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Caroline Shaw: Orange Attacca Quartet
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Label: New Amsterdam/Nonesuch
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
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- Caroline Shaw (b. 1982):
- 1Entr'acte11:00
- 2Valencia05:49
- Plan & Elevation:
- 3Plan & Elevation: I. The Ellipse03:58
- 4Plan & Elevation: II. The Cutting Garden02:56
- 5Plan & Elevation: III. The Herbaceous Border03:31
- 6Plan & Elevation: IV. The Orangery01:57
- 7Plan & Elevation: V. The Beech Tree02:36
- Caroline Shaw:
- 8Punctum09:32
- 9Ritornello 2.sq.2.j.a16:36
- 10Limestone & Felt05:42
Info for Caroline Shaw: Orange
Orange, which features six of Shaw's pieces for string quartet, is the first full-length album to exclusively feature works by Shaw. It is also the first release in a new partnership between the two record labels, established with the goal of enabling contemporary American composers to realize creative ambitions that might not otherwise be achievable.
Composer Caroline Shaw is also a singer in the Grammy Award–winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, for which she wrote the piece that won the Pulitzer Prize: Partita. She has also played violin since the age of two and been drawn to the string quartet for most of her life. She says, "It has existed for hundreds of years, but there's something kind of, for me, beautiful and ritualistic about coming back to that form. It's something familiar, and yet you can keep on opening these doors and diving down these little rabbit holes. Just the simple changes of harmony and the shape of the bass line, and how that can create a whole world."
Shaw describes the world she built for Orange as a garden that she and Attacca Quartet are tending. She used the group's centuries-old combination of two violins (Amy Schroeder and Keiko Tokunaga), viola (Nathan Schram), and cello (Andrew Yee) to create a rich environment where traces of what has grown there before—left by Haydn, Mozart, Ravel, Bartok, Bach, Monteverdi, and Josquin—provide nourishment for new life.
"Hints of past years' growth remain in the soil, and so the new growth has been partially shaped by the old," explains Shaw. "The colors are vivid and familiar, and the shapes of the leaves follow a pattern that you seem to know until you don't." She continues, "This album is a celebration of the simple, immediate, unadorned beauty of a natural, everyday, familiar thing."
When describing the power of performing the works on Orange, Attacca Quartet explains that "playing and listening to Caroline Shaw's music can turn a concert hall into your own peaceful living room. Between rehearsals and performances, we found ourselves marveling in the unassuming honesty of every passage and the profound effect it has on ourselves and our audiences."
Amy Schroeder, violin
Keiko Tokunaga, violin
Nathan Schram, viola
Andrew Yee, cello
Recorded, mixed, engineered, and mastered by Antonio Oliart at WGBH Studios
Produced by Antonio Oliart, Caroline Shaw and Attacca Quartet
Attacca Quartet
First prize winners in the 7th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in 2011, top prize winners and Listeners' Choice award recipients in the 2011 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, and winners of the Alice Coleman Grand Prize in the 60th annual Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition in 2006, the internationally acclaimed Attacca Quartet has become one of America's premier young performing ensembles. Praised by The Strad for possessing "maturity beyond its members' years," they were formed at the Juilliard School in 2003 and made their professional debut in 2007 as part of the Artists International Winners Series in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. From 2011-2013 they served as the Juilliard Graduate Resident String Quartet, and for the 2014-2015 season they were selected as the Quartet in Residence by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The Attacca Quartet recently completed a recording project of Haydn's masterwork "The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross," arranged by Andrew Yee and the Attacca Quartet. In his review for Gramophone, Donald Rosenberg wrote, "The Attacca Quartet explore the work's range of expressive moods with utmost sensitivity to nuance and interplay .... They triumph in every respect, and are captured in such vivid sound that no telling Haydn detail is allowed to go unheard." Thewholenote.com wrote, "It's easily the most satisfying string version of the work that I've heard."
In 2013, the quartet released the complete works for string quartet by John Adams on Azica Records. It was praised by Steve Smith of The New York Times as a "vivacious, compelling set," describing the Attacca Quartet's playing as "exuberant, funky, and … exactingly nuanced." The Boston Globe also praised the release, stating, "Few [recent recordings] are as consequential as 'Fellow Traveler,' … superb performances." The album was the recipient of the 2013 National Federation of Music Clubs Centennial Chamber Music Award. The quartet has been honored with both the Arthur Foote Award from the Harvard Musical Association and the Lotos Prize in the Arts from the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation.
The 2016-2017 season began with a bang as the Attacca Quartet opened for rock superstar Jeff Lynne's ELO in two sold-out Radio City Music Hall performances. In addition, the quartet will be launching their new "Recently Added" series (first announced in a New York Times feature about the completion of their six-year traversal of all of Haydn's 68 string quartets). The new project is dedicated to living composers who they feel have added significantly to the string quartet canon. The first season is taking place at Brooklyn's National Sawdust and features the music of Caroline Shaw, Michael Ippolito and John Adams. At the same time, the Attacca will present an ongoing series at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manhattan entitled "Based on Beethoven," featuring performances of the complete Beethoven string quartets, paired with works inspired by Beethoven from the "Recently Added" series. The group will serve as the inaugural Ensemble-in-Residence at the School of Music at Texas State University during the 2016-2017 season and will appear in concerts and master classes throughout the United States and South America.
