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San Francisco Early Music Society 2008 Summer Early Music and Dance Workshop(US)
For over twenty-eight years SFEMS has offered one of the most comprehensive summer early music programs in the United States, led by a faculty of international artists in residence. The program offers instrumental and vocal master classes, lectures, coached ensembles, and recitals that provide an opportunity for musicians and dancers at a variety of levels to improve their ensemble skills, performance techniques, and teaching abilities.
Full days of classes, coaching, and rehearsals are followed by optional evening events, including faculty concerts and lecture-demonstrations, plus more light-hearted activities, from Morris and Renaissance dancing to croquet or poetry readings.
The Baroque and Medieval/Renaissance workshops are held at Sonoma State University, an hour north of San Francisco. Surrounded by hills and vineyards, Sonoma State offers several performance halls, a small theater, large classrooms, and new, single-room dorms. Nearby are wineries and historic towns in the Napa and Sonoma valleys, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, Bodega Bay, and the Russian River.
The Recorder Workshop is held at St. Albert's Priory, a peaceful ivy-covered brick oasis one block from an upscale boutique-and-restaurant district in Oakland, California. All the single dorm rooms overlook a serene courtyard garden. The beautiful chapel that houses performances and orchestra rehearsals has wonderful acoustics. St. Albert's is two blocks from the Rockridge BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station, putting the entire San Francisco Bay Area and its many attractions within reach by public transit.
For young people between the ages of seven and fifteen, SFEMS offers the fourteenth annual Music Discovery Workshop, located at the Crowden School in Berkeley.
Financial aid, based on need, is available from SFEMS in the form of tuition scholarships or work/study arrangements. College credit is also available from Sonoma State University (two semester units of academic credit per week, or three continuing education units). "
See workshop links for more details and online registration. SFEMS 2008 Summer Early Music and Dance Workshop
Accademia d'Amore -- August 21-31, 2008 (Seattle, Washington, US)
August 21-31, 2008
Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington
Musical coaching:
Stephen Stubbs, musical director
Nancy Zylstra, vocal coach
Maxine Eilander, harps and continuo
Jillon Stoppels Dupree, harpsichord and continuo
George Shangrow, stage accompanist and musical coach
Margriet Tindemans, viola da gamba
Stage directors:
Roger Hyams
Anna Mansbridge
Theodore Deacon
This workshop offers advanced singers and continuo players (keyboards, harps, lutes, bowed bass) the opportunity to work on all the musical and dramatic aspects of the 17th-century opera repertoire with a faculty of specialists. Founded by Seattle native Stephen Stubbs eight years ago in Bremen, Germany, Accademia d'Amore has an established track record for training musicians in the subtle art of 17th-century vocal performance and instrumental accompaniment. Its attendees have gone on to successful careers in baroque opera in Europe, the US, and Canada. Stubbs relocated his successful workshop to Seattle in 2005. 2006 will see the second season of this workshop as well as the opening of an ongoing graduate program for singers and continuo players called the Seattle Academy of Baroque Opera.
The workshop will begin with a 3-day intensive course in the stylistic elements of music and movement in the baroque theatre, as well as a specialized course for continuo playing in baroque opera. This will be followed by a week of musical and scenic rehearsals in preparation for a staged performance of all the scenes worked on during the week.
In the middle of the workshop, there will be an informal student concert with music of the students' choice. This is a very important part of the week where students have an opportunity to show other sides of their musicianship.
Location: Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA.
See website for more information: Accademia d'Amore Workshop
10th Annual Summer Toot (Texas, US)
- Recorder:
Alison Melville
Frances Blaker
Jennifer Carpenter
- Viols and other bowed strings:
Mary Springfels
Susan Scheib
- Reeds and brass:
Daniel Stillman
- Harp & lute:
Bruce Brogdon
Therese Honey
- Voice:
Daniel Johnson
Visit the Toot website for more information. (ed.)
Zuckermann Harpsichords International June 13-16 2008 Workshop (US)
We weren't sure we'd do it so soon, but last summer's workshop was such a resounding success we couldn't resist. So once again, players, owners, builders, enthusiasts and aficionados of early keyboard instruments will gather in the beautiful seaside village of Stonington, CT for three-and-a-half days of immersion in the wondrous world of the harpsichord and clavichord -- and this time, we're including the fortepiano! Musically, we're focusing on Bach and his sons.
We've changed the format somewhat from last year. The first full day (June 14, 2008) will be composed of introductory sessions in building and playing. The next two days will mostly follow two tracks, allowing participants to concentrate more on either the "hardware" (building and maintenance) of the instruments, or the "software" (performance and performance practice) of the music. We've worked hard to devise sessions that will interest everyone, but one thing we haven't changed: Zack will supply the meals, including two dinners in his restaurant across the street from the shop! ... "
Viols in Our Schools (US)
International Harpsichord Festival and Meeting in Hungary (18-22 June 2008) (HU)
18-22 June 2008
Concerts, master courses, workshops, lectures, presenters of old and new instruments, performance opportunities for young harpsichordists, etc.
Organizers: Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Hungarian National Museum, Clavicembalo Foundation, Joseph Károlyi Foundation, Tihamér Vujicsics Music School Szentendre
Patron: Dr. András Batta, Rector of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of MusicArtistic director: Prof. Anikó Horváth "
See "International Harpsichord Festival and Meeting in Hungary" website for more details (ed.)
Fenton House (London, UK) -- The Early Keyboard Ensemble Competition
Music Antiqua Harpsichord and Fortepiano Competition winners
The jury for the International Harpsichord Competition were:Gustav Leonhardt [nl], Françoise Lengellé [fr], Andrea Marcon [it], Ketil Haugsand [nor], Johan Huys [be] (chairman), Davitt Moroney [uk/fr]. Winners of the harpsichord competition: (no 1st prize was awarded); 2nd Prize Ex Aequo -- Francesco Corti (IT) & Julien Wolfs (BE); 3rd Prize -- Tomoko Matsuoka (JP); 4th Prize -- Susan Toman (CA); 5th Prize -- Masumi Yamamoto (JP).
The jury for the International Fortepiano Competition were: Wolfgang Brunner [at], Claire Chevallier [be], Linda Nicholson [uk], Alexei Lubimov [ru], Ludger Rémy [de] (chairman), Bart van Oort [nl]. Winners of the fortepiano competition: (no 1st prize was awarded); 2nd Prize -- Stefania Neonato (IT); 3rd Prize Ex Aequo -- Alexandra Koreneva (RU) & Olga Andryushchenko (RU); Honorable mention -- Katarzyna Drogosz (PL).
See the site for more information on the competition as well as the Festival exhibitions. (ed.): Music Antiqua
Greenwich International Early Music Festival & Exhibition 2007
The 2007 Greenwich International Early Music Festival and Exhibition takes place over the weekend of the 9th -11th November 2007. A lively mix of exhibition and performance, the event will fill the Old Royal Naval College with sounds of early music and song.
Friday 9th November 10.30am - 6.00pm
Saturday 10th November 10.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday 11th November 10.00am - 5.00pm
Admission to exhibition (includes complete programme):
Adults £7.50
Concessions £5.00
2 day ticket £12.00
3 day ticket £16.00
Children under 14 free
(concessions OAPs, UB40 holders, students, TCM staff and students free entry with TCM Resource Card)
Leicester Early Music Festival (Reviewed)
The Festival is over for another year and there is the same feeling of regret that comes with the end of Christmas or the school holidays. But all good things must come to an end and it is now time to take stock of what has been a remarkably successful series of events and one in which the Festival Director and his team can take justifiable pride.
As predicted the Son et Lumière (sound and light) production met with universal approval and large audiences on two consecutive evenings were transfixed by this striking and unusual form of entertainment. It was the first time something like this has been tried in St. Mary's and the effect was stunning. The first 600 years of the church's eventful history were told in a dramatic recitation with appropriate music from St. Mary's choir, whilst various parts of this ancient church – including the magnificent windows – were lit in different colours."
