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A Mainer's Plea: I Could Do with a Little Less Mail-Bombing From Sara Gideon
by Asheesh Lanba
That said, a younger female Democrat unseating a longstanding Republican echoes the rise of some famous politicians in recent history, and Sara Gideon is making it clear that she is more than up for the task.
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If you live in Maine, it's pretty hard to miss Sara Gideon these days. Just yesterday, I recovered eight handouts from my mail, all geared toward electing her for the U.S. senate. Advertisements and news stories calling for her election are all over my social media. I drive around a lot in the Portland, Maine urban area, and her signs outnumber the ones promoting her republican challenger, the incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.
A personal favorite is what I call the 'signage competition.' Someone places a sign on some public land, like the side of the road. Then someone else comes and puts the challengers' sign in front of the previously placed ones, and the cycle continues. Sara Gideon's campaign has managed to raise around $40 million in the third quarter of 2020, placing her in the top tier of democratic senate candidates all over the country. The amount of money she has raised is larger than the GDP of Tuvalu, an island country in Polynesia.
Gideon, 49, is the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. She was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2012. The highlights of her work include supporting Medicaid expansion in Maine, and work to prevent deaths from the opioid epidemic. She has also promoted the lowering of energy costs, and a move towards sustainable energy farmed using Maine's natural resources. A native of Rhode Island, her father is an Indian immigrant and her mother is a second-generation Armenian American.
Gideon has an undergraduate degree in international affairs from the prestigious George Washington University. She has worked for a U.S. Senator and as an executive at USA Today. She got married in 2001, converting to Judaism for her husband, in exchange for him taking her last name. Fight the patriarchy! In 2004, she moved to Freeport, Maine (the home of the giant outdoor adventure company LL Bean), and sat on a seat of the Freeport Town Council in 2009, rising through the ranks until getting into the Maine House of Representatives.
Susan Collins has recently been in the news for the wrong reasons, suggesting that systemic racism is not an issue in Maine in a recent debate with Sara Gideon, which is just not true.
Susan Collins, the Republican challenger, is in a fight for the ages to keep her Senate seat. The 68-year old centrist has held the Senate since being first elected since 1996. The native from Caribou, Maine has attracted the votes of a large number of moderates, with fiscally responsible policies and by being someone who is not afraid to stand up to the Republican hierarchy on some issues. But her performance under Donald Trump's presidency has been looked down upon, as she has supported the controversial president on most of his decisions.
Her support for the alleged sexual assaulter Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court was a step too far for many Mainers. All her moves are now seen as being part of her political game to appear moderate while still appeasing the right-leaning republican pecking order. She has also recently been in the news for the wrong reasons, suggesting that systemic racism is not an issue in Maine in a recent debate with Sara Gideon, which is just not true. For example, as of October 1, Black people made up 17.9 percent of the state's COVID-19 cases while just representing 1.4 percent of the overall population. Maine also has one of the worst rates of Black poverty in the country. Many Mainers feel it is time for her to step down and hand over the torch to someone younger. Is it time for a change?
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Gideon certainly thinks it is. She supports the Affordable Care Act, which currently is the best healthcare option for the country as, despite it being undermined by the Republicans at every opportunity, there continues to be no viable alternate. She has sponsored legislation to extend benefits to families struggling with poverty. She supports government funding for the development of renewable energy, and supports the U.S. rejoining the Paris Agreement. She says she is looking out for working families, and wants to lower drug prices and work towards an economy that helps everyone, not just a few elites.
Gideon narrowly leads Collins by 1 percentage point according to a poll by Bangor Daily News, so the result of this election is truly a toss-up, and has been exciting for Mainers, and the country as a whole. A younger female Democrat unseating a longstanding Republican echoes the rise of some famous politicians in recent history, and Sara Gideon is making it clear to everyone that she is more than up for the task. With endorsements from Democratic royalty like President Obama himself, she strengthens her juggernaut of a campaign. Personally, I could do with a little less mail-bombing and placards in my life.
Asheesh Ravikumar Lanba is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern Maine, and lives in Westbrook, Maine. He has lived across India, Singapore, Mauritius and the U.S. He is an avid hiker, mountain biker, cinephile and cynophile. He also played cricket for his university at the national and inter-varsity level in Singapore. He obtained his PhD in Engineering Science & Mechanics from the Pennsylvania State University and has a Bachelors in Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Twitter: @DrLanba, Instagram: shamusouthere, LinkedIn: asheeshlanba
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However, if you don't have your personal auto coverage otherwise you're concerned about potential premium increases should you should file a declare with your auto policy, the automobile rental firm's insurance might make sense.
3. Not shopping around – Car rental charges can range relying on the corporate or the amount of lead time, so it pays to shop round instead of taking a "one-and-done" method. Web sites akin to CarRentalSavers.com and AutoSlash.com can help you comparability shop between rental firms and search for coupons. AutoSlash will even observe your rental charges and rebook for you if the rate drops.
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4. Prepaying for gasoline – Prepaying for gas could appear handy (who needs to plan further time for a pit stop on the way to an early morning flight?) nevertheless it means you'll pay for a full tank of gas, even when you return with the tank half full. "It's better to replenish your self since you possibly can often find cheaper gas costs at a nearby station anyway," says client and money-saving expert Andrea Woroch. "But don't overlook to fill it up because the associated fee to do so after drop-off could be a complete rip-off." Be sure to top off the fuel, because some firms will cost you even if the fuel gauge is only a hair away from the place it must be.
5. Paying extra for GPS or a car seat – Automobile rental companies are completely satisfied to cost you additional for accessories like a GPS or youngster automotive seat. However as Woroch points out, a GPS can cost an extra $10 per day or more. "Use your smartphone when possible, or print directions using your resort's free enterprise middle," she says. When you've got a portable GPS you might pack in your suitcase and use in your trip, keep in mind to remove it from the rental automotive on your return.
In keeping with Sarah Schlichter, senior editor of IndependentTraveler.com, many airlines will help you examine a car seat or use it on the airplane free of charge, so you don't need to pay additional to make use of one from your rental car company.
6. Dashing by means of the inspection – Thoroughly examine your rental automotive before you drive away. In any other case, you may be charged for damage you didn't trigger. "Most rental car fleets are maintained meticulously, however damages like scratches or dents in the body or spills, stains or tears within the inside can go unnoticed," Hicks says. "If you happen to see any put on, damage or defect during the inspection, be sure to instantly make the corporate conscious – or you may find yourself paying for it." Never assume that a ding is just too small to warrant noting or that the automotive company already knows about damage. If it's not listed on the automobile situation form, speak up.
7. Returning a car late. Most car rental firms charge each day rates primarily based on 24-hour durations. "While some might give a 29-minute grace interval, you might be charged late charges – or for a full further day – in the event you return the automobile previous that time window," Schlichter says. Allow loads of time on the day you're returning your automobile to keep away from this additional payment.
6 automotive rental suggestions that will prevent cash and frustration – Renting a automobile will be expensive, however it's usually a obligatory part of a trip. Like airfare or hotel charges, car rental charges may be comparatively opaque, and it may be arduous to determine guidelines like timing and methods to save money.
While determining and predicting automotive rental rates could be troublesome, there are nonetheless a few straightforward ways to economize with out having to make main changes to your travel plans.
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Just about everybody is aware of the big brands — Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, and so on — but there are a whole lot of much less apparent manufacturers which will provide higher charges. Finances, Sixt, Thrifty, and Fox are only a few of the available ones. To cover all your bases, you'll be able to ebook by way of an online journey agency website — like Hotwire or Priceline — to check a couple of totally different leases.
