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Cryptogramophone Records is a jazz record label  formed in 1998 by violinist Jeff Gauthier to document the music of his friend, Eric von Essen.

Cryptogramophone has released albums by such West Coast musicians as guitarist Nels Cline, drummer Alex Cline, bassists Darek Oles and Steuart Liebig, drummer Scott Amendola, guitarist G. E. Stinson, trombonist Scot Ray, pianist Don Preston and Gauthier himself. In addition, Cryptogramophone has recorded New York City musicians Mark Dresser and Erik Friedlander.

Discography

See also
 List of record labels

External links
 Official Cryptogramophone site
 Cryptonight
 IndieJazz.com

American record labels
Jazz record labels
Record labels established in 1998

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My office at Family Business is right next door to my husband Bob's Directors and Boards office. While the two magazines address very different audiences—family business owners and directors of large corporations, respectively—family businesses would be wise to take notes from public companies on the value of a board of directors.
According to Bob, a long-time director of several family-owned and family-controlled businesses, a family's outside board safeguards the owners' long-term interests by ensuring the firm's continued profitability, assists in the smooth transition of ownership to the next generation and provides advice. The ideal seven- to nine- member board would include at least three to five outside directors. Often family businesses reject the idea of an independent board because the owners are worried that the family will lose control. This is not likely to happen, since the outside directors are there to serve the shareholders and can be voted out if there is major dissension.
Jim Kristie, editor of Directors and Boards, asserts that a CEO of a family company would miss a unique opportunity if he or she did not allow for that "extra set of eyes and ears that can add value to the business." Jim adds that while the family is focused on the day-to-day operations, they are often unable to fully assess political trends and economic opportunities. A family company could establish a fiduciary board or an advisory board. In my family's business in Kansas City, both structures were applicable.
My father, Paul Uhlmann Jr., ran a large flour milling and grain concern with his father and brother. At the time, it was publicly traded, but family-controlled. To comply with SEC regulations, the family set up a board of directors that consisted of family members, the family lawyer, the retired chancellor of the University of Missouri, the dean of the agriculture school at Kansas State University and an economics professor who was distantly related. Each held shares and was very well-known to the family.
According to my father, the group was extremely helpful as a sounding board. They offered expert advice on matters such as acquisitions and labor relations; examined scientific and technical information on wheat (the company's major ingredient); and discussed general marketing strategies. The chancellor was particularly helpful with the psychology of negotiations with the unions that represented workers at the flour mills. Later, when the family took the company private, they kept the board until, through natural attrition, the only ones left were the family members. I sat on the board for ten years until it gradually evolved into a family council.
To be truly effective, a family board should have a general understanding of the business and its marketplace. It should engender open communication, render good judgment and be accountable to the shareholders. But, as my husband reminded me, the family remains primus inter pares, or first among equals. In other words, the family still has the final say.


Long years of mess food and later, my own cooking killed most of my taste buds. So, I treat any food related activity with trepidation. When I heard from the good folks at the Paper Boat Drinks, I had pretty mixed feelings. They wanted to indulge my taste buds with their newly launched drinks whereas I fear that I have hardly any left! However what clinched the deal was they left it to me what I did, after I got the drinks. In the end I have decided to do a post because it is a cool drink!
I got the drinks just before I was leaving for Narkanda. So, I packed three of them in my bag. I was a bit worried that it might leak, as the name is Paper Boat! But no in spite of the name it has a sturdy packing. It arrived with me intact at Narkanda. And I call it a cool drink because to click the picture I kept it on the snow!
At home everyone has tried the drinks. Chhavi was quite excited to see the boats, she wanted to try every color! Her friend Drishti also liked it, in fact she asked for a second helping of the Kokum flavor. My father liked the Aamras. He was not too thrilled that it is priced at 30 rupees, rupees 10 above the normal fruit drinks. But then when he sold a house he still bought a 1399 rupees phone. He is the reason I have never bought an expensive smart phone, he has drilled frugality into us. When I tried to convince him it was worth the price, he grudgingly agreed. When my husband tried it, he told me, "this felt less artificial." I too agree with him.
Both Chhavi and I are big fan of pani puri and we tried their pani. While I liked it for its sweet and sour taste, Chhavi prefers the hot green water. She was complaining to me that this pani was not tittu enough (full of chili).
After clicking the pictures I managed to finish all the three bottles at Narkanda itself. It must have tickled my nonexistent taste buds, cause otherwise I am not at all a cola or juice person. I can now see Paper Boat drinks stocked at the MG Road Metro Station shops. Let me see if Chhavi demands a drink when we head that way next!


A traditional dessert from the Algarve region of Portugal. Traditionally served on the first of May but also very popular around Christmas time.
This wonderful little fig cake is called fig cheese because it resembles a cheese wheel.
If you like giving home made gifts at Christmas then these should definitely be on your list. They are very easy to make would be an unusual addition to a Christmas hamper or cheese board.
From the recipe below I make three 280 g cheeses but of course you can make them any size you wish.
I have decorated mine with a whole dried fig but whole blanched almonds are the usual decoration.
Spread the ground almonds on a baking tray and roast in the centre of the oven for about 10 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring a couple of times to prevent burning around the edges.
While the almonds are roasting make the chocolate syrup.
Place the water, sugar, cinnamon, the anise, the lemon peel and cocoa powder in a large saucepan.
Bring to the boil on a medium heat and continue to boil for 4-5 minutes until you have a syrup that will thickly coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove the star anise if used.
Add the chopped figs and cook for 1 minute more.
Stir in the roasted almonds and mix everything together well. Set aside to cool.
When cool enough to handle tip onto a surface dusted with icing sugar. Split into three equal pieces and shape each one into a round then flatten with your hand to make a disc shape.
Decorate with the figs or blanched almonds and dust with icing sugar. Wrap in cling film and store in an airtight tin for up to three weeks.


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Asda stores in South Wales have raised an incredible £7,350 for Velindre Cancer Centre.
Welsh International rugby union player, Sam Warburton, made an appearance at Asda's Cardiff Coryton store to congratulate Asda colleagues on their fantastic fundraising achievements, and present the cheque to Velindre representative, Kylie McKee.
Colleagues at Asda's 20 stores in South Wales raised money through a range of fundraising activities over St. David's Day, including fancy dress, community raffles and sponsored events.
Asda's Blackwood store raised the most money out of Asda's Welsh stores, raising £1,527. Lucie Brown, Asda's community life champion for Blackwood, organised a 'Proud to be Welsh' weekend of celebrations, with shoppers and members of the community enjoying facepainting, raffles, competitions and Welsh Cake sales. Asda colleagues wore Welsh-themed fancy dress and local school Libanus Primary serenaded customers.
Asda's Tonypandy store won Asda's St David's Day competition – as well as raising £1,000 for Velindre the store saw an impressive boost of Welsh products, with a 17% uplift in sales of local Welsh produce.


