We're so excited for the 4th Annual Christmas Pub Crawl!
Robert Goodman Jewelers will have Hotel Tango Artisan Distillery from Downtown Indianapolis at the store for some delicious cocktails and spirits, and Big Lug Canteen will be catering appetizers.
Individuals attending the Christmas Crawl will receive a punch card with participating restaurants and merchants listed. They are encouraged to visit at least four participating locations to be entered in a raffle for giveaways at the conclusion of the Crawl.
There will also be horse-drawn wagon rides from 6p.m. to 9p.m. throughout the Village.


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Q: How to re-structure nested json data with C#? or Unity I'm trying to take JSON data (Structure #1) and re-structure it into a workable structure to use in Unity (Structure #2) because of Unity's JSONUtility.FromJSON does not support nested objects in structure #1.
Is there any way to maybe use Json.Net C# to re-structure #1 and make it look like #2?
Structure #1
This JSON data file has 30,000 objects with random node numbers with lat and long coordinates this is only a small section
{
  "71": {
    "longitude": -179.5,
    "latitude": -19.5
  },
  "72": {
    "longitude": -179.5,
    "latitude": -18.5
  },
  "157": {
    "longitude": -179.5,
    "latitude": 66.5
  },
  "158": {
    "longitude": -179.5,
    "latitude": 67.5
  }
}

Turn into this...
Structure #2

[
   {
      "nodeId": 71,
      "longitude": -179.5,
      "latitude": -19.5
   },
   {
      "nodeId": 72,
      "longitude": -179.5,
      "latitude": -18.5
   },
   {
      "nodeId": 157,
      "longitude": -179.5,
      "latitude": 66.5
   },
   {
      "nodeId": 158,
      "longitude": -179.5,
      "latitude": 67.5
   }
]

Below is the code I want to use if this conversion is possible
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class SpatialMapper : MonoBehaviour
{
    TextAsset jsonObj;

    private void Start()
    {
        MapPoints();
    }

    public void MapPoints()
    {
        jsonObj = Resources.Load("LocationNodes") as TextAsset;

        string localJsonData = jsonObj.text;

        JSONObjectContainer jsonObjects = JsonUtility.FromJson<JSONObjectContainer>(localJsonData);

        foreach (var item in jsonObjects.rootNodes)
        {
            print(item.NodeId);
        }
    }

    [System.Serializable]
    public class JSONObjectContainer
    {
        public RootNode[] rootNodes;
    }

    [System.Serializable]
    public class RootNode
    {
        public string NodeId;
        public NodeData nodeData;
    }

    [System.Serializable]
    public class NodeData
    {
        public string latitude;
        public string longitude;
    }
}

A: Using JSON.NET, since the property names (your nodeId values) are dynamic, you could read it into a dictionary.  You could then loop through the dictionary and create a list of the correct format, then serialize that:
        const string sourceJson = "{  \"71\": {    \"longitude\": -179.5,    \"latitude\": -19.5  },  \"72\": {    \"longitude\": -179.5,    \"latitude\": -18.5  },  \"157\": {    \"longitude\": -179.5,    \"latitude\": 66.5  },  \"158\": {    \"longitude\": -179.5,    \"latitude\": 67.5  }}";

        private class OldEntry {
            public double longitude { get; set; }
            public double latitude { get; set; }
        }

        private class NewEntry {
            public int nodeId { get; set; }
            public double longitude { get; set; }
            public double latitude { get; set; }
        }

        static void Main(string[] args) {
            var oldData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, OldEntry>>(sourceJson);
            var newData = new List<NewEntry>(oldData.Count);
            foreach (var kvp in oldData) {
                newData.Add(new NewEntry() {
                    nodeId = int.Parse(kvp.Key),
                    longitude = kvp.Value.longitude,
                    latitude = kvp.Value.latitude
                });
            }
            Console.WriteLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(newData, Formatting.Indented));
        }

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MJSA has elected Ann Arnold as chair of its board of directors.
Arnold, a CPA, currently serves as chief strategy officer of the Buyers Intelligence Group, a business merchandising consultancy focused on helping independent retailers analyze and plan their merchandise mix, as well as linking and networking them with their vendor partners. Prior to that, she served for more than 20 years as VP and later CEO of Lieberfarb, a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of bridal jewelry.
Arnold joined the MJSA board in 2006, and since 2010 has served on the association's executive committee as first treasurer and then vice chair. Her contributions to the industry also include serving as president of the national board of directors of the Women's Jewelry Association, president of the WJA Scholarship Foundation, a member of the executive board of the Jewelers Board of Trade, and treasurer of the 24 Karat Club of New York. Her honors include the distinguished Women's Jewelry Association Award for Excellence in Manufacturing.
She succeeds Edward N. DeCristofaro, who served as MJSA chair since 2012 and is now chair of the MJSA Education Foundation.
• MJSA appointed Steven A. Cippola, president of National Chain Group in Warwick, Rhode Island, to the position of vice chair on the association's executive committee. Cippola joined the association's board in 2012.
• Lee Krombholz, president of Krombholz Jewelers and Just Like You Designs in Cincinnati, was reappointed to a second three-year board term.
• John Antonacci, director of sales and marketing for Advanced Chemical Co. in Warwick, Rhode Island, was elected to the board for a three-year term.


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Plus, you'll be glad you did. Homeowners polled for the "Report" gave their roofing replacement a Joy Score of 9.7 — a rating based on those who said they were happy or satisfied with their remodeling, with 10 being the highest rating and 1 the lowest.
But you can get back even more by incorporating features that make your home more environmentally sensitive, particularly if they are also energy upgrades. Appraisal Journal has estimated that every $100 cut from your annual energy bill adds $2,000 to your home's value.
Here's a guide to some of the energy-saving features you might want to consider. Whether they make sense for you depends on the climate where you live, the style of your roof, and how much you're willing to invest in a green upgrade.
On a sunny summer day, a typical roof can get 100 degrees hotter than the outside air. But a cool roof — one that reflects sunlight and doesn't hold onto heat — will stay just a little above air temperature. That can lower your air conditioning costs by up to 15%, or an average of $56 a year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. It also keeps your neighborhood cooler, allowing others to save, too.
If you have a sloped roof, your options include metal roofing or composition shingles that meet Energy Star standards. These come in many colors and, while they may cost a little more than conventional versions, can lower roof surface temperatures by as much as 50 degrees.
If you're replacing a flat roof, you can cool it off simply by covering the worn-out material with a reflective plastic membrane made of TPO or PVC.
Note that cool roofs don't make sense everywhere. If heating costs dominate where you live, a reflective roof might actually increase your overall energy costs, because you'll lose the sun's warming effect in winter.
If you keep lights on all the time to brighten a dark room or hallway, consider adding a tubular skylight, which is simpler and less costly to install than a conventional roof window. With one of these, light comes in through a clear dome on the roof, bounces down through a reflective tube in the attic, and comes out through a diffuser that looks like a ceiling light fixture in the room below.
A light tube costs $150 to $400, but you'll make some of that back in energy savings. Tests performed at the Alberta Research Council found that a 13-inch tubular skylight had the same light output as a 700-watt incandescent bulb, even in December. At standard electric rates, that's the equivalent of $350 worth of light a year. Your savings will be more modest, but if the skylight lets you switch off just two 100-watt incandescents for six hours a day, you'll pocket around $36 a year.
Solar power and hot-water systems are pricey upgrades: A typical solar water-heating system costs $4,000 to $6,000, while a solar electric system might cost $25,000 to $50,000. But generous tax incentives and rebates make them more feasible than ever. If you live in Oregon, for example, cash incentives and state and federal energy tax credits can offset up to 80% of the cost of solar electric equipment.
The best time to add one of these systems is when you're installing a new roof, since that's where the solar collectors or photovoltaic panels are usually placed. If you don't like the look of solar panels, consider using less obtrusive power-generating shingles.
A green roof, also called a garden roof, is one covered with plants growing in a thin layer of soil over a waterproofing layer. Popular in Europe, such roofs are still a boutique choice here, especially on houses.
Planting your roof is an expensive proposition, but it has many benefits. Green roofs insulate well, lower air-conditioning costs, help prevent floods by reducing storm runoff, and last a long time. New modular systems make installation relatively easy. Plastic grids fit together, keeping soil and plants in place even on sloped roofs. The materials cost about $10 a square foot, or $15 to $30 a square foot if you order them pre-loaded with soil and plants.
Weight is an issue, so you might also need to invest in strengthening your roof structure. The lightest systems, with just enough soil for low-growing sedum, a kind of succulent, start around 11 pounds a square foot when saturated with rain, compared with 2 1/2 to 3 pounds for composition shingles and 8 pounds for slate.
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I've added footnotes to this sterling query letter. Enjoy.
(2) Are you terrified of death? (3) Imagine a world where sparkling, flesh eating zombies roam freely across the countryside. (4) By reading my novel, you will experience the terror of an undead apocalypse. (5) TWILIGHT HUNGER is wholly original; you've never met anyone like Hunter Steele. (6) Hunter's zombie killing escapades are just the tip of the iceberg. (7) Can he save the voluptuous raven haired Desiree D'Uathata (a fiery tempered fae) from an Islamic terrorist plot?
(8) By now, you must realize you've never seen the likes of TWILIGHT HUNGER before. My novel will appeal to anyone who loves good literature, especially men. (9) With over 144 million men in the United States alone, my 287, 000 word epic saga is destined for the bestseller list.
(10) I've had my fiction novel professionally edited by my aunt, who proofs the classified ads for our local Penny Saver. (11) My family and friends characterize my story as "unforgettably horrifying" and "strangely amusing." (12) Although I know you'll fall in love with my manuscript, I need assurances you will not plagiarize my ideas. (13) To this end, I've contacted the copyright office to secure the rights to the novel.
(14) Each chapter of my manuscript is attached to this e-mail as a separate word document. I quit my job this week in order to write a sequel, and I'll be on vacation until next Thursday. I'll await your call next Friday at 5:00 p.m. sharp. (15) Let's make some money together!
(1) Agents appreciate efficiency. Research is tedious and time consuming. Instead of selecting individual agents who might be the best fit, go ahead and toilet paper Manhattan with your query. Don't personalize queries; everyone knows it's a waste of time. If "Dear Agent" feels too impersonal, use "To Whom it May Concern" instead.
(3) Show how attuned you are to pop culture by adopting movie trailer narration in your query.
(4) You know how fabulous your novel is; be confident and tell the agent how much they'll enjoy your story!
(5) You want to entice the agent without giving too much of the plot away. Don't forget to mention your hard-bodied protagonist!
(6) The use of metaphor marks you as a sophisticated writer. Pepper your query with bold clichés.
(7) Only give the agent a taste of the action in your story; use adjectives and adverbs freely to highlight your plot. Keep the agent guessing what your book is about.
(8) Confidence, confidence. Who wants a milquetoast as a client? Tell the agent how unique and profound your novel is; spare no descriptor!
(9) It's important to show you've done your market research; calculate how many people will buy your masterpiece. By sharing this information up front, you've told agent you're a savvy business person. Include your initial word count, even if you think 287,000 is a little low.
(11) Blurbs are a powerful selling point; quote your blood relatives. The agent enjoys reading these objective reviews.
(12) Be careful. Publishing is a cutthroat business. You know your novel is the next Pulitzer. Let the agent see you're streetwise and prepared for a lawsuit.
(13) I'm sure you've heard your novel is granted copyright protection from the moment you wrote it, but it never hurts to go the extra mile. While you're at it, secure the copyright for the cover artwork your daughter painted. Original black velvet canvases of sparkling zombies are hard to come by.
(14) Attach the full manuscript, regardless of the agent's submission guidelines. They'll thank you later. Attaching each chapter separately will make it easier on the agent when you send revisions two days after your original query.
(15) Let your enthusiasm and financial prowess shine through your query letter. In fact, send a box of cigars or a bottle of aftershave along with your submission.
(16) This is the clincher. You've been the consummate professional throughout your query. Seal the deal with an intimate greeting. The agent will develop distinct feelings toward you.
After you've sent your query, wait for the stacks of manuscript requests to pile up in your mailbox or e-mail folder. Until then, build a bonfire with the mountain of rejections you've accrued. The crackling flames are the perfect compliment to my Indoor Smores.
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That was very funny and I absolutely loved your footnotes. Thanks for sharing.
Jemi: Anything to make you laugh. I've committed a few doozies myself.
Thanks, Rhiannon. I'm tickled you like it. Can't wait to dig a little deeper into your dystopian lovin' blog. Looks neat-orama.
Loved it!! So funny. You just know there are people out there that have sent similar queries. lol.
Great post! Had me laughing all the way through.
Loved it with a capital L–and not just cuz it started my sentence!
Thanks. Congrats on your Norman Mailer fellowship. I tip my hat to thee, sir!
I bet agents will REALLY appreciate the queriers who follow my advice, right?
I read this howling and blushing in equal measure! Thanks for a great post!
I've written my fair share of query letters (albeit for screenplays, not novels)… this was hilarious, thanks for posting it!
p.s. I think you forgot the mention why the author is the best to tell the story… maybe he IS a zombie hunter, thus the more qualified to talk about it?! 😉 Or maybe this is valid only for non-fiction?
Barb, how could I forget?! I should have mentioned my correspondence school course in Zombie Slaying. Darn.
Wow. I think I'll have to print this bad boy out, make a few changes to fit my manuscript, and send it out to agents far and near! I just know I'll get a five-book deal and film producers will be knocking my door down to buy the rights! Thanks!
Fiona, you're right. This query method is fail proof with a capital FAIL!


