text: Greymouth Star World Monday, February 9, 2015 - 5 ' We were just left there' Sydney One of the sur vivors of December's Lindt Cafe siege in Sydney has angrily criticised the way the police handled the 17- hour ordeal with gunman Man Horan Monis. Marcia Mikhael, 43, was one of 14 sur vivors who spoke of their harrowing experience in competing head-to-head packages on the Seven and Nine networks last night. Mikhael, a Westpac Bank executive, spoke of being furious at the police response when she called to tell them the gunman's demands. "The Prime Minister (Tony Abbott) is a very busy man and he can't come to the phone," she says she was told. "I yelled at him (the policeman). I couldn't believe it. I was in disbelief. I think I actually said that I don't care what he's doing right now, whether he's walking his dog with his mates. " That was the moment "I lost hope", Mikhael said. " It was then that I knew that there was not going to be any negotiation and we were just left there. No one was coming for us. " Mikhael, who was reportedly paid $318,000 for the Seven inter view, said it felt as though the police were just waiting. " It was a waiting game. They were being reactive. There was nothing proactive about that operation." She believed the army would have been a more appropriate force to deal with the hostage drama. Two other sur vivors spoke of arming themselves with switchblades and kitchen knives as the terror unfolded — and how they came close to stabbing Monis. Lindt workers Jarrod Hoffman, 19, and Joel Herat, 21, told 60 Minutes of their fear some of the 18 hostages might be killed if their plan failed. The men came close to using the weapons against their attacker as he terrorised his captives. It was late in the afternoon, as Herat was taking his turn to hold an Islamic flag in the cafe's window, when Monis came within arm's reach. Without directly discussing their plan, the university student and Hoffman, his close friend, had the same idea — to attempt to take their captor down, News Ltd reported. Herat said: "He was, you know, right below me sitting on the lounge and like, do I stab him? You know, what if I miss? What are the consequences of that, you know?" With Monis holding his shotgun and wearing the backpack he claimed carried a bomb, Herat considered what to do next. Monis — agitated by the escape earlier of three of his captives — had threatened swift and bloody revenge on the others. For Herat, the risk of messing up a strike on Monis — however calculated and courageous — ultimately proved too great, News Ltd reported. " What if I, you know, dive and then kick the gun out of his hand and stab him . . . I just couldn't end up doing it. I just, yeah, I just couldn't." Hoffman considered his own action plan, but saw the risk to pregnant lawyer Julie Taylor and ruled out moving against Monis. " I've got this knife in my pocket and I know Joel has a knife in his pocket. And we are so close we could do this but, you know, someone would need to jump, hold his arms down and then I would stab him in the jugular. Buthehadhisgun,hehaditon his knee and I could see it was pointed directly at Julie Taylor's back." Pregnant barista Harriette Denny told 60 Minutes: " Knowing that you're about to die is kind of hard, the desperation you feel, the fear, you lose hope, thinking about your family outside, thinking there's nothing you can do to get yourself out and it's very hard." Monis and two of the hostages died in the siege. — A AP Sydney cafe siege survivor lashes out at police Joel Herat, left, and Jarrod Hoffman. Marcia Mikhael Babies found in freezers Cairo At least 14 people have been killed in a riot at a soccer match near Cairo. The riot happened last night as a match took place between Egyptian Premier League clubs Zamalek and ENPPI at Air Defence Stadium just outside of Cairo. It comes only three years after similar violence at a soccer match killed 74 people. State television, citing prosecutors, said the violence killed at least 14 people and an investigation into the riot had begun. Zamalek fans said the death toll probably was higher. What caused the violence was not immediately clear. Security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Zamalek fans tried to force their way into the match without tickets, sparking clashes. Zamalek fans, known as White Knights, posted on their group's official Facebook page that the violence began because authorities only opened one narrow, barbed-wire door to let them in. They said that sparked pushing and shoving that later saw police officers fire teargas and birdshot. The group later posted pictures on Facebook it claimed were of dead fans, including the names of 22 people it said had been killed. Egypt 's hard-core soccer fans, known as Ultras, frequently clash with police inside and outside of stadiums. They are deeply politicised and many participated in the country's 2011 uprising that forced out President Hosni Mubarak. The deadliest riot in Egypt soccer history came during a 2012 match when Port Said's Al-Masry team hosted Cairo's Al-Ahly. That riot, at the time the deadliest worldwide since 1996, killed 74 people, mostly Al-Ahly fans. Later that year, angry fans burned down the headquarters of Egypt's Football Association, protesting its decision to resume matches before bringing those behind that 2012 riot to justice. — AP Johannesburg South African police say they have discovered the frozen corpses of four newborn babies in freezers at a house in the southern city of Mthatha. Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house on Saturday and made the grim discovery of the infants estimated to be aged between one and two months. "The babies were found in two freezers," police spokesman Mzukisi Fatyela said. Police are looking for the owner of the house, a woman, who was away in Johannesburg at the time of the search. Investigations have been launched and the bodies have been sent for post- mortem examinations. Mthatha is one of the main towns in Eastern Cape province and lies near Qunu, the final resting place of former president Nelson Mandela. — AFP 14 die in Cairo soccer riot Jordan intensifies raids on IS Amman Jordan says it has destroyed 56 targets in three days of strikes on the Islamic State group after the jihadist group murdered one of its pilots. Air force chief Major-General Mansour al-Jobour did not specify where the strikes took place, but told reporters the air raids launched since Thursday had destroyed 20% of IS capabilities. "On the first day of the campaign to avenge our airman Maaz al-Kassasbeh, 19 targets were destroyed, including training camps and equipment," he said, reading from a prepared text. Jordan has vowed to crush IS after the jihadists burned alive Kassasbeh, who was captured in December when his F-16 fighter-bomber crashed in Syria. Eighteen more targets, including ammunition and fuel depots and logistics centres, were hit on Friday. On Saturday, 19 IS targets were destroyed, including barracks and residential centres. "So far, the campaign has destroyed 20% of the fighting capabilities of Daesh," he said using another name for IS which controls swathes of both Syria and Iraq. Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh told Fox News this week the air force had targeted IS in both Syria and Iraq where the jihadists have proclaimed an Islamic "caliphate" in areas it controls. " We are determined to wipe out this terrorist gang," Jobour said during the overnight press briefing. The air force will step up strikes against IS over the next few days, he added. Interior Minister Hussein Majali said in remarks published on Saturday that Kassasbeh's gruesome murder by IS was a "turning point " in the kingdom's fight against extremism. Jordan is part of the United States-led coalition of Arab and western countries that has been carrying out air strikes against IS since September. — AFP Hay bale kills couple on motorcycle Hobart A hay bale fell from a truck killing a married couple who were riding past on a motorcycle in a horror day on Tasmanian roads during which four people died and one was critically hurt in a spate of crashes. The man and woman from Launceston were riding south near Lilydale in the State's north about 3pm yesterday when police say they passed a white Western Star truck towing a trailer, laden with round bales of hay. "The hay bale was still moving when it struck the motorcycle, having fallen from the truck," police said. 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Andrew Cuomo Promised Criminal Justice Reforms, But New York Is Still Waiting
The governor has rolled back bail reform, not released enough prisoners during the pandemic, and failed to rein in police abuses, advocates and prisoners say.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a news conference on Sept. 8, 2020
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Rebecca McCray Nov 24, 2020
When Joshua Harris first heard about the job bottling hand sanitizer in Shawangunk Correctional Facility, it seemed too good to pass up. Jobs in prisons pay notoriously low wages to incarcerated workers—in New York State, base wages are between 16 and 65 cents per hour—yet this job could include a bonus, Harris said. The state's Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) told The Appeal it pays bonus wages in certain cases.
The main selling point for Harris, however, was the promise of a letter of commendation: In exchange for taking on the work of bottling the hand sanitizer touted by Governor Andrew Cuomo early in the pandemic, Harris says corrections staff told the men they'd earn letters they could later use to supplement parole hearings or clemency applications.
"These letters go a long way in terms of guys trying to receive clemency," Harris, 34, told The Appeal. Harris has served 11 years of an 18-year sentence for first-degree manslaughter and second-degree weapon possession and hopes to win early release.
