OK, so Zumba may not be the most obvious form of exercise for someone who is uncoordinated, can't dance, bumps into things and has no musical sense whatsoever. Imagined as a Venn diagram, there is my comfort zone – a circle filled with things like eating biscuits, listening to Radio 4 comedy, walking long distances across cities just for the sake of it, and browsing vintage furniture shops – and then somewhere orbiting that circle, in a similar relationship to the way Neptune orbits the Sun, there's Zumba. I've always thought of dance-related activities as something for pretty, popular girls, not slightly awkward ones like me. But I have to lose some weight and get myself fit enough to walk 26.5 miles in May, 50km in September and – this is only if those haven't finished me off – possibly 100km some time next year. So needs must.
According to my London MoonWalk training pack, this is now officially Week 1 of the training schedule. I've got until 12 May to get fit enough to walk 26.2 miles across London, at night, in a bra*, to raise money for breast cancer charities.
It is also clear that a few brisk walks round Crystal Palace park aren't going to cut it. At some point before 12 May we have to fit in around six 6 mile walks, three 7 mile walks, a 10, a 12, a 14, two 16s and, the big one, a 20-mile-er.
Ignoring the immediate question of 'When am I going to find time…?', and moving on to the slightly more fun question of 'Where am I going to go?' I've dug out my Time Out London Walks books, my collection of leaflets on things like the Green Chain and Thames Path (I am a compulsive leaflet gatherer) and hit Google, but could do with some extra suggestions.
Creative Tourist Manchester's guide for the creative tourist. Includes some handy free city guides and a wry take on the BBC's move north.
Diamond Geezer Top-notch London blog, entertaining and info-packed. This man clearly has time on his hands too.
Edible Adventures Paris Blog by Rosa Jackson, my Paris restaurant tip sensei.
Graduate Fog Advice and cameraderie for graduates trying to find work.
I Like Boring Things Blu Tac, toilets, oven chips etc. Particular bias towards stationery.
Inexpensive London Things that are free or don't cost much. In London.
London Review of Breakfasts Because you'll have time for a leisurely breakfast now.
Londonist Lively source of London news and stories.
Orwell Diaries George Orwell's diaries. Surely the ultimate blog?
The Big Smoke My old friends at Time Out on issues affecting the capital. Plus links to some more great London sites and blogs.
The Great Wen New blog by the newly redundant Peter Watts of Time Out Big Smoke fame. Expect some interesting London insight.
The Midlife Manual The blog of the book. Don't turn 40 without it.
The War on Error Sign's with there apostophe's in the rong plaice, etc, and other grammatical incompetence.
Tired of London, tired of life One thing a day to do in London.
Too Good for the Papers Remember when you could go out to the theatre or eat in great restaurants? Live vicariously through this smart young London columnist.
Used to be Somebody Even for those whose former job wasn't Political Editor of the Observer, it will surely touch a nerve.


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NY Philharmonic Announces Details For 2019 OSU Residency
by BWW News Desk - Sep 9, 2019
The New York Philharmonic will be in residence at Oklahoma State University (OSU), October 11a?"14, 2019, performing the inaugural concerts of The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts and engaging with OSU students through educational activities. Music Director Jaap van Zweden will lead the Philharmonic in three programs at The McKnight Center, two featuring Tony Awarda?"winning Oklahoma native Kelli O'Hara and one featuring Philharmonic Concertmaster Frank Huang. All three concerts will be shared with the Stillwater community through free simulcasts on the venue's outdoor LED wall. The residency marks the New York Philharmonic's debut in Stillwater and first return to Oklahoma after more than 30 years. The partnership is made possible in part by a $25 million programming gift to OSU's McKnight Center by alumni Ross and Billie McKnight; Mr. McKnight is also a New York Philharmonic Board Member.
Bob Woodward To Bring 'Fear' Book Tour To Charlotte
Legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, associate editor of The Washington Post, and author of FEAR: Trump in the White House Bob Woodward will speak at Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Sunday, Feb.3, 2019 at 7 p.m.
Cypriot Pianist Orestis Magou To Present An Evening Of Piano And Violin Music
Cypriot Pianist Orestis Magou along with his South-African duo violin partner Jeffrey Armstrong present a program with music from the late 19th and 20th century at Technopolis 20, on Wednesday, 25th of September, at 8pm.
Copland House Launches 10th Season At Merestead
Copland House's 2018-19 mainstage season will offer celebrations aplenty! Ranging widely across more than a century of American music, the popular series is Copland House's 10th at Westchester County's majestic Merestead estate in Mount Kisco, NY. Hailed by The New York Times for "all the richness of its offerings, first-rate fare, and reputation for quality," the series has become a destination for an enthusiastic and growing audience of musical adventurers seeking discoveries of the new, old, and unexpected.
National Philharmonic Presents Washington Premier of Oscar-Winning Film On the Waterfront, With Live Orchestration of Leonard Bernstein's Score
The National Philharmonic begins its 2018-2019 season at The Music Center at Strathmore on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m., with a Washington D.C. premier of Marlon Brando's On the Waterfront celebrating iconic American composer Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday.
Author/Journalist Bob Woodward Comes To Coral Springs Center For The Arts
The Coral Springs Center for the Arts today announced that Bob Woodward, the legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, associate editor of The Washington Post, and author of FEAR: Trump in the White House, the explosive Number One best seller that is rocking the national media, will be making his exclusive South Florida appearance on Monday, October 15, at 7 pm. The state-of the-art performing arts center is located at 2855 Coral Springs Drive (33065).
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Expands into Saturday Nights
In a move to attract new audiences to live orchestral music, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra has expanded its concert offerings to include Saturday night (8 pm) performances at Richardson Auditorium.
Violinist Rachel Lee Priday Appointed To The Faculty Of The University Of Washington School Of Music
University of Washington School of Music today announces the appointment of celebrated Korean-American violinist Rachel Lee Priday to the faculty as Assistant Professor of Violin in the UW Strings Program, effective in the 2019-2020 school year.
BWW REVIEW: Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE Is Presented In A Brilliant Staged Concert By Sydney Philharmonia Choirs at Sydney Opera House.
by Jade Kops - Oct 6, 2018
The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney Youth Orchestra and a stellar cast of performers join to present a wonderful expression of Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE under the baton of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs' Artistic and Music Director Brett Weymark and theatrical direction by Mitchell Butel.
John Storgårds Returns to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra November
The month of November at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) begins with The Mozart Experience (a pair of delightful family concerts) and ushers in the holiday season with Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker & More. In between, the TSO offers much-loved music by Beethoven, John Adams, and Ravel-in a program entitled Bolero-and presents the poignant Britten War Requiem, coinciding with the centennial of Armistice Day.
Pacific Symphony And Pacific Chorale Celebrate The Centennial Of Leonard Bernstein's Birth
It's no secret that Leonard Bernstein has a special place in Pacific Symphony's heart. Music Director Carl St.Clair was mentored by Bernstein and over the years, the orchestra has played numerous concerts featuring this great American master's works. This season's celebration lasts for three nights (Oct. 25-27) starting on Thursday, Oct. 25 and continuing every night through Saturday, Oct. 27, with programming that demonstrates Bernstein's outstanding compositional command of music that often combined the influences of Broadway, jazz, opera, and sacred and secular music.
The Columbus Symphony Will Hold a Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration Including ON THE TOWN, WEST SIDE STORY, and More
CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov leads the Columbus Symphony, guest violinist Daniel Rowland, guest soprano Jennifer Lynn Cherest, and the Columbus Symphony Chorus in a unique concert celebrating legendary composer, conductor, and educator Leonard Bernstein. This kaleidoscope of Bernstein's most popular Broadway works includes On the Town: Three Dance Episodes, West Side Story: Suite for Violin and Orchestra, and Candide: Overture, "Glitter and Be Gay," and Suite.
