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Eric M. Freedman, Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, was quoted in the following article.
Questions raised about the 'science' of autopsies
By YAMIL BERARD
Sep. 30, 2009
To avoid bias, most medical examiner offices have checks in place. Tarrant is among those that hire death investigators to gather information from crime scenes so they don't have to rely on law enforcement. However, Peerwani said he has to rely on police reports and photographs for autopsies he is called to do outside the four counties he serves as medical examiner.
A number of cases over the years point to practices in which critics say a boundary between the scientist and law enforcement was crossed.
Eric M. Freedman, a professor at New York's Hofstra Law School who specializes in criminal procedure and strategy, is among those who say that medical examiner opinions are sometimes twisted and turned to fit the theories of prosecutors and law enforcement. "The medical examiner considers it his job to support whatever series of theories the prosecutors decide to dream up rather than focus on the objective truth," he said.
"That's what I see happening," said Richard Ellis, an attorney for a Sulphur Springs man on Death Row. "If you start off with a goal in mind, it's kind of easy to get through only looking at signs that point to that preconceived notion to how death occurred."


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Obituary – Akaroa – 118 – April 1924 CHCH Press Snippets:
PETTERSEN – Last week saw the passing of the oldest resident in the Akaroa — of Mrs J. Pettersen. who was 95 years of age, born in Vifby, in the Islands of Gotlands
south of Sweden in 1828. In 1873 she came to NZ with her husband and 2 children. on ship Cardigan Castle, another son was born on the voyage, —–
fellow passengers were, Mr and Mrs C. Fredericksen, now of Akaroa, who celebrated their Golden wedding last year. internment at Le Bon's Bay Cemetery
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What's Going On Here?
There are SO MANY wonderful book review blogs out there and I can't compete with them, that is for sure. So this is not a book review blog. This is just a way for me to organize what I have read so that I can be better at matching the right book to the right person. The blog title comes from the brilliant mind of the most talented woman who ever lived, Ms. Judy Garland. The full quote is, "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else." That is what I hope to do here and in ever aspect of my life.
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Summer Before Senior Year
Kill All the Happies was a good one. I love Rachel Cohn and I will tell you that everything I have read from her has such a fresh, not-the-same-old-thing feeling to it. The is also true for KAH! What I liked a lot about this one was that the main character had a lot of "hometown pride." I do see this a lot in the town in which I work. There are young people who have started all kinds of neat projects for say, their senior projects and years later, they are still involved. It's just kind of neat to see people involved and invested. Many people who have grown up there raise their kids there and they will probably raise there kids there. Yes, there is a down side to that. I have see that, too. But for people who are invested in a community and want to give back and make a difference, like Vic wants to, it really is a beautiful thing. Again I am reminded of Funny How Things Change. Which is a book I really liked, and obviously stayed with me, six years after I read it!
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Luke's Army is a web site that documents stories of abuses regarding kids in CPS. They have many good links.
Site is being developed. Please send me links and your stories with contact information. (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Remember there will be national protest against abuses in child custody/child protection service/divorce system/judicial injustice system on August 12, 2011 – reserve the date and plan on massing at the Daley Center Plaza. More later.


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Argos, Homebase, Marks & Spencer and Lloyds Banking Group announced they are joining the Dementia Friends scheme, an initiative started by the charity to help staff learn about dementia.
The commitments follow a drive by the charity to capitalise on links with businesses forged at the G8 summit on dementia in December last year.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who led the summit, last week pledged £90m of government funds for dementia research.
Alzheimer's Society director of external affairs Alison Cook said the campaign was audience specific and the charity was actively seeking further partnerships.
"We're targeting businesses that may come into contact with people with dementia, and we want to design something specific to them in terms of their employees," she said.
She added the charity had a team in place to specifically work on relations with businesses.
Speaking to PRWeek, Chris Wermann, director of corporate affairs at Argos and Homebase parent company Home Retail Group said that the partnership would allow a holistic mix of activities to help the community, such as fundraising activities and staff training.
"With corporate responsibility we want to do something where we can make a difference to the community, but also it needs to be something that's going to be relevant and meaningful to our employees," he said.


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When I attempt to sync my database to the portal using the new (as of February 2) Sage Act for Mobile, I get a message saying that the sync was interrupted.
After my spending maybe an hour with a tech, she finally checked one of her databases and discovered that Sage knows of this issue with the new Sage Act for Mobile. What Sage knows is that the message is fallacious, and that the sync does proceed properly. I checked this out with the tech watching by adding a contact and re-syncing, and the new contact did appear in the portal's database. Apparently, Sage is correct that the message should not appear.
One simply has to ask why does Sage allow such errors occur in the dark? Its techs didn't know, clearly its representatives who monitor this board didn't know, and nothing relevant is posted in its Knowledge Base.
None of this is uncommon with Sage, which consistently does a lousy job of informing its own staff and customers of bugs (of which there have always been too many), causing untold wastes of time.


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In June 1999 the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which meets at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and whose decisions influence national regulators, issued a proposal for a new bank capital adequacy framework to replace the Capital Accord of 1988, known as the Basel Accord. If this Basel II proposal survives the broad consultation process now coming to a close, the importance of sovereign ratings for future emerging-market finance will rise even more. It is a framework which has its merits, but it has inherent dangers too.
The proposed revisions to the Basel Accord on bank capital adequacy will maintain the current 8% risk-weighted capital requirement set by BIS. However, the new risk weightings will be calculated using external credit assessments for all borrowers, rather than relying on internal ones. The new proposal will replace the present, over-simplistic, system of dividing the world up between OECD countries on the one hand and non-OECD countries on the other, and applying risk weightings accordingly.
Risk weights set the banks' loan supply and funding costs. They tell banks how much of a loan they must cover in capital, as banks have to acquire a corresponding amount of capital relative to their risk-weighted assets. The current Basel Accord gives OECD governments and central banks a zero risk weighting, while private banks get a favourable 20% capital weighting. Non-OECD countries face a hefty 100% weight, although private banks in emerging markets can obtain a 20% weighting on short-term loans. However, a punitive 100% risk weight has dissuaded creditors from offering loans with a residual maturity of more than one year to non-OECD banks. The upshot has been a bias towards short-term lending to emerging markets and away from long-term investment. It has also meant an over-reliance on the short-term interbank market, whose unpredictable volatility has made it the "Achilles' heel" of the international financial system. It is now accepted that this distortion is at least partly the fault of the 1988 Basel Accord and correcting it is one of the principle reasons behind the new proposal.
Another weakness of the present system is that OECD area banks and governments have benefited from rather lenient treatment by international creditors, even if their sovereign risks are inferior to some non-OECD emerging markets. Since the 1988 Accord went into effect, five countries have joined the OECD and are now enjoying lower risk weights on bank loans to their governments (0% instead of 100% as non-members) and to their banks (20% on long-term credit instead of 100%). These lower risk weights have naturally translated into reduced interest costs on new loan commitments to these new OECD countries, a fact that stands out when comparing interest rates of new members with their regional benchmark group.
The trouble is, with the new proposal to use independent credit ratings to set the risk weights, the reverse becomes true. In fact, OECD countries currently rated below double A have much to lose under the Basel II proposals. For example, risk weights for claims on Turkish sovereigns, whose B credit rating puts them in a non-investment grade, would jump from the zero rating they get from being an OECD member to 100%, a rise which would probably drive up borrowing costs. In contrast, non-OECD countries could benefit from the changes, particularly some emerging markets. Take Chile, which has an A credit rating, although it is not an OECD country. Its sovereign risk weighting would drop from 100% to a much lower weight if the Basel II proposals were adopted. The case of Chile, which in fact receives different ratings from different leading agencies, also raises the question of how the Basel II Accord will deal with split ratings, which are quite common in emerging markets. One supervisory concern is that the more lenient rating agencies would dominate, possibly leading to dangerously low risk weights and over-exposed lending.