But after two months of bottling hand sanitizer, as people in the prison became sick with COVID-19, Harris says staff denied workers the commendation letters they initially promised to make the job more attractive. Harris says corrections workers told him the letters would be signed by Shawangunk Superintendent Jaifa Collado and DOCCS Acting Commissioner Anthony Annucci. But when Collado came to visit the men working the bottling line this summer, she said she had no intention of writing the letters.
"She just said she's not writing them; she heard rumors about this but that was never official, that never came from her," Harris said.
According to DOCCS, the department still plans to issue letters to those who worked the hand sanitizer job. But the bottling line was shut down entirely in September, and as of late October, Harris says he and the other workers have seen no sign of the letters. "Guys tried to get letters and the superintendent wouldn't budge," he says. "It was an uphill battle and guys just kind of gave up."
This hit hard for Harris, who has applied for clemency before but heard nothing from the governor's office. Even if Harris could get that letter from Collado and Annucci, Cuomo has given incarcerated people and their advocates little reason to believe he'll show mercy, even during a global pandemic that is now seeing a resurgence in the state's prisons. In 2019, the governor granted no commutations, despite receiving more than 6,000 applications between 2016 and August 2019. In 2020, following pressure from advocates and community groups, Cuomo has granted slightly more clemencies—11 in January, three in June—an uptick that looks generous only when compared to a year of not exercising his executive clemency power at all.
"In New York we believe in giving a second chance to deserving individuals who have demonstrated remorse and undergone successful rehabilitation," Cuomo said in a June 17 statement. But advocates say his actions don't match this redemptive tone.
"The governor has never been a progressive on criminal justice issues," said Claudia Trupp, a senior supervising attorney at the Center for Appellate Litigation, which represents clients in New York prisons seeking to earn clemency or early release. "He's just not at the forefront of these issues. I don't think they are particularly of interest to him."
This inaction is even more troubling as COVID-19 continues to spread throughout correctional facilities, which are ill-equipped to cope with the disease. In late July, Harris says he issued a grievance to DOCCS regarding the lack of social distancing on the hand sanitizer bottling line, which was rarely sanitized, after three of his co-workers got sick. After the men tested positive for COVID-19, Harris says staff "put up boxes in between us, as if this was supposed to protect us or help stop the spread." Just days after he filed the grievance, Harris himself tested positive. Months later, he struggles with daily headaches and a chronic cough.
As of Oct. 17, there have been 18 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths among people held in New York State prisons and five staff deaths. As of Nov. 23, 1,676 prison staff members and 1,713 incarcerated people have been infected with the disease. According to DOCCS data, 101 people at Shawangunk have tested positive, and one has died, as of Nov. 20. There's little reason to believe, as the pandemic drags on, that this number won't continue to rise; nationally, more than 1,400 people incarcerated in state and federal prisons have died of COVID-related causes.
"This is really about just trying to save lives … if you're [COVID-19] vulnerable, you're [COVID-19] vulnerable," says Trupp. "Our clients don't deserve to die in prison simply because they committed a crime. They weren't sentenced to a death sentence. For people who are truly vulnerable and are at extreme risk … the unresponsiveness of the courts and politicians has been really disappointing."
Although roughly 3,055 people have been released early from New York state prisons as of late October because of the pandemic, after enormous outside pressure, this is hardly the large-scale decarceration effort advocates say is necessary. One major barrier, Trupp says, is how narrow the criteria for release established by Cuomo's office are. In order to be eligible, a person must already be within 90 days of their planned release date, be convicted of a nonviolent offense, and be over 55. Some pregnant women were also deemed eligible for release, following public criticism. Trupp says her office has filed roughly 30 petitions for release on behalf of clients, but only two or three have been granted by the governor.
"The criteria was so narrow that it really didn't reach a lot of people, and yet the governor's office was touting it as a great diminishment of our prison population," Trupp tells The Appeal. "I really didn't see that."
Trupp added: "There has been some diminution of the prison population, but just not what you would expect in my view if you were really taking the steps to prevent the most harm to the most people."
In response to this criticism, a representative from the governor's office emphasized to The Appeal that the state's total correctional population is the lowest it has been since 1986, and cast these releases as a use of the governor's clemency power. This decrease has been attributed to a combination of declining crime rates, decreases in felony arrests in New York City, and the expansion of prison diversion programs, among other factors, many of which preceded or were unrelated to Cuomo's tenure. On Oct. 27, activists held protests at Elmira Correctional Facility, where 603 people have tested positive, and outside the Capitol in Albany, demanding that Cuomo release elderly and vulnerable incarcerated people.
For years, Cuomo has talked the talk of a politician who is well aware of the groundswell of public support for criminal justice reform. His 2018 State of the State address boasted "a sweeping, five-pronged reform package to overhaul the state's criminal justice system," including an effort to reduce the use of cash bail for people faced with misdemeanor and nonviolent felony charges.
Yet two years later, as the chaos of COVID-19 tore through New York City, killing thousands, Cuomo pushed to roll back nascent bail reform efforts. This erosion of hard fought, years-long efforts of advocates to reduce the use of cash bail came at a time when the unnecessary detention of people who pose no threat to public safety was deadly because of the virus's spread, and as law enforcement stakeholders across the country took action to reduce jail and prison populations.
And in spite of years of work from community groups urging Cuomo to rein in abusive police practices, it wasn't until June—following weeks of protests throughout the state after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor—that the governor signed the Safer NY Act. The series of bills intend to increase transparency and accountability among police departments statewide.
On the eve of August's March on Washington, Cuomo's office issued a statement: "I stand in solidarity with the thousands of peaceful demonstrators demanding police reform, criminal justice reform, and racial equality, shouting in one collective voice: Black Lives Matter."
But the sentiment hardly squares with Cuomo's record and does nothing to help Black people like Harris, who has a wife and children he's eager to get home to. He says he has spent his time behind bars doing everything he can to better himself and prove he is ready for release, and is disappointed that he can't seem to get a response to his clemency application.
"People really do change. … It's disheartening to not even get a simple response, not even a 'No, try again,'" he said.
"I can't fix my past. I can't give back what I've taken away," Harris added. "But I've chosen tremendous growth."
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Uncle Earl & Karine Hits The Town!
Last night Uncle Earl & Karine Da Silva (New Singing Sensation – Earl Hitz Records/Unisoul Records & Productions)
Dropped It Cause It's HOT On The Red Carpet at Roscoe's Media Center Studios in Hollywood for Eric "EZ" Zuley's
Birthday Celebration and at LA Talk Radio for "Sports & Life withCameron Datzker! IT IS SO ON Y'ALL……LOL :O))
Has the perfect career suddenly materialized out of nowhere, Pisces? If so, don't write it off as being too good to be true. It's very, very real! Take a few days to consider all your options and all possible contingencies. Talk to people who know the ins and outs of the field. If everything seems favorable, go for it. Such an opportunity may not come around again for a long time.
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NexTv's "SOCIAL IMPACT AWARDS"
The Ultimate Underground Experience Presents NexTv's "SOCIAL IMPACT AWARDS"
For this broadcast, I am bringing you a sneak peek listen into the Social Impact Awards Ceremony held by NEXTV Entertainment on Friday, December 6th, 2013, 7pm at the Doubletree Hotel in Santa Monica, California.
The event was hosted by Randy Becker (CEO of NexTv) and Melissa McFarlane (Founder of Creative Successful Entrepreneurs).
Steel ft. DJ Kopza, Peter Galperin, Matt Pond, DJ MiKa (Idotisch), Mao, DJ Baoi & Cults, Trapdoor Social!
Randy Becker, Jesse Dieter, Jill Cutler, Dan Hildebrand, Red Elephant PR and many more!
Red Elephant PR, Sound Cloud, mp3waxx, Noisetrade, KLED Live FM, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and Music Xray!
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The Ultimate Underground Experience Presents NexTv's
"SOCIAL IMPACT AWARDS"
Steel ft. DJ Kopza, Peter Galperin, Matt Pond, DJ MiKa (Idotisch), Mao, DJ Baoi & Cults,
Trapdoor Social!
ABOUT NEXTV
NexTv is a new kind of company, born out of a new era in the entertainment industry. Utilizing resources from New Media and Established Hollywood, the following is our mission:
To find the best content (and talent) from around the web, then repackage it for mainstream television and feature films.
