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Lisa Pegher
Lisa Pegher is an American solo percussionist who has been described by the Boston Globeas "forcefully balletic" and by critic Marty Lash of the Door County Advocate as "a gifted passionate artist, with a rock-star aura." She has been featured in Symphony Magazine as one of the top six performers…
Joe Locke
Joe Locke is widely considered to be one of the major voices of his instrument. He has performed and recorded with a diverse range of notable musicians, including Grover Washington Jr, Kenny Barron, Eddie Henderson, Cecil Taylor, Dianne Reeves, Ron Carter, The Beastie Boys, the Münster Symphony Orchestra and the…
AXOUM DUO
AXOUM DUO Elwira Slazak & Gabriel Collet two marimbas Acknowledged to have excellent musical skills and virtuoso performances, Axoum Duo include an eclectic repertoire compiling different kinds of present-day music – classical music transcriptions, film music, and also original compositions written by Gabriel Collet. Fully commited to today's music, they…
Katarzyna Mycka
The internationally renowned marimba virtuoso KATARZYNA MYCKA, (born 1972) is founder of the International Katarzyna Mycka Marimba Academy. Besides her years of study at the music academies in Gdansk, Stuttgart and Salzburg, where she graduated with honours, her artistic development has been documented by numerous prizes at international competitions (1995 she…
Dave Danford
Dave Danford has rapidly become established as one of theUK's leading percussionists, maintaining a busy schedule of solo recitals, orchestral concerto performances, studio recording sessions and master-classes. As a composer and arranger Dave writes in a range of styles including classical, jazz and folk. He has also collaborated with some…
Jon Sterckx
Jon works as a freelance musician, primarily as a performer, but also works as an instrumental teacher, session musician and delivers workshops in schools & colleges & is an Associate Lecturer at theUniversityofPlymouth. Jon's music often explores combining rhythmic ideas and techniques between different instruments and musical forms, both in…
Simone Rebello
Simone graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music with Distinction and a collection of awards including a major scholarship and The Phillip Jones Prize. She began a solo career which has taken her around the world with concerto appearances, solo recitals, master classes and appearances on national and international…
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Initiative- Thinking on your feet and being a problem solver is key for this role. There may be weekends where managers or sales reps are not available and some issues arise where you need to get control of the situation.


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The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) today reopened its Kitty Post Office, with the aim to maximise e-commerce in the country's postal services.
In the feature address, Minister of Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes explained that the GPOC is dedicated to pushing more services online.
Staff welcoming persons to the re-launch of Kitty Post Office.
"The GPOC is committed to changing and adapting this role to better meet the needs of our consumers. Post offices, therefore, will not become obsolete. They will not close. Instead, they will focus on e-commerce and providing fast, efficient and affordable delivery services for parcels and boxes across the regions," Minister Hughes said.
The Minister added that as services continue to enhance through technology, it is her hope to see more home delivery of imperative documents to residents near and far.
"As we bring more services online making it easier for our citizens to transact government businesses; we still need the post office network to deliver our bird certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, and other equally important documents whether we live in the city or the most remote of hinterland regions," the minister opined.
She explained that it is the vision of her ministry that the Kitty Post Office will not only function in the capacity of postal services but also operate as an ICT hub for persons in the area without access to the internet.
Staff assuming duties at the ICT equipped Kitty Post Office.
Chief Postmaster General of GPOC, Karen Brown, disclosed that of February 2017, the corporation launched its online shopping services, and the response from the public has been overwhelming. She noted the relaunch of the Kitty Post Office will see residents in the area benefiting from a number of services.
"We will provide all essential services inclusive of bill payments, parcel posts, express mail services, money order transfer, package delivery and both online shoppers in local and overseas mail," Brown explained.
Meanwhile, Director of Corporate Affairs, Rev. Dr. Murtland Raphael Massiah charged the staff of the post office to approach their duties with a new attitude.
"One of the major differences between the developed world and the underdeveloped nations is attitude…if we are really going to break through we have to change our attitude," Massiah expressed.
The GPOC plans to refurbish other post offices next year in New Amsterdam, Buxton, Charlestown, Sisters, Anna Regina and Soesdyke to reflect the same modern layout.
Rev. Dr. Murtland Raphael Massiah, Director of Corporate Affairs, GPOC making an address at the re-launch of Kitty Post Office.
Hon. Cathy Hughes, Minister of Telecommunication making the feature address at the re-launch of Kitty Post Office.
Karen Brown, Chief Postmaster General, GPOC delivering opening remarks at the re-launch of Kitty Post Office.
Pensioners and Minister of Telecommunication, Cathy Hughes cutting the ribbon to declare the Kitty Post Office opened.


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Nore Folly (also known as Slindon Folly) is a stone construction located near the village of Slindon, West Sussex, United Kingdom. The folly resembles a gateway but is a decorative piece which leads to nowhere. It was built of flint in the 18th century by the Newburgh family, possibly due to the countess's liking an Italian picture of a building.

The National Trust, which restored the folly in 1993, states that Nore Folly was "built in 1814 for the Countess of Newburgh's picnic parties". At that time there was a small covered building attached, which has since been torn down. It has been designated as a Grade II listed building.

A well-used, although somewhat steep, walking path leads up to Nore Folly, at which there is an outlook with a clear view over the countryside, including a view of Halnaker Windmill, a long section of the coastline, Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower, Chichester Cathedral, and Bognor Regis.

The folly has been featured on a first day cover designed by British First Day Covers Limited in 2006.

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SAG-AFTRA Head Says Sex-Harassment Reports Increasing
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—SAG-AFTRA is now receiving at least five complaints a day about sexual harassment, far more than it got before the revelations about film producer Harvey Weinstein's predatory practices came out in early October. "People are feeling empowered to speak out, and there has been a significant increase in the number of people doing so," union President Gabrielle Carteris told Variety Dec. 11. She said she'd been harassed many times while working as an actress, but was "surprised at the magnitude of the response since October." "The calls that we are getting are coming in from across the entire spectrum," executive director David White added. "We are aware that the simple act of naming the problem, along with having new tools to protect oneself, definitely helps to empower our members." The union has also formed a safety commission to educate members on how to avoid and combat sexual abuse and harassment. Actors are particularly vulnerable during the audition process, White said, because "their profession is frequently dependent on their physicality and requires them to engage with others in situations where there can be an unequal balance of power and limited oversight." Read more
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@interface SGTabsViewController ()

- (void)showViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController index:(NSUInteger)index;
- (void)removeViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController index:(NSUInteger)index;

@end

@implementation SGTabsViewController {
    __weak UIView *_headerView;
    __weak SGTabsView *_tabsView;
    __weak SGTabsToolbar *_toolbar;
}

#pragma mark - State Preservation and Restoration

- (void)encodeRestorableStateWithCoder:(NSCoder *)coder {
    [super encodeRestorableStateWithCoder:coder];

    NSUInteger c = _tabsView.tabs.count;
    [coder encodeInteger:c forKey:@"tabsCount"];
    for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < c; i++) {
        NSString *key = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"tab[%lud]", (unsigned long)i];
        UIViewController *vc = [_tabsView viewControllerAtIndex:i];
        [coder encodeObject:vc forKey:key];
    }

    [coder encodeInteger:[_tabsView selected] forKey:@"selected"];
}

- (void)decodeRestorableStateWithCoder:(NSCoder *)coder {
    [super decodeRestorableStateWithCoder:coder];

    NSUInteger c = [coder decodeIntegerForKey:@"tabsCount"];

    for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < c; i++) {
        NSString *key = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"tab[%lud]", (unsigned long)i];
        UIViewController *vc = [coder decodeObjectForKey:key];
        if (vc != nil) {
            [self addChildViewController:vc];
            [_tabsView addTab:vc];
            [vc didMoveToParentViewController:self];
        }
    }

    NSUInteger selected = [coder decodeIntegerForKey:@"selected"];
    [_tabsView setSelected:selected];
}

#pragma mark - View initialization

- (void)loadView {
    [super loadView];

