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Stravinsky Crafted Once Again
Robert Craft knew from an early age that his considerable musical gifts would never be quite enough to make him a great composer, conductor or performer. He decided that instead he would attach himself, Boswell style, to a great musician and chronicle the creative process of a truly monumental personage.
We are all fortunate that he chose Igor Stravinsky as his subject.
Craft describes the moment lightning struck: "On April 7 1940 I heard a live broadcast of Stravinsky conducting The Rite of Spring with the New York Philharmonic in Carnegie Hall and resolved to dedicate my life to music, particularly his."
Craft and Stravinsky made an odd couple in the contemporary arts world for more than 20 years, Craft with his clean-cut, horn-rimmed good looks and the diminutive Stravinsky trotting alongside, becoming more troll-like with each passing year. They lived closely together, sometimes under the same roof, as Craft collaborated with, nudged and protected the awkward Russian genius. Stravinsky's wives and children came and went.
Stravinsky, who died in 1971 at the age of 88, is acknowledged as probably the greatest composer of the 20th century and even today remains one of the most intensely studied individuals by music academics. The history of music contains no equivalent creative surge to match Stravinsky's output from age 27 to 29, during which he produced The Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring. He of course went on to experiment in new, untested areas of composition, rarely stopping to try to please the public.
Craft's contributions to these studies have been enormously valuable, despite years of sniping by rival music writers and Stravinsky specialists. He is accused of "crafting" Stravinsky's image and protecting him from others while molding some material in a self-aggrandizing fashion. One professor called him a "spin-doctor".
Beyond dispute is the fact that Craft's several Stravinsky books, including his volumes of conversations, have offered unique glimpses into his subject's work methods, intellectual life and musical mind. No other composer in the history of music has allowed such intimate scrutiny of his private and public habits.
Considering Craft's long history of Stravinsky-watching, and the abundant biographies and analyses by others, I wondered what might be left to say that hasn't already been said in some related form.
But now in his 90th year, Craft has done it again. His latest book, Stravinsky: Discoveries and Memories, (Naxos Books, $19.99) perhaps his last, is timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the premiere of The Rite of Spring, acknowledged today as the turning point in mainstream composition. The book comes from the relatively modest Naxos book publishing arm and includes a CD of The Rite of Spring conducted by Craft.
The book is a delightfully fresh and witty collection of personal memories and an unapologetic love letter to his subject. He seems to have swept up all his unused memories, many of them delicious, and packaged them for our pleasure.
The author championed the composer when the music establishment still held back. The shocking Stravinsky harmonies and rhythms would change serious music forever but no one knew that in 1913, or even in the 1940s when these two men became associated. Craft won a scholarship to the Juilliard School in New York but found the atmosphere rooted in the past. "It proved disappointing," he writes. "Stravinsky was ignored as well as despised as an iconoclast, which redoubled my passion for his music."
They made their first connection out of pure chance – a connection that worked because Stravinsky had a superstitious streak. Craft needed the score of Symphonies of Wind Instruments, and his request, addressed directly to the composer, arrived by mail on the day Stravinsky was beginning a revision of the work. To the spiritual-minded Stravinsky, this was a sign.
In short order, Craft was at Stravinsky's side and a deep and productive friendship had begun. Recalling this convergence, Craft writes, still in disbelief, that "a twenty-three-year-old rustic with a nervous-wreck temperament" ended up sharing the podium with the "world's most eminent composer-conductor".
Craft and Stravinsky developed a mutual dependency but Craft considers himself the lucky one. "I felt as if all my years of formal education were not worth one hour of this man's company," he writes, "since everything he said was filtered through one of the most acute sensibilities of the century."
Craft's wide-ranging memory, stimulated by his private archives, offers a casual history of the arts in the 20th century as told through the eyes of a premier participant. Anecdotes bring together their central character with Schoenberg, Diaghilev, Nijinski, Webern, Balanchine, Thomas Mann, Picasso, Dali, T.S Eliot, Aldous Huxley, Babbitt, Cage, Carter and Sessions, to name a few.
The book happened almost by accident. As his publisher told me in an email: "He was going through his archives and came across new material -- material he hadn't considered for a very long time, which spurred him on to write the book."
Some of the material may have been held back to observe old standards of propriety now long gone. Stravinsky's intense physical association with Belgian composer Maurice Delage, which led to three weeks at the Delage gay agapemone (love-cottage) near Paris with the "notoriously homosexual" Russian Prince Argutinsky, whose letters are still in private hands. Craft notes that Stravinsky later sent Delage a nude photograph "with a prominent upwardly mobile nozzle". Elsewhere, Ravel is described attending a gay evening dressed in a tutu.
Craft uncovers one love letter written to Delage during The Rite of Spring composition. Craft calls it a "bombshell" because The Rite is "widely regarded as the epitome of masculinity".
Glimpses of the great man in creative mode are particularly vivid. "The act of creation was so strenuous that he immediately began to perspire and, discarding his shirt, continually mopped his head and neck with towels. His facial expression during struggles with harmonic combinations could be painful to watch but when he had found one that satisfied him, he smiled radiantly." This could take long hours of patience but as he told Craft, "I can wait as an insect can wait."
Craft's usefulness as a source of Stravinsky material led him to bridle at other writers who borrowed too freely. Exasperated at Stephen Walsh's Stravinsky: The Second Exile, Craft complained to the New York Review of Books that his work was being unfairly recycled. "As in his Volume I," Craft wrote, "the pilfering from my work continues, most often distorted to the point of changing the meanings, sometimes with verbatim quoting, and always without acknowledgement."
The debate around the reliability of Craft's work may continue long into the future but the essential corpus of material he produced will always be an indispensable sourcebook of the great man's life.
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Australian MP praises role of Ukrainian community in developing his country
Member of the Parliament of Victoria Bruce Atkinson praised the important contribution of the Ukrainian community of Victoria in the development of Australia's multicultural life.
This is noted in his greetings on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine sent to the Embassy of Ukraine in Australia.
"We share the greetings from Honorable Bruce Atkinson, the member of the Parliament of Victoria, who, among other things, highlights the important contribution of the Ukrainian community of Victoria to the development of Australia's multicultural life," the Embassy of Ukraine in Australia posted on Facebook.
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In particular, Atkinson congratulated the leadership and people of Ukraine on the upcoming holiday. He paid special attention to those who came from Ukraine, settled in Victoria and "enriched our state in all aspects of life with their energy, ingenuity and enterprise."
In his greeting, Atkinson also stated: "I take the occasion of Ukraine's National Day to acknowledge and applaud the Ukrainian community for enriching Victoria's cultural knowledge while building trust and respect, thus shaping her [Victoria] into a vibrant and multicultural state that is now home to over 6 million Victorians."
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It was one of the happiest countries in the world when I first visited. Not any more! Being ruined now by home-grown commie trash and imported degenerates from primitive and savage cultures.
I had the luck to n-joy the real Australia back in the 90s, spent some time in Queensland. Unforgettable memories! Blond beauts everywhere!
Add eastern Canada to that list. Before i met my girls i thought of Montreal girls as the most beautiful girls in the world. Today i could not tell no more, since most women there wear a burka…


