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Regional Roundup 7/28: WEST SIDE STORY at the Lyric Theatre, MAMMA MIA! at The Gateway, and SOMETHING ROTTEN in Kansas City!
BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature West Side Story, Mamma Mia!, Something Rotten, and More!
Check out our top features from around the BroadwayWorld below!
St. Louis: Check out video highlights from The Muny's production of UNSINKABLE Molly Brown! Hannibal Missouri's own brash and beguiling Molly Brown shines in this exhilarating adaptation of Meredith Willson's 1960 musical. Her rags-to-riches story sparkles with a new book by Dick Scanlan (Thoroughly Modern Millie), and new songs from the Meredith Willson songbook. The tempestuous can't-live-with-him/can't-live-without-him love story that survived the Silver Boom, Gold Rush and sinking of the Titanic returns to the stage with more fun and flair than ever. This is one of those classic musicals that will have your heart soaring! The show is directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, with Michael Rafter as Music Adaptation, Music Director, Vocal and Incidental Arrangements.
Oklahoma: Contributor Ronn Burton reviews WEST SIDE STORY at the Lyric Theatre! He writes "Matthew Gardiner directs this show with conviction and authenticity. Placing the acting front-and-center (let's face it, acting is often the forgotten component in many musical productions) Gardiner carefully crafts the scenes for maximum emotional impact, building the symphony of Arthur Laurents' script as precisely as he does Leonard Bernstein's score. It's definitely worth noting how fabulous the orchestra sounds, led by the baton of music director Jan McDaniel. Choreographer Amy Reynolds-Reed recreates the critical and iconic moments of Jerome Robbins' original staging, but adds quite a few novel and contemporary surprises without ever taking us out of the world of the play."
Long Island: Contributor Melissa Giordano reviews MAMMA MIA at The Gateway! She writes "Briana Rapa is adorable as Sophie. An outstanding voice and a youthful quality make her a natural for the role. Donna is effortlessly and beautifully portrayed by Joan Hess. Indeed an audience favorite is Ms. Hess's lead on the iconic title song and a heart tugging rendition of "The Winner Takes It All". Also a treat is Patrick Cassidy who portrays Sam, one of the men believed to be Sophie's father. It is especially entertaining to see Mr. Cassidy share the stage with David Engel and Fred Inkley who portray Harry and Bill, respectively (the other men believed to be Sophie's father). They appear like old buddies rather than strangers."
Kansas City: Contributor Alan Portner reviews SOMETHING ROTTEN on tour! He writes "This is where the show really takes off and never lands. There are more funny allusions to musical shows of the next three hundred years than a retrospective at the Tony Awards. Some of them you get - Others fly on by. It is like watching an Elizabethan Henny Youngman throwing out one-liners. Their first idea for a show subject is the "Black Death." Close, but no cigar. Back to Shakespeare! The real man was a little pudgy and bald. This Shakespeare is a blond, nasty, literal rock star who presides over a rave. If this sounds a little bit like Mr. Peabody and his boy Sherman, you've got the idea. It is the kind of creative anachronism you enjoyed in "A Knight's Tale" with the late Heath Ledger."
Seattle: Contributor Jay Irwin reviews CURIOUS INCIDENT at the Paramount. He writes "Director Marianne Elliott took the genius tact of staging the entire show so the audience is forced to see the world the way Christopher does with intense lights, overlapping sounds, and stylized movement making the piece a fully immersive journey into an already emotional tale. And this is where we may lose some people. I find the world they've created fascinating and revel in the innovation of it all but it's not a comfortable show. This is certainly not a happy little jaunt where you can wander through the story, these folks make you work for it and even when you think you've finally got the rhythm of the show down they make a sharp left turn to throw you off again. But if you are up for the work, the payoff is immense."
Raleigh: Contributor Jeffrey Kare reviews BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at North Carolina Theatre. He writes "As for this production, it's got a very talented cast led by Catherine Charlebois, who perfectly captures all of the characteristics of Belle. She's spunky, funny, charismatic, and a woman who can easily stand up for herself. As the Beast (a role originated on Broadway by NCT alumni Terrence Mann), actor Ben Michael not only shows us the monster that character can be on the outside, but also the human he is on the inside. He very successfully sells the audience on the arc he goes on from selfish prince, to a real gentleman. Peter Saide steals the show as the narcissistic, yet villainous Gaston, who will stop at nothing to marry Belle. Heartfelt performances come from Ann Van Cleave as the maternal head of the castle's kitchen turned teapot, Mrs. Potts and Lamont Wade as Belle's loving, yet eccentric father, Maurice. Comedic highlights include Dirk Lumbard as the maitre turned candelabra, Lumiere; Michael Brian Dunn as the head of the castle turned mantle clock, Cogsworth; Matthew Simpkins as Gaston's bumbling sidekick, Lefou; Talia Robinson as the maid turned feather duster, Babette; and Aimee Henderson as the opera singer turned wardrobe, Madame de la Grande Bouche."
St. Louis: Contributor Chris Gibson reviews The Muny's THE UNSINKABLE Molly Brown. He writes "Beth Malone is a self assured wonder as Molly, engaging and full of life, she brings her knowledge of the role to the stage of the MUNY and completely captures your heart with her performance. Since we view every other character through her prism, it's essential that she stands out, and Malone definitely does. Mark Kudisch fights a tug of war with Molly as her beleaguered, but supportive husband, J.J. Brown. Molly isn't typical of the times by anyone's standards, so it's a true test of love that keeps them together when that bond is strained, and it is, often. Whitney Bashor is quite good as a recent widow (there's that miner superstition coming true) Molly encounters, and Justin Guarini (Vincenzo), David Abeles (Erich), and Paolo Montalban (Arthur) contribute nicely as miners. The ensemble also does splendid work."
