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Deer Bear Wolf is kicking off 2015 with the debut of TRANSGRESSION: An Unorthodox Reading Series. Transgression is a reading series that seeks to bring the novelty back to the novel crowd – taking its audiences off the beaten path; straying from traditional platforms; and showcasing Atlanta's most talented writers whilst challenging the perception of the written word. Transgression is curated by Laura Reylea and John Carroll.
The first edition of Transgression is Thursday, January 22 at the Big House On Ponce. The theme: CLUE | A LITERARY EVENING OF THE MOST MURDEROUS VEIN. Featured suspects (Readers) will be announced little by little, stayed tuned.
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Ohmpark Fest 2015 hits The EARL and 529 this Saturday, January 10. The schedule is below:
Recommended shows and events this week:
Monday, January 5:
polish nails + dog + precious + practice @ The Cleaners
"first show at the cleaners : *polish nails *dog (NY) http://praisedog.bandcamp.com/ *precious (NY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsZwXW0fIBE *practice (mems of Faun & Magicicada, hyper-group don't miss!!) SETS WILL BE PROMPT, COME EARLY BRING $ FOR THE TRAVELERS : - )"
Tuesday, January 6:
MAMMALS ONLY! Open Mic @ The Mammal Gallery
"It's a new year of open mic. Wowzers. Join us on the first Tuesday of every month for The Mammal Gallery's MAMMALS ONLY! Open Mic. Come sing, dance, read, yell, twirl, listen, share... All acts welcome. Keep sets to 7 minutes or under. Come early to sign up! Sign up starts at 8 Open mic starts at 9"
Stay Drunk On Writing Writer's Workshop @ Victory Sandwich Bar
"This is for the writers, of all variety. We tend to be procrastinating loners.; isolated, neurotic, caffeine-addled, crippled by consuming feelings of panic, self-loathing and crushing inadequacy (yes, we're referencing De Niro) and that's on a good day. So we're inviting you to step out of the fire light, move your head, leave your cave (and yes, that's Plato), and join us at a bar to share your latest work. We must stay drunk on writing, yes, but also on beer. Now that the holidays are over, the fifth Stay Drunk On Writing writer's group will be meeting at Victory on the 6th of January at 7:00 pm. If you're sharing, either bring enough copies for everyone, or be prepared to read."
Mission Trips Orchestra + Phoenicians @ 529
"Mission Trips Orchestra featuring members of Faun and a Pan Flute, Dux, Suffer Bomb Damage, Blossoming Noise, magicicada, and Rin Larping. Chelsea Dunn: Cello, Adam Babar: Guitar. Christopher White: Electronics/Voice, Curtis Stephens: Keys, Lindsay Smith: Bass Clarinet, Graham E Moore: Tapes with Phoenicians. Spanning time and space, Phoenicians channel ecstatic vibrations from Phoenicia through vortices in Brooklyn & Atlanta."
MANATREE § ANTBRAIN § MEMES @ The Mammal Gallery
"WOOOOO bling in the new year with some harsh sounds and lush lullabies. Manatree on tour from Richmond, VA. They've been called the "the best band since the foo fighters" by Dave Grohl or whoever https://manatree.bandcamp.com/ Antbrain putting the ant back in antlanta their doom pop/soft glow "let's do this" attitude has been saving lives since 2010 https://antbrain.bandcamp.com/album/full-moon Memes proving that cats aren't all there are in the world, just mostly. Their unique blend of notes and rhythm has never been made before. https://memesatl.bandcamp.com/"
NVR LONELEE Closing Reception // new work by Henry Detweiler @ WonderRoot
"Please join us on Tuesday, January 6 from 6 - 9 pm for the closing reception of NVR LONELEE, an exhibition of new painting, video, and site-specific work by Henry Detweiler. Henry Detweiler is an Atlanta-based artist and curator. His practice includes drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, and performance. In 2012, he earned a BFA in Drawing Painting and Printmaking from Georgia State University. His work has been featured in Hyperallergic and New American Paintings as well as in the forthcoming Emergency Index Vol. 3. NVR LONELEE is an exhibition of new painting, video, and site-specific work for the WonderRoot Gallery.
Wednesday, January 7:
Song Missing Presents THE ATLANTANS FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE @ The Village Theatre
"Song Missing Presents THE ATLANTANS FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE Writing, Comedy, and Other Performances based on the music of Prince. Hosted by Chris Ledford. Featuring music by Noel Stephen & the Darlings. Performances by: John-Michael Bond, Tony Jenkins, Rob HaZe, Chris Alonzo, Jason BabyBlue Williams, Ellaree Yeagley, Ian Aber. Straighten your raspberry beret, put down that hotel lobby magazine, and gas up your little red Corvette because Song Missing is bringing you a night of writing, comedy, and music based on the music of Prince!"
Battery-powered, Mono-output @ [Poem88]
"A performance of quiet electronics using battery-power and a single mono output per performer: in the big reverb of Poem 88 gallery. Performers include: Cedro Danado, Gage Gilmore, Robby Kee, Lindsay Smith and others to be named. AAA, AA, C, D, 9V."
Thursday, January 8:
Dream Warriors Party // Fundraiser for Ladyfest Atlanta @ Big House On Ponce
"This is a celebration of some of Atlanta's best lady performers and artists. Girls, boys, ladyboys, gentleladies, anyone and everyone all welcome! This event is free and open to the public. Donations encouraged at the door and all proceeds go to Ladyfest Atlanta. 6:30 doors open, Knaves Grave - Punk Grunge Powerslop Band, Madeline - One Lady Folk Band, Stuff Mom Never Told You - Live Podcast of "Cliteracy For All", Pavini Yalla - Traditional Indian singing, Glitter! Babes! Reading! w/ Laura Relyea, Brooke Hatfield, Amanda Mills, Christina Lee, Meredith Kooi - Installation, Untitled (khora study #3), Paige Adair - Video Projections, Stephanie Pharr + Keesha La Reine - Performance, Bitchual with love from Hella, Samm Severin - Funny Lady Comedy, Catherine Rush + Aida Curtis - Performance Babes, DJ Taradactyl - Babe tunes, Big Blond Records - Exclusive Dream Warrior Cassette Dape, Comingle - Locally-made DIY Sex Toy Company, Good Food Truck."
CL / WRITE CLUB Atlanta Fiction Contest Crush Crawl @ Highland inn Ballroom Lounge
"Thursday, January 8, 2015 - you will experience the 2015 Creative Loafing/WRITE CLUB Atlanta Fiction Contest Crush Brawl! This party will include: 1) Readings from the top three submissions to CL's 2015 Fiction Contest. This year's theme is CRUSH. 2) Word brawls by Atlanta's own WRITE CLUB. 3) Cash bar, featuring booze including, but not limited to a tasty selection of brews for $5 from Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits. 4) No cover, as always."
Peripheral Visionaries: Christina Egede and Myles Williams @ The Mammal Gallery
"OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, Jan 8th 7-10p GALLERY HOURS : Thu- Sat : noon - 6p Myles Williams www.myleswilliamsart.com Atlanta's hot pop surrealist, Myles uses his twisted humorist urges to offset a vibrant colorist flamboyance in non-traditional portraits and mash-ups. Recent show:"Super Classy" at Top Flr in Midtown Atlanta. He has been getting some national press. Christina Egede Denmark's premium emerging illustrator and painter and a regular at the world-fabled people's Free Town of Copenhagen. Egede's US debut was last spring at dooGallery in the Reynoldstown area of Atlanta, where her dark, shiny provocative female birds and cubist buildings astounded an American audience seeing the work for a one-night only show. Her influences include Ralph Steadman. Co-curated by culture reporter/writer Han Vance and the gallery staff."
Friday, January 9:
L O S T I N T H E L E T T E R S @ 673 Edgewood Ave
"J. Bradley's is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominated writer whose work has appeared in numerous literary journals including decomP and Prairie Schooner. Andrea Rogers is a musician and a Ph.D. Poetry student at Georgia State University. Her poetry and creative nonfiction appear or are forthcoming in Negative Capability Press's Georgia Poetry Anthology, Red Paint Hill's Mother is a Verb Anthology, Treehouse, Odradek, The 11th Hour, and elsewhere. She and her band, Night Driving in Small Towns, have appeared in features by Rolling Stone and NPR. Eric Scott Sutherland is the epitome of a working class poet. He is an ISA Certified Arborist, a community/event organizer, and author of two chapbooks and two full length collections: incommunicado and his latest, pendulum. Amanda Dahill-Moore lives in Durham, NC, and works in various media. Her interest in social spaces and lived experience has lead to several installations and collaborative multimedia projects."
Daniel Klag / Brainworlds / Rin Larping / Stephen Fenton @ Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery
"Ambient musician Daniel Klag is a big fan of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges-- so much show that his newest record, Twin Labyrinths, is named after the author's, "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths." The very brief story, which you can read in its entirety on Miscreant Record's site, reads like a fable, and tells of the arrogance of a Babylonian king, who built a labyrinth which sought to rival God's capacity to "strike confusion and inspire wonder." As Brainworlds, Atlanta based guitarist Mason Brown works to envelop the listener in sheets of meditative sound and delve deep into the subconscious to explore the hidden relationships between the micro and the macro. Rin Larping is the solo project of Lindsay Smith. She focuses on guitar and bass clarinet. Stephen Fenton Minimal sound enthusiast; proprietor of Edition . . . label; member of Atlanta avant-noise quartet Suffer Bomb Damage; host of Friction on WREK 91.1FM"
J-Live, Willie Evans Jr, Dillon (beat set), Gotta Be Karim, Ekundayo, Rome Supreme, Hosted by Fort Knox w/ DJ Nervex @ 529
"J-Live w/ special guests: Willie Evans Jr, Dillon (Beat Set), Gotta Be Karim, Ekundayo, Rome Supreme, DJ Nervex. Hosted By Fort Knox."
Saturday, January 10:
Ohmpark Fest 2015 @ The EARL & 529
"The blog may be dead, but the festival lives on. Come start your new year in the East Atlanta Village with some of Atlanta's best independent music. Ohmpark Fest 2015 Lineup: Twin Tigers, Spirits and the Melchizedek Children, Warehouse, This Piano Plays Itself (reunion show), Slowriter, Semicircle, Breathers, Highlander, Nomen Novum, 100 Watt Horse, Aalborg Group, Echo Courts $10 gets you into both venues."
JAMES HALL // THE LOCKSMYTH // THE BOY JONES @ Star Community Bar
"Three of Atlanta's most talented artists have united for a night to showcase true songwriters and true showmen. Start 2015 off right!!"
Here to GO: MINT's 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition Opening @ MINT
"MINT Gallery proudly presents "Here to GO", opening reception on: January 10th, 2015 from 8-11pm at MINT (636 North Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306) Exhibition Dates: January 10th -February 8th, 2015 Gallery Hours Wed-Sun 12-6pm Here to GO is co-juried by Atlanta artists Craig Dongoski & Pam Longobardi, and aims to make a public presentation that exposes and encourages art that is invested in defying consensus reality or the status quo with disruptive innovation. Featuring artworks from 57 artists throughout the United States."
Sunday, January 11:
RICER | ADAM ANZIO (solo set) | SHARP LADS (brooklyn) | DERNIER COMBAT @ The EARL
"RICER: While they can be quiet and introspective, this is the calm before the storm. Ricer are an explosive power trio lead by the shear force and energy that is their guitar player, Ginger Brown alias Brandi Turner [and perhaps some other past pseudonyms]. With the propulsive power of Satchel Mallon-drums, and Tony Kozera-bass behind her, the audience is assaulted by flying shards of molten guitar sound that sears the senses and leaves you wanting more. This is music that commands your attention, performed with passion-Ricer delivers! DERNIER COMBAT: This trio powerhouse from Atlanta Georgia just recently formed in 2012 out of the ashes of previous ATL bands, including DISABLE. Turn A Blind Eye consists of 4 well produced punk rock anthems expressing their dissatisfaction with American society."
Boom Done! Presents: SEA GHOST // ESKIMEAUX // METH WAX // ADULT MOM // TWO-SPEED TRANCE @ The Mammal Gallery
"Whether we like to admit it or not, we are all afraid of ghosts. Something about a nice clean white sheet hovering inexplicably in the air with twin black eyes like two pieces of coal staring into our souls is just absolutely the most horrifying thing we can possibly think of. Neither the terrors of war nor the thought of a pandemic flesh-eating disease can hold a candle to a spooky ghost in our hallway holding a candle. Luckily for all of us, ghosts aren't real and if we get scared about stuff maybe we're just hungry we can always make ourselves a nice sandwich. Maybe bologna. "Spelled weird tastes normal," that's what I always say about bologna."
For daily updates on what's happening in Atlanta's art, music, and lit scenes, check out the Deer Bear Wolf Tumblr. To let us know about an event, email us at email@example.com with "DBW Weekly" in the subject.