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Bitcoin Has Split Into Two Cryptocurrencies. What, Exactly, Does That Mean?
This picture taken on April 7, 2017, shows a man walking past a signboard informing customers that bitcoin can be used for payment at a store in Tokyo.
If you owned bitcoin prior to Aug. 1 and slept in a little that morning, you would have woken up to find your stash had doubled—sort of.
Before Aug. 1, there was a single bitcoin currency simply called bitcoin, or BTC. Like most cryptocurrencies, bitcoin avoided having a central bank that verified transactions by maintaining a constantly verified ledger of transactions that was distributed across thousands of computers. This ledger is called the blockchain, and up until Aug. 1, there was only one of it. That day, at 8 a.m. Eastern, an "alternative coin" called Bitcoin Cash, or BCC, was born when the bitcoin blockchain split in two. Bitcoin Core, as the original currency is now called, and Bitcoin Cash have identical ledgers until Aug. 1. Now each currency maintains a separate ledger, and since cryptocurrencies are represented by their blockchains, that means bitcoin has effectively split in half, giving each user a bank account filled with both currencies.
If transaction time were the only issue, though, there wouldn't be a three-year-long flame war and a battling subreddits, one for each coin. There are two other issues. One is that the BTH folks think that allowing larger blocks hinders small players from "mining" bitcoins, centralizing power in the hands of large mining entities. Bitcoin was created as an alternative to centralized currencies, however, so "greater centralization" is a serious accusation. Point for BTC.
BTC has proposed a size increase of its own, one that comes with an even greater philosophical change. Segregated Witness, also known as SegWit2x, aims to fit more transactions on one page of the blockchain ledger by doubling the size of the page (that is, doubling the blocksize limit), and by reserving all space on the page for transactions. Right now, each page (each block) contains transaction details (Alice gave Bob 2 BTC), and signatures (I, Alice, agree to give Bob these 2 BTC). Instead of making the page much longer, SegWit2x wants to create more space on the page by erasing the signatures and reserving that space for transactions. Many believe this proposal changes the fundamentals of bitcoin more than BCC does, and in terms of structure of the chain, they are right. That's why some supporters of BCC oppose the name "alternative coin," they view what they're doing as closer to Satoshi's vision than BTC. Point for BCC.
However, the Highlander "there can be only one" approach is a false choice. To understand why, we need to look at the recent history of another cryptocurrency, Ethereum. Back in June 2016, $50 million were siphoned away from the "Ethereum blockchain" by some clever thieves. However, the thieves weren't quite as clever as they thought. Because of the way they drained the money, they had to wait 28 days before they could withdraw it and, presumably, retire to some tropical locale. In that time, Ethereum made a hard choice, one that Gavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum, called "the single most important moment in cryptocurrency history since the birth of Bitcoin." Rather than let the thieves make away with the money, a large portion of Ethereum users forked the blockchain so that the transactions that stole the ETH never happened.
A lot of people were upset by this. It violated the "spirit" of the blockchain. The purists split off and started their own cryptocurrency called Ethereum Classic (ETC). A year later, both currencies are still used (though ETH is worth far more than ETC) and are fairly stable. In fact, their combined value is greater than the original value.
The same thing seems to be happening with bitcoin. According to Quartz, BCC is already the third most valuable cryptocurrency, behind BTC and ETH. And, just like the Ethereum split, the BTC-BCC market is worth more than the original market was. However, while there can be more than one currency, that's not to say there will be. It took six hours for the first BCC block to be mined, a process which usually takes about 10 minutes on BTC. That block was 1.9 MB, larger that BTC would allow, but the next block on BCC was only .04 MB, stoking fear that not enough miners had adopted BCC. Whether the achievement of BCC's debut as a new cryptocurrency is a Pyrrhic victory for the founders or a resounding success will hinge on the answer to that question.


