text:
|"Play Yourself" blog post on Mingus from William Horberg
|Fri, Nov. 13 2009
|Hazel Scott, 'Relaxed Piano Moods'
|Fri, Nov. 13 2009
|Video with Mingus
|The Clayton State University in Georgia presents Big Band Arrangements of the Music of Charles Mingus
|Sun, Nov. 1 2009
|Concert is Monday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Spivey Hall. Admission is free.
|Yale Jazz Ensemble Concert to Feature Music of Thad Jones, George Gershwin, Charles Mingus
|Sun, Nov. 1 2009
|Concert Nov 9th.
|Christine Fagan and the Impressions in Jazz Orchestra present their spin on music by Joni Mitchell and Charles Mingus (Ottawa)
|Fri, Oct. 30 2009
|Concert Friday, October 30
|S.F. Jazz Festival honors East Bay saxophonist John Handy
|Thu, Oct. 29 2009
|UC Santa Barbara Symphony Presents Halloween-Themed Performance
|Thu, Oct. 29 2009
|Thursday, Oct. 29th at 9 pm in Lotte Lehman Concert Hall.
"The jazz band will perform works by the larger-than-life bassist Charles Mingus, known for his virtuosic bass playing, perfectionist band leading, and prodigious composing. The choice of Mingus for the Halloween Spooktacular comes as no surprise; his dissonant compositions often reflect a tormented psyche."
|Independent Weekly Review of Mingus Big Band at Duke
|Mon, Oct. 5 2009
|"Solo performances like pianist David Kikoski's and a head-twisting workout by baritone sax player Lauren Sevian pointed out the outfit's ability to play with Mingus's work. A whole set of that was full of heart-swelling instances of uplift."
|Ellen Johnson sings Mingus in concert
|Mon, Oct. 5 2009
|Mingus Sisters Audio Book Now Available
|Wed, Sep. 23 2009
|Recordings of Charles Mingus' sisters Grace and Vivian sharing narratives of growing up in Watts with Mingus.
|Pithecanthropus Erectus for symphonic orchestra and jazz musicians now available through Boosey & Hawkes
|Tue, Aug. 25 2009
|Boosey & Hawkes proudly makes available for the first time Pithecanthropus Erectus, a groundbreaking piece for symphonic orchestra and jazz musicians by one of the most important figures in twentieth century American music – virtuoso bassist, accomplished composer, and bandleader, Charles Mingus.Alvin Ailey choreographed an hour program called "The Mingus Dances" during a 1972 collaboration with the Robert Joffrey Ballet Company, in which Pithecanthropus Erectus was featured.Please contact Adina Williams at Boosey & Hawkes for perusal scores and more information regarding this brand new work available from Boosey & Hawkes.
|Mingus Big Band placed second in Downbeat Critics poll
|Sun, Aug. 9 2009
|Mingus Big Band nominated for Downbeat Readers poll. Voting contines through Aug 24th.
|Sun, Aug. 9 2009
|Lucid Culture Concert Review: The Mingus Big Band at the Jazz Standard, NYC 7/27/09
|Thu, Jul. 30 2009
|"The weekly Monday Mingus show at the Jazz Standard is New York's most transcendent weekly residency. It's probably the best in the entire world."
|Author Aleksandar Hemon on Mingus in NYT
|Thu, Jul. 23 2009
|9) Solo Dancer from The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, Charles Mingus. My mind still fails to grasp the exact limits of Mingus's greatness. During the time I was writing "The Noble Truths of Suffering"
("Love and Obstacles"), I listened to a lot of Mingus. I would take my
dog for a walk before sleep on the beach near our house and would be
overwhelmed with the desire to dance. The dog would be racing up and
down the sand and I would be convulsing in the rhythms of Mingus. "The
Noble Truths of Suffering" has been labeled anti-American by some
patriotic readers. But all I have to submit to refute that charge is my
love for American music, as exemplified by Mingus and other jazz greats.
|Free Mingus Dynasty plus films at SummerStage in Central Park NYC
|Wed, Jul. 22 2009
|Asbury Shorts: An Evening of the World's Best Short Films
Mingus Dynasty Quintet
Thursday, August 06, 2009
From 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Central Park SummerStage
The exceptional Mingus Dynasty Quintet is one of
|Houston Press review of Epitaph DVD
|Mon, Jul. 13 2009
|Under the Radar Magazine review of Mingus Ah Um
|Mon, Jul. 13 2009
|"Ah Um casts quite a, um, shadow. It's damn near perfect,
opening with "Better Git It in Your Soul," one of the slammingest
statements of intent to ever spin at 33 1/3. The assembled cook at an
exuberant temperature, driven by Mingus' on-off-mike shouts of coarse,
exuberant joy. "Oh, yeah!" he barks at strategic intervals. (The
exclamation/trademark would later grace a '62 LP.) While Mingus
encourages, drummer Dannie Richmond commands, insistent behind the kit.
Tributes abound in the Lester Young eulogy "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat,"
featuring John Handy's tenor sax aching through a spectral mist, the
Morton nod "Jelly Roll," and an "Open Letter to Duke" scrawled to Mr.
Ellington, whose "Mood Indigo" and "Things Ain't What They Used to Be"
were Mingus-stamped on Dynasty.The famous "Fables of Faubus" has outpaced the legacy of its
name-checked target, Arkansas governor Orval Faubus, who in 1957 used
National Guardsmen to prevent a group of black students from entering
Little Rock High School then shut down the entire city's school system
for the 1958-59 academic year (great time for jazz, not so much for
America). The horn section sounds simultaneously scornful and amused,
with Mingus' defiant thumps mocking its gasbag subject. "Pussy Cat
Dues" enters a Basin Street bordello on Jimmy Knepper's trombone prowl;
Horace Parlan wiggles his ivory eyebrows, digging through his pockets
for cash."
|Pop Matters review of Mingus Ah Um
|Mon, Jul. 13 2009
|"Mingus Ah Um sounds like the 20th Century: it is a self-portrait of a man who helped define the direction of post-bop jazz, commenting on the country that created him."
|London Evening Standard: Mingus Dynasty Alive and Kicking
|Mon, Jul. 13 2009
|Mingus Dynasty is alive and kickingBy Jack Massarik, Evening Standard07.07.09
Well played: Trumpeter Alexander Sipiagin does Mingus Dynasty
Listening to a brilliant
Reincarnation of a Love Bird, Mingus's salute to Charlie Parker,
A lesser-known
|Mingus in Annual Review of Jazz Studies
|Mon, Jun. 29 2009
|Churchy Blues, Bluesy Church: Vernacular Tropes, Expression, and Structure in Charles Mingus's "Ecclusiastics"
by Horace J. Maxile, Jr.
|Musician-organized OFF Festival de Jazz in Montreal
|Fri, Jun. 12 2009
|"The festival will close with a special two-set performance
by Guilbeault's large ensemble doing rarely performed works by Charles Mingus such as Black Saint and the Sinner Lady at the Lion d'Or on June 27."http://www.lofffestivaldejazz.com/programmation/27-20h.html
|Mingus Monday Audience comments from past two weeks
|Wed, Jun. 10 2009
|Comments for the last two weeks of Mingus Bands @ Jazz Standard (not selective, this is ALL of the comments!)06/01/09 – Big Band"Incredibly fascinating""The jazz show inspired me to become a jazz musician. This is my 3rd time seeing it!""Until tonight I was a jazz hater but this I loved, particularly the piece they played for the first time""Perfect – Awesome – Stimulating – Great – Superb – Fascinating – Extremely Entertaining"
"My head is cooked – in a good way"
"Having only learned Jazz history in school, this experience transcended the confines of a classroom. It was a collaboration that amounted to something far greater than the already extraordinary sum of its parts"
"Personally the most fantastic evening of jazz I've enjoyed and the food was good"
"Uplifting, inspirational and authentic. The real deal!"
"Moves you where you need to go!"
"It was fabulous! Really swings. Top notch musicians"
"Loved it!"
"It was amazing! I loved it."
"Mingus Lives!….at the Jazz Standard."
"Great! We loved it. Thanks for making great jazz available on Monday nights."
"It kicked – It's Mingus!"
"Great cooperation b/w players!"
"I loved the show, it's almost as if the music was telling a story."
"Very good. Yes."
"First jazz show in new york. Amateur jazz fan and was blown away."
"Off the hook! Spectacular musicianship!"
"Good musicians and nice to see them having fun!"
06/08/09 – Dynasty
"Felt like Mingus was among us. Yes."
"loved it! And am eager to learn more. Thank you!"
"Classily redefined Mingus tunes with spellbinding solos that properly preserve his legacy"
"I feel like tasting a great burgundy, enjoining complexity, elegance in a perfect tune"
"SUPERB!! Thrill to see Sue Mingus"
"Great performance, strong and beautiful"
"Excellent musicians"
"Outstanding, P.S. Great Waitress!!"
"The supple, sinuous, sonorous, flavorings/ stylings of salient Mingus compositions were well rendered by this line-up."
"Really inspired me to pick up the upright bass guitar"
"Soothing to the senses"
"Fastastical! We love NY and the Jazz Standard. Great music, great service, great food!"
"Great Show. Love this club. It's our second time here, we'll be back."
"Loved it"
"great music especially the pianist!! A mix of small mellow jazz and quick paced jazz"
"Excellent performance, glad the band is perpetuating this great music"
"Wonderful show! Awesome!"
"Very Good"
"Good show – want to hear Goodbye Porkpie Hat, maybe that is in second set. Musicians bring the important music of Mingus to life. It needs to be heard! Keep up the great work!"
"Like Mingus! Classic but eclectic and full of surprises"
|Mingus Big Band New Year's Eve Concert on WBGO/NPR
|Mon, Jun. 8 2009
|Mingus Epitaph at Walt Disney Concert Hall Broadcast on NPR
|Mon, Jun. 8 2009
|Mingus Big Band nominated for JJA Large Ensemble of the Year
|Wed, May. 27 2009
|Mingus Big Band has been nominated for Large Ensemble of the Year. Winner will be announced June 16, 2009 at a reception at Jazz Standard.Congrats to all the nominees!
|Mingus at the Showplace
|Wed, May. 27 2009
|The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor featured Mingus at the Showplace by William Matthews
|Jazz takes a giant leap with Bellevue Jazz Festival (Preview of Mingus Big Band)
|Wed, May. 27 2009
|Jazz takes a giant leap with Bellevue Jazz FestivalThe Bellevue Jazz Festival, with main stage acts Dianne Reeves, the Mingus Big Band, Kurt Elling, Mose Allison, Patricia Barber and Danilo Perez, takes place at Meydenbauer Center and other downtown Bellevue venues May 22-24, 2009.
|Another review of Epitaph 1989 now on DVD
|Wed, May. 27 2009
|"Even if Mingus doesn't play on it, this 1989 orchestral bangup is one of my favorite Charles Mingus concerts. Great to see it out on DVD."
|Seattle Times: At Bellevue Jazz Fest, fine music overcomes settings
|Wed, May. 27 2009
|"Saturday night, the festival featured the Mingus Big Band, musician for musician one of the most spirited and technically gifted bands in the country."
|JazzWax: Article on the song Fables of Faubus
|Wed, May. 27 2009
|Review of Ah Um new Vinyl release
|Wed, May. 27 2009
|Photos of Mingus Big Band in Bellevue
|Wed, May. 27 2009
|Pop Matters review of 1989 Epitaph
|Wed, May. 27 2009
|Review of recent DVD release of 1989 Epitaph
|Wed, May. 20 2009
|Opportunity for New York high school jazz students: Brass players needed for York College Summer Jazz Program
|Mon, May. 18 2009
|York College Summer Jazz Program '09 needs brass players!
From Tom Zlabinger:"We held auditions for York College Summer Jazz Program '09 this weekend. Although we had a great turnout and I was very impressed by the musicianship, we are a little thin on brass, both trumpets and trombones. If you know anyone who would be interested in studying jazz performance and music theory this summer, please have them contact me. This is a scholarship program for NYC public high school sophomores and juniors. EVERYTHING is paid for by the city of New York: Tuition, books, MTA card, lunch voucher, music stand, metronome and more! It's a professional big band environment and students get private lessons!!! Lex Samu (trumpet) and John Yao (trombone) will be our instructors. Students earn 5-college credits upon completion. And the band has several gigs over the summer, including one at the Louis Armstrong House on Satchmo's birthday!! The dates of SJP '09 are June 29 – August 7, Monday – Thursday @ 9 – 3 p.m. and classes and rehearsals take place in the York College Performing Arts Center in Jamaica, Queens.For more information on the program and its alumni, go to:http://www.myspace.com/yorkcollegebluenotes
For more information on SJP '09 brass instructors Lex and John:http://www.lexsamu.com/
Students must be able to read music and have their own instrument. No jazz experience is necessary. Please circulate this to as many people as you can. Interested students should contact me directly. I will happily schedule a one-on-one audition. I will also hold a general audition in mid-June. The exact date will be announced this week once it is scheduled. I'll be sure to let you know. Just wanted to get the word out about the openings ASAP.
Thank you for your help! This summer's band is already going to be serious! Help me get some deserving brass players in there to join us for the ride!!!
Tom Zlabinger – www.myspace.com/tomzlabinger
94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.
|Philadelphia Daily News mention of new DVD of 1989 Mingus Epitaph
|Tue, May. 12 2009
|"It took a brassy, all-star, 30-member band, including two bassists (!) to do justice to Charles Mingus' "Epitaph" at the 1989 concert of the same name finally available on Eagle Eye Media DVD (A). Reconstructed a decade after the legendary bassist/composer's death, the Gunther Schuller-conducted work opens in Mingus' most disruptive "third stream" vein. But it soon shifts into more accessible and synchronized territory. And it sure doesn't hurt that every solo (by the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Jerome Richardson, Randy Brecker, John Abercrombie and others) is an homage to Mingus' liberated genius."
|Beneath the Underdogs: Mingus and Partch. May 15th Film Screening at Chicago Cultural Center
|Thu, May. 7 2009
|The music of Mingus lives on in a weekly series by Zan Stewart/The Star-Ledger
|Wed, May. 6 2009
|Band honors Charles Mingus, jazzman with enduring legacy By PIERRE RUHE The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
|Wed, May. 6 2009
|Newsweek: Jazz Standards That Aren't
|Thu, Apr. 30 2009
|Poetry Out Loud competition: "Mingus at the Showplace" by William Matthew
|Thu, Apr. 30 2009
|Mexican Connection: Mingus and Orson Wells
|Tue, Apr. 28 2009
|Flickr user smata2 slideshow of Mingus Big Band
|Tue, Apr. 28 2009
|Review of Mingus Big Band in Greeley, Colorado
|Sun, Apr. 26 2009
|NPR JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater features Mingus Big Band
|Thu, Apr. 16 2009
|Lineup announced for Vicenza Jazz 2009
|Sat, Apr. 11 2009
|Mingus Dynasty plays May 15
|The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra plays Mingus
|Mon, Apr. 6 2009
|Blog review of MBB: "So musical a discord, such sweet thunder"
|Mon, Apr. 6 2009
|The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Band honors Charles Mingus, jazzman with enduring legacy
|Sun, Apr. 5 2009
|Mingus Awareness Project-May 7-ALS fundraiser at Hideout in Chicago
|Sun, Apr. 5 2009
|On Thursday, May 7th, a group of musicians will gather at The Hideout
to celebrate the life and music of Charles Mingus, and to benefit the
Les Turner ALS Foundationhttp://www.mingusawarenessproject.org
|Charles Mingus Hometown Jazz Festival April 17-19
|Wed, Apr. 1 2009
|"Charles Mingus Hometown Jazz Festival" will be held this year April 17-19, 2009 again celebrating Charles' birthday, with a full range of jazz bands, artists, and events, including an educational component going into schools at all levels.http://www.mingusproject.com
|Columbus State Jazz Festival to Feature Mingus Big Band
|Thu, Mar. 26 2009
|COLUMBUS, Ga. — Jazz artists, from the high school level to the
internationally respected Mingus Big Band, will come together for the
inaugural Columbus State Jazz Festival Friday and Saturday, April 3-4,
at RiverCenter for the Performing Arts in downtown Columbus.
|Review of Charles Mingus: Thirteen Pictures on Elsewhere
|Mon, Mar. 23 2009
|Mingus bassist Andy McKee leads Mingus Ah Um tribute at New School
|Mon, Mar. 23 2009
|Spring New School Jazz Presents: Mingus Music America(2)
03/26/2009 8:00 p.m.The second of two concerts in tribute to Charles Mingus features New School Jazz faculty Andy McKee. The band includes Andy McKee on bass, New School Jazz alumni Mike Moreno on guitar and Jason Marshall on baritone saxophone, Idris Muhammad on drums, Ivan Renta on tenor saxophone, and current New School Jazz student Ilana Worrell on vocals. Location: Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance Space, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 5th floorAdmission:$10; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
|University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: Mingus Concert on April 9th
|Mon, Mar. 23 2009
|Mingus Panel discussion in L.A. April 28th
|Mon, Mar. 23 2009
|Mingus Panel DiscussionA Zócalo/City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs EventModerated by Oscar Garza, Senior Editor, Los Angeles Daily NewsTuesday, April 28, 2009, 7:30 pmBarnsdall Gallery Theatre
4800 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Free parking in the lot at the bottom of the hill and in parking spaces surrounding the perimeter of the Barnsdall Art Park.
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
From his first concert piece, written when he
|One off gig won't be quickly forgotten
|Sun, Mar. 22 2009
|Working in the Arts: The New York Experience
|Sun, Mar. 22 2009
|Our intern Trish in her college paper!
|Magnet Magazine: From The Desk Of Superdrag's John Davis: Charles Mingus-"Oh Yeah"
|Sun, Mar. 22 2009
|On BBC4: 1959: The Year that Changed Jazz
|Sun, Mar. 22 2009
On BBC Four
1959: The Year that Changed Jazz
Four major jazz albums were made, each a high water mark for the
Rarely seen archive performances help vibrantly bring the era to
|Sony Legacy releasing special 50th Anniversary Edition of Mingus Ah Um
|Fri, Mar. 13 2009
|Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus: 2009 also
marks the 30th anniversary of the death of the mercurial
bandleader-composer, who had the budget at Columbia to double his
two-horn front-line for the big sound of "Better Git It In Your Soul"
and "Fables Of Faubus", and homages to jazz greats Ellington ("Open
Letter To Duke"), Morton ("Jelly Roll"), recently deceased Lester Young
("Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"), and Mingus himself ("Self-Portrait in Three
Colors"). The film noir quality of this album — considered to
be one of the five truly essential Mingus LPs — predates a certain
vein of film music later popularized by Henry Mancini. Liner notes for
the 2009 edition of Mingus Ah Um are written by three-time Grammy Award-winning producer-annotator Michael Cuscuna.
|Mingus Big Band's Andy McKee leads Mingus Ah Um anniversary tribute at New School
|Fri, Mar. 6 2009