CDI/Concert Dance Inc. Returns to the Ravinia Festival with the Ruth Page Festival
by Sarah Hookey - May 9, 2019
CDI/Concert Dance Inc. (CDI) returns to the Ravinia Festival as part of the annual Ruth Page Festival of Dance Saturday, June 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 2 at 4 p.m. in Ravinia's Bennett Gordon Hall, 418 Sheridan Rd. Gates open on Saturday, June 1 at 4 p.m. and Sunday, June 2 at 3 p.m. Regularly commissioned by Ravinia to present new works, CDI Artistic Director Venetia Stifler's 2019 program will include Colandd's El Salon Mexico in Berstein's two-piano arrangement.
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Announces 40th Season Tickets Now on Sale
Tickets are now on sale for Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (CCCMF)'s 40th anniversary season as Cape Cod's premiere presenter of summer chamber music. Twelve compelling concerts are slated for venues across the Cape from August 1 through 23. Advance purchase is recommended for discount tickets (available through June 30) and packages, limited to capacity.
York Symphony Orchestra Presents American Classics
by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2018
The York Symphony Orchestra will present American Classics on Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Appell Center for the Performing Arts in York. The performance will pay tribute to the military with a color guard and armed forces salute in honor of National Armed Forces Day and will feature music by Aaron Copland, George Gershwin and a commemoration of Leonard Bernstein's 100th Birthday. Single tickets starting at $9 for adults and $5 for students are available online at www.YorkSymphony.org or by calling 717-846-1111.
Long Center to Celebrate Bernstein with Restaging of MASS
Legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein will be celebrated with a Texas-style centennial staging of "MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers" at The Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas on June 29-30. This production is part of Bernstein100Austin, a season-long celebration of community events honoring the life and legacy of Leonard Bernstein to mark his 100th birthday.
Union Avenue Opera Presents CANDIDE
War! Earthquakes! Disease! Very bad things happen to very good people (and plenty of bad ones too). When young Candide's marriage proposal to a baron's daughter doesn't quite go as planned, this naive student of optimism is thrust into an eye-opening odyssey across lands near and far, discovering the horrors of existence at every turn.
Union Avenue Opera Celebrates 25th Festival Season
Over 21 artists will make their Union Avenue Opera (UAO) debut this summer as the company celebrates its 25th Anniversary Season. The seven-week summer season will open Friday, July 5 with Bernstein's hilarious, philosophical, and fast-paced take on Voltaire's 1759 biting satire of the same name, Candide and will feature the return of Christine Brewer to the UAO stage. The season continues through August 24th with performances of Puccini's operatic blockbuster La boheme, a tribute to UAO's tradition of presenting operas in original languages, and the St. Louis premiere of Tom Cipullo's Glory Denied, the true saga of Vietnam veteran Colonel Jim Thompson, the longest-held American POW in US history.
Pegasus Orchestra Brings The Symphony Hall Experience To Small Town USA
Pegasus: the Orchestra- a professional orchestra dedicated tobringing symphony hall-style performances to underserved communities around New York City and beyond-has announced the finale to its first season will take place on the evening Thursday, May 24. The special Gala concert will take place at Mana Contemporary's Jersey City campus and will feature Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 performed by virtuoso pianist, Dror Baitel; Beethoven's powerful Symphony No. 5, conducted by Karen Hakobyan; along with others to be announced. All ticket proceeds will directly support Pegasus' ongoing efforts to create new jazz, world music, youth, and educational programs.
The Milk Carton Kids, Steve Buscemi, Teddy Thompson, & More Join Town Hall's Bob Dylan '63 Event May 24
by TV News Desk - May 22, 2018
On April 12, 1963, Bob Dylan played his first major concert. It was at The Town Hall in New York City. It wasn't sold out - but those who were there witnessed a truly historic event.
Tanglewood Music Festival Presents Staged Productions Of Leonard Bernstein's ON THE TOWN, TROUBLE IN TAHITI, and More
As a major highlight of its summer-long celebration, June 15-September 2, of the centennial of Leonard Bernstein's birth, Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in Lenox, MA, has programmed several fully staged and semi-staged productions of Leonard Bernstein's work written for the stage, featuring several Tony Award-winning Broadway performers, choreographers, and directors.
Pegasus: the Orchestra— a professional orchestra dedicated tobringing symphony hall-style performances to underserved communities around New York City and beyond—has announced the finale to its first season will take place on the evening Thursday, May 24. The special Gala concert will take place at Mana Contemporary's Jersey City campus and will feature Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 performed by virtuoso pianist, Dror Baitel; Beethoven's powerful Symphony No. 5, conducted by Karén Hakobyan; along with others to be announced. All ticket proceeds will directly support Pegasus' ongoing efforts to create new jazz, world music, youth, and educational programs.
BWW Feature: The Washington Chorus Celebrates Choral Excellence with a WEST SIDE STORY BALL
by Sam Abney - May 21, 2018
The Washington Chorus sure knows how to throw a party. Capping off their 2017-18 season, the organization's recent West Side Story Ball allowed the organization to showcase their strong vocalists while celebrating famed composer Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday. A festive evening such as this also underscored the importance of choral performances in classical spaces like churches: it makes the performance ten times better.
TOWN HALL ENSEMBLE Adds Names to TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME: Songs from Bob Dylan's 1963 Town Hall Concert
THE TOWN HALL Presents TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME: Songs from Bob Dylan's 1963 Town Hall Concert
Symphony Space Celebrates 40 Years with Wall to Wall Leonard Bernstein
Forty years ago, two visionary leaders - Isaiah Sheffer and Allan Miller- took over an abandoned Upper West Side theater for an all-day free marathon concert called Wall to Wall Bach. This event founded Symphony Space, and every year since 1978, Symphony Space has been presenting free marathon Wall to Wall events, hailed by The New York Times as 'an annual gift to the city of New York.' In its 40th anniversary year, Symphony Space's signature concert event celebrates the centennial of a cherished American composer: Leonard Bernstein. This FREE marathon concert will honor Bernstein's legacy with music, dance, conversation, film clips, and more, exploring the many facets of his creative life (May 19th, 3pm-11pm, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 95th and Broadway).
3,000 Miles Off Broadway Productions Presents WEST SIDE STORY
3000 Miles Off Broadway Productions in association with Actors' Repertory Theatre of Simi proudly present WEST SIDE STORY, written by Arthur Laurents, with music composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. This special 5 performance only engagement will be Today, May 11 through Sunday, May 13 (Mother's Day), on the Debbie Reynolds Mainstage at the historic El Portal Theatre in the NOHO Arts District, El Portal Theatre is located at 5269 Lankershim Blvd in North Hollywood, California.
WEST SIDE STORY Coming To Estonian National Opera This May!
by BWW News Desk - Mar 7, 2019
The classic musical WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Estonia from May 24th to 28th, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - Mar 15, 2019
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Announces 40th Anniversary Summer Concert Season
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (CCCMF) announces the celebration of 40 years as Cape Cod's premiere presenter of summer chamber music with its 2019 summer season, presenting 12 compelling concerts from August 1 through 23, 7:30 pm, at locations throughout the region. The Festival is programmed under the leadership of Artistic Directors Jon Nakamatsu and Jon Manasse, and Executive Director Elaine Lipton.
BWW Review: MASS a Towering Achievement That Soars, Lifts and Inspires
by Frank Benge - Jun 30, 2018
MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers, is a musical theatre piece composed by Leonard Bernstein with additional lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and Paul Simon. Commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy, it premiered on September 8, 1971. Bernstein originally intended to compose a traditional Mass, but eventually settled on this more innovative form. It uses the Tridentine Mass of the Roman Catholic Church as its basis. While the liturgical passages are sung in Latin, MASS also includes added passages in English written by Bernstein, composer Stephen Schwartz, and Paul Simon (who wrote the first quatrain of 'Half of the People'). Intended to be staged theatrically, it has also been performed in concert format. This production has the added bonus of subtitling above the stage, although it really isn't necessar y.
Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 6/23/2018
by - Jun 23, 2018
BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 6/23/2018.
BWW Interview: Andrew Lippa premieres UNBREAKABLE with the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus at Nourse Theater
by Robert Sokol - Jun 21, 2018
This weekend marks the world premiere of UNBREAKABLE, an original work by composer and lyricist Andrew Lippa, co-commissioned by a nationwide consortium of ten gay choruses and featuring Lisa Vroman, Britney Coleman, and Marcus J. Paige.