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The Colorado Women's Hall of Fame, Museums of Western Colorado and Chevron have joined forces to bring "Women of Excellence: The Colorado Women's Hall of Fame Collection" to western Colorado. The collection will be on display at Museum of the West in downtown Grand Junction through Labor Day weekend.
"Women of Excellence" is a one-of-a-kind presentation of women who are true heroes and shining examples of the potential of all women. Featuring such inductees as Golda Meir, Madeleine Albright, Judy Collins, Baby Doe Tabor, Temple Grandin and even Chipeta, the exhibition of 152 inductee portraits and profiles honors women who have significantly impacted Colorado and the world.
"The Museums of Western Colorado is proud to bring the stories of these trend-setting women from throughout Colorado's history to our community," says museums' executive director Peter Booth. "The museums are particularly excited to present and highlight those inductees who have made a difference in Western Colorado, and hope this presentation will help to increase interest in nomination and induction of additional outstanding women from our region."
The Colorado Women's Hall of Fame highlights extraordinary women and their accomplishments, which have advanced the roles of today's women to levels of heightened recognition and models of inspiration. "Inspiration is what the Hall is about," says Betty Heid, board chair for the hall. "We believe that shining a light on our inductees and the wide diversity represented by their contributions, ethnic backgrounds, economic levels, careers and beliefs, continues to impact the lives of others and elevate the status of women." Heid also emphasizes that presenting "Women of Excellence" on the Western Slope is part of an ongoing effort to further the hall's mission as a statewide organization.
"As a presenting sponsor, Chevron wants to share these stories of amazing women to illustrate how others can use their talents and dreams to achieve the extraordinary, and the potential of each person to make a difference," says Cary Baird, museum board member and policy, government and public affairs field representative at Chevron.
Other exhibition sponsors include Fairfield Inn and Suites, Girls on the Run of Western Colorado, Hilltop Senior Living Community, KREX Television, Mesa County Libraries, Rocky Mountain PBS, Terra Partners and Whitewater Hill Vineyards.
CWHF currently is accepting nominations from the public for up to 10 women to be inducted into the hall in 2018. Deadline for nominations is Aug. 1.