|Wed 3/26: Andy McKee, Vic Juris, Idris Muhammad,
Becca Stevens & Ivan Renta at The New School for Jazz
& Contemporary Music. 8:00pm. "Mingus Ah Um." $10;
free for students, faculty, staff & alumni. Arnhold Hall, 55 W.
13th St., 5th Floor. www.newschool.edu/jazz
|TV segment on MBB in New Zealand
|Fri, Mar. 6 2009
|Mercury News: Shows Not to be Missed in SFJazz Spring Season
|Fri, Mar. 6 2009
|8. Mingus Dynasty featuring John Handy, May 3, 7 p.m., Palace of the Fine Arts Theatre. Oakland-raised John Handy was already one of the most innovative young altoists on the scene when he joined the volatile bassist-composer Charles Mingus in 1959. Five decades later, the searing saxophone solos he contributed to the classic albums "Mingus Ah Um," "Blues and Roots" and "Mingus Dynasty" still sound fresh and bracing. Handy hasn't revisited the Mingus book much, which makes his collaboration with the talent-laden seven-piece combo Mingus Dynasty an exceptional event.
|Macau Daily Times: Jazz extravaganza night in CCM with Mingus Big Band
|Fri, Mar. 6 2009
|The Mingus Big Band on Monday evening filled the Macau Cultural Centre's (CCM) Grand Auditorium with invigorating jazz extravaganza and was acclaimed by the audience for their performance of the legendary bass player and composer tunes.The jazzier rhythmic and humour of the late Charles Mingus lyrics enveloped the jazz lovers and surprised the mere curious ones. Lauded as "the best jazz orchestra in the world" by the Washington Post, the Mingus Big Band performed for the first time at CCM, being a highlight programme for its 10th anniversary celebrations.The Mingus Big Band is a very well known New York institution and six-Grammy nominated artist, which held residencies in some of the best jazz clubs in the United States, and toured extensively abroad to Malaysia, Japan and Hong Kong.In last night concert, they played old and new arrangements creating a spirited blend of the lush harmonies and boisterous blues sections, interwoven ensemble passages and sudden tempo shifts and showed brawling, muscular, hard-swinging, bluesy way Mingus loved to play in an authentic homage concert to the most important jazz figures in 20th century American music.Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bass player, accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer. Born in Arizona in 1922, the American, with Asian influences, studied double bass and composition in a formal way, while absorbing vernacular music from the great jazz masters in the likes of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. He died in 1979 from a nervous disease and left more than 300 masterpieces.
|Independent Ear reviews Mingus Big Band at Jazz Standard
|Wed, Mar. 4 2009
|"Of all the jazz widows of great masters my hat has long been off to Sue Mingus for the tireless way she has gone about maintaining and upholding the legacy of Charles Mingus and his music. The Mingus Big Band is currently enjoying a Monday night residency at the Jazz Standard, a club which among other things enjoys hands-down the best menu and cooking of any jazz club in Manhattan. Among her many efforts Sue Mingus has been quite clever about doing more than just ensuring gigs for the Mingus Big Band, Orchestra, and Dynasty; she has always stayed one step ahead of the game by seeking fresh approaches to their presentations. For example this year they're celebrating the 50th anniversary of three important Mingus records: "Blues and Roots", "Ah Um", and "Dynasty". So the band is performing music pretty much exclusively from those three sessions — though they did veer off into some slightly more obscure Mingus from his "Baron Mingus" days for a vocal selection — and the results are bracingly fresh as always. Nominal co-leadership of the band appears to be shared by bassist Boris Kozlov, who performs on Charles' famed lion's head bass, and tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, who also share the various intros. Among other marvelous moments on this particular evening were excursions into such Mingus lore as "My Jelly Roll Soul" and "GG Train", tunes that have not been often performed otherwise. Among the stalwarts in the big band on that particular Monday were saxophonists Vincent Herring, Abraham Burton, Jason Marshall, and Donny McCaslin; trumpeters Randy Brecker, Kenny Rampton, and former VJO trumpeter Earl Gardner (still one of the best lead trumpeters on the planet), trombonists Frank Lacy (who contributed one of his customary humorous vocal turns) and Andy Hunter, Donald Edwards on drums, and the bracingly fresh Orrin Evans on piano, who injected some wicked clave into one of his turns. When a band boasts such sturdy soloists it can be difficult for each to get a proper turn, but indeed each did as the set was very skillfully arranged."
|High School Competition: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes: Make Room for Mingus
|Mon, Mar. 2 2009
|Winners announced for First Annual Charles Mingus High School Competition
|Thu, Feb. 26 2009
Sue Mingus and Justin DiCioccio, Producers
5 Combos and 5 Big Bands Hailing from High Schools in the North East competed for top honorsThe FIRST Annual Charles Mingus High School Competition was part of a 3-Day Mingus Summit held February 20-22 at MSM
New York City – Sue Mingus, Director of Let My Children Hear Music and Justin DiCioccio, Assistant Dean and Chair of Manhattan School of Music's Jazz Arts Program, announced the winners of the 1st Annual Charles Mingus High School Jazz Band Competition in an awards ceremony held at the conclusion of the all-day competition that took place at Manhattan School of Music on Sunday, February 22. In presenting the awards, Justin DiCioccio commented, "The playing by all, in both the combos and big bands, was magnificent today." Sue Mingus said, "All of the adjudicators were astonished with the musicianship heard today. Everyone who performed was wonderful."
The winners are:
Combo Category
Best Combo
Winner, Performing Arts High School – Manhattan School of Music Precollege Combo
Outstanding Combo Rhythm Section
Best Arrangement
Outstanding Soloists
Trumpet: Adam O'Farrill
Trombone: Chris Palmer
Alto Sax: Elijah Shiffer
Piano: Terrance Shider
Tenor Sax: Casey Berman
Big Band Category
Best Big Band
Best Rhythm Section
Best Trumpet Section
Outstanding Soloists
Tenor Sax: Nick Lippa
Trombone: Tom Chalmers
Trumpet: Ivan Rosenberg
Piano: Josh Condon
Tenor Sax: Nathan Katz
The 1st Annual Charles Mingus High School Jazz Band Competition was open to high school jazz combos and big bands hailing from the North East: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Some 60 submissions were received for the first round of pre-screening CDs, with five combos selected and five big bands chosen to compete in Sunday's competition. The goal of the competition is to provide an opportunity for high school music students to explore the enormously varied works of Charles Mingus, and to find their own individual voices within the music. The competing high school jazz combos and big bands and the Mingus tunes they performed, are listed at the end of the press release.
The 2009-10 Charles Mingus High School Jazz Band Competition will be expanded to high schools nationwide. For information, contact Sue Mingus at Let My Children Hear Music, 484 West 43rd Street, 43-S, New York, NY 10036, (212) 736 – 4749,
In addition to the 1st Annual Charles Mingus High School Jazz Band Competition, the Mingus Summit included on Friday, February 20th, a keynote address given by Gunther Schuller, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Justin DiCioccio with Vincent Herring, Conrad Herwig, Andy McKee, Sue Mingus and Gunther Schuller, discussing "Mingus Music in the 21st Century.' On Saturday, February 21, the Manhattan School of Music Charles Mingus Student Jazz Ensemble, consisting of Remy Le Boeuf, alto saxophone; Samuel Ryder, tenor saxophone; Jonathan Barnes, trumpet; Craig Davis, piano; Ruben Samama, bass and Will Clark, joined by Saxophonist Steve Slagle performed. Sunday afternoon also showcased performances by the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra conducted by Justin DiCioccio and the Mingus Dynasty Band with Boris Kozlov, on Charles Mingus's lionhead bass; Vincent Herring, alto sax; Donny McCaslin, tenor sax; Alex Sipiagin, trumpet; Conrad Herwig, trombone; Helen Sung, piano and Justin Faulkner, drums (from the Girard Academic Music program in Philadelphia).
Charles Mingus is recognized as a major 20th-century composer, whose entire works have been acquired by the Library of Congress – a first for jazz, and a first for an African-American composer. Mingus left behind the largest legacy of composition in American music after Duke Ellington. The Mingus Bands remain devoted to this vast repertoire and under the artistic direction of Sue Mingus, play to critical acclaim throughout the world.
(Listed below are the competing high schools and repertoire played)
Combo Category
LaGuardia High School Jazz Quintet• , New York, NY
King Philip Regional High School Jazz Combo 1• , Wrentham, MA.
Manhattan School of Music Precollege Combo• , New York, NY
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, Jazz Ensemble 3,• Hartford, CT
The Rivers School, Rivers Select 1 Combo• , Weston, MA
Big Band Category
Rivers Big Band• , The Rivers School, Weston, MA
Gates Chili High School Jazz Ensemble• , Rochester, NY
LaGuardia Senior Jazz Band• , New York, NY
Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra, • Rochester, NY
Lexington High School Jazz Ensemble,• Lexington, MA
|Pratt Songs review of Charles Mingus: Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
|Mon, Feb. 23 2009
|High School Competition on NY1
|Sun, Feb. 22 2009
|Mingus Summit starts tonight!
|Fri, Feb. 20 2009
|This weekend is the First Annual Mingus High School Competition (on Sunday) and exciting 3-day Mingus Summit, all held at Manhattan School of Music at 122nd and Broadway. (directions)
Then check out the amazing lineup we have for the Mingus Dynasty at
Jazz Standard on Monday. We hope you can join us for all or part of it!MINGUS SUMMIT AND HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION SCHEDULEFRIDAY, Feb 20, 2009 7:30pm-9pm MINGUS SUMMIT
Manhattan School of Music
122nd Street & Broadway, NYC
Greenfield Hall
Keynote Address by Gunther Schuller (Pulitzer Prize-winning Composer/Conductor). Panel Discussion
moderated by Justin DiCioccio (Manhattan School of Music Jazz
Director), with Schuller, Vincent Herring (saxophonist/educator),
Conrad Herwig (trombonist/Professor Jazz Studies, Rutgers), Andy McKee
(bassist/ Director Mingus Ensemble, New School University), and Sue
Mingus (President of Let My Children Hear Music/The Charles Mingus
Institute, and creator of the Mingus repertory bands). Free and open to
the public.
SATURDAY, Feb 21, 2009 7:30pm-9:30pm MINGUS SUMMIT
SUNDAY, Feb 22, 2009 10am-7pm MINGUS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION
10am-11:30am COMBO COMPETITION
– LaGuardia High School Jazz Quintet, New York, NY. Band Director: Kevin Blancq
– King Phillip Regional High School Jazz Combo 1, Wrentham, MA. Band Directors: Peter Levesque and Peter Tileson
– Manhattan School of Music Precollege Combo, New York, NY. Band Director: Jeremy Manasia
11:30am-11:45am SHORT BREAK
– Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, Jazz Ensemble 3, Hartford, CT. Band Directors: Kris Allen and Jimmy Greene
– The Rivers School, Rivers Select 1 Combo, Weston, MA. Band Director: Philippe Crettien
12:45pm-2pm LUNCH BREAK
– Gates Chili High School Jazz Ensemble, Rochester, NY. Band Director: Christopher Oldfield
– Rivers Big Band, The Rivers School, Weston, MA. Band Director: Philippe Crettien
– LaGuardia High School of Music and Art, Senior Jazz Band, New York, NY. Band Director: Kevin Blancq
3:30pm-3:45pm SHORT BREAK
– Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra, Rochester, NY. Band Director: Howard Potter
– Lexington High School Jazz Ensemble, Lexington, MA. Band Director, Jeffrey Leonard
5pm PERFORMANCE by the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Justin DiCioccio, just back from conducting orchestra at the Grammy awards!
5:30pm PERFORMANCE by Mingus Dynasty
6pm-7pm AWARDS ceremony and goodbyes.
Alto – flute: Vincent Herring
Tenor Saxophone: Seamus Blake
Trumpet: Alex Sipiagin
Trombone: Ku-umba Frank Lacy
Bass: Boris Kozlov
Piano: David Kikoski
Drums: Jeff "Tain" Watts
Doors open an hour prior.
Jazz Standard features wonderful Blue Smoke BBQ. There is never a minimum.
|New York Press article on Mingus and the High School Competition
|Thu, Feb. 19 2009
|Thirty Years On, The Music Remains StrongCharles Mingus' legacy revisited at the Manhattan School of MusicBy Ernest Barteldes
|Columbia Spectator article on the High School Competition
|Thu, Feb. 19 2009
|High School Competition Finalist hometown news: Gates-Chili Again
|Mon, Feb. 16 2009
Participating in the first annual competition is both an honor, and history lesson. Besides being a jazz great — Mingus' entire works have been acquired by the Library of Congress — many of his pieces were inspired by the Civil Rights movement of his day.
"Most of his music is really interesting to listen to because it's so well written," said Dan Montgomery, a sophomore bassist. "It speaks to a lot of people."
|Mingus Big Band at Jazz Standard Feb 9
|Fri, Feb. 6 2009
The evening will feature a 50th anniversary celebration of the great "Blues & Roots" recording released February 9, 1959, on Atlantic Records! Randy Brecker, who will perform in the Mingus Big Band's trumpet section, remembers buying this album for $3.98 at the local record store in Philadelphia when he was 13 years old, his first introduction to Mingus!
Drums: Donald Edwards
SETS AT 7:30 & 9:30. Doors open an hour prior.
Jazz Standard features wonderful Blue Smoke BBQ. There is never a minimum.
|Straight No Chaser Blog: Fifty Years Ago Today: Mingus' "Blues and Roots"
|Thu, Feb. 5 2009
|AllAboutJazz.com: 3-Day Charles Mingus Tribute at Manhattan School of Music, February 20-22
|Thu, Feb. 5 2009
|High School Competition Finalist hometown news: Lexington
|Thu, Feb. 5 2009
|High School Competition Finalist hometown news: Gates-Chili
|Thu, Feb. 5 2009
|Gates Chili HS jazz group makes finals, sponsors evening of pasta, music
|"1959: The Year Jazz Was Reborn" By Gary L. Alexander
|Fri, Jan. 23 2009
|"A gift from a godmother of jazz" Boston Globe
|Fri, Jan. 23 2009
An Intimate Look at Jazz Giants Compiled and photographed by
Pannonica de Koenigswarter
|Review of Mingus Ah Um LP release by Matthew Miller – AllAboutJazz.com
|Fri, Jan. 23 2009
Drop the needle on Charles Mingus' bluesy call to prayer on "Better Git It In Your Soul" and Legacy's decision to include Ah Um in its vinyl series comes into sharp focus. There's simply no better way to hear the 1959 Columbia masterpiece than on 12″ vinyl and, while it may be hard to detect the business logic behind the series, the meticulous remastering by Allan Tucker makes clear the aesthetic motive.
|Diane Richardson: Celebrating the music of Charles Mingus
|Fri, Jan. 23 2009
|Tufts University's Granoff Music Center PresentsA Performance By Diane Richardson: Celebrating the music of Charles MingusSaturday, February 28, 2009 at 8:00 pm. FREE.
|Finalists announced for the First Annual Charles Mingus High School Competition
|Fri, Jan. 16 2009
|Contact: Sue Mingus
Let My Children Hear Music
http://www.mingusmingusmingus.com/JazzEducationFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFinalists announced for the
First Annual Charles Mingus High School CompetitionNew York, NY – January 15, 2009 – Sue Mingus of Let My Children Hear Music and Justin DiCioccio of The Manhattan School of Music are pleased to announce the finalists in the First Annual Charles Mingus High School Competition.The finalists (in alphabetical order) are:BIG BAND CATEGORYEastman Youth Jazz Orchestra, Rochester, NY. Band Director: Howard Potter
Gates Chili High School Jazz Ensemble, Rochester, NY. Band Director: Christopher Oldfield
LaGuardia High School of Music and Art, Senior Jazz Band, New York, NY. Band Director: Kevin Blancq
Lexington High School Jazz Ensemble, Lexington, MA. Band Director, Jeffrey Leonard
Rivers Big Band, The Rivers School, Weston, MA. Band Director: Philippe Crettien
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, Jazz Ensemble 3, Hartford, CT. Band Directors: Kris Allen and Jimmy Greene
King Phillip Regional High School Jazz Combo 1, Wrentham, MA. Band Directors: Peter Levesque and Peter Tileson
LaGuardia High School Jazz Quintet, New York, NY. Band Director: Kevin Blancq
Manhattan School of Music Precollege Combo, New York, NY. Band Director: Jeremy Manasia
The Rivers School, Rivers Select 1 Combo, Weston, MA. Band Director: Philippe Crettien
The Mingus High School Competition will take place on February 22, 2009, as the final event of the three-day Mingus Summit at Manhattan School of Music in New York City. All events are free and open to the public. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Best Big Band, Best Combo, Outstanding Soloists, Outstanding Big Band Section, and Outstanding Combo Arrangement. We are also pleased to announce the surprise news that two scholarships to Manhattan School of Music will be awarded at the Competition.
Next year's Competition will be open to high schools nationwide. Details will be announced soon in order to allow plenty of time in the spring and summer for preparation.
Our adjudicators were impressed by the high quality of the submissions and thrilled to hear Mingus music played with such heart and commitment. We are all very excited to see Mingus energy thriving and inspiring these young musicians.
Sue Mingus
FRIDAY, Feb 20, 2009 7:30pm-9pm MINGUS SUMMIT
SATURDAY, Feb 21, 2009 7:30pm-9:30pm MINGUS SUMMIT
SUNDAY, Feb 22, 2009 10am-7pm MINGUS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION
Adjudicators for the Competition: Conrad Herwig, Gunther Schuller, Boris Kozlov, Vincent Herring, Justin DiCioccio, and Donny McCaslin.
10am-11:30am COMBO COMPETITION – 3 bands
5pm PERFORMANCE by the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Justin DiCioccio.
5:30pm PERFORMANCE by Mingus Dynasty featuring Boris Kozlov (playing Charles Mingus' lionhead bass), Vincent Herring, Conrad Herwig, Donny McCaslin, Justin Faulkner (high school drummer from Girard Academic Music Program in Philadelphia), Alex Sipiagin, and Helen Sung.
6pm-7pm AWARDS ceremony and goodbyes.
MONDAY, February 23 SETS AT 7:30 & 9:30 MINGUS DYNASTY
|Jazz Standard "Best of New York" says New York Magazine
|Mon, Jan. 12 2009
|"Jazz in the present tense."
|Mingus Big Band rang in the new year on WBGO/NPR-LISTEN ONLINE!
|Sun, Jan. 4 2009
|Producers said it was one of the most exciting performances they'd seen in the history of the series.You can listen online!
|Mingus Big Band voted "Best Big Band" by Jazz Times readers
|Sun, Jan. 4 2009


