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"The Ballad Hits" finally hit the U.S.
NEW YORK (UPDATED) - Without any fanfare – and at retail stores at least, totally overwhelmed by the hype surrounding the release of Madonna's new album – "The Ballad Hits" was finally released in the United States today.
This release marks the return of Roxette to the EMI family of labels in the US, after a many years of separation. During that period, Roxette released "The Greatest Hits" on the Edel America label, just before that company went out-of-business two years ago.
According to The Daily Roxette's correspondents, only a handful of copies of "The Ballad Hits" could be found at Virgin Megastore in New York City's Times Square (where Roxette performed just a few years ago), and not with the new releases in the front of the store, but in the bin with previous Roxette albums. In the Miami area, the CD is nowhere to be found. Many stores there have not even heard about the release.
Capitol does not intend to release "A Thing About You" as a radio single to promote the album. A sticker on the CD package reads "15 of the International duo's biggest love songs including the #1 smash It Must Have Been Love."
Thomas Evensson and Jackie_Radiorox contributed to this article.
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Ogopogo - The Context-Aware Music Player
» How do I find a specific song / track / title?
Use the search field above the hotlist to search for specific titles. If you don't know the title of the track (or any part thereof), use the same method to find the name of any set (album or playlist) the title appears in, then select that set and tap the "o" button until the title rises close enough to the top of the hotlist that you can find it easily. The same method works if you only know the name of the artist.
Tracks, lists and artists all appear in the hotlist, so you do not have to go to the Lists or Artists lists to find them. (Of course, you find them also there.)
» How do I use the play queue?
The play queue contains the tracks queued up for playback in ogopogo. Tap "play now" or "play later" in any list other than the play queue to place the currently selected tracks in that list in the play queue. "Play" places tracks at the beginning of the queue and immediately begins playback of the first of these tracks; "play later" appends them at the end of the play queue. Swiping an entry of the hotlist, history, favourites, etc. to the right will append it to the play queue. Swiping an entry of the play queue to the right will remove it from the queue. Of course, you can reorder the entries of the play queue by simply dragging them up or down.
When a track starts playing, it is removed from the top of the play queue; after it has finished playing, it is moved to the history.
When you add a set (album or playlist) to the play queue, all the tracks in it will be placed in the queue. When you add an artist to the play queue, ogopogo will auto-select 10 tracks by this artist and place them in the queue (this number can be changed under settings).
You can save a snapshot of the current play queue to a list (for later playback) or send it to a friend (or to yourself) via e-mail using the "export" button.
» How do I use contexts?
Contexts represent different situations or moods in which you listen to different kinds of music. On iPad, the active context is shown (and selected) in the upper left part of the ogopogo screen, left of the player display.
Select the appropriate context when you listen to music, and ogopogo will learn which music fits which context. In auto-select mode, ogopogo uses the current context to find music you may want to listen to. Obviously, this learning process can take a while, but you can accelerate it by boosting tracks, artists or lists (albums or playlists) that fit the current context, using the "o" button.
If ogopogo auto-selects a track that does not fit the current context, simply skip it, and ogopogo will learn that this was not a good fit. Of course, you can create your own contexts, under Settings > Contexts.
» How do I tell ogopogo about changes to my iTunes library?
When you launch ogopogo, it checks whether changes have occurred in your iTunes library. If your iTunes library has changed while ogopogo is running, using Settings > Sync Music Library.
» What is the hotlist?
The hotlist is your main tool for searching or browsing your music library for what you'd like to listen to. It contains all tracks, lists (albums and playlists) and artists from your music library, sorted according to "activation".
An entry in the hotlist gets activated when it is played back as well as when you boost it (using the "o" button); it also gets activated, when a context, set, artist or track it is associated with gets activated. Ogopogo learns these association when you listen to music and browse your collection. When a hotlist entry gets activated, it rises towards the top of the list; if it does not get activated for a while, it slowly descends towards the bottom of the list.
In case you were wondering, this process resembles current models of how our own memories get stored and retrieved.
» What is boosting?
By tapping the "o" button in any list or in the play queue, the entries (tracks, artists, lists) currently selected will receive activation, which makes them rise towards the top of the hotlist, where you can find them more easily, and ogopogo is more likely to choose them for playback when using auto-select.
By boosting one or more entries of a list multiple times, they receive more activation. Boosting twice in a row gets entries within the top 40 of the hotlist, boosting more often will eventually get them to the top.
You can boost tracks, lists and artists, in any list or in the play queue; this will change the order in which entries appear in the hotlist, but not cause changes in any other list or the play queue. If more than one entry is selected, tapping boost will boost all of them.
» What is auto-select?
When auto-select is turned on (via the switch at the bottom of the play queue), ogopogo will select tracks to play back whenever the play queue is empty. This selection is based on how close tracks are to the top of the hotlist (those at or near the top are morely likely to be selected), on whether they have been played back recently, and on the current context. If ogopogo auto-selects a track that does you don't like to listen to right now, simply skip it, and ogopogo will learn that this was not a good fit in the current situation.
You can control the amount of randomness involved in auto-selecting tracks using the slider to the right of the auto-select switch. More randomness means that ogopogo will be more likely to pick tracks that are a little further down in the hotlist, and therefore surprise you with less obvious choices. Even at maximum randomness, auto-select will not pick tracks completely at random (a shuffle in standard music players would do).
» What are favourites?
You can use the favourites list to collect starting points for your musical journeys. We recommend to fill it with tracks that you particularly like, and that are different from each other. The favourites list makes it easy to access these tracks, and by playing back (or boosting) one of them, you can nudge ogopogo towards certain regions in your music collection, which is handy for browsing (using the hotlist) and for providing good starting points for auto-select.
» What does it mean if a track is taboo?
After a track has been played back (or skipped after it started playing), it cannot be chosen by auto-select for a certain period of time, during which it is said to be "taboo". Tracks that are taboo can still be played manually. The period of time after which the taboo status of a track expires can be changed in settings, and there is also a setting to hide taboo tracks in the hotlist.
If you really want to, you can manually change the taboo status of a track, in the details view for that track. Tracks that you set as taboo will loose their taboo status after the taboo period specified in settings.
» How do I tell ogopogo that I didn't like a track it auto-selected?
Simply skip it. This will make sure that this track is not going to be played back (unless you explicitly select it for playback) in the near future, and is less likely to be chosen in the current context in the future. If it were only that easy to deal with our bad memories, eh?
» Can I see the lists created by ogopogo in the iTunes Library?
Unfortunately, we haven't figured out how to make that happen. For you geeks out there: the iOS API does not give us write access to the iTunes Library. However, you can e-mail any set to yourself and then manually recreate it in the iOS Music / iPod app or in iTunes. We'll keep thinking about a way to make it more convenient.
» Why is it called ogopogo?
Because we liked the name. It's a palindrome (reads forwards the same as backwards) and was used prominently in a famous (and rather funny) 1920s music hall song, and later became the name of an even more famous serpent-like monster believed to inhabit the still and deep waters of beautiful Lake Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada. If you really need a rational reason, think of the ogopogo music player helping you explore the depths of your music collection, the parts that otherwise would rarely surface. And think of the little creature in the song that charms everyone else with his playing the banjo (of all instruments).
» Can ogopogo play or import tracks from sources other than the iTunes Library?
Not yet, but we are working on it - stay tuned for the next version.
» How do I provide feedback / suggest features?
Send us e-mail, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We'd love to hear from you what worked or did not work so well for you.
Don't be shy to suggest changes or new features. If we like your suggestion, and particularly, if it is one made by others as well, we might just implement it ... as soon as we get to it. Here are some features we are thinking about for future releases - if you really like one of these, letting us know may help boost its priority.
If you like ogopogo, tell your friends, like us on Facebook, write an entry in your blog, submit a review to the App Store, or get your aunt, the senior editor for Wired or the New Yorker, to write about it. The more users we have, the more energy we'll put into new features and improvements.
» Can't find the answer to your question?
Contact us via e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and we'll help you out. Hey, your question might even make it onto this list.
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Jorge Mendes has issued a rare statement insisting Jose Mourinho remains "fully committed" to Manchester United amid reports of interest from Real Madrid.
Sky Sports News reported this week that sources close to the United boss had dismissed claims he could return to the Bernabeu as untrue.
Now Mendes – head of agency Gestifute – has said: "There have been more rumours of Jose Mourinho leaving Manchester United. It's totally untrue.