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OpenGL, oh my god
irbaboon replied to isbinil's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingYou can get a simple base going on with some basic setup code. Download GLEW and get that working if you haven't already. I will post some code without error checking, and hopefully this step by step will help you understand better. This is not a full example, and there might even be a typo in here, but if you start from the main function and read what's happening line by line, you will come to an understanding of how it all comes together. Keep in mind the shader must have input attributes 0: vec4 position, 1: vec4 color and 2: vec2 uv. This is intended to be a reference if you're stuck, not a complete example. If you need help figuring out projection and view matrices, feel free to ask.
A Brain Dump of What I Worked on for Uncharted 4
irbaboon reviewed Ming-Lun "Allen" Chou's article in General and Gameplay Programming
Yes, you would be correct if the OP was using C++. But the tags on his topic states "Java," so he should use java.util.ArrayList instead. Oh my, I didn't catch that.
heh. Anyway, look into "std::vector". You could just make a variable like this: std::vector<Bullet> myBullets; then use it like this: myBullets.push_back(Bullet(x, y)); // or however your constructor goes, if any. You can probably do myBullets.push_back({ x, y }); as well If you have update and draw functions in your bullet class, then you can do this to call those: for (auto& i : myBullets) { // Loop through all the elements in "myBullet" and let "i" be a reference to the current element. i.update(); // or i.draw(); } Hope that helps in any way.
5 Must-Ask Questions to Start A Successful Indie Project
irbaboon reviewed Program_Ace_Ltd's article in Archive
C++ Passing an unknown class as an argument to a function
irbaboon replied to KenWill's topic in For Beginners's ForumThe question is kind of vague to get a good answer. Sure, you can use templates or polymorphism - but is that really what you need? If you have a specific scenario in mind, I'd advise you to post that and see what response you get then. Sometimes you might only need to pass a few common variables instead of the class itself. Edit: Oops, I realised now that Lactose wrote the same thing :)
Off shore Development- What to get once the job is done
irbaboon replied to madeingnt's topic in Games Business and Law1. No 2. There is not really a format. As long as you get the code, you should be fine. If he has some fancy project setup, then it would be great if he sent you those or told you how it was set up. 3. I doubt someone would do that. Especially if you have made a game with him. Anyway, I would open the source files and see if you can find things you recognise. For example, see if you find the code for the player or the code for the main menu or enemies. Just read the code a bit like English, and you should figure out what it does. If you have no idea after that, you should perhaps either trust someone else to look over it, or learn to build the project yourself given you have the project files. Edit: Got ninja'd. Lactose probably has a better answer than mine though.
Programming a simply 2D game
irbaboon replied to email@example.com's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingI think GameMaker is your best option. You barely need to know how to code. http://www.yoyogames.com/studio
Immediate mode GUI-toolkit
irbaboon replied to areob's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingWhen I first started with transitions and animations, I added them to everything. It eventually started to annoy me how it felt like it was slower... My solution is to not animate when you highlight something (or at least one main feature of the UI element shouldn't be animated), but when you leave the UI element, some transition or other animation may occur. This makes it feel better if you move your mouse across many buttons. It feels faster and you can see where you just highlighted. Perhaps kind of offtopic, sorry about that.
Best libraries to start a rendering engine project
irbaboon replied to AmitOfer's topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingLol, what are you talking about? Took forever to load? If it was 20 seconds or so, a subsystem probably failed to load. Usually solved by restarting your computer. This has only happened to me once in 4 years of programming though. Game controller subsystem failed for some reason. You probably did something wrong though. My games start in less than a second. In my opinion, you only want to build your own window management library if you want to do fancy stuff. For regular window features, SDL is fine.
How To Make An RPG
irbaboon replied to haykan648's topic in For Beginners's Forumhttps://www.rpglibrary.org https://www.rpglibrary.org/articles/storytelling/36plots.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribute_(role-playing_games) Here are a few resources you can check out.
sfml health bar
irbaboon replied to Elit3d's topic in For Beginners's ForumIt doesn't seem like you understood marcjulian, so I'll try to rephrase it in a different manner: The function "setScale" takes floats. If you try to do this: int health = 50 / 100; You're not going to get 0.5, because an integer can only be whole numbers. So that is: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6... Also, you could make a "healthRatio" function, like this: float healthRatio() { return (float) m_playerHealth / (float) maxHealth; } healthBarSprite.setScale(healthRatio(), 1.0f); I recommend reading marcjulian's post a few more times until you get it.
When to release?
irbaboon replied to Jesse Dager's topic in Games Business and LawHAS NOBODY CHECKED THE SEXTETS IN THIS TOPIC ID? since this isn't 4chan, sorry for being off-topic.
Game programming is hard
irbaboon replied to AhmedCoeia's topic in GDNet LoungeSadly posts cannot be upvoted here, but here you go: +1 It's always nice when someone makes a lengthy post about an interesting subject.


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From 2014 to 2017, Team Goodtimes was honored to collaborate with Travis Sutherland, Chief Experiential Architect of UTOPiAfest to bring you Tank Goodtimes, an unplugged super-intimate late night stage located on the beautiful Four Sister's Ranch in Utopia, Texas.
Listen to some of these magical performances below.
UTOPiAfest is nov 2-4,2018 in burnet, tx
Team Goodtimes is excited to continue this tradition at UTOPiAfest's new location.
In 2018, we will be introducing Goodtimes Grove.


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Raonic vs. Kyrgios
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Nick Kyrgios and Milos Raonic meet in the round of 32 at the 2016 Queen's Club Championships.
Nick Kyrgios is coming off a third round exit in the French Open and looks to build some confidence heading into the Wimbledon. Kyrgios has won 10 of his last 15 matches and seems more focused than he has in the past, which includes five victories this season over top-10 players. Kyrgios is no longer giving away games and is able to find a second gear this season when normally he would unravel after getting down in a set and pretty much give away points. Kyrgios is very dangerous when he's playing the way he has recently, and he's gearing up just in time for what has been his most successful grand slam. Kyrgios has won seven of his last 10 matches on grass.
Milos Raonic is coming off a fourth round French Open appearance and will be double dipping in this tournament with his partner Vasek Pospisil. Raonic has been really sharp lately, as he's won seven of his last 10 matches and finds himself back in the top-10 rankings. Raonic is serving extremely well and really hasn't had a poor showing at a tournament in quite some time. As long as Raonic is winning a high percentage of his first serve points, he's going to be very tough to beat in this tournament and heading into the Wimbledon. Raonic has won nine of his last 12 matches on grass.
Kyrgios leads the all time series, 3-2, with the most recent match coming in this year's Rome Masters. Kyrgios has beaten Raonic in each of the last three meetings. Raonic's only victories over Kyrgios came in the 2014 Wimbledon and French Open.
This is going to be a fun matchup between two of the dark horses for the Wimbledon. And while Raonic is playing well, Kyrgios has beaten him three straight times and has the shotmaking to counter.
I'm siding with Kyrgios to win this match.


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This is a new short 'sub-feature' that I'm hoping to do on a regular basis entitled (as I'm sure you can see!) 'Work Bag!'
The idea being that I will focus on one product that I have been loving recently - be that something brand new or something that I've been using forever and just want to share. It may be beauty related, fashion, food, homeware anything really that I just want to get out there because I love it and think that maybe people reading might do too. In keeping with the work aspect of this blog I will try and pick things that might come in useful for example when heading to the office or when you're on the go in general.
My first choice is a new product for me and that's my current summer perfume that I adore.
It's actually my first Jo Malone perfume, as they do tend to be a little on the higher priced side for me - reassuringly expensive! But this was a very lovely birthday gift The Peony & Blush Suede Cologne.
The reason I love it so much is that it's scent is just really something special as far as I'm concerned. It's a bit different to anything else I've really tried before. Still sweet and floral which is what I tend to go for, but also very unique and simple. It's light, I can't really do musky scents, but is still very definite and striking.
For anyone who isn't aware of Jo Malone they are a unique British perfume brand established in 1994 by Jo Malone herself and producing some very beautiful and stylish scents.
This is just such a lovely perfume that I can't put down. Mine is the 30ml bottle which is also an absolute ideal handbag and travel size. Despite the fact that I keep covering myself in it, it's also lasting me a long time so far as well which gets extra points in my book.
So if you fancy something a little different for the summer then you might want to give this a try. Test it first and see if it suits you but I have a feeling you won't be disappointed. Great to keep in your desk or pop in your bag on your way to work to help spruce you up throughout the day.