BWW Preview: More Music in the Northeast This Summer
by Richard Sasanow - Jun 21, 2018
If you didn't find a performance to attend in the first part of this series--or you simply can't get enough operas, symphonic concerts and musical theatre pieces thrown in for good measure--here's more to choose from. It covers the gamut from the Mozart REQUIEM to Bernstein, Bernstein and more Bernstein.
BWW Review: Seattle Symphony Celebrates Centenary with Bernstein Extravaganza
by Erica Miner - Jun 17, 2018
For the centenary of America's favorite musical son Leonard Bernstein, two of his much-loved works
BWW Review: The Boston Pops Orchestra Celebrates Bernstein and HAMILTON
by Nancy Grossman - Jun 14, 2018
The 133rd spring season of The Boston Pops Orchestra at Symphony Hall is winding down, but the final week is a whirlwind of activity, culminating in three performances of WEST SIDE STORY: In Concert, and an appearance by two of the stars of the groundbreaking HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL. Tony Award-winning actress Renee Elise Goldsberry and her special guest, Tony-nominated Phillipa Soo, stepped in to replace Leslie Odom, Jr. (another HAMILTON alum) when a scheduling conflict made him unavailable.
BWW Interview: Peter Bay on Texas-sized production of 'MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers'
Leonard Bernstein is an American treasure. He was one of the first American born conductors to receive worldwide acclaim. His fame is derived not only from his long tenure as the music director of the New York Philharmonic, but also from his conducting most of the world's leading orchestras, and from his prodigious body of music as the composer of West Side Story, Peter Pan, Candide, Wonderful Town, On the Town, On the Waterfront, MASS and a range of other compositions, including three symphonies and many shorter chamber and solo works. Bernstein was the first conductor to give a series of television lectures on classical music, primarily aimed at youth, starting in 1954 and continuing until his death. As a composer, he has created pieces that are, without question, part of the fabric of our lives. 'MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers' was composed by Leonard Bernstein with text by Bernstein and additional text and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy, it premiered on September 8, 1971. The performance was part of the opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Austin will have the rare opportunity to experience this glorious piece as part of the Bernstein at 100 celebration this month. BroadwayWorld recently had the opportunity to talk to conductor Peter Bay, Musical Director and Conductor of the Austin Symphony Orchestra about the upcoming production.
Lucas Richman Symphony's THIS WILL BE OUR REPLY to Make West Coast Premiere
by BWW News Desk - Jul 28, 2019
GRAMMY award-winning conductor/composer Lucas Richman's three-movement symphony, This Will Be Our Reply will make its West Coast debut on August 17 in Los Angeles. Conductor Noreen Green will lead the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony in performance of the piece as part of the Friendship & Harmony concert at 8 p.m., Saturday, August 17, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
National Philharmonic Presents Washington Premierof 'On the Waterfront,'With Live Orchestration of Leonard Bernstein's Score
The National Philharmonic begins its 2018-2019 season at The Music Center at Strathmore on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m., with a Washington D.C. premier of Marlon Brando's On the Waterfront celebrating iconic American composer Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday. The orchestra will perform Bernstein's score from the 1954 Oscar award-winning film, On the Waterfront, which ranks eighth on the American Film Institute's Top 100 list. The orchestra will be conducted by Philharmonic Music Director and Conductor Piotr Gajewski who was mentored by Bernstein. The concert will begin with a performance of the Star-Spangled Banner, conducted by Eliot Pfanstiehl, former CEO and founder of the Strathmore Hall Foundation Inc. The eight-time Oscar-winning re-mastered film, directed by Elia Kazan, stars Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, and Eva Marie Saint, and will be shown in high-definition with the original dialogue intact. Ticket prices are $35-$85 and are free for young people age 7-17. Strathmore is located at 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.nationalphilharmonic.org or call 301.581.5100.
Chinese Classical Pianist Stars At Strathmore This Month
The National Philharmonic rings in the new year-and continues its celebration of the great Leonard Bernstein's Centennial-with two of Bernstein's favorite composers in "Infamous Brahms" Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 at 3 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore's Concert Hall. International pianist Haochen Zhang, who won the gold medal for the 2009 Van Cliburn Competition at the age of 19, will join Philharmonic Music Director and Conductor Piotr Gajewski in performing Johannes Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor. Both Zhang and Gajewski are former child prodigies. Zhang has captivated audiences in the United States, Europe, and Asia with a unique combination of deep musical sensitivity, fearless imagination, and spectacular virtuosity. During the weekend's concerts, the National Philharmonic will also celebrate Maestro Gajewski's 60th birthday. There will be a pre-concert lecture on Saturday, from 6:45-7:15 p.m., and Sunday, from 1:45-2:15 p.m. Ticket prices are $34-$88 and are free for young people age 7-17. Strathmore is located at 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. For more information or to purchase tickets, visitwww.nationalphilharmonic.org or call 301.581.5100.
National Philharmonic Rings In New Year As Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration Continues
The National Philharmonic rings in the new year-and continues its celebration of the great Leonard Bernstein's Centennial-with two of Bernstein's favorite composers in "Infamous Brahms" Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 at 3 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore's Concert Hall. International pianist Haochen Zhang, who won the gold medal for the 2009 Van Cliburn Competition at the age of 19, will join Philharmonic Music Director and Conductor Piotr Gajewski in performing Johannes Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor.
by BWW News Desk - Feb 19, 2019
Philharmonia Orchestra Announces 2019/20 London Season
The Philharmonia Orchestra opens its 75th birthday celebrations in January 2020 with the opening weekend of Philharmonia at 75, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. The weekend features a programme centred on the year 1945 (16 Jan 2020), when the Philharmonia was founded, and the world premiere of a horn concerto by Mark-Anthony Turnage, commissioned by the Philharmonia, in a programme inspired by famous French Horn players linked to the Orchestra, including Dennis Brain, Richard Watkins (soloist on this occasion) and Esa-Pekka Salonen himself.
Successful Teen Mental Health Program To Enter Second Year, More Schools
School is starting, and with it often comes anxiety. Today's teens face incredible pressures - from peers and parents, teachers and employers. Social media often inflates the stressors. One local program continues to shift the focus to the positive, with teens driving the messages.
Philip Lima Named Assistant Chair of Berklee's Voice Department
by TV News Desk - Apr 23, 2019
Berklee College of Music has named Philip Lima as assistant chair of the Voice Department. Lima is a baritone vocalist who has garnered critical acclaim for his performances on both concert and operatic stages. He is currently serving as interim chair of the department while chair Anne Peckham is on sabbatical.
Berklee's Voice Department Names Philip Lima Assistant Chair
by Sarah Hookey - Apr 23, 2019

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The latest challenge was to submit an extract from a novel that chronicles the adult life of a well-known fictional hero from children's stories.
I enjoyed Jess McAree's account of Paddington Bear's Conrad-esque voyage — 'evicted by Brexit, residence visa revoked' — to the heart of darkness in deepest Peru. Hugh King, D.A. Prince and A.R. Duncan-Jones also shone with their portrayals of the later lives of the stars of the Just William and Noddy stories.
In Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the play based on J.K. Rowling's books, the boy wizard has grown up and become a father of three who works for the Ministry of Magic. David Shields, one of those who made the final cut this week, imagined him taking an altogether different path. He and his fellow winners take £30 each. The bonus fiver belongs to Bill Greenwell.
Mr Speaker glared. A glare from Mr. Speaker's eyes, which were of an incandescent character, was generally enough to quell all opposition. It had the force of an arc lamp, the strength of a projectile sent forth by a ballista. Hannibal would have quailed.
But not William George Bunter, the Fat Owl of the Conservative party, against whom the said glare was most forcibly directed. Bunter, despite the heat-seeking glare repeatedly sent his way, gave no sign of being aware of it. It was a glare, indeed, of which he was entirely unaware. He merely shifted his tight trousers upon the green leather, staring, apparently vacantly, into the middle distance.
Bunter's mind was not empty. On the contrary, it was full. It teemed. He was remembering the moment, that very morning, when his chum Jacob Merry had said to him, during chapel, Tu quoque Caesar eris. Bunter licked his lips.