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President Klaus Iohannis claims there is a constitutional conflict between himself and PM Viorica Dancila, over the manager in which the head of government delegated her power in order to go on holiday. On Friday, he asked the constitutional court to make a ruling in this case.
Dancila delegated deputy PM Paul Stanescu to remain in power while she goes on holiday on August 6 – 13.
"The constitutional role and the specific nature of the prime minister's duties presuppose that he or she will exercise his duties permanently and uninterruptedly wherever he or she is, including on holiday. However, whenever he or she thinks is unable to exercise his or her powers, even on this occasion, the constitutional provisions on the interim office of prime minister become incidents, "the president said.
Iohannis said he wasn't informed by Dancila's decision to put Stanescu in charge while she's on vacation. This spring, the president has asked the PM to step down amid an ongoing conflict between Iohannis and the ruling coalition PSD-ALDE.
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Carl Saunders Quartet @ Soho Santa Barbara Review 6.16.19
July 08, 2019 by Sam Hirsh
Carl Saunders Quartet June 2019
by Natalie Wilson
Well, it was definitely the Carl Saunders show last Sunday. He showed us that after being around for many years, he is still at the top of his game. There is no one that plays the trumpet better or has the same sound. And he brought some great players along to help get his jazz message across. Opening with the Johnny Mercer tune, I Thought About You, we were introduced to the young, phenomenal pianist, Sam Hirsh who continued to wow us with his solos all afternoon. While playing a blues tune, Carl did his show biz thing and took over the bass, the drums, and then the piano, playing some far out altered cords. And that's not all, he sang belting out an original, You're So Cute…complete with scatting! At one point, Carl asked for requests and the audience suggested a couple of standards and the band obliged with I Can't Get Startedand a rip roaring, Night In Tunisia. On all the tunes, Carl left room for his excellent sidemen, Sam on the piano, bassist Dave Stone and drummer Kevin Kanner to stretch out and solo. It looked like the musicians were really enjoying to play for our appreciative audience. It was such a pleasure to hear such fine musicians play our timeless jazz standards.
July 08, 2019 /Sam Hirsh
Dee Dee McNeil's Review of Sam Hirsh Trio show at the Lighthouse 1.27.18
February 03, 2018 by Sam Hirsh
THE SAM HIRSH TRIO – LIVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE CAFE IN HERMOSA BEACH
THE SAM HIRSH TRIO – LIVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE CAFÉ IN HERMOSA BEACH, CA
By jazz journalist/Dee Dee McNeil
January 27, 2018 – Live Jazz Review
Much to my delight, Sam Hirsh and his swinging trio were on stage when I walked into the club. I caught the last of their first set. On their second set, they began with the spirited Horace Silver tune entitled "St. Vitus Dance" from his "Blowin' the Blues Away" album. Hirsh handled Silver's composition skillfully, fingers flying across the electric keyboard, while Alex Boneham on bass and drummer, Kevin Kanner held the uptempo number in place like a vice. The next tune was an original composition by Hirsh. It shuffled into the room and grooved the audience as waitresses served scrambled eggs with spinach and fried potatoes or bar-b-que chicken pizza's to the hungry patrons. A strong bassline began the third tune titled, "Minor Rundown," a Benny Golson tune written for Paul Chambers. This was followed by Tadd Dameron's composition, "Our Delight," was played at a maddening pace. The trio solos raced around the room, in a straight-ahead-jazz kind of way and Kevin Kanner on drums took the liberty of showing off his chops on this one. "Sunset Tides" settled the room down as a lovely ballad and let us appreciate Sam Hirsh's mastery of the piano keys. It was one of his original tunes. "Who to Choose" featured a BeBop arrangement and gave Alex Boneham an opportunity to show his harmonics on the upright bass, using a technique of playing a 2-string solo that was enchanting. This was followed by a jazz waltz tune "Satya" (Sam's sister's middle name) and the set closed with a swinging tune titled, "No C," that be-bopped us out the door. Sam wrote this original tune because everybody always tries to add a C to his name and it's spelled with no C. Judging by the strong applause, a good time was had by all.
On Wednesday, February 7th , Sam Hirsh joins the L.A. Jazz Machine group that is comprised of Henry Franklin, bass, Benn Clatworthy, saxophone, and Yayo Morales, drummer at the famous Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach from 6pm to 9pm. It's their CD release party. No Cover Charge. Be there!
February 03, 2018 /Sam Hirsh
Bolivia Trip Part 1: Sept 7-9 2017 "Into the Hurricane"
January 06, 2018 by Sam Hirsh
"You didn't check anything?" Benn asks me as I arrive to the gate. I never check anything, ever since one time, I got my bags back covered in soy sauce. I don't trust it... We were off to la Paz, Bolivia to play the jazz festival there, and I couldn't be more excited. This would be my first trip out of the states to play real jazz, and to do it with some of my best friends? What a gas.
First stop, Miami. All American Airlines flights to South America go through Miami international. This flight was particularly empty as hurricane Irma was due to hit Florida on Saturday. Our original flight was for Saturday, but we moved it to Thursday to avoid all of the potential disaster. I remember the clouds looking so beautiful over the sea.
As we get closer to Miami, night falls and I can see a little thunderstorm off in the distance. Ooo, the storm is brewing. I love feeling that energy, always have. We touch down and turn off airplane mode to find that our flight to Bolivia has just been cancelled... why?? The hurricane isn't here yet. Our best guess was that there just wasn't enough people boarding the flight to make it worth while for them, and that they would have to leave the plane in Bolivia to wait out the hurricane. At any rate, who cares? We were stuck in Miami, fu*k American Airlines!
We didn't realize how bad the situation was until we got off the plane and saw that the entire airport was in complete chaos. Thousands of people stranded just like us. Frustration and fear were in the air. Henry and I were joking that our better halves told us not to go on this trip.. and we should have listened- Woman always know best. We had just flown 3,000 miles straight into what in a few days would be the eye of the hurricane. What were we going to do? Officials were giving us options. Option A: get a hotel around here and wait it out. (No...) Option B: stay in the airport over night and tomorrow at 4pm, the airport will close and police will escort everyone to a shelter to wait out the storm for x amount of days (Hell no!!...)
I had Sophie and my family on group text and they were freaking out! Simon, Sophies younger brother had texted me saying his girl friend Helene just moved to Atlanta and would be happy to house us for the weekend. Forget Bolivia, let's just go north- to Atlanta! Amtrak was all booked up, greyhound was all booked up. We were told that there were no rental cars available. Really? Let's double check that... and good thing we did. Hertz had a whole lot of cars ready to go. The deal was they were to be returned to that location. That's why no one was taking them. We took it. Our little Nissan four door sedan. I went and got the car while Henry, Benn and Yayo went searching for their suitcases in a sea of luggage. After about an hour of searching, American Airlines said they wouldn't release luggage at that time. What?!? The cats had no choice but to leave the airport without their bags! Benn had his flute and clarinet in there (luckily he was carrying his tenor), Henry had his blood pressure pills in there. This was a drag! I was the only one with all my shit. It was already 1am at this time. 663.8 miles up I-75, my phone said it'd take roughly ten hours. The governor said the state of Florida was running out of gas, luckily we stared with a full tank. I was the first to drive, 5 hours straight through the night. Every gas station had a line you wouldn't believe. We found a gas station a little off the beaten path that didn't have too long of a line. Yayo took over just before sunrise for about 5 hours.
The traffic didn't start until Benn took over the driving, around 11am. The entire state of Florida was told to evacuate, and this was the only road going north. We were in bumper to bumper traffic all the way through. Everyone had all of their belongings in the car with them. Going south on the other side were only service vehicles, ambulance, fire trucks. It was the apocalypse. It ended up being another 10 hours to Atlanta, over 20 hours of driving total. We stopped at various convenient stores, meeting people along the way, people fleeing for their safety. We started to plot different ways we could get to Bolivia or if we should scratch it and have the embassy buy us tickets back to LA. As Benn drove, Yayo was in the back seat next to me doing everything he could do to rebook tickets out of Atlanta to Bolivia. Speaking Spanish with Walter, the coordinator of the jazz festival, we were able to confirm that the embassy would book us whole new tickets from Atlanta early the next morning to Bolivia via Cartagena, Columbia and Lima, Peru. We couldn't believe it! We were going to make it after all! Henry had a prescription filled at a Walgreens in a suburb of Atlanta and Benn found the last box of vandoren saxophone reeds at a local music store. We got to Helene's house around 9:30pm and it felt so good! We got pizzas, had a shower, washed our clothes (keep in mind the guys only had what they were wearing). Thank you Helene for taking us in, the trip wouldn't have been possible without her. Two whole days of travel, and the trip hadn't even started yet!!
January 06, 2018 /Sam Hirsh
New Recording: "Conversation" Duo with Saxophonist Benn Clatworthy
Benn and I have been playing together for just under a year. We were introduced to each other by bassist Henry Franklin. We had quite fun playing duo together that he decided to cut an album at Nolan Shaheed's studio in South Pasadena. The idea with this project was to play with the time and really stretch and have musical conversations. For a copy of the CD, please personal message me in the Contact tab of this website and i will send it to you. they sell 1 for $10 or 2 for $15. Hope you enjoy!
Kenny G's Bossa Nova Album
March 12, 2016 by Sam Hirsh
I'm on Kenny G's latest album "Brazilian Nights". I have a featured solo on the track "April Rain", an original by Kenny. Here's a link to where you can buy the album.
www.kennyg.com/splash
March 12, 2016 /Sam Hirsh
"La Fiesta" Big Band Album Review
September 09, 2015 by Sam Hirsh
For the past 3 years, I've had the pleasure of rehearsing almost every Tuesday morning at Local 47 with the Mike Barone Big Band. Mike's a brilliant composer and arranger who wrote for the Tonight Show for 30 years. His band includes some of the finest cats in town, who I feel lucky to share the room with. Anyway, we just recorded an album entitled "La Fiesta". Below is a link to a review that came out recently.
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/la-fiesta-mike-barone-rhubarb-recordings-review-by-jack-bowers.php
Come hear the band play the Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach on Sunday October 4th. If you like big band early in the morning, you can also come to any of the rehearsals at the Musicians Union Local 47 in Hollywood from 10am-12:30pm!
September 09, 2015 /Sam Hirsh

