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Stream the Ariel Quartet's Final CCM Concert of 2019
Although the theaters and concert halls at the University of Cincinnati's nationally ranked and internationally renowned College-Conservatory of Music are temporarily silent, audiences can still experience world-class performances through CCM's new CCMONSTAGE Online video series. This week's release showcases the Ariel Quartet's concert of fugues from Oct. 22, 2019.
The performance features W.A. Mozart's Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546; Bartok's String Quartet No. 1, Op.7; and Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130 and 133.
The concert from Oct. 22, 2019, features Beethoven's Große Fuge (or "Great Fugue"), which the Ariel Quartet performed in its debut Beethoven cycle at CCM in the 2013-14 performance season. Arts reporter Janelle Gelfand praised the ensemble's performance: "From start to finish, the musicians wonderfully captured Beethoven's emotional grit and fire, coupled with some of the most sublime music ever written."
Described by the American Record Guide as "a consummate ensemble gifted with utter musicality and remarkable interpretive power," the Ariel Quartet has earned a glowing international reputation. The ensemble is comprised of Alexandra "Sasha" Kazovsky, violin; Amit Even-Tov, cello; Gershon Gerchikov, violin; and Jan Grüning, viola. The group was formed in Israel in 1998 and has served as CCM's string quartet-in-residence since 2012.
The Ariel Quartet's 2019-20 CCM concert series was made possible by the generous contributions of an anonymous donor, The Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander, Mrs. William A. Friedlander, Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth, Mr. & Mrs. J. David Rosenberg, Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen, Elizabeth C. B. & Paul G. Sittenfeld, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman, Dr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Striker and Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer.
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Featured image at top: Ariel Quartet members Jan Grüning, Amit Even-Tov, Gershon Gerchikov and Alexandra "Sasha" Kazovsky. Photo/Marco Borggreve
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'From the Top' Names New Co-hosts with CCM Connection
Two CCM-affiliated musicians will join the team of NPR's popular classical music program From the Top as co-hosts and creatives. Congrats to violinists Tessa Lark and Charles Yang, who both took lessons with CCM Professor of Violin Kurt Sassmannshaus!
Lark from Richmond, Kentucky, participated in Sassmannshaus' Starling Preparatory String Project at CCM. Since then, Lark has attended the New England Conservatory and the Juilliard School. She has been awarded a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship and an Avery Fisher Career Grant. Lark was the winner of the 2012 Naumburg International Violin Competition and the silver medalist at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.
Yang also studied violin with Sassmannshaus. Yang was the recipient of the 2018 Leonard Bernstein Award and is a member of the crossover string band Time for Three. Yang also attended Juilliard, and has performed as a soloist with orchestras and in concert in the U.S., Europe, Brazil, Russia, China and Taiwan.
Lark and Yang were previously featured in From the Top's show 286, which was recorded in CCM's Corbett Auditorium in April 2014. The episode featured a performance by the Starling Chamber Orchestra and young musicians from the Starling Preparatory String project along with "The Starling/From the Top Alumni Trio," comprised of Lark, Yang and Jonathan Miron.
The hiring of Lark and Yang is part of larger changes at From the Top. Pianist Peter Dugan has been named the new permanent host of the program, starting with the 2020-21 season. Violinist Vijay Gupta and clarinetist Alex Laing join Lark and Yang as co-hosts, and pianist Orli Shaham will solo guest host.
All will interview and collaborate with the From the Top young musicians and will serve as mentors to the From the Top musicians. They will also be actively involved in leadership training, community engagement and career development programs. As strategic and collaborative partners, their insight and experience will help to inform future development of From the Top.
For the past 20 years, From the Top has featured performances and stories of young classically-trained musicians, and continues to provide a national platform that showcases and supports the next generation of emerging classical artists, from live concert tapings to leadership training and community engagement programs.
About From the Top
From the Top is an independent non-profit organization that supports, develops, and shares the artistic voices and stories of young classically-trained musicians. Through its primary platform, a weekly one-hour NPR radio broadcast, and nationally-recognized arts leadership programs, From the Top amplifies the hope, passio, and discipline of today's extraordinary young musicians.
From the Top provides young musicians with live performance opportunities in premier concert venues across the country, national exposure to nearly half a million listeners on its weekly NPR show, leadership and community engagement preparation and more than $3 million in scholarships since 2005.
From the Top's programs are made possible in part by an award from the National Endowment of the Arts, a grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, generous contributions from individuals and institutions and partnerships with radio stations nationwide.
About the Starling Preparatory String Project
Founded in 1987 by CCM Professor Kurt Sassmannshaus, the Starling Preparatory String Project is a specialized honors program training young string students. The program is generously funded through a grant by the Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation. The superbly talented musicians perform as the Starling Chamber Orchestra and are selected by audition.
Students receive one hourly lesson per week, and take music theory, chamber music and orchestra each Saturday. Instructors include CCM faculty and graduate students specially trained and chosen by Professor Sassmannshaus. Most of the students are from the greater Cincinnati area, and many others commute on Saturdays from other states. SCO has a concert series at Robert J. Werner Recital Hall at CCM and tours regularly. For more information on the Starling Preparatory String Project, visit www.starling.org.
Story by CCM Graduate Student Alexandra Doyle
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The Application Deadline is Approaching for the CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship
Get paid to perform with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra while earning a full scholarship to pursue your graduate degree at CCM as a CSO/CCM Diversity Fellow.
UC's College-Conservatory of Music and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra are accepting applications for the 2020-22 class of CSO/CCM Diversity Fellows. The application deadline is Dec. 1, 2019. For application and audition requirements, visit us at ccm.uc.edu/chance2perform.
Funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, this program provides an unparalleled learning experience for graduate-level violin, viola, violoncello and double bass players coming from populations that are historically underrepresented in classical music. Symphony Magazine recently spotlighted the CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship in a story that focused on the "new cultural and economic directions redefining and expanding the role of the conservatory in the 21st century."
CSO/CCM Diversity Fellow Benefits:
Perform the equivalent of five weeks per season with the CSO.
Receive compensation of $8,000 per season while performing with the CSO.
Receive full tuition scholarship support while enrolled in a two-year Master of Music or Artist Diploma program at CCM.
Receive a $10,000 per year graduate stipend and one-time Graduate School Dean's Excellence Award of $3,000 from CCM.
Receive access to orchestral audition and professional development stipends.
In addition, as many as five CSO/CCM Diversity Fellows can be selected annually to participate in an eight-week summer residency with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra through a partnership with the Chautauqua Institution of New York.
Participants will be paired with CSO coach/mentors for the duration of their Fellowship. An administrative liaison will also be assigned to support Fellows. Download the informational poster.
Get a look inside the CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship in a feature story on Fellow Anita Graef (MM Cello, '19). You can also learn about Fellow Ian Saunders' (AD Double Bass, '19) experience in the fellowship in a radio interview with Cincinnati Public Radio WVXU.
CCM and the CSO are now accepting applications for the 2020-22 class of Fellows. The application deadline is Dec. 1, 2019. For application and audition requirements, visit us at ccm.uc.edu/chance2perform.
Live auditions with CCM faculty will be held on Jan. 17-18, Jan. 24-25 and Feb. 14-15 of 2020.
Finalists will audition for the CSO on March 14, 2020, in CCM's Robert J. Werner Recital Hall.
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CCM Sophomore Violinist Makes New York Carnegie Hall Debut
Described as a "wondrous and natural talent in the purest sense," KayCee Galano performs J.S. Bach's complete Solo Sonatas and Partitas on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Weill Recital Hall at New York City's Carnegie Hall.
Philippine violinist Kristine Clair Uchi "KayCee" Galano performs the complete J.S. Bach Solo Sonatas and Partitas from memory on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
The 18-year-old violinist is currently a sophomore at CCM, where she studies with Professor Kurt Sassmannshaus, the Dorothy Richard Starling Chair in Classical Violin. Galano's performance is presented by the Starling Project Foundation Cincinnati. Details and tickets for Galano's New York recital are available on Carnegie Hall's website.
Galano became an overnight sensation in her home country in October 2018 when she stepped in as a soloist for Max Brunch's first violin concerto with the Philippine Philharmonic with just a few days' notice. Conductor Gerard Salonga, Music Director of the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra and Resident Conductor of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, said:
"In 2018 I had the good fortune of meeting KayCee for the first time in her hometown of Dumaguete in the Philippines. What immediately struck me about her was her beautiful sound, technical security, keen phrasing and natural musicality. KayCee is also a wonderful, positively charged human being, and a delight to work with. I really cannot say enough about what a talent she is, and how proud she is making her country. We should all look forward to hearing her contributions to the music world."
From an early age, Galano had an irresistible fascination with the violin. At age 10, she attended the Great Wall International Music Academy in Beijing to study violin with Sassmannshaus. When she returned to her home in Brunei, Galano enrolled as a scholarship student in Sassmannshaus' Starling Preparatory String Project at CCM, and she began weekly, long-distance lessons over Skype with Sassmannshaus. She quickly began to establish herself as one of the leading young violinists of her generation.
Galano has won first prize at the Malaysian Youth Music Festival and at the Great Wall Violin Concerto Competition in Beijing. At age 12, she performed in the first Asian broadcast of NPR's "From the Top" show. The following year she performed Tchaikovsky's violin concerto with the Metro Manila Concert Orchestra. At age 14, Galano toured the U.S. with renowned pianist Rohan De Silva, and has since collaborated and recorded with him many times.
"I tremendously enjoy performing with KayCee Galano," said De Silva. "Her infectious musicality and magnetic stage presence were obvious in our first encounter. I foresee and wish her a blessed life as an important musician. Ms. Galano is a charming and stellar artistic ambassador for her native country of the Philippines."
Her concert tours in China include performances at the National Centre for the Performing Arts and the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, as well as a tour of many Chinese cities with the Starling Chamber Orchestra. In 2017, Galano performed Korngold's violin concerto with the Jena Philharmonic in Germany.
Five years after she began the Skype lessons with Sassmannshaus, Galano moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, to complete her studies in CCM's Starling Preparatory String Project and finish high school. She enrolled at CCM to pursue a BM in violin in fall 2018.
In anticipation of her Carnegie Hall debut, Galano's teacher and mentor Sassmanshaus said:
"KayCee's affinity and love of Bach's Solo works has been a source of inspiration in her young life for many years. Her captivating interpretations show the rare confluence of a youthful spirit and uncommon maturity — and both continue to deliver delightful surprises. Her New York Recital Debut of the complete Bach solo violin works at age 18 will be both the culmination of in-depth study of many years, and the beginning of a life-long journey."
Carnegie Hall Debut by CCM Sophomore Violinist KayCee Galano
Presented by the Starling Project Foundation Cincinnati
Repertoire: J.S. Bach: Six Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo (Complete)
Time: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019
Location: Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Please visit Carnegie Hall's website for directions and parking.
Tickets: $30; student and senior discount tickets are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office. Tickets can be purchased through Carnegie Hall's website or over the phone by calling the Carnegie Hall Box Office at 212-247-7800.
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CCM Welcomes World-Renowned Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter for Master Class on Sept. 27
CCM students and the general public are invited to attend a free master class with acclaimed violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter on Friday, Sept. 27.
Four-time Grammy Award-winner Anne-Sophie Mutter presents a master class at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 in CCM's Mary Emery Hall Room 3250. The "undisputed queen of violin-playing" (The Times, London), Mutter will work with CCM string students during the two-hour session, which is free and open to the general public.
Mutter's visit to CCM coincides with her weekend performances with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, which features her on Beethoven's Violin Concerto to celebrate the composer's 250th birthday. The CSO concerts are presented on Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept. 29 at Music Hall. For more information about the events with the CSO, please visit cincinnatisymphony.org.
Please contact Associate Professor of Violin, Won-Bin Yim for more information on the master class at CCM.
About Anne-Sophie Mutter
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a musical phenomenon: for more than 40 years the virtuoso has now been a fixture in all the world's major concert halls, making her mark on the classical music scene as a soloist, mentor and visionary.
The four-time Grammy Award winner is equally committed to the performance of traditional composers as to the future of music: so far she has given world premieres of 27 works – Unsuk Chin, Sebastian Currier, Henri Dutilleux, Sofia Gubaidulina, Witold Lutoslawski, Norbert Moret, Krzysztof Penderecki, Sir André Previn, Wolfgang Rihm and John Williams have all composed for Anne-Sophie Mutter. Furthermore, she dedicates herself to numerous benefit projects and to supporting tomorrow's musical elite: in the autumn of 1997 she founded the "Association of Friends of the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation e.V.", to which the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation was added in 2008. These two charitable institutions provide support for the scholarship recipients, support which is tailored to the fellows' individual needs. Since 2011, Anne-Sophie Mutter has regularly shared the spotlight on stage with her ensemble of fellows, "Mutter's Virtuosi".
Anne-Sophie Mutter's 2019 concert calendar features performances in Asia, Europe, North and South America, once again reflecting the violinist's musical versatility and her unparalleled prominence in the world of classical music: in March she has performed the world premiere of Sebastian Currier's Ghost Trio at Carnegie Hall. In San Francisco, she will give the world premiere of Jörg Widmann's String Quartet – both works were commissioned by her and are dedicated to the violinist. In September she will perform for the first time in her career as part of an open-air concert. Entitled Across the Stars, this event features some of the most outstanding works by John Williams, who has won several Oscars for his compositions, and takes place on Munich's Königsplatz. Most of the works on this open-air programme are special arrangements made for Mutter. August sees the release of her CD recording of this new Williams repertoire, which has not been heard in this form anywhere else so far. Another thematic focus in 2019 are the violin concerti by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which she performs throughout Europe and in the USA. In South America and in Europe, she appears with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and plays the Beethoven Triple Concerto with Daniel Barenboim and Yo-Yo Ma – an extraordinary cast. Together with "Mutter's Virtuosi", the ensemble of the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation, she performs for the first time in South America.
On October 16 2019 Anne-Sophie Mutter will be honoured with the Praemium Imperiale in the category music; in June she received the Polar Music Prize. Poland awarded the Gloria Artis Gold Medal for Cultural Achievements to Anne-Sophie Mutter in March 2018, making her the first German artist to receive such an honour. In February 2018 she was named an Honorary Member of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Romania awarded the Order of Cultural Merit in the rank of a Grand Officer to Anne-Sophie Mutter in November 2017; during the same month France honoured her by presenting her with the insignia of a Commander of the French Order of the Arts and Literature. In December 2016, the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports awarded her the "Medalla de oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes" (Gold Medal for Merits in the Fine Arts). In January 2015 Anne-Sophie Mutter was named an Honorary Fellow of Keble College at the University of Oxford. In October 2013 she became a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, after winning the medal of the Lutoslawski Society (Warsaw) in January. In 2012 the Atlantic Council bestowed the Distinguished Artistic Leadership Award upon her. In 2011 she received the Brahms Prize as well as the Erich Fromm Prize and the Gustav Adolf Prize for her social activism. In 2010 the Technical-Scientific University of Norway in Trondheim bestowed an honorary doctorate upon her; in 2009 she won the European St. Ulrich Award as well as the Cristobal Gabarron Award. In 2008 Anne-Sophie Mutter was the recipient of the International Ernst von Siemens Music Prize as well as the Leipzig Mendelssohn Prize. The violinist has been awarded the German Grand Order of Merit, the French Medal of the Legion of Honour, the Bavarian Order of Merit, the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, and numerous other honors.
CCM is located on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Please visit ccm.uc.edu/about/directions for detailed driving directions to CCM Village.Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the end of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit the UC Parking Services website for information on parking rates.
For detailed maps and directions, please visit uc.edu/visitors.
The Ariel Quartet's Concert Series Continues at CCM on Jan. 29
The Ariel Quartet resumes its 2018-19 concert series at CCM at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, in the acoustically stunning Corbett Auditorium. Tickets to the performance are on sale now. Click here to purchase tickets online.
The concert opens with Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135. Beethoven's last major work, the quartet premiered in March 1828, one year after the composer's death.
Next on the program is Alexander Zemlinsky's turbulent String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15, which was first performed in 1918.
The concert closes with Johannes Brahms' lighthearted and cheerful String Quartet No. 3, Op. 67. Brahms' last string quartet, the work received its premiere performance on Oct. 30, 1876.
Described by the American Record Guide as "a consummate ensemble gifted with utter musicality and remarkable interpretive power," the Ariel Quartet has earned a glowing international reputation. The ensemble is comprised of Alexandra "Sasha" Kazovsky, violin; Amit Even-Tov, cello; Gershon Gerchikov, violin; and Jan Grüning, viola. The group was formed in Israel in 1998 and has served as CCM's string quartet-in-residence since 2012. Learn more about the Quartet by visiting www.arielquartet.com. Complete program information for the Jan. 29 concert is below.
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
ZEMLINSKY: String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, Op. 15
BRAHMS: String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major, Op. 67
Performance Time
8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29
Corbett Auditorium, CCM Village
Purchasing Tickets
Tickets are $25 for general admission, $15 for non-UC students and FREE for UC students with valid ID. General admission and non-UC student tickets are on sale now. UC students can obtain one free ticket each with valid ID beginning Friday, Jan. 25.
Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online now through our e-Box Office! Visit ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice for CCM Box Office hours and location.
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit uc.edu/parking for more information on parking rates.
For detailed maps and directions, please visit uc.edu/visitors. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.
For directions to CCM Village, visit ccm.uc.edu/about/directions.
The Ariel Quartet's 2018-19 CCM concert series is made possible by the generous contributions of an anonymous donor, The Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander, Mrs. William A. Friedlander, Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bloom, Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rosenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Santen, Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Sittenfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman, Dr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Striker and Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer.
Ariel Quartet photography by Saverio Truglia.
Alumni Showcase Spotlight: Violinist Yang Liu
CCM highlights alumni guest artists who will return to campus for the Sesquicentennial Alumni Showcase in a series of alumni spotlight stories.
Violinist Yang Liu (AD Violin, 2014) visits CCM on April 21 to perform in the college's Sesquicentennial Alumni Showcase! An internationally acclaimed musician, Liu will play Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor at the concert.
Yang Liu.
Liu combines outstanding technical command and sublime musicality in performances that have earned him numerous accolades in Asia, the United States and Europe. He is a former prize winner of the Twelfth International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and a first prize winner of China's National Violin Competition.
Dubbed "the best of the billion" by Beijing Tonight, Liu's repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary works. He plays a Guarneri violin made in 1741 on a generous loan from Stradivari Society and Bein and Fushi Rare Violins.
Liu made his North American debut with the Atlanta Symphony orchestra, earning three nights of standing ovations for his performance of Paganini's First Violin Concerto. This success was followed by performances with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Hagen Symphony Orchestra in Germany and Odense Symphony Orchestra in Denmark.
During a highly successful tour throughout China under Maestro Christoph Eberle, Liu was a soloist in a concerto by Carl Nielsen, which was praised by Chinese media as "an absolutely sensational performance, which touched the deepest spot of our hearts… Such a musician has been rarely heard for the past ten years…"
His recent engagements include concerto performances with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Bogota in Colombia performing Barber's Violin Concerto under Maestro Amadio. He also completed a five-city tour in China performing the Butterfly Concerto with Qingdao Symphony Orchestra, as part of the China-U.S. cultural exchange initiated by former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and Minister of Culture of China Luo Shugang.
Orchestras repeatedly engage Liu for his appealing musicality and persona. He has performed multiple times with Ospa State Orchestra in Brazil, Qingdao Symphony Orchestra in China, East Oregon Symphony Orchestra and Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra in the US.
A highly sought after guest artist and teacher, he performed and taught for many years in Aspen Music Festival, Oficina Music Festival and Sesc Music Festival in Brazil, and the Great Wall Music Festival in China. Liu's earlier concert highlights include his solo appearances at the Algave International Music Festival in Portugal, the prestigious Sala Sao Paulo in Brazil, the Aspen Music Festival and the Ravinia Festival.
As one of the most successful international performing artists of Chinese origin, Liu was honored to be chosen to be filmed for a documentary called String of heart–Yang Liu, which features Liu's artistic life. This production was aired throughout China in February 2011.
His debut recording, Song of Nostalgia, was released to critical acclaim. The CD represents his broad interest in music, including some of the most difficult repertoire written for violin and traditional Chinese music. This recording, along with many of his live performances, is frequently heard on National Public Radio.
Born in Tsingtao, China, Liu made his concert debut at age 10 performing Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen with the NHK Orchestra in Tokyo. He also performed the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in a nationally televised live concert with the Central Philharmonic Orchestra in Beijing, which drew attention of the renowned violin pedagogue, Yao-Ji Lin. He began to study with Lin at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, and soon afterward, began to concertize as a soloist internationally.
In pursuit of further musical development, Liu moved to the U.S. and continued his studies with Kurt Sassmannshaus and Dorothy DeLay at CCM. During his student years, he was a frequent soloist at the Aspen Music Festival and with the Cincinnati-based Starling Chamber Orchestra, with which he toured China twice. He also was a featured performer in Starling's Emmy Award-winning educational video. Classical Quest concert tours have led him to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Germany, Denmark, France, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Greece, China, Egypt and America.
Learn more about the Sesquicentennial Alumni Showcase concert and view a complete list of guest artists at ccm.uc.edu/about/villagenews/save-the-date/sesquicentennial-alumni-showcase.
SESQUICENTENNIAL ALUMNI SHOWCASE CONCERT
STRAUSS: Overture to Die Fledermaus (1874); featuring the CCM Philharmonia led by Christopher Allen
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 "Emperor" (1811); featuring Anton Nel, piano
SAINT-SAENS: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61; featuring Yang Liu, violin
WAGNER: "Mild und leise," from Tristan und Isolde (1859); featuring Tamara Wilson, soprano
-Intermission-
Work for saxophone and jazz combo; featuring Janelle Reichman, saxophone
ROSSINI: "Cruda sorte," from L'Italiana in Algeri (1813); featuring Helene Schneiderman, mezzo-soprano
SCHUMANN: Konzertstück for Four Horns, Op. 83 (1849); featuring Allene Hackleman, Julie Beckel Yager, Nathaniel Willson, Jennifer Paul, soloists
Musical Theatre numbers; featuring Betsy Wolfe, vocalist, with Roger Grodsky, conductor
STRAUSS: Champagne Song from Die Fledermaus
8 p.m. Saturday, April 21
Please note: UC's Nippert Stadium will also host an FC Cincinnati game at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2018. The full FC Cincinnati Soccer game schedule can be found at www.fccincinnati.com/2018-schedule.
Tickets for CCM's Sesquicentennial Alumni Showcase Concert are $20 general, $15 non-UC students, and FREE for UC students with a valid ID.
Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online through our e-Box Office! Visit ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice for CCM Box Office hours and location.
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit uc.edu/parking for information on parking rates.
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Acclaimed Violinist Giora Schmidt is Named Assistant Professor of Violin at CCM
Interim Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Giora Schmidt to the position of Assistant Professor of Violin at CCM. Schmidt joined CCM's faculty on a visiting basis in 2017. His new tenure-track appointment will begin on Aug. 15, 2018.
CCM Assistant Professor of Violin Giora Schmidt.
Praised by the Cleveland Plain Dealer as "impossible to resist, captivating with lyricism, tonal warmth and boundless enthusiasm," Schmidt has appeared with many prominent symphony orchestras including Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Detroit, Toronto, Vancouver and the Israel Philharmonic.
As a recitalist and chamber musician, Schmidt has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, San Francisco Performances, the Louvre Museum in Paris and Tokyo's Musashino Cultural Hall. His festival appearances include the Ravinia Festival, the Santa Fe and Montreal Chamber Music Festivals, Bard Music Festival, Scotia Festival of Music and Music Academy of the West.
Born in Philadelphia to professional musicians from Israel, Schmidt began playing the violin at the age of four. He has studied with Patinka Kopec and Pinchas Zukerman at the Manhattan School of Music, and the late CCM faculty member Dorothy DeLay and Itzhak Perlman at the Juilliard School.
Schmidt was the first prize winner of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Greenfield Competition in 2000, the recipient of a 2003 Avery Fisher Career Grant and won the Classical Recording Foundation's Samuel Sanders Award in 2005. He was selected to be a Starling Fellow at the Juilliard School from 2004 to 2006.
Prior to his current appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor of Violin at CCM, Schmidt was on the faculty of the Juilliard School and the Perlman Music Program. Through technology and social media, he continues to find new ways of reaching young violinists and music lovers around the world.
On the announcement of CCM's new Assistant Professor of Violin, mcclung commented:
"Schmidt's commitment to pedagogy and his passion for excellence make him an ideal addition to the CCM family. I am grateful to Violin Search Committee Chair James Bunte and committee members Gershon Gerchikov, Alexandra Kazovsky, Kurt Sassmannshaus, and Won-Bin Yim for their work and dedication to find CCM's next great faculty member."
Please join us in congratulating Giora Schmidt on his new appointment!
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Violinist Giora Schmidt Joins CCM Faculty as Visiting Assistant Professor of Violin
CCM Interim Dean bruce d. mcclung is proud to announce the appointment of acclaimed violinist Giora Schmidt as Visiting Assistant Professor of Violin.
Praised by the Cleveland Plain Dealer as "impossible to resist, captivating with lyricism, tonal warmth, and boundless enthusiasm," Schmidt has appeared with many prominent symphony orchestras including Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Canada's National Arts Centre, Toronto, Vancouver and the Israel Philharmonic. He made his Carnegie Hall debut performing the Barber Violin Concerto with the New York Youth Symphony.
In recital and chamber music, Schmidt has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, San Francisco Performances, the Louvre Museum in Paris and Tokyo's Musashino Cultural Hall. His festival appearances include the Ravinia Festival, the Santa Fe and Montreal Chamber Music Festivals, Bard Music Festival, Scotia Festival of Music and Music Academy of the West.
Born in Philadelphia in 1983 to professional musicians from Israel, Schmidt began playing the violin at the age of four. He has studied with Patinka Kopec and Pinchas Zukerman at the Manhattan School of Music, and the late CCM faculty member Dorothy DeLay and Itzhak Perlman at the Juilliard School.
Schmidt was the first prize winner of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Greenfield Competition in 2000, the recipient of a 2003 Avery Fisher Career Grant and won the Classical Recording Foundation's Samuel Sanders Award in 2005. From 2004 to 2006 he was selected to be a Starling Fellow at The Juilliard School.
Committed to education and sharing his passion for music, Schmidt was on the faculty of The Juilliard School and the Perlman Music Program from 2005 to 2009. Through technology and social media, he continues to find new ways of reaching young violinists and music lovers around the world. Over 70,000 people from around the world follow his Facebook page, facebook.com/gioraschmidt.
Please join us in welcoming Professor Schmidt to the CCM family!
Learn more about CCM's illustrious faculty by visiting ccm.uc.edu/about/villagenews/faculty.
CCM Announces 2017-18 Concert Schedule For The Ariel Quartet
Ariel Quartet members Gershon Gerchikov, Amit Even-Tov, Jan Grüning and Alexandra "Sasha" Kazovsky. Photography by Robert A. Flischel.
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) proudly presents the award-winning Ariel String Quartet in a four-part concert series, which commences on Tuesday, Sept. 26, and continues on Nov. 14, March 20 and April 26. Dubbed "rock stars of the classical scene," by the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Ariel Quartet's energetic performances and soulful interpretations have impressed concert goers throughout the world.
The Ariel Quartet is comprised of Alexandra "Sasha" Kazovsky, violin; Amit Even-Tov, cello; Gershon Gerchikov, violin; and Jan Grüning, viola. The group was formed in Israel in 1998 and has served as CCM's string quartet-in-residence since 2012.
The Ariel Quartet opens its 2017-18 concert series with a program dedicated to the memory of CCM Professor Emeritus Walter Levin at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, in the Robert J. Werner Recital Hall. A founding member and first violinist of the legendary LaSalle Quartet, Levin passed away in Chicago on Aug. 4, 2017, at the age of 92. During his 33-year tenure at CCM, Levin and his colleagues in the LaSalle Quartet greatly enhanced CCM's international reputation while inspiring generations of future artists and scholars.
The members of the Ariel Quartet count themselves among the innumerable musicians influenced by Levin's expertise. Prior to their residency at CCM, the members of the Ariel Quartet spent a formative year in Basel, Switzerland, studying with Levin. When the Ariel Quartet was named string quartet-in-residence at CCM in 2012, the appointment was seen as a natural extension of the LaSalle Quartet's musical legacy. In the Chicago Sun-Times' featured obituary, Gerchikov describes Levin as "incredibly influential, inspiring and demanding." When Levin dispensed with a compliment, Gerchikov recalls, "You were in heaven."
This season's highlights also include collaborations with Donald Weilerstein, Vivian Hornik Weilerstein and CCM emeritus faculty member Allen Otte. The season also features the regional premiere of a new piece by John Harbison, co-commissioned by the Ariel Quartet with the generous support of Ann and Harry Santen. Complete performance repertoire is listed below. You can learn more about the Ariel Quartet by visiting www.arielquartet.com.
CCM'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY PERFORMANCE SEASON
String Quartet-in-Residence Concert Series
8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26
BEETHOVEN, KURTÁG AND SCHUMANN
The Ariel Quartet
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2
G. KURTÁG: 12 Microludes for String Quartet, Op. 13
R. SCHUMANN: String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14
JANÁCEK, MOZART AND SHOSTAKOVICH
Featuring guest artists Donald Weilerstein, viola, and Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano
JANÁCEK: String Quartet No. 1 (Kreutzer Sonata)
MOZART: String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57
8 p.m. Thursday, April 26 (date change)
HAYDN, BARTÓK AND CAGE
Featuring CCM emeritus faculty member Allen Otte, percussion
HAYDN: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 71, No. 2
BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85
CAGE: Five (1988)
BRAHMS: String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1
Location: Corbett Auditorium
8 p.m. Tuesday, March 20
MOZART, HARBISON AND BEETHOVEN
Featuring John Harbison's String Quartet No. 6, co-commissioned by the Ariel Quartet with the generous support of Ann and Harry Santen
MOZART: String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat major, K. 589
J. HARBISON: String Quartet No. 6 (regional premiere)
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
Purchasing Subscriptions and Single Tickets
Subscription packages are now available for the Ariel Quartet's full 2017-18 concert series. Concert goers can subscribe to the entire series for $75 and save 25% off single ticket prices.
Single tickets go on sale on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Tickets are $25 for general admission, $15 for non-UC students and FREE for UC students with valid ID.
Subscriptions and single tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office or over the telephone at 513-556-4183. Visit ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice for CCM Box Office hours and location.
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Please visit uc.edu/parking for more information on parking rates.
For detailed maps and directions, please visit uc.edu/visitors. Additional parking is available off-campus at the new U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.
The Ariel Quartet's 2017-18 CCM concert series is made possible by the generous contributions of an anonymous donor, The Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander, Mrs. William A. Friedlander, Dr. and Mrs. Randolph L. Wadsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bloom, Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rosenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Santen, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Striker.