Hotwire presents steep reductions by "opaque booking," a observe the place you make and prepay a booking without understanding precisely which agency you are reserving with — it's going to nonetheless be a major company, though.
Whereas it might sound risky, it is really perfectly effective — you will know exactly how a lot you're paying, where you may be choosing up and dropping off, what class of automotive it is (and typically the specific model), and any terms. Except you're useless set on a certain company, it is a nice solution to save a fortune.
Chances are high superb that your house auto insurance coverage coverage covers rentals that you drive. While the rental agent might attempt to stress you into buying further coverage, that is typically unnecessary and redundant to your current protection. Just make sure to examine your coverage earlier than assuming that you're covered.
If you don't own a car, or if your house coverage does not cowl leases, you may still have protection.
Plenty of well-liked bank cards, including the Chase Sapphire Preferred and the Sapphire Reserve, include free major auto rental insurance coverage. "Primary" means that it kicks in before any other policy that you've got. In the event you get into an accident and have main coverage separate from your house policy, meaning the accident won't need to be reported to your personal insurance, so you will not see a charge spike.
As a way to activate the insurance that comes with a credit card, you may have to use that card to pay for the rental, and decline the overall rental insurance, also called a "collision harm waiver (CDW)" or "loss harm waiver (LDW)" offered by the rental agency. If you do not have your individual automobile insurance, you may still need to think about adding liability insurance.
This is not a hard-and-fast rule, but usually, rental rates at airports are costlier than charges a little bit additional away. Try on the lookout for rates from pick-up spots closer to your resort, or even in the metropolis heart.
Be certain to at all times examine these to rates from airport agencies, though — generally, the price difference will be negligible, or the airport would possibly even be cheaper. Also do not forget that you will need to arrange transportation to the rental company, whether you may take a lodge shuttle, or you have to pay for mass transit or a taxi into the city.
GPS navigation. Satellite tv for pc radio. Speaker cellphone. Car rental businesses might supply these options whenever you choose up your car, but beware — all of them come with further charges that may add up quickly. Nowadays, there's no must pay additional when you may have a smartphone that may do all of that and extra.
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In opening statements, prosecutors laid out the physical evidence that they say proves Hernandez?s role in the murder of Odin Lloyd.
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Boston officials slapped John Kerry with a $50 fine for failing to clear a snow-clogged sidewalk at his Beacon Hill mansion.
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Q: Copying values into Nan fields I have a large data-frame with the format as below:

If any of the cell is "NaN", i want to copy from the cell immediately above it. So, my dataframe should look like:

In case the first row has "NaN", then I'll have to let it be.
Can someone please help me with this?

A: This looks like pandas if so you need to call ffill
In [72]:
df = pd.DataFrame({'A':['A0','A1','A2',np.NaN,np.NaN, 'A3'], 'B':['B0','B1','B2',np.NaN,np.NaN, 'B3'], 'C':['C0','C1','C2',np.NaN,np.NaN, 'C3']})
df

Out[72]:
     A    B    C
0   A0   B0   C0
1   A1   B1   C1
2   A2   B2   C2
3  NaN  NaN  NaN
4  NaN  NaN  NaN
5   A3   B3   C3

In [73]:
df.ffill()

Out[73]:
    A   B   C
0  A0  B0  C0
1  A1  B1  C1
2  A2  B2  C2
3  A2  B2  C2
4  A2  B2  C2
5  A3  B3  C3

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My name is Rodrigo, 27, I live in Melipilla, Chile, South America.
I work as a professional Illustrator, but photography is my hobby and my artistic mistress, haha.
I prefer small-ish cameras and always carry at least one of those: A 2nd hand Panasonic Lumix GX1 + 20mm 1.7 pancake lens with a 46 to 37mm step down ring for protection, this is my main shooter.
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Smartphone, I don't like the camera so I usually don't take photos with it.
Not pictured: A black Canon AE-1 Program with a 50mm f1,4, 28mm f2,8 and a really old 135mm f3,5. FD mount to m4/3 mount adaptor, and a CCTV 35mm 1,7 lens with a m4/3 adaptor. I use those on special ocassions, the 50mm is my "portrait" lens on the GX1, is very nice.
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Thanks for sharing your bag with us, Rodrigo. I love the look of this one, so straightforward.
Love the images on your flickr!
Very cool setup, and almost identical to mine! Lately though, I've been leaving my GX1 at home.. The XA2 is really all I need most of the time!
The XA is very confortable to use, i wish i had more control of the exposure/metering, though.
Great setup – lovely light in your shots!
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MEDIA RELEASE: Giant leatherback sea turtle rescued on Cape Cod September 11, 2013
An approximately 650-pound leatherback sea turtle that stranded at low tide in an isolated area of Sandy Neck Beach Park in Barnstable Wednesday morning was treated medically and released back into a rising tide in the early afternoon. New England Aquarium staff are optimistic about her prognosis, but they are seeking the public's help should boaters or beach walkers re-sight the five foot long, black, soft-shelled sea turtle as she is swimming in Cape Cod Bay or near land.
Leatherback sea turtle that stranded on Cape Cod Wednesday, Sept. 11 | Photo: Mass Audubon/ Ron Kielb
The turtle was discovered high and dry by Sandy Neck staff in the mid-morning. Rangers called the Massachusetts Audubon Sanctuary at Wellfleet Bay, which acts as first responders for sea turtle strandings on Cape Cod. They in turn called the New England Aquarium for medical support from their rescue biologists and veterinarian. Given the isolated location, rescuers were ferried to the site by Barnstable harbormaster and a Good Samaritan private boater.
Video: Mass. Audubon at Wellfleet Bay via YouTube
With near record heat and an exposed marine reptile in the baking sun, rescuers covered the turtle with wet sheets to keep the animal cooler. They also moved her on to a dolphin stretcher to lift her, if necessary, and also to help contain the restless creature while they treated her. They found tags on the flippers of the adult female indicating that she had previously nested on a beach in Trinidad. That large island off the northeastern coast of South America is one of the principal egg laying sites for this highly endangered species.
For the Aquarium medical staff, they needed to make a crucial and time sensitive evaluation as to how sick was the turtle and why it might have stranded. Both Sandy Neck and Mass Audubon staff knew that once into this tidal backwater, many marine animals become confused. For a leatherback feeding on sea jellies, that would be even more likely as this species of sea turtle is generally in the open ocean and is less familiar with the fluctuations of tides.
For Connie Merigo, head of the Aquarium's marine animal rescue team, she needed to determine was this a reasonably healthy animal that accidentally stranded in an unfamiliar habitat or a sick turtle that was debilitated and had essentially washed ashore. A moderately healthy animal could be released on the incoming tide while an ill turtle could be transported to the Aquarium's Animal Care Center in Quincy.
The leatherback was put on a dolphin stretcher and moved to deeper water when the tides came in
Photo: Mass Audubon/ Ron Kielb
At about 650 pounds, the leatherback was slightly underweight and not as fat as biologists would expect at this late point of the summer feeding season. The Aquarium's rescue biologists took vital signs and drew blood. They entered a sample into a portable blood analyzer. Head veterinarian and noted turtle specialist Dr. Charles Innis looked at the results. To his slight surprise, the sea turtle's blood values were within normal range. This turtle's best chance at survival was to be released but with a little medical boost to help combat stress of the stranding and other existing minor medical maladies. Dr. Innis gave the turtle a long-lasting anti-biotic, anti-inflammatory and vitamin complement.
