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This is easily the nicest of the JCBF events, easily outclassing the larger one held earlier in the year at Yebisu Garden Place. The Yokohama event had the additional bonus of the huge collection of US microbrews brought in by the Brewers Association of America. Nevertheless, the enormous selection of Japanese craft beers certainly captivated a lot of my attention. This is the one festival in the series put on by the Japan Craft Beer Association that I always make sure to attend. See you there next fall!
October 31, Asakusa Sumida Riverside Hall
This was the day of the dueling beer festivals, with this established event being held on the same day and time as another quite appealing event at TY Harbor Brewery featuring a handful of great US microbrews (assembled by Andrew Balmuth of Nagano Trading) joined by about the same number of TY Harbor brews.
Nevertheless, despite the time conflict, both events were well attended. I went to the Nippon Craft Beer Fest and saw quite a number of familiar faces. Many of the beers I had were standouts, but I had the advantage of being tipped off by my friends as to which beers were particularly good.
Among my favorites were Sakura Bock from Fujizakura Kogen, Hopslave Double IPA from Tanzawa no Shizuku, and Isseki Nichoh ("two birds with one stone"), an Imperial Dark Saison from Shiga Kogen. Apart from these, there were many standout brews on offer, including a few US craft beers from Oregon, Colorado and other places.
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This is a nice selection of brews that can lead you into the cold winter months with fine, rich flavors. The organic Bison beers are available from Tengu Natural Foods (www.alishan-organics.com) while the others can be purchased at Tanaka-ya in Mejiro.
Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout (Ibaraki Pref., all malt with espresso coffee beans, 7.5% abv). Opaque black, thick dark tan head. Brewed to an imperial stout recipe with a rich, heavy taste with deep roast flavors, minimal sweetness and bitterness. Very good balance, with a smooth texture. Think of it as a coffee milkshake, only made with beer. I have also had this beer with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and served this way it is a terrific dessert.
Shonan Beer Weizen Bock (Kanagawa Pref., all malt, 7% abv) Hazy reddish brown with a creamy tan head. Classic weizen aroma with clove highlights and a fruity banana flavor. Dark, tangy wheat malt flavors backed by a crisp tartness at first, followed by a muted malty sweetness backed by a very tangy malt richness. Subtle but spiky carbonation, with yeast flavors prevalent. Fades slowly with a long, tapering finish. Quite a striking beer with so much going on.
Bison Organic Honey Basil Ale (California USA, malt, hops, honey and basil, 6% abv) Bright amber gold, light tan head. Herbal lemony aroma. Some lingering honey sweetness. The basil is fairly subdued, but provides a faint minty herbal bite that, together with the malt tanginess, adds a quenching character to the beer. Despite the unusual flavors, the beer is quite smooth and approachable.
Bison Organic Chocolate Stout (California USA, malt, hops, cocoa, 5% abv) Very dark opaque brown, tan head. Aroma of cocoa and roasted malt. Rather minimal sweetness over dark malt and chocolate flavors. Hopping is minimal. Very clean tasting and well-balanced, making for a good session beer for the holidays. Would be great as a stout float with vanilla ice cream.
Bison Organic Gingerbread Ale (California USA, malt, hops, spices, 6% abv) Deep reddish brown, thick tan head. Sweet aroma with an array of sweet spices (ginger, cinnamon, etc.) present. Very smooth drinking with minimal bitterness. The spices predominate in the aroma, but are far more subtle in the flavor. Here, rich roasty malt flavors combine with gingerbread spices for an exciting flavor, while the hops lurk quietly far in the background. Could be an ideal pairing with pumpkin pie.
Swan Lake Amber Ale (Niigata Pref., all malt, 5% abv), Slightly hazy reddish orange with a thick, tan head. Malty aroma, with full amber malt flavor carrying a touch of tartness. This, along with moderate hop bitterness, balances the beer. Medium-length finish marked by some tanginess.
by Steve "Pudgy" De Rose
The 29th Great American Beer Festival was held in Denver, Colorado on the weekend of September 16-18, 2010. In my years of attendance, this is the earliest it has started off. Until this year, I suspected the reason the weekend flexed was due to the Brewers' Association's wish to avoid the same weekend when the Denver Broncos National Football League franchise had a Sunday home game. (The Broncos draw from a six-state region. Many fans travel to Denver from afar; and they account for many hotel rooms, which then are unavailable for those visiting Denver for GABF.) But the Broncos were playing at home this weekend (and so were the Colorado RAPIDS Major League Soccer team), and GABF went ahead. So I have had a paradigm shift. I no longer know how and why the BA picks the weekend!
(Next year's GABF dates have not yet been announced. But on a laptop computer belonging to somebody assisting with a slideshow, who I deduced was a BA employee or volunteer, I spied a slide reading "29 -30 September / 1 October".)
One solid aspect for the early scheduling was the weather accompanying it. I can recall a GABF years ago when the temperature dropped to freezing on Thursday night, but rebounded to the lower 70s [°F] on Saturday afternoon; which can make it difficult to pack and dress when arriving from out-of-town. Weather during this span was superb; with clear skies, high temperatures in the lower 80s, and lows in the mid 50s.
What is truly remarkable about the GABF is its comprehensiveness. At no other beer festival will you find the mega-brew national behemoths adjacent to small craft breweries and diminutive brewpubs. At the centerpoint of it are the awards. There were 79 categories for 2010. The most popular category was Category 47: American Style India Pale Ale, with 142 entries. Second most popular: Category 45: American Style Pale Ale, with 109. The least competitive: Category 14: Gluten Free Beer (13); although for established styles, it was Category 34: European-Style Dunkel (19).
The majority of the categories are considered the domain of craft breweries. But there have always been categories seemingly orbiting around the mega-brews. In the 1990s, it was intriguing to see craft breweries nosing into those styles and earning medals. But this year, the one genuine 'upset' was the Stevens Point Brewery, a regional specialty brewery from north central Wisconsin, winning the Gold Medal in Category 2: American-Style Wheat Beer with yeast, for its Point Horizon Wheat. It beat out Widmer Hefeweizen. A list of all the winners is here.
Beers that Brews News readers may know which won medals include:
The GABF also has educational events during each session. Participants may attend the "Beer & Food Pavilion" for advice on pairing; the "Brewers Studio Pavilion" for interviews and discussion from the brewers themselves, or test their own beer judging alongside a Beer Judge Certification Program judge in the "You Be The Judge" booth.
For the fifth year, there was the "Pro-Am Competition." This is in which a 'Best of Show' homebrew recipe gets ramped up and brewed at a commercial facility by both its homebrewer and that brewery's brewer.
The medal winners for 2010 were:
Sessions of the GABF have been selling out in recent years, and selling out longer in advance. If you are interested in attending one or more sessions of it, I recommend you sign up to become an A.H.A. member. Members get advance notice of when tickets will go on sale; and only A.H.A. members are eligible to attend the "Members Only" session on Saturday afternoon. See http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/
But if you don't want to attend every session of GABF, there are other beer events in the days around it at various Denver bars, brewpubs, and breweries. 'Unofficial' off-location venues include the Wynkoop, the Rock Bottom, and the Falling Rock Tap House. GABF is the culmination of Denver Beer Fest [http://www.denver.org/denverbeerfest/].
Denver is relatively easy to get around via transit. The Denver Rapid Transit Division runs electric light-rail trains through downtown and lower downtown ("LoDo"). A 'SkyRide' limited-stop motor coach route [Route AF] connects downtown to Denver International Airport [DEN]. Round-trip tickets on it cost $18.00 if bought in advance. (This could increase by one or two dollars in 2011.) There are routes crossing the city; and other limited-stop extra-fare routes to exurbs like Boulder. View http://www.rtd-denver.com/
Next year, it is unlikely that GABF will be on the same weekend as the Japan Craft Beer Festival in Yokohama. So consider coming over to the U.S.A. for this. I am fairly certain you will have an enjoyable time.
Belgian beer specialty bar Bois Cereste in Akasaka is now offering a special through the end of November. Hoegaarden White on draft is 600 yen a glass (normally 1,100 yen) while an order of frites (Belgian-style fried potatoes) is just 400 yen (normally 800 yen).
Plus, there are even bigger savings with the Beer Lovers Club event from 5 pm on Saturday, November 27th. The 3,500 yen admission gets you 10 tickets, and you can order most Belgian beers for just two tickets, representing a significant savings over regular prices.
You may also use the tickets for food - just one ticket for fried potatoes, for example.
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Baird Nakameguro Taproom
Sunday, November 14th 3 to 6 pm
This event will feature at least six beers showcasing the unique tastes of fall beers. Marco McFarren will be talking about malts and lagering, as well as fall and seasonal flavors.
Both Baird beers and imported beers will be featured, and the 3,200 yen admission fee covers all beers, some light food, and a short all-you-can-drink session on the featured beers after the presentation. The selection of beers will be announced at the event.
The presentation will be given in English. A separate presentation on the same topic will be given in Japanese by Beer Manager Takahashi on Saturday, November 13th from 3 pm.
BEERS stands for Beer Enjoyment, Education and Research Society, a Tokyo-based English-speaking beer club that usually meets on the third Tuesday of each month. This month's meeting will be held on November 16th from 8 pm at BierVana, a comfortable and stylish new beer bar in Akasaka.
For more information about BierVana, as well as a map showing how to get there, go to www.biervana.com/en/ . The cost is 2,500 yen per person, including beer, and BEERS member Eric Miller will be explaining the variations of stout.
If you would like to attend, please send an email to Tim Eustace 'tokyobeers (at) yahoo.co.jp' by Friday, November 12th. Note that the December meeting will be held earlier this year, write to Tim for details.
November 21, 6:30 pm
Thumbs Up! Yokohama
This is a special live music show in Yokohama featuring loads of various kinds of American and Japanese craft beers, and a lively group called Dachambo, all for 5,000 yen. Advance tickets only, none at the door.
One of the organizers is Ry Beville, publisher of the Japan Beer Times quarterly, so you are assured of proper respect and attention paid to the brew. The show will be held at Thumbs Up! near Yokohama Station. For more information on the event, go to www.yokohamaseasider.com/dachambeer/
Special thanks this issue to Steve "Pudgy" De Rose for his contribution. We'd love your contribution, too, so send your story ideas (or story) to brewsnews "at" yahoo.com by Friday, December 17.