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Del. D. Bruce Poole said Friday he will seek a judgeship appointment to the Washington County Circuit Court bench - a move that would end his 10-year career in the Maryland General Assembly.
"I think it would be very interesting work, and I think I would have a profound effect on people at a closer lever than I might have in Annapolis," said Poole, 38, a Beaver Creek Democrat who represents the southern and eastern parts of the county in the legislature.
A vacancy on the county bench was created by the retirement of Circuit Judge Darrow Glaser, 67. Tuesday is the deadline for submitting applications for the open seat to the state Administrative Office of the Courts.
"I enjoy being in the General Assembly, but this is a job that came available at a time I really didn't expect it to," Poole said.
Poole, who was still preparing his application Friday, was reluctant to talk specifically about his motivations for seeking the judgeship and leaving the legislature, saying it would be "premature" to discuss at this time.
Over the years Poole's name has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, and the possibility of him moving out of politics would be a loss, Democratic leaders said.
"From a party standpoint, Bruce has been a very visible Democrat and certainly has the ability to progress to higher elective status," said county Democratic Committee Chairman Richard L. Hemphill.
But he added: "Being a Circuit Court judge is still no small potatoes."
The Central Committee would nominate a candidate to replace Poole if he were to get the judgeship appointment from Gov. Parris N. Glendening. Glendening then would have final approval in appointing a successor to serve the final year of Poole's four-year legislative term.
Hemphill and three other local people - Boonsboro Mayor Charles F. "Skip" Kauffman Jr., United Way of Washington County Executive Director Kathleen Hall and former House of Delegates candidate Randy G. Changuris - already have publicly expressed interest in Poole's seat.
For years Poole was considered a rising star in state political circles, having first gained notice in 1986 when he upset then-Del. Paul Muldowney in the Democratic primary. Poole won the general election that year, and began a relatively rapid rise through the House hierarchy, culminating in 1990 when, at the age of 31, he became the youngest majority leader in the history of the House of Delegates.
But a power struggle led to his ouster as majority leader in 1993. Meanwhile, the Hagerstown law firm he was a partner in dissolved in a legal dispute. He has since started a downtown practice with his father.
In 1994, Poole won his second re-election by 76 votes - the second-smallest margin of victory in the state legislature that year.
Since that election, Poole positioned himself as something of a House rebel, taking on several causes - like his opposition to public funding for two professional football stadiums on the state - that placed him against Glendening and some legislative leaders.
If he were to be appointed to the bench, Poole would see his state salary more than triple, from $29,700 to $96,500. But Poole said money is not a factor in his decision, since there is really "not much difference" between judicial pay and his current income combined with his law practice.
In addition to Poole, county State's Attorney M. Kenneth Long Jr. is also considered a candidate for the judgeship because he had previously applied for other judicial vacancies. The Administrative Office of the Courts will not release the names of other applicants until after Tuesday's deadline.
The candidates will be reviewed by the Judicial Nominating Commission, which next meets Sept. 10. The panel will then send a list of nominees to Glendening, who will make the final selection.
What's next for Bruce Poole?


On March 15, 2019, a lone terrorist struck, murdering 50 and injuring many other members of the New Zealand Muslim community.
We have been shocked and horrified. We have also been proud about how this country, our people have responded, and now feel ready to comment on this tragedy.
All motorcyclists know the camaraderie that comes from riding a motorcycle. For us, the religion, color or creed of the person under the helmet is immaterial. They are simply people who enjoy the freedom of riding their motorcycles. People that we could, if needed, call on to help us in our hour of need.
The Christchurch attack has reminded all of us to extend our aroha, our love, our comradeship across all communities. Life is too short, too precious for hate and discrimination.
This was a cowardly act by a individual who deserves nothing more than to be locked away and ignored for the rest of his natural life. Our focus is on and must remain on, the families, the Christchurch community, of all faiths, and the response of our nation.
In the days and weeks ahead the response of our government will become more of a talking point. The laws that will be changed and the freedoms that will be curtailed. While we need to ensure that the resources and tools are available to help stop future terrorist attacks, our greatest response must be to remain a open and free society. Our greatest threat is where we seek to stifle discussion and debate. We must be open to debate on all topics. Our education system must encourage our youth to seek disagreement, to be comfortable with it, to understand that they are not always right. When we stifle debate, deny an outlet for differing opinions we allow conspiracy theories, isolation, hatred and ultimately terror to take root.
There is one thing that we must never do, must never allow.
The political debate must never become personal. A debate on imigration must never be about those that are here now. They are here and they are us. Debate the numbers, debate the economic impact, don't debate the virtues, the 'kiwiness' of those that have chosen to, and been allowed to, move here and make New Zealand their home.
Just as we ride and acknowledge others that ride, without knowing who is under the helmet, we must acknowledge and respect others in our society. They too are travelers through the chaos of life. They have family, dreams and ambitions, fears and prejudices. They are us, and we need to be tolerant of us.
So, go and ride your motorbike. Enjoy the freedom it brings. Wave to other motorcyclists, be tolerant of drivers that don't see you. Embrace your loved ones when you get home.


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Venue News & Notes: A White Elephant in South Africa
By Carolyn Braff, Editor
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 9:35 am
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium could become a "white elephant" when the World Cup ends after Port Elizabeth's bankrupt soccer club was sold to investors from outside the city. Current team owner Sipho Pityana said this week that the new buyers could move the team. Bay United Football Club general manager Lungsi Mooi told The Associated Press that about 30 players and 10 staff could lose their jobs if the Premier Soccer League first division team moves outside the area. "I have no doubt that without a full-time professional team in the province, the stadium will become a white elephant," Mooi said…
…A hockey arena that will be home to the Philadelphia Flyers' minor league affiliate in Allentown won't be open until at least 2013. Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski says the arena on the Lehigh River has struggled to get financing lined up in a struggling economy. That means the arena won't meet its target opening date of October 2012. Pawlowski says the delay in construction of the $80 million, 10,000-seat arena means a new bridge should be completed in time for the first game. That will greatly improve access to the arena…
…The Philadelphia Union is moving into its new stadium. Amid the hoopla of the World Cup in South Africa, the Major League Soccer expansion franchise is hoping to tap into that excitement and command a headline or two when it debuts its $122 million, 18,500-seat PPL Park this week against the Seattle Sounders. The opening is being tempered by an outburst of violence in the city of Chester, where a state of emergency has been declared after four shooting deaths in an eight-day span. But team officials say there will be ample security for the match, and nothing is expected to cause a change in the planned opening…
…Worried about a possible end run, 72 environmental groups are calling on state lawmakers to require a football stadium being considered for downtown Los Angeles to undergo a full study of its effects on traffic, noise and air pollution. Just months after the Legislature waived environmental laws for an NFL stadium proposed for the City of Industry, the groups are demanding that lawmakers not to do the same for a stadium being talked about by the Anschutz Entertainment Group near its Staples Center.
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Rachel Luttrell to Robert Markowitz
William Mapother Biography (1965-)
Born April 17, 1965, in Louisville, KY; son of William, Sr. (an attorney andjudge) and Louisa Mapother; cousin of Tom Cruise (an actor and producer). Addresses: Agent: Diverse Talent Group, 1875 Century Park East, Suite 2250, Los Angeles, CA 90067.; Manager: Lovett Management, 1327 Brinkley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90049.
(As William R. Mapother) Platoon soldier, Born on the Fourth of July, Universal, 1989
Bob Peters, Without Limits, Warner Bros., 1998
By-stander, The Unknown Cyclist, Trident Releasing, 1998
Josh Riddell, Trickle, 1998
WDKK director's assistant, Magnolia (also known as mag-no'li-a), New Line Cinema, 1999
Wallis, Mission: Impossible II (also known as M:I-2 and Mission: Impossible II), Paramount, 2000
(Scenes deleted) Bartender, Almost Famous (also known as Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut), DreamWorks, 2000
Richard Strout, In the Bedroom, Miramax, 2001
Gabriel's crew, Swordfish, Warner Bros., 2001
(Uncredited) Clubgoer, Vanilla Sky, Paramount, 2001
Hotel clerk, Minority Report, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
Graham, Self Storage, 2002
Peter, The Kiss, 2003
(Scenes deleted) The ranger, Mean Creek, Paramount Classics, 2004
Bill Grieves, Suspect Zero, Paramount, 2004
Matthew Williams, The Grudge, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2004
Dale Coverling, In Control of All Things (also known as In Control of All Things: The Zodiac Murders), 2004
Donnie, Lords of Dogtown, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2005
John "Flathead" Phillippi, The Pennsylvania Miners' Story, ABC, 2002
Douglas Sampson, "Snuff," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as CSI), CBS, 2002
Officer Luke Edumnds, "Rotten," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU), NBC, 2003
Eddie, "I Will Walk with You: Parts 1 & 2," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2003
Larry, "Eminence Front: Parts 1 & 2," Line of Fire, ABC, 2004
Pete Keller, "Lost Son," CSI: Miami, CBS, 2004
Kyle Grayson, "In the Dark," Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, CBS, 2004
Ethan, "Solitary," Lost, ABC, 2004
Ethan, "Raised by Another," Lost, ABC, 2004
Ethan, "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues," Lost, ABC, 2004
Louisville Courier-Journal, January 6, 2002


It's got to be bad to be good.
In the Autumn of 1975, Kurt began rehearsals for By Bernstein, or as one critic put it..."Lenny's Leftovers." A fun evening assembled by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, it featured "cutouts" from West Side Story, Candide, On The Town, Wonderful Town, Peter Pan, The Skin Of Our Teeth and others. The cast included Ed Dixon, Patricia Elliott, Janie Sell and had a decent run at The Westside Theatre. Songs included "The Story of My Life" from Wonderful Town, "Shrimps", sung by Anybodysfrom West Side Story, "Lonely Me" which was replaced by "Lonely Town" in On the Town and the first hearing of the now famous "syphilis song" that was cut from Candide, "The Moor from Iran."
Leonard Bernstein attended frequently. He often mixed with the cast after the show and would relate great stories well into the evening.


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\section{\label{Intro}Introduction}

Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) is a nonlinear process arising from photon-phonon interaction in material systems supporting both optical and acoustic propagating waves \cite{BRI22-AP,CHI64-PRL}. For many years, optical fibers were the most extended platform to observe SBS and related phenomena \cite{IPP72-APL}. Indeed, many applications - mainly in the context of microwave photonics \cite{CAP07-NP}- were developed, ranging from tunable microwave filters \cite{VI07-OL} to optical pulse storage \cite{ZHU07-SCI}. The current trend towards miniaturization and on-chip integration of optical devices has also been followed for the case of SBS-related phenomena and applications \cite{EGG19-NP}. The first demonstration of on-chip SBS was made by using a chalcogenide glass ($Al_{2}S_{3}$) as guiding material for both light and sound \cite{PANT11-OE}. As in optical fibers, acousto-optic (AO) interaction via electrostriction and photoelasticity in the waveguide core material was the main responsible for SBS \cite{PEN14-NP}. Despite that this approach enables large Brillouin gain and multiple SBS-based on-chip functionalities \cite{CHO17-JLT,MAR15-OPT}, it is not compatible with CMOS technology, which prevents massive integration with mainstream silicon photonic and electronic components.