Young Artists Competition Winners Announced
Le Jardin Secret was announced as the winner of the 12th Early Music Network Young Artists Competition on Saturday 14th July 2007 by Ashley Solomon, Chairman of the Competition Judges.
Le Jardin Secret – comprising soprano Elisabeth Dobbin; Romina Lischka viola da gamba, Sofie Vanden Eynde theorbo and David Bluden harpsichord - perform a wide range of seventeenth and eighteenth-century repertoire, exploring the possibilities of creative continuo playing and improvisation. Taking its name from the French metaphor for the heart, it performs music that is intimate and highly expressive. The members of the group were postgraduates at conservatories in Basel and The Hague and have worked with some of the most prestigious names in early music today.
The Competition, which takes place at the National Centre for Early Music in York, attracted young artists from as far afield as Australia, South Africa, Denmark, Europe, South America, Norway and of course from the UK. The winners received a cheque for £1,000 plus an invitation to return to the York Early Music Festival in 2008 and a variety of recording opportunities. ... "
See site for more details: National Centre for Early Music
International Music Score Library Project
IMSLP also encourages the exchange of musical ideas, both in the form of musical works, and in the analysis of existing ones. Therefore, feel free to create/edit a page with your analysis of a particular piece (please use the "Discussion" link on the work page of that particular piece)." ... "
The ultimate goal of the IMSLP is to gather all public domain music scores, in addition to the music scores of all contemporary composers who wish to release them to the public free of charge. However, another main goal of IMSLP is to facilitate the exchange of musical ideas outside of compositions: for example, the analysis of a particular piece of music. We hope to build a growing community of dedicated musicians and music lovers, who can use this site as a platform for enjoying music. " ... See site for more info:http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page
Early Music Festival & Exhibition (Urbino, Italy) sponsored by FIMA
The Western Early Keyboard Association (WEKA) Workshop June 2nd
In the morning the WEKA conference will take place at Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle's Capitol Hill District. In the afternoon we will travel to Seattle's Queen Anne District. The day's activities (including brunch, lunch and hors d'oeuvres) are free to WEKA members. WEKA dues are $35 for a regular membership, $25 for a senior over 65 and $15 for a student. Nonmembers may participate in the day's activities for $25. There will be an additional charge of $15 for students participating in a master class. " ...
Topic of the Acadey 2007
Buxtehude and the Meantone Organ
Dieterich Buxtehude 1637-1707
Deadline for application: Active participants May 20, observers June 15. Applications received before May 1st receive a 20 % discount.
See the website link below for more information:
8th International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music
The 8th International Symposium on Spanish Keyboard Music "Diego Fernández" will be held in Almería, Andalusia, from 11th through 13th October, as part of FIMTE 2007: the 8th International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music. The festival shall feature both mainstream and fringe concerts as well as various courses and exhibitions. Proposals for papers are particularly encouraged in the following areas:
-Portuguese-Spanish musical relations during the 18th century with an emphasis on keyboard music and keyboard instruments.
- Domenico Scarlatti: the Sonatas, Performance Practices, Keyboard Instruments
- New research in Spanish keyboard music (16th through 18th century)
See the site for more information: http://www.fimte.org
Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute (June 1-14, 2007)
Last Frontier Organ Tour
Organ visiting - City tour - Concerts - Tango show and classes - Dinner - Wine tasting
Hotel accomodation - Ground transportation
Enjoy the beauties of Buenos Aires and its people...
A rare opportunity to experience the musical life and culture of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina by signing on to the Last Frontier Organ Tour this coming May 26-June 3, 2007
There be organs, of course some fantastic European instruments by Europe's finest builders among them Cavaille-Coll, Walcker, Serrasii. Early music concerts, a couple tango lessons, visits to the cultural monuments of that great city and a harpsichord recital are planned for Buenos Aires.
2007 Early Keyboard Music Cycle (Buenos Aires – Argentina)
This is our sixth consecutive year that we are offering an international concert Cycle focused on early keyboard instruments such as the harpsichord, the spinet, the virginal, the muselaar, the fortepiano, and the historic organ.
For the 2007 Cycle, we have not yet the support to incloude of master classes, talks with musical examples and commented concerts, with the pourpose of better divulging the art of playing on period instruments. By now, we have just programmed some concerts scheduled already last year for this one, and will be anounced when confirmated. We are searching for people to join the team and colaborate with the management of the Cycle.
Sugested by many of the people who attended the formers editions, the Cycle will be supported by a $20 Contribution Bonus (argentine pesos = USD 7) for concerts. Like last year, we added the chance to support the Cycle as Benefactor or Protector, giving them admision free for two people to all events and the mention of them in printed programs, and an enhanced mention or advertisement for Sponsors. ... (more)
Play: BACH AT LEIPZIG
Direction – Pam MacKinnon
Leipzig, Germany, 1722: seven rival musicians jump at the chance to fill the most sought-after musical post in Europe: organmaster at Leipzig. Inspired by actual events, emerging playwright Itamar Moses has crafted a hilarious fugue of schemes and mayhem as each musician deliciously blackmails, bribes, and double-crosses to win the position. When Bach at Leipzig played at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater last season, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said, "Imagine the Marx Brothers and Tom Stoppard collaborating on a play." ...
The 2005 Greenwich International Festival & Exhibition of Early Music
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Steven Tyler and Aerosmith Debut 'Legendary Child' on 'American Idol'
On tonight's season finale of 'American Idol,' judge Steven Tyler performed with his band Aerosmith. The longtime and much loved rockers debuted their brand-new single, 'Legendary Child.' The song is a rager, and Tyler, best known on the show for his clever, from left field one-liners, was in full on rock star mode once he got in front of that crowd.
Dressed in a long coat with bell bottoms, wearing sunglasses and with his signature scarves wrapped around his microphone stand, Tyler and his mates turned the knobs up to 11 (on Season 11, no less), demonstrating that rock 'n' roll ain't noise pollution, nor is it going to die.
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry was vehemently opposed to Tyler taking the 'Idol' judging gig two years ago, since it disrupted the band's schedule, so to see him riff away on the 'Idol' stage was incredible. The show was almost the death of the band, or at least Tyler's tenure in it. What a difference some time makes. Tyler got all up in Perry's grill while he knuckled down on his guitar, showing off their vibrant (if sometimes volatile, when offstage) chemistry.
The band also ripped through the classic hit 'Walk This Way,' which has history with popular music, as rap act Run-DMC sampled it in the '80s.
For five minutes, Aerosmith turned the 'Idol' stage into a full on rock show.
Watch Aerosmith Perform 'Legendary Child' on 'American Idol'

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Between 1927 and 1933, museum founder Anna Rice Cooke donated to the museum 369 works that formed the core of the museum's textile collection. Her wide-ranging tastes are apparent in a collection that includes an opulent 19th-century Noh robe, an exquisite Chinese Qing court robe, a 1751 gold-embroidered European chasuble, and a rare Hawaiian quilt illustrating Eden. Through gifts and purchases, the textile collection now has close to 6,000 works from more than 60 countries. The works reveal major trends in weaving, embroidery, surface ornamentation, and lace-making from many of the world's primary textile production centers.
A significant portion of the collection includes the Christensen Fund Collection, one of the most comprehensive holdings of Indonesian textiles in the United States. Also included in this collection are 100 Bhutanese, 350 Chinese, 35 Indian, 30 Cambodian, 100 Japanese, and 20 Thai textiles.
Japanese textiles include late Edo-period kosode robes, 19th-century bridal outer robes, Taishō/early Showa wedding or ceremonial kimonos, colorful Taishō-style casual kimonos, and a small collection of Noh robes and accessories such as spectacular kariginu robes, choken dancing robes, karaori kimono, sobatsugi outer jackets, trousers, and inner garments. In addition the collection includes cotton indigo-dyed folk garments worn by farmers and townsmen, such as festive garments for fishermen, firemen, gardeners and other professions and tsutsugaki (rice paste, resist-dyed) textiles includes primarily bed covers, curtains, and wrapping cloths with large motifs drawn against an indigo background. The collection is regarded as one of the finest outside of Japan.