The Attacca Quartet has engaged in extensive educational and community outreach projects, serving as guest artists and teaching fellows at the Lincoln Center Institute, the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Vivace String Camp in New York, the Woodlands ChamberFest in Texas, Virginia Arts Festival, Bravo! Vail Valley and Animato Summer Music Camp at Florida International University in Miami. Since 2006, they have performed in yearly benefit concerts supporting the Parkinson's Disease Foundation's efforts. The members of the Attacca Quartet currently reside in New York City. They are represented by Baker Artists, LLC.


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Whether communicating via email or text, socializing via picture-sharing or tweeting, or navigating with GPS, consumers rely on their smartphones for all of their daily needs. Last year U.S. wireless consumers devoured 3.23 trillion MB of data, according to CTIAs annual survey1, which equates to watching more than 153 billion five minute cat videos on YouTube, or streaming more than 53.8 billion hours of music on Spotify. Meanwhile, millions of American consumers restrict their usage, fearful of data limits with overage charges. With the Sprint $60 Unlimited Plan, consumers no longer have to worry about high bills based on how much data they are using. Enjoying daily life with the unlimited support of a smartphone has never been so easy.
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I've been working on my Farmer's Wife Quilt and some cushions for my nephew over the last couple of days and I was struck by how those lovely little 1/4" seams 'talk' to you. If you turn the block over, place it near to your iron and just wait ... be patient now ... wait a little ... there you go, they will tell you whether they want to be pressed open, all to the left / right or with a bit of everything:
Try it. See what I mean?? Or is it just a little Glinda madness ... :)
Whilst you're pondering on that, please please please go and visit my very good quilting friend, Tonya of Crazy Mimi Quilts and take part in her first ever giveaway ... tell her I sent you and the best of luck to you all!


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Port Talbot Town Football Club offer a number of sponsorship and advertising packages to suit any business.
Becoming a club sponsor is a great way of getting your company's name out to the local area, and for a reasonable price too!
Pitchside Advertising
Pitchside advertising is available at Victoria Road stadium, with hoardings available for purchase for £250 for the first season, and £200 thereafter (cost includes website advert).
The hoarding itself – which we take care of (sponsor only needs to provide the artwork) – amounts to about £100 to produce, which is why the first year is more expensive than successive years.
Pricing: £250 for the first season plus 2 free season tickets
What's included?
- 10′- 2 1/2′ advertising hoarding to be displayed at pitchside for all home games
- Hoarding will be displayed for all first-team, Women's and Reserve fixtures
- Sponsor supplies the artwork, we do the rest (production of hoarding, installation etc)
- Option to keep the hoarding after the first season for £200 per additional season
- 2 free season tickets for the 2018/2019 season
Website Advertising
Advertise your business on the official Port Talbot Town website. The club website averages 20,000 unique visitors per month and is especially popular with the 25-34 year old Male demographic. In the 2016/17 season porttalbottown.co.uk had over 350,000 page views across the entire website.
Pricing: £100 per year
Placing an advert on the club website is a perfect way to advertise your business on not only a local scale but also national, 40% of the website's traffic is from outside of the South Wales area.
Why not get in touch to discuss a website advertising deal with the club – advertising is available for £100 for a year, which is extremely good value given the average volume of visitors the site gets.
Matchday Sponsorship
Make your business a pleasure with a Match Sponsorship package. It represents the ideal opportunity to meet customers or say a corporate thank you to your staff in an informal, social environment.
Alternatively it is the perfect way for family or friends to get together for a low-cost day out (with lots of food and beer!).
Price: £250.00 per fixture
What's included?
- Entry for 4 people
- Sponsor mentioned on tannoy throughout matchday
- Buffet before the game
- Company name in the matchday programme
- Food provided after the game
- 40 beer tokens for use at the club bar
Please note: Customised packages also available upon request
Programme Advertising
Advertise your business in our official Matchday Programme. Particularly popular with tradesmen and local businesses, advertising in the programme is a great way to get your company's name out to the local area, and for a reasonable price too!
Since it's relaunch by the Port Talbot Town Supporters Club in 2016 the programme has quickly become renowned throughout the league for its quality, good content and witty humour. Copies are regularly sent out across the UK and Europe to supporters and collectors alike.
- Full page season advertising– £150
- Half page season advertising – £90
Clubhouse for hire
Regularly used to house discos, meetings and many other types of gatherings, our newly refurbished function suite is the perfect place for any type of event. The suite has a bar area, a large dance floor, plenty of seating and tables as well as full lighting facilities and a stage. It's also available for hire, we offer very competitive rates!
For more information or to express your interest, contact the Commercial Team on 07878341836 for more information.


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Dreamcast™ Favorites making their HD Debut on Consoles in early 2011.
SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON - October 20, 2010 SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced the return of Dreamcast™ favorites Space Channel 5 Part 2 and SEGA Bass Fishing. Following in the footsteps of Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi, these digitally re-mastered classics will be making their way to the PlayStation® Network and Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in early 2011.
"The release of these favorites marks SEGA's ongoing effort to bring its best-sellers from the Dreamcast era to the latest consoles," said Haruki Satomi, Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA of America. "We want to enable a new generation of players to experience some of the most celebrated titles our video game history has to offer, while at the same time appealing to our enthusiastic and much appreciated community of fans."
Space Channel 5 Part 2 follows famed reporter and dancer Ulala as she battles the Rhythm Rogues—a group of villains led by the mysterious Purge and his right-hand man Shadow—in a quest to rescue thousands of people who have been kidnapped and forced to dance. Players will need to help Ulala move and "chu chu chu" her way to victory over these evil-doers before they succeed in taking over the universe with their ultimate dance-control weapon.
