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Conservative Projections
How to ride an elephant into the future.
"The Conservative Crackup," Slate's dialogue between conservative intellectuals about the meaning of this year's bruising GOP electoral defeat, makes for truly insightful reading. The attendant conversation in The Fray provides an excellent source of further illumination on the problems facing the GOP as it regroups from its recent losses.
One of the first stumbling blocks to fruitful conversation seems to be a lack of common understanding of which topic is under discussion. As Illinichief points out, "conservatism" and the GOP aren't necessarily linked. "Conservatism" describes a (hotly contested) core set of political values that orders one's priorities and shapes the means by which they are obtained. The Republican Party, however, is an empty vessel into which any American may pour their political identity, ambition, and votes. The discussion, therefore, is marked by an elementary division between task and tool—a schism which pulls the conversation in two very different directions.
For those debating "conservatism," the salient questions are "what should be conserved" and who can be persuaded to join the cause of protecting it? This fundamental contradiction between "social conservatives" and "fiscal conservatives" animates most of the discussion. Jshankel best captures the cost of this unresolved dispute among self-styled conservatives:
The contradiction between social conservatism and small-government libertarianism hasn't so much lost conservative voters as it has boggled the compass. When you're arguing on the one hand that government is too blunt an instrument to reasonably regulate finances or the environment, but on the other hand the nanny-state knows best when it comes to terminating a pregnancy or setting limits on scientific research, you're bound to get lost in the woods
Given the slant of Slate's readership, it should come as no surprise that smart advocates for jettisoning moral conservatives abound in The Fray. One Democrat, jwschmidt, helpfully suggests that if the Republican Party "find[s] a non-crackpot version of Ron Paul, you guys can have a chance for my vote." Rocket88 compares the two major parties and finds recent Democratic success attributable to the marginalization of their base. Many readers join endorendil in calling for a "circular firing squad" to drive the religious right from the Republican tent.
The wisdom of this advice is called into question, however, by other right-leaning "small government conservatives." As this post from jbtowers or this testimonial from Republican atheist Ranson suggest, a play for libertarians at this point may simply be a case of closing the barn door after the cows have escaped:
I'm still currently registered Republican, though that's only as long as my switch to "independent" takes to process. There's no question that I feel the party left me behind, rather than the other way around. I'll admit that I have loosened up with age, but I viewed the party as one of fiscal and personal responsibility, reasonable exercise of strength in foreign policy, advancing science and technology, and a focus on individualism and liberty. The party before me today in no way resembles that ideal. It is strangled by the religious right with an irrational focus on abortion and homophobia, is fiscally irresponsible on an enormous scale, idiotic in terms of foreign relations, anti-science to a degree that would be comical were it not frightening, and working to curtail every civil liberty they can get their hands on (except the right to own a weapon).
On a more constructive note, Mercedes1254 thinks conservatives would do well to focus on American education, an approach which EMStoveken argues would lay the foundation of a new conservative majority. DirtyBird lays out a fairly comprehensive and persuasive conservative agenda for the opposition party, despite a confessed lack of conservative ideas for how to deal with healthcare.
Many readers reject the premise that extensive Republican soul-searching is called for. Mutatis Mutandis convincingly argues that this election is less of a setback for conservatives than it seems. CaLaywer, a Democrat, even sees a route to Republican victory in California far shorter than you might suspect. Lawdawg74 thinks the Republican Party is just one transcendent leader away from its next Presidential victory.
If you're willing to head into the weeds of specific issues, the_slasher14 has some excellent posts on tax cuts here and here. Foohog, a Republican Frayster, indicts his party for backing the wrong kind of tax cuts. Johnzep explains why "Republicans lost the debate on taxes." On education, most of the best arguments seem to call for complacency. Other good posts on education can be found here, here, and here. Orion38 injects some realism based on his observation that half of everyone will always rank below average: "No matter how many engineers we crank out, no one will hire them if Chinese engineers can do the same job for 1/10 the cost." I also recommend keeping an eye out for posts from BenK, consistently one of the Fray's smartest conservative posters.
As for the best post of the discussion, I think the prize goes to first-time Frayster rmoore for his big-picture post-mortem on what this election really meant to the great American middle:
Obama's road to the White House began in New Orleans. I have always lined up with the Libertarian Party on most issues. I am pro choice and anti gun control. I don't like the idea of a huge federal bureaucracy that sucks money out of my pockets as fast as I can earn them. I have voted for politicians from both parties who seemed to line up with my beliefs.
The turning point for me, and I think most voters came with hurricane Katrina. I remember that the original story was about the looting. I can remember watching CNN and being struck dumb by the disconnect between the commentators denouncing the looters as nothing more than criminals while watching a bunch of people taking diapers and drinking water. Americans sitting on a highway overpass awaiting rescue for not hours but days...I still get mad thinking about it. The image of Americans floating face down, drowned in their own sewage while the President of the United States cut brush at his ranch is burned into my memory. It changed me. I had become cynical. I stopped giving money to charities because they all seemed corrupt, I had stopped voting because there did not seem to be any real difference between candidates. Hurricane Katrina got me thinking about what I really wanted out of a government. For the first time in a long time I started contributing to charities and I started to look for democratic candidates to vote for. Obviously I'm not alone in this.
If Bush had only called his vacation short on say, Monday. He could have sat in the Oval Office and shuffled papers, and his supporters could have defended him. If he had actually gone to New Orleans instead of flying over it, they could have supported him. Instead, he didn't see fit to end his vacation until Thursday. He presided over one of the greatest natural disasters in American history, and he couldn't have done worse if he had started fiddling or said "Let the people of New Orleans eat cake."
As it was, no one can defend his leadership without showing themselves as either dogmatic drudges or party flacks. It was the most expensive two week vacation in history. In a year, the Republican majority in Congress was gone, and now the White House is gone. All of this talk about school vouchers and realignment and wandering in the wilderness is just as empty as the states where the Republicans can still count on votes. It changes nothing. They have lost, and they will continue to lose as long as they continue the way they are. As long as they prey on our fear and our greed, and as long as they keep calling anyone who doesn't agree with them un-American they will keep losing. Tucker Carlson, Christine Whitman and the rest, you are just moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic. If you think this election went badly, just try financing the next Presidential campaign on contributions from Walmart Republicans and see how much that gets you.
As for me, I hope the new President is up to cleaning up the mess left from the last one.
I'd like to think his closing point is a bipartisan peg we can all hang our hope upon. If his premise is accurate, the end of Republican misfortunes may lie no farther away than the next election. To read many more great discussions on the meaning of this election, look for the checkmarks in the Dialogues Fray.—GA … 3:50 p.m. PST
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008
"Well the whining, bitching and excuse-making are over," said ProudInfidel last night as the results came in. If only. But still—is there hope that in the chat rooms and blogs of the United States some posts and posters may disappear now the election is done? These are the ones we won't miss here at Slate—additional suggestions gratefully accepted:
1) Usernames like HonestPoster and BalancedViews. Sure sign that an unhinged rant will follow.
2) Posters saying, "They don't like me because I tell the truth." No, that's not why they don't like you. Or asking "Is it just me?"—in the words of a favorite ancient Frayline: "[Y]es it is just you, and not only this week, either."