Meccanica Nova a leading manufacturer of CNC grinding systems for the automotive, aerospace and bearing industry has installed a self-sustaining clean energy system at its headquarters in Bologna, Italy. The environmentally friendly system consisting of photovoltaic modules was introduced during the buildings construction and went live December 18, 2008.
Director of Sales and Marketing, Andrea Catone said, "The Facility's entire roof has been exploited, the total surface of 50,980sq.ft. has been covered by 3,425 photovoltaic panels. The system is capable of developing 648kWp of Maximum peak output which is estimated to produce 738,720kWh/yr of Clean Energy." The constructions roof has been built at the optimum angle of 14 degrees orientation to the sun for energy production.
Since the implementation of the green technology, Meccanica Nova, founded in 1937, has produced over 75,000kWh of clean energy and saved 17,321 Tons of CO2 and 43,262 Barrels of crude oil.


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Maths Quiz for KVS and CTET Exams
Q1. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
(a) 10 days
(b) 12 days
(c) 15 days
(d) 20 days
Q2. A boy and girl together fill a cistern with water. The boy pours 4 litres of water every 3 minutes and the girl pours 3 litres of water every 4 minutes. How much time will it take to fill 100 litres of water in the cistern?
(a) 36 minutes
(b) 42 minutes
(c) 48 minutes
(d) 44 minutes
Q3. A train 100m long is running at the speed of 30 km/hr. The time (in second) in which it passes a man standing near the railway line is:
Q4. A train crosses a pole in 15 seconds and a platform 100 metres long in 25 seconds. Length of train (in metres) is
Q5. Two trains travel in the same direction at the speed of 56 km/hr and 29 km/hr. respectively. The faster train passes a man in the slower train in 10 seconds. The length of the faster train (in metres) is
Q6. The total surface area of a sphere is 8? square unit. The volume of the sphere is
(a) (8√2/3) π cubic unit
(b) (8/3)? cubic unit
(c) (8√3)? cubic unit
(d) (8√3/5)π cubic unit
Q7. A cylinder has 'r' as the radius of the base and 'h' as the height. The radius of base of another cylinder, having double the volume but the same height as that of the first cylinder must be equal to
(a) r/2
(b) 2r
(c) r√2
(d) √2r
Q8. The ratio of height and the diameter of a right circular cone is 3 : 2 and its volume is 1078 cc, then (taking ? = 22/7) its height is:
(a) 7 cm
(b) 14 cm
(c) 21 cm
(d) 28 cm
Q9. If S1 and S2 be the surface areas of a sphere and the curved surface area of the circumscribed cylinder respectively, then S1 is equal to
(a) (3/4) S2
(b) (1/2) S2
(c) (2/3) S2
(d) S2
Q10. A metallic hemisphere is melted and recast in the shape of cone with the same base radius (R) as that of the hemisphere. If H is the height of the cone, then:
(a) H = 2R
(b) H = (2/3) R
(c) H = √3R
(d) B = 3R
Sol. Speed = 30 km/hr = 30 × (5/18) m/sec.
= (25/3) m/sec
So, time = D/S=100/(25/3) = 12 sec.
Sol. We can inferred that train crosses only platform not its length in 25 – 15 = 10 second
⇒ Speed of the train = (100 metres)/(10 sec) = 10 m/s
∵ Train crosses the pole in 15 seconds and we know when train crosses a pole/tree/man this case it covers the equal distance of its length.
Length of train = 15 × 10
= 150 metres.
Sol. When a faster train crosses the man who sits in the other train, on that time faster train covers the distance equal to its length but the relative speed (opposite/same direction) is considered in respect of man.
Relative speed of the trains = (56 – 29) km/h = 27 km/h
Length of faster train = Distance covered by faster train in 10 second with Relative speed of 27 km/h
= 27 km/h × 10 sec.
= 27 × (5/18) × 10 m.
= 75 metres
Sol. Let the radius of base of second cylinder = R
⇒2(πr^2 h)=πR^2 h
⇒2r^2=R^2
⇒R=r√2
Sol. Let height and diameter be 3x and 2x
⇒1/3 πx^2 × 3x=1078
⇒x^3=(1078×7)/22=49×7
⇒ x = 7
⇒ height = 7 × 3 = 21 cm
Sol. Height of cylinder = Diameter of sphere
⇒S1/S2 =(4πr^2)/(2πr×h)=(4r^2)/(4r^2 )=1/1
⇒S1=S2 (h=2r)
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. When we change shape of a solid figure, volume remains constant,
∴ Volume of Hemisphere = Volume of cone
2/3 πR^3 = (1/3) πR^2 h
∴ 2R = h