That mischievous little imp, Cocoto, is back this winter along with his friends to amuse and delight young players with two new video games Wii™.
With an easy-to-use interface and unique accessories, the Cocoto range of games is accessible to all, even the least experienced players. All the family can get together for a furious round of Cocoto!
With a unique fishing rod accessory, developed especially for Wii™, players fish for presents hidden throughout the four worlds in the series. Each universe has its own challenges and hidden surprises! You'll need to use your dexterity and your brain to flush out all the prizes. Each gift box contains an interactive toy for young players to have fun with: cuddly animals, remote-controlled cars, music box… over 80 amusing toys to find, collect, and manipulate endlessly.
The fishing rod that comes with the game provokes unique sensations, players feel like they are really fishing!
The fishing line and objects in the worlds obey the laws of physics. In submerged levels, the movements of the fishing rod respond to the currents that sweep through the water. The physics engine deployed for the first time on Wii™ recreates realistic fluids and beautiful graphics.
Cocoto Surprise can be played with up to 4 players.
Cocoto's friend, Fairy, is in danger. Fly to her rescue, eliminating enemies along on the way with your trigger finger.
Play any of the four heroes from the Cocoto saga, and discover 150 original shooting games. They are often whacky but they are always fun and they can be played by all the family! The game comes with a break-action shotgun accessory that holds the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™. Shooting never was so much fun, either alone or up to four players simultaneously.
Colourful, joyful and endearing, Cocoto Festival is also very easy to play, especially for younger players.
Discover the three environments of the world of Cocoto: Jungle, Paradise and Atlantis with their varied enemies to be popped full of cork! As you progress through the game, you'll unlock new projectiles and other collectible objects.


