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Always entertaining, mildly offensive
IANative: Indeed, when you grab Brent (or he grabs you), it feels like liquid unobtanium wrapped in rawhide... whereas Greg is just solid muscle wrapped in hate, seasoned w/ snuff and a little lead.
One thing that has really helped me is to have a few abbreviated routines that only take 15-20 minutes if I'm pressed for time, or can stretch them out if I'm struggling to get something done. Working night watch, I can usually get PT for the last hour of my shift 3 days per week. And, some days I'm just not feeling it. I've found by starting off with 50 jumping jacks to get the blood flowing and to wake up that about 90% percent of the time I feel ready for my normal warm up and routine.
One of my favorite quick workouts is alternating 5 sets of a heavy single on deadlift with 10 weighted dips.
A shitty work out is better than no work out. One has to be careful not to let that be their prevailing thought though. On days I am feeling sluggish I will have some coffee about a half hour before I lift. I dunno if it actually does anything or if its a placebo effect but I feel energized afterwards and crush weights. Also I like coffee so it a win win lol.
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Thanks, folks; I tend to get caught up in whether I can get in my usual 35 min. - 1 hr. workout that I prefer. It is better to keep the routine and at least get in some weighted pull-ups and push-ups, or ten minutes of sprinting, than to forgo it entirely.
Ten minutes of sprints--there's my workout for tonight, after dinner and a movie with my dad for belated Father's Day gift.
This has been a better week on the fitness front, with a full-body weight workout Monday, sprints Tuesday night (less than I preferred, as I got to talking with a neighbor at the end of one 100-yard dash, then was informed dinner was ready), and deadlift workout last night. I need to go to the chiropractor and had some harebrained notion of doing a couple of 3x5s with moderate weight (185 and 225, respectively) and then attempting a new 1RM at 275. The 1RM didn't happen (unsurprisingly), so after noting I needed to go home, I ended with a heavy single at 255.
Now on for some dryfire/airsoft work, forms, and speed tomorrow morning.
Been lil' dilatory both in posting to this and actually working out, but a quick update. Did a short session of deads yesterday morning, working up to 255 for a 1x2, 1x, 1x3, 1x2, and 1x1, after some lighter worksets earlier on (don't remember all the numbers). Even though I hadn't eaten particularly well the week prior and had done nothing for fitness, other than walking a total of 11.28 miles around Philly a few days before, I was pretty happy with what I could get into a 25-min. workout. Now I feel it in ever part of my posterior chain, which is gratifying.
On another note, I had the misfortune of needing to visit a clinic today to get blood drawn for school-required immunity tests. They did the usual vital signs stuff, including weight and resting heart rate. I weighed in at 172.6, which made me smile, because 1) It confirmed what I've measured at home, which is that I have put on about seven pounds of muscle over the last few months, and 2) The nurse taking the measurements didn't know I was wearing my VP9, GnS, and two spare mags, in addition to the usual pocket wares. My actual weight is around 3-4 pounds less, but I could still see the weight increase. Plus, my heart rate checked out at 66, and that wasn't even fully-rested. Thank you, weight work, for an increase in muscle and in cardio performance.
Update from the last few days. Monday was a squat night, which didn't go quite as I had hoped; I worked up to 205 or 215, IIRC, with only a few work sets. My right hamstring/hip adductor started complaining and felt like it would consider pulling if I kept going, so I laid off for the night. I had gone swing/ballroom dancing on Saturday night (met an awfully pretty girl, too), played soccer for a couple hours on Sunday, and then lifted, so my legs had a right to be sore the next couple days. Tuesday I focused on rowing and chest (low cable rows alternated with sets of pushups, then dumbbell bench press and bent over rows).
This afternoon was back to my old favorite, deadlifts (which helped release the last tension from my leg work). 1x10 @ 135 for warmup, 3x7 @ 170, 3x5 @ 205, 3x5 @ 225, and then a heavy single. Set a new 1RM: 275. I was pretty happy with that, as I had had to work a bit over the last several weeks to bring it up from my last record of 265. Been making gains, since maxing about 205 back in February.
Squat morning, with warmup 2x10 @ 135, per usual, then 5x5 @ 205, then 3x5 @ 225. Could have lifted more, I realized, so next squat round will see me upping the weight on my worksets, across the board.
Also went to get fitted for a tuxedo, for my sister's wedding. Evidently my waist measured at a 29, because that's the size of pants the lady fitting me gave me. Due to my leg and derriere mass, I couldn't get them all the way up. increase by six sizes later, my legs actually fit.
Been a bit since an update, so here we go. I've been sporadic at best lately and far too indulgent of that dietary weakness of mine, sweets. Last week I did some deadlifts Friday evening, which kinda sucked because I was pretty dang tired after a hectic week of travel and debate coaching. Tonight was the first time in a week I had gotten in, so I stayed at the leg press machine the whole evening. 1x10 @ 257 to warm up, then 3x10 @ 347, 5x7 @ 437, and 1x25 and 1x10 @ 307. Not a bad night, I'll feel it in the legs tomorrow, and on the weekend, once I finish moving for law school, I'll hit the upper and core.


