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Literature comic
In the Pines
A collection of murder ballads ― some of which have been covered by modern masters like Nick Cave, Steve Earle, and Gillian Welch ― that have been adapted into ruthless graphic narratives
Genre: Drama, Crime, Literature, Music
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Every "period" in modern comics history has had its anthology that tapped into the zeitgeist and foreshadowed a new "generation" of cartoonists (Zap in the '60s; Arcade in the '70s; RAW and Weirdo in the '80s, etc.). For the new millennium, there is MOME. This accessible, reasonably priced quarterly book will run approximately 136 pages per volume and spotlight a regular cast of a dozen of today's most exciting cartoonists. Designed by acclaimed designer and cartoonist Jordan Crane, MOME will feature an iconic design and consistent format that should quickly establish the anthology as the most distinctive and accessible anthology of literary comics available.
Genre: Graphic Novels, Anthology, Literature
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For some he was the philosopher of existentialism, for others the constant provocateur, the politically engaged author, the uncertain militant, the repenting bourgeois, the life companion of Simone de Beauvoir... From his first readings in the Luxembourg Garden to his refusal of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Jean Paul Sartre was all of this at the same time.
Genre: Literature, Biography, Graphic Novels, Historical
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Highbone Theater
In Joe Daly's most ambitious stand-alone graphic novel, Palmer ― wallflower, mystic seeker and paper mill worker ― moves into a new apartment with his outwardly self-assured and womanizing friend. Events take a peculiar turn as Palmer befriends an iconoclastic co-worker, Billy Boy, and plunges head-long into the mysterious and sinister world of sorcery, psychological operations, subterranean organizations and wild-goose chases.
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Literature
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Bad Girls
Lauren is the new girl in the mall-and-beach town of San Narciso, California, and though this is her third high school in two years, she's determined to call this one home. But it's not easy finding a place among the cliques of the high-school social hierarchy...especially when the popular girls have super-powers! And what mystery lies beneath the school?
Genre: Mature, Literature
Reefer Madness
Degradation! Crime! Madness! Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a perceived gateway drug from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond. Adventure Comics, by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more, reveal the social reaction to this era of "Reefer Madness". Like the anti-drug propaganda film, these stories range from comically misinformed to soberly concerned about the influence of Mary Jane on the youth of America. Eisner and Harvey Award winner Craig Yoe brings us his newest collection of wacky, wild, and culturally relevant comics. See how marijuana was perceived in the days of ignorance before it was legalized by the visionary people of Oregon, Washington, and Colorado! See marijuana demonized as a "Satan's cigarettes" in 1950's comics!
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Eddie Campbell's Bacchus
Eddie Campbell's Bacchus is a true epic, spanning a decade of work, over a thousand pages, and several millennia of alcohol consumption. It's Campbell's version of "an American-style comic book," filtered through his own brilliant, whimsical, and wide-ranging sensibility. Blending action, comedy, suspense, and an ear for a great story, Bacchus brings the gods and myths of ancient Greece to modern life, as if they had never left.
Genre: Literature, Action, Adventure
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New School
In this brand new graphic novel from the acclaimed author of Bottomless Belly Button and BodyWorld, Dash Shaw dramatizes the story of a boy moving to an exotic country and his infatuation with an unfamiliar culture that quickly shifts to disillusionment. A sense of "being different" grows to alienation, until he angrily blames this once-enchanting land for his feelings of isolation. All of this is told through the fantastical eyes of young Danny, a boy growing up in the '90s fed on dramatic adventure stories like Jurassic Park and X-Men. Danny's older brother, Luke, travels to a remote island to teach English to the employees of ClockWorld, an ambitious new amusement park that recreates historical events. When Luke doesn't return after two years, Danny travels to ClockWorld to convince Luke to return to America. But Luke has made a new life, new family, and even a new personality for himself on ClockWorld, rendering him almost unrecognizable to his own brother. Danny comes of age as he explores the island, ClockWorld, and fights to bring his brother home. New School is unlike anything in the history of the comics medium: at once funny and deadly serious, easily readable while wildly artistic, personal and political, familiar and completely new.
Genre: Literature, Sci-Fi
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Concrete (2005)
Part man, part... rock? Over seven feet tall and weighing over a thousand pounds, he is known as Concrete but is in reality the mind of one Ronald Lithgow, trapped inside a shell of stone, a body that allows him to walk unaided on the ocean's floor or survive the crush of a thousand tons of rubble in a collapsed mineshaft...but prevents him from feeling the touch of a human hand. These stories of Concrete are as rich and satisfying as any in comics: funny, heartbreaking, and singularly human. Depths, the first in a series of collections reprinting the classic early Concrete stories along with never-before-collected short stories, includes the Eisner-nominated "Orange Glow" and "Vagabond," Paul Chadwick's autobiographical account of a cross-country hitchhiking trip. • "Probably the best comic being published today by anyone, anywhere.",Harlan Ellison • Paul Chadwick's Concrete has won five Eisner Awards and three Harvey Awards. • One of GQ's "20 Graphic Novels You Should Read."
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The Iliad
One of the true cornerstones of Western literature comes to the Marvel Illustrated line! The ancient world is embroiled in a mighty clash of armies; Greek versus Trojan. Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, has betrayed her husband, the Greek, Menelaus, and fled to Troy with Trojan prince, Paris. The Greeks have sailed to Troy to bring her back... and crush all that stand in their way. This is the first chapter in the saga that virtually defines the word epic. It is a tale of gods and men...heroism and betrayal. From the lips of Homer to the pages of Marvel Illustrated. And we did it just for you!
Genre: Adventure, Literature, Action, Mythology
When the formulaic constraints, censorious nature, and onerous lack of creator's rights in mainstream comics got to be too much for the brilliant cartoonist Wallace Wood, he struck out on his own with the self-published witzend. It became a haven for Wood and his fellow professional cartoonist friends where they could produce the kind of personal work that they wanted to do, without regard to commercial demands and with friends like Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Reed Crandall, Ralph Reese, Archie Goodwin, Angelo Torres, Steve Ditko, Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, Art Spiegelman, Don Martin, Vaughn Bodé, Jim Steranko, Jeff Jones, Howard Chaykin, Trina Robbins, Bernie Wrightson, and literally dozens more, it was bound to be a great ride! Now, Fantagraphics presents the complete run of witzend!
Genre: Adventure, Literature, Action, Sci-Fi
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Cochlea & Eustachia
Continuing from critically-acclaimed 1st Volume published by Fantagrphics Books. Cochlea & Eustachia meet up with their ally, Fronky in this new adventure. This issue collects the first 32 pages of the story thus far. The next issue will be up very soon!
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Grimm Fairy Tales: Oversized Cosplay Special One-Shot
Note: The Queen of Spades, Sela and Alice Liddle only appear in the background on an alternate cover. Calie, the Goblin Queen and Princess Tiger Lily appear only as cosplayed characters on the cover.
Genre: Mature, Literature, Fantasy
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Rivers of London: Cry Fox
The bookstore smash-hit returns for a brand-new story, picking up the threads from the most recent bestselling Rivers of London novel, The Hanging Tree.Peter Grant, apprentice magician and freshly-made Detective, tackles supernatural crimes for the London Met, walking the fine line between two worlds to keep the peace."A welcome return, and Aaronovich and Cartmel have never been on finer form. The script and art mesh together as well as the best TV shows or films do, really a team effort in every sense." - Nerdly.