Hundred Acre Wood seems smaller now, plagued by ramblers and their dogs, its silence irregularly shattered by Christopher Robin and his City pals down for the shooting. Pooh, paws over ears, hides his full-grown ursine bulk as best he can, not wanting to embarrass. Being a Bear of Little Brain once charmed; now Christopher Robin threatens eviction, via his solicitor, explaining that youthful affections must be set aside for adult status to be maintained.
Pooh has matured, in his own, eccentric manner; mead has supplanted honey, intoxication adventure, desultory masturbation the conviviality of friends. Pooh shudders, recalling Piglet's transformation into snorting, gluttonous Pig, a decline uncomfortably mirroring his own. Poetry has not quite deserted him, though he chunters rather than hums, his subjects now arthritis, veterinary fees, hypoglycaemia.
Later, Pooh will lumber drunkenly up to the bridge, hurling a small log into the river with impotent fury. It will sink.
Revenge, like carrots, is a dish best served cold. Setting the final preparations, Flopsy remembered his dead mother's grim warning. 'Don't go into Mr McGregor's garden. Your father had an accident there…' Flopsy's obsessive ten-year mission of retribution was almost ready for its murderous execution. 'He was put into a pie…' Flopsy stiffened.
Jemima's seventh birthday party was an unmitigated disaster. She'd insisted on a magician, and I eventually found this character online (at WIZARDSRUS).
'The Great Pottini' he called himself, and seldom have I seen such a shambling wreck of a man. He arrived late — some confusion over his platform apparently — and I couldn't be sure he hadn't been imbibing. He had an alarming scar on his forehead, sustained, he claimed, playing 'sort of aerial polo'. I didn't know if this was a euphemism of some kind.
He then staggered through a series of lame tricks, with no age-appropriate patter, just a stream of cod-Latin incantations. I cut it short in the end, then he offered us discounted tickets to his 'adult' show, featuring his 'glamorous assistant', one Hermione. He said he was going to 'split her in two', and I didn't like the way he said it, with an unpleasant smirk.
'You're clinically obese,' the dietician announced severely. Pooh sighed. This appointment was clearly a Very Bad Idea. All those qualities that had seemed so endearing when he and his friends were young — his own chubbiness, Eeyore's gloomy disposition, Tigger's exuberant bounciness, and Piglet's timidity — were now Problems That Must Be Addressed. Eeyore had been diagnosed with severe depression, Tigger was being treated for hyperactivity, and Piglet was doing assertiveness training.
He himself was middle-aged and decidedly stout. The dietician thrust a stack of leaflets at him, extolling the benefits of boiled kale, celery juice and daily exercise. 'You may as well have this one too,' she added, throwing another on the pile. Pooh felt more cheerful as he saw its title: 'The Honey Diet'. He even started composing a song: Isn't it funny/ How a diet based on honey/Can slim your ample tummy. Things were certainly Looking Up.
Your next challenge is to submit a short story of which the last sentence is 'I feel like a half-eaten gorgonzola.' Please email (wherever possible) entries of up to 150 words to lucy@spectator.co.uk by midday on 24 April.


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Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series A, Mathematical Sciences
Proc. Japan Acad. Ser. A Math. Sci.
Volume 86, Number 10 (2010), 174-176.
On the sum of powers of two consecutive Fibonacci numbers
Diego Marques and Alain Togbé
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Let $(F_{n})_{n\geq 0}$ be the Fibonacci sequence given by $F_{n+2}=F_{n+1}+F_{n}$, for $n\geq 0$, where $F_{0}=0$ and $F_{1}=1$. In this note, we prove that if $s$ is an integer number such that $F_{n}^{s}+F_{n+1}^{s}$ is a Fibonacci number for all sufficiently large integer $n$, then $s=1$ or 2.
Proc. Japan Acad. Ser. A Math. Sci., Volume 86, Number 10 (2010), 174-176.
First available in Project Euclid: 6 December 2010
https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.pja/1291644508
doi:10.3792/pjaa.86.174
Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2779831
Zentralblatt MATH identifier
Primary: 11B39: Fibonacci and Lucas numbers and polynomials and generalizations 11J86: Linear forms in logarithms; Baker's method
Fibonacci numbers linear forms in logarithms
Marques, Diego; Togbé, Alain. On the sum of powers of two consecutive Fibonacci numbers. Proc. Japan Acad. Ser. A Math. Sci. 86 (2010), no. 10, 174--176. doi:10.3792/pjaa.86.174. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.pja/1291644508
Y. Bugeaud, M. Mignotte and S. Siksek, Classical and modular approaches to exponential Diophantine equations. I. Fibonacci and Lucas perfect powers, Ann. of Math. (2) 163 (2006), no. 3, 969–1018.
Mathematical Reviews (MathSciNet): MR2215137
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In responding to the president's desire to return Americans to the moon within his planned term of office, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine faces several challenges, perhaps impossible ones. Ignoring the political and budgetary constraints under which he must plan such a technical accomplishment, he is hampered by tired thinking going back to Apollo.
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Fifty-eight years ago, almost to the day, President Kennedy declared what was, at the time, a bold national goal: To send a man to the moon within a decade, and "return him safely to Earth." The greatest challenge of Apollo was not the former, but the latter.
Simply getting someone to the moon was relatively easy, even then: Launch a rocket with a crew and a lander, and land the latter on the lunar surface. It could be done with a much smaller rocket than the Saturn V.
But in order to return, another vehicle would be required to first get back into orbit, and then additional propellant to get it all the way back to Earth, and that vehicle would have to be capable of entry into the atmosphere and recovery on the planet's surface. As it turned out, two more vehicles were deployed: A lunar ascent stage, and a capsule for recovery into the atmosphere. Because we had too little experience with space assembly, all this additional hardware, and the propellant needed to get it all the way there and back, had to be launched in a single flight from Florida. The capsule with its precious human cargo that sat on top of the huge Saturn V launcher, is all that came back from the moon.
While Kennedy's goal was achieved, the science we got from the six lunar missions was limited by the necessarily short mission durations on the lunar surface. In particular, we continue to have no data on the long-term effects of partial gravity, including the ability to conceive and gestate healthy offspring of even rodents, let alone primates, including humans, knowledge critical to understanding the ability of humanity to thrive on the moon.
In the planning of the return to the moon, we seem to be attempting to simply repeat Apollo: Send a man (and woman) to the moon and return them safely to Earth. But suppose we eliminate the latter requirement, at least initially?
If we don't need to bring them back immediately, the 2024 mission gets much simpler and affordable: Build a habitat capable of being resupplied, and land it on the moon. Then, after verifying that it's functional, send its first crew. We know how to build space habitats from ISS experience, and lunar habitats are easier because they have some gravity to work with. All the necessary major hardware that would be new is a lander. A few weeks in Washington, Jeff Bezos, richest man in the world and founder of the space company Blue Origin, unveiled a mock-up of one they plan to build. There is no reason to think that, given adequate funding (and it would surely be much less than one developed by NASA under a traditional cost-plus contract), it couldn't be ready and tested in four years (and would be required even with a planned return, though the requirements might be different).
With no immediate need for the lunar ascent, the mission could be done with existing launchers, such as the Falcon Heavy.
When would the crew return? Whenever we have developed the means for them to do so, an activity that could be done in parallel, but without the 2024 urgency. In the meantime, over months, or perhaps a year or three, they will be able to engage in a long-term exploration of the moon and research into the effects of partial gravity, perhaps taking some rats along to attempt breeding. If they had the capability to do EVA (something necessary for proper exploration in any event), resupplying them indefinitely would be straightforward, with occasional deliveries of food, water, clothing, and lithium hydroxide to scrub the habitat atmosphere, just as we do with the CRS deliveries to ISS. It would be the very definition of "sustainable."
In fact, the marginal cost of such a mission might be sufficiently low as to allow multiple habitats and crews in different locations, with regular crew rotations once a round-trip system has been developed over the next couple of years. And each base could grow as well with the delivery of additional habitats, allowing volume for experiments in lunar agriculture and perhaps aquaculture.