As the tide slowly rose and made the massive turtle more buoyant, about ten Barnstable, Mass Audubon and Aquarium staff grabbed the handles of the nylon stretcher and moved her out to deeper water. On command, one side of the stretcher was dropped, water flooded in and the turtle swam out into deeper water. She took a breath and dove – always a good sign. A couple of staff sighted her further down the inlet. A nervous elation percolated through the rescuers – excited, proud but still concerned that this important animal survive so that it might one day this winter lay eggs on a beach in Trinidad.
Leatherback sea turtle rescued and released back into the wild in 2012
The successful treatment and release of live leatherback sea turtles is an extremely rare event. Live strandings of this ocean-going turtle are very uncommon, but also little was known of their physiology and how to treat them since they have never been successfully kept in an aquarium anywhere. A few years ago, Cara Dodge, a former federal sea turtle official, enrolled Innis and Merigo in a field research study to temporarily live capture leatherbacks at sea, take samples and build more knowledge of their physiology.
Strangely enough, once published last summer, that information has been used twice to save live stranded leatherbacks. Last September, another leatherback of the same size stranded in Truro but was near death. After spending 48 hours in treatment with the Aquarium, the turtle was equipped with a satellite tag, released and successfully migrated down the East Coast.
Learn more about the Aquarium rescue team's past interactions with endangered leatherback sea turtles:
The leatherback was rescued from Truro and rehabilitated at Aquarium rescue facilities last year
Video of the rare leatherback rescue and rehabilitation
See behind-the-scenes pictures of the event from the rescue team's perspective
See where the turtle traveled in the first few days after its release
In 2011, a leatherback was found entangled in fishing gear
Walk the beach with the rescue team to see a nesting leatherback sea turtle
See more video of Wednesday's rescue efforts via Cape Cod Online.
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by W. Andrew Powell June 24, 2019
written by W. Andrew Powell June 24, 2019
Game of Thrones Season 8 is available now on digital download, and to celebrate we've teamed up with HBO to give away five codes so lucky winners can watch (or rewatch) the final season of the epic series.
In addition to the hit series' final six episodes, the digital download includes the two-hour feature documentary Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, by filmmaker Jeanie Finlay, and two featurettes: "The Long Night" and "The Final Season".
Synopsis: "In its final season of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honor … and an epic clash between the living and the dead, Game of Thrones: Season 8 answers a myriad of questions surrounding the fate of the series' protagonists: Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen; Sansa, Arya and Bran Stark, and Cersei Lannister. And above all: can the Army of the Dead be defeated?
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Suspicions that the price of precious metals are frequently manipulated by a few international banks were further confirmed over the weekend. UBS agreed to settle with various international regulatory bodies investigating rigging in foreign exchange and precious metals markets.
people close to the situation said. They cautioned that the timing of a precious metals deal could still slip to a date after the forex agreement.
Regulators around the world have alleged that traders at a number of banks have colluded and shared information about client orders to manipulate prices in the $5.3 trillion a day forex market. UBS has previously disclosed that it launched an internal probe of its precious metals business in addition to its forex investigation. It declined to comment for this article.
Unlike at other banks, UBS's precious metals and forex businesses are closely integrated. The business units have joint management and the bank's precious metals staff – who mainly trade gold and silver – sit on the same floor as the forex traders.
A small number of problematic incidents in precious metals trading, a small number of problems in forex trading, some problems in LIBOR ... It seems that major banks have quite a large amount of small numbers of rigging problems.
While UBS have agreed to settle with regulators, the victims of price manipulation- mining companies and people who have bought precious metals in recent years and incurred financial losses - will receive not a penny. Nor is there any way for them the get to the bottom of what actually occurred.
It is important to remember the context of this settlement. Those who have voiced concerns that precious metals markets are being rigged have been dismissed as conspiracy theorists for years.
The Gold Anti Trust Action Committee or GATA have been very vocal and most prominent in this regard.
Yet, the so called conspiracy 'theories' are being proven to be real conspiracies by banks.
Former advisor to President Reagan and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts pointed out over the weekend how the smashes on precious metals, similar to what happened last week, are executed.
Futures contracts representing vast quantities of gold, up to forty tonnes worth, are dumped onto the electronic futures market over the course of a few minutes. This frequently happens after trading in Asia has finished and Europe is not yet open for business. In other words - at a time when the least amount of traders are available to buy. This guarantees a precipitous fall in the price.
Dr. Roberts quite reasonably surmises that this is an act of blatant manipulation to force prices down.
It smacks of either arrogance or desperation that even as the outcome of investigations by regulatory bodies into the manipulation of gold and silver prices are beginning to be made public such displays of manipulation should occur.
Manipulation can be effective in the short term. However, prices will eventually be dictated by real world forces of supply and demand for physical precious metals. This has been seen throughout history and was seen as recently as the 1960's and the failure of the London Gold Pool which gave rise to the bull market of the 1970's.
Acclaimed writer of the Dow Theory letters, Richard Russell observed the strong surge in precious metals prices on Friday and saw it as a positive indicator suggesting further gains are likely.
The sage ninety-year-old and respected writer of one of the oldest investment newsletters in the world, wrote that he thinks "big money sees QE4 ahead and is protecting itself."
Given the significant macroeconomic, systemic, geopolitical and indeed monetary risks of today, owning physical gold coins and bars as insurance remains prudent and will again reward those who take a long term view.
Today's AM fix was USD 1,172.00, EUR 938.20 and GBP 737.25 per ounce.
Friday's AM fix was USD 1,145.00, EUR 923.39 and GBP 723.17 per ounce.
Gold climbed $31.80 or 2.8% to $1,175.30 per ounce Friday and silver rose $0.29 or 1.88% at $15.74 per ounce. Gold finished up 0.25% for the week and silver finished down 2.60%.
Gold surged 3.2% on Friday as market participants adjudged the recent sell off excessive and bought the dip. The gains may have also been due to a short covering rally.
Spot gold was down 0.7% at $1,168.80 an ounce at 1200 GMT. Gold bullion has built on Friday's gains and is marginally lower this morning after Friday's sharp gains. Friday's U.S. payrolls data was slightly lower than expectations and may contributed to safe haven buying and the gains .
Silver was down 0.6% at $15.68 an ounce, spot platinum was down 0.2% at $1,210.25 an ounce, and spot palladium was down 0.1% at $766.97 an ounce.
Futures trading volume was double the average for the past 100 days for this time of day, Bloomberg data showed.
Possibly the single most important benchmark of global gold demand today remains gold withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE).
Last week saw a very robust week for Chinese demand despite talk of weak demand and low premiums in China. For the week ending October 31, there were withdrawals of 47.5 tonnes for the week. This means that the world's largest gold buyer continues to be headed for annual gold demand of some 2,000 tonnes.
Manipulation of markets can work effectively in the short term (see above). However, in the long term prices will be dictated by the global supply and the global demand of 7 billion people, many in Asia who believe in gold as a store of wealth.
Not to mention, sovereign central banks such as the People's Bank of China and the Russian central bank - who also believe in gold as an important monetary asset.


A cold-weather favorite, this all-beef, no-bean chili gets added appeal from a seasonal ingredient: butternut squash. For best results, make the chili at least one day ahead so that the flavors have time to meld.
Place chiles in medium bowl. Pour enough boiling water over to cover. Soak until chiles soften, at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Sauté bacon in heavy large oven-proof pot over medium-high heat until beginning to brown. Add onions. Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle beef all over with coarse salt and pepper. Add to pot; stir to coat. Set aside.
Drain chiles, reserving soaking liquid. Place chiles in blender. Add 1 cup soaking liquid, garlic, chili powder, cumin seeds, oregano, coriander, and 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt; blend to puree, adding more soaking liquid by 1/4 cupfuls if very thick. Pour puree over brisket in pot. Add tomatoes with juices, beer, green chiles, and cilantro stems. Stir to coat evenly.