Connecticut: Contributor Sherry Shameer Cohen reviews GROUNDED at Wesport Theatre. She writes "This portrait, flawlessly played by Stahlmann, is not unusual. Many soldiers suffer from PTST. The play evokes questions about that, especially since women are twice as likely to get it. How do women soldiers reconcile their ability to kill and their ability to give life? StahlmAnn Humanizes the pilot and her meltdown in a credible way. Riccardo Hernandez's simple military/industrial set design complements the dismal work conditions of the drone operators. Kate Marvin's sound design and Solomon Weisbard's lighting are perfect. But Yana Birÿkova's projections are spectacular. Kudos also to Liz Diamond for her excellent direction. This is a play that is especially timely because this year is the 100th anniversary of the U.S. military service's using clones (also referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles) and the fact that the U.S. is still at war in Afghanistan after nearly 16 years. The Air Force is training more pilots for drones than for conventional aircraft. As of mid-2016, there have been an estimated 4,189 militants and 479 civilians killed by drones."
Central NY: Contrinutor Natasha Ashley reviews AMERICAN IDIOT at the Centreal NY Playhouse. She writes "The set is not the only strong element though. Let's discuss the dancing and music. The production features high energy choreography by Sami Hoerner which consisted mostly of moshing, a type of dance that is commonly seen at punk rock live music show. It, along with the music performed by a talented orchestra under the direction of Abel Searor, helped fuel the electric atmosphere. Together, they offer a headbanging good time, but unfortunately, at times the sound design/mixing work by Robert Searle (Sound Designer) and Dusten Blake (Sound Mixer) made it hard to hear and/or understand the lyrics in various musical numbers.:
Baltimore: Contributor Charles Shubow reviews THE KING AND I on tour at the Kennedy Centre. He writes "The hit musical has been revived four times on Broadway. The latest incarnation was the Lincoln Center Theatre production in 1995 which garnered four Tony Awards starring Kelli O'Hara in the leading role of Anna and the DC production is based on that success with about 1/3 of the Lincoln Center cast still involved and has a total of 37 actors on stage. "Anna" is now played by lovely Laura Michele Kelly who I listen to almost every day on the CD of the hit musical FINDING NEVERLAND. Kelly is just plain marvelous."
Regional Editor Spotlight:
Oklahoma Contributing Editor
Ronn Burton splits his time between NYC and OKC working as an actor, filmmaker, and director. Selected credits... ACTOR: TV/Film: Celebrity Ghost Stories, Enchantments. Off-Broadway/New York Theatre: Carnegie Hall concerts with Kelli O'Hara and Stephen Sondheim, Iron Curtain, Wonderful Town, The House of Blue Leaves, Marat/Sade, Angelina Ballerina the Musical. Regional Theatre: Red, Dog Sees God, Twelfth Night, Taming of the Shrew, Little Women, The Last Five Years, Rent, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Hello, Dolly! DIRECTOR: Stage: The Agony and The Agony, Beauty and the Beast, Grease, Hello Again; Film: Encounters, Abandon, and the firsr live webseries Watch Us Fail. Follow him @RonnBurton.
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Agency continues quest to hit 50 branches by end of 2020
Forget the share price, the rescue is all, says Travel Weekly’s Ian Taylor
Chief executive quits, along with chief customer and commercial officer
Michael Waterman has almost 30 years of experience in hospitality sales and marketing
Retreat from Ireland may be only the start, says Travel Weekly’s Ian Taylor
Bookings, visitor numbers or customer orders at same level or higher than last year for 75% of members
GDS giant to ‘vigorously defend’ takeover, if US Department of Justice objects
Online anti-fraud measures put back by 18 months
Hundreds of agents have come out in support of a relaunched version of the short-breaks specialist
Gateway to Space is operationally functional and able to support all Virgin Galactic’s flight requirements
But full functionality a way off
Doubts cast over 2020 deadline for Amazon-style retailing of air fares and ancillaries
The aircraft manufacturer is in the midst of dealing with questions over the safety of the 737 Max
KPMG research shows outbound tourism hardest hit by political uncertainty
More US flights from Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester
Sarah Jones urges other homeworkers to consider different ways to generate business
New itineraries for 2020, 2021 and 2022 went on sale on Monday
228-passenger ship has been dubbed the world’s most luxurious cruise ship and has two helicopters which can be folded away and a submarine for guests.
12 winners represent a range of agency channels from across the UK
Tui’s decision to keep brochures is like holding back an internet tide of its own creation, says Steve Endacott.
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 2.8% increase in traffic on a 2.5% increase in capacity compared to July 2018. Load factor increased 0.3 points to 88.0%.
International Group airports report differing traffic development
Traffic in July increased 5.3 percent from July 2018, on a capacity increase of 5.6 percent. Load factor for July 2019 was 88.6 percent, a decrease of 0.3 points from July 2018. JetBlues preliminary completion factor for July 2019 was 98.4 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 70.2 percent.
For the month of July 2019, Copa Holdings' system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) decreased 2.6% year over year, while capacity (ASMs) decreased 0.6%. As a result, system load factor for the month was 86.6%, 1.7 percentage points lower than July 2018.
Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for July 2019.
Airbus has officially begun manufacturing the A220 in the U.S. The first team of A220 production workers began work at Airbus Mobile, Alabama-based production facility following their recent return from on-the-job training in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, where the A220 programme and primary final assembly line are located.
Hawaiian welcomed more than one million guests in July 2019. Total traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 2.2 percent on an increase of 0.1 percent in capacity (available seat miles) compared to July 2018. Load factor increased 1.9 points year-over-year to 89.3 percent.
Airline adds Boston and Louisville as crew and maintenance hubs
On a YoY basis, passenger traffic decreased 0.7% in Mexico, increased 2.8% in Puerto Rico and 13.7% in Colombia
GOL's domestic supply (ASK) decreased 0.8% and demand (RPK) increased by 1.8%. GOL's domestic load factor was 85.3%, a 2.2 p.p. increase in comparison to July 2018. The volume of departures increased by 2.0% and seats increased by 3.1% over July 2018.