3) People who really truly believe that if others don't see it the same way, they just need an extra bit of persuasion or another 54 posts listing more arguments, cut-and-pasted from other media, or an e-mail they found in their inbox today that says "forward this on—it is all true." As one poster put it: "I don't think that you really think I'm stupid; I think you just disagree with me and in your frustration you're sublimating cognitive dissonance into hostility."
4) Defending in your favored candidate what you would attack in the opposition. On the plus side, kudos to those who can make an outrageous twist. When Obama faced criticism over campaign financing, Nightswimmer had his answer ready: "So [Obama] changed his mind. It was a smart move. I hope it won't make John McCain cry—like his first wife did when he dumped her for a young heiress. That's an important vow. Agreeing to negotiate campaign financing is not on that level."
5) Hilariously original references to Repugs, Rethugs, Dummycrats.
6) Shrieking posts at the end of an article about, say, poetry, asking, "[D]on't you care that this election is being stolen?"
7) Posts predicting the end of the world. May produce a nice polite reply: "Then you and your friends can enjoy the Rapture that much sooner."
8) Paranoid posts from those importantly believing that the FBI cares about their political views. Again, a helpful reply can be counted on from fellow posters:
"And now [that you've posted in the Fray], They have your IP address. You'll probably just have time to get your affairs in order before the helicopters arrive." "I can hear the rotors spinning now!"
There was one curious absence: In 2000, every day there would be posts saying some version of: "Slate! Ha! Why don't you change your name to Slant!" Nobody says this any more. We quite miss it. They still say "your an idiot" and "do you get paid by the word?" and "why are you allowed to publish this?" though, so all is not lost.
We should also give a shoutout to all the great posts, intelligent arguments, and engaged writers who come to the Fray. We find what we said back in July: "These are Slate readers: Whatever their politics, 95 percent of them know that they are against racism, stereotypes, and dirty tricks." If you wanted a quick history of the election, you could do worse than look through past Fraywatches for their contributions. For great quotes, we stand by our SuperTuesday Quiz, then go for a quick turn through Hillary's "womanish leisure suits," Michelle Obama's thesis, those fluctuating primaries, and that fist jab. Sorry it's over? Tell us what you'll miss …—MR … 1:30 p.m. GMT
Friday, Oct. 24, 2008
Slate's customer base: "gangstas that want to pimp their lives"? Yes, we, too, were surprised by JonIscream's description, it conjured up such an … unlikely view of you all. The topic was etiquette one way or another: This post referred to the review of a new biography of Emily Post, but etiquette was also at the heart of John Swansburg's piece on other people's birthdays. That article touched a nerve with you gangstas, and it is time to trundle out the Fray Multiple Post summarizer. Birthday reactions divide (with a bit of unmannerly pushing and shoving) into the following categories:
As it happens, your Fray editor has special authority to speak on etiquette matters and knows that, in fact, everyone believes his or her rules to be best and hates to be challenged and is outraged by everyone else's (totally wrong) rules. "I was always brought up to ..." are words you can hear too many times. So it was a pleasure to read an unusually kind, charming post on etiquette from bigmac, who was talking aboutEmily Yoffe's article on taking offense. Most people walk around with sharp nails and thin skin—they offend others sometimes even unawares, and then take offense to the slightest askew look. Rather than concentrate on their behavior, we need to look inward at ours. For example, when reading this article, it is easy for me to see how this subject applies to so many people. ... But I can't change them. I can only change myself (with God's help and grace) and so I should read this and examine my own head and heart. A rhino hide and velvet gloves—that's what I need to go for. Defiinitely someone you should invite to your birthday party.—MR… 2:30 p.m. GMT
As it happens, your Fray editor has special authority to speak on etiquette matters and knows that, in fact, everyone believes his or her rules to be best and hates to be challenged and is outraged by everyone else's (totally wrong) rules. "I was always brought up to ..." are words you can hear too many times. So it was a pleasure to read an unusually kind, charming post on etiquette from bigmac, who was talking aboutEmily Yoffe's article on taking offense. Most people walk around with sharp nails and thin skin—they offend others sometimes even unawares, and then take offense to the slightest askew look. Rather than concentrate on their behavior, we need to look inward at ours. For example, when reading this article, it is easy for me to see how this subject applies to so many people. ... But I can't change them. I can only change myself (with God's help and grace) and so I should read this and examine my own head and heart. A rhino hide and velvet gloves—that's what I need to go for. Defiinitely someone you should invite to your birthday party.—MR… 2:30 p.m. GMT
Most people walk around with sharp nails and thin skin—they offend others sometimes even unawares, and then take offense to the slightest askew look. Rather than concentrate on their behavior, we need to look inward at ours. For example, when reading this article, it is easy for me to see how this subject applies to so many people. ... But I can't change them. I can only change myself (with God's help and grace) and so I should read this and examine my own head and heart. A rhino hide and velvet gloves—that's what I need to go for.
Defiinitely someone you should invite to your birthday party.—MR… 2:30 p.m. GMT
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008
"Politically speaking, 'elite' just means 'just as educated and rich as us, but in the opposite party.' This was a useful definition from justicepsych but not one that was going to meet with a lot of approval. Some of us have not been able to get to the "XX Factor," let alone its Fray, in recent weeks, so it was certainly time to drop by and see which cool intellectual debates were going on there. Whoa, take that back, the word intellectual has proved to be as controversial as almost anything in Slate this election year, and cool isn't exactly the right word, either. Rachael Larimore's "Thoughts on Intellectuals and Anti-Intellectuals" in the blog was the focus of endless discussion on—well, on intellectuals and anti-intellectuals. Amazingly, apparently you can insult someone by calling them either of these names. Throw in "elitist" and you have a full-scale flame war.
Ophymirage posted a splendid disquisition on intellectuals. Naturally we're going to quote the funny bit:
When it comes down to it, Intellectual are a harmless bunch. About the worst thing that intellectuals are going to do to this country is to stage a pretentious community-theater production of "Titus Andronicus" with giant puppets.
But also a serious, if possibly idealistic, bit:
The best thing that intellectuals can do for this country is to show everyone the way to the tools that are necessary for genuine self-knowledge. And one of the chief benefits of knowing yourself is that it makes it a lot harder to hate other people.
There's a long discussion here on whether we want elites ruling us or not. Go here to find out who's an intellectual, who an engineer, and who could run a gas station. At what might be called the far edges of the discussion: What was that again about the Labrador going to duck-collecting college? No, didn't quite get it. Lubbesuh says there are too many intellectuals, and even those with opposing political views seemed to agree.
The splendidly-named HopefulCynic had this to say—
Is it better for Americans to vote for someone they feel reflects their own worldview, or someone who is best able to do the job? It seems to me loyalty to party should come far below loyalty to country or family or duty ... somewhere around loyalty to Kellogg Brand Cereals.
—and made a convincing case. "Are Intellectuals Mean?", posted byMalone, was very popular with other readers, though mostly, it has to be said, those who agreed with him or her politically.
Posts are still pouring in on this topic, so feel free to join in. But a word of warning: you don't even want to go near the other current argument in "XX Factor" on flag mending/trampling. It's sticky and cross and long and involved. But, no—what are we saying? That would be a recommendation to most Fray posters. MR ...5.00 p.m. GMT
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
Kitty Burns Florey's attempt to diagram Sarah Palin's sentences was a hit this week. Even before Tina Fey's dead-on impersonations brought attention to the VP candidate's tortured linguistic style, language itself was already a campaign theme, starting with Hillary's famous declaration during the primaries: "You campaign in poetry, but you govern in prose." After the frequent attacks on Obama's "lofty" (and, therefore, supposedly empty) rhetoric, Sarah Palin's syntax is in some respects just the latest to come under scrutiny.