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Agriculture commissioner lunches with 129 people
By Bonnie Edwards
Published in News on April 8, 2004 2:03 PM
MOUNT OLIVE -- Britt Cobb thought he would have lunch Wednesday with Keith Beavers and a few of his friends.
But when he arrived at the workshop on Beavers' farm in the Mount Olive area of Duplin County, 120 people showed up. Cobb has been the state commissioner of agriculture for almost a year.
Cobb, 54, has been involved in marketing with the Agriculture Department for many years, and he thinks one thing he can do is help market farm products. He's also keen on food safety. "We have good inspection programs," he said. "Sixty-one percent of our farm income is from animals, and an outbreak of farm-borne disease would be devastating."
Charlie McClenny and his two sons, John and Murray, tend 1,900 acres and raise mostly tobacco, some cotton. They grow young tobacco plants for other farmers in three greenhouses. McClenny hopes that if tobacco farming ends in this country, he can still raise other crops in the greenhouses and make a living.
"I feel like Britt's done a good job of taking over," said McClenny of Cobb's appointment after Meg Scott Phipps resigned. "He stepped into a hot pot. You need somebody that knows agriculture in that position."
It started one Friday in June when the governor called Cobb on the telephone to say he wanted to talk, Cobb said. "There I was in an open shirt. I went over there, and after 10 or 15 minutes, I noticed the conversation taking an unusual turn. At 4:30 p.m., I was sworn in. I didn't have a chance to change clothes."
He said he thought he would be holding things together as the agriculture commissioner for a couple of weeks until the crisis ended. On Dec. 8, the appointment was made for the duration of Mrs. Phipps' term.
Now, Cobb, a Democrat, faces election in November.
Cobb's visit to Mount Olive resulted from a discussion over breakfast one morning at the Southern Belle Restaurant between McClenny, Beavers and Randy McCullen. They decided to invite the commissioner to meet their friends. They're not an organized group, said McClenny, just a network of farmers.
"The agriculture commissioner is important to everybody, including consumers," said McClenny. "The food in the grocery store has a starting place in the ground somewhere. In some fashion, we're all dependent on agriculture."
Beavers said Cobb will make a good leader. "He has some things he wants to accomplish, and we need some stability," said Beavers. "We want to keep young people on the farm."
"Every grower is trying to diversify to fill the void until this crisis corrects itself," he added.
Cobb started working at the Agriculture Depart-ment after college.
It's the only place he's worked since leaving his father's farm near Elm City in Wilson County.
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The son of a well-known Syrian religious scholar who left a large collection of books and manuscripts, Dr Al-Nabulsi is known for his lectures on Islam. Al-Nabulsi has represented Syria all over the world in many Islamic conferences. Muslims know him through the lessons, orations, symposiums and interviews broadcast on radio and television. He has written a number of Islamic books, many of which have been translated into English.


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HI Manos, The accepting of a txn for being processed does not mean that the txn has been accpeted by the quorum and has been applied to the quorum servers. So, it is very much possible that one of the client changes an acl on a node and the other client unauthorized to read (with respect to the change by client1) reads the data before the acl change is propagated and accepted bythe quorum.mahadev On 2/10/09 4:34 PM, "Manos Kapritsos" <ma...@cs.utexas.edu> wrote:More or less, yes. If the requests are from the same client, then you say that there will not be a problem? I guess that is true if you always wait for the response of the first request in order to execute the second. I am not sure if that is a requirement for all Zookeeper client implementations. As for two different clients (which was the case I was thinking about), this seems to be a problem. I will agree that (if clients only have one outstanding request) the two requests are concurrent and either order of execution is considered to be acceptable, but it could be that two different replicas receive the two requests in the same order, but effectively execute them in a different order. In any case, it feels wrong (at least to me) that a getData would succeed when a setACL that prevents it has already been accepted to be processed. Manos Mahadev Konar wrote:Hi Manos, If the setAcl and getdata are from the same client then they are allhandled in order. So you would get an unauthroized exception when you do agetdata.If two diff clients do setacl and getdata it might be that the getdata in your case will succeed before the setacl returns on the first client. Is that what you meant? mahadev On 2/10/09 2:15 PM, "Manos Kapritsos" <ma...@cs.utexas.edu> wrote:Hi all, I have a question about the way setACL functions. It seems that the PreRequestProcessor handles all kinds of requests the same, checks the validity of the corresponding ACL, and enqueues them to Sync and Final processors. Maybe I am missing something here, but this behaviour seems weird. What if a setACL request comes, setting the ACL of a path (e.g. / ) to an IP (e.g. 188.8.131.52) , instead of its old value (e.g. World). This request will pass the ACL check, and will be enqueued to be processed by the next processors. Assume that the next request is a getData("/") from an IP other than 188.8.131.52. If this request is processed by the PreRequestProcessor before the setACL request is processed by the FinalRequestProcessor, then it will pass the ACL check (which it should not, since it came after the setACL request). It seems that there is a race condition here that should not exist. Let me know if this is actually the case or I am missing something. I am using version 3.0.1 of the code. Thank you, Manos