To connect cutting-edge writers, actors, filmmakers and all content-generators with the entertainment industry's most relevant decision-makers.
To leverage our massive online community of content-creators, as well as our relationships with high-level industry professionals, to address the great opportunities that 21st century technology has provided for the entertainment industry.
Randy Becker
Randy Becker began his career as an award-winning professional actor starring on Broadway, in studio features, indie fare and mainstream television.
In 2000, Randy formed Louder Films, an independent production company geared specifically towards fostering "avant garde" films and theater. He produced the critically acclaimed and sold-out run of Tennessee Williams' TIGER TAIL, on 42nd Street in New York City (NYC Premiere), then the award-winning short film, EZEKIEL (Cannes Film Festival) (inspired by the Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jenut's classic, DELICATESSEN) before partnering with a former acting manager of his to form Acuna Entertainment (AE).
AE was, essentially two companies; a literary management company and a film/tv production company with the shared mission of transitioning writers to filmmakers. By producing select client-originated material, AE gave its literary clients a chance to direct their own films, often marking their directorial debut. They did this for several of their literary clients, the last production before Randy left, being THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD, starring John Malkovich, Emily Blunt and Tom Hanks.
With Becker in charge of all things creative, AE set up projects at many of the major and mini-major film studios and television networks, shared clients with agencies such as CAA, ICM, WME and helped Becker build deep relationships on both the creative and business side of the industry.
In January, 2009, Randy Becker went off on his own to form NexTv Entertainment. Calling on his history as an artist, his relationships and experience in the business side of the entertainment industry and his profound recognition of a changing landscape, Becker has committed his company to finding that place where artists, business interests and cutting-edge technology compliment each other most effectively.
http://www.nextventertainment.com/
Melissa McFarlane
Previously the Co-Founder of Electric Kites Success Coaching and now the Founder of Creative Successful Entrepreneurs, Melissa has earned a track record for being extremely useful in the arena of personal and business strategy, while demonstrating an uncanny, intuitive genius for removing barriers and cutting through personal and organizational #@!$ for real emotional, mental and practical breakthroughs to occur.
Melissa has worked extensively in the area of professional development with a diverse spectrum of individuals and groups including business professionals, entrepreneurs, artists, senior citizens, individuals with physical, mental and emotional challenges, and youths at risk.
Melissa's clients are composed of Creative Entrepreneurs including producers, directors, writers, niche lawyers, speakers, artists, trainers, creative types, CEO's, owners of small businesses, and other coaches as well as growth oriented companies including The Walt Disney Company, CitySearch.com, Korn Ferry International, AT&T, State Farm Insurance, Taco Bell, Mary Kay International, Wishnow & Associates, and the Department of Community Affairs for the City of Chicago.
Melissa is a sought after speaker with a wide range of career and personal enhancement topics on which she presents. She has spoken at many companies and conferences, including the esteemed Women's International Networking conference, at which she has been a featured speaker and presenter (Milan, Italy, & Lausanne, Switzerland). Other speaking venues include: Big Sisters of Los Angeles, The Professional Coach and Mentors Conference, and the International Spirit Light Expo, to name a few.
Melissa has appeared multiple times on TV as a guest expert, including on The Berman and Berman Show and the hit national reality show Faking It.
Additionally, Melissa has designed and taught many training programs and workshops around the United States and abroad. Her work focuses on assisting her clients in taking responsibility for and then realizing their personal and group potential.
Melissa has a Bachelor of Speech from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL, USA), is certified by the Coaches Training Institute, with a master-coach level of experience, and has completed advance coursework in Rochester, NY and London, England, UK.
Melissa and her company are based in Burbank, California, USA.
Better you. Better the world.
CREATIVE $UCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
Helping RIGHT-BRAIN thinkers make a LEFT-BRAIN living.
http://creative-successful-entrepreneurs.com/
Thanks To David Miranda & The Unisoul Records and Productions Family
For Their Love & Support!
Available on Jango Radio, CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon and hundreds of stores worldwide!!!!!! Support Can Be Beautiful :O))
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Social Impact Awards 2013
Hosts & Guest Panel
Steel ft. DJ Kopza
Peter Galperin
Uncle Earl, MC & DJ
Randy & Filmmakers
Mi Ka (Idiotisch)
Randy, Aidan & Friend
Maor
Uncle Earl & Dan Hildebrand
Uncle Earl & Participant
Trapdoor Social
Uncle Earl & Red Elephant PR
KLEDLive FM
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Uncle Earl & The BET Gospel Celebration 2014!
Uncle Earl and long time friend Carlease Burke attended the taping of the BET Gospel Celebration 2014! It was an awesome evening full of emotionally charged performances, a killer band lead by my buddy Ray Chew and a cast of thousands giving it up for Jesus! The roster included: Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, Hezekiah Walker, Richard Smallwood and many others. The highlights for me personally were: Indie.Arie, Chante Moore & Charlie Wilson! After the show Carlease & I hung out at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles with 2 of the band members: Darryl Dixon & David Watson…A Barrel Of Laughs :O))
Carleas Burke & Uncle Earl
Pre-Show Stage Set-Up
The Beautiful Stage & Ceiling at Orpheum Theater
Carlease Burke & Darryl Dixon
Uncle Earl & Promise Marks
Artsy Shot!
The Opening Choir Number
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"New Media & New Music"
The Ultimate Underground Experience Presents "New Media & New Music"
A couple of weeks ago, Damian Pellicione invited Uncle Earl to the 5th Anniversary Celebration of New Media Vault and Pre-Oscar Party at the W Hotel in Hollywood.
The Station Lounge was packed with a wide array of interesting guests from the Entertainment Industry, as well as, people from other notable industries.
You will be hearing from attendees, sponsors and the host himself
I will also be breaking new music form around the world and sharing an excerpt from "Own Your Dreams" by John C. Maxwell…………….
Marianna, Steven Sievers, Dahveed Kolodny-Nagy, Abby, Samuel Culver, Christian Ijin Link, Ricky Nicks, AXA Financial Advisors, Bill "Nu Spin Music" Watford, Kisha Lockett, Shawn J., Emmanuel, Justin Torbati, Damian Pellicione!
Mary Mary & Don Floss, DJ Adam J ft. Amelle & Nightcrashers, Passenger, DJ Mawely ft. Thane, Alive Way ft. Justinas Stanislovatis, Angelique Sabrina, Ben DJ!
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Announcing The Release Of My New Inspirational Single "FATHER" Dedicated To My Deceased Dad William Lacy Phillips (1/28/11). A Special Thanks To David Miranda & The Unisoul Records and Productions Family For Their Love & Support!
Sound Cloud, LinkedIn, mp3waxx, Reverbnation, Musik Lounge, KLED Live FM, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and Music Xray!
Uncle Earl & Damian Pellicione
5th Anniversary & Pre-Oscar Celebration
Don Floss
Uncle Earl & Marianna
DJ Adam J
Amelle
Nightcrashers
Supa Pirate Booty Hunt
Christian Ijin Link & Samuel L. Culver
DJ Mawely
Ricky Nicks & Leroy Campbell
Alive Way
AXA Financial Advisors
Angelique Sabrina
Emmanuel & Shawn Jermaine
Dahveed, Amber, Steven
DJ Alex Byrka
Uncle Earl, Bill Watford, Kisha Lockett & Flex Stream Girls
Damian, Uncle Earl, Justin, Marianna
Boys In Tech TV Project
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"I Only Have Eyes For You" Staged Reading @ Noho Arts Center
What An Awesome Experience Working On This Project….One More Show Tomorrow :O))
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"Dancing From The Ghetto" (Part 2) Featured – Noho Arts Commission
Written by By Lacy Darryl Phillips aka Uncle Earl
Well…..Well…..Well…..Here we are again! In my last installment I took you on a trip from the beginning of my career until my unleashing in Hollywood. Let's just get right to it….shall we????
The year 1988 – I was now on the "A-List" of dancers and I didn't even have a clue. The ride became fast and furious very quickly. I was determined to get a chance to dance on "FAME" but no cookie. There was someone similar to my type on the show but my first gig with Ms. Debbie Allen was at Le Sporting Club Du Monte Carlo with her act. It was my first time to that fantastic city and got to meet the Prince of Monaco.