Genre: Supernatural, Mystery, Literature
Grimm Fairy Tales: Art Book
Since it was first published in 2005, Grimm Fairy Tales has been one of the hottest independent comics on the market. Featuring some of the most beautiful women in comics, Grimm Fairy Tales covers have been turning heads from day one. Collected digitally for the first time are the covers for the first 50 issues of this landmark series. With stunning artwork by some of the top artists in the industry including Al Rio, J. Scott Campbell and Eric Basuldua, this collector's edition is sure to be a fan favorite.
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The Secret Loves of Geek Girls
All-star lineup of female writers and illustrators!The Secret Loves of Geek Girls is a nonfiction anthology mixing prose, comics, and illustrated stories on the lives and loves of an amazing cast of female creators. Featuring work by Margaret Atwood (The Heart Goes Last), Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer), Trina Robbins (Wonder Woman), Marguerite Bennett (Marvel's A-Force), Noelle Stevenson (Nimona), Marjorie Liu (Monstress), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), and over fifty more creators, it's a compilation of tales told from both sides of the tables: from the fans who love video games, comics, and sci-fi to those that work behind the scenes as creators and industry insiders.
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Watson And Holmes
WATSON & HOLMES is a modern urban take on the tales of "Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Re-envisioning Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson as African Americans and taking place in New York City's famous Harlem district
Grimm Tales of Terror Black & White Special Edition
This Black & White Special Edition includes a brand new short story based on the upcoming film as well as the art and script from the fan favorite issue 'Black Cat'.
Genre: Fantasy, Mature, Literature
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Grimm Fairy Tales: Angel One-Shot
Earth and the Realms of power face a new threat as the Highborn gods of old return to take their place as the rulers of mortal men. At the same time a new hero is set to enter the Grimm Universe...a hero who holds the fate of all mankind in her hands. Don't miss this special one-shot companion issue that picks up where the 2012 Grimm Annual leaves off.
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Dante's Inferno
Based on the EA video game, this classic epic poem is brought to life as never before, courtesy of writer Christos Gage (WILDCATS, X-Men/Spider-Man) and hot new artist Diego Latorre. Dante Alighieri is re-imagined as a holy warrior who has returned from the Crusades to find his beloved fiancee Beatrice murdered. When her soul is ensnared by Lucifer, only Dante has the strength and courage to break open the gates of hell and save her. But at what cost to his own immortal soul? And is Dante himself pure enough for this impossible task?
Genre: Literature, Horror, Fantasy


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If you're looking to shed a few pounds, there are literally thousands, if not millions, of weight losing programs to choose from. The hard part is finding the right one for you.
Studies show that the weight losing programs that work the best are the ones in which the dieter undergoes a long term shift in their eating habits. These programs take a behavioral approach to dieting that's tailored to the individual, as opposed to the 'one size fits all' diets that have you eating a strict regimen for a specified period of time.
Programs such that offer packaged meals, calorie counting devices, counseling, group support and other means to help dieters stay on track with weight losing are the most successful. They've been shown to be the most effective for sustained weight loss without the rebound effect that comes from crash diets in which the person boomerangs back to their old weight as soon as the diet is over.
Any weight losing programs you undertake should have a target loss of no more than two pounds per week. More than that can compromise your health with too few calories and not enough protein, vitamins and minerals. Also, these types of radical weight losing programs usually end up being counter-productive because the dieter ends up blowing the diet and binging on their favorite junk food just to ease their hunger pangs and get their energy level back to normal.
Take a sensible approach to weight loss by choosing a diet that allows you take off the pounds slowly enough to keep you on track without causing undue hunger, fatigue and stress. Eat plenty of fresh fruits and veggies that fill you up and provide vitamins and fiber without large amounts of calories. Drink lots of water to avoid feelings of hunger and dehydration.
Eat smaller meals and when you snack, do so in smaller portions than normal. For instance, if you're eating chips, pour a small serving into a bowl, so you're not tempted to eat the whole bag. The same goes for cookies: take only one and put the rest away. By allowing yourself small portions of your favorite foods, you'll be less tempted to binge and blow your weight losing programs.
Exercise should also be a part of weight losing programs to be effective. The more vigorously you exercise, the more calories you'll burn. Playing tennis, racket ball, hiking, biking and swimming are fun ways to incorporate exercise into your weight losing efforts.
Joining a gym where you can work with a personal trainer is another great way to exercise. If you're not able to work out vigorously, don't give up on the exercise portion of weight losing programs. Walking for 30 minutes a day is enough to burn calories and move you forward to your target weight.
Whatever weight losing programs you choose, stick with it long enough to start seeing success. Once you feel those pounds melting off your body, you'll be inspired to keep going.

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Trap Meets EDM for Migos & Marshmello's New Track, "Danger"
This one slaps.
An unlikely collaboration between Migos and platinum-selling DJ/producer Marshmello has arrived today as part of the soundtrack for Will Smith's upcoming Netflix movie series, Bright. Produced by Marshmello himself, the visual-single sees Migos and the sound maestro performing the song surrounded by a plethora of bright neon lights and models. As the video plays out, it also blends in various trailer clips from the upcoming Bright series featuring Will Smith, Joel Edgerton and Lucy Fry.
Press play to watch the story unfold in addition to the Apple Music stream down below. Meanwhile, Bright: The Album is also slated to feature musical appearances from Snoop Dogg, A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, Meek Mill, Future, Camila Cabello and Tom Morello amongst others. The soundtrack will officially drop on December 15, while the film makes its Netflix debut on December 22.
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Please visit us at our page at MySpace.com. MySpace is an online community that lets you meet your friends' friends. Create a private community on MySpace and you can share photos, journals and interests with your growing network of mutual friends! See who knows who, or how you are connected. Find out if you really are six people away from Kevin Bacon.


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This moment has infinite options. Commit to one and follow through on it.
Seek to make the best choice, but don't put all of your energy into merely making the choice. Decide, and then act on your decision.
You may not always make the perfect choice, or think of everything that could go wrong or go right. But go ahead, make the choice and then move forward with it.
You're likely to have doubts, second thoughts, third thoughts. As those thoughts come, keep taking action anyway.
A one-hundred-percent perfect plan is of no use if the plan is not executed. So put thought into crafting a reasonably good plan and then direct your energy into making it happen.
Embrace life's many options, but don't let the endless choices overwhelm you. Pick a specific path, act on it, and transform your choice into real value.
— Ralph Marston
Read more at http://greatday.com/#
The point of this day is to make new progress and enrich all of life. Get to the point and get it done.
You're here in this time and place to make a positive difference. Get to work doing what you're here to do.
Let your strong sense of purpose pierce through the complexity, distractions, difficulties and temptations. With unwavering focus, do what you know is best, what is meaningful, what is good.
If you discover you've wandered a little off course, don't waste time letting it bring you down. Just reorient yourself in a purposeful direction, and step forward with an even stronger commitment.
You have great things to get done today. Get to the point, stick with it, and enjoy the sweet fulfillment of your focus and persistence.
This very moment overflows with potential value. Get to the point, and make that value yours.
— Ralph Marston
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Knights and Lady Knights of Our Lady of Lourdes
21281 Chardon Rd.
Euclid, OH. 44117
Annual Steak Roast
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Serving from 4:30-6:45 PM
Grilled 8oz steak Corn on the cob Baked Potato Salad Bread & Butter Coffee/Tea Dessert
By Reservation Only-due July 15, 2018
(Tickets will be picked up at the door)
Tickets for dinner and raffle (three drawings for $100.00 each) will be $20.00.
Tickets for dinner only will be $15.00.
You may purchase extra raffle tickets for $5 per ticket at the dinner. (No Refunds)
The price of the basket raffle tickets this year will be 1 ticket for
$1.00 and 6 for $5.00. (Keep this portion as a reminder)
Please Print and Return the Bottom Portion with Your Payment on or Before July 15, 2018
Address____________________ City______________ Zip______
Phone_______________ Email:
Number of tickets:________$20.00 ______$15.00 Amount enclosed
Would you like to sponsor a dinner for one of the Sisters?