Is the plan risky? Of course, it is. If there was a medical, or other emergency, there would be no immediate way to evacuate the crew. But for decades, we have accepted this risk at Amundsen/Scott Station, with no ability to evacuate researchers through the austral winter.
No frontier is opened without risk, and the space frontier is the harshest one humanity has ever faced. But with the acceptance of risk can come great reward, and the reward here is serious lunar research, within half a decade, far beyond the limited expeditions of half a century ago. Does anyone doubt that there are researchers, within or outside of the NASA astronaut office, willing to accept that risk? If so, perhaps we haven't been doing a good job of selecting astronauts, but I don't believe that is the case.
For decades, with each failed programmatic attempt at a lunar return, from President George H. W. Bush's Space Exploration Initiative to his son's Vision for Space Exploration, the ostensible goal has been to "return to the moon, this time to stay." Yet somehow, rather than being bold, the plans always start with a repeat of what we did in the 1960s.
It is now the 21stcentury. The best way to assure that when we go "back to the moon, this time to stay," is to stay. Let us get on with it.
Rand Simberg is the author of "Safe Is Not an Option: Overcoming the Futile Obsession with 'Getting Everyone Back Alive' That Is Killing Our Expansion into Space." Originally Published in the SpaceNews
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'America's Game,' behind the scenes
Erik Scalavino
Patriots.com Writer
It's an otherwise quiet Friday during the offseason. Here at Gillette Stadium, Phase II of the offseason workout program is underway, but around midday, most players have completed their responsibilities and headed home for the weekend.
Inside the Kraft Sports Productions television studio near the visitors locker room, two players hang back. They take their seats and crack open bottles of water in preparation for what will be a lengthy afternoon walk down memory lane. A production crew from NFL Films has erected a minimalist set to record an unscripted interview session with twin brothers Devin and Jason McCourty.
A Films producer will spend the next few hours peppering the McCourty Twins with questions about their up-bringing in New Jersey (including an interesting anecdote about their joint appearance as kids on "Saturday Night Live"). The conversation then advances to the McCourty's shared athletic journey at their home state Rutgers University, plus Jason and Devin's separate rises to NFL stardom and eventual reunion here in Foxborough. The line of questioning will then focus on the 2018 season, Jason's first with New England.
This material will later be compiled, along with footage and interviews from two other members of the Super Bowl-winning 2018 Patriots, to provide the foundational elements of the 53rd installment of NFL Film's annual documentary called "America's Game."
At first, Jason does much of the talking, which is understandable, as this is his first such experience. In fact, prior to being traded from Cleveland to New England last offseason, Jason had never even appeared in the postseason during his prior nine NFL seasons. Devin, of course, has never known an NFL season without a playoff appearance, and just won his third Super Bowl title with the Patriots. He previously recorded an "America's Game" session following New England's victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX.
With each question, both brothers are allowed to take turns answering, but at times, they can't help but interrupt while the other is speaking. The brothers' playful banter, often at the expense of one another, is encouraged by the Films producer, who chose to make history with the selection of these two siblings and teammates.
The formula for these feature films heretofore has been standard: Take three (sometimes four) players and/or coaches from the team that won the Super Bowl that season and interview them individually to construct a narrative of that campaign from their unique perspectives.
While this is the sixth such film chronicling a Patriots Super Bowl season, it will be special because, for the first time, two of the subjects – Jason and Devin – will be on camera together. In mid-April, the Films crew also sat down with wide receiver Julian Edelman, who becomes the first person ever to be featured in three 'America's Game' documentaries.
In the near future, Films will conclude by bringing in a fourth member of the 2018 Patriots whose identity has yet to be revealed. Once that interview is complete, the Films production team will begin editing over the summer.
A narrator who isn't directly tied to the organization is normally enlisted to bind all these elements together in the finished product. Actor and unabashed Patriots fan Chris Evans, currently helping draw audiences into theaters as Captain America in "Avengers: Endgame," has voiced the two most recent Patriots "America's Game" films. So, he would seem a potential candidate to narrate this one as well.
NFL Films expects to air the latest "America's Game" sometime during the first week of September to coincide with Week 1 of the 2019 regular season.
With some down time before training camp, we're inspecting the Patriots roster position by position. Today, an examination of the safeties.
With some down time before training camp, we're inspecting the Patriots roster position by position. Today, an examination of the cornerbacks.
With some down time before training camp, we're inspecting the Patriots roster position by position. Today, an examination of the QBs.
With some down time before training camp, we're inspecting the Patriots roster position by position. Today, an examination of the special teams.
One non-playoff team from each division that could make the 2019 postseason
Roughly a month before NFL training camps begin in earnest, let's take a shot at identifying which teams - one from each division - have the best shot to go from out-of-the-money to into the playoffs in 2019.


A United Arab Emirates company wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the desert for drinking water, but is their plan feasible?
"It's weird to imagine giant hunks of ice floating in the waters off Miami. But that may have happened. While modeling studies by scientists in the past suggested that those icebergs drifted east toward Europe, a just-published article in Nature Geoscience provides evidence that the big pieces of ice drifted southward instead."
"We take a look at some concepts -- from simple to complex to rather ancient -- that are designed to help us collect, store, transport and even create water where it's needed most."
"Desperate times call for desperate measures, and it doesn't get more desperate than the Emirates Iceberg Project - a new plan to lug giant ice cubes halfway across the world to combat drought in the United Arab Emirates."


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There are three types of spousal support in Maryland:
Pendente Lite (or Temporary) Spousal Support in Maryland:
Pendente Lite Spousal Alimony Support is an award of support made during the pendency of a divorce case. The goal of pendente lite spousal support is to maintain the status quo existing before the filing of the divorce action. In making a pendente lite spousal support award, the court will consider only the financial need of the spouse requesting support and the ability of the other spouse to pay support.
Rehabilitative Alimony Support in Maryland:
Rehabilitative Alimony Support is an award of support providing a spouse with resources for a limited period of time sufficient to allow him or her to become self-supporting. In making such an award, the court will consider the following factors:
Ability to become self-supporting.
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Standard of living during the marriage.
Duration of the marriage.
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The ability of a payor spouse to meet his or her own needs while paying alimony.
Any agreement between the parties.
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Income / assets.
Any monetary award or use and possession order.
Financial obligations of the parties.
Right to receive retirement benefits.
Permanent Alimony Support in Maryland:
Permanent alimony is disfavored under Maryland law and may only be awarded where the court finds that:
Due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability, the party seeking spousal support cannot reasonably be expected to make substantial progress toward becoming self-supporting.
Even after the party seeking alimony will have made as much progress toward becoming self-supporting as can reasonably be expected, the respective standards of living of the two parties will be unconscionably disparate.
Division of Marital Property in Maryland:
Marital property is defined as property acquired by either party during the marriage. Non-marital property is that property acquired before the marriage, by inheritance or gift from a third party, or property that is excluded by a valid agreement, such as a prenuptial agreement. Determining what property is marital property can be difficult to determine, especially when the non-marital and marital property have been commingled, or a non-marital asset has increased in value due to the efforts of one of the spouses during the marriage. Determining the value of marital and non-marital assets is also very complex. All of these issues can be solved more easily with the help of an attorney.
In an action for an absolute divorce, the court has authority to divide marital property between spouses. The court engages in a three-step process to equitably divide the marital estate between the parties:
Determining what property is marital property.
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Dividing the value of the marital estate between the parties through one or more methods, which may include making a monetary award, transferring an interest in retirement assets, transferring an interest in real property, or ordering the sale of real or personal property.