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The Grant Year addressed in this program begins on May 1st and ends on April 30th of each year.
The Acts of Kindness Program is intended to encourage Lodges to be involved in their community and community improvement. Each Lodge is eligible for up to $3,000 per year in matching funds from the Wisconsin Masonic Foundation inclusive of all programs through the Wisconsin Masonic Foundation. It may include any combination of programs with their own individual limits: Medical Defibrillator through Project Adam or otherwise limit is $800 For other health and wellness programs the limit is $2,000 through the Wisconsin Medical Fund. Scholarship matching grants are limited to $500 per year.
Acts of Kindness contributions to the Community include a contribution from the Lodge preferably through community involvement such as a fund raiser alone or as a joint venture with another community organization. The Lodge may not be used as a conduit or mere pass through for another organization but must come bona fide Lodge efforts. The contribution may not be for political, religious or political organizations or endeavors, as will be determined by the Wisconsin Masonic Foundation Board.
Acts of Kindness Health, Safety and Wellness Grants are just what the title implies. These include but aren't limited to: hospital equipment, AED defibrillators, first responder requests, health and wellness agencies, food pantries and other like services dedicated to enhancing and protecting the overall well-being in our communities.
Three Examples of different Lodges working within the $3,000 annual limit including the Acts of Kindness Program. In one year:
Lodge A obtains matching grants for defibrillator(s) for $800, $1,000 for health and wellness, and $500 in Scholarships may obtain
another $700 match in the Acts of Kindness Program;
Lodge B has no defibrillator request and may obtain up to a $500 match for Scholarships, and up to $2500 for an Acts of Kindness match:
Lodge C has no defibrillator request, Scholarship or any other Wisconsin Masonic Foundation match may obtain up to a $3000 match for the Acts of Kindness Program.
The process for request of a matching grant from the Wisconsin Masonic Foundation's Masonic Acts of Kindness, requires four steps. Completion of these steps is necessary in order to move your grant to approval as quickly as possible.
1. Define the program or project – This can be done in a letter addressed to the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Masonic Foundation. It should include what type of charitable community program with 501(C) (3) status you would like to support and a brief description of what the program is and whom it serves.
2. Prove the Charitable Status of your recipient – Obtain an official statement from the charitable organization on the form provided in this application establishing the recipient's charitable status.
3. Complete the Lodge Application Form – Complete the Lodge Application below. Please remember that the Lodge cannot be a mere pass through or conduit and that the annual limit of all programs for each Lodge to obtain a grant is $3000 as part of a $3000 annual limit from all matching grant programs of the Wisconsin Masonic Foundation.
4. Include a copy of the check, payable the organization you are supporting, for your Lodge's share of the match – This ensures prompt processing of your request once the foundation board has approved it.
When should you file your requests? Anytime! The Board of Directors will review your request and process as quickly as they are able. Our Board meets every two months to review requests.
REMEMBER!! The purpose of the Acts of Kindness Program is to get Lodges working in their communities to promote the good works of the Fraternity. The Board will NOT approve requests where fundraising is done solely by a partner organization or when
funds are channeled through the Lodge. The Lodge itself, must raise or donate the matching funds and submit a portion, preferably all of the matching funds. When the Lodge partners with another organization to raise funds appropriate advertising and signage should indicate that the Lodge is a partner in the fundraising.
"Acts of Kindness" supports projects that positively impact up to 100 Wisconsin communities each year with gifts for food pantries, first responders, civic improvement and more. It is a valuable tool that the 170 Wisconsin Masonic Lodges use to support worthy programs in their communities. The application form is available below.
"Your contribution helps to alleviate the burden to families and individuals in the Dodge County area that struggle to meet the basic needs in their homes."
-Central Wis. Community Action Council
Application for Acts of Kindness
Lodge Name:(Required)
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Brief Description of Supported Agency Program and Persons Served:
PROGRAM TO BE SUPPORTED:(Required)
Acts of Kindness general matching Grant - Annual grant limit $1,000
Acts of Kindness scholarship matching Grant - Annual grant limit $500
Acts of Kindness health, safety or wellness matching Grant- Annual grant limit $2,000
Total of all matches cannot exceed $3,000 from May 1 of current year to April 30 of the following year.
Recipient Fiscal Responsibility:
Please upload a copy of the 501 (c )(3) recipient organization's IRS Letter of Determination and/or other appropriate mission related documents.
Describe project scope and cost (If donation is for unrestricted general operation purposes, so designate):(Required)
Are Lodge Funds Being Matched?(Required)
Describe the source of the funds or how the Lodge raised the funds to be matched:(Required)
We understand that the purpose of the Acts of Kindness Grants Program is to help the Lodge perform charitable acts in the community. Any contribution made for grant match must be Lodge Funds. The Lodge was not merely a conduit for these funds. We certify that the lodge funds were not raised purely by another organization and paid over to the Lodge in order to obtain a matching grant.
Certification of Accuracy:(Required)
We, the Worshipful Master and Secretary of the above-named Lodge have read this application in Lodge which was approved by a majority of those present and certify the accuracy of the information provided. We certify that any matching funds are Lodge Funds and that the Lodge was not merely a conduit of funds from another organization to obtain a matching grant.
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I thought that we had muddy races this year, but #9 was epic! Snowing, freezing cold, as muddy as possible. And we still could see a lot of smiles on racer's faces :). How are you doing it?! Huge respect to everyone who raced Chicago Cross Cup #9 on Saturday 11.17.2018. See you at Montrose beach on December 2-nd! Illinois State Championships in Cyclocross!