If diagramming was intended as the most neutral and objective way to decipher meaning in Palin's speech—a candidate who has elicited enormous curiosity since her introduction to the national stage in September—Ischua dismisses the diagramming exercise as "petty partisan parsing."
kaboku68, a schoolteacher from Chitina, Alaska, writes in to say that "[w]e have a different form of syntax. … Alaskans often have elements of the indigenious [sic] languages of … Alaskan Natives involved in their speaking patterns" (a claim contested vigorously by Fritz Gerlich).
For WetHen here, the debate format may have had an effect:
Palin's object was to only sound decisive, matching her punchy delivery method to that of Biden's forceful style. The words -- they didn't matter. Anything that sounded like a word would do as long as she didn't pause, didn't sound thoughtful, didn't break pace.
northwoods describes the VP candidate's "Joycean stream of consciousness" as a generalized condition among politicians, who "never mind the meaning … fill up time so that the questioner is defeated and time runs out."
In ConcernSimian's assessment, Palin's "florid, babbling ideation" is tantamount to what psychiatrists might call a "word salad." But ezames warns against any such pathologizing:
the little I've read about linguistics suggests, counter-intuitively, that the coherence and diagramability of [Palin's] speech aren't reliable indicators of her intelligence or clarity of thought. Chomsky's notion that language isn't the product of some sort of general intelligence, but of a specific module in the brain, is generally accepted today.
JerseyInsuranceGirl wonders, should Palin get elected, how translators will revamp and interpret her sentences in foreign languages. Scotboy56 gives it a try, and "with a few judicious uses/changes of punctuation, and one reordering of words," manages to make the Palin quote "read perfectly":
I know that John McCain and I, as his vice president, will do that. Families, we are blessed with that vote of the American people and are elected to serve and are sworn in on January 20. That will be. Our top priority is to defend the American people.
Not bad. Do you have a more coherent take? Consult the original here and then post your translation in "The Good Word" Fray. AC … 11:20 a.m. ET
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
We love it when the post titles tell the story. The Swedish Academy speaks on why Americans don't win Nobel Prizes for literature, Adam Kirsch puts the case for homegrown fiction, and readers get to comment on all of it. A quick scan of the "Culturebox" board gives the following posts: U.S. writers robbed by Nobel Committee; most Nobel literature is boring; good to know America isn't the only place with bigots; Nobel nordicentrism; MFAs killed American literature; Europe is finished, anyway ("skinny French women … will all be in burkhas"); Danielle Steel.
Danielle Steel? By no means is she the only author who has been omitted from the prize-giving, thanks only to the sheer prejudice and anti-American feeling of the committee, apparently. But we would still challenge readers to guess what name is going to come after these words from Bec393: "[T]he only living American writer worthy of a Nobel nom is ..."—go and see, prepare to be surprised (maybe).
Bjoern Staerk says America's greatest contribution to literature is science fiction and goes on:
But then literary fame is not about justice. I've given up counting the number of wonderful authors I've come across by accident, only to find out that they're utterly forgotten and ignored. Perhaps the real problem with the Nobel Prize and other awards is that they give readers the illusion of knowing who the greatest authors are. The odds are that the world's greatest author wrote one promising book which didn't sell well, then gave up writing for a paying job.
There's a nice defense of Dario Fo by thelyamhound, who tackles liberalism in the same post:
As far as the politics go, the fact is that since the beginning of time, artists tended, overwhelmingly, to be "liberal" in comparison to the dominant social flavor of their respective eras. What exactly that meant must be taken in relation to the era in question, but the notion that there's suddenly some "liberal bias" to art is nonsense--not because there's not a bias, but because there's nothing new about it. If conservatives want more art, they should raise more artists ... but don't be surprised if the industry turns them (if nothing else, gays have always been disproportionately represented in creative fields, and while gays aren't reflexively liberal, they tend to be so on social matters, at the least).
Readers were keen to discuss the merits of Philip Roth and Toni Morrison along with the some less obvious names: According to B-Real, "We'll see Bob Dylan get the medal before they give it to some guy who sees fit to make biting commentary about the horrors of modern America from his monastic abode on a farm in Connecticut." (We think that would be Mr Roth.) Everyone had a dog in this fight, but Mikerol gets a mention for the most heroic nomination: In his view, Austrian writer Peter Handke "would deserve [the Nobel Prize] even if he raped his grandmother, just for the capacities for communication that he has enabled in the logos."
That might be the Fray sentence of the week, although there's competition: Let's hear it for WorkingAuthor, who has harsh words for Doris Lessing, and adds sternly, "I hope she reads this." Let's hope her day isn't ruined. MR … 3.30 p.m. GMT


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ALFRED, Maine (AP) — Emails and text messages show the Maine fitness instructor who ran a prostitution operation out of her Zumba studio had as many as five clients a day and wanted her co-conspirator monitoring the trysts.
The messages between Alexis Wright and Mark Strong Sr. were obtained Tuesday through a records request by the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/12kRKMw ).
The communications included spreadsheets Wright used to keep track of her clients that included names, dates, times, sex acts and payments.
Wright pleaded guilty last month to 20 counts including prostitution for using her Kennebunk studio as a front for prostitution. Strong was convicted of 13 counts.
In one series of texts, Wright says she's prepared to see a client but was waiting for Strong to let her know he was watching online.
Information from: Portland Press Herald, http://www.pressherald.com

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In the depths of the most severe national recession in decades, Oklahoma's largest city will soon sprout a new office tower surpassing anything built since the 1980s. When completed in 2012, the state's tallest skyscraper, at 54 stories, will become the latest chapter in Oklahoma City's renaissance due largely to a unique series of public-private partnerships.
While still primarily energy driven, Oklahoma City's economy has diversified in the last few years, and now includes biosciences, health care and aerospace. This year the city has enjoyed a lower unemployment rate — 5.7% in May 2009 — versus the national rate of 9.4% in May. And the rest of the world has taken notice.
Forbes magazine ranked Oklahoma City the sixth "most livable city" this year and in 2008 dubbed it "America's most recession-proof city," thanks to its burgeoning health care, aerospace and higher education industries.
"Other cities are coming here to find out our secret," says Roy Williams, president of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber. "It's really simple. We have figured out how to make public/private partnerships work."
Devon goes big
From a commercial real estate standpoint, the culmination of this outside recognition will soon be easily viewed in the form of a major new addition to the city's skyline. In October 2009, Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy Corp., the largest U.S.-based independent oil and gas producer, plans to break ground on a $750 million office tower downtown.
The building, which will be fully occupied by Devon's 1,500 local employees, is being developed by Houston-based Hines and designed by Pickard Chilton Architects.
"Oklahoma City will finally have an iconic tower that will clearly define our skyline," notes Klay Kimker, president of Devon Realty Advisors. Thanks to a new downtown tax increment finance district approved by the city council, the tower's development will also spawn an estimated $175 million in new taxes to be used to redevelop streetscapes in an area around the Devon building.
For the local real estate community, Devon's project is a shot in the arm. "It's the biggest real estate story in 25 years," says Tim Strange, owner of the Oklahoma City-based Sperry Van Ness/Tim Strange & Associates. "We haven't seen that scale of development in Oklahoma City since I've been in the real estate business."
