text:
Future of Communications and Public Relations (PR). (Re)Imagining the Role, Function and Purpose of the Communication Profession
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 11:19am
Essachess-Journal for Communication Studies
Call for Papers for volume 14, n° 1(27)/ 2021
https://www.essachess.com/index.php/jcs/announcement
Guest editors:
Ana ADI, Professor of Public Relations/Corporate Communications
Quadriga University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, GERMANY
e-mail: ana.adi@quadriga.eu
Thomas STOECKLE, Lecturer
ADA30 Celebratory Symposium
Join us for the ADA30 Celebratory Symposium, hosted by Oregon State University in recognition of the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This event will take place online during the month of May 2021. The Symposium aims to bring together disabled and nondisabled participants from artistic, scholarly, activist and other community groups at OSU and beyond to cultivate discussions around disability-related themes.
"I Think You're Muted": Voices from the Coronavirus Pandemic
Survive and Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine
In this special issue of _Survive and Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative Medicine_ (Vol. 6, slated for publication Summer 2021; full schedule below), we ask students, educators, caregivers, essential workers, survivors, scholars, and healthcare professionals to give voice to their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic.
Call for Submissions for General Issue of the the Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy with a Forum on Teaching in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Dec. 2, 2020 Deadline
The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (JITP)
The Journal of Interactive Technology and PedagogyGeneral Issue
with a Forum on Teaching in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Issue Editors:
Nicole Zeftel (SUNY Buffalo)
Alexis Larsson (CUNY Graduate Center)
Teresa Ober (University of Notre Dame)
Call for submissions URL: https://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/call-for-submissions/
Culture Jam (special issue of Textshop Experiments)
Monday, October 12, 2020 - 9:19am
Brian Gaines, Virginia Tech
Issue 8: Culture Jam
Guest Editor: Brian Gaines (Virginia Tech)
UPDATED: Suddenly Remote: Educational Technologies and Approaches for Teaching at a Distance
Lindsay Bryde/ Northeast Modern Language Association
Update: Extended Deadline to 10/19/2020The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced how curriculums designed for online and low-residency courses have a particular set of needs differing from those of traditional face-to-face courses. This panel seeks submissions that address how educators approached their own shifts to being suddenly remote, and what changes need to take place institutionally and pedagogically in light of what we've uncovered about ourselves as a society.The conference is being held by the Northeast Modern Language Association and will take place on March 11-14th, 2021 as a fully virtual event using web-conferencing software.NeMLA uses a user-based system to process abstract submissions.
II International Conference From Manuscript to Digital: World Wide English Literature and World Wide Literatures in English (Virtual conference)
Friday, October 9, 2020 - 3:38am
University of Lincoln, Universidade de Lisboa, and Universidad de Jaén
We are glad to share with you the final CFP for the II International Conference From Manuscript to Digital: World Wide English Literature and World Wide Literatures in English, organized by University of Lincoln, Universidade de Lisboa, and Universidad de Jaén. The conference will be held in Jaén (Spain), 1-3 December / 2020. Please note that we have decided to organize the conference in an online format due to the extraordinary situation we are living.
Thematic panels
NeMLA: Public Facing Social Media Literature Projects
NeMLA/ Northeast Modern Language Association
UPDATE*********
Deadline for submission extended to October 11, 2020. NeMLA will now be held digitally rather than in person.
End Update********
Due Date Oct. 15!!! CFP Edited Collection: Go Online! Reconfiguring Writing Courses for the New Virtual World
Dr. Laura Gray-Rosendale
Go Online! Reconfiguring Writing Courses for the New Virtual World
edited by Laura Gray-Rosendale and Steven Rosendale
Contextualizing Digital Media in the Global Pandemic (Panel) [Deadline Extended]
Monday, September 28, 2020 - 9:47am
NeMLA 2021
Deadline extended to Oct. 11 2020. NeMLA 2021 will now be entirely online with a reduced registration fee.
Archival articles on American literature (all periods)
Resources for American Literary Study
Resources for American Literary Study, the leading journal of archival and bibliographical scholarship in American literature, is inviting submissions for upcoming 2021 issues. Covering all periods of American literature, RALS welcomes both traditional and digital approaches to archival and bibliographical analysis.
Founded in 1971, RALS remains the only major scholarly periodical of its kind. Each issue includes, in addition to archival and bibliographical research, related book reviews and a unique "Prospects" essay that identifies new directions in the study of major authors. Our editorial board consists of leading scholars from an array of fields and subfields in American literary study.
Call for Book Chapters: Digital Innovations, Business and Society in Africa
University of Ghana
The book seeks to showcase how consumers/citizens, entrepreneurs, organisations, institutions and governments are leveraging new and emerging digital innovations to disrupt and transform value creation and service delivery in Africa. The contributions in this book will help create a shared strategic understanding of what works in Africa and how Africa and other interested stakeholders can take advantage of its success stories.
Reminder: NEMLA 2021 Panel: Rethinking Innovation: Practices of Care and Maintenance in DH Scholarship and Pedagogy
Friday, September 18, 2020 - 9:57am
Northeast Modern Language Association
NeMLA 2021: Philadelphia, PA. March 11-14, 2021. Given the pandemic, remote participation on this panel is not only possible, but welcomed.
Short Description of the Panel
Following a wave of interest in care and care relations in literary studies and the scholarship of teaching and learning, this panel invites all manner of submissions that explore what it means to care about or care for the Digital Humanities, its practitioners, audiences, and material objects.
Meaningful Machines: Exploring Creative Programming for Creative Writing and Literature (Roundtable)
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 11:42am
Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, UMass Boston
While the expressive potential for programming and writing is closely associated with corporate use (such as customer-facing chatbots, aggregate sentiment analysis of product reviews, and text generators), there are authors who build and use these tools to reveal something about, and generate, literature. Out of this emerges a poetics of programming that can serve to reconceptualize how we think of and consider the place of programming in a creative writing classroom. The rich history of digital poetics is being rapidly advanced by authors like Allison Parrish, Nick Montfort, Milton Laufer, Rafael Perez y Perez, Stephanie Strickland, and more.
Folklore, Myths and Indigenous Studies
LITINFINITE JOURNAL
December 2020 (Volume-II, Issue-II)
CODEN: LITIBR
www.litinfinite.com
Last date of submission of manuscripts: 8thOctober, 2020
NeMLA 2021 Panel-- Beyond Tech Support: Innovating Support for Undergraduate Writers Online (Roundtable)
Monday, September 7, 2020 - 10:26am
Kellie Sharp, University at Buffalo SUNY
Because writing instructors and writing consultants often work one-on-one with students, we are in a unique position to help students navigate college life and encourage them to use their writing to work through the complexity they see around them. In the wake of COVID-19, many students are struggling to maintain a sense of safety and to find the motivation to continue with their coursework. Writing programs and writing centers have had to pivot quickly to support students in online environments. This rapid transition has highlighted not only the amazing innovations that instructors and consultants have come up with in order to help students, but also the administrative and pedagogical problems to which programs need to respond.
Pedagogy: Service Learning in English Courses--Composition and Literature: New Ideas for Relevant Service Learning Components
Friday, September 4, 2020 - 1:30pm
Charles A. S. Ernst / College English Association
COLLEGE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, Birmingham, Alabama, 52nd Annual Conference,
Birmingham Sheraton Hotel, 2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N., Birmingham, Alabama 35203, 1-855-516-1090
Pedagogy: Stimulating Awareness/Provoking Engagement--Metacognition, Active Learning, & Supportive Technology in the Literature or Composition Classroom
COLLEGE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, Birmingham, Alabama, 52nd Annual Conference
Reminder: NeMLA 2021 Roundtable: Literature, Rhetoric, and Technology: Fostering Innovation in Theory and in Practice
NeMLA 2021: Philadelphia, PA. March 11-14, 2021
As we move forward in this new normal, there is an urgent need, at both national and global levels, for critical investigations into the humanistic, scientific, and social scientific impacts of the coronavirus, both societally and in academia. It's possible, likely even, that your current research and teaching focuses are not directly related to epidemiology. Regardless, your research and/or teaching has undoubtedly been affected by the pandemic. Now is a key moment to lean into the many robust opportunities for teaching developments and enhancements.
Reminder: NeMLA 2021 Panel: Digital Rhetoric in a Digital World: Cultures of Writing, Information, and Communication
Muriel Rukeyser: A Living Archive is inviting submissions
Friday, September 4, 2020 - 8:41am
http://murielrukeyser.emuenglish.org/
The website devoted to Muriel Rukeyser invites submission of short essays (for instance on individual poems); blogs (on any topic related to Rukeyser); approaches to teaching Rukeyser's work; creative work inspired by Rukeyser; and reviews of recent works on or related to the poet's life and work. We are also interested in discussions/summaries of dissertation research, interesting archival finds, visual material, etc.
For inquiries, please contact Elisabeth Daumer at edaumer@emich.edu and visit the website at http://murielrukeyser.emuenglish.org/.
Virtualizing Material Games (SCMS Virtual Conference Panel 2021)
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 2:01am
Society of Cinema and Media Studies
Even before worldwide quarantines added impetus, material gaming had already become increasingly enacted in virtual spaces. Rather than virtual play replacing the material, as some speculated in the early days of videogames, material play has become increasingly entangled with virtuality. These increasingly complementary modes of play offer a rich space for exploring the multifaceted embodied and conceptual activity of play, the blending of material and virtual that in many ways defines games.
Disinformation Cultures
Moving Image and Media Studies Graduate Group (UMN)
"Disinformation" emerged from the Soviet intelligence bureaucracy during the Cold War as a tactic for managing perception and consensus through the media. Rather than refuting or suppressing ideas that undermined the state agenda, false information and simulated events were disseminated to destabilize the positive character of truth itself.
Excursions 11.1 "(Re)Connect
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 11:45am
Excursions Journal
(Re)Connect. (Re-)Establish a bond.
To connect is an integral part of the human experience. We are social, connected, beings. The unparalleled events of 2020 have made this even more evident --- they have forced us to disconnect from life as we knew it and to (re)connect to history, nature, people, ourselves, and forgotten practices. This has weakened and strengthened our established bonds, while creating new ones. Ultimately, it revealed how dependent we are on our connections.
Updated: NeMLA 2021 Roundtable: "Project-based Writing in the Time of Coronavirus"
Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
As Aisha Ahmad boldly states in her recent Chronicle piece on academic productivity during the COVID-19 pandemic, "the world is our work." An accurate way to contextualize the current moment among professional academics, this statement is equally at the core of how we have articulated the mission of our writing courses for the better part of two decades.
Immersive Stories. Virtual Reality, Post-Cinema and Storytelling
Friday, August 21, 2020 - 3:28pm
Edited by Simone Arcagni (Università degli Studi di Palermo) and Adriano D'Aloia (Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli")
In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a new frontier of innovation and experimentation within what is known as "immersive entertainment" — gaming, art, museum exhibitions, TV and cinema. The proliferation on the market of new headsets (from the expensive HTC VIVE and Oculus to the popular Google Cardbox), the spread of platforms, apps and also VR cinemas around the world, and the inclusion of VR productions in international film festivals (e.g. Sundance, Tribeca, Venice) are trends demonstrating that VR is no longer just a fascinating 1980s-inspired literary or cinematic subject (from Tron to the Matrix trilogy, to the recent Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One).
Nineteenth Claflin University Conference on English and Language Arts Pedagogy in Secondary and Postsecondary Institutions (Virtual)
THEME: READING AND WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM:
DIGITAL LITERACIES, EQUITY, AND ACCESS
Concurrent sessions (webinars on Zoom)
1 PM EST Keynote address on "College Reading...and What it Means" by Dr. Eric J. Paulson, Associate Dean of The Graduate College & Professor, College of Education, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Call for Papers – Uncharted [EXTENDED DEADLINE]
Łukasz Muniowski
Abstracts are sought for a peer-reviewed collection of philosophical essays related to the Naughty Dog action-adventure video game series Uncharted (2007-2017). The essays should refer to the games that are considered the canon of the series: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. As the production of the movie adaptation of the game has been once again put on hold, and it seems that Naughty Dog will not develop new entries in the series in the foreseeable future, a book of essays seems rather timely.
International Journal in the field of Humanities and Education Development
Thursday, August 13, 2020 - 12:13am
Infogain Publication
International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences (IJELS)(ISSN: 2456-7620) is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed refereed journal that inviting Literature Essays, Review Articles, Research articles, case studies, conference proceeding, and short communication in the field of English Literature, Humanities, and Social Sciences. IJELS welcomes quality work that focuses on research, development, and review.
After submission, all papers will be evaluated by experienced editorial members for their originality, Language perspective, and correctness, the relevance of topic and presentation quality.
Flow Journal CFP: "TikTok as a Cultural Forum"
Flow Journal
Flow Volume 27 Special Issue
"TikTok as a Cultural Forum"