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The Theseus Paradox - David Videcette
I first read this book Feb 2016. As book 2 is due out soon I decided to reread this, and I can safely say it was just as good the 2nd time around.
I have read and listened to the book this time and loved every bit of it. So thought I would share my original review again.
"I can't tell you the truth, but I can tell you a story..."
How much is real and how much is fiction, only YOU can decide!
July 2005: in the midst of Operation Theseus, the largest police investigation that the UK has ever known, Detective Inspector Jake Flannagan begins to ask difficult questions that lead to the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend and his sudden suspension from the Metropolitan Police.
Who masterminded London's summer of terror?
Why can't Flannagan make headway in the sprawling investigation?
Is Jake's absent girlfriend really who she claims to be?
While hunting for the answers to the most complex case in British history, one man will uncover the greatest criminal deception of our time.
5/5
Firstly I would like to say Many Thanks to the author for a review copy of this book, in return for an honest review.
It was an absolute privilege to read it.
It's fast paced and has you gripped right from the beginning. Based around DI Jake Flannagan and his quest to find the perpetrators of the London bombings. His quest to attempt to stop terrorist acts before they happen.
This book certainly makes you think. There is not a week goes by without seeing something regarding terrorism on the news, and this book is so interesting, it really does make you think what is really behind a lot of what goes on.
Jake is certainly one of those coppers that has his own set of rules. And he will follow where his crazy mind takes him.
There has certainly been an awful lot of knowledge or research put into this book and it's really made it one of the Must read books of 2016. It's very well written, interesting and will hold your attention all the way through.
You are taken on one hell of a ride through the pages.
All the way through this book and long after you finish reading it, you keep asking, how much of it was JUST a STORY. It really does have you thinking about it.
I'm now hoping that there are going to be many more books written by this author.
CRIME FIGHTER TURNED CRIME WRITER As a Met detective, David worked on a wealth of infamous cases. He has placed bugs on scores of vehicles, searched hundreds of properties, chased numerous dangerous criminals and interviewed thousands of witnesses.
David is a former Scotland Yard Investigator with twenty years' policing experience, including counter-terror operations and organised crime. David was a key investigator on the July 2005 London bombings and has been awarded several police commendations, including one for outstanding detective work and perseverance which led to his discovery of a bomb factory during Operation Theseus.
http://www.davidvidecette.com/