For the next couple of years, I was bouncing between Ms. Allen, Michael Peters and Lester Wilson, each claiming that I was "their dancer." Mind you, I belonged to no one but myself. They both kept me on a serious schedule of TV shows and live appearances including: The Debbie Allen Special, The 1st Annual Movie Awards (Peters), The 63rd, 64th & 65th Academy Awards (Allen), Comic Relief (Lester Wilson), The Essence Awards (Peters), Sammy Davis Jr. 60th Anniversary Tribute (Allen), The Las Vegas Hilton with Bill Cosby & Phylicia Rashad (Peters), Welcome Home America USO 50th (Allen), Jackson Family Honors (Peters), The Emmy Awards (Lester Wilson) Black Filmmakers Hall Of Fame (Peters)……..you get the point lol…….
I must take a moment to give a shout out to all the amazing teachers who kept my engine running and my chassis well tuned: Jackie Sleight, Joe Bennett, Doug Caldwell and Claude Thompson. I also taught some classes at a few studios: Du Pree Dance Academy, Studio A and Alley Kat. Let me not foget to mention that I was till traveling to Japan to teach, perform and choreograph with Broadway Dance Center Tokyo, choreographing numerous club shows, TV shows, commercials, music videos and Live concerts. The money was STUPID and creative juices were flowing!
Then came movie time……once again, the schedule became frantic. I was blessed with the opportunities to dance in such films as: Polly 1 & 2 for Disney (Debbie Allen), Sister Act 2 with Whoopi Goldberg (Michael Peters), What's Love Got To Do With It with Angela Bassett Michael Peters), Death Becomes Her with Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis (Brad Jeffries), Hot Shots with Charlie Sheen (Lester Wilson), The Five Heartbeats (Michael Peters) and my 1st featured role as "Teddy The MC" in the CBS TV Movie "Stompin' At The Savoy" starring Mario Van Peebles, Lyn Whitfield, Vanessa Williams, Jasmine Guy, Darnell Williams, Vanessa Bell Calloway and Dawnn Lewis.
I was in heaven….a huge leap out of the dance corp onto the big screen. I had gone back to my roots as and Actor. The phone began ringing off the hook after I appeared in The Hollywood Reporter, Backstage Magazine and Daily Variety. The most major call came from Casting Diva Robbie Reed. She was looking for an actor to portray Jermaine Jackson in The Jacksons TV Movie "An American Dream." Ms. Reed called me to audition numerous times and I could not pull myself together to go in.
Now most actors would jump at the chance but for some reason, I was thrown into a dismal state of being. Looking back, I now realize that I had a serious case, "Fear Of Success." I digress to say that I came from humble beginnings and my Life in the entertainment industry was already fulfilled, due to the fact that I was doing what I loved, earning a very healthy living, traveling, working with the best individuals in every field of my art and I was still in my 20's. The fame of it all was not appealing and scared me because I was witness to what happened to fellow Artists once bitten.
After my brief hibernation period, I emerged with a vengeance! Once again, Momma Debbie Allen was there to uplift and support me. She requested that I join her during the final season of "A Different World" as her assistant, principal stand-in and featured guest star in a few episodes. This opportunity afforded me the chance to sharpen my tool kit in many areas simultaneously. I took her shot notations, help her set-up shots and was a featured singer/actor on camera. It doesn't get any better than that. I learned everything they never teach you in school and I am forever indebted to Ms. Allen. I love her dearly.
I must mention that in the midst of all this activity, started to panic and think about my future after Dance, even though the end was nowhere near insight, I thought hahaha……so I enrolled at Sound Masters Audio/Video Institute in North Hollywood and became a certified Sound Engineer in 1994. Wouldn't you know that on the night of my graduation, we had the major Northridge earthquake. It was a sign that I was truly coming out but to where and what, was left to be desired!
In 1996, after a few more trips to Japan, more TV shows and dance concerts, I got the old "Broadway Itch" again. In December, I packed my bags and headed for NYC after receiving a call from Mercedes Ellington about a new musical "Play On" (based on Twelfth Night) that she was choreographing for Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. That was all I needed to know! By this point, I am still in my prime at the age of 33 and so ready. It was so exciting to work with Director Sheldon Epps, Musical Director Luther Henderson and Associate Choreographer Louis Johnson. The cast was stellar: Carl Anderson, Tonya Pinkins, Andre DeShields, Larry Marshall, Yvette cason, Cheryl Freeman and Lawrence Hamilton, to name a few.
During previews, I received a call from the producer of a touring company of "The Wiz." He was looking for a choreographer and was recommended to me. OH MY GOD!!!!! Before he could offer me the job, I was in rehearsal in the day and performing at night. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! Now….get a load of the cast of "The Wiz" – Peabo Bryson (Wiz), Ce Ce Peniston (Glinda), Tony Terry (Tin Man) and Diva Grace Jones (Evilene)….I almost pissed my pants! They all were so amazing to me and very supportive, especially Grace.
On the first tour stop, Philadelphia, I would take the train down for rehearsal and rub back to perform each night. This went on for about a week or so. The show opened to mixed reviews but it was an awesome experience. It came time for my final payment but for some reason the Producer refused to pay me. The show was at intermission, Grace and the cast rallied around me in support and told the Producer that if I did not receive my money, the cast would not continue the performance. My mouth dropped and I went numb. I never felt such love but they all knew how hard and tirelessly I worked to make them feel comfortable and look their absolute best on stage. Eventually, I was paid and the show went on. After the show Grace offered me a ride back to NYC in her limo.
What a time and fun ride we had, cocktails were flowing and we bonded like you wouldn't believe. Note: She had just finished the show, jumped into the limo in full stage beat (make-up) and we made a food stop on the New Jersey Turnpike. Of course, she wanted to come inside with me hahaha. You should have seen the entire place come to a stand still. Here is Diva Icon, Grace Jones, in Evilene make-up, tight leggings, heels, huge ring in her nose and demanding service…..PRICELESS!!!!!
OK…back to "Play On"…..we are in previews, show is going well, I was in performance one night, friends in the audience, low and behold, there is a major set malfunction, I am riding onto the stage on unit, 2 twirling towers start to leave the stage as I enter, they do not clear in time, sets crash and I am caught between and 100lb piece of wood falls on me. I can definitely say that 'I was a show stopper.' Not funny! Needless to say, I was out of the show before opening night….DAMN! Before I could heal, the show closed and I went into a major depression.
In 1999, after tons of therapy, I heard they were hiring for "Fosse" on Broadway but there would be a cattle call. I was number 101. People and myself were amazed that I recovered so well and so fast. I was asked to join the touring company which I refused. They later called and said that a slot in NYC became available and asked my interest. Before they could ask….I was in rehearsal replacing Sergio Trujillo featured as Mr. Bojangles….NIRVANA! Also joining the cast was my dear friend Stephanie Pope, as the Star, and Keith "Tyce" Di Orio as Bojangles Spirit.
Ann Reinking actually put me into the show and gave me her blessing. While I was over the moon , the experience was not the most enjoyable or memorable , due to a few circumstances. I needed constant therapy to maintain such a rough schedule and challenging performance, I felt a sense of dis-ease with a few cast members and Broadway was changing into a numbers game….it was losing that Family feeling so I began to change inside and out, lost respect for the work and myself which led to an early termination by mutual decision. So what did I do, took my show on the road and headed for Japan to Star in my own Fosse revue produced by K-Broadway Tokyo.
I was able to offer employment to a few good friends, Garry Q. Lewis (Choreographer/Performer) and Terry Mathis (Hair Stylist). While sitting by the pool one day, I was surprised by a visit from my friends Sharon Ferrol and Choreographer Keith Young who happened to be in Tokyo with Baby Face. We had a ball and the show went well.
After returning to New York, a few days later, the "911 Incident" happened. I actually watched as the second plane plowed into the second tower. I felt as if I was watching a Steven Spielberg movie.