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liquid-unions are organizations made for better representation and integration between different groups and individuals.
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To supply your needs, become a liquid union's participant, then specify your channel using, in your name, your organization's resources, introduce such organization or choose its personals, principles and projects, as each project is defined by specific budget supplying specific need for specific population. This way, different groups, without losing their identities, could build their critical mass, while, minorities, not like in representative democracy, are able to be financed and individuals are able to move between groups without losing their organization membership.
We live in In Representative, but Non representing, Democracies - the problem and solution. .This is the 1st step in the postnational solutions, see also our starting-up.
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Liquid union defined here is an organization of the people being its participants, which, per project supplying their specific need, are periodically voting for their supplying channel, as the channels are financed proportionally to the participants' vote.
- It is made to harmonize, decentralize and empower its participants while reflecting their will (not only choice from limited choices given by some power/elite), such that, the power over the money flow is back under the control of the participants (and not of their representative and bureaucrats), while the participants can move between the channels without losing their union privileges, while split and gathered groups can still maintain their critical mass to achieve their needs and while each group wins its proportional part but never a "Winner Takes All".
- This type of organization provides a scalable platform, which can be developed bottom up in authentic and fair way, while creating the critical mass which is so necessary for achieving the needs of the participants.
- Channel or project in one liquid union can be another liquid union and with participants' personal (prepaid) id card of the union being a non profit organization (with tax deductions), its resources can be:
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- Initiation phase by #Artists4SocialImprovement: Artists For Social Improvement, would you let your audience to tell their experience-of, or desire-for, being equal-in group or moving between groups before signing to their liquid union?
- if so, would you also let the half of the return from such artistic events be given as a donation for assisting in establishing the liquid union and its comcom registration for its participants until having its professional being hired as its officials?
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- #StopEuroPain, we are now focusing on self produced media in liquid union channels of in migrants and non-nationalists. This self produced media (of conclusions, interpretations, reports and expressions) produced in high quality delivering and receiving the messages of migrants and non-nationalists in all Europe:
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The British Geological Survey (BGS) is the UK's premier provider of objective and authoritative geoscientific data, information and knowledge to help society to use its natural resources responsibly, manage environmental change and be resilient to environmental hazards.
The BGS has embarked on a Ł31 million, three year project to set up the UK Geoenergy Observatories project which will provide a group of science research facilities where new subsurface activities such as fracking for shale gas can be tested and monitored under controlled conditions, allowing rigorous, transparent and replicable observations of subsurface processes. More details are available at http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/energy/esios
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Almost one thousand miles east of Moscow, in the Russian city of Perm, the charismatic and provocative conductor Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna, the orchestra and choir he created, are recording Mozart s Da Ponte operas. The first release of these three opera recordings is Le Nozze di Figaro. These no-compromise studio recordings are the fruit of a unique way of living and working which Currentzis has established in this remote, formerly closed city, which was dedicated to arms manufacturing in Soviet times.
The recording of Le Nozze di Figaro represents an unprecedented commitment by Currentzis and MusicAeterna in terms of preparation, session and postproduction time, to create the best possible sound. The recording embodies a radical new approach to orchestral virtuosity, score fidelity, vocal style and performance practice. Figaro was recorded over eleven straight days and nights for up to fourteen hours a day. Currentzis has tried to create an environment for those who search for what he calls a real life in music. His approach to the Mozart score is based on the conviction that it is virtually impossible today to hear it performed precisely and in full. His stated intention is to undo what he considers the effects of the 20th-century operatic tradition that is focused on simplification and vocal volume. For Currentzis, this recording represents the culmination of a decade-long research project dedicated to the discrepancies between the composer s will and what our ears have become used to. Says Currentzis, There are so many recordings which convey the general spirit of Mozart s music. The only point in making a new one is to give the audience a chance to hear and learn about all the magic which this score holds.
Born in Athens, Greece in 1972, Teodor Currentzis has been calling Russia his home since the beginning of the 1990s when he began studying conducting at the state conservatory of St. Petersburg under the tutelage of legendary professor Ilya Musin. He s outspoken, provocative and passionate and, as artistic director, he has quickly turned the Perm State Opera and Ballet Theater into Russia s most innovative and talked-about theatrical music venue.
Le Nozze di Figaro is available as a 3-CD Deluxe Edition featuring a 300 page bound book that includes tracklist, full libretto and liner notes. A Super Deluxe Edition is also available which includes everything from the Deluxe Edition plus a Blu-ray audio disc with the complete opera in high-resolution 5.1 surround audio.
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As is demonstrated by the other reviewers, the response has been somewhat bipolar. The truth, it seems to me, lies somewhere in the middle. First of all, I'd like to argue that this is NOT and *HIP* performance as that term is generally understood. To be sure, Currentzis claims that it was his goal to restore Mozart's authentic ideas to a public who had been blinded by the performance practice of the bad old twentieth century. But he also admits that many of his choices are "distortions" that Mozart wouldn't have recognized. He uses instruments, (a lute, a guitar, a hurdy-gurdy) that Mozart would not have used, to create effects. The lute, for example, according to TC, is largely inaudible, but when it is added to sforzandi chords, it adds an emphasis that TC finds convincing. Nothing wrong with that, and nothing that Mozart would have *necessarily* vetoed, at least not in principle. But it isn't *authentic*; i.e., "because it sounds good" isn't a generally accepted raison-d'etre in HIP circles to base performance decisions on. Tellingly, the passionate auteur - and this production is nothing if not a product of Teodor Currentzis's musical passions and obsessions - allows that, although the musicians all use period or copies of period instruments and employ what, by description, could be described as historically informed performance practice (I would quarrel with that description, but...), it isn't to fulfill some historical ideal; on the contrary, it's because that's what sounds best to him. He further claims that if he thought that it would sound better on electric guitars, he'd play it on electric guitars. René Jacobs he's not.
Secondly, it seems to me that in order adequately to evaluate the merits of this artifact, the listener has to be first willing to accept Currentzis's program and decide to what degree he succeeds with that program in communicating the wonder and delight that Figaro is capable of delivering. If you aren't the experimental type, you're probably well warned to stay away from this. If you do spend, at the very least, time listening here, I guarantee you will hear things you've never heard before, of questionable "authenticity" as that term has been traditionally used, and reflective of a distinctively youthful and large personality at the helm. If you are okay with this, I think you will mostly like this recording, with some noteworthy flaws that subtract from a perfect score. I say it that way because I want to emphasize that my overall response to this recording is positive, but I do believe there's something of the charlatan about Currentzis and it is his audacity that not only makes for some wondrous, effervescent, at times even visionary music making; it also raises questions about the wisdom of what turns out to be a rather idiosyncratic approach on Currentzis's part to making music in general. (See, for instance his recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 14 and the Santa Fe Listener's excellent review).
Although I am not as enthusiastic about this as the lead 5-star reviewer here, I do generally think Currentzis and friends have breathed life into this great opera. This is, however, something that, and here's where TC and I part company, wasn't really as necessary as Currentzis makes it out to be in the interview included with these CDs. The world is full of wonderful performances, both recorded and otherwise, of K. 492, some even from the 20th century! Although you may not have heard of these singers, that is of no significance: now you have. Although Currentzis's charge that the twentieth century created a perverse kind of opera singing that stressed the use of excessive vibrato is patently absurd, what really counts is the result. As it happens, but for Simone Kermes, who is the weak link (if not the sore thumb) of this cast, all the singers employ a technique that uses vibrato, albeit judiciously, and the result is, for the most part, lovely. Fannie Antonelou's Susanna and Mar-Ellen Nesi's Cherubino are both noteworthy for their lively and appropriately soulful sounds. Andre Bondarenko is alternately menacing and pathetic in a nuanced and carefully sung Count Almaviva, and bass Christian van Horn is convincing, if somewhat pedestrian, in the eponymous role.
As I said, I didn't like Kermes, but she's better in ensembles than in her solo numbers, and her voice isn't unpleasant in any case. It turns out that and ideal soprano for Currentzis is someone whose voice sounds more like a clarinet than like a person of flesh and blood, and to tell the truth, I'd rather hear that many some of the spintos I've heard over a lifetime of hearing this both on record and in the theater. Another intervention, the importance Currentzis et al. place on the role of the fortepiano, both in the recitatives and throughout. Extensive improvisation is the order of the day and it gives the whole recording a unique sound that I found refreshing, but others may have a different reaction. The sonics are excellent, as has been repeatedly pointed out, but it isn't flawless. I have listened to the CDs 3 times now, through headphones, through very high end computer speakers, and through full sized stereo speakers. There are moments when it sounds like microphones are jostled (the end of "Voi che sapete" for instance) and, sometimes, the fortepiano seems a bit too much in the foreground, but this last is very minor, and it may just be the novelty of the very individual character of the continuo playing in this recording that I'm hearing.
Since this review got long-winded a while back, let me conclude by saying that this would be an odd choice, I think, for a desert-island Figaro, but, if you're willing to open your ears and heart to a sometimes brash, but undeniably devoted and brilliant group of young musicians, I think you'll be glad you did.


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Picking my favorites from this trip was way harder then I than I thought it was going to be. But you know, for the good of the blog I persevered, you can thank me never, I mean later. From 700 photos down to 200 and then down to what you will see over the next few days, starting with the aya sofia and basilica cistern. Enjoy!
I wonder what fun sites of Istanbul I will come up with tomorrow? Maybe a few sweeping views of the city.