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Shaggy's upcoming album: Summer in Kingston, to be released in July & upcoming tour dates!
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Upcoming 2011 Shaggy album: Summer in Kingston!
Wow wow wow! Are you ready for this? Shaggy's off the hook upcoming album will be released in July! The album, entitled Summer in Kingston, will be released on July 19! I think this title fits perfectly with Shaggy's new feel-good summer music such as Sugarcane!
Let Shaggy take you to Jamaica! The new album "Summer in Kingston" will be out on July 19 on iTunes for only $2.99!
Summer in Kingston
1. Just Another Girl feat. Tarrus Riley
2. Sugarcane
3. Dame
4. Feeling Alive feat. Agent Sasco
5. End of the World (Drink Up)
6. Soldier's Story feat. Jaiden
7. Fired Up (F*ck The Rece$$ion!)
8. The Only One (Lie To Me) feat. Jaiden
Shaggy is not just releasing an album during the summer, he's also touring in among others French Guyana, Tanzania, Italy, Austria, UK, US, France and Spain!
One Love Concert, Stade de Baduel, French Guyana (June 18) (confirmed)
Shaggy is the headliner of the One Love Festival at the Stade de Baduel in Cayenne in French Guyana on June 18! The festival is organized by famous football player Florent Malouda and Barrington Levy, Tarrus Riley, Rayvon, Queen Ifrica, Protoje, Kayshia and more will also perform at the festival. Here's a Trace.tv promo video!
Visit the official One Love Festival site for the schedule, ticket info and more.
Zanzibar International Film Festival, Zanzibar, Tanzania (June 24) (confirmed)
Shaggy is going to open the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) with a concert at the Old Fort in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on June 24! You can find info about Shaggy's concert at the official ZIFF site, as well as ticket info.
Grand opening of the Serengeti Fiesta, Mwanda, Tanzania (NOT yet confirmed)
The Citizen and Gsengo write that Shaggy will perform at the grand opening of the Serengeti Fiesta in Mwanda, Tanzania on June 25 or 26. This concert has not yet been confirmed.
Venice Sunsplash (July 2) (confirmed)
Shaggy will headline the Venice Sunsplash 2011 Festival at the Parco dell'Isola dell'Unione in Chioggia, Venice, Italy on July 2! For lots of info, visit the Venice Sunsplash site.
World Bodypainting Festival, Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria (July 3) (confirmed)
Would you like to win tickets to the festival? Eventszene is giving away 2×2 tickets to the World Bodypainting festival in Pörtschach am Wörthersee in Austria, enter here for a chance to win!
P.C. Richard & Son Theater for iHeartRadio Live, New York (July 6) (confirmed)
See Shaggy at the P.C. Richard & Son Theater for iHeartRadio Live on Wednesday, July 6th, 2011! Shaggy will perform hits from his brand new upcoming album like Sugarcane and more! Tickets for this exclusive event in New York are only available by entering the contest at P.C. Richard & Son or 104.7 KTU, so join in now!
If you can't attend the concert in New York, there's good news too: The show will be streamed live online on KTU! 😀
Shaggy's full tour schedule (as known so far)
Shaggy to be inducted into the Reggae Walk of Fame & nominated for four IRAWMA Awards
Filed under: News — Tags: 2011 Shaggy concerts tour, Barrington Levy, Bunny Wailer, Culture, Falmouth, I-Threes, International Reggae and World Music Awards, IRAWMA 2011, IRAWMAs, Jamaica, Ky-Mani Marley, Reggae Walk of Fame, Third World, Tony Rebel, Toots Hibbert, Trinidad, vote for Shaggy, Yellowman, Ziggy Marley — reggaevibesgirl @ 7:51 pm
Shaggy to be inducted into the Reggae Walk of Fame
Congratulations to Shaggy! Shaggy will be inducted into the Reggae Walk of Fame for his achievements and contributions to the growth of the reggae music industry both in Jamaica and abroad!
Shaggy will receive his induction in the Reggae Walk of Fame when he returns to Trelawny to perform at the official grand opening celebration of the new cruise ship port in Falmouth, Jamaica on March 22. The largest cruise ship of the world, The Oasis of the Seas, will call into Falmouth that day. Other inductees in the Reggae Walk of Fame include Yellowman, Culture, Toots Hibbert, Tony Rebel, Barrington Levy, Third World, Ziggy Marley, Bunny Wailer, The I-Threes and Ky-Mani Marley.
More info: Bob Marley School for the Arts Institute.
Shaggy nominated for four 2011 IRAWMA Awards!
Shaggy has been nominated for four International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA)! Vote here!
category 1. Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year
category 22. Best Caribbean Entertainer
category 39. Community Service Award
category 40. Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award (Shaggy & Friends)
The 30th installment of the IRAWMA Awards ceremony will take place on May 28 the Napa Building in Port of Spain, Trinidad. You can find more info at the IRAWMA site, where you can vote for the awards as well!
New video: The making of For Yur Eyez Only (Shaggy, Alaine & Tony CD Kelly) and new upcoming tour dates
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The making of For Yur Eyez Only
Wanna see how Shaggy's new hit song For Yur Eyez Only was made? Big Yard uploaded footage of Tony "CD" Kelly, Alaine and Shaggy in the studio. You can watch it below!
Shaggy, Alaine and Tony "CD" Kelly: The making of the new smash hit For Yur Eyez Only!
Download For Yur Eyez Only!
Tour schedule updates
Shaggy's MySpace confirms the following upcoming tour dates in New York and Orlando, Florida:
September 3 Hot 97 FM On Da Reggae Tip, New York (tickets)
Shaggy will make a special guest appearance at Hot 97 FM's On Da Reggae Tip at Hammerstein's Ballroom, New York on September 3! Other artists to perform are Gyptian, Mr Vegas, Serani, Ricky Blaze, Barrington Levy, Ding Dong, Alison Hinds and Elephant Man!
September 4 Reggaefest 2010, Hard Rock Live Orlando, Florida (tickets)
Shaggy, Barrington Levy, Rayvon, Alaine, Gyptian, Serani, Rupee, Don Yute, Qupid, Malica and Alayna will perform at the Reggaefest 2010 at Hard Rock Live Orlando, Florida on September 4!
September 5 Mister Cee 5 Alarm Blaze, Webster Hall, New York (tickets)
Shaggy, Elephant Man, Serani, Mr Vegas, Bunji Garlin, Fay-Anne Lyons, Ricky Blaze, Ding Dong, Demarco, Tallpree, JW & Blaze, Lady Saw and Alison Hinds will perform on September 5 at Mr Cee's 5 Alarm Blaze at Webster Hall in New York!
New songs: Shaggy & Barrington Levy – Only You &
Barrington Levy feat. Wyclef Jean, Snoop Dogg & Shaggy – Murderer Remix!
Filed under: News — Tags: Barrington Levy, Barrington Levy & Shaggy Only U, Barrington Levy & Shaggy Only You, Barrington Levy & Shaggy tune on the Hold You Riddim, Barrington Levy feat. Snoop Dogg & Shaggy Murderer Remix Single, Broader than Broadway, Clothes Drop, Full Control, Gyptian, Here I Come, Hold You Riddim, Hold Yuh Riddim, iTunes, Lucky Day, new 2010 Shaggy song, new Shaggy remix, Only Yuh, Platinum Camp Productions, Ricky Blaze Productions, Self Defence Riddim, Shaggy's producer, Snoop Dogg, Sting International, Sting Intl, Wyclef Jean — reggaevibesgirl @ 11:06 am
New song: Barrington Levy & Shaggy – Only You!
Barrington Levy and Shaggy recorded a new tune on the Hold You Riddim, which you might know from among others Gyptian's hit song Hold Yuh. The song, which is called Only You, was produced by Sting Int'l and you can listen to it right here!
Only You is not the only tune Shaggy recorded with Barrington Levy. For Shaggy's 2005 Clothes Drop album, Shaggy and Barrington Levy recorded Broadway and for Shaggy's 2002 Lucky Day album, they recorded the song Full Control.
New remix: Barrington Levy feat. Wyclef Jean, Snoop Dogg & Shaggy – Murderer Remix!
Shaggy is also mentioned as one of the featured artists on the newest remix of Barrington Levy's Murderer. Murderer is one of Barrington Levy's big tunes. The new Murderer remix single, which has just been released, features Wyclef Jean, Snoop Dogg & Shaggy! Wanna get the song? You can get it on iTunes!