Another potentially important impact of the Basel II proposals are the two options for claims on recipient banks. Option 1 would base the risk weighting on the sovereign risk weighting of the country in which the bank is incorporated. Option 2 would base the risk weighting on the individual rating of the respective bank. From the perspective of developing countries, Option 2 seems preferable, unless their sovereign rating suddenly climbs to an A level. But from a supervisory (and macroeconomic) perspective, Option 1 would be better since it would make long-term lending more attractive and would reduce the bias towards short-term interbank lending inherent in the existing Basel framework.
More boom and bust
Beyond these effects loom the widely ignored macroeconomic impact of Basel II. Both theory and practice suggest that the new accord could destabilise private capital flows to the developing countries. There are two reasons for this.
First, theory shows that linking bank lending to regulatory capital via a rigid capital ratio requirement acts pro-cyclically to amplify macroeconomic fluctuations. A negative shock to aggregate demand would reduce the ability of debtors to service their loans, causing bank equity to suffer and lending and investment to be restrained. And because of rigid capital adequacy requirements, banks will always lend more when times are good, but less when times are bad.
The second, empirical, reason is that sovereign ratings lag, rather than lead, the markets. There is little hope of that ever changing, as the nature of sovereign risk and the rather slow availability of sovereign default determinants make it nearly impossible for rating agencies to acquire an information lead over financial markets.
Another point to bear in mind is that current income growth has a positive influence on credit ratings. During boom times ratings will improve, but decline during bust periods. The Basel II proposals would simply reinforce this tendency.
A better approach for Basel II would be to continue to base risk weights on banks' internal ratings, rather than on external risk assessments, and introduce more flexible capital requirement ratios which could fluctuate anti-cyclically. This would strengthen the risk analysis within banks, obviate the tendency of angry creditors and debtors to look for external scapegoats whenever there is a crisis and, above all, it would reduce herd-like behaviour in international lending. Such a balanced approach would be good, not just for global financial markets by making them more stable, but for development too. END
Reisen, H. "Revisions to the Basel Accord and Sovereign Ratings", in R. Hausmann and U. Hiemenz (eds.), Global Finance From a Latin American Viewpoint, IDB/OECD Development Centre, 2000.
Reisen, H. and von Maltzan, J. "Boom and Bust and Sovereign Ratings", OECD Development Centre Technical Paper No. 148, 1999. Also available at: www.oecd.org/dev/publication/tp1a.htm
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Sana Rezwan Sait
Sana Rezwan is no stranger to the fashion industry with years of experience in the international luxury fashion market. Rezwan logged time in the PR, marketing and buying departments of Stella McCartney, Jasmine DiMilo, Giorgio Armani and Liberty while living in London prior to launching her high-end concept shop, Maison, in India. She started Indelust, an e-commerce aiming to bring ethically sourced fashion and home decor from emerging designers on the Indian Subcontinent to a global audience, with her husband and business partner in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza factory disaster. Their goal is to maintain a fashion business with a social conscience while introducing the world to the exciting and modern burgeoning design culture currently happening on the Indian Subcontinent.
Can you tell us about Indelust?
Indelust is a curated site for ethically sourced fashion, art and home décor from the Indian Subcontinent. We are currently focused on sourcing product from emerging designers and artisans that are based in India and Pakistan and look to expand to Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
What inspired this new venture?
Our aim is to bring awareness to what we call "slow" fashion. This means supporting handmade, hand-loomed or hand-woven goods over mass-produced, factory-made products. It also means taking into account all parts of the supply chain from procurement to design and production. We aim to be a business that focuses on positive social impact on every level.
Your fashion world experience is extensive – how did your previous roles influence Indelust?
Having been part of the international luxury fashion industry for so many years, I was drawn to India's rich history in craft and handmade goods. I felt it was important to create a platform that showcases our tradition in today's perspective.
Why did you decide to focus only on providing access to designers employing sustainable techniques?
Unlike other ethical fashion e-commerce stores, some of our designers who meet our fashion criteria are not necessarily focused on social impact. We feel that if we work with these up-and-coming designers to begin incorporating socially responsible practices to their business model, they can scale up sustainably, which in turn would benefit the people who work for them, their families and their communities. In the West we call this ethical fashion, but in places like the Indian Subcontinent, shedding light on the supply chain is still a revolutionary concept.
How do you select the designers featured on Indelust?
I really look for simplicity and functionality in design – that is key to the aesthetic of Indelust.
How does the Indian fashion industry differentiate between sustainable resources and non-sustainable?
Many of the designers in India have access to a wealth of traditional crafting techniques. For instance we have over 22 different embroidery methods that are specific to each region in India and hundreds of different types of handspun yarns, natural dying and block printing techniques that are reminiscent of centuries-old traditions. Some of these haven't stood the test of time, but the few clusters that are around today are a testament to our heritage. It is a question of choosing to support and revive these crafts over purchasing cheaper machine-made goods.
What are the most common misconceptions about sustainable fashion?
That it can't be cool!
Who do you think is your target audience with the new site?
Women and men who really love design. They are socially responsible, even though they are not passionate activists consumed by a cause. They like fashion, but they aren't dictated by labels or trends.
What are the biggest hurdles to maintaining Indelust's current mission?
Ethical sourcing – because it is still a new concept for many businesses in the Indian Sub-Continent.
Are you still involved with your shop Maison in Bangalore?
Unfortunately, I had to close my store so I could move to New York.
Who are the top Indian designers we should know about?
For beautiful womenswear my favorites are Bodice, Drvv, Sanchita, MSMD and HUEMN. The best menswear labels are Josh Goraya, Kardo and Lacquer Embassy. If you are looking for beautifully made ethnic or bridal clothing, Anamika Khanna is my go-to label!
Where do you see the sustainable fashion movement in the next 5 years? 10 years?
I would draw the analogy to organic food, which was a relatively novel concept 10 years ago. Today, every grocery store offers the option because consumers care about what they eat and how it is grown. Similarly, I think people will care about what they wear and how their clothes are made.


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Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.
~ Arnold Lobel [1933-1987] author of many popular children's books.
Compiled by Ian "Birdbooker" Paulsen, the Birdbooker Report is a weekly report that has been published online for years, listing the wide variety of nature, natural history, ecology, animal behaviour, science and history books that have been newly released or republished in North America and in the UK. The books listed here were received by Ian during the previous week, courtesy of various publishing houses.
New and Recent Titles:
- Blatner, David. Spectrums: Our Mind-boggling Universe from Infinitesimal to Infinity. 2012. Walker & Company. Hardbound: 183 pages. Price: $25.00 U.S. [Amazon UK; Amazon US].
SUMMARY: In Spectrums, David Blatner blends narrative and illustration to illuminate the variety of spectrums that affect our lives every day: numbers, size, light, sound, heat, and time. There is actually very little in this universe that we can feel, touch, see, hear, or possibly even comprehend. It's not an easy task to stretch the mind to encompass both billions of years and billionths of seconds; the distance to Jupiter and the size of a proton; the tiny waves of visible light and gargantuan but invisible gamma rays; or the freezing point of Helium and the heat generated by the blast of an atom bomb.