    CGRect bounds = self.view.bounds;
    CGRect head = CGRectMake(0, 0, bounds.size.width, kSGToolbarHeight + kTabsHeigth);
    __strong UIView *header = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:head];
    header.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth;
    header.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor];
    [self.view addSubview:header];
    _headerView = header;

    CGRect frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, head.size.width, kTabsHeigth);
    __strong SGTabsView *tabs = [[SGTabsView alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
    tabs.tabsController = self;
    [_headerView addSubview:tabs];
    _tabsView = tabs;

    frame = CGRectMake(0, kTabsHeigth, head.size.width, kSGToolbarHeight);
    __strong SGTabsToolbar *toolbar = [[SGTabsToolbar alloc] initWithFrame:frame browserDelegate:self];
    [_headerView addSubview:toolbar];
    _toolbar = toolbar;
}

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];

    self.restorationIdentifier = NSStringFromClass([self class]);
    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarStyle:UIStatusBarStyleLightContent animated:NO];
}

- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
    [super viewWillAppear:YES];

    // If the state was restored
    if ([self count] > 0) {
        UIViewController *vc = [self selectedViewController];
        if (vc.view.superview == nil) {
            [self.view addSubview:vc.view];
            [vc.view setNeedsLayout];
            // Get it to update the close button
            [_tabsView setSelected:[_tabsView selected]];
        }
    } else {
        [self loadSavedTabs];
    }
}

- (void)viewDidLayoutSubviews {
    [super viewDidLayoutSubviews];

    CGFloat topOffset = 0;
    if (NSFoundationVersionNumber > NSFoundationVersionNumber_iOS_6_1) {
        topOffset = self.topLayoutGuide.length;
    }
    CGRect b = self.view.bounds;
    _headerView.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, b.size.width, kSGToolbarHeight + kTabsHeigth + topOffset);
    _tabsView.frame = CGRectMake(0, topOffset, b.size.width, kTabsHeigth);
    _toolbar.frame = CGRectMake(0, kTabsHeigth + topOffset, b.size.width, kSGToolbarHeight);
    self.selectedViewController.view.frame = [self _contentFrame];
}

- (UIStatusBarStyle)preferredStatusBarStyle {
    return UIStatusBarStyleLightContent;
}

- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
    return UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad ? YES : UIInterfaceOrientationIsLandscape(interfaceOrientation);
}

- (NSUInteger)supportedInterfaceOrientations {
    return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskAll;
}

- (UIView *)rotatingHeaderView {
    return _headerView;
}

#pragma mark - Tab stuff

- (void)addViewController:(UIViewController *)childController {
    childController.view.frame = [self _contentFrame];
    [self addChildViewController:childController];

    if (_tabsView.tabs.count == 0) {
        [childController.view setNeedsLayout];
        [_tabsView addTab:childController];
        [self.view addSubview:childController.view];
        _tabsView.selected = 0;
        [childController didMoveToParentViewController:self];
        return;
    }

    [UIView transitionWithView:_tabsView
                      duration:kAddTabDuration
                       options:UIViewAnimationOptionAllowAnimatedContent
                    animations:^{
                        [_tabsView addTab:childController];
                    }
                    completion:^(BOOL finished){
                        [childController didMoveToParentViewController:self];
                        [self updateInterface];
                    }];
}

- (void)showViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController index:(NSUInteger)index {
    UIViewController *current = [self selectedViewController];
    if (viewController == current || [_tabsView indexOfViewController:viewController] == NSNotFound)
        return;

    viewController.view.frame = [self _contentFrame];
    [viewController.view setNeedsLayout];
    [self transitionFromViewController:current
                      toViewController:viewController
                              duration:0
                               options:0
                            animations:^{
                                _tabsView.selected = index;
                            }
                            completion:^(BOOL finished) {
                                [self updateInterface];
                            }];
}

- (void)showViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController {
    [self showViewController:viewController index:[_tabsView indexOfViewController:viewController]];
}

- (void)removeViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController index:(NSUInteger)index {
    if (_tabsView.tabs.count <= 1) {// 0 shouldn't happen
        UIViewController *viewC = [self createNewTabViewController];
        [self swapCurrentViewControllerWith:viewC];
        return;
    }

    [viewController willMoveToParentViewController:nil];
    if (index == self.selectedIndex) {
        NSUInteger newIndex = index;
        UIViewController *to;
        if (index == _tabsView.tabs.count - 1) {
            newIndex--;
            to = [_tabsView viewControllerAtIndex:newIndex];
        } else to  = [_tabsView viewControllerAtIndex:newIndex+1];

        to.view.frame = [self _contentFrame];
        [self transitionFromViewController:viewController
                          toViewController:to
                                  duration:kRemoveTabDuration
                                   options:UIViewAnimationOptionAllowAnimatedContent
                                animations:^{
                                    [_tabsView removeTab:index];
                                    _tabsView.selected = newIndex;
                                }
                                completion:^(BOOL finished){
                                    [viewController removeFromParentViewController];
                                    [self updateInterface];
                                }];
    } else {
        [UIView transitionWithView:_tabsView
                          duration:kRemoveTabDuration
                           options:UIViewAnimationOptionAllowAnimatedContent
                        animations:^{
                            [_tabsView removeTab:index];
                        }
                        completion:^(BOOL finished){
                            [viewController.view removeFromSuperview];//Just in case
                            [viewController removeFromParentViewController];
                            [self updateInterface];
                        }];
    }
}

- (void)removeViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController {
    [self removeViewController:viewController index:[_tabsView indexOfViewController:viewController]];
}

- (void)removeIndex:(NSUInteger)index {
    [self removeViewController:[_tabsView viewControllerAtIndex:index] index:index];
}

- (void)swapCurrentViewControllerWith:(UIViewController *)viewController {
    UIViewController *old = [self selectedViewController];

    if (!old) {
        [self addViewController:viewController];
    } else if (![self.childViewControllers containsObject:viewController]) {
        viewController.view.frame = [self _contentFrame];
        [self addChildViewController:viewController];
        NSUInteger index = [self selectedIndex];

        [old willMoveToParentViewController:nil];
        [self transitionFromViewController:old
                          toViewController:viewController
                                  duration:0
                                   options:UIViewAnimationOptionAllowAnimatedContent
                                animations:NULL
                                completion:^(BOOL finished){
                                    [old removeFromParentViewController];

                                    // Update tab content
                                    SGTabView *tab = (_tabsView.tabs)[index];
                                    tab.viewController = viewController;
                                    tab.closeButton.hidden = ![self canRemoveTab:viewController];

                                    [viewController didMoveToParentViewController:self];
                                    [self updateInterface];
                                }];
    }
}

- (UIViewController *)viewControllerAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index {
    return index < _tabsView.tabs.count ? [_tabsView viewControllerAtIndex:index] : nil;
}

- (UIViewController *)selectedViewController {
    return self.count > 0 ? [_tabsView viewControllerAtIndex:_tabsView.selected] : nil;
}

- (NSUInteger)selectedIndex {
    return _tabsView.selected;
}

- (void)setSelectedIndex:(NSUInteger)selectedIndex {
    if (selectedIndex < _tabsView.tabs.count) {
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    }
}

- (NSUInteger)maxCount {
    return 10;
}

- (NSUInteger)count {
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}

- (void)updateInterface {
    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible:self.isLoading];
    [_toolbar updateInterface];
}

- (BOOL)canRemoveTab:(UIViewController *)viewController {
    if ([viewController isKindOfClass:[SGBlankController class]] && self.count == 1) {
        return NO;
    }
    return YES;
}

#pragma mark - Utility

- (CGRect)_contentFrame {
    CGRect head = _headerView.frame;
    CGRect bounds = self.view.bounds;
    return CGRectMake(bounds.origin.x,
                      bounds.origin.y + head.size.height,
                      bounds.size.width,
                      bounds.size.height - head.size.height);
}