New song: Barrington Levy feat. Snoop Dogg, Wyclef Jean & Shaggy – Murderer remix!
Newly added tour dates: New York and Belgium
Filed under: News — Tags: 2010 Shaggy concerts tour, Arid, Assassin, B.O.B., Barrington Levy, Belgie, Belgique, belgium, Bennybwoy, Black Dada, Brooklyn Music Festival, Courtney John, Customs, Das Pop, DaVille, Ding Dong, discount, Fabolous, Free Record Shop, Grace Jones, Gregory Isaacs, Gyptian, Junior Demus, Kardinall Offishal, Lady Saw, Little Hero, Marcia Griffiths, Medford, Mikey Jarrett, New Kingston, Party FM Mega Jam 2010, Ricky Blaze, Shabba Ranks, special price, Suikerrock, Tanya Stephens, The Opposites, tickets, Tienen, Tony Matterhorn, Ultimate, Yellowman — reggaevibesgirl @ 10:39 am
Shaggy's official MySpace confirms the following new tour dates in New York and Belgium and offers special price tickets to the Brooklyn Music Festival:
Brooklyn Music Festival tickets
Shaggy writes that you can get special price tickets for the Brooklyn Music Festival by entering the promo code SHAGGY on Tix 4 Me when purchasing tickets!
The Brooklyn Music Festival will take place on July 4 and the line-up is stellar! Among others Shaggy, Shabba Ranks, Fabolous, B.O.B., Barrington Levy, Lady Saw, Marcia Griffiths, Tanya Stephens, Tony Matterhorn, Ding Dong, Assassin, Ricky Blaze, Courtney John, Daville, Yellowman and Gregory Isaacs will perform. More info. It's gonna be a maaad festival!
Party FM Mega Jam 2010 (July 17)
Shaggy, Gyptian, Black Dada, Ultimate, Kardinall Offishal and many more artists will perform at the Mega Jam 2010 on July 17 in the Country Fair Entertainment Park in Medford, New York. You can get more info on the Party FM site. Tickets are available at Wan Tickets.
Suikerrock, Tienen, Belgium (July 31)
Shaggy's official MySpace confirms that Shaggy will perform at the Suikerrock festival in Tienen, Belgium on July 31! Other artists to perform are The Opposites, Customs, Das Pop, Arid and Grace Jones. More info on the Suikerrock site, tickets are available at Tickoweb and Free Record Shop.
New tour date: Suikerrock, Belgium
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Shaggy will perform at the Suikerrock festival in Tienen, Belgium on July 31! Other artists to perform at Suikerrock on July 31 are The Opposites, Customs, Das Pop, Arid and Grace Jones. You can get more info about the festival and tickets at the Suikerrock site. Shaggy will also perform at Kursaal in Ostend, Belgium on July 29!
Brooklyn Music Festival promo video
Shaggy, Fabolous, B.O.B., Barrington Levy, Lady Saw, Marcia Griffiths, Tanya Stephens, Tony Matterhorn, Ding Dong, Assassin, Ricky Blaze, Little Hero, Daville, Yellowman, Gregory Isaacs and more will perform on July 4 at the Brooklyn Music Festival. Here's a hot new promo video (and a shorter promo video too)! Sounds like it's gonna be a siick festival!
International Reggae Day
On July 1 the International Reggae Day festival will be held, celebrating Jamaica's rich cultural legacy, history, and musical impact all across the world. The virtual media event is designed as a Red, Gold and Green I Love Jamaica campaign and global reggae party. Shaggy will be one of the featured artists at the IRD virtual Media Festival! Jamaica Observer and IRD official site.
Shaggy to perform at Brooklyn Music Festival and organizes a Walk for Peace in Jamaica
Filed under: News — Tags: 2010 Shaggy concerts tour, Agent Sasco, Assassin, Assassin (Agent Sasco), B.O.B., Barrington Levy, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Music Festival, DaVille, Ding Dong, Fabolous, Flatbush, Gregory Isaacs, Jamaica, Kingston, Lady Saw, Mad Cobra, Marcia Griffiths, New York, Oneil, Oneil Edwards, Peace March, Shaggy, Shaggy's charity work, shootings, Tanya Stephens, Voicemail, Yellowman — reggaevibesgirl @ 7:10 pm
Shaggy to Brooklyn Music Festival
Shaggy, Fabolous, Lady Saw, Barrington Levy, Yellowman, Tanya Stephens, Assassin (Agent Sasco), Ding Dong, Gregory Isaacs, Marcia Griffiths, B.O.B., Da'Ville, Tanya Stephens and many more will perform at the 3rd Annual Brooklyn Music Festival!
The Brooklyn Music Festival will be held on July 4 at Aviator Sports and Recreation at Floyd Bennet Field, Flatbush Avenue Extension South, New York. For more info about the festival and tickets, visit the official festival site!
Shaggy organizes a Walk for Peace: Save Jamaica!
Jamaica has had a long standing problem with violence and after the recent shootings of dancehall artists Oneil (of the group Voicemail) and Mad Cobra, the entertainment community is planning a Peace March on May 23. Edit: please note that the Peace March has been postponed due to the recent unrest in Jamaica.
Shaggy, organiser and spokesperson for the Peace March, spoke to the Jamaica Star about the violence in Jamaica and the event he is organizing. You can read more in this article!
Raggamuffin Festival 2010 videos, photos, reviews and interviews
Filed under: News — Tags: Angel live, Angel live video, Australia, Australia concerts, Barrington Levy, Black Eyed Peas, Blue King Brown, Bonafide Girl live, Broader than Broadway live, Broadway live, concert review, Crowd Teaser, Damian Marley, DJ Kue, Feel the Rush live, House Of Shem, I Gotta Feeling live, Iva Lanmkum, Jaiden, James Jayden Roston, Julian Marley, Katchafire, Kue Sound, Land Down Under live, Lauryn Hill, Long Time live, Men at Work, Natalie Imani, New Zealand, Raggamuffin Festival, Raggamuffin Festival 2010, Sean Kingston, Shaggy's show in Australia videos and photos, Sly & Robbie, Sola Rose, Steel Pulse, Sweet & Irie, Welcome to Jamrock live — reggaevibesgirl @ 12:06 pm
Wanna see a lot of photo and videos for the Raggamuffin Festival 2010, which kicked off in New Zealand and continued in Australia? Then be sure to read on!
Raggamuffin Australia photos
Gigchick has photos of Shaggy at the Raggamuffin Festival 2010 (see her photos of Shaggy at the Raggamuffin Festival 2009 and 2010 here)! Mystifyme concert photography has a photo gallery of the Raggamuffin Festival at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, including photos of Shaggy & crew! And Rebecca Holden / De-tec-tive has a photo gallery of Shaggy in concert in Melbourne (more at Faster Louder)!
Shaggy's entrance, Long Time and Bonafide Girl in Melbourne HQ video
Would you like to see more photos? WA Today also has a photo gallery of Shaggy & crew at the Raggamuffin Festival (click on Previous or Next for more photos). There are also fan photos at the Raggamuffin Facebook. Perth Now has a review and held an interview with Shaggy about how he likes to perform for the second time in a row at the Raggamuffin Festival, about his charity work and about Jamaican music
Raggamuffin Australia videos
All reviews say Shaggy's show at the Raggamuffin Festival in Australia was hot! See it for yourself, here are a couple of videos! Wow! Judging from the videos as well, it must have been an awesome concert! The songs that DJ Kue and Shaggy played in the crowd teaser video are I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas), Welcome to Jamrock (Damian Marley), Land Down Under (Men at Work), Broader than Broadway (Barrington Levy / Shaggy) and Angel.
Shaggy & DJ Kue Crowd Teaser in Melbourne HQ video
More videos of the Raggamuffin Festival in Australia: Bonafide Girl (Melbourne), Angel and In the Summertime!
Shaggy in New Zealand interviews and reviews
Juice TV caught up with Shaggy for an interview upon his arrival in New Zealand and has photos. News Talk also interviewed Shaggy about the festival.
By estimation, thirty to forty thousand people attended the first day of the festival in Rotorua, NZ, and the performances and atmosphere were awesome, according to all reports. TV NZ and News Talk. If you wanna read another review of the Raggamuffin Festival, visit Voxy.
Raggamuffin Festival New Zealand videos
One video from the Raggamuffin Festival in Rotorua, New Zealand has been embedded below. It's Shaggy & crew performing Feel the Rush!