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Here's how: Every time you cut the grass, follow the "one third" rule. Mow often enough to cut only one-third of the length of the grass blade in any one mowing. This strengthens the grass plant by reducing shock to the lawn's root system and creates a denser, healthier root system. Once you've mowed, let the clippings go to work. By leaving them on the lawn, you'll reduce your need for fertilizer. Grass clippings are 80-85% water and contain 2-4% nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and other nutrients. According to the University of Colorado, grasscycling can reduce fertilization needs by 25 percent or more. You'll also see your water bill shrink because grasscycling provides an umbrella for your grass roots and keeps our harsh Wyoming sun from drying them out. And of course you'll save your back and time since there'll be no raking and bagging.
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To be alive is Power
Existence in itself
Without a further function
Omnipotence enough.
-Emily Dickinson
Outside, the ground is damp, but the predicted storm has not yet arrived. El Nino? At this moment, our household is still holding a California drought frame of mind.
I sit in view of an open door in what was my mother's favorite chair; it doesn't quite fit the decor, but I have been reluctant to let it go. A voice at the back of the house fills the soundscape. I become aware of a shoulder tightening and, slowly, lean back.
I rock gently, look outside and notice a steel grey wet veil suspended in the air, close to a mist. There is momentary silence; then, a woodpecker and dove express themselves, vociferously. I am pulled to go outside.
Wearing prescription sun glasses, which cast a warm amber over the landscape, I step on yellow-brown ash leaves that had fallen in wind pools under foot and head uphill. I drag broken branches out from under oak down one of the deer trails, reminding myself to protect the body and allow earth to carry the weight of wood.
Rescuing a jacket thrown over one of the old horse corral posts, I return to the house. Inside, our weather station tells me it is over 60 per cent humidity, and by the next day we get more than an inch of rain in less than two hours.
Two days later, what is being called a "Gustado" hits. Our power line splits. Water electrifies. Pipes melt. Smoke spills from the attic. Modern systems no longer work. And we are, powerfully, alive!
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Your right to data portability entails that you may request us to provide you with your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to have such data transmitted directly to another controller, where technically feasible. Upon request, and where this is technically feasible, we will transmit your personal data directly to the other controller.
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You also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data, which means you may request us to no longer process your personal data. This only applies in case the 'legitimate interests' ground (including profiling) constitutes the legal basis for processing (see para. 'Legal basis' above).
At any time and free of charge you can object to direct marketing purposes in case your personal data is processed for such purposes, which includes profiling purposes to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. In case you exercise this right, we will no longer process your personal data for such purposes.
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Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd, Establishment Division
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Customer Service phone number: 01342838000
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|Address, Country, Email, Name, Title Postal Code, Phone number
|Business Operation, Communication and Administration, including contract administration
|All staff (Personal Communication via email, phone and post with Suppliers, Partners and Clients). Group Company Contacts supplied to Authorised Staff only. Telephone system provider - Southern Communications (Name and telephone only)
|Data is kept no longer than it is necessary for company operations. For example, criteria for determining data retention period could be: whether our business relationship is active or if there is an existing legal obligation for us to keep your details
|Data subject, Third Party: Group Company Liaison Managers providing contact details to enable business operation
|Taxi Administration
|Address, Name, Phone number
|Administration, Transfers provision for staff and visitors
|Reception, Taxi Hire Companies
|Not stored
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|Administration, Building and Premises Security
|Authorised staff with an account. Restricted access
|Data is kept no longer than it is necessary for company operations. Criteria for establishing retention period could be: level of security on site
|Data Subject, Internal use Only
|Visitors Administration, including visits from clients, partners, local schools, suppliers and any other type of visitor
|Name, Car Registration N, Photo Image, Video Image
|To Enable visitors' access to the building, Safety, promotion of events
|Establishment division. Relevant staff inviting visitors or organising events. Photos have restricted access
|Data is kept no longer than it is necessary for the company operations. For example, it could be for the duration of the visitors book. Criteria for determining data retention period could be: whether photos have been taken and we obtained consent to use images for marketing purposes.
|Data subject (legal representative)
|Recruitment Administration
|Full Name, Address, Phone, CV, E-mail
|HR Department. Restricted access.
|Data is only kept for as long as it is required and within recommended Retention Periods by CIPD
|Data Subject
|Web-Site Management and Marketing
|Browser History, IP address and Details
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|Marketing Department. Restricted access
|Cookies retention period depend on their type. However, all cookies are kept within lawful retention periods. Criteria for cookie retention period could be a type of cookie or their purpose. For example, session cookies only exist while your browser is open
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|Marketing and Sales, Newsletters, Leads Generation and Continuity
|Marketing and Sales Department
|Until recipient opts Out
|Data Subjects, Enquiry Forms on the Web-Site, Third Party: Exhibition Lists supplied by Exhibition Organisers
|Press and Media contacts database
|Contact name, Title, Work address, Phone number, Work or Personal email address
|Marketing, Press Releases
|Marketing Department
|Data is kept no longer than it is necessary for company operations. Criteria for establishing retention period could be: continued business with the media or press contact
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|Account Name (Username) and other data made available by source. Linked IN (name, email, work history, phone)
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|Relevant Social Networks Platforms, Marketing Department has access. Linked IN access also is with HR Department
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|Authorised staff, service repair point
|Warranty Period and Product Life Period
|Data Subject Paperwork and emails received from customer with the repair or during the course of servicing or support
|Supplier, customer business cooperation using third party software systems
|E-mail, Name, address (where applicable), phone number, username and password
|Business operation Delivery
|Authorised staff only for each relevant software system used. Various software systems
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|Business Relationships with Customers, Suppliers and Partners – Administration of Payments on Incoming and Outgoing Invoices, Contract Execution
|Authorised staff with a Business Enterprise system login
|Data is kept no longer than it is necessary for the company operations. For example, criteria for determining data retention period could be: whether you have an account with us. In this case, we will keep your data while your account is active or for as long as needed to provide the services to you
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|Rental Operations
|Name and Email of a shooting event participants
|Access to and Safety on Shooting Locations
|Rental Department
|Data is only kept for as necessary as it is required. In this case, it could be the duration of a shooting event
|Third Party (Shooting Administrator)
|Provision of a personalised link with Photo Image or Video Footage captured using ShowBolt Robot
|Email Address,
Photo/Image, Video Footage
|Provision of Showbolt Service
|Recording of video footage is automated and is recorded on our Servers. Access to these records is restricted and may include: IT and R&D department, Rental Department
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|Customer Training
|Name, Email, Passport N (if required for visa letter), Photo Image
|Training provision and administration. Marketing. Issuance of Visa invitation letter
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Discussion in 'Shot Show' started by Tejano Scott, Nov 22, 2016.
Who is in? I'm going.
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SHOT is always in Vegas. I think Jan 17th to 20th. I am going to work really hard to make it this year.
I'll be there.
I won't be able to make it any time soon, but that is now on my bucket list.
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What exactly does it take to get in the door? You have to be in the industry somehow right?
I've been a couple times. Gun lover overload. I know a FFL holder that got me access as one of his researchers, I think that's the classification on the pass I had. It is so big and busy I understand why the general public isn't allowed and it's limited to industry related folks. It would be nearly unpassable if it was open to everyone.
SAR West is coming up fast too!
Correct, but it's not that hard. I had a buddy who wanted to go one year who was "thinking" about getting into the industry. They just made him fill out a form announcing his intention and approved him. If you have a decent relationship with any FFL, they should be able to get you in.
SHOT is something every gun nut should go to at least once. TXI is correct, it's usually in Vegas during mid January. Though long ago I seem to remember going to a SHOT in Orlando if I'm not mistaken. I was a kid then.
As others said, it's almost impassable. Wall to wall guns gear etc. For anyone who has been to NRA, this is like 20 times the size and scale.
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Unfortunately it's not in the cards this year, but I will shoot for next year.