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Studio Progress
Some snapshots of the studio progress. I don't know why, but a space seems to feel so much better before I move all my clutter in ... now I'm trying to find a place for everything, invent some easy access & pretty storage, as well as de-clutter .
Here are some snapshots of the rest of the house


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I was inspired to write this post after a convo I had with a friend of mine, expressing that they wanted health coaching but couldn't afford to make the changes right now -- "organic" is too expensive.
The big, dirty secret about clean eating is that it doesn't need to break the bank! You just need to do a little planning to start. Besides, eating clean is an investment into your future health and wellness, it's literally preventative health care!
Tip #1 - Shop at the Farmers Market
You can grab so many organic veggies and meats at super cheap prices! A dozen eggs that I've spent $8 on at the grocery store, are $5 at the market. A grass-fed beef chorizo sausage is $8 at the store for one, and $10 at the farmers market for 4. You do the math. Not to mention, you're supporting some awesome farmers who are trying to do things right! Grab the schedules for the NYC Farmers marketshere.
Tip #2 - Go bulk!
Whole grains and dried beans are minimal cost per pound in the bulk section, stay good forever when stored in a dry place, and majorly increase in volume when you cook them! You can also order in bulk offline from places like Amazon - where I order all my raw nuts. And, once you have a little bit of a stock pile, you just have to refill what you run out of.
Tip #3 - Leave the Processed Food on the Shelf.
Cereal: $5, Chips: $5, SodaL $3, Protein Bars: $3/each......low nutritional value and high prices. When you're eating like a rock-star, you won't even miss them. Stick to the outer ring of the grocery store where all the fresh food is, and buy enough for just a few days so you can make sure to get through it all. Besides, you won't be able to eat as much of the foods with higher nutrient density as you could of the processed stuff.
In a great talk I heard recently given by Jonathan Bailor, author of The Calorie Myth, he pointed out that you can consume 10,000 calories of butter in a day - you might feel horrible, but your body can handle it - but try eating 10,000 calories of vegetables and whole grains and....you'd explode! Get my drift?
Tip #4 - Don't try to do it all at once!
Look, it would be great to throw everything in the trash and start over, but it's just not reasonable. Just replace things as they run out with higher quality products. Start with the higher turnover products - like fresh foods, and then grab the condiments when it's time to replace them.
Tip #5 - Pack it up!
Think about how much money you spend on snacks, coffees, teas, lunches, etc "on the go." Probably something like $30 a week (or more)! What if you made a little more effort to bring a thermos, or a homemade sandwich? Not only is it less expensive, but you know what ingredients are in your food and you have total control over what you're putting in your system. AWESOME.
If you want more money tips, check out this AWESOME blog - Every Money Tip I Know - by my girl, Veronica Reyes.
And, for more Brookyln-based, whole-foods money-savers - Bohemian Baby on a Budget.
Do you have any money saving tips on going organic? Share them here!!
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Professor: 'Sexting' is Just 'Spin the Bottle' for the 21st Century
Dr. Peter Cumming, an Associate Professor at York University, believes that 'sexting' - or sending sexually explicit messages or images online or via mobile phones - is no worse for kids than playing doctor or spin-the-bottle. In a talk at Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Carleton University in Ottawa, Dr. Cumming argued that labeling children and teens as sex offenders for sending sexually explicit information is an overreaction, according to Canadian Newswire. Dr. Cumming noted that sexting has made headlines in recent months; we reported on a survey a few months ago indicating that about 20% of youth have sent nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves online, and several American high school students were facing child pornography charges after sending pictures of themselves over their cell phones. Despite the fact that such images sent on the internet have a permanence of which many youth are unaware, Dr. Cumming said that sexting is safer than the more traditional 'sexual' games of children and youth because there is no risk for physical contact. He had this to say in an interview on Canadian Newswire:
"I think a distinction has to be made between nudity and child porn," he adds. "And it's an ethical question to ask whether children can create child pornography. Left to their own devices, aren't children likely to make some bad decisions - particularly since online material can often escape the control of its creator? Sure."
These statements might be controversial, but Dr. Cumming didn't stop there, suggesting that cell phones and the internet are thought of as 'the Big Bad Wolf" by parents, whose own parents or grandparents might have reacted the same way to Elvis' dance moves 50 years ago. Regardless of whether you believe children can create child pornography, the safety issues surrounding posting explicit images on the internet remain. Education.com has some ideas for parents:
- Keep the lines of communication open. Rather than asking about 'sexting,' it can be helpful for parents to talk to their kids about their friends and their relationships.
- Talk to your kids about the risks of sharing sexual pictures or information. The potential for such material to be shared beyond the intended recipient is only one of the potential dangers. The permanence of the information, along with the potential legal consequences of distributing sexually explicit materials are also important to consider.
- Encourage your child to think about the feelings of others if you're concerned that they're forwarding or sharing pictures of their classmates.
Is sexting mostly harmless or are lawmakers right to classify it as child pornography? Leave us a comment!
You can read about Dr. Cumming's lecture here.
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Calcutta, Oct 6 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio / IBNS): As the night of Mahanabami faded away, the morning of Bijaya Dasami (Vijayadashmi) makes you feel that it is time for Durga to leave earth and go back to her home in Kailash.
A tinge of sadness is in the air, but it is also the time when a yearlong wait begins for the Mother Goddess to return next year around the same time.
The week long celebration and festivity is finally going to get over today as the idol will be taken to the river Ganges and other water bodies and then immersed.
Before immersing into the water the idol is worshipped by the Bengali women with sindur (vermilion powder) - this ritual is called 'baron'.
Sweets are distributed among each other to mark the mood of festivity and the occasion.
The men greet each other with warm embraces while the juniors of the family show respect to elders by bending down to touch their feet.
As the idols are immersed into the Ganges, it will once again be a patient wait for one year till goddess Durga arrives on Earth with her children to spend five days and allow people down here to celebrate the mood of festivity.
Click on images to enlarge (the images are hosted by an external pictures hosting service due to the incredible number of pandals and idols images from Calcutta that WBRi brings you in 2011).
Pictures: Abhishek Mitra/IBNS


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Or should we say lost without a GPS signal :-)
We just decided to drive around Prescott Valley and Prescott to acclimate ourselves with the area. We thought about hitting a Wal-Mart if we saw one but we just wanted to see the area. We had Bob's smartphone and a Chamber of Commerce map so we left the Garmin GPS in the Cameo. We like having a backup because sometimes the phone can find stuff the Garmin cannot but we thought he map was our backup, big mistake :-(
The Chamber of Commerce map was horrible, we found this out when we trying to find the church for Holy Week Services in Prescott Valley. They put big icons where things are located but that obscures the fact that two streets do not intersect. So we put down the map and used the phone's navigator which usually works pretty well. Notice we said "usually" because after it found the church we headed about 10 miles to Prescott. About half way there, GooJill (what we call the navigation voice on the phone vs. Jill for the Garmin) notified us that she had lost the GPS signal. We had 5 miles so we figured she would reacquire the signal shortly. As we got closer and closer this just did not happen.
We were heading to the Sweet Potato Cafe so Jo got out the trusty Chamber of Commerce map. We have not gone old school like this for a long time and we were out of practice. We might have been able to easily get to the place if it was not such a horrible map because we eventually got to where it should have been on the map and it was a Shell station. By this time we needed a necessary break so we calmed down and looked at the map again and then decided to call and ask for directions. Bob does not think he has to turn in his man card because we tried hard before asking for directions. He calls it one of those times you have to put on your big boy pants and git-r-done. We call the restaurant and guess what it, it is closed on a Tuesday, on a freakin Tuesday. We have run into restaurants that were closed on a Monday so this is the first we have seen that is open Wednesday-Monday.
Luckily we had been on just about every road in the area so we knew the way back to the highway to get us back towards Prescott Valley. We were getting hungry so decided to just stop at a place that looked nice. Lo and behold we saw the sign for Zeke's Eatin Place which Bob remembered is on his list for the area. We pulled into the parking lot and guess what, it is also closed on Tuesdays. Well Red Lobster is in the same parking area so we just drove over there. We know we said no chains this visit but this was unusual circumstances. With a chain you know what you are going to get and you can count on the hours of operation. Besides we have not been to this years Lobsterfest.
After a tummy filled with good lobster and shrimp we headed back looking for the Wal-Mart that we did see on the way when we spied a Costco that was packed on a Tuesday afternoon. We guess all the restaurant workers that have the day off use the day for shopping at Costco. We just found out that Costco has some of the best fresh produce you will find anywhere and we were wanting to get the fresh Butternut Squash. It comes already cubed and we just put a little olive oil in a zip loc bag and toss the squash around and roast it in our convection oven and its so good, plus did we mention it already comes cleaned and cubed.
Well we did not see Wal-Mart on the way back to the Fairgrounds RV Park in Prescott Valley, turns out it was across the street from Costco so our attention was drawn away from that side of the road.
We are heading out again today for the jungle of Prescott and Prescott Valley area but this time we will have our Garmin with us. Bob rebooted his phone and if that does not work we did see a Verizon store on our travels yesterday but that could be anywhere since we were all over the area :-)
Till next time,
Bob and Jo