Exploring these far-reaching spectrums gives us fascinating perspective on our small but not insignificant place in the universe. With easy-to-read, engaging, and insightful observations, illustrated by a wealth of photographs and diagrams, Blatner helps us "grok" -- understand intuitively -- six spectrums we encounter constantly, making our daily lives richer and more meaningful through greater appreciation of the bizarre and beautiful world in which we live.
IAN'S RECOMMENDATION: An interesting introduction to the world of physics.
- Knell, Simon J.. The Great Fossil Enigma: The Search for the Conodont Animal. 2012. Indiana University Press. Hardbound: 413 pages. Price: $45.00 U.S. [Amazon UK; Amazon US].
SUMMARY: Stephen Jay Gould borrowed from Winston Churchill when he described the conodont animal as a "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." This animal confounded science for more than a century. Some thought it a slug, others a fish, a worm, a plant, even a primitive ancestor of ourselves. The list of possibilities grew and yet an answer to the riddle never seemed any nearer. Would the animal that left behind these miniscule fossils known as conodonts ever be identified? Three times the animal was "found," but each was quite a different animal. Were any of them really the one? Simon J. Knell takes the reader on a journey through 150 years of scientific thinking, imagining, and arguing. Slowly the animal begins to reveal traces of itself: its lifestyle, its remarkable evolution, its witnessing of great catastrophes, its movements over the surface of the planet, and finally its anatomy. Today the conodont animal remains perhaps the most disputed creature in the zoological world.
IAN'S RECOMMENDATION: For those with an interest in conodont paleontology.
- Kuhl, Gabriele et al.. Visions of a Vanished World: The Extraordinary Fossils of the Hunsrück Slate. 2012. Yale University Press. Hardbound: 128 pages. Price: $40.00 U.S. [Guardian Bookshop; Amazon UK; Amazon US].
SUMMARY: About four hundred million years ago earthquake activity and possibly major storms caused sudden movements of large quantities of muddy sediment along the seafloor. Animal communities in the path of these sediment-laden flows were instantly engulfed, the inhabitants "frozen" in the last moment of their lives. Amazingly, many of the creatures lost in this ancient catastrophe were almost perfectly preserved through the eons, fossilized in a thick series of muds now known as the Hunsrück Slate west of the Rhine Valley in western Germany. Excavations there have yielded the most diverse and surpassingly beautiful collection of marine fossils of the Devonian period ever discovered.
This book pays tribute to the exquisite fossils of the Hunsrück Slate. Large full-color photographic plates display fossil sponges, brachiopods, clams, starfish, sea lilies, trilobites, worms, sea spiders, sea stars, crustaceans, corals, and many other species. An accessible commentary recounts the discovery of the fossils and explains how the slate was formed, how the animals are preserved, the significance of the fossils, and the controversies that surround them. A special presentation in every way, this book makes an exceptional contribution to the fascinating history of life on Earth.
IAN'S RECOMMENDATION: For those with an interest Devonian Period fossils.
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No one better understood the necessity of bringing some order to early-day professional football than Joe Carr, a former Columbus, Ohio newspaperman and manager of pro football's Columbus Panhandles. Carr's persistence finally paid off when, in 1920, the American Professional Football Association (APFA) was organized in Canton, Ohio. Jim Thorpe, the best-known name of pro football in 1920, was named the APFA's first president. But a year later Carr replaced him in the leadership role.
The next year, in 1922, the league changed its name to the National Football League. Carr strongly felt the public had the inherent right to know the league was being run honestly and capably. Immediately, he established a standard player contract modeled on the one used in baseball. He cracked down on the hiring of collegians under assumed names. When the Green Bay Packers, a new team in 1921, ignored Carr's edict, he forfeited the franchise and then renewed it under new ownership a few months later.
In 1925, Red Grange stunned the football world by joining the Chicago Bears just 10 days after his final game with the University of Illinois. Sensing that resentment in college circles would persist if such practices continued, Carr ruled, in the future, no NFL team could sign a college player until his eligibility was completed. Violators were promised a stiff fine or loss of franchise or both. Carr recognized that, to survive, the NFL needed teams in large cities. His first target was New York City and, through Joe's efforts, the New York Giants were born in 1925. The 70,000 crowd that turned out at the Polo Grounds later that year to see the Red Grange-led Bears proved big-city fans would support pro football.
A dedicated, no-nonsense administrator, Carr also served in executive positions in minor-league baseball and professional basketball during his tenure as NFL president.


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With Halloween only a week away, we decided to count down some of our favourite Halloween-themed episodes of television shows. This podcast is so spooky, you might want to listen with your hands over your eyes… wait, that doesn't even make any sense.
To hear our round-up of the Top 5 Halloween episodes, download the link below, or better yet, subscribe on iTunes! And be sure to follow us on Twitter!
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Episode #201 of the NLSC Podcast is out now! Join Kenny and I as we speculate on NBA Live 18, react to a couple of leaks, and talk about the first few games of the 2017 NBA Playoffs. And as always, we discuss Our Week in Basketball Gaming!
On this week's show…
- We highly recommend checking out Operation Sports' interview with the NBA 2K team, for an insight into the development of the games, what it's like to work in the industry, and how to give the best constructive feedback. And to see JaoSming and Leftos, of course.
- A couple of off-screen photos of NBA Live 18 have emerged. There's not much to be gleaned from such blurry images, but there are a couple of points of interest worth talking about.
- Do we think the cover player for NBA Live 18 will be revealed before EA Play?
- Will (and should) EA Sports begin promoting NBA Live 18 during the Playoffs, or perhaps the NBA Finals?
- Our Week in Basketball Gaming has included some experimenting with "Start Today" in MyLEAGUE, a failed attempt at a second MyCAREER, and an expanding MyTEAM collection. A few ideas for future games are also discussed.
- We wrap up Episode #201 of the NLSC Podcast with some discussion of the first few games of the 2017 NBA Playoffs, which has seen a couple of surprising results.
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e.g. bailey: Behind the scenes with the spoken word innovator
e.g. bailey: Behind the scenes with the spoken word innovator
By Rebecca McDonald (B Fresh), City Pages
The Twin Cities would not be the same without e.g. bailey. Even if you've never met him, you've most likely heard his voice on the radio, experienced one of his many theatrical productions or concerts and albums he has produced through Tru Ruts Endeavors/Speakeasy Records. He is co-owner of these organizations with his wife, Sha Cage, another staple poet in the community. There is never a lack of excitement in e.g.'s life, so Gimme Noise went behind the scenes to share in his journey to the release of his debut full-length album American Afrikan this past Saturday (pics here).
Gimme Noise: What has your journey in the Twin Cities poet's scene been like since you moved here many years ago?
e.g. bailey: You end up in a place by circumstance and sometimes you realize that it was where you were meant to be. I had been here once as a kid but only remembered that after I had moved here. Like any good romantic, I was following my heart across the Midwest, and ended up in Fargo then Minneapolis. I dove into acting classes, worked in a warehouse and debated the eternal question of 'L.A. or not L.A.' and a job working for Prince sealed the deal. Prince had just released a book of poetry, so I used it as an excuse to start an open mic at the New Power Generation store. It was my first connection with the poetry scene here. All kinds of folks used to come through. It was a Prince store so there were some wild moments, but I met some folks I'd later work with in the spoken word community, like Anika and Yolanda 'Right On' Jackson.