text:
International Students Office ISO will help & guide you through the application process for EU and non-EU candidates.
Warsaw University of Technology WUT is a technical research institution with traditions in education dating back to the nineteenth century. It is a forward-thinking institution where high-quality education meets world-class research and innovation.
You can study in English lanaguage or Polish language.
Studies will be conducted fully in the language you choose.
Already have an account?
Warsaw University of Technology participates in educational programmes including Erasmus+, Mundus and short-term studies based on bilateral agreements with top universities around the World.
To adjust to various needs of our candidates and students, we give you an opportunity to learn the Polish language and improve English language skills. Both Courses end with a B2 certificate in either language.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The world's tallest building the Burj Khalifa. TAKEN from a cockpit at speeds of up to 160 miles-per-hour while taking off and landing an aircraft these could be the most hair-raising cityscapes you're likely to see. Looking like it has been lit-up for Christmas these extraordinary pictures were in fact taken from above Dubai. They show the incredible city from the eyes of the pilots who see this stunning sight as a normal part of their working day – yet are rarely seen by the average traveller. Other pictures from ground level show incredible reflections from across the city. Tunisian Air Arabia airline captain Karim Nafatni (34) took the shots during the course of over 10,000 hours of flying the Airbus A320.
License Details:
Media Properties:


text:
Plaxico Burress has suffered a setback that could mean the end of his roller-coaster NFL career.
NFL.com's Albert Breer reported the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver suffered a torn rotator cuff in practice Thursday, according to a source close to the player. It's likely a season-ending injury. Burress will have surgery Monday, the team announced Friday.
Burress reportedly was injured while attempting to make a catch over defensive backs Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith and Ryan Steed. Burress came down awkwardly on his shoulder, according to NFL.com's Aditi Kinkhabwala.
Burress walked off the field, then was carted to the locker room. Burress later was seen with his right arm in a sling.
Burress had been in the mix to be the Steelers' fourth or fifth receiver. He never was the same player after he spent close to two years in prison on a weapons conviction, but he remained a capable red-zone threat.
Burress turns 36 next week, so it's hard to imagine another NFL comeback is in the cards. You can describe Burress' career in good ways and bad, but it definitely was memorable.The Around The League Podcast is now available on iTunes! Click here to listen and subscribe.