In July 2019, capacity measured by ASMs (Available Seat Miles) increased by 17.1% vs last year, with demand measured by RPMs (Revenue Passenger Miles) showing a significant increase of 17.2%. Volaris carried a record number of 2.0 M passengers in total (18.4% increase vs last year), with load factor at the same level vs last year to 88.8%.
The company carried 19.4 million customers across its broad global network, an all-time monthly record, including a record 700,094 passengers flown in a single day on July 8th.
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, has taken delivery of Africas first A320neo on lease from CDB Aviation, becoming the first African airline to operate the A320neo aircraft.
First Global Lessor to Place the Aircraft Type with an African Airlin
The Air FranceKLM Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 60 A220-300 aircraft to modernise its fleet. By acquiring the industrys most efficient and technologically advanced single-aisle aircraft, the airline will benefit from a significant reduction in fuel burn and CO2 emissions. These A220s are intended to be operated by Air France.
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited and Ethiopian Airlines celebrated the delivery of the milestone Dash 8-400 aircraft bearing serial number 4600 on Friday, July 26.The aircraft is also the 25th Dash 8-400 aircraft delivered to Ethiopian Airlines.
Indonesian carrier Lion Air has received its first A330-900, becoming the first airline from the Asia-Pacific region to fly the A330neo. The aircraft is on lease from BOC Aviation and is the first of 10 A330neos set to join the airlines fleet.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on European governments and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) to make urgent improvements to European air traffic management. The priority should be to cut carbon emissions and address the unnecessary costs and flight delays suffered by passengers from inefficient airspace routes and bottlenecks.
New jetliners are provided with sustainable jet fu
On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 1.7% increase in traffic on a 1.9% increase in capacity compared to June 2018. Load factor decreased 0.1 points to 88.2%.
Summary - change to advice against travel; the FCO now advise against all but essential travel to all areas of Northern Shan State, within 10km of the town of Pyin-Oo-Lwin (Mandalay State) and along the Pyin-Oo-Lwin to Kyaukme road; updated information on 15 August attacks and the potential for further clashes
Summary - addition of information regarding a planned protest on 17 August. You should remain vigilant, follow the advice of local authorities and move away quickly to a safe place if there are signs of disorder. Removal of factual information on previous protests
Summary - updated information on planned general strikes in the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon from Monday 2 to Friday 6 September and Monday 9 to Friday 13 September. You should monitor local media to check for the latest information about the shutdown
Summary and Health section - revised information on outbreak of Ebola
Summary - Planned demonstration in Harare Central Business District on 16 August
Summary - removal of information on typhoon Lekima
Summary - removal of link to information page for the UEFA Super Cup match on 14 August
Terrorism section and summary - this section has been reviewed with minor amendments to information on locations where British nationals should be particularly vigilant
Natural disasters section (Volcanoes) - Mount Bagana in Bougainville erupted on 13 August. Air Niugini has suspended flights to the Buka and Hoskins airports following the Ulawun volcano on 3 August. Visitors should check with their airline / travel operator if visiting Bougainville and New Britain
Summary - Severe tropical storm Krosa is expected to make landfall in western Japan by 15 August. You should follow local media and the Japan Metrological Agency for updates on weather, follow the advice of the local authorities and emergency services, including any evacuation orders. Updated figures on visits by British nationals in 2018
Summary - updated information on a wildfire in Illea region, Manolada. The National road between Payras and Pyrgos has been closed. You should follow the advice of Greek authorities and monitor the website of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection for updates
Summary - Portuguese fuel tanker drivers went on strike action on 12 August for an unspecified period; if you’re travelling to Portugal over the coming weeks, be aware that the strike may cause disruption to travel and other non-essential services
Summary - Addition of information on Indian Independence day on 15 August, which is a national holiday; large public celebrations are expected with increased security checks and traffic restrictions; editorial changes to information on travel during monsoon season
Terrorism section and summary - addition of factual information about a shooting incident at the Al-Noor Mosque in Baerum, west of Oslo, on 10 August
Safety and security (crime) - Addition of information on thieves targeting cars travelling from Lima city to the airport
Summary - removal of information regarding a political demonstration on Saturday 10 August
Summary - On 10 and 11 August 2019, anti and pro-immigrant marches are scheduled to take place in downtown Santiago, including Plaza Italia; if you have to travel to the area you should remain vigilant at all times and follow the advice of the local authorities
Summary - change to advice against travel; the FCO now advise against all travel to the immediate vicinity of the Line of Contro
Summary - update on recent events in the Koy Tash area and Bishkek following the arrest of former President Atambayev
Summary - removal of information about the US Transport Security Administration public notice on poor aviation security at Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport

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The culinary culture of Kerala has undergone significant changes and the most prominent among them is our return to the goodness of organically grown fresh vegetables. Families make sure that at least a small patch of vegetables is grown at their backyards. It has also led to a total revolution in the food culture of the state that people began opting for masala powders prepared using organic products and also unadulterated coconut oil.
Besides the small scale manufacturers, the Kudumbasree units too are active part of this sector by preparing different varieties of curry powders like chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, fenugreek powder and black pepper powder that are essential in an ordinary Malayali kitchen. There are around 24 curry powder units, both big and small, in the district. Earlier raw turmeric were boiled, dried and then powdered. But now, dried turmeric is purchased from Bengaluru and Coimbatore and is powdered and packed here.
Puttu powder made with bran rice and ordinary raw rice too are produced in these units. The rice flour is available in roasted and unroasted varieties. Besides, millet powder, gram flour, wheat flour and organically prepared broken wheat too are supplied by these units. The various units of the kudumbasree, in association with the IRDP, are all set to conduct Onam fairs at different parts of the district, as part of their mission to sell fresh and organic products.
Prepare at home
It is easy to prepare curry powders at home. However, the preparations should begin at least 2 weeks in advance. To make homemade chilli powder, fresh and undamaged red chillies are required. The chillies should be washed and dried well. Make sure that the chillies don't have any moisture content in it. Now, snip off its stem and grind in the dry jar of a mixer. Coriander seeds too could be powdered like this.