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From Durham, North Carolina, USA:
I am so confused by all of this lispro insulin in pregnancy information. I have had really great results with the lispro (Humalog) and fear switching back to Regular in order to get pregnant. I want to believe that if lispro helps me control my diabetes, then it will help me to have a healthy pregnancy. Am I living in a dream world? I'm not pregnant yet, but we plan to start trying in a month or two. If lispro isn't necessarily safe, how long should I be off it before trying to conceive?
The information about lispro and pregnancy is very limited and is based on a few case reports. Therefore, if you continue the use of Lispro in the first 8-10 weeks of pregnancy, you may be taking a small risk of some fetal abnormalities. However, I have had patients using this type of insulin throughout pregnancy without any problems.
If your diabetes is poorly controlled around the time of conception and early pregnancy, then there is clear data that the fetus is at higher risk of congenital abnormalities. So, if you can maintain good control using Regular insulin, may want to consider switching temporarily during the time of conception.
Additional comments from Dr. Quick:I am unaware of any guidelines on how long before conception to switch from lispro to Regular. My own advice to my patients is to switch a few months before, to allow plenty of time to "get used to" the Regular, and to check a glycohemoglobin whilst on the Regular to be sure it's okay for pregnancy.
I agree it's an entirely unsatisfactory situation, but with two case reports of fetal problems in women who were on lispro during pregnancy, I really am uncomfortable with recommending lispro insulin using during early pregnancy.
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Labor statistics also say that the average person born in the latter years of the baby boom held 11 jobs from age 18 to age 44, and tat more than three-fifths of those jobs were held from ages 18 to 27. What does this mean for boomers? It says: you've done it before, so just tap into your inner need for change because you can facilitate Baby Boomer career changes.
It's all about transitioning to new careers, but a better way to describe it may be career reinvention.
Since some of us will be working until we're pushing up daisies, what is needed to stay in the working day game?
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By its very nature, the word "transition" means that something undergoes a change and passes from one state to another. That can be taken to mean that boomers will have to recreate themselves to find new opportunities. "How is that done," you ask?
Boomers will:
- Transfer to jobs with new skill sets by finding out what is transferable
Transferable skills such as communication, problem-solving and analysis are always in demand. LaWanda Woods, from John Tyler Community College, provides an illustration of transferable skills in this example of resume writing:
For Career Changers: Accomplished administrator seeking to leverage extensive background in personnel management, recruitment, employee relations and benefits administration in an entry-level human resources position. Extremely motivated for career change goal and eager to contribute to a company's HR division.
- Master resume writing and learn what today's red flags and taboos are:
Spelling and grammatical errors, too much information, outdated skills such as: "typewriter efficiency," and anything else that dates you should be removed from resumes.
- Keep passion tempered with reality:
Boomers will still have to execute, figure out industry trends, work long hours. Remember, it's about re-education, and it is a job after all.
- Use a network of colleagues, friends and professional organizations to locate opportunities:
Keep in mind that social media is necessary, and is more so than you thought. Boomer workers will need to know marketing, PR, communications, branding, project management, customer service, analytics, etc. Using Twitter and LinkedIn are not enough.
- Teach, train or coach:
Mature workers may also have to learn to moonlight at another job until theirs takes off
- Find out which jobs are going to be most affected by Baby Boomer career changes and fill the gap.
Still, in terms of Baby Boomer career changes, many will choose to work for themselves.
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Gauging the labor force effects of retiring Baby-Boomers http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2000/07/art2full.pdf
Resume writing reference: http://www.jtcc.edu/downloads/academics/ResumeWriting.pptx
"Occupational Replacement Needs," in Occupational. Projections and Training Data, Bulletin 2521 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May. 2000), pp. 71–90. http://filer.case.edu/stl3/Mgmt%20395/Final/Retire.pdf
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Some merit of the puppies family!
(If You have some updates, please contact me.)
Most of this bloodlines topracing-dogs are giving small puppies (of good hights) - Very Important!!
The father of Old Road´s Invincible:
Windwalker Dragon Storm: 52,5 cm, the W-litter of Kennel Aviaticus in Poland, has a female of 47 cm and all oter puppies, the males as the females, were all good in height.
He was a the winner in Hamburg 2010 and 2:e on the Int. Derby Hamburg 2010.
The mother of Old Road´s Invincible:
Old Road´s Chakira, 45,2 cm:
Winner of many races and of 18 great Racingclassicers (of 35 females). Going from 2006 till 2009;
Clubchampion 2006,
Consolation Winner Eurapean Camponship 2007,
Winner European Champion Vererans CGRC 2011 and Mulichampion Racing!!
Litter Windwalker Dragon Storm & Old Road´s Chakira:
Other litters of Old Road´s Chakira:
Brothers of Old Road´s Chakira:
Old Road´s Ceasar 51cm: Multi Racingchampion from 2004 till 2006.
4th on the Worldchampionship 2004,
3rd on the WorldChampionship 2005,
2nd on the European Championship 2005 and
5th on the WorldChampionship 2006.
Old Road´s Chayenne 51 cm:
WorldChampion 2006, EuropianChampion 2006,
Swiss longtrack Champion 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Swiss Shorttrack Champion 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008
Old Road´s Chikiboum 50 cm:
Europian RacingChampion 2005
2nd French Championship 2005
Finalist Worldchampionship 2005, 2006 and 2007
Fianlist Europian Champoionship 2006 and 2007
Old Road´s Figaro 49cm:
Dutch Champion 2008 and 2009, longdistance
Winner Interland Netherlands-Belgium 2008
Trackrecord holder Gelschenkirchen, Germany
The Father of Pandora van de Waterram:
Gryphon van de Spaarne Meute 51cm (80% of his litters, the females and males, are all of good height):
Strarted 60 times and has 46 finales of which many 1th places
3th on the WorldChampionships 2003
5th on the DutchChampionships 350 meters
Children of Gryphon van de Spaarne Meute from different combinations:
Chambers Ticking Timebomb male 49cm:
Russian RacingChampion Junior 2010
Culann´s Logan male 50,7cm:
German Coursing Champion 2010 and 2011,
2nd on the European Couring 2011-11-07
Culann´s Mocca female 47 cm:
German CorusingChampion 2011-11-07
Balifail Anemona female 48 cm:
Int. RacingChampion 2007,
Öterichs RacingChampion 2008
Balifail Avantgarde female 48cm:
Östenrichs Champion 2006
Trackreckord on Krenglbach 2006 and 2007
Ghan Buri Ghan´s Fade to Black male 50,5cm:
4th on the Berman Championships 350m in 2008
SandbahnChampion 2009
German Coursing Champion 2009
Ghan Buri Gahn´s jammy Hawk male 51cm:
2th on the WorldChampionship 2010
RacingChampion short 350, and longdistgace 480, 2010
Ghan Buri Ghan´s Jo de Vie male 50,5cm
4th on the German Championships 350 in 2008
German Champion 350m 2010
Ghan Buri Ghan´s Mandarin Mustang male 50,7cm:
A-class (highest class)
Ghan Buri Ghan´s Moon Quake Shake male 53cm:
A-class in Sweden
Brothers of Pandora van de Waterram:
Pokerface van de Waterram male 51cm:
2nd on the Russian Championships 350m 2011
Winner UCR 350m 2011!!
Winner Golden Hair 350m 2011 + Trackreckordholder
Point Black van de Waterram male 50,5cm 22,4-350m
Powerplay van de Waterram male 49,5cm 22,6-350m
Children of Gryphons´s sister GoGo:
Xanta female 48cm:
8 Trackreckords
WorldChampion 350m 2006 and 2007
German RacingChampion 350m 2006, 2007 and 2008
SwissChampion 350m 2005
Xandres female 48cm:
DutchChampion 350m 2007, 2008 and 2009
CutchChampion 480m 2009
Xayenne female 48cm:
3th on the DutchChampionships 350m 2009
Wantho-Vulture 51cm:
9 trackreckords 350m 21,68sec and 475m 30,18 and so on..
DutchChampion 350m 2006
2th on the European Championships 350 2006
Dutch Champion 475m 2007
3d European Championships 2007
2nd World Championships 2007
3d Dutch Championship 350m 2008
6th WorldChampionship 350m 2008
5th DutchChampionships 350 2009
5th DutchChampionships 480 2009
2nd on the European ChampinShips 2009
Mother of Pandora Homely Luck´s Why Not 46,8cm "Very Good and clever racingdog"
2 litters and 95% of males are 50-49cm. Females 45-47cm. The other 5% are also of good height.
She started 43 times and got 36 finales of which many 1th and 2nd places.
Winner of Zilveren Lely 2003
Winner of GP Oude Pekela 2004
Best Racing Dog NCW 2004
Clubchampion 2004, 2005 and 2007
6th DutchChampionships 350m 2004
2nd DutchChampionships 475m 2004
5th DutchChampionships 350m 2005
5th DutchChampionships 475 2005
Daugher of Homely Luck´s Why Not, True Talent van de Waterram 45cm:
ClubChampion 2008
Winner Zilveren Lely 2009
Winner Talentcup 2009


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Need some help from my bean counter friends in Zija. I want to make sure I am not missing something.
With our current promotion one could:
Invest $660 for a package valued at over $800.
Find two more investors at $660.
Earn $200 in FOB. $100 in EBB = $300
Earn $75 TC.
Earn at least $250 in extra bonus for RA.
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Help those people find their two investors and you find a couple more.
Earn an additional - $50 in SBBs, $300 in in FOB & EBB, $225 in TC, and $500 more for RA to bronze, with the potential to earn even more if you repeat that process again and get to gold!
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not even counting selling samples - is that right??? Math is not my strong point so I may be missing something....
If this were duplicated on a weekly basis the earnings would exponentially grow. A person could easily make $4k in their first month with this promo! We only have this week to prepare the soil by upgrading... and four weeks to create unstoppable momentum!