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Styles Of The Season! CONTRABAND's 2017 Spring/Summer Lookbook
Coming with a range of interesting and eye-catching designs and interesting looks, CONTRABAND is back today with their latest. This time around we get a look at CONTRABAND's 2017 Spring/Summer Lookbook, which finds the Toronto-based retailer to showcase a bold range of styles known as "The Tourist."
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Most definitions of clutter amount to some version of the following: "A scattered, disorganized, messy collection of things." But clutter goes beyond jumbled objects lying around our home. In reality, clutter is often present in more subtle forms and if you are not even aware of them, how can you possibly start cleaning them up? Let's look at a couple of the ways clutter can sneak up on you, the detrimental impact it is likely to have, and how to handle it.
Many professional organizers and feng shui experts have broadened their definition of clutter to extend beyond things like the obvious stacks of papers waiting to be sorted, or that collection of gardening tools in the garage that implodes whenever you remove the one you need. Let's look at two of these less obvious forms of clutter.
1. Projects that are left unfinished
2. Things not attended to or cared for properly
While these forms of clutter don't always create a visible mess in our physical surroundings, they always increase our internal clutter by adding to the "background noise" of our mind. We may not even notice it, but mental clutter is a terrible drain on our energy and peace of mind.
Here's an example of the "unfinished project" clutter. Remember that birdfeeder you were so excited about building earlier in the year? It's been sitting there waiting to be assembled but by now you have happily moved on to other interests. So now, whenever you pass by this incomplete project, instead of envisioning a White-crowned Sparrow stopping by for lunch, you beat yourself up for your "lack of follow through" or some other form of negative self-talk. Well do yourself a favor and get it out of your house. Donate it or recycle it and you will be preserving your energy for the things that are bringing you joy today!
Now let's look at clutter in the "not being attended to properly" category. Here's an example that's fairly common. You bought some house plants because you enjoy the beauty and fresh greenery they bring into your home. You started out with just a couple but kept adding to your collection and now several are looking pretty droopy. Maybe you don't really have the space or growing conditions for the wide variety of plants you now own, so they're all cramped in front of your picture window, getting a bit dusty. You do water them of course, and they are alive, but they're not thriving. In this case, wouldn't you and the plants, be better off if you just picked out two or three to keep and made a gift of the others to friends who may have both space and the perfect conditions? Having given them away, rather than a jungle of ailing specimens that just survive, you now have a couple of vibrantly healthy plants, cheerfully growing in a perfect spot in your home. The clutter has been cleared and you have created a miniature oasis of greenery. Sometimes less really is more.
So now we have seen two types of clutter that are a bit outside the narrower, traditional definition, yet have the same negative impact. The remedy in each case requires us to observe how we honestly feel about the items or area in question in the present moment. After that, give yourself permission to take action from that place of awareness. Our goal in removing clutter is to create a space that nurtures and renews us, while allowing energy to flow freely. Removing clutter is an act of kindness for ourselves, and we are all worth the effort.


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The next NACD Urban and Community Conservation webinar will look at how districts gather and use input from constituents to guide their programs. The Laramie County Conservation District in Wyoming will describe their state's public input process and why it is important for districts that deal with federal land management agencies. The Maine Association of Conservation Districts will share the steps of their 2016 Conservation Partnership's Natural Resource Assessment, its results and how the data was used by districts.
These popular webinars, held on the third Thursday of each month, are sponsored by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company in partnership with the NACD Urban and Community Resource Policy Group. There is no cost to participate, but space is limited. Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. To register, email Debra Bogar at email@example.com WITH your name, title, district or business name, state and email address. Information to access the webinar will be sent by email.


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LUSTR - A new way to drive direct-to-consumer sales
I'm always excited when I hear about other's who like myself are truly passionate about supporting emerging Australian designers and looking for new ways to help your businesses grow. Once such person is Angela Liang, co-founder and CEO of a fabulous new direct-to-consumer platform called Lustr.
There are a few things that really resonate with me about Lustr, 1. Their simple mission "Help independent labels grow", and 2. the fact that they're pushing the boundaries when it comes to technology, leveraging its power to harness the power of shoppers.
The platform they have created is super intelligent and matches shoppers with emerging brands based on their preferences. As a brand, you have the ability to receive valuable sales and marketing reports right from the backend of the system, more advanced analytics about your customer than your Shopify or Squarespace site provides. Lustr collects such rich data about your matched shoppers. What are their ages, styles, values, body shapes, the other designers they're loving, so you can forget about stalking them on Facebook, see it all in our easy their visual data analytics dashboard
The team at Lustr repeatedly saw first-hand how hard it was for independent designers to succeed in business. The constant struggle to compete with the big PR & marketing budgets of fast fashion companies and giant e-tailers. Cashflow is forever an issue and you don't always receive detailed feedback on why certain pieces sell well and why some do not. Independent labels like you have unique stories and thoughtfully created products - if only you could be found by more of your target customers, and understand what they think about you.
On the flipside, they're determined to show shoppers that independent fashion is an everyday choice. If they're going to spend money on clothes, they can spend it wisely to support local, recognise quality, and directly impact the life of the person behind the label. We're empowering shoppers to be anti-fast fashion without having to be activists.
And lastly another element I really love is that Lustr offers you another avenue to pre-sale your next collection. Through the Lustr crowd-sourced financing model, shoppers are able to place pre-orders on products still in production, meaning more cash flow for you upfront, and de-risking the production cycle. Of course, you can also sell your current season items on Lustr too.
I believe Lustr would compliment any existing distribution channel you may already have in place and is a great new way to help build your brand awareness, gain valuable customer insights and most importantly drive sales!
Lustr officially launches in November, but as an emerging designer if you apply to be a part of Lustr before the 17th October membership is free for the first six months. To apply simply email the team at Lustr, firstname.lastname@example.com with the title: Label Application in the subject line.


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This weekend Hot 107-3 Jamz is giving away FREE tickets again to our "Hot 107-3 Jamz Friends & Family Day" starring Silk, Cupid, and LJ Echols.
Get ready for the live music and fun Saturday June 17th preforming on the Square Downtown Tyler. It's our Hot 107-3 Jamz Friends & Family Winning Weekend.


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The ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) gets its common name from its botanical name. As Zamioculcas zamiifolia was long and difficult to say, many nursery workers simply shortened it to ZZ. ZZ plant stems grow in a graceful, wand-like shape that starts thick and bulbous at the base and then tapers to a point. Along the stem are fleshy, oval-shaped leaves that make the plant look like stylized feathers. The entire plant has a waxy, shiny coating that makes it appear to resemble those made of plastic. Between the sculptural qualities of the plant and its waxy coating, it is not uncommon for people to insist that it must be an artificial plant.