Cost-conscious outdoorsmen, meanwhile, can look forward to some intense living-room angling with the re-mastered release of SEGA Bass Fishing. Players may choose from fourteen lures and will need to keep a close eye on the weather conditions at eight unique fishing spots if they want to reel in the big catches!
For more information on the HD return of these Dreamcast classics, please visit http://www.sega.com/
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Would 17-BIT please add Steam notifications or email notifications for Skulls Anywhere turns in the Bone-A-Fide edition? In the previous version there was live tile updates and Xbox Live messages, but after playing a few turns last evening there doesn't seem to be a notification system in place for the Bone-A-Fide edition.
This request is in response to a post by Robmonster in the General Discussion forum:


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July 30, 2007
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAv.CHARLES STEVEN METCALF
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Harry S. Mattice, Jr. United States District Judge
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Before the Court is Defendant Charles Steven Metcalf's Motion to Suppress Evidence [Court Doc. No. 12]. In that Motion, Defendant Metcalf seeks to suppress all evidence seized and statements given in connection with a warrantless search of his residence in Lincoln County, Tennessee, on or about September 9, 2006. As grounds for such Motion, Defendant Metcalf contends that the subject search of his residence was conducted by police without his consent. After considering the evidence offered at the evidentiary hearing and the arguments of counsel, and for the reasons set forth herein, the Court has determined that said Motion will be GRANTED.
An evidentiary hearing was held before the undersigned on Friday, May 18, 2007. Defendant was represented by Assistant Federal Defender Mary Ellen Coleman. Assistant United States Attorney James Brooks represented the Government. Testifying for the Government was Investigator Rodney Callahan of the Lincoln County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Department. Testifying for the Defendant was Mr. Edward Todd Noblitt. A summary of the relevant testimony follows.
Rodney Callahan
Rodney Callahan has been employed as an Investigator for the Lincoln County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Department for approximately ten years. Prior to such employment, he worked for four years for the United States Bureau of Immigration and Custom Enforcement (or its predecessor agency) in Atlanta, Georgia.
On September 9, 2006, Officer Callahan received a telephone call from a game warden for the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency ("TWRA"). The TWRA agent told Officer Callahan that he had spotted a red pick-up truck leaving a field near Howell, Tennessee-where the TWRA was holding a juvenile dove hunt-and had observed marijuana plants nearby. The TWRA agent had recorded the license tag number of the truck and passed it along to Officer Callahan, who ran it through the state's vehicle registration database. Those records reflected that the truck was registered to the Defendant, and indicated Defendant's address as being on Booneville Road in Lincoln County. Officer Callahan was familiar with the vicinity, and decided to go to Defendant's residence.
Officer Callahan described the area where Defendant's residence is located as being "out in the woods." Upon arriving at the residence, Officer Callahan observed two individuals (who were later identified as the Defendant and Edward Todd Noblitt) inside the residence, running through the house. Officer Callahan made this observation by peering through windows without curtains which were located on each side of the front door. Officer Callahan knocked on the front door and Mr. Noblitt appeared.*fn1 Officer Callahan asked if Mr. Metcalf was at home, and Mr. Noblitt responded that he was inside. Officer Callahan asked if he could speak to him. The Defendant came to the door and, at Officer Callahan's request, came outside the residence. Officer Callahan told the Defendant that he needed to speak with him about an incident that had occurred earlier in the day.
When Officer Callahan asked the Defendant why he and Mr. Noblitt had been running around inside the residence, the Defendant replied that they had been smoking a "joint." Based on his experience, Officer Callahan knew that this meant that the Defendant had been in possession of marijuana, which was against the law. When Officer Callahan asked the Defendant if he had any more marijuana, he stated that he had a joint in his pocket. When Officer Callahan asked to see it, however, the Defendant was unable to produce it. Instead, the Defendant stated that he must have left the joint inside the residence on the kitchen table. At this point, Officer Callahan asked the Defendant if he minded if Officer Callahan accompanied the Defendant inside the residence to get the marijuana off the table. Officer Callahan testified that Defendant responded that he did not mind. Officer Callahan and the Defendant then went inside the residence, while Mr. Noblitt remained standing outside.
Once he went inside the residence, Officer Callahan observed the marijuana on a table in plain view. He then asked the Defendant if there was any more marijuana in the residence, and Defendant responded that he had some in a bedroom chest drawer. Officer Callahan asked the Defendant if he would go retrieve the marijuana from the bedroom, and he did. As Officer Callahan took the marijuana from the Defendant, the Defendant ran over to the kitchen sink and began to pour out a white substance which had been sitting nearby in a glass container. When Officer Callahan asked the Defendant what he was pouring into the sink, after an initial hesitation the Defendant stated that he had been "cooking speed for a fishing trip." Officer Callahan knew, based on prior experience, that "speed" is a slang term for methamphetamine. Officer Callahan testified that his prior law enforcement experience included investigating cases involving methamphetamine, that he had previously been in houses that contained methamphetamine labs, and that he had received law enforcement training regarding methamphetamine. He was aware of the dangers associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Officer Callahan testified that, after receiving this information, he observed other precursor products associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine in the residence, including Heet, coffee filters, and a hot plate. Officer Callahan then told the Defendant that they needed to go outside and talk, and the Defendant followed Officer Callahan outside. Once outside, Officer Callahan told the Defendant that, because the residence had been used to manufacture methamphetamine, it would be necessary to evacuate the residence. Officer Callahan also informed the Defendant that he intended to contact other law enforcement agencies for assistance in processing the methamphetamine lab. Once he had finished this explanation, Officer Callahan advised the Defendant of his Miranda rights,*fn2 and asked the Defendant to sign a consent to search form so that he and other law enforcement officers could re-enter the residence. Officer Callahan testified that the Defendant responded by stating that he and Mr. Noblitt were about to go on a fishing trip and that they were cooking the methamphetamine for personal use on the trip. According to Officer Callahan, the Defendant nevertheless signed the consent to search form, which was introduced into evidence as Government's Exhibit No. 1.