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Is there a way to turn Roboto font into an apk for non-rooted Galaxy SII owners ?
Just flashed the font on my CM7 nightly 220 or something like that with CWM 2.5 and it all worked great.
Just as a though, is there any way to go back to the previous font, besides restoring the backup?
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When an Accent Gets in the Way of a Job
Although more Americans today speak with a standard American English accent – think the neutral voice of a public radio host – than they did 20 years ago, it's still fairly common for people even in the same city to pronounce the same words differently, according to speech language pathologist Ita Olsen. Plus, immigration has provided a wealth of new speech patterns and accents.
But what does an accent mean for success in the workplace?
"Accents are inevitable," says Steven Weinberger, director of linguistics at George Mason University. The ability to identify an accent is natural. But the "biased, social judgments" that subsequently take place are a learned behavior, according to Weinberger, and could include assumptions about socioeconomic level, intelligence or competence. This means the way a hiring manager perceives an accent could affect the final employment decision. And the odds aren't good, according to Weinberger; he says many people believe that a different accent signals lower competence.
What's more, people often make these judgments subconsciously and based on accent alone, not on the content of what is being said. A 2010 University of Chicago study found that people are perceived to be less credible when it is more difficult to understand what they say.
Accents can often stand in for other discriminating factors like race or ethnicity…


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ASUS Launches H81 Series Haswell Motherboards
ASUS has just announced their entire series of H81 chipset Haswell motherboards. The lineup includes six boards: H81M-Plus, H81M-A, H81M-C and H81M-E Micro-ATX motherboards, and the H81I-Plus Mini-ITX (from left to right in the photo below). All of these models feature a single PCI-Express x16 slot, two DDR3 DIMM slots, and two SATA III slots along with ASUS's latest UEFI BIOS, Realtek 7.1 audio and USB 3.0.


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15 June 2006
8th June 2006
To the House of Commons.
The Petition of the residents of Bishop Auckland constituency and others,
Declares that the campaign for global justice on trade, aid and debt must continue in 2006 even more strongly than in 2005. The Petitioners further declare that it is vital that the Government continue to increase aid for developing countries in order to Make Poverty History and reach the UN Millennium Development Goals.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons pass the International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill 2005-06 which would enshrine a target of 0.7 per cent. GNI for spending on overseas development aid and create a requirement for an annual report to Parliament on the UK's international development assistance.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
12th June 2006
To the House of Commons.
The Petition of concerned residents of Shropshire and Mid-Wales,
Declares that there is a severe financial crisis in the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust that is threatening services at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for Health to introduce legislation to provide funding to solve the financial crisis of the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust and to secure future services in full at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
14th June 2006
To the House of Commons.
The Petition of residents of Milton Keynes
Declares that the proposed erection of a 24m Lattice Tower telecommunications mast at Fingle Drive, Stonebridge, Milton Keynes will have an adverse visual impact on the local community.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to work with Milton Keynes Council to prevent the erection of this mast.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
Observations by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the Petition [9th May] from Dog breeders, dog owners and dog lovers against the Government's proposals for revision of the current law on tail-docking.
In its Regulatory Impact Assessment published alongside the Animal Welfare Bill in October 2006 the Government made clear that its preference was that there should continue to be freedom of choice over tail docking of dogs.
However, the question of tail docking is an extremely emotive one on which sincere views are held by those on all sides. The Government therefore decided that it is a subject on which Parliament should make the final decision. We therefore tabled at Report stage of the Animal Welfare Bill (on 14 March 2006) a New Clause which would prohibit prophylactic docking other than on working dogs and amendments to that New Clause which would prevent all prophylactic docking. Rejecting the New Clause would have preserved the status quo and freedom of choice. These amendments did not represent the Government's preference but were intended to help the Commons express its preference.
The New Clause was approved on a free vote by 476 votes to 63 votes. The amendments to introduce a full ban were rejected by 267 votes to 278.
If the Bill is passed by Parliament as it is currently drafted following the free vote by the House of Commons then it will be legal for a vet to dock a dog's tail for therapeutic purposes or if the dog is likely to work. However, where the dog is not of a type likely to work or it is unlikely that it will work then it will not be legal to dock that dog. This formulation is intended to prevent cosmetic tail docking where the risk of injury is much less while allowing freedom of choice where there genuinely is a greater risk of tail injury.
The Bill is now being considered by the House of Lords.
12th June 2006
Observations by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the Petition [9th May] from UK farmers and others for an improved test for bovine TB and other measures to combat the disease.
The Petition from UK farmers and others declares that a more accurate, non user sensitive Bovine TB test should be introduced, along with new measures to stop the spread of the disease from wildlife and further research on vaccination.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to stop the slaughter of healthy British cattle and to introduce:
1.An accurate test for Bovine TB;
2.New measures to combat the disease at source (e.g. wildlife); and
3.Vaccination of domestic and farm animals.
Bovine Tuberculosis
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is one of the most serious animal health problems that we currently face in Great Britain. The Government is strongly committed to working constructively with stakeholders to reduce the economic impact of bTB and maintain public health protection and animal health and welfare. A range of measures is already in place to reverse the long-term upward disease trend. We have also developed, on a partnership basis, a 10-year strategic framework for the control of the disease in cattle within Great Britain. An ongoing Government research programme will continue to further our scientific understanding of bTB.
Testing for bovine tuberculosis
SICCT test
The single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin test (SICCT), commonly known as the tuberculin skin test, is the well-established screening test for TB in cattle in Great Britain (in compliance with European Union law (EU Directive 64/432 as amended by 97/12/EC). It is a test approved and recognised by the EU Commission and the International Animal Health Organisation (OIE) as the primary, effective tool for the diagnosis of TB in cattle and other species, by virtue of its overall accuracy, robustness and relative simplicity (as demonstrated in several field evaluations conducted throughout the world). The test detects an animal's immunological response against the bacterium that causes bovine TB.
The accuracy of any test is measured in terms of its specificity (proportion of uninfected animals correctly identified as negative) and its sensitivity (proportion of infected animals correctly detected as positive). The specificity of the SICCT is above 99.9%. Its sensitivity is between 77% and 95%. The test is designed to detect an immune response at a relatively early stage in the infection process. It is a reliable disease control tool, especially at a herd level.
Animals disclosed as reactors to the diagnostic skin test cannot be regarded as healthy. They are likely to have been exposed to infection and pose a threat to public health.
TB testing must be carried out only by trained and competent veterinary and technical staff. The way that instructions, procedures and interpretive material for TB testing are promulgated, reviewed and used has recently been independently assessed. The final report of the assessment is awaited.
Gamma interferon
In order to further improve bTB diagnostics, the Government has conducted a field trial to assess the potential benefits of the additional usage of the gamma interferon (IFNg) blood test. This test can detect some infected animals that are negative in the SICCT test and may detect animals at an earlier stage of infection when the SICCT test may be negative. However, the IFNg test is slightly less specific than the SICCT test, which means that it is more likely to incorrectly identify negative animals as being infected. The field trial has helped to establish that the use of this test in parallel with the SICCT test may serve to improve the detection of infected cattle in herds with persistent bTB problems, or with a high prevalence of disease, and so hasten the elimination of infected cattle. Following encouraging results from the trial, preparations are now being made for wider use of the IFNg test in prescribed circumstances. A Gamma Interferon Working Group has been established to prepare and deliver a policy for increased use of the test. The results of the field trials on IFNg usage will be published shortly.
Measures to control bovine tuberculosis in cattle
There is clear evidence that movements of cattle in GB contribute to the spread of bovine TB. Government has recently introduced additional measures in England to reduce the spread of disease by testing cattle from high risk herds before they are moved.
International evidence indicates that bovine TB in cattle cannot be eradicated by cattle controls alone when there is a secondary reservoir of infection from wildlife. Scientific evidence supports the view that badgers are a significant source of TB infection in cattle in Britain. With that in mind, the Government has recently undertaken a public consultation on the principle and delivery of badger culling to reduce risk of transfer to cattle. The Government does not rule out culling of badgers to control and reduce TB, but only if the available evidence suggests that it would be successful in the long term, and that a cost-effective, practical, sustainable and humane policy could be developed and implemented. Any policy must form part of an overall approach to bovine TB that balances cattle and wildlife controls, and would have to take account of legislation protecting the welfare of badgers. Any necessary culling would be carried out with due regard to welfare conditions.
Vaccines to protect cattle from bovine tuberculosis
Vaccine development is a long-term goal and it is unlikely that an effective vaccine will developed and licensed for use within the 10-year timeframe of the Government's strategic framework for the sustainable control of bTB in Great Britain.
The aim of vaccination is to prevent disease by strengthening the natural immune response to infection by the bacterium known as Mycobacterium bovis, which causes TB in cattle and other mammals. Approximately 60 vaccine candidates including some emerging from the human TB research programme have been tested in laboratory animals, and over 10 have been tested in cattle. The most promising candidates have been those based on boosting the immune response to the existing BCG human vaccine, which is a modified form of M. bovis. It is not possible to use BCG in cattle at present under EU legislation because it interferes with current diagnostic tests.
In January, the Veterinary Laboratories Agency began further work looking at new vaccine candidates and delivery protocols in a natural transmission study in cattle.
In relation to a badger vaccine, the first field study to collect data for licensing injectable BCG in badgers is underway. Initial survey work is complete and live trapping and sampling is due to begin shortly, with a view to starting vaccination in September. Further work is required on oral vaccine delivery, immunological monitoring of effective immunisation of badgers and effect of exposure of non-target species.
New vaccination regimes for both cattle and badgers offer a potentially important future addition to available disease control tools. Over the past 7 years more than �10.5 million has been invested in vaccine development and associated research, which remains a major element of the Government's approach.
12th June 2006
Observations by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the Petition [20th March] from Friends of Grizedale Forest against plans to redevelop the Grizedale Visitor Centre, Cumbria.
The Petition from the Friends of Grizedale objects to the redevelopment of the Grizedale Visitor Centre on the grounds of the 50,000 extra visitors and traffic entering the valley via a class C road system, the unsympathetic architectural design of the development and environmental concerns for the whole area.
Forestry Commission Plans
The redevelopment of the Grizedale Centre is important to the re-establishment of the 2,447 hectare Grizedale Forest as a key visitor attraction in the Lake District. It will provide an enhanced quality visitor experience building on the existing facilities. The underlying principles of the project are:
Planning Application
In accordance with the Department of the Environment Circular 18/84 Crown Land Development, the Forestry Commission submitted an 18/84 Notification to the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) on 4th October 2005. This was treated as a full planning application and included all documents and reports requested by LDNPA including a Transport Plan, Flood Risk Assessment and Economic Appraisal as well as full Architectural and Landscape drawings.
This notification was considered by the LDNPA Development Control Committee on 17th January 2006. At this time a number of objections were considered by the planning authority, but on condition that the Forestry Commission provide a seasonal all day shuttle minibus service connecting with the public transport network, the plans were approved.
As the Forestry Commission's plans have received the same scrutiny as any other development requiring planning permission and were approved, subject to conditions which have been accepted, then there are no grounds for the Commission to withdraw their development plans.
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Crooked Still gets it right
By David Malachowski
Special to the Times Union
ALBANY— Boston-based bluegrass /folk/something-brand-new band Crooked Still came to The Egg to prove there are still so many possibilities left in acoustic music.
Over the years, many bands such as J.D. Crowe and the New South, New Grass Revival and Alison Krauss have tried to push the boundaries. What makes Crooked Still so different is the copious use of the cello, which brings a evocative texture to the entire proceedings. That, and the haunting, ethereal voice of Aoife O'Donovan.
O'Donovan, along with Tristan Clarridge (cello), Corey DiMario (bass), Greg Liszt (banjo) and Brittany Haas (fiddle) kicked things off with "Dig A Hole," but it didn't reach its potential because of feedback issues (which were attributed to the ghost of John Hartford) and led to a quick mike change.
"Undone in Sorrow" was done right, its soft last verse deadly, as was barefoot Brittany Haas' frisky fiddle and Clarridge's meaty cello solo.
The brisk "When First Unto This Country" fell into Robert Johnson's "Last Fair Deal Gone Down," which was brilliant, dark and delicious in ways that you've never thought the blues could be, courtesy of the cello, fiddle and banjo juxtaposed with O'Donovan's airy whisper.
The sad "Captain, Captain" was about a women who lost her lover to war, "Did You Sleep Well?" held a wicked solo by Haas, the Haas/O'Donovan composition "Oh, Agamemnon" sounded old and new at the same time, while the banjo's sharp, percussive accents lifted Gillian Welch's "Orphan Girl" up.
A demanding "The Absentee" (about skipping Sunday school) sported a driving banjo solo, "Tell Her To Come Back Home" found the cello and fiddle spinning layered, swirling melody lines under O'Donovan's heartfelt vocal. The delicate "Wind and Rain" came with a sing-along, a moving highlight, as was Mississippi John Hurt's "Baby, What's Wrong With You?"
With it's mournful cello and bubbling banjo "Ain't No Grave" was spooky and eerie, so it's no surprise the song was snapped up by HBO series "True Blood" for the closing credits.
All the elements came together for the impressive, powerful "Hop High."
O'Donovan's pure, pipes couldn't go wrong, and the young instrumentalists all had chops and personality.
The traditional and public domain tunes are a given for this type of band, where it took a sharp left turn and veered off, was when they delved into old Delta blues, and blues with a mournful cello is simply a beautiful thing.
Timeless and true, Crooked Still could just be the future of folk, bluegrass or something of which there is yet no name. Don't miss them next time through.
David Malachowski is a local freelance writer from Woodstock and a regular contributor to the Times Union.
When: 7 p.m. Sunday
Where: the Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany
Length: two 50-minute sets.
The crowd: a small but lively crowd in the Swyer Theater.
Highlights: "Last Fair Deal Gone Down," "Hop High" and "Wind and Rain."