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Q: How to use tfm font with "LAE" encoding with xelatex & lualatex I have this example of writing arabic with tfm font which  work fine with pdflatex, the font is provided from arabi package.
https://ctan.org/tex-archive/language/arabic/arabi
\documentclass{article}
%\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[LAE]{fontenc}

\TeXXeTstate=1 % to anable right to left writing

\begin{document}

\fontencoding{LAE}\fontfamily{aealyermook} \selectfont

\beginR
نص عربي
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\end{document}

My hope is writing with this font in xelatex and lualatex

A: In this case, there's no need to struggle with older encodings, because you can get a .ttf version of ae_AlYermook from the Debian package fonts-arabeyes, and the .sfd FontForge source from GitLab.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[novoc]{arabluatex}
\newfontfamily\arabicfont[Script=Arabic]{AlYarmook}
\begin{document}
\txarb{الأول: في الدلالة على وجود للمبدأ الأول}
\end{document}

Since this is a unicode version of the font, tools such as pdftotext extract the correct text from the PDF.
It is indeed possible to use older fonts and encodings in documents to be compiled with xetex or luatex. But the results become less satisfactory, and the text's accessibility worse, the more complex the script. For example, you're unlikely to notice problems if you set a word or two in uncials from the bookhands package. However, Arabic script is many times more complex than uncials.

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Warhead (1995) is a Heavy Metal band from Newcastle, England, UK.
oasting a basic pedestrian one-off self-titled album released posthumously in 1996, Warhead would create a Motorhead sound with strained vocals featuring Paul Evo (ex-Warfare; drums/vocals), Michael "Würzel" Burston (of Motorhead; guitar), Algy Ward (ex-Tank; guitar), Alan Ward (bass), Chris Labron (keyboards) and Julie Marley (backing vocals). They disappeared by the end of the year.
Footnote: Not to be confused with the Belgian band of the same name or the band from Devon, England.
Burston would die in 2011.


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Ian King
Professor Ian King
Chair in Aesthetics and Management
i.king@fashion.arts.ac.uk
Ian King holds a chair in Aesthetics and Management at the University of the Arts, London and at the London College of Fashion. He is also presently Chair of the College Research Degrees Committee.
Ian King is also visiting professor in a number of academic institutions overseas, including: University of Antwerp, Belgium; Karlshochschule International University, Germany; and Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, China.
He has published journal articles and books in a variety of areas including Aesthetics, the Arts (including fine art, dance and cultural theory), Continental Philosophy, Fashion and Organization Studies. For an indicative list see publications.
Ian King has successfully supervised over 30 research students in the areas of Aesthetics, Art, Continental Philosophy, Fashion and Organization Studies (in particular strategic decision-making) to successful completion and examined a similar number across a number of countries: including: UK, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Denmark and USA. He is currently supervising a number of research students.
Find out more about the Fashion Colloquia
King I. 'What to wear?': Clothing as an example of expression and intentionality (2015)
King I, Vickery J. Do I look right? De-familiarizing the organizational fashioning of the body (2013)
Belova O, King I, Sliwa M. Introduction: Polyphony and Organization Studies: Mikhail Bakhtin and Beyond (2008)
King I, Schramme A. Fashioning a master's degree
King I, Schramme A. Cultural Governance in a Global Context: An International perspective on Arts Organizations (2019)
King I. The Aesthetics of Dress (2017)
King I, Vickery J. Experiencing Organisations: New Aesthetic Perspectives (2013)
King I. Business Models - Learning from an international study of Cultural Governance (2019)
King I. Fashion and the Mobile Body: The Value of Clothing and Fashion for Merleau-Ponty's Concept of Chiasm' (2015)
King I. Expression and the Body (2014)
King I. How We Know What We Know: The Potentiality of Art and Aesthetics (2008)
Eldina Begic, 'How to wear utopia: a dress manual for the socialist future' (Joint supervisor)
Bevan Bevan, Photographic Practice and the Place of Superposition: Status, Observation, Event (Lead supervisor)
Kelly Dearsley, A comparative study of print and digital fashion media: reading practices and reception. (Joint supervisor)
Berthe Fortin, Ritual Created Around the Crafting of Costume (Lead supervisor)
Jennifer Hayton, "How have the archive materials and costume objects in the Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection Theatre Archives (CSM M) and Stage Costume Special Collection (SCSC) influenced current costume practices?" (Lead supervisor)
Anthony Kent, An interdisciplinary approach to the conceptualization of retail environments (Lead supervisor)
Lisa Mann, Can new and innovative models of retail encourage more young fashion designers to experiment with marketing their products directly to consumers? (Lead supervisor)
Ilaria Martello, Space, body, costume: a re-framing of costume as a spatial and temporal dynamic in contemporary ballet. (Lead supervisor)
Anna Papadoula, Fashion collections in museums: The embodied minds hidden in the dresses (Lead supervisor)
Edwin Phiri, Inclusive Marketing to Enhance Access for Disabled People. (Joint supervisor)
Renata Santos Beman, Presenting the blind consumer: an investigation of the meaning of fashion clothing involvement in the absence of vision. (Lead supervisor)
Joanna Simpson, Hidden creative communities involved in the fashion catwalk show (Lead supervisor)
Catherine Smith, Disability, identity, fashion & clothing choice for women with mobility impairments (Lead supervisor)
Hee Sun Lee, Sustainable Design Management: Strategy as Practice in High-end Designer Fashion SMEs in the UK. (Lead supervisor)
Ulara Toma, Dress for Success: Japanese Women Leadership and their Subjectivity in the Choice of What to Wear at Work (Lead supervisor)
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Sundown Festival will take place at Norfolk Showground, Norwich, NR5 0TT.
If travelling from the North, Sundown is situated just off the A47, Norwich Southern Bypass at the A1074 junction (Longwater Interchange).
From the South, when travelling to Norwich via the A11 from London or the A140 from Ipswich, take the A47 bypass westwards.
Please switch off your sat nav and follow festival directional road signage as you approach the festival.
Car Park tickets are not available to buy in advance. Entry to the car park will be £20 for the weekend and £10 for the day payable BY CASH ONLY when you arrive.
Follow the festival car park signs when you arrive. Car parks are approximately a 5-minute walk from the festival entrance.
Please note, campervans, motorhomes and caravans are not permitted anywhere at the festival. You cannot park by your tent and you cannot stay in a vehicle in the car park overnight.
The Pick-up and Drop-off Point for campers on Friday and Monday is located at the bottom of the event car parks off Dereham Road. Please follow signs for Camping.
The Public Pick-up & Drop-off is located just off the roundabout before the Premier Inn. Once dropped off, follow signs and stewards for the event entrance. and There will be a full road closure on Dereham Road at the end of the night and on exit you will be directed back along Dereham Road to the Pick-up & Drop Off area. Please follow signs for Day Pick-up & Drop-off.
The Taxi Pick-up and Drop-off is located just behind the area for public cars in the Day Pick Up & Drop Off area, just off Dereham Road. Taxi companies have been advised that they must use the Pick-up & Drop-off area so please do not arrange to be picked up from elsewhere.
Please note: At the end of the night on Saturday and Sunday there will be a full road closure on Dereham Road plus other Traffic Management measures in place elsewhere. Any vehicles trying to pick-up from outside the designated areas will cause a public safety issue and will be moved on, so please use the designated facilities and do not do not ask for or accept a pick-up elsewhere.
We also ask you not to use the Longwater Retail Park (including Sainsbury's). There is not a safe walking route and our facilities are quick and easy to use so it's not worth risking your safety!
Norwich Railway Station is situated 5 miles from the festival.
Shuttle buses will run from the station to the festival on a regular basis throughout the weekend, operated by First Group. Details below.
Shuttle buses will run from Norwich railway station to the festival on a regular basis throughout the weekend, operated by First Group. More details to follow soon.
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Unless you are walking from Easton (which is the village next to the showgrounds) we ask you not to walk to the event on foot as the roads are busy and there are no footpaths, so it's not safe. We especially ask you not to use Longwater Retail Park to be picked-up or dropped-off; our on site facilities for Buses, Taxi's and Public Pick-up & Drop-off are well set up and clearly sign posted so it's quicker, easier and safer for you to use those.