text:
No Shop Provision
Fund: Sequel Venture Partners
Posted by gpetras on 2011-09-04
Before you work with these guys be sure if it's a co-funded deal they've had prior co-funding relationships with the second funding source.
They were eager to issue a term sheet after our first series of meetings. The term sheet had a "no shop" provision. Later management learned that Sequel did not have a relationship with co-funding sources to bring in the $3 million for the second half of the funding. Bottom line is they did not raise the $6 million specified in the term sheet.
The lack of performance personally cost me an additional $1.5 million. We were shocked they couldn't perform considering our revenue for the year prior to our term sheet was $100,000 (prelaunch) and $1 million (recurring subscriptions first year) and that Gartner selected hours as product is one of the top new offerings in the CRM, sales and customer service market. To obtain a copy e-mail email@example.com.
Their inability to fund and deliver on their initial enthusiasm appeared to be the byproduct of not having existing funding relationships with tier one firms. We have blue ribbon clients, growing revenue, strong pipeline and solid management. Since Sequel Venture Partners failed to raise money potential new investors had concerns.
I understand "note shop" provisions are common but with Sequel, I'd be sure they had all the money under their control or at least a strong commitment from a fund before I agreed to such a provision.


text:
Lafourche Parish President Charlotte Randolph must pay $60,000 as punishment for violating a state ethics law by renting her Grand Isle camp to BP following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
The state Ethics Board ruled today that Randolph must repay $50,000 in ill-gotten gains in addition to a $10,000 fine for violating laws that prohibit a public servant from receiving money from entities parish government has a contact with.
Randolph only said she is reviewing her options after the ruling was released this morning. The ruling stipulates Randolph may apply for a rehearing with the board within 10 days. She can also appeal the ruling in court.
As oil gushed from the Macondo well in April 2010, local hotels and rental properties filled with workers hired to respond to the spill.
Charlotte Randolph said the couple decided to lease the property after "conversations with friends and other officials" about "similar arrangements they had with BP."
The couple were paid $100 per night for each person using the property. They were paid about $50,000 total for the rental.
Before that agreement between Randolph and BP was reached, the parish entered contract to accept $1 million from BP to cover costs related to the spill.
"The statute is broad, but it is very clear. She is prohibited from providing services, compensated services to BP while BP has this relationship with her agency." Tracy Barker, staff attorney for the Ethics Administration, said at a hearing on the issue earlier this month.
The law Randolph was found in violation of are framed to prevent public servants from being improperly influenced through their private business.
At the hearing, Randolph argued the disaster, not her personal dealings, led to the parish entering contract with BP. She also argued that her authority as parish president, even if wielded in return for rent money, has no bearing on BP's legal battles.
"We further determine that the extraordinary circumstances involved do not excuse her conduct," the ruling states in response.
Lafourche Parish president violated state ethics law, board rules
Lafourche Parish President Charlotte Randolph must pay $60,000 as punishment for violating a state ethics law by renting her Grand Isle camp to BP following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.


text:
Need help ordering? Call us
Mon-Fri 7:30AM - 5:00PM CDT
Sat-Sun 8:00AM - 4:30PM CDT
Mowers: Rear-Engine Riding Lawn Mower
26659BE - Snapper 26" Rear-Engine Rider, 6.5 HP, Series 9
Just as the "thatch" creates a smothering blanket over the lawn, high-clay soil suffocates the roots of the turf as it compacts over time. Many lawn professionals suggest you "aerate" once a season. Aeration with a "plug-type" machine removes little plugs of soil and allows water, air and nutrients down to the roots. For aeration, only a good plug type machine works well. Common "spike-type" aerators punch holes in the ground but further compact the soil around the hole reducing their effectiveness. Plug-aeration takes a specialized tool that can be purchased, rented or hired as a service from a good lawn maintenance company.