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Summer ends with a New Moon in the sign of the earth goddess. New Moons are about release and renewal and under Virgo's Moonbeams the focus is on creating order, efficiency and wellness.
With the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars all in meticulous Virgo, emotional satisfaction comes from a job well done — but remember, Virgo can easily become hyper-critical and agonize over smallest detail. Striving for perfection can be great as long as we don't allow ourselves to become overly focused on flaws and feel guilt/shame over them.
"The Virgo part of you wants to be right. Self criticism kills creativity and expansion. You are a powerful creator. Don't focus on lack or what is not working. Focus on what you have accomplished. Try new things. Make mistakes. Make many mistakes. You have to break eggs to make an omelet. Be positive. Think big. Be brave. Try. Push the Launch Button." -Kelley Rosano
If your birthday falls within four days of September 19th, you will benefit the most from this New Moon in Virgo. The same is true if you have a natal planet or point around 27 degrees of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces.
It's important to be internally clear and meaningful about what you want now. Send your requests out in a wish or a prayer. Focus on where you're going and make peace with the past.
The actions you take, and the goals you achieve will have the power to stay with you for a full year, until next year's New Moon in Virgo returns with fresh energy. xx


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nudity reviews for Action Sports member submitted
Skateboard scenes from the edition originally aired 10/20/07
Sheckler is a champion street skateboarder. In this one episode a lot of the top of his butt is easily visible. He will just turn 18 next month, but he is cute as a bug. He is wearing low slung jeans, and during his skating routine the boxers he is wearing underneath the jeans have slid down and quite a bit of his upper butt is clearly visible.
When he is done skating for the day he takes his T-shirt off and you get a very sexy and a longer view of his upper butt. Too bad his whole butt doesn't show, but enough of it does show to make this a worthwhile look.
Action Sports is mainly a cable TV show which repeats earlier episodes pretty often. It is not a movie, but a sports event. Look for this particular episode.


