gives birth to a soaring Mind Left Body Jam- arguably the best version. A jazzy, groovy, maddeningly gorgeous jam follows, eventually closing the 50 plus minute segment by oozing into U.S. Blues. Vol. 12 is unquestionably a highlight of the series.
Vol. 13 5/6/81 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
This is easily the most famous show from the early 80s and one of the four most famous shows of the entire decade, the others being the Hampton "formerly the Warlocks" stealth shows, and 10/16/89, recently released from the Vault as Nightfall of Diamonds.
Vol. 13 is a full concert recording with a fantastic Cassidy and a scorching Let It Grow > Deal to close the first set. It's fame, however, comes from the He's Gone dedicated to Irish peace activist Bobby Sands and the ensuing jam from Set II. The jam starts with a full blown instrumental version of Caution that deflates into a long, sinuous Spanish Jam- it's a golden moment of the Brent years. But on Dick's Picks there is a bonus. Disc 2 officially closes with Sailor > Saint, but after some dead air, at 7:45, an outrageous Scarlet > Fire surfaces. The hidden track, taken from 11/1/79, is absolutely over the top. Listen to it with headphones, Brent playing super fly funk keys over your left shoulder, while Garcia picks at incredible speed over your right. It's so long and thrilling, you'll forget where you are. Many folks already have 5/6/81, but this hidden filler is worth the extra purchase, and helps to make Vol. 13 one of the very best Dick's Picks.
Vol. 14 11/30/73 & 12/2/73 Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA
Vol. 14 is the first in an infrequent series of 4 disc releases. The others, Vol. 18 & Vol. 25, each present two nearly complete shows, but Vol. 14 has many songs missing from both nights. Be that as it may, it is really great snapshot of a three night stand when the band was just Phil, Bob, Jerry, Billy and Keith- serious playing with a myriad of deep recesses and hidden passages. It's a murky, hazy world to explore. The set, though edited, is edited with the fan in mind and includes multiple repeats, including Morning Dews to open and close, two Playings, and two full Weather Report Suites, each unique in its rendering. The delicate early passages of WRS from 11/30 move into Let It Grow and strong, tall playing follows, eventually collapsing after the Dark Star theme is declared. The band then weirdly wanders around the song before taking off from a stand still with a very slick Eyes. Deep, deep music.
The entire second set from 12/2 (minus a stand alone Sugar Magnolia) is included, spanning discs 3 and 4, and it's some of the most emphatic discovery-minded playing from the period. One of the best Half Steps ever leads to a strange, cacophonous, dinosaur-sized Playing which in turn leads to a crisp, clearly defined Mind Left Body Jam- an amazing, jaw dropping 35 minutes of music, and that's just the beginning of the set! While these shows may not be on everyone's top ten list, they include a sincerity and wealth of far reaching improvisational playing that help make Vol. 14 a most highly recommended Dick's Picks. You'll discover something new every time you listen.
Vol. 15 9/3/77 Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ
This is the most recent release from '77 and the second from somewhere in Jersey. A massive festival gig, the performance is big enough to match the crowd. The whole first set has a tall, rock star feel to it. Disc 3 opens with a colossal He's Gone > Not Fade Away that spans almost 35 minutes. The transition is smooth and raucous at the same time, Bobby and Jerry playing as a single entity- this is what makes 1977 such a popular year. 16 minutes or so into NFA the band falls into a slick breakdown, verifying that the Grateful Dead is one of the coolest bands ever.
Vol. 16 11/8/69 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
A complete show from 1969 with a marathon jam for Set II, Vol. 16 nonetheless has clumpy sound. The band plays in bursts, like a field of small crackers, rather than one huge firework. There is a raw, garage band quality to the performance. This one is most notable for a wild, throaty Dark Star > Uncle John's Band Jam > Dark Star, and the super tight 25 minute Lovelight filler from 11/7/69.
Vol. 17 9/25/91 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
The third release from Boston, this one is only the second Pick featuring 90s era Dead, although the View From The Vault series also makes use of the two-track tapes, and has released a number of DVDs, and more importantly soundtracks, from the 90s. The '91 fall tour had a number of fun and interesting shows, but unfortunately this isn't one of them. While it's solid, it's nothing to write home about. Garcia's vocals are dead on, and there some different song choices (the first That Would Be Something and Roses > Dire Wolf) but the performance lacks that fiery spark. As if to make that plain to everyone the highlight of the release is the filler from 3/31/91, an explosive Samson > a long rolling Eyes. Hopefully there will better 90s Picks in the future.