text:
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP provides legal services in all areas of business law. Since 1978, Tannenbaum Helpern has combined a powerful mix of insight, creativity, industry knowledge, senior talent and transactional expertise to successfully guide clients through periods of challenge and opportunity.
Our mission is to deliver the highest quality legal services in a practical and efficient manner, bringing to bear the judgment, common sense and expertise of well-trained, business minded lawyers. We represent corporations, investment funds, family offices, institutions, privately held businesses, individuals and charitable organizations.
Sitemap |Terms of Use |
Privacy | Attorney Advertising
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP provides legal advice
only to individuals or entities with which it has established an attorney-client
relationship and such advice is based on the particular facts and circumstances
of each matter. Contacting us through this site, or otherwise, will not
establish an attorney-client relationship with us. Any e-mail or other
communication sent to THSH or its lawyers through this site will not be
treated as subject to the attorney-client privilege or as otherwise confidential
and you should not include any confidential information in any such communication.


text:
The price represents a 25% increase over the BRL87.94/MWh from the last auction in December 2012 but Brazil's currency has devalued 15% against the US dollar in that time, which equates to a rise of only 8.5% — to $46.65 from $43/MWh.
A total of 66 projects will be built by companies that sold power at the auction on 24 August, among them Brazil's Renova Energia and Enerfin (controlled by Spain's Elecnor). The companies signed 20-year contracts with local power distribution companies.
Total investment to build all 66 projects is projected at BRL5.5 billion, roughly BRL3.6 million per MW. Most of the new potential will be located in the north-eastern state of Bahia, with 587MW in 28 projects.
The government set new rules for this year's auction. Only firms with guaranteed connections to grid could sell power, and they had to show a 90% certainty that the power would be generated.
"This brings Brazil's wind power sector to a more rational trajectory for prices," said Elbia Melo, executive secretary at the Brazilian Windpower Association (Abeeolica). "The amount of power sold was close to the 2GW a year the sector needs to keep things running."


text:
stress headache
Headaches – A Chiropractic Approach
Headaches detrimentally affect all Canadians at least once in their lifetime. Yet, the specific reasons for the cause of the headache differs between individuals. By definition a Headache is a pain in the head with the pain being above the eyes or the ears, behind the head (occipital), or in the back of the upper neck. Headache, like chest pain or back ache, has many causes.
All headaches are considered primary headaches or secondary headaches. According to medicinenet.com Primary headaches are not associated with other diseases. Examples of primary headaches are migraine headaches, tension headaches, and cluster headaches. Secondary headaches are caused by other diseases. The associated disease may be minor or major.
Headaches can be triggered from a variety of different environments, food, stress, dehydration, and other reasons. In addition, headaches or pain in the head and upper cervical region may be caused directly from muscles, joints, ligaments, or nerves.
How may a Chiropractor help?
A Chiropractor will assess, diagnose and manage a treatment plan for your headaches. Chiropractic Doctors (DC) regularly treat headaches. Most prominently, scientific studies have provided evidence pinpointing that chiropractic care, including spinal adjustments, may be an effective treatment for cervicogenic and tension-type headaches. Furthermore, chiropractic care may help to decrease both the intensity and frequency of migraines. After a full, in-depth assessment has been conducted, the chiropractor may recommend manual therapies, modalities and lifestyle recommendations including rehabilitation. Each patient will be provided with an individualized plan pertaining specifically to the patient's needs and examination findings. Various treatment options may include:
- Patient education and reassurance
- Spinal Adjustments
- Soft tissue therapy
- Modalities including Acupuncture and Laser
- Rehabilitation and exercises
- Ergonomic and lifestyle changes
- Referral and co-management
So if you or loved are suffering from Headaches please make sure that the spine is evaluated as soon as possible as it is a likely source for these symptoms.
And remember make posture a priority and not a liability!
Need help with Headaches then please give us a call at 604-535-7373 or book online at https://injoylife.ca/contact-us/


text:
We currently run three divisions comprising teams of three players. Players of all skill levels from complete novices to experts are very welcome. We also organise team cup competitions and a Closed Tournament for Senior, Veteran and Junior age groups. We have also entered representative teams in the Lancashire and Cheshire League at Senior, Junior and Veteran level.
If you are a player looking to join a club, or simply looking for somewhere to learn or practice, information is available on this home page. If further information is required please contact either the General Secretary or Fixture Secretary in the first instance. Their details can be found on the Contacts page. On occasions a club will advertise for a player using this home page.
David Harse (TT365 Webmaster)
Liz Harse (General Secretary)


text:
The following is a report on last night's March Madness Comedy Competition Finale, the Rumble in Manayunk. The undertaking of "March Madness" has been as great as it is large. Center City Comedy took on an arduous task, and this show went on witout a hitch. For the last month we have been asking the great question: what happens when you pit 72 comedians against each over the course of a month in a competition to see who can win the audience over?
The great answer: this…
7:02 – 9:18 — Emily and I arrive at Mad River. We are two hours early. We go to dinner, get coffee, buy some CDs, listen to them in my car, and then go to the show.
9:19 — In patriotic fashion, the crowd at Mad River is treated to a rendition of the National Anthem, beautifully delivered by Erin Hess.
9:22 — Host Tom Cassidy takes the stage.
9:24 — Tom introduces the commentators, Shifty-Man Foley and Waddles Washington.
9:31 — Tom removes his sweatshirt revealing zebra striped ref shirt and introduces the first contestant, Brendan Kennedy.
9:35 — A man standing near me makes an awkward squatting gesture. I catch it but don't know what happened, like a nervous twitch.
9:36 — Brendan compliments Tom Arnold.
9:39 — The man squats awkwardly again, and I realize he is trying to adjust his underwear with out using hands.
9:40 — Jamil B is introduced.
9:41 — Third squat from this stranger. Guys, just go to the bath room and use your hands. Whatever that is, it's weirder than just tugging at your crotch.
Continue reading JUST THE MINUTES with Joe Moore (March Madness Comedy Competition Final Round)


text:
MIDDLEBURY — Despite intermittent drenching rains for much of the week, the skies cleared Sunday morning for Middlebury College's 213th commencement ceremony. With temperatures in the mid-sixties, the 517 graduates were comfortable in their black caps and gowns.
The event's featured speaker was Diana Nyad, the long-distance swimmer who last year became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage.


text:
Full Movie The Dark Knight Full MovieDownload The Dark Knight Full Movie HD with duration 152 Min and released on 2008-07-18 with MPAA rating is 5067.
Original Title : The Dark Knight
Movie title in your country : The Dark Knight
Year of movie : 2008
Genres of movie : Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,
Status of movie : Released
Release date of movie : 2008-07-18
Companies of movie : Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, DC Comics, Syncopy,
Countries of movie : United Kingdom, United States of America,
Language of movie : English, 中国,
Durationof movie : 152 Min
Average vote of movie : 7.8
Youtube ID of movie : GVx5K8WfFJY
Translation of movie : EN,DE,FI,SV,ZH,RU,NL,IT,FR,HU,DA,ES,TR,PT,CS,PL,BG,HE,SR,NO,EL,SK,JA,TH,KO,
Cast of movie :
- Christian Bale ( Bruce Wayne )
- Heath Ledger ( Joker )
- Aaron Eckhart ( Harvey Dent )
- Michael Caine ( Alfred )
- Maggie Gyllenhaal ( Rachel Dawes )
- Gary Oldman ( Lt. James Gordon )
- Morgan Freeman ( Lucius Fox )
- Ron Dean ( Wuertz )
- Cillian Murphy ( Scarecrow )
- Chin Han ( Lau )
- Nestor Carbonell ( Mayor of Gotham )
- Eric Roberts ( Salvatore Maroni )
- Ritchie Coster ( Chechen )
- Anthony Michael Hall ( Engel )
- Keith Szarabajka ( Stephen )
- Colin McFarlane ( Loeb )
- Melinda McGraw ( Barbara Gordon )
- William Fichtner ( The bank manager )
- David Dastmalchian ( Joker's henchman )
- William Smillie ( Happy )
- Danny Goldring ( Grumpy )
- Michael Stoyanov ( Dopey )
- Beatrice Rosen ( Natascha )
- Matthew Leitch ( Prisoner on Ferry )
Why So Serious?
The Dark Knight Synopsis:
Watch Streaming The Dark Knight Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Full Movie The Dark Knight Streaming In HD
The Dark Knight Watch Movie free movie streaming full movie in HD without downloading, Watch Movie The Dark Knight Full online movie streaming free and fun The Dark Knight Free Movie Stream only here Today, we can see that hundreds thousands of people looking for free The Dark Knight and watch it on their sweat house with internet connection. Be happy, you can reach hundreds of thousands of satisfied members who became tired of waiting for DVDs in the mail, and now you can watch for free The Dark Knight Film, get some free new movie online free watch and download new movie new releases and the hottest classics on our site. It is fast. It is easy. And best of all, it is free to try
Director : Christopher Nolan, Screenplay : Jonathan Nolan, Original Music Composer : Hans Zimmer, Director of Photography : Wally Pfister, Original Music Composer : James Newton Howard, Producer : Christopher Nolan, Producer : Charles Roven, Producer : Emma Thomas, Screenplay : Christopher Nolan, Story : Christopher Nolan, Story : David S. Goyer, Executive Producer : Thomas Tull, Executive Producer : Michael Uslan, Executive Producer : Kevin De La Noy, Executive Producer : Benjamin Melniker, Editor : Lee Smith, Production Design : Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration : Peter Lando, Casting : John Papsidera, Costume Design : Lindy Hemming,
Yes, now you can Watch Movie The Dark Knight Full Movie Streaming and get the link to The Dark Knight In HD


text:
Wiki - AttendeesDinner
Please read on to get information on
The attendees dinner is included in your conference fee (all tariffs, speakers and sponsor attendees), there is no additional fee or registration required for the attendees dinner.
The dinner will take place on
Wednesday, 29th August 2007, 19:00
For every registered user (attendee, speaker, sponsors attendees) we assume that you will be coming alone to the attendees dinner. If you will not be coming alone to the dinner, please update the field "Coming with" at http://vienna.yapceurope.org/ye2007/change according to the amount of people who will be coming in addition to you. Every additional person attending the dinner will have to pay 17€ cash at the welcome desk / registration on the first day of the conference.
Speakers, sponsors attendees and those who have already paid their conference fee (80, 100 or 200 EUR) have their seat already reserved, no action required.
Registered users, who have not purchased their conference ticket yet, please do so by logging in to our conference website and following the "purchase your conference ticket" link or use this direct link http://vienna.yapceurope.org/ye2007/purchase
Seats will be reserved in order of received payments, our beloved and fair "First come, first serve" principle!
See you at the dinner
The YAPC::EU 2007 organisers
version 3 saved on 02/08/07 23:36 by Roland Lammel (random)
Home | Tags | Recent changes | History
Copyright © 2003-2007 Verein 'Vienna.pm - Verein zur Förderung der Programmiersprache Perl'.
To contact the organisers send an email to email@example.com