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MLB Manger Online Winter Update | The Official Site of MLB Manager Online
MLB Manger Online Winter Update
Jan.11,2012 22:00[EST]
Thank you for playing MLB Manager Online.
We have a whole host of new features and updates coming in our Winter Update on January 12th.
2011 Full Season Player Data
We are updating each player's stats to reflect the end of the 2011 season. All player data will be automatically updated in each world when the cycle changes. Data for each MLB team will also be updated at the same time.
2012 Team Names and Logos
Unlimited Contract Extensions
Up until now it has only been possible to extend a player's contract by one cycle, but after the update you will be able to extend any player's contract indefinitely. As long as you have enough contract extension tickets, you will be able to extend your favorite players' contracts as many times as you like.
* Contract Extension Ticket are available from Arcade B or the Service Menu.
* The maximum number of cycles that a contract can be extended to at any one time is 3. Once a player's contract has dropped below 3 cycles you can use another Contract Extension Ticket.
Trade Extended Contract Players
Providing players have the same number of cycles, you will now be able to trade any player, regardless of whether they have had their contract extended or not.
Many New CH (Career High) Players
We are introducing a whole host of new CH Players to help you strengthen your team.
* New CH Players will be added to each world when the cycle changes.
Revised Training Slot Specs
Each time a cycle changes the final (5th) training slot for each player will close and the final training result will be lost. This will give you the opportunity to retrain your players in light of your new season line up.
* CH player or players who have not yet opened their 5th training slot will not be affected.
* Learned skills will not be affected.
We've increased the effect on points gained when using the Cap Day support card from 1.5x to 3x.
New Team Colors and Revised Team Color Balance
New Team Color - All Righty Lineup
We have also adjusted the balance of the following team colors: All Lefty Lineup, All Righty Lineup, Zigzag Lineup, Switchers.
Various text updates
* 2011 end of season player data will be added to each world on the following days:
World US 101:1/17 23:00
* Dream Teams Reset
The data for VS Dream Teams will be reset during the January 12th maintenance. Please note that exhibition matches against Dreams Teams will not be available from the end of January 12th maintenance to the end of January 19th maintenance.
Dream Teams will be gradually added after the January 13th maintenance.
The win bonus for each team will be reset at the same time, so you will be able to play any teams you have previously beaten and get the bonus points again.
Please keep enjoying the world of MLB Manager Online.
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Q: pivot table in pandas with multiple columns I have following dataframe in pandas
  date        prod    hourly_bucket      tank      trans      flag
  01-01-2019  TP      05:00:00-06:00:00  2         Preset     Peak
  01-01-2019  TP      05:00:00-06:00:00  2         Preset     Peak
  01-01-2019  TP      05:00:00-06:00:00  2         Non Preset Peak
  02-01-2019  TP      05:00:00-06:00:00  2         Preset     Lean
  02-01-2019  TP      05:00:00-06:00:00  2         Preset     Lean
  02-01-2019  TP      05:00:00-06:00:00  2         Non Preset Lean

My Desired dataframe would be aggregation at day level and tank level and then taking a count of how many Preset,Non-Preset transactions in Lean and Peak hours
  date       tank   Lean_Non_Preset  Lean_Preset  Peak_Non_Preset  Peak_Preset
  01-01-2019 2      1                2            1                2

I am doing following in pandas
 lean_peak_preset_cnt = df.pivot_table(index=['date','tank'], columns=['flag'],values=['trans'],aggfunc='count').reset_index()

But it does not give me the required solution

A: Add 'trans' to parameter columns and then flatten MultiIndex in columns with map and join:
lean_peak_preset_cnt = df.pivot_table(index=['date','tank'],
                                      columns=['flag','trans'],
                                      aggfunc='size',
                                      fill_value=0)

lean_peak_preset_cnt.columns = lean_peak_preset_cnt.columns.map('_'.join)
lean_peak_preset_cnt = lean_peak_preset_cnt.reset_index()
print (lean_peak_preset_cnt)

         date  tank  Lean_No Preset  Lean_Preset  Peak_Non Preset  Peak_Preset
0  01-01-2019     2               0            0                1            2
1  02-01-2019     2               1            2                0            0

A: You were almost there:
piv = (df.pivot_table(index=['date', 'tank'], columns=['trans', 'flag'],
                      aggfunc='size', fill_value=0))
piv.columns = piv.columns.ravel()

The size function gives the counts you want, you would want to fill non-counted values with 0, and specify the columns and index you want. See docs for more details. The ravel combines your multiindex columns to one level.
                 (Nonpreset, Lean)  (Nonpreset, Peak)  (Preset, Lean)  \
#date       tank
#01-01-2019 2                     0                  1               0
#02-01-2019 2                     1                  0               2

                 (Preset, Peak)
#date       tank
#01-01-2019 2                  2
#02-01-2019 2                  0

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Demmer Center Air Pistol Spartans defeated NoVA Sharpshooters 1417 to 1378 in the National Air Pistol League. Their second win in a row, Demmer Center Air Pistol Spartans is in second place with a 2 - 0 record. Demmer Center Air Pistol Spartans was led by George Gustafson who shot a 362. The remaining contributing members were Steven Slee, Eric Nesbitt, and Madison Hall. Demmer Center Air Pistol Spartans is from Lansing, MI, and is coached by Gary Smith.
NoVA Sharpshooters dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in eighth place. Shooting their highest team score of the season NoVA Sharpshooters was led by Bahvjeet Sanghera who shot a 357. The remaining contributing members were Andres Gonzalez, Victor Mou, and Connor Shea. NoVA Sharpshooters is from Woodbridge, VA, and is coached by Mark Budgeon.
Next up Demmer Center Air Pistol Spartans will compete against St Benedict's College from Germiston, Gauteng, ZA. St Benedict's College currently has a 1 - 1 record. NoVA Sharpshooters will compete against Scarborough Fish and Game Association from Scarborough, ME. Scarborough Fish and Game Association currently has a 1 - 1 record.


Samsung introduced the W2018 flip phone back in December 2017 with a variable aperture that later made its way to the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+. This year, the phone, codenamed as Project Lykan, will have a dual main camera setup and will keep the design with two screens and T9 keyboard.
The new phone, codenamed SM-W2019 looks like it has a Bixby button on the left side of the upper flip panel, while the volume rocker and power keys will occupy the right side. Looking at the images, the dual camera looks similar to the Galaxy Note9 where one of the sensors has the variable f/1.5-2.4 aperture, while the other is fixed at f/2.4 but comes with a telephoto lens with 2x zoom.
Specs are yet to be issued by Samsung, but given the phone will be China-only like all of the W-series smartphones, it will skip the Exynos 9810 and will come with Qualcomm's platform Snapdragon 845. It will also have fancy Rose Gold design and we're expecting the phone to reach a price tag of around CNY17,000 (nearly $2,500) since it is targeted at people who can afford that amount of money.