Feel the Rush live at the Raggamuffin Festival in New Zealand
You can also watch (or listen to) videos that were taken further away from the stage of Bonafide Girl and That Girl, Shaggy's entrance and Angel, Crowd Teaser, Broadway, Angel and In the Summertime, Broadway and Angel, Angel and Strength of a Woman!
New song: Bob Sinclar & Shaggy – I Wanna.., Youth View Awards 2010, Ragga Muffins Festival, Usain Bolt and Shaggy to Hollywood and Shaggy & Friends
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New Shaggy song: Bob Sinclar & Shaggy – I Wanna!
Shaggy's new song with Bob Sinclar premiered on Fun Radio last night. The song is called I Wanna and it's hot! You can listen to it below.
Bob Sinclar & Shaggy – I Wanna…
Upcoming concert dates
Here are some of the newly added 2010 Shaggy tour dates! So far the Raggamuffin Festival in Australia and New Zealand has been confirmed by Big Yard, the other dates haven't been confirmed yet but they have been in the media.
Shaggy and Usain Bolt to Hollywood
The fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, will play the turntables for charity at Jazzy T's annual birthday celebration at the Seminole Hard Rock Opium Night Club in Hollywood on January 17. Shaggy will also be present, according to the South Florida News!
Raggamuffin Festival Australia and New Zealand
Shaggy, Wyclef Jean, Julian Marley, Sean Kingston, Steel Pulse, Lauryn Hill and Sly & Robbie will perform at the Raggamuffin Festival in Australia and New Zealand on January 23-31. For the exact tour dates and locations, here.
Youth View Awards 2010
Shaggy, Ding Dong, Tifa, Aidonia, Elephant Man, Voicemail, Etana, G-Whizz, Tessanne Chin and more artists will perform at the Youth View Awards 2010! And that's not all, Shaggy has been nominated for awards in the categories of Celebrity Role Model and Local International Artiste of the Year!
The awards ceremony will be held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Jamaica on February 6. For more information about the awards show and the voting for the awards, log on to the Youth View Awards 2010 Facebook!
Ragga Muffins Festival California
On February 20 and 21, the Ragga Muffins Festival in California will pay tribute to Bob Marley. Shaggy will perform on Long Beach on February 20! You can find more info about the festival and on where to get tickets at the Ragga Muffins Festival site.
Artists who will perform at the two-day festival are among others Shaggy, Gregory Isaacs, Barrington Levy, Capleton, Cocoa Tea, Tarrus Riley, Alborosie, The Mighty Diamonds, Konshens, Yellowman, Gramps Morgan, Kenneth Boothe, Frankie Paul, Big Youth, Don Carlos and Lloyd Brown.
Caribbean Festival Miami
Damian, Stephen & Julian Marley and Shaggy will perform at the Caribbean Festival at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami on February 27! Source: Reggae Ville.
Reportage Shaggy video
Here's a clip from a tv show item about Shaggy. Wanna see photos of Shaggy as a baby and as a kid? As well as of some of his magazine covers? And watch video snippets of US MTV Cribs, Oh Carolina, Boombastic, Hey Sexy Lady, live shows and more? You can watch it all in the video below!
Reportage Shaggy video!
Shaggy & Friends raise $30 million for Bustamente Hospital!
The Shaggy & Friends concert raised $30 million (Jamaican) dollars for the Bustamente Hospital for Children! A huge achievement, made possible by Shaggy & Friends, the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation and everyone who attended and contributed. Much respect to Shaggy and the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation for their charity work! Jamaica Gleaner article with photo.
More Shaggy & Friends videos, reviews and photos
The Back a Yard Magazine has photos and a review of the Shaggy & Friends benefit concert on January 2 in Kingston, Jamaica! You can read more about the concert in the Jamaica Gleaner as well: "Shaggy and friends deliver spectacular concert" and "Thank you, Shaggy"! You can also watch a video review at Caribbean Beats tv Season 6 Episode 1.
More Shaggy & Friends 2010 concert photos, videos and reviews!
Shaggy live at Jamaica House
Shaggy performed a tribute to the Jamaican Olympic artists at Jamaica House. Here's a live video of Shaggy & Jaiden performing Bonafide Girl!
Shaggy Bonafide Girl live in Jamaican House
Part II Shaggy and Friends concert reviews and videos, new Shaggy, Mighty Mystic and Leelie video!
Filed under: News — Tags: Allison Hinds, Barrington Levy, benefit concert, Brian & Tony Gold, Bruce Golding, Buju Banton, Bustamente Children Hospital, Bustamente Hospital for, Ce'Cile, charity, Christopher Martin, D'Angel, DaVille, Dean Fraser, Elephant Man, Etana, Freddie McGregor, Here I Am Mighty Mystic ft. Shaggy and Lelie, Ity and Fancy Cat, Jamaican, Lady Saw, Lawns of Jamaica House, Luciano, Macy Gray, Marcia Griffiths, Mighty Mystic feat. Lelie and Shaggy Here I Am, Milk, Morgan Heritage, Na'Sha, new Shaggy video, Portia Miller, Portia Simpson Miller, prime minister, Rayvon, Rik Rok, Sean Paul, Shaggy, Shaggy & Friends, Shaggy and Friends, Shaggy and Friends benefit concert, Shaggy's benefit concert, Tarrus Riley, Tony Rebel, Usain Bolt, video preview — reggaevibesgirl @ 10:56 am
Part II Shaggy & Friends concert reviews, photos and videos
Here's part II of the Shaggy & Friends reviews, pictures and videos post about Shaggy's benefit concert for the Bustamente Hospital for Children. You can find part I here. Enjoy!
Reviews and photos
Jamaica Observer concert review: The Friends came out – Jamaica Gleaner pictures of guests and performers among others Rik Rok – Jamaica Observer review: Shaggy & Friends take a bow – Cambodia Jamaica concert photos.
Video of Shaggy & Rayvon at the Shaggy & Friends charity concert: Oh Carolina, Hope and Angel thanks to Outaroad.com
New Shaggy video: Mighty Mystic, Lelie and Shaggy Here I Am
A video was shot for Mighty Mystic's single Here I Am featuring Shaggy and Lelie. Here's a video preview!
Mighty Mystic, Lelie and Shaggy Here I Am video preview
Happy New Year and Shaggy and Friends reviews, video and photos
Filed under: News — Tags: Allison Hinds, Barrington Levy, benefit concert, Bruce Golding, Buju Banton, Bustamente Children Hospital, Bustamente Hospital for, Ce'Cile, charity, Christopher Martin, D'Angel, DaVille, Dean Fraser, Elephant Man, Etana, Freddie McGregor, Ity and Fancy Cat, Jamaican, Lady Saw, Lawns of Jamaica House, Luciano, Macy Gray, Marcia Griffiths, Milk, Morgan Heritage, Na'Sha, Portia Miller, Portia Simpson Miller, prime minister, Rayvon, Rik Rok, Sean Paul, Shaggy, Shaggy & Friends, Shaggy and Friends, Shaggy and Friends benefit concert, Shaggy's benefit concert, Tarrus Riley, Tony Rebel, Usain Bolt — reggaevibesgirl @ 7:54 pm
The Shaggy & Friends benefit concert for the Bustamente Hospital for Children was a huge success! The number of people who came to view the show that took place on the lawn of Jamaica House on January 3 was very high. Artists who attended were among others Shaggy, Rik Rok, Rayvon, Na'Sha, Barrington Levy, Elephant Man, Macy Gray, D'Angel, Etana, Buju Banton, Luciano, Freddie McGregor, Tony Rebel, Tarrus Riley, Sean Paul, Allison Hinds, Ce'Cile, Christopher Martin, Marcia Griffiths, Da'Ville, Milk, Usain Bolt, Ity and Fancy Cat, Dean Fraser, Morgan Heritage and Lady Saw. Here are the first links!
Jamaica Observer review: Shaggy gives hope – Jamaica Gleaner review – Concert review and a photo of Shaggy and RikRok – Photos – Review: Nuff respect to Shaggy – a video of Etana performing at the Shaggy & Friends benefit concert – Outaroad pictures – LTTS review – Caribbean EMagazine review.
Jamaican prime minister Bruce Golding and opposition leader Portia Simpson Miller (she's the former prime minister) also got on stage! Jamaica Star review. Shaggy and Friends recorded a tune and a video for this occasion which is called Shaggy & Friends – Save a Life. You can watch the video and read the lyrics here.