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"Making anywhere greener is a better thing" – Salfordians react to 'Greening Swinton Square' plan
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They want to provide green space, more tree cover to improve the air quality and to enhance the local economy.
Labour councilor Gina Reynolds, who was elected in May this year, said: "I think it's fantastic… The square at the minuet looks very dated, it's very concrete, and I just think it will be good to green it up, make it more attractive which I think will bring more people into the area."
Groundwork is holding drop-in sessions until March, to collaborate with locals on what they'd like the changes to bring.
Community project leads Lydia Marsh and Sara Walker said: "We're looking to implement nature-based solutions into the area to add some life, biodiversity into the area and make it more attractive space to come and shop."
Swinton and Worsley council has been voted the greenest council in the country and is also the only council to have a climate action board.
Have your say on adding more green to Swinton Shopping Centre by attending a coffee and chat session with free hot drinks and biscuits, in the Groundworks unit, Swinton Square.
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The Inevitable Santa Question: What Do You Tell Your Children?
If my husband and I throw Santa into the mix of "true" stories, what will they think later when they find out Santa is not real? How about Noah's ark? How about the ten plagues? How about that Jesus guy who was kind of like a religious magician?
We want the categories of true and fantasy to be clearly divided. Characters don't get to jump back and forth from one category to the other.
Some of my readers might be rolling their eyes. But think about it. He is omnipotent (all powerful – makes toys, rides a magical sleigh, goes up and down chimneys).
He is omnipresent (everywhere at once – how else could he deliver the presents?).
He is omniscient (all knowing – he knows who is bad and who is good).
He is eternal. He is perfect. He is the whole package.
I can't think of another mythical creature that encapsulates so many characteristics reserved for God alone.
When we describe God to our kids I don't want them thinking, "Oh yeah, kind of like Santa." No. God is not like anybody. We want to keep it that way.
Who cares about a baby in a manger when there's a huge man in a shiny red coat throwing presents and candy around like it's going out of style?
Kids spend the entire Christmas season looking for signs of Santa. They write him letters. They bake him cookies. And that's just the kids.
Playing make-believe takes a lot of work for us grown-ups. We are on the other end of it trying to hide the evidence and figure out how to field all of their questions. All the time and energy we put into keeping up the Santa myth could be spent focusing on Christ's birth.
Some parents call the Santa myth a lie while others call it pretending. I'm going to call it a huge distraction.
What does it mean to be a spirit?
If God doesn't have a heart how can He love people?
If there is only one God why do we call Jesus God?
Talk about tough questions. If I told my son Santa was real I would get all the same kinds of questions. Hundreds of them. Do I really want to take the time to thoughtfully answer my son's genuine curiosity with answers that aren't even true? Do I want Santa to become the focal point of every conversation?
So where does that leave us with Santa? He's everywhere we go. We can't exactly hide from him. And we don't want to. We treat Santa like any other part of life. We explain him. We use him as an opportunity to teach our kids how to think.
We don't want them to run and hide in fear or to venture out on their own to find the answers their parents wouldn't give them. We have open and honest conversations about it.
From the time our kids are really little they think of Santa as a game. That shouldn't spoil it for anyone. By the time they are old enough to spill the beans we have the talk about some kids believing in Santa.
We don't make those kids sound silly or less spiritual. We just say it's a family decision and every family is different. It's a great way to help them put different family decisions in perspective.
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When I only had 2 children and my first one was 4 and my 2nd was 2, we went to church and our pastor encouraged us to get rid of Santa. Keep everything else about Christmas but have it revolve around Jesus and not Santa, so we came home and told our children. We taped them and still watch it 28 years later. My oldest was heartbroken at first until we explained it all to her and then my 2 year old pointed to my husband and said, "You are Santa!" It was the cutest thing!
We don't celebrate Christmas however when we did we told our children the truth about all the myths surrounding the holiday. I once heard a lady say that once she found out Santa wasn't real she stopped believing in God. To her as a child Santa and God were one and the same. As parents we must be truthful in all our dealings so we don't damage the faith of our children.
That is the approach we take, too. She articulates her reasons very well and throws in a few I hadn't even thought of! (Like being constantly peppered with questions about Santa — yep, that would definitely be happening.) I've told my kids that St. Nicholas was a real person and that he was a Christian who helped the poor, but the Santa Claus in a red suit in a flying sleigh… not real. It is still a fun part of Christmas, as she says, but just not one we go to great lengths to promote belief in.
How I wish I had not gone along with the Santa myth! I had decided when my son was born that we would not portray Santa as a real person. When he reached school-age he truly believed the hype so I went along with it. When he figured out around 10 years old that Santa was indeed not real, he calls me a "liar" because of this and it just cuts me to the core because I did unnecessarily lie to him. I just hope it doesn't make him cynical (as someone mentioned already) about Jesus.
My heart can come along side of yours in a thousand other similar areas. We must not allow Satan to make us miserable for our failings, dear Mama, for he desires to do just that. He is the father of lies and the accuser of the saints. We all have so many things we wish we hadn't done, big and small. I would go to him and gently ask for his forgiveness (if you haven't already), tell him you love him, and maybe even show him Sara's post and my comment. Let him know that you want to make it right, that you have asked the Lord to forgive you, and that you know He has (that is the beauty of grace). I'm sure you already have talked with him about it. If not, simply speak of God's grace and how we all need it. Tell him that this is a good lesson for you …and for him. We can all learn and still love one another and be better for it (either better or bitter). Going to him will model the fact that all of us parents sometimes need to ask for forgiveness, and he will too one day when he is a parent.
I am praying for you, your son, and your family! God bless you.
Thank you for your wise input and your prayers!
Sounds good… our kids have always known he wasn't real also… our neighbor kids adamantly believe he IS real… because their parents said so…and their parents would never lie to them! Oh, what pain awaits them someday. Thank you for your post.