On cross-examination, Officer Callahan testified that on the date in question, he and Marty Mathis, also of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, arrived at the Defendant's residence in the early evening at approximately 6:00 p.m. He stated that, after knocking on the door, the individuals inside continued running around and that approximately ten minutes elapsed before Mr. Noblitt opened the door. Officer Callahan testified that because the front door was somewhat above ground level, and because he did not walk up the makeshift concrete steps, it was necessary for him to knock on the bottom of the door. Officer Callahan stated that Officer Mathis was standing with him as he had his initial conversation with the Defendant and never left the scene during the course of the relevant events.
Officer Callahan also testified that after observing the meth lab inside the residence and going outside, due to the lack of cell phone coverage in the rural area, he was unsuccessful at contacting further law enforcement for back-up until approximately thirty minutes later. Officer Callahan stated that the Defendant and Mr. Noblitt remained with him and Officer Mathis outside the ...
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According to the charge sheet, the regime of Yaya Jammeh has finally come to realize, after 13 years, that Mambury Njie was a negligent officer for failing to advise government properly before a mining concession contract was signed in 2001 between an Australian mining concern, Carnegie Mining, and the Gambia government.
Carnegie an AIM quoted company is a sand mining concern that entered into a 50-50 joint venture agreement with another Chinese mining concern who were engaged in the development of a zircon/rutile mine in The Gambia in 2002. It was not until in January 2008, six years into its mining concession in The Gambia that the company received a letter from government requesting Carnegie to cease all operations "pending receipt of certain information in relations to its minerals mined and laboratory results."
The government proceeded to give Carnegie 24-hours ultimatum to come clean or face losing its license to operate in The Gambia. This order was issued by Yaya Jammeh as the country's Minister (at the time called the Secretary of State) for Mineral Resources. Jammeh accused Carnegie of concealing the actual minerals being mined, and proceeded to arrest and detained the Managing Director of the company.
We have written extensively on this issue, and those who want some of the details, including arbitration actions taken by Carnegie Minerals, can be found here : http://sidisanneh.blogspot.com/2014/01/carnegie-minerals-falls-victim-of.html
The charging of the former Secretary General with negligence of duty is the latest bizarre action by an embattled government that has obviously lost its way in the face of mounting public pressure resulting from the regime's incompetence and high level corruption. This regime lacks all moral authority to judge anyone because the regime itself is rotten to the core and needs to be uprooted..
After delivering his bizarre judgement, Special Criminal Court Judge Emmanuel Nkea went missing only to resurface two weeks later to tender his resignation in absentia - the letter hand delivered by an acquaint. The judge had already fled the territory. It is conceivable that Justice Nkea's fleeing the scene of the crime may be related to the Mambury Njie's case.
It is tempting to draw parallels between this case and the one involving the Financial Director and Managing Director of the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) who were both acquitted and discharged by pleading no case to answer. The two were also charged with negligence of duty when it was proven the power rested with the Task Force created by and operated from the Office of the President.
Similarly, the Ministry of Mineral resources is under the Office of the President with the President as the Minister for Mineral Resources. It is public knowledge that the mineral resource portfolio is one of the most secretive Ministries, and thus the least known. In fact, the public knew nothing about it until heavy duty lorries were seen transporting stuff to the ports for export, and they start speculating beofre they started asking questions.
The Carnegie deal, like the petroleum contracts Jammeh has signed with African Petroleum (Gambia) Limited, Buried Hill (Gambia) BV and Oranto Petroleum, was negotiated and sealed in secret with usually only Jammeh and his Secretary General privy to the details. He now has a Petroleum Minister who was sacked and reinstated in a span of 24 hours. The Minister is effectively a hostage of a criminal enterprise because she knows too much. The entire episode has become a theater of the absurd
It is time for Yaya Jammeh to take full responsibility for his incompetence, and for being the head of a criminal enterprise that characterized his A(F)PRC regime instead of putting the blame elsewhere, always.


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Sunday, August 7, 2011
Postcards from Paradise: Harley
12 comments:
- Michael and Hanne said...
phantasmagorical photos nicely shaped and formed and with tasteful color!
- August 7, 2011 at 10:44 AM
- Noelle Clearwater said...
The photographs are stunning, blinding even! Wow. I think that you have made yourself a career with the Harley people. I might even buy one now. Beautiful work. I linked you at rebecca's,
Noelle x
- August 7, 2011 at 12:25 PM
- Magical Mystical Teacher said...
It's perfectly OK to look and admire, but not ride!
- August 7, 2011 at 1:09 PM
- foxysue said...
You always do wonderful things with blue, I think it must be your favourite colour?