The core of the museum's Chinese textile collection consists of approximately 150 garments from the Qing period of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, many of them official Manchu court robes and women's ceremonial jackets and skirts. Most of the court robes are so-called "dragon robes," decorated with imperial dragons and Manchu celestial designs, including several rare examples—a 19th-century emperor's qi fu, an empress's chao fu, a high-ranking official's chao fu, and prince's pu fu, all in excellent condition.
The Pacific-Oceania area is strongly represented with 150 tapa and kapa pieces, as well as 30 Hawaiian quilts that are among the best in the country. The Western area is represented by 250 European textiles, 200 lace pieces, and 150 North American textiles including American quilts, coverlets, and American Indian blankets and bead works. The tribal and ethnic holdings include 160 Turkish/Middle Eastern, 200 Central and South American, and 120 African costumes and textiles.


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FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A major distributor of propane in the Midwest says it is bringing in truckers from around the country to try to tackle a shortage of the gas in the region.
Governors from states across the Midwest including North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota also have signed executive orders extending operating hours for propane truckers.
The Kinder Morgan company, which owns and operates the Cochin Pipeline that brings propane from Canada to the Midwest, said it has more than tripled the pipeline's output over the past month.
Many farmers and grain elevators use propane to dry crops that come off the field too wet to store properly. Peak harvesting times usually are staggered throughout the Midwest, but that didn't happen this year, CHS Inc. propane marketing manager Matt Kumm told The Forum (http://bit.ly/1doWoxq ).
"The infrastructure is not built to handle that extreme of a demand over such a short time period," he said.
A delayed start to the planting season, combined with September and October rains, increased propane demand that local suppliers weren't prepared to meet, said Tom Lilja, executive director of the North Dakota Corn Growers Association. Other factors include a larger corn crop this year and industry experts telling farmers earlier this year not to lock into propane contracts, citing potential price drops, he said.
"The problem with grain drying is that we have a large use over a relatively short time," said Ken Hellevang, an agricultural engineer with the North Dakota State University Extension Service. "It really does put some pressure on having propane delivered on a timely basis."
If the shortage continues, farmers might be forced to pick between two undesirable options - storing wet crops and putting them at risk for spoilage, or leaving them in the field, hoping more propane comes in before the crops are damaged by freezing weather.
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Well I do not park my kites at 12. Never have..it was the first thing I learned when I started kiteboarding.slaterson19 wrote:What about flutter/stability? If I park my kite at 12 oclock to adjust my straps or harness while in the water my Park starts to flutter in the wind and the lines want to go slack. I have to work it from side to side to keep the kite stable. Also, when coming in for a landing after jumping I have to dive the kite forward right before I hit the water or the lines go slack and the kite wants to fall out of the sky. Maybe this is just user error or all kites do this but how does the Ride handle as far as lines going slack,etc.
I am sure the kite will have some flutter if the kite is depowered in a non-riding situation. I don't know any kite that will not. I really do not notice it though.
I have not seen the park nor the ride fall from the sky unless the wind turns off. On the ride it really has to turn completely off too...that kite will fly in really really light wind. I had session on the 9i where the lulls are glassy but most of the time it was 25...no problem on the kite..it keeps pulling.
On the falling from the sky.
If you mean that you have to redirect that is how you get a soft landing when you jump...this pertains to all kites. If you mean that the kite will fall after you redirect and land then I have not experienced that? Not sure what you meanAlso, when coming in for a landing after jumping I have to dive the kite forward right before I hit the water or the lines go slack and the kite wants to fall out of the sky.
In general the kite will drift backwards and the lines go tight in a wave riding situation...it does not have a tendency to nose dive...but I don't think that is an attribute I would put on the park either..


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Hi All. I'm a 3.5 player in Long Beach looking for someone to rally with. I'm available weeknights and weekends. I would prefer someone with about a similar rating.
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I've been looking for a hitting partner as well. I would say i'm a 3.0-3.5 rating as well,. I'm available nights on Mon-Wed- and evenings on Saturday and Sunday. Let me know...
Hi Vang,
Me too! Live Downtown LB. Happy to hit weeknights and weekends too.
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Maybe you forgot to go before you left the house. Maybe you didn't think the traffic was going to be this bad. Maybe you're in the middle of Nevada and the next gas station is still 30 miles away.
Whatever the case may be, you're having a bathroom emergency, and you're quite possibly driving like a crazy person.
If you've ever had to go while driving — and really, who hasn't? — you know that you'd do almost anything to get yourself to a restroom. The speed limit holds no meaning for you. Other cars are mere roadblocks between you and the bathroom. And blinkers become optional as you swerve insanely across 3 lanes of traffic to make the next exit. Admit it … you're a terrible driver when you have to pee!
Well, as it turns out, there's some actual science behind the reason why.
Science proves having to pee can affect your driving
A 2011 study conducted by Dr. Peter Snyder, VP of Research at Rhode Island Hospital (and Ig Nobel award winner), concluded: "The magnitude of decline in cognitive function associated with an extreme urge to void was as large and equivalent or greater than the cognitive deterioration observed for conditions known to be associated with increased accident risk."
Thankfully, for those of us who aren't Ig Nobel award winners, Jalopnik sat down with Dr. Snyder and asked him to translate. Here's what he said: "In the case of the urge to urinate, we found when people are at their top threshold of pain, when they can't stand it anymore, the level of impairment on reason and problem solving is equivalent to about a 0.05 blood alcohol level."
Simply put: when you really have to go, your judgment and problem-solving skills are impaired, making you as bad a driver as someone who's had a couple drinks. (Thanks, Jalopnik.)
How to avoid driving crazy when you have to pee
As we all know, when you gotta go, you gotta go. So what do you do when you're stuck driving and suddenly have a bathroom emergency?
Based on Dr. Snyder's research, I think we can safely conclude there's only one way to avoid driving erratically when you have to go: don't drive with a full bladder. Not to sound too much like Mom here, but use the restroom every time you stop — whether you think you have to or not — and avoid drinking too much coffee or soda while you're on the road.
And pay attention to those road signs. On long stretches of desolate highway, they'll often warn you about the distance to the next rest stop. In other words, make hay while the sun shines.
Tell us your worst "having to go" stories
Of course, sometimes no amount of planning can save you from having a bathroom emergency on the road. Tell us your worst "having to go" stories … and what you did to survive.


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Volkswagen just released its Super Bowl spot a week before the game, and it looks pretty different from past big game campaigns.
Gone are the days of tiny Darth Vaders and dogs — the darlings of Super Bowl commercials.
This year's ad — following up a teaser crammed with YouTube celebrities— stars a Minnesotan white dude who gets a Jamaican accent after he gets a bright red VW. The tagline is "Get Happy," reinforced by the "Partridge Family" theme-song that plays in the background.
Deutsch LA created the spot that was directed by Tom Kuntz, who worked on Old Spice's "man your man could smell like" campaign. Apparently he made them reshoot a 10-second scene in which seven people are packed in an elevator 100 times.
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If you're going to Bali you can't miss the lively town of Ubud. This former artists' colony, with its long winding streets full of yoga schools, shops, galleries and temples, will capture the imagination of any traveller. But make sure you also check out the surrounding rice fields, where the morning sun colours the terraces a bright emerald green.
You only need walk a little way out of Ubud to be met with a magnificent panorama: magical rice terraces with tall palm trees, babbling brooks and paths where local children find their way to school. Drink coconut milk directly from the fruit, observe the hummingbirds and discover how rice is harvested during a walk or bike ride along the sawas.