Finally, I had to make a decision. I could keep making Prince the best artist he could be (which obviously he didn't need much help with) or be the artist I needed to be. So I resigned, paid two months rent, and by a stroke of luck ended up with Sirius B. It's a long story since then but that connection with Sirius B has made all the difference in doing what I do now. I connected with with folks like J. Otis Powell!, Ani Sabare, Rene Ford, Carolyn Holbrook (S.A.S.E.), Patrick Scully, and organizations like the Walker Art Center, Pillsbury, and Intermedia Arts. I couldn't have found a better community to be doing art. I was embraced beyond what I could have imagined. Without it I probably would have L.A. or busted. And I'm not sure I would being doing spoken word.
GN: Describe your new project, "American Afrikan," which you celebrated the release of on Saturday?
eg: 'American Afrikan' is a historical and symbolic experience of being an Afrikan in America, using the medium of spoken word. Sometimes I use spoken word to create non-linear narratives, like I did with 'Blues for Nina,' a spoken word theatre piece about Nina Simone; or the 20 minute short film 'village blues' about returning to Afrika; or 'Patriot Acts,' merging the different disciplines of theatre, dance and film with spoken word to present post-9/11 views of America. I am always looking at ways to push the boundaries of spoken word, and trying to innovate the art form. With this project, I wanted to see if it was possible to create a spoken word album that would present the many different forms of spoken word, and ways of experiencing spoken word, but still be able to engage the audience in some kind of a story.
GN: Why is this project special to you and others who performed with you on Saturday?
eg: I've fallen in love with this project the way you fall in love with your first child. You're just amazed at how it has grown from a little seed of an idea. It's so much a part of you but at the same time it becomes something larger than you. It's a tribute not only to this amazing tradition of spoken word and the artists that laid the foundation, like Baraka, the Last Poets, Ginsberg, but also a tribute to my family and my history. That's why you see images of my family throughout, and hear their voices on the album. And why it's dedicated to my brother who died while I was making the album. I also wanted to celebrate the abundance of Afrikan talent in the community, and tell our story through this medium which is part of our griot tradition. I received a call yesterday from one of the artists, and after hearing the album, thanked me for creating it. You can't ask for anything more special than that.
GN: You are very well known nationally and travel frequently with your poetry. In comparison to other cities, what have you seen as a unique element of the Twin Cities scene?
eg: I've said for years that the spoken word community in Minnesota is one of the top five in the nation. Though we're relatively small and haven't received the kind of attention other communities have, it is one of richest, most diverse and innovative spoken word communities in the country. I've also always felt that we're one of the most musical spoken word communities because of our close relationship with the music scene here. A number of artists have explored and are exploring spoken word with music, but we have a long history of spoken word bands and collectives here from Ancestor Energy to NOW! to Arkology to Poet Tree to Trektah Beam Express to FIRE. We've also frequently merged it with performance art and theatre. That's why it's possible to make an album like this. Without all those experiences working with musicians, and experiments with different disciplines it wouldn't be possible to synthesize all of it. I think that Minnesota is finally starting to get the respect it deserves in spoken word, especially with how well the Slam community is doing and winning the National Poetry Slam [this past year]. It shows that we haven't just been paying lip service to the talent here.
GN: What advice do you have for artists who want to be career artists, to pursue their dreams in music/poetry?
eg: Create your art and don't be deterred, even if you don't get the response or support at first. But make sure you love what you do. The career will come, for better or for worse. Sometimes it's not what we dream it to be. I thought I would be more of an actor or a writer. I never expected to be a spoken word artist. It's just something I always loved, poetry with music, even when I was in high school listening to Jim Morrison, then discovering the Last Poets, then the Beats, then Amiri and so on. I didn't know it was actually still being done, that you could do it as a career, or even that it was called spoken word. That was much later, after I had already fallen in love with it. Stick with what you do, if it's meant to be your work, it will happen. If it's not, you'll still be rewarded by doing it.
Originally posted on City Pages on 24 February 2010.
Show us your best poet face!
e.g. bailey at The Bedlam: Show us your best poet face!
e.g. bailey celebrated the release of his debut spoken word album "American Afrikan" with an innovative, multi-media performance Saturday night at the Bedlam Theater with fellow poets, musicians and supporters. The evening featured the following: Bryan Berry, Kahlil Brewington, Aimee Bryant, Sha Cage, Chris Cox, Chantz, Guante, Ibe Kaba, M.anifest, Mankwe Ndosi, J. Otis Powell!, Sankaradjeki, See More Perspective, Andy Shaffer, DJ Stage One, Dameun Strange, Truthmaze + more. PHOTOS BY B FRESH PHOTOGRAPHY
Originally posted on City Pages on 24 February 2010.
E.G. Bailey + Sha Cage on Write On RaDio!
e.g. bailey and Sha Cage join us to talk about the CD release party for e.g.'s new album, "American Afrikan," an encyclopedic mix of spoken word, hip hop, funk, jazz, and more. The release party is Saturday, Feb. 20th starting at 9:30 p.m. at Bedlam Theatre in Minneapolis and will feature performances by Guante, Sha Cage, Mankwe Ndosi, J. Otis Powell, Truthmaze, and more.
Also on this show, we talk with Marisha Chamberlain about her new novel The Rose Variations, the story of Rose McGregor, a talented composer navigating academia in the early days of feminism. Marisha Chamberlain is also a playwright, poet, and librettist.
Listen to interview here.
'American Afrikan' E.G. Bailey CD Release
'American Afrikan' E.G. Bailey CD Release
'American Afrikan' is not just a CD release party, but also a musical celebration of Black History that brings together some of the leading African and African American performers in the Twin Cities. Spoken Word innovator E.G. Bailey's CD is a musical exploration of language and blows out of the water traditional concepts of old school 'spoken word' featuring M.anifest, Truthmaze, Members of Junkyard Empire, Sha Cage, Guante, Mankwe Ndosi, J. Otis Powell!, Chantz, See More Perspective, Dameun Strange, Andy Shafer, and more.
When: February 20 : 10 p.m.
Price: $5
Event Phone Number: 612-341-1038
Originally posted on Metro Mix Twin Cities on 16 February 2010.
'Twin Towers' review on 612 to 651
E.G. Bailey: "Twin Towers"
by Justin Schell
On this 8th anniversary of the events of 9/11, e.g. bailey has crafted "Twin Towers" an eloquent statement that both captures the emotions and experiences of 9/11 as well as how to respond and remember them.
The piece opens with singer, guitarist and fellow Trú Rúts artist Chastity Brown. She delivers the first part of bailey's poem, a collage of observations that sound like fragments of a broken news report, the frame through which many saw the events of 9/11.
No death today
No war
No justice come undone
Reports say peace is on the way.
Yet this news report flips the usual broadcasts of death and destruction associated with 9/11, setting the stage for a poem that looks forward to something greater, something better than images of smoking towers. Brown's dirge-like intonations of "And I watched the buildings crumble," however, delivered with a voice that itself sounds ash-choked, leads into the body of the poem and takes the listener back to 2001.
bailey does well to navigate the over-loaded and hyper-emotional associations with 9/11, be it jingoistic drum rolls of war, uncritical celebrations and memorializations a la "Patriot Day," or reactionary conspiracy theories. Instead, he focuses on the bewildering experience of that day, bodies and towers falling from the Manhattan sky. He wonders "whose truth to trust" as the poem's narrator goes "stumbling through the fog" (one of more than just ash, smoke, and debris), while children and lovers suddenly find themselves alone.