@end

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IPL 2022: Best Bowling Attack for Chennai Super Kings for Upcoming season of IPL
IPL 2022: The squads for all the franchises are clear and the teams have moved up for the next stage of preparation. All the franchises have picked the best possible squad for their team for the upcoming IPL 2022. Now it will be interesting to see how the team management chooses the best XI for their team. The defending champions Chennai Super Kings got a few of their released players back at the auction. But still, there are many new faces on the team. Check out our IPL cricket betting sites here and learn more tips from the betting experts.
Chennai has always been one of the strongest bowling units in the tournament. But this auction has changed everything in the squad. So let's talk about the best possible top five bowlers that CSK has got who can feature for them in their playing XI.
Fast Bowlers – Chennai Super Kings
1. Deepak Chahar
IPL 2022: Top Five Bowling Picks for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) For Upcoming 2022 Season
For the first time in IPL history, CSK spent more than 10 crores on a single player during the auction. And that's for their very own Deepak Chahar. CSK bought him at the auction for a whopping INR 14 crore. And it shows the value he brings to the team. The young all-rounder is a complete bowling package, which a team wants in the T20s.
He can bowl his four overs straight in the powerplay and take wickets up front. And after playing for India, he also got the experience of bowling at the death. All in all, he is one of the best bowlers Chennai has got at the moment. So he will be the first choice of CSK on any given day as their new-ball bowler.
2. Dwayne Bravo
The 38-year-old West Indies all-rounder is capable of doing what a young bowler can do. He has played for the Chennai Super Kings for 11 seasons. And after being released by CSK, they eventually got him back into the auction with an amount of 4.2 crores. The veteran all-rounder has played a vital role in all four of the Yellow Army's title wins. Read more reviews about Mobile Bet365 and know how it works online.
Bravo has played 104 matches for CSK and taken 122 IPL wickets while wearing the yellow jersey. His slower balls are still hard to pick for any batsman. Bravo won the purple cap in 2013 and 2015 while playing for CSK. And he is also a powerful hitter at the end as well.
3. Adam Milne
A team will always need a bowler who can bowl fast and accurately. The Kiwi speedster will give a team both options. Adam Milne has been a part of the IPL since 2016 but has played only 9 games so far. He was part of the Mumbai Indians in the last season and RCB prior to that. The Chennai Super Kings paid INR 1.9 crore for him in the 2022 auction.
Chennai has many medium pacers in their line-up, but they need someone like Milne to hurry the batsmen. So he will be the perfect partner for someone like Bravo and Deepak Chahar in the team. The Kiwi pacer has played 31 T20 international games and taken 32 wickets at an economy rate of 7.84.
4. Ravindra Jadeja
There is nothing on the cricket field that Ravindra Jadeja can't do. He is a rare commodity in the current era. If you want to run, you can call him. If you want wickets, he is there for you. He is also one of the best fielders in the current era. That's the reason he was the first player retained by CSK at an amount of INR 16 crore.
Jadeja is a world-renowned all-rounder and this will be his ninth season for Chennai Super Kings. He has a total of 127 IPL wickets at an impressive economy of 7.61 along with 2386 runs with his bat. And with his multidimensional abilities, he will fit into any team in the world.
5. Moeen Ali
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It was a Moeen 2.0 in the IPL for CSK. He was one of the reasons for the title triumph last season with his bat and ball. And he performed exceedingly well for England and his BPL franchise as well. He is a top-order batsman who can bowl four economical overs in the middle as well. He will be the all-rounder CSK is looking for in their bowling line-up. Get the latest and legit online Betting Apps here for IOS and Android.


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Q: Class syntax with  C#
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What does "T" mean in C#?
What does <T> denote in C#

I have searched about the question, but because I do not have any idea about that syntax, I could not search well enough. Well, after the short explanation my question is :
While I was looking to a particle effect library I meet this :
[Serializable]
public class DPSF<Particle, Vertex> : IDPSFParticleSystem
  where Particle : global::DPSF.DPSFParticle, new()
  where Vertex : struct, global::DPSF.IDPSFParticleVertex
{
  // constructors, methods, parameters here ...
}

What does this notation mean in blankets (<...>) and how it is used ?

A: They are generic types that you can pass into a class definition:
A simple example:
public class Test<T>
{
   public T yourVariable;
}

Test<int> intClass = new Test();
Test<string> stringClass = new Test();

intClass.yourVariable // would be of type int
stringClass.yourVariable // would be of type string

Where T is the type you want (i.e. another class, a string, integer, anything generic)
where Particle : global::DPSF.DPSFParticle - means that the Particle object must inherit from DPSF.DPSFParticle

A: It means that DPSF class is a generic class. Particle and Vertex between <> are type parameters. It means that DPSF gets two types as parameters and serves as a generic class.
Take a look at here: MSDN: Generics
EDIT
Where keyword allows you to restrict type parameters. where:class means parameter must be a class in order this generic class to work.


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This Week In Comedy: Comedy Central heads to the South Side
July 21, 2019 The Laugh Button Staff Television, This Week In Comedy
This week, Comedy Central's new scripted series South Side is set to premiere. The show is written by and stars Bashir Salahuddin (Glow) and Diallo Riddle (Marlon). Salahuddin, Riddle, and Michael Blieden – all Late Night with Jimmy Fallon alumni – are executive producers.
The aspirational, scripted comedy is set in and around the working class neighborhood of Englewood on the South Side of Chicago. The show follows two friends and community college grads who are now ready to take over the world. But until they they are stuck at a dead-end job which serves as their home base as they run down their entrepreneurial and hustle ambitions. Be on the lookout for other Chicago guest stars such as Lil' Rel Howery, Nathaniel "Earthquake" Stroman, Jeff Tweedy, LisaRaye McCoy, Kel Mitchell and Ed Lover. South Side premieres on Wednesday, July 14th on Comedy Central.
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Rochester is 3,238 miles away from Glasgow. If that seems too far a distance to travel for a genuine taste of Scotland, try 108 miles east to the small town of Cazenovia instead. There one can find a wee establishment in Madison County that boasts delicious haggis, a fine selection of single malt scotch, a customary game room, library, fireplaces, guestrooms, and an exceedingly friendly staff. Who needs to cross the Atlantic when the Brea Loch Inn is less than a two hour drive?
Personally, I wanted to check this place out because I just got back my Ancestry.com DNA results. Like millions of people from all over the world, I spit into a tube, sealed it in a box, and mailed it back to a company in Utah for fast processing.
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The results were interesting. I always knew that I had Scottish roots (my grandmother was a Cargill), but it was still fascinating to discover the percentage (14%), and to pinpoint the time period in which my relatives made their way from southeastern Germany and northwestern England, into Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, then over to America. I also learned, and you can take this as a plug for Ancrestry.com, the exact regions where my families originated from: Horton in Ribblesdale in England (Yorkshire Dales) and Northern Karlsruhe in Germany. Mormon conspiracy or not, that was really cool.
Scottish memorabilia adorns nearly every nook and cranny of the inn and pub.
Did I mention they have an outstanding collection of premium scotch whiskey?
No corner in the inn is left unattended. This charming lamp and photograph make for a wonderful spot to read. In my case I opted for David Hume.
No restaurant in New York State imbues the ambiance of Scotland better than the Brea Loch. But knowing more about my past, made the smoked salmon taste that much better.