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Beautiful five bedroom villa for sale in the exclusive El Herrojo community in La Quinta, an extremely sought-after area on the coast. The villa is set back from the immediate hustle and bustle of Puerto Banus, in picturesque surroundings with mature landscaped gardens and fabulous sea views.
An elegant paved driveway leads to the entrance of this charming family villa which is distributed across three floors offering spacious and incredibly versatile accommodation.
The ground floor comprises a spectacular entrance hall with stunning staircases, split level living room with fireplace, games room with bar, separate dining room, kitchen, laundry area and guest wc. The living and dining rooms have patio doors leading out to a covered terrace with gorgeous views of the garden and pool.
On the first floor you will find three en-suite bedrooms, one with a south facing terrace, a huge master bedroom with TV room, 'his and hers' en-suite bathrooms and a generous balcony with breathtaking views towards the Mediterranean Sea.
At basement level there is a garage for up to eight cars. There is also an additional space with plenty of natural light that has the potential to be converted into a guest apartment or similar.
The extensive terrace offers open and covered areas with ample space for dining al-fresco and sunbathing around the swimming pool.
This is an exquisite property with remarkable style in a highly desirable location on the Costa del Sol; close to La Quinta golf club and hotel and just a short drive to the prestigious Golf Valley in Nueva Andalucia, the luxury harbour of Puerto Banus and a selection of beaches.
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I volunteered to handle the bird this year at the in-law's for Thanksgiving. In no uncertain terms The Wife told me I "had better bring my A game." I ad seen this episode of Alton Brown's Good Eats, it seemed easy enough, and this recipe got 2,500+ rave reviews on the Food Network site.
I have to admit I cheated. I didn't brine my own, I bought one of Trader Joe's brined turkeys and picked up where the brining left off. I "stuffed" the bird with aromatics of an apple, an onion, a celery stalk and a cinnamon stick. I made an herb butter with garlic and turkey seasoning and rubbed that under the skin.
The turkey from Trader Joe's was great. It was the most moist bird anyone at the table had ever eaten.
1 Turkey
Canola Oil
Aluminum Foil
1 Apple
1 Onion
2 Celery Stalks
1 Cinnamon Stick
1 Cup Water
Herb Butter
1 Stick Butter - Room Temperature
1/4 Cup Dried Garlic Flakes
1 Tbsp. Turkey Seasoning
1 Tsp. Parsley
Take the aluminum foil and roll out a square that, when folded in half to form a triangle, will cover the breast of the bird. Go ahead and form it over the turkey, remove it and apply a coating of canola oil and set aside.
Chop aromatics into large chunks and place in a bowl, add one cup of water and microwave for 5 minutes.
Lightly stuff the bird with the aromatics when they're cool enough to handle. You don't want to pack them in, just lightly fill.
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
Rub the herb butter under the skin above the breasts, careful not to break the skin.
Rub the outside of the bird with canola oil.
Place turkey on a "V" rack in a large roasting pan. and place in the oven for 30 minutes.
**Note - there will be smoke because of how hot the oven is, and the canola oils reaction. This is normal, but you might want to disable the smoke detectors. It's not a ton, but expect it.
After 30 minutes, remove the turkey from the oven and apply the breast plate. Lower temperature to 350 and insert a thermometer.
Roast the bird until it reached 160 degrees. Remove it from the oven and cover with an aluminum foil tent and let rest for at least 15 minutes. The temperature will continue to rise to 165. You want to make sure the white meat is at 165 and the dark meat is at 185.


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Posted by Stacey on Thursday, Oct 22, 2015
Gone are the days of painstakingly making mixtapes for friends, so we wanted to revive the act of sharing favorite songs this month. If you haven't seen our interactive playlist displays yet, look for them near the music CDs and up on the 2nd floor. We've provided themes; you provide the songs.
If you'd like help tracking down any of the songs you see on the display, let us know! ICPL might own the album, we could help you listen to particular songs online, or we can borrow CDs on interlibrary loan for residents of our primary service area at no cost to you.


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Tiger Woods: I Don't Regret Cheating on Elin Nordegren!by Sarah Taylor at .
The douche in here is thick enough to cut with a knife.
Legendary golfer/philanderer, Tiger Woods, doesn't regret cheating on his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren.
To be clear, Tiger Woods cheated on Elin Nordegren, and he's totally okay with it.
In a bombshell interview, Woods told Charlie Rose, "[My only regret in life was] not spending another year at Stanford," his former university.
Rose incredulously asked if that was the only regret from his life - a life of many regrets by all outward appearances - yet Woods was firm in his "no."
When further pressed about his divorce from Nordegren, and if Woods had ever expressed remorse to his children about his infidelities, Woods said, "No."
"No. I don't. I haven't said that," he replied.
"I said 'Everybody makes mistakes, and the reason why mommy's living in her house and daddy's living in his house is because daddy made mistakes, and it's okay."
Except for the part, you know, where it's not, and apparently Tiger has a communication breakdown in the syanpses of his brain, because most mistakes culminate in regrets.
You'd probably have to have a conscience to experience regret, though.
"I made a bunch of mistakes," he conceded.
"But in the end, Elin is my ex-wife."
"She's one of my best friends," he added.
"We've had two beautiful kids."
(That weren't figured into the remorse equation when Tiger was boning his many mistresses, apparently.)
There's only one thing certain, and that it's that nothing is certain when it comes to Tiger Woods (except for, perhaps, a dong wandering deep into the woods to find his balls).
It's nothing short of shocking that he'd say that he has "no regret" about cheating on his ex-wife ...
... But then again, it was nothing short of shocking when we found out the extent of his infidelities.
His career hasn't really recovered from the 2009 cheating scandal, and sorry to say, we've got no "rebound" joke there - things were just too deep.
Tiger's public persona has basically been out of control ever since, and it's high time we start learning that he's nothing but a talented loose cannon.
Unfortunately, there's a lot of them floating around out there these days.


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There is a lot to be said when you're looking at the issues that are related to your personal injury case or situation. The fact is, there are a lot of problems that may come up and you will want to ensure that you've got a pretty solid idea of what you're going to need to do. The fact of the matter is, there are tons of issues that may arise and you're going to have to make some changes to be sure that you've got everything together in a way that works.
Working with a personal injury lawyer kissimmee fl is going to allow you to have a solid idea as to what you'll need to try and work out as a part of your situation. There are so many problems that may come up that you'll want to be sure that you talk to the right people in order to see what is going to make the most sense and how you want to get ahead of everything that is going on there. Your lawyer is going to be able to guide you through and give you some solid advice on what you'll need to do.
Really look at what there is to be done and talk to the right individuals so that you can work out just what it is that you want to take care of. Many times, you will notice that it works out much better and that you'll be able to take care of a lot of different things for your cause before you get anywhere. Look closely at what there is to be done. You deserve to get the money you need for your recovery, and your personal injury lawyer is going to be able to help that become a reality for you in the future, too.


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Volatility dynamics in Dubai gold futures market
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Nekhili, Ramzi and Thorpe, Michael. 2011. Volatility dynamics in Dubai gold futures market. International Research Journal of Applied Finance 2 (11): pp. 1303-1313.
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This study explores the volatility dynamics of gold futures traded on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange. We test the effect of margin trading reform implemented by the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority on the dynamic relationship between the daily gold futures volatility and volume, open interest, and futures returns. We find that volatility dynamics with respect to volume and return are consistent with other futures markets patterns but not with the open interest, especially after the reform. Moreover, the reform has decreased trading volume and open interest and increased gold futures volatility.
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Aleina Brightlance was a knight-commander of Silverymoon's Knights in Silver in the late 15th century.[1]
In 1484 DR, during a new assault by orcs and drow on the Silver Marches, Aleina commanded a knight contingent sent to help King Firehelm in the defense of Sundabar. She was captured in the fall of the city and brought to Underdark by a drow party. She was saved by Regis and Wulfgar of the Companions of the Hall along with many other prisoners. Afterward, Aleina helped them in fighting orcs and drow and partnered with Wulfgar.
In 1485 DR, having received reinforcement, Aleina commanded a battalion of Knights in Silver in the decisive battles of the war.[2]
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Keeping the greater Athens area's streets and sidewalks "squeaky clean" during next year's Summer Olympics is the focus of a latest proposal unveiled by Athens 2004 organisers (ATHOC) late last month in cooperation with local government entities and central authorities, as trash collection and waste management expectedly ranks as a paramount issue for the congested Greek capital all-year-round.
ATHOC's initiative, which is expected to have long-term benefits for the greater Athens area in the years to come, couldn't have come at a more opportune time, as the partial close-down of the metropolitan area's biggest landfill (in the working-class Ano Liossia district) left tens of hundreds of tons of rubbish on greater Athens' streets in unseasonably warm weather this week. New landfill sites in Attica prefecture, a politically sensitive issue most everywhere in the industrialised world today, are expected to relieve the strain on the nearly saturated Ano Liossia facility.
Meanwhile, according to ATHOC, the primary goal is "clean cities" for next year's Olympic Games through new organisational plans and waste management systems, something that will leave a much-needed "lasting legacy" for the Greek capital and surrounding municipalities. At present, the greater Athens area, which includes the major port city of Piraeus, hosts almost half of Greece's 11-million population and practically two-thirds of the country's economic output, something that translates into "big city" waste management and rubbish collection specifications.
ATHOC expects an additional 150 to 200 tons of garbage to be added to the volume generated daily in the greater Athens area during the duration of the Games. According to press reports this week, an average of 5,500 tons of rubbish are collected in the Athens metropolitan area every day. The malodorous situation this past week developed when Ano Liossia authorities allowed only 500 tons to be off-loaded in their landfill, the biggest such site in Attica prefecture.
In a previous letter to local authorities, Athens 2004 Olympic Organising Committee (ATHOC) President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki cited two "critical areas" in terms of waste management during the 2004 Games, namely, cooperation amongst local government entities and the procurement of additional heavy equipment, a matter that will probably be taken up at the central government level. A central authority for waste management and street cleaning throughout the greater Athens area may also be created.
The plan submitted by ATHOC on waste management and garbage collection includes a detailed analysis of each region's and municipality's needs and current data as well as the level of cleanliness each "Olympic Zone" must maintain during the Games.
In terms of Olympic facilities and related areas themselves, Angelopoulos-Daskalaki noted in her letter that ATHOC has re-issued a tender for a comprehensive garbage collection and waste management system, noting that a final decision will be made in early June.