Silicon was first disregarded as an appropriate material for integrated SBS since when placed over silica – as in standard silicon-on-insulator wafers - it cannot confine mechanical waves, which prevents strong AO coupling \cite{SAF19-OPT}. SBS in silicon waveguides requires the waveguide to be at least partly released so that phonon pathways towards the silica substrate are strongly inhibited \cite{SHIN13-NCOMM,LAER15-NP,LAER15-NJP}. Noticeably, the strong field confinement in wavelength-size silicon core does not only result in enhanced AO volumetric effects; in addition, the photon-phonon interaction is mediated by the radiation pressure exerted by the optical field on the interfaces, which scales up with the electric permittivity contrast at the boundary \cite{PEN14-NP,CHAN12-APL}. However, besides recent exciting demonstrations \cite{OTT18-SCI}, the need for partial release of the silicon core complicates the fabrication (it requires HF baths), reduces thermal dissipation, prevents the introduction of more sophisticated AO elements (required for building chips-scale processors based on SBS \cite{EGG19-NP}) and reduces the mechanical robustness of the device. Therefore, a silicon-compatible platform with mechanical robustness, high Brillouin gain and low propagation losses, which does not require for releasing the silicon core, is still missing \cite{EGG19-NP}.

Recently, a novel approach for unreleased-silicon SBS based on a geometric softening technique was proposed \cite{SAR16-APLP}. Here, two high aspect ratio silicon waveguides spaced by a thin slot and placed on a silica substrate were shown to provide large values of the Brillouin gain ($G_{B}$) for both backward and forward configurations. However, fabrication of this slotted structure becomes complicated because of the thin slot and optical propagation losses may become quite large because of the large area of the sidewalls boundaries, so SBS has not been demonstrated in this system to the best of our knowledge. Silicon nitride waveguides have also been shown as good candidates for unreleased SBS-based devices mainly because they show extremely low linear losses and negligible two-photon absorption \cite{GUN19-NP}. In this case, phonons are not confined in the waveguide core, which results in $G_{B}$ values that are orders of magnitude smaller than in released silicon waveguide \cite{GYG20-PRL} and, consequently high operating optical power and ultralong waveguides are required.

\begin{figure*}[t]
\center
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figure1-2.pdf}
\caption{$Si$-$Si_{3}N_{4}$ photonic-phononic waveguide. (a) Material cross-section of the waveguiding structure; (b) Calculated dispersion relation of the TE-like and TM-like optical  guided modes Ey (TE-like mode) and Ez(TM-like mode) with the optical wavevectors involved for each mode. Insets: Computed Ey and Ez components of the optical TE-like and TM-like waveguide modes, respectively. (c) Calculated dispersion relation for the mechanical modes.  The interfaces between $Si/Si_{3}N_{4}$ and air are treated as free boundaries and perfectly matched layer conditions are imposed at the substrate limits interfaces. Here, the colorscale shows a localization factor of the mechanical mode within the silicon core, so that higher localization should in principle provide higher SBS gain. The optical and mechanical wave vectors involved in some of the calculations below are also depicted in (b) and (c), respectively. The dimensions of the waveguide in (b) and (c) are w=325 nm, b=0.9w, e=450 nm and t=600 nm.}
\label{fig:intro}
\end{figure*}

In this work, we introduce a novel unreleased lithographically-defined silicon-based waveguide that can confine both optical and mechanical waves in the silicon core and provide large $G_{B}$ values. We engineer the waveguide vertically by inserting a thick silicon nitride layer between the top silicon waveguide and the silica substrate. This enormously reduces phonon leakage and enables phonon propagation below the sound line at sufficiently large wave vectors $q$, leading to efficient ($G_{B}\simeq$ 300 1/Wm) forward and backward stimulated Brillouin scattering at room temperature.Moreover, this total SBS gain can be enhanced up to 10$^{5}$ at low temperatures. From the fabrication point of view, the whole structure can be fabricated using standard lithography (either electronic or optical) and etching, not requiring partial or full releasing via HF baths.

\section{\label{sec:level1}Description of the photonic - phononic waveguiding system}

The key idea of our AO waveguiding system is to place between the guiding layer (silicon) and the substrate (silica) an intermediate layer made of a material having both a refractive index lower than silicon (to ensure photon confinement in the silicon layer) and a sound speed higher than silicon (to avoid phonon leakage from silicon to silica). We choose silicon nitride ($Si_{3}N_{4}$) to build this intermediate layer, which is completely compatible with silicon photonics technology. Noticeably, even though it can depend on its state (crystalline or amorphous) as well as the deposition method, the speed of sound in $Si_{3}N_{4}$ is higher than in silicon \cite{GYG20-PRL,WOL14-OE,LIUARX-17}, which is a basic requirement to reduce mechanical leakage from the silicon layer to the silica substrate.

Figure \ref{fig:intro}(a) shows a transverse cross section of the proposed waveguiding system: a silicon ($Si$) core (width $w$, thickness $b$) lies upon an intermediate $Si_{3}N_{4}$ layer (width $w$, total thickness $t$, etched thickness $e$) which is placed over a silica substrate, which we assume to be semi-infinite. For the numerical simulations we assume that the refractive indices of the involved materials at telecom wavelengths are $n_{Si}$=3.48, $n_{SiO_{2}}$=1.44 and $n_{Si_{3}N_{4}}$=2. By properly choosing the dimensions, the waveguiding system supports a set of optical guided modes (namely, the TE-like and TM-like modes) in the relevant telecom band, as depicted on Fig. \ref{fig:intro}(b). To perform mechanical simulations, we choose the following parameters. The photoelastic constants in contracted notation are [$p_{11}$=-0.09, $p_{12}$=0.017,$p_{44}$=-0.051] for silicon \cite{QIU13-OE}, which is also assumed to be an anisotropic material with a density $\rho$=2329 [kg/m$^{3}$] and stiffness constants in Voigt notation of [$c_{11}$=2.17$\cdot$10$^{11}$, $c_{12}$=4.83$\cdot$10$^{10}$, $c_{44}$=6.71$\cdot$10$^{10}$ [Pa] \cite{SAY16-OE,AUL73-BOOK}. For the silica substrate we consider photoelastic constants of [$p_{11}$=0.121, $p_{12}$=0.27, $p_{44}$=-0.075] \cite{SAR17-OPT} whilst for the mechanical properties we used a Young's modulus = 73.1 [Pa], a Poisson's ratio of $\nu$=0.17 and a density $\rho$=2203 [kg/m$^{3}$]. Finally, $Si_{3}N_{4}$ was considered to be also an anisotropic material with $\rho$= 3100 [kg/m$^{3}$] and stiffness constants of [$c_{11}$=4.33$\cdot$10$^{11}$, $c_{33}$=5.74$\cdot$10$^{11}$, $c_{44}$=5.74$\cdot$10$^{11}$, $c_{66}$=1.19$\cdot$10$^{11}$, $c_{12}$=1.95$\cdot$10$^{11}$, $c_{13}$=1.25$\cdot$10$^{11}$] [Pa] \cite{VOG00-APL}. Notice that the photoelastic coefficients of the $Si_{3}N_{4}$ are assumed to be equal to those of silica as they have been largely unknown in the literature \cite{JIN18-OE} though a recent experiment has reported an experimental value $p_{12}$= 0.047 \cite{GYG20-PRL}. With these mechanical parameters and the previous dimensions of the waveguide, we obtain a set of mechanical modes as show in Fig. \ref{fig:intro}(c), where $q$ is the wavevector along the axis of the waveguide. More details regarding the mechanical simulations, including the effect of the area of the substrate considered in the calculations, can be found in the Supplementary Material.

Notice that the mechanical dispersion relation shows all the modes that we can find in the structure and the color scale represents the acoustic localization factor in the silicon core, calculated as ($\int_{S_1}dS |\mathbf{u}|^2)/(\int_{S_2}dS |\mathbf{u}|^2$) where $u$ is the total mechanical mode displacement, and $S1$ and $S2$ denotes the silicon region and the full cross-section under consideration respectively. Darker lines represent a localization close to unity, which means that the whole mechanical mode is located in the silicon region. Meanwhile, grey lines show less localized modes. In Fig. \ref{fig:intro}(c) the mechanical  modes with the highest SBS gain (see below) for different intramodal and intermodal configurations have been highlighted. The mechanical modes termed A and C give the highest $G_{B}$ values in the case of forward intramodal TE and TM coupling, respectively. The mechanical mode B is involved in both backward intramodal TE-TE and TM-TM interaction whilst the mechanical mode D is the one that gives a higher $G_{B}$ value in the backward intermodal TM-TE configuration.