I worked on various other small stage productions, low budget films and began working with DJ's singing dance music. While walking down the streets of NYC during the Winter of 2001, I heard "Hey Lacy, we been looking for you," it was friend and Choreographer Ken Roberson. He told me to call Director Charles Randolph Wright immediately regarding a new musical workshop being created using the Gamble & Huff music catalogue . Well, after a few workshops over a year, the role of a lifetime was built on me to Star in "Me and Mrs. Jones" as Calvin The DJ starring Lou Rawls, Darlene Love, Nita Whittaker, Nika Noni Rose, Andrew Wright and Orfeh as my Co-Star at the Prince Theatre in Philadelphia. Can you say "winning" LOL
However, a few days shy of opening night, I ruptured a vocal chord and was put on vocal rest. I had no understudy which meant the show had to shut down. I was in a catatonic state. This had never happened to me in my entire career. I was replaced without consideration, sent home and spiraled into a deep, dark depressive state for over a month. I would not leave the bed or my room and would not eat much. My Mom was very nervous and concerned so she booked a cruise ship gig and took my sister and I away. I sailed into a New Year and new chapter.
I must say that it did some good but when I returned, I got wind that "Me and Mrs. Jones" was starting up again without me. That did it! I truly had a nervous breakdown then. My friends Sharon Ferrol and Keith Young called me and said, "Lacy get over here to LA, we have a spare room for you." I took the offer which was the best thing I could have ever done. Leaving New York lifted fifty (50) pounds of my shoulders. My voice came back without surgery and no severe damage. How do you spell GOD!
Within days I was feeling myself and once again, the phone rings. This time, it was casting director Peter Wise offering me the male singers cover position in a new musical starring Chaka Khan set for Las Vegas at the Venetian Hotel directed by Billy Porter, choreographed by A.C. Ciulla and musical direction by Stephen Oremus. Would you believe…..I Said NO!!!!! hahaha He kept calling and I kept refusing. I had low self esteem, was in a state of confusion and thought my career was over. But….after offering me Assistant Director/Choreographer and a significant paycheck, I finally said YES!
That was the inception of my company, Uncle Earl Productions now Uncle Earl Enterprises. It was the 1st major step in taking back control of my destiny, my career and my Life! I could go on and on about the rest of my career but that is irrelevant, at this point. The whole purpose of sharing my journey was to enlighten and educate, if only one individual who may need inspiration, about how I survived the roller coaster ride of this business through adversity from the beginning to this very day. Each day I awake, I feel blessed and highly favored for the valleys and the hills.
I am now on the path of nurturing and sharing my gifts with up and coming talent and pay homage to those who graced the stages of the world before me. I would not change one moment, there are no accidents or coincidences. Everything that happens in your Life is relevant to your growth: mentally, emotionally and physically.
I welcome you all to discover The Ultimate Underground Experience, my global music, arts and education multi-media project. It encompasses theater, film, music, video and production. It is a safe haven for total artistic and creative expression. The aim is to bridge the gaps between Humanity using Arts & Education as tools.
I want to thank Nancy Bianconi and the Noho Arts Commission for allowing me to express myself on such an amazing platform. I welcome any and all inquiries for partnerships and/or investment options.
Lacy Darryl Phillips aka Uncle Earl is currently Producer/Host/DJ of "The Ultimate Underground Experience" Radio Show and TV project broadcast every Monday, Thursday and Saturday 9am & 9pm at www.KLEDLive.com (91.1 FM) sponsored by www.MusicXray.com . He also serves as Media/Marketing Director at www.WorldDanceAwards.com produced by Allen Walls and Carey Ysais.
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The Prince Albert style is also called "hot fiddling," the groups who play it "hot string bands." It developed in Texas and Oklahoma from the late '20s onward, a bit like a hungry camper trying to set up a larder in the village grocery, grabbing at blues, ragtime, jazz, and old-time fiddle music as if these traditions were cans of beans, loaves of bread, and packs of wieners pulled off the shelves. It was music meant for dancing, before working up an appetite; it was also music that combined black and white influences to the point where terms such as "racial mongrel" have been used, although some may find this type of language distasteful. "Blues in the Bottle" was one of the great tracks cut by Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers, an amalgam of country blues, ragtime, and old-time that was so good that it was no wonder so many later recording artists wanted to take credit for writing it.
The prince of Texas fiddle was born Archie Albert Hunt in an area just south of Dallas. Besides developing his own group, which featured superb interplay between guitar and fiddle, Prince Alpert also played with his Terrell neighbors Oscar and Doc Harper. A television documentary was done on the fiddler in the '70s by Houston Public Television, bringing to light many interesting aspects of his life. He was sometimes described as a kind of Texas version of the great North Carolina fiddler Charlie Poole, and like Poole, his real specialty was blues music. [CHARLIE POOLE ACTUALLY PLAYED THE BANJO -ed.] Both fiddlers may have found fame in different genres than pure blues, but their blues specialty is certainly one of the reasons both Western swing and Appalachian old-time music have such a completely solid blues feeling at their core.
Prince Albert sometimes performed in blackface and had a reputation as an ornery character, to the extent of inspiring hyperbole such as the following excerpt from a Texas music website: "The fiddler who was shot to death at the age of 30 for stealing another man's wife. He growls through dirty teeth, rolls on the floor, punches his fist through his stovepipe hat, passes out, gets up, falls down, and after every verse kicks up a dance-call with a single down-stroke so fat and sweet you're ready to hire him to clean up your yard." If the image of the so-called inventor of Western swing raking one's yard isn't bad enough, Prince Albert Hunt has also been mistaken for a can of tobacco, in the case of a country music devotee hustling transcriptions of a '50s Grand Old Opry production, the Red Foley/Prince Albert Show. Despite claims that the Denton fiddler is present, impossible unless he came back from the dead in some sort of weird collaboration with Henry Lee Lucas, the show's title is surely a reference to its tobacco company sponsor.


What does an expert teacher need to know?
In my last post I suggested that teaching needs to be understood as being derivative of a particular subject specialism. I argued that 'teaching' – like 'research' or 'writing' – means something only in the context of what is being taught. I take the arguments some have put forward that there might be some gains to be made from cross-subject collaboration, but I've argued in this blog for some time now that the lion's share of training and professional development need to be subject-specific.
At times, however, I recognise that I might well be misunderstood. My argument has always been that subject specificity ought to be at the heart of training and development, but this is sometimes misinterpreted by others to mean that the only thing I think that matters is subject knowledge, such as my knowledge of particular historical periods. I want to use this post to make my notion of subject specificity more clear, and I am going to do it by examining what kinds of knowledge I would expect an expert history teacher to have. Teachers of other subjects will, I am sure, be able to see how this converts to their own subject.
I am going to set out in detail what kinds of knowledge I would expect an expert teacher to have: I have in mind people like Heads of Departments, mentors of trainee teachers, 'Specialist Leaders of Education', principal examiners and certainly anyone offering their services as a consultant!
The difference between an expert history teacher and an academic historian is analogous to the difference between a GP and a Consultant: the former specialises in breadth, and the latter in depth.
appropriate historical questions that can be asked of particular periods that are derived from historical scholarship.
to provide examples of appropriate and age-appropriate historical scholarship that can be used to develop pupil extended reading in history.
how history teachers in the UK – particularly since the 1990s – have developed a body of professional knowledge about issues to do with curriculum, pedagogy and assessment in history.
to situate the work of history departments in relation to a wider professional discourse that has been extant since the 1990s.
ways in which curricular questions (such as these outlined above) have been addressed by history teachers through their published works.
to support departments in designing their curricula in ways which support transition from primary school to secondary school, and from secondary school to further and higher education.
progression models based on teacher research, such as small-scale studies into pupil progression in addressing causal questions.
to help departments – particularly heads of history and senior managers – understand what certain assessment models can and cannot tell us about pupil progression in history.
opportunities and challenges presented by whole-school assessment models, and how history teachers (e.g. Burnham & Brown) have sought to meet senior management requirements without abandoning historical rigour.
research on memory, including the implications of 'cognitive load', 'working memory' and 'long-term memory' for teaching.
approaches to pedagogy informed by psychological research, including techniques such as 'interleaving' and the role of regular 'quizzing' in knowledge retention.
the relationship between historical knowledge and the reading of works of history, and how mastery over one supports fluency in the other.
A good expert history teacher should be able to provide his or her department – and perhaps other departments through collaboration – with the knowledge they need in order to make informed decisions about pedagogy, particularly in order to address how particular insights into how children learn might lead us to adopt certain teaching strategies.