Factors the Court Considers in How It Divides Marital Property in Maryland:
The court will determine the division of marital property to be received by each party if the parties cannot resolve these issues through an agreement. Maryland law requires the court to consider the following factors in deciding how and in what proportions to divide the marital estate:
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UK police: New Year's Eve stabbing of 3 treated as terrorism
UGC issued by PA shows Police restraining a man after he stabbed three people at Victoria Station in Manchester, England, late Monday Dec. 31, 2018. Two commuters - a man and woman in their 50s - were taken to hospital with knife injuries and a British Transport Police (BTP) officer was stabbed in the shoulder. Police said a man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody. (Sam Clack/PA via AP)
Police at Victoria Station in Manchester, England, late Monday Dec. 31, 2018 after a man had stabbed three people. Two commuters - a man and woman in their 50s - were taken to hospital with knife injuries and a British Transport Police (BTP) officer was stabbed in the shoulder. Police said a man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody. (Pat Hurst/PA via AP)
LONDON – Police in the English city of Manchester said Tuesday they are treating the New Year's Eve stabbing of three people as a terrorist incident.
Greater Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said two people suffered "very serious" injuries in the attack and remain in the hospital receiving treatment. A police sergeant who was stabbed in the shoulder has been released.
Police have not identified or charged the suspect, who has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. An eyewitness said he shouted Islamic slogans during the frenzied attack.
The incident happened at Manchester's Victoria Station shortly before 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve. The busy rail station is next to the Manchester Arena, where a suicide bomber killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017.
Police tried to reassure the public that the area is safe despite the attack on a night of celebration.
"I know that the events of last night will have affected many people and caused concern," Hopkins said. "That the incident happened so close to the scene of the terrorist attack on 22 May, 2017, makes it even more dreadful."
Prime Minister Theresa May expressed concern for the victims and thanked first responders for their "courageous response."
Police say there is no indication that any others were involved in planning or assisting the attack. The investigation is being led by Britain's counterterrorism police.
Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said the incident is "not ongoing" and there is "currently no intelligence to suggest that there is any wider threat."
Police say extra officers will be on the streets Tuesday as a precaution.
Britain's official threat level has long been set at "severe," indicating intelligence analysts believe an attack is highly likely.


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People ride shared dockless electric scooters along Venice Beach on August 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
The debate over data privacy continues, only this time, it's focused around scooters.
The dispute comes as L.A. city guidelines request that scooter-operating companies share real-time location data from every trip with transportation officials. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation is asking companies to hand over data on the start point, end point and total duration of each trip on dockless scooters. The Department says the data will help ensure that the scooters are meeting the limits on permissible amount of scooters per company, equally serve all areas of the city and help officials enforce parking and restricted zones, among other reasons.
Opponents state privacy concerns, arguing that transportation data could reveal sensitive details about riders that could potentially be misused if handled improperly. Although the data collected will not include a name, critics fear the information could lead to an identifiable source.
Will limiting the speed of electric scooters solve the public nuisance problem?
How should universities deal with the students implicated in the admissions cheating scandal?


Registration for current school families for the 2018 - 2019 school year is now open! Please login to your Schoolspeak account and click on the tab "Register for 2019-2020". In order to ensure your child's spot for next year, please complete the online registration process by Wednesday, February 28th. The non-refundable registration fee is $100.00 per family if paid on or before February 28th. After February 28th, the registration fee will be $175.00 per family. Tuition must be current before your child's registration will be accepted for next year. If you have questions about your current tuition statement, please contact the school office to set up an appointment with Miss Cannon.
2nd Quarter report cards for your child have been published and are available for viewing through your Schoolspeak account. Please make sure to electronically sign off on the card after viewing it. Students receiving 2nd Quarter Honor Roll and Artist Spotlight Awards were recognized this morning at our Grandparents Day Mass. Congratulations to the following students receiving 1st and 2nd Honors and the Artist Spotlight Award. Keep up the great work!
Please return the order forms marked to the attention of Mrs. Oskorep/ NJHS no later than Monday, February 11 th . Valentines will be dispersed during Valentine's Day parties and used to decorate student lockers and classroom doors of recipients.
It's not to late to have your child bring in their classroom donation for our FISH Food Pantry Birthday Boxes! Each grade has been assigned a special part for this project. If everyone participates we hope to be able to make some birthdays a little more special for people that visit the food pantry. We are hoping to donate 50 Birthday Boxes to the FISH Food Pantry. Please see the attached flyer to see what your child is being asked to donate for this project. Every classroom will help in assembling the birthday boxes next Friday, February 8th.
It is almost time for our Daddy/Daughter dance! Girls start picking out your outfit and dads, start practicing your favorite dance moves! Please mark your calendars for Friday, February 8th from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm for this special night. Invitations were sent home last week. Please return your response to the school office by Monday, February 4th.
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The Blog SUMMER TOP 10.
We are in our last full week of summer break this week and I thought it would be fun to share the girls top 10 things they did this summer.
1. Going to Cape Splash with friends.
2. Sonic in our jammies.
7. Their individual stay up late nights.
Summer 2018, you've been so good to us and we are so sad to see you go.


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Six years into the Obama presidency, one of the things we've learned about the current state of play in Washington is that if there's something you don't want the Republicans in Congress to do, there's a simple and effective strategy you can follow: Convince them that it's what the president wants.
Once Obama embraced it, the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act morphed from an idea developed at a right-wing think tank and implemented at the state level by an eventual Republican presidential candidate to an unconscionable assault on individual rights. The cap-and-trade approach to reducing pollution was explicitly endorsed by every Republican president since Ronald Reagan until Obama endorsed it, at which point it became a socialist plot to ruin the economy.
Now, Republican leaders appear to have decided that they might be able to use their party's antipathy toward Obama's agenda to help curb some of their more extreme members' tendency to champion self-destructive policies.
Case in point: the threats to shut down the government if, as promised, the president issues an executive order temporarily halting deportations of millions of illegal immigrants and issuing temporary work permits to some of them.
Some Republicans have raised the possibility of refusing to pass a continuing resolution funding the government after mid-December as a means of making the president withdraw such an action. Last week, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) refused to take the possibility of a government shutdown off the table.
On Sunday, though, Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma, the Republican deputy whip in the House, warned his colleagues that shutting down the government is exactly what President Obama wants them to do.
Two days before, Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) used a similar metaphor, according to the Associated Press. "Shutting the government down would only serve the president's interests and we shouldn't take the bait," he said.
The Washington Post said staffers for Senate Majority Leader-elect Mitch McConnell (R-KY) late last week were distributing a memo to the more conservative members of the party, arguing that the last government shutdown had badly hurt the GOP brand.
To some extent, the concerted effort to blunt talk of a possible shutdown seems to be working. On Sunday, multiple Republican lawmakers appeared on talk shows and said they weren't interested in shutting down the government over an immigration fight.
Rep. Tom Cotton, the Tea Party conservative recently elected to the Senate in Arkansas, was equally adamant. "I don't think anyone wants to shut down the government because that doesn't solve the problem." His fellow senator-elect, Rep. James Lankford (R-OK), also said he is not interested in pursuing a government shutdown.
Even Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, one of the president's most vocal detractors and a strong Tea Party conservative, was dismissive of shutdown rumors. "We're not heading into a government shutdown," he said on CBS's Face the Nation.
A longtime reporter on the intersection of the federal government and the private sector, Rob Garver served as a National Correspondent, based in Washington, D.C., for four years. He has written for ProPublica, The New York Times and other publications.


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Ex-FBI agent charged with leaking sentenced to 48 months
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Minnesota sentenced former FBI agent Terry Albury to 48 months in prison on Thursday for leaking classified information to a journalist, his defense lawyer Joshua Dratel told Reuters.
Albury's sentence is much harsher than his defense lawyers had hoped, but slightly less severe than the 52-month prison term that federal prosecutors were seeking. He pleaded guilty to leaking classified materials earlier this year.
(Reporting by Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. Lynch; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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The Battle of Minisink occurred 234 years ago Monday, when a Colonial militia and some Continental Army soldiers faced off against British-backed units in what was to become the only Sullivan County battle of the Revolutionary War. The Colonial forces suffered heavy casualties. A memorial service was held Saturday at Battleground Park in Minisink Ford. At left: Members of the Navasing Long Rifles, with members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion, fire off muskets in military memorial for the fallen soldiers. Below: From left: Roan Gillingham, Leo Kehagias, Elektra Kehagias, and Teresa Kehagias dressed in period clothing.