\section{\label{sec:level1}AO interaction and Brillouin gain}

The optical and mechanical modes will interact via volumetric and surface processes as long as energy and momentum are conserved ]\cite{EGG19-NP,PEN14-NP,SAF19-OPT}. In an AO waveguiding system as the one presented here, $G_{B}$ for a certain mechanical mode can be obtained as \cite{QIU13-OE}

\begin{eqnarray}
G_{B}= \frac{2\omega Q_{m}}{\Omega_{m}^{2}}\frac{\vert\langle \textbf{f},\textbf{u}_{m}\rangle\vert^{2}}{\langle P_{p}\rangle\langle P_{s}\rangle\langle \textbf{u}_{m},\rho \textbf{u}_{m}\rangle}
\label{eq:sbs1}
\end{eqnarray}

\noindent where $m$ is the mechanical mode number (omitted in what follows for the sake of simplicity), $\langle u_{m},\rho u_{m}\rangle$ is the mechanical mode effective mass, $\langle P\rangle = \frac{1}{2}v_{g}\langle \textbf{E},\epsilon \textbf{E}\rangle$ is the averaged Poynting vector for guided pump (``$p$'') and Stokes (``$s$'') waves, $\textbf{E}=(\textbf{E}_{p}e^{i(-k_{p} x+\omega_{p}t)}+\textbf{E}_{s}e^{i(-k_{s} x+\omega_{s}t)})/2 + c.c.)$ is the electric field, $\textbf{D}=\epsilon \textbf{E}$ is the displacement field, $\epsilon$ is the material permittivity, $v_{g}$ is the group velocity, $\textbf{f}$ are the involved optical forces, $\textbf{u}=u_{x}\textbf{x}+u_{y}\textbf{y}+u_{z}\textbf{z}$ is the elastic displacement caused by the total optical power created by the pump and Stokes waves, and $\Omega_{m}$ and $Q_{m}$ are the frequency and the mechanical quality factor of the involved mechanical modes at $q=k_{p}-k_{s}$. Notice that in all our calculations we have assumed a mechanical Q factor $Q_{m}$ = 10$^{3}$, meaning that the mechanical damping is limited by material losses \cite{MAC19-ARX}. This is a typical convention followed in cavity and waveguide optomechanics at GHz frequencies when operated at room temperature. However, in our calculations below we have kept the original mechanical quality factor for those modes showing $Q_{m}$ $<$ 10$^{3}$ in simulations, in order to not to overestimate leaky modes. In the last part of our paper, we include a discussion on the situation when operating at cryogenic temperatures.

The overlapping between optical and mechanical fields in Eq.(1) is defined by the inner product between two vector fields with integration over the waveguide cross-section, S,

\begin{equation}
\langle \textbf{A},\textbf{B}\rangle=\int_{S}dS(\textbf{A}^{*}\cdot \textbf{B})
\end{equation}

In our case, the volume integration is reduced to surface integration over the transverse section of the waveguide because of the continuous translational symmetry along the propagation axis. We consider the total optical force $\textbf{f}$ exerted by pump and Stokes waves and originating from electrostriction bulk and interface forces as well as radiative pressure \cite{QIU13-OE}. The equations of elastodynamics, including the electrostrictive stress induced by the optical field, reads \cite{LAU13-AIPA}:

\begin{equation}
\rho\frac{\partial^{2}u_{i}}{\partial t^{2}}-[c_{ijkl}u_{k,l}]_{j}=-\sigma^{es}_{ij,j}
\end{equation}

\noindent where $c_{ijkl}$ is the rank-4 tensor of elastic constants, $\sigma^{es}_{ij}=-\frac{1}{2}\epsilon_{0} \chi_{klij}E_{k}E_{l}$ is the electrostrictive stress tensor, with the rank-4 susceptibility tensor $\chi_{klij}=\epsilon_{km}\epsilon_{ln}p_{mnij}(\sigma_{ij}^{es}=-\frac{1}{2}\epsilon_{0}\epsilon _{km} \epsilon_{ln}p_{mnij}E_{k}E_{l})$ , $p_{mnij}$ is the photoelastic tensor, and $\epsilon_{0}$ is the permittivity of vacuum.

Finally, the overlapping between optical and mechanical fields in Eq.(1) is defined as

\begin{eqnarray}
\langle \textbf{f},\textbf{u}\rangle=\iint_{S}dS(\textbf{f}^{ES,*}\cdot \textbf{u})+\oint_{\partial S}dl(\textbf{F}^{ES,*}\cdot \textbf{u}) \nonumber \\
+ \oint_{\partial S}dl(\textbf{F}^{RP,*}\cdot \textbf{u})
\end{eqnarray}

\noindent where $f^{ES}=-\nabla\widehat{\sigma}$ is the electrostriction (bulk) force, $\textbf{F}^{ES}=(\widehat{\sigma}^{(1)}-\widehat{\sigma}^{(2)})\cdot \textbf{n}$ is the electrostriction interface force and $\textbf{F}^{RP}=(\widehat{T}^{(1)}-\widehat{T}^{(2)})\cdot \textbf{n}$ is the radiative pressure, $\textbf{n}$ being the normal to the boundary between contacting media. Here the index (1) describes the internal medium and (2) describes the outward medium of the interface. The radiative pressure is defined by the Maxwell stress tensor, $T_{ij}=\varepsilon_{0}\varepsilon(E_{i}E_{j}-\frac{1}{2}\delta_{ij} E^{2} )$, and can be reduced to the expression:

\begin{equation}
\textbf{F}^{RP}=\frac{1}{2}(\varepsilon_{0}(\varepsilon_{1}-\varepsilon_{2})E_{pt}E_{st}^{*}-\varepsilon_{0}^{-1}(\varepsilon_{1}^{-1}-\varepsilon_{2}^{-1}))D_{pn}D_{sn}^{*})\cdot \textbf{n}
\end{equation}

\section{\label{sec:level1}Forward Stimulated Brillouin Scattering}

In the case of released silicon waveguides, mechanical modes are completely guided even when $q$ = 0 because phonons cannot escape from the silicon core. Therefore, large values of $G_{B}$ in Forward Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (FSBS) processes have been obtained by simulations and confirmed experimentally \cite{LAER15-NP}. When the silicon – or $Si_{3}N_{4}$ - core is on top of a silica substrate, there is no way to confine the phonons in the waveguide since the sound velocity in silica is lower than in silicon. In our system, even though mechanical modes at $q\approx$0 (required for FSBS) are leaky (or, in other words, they do not have an infinite mechanical Q factor ideally), we can get mechanical modes with a relatively large confinement of the displacement field inside the silicon core, as shown in Fig. 1(c). This is because the intermediate $Si_{3}N_{4}$ layer partially prevents the leakage of phonons into the silica substrate. Therefore, we have performed numerical calculations to evaluate $G_{B}$ for the FSBS process in two situations: intramodal TE and TM optical modes interaction.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\includegraphics[width=0.47\textwidth]{Figure2.pdf}
\caption{Intramodal TE FSBS interaction at $q$=0. (a) Optical force distributions between the interaction of two TE-like modes for FSBS. The first panel is shown in red the bulk electrostrictive force and the second panel shows the electrostrictive (red) and radiation pressure (blue) interface forces. (b) Total displacement of the mode with the highest $G_{B}$ (termed A in Fig. \ref{fig:intro}(c)). (c) Normalized confinement (Norm. Conf.) distribution of the total accumulated displacement (blue) and maximum displacement (red) . (d) Total SBS Gain (green) and its electrostrictive (red) and radiation pressure (blue) contributions as a function of the etch $Si_{3}N_{4}$ layer for a waveguide width of $w$=325 nm, $b$=0.9$w$ and $t$=600 nm. (e) Total SBS Gain (green) and its electrostrictive (red) and radiation pressure (blue) contributions as a function of waveguide width for an etch height of $e$=450 nm and $t$=600 nm.}
\label{fig:fig2}
\end{figure}

The results for intramodal TE FSBS are summarized in Fig. \ref{fig:fig2}. Here, we can observe the obtained forces profiles in the case of the bulk and interface electrostrictive (red) and radiation (blue) pressure forces (Fig. \ref{fig:fig2}(a)). For these forces profiles, the mechanical mode which gives the highest SBS Gain is presented in Fig. \ref{fig:fig2}(b), where it can be appreciated that it is highly located at the top of the silica core. This can also be observed once we calculate both the total integrated or accumulated displacement (blue) and the maximum displacement (red) as a function of the height, as depicted on Fig. \ref{fig:fig2}(c). This mode has a total theoretical quality factor of $2\cdot 10^{5}$. The total accumulated displacement is calculated as $\int_{-w/2}^{w/2}\vert u\vert^{2}dy$. We can see from the trend of this figure that the mode is almost entirely confined in the $Si$ core and it has its maximum at the edges. In this case, we obtain relatively large $G_{B}$ values ($G_{B,TE}\approx$ 300 1/Wm) for the mechanical mode A as long as the etching e is larger than 250 nm (Fig. \ref{fig:fig2}(d)). Indeed, the general trend is that the SBS gain is higher for higher e values, which could be expected since a deeper etching would result in a better confined mechanical mode, and it saturates when $e$ increases. When calculating the Brillouin gain as a function of $w$, we can see that there is a waveguide width that maximizes the gain, as shown in \ref{fig:fig2}(e).
Remarkably, changing the waveguide width also allows us to tune the mechanical frequency. As shown in Fig. \ref{fig:fig2}(e), changing the waveguide width from 290 to 450 nm tunes the mechanical frequency from $\approx$8 GHz to $\approx$12 GHz. This is an important feature because it may allow to tune the Brillouin frequency across the whole X band, which is very important in many microwave applications. As the mechanical mode is mainly confined on the edges of the upper surface of the silicon region, as can be appreciated in Fig. \ref{fig:fig2}(b), the main contribution to the total SBS gain is given by the radiation pressure force at that interface. Regarding the electrostrictive contribution it has to be noted that the field profiles of the bulk and interface contributions have opposite directions, resulting in a destructive interference of the total contribution. Nevertheless, both contributions, the radiation pressure and the total electrostrictive effect, are constructive. It must be noted that this mechanical mode has an average confinement of 0.989, as can be appreciated in Fig. \ref{fig:intro}(c) at $q$=0. This can explain the trend in the evolution of the SBS gain as a function of the waveguide width. As the width decreases, there is a higher overlap between this interface force and the mechanical field distribution, thus giving rise to higher SBS gains.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\includegraphics[scale=0.4]{Figure3.pdf}
\caption{Intramodal TM FSBS interaction at $q$=0. (a) Optical force distributions between the interaction of two TM-like modes for FSBS. The first panel shows in red the bulk electrostrictive force and the second panel shows the electrostrictive (red) and radiation pressure (blue) interface forces. (b) Total displacement of the mode with the highest $G_{B}$ (termed C in Fig. \ref{fig:intro}(c)). (c) Normalized confinement distribution of the total accumulated displacement (blue) and maximum displacement (red) . (d) Total SBS Gain (green) and its electrostrictive (red) and radiation pressure (blue) contributions as a function of the etch $Si_{3}N_{4}$ layer for a waveguide width of $w$=325 nm, $b$=0.9$w$ and $t$=600 nm. (e) Total SBS Gain (green) and its electrostrictive (red) and radiation pressure (blue) contributions as a function of waveguide width for an etch height of $e$=450 nm and $t$=600 nm.}
\label{fig:fig3}
\end{figure}