text:
Some Shoujo Manga
Penguin 22 days ago
Hello, fellow AA users. I just recently came back from a short hiatus from reading manga. During my return, I just went on the manga site I use and just find whatever manga that looks interesting to me. Since shoujo is pretty much all I read, I, of course, went to the shoujo section. I also checked to see if any of the manga I've read before got an update. I also wanted to get back into blogging, so I'll just talk about some of the manga I've read.
#DollWorks
If wondering, this is where I read manga online.
Kore wa Ai ja Nai node, Yoroshiku
This is the first manga I picked up after coming back from the hiatus. The manga, also known as This is not Love, Thank you, follows a girl named Sara Izumi. Growing up, she have always loved romance movies. Especially this one movie featuring a character named Diana. One day at school, Sara came across this guy named Kujou. Sara pictured Kujou to be the "perfect" guy she will see in the movies that she watches. Turns out, Kujou isn't so perfect after all. I personally liked the manga, but there are a few things I don't like about it. I don't really like Kujou. Yes, he's cute and all. But his motives aren't. Once he found out Sara was Diana, the girl he met years ago, Kujou wanted to make Sara fall for him, then dump her afterwards for all the things Sara had done to him when they were younger. I also don't like how Sara chooses Kujou over the second guy. I like Ooya WAYYY more than Kujou. Ooya may appear as mean in the start because he admitted he was only hanging out with Sara to kill time, but he ended up becoming serious about Sara. Ooya was always there with Sara and even helped Sara out with her love problems with Kujou, even though Ooya are technically love rivals with him. Other than that, the manga is okay. Sara is a relatable character, the art is cute and the side characters aren't half bad. Even if I dislike the manga, the manga is completed and I'm almost done with it, (waiting for updates) so I should at least finish it.
Asahi Senpai's Favorite
I would say the manga is a bit different from other shoujo manga because it focuses on a relationship between an under and upper classmate. Matsuri, the heroine, had an awkward encounter with her brother's friend, Asahi. After the encounter, Matsuri and Asahi have been meeting each other frequently at school. She had also found out Asahi's a popular guy. She also started making bento boxes for him for lunch, which he stated was delicious. The plot is, honestly, not that unique because a shoujo usually starts with an unexpected/awkward encounter with the male protagonist. But I like to see how they improved their relationship after that. Matsuri and Asahi's relationship is really cute. Asahi like to tease a lot. The way she reacts is funny. Matsuri is pretty much your average heroine, nothing really special. At least she can cook compared to nothing. If you're reading the manga online, there's only like three chapters available. Even though several volumes of the manga are already out. I haven't read enough to be able to point out things I dislike about the manga except for it's slow updates. But I can smell a female rival coming soon anytime.
Hinadori no Waltz
Another one of those times where I prefer the second guy over the first. But not as bad as This is not Love, thank you. The manga is about a girl named Hinako who had always went to an all girls school until her high school year. During high school, Hinako enrolled inside a previously all boys school. Meaning majority of the population will be males. Overall, there's only four girls at the school including Hinako. The manga setting is like Maid-sama, just fewer girls. Shun was the first guy that appeared, so he's the male protagonist. Then the second guy, Wakui, was also introduced. He became an acquaintance of Hinako, frequently teasing her and eventually falling for her. Despite their "close" relationship, the heroine will of course end up chasing after the first guy. That's the first guy rule. Yes, Shun is an okay character, but he didn't treat Hinako that nicely in the beginning. He don't like girls either. Wakui helped Hinako a lot in various situations. Seeing Hinako chasing after Shun is triggering my second lead syndrome problems quite a bit. I just don't understand why heroines are willing to chase after a guy who's out of her league and suffer through many doubts and misunderstandings. From the latest manga update, Hinako is also inside a situation with this girl, Yata, who claimed to know Shun the best and is his girlfriend. Even though they aren't a thing. Have fun with that, Hinako.
Their Daily Lives Are Not Sweet
Can't find any decent images.
If you have read Watashi no Ookami-kun before, you might recognize the art style of Their Daily Lives Are Not Sweet. They are both from the same mangaka after all. I enjoyed Watashi no Ookami-kun very much, so I'm not surprised I enjoyed this manga, too. Even with only three chapters available so far, it was a great read so far. Their Daily Lives Are Not Sweet focus on a girl named Midori who was one day found working late at night by the school chairmen due to her uniform. At the school she's attending, she isn't allowed to work. But the chairmen is allowing her job to be recognized if she brings back these three students who never returned even after their suspension was over: Ichijou, Goshima and Yukino. Turns out, Ichijou was also the one who help retrieved her lost wallet from thieves long ago. The mangaka, Youko Nogiri, is really good at making likable female heroines. Even though I've only read two of her works. Midori is a pretty good character. She had a confrontation with Ichijou revolving around money because he was treating money, which was given to him from his parents, like nothing. For Midori, she's poor. Gaining the money Ichijou has will takes days and a lot of effort. This scene was deemed as "amazing" by Ichijou's other two friends. Midori is also really determined. She worked hard to make the three guys attend school and is now trying her best to make them graduate, too. This manga will probably end up becoming a reverse harem as more chapters come out. The male characters are actually pretty good. They aren't mean or anything and opened up to Midori pretty well. I just wish they focus on Goshima and Yukino more because they're still pretty much mysteries. They don't get much screen time, too. All I know is that they came from pretty well known families and one of them owns a cute dog.
Suki ni Naranai yo, Senpai
Last manga I'll be talking about because I'm lazy. Suki ni Naranai yo, Senpai or I Won't ever like you, My senpai is one of those short, but sweet reads. I really liked the manga, but it feels a bit rushed. The manga is about a girl named Iku, who saw a really nice painting by Nagaike, during her high school tour. She also met the guy who painted the painting and claimed him to be her "prince" due to his gentle, outer appearance. From that moment, Iku planed to attend that high school, but also join their art club so she could meet her Prince Charming once again. Turns out, he's not such a prince after all. More like a "womanizer." You could say Iku's dumb to assume Nagaike to be a gentle guy base off of first impressions. However, I, myself, was fooled, too. Especially because of his glasses. She swore to not fall for him after learning the truth. I learned that shoujo heroines aren't true to their words and Iku did end up falling for him. I didn't like Nagaike from the start, but he turned out to be a really good male lead. I liked his development over the course of the manga. The side characters of the manga are really good, too. Unless you're talking about those girls who like Nagaike, I didn't really like them. The manga also included a male rival, but he's already at an disadvantage. Koizumi came to the story too late to even have a chance. Iku was also really dense, so she never knew he had hold feelings for her since they met. My second lead syndrome problems wasn't that bad this time, at least he found himself a girlfriend. She's nice.
Omg I've been looking for some good ones lately :heart_eyes: can you recommend any other ones?
Penguin Author
Hirunaka no Ryussei
Honey so Sweet
Lovesick Ellie
Love so Life
Watashi no Ookami-kun
A devil and her love song
Haru Matsu Bokura
Namaikizakari
Hibi Chou Chou
These are the ones I can think of atm. Glad you find the blog useful. UwU
Reply to: Penguin
Thank you sooo much (*'ω'*)
I've read all of those and I can tell how much you're into Clichés :joy: ! I like most of them, though!
Cliches aren't all that bad tbh. It depends on how the mangaka write it out.
It's good you liked most of them. :eyes: :two_hearts:
keyerarodriguez
(小さな花) Krianna
I love all of the shoujo manga you post in here! And I'm somehow kinda relate about the "shoujo is pretty much all I read" since I'm like that too. Knowing perfect relationship like that only exists in manga and not irl (very rare) is a little bit sad which is why I like reading shoujo manga not to keep expecting that guys are very similar to it but to enlighten my mood and enjoy myself haha lmao :satisfied:
I read shoujo manga to know what it's like being inside a relationship. I learned a lot from reading them xD
They just make my expectations on guys higher.
The Crazy Girl :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
Yay! New shoujo mangas to add on my list! :sweat_smile: 🤣 :heart_eyes:
Into Anime? Join the community.
From Penguin
Manga - The Pros and Cons
Sword Art Online: My Thoughts (so far...)
Tourney Inauguration | Knockouts [Deadline Extended]
Luffy's Determination, Will and Growth throughout One Piece :punch: [Part 1]
More from Penguin
Penguin May 18
o左派なん the anime reviewer 2 days ago
ᵀᴷιvan 5 hours ago
A place to express all your otaku thoughts about anime and manga
Shoujo Cliches (Part 5)
Cliches in Shoujo (Part 4)
The Path to Evil
Spirited Away FanArt
Isekai Impressions
"Griffith did nothing wrong"
約束の七夜祭り[Starlight Promises] || Anime Review
My Favorite Non-Canon Yuri Pairings[Collab]

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Grigorij Davidovič Bajsogolov (rusky Григорий Давидович Байсоголов, 7. června 1921, Tbilisi – 14. září 2003) byl ruský radiolog a vědec v oboru profesní patologie, hematologie a radiační medicíny, jeden ze zakladatelů filiálky biofyzikálního ústavu v Čeljabinsku-40.