Unfortunately, Devon's plans also have a downside for local building owners. Devon's goal is to consolidate nearly 1 million sq. ft. of office space it currently occupies in five downtown buildings, or nearly 20% of the total office market in the central business district. Kimker says the company began talking with the affected landlords more than a year ago to give them as much lead time as possible to plan for the departure.
Still, it hurts. "The announcement is really bittersweet from a landlord's perspective," says Emily Dobson-Timm, senior property manager for the city's largest office tower, the 78-year-old First National Center. Devon leases nearly 225,000 sq. ft. in the building, which is undergoing a massive redevelopment.
Based on the latest figures from Oklahoma City-based Grubb & Ellis/Levy Beffort, the downtown vacancy rate for Class-A and Class-B space would jump from 28.1% in the first quarter of 2009 to more than 42%, if the new Devon building were completed today.
Mark Beffort, a principal with Grubb & Ellis/Levy Beffort, has a significant stake in the downtown market, since he is a part owner in four of the five affected buildings. His firm manages 45% of downtown's office space. Beffort believes that some of Devon's vacated space will be redeveloped into alternative uses, including sorely needed new parking structures and more downtown housing.
"We have been resilient enough to absorb a lot of space in a relatively short period of time when you look at the long-term picture," says Beffort.
The last major dislocation occurred when local oil company Kerr-McGee vacated 500,000 sq. ft. of office space after being acquired by Houston-based Anadarko Petroleum Corp. in 2006. That space never hit the lease market, as SandRidge Energy swept in, consolidating three offices into a single building.
Devon's new building also is likely to spawn more development in the vicinity. "Devon is a huge magnet and anchor, so it will attract more activity on the west side of downtown," says Strange.
Mapping out its strategy
It's the first time in 20 years that such large blocks of office space have become available, and the city is eager to help market the space to lure a major corporate tenant or two. Downtown also is where the bulk of investment has occurred in the past 15 years. "The bottom line is if you have a crumbling downtown, then you are rotten in the core," says Robin Roberts Krieger, executive vice president of economic development for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber.
To say that downtown Oklahoma City has changed since the early 1990s would be an understatement. Much of the success can be pinned on the city's extraordinary success in raising the public money needed to generate a much-needed urban renaissance.
Most of the major development is attributed to MAPS, or Metropolitan Area Projects, a series of publicly funded capital improvement programs to build and upgrade sports, recreation, entertainment, cultural and convention facilities. MAPS was launched in December 1993, when Oklahoma City voters approved a temporary one-cent sales tax. By the time it expired in 1999, the city had collected $350 million.
The result was a spate of downtown projects, the most visible being the 15,000-seat AT&T Bricktown Ballpark for the local minor league baseball team, the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. It was soon followed by the Bricktown Canal, a new downtown library, a rebuilt music hall and a new arena called the Ford Center.
In summer 2008, the arena began playing host to the city's new National Basketball Association team, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
"MAPS has now become this kind of magical word for Oklahoma City," says Ford Price, managing partner in the real estate firm Price Edwards & Co. "We've had three great mayors in a row, and we've had great leadership within the city itself. They get it, they are results oriented and they strike the right balance between protecting the taxpayers and getting projects done." A second five-year MAPS program was initiated in 2003, with monies targeted to improving the city's public education facilities.
Down to the river
Now a third in the series of MAPS is on the drawing board, and it's expected to be put to a citywide vote this October. Money raised from the new MAPS initiative will likely target an area south of downtown. City leaders are chomping at the bit to begin development of a 750-acre piece of land stretching from the southern edge of downtown to the Oklahoma River, the so-called "Core to Shore."
In the next few years, the area will be ripe for redevelopment once the state moves crosstown Interstate-40 — which now bisects the area — to the south. Plans are focusing on a new 1 million sq. ft. convention center and a destination-styled central park, both designed to be a magnet for the area. "It's frankly time to have new construction like this that is substantial," says Amy Dunn, a 24-year veteran broker in the Oklahoma City office market and vice president with the local franchise office of CB Richard Ellis.
Before that can occur, the city could encounter some headwinds. According to Grubb & Ellis/Levy Beffort, in the first quarter the office market for Class-A and B space posted negative net absorption of 163,000 sq. ft. The vacancy rate for Class-A space rose from 17% at year-end 2008 to 18.2% in the first quarter.
While the oil and gas industry remains a staple of the local economy, lower energy prices during late 2008 and early 2009 were largely to blame for much of the recent downward pressure on the office market.
Development across the city has slowed to a crawl, with only 197,000 sq. ft. of speculative office space under construction in the first quarter of 2009. "We never overbuilt like a lot of markets do when times are good," says Bob Sullivan, head of NAI Sullivan Group, "but we are definitely going to see vacancies increase."
For corporate users, in particular, the market dynamic could spell opportunity. "I think we're really well positioned because we're agile, we're smart, we're able to react much more quickly than a more entrenched urban environment and political environment," says Michael Laird, chair of the real estate practice group at law firm Crowe & Dunlevy.
Charles Wiggin, head of Oklahoma City-based Wiggin Properties, agrees. "We don't tend to get crippled in acrimonious debate. And that's a hugely powerful characteristic."
Ben Johnson is an Oklahoma writer.
OG&E Energy Corp.
3,100 employees
3,000 employees
Chesapeake Energy Corp
2,800 employees
Source: Greater Oklahoma City Chamber
1.2 million
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
16.6% vacancy, 1Q 2009
14.5% vacancy, 1Q 2008
$12.34 rent per sq. ft., 1Q 2009
$12.58 rent per sq. ft., 1Q 2008
Source: Reis
8.9% vacancy, 1Q 2009
8.2% vacancy, 1Q 2008
$519 effective rent 1Q 2009
$502 effective rent 1Q 2008
Source: Reis
13.1% vacancy, 1Q 2009
11.8% vacancy, 1Q 2008
$9.71 rent per sq. ft., 1Q 2009
$9.97 rent per sq. ft., 1Q 2008
Source: Reis
9% vacancy, 1Q 2009
14.2% vacancy, 1Q 2008
$3.60 rent per sq. ft., 1Q 2009
$1.14 rent per sq. ft., 1Q 2008
Source: Grubb & Ellis/Levy Beffort
55.8% occupancy, 1Q 2009
61.3% occupancy, 1Q 2008
$75.90 average daily rate, 1Q 2009
$75.75 average daily rate, 1Q 2008
Source: Smith Travel Research
Devon Tower: The new corporate home for Devon Energy Corp. will change the city's skyline. The $750 million, 54-story tower is expected to break ground in October 2009. At 1.9 million sq. ft., the structure could eventually house as many as 3,000 workers. Devon is the largest U.S.-based independent oil and gas producer. The tower represents the city's biggest current office project.
Developer: Hines
Completion: Late 2012
Cost: $750 million
Core to Shore: This 750-acre area of undeveloped land between the southern edge of downtown and the Oklahoma River is the "next big thing" on the city leadership's agenda. As part of the city's 20-year plan, the area will be home to retail, housing, hotels, offices and a new convention center. Development of a centerpiece for the project, a large urban park, could begin as early as next year.