The results for intramodal TM FSBS are summarized in Fig. \ref{fig:fig3}. Again, we observe relatively large values of $G_{B}$ (Fig. \ref{fig:fig3}(d)), peaking  close to 300 1/Wm. As in the previous case, we also observe that changing the waveguide width allows us for tuning the mechanical frequency and optimizing the AO coupling. Indeed, the best configuration can be found for an $e\approx$ 400 nm and $w$ = 360 nm, with a mechanical frequency $f_{m}\approx$ 13 GHz. Here, the main contribution to the total SBS Gain comes from the electrostrictive effect where the bulk and interface field profiles have now the same direction in the region where the mode is localized. The main difference with respect to the TE case is that the mechanical mode that couples with the forces distributions (Fig. \ref{fig:fig3}(b)) in this configuration is not so well confined in the silicon region as before. This relatively poor confinement can also be observed in Fig. \ref{fig:fig3}(c) where we can see two main peaks of localization of the mechanical mode. Indeed, the average localization factor is $\approx$0.5, being part of the mechanical displacement lying in the pedestal region, and the theoretical mechanical quality factor is $10^{2}$. In this case, as the $Q_{m}$ is lower than $10^{3}$, the mechanical quality factor used in the calculation of the SBS Gain was the theoretical one.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\includegraphics[scale=0.4]{
Figure4.pdf}
\caption{Intramodal TE BSBS  interaction at $q$=$2k_{TE}$. (a) Optical force distributions between the interaction of two TE-like modes for BSBS. The first panel is shown in red the bulk electrostrictive force and the second panel shows the electrostrictive (red) and radiation pressure (blue) interface forces. (b) Total displacement of the mode with the highest $G_{B}$ (termed B in Fig. \ref{fig:intro}(c)). (c) Normalized confinement distribution of the total accumulated displacement (blue) and maximum displacement (red). (d) Total SBS Gain (green) and its electrostrictive (red) and radiation pressure (blue) contributions as a function of the etch $Si_{3}N_{4}$ layer for a waveguide width of $w$=325 nm, $b$=0.9$w$ and $t$=600 nm. }
\label{fig:fig4}
\end{figure}

\section{\label{sec:level1}Backward Stimulated Brillouin Scattering:}

The case of the Backward Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (BSBS) process involves large $q$ mechanical modes that should be ideally placed below the sound line of the silica substrate in order to prevent mechanical leakage. In our study, we consider first intramodal BSBS of the TE-like optical mode and select again the mechanical mode providing a larger $G_{B}$ (mode B in Fig. \ref{fig:intro}(c)). Again, we get values $G_{B}\approx$ 340  1/Wm for frequencies $f_{m}\approx$ 12.4 GHz for the dimensions specified in Fig. \ref{fig:fig4}(d). In this configuration, the electrostrictive contribution in the total SBS gain is nearly zero. This results from the destructive interference between both the bulk and the interface force that, as can be seen in Fig. \ref{fig:fig4}(b), are opposite. Besides that, we get a mechanical mode highly localized in the silicon core (Fig. \ref{fig:fig4}(b) and (c)). In this case, the theoretical mechanical quality factor is $2.8\cdot 10^{7}$, larger than in the forward configuration as expected.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\includegraphics[scale=0.4]{
Figure5.pdf}
\caption{Intramodal TM BSBS interaction at $q$=$2k_{TM}$. (a) Optical force distributions between the interaction of two TM-like modes for BSBS. The first panel is shown in red the bulk electrostrictive force and the second panel shows the electrostrictive (red) and radiation pressure (blue) interface forces. (b) Total displacement of the mode with the highest GB (termed B in Fig. \ref{fig:intro}(c)). (e) Normalized confinement distribution of the total accumulated displacement (blue) and maximum displacement (red). (d) SBS Gain as a function of the etch $Si_{3}N_{4}$ layer for a waveguide width of $w$=325 nm, $b$=0.9$w$ and $t$=600 nm. (e) Total SBS Gain (green) and its electrostrictive (red) and radiation pressure (blue) contributions as a function of waveguide width layer for a an etch height of $e$=450 nm and $t$=600 nm.}
\label{fig:fig5}
\end{figure}

In the case of backward intramodal TM  configuration (Fig. \ref{fig:fig5}), we observe that unlike in intramodal TE BSBS case, now the ES contribution gain reaches values of 600 1/Wm.  However, the RP and ES contributions have a destructive interference, thus resulting in $G_{B}\approx$ 220 1/Wm, also for the mode termed B in Fig. \ref{fig:intro}(c). Nevertheless, as the mechanical mode has a high localization factor, we observe a slight improvement in the SBS gain when the etching depth increases. Still, these values could be sufficient for practical applications. The mechanical quality factor of the mode depicted in Fig. \ref{fig:fig5}(b) is $2.3\cdot 10^{7}$.

Finally, regarding the intermodal TE-TM interaction the values of the SBS gain were lower than in the case of intramodal interactions. This is probably due to the fact that the mode that gives the highest SBS Gain for this configuration at $q=k_{TM}-k_{TE}$ is the mode termed D in Fig. \ref{fig:intro}(c), which has a low localization even at high wavevectors.

\section{\label{sec:level1}Low temperature SBS Gain enhancement:}

As we noted in previous sections, the mechanical Q factor was assumed to be $Q_{m}=10^{3}$ because of the mechanical damping is limited by the material loss at room temperature \cite{MAC19-ARX}. However, this is not the case if we work at low temperatures, where the mechanical quality factor can be enhanced up to much higher values.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\includegraphics[width=0.47\textwidth]{Figure6.pdf}
\caption{Intramodal TE FSBS  interaction at $q$=0 with the theoretical quality factor . (a) Mechanical quality factor (purple) and localization in the silicon core (yellow) as a function of the etch $Si_{3}N_{4}$ layer. (b) SBS Gain as a function of the etch $Si_{3}N_{4}$ layer for a waveguide width of $w$=325 nm, $b$=0.9$w$ and $t$=600 nm with the theoretical quality factor in (a). }
\label{fig:fig6}
\end{figure}

If we study the evolution of the ideal mechanical quality factor (this is, as obtained from the simulations and neglecting material losses) of the mechanical modes involved in our configurations, we can see that this factor can be enhanced as the etching of the $Si_{3}N_{4}$ layer is increased, with constant  $Si_{3}N_{4}$ thickness as t=600 nm, as can be seen in Fig. \ref{fig:fig6}(a) for the case of the intramodal TE FSBS  interaction. Here, we can see also the evolution of the localization factor (in yellow) in the silicon core. It can be appreciated that the mechanical mode is almost totally confined (the localization factor is almost 1) for all the etch ratios and it is only reduced in the case where there is not any pedestal height and the silicon waveguide lies into the $Si_{3}N_{4}$ substrate. The modified SBS Gain, taking into account this theoretical quality factor and introducing it in Eq. \ref{eq:sbs1} provides the values in Fig. \ref{fig:fig6}(b). This means that for the same case as in Fig. \ref{fig:fig2}(d) we have been able to improve the total SBS gain from 300 1/Wm up to 1.5$\cdot 10^{5}$ 1/Wm, which should be attainable when operating at cryogenic temperatures.

\section{\label{sec:level1}Conclusions:}

In summary, we have shown a novel way towards unreleased cavity and waveguide optomechanics in silicon technology. The presented structure relies on vertical engineering: a thick layer of silicon nitride separated the silicon core from the silica substrate, reducing the mechanical leakage whilst enabling photonic guidance in the silicon core. Values of the Brillouin gain around 300 1/Wm can be achieved for several configurations and mechanical modes above 10 GHz when a mechanical Q factor equal to $10^{3}$ is considered, which is usually the case in room-temperature optomechanics in silicon. Much higher values of the Brillouin gain are attainable if we consider operation at low temperature because of the decrease of the material losses. Optomechanical structures based on this multilayer system could be fabricated using standard silicon technology. Our finding could pave the way towards unreleased optomechanical circtuis, which would overcome the limitations arising from the need to release the silicon core in standard optomechanical circuitry.

\begin{acknowledgments}
This work was supported by the European Commission (PHENOMEN H2020-EU-713450); Programa de Ayudas de Investigación y Desarrolo (PAID-01-16) de la Universitat Politècnica de València; Ministerio
de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (PGC2018- 094490-B, PRX18/00126) and Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEO/2019/123). The authors thank Jouni Ahopelto for helpful comments.
\end{acknowledgments}