This is a good post. With our oldest son, we went along with the Santa thing. Our next child was born five years later. By then, it was starting to get old. Some people might feel this isn't right, but I began to resent Santa; the hard-earned money and time that went into picking presents only for some non-existent "magical" guy to get the credit. My husband could never keep things straight and would mention some toy we got my son, only to have him say, "Dad, you didn't get me that – Santa did!" But of course there is much more to it than that, as your post pointed out so well. I try to avoid most "magical" things and Santa certainly falls into that category. I found the God-like qualities don't work the same as with the real God. When he is watching you to see if you are "naughty or nice" it is not like the comforting presence of God watching over you just because he loves you. Instead there is stress and worry. The final straw came when our second child was about three. The oldest one by then knew Santa was a fiction, but he wanted to "help" by constantly telling his younger brother and baby sister all about Santa. He was adding more elements to it and making it seem as if the entire holiday was about Santa. That is the biggest problem – there is no room to celebrate Jesus! I finally took him aside and said we would be downplaying Santa from here on out. It has been several years since we decided to do so and it has really made a great difference in our Christmas celebration.
Warm greetings, Jacqueline! I trust this finds you well and having a blessed day! Your post are always encouraging, even though sometimes I don't take time to leave a comment! Sorry!
Oh, the Santa thing! We always told our nesters the truth. Make believe is fun, but to take a fictitious character and put him above the Son of God was not something we wanted to do. We told them it was not their place to tell their friends…so, they told their cousins!!!! Two of our adult children play up the Santa thing with their nesters and two do not. We raised our 14 nesters according to how we felt God was leading us.
I'll be right over to see your sweet 'nesters'! I love that term 🙂 You are a GREAT Mama!!!! <3 Sending warm greetings in the name of Jesus!! Merry Christmas, dearie!
I wanted to say that when it was time for me to play along with my 2 little ones, I did it the first year when they were 2 but I felt bad, I spent the whole of the next year discussing the lie with my husband who was adamant about not spoiling it for them by telling them the truth. I decided that I needed them to know I would never lie to them so I exposed the whole thing as a cultural fantasy, and not to spoil it for other kids, but wink and nod and let it go. I told them if there was only one person in the whole world who would not lie to them, it was me. I stuck to my promise and even though my husband was disgruntled, it was out in the open and he couldn't undo it. It wasn't the only thing that came between us, either, Halloween was the next big issue we were on opposites sides about. I guess you need to discuss these things before you marry!
So true, Linda. I pray the Lord will help you and your husband to be on one mind and that you can find common ground without distention. Thanks for sharing your heart! Merry Christmas!
By the way, I have a hard time calling Christmas "Jesus's birthday" as well, since it's most likely not.
I don't agree with you, but I understand what you are saying. My parents grew up with Santa, I grew up with Santa, my son grew up with Santa and I include Santa in my grandchildren's Christmas. We went to Church and celebrated the birth of Jesus and the joy of the season. I think you can do both. I wouldn't trade one minute of my childhood Christmas memories. I wouldn't trade one minute of my childhood Church memories.
It's a fun Santa game you play with your kids and as long as you teach the reason for Christmas I don't see the harm. Today children are expected to understand and participate in so much that should wait until they are older. Be children, they are going to be adults for a long time. They grow, they believe, they fall, they get back up! I don't believe in trophies for every child either, win or lose. They become entitled individuals.
You support, you love and guide but not everyone wins! You have to handle defeat.
I feel I turned out just fine, thanks to my family.
I say "Merry Christmas" & I have a big wooden sign I hang in my living room each Christmas that says, "We Believe in Santa"! courtesy of my late Dad!
Thank you, Terry, for sharing your thoughts 🙂 I'm a firm believer in parental rights and feel these are decisions parents have the right to consider and make. As a blogger, I give what I feel is best and the reasons and let people decide for themselves. We can agree to disagree, for sure. I'm not judging or adamant that others have to do it my way 😀 Have a blessed Christmas and God bless you!
This is so well written, and I agree completely!
Hi, Jill!! Merry Christmas, old friend!
Great post! For anyone who is curious, from someone who grew up not believing in Santa: my upbringing did not lessen my enjoyment of Christmas. Even without Santa, it was still a "magical" time – we hang lights on everything, a tree ends up inside the house, cookies everywhere, presents, and I always end up dressed as a sheep at some point! I never felt that I missed out on anything.
The other thing that I feel I gained from it (as opposed to my peers at school) was an overwhelming sense of gratitude, and less a sense of entitlement. I knew my parents had to work hard to give us those gifts, and I was genuinely thankful. And while my friends expected rewards for their good behaviour, I came to a deeper understanding of Christ's grace – that I don't deserve anything good on my own, no matter how good I am.
For those concerned about taking away from the Christmas experience by being honest about Santa – don't be afraid! It was that way for me, and it was great!
Great thoughts, Owen. I grateful you shared them here and from a man's perspective!
Santa was spoiled for me by my Dad when I was about 4. He just flatly told me there was no such thing as Santa and I needed to thank my mother (for he did not work or provide a thing) for the gifts and her work.
I've resented that my whole life! I missed out on a Joyful childhood experience. My child is oldest is 10. There is no sign yet that any of them will stop believing soon. We adore Santa and have great fun with him. We also praise and worship Jesus and revolve our hearts around Him.
Some day when they have doubts we'll deal with it. I have ideas. I think it'll be ok. Until then let's just keep childhood magic intact.
in our home Santa wasn't the main thing, Christ was(and still is). We have knick knacks of Santa holding Jesus, bowing beside Jesus and one with his eyes closed praying by Jesus. Santa brought ONE thing. When our oldest said classmates told her Santa is your parents, she asked if that is true? I told her Santa is someone who loves you VERY much, but God loves you way more because He sent Jesus. Christmas is celebrating Jesus birthday and that's the most important thing about Christmas. Comments about behavior being tied to Christmas were discouraged and minimal, usually by well-meaning extended family, but was quickly discounted. As they got older and didn't go see Santa or write a letter to Santa we cont'd having one gift from Santa under the tree. It became a joke and eventually when as teenagers they rolled their eyes at is there anything you'd like from Santa – but we would overreact and horrified say you don't want a Santa gift. I think we struck a balance. God was who we wanted to please and serve, not Santa. Now they all love and serve our Lord Jesus Christ. We approached Halloween the same way. We were never into the scary stuff, but dressed up and visited neighbors tric or treating. When THEY became aware of Satan and evil and that side of what their friends thought was ok they determined to not be a part of it. We used it as a family night-dinner and a movie. We also passed out tracts. Giving and placing too much emphasis on anything (Santa, school, sports, friends, appearance, stuff) rather then what is REALLY important is the problem.
Bravo! My kids can't care less about Santa. We never lied to them and Christmas for us, in our own way to celebrate it, is all about Jesus – nothing else. If we model speaking the truth always, they will learn to trust us. Yes, we love fairytales, but we don't allow anything or anyone steal Jesus' spotlight.