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amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
February 2010—Among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM), the risk of anal cancer associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) is twice the level of those who are HIV negative, according to research conducted in the US. Unlike many cancers, anal cancer is potentially preventable, but many MSM are unaware of their risk of acquiring HPV and do not know to seek Pap smear screening.
In Asia, where very little research has been done on this issue, anal cancer among HIV-positive MSM has been largely overlooked and untreated. That has now begun to change, thanks to an ongoing study conducted by the Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center in Bangkok.
In 2008, this TREAT Asia Network site established an anonymous MSM sexual health clinic providing screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, anal Pap smear testing, treatment of abnormal anal Pap smears, and risk reduction counseling. Funding from amfAR's MSM Initiative allowed investigators to offer the Pap smears free of charge and facilitated the purchase of a high-resolution anoscope, which allowed researchers to better evaluate patients with abnormal Pap smears.
Analyzing the results of their early testing, researchers found that a high percentage of MSM had abnormal results—and at a much younger age than in the US (30 years and under, compared to 40-45 years in the US). In addition, HIV-positive MSM showed significantly higher rates of precancerous lesions (dysplasia) than those without HIV (18 percent versus five percent).
These findings led investigators, under the guidance of Nittaya Phanuphak, M.D., to propose additional research to better characterize the problem of anal dysplasia and HPV infection among MSM. "Recognizing this as an emerging issue for HIV-positive MSM in Asia," said TREAT Asia director Annette Sohn, M.D., "we were able to help obtain funding for the next phase of their research through the US National Institutes of Health's IeDEA program" (Click here to read more about TREAT Asia's cancer research efforts.)
The first round of this new support sponsored a study of the clinical epidemiology of anal cancers among MSM. The second phase, which began in December 2009, involves basic biomedical research looking at biomarkers to provide scientific clues about how to better identify MSM with pre-cancerous anal lesions and why some men are developing persistent infection with HPV and disease progression. "We are hoping to see some interesting preliminary results from this stage of the project, which could lead to its further expansion," Dr. Nittaya indicated.
"This is an innovative study for the region, and clearly necessary in light of Asia's MSM-driven epidemic," said Dr. Sohn. "These researchers are taking the science to a higher level that will teach us how to manage patients more comprehensively."
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BOSTON, MA—Suffolk University (2-0-0) scored two goals midway through the first half and tacked on two more in the second stanza to defeat UMass Boston 4-1 in the Beacons season opener Tuesday at the Clark Athletic Center Field.
Reyn Johnson (Mangilao, Guam) scored the lone Beacons goal to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the first half but it wasn't enough for a UMass Boston (0-1-0) team that dominated the stat sheet. Defenseman John DeStefano (Auburn, NH) picked up the assist on Johnson's goal, as he sent a long free kick towards the box that Johnson knocked home.
Stefanos Galouzis (Watertown, MA) tallied four shots, while co-captain Brycen Dowd (Mansfield, MA) made four saves.
Christian Gnonlonfoun scored his first two goals of the season with two second-half scores. Jeff Williams and Tyler Parmalee added goals, while Alberto Benhamu tallied two assists.
Freshman Nicholas Chamma paced the Rams to their second straight 4-1 victory with six saves in seven shots.
Parmalee started off the scoring when he forced a turnover in the Beacons end and knocked the loose ball into the bottom right corner of the net past Dowd at the 24:46 mark. Less than five minutes later Williams made it 2-0 off of a free kick. Benhamu sent a strong free kick into the box and Williams managed to head it into the right corner to make it 2-0.
The Beacons showed life just moments later when DeStefano fed a long free kick to Johnson. The senior midfielder took on a defender and Chamma one-on-one and finished the ball with a jumping strike that bounced by Chamma for the Beacons lone goal.
Gnonlonfoun put the game out of the reach in the second half. The towering substitute increased Suffolk's lead to 3-1 with a shot to the far post that beat Dowd in the 61st minute. He all but ended the game at the 77:15 mark, when he hammered home a loose ball off a header from Ben Rollins.
UMass Boston had the advantage in shots at 19-12 and corner kicks 7-3 but only managed to put seven shots on net, compared to eight for the Rams.
The Beacons will take to the road for five straight contests starting Thursday when they travel to Emmanuel College for a 7:00 p.m. game.


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Spot or Not: 45th Street
By David Hanson
The story with 45th Street begins with a Fun Boots! winch trip to Fort Lauderdale with our residing local Michael Grasso, who found the gap on Google Earth and took us straight there on the way to town. The gap is actually in Palm Beach, slightly north of Laudy and was seen as just a huge "V" across this canal by the highway. We showed up and soon found out there are several other things to hit besides the V, including a quick setup 5 foot drop that requires a thigh-high ollie over a beefy cement ledge. Definitely gnarly. We got kicked out before we were all done hitting that drop, but there was plenty to do still at the spot.
So we went back about a month later and actually got to hit the V part of the drop, which is a darn time. There is a dock sticking out that we were able to put the winch on to drive the gap, making an excellent straight on pull. The walk back is hassle-free and you can take as much run up as you want. Deep landing, too. Things started really getting sassy when Ben Caruso began combining an ollie over the tip of the V into an ollie down the gap. As you can see, this spot is open to several interpretations. Like I said, it's right in between a huge highway and a busy street, so chances are you will probably get kicked out if you go there. It is a hotspot for fishermen though, so maybe you can just blend in best you can. I like 45th Street though, because it's not just a drop. It's a spot.


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"Along about the year 2000 I became very interested in genealogy. Stopping by Kosciusko, Ms on a return trip from Atlanta to Houston, I tried to find where the Conner (my ancestors) property use to be, since I had heard that there was a family cemetery. I located a book, on local cemeteries, at the library in Kosciusko, and met an older gentleman who actually gave us directions. I had to laugh. He told us to go down through the "hollow". I had no idea what a hollow was!
I was very disappointed in the condition of the cemetery. Most of the tombstones were blackened, broken, falling over and trees down everywhere. After returning (home) I couldn't get it out of my mind. Upon further investigation I found several relatives on internet genealogy sites. There was one posting from a Sonny Cade (descended from Boley's daughter Lucy) calling all descendants of Boley Conner. He was disturbed at the condition of the family cemetery, following yet another storm; and was asking for help. So, over the next few months, several of us banded together: Ramona Winer (descended from Boley's son William) Sarah Childress (descended from son Thomas) Nancy Bradford, Suzanne Dougherty and myself Jane Swanson (sisters, and descendants from daughter Julia)
To make a long story shorter. We appealed to all descendants of Boley and Ann Conner to make donations to restore the cemetery. We also wanted to have the cemetery declared a historical site. The historical marker was fairly expensive, and it became apparent we were barely collecting enough money to pay for it. Romona contacted the Sons of the Confederacy, since there were Civil War veterans buried in the Conner cemetery. They took on the cost of most of the restorations as their club project. The monies we collected, paying for the marker.
On Nov. 2nd 2002 we had a re-dedication ceremony at the cemetery. It started with a lunch at the Kosciusko library. There were about twenty five Conner descendants in attendance, along with members of the sons of the Confederacy and their families all in full civil war regalia. We later all trekked to the cemetery where a musket salute was done, a toast and a poem that was written and read by Dr. Patrick McGraw (descendant of daughter Julia). Romona Winer placing a stone bench beside Williams's twin's grave (he is buried elsewhere) it was a beautiful day and we felt such pride at what together we had accomplished."


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How could two average all-American teenage football players from small-town Ohio think nothing of sexually brutalizing an unconscious 16 year-old girl, and why did a dozen other teens encourage the perpetrators or take pictures and videos of the scene, then share the images with friends – for fun?
How could two average all-American teenage football players from small-town Ohio think nothing of sexually brutalizing an unconscious 16-year-old girl, and why did a dozen other teens encourage the perpetrators or take pictures and videos of the scene, then share the images with friends – for fun?
We think the answer is obvious.