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Mar 27, 2013
AlterEgo Now Works With Google Authenticator and Yubi Key
On Monday we announced that MailChimp users would get a 10% discount off their bill for enabling AlterEgo 2-factor authentication (it's our way of incentivizing security).
Note: If you're not sure what 2-factor authentication is, or how AlterEgo works with MailChimp, start here, then come back to this blog post. Ready?
Today I'm excited to announce that you can now use Google Authenticator and Yubi Key with MailChimp, by connecting them to AlterEgo. Basically, if you want to take advantage of our 10% discount, but you prefer those other security services, our attitude is, "great, just connect them to AlterEgo, and use them instead." AlterEgo serves as a "pass through" for Google Authenticator and Yubi Key. For Duo Security fans, rest assured–that's also in the works.
To connect the other security services, just sign in to your AlterEgo account (or create an account) and go to the "Integrations" link:
On that screen, you'll get step-by-step instructions for connecting to the other security services.
There are other improvements we made to AlterEgo that are worth pointing out…
One of the complaints we heard when we first launched AlterEgo was that it required a smartphone. That was in 2011, and you'd think that wouldn't be as much of an issue now, but just to make sure we make security as accessible as possible, we added SMS-based challenge/response to AlterEgo. So when you're prompted to generate a code for AlterEgo, you can click the "SMS" option instead:
AlterEgo will send you an SMS, and you can reply back with a Y or N:
Reply back with a "Y" and you'll see the AlterEgo screen log in and take you to the MailChimp Dashboard. To enable SMS-based challenge response, log in to AlterEgo, go to "Your Account" and enter your mobile number in the "SMS Notifications" field. We don't charge for sending SMS, but your mobile carrier might charge you. Yep, that sucks, but it's cheaper than an account breach, so we highly recommend it (plus you'd be getting 10% off your MailChimp account).
Requiring 2-factor for sub-accounts
Once you've set up AlterEgo for your MailChimp account, you can also specify whether or not 2-factor should be required for other users who share access to your account.
Go to the "Users and account details" screen:
and then specify which account types should be forced to use AlterEgo:
For example, you should seriously consider making it required for Admins and Managers, who have access to more things (like Lists, API keys, etc).
SMS Security Notifications
In addition to AlterEgo, you can configure MailChimp to send you SMS notifications whenever something important is triggered inside your account. For example, we can text you if someone logs in to your account, or when they generate an API key, or when they download your list.
To configure these security notifications, go to My Profile:
then scroll down to the "Notifications" settings:
While I have your attention, a little while ago we required all new users to set up three security questions. This annoyed the bejeezus out of all of you, and you all told us so on Twitter. Yeah, sorry about that. We got less aggressive with those, but we also recently added the option to skip them altogether, and instead use SMS to prove who you are:
This makes things way more convenient whenever you try to change some contact information, or your password, or some other detail that we require verification for. A simple SMS code is way better than remembering your answers to three security questions you set up ages ago.
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The biotech industry's high-cost, high-reward financial model could benefit from support from biotech-rich states like California, former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday.
Speaking at the BIO 2014 convention in San Diego, Clinton told a luncheon audience that she understood biotech companies face extreme risks in developing new health care products. State support, along with a "national framework" including provisions to help patients who can't afford biotech therapies, are part of a rational policy, said Clinton.
A potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, Clinton has long worked on health care policy. She was interviewed by Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. BIO is holding the convention in San Diego for the first time since 2008.
Clinton also endorsed the use of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs in agriculture to improve crops, such as by engineering them for drought resistance. She suggested the biotech industry stress these characteristics instead of focusing on the term GMOs.
In addition, Clinton urged the biotech industry to give more consideration to hiring women.
Greenwood said the average cost of developing new drugs is about $1.2 billion, going through complex clinical trials for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with no guarantee of success.
"These people are incredible risk-takers and entrepreneurs," Greenwood said. "Most of their projects fail, and most of the drugs that get approved by the FDA never pay for themselves ... You can't be engaged in the highest-risk endeavor and not have high reward. The economics don't work out."
"I recognize the dilemma," Clinton said.
State leaders such as Calif. governor Jerry Brown, who gave a brief endorsement of California biotech before Clinton spoke; Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick, and Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe are providing enlightened leadership for biotech, Clinton said of her fellow Democrats. But other countries are also providing subsidies, and could lure away biotech if the United States doesn't come up with a "sensible" alternative to provide incentives for risk-takers.
"California (undertook) a very important task in creating a funding stream for stem cell research," Clinton said. "Other states have followed suit, when it looked as though the federal government would not be doing that. States have a role to play, but we need a national framework."
Clinton was referring to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, funded with $3 billion in bond money. The program was created in 2004 by California voters in part because former president George W. Bush, the first president to fund embryonic stem cell research, limited funding to those lines of human embryonic stem cells created by August, 2001. CIRM and the federal government also fund research with many other types of non-embryonic stem cells.
On GMOs, Clinton said the biotech industry "should continue to try to make the case to those who are skeptical that they may not know what they are eating already, because the question of genetically modified foods or hybrids has gone on for many many years, and there is a big gap between what the facts are and what the perceptions are."
"If you talk about drought-resistant seeds, and I have promoted those all over Africa, by definition they have been engineered to be drought-resistant," Clinton said. "That's the beauty of them. Maybe somebody can get their harvest done and not starve, and maybe have something left over to sell."


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Flyers hockey is back … well, sort of.
The rookie game and media day gave way to the official commencement of 2017 Flyers training camp on Friday in Voorhees, New Jersey.
Which means roster spots and jobs are to be won from now until the season opener Oct. 4 in San Jose, California.
Prior to opening night, the Flyers must submit a roster of no more than 23 players. We know a lot of the obvious candidates in line for openings.
However, let's take a look at five sleepers:
1. Taylor Leier, No. 58
Somewhat of a forgotten man in the Flyers' growing forwards competition, Leier was an AHL All-Star last season after a career-high 49 points (20 goals, 29 assists) in 71 games the year prior with Lehigh Valley. He now has 16 NHL games under his belt and even saw a brief stint on the Flyers' top line in 2016-17, when he appeared in 10 games. The 2012 fourth-round pick is only 23 years old and re-signed on a one-year deal in the offseason. He'll be a winger option for the Flyers when camp breaks and throughout the season.
2. Travis Sanheim, No. 57
Not an unknown as he's arguably the Flyers' top defensive prospect, but Sanheim appears destined to start the 2017-18 season with the Phantoms. There looks to be two slots open on the Flyers' blue line and the early favorites to fill them are Sam Morin and Robert Hagg, both of whom made their NHL debuts last April. The two have a combined five years of AHL experience, while Sanheim is coming off his first season in Lehigh Valley. Still, the 21-year-old is not far off and should give both a legit run for their money. "I'm coming to camp to make the team," Sanheim confidently said in July.
3. Ivan Kosorenkov, No. 89
Obviously, Kosorenkov is not making the big club in camp, but he is fighting for an entry-level contract as an undrafted free agent. The 19-year-old Russian winger earned a training camp invite (the Flyers' only one) after opening eyes at development camp with his quick skates and hands. He also played well in the rookie game. The more you see him, the more you wonder how he went undrafted this summer. The Flyers obviously want to see more of him. This isn't quite a Phil Myers situation, but it's similar in the sense that the Flyers are hoping they have something here in another undrafted FA.
4. Cole Bardreau, No. 42
The injury-stricken Bardreau will not be lacking any motivation. He missed training camp last year because of abdominal surgery and also suffered a litany of injuries while at Cornell, including cervical fractures in his neck. The 24-year-old forward owns four years of college experience and two at the AHL level. He'll have his work cut out for him in training camp against the likes of Nolan Patrick, Oskar Lindblom and Mike Vecchione, among others, but he'll be in the running now healthy.
5. Scott Laughton, No. 21
How can a 2012 first-round pick be a sleeper? Considering many thought Laughton could have been in Vegas at this time of the year, the 23-year-old is in a real prove-it point of his career with the Flyers. The organization somewhat surprisingly protected him in the June expansion draft and now he's just fighting for a roster spot among a busy group of forwards. Despite Laughton's playing only two games with the Flyers last season, general manager Ron Hextall was pleased with the prospect's progress at Lehigh Valley. "Scotty had a terrific year," Hextall said in July. "He improved a lot, his focus and his professionalism. Quite honestly, I think Scotty really grew up last year. So Scott is certainly going to be given an opportunity to make the hockey club."