We cannot attend, but would like to make a donation of
Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity
Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine
21281 Chardon Rd.
Euclid, Ohio 44117
Dear Friend, June 11, 2018
We hope that all is well with you and your family. We at Our Lady of Lourdes
Shrine would once again like to invite you, to The Knights and Lady Knights of
Our Lady of Lourdes Annual Steak Roast. We hope that you had the chance to
attend last year and can return this year. Of course please bring a friend or friends.
The Steak Roast will take place on Saturday, July 21, 2018 from 4:30 PM to 6:45 PM
(serving times). All tickets will be sold by reservation only, due by July 15, 2018,
RSVP only no refunds. The menu will consist of a grilled 8oz. steak, corn on the cob,
baked potato, salad, dessert, bread and butter and coffee or tea. One ticket will be $20
for the dinner and a chance at three $100 drawings to be held 5:30 PM, 6:15 PM, and
7:00 PM. A ticket for just the dinner is $15. There will be an opportunity to purchase more
tickets for the $100 raffle at $5 per ticket. The price for the basket raffle this year will be
one ticket for $1.00 and 6 tickets for $5.00.
It takes an astronomical amount of funds to just maintain the Shrine. Because of the
age of the property every year we continue to have many unforeseen problems. The water
lines, like old arteries, continue to need repair. So, we appreciate the support that you give
us by attending these fundraisers. Thank you for your generous help.
If you feel so inclined and it is within your means, then please sponsor a Sister by paying
for their ticket. Thank you if you can. Enclosed you will find a reservation form. Feel free to
copy that form for your friends. All of you remain in our prayers.
God's blessings,
The Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity
Take note of the attitude you've carried into this day. Is it helping you right now, or hurting you?
Is your attitude pushing you toward what you wish to achieve? Then you have an excellent day in store.
But what if your attitude is hindering you, blocking you from fulfilling your intentions? Do you think you could set it aside for a while?
Your attitude right now is yours to choose. If that attitude is not serving you well, you're entirely free to immediately change it.
Yes, it really is that easy. Once you decide to have a more positive attitude, it is already yours.
So if necessary, make that decision, and upgrade your attitude. It's free, it's quick, it's easy, and it's very much in your best interest.
— Ralph Marston
Read more at http://www.greatday.com/#
Do yourself a favor and do the difficult, unpleasant stuff first. Get it out of the way so you can more fully enjoy the rest of the day.
Do yourself a favor and let go of your resentment toward whatever you have to do. Resentment hurts you, brings you down, serves no positive purpose, and you can easily do without it.
Do yourself a favor and forgive those who have wronged you, slighted you, or done anything to offend you. Forgive, and enable yourself to move on beyond the pain.
Do yourself a favor, and do something just because you love to do it. Express the joy of being alive in the most authentic way you can imagine.
Do yourself a favor, and let gratitude fill your heart. The more you can be thankful for, the more abundantly you will live.
Do yourself a favor, and seek new ways to be kind, considerate, generous, and genuine. Life is what you give it, so give life the best of what you want it to be.
— Ralph Marston
Read more at http://greatday.com/#
World Priest Rosary Relay
June 8, 2018 Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Please join the annual Global Rosary Relay for the sanctification of priests on the
Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 8, 2018 when we encircle the world in prayer once again,
in this its ninth year, with more shrines than ever taking part in what is now recognized as a truly significant
and powerful devotional initiative within the Catholic Church to recognize and bless the work of priests serving
the faithful the world over.
Each of the participating shrines in 50+ countries prays a particular mystery of the Rosary at a particular half hour on the day:
In thanksgiving to God for our priests and to implore the protection and loving care of Our Lady, Mother of all priests,
for all her priestly sons.
With the coming of midnight on the 8 June 2018, the entire world, by then, will have been encircled in prayer for our priests
on this The Annual Rosary Relay Day.
It was the great Irish priest Fr. Patrick Peyton who never tired of
saying that: 'The Family that prays together stays together.'
As the family of the Church, you are invited to join your prayers to the prayers of millions throughout the world on June 8, 2018.
It is an opportunity for us to raise our hearts to God for all priests in the exercise of their ministry; that they will be blessed,
through our prayers, with God's grace for their priesthood; that in this worldwide communion of prayer for them,
they may experience our gratitude and support; and finally that they will persevere in unity with Christ and his Church and shepherd
the Lord's flock to the safe pastures of his Kingdom.
NOON at the Grotto
When you expect the best, you have a way of finding it, of creating it. Today, countless possibilities are being born, and plenty of them are just right for you.
Soon, you'll discover truths you've never considered. You'll journey to places you never knew were there.
As such, it would be foolish to ever give up hope or to relinquish your dreams. More is possible for you now than ever before, and the possibilities continue to grow.
What now seems impossible will eventually become commonplace. The very area where you face the most stubborn obstacles can end up being the source of your greatest triumphs.
Embrace this day and each of its moments as they arrive. Connect with the opportunities to grow, experience, enjoy, appreciate, and to live fully.
Right now is better than before, filled with bright new possibilities. Imagine life at its best, and make it so.
— Ralph Marston
Read more at http://greatday.com/#
Dad's Pinwheel Cookies
- 1 one-pound bag of dates
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup nuts
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup shortening
- 5 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Filling: Cook dates, sugar and water until it is a mush, then cool.
After the filling cools, mix in the nuts.
Dough: Mix eggs and shortening, then add salt, baking soda, baking powder,
and flour until the mixture is a solid consistency. Roll a portion of the dough
into a rectangular shape. Spread some filling on the dough and sprinkle with
brown sugar. Roll dough and filling into a log shape. Cut into slices 1/2 to 3/4 of
an inch wide. Place slices on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees until golden brown.
Shortuct: Instead of making the cookie dough, use rolls of refrigerated sugar cookie dough,
roll into a rectangle and cut into circles with a biscuit cutter or a glass dipped in flour. Place
a spoonful of filling in the center of the circle and bring the edges up, pinch closed, place
on cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees until goldne brown.
Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine
21281 Chardon Rd.
Euclid, Oh 44117
Sugar-free Spice Cookies
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/3 cup margarine/butter
- 2 cups raisins
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 10 teaspoons powdered artificial sweetener (Sweet'N Low, SPLENDA, Truvia or any other powdered
sweeteneer that can be used for baking will work.)
- 2 cups flour
Boil water, margarine/butter, raisins, nutmeg and cinnamon for three minutes and cool. Mix dry ingredients
and add to the cooled raisin mixture, then add the eggs and blend well. Drop onto greased cookie sheet and
bake 15-20 minute in a 325-degree oven
Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine
21281 Chardon Rd.
Euclid, Oh 44117
This day will change you, and you will change this day. Today day can improve you, and you can improve today.
Progress is not ever inevitable, yet always possible, within reach. Today offers you the chance to make it happen.
Don't curse those things that hinder you. Learn from them, understand, create a way around them, devise new ways to make your progress anyway.
Don't take for granted the factors that assist you. Nurture, support, appreciate, encourage, and make good use of them while you can.
People, circumstances, and random events will do what they will. Step forward with confidence, knowing you can take it all in stride, adding value to each moment along the way.
You have every reason to be positive because you have this day to live. Start right now, giving new joy, meaning, and fulfillment to all of life.
— Ralph Marston
Read more at http://greatday.com/#
It feels good to do good. It feels good to push yourself, to challenge yourself, and to meet those challenges.
Give yourself that good feeling. Find out, again and again, how much you can grow, improve, achieve, advance.