Developer: To be determined
Completion: 2030
Cost: Unofficial estimate $3 billion
Architect Has Designs on Wind Power
By Ben Johnson
Cutting-edge ideas often come from the strangest places. In November 2008, Oklahoma City architect Rand Elliott stumbled across an international skyscraper design competition sponsored by eVolo magazine, an architecture and design journal.
"I was looking for opportunities, and this type of project is something I always wanted to do," says Elliott.
The upshot is that after two months of daily cogitation and drawings in his sketchbook, the genesis of a cutting-edge idea developed, which Elliott has dubbed "Turbinomics."
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oklahoma City is one of the windiest cities in North America with an average wind speed of 12.2 mph. Elliott's plan is to harness the natural wind draft that occurs around buildings "and make something out of it, transform it into energy."
His final building design, which integrates a series of vertical axis turbines between each office floor, looks strikingly similar to a whirling top. But at 794 feet high and 300 feet in diameter, this one is king size.
Earlier this year, Elliott met with fellow Oklahoman, T. Boone Pickens, one of today's leading advocates of the development of alternative energy sources, including wind power. According to Elliott, the meeting went well. "Boone is fascinated with the energy produced by the building and believes this can be done."
For now, Elliott's turbinomics concept is in the development phase. He is directing Oklahoma State University engineering school professor Jamey Jacob to refine the turbine blade design through wind tunnel testing, and Elliott expects to produce a feasibility report this year.
While Elliott did not win the design competition, he made a discovery. "One of the things I like about Oklahoma City is that it has always been countercyclical to everything else that goes on. I love the idea that as the rest of the world is pulling back, Oklahoma City is pushing forward. It's a testament to our ever-present optimism and strength of character."


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49ers-Seahawks game Dec. 23 flexed to night start
NEW YORK The 49ers-Seahawks game that could decide the NFC West is moving to prime time.
The NFL said Monday that San Franciscos matchup with Seattle on Dec. 23 would be on NBCs Sunday Night Football.
The San Diego Chargers and New York Jets were originally in that slot, but both teams have losing records.
Starting in Week 11, the leagues flexible scheduling policy allows it to move a more appealing game to Sunday night. This is the first time this season a switch has been made.
The 49ers are 9-3-1 heading into their trip to New England for the first of what will be two consecutive Sunday night appearances. The Seahawks are 8-5 and play Buffalo in Toronto this weekend.
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The Chargers-Jets game moves to 11 a.m. on CBS.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. The San Francisco 49ers have suspended running back Brandon Jacobs for the final three games following a series of posts on social media sites addressing his lack of playing time, including one during the weekend saying he was on this team rotting away.
The 49ers said Monday, about two hours after coach Jim Harbaughs news conference, that Jacobs had been disciplined.
Jacobs became increasingly verbal in his frustration via social media during the weekend over a lack of playing time.
Harbaugh declined to address Jacobs comments, even when asked whether Jacobs is still on the team. He said he was invoking his fifth amendment right.
The 30-year-old Jacobs has five carries for 7 yards while being active for only two games with the NFC West-leading Niners (9-3-1). He spent his first seven NFL seasons with the New York Giants and has called this his worst year.
NHL eliminates games through end of 2012
NEW YORK The NHL eliminated 16 more days from the regular-season schedule Monday, and if a deal with the players association isnt reached soon the whole season could be lost.
The league wiped out all games through Dec. 30 in its latest round of cancellations.
Already, 422 regular-season games had been called off through Dec. 14 because of the lockout, and the latest cuts on Day 86 of the NHL shutdown claimed 104 more. The New Years Day Winter Classic and the All-Star game were canceled earlier.
In all, the 526 lost games account for nearly 43 percent of the regular season that was scheduled to begin Oct. 11.
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Expanding Nike seeking tax assurance in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. Athletic footwear and apparel giant Nike Inc. plans to expand its operations in Oregon and hire hundreds of workers but wants the government to promise it wont change the state tax code, prompting a special session of the Oregon Legislature.
Gov. John Kitzhaber said hell call lawmakers together Friday in Salem to create a new law authorizing him to grant Nikes wish.
The company has not specified its expansion plans except to say it would create at least 500 jobs and $150 million in capital investment over five years.
The Legislature is due to meet in its regular annual session beginning Jan. 14, but Kitzhaber said Nike needed certainty sooner.
The company was being wooed by other states, he said.
Getting Oregonians back to work is my top priority, Kitzhaber said in a news conference.
Nike Inc. employs 44,000 people globally, including 8,000 in Washington County, home to its world headquarters in the Portland suburb of Beaverton.
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Levels 1-10 MTAC Certificate of Merit, College Level Classical and Jazz
About Maureen
•9/1997 – Present San Lorenzo (CA) Unified School District Independent Music Teacher 9/1990 11/1997 St. Felicitas School San
Leandro, CA St. John School Fiat School of Music Music Unlimited San Lorenzo, CA Pinole, CA San Leandro, CA Provide individual and group music instruction to people from age 3 to 99. Deliver instruction based on Music Tea
Improvisation, Theory and Harmony lessons
• Listed in Who's Who Among International Professional Educators. • Listed in Who's Who in American Education • Listed in Who's Who Among American Women • Listed in Who's Who in America • Six Lessons published in • Recognition for Self-Assembly Method Instructional Design Theory • Published article in OnCUE, Journal of Computer Using Educators
• Krause Center of Innovation 2005-2006 EWYL Cohort Participant • Krause Center of Innovation 2006-2007 EWYL Fellows Participant • Iisme (Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education) Fellow 2004: Intranet Web Designer at Applied Materials using Macromedia Dreamweaver and Contribute • Alameda County Representative to the CTAP Technology Leadership Academy at the Alameda County Office of Education (2000). Co-leader of Staff Development Program for Grade 4-8 Technology Integration • Taught University of Phoenix class for Technology Integration • IMTC class teacher in FrontPage and MS Paint • Member San Lorenzo Unified School District Ed Tech Committee and Lorenzo Manor Elementary Ed Tech Committee. • Past District Web Page Coordinator and FrontPage Trainer • Participant in Intel Teach to the Future training • Provide opportunities for children to meet Technology Standards• Incorporate technology into the curriculum using desktops and wireless laptops, FL Studio, Cubasis VST 4.0, Music Ace, Band in a Box, Finale Notepad, Silver Burdett MIDI Connection, Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft Office Suite, recording and burning CDs, DVDs, etc. • Manage a High School Computer Music Lab. • MarcoPolo trainer.• Teach Music Technology classes after school for the Gifted and Talented (GATE Program).
• Member Music Educators National Conference • Member Technology Institute for Music Educators. Lesson plan published on their Web Site. • Member California Music Educators and present music technology sessions for educators at the Bay Section Conferences.
• Deliver instruction in the area of the curriculum pertaining to National and District Music Standards. • Create and implement lesson plans, rubrics and assessments. • Organize and produce Winter and Spring Concerts. • Experience working with children with challenging behaviors and disabilities (Special Day Class and Continuation School).
• Provide children with learning experiences that promote their cognitive, social and emotional development. • Experience in teaching students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. • Communicate with parents. Handle record-keeping of grades and attendance. • Work cooperatively with other education professionals.