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Why do Companies do Reports?
A company is a group of individuals who share a common goal. They possess various skills and resources to meet short and long-term goals.
Company members generate reports to communicate internally with the team. Communication is very important in every team. Company members include various information in the report, such as positive and negative cues from their observation. Such information will help the team identify both actual and potential problems perceived by the team.
Aside from the assessment data, company members write reports to present the plan they have as members, which can be consolidated to become the team's plan. The planning stage is a crucial phase in the team's operation as it lays down the foundation of the team's strategies and actions in the future. Met goals will also depend to the actions that the team implemented. Therefore, the report shows the relationship among the plans, the actions, and the outcomes, which reflect the team's performance.
Companies also do reports as these help them identify the appropriate strategy to use in a specific issue. Also, the team's actions are also presented in the report and this allows the team re-check the things they have done during the evaluation of the team's performance.
In general, company reports are made to update the team on what is happening in the team and in the project. The information in the company report will also help the team formulate plans and make logical decisions, which will help the team and the company in the long run.
How do Companies usually do Reports?
Company teams write reports to provide updates to all team members, allowing them to access better performance.
The company report includes assessment cues, which are both positive and negative. These cues will direct the team to plan formulation, which can be short and long-term goals. Most company reports present both to more effectively guide the team in its operations.
Company reports also present all the strategies and actions the company is going to implement. With this information in the report, the team can evaluate if all actions will really help the team or not. The team can remove a specific action they feel will not help the team. Also, the rationale of each action can also be included to provide an explanation on how the action will help the team achieve its goal.
Evaluation of outcomes is also presented in company reports. This is for the company to know whether the team has met their formulated goal or not, indicating the goal's effectiveness. The team may consider re-checking the plans that they set and the actions they implemented in case there is failure to achieve the goal.
Reports for companies may also present quantitative data, aside from the text that reflect qualitative information. The quantitative aspect of the report can be presented in the form of figures, tables, or graphs. These data forms will help the team visualize the changes or trends in the team's activities within a specific period of time.
Reporting for companies does a number of benefits to the team.
First, the team becomes updated on the team's status and progress. Receiving updates is like watching news in the television or reading news in the local newspaper; it allows the team members to know what is happening in the team. Also, the update could be information, which the team has not previously known.
Another benefit reporting for companies give to team members is the ability to plan well. The company report presents information on the team's accomplishments and problems and these are also forms of assessment cues in the team's performance. These things will help the team visualize the team's position in the project, allowing them to devise their future plans to reach their goals.
The company report can also affect the decision making process of a company. Since the report presents both negative and positive views from the team members, the entire team will be able to make logical decisions without bias.
While company reports can positively help the teams in a company, these can also present some pitfalls.
Company reports are detailed reports. This means that sufficient amount of information is needed to make it complete, accurate, and comprehensive. This entails that the team should allocate adequate amount of time collecting and organizing information that is to be included in the report. Failure to do this will result to an incomplete and inaccurate presentation of data, which can adversely affect the team's planning, action implementation, and outcome evaluation.
Writing company reports can be time consuming, especially if the team has to involve people from other departments to determine specific information. For instance, a specific issue may require a conduct of survey involving people from multiple departments. Preparation and validation of tools like questionnaires and survey requires time as well. To add, conducting a survey can be a tedious activity as hunting down people can be necessary.
Preparing company reports and sending them in an online basis can be stressful to virtual teams in times when the internet connection is not fully functional, or in worst cases, absent. Poor and absent internet connection will disable members of virtual teams in sending and receiving information to and from other members. This is a problem in the team's communication and can adversely affect the operations of the virtual team.
Why Teamreporter is great in doing Reporting for Companies?
Teamreporter is a helpful application to company teams as it minimizes the number of status meetings the team has. It uses scheduled report mails as replacement to the status meetings. Joining Teamreporter is easy as a member can sign up for an account for less than a minute. In addition, Teamreporter is perfect for teams with up to four members.
The interface of Teamreporter is user-friendly and automated, allowing its users to easily exchange information to their teammates. Teamreporter will just send notifications to team members via e-mail, which will ask team members to submit information on their achievements, plans, and problems. Teamreporter will generate a summary of the team members' responses, which will be sent to all team members the following day.
Teamreporter is also flexible that it can blend with any type of workflow and work environment. Aside from being able to work with an e-mail and a web browser, Teamreporter's questions and report mail schedules can be modified by the company team according to their needs. Also, the application can modify its list of recipients as well as the people who will be reminded to provide a report. Aside from these features, company teams can integrate Teamreporter to the existing applications they use.
Team leaders can also gain benefit from Teamreporter. They can have a clear oversight of the team's performance and the project status from the updates they receive from the application. Also, they will be able to monitor the performance of the members individually. Moreover, team leaders will be able to spot the top performers in the team as well as those who need their intervention.
All in all, Teamreporter can be an efficient vehicle of information to company teams.


Melissa brings vast amounts of Project and Change Management experience, having completed the Grayce Development Programme herself. Melissa subsequently moved into the role of National Delivery Manager. She is extremely passionate about business change, remaining at the forefront of change methodologies, processes and principles. Melissa offers mentorship and support across the analyst community, helping transform business change.