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Q: SQL Like statement not working in Visual Basic Dim strText As String = tbRefine.Text
Dim sql As String = "SELECT user_name,forename,surname,game_cash,reg_group FROM tblGame WHERE user_name LIKE '" + strSearchText + "' & '*'"
Dim dsRefine As New DataSet
GetDataset(sql, "tblGame", dsRefine)

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This is not working, it crashes and says there is nothing in the dataset.
I know the dataset function works as its worked successfully before.
When i print out the sql statement into microsoft access it works fine. What am i doing wrong

A: Try this:
"SELECT user_name,forename,surname,game_cash,reg_group
 FROM tblGame
 WHERE user_name LIKE '%" + strSearchText + "%'"

A: Try to use the RTRIM() function in your line:
Dim sql As String = "SELECT user_name,forename,surname,game_cash,reg_group
                      FROM tblGame
                      WHERE RTRIM(user_name) LIKE '" + strSearchText + "' & '*'"

A: What about leading or trailing % symbols in your like?
At the moment you will end up with a where clause like:
LIKE 'searchtext''*'

which looks a bit odd (I assume SQL server?).

A: It's wiser to use SQL parameters as your method is open to SQL injection. The link below will help with how to format the SQL statement. I would also suggest doing it via a store procedure, but hats optional...
http://forums.asp.net/t/1256985.aspx

A: I think there's one more thing to be mentioned:
the "*" wildcard character works for the "Like" operator in VB/VBA/MS-Access, but not in T-SQL.
The correct wildcard character for the "Like" operator in T-SQL is "%".
That's why this T-SQL statement:
Select... WHERE ... LIKE 'sText*'

returned no data without any syntax error in MS-SQL(using T-SQL), but works in MS-Access.