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Invitae Elevated Phenylalanine Panel
The Invitae Elevated Phenylalanine Panel analyzes six genes that are known to cause increased phenylalanine on newborn screening (NBS) or plasma amino acid analysis. Hyperphenylalaninemia is most commonly due to impaired function of phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), the enzyme that catabolizes the amino acid phenylalanine to tyrosine, but it can also be due to defects in the regeneration or biosynthesis of the enzyme co-factor tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4).
Any individual with a positive newborn screen for phenylketonuria (PKU), elevated plasma phenylalanine, abnormal urine pterins (tetrahydrobiopterin compounds), or a suspected diagnosis of hyperphenylalaninemia based on clinical presentation or laboratory results should be tested for hyperphenylalaninemias. Age of diagnosis and subsequent metabolic management are some of the greatest determinants of long-term outcome.
Genes tested
GCH1 PAH PCBD1 PTS QDPR SPR
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Primary panel (6 genes)
Customized gene selection (0 included, 0 excluded)
Panel details and technical assay limitations
Disorders tested
6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase
GTP cyclohydrolase deficiency (dopa-responsive dystonia)
phenylketonuria, tetrahydrobiopterin deficient hyperphenylalaninemia
pterin-4-α-carbinolamine dehydratase deficiency
quinoid dihydropteridine reductase deficiency
sepiapterin reductase (SR) deficiency
Clinical description
The hyperphenylalaninemias are a diverse group of conditions that result from the disruption of phenylalanine homeostasis. This disruption can occur due to impaired catabolism of the amino acid phenylalanine by the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), causing phenylketonuria (PKU); it can also occur due to defects of the enzymatic cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4):
An affected individual is homozygous or compound heterozygous for pathogenic variants in the same gene (except for GCH1, which has autosomal recessive and dominant forms). Biallelic variants in any of the five genes can cause hyperphenylalaninemia.
Clinical condition
GCH1 Tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis GTP cyclohydrlase deficiency (a.k.a. dopa-responsive dystonia)
PAH Phenylalanine catabolism Phenylketonuria
PCBD1 Tetrahydrobiopterin recycling Pterin-4-α -carbinolamine dehydratase deficiency
PTS Tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase (PTS)
QDPR Tetrahydrobiopterin recycling Quinoid dihydropteridine reductase deficiency
SPR Tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis Sepiapterin reductase deficiency (SR)
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is the most common cause of hyperphenylalaninemia and is due to a deficiency of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). This enzyme catalyzes the hydroxylation of the amino acid phenylalanine to tyrosine. Reduction in PAH activity leads to a metabolic block with the accumulation of excess phenylalanine and metabolic byproducts such as phenylketones. Additionally, there is a reduction of tyrosine (a precursor for neurotransmitter synthesis), so neurotransmitter production and other downstream pathways are also impacted.
Phenylketonuria has wide clinical heterogeneity ranging from benign hyperphenylalaninemia to severe, classic PKU. All forms present with a normal birth and neonatal period, but excess phenylalanine is neurotoxic and, if left untreated, a progressive, insidious neurocognitive impairment occurs proportionate to the phenylalanine elevation. Symptoms can include microcephaly, epilepsy, mental retardation, behavior problems, eczema, pigmentation lighter than the family constellation, decreased myelin formation, and reduced dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin production. Additionally, excessive phenylalanine and its metabolic byproduct, phenylketones, have been attributed to the musty/mousy odor detectable in some untreated individuals.
All forms of PAH-hyperphenylalaninemia are treatable with dietary phenylalanine restriction commensurate to the amount of residual PAH activity. Classic, severe cases tolerate <500 mg dietary phenylalanine/day; mild to moderate phenylketonurics tolerate approximately <700 mg of phenylalanine, and benign hyperphenylketonurics maintain a plasma phenylalanine level of 10 mg/dL (<600 umol/L) on an unrestricted diet (normal <2 mg/dL). Affected individuals that are detected in the newborn period and placed on a phenylalanine-restricted diet can achieve normal intelligence, though there is an increased risk for learning difficulties and emotional problems despite the most stringent metabolic control. Any dietary interventions must be managed by a metabolic nutritionist to avoid any nutritional deficiencies.
Less common hyperphenylalaninemias are due to defects in tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) biosynthesis or recycling. BH4 serves as a cofactor for PAH, the amino acid hydroxylases tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH), nitric oxide synthase, and glyceryl-ether monooxygenase. TH and TPH are involved in biosynthesis of the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, so BH4 defects alter neurotransmitter levels, which results in significant neurologic symptoms.
Pathogenic variants in GCH1, PTS, and SPR result in the BH4 biosynthesis disorders GTP cyclohydrolase deficiency (aka dopa-responsive dystonia), 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase deficiency and sepiapterin reductase (SR) deficiency.
GTP cyclohydrolase deficiency presents with an autosomal dominant and an autosomal recessive form. Approximately 90% of individuals present with the autosomal dominant form, which is typically characterized by a postural dystonia that appears around age six years (often the foot), then subsides around ten years of age, when a postural tremor appears; later, parkinsonism develops. Diurnal fluctuation of the symptoms (increase of symptoms in the evening and lessening in the morning) is characteristic of the condition. Intellectual function generally remains normal, as does autonomic function. This form is remarkably responsive to low doses of oral L-dopa supplementation. The recessive form presents with hyperphenylalaninemia within the first six months of life, significant developmental delay, truncal hypotonia, hypertonia of the extremities, tremors, seizures, and, at times, autonomic dysfunction. Treatment involves oral L-dopa replacement and BH4 supplementation.
PTS deficiency presents with severe and attenuated forms. The severe form results in a clinical presentation similar to that of autosomal dominant GCH1 deficiency and includes hyperphenylalaninemia and neurotransmitter deficiencies. The initial presentation includes abnormal movements and developmental delay in the first few months of life. The attenuated form is considered peripheral and has an excellent prognosis with treatment that includes supplemental BH4 and dietary phenylalanine restriction.
SR deficiency presents similarly to the other biopterin biosynthesis conditions with primarily neurologic features that appear in early infancy. Affected individuals can have an of the following symptoms with diurnal fluctuations: speech and motor delays, learning disabilities and mental retardation, hypotonia, weakness, dystonic posturing, spasticity, tremor, ataxia, gait disturbances, cerebral palsy, Parkinsonism, oculogyric crisis and chorea. Additionally, psychiatric features such as depressed affect, aggressiveness and hypersomnolence have also been reported. SR has proven responsive to regimens with varying combinations of L-dopa, carbidopa and 5-hydroxytryptophan. SR deficiency does not feature elevated plasma phenylalanine levels so is not detectable on newborn screening, but is involved in BH4 production. Biochemically, it can be diagnosed through abnormalities in CSF neurotransmitter metabolites.
Pathogenic variants in PCBD1 and QDPR lead to complications of biopterin recycling. Variants in PCBD1 cause elevated levels of phenylalanine and urine pterins (though neurotransmitter levels are normal) and result in a clinically benign condition. Affected individuals are usually picked up through newborn screening and reported cases have remained asymptomatic without treatment. Pathogenic variants in QDPR often leads to severe developmental delay, brain abnormalities, and sudden death for incompletely understood reasons. Treatment involves any combination of dietary phenylalanine restriction and BH4 and neurotransmitter supplementation; the degree of responsiveness varies.
Clinical sensitivity
For patients with a biochemical diagnosis of hyperphenylalaninemia, at least 97% will have two pathogenic variants in PAH. The remaining <3% will have a BH4 defect.
Of the <3% with a BH4 defect:
approximately 60% are due to 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase (PTS) deficiency
approximately 30% are due to quinoid dihydropteridine reductase deficiency (QDPR)
approximately 5% are due to GTP cyclohydrolase deficiency
approximately 5% are due to pterin-4-α-carbinolamine dehydratase deficiency (PCBD1)
approximately <1% are due to a SR deficiency
Variants in PAH, PTS, PCBD1, QDPR and SPR are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. GCH1 variants have autosomal recessive and dominant inheritance; 90% of cases are dominantly inherited. Females are affected more frequently by variants in GCH1 (2:1) than males (6:1). Additionally, greater penetrance of GCH1 variants has been reported in females (87%–100% penetrance) than in males (35%–55% penetrance).
Prevalence/Incidence
The general population incidence of PAH hyperphenylalaninemia is 1 in 10,000–20,000. Incidence varies on country of origin and has been reported at 1 in 2600 in Turkey and 1 in 143,000 in Japan. An estimated <3% of hyperphenylalaninemia cases are due to a BH4 defect.
Considerations for testing
This panel may be appropriate for any individual with:
an elevated plasma phenylalanine level on plasma amino acid analysis
an elevated plasma phenylalanine level on newborn screening
abnormal urine pterin screening
For considerations for testing please refer to:
American College of Medical Genetics. NBS ACT Sheet. Phenylketonuria (PKU). https://www.acmg.net/StaticContent/ACT/Phenylalanine.pdf Accessed February 2016.
Longo, N. Disorders of biopterin metabolism. J. Inherit. Metab. Dis. 2009; 32(3):333-42. PMID: 19234759
Segawa, M, et al. Autosomal dominant guanosine triphosphate cyclohydrolase I deficiency (Segawa disease). Ann. Neurol. 2003; 54 Suppl 6:S32-45. PMID: 12891652
Thöny, B, et al. Mutations in the pterin-4alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase (PCBD) gene cause a benign form of hyperphenylalaninemia. Hum. Genet. 1998; 103(2):162-7. PMID: 9760199
Thöny, B, Blau, N. Mutations in the BH4-metabolizing genes GTP cyclohydrolase I, 6-pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin synthase, sepiapterin reductase, carbinolamine-4a-dehydratase, and dihydropteridine reductase. Hum. Mutat. 2006; 27(9):870-8. PMID: 16917893
Waisbren, S, White, DA. Screening for cognitive and social-emotional problems in individuals with PKU: tools for use in the metabolic clinic. Mol. Genet. Metab. 2010; 99 Suppl 1:S96-9. PMID: 20123479
Mitchell, JJ. Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Deficiency. 2000 Jan 10. In: Pagon, RA, et al, editors. GeneReviews(®) (Internet). University of Washington, Seattle. PMID: 20301677
Furukawa, Y. GTP Cyclohydrolase 1-Deficient Dopa-Responsive Dystonia. 2002 Feb 21. In: Pagon, RA, et al, editors. GeneReviews(®) (Internet). University of Washington, Seattle. PMID: 20301681
National, Institutes, of, Health, Consensus, Development, Panel. National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement: phenylketonuria: screening and management, October 16-18, 2000. Pediatrics. 2001; 108(4):972-82. PMID: 11581453
For management guidelines please refer to:
National, Institutes, of, Health, Consensus, Development, Panel. National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement: phenylketonuria: screening and management, October 16-18, 2000. Pediatrics. 2001; 108(4):972-82.
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Invitae is a College of American Pathologists (CAP)-accredited and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified clinical diagnostic laboratory performing full-gene sequencing and deletion/duplication analysis using next-generation sequencing technology (NGS).
Our sequence analysis covers clinically important regions of each gene, including coding exons, +/- 10 base pairs of adjacent intronic sequence in the transcript listed below. In addition, analysis covers the select non-coding variants specifically defined in the table below. Any variants that fall outside these regions are not analyzed. Any specific limitations in the analysis of these genes are also listed in the table below.
Based on validation study results, this assay achieves >99% analytical sensitivity and specificity for single nucleotide variants, insertions and deletions <15bp in length, and exon-level deletions and duplications. Invitae's methods also detect insertions and deletions larger than 15bp but smaller than a full exon but sensitivity for these may be marginally reduced. Invitae's deletion/duplication analysis determines copy number at a single exon resolution at virtually all targeted exons. However, in rare situations, single-exon copy number events may not be analyzed due to inherent sequence properties or isolated reduction in data quality. Certain types of variants, such as structural rearrangements (e.g. inversions, gene conversion events, translocations, etc.) or variants embedded in sequence with complex architecture (e.g. short tandem repeats or segmental duplications), may not be detected. Additionally, it may not be possible to fully resolve certain details about variants, such as mosaicism, phasing, or mapping ambiguity. Unless explicitly guaranteed, sequence changes in the promoter, non-coding exons, and other non-coding regions are not covered by this assay. Please consult the test definition on our website for details regarding regions or types of variants that are covered or excluded for this test. This report reflects the analysis of an extracted genomic DNA sample. In very rare cases, (circulating hematolymphoid neoplasm, bone marrow transplant, recent blood transfusion) the analyzed DNA may not represent the patient's constitutional genome.
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Deletion/Duplication analysis
GCH1 NM_000161.2
PAH NM_000277.1
PCBD1 NM_000281.3
PTS NM_000317.2
QDPR NM_000320.2
SPR NM_003124.4
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INTERVIEW: Mary Testa & Michael Starobin on Have Faith
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Posted 1 week ago by Gabe Crawford
Music often meets us right where we are in life. No matter your faith background, you have to admit that the gods that be have a hand in everything we do.
Recently, I attended Oklahoma! on Broadway. The show's Aunt Eller, Mary Testa, took me aback. Her voice struck a chord in me that I cannot shake. My initial thought on hearing her Tony-nominated performance was, "I hope she has an album."
And to my excitement, she does, in collaboration with Michael Starobin. I'm telling you, the Gods know what they are doing.
Michael Starobin, a Tony-winning orchestrator, provides all the arrangements for Have Faith. He seamlessly gives each song an utterly new facade while preserving its original integrity.
What truly makes this album genius is Testa's interpretation of each song and Starobin's combination of classical orchestral techniques mixed with technology. Although Testa did not write these songs herself, she acts as the songwriter as her voice completely rewrites each composition. Mixed with Starobin's exquisite arrangements makes for a record that is just as relevant in 2019 as it did five years ago when it was recorded.
Have Faith is a masterpiece that cannot be placed into words; it demands to be sung. Many styles of music are touched as Testa lends her voice to Aerosmith's "Pink," Prince's "Sometimes It Snows In April," and a Bjork/ Rodgers and Hammerstein mash up. Through these pieces, Testa and Starobin tackle dozens of subjects from cultural contradictions, to love and spirituality. This album doesn't just dare to go there; it's already come and gone.
I had the extreme pleasure to speak with both Testa and Starobin about Have Faith, its striking innovation, and how their ideas collided to create a musical monument.
1. Have Faith is a cohesive album that addresses a distinct set of themes. How did this album come about?
Mr. Starobin: The thing to remember is that Have Faith was not conceived as a recording first. It was conceived as a live show. Mary and I had done a show together soon after we first met in the early eighties. Around 2000, we said, "Let's do something again." We slowly started pulling a piece together, and it was about a woman getting through the night, questioning her faith. We did it as a staged performance with costumes and props.
Michael John's "What If" at the beginning of Have Faith is about all the things that she's afraid of. That was written for that show, and it captures the fear and fright of the woman before she goes through this journey. In a way, this is a cast album.
Mary Testa: This album came about over a long period of time. We were always trying to musicalize a completely sung-through story, using different songs to create a narrative. We had done another show called Sleepless Variations at Barrington Stage at least ten years ago. Some of the songs on this album are from that show.
Michael wanted to do it all electronically. The stage version was just his computer, piano, and cello. We purposely tried to put together something that resonated and was different. Sleepless Variations was about the way your mind works when you can't sleep. Some of these songs made it onto Have Faith, and it became a whole new narrative.
We love to smash into something. You know, be really funny and then smash into something serious. We've always done that. Like going from "Pink" to "Sometimes It Snows In April." You are having a great day, and then somebody will fucking die.
This album was recorded nearly five years ago, yet it's incredibly relevant today. How does this album speak to the state of the world now?
Ms. Testa: The title is very apt. It's about finding out who you are, and against all the odds, know that life will throw stuff at you when you least expect it. It 's about having faith in yourself to make it through to the end and be grateful. Those are themes that will always resonate, because that's the human condition, in a way. I think now is a very trying time. It was trying five years ago, but more so now. We had a beautiful president at that time.
The state of the world today is even more dire. Knowledge comes from within. It's like a microcosm of a macrocosm.
If you don't believe in yourself and have a spirituality about trying to lift the consciousness of the world, then you're lost. You have to begin with yourself. I think that's why it will always resonate, or at least I hope that's why it will always resonate.
From a composition standpoint, what is the common thread through each of these pieces? How did you place these songs, which are worlds apart, together?
Mr. Starobin: We were harking back to when music was albums. You sat and listened to all of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club because it was a journey. A lot of people made albums like that, and that's been very much abandoned nowadays. We were looking to do something in the old-fashioned way of an album being a single conceptual endeavor.
The use of electronics and sequencing was done because this was originally a live performance. Numbers like "Change" and "Heroes" had to be rhythm numbers, and that wasn't going to work with me just sitting at the piano. I thought, "Let me sequence these and run them off of a QLab." It provided this energetic rhythm section feel for a couple of numbers.