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TWIN ZONE: Lee Sung Kyung and Jo Bo Ah
Twin Zone is here again! Can you tell which one is which? When I first started watching the revenge drama Monster, in comes pampered heiress Do Shin Young, and spoiled rich girl Baek In Ha in Cheese in the Trap has moved in. Was I wrong!
As it turned out, one of these two actresses in the photo is Lee Sung Kyung (on the left) in Cheese in the Trap, and the other one is Jo Bo Ah in Monster.
Jo Bo Ah (on the right) is the one playing the pampered heiress in Monster, starring Kang Ji Hwan and Sung Yu Ri. Although her character is supposed to be unlikable, she has impressed the viewers with very hilarious scenes.
Lee Sung Kyung is now a doctor in Doctor Crush. She is still a rich girl, but she is finding it difficult to compete with Park Shin Hye when it comes to love.
Of course they don't always look similar. In this close-up, you can see the differences.
Can you tell the two talented actresses apart? What do you think?
In the meantime, catch up on Monster here:
Or, Doctor Crush right here:
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'It seems people are happy to pay extra to sit in child-free zones on planes to ensure a quieter, more relaxing flight, with many prepared to pay more than the current asking price.'
London (PRWEB UK) 7 January 2014
A Globehunters survey of UK travellers found that 53% want more child-free zones on planes, with the majority willing to pay for the privilege.
63% of the UK travellers that wanted more child-free zones said they would pay extra to ensure a more peaceful flight.
This research follows the introduction of child-free zones by airlines such as Scoot Airlines and Air Asia, designed to allow people travelling without children to enjoy quieter flights. A seat in Scoot Airline's 'ScootinSilence' cabins costs £9 extra whilst Air Asia passengers can reserve a 'Quiet Zone' seat for an additional charge of £8.30.
The Globehunters survey found that British travellers are actually prepared to pay more than this, with 41% of people that wanted more child-free zones on planes saying they would pay upwards of £10 to be seated in one.
'It seems people are happy to pay extra to sit in child-free zones on planes to ensure a quieter, more relaxing flight, with many prepared to pay more than the current asking price' said Globehunters Head of Marketing Leon Warner.
The survey also found that there was greater demand for these zones amongst more frequent flyers. It seems people that fly five times per year or more know the frustrations of flying with noisy children all too well, with 69% keen to see more child-free zones on planes.
The over 50s were eager to leave travelling with children firmly in the past, with 64% in favour of more child-free zones on planes. There was far less enthusiasm from people that usually travel with their children, with just 28% in favour.
Contrastingly, a whopping 72% of those that usually travel without children wanted more child-free seating options available.
Leon Warner added: 'It seems UK travellers that travel without kids are keen to be kept as far away from other peoples as possible.'
About this survey:
Globehunters conducted this research between 30th November 2013 and 30th December 2013, asking 1,500 UK adults for their opinions on child-free zones on planes.
About Globehunters:
Globehunters is a UK-based online travel company that provides flights, accommodation and holiday packages, and offers market leading fares to travel destinations worldwide.
The company has an established relationship with travel partners, and offers some of the most competitively priced flight and holiday deals on the market, including: airlines, luxury hotels, resorts, boutique hotels, local tour companies and car hire companies throughout the world.
Globehunters is ATOL protected, IATA and ABTA members, providing comprehensive airline failure insurance to all its customers.


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Continuing our collection of Halloween-themed content, we've gathered up our favorite scary films starring cars, and our favorite films starring scary cars. Some of them are classic gorefests and some of them will make you laugh. Some of our choices are classics and some might surprise you, so we're open to suggestions and invite you to share your own favorites with us at our Facebook page, or our Twitter. We'd be interested to know what you think.
This 1983 horror film about a supernaturally malevolent red-and-white 1957 Plymouth Fury and the emo teenager who owns it was adapted from the novel Christine written by Stephen King. When geeky Arnie restores a beat-up old car, he assumes an aggressive new persona; unfortunately for his friends — and enemies — his beloved but demonic automobile has a murderous personality, and kills everybody who crosses its path, including assembly plant workers, bullies, and former owners. According to Wikipedia a remake of Christine will be released in 2011 in a 3D format.
Riding the Bullet
Apparently, Stephen King has a thing for the Fury, placing it once again as a co-star in the thriller "Riding the Bullet." Based on another of the author's short stories, the film tells the tale of a desperate hitchhiker trying to get home to his dying mother. He's given a ride by a creepy stranger in a red-and-white Plymouth Fury, and is also given a life-or-death choice.
Grindhouse: Death Proof
Written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, this 2007 film features two scary cars: a 1970 Chevy Nova and a 1969 Dodge Charger. The killer (Kurt Russell playing Stuntman Mike) in this rip-roaring slasher flick tortures his lovely victims using his car as a weapon… until the tables are at last turned on him.
Animal House
Just because it was a comedy does not mean the movie didn't have its own scary car! Who could forget the "Deathmobile"? Built from the wreckage of Kent Dorfman's brother Fred's 1964 Lincoln Continental (with iconic suicide doors!), the Deathmobile emerged from beneath a cake-shaped parade float driven by D-Day to wreak havoc on the parade-goers – especially those in the VIP viewing section.RAMMING SPEED!
Among the car-themed scenes in Grease was the iconic race scene that faced Danny Zuko's (John Travolta) 1948 Ford DeLuxe Greased Lightning against a 1949 Mercury Custom driven by "Crater Face" (Dennis Stewart). Okay, the movie itself wasn't scary at all, but "Hells Chariot" featured a hellishly flaming paint scheme and some frighteningly sharp can-opener hubcaps. According to the Internet Movie Car Database, the car was actually built for the race scene from the bodies of 1949 and 1950 Mercury Custom Coupes which had their roofs cut off and replaced by steel bars welded across the rear seat area to strengthen the chassis. Hey, they were racing for pinks: It was a nail-biting scene!
Mad Max
This 1979 futuristic post-apocalytic film featured a then-relatively unknown actor from Australia and an entire cast of warmaking cars. The film starred a Black Mad Max Police Interceptor and spawned an entire series of Mad Max sequels; it also established the acting career of Mel Gibson, who has recently entered his own sort of dystopian existence. Do we dare summarize the Mad Max films? Let's just say if you have to ask, you don't want to watch them.
Okay, last but not least, who can forget the iconic 1971 film in which Dennis Weaver plays a terrified motorist being pursued on a remote road by a huge tanker truck and its psychotic driver? The entire film focuses on the road-rage-fueled rally between a red 1971 Plymouth Valiant (specifically chosen by first-time director Steven Spielberg to stand out brightly in wide desert highway shots) and the rusty Peterbilt 281 gasoline tanker stalking him. Without giving away too much, let's just add up the plot points: Gasoline tanker + deserted highway = big explosion + relieved driver.
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Into The Shadows
Jack Gaskin 8/7/2012 6:16:38 AMOK I'm a bit BIAS as I LOVE THESE TYPE OF RAISED WALKWAYS through the forest/swamp/bog/beach/geysers basins /desert WHERE EVER. Keeps folks from screwing with the landscape and makes it doable for all.
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Robert R. Goodman 8/7/2012 6:18:01 AMHi David,Like the mood of this beautiful image my friend.Trade you my desert for that forest.A favorite!!!!!! #10266190
Mary Beth Aiello 8/7/2012 6:25:08 AMStraight into my faves, too, Dave. Beautiful beautiful beautiful. #10266193
Douglas Pignet 8/7/2012 8:17:00 AMnice comp & great leading line here David...well done #10266279
Monnie Ryan 8/7/2012 9:46:23 AMThe tones and lines are just wonderful, David - outstanding work! #10266394
Patrick Rouzes 8/7/2012 9:51:49 AMLove the tones, lines, shadows, subtle moody lighting & scene, Dave! Beautiful & moody capture, my friend!
Tammy M. Anderson 8/7/2012 10:20:38 AMExcellent light and comp. David. #10266430
Daniella Puente 8/7/2012 10:24:15 AMBeautiful photo David #10266433
David Phalen 8/7/2012 10:28:33 AMThank you Jack (I agree), Bobby, Mary Beth, Doug, Monnie, Paddy, Tammy and Daniella!! #10266441
Mike Clime 8/7/2012 11:02:09 AMBeautiful capture and nice comp, David! Makes you wonder where the path leads. #10266516
Tiia Vissak 8/7/2012 12:14:39 PMgreat tones, details & pov! #10266597
Stefania Barbier 8/7/2012 2:47:12 PMgreat mood and capture! #10266742
John Connolly 8/7/2012 2:49:20 PMWonderful light and great composition David! What an inviting scene! #10266747
David Phalen 8/7/2012 5:14:47 PMThank you Mike, Tiia, Stefania and John!! #10266888
Stan Kwasniowski 8/7/2012 5:59:06 PMDavid, beautiful #10266961
Claudia Kuhn 8/7/2012 6:30:58 PMNice leading lines David, terrific path to stroll along. #10266992
Joy Rector 8/8/2012 5:26:47 AMbeautiful shot #10267425
Lorna Shutter 8/8/2012 6:49:54 AMLooks a bit scary to me ... Guess I've been watching too many movies lately! LOL! It's a wonderful capture though, David! A fabulous walkway! Excellent mood and composition! :) #10267507
Katherine Kuhn 8/8/2012 9:16:38 AMGreat composition & POV, David! Well-captaured! #10267626
Renata Gusciora 8/9/2012 5:34:57 AMLovely shot,greatly seen and composed,David! #10268732
David Phalen 8/9/2012 7:18:16 AMThank you Stan, Claudia, Joy, Lorna, Katherine and Renata!! #10268869
Emile Abbott 8/15/2012 3:04:30 PMLove these raised walkways. Nice use of leading lines and love the mood created, David. #10277244
David Phalen 8/16/2012 8:18:10 AMThanks Emile!! #10278389
Mitch Spence 8/16/2012 9:23:45 AMHey, Dave, that's not Corkscrew Swamp by any chance, is it? No, I guess not, from the trees. Same kind of ambience though. #10278480
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