The more demanding the work, the more satisfying the reward you get from it. Demand the best from yourself, and deliver it.
The easy stuff won't get you very far, won't stimulate, inspire, or fulfill you. Be willing for the endeavor to be difficult, and you'll be able to make it great.
Whatever is difficult to obtain, create, develop, is valuable to have. Envision the difficulty of the effort as a shield, protecting and maintaining the value of the fruit of that effort.
Do the difficult work, get through that protective layer. And reach the great value inside.
— Ralph Marston
Read more at http://greatday.com/#
Home Sweet Home
A while ago I came to our Motherhouse to receive treatment for a foot injury.
A little homesickness set in: for the people and the ministry I had to leave.
My perception changed with a scripture verse I read: "…abide in Me as I abide in you."
John 15:4. A reflection on that phrase from the Catholic Youth Bible states, "to abide means to stay with or make our home with."
In other words, to abide with Jesus is to be ultimately at home wherever I may be.
St. Catherine of Sienna says "all the way to heaven is heaven because God is with us."
This sense of being at home here and wherever I am has continued to grow in my hear.
And, oh, yes, the foot got better, thanks to God, the Ursulines, and Dr. E. Ross.
Sister Miriam Fidelis


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AVERY SUNSHINE at The SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB AT THE DOUBLETREE SUITES BY HILTON HOTEL BOSTON
With her thunderous, gospel-bred pipes and heart-to-heart content, the singer-songwriter can't help spilling the truth in her music. She knows the best route sometimes is the direct one. No detours. So listeners won't have to "get on her level." She's already on theirs. "I want people to get my music. I don't want them to have to decipher some code in order to understand where I'm coming from,"
In 2010, Avery won Best New Artist at the Reader's Choice Awards. The following year, JET Magazine named her one of their 5 rising Indie Artists. extra special!
Avery*Sunshine and her musical partner (now husband) and guitarist Dana "Big Dane" Johnson, have collectively either collaborated and/or toured with everyone from Anthony Hamilton, KEM, Will Downing, Gregory Porter, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Babyface and Roy Ayers to B.B. King, Michael Buble, and Jennifer Holliday.


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As the keynote speaker at the American Trucking Association's Technology & Maintenance Council's annual meeting, Carlton Rose discussed how adaptability, bravery and commitment can help the trucking industry create cleaner cities, ensure safer vehicles and advance technical expertise.
Good morning.
It's great to be here with you and have the honor of kicking off what promises to be a great day in an outstanding conference.
The theme of this year's conference – Driving Excellence through Expertise – is pretty timely. But at a time when technology seems to be providing more and more of the expertise, it might seem kind of hard to determine what excellence looks like.
I mean think about it – with automation on the rise, will AI, robots and telematics be the expertise driving excellence?
When motors run on an electrical charge rather than diesel fuel, what does excellence in maintenance look like? And what's the expertise that gets us to it?
For those of us whose careers were made on being the expertise that drives excellence, the bad news is – excellence evolves.
The good news? Excellence evolves.
Consider the cell phone… In the early '90s, excellence in mobile phones looked like the Motorola bag phone. It weighed about 10 pounds and cost about $500.
But it wasn't a failure.
It was an evolution.
Excellence evolved…
Back in 1956, a small group of maintenance directors sat down with truck manufacturers to talk about equipment maintenance problems. That group was where TMC was born.
That same year, Jim Casey, the founder of UPS, announced that UPS was going to create a 'new' business – a road-based, truck and package car network built on a national scale. At the time, he said: "New industries, new kinds of business are particularly promising to people who get into them early because there is the chance to share in their growth."
By defining what excellence in package delivery looked like, we shaped what kind of expertise was needed to achieve it.
Let me say that again – if you're the one who defines excellence, then you're the one who shapes the expertise to achieve it.
So maybe it's time for us to define excellence.
And I think this week is a good time to start.
So, what should excellence look like for the trucking industry in the future?
It seems to me that the first step in defining excellence in the future, is understanding what mediocrity looks like today.
Today, mediocrity is polluted air.
Today, mediocrity is over 97,000 crashes across our industry, more than half of which involved injury or death.
Today, mediocrity is standing still watching and worrying as technology pushes everything ahead faster than ever before.
Let's assume that no one in this room is okay with any of this. So, let's turn our attention to reality, where we can define excellence in three big areas: Cleaner cities. Safer vehicles. Technical knowledge.
Let me explain what I mean, with some examples from my experience and a company I know pretty well — UPS.
Number one: Cleaner cities.
In a world of worthy causes, this is one where we have the chance to define excellence. And to help determine what's needed to get there.
In the U.S. transportation sector, 23 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions are generated by medium and heavy-duty trucks.
Everything comes down to what we put into the air. Carbon is where we can get it right or wrong. Where we can be part of the problem … or part of the solution.
Like all of you, UPS wants to be part of the solution. And we should be.
Every day, 6 percent of everything manufactured in the US and 3 percent of everything manufactured in the world moves through the UPS network.
Everything from jet engine parts and life-saving vaccines to – my personal favorite -- a new set of golf clubs.
We're a company that operates over 330,000 pieces of equipment including 116,000 power vehicles and more than 500 aircraft. We have 435,000 employees who live and work in 220 countries and territories.
We're a company with a significant global footprint that feels an obligation to customers, consumers and communities. We're all in.
And we've always been an early adopter of innovative technologies. In the early 1930s, we introduced electric vehicles into our fleet. Today, we operate one of the industry's largest private alternative fuel and advanced technology fleets.
All-electric, electric hybrids, propane, CNG and LNG. In all, more than 9,000 vehicles. These vehicles have logged over a billion miles in the U.S. and countries around the world. To put that in perspective, we're talking the equivalent of 14 round trips to Mars!
Together, they make up what we call our rolling laboratory. It shows us how alternative fuels and advanced technologies perform in real-world operating conditions. It helps us quickly deploy viable options at scale. It allows us to spur market growth for alternative solutions.
And based on what the rolling laboratory has told us, we're investing millions of dollars to reduce our environmental impact. We're starting with fuel, specifically … natural gas.
We started investing in natural gas almost 20 years ago. Today, we're working across multiple technologies. CNG, LNG, propane and ethanol.
Just last year, we announced plans to build an additional six CNG fueling stations, add 390 new CNG tractors and terminal trucks, and 50 LNG vehicles to our alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. That's a $90 million investment in natural gas alone.
Like the rest of the industry, we're especially excited about renewable natural gas. In fact, we're now the nation's largest user of RNG in the shipping industry.
One big advantage of RNG is that we can turn it into either CNG or LNG. That's what engineers like to call an "elegant solution," where tough problems are solved with the least waste.
Let me explain…
Methane produced by decay in landfills, water treatment plants and farms is captured for local power. But most is vented into the atmosphere.
After it makes its way out of the source, and for the next two decades, methane remains 86 percent more potent than carbon dioxide with 25 percent more global warming potential.
To use it, we have to capture the methane before it escapes. Purify and process it. Pipe it across the country through existing pipelines. Then use it in our trucks as LNG or CNG.
The idea is simple. But the logistics are challenging.
However, if we can create enough scale, the massive amounts of methane that would have gone into the atmosphere will go into our vehicles instead. Vehicles that would not burn gasoline or diesel but – as a result – would reduce the amount of carbon being put into the air.
Critics argue that these are still fossil fuels, which means that they aren't good for the environment. Just less bad.
But we see them as a bridge… a bridge to the future of zero-emission transportation, which is still a ways off. As a bridge fuel, less bad is actually very good.