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On August 3, 1877, the Wells Fargo stagecoach pulled out of Fort Ross and headed south over Seaview Ridge, down Meyer's Grade toward Guerneville. The horses were tired, the stage clattered along the dusty coastal route that linked Point Arena to the outpost of Duncan's Mills on the Russian River, without mishap. So far, so good.
But as he was nearing the end of his arduous journey down the sleepy Sonoma County coast, a strange, cloaked figure stepped out of the scrub and shadows on River Road and yelled, "Halt! We have you surrounded" The startled Wells Fargo driver reined up and stared at an apparition in the sizzling August heat. He rubbed his eyes. Was it a mirage?
A ghost dressed in a linen duster, wheat sacks on his legs, a flour sack over his head, topped by a black derby. He didn't believe the wild stories of a ghost bandit loose in these parts. But this was comical.
The driver soon gave up any notion of a sunstruck ghost when the "ghost" demanded in a deep, hollow voice, that brooked no opposition, that he "throw down the treasure box." And he waved his double barrel shotgun in punctuation.
The driver, looking down the working end of a very real 12-gauge shotgun, decided discretion was the better part of valor and handed over the strongbox with its $300 in coin, a cheque for $3.05, and a silver watch, to the notorious outlaw.
When the apparition disappeared into the chaparral on foot, the Wells Fargo driver took off to Guerneville lickety-split, cracking his whit as the carriage careening along River Road, to report the robbery.
When the Guerneville posse arrived at the scene of the crime, he noted that it was in the same place as the last robbery three years earlier, last July; the mail sacks were slashed with a characteristic "T" shape. "Yep, that's Black Bart's M.O., all right," he said to no one in particular.
The sheriff found the smashed strongbox in the underbrush, devoid of coin and cash. When he found the axe, he noticed a scrap of paper on a tree stump fluttering like a wounded bird, anchored under a rock He tossed the rock into the bushes and examined a waybill with a curious message in different hands, scribbled on the back:
I've labored long and hard for bread,
For honor, and for riches,
But on my corns too long you've tred,
You fine-haired sons of bitches.
Black Bart
the PO 8
Driver, give my respects to our friend, the other driver; but I really had a notion to hang my old disguise hat on his weather eye.
Respectfully, B.B. (1877)
And so began the dubious literary career of Black Bart, the Gentleman Bandit, who, for the next eight year, with numerous daring thefts, successfully hoodwinked and bilked Wells, Fargo and Company, out of $40,000, relieving them of their petty cash to the tune of—or should I say the pure po8try of—thousands of dollars a year. Someone quipped, that whatever Black Bart lacked as a rhymer, he sure made up for as a robber.
California's first, and most notorious stagecoach robber poet of the West, Black Bart, had left his calling card—a note with a penned verse at the scene of another crime. A second verse left inside a hacked up strongbox at a holdup on the Quincy - Oroville stage line, read:
Here I lay me down to sleep
To wait the coming morrow,
Perhaps success, perhaps defeat,
And everlasting sorrow.
Let come what will, I'll try it on,
My condition can't be worse;
And if there's money in that box, '
Tis munny in my purse.
Black Bart
(July 25, 1878)
After the second poem, again, each line was written as if in a different hand, there was a price on Black Bart's head. Governor Irwin posted a $300 reward for the capture of Black Bart, PO8. Wells Fargo matched Irwin's reward and the US Post Office added another $200. An $800 reward for bad penmanship, bad poetry, and a whole lot of Wells Fargo's moolah.
The $800 bounty merely upped the ante, Black Bart brazenly robbed three more stages that week alone, but the reward went unclaimed for five years. But never again did he leave his calling card of odd verse at the scene of any crime. Perhaps Black Bart, with his busy burglary schedule, suffered from writer's block.
Apparently C.E "Charles" Bolton, a retired San Francisco mining engineer, had a bone to pick with Wells Fargo and so he decided to lighten Wells Fargo and Company stagecoaches of their payload.
Bolton was born Charles Bolles, in Norfolk, England in 1829, was raised on a farm in upstate New York from age two, and at age 20, he arrived to the California gold fields in 1849, and eventually changed his name to Bolton. After five unsuccessful years of mining ventures on the North Fork of the American River with his cousin and brother, Bolton returned to Illinois after his brother, Robert, died tragically in San Francisco.
Bolton married Mary Johnson in 1854, settled down to raise a family, but soon grew tired of the farmer's life in Illinois.
Bolton enlisted in the Civil War and fought at Vicksburg, where he was seriously wounded, and General Sherman's March to the Sea. He received medals and a commission, but grew weary of civilian life. His feet were itching, so in 1867, he took up prospecting in Idaho and Montana.
In August 1871, Bolton wrote a last letter to his wife, of a dispute with some Wells, Fargo & Company employees who had ruthlessly forced him off his land in Montana by cutting off his water supply, making it impossible for him to mine his silver claim. He vowed to get even.
And thus began Bolton's life of crime. And poetry. Charles Bolton—a man of many aliases including Charles E. Bowles/Boles/Bolles, and T. Z. Spalding when he was arrested, robbed his first stagecoach in July, of 1875 in Calaveras County. His favored pseudonym was "Black Bart."
During the early 1870s, the Sacramento Union ran a weekly serial, a dime novel, "The Case of Summerfield" where a highwayman, Bartholomew Graham, AKA Black Bart, made a habit of robbing Wells Fargo stages.
A case where reality mirrored fiction, Bolton adopted the moniker. The description and persona suited him to a "T."
"He [Black Bart] is five feet ten inches and a half in height, thick set, has a mustache sprinkled with gray, grizzled hair, clear blue eyes, walks stooping, and served in the late civil war....It is said that he was engaged in the late robbery of Wells & Fargo's express...."
— Caxton, "The Case of Summerfield"
The real Black Bart made good editorial copy, he was the press and the public's darling. An eyewitness later described him as having graying brown hair and deep-set piercing blue eyes under heavy brows.
What made the crimes unusual was that stagecoach passengers reported that Bolton was always very polite, saying, "Please throw down the box." He was a real Robin Hood, always courteous, never robbed them, making a point of returning their items, with a poetic bow or flourish, saying, "Ma'am, I don't rob passengers. I'm only after Wells Fargo."
Bolton often took the train to Stockton and thought nothing of walking 40 miles into the hills, a soldier's quirk he picked up during the Civil War. He knew every road, trail and pass from Sacramento to San Francisco like the back of his hand. And then some. Even Wells Fargo was impressed with his prowess, describing him as a very "thorough mountaineer."
Perhaps it was because of the sheer distances he routinely traversed on foot that gave him the idea to rob Wells Fargo stages. A highwayman riding shank's mare? No one expected to find a man on foot in the middle of nowhere without a telltale getaway pony.
Black Bart, who pulled off at least 28 robberies in eight years, often revisited the scene of his last crime spree, with great success. He favored steep mountain passes, where the exhausted horse team pulling a heavy stagecoach laden with gold, were forced to a slow walk.
Wells Fargo began bolting the strongbox to the carriage floor of the stages to impede Black Bart's progress. But there were so many lonely stretches of road that naturally lent themselves to highway robbery. The stagecoach run from Clear Lake to Cloverdale was dubbed "The longest 30 miles in the World."
There's a road named after Black Bart between Forbestown, once a large mining center, and Robinson Mills i(near Oroville). During one hot summer day in July, 1878, Black Bart held up a stage on the road from La Porte to Oroville. A traveler tried to give her valuables to Black Bart who leld up his hand and said: "No lady, don't get out. I never bother the passengers. Keep calm. I'll be through here in a minute and on my way." He nabbed the Wells Fargo strong box with $50 in gold and a silver watch, the mail sacks, and disappeared into the seething heat.
There's a road named after Black Bart between Forbestown, once a large mining center, and Robinson Mills i(near Oroville). During one hot summer day in July, 1878, Black Bart held up a stage on the road from La Porte to Oroville. A traveler tried to give her valuables to Black Bart who leld up his hand and said: "No lady, don't get out. I never bother the passengers. Keep calm. I'll be through here in a minute and on my way." He nabbed the Wells Fargo strong box with $50 in gold and a silver watch, the mail sacks, and disappeared into the seething heat.
During one robbery Black Bart quipped, "Sure hope you have a lot of gold in that strongbox, I'm nearly out of money." In Shasta County, stage driver Horace Williams asked Bart, "How much did you make?" Bart answered, "Not very much for the chances I take."
And near French Gulch Bart said, "Hurry up the hounds; it gets lonesome in the mountains." Black Bart eluded the law for nearly a decade until his capture in 1883. His eventual undoing was a silk handkerchief he dropped at the scene of his last crime.
Black Bart's last holdup was—oddly—at the scene of his first crime on Funk Hill, near Copperopolis, in the Sierra foothills. Though he escaped into the hills with one gold bar after he was winged by a young hotshot hitchiker, Jimmy Rolleri, as he was trying to free the strongbox bolted to the stagecoach floor, Black Bart dropped a bloodied silk handkerchief at the scene of the crime.
Bolton was eventually identified by a laundry mark on the handkerchief and duly captured when Wells Fargo detective James Hume and Sheriff Tom Cunningham found the handkerchief, and exclaimed, "At last we have a clew!"
After visiting some 91 laundries in San Francisco, Wells Fargo detectives James Hume and Henry Morse traced a laundry mark, F.X.0.7., on the handkerchief to a Bush Street laundry that Bolton used. When who should walk in out of the blue but the dapper Bolton himself. Hume was startled, the resemblance was uncanny, he thought he was looking at his double in a mirror—right down to the broad white mustache.
Morse noted that Bolton was "elegantly dressed, carrying a little cane.... a natty little derby hat, a diamond pin, a large diamond ring on his little finger, and a heavy gold watch and chain.... One would have taken him for a gentleman who had made a fortune and was enjoying it...." At Wells Fargo's expense.
Hume and Morse engaged Bolton in conversation about mining investment schemes. They discovered that Bolton took frequent "business trips" that coincided with Wells Fargo robberies. Back at the Wells Fargo office, Hume's questions took another turn, stagecoach robberies. When an eyewitness identified him, Bolton knew the jig was up, raised his hands and exclaimed, "Gentlemen, I pass." He confessed that he was indeed "the P 08." Bolton may have gone meekly to his arrest but he bristled when they made fun of his verses.
Charles Bolton pleaded guilty to the charge of one count of stagecoach robbery (and two counts of poetry); he was sentenced to six years in San Quentin prison on Nov. 21, 1883.
Police reported that Bolton was a model prisoner. He was "a person of great endurance." Witty under the most trying of circumstances, he was "extremely proper and polite in behavior. Eschews profanity."
Black Bart's shotgun was never loaded. The "rifles" he had trained on the stage were merely sticks propped up in trees. He worked alone. His gang was an imaginary sleight of hand. Bolton was reputed to have said that he didn't want to take a chance of hurting any of his victims. "I never robbed a passenger or ill-treated a human being," he said.
After his early release from prison for good behavior, on Jan. 22, 1888, and in failing health, Bolton answered the bevy of reporters flooding the prison boat, one wanted to know how prison life treated him, another asked: did he intend to rob any more stages? He shook his head no, and said, "Gentlemen, I'm through with crime." One reporter pressed Bolton, did he intended to write more poetry verses? Bolton threw back his head and chuckled, "Now didn't you hear me say I was through with crime? I repeat, gentlemen, I am through with a life of crime."
Without so much as a goodbye, a month later, Bolton disappeared, leaving his belongings behind in a boarding house, and he was never heard from again. Wild rumors spread: he was spotted in Mexico City, living the life of a king. Or in New Orleans. He was never seen again.
But his work inspired many copycat robbers to pen their own verses left at the scene of their crimes.
So here I've stood while wind and rain
Have set the trees a-sobbin,'
And risked my life for that damned box,
That wasn't worth the robbin'
Agent Hume was called in several times to verify their poseys, but after examining the handwriting, Hume (Black Bart's literary executor?) declared; their doggerel was the work a copycat—it didn't match the work of the Gentleman PO8.
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In May, 1983, in an irreverent history-making attempt— some 100 years after the capture of Black Bart—Sonoma County's own Black Bart Poetry Society held its first (and last) annual poetry festival and membership drive. Over 100 paying audience members were were held captive by poetry at the On Broadway Theatre in San Francisco's North Beach district.
Among the luminaries at the first and last Black Bart Poetry Festival were Beat poets Bob Kaufman, Joanne Kyger, and Bobbie Louise Hawkins; Sonoma State's novelist, Jerry Rosen, and Steve LaVioie, as well as other Bay Area poets. Steve Abbott, Cole Swensen, and Dave Benedetti also performed sets. One featured performer, [NPR's "All Things Considered"] Andrei Codresciu, was unable to attend, but sent his regrets.
The Black Bart Poetry Festival also aired the experimental films of William Burroughs, Lawrence Ferlingetti, and Kenneth Patchen as well as streaming live feed overhead videos of the performers in action. Sets were broken up with punk-rock riffles by bass player Dan Schiff.
In an irreverant history making surrender to creative anarchy, Monte Rio's own Po8 Laure8, Pat Nolan and his sidekick in crime, Steve LaVoie, co-founders of the Black Bart Poetry Society, also held their first annual paid membership drive at penpoint. There were few takers.
Besides cajoling patrons to sign up for the "Life of Crime" newsletter, there were featured readings, video loops and random music events. Nolan interviewed several prominent poets and he has plans to produce a video essay on the current State of the Arts in Bay Area Poetry.
The Black Bart Poetry Society whose sole motto is,"For those who think poetry is a crime" was named after the illustrious outlaw with the nome de plume of Black Bart. Black Bart robbed many Wells Fargo stage coaches from Marin to Mendocino—the epicenter of his nefarious activities was in Sonoma—especially the Russian River area were among his favorite harvesting grounds.
Black Bart's colorful history and infamous motto certainly adds an ironic twist to the folk song, Pretty Boy Floyd, "some rob you with six guns; some rob you with a fountain pen." Black Bart always signed his highway robberies with a poem—his trademark, the PO8.
If you think poetry is a crime, or have a momentary lapse in judgment and wish to join BBPS to submit some of your own doggerel, call Outlaw in Chief, Pat Nolan at (707) 865-1253. Says Monte Rio's PO8 Laure8, Nolan, "All Outlaw Members will be held responsible for memorizing the monthly newsletter that comes out sporadically, at best."
Future plans include a Black Bart doggerel poetry contest to be held at Duncan's Mills, reputed to be the scene of the original crime.
Bob Kaufman & Pat Nolan
Steve Abbott & Mimi Mimeaux
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Jerry Rosen
David Moe
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Rod Iverson & Pat Nolan
Steve LaVoie, Gail KIng, Bill Hawley & wife, Susan, Phil & Tony Cotouri
Bobbie Louise Hawkins & Pat Nolan
Gail King & Bobbie Louise Hawkins
Bobbie Louise Hawkins
David Benedetti
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(a shorter version of this article was published in The Paper, Guerneville, CA, 5/83). The problem with revision is that it's endless. The previous version of Black Bart (9/11/09) and its endless revision took me two full days with no time off for lunch. This one ate up most of my Sunday. It's done by virtue of the fact that I'm sick of it. I've sent it onto its fate, whether it appears in the upcoming book, in its entirety, or in a vastly abbreviated format, or not at all, I'm done with it—or it's done with me. I later realized that I nicked the title from a later article I wrote on Black Bart & E. Clampus Vitis (next on board for the preservation of elderly typescript articles written in my hasty youth.) And what will I do for a title?