The other theme of "Twin Towers" is how to remember these events, be it 8 or 80 years afterwards. bailey calls for unity, a familiar theme of course in 9/11 responses, but his has a critical edge. The unity he calls for is not for a nation to wage war in hopes of short-sighted revenge, but rather a call to humanity, his words moving swiftly from the individuals itself who died in the events 9/11 and, presumably, in America's response to it, but rather a unity to stop these events from ever happening again without perpetuating violence, "no matter the politics of color or creed." It is a tone of remembrance that cannot be captured by commemorative "never forget" anniversaries or lapel pins, but rather a remembrance that is as much about actively and peacefully shaping the future as it is about the past.
There are two versions of "Twin Towers," one with the poem recorded by Twin Cities spoken word godfather J. Otis Powell, the other by bailey himself. While the words are the same, the difference is palpable. Powell's delivery is deeper, more measured, adding a gravity and weight to the words simply through his bass intonation alone. bailey's version, while no less meaningful or emotional, is slightly faster, and reflects more the mental state of someone actual experiencing the events, be it in person or through a screen, while Powell's sounds much more reflective and pondering. Both versions, however, are a powerful testament not only to the past, present, and future of 9/11, but also of bailey's skill of mobilizing poetry for contemplation, remembrance, and subtle, but no less insistent calls for action.
Originally posted on 612 to 651 blog on 11 September 2009.
Tru Ruts presents E.G. Bailey's 9/11 Memorial 'Twin Towers'
E.G. BAILEY's 9/11 MEMORIAL 'TWIN TOWERS'
A Poignant and Impressive Marriage of Poetry + Music
featuring Chasity Brown + J. Otis Powell!
Noted Twin Cities poet and producer, e. g. bailey, started writing "Twin Towers" the morning of the 9/11 attacks. Eight years later, his evocative words seem even more resonant.
Recording two versions of the track, one with bailey himself and one with renowned spoken-word artist, J. Otis Powell! (both featuring singer songwriter Chastity Brown), bailey is releasing the track on September 11, 2009 in memory of those lost and for those who continue to feel the aftereffects of the attacks every day.
Bailey's 'Twin Towers' is a moving memorial encompassing the gravity of 9/11 from a 3rd person perspective while reverberating with a visceral sense of poignancy. It is an impressive yet poetic lament on this historic tragedy.
Indeed, when Brown sings, "I watched the buildings crumble," it's not just the physical structures she's describing. Likewise, "what monument will be erected to honor those we mourn?" refers to something deeper than steel and concrete. She is able to effortlessly bring e.g.'s melodies to life.
The track also features an interpolation of Langston Hughes' words describing the aftermath of the Battle of Stalingrad in his poem 'Stalingrad: 1942': "Out of the rubble from a dead hand lifted––/Out of the rubble from a lost voice calling––/I gather instead another world is falling".
"Twin Towers" honors those lost while asking the all-important question: how do our spirits respond to tragedy and injustice? A testament to remembrance, peace and the power of the human spirit, the tracks are available online as free downloads at http://www.truruts.com.
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1. Twin Towers (featuring J. Otis Powell! + Chastity Brown)
written by e.g. bailey; music by Chastity Brown
produced by e.g. bailey + Ben Durrant
2. Twin Towers (featuring e.g. bailey + Chastity Brown)
written by e.g. bailey; music by Chastity Brown
produced by e.g. bailey + Ben Durrant
Executive Produced by e.g. bailey + Sha Cage • Produced by e.g. bailey + Ben Durrant • Mastering: Hipgnosis • Design: Matt Wood • Art Direction: e.g. bailey
Brought to you by Trú Rúts Endeavors: Harvesting the Tree of Life.
© 2009 Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records.
There is very little in the realm of Spoken Word that E.G. BAILEY has not done. One of the most prolific and innovative spoken word artists of his generation, he has been called a spoken word extraodinaire. Amiri Baraka states, 'He makes language live.' A multi-disciplinary Liberian American artist, who works in theatre, film, radio and spoken word, often mixing the different disciplines in his work, he has been creating work in these mediums for the last 15 years. As a performer he has worked solo, or with a band, dancers and vocalists. He is influenced by the jazz aesthetic and often works with jazz musicians, but has also worked with singer songwriters, and hip hop artists. He has been known arrived in a new city, gather an ensemble of musicians and improvise with them. He is both adaptive and versatile.
He has not only created innovative works, but founded a number of endeavors and organizations that have provided opportunties for other artists. The core of his work, whether in theatre, music, film or radio, has been grounded in the art form of spoken word. He not only practices the art form but teaches, promotes, writes about and works to advance the art form. In his work, he specializes in studying and teaching the history of spoken word, and how it has developed from the griot tradition in Afrika, and influenced literary movements throughout time, including the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat Generation, the Black Arts Movement, the Slam Movement and others. He also teaches how it helped to create the Hip Hop Movement, and how it continues to influence artists–poets, musicians and filmmakers alike. He has produced over 15 albums and singles for a number of artists in spoken word and hip hop, and produced a noted and innovative National Poetry Month radio series for 9 years. He has developed radio formats and radio shows that promote poetry, spoken word and hip hop. In the same program, you may hear Claude McKay, Daara J, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Zap Mama, Fela, Common, Langston Hughes and the Last Poets.
He is currently working on his album, 'American Afrikan', traversing experiences as a child born in Afrika and raised in America. It brings together Afrobeat musical stylings and spoken word, along with hip hop and other genres. It also has songs in Igbo (Nigeria), Mano (Liberia), and includes artists roots in Ghana, Guinea, Senegal, Tanzania and Germany. Part of the goal of the album is to highlight the talents of Afrikans living in the U.S., and also to show how Afrikans are influencing and changing America in the areas of music, politics and the literary arts. The first single from the album, called 'America', has already been well received.
e.g.bailey has won awards in poetry, filmmaking, and radio, and has traveled to South Africa, England, Bosnia, West Africa, the United Arab Emirates and more for his work. He is a winner of the Hughes Knight Diop Poetry Award and several of his poems have been published in Solid Ground, the millennial issue of Drumvoices Revue, and Warpland, a publication by the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for creative writing. He is also the co-founder of the MN Spoken Word Association, Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records, and Arkology spoken word and music collective. Most recently he was honored at the 2009 Urban Griots Awards for "Outstanding Contributions" to the spoken word art form. To learn more about e.g. bailey, go to www.truruts.com, www.egbailey.com, or www.myspace.com/egbailey.
Chastity Brown is "…a roots soul singer of the first order," as noted by music critic, Jim Walsh. With her folk-jazz style, this Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter has been steadily winning over her audiences since the release of her debut album, "Do the Best You Can." Playing more than 150 dates in the past year, Chastity Brown has become known as a gospel-raised, activist poet who sings about race, love, and politics with an edgy tenderness. Her lyrics are both personal, infused with a deeply rooted spirituality, and politically, ethically hard hitting. She wrote her first song at age 15 in her home state of Tennessee and began her growing repertoire in public playing saxophone, piano, drums, and guitar.
Chastity Brown is drawn to the power of music. Her fans are continually amazed at how passionately she can bring them into real life situations of overcoming struggle and then walk them out with a blues, stomp-enticing groove. In 2007, she began gigging full-time in jazz clubs, festivals, folk houses, and college campuses. She is often accompanied by Micheal X. on drums and Adam Wozniak on upright bass. www.myspace.com/chastitybrown
J. Otis Powell! is a writer, performer, educator, curator, producer, consultant and arts administrator. He is also a practitioner of Open Space Technology and has used OST for more than fifteen years with notable success in various productions, in educational scenarios, in administrative consultations and as a means to resolve conflicts. J. Otis lives and works in a jazz aesthetic while calling attention to the improviser in us all; the Open Space everywhere and artificial constructs that keep us from freedom. He is no longer preoccupied with what he has done and focused on who he is because of his experience.