This post is based on a document Christine Counsell and I produced for the DfE on the kinds of knowledge that a History Specialist Leader of Education (SLE) might need to know. With a few modifications, it applies to expert teachers more generally.
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I am surprised that you omit knowledge of the low countries. They were not only a crucial market fo our exports, but Holland provided us with the models for finance and governance that were crucial in the emergence of Britain as the leading world power in the 18th and 19th centuries. I expect this smacks too much of the dreaded "Whig view of history" for anyone to countenance this.


Mexican Gunfight is a rock band with a big and easy notion of what "rock" can do. Stylistic influences abound: blues grit, country lyricism, the soulfulness of gospel, a jam thrown in ... even tinges of Latin and jazz dot their sonic landscape. But the Gunfight doesn't lay claim to being a blues, country or gospel act ... they're really just a rock band.
The band's instinctive ability to play seamlessly together is perhaps one of the first things to impress, and betrays the band's experience: Mexican Gunfight's personnel have wandered the U.S. tour routes together for nearly a quarter century, in a half-dozen different outfits, thousands of shows and in hundreds of venues (not to mention a variety of interesting vehicles). Perhaps most notably, their incarnation as The Renegade Saints got regional acclaim and national attention back in the early '90s, but even then they were too rockin' to be a jam band, and definitely too free-form to be grunge.
Since that time the members of Mexican Gunfight -- individually and collectively -- have been notable fixtures in the NW music scene; there's a high probability that you have seen at least one of them playing at a bar, club, theater or festival over the last several years.
The spirit behind Mexican Gunfight's music is - simply put - to consider everything fair game and have a blast rocking it up.


The Siddhi Vinayak temple at Prabhadevi in Mumbai is a well visited one attracting thousands all through the year.
The Temple: The known history of the temple dates back to early nineteenth century. This temple has been renovated thoroughly in the late 1900s in order to accomodate the needs of the surging crowds of devotees that throng the temple during festive occasions.
The sanctum here houses a small mandapam enshrining Siddhi Vinayak. The inner roof of the sanctum is plated with gold, and the wooden doors to the sanctum are carved with images of Ashta Vinayak.
Siddhi Vinayak: Most icons of Ganapati depict the elephant faced God with his trunk curled towards his left. Siddhi Vinayak in Mumbai, Siddhi Vinayak at Siddhatek in Maharashtra as well as Karpaka Vinayakar at Pillayarpatti in Tamilnadu are depicted with a trunk pointing to the right (Valampuri).
Ganapati here is depicted with four arms bearing a lotus, an axe, modakas and a garland of beads, flanked by his consorts Siddhi and Riddhi.
Festivals: Hundreds of thousands of devotees throng the temple, especially during Angaraki and Sankashti Chaturti days, when there is a continuous stream of visitors for as long as a 24 hour period.


If you've thought about buying an Intel processor lately – or a computer with an Intel processor installed – you may have heard the term "Hyper-Threading" launched at your eardrums. You probably aren't familiar with this term unless you stay up-to-date with the nitty-gritty of computer hardware.
Understanding Hyper-Threading is important, however, because it's a major feature on some Intel processors What Is A CPU and What Does It Do? What Is A CPU and What Does It Do? Computing acronyms are confusing. What is a CPU anyway? And do I need a quad or dual-core processor? How about AMD, or Intel? We're here to help explain the difference! Read More . Like most major processor features, it can be twisted and turned by the sales reps you meet. I've had a Fry' store employee tell me that Hyper-Threading effectively doubles the number of cores on a processor. Although true in a sense, it's mostly an exaggeration.
Let's take a look at what Hyper-Threading really means.
Depending on when you last bought a computer, you may remember Hyper-Threading as a feature that Intel introduced and then discontinued. This could understandably leave a sour taste in your mouth – why would Intel discontinue it if it wasn't trouble?
The truth isn't so grim. Hyper-Threading was for a time made available on certain Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Xeon processors. It was discontinued not because the feature itself was bad, but rather because the processor that used it turned out to be a bit of a misstep for other reasons. The Pentium 4 architecture was a minor disaster for Intel because it was incapable of going the direction Intel hoped (Intel wanted to have Pentium 4 processors with clock speeds of up to 10 GHz). As a result, Intel jumped back to designing processors based on the Pentium Pro family tree.
Hyper-Threading was gone, but not forgotten. Intel eventually found the time and resources to integrate it into another new processor architecture – Nehalem. This is the architecture that is the basis for all current Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors.
Despite all of the advancements we've made in the world of processors, they still have one major limitation – an individual processor core can only execute one instruction at a time. Let's say, for example, that you have MS Office, Firefox 4 Cool Firefox Tools That Are Not Addons 4 Cool Firefox Tools That Are Not Addons Read More and Skype all open at once. You feel like you're multi-tasking, but in processor terms you're not. The processor core executing data related to these programs executes one instruction at a time, but because it is so quick you don't notice any delay.
But there is a delay. That delay is due to how the data from each program is fed to the processor. Each stream of data – or thread- in to the processor must be scheduled and executed by the core individually. Hyper-threading, however, makes it possible for each processor core to schedule and assign resources to two threads at once.
Imagine a worker on an assembly line. There two types of widgets coming to her, and she needs to do different things with each widget. However, sometimes there is a delay because the conveyor belt is too slow, or because the wrong widget was sent at the wrong time. Hyper-Threading is like adding another conveyor belt so there is now one dedicated to each type of widget. There is still only one worker, but now widgets can be brought to her more quickly and efficiently so she is waiting for work less often.
If you boot up a dual-core processor with Hyper-Threading and open Windows Task Manager Customize The Windows Task Manager To Your Liking with Task Manager Modder Customize The Windows Task Manager To Your Liking with Task Manager Modder Read More you will find yourself staring at four graphs. This is where most of the confusion about Hyper-Threading doubling the number of cores come into play. I've even spoken with one poor fellow who thought he'd purchased a eight-core processor because he saw eight graphs in Windows Task Manager. That's what the sales rep told him, so when he went home and saw eight graphs, he was hooked. Seeing was believing.
Two graphs appear in Windows for each core on a Hyper-Threading processor because Windows is detecting two logical processors for each core. The term "logical processor" sounds fancy, but a logical processor is by definition a processor that has no physical existence. Windows can send threads to each logical processor, but there is still just one core doing the actual execution, so a single core with Hyper-Threading is dramatically different from two seperate physical cores.
Alright, enough with the technical mumbo-jumbo. Now let's get down to the most important part – how Hyper-Threading will impact the performance of the computer are thinking of building or buying.
In terms of day-to-day tasks like web browsing, email and word processing Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office Read More , Hyper-Threading won't have much of an impact. Yes, Hyper-Threading is theoritically better at multi-tasking. However, today's processors are so fast that basic programs are rarely limited by the speed of your processor. The way programs are coded can also be a limitation. You may sometimes find that you have numerous programs open, but only one of your processor cores is being put to much use. That's because the programs are, for whatever reason, not having their work divided among the different cores available.
When you're trying to do some heavy lifting, however, Hyper-Threading can be more helpful. The applications most likely to benefit are 3D rendering programs, heavy-duty audio/video transcoding apps, and scientific applications built for maximum multi-threaded performance. But you may also enjoy a performance boost when encoding audio files in iTunes, playing 3D games and zipping/unzipping folders. The boost in performance can be up to 30%, although there will also be situations where Hyper-Threading provides no boost at all.
As the performance boost figure of only up to 30% indicates, Hyper-Threading is not the same as doubling the number of cores on a processor. If a sales rep ever tells you that, be careful, because they're either ignorant or happy to lie to you if they think it will help push hardware.
With that said, Hyper-Threading is a cool feature, and it's worth having. It's particularly good if you like to edit media often or you use your computer as a workstation for professional programs like Photoshop or Maya.
If Hyper-Threading is so great, then how can my overclocked i5-4690K (Devil's Canyon) outperform my more powerful i7-4770 that has it on the UserBenchmark site? While it's rated to run, I believe at 3.5GHz, I have it cranked up to 4.4GHz to match it's bigger brother in the i7-4790K (have both CPU's).
NOTE: Dual core notebook i5's typically has H/T, while desktop CPU's doesn't, so if purchasing a notebook with an i5, H/T has you covered.