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Casa de Lava
Drama 1 hr 45 min
In only his second feature, Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa (HORSE MONEY, COLOSSAL YOUTH) brilliantly reworked Jacques Tourneur's classic I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE into a reflection on his country's colonial legacy. A nurse, Mariana (Inês Medeiros), accompanies Leão (Isaach De Bankolé) to his home on the volcanic islands of Cape Verde after an accident sends him into a coma. But he goes unrecognized by fellow denizens, leaving Mariana trapped with and eventually entranced by a mysterious community. Never before released in the U.S. and now beautifully restored, CASA DE LAVA foreshadows the masterful films that would follow yet is an extraordinary, ravishing work in its own right.
Starring Inês Medeiros, Isaach De Bankolé, Edith Scob
Director Pedro Costa
Inês Medeiros
Isaach De Bankolé
Edith Scob
Paulo Branco
© 2017 OPTEC Filmes
Portuguese (Portugal) (AAC)


This project started out as a kitchen remodel for Diana and progressed into a family room remodel. The house was dated and as the kitchen design was moving along nicely, the clients decided to move forward with remodeling the family room as well.
Their biggest requirement from the client was to have recliners for watching TV. Not being a huge fan of your typical look that recliners are known for, Diana and the clients looked at Furniture Fair and were able find stylish yet comfortable recliners in leather that would tie in with a new sofa and tables. They also found some great art and accessories.
All of the furniture in the project was purchased at Furniture Fair. Both rooms look amazing and the clients absolutely love their new rooms! They retired earlier this year and are really enjoying being home in their new spaces!
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To Shea: Touché
Powered by Cory Caouette (Wolves Geek)
To the national media and to most Twins fans, the Blue Jays' July 19 demotion and eventual July 22 trade of Shea Hillenbrand was viewed as addition by subtraction, similar to the local ballclub's maneuvers with the likes of Tony Batista and Bret Boone. After all, Hillenbrand had posted a notice on the clubhouse wall comparing the team to a certain ill-fated cruise vessel, not to mention (according to reports) left the team for four days without providing proper notice to manager John Gibbons. However, as all things become clear with time, perhaps the move of the hitter who boasted an .848 OPS coming into July shed some light on some serious problems north of the border – problems that winning just three of the first thirteen games of the post-Hillenbrand era, effectively knocking them out of the playoff hunt, have now brought fully into focus.
There was no mistaking the offseason splash that Gibbons and GM J.P. Ricciardi made with such big-name signings as A.J. Burnett (5 yrs./$55 million), B.J. Ryan (5 yrs/$47 million), and Bengie Molina (1 yr/$4.5 million), as well as a trade that added former World Series MVP Troy Glaus to a hot corner already crowded with an impressive group: Lyle Overbay, Corey Koskie, Eric Hinske and Hillenbrand. The mistake, it seems, was in unmet promises made to some new and old Jays during their respective courtships. First, season long frustration revealed by 2003 Cy Young winner Roy Halladay on local television – both with pitch count limitations he claims to have never been privy to and Gibbons' misuse of a bullpen that has blown four Halladay leads. Then Ryan, whose signing with the Jays made him the highest paid reliever in history and certified him as a bonafide closer, reportedly isn't happy with Gibbons' trigger-happy and unpredictable approach to his role, as evidenced by the 15 outings in which he has pitched more than the hallowed one-inning closer maximum.
All seemed fine on July 18, though, as the Jays were just four games out in the AL East, despite horrible fortune on the pitching side, losing starters Gustavo Chacin, Ted Lilly, and Burnett for significant stretches due to injury. That's when Ricciardi's apparent penchant of promising the world without either telling or asking the manager, Gibbons' notorious hot head, and the ability of anyone to keep clubhouse matters within the clubhouse finally appear to have come home to roost. As Hillenbrand complained publicly about being promised a defensive role and only being allowed to DH, and Gibbons fumed over Hillenbrand's having left the club to deal with something as "trivial" as the adoption of a child (despite Ricciardi's admitted knowledge and approval of the leave), the whole matter blew its top. Gibbons then challenged Hillenbrand to a fistfight in the locker room, the confrontation once again entered the public record (limiting Ricciardi's trade options), and less than a month later the Jays are eight games out of the wild card and nine games behind the surging Yankees in the division.
Oh, and did I mention that Molina is now complaining that he was promised an everyday role and is on pace to catch 98 games this season? I didn't have to, it's up front and center on the team's official website. Makes you wonder if the Jays even bother with doors in the clubhouse to go behind.
Blue Jays: A.J. Burnett (3-5, 4.81 ERA)
2005(FLA): 209 IP, 12-12, 3.44 ERA, 198K
2006: 63.2 IP, 75H, 58K, 13BB, 9HR
Remember the A.J. Burnett that had executives buzzing during last year's hot stove? This is him in name only. Burnett followed a 5.97 ERA in July with a 6.30 start to August. He did get a decent start last week against the White Sox and continues to find a way to strike hitters out, but when he leaves the ball over the plate, watch out – the league is slugging .454 against him.
Twins: Matt Garza (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
2005 (between rookie and low-A affiliates): 4-4, 3.59 ERA, 75.2 IP, 89 K, 67 H
Garza's call to the Twins is as much out of necessity as it is out of performance. Look to the right to see more on his impressive 2006.
Garza carries a mid-90's fastball, a change and a couple of breaking balls.
Being called to The Show within two seasons of being drafted doesn't happen very often. Not even Joe Mauer did it.


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```usage: ipgrep [file ...]```

**ipgrep** scans one or more input files for valid IPv4 or IPv6 addresses and prints the result. It accepts text files in any format (plaintext, JSON, YAML, etc.) so long as the files contain IPs separated by a delimiter it can recognize (i.e., any whitespace character and any punctuation character other than `.` or `:`).

These are all valid inputs:

	10.10.10.2 https://webserver.com
	{"ip": "172.16.2.84"}
	log -> time=13:10, event=foo, addr=192.168.0.2, desc="a foo went bar"
	IP address 8.8.8.8 is for Google DNS.

**ipgrep** would extract `10.10.10.2`, `172.16.2.84`, `192.168.0.2`, and `8.8.8.8` from the above.

Given this input, however —

	There's no place like 127.0.0.1.

— **ipgrep** extracts nothing: Technically, the final `.` renders that IP invalid, and this utility does not aspire to robustness.

Use standard Golang-fu to install: `go get -u github.com/princebot/ipgrep`

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Rad Rides by Troy, the Manteno, IL based builder whose simple clean designs and immaculate build execution have earned his team countless, well deserved, awards.
Rad Rides builds like "Chicayne", "Sniper" and "Quadraduce" served as inspiration for much of the industry, including myself. Troy managed to pack cutting edge technology, cool gadgets and power into a package so clean you hardly knew there was anything there.
All of those award winning designs were "show cars" though. There were no trailer queens among the bunch they were all real cars. With the help of an ambitious customer, something completely different came from the Rad Rides shop. Troy teamed up with George Poteet to build a car destined for much more than the car show circuit, land speed records on the salt-flats.
The team set out to build a 1969 Plymouth Barracuda, which would look like an elegant show car, but go like hell. Normally, the build quality on any racing machine is sub-par to say the least. Normally little consideration is given to fit and finish on a race car – it's build for one purpose – to go fast. Blowfish is vastly different.
On Blowfish the body modifications and chassis design are both flawless aesthetically, but they also had to perform at more than 200 mph. This is the realm where form and function are are inexorably linked, and every external component must be considered at speed. This is also a realm where many race car builders leave the "hidden stuff" rough, ugly and unfinished. Troy's team builds this racer like a show car. The under carriage, door panels, under hood and hidden body structures are built for show and go. Truly an awesome build.
If you have questions, ideas or would like a quote for building our own car please feel free to email me any time with the contact form on the sidebar. I will gladly quote full builds or complex one-off parts to assist you in your build. I'm here to help so lets go!


In the drama that is. According to the news, the episode 11 preview of "The World They Live In" shown last week show a snippet of the break-up scene of Ji Oh (Hyun Bin) and Joon Young (Song Hye Kyo). As the couple is well-liked by many even till the point of jealousy, many viewers expressed objections towards such a direction in plot development after watching the preview.
In the preview of episode 11, Joon Young said with tears: "I want to ask you, why do you treat me like this?", but Ji Oh replied calmly: "This relationship between you and me isn't really a big deal, I seriously cannot find any reason why I have to endure all these, hence I have decided to give up." After the preview was shown, netizens swarmed the internet forums and protested against such a development in the plot.
In addition, the Ji Oh's eye injury also triggered the curiosity of the viewers. Many netizens speculated that Ji Oh might be facing the risk of going blind or even death. One netizens even gave a bold speculation that Ji Oh will go blind and Joon Young who did not know about the truth, goes overseas for studies and they reunite after a few years.


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Ape vs. Monster ist ein US-amerikanischer Monsterfilm aus dem Jahr 2021 von Daniel Lusko.

Handlung
Die ISS vermeidet es nur knapp, mit einer Raumkapsel zu kollidieren. Beim Vorbeifliegen kann sie ein Bild von dem Objekt machen und es an das Langley Research Center übermitteln. Die Kapsel landet in der Wüste von New Mexico. Aus dem Inneren der Kapsel kämpft sich eine Kreatur in die Freiheit und verschwindet unauffällig. In Washington, D.C. werden die Politiker von Dr. Linda Murphy darüber aufgeklärt, dass es sich bei der Sonde um ELBE, eine geheime amerikanisch-sowjetische Weltraumsonde, die 1985 gestartet wurde, handelt. Die jungen Bush und Putin verhandelten die Raumfahrtmission, damit sie Kontakt mit Außerirdischen aufnehmen konnten. Der Name rührt vom Fluss, die Elbe, an denen sich 1945 während des Zweiten Weltkriegs US-amerikanische und sowjetische Truppen begegneten und aus Nostalgie die Sonde danach benannt wurde. Durch dessen Enthüllung glaubten sie, dass sie den Kalten Krieg beenden könnten. Aufgrund des Kommunikationsverlusts im Jahr 2007 wurde dies jedoch als Fehlschlag gewertet. Bei der Kreatur handelt es sich um den Schimpansen Abraham, dessen Identität die Russen leugnen. Ethan Marcos befiehlt Dr. Linda Murphy das Tier zu bergen, bevor es die Russen tun.