Sue x
- August 7, 2011 at 1:20 PM
- rebecca said...
you find beauty in every direction.
beautiful shots...and reflections!
- August 7, 2011 at 4:37 PM
- Sandy K. said...
These are fabulous, Meri:). You could be in advertising! I thought I liked the top one best...but the self-portrait in the helmet tickles my fancy!
- August 7, 2011 at 6:48 PM
- Unknown said...
Not my cup of tea either... but your photos are!
- August 7, 2011 at 9:10 PM
- Nanka said...
Loved the reflections and the dark and shine so perfect!! The turquoise is dazzling!!
- August 7, 2011 at 11:45 PM
- ~JarieLyn~ said...
I really love the first photo. The color is magnificent and so is the shine.
- August 8, 2011 at 9:28 AM
- deb did it said...
delicious colors
- August 9, 2011 at 2:57 PM
- Cheryl said...
It's been a long time since I rode a Harley, miss it mucho. Love that you photographed reflections.
- August 10, 2011 at 11:13 AM
- Annie Jeffries said...
Once upon a time, long, long ago, I fearlessly road on the backs of bikes. No more but I still admire their beauty, their sleekness.
- August 12, 2011 at 5:28 PM


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On Monday, August 30, the CDP will unveil its 6th Annual Fall TV Preview. The night before, however, belongs to the 2010 Emmys. So before I tell you what to watch next season, let's take a look at some of the best television of the season that was, with my 2010 Emmy Picks. Let's go.
Outstanding Comedy Series:
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie
The Office
30 Rock
Who I Want To Win: Modern Family
Who I Think Will Win: Modern Family
This, for me, is one of the only locks of the Emmys. Sure, I know that Glee has become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon this last year, but Modern Family succeeded with one of the most perfect first seasons of comedy since Arrested Development. What makes Modern Family such a triumph is their ability to mix new-school sitcom techniques (mockumentary, single-camera, no laugh track) with old-school emotion and timeless storyline devices. Featuring a cast with no weak points, the more-than-welcome return of Ed O'Neil and a slew of hilarious newcomers, Modern Family is the smartest show with the broadest appeal.
If I'm right about this selection, it means that 30 Rock will lose this award for the first time ever. For their first three seasons, 30 Rock has captured the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy all three times. And while their fourth season was more than deserving (as well as the brilliant seventh season of Curb Your Enthusiasm), Modern Family had the kind of straight-out-of-the-gate debut that you can only hope for with new comedies.
Outstanding Drama Series:
Breaking Bad
The Good Wife
Mad Men
True Blood
Who I Want To Win: Lost
Who I Think Will Win: Mad Men
Mad Men has been on fire recently. The ratings have skyrocketed, the critics will not stop yammering, and the self-important Drama fanboys will have you believe that it's currently the greatest show on television. They may be almost correct in these assumptions, but until Lost is officially off the air (which it now is), every other drama needs to play second fiddle.
We all know that the sixth and final season of Lost wasn't necessarily their best overall (for my money, that would be Season 1). However, unlike Mad Men or even True Blood, the eyes of a rabid nation were feverishly dissecting each and every episode leading up to the final curtain call for Jack Shepherd and company. If anything, Lost deserves the Emmy as a Lifetime Achievement Award, although I would not be surprised if Mad Men takes the baton and continues to run.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock
Steve Carell for The Office
Larry David for Curb Your Enthusiasm
Matthew Morrison for Glee
Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory
Tony Shalhoub for Monk
Who I Want To Win: Larry David
Who I Think Will Win: Alec Baldwin
When I was obsessed with Seinfeld, I was certain that Jerry Seinfeld was my role model. My doppelganger. The voice of my selfishness, crankiness and ego. However, once I got older and discovered Curb Your Enthusiasm, I realized that this love and respect should have always gone to Mr. Larry David. Every neurosis, every annoyance and every insecurity that made Seinfeld great came straight from the real-world experience and frustration of Larry David, and with the seventh season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, it has never been displayed in a more hilarious or absurd light.
Any (and perhaps every) fan of Seinfeld should do themselves a favor and pick up the seventh season of Curb if you haven't seen it already. Not only is it worth your money, but it will probably turn you into a superfan that either grabs every season prior, or subscribes to HBO for the sole purpose of catching Season Eight.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Kyle Chandler for Friday Night Lights
Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad
Matthew Fox for Lost
Michael C. Hall for Dexter
Jon Hamm for Mad Men
Hugh Laurie for House M.D.
Who I Want To Win: Matthew Fox
Who I Think Will Win: Bryan Cranston
Kyle Chandler is amazing. Friday Night Lights is one of my favorite television dramas of all-time. However, the fourth season of FNL pales in comparison to what Matthew Fox stepped up to do in the sixth season of Lost. Surrounded by a group of- let's face it- better actors, Fox made Lost his own again, leading up to a finale that made you a Jack fan regardless of if you fell off of that wagon years ago. He did an unquestionably fantastic job in season six, and for that alone, I feel the Emmy belongs to him.