Initially, that bridge can take us to renewable diesel, which can be derived from a number of bio-based processes – palm oil, waste oil, cooking grease, even chicken fat.
The good news is that renewable diesel performs as well or even better than traditional diesel. We can blend it with anything. It's less polluting. It's everywhere. It turns waste into energy.
And then there's electric and hybrid cars. They're a factor now, but only a fraction of the factor that they will be in a future of zero-tailpipe emissions.
Again, UPS has some history here. We ran a fleet of battery-powered vehicles in New York from the 1930s to 1960s. They only went 20 miles an hour, but that was fast enough for crowded Manhattan streets.
With that kind of head start, you'd think by now we'd have fleets of battery-powered trucks that could cross the country on a single charge. But, like most industries, decades of cheap oil got in our way.
However, in the past decade, we've gotten back on track in two areas: All-electric and hybrid electric.
We have 122 electric package cars in the U.S. … California, Texas and New York. We also have 172 electric vehicles in other parts of the world, mainly in Europe. We have 683 hybrid electrics in the U.S. and 12 in Hong Kong and the U.K. They use braking to turn kinetic energy into electric energy, shutting down the combustion engine when idling.
In 2016, we bought 125 electric-hybrid vehicles from Workhorse. In 2017, we bought 200 more. They give us 400 percent better fuel economy than gas. By comparison, previous hybrid designs only gave us a 10 to 15 percent improvement over gas.
These technologies are on the road right now, part of our rolling laboratory. Our job is to make them bigger – and better – to continue to improve the technology and build the infrastructure to support them.
Cleaner fuel and cleaner vehicles mean cleaner cities. That's one way we're defining excellence. And, as a result, it's one thing we're shaping the expertise for.
The second definition of excellence is safer vehicles.
Remember those 97,000 industry crashes and 51,000 injuries I mentioned earlier? Let me add another number – 104,326. That's how many industry vehicles were involved in those crashes.
Commercial trucks represent just 1 percent of the vehicles on the road, but accidents involving them account for 10 percent of all road fatalities.
Increasingly, one solution we're all hearing about is autonomous vehicles.
And many of us don't like the sound of that.
But they're coming.
The real question is when.
In the meantime, there's one area – an interim step – where we can define excellence and expertise right now…today … ADAS.
If excellence is safer vehicles, then ADAS – Automated Driver Assistance Systems – could prevent up to 63,000 truck-related crashes each year. And that could save a lot of lives.
Lane departure warning systems. Automatic emergency braking. Air disc brakes. Video-based onboard safety monitoring systems. These are cost effective technologies that make the roads safer for all of us – including truckers at the wheel.
Another technology?
Platooning. We all know about the fuel savings platooning could deliver – as much as 5 percent on the front truck and 10 percent on the back truck. But ADAS is the key to unlocking that value.
UPS's advanced technology group is working with Peloton, a company based in San Jose, California. Peloton is developing driver-assistance technology that will allow trucks to platoon safely. All drivers steer, but with always-on collision avoidance, which provides alerts for frontal collision, blind spots and lane departure.
If excellence is safer vehicles, we can't just look at the technology coming at us – we must be actively engaged. When our founder talked about being part of new companies' growth, he meant an active part.
A defining part.
And that brings me to the third definition of excellence: Knowledgeable people.
Clearly, we've understood the need for this kind of expertise for a long time. You don't call this group the Tinkerers & Maintenance Council. Technology has been part of who you are for more than 60 years.
It's also a huge part of UPS. We think of ourselves as a technology company with trucks. So, we no longer have mechanics. We have technicians.
Because we must raise the level of expertise to match the rising levels of technology.
Cleaner cities. Safer trucks. Knowledgeable people.
Who wouldn't want to shape – and have – the expertise to drive that kind of excellence?
And yet, as companies and as an industry, we seem to be dragging our feet.
Why wouldn't we want things to be better?
I think we do.
However, there are three big barriers to better—cost, infrastructure and fear.
Number one: Cost.
Change…costs. It is no small feat – or expense – to move from diesel to electric and natural gas.
You probably heard about UPS' recent Tesla shopping trip.
Late last year, UPS ordered 125 Tesla all-electric semi-trucks to expand our fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles.
It's Tesla's biggest order for the big rig so far.
Was it cheap? No! Not at $180,000 to $200,000 per truck.
Conventional vehicles run at least 25 percent less.
But we fully expect a lower total cost of ownership. Electric vehicles should be cheaper to maintain.
And we're hoping that if we stimulate widespread adoption, scale and competition will drive down prices.
But, really, the cost of the vehicles is nothing compared to the costs involved in infrastructure, which is barrier to better number 2.
Let's face it – when it comes to electric vehicles, the challenge is range.
On a good day, electric class-8 semi manufacturers say their best option might get us 500 miles on a single charge. But as many of you know, that could vary with weather and traffic conditions, load, driver behavior and other factors.
Range anxiety is real.
And even if they find a way to charge a truck in half an hour without reducing battery life, it will take a huge amount of power. That means putting up new transmission voltage lines, upgrading substations with more powerful transformers, and constructing new natural gas generating power plants. Billions of dollars.
Right now, there's no federal infrastructure plan – or budget – to pay for it. So, who will?
UPS definitely has an advantage. Our hub system makes a fleet of alternative vehicles possible.
It's essentially a self-contained infrastructure.
Sure, it costs us to upgrade that infrastructure, but if any company takes on this challenge, it should be UPS.
Our leadership is not only important – it's required. When a company that logs as many miles as we do shows that it's serious about creating a market, we believe others will want to invest in the infrastructure to supply it.
Because infrastructure anxiety is real, too.
And that brings me to the third barrier to better – fear of the unknown.
It's understandable to be afraid of all this change. In fact, it's smart.
But fear of the unknown discourages investment, particularly for smaller players.
There are tax incentives and grants to be sure. Usually they're available exclusively to government entities and nonprofits, because there's a "public benefit" requirement to get them. Hybrid truck grants are the rare exception.
ecause breathing clean air is clearly a "public benefit."
These are great steps. But you probably would have a lot more confidence if the rules didn't change every year.
Government also plays a role in another way – by making us an offer we can't refuse. In other words, regulation.
So, how do you fight fear of the unknown?
First, you make sure there's an exit strategy. All technology simply may not work for all companies at all times. There are no silver-bullet solutions.
And second … sometimes you "just do it."
Don't sacrifice the good for perfect.
But tackling just one of these barriers to better isn't enough.
How do we knock down all three?
How do we break through to better?
Actually it's as simple as A-B-C. Adaptability, bravery and commitment.
Breaking through to better calls for adaptability. We must be willing to change as technology changes. Continuous learning is critical
Breaking through to better requires bravery. Far too often, we're mentally enslaved to the familiar. Freeing ourselves may mean taking the first step, being an early adopter. Doing things differently is key.
And finally, breaking through to better demands commitment. Excellence – cleaner cities, safer trucks, and knowledgeable people – takes expertise. If you're committed to excellence, really committed, then you'll get that expertise. Commitment is how expertise drives excellence.
Back in 1954, UPS began what was, perhaps, its greatest period of change. When UPS founder Jim Casey saw that highways were getting better and airplanes were carrying more, he envisioned UPS moving beyond delivering for department stores … to enabling commerce for the continent. He envisioned a company that could get packages to any city or town in the U.S. within two days. But, he said, doing it would require people who could think beyond the present – people who could do what has never been done before.
He might just as well have been talking to us here today.
Bottom line: You cannot be a linear thinker in an exponential world. Today's excellence will be tomorrow's mediocrity.
But I believe we are the people who can do what has never been done before.
I believe that we will shoulder the costs, build the infrastructure and free ourselves from fear of the unknown.