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January 9, 2020 — Paul Mirengoff
Trump wins in court on border wall
Last month, a federal district court judge issued an injunction against using $3.6 billion dollars of Pentagon funds to construct more border wall. Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a very brief opinion, reversed that decision and lifted the injunction. No one should be surprised to learn that the district court judge who blocked the use of the funds, David Briones, was appointed by President »
D.C. Circuit hears subpoena disputes between Trump and the House
Some of us who criticize the House's second article of impeachment against Trump — alleged obstruction of justice based on refusing to produce documents and witnesses — argue that the remedy for the non-cooperation is to seek enforcement of subpoenas in court, not to impeach the president. However yesterday, as discussed below, the Trump Justice Department argued in court that the judiciary shouldn't even consider enforcing House subpoenas because to »
December 22, 2019 — Paul Mirengoff
Judge changes mind in important First Amendment case
Last week, I wrote about a case in which the Fifth Circuit, in a unanimous decision, ruled that a suit could proceed against a Black Lives Matter activist for violence he didn't commit or encourage. The police officer who brought the suit was hit in the head by a rock thrown during a BLM protest. However, he did not claim that the individual he sued, DeRay McKesson, threw the rock, »
December 20, 2019 — Scott Johnson
We now know: FISA court speaks, but not to the point
When FISA court presiding judge Rosemary Collyer issued her order rebuking the FBI earlier this week, I wondered where the court had been. Don't FISA judges read the newspapers? Like so many involved in the Russia hoax, Judge Collyer gave every appearance of having tumbled only lately to the misconduct committed before her court, courtesy of the Department of Justice Inspector General report issued last week. I embedded a copy »
Judge takes cheap shot at Gen. Flynn's lawyer
In his post about Judge Emmet Sullivan's decision refusing to find prosecutorial misconduct in the case against Michael Flynn, Scott noted that Sullivan berated Flynn's attorney, Sidney Powell, for lifting a portion of her brief to the court. Scott added that Sullivan's accusation "is misplaced," but did not discuss the matter further because it was not the subject of the post. Jonathan Turley takes up Sullivan's accusation in this article. »
Suit against BLM activist for violence he didn't commit can proceed
A police officer who was hit in the head by a rock thrown at a 2016 demonstration in Louisiana sued DeRay Mckesson, the prominent Black Lives Matter provocateur who organized the demonstration. The officer did not allege that Mckesson threw the rock, that he called on anyone to throw rocks, or that he called on anyone to commit any act of violence. Yet, he sought to hold Mckesson liable for »
December 6, 2019 — Paul Mirengoff
The Obama Labor Department in its eleventh year?
One of my biggest grievances with Alex Acosta's stewardship of the Department of Labor was his pursuit, based on indefensible statistical analyses, of compensation discrimination claims against Oracle and other high tech Silicon Valley companies. I discussed the flaws in the Labor Department's analyses here. These actions were filed in January 2017, just as the Obama administration was coming to an end. The idea was to force the Trump Labor »
Law professors on parade, a guide
In his impeachment preview, Scott notes that on Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee will begin its hearings by taking testimony from four law professors: Pam Karlan, Noah Feldman, Michael Gerhardt, and Jonathan Turley. It's easy to ridicule leading off with law professors, and it's true that doing so isn't the best way to capture the public's interest. Logically, however, it makes sense to begin the hearings by discussing the standard »
November 26, 2019 — Scott Johnson
The Nadler imperative
District of Columbia United States District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has upheld the subpoena issued by the House Judiciary Committee to former White House counsel Don McGahn in the nattering Nadler spinoff of the Mueller probe. Although obviously relevant to current issues in the Schiff show, the opinion already feels something like a walk down memory lane. The Dems nevertheless won't let their dream of impeachment die. Judge Jackson »
Quigley on evidence: Hearsay edition
I observed earlier this week that there is a classic satire of democratic politics struggling to escape from the House's impeachment inquiry. It was only yesterday that the Obama administration refused to provide lethal military aid to the Ukraine. Now the provision of lethal military aid appears to have become a holy sacrament in the evolving Democratic orthodoxy, one with its own martyrs and rites and hymns. You know, like »
October 16, 2019 — Paul Mirengoff
Title VII, gay rights, and Justice Gorsuch
I once heard Jonah Goldberg talk about a book in which multiple conservative and multiple liberal authors were asked to write whatever they wanted to about politics and political theory. As Goldberg told the story (or at least as I remember it), the conservative authors collectively presented an array of theoretical musings (libertarian, social conservative, natural law based, etc.). The liberal authors all wrote about how Democrats could win the »
September 22, 2019 — Paul Mirengoff
The fiction of non-partisan judges and Justices
In a talk at Brigham Young University, Justice Neil Gorsuch denied that the Supreme Court is split along partisan lines. Chief Justice Roberts has made a similar denial. He disputes the idea that there are Obama judges and Trump judges. Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative jurist who would like to join Gorsuch on Roberts on the Supreme Court, has echoed the Chief Justice's view. At a conference at the College »
State AGs will conduct antitrust investigation of Google
Attorney Generals from almost every state have banded together to investigate whether Google is violating the antitrust laws. This will be a bipartisan effort. The lead AGs are Ken Paxton, a Republican from Texas, and Karl Racine, a Democrat from the District of Columbia. The two "dissenters" are also bipartisan. Only the AGs from California and Alabama have not joined in. A bipartisan group of AGs held a press conference »
September 10, 2019 — Scott Johnson
Word of the day: mine-run
Senior district judge Marianne O. Battani sentenced Rand Paul's attacker, one Rene Boucher, to imprisonment for 30 days. Sentencing guidelines prescribed a 21-27 month sentencing range. Recalling the severe injuries sustained by Senator Paul, one wonders how Judge Battani came up with a 30-day sentence. So did the government. The government appealed Judge Battani's sentence to the Sixth Circuit. Yesterday the Sixth Circuit vacated Boucher's sentence and returned the case »
September 9, 2019 — Scott Johnson
Andrew McCarthy: Watch this
In his weekly NR column this past Saturday Andrew McCarthy decried "The turn to a pre9/11 mindset." In part the column takes up last week's decision (linked below) invalidating the Terrorist Screening Database. Secretly compiled by the government, the watch list subjects those listed to heightened security vetting before they are permitted to board commercial aircraft. My friend Andy writes: Judge Anthony Trenga's watch-list decision (Elhady v. Kable) is a »
August 31, 2019 — Paul Mirengoff
A trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. . .in 2021
The 9/11 attacks occurred almost 18 years ago. Now, finally, a trial date has been set for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other plotters of the attacks. That date is January 11, 2021. These bastards should have been executed no later than in 2009, after they acknowledged, and attempted to justify, their roles in the 9/11 terrorism. But if a trial was needed, it should have occurred years ago. Why didn't »
Set back George Soros, support Jonathan Fahey
Earlier this year, George Soros heavily funded primary challenges to two veteran Northern Virginia Commonwealth Attorneys, both of who whom have served their counties well and both of whom are Democrats. In Arlington County, Soros backed Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, a criminal defense lawyer whose slander of the local police force was her calling card. She narrowly defeated Theo Stamos. In Fairfax County, Soros funded Steve Descano in his race against incumbent »


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Posted on March 31, 2016 by Xenia Gazette
Hoffman starts strong at Shell Houston Open
HOUSTON — Charley Hoffman birdied half the holes on the Golf Club of Houston course Thursday and had just a single bogey to shoot an 8-under-par 64 and take the first-round lead of the Shell Houston Open, putting himself in contention to claim the final spot in next week's Masters.
But the hard work lies ahead for Hoffman. The three-time PGA Tour winner from San Diego hasn't held up well on the weekends this season after giving himself good opportunities to claim titles. Closing 75s in his last two stroke-play tournaments even knocked him out of likely top-10 finishes.
"I've shot 3- or 4-over on the back nine on Sunday when I've been going from winning the golf tournament to 12th or 15th place," Hoffman said. "I've played fairly solidly from the start of the year to now and haven't been missing cuts, but I haven't been able to put four rounds together. Hopefully I can do that this week."
Hoffman birdied the first four holes of his back nine — the course's front nine — then added another birdie on No. 8 to break out of what had been a four-way tie for first place with Dustin Johnson, Roberto Castro and Scott Brown, who all shot 65s.
"You always want to get off to a good start in any tournament," Johnson said. "Today I got off to a great start. I still feel like I'm playing really solid, rolling the putter good."
His round included two bogies but ended with an eagle on 8 and a birdie on 9. Regarding the former, he said: "I hit two great shots. Hit a perfect drive down the left side of the fairway and a great 4-iron in there to about 10 feet, then holed the putt."
Castro, playing consistently from start to finish, produced seven birdies and no bogies while missing only two fairways. It was a marked turnaround from what he called "rough Thursdays in my last two tournaments," when he opened with 75s in the Valspar Championships and the Arnold Palmer.
Former Houston champion Johnson Wagner, who won in 2008 and got into a Sunday playoff here last spring, was another swing back at 66, tied with four other players. Among the large group finishing with 67s was the reigning Masters champion Jordan Spieth, who was also part of the Sunday playoff in 2015 with Wagner and eventual champion J. B. Holmes.
Holmes pulled out of this year's field on Wednesday night because of a shoulder problem.
Spieth, who hasn't won a title since January and surrendered his world No. 1 ranking to Jason Day on Sunday when Day won the World Golf Championships Match Play competition in Austin, said he "drove the ball fantastic today (and) really felt comfortable on my iron shots. I had very, very good control of my golf game and my short game was there today as well."
Former Masters champions Phil Mickelson, Charl Schwartzel and Angel Cabrera all posted 69s.
The 39-year-old Hoffman has been on the PGA Tour since 2006 and won most recently two years ago in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba.
"I was really relaxed and played well today," Hoffman said, while adding, "but I learned a long time ago you enter golf tournaments to try to win them, not try to make cuts. Making cuts is a great thing, but we play to win, not to base a resume off cuts."
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A recipient of the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, "currently the hottest pianist on the American contemporary classical scene" (Minneapolis Star Tribune), a "remarkable and insightful musician" (LA Times), and "relentlessly adventurous pianist" (Washington Post) "joyfully rocking out at his keyboard" (New York Times), Adam Tendler is an internationally recognized interpreter of living, modern and classical composers. A pioneer of DIY culture in concert music who has commissioned and premiered major works by Christian Wolff and Devonté Hynes alike, at age 23 Tendler performed solo recitals in all fifty United States as part of a grassroots tour he called America 88x50, which became the subject of his memoir, 88x50, a Kirkus Indie Book of the Month and Lambda Literary Award nominee. He has gone on to become one of classical and contemporary music's most recognized and celebrated artists, active as a soloist, recording artist, composer, speaker and educator. Tendler recently released an album of Liszt's Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses on the Steinway Label, Robert Palmer: Piano Music on New World Records, and published his second book, tidepools. In 2022 he will premiere 16 newly commissioned works by composers including Laurie Anderson, Nico Muhly, Missy Mazzoli, Christopher Cerrone, Timo Andres and Pamela Z as part of a project called Inheritances. Adam Tendler is a Yamaha Artist.
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Q: How to make Oracle UCP always store several available connections I'm creating connection manager class that would return java.sql.Connection to the customers of the class.
My goal is to always have 2 available connections in pool so I wouldn't loose time for creating connections. When I return the available connection, I need to make Oracle UCP create new available connection, so it would be always 2 connections available.
The problem is Oracle UCP doesn't have an option to control it. I've read the UCP documentation, but hadn't found any solution.
There is setMinPoolSize() method, but it controls available + borrowed connections, not only the available ones.
Also there is a harvestable connection functionality, but it harvests existing (borrowed) connections instead of creating new.
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I'm using Oracle 11.2.0.3 and the latest ucp.jar (for Oracle 11.2.0.3)