Narodil v roce 1921 v rodině lékařů (otec i matka byli kandidáty lékařských věd). Na lékaře promoval v Tbilisi v roce 1943 a svou kariéru zahájil během Velké vlastenecké války v evakuační nemocnici. Poté pracoval v Moskvě na hemoterapeutické klinice.

Od roku 1950 se zabýval lékařskou radiologií. Byl jedním z průkopníků (společně s A. K. Guskovou a dalšími) ve studiu a léčbě chronické a akutní radiační nemoci a dalších nemocí, které vznikají v důsledku expozice různým typům ionizujícího záření. Od roku 1953 byl vedoucím pobočky v Čeljabinsku-40. Profesuru obhájil v roce 1962. Od roku 1965 byl zástupcem ředitele Ústavu lékařské radiologie Akademie lékařských věd SSSR v Obninsku. Je autorem více než 250 publikací.

Reference

Ruští lékaři
Radiologové
Narození v roce 1921
Narození 7. června
Narození v Tbilisi
Úmrtí v roce 2003
Úmrtí 14. září
Muži

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


I've been working on the latest edition of Aurora. Last night I went to sleep saturated in her aroma and dreamt in the tone of floral. At 4am I was wide awake, go figure. I'm wondering if it had to do with the verdant Spring energy that is currently pulsing through the plant life here in the Santa Monica Mountains? Or, was it all those stress relieving essential oils in Aurora?
Wishing you all a very verdant day!
Read more about Aurora at this link.
Sound beautiful, plus the picture is gorgeous!!
Thank you PixieSoap...and welcome to my blog.


Star Shaped Productions is a personal portfolio site showcasing some of the film work produced by husband and wife team Peter Harris and Sarah Rogers.
Between them they have a wide experience of both broadcast and multi-platform media. Peter worked for the BBC, RedBee Media and Channel 4. Sarah has been a Producer/Project manager for over 12 years working with budgets up to 1 million with brands such as BT, Mercedes Benz and Sony.
At Channel 4 Peter has directed over a 100 promo's for online and broadcast, working with high profile talent, while Sarah has Product Managed Film4 and E4.
Before founding Star Shaped Productions Peter and Sarah produced short films which inspired them to tackle a larger feature length project – 'Who We Are' is their first feature film. They produced the film on a micro budget and completed the filming in just 9 days! This was a huge challenge as the film had numerous locations across the south coast and had a production of over 30 crew and 10 cast.
They have a number of other projects in development which they will put into production as soon as time permits, having a growing family of two boys is making them very time poor!
Enjoy the site and please comment or get in touch if you like anything.


text:
Gary Cohn Refuses To Admit That Trump Benefits The Most From His Tax Plan
Cohn got really annoyed when asked about this.
By Red Painter
3 years ago by Karoli Kuns
Gary Cohn did not like being asked questions about how Trump's "Super Duper, Bestest, Most Awesome, Totally For The Middle Class Only" Tax Plan would actually help Trump and his family.
Jackson: You've been asked twice and I'd like you to to get to answer this. This tax plan appears that it will benefit the President and his family. Why not just be candid about that?
Cohn: (annoyed) Look, I told you, it will benefit the middle class. I think that is what American tax -- American taxpayers care about what they take home. They care about what they have to spend. That's what they care about. I care about what I pay in tax. I bet you care about what you pay.
Jackson: He is saying he won't benefit, yet it appears that the way this is put together, he actually will. It gets to the idea of wealthy Americans around this country which people do care about.
Cohn: (super annoyed) So let me take you through the components that you are all obsessed about for a minute and Sarah will yell at me at me because I'm taking too long. You talk about the death tax, the two biggest drivers for repeal of the the death tax are the NFIB and farm bureau. That is small businesses and farms. Those are the two organizations that spend the most time lobbying the real on the death tax has the biggest effect on them, small businesses and farms. Wealthy americans do a lot of estate planning. They can use trusts, all types of things that are legal withins tax code to make sure they don't pay death tax. On the AMT, I'm not going to get into deep, deep, calculations on AMT, but at a broad brush level when you do the AMT, once you get rid of the deductions of state and local taxes, that is the biggest add back in AMT. AMT becomes irrelevant, so all the things you are trying to pulling at, you are not looking at the plan in its entirety.
So yeah, he refused to answer about whether Trump and his family would benefit the most (they would). He also said that a family making $100,000 with 2 kids can expect a reduction of a measly $1,000, which he says can be used to renovate a kitchen or buy a car. Um, did we step back into 1950? You can't even buy a decent refrigerator for $1,000 and this delusional dingbat thinks you can do a whole kitchen? Hello, someone turn on HGTV in his McMansion, stat.
Oh, and just a few hours earlier, Cohn gave a disastrous interview where he also couldn't deny something else -- that MIDDLE CLASS taxes won't go up too.
This Gary Cohn interview is an epic political and messaging disaster. https://t.co/t53EGliXVa
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) September 28, 2017
He couldn't run off the stage fast enough.
Editor's Note: In case you missed it in the video, NFIB is the Koch-funded National Federation of Independent Business, which exists to spread the nasty and false rumor that Koch Industries is a "small business" because it is owned by a Subchapter S (Pass-through) Corporation.
Donald Trump, Gary Cohn, press briefing, Tax, tax reform
Gary Cohn On Trump Tax Plan: 'We Will Be Attacked From The Left' And 'From The Right'
National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn told America that everybody willl hate Trump's tax reform plan.
Gary Cohn: 'Most Excited Group' About Tax Plan Are Big Corporate CEOs!
Trump's National Economic Council Director lets the cat out of the bag.
Gary Cohn Gets Snippy When Pressed On Whether Trump Family Benefits From Tax Cuts
Gary Cohn did not like being pressed on how tax cuts benefit the Trump family. Not one little bit.
Looks Like Gary Cohn Played The 'We Got A Bad Connection' Trick To Hang-Up On Trump
Senator Tom Carper of Delaware knew just how to get Trump off the phone, and Gary Cohn took his advice: Trump must be glorified at every moment.
Trump's Top Tax Adviser 'Can't Guarantee' Your Taxes Won't Go Up Under TrumpTax
But Gary, you're supposed to lie!
'I'm A Man Of The People': Rep. Dave Brat Snipes At Katy Tur Over Tax Scam Bill
Katy Tur tried to nail Brat down on his specious claims, so he turned on her too.


text:
Home EPL 'Media only speaks lies' – Cristiano Ronaldo teases revealing interview in coming...
'Media only speaks lies' – Cristiano Ronaldo teases revealing interview in coming weeks
Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to indicate he has a revealing interview planned in the coming weeks that will confirm the "truth" about speculation around his future.
Ronaldo, 37, has seemingly found a lack of interest in his services for the first time in his career as he reportedly seeks a move away from Old Trafford.
Some of the biggest clubs in the world – including Juventus, Chelsea, and Atlético Madrid – have all reportedly turned down the chance to sign one of the greatest players the game has ever seen, but the Portuguese star believes most media reports focusing on his future have been inaccurate.
Responding to a Ronaldo fan page's post on Instagram criticizing the above speculation, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner added fuel to the fire by teasing a telling interview.
His comment read: "They will know the truth when [sic] the interview in a few weeks. The media is only telling lies. I have a laptop and in the last few months out of 100 reports that have only had five [accurate] hits, imagine how things are."
Ronaldo made his first start of the season in United's embarrassing 4-0 loss to Brentford.
Media only speaks lies
Previous articleKylian Mbappe: PSG star refused to given Angel Di Maria a penalty in 2019
Next articleFIFA Agrees to Cancel Suspended Brazil vs. Argentina World Cup Qualifier
Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Liverpool: Player Rating as Last-gasp Mitoma stunner sends FA Cup holders crashing out
Brighton vs Liverpool XI: Possible lineups, team news and prediction for FA Cup 2022-23


text:
Home Literature
Drug Take Back Day & Life-Size Literature
Here are six things to know before you set your alarm for Saturday.
1.RETURN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: Saturday is Drug Take Back Day in Green Country. You can drop off unused or expired prescription drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at several Reasor's locations, the Sand Springs Police Department and more. You can find the full list here.
2.DUMP UNWANTED ITEMS: If you live in Broken Arrow, you can get rid of unwanted items at the Waste Management quarry landfill. Free Dump Day is from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. You do need a driver's license or utility bill that shows you live in the city.
3.LITERATURE COME TO LIFE: Free tickets are still available for the Tulsa Pop Kids Live literacy drive thru at 9 a.m. You can drive thru literary tales with live characters and life-size props including Jurassic park, Harry Potter, the Avengers, Legoland and more.
4.FRESH FOOD: The Tulsa Farmers' Market ad Admiral and Lewis is open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. with Oklahoma grown produce, meats, dairy, honey, coffee, wine, beer and more Saturday.
5.HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES: The Hornsby's Halloween Boo-Tacular is now free at OneOK Field. There will be trick-or-treating stops from local shops, costume contests and game four of the World Series playing on the videoboard. Gates and concessions open at 6 p.m.
6.OKTOBERFEST IN DOWNTOWN: If you didn't make it Friday night, Welltown Oktoberfest continues Saturday from 4 p.m. to midnight. The outdoor event features beer from local breweries, live music, axe throwing and more.
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus arrives with side stories, extras, and console versions this month – Destructoid
Grandparents in literature are hardly glamorous
Tags: DayDrugLifeSizeLiterature
The Lessons of Reading Every Book About Trump
Book Review | The Finnish translation of David Foster's masterpiece called "impossible to translate" is complete, and it gives the same pleasure to the text as Wallace's prose in English. – Pledge Times
Literary community rocked by anti-Asian and anti-Semitic allegations
Announcing The Winners of the 2021 Lambda Literary Awards
Graphic novel developed as learning tool to educate on residential schools
RECKLESS Aims For Perfect, But Settles For Mind-Blowing
Feed Your Family For £20 a Week: 100 Budget-Friendly, Batch-Cooking Recipes You'll All Enjoy £11.51
Teachers vs Tech?: The case for an ed tech revolution £16.99
Switching Witches: Magic and Mayhem Book Seven £3.77
Fatal Threat (The Fatal Series, Book 11) £2.99
Spelling Ages 5-6: Ideal for home learning (Collins Easy Learning KS1) £2.49
How to Pass Higher Administration & IT: Second Edition (How To Pass - Higher Level) £12.99
Wet (A Real Man, 25) £2.42
The Fed and Lehman Brothers: Setting the Record Straight on a Financial Disaster (Studies in Macroeconomic History) £13.48
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion £27.99


Arising in the year 1998, The Los Angeles Music Magazine, LLC, is a multi-level cross platform. This means we network on a national and international level with various music professionals, music scenes and venues, record label A&R, studios – music and film, music engineers and producers, television, digital media, and all things music around the world. We also cater to individuals or companies outside the music industry with a customized profile.
Our promotional package includes submissions to magazines, radio stations on air and internet, television, movie studios for film scores, and all things digital media.
We maintain your social media presence. The Los Angeles Music Magazine, LLC is an international media juggernaut. We create and market your electronic press kit (EPK) to Facebook, Google Plus, LinkedIn, Mypace, Badoo (China), Reverbnation, Sound Cloud, and the list is endless with new discoveries.
We do this for $125 per month. We are already at the next level. Let us bring you there. Contact us at lamusicmagazine@lamusicmagazine.com, so we can prove to you that you made an excellent choice.