Bring chili to simmer. Cover and place in oven. Cook 2 hours. Uncover and cook until beef is almost tender, about 1 hour. Add squash; stir to coat. Roast uncovered until beef and squash are tender, adding more soaking liquid if needed to keep meat covered, about 45 minutes longer. Season chili to taste with salt and pepper. Tilt pot and spoon off any fat from surface of sauce. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cool 1 hour. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled.
Set out garnishes in separate dishes. Rewarm chili over low heat. Ladle chili into bowls and serve. *Available at many supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Latin markets.
Wow, this is amazing, it so good. It takes 1/2 a day to make this and you need at least a 6 quart pot, I used a 4 and had to take some of the liquid out so I could keep adding other ingredients. It's pretty thick as a result. But wow, what a taste and it was hardly a day old when I tried it, I can't wait to try it again tonight.
I used six dried organic "New Mexican Red Chili" and the "medium hot" chili powder from Penzeys Spices. I served over brown rice - as I was a bit worried it might be too hot.The Chili had a nice burn - tasty and not too hot.I thought the squashes provided a nice counterpoint to the heat in the meat. Got raves from the hubby. Definitely going to be a standard at our house!
I followed the recipe closely and it was great. I found the heat level ok, but family thought it a little to hot. I made it with brisket but per other reviews stew meet or other cuts should work. The chunkiness of the brisket makes it great.
When I first made this recipe I used dried chipotle chiles which made it spicier and provided more flavor. I actually won a chili cook off with this recipe HOWEVER it was only among the people in my office and the competition wasn't that fierce. I would say stick with the recipe as stated if you don't want it too spicy but add the chipotles if you want it a bit spicier.
Not a bad start. I liked the idea of using brisket. Not sure what the squash adds but it doesn't hurt. My suggestions: 1. Drop the unspecified chili powder and double up on the dried chilis. Mix up the types for added complexity. 2. Double up on the other spices. 3. Toast the chilis before soaking. Toast the cumin and coriander seeds (grind them after they cool.) 4. Trim most of the fat cap from the brisket (it doesn't totally break down.) Brown the meat in the bacon fat after removing the browned bacon (add it back later). 5. Even with the doubled dried chilis its pretty mild. That may be good depending on your audience. If you like it hotter add some chopped green hot chilis, chipoltes in adobo, cayanne powder, etc. with the other wet stuff.
Definitely Not Texas Chili. I was very disappointed with the results. First, the recipe definitely needs more heat. It was incredibly bland. Second, the butternut squash really doesn't add anything to the flavor, and could be considered just a substitute for beans. Third, the chunkiness of the beef and squash make it more like a soup than a chili from a texture point of view. Suggestions: 1. Use hotter chilis, such as chipotle. 2. Use a ground beef, not chunked. You'll get a better overall texture. 3. If you use the butternut squash, then mash it up, for texture purposes.
What a difference a day makes! Don't even try to eat this on the same day you make it. I thought I had failed and almost threw it out. I served it the following afternoon with family and it was a total crowd pleaser. Even my 10 year old daughter asked for seconds. Great with some shredded cheddar and cold beer. Real football food!
I make this chili often and once received an offer of marriage after serving it at a party. I took this as a positive review. I have my butcher cut up the brisket and then I remove any extra fat. I also add a few chocolate chips at the end to add the mole flavor. I often make it prior to serving it, so refrigerating it overnight makes it easy to remove the extra fat. I love how the butternut squash balances the spiciness of the sauce. This is a fabulous recipe. I serve it with corn bread, fresh cilantro, and shredded co-jack cheese.
I made this last night and I loved it. I followed the recipe exactly with the exception that I did not have any coriander. I am not sure why everyone thinks this is greasy as it says right in the directions to use a spoon to remove all the fat that collects. I did this and did not have any issues what so ever with grease.
Excellent bean-less chili. Uses very lean beef round roast - about the price of hamburger - cut into about 1-inch pieces; same with squash. Otherwise unwieldy with torti(llas, and too big to eat in a bite. Might add a bit of chocolate (for mole flavor) and maybe a few black beans. Did not have salty flavor so often associated with chili, but many layers of flavor.
Took 1st place in a chili cook off with this recipe. I used chuck instead of brisket, cut into 1 inch pieces. Cut the squash about the same size and roasted it in the oven, added it at the end.
Yum! A couple of notes... I followed the advice of another reviewer and used stewing beef instead of brisket. I also decreased the beer to only half a can. It was tender and not greasy at all. After removing the cover, I cut the time by 30 minutes (mainly because I was anxious) and I don't think that hurt the overall result. Last, but not least, the ancho chili's that I purchased were large and I only used 3, which was PLENTY of heat. Will make again for sure.
I have made this chili each year when I finally feel fall is here. It is a bit time consuming, considering it is chili. For me, it takes division into two pots, which is perfect if you want to make one more spicy than the other. We LOVE this chili! The squash brings in eye appeal and texture, not to mention a health benefit (but, who cares, its chili, right?)!
This is the first recipe in 10 years that I have made from Epicurious that I was so very disappointed in. One huge GREASY mess. I followed the recipe to a T. Spent $38 on my brisket. Like I said, one HUGE GREASY mess. Through it out. So sad.
Best chili EVER!! The first time I made it, I followed the directions to a T. I found that the beef took forever to become tender and was difficult to eat. Since then, I just cut the chunks up much smaller (approximately 1" cubes). I also soak 9 Ancho, 3 Chipotle, 3 Habanero, and 3 Guajillo chiles in plenty of hot water. I don't seed them before grinding. This gives the chili a much spicier, deeper flavor. SLURP!!
Key points if you like your Chili thick (ie to put in tortillas etc): - Dont add the beer - Dont use brisket (lean stewing beef instead) - Roast the butternut squash ahead of time, before adding to dish - Cook ahead one day and then reheat for when you want to eat it. Result: Thick, very tasty and mild.
My husband found this recipe and mentioned that we should change the cut of meat in it. I made it directly from the recipe and wish I had taken his advice. The flavors were a very nice blend and the squash added a different textural element and some smoothness (and a bit of sweetness) to the flavor. However, the huge chunks of brisket are fatty and difficult to manage.
Tastes were delicious. I think I will use a different cut of meat. The brisket remained a bit tough. I didn't have dried ancho chiles so I used chipotle.
I guess a lot of you don't realize that except for the squash and tomatoes, this recipe is pretty close to the Original San Antonio chili which many feel is the first and original chili in Texas, If you want it spicier add a dried serrano or a couple jalapeno (or chipolte) chilies.
I love this as an alternative to the typical chile recipes. I used stewing beef and a different dried pepper (aji panca), which was a bit hot for some, but I loved it. A keeper.
I've made this again and again. I pretty much follow the recipe except I use the cilantro leaves rather than the stems. My favorite new idea from this recipe is the addition of butternut squash which I coat with a little olive oil and roast and just stir into the chili during the last few minutes of cooking. This helps the squash retain its texture and flavor. Really delicious chili!


The award of military decorations is a time-honored tradition of recognizing acts of valor, exceptional service or achievement, special skills or qualifications. It is usually a medal consisting of a ribbon and a medaillon.
There is a specific way in which these medals and ribbons are worn, according to an order of precedence which each military service prescribes, always starting with our nation's highest military decoration, the Congressional Medal of Honor.
For a person with numerous military decorations, it can be a meticulous and painstaking task to arrange the ribbons or medals exactly according to such order of precedence.
Fortunately, there are medal and ribbon bars or racks that facilitate the arrangement of all the decorations so that they can be transferred from uniform to uniform without having to worry about whether they are still in the proper order.