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Pianist Brian Ganz & Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman Kick Off the National Philharmonic's Debussy 150th Anniversary Festival at Strathmore
Award-winning pianist Brian Ganz and renowned clarinetist Richard Stoltzman perform an All Debussy concert with the National Philharmonic, under the direction of Music Director and Conductor Piotr Gajewski, on Saturday, May 5 at 8 pm at the Music Center at Strathmore. This concert kicks off the May National Philharmonic celebration of the music of Claude Debussy, which includes companion Strathmore-presented events in the Mansion, to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of the most important French composers. The festival includes performances of Debussy's most popular orchestral, chamber and keyboard works as well as a Washington-area premiere of his magnificent large choral work, The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian.
The evening begins with Debussy's 1892 L'Après-midi d'un Faune ("The Afternoon of a Faun"), which was inspired by the pastoral poem of the same name, published 16 years earlier by the great Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé. The famous opening flute solo "brought new breath to the art of music," said composer and conductor Pierre Boulez.
Next Mr. Ganz performs the vibrant Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra (1890). Following, Mr. Stoltzman, a two-time Grammy Award winner, plays Debussy's dreamy and melodic Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra. Debussy, who loved the sea, never traveled farther on it than across the English Channel. However, in La Mer, the last piece of the evening, his passion for the ocean is paramount, as his orchestral music gives forth its aura with subtle impressions and exquisite details.
About the Soloists:
Mr. Ganz is widely regarded as one of the leading pianists of his generation. A laureate of the Marguerite Long Jacques Thibaud and the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium International Piano Competitions, Mr. Ganz has appeared as soloist with such orchestras as the St. Louis Symphony, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the National Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the National Symphony and the City of London Sinfonia, and has performed with such conductors as Leonard Slatkin, Piotr Gajewski, Marin Alsop and Mstislav Rostropovich. Mr. Ganz is Artist-in-Residence at St. Mary's College of Maryland and is on the piano faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of Music. He lives in Annapolis.
Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman's virtuosity, musicianship and sheer personal magnetism have made him one of today's most sought-after concert artists. As a soloist with more than a hundred orchestras, a captivating recitalist and chamber music performer, an innovative jazz artist, and as a prolific recording artist, the two-time Grammy Award winner has defied categorization, dazzling critics and audiences alike throughout many musical genres. In 1986, he became the first wind player to be awarded the Avery Fisher Prize. In 2006, he was awarded the prestigious Sanford Medal by the Yale School of Music.
His talents as a jazz performer as well as a classical artist have been heard far beyond his annual tours. He has performed or recorded with such jazz and pop greats as Gary Burton, the Canadian Brass, Chick Corea, Judy Collins, Eddie Gomez, Keith Jarrett, the King's Singers, George Shearing, Wayne Shorter, Mel Tormé, and Spyro Gyra founder Jeremy Wall.
About the Conductor:
National Philharmonic Music Director & Conductor Piotr Gajewski is widely credited with building the Philharmonic to its present status as one of the most respected ensembles of its kind in the region. In addition to his appearances with the National Philharmonic, Maestro Gajewski is much in demand as a guest conductor. In recent years, he has appeared with most of the major orchestras in his native Poland, as well as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in England, the Karlovy Vary Symphony in the Czech Republic, the Okanagan Symphony in Canada and numerous orchestras in the United States.
About the National Philharmonic:
Led by dynamic Music Director and Conductor Piotr Gajewski, the National Philharmonic is known for performances that are "powerful," impeccable" and "thrilling" (The Washington Post). The National Philharmonic boasts a long-standing tradition of reasonably priced tickets and free admission to all young people age 7-17, assuring its place as an accessible and enriching component in Montgomery County and the greater Washington, DC area.
As the Music Center at Strathmore's ensemble-in-residence, the National Philharmonic showcases world-renowned guest artists in time-honored symphonic masterpieces conducted by Maestro Gajewski and monumental choral masterworks under National Philharmonic Chorale Artistic Director Stan Engebretson.
The National Philharmonic also offers exceptional and unique education programs, such as the Summer Strings and Choral Institutes. Students accepted into the Summer String Institutes study privately with National Philharmonic musicians, participate in coached chamber music and play in an orchestra conducted by Maestro Gajewski and Philharmonic Associate Conductor Victoria Gau.
A free pre-concert lecture will be offered at 6:45 pm on Saturday, May 5 in the Concert Hall at the Music Center at Strathmore. To purchase tickets to the May 5 All Debussy concert, please visit www.nationalphilharmonic.org or call the Strathmore box office at (301) 581-5100. Tickets to the National Philharmonic concerts are $28-$81; kids 7-17 are FREE through the ALL KIDS, ALL FREE, ALL THE TIME program (sponsored by The Gazette). ALL KIDS tickets must be purchased in person or by phone. For more information, visit www.nationalphilharmonic.org.
--Deborah Birnbaum, National Philharmonic
The Bach Sinfonia Presents the Bohemian Baroque: Zelenka
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The Bach Sinfonia presents The Bohemian Baroque: Zelenka on Saturday, May 5th at 8 p.m. featuring the first performance since the 18th century of the complete cycle of the orchestral suites known as Capriccios by the Bohemian born composer Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745). Played on period instruments by the Bach Sinfonia, joined by two of the most in demand soloists on natural horn, R.J. Kelley and Alexandra Cook, these works are colorful and virtuosic. While similar to the Brandenburg Concertos, the soloistic demands of these concerti surpass the better-known works by Bach.
A free pre-concert discussion precedes this and all Bach Sinfonia performances at 7:15 PM led by Daniel Abraham.
About the Music:
Little is know about Zelenka's life as a composer working in the Catholic Court of Dresden. No memoirs or letters from Zelenka survive and only a few documents regarding his personal life have been recovered. Only recently have scholars begun to examine Zelenka's rich output and his place within the extremely colorful and imaginative school of Dresden's musical Baroque. Zelenka's music is representative of the pinnacle of high Baroque art—it demonstrates exceptional compositional technique, brilliant melodic inventiveness, and a shear uniqueness of style. His instrumental works, in particular, comfortably sit alongside those of his better-known European contemporaries: Telemann, Rameau, Handel, and J. S. Bach. The five Capriccios are Zelenka's most important cycle of orchestral compositions. As extended suites, they were likely composed as entertainments to follow par force hunting fêtes organized for the Electoral Prince Friedrich August I of Saxony. Allegorical features associated with the hunt became strong symbols within the Hapsburg court. Each Capriccio includes a pair of cornida caccia (hunting horns) as emblematic of the hunt and as an acknowledgment of the strong Viennese tradition of horn use. The passagework for the horns, particularly for the principal player, is remarkable and stalwartly virtuosic. There are few examples in the literature (Baroque or beyond) that impose the same demands on the horn players. Even Bach's well-known "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 1, while undeniably demanding, does not call for the dexterity, stamina, and extreme clarino (high register) playing that Capriccios require from the horns.
About the Solo Performers:
Equally at home on the concert stage as he is gigging with CeeLo Green, R.J. Kelley, a premiere natural horn specialist, was recently hailed in the Horn Call (Journal of the International Horn Society) as performing "with virtuosity, precision, and a stylistic mastery that could be matched by few, surpassed by none." A member of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra since 1982, Kelley is a horn player of unusually broad musical scope, equally at home as soloist (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, American Classical Orchestra, Santa Fe Pro Musica), chamber musician (Manhattan Brass, Smithsonian Chamber Players, Aspen Wind Quintet, Universal Piston), orchestral performer (New York Philharmonic, Orpheus, American Ballet Theater, Gotham Opera, Mostly Mozart), recording artist (Mozart Concerti on natural horn, Grammy-nominated Das Lied von der Erde – Mahler/Schoenberg reduction), and educator (artist faculty, Julliard School of Music; guest teacher/lecturer: Yale University; Hartt School of Music; SUNY Stony Brook; Washington University; San Jose State University). He has participated in music festivals worldwide (Edinburgh, Berkeley, Boston, and Bloomington Early Music festivals; Montreux-Detroit, Sacramento, and Mammoth Lake Jazz festivals; Mostly Mozart, Lincoln Center, Washington Square Park), has made appearances on "Saturday Night Live," the "Today Show," "Late Night with David Letterman," and has recorded over 70 CDs (Philharmonia Baroque, New York Philharmonic, Manhattan Brass) and films (Casanova, Snake Eyes). His commercial credits include artists ranging from Jimmy Page and Puff Daddy, to Johnny Mathis, Little Anthony and the Imperials, the Killers, Chuck Mangione, and CeeLo Green. A Detroit native and founding member/past president of the Detroit Waldhorn Society, he has resided in the New York City area since 1989.