According to a report, RCom chief, Anil Ambani has approached Chairman of Tata Sons, N Chandrasekaran to initiate merger discussions.
Consolidation seems to be the current theme for telecom giants in India, given the entry of Reliance Jio with its free calling and data services. A few weeks after Vodafone confirmed ongoing merger talks with Idea Cellular, a report from the Economic Times suggests that the Tata group and merged RCom-Aircel, MTS may be looking to tie-up as well.
If the merger goes through, then Tata Tele combined with RCom-Aircel and MTS will look to grab the third spot in India's telecom sector, just behind Bharti Airtel and Vodafone-Idea. The proposed merged telecom entity is expected to have over 260 million subscribers and a market share of 18%.
Currently, Bharti Airtel holds the top spot in the Indian telecom space with 266 million users and a 31% market share. If Vodafone and Idea Cellular go through with the merger, they will become the largest telecom by user base and revenue market share. As of December 31, Vodafone and Idea have 205 million, 190 million users respectively. While Vodafone commands a 23% market share, Idea enjoys 19%, making it a total of 42% if combined.
The Tata Tele-RCom-Aircel-MTS combine looks to challenge Reliance Jio's growing subscriber base. The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom recently announced that it had reached a 100 million subscriber base. "When we started Jio, we set a target for ourselves that we will acquire 100 million customers in shortest time. Even we didn't imagine that we would do it in months," said Mukesh Ambani at a Nasscom event.


text:
package formbinder

import (
	"encoding"
	"reflect"
	"time"
)

var (
	typeTime    = reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{})
	typeTimePtr = reflect.TypeOf(&time.Time{})
)

// unmarshalText returns a boolean and error. The boolean is true if the
// value implements TextUnmarshaler, and false if not.
func checkUnmarshalText(v reflect.Value, val string) (bool, error) {
	// check if implements the interface
	m, ok := v.Interface().(encoding.TextUnmarshaler)
	addr := v.CanAddr()
	if !ok && !addr {
		return false, nil
	} else if addr {
		return checkUnmarshalText(v.Addr(), val)
	}
	// skip if the type is time.Time
	n := v.Type()
	if n.ConvertibleTo(typeTime) || n.ConvertibleTo(typeTimePtr) {
		return false, nil
	}
	// return result
	return true, m.UnmarshalText([]byte(val))
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Our preparations for the start of a Christmas market in Olympia are in full force. A big "Dankeschoen" goes out to Sabine Anderson and her team of Evergreen University students, who have prepared a detailed, professional business plan for the Christkindlmarkt venture. The next big step will be to build our first market booth, which will happen during the summer. We invite anyone who is interested to participate to join us.
"Thanks" also to Heidrun Francis, who organized the May Day hike, which had a big turn-out.
I know there are a lot of Germans living in South America. Where are those visitors?
For anyone living in the South Puget Sound area, come visit our next monthly get together on Saturday the 20th of June at 3:00 p.m. at Olympia's Wagners Konditorei.
Our next big event will be German Movie Night in July. Check the Events Page for details.


text:
Moon Safari är den franska musikduon Airs debutalbum från 1998. Skivan blev en stor försäljningsframgång och exponerade den elektroniska musikstilen "downbeat" för den breda skivpubliken. Även kritikermottagandet var till stor del positivt och albumet röstades fram till det åttonde bästa i 1998 års Pazz & Jop.

Albumet finns med i Robert Dimerys bok 1001 album du måste höra innan du dör.

Låtlista
Alla låtar är skrivna av Air.

"La femme d'argent" – 7:08
"Sexy Boy" – 4:57
"All I Need" – 4:28
"Kelly Watch the Stars" – 3:44
"Talisman" – 4:16
"Remember" – 2:34
"You Make It Easy" – 4:00
"Ce matin-là" – 3:38
"New Star in the Sky (Chanson pour Solal)" – 5:38
"Le voyage de Pénélope" – 3:10

Listplaceringar
UK Albums Chart, Storbritannien: #6
Nederländerna: #27
Frankrike: #21
VG-lista, Norge: #13
Sverigetopplistan: #52

Källor

Musikalbum 1998
Franska debutalbum


Mark Claimlimit It is a condition of registration that the marks shall be used only in relation to goods for sale in outer packaging bearing an indication that the marks are Certification Trade Marks. It is a condition of registration that the marks shall be used only in relation to cows' milk and cream made from cows' milk and to foodstuffs, food products, beverages and preparations for making foods and beverages, all containing, or made from cows' milk.
Class 29 Dairy products for food; cream; imitation cream, reconstituted cream, non-dairy cream, cream substitutes; foodstuffs, food products, beverages, preparations for making foods and beverages, all containing, including or made with cream, imitation cream, reconstituted cream, non-dairy cream, cream substitute and/or milk; milk, milk products, milk powder, milk beverages (milk predominating); all included in Class 29.


The two seasons are slated to have 12 episodes each.
Starring Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan, Outlander is based on the book series by Diana Gabaldon of the same title.
The series from Sony Pictures Television is among the most-watched premium TV programs with an average of 5.8 million viewers per episode in season three, based on multiplatform viewing. "Outlander's" fourth season, now shooting in Scotland, will premiere in November, Starz chief Chris Albrecht said Wednesday.
"Fans can rest assured their beloved Claire and Jamie will be back facing new challenges, adversaries and adventures in seasons five and six as we delve into American history and continue the story of the Frasers as they settle in the New World," said Albrecht.


text:
Moors Valley – The Gruffalo comes to life with new app.
In the first development of its kind, Forestry Commission England and Magic Light Pictures are bringing The Gruffalo characters to life in the Moors Valley forest through a new, free, augmented reality app.
Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, near Ringwood is one of only 26 locations across England where visitors can join the Gruffalo Spotter adventure through the deep dark wood.
Families can follow clues on an interactive trail and track signs of their favourite characters based on The Gruffalo, the best-selling picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
The self-led trail is packed with fun facts about forest animals with fantastic activities along the way. Once families have spotted the characters, they can use the app to bring the 3D character animation to life and take photos alongside them.
These photos are automatically added to the device's gallery, where they can be shared via social media using the hashtag #GruffaloSpotters.
Taking family forest walks to new heights, the app mixes technology with the real world, encouraging children to get exploring, firing their imaginations and enabling them to have an all-new forest experience at Moors Valley.
The Gruffalo Spotter's app has been developed and animated by Nexus Studios and is available for free with no in-app purchases from the App Store and Google Play.
A Gruffalo Spotters kit will be available to buy on site and includes animal facts, tips for tracking wildlife, an evidence collection bag, a magnifying glass and a pencil to make a note of your forest finds!
Katie Davies, Communications Ranger at Moors Valley said, "Moors Valley was the first country park in the country to have an official Gruffalo Trail and we are delighted to now be one of the first to bring the Gruffalo to life with this amazing new technology. Thousands of children have already had wonderful adventures in our deep dark woods thanks to Julia Donaldson's amazingly imaginative stories, now thousands more will be able to build on those adventures, bringing their favourite character to life at Moors Valley with the simple use of a very clever, free app."
The Gruffalo Spotters trail and The Gruffalo Spotter app launch at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest on 6 March and run until the end of December 2017.
The Gruffalo Spotters app is free from the App Store, Google Play and Amazon and requires downloading before your visit. A preview of the app is available at http://tinyurl.com/hgga5qt
This entry was posted on Saturday, April 8th, 2017 at 10:42 am	and is filed under Local Attractions.


Anime is the Japanese term for animation which means "all forms of animated media". It is hand-drawn and computer animation associated with Japan. The country is so popular when it comes to anime especially of "manga series". Anime can be distinguished easily because of its colorful graphics, vibrant characters, and fantastical themes. It is also defined as a diverse art form with distinctive production methods and techniques. There are different art styles used as well as character proportions and various features. It is very popular in many parts of the world.
It gained its popularity and had an international success especially when there was an English-dubbed programming. Children, both boys and girls are the target of anime when it comes to viewers. Some anime are also intended for adults. There are popular anime for both children and adults too. When it comes to the animation technique, anime follows the typical production of animation. There are four techniques that are applied in animation and it includes character design, story-boarding, voice acting, and cel production.
For the anime characters, many are being captivated by the beauty of the characters. The exaggerated eye size can easily be observed by viewers. In fact, it is a common anime character design convention. Not all anime characters have large eyes. There are various visual symbols that are employed in anime. For example, visible blushing for embarassment, glowing eyes for an intense glare, or sweat drops to depict nervousness. The animation industry is becoming more popular especially these days.