But even such a device will not prevent one from pinning one's decorations on one's uniform…upside-down.
That is exactly what happened to one of the military's highest-ranking officers while attending one of our nation's highest and most visible functions, the State of the Union.
Air Force four-star general Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, wore his expansive and impressive ribbon rack upside-down.
He is shown, second from top right, in the photo above.
Although hard to spot in SOTU videos and photos, some eagle-eyed viewers did, and the gaffe has gone viral.
But so has the general's response to his mistake.
Taking to Twitter and to his Facebook page, general Lengyel called himself out for the mistake in a very human and straightforward manner.
What's wrong with this picture? A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to the State of the Union last night. If you look closely, you'll see that the ribbons on my uniform jacket are upside down. How can this possibly happen, you might ask. Well, we're all human, including me. And, as I made a final check in the mirror just before I walked out the door, I missed it… Plain and simple. I hope this is a lesson for everyone who wears the uniform, and really for anyone…They put erasers on pencils for a reason. When you make a mistake or miss a detail, own it and move on. One thing is for sure…My ribbons will NEVER be upside down again.
Mostly good. Most are supportive, applauding the general for quickly and honestly admitting his error.
A few — a very few — were not impressed by the general's apology.
The Stars and Stripes: Lengyel is the 28th chief of the National Guard Bureau, a post he's held since 2016. He was commissioned in 1981 through the Reserve Officer's Training Corps and has more than 3,000 flight hours, mostly in the F-16 fighter.


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A book is in the works, but no details yet. I have hired entertainment counsel in L.A. to deal with all the book, film and TV offers and am in the process of choosing an agent. This is merely a concept cover by the world-famous Chip Kidd. It will not necessarily be just a straight memoir.


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Common Threads, Different Colors:
At the Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam Primary School, there is something that happens that is unique in Israel. Look at the recent three months - home to the holidays (and holydays) of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. What abundance these children have to share!
Can you imagine the learning that comes out of weeks of preparations for three such holidays? Children write their updated versions of the stories or they recreate the historic narrative. They write, they perform, they prepare foods and works of art and they share it all with the whole school, families and friends.
Beginning at the end of December with Milad a-Nabi, Hannukah and Christmas, the school's traditions continue through Purim, Easter and Passover. Isra' and Miraj will have their turn in May. When the students create a modern interpretation of a traditional story, research and explanation are part of the shared process. In the Purim recreation, Facebook and Twitter were used for some sections. For all holidays there is music, art, story and food with all children are engaged in each part whether preparing a modest meal for Passover, involving grilling potatoes on a fire and baking matzot on a griddle or putting on a red hat and beard and carrying a sack of handmade gifts for sharing. Always, for every holiday, there is the singing of traditional music.
What is so great about students celebrating holidays together? How about having everything in both languages, flowing easily, by all the children and the teachers?
How about having all of the children learning about each other's traditions with depth and empathy, sharing their own family traditions and narratives, and coming to understand very different ones?
How about finding the values and themes that are common among these traditions and finding those universal values where we all can join in?
…and finally, how about strengthening the children's individual identities while strengthening their shared identity for their shared future? That's a pretty terrific outcome for just celebrating holidays together.
Not just slogans!
Equality, respect and acceptance of the 'other' are guiding principles for the first binational, bilingual and multi-cultural school in Israel, run jointly and equally by Jews and Arabs.
In a region where everything, even the olive harvest, is politicized, Palestinian and Jewish Primary School classmates picked olives together, surrounded by teachers, parents and community members. These students worked together to harvest the fruits of the dozens of olive trees planted 40 years ago and more on their school land. Hebrew and Arabic songs and conversations floated across the warm air, everyone's olives were mixed together for the pressing. At a time when hearing others speaking Hebrew or Arabic can foster a sense of fear or of belonging, connections across language, village and history were made by these children's parents.
The children will lead: The 6th grade class has a dream for a peaceful resolution of the conflict between the Jewish and Palestinian peoples, so they prepared a program for parents, students and friends, held in the Eisenberg Auditorium, where they spoke about the meaning of democracy and narrated key events of Yitzak Rabin's life and tragic death. Students took turns, in Hebrew and Arabic, to voice messages of hope and peace.
We the students of Wahat al- Salam-Neve Shalom School call on everyone to strive for human unity, advance tolerance and understanding, and put an end to wars and violence."
"Now is the time to strengthen our determination and remind the world that a different way, based on equal coexistence, mutual respect and sharing of responsibility is possible."
Courage can be contagious
Instead of being dismayed by Israeli-Arab conflict outside the village, the Primary School decided to grow by 12% this fall as it welcomed a second first-grade class, with equal numbers of Israeli Palestinian and Jewish children. Plans are now in place to admit two first-grade classes each year for the next five years, effectively doubling the student body. The place where today 200 Jewish and Palestinian Israeli children live, learn and play together in Arabic and Hebrew, will grow into a community of 400 children
Hope increases in hard times
Hope increases in hard times:
Amid the increased levels of mistrust and conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam's Bilingual/Binational Primary School saw an increase in applications! An additional class of first-graders was welcomed for the opening of the 2015-2016 school year. They were greeted by the 6th graders in what has become a tradition at the Primary School.
Principal Carmella Ferber knows the power of music as a tool for peaceful dialogue, opening new pathways to learning as well as opening hearts. The opening of the school year was led by the new music teacher.
Playing the oud, he had the children singing in Hebrew and Arabic. A few weeks later, two internationally known musicians- Israeli Udi-Bar David playing cello and Palestinian Hanna Khoury, playing violin – both now living in Philadelphia, performed for the children, and then offered the children an opportunity to sing some well-known folksongs while being accompanied by world-class musicians!
Coming from a dozen towns and villages within a twenty-mile radius, every day the children return to their communities and families with the evidence that learning and living together is not only possible, it is enriching. Families begin to see their world a bit differently every day, and step by step- following the lead of their children- families, neighbors and then communities come to see the power of mutual respect and a shared future.
As a parents committee representative said on opening day,"Our school is a growing garden and you are its flowers,"
About Good Deeds and Respect
Every year, Primary School participates in Good Deeds Day, where students and teachers focus on helping and improving the lives of others. This year, the 5th grade students, along with the help of their teachers, the Village biologist and gardener, representatives of the student environmental committee, and the NADI Director, carried out a project over the two weeks leading up to Good Deeds Day. The project set out to help the Bustan Snobar (Pine Tree) Kindergarten, an Arab kindergarten that takes care of 8 autistic children. On Good Deeds Day, everyone came together to clean up the school, paint the outer wall, place birdhouses created by PS students from recycled materials, install beautiful mosaics and wind chimes, plant flowers and other plants the 5th graders selected from the PS Greenhouse, and set up an irrigation system.
To honor the memory of both nationalities, the teachers of our Primary School conducted programs for both the Palestinian and Jewish children. Listening to each other's stories of what it means to live together in coexistence and peace, respecting each other's narratives, helped everyone understand the impact of the conflict. The children came together to draw pictures symbolizing what living together in peace meant to them.
Expanding Horizons of the Primary School Pupils
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Primary School Kids
The Primary School encourages students to work with the community and reach out to others through their artistic skills. The Primary School has displayed their pieces in various art events through the years. In mid-February, the school kids, teachers and families came together to work on adding a part of themselves to the school. This was done with the help of artist Benjamin Swatez and his two colleagues Robert Markey and Shira Shvadron, who were guests at the village for a week. Everyone collaborated by preparing a mural for the school, creating a beautiful mosaic with fish and birds at the entrance of the school building and working on individual drawings. As part of the program, our pupils also selected their favorite drawings and painted it onto canvases which will be exhibited at the United Nations in New York City
Last fall, a group of German pupils and teachers visited the Primary School from a primary school in Dusseldorf called Freiherr-vom-Stein-Realschule. Both schools have been working together on class projects and communicate with each other on a regular basis. In an effort to continue expanding the children's horizons and cross cultural relationships, the 6th grade class, accompanied by English teacher Raida, and Carmella, the principal took a trip to Germany to see how the German students spend their days learning. This exciting educational trip was a memorable experience for the 6th grade class. The trip nurtured the relationships between the two classes as well as both schools; there are already talks of expanding this class exchange to a family exchange.