A: There is no such solution. When a connection is requested from a connection pool, it is either checked out from the pool, or a new connection is created. The cost of this is incurred on the Thread that does the request. If you would always want to maintain 2 more connections in the pool than in use, you are simply moving the problem: when a connection is checked out and available < 2 then a Connection will be added. The cost incurred once again on the Thread requesting the connection (yes in theory this could be offloaded to a separate thread/executor, but that would complicate the pool).
A connection pool is intended to reduce the cost of creating connections, by keeping the connection available for re-use and thus 'spreading the cost', it is not intended to do away with the cost entirely.


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Set Your Own Rules and 'Live the Dream': A Google Hangout With Lewis Howes
The popular Entrepreneur.com contributor will talk about confidence, founding a startup around your passion and growing that business so that you can live the type of life you've always wanted.
By Jason Fell • Apr 4, 2014 Originally published Apr 4, 2014
"Living the dream." It's something a lot of people talk about and few people actually achieve. Whether it's a lack of confidence or motivation to start something of your own, or an inability to manage your time after you've started setting your own rules.
To address this highly sought-after work-life balance -- and all the challenges and opportunities that come with it -- we'll be chatting with entrepreneur Lewis Howes. He'll join me Wednesday for a Google Hangout to discuss confidence, networking, founding a startup around your passion and growing that business in a way that allows you to live the type of life you've always wanted.
You can watch the Hangout here, right on this post, starting at 4 p.m. EST. It's sure to be informative, insightful as well as entertaining. You won't want to miss it. See you then.
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An authentic celebration of Black heritage throughout the year can help companies foster understanding and empathy among coworkers from different backgrounds. Such a celebration also allows employees to learn more about their colleagues' experiences, which promotes a deeper sense of community and understanding. How to be a Better Ally in the Workplace During Black History Month — and Beyond.
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The Sphinx's Children and Other People (New York: Tickner, 1886)
Rose Terry Cooke was an extremely prolific and popular American writer of the nineteenth century, but who is largely forgotten today. Born in 1827, Cooke lived her whole life in Connecticut, where she published hundreds of poems and dozens of short stories, as well as novels, children's fiction and a host of nonfiction essays on religion and politics. Somewhat notorious for her opposition to women's rights during a time in which New England women writers are often thought to have been at the forefront of the women's suffrage movement, Cooke lived until the last decade of the nineteenth century, and her writings express a wide range of political opinions.
This selection is the title piece from one of Cooke's collections of short stories, originally published in Boston in 1886. Written in a highly romanticized and windswept style, "The Sphinx's Children" is a classic of Egyptomanic free-association: for Cooke, the Sphinx is a sweeping metaphor for any number of themes, ranging from the perils of pride to the purity of inspiration to the power of women to the expansiveness of time. Not so much a story with plot, characters, and dialogue, "The Sphinx's Children" is more of a prose painting, epic in scope and free-wheeling in connotation, in ways typical of the fantasies of American Egyptomania.
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Bronson Park mound ID'd as Native American ceremonial site
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Archaeologists and Kalamazoo city leaders are trying to uncover what could be underground a Native American mound in the southwest quadrant of Bronson Park
Following the removal of the controversial Fountain of the Pioneers and an incident with an excavator soon after, a ground-penetrating radar survey was conducted on the mound to discover what really lies underneath.
David Brose, Ph.D, an archaeology professor at the University of Michigan, was involved with the survey.
"It would begin to build a picture of what was below the ground at different levels and at different densities," Brose explained.
The survey says it is not a burial site but something else.
"It had been built to commemorate some ceremonial activities that had taken place either in or around some sort of circular structure," Brose said.
With those findings, city leaders including Gun Lake Tribe Councilwoman Phyllis Davis say the focus began to change.
"Just keeping it true to nature for what it is, is really a beautiful goal to have for those ancestors," Davis said.
City leaders are planning to beautify the mound with a new landscaping plan and install four interpretive signs, digging deep into the area's historic roots. They're hoping to land a contract by winter and have the project at least started by spring.
A courtesy rendering of a landscaping plan for a native mound in Bronson Park in Kalamazoo. (Courtesy: City of Kalamazoo)
"We're looking at this as a way to preserve that, to teach the community about the history of Michigan and the Indigenous people that have lived in this area for thousands of years and to enrich everyone's life," Davis said.
It won't be Kalamazoo's only Native American historical marker. A 9-square-mile section of present-day Kalamazoo used to be a Pottawatomi reserve. Various street signs throughout the city like Wellington Road currently mark the former reserve's boundary lines.