Murphy und Dr. Reynolds entdecken, als sie sich der ELBE nähern, dass sie leer ist und ihr Inneres mit einer seltsamen grünen Flüssigkeit bespritzt ist. Überraschend attackiert der Affe Reynolds und die bewaffneten Truppen und tötet ihn und sie Soldaten. Murphy kommt beim Anblick des übergroßen Affen ins Staucheln und landet mit dem Kopf auf einen Stein, wodurch sich benommen wird. Sie erkennt allerdings Eva Kuleshov, eine Astrophysikerin und ehemalige Klassenkameradin aus Oxford, die im Dienste der Russen steht. Diese beschießt den Affen mit einem Narkosegewehr. Als Murphy wieder zu Bewusstsein kommt, werden der Affe und die Flüssigkeit in das Langley Research Center überführt. Als sie den Landungsort der Kapsel verlassen, taucht eine Gila-Krustenechse auf, und frisst die restliche Flüssigkeit.

In Langley wächst Abraham weiter und erwacht aus seinem Koma, da die Einrichtung die Schlafgas in den Raum leitet ausgefallen ist. Als Murphy erfährt, dass die Wissenschaftler den Affen töten wollen, konfrontiert sie Kuleshov. Beide Wissenschaftlerinnen sind dazu bereit, den Affen vor dem Erschießungskommando zu verteidigen. Aufgrund einer bewaffneten Pattsituation, gewinnen sie Zeit und die Einrichtung schafft es, den Affen wieder in Schlaf zu versetzen. Murphy wird von Marcos verteidigt und dieser stellt außerdem fest, dass sie mit Abraham aufgewachsen ist. Ein MP, der das Gelände bewacht, wo die Elbe gelandet ist, wird von der nun ebenfalls großen Gila-Krustenechse gefressen. Die Echse geht nun Richtung Stadt und zerstört dabei eine Eisenbahnbrücke, weswegen der Zug in den Abgrund stürzt.

Später finden die Wissenschaftler heraus, dass ein Strahl kosmischer Energie aus der Andromedagalaxie, der auf die außerirdische Substanz abgestimmt ist, beide Monster kontrollieren kann. Das Hubble-Weltraumteleskop meldet, dass sich ein außerirdisches Raumschiff der Erde nähert und General Delaney schlägt vor, das EDI zu verwenden, um es zu zerstören. Da die Signale, die Abraham erreichen, schwächer sind, glaubt Murphy, dass er der Kontrolle der Außerirdischen einigermaßen widerstehen kann. Noah Murphy, Lindas Vater, wird von Marcos herbeigerufen. Vater und Tochter haben seit Jahren kein Wort mehr gewechselt. Noah schlägt vor, einen bioelektrischen Impuls zu erzeugen, aber Murphy hält eine Interferenz mit kosmischen Strahlen für die beste Vorgehensweise. Das Washington Monument beherbergt den Sender für diesen Puls, da das Schiff und die Monster auf Washington konvergieren.

Abraham wird dadurch von der Kontrolle der Außerirdischen befreit und attackiert die Echse, die in der Nähe des Capitols aus dem Boden bricht. Das Militär beginnt, mit dem Beschuss auf die Echse. Eine verirrte Rakete zerstört das Denkmal wie auch den Signalgeber. Das Militär bereitet sich darauf vor, die Stadt zu evakuieren, um die Monster zu stoppen. Murphy und Jones beeilen sich, einen Prototyp des Senders im CityCenterDC zu bergen. Trotz der erfolgreichen Reparatur bleibt die Gila eine Bedrohung. Die Echse attackiert die zwei Wissenschaftler. Während Jones gefressen wird, wird Murphy von Abraham gerettet. Nun beißt sich die Gila-Echse in den Nacken des Riesenaffen fest. Der Apache-Helikopter, geflogen von Kuleshov, lenkt die Echse allerdings ab und Abraham bricht ihm das Genick.

Abraham wird nach Santa Fe geflogen, wo er von Linda und Noah Murphy weiter untersucht wird.

Hintergrund
Der Film ist ein Mockbuster zum ebenfalls 2021 erschienenen Film Godzilla vs. Kong. Außerdem findet man Parallelen zu Rampage – Big Meets Bigger mit Dwayne Johnson aus dem Jahr 2018. Seine Filmpremiere feierte der Film am 30. April 2021 in den USA. Er erschien am 27. August 2021 im deutschen Videoverleih.

Narek Kirakossian in der Rolle des Sekretärs Pudovkin, Irina Pickard als Chemikerin Eisenstein und Gregg Marcantel als Dr. Reynolds haben hier ihre bisher einzigen Filmrollen. Rudy Bentz als Noah Murphy war übernahm 2017 eine Sprechrolle im Kurzfilm Beth is Not a Cat und hatte Nebenrollen in den Spielfilmen Cariños von 2018 und The Dead of Night von 2021. Malcolm Green, der den Marine Corporal Myers spielt, war 2019 im Film I'm Here zu sehen.

Rezeption

Actionfreunde führt weiter aus, dass "darstellerisch in Ape vs. Monster alle komplett überfordert" seien. Als namhaftester aus dem Cast wird Eric Roberts genannt, der "irgendein hohes Tier" verkörpere und an "wenigen neuralgischen Punkten im Film" auftauche, allerdings "nichts zur Handlung" beitrage. Abschließend wir geurteilt, dass "dank seltendämlicher Figuren, dummer Dialoge, dem hässlichsten Riesenaffen der Filmgeschichte, einem endöden Showdown, einem nicht existenten Spektakelfaktor, miesen Schauspielern und der vollkommenen Abwesenheit von Humor geschweige denn Ironie" aus einem "Mockbuster im Handumdrehen ein astreiner Schrottbuster" wird.

In der Internet Movie Database hat der Film bei über 788 Stimmenabgaben eine Wertung von 2,1 von 10,0 möglichen Sternen.

Fortsetzung
Anfang März 2023 wurde bekannt gegeben, dass die Fortsetzung Ape vs. Mecha Ape am 24. März 2023 in den USA veröffentlicht wird.

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M+Dev 2018: A Roaring Success
Keynote presentation by Tim Gerritsen, studio head at Madison's Fantasy Flight Interactive and a founding member of the WGA.
This year, the Wisconsin Games Alliance (WGA) built upon the momentum of M+Dev 2017 and welcomed over 400 game developers, designers and enthusiasts to the Alliant Energy Center for a day of networking and learning. Guests traveled from states away, leading Milwaukee Magazine to declare that this year, the "M" in M+Dev clearly referred to Midwest.
University students, including a group from UW-Stout's Game Design and Development program, soaked up the opportunities to speak directly with speakers. The packed house enjoyed two keynotes from national industry leaders: Alyssa Finley, former director of production at the recently shuttered studio Telltale Games, and Tim Gerritsen, studio head at Madison's Fantasy Flight Interactive and a founding member of the WGA.
"Our goal was to highlight the quality and quantity of talent available in the Wisconsin game development and interactive media industries," said WGA Executive Director Tyler Krucas. "From interesting and educational talks on pertinent topics to fun social gatherings, there was something for everyone in the industry at the conference. Game development continues to grow at a rapid pace here in Wisconsin, and M+Dev offers each attendee opportunities to network with and learn from the bright and passionate people that make the state such a great place to create games. I look forward to seeing how the connections made and knowledge gained at the conference positively impact the Wisconsin game development community over the next year. Following on the successful inaugural M+Dev conference in 2017 was a tall order, but M+Dev 2018 came together to carry on the tradition of what we hope will be a staple in the wider Wisconsin tech industry for years to come."


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Q: Flask-jwt installed but it's showing Not Found / Not installed I have installed flask-jwt in VS Code using "pip install Flask-JWT" but in my code, it's showing Not Installed. How to solve the issue?
Click here to see the issue

A: From the screenshot I see that you are using virtualenv, have you configured VS Code to run the application through the version of python installed with virtualenv?
If not, take a look at this link: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/environments
Probably you need to configure the right interpreter in the setting.json file by adding:
python.pythonPath: "Scripts\\python.exe"

A: use
pip install PyJWT

and import like this
import jwt

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A doctor of fine arts degree warrants a fist pump.
Ben Affleck keeps collecting kudos.
The actor was given a doctor of fine arts degree at Sunday's commencement at Brown University in Providence.
"This is a spectacular honor for me," Affleck said, according to the Providence Journal. "Not only for the education, but now I surpass Matt Damon."
In April, Affleck's Good Will Hunting buddy Matt Damon received the 2013 Harvard Arts Medal.
Others getting honorary doctorates from Brown on Sunday were author and MIT Professor Junot Diaz; retired Stanford University bacteriologist Stanley Falkow; Tougaloo College President Beverly Wade Hogan; medical doctor and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President Risa Lavizzo-Mourey; and Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padron.
The university conferred more than 2,400 degrees, reports AP.


Nigeria Internet registration Association NiRA appoints Mr Segun Akano and Mr Sunday Olutayo as new members of the Board of Directors at her Annual Report on 30th of April 2015 at the new head office at Surulere.
Mr Chima Onyekwere, the electoral Chairman declared the result with Segun Akano having a total number of 65 votes, Sunday Olutayo 48 votes and Nkemdirim Nweke with 27 votes. Also Mr Muhammed Rudman emerged as the new Vice President.
Akano in his speech said " if South Africa can have more than a million registered domain on ccTLD then Nigeria can afford Five million domains in two years,because we are about 15 million in population and it is one of my target to chase once i get to the position" he also added that he would try to make the .ng affordable for every Nigerian.
The newly elected President Mr Sunday Folayan officially welcomed them as the new board members and they were inaugurated immediately.
This is great news and we expect more of these things as Upperlink moves from grace to grace.