text:
Calculated to give depth and authenticity to mechanical lifeforms of all shapes and sizes, the "Cybernetic" collection of futuristic sound effects from Studio Wormbone is a synthetic force to be reconed with.
Ideal for injecting advanced sophistication into your next cinematic sci fi release or creating exageratedly hideous Robostep music, these sounds ride the razor thin edge of modern original sound design. This is a tightly sorted arrangement of world class FX meticulously crafted to the demanding specifications of tomorrow's (artificially engineered) requirements. It belongs in the tool kit of production professionals, from game developers to post producers to visionary artists alike.
Its all here. Intricately fluid transformative motions, vocalizations, megaton impacts, machine melodrama, metal-on-metal warfare . . . every component necessary is included to compliment your current project or build the next one from the ground up.
Over a full Gigabyte in mass, there are a total of 290 files grouped for fast access in the following categories:
10 Robo Backgrounds - long textural soundscapes.
10 Robo Awakenings - machines powering on and coming to life.
20 Robo Communications - nonhuman speech.
20 Robo Emotions and Character layers - expressive droid feelings.
20 Robo Grappling - hand-to-hand fighting.
40 Robo Impacts - powerfully transient and deep percusive attacks.
50 Robo Mechanizations & Transformations xenophobic machine motion.
30 Robo Metallix - metal skin abuse.
10 Robo Monsters - creatures of alien construct.
20 Robo Engines and Propulsion - transport.
10 Robo Shut downs end of line.
30 Robo Technology and Signals creations of extra terrestrial origin.
20 Robo Weaponry - electrified combat.
Formats provided are WAV/AIF in 24bit/44.1khz resolution, and are of course royalty free. Every sample has been professionally recorded, edited, (tortured) and mastered with the utmost care, is usable with every major audio software program (Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Sonar, FL Studio, Acid, Garageband, Ableton Live) and is compatible cross platform with either Mac or PC.
All of these sounds maintain the glossy refinement of Studio Wormbones hyperproduction tools and techniques. All of them are calibrated with precision to make your next production inventive, far sighted, and mind-blisteringly innovative.
Studio Wormbone is a compact and efficient state-of-the-art recording and production facility located in a quiet forest setting just outside the Emerald City of Seattle Washington, USA. Owned and managed by sound designer/producer Trevor Dutton, its resources specialize in all aspects of electronic music and cutting edge audio production.
- 900 Mb Complete Pack Content.
- 24 bits / 44.1khz
- PC/MAC Compatible (Logic, Cubase, Live, Reason, SonyAcid, Fruity loops, GarageBand, etc...)
- Aiff
- Wav
All of the content is 100% royalty-free. Once purchased, you can use these audio loops in your music releases, both commercial and underground, with no restrictions.
How to Order:
Simply click BUY "Add to Cart". When you finish your order, click "checkout". If you are a new costumer you need create an account, if you are a returning costumer only fill up the form. Your Download Link will be sent in you account in Loophunter immediately after your payment has been received.
For any problem send a email email@example.com
*Note: The previews are low resolution MP3s. The quality of the files you will receive will of course be much higher, uncompressed WAV-AIFF, stereo, 44k, 16-24 bit.
Producer: Studio Wormbone


text:
The Problem of Azole-Resistant Thrush
What Do You Do When the Medicine Stops Working?
The encouraging news is that we are making steady progress in treating -- and preventing -- the opportunistic infections that develop in people with advanced HIV disease. The distinctly discouraging news is that we still have real trouble controlling one of the most frequently seen of these infections -- oral candidiasis, commonly known as thrush.
At first, candida infections respond very well to drug therapy, and for a time it is possible to prevent recurrent infections through daily prophylaxis. But as people with HIV live longer, they develop forms of thrush that do not respond to the drugs we use to treat this infection. Reinfection occurs even in patients who remember to take their prophylactic medications every day, and cases of drug-resistant thrush are now a real problem in people who have been living with HIV for many years.
What is thrush?
Thrush, a common early opportunistic infection in people with HIV, is caused when a fungus called candida -- which is ubiquitous in the environment and is found in all human beings -- begins to grow out of control. Infection usually occurs in the mouth, the throat, or the vagina. When it develops in the mouth and throat, thrush appears as white or red patches on the skin. Infection can make it difficult to swallow and can cause nausea, changes in the way food tastes, and a loss of appetite. If the candidiasis goes untreated, these symptoms can lead to weight loss -- and eventually to wasting and even to death. In particularly severe cases, thrush in the mouth and throat can spread to the lungs or down the digestive tract.
When thrush occurs in the vagina it is referred to as a "yeast infection." Its symptoms are itching, burning, and a thick, yellowish discharge. Vaginal thrush can be a sign that a woman is HIV-positive, and in such women yeast infections tend to recur more often and last longer than they do in HIV-negative women.
Fortunately, a doctor can readily diagnose thrush in the mouth, throat, or vagina just by looking at the infected area.
How is it treated?
Minor cases of oral thrush usually respond to any of several simple treatments: the patient can gargle with a medicinal mouthwash, can suck on lozenges that contain an antifungal medication, or can rinse the affected area with hydrogen peroxide and water. More serious cases of candidiasis are usually treated with a class of antifungal drugs called azoles. The most widely prescribed of these drugs is fluconazole (Diflucan®), but this class also includes itraconazole (Sporanox®) and ketoconazole (Nizoral®).
When fluconazole or one of its sister drugs is used to treat an initial episode of candidiasis, the response to therapy is usually prompt and complete. Subsequent episodes of thrush tend to respond less rapidly and less fully to azole therapy, which is why physicians have tended to put patients on fluconazole prophylaxis after their first or second bout of thrush, hoping to prevent recurrent candida infections. When reinfection does occur, azoles are the most frequently used therapy.
Vaginal thrush is often treated with one of several clotrimazole ointments that can be obtained without a prescription (Mycelex®, Lotrimin®, Gyne-Lotrimin®). Nystatin tablets or fluconazole pills are used for more difficult cases, and here too treatment is usually successful.
Who is at risk for fluconazole-resistant thrush?
The increased use of fluconazole -- to treat thrush or to prevent recurrent infection -- has been linked with an increased incidence of fluconazole-resistant candidiasis in people with HIV. A recent study from Johns Hopkins indicates that fluconazole resistance is most likely to develop in PWAs with CD4 cell counts below 50 who have already used fluconazole for a considerable time and have had many outbreaks of thrush. This discovery hardly comes as a surprise, but it does give us a better idea of which patients are at high risk of developing resistance to azole therapy.
Current estimates are that 5% to 7% of people with advanced HIV infection will develop hard-to-treat thrush. Preliminary analysis of an ACTG study of AIDS patients suggests that, over the course of a year, azole-resistant thrush will develop in about 4% of people with CD4 counts below 50. In these patients the chief risk factors for the development of azole-resistant thrush are: 1) previous bouts of thrush (especially in the esophagus); and 2) other opportunistic infections (especially MAC).
Most of the initial cases of thrush seen in people with HIV are caused by the fungus Candida albicans, but some of the people who take fluconazole as long-term prophylaxis against recurrent thrush eventually develop other species of candida -- species that flourish when C. albicans is suppressed. These species tend to be less responsive to treatment with fluconazole or with any of the other azole drugs.
Treating fluconazole-resistant thrush
The symptoms of azole-resistant candidiasis do not differ significantly from those of the more treatable forms of thrush, but they do tend to be more severe. Inflammation of the esophagus is much more common in patients with resistant thrush, for instance. Persistent tenderness in the mouth and soreness in the throat make swallowing difficult, and in especially severe cases these symptoms make the swallowing of solid foods virtually impossible. This makes it hard for affected individuals to get the nutrients they need -- which can lead to malnutrition and AIDS-related wasting.
There are a number of treatment options available when thrush stops responding to standard doses of fluconazole. The problem is that we don't yet know which treatments work best.
One option is simply to use higher doses of fluconazole -- up to 800 mg per day. Higher doses can be effective -- if the thrush is being caused by fungi that are less than fully responsive to treatment but are not yet fully resistant to the drug. With truly resistant strains of candida, no dose of fluconazole, no matter how high, is likely to be effective.
Another situation in which higher doses of fluconazole can be effective is when the potency of the drug has been diminished through interactions with other drugs a patient in taking. When certain drugs are taken in combination with fluconazole, the effect is to reduce the amount of fluconazole in the blood to levels that are too low to be effective. These drug-drug interactions occur most commonly with rifampin (which is often used to treat AIDS-related TB) and with rifabutin (used to treat or prevent MAC). In these situations, the dose of fluconazole must be adjusted upward in order to raise the level of drug in the blood to the point where it is capable of killing the candida.
In some instances it is possible to use one of the other azoles to treat fluconazole-resistant thrush -- because some fluconazole-resistant strains of candida are still sensitive to itraconazole and/or to ketoconazole. A new formulation of itraconazole, this one in an oral suspension, has shown particular promise in this regard, and it may become the therapy of choice for patients who fail fluconazole.
In one recently completed study of oral-suspension itraconazole, patients took 100 mg of the solution twice daily for 14 or 28 days, and 60% of the participants responded favorably to therapy -- meaning that all of their lesions cleared up. A Canadian trial, which involved 34 patients who used a regimen of 100 mg of the oral solution twice daily for 14 days, recorded a response rate of 65%. Although a few of these patients reported some gastrointestinal upset, the drug was generally well tolerated.
These preliminary data suggest that oral-suspension itraconazole is a safe and effective therapy for patients who develop resistance to fluconazole. Some maintenance therapy is necessary, however, because patients who do respond to treatment relapse when therapy is stopped. For this reason a maintenance schedule of 100 mg of oral-suspension itraconazole (taken twice daily, three days a week) is now being studied.
Other treatment options
Improved antiretroviral therapy itself has been reported to lead to the clearance of resistant thrush, with the credit in this instance going to the protease inhibitor component of multidrug treatment regimens. Aggressive antiretroviral therapy that includes a protease inhibitor may help PWAs overcome thrush -- even thrush that has developed resistance to fluconazole.
Intravenous amphotericin-B should be used initially in all PWAs with severe thrush, especially those with esophagitis, and it should be used for those who fail azole therapy. A short course of therapy at low doses (0.3 mg/kg for 7 to 14 days) is usually effective, although here again relapses are common in the absence of some form of maintenance therapy. Some cases of amphotericin B-resistant thrush have been reported.
Lozenges containing amphotericin-B, which are available in Europe but not in the United States, may be effective in controlling mild cases of thrush but are unlikely to have much impact on resistant infection. An oral suspension of amphotericin B is currently being evaluated in people with fluconazole-resistant thrush. Early data suggest that high doses (5 mL q.i.d.) will probably be needed.
Another alternative is flucytosine, which is active against Candida albicans but tends to be less effective against other species. C. albicans rarely develops resistance to flucytosine, even with chronic therapy. One possible approach to the management of fluconazole-resistant C. albicans infection is treatment with amphotericin-B followed by maintenance therapy with flucytosine (at a dose of 25 mg/kg q.i.d.). On this therapy one will have to be wary of flucytosine's potential for serious toxicity; this drug can damage the bone marrow and cause gastrointestinal problems such as abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, and bleeding.
Preventing fluconazole resistance
One way to reduce the risk that one will develop azole-resistant thrush is to delay the use of azoles, particularly their use as prophylaxis against recurring bouts of thrush. We now have data suggesting that candida infections are more likely to recur in patients who have a history of PCP, and they are less likely to recur in HIV-positive African-Americans. These recent findings, which my colleagues and I reported last January at the 4th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, will help people and their doctors decide when prophylaxis should be started and when it can safely be withheld.
Comments: Can be effective if thrush is caused by fungi that are not fully resistant to fluconazole. Also effective in cases where the potency of the drug has been diminished by interactions with other drugs (such as rifampin and rifabutin).
Comments: A new oral suspension of itraconazole shows particular promise, and it may become the treatment of choice against fungi that develop resistance to fluconazole.
Comments: Should be used initially in all PWAs with severe thrush, and in all those who fail azole treatment. Some form of maintenance therapy is necessary, because relapses are common.
Comments: Active against C. albicans but not other strains of candida. Must be used with caution because of its potential for serious toxicities.
William G. Powderly, M.D., is from the Division of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.