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Summary: A modern day fairy story, straight out of Angela Carter. Love of the land comes most to the fore in a wonderfully creative take on the Norse pantheon.
The gods of Asgard - Odin, Thor, Freya and the rest - were driven out of Iceland by Christianity at the end of the first millennium. Ice Land is set at this time of upheaval and is told in the old oral tradition, one in which the boundary between god and mortal is blurred.
Freya, the goddess of love, understands that society is under threat. Warned by the Fates of an impending catastrophe, she goes in search of a marvellous gold necklace, one that enchants all who see it. And Freya is no exception. Overcome with longing, she sells herself sexually to its four dwarvish makers. In the land of mortals, Fulla is in love with Vili, a boy from the next homestead with unusually radical opinions. However, she is destined to marry another - the son of a Christian convert. Fulla's fierce independence makes her rebellion inevitable. And as the narrative continues, the paths of the two women draw ever closer.
Probably the first thing that hits as you read Ice Land is the landscape. Beautiful but harsh, it dominates the book and Tobin's great love for it is always apparent. The threat of volcanic eruption and restorative hot springs add heat to the crystal clear cold and this comes across so well. People in eleventh century Iceland lived in scattered homesteads but community meant a great deal and this dichotomy of life and heart is perfectly expressed. Religion was an inextricable part of daily life and here, at a time of religious upheaval, lies the conflict in the narrative.
Both Freya and Fulla are strong characters; feisty, independent, and impetuous. Christianity perhaps held a special threat for women in Viking society, who had many powerful and influential figures in their history. But the tension in the book comes as much from the land itself as it does from any of its various narrators - goddess, dwarf or mortal. While reading, you feel its pull and you see individual stories as part of its greater whole.
If you enjoy modern interpretations of the oldest of stories, in the vein of Angela Carter, you will love Ice Land.
My thanks to the nice people at Short Books for sending a copy for me to enjoy.
Fans of historical fiction might also enjoy Counting the Stars by Helen Dunmore.
You can read more book reviews or buy Ice Land by Betsy Tobin at Amazon.com.
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Charity operations and COVID-19
The ACNC recognises that a charity's usual operations may be affected by COVID-19, as well as the measures being put in place to try and control its spread. This page provides some information about these issues.
Charity meetings and AGMs
The ACNC's Governance Standard 2 requires a charity to be 'accountable to members'. A common way for charities to do this is through AGMs and other meetings.
The effects of COVID-19 mean that many charities are choosing to hold meetings remotely. But if your charity is unable to hold meetings at all during this time, the ACNC recommends you:
advise or consult with members on the reasons for postponing any meeting
document why a meeting did not occur or could not occur online
use alternative ways to communicate the information that it would have provided at a meeting to members
schedule a future date for any postponed meetings (even if this has to be amended again later).
If your charity needs to delay or postpone its AGM, it should check requirements with its other regulators:
Guidance on AGMs from state or territory regulators (for charities that are incorporated associations)
Guidance on AGMs from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) (for charities that are companies regulated by ASIC)
Guidance on AGMs from the Office of the Registrar for Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) (for charities regulated by ORIC).
Charity operations and governance
The effects of COVD-19 mean that some or all of your charity's activities may need to be modified or even temporarily halted.
It is important your charity keeps records of changes it makes to its operations and keeps everyone informed of what it is doing, and why.
See our guidance on record-keeping for information on keeping records when working remotely or from home.
Regular communication about your charity's changed activities should be a priority. Some charities may be able to offer their programs online.
Importantly, if your charity's operations do change, it is important they remain consistent with the charity's charitable purpose. Your charity's purpose is what it was set up to achieve. Your charity can have more than one charitable purpose.
Finances and fundraisers
View a recording of our July 2020 webinar: 'Managing charity money in the wake of COVID-19'.
Each charity needs to consider how COVID-19 affects their finances. These considerations can include:
Assessing future cash flows and doing a forecast - or adjusting a forecast - in light of current events.
Speaking to funders about the effects of cancelling or delaying activities that are part of funding agreements.
If a funder or grantmaker encourages or allows your charity to alter its operations, make sure any changes do not affect your charity's charitable purposes or its compliance with the Governance Standards or External Conduct Standards.
Knowing fixed costs and when they will need to be paid. Also, not committing to any more expenditure if possible.
Reviewing existing liabilities (for example, exploring options with banks or financial institutions, including deferring loan repayments if applicable).
Considering financial assistance available from governments or relief packages from banks or financial institutions
For the purposes of banking, many charities are often classed as small-medium businesses. This means they may be eligible for support provided to small or medium business. Charities can contact their bank or financial institution to find out more.
Further information on financial reporting and COVID-19
CPA Australia information on COVID-19 for accountants and financial officers.
Australian Accounting Standards Board - COVID-19 guidance.
Charity reserves
The ACNC understands that some charities may consider drawing on their reserves to stay afloat if income sources change or services need to increase.
Responsible People must consider whether drawing on reserves is the best option, or whether there are other alternatives. And Responsible People should also be aware of any restrictions on the use of reserves, and ensure there are proper records that document any debate or decision to draw on charity reserves.
Charity fundraisers
For a charity that has decided to cancel or postpone a fundraising event due to concerns over COVID-19, there may be questions raised over what to do with any money already committed (for example, through ticket sales or other purchases).
In these situations, it is important that a charity is transparent about what it is going to do:
Will the money be refunded - either immediately or in time?
Can the money be refunded - are there any legal issues preventing this happening?
Will the charity hold the money until the fundraiser is rescheduled?
Will the charity commit the money towards a future event or effort?
Whatever the charity decides to do, it is important that it documents the decision and communicates clearly with supporters and other stakeholders the reasons for the decision. It should also be clear about how funds will be refunded or used in line with donors' original intent and the charity's charitable purpose.
Charities that continue to fundraise should be mindful of any physical distancing protocols and other measures. Charities may also want to consider alternative ways to raise funds, such as online appeals.
Government support for eligible charities
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has information for charities and not-for-profits about ATO-related COVID-19 support. It also has information on additional support during COVID-19 for not-for-profits having difficulties meeting their tax and super obligations.
Changes to ancillary fund guidelines
The Federal Government has amended the ministerial guidelines for public and private ancillary funds. The amendments were to 'provide a credit for funds that make total distributions in financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21 that are at least four percentage points above the minimum required distributions'.
The credit may be used to reduce the minimum distribution by up to one percentage point in 2021-22 and future financial years until the credit is exhausted. The amendments aim to encourage ancillary funds to increase their granting during this time.
COVID-19 pandemic declared a disaster - implications for Australian disaster relief funds
In May 2020 the Federal Government declared the COVID-19 pandemic a disaster for the purpose of establishing Australian disaster relief funds as deductible gift recipients (DGRs), allowing them to receive tax-deductible donations.
Donations to Australian disaster relief funds are tax deductible when made within two years of 18 March 2020. The ATO has more information about disaster relief funds.
State and Territory Governments
State and Territory governments have established COVID-19 stimulus and relief packages for businesses and other organisations - including some charities:
ACNC compliance and Annual Information Statement submission
The ACNC changed its approach to certain breaches of the Governance Standards and the External Conduct Standards that occurred from 25 March until 31 December 2020. This short-term change aimed to allow charities to operate effectively, as well as enhance public trust and confidence in the sector. Read the full explanation of the changes.
Some charities face challenges in submitting their Annual Information Statement on time due to the effects of COVID-19. The ACNC Commissioner has the discretion to defer when charities must submit 'approved forms', including the Annual Information Statement.
The Commissioner will exercise this discretion if it is fair and reasonable - or if there is a genuine need to do so - taking into account a charity's individual circumstances.
Any request to defer a charity's Annual Information Statement submission date must be in writing and from a charity's authorised person - for example, a primary contact or Responsible Person. For the request to be considered, it must also include:
the reason for the delay in submission (which must be circumstances beyond the charity's control), and
the new Annual Information Statement due date being requested.
Written requests must be sent to advice@acnc.gov.au before the Annual Information Statement is due.
Charities that are seeking deferral of their Annual Information Statement submission and have other obligations to a state or territory regulator should check with that regulator for information about their reporting requirements.
For contact details, see our list of state and territory regulators.
Reporting JobKeeper payments in your charity's Annual Information Statement
If your charity claimed JobKeeper payments, they must be included in determining your charity's size based on its revenue. They should be recorded as revenue from government in the financial information within your charity's Annual Information Statement.
Note: Federal Government allowances such as JobKeeper and Cashflow Boost payments do not constitute grants for the purposes of determining whether a charity is a Basic Religious Charity under s205-35 of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cth).
ACNC compliance during COVID-19


All that remains is the picture in the frame.
One step towards respect and fame.
Stop putting others on the edge of blame.
Today and tomorrow is not the same.
Don't let the child inside you to cram.
And all your sorrows will fade.
The moon wants it to exist.
"Opportunities are never lost; they are just found by someone else"
"You'll end up where you are headed if you don't watch out"
She don't know how to cuss, she just sounds like her mother.
She ain't a woman and she sure as **** ain't honest like she promised.
She's an **** crier but she's such a pretty liar and by that I mean she said she'd "change".
Don't be cautious, don't be kind.
She's committed, I'm her crime.
She's got her finger on the trigger, but her trigger finger's mine.
She's a golden flame, she's the poison in my veins.
Perfect ******, she takes her aim.
I don't belong to anyone, but everybody knows her name.
By the way, she's been uninvited.
Because all she says are all the same things I did.
Call me heartless, call me cold.
She's italic, I'm in bold.
Call me a *****, she better watch her tone.
She better love me, because she's just a clone.
She already was shady enough but now she's just a shadow.
She loves her friends like I love my split ends and by that I mean she cuts them off.