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Ballet is an art of extremes. As such, the risk factors are high among dancers for developing chronic injury and weakened tissues throughout the lower half of their bodies. About 60% of ballet injuries affect the legs, hips, ankles or feet. Lateral ankle sprains and Posterior Ankle Impingement Syndrome, or the pinching sensation felt during repeated floor or barre work as the heel bone comes into contact with the talus bone, are chief among them.
By the age of 12, ballet dancers are generally considered ready to begin learning the en pointe technique which utilizes the unnatural convergence of the tibia, talus, and calcaneus to lock the ankles in place.
pedCAT weight bearing CT scan of a ballerina en pointe.
While we do know this position may facilitate injury, prior to the advent of advanced CT imaging podiatrists had no method of accurately determining the exact anatomical position of either bones or tissue in this position.
CurveBeam, founded in 2009, designs and manufactures Cone Beam CT imaging equipment for the orthopedic and podiatric specialties. In 2012 CurveBeam's pedCAT system received official clearance from the FDA, and in 2013, CE Mark approval. With the implementation of tools such as the pedCAT and CubeVue, CurveBeam's custom visualization software, researchers finally have the capability to help ballet teachers better understand the demands of this position before introducing it to young students.
pedCAT weight bearing CT scan of a ballerina en pointe
Pointe technique, when examined through an advanced imaging system, reveals the posterior portion of the talus resides beyond its articular surface, while the posterior portion of the tibia's articular surface leaves the articular surface of the dome to rest on the posterior talus. The three bones converge. According to Dr. Jeffrey A. Russell, Ph.D, A.T., FIADMS:
"Attaining the full en pointe position requires contributions from movements between the bones in the foot. Examples of such movements include sliding between the talus and the navicular, the navicular and the medial cuneiform, and the medial cuneiform and the first metatarsal. These small increments of motion combine to provide approximately 30% of the plantar flexion range."
pedCAT weight bearing CT scan of a ballet dancer en releve.
"In addition, it is noteworthy that the talus shifts slightly anterior from under the tibia as the ankle-foot complex moves en pointe. This subtlety arises because the converging tibia, talus, and calcaneus form a fulcrum that applies an anterior force to the talus, somewhat like a watermelon seed being squeezed from between one's thumb and forefinger."
Recently, Dr. Russell took to an advanced open MR scanner to review the upright and weight bearing position of uninjured ankles in six university-level dancers who had been dancing for an average of 13 years, and dancing en pointe for an average of seven years.
"All exhibited several traits in their ankle MRIs: the posterior portion of the articular surface of the tibia rested on a nonarticular surface of the posterior talus; the synovial sheaths of the flexor and fibularis tendons collected fluid; Kager's fat pad was impinged by the posterior tibial plafond; and small ganglion cysts were apparent in one or more spots around the ankle and proximal foot."
pedCAT weight bearing CT scan of a ballet dancer en releve
It's an interesting find, and begs the question: do these conditions increase the likelihood of ballet dancers developing ankle osteochondritis or osteoarthritis?
Not only do advanced imaging systems such as the CurveBeam pedCAT – which was not used in this particular study – reveal the bones' proper anatomic alignment, but they also enable a close investigation of cartilage quality, which isn't possible with traditional MR imaging. Bilateral, weight bearing three-dimensional views of the foot and ankle are therefore the most cogent means for specialists to create comprehensive treatment regimens and surgeons to better visualize their surgery plans for better operation outcomes.
Most importantly, however, is Dr. Russell's recent study confirms the use of orthopedic imaging to examine pointe dancers' ankles in detail will only continue to offer more insight into the demands placed on the ankle by dancing in this way, ultimately leading to safer instruction, more accurate treatment of injuries, and faster recovery times.
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Webinar Summary: Advanced CT Imaging in Foot and Ankle Surgical Considerations
We all know that X-rays and MRIs aren't the be-all, end-all of diagnostic imagery.
Try determining the frontal plane rotation of the sesamoid and first metatarsal with an X-ray. It isn't possible. Correction of the hallux valgus rotation in bunion surgery depends largely on the repositioning of the sesamoidal apparatus which is impossible to assess without an axial view, and X-rays fall completely short when it comes to assessing these relational details from the vantage point of a single plane.
Such was the topic of discussion during the latest Curvebeam webinar led by Dr. Bob Baravarian, Director of University Foot and Ankle Institute in Southern California. He explained how weight-bearing 3-dimensional CT scans are changing the game of podiatric diagnostics.
Throughout the webinar, titled "Advanced CT Imaging in Foot and Ankle Surgical Considerations," Dr. Baravarian offered a very straightforward presentation of the often-not-so-straightforward complexities of foot and ankle deformities and how advanced imaging technology can improve both surgical planning and surgical outcomes. He cited the example of hallux valgus among many others as "impossible to imagine treating without 3-D imaging technology" these days – given the results he's seen with his patients and scope of its applications.
Planning the frontal plane correction of first metatarsal.
"CT scans are very helpful in planning your frontal plane deformity correction of the first metatarsal to get an anatomic position which is really underestimated," said Dr. Baravarian.
Multi-plane imaging now allows physicians to correct the frontal plane deformity of the metatarsal while simultaneously realigning the sesamoid. The capability is "critical," said Dr. Baravarian, "for proper outcome with bunion corrections whether you're doing a LAP or any kind of osteotomy."
Identifying the cause of hypermobility of the first ray
When you look at a patient who has a significant flat foot deformity and a significant bunion deformity with some level of hyper-mobility of the first ray, 3D CT imaging allows you to locate the exact area in need of correction.
"In patients who have PTTD or even a pediatric flat foot case we really need to decide which planes of correction make the best sense," said Dr. Baravarian. "If I correct my first metatarsal, is my hind foot going to realign or is there an outstanding deformity that needs correction?"
Determining the level of arthritis in hallux rigidus and limitus cases.
"I'm constantly surprised when I go into surgery and I plan a cheilectomy and I open up a joint and there's significantly more arthritic changes or some kind of osteochondral legion that I couldn't really see on the X-ray. Or, I plan to do an osteotomy and I go in and the level of arthritis is not as bad as expected," said Dr. Baravarian.
It's very difficult to determine the level of arthritis in a hallux rigidus or limitus case based on a radiograph alone. While MRIs are an excellent option for soft tissue imaging and diagnostic ultrasounds still provide accurate, real-time guidance for proper injections –neither of these methods makes sense for treating anatomic alignment and assessing structural deformities.
"With a 3D CT I'm able to look a little more in-depth into the joint and make a better decision prior to surgery."
Identifying major deformities in complex fractures.
Weight-bearing imaging systems allow you to place a foot in its anatomic position and adjust its deformity to see what level of correction you can get across multiple planes.
It "doesn't makes sense," according to Dr. Baravarian, "to plan the correction of a complex fracture without a sense of what's going on inside the foot and ankle."
Our traditional method of two-dimensional x-rays doesn't provide the highest level of certainty that doctors need in order to administer the best care possible to their patients where deformity planning is essential for proper surgical outcomes.
Now, with the help of tools such as the pedCAT, a compact 3D weight-bearing CT imaging system, podiatrists have everything they need to create comprehensive treatment plans and more effective surgeries. Better outcomes. Less risk. And patients back on their feet faster than they ever expected.
You can access the entire webinar here. A FOOT Innovate membership is required to access the content. Membership is complimentary for foot & ankle specialists.
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CurveBeam Announces First pedCAT Installation at an Accredited College of Podiatric Medicine
CurveBeam is proud to announce the installation of a pedCAT cone beam CT imaging system at Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine.
Kent State is the first member of the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine to acquire weight bearing CT imaging technology.
"Kent State University is proud to be the first facility in the Northeast Ohio region to provide this 'state- of-the-art" imaging modality," said Dr. Allan Boike, Dean & Professor of Foot & Ankle Surgery at KSUCPM. "The CurveBeam pedCAT will allow the college to improve the foot and ankle health of the community while providing the highest quality education for our students and research opportunities for our faculty and residents."