Vol. 18 2/3/78 & 2/5/78 Madison, WI & Cedar Falls, IA
Another collection release, the material on Vol. 18 comes from two shows on a rare early-in-the-year tour. The first half of 1978 is a rich musical vein that maintains the energy and sonic quality of '77 and adds a level of subtly and precision.
The first disc is pieced together to look like a single first set, but listen to Garcia's solo on Minglewood, the Bob and Jerry show on Brown Eyed Women and the blistering orchestration of Looks Like Rain- just excellent! Disc 2 is the final suite of 2/5's second set, with a molten jam out of Estimated Prophet into Eyes, itself a ferocious, majestic bird of prey. The centerpiece is a mammoth Playing > Wheel > Playing, a throw back to 1974. Disc 3 is almost the whole second set from 2/3- it's missing Ship of Fools and presented slightly out of order. The Scarlet > Fire transition is excellent, Jerry tearing along an endless, narrow trail. There's a sense that he could have just kept going if Mickey and Billy weren't so focused on the goal ahead. And what a goal! At 17 minutes this Fire is an inferno. Although Vol. 18 is pretty chopped up, it's definitely one to keep handy.
Vol. 19 10/19/74 Oklahoma City, OK
A very dreamy selection, this complete show from America's heartland features many mellow tunes played in heady fashion. There's an admirable fullness of sound, as though each instrument is glowing beyond its normal bounds and blending with the others. Both the Row Jimmy that closes disc 1 and the Half Step near the end of disc 2 epitomize the fuzzy warmth of the release- really nice.
Disc 3 opens with a foggy, pleasant Dark Star into a long, languorous Mind Left Body Jam that never blossoms, but melts down instead into Morning Dew- a stony, blissed out vibe throughout. Vol. 19 is a good rainy day soundtrack- by the time you hit Eyes, the sun may just have broken through the clouds.
Vol. 20 9/25/76 & 9/28/76 Landover, MD & Syracuse, NY
This is the second of three four disc releases, taken from two nights at the very heart of the fall tour, and both shows have that mid-tour confidence about them. Both are also complete except for one tune, but in both cases the missing tune is a repeat. (Bertha only appears on disc one of 9/25/76 and All Over Now only appears on disc one of 9/28/76.) There is a lot to appreciate in the first sets including a bright and shiny Peggy O and a riveting Loser from 9/25, and from 9/28, a great Let It Grow, where the drummers take over in mid-song, pushing Jerry into an angular solo that he uses to land a jam that was building momentum and had threatened to run away. The band then moves into a crispy GDTRFB set closer, a rarity at the time.
Disc 4 is a quite impressive second set jam that is entirely enclosed between Playing bookends. The transitions are by turns thrilling and interesting- some (into The Wheel and into Dancing) are drum segues, some are so fluid you don't even hear it coming (into Samson and into Comes a Time). There is also a unique Tango jam out of a breakneck Eyes of the World that should be more highly touted than it is.
Vol. 21 11/1/85 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
While the setlist from Vol. 21 looks pretty cool, the performance is simply sloppy. Granted it is taken from the drugged out years, often criticized by fans for the lazy playing and awkwardness, but there were still many excellent, fun shows. This one certainly has energy- it is well known for the loud, rowdy Gloria that comes out of She Belongs to Me- but there is little mastery of that energy. Check out the Saint > Good Loving for the clunkiest, most lopsided intro around- ick! Even the Gloria stumbles and looses step at the end. This one really is only for completists.
The highlight is the filler from 9/2/80 in Rochester, NY, the end of Set II. Beginning with highly stylized, Rhythm Devils-style Space, the band slinks into to hot, lazy day Iko and then right into a big, shocking Morning Dew. It's too bad this show wasn't released instead.
Vol. 22 2/23 & 24/68 Kings Beach, Lake Tahoe, CA
This is what an archival series should be. Vol. 22 is a gem from the Vault, a pair of sets that aren't even properly listed in Deadbase. Taken from the Anthem period, the music is raw and electric, at times even aggressive, as in the Viola Lee Blues that opens the first disc. Also noteworthy is the tightly packaged That's It For The Other One > New Potato Caboose from disc 2- a heavy dose of psychedelic rock as it happened- and the rare Born Cross Eyed. Vol. 22 also shows off Pigpen's skill as an organist- listen to him fly on The Eleven! The quality of recording is a bit rougher than most, but it's more like a nice patina than a drawback. Fans of vintage, crazed psychedelia will really dig this one.