Turmeric powder could be prepared by grinding dried turmeric. The turmeric should be boiled in a pot before drying it nicely in the sun. It could even be dried in the oven for 1½-2 hours at 60 degree Celsius. The dried turmeric could be powdered in the jar of a mixer. To prepare fresh and fragrant sambar powder, 100 grams of dried chillies and coriander seeds, 2 tablespoons yellow dal, split pigeon peas and urad dal are required. A spoon full of fenugreek, half table spoon turmeric powder, 2 small pieces of asafetida, 1 spoon cumin and 2 -3 bunches of curry leaves too are required to make the sambar powder. Dry roast each ingredient separately in a pan and grind it in a mixer jar into fine masala powder. Store in air tight containers only after the masala powder has cooled down.
Coconut oil too can be freshly made at home. Grate 6 coconuts and extract the milk from it. Transfer the coconut milk into a brass vessel and heat it up. Stir the coconut milk continuously until it changes colour and thicken up. When the oil begins to ooze out, strain it by passing the thick milk through a piece of clean cotton cloth or towel.

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SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - A Crime Stoppers tip has led the Shreveport Police Department on the hunt for a man who’s responsible for beating a woman while robbing a Shreveport business on Monday.
The incident happened in the 8900 block of Kingston Road at the Scotty’s Mini-Storage just before 1:30 p.m.
According to authorities, 32-year-old Todd House was identified as the suspect after a tip was given to authorities when surveillance footage and photos were released.
Officers discovered the female employee suffering from multiple head injuries after the armed robbery. That’s then when House took her vehicle, other business belongings and got away from the scene.
A warrant is issued for House’s arrest, charging him with one count of Aggravated Second Degree Battery and one count of Armed Robbery.
His bond is set at $300,000.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of House is urged to contact the Shreveport Police at (318) 673-7300, option #3 or Crime Stoppers at (318) 673-7373. You can submit information anonymously.


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Ancient Invisible Cities • 2018 • 1 episode • 2h:42m
Professor Darius Arya explores the hidden secrets of three of the most fascinating cities of the ancient world: Cairo, Athens and Istanbul. 3D scans allow us to view the architectural jewels of these cities as they've never been seen before.
Discover the historical secrets of Cairo and Ancient Egypt from the Great Pyramid of Giza to the first pyramid ever built. Explore a hidden Roman fortress and uncover a well deep in the rock below the Arabic citadel of Saladin.

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Covers current research topics in computational molecular biology. Recent research papers presented from leading conferences such as the SIGACT International Conference on Compuational Molecular Biology (RECOMB). Topic areas include original research (both theoretical and experimental) in genomics, molecular sequence analysis, recognition of genes and regulatory elements, molecular evolution, protein structure, and combinatorial libraries and drug design. Recent research by course participants also covered.
Instructor: Bonnie Berger
Contact Information: firstname.lastname@example.org, x3-1827, 2-373.
Initial Meeting: Wed., 2/7 at 2PM, rm 4-145.
Time and Place: Tuesdays, 3-5 PM, rm 2-135 (beginning 2/13).
Group Discussion: Wednesdays, 2-3 PM, NE43-332.
Prerequisites: 18.417 or permission of instructor.
Course Support: Jessica Baum, rm NE43-330, email@example.com, x3-3037
|Tue., 2/13||Guest Lecturer: Leonid Mirny, Chemistry Dept. at Harvard||2-135||3-5 PM|
|Tue., 2/20||Monday Schedule: No class||NA||NA|
|Tue., 2/27||Guest Lecturer: Jun Liu, Statistics Dept. at Harvard||2-135||3-5 PM|
|Tue., 3/6||Lecture||2-135||3-5 PM|
|Tue., 3/13||Guest Lecturer: Joachim Theilhaber, Physicist at Aventis||2-135||3-5 PM|
|Tue., 3/20||Lecture||2-135||3-5 PM|
|Tue., 3/27||Spring Break: No class||NA||NA|
|Tue., 4/3||Guest Lecturer: Chris Burge, Biology Dept., MIT||2-135||3-5 PM|
|Tue., 4/10||Lecture||2-135||3-5 PM|
|Tue., 4/17||Patriot's Day Break: No class||NA||NA|
|Tue., 4/24||Lecture||2-135||3-5 PM|
|Tue., 5/1||Guest Lecturer: Serafim Batzoglou, Whitehead Institute, MIT||2-135||3-6 PM|
|Tue., 5/8||Lecture||2-135||3-5 PM|
|Tue., 5/15||Guest Lecturer: Eugene Shakhnovich||2-135||3-5 PM|

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Miles without Stiles route around Brockhole
Brockhole - The Lake District Visitor Centre, Windermere, LA23 1LJ
A short route (1.5km) around the beautiful grounds of Brockhole on the shores of Windermere. This is part of a series of 39 routes, suitable for people with limited mobility, throughout the Lake District.
The centre provides public access to Windermere’s stunning eastern foreshore, with views to the Langdale Fells. There are historic gardens, exhibitions, an adventure playground, café and shop.
Brockhole Lake District Visitor Centre (free electric wheelchairs for use in grounds; electric bus to get to and from the car park)
Wheelchair hire is available at:
The Glebe, Bowness on Windermere
Bowness Bay Information Centre, Windermere
Lake District Visitor Centre at Brockhole
T: 015394 46601
Accessible parking: There are parking spaces for disabled badge holders next to the Visitor Centre. Visitors can also arrange a lift in the ‘Brockmobile’ buggy from the main car park.
Accessible WC: One toilet block by the main car park, toilets inside the information centre, one toilet block in the grounds.
Building access: Café has a platform lift. Lift to first floor.