• Organize and produce Winter and Spring Recitals, including County Recitals for the National Guild of Piano Teachers. Communicate with parents. Handle advertising and record-keeping of tuition payments. Vice-President of the Alameda County Branch of the Music Teachers Association of California. Attend Board meetings and plan guest speakers Licensed Kindermusik instructor for children ages 18 mos. to 7 years. Students chosen for State and County Honors Recitals. Listed in National Honor Roll, National Guild of Piano Teachers; Member Music Teachers National Association. Taught Undergraduate Musicianship class as a Graduate Assistant at Mills College.
•Professional Freelance Musician 9/1984 12/1995 Boston, MA; Bay Area, CA Performed own compositions and others works in various styles in innumerable local venues and clubs such as The Oakland Museum, Yerba Buena Gardens, The Valencia Café, Trans America Building, the Marriott Hotel, as well as in Las Vegas. She have performed with musicians such as Vijay Iyer, Anthony Braxton, MC
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Sofian, William Calhoun (Living Color), Sean Kennerly (Samiam) and Joey Cheezhee. CD Recording on Curious Pogos Records:Frederick Lonberg Holms Theory of Motion. Composed music on Sheila Sofians Animations Faith and Patience and Secret Rage. Won 15 awards in International and National Film Festivals. Broadcast on WHYY TV12 and WYBE TV35 Educational Stations. Honorable Mention in Composition: City of Oakland Creative Arts Fellowship. Live Performances on KPFA, KNBR and KALX radio stations.
•EDUCATION Ph.D. in Education (10/2013). Specialization in Professional Studies Capella University Teaching Credential: K-12 Single Subject Music 8/1999 Chapman University GPA 3.9 US-CA-Concord Master of Fine Arts degree in Electronic Music and Recording Media with an emphasis in Composition 5/1992 Mills College GPA 3.64 US-CA-Oakland Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging 5/1987 Berklee College of Music US-CA-Boston GPA 3.59 Cum Laude
*** Lesson Details ***
I am interested in teaching you what you need and want to learn so that you achieve your dreams. Please note that I only take serious students who will practice at least 30 minutes every day or 35 a day 6 days a week at home. I would like you to keep a log of how much you practice. This will enable you to make progress through the curriculum as you will be a beginner for the first 3.3 years, an intermediate for the next 3.3 years, and then an advanced student for 3.3 years. I will give you assignments to do over the week, and the next week we will go over them, learn something new and get new assignments. It takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert!
*** Studio Equipment ***
Currently I am converting my detached garage into a music studio with keyboard and instruments. There is a sitting room where parents can wait for their children. In the meantume, we will have lessons in my living/dining room.
*** Travel Equipment ***
Metronome, CD Boom Box
*** Specialties ***
Jazz, classical, popular, saxophone, composition, music, flute, clarinet, piano, violin, trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba, baritone, oboe, songwriting, recording, children's music Composition
Reading and Notating Music
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Maureen S.
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About Jesse M.Close
I'm not currently taking beginner students. Please refer to my studio partner Tyler:
Learn about rhythm, melody, harmony, and dynamics, and how they apply to the trumpet. Explore the range of your instrument through various scales. Build solid skills through understanding the mechanics of how your body and instrument work together.
About Jesse
I'm currently not taking beginner students on guitar, bass, drums, piano, ukulele, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, flute, and saxophone. I highly recommend my studio partners Tyler and Melissa though. Please check out their profiles for the following topics:
Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Piano, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Flute, & Saxophone
Piano, Ukulele, & Drums
My Background
I've been playing with classical ensembles and rock bands since 2001. Even though I started on classical trombone and rock guitar, I have come to expand my repertoire to a variety of instruments and genres. During my time in college I performed with the University choir, orchestra, and band. I also have organized, wrote/arranged for, and performed
Since 2006 I have been an active teacher. This profession has taken me everywhere from working with classical guitar classes in New Mexico high schools to Elementary students in Japan to a variety of private students of various musical instruments and genres everywhere I've been. Since relocating to the Bay Area in 2010, I've had the pleasure of working with lots of great students from kids to adults with a wide range of ambitions. Since 2012 I've been running my own full time studio.
Philosophy of Learning
Lessons are generally designed to work towards giving students the tools to accomplish their goals and become increasingly independent over time. While all students will study similar fundamentals regarding technique, theory, and performance, every lesson is as different as every person. What kind of music do you want to make? I'll tell you what you need to do to get there, and help you take the steps to achieve your aspirations.
I also love to help students put together a song, record, and produce it for them so that they can have a recording to share with their friends and family.
I also hold events for my students. (Check out our pictures and videos below!)
Younger students have opportunities to perform for friends and family at my studio every few months. Once or twice a year we'll also stage a larger event off site for more individual students and bands classes to perform.
Adult students also occasionally have events where they get a chance to get together and play music as well.
Aside from in-studio lessons, students also have the option to sign up for online lessons via Skype.
(*Online lessons offered during different times than in-studio lessons.)
*Unfortunately due to scheduling issues, I'm not currently accepting students for bi-weekly lessons. I can do regular weekly lessons, or occasional drop-in lessons, but bi-weekly appointments make it really hard for me to give the best scheduled times to my existing weekly students. I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
My studio is equipped with:
*Music Stands
*A P.A. System
*Vocal and instrument microphones
*Guitars, Basses, Ukulele, Banjos, etc
*Two guitar amps and a bass amp
*Various percussion including a fully equipped acoustic drum set
*A Roland V-Drums electronic drum set
*An electric piano console and Yamaha organ
*A MicroKorg Synthesizer
*A Tuba, Trombone, Cornet, Saxophone, and Flute
*An extensive physical and virtual music library
*A recording system that students are not only welcome to use but encouraged to
*HD Webcam and condenser microphone for high fidelity online lessons via Skype
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· Singing · In studio
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Jesse M.
Jesse M.
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I teach beginner trumpet. I can help students learn to read music, play with good tone and technique, learn valve combinations (fingerings), and play from a book or school band music.
About Tina
Your lessons are up to you! If you know what you want to learn, I'll help get you there. If you don't know where to start, I can lead you through the fundamentals and help you set goals.
I like to keep things positive in music lessons. Music is, after all, for fun and enjoyment! I like to blend teaching technique and musicianship, while keeping things fun.
If you're a beginner, we'll get started with all the fundamentals you need to begin making music. If you've been playing for a while, I'll help you perfect things you've been working on, expand your musical experience, and help you reach your fullest potential as a musician.
My home studio has chairs, mus
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· Flute · Online
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Tina D.
Tina D.
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I teach trumpet to absolute beginners right through to advanced. I aim to make the lessons enjoyable and fun , but i also will make sure that all my pupils make good and steady progress. I have been playing and teaching brass instruments for over thirty years
About Tom
I have taught brass instruments right through from beginners to pupils at music college.
I also teach music theory, music history and some composition and arranging. I also play and teach the piano
I am also a very experienced teacher of pupils with Special Education issues
Whether you want to study music seriously or just for fun , I am the teacher for you.I promise you stimulating and enjoyable lessons, but I will also help you make good and rapid progress.
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Thank you for your email. I would like to let you know that Ala is really interested in learning Piano. Last week, she had some difficulties with rhythm. We always encourage her to play the Piano and we say to her that it is ok, if sometimes she cannot play very well. So, we(especially Ala) really want to continue learning the Piano for a year.
She stated to practice Piano every day for 30 minutes! She only needs to be encouraged!
Thanks again!
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· Trumpet · In studio
Tom S.
Tom S.
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Want to get started on the trumpet? I can help!
About Rebecca
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· Singing · In studio
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Rebecca K.