However, Bryan Cranston is arguably the best actor on television (I love the guy), so it almost seems to be a foregone conclusion that the Breaking Bad captain makes off like a bandit here.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Toni Collette for United States of Tara
Edie Falco for Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey for 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus for The New Adventures of Old Christine
Lea Michele for Glee
Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation
Who I Want To Win: Tina Fey
Who I Think Will Win: Edie Falco
I'm biased to Tina Fey. I think that she already belongs on a shortlist of some of the funniest women in television history (I'm talking Lucille Ball/Betty White territory, here), so in my opinion, you can't hand this woman enough Emmys. However, 30 Rock had a decent-yet-faltering fourth season, and the buzz for Edie Falco is unignorable at this point.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Connie Britton for Friday Night Lights
Glenn Close for Damages
Mariska Hargitay for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
January Jones for Mad Men
Julianna Margulies for The Good Wife
Kyra Sedgwick for The Closer
Who I Want To Win: Connie Britton
Who I Think Will Win: Julianna Margulies
Connie Britton is real, and Friday Night Lights allows her to showcase her acting in the rawest of ways. Her sensitivity, dominance, uncertainty and slew of leading storylines in season four put her in the forefront of a good number of episodes. She deserves this Emmy. Yet, I know how the voters vote, and I understand how happy people seem to be with The Good Wife and Julianna Margulies, so Britton will be facing an uphill battle to say the least.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Ty Burrell for Modern Family
Chris Colfer for Glee
Jon Cryer for Two and a Half Men
Jesse Tyler Ferguson for Modern Family
Neil Patrick Harris for How I Met Your Mother
Eric Stonestreet for Modern Family
Who I Want To Win: Eric Stonestreet
Who I Think Will Win: Neil Patrick Harris
There's a reason why three of these six nominees are from Modern Family. Their supporting cast of male characters are easily the funniest and most fearless on network television. And while the whole world seems to be in love with Doogie in 2010, I think that someone, anyone from Modern Family is more deserving of the nod. Stonestreet's portrayal of Cameron is the one that makes me laugh the hardest, but it's possible that a three-way vote split will send the Emmy in the direction of How I Met Your Mother.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Andre Braugher for Men of a Certain Age
Michael Emerson for Lost
Terry O'Quinn for Lost
Aaron Paul for Breaking Bad
Martin Short for Damages
John Slattery for Mad Men
Who I Want To Win: Terry O'Quinn
Who I Think Will Win: Michael Emerson
This needs to be a Lost lock (or Locke). Pulling triple-duty in season six, O'Quinn nailed it in every which way. I was nearly rooting for the guy towards the end. That being said, the always-magnificent word of Michael Emerson is just as deserving, and I'll be happy either way.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Julie Bowen for Modern Family
Jane Krakowski for 30 Rock
Jane Lynch for Glee
Holland Taylor for Two and a Half Men
Sofia Vergara for Modern Family
Kristen Wiig for Saturday Night Live
Who I Want To Win: Sofia Vergara
Who I Think Will Win: Jane Lynch
This should be a very interesting contest. While Jane Lynch and Glee have turned heads and created obsessive superfans in less than a season, Vergara's portrayal of privileged ubermilf Gloria Pritchett has been a welcome (and hilarious) surprise. Keeping up with a cast of Modern Family's caliber is hard work, and the fact that Vergara can steal a scene with her humor alone is a real testament to the depth and synergy of the cast. It's a toss-up, and in my opinion, I'd like to see Modern Family walk off with as many Emmy's as they can carry.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Christine Baranski for The Good Wife
Rose Byrne for Damages
Sharon Gless for Burn Notice
Christina Hendricks for Mad Men
Elisabeth Moss for Mad Men
Archie Panjabi for The Good Wife
Who I Want To Win: Christina Hendricks
Who I Think Will Win: Christine Baranski
Christina Hendricks has been somewhat of a cultural phenomenon in recent months (her breasts in particular, if you happen to subscribe to the same magazines as me). And as I don't really watch or care too heavily about any of these four shows, that's good enough for me. Next!
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series:
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Who I Want To Win: The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Who I Think Will Win: The Daily Show with John Stewart
As much as I would like to see the Academy show some class and send the Emmy Conan's way (and subsequently stick it to Leno), it's hard to bet against the Daily Show. Really, any of these would be fine with me (Colbert is an easy dark horse pick, too), but I feel that the best way for the 2010 season to end would be for Conan O'Brien to hoist an Emmy for the fantastic job he did with the all-too-short-lived Tonight Show.
Outstanding Reality Program:
Antiques Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Food Revolution
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Undercover Boss
Who I Want To Win: Dirty Jobs
Who I Think Will Win: Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Antiques Roadshow is an addiction for me, and Mythbusters is one of those shows that I can watch reruns of for days at a time (seriously, if you like Mythbusters, we're going to be good friends). However, Mike Rowe and Dirty Jobs have taken things to another level, and it's due time that they're recognized for all of the work, dedication, emotion, humor and heart they throw into every episode. Rowe can make anything charming (even those Ford commercials), and to see him awarded for being neck-deep in pig shit every week would be redemption on a nearly-biblical level.
So, there you have it. Sound off in the comments section with your Emmy picks and enjoy your day. Like I said earlier, the CDP will return on August 30 with our 6th Annual Fall TV Preview. See you then.


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|Painting by artist EKATERINA MORÉ at the Westin Gallery. Her website
Both of us spent the day lounging in our sweet Westin bed and relaxing by the indoor pool and sauna. The next day, we made it to the beach - it was huge! And then, on our way to the airport, almost missed our plane to Seville due to some navigational errors.