There are 39 Miles Without Stiles routes all across the Lake District National Park. They are available as a booklet, for sale at information centres and bookshops in the national park, and on the Lake District National Park website:


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Clueless in Seattle
We are new to town and are looking for things to do on both our birthdays, Father's day and Anniversary this month. Like tasting menus, events, and wine tasting dinners, cooking classes or even, Tours, Cruises and Festivals. I found something for about $50 persons for tasting multiple JB award winning restaurants , what is that? Also what is this Beer feast all about?
Also info on this “Belltown food tour”


U.S. stocks were negative Monday for the fifth straight day.
The 10-year Treasury yield initially spiked to 1.8 percent before dipping to 1.76 percent.
Technology names led the losses earlier in the day, coming under pressure as the sector with the most to lose in a rising-rate environment.
Oil is up to $78 a barrel, as expectations for increasing demand and still-slow output are priced in.
Along with technology shares, risk assets like Bitcoin, which was flirting with the $40,000 mark, were also sharply lower.
On the international front, European and Asian shares were mixed.
In a similar fashion to the same time last year, a rotation under the surface of the market is taking place. Investors are exiting growth stocks, such as technology, and rebalancing toward value shares, like large-cap bank stocks and those sensitive to economic activity, like energy, as rates rise.
Rising rates are a headwind for high-multiple, low-profit companies as the cost of borrowing and the discount rate increases, reducing present values. The banking sector, on the other hand, generally has lower multiples and does well with higher rates, as it contributes to wider margins in the industry.
Investors are grappling with three factors: a Federal Reserve bank that seems to have more appetite for restrictive monetary policy; higher and more persistent inflation than originally expected; and a new Omicron variant that is threatening to hamper the global economic rebounding many were forecasting.
High inflation and low real growth globally is a “nightmare” scenario that central banks and governments will struggle to deal with. Supply-chain disruptions and material shortages have proved long-lasting and are major drivers of inflationary pressures.


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December 2017 Exclusive Story
Operators Lock In 2018 Oil Hedges
WASHINGTON–The U.S. Justice Department has promised to no longer use guidance documents to create new regulatory requirements. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on Nov. 16 prohibiting the practice.
A Nov. 17 news release announcing the new policy notes, “In the past, the Department of Justice and other agencies have blurred the distinction between regulations and guidance documents. Under the attorney general’s memo, the department may no longer issue guidance documents that purport to create rights or obligations binding on persons or entities outside the executive branch.”
Also on Nov. 17, in a speech delivered to the Federalist Society’s 2017 National Lawyers Convention in Washington, Attorney General Sessions announced to end regulation by litigation.
“The days of ‘sue and settle’–when special interests could sue an agency, then get the agency to impose a new regulation in a settlement, often to advance an agenda–are over,” Sessions said. “The Department of Justice is duty bound to defend laws as they are written, regardless whether the government likes the results. Our agencies must follow the law–not make it.”
In his Nov. 16 memo, Sessions says agencies “may use guidance and similar documents to educate regulated parties through plain-language restatements of legal requirements or provide nonbinding advice on technical issues through examples or practices to guide the application or interpretation of statutes and regulations. But guidance may not be used as a substitute for rule making, and may not be used to impose new requirements on entities outside the executive branch. Nor should guidance create binding standards by which the department will determine compliance.”
The memo sets out five principles for issuing guidance documents:
DOJ says a regulatory task force led by Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand will review department documents and recommend candidates for repeal or modification in light of these principles.
WASHINGTON–The Independent Petroleum Association of America and the Western Energy Alliance on Oct. 27 filed a request for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, seeking to block the Jan. 17, 2018, compliance date for the Bureau of Land Management’s venting and flaring regulations.
“Our preliminary injunction request is necessary to ensure companies do not have to comply with a rule that is being completely rewritten by the agency,” comments Western Alliance President Kathleen Sgamma. “BLM is trying to do the right thing by suspending the rule through a rule-making process, but we cannot be sure that it will get that suspension done in time.”
Adds Dan Naatz, IPAA senior vice president of government relations and political affairs, “The Interior Department has signaled its intent to delay the impending compliance deadlines by one year, but must abide by a lengthy notice and comment process. While we applaud this step from BLM, our member companies need to know what rules they will be operating under in just a few months.”
As the associations note in their filing, BLM issued its Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation rule in November 2016 with a Jan. 17, 2017, effective date. However, compliance with key provisions, including performing initial leak detection and repair, storage tank controls, and replacing pneumatic pumps and controllers, was not required until Jan. 17, 2018.
IPAA and the Alliance requested a preliminary injunction at that time, but were turned down in January because “the key compliance deadlines were nearly a year away,” their latest filing points out.
On June 17, BLM announced it was postponing the rule’s compliance date indefinitely under Section 705 of the Administrative Procedure Act (AOGR, July 2017, pg. 30), but that decision was invalidated on Oct. 4 by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (AOGR, November 2017, pg. 30). The next day, BLM published a notice of proposed rule making to suspend or delay for 12 months the January 2018 requirements while it rewrote the rule.
BLM’s NOPR called for issuing a final rule by Dec. 8, however there is no guarantee of that, IPAA and the Alliance note in their October court filing. They comment, “Unfortunately, BLM’s track record does not foster confidence in the agency’s timing. BLM did not publish the proposed suspension rule until nearly six weeks after its target date.”
That leaves operators faced “with a dangerous game of chicken,” the associations continue. “Expend upward of hundreds of thousands of dollars on a per-company basis to comply with a rule that may never take effect, or defer compliance until a few weeks before the January 2018 deadline, at which point timely compliance will be impossible.”
IPAA and the Alliance cite an estimate by John Dunham and Associates that meeting the January 2018 compliance deadline would cost industry $115 million.
The associations’ court filing also contends their lawsuit against the venting and flaring rule likely will succeed on the merits, and that an injunction is in the public interest.