Rebecca K.
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I have started hundreds of beginner students on trumpet who have advanced to a high level of performance ability. I teach basic musicianship as well as trumpet and cover classical and jazz styles. My students expand their ranges and take on higher difficulty as their lessons progress.
About Stephen
· Trumpet · In studio
· Trumpet · In home
· Trumpet · In home
Stephen E.
Stephen E.
About Franklin D.Close
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I teach students of all ages on all the brass instruments. With more than 30 years of teaching experience, I tailor my teaching to the individual needs of both students and parents, and I like to make our lessons fun and productive. I cover all the basics of playing, from correct breathing to correct style, and I impart a deep knowledge and appreciation of music to my students as well. I offer flexible scheduling, with sessions varying in length from 30 to 90 minutes, to help fit all budgets.
About Franklin
I teach all the brass instruments at my studio in Belmont, at Skyline College in San Bruno, and at Manor Music in Pacifica.
I have also taught on the faculties of San Francisco Community Music Center and Walnut Creek Civic Arts.
As Trumpeter, Arranger & Bandleader, I lead three of the Bay Area's finest musical groups: The Brassworks, Gabriel's Trumpets, and The Memorial Brass.
I perform with Symphony Parnassus, Golden Gate Park Band, Golden Gate Symphony, The E-Ticket Band, Silicon Gulch Jazz Band and the Kally Price Blues Band.
I am also Jazz Cornetist and Musical Arranger for San Francisco's long-running immersive theatrical show The Speakeasy.
With over 30 years pl
In our lessons, I cover all the basics of playing: breathing, technique, rhythm, style, improvisation, etc. You'll learn the language of music, some music history and theory, and we'll play duets.
As you apply yourself to your musical studies, you will experience improvement and be able to attain your musical goals.
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Franklin D.
Franklin D.
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As a professional and multilingual Brazilian Trumpet player with 28 years of extensive knowledge and musical background in various genres such as Jazz, Bossa Nova, Samba, Funk, Afrobeat, MPB (Popular Brazilian Music) and Afro-Caribean coupled with my appreciation, for Music education, I'm sure that my classes are made to improve the student skills in the following areas: Interpretation in Brazilian music genres, Trumpet Technique, Improvisation, Music Theory, ear tranning and performance.
I started my musical journey at the age of 12 in my hometown of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. I studied Classical Music performance at the Symphony Orchestra School, Brazilian popular music, Jazz and improvisation at the Conservatory of Music "Dr. Carlos de Campos", Tatuí, (SP) and have enjoyed a successful career as a professional Trumpet player, Composer and teacher, since the age of 18
About Leandro
I started my musical journey at the age of 12 in my hometown of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. I studied Classical Music performance at the Symphony Orchestra School, Brazilian popular music, Jazz and improvisation at the Conservatory of Music "Dr. Carlos de Campos", Tatuí, (SP) and have enjoyed a successful career as a professional Trumpet player, Performing around the world with many Brazilian and international main stream artists, at professional recording sessions
As a Teacher, for more than 15 years I 've been teaching Trumpet technique, music theory and Brazilian jazz improvisation for beginners, intermediate and advanced students from 7 to 18 years old and also for adults, in various music schools, community projects, Brazilian brass band coaching, One-to-one private classes, and big groups up to 20 students.
· Trumpet · In home
· Trumpet · In studio
· Trumpet · In studio
He is a great teacher, always manages to make the lessons exiting, using many different methods from classic to jazz and even practising improvisation.
He is very good in detecting your flaws and adapts the lessons focusing on what you need or whish to improve.
I strongly recommend him!
Leandro J.
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The concept is simple: empowerment to generate mastery on your instrument. I like to work with you at your level, from beginner and up. My goal is to not only help you understand the mechanics of the instrument, but to empower you to create as limitlessly as possible on it. I will be working with you on things such as rhythm, ear training (hearing melodies and recreating them, understanding major and minor scales and how to "hear" music), embouchre (lips) development, breath control, musical sight reading, and understanding musical notation and terminology and beyond through a few of my own and others' techniques.
I have found the best approach to doing this is by selecting music that you like to listen to and play, as it is much more fun to practice something that you enjoy rather than doing busywork to build skill.
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Throughout my career, I've been able to do some great things with music. I have been able to travel Europe and work with one of the world's finest brass instrument manufacturers, Michael Rath, I have toured Colombia with my University's Wind Ensemble, I've recorded at Capitol Records in Hollywo
I have an affinity for modern and avant garde music, but am well-versed in all genres and musical styles! I also like to play in and record rock and roll bands, I've amassed a quite a few years of recording experience as well. From gypsy bands to thrash metal groups, I've recorded a wide array of music.
I also taught in the classroom from grades k-12 for a few years before following my true passion of teaching privately. I love to reach you at your own level and work to grow with you from there.
My goal is simple: I simply want you to come to love music as much as I do, if not more! I strive to give you the tools to become a successful musician in your own right, and I work to keep my lessons fun and engaging.
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The reason I always believed in private lessons is because no matter how few or how many you take, the learning process gets expedited immensely.
I definitely would recommend this teacher for learning a brass instrument.
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I am a professional touring trumpet player with Al Holliday and The East side Rhythm Band. I have performed with here come the mummies, Little Feat, Galactic, Greyhounds, Rebirth Brass Band, and many more. I can increase your tone, your range, and your endurance, as well as your improvisation skills, Jazz Lead playing, and overall musicality.
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My specialty is in Jazz/pop theory and arranging however, I am well versed in classical theory much akin to what you would learn in a university setting. Whether or not you are looking for tutoring for your music theory course in school, a classical musician looking to branch into jazz theory, or an aspiring songwriter looking to explore new sounds, I believe
My method stresses the importance of ear training and recognition with sound, connecting what you hear with the theoretical concept in written form. I will teach you scales, how to make chords, voicing chords, voice leading from chord to chord, and how to use all of these skills while reading a lead sheet.
If you wish to expand your jazz skills and improvising, we will take all of the previously mentioned skills and learn how to improvise from the knowledge that we have of theory, returning to the ear to draw connections with what we hear and understanding how to recreate the sounds we hear.
I hope aid you in improving your skills on piano, trumpet, guitar, or bass, through music theory and get all of the creativity inside your head out onto your instrument!
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Angelina Jolie has opened a school in Afghanistan and plans to use the profits from her first jewelry line to fund a string of educational establishments around the world.
The Hollywood star, who has previously visited the country in her role as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, set up a girls-only primary learning center in a village just outside of Kabul, and revealed to E! News on Monday that she chose the area due to its high refugee population.
The school educates more than 200 pupils and the actress wants to launch similar establishments globally, funded by the profits from her new jewelry collection, the Style of Jolie.
She says, "Beyond enjoying the artistic satisfaction of designing these jewels, we are inspired by knowing our work is also serving the mutual goal of providing for children in need."
Jolie and her pal Robert Procop have spent years working on the range, and the designer states, "We launched this collaborative collection with the intent that 100 per cent of the profits will go to charity. The intention was to create something beautiful but more importantly to provide children an opportunity to have an education.
"The beauty of these creations is matched by the beauty of spirit behind Angelina's most heartfelt mission – to empower children in crisis. For me it's an honor to have the opportunity to be a part of creating this line with Angie, as we both believe every child has a right to an education."