I believe that we are adaptable, brave and committed enough to shape the expertise needed to drive excellence — no matter how it evolves.
I believe that cleaner cities, safer trucks and knowledgeable people are ours to create.
I believe that better is before us.
It has been an honor to speak to you today. I hope you have a great conference.
Thank you.
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QandA: Peter Dykes – Senior Analyst, Networks at InformaNovember 11, 2010
The Countdown2MWC team were delighted to get some airtime with industry veteran, Peter Dykes, Senior Analyst, Networks with Informa Telecoms & Media.
Q. Tell us a bit about you:
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Q – Tell us a little bit about the analyst firm you work for and their interest in mobile technology:
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Q – What's hot in mobiles and telecoms this year?
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Q – How many events do you attend each year?
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TeleManagement World although less so this year because it's not in Nice. It is great to have all those B/OSS people in one place though. Things get done at TMFW.
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Q -What do you think is the most important development in mobiles and telecoms to date?
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text: Brand MarketingKraft Unveils New Brand IdentityBy Elaine Wong|February 17, 2009 ShareBy Elaine Wong|February 17, 2009 ShareNEW YORK Kraft Foods today unveiled a new corporate logo and brand identity, a move analysts say could better position the food company against private label goods. Kraft, which owns brands like Velveeta and Oreo, is making the announcement at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference, currently taking place in Boca Raton, Fla. Bearing the slogan, "Make today delicious," the new Kraft logo consists of an upward, red smile exploding into an array of seven "flavor bursts," each of which represents a different division of Kraft's business. (The triangular shape, for instance, is meant to evoke Kraft's DiGiorno pizza brand.) The logo will begin appearing on the back and side panels of Kraft-branded foods worldwide. Kraft worked with design agency Nitro on the launch. The food giant has undergone a series of logo and name changes throughout its 106-year history. The latest logo, however, is an attempt by Kraft to distinguish between its corporate and product brand identity. In a recent interview with Brandweek, Kraft chief marketing officer Mary Beth West said the company felt the need to redefine its mission, especially as Kraft reaches the turning point of CEO Irene Rosenfeld's three-year growth plan.Rosenfeld first outlined the turnaround strategy in a room full of skeptics at Cagny in 2007, in part due to questions about Kraft's ability to take on private label. By "rewiring" the organization to give local brand managers more accountability and "reframing" Kraft's portfolio of brands to compete outside of key product categories, the company would be more hard-wired for growth, Rosenfeld told analysts. But the strategy has yet to yield results as private label took a big bite out of Kraft's sales in the fourth quarter, with profits down 72 percent."In some ways, this really is all about Kraft Foods. It's about our next step in the evolution of getting ourselves to top-tier performance. Going forward, it defines, unifies and simplifies our employees and gets everyone thinking about one common purpose," West said of Kraft's new brand identity.The new logo was conceived as part of a several month design process, where more than 7,000 employees and consumers worldwide were asked for their feedback. Kraft asked consumers in cities like Chicago, Paris and Shanghai questions such as: "What do you look for in a food company?" "How do you engage with food generally?" and "What are the moments of that relationship that are important to you?" The findings resulted in a corporate logo that is "more contemporary, the colors are more vibrant and it has a life to it," West said. The existing blue, white and red Kraft Foods logo — which until now functioned as both the corporate and product logo — will remain as the product logo only on Kraft-branded products such as salad dressing, West said. An updated brand identity has the potential of giving Kraft a boost over private label, said Mintel senior analyst Marcia Mogelonsky. While the old logo was certainly well recognized among consumers, "perhaps it was so easily recognized that it was becoming overlooked," especially as store brands mimicked national brands in packaging elements such as design, typeface and colors.Ralph Blessing, a senior partner and managing director at GfK Strategic Innovation's Chicago office, said such initiatives usually provide a new or emerging point of focus for brands. In Kraft's case, he said, it keeps the brand "contemporary and relevant" and encourages the communication of what is important. And with food, "taste is almost always the No. 1 criteria." Sharehttp://adweek.it/2kais8P copy Adweek Adweek


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Yes, the students are back and so is the traffic and the endless coffee shop lines, the scarcity of parking spaces with their hateful meters, the gridiron obsession, and the schnockered Greek groupies skittering across our main thruways like potted squirrels in a rigged game of chance.
The upside? We live in a university town and, as a city and an arts community, we are almost always invited to take advantage of the plethora of new arts experiences our universities offer us. Case in point--the calendar for USC's School of Music for the month of October alone lists no less than 15 events, most of which are free.
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Thurs., Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. USC Concert Choir and University Chorus Concert Main Street United Methodist Church
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Fri., Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m. Southern Exposure New Music Concert: Apparition with Soprano Tony Arnold and Pianist Jacob Greenburg USC School of Music Recital Hall – Free
Contemporary music's leading soprano, Tony Arnold consistently receives accolades around the world for the warmth and beauty of her voice, her extraordinary technical facility, superb musicianship, and riveting stage presence. Arnold's long-time collaborator pianist Jacob Greenburg has been praised for his "brilliance," "heroic dexterity," and the depth and nuance he brings to interpretations of both old and new repertoire (New York Times).
Arnold and Greenburg's Southern Exposure program will include American icon George Crumb's haunting "Apparition," which sets texts from Walt Whitman's elegy for Abraham Lincoln, "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd." (2015 is the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's death; Whitman wrote his elegy shortly after Lincoln's assassination, in the summer of 1865).
Oct. 4, 3:00 p.m. Cornelia Freeman Concert Series USC School of Music Recital Hall
Single concerts: $12 adults; $10 seniors citizens, USC faculty and staff; $5 students. Series tickets: $50 adults; $40 seniors citizens, USC faculty and staff. Reserved seating for this popular concert series is an additional $100 per series. Purchase tickets online, call 803-576-5763 or at the door. Featuring the university's esteemed music faculty performing a diverse repertoire, this popular chamber music series has been raising scholarship money for more than 20 years and takes place on Sunday afternoons in the fall.
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Walter Rabl - Quartet for Piano, Clarinet, Violin & Cello, Op. 101
Joseph Eller, clarinet; William Terwilliger, violin; Robert Jesselson, cello; Charles Fugo, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonato in E Major Op. 109
Joseph Rackers, piano
Alexander Borodin - Prince Igor's Aria (Prince Igor)
Giuseppe Verdi - There Stood a Gypsy (Il Trovatore)
Richard Conant, baritone; Charles Fugo, piano
Thurs., Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. Jazz Faculty Recital USC School of Music Recital Hall – Free
Fri., Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m. Scott Price Faculty Recital: Sensory Friendly Concert USC School of Music Recital Hall – Free
We especially give a warm welcome to our patrons with autism and other special needs, as well as therapists and family members to attend and enjoy this free and sensory-friendly concert. The concert environment will be kept friendly for everyone including lighting and seating. Audience members are welcome to attend all or as much of the concert as they like, and can come and go as needed. Autism-related behaviors are understood and welcomed.
Sunday, October 11, 3:00 p.m.
Music Inspired By Art: Opus Two Concert
USC School of Music Recital Hall – FREE
William Terwilliger, violin, and Andrew Cooperstock, piano, play a premiere performance of new work by Meira Warshauer inspired by Christian Thee's trompe l'oeil Secret Garden Orientation Gallery at the Columbia Museum of Art and works of art by Alex Powers and Philip Mullen.
Sunday, October 11, 4 p.m.
Reimagined: USC Symphonic Winds Concert
Koger Center for the Arts – FREE
Cormac Cannon directs Symphonic Winds for a diverse program including the music of Mathew Browne, Debussy, Gordon Jacob, Saint Saëns, Joseph Schwantner, Frank Ticheli and Paul Hindemith.