Alexandra Cook has been playing horn in the New York metropolitan area for the past twenty-five years. She started her career as a chamber musician playing with the award winning woodwind quintet Vox Nova. Cook has performed with Orchestra of St. Lukes, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New York City Opera, Brooklyn Philharmonic, American Composers Orchestra and Riverside Symphony, and has held positions with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, New Haven Symphony, and Orchestra of New England. Cook has also played numerous Broadway shows including Gypsy, Secret Garden, The Who's Tommy, The King and I, Titanic and is currently a member of the Lion King Orchestra. As a student studying horn and performance practice at SUNY Purchase, Cook pursued her interest in original instruments and has been an active member of the period instrument movement from the beginning of her career. On period instruments, Cook has performed and recorded with many early music ensembles; American Classical Orchestra, Philharmonia Baroque, Smithsonian Chamber Music Society, Amor Artis, Apollo Ensemble, Concert Royal, REBEL Baroque Orchestra, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, New York Collegium and American Bach Soloists. Her recording with the American Classical Orchestra Recording of the Beethoven Sextet and Septet, were called "wonderful buoyant performances" and "the best performance now available" by American Record Guide.
About the Bach Sinfonia:
The Bach Sinfonia is a Maryland-based organization dedicated to excellence in performance and public education of Baroque and Classical music. Lead by Conductor and Artistic Director Daniel Abraham, the ensemble is now in its 17th season of presenting an annual series of unique concerts, open dress rehearsals, and listening lectures of music from the seventeenth and eighteenth century. Sinfonia strives to create programs that differ from the standard classical music concert with performances that aren't just listening entertainments but are also learning experiences.
Jan Dismas Zelenka: Capriccios
(first complete hearing as a cycle)
Capriccio in D Major, ZWV 182 [c.1717]
Capriccio in G Major, ZWV 183 [c.1718]
Capriccio in F Major, ZWV 184 [c.1718]
Capriccio in A Major, ZWV 185 [c.1718]
Capriccio in G Major, ZWV 190 [c.1729]
--Jennifer Buzzell, Bach Sinfonia
Classical Music News of the Week, April 22, 2012
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John J. Puccio, Editor, Publisher, Reviewer
Understand, I'm just an everyday guy reacting to something I love. And I've been doing it for a very long time, my appreciation for classical music starting with the musical excerpts on The Big John and Sparkie radio show in the early Fifties and the purchase of my first recording, The 101 Strings Play the Classics, around 1956. In the late Sixties I began teaching high school English and Film Studies as well as becoming interested in hi-fi, my audio ambitions graduating me from a pair of AR-3 speakers to the Fulton J's recommended by The Stereophile's J. Gordon Holt. In the early Seventies, I began writing for a number of audio magazines, including Audio Excellence, Audio Forum, The Boston Audio Society Speaker, The American Record Guide, and from 1976 until 2008, The $ensible Sound, for which I served as Classical Music Editor.
Today, I'm retired from teaching and use a pair of bi-amped VMPS RM40s loudspeakers for my listening. In addition to writing the Classical Candor blog, I served as the Movie Review Editor for the Web site Movie Metropolis (formerly DVDTown) from 1997-2013. Music and movies. Life couldn't be better.
Karl W. Nehring, Contributing Reviewer
For more than 20 years I was the editor ofThe $ensible Soundmagazine and a regular contributor to its classical review pages. I would not presume to present myself as some sort of expert on music, but I have a deep love for and appreciation of many types of music, "classical" especially, and have listened to thousands of recordings over the years, many of which still line the walls of my listening room (and occasionally spill onto the furniture and floor, much to the chagrin of my long-suffering wife). I have always taken the approach as a reviewer that what I am trying to do is simply to point out to readers that I have come across a recording that I have found of interest, a recording that I think they might appreciate my having pointed out to them. I suppose that sounds a bit simple-minded, but I know I appreciate reading reviews by others that do the same for me -- point out recordings that I think I might enjoy.
For readers who might be wondering about what kind of system I am using to do my listening, I should probably point out that I do a LOT of music listening and employ a variety of means to do so in a variety of environments, as I would imagine many music lovers also do. Starting at the more grandiose end of the scale, the system in which I do my most serious listening comprises an Onkyo C-7030 CD player, Legacy Audio StreamLine preamplifier, Legacy Audio PowerBloc2 amplifier, and a pair of Legacy Audio Focus SE speakers augmented by a Legacy Point One subwoofer. I also do a lot of listening while driving in my 2016 Acura RDX with its nice-sounding ELS Studio sound system through which I play CDs (the ones I especially like I rip to the Acura's hard drive so that I can listen to them whenever I want) or stream music through the system using my LG G7 ThinQ cell phone, which features surprisingly sophisticated audio circuitry. For more casual listening at home when I am not in my listening room, I often stream music through the phone into a Vizio soundbar system that has remarkably nice sound for such a diminutive physical presence. And finally, at the least grandiose end of the scale, I have an Ultimate Ears Wonderboom Bluetooth speaker for those occasions where I am somewhere by myself without a sound system but in desperate need of a musical fix. I just can't imagine life without music and I am humbly grateful for the technology that enables us to enjoy it in so many wonderful ways.
Bryan Geyer, Technical Analyst
I initially embraced classical music in 1954 when I mistuned my car radio and heard the Heifetz recording of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. That inspired me to board the new "hi-fi" DIY bandwagon. In 1957 I joined one of the pioneer semiconductor makers and spent the next 32 years marketing transistors and microcircuits to military contractors. Home audio DIY projects remained a personal passion until 1989 when we created our own new photography equipment company. I later (2012) revived my interest in two channel audio when we "downsized" our life and determined that mini-monitors + paired subwoofers were a great way to mate fine music with the space constraints of condo living.
Visitors that view my technical papers on this site may wonder why they appear here, rather than on a site that features audio equipment reviews. My reason is that I tried the latter, and prefer to publish for people who actually want to listen to music; not to equipment. My focus is in describing what's technically beneficial to assure that the sound of the system will accurately replicate the source input signal (i. e. exhibit high accuracy) without inordinate cost and complexity. Conversely, most of the audiophiles of today strive to achieve sound that's euphonic, i.e. be personally satisfying. In essence, audiophiles seek sound that's consistent with their desire; the music is simply a test signal.
Mission Statement
It is the goal of Classical Candor to promote the enjoyment of classical music. Other forms of music come and go--minuets, waltzes, ragtime, blues, jazz, bebop, country-western, rock-'n'-roll, heavy metal, rap, and the rest--but classical music has been around for hundreds of years and will continue to be around for hundreds more. It's no accident that every major city in the world has one or more symphony orchestras.
When I was young, I heard it said that only intellectuals could appreciate classical music, that it required dedicated concentration to appreciate. Nonsense. I'm no intellectual, and I've always loved classical music. Anyone who's ever seen and enjoyed Disney's Fantasia or a Looney Tunes cartoon playing Rossini's William Tell Overture or Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 can attest to the power and joy of classical music, and that's just about everybody.
So, if Classical Candor can expand one's awareness of classical music and bring more joy to one's life, more power to it. It's done its job. --John J. Puccio
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2018 Editorial Programme
Tannery machinery - A preview of the machinery, technology and innovation on display at Lineapelle and Tanning Tech 2018 at Fiera Milano Rho, Milan. As the renowned technology event for machinery, leather goods and tanning – traditionally held concurrently with the winter edition of Lineapelle – this is the main European gathering of the year.
Market report on India - We analyse the highly complex Indian market from IILF and what 2018 has in store. We also look at the exhibitors taking part and feature their products. We also preview other shows including the New York editions of Lineapelle and Première Vision. Machinery – The trends and breakthroughs happening in the leather machinery sector for 2018
APLF – We preview the annual APLF fair in Hong Kong and look at how key players have adapted to market changes and global trends over the past year. We also look at what unique events are planned and the exhibitors taking part.
Brazil – FIMEC preview and Image Project preview, sponsored by CICB. Chinese issue – Our celebrated Chinese edition, which will have extra distribution at APLF and into the heart of the Chinese market.
Sustainability - We examine the latest products, initiatives and strategies going forward to make leather production cleaner, less wasteful and more transparent. We speak with leaders in the chemical market including Lanxess, TFL, Smit & zoon and Stahl.
European leather – An all-encompassing report from this integral region in global leather, with interviews from leaders in industry associations and tanneries.