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Pushing for an Equitable Society
Well after yesterday's post about Zac Efron wrestling a crocodile I felt like I should try a bit harder today. Someone even pointed out to me that the creature Zac Efron was wrestling was not, in actual fact, a crocodile. It was an alligator. As I said, I wasn't trying very hard.
Last night I was thinking about Uruguay. On Wednesday Uruguay became the third country in the Americas to legalise same-sex marriage. Mostly I was quoting Homer Simpson to myself, but I was also thinking about how marriage equality isn't the end game. In the same way that women and racial minorities are still discriminated against in particular ways, gay, lesbian and bisexual people are not going to be magically accepted by everyone once same-sex marriage is permitted. For example, I'm sure couples in Canada, Argentina, etc would still tell you about certain times and places they aren't able/comfortable to hold hands in public. Understanding and acceptance of trans* people still has a long way to go.
My recent traipsing around from city to city has meant I've visited a lot of different churches—everything from Hillsong London and New York to MCC San Francisco. I don't know what the "end game" is for LGBT people in churches. I thoroughly enjoyed the service at MCC, but I'm not convinced every LGBT-friendly church needs to look or act like that one.
Whatever it is, my prayer is that I will never lose my passion for making churches a safe place for people who don't fit in, even after I personally feel safe in every church I attend. I hope the LGBT community doesn't begin to rest on its laurels as acceptance of LGBT people increases. Perhaps it's too much to hope for, but I'd like to think LGBT activists will continue to push for a more equitable society generally long after they have achieved equality for themselves.