And that's about it. I don't have much else to report on Valencia :) Now, for your viewing pleasure:
Valencia, Spain: The Experience
(as seen in less than 24 hours on oppressively hot days)
The Westin Valencia
|This is a historical building has been redone with an interior garden/courtyard inside. The Westin
|Our room was nice! Thanks SPG Reward points :)
|This was across the street from our hotel. And from what Google Maps tells me, it's just an office building. I want to work there!
|On Calle Alberade de Valencia: It looks like a little pop-up restaurant but don't be fooled - it had good tapas and a great vibe.
|A carnival we saw while walking from our hotel to get to the old city.
|Also along the way to old city, this wonderful bridge!
|This was a clean city with absolutely breathtaking buildings.
|Cathedral of Valencia at night
|In front of Palacio de Justicia: A small park was near a round-a-bout and had tress with huge trunks.
|Porta de la Mar Square
|Banco Santander
Where Are All the Bros at? Right Here:
|On left: This club opened at 10pm with a line already around the corner. Luckily, they had full-length glass windows on the 2nd floor so you could catch a glimpse of drunken dancing at its best.
|This reminded me a little of Italy where locals would hang out in a main square and chill.
The Beach and Paella Experience
|Oh snap! Paella, originated in Valencia, is rice and tomato based dish with seafood and poultry. And is also sooo good!
|Malvarrosa Beach and the Mediterranean Sea at Cafe Neptune
This was a perfect city in which to relax, but I don't know if I'll be going back anytime soon. Anyone else who has also been here feel differently?
|Like whaaat?!?!


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The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution expressing support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas, while the House of Representatives prepared to act on a similar measure tomorrow. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said the measure "expresses vigorous support" for Israel. "The Israelis have every right to defend themselves against these acts of terrorism," said Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
Israel is in its 13th day of military operations against the Islamic militant Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip in an effort to stop rocket attacks against southern Israeli towns. Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said they had personally spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to express their support. "We support the state of Israel, very strongly as a national policy, because it is in our national interest to do so," said Pelosi, a California Democrat. "We also defend any country's right to defend itself."
Reid said the resolution recognizes Israel's right to self- defense, calls on Hamas to end rocket attacks on Israel and says any cease-fire must be "durable, enforceable and sustainable." He said it also calls for the protection of civilians as well as an end to "the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with a strong and secure Israeli living in peace with an independent Palestinian state."
This self-righteous, unanimous resolution occurs as documentation mounts that the Israelis are firing on UN relief vehicles, obstructing humanitarian relief, and continue to keep the world press from seeing what's happening on the ground in Gaza.
So, even though his transition team has suggested that Barack Obama would prefer a more balanced approach to the situation, implementing it will apparently require him to go underground:
The Guardian is reporting that incoming President Barack Obama is being urged by advisers to abandon the Bush Administration's policy of isolating Hamas and to allow for multipartite or clandestine talks with the Islamist organization.
But even if the Obama Administration does make the significant foreign policy decision, Americans might not necessarily hear about it. One expert close to the transition team conceded that "it is highly unlikely that they will be public about it." Rather, secret envoys will likely be used, and European nations may be used as intermediaries to avoid the unseemly appearance that the United States is really negotiating with the Hamas government.
Meanwhile, managing to renege on a major campaign promise prior to his inauguration, President-elect Obama has selected a major defense industry lobbyist to be the number-two man in the Pentagon:
President-elect Barack Obama, who deliberately distanced himself from lobbyists during his campaign and his transition, appointed a defense contractor's lobbyist Thursday to become his No. 2 official at the Defense Department. Obama acknowledged that his choice appeared to break with his self-imposed rules to keep lobbyists at arm's length.
William J. Lynn III, Obama's choice for deputy defense secretary, was senior vice president for government operations at Raytheon Co. and lobbied as recently as last June on issues including missiles, sensors and radar, advanced technology programs and intelligence funding.
Obama has vowed that no political appointees in his administration would be permitted to work on areas that "directly and substantially related to their prior employer for two years." His transition team said Lynn was worth the apparent exception to the spirit of Obama's anti-lobbyists policy. It said it will work with Lynn to maintain Obama's high ethics standards.
"Because Mr. Lynn came so highly recommended from experts across the political spectrum, the president-elect felt it was critical that he fill this position," Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor said.
During his presidential campaign, Obama took pains to tell voters he wouldn't tolerate influence-peddling.
I can't avoid saying, "I told you so," not once, but twice.
Just add William J. Lynn to neo-con Dennis Ross as the new State Department point-man on Iran, and James Jones as NSA (who has advocated NATO troops being deployed into Gaza)....
And--I should mention--I suppose it is not a surprise that the Government Party in Congress would support Israeli tactics in Gaza, since neither Democrats nor Republicans in leadership positions approved waterboarding, and now apparently have signed off on forced feedings at Gitmo:
Guantánamo captives are staging a fresh wave of hunger strikes ahead of the seventh anniversary of the controversial prison camps -- a campaign a lawyer links to the speedy release of Osama bin Laden's driver from U.S. military detention.
As of Thursday, 30 of the 250 war-on-terror detainees were classified as hunger strikers, 25 of whom were being fed through tubes in their noses, said Navy Cmdr. Pauline Storum at Guantánamo....
Hunger strikers at Guantánamo are counted as captives who refuse nine meals in a row.
Those fed through tubes have fasted for 21 days in a row, Storum said -- or weigh less than 85 percent of their ''ideal body weight,'' or weight on arrival.
The forced-feeding regime has guards and medical staff strap a captive into a chair, Velcro his head to a metal restraint, then tether a tube into the man's stomach through his nose to pump in liquid nourishment twice a day.