text:
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was, without doubt, the most important rail system in the Civil War's Eastern theater. There's hardly a pivotal battle or event during the four-year conflict in which the B&O didn't play at least some role.
Civil War historian and Linthicum resident Daniel Toomey, author of "The War Came by Train: The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad During the Civil War" and curator of war-themed exhibit at Baltimore's B&O Railroad Museum, goes a step further.
"The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was truly the first front of the Civil War," Toomey writes in his book. "Who controlled the B&O directly affected the loyalty of Maryland, the statehood of West Virginia, and the preservation of Washington as the nation's capital."
Toomey will make that case and delve into the rail history of the Civil War in a presentation June 8 at the B&O Railroad Museum's historic Ellicott City station. The talk is part of the station's Civil War Weekend, which will include a re-enactor encampment and other activities.
Toomey has written 10 other books about Maryland in the Civil War and said this latest effort is based on the research he did while designing and creating "The Civil War Came by Train" exhibit at the B&O museum's main facility in Baltimore. The exhibit commemorates the war's 150th anniversary.
The Ellicott City branch of the B&O Museum does not contain the Civil War exhibit, but Toomey said he'll use his lecture to bring the book's Civil War theme to Howard County and elaborate on what he calls the war's "first-front theory."
"Rather than try to focus on the entire war, I'll show how the major events that occurred in Baltimore, Martinsburg and Grafton [all important stops on the B&O line] kind of set the stage for what would come," Toomey said.
"All these crucial questions were undecided in those first 90 days: Would Maryland stay in the Union? Would West Virginia become a state? Would the B&O be broken? There's just so much to be told."
During the earliest weeks of the war, the B&O was often front and center in matters of both military and political strategy, including the Pratt Street Riot of April 1861, the Baltimore plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln and Gen. Benjamin "Beast" Butler's subsequent military occupation of the city
The railroad was also key to the Battle of Monocacy in July 1864 — and of course it was via the B&O that Lincoln arrived in Washington on Feb. 23, 1861, and on the B&O that his funeral car departed the capital April 21, 1865.
While the B&O Museum exhibit in Baltimore encompasses the broader sweep of the war, it also highlights period-piece oddities — such as the emerging technology of armored trains, which the B&O began building in 1863 as a security measure.
"Believe it or not, during the Gettysburg campaign, 2nd Lt. John Rogers Meigs, the son of Union Quartermaster Gen. Montgomery Meigs, suggested that armored cars be built to defend the railroad," Toomey said.
"John Work Garrett [president of the B&O] seized on the idea immediately," Toomey said. And in one week, at the B&O's Mount Clare Shops in Baltimore, it built five armored cars that resembled the Confederate ironclad ship, the Merrimack. "They were sheathed armored cars mounted with cannons, and they ran them out to Harpers Ferry in July 1863 and they helped drive the Confederates off Maryland Heights during Gen. Robert E. Lee's retreat from Gettysburg," he said.
"After all my research was done for the exhibit, I started writing the book in February of last year. I wrote nonstop for nine months, and I do mean nonstop, seven days a week," Toomey said. "So between the research for the exhibit and writing the book, it was three years of constant work.
"It was a great learning process for me," he said. "And that part of it continues. I don't ever give a tour at the museum or give a speech somewhere that somebody doesn't ask me a question that I have to go look up the answer."
Those interested in a peek at the Baltimore B&O exhibit can take a virtual tour with Toomey via a half-hour-long segment that C-Span3 recorded as part of its "American Artifacts" series — http://www.c-span.org/Events/American-Artifacts-BO-Railroad-and-the-Civil-War/10737439362-2. Photos and additional information can be found on the B&O Railroad Museum website, http://www.borail.org.
"This whole project has been like an incredible joy ride," Toomey said. "When somebody gives you a blank check to play in one of the world's most famous railroad museums, it doesn't get much better than that. And I couldn't be more pleased with the way the public has reacted to the whole thing."
If you go ...
Dan Toomey, guest curator of the B&O Railroad Museum and author of "The War Came by Train," will speak and sign copies of his book at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8, as part of the Civil War Weekend at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum's Ellicott City station. He will also discuss the role that the railroads played in the 1863 Gettysburg campaign.
Civil War Weekend activities at the station, which are part of the B&O's continuing observance of the war's sesquicentennial, will also include Civil War re-enactments and demonstrations by the 138th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Co. B, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9. The soldiers will depict the life and duties of Union soldiers during the war
The station is located at 2711 Maryland Ave., Ellicott City. Phone: 410-461-1945. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for children 2-12 years old. B&O members get in free. Directions and additional information are available at http://www.borail.org/Ellicott-City-Station.aspx.


text:
Posted on behalf of Ken LaZebnik
Librarian Sally Bryant, Head of Access Services, has wide ranging interests – literally ranging around the globe as she serves as Pepperdine University Libraries liaison with the International Studies Program. Her work at Seaver College includes the "Asian Studies Specialization" within the International Studies major. This specialization allows students to investigate traditional Asian views and institutions in a comparative way under the guidance of experts in Chinese and Japanese history, literature, and language. So when Bryant saw a notice to apply to The Nippon Foundation's "Read Japan" program, she seized the opportunity.
Her initiative has been rewarded: The Nippon Foundation selected Pepperdine University Libraries as one of the American institutions to receive a book donation from their Read Japan "100 Books for Understanding Contemporary Japan" program. Payson Library will be the recipient of the donation of books in English about contemporary Japan, selected by Japanese and foreign scholars, which cover five categories: politics and international relations, economy and business, society and culture, literature and arts, and history.
Bryant says that the donated collection will further Pepperdine's focus on global understanding and East Asia, in particular. Bryant adds, "Our students will gain a more comprehensive understanding of Japan's history and contemporary culture, which is essential for expanding our intellectual horizons. Our library has gained an invaluable resource in the study of Japanese history, society and culture."
The books will be available at Payson Library.


text:
A few months ago, I was at the fabric store. (what!? me...at the fabric store, I know. you are shocked)
It was a Friday afternoon and I was thanking the woman who had just cut my yards of fabric for me.
"Have a great day, and yay, it's Friday!"
the woman grumbled.
"doesn't make any difference anyway. same as any other day...except now my kids will be home all weekend to annoy me."
didn't expect that one coming.
SO, instead of skipping off to my car, like I normally do, no lie....I sort of stumbled to it.
I sat down and thought to myself, hmmm. is she right?
If you know me, then you know, that this thought lasted for only a brief minute.
UM, Nooooo. She is not right.
Sure every other day is pretty much the same as Friday.
And sure, I am not all dancing queen at a club with my man in DC on a Friday night like I was many decades ago...
And yes, the kids will be home, and they will make messes and I will yell.
But isn't that sort of awesome?
Yep. It's Friday and that's AWESOME.
this got me thinking, but why?
Being awesome is a state of mind.
On Fridays, I have a hot lunch date with my guy.
(and by hot I mean, we go out for lunch and let someone else make us something hot)
But, knowing that, I do try to dress a little cuter, put a little more bounce in my step.
WE DECIDED that that is what we want to do on Fridays.
On Friday, the BEAN, has, "slurpee Friday."
She loves slurpees.
I made up "slurpee Friday" so she stopped asking me for one every day.
But, it makes Friday awesome for her.
She says it every Friday morning...
"yay! It's Friday!!!"
Everyone in this house is always happy that it's Friday...
SO, the more I thought about this, the more I realized that this attitude:
could, should and will be applied to the every day.
That doesn't mean, we'll go out like we do on Fridays...
but what if I wake up on Sunday and think:
YES, today my house is going to smell like laundry!!
(one of my favorite, favorite smells)
instead of: o.joy.laundry.
I bet, without even trying too hard even, I could maybe think why every single day of the week is awesome.
EVEN...that dreaded MONDAY! :)
The point is...
It's Friday, and I want you to feel good about that.
I want you to feel good every day.
It's going to be awesome.
But you are the one making it that way.


text:
Québec City has a comprehensive array of world-class hospitality and entertainment facilities. It's a great destination for leisure, business, and incentive travel.
The Québec City area is home to world-class tourism infrastructures that provide a full range of amenities and comforts to visitors.
Meeting rooms at major hotels have convention facilities capable of hosting several hundred participants in friendly surroundings.
For major events, the Québec City Convention Centre and the ExpoCité Exhibition Centre are an ideal choice.
Québec City is a thriving business center well served by an international airport, rail links, and an efficient highway network. How to get there
When it comes to gastronomy, Québec City proudly lays claim to some of the finest restaurants in Québec, if not North America.
Québec City chefs will treat you to gourmet moments you'll never forget.
The cradle of French civilization in North America and the only walled city North of Mexico, Québec City and its ramparts are home to a myriad of treasures that will delight history buffs.
It's no secret that Old Québec is one of the city's main attractions. The walled city has a uniquely European flavour, with its narrow, winding streets and extensive array of boutiques, museums, and attractions.
Musée de la civilisation and Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec regularly present new exhibitions designed to please a wide variety of audiences.
Québec City has a well-deserved reputation as a fun-filled destination, thanks to its lively arts and sports scene and a calendar that's always full of events and activities.
Among them, who can forget the granddaddy of them all, the Québec Winter Carnival, the biggest in the world!
Other major attractions include the Festival d'été de Québec and New France Festival, which not only offer top-quality shows and entertainment, but also give visitors a chance to discover Québec culture.
Just minutes from town, a different world of wide-open spaces awaits visitors. Nearby parks and facilities offer numerous sports and outdoor activities, plus opportunities to meet local farmers and sample tasty local specialty products.
Area attractions include many golf courses, 4 ski resorts, and approximately 30 cross-country ski centres.
Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier and the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area are popular destinations for outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers.
With its excellent safety record and very low crime rate, Québec City provides a vacation environment you can truly appreciate, no matter what your activities and interests.
Québec City is also famed for its hospitality. According to a Québec City Tourism survey, over 99% of visitors polled were satisfied or very satisfied with the welcome they received from residents.
For all these reasons, Québec City is premium destination that's sure to please.
Over the years, Québec City and its surrounding area have collected numerous tourism accolades: Discover them here.
Source of visitors (2014):
The Québec City region has been a point of contact between different peoples and nations from around the world for hundreds of years:
Stretching over 9,000 square kilometres (3,475 sq. mi.) in the heart of the St. Lawrence Valley, the Québec City region is blessed with a magnificent setting shaped by the venerable Laurentian Mountains and the majestic, 1,200-kilometre long (745 mile-long) St. Lawrence River.
Québec City is 250 kilometres east of Montréal and is adjacent to the regions of Charlevoix, Chaudière-Appalaches, Mauricie and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.
One of Québec City's surprising particularities is that it is divided into two distinct parts: a promontory overlooking the St. Lawrence (Upper Town) and a low-lying area along the shore where colonists first set foot in New France (Lower Town).
The stairs of Québec City link the two parts of the capital. Two elevators, one of them free, are available to strollers.