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This was the most pleasant and fastest skate yet since Randy first groomed the golf course last week. The temperature went from 9F to 15F around noon today. Warmer temps, some sunshine, and time are helping the skate track base settle nicely. The light, dry flakes this morning didn't hinder my glide a bit, although there are wind blown patches and some stretches of soft snow still. The south loop is still slower than the main track. I skated on CH3 again, but CH4 would work, too. Randy said he plans on tuning up the track when he gets back from skiing on Jackson Pass. Two other skaters and a young family were there enjoying the snow.
Many, many thanks to Randy for volunteering his time and expertise to groom, and buying gas for the groomer. Another huge thanks to Doug for providing the groomer. And thanks to the city of Rexburg and Teton Lakes Golf Course for making a lovely area for winter xc-skiing & sledding (& the port-a-potty!) available. We are so lucky!


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The "panzanella", quality 4.0
Usa, Russia, Japan and Turkey main destinations
To Italy 30 centers. 36 to Spain and 41 to the United Kingdom
Intended for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund: the Commission presented the investment proposal for the maritime economy with a plan of 6, 14 billion
X5 Retail Group, leading Russian food retailer, announces changes to the organisational structure of its Pyaterochka chain and the transition to a macro-regional management model
The Russian Federal Service has published a document to establish food content standards
In Italy, growth of 7%, in the US of 48%. No data for Moscow. Data 2017 on 2016
In 4 countries 18mld of food and wine Made in Italy (45% of the total)
Ministry of Agricultural Policies decree comes into force. Tenders for waste reduction and environmental impact
Dutch company to build potato processing plant in Almaty region


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Huge week for release, it seems like everyone wanted to get something out for Valentines Day. So much good stuff I have about twenty extra tracks for your listening pleasure. Click through to hear the best releases of the week.
Synthy downtempo glofi beats in a dreamy bath of skewing samples
MANTON – Don't Panic
Raucous beats from the infinite edges of encroaching space
Pont-à-Mousson – Bye Bye Mirello !
Bubblegum psychedelic radiating haze from a sunbathed garage
Ghost Thoughts – DABDA
Bright and jangly indie pop thoughtfully crossing through the void
Kenosha Kid – Missing Pieces
Jazzy relaxing instrumental jams coaxing grandeur from guitars
BenHaviour – If You See Them, Shoot Them
Spectral ambient classical soundtrack evoking the icy infinite
Jonathan Something – For All My Life
Lilting indie folk rock weightless in the warmth of Spanish guitar
Television Romeo – Fuk That
A synthy drizzling of wonky ominous downtempo electronics
The Smile Case – Murder Weather
Grandiose country punk chunking like rock and dripping filthy vocals
Mama Shogun – Mama Shogun
Heavy sludgy hardcore with a post-post approach to noisy metal goodness
Special shout out to Mama Shogun. While not released this week (or even this year) I just found it randomly and it's so great I needed to share. Total heavy weirdness in just the right way. This week also has the biggest Songs list I've ever even considered. I tried to organize them in a nice kind of flow (starting with chill electronics into instruments into rock, getting a bit louder and finishing with some heavy electronics) but in general just click and listen I'm sure you'll find something worthwhile.
As always, if you enjoyed something you found here please consider paying for it. The more you give to artists the more art they can create.
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In case you haven't already heard, I am going to be a big brother! They don't let dogs in doctor's offices unless you have special training so I couldn't go in for the ultre-sound appointment today. Mommy, daddy and grandma went though and...
It's a girl!
P.S. I won't be sharing my snicker-poodle-poos with her.
P.P.S. I forgot to announce her name: Elise (Ellie) Laine.