Soon to be published, Dr. Alon Fragman and Dr. Aura Mor-sommerfeld have recently completed their first round of research on the Primary School bilingual educational model. The research set out to test the Arabic language proficiency of Hebrew-speakers in the Primary School, grades 2-4. The results show that the Primary School students scored as much as 50 points higher (on a scale of 100) than Israeli high school students studying Arabic. "The exposure to both Arabic and Hebrew already begins in kindergarten through elementary school, in a well-organized systematic bilingual program conducted by teachers who are familiar with second language pedagogy. This unique concept of the bilingual Arabic-Hebrew school of Neve Shalom seems to have a major effect on the acquisition process", say Fragman and Mor-Sommerfeld.


The controversial Senator Dino of Kogi Central is hitting the media again with his eloquence and resonant speech.
The Senator with a favorite quote of. 'if you lie, you die; if you speak the truth, you die" decided to speak to speak the truth according to him, the yesterday's plenary session of National Assembly.
He called on the Senate President to question the activities of the executive arm of government over the continued refusal of the Presidency to sack Ibrahim Magu as the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
He charged the Senate President, Bukola Saraki to protect the power of the legislative arm of the Nigerian government.
"The inconsistency of the executive to choose what to do despite legislators' rejection should be checked.
The Senate cannot be disregarded or insulted", Melaye emphasized.
"Magu is not the last Nigerian Angel", he ended on the case of Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu.
In the video posted on the Nigerian Senate page this morning on Facebook, various people have now reacted to Melaye's submissions. Some condemned the senator while some other celebrated him for his ability to voice out.


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Tag Archives: The National
Sharon Van Etten just can't stop touring
Sharon Van Etten at the Bowery Ballroom on Feb. 26, 2012.
We've been away from this page for too long. But an email landed in our in box this morning that inspired us to sit down and log in.
Sharon Van Etten, who's on Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone's Top 10 Artist lists, announced the dates for her fall tour today.
Van Etten at the Northside Festival, 2010.
It seems like Sharon, a wonderful, low-key Brooklyn singer songwriter has been touring nonstop since releasing her third full-length album, Tramp, on Jagjaguwar early this year. While we're glad she's been sharing her extraordinary voice and songwriting with audiences around the world, we have a feeling that she hasn't spent much time at home in Bushwick, Brooklyn, just a couple of neighborhoods away — and a world apart — from Ditmas Park, the home of other musical luminaries like Sufjan Stevens and most of the members of The National.
Her new tour dates continue the marathon. It takes her to Portugal, Spain, France and the U.K. before bringing her stateside for a good long wander through the eastern half of the U.S. before wrapping up back in New York City.
Sharon's a hard-working musician. But don't let the volume fool you. Click through to the jump for more photos of Sharon through the years, along with her full tour schedule.
And take note of the period from Aug. 23 to Sept. 25. I don't see any shows scheduled, do you? We can only hope that's when we'll be seeing her around Brooklyn.
Posted in Concerts, Folk, Music, News, Pop and Rock, Recordings
Tagged Brooklyn, Bushwick, Ditmas Park, Sharon Van Etten, The Bell House, The Bowery Ballroom, The National
Hey, Buke and Gass, ummm, GASE, are back with new music
Thoughts on a name change
Buke and Gass keep their feet busy, too. (Photos © 2010, Steven P. Marsh)
Plus a PREVIEW OF THEIR NEW SONG!
It's been more than a year since Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? mentioned Buke and Gass. We're overdue.
Arone Dyer on buke.
Maybe you've already noticed that there's something different about this intense duo — their name. They're now Buke and Gase, in what appears to be a slightly sad surrender to phonetics.
For those who have been paying close attention, the morphing began late last fall when the band posted this brief, cryptic bulletin on its website:
October 26 – Just played a show in Canada and our name is morphing.
But the reality didn't sink in until we saw announcements for the band's May 4 appearance at The National's Bryce and Aaron Dessner-curated Crossing Brooklyn Ferry series at BAM. We thought somebody had made a typo. On further investigation, we discovered the band had indeed changed the spelling.
Aron Sanchez on gass.
Although the pronunciation of the band name was easy to remember once you knew what it stood for — baritone ukulele=Buke, while guitar+bass=Gass — it appears the second half of the name was too often the butt of jokes rhyming with ass. So Arone Dyer, who plays the buke, and Aron Sanchez, on gass, gave in and changed the spelling.
But they didn't change the sound, as you'll hear on this great preview track from their next album, which they hope to release in September.
If you can't make it to Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, or you just want more Buke and Gase, check out the lineup they've curated (they're not listed as performing, just curating) through May 15 with Terry Riley's son Gyan Riley, at The Stone, John Zorn's music venue in Manhattan's East Village.
Posted in Concerts, Contemporary, Music, News, Pop and Rock, Punk, Recordings
Tagged Aaron Dessner, Aron Sanchez, Arone Dyer, BAM, Bandcamp, baritone ukulele, Brassland, Bryce Dessner, Buke and Gase, Buke and Gass, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, curated, East Village, guitar-bass, Gyan Riley, John Zorn, Manhattan, name change, new song, preview, Terry Riley, The National, The Stone, track, typo
Sharon van Etten signs with a new label
Sharon van Etten at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in April. (Photo © 2011, Steven P. Marsh)
Powerful singer Sharon van Etten, whose great strength is in the directness of her lyrics and singing, has signed a new recording deal with Jagjaguwar Records, her publicist has announced.
Congratulations are in order. It's a great career move for one of the best, most honest singers active today.
The move puts Sharon in the company of top indie acts such as Bon Iver, Okkervil River, Black Mountain and Dinosaur Jr. Jagjaguwar will release her third album, being produced by The National's Aaron Dessner, in early 2012.
The National's Aaron Dessner performing with Sharon Van Etten at the Northside Festival in Brooklyn in June.
Sharon is the second hot artist to part ways with Brookyn's Ba Da Bing label in recent months. Ba Da Bing released Epic, an album that really boosted her profile, last year. Her connection with the label is even deeper, though. Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? first met Sharon as a Ba Da Bing publicist, who was representing noise-rock duo WOOM.
Longtime Ba Da Bing labelmate Beirut announced in June that its next album would be self-released rather than on Ba Da Bing. The band is continuing under Ba Da Bing's management aegis, however. It's unclear whether Sharon will do the same.
It looks like Sharon, an amazingly talented and genuinely nice person, is living up to our early expectations. This year alone she's already played Bonnaroo, Sasquatch, and MusicNow. And she has dates scheduled later this year at Bumbershoot, Musicfest NW and at the Hollywood Bowl with The National and Neko Case.
We're thrilled to see Sharon's continuing success.
Posted in Music, News, Pop and Rock, Recordings
Tagged Aaron Dessner, Ba Da Bing Records, Beirut, Bonnaroo, Bumbershoot, Hollywood Bowl, Jagjaguwar Records, Musicfest NW, MusicNow, Neko Case, Northside Festival, Sasquatch, Sharon Van Etten, The Music Hall of Williamsburg, The National, WOOM
Doveman delivers the best show of the year so far
Posted on May 30, 2011 | 1 comment
May edition of The Burgundy Stain Session featured Rufus Wainwright and The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl)
Doveman opening his latest edition of The Burgundy Stain Sessions at (Le) Poisson Rouge. (Photos copyright 2011, Steven P. Marsh)
I'm not sure what it is about Thomas Bartlett, aka Doveman, that makes him so brilliant.