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The Battle of Minisink occurred 234 years ago Monday, when a Colonial militia and some Continental Army soldiers faced off against British-backed units in what was to become the only Sullivan County battle of the Revolutionary War. The Colonial forces suffered heavy casualties. A memorial service was held Saturday at Battleground Park in Minisink Ford.


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Turkish President Erdogan praised the sacrifices of the Palestinian people in defence of Jerusalem, and said that Turkey will "prevent the occupiers from turning off the lamps of the holy city" by encouraging his own citizens to visit Jerusalem.
This came in a speech delivered by Erdogan at the opening session of the 34th meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) in Istanbul, on November 28, 2018.
The Turkish president pointed out that there is a plan to redraw the region through a major war, which has caused crises and tensions, from Syria to Yemen, Iraq and Palestine, and has shed tears and blood.
Erdogan pointed out that the negative effects of the First World War are still visible, despite the passage of a century, and that Turkey is the most country in the region to feel those effects.
"We must find solutions to the problems directly related to the outcome of the First World War, and we can only do so by carefully identifying the sources of those problems," he said. "We Muslims must not set new borders and walls between us, in this region that has drawn its borders with blood.
"There is no need to discuss who bears the responsibility of millions of hungry and displaced people in Yemen, because Muslims are the ones responsible," Erdogan said.
The Turkish president stressed the need for Muslims to stop falling into the trap of adopting the theory of "a drop of oil is more precious than a drop of blood."
On the Palestinian issue, Erdogan explained that Palestine will remain as long as there are Muslims and people who defend justice and freedom.
"History for us is not a set of events that have taken place, but it is a source of lessons for which we draw strength and courage from," he said.
Erdogan extended his greetings to the young men and women of Palestine who sacrifice their lives in defence of Jerusalem, and to the Palestinian refugees who for 70 years have longed for their homeland.
In this context, he said: "I send a special greeting to the land of civilization and peace, Palestine, and to Al-Quds Al-Sharif, the heart of the Islamic world."
He called on Muslims not to fall into the traps of those who try to draw differences between them.


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The Regent Theatre Celebrates 100 Years
It was 100 years ago that the Regent Theatre first opened its chrome-handled doors to the Allegan community with a live vaudeville show followed by a screening of the silent musical comedy, Oh Boy!, complete with full musical accompaniment in the orchestra pit of the then brand new 500 seat auditorium. Robert Dunham, who opened the Regent Theatre in October of 1919, saw great success throughout the 20s with live vaudeville shows and silent pictures. As times changed and technology advanced, with the 30s came talkies after Al Jolsen's The Jazz Singer in 1927. As the entertainment evolved, so did the aesthetic of the theater. During the 1940s, the Art Deco redesign, as we know the theater today, took place -- the addition of the uniquely paneled interior and exterior walls, the intricately tiled lobby, and most famously, the glittering neon marquee.
The Regent Theatre as it was in 1939.
As the Regent changed hands in management, it continued to enjoy many decades of success. That is, until the 1980s when it had to compete with multiplex cinema chains. After nearly a decade of closure, Allegan's Regent Theatre faced demolition, but not before a committed group of residents took it upon themselves to reopen the movie theater as the nonprofit, The Old Regent Theatre Co. After much effort, the reestablished venue was refurbished and ready to entertain the masses once again in the early 90s. However, tragedy struck in June of 1997 when all of the effort of the community group was undone by a violent rainstorm that collapsed the roof of the building, causing absolute devastation. After an unbelievably valiant community effort, the Regent Theatre was restored to its former glory, and once again reopened to much fanfare two years later in 1999. It was then that the City of Allegan stepped up and took over operation of the historic, one screen movie theater, and remains in ownership of it to this day.
As time went on and vaudeville transitioned to black and white silents, from talkies to technicolor, and 35mm film to digital projection and surround sound, the Regent Theatre has always been a community gathering place for the City of Allegan. It is both an important place in history and in the hearts of so many who hold special memories in this 100 year old, one screen movie theater.
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The issue of same-gender marriage is a hot topic at present around the world. The USA, the "bastion" of liberal society - at least in theory - is watching closely the current legal review of the Constitutional validity of the Proposition 8 vote which rescinded marriage equality for same-gender couples in California in December 2008. Proponents of Proposition 8 also pushed for the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) to redefine the legal concept of marriage to mean "one man, one woman".
At present, the trial is filled with emotional appeals of the gay community for the State to recognize human rights, dignity and equality, and opposing statements from the defenders of marriage against the nasty, inhuman gay people - whose existence "threatens" religion, society and "the family" - that marriage "always has been" between males and females - and that this inequality somehow justifies the enforced continuation of this inequality.
Apparently some people seem to think that marriage "always has been" between males and females - and that this inequality somehow justifies the enforced continuation of this inequality.
Oh well, but that is America, you might say - several thousand kilometers away. You may even wonder how it affects us - and up to a point, here in sunny South Africa, I might actually agree with you. SA after all, is the only country in Africa where the pink community has fully equal rights, including the right to marry and to adopt children - so I can't blame some people for switching off and thinking our rights are "safe" and that any discrimination against people on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is random and on a small scale. At least, until I see articles in the paper about President Zuma offering to "discuss" gay rights in the Constitution with religious radicals, and showing official support for nasty little groups of radicals who make it clear that we and our civil and human rights are in their target sight in a coming battle to change the Constitution.
The marriage equality that we attained in 2006 specifies that gay people may marry in churches whose ministers are registered as marriage officers under the new act - which is separate from (but supposedly equal to) the pre-existing marriage act - and also that churches or ministers who do not wish to perform or host wedding ceremonies for gay couples cannot be forced to do so.
To a large degree, this limits gay couples choices in terms of having either secular weddings, or finding the very few churches willing to marry them. Many who wish to marry in their churches, even in those which follow a policy of "inclusion" towards their gay and transgender members, are refused on grounds of discriminatory policies. Some churches even go so far as to exclude transgender people from marriage - even heterosexual marriage - by wording in their policies that marriage is between "a 'natural' man and a 'natural' woman".
To me, this stark comparison highlights the HYPOCRISY of the whole so-called "separate but equal" premise - because how can heterosexual marriage and gay marriage EVER be equal - especially if discrimination immediately applies to one group and not the other?
In 2008, employment law came under the spotlight, with the NG Church in Pretoria that unfairly dismissed a gay music teacher on the grounds that he was gay and in a relationship. Even before this event, the realization that many people - members, ministers and even bishops are gay, bi or transgender, is slowly occurring to church leadership around the world.
In South Africa though, a church denomination is now taking action against one of its own ministers - not for marrying in one of its own Methodist churches, not for performing an unauthorized gay marriage - but simply for being married.
Ecclesia and her partner Amanda were married at a religious ceremony by an ordained minister of another denomination - not from the Methodist Church. Technically speaking, since the MCSA was not involved in the arrangements or wedding ceremony, they should have no right to discriminate against her whatsoever, and the only way this effects them is as an employer, having to recognize her marital status as "married" for record-keeping, tax and the same benefits accorded to her heterosexual married colleagues.
What we have here now is a new form of discrimination against gay people - on the grounds of marital status.
The whole debacle is unfolding on a Facebook group this past week established to support this minister and her partner. Yesterday Reverend Ecclesia de Lange, an ordained minister at St Marks Methodist Church in Edgemead, Cape Town appeared before disciplinary hearing convened on the matter of her flouting the anti-human rights laws of the Methodist Church of South Africa (MCSA).
The creator and administrator of the Facebook group, Andrew Treu reported the verdict of the trial, which reportedly took the tribunal less than half an hour - 30 minutes - to hear argument, consider submissions, deliberate and deliver sentence!
"Friends, today the District Disciplinary Committee heard the charge against Ecclesia. While we prayed in the Church the Committee heard the charge, listened to Ecclesia and heard her defence (delivered eloquently by Rev Tim Attwell). The committee adjourned just before 19:00 to deliberate. A half an hour later Ecclesia and Tim were called back and the verdict was delivered. They were given the following in writing:
"Verdict:
The Committee finds Rev de Lange guilty of failing to observe the provisions of the Laws & Disciplines and all other policies, decisions, practices and usages of the Church (L&D11th Edition 4.82 &11.3) by announcing her intention to enter into a same-sex civil union, and especially by doing this without consultation with her Superintendent and the Bishop.