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Print waste managers J&G Environmental have won a Green Apple Environment Award in the national campaign to find Britain's greenest companies, councils and communities. They competed against more than 500 other nominations in the Green Apple Awards for Environmental Best Practice, and will be presented with their trophy and certificate at a ceremony in the Houses of Parliament on November 10.
The Blandford, Dorset, company has also been invited to have its winning paper published in The Green Book, the leading international work of reference on environmental best practice. J&G could also progress to represent its country in the European Business Awards for the Environment.
The Green Apple Awards, organised by The Green Organisation, began in 1994 and have become established as the country's major recognition for environmental endeavour among companies, councils, communities and countries.
The awards are supported by the Environment Agency, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Chartered Institution for Wastes Management and other independent bodies.
For further information please contact J&G Environmental. Telephone: 01258 453445.


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|Donatello wins everything
It's been a long time since I studied King David (like, back in Vacation Bible School from my Lutheran youth) I ended up reading this book pretty much side-by-side with the chapters about David in the Bible (1st and 2nd Corinthians and 1st and 2nd Samuel, mainly) to remind myself what was authentic. Brooks does not stray far from the original scripture, filling in, as she does in her marvelous way, the details of the story.
David's an slightly unusual story - there's little-to-no evidence today that he actually existed, however, even Brooks stipulates that it's unlikely he's merely metaphorical because he's such a flawed character. In the Bible, God loves him, which is why he goes from being a lowly shepherd boy to king of Israel. In many sects of Christianity he's seen as a kind of parallel to Jesus Christ, being from Bethlehem, becoming a king from a low position, and loved by God etc.
The story is mainly told from the perspective of Nathan, the seer (who also was meant to have originally told 1st and 2nd Chronicles). Nathan worked for David, because he had a vision (after David and his men killed his family) that David would eventually be king. Nathan's visions are legit and David keeps him as a kind of advisor. Nathan interviews people in David's life in order to write his biography.
One of the first people Nathan talks to his David's brother, who talks about how David slayed the famous giant, Goliath. Just luck, according to him, but the way he tells the story is extraordinary:
David slings another stone, and Goliath can feel the breeze as it passes. He dodges out of the way of it, and he's in all that armor, so he stumbles, and everyone laughs at him - his own and ours both. David's the only one not laughing. He's in some kind of a state, trumpeting away... ' this very day the Name will deliver you into my hands'- and more of that style of thing- it just poured out of him- the kind of high-blown words your kind comes out with: 'All the Earth shall know there is a God in Israel...' Not the kind of thing you expect out of the mouth of a shepherd boy.Things really get crazy in the story of David when he takes Batsheva as a wife. Brooks has a wonderful way of flipping traditionally male stories into the story of the women supposedly standing on the sidelines (March, for which she won the Pulitzer, is a great example, of course). I had a great hope that any page the POV was going to switch to Batsheva or some other woman, but that doesn't happen. The story of Batsheva (Brooks uses the Hebrew spelling for names/places) goes like this: Batsheva's is the wife of Uriah - David's general. While he's at some war, she's taking a bath on her roof, David sees her and sends for her, she gets pregnant. David sends for Uriah and tries to get him to go home and have sex with her real quick, but for various reasons he won't. So, David sends Uriah back to war with a note for another soldier that says, send Uriah out on the front lines, and don't help him. Naturally, he gets killed, and David marries Batsheva. Somehow throughout history, Batsheva has come to stand for a sort of wanton, beautiful femme fatale. In Brook's hands, Batsheva explains that she was on her roof trying to find some privacy when guards came from the king to collect her, what choice does she have but to go. Roofs, by the way, are historically the only place where women in closely monitored cultures could enjoy relative freedom & fresh air.
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After the Batsheva incident, David's family life really goes to shit with his many wives and many children. Nathan makes some predictions that David's kids are going to be nothing but trouble. One of his sons rapes his half-sister, Tamar. Then another brother kills the rapist. Then eventually that brother tries to overthrow his father and probably has sex with all of David's concubines up on his roof. Meanwhile David's like, "Boys. What are you gunna do?"
So, a book that sends me to secondary sources, trolling Google images and figuring out Hebraic names and places? What could be better? Told with Brooks signature insight and beautiful prose, The Secret Chord is a fascinating read that tells an ancient story in an extremely accessible way.
So, a book that sends me to secondary sources, trolling Google images and figuring out Hebraic names and places? What could be better? Told with Brooks signature insight and beautiful prose, The Secret Chord is a fascinating read that tells an ancient story in an extremely accessible way.


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Times Union.com
ALBANY -- An artifact of life in the country, the backyard burn barrel, came to an end Wednesday under new state environmental rules.
Outdoor waste burning is now banned in all towns, regardless of population. Such burning has been illegal in towns of 20,000 people or more since 1972.
DEC said the tougher rules are needed because burning of waste can release harmful chemicals like dioxins into the air, in large part because barrels burn at much lower temperatures than commercial incinerators, allowing dangerous compounds to escape destruction.
"The greatest source of dioxin exposure in New York today is the dioxin that is formed from backyard burn barrels," said Dr. David Carpenter, Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany, who spoke Wednesday at a news conference in the Capitol of environmental activists who support the new law. More...