Current projects include but are not limited to: writing a novel titled Bottomless Sky, a new collection of poems titled Chocolate Blue and collaborating with several individual artists on long term endeavors. He's also working as a radio producer at KFAI Community Radio, a curator with Pangea World Theater on Bridges, as a mentor, editor and roster artist for The Givens Foundation for African American Literature, collaborating with The April Sellers Dance Collective and occasionally performing solo and with various ensembles through out the state of Minnesota and the USA. www.myspace.com/jotispowell
Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records feature by Rift Magazine
When artists work collectively to achieve a creative goal, it makes it easier for that group to move forward and to apply that leverage to push their art. While spoken word in the Twin Cities has taken a backseat to the burgeoning hip-hop scene, Trú Rúts Endeavors and Speakeasy Records has been working the connection to help create a larger scene.
If you have seen spoken word performance, you know how powerful and soul bearing it can be. It takes poetry reading and storytelling to a higher level. Trú Rúts Endeavors and Speakeasy Records are trying to spread that message through Hip-Hop, World Music and different forms of media. It hasn't been an easy road, but as they find their way they hope to find the local audience and local media attention they are looking for and make the Twin Cities a place where spoken word artists can thrive.
Rift: What is the Difference between Trú Rúts Endeavors and Speakeasy Records?
Trú Rúts/Speakeasy Records: Trú Rúts Endeavors is structured as an artistic enterprise within which are various entities that cover various disciplines, including music, film, theatre, visual art, etc. Speakeasy Records is the record label under Trú Rúts. We also do artist management, booking, producing, promotions, and a variety of other things. Speakeasy Records is an artist centered independent label that strives to bring innovative, unique and conscious work, and artists, to the forefront. Unlike many labels in the Cities, it is a multi-genre label that includes not only hip hop and spoken word, but also world music and jazz. It will continue to expand into other genres as it grows. However, it is grounded in spoken word and hip hop because that is where its roots were first planted, and it is the community from which it grew. It was one of the first independent, and now one of the strongest, spoken word labels.
Rift: Who started the labels and who is involved?
TR/SR: Trú Rúts was founded by innovative artist and visionary, e.g. bailey. A multi-disciplinary artist working in spoken word, film, theatre, radio and music, he developed Trú Rúts and Speakeasy Records, while working in the groundbreaking spoken word and music collective, Arkology. Upon returning from a four month pilgrimage to his home in Liberia, and other parts of the world, including Dubai, Amsterdam, Cote d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Ghana, and Hong Kong, he re-conceptualized and re-energized the enterprise and the label, releasing the first official release, Words Will Heal the Wound, the first spoken word compilation in Minnesota, in 2001. Currently Trú Rúts is managed by e.g. bailey and his partner and fellow labelmate, Shá Cage aka Lady Sha. The current roster of artists include Truthmaze, El Guante, Quilombolas, See More Perspective, along with e.g. bailey and Shá Cage. However, other projects, which consist of collaborations within the label, include god's pager, Madiba and Afrika 7. The label has also released albums by Zell Miller III, and Nazirah P. Mickey. In addition to this it continues to release cutting edge compilations including the first compilation to highlight the reggaeton movement in Minnesota, Highstylekyle + Tru Ruts present Lightning + Thunder (Volume One). It also has several UK/US co-releases in the works, including a number of upcoming singles and albums by its roster of artists.
Rift: With the very hot Hip-Hop scene in town, has that help make Spoken Word more popular?
TR/SR: The hip hop scene here has certainly influenced the spoken word scene, and there have been a number of collaborations, along a number of artists that work in and move fluidly between each of the genres. However, the popularity of the spoken word art form in Minnesota is attributed to the very hard and consistent work of artists such as e.g. bailey, Shá Cage, J. Otis Powell!, Truthmaze, Bao Phi, Frank Sentwali and a number of others too numerous to list completely. The dedicated work by these artists, including the commitment of such organizations as the MN Spoken Word Association, S.A.S.E., Edupoetic Enterbrainment, Walker Art Center, The Loft and others, have taken spoken word from "people reading from their journals" to a legitimized art form. In addition, the spoken word community here has been dedicated to not only getting spoken word recognized as an art from but also as an educational tool to inspire literacy and creativity in youth, along with documenting and spreading knowledge about the legacy and tradition of the art form. The community here has also developed the first spoken word grant, the first spoken word conference, and one of the first spoken word radio show and formats. All this has contributed to making the Twin Cities one of the most innovative scenes in the field.
However, the scene has still had a difficult time garnering support from media, and even audiences. The kind of support that has thrust the hip hop scene in the national spotlight. Or the New York, Chicago, Seattle, Atlanta, San Francisco scenes into the national spotlight. In someways it is due to the popularity and focus on the hip hop scene. In the wake, a number of other disciplines and artists get overshadowed. Therefore there has not been the emergence of an artist such as Saul Williams or Jessica Care Moore, Mark Bamuthi or Talaam Acey, Beau Sia, Ishle Park, 2Tongues, Regie Gibson, Ursula Rucker, Sekou Sundiata, Carl Hancock Rux and numerous others. Without the support, the Minnesota scene will continue to be innovative and cutting edge but largely overlooked.
Due to these kinds of obstacles, a number of spoken word artists in the Cities have 'stepped away', or have moved primarily, or exclusively, into hip hop, sometimes disavowing spoken word and their connection to it. This often gives the art form a sense of being a stepchild, when in fact it's the most native of art forms, the most native of sons, without which hip hop would not exist, or exist as we know it today. Part of the work of Speakeasy Records, and it's commitment to spoken word, is to surmount some of these hurdles, and continue to push spoken word in Minnesota into the national consciousness, while at the same time continuing to evolve into the complete and multi-genre it strives to be.
Rift: Since Minneapolis has a pretty diverse music scene, have you found it easy to fit in our have there been some barriers?
TR/SR: Fitting in has never been our goal, and often when you are part of the advance guard, working at the cutting edge, it can be a difficult and lonely road. So there has been barriers, often those that come with the stereotyping of what you do, whether it's spoken word or hip hop, world music or jazz, being an independent label or even being from Minnesota. However, you persevere, and you find your niche and your audience, which we are starting to do. If there is anything that defines labels and artists like us, it's making something out of nothing. Whether it is making a dollar out of fifteen cents, or as Atmosphere puts it, gold out of lemons. The struggle defines and divines you.
Rift: What are your upcoming releases or events?
TR/SR: We are currently working on a number of releases slated for late summer through the winter, including singles by Quilombolas, See More Perspective and Truthmaze. A mixtape by El Guante, called 'Conscious is Not Enough' that will debut during the RNC. After years of bring other endeavors to fruition, e.g. bailey will release the EP, 'American African African American'. Also forthcoming is a remix of Shá Cage's debut album, Amber People; a US/UK hip hop compilation, which will feature artists from around the globe, including several noted special guest artists; and a Speakeasy Records label compilation. www.truruts.com
Posted on www.riftmagazine.com
October 26th, 2008 by Riftyrich
'Patriot Acts' will open minds to new possibilities
"Patriot Acts" will open minds to new possibilities
by Lydia Howell
Theater for the 21st century is being born, with Pangea World Theater as midwife. The "Bridges Project" unites different artistic mediums—spoken-word, filmmaking, music, dance and theater—in fresh collaborations. "Patriot Acts," made by 22 diverse artists (both local and international), crescendos beyond convention to take on today's crucial post-9/11 issues.