A doctor and the prison camps commander signs off on each case, said Storum.
Of course, it's not torture if Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, and John Boehner all tacitly approve the process, and the incoming administration intends to keep the man (SecDef Gates) who is ultimately responsible for the policy.
Keep telling yourself that.
American foreign policy will not dramatically change for the better as long as the Government Party is in charge, no matter who is in the White House.


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Be Smoke Free : FAQS
What is the average cost of smoking?
Why is it so difficult to stop using tobacco?
When people try to give up tobacco, they find they miss the "habit" part of it (e.g., lighting up while on the telephone, or having something to do with their hands in social situations)
Irritability, restlessness, anxiety and sadness are common withdrawal symptoms during the first month after quitting. Sometimes poor concentration, sleep disturbance and increased appetite also cause problems. The combination of these factors plus the stresses of everyday life cause many people to relapse to tobacco within a short time.
What should I do when I think about quitting?
- List your reasons for quitting
- Set a target date
- Begin moderate exercise
- Drink plenty of water
- Eat well-balanced meals
What should I do before quitting?
- Smoke a lower-tar/nicotine brand
- Buy one pack at a time
- Limit where you smoke
- Delay lighting up
- Keep cigarettes in a different place
What are 'Stop Smoking Aids'?
- Prescription aids are available FREE-of-charge (at any campus pharmacy) to those who are enrolled in the UM health care plan
- Controlled amounts of nicotine are released into the body by nicotine patches/gum/inhalers
- Aids do not introduce harmful agents, such as those found in tobacco smoke, into the body
- Zyban, a non-nicotine replacement drug, can be helpful in reducing cravings and withdrawal.
- Always work with a doctor when deciding which aid, if any, is best.
How do I cope with stress?
- Adjust your daily routine to avoid smoking triggers
- Trash all cigarettes, ashtrays, lighters and matches
- Clear your home and car of smoke odor
- Avoid situations that typically cause you stress
- Keep busy by launching a project or starting a hobby
- Exercise to relieve nervous energy
- Practice deep breathing or other relaxation exercises
What are the new habits I should form?
- During the first few weeks, keep your hands and mouth busy
- Play with crossword puzzles
- Brush your teeth
- Breathe deeply
- Squeeze silly putty
- Chew gum
- Practice a hobby
- Chew straws/coffee stirrers
- Walk
- Write in a journal
How do I launch my smoke-free life?
- Register to particpate in the University of Miami BeSmokeFree Program
- Ask friends/family/co-workers for support
- Establish a reward method
- Take things one-day at a time
- Call 1-800-4CANCER for free support
- Short-term side effects of quitting:
- The harmful side effects of smoking far outweigh the potential short-term side effects of quitting
- Physiological and psychological side effects are possible
- If what you experience concerns you, call your doctor or 1-800-4CANCER
What do I do if I relapse?
- On average, it takes three attempts before succeeding
- Don't beat yourself up if you slip
- Learn from the mishap
- Reflect upon what triggered you to smoke
- Focus on building a plan to avoid a similar incident


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The ICIVICS website provides interactive learning resources including lesson plans, games, and digital interactives. With local, state, and national elections being held around the country, it's a perfect time to promote civic learning.
Founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the website actively engages students in activities that promote democratic action.
The Play section provides a wide range of online games for youth. After completing a free registration process, learners can collect badges, follow the leaderboard, and collect impact points. Games include "Do I Have a Right?", "Branches of Power," "Supreme Decision," "Argument Wars", "Bill of Rights", "Immigration Nation", and more! Play time ranges from 5 to 30 or more minutes per game, perfect for a class period.
The Teach section provides standards-based curriculum units, lesson plans, DBQuests, and WebQuests along with other tools and resources for planning on a wide range of topics including Foundations of Government, Branches of Government, The Constitution, Civil Rights, and others.
Whether focusing attention on the elections or teaching to a particular social studies standard, ICIVICS is a great choice for librarians working with teacher to promote an awareness of the democratic process.
To visit the website, go to https://www.icivics.org/


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Jilted Man Threatens to Blow Up Ex-Wife
A jilted man allegedly took explosives to his ex-wife's work place in a bid to blow her up, the Harare Civil Court heard on Tuesday.
Tariro Unganai told the court that Wilson Ngezi was in the habit of threatening her with death each time they met.Unganai was seeking a protection order against Ngezi whom she said was breaching her peace.
"He was once arrested and jailed after he came to my work place with some explosives, which he uses at a mine threatening to kill me," she said.
Unganai told magistrate Ms Ruth Kamangira that Ngezi was in the habit of coming to her work place causing violence.
"I am now scared of going to my work place because each time he comes he verbally abuses me in front of my workmates. I want him barred from coming to my work place because he is embarrassing me," said Unganai.
She claimed Ngezi was in the habit of coming to her house where he verbally insulted her in front of neighbours.
"My life is in danger because each time he calls me he will be threatening to kill me," she said.
Unganai pleaded with Ms Kamangira to bar Ngezi from coming to her house and to stop calling her or texting her.
Ngezi told the court that he was not opposed to Unganai's application.
"I am not opposed to her application you can go ahead and grant her," he said.
Ms Kamangira granted the order in Unganai's favour which barred Ngezi from verbally or physically abusing her.
She also ordered Ngezi to keep peace towards Unganai at all times.
Source : The Herald


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