Jolie's collection goes onsale this week, and 100 per cent of the profits will go towards her new foundation, The Education Partnership for Children of Conflict.
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UH Mānoa's Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs has initiated the formal search process for the regular appointment of two Dean positions, one for the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) and the other for the College of Arts and Humanities (A&H). Both Colleges are being led by interim deans.
These two searches reflect Mānoa's continuing commitment and efforts in moving Mānoa forward in the hiring of permanent deans.
Said Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Reed Dasenbrock, "CTAHR is central to the University's mission as the land-grant campus for the state. The nature of the state's agricultural economy is changing very rapidly, and the research, teaching, and outreach missions of CTAHR are essential to the state's transition into a new model for agriculture in the state, which can play a role in food and energy sustainability.
"A&H has a complex, dual role, as the key provider of undergraduate core courses and as the home of some very popular majors. With the hiring of the Dean for the College, each of the four components of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences will have permanent deans in place."
Dean William Chismar of Outreach College will chair the CTAHR 12-member Search Advisory Committee, and College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature Dean Robert Bley-Vroman will chair the A&H 12-member Search Advisory Committee. Both committees will recommend finalists to Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw and Vice Chancellor Dasenbrock. The committees include chairs, faculty, staff, and students from each College, as well as representatives of the Kuali'i Council and UH Alumni Association.
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The market found the low, and the big issue now is whether the bottom is in or if they can waste enough time to avoid hitting a fresh top when the bull market becomes 261 weeks young come March. The last time a bull market hit 261 weeks of age, we had the pivot high for an entire generation. Right now, the NDX has more than a 61% retracement of the entire drop in three days. That is a strong case for a low being in place. We already have housing stocks like LEN that have hit new relative highs.
Here's the problem, which right now doesn't seem like much of a problem and most people aren't even paying attention. But your watchman on the wall is paying attention and is very concerned. Friday we had a really crummy jobs number. I don't care if they are blaming it on the weather. At this stage of the recovery, 113,000 jobs is pathetic. Around the same time they came out with the jobs number, the CBO reported that in 10 years approximately the same number of people will be without health insurance as now and 2 million fewer people will have full-time employment. That's a nonpartisan organization folks, with no ax to grind.
So if you want to lay blame, you need look no further than the uncertainty surrounding the new Affordable Health Care law. The jobs number comes out once a month, and someone has to level with you. But that's not my main point. The real story is the market went up on lousy employment numbers. Normally, that would be good news because it shows the market is climbing a wall of worry. Perhaps it is, but not by the looks of the VIX.
On Friday, the VIX dropped like a rock, proving that some traders are drinking the Kool-Aid. If the VIX can drop on a crummy number, then some people are buying the weather story. Whether or not they really believe the weather story, the bottom line is some people are complacent about a bad jobs number. If they are not complacent, they are buying the dip and if they are buying the dip five years into a bull market, this is not the smart money. The smart money doesn't buy into such a late move.
That's the concern. If you look at any late stage bull market when euphoria hits, traditionally who do you think the buyers have been? You probably have some money managers who only buy and never sell that would never have the courage to buy properly early in the trend. You also have some hedge fund guys who are not as smart as you think they are. These people are not infallible. People like John Paulson who made their fortunes when the market only went one way have proven to be fallible when it becomes a trader's market. I have nothing personal against Mr. Paulson, but hasn't he been on the wrong side of some major moves during this five-year bull? Then you have Aunt Mary and Uncle Bob who only buy when it feels comfortable.
Here's the point: Why do you think the initial move after a long-term top is so damaging? Do you think it's because the really smart money bought that last leg up? The last leg up gets unwound so easily because the buyers have no staying power and the last man in is always the first man out.
Someone is buying on lousy information, which means someone out there is taking it for granted and you can tell by the VIX, which dropped like a rock. Now let me show you the VIX at the end of the last bull market.
While this VIX didn't even hit 22, you might remember the 2007 market peaked in July and sold off for four weeks. By the way, that was the end of the run for the Russell 2000. That fear level bottomed in August 2007 at 37.50. That's some real fear levels. As you can see, by the time the market topped for good in October, it was trading near 15 again. In other words, that VIX is right where we are again, right now! What does that mean? It means we have a similar level of complacency and we didn't even get to the next time window yet.
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In case you haven't noticed, our shrimp trawlers are disappearing. They are those wooden boats with the rigging floating out behind, a sea of gulls trailing them as they power out to sea, trawling for white and brown shrimp.
It's getting harder and harder for shrimpers to make a living because they face increasing insurance and gas costs, repairs, regulations and competition from foreign imported shrimp.
What was once a respected way of life on the water is slowly dying, and with it will go one of the icons of Lowcountry life.
That's why Florida photographer John Adams has taken on the project of documenting the trawlers in his project, "Evanescent Trawlers of the South." And he's funding it in a unusual way: He has turned to Kickstarter on the Internet for help with raising money. He is seeking support from communities all along his route, and he's looking for only modest sums.
The way that Kickstarter.com works is that artists have a set number of days to raise all the funds, or their project receives nothing. The projects are generally ones with a specific goal in mind, like the e-book that Adams plans, and an exhibit. These are not projects that require a great deal of money, nor are they ones that can fund, say, a new camera or someone's lifestyle.
Adams is trying to raise $1,950, and that money goes to his travel budget as he photographs shrimp boats from South Carolina to Florida and Texas. His project has a 30-day fundraising window from start to finish, and if the money is not raised by March 31, he receives nothing.
The other great thing about Kickstarter is that Amazon is a partner in this, allowing for donations from around the world. Since Kickstarter began in 2009, more than $500 million has been pledged by more than 3 million people, funding more than 35,000 creative projects.
Artists these days have to be more creative in finding funds since grant money has dried up for all but the most established artists. This is the equivalent of asking total strangers for a little bit of money — pledges can be as small as $1 — and seeing the project go through to completion.
It takes money to create art, for travel, for supplies, for production of the work.
In Adams' case, he is close to completion. He had about 75 percent of the money as of Monday with only a few days to go.
What I like about this type of project is that we need to document the way of life with the shrimp trawlers before they disappear. At some point, shrimping may not be economically feasible, and few new boats are being built.
All you have to do is ask any of the local Magwood shrimping clan to hear a tale of stress on a way of life that has been producing great seafood for about 100 years.
Kickstarter is a way for more artists and creative types to do important work, and the burden and risk of fundraising is spread across many people.
Adam's project includes traveling more than 4,400 miles from the Carolinas to Louisiana to try to capture and preserve images of as many of the remaining wooden trawlers as possible this summer. He expects to process the final prints and book before the end of the August.
Harnessing the Internet is a way of financing small projects that more local artists could use to help document other areas of our Lowcountry life. All it takes is a good idea.
To learn more about the project, readers can visit the project's page at http://kck.st/Y470rh.
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Jennifer Lopez and ex-husband Marc Anthony are working together on a new Spanish-language album, NBC News reported.
Anthony is set to produce the album, which will be released next year. It's Lopez's first all-Spanish album since 2007. The first single from the album will be available to fans in November.
"I am so excited and really looking forward to this new musical journey and to celebrate my Latin roots with Marc Anthony and the Sony/Magnus family," Lopez said in a statement.
The 2007 album, "Como Ama Una Mujer," was co-produced by Anthony. In a statement he said he's also sharing his excitement to be part of the new project and that he is "looking forward to our creative collaboration."