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Diary of a cancer patient
By CM Guest Columnist August 26, 2018 0626
PET-scan machine at the German Oncology Centre
First-class medical care, friends, a positive outlook and ignoring her mother helped one woman defeat a recent bout of cancer.
By Penny Douglas
My mum was forever telling me to stop fiddling, but maybe I owe my life to the fact that I ignored her.
Touching my neck while on the phone one day in October 2017, I felt a pip-sized lump. I had previously visited my doctor for another such 'find' and was told it was supposed to be there, so I left the latest one until I happened to see her over something else.
But this time she sent me to an oncologist which led to an ultrasound and biopsy on the lymph node (the 'pip'). Then the big misunderstanding – I was told that the lymph node wasn't cancerous. Anxiety dropped to zero. But what was not made immediately clear was that there WAS cancer, somewhere. This only came out in a subsequent visit to the oncologist, when his credibility dropped to the floor.
Then two things happened on the same day. The oncologist was vilified by a friend, who had been a patient (calling him "a butcher" was the least of it). Then I was told about the new German Oncology Centre (GOC), just opened in Limassol.
There I met highly trained doctors and support staff, efficiency and state-of-the-art equipment — including the only PET scanner in Cyprus. Any queries are dealt with immediately and treatment is explained clearly and concisely. Oh, and there's no canned music or TV screens anywhere.
GOC was set up by oncologist Dr Zamboglou, a Limassolian, who worked for many years in Germany, running his own centre there. The centre in Limassol opened in October 2017, which couldn't have been better timing for me. The doctor's personality permeates the place – gently humorous, deeply caring and dedicated.
In December 2017 the various tests began – an MRI scan (in a 'tunnel' for about 40 minutes, with my choice of music), then a PET scan (similar to MRI, bigger 'tunnel' but preceded by an intravenous drip, which takes about an hour) and a gastroscopy ('out' for 10 mins, camera down throat and taking a sample, I didn't even know it'd happened). They found I had cancer of my oesophagus and there were two more 'suspicious' areas.
The news was mind-numbing. I went around saying "I have cancer" but could not haul it in. I think, at that time, my daughters were more scared than I was.
German Oncology Centre
Planned were five weeks of daily radiation and two chemotherapy sessions, with chemotherapy tablets daily and regular blood tests to check blood cell levels. I was also pill-popping other meds for the first week of the chemo, to alleviate the side-effects.
For the radiation (five weeks from January 2018), a mask of light, but solid mesh was made of my torso and head. The mask was used every day – I arrived, stripped off top, donned a very unfetching overall, lay down under the machine and the mask was then clamped down on my sides so I could not move my torso. Overhead the radiation was targeted from something that looked like a huge camera lens. The machine whizzed and whirred for about 10 minutes. I visualised the cancer cells going grey and disintegrating. All over for the day.
The first chemotherapy sessions, starting in January 2018, were in a big room with eight deluxe dentist-type chairs facing huge plate-glass windows, giving a breathtaking view over the Mediterranean. They involved just sitting for about two hours, with a drip in the back of my hand, the friendly and caring staff occasionally changing the drip bags and bringing tea.
I wanted to supplement the conventional procedures with natural treatments? So I got together a collection of teas, with the help of a herbalist, some bought, some gathered from the wild. My kitchen looked like an old-fashioned pharmacy! I changed my diet (not drastically, it was already healthily vegetarian) to include kefir, lemon juice, flax and chia seeds. No coffee. OK, I know it sounds whacky, but all these have been mentioned as beneficial and ARE good. And, most important, no tumour-feeding sugars.
Vit C is often talked about as both a preventative and helpful during treatment for cancer. High dose is needed. Normal Vit C can result in diarrhoea so Liposomal Vit C is the answer as the way Liposomal Vit C is delivered to the body avoids that and is far more effective.
The thing with cancer treatment is the long wait. After three weeks of radiation, I talked to one of the doctors and he went over all the treatment. I was very disappointed that they wouldn't know the effect of the radiation for three months.
It shocked me to see the 'suspicious' areas on my spine and middle still on the screen. These areas were not being targeted with radiation at that time, as it would be too much for me although the chemo would have affected them, if they were cancerous.
In February it was time for another chemo session. Friends came with me to offer support. Now, as before, three days of various tablets at various times to help with side effects, plus daily chemo ones. I was given a timetable, otherwise I wouldn't have kept track.
Another chemo session was planned for three weeks' time, then a gastroscopy (camera down throat) to see how the primary tumour was responding.
At the end of the five-week daily, planned radiation sessions and after that second chemo session life got back to a bit more like normal.
It was a 'limbo' time, how had the tumour responded? Were the other 'suspicious' areas cancer or not? It was unnerving, these 'things' inside me, what were they doing? Time for a good worry! Answers would come at the gastroscopy and CT-PET scan stage in six weeks, a long time to wait.
The name of the game was distraction for the long weeks ahead.
That proved difficult. After suffering few side effects from the treatment, they then hit me. Felt nauseous for about a week. Apparently, this was due to the ending of the radiation. They 'upped' the anti-nausea tablets, but to little effect. The day would start OK, but then got worse. Finally, it stopped to the extent that several friends had said how well I was looking, commenting especially on my "glowing" skin.
It was March and springtime meant the third chemotherapy session. I had a dear friend with me and we mulled over life, family etc. It's a huge help to have someone there. I had felt a bit down over the previous few days, after hearing a reputable report regarding cancer of the oesophagus, saying it was "one of the deadliest" because of the difficulty in diagnosing it. Was my diagnosis early enough?
Now into the final run, the blood cells were reproducing well, so ready for the gastroscopy and the PET scan two weeks later with a nail-biting three-day wait for the results, which would show the effect of all this treatment on the primary cancer and if the two other 'suspicious' areas were cancer and, if so, how they had reacted. In my lighter moods, as I didn't feel ill, I was fine, but when I got to thinking about the tests to come…. A gripping DVD series kept my mind off night-time thoughts.
Three months after the start of the treatment, it was time for the oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (try saying that after a glass of wine! And what a word for Scrabble but would it fit on the board?). It was a doddle. As last time, I was 'out' for about 15 minutes, while a miniature camera went down to take a peep. The plan was also to take a piece of the tumour for a biopsy.
It couldn't be done because there was no primary tumour! It had gone, I even saw the photos. I was in shock. I never expected that result. Of course, there were still the two 'suspicious' areas but this was such good news.
I then had a meeting with Dr Zamboglou, whose opening greeting was "What are you doing here? This is for patients!" My oesophagus was clear and he was "very optimistic" which, for a doctor, was going out on a limb.
At the beginning of April there was another PET scan, followed by a meeting with Dr Zamboglou and the news that the 'suspicious' areas have gone too (they had been cancerous).
Hugs for all the staff and a huge smile on my face.
Follow-up treatment includes another two to three chemotherapy sessions to "mop-up", a PET scan in six months and regular check-ups, of course.
When I asked Dr Zamboglou what my life expectancy is, he said: "Ask him up there" pointing to the sky! It seems that mine is as good as anyone's now.
To think that all this has happened (from the first 'sighting' of the small 'pip') in six months. Even the GOC is surprised at the rapid progress!
From the beginning, I have surprised myself by how positive I have been. "Cancer-cells, it's you or me and I am winning" was printed on my overall.
But I am sure it's largely to do with the GOC and of course the support of my friends. I hadn't gone down the 'what are the odds' route, because I wanted to keep positive. It helped that I hardly felt ill at all.
I feel I am so lucky. The GOC opened a month before I needed it, The wonderful staff, the stupendous views, the clinic is just 20 mins from where I live, I have the insurance to cover treatment while the government pays for the medications.
I know there are more GOC visits to come but I now have a sign beside my bed saying: "I am cancer-free". So be it.
And of course there is a moral to this story: don't take any notice of your mum, fiddle!
I think one of the dreads are the side effects. I had images of nausea, vomiting, fatigue from the chemo and dried/peeling skin from the radiation. All these (except the fatigue) are now controllable with medication, and good old olive oil recommended to rub on my chest to prevent dryness (it worked very well). I did have nausea for a few days and my nails are dreadful. No hair loss – quite the contrary! But these are minor inconveniences in the overall scheme of things.
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In Ireland Pope begs forgiveness for 'betrayal' of Church abuse
North Korea newspaper blasts "double-dealing" U.S. after Pompeo's trip cancelled
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Forbes offshoot of U. vertical farm to reopen this month
Milan Eldridge '20 and Olivia Foster '20 at work on the farm on Nov. 24.
Photo Credit: Katie Tam / The Daily Princetonian
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November 24, 2019 | 10:13pm EST
After a brief hiatus for the summer, the Forbes Vertical Farm is set to reopen this month.
The farm, which was dismantled at the end of last semester, has been rebuilt over the past two weekends in the lobby of Forbes College.
The farm began in the fall of 2018 as an offshoot of the main Princeton Vertical Farming Project (PVFP), which was launched by Paul Gauthier, a former associate research scholar in the Department of Geosciences. The PVFP was founded in April of 2017 to engage University students in sustainable farming practices and provided fertile ground for research.
The PVFP ended with Gauthier's departure this past summer, and the main farm housed in Moffett Laboratory was shut down. The latest Forbes offshoot will further the original goal of demonstrating that farming can fit into the busy life of a student at the University.
Gauthier now works as a Senior Agricultural Scientist for Bowery Farming in New York City.
It is meant "to show students that this type of farming works, and that it tastes really good," said Kaylin Xu '22, who served as manager of the Forbes farm last year.
"It's also a mood-booster, to see that much green indoors," Xu said. "I'll walk by the lobby, and there will be students just staring at the plants."
Photo Courtesy of Kaylin Xu '22
The setup was attended by students from the Pink House, Greening Dining, and the Princeton Student Climate Initiative (PSCI), among others. Gauthier, Forbes College Dean Patrick Caddeau, and Forbes Faculty Fellow Ryo Morimoto have also assisted.
While some of the equipment was stored in the basement of the college, most of it had to be lugged back from Moffett. A new automatic watering system was installed — good news for Xu, who had to carry buckets to water the plants last semester.
Basil, tomatoes, strawberries, cilantro, and lettuce will return to the farm. Arugula and broccoli are also in the works.
A few students present to help this past Sunday expressed their enthusiasm for the future of the project.
"I'm excited for the herbs," said Milan Eldridge '20, "and just in general the food that we're going to grow."
"I'm excited about the variety," Jordan Bowman-Davis '23 said.
As a first-year, Bowman-Davis was new to the farm, but other participants had prior experience.
"I think that we have a lot of space, even though it's in this small alcove," said Olivia Foster '20, who worked on a project with the farm this summer. "There's a decent amount of space to be able to experiment with different types of crops."
Xu is heartened by the level of interest in the farm and is hoping to make the experience more collaborative.
"It's going to be mostly student-run this year," Xu said. "I want it to reach more people. We're looking to increase student engagement in general."
As examples, Xu mentioned starting a message board with updates, hosting events and tastings, partnering with the Forbes Garden Project, and getting input from the Forbes community about what they would like to see.
"There's a lot we can do," Xu said.