Substitution of section 226 (performers' rights not infringed by lending) of Principal Act.
"Performers' rights not infringed by lending by educational establishments.
226.— The rights conferred by this Part are not infringed by the lending by an educational establishment of a copy of a recording of a performance.".


text:
describe('options/space-before-closing-brace:', function() {
    beforeEach(function() {
        this.filename = __filename;
    });

    it('Array value => should not change anything', function() {
        this.comb.configure({ 'space-before-closing-brace': ['', ' '] });
        this.shouldBeEqual('test.css');
    });

    it('Invalid string value => should not change anything', function() {
        this.comb.configure({ 'space-before-closing-brace': '  nani  ' });
        this.shouldBeEqual('test.css');
    });

    it('Float number value => should not change anything', function() {
        this.comb.configure({ 'space-before-closing-brace': 3.5 });
        this.shouldBeEqual('test.css');
    });

    it('Integer value => should set proper space before }', function() {
        this.comb.configure({ 'space-before-closing-brace': 0 });
        this.shouldBeEqual('test.css', 'test.expected.css');
    });

    it('Valid string value (spaces only) => should set proper space before }', function() {
        this.comb.configure({ 'space-before-closing-brace': '  ' });
        this.shouldBeEqual('test.css', 'test-2.expected.css');
    });

    it('Valid string value (spaces and newlines) => should set proper space before }', function() {
        this.comb.configure({ 'space-before-closing-brace': '\n    ' });
        this.shouldBeEqual('test.css', 'test-3.expected.css');
    });

    it('Should detect no whitespace', function() {
        this.shouldDetect(
            ['space-before-closing-brace'],
            'a{top:0}',
            { 'space-before-closing-brace': '' }
        );
    });

    it('Should detect no whitespace (2 blocks)', function() {
        this.shouldDetect(
            ['space-before-closing-brace'],
            'a{top:0} b { color: tomato; }',
            { 'space-before-closing-brace': '' }
        );
    });

    it('Should detect whitespace', function() {
        this.shouldDetect(
            ['space-before-closing-brace'],
            'a { top:0 }',
            { 'space-before-closing-brace': ' ' }
        );
    });

    it('Should detect whitespace (2 blocks)', function() {
        this.shouldDetect(
            ['space-before-closing-brace'],
            'a { top:0 } b{color:tomato;}',
            { 'space-before-closing-brace': ' ' }
        );
    });

    it('Should detect whitespace (mix with block indent)', function() {
        this.shouldDetect(
            ['space-before-closing-brace', 'block-indent'],
            'a {\n  top:0\n  }\nb{\n  color:tomato;\n  }',
            { 'block-indent': '  ', 'space-before-closing-brace': '\n  ' }
        );
    });
});


Mall of Africa is South Africa's largest shopping Mall ever built in a single phase, with over 130 000m2 of retail space, and is home to over 300 shops, many of which are flagship stores. In addition to a vast array of both local and international brands, the Mall also boats uniquely identified court areas made for easy shopping navigation, as well as exceptional access, location and visibility. Located in Waterfall City, the Mall of Africa has an elegant design, which enhances its surrounding environment.
The Mall's architectural appearance is inspired by Africa's geological features and iconic landscapes. The Mall of Africa is well situated to serve as a dominant super-regional Mall. Our shoppers can look forward to a number of fabulous new stores on South African soil, including Zara Home and Armani Exchange, Fashion favourites include H&M and Versace.


A clear suspension of fine blue glitter with studded with black and silver glitter.
Young Nails revolutionary soak-off color gel is formulated to be both fast and durable. You can work confidently and quickly with a zippy 30-second cure using our new LED light or 1-minute cure using our UV light.


text:
« New CD Information from Dmitry Sitkovetsky on Nimbus Alliance Records
Nimbus Alliance Records – Information for Press/Media – Mark Glanville "Di Sheyne Milnerin" »
New CD Information from Divine Art Records (October 2012)
I outline below the details of three new CD titles on the Divine Art/Métier labels, due for UK release on 22nd October 2012. The full press information for each release is attached as a PDF file.
DDA25105 "Russian Piano Music Volume 9 – Mieczyslaw Weinberg" – performed by Murray McLachlan
Mieczysław Weinberg was born in Warsaw in 1919, the son of a composer and violinist at a Jewish theatre. When he was only ten he began his musical career there as a pianist and music director; two years later he started piano studies at the Warsaw Conservatory. After the German invasion of Poland in 1939 he was forced to flee the country and he went to the USSR, initially to Minsk.
In 1943 Weinberg sent the score of his newly completed First Symphony to Shostakovich, asking for an opinion of the work. Shostakovich arranged for him to receive an official invitation to Moscow – of especial value in the war years – and thus their close friendship was born. From the end of August 1943 until his death in 1996, Weinberg lived in Moscow, working as a freelance composer. From time to time he also made highly regarded appearances as a pianist.
Weinberg was an extremely productive composer with an output ranging from a Requiem to circus music. He had a (perhaps not entirely fashionable) inclination towards large-scale, epic music; in this respect Mahler and Prokofiev were important role models. His musical style was extremely varied, however, and his richly-coloured palette ranges from folk elements to dodecaphonic techniques.
Like most Soviet composers, Weinberg wrote collections of short, lightweight pieces for piano solo such as the three Children's Notebooks or the Easy Pieces, Op. 34, recorded here, but in view of his predilection for larger forms it is no surprise that the sonatas are the mainstays of his piano œuvre.
This is Volume 9 in the highly regarded series exploring Russian Solo Piano Music, and this Cd features the talents of Murray McLachlan.
DDA25108 Stephen Beville in Karlsruhe
Acclaimed as a 'one of the most talented young musicians to emerge from the UK' by the Frankfurter Neue Press, Stephen Beville made his 'concerto debut' while still at school, and has gone on to perform with orchestras such as the Baden-Philharmonie.
As soloist, Stephen has given recitals throughout Britain and Germany, his performances receiving outstanding reviews. He has participated in international festivals such as the Huddersfield Contemporary Music festival, the RNCM 'Glories of the Keyboard' and 'American Reflections' festivals, the 'KlangRiffe' festival of New Music (ZKM, Karlsruhe) and the London New Wind festival. In addition he has made recordings and given interviews for SWR (South West German Radio). This is his commercial CD recording debut. It is a 2CD package, priced as a single full price disc.
MSV28525 "Eric Craven – Set for Piano" – Realised and Performed by Mary Dullea
This collection of 12 pieces by Manchester born and based composer Eric Craven, maps out a journey from the known to the unknown, from the familiar to the experimental, from the directly linear to the serpentine twists and turns embodied in new discovery. At the end of the journey only the essentials are manifested; conventional melody and harmony, dynamics, articulation and phrasing distil into pure, refined pitch and, at this point, the music is completely stripped down enabling notes to float freely.
Craven's compositional method bucks the trend for works where the tiniest nuance of every performance gesture is written into the score, producing incredible complexity and huge challenges for the performer. Set for Piano challenges performers in different ways, eventually drawing them right into the note to note procedure and inviting them to contribute to the form.
The music is realised and performed by Mary Dullea, a sought-after interpreter of new music. Mary's expansive repertoire covers the standard piano literature as well as an ever-increasing amount of 20th- and 21st- century compositions, many of which are dedicated to her, through extensive commissions and premieres.
As usual, just let me know which samples you would like and I'll mail on a first come, first served basis. Interviews can be arranged with key artists quite easily and quickly if you are interested. I look forward to hearing from you shortly. Review copies are available now. US/Canada journalists should request samples via the Divine Art office in Vermont – patti@brandonmusic.net
25105 Russian Piano Music Vol 9 - Weinberg - Press Release
25105 Russian Piano Music Vol 9 - Weinberg - Press Release.pdf
25108 Stephen Beville In Karlsruhe Press Release
25108 Stephen Beville in Karlsruhe Press Release.pdf
28525 Eric Craven - Set For Piano - Press Release
28525 Eric Craven - Set for Piano - Press Release.pdf


Players who want to play in the Harvester Park Little League for regular season only, but live outside the HPLL boundary (See HPLL Boundary Map), must complete a waiver (Our League ID# is: 1131112). It can be turned in at evaluation day or sent to the President of Harvester Park LL at .
The player may not play on any Harvester Park District Tournament All-Star teams.
Please note, this is for the current regular season play only. Players must reapply each year.


text:
Grooming & Fitness
Home / Blog / Culture / Entertainment
From Soundcloud to Superstar: Billie Eilish's Rise to Fame
From Soundcloud to Superstar: BILLIE EILISH Yesterday night, Billie Eilish went home with 5 Grammy Awards – Best New Artist, Record of the Year,... View Article
Watch the 9-Minute Trailer for Diablo IV
Watch the 9-minute Diablo IV Trailer IN PREPaRATION FOR THE RELEASE OF DIABLO IV, BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES A jaw-dropping 9-MINUTE TRAILER. —By Shervin Shirvani... View Article
See the Trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars Episode IX THE RISE OF SKYWALKER The Star Wars Saga returns this holiday season with its last chapter in the Skywalker saga, in... View Article
Best of Sundance 2019
Mouthpiece: Patricia Rozema's Masterpiece
Patricia Rozema's masterpiece: Mouthpiece -By Jason Gorber For decades now, Patricia Rozema has been one of Canada's most established and celebrated filmmakers. Her breakthrough... View Article
The Comeback Kid: Sharon Van Etten
The Comeback Kid SHARON VAN ETTEN Singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten is just coming off of a four-year hiatus, but she definitely wasn't taking it... View Article
The Muse of Margiela's Munity: Sasha Lane
Sasha Lane has taken the world by storm. The American actress made her film debut in 2016 with the critically acclaimed and award-winning American... View Article
Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 5/25/2018) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 5/25/2018). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. AdChoices.


"Unquestionably the best Pentium 4 overclocking board"
"Impressive motherboard! From the packaging to the performance and everything in between"
From The Tiger Woods of Gaming to you!
ABIT to present "The CES-Fatal1ty Ultimate Gaming Shootout"


1. the "2004 display is ON with all characters in rows 1 & 3 are lighted.
2. I'm not able to connect the controller ( Arduino Mega).
[16:51:13] No connection; trying to pulse RTS to reset device.
[16:51:18] Unable to connect to firmware.
Hi.. what firmware are you trying to upload?
Whe you connect the mega2560, does it install drivers? if you go to the my computer --> devince manager, is the mega2560 showing at the COM port list?
Went back to your frimware question....changed to "MakerBoard v2.x (Gen4) with Mega 2560" and..viola it is connected.
still have error "packet timed out!".
and read out has still same problem.
Many thanks for the support !!!
2. On replicatorG rev 040, I assigned "Replicatore single" machine - is it OK.
all characters in rows 1 & 3 are lighted at all time.
b. I use nozzle extruder with type "K" TC. and intend to build conditioning amp. using AD595. What extruder S/W "patch" do I have load.
Hmm im not familiar with the software or firmware ur using.. try to ask on the other forums.
Since the ReplicatorG is the very first S/W I grabbed. it might be that it is not fully compatible.
would you please recommend me of S/W might work from your experience?
I took a look at the firmware list..
Are you sure the firmware ur using is compatible with RAMPS?!
Also im not sure which LCD u got, but the generic LCDs out there are compatible with RAMPS + Merlin, im not sure which other configurations are good.
I suggest you look at the firmware compatability issue first.
I really appreciate your effort. It really helps.
with registration accuracy of 1um. I'm eager to operate it and feel like the only obstacle is the S/W.
Marlin supports RepRap Arduino Mega Pololu Shield 1.4 with " 2004 display" (20 characters x 4 rows) I already downloaded it to my 2560 board.
As for the pornterface, i'll try to install it later.
Please, (if you feel comfortable with), we may further contact via mail?.
hi, yes how did the marlin go?


text:
Q: Error Installing Python MySQLdb on Windows 7 Please see the following stacktrace, is this a permissions issue?
C:\Project\MySQL-python-1.2.3>python setup.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 15, in <module>
    metadata, options = get_config()
  File "C:\Project\MySQL-python-1.2.3\setup_windows.py", line 7, in get_config
    serverKey = _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, options['registry_key'])
WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified

C:\Project\MySQL-python-1.2.3>

Python version is (ActiveState) 2.7.1

A: MySQL is a prerequisite, as said in the README of MySQLDb

A: Same issue here, with same version of Python and MySQL installed (as part of XAMPP). Presumably the pre-requisite is for the "vanilla" MySQL installation and not one included in an *AMP package.
It's not an answer to the problem of installing from the tarball, but binary packages of MySQLdb compatible with ActiveState Python 2.7.1 and Windows 7 are available at this site:-
http://servut.us/akx/2010/09/mysqldb-windows-binaries-python-26-27/

A: Edit the following line in the site.cfg file, part of the mysql-python build directory, to point to your MySQL location.
registry_key = SOFTWARE\MySQL AB\MySQL Server 5.0

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Top pick camp: , the A's first-round pick , is trying to soak up as much as he can during major-league camp, and as a shortstop, he's keeping especially close eye on Semien.
At 10, I knew I wanted to play professionally and found demanding coaches.
joins them for his speed as well as Cheap Jerseys NFL his special teams abilities.
He did clock 4 at the Harding Pro Day.
He attributed this Nike NFL Jerseys From China part to his upbringing a family of physicians, as he found their attitudes toward medicine revolved around what they were taught and nothing .
Gehrig took jobs as a maid, launderer, cook, and baker.
There was a point where things were close with Colorado, but that didn't work, either.
He'd always wanted a classic truck and decided a few years ago that the time had come to build one.
was recalled to fill his spot.
He can use his fastball more than Cheap Jerseys Womens Mike Mitchell Jersey NFL most pitchers because he has one that sinks and one that rises.
Need to find a unique gift?
He can also be slow to diagnose plays at times; he needs to hit plays full speed to be NFL Jerseys Nike effective.
had a breakout year 2015, starting 14 of the Patriots 16 .
pitcher Jake Arrieta and reliever Pedro Strop remain to have their cases settled with the clock ticking.
Anytime you get a head injury, you got to Jerseys China get it looked at.
should be considered day-to-day moving forward until additional information is provided.
He was a key member of the two Cup championship Flyers teams 1974 and 1975.
Dead and sore arms are typical this time of year, but stuff like this is always worth watching.
She looks straight into the back of the club as she warbles.
are going to take shots at you.
All he ever did was cause aggravation to our team.
Six other right wings were chosen ahead of him.
I 't know what to tell you.
Without Jerseys China their leading scorer and top defender, the Spurs struggled to gain separation from a team they beat by 15 earlier this month.
With the hype machine working overtime, it makes little sense to trade for him dynasty leagues.
It's http://www.officialbengalsfootballproshop.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_BILLY_PRICE_JERSEY.html not even http://www.cardinalsofficialauthenticonlines.com/cardinals+sam+bradford+jersey all that close; the next worse team is the 2013 Sabres, at .317, followed by the 2014 Sabres that same year's Rasheem Green Youth jersey Coyotes , and the 2006 Flyers .
A step back isn't bad per se, but given the fact that he probably was a bit lucky last means he could be overdrafted.
I a cage-like door, maybe thirty by forty inches, made of woven branches.
Prosecutor Nasson said Bourque's driving record, which showed three other car accidents since 1991, should have warranted a 90-day license suspension.
Puck is dumped Stars zone by J.T.
You messed up dream.' It was like I intended to hurt him.
importantly than what does from offensive production standpoint is how NFL defenses would align their personnel Royce Freeman Jersey for him while Nike NFL Jerseys From China he's on the field.
Luckily for Tampa Bay, they http://www.patriotsfootballofficialonline.com/Shea-Mcclellin-Jersey should be getting safety Conte back from a two-game absence due to a chest injury.
Going through turns, a lot of times I didn't even know what direction we were going because I was NFL Jerseys Nike focused on moving my legs and breathing at the right reps, he said.


text:
Dick Dale Dead: Surf Guitar Legend Dies at 81
By Danilo Castro
Updated Mar 17, 2019 at 6:14pm
Getty Guitarist Dick Dale
Dick Dale has died. The guitarist and surf rock pioneer passed away on Saturday according to his bassist Sam Bolle. "He was an original, he always did things the way he wanted to do them, his own way," Bolle told TMZ. "Long before punk rock, he was doing that." Dale was 81.
While a cause of death has yet to be determined, Dale suffered from various ailments over the years; including rectal cancer, diabetes, kidney failure, and damaged vertebrae. In a 2015 interview with the Pittsburgh City Paper, Dale said that he continued to tour as a means of covering medical costs. "I have to raise $3,000 every month to pay for the medical supplies I need to stay alive, and that's on top of the insurance that I pay for," he revealed. "I can't stop touring because I will die. Physically and literally, I will die."
Dick Dale Died at Age 81 After a Lengthy Battle with Rectal Cancer
MisirlouDick Dale on Toast of the Town (also known as The Ed Sullivan Show), 1963. This is episode: imdb.com/title/tt0724670/2009-09-27T00:46:07.000Z
Dale, born Richard Anthony Monsour, was often referred to as "The King of the Surf Guitar." His 1961 single "Let's Go Trippin'" is widely credited as the first surf rock song, and gained traction on various California radio stations. Dale and his band the Del-Tones followed it up with a series of hits that included "Jungle Fever", "Peppermint Man" and "Misirlou." The latter would become Dale's signature song, and would be used as the opening credits for the film Pulp Fiction.
Dale's popularity waned as the British Invasion took stormed the music charts. He was diagnosed with rectal cancer in the mid-60s, which he would be forced to combat for the rest of his career. His diagnosis led to him retiring from the music business for nearly two decades. Dale eventually bounced back and released his comeback album The Tiger's Loose in 1983. He continued to release music and tour up until his death.
Dale Is Hailed as 'The King of the Surf Rock Guitar' for His 1960s Music
Dick Dale – The King Of Surf GuitarMusic legend Dick Dale talks about the early days, his association with Leo Fender and the new Dick Dale Signature Acoustic Guitar from Fender.2011-03-02T00:50:52.000Z
Dale was an avid surfer in addition to being a musician, and he felt the two interests fed into one another. "There was a tremendous amount of power I felt while surfing and that feeling of power was simply transferred into my guitar when I was playing surf music," he explained. "The style of music I developed, to me at the time, was the feeling I got when I was out there on the waves. It was good rambling feeling I got when I was locked in a tube with the white water caving in over my head. I was trying to project the power of the ocean to the people. I couldn't get the feeling by singing, so the music took an instrumental form."
Dale remained active late into his career. He regularly appeared on talk shows like Late Night with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! He also played himself on TV shows like Beverly Hills, 90210 and animated specials like Aloha, Scooby-Doo! He's survived by his son Jimmy, who played in his band FCC, and his wife Lana, who was his tour manager.
Famed surf rocker Dick Dale has died at age 81. Learn more about Dale and his cause of death here.


text:
a virtual journal and essential blog of the classical music scene in greater Boston
Lee Eiseman, publisher; Robert Levin, advisor; David Moran, assisting editor; Bettina A. Norton, emerita editor
Half a Tasty Loaf at Maverick
by Leslie Gerber
July 6, 2015 July 6, 2015 by Leslie Gerber
Adam Tendler (file photo)
My confusion over the scheduled beginning of Adam Tendler's Maverick Concerts debut on July 4th caused me to miss the first half of his program. (Maverick's evening concerts have three different start times this season, due to artists' schedules.) This loss was particularly unfortunate for me, since Tendler's all-American Fourth of July program was the most adventurous concert of the entire season. What I heard made me regret the loss even more.
John Cage is inextricably linked with the history of Maverick Concerts because his famous/notorious "4'33″" was premiered there in 1952. We have been "hearing" it there every few seasons in recent years. Tendler "played" it, too, but only after performing Cage's "Sonatas and Interludes" of 1946-48, music written when Cage was still writing real music. The famous "prepared piano" was an invention caused by necessity. Inadequate space at a dance performance led Cage to create a percussion orchestra that could be played by a single pianist. I know this music from recordings and was greatly looking forward to hearing it. Musically knowledgeable friends assured me that Tendler made a compelling experience out of the music, which only made me feel worse.
Henry Cowell is also linked with Maverick's history. He lived the last 23 years of his life in Woodstock, and at least one of his late works was premiered at Maverick, a Piano Trio. By 1946, when Cowell moved to Woodstock, his pioneering piano compositions were long behind him. Hardly anybody seems to play these early Cowell pieces any more, which is a pity. While inventing various new techniques of playing the piano (including the tone clusters which inspired Bartók when he heard Cowell), he also created some of his most interesting and exciting music.
Tendler began his selection with Cowell's very early "Anger Dance," written when he was 17. It uses dogged repetition as a technique. Tendler worried me a bit because he played the piece with a lot less anger than I hear from Cowell's own recording. However, in a generous selection of a dozen pieces, that was my only problem with the performances. In the pieces I was familiar with, like the prophetic "Advertisement," Tendler applied a powerful technique, very wide dynamic range, and interpretive insight that enabled him to draw the maximum musical value from these sometimes crazy pieces. "Advertisement," for example, sounded thoroughly crazed, which is its point. Although it might remind a listener of far more recent styles of advertising, it was inspired by advertising lights and was written even before radio.
Aside from my own enjoyment, I think it's a measure of Tendler's success that the audience was completely silent during the entire sequence of pieces and then greeted the conclusion with a huge outburst of applause. He really brought those pieces alive while making them sound as though they could have been written last week. I hope I get to hear this wonderful musician again. Maybe he can play more Cowell. I met Cowell's widow Sidney late in her life, and she told me there were hundreds of his pieces that had never been performed or published.
Leslie Gerber, who lives in Woodstock, New York, has been reviewing professionally since 1966, for such venues as Performance Today, Fanfare, and Amazon.com. He also publishes the Parnassus Records label.
Comments Off on Half a Tasty Loaf at Maverick
Ron Barnell on "Imperfect Perfection" at Symphony Hall
Nicolas Sterner on Mozart, Movies, and Media According to Fellner
Stephanie on "Imperfect Perfection" at Symphony Hall
Camilli on Darkness Sensationally Decried
Josiah Fisk on BAE Delivers Character and Presence
David R. Moran on Comfort Food from the BSO
Lee Eiseman on BAE Delivers Character and Presence
nimitta on Comfort Food from the BSO
Sarah Leaf-Herrmann on Comfort Food from the BSO
Camilli on Comfort Food from the BSO
© B. M. Int.
If you would like to contribute articles or reviews to the Intelligencer , please familiarize yourself with our submission guidelines. Subscribe to the Intelligencer.