"The theme is freedom, drawn from conversations about the world we live in and where our voices are in the dialogue and where they aren't," says co-curator/actor Sha Cage, best known as co-creator of Mama Mosaic, the TC women of color theater group.
"All we knew is we were going on a journey and we'd meet fellow travelers. We'd break bread together, have dialogue. The project would be fragments of—artifacts from—that journey," Cage's co-curator and director e.g. bailey elaborates.
Cage and bailey spent time in Europe engaging in political and creative dialogues, bringing back insights and artists' work for "Patriot Acts."
A rehearsal of "Patriot Acts" is an exhilarating evolution: Drea Reynolds' resonant singing; Amanda Furches' stark dance; Cage as the Statue of Liberty carrying a flag-covered baby; TC hip-hop icon Truthmaze riffing with videotaped Leeds, England, poet Swan; exhilarating poetry performed choral-style. "Characters" range from BBC reporters and the latest racially-profiled people labeled "terrorists" to historical figures like Harriet Tubman and a 15-year-old African-American girl, Kismet.
"Aesthetically it's like jazz. Group improvisation. Process is the thing itself," said "Bridges" curator J. Otis Powell, as he explains the "open space" philosophy "Patriot Acts" emerges from.
"The conversation around war—those three letters—is broader than the United States. Being in Bosnia, talking about the effects of war still happening: separation of families, lost neighbors—it's visceral," Cage says. "Talking with artists about how they continue their art during war and other subversive ways we might employ here."
"How is someone in London, Paris, Belgrade dealing with all these issues?" bailey says, as he explains the aims of what he calls "transcontinental collaboration." "We were pointed to not like the French—but, what are French people on the street talking about? What we see of Americans presented in the media, we know that's not us!"
"Patriot Acts" is rebellious art that dares to cross artificial boundaries made by traditional theater and the growing national security apparatus. These artists liberate the term "freedom" from being a pro-war slogan to becoming unleashed creative expression and vigorous dissent. Artistic firepower of this magnitude could be both the mightiest weapon against violence and the transformative means towards reconciliation.
$12. Mon-Wed. Nov. 7 to 9, 7:30 p.m. Varsity Theater, 3808–4th St. SE, Dinkytown, Mpls. 612-203-1088.
Originally posted on Pulse of the Twin Cities.
Spoken Word takes root in MN
Spoken Word takes root in MN
By: Shannon Gibney
Managing Editor
Local 'master plan' helps new art form flourish
Spoken Word: An artistic form that accentuates the rhythmic (musical, percussive, vocal) elements inherent in a poem. (Definition of spoken word created by e.g. bailey.)
Perhaps the primary paradox of being an artist is constantly pushing the envelope of existing expression without having a space or an audience to receive it (think Kahlo, Hurston, Van Gogh). Most of the time, artistic genres have to evolve over a long period of time, and artists even have to die, before many of us realize their value.
Thank goodness we didn't have to wait a whole lifetime for spoken word to come of age in the Twin Cities; the efforts of interdisciplinary artists and spoken word advocates Sha Cage and e.g. bailey have ensured that the relatively new genre has firmly taken root in Minnesota in just three years.
The duo credits mentors such as J. Otis Powell!, Alexs Pate, Laurie Carolos, Louis Alemayou, and Ancestor Energy with laying the groundwork for the form.
"What defines an artist?" asks bailey. "An artist is somebody who makes choices about what they're going to do. Somebody can wave their hand, and that's not really art. But when you make choices, when you have intention, and you have a philosophy and a foundation behind what you're doing, then you're moving into the realm of articulating an art, an artistic work."
And intention is something that bailey and Cage have in abundance.
In July 2000, the duo sat down and created a "master plan" for the next five years of spoken word in the Cities. The plan included everything from the formation of the Singers of Daybreak spoken word conference [which led to the now-flourishing Minnesota Spoken Word Association (MNSWA)] to various tentacles of Trú Rúts Endeavors — a film, visual arts, spoken word, and theater production entity.
Says Cage, "We mapped out everything — all the tentacles and everything that's in place — which is just kind of wild. We're on track for the five years."
Cage and bailey were spurred to create the plan because of the disorganization of spoken word artists at the time, and the widespread lack of understanding many encountered from other artists, club owners, funders and the community at-large.
"The concept of spoken word artists at the time was, 'Well, they're just getting up and reading their journals. They're just getting up and reading poems — what's the art?,'" says bailey. "But there's certain decisions that go into [spoken word]. It's not just reading the words on a paper; you have to take it to the performative level."
One of MNSWA's main goals is to inspire dialogue about and between practitioners of the art form. A key question that had to be hammered out was, "What is spoken word?"
"There was confusion [among artists] — am I a poet or am I a spoken word artist? What makes me which one?" says Cage. Through discussion, the group was eventually able to agree on a definition they could all live with.
"Spoken word is accentuating the rhythmic elements inherent in a poem. That rhythm can be music, it can be percussion, it can be your own voice," says bailey.
"There's all these decisions that have to go into how you best exemplify that poem — to take it beyond just the reading of it, so you understand the meaning of the poem. Because meaning can come through other ways — it can come through a jazz rhythm that you use. [Amiri] Baraka will use a minute and a half rhythm from a Thelonius Monk piece, and then read a piece about Thelonius Monk. Where, if you were just reading the poem, you wouldn't get that. And you get a deeper understanding because you're actually hearing Monk's music," he continues.
Although bailey has been searching for spoken word's roots for some time, he says he has not been able to pin them down. However, he sees a clear lineage from the African griot tradition.
Says bailey, "It's not to say that that's the only thing that makes up spoken word, because it's not. I call spoken word the American prodigy of the oral tradition, because it's a distinct art form and it's an American-originated form. Out of it evolves the verbal dexterity of hip hop."
bailey and Cage look towards Generation Y to take the art form to the next level.
The duo helped organize and judge the Walker Art Center and MNSWA's "Below the Belt: Battle of the Underage Finals" hip hop and spoken word competition this summer, and were stunned by the work they heard.
"A lot of the youth that were practicing we'd been mentors to," says Cage. "But also, some of the references that they were making showed that they were knowledgeable not about just what's happening nationally, but just locally. They were grabbing words that Truthmaze would use in his poetry, or Arkology or Edupo, and it was like, 'Wow, they're making the connection, and they understand.'"
She adds, "They were like, 'We realize that this is the platform to talk about our lives and what's going on with us.' That was the consciousness that many of them that we were talking to were coming with, and they feel like spoken word is really a forum that allows them to have voice."
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Words Will Heal the Wound (Volume One)
Words Will Heal the Wound, the first spoken word compilation in Minnesota, is released. The album features: Bao Phi, Truthmaze, Slug, Sha Cage, Arkology, Desdamona, J. Otis Powell!, Sister Mimi, Anika, Wookiefoot, Signe Harriday, Prof. John Wright and the University of Minnesota Faculty Jazz Quartet, Isabell Monk, The Dylan Wahl Experiment, Said Salah Ahmed, Rohan Preston, Meena Natarajan + Nirmala Rajasekar, Liliana Espondaburu + Renato Lombardi, Bach Hac and Amiee K. Bryant. Executive produced by e.g. bailey + Sha Cage. Produced by Andrew Baschyn, and jeremy c. Mastered by Tom Garneau. Released by Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records.