It looks like the graph is wrong. The chart shows nearly double the amount of MOPS when hyperthreading is disabled.
Nice article. So I have a desktop with a i3-2120 dual core with Hyperthreading and was looking at upgrading the processor but I am limited to the socket LGA1155 and it looks like I am limited to a max of 3.30Ghz, so it seems I could get the i5-3350P Quad core (no hyperthreading) but this processor has two frequencies 3.10Ghz and a turbo 3.30Ghz, would this make much difference I do game alot with multiple instances of the game running at once. Or would the i7-3770S Quad core (no hyperthreading) with also two frequencies listed 3.10Ghz and a turbo 3.90Ghz would the turbo frequecy exceed my motherboard max of 3.3Ghz and not work at all?
and used a program called Sandra Lite from http://www.sisoftware.net/ to view my computers limitations.
It was so confusing to choosing cpu.
Thanks Smith for the answers!
That took another cloud of doubt off my head.
Hyper-threading is a doubling of the number of threads - six core processors with hyper-threading, for example, have 12 threads.
I was in search of this explanation for quite sometime.Thanks for the article Mr. Smith.
1. So it's implied from the article that dual-cores are definitely faster and do more efficient work than single-cores with hyper-threading. Is it right?
How about this scenario: A laptop sporting i5 with hyper-threading vs a laptop with i5 quad core with hyper-threading.
I would understand that the first one will register 4 graphs in the CPU Usage History part of the Task Manager, while the second one will register 8 graphs there.Isn't this right sir?
2. If there were two Task Managers I am looking at and each has 4 graphs, how would I differentiate if one was actually quad-core with no hyper-threading ability while the other computer was having just normal core (dual ) with hyper-threading ability? (Just like the first graphs in this article). In execution terms, of course, the quad would rule anyway over the normal duo core with hyper-threading, wouldn't it? Where else do I look in the computer to know that one has quad core while the other is just core i5 with hyper-threading?
I know my questions may have self-obvious answers for the techy-geekies but I am not much of a computer-savvy kid.
Thanks in advance to Smith for taking the trouble to look into my questions!
Yes, I managed to select basically the worst graph out of the bunch. Here is the full article I found it at: it's a test by Dell looking at the effect hyper-threading has on server performance. It's an old article, but worth a look even so.
I am not sure offering i3,i5 ,i7 processors with hyper-threading technology, this technology is outdated.
No, it's not outdated at all. Just check Intel's website.
This article is very useful, Hyper threading is just a marketing term and it doesn't have that much impact. It's part of business, it purpose is to attract plenty of buyers.
I wouldn't say it's "just a marketing term" - it does have some effect on performance - but it is a term that can be abused by marketing easily. To be fair, that's nothing new. It wasn't long ago that Dell had graphs on its websites that claimed a quad-core processor was 400% quicker than a single-core processor.
"I've had a Fry' store employee" don't you mean Fry's?
"I've had a Fry' store employee" don't you mean Fry's?
While hyperthreading is a nice feature to have, I'm more interested in cheaper and bigger solid state drives. It can have a real noticeable effect on speed.
I keep looking at the last graph and I see hyperthreading is slower. Am I missing something or is there a typo?


I had called Nance plumbing to fix a leak in my home, first of all the man was extremely short with me on the phone and did not give me much information. Due to the fact that I needed immediate assistance for my plumbing problems, I asked the plumber to come on out to my home. Well, when he arrived, not only did he show up, but he had his young daughter with him. How unprofessional! He did get in and get the work done; however, he was the most rude individual person I have ever meet. All I have to say is, if I ever have to call a plumber to due work, it will most diffenetly not be Nance Plumbing, for if I am going to pay that kind of money, it will be with someone I can communicate with and doesnt kind his child to work.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Vladimir Brodziansky had 20 points, Kenrich Williams added 19 and eighth-seeded TCU rolled to an 82-63 win over No. 9 seed Oklahoma on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship.
Alex Robinson added 17 points and Jaylen Fisher had 11 for the Horned Frogs (18-14), who used a 15-2 run to close the first half and assume control, then punched the Sooners (11-20) again with a big run in the second half to put the game away.
The Horned Frogs will play top-ranked Kansas in the quarterfinals Thursday.
Khadeem Lattin had 18 points and Kristian Doolittle scored 11 for the rebuilding Sooners, who had won their opening game of the conference tournament the past two years.
But those teams were anchored by stars such as Buddy Hield, Ryan Spangler and Isaiah Cousins, all of whom graduated last year. This bunch didn't even have senior guard Jordan Woodard on the floor in the Sprint Center after he tore the ACL in his right knee with six games left in the season.
Still, the Sooners didn't put up much fight against a TCU team that had lost seven straight.
The game was tied 29-all with 3:59 left in the first half when Williams scored the first of back-to-back baskets, kick-starting the Horned Frogs' first big run.
Robinson added a 3-pointer, Brodziansky scored while getting fouled and Williams finally capped a 15-2 charge with a basket just before the buzzer that gave the Horned Frogs a 44-31 advantage.
Oklahoma, despite missing five straight free throws, trimmed its deficit to 55-48 midway through the second half. But the Horned Frogs responded with another run, this time fueled by Brandon Parrish, who hit his first two baskets of the game to help stretch the lead back out.
Fisher's basket gave TCU its biggest lead at 67-50 with 8:35 to play, and coach Jamie Dixon's squad stretched it to 19 before cruising the rest of the way into a date with the Jayhawks.


Remember that feeling you had as a kid, when you got on your bike and you were absolutely free?! Well, I have discovered that feeling again – as a grown up, biking Door County Wisconsin's backroads, where there are no stoplights, and you can just ride… I have gotten lost countless times, and in doing so discovered something I really love. Biking gives you a perspective you cannot get from behind the wheel of an automobile. You can go at your own pace and take in beautiful scenery that would get overlooked flying by at 60 mph. You don't observe things quite the same way through a car window, as you do while riding a bike.
If you're not familiar with Door County, it's a narrow peninsula in northeastern Wisconsin, dotted with picturesque small towns and more than 3oo miles of rocky shoreline. The inland is mostly farms, fields, stands of trees and miles of winding open road, making it the perfect place for biking! Cell service can be spotty up here though, and it is easy to lose your way. I have have mapped a route for intermediate bikers highlighting choice spots in Sister Bay, that will keep you off busy roads, and offer a glimpse of what makes this place so unique. Hopefully, you will embrace the spirit of adventure, take a detour and discover something noteworthy and new.
This 16 plus mile loop takes you from the eastern edge of Ephraim, to the back roads of Sister Bay. We'll begin at the intersection of 57 and Q where there is a cluster of little shops and galleries worth checking out before or after your ride. Cloud Nine Juice Bar and Cafe, newly opened in July 2017, is located here and is quickly becoming one of my favorites! From the intersection, head east on Hwy Q for about a mile, and take a left on Woodcrest Road. After a mile hang a right on Old Stage Road and follow that for a steady four miles curving left around the bend. As you roll along, notice how big the sky feels with nothing to obstruct your view, and become utterly immersed in the sights and sounds around you.
Take a right on Hwy ZZ, which will send you over to the 'lake side.' This will be a gentle incline, no big hills on this ride, although there are many in Door County, particularly on Hwy 42. After about a mile, look for North Bay Road Farms, a quaint little roadside produce stand. Depending on the season, you might score veggies picked fresh from nearby fields, or a bouquet of sunflowers – I hope you brought a backpack, and cash. It's the honor system, so dollar bills will come in handy too.
As you round the curve and head north up Hwy ZZ, you may want to consider taking a little detour and stopping for a swim at Sand Bay Town Park, one of the less well-known (read: 'no tourists') beaches in the area. This is the halfway point, and most scenic location on the route to take a break, even if just to enjoy the view of Lake Michigan. Instead of turning left on Waters End Road, go right for an easy mile and a half, and look for the signs to Sand Bay. You will most likely have the place to yourself! Take my advice and bring a blanket and a swim suit. This is a lovely spot to chill, and let the sound of waves lull you into a relaxed state, while you soak up some sunshine.