Like most teens, they know "rape" is wrong but they have a distorted view of what constitutes rape because they live in a society where most boys learn about "sex" from a culture saturated with images of women being degraded for male pleasure.
Mainstream heterosexual porn, for example, almost always involves men behaving abusively toward women, yet the images are not understood as offensive, much less depicting rape, because the women appear to be consenting. There is no "no" in porn, so when boys see images of degrading sexual activity where the woman is begging for more, they get the message that sexually harmful behavior is not only acceptable but enjoyable for all parties.
We know from a wealth of studies that the behavior boys see as the norm in porn, music videos, etc., are internalized into their sexual template. And with today's technology, boys have near-constant access to images that just a short while ago were hidden away in stores that wouldn't let them through the door.
With porn and pop culture as their major form of sex ed, boys get a distorted image of female agency and power. Female desire is a mere reflection of male desire and everything that happens to the female body is acceptable, no matter how humiliating or painful.
Steubenville incidents occur a lot in the United States, not because males are natural born rapists, but because industries that exploit and manipulate human sexuality for profit attempt to train them to think and act like predators. This problem is made worse by entrenched rape myths and structured inequality in law, expressed in federal and state codes that fail to treat violence against women as a Civil Rights harm, and offer tougher punishments for crimes against property than crimes against women's bodies.
As experts in the field who speak to thousands of young people every year at high schools and colleges across the nation, we hear stories like Steubenville all the time. The challenge for us as scholars, feminists and mothers of sons is to educate young people to understand the way American culture shapes their ideas about sexuality and masculinity, especially the powerful role mainstream porn plays in cementing a sexist mindset.
It's very difficult to combat embedded social norms about sex, not only because the topic isn't comfortable for some people to discuss, but also because we've become so desensitized to sexualized violence, we barely see it as problematic.
We think nothing of hearing a defense attorney argue in a rape case that a victim's bruises and vaginal injuries are "consistent" with consent. Fifteen years ago, such a defense strategy would have been laughable. Today, it's a winner.
Recent studies offer an explanation for why this may be happening.
Researchers in 2010 examined scenes from 50 of the "top-rented" porn movies and found that over 88 percent included both physical and verbal abuse in the form of hitting, physical aggression and gagging. Half the films involved the use of sexist slurs such as "bitch" and "slut."
Is it any wonder a group of young people raised in such a culture would find it acceptable and even funny to sexually denigrate an unconscious
16 year-old girl?
Silence from those who work within sexual assault prevention is part of the problem. Too many people who believe images of violent sex is dangerous refuse to take action on the grounds that such material is protected by the First Amendment. Or worse, they have the misguided idea that women submitting to violence in sex is somehow about female sexual liberation and empowerment.
But those same individuals don't hesitate to condemn the practice of "blackface," which involved white men painting their faces black and portraying African Americans as simple-minded fools. Popular in the
1800s, the genre of minstrel shows perpetuated harmful ideologies about blacks as less than human, and helped to legitimize racist attitudes and practices in society.
Like minstrel shows did for racism, eroticized images of violent sex play an important role in perpetuating and legitimizing harmful ideologies about women. After 40 years of empirical research on the way such material shapes our collective sexuality and legitimizes the degradation of women as a class, the problem continues to be ignored by policy makers, the media and legal experts.
Incidents like Steubenville will continue to occur with increasing frequency so long as our children are raised in a country where the sexualized disrespect of women is widely accepted as normal, and images of violent sex are accessible 24 hours a day, with the tap of an impressionable young finger.
We need a public health approach to the Steubenville solution, alongside new laws to prohibit the making and distribution of images that eroticize violence, not as a matter of censorship but rather, as a commitment to women's true equality.
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I am after any information about Lt.-Col. Mark Gordon Anderson who was born in Jhelum, Bengal, India on 24/2/1886. His parents were George Arthur Anderson and "Ada".
I do know that Mark married Mable Grace Shortt on 04 Jan 1915 in Bombay. Mabel's parents were John Fox Shortt/John Farguharson Shartt & "Edith".
Mable and Mark had one daughter (my grandmother), "Edith Macclesfield Anderson", born on 18th November 1918.
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Learning About Whales
Grades 2 & 3
Pre-Visit Activities | Post-Visit Activities | Explanation & Notes (pdf) | Key Terms & Concepts (pdf)
Exhibits and participatory investigations assist students in comparing and contrasting whales to humans.
This sperm whale skull has been split from front to back, showing the left side, including the brain case.
Learning standards will be met as students:
- Determine the ways in which a mammal's habitat provides for its basic needs
- Discover how mammals interact with their environments through their five senses
- Consider the different ways humans have interacted with whales over the ages
- Use cardinal directions and lines of latitude and longitude to make observations and interpretations about whale behavior
Search and Destroy: Sperm Whale Echolocation
The Te Papa Museum in New Zealand has created a vivid, color animation that depicts how sperm whales find and capture their food in the dark depths of the ocean.
Inside Nature's Giants: Sperm Whale
Veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Dr. Joy Reidenberg dissect a Sperm Whale, which stranded and died on Pegwell Bay, Kent, England.
Suggested Pre-Visit Activities
The Senses
Review the five senses: sight, sound, smell, touch and taste. Which sense do the students rely the most on? (What would make it the most difficult to walk around the classroom – being blindfolded, blocking your ears, pinching your nose, numbing your tongue or holding your hands behind your back?) What about whales that dive deep into the ocean looking for food? What sense would they rely on most?
Measuring Up
In the hallway or outside, have the students measure off 6 feet, 45 feet, 60 feet, and 90 feet.
6 feet = full grown human (male)
45 feet = average length of a school bus
60 feet = average length of full grown sperm whale (male)
90 feet = average length of full grown blue whale (male) — female blue whales are actually larger than males (the longest ever was a female from Antarctica that measured nearly 110 feet!)
Define the following terms:
Baleen (whalebone): A material hanging from the upper jaw (instead of teeth) in 14 different species of whales that enable the whales to filter food, such as plankton or small fish, from the seawater. Baleen is made of keratin, which is the same substance as your fingernails and hair. When you visit, you will be able to actually touch baleen from different species of whale.
Blubber: The thick layer of fat between the skin and muscle of whales, dolphins and porpoises. This layer helps these animals survive in cold environments.
Whale oil: The liquid obtained from melting blubber that was used in lamps and for lubrication in machines. Oil from nearly any whale was simply referred to as "whale oil" with the exception of the sperm whale, from which it was referred to as "sperm oil" if it was from the blubber or "spermaceti" if it was from the head.
Plankton: Tiny organisms (such as bacteria, fish larvae, etc.) that float at or near the surface of the ocean in large numbers
Krill: A small shrimp-like crustacean (a type of plankton often consumed by blue whales)
Filter Feeding: A method of feeding by which an animal strains food from water (compare to straining water from pasta)
Echolocation: Means of finding an object by the reflection of sound. See below for possible in-class explanations of this.
Ambergris: Wax-like substance that surrounds squid beaks within the intestines of a sperm whale. Believe it or not, this substance was once used in foods and medicines, and is still used by several countries today as a fixative in perfumes.
Cetacean: Any of the marine mammals that have a nearly hairless body; flat, horizontal notched tail; and vestigial hind limbs (there are 87 total species of whales, dolphins and porpoises known in the world today – all species breathe through blowholes located on the tops of their heads, give live birth in the water rather than on land, nurse their young, and spend their entire lives in the water).
This can be a difficult concept to explain to young students (or people of any age, for that matter). The following are potential exercises you can use in class to help explain how this works.
The Ball: Bring students into the hallway, the gym, or outside your school. From the wall, measure distances of 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 feet and mark with tape on the floor. At each distance, throw the ball against the wall with equal force. As you move closer to the wall, the ball should return to you faster. As you move farther away, it should return much slower. The same is true of echolocation. Whales, bats, and other animals that use echolocation will emit (send out) a sound. If that sound bounces off an object, it will return to the animal. As the animal continues to emit sounds, it will be able to determine if it is moving closer to or further from the object.