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No one in indiana is surprised...no one expected him to pick MSU from the first place (but we weren't surprised considering izzo has always stolen an Indiana HS kid). All the leads were Cal, and Purdue was the "darkhorse". Now most of the leads are to Cal...I hate losing Indiana players out of state lol
So B10 basketball is going to be awesome next year....Michigan State/Maryland/IU all getting Pre-season Top 15 love
Same record as MSU
Ha, I haven't been on here in months. I'm going to find you on facebook and harass you on there. I think the Indian has you on his list...I just need to go through his friends list haha.
Oh and Iowa had one of the most difficult big 10 schedules to date. Look at our remaining schedule...we play the bottom half to end the season. So while the rest of the big 10 will beat up on each other, we should be able to creep up to the top 4-5. Good enough for a bid
Haha yea we had a ridiculous shooting night...you couldn't ask for much better, 68% from 3PT and 60% overall...Blackmon finally found his early-season shooting touch which was much needed for his confidence. Maryland definitely laid the blueprint on how to NOT defend us.
Sorry for the long delay in response - I think Ohio St. isn't that great (and the loss at Iowa supports it). IU will rely on the jump shot all season, and we're a good shooting team but not having any presence on the inside will be our downfall if the season ends badly. I don't think a 3 guard, 2 small forward lineup will get you "elite" status in the big ten. But I would love to be proven wrong because I really do like what I've seen from the team so far.
Could you settle the NHL from Friday I am vbroke until then lol thanks.
What time is the Iowa game? Can't find it anywhere
God we had the easiest path to the Sweet 16 since duke lost. Still can't believe it. I'll be dead before the Cubs play a world series game or Iowa makes a deep run in the tournament.
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Man, I have been thinking about how much stuff has come out in the past 3 years and how consuming they can be. To name a few things,
Getting Married, New jobs, PS3, ipod video, ipod touch, macbook air, the final harry potter book, twitter, twitpic, 12seconds, ustream, pimpmynews, TWINKLE, brightkite, Wipeout, smart cars, steam car cleaning, starbucks opens 13,000 stores, starbucks closes around 1,000 stores, gas prices stink.
Anywho, those are just a few things and I know lots of them are recent. With that said, I'm already a busy guy and can only keep up with a few things so I've compiled some things that I most definitely won't disconnect from because they help keep me creative, connected, and are just fun.
Twitpic- Honestly, I love taking pictures and doing a micro photo blog of my life. I'm nearly up to 100 pics on there and I'm not slowing down. Not to mention my Razr takes some pretty great pictures!
Twitter- It's great to get suggestions, share links, see what others are doing and build a network
12seconds.tv- I will use this more once I have a better video enabled phone. My current Razr takes great pictures but horrible video and miserable audio
Brightkite- Mainly to build up a database of some places I've been to and have photos from those places for other folks to see. It's like feedback in real-time for a company. Way better than writing a review it's in real time and you can share it with your friends
Facebook- Although the ads now are ridiculous it's fun to stay connected with friends who refuse to switch over to twitter.
Twinkle- By far the best iPhone app out there. I can see local tweets from people around me and it helps me stay informed with whats going on. Say a concert or a wreck, or a good sale at PacSun.
Google Reader- Just gotta love it for the inbox style of blogs I read. I do get lazy and go back and have like 100 blogs to read but I have fridays and saturdays off so it's a nice way to spend my morning
These are things I will most definetly stay plugged in with till something comes along that is better. It blows my mind how the world continues to shrink as technology enlarges and gets people connected in a way that is productive, fun, and interesting. I didn't get to go see the concert but I saw a picture from it while someone was there. I didn't see the earthquake but I saw footage of the aftermath before any news station could imagine getting there thanks to 12seconds.tv.
As I have said before people are really beggining to take control over what is going on in the media world. Are you up to date? Is your company? Have you done a tweetscan on your company to see what people are saying about you? Have you searched your business on Brightkite to see who is coming there and what they are noticing? Do you know where your friends are at any given moment?
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When planning a monsters theme for preschool children, make sure to make the monsters silly and fun and not scary. Before you begin remind the children that monsters are pretend and that you will only be talking about friendly monsters.
Use this fun poem at circle time to introduce the theme.
Five Little Monsters by Eve Merriam
Five little monsters by the light of the moon,
Stirring pudding with a wooden pudding spoon.
The first one says, "It mustn't be runny."
The second one says, "That would make it taste funny."
The third one says, "It mustn't be lumpy."
The fourth one says, "That would make me grumpy."
The fifth one smiles, hums a little tune,
And licks all the drippings from the wooden pudding spoon.
Read the poem to the class and discuss what is happening in it. Explain any vocabulary that may be unfamiliar, like runny or drippings. Encourage the children to think about the poem.
- What time of day is "by the light of the moon?"
- Are the monsters being careful and doing a good job making the pudding?
- Why do you think that the fifth monster is smiling and humming?
Reread the poem and ask the children to listen for any rhyming words. On a third reading pause at the end of the lines with rhyming words and let the children say the rhymes.
Math Activities
Use these activities for the math portion.
- After the children have heard the poem "Five Little Monsters" let them sample three or four different flavors of pudding. Then ask them to think about which one they like best. Give each child a small square of paper with a bowl on it to color. Have each child color the bowl the color of his favorite pudding. Then use the picture to make a graph of the class's favorite flavor of pudding. Discuss the results.
- Make index cards with pictures of monsters with different characteristics on them. You can vary the color, numbers of eyes, whether or not they have horns, etc. Show the class the cards and think of different ways to sort them. Sort the cards with the whole class the first few times and then place several sets of cards at a center and encourage the children to practice sorting them.
- Read a monster counting book to your preschoolers. In Monster Math by Anne Miranda, children will practice counting up by ones and then tens and then back down again. Young children will love this math story about a "monster" of a party!
Literature and Language Arts
Here are some fun read alouds and language arts ideas.
Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Anne Miranda and Ed Emberley
This monster book is a great way to introduce different feelings to preschool students. It shows different types of monsters and what activities make them feel certain ways. After reading the book encourage the children to discuss what makes them feel glad and sad. Give each child a piece of paper, have him draw a picture of something that makes him sad on one and glad on the other. Then let each child share his picture while the others guess which activity goes with each feeling.
Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
This fun read aloud slowly reveals a big, green monster, until it is sent away by the narrator. "You don't scare me! So go away…" It empowers kids to take charge of their monsters and send them away. Read it more than once and you'll probably find your preschoolers "reading" along with you. After reading it, talk about the words used to describe the monster and then let the children draw their own scary monsters.
My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck
A little monster describes all the things his monster mom does to show her love in this sweet rhyming book. Preschool children will laugh as the mama monster bakes bug filled cookies, serves lizard juice and gives big hairy hugs to her little monster. This is a great story for reading aloud.
M is for Monster
Based on the Disney movie Monsters, Inc. this is a simple, rhyming alphabet book. Preschoolers will have fun reviewing the alphabet with a little help from the characters from Monsters, Inc. After reading it, make your own alphabetical list of monster words with your class.
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Don't forget this classic monster story about Max who sails away to the island of the wild things. Let your preschoolers act out this story as you read or try some of these other fun Where the Wild Things Are activities.
This post is part of the series: Fun Ideas for A Preschool Monster Theme
Use these fun ideas to plan a monster theme for preschool. You'll find activities, books and crafts for a monster theme that is fun, not scary!


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planing a usa mtb getaway & American Airlines have some really sharp fares that include 2 x 23kg bags BUT it seems they may be happy to charge for baggage items that are over 62 linear inches which would quickly bring cost up to or over similar AirNZ fare (AirNZ only stipulate items be less than 2m in length, and under 23kg)
Anyone got experience of flying American Airlines Auckland to LA or Frisco?? & how did you fare with bike baggage??