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Chase Motor Truck Co.
Chase Motor Truck Company got an early start with a gas-powered tractor-roller in 1908. They brought out several models of minor importance after 1908, but in 1915, a 40 horsepower tractor emerged. In 1916 Chase came out with a three-wheeled tractor of conventional design. After 1918 a Buda engine was used, and it was then rated as a 9-18. This tractor was unique because it could turn in its own length by locking one rear wheel. before long, many tractors would have individual rear wheel brakes to assist in turning. For unknown reasons, the Chase firm reappeared in 1919 as Chase Tractors Corporate
Chase Motor Truck Company was founded in 1907 by Aurin M. Chase, in Syracuse, New York. The company was a manufacturer of trucks and they were known for their air-cooled engines and simple design. They began the production of tractors in 1908. For unknown reasons, the Chase firm reappeared in 1919 as Chase Tractors Corporation, Ltd., of Toronto Ontario, and concurrently at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After 1921, Chase tractors disappeared from the market.
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Opening Week 2015: Nothing beats Bartolo
April 13, 2015 April 13, 2015 briancougarA-Rod, Adrian Beltre, Bartolo Colon, Mets, MLB, Opening Week, Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Yankees1 Comment
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"No one has more fun playing this game than Bart," — SNY announcer Ron Darling
Sunday was the end of the first week of the 2015 MLB season, so I figured I'd go through some of my favorite clips from the week. The top, of course, was Bartolo Colon's RBI single in the Mets' win vs. the Braves on Sunday.
Before 2011, the main thing that popped into my head if someone mentioned Colon was the time Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs off him in the same game. Since 2011, Colon has become one of my favorite players of all time. Colon, at this point in his career, throws basically nothing but fastballs and still finds success. He rarely walks anyone. And, since signing with the Mets before last season, he gets to hit regularly in the National League. Last year, he had two hits — including a double! — in 62 at-bats. This season, in his second game, he notched his first RBI since 2005. And his helmet fell off. JOYOUS BARTOLO.
My favorite thing about A-Rod's latest "comeback" is how little fans feel outrage as compared to the media. Now, plenty of fans still dislike A-Rod, but I feel like most of the people who don't like him haven't liked him much since, oh, 2004. I'm sure some turned on him when we first learned in 2009 that he did PEDs (during those loosey goosey times), but many had already sided on the pro- or anti-A-Rod side before that even came to light.
He got caught again, he served his suspension and now he's back. Does A-Rod deserve sympathy? No. But unless the Yanks cut/somehow trade him/he retires, fans of the team are stuck with him through 2017. So hopefully he keeps hitting A-bombs until his hips fall off.
An arrogant person who is bad at his/her job is the worst. An arrogant person who is good at his/her job is fine. Matt Harvey doesn't have much of a track record, but he's pretty great. This past week, he made his first regular-season start since Tommy John surgery and, even though he wasn't at his best, Harvey still K'd nine Nationals over six innings. I hope he wins the NL Cy Young Award this year, then allows eight runs in the NL Wild Card game so my younger brother Kevin and my friend Dan can argue about how good Harvey actually is for the rest of their lives.
Extra-innings game does not equal classic game. On Friday night, I left my apartment after the start of the Yankees/Red Sox series opener and took a bus/walked to a bar to meet up with my older brother Jim. I hung out with my brother for two hours, then took a cab to the bar my girlfriend works at. I waited on line for 10 minutes, then entered the bar, where I hung out for an hour. I took a bus home, then watched the Red Sox and Yankees play for another friggin' hour. Before the game ended, I — while not quite sober — tweeted this:
This is why baseball is the best. You can have a game that lasts so long you question why you like baseball.
— Brian McGrath (@briancougar) April 11, 2015
If you're a Red Sox fan and Boston finishes one game ahead of the Yankees for the American League East title, you might look back at this game as a classic the Sox pulled out thanks to Mookie Betts. But, right now, the No. 1 thing Betts did Saturday morning was provide the decisive run that allowed us to all finally go to bed. And for that, he deserves to have a Hall of Fame career.
A quality first week for the 2015 MLB season. And I didn't even mention Adrian Beltre adhering to the new MLB rules about pace of play (oh, wait).
Pineda, if you're gonna play dirty, follow the lead of the dirtiest player in the game
April 24, 2014 April 24, 2014 briancougarcheating, Macho Man, Michael Pineda, MLB, Pine tar, pitching, Randy Savage, Red Sox, Ric Flair, rules, Wrestlemania, WWE, Yankees1 Comment
Now, this blog — considering it's an MLBlog — once focused on baseball. The topics covered on it this year have generally been about pro wrestling (because pro wrestling is the best). However, on Wednesday night, I believe I've found something that bridges the two:
Michael Pineda being ejected from the Yankees-Red Sox game due to a foreign substance on his neck.
First off, two things: 1) I am a Yankees fan. 2) Even before he joined the Yankees I was a Pineda fan, mostly due to this quote from 2011 when he was asked what his reaction would be if he made the All-Star team:
Asked last week what it would mean if he were named to the All-Star team, the Dominican native's eyes grew wide.
"Oh wow," Pineda said. "I don't know. I might just die. Maybe Pineda dies."
Pineda was traded to the Yankees before the 2012 season, but this year has been his first actually pitching for the big league club after he missed time due to a major shoulder injury. He had a strong Spring Training, won the fifth-starter's job and was off to a good start this year (2-1, 1.00 ERA in his first three starts). After he beat the Red Sox on April 10, it was brought up that cameras had caught a shiny substance on his pitching hand. Many assumed it was probably pine tar, Pineda said it was dirt and the issue seemed to blow over. Until Wednesday night.
In the second inning of Wednesday's game — again against the Red Sox — Boston manager John Farrell came out to talk to the home-plate umpire, the ump went over to Pineda, and after finding something on Pineda's neck, the umpire tossed him from the game.
Baseball has had a long history of players trying to cheat — hitters using corked bats, pitchers cutting the baseball for extra movement, teams stealing signs, and everyone's favorite, PEDs. While cheating of course isn't right, it's long been part of the game.
One of my favorite parts about the Pineda thing is the fact that the Red Sox seemed to be less annoyed about the fact that Pineda was using pine tar (it was cold, so the pine tar would help him grip the ball, which means he might not accidentally have a pitch slip out of his hand and possibly hit a batter), and more so were annoyed by how blatant he was about using it.
However, no matter what the "unwritten rules" are, the actual MLB rule — 8.02(a)(2) — says: "The pitcher shall not have expectorate on the ball, either hand or his glove." So Pineda was breaking the rules and will likely be suspended by MLB/vilified by many (especially in Boston).
While cheating in baseball is almost always frowned upon, pro wrestling embraces cheaters. For without cheaters, how would we know who to hate (and then eventually love for their ability to make us hate them)? The late Eddie Guerrero's slogan — Cheat 2 Win — even blatantly embraced the art of bending the rules. So, while I'm thinking Wednesday was the last time Pineda will attempt to pitch with an illegal substance on his hand, he probably could've avoided all this trouble had he checked with a wrestling legend first about how to pull it off without getting caught. That legend: Ric Flair.
Known by most as "The Nature Boy," Flair also has another — well, he has a few — nickname: "The dirtiest player in the game." My favorite example of Flair's cheating ways comes from my favorite match of all time: Flair vs. Macho Man Randy Savage at Wrestlemania 8. If you have WWE Network, here's the direct link to that Mania. And now, let Flair — and his executive consultant, Mr. Perfect — show Pineda the right way to cheat without being detected.
Perfect enters the ring after breaking up a pinfall following an elbow drop by Savage. While the ref is distracted, he reaches into his pocket for brass knuckles and eventually tosses them to Flair
While the ref is still dealing with Perfect, Flair puts on the brass knuckles. He then punches Savage in the face and successfully hands the brass knuckles back to Perfect without the ref noticing.
However, Savage kicks out of the count at 2, and eventually wins the match — and the title — by himself cheating with a HAND FULL OF TIGHTS.
You see, in pro wrestling, even the good guys occasionally have to bend the rules.
So, next time Pineda's preparing for a start, instead of looking up video of his opponents' swings and pitch tendencies, he should be Fair to Flair and look to the Nature Boy for guidance.
Opening Day ushers in new season of dread
March 31, 2014 March 31, 2014 briancougarAlex Rodriguez, Field of Dreams, Hawk Harrelson, Michael Kay, MLB, Opening Day, Red Sox, Rex Hudler, Terence Mann, Yankees1 Comment
The dark cloud of Opening Day is upon us. Will your favorite team go 0-162? Will your favorite player bat .000? Will your favorite pitcher never record an out? Probably.
No more news on early arrivals to spring camp. No more reports on how your favorite veteran, coming off a down year, is in the best shape of his life. No more backup catcher and fifth-starter competitions. No more Spring Training game play-by-play on Twitter.
The arrival of Opening Day brings with it the sad reminder that this seemingly never ending winter will soon come to a close. The arrival of Opening Day means the Yankees are beginning what could be an unsuccessful attempt to claim their 28th World Series title. It means the Red Sox are beginning what could be an unsuccessful attempt to become the first repeat champions since 2000.
Hawk Harrelson, back in the booth. Michael Kay, back in the booth. Rex Hudler, back in the booth.
A-Rod, banished.
Instead of letting his son play hooky and taking him to the game, a father will send him off to school. Instead of calling out sick and taking his father to the game, a son will head to work.
For many fans, this Opening Day will be their last.
Terence Mann once said baseball "reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again."
He lied.