NEW ORLEANS–The U.S. Department of the Interior is proposing the largest oil and gas lease sale ever held in the United States. Lease Sale 250, scheduled for March 2018, covers 76.9 million acres in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
The proposed lease sale will be the second offshore sale under the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017-22, DOI says. Lease Sale 249, held in August, received $121 million in high bids.
Proposed Lease Sale 250 includes 14,375 unleased blocks, located from three to 230 miles offshore, in the Gulf’s Western, Central and Eastern planning areas, in water depths ranging from nine to more than 11,115 feet, DOI says. Excluded from the sale are blocks subject to the congressional moratorium established by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006; blocks adjacent to or beyond the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the northern portion of the Eastern Gap; and whole and partial blocks within the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
According to DOI estimates, the lease sale will develop as much as 1.12 billion barrels of oil and 4.42 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Most of the activity from the proposed sale is expected to occur in the Central Planning Area.
Terms and conditions for the lease sale are detailed in the Proposed Notice of Sale information package, which is available at http://www.boem.gov/Sale-250.
“If we are serious about energy dominance and long-term energy affordability, we must create certainty about future access in the OCS,” says Representative Rob Bishop, R-Ut., chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources. “Congressionally, we will continue to move forward on a comprehensive overhaul of onshore and offshore federal lands energy policy to help Interior expand even greater access, streamline permitting, and increase revenues to both states and the U.S. Treasury.”
LINCOLN, NE.–On a 3-2 vote, the Nebraska Public Service Commission approved an alternate route for TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, which will move 830,000 barrels a day of heavy oil from western Canada to Gulf Coast refineries.
“We will conduct a careful review of the Public Service Commission’s ruling while assessing how the decision will impact the cost and schedule of the project,” says Russ Girling, TransCanada’s president and chief executive officer.
According to the PSC decision, the new route, running through Montana and South Dakota to pipeline connections in Steele City, Ne., will be five miles longer and require one additional pumping station. The commission says the alternative path will reduce impacts on the habitat of several endangered species, including the interior least tern, whooping crane, piping plover and river otter, while also reducing the number of river and stream crossings, and state highway and natural gas facilities to be crossed.
The pipeline’s application to cross the U.S.-Canadian border was considered for seven years before then-President Obama rejected it in November 2015. President Trump invited TransCanada to resubmit the application soon after his inauguration (AOGR, March 2017, pg. 28), but the project stalled while waiting for the PSC decision.
Media reports note that market conditions have changed since TransCanada proposed to build the Keystone XL pipeline in 2005, most notably the growth in U.S. oil production. The company is holding an open season to measure shippers’ commitments to the project.
A Wood Mackenzie analysis predicts TransCanada will evaluate the results of that open season before making a final investment decision, with the company’s latest earnings call suggesting it is satisfied with current commitment levels. The government of Alberta also continues to express support for the pipeline, Wood Mackenzie says.
Zachary Rogers, refining and oil markets research analyst at Wood Mackenzie, says the province’s decision greatly diminishes the project’s political risk, and likely clears the way for increased volumes of West Canadian heavy crude reaching the Gulf Coast.
“The pipeline’s commercial viability is strengthened as declining heavy oil production from Mexico and ongoing Venezuelan risk has tightened the heavy-crude market in the Gulf Coast,” he says. “Our current forecast points to take-away capacity potentially exceeding crude supply in the early 2020s, putting additional upward price pressure on Western Canadian crude and negatively impacting heavy refiners, especially in the U.S. Midwest.”
WASHINGTON–A new database from Energy Builders–a coalition of workers, businesses and unions that work directly in or support the energy delivery supply chain–tracks criminal attacks on critical energy infrastructure. The Energy Infrastructure Incident Reporting Center uses public sources, independent reporting and verification, and first-hand accounts to document the attacks, the group says.
The release of the database follows publication of a letter from 80 members of Congress to Attorney General Jeffrey Sessions expressing concern about the increase in attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure.
“Incidents of eco-terrorism, sabotage, arson, vandalism and violence are on the rise as criminal tactics have become a regular feature of pipeline protests, leaving taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars and potentially endangering lives, the environment and our national security,” says Toby Mack, president and chief executive officer of the Energy Equipment & Infrastructure Alliance, a member of Energy Builders.
According the Energy Builders, incidents recorded in the database include:
While expressing their support for First Amendment rights to protest, the signers of the Sessions letter assert violence toward individuals and property destruction are both illegal and dangerous.
“Recent incidents of individuals attempting to shut down lines by turning valves at pump stations illustrate the danger. Operation of pipeline facilities by unqualified personnel could result in a rupture–the consequences of which would be devastating,” the letter warns.
The congressional writers ask Sessions if federal statutes, including the Patriot Act and Pipeline Safety Act, provide adequate legal means to prosecute criminal activity, and if the Department of Justice intends to pursue federal prosecutorial or investigative actions against individuals who willingly damage or destroy interstate or international pipeline infrastructure.
The Energy Builders is asking companies to report additional incidents. Visit the database at http://energybuilders.org/tracker.
WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump plans to reduce the size of several national monuments, including two Utah sites, a move that follows an executive order issued in April.
According to media reports, the president plans to cut Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. Bears Ears encompasses 1.5 million acres, while Grand Staircase is 1.7 million acres in size. Both monuments surround state and private lands.
The April presidential directive ordered Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review 27 monuments designated under the Antiquities Act since Jan. 1, 1996, that are 100,000 acres or more, or any monument he believes was created without appropriate public input, the White House states.
“I spent a lot of time on the ground in Utah, talking with people and understanding the natural and cultural significance of the area,” Zinke says of Bears Ears. “There is no doubt that it is drop-dead gorgeous country and that it merits some degree of protection, but designating a monument that–including state land–encompasses almost 1.5 million acres where multiple-use management is hindered or prohibited is not the best use of the land, and is not in accordance with the intention of the Antiquities Act.”
The Navajo Nation expressed its opposition to any plans to reduce Bears Ears National Monument, saying Trump’s decision is based on political favoritism and the Washington mentality of padding the pockets of friends, rather than in doing what is right for the people.