The pedCAT is the only cone beam CT imaging system that allows for bilateral, weight bearing CT images of the foot & ankle. Due to its compact size and low radiation exposure, the pedCAT is an an ideal solution for CT imaging at the podiatric point-of-care. Recent articles in orthopedic journals demonstrate weight bearing CT imaging is a valuable research tool that is shedding new light on even our basic understanding of foot & ankle biomechanics and deformities.
"Our initial euphoria in acquiring the pedCAT weight-bearing cone beam CT has only been eclipsed by actually getting to use it first-hand," said Dr. Lawrence Osher, Director of the Radiology Department. "Simply put, this is an utterly amazing tool in the podiatric diagnostic and research armamentarium. The ability to do 3D and multi-planar reconstructions on a weight-bearing foot and ankle, coupled with the prospect of marrying structure and function, opens up a seemingly endless array of research opportunities. Bounded only by our creativity, we at KSUCPM look forward to adding significantly to the pool of knowledge in the medical literature."
The pedCAT was funded through a research grant from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (OCPM) Foundation, which was established to promote podiatric medical education and research.
"Dean Boike is to be commended for his foresight in procuring this advanced apparatus which further enables the College to maintain and expand its competitive edge in podiatric medical education," said Dr. David Nicolanti, Executive Director of the OCPM Foundation. "In addition, this weight bearing CT imaging system provides a basis for enhancing collaboration between the College and foot and ankle specialists, from all medical stratums throughout the state of Ohio and the encompassing region."
The College has a number of weight bearing CT research initiatives planned.
The pedCAT is located at the Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic's midtown office at 7000 Euclid Ave in Cleveland. Weight bearing CT services will be offered to the clinic's patients.
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Weight Bearing CT Sheds Light on Understanding of Rotational Dynamics in Syndesmosis
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As the orthopaedic and podiatric specialties continue to advance, there is great potential for technology like CurveBeam's pedCAT system to revolutionize care.
Recent research highlighted the importance of weight bearing scans to the understanding of foot and ankle anatomy, suggesting a role for pedCAT in both a research and clinical setting. "Rotational Dynamics of the Normal Distal Tibiofibular Joint with Weight-Bearing.
Computed Tomography" a 2016 study published in Volume 37 of
Foot & Ankle International sought to determine the normal range of motion for uninjured distal tibiofibular joints. Researchers hoped this reference would be useful as a comparison when assessing injured and repaired ankles.
Until recently, all measurements of this motion had been conducted on cadavers or through non-weight bearing scans. In contrast, this study used a weight-bearing CT (WBCT) system to survey the ankles of 32 subjects as they stood on one foot, then the other.
They found a "total movement of 1.5 mm and rotation of 3 degrees" in the syndesmosis as the average across subjects. However, the study also found that intersubject variation was extremely high, meaning different people had vastly different ranges of motion despite similar orthopaedic histories.
These differences were not correlated with sex or age. Intrasubject variation, or the difference in movement between a person's right and left foot, was significantly smaller and more consistent, less than 1 mm on average.
The study therefore concluded "the contralateral ankle should be used as a reference when dynamic alignment of the distal tibiofibular joint is studied."
In other words, surveying a person's uninjured ankle will give a better idea of what is normal movement for that particular individual than comparing the injured ankle to a standardized range, like the one this study endeavored to produce.
CurveBeam's pedCAT technology could have helped researchers eliminate possible errors in these findings. In the article, researchers admitted "it is possible that we were unable to optimize posture and rotation identically on both sides " as a result of the limited field of view of the imaging equipment.
The device used in the study could only scan a partial foot in a scan. Test subjects had to stand on one foot, then twist and then switch and twist again. Researchers were unable to measure the force with which the subjects moved on each side.
The pedCAT's field of view accommodates bilateral imaging, which would have allowed researchers to survey both weight bearing feet at the same time, providing helpful insights. The research indicates the importance of weight bearing measurements of a person's right and left ankle to determine their normal range of motion.
Being able to accurately assess their syndesmosis on one side will help physicians more accurately assess and repair damages to the other.
CurveBeam's pedCAT technology is the ideal imaging solution because it allows physicians to scan and survey ankles side-by-side for increased accuracy and ease.
CurveBeam and its technical solutions have the potential to revolutionize orthopaedic and podiatric research and care. Visit us at curvebeam.com to learn how pedCAT and other CurveBeam technologies can make a difference in your practice!
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pedCAT Shown to be Most Effective Imaging Option for Mülller-Weiss Disease
The CurveBeam pedCAT imaging system was recently recommended as an incredibly beneficial option for the treatment and analysis of Mülller-Weiss disease. While the disease can be detected in its early stages with magnetic resonance imaging and radiographs, there is a considerable advantage to using weight-bearing computed tomography (WBCT) for diagnosis and evaluation.
Mülller-Weiss involves a painful deformity caused by osteonecrosis and fragmentation of the navicular, most commonly occurring in adults and disproportionately in female patients. The pedCAT, a cone beam CT imaging system, provides an opportunity for early diagnosis and better preoperative analysis, resulting in improved treatment. Standard computed tomography (CT) in itself beneficial for several reasons.
First, it allows for easier examination of the extent of the deformity and for evaluation of any surrounding arthritis. With CT data, surgeons can evaluate and plan for any future attempts at remedying the deformity.
However, because standard CT scans are not weight bearing, they do not provide an accurate view of the relationship between the hindfoot and midfoot deformity. pedCAT WBCT scans allow doctors to go one step further than standard CT scans.
pedCAT 3D datasets can be fully manipulated in order to provide an opportunity for in-depth analysis before proceeding with surgery on a complex deformity. In addition, the pedCAT provides for a better patient experience as the procedure only takes between 19 and 48 seconds, depending on the extent of the deformity.
Weight Bearing CT scan. (Top Left) straight subtalar alignment. (Top right) Anteroposterior view shows navicular bone stock. (Bottom left) Sagittal slice shows features of subtalar varus, superior talonavicular arthritis. (Bottom right) straight subtalar alignment. Source: Foot & Ankle Specialist.
The pedCAT also cuts down on radiation, with a low dose of 1.4 μSv, an amount that is not significantly higher than the 0.7 μSv dosage of the traditional three radiographs of a foot taken to identify Mülller-Weiss. Overall. the pedCAT allows for an accurate and thorough analysis that cannot be achieved through normal X-rays, MRIs nor bone scans.
When creating a treatment plan for Mülller-Weiss disease, the goal is to reestablish a balanced foot, which may require realignment surgery or surgery involving a structural graft.
Due to the complexity inherent in any attempt at treatment, pedCAT imaging is ideal, as it allows doctors to accurately gauge the amount of medial column shortening as well as determine the navicular bone stock and density.
Identifying these key details as accurately as possible is imperative for operations such as calcaneal osteotomy to properly restore alignment or repairing the medial column length.
Weight bearing CT scan. (Top left) Subtle subtalar varus. (Top right) Anteroposterior view with increased cut thickness allows accurate determination of lateral navicular compression in weight bearing position. (Bottom left) Sagittal slice allows accurate determination of talonavicular and potential subtalar and naviculo-cuneiform arthritis. (Bottom right) Thus demonstrates amount of subtalar varus in weight bearing position. Source: Foot & Ankle Specialist
While a combination of weight bearing X-Ray and unloaded CT scanning are sometimes suggested as an alternative, the degree of the deformity caused by Mülller-Weiss will not be accurately represented.
It is only through WBCT scanning that a true picture of the dynamics within the foot will be understood. pedCAT is a compact and ultra low-dose system, which aims to make such 3D scanning possible for clinics.
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By The Law Office of Jerome Paun
It's a line that has accompanied a seemingly endless number of newspaper stories describing the circumstances of criminal cases: "What started out as a harmless prank, ended in serious charges." Unfortunately, this line was written yet again in stories across the nation this past summer in reference to the actions of a group of Connecticut teens.
According to police reports, a group of young people in a black sport utility vehicle pulled into a Cumberland Farms parking lot in the early morning hours of August 20. Shortly thereafter, one of the SUV's occupants exited the vehicle and started cutting down two coffee promotion signs featuring David Hasselhoff, star of such television shows as "Baywatch" and "Knight Rider."