The Wave: Most students will know 'the wave' from sports activities, so this may be a lot of fun for them. Line students up side by side. Give the student on the far left a squid illustration or model. Give the student on the far right a sperm whale illustration or model. Ask the students to do the wave beginning with the student beside the sperm whale and ending with the student beside the squid. Once the wave reaches the squid, it should immediately work its way back to the sperm whale. Have two students from the middle step out of the line, bringing the whale closer to the squid. Continue this process until the whale finally catches the squid.
How can whales be so big?
- A blue whale can weigh 300,000-400,00 pounds. That's the equivalent of 4-5 737 Boeing airplanes! How on earth can an animal weigh that much and still move?
- Buoyancy has a lot to do with the answer. Whales cannot survive on land. They would be crushed under their own weight. The same is true for several species if they were to live in freshwater. Saltwater enables objects to float better than in freshwater, as saltwater is denser than freshwater.
- The Experiment: Fill two containers with distilled water. Mark one container "Freshwater" and the other "Saltwater." In the saltwater container, add 4 teaspoons of salt. Place a fresh egg (or raw potato) into each container. What happens? The egg (or potato) should float in the saltwater and sink in the freshwater. How does this relate to whales? Because whales are more buoyant in saltwater, they exert less energy trying to stay afloat and therefore have the ability to grow larger.
Suggested Post-Visit Activities
As a class, create a list of the species of whales and facts about each whale that the students learned during their visit to the Museum. What do the whales eat? How do they catch their prey? Where do they live? How large do they get? How many are left in the world today? Ask the students to pick a new species that they have not yet discussed and have them research that species (for instance, the dwarf sperm whale, the fin whale, the orca, or the beluga).
Go on a whalewatch! Plymouth, Barnstable and Provincetown all offer whale watches, to name a few. If you visit Provincetown in the spring, you can actually watch North Atlantic Right Whales swim past as they migrate to the feeding grounds up north with calves in tow.
Adopt a Whale. Help fund whale and dolphin conservation efforts.
Have students write a thank you note to the docents (museum volunteers) using at least one new whale-related vocabulary word they learned during their visit to the Museum.
Donate to the Annual Fund!
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker College baseball team welcomes the Newberry Wolves into town for a three-game South Atlantic Conference series starting Friday (April 11).
The Cobras come into the contest sporting a 20-17 overall record after splitting a two game tilt with the No. 20 UNCP Braves.
The senior trio of T.J. Giczkowski, Ernie Kirkwood and Fico Kondla have been the offensive catalyst this season. Giczkowski has a team-high .352 batting average to go along with a team best two homeruns. Kirkwood is not far behind sporting a .351 batting average, alongside a team-high 37 RBIs and 10 doubles. His RBI total is good enough for fifth best in the conference. Kondla comes in with a .315 batting average, 24 RBIs and a conference leading 22 stolen bases. The team has swiped 107 bags all together ranking one of the best in Division II in that category.
On the mound, Matt Prosser and Ben Brown both head into the series with a 4-3 record. Prosser has a team low 3.02 ERA while Brown comes in with a 3.83 ERA. Adam Webb is still perfect on the season at 4-0 with a 3.90 ERA.
The Wolves come to Hartsville with an even 21-21 overall and 11-13 in conference record after beating No. 12 Georgia College. They are led offensively by Ryan Cranmer and Albert Baur. Cranmer has a .350 batting average along with 32 RBIs while Baur is batting .309 with a team-high 37 RBIs. Wesley Camp has been the ace for Newberry with a team and conference high eight wins on the season.
Game one of the series will begin Friday (April 11) at 3 p.m. With games two and three starting at noon and 3 p.m. on Saturday (April 12). All games will be played at Tom J. New Field. Live stats and video can be found at www.cokercobras.com
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The City Council of the City of Mount Vernon will conduct a public hearing at 6:30 p.m., September 8, 2009 in the council chambers of City Hall, 109 N. Kaufman Street, Mount Vernon, Texas.
The purpose of this hearing is to hear evidence for or against a request made by James D. King to re-plat lot 6, 7, & 8 of the Sherlock Homes Subdivision, located on Baker Street.
J. D. Baumgarner,
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Mitchell Anderson | January 25, 2010
By Mitchell Anderson • Monday, January 25, 2010 - 17:01
Lord Christopher Monckton, Third Viscount Monckton of Brenchley is again sharing his pearls of wisdom on climate change. His latest offering is an "original paper" produced for the non-peer reviewed, and mysteriously funded front group called the "Science and Public Policy Institute".
A real scientist named Dr. Andrew Glikson at the Australian National University took the time to rebut Monckton's arguments, which is available here.
I would point out that "Lord" Monckton is not and never has been a member of the British House of Lords, having received zero votes in his latest bid to be included in that body. Nor is he a scientist, instead receiving an undergraduate degree in classics and a diploma in journalism studies.
However, he does have quite a bit to say on the subject of climate science, referring variously to researchers in the field as "liars", "frauds" and "bed-wetters".
It is strange that someone that spends so much time hectoring scientists never seems to attend scientific conferences, or have his material published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
It is like someone bragging that they are a better golfer than Tiger Woods without ever entering a tournament.
If Mr. Monckton has such important things to say to the climate researchers of the world, why doesn't he step off the cloistered speaking circuit and stride into the scientific lion's den?
After all, science is considerably closer to a blood sport than a cocktail party. People are expected to defend their hypothesis, data and conclusions before the harsh scrutiny of their peers.
I took the liberty of assembling a short list of scientific conferences that Monckton might consider attending this year to demonstrate his superior command of a variety of fields related to climate science:
The Fourth Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference (OSC) in Buenos Ares is currently calling for session proposals.
Monckton has disparaged the "British Antarctic Survey's implausible finding as to the imagined – and probably imaginary – loss of ice from the West Antarctic ice sheet." It's time these know-nothings were given a stern dressing down in front of their peers. Mr. Monckton, you can register for this conference here.
Or how about Norway? The International Polar Year Science Conference is being held in Oslo June 8 – 12, 2010. Monckton has regularly berated the world's scientists for their shoddy work regarding ice extent and decline. This gathering of ill informed and dishonest researchers seems an excellent opportunity for Monckton to set the record straight. Abstracts can be can be submitted here. Applications to attend can be made here.
How about submitting his most recent paper for publication in a peer-reviewed publication? While even the most prestigious scientific journals are no doubt populated by comparative dullards, a man of Monckton's obvious abilities seems to have a moral obligation to demonstrate his superior command of the disparate fields of atmospheric physics, glaciology and dendrochronology.
His latest paper can be submitted to Nature here, and to Science here.
Lord Monckton, the scientific community is waiting.
Kevin Grandia replied on Permalink
Quote of the year
I think Monckton believes the UK Daily Mail is a peer-reviewed publication.
RickJames replied on Permalink
If Monckton is as kooky as he
If Monckton is as kooky as he appears, then he gives the AGW side an easy target - a cartoon character that no one could take seriously.
Therefore, Monckton would seem to be a net plus for the AGW cause.
Hey - maybe he's a plant! Why else would he continually get press?
PatrickDJ replied on Permalink
Lord Monckton
We have this lunatic here in Australia at the moment, touring round lecturing idiots on his AGW denial propaganda. Can't Hardian's wall be re-built and heightened so he can be confined to Scotland, (apologies to the good Scots folk - he could wander through the glens and lecture to the pheasants and grouse.
He'll never front any intelligent group let alone scientists, like Ian Plimer he can't countenance his lies being exposed.
Because shut up, that's why!
Seriously, Monckton can't go near any real scientists. In the time before Climatehack they demolished his pseudoscience. These days some might be tempted to give him a wedgie and he's sure cruising for a well-placed cream pie.