So you're doing this big electronic groove thing that's loud, and in the middle of it, the tuba will start playing. The idea was to make these sharp turns in orchestration sound.
We wanted to create transitions where we're doing one song, and you suddenly find yourself in another song without an introduction, without being prepared. You think you're still in the old song, and suddenly, a lyric comes at you, and you go, "Oh wait, I'm someplace else."
That transition surprise is the kind of jump-cut editing they do in film. You're suddenly standing there in the middle of the next scene, and a transition hasn't been provided. Your brain is suddenly spinning. "Oh, oh, where am I? Oh, oh, okay. I'm here now." It was an attempt to do that musically.
Mary Testa: Everything on this album is deliberate. The "Lost" and "Over The Rainbow" mash up speaks to me about where we are now. We need as a species to get back to that "Over The Rainbow" optimism. Because we are lost I think, spiritually and soul wise…these are deliberate mash ups, not just musically, but idea wise.
This album touches spirituality in many ways. Can you speak to that?
Mary Testa: I grew up as a Catholic. I went to Catholic school. I saw great hypocrisy from a very early age with the Catholic religion. I am not a practicing Catholic in any way, shape, or form, but I'm an extremely spiritual person. I've seen evidence of spirituality all around me and within me.
I prefer to be a spiritual person because I want to believe there's a greater power than just us. I try and lead a life that is connected to that higher power, so I have no problem making it evident in my work.
What were the difficulties, but yet similarities, to combining both the classical orchestral approach while embracing the technology?
Mr. Starobin: It wasn't a difficulty at all because it'ssomething I've spent my entire life doing in the theater, using the synthesizer as part of an orchestral sound…
In "Lost," I play along with the piano, but there are other times where we just let the track play. It's a lot of fun because it brings a much wider dynamic range to the evening. It's not only fun to jump in when the electronics come in; it's also fun when it comes down. When you perform transitions like "Pink" to "Sometimes It Snows In April," where you go from a loud volume to soft, I try to quietly start playing the introduction to "Sometimes It Snows in April" underneath "Pink" while it's still loud. So it's like, "What is he doing? What's going on there?" I don't try to overcome it. I don't wait until it's clear. I try to do it underneath the loudness. It is revealed by the music fading. It is a lot of fun to use the dynamics of pre-recorded electronics and then switch to live accompaniment and make use of the difference in energy between the two.
Ms. Testa, your voice is piercing and bold, but it's also vulnerable and empathetic. "Hallelujah" will have you in tears, while in "Heroes" you sing boldly of cultural inconsistencies. When you are preparing songs like these, what is your creative process?
Ms. Testa: I am blessed with the ability to sing a wide range of songs…I go with what the music calls for. It's a visceral reaction. Because I can do a wide range of things, like musical theater, I can also do rock, and I can do jazz. I can do a lot of different things. Musically I adapt. Then, as an actor, I take whatever I'm singing and apply what I think is the proper feeling behind it.
I read where you moved to NYC to solely be an actress, and musical theater just happened. What is your musical training?
Ms. Testa: I trained vocally for six years when I first moved to NYC. I trained with an opera teacher. I also went to Mannes College when I first moved here but never completed anything because that's just how I am. I pick things up very fast. I don't really read music, but I pick up stuff fast…My training has been experience.
Can we expect any new music in the future?
Ms. Testa: Michael and I are very busy. He's an orchestrator and doing a million things at once. We don't have any fresh ideas right now. I'm sure at some point in the future we'll come together and do something. We enjoy working together and collaborating. We don't have any burning ideas right now. I'm sort of void of ideas. I think I'm exhausted, so I don't really have any (laughs).
I don't plan things out; I go with what comes my way. Right now, I'm doing eight shows a week. I don't know what's next, but I'm sure something will be next. Something's always next.
Last question. Pick one song. Why did you choose it, and what is its story?
Mr. Starobin: If I had to pick one, I'd pick "Lost," which was a song Mary picked out, just because I find it beautiful. It's where we combine electronics and live playing. We use a little bit of a Bach cello suite to introduce the song, and then the cello plays a big role within the song.
Ms. Testa: I love "Heroes." Although I love everything on the album, it's all purposefully selected. I'm often asked, especially during Tony season, "Who are the people that mentored you? Who are the people that inspire you?"
I'm inspired by everybody. I'm inspired by great performances, but I don't have any heroes. I find that if you have a hero, you're bound to be disappointed in them. There are people that I've admired, and then I meet them, and they're jerks. The song "Heroes" is great because the lyrics are very funny, but it's also really smart and serious. All of these people that we revere were jerks. (laughs)
Bonus: Dang, I was hoping somebody would say, "Sometimes It Snows In April."
Ms. Testa: I can talk about that one! I'm a huge Prince fan. I miss him dearly. I cannot believe he was taken off this Earth. "Sometimes it Snows in April" always made me cry. I think it's a beautiful song. I love Michael's arrangement. I think of a particular friend of mine whenever I sing it. I'd like to do a Prince album of all my favorite Prince songs. I'd like to do a Prince show. I'd also like to do a Frank Zappa show…
In the end, Testa and Starobin weave a vivid image of struggles and triumph with Have Faith, while having a conversation we need now. Through each composition, Testa creates a bold narrative that allows room for fault but requires one to keep looking forward. Starobin's arrangements give this album an identity that holds the record together as a unit while opening your mind to ideas you may have never seen. Together they created an album that pushes boundaries, socially, musically, and spiritually.
Every listener is granted permission to interpret music, both in its composition and lyrical content. The artists are the facilitator in leading the conversation, but it takes a rather unique voice to lend advice at the same time. That's where Have Faith will leave you. It listens like an old friend while giving you a pertinent message. The message can change with each listen, but it will always remain profound.
As a simple listener, I am forever grateful I heard this album. As a music connoisseur, this album leaves me speechless. I've taken away many messages from Have Faith, but I'd love to leave you with the one I find most important and universal to every human (And yes, Testa approves).
Life is hard and often ridiculous, but nobody makes it out alive. Be kind, fight injustice, and love one another.
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There is one piece of equipment that you need in order to learn Ballet. The Ballet barre needs just a little explanation, whether you're learning at home or in a class.
When you go to a Ballet class, barres will be provided for you – either permanently attached to the walls or freestanding ones that can be moved into position and then cleared away again to free up central floor space.
If you are doing a Ballet class at home with an instructional video, you can use the back of a chair for support.
It should be something that you just rest your hands on.
You should not be leaning all your weight onto this support or clinging onto it for dear life.
Each set of exercises you do at the barre will be done on each leg in turn.
For example, when you are standing with the barre on your right side, resting your right hand on it, your right leg will support you and your left leg will be doing the exercise - this is your 'working leg'. You will then turn to face the other end of the studio, resting your left hand on the barre and doing the exercises with your right leg.
The easiest way to remember how to use the barre is to think of it as holding onto your dancing partner's hand. So don't grab hold too tight!
And, when you need to turn around during your Ballet barre exercises, politely turn TOWARDS the barre, as though you are turning towards your partner.
Don't squeeze yourself up too close to the Ballet barre.
Make sure that your elbow isn't near to or resting on the barre.
The opposite of above, this is too far away from the barre. You don't want to have to reach for it.
And at this distance, it won't provide you with balance and support.
A classic. The death grip.
Don't forget that the Ballet barre represents your partner's hand. They are unlikely to stick around long if you keep squeezing so hard that you cut off the blood supply to their fingers.
Rest your hand gently on the barre, please!
Sometimes, this can't be avoided.
If you are learning in a studio that doesn't have a choice of barres, you might find that the one provided is too high (pictured here) or too low (see below). It's not the end of the world.
But if you do have a choice, always try to use the barre that is somewhere in between your hip and waist height.
A barre that's too high or too low isn't that comfortable, but shouldn't affect your dancing too much. Or if you are particularly tall or short, you may find fixed barres aren't the ideal height for you.
But again, they only represent holding your partner's hand, so try not to rely on them too much!
An ordinary chair with a back that is somewhere around your waist height will do nicely.
That's it, that's all you need!
However, there are answers to 'what Ballet equipment do I need to practise at home with?' questions that worry us greatly.
For example, one book on learning Ballet, when addressing things that you can hold onto while doing your barre exercises, says that the piece of furniture you use should be extraordinarily heavy – so that if you start to fall you won't be able to pull it with you.
You are NOT supposed to cling on to this thing for total body weight support.
It is supposed to simulate your partner's hand – you aren't clinging onto that hand so hard that if you felt yourself falling you'd take your partner with you, are you?
A good check to see if you are exerting too much reliance on the barre is… can you take your hand off it while doing your exercises?
Now, you need this support, however gentle it is and you certainly need it while you are an absolute beginner in order to encourage your balance. So it's not recommended that you try your barre exercises without one at all.
But, every so often, just to check how much weight you are putting on the barre, try to lift your hand off it.
It shouldn't be too difficult, after all, your hand is only resting on it, isn't it?!
There's just one more thing that you'll commonly find in a dance studio to help you with your Ballet.
A large mirror is always a great thing to have.
So much of Ballet is in the posture, the turn out, the look of it, that unless you are constantly checking your reflection, you may be missing things that need adjustment.
But don't worry if you can't provide one at home.
Doing the practise is the important thing and your Ballet class will probably have a mirror in it somewhere, so you can work on your look then.
There's more information on the Ballet barre in our Ballet class section - which deals which how to use the barres in a Ballet studio.
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Omaha.com: Farm Aid, Rock 'n' Roll And Avoiding LA: How John Mellencamp Became The Ultimate Midwestern Musician
By Kevin Coffey / World-Herald staff writer
Johnny Cash called him one of the best songwriters of all time. Bob Dylan counts his output among the best around. Today's country stars worship his brand of heartland rock.
John Mellencamp is adored by some of the music industry's best and by fans who still pay to put "Jack & Diane" on the jukebox or crank up "Play Guitar" whenever it comes on the radio.
Mellencamp, who plays Omaha's Orpheum Theater on Monday, is the progenitor of Americana rock, distilling folk and rock 'n' roll and blues and country into something distinctly Midwestern. His 1985 album, "Scarecrow," not only left us with memorable hits — "Small Town" and "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." among them — it also made Mellencamp popular with rock stars and regular Midwesterners alike, cementing him as a once-in-a-generation voice who, in turn, gave voice to us here in the heartland.
Hall of Famers like Mellencamp routinely perform around here — Phil Collins, Diana Ross and Ringo Starr are all on the way soon — but few of them, if any, are as inherently middle-of-the-country as Mellencamp. He's like us.
We were born in small towns. We live in small towns. We'll probably die in small towns.
Ditto for Mellencamp.
"I'm not leaving Indiana. I'm going to die here," he told Rolling Stone, echoing his own lyrics.
And Mellencamp has walked the walk in other ways. He helped create Farm Aid to help family farmers during the farm crisis of the 1980s. He physically joined farmers in grassroots protests, and showed for hearings on Capitol Hill.
Along the way, he surged past the everyman rock of Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty to become the heartland rocker.
The year after his concert at a protest in Chillicothe, Missouri, John Mellencamp spoke in front of the Senate's agriculture committee, calling attention to farmers who were losing their land.
Mellencamp remained in Indiana because it was important to stay true to his roots, said Mike Wanchic, Mellencamp's collaborator and guitarist of more than 40 years.
"You weren't being influenced by the people at the Whiskey-a-Go-Go or the Rainbow Room. You're not faced by those trends," Wanchic told The World-Herald earlier this month. "That's one of the things that has allowed us to maintain a long career and maintain autonomy. ... Living in isolation was an important part of it."
Mellencamp has always been an outsider, and that, he says, helped him create alt-country and Americana.
"I had to create my own job and create my own genre and, consequently, do what I think they now call Americana," Mellencamp told CBS.
But it's not like he woke up one day and decided to create a genre of music. He was just doing what he knew.
During his speech at his 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Mellencamp said he found his voice with "Scarecrow," an album that painted a bleak picture of the Midwest. It was his fifth album, and he knew what he wanted it to sound like — classic American writers such as Tennessee Williams, John Steinbeck and William Faulkner.
"I think people, particularly in the Midwest, really identified with these characters. I can't tell you how many people have come up to me and said, 'I'm Jack and I'm Diane. You wrote about my life.' To me, that's a successful song," he told Rolling Stone.
And Mellencamp's songs resonated with other artists, too, particularly those in country.
"About 99 percent of modern country music, I think, is about small-town life and about growing up in the heartland," country star Jake Owen told Billboard. "There's a part of us that all want to be kind of like him. We want to be that all-American, white-T-shirt-wearin', roll-your-sleeves-up center and grit of America."
Mellencamp decided to pursue music after graduating from Vincennes University, a junior college in Indiana.
He met Wanchic when both were just out of school. Wanchic was an intern at a recording studio in Indiana. Mellencamp came to record some demos. They've been making music together ever since.
Not all of their songs were hits. Not at first. And the responses Mellencamp and Wanchic got from producers, record executives and others were just another thing that kept them in Indiana.
"We had been making dud after dud record," Wanchic said. "Then, all of the sudden, it happened. 'Why don't you move to L.A.?' Well, we're not moving to L.A. We remember every one of you people who thought we were absolutely horrible."
His allegiance to small towns and regular folks is the reason Mellencamp co-founded Farm Aid alongside Willie Nelson and Neil Young. The concert series has been held every year since the first show in Champaign, Illinois, in 1985.
Two years later, Farm Aid III came to Lincoln.
The original idea was that they'd put on one massive concert to benefit family farmers and raise awareness for their plight. If they did that, the federal government would have to take notice and do something.
"Why are all these small towns going out of business? Because everybody went to live in the city? No. It was because corporate farming had moved in and run the small family farmer out of business. Which is why we started Farm Aid," Mellencamp told CBS.
"Every time I fly on an airplane," Wanchic said, "you look out of that window, and what do you see? You see rural America. That is really the backbone and fabric of what America really is. We want to make sure that tradition carries on for many generations."
Farm Aid concerts continue each September. The shows have raised more than $53 million to date.
About 70,000 people attended the 1987 show in Lincoln, which featured Mellencamp, Nelson and Young as well as Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Steppenwolf, Lyle Lovett, John Denver, Lou Reed, Joe Walsh and others.
Broadcast live around the country, it was the biggest concert ever held in Nebraska, netting $1.9 million to help farmers.
Nelson kicked things off. Mellencamp played "Small Town." Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge did a duet. John Denver did "Take Me Home, Country Roads." Nelson and others gathered to close the show, singing "This Land Is Your Land" while fireworks exploded in the background.
"We were kind of the host band," Wanchic said. "We'd play five or six times a day. I can't remember who all we played with that day. But I do remember Lou Reed. It seemed like such a juxtaposition. There I am onstage, playing some of the most incredibly oddball songs to play in Lincoln. It was a remarkable event."
A year earlier, Mellencamp had played a three-song set and joined 10,000 farmers for a protest in Chillicothe, Missouri. The next year, just three months before the Lincoln show, he testified in front of the Senate's agriculture committee, calling attention to farmers who were losing their land.
"This isn't new for me to be worried about farmers," Mellencamp said at the time. "I grew up in a farm community of 15,000. My friends are all farmers."
John Mellencamp has often tried to call attention to the plight of America's farmers, including in 1986, when he played a three-song set in a parking lot as part of a protest in Chillicothe, Missouri.
Despite the risk of alienating some fans, Mellencamp, Nelson and Young continue to rally around their favorite causes, especially Farm Aid.
In a 2014 interview, Nelson told The World-Herald he believes calling attention to a problem is the best way to get people in power to act.
"People with a voice should use it," Nelson said. "Everyone has a voice of one kind or another. ... If we keep telling them about it over and over again, maybe they will (take notice)."
Mellencamp has certainly never stopped trying. That's likely one reason he'll be playing the Orpheum — a more intimate setting — instead of one of Nebraska's two large arenas.
But Mellencamp wouldn't be Mellencamp if he did it any other way.
"Oh, I've been booed," he told CBS. "And I remember Neil Young walked up to me after it was over, and he goes, 'Whatever you said, keep saying it.' "