While this may seem like a strange thing to do, the theft of the Cumberland Farms Hasselhoff signs has become something of a popular prank among young people here on the East Coast. Indeed, a news station reported that in the summer of 2012, over 500 of them were stolen from stores.
The theft of the signs caught the attention of the 36-year-old clerk working the night shift, who went outside in an attempt to stop the person from loading them into the back of the SUV.
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Taaqat (1982)
There is no power on earth that could stop me from watching a movie which begins like this. Raakhee as a vengeful dacoit?! Removing her bangles?! It just has to be awesome. I have a severe weakness for daku-dramas as it is, but toss in a girl gone bad (especially if it is Raakhee!) and I am even happier. Plus there are subtitles, although they are unreadable about fifty percent of the time. Female kickassery, a strong moral center and plenty of plot twists enable me to say that this film basically delivers on its promise.
Pran plays Bhavani Singh, a notorious dacoit who is finally caught by a police sting with the help of the local thakur Shakti Singh (Vinod Khanna). Bhavani is not helped any by his own hungry horse, which settles down to graze while Pran and Vinod fight it out.
As Bhavani is dragged off to jail he vows—as a proper dacoit always does—to avenge himself on Shakti Singh.
The local Inspector General (Kamal Kapoor) wants Shakti to join the police force, although his daughter Ambika (Parveen Babi) is in love with Shakti and not happy at the thought that Shakti would be putting himself in danger. Shakti gently teases her along the lines of "absence and worry make the heart grow fonder" and Inspector Kamal looks on indulgently.
But Shakti's stepmother Kalavati (Nadira), her brother (TP Jain), and her son Deepu have other plans for Shakti: a wealthy bride with lots of dowry. Kalavati frets that Shakti's new enmity with Bhavani Singh will discourage good families from approving their daughters for him. I'm pretty sure that if the daughter sees Shakti and has any say in the matter there should be no problem.
Kalavati goes on to say that as long as Shakti gets married, then she doesn't care if he is killed because she and Deepu will get all of his property. I'm not clear how that would work, but the subtitles aren't the best so I may be misunderstanding things. Plus I'm just so happy to see Nadira that I don't care if she makes no sense.
Deepu is a wastrel and refuses to dirty his hands with "work", choosing instead to play lord of the manor. Idealistic Shakti points out that the landlord system is gone, and now that he's joining the police Deepu and his uncle are going to have to pitch in to manage the property. Kalavati broaches the subject of Shakti's marriage and he laughs it off, reminding her that the dowry system is gone too.
But he is about to fall in love on his own, with the lovely Devi (Raakhee), whom he hears singing and follows in the forest near one of his hunting lodges. Shakti is smitten on sight, although she flees when she sees him watching her.
Devi is an orphan who has been brought up by the caretaker of the lodge. She grumbles as she prepares lunch about the awful Thakur who kills defenseless animals (I love her now too!). Not knowing that Shakti is the Thakur she stops him that afternoon as he takes aim at three sweet little white bunnies (not too manipulative, filmmakers!); seeing how upset she is, he swears to give up hunting.
Her reaction when she discovers his true identity is pretty funny too.
I'm picturing Premnath, aren't you?
As Kalavati arranges Shakti's marriage behind his back to a girl with a dowry of 5 lakhs, Shakti marries Devi apparently while she's sleeping (seriously, this really puzzles me: she wakes up in a wedding dress with sindoor in her part—and appears to be surprised—while Shakti himself is sleeping in another room until she wakes him up by touching his feet and bursting into tears!).
Needless to say, when Shakti introduces his new bride to his family it doesn't go well.
I can only sigh when Shakti tells Devi in private that it's her duty to win Kalavati over and she promises to give him no cause for complaint. It's too bad that Shakti doesn't hear Kalavati downstairs plotting to rid herself of Devi and Shakti. It also doesn't take long for Deepu to put the moves on Devi and you can almost hear the shark music.
Poor Ambika, though heartbroken, welcomes Devi graciously by throwing a party for the newlyweds. But Devi has married into a house of horrors. Kalavati abuses her and forces her to do all the housework when Shakti is not around, and is all sweetness and light when he is. I am delighted to see a spark of defiance in Devi, but she is hurt that her beloved husband's family treats her so badly.
Ambika helps her out by teaching her to wrap a saree like a proper lady and befriending her, but Deepu continues to try and molest her. Then Bhavani Singh escapes from jail and Shakti is called out of town for two days. Dismayed at the prospect of his prolonged absence, Devi finally breaks down and tells Shakti about her treatment at the hands of his family, particularly Deepu. Unfortunately, he doesn't take her seriously.
That night Deepu and three of his friends lock Kalavati in her room and lure Devi downstairs, where they attack her. Devi puts up a ferocious defense, killing Deepu and one of his cronies as fire spreads through the house and another of Deepu's friends is burned to death.
Kalavati screams for help as the house explodes in flames. By now hysterical, Devi escapes and runs into Bhavani Singh at a temple. He calms her down, and she tells him what has happened (and declares defiantly that she would do the same again if she had to). Struck by her spirit, Bhavani offers her a home with him and his men as his sister, but she tells him she must return to her husband. His right-hand man Sher Singh (Bharat Kapoor) breaks the news to Bhavani that his new "sister's" husband is his mortal enemy Shakti Singh.
He makes sure that Devi returns safely to Shakti, who arrests her because she ran away initially instead of going straight to the police (thus apparently rendering a plea of self-defence impossible. Oh, Hindi movie logic and justice, thy name is bakwaas!). She is tried for murder, and Deepu's cousin, the only one of his co-conspirators who escaped her knife and the fire, goes on the stand and tells the court that Devi has been his lover. His father—Kalavati's horrible brother—takes the stand as well, and tells the court that Devi is a member of Bhavani Singh's gang.
Bhavani Singh is in the courtroom in disguise, and he's heard enough. When court is adjourned for the day, he creates a diversion and escapes with her.
This seems to me a bad idea, since Shakti has made it clear that he believes her. He has even (finally!) gone to his uncle and cousin and confronted them about their perfidy. But Devi herself has no faith in the justice system (and I don't really blame her) and she decides to take matters into her own hands.
She tracks down Deepu's cousin and beats the crap out of him before shooting him dead.
She is an excellent shot, but talk about burning your bridges! Even Bhavani Singh doesn't approve.
He tells Devi that he doesn't want to lose her as he has already lost a sister, and tells her the story of how he became a dacoit. The family into which he had married Radha (Kumari Naaz) demanded more dowry than he could afford, and though he made payments as he was able, her mother-in-law burned Radha to death in a "kitchen accident".
He shot the evil MIL and her family in revenge and has been on the run from the law ever since. Sher Singh warns Bhavani that keeping a policeman's wife with them is insane, but Devi seems to have taken to dacoity in a big way.
She accompanies the gang when they find out that an old man is marrying a fifteen-year-old girl in a nearby village, stop the wedding, and steal the money he had paid to the girl's greedy father.
What will happen to Devi now that she's willingly joined a band of dacoits, and killed a man in cold blood? She also gives birth to Shakti's son. Will she ever see her husband again? Will he ever find out that he has a son? Can lovely and kind Ambika help him forget Devi?
I really liked this. It held my attention easily despite having uninspiring music (Laxmikant-Pyarelal) and a silly (but relatively unobtrusive) comic side plot with Rajendranath as a wannabe dacoit.
The acting is great (if occasionally melodramatic—I'M LOOKING AT YOU PRAN!) as is the marvellously engaging screenplay. Even without great subs, some of the dialogues are especially good (not surprising given that they were penned by Rajinder Singh Bedi), although I wish Raakhee had been less marginalized in the last third of it. In fact this would be a film I'd love to see remade with a few changes.
*SPOILERS HINTED AT AHEAD*
I felt very let down by the same-old, same-old double standard, forcing the female characters to represent either goddess or whore with no middle ground. This film could have been so much more powerful had it stayed true to what it was otherwise saying throughout, but in the end the filmmakers (or maybe censors) compromised with what they probably believed audiences would rather see. Too bad!*
*END SPOILERS AND REVIEW*
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 2:32 pm in Hindi movies	| RSS feed You can skip to the end and leave a reply.
Tags: Bharat Bhushan, Bharat Kapoor, Hindi daku-drama, Kumari Naaz, Laxmikant Pyarelal, Narinder Bedi, Parveen Babi, Pran, Raakhee, Rajendranath, Rajinder Singh Bedi, Vinod Khanna
49 Comments	to "Taaqat (1982)"
yayaver
You were picturing Premnath ? Damn it, so was I even before coming to the line. What a stereotyped image we have of Dacoits !
Thakurs :) She was talking about a typical Thakur. But yes, very evocative indeed!
Don Key
wonder if TP Jain is still around…
TP Jain kaun hai?
Aap T P Jain ko nahin jaantin? Aapne jo screenshot lagaaya hai na, Nadira ke saath, wohi TP Jain hai. :-)