Like many of you, I first discovered him when he was the man behind Salon's late, lamented Daily Download feature. At that point, I had no idea who he was, but enjoyed his tight writing about music and really enjoyed his taste and his ability to spotlight tunes that I might have missed and would have lived to regret.
Rufus Wainwright.
But soon he gave that up and turned to his real love, making music. Those who were paying attention soon discovered that Thomas is a very talented singer-songwriter in his own right with his beautiful, fragile style that he calls "insomnia pop." He's made some beautiful albums under his nom de stage.
But Thomas is probably more familiar to audiences as the guy will lots and lots of amazingly talented musical friends.
Rob Moose, Doveman, Rufus Wainwright and Brad Albetta.
He's been presenting The Burgundy Stain Sessions (the next edition is June 24) shows on a more or less monthly basis lately at (Le) Poisson Rouge. The format is pretty straightforward. He gets the room set up in the round, invites some of his talented friends, does a little rehearsing and puts on a show. It's the kind of event where just about anything can happen.
The sessions we've see have been beautiful, sloppy things. And we don't mean sloppy in a bad way. No, we mean sloppy in a warm, wonderful surprise-wet-kiss way.
Posted in Concerts, Music, Pop and Rock, Review
Tagged (Le) Poisson Rouge, ACME, Annie Clark, Beth Orton, Brad Albetta, Bryce Dessner, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Daily Download, Doveman, Neil Young, Nico Muhly, Ray Rizzo, Rob Moose, Rufus Wainwright, Salon, Sam Amidon, Sean Lennon, St. Vincent, The Burgundy Stain Sessions, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, The National, Thomas Bartlett
People's Commissioning Fund: Make your own music
Want to feel like a Medici or some other patron of the arts but don't have the treasury to make it happen?
Everyone who gives — even just a few dollars — to Bang on a Can's People's Commissioning Fund is a minimogul responsible for the creation of a handful of musical works every year.
Commissioners, as Bang calls its donors to the PCF, get to hear the fruits of their efforts in concert in Manhattan on Thursday evening, Feb. 10. This year's commissioned composers are Nick Brooke, hometown hero Bryce Dessner of the Brooklyn-based rock band The National and tabla-electronic-hip hop wizard Karsh Kale.
This year's concert is programmed as part of the Ecstatic Music Festival, a two-month cornucopia of music by like-minded composers and performers being presented at Merkin Concert Hall near Lincoln Center.
If you've already donated and have some free time at 5 p.m. on the day before the concert, you can see the musicians, and some or all of the composers, up close in a free dress rehearsal. You'll even get the chance to ask questions and rub elbows with the artists and other commissioners at an informal reception afterward. Contact BoaC's director of development, Tim Thomas, tim@bangonacan.org, for more info.
The Bang on a Can All-Stars, the house band, handles the playing duties for virtually all the commissions. They also be filling out the program with some other great music, including Steve Martland's Horses of Instruction, Convex/Concave/Concord by Danish minimalist Pelle Gudmundsen Holmgreen, and Believing by BoaC cofounder Julia Wolfe.
Here's how BoaC cofounder David Lang describes the PCF process in a nutshell: "Over 14 years the People's Commissioning Fund (PCF) is as liberating a force in music as we had imagined it would be. We are still pooling together the contributions large and small of hundreds of music lovers from around the world, adding penny to penny, combining lonesome individual gifts into awe inspiring communities of power and cold cash. And then we give that money to bold, innovative, questioning, dedicated and highly inventive composers. We commission them, we rehearse their music intensively, we hold special events so that the members of the PCF can meet the musicians and composers that their generosity supports, and then we play that music in New York and often all around the world. It is an amazing and beautiful thing."
Beautiful, indeed. We here at Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? have supported the PCF from the beginning. We couldn't be more proud of what our pennies have helped create.
7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 10. Bang on a Can 2011 People's Commissioning Fund Concert, Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (between Broadway and Amsterdam), Manhattan. $25.
Posted in Classical, Concerts, Contemporary, Contemporary Classical, Music, Pop and Rock
Tagged Bang on a Can, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Bryce Dessner, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, Karsh Kale, Medici, Merkin Concert Hall, Michael Gordon, Nick Brooke, Pelle Gudmundsen Holmgreen, Steve Martland, The National, Tim Thomas
Kronos Quartet's rare NYC club appearance at (Le) Poisson Rouge
David Harrington of Kronos Quartet at New York nightclub (Le) Poisson Rouge on Oct. 8, 2010. (Photos copyright 2010, Steven P. Marsh)
Groundbreaking ensemble sells out two nights at Greenwich Village nightspot
Kronos Quartet can and does regularly fill huge auditoriums for its programs. But for its latest appearance in New York City, the ensemble picked Greenwich Village's (Le) Poisson Rouge, arguably the most welcoming venue for New Music New York City.
Kronos Quartet's cellist, Jeffrey Zeigler.
Kronos' two-night program included a slew of premieres and put the spotlight on many New York-based composers and collaborators, including the super-talented young composer Missy Mazzoli (founder of the hot electroacoustic chamber ensemble Victoire), Bang on a Can founder Michael Gordon, guitarist Bryce Dessner of the bands Clogs and The National (formed in Cincinnatti but now based in Brooklyn) and the Young Peoples Chorus of New York City.
The 37-year-old, San Francisco-based qua
rtet — David Harrington and John Sherba on violins, Hank Dutt on viola and Jeffrey Zeigler on cello — played a spirited set to a packed house on Friday evening, Oct. 8. The second installment is tonight, Saturday, Oct. 9, when Kronos offers a completely different program.
At the Friday show, Kronos kicked off with Dessner's Aheym (Homeward), which he wrote for Kronos. Mazzoli's lovely, lyrical Harp and Altar, also composed for Kronos, followed.
The first world premiere of the evening was Aleksandra Vrebalov's spell no. 4, for a changing world.
But the most stunning performance moments of the evening came next, when Kronos introduced the Young Peoples Chorus, founded and conducted by Francisco Nuñez. The youngsters entered from the darkened sides of the room shrieking and howling the vocal parts of Terry Riley's Another Secret eQuation, which he wrote for Kronos and had its world premiere at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall in March.
Composer Michael Gordon cheers the Young Peoples Chorus of New York City, with John Sherba and David Harrington of Kronos Quartet.
After a brief intermission, the Young Peoples Chorus rejoined Kronos for the world premiere of Gordon's Exalted, an intensely emotional composition.
Click through to the jump for more words and photos about Kronos and collaborators. Continue reading →
Posted in Classical, Concerts, Contemporary, Contemporary Classical, Music
Tagged (Le) Poisson Rouge, Aheym (Homeward), Aleksandra Vrebalov, Bryce Dessner, Clogs, Francisco Nuñez, Hank Dutt, Harp and Altar, Iceland, Jacob Garchik, Jeffrey Zeigler, John Sherba, Kronos Quartet, Maria Schneider, Michael Gordon, Michael Harrington, Missy Mazzoli, Sigur Rós, spell no. 4 for a changing world, Terry Riley, The National, Victoire, Young Peoples Chorus of New York City
Sufjan Stevens, Shara Worden guest with the Clogs
Posted on March 24, 2010 | 1 comment
Bryce Dessner, Shara Worden and Padma Newsome. (Photos copyright 2010, Steven P. Marsh)
Sufjan Stevens joins the Clogs on banjo.