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        z-index: 0;

        -webkit-box-shadow: none;
        -moz-box-shadow: none;
        box-shadow: none;

        -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
        -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
        -ms-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
        -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
        transition: all 0.2s ease-out;

        -webkit-transform: translate(-200px, 0px);
        -moz-transform: translate(-200px, 0px);
        -o-transform: translate(-200px, 0px);
        -ms-transform: translate(-200px, 0px);
        transform: translate(-200px, 0px);
    }

        #headerWrapper.headerOpen {
            -webkit-transform: translate(0px, 0px);
            -moz-transform: translate(0px, 0px);
            -o-transform: translate(0px, 0px);
            -ms-transform: translate(0px, 0px);
            transform: translate(0px, 0px);
        }

        #page.pageOpen {
            -webkit-transform: translate(200px, 0px);
            -moz-transform: translate(200px, 0px);
            -o-transform: translate(200px, 0px);
            -ms-transform: translate(200px, 0px);
            transform: translate(200px, 0px);
        }

    /*Header Content Container*/
    #headerContent {
        width: 210px; height: 100%;
        padding: 0;
        margin: 0;
        overflow-y: auto;
        overflow-x: hidden;
    }

        /*Header Logo*/
        #headerLogo {
            display: none;
        }

        /*Main Menu*/
        #mainMenu, #mainMenu li {
            text-align: left;
            margin-top: 0;
            float: none;
        }

        #mainMenu a {
            color: #A0A8B1;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #13171C;

            width: 100%;
            padding: 20px 0px 20px 20px;
            margin: 0;

            border-radius: 0;
            -moz-border-radius: 0;
            -webkit-border-radius: 0;
        }

            #mainMenu a:hover {
                color: #CACFD3;
                background-color: #232A34;
            }

            #mainMenu a.active {
                color: #6E737A;
                background-color: #13171C;
            }

    /*Second Header Container & Elements (Hidden From Widescreen)*/
    #secondHeader {
        color: #FFFFFF;
        background-color: #49AB8E;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #398770;

        width: 100%;
        display: block;
        position: fixed; top: 0;
        padding: 0 20px 0 0;
        z-index: 1000;
        line-height: 50px;
    }

        .secondHeader-menuButton {
            background: #41997F url('../../assets/elements/nav-icon.png') no-repeat 20px;
            background-size: 25px 24px;
            width: 120px;
            display: inline-block;
            font-weight: bold;
            text-indent: 55px;
        }

            .secondHeader-menuButton-active {
                background: #41997F url('../../assets/elements/nav-icon-close.png') no-repeat 20px;
                background-size: 25px 24px;
            }

        #logo-smallScreen {
            display: inline-block;
            float: right;
        }

    /*PAGES ======================================================================*/
    /*Contact Page*/
    #contactDetails {
        width: 50%;
        padding-left: 50px;
        margin-left: -6px;
        text-align: center;
    }

    #contactForm {
        width: 50%;
    }

}

/*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
/* Portrait Tablets ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
@media screen and (max-width: 770px) {

    /*PAGE LAYOUT =================================================================*/
    /*Content Container*/.content {
        padding: 20px;
    }

    /*PAGES ======================================================================*/
    /*Contact Page*/
    #contactDetails, #contactForm {
        width: 100%;
        padding: 0;
        margin: 0;
    }

    #contactDetails {
        margin-top: 30px;
    }

}

/*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
/* Phones /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
@media screen and (max-width: 500px) {

    /*PAGES ======================================================================*/
    /*Contact Page*/
    #contactDetails-normal {
        display: none;
    }

    #contactDetails-smart {
        display: block;
        border-top: 1px solid #CED1D6;
        padding-top: 30px;
    }

        #contactDetails-smart a {
            color: #FFFFFF;
            background-color: #49AB8E;

            width: 100%;
            padding: 10px 15px;
            margin-bottom: 10px;

            border-radius: 3px;
            -moz-border-radius: 3px;
            -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
        }

            #contactDetails-smart a:hover,
            #contactDetails-smart a:active {
                background-color: #398770;
            }

}

/*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
/* Mini Devices ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
@media only screen and (max-width: 290px) {

    #logo-smallScreen {
        display: none
    }

}

JavaScript:
$(document).ready(function() {

    //Prevent clicking on .active links
    'use strict'; $('.active').click(function(a) {
        a.preventDefault();
    });