Tues., Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. Ronald Davis Faculty Tuba Recital USC School of Music Recital Hall – Free
Ronald Davis with Charles Fugo, piano, present the music of JS Bach- Sonata in E-flat major, Edward Gregson- Alarum, Blagoj Canev – Passacaglia and Paidushka, Jan Sandström- Song for Lotta, and Philip Sparke- Tuba Concerto.
Wed., Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m. Sarah Frisof Guest Artist Flute Recital USC School of Music Recital Hall – Free
Sarah Frisof was a semi-finalist in the 2009 Kobe International Flute Competition, and 2nd Prize winner of both the National Flute Associations' Young Artist Competition in 2008 and the Heida Hermann's International Woodwind Competition in 2007. She is the principal flute of the Dallas Wind Symphony and a frequent performer with the Dallas Symphony. Her interests in outreach and education have led her to Zimbabwe and Brazil, where she directed music programs and participated in humanitarian efforts. She earned her Doctorate from the University of Michigan, her Master of Music from the Juilliard School, and her Bachelor of Music from Eastman School of Music. She will be accompanied by Winifred Goodwin for this recital and will play works of Gieseking, CPE Bach, Dohnanyi, and Burton. Jennifer Parker-Harley, USC associate professor of flute, will join her for a duet by Christopher Theofanidis.
Thurs., Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. Jeffrey Smith Guest Artist Trumpet Recital USC School of Music Recital Hall – Free
Jeffrey Bernard Smith is professor of trumpet at the University of Veracruz, the Instituto Superior de Musica del
Estado de Veracruz, and the Centro Mexicano Posgrado Puebla. He joined the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra as principal trumpet in 2008 and has participated in many summer festival orchestras including the East-West International
Music Festival in Altenburg Germany from 1995-2000 where he has been a featured soloist on various occasions. Smith has appeared as soloist with the Guanajuato Symphony Orchestra, Xalapa Symphony, Bellas Artes Chamber Orchestra, the East-West International Music Festival, la Banda de Leon Guanajuato, and others. He is in high demand in Mexico giving courses, master classes, and lessons throughout the Republic including Xalapa Veracruz, Tlaxcala, Queretaro, Tlahuitoltepec Oaxaca, Merida, Leon Guajuato, Mexico City.
Sunday, October 18, 4 p.m.
USC Wind Ensemble Concert
Koger Center for the Arts – FREE
The program opens with Edvard Grieg's Funeral March for Rikard Nordrak and continues with Antonin Dvorak's charming Serenade in D Minor, Op. 44. After the intermission, guest conductor Paul DeCinque conducts David Maslanka's epic work, A Child's Garden of Dreams. This very powerful work is based on writings by Carl Jung and is one of the cornerstones of the wind band repertoire.
Tues., October 20, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
USC Symphony Orchestra: John Williams Extravaganza!
Guest Artist Michael Ludwig, violin
Koger Center for the Arts
Michael Ludwig and the USC Symphony Orchestra perform Signature Editions of composer John Williams' most beloved film score classics, including music from Hook, E.T., Harry Potter, Schindler's List, Superman, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, andStar Wars. Save with a season subscription (6 concerts) and enjoy the best seats in the house: $150 general public; $110 senior citizens, USC faculty and staff; $45 students. Single concert tickets are $30 general public; $25 senior citizens, USC faculty and staff; $8 students. Call 803-777-7500 or Koger Box Office, corner of Greene and Park Streets (M-F 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or online at kogercenterforthearts.com.
Tues., Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. USC Chamber Orchestra Concert Johnson Hall, Darla Moore School of Business, level 1 Free
On the program: JS Bach- Brandenburg Concerto, Mozart- Symphony 29, Cynthia Folio's new work, Winds for Change for flutes, strings and percussion.
Wed., Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. Guest Artist/Alumni Concert
USC School of Music Recital Hall – Free
USC alums and members of Pershing's Own Army Band, Washington D.C. - James Miller (flute), Robert Aughtry (flute), Cheryl Ani (clarinet)


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How To Find The Best Wedding Photographer
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How to find the best wedding photographer can be quite a task. While this guide is not exhaustive, it will certainly give some useful pointers to help steer you in the right direction.
The aim is to help you avoid some of the pitfalls, and hopefully lead you to a successful and satisfying wedding photography experience.
It's very often said that the day after a your wedding, the only thing that you are really left with is the wedding photography. That beautiful room that took so long to plan has been dismantled, the flowers have all withered, the wonderful food has been consumed, and the refreshments, once stacked high behind the bars, are long gone.
Yes, all of the planning and investment in your dream wedding is almost entirely based around that one, single day. And what a day it is!
How often do we look at past photographs of ourselves and think "wow, look how young I was!", or perhaps you think, "I remember that day!" Photography plays a crucial part of our lives, and a glance at an image can bring memories flooding back.
Sometimes just seeing a photograph from the past can evoke all sorts of emotions, we can even smell what something was like from years ago. So before you book a photographer to capture possibly the most important day of your life, it might be worth asking yourself the following question.
Just how important is a professional wedding photographer?
To know the true answer to that question, ask a bride who isn't happy with her wedding photography. It's very easy to take good wedding photography for granted, but if for some reason it all goes wrong - it's a pain that will never leave you. I can say that from first hand experience, as well as speaking to many past brides who have booked the wrong photographer. Everyone wants an awesome wedding photographer, and awesome wedding pictures, but where do you even start?
Choosing a photographer, the right photographer, is obviously extremely important. For a moment, let's look at who is the WRONG photographer. I have put together a short list of people who absolutely SHOULD NOT photograph your wedding day.
1. Your cousin who got a few good comments on Facebook about their iPhone images.
2. A friend who loves taking pictures - and wedding photography will be their gift to you.
3. Your uncle who has what looks like a really nice camera.
4. A photographer who takes awesome portraits - weddings are VERY different.
5. A photography student who is trying to build a wedding portfolio.
6. Anyone who has no FULL WEDDING sample albums that they can show you.
7. A photographer showing you only website images - you can actually buy those!.
8. Someone who cannot show you several weddings, in their entirety, start to finish.
9. Anyone who makes excuses about not having samples, a website, etc. It's a red flag.
10. Any photographer who cannot hand you PROFESSIONAL camera equipment, AND backups.
11. Anyone you just don't feel confident about. You should trust your gut.
And now the bright side!
Now that we have dealt a little with what not to do - just exactly what should you do?
Being a wedding photographer is not as easy, or as cool, as many people think it is. On the face of it, I show up on the day, shoot images for a few hours, and go home. It's a one day a week job, right?
That's not entirely how it is. I estimate that for every hour I am in the field, I spend 2-3 hours in post production. That's before I even get into album design and meetings. All in all, I calculate that the average wedding takes up about 50 hours. That's a lot of hours!
This is the difference between a pro wedding photographer, and a "weekend warrior". The weekend shooter will burn the images onto a DVD on Monday morning and be done with it all. What the client misses out on is professionally polished memories, properly retouched files.
What things should you look for?
I covered what to avoid in a wedding photographer - now lets examine the "must have" requirements. This is of course only my opinion, but it is based on years of experience and lots of weddings. If anything isn't clear, feel free to contact me.