When you're ready to press on, head west (away from the water) on Water's End Road for about a mile and a half and turn left, or south down Old Stage Road. When you get to Hwy ZZ turn right. Keep your eye out for the farm with all the goats, you can't miss it because there are at least thirty of them (and llamas too!) and they bleat, which can sound like babies crying. On this stretch you will continue to coast gently downhill past the most beautifully maintained barns and orchards. Hang a left on Woodcrest Road at the red barn, which almost looks surreal, like a picture postcard.
You might be tempted to stop and take photos at this intersection, but you'll lose the momentum needed to climb the upcoming hill. There is no shame in walking your bike, and fear not, the end is in sight. Press on, and turn right on Old Stage, and then left on Orchard, and right on Q again, where you will recognize your surroundings. You are back where you started, hopefully having fallen in love with the beauty of Sister Bay!
I hope you enjoy the ride, and above all… the journey! Check back soon to see more featured routes in Sister Bay, Fish Creek, Ephraim and Baileys Harbor ~ and leave a comment if you have suggestions, or a destination you'd like to see incorporated into a route. I'll scope it out! Please also remember to stay hydrated, and wear a helmet.
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After reading this, it seemed like I was taking the journey along with you. I've been to Sister Bay a few times, but it never felt like I'd 'been there' til now. Thanks for taking the time to show me how to take the off-beaten path to really appreciate a town you love.
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Love your post! Absolutely beautiful photography. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you @cindysohr – I'm glad you liked it! I really appreciate the kind words.


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The number of laws is constantly growing in all countries and, owing to this, what is called crime is very often not a crime at all, for it contains no element of violence or harm.
P. D. Ouspensky
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
Whatever you think of de Sade, he was a complex figure and we should not look for easy answers with him. He was, strangely perhaps, against the death penalty, and he was never put in prison for murders or anything like that.
Philip Kaufman
Here the great art lies, to discern in what the law is to be to restraint and punishment, and in what things persuasion only is to work.
When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes.
To trial bring her stolen charms, and let her prison be my arms.
Charles Wyndham
Trial by jury itself, instead of being a security to persons who are accused, shall be a delusion, a mockery, and a snare.
Thomas Denman
If you treat prisoners well, they will be less angry, less inclined to violence inside prison, less likely to provoke violent actions by guards, less likely to have reason to file brutality lawsuits that cost taxpayers a bundle and waste administrators' time. And most important, well-treated prisoners will be less likely to leave prison angrier, more vicious and more inclined to criminal behavior than when they went in.
Frank Wood, Commissioner of Corrections, Minnesota
To make punishments efficacious, two things are necessary. They must never be disproportioned to the offence, and they must be certain.
William Gilmore Simms
When it comes to freedom, we are but prisoners of our own desires.
Eric Schaub
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)
I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there.
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find the right knowledge of when correction is necessary and when grace doth most avail.
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
When is conduct a crime, and when is a crime not a crime? When Somebody Up There -- a monarch, a dictator, a Pope, a legislator -- so decrees.
Jessica Mitford
Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.
I can tell you this on a stack of Bibles: prisons are archaic, brutal, unregenerative, overcrowded hell holes where the inmates are treated like animals with absolutely not one humane thought given to what they are going to do once they are released. You're an animal in a cage and you're treated like one.
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.
You utter a vow, or forge a signature, and you may find yourself bound for life to a monastery, a woman, or prison.
Every crime has, in the moment of its perpetration, Its own avenging angel--dark misgiving, An ominous sinking at the inmost heart.
The only effect of public punishment is to show the rabble how bravely it can be borne; and that every one who hath lost a toe-nail hath suffered worse.
Walter Savage Landor
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can thus flatter himself.
Women have worked hard; starved in prison; given of their time and lives that we might sit in the House of Commons and take part in the legislating of this country.
Ellen Wilkinson


Following the production status report on 5th October, Cimco produced 43 units for the month of October (week 40 to week 43 inclusive). The 200hp unit continues to be ramped up in a controlled manner.
Cimco produced 43 engines for the month of October, compared to 45 engines in September. As explained in our last status report, our main production bottleneck remains to be a single supplier unable to produce certain parts to the agreed volumes in time. Cimco has found a solution by dual sourcing these crucial components and will enter this second supplier into production early December.
Further updates will be provided in our Q3 interim report which will be published on 29th November 2018.
– I am encouraged that we have a found a solution to our production bottleneck issue and that we are implementing this into production before the end of the year. I am confident that we will achieve our stated target of 25 units a week in December. Whilst we are slightly late towards reaching the target of 25 engines, we are pleased with knowing the reasons and mitigating it and developing the supplier network. In the meantime, all operational functions and production are running as planned, says Andreas Blomdahl, CEO Cimco Marine.
Cimco Marine AB (publ) is obligated to make this information public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, on 8 November 2018 at 07:30 am.
Cimco Marine AB (publ) has, after several years of development, constructed the OXE Diesel, the world´s first diesel outboard engine in the high power segment. OXE Diesel has a unique belt driven propulsion system that allows a hydraulic multi-friction gearbox to be mounted. This means that the engine can handle significantly higher loads than a traditional outboard engine. Cimco's OXE diesel has a horizontally mounted engine as opposed to a traditional outboard with a vertically mounted engine.


© 2018 Economic Society of Australia, Queensland Applying the Färe–Primont index, this paper computes the total factor productivity (TFP) index for microfinance institutions (MFIs) in terms of its six individual components: technical change, technical, scale and mix efficiency changes and residual scale and residual mix efficiency changes. We use panel data of 342 MFIs from 61 countries covering the period 2003–2013. Results show that MFIs are operating at a low level of productivity with an overall annual rate of decline in TFP of 1.7 percent. Although technical progress, technical efficiency change and mix efficiency change components of TFP have increased over the study period, overall, TFP actually declined over time due to declining scale efficiency, residual scale-efficiency and/or residual mix efficiency changes. We found variations in regional performance with Sub-Saharan Africa experiencing the highest decline in TFP despite improvements in technical and mix efficiency changes. In contrast, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and South Asian regions have experienced a growth in TFP. Policy implications of these results are that MFIs should continue to pursue technical progress and aim to improve technical, scale and mix efficiency components by reallocating resources optimally. As well, MFIs should operate at an optimal scale and derive economies of scope by changing input and output mixes.


As we have duplicate invoice check for subledger can we Raise warning messages for entries duplicated for a particular GL to GL entry with same amount and document date.
This is entirely dependent upon the security tools that built into the applied system.
Apparently, the applicable system as you mentioned has 'a duplicate invoice check for subsidiary ledger' which is a potential function available in most accounting soft wares.
However, I have not experienced,yet; the potential of having a warning message for entries duplicated for a particular GL to GL entry, as you have stressed in you enquiry.
Overall, a technical authorised person should journalize that posting, especially; if the corporate governance of the business is a professional management and and is not a sole proprietor business.
Sorry to forget to mention i work on the SAP software which has a standard settings in vendor master to check duplicate invoices while for bank postings (GL) it has no warning check for the same.
My query was on any standard system message which can be activated for the same on the specification of Amount and Document date posted by 2 different user for the same.
One way is to assign the same GL number to the entries each month to eliminate the double entry. You can also keep a journal entry log that a single staff maintains and of course thru the course of the month end close, the staff should analyze the gl activities to determine the reasonableness and accuracy of the result.
so it seems to have user discpline and create an SOP for the same rather than system giving a warning for the same.External system control is better for tracking.
I would agree that for most systems the approach described by Cecile Muggill. This is the approach I adopted when I was leading a General Ledger team. Too many accounting entries were either being missed, or duplicated. By compiling a standard journal entry log, with a template for each standard journal, the risk of these problems occurring became minimal. It also helped speed up the journal entry/month end process, because it requires less checking. A pre-month end review of controllable expenses prompted investigations and corrective actions.


The Flame Boss 300 WiFi is cruise control for your BBQ smoker! Sit back, relax and let the Flame Boss do the fire tending for you. This bbq controller monitors the temperature inside your smoker and adjusts the airflow to regulate to the temperature you set, and is super easy to set up. The Flame Boss will also monitor the temperature of your food using the included meat probe and alert you when your food is ready. The Flame Boss 300 is WiFi enabled, so you can monitor your cook, change the temperature and watch the graphs come in from the comfort of your sofa!
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