Automotive – We look at this resilient sector in the industry with voices from key tanners, OEMs and brands, as well as supporting data and statistics that point to it being a relatively safe bet in leather. We also focus on how and why some companies are steering away from leather interiors and the main factors perpetuating this trend.
Recruitment - We examine recruitment in the leather industry, and look at the growing skills gap, as well as efforts to stimulate a new generation of leathermakers.
Market report on Brazil – We take a look at the latest news from Brazil amid a steady simmering of scandal and economic headwinds. Despite it all, there is still much to celebrate.
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Cotance and European leather – We get back in touch with Gustavo Gonzalez-Quijano of Cotance regarding progress on its manifesto for 2025.
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This timely new book expertly charts the endurance of the British state and how elites have sought to 'repurpose' it. Whether this can be achieved again after Brexit is highly uncertain
In the eleven months since the EU referendum, there has been a daily flood of Brexit-related news, analysis and polemic. Legal wrangling between parliament and executive, party political manoeuvrings and the possible economic impact of leaving the EU on trade and investment all occupy the minds of policymakers, commentators and the general public alike. Amidst the noise, there is a danger that the deeper origins of the UK's present crisis are overlooked.
In this regard, the publication of Mick Moran's book The End of British Politics? could not have been timelier. Moran's essay places Britain's contemporary period of constitutional upheaval into its historical context. It traces, through a series of concise but illuminating chapters, the evolution of the British state from its origins in the 18th century through to the current Brexit conjuncture. The result is a masterly account of British political history which is attentive both to the peculiarities of British economic development and to the key role that statecraft has played in re-shaping the British state and civil society at key historical moments.
The origins of the modern British state lie in the 18th Century when the Act of Union in 1707 joined Scotland with England and Wales in a political union on the basis of a (broadly) shared Protestantism. With the formation of the Union, Moran argues that a 'providential' myth was born – the conception that the British were ordained with an 'elect' global historic mission. Internally, elites were unified against the enduring threat of Jacobitism and in their preference for parliamentary supremacy. Externally, the nation was mobilised against a Catholic 'other' – namely pre- and post-Napoleonic France – on the continent. This early state form was underpinned by distinctly metropolitan political and economic institutions, exemplified by elites concentrated in London who were committed to expanding trade and bolstering the state's growing military prowess.
After the defeat of Napoleon in 1815 (and, it should be added, the massacre at Culloden in 1746), the perceived Catholic 'threat' receded. Protestantism lost some of its potency as the central mobilising force in British politics. But 'providentialism' did not. Instead, British state purpose was re-fashioned throughout the 19th century and projected outwards in support of the great project of Empire. Provincial port cities such as Liverpool, Glasgow and Bristol were incorporated into the imperial project through commercial ties. Imperial adventurism centralised and (partially) rationalised the civil service and state machinery. The experience of empire reinforced the providentialist myth, placing the British state as the lynchpin of an emergent liberal order with a world 'civilising' role.
Moran deftly charts the decomposition of this imperial state form throughout the 20th century, from the threat of Irish 'home rule', to the rise of the Labour Party to the carnage of the two world wars. By the 1950s, Britain's post-imperial status was confirmed. In its place, a new mobilising 'myth' was forged. Driven initially by the labour movement and the Labour Party and eventually consolidated in the bi-partisan 'post-war consensus', Britishness assumed a new social democratic guise. Social entitlements, such as a commitment to full employment, rising living standards and (limited) welfare provision, effectively tied citizens to the 'products of the central policy making machine in the metropolis'. Britishness had been radically reconfigured. The state expanded its social and economic competences, facilitated rising profitability and commanded cross-societal support from executive boardrooms to the shop floor.
The stagflationary crisis of the 1970s tore this settlement asunder. In its place, a radical project of social and economic restructuring emerged in the form of the 'New Right', pursued first by the Thatcher and then (in qualified form) by the Blair and Brown governments. By the advent of the 21st century, state-civil society relations had been fundamentally reconfigured. The UK became a service sector-led economy, shaped by a centralised 'regulatory state'. The devolution 'settlement' – which Moran ironically points out has proven to be anything but – reconfigured territorial politics and centre-periphery relations. As Moran notes, today the traditional bulwarks of Britishness, 'religious providence, naval superiority, industrial might – [have] vanished or corroded. Yet the British state endures.' Adaptation has facilitated continuity. The periodic 'repurposing' of the British state by metropolitan elite actors has ensured its resilience over time.
Today, the British state once again faces a number of formidable challenges. The upheaval of Brexit and resurgent territorial politics in Scotland and Northern Ireland together suggest that a new wave of state-society restructuring is all but inevitable. But Moran cautions against fatalistic readings of the Brexit conjuncture. Effective statecraft – the capacity of elites to win and then effectively exercise power in pursuit of specific strategic objectives – has revitalised the British state before. It could well do so again.
In this vein, the May government's emergent programme could be read as an attempt to 'repurpose' and reconfigure the British state and civil society in line with a revitalised providentialism. Talk of 'Empire 2.0', 'Global Britain' and 'taking back control' all suggest that ideological resources are available to the May government which, if deployed effectively, could be used to reshape British state and society in the image of a new Conservative hegemony.
But there are also profound barriers to successful state 'repurposing' under present conditions. As The End of British Politics? convincingly shows, the British state has always deployed ideological resources in order to shore up its support, whether in the form of militaristic jingoism or orchestrated public displays honouring the monarchy. Crucially, however, popular support for state repurposing has also involved channelling material concessions to strategically significant social groups. Sustaining economic growth and (selectively) redistributing the social surplus have been at the heart of democratic politics and statecraft in modern Britain.
It is in this context that the May programme looks particularly vulnerable, at least in the medium term. Earlier examples of British state 'repurposing' have been embedded within a relatively favourable international economic context. The rise of 'social citizenship' in the 1950s took place at a time of unparalleled economic expansion across Western capitalist states. This allowed high levels of wealth redistribution and job creation which in turn secured support amongst the working class for parliamentary democracy. The Thatcher programme was embedded within – and decisively contributed to – a huge wave of global financialisation. Although Thatcher vilified trade unions and the public sector bureaucracy, she also ensured that sufficient concessions were channelled to strategically significant sections of the working class – for example through the 'right to buy' scheme, lowering the cost of credit and selective tax cuts – to shore-up her base of support.
These external international economic supports are in short supply today. The threat of rising protectionism indicates that a contraction rather than an expansion in global trade is likely. Domestically, real wages have fallen by 10 per cent since 2008 in Britain – the second largest fall of any country in Europe – and unsecured household debt as a result is rising fast. Household savings have collapsed, productivity growth remains totally stagnant and sterling devaluation is likely to hit living standards in the coming months and years. Simultaneously, Brexit ensures that the UK is in the process of decoupling from its largest trading partner, worsening the terms of trade whilst further eroding the UK's export base.
In her first speech as prime minister in July 2016, May indicated that her government's defining purpose would be to aid those who had been 'left behind' by globalisation and by a remote political class. In the medium term, the key political test for May's state repurposing programme will ultimately be whether she delivers on this promise. The early signs are not promising.
The key calculation of the May government thus far has been that political imperatives – in particular the perceived need to bring immigration figures down – trump economic considerations. For now, this strategy is working. But as the negative economic effects of Brexit begin to bite, the capacity of the May government to retain a broad base of popular support will be tested. The imminent squeeze on the public finances and on living standards as trade and investment contract will impact hardest on workers and regions most reliant on trade with the Single Market.
Repurposing the state is always possible, but it is incredibly difficult to sustain politically under hostile economic conditions. As Moran perceptively notes in his text, 'all statecraft is a mix of calculation and mystification'. If – when – May's Brexit calculations backfire, we can expect to see a revival of the British elite's peculiarly post-imperial brand of globalist mystification.


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