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'No wonder Tottenham are linked with him' – Pundit raves about 21-year-old starlet
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Former Stoke City midfielder, Danny Higginbotham, has raved about the qualities of reported Tottenham Hotspur target, Eberechi Eze.
Eze has developed into an outstanding talent over the last few years, establishing himself as an important part of the QPR side.
The 21-year-old has managed an impressive 12 goals and eight assists in the Championship this season (transfermarkt).
As a result, he has been linked with a summer move to Spurs (The Sun) and it is claimed that QPR are demanding around £20 million for the youngster's signature.
QPR's director of football, Les Ferdinand, has previously admitted that the club may have no choice but to let Eze go if someone meets their asking price for him in the summer (Beautiful Game Podcast via The Standard).
Higginbotham has now hailed Eze's versatility while marvelling at the natural ability and confidence he possesses on the ball.
In his column for the Sun, the former Premier League man wrote: 'At just 21 years of age, he can play in a No 10 role or on the left — and has done brilliantly this season with the second-most goals and assists for QPR.
'You would not want him one on one. He has that knack of gliding past players with ease. He has so many assists because he attracts so much attention which creates space for his team-mates.
'Eze's very talented and believes in his own ability. No wonder Tottenham are linked with him.'
Spurs Web Opinion:
It is crucial that Daniel Levy learns from his previous mistakes and gets this deal completed early instead of letting it drag on like the Grealish transfer. If we miss out on Eze this summer, it is very easy to see his value skyrocketing in the next year or two. If that happens, Spurs will be left regretting not signing another young English star in the making.
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Q: One shot events Suppose you're renowned statistician down on his luck, for whatever reason, and only has $100 to live on for the next week.
Suppose next, someone offers you a game by flipping a coin (no gimmicks with coin) and offers to give you 150 dollars if it lands on heads and take your 100 dollars if it lands on tails (no food for week).
Now you know no matter what the pay off the chances of no food remains the same (and being a renowned statistician you have no excuse not to know.)
How big does the expected pay off have to be before you'd bite and chance it on the flip of a coin? Can that decision be modelled with a statistical process or more a psychological one?