Vol.23 9/17/72 Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD
This is the second full show release from the fall of 1972, a year seemingly limitless in terms of exceptional Grateful Dead music. In fact, the liner notes include the Dead Heads fall tour bill, which has 9/27/72 at the Stanley Theatre listed. That show was, of course, released as Dick's Picks Vol. 11. Consider all material from 72: Europe, Steppin' Out, Hundred Years Hall, Vol. 11 and Vol. 23, and we've just scratched the surface.
It is admittedly strange to focus on a tune like the prison ballad Sing Me Back Home from a show that boasts many other fine performances, including an 18 minute Playing and a 50 minute He's Gone > Other One, but this version is so incredibly heartfelt and potent that it deserves the highest distinction. It is actually the culmination of the aforementioned monster jam from set II, a destination worth traveling for. Jerry's vocals quaver with such authentic emotion that when he peels out a solo 6 minutes in, it is like a punch in the gut. It's not over-long, but each note shines like a diamond. And the repeated final verse features a howl from Garcia that'll just about stop your heart.
Vol. 24 3/23/74 Cow Palace, Daly, CA
The Wall of Sound soundcheck at the Cow Palace is a truly fun filled moment in the history of the Grateful Dead. It's the sort of piece that should be documented by an archival release series. Aside from unveiling the greatest sound system in the modern world, a system so great it couldn't last, the Grateful Dead also unveiled Scarlet Begonias and Cassidy at this show. While Vol. 24 is missing 10 songs, it still has the heart of the show and is a worthwhile recording. Also, many Dick's Picks include informative liner notes from Dead scholars, or local newspaper clippings from the date of the show in question, but this one also has very informative comments from Bear himself on the nature of the Wall.
The suite that opens disc 2 is particularly interesting. Despite the much ballyhooed 8 million vocal speakers in the monstrous PA system, Bobby's vocals disappear less than a minute into Playing. As it is just a test, the band actually restarts once the vocals reappear, this time tearing into to the classic tune with renewed vigor. By the time they reach Uncle John's Band the energy is so high that the band can't control it anymore. There is some horrendous singing that nonetheless brings smiles with it- they're plugging away with such intensity! There's also a weird Morning Dew where the first jam peaks almost immediately, and wanders slowly back to the song- like a jam in reverse. A nice return to Uncle's John's Band eventually brings the movement back to Playing, Garcia just itching to go full meltdown, but being held at bay by the infectious rhythm work that just won't quit. Vol. 24 is admittedly a bit cartoony, but cartoons make me smile.
Vol. 25 5/10/78 & 5/11/78 New Haven, CT & Springfield, MA
Dick's Picks recently celebrated its 25th release with another four disc set, this one taken from two shows on the Northeast leg of the spring tour. 5/10 is missing Roses and US Blues, and 5/11 is missing Mexicalli Blues > Mama Tried and Peggy O from the first set, but they are both essentially complete shows, not to mention great choices for the anniversary.
5/10 has some excellent first set performances, including a hoppin' version of Cassidy, a beautifully detailed Peggy O and a lengthy Deal that's just bursting with excitement- a really great set closer. Set II has a powerful Estimated with an effortless transition to Eyes, and an incredibly long Drumz. Many pre-80s version are either short, or not much more than a traditional drum solo, but this is an 18 minute jungle groove that is loaded with texture and color. And it precedes a great climactic Other One > Wharf Rat > Sugar Magnolia that closes the set. 5/11 is a very nice complement with more strong first set material, such as Lazy Lightning > Supplication, and a great Dancing > Drumz that opens disc 4- a brother to the previous evenings performance in every way.
Vol. 12 6/26/74 & 6/28/74 Providence, RI & Boston, MA
The 12th selection for Dick's Picks includes complete versions of two of the strongest second sets of 1974, sets that shine unbelievably bright. Also included are both encores, 6/26's being an isolated Eyes of the World, and a short snippet from one of Phil and Ned Lagin's electronic music mini-sets.
Disc 1 opens with a warm, silky space jam into China Cat, and from there on there isn't a flawed note. Sounds are pristine through the bulk of the set, including a smoking Truckin' > Spanish Jam > Wharf Rat, the Spanish Jam being framed with brief, fully formed Other One teases. The amazing Eyes of the World encore begins disc two, so vibrant you could swear it was the heart of a second set. 6/28's set has Sugar Magnolia and Sunshine Daydream bookends, and in between strong performances abound. What is truly mind boggling, however, is the Weather Report Suite that blossoms into a passionate celebration and gives birth to a soaring Mind Left Body Jam- arguably the best version. A jazzy, groovy, maddeningly gorgeous jam follows, eventually closing the 50 plus minute segment by oozing into U.S. Blues. Vol. 12 is unquestionably a highlight of the series.