“Originally, the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition sought a designation for 1.9 million acres, which was reduced to 1.3 million acres when the area was designated a national monument by presidential proclamation in 2016,” Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye says. “For the Nation, in order to protect all of our sacred sites that exist in the area, we are asking President Trump not to reduce this.”
The Navajo Nation says the reduction plan was made with little or no input from it, despite multiple requests to meet with the president or consult with Zinke.
Media reports quote Utah Governor Gary Herbert as saying Trump told him changes to Bears Ears would “honor” the state’s recommendation. During Zinke’s review, state officials urged reducing the monument to 120,000 acres. Herbert added that the president also promised to modify Grand Staircase to allow coal mining within its borders.
According to news reports, many legal analysts argue only Congress could take actions affecting monument boundaries.
WASHINGTON–The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nominations of Kevin McIntyre and Richard Glick to join the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. FERC says McIntyre will serve as chairman.
McIntyre, co-leader of the Global Energy Practice at law firm Jones Day, will serve the remainder of a term that ends June 2018 and a full term that ends June 2023. Glick, general counsel for the Democrats on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will serve the remainder of a term that ends in June 2022.
Independent Petroleum Association of America President and Chief Executive Officer Barry Russell lauds the confirmations, which fill FERC’s previously vacant seats. “The commission faces critical issues in approving infrastructure for getting natural gas to markets,” he reflects. “With a full slate of commissioners, these approvals will be even stronger to withstand opposition from those who fight to keep natural gas in the ground. A commission at full strength also will be needed to handle a notice of proposed rule making advanced by the Department of Energy on grid reliability and resilience pricing. This proceeding has far-reaching implications for electricity markets and for the energy markets fueling generators, and deserves the input of all five commissioners.”
Russell notes that IPAA had pressed the Trump administration repeatedly to restore FERC’s quorum through published pieces and letters to the White House and Senate leaders urging expedited action. The association maintains that a full FERC panel is critical to carrying out the Trump administration’s goals of improving U.S. infrastructure and encouraging continued production and use of natural gas.
WASHINGTON–A federal appeals court rejected the Sierra Club’s petition to block U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas, saying the U.S. Department of Energy properly followed the National Environmental Policy Act and other federal laws in approving three LNG sites.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, ruling Nov. 1 in Sierra Club v. U.S. Department of Energy, follows a court decision issued in August involving a Freeport, Tx., LNG export facility. Court documents say this new ruling deals with three narrow issues not dealt with in the earlier case.
The latest petition covered Dominion Energy’s export terminal in Cove Point, Md., and Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass facility in Louisiana and its Corpus Christi, Tx., site
The Sierra Club claimed the DOE relied on an environmental assessment rather than an environmental impact statement in approving the three LNG projects. The appeals court held that it could only overturn an agency’s decision on using an EIS over an EA if that decision was arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion. The court ruled against the Sierra Club.
The court also turned away the argument that DOE should have provided more localized analysis about where incremental production would occur because of increased LNG exports. Court papers say the “additional information” provided by the Sierra Club to support its stance did not pinpoint the location of additional production to allow meaningful analysis, “especially given the fungibility of natural gas and the existence of a national pipeline network.”
The Sierra Club’s allegations that DOE failed to evaluate public interest under the Natural Gas Act faced an identical rejection, with the appeals court holding it did consider distributional consequences of exports. The judges noted the department cited job creation and energy security as counteracting the potential negative distributional impacts the Sierra Club identified.
Charlie Riedl, executive director of the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas, says he hopes the decision will end the unnecessary and costly challenges by the Sierra Club that are delaying LNG projects across the nation. “The facts are clear and the court agrees: The regulatory review process for U.S. LNG projects provides a thorough review of both operational and environmental impacts before being approved,” he says.
NAPLES, FL.–The Independent Petroleum Association of America has elected Michael Watford as its 43rd chairman and Steven Hinchman as vice chairman.
Watford, who is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Houston-based oil and gas producer Ultra Petroleum, previously served as IPAA chairman in 2013-15. Hinchman, who is president and CEO of Houston-based Scala Energy, has 35 years of experience in the upstream industry.
IPAA President and CEO Barry Russell says both men bring strong leadership to the group’s Board of Directors. “Their roles within the upstream industry reflect the diverse nature of independent oil and natural gas producers–with Mike as leader of a publicly traded company and Steve as the founder of a privately-held, technical oil and gas company,” he considers. “These distinct but complementary backgrounds, combined with strong records of civic engagement, will amplify IPAA’s voice as we advocate for America’s independent producers in Washington and beyond.”
Russell also expresses gratitude to outgoing IPAA Chairman Mark Miller for ensuring the industry’s voice was respected at all levels of government during his tenure. IPAA indicates Miller will remain active on IPAA’s Board of Directors.
According to IPAA, Watford has worked in both the upstream and downstream sectors. Prior to Ultra Petroleum, he was CEO of Nuevo Energy Co., and also has experience in the managed product marketing, processing, pipeline and chemical businesses. Watford serves on the boards of Axip Energy Services and America’s Natural Gas Alliance. He is also an appointed member of the National Petroleum Council. Watford lives in Houston. He earned a B.A. from the University of Florida and an M.B.A. from the University of New Orleans.
Before he founded Scala Energy, Hinchman served as CEO of HighMount E&P, chief operating officer of Callon Petroleum, and executive vice president of Marathon Oil Co. He also serves as chairman of Interfaith Care Partners, an educational, nonprofit organization helping U.S. congregations, businesses and individuals. Hinchman lives in Houston. He earned a B.S. from Pennsylvania State University and an M.S. from the Colorado School of Mines.
DANIA BEACH, FL.–A Florida Power & Light request to build a natural gas-powered electric generation unit at its Dania Beach facility is drawing opposition from the Sierra Club. The utility says it plans to build the unit and renovate other generating facilities on the site to boost its output to 1,200 megawatts. It estimates the project will cost $888 million.