This is what you SHOULD BE EXPECTING from a professional wedding photographer:
1. Full time - a photographer whose income is entirely from photography, and it's not just a weekend job.
2. Professional equipment. Not all Canon cameras are professional. Amateur cameras WILL NOT give pro quality.
3. Professional lenses. Our most used lenses are $2,500 each. Yet we see people shooting weddings with $100 lenses.
4. Two photographers - not one pro photographer and an assistant. For images to match, you need two professionals.
5. Someone who can show you all the images from at least three full weddings. No client galleries is a HUGE red flag.
6. Albums. Can your potential photographer show you at least three? Again, a huge red flag if there are no samples.
7. Back up equipment is a must. Make sure your photographer has it. If a camera fails, what then? This is critical.
8. Your photographer should help you plan a detailed wedding timeline. I would NEVER omit this crucial point.
9. Insurance. Your photographer should be able to provide liability insurance in case someone gets hurt.
10. An awesome personality! You should absolutely LOVE your wedding photographer, your images will be better!
These points really are just the tip of the iceberg. For a bride, planning a wedding is often immensely stressful, and I realize that trying to figure out where to find the best photography, best florist, best baker, best band, etc, etc, is difficult. Brides are constantly telling me how stressful these things are. In writing this page, I hope to help you with at least a few pointers. Print this out - consider the information carefully.
Some of the above points could be expanded upon greatly. Full time photography and post production work for example. I see people being promised their wedding images within a few days. That tells me one thing - little or no work will be put into the final product. To fully edit an entire wedding shoot from two cameras takes quite some time - if you are doing it properly. Rushing might get the images into your hands quicker, but what's the point if they are rough around the edges?
Equipment Comparisons.
Lenses. If $100 lenses and $400 cameras were capable at producing professional results, why would anyone even consider spending $6,000 on a camera and lens combination? Why would it even be for sale? I spend it because the final product is way ahead of what a cheap camera can produce. It's one thing to say that a good photographer can use any equipment to get a good image - but no matter how good they are at wedding photography, they can't make an unsharp, low resolution image something that it isn't capable of being. Even the mighty Photoshop can't improve resolution.
Light. We didn't touch upon light yet, the basis of all photography. While modern cameras have fantastic auto setting on board, a wedding photographer should be capable of shooting in full manual mode. Trusting auto is fine if the light conditions are ideal, but the second the light changes, the shot changes.
This is one of the challenges a professional wedding photographer faces, and should be able to deal with - changing conditions. One minute outside in bright, harsh sunlight, the next minute in a dark church or reception venue. Even some quality portrait photographers will shy away from wedding photography because it is so demanding and fast paced.
Awards. Recently, I noticed some awards had been given for wedding photography, and I was really surprised since the work looked to be pretty poor. I started to look at why awards are given, and how they can be bad for a bride, since she would naturally assume that an award winning wedding photographer would do a good job. That makes sense, right? Well, many awards are given based on votes received If someone has a large family ... you get the point.
Timeline. View the Timeline page.
By now your head may be spinning from all of the information that I am throwing at you. So please bear this in mind - I am always here to help with any questions you have related to wedding photography. Call me, even if you just want to pick my brains.
Hugh Anderson
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In his Psychology Today blog, athlete Christopher Bergland writes about what he calls "superfluidity," the merging with an art or craft that runners, musicians, etc., sometimes experience. He notes that Jane Fonda recently spoke about reaching this state, and cites research by Prof. Rafi Malach showing that ""losing oneself"" in a task is a real phenomenon./news-media/in-the-news/in-discussing-youth-jane-fonda-touches-on-superfluidity
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The Times of Israel reports on new research from the Weizmann Institute, the Hebrew University, and startup Pluristem showing that cells taken from the placenta ""could potentially treat and repair damaged nerves,"" such as those harmed by stroke. Placental cells promote tissue repair, and prompt the body to use its own healing processes./news-media/in-the-news/study-placenta-cells-could-reverse-stroke-damage
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Twenty years of research by the Institute's Prof. Michal Schwartz has resulted in a blood test for Alzheimer's disease that is now the focus of a startup venture with U.S. collaborators. As Israel21c reports, the first human trials by the new company, NeuroQuest, show that the test is 87% accurate for Alzheimer's and ALS./news-media/in-the-news/blood-test-for-alzheimers
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Presented on NPR's "Morning Edition" and health blog, the research of Weizmann's Anat Arzi – who found that basic learning can take place while we sleep – is getting a lot of attention. Ms. Arzi and colleagues were able to "teach" participants to associate certain sounds with smells./news-media/in-the-news/can-you-learn-while-youre-asleep


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This Friday, March 6, I am lucky enough to have my String Quartet No. 1 in D minor performed at Paint it Red, a concert series aimed at bringing together the music and visual arts communities of Brisbane. Set in Jugglers Art Space, a gallery within the depths of the Valley, the night will pair an exhibition of Brisbane's talented young artists with a number of ensembles, featuring the works of two other Brisbane composers besides myself: the electrifying works of Joshua Rivory performed with Cara Tran, and the soulful sounds of Maja Puseljic with the Armilla Quartet. The night will also feature the creation of live reaction artworks. One of the artists is Lucy Tyler, whom I had the pleasure of asking some questions about her work:
How would you describe your works?
I tend to work very heavily with pattern, regardless of the conceptual content of the work. I find comfort in the familiarity of repetition on a personal level, but I also find pattern is a quick way to connect with the audience. People naturally enjoy seeing things that are organised and controlled, so pattern plays directly into that very human desire.
Also, I find when I'm performing that there's a lot to be said for pure mark-making, without overthinking the final product.
When did you start/how did you get into it?
I was asked by Luke Carbon to have a go when Paint It Red featured at Containerval Festival in November 2013. Through that I gained an internship with Jugglers in Semester 1 2014 and continued to perform at the next few Paint It Red events. I'm excited to be back!
In creating a live reaction artwork, where do you start/what do you look for in the music?
The first thing I try to look for is a mood or tone in the sound, something I can connect to that resonates both in the music and on the page. After that I usually listen out for motifs or patterns (if any) and let that guide the work as the piece progresses.
Do you have a particular style of music you enjoy working with most?
I'm not overly picky, I love performing to any kind of music.
I do find that the most organic performances come out when both the artists and the musicians are improvising – you get this fantastic interaction between artforms, like a conversation. The musician plays a motif, the artist interprets it visually and then the musician feeds off of the artist's visual cues back into the music. The experience is like a meditation.
To find out more about Lucy and her work, visit her website creativemachine.com.au or Like her on Facebook. Paint it Red | 9 06 March 2015 – Jugglers Art Space, 103 Brunswick Street, Brisbane Doors 6:30pm $5 / $10 More information and RSVP on Facebook


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Four bidders have pre-qualified to compete for the contract to build an extension of Edinburgh's tram network to Newhaven.
The City of Edinburgh Council said there was "significant local, national and international" interest in the project to extend the city's tram system from York Place through Leith to Newhaven.
Newhaven was included in plans for the original network, which opened in 2014. But rising costs during its construction resulted in the line being shortened, terminating at York Place in the city centre.
The Infrastructure and Systems contract includes the design and construction of all track, overhead line, tram stops, systems and road infrastructure between York Place and Newhaven.
The shortlisted bidders are:
- BAM Colas Rail JV
- Dragados
- Farrans Sacyr Neopul JV
- Sisk Steconfer JV
The successful bidders will be invited to tender in mid-April.
Transport Convener Councillor Lesley Macinnes said: "When the Outline Business Case (OBC) was approved by council in September 2017, we pledged to test the OBC with a robust procurement process before reporting back with the Final Business Case.
"Our project team – the same team who successfully delivered the tram to York Place following mediation – has worked very closely with the market over the past 18 months, developing a contract strategy that meets market expectations and the requirements of the council.
"We were very pleased with the significant level of interest from local, national and international bidders and this process has resulted in a strong shortlist of experienced design and build contractors as we move on to the tender stage."
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