("You don't know T P Jain? He's the guy in the screenshot opposite the one of Nadira").
Nice review, Greta. I haven't seen this movie, though I vaguely remember it. I think it was around the same time as Baseraa and Bemisaal, two big Raakhee movies of the time.
I've always loved daaku movies – right from when I was a young boy. Maybe it is because, at that age, even the "room-talking" of Hindi movies would go over my head. Daaku movies (much like westerns) had more action and less talk. Characters also tended to be pretty well-defined, so easy to understand for a young boy.
If you want to see female revenge kickassery, maybe you could try "Bindiya aur Bandook" (1972). I remember seeing it as a young boy. It was a B-movie at that time but I think did quite well. But you are warned, it has Joginder – and I know you don;t like Joginder. He became pretty popular with this particular movie and with his catch line in the movie "Ranga khush". Am not suggesting that it is a good movie but it was considered a sort of iconic daaku movie of the time (in the B-league, of course).
Oh good, I can add him to the post—he plays Nadira's evil brother.
I don't dislike Joginder, I don't think I've seen any Joginder except on YouTube. I would love to see Bindiya Aur Bandook, the name alone (which I understand! Yay me!!!) ensures THAT!
*goes off to look for it*
This movie also has a couple of Laxmi Chhaya songs. In my books, that's as good a reason as any to look for it. :-)
I'm sort of feeling sorry for Parveen Babi. And I can totally imagine Raakhee taking to daku-dom. Lots of opportunities for melodrama.
It was really kind of insane that Shakti didn't reciprocate her feelings. She was just lovely. But Raakhee was pretty kick-ass and I loved that too :)
Upendra S.
"(but relatively unobtrusive) comic side plot with Rajendranath"
That's why he's so great! He can come in do a few jokes and step aside for the main movie to progress — and he's not annoying like Mehmood. :)
Yeah, I don't think he had the ego of a Mehmood and didn't need to be the center of attention. He is a great sidekick and comic relief guy, and so goofy that I can't help but laugh at him.
Oh dear! Vinod in white and in tears does NOT bode well for the fate of the avenger does it? Love Raakhee and love Vinod. Wonderful write-up as usual Memsaab.
Vinod looked sooooo good around that time. If you have 'Lahu ke do rang' (1979) would you review it please? I've just seen the songs on youtube; Bappi Lahiri's (pre-disco phase) music was great. Mahesh Bhatt's first film I believe?
Ha, Vinod in white and tears had nothing to do with Raakhee :) He did look really so handsome, despite the poor picture quality. I think I do have Lahu Ke Do Rang…I might have even seen it once. Glad to see you connected once again :) Miss you!
Memsaab, though I am not fond of dacoit movies, specially ones in color, I think I may like this movie, for a young Rakhee and Hunterwali (Nadira) as a saucy-saas. What happened to Nadira in the end? Did she too die in the fire? That picture of her with the appalled expression is priceless. What did Rakhee do in that scene?
Were you watching from an old DVD/VCD? Because the picture quality was not up to the mark, as in your other reviews, and the subtitling in dirty-yellow, I wonder how you managed to read that.
Oh Nadira perished in the fire for sure, her son had locked her in her bedroom upstairs. She is so awesome.
I downloaded the movie, and I think it's a taped-from-television original. Picture quality is pretty bad, and subs unreadable sometimes but it was entertaining enough to persevere!
Yellow subtitles? What a mess!
Seriously. Almost as bad as white ones with no black outline or shadow :)
Oh boy, do I have some things that will test your adoration of dacoit movies. As in "from cast and crew of Bhoot ke pecche Bhoot"
If anyone can test it, I know it's you! :) Bring 'em on!
Marrying 1982 vintage Vinod Khanna in my sleep happens to me ALL THE TIME. Finally a screenplay that relates to MY life.
This looks fantastic! Please to be adding to our slumber party to-watch queue!
Done! Hopefully by then I will have found a proper version of it (although I won't hold my breath) :)
Doesn't this have a duet by Raakhee and Kishore Kumar that goes `Teri Nindiya ko lag jaaye aag re? And I'm guessing Parveen Babi doesn't have to joining the Red Cross, as Simi had to in `Saathi.'
I don't remember song lyrics/titles unless I really like them, and I didn't like any of the songs in this. They weren't horrible, but they were boring, which is worse :)
The hungry horse too busy chowing down to bother with humans hitting each other (yawnnn!!!) had me laughing out loud…. This looks pretty good – Raakhee is one actress whose work I have grown to love, and it looks like she handed in a fierce performance here.
I think at one point they almost bumped into the horse even, and it just moved away without even lifting up its head. LOVE. She was fierce for a while :) Good enough for me!
Ohh, I forgot to say that song was dreadful – Raakhee was hysterical, but that was supposed to be the highlight – Raakhee singing.
Oh…you know I forgot that she was credited as one of the playback singers! Well, if it's the song I think it was it was not worse than Lata's screeching at this point by any means :)
Yes, that observation of yours is another reason I'll be giving you my vote always. Lata should've stopped singing after `Main solah baras ki.'
Or before even ;-)
Those rape / molestation scenes in 70s and 80s really made my blood boil (I used to dread seeing a sister of the hero; it would mean there is a molestation scene in the offing). Yay for Rakhee knifing and burning down the villains! Simply gunning them down never left me satisfied. The story sounds familiar and I think I may have seen it. But I can guess the ending. I believe there was a stupid censor rule that if anyone does anything illegal he/she has to be shown suffering the consequences (die or serve a jail sentence). This often killed a good story where one would be rooting for the 'bad' guy.
Lovely horse.
SPOILERS HERE!
The main problem I have with this and others of its ilk is that the person who does something illegal always has to DIE if she is a woman. Even if she doesn't do anything that wrong (as Raakhee here), she's gotta go. Pran was allowed to live at the end of this one, and he did way worse things that she did…and there was really no reason to kill off Raakhee either, except that she was a naughty girl who didn't submit to her fate like a good Indian woman should.
And for sure, lovely horse :)
Once again I have to say that I never knew the existence of this movie ! Thanks memsaab. I would love to see this movie for Hot Vinod alone.
One must give kudos to Rakhee for trying our various roles as an actor. This was the same year she acted as Amitabh's ma in Ramesh Sippy's "Shakti" – Dilip Kumar was the dad. Have you seen that movie memsaab?
Forgot to add – Parveen Babi looks gorgeous in those screen caps!
I saw Shakti long ago…don't remember that much about it though. Raakhee was great in this when she was allowed to be :)
Parveen looked beautiful…makes me sad to know that she was getting sick though :(
Re Pran. Poor Chap. Post Upkar he was pushed into those goody goody emotional roles (I still like him). But see his villainous roles in B/W films. In Adalat with Nargis – repelling and mesmerizing at the same time. Now that's a villainous snake in the grass. Fab!
I got to know Pran through his suavely villainous roles…LOVE HIM. I do love that he did these kinds of things later too though :)
Simplegal
Raakhee as a dacoit? Hard to swallow. She's such a petite, delicate thing. I'd imagine a female dacoit more like Dimple, Rekha, Sri Devi. Oh well, I think Raakhee, a delicate beauty turning ferocious dacoit is what makes the character more compelling cuz delicate women are seldom seen as capable of fiery, vengeful stuff. So hats off to Raakhee for pulling this off so well.
TP Jain often plays a mean and miserly creature. His most memorable roles in my opinion are as Ganeshilal in Angoor, as a real estate broker in Namkeen. I think he's also in Mausam. Incidentally all Gulzar films. Seems to be a regular with the director. Didn't know his name but his face and his characters are all too familiar.
The other person who played similar roles to his was CS Dubey, who's also in Angoor as the goldsmith Seth Chhedilal. Lovable character in this movie. He often plays a pimp or scheming conniving lala/seth and I think is among the rapists who gang-rape Moushumi Chatterjee in a granary in the grusomely (in)famous scene from Roti Kapda aur Makaan.
She was very believable in the scenes where she fights back. Her character in general was pretty feisty from the get-go. I don't know why TP Jain never registered on my radar before (CS Dubey has), but I need to track down some good screencaps for the Actor Gallery now and put him there!
Shilpi Bose
If I am not mistaken this was Raakhee's home production. I think it was for this film that she took riding lessons and practiced riding on Bombay's Juhu Beach. For quite sometime I have been wondering where T.P.Jain disappeared. He had a successful career in films and television but suddenly disappeared from the scene. Can someone enlighten me please?
She looked very graceful on horseback with a huge rifle! :)
Greta ur handwriting simply suckzzz! bad!
But an good review.
Oh my real handwriting is much much worse.
I presume secrets is from your circle or family & friends !
Not that I know of!!!! :)
As per Hindi movie director, Sawankumar Tak, he introduced T.P.Jain in 1978 Nutan starrer "Sajan Bina suhagan"(who blackmails Nuthan),He was also became famous in T.V.Commercial of a famous tooth powder, as he got a somewhat different set of teeth. Ah. I remember in Gulzar`s Kitab in a role of teacher for kids.
OMG, Memsaab, a bandit queen movie I haven't yet seen–and didn't even know about? Thank you thank you thank youi!