text:
Sterling Silver is often used in our Handmade Silver Jewelry we have on MostOriginal.com. Silver is a chemical element - a soft white lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal, this metal is used in coins, jewelry, tableware, photography and in mirrors.
Read More
Silver In Gifts And Handmade Silver Jewelry
Posted in Unique Gift Ideas By Daniel


text:
Today I have decided to become an unapologetic vegan. I'm already a vegan, it's the unapologetic part that's new.
Recently, I attended ones of those benefit galas that included the standard fare rubbery chicken main course and found myself having to shout to the waiter, over the din of the room, to take back the chicken and that I would like a vegan plate instead please. I was then served a plate of cheese-laden lasagna and once again, I had to shout new instructions; I'm a vegan, that means no cheese, no butter, no milk, no dairy period. Finally a sad looking plate of plain, tasteless, steamed vegetables was offered and I dug in. Of course all this back and forth with the waiter drew the attention of the table so I felt the need to explain what happened and concluded with an apology to everyone. My dear friend, Nancy, leaned over to me and said; "you have nothing to apologize for!" And as it turns out, no one was bothered, I indeed had nothing to apologize for and my table-mates were curious as to why I became a vegan. Ah, I live for those moments! But that wasn't the first time I've felt compelled to apologize for the "inconvenience" of my diet and it wasn't the first time my friends told me to stop apologizing.
There is no doubt that as a vegan, I often feel set apart from the human tribe who gather together to share meals that 99% of the time includes meat and/or dairy. In addition, not everyone fully understands what a vegan diet consists of so we happily explain that we don't consume milk, butter, eggs, cheese or anything that comes from animals. So a vegetable soup is not vegan when it contains chicken stock and pasta with Parmesan cheese is a no no for us. Vegetarians still use dairy and wear leather but we vegans are comforted knowing that they are that much closer to truly compassionate eating.
Not so long ago, I used to be an apologetic omnivore. When I was served fish, shrimp or lobster that still had its head, I would freak out and ask that the dish be taken away and the offending head removed so that I could enjoy my meal without those eyes staring at me with every bite. I felt sorry for the fish, I felt sorry for making a fuss and in the rare times I was reminded that all of my meat used to have a head, including eyes, I felt sorry for the animal. I don't know what it is about the eyes... the whole windows to the soul thing is pretty profound, I guess. There must be a reason that, generally speaking, meat is served headless. I think all of us feel quite squeamish when confronted with the whole of an animal that looks much the same dead and cooked as it did alive and well. Maybe that is why our meat is prepared and packaged, to help us forget the "fact of life" that death is a part of the main course.
When I decided to allow myself to really think about the meat I was eating, that lead me to written descriptions and then to actual videos showing how the animals I ate were dying. To say that watching the videos made me uncomfortable is an understatement. It was a stomach churning, throat tightening and visceral experience in which I thought my heart would burst from the pain and empathy I felt for the animals being killed in front of my eyes. As an eater of meat, I was just one degree of separation away from the violent act I witnessed in those videos. I knew there was no way I could go to the kill floor myself and either be a part of or watch the animals being slaughtered. That was the litmus test for me. If I couldn't bear to watch the killing, then I have no business eating meat. If it made me feel that horrible and that bad, how could I in good conscience be a participant (by creating the demand as a consumer) in something that caused me such distress? Now that's just me. Some people may not have the sensitivity to animals that I do and I cannot and will not be the judge of those who don't feel the way I do. But I do not believe that we should hide behind willful ignorance either. To those of you who LOVE meat but say "I can't look," then I say if it's that hard for you to watch, then maybe you feel conflicted. If you feel conflicted, then I urge you to keep making the connection in your heart and in your mind's eye. Animals must be killed before they become food. Death is often terrifying and painful and violent for the animal, particularly on factory farms. It isn't fair to the animals who give their lives for your palate to suffer with their bodies what you won't suffer with your eyes. So as a new unapologetic vegan, I challenge all of you unapologetic meat eaters to watch this video, Meet Your Meat. If you can watch without wincing, without feeling an uncomfortable stirring in the pit of your stomach, if you can watch the animal's experience in the slaughterhouse and be okay, then you deserve to enjoy your hamburgers, BBQ, and bacon because you have faced the reality of meat-eating head on (keeping in mind that there is a huge environmental cost to meat consumption...that's a post for another day). But if the video turns your stomach, if you are disgusted or feel remorseful or sad for the animal, then I ask you to seriously rethink your diet. If you do, I am happy to give you tips on moving through this world as a newly minted and unapologetic vegetarian or vegan.


text:
The bachelor of science degree in agribusiness is a cooperative program of the Department of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Business. The degree program is administered by the Department of Agricultural Sciences. A student must complete a minimum of 120 semester credit hours and maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) for all courses at WTAMU counted toward the degree. At least 36 semester hours of credit must be earned from upper-level (3000- and 4000-level) courses. Course requirements include core curriculum requirements, an agricultural component, a business component, physical education requirements, requirements specified under the degree options which totals 120 semester credit hours.
Select BIOL 1413 or 1411, CHEM 1405 or 1411, MATH 1324, and ECON 2301 to satisfy core curriculum requirements.
Department Core (16 hours)
Agribusiness Core (33 hours)
Major Requirements (25–26 hours)
Electives (2-5 hours)
For Additional Information Please Contact:
Dr. Lal Almas at email@example.com,
Dr. Bridget Guerrero at firstname.lastname@example.com, or
Dr. Mallory Vestal at firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Our first look at Tom Ford's upcoming makeup collection were released by Women's Wear Daily recently, rumors of this collection have been floating around for months. Now we know a little bit more about the line and can its packaging and campaign ads for debut in September. The campaign images feature the ever dashing Mr. Ford and model Lara Stone. This is the same Lara that Deborah Lippmann named Lara's Theme for.
The collection will expand its now beloved Private Blend Lip Color Collection from 12 to 18 shades and also has a little bit of skincare to compliment the makeup. Products in the launch will include Traceless Foundation Stick, Illuminating Protective Primer, Intensive Infusion Concentrate Extreme and Purifying Creme Cleanser. There will also be two new fragrances: Santal Blush and Jasmin Rouge. Pricing for the collection ranges from $30 to $250 and for the fragrances it ranges from $195 to $475. This will be available in Tom Ford stores around the world, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenues. This gal is praying to the Makeup Gods that it will also be available at Nordstrom.
"My intention was to do color cosmetics out of the gate, but not everyone else was convinced that I had a voice in color until the lipsticks started selling out again and again." Who were these people that were not convinced? This will most likely be the most anticipated release of the year.


text: Get Your Treat Box. Toys, Chews, Treats! Every Month A Different Theme. Go To: http://bit.ly/2kYOKFo This is the ultimate deal and a lot of fun. For only $20 a month it's a no brainer. My mom, brother, everybody in my family is getting on board. Go to the site and check out more. Here's the link again: http://bit.ly/2kYOKFo treat boxes bark bark club pawpack doggyloot pet treater loot pets dog box dog chew toys petbox puppy treats puppy dog pals toys gifts for dogs best value pet supplies pup box


text:
Welcome to The Shirt Shop
Montana's premiere silkscreen and embroidery shop. We've been doing custom screen printing for more than 45 years. And, not just for T-shirts. We also decorate hats, jackets, bags, hooded sweatshirts, vests, and just about any apparel or material you can find. Have our art team create custom graphics or bring your own. When it comes to screen printing and embroidery - We are the best in Montana.


text:
Tracing the trails of our ancestors
From geyser to volcano, 1000 runners and walkers set off from Te Puia this weekend in a race like no other – the Tarawera Trail Marathon and 50km.
From geyser to volcano, 1000 runners and walkers set off from Te Puia this weekend in a race like no other – the Tarawera Trail Marathon and 50km.
Starting under our world famous Pohutu Geyser in Te Whakarewarewa Valley and finishing at Lake Tarawera's Hot Water Beach, the Tarawera Trail Marathon retraced the reverse journey of our ancestors - the Tūhourangi people.
After the devastating 1886 Mount Tarawera eruption destroyed the Pink and White Terraces and everything else within its reach, the surviving Tūhourangi tribe members travelled here to Te Whakarewarewa Valley to live alongside the Ngāti Whakaue people.
Te Whakarewarewa Valley's tourism legacy began almost 200 years ago, and once joined by the Tūhourangi people it gained strength, cementing our guiding philosophy of manaakitanga (hosting) – a legacy upheld to this day.
Te Puia | New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute (NZMACI) general manager sales and marketing, Kiri Atkinson-Crean says the Tarawera Trail Marathon and 50km has particular significance for Te Puia | NZMACI and its people, going far beyond the physical start line in the valley.
"Tracing the trail of some of the Valley's ancestors, the Tarawera Trail Marathon and 50km brings to life the significant journey that helped shape Rotorua tourism into what it is today."
While being entertained by Pohutu Geyser's impressive 30 metre eruptions, athletes also received a stirring traditional farewell with a kapa haka performance that ignited fire in the belly.
Tarawera Trail Marathon and 50km event organiser, Paul Charteris, says the partnership with Te Puia adds a cultural richness to the event, showcasing geothermal wonders as well as Māori arts and crafts and culture.
"Without a doubt, we have the most amazing start line on the planet and athletes from around the world came to experience it," Mr Charteris says.
"A traditionally carved trophy, made by NZMACI, was also awarded to the champion. The trophy design acknowledged the key Māori ancestral sites visited throughout the race, as well as recognising the commitment and hard work of the athletes."
Ms Atkinson-Crean says Te Puia is proud to support to support inspirational events, like the Tarawera Trail Marathon and 50km, as it helps strengthen Rotorua's brand as an outstanding place to live work and play.
"Our experience with last year's event and its sister event, the Tarawera Ultra, has shown us that the athletes and supporters wholly embrace their surrounding cultural and physical environment, including our culture, craft and people.
"These people came here to experience everything our region has to offer and it is was the perfect opportunity for Rotorua to shine."