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DanceNet: Editorials from August, 2010.
"Also, why is Boston area [calendar] only up to [Route] 128? I'm curious. When I lived in the Chicago suburbs, we had one big dance calendar for the entire Chicagoland area. People from the suburbs regularly went into the city for dances, and city folks came out to the suburbs. Living in Haverhill, MA, I feel a little ostracized from the swing community because I can't make it to Brookline or Watertown very often and no one ever comes up here :( It's not really that far for people who live in Somerville or Medford."
I'm sure other people have similar questions.
For the *most* part, I separate the different venues into different regional listings and calendars to make it easier for my readers to find the information they want. I believe that my readers would like to be able to click on a link and quickly find dancing information for their immediate area. I don't think they want to a more complicated or sophisticated user interface that requires typing in search criteria or an interface that requires more interaction with a keyboard (or more mouse clicks).
Likewise, if I live in Boston and only went to Boston dances, I won't want to sift through a long calendar and have to weed out the venues in other parts of the state or of New England just to find the venues I'm interested. If I'm interested in venues in the rest of New England, it's not that much trouble to click to those pages.
Route 128 is a reasonable physical boundary to delineate the Greater Boston region from the rest of the state, just like the 413 area code clearly defines a specific geographical area; that is, "western Massachusetts". Things get fuzzy when trying to decide whether something is close and could belong to Northern Massachusetts or "West of Boston"; it all depends on how I feel that day. Of course, it's not like a physical wall separating this reader from the rest of Massachusetts. Driving from Shaumburg to Chicago (for a dance, for example) take about as much time as going from Sturbridge or Worcester to Boston, not much different from driving to Boston from Haverhill.
What about some events that get listed in the Boston calendar anyways?
Club JoEllen, alias the Longfellow Dance Club in Wayland, is technically outside Route 128, but just barely. It's been a major and popular West Coast Swing venue for a long time and people *do* drive out from Boston to dancing there. Also, they're a sponsor of this website; at the time, I considered them to be *the* West Coast Swing venue in the Boston area. Dance2Swing in Leominster is a weekly live music venue that I might drive out for and I certainly want to encourage their use of live music; note, though, I don't list them in the Boston calendar for the nights on which they only have a dj.
Other venues that are sponsors of this website *AND* offer live music will also get listed in the Boston calendar (it's nice to get on my good side. That's a hint). Sometimes people will make a road trip just to check out a new band. Note that I'll list a live music venue like Hartford Swing *Dance* in the Boston calendar, but I won't do the same for Hartford Swing *Jam* because it's only a DJ dance (even though they're both run by the same organization).
Those are the general policies regarding the different sections of this website. Note that the "rules" can change at any time and they can also change *back*. I'm pretty much winging it as I go along. That's why there's no one else working on this website; I don't have to argue about the consistency of the policies with anyone.
Late addendum: I think we overlooked the obvious as to why people don't drive up north for swing dancing: there isn't much swing dancing up north. I was just noticing that Larry & Heidi teach West Coast Swing in Danvers, but they hold their dances in *Wakefield*. I guess they know where the dancing customers are.
I made a vague reference to why it was a good idea to get "on my good side". Chris "Laptop" Stacy suggested that I clarify that thought; he knows that I *never* ask for free admission to dances (nor for classes) nor do I expect it.
Send their event notices *early*....at least *two* weeks earlier so I have time to type it in at my leisure. I might decide to have a life instead sitting at my computer typing your information into the webpages at the last minute.
Send short and concise information to minimize the time I need to reading and interpreting your information. Do not expect me to read your flyers, newsletters, and press releases; they look the same from week to week and I *will* assume I already have that information on this website. It's not my job to read your press releases and flyers.
Make sure the information is complete (including URL's) so I won't have to look elsewhere for the information my readers need and possibly get it wrong. For example, I had a listing for a dance on the Cape featuring a band called the Moonlighters. Did you know that there are *two* bands on the Cape called the Moonlighters? One had a website, the other didn't. Yup, I got the wrong band.
Not send me email telling me to look on their website for the information. If you're too lazy to type the necessary information in an email, I'm too lazy to look through your website.
Will look at the calendar *before* asking me to list their event. It's a waste of time for me to look at the calendar only to find out I already had your information in there.
Tell me exactly *what* needs to be changed and not make me read whole paragraphs for the one word that needs to be changed. Let's face it: it takes time and energy to read email. Short notes get dealt with first. Long email gets put aside until later. Who knows how much later?
Will read the frequently asked questions *before* sending anything to me. I've been running this website for about 15 years now, 19 years if you count the newsletter. I've seen it all....too many times. Read the FAQ before writing in.
I do this website for fun; don't turn it into work.
those two dances are the ones I definitely attend every month and I'd rather you not pull away people I like to dance with to another event.
and I consider going up against them to be a very unfriendly act against some very nice people of whom I think highly.
An interesting quedstion came up. Someone asked me to offer a "forum" on this website.
At one point, the Speakeasy was the place to go. A wide cross section of the community used it. However, with the arrival of Facebook, the novelty and attractiveness of forums has died down. Swing Monkey's Jam Board was shut down this year. It's All Swing!'s forum is still around, but I'm not even sure who maintains it now. I think Boston Swing Central had a forum but it went away fairly quickly. There's one on Swing City's website but it's really associated with just the one venue.
It was suggested a forum on a "neutral" venue might be in order. I'm somewhat reluctant to host a forum, mostly because I don't feel like babysitting it all the time, though it might be useful when someone asks a question about a venue and someone (else) can quickly provide a link to a page on this website.
On the other hand, with all the new methods for communicating these days, including Facebook, Buzz, and Twitter, it doesn't seem to be worth the effort to run a forum these days, though a local forum does have some merit.
What do you think? Should we have a forum on this website? Would it encourage more participation by dancers who don't want to be seen as being affiliated with a particular dance venue? Would you participate? Would you use it? Or is it a waste of time and an idea whose time has passed?
I was going to write some nasty comments about the tech suppport and installation people at Comcast but I decided I didn't have the time or energy to deal with it. I had spent a total of 7 hours dealing with their tech support, including the one guy who *hung up* on me, trying to figure out why their installation people left one of their customers without any instructions and without making sure the customer's computer was actually connected to the Internet before leaving.
I, on the other hand, have Verizon FIOS and have had no complaints, other than the fact that my favorite stations aren't bunched together as they were on Comcast and their onsite techs need to be better taught why WEP wireless encryption is almost as useless as no encryption. My friend with the Comcast problems had Verizon FIOS at her old place and was pretty upset about not having Verizon again. She owes me big time; that Tiramisu Martini at Bertucci's is going to taste pretty good.
One of the most useful pieces of information I got this week was a link to CRT Recycling in Brockton (thanks to Roger Weiss). I was able to drop off 5 computer carcasses plus two boxes of broken laptops, keyboards, power supplies, heat sinks, and a hand-powered scanner. And it was free (minus the gas used to get there). Yes, this place takes your electronics junk (I saw a large screen TV in there) for free if you dump it off yourself.
They also *shred* your hard drives for free if you take them out of the computer. I forgot to take along the bag of 10 hard drives I needed to destroy.
For those of you up north, check out ACT Secured E-Recycling in Lawrence. They *might* make you pay to drop off stuff, though I "got away" with paying nothing and they took 4 CRT monitors plus 10 computers. It might be a ploy to get you to think that they're doing you a special favor by not charging you if you drop off the equipment. Even if you have to play (a little), it might be worth not having to drive down to Brockton to unload a carload for free.
Having a place I can drive to is easier than waiting for Watertown to have their annual computer trash day where they'll pick up obsolete electronics for free or to have friends in other towns deal with calling their towns for free disposal of old electronics. That carload of electronics I just dropped off was probably worth about $80 in disposal fees at Staples.
Now I just need to find a good place to recycle batteries. It's suppose to be safe to throw away alkaline batteries in the trash but I don't like doing that. The rechargeables and the lithium cells should never be thrown away in the trash. Unfortunately, I haven't found anyone who could to tell me what to do with them (all).
Someone made a racial remark to me the other night.
"...Chinese [guys] are smooth dancers."
My first thought was, "Like Atlantis, Boylston sank beneath the seas...."
I had a (nice) two-seat couch in my garage because a neighbor moved out and couldn't fit it in their, uh, car, so they were going to store it in my garage for a day or two or three. After a few days, they decided that they weren't going to keep it and said that it was okay to leave it at the curb for the scavengers. That probably would have been a good idea.
Instead, I thought it'd be nice to offer it on Craig's List for $10. (I wasn't going to accept the $10; I was just told that if you ask for money, they might think that it's actually in good condition and show up; the couch was in *great* condition).
After a couple of days, I got no bites and I thought people might have been turned off by the $10 price. Then I got one person (local to me) ask me about the couch. I then didn't hear from him. Then someone else asked about it. I told them to come and get it *now* before the first person showed up. I didn't hear from them. On Saturday afternoon (at least a day or two since I heard from anyone), I sent both responders that I had a window of a few hours before I had to leave for the evening.
The second person called at 6:00 pm and said that they were in Beverly and would be here in 30 minutes. Yeah, right, like I ever got to Beantown Camp in Beverly in less than 50 minutes and I have 260 horses under the hood. However, I had a lot of leeway and could stick around for a while.
People showed up to pick up the couch at 7:00 pm and they hauled away the couch.
Then the people who had called at 6:00 showed up at 7:15. Whoops. I did say in the beginning that the couch would go to the first person who showed up to take it away, but I didn't realize that two parties would show up at the same time like that. The people in Beverly were justifably upset about making the drive and I felt bad for them, but they let 24 hours pass after I answered their note. I had to send out the email telling them that I had a time limit before they (both parties) got into their cars.
It's amazing that it's so much work to get rid of free stuff ($10 for a loveseat in great condition is the same as free and I didn't take the money anyways). Last time I had 20 people respond for free snow tires and I put them all on a waiting list. I gave each one a day to show up before I went to the next one on the list. I got halfway down the list before the first person finally responded and said she wanted the tires and she still didn't show up.
Next time I'm just going to do a "Curb Alert!". I'll just put it on the curb and put a note on Craig's List and tell them that the first person with any initiative to show up will get it. No more having to be nice in offering it to people who aren't going to be polite enough to say they weren't interested anymore.