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Dissolving Barriers: A Q&A with Claire Chase
Flutist Claire Chase describes herself as "a soloist, collaborative artist, curator, and advocate for new and experimental music." First Prize winner of the 2008 CAG Competition, Claire was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2012, and became the first flutist to ever win the Avery Fisher Prize in 2017. She is the founder of non-hierarchical artist collective International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and currently teaches at Harvard University. In 2013, Claire started working on Density 2036, an ambitious commissioning project that creates a new body of work for solo flute every year through 2036, the hundredth anniversary of Edgard Varèse's Density 21.5. We caught up with Claire recently to chat about her unique performances, cultural activism, and memories of playing in the 2008 CAG Competition finals.
Over the years, you've collaborated with a number of different musicians, composers, visual artists, lighting and sound designers, and creative people of all types. How do you meet people and decide to do projects together? Do you have favorite people you've worked with or projects you've done in the past?
My ears are always open to new sounds and new collaborations, and I'm always on the lookout for people who are interested in going beyond what they know. That's the most important thing for me in terms of working with collaborators—that we are fueled by our curiosity about what we don't yet know, and that we realize that we need each other in order to take the leap toward finding it.
One of my favorite collaborators is the extraordinary, magical, brilliant, luminous, hydra-headed pianist/toy pianist/composer/multimedia artist [and 2007 CAG Competition winner] Phyllis Chen. We've been working together for over 20 years now—she was a founding member of International Contemporary Ensemble back in 1999 when we were still students at Oberlin Conservatory—and every time we've worked together over that time span, it's been completely different from the last. We are always finding new portals, new entry points, new guiding questions. Most recently, she wrote a piece for my Density 2036 project called Roots of Interior (2019) for flute and heartbeat. Yes, heartbeat! Samples of my own heart comprise the playback track, and toward the end of the piece a stethoscope is affixed to my chest for a live feed of my heartbeat. We'll be performing this piece at the CAG gala, and I'm so excited to share it with the CAG family, especially because Phyllis has such an important history with the organization as well. I can't imagine a more heart-filled (truly! Literally and metaphorically…) tribute to an organization that we both love so much, and that helped us so generously at pivotal points in our careers.
Your performances are always very theatrical, and you've said you're into "uncompromisingly weird music in uncompromisingly weird spaces." Why do you think it's important to incorporate theatricality into your concerts? And how do you tailor your performances around unique physical spaces?
I love creating performance environments that challenge or at least playfully disrupt or question the supposed distance between performer and listener. Walking onstage in a ball gown, bowing, tuning the instrument, putting your hand on the piano, pausing and inviting applause between movements, etc.—these conventions are all decisions, whether or not we consciously take responsibility for them as such. Either way, as performers we are responsible—quite literally, "able to respond"—for everything that happens from the moment we walk on stage. Varese sounds and feels very different on a football field than it does on the stage of Carnegie Hall, or under the Williamsburg Bridge, or on a floating raft in the river. Each one of those situations demands a careful consideration of performer and audience placement, lighting, distance. How do I fully inhabit the performance environment so that the music has the best chance to dissolve that barrier between the one playing and the one hearing? I always come back to this question and try to keep myself honest with it.
Performance snippets from the eclectic compositions written for the 4th iteration of Claire's Density 2036 series in 2016.
What is it about Varèse's Density 21.5 that is so inspiring to you, and continues to influence your work in such a profound way after so many years? How has your interpretation of the piece (both musical and philosophical) developed over time?
For me, the piece is like an anthem, a song. Forever new and experimental, and forever ancient, somehow primordial. It's up there in my book with Bach's Sarabande in A Minor, Bach's Aus Liebe from the St. Matthew Passion, Debussy's Syrinx, and the great orchestral flute moments of Ravel, Brahms, and Mahler. These are all very brief snapshots in time—2–5 minutes—but they are emotionally potent moments, moments of music that change you each time you hear them.
Commissioning and creating new music collaboratively with composers has been the through line of my life's work, and was the impetus behind the formation of ICE nearly 20 years ago, so in many ways Density 2036 is just an offshoot of that larger pull. Considered that way, the project feels small, like just one part of me. It's one line of work for one little tube of metal, centered around one question, "How far can we push this instrument—and the spirit that runs through it—into the future?" Varese opened up a whole world of possibility in four and a half minutes of music in 1936. What worlds can we open through the lens of this little tube by 2036? I want each piece in the project to be a spark-plug for other pieces and other ideas, which is why it's very important to me that the project and the repertoire serve to ignite an emerging generation of flutists and composers and audiences working together to imagine and make possible new densities.
Claire performs with percussionist and composer Tyshawn Sorey at Density 2036: part vi on March 1, 2019 (Karen Chester)
How has your Density 2036 project developed and/or changed over time? And can you tell us anything about the upcoming 7th part in 2020?
I'm in year seven now, so in the larger scheme of the project I've sort of barely dipped a toe in! The upcoming cycle features a collaboration with the incredible Australian composer Liza Lim for contrabass flute (I call her Big Bertha!) and kinetic percussion. Liza's work deals with Asian ritual culture, the aesthetics of Aboriginal art and non-Western music performance practice. The new piece will explore an alternative cultural logic of women's power as encoded in various Indigenous stories. In early research for the project, we were intrigued to read various "myths of matriarchy," which tell of the original usurpation of women's power by men. Women's power in these stories is not primarily focused on their life-giving role as mothers, but rather on women's ability to synchronize their cycles with each other and with the moon, with many examples of stories that relate this cosmic power to musical instruments, flutes and percussion among them.
Have you composed any of your own works? Or tried your hand at the visual aspects of your performances? Do you want to?
I am very involved in the compositional process, but I would not presume to ever call myself a composer. As far as the visual aspects of productions go, I am even more involved; the latest Density I essentially directed in collaboration with a lighting and sound director.
You mostly play contemporary music, so we have to ask: What's your favorite pre-1900 piece to play? Or your favorite pre-20th-century composer?
Bach, Bach, Bach! (Did I mention Bach?) I spend more time with Bach than I do with most new music. But it's private time. I learn so much from this music every day. Maybe in 2037 I'll finally play all six Bach sonatas in concert…a girl can dream!
You describe yourself as a "cultural activist." How do you see your role in the world as a musician?
For me, the instinct to create and to curate are part of the same breath of bringing things together that I love and want to share. You could say that one is generative (creation) and the other is responsive (curation), but for me they are even more porous than that. The act of making something has never been separate in my mind from the act of finding a place for it, and that act has also always been integral to the act of finding places for things that my fellow artists make. It's much more fun, much more difficult—and far more interesting—when we embrace our irrepressible interconnectivity.
As I see it, there have always been extraordinary artists and composers working all around the globe in every era, but the establishment has historically shone a light on a narrowly defined and very privileged few of them. That is changing in the early 21st century, thankfully, but it's not changing fast enough. We have to keep working even harder to bring underrepresented voices into spaces where they can be heard, seen, and celebrated for who they are, on their own terms. I'm not talking about acting out of charity here; I'm talking about acting in solidarity with these voices. That's a shift institutions still have to make.
Do you have a favorite CAG memory?
Walking on stage for the finals! I was so nervous, I was afraid I would drop my flute. But then I took a deep breath and started to play, and everything started to flow. I didn't think I had a chance at winning, so I was very much in touch with my joy that morning, with a sense of "play"—there is a word for this in Sanskrit, lila, which I love. Playing for the love of it, not to achieve anything. It was interesting to me that that joy came just on the other side of extreme fear, but moving through the fear and into a place where I was grounded in my own voice was a transformation for me. I thank CAG for that moment, and for so many others! It's hard to overstate how transformational this organization's work is for young musicians at pivotal and often difficult moments of transition early in our careers. I'm so excited to celebrate with everyone on May 13 and to honor the incredibly generous people who have made our journeys possible!
Claire gave her CAG debut performance at Weill Recital Hall in 2010 with pianist Jacob Greenberg (photo: Daniel Barry)


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The theme over at Mo's Challenge is "Something Sweet". This makes it quite easy, as ll Mo's images are sweet! The difficult thing is deciding which one to choose! LOL! I have settled for this wee image called So Funny. She is having a fit of the giggles and her wee dog giving her such a look! I love it!!
I used papers from Nitwits which were free from a magazine. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, and tied them together with pink ribbon. Lastly I added some card candy which again was free! Off to do some scrapping now, have a layout on my desk which just needs to be all stuck down. Back soon!