    //Smart Navigation
    $(".secondHeader-menuButton").on('touchstart click',  function(e) {
        e.preventDefault();
        $("#page").toggleClass("pageOpen");
        $("#headerWrapper").toggleClass("headerOpen");
        $(this).toggleClass("secondHeader-menuButton-active");
    });

    $('.content').on('touchstart click', function() {
        $("#page").removeClass("pageOpen");
        $('#headerWrapper').removeClass('headerOpen');
        $('.secondHeader-menuButton').removeClass("secondHeader-menuButton-active");
    });

});

A: Try changing your #headerWrapper transitions to:
-moz-transition: -moz-transform 0.2s ease-out;
-o-transition: -o-transform 0.2s ease-out;
-webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.2s ease-out;
transition: transform 0.2s ease-out

As for the header becoming "unfixed" after the translate: this seems to be a known bug in Webkit.
You can fix it by:
1) moving #secondHeader outside of #page:

2) adding a new CSS class:
    #page.pageOpen, #secondHeader.pageOpen {
        -webkit-transform: translate(200px, 0px);
        -moz-transform: translate(200px, 0px);
        -o-transform: translate(200px, 0px);
        -ms-transform: translate(200px, 0px);
        transform: translate(200px, 0px);
    }

3) add transitions to #secondHeader
    #secondHeader {
      -moz-transition: -moz-transform 0.2s ease-out;
      -o-transition: -o-transform 0.2s ease-out;
      -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.2s ease-out;
      transition: transform 0.2s ease-out
    }

4) toggling this class via Javascript as well:
$(".secondHeader-menuButton").on('touchstart click',  function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    $("#page, #secondHeader").toggleClass("pageOpen");
    $("#headerWrapper").toggleClass("headerOpen");
    $(this).toggleClass("secondHeader-menuButton-active");
});

$('.content').on('touchstart click', function() {
    $("#page, #secondHeader").removeClass("pageOpen");
    $('#headerWrapper').removeClass('headerOpen');
    $('.secondHeader-menuButton').removeClass("secondHeader-menuButton-active");
});

A: First of all, the menu doesn't disappear. It is merely moving to the top of #page. When you scroll to the top, you will see it.
This is documented behaviour, see MDN - transform

Summary
  ...
  If the property has a value different than none, a stacking context will be created. In that case the object will act as a containing block for position: fixed elements that it contains.

This means, instead of body, #page will be now the containing block for #secondHeader.
Since secondHeader is position: fixed; top: 0;, it will be now fixed at the top of page.
As @janfoeh has shown, you can "fix" it by moving the inner div outside, and duplicate the necessary transformation on the inner (now outside) div.


New research from information security company Clearswift has shown that the education sector is rivaling technology for the top spot when it comes to GDPR preparedness.
The research surveyed 600 senior business decision makers and 1,200 employees across the UK, US, Germany and Australia. When asked whether firms currently have all of the necessary processes in place to be compliant the top five performing sectors included technology and telecommunications (32%), education (31%), IT (29%), business services (29%) and finance (29%).
Overall, the research has shown that only a quarter (26%) of businesses are currently ready for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). However with the deadline fast approaching, a further 44% are putting processes in place and expect to be ready in time for May next year, when the legislation comes into force.
Dr Guy Bunker, SVP of Products at Clearswift, said: "With 64% of UK businesses currently making moves towards GDPR compliance, the outlook is not as bleak as previously thought.
"It is clear that the regulation has grabbed the attention of businesses, but what is important is that their focus is in the right place. Those viewing GDPR as an opportunity will be in the best position to not only comply, but evolve their organisations, enhance their security posture and achieve business growth.
Although the majority of businesses may not currently be ready for GDPR, employers have begun to identifying the departments within their organisations where data protection is needed most. The most common departments to have budget allocated for spend on GDPR are finance and IT (31%). This is particularly relevant as most businesses believe their critical data predominantly lies in the finance department (55%), suggesting that finance will be under the spotlight in the coming months as organisations look at how they can prepare for GDPR.
When looking at the size of an organisation, 46% of the businesses that reported they are ready for GDPR had between 500 – 999 employees. Compared with larger corporations of 5000 or more employees, only 19% reported they are ready, suggesting that bigger is not necessarily better. Smaller enterprises are leading the way over their larger counterparts in putting processes and technology in place ahead of May 2018.
While many organisations are expecting to be ready for GDPR, our research has shown that a typical company-wide IT project takes around six months to roll-out, meaning those that aren't ready now are running out of time to introduce new technology which could help them comply with the legislation.


Yes there is no doubt that our classics are invincibly amazing, but sometimes we need to pamper ourselves with something new and unique. In addition, A trendy look makes you feel confident and adds bling to your personality. We must not restrict ourselves from experimenting and trying on new things, as it can really put you off.
How about picking up an unconventional Lip Colour for the upcoming weekend party? A blue shade can make you look absolutely stunning and out of the box. As it has already made headlines in the upcoming fashion weeks.
If you are in love with the sky and its vitality pick up a lighter shade. Or if you wish to add on a navy syndrome, look for its other variant.
1. Party Pop Up: If you are going for a casual cocktail party, a blue lip shade is the right choice to make. It goes easy on any dress and will provide you an easy escape from all that mess of putting on an elaborate make up.
2. Simple yet Gorgeous: If you have a serious liking for plain gowns and dresses with a single shade of colour on them, a blue Lip Shade can lift you up. It will add an unconventional flavour to your style statement and this is where you will look different from others. Just club it up with a hint of pink blush on your cheeks along with a thin layer of mascara, and you are good to go.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, an epitome of beauty chose to experiment with her look at the Cannes Film Festival by putting on a violet lip shade. It had become a debatable subject for critics all over the world for a long period of time. Nevertheless, Unconventional Lip Shades seem though exotic, but this is where there beauty lies.
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4. Blue lipsticks are excellent highlighters. They brighten your face and enhance your lips, making them appear fuller. Its unusual shade will lift up your overall appearance.
5. Blue is a colour of power: it is extremely eye catchy and attractive. Most women who use a blue lip shade believe that it makes them appear more active and full of energy. It has altogether a different grace of its own that any other colour can never bring to your face. It conceals the symptoms of fatigue and exhaustion from your face.
So it is time that you move beyond the clichés of pink and red.