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Opera singer Doris Soffel
German mezzo-soprano Doris Soffel first studied violin at the Munich Academy of Music, then singing with the legendary Wagner/Strauss-soprano Marianne Schech. During her studies already, she made her debut at the Bayreuth Youth Festival, singing the leading role in Wagner´s Liebesverbot. Wolfgang Windgassen immediately engaged her at the Stuttgart opera ensemble.
During the following years she could build up a broad repertoire, including protagonist roles like Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte), Cenerentola, Carmen, Eboli (Don Carlo) and Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier).
With her sensational success at Covent Garden as Sesto in Mozart´s Titus 1983 and as Orlofsky in Fledermaus (conductor Domingo) 1984, her world career was launched. Sawallisch gave her a lasting guest contract at the Bavarian State Opera, Munich. Since then she has made regular appearances in all big and important opera houses and concert halls worldwide.
In the 1980's Doris Soffel became the only German mezzo-soprano with an International career in coloratura roles (belcanto-operas like L´Italiana in Algeri and La Cenerentola by Rossini as well as Donizetti and Bellini operas). Her cooperation with Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge has been well documented (Norma and Lucrezia Borgia). In French repertoire she conquered the International audience not only with Carmen, but also with roles like Charlotte in Massenets Werther (with Alfredo Kraus) and Marguerite (Berlioz Damnation de Faust). Her exceptional musicality and vocal flexibility also led to cooperation with contemporary composers like Reimann, Henze and Penderecki. She had triumphant successes at world premieres, e.g. at the Munich Opera Festival in 1986 as Kassandra in Reimann's Troades.
With an extraordinary combination of passion, creativity and intelligence, demonstrated already in the Italian and French roles, Doris Soffel grew into one of the most significant Wagner- and Strauss singers of our time. Her early successes as Fricka (Rheingold and Walküre) with Solti in Bayreuth and her Waltraute (Götterdämmerung) with Mehta were confirmed later, at Carsen's Cologne-Ring, at Audi's Amsterdam Ring , at the Dresden and Berlin (Deutsche Oper) Ring and in 2010 at La Scala with Barenboim. Her Kundry (Parsifal) with Thielemann and her Ortrud (Lohengrin) with Luisi are legendary.
Doris Soffel's artistic curiosity and permanent seeking of new challenges has also brought her in recent years to the Slavic repertoire: With Marfa (Mussorgski's Khovanschina), Jezibaba (Dvoraks Rusalka) and Kabanicha (Janaceks Katia Kabanova) the artist painted extraordinary and touching role portraits.
Today, with her strong vocal expressive power, with her charisma and with stunning acting performances, she celebrates one triumph after the other in strong Strauss roles like die Amme in Frau ohne Schatten (debut in Los Angeles 2004), Herodias (Salome) and Klytämnestra (Elektra).
Doris Soffel has sung with legendary conductors such as von Karajan, Celebidache, Solti, Giulini, Sawallisch, Maazel, Mehta, Sinopoli, as well as Thielemann, Rattle, Jordan, Luisi, Nagano and Barenboim. Working from the beginning of her career with such significant stage directors as Rennert, Ponnelle, Friedrich and Kupfer had a great formative influence on her artistry and today she works with directors like Konwitschny, Carsen, Herheim, Wilson, Stölzl, Kosky, Loy and Tscherniakov.
Doris Soffel also has an impressive career as concert- and Lied-singer,main focus on Mahler, Brahms, Sibelius and Strauss. An extensive discography (more than 60 CDs) as well as many DVD productions testifies to the great versatility of the singer and to the beauty of her voice and she has a strong presence on Youtube. She is German "Kammersängerin" and in 2001 she was awarded with the Royal Swedish Northern Star Order for her important artistic contributions to Swedish music life.
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1972- Debut at Bayreuth Youth Festival.
1973-1983 - Engagement at the Stuttgart Opera Ensemble. Singing roles like Carmen, Eboli and Octavian.
1983 - Fricka (Rheingold and Walküre) with Solti in Bayreuth.
1984 - Success at London's Covent Garden as Prince Orlofsky in "Fledermaus".
1985 - Adalgisa in Norma with Sutherland at Covent Garden.
1986 - Kassandra in A. Reimanns Troades, World Premiere at Munich Festival.
1988 - Isabella in l'Italiana d'Algeri in Schwetzingen Festival (still considered THE Italiana DVD).
1980's - Doris Soffel becomes the only German mezzo-soprano with world career in coloratura roles in Italiana, Cenerentola, Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda
1992-1998 - Mahler Symphonies and Mahler Lieder, worldwide, Recordings, followed by concerts.
1996 - First Klytämnestra in Elektra with Maazel at Salzburg Festival.
1999 - First Ortrud (Lohengrin) with Luisi in Berlin.
2000 - First Kundry (Parsifal) with Thielemann in Berlin.
2001 - Awarded with the Royal Swedish Northern Star Order for her important artistic contributions to Swedish music life.
2003 - First Herodias (Salome) in Rome.
2004 - Debut in Los Angeles as Amme (Frau ohne Schatten) with Kent Nagano.
2005 - Kundry at La Fenice, Venice (on DVD and CD).
2007 - Marfa (Khovanshchina) with Kent Nagano in Munich (on DVD)
2010 - Fricka with Barenboim at La Scala, Milan (on DVD).
2011 - Herodias at Baden-Baden Festival with Lehnhoff/Soltesz (on DVD).
2012 - Mahlers Lied von der Erde with Bamberger Symphoniker in Bamberg and Baden-Baden.
2013 - Fricka with Sir Simon Rattle in Berlin.
2014 - Herodias with Runnicles at Proms, Albert Hall, London
2015 - First Mme de Croissy in Robert Carsens famous production (Dialogues des Carmelites) in Amsterdam
2017 - Nominated for Faust-Prize for her Klytämnestra at Essen, Berlin, Stuttgart, Munich
2018 - Recital "Grandeur und Dekadenz" (Mahler, Strauss, Sibelius, Poulenc, Weill) at the Philharmonie, Essen
2018 - Debut as Erda (Das Rheingold and Siegfried) with Kent Nagano at Staatsoper Hamburg
Devocanto © 2017 // Management contact: boris@orlob.net, www.orlob.net


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Now I have the prompt not showing correctly symbols;

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A: I was using a font not supporting powerline symbols;
after installing them, everything's all right;
I've used this guide to install powerline fonts:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/283908/how-can-i-install-and-use-powerline-plugin


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WHEN IS IT TIME TO ACT?
If there is a more challenging question for any of us in life, I do not know what it is.
Deciding when to act, especially in important situations where the stakes of our decision are high, is stressful, complicated and often characterized by a highly uncertain risk-reward calculation. No wonder many of us are prone to procrastinate, to think and re-think these decisions, sometimes almost to the point of exhaustion. And it matters little whether our consequential actions are professional or private. When you consider the mental and emotional toll difficult decisions can have on us, there is little difference between a difficult business decision and say deciding when to get married, change jobs or retire.
So what is the best way for us to make a decision to act? As a young man, the answer seemed clear. You think hard about the decision, weigh carefully the pros and cons, and when the pros have the advantage, you have your choice. Then summon the courage to act.
Over the years, however, I have come to realize it is rarely that simple. There are often so many factors in play that even the simple task of listing pros and cons frequently produces a seriously inadequate list.
Yet there often comes a moment when a powerful, almost overwhelming feeling tells us NOW is the time to act. It is a moment that renders the issue of acting a matter of EMOTIONS and THEIR ASSOCIATED FEELINGS rather than just conscious thought. Moreover, once that feeling moment passes and our cognitive processes take over, the impetus for action can receded almost indefinitely.
What is at work here modern neuroscience tells us is our emotions represent real wisdom. It is our emotional brains where dopamine neurons — the molecular source of our feelings — continually collect and catalog every thing we experience in life be they grand events or subtle things our conscious mind ignores. And drawing upon this vast repository of empirical data our emotional brain is able to make predictions concerning future events and signal us when it is time to act. Even when we make mistakes or experience new or unexpected things, our emotional brain simply updates its program and moves on. In essence our emotional brain is a perpetual learning organism.
Experienced drivers will tell you they knew another driver was about to cut them off split seconds before it happened. How did they know before they consciously had time to process it? It was their emotional brain at work; some subtle thing was unconsciously perceived and signaled you to hit the brake before you realized consciously you were doing it.
This does not mean, of course, that we should solely rely on our emotions and feelings when making decisions. Our emotional brain can be fooled and tricked. Our conscious reasoning capacity matters. The ability to consider and balance both what our emotional brain is telling us and what our conscious thought processes suggest is the essence of good decision making.
But over thinking matters is generally a bad idea. So also is ignoring what our emotions are telling us concerning the time for action.
For many of us humans, learning to acknowledge and trust what our emotions and feelings are telling us about a situation is difficult. This is especially true for individuals who have come to deeply trust their ability to logically reason through the elements of any difficult decision. Yet neuroscience has taught us our emotional brain is often far wiser and better informed than we think and the better indicator of what we should do.
The time to act is often primarily an emotional not a thinking decision. So pay attention to how you feel, then summon the courage to act accordingly.