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Sixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is a high school freshman and an aspiring musician. He daydreams about the day when his band, Goat Cheese Pizza, records their first monster hit single, and they all pile into his van for their cross-country, sold-out concert tour. Between naps, study hall and band practice, Jeremy still manages to find time to be the star of the hugely popular comic strip, Zits.
Jeremy is a good kid. He is intelligent and kind, yet he still has the attitude that one would expect from a teenager. His unpredictable mood swings and monosyllabic answers to his parents' mild-mannered questions often leave them baffled and bemused.
Created in 1997 by Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Jim Borgman and Reuben Award-winning cartoonist/writer Jerry Scott, Zits appears in more than 1,600 newspapers worldwide in 45 countries and is translated into 15 different languages. The comic has an estimated daily readership of more than 200 million readers. Zitsis the only strip in comics history to achieve that milestone in the short span of nine years.
The creators, who are parents themselves, have a keen insight into the many physical and emotional changes that teens go through during adolescence, and they have the gift of addressing these common dilemmas with compassion and humor.
Jeremy Duncan is a high school junior, who believes that he has a seriously boring life in a seriously boring town. Music is what he lives for, and he aspires to someday be a rock god who writes his own music and lyrics. He intensely dislikes cookie-cutter bands that couldn't come up with an original sound or verse or play a chord on a guitar if their lives depended on it. Oh, and his parents are seriously ruining his life.
Connie Duncan is Jeremy's 43-year-old mother. She is a reasonably fit person with a good marriage and a healthy family. With Jeremy in high school, Connie has finally found the time to start scratching her creative itch for writing a book that she has had for the last ten years…and it's going surprisingly well! After 16 short months, she is already three-quarters of the way through chapter one! Of course, she would be further along if Jeremy would just get it through his thick skull that the sign she hangs on the spare bedroom door says "Do Not Disturb," and not "Please Interrupt Me, So I Can Give You the Car Keys to Drive Someplace That You Could Easily Have Walked To By Now."
(Prolonged sigh) ... Jeremy seems to brood a lot, and that concerns his father Walt, who reasons that hormones can explain plenty of odd behavior. Nobody would know that better than an orthodontist who, by profession, is sentenced to spending nearly eight hours of every day staring directly into the jaws of puberty. It's weird. Walt prides himself on his ability to listen to and communicate with patients, but when it comes to his own son, he practically has to pry every syllable out of him.
Hector has been Jeremy's best friend since the fourth grade. They are true amigos and hardly ever get on each other's nerves much. It's no big deal even when they do because there's way too much history between them to sweat the small stuff. Hector and Jeremy can't wait for the day when they finish restoring their van (a 1962 VW Split-Window Kombi). The plan is to drive across the country and they won't stop until they hit an ocean. They are so ready for this and their parents are so not going to let them go. The important thing is to get the van running and hope for the best, even though as Hector's grandmother says, "La esperanza es la negacion de la realidad." (translation: "Hope is the denial of reality.") Whatever.
Pierce replaced the former drummer, Y.A. in Jeremy's band. He has everything a garage band drummer needs... danger, mystery, energy, a hot girlfriend and partially deaf parents. He wears a constant scowl, which is understandable for someone with three pounds of jewelry on his head.
First of all, let's get this boyfriend/girlfriend thing straight. Sara thinks that Jeremy is sweet and he's the only guy that Sara has ever actually wanted to shave her legs for, but the term "girlfriend" makes her teeth grind because, let's face it, it practically connotes ownership. And, that is so not what Sara is about! Besides, she can't name one relationship she has seen that truly works on the basis of total equality or that has the shelf life of, say, a ripe banana.
D'ijon is Pierce's girlfriend. Although she looks more mainstream than Pierce, she shares his interest in the counterculture (she has a tattoo of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" on her tongue). D'ijon is Sara's best friend, loves to talk and is a compassionate, kind, fun-loving and enthusiastic personality.
She is, quite simply, the information pipeline for the entire freshman class. She knows stuff, okay? All rumors in this school either pass through or originate with her. People have come to count on her for this, as well as for freelance opinions on fashion, romance, etiquette, and, of course, relationship counseling. Through an incredibly fortunate combination of an acute sense of cool and good old-fashioned chutzpah, Brittany possesses the ability to immediately point out the shortcomings of others, sometimes even before they occur. It's like a seventh sense or something, and because it's so rare and specialized, not everyone can appreciate the favor that she is doing them when her wisdom is shared. Their loss.
Every high school has one. They are the couple who fell in love early and never got out. Deeply. Madly. Sincerely. Nauseatingly. Against all odds (and some laws of physics), they have devised enough methods of maintaining skin contact with one another in an academic environment to fill an encyclopedia. In fact, their names even touch. Sure, people stare and everything, but that is just because they're jealous that they each found their soul mate before anyone else did, the poor lost lambs.
Ohmigawd! They are so the best friends in the world and they do not know what they would do without each other's friendship, support and lip gloss. It is a harsh world out there and it is not easy to get along on one's own, which is why they choose to roam as a pack. Zuma, Redondo and LaJolla have been best-best friends forever. They share the same taste in fashion as well as smoothies. They finish each other's sentences and have logged more sleepover hours than a cross-country flight attendant.
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How Jealousy Could Destroy The Internet
from the irrational-decision-making deptJealousy is a very powerful emotion. It can make for some great stories in books or movies, but it has no place in the board room -- yet, that's where it is these days. Fred Wilson pointed this out quite clearly last week, when he correctly said that all this talk by the Baby Bells that Google, Microsoft, Vonage and other successful web companies should pay the telcos extra was simple jealousy. Wilson tells the Bells to "dream on," and while we hope he's right, he may be underestimating the destructive power of jealousy. And, it's not just the Baby Bells who are acting this way -- but plenty of online businesses. If they keep it up, they're going to destroy a good thing, just because they can't stand the thought of someone else being successful.
We first mentioned this idea almost exactly a year ago, when a bunch of bloggers started complaining about others making their sites more accessible. The complaint was that these other sites were "profiting" from the work of others -- but that's not true. They were profiting from making the work of others more useful. Just as Google and the others made
SBC AT&T's DSL lines valuable, getting angry over someone making your product more valuable is all about jealousy. There's this weird belief that no one else should be allowed to profit from anything you do -- even if that profit is from adding value to it, often in ways that add value to you as well. It's why we hear stories about big companies freaking out over sites that drive more traffic and interest in their services or who aggregate your content in ways you don't like. In many cases, it may be legally correct to make these moves -- but that doesn't mean it makes business sense. Very often, the opposite is true.
Considering the powerful position Google has these days online, it's no surprise that Google is often at the center of this jealousy. It's the main company the Baby Bells want to pay up. It also explains the Google Print controversy -- as authors and book publishers are upset, even though Google is making their content more useful by making it searchable. The latest case of Google jealousy comes courtesy of online publishers, with a Business Week writer suggesting the idea of having major publishers completely cut their content off from Google. It is, as the cliche goes, cutting off your nose to spite your face. People are so upset that Google is successful, they don't seem to notice that it's helped make them more successful too. Google is successful because it's adding value, not just for users, but to the sites it directs its traffic. Cutting Google off makes the content less useful and serves no purpose other than giving in to destructive jealousy. Part of the power of the internet is that it has been able to avoid most of this, by making it easy to link, embed, modify and copy -- to offer new and different ways to manipulate and view the information that's out there. It's that openness that makes the whole thing valuable. Throwing up walls, tollbooths and blockades for the sake of jealousy harms the entire system. Those who support these moves claim they do so to try to maximize their own profit -- trying to take a piece of the cut from these other services that make their product valuable. However, that's a short-sighted view. If they want to do that, they should make their products more valuable on their own without cutting off others. The "profit" they believe they're maximizing, they're actually shrinking by cutting off the added value that others provide. The more this jealousy continues, the more harm it does to the overall value presented by the internet.