A charged cellphone with coverage in the area may be the most important piece of safety equipment.
I have no tips for feeling any particular way.
areas of lower population density are safer from than cities. Lowest crime rate would be boondocking out on your own somewhere.
choose parking areas that are NOT in large metropolitan areas but rather in smaller urban communities…lower crime rates and more upscale neighborhoods.


Millions of Americans act as the primary caregiver for an aging parent or relative and struggle with balancing responsibilities at home with full-time work. Not surprisingly, many caregivers wind up physically and emotionally drained. Although it's no easy task, there are ways to manage both roles efficiently.
Make a list of priorities for both home and work in order of importance. By making a list, you will find yourself crossing off a few things that don't seem as important as you thought. Being able to lighten your load and eliminating a few things from your list regularly will help you manage and reduce stress.
If people offer to help out with your loved one, accept their offers. If no one has offered to assist you, ask. Your family and friends may not be aware you need help. Don't be afraid to ask for aid with duties such as meal preparation or housecleaning.
If family and friends aren't available regularly to help out with your loved one, turn to a Nashville home care agency. A trusted local home care agency can step in when others are unavailable to help your loved one with everything from running errands to personal grooming.
Be upfront about your role as a part-time caregiver for a loved one. Chances are your employer will work with you to help balance your responsibilities between caregiving and work. Also, familiarize yourself with the Family and Medical Leave Act. Your human resources department will provide you with that information. Under the Act, eligible workers are entitled to 12 weeks per year of unpaid leave for caregiving.
You are important in your role as a caregiver and in your role at work, but don't forget to take time for you. Go for long walks, read, have dinner with friends or do anything else that makes you happy. Taking time for yourself ensures you can continue to succeed at work while providing the best care possible for your loved one.
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The relationship between mining and water is a fragile and complicated one. Mines are either operating in areas with very limited water sources or areas with excessive water. These two conditions result in varying water management strategies and for the mines in drier areas the supply of process water becomes a critical factor. The water 'issue' that both regions face is the management of tailings. These two climate challenges as well as tailings are discussed further below.
Pentair is a market leader for ultra-filtration (UF) with membranes. Our membranes are widely applied in the mining industry and are used in combination with conventional technologies as tertiary treatment, either for re-use or to meet ever-tightening discharge standards. With limited fresh water supplies, rising costs and restricting legislation concerning discharge, mining companies are looking for ways to decrease their water footprint.
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Pentair X-Flow tubular UF membranes are currently applied in the treatment of tailings storage facilities, in order to meet new environmental standards for existing mines and mine closure. The tubular membranes are applied as a one-step treatment process.
Pentair is currently exploring the application of selenium removal with its X-Flow membranes in order to meet ultra-low discharge qualities. Conventional treatment processes are not capable of removing selenium to the ultra-low standards required.
This process is currently used in pilot trials to investigate the recovery of gold, uranium and copper from mining waste streams. Initial results have been extremely positive.
Mines located in dry and arid areas have limited access to process water. This has led to a recent boom in sea water reverse osmosis for supply of process water for mining activities. References can be found in Namibia and Chile. Ultra-filtration is the chosen technology as pre-treatment to RO. It has proven lower capital expenditure and operational expenditure costs than other technologies. Larger SWRO plants apply in-line UF-RO application which further reduces capital expenditure.
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Singer Aireene Espiritu created her musical experience as a way to promote connections between cultures. (Courtesy photo)
'Color Coded Symphony' promotes openness, unity
Singer Aireene Espiritu's musical experience counteracts racism
By T. Watts
When genre-bending troubadette Aireene Espiritu conceived the idea of "A Color-Coded Symphony," she reasoned that the actual production was years away.
In 2016, while performing a concert promoting the release of her album "Back Where I Belong" (a tribute to legendary San Francisco-born R&B singer Sugar Pie DeSanto), the critically-acclaimed, eclectic Bay Area singer mentioned it to the woman in charge of programming at the Asian Art Museum.
"I just thought it would be fun to do a concert in the dark, introducing the concept of folks just listening without judging — just turning the lights off and listening. The idea was to get people more curious about other cultures. It was just a dream that would require some really amazing musicians," says Espiritu, who was surprised to learn that the museum wanted to host such a production and had an opening in its schedule in nine months.
"This idea that I thought would happen maybe years in the future suddenly became only months away and I had to pull it together," says Espiritu, who premiered the show in September 2017. She reprises it this week at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage with a lineup including Bollywood bluesman Aki Kumar, guitarists Kid Andersen and Edward Tree, keyboardist Jim Pugh, drummer D'Mar Martin, Manesh Judge on tabla, bassist Vance Ehlers, vocalist Lisa Lund Anderson and percussionists Clark Seal and Jesus Martinez.
"A Color-Coded Symphony" is an interactive experience in which audience participation is taken to unique levels. True to the spirit of improvisation, each performance is different. Espiritu's end design is to foster intercultural openness.
Describing the work as part of her calling and her way of dealing with racism, Espiritu says, "Every experience I've had in my life that's not even related to music, I'm able to use in this project. It's a lot of work but I wouldn't want to be doing anything else."
It begins with a concert in the dark in which the musicians play "familiar and unfamiliar sounds," she says. In the second part, an artist from a different country is featured.
In the third part, after every person in the audience has filled out an ethnic origin card, the musicians randomly pull cards from a jar and then play 30 seconds of audio rhythm or music from the country. Then, after every 30 seconds, the band performs an improvised piece inspired by those rhythms.
"It's kind of like connecting to rhythms of the world while creating something beautiful and new," says Espiritu.
Espiritu's creativity is fueled by personal experience. Her family migrated to America when she was 10. She says, "We moved to this little town in New Jersey where nobody knew what Filipino was. It was a pretty traumatic identity crisis," mentioning that she'd have to tell people she wasn't Chinese or Puerto Rican.
Enraptured by the music of her guitar-playing uncles at family singalongs, Espiritu didn't start singing in public until she got to college. A chance encounter with a book on the field recordings of ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax propelled her forward to the "timeless Americana" niche she occupies today. It's seemingly a precarious perch.
"I'm not really a blues singer," she says. "What intrigued me about the Lomax book was his work in just capturing people in their backyards or front porches, from all over the world. People just bein' who they are, playin' their music."
A Color-Coded Symphony
Where: Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 (pre-show talk at 7:15 p.m.)
Tickets: $10 to $20
Contact: (510) 644-2020, www.thefreight.org
Audiences listen in the dark in "A Color Coded Symphony." (Courtesy photo)
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