A: Check out prospect theory. In Daniel Kahneman's recent book Thinking, Fast and Slow, he discusses an example with coin flipping very much like this one, which served as a motivating example way back when prospect theory was being invented.
In this case, one is weighing the utility of extra money vs. the utility of being able to purchase food this week. I'd say the loss aversion towards going a week without food is substantial, and so empirically, the expected payoff would have to be very high indeed.
Some similar sorts of questions you might like:

(1) There are 500 people facing death from a building fire and as the building's fire marshal you have two options. In option (A) there is a 90% chance that you save all 500, but a 10% chance that everyone dies. In option (B) there is a 100% chance that exactly 400 people live and 100 people die. Which do you choose? What if a loved one is among the 500?
(2) Same as above, but your estimates were actually off. It turns out that in option (B) actually there is a 100% chance that 200 people will live, and in option (A) there is a 50% chance that everyone will die and a 50% chance that everyone will live. Does this change your decision?
(3) You travel to a nearby city to see a much anticipated concert. The tickets cost $\$$20 and, among other money in your wallet, you specifically put a $\$$20 bill in to make correct change. When you get to the ticket window, you pull out the wallet and discover that the $\$$20 bill is missing. Do you (a) use your other money to buy a ticket anyway? or (b) just go home; you've lost the $\$$20?
(4) Same as above, except in this case let's assume you bought your $\$$20 ticket online ahead of time and printed it out and put it in your pocket. You get to the entrance and pull out your wallet and discover you've lost the ticket! The ticket collector is nice about it though and offers to sell you another one. Do you (a) buy an additional ticket? or (b) just go home, cut your losses on the missing ticket?