text:
Bloodstock Open AirFestival News
Festival Preview: BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2016 – Ten Bands We Want to Check Out!
Mark Dean August 3, 2016
Festivals have a long history in social and musical cultures through the years. In the UK rock and metal musical genres have been exclusively represented through the long-standing Reading Festivals and Monsters of Rock (which later became Download Festival). However, where the aforementioned focused on presenting a diversity of rock styles they larger avoided the more extreme/brutal and much heavier music of the scene. After several years running an indoor festival for a more extreme audience base the organisers of Bloodstock saw an opportunity in the market for expansion. Their ethos of having a harder edged festival representing those much neglected and also largely much maligned bands should be taken up a new level.
Slayer – Tom Araya
Photo: Thomas Woroniak
Thus a new outdoor festival was born in 2005, initially with a single stage in operation. As popularity of the event took off a second stage was added in 2006 with the introduction of a stage specifically to support unsigned acts. A unique concept and one that was universally embraced, giving a new generation of bands an opportunity of exposure to a large audience. 2007 saw further expansion with the introduction of a third stage. The festival portrays itself as a family run festival, and this also carries through to the organisers who have brought family members on board. Essentially this is where it differs from many others. It is true that festivals need to have a sound financial plan in order to operate successfully, but where others have this solely as an objective, other areas are then overlooked to achieve this end. Where Bloodstock succeeds is that it listens to its audience, takes on suggestions and recommendations, and actually acts on them. I have attended many festivals over the years which have their faults/issues and problems…Unfortunately, negative feedback is largely ignored in the organisers quest to chase the profitable cash cow. They have become greedy to the detriment of the very festival goers who line their pockets.
This year I will be attending Bloodstock Open Air Festival for the first time and eagerly look forward to a cross section of some legends – from Twisted Sister and Slayer, to some upcoming newer acts. This diversity sets it apart from other festivals which tend to rebook the same headliners almost on a rotational basis. Fingers crossed for some rare UK summer sunshine for slightly longer than a brief period over the 3 days. The reputation of Bloodstock I am very familiar with – now to see if it lives up to it with the quality organisation and legendary Bloodstock family camaraderie.
[separator style="line" /]
10 Bands to Check Out at BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2016
Phil Campbell's All Star Band (Thursday – Sophie Lancaster Stage)
Legendary Motorhead guitarist plays the songs of his iconic employers PLUS songs by artists that have inspired him. Bound to feature a few surprises and also get quite emotional when he talks about Lemmy. Not sure who else is featured in the band but the All-Star label certainly demands a viewing!
Evil Scarecrow (Friday – Ronnie James Dio Stage)
I really can't understand the appeal of this band and they haven't convinced me with their musical offerings. I have heard that their live shows can be "entertaining" – dancing crabs, and robots anybody? Investigate with me to see if they can live up to all the hype. Will they have invented a new dance for their latest single "Hurricanado"? Come along and see for yourself.
Twisted Sister (Friday – Ronnie James Dio Stage – Headliners)
Huge in the MTV-era of the eighties with many video hits. Legends that are playing their very last UK show ever. I have never previously witnessed them live – hopefully they will bow out disgracefully.
Beholder (Friday – Sophie Lancaster Stage)
Watch the power of the mighty Simon Hall of Bloodstock Festival fame bring the music "right in yer face!" There is no escape, and indeed no barriers between band and crowd at their shows – bringing the metal quite literally to the masses. Up close and personal is how it always gets with these guys!
Acid Reign (Saturday – Sophie Lancaster Stage)
Apple Core revisited from the underground band with legendary status. The band's recent reunion and live shows have proven that the incendiary frontman, Howard "H" Smith, has not mellowed with age. New band behind him but delivering the classics with all the power, and indeed humour, that they presented first time around. Entertainment personified.
Photo: Justin Williams
Shining (Saturday – Sophie Lancaster Stage)
Hard to define genre-wise, as this avant-garde Norwegian band play what they term "black jazz." Expect hard-hitting brutality with a saxophone. Doing something different. Traversing genres and forging their own musical path. In short, I don't know why, but it works.
Gojira (Saturday – Ronnie James Dio Stage)
Another band that do their own musical thing which isn't easily bracketed or defined. Hailing from France, I have seen them twice in a club setting. Keen to test if they can convert that energy into a festival setting.
Photo: Charles Yozgott
Metal Allegiance (Sunday – Ronnie James Dio Stage)
Supergroup who do their own thing musically. While its always great to see a bunch of legendary musicians all on stage together, their album has proven that it's so much more than just a curiosity and pet project. This should be great. One of the most expected sets of the festival for me personally.
Anthrax and Slayer (Sunday – Ronnie James Dio Stage)
Have to finish this list with not just one but two of the legendary "Big 4" of the Thrash Era. Anthrax and Slayer! – over thirty years of experience each and they don't appear to have mellowed with age. Both in a club setting and at a festival they always quote "Bring the Noise!" I have been watching both of these bands since the eighties and will always continue to enthusiastically enjoy their live performances!!
[columns] [column size="half"]
Slayer – Kerry King
Photo: Robert Forte
[/column] [column size="half"]
[/column] [/columns] [separator style="line" /]
2016 antihero-featured BLOODSTOCK bloodstock open air festival festival preview UK
KNOTFEST TO MAKE HISTORY ONCE AGAIN WITH THE FIRST EVER KNOTFEST UK
Welcome To Rockville 2020 Full Lineup Announced!
BLOODSTOCK reveals Devin Townsend setlist plans; adds 5 bands & more
Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival 2020 Full Lineup Announced: Metallica, Slipknot, Deftones, Bring Me The Horizon, Evanescence, Staind & Many More
DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL Announces Second Run Of Bands For 2020
Epicenter 2020: Music Lineup Announced!
Knotfest Announces Inaugural KNOTFEST AT SEA Cruise
BLOODSTOCK announce final main stage headliners for 2020
METALLICA To Headline All Five Danny Wimmer Presents Hard Rock Festivals In 2020 With 2 Performances & 2 Different Set Lists At Each Event
BLOODSTOCK Festival launches 2020's regional Metal 2 The Masses Programme!
Mark Dean
I'm a 40+ music fan. Fond mostly of rock and metal - my staple musical food delights. Originally from Northern Ireland, I am now based in the UK-Manchester. I have a hectic musical existence with regular shows and interviews. Been writing freelance for five years now with several international websites. Passionate about what I do, I have been fortunate already to interview many of my all-time musical heroes. My music passion was first created by seeing Status Quo at the tender age of 15. While I still am passionate about my rock and metal, I have found that with age my taste has diversified so that now I am actually dipping into different musical genres and styles for the first time.
Concert Photos: ANTI-CLONE at Bloodstock Open Air 2016
Concert Photos: FOZZY at Bloodstock 2018
Concert Photos: METAL ALLEGIANCE at Bloodstock Open Air 2016
BLOODSTOCK confirms more bands!
Interview: Robert Morey and Andrew Baird of FALLUJAH at Bloodstock Open Air 2017
"Feuer Frei" for Rammstein at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park


The Illinois Shakespeare Festival (ISF) announces a revealing "Shakespeare in the Land of Lincoln" symposium, which will explore the unique fascination that Abraham Lincoln had with William Shakespeare's writings. The symposium events coincide with ISF's 2018 season of plays and other activities starting June 30.
Our 16th president's affinity for the Bard is well known. According to Lincoln scholars, he kept a book of Shakespeare's work on his desk in the White House, and Macbeth was his favorite play. However, the references to this connection were not definitive until author Michael Anderegg's 2015 book, Lincoln and Shakespeare (University of Kansas Press).
"Shakespeare in the Land of Lincoln" is produced in partnership with Bloomington-Normal's Lincoln Festival and the Looking for Lincoln organization in Springfield, Illinois. The symposium includes four lectures by leading Lincoln scholars, a new play for young audiences, and exhibits on both Lincoln and Shakespeare. The lectures will be held at the historic Ewing Manor next door to ISF's home stage, Ewing Theatre. The lectures are free. Reservations are recommended.
James M. Cornelius, Ph.D., July 14 at 2 p.m.
Curator of the Lincoln Collection in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Cornelius was previously at the University of Illinois Library's Illinois Historical and Lincoln Collections for eight years.
Spotlight speaker, Michael Anderegg, Ph.D., July 21 at 4 p.m.
A professor of English for most of his career, Anderegg has written several books including Cinematic Shakespeare and Orson Welles, Shakespeare, and Popular Culture. In Lincoln and Shakespeare, Anderegg describes how Lincoln discovered the Bard's works at a time when they were first being widely distributed and read in the U.S. The words and stories resonated with the future president. "It was to Shakespeare's dramatic universe that Lincoln turned to again and again for intellectual nourishment, emotional support, and sheer pleasure he could find nowhere else," Anderegg states.
Guy Fraker, Ph.D., July 28 at 2 p.m.
A Lincoln scholar and author, Fraker has written two books about Lincoln: Lincoln's Ladder to the Presidency: The Eighth Judicial Court and Looking for Lincoln in Illinois: A guide to Lincoln's Eighth Judicial Court, which is a part of the Looking for Lincoln book series.
Robert Bray, Ph.D., August 4 at 2 p.m.
Bray has authored multiple works on Lincoln including Reading with Lincoln, which describes the influence on the president's speeches, writing, and policies. Bray also co-wrote the play Lincoln's in Town! that tells of a young Lincoln's historical connections to the Bloomington area.
Registration for the symposium is available on the ISF website, IllinoisShakes.com.
Lincoln's Festival on Route 66: Trails, Rails & Roads in Bloomington-Normal offers a weekend of events July 20–22. This festival is a celebration of Lincoln's life and his historic legacy in the area. The three-day event offers Lincoln-related programming and experiences for all ages. All events are open to the public and most are free.
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival is a proud partner in the Looking for Lincoln-Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. The National Heritage Area is a 42-county region in Illinois dedicated to preserving and sharing the legacy of Abraham Lincoln with visitors from around the world through authentic historic attractions, stories, and special events that capture the essence of Lincoln's 30 years in Illinois. For more information, visit LookingForLincoln.com.
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival is supported by the Illinois Arts Council and sponsored by Candlewood Suites, Bloomington. For more information about visiting Bloomington-Normal, visit VisitBN.org.