The Clogs, with Padma Newsome on vocals, violins, harmonium, keyboard and a few other instruments, and Bryce Dessner (The National) on guitars and other strummed strings, entranced the crowd at The Bell House in Brooklyn on Wednesday night.
A very pregnant Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) added her own beautiful, haunting vocal vocal touches. Other permanent members of Clogs are Rachael Eliott on bassoon and Thomas Kozumplik on percussion. The Bell House performance was supplemented by a second percussionist and horn section at times.
But the real surprise of the evening was greeted by an audible gasp when Sufjan Stevens appeared onstage to play banjo on one song.
Clogs music is a bit difficult to pigeonhole. It's definitely not rock, but it's not classical. It bridges the two and winds up being unique. At one point Bryce made reference to a review that called one of the group's songs "knotty." Shara promised to try to sing in as knotty a fashion as possible.
Click through to the jump for more information and photos. Continue reading →
Posted in Concerts, Music, News, Pop and Rock
Tagged Ólöf Arnalds, Bryce Dessner, Clogs, Julianna Barwick, My Brightest Diamond, Padma Newsome, Rachael Eliott, Shara Worden, Sufjan Stevens, The Bell House, The National, Thomas Kozumplik
The Long Count: From baseball saga to creation story
Stereogum Senior Writer Brandon Stosuy, left, interviews The Long Count creators Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Matther Ritchie at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. (Copyright 2009, Steven P. Marsh)
What did I learn from the artist talk for The Long Count at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last weekend?
For starters, that twin brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner (of rock band The National) wanted to write a baseball saga when Joe Melillo, BAM's executive producer, invited them to create a show for this year's Next Wave Festival. They wanted to work with acclaimed writer and baseball fanatic Michael Chabon, but that didn't work out. Then the teamed up with British visual artist Matthew Ritchie, who persuaded them to adopt the structure of the Mayan Popol Vuh creation story, which involves a heroic set of ball-playing twins. It was a good move.
The resulting show, which ended its run at BAM on Halloween, was a treat for the eyes, ears and mind.
The Dessners chose to work with a great orchestra, many of whom, like violist Nadia Sirota, are very active in the same contemporary classical-rock crossover circles they are. And their featured collaborators, Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond and Kim and Kelley Deal, twin sisters from The Breeders.
Check out great photos and info about the performance at Brooklyn Vegan.
Posted in Art, Concerts, Contemporary Classical, Music, Theater
Tagged Aaron Dessner, BAM, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Bryce Dessner, Matthew Ritchie, The National
Doveman at (Le) Poisson Rouge
Doveman's Thomas Bartlett at (Le) Poisson Rouge's grand piano on June 18. (All photos copyright 2009, Steven P. Marsh)
Doveman, the band alter ego of pianist and singer Thomas Bartlett, always surprises.
In part the surprise comes from the band's constantly changing lineup of musicians. And there's always surprise in Bartlett's decliately fractured Doveman songs.
Aaron Dessner, Oren Bloedow, Sam Amidon and Bryce Dessner.
The show at (Le) Poisson Rouge last night was billed as "Doveman with Sam Amidon and members of The National."
Thomas Bartlett and Nico Muhly
As it turned out, the unnamed members of The National (the Brooklyn art-rock band with which Bartlett sometimes plays) were guitarists Bryce Dessner and Aaron Dessner and drummer Bryan Devendorf — in other words, three-fifths of The National. But Thomas got help from even more players — Nico Muhly, Oren Bloedow of Elysian Fields, Sam and singer Dawn Landes — to the point that he declared the ensemble the largest version of Doveman to ever appear onstage.
Doveman played a splendind set, mixing favorites like "Honey" with new songs from the upcoming album (click here for Doveman news from Brassland, the band's record label). The band closed the set with pretty rocking cover of Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'. The crowd, which was peppered with celebrities such as Josh Ritter and Justin Bond, reacted enthusiastically to every song.
For more on Doveman, plus videos from last night's show, keep reading. Continue reading →
Posted in Music, Pop and Rock
Tagged (Le) Poisson Rouge, Aaron Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, Bryce Dessner, Doveman, Elysian Fields, Oren Bloedow, Sam Amidon, The National, Thomas Bartlett


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NuSTAR observations of water megamaser AGN
A. Masini1,2, A. Comastri1, M. Baloković3, I. Zaw4,5, S. Puccetti6,7, D. R. Ballantyne8, F. E. Bauer9,10,11,12, S. E. Boggs13, W. N. Brandt14,15,16, M. Brightman3, F. E. Christensen17, W. W. Craig13,18, P. Gandhi19,20, C. J. Hailey21, F. A. Harrison3, M. J. Koss22,26, G. Madejski23, C. Ricci9,12, E. Rivers3, D. Stern24 and W. W. Zhang25
1 INAF–Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, via Ranzani 1, 40127 Bologna, Italy
e-mail: alberto.masini4@unibo.it
2 Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia (DIFA), Università di Bologna, viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
3 Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
4 New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, UAE
5 Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, Department of Physics, New York University – Affiliate Member, 4 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003, USA
6 ASDC-ASI, via del Politecnico, 00133 Roma, Italy
7 INAF–Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, via Frascati 33, 00040 Monte Porzio Catone, Italy
8 Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
9 Instituto de Astrofísica, Facultad de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 306 Santiago 22, Chile
10 Millennium Institute of Astrophysics, MAS, Nuncio Monseñor Sótero Sanz 100, Providencia, Santiago de Chile
11 Space Science Institute, 4750 Walnut Street, Suite 205, Boulder, Colorado 80301, USA
12 EMBIGGEN Anillo, Concepción, Chile
13 Space Science Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
14 Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 525 Davey Lab, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
15 Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
16 Department of Physics, 104 Davey Lab, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
17 DTU Space National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Elektrovej 327, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
18 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
19 Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy, Department of Physics, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
20 School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
21 Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
22 Institute for Astronomy, Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
23 Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
24 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
25 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
26 SNSF Ambizione Postdoctoral Fellow
Accepted: 9 February 2016
Aims. We study the connection between the masing disk and obscuring torus in Seyfert 2 galaxies.
Methods. We present a uniform X-ray spectral analysis of the high energy properties of 14 nearby megamaser active galactic nuclei observed by NuSTAR. We use a simple analytical model to localize the maser disk and understand its connection with the torus by combining NuSTAR spectral parameters with the available physical quantities from VLBI mapping.
Results. Most of the sources that we analyzed are heavily obscured, showing a column density in excess of ~1023 cm-2; in particular, 79% are Compton-thick (NH > 1.5 × 1024 cm-2). When using column densities measured by NuSTAR with the assumption that the torus is the extension of the maser disk, and further assuming a reasonable density profile, we can predict the torus dimensions. They are found to be consistent with mid-IR interferometry parsec-scale observations of Circinus and NGC 1068. In this picture, the maser disk is intimately connected to the inner part of the torus. It is probably made of a large number of molecular clouds that connect the torus and the outer part of the accretion disk, giving rise to a thin disk rotating in most cases in Keplerian or sub-Keplerian motion. This toy model explains the established close connection between water megamaser emission and nuclear obscuration as a geometric effect.
Key words: masers / galaxies: active / galaxies: Seyfert
The Phoenix galaxy as seen by NuSTAR
RefleX: X-ray absorption and reflection in active galactic nuclei for arbitrary geometries
Reflection geometries in absorbed and unabsorbed AGN
22 GHz water maser search in 37 nearby galaxies — Four new water megamasers in Seyfert 2 and OH maser/absorber galaxies
Narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies: an amasing class of AGN