Prospect theory helps to account for the very weird and consistently non-utilitarian answers that people empirically give to the above questions. It makes it clear that behavioral psychology is needed for the descriptive portion of many different normative mathematical models. At least if you want them to work in practice.


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CCFMM Scholarship Fund Honors Rod Luplow
Crisp fall Friday nights. Stadium lights illuminating grass fields. Gleaming goalposts, screaming fans, marching bands! All this brings to mind the excitement of the high school football season. We remember our favorite games—the ones we won, the ones we lost, the ones we tied. We also remember special coaches and players. One such player remembered by many is Rod Luplow.
Luplow was a football standout at former St. Andrew's (first 2 years) and St. Stephen's High Schools, where he earned 3 varsity letters and was awarded first team all-state football honors his senior year, 1971. He was recruited by Eastern Michigan University to play offensive guard on the Huron football team. Luplow went on to become a co-captain of the team in 1975 and was named the winner of the Elton J. Rynearson award as the top scholar athlete on the 1975 EMU football team.
Weighing in at around 250 pounds and standing 6 feet tall, Luplow was a powerhouse. According to Saginaw attorney, Greg Meter, Rod's close friend and St. Stephen's teammate, "Rod and I would work out Monday through Friday every week, each summer, from late April to early August, in preparation for our upcoming college football seasons; Rod at Eastern Michigan and myself at the University of Dayton."
Then tragedy struck during the fall of Rod's junior year at EMU. According to Meter, "A routine X-ray revealed Rod had Hodgkin's disease, which required surgery and intensive chemotherapy and cobalt treatment." Luplow dropped 50 pounds and lost his speed and endurance. However, he fought back. He pushed himself, never gave up, and inspired all those around him.
Despite the setback, Luplow returned to play his junior and senior years as a starter and co-captain of the Huron football team. After graduation from EMU, Luplow became a teacher and coach. He later moved to Florida and became a successful businessman, selling insurance. He married and had 2 sons.
In 1988, significant scaring from the Hodgkins treatment required Rod to undergo surgery. According to Meter, Rod, always a fighter, was up and walking after the procedure. Yet, a blood clot formed, and when Rod went to sleep that night, he would never awake. Meter still feels the deep loss of his former friend, teammate, and one of the best people he has ever known. He adds,
"One of the many memories I have about Rod was that, despite the challenges he faced, he never complained or felt sorry for himself. What I watched him go through has impacted my life since."
Those who knew and loved Rod wanted to keep alive the memory of this champion on and off the field, and so the Rod Luplow Scholarship was established. Meter says they sold chicken dinners out of the Expressway Bar each summer to raise most of the funds for the Luplow Scholarship, which has been awarded to a Nouvel Catholic Central (NCC) senior/seniors each year since the early 1990s. Criteria for this scholarship are the following: Student must be admitted to and enrolled in a college or university; must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average for all four years of high school; must have participated in the high school football program; must show financial need; and must demonstrate the elements of character, leadership, and determination. In addition, there is a preference for high school football players who go on to play college football.
The NCC 2020 winners of the Rod Luplow Scholarship are Kieran Schultz and Zaiden Mitchell.
Schultz played 3 years for the NCC varsity football team. He excelled as right tackle for the Panthers and also served as captain. Kieran says one of his favorite memories was playing in the 2017 State Football Championship game with his brother, Collin, a right guard. Kieran will attend Saginaw Valley State University this fall, and will also be playing football for the Cardinals.
Schultz says he is inspired by the story of Rod Luplow's life, the way Rod kept fighting and never gave up.
"I know that when life or football gets tough, I will remember the challenges Rod faced and keep going."
Schultz plans to study mechanical engineering at SVSU and his goals include doing well in football—maybe even being part of a national championship team—and eventually getting a master's degree.
Zaiden Mitchell, Nouvel Catholic Central stand-out athlete and Rod Luplow Scholarship winner, signed to play football at Lawrence Tech this year.
The Catholic Community Foundation of Mid-Michigan (CCFMM) is proud of its role in keeping alive the memory of a man, Rod Luplow, who was an inspiration on and off the football field. In addition to administering the Rod Luplow Scholarship, the CCFMM has over 250 funds, endowed, scholarship, grants and donor advised, that serve the Diocese of Saginaw. Many of the CCFMM funds, such as the Luplow Scholarship, have been established in memory of a loved one.
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