This disc is a model of how to do it — musicians and composers take note. For one thing, the band has an immense rhythmic and melodic energy, but the pieces are compact — sometimes explosions of twenty-first century Hot, sometimes evocative mood pieces, but none of them sounding just like the preceding track. Dennis is a real composer, so that even an exploration of Rhythm changes sounds lively and fresh. His arrangements also make for refreshing variety, so that one doesn't hear him as the featured soloist to the exclusion of the other luminaries, and the performances are multi-textured, harking back to the later Buck Clayton, to Charlie Shavers' work for the John Kirby Sextet, Raymond Scott, to sensitive elegies and musings that hint at the work of Sidney Bechet and Django Reinhardt. You'll also notice compositions by and associated with those Queens denizens Louis, Fats, Clarence Williams. As that borough boasts some of the finest ethnic restaurants, this disc offers one savory musical dish after another. As they used to say, "For listening and dancing"! Peter Karl is responsible for the lovely recorded sound and Ricky Riccardi for the fine liner notes.
Here are some details. The musicians are Dennis, clarinet; Dalton Ridenhour, piano; Gordon Au, trumpet; J. Walter Hawkes, trombone; Rob Garcia, drums; Nathan Peck, string bass — with guest appearances by Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, vocal , guitar; Mazz Swift, violin, vocal; Terry Wilson, vocal; Nick Russo, guitar. If you know even a few of those performers, you will want this disc, because they seem especially inspired by Dennis' compositions, arrangements, and playing. And no one imitates any of the Ancestors.
The songs are 7 EXPRESS / FOR BIX / MIDNIGHT AT THE PIERS / ROAD STREET COURT PLACE AVENUE DRIVE / SOMEDAY YOU'LL BE SORRY / WALTZ FOR CAMILA / L.I.C. STRUT / JUST CROSS THE RIVER FROM QUEENS / BLUE TURNING GREY OVER YOU / 23rd BETWEEN 23rd AND 23rd / SQUEEZE ME / THE POWER OF NOT THEN / I'D REMEMBER HAVING MET YOU / CAKE WALKING BABIES FROM HOME.
You may order a download or a disc here at very reasonable prices.
I know that even the most devoted jazz fans get complacent. "Oh, we have to go to my sister-in-law's that night. We can always see that band." Or "She'll be coming back to [insert your city or favorite jazz club] in a few months. I'm tired. I have a headache. It's raining." I've done it myself. But I think — in what I admit is a rather gloomy way — what if someone had said, "Oh, we can always hear Bix / Charlie Christian / Jimmie Blanton / Sidney Catlett / Clifford Brown," and then woke up to the newspapers a few days later.
Now, here is a band portrait. Each of these gentlemen has many decades to go, to spread joy, to fill the air with beautiful sounds. So I am not writing a morbid post.
If you don't recognize them, they are known as THE HOT JAZZ ALLIANCE, which is an accurate name.
BUT. This band — an Australian-US conglomeration of the highest order — is not a group that you can see every Monday and Thursday, wherever you live. Two of its members, Andy Schumm, cornet and miscellaneous instruments; Josh Duffee, drums, come from the United States. Yes, I've seen them in the UK, but not as part of this group. The other four luminaries hail from Australia, and although I've met Michael McQuaid, reeds; Jason Downes, reeds, and John Scurry, banjo / guitar, also in the UK (I apologize to Leigh Barker, string and brass bass, for not having bowed low before him. Yet.) this group took a good amount of will-power and diligence to assemble.
So they are playing three shows in the United States, unless my information is faulty. One is Josh's July 22 tribute to Chauncey Morehouse in PoPa's home town of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania — details here — I wonder how many Hot devotees in the tri-state New York area have plans to attend the HJA's delicious two-show offering at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola? One night, July 20. Two shows, at 7:30 and 9:30. You can read about the event here and you can purchase tickets (which I suggest you do while they are still available) here.
Now, it is possible that someone reading this post is already impatient. "What? Does Michael think I am made of money? The kids need braces; Mama needs to finish her post-doc in Spenser, and our ancient Toyota is falling apart as I sit here." I apologize. I have a mortgage and an ancient car, and the orthodonture my parents paid for in my childhood has not stayed where it was put. I understand other people's bills. But this is a once-in-a-who-knows-how-long event.
I'll be at Dizzy's . . . but without video camera. Draw whatever conclusions you like, but if you are depending on me to be the Frank Buck of Hot (you could look it up) it won't happen. My apologies.
What I hear here is intense, passionate, "clean" and dirty all at once, expert and casual. The HJA harks back to the beloved Ancestors but they aren't in the business of reproducing old discs right in front of us. They enliven and cheer.
And — just for a thrill — here is the cover photo, the gents all spiffy! — of their debut CD. I've heard it and the glasses in the kitchen cabinet are still rocking. The CD will be on sale at Dizzy's too, so you can take home a souvenir.
Enough loving bullying for one post, one month, perhaps for ever.
I quietly suggest that the HJA is even more special, its New York appearance even more a rarity . . . who cares if there is not yet a special Hot Jazz Alliance matchbook?
I hope to see you at Dizzy's!
I was there, and I saw it for myself — five floors up, against a glorious dark Manhattan skyline, closer to the stars than any jazz club I know.
On Wednesday night, October 22, 2014, courtesy of the New York Hot Jazz Festival (thank you, Misha Katsobashvili!) and Jazz at Lincoln Center, Gordon Au and the Grand Street Stompers made their debut appearance — two sets, two sold-out crowds — and thrilled everyone.
Those who have been following the GSS weren't surprised, but I think some of the international visitors in the room went away with a new appreciation for New York hot.
Here are two highlights: Gordon's own RIDGEWOOD STOMP, and Tamar Korn's ecstatic performance of DO THE NEW YORK.* The band was Gordon, trumpet, arrangements, compositions; Josh Holcomb, trombone; Matt Koza, clarinet / soprano saxophone (subbing for the temporarily under-the-weather Dennis Lichtman); Nick Russo, banjo / guitar; Andrew Hall, string bass; Rob Garcia, drums, with vocals by Tamar and by Molly Ryan.
*There is a singularly unsubtle edit in this video, linking one song to another. You'll know it when you stumble over it.
I don't believe that the venue in itself makes the music — the 1938 Goodman band was spectacular before it had its date at Carnegie Hall — but certain meetings of music and place seem more than significant. Here's one: Gordon Au's Grand Street Stompers will be making their debut appearance at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola this coming Wednesday, October 22, 2014, for two sets — at 7:30 and 9:30 PM.
For this occasion, the Stompers are Gordon, trumpet, compositions, arrangements; Tamar Korn and Molly Ryan, vocals; Dennis Lichtman, clarinet; Josh Holcomb, trombone; Nick Russo, guitar/banjo; Andrew Hall, bass; and Rob Garcia, drums.
I've been following the Stompers as often as I could for the last three years, and have enjoyed (and sometimes video-recorded) them in a variety of settings, from Cafe Carlyle to a Columbia University swing dance, downtown at the Cupping Room and at the Brooklyn mecca Radegast, even a vintage subway car.
But thanks to our friend and friend of hot music Misha Katsobashvili (who runs the New York Hot Jazz Festival), the Stompers are now in even higher society — in terms of the jazz hierarchy.
The Stompers' music is wide-ranging and quirky (both adjectives are meant as compliments) — from deepest "traditional jazz" repertoire to obscure pre-1945 pop tunes going all the way back to Gordon's quizzical and gratifying originals, and unusual arrangements of familiar material, including forays into classical and light classical. Because of this band, a number of singers have now taken WHILE THEY WERE DANCING AROUND into their repertoires, and who else offers SHE'S A GREAT, GREAT GIRL? Gordon is also deeply involved in revered Disney songs, which emerge out fresh and lively. Always surprising, never routine.
Here is the site to buy tickets for the October 22 shows.
Why not let yourself go . . . up to Dizzy's Club Coca Cola this Wednesday?
Posted in "Thanks A Million", Bliss!, Generosities, Hotter Than That, Ideal Places, Irreplaceable, It's All True, Jazz Titans, Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!, Pay Attention!, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, The Real Thing, The Things We Love, Wow!
What follows is a glowing sample of what the masters of any art do, communally and individually: assembling without fanfare for a common purpose, speaking their piece in turn, collaborating to create something beautiful that never existed before.
The inspiring Dan Block (reed master, here playing tenor saxophone) got together with friends and peers at the informal Thursday night session at the 2014 Allegheny Jazz Party and showed us — without being didactic — how it is done.
I think music-making at this level is an absolute gift, given freely and generously by the finest artists. Happily, they were performing for an attentive, hushed audience who were, in every sense of the phrase, "getting it." Gifts like these come back to the givers. See the contented smiles on the faces of the musicians as they bask in the warmth of their own creations. Not immodestly, but joyously, congratulating each other on creating such an uplifting community.
This beauty — in varied hues — sprang to life often during the Allegheny Jazz Party. I am certain such beauty will flourish again in September 2015.
But that's a long way away, so let me point you to something closer (if you live in New York or environs). I will be away, so you have to see and hear for yourself.
The Dan Block Quintet will offer a program he calls "Mary Lou Williams and Benny Carter Meet Hard Bop" at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (that's Broadway and 60th Street) on Wednesday, October 8th. Sets are at 7:30 and 9:30 PM. The Quintet is Dan, saxophone; Adam Birnbaum, piano; Godwin Louis, alto saxophone; Jennifer Vincent, string bass; Alvester Garnett, drums. One may reserve by phone (212-258-9595) or in person after 6P.M. daily at the club. It's a $30 cover, $20 for students.
Block, Allen, Barrett, Sportiello, Burr, Siers — all masters. Follow them and be uplifted.
We hold these truths to be self-evident. Catherine Russell is a serious creator of joy — part of the pursuit of happiness.
She proved it again last night in her first set at Dizzy's Club Coca C0la (part of Jazz at Lincoln Center, high above the Manhattan panorama). Catherine had four of her friends in sweet support: Mark Shane, piano; Matt Munisteri, guitar and six-string banjo; Lee Hudson, string bass; Mark McLean, drums. Their hour-long performance was varied, satisfying, light-hearted, and deep.
Much of her repertoire comes from two places: the blues, naughty, sad or springtly, from the Twenties to the Fifties; swing tunes from the great golden age. So Catherine gave us the blues by singing songs associated with Lil Green, Little Willie John, Dinah Washington, Wynonie Harris (ROMANCE IN THE DARK, I'm STICKIN' TO YOU, MY MAN'S AN UNDERTAKER, and WHISKEY ON THE SHELF), moving from deep intimacy to mock-threat to a Dionysiac rent party.
But there's a third side to Catherine that might be overlooked — that she is a peerless singer of love ballads — whether the object of devotion is a landscape (the touching EV'NTIDE by Hoagy Carmichael for Louis Armstrong) or a person (LUCILLE, written by Catherine's father, pianist Luis Russell, for Louis to sing about his wife). In these songs, we heard a deep vein of tenderness, of love without irony being conveyed directly through Catherine's voice.
And what a voice! She moves from a dark lower register to a trumpetlike delivery, rising to gospel / rhythm 'n' blues drama at her top. It's a delight to hear her deliver a melody, apparently as written, but with subtle reshapings that deliver it anew, improvising in ways that always serve the song. Catherine's swing quartet was simply delightful — starting the evening with a rocking yet leisurely exploration of ROSETTA — masters at play.
Catherine is a treasure. Her stint at Dizzy's is from Thursday, April 25, to Sunday, the 28th. She turns timid, quiet audiences into swing enthusiasts — in the most delicious subtle ways.