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I do and tonight I plan on learning how to 'ease stress, reduce blood pressure, improve mood' with simple meditation techniques at the Friends of Integrative Medicine's, Meditation: Medicine for the Mind and Body.
"Foster calmness, increase awareness, improve your health, and renew energy in all aspects of your life with some simple meditation techniques that can become a part of your daily routine. Learning about the latest mind-body research will change how you approach your own health and wellness," says Dr. Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D., Director of Integrative Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
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It is bizarre but doctors who make six figures will eagerly line up for free pens, cheap nylon tote bags, and plastic novelties emblazoned with the name of a drug or biotech company.
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The way the Ravens deployed Anquan Boldin and Dennis Pitta down the stretch turned Baltimore into a Super Bowl winner. Now the champs must find two guys with the strength and the guts to go over the middle and unhinge a defense
To fully understand how the Ravens will be affected by losing tight end Dennis Pitta to a season-ending hip injury, you have to go back to the end of last season.
After a 31-28 overtime loss to the Redskins in Week 14, Ravens coach John Harbaugh made the tough decision to fire offensive coordinator Cam Cameron and replace him with quarterbacks coach Jim Caldwell. There were a lot of reasons why the Ravens went on to win the Super Bowl, including the fourth-and-29 screen pass to Ray Rice against the Chargers; Terrell Suggs returning from Achilles surgery; the offensive line becoming an immovable object once Bryant McKinnie was inserted at left tackle and Kelechi Osemele moved to left guard. But Harbaugh's gamble with a new playcaller was vital.
The Ravens were 9-4 and headed toward a No. 1 seed through 14 weeks, but they were too inconsistent on offense. The passing game lacked rhythm and cohesion, but it wasn't because of a lack of talent. Anquan Boldin was one of the strongest and most clutch receivers in the game. On the outside, Baltimore had two improving speedsters in Torrey Smith and Jacoby Jones. In the backfield, Rice and his backup, Bernard Pierce, were big-play threats on the ground and through the air. And quarterback Joe Flacco had arguably the best deep arm in the game—with an athletic tight end-duo in Ed Dickson and Dennis Pitta serving as a security blanket underneath.
So what was Cameron's problem? His offense didn't use all the threats in unison, or to their full potential. The Ravens had the pieces to attack all three levels to the defense—Rice, Pierce and fullback Vonta Leach in the short field; Boldin and Pitta in the middle; and Smith and Jones deep—but synergy never materialized because Cameron failed to use Boldin and Pitta in the best way possible.
Here are a few illustrations from my notebook showing as much. (I must apologize: I'm no Picasso, but the takeaway will make Caldwell's playbook seem like a work of art.)
The first picture shows routes run by Boldin (blue lines) and Pitta (black lines) in two games before Cameron got fired: Week 11 at the Steelers and Week 12 at the Chargers for Boldin; Week 7 at Houston and Week 12 for Pitta (he played just one snap because of a concussion against the Steelers, so I chose a different game to balance the sample size).
Notice how the vast majority of routes run by Boldin and Pitta were from the in-line tight end position to the sidelines, with just eight passes and three short receptions (for zero touchdowns) thrown to the middle of the field. Cameron, who is a disciple of the late Cardinals and Chargers coach Don Coryell, used them mostly on seam routes and toward the edges of the field, often of the short variety.
Now, let's look at the routes Boldin and Pitta ran in the AFC Championship Game against the Patriots, and in the Super Bowl against the 49ers once Caldwell was firmly entrenched as the coordinator.
It's almost the exact opposite approach. Most of their routes were run between the slot positions on either side of the ball. There were 12 passes thrown in the middle of the field, with nine completions (four touchdowns). Caldwell didn't overhaul the offense—it's impossible to change a system in the middle of the season, let alone the final few weeks—but this was a major tweak to the routes being run by Boldin and Pitta.
Look at all the in-breaking routes (especially deeper down the middle of the field) the Ravens used under Caldwell compared to Cameron. Even if the passes weren't completed, these routes were complementary to the other offensive weapons. Threatening the mid- to deep-level of the field between the hashes with Boldin and Pitta put pressure on a defense. It made safeties stay closer to home, which opened up the outside for Smith and Jones, and/or it caused the linebackers to drop a little deeper, which helped give Rice, Pierce and Leach a little more room to make a play once they caught the ball. Under Caldwell, the Ravens used all of their weapons in unison, and it was a beautiful thing to watch.
This offseason started with Boldin being traded to the 49ers because of his contract. I had studied Ravens film before sitting down with Smith for a recent story about his emergence in Baltimore's passing game, and I kept coming back to the same thought: For the sake of Smith and Jones, the Ravens better find a competent replacement for Boldin.
One of the Ravens' favorite ways to spring a big play last season was to put a safety in a bind by crossing Boldin and/or Pitta underneath him, while sending send Smith or Jones over the top. It's a simple concept that all teams use, but the Ravens had all the pieces to make it work. If the safety chooses to cover the underneath route, the deep receiver should be one-on-one and looking for the end zone. If the safety stays deep to protect against the big play, Flacco should have an easy throw to the underneath crossing route.
It's how Smith burned cornerback Champ Bailey early in the Ravens' divisional playoff game against the Broncos, and it's how Jones scored just before halftime in the Super Bowl. Each time, the safety cheated toward Boldin or Pitta.
Once Boldin left, the Ravens clearly thought Pitta could do a comparable job. He was poised to break out in his fourth season, and he certainly would have drawn coverage in the middle of the field. The Ravens would have continued with the same philosophy ... that is, until Pitta dislocated and fractured his right hip on July 27 while trying to catch a pass from Flacco.
It was one thing to replace Boldin, but replacing both of the Ravens' middle-depth threats is entirely different. Entering his fourth season, Dickson has made steady enough progress to take on a larger role, but he alone isn't the answer.
The Ravens need two pass catchers who are capable of living in the middle of the field—the unforgiving ground that's not for thinly built speedsters or for the faint of heart. It requires a rare breed who has the guts, the strength and the right feel for the game to excel in an area where defenders are looking to lay bodies out on the ground, or to jump short routes and turn them into a pick-six. That's what made Boldin and Pitta so special last season, and what elevated the Ravens' offense to a championship level.
Dickson has many strengths, especially toughness, though he doesn't have the same natural feel for route running and catching balls as Pitta. But let's assume that Dickson makes the leap and proves himself equal to Pitta. Who is going to be the Ravens' other threat over the middle?
Visanthe Shiancoe has shown that ability at times in his career, but can he still do it at 33? The Patriots didn't think so last season, and at the time they were trying to find a stopgap to fill in for tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, their standout middle-of-the-field players. Do any of the Ravens' young receivers possess the strength and intestinal fortitude to repeatedly catch passes down the middle of the field?
If not, the Ravens will have a hard time replicating one of the key factors that made them champs last season: they won't have a passing attack that forces a defense to worry about the entire field.
It was one thing to part ways with Boldin. Losing Pitta just might put the Ravens back where they were under Cameron—a donut with good stuff on the outside, but nothing in the middle. Filling that hole was the secret ingredient that gave Baltimore its second world championship last season.
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VERGENNES — Addison Northwest Supervisory Union voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a combined total of $6.2 million in bonding designed to improve the Vergennes Union High School building and athletic fields.
Residents in the ANwSU-member communities of Vergennes, Ferrisburgh, Addison, Waltham and Panton voted 820-671 against a $4.2-million bond that would have funded major improvements to the VUHS auditorium, kitchen and cafeteria; new roofing in several areas where school officials said it is badly needed; repaving of one parking lot; one new sidewalk and repair of another; traffic flow improvements in the pick-up and drop-off area; and new bleachers in the middle school gym.
Voters also rejected a second bond, for $2 million, which would have paid for an artificial surface to the school's varsity soccer/lacrosse field and a six-lane track to surround it. That bond went down by a 1,107-376 tally and could not have been approved separately from the larger bond.
The Addison Independent will present more details on this story in tomorrow's issue.