Sentence:
Time already served under suspension.
As Rev. de Lange has subsequently entered into the civil union while the MCSA has specifically instructed that such action should not happen while the debate in the Church continues (Yearbook 2008 2.5.1 (vi)), the Committee recommends that she continue under suspension until such time as the MCSA makes a binding decision on ministers in same-sex unions. Out of consideration for the needs of Circuit and Societies, this suspension should be without station or emoluments."
We are deeply saddened by this but although we have lost this battle, the war has not been lost. Ecclesia has declared her intention to appeal this finding of the Committee. This appeal will be heard by the Connexional Disciplinary Committee at the end of the month."
Posting later to lay out the options faced by Rev de Lange and her supporters, Andrew Trieu wrote: "The first recourse is via the courts of the Church. Ecclesia will appeal the decision of the Committee. That appeal will be heard by the Connexional Disciplinary Committee towards the end of the month. If they find against her the final recourse inside the Church is to call for arbitration. Only if that finding is against her would it be worthwhile to seek relief in the civil courts. Let's hope and pray that it won't go that far, but if need be we will. She has not been dismissed - she is under suspension pending a decision of the Conference. I think it is at that level that we need to be concentrating our efforts but the way forward will reveal itself to us once our grief and anger has been vented."
So she has been suspended. Not an unexpected result. I can't say I'm surprised. And to add insult to injury - in the document quoted, they refuse to even refer to Rev. de Lange's relationship by its proper and LEGAL description - MARRIAGE - not a "civil union"!
Up until the announcement of the verdict of this clearly one-sided internal process, this group was filled with messages of support and solidarity for this clearly very popular and much loved minister. Since the posting of the verdict, it has become a hub of protest, anger, disappointment and outrage by hurt and disillusioned GLBTI Christians, fellow congregants, their friends and family members and even complete strangers.
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"The TSA liked having fresh agents on the job with a clear mind and steady hand. Time travel wasn't for the faint of heart. The pay was good enough, but as Scrooby had decided long ago, that even if he didn't get paid for it, the thrill alone was payment enough. Then again, the TSA realized they couldn't afford to have disgruntled employees with the power of God at their fingertips, so the pay was very, very good.
Things happen at a certain time in a certain way, which in a sense, is what it's all about. If it didn't, then things would be completely different. Johnathan Scrooby was extremely tense. His job at the Time Saving Agency was a tough one. Billions of lives depended on him not screwing up. Once, he'd screwed up in only a small way and people wore those little yellow smiley faces on t-shirts for decades afterwards. And that was just a small screw up.
A week ago, the American War of Independence was fought in Mexico. Yesterday Napoleon managed to dig a tunnel across the English Channel, invaded London and everybody at the Agency ended up speaking French for a while. Sorting that out had been… well, challenging. Mon dieu.
Something smelled funny in the Anals of History. Things were not as they were supposed to be. Someone somewhere was tinkering with the works. Somehow, he had to go back and fix it or who knows what might happen this time."
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One supporter, Wessel Bentley, wrote: "This hurts. And in this hurt, the questions arises: It only took the committee half an hour!? I wonder if the complexity of this matter was given justice? I don't call the integrity of those who heard the arguments into question - I don't know them - but having worked on the matter of civil unions etc. in DEWCOM, I would have thought that it was going to take longer than this."
Andrew Trieu replied: "I may also be speaking out of my own grief, hurt and anger but it seems to me that the very strong defence eloquently delivered by Tim (11 pages single spacing) was not even considered in the verdict. It seems that the whole affair was already cut and dried before the arguments even began."
It seems that some people refuse to recognize even our humanity, respect our dignity or our right to equality.
Many people in the pink community look for affirming churches who use the word "inclusive" to describe being welcoming to them. Very often it seems that "inclusive" only means "tolerant" - as in "we will tolerate you, but not accept you". "Inclusive" seems to have one meaning in the world and a different meaning in the church. Yes, it means "tolerating" - not "accepting". It means "you are welcome to attend as long as you don't make who you are our problem".
The Methodist Church of South Africa it seems, like other churches and bodies - like the SA National Blood Service - are asserting that we are welcome as long as we stop being who we are.
It is a blatant slap in the face for Ecclesia and Amanda - and ALL OF US too - and I hope those responsible read this comment - and know that this is not the end of it. I think she should be consulting a lawyer already at this stage. This is a case that could create a precedent - watch the press, pretty soon the right wingers and conservative groups will catch wind of it and start crying that "the Church" is "under attack", the precious "family unit" is about to collapse, and the world is about to end (again). I can't wait to get my copy of the FPI's next newsletter, with Erroll Naidoo's smug chops smiling at me from his poster-boy photo, doubtless he will have a lot to say on the matter, before asking folks to pass the collection plate.
Remember Moreletta Park v/s the gay music teacher they discriminated against and fired? Cranks from as far as Australia were saying how shocked they were that a court could penalize a church in favor of a "dirty gay man". Funny enough, they are still there, with their doors open - and preaching intolerance. Business as usual.
Some straights are really a bunch of drama queens.
Many people tend to forget the real meaning of marriage - LOVE. COMMITMENT. Love isn't about gender, or sex, or what religion you choose to believe in, or which church you go to, or what name you call God by, or which language you talk to God in.
Many people tend to forget that we all grow old, we all die. They overlook the fact that while we are young we seek out friends and soul mates and companions to keep us warm through life and when the cold of the grave inevitably approaches.
Many people tend to forget how privileged they are to be able to claim the word "marriage" as their own, and to use it to describe their own warm cosy relationships, made legitimate, privileged and superior by word of law and edicts of religion.
I read this following comment posted by an elderly gay man on the subject of not having had the privilege of marrying: "After Christmas service I came home to an empty home with just my cat as companion. I had a sandwich for lunch. While all the straight people could enjoy their marriages and families. All the children and grandchildren and receiving and giving of presents. And the Christmas dinner. I never chose to be gay. Why am I an outcast? I have come to hate Christmas!
It's so easy for heterosexual people who have the privilege of happy marriages to make decisions on how gay people have to live."
Another supporter, Ric Matthews asked: "What happened to Nelson Mandela's wonderful words at his inauguration: "Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another"? How is it not oppression to insist, simply because of sexual orientation, that people who love each other may not get married (or even "joined in ...a civil union") until the Church may or may not allow it ? What happened to the Church that once fought so bravely for Nelson Mandela to be able say those powerful words as President of a land that once reduced him to a 2nd class citizen?"
Silly, we all "know" racism is a far worse crime than homophobia... why would they care about a bunch of "deviants" and "sinners" like us? After all, they're sitting there, "sinless" and "perfect", gathering dust atop their soaring pedestals and pointing their fingers at us, making us into 2nd class citizens and giving credence to the saying that "gay is the new Black".
Many people have suddenly seen this one issue as a glaring loophole in our human rights protection in this country where they thought discrimination had ended more than a decade ago. Many of them have just received a wake-up call. Some have asked what can they do?
Keep your eyes on gay rights and the Constitution. Spread news to friends and family. Talk about it. Find local human rights groups you can support and offer your assistance to. Keep informed, keep your eyes open and don't take propaganda at face value - do a little digging of your own to see for yourself. And above all, don't keep quiet when you see or hear bigotry and intolerance in action, but stand up to it and set things right.
Church leadership and those who attend church form a symbiotic relationship. Without people to fill church on Sundays, they have no purpose (and quite frankly, no money either). Without the pastors, reverends and leaders, there is no structure, no body corporate to act on their behalf as a group. A longstanding disagreement such as this will hurt both - as will standing by an oppressive and archaic doctrine which can in no way be justified by any reference to Christ.
This is an opportunity for the MCSA to resolve this internal conflict and do what is right - to recognize our dignity and equality and our worthiness as people. A time to say - "more than 'tolerance' - we accept you and we love you as our equals".
Look at Christ on the cross for inspiration - his arms are opened wide in welcoming love - and they were not forced thus - he opened them to us all, willingly.
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