FPL officials say repowering the plant will cost $1.288 billion less than replacing the South Florida plant with solar cells, largely because the project will reuse substations, pipelines and transmission lines. If approved, the utility says, the project would be completed by June 2022. According to the company, the new plant will help it shut down outdated coal-fired plants.
Nevertheless, the Sierra Club is asking Florida Governor Rick Scott and FPL to cancel plans for the new plant, saying the Florida Public Service Commission should first determine if ratepayers need another “fracked gas” plant.
The PSC will hold a hearing on the FPL proposal on Jan. 18. According to media accounts, the Sierra Club is expected to argue that the proposed plant is unneeded, and that cleaner and less expensive generating alternatives are available.
In addition to the Dania Beach project, FPL says it is building eight solar energy plants in the state, and predicts that by 2020 solar power will outpace coal and oil combined in its energy mix percentage, reaching 4 percent of its generation capacity. In 2016, the utility notes, natural gas provided 70 percent of its generating power, followed by nuclear (23 percent) and coal and oil (5 percent).
According to FPL spokesman Dave McDermitt, the Sierra Club’s campaign is unrealistic and cynical. “It’s an absurd proposal solely designed to generate publicity and money, and demonstrates that organization’s head-in-the-sand approach to energy policy,” says FPL spokesman Dave McDermitt.

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MIT developing webcam-based health monitoring mirror
Sitting in front of your computer could soon be the fastest way to receive a medical check up, replacing visits to the local doctor. Massachusetts Institute of Technology student Ming-Zher Poh has created a pulse-monitoring system that works on a low-cost, low-resolution webcam. A version of the system built into a mirror has been developed which displays pulse rate at the bottom in real-time, and work is underway to add respiration and blood-oxygen level monitoring using the same technique.
Developed in collaboration with Media Lab student Daniel McDuff and Professor of Media Arts and Sciences Rosalind Picard, the system uses facial brightness recognition techniques to determine the flow of blood in the face vessels and then derives the data to produce an accurate pulse reading. A major challenge for the students was to overcome a person’s movement and different light variations. Poh successfully adapted a signal processing technique, commonly used to highlight a single voice from within a room full of people talking, to extract the pulse signal independently from the light and movement factors. The system was able to derive an accurate pulse rate from a subject moving out of frame and also from three people at the same time, simultaneously displaying the data at the bottom of the mirror.
Whilst the application of medical video monitoring is nothing new, the use of a low-resolution camera is and will provide access to a large user group. As the system works without attaching any sensors to the body it could prove useful in difficult medical situations such as with burns victims. More commonly it would prove popular for the older community or heart disease sufferers whom need to constantly monitor their blood pressure. Or perhaps you may simply want to keep track of your health and have the system installed into your bathroom mirror to check your vitals as you brush your teeth before a good night’s sleep.
Via MIT News Office
Image and Video: Melanie Gonick


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The Best Snowmobile Club in North America
The Osgoode Carleton Snowmobile Trail Club
of Ontario has won the International Snowmobile Club of the Year for 2012, leaving its members on the Top of the World. That award is the culmination of a very good year as last season this snowmobile club won a club of the year award and a volunteer of the year award for all of Ontario
in 2011. It gained virtually every honor a club can earn in Canada, as later that year it was named the club of the year for all of Canada.
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The Russian military have been rolling out nuclear-capable Iskander-M missile hardware in Kaliningrad, a Russian territory sandwiched between EU countries of Poland and Lithuania. They are considering a nuclear add-on option.In an interview in Polish newspaper “Rzeczpospolita”, a Polish journalist asks questions of Igor Korotchenko, Russian military analyst, and writer/editor in the Russian press.
Some Russian generals insist that Moscow have already deployed Iskander-M missile systems in Kaliningrad. Will these missiles be fitted with nuclear warheads?
By 2018 all Russian troop rocket Brigades will be fitted out only with iskanders. Therefore, these systems will appear in the Kaliningrad region as part of the modernisation. But whether the missiles would be fitted with nuclear warheads, is a decision of the commanders of the Russian armed forces. This decision will depend on the military situation around Russia’s western borders, and politics.
What military-political situation would be unacceptable to the Kremlin?
If a significant number of foreign troops were deployed in Poland, Moscow may decide on the deployment of nuclear weapons in Kaliningrad. In the agreements between Russia and NATO it is clearly written that the United States will not deploy its military bases in countries that recently have been accepted into the Alliance, and which share borders with Russia. However, the greatest threat to us is being created in Poland, with an American missile defense system. The most worrying thing about it is that these systems can be equipped with the latest American Tomahawk Block IV type missiles carrying nuclear warheads.
Are the Russian iskanders smarter than the American Tomahawk system?
Iskander-M type systems have two types of rockets. They can be equipped with ballistic missiles, which fly very high, are hard to track, or can be equipped with missiles, which will be flying 30-50 meters above the ground. If the American Aegis systems in Poland will be nuclear weapons, iskanders can intercept them. What’s more, if you equip our missiles with nuclear warheads, the problem will be solved quickly.
SEE ALSO: Missile shield construction begins in Poland with €10mil perimeter fence
Should Polish and Baltic countries be concerned about threats on the part of Russia?
Russia has no need to attack NATO countries. We need to develop our economy and industry. We don’t need the war. In the Baltic States there is paranoia. What is the state of the economy of Lithuania and Latvia? Meanwhile, as hundreds of thousands of young people emigrate from these countries to the West, the political elite are leading luxury lifestyles and are not worried. A continuously bullying war society helps them to maintain power and does not solve any problems. Additionally, the anti-Russian mood in Poland is conditioned to historical pretensions, which is firmly rooted, mainly among the Polish intellectuals. It’s been so many years, yet still in Poland to this day people talk of Russian occupation. To be sure, Poland is one of three European countries (except France and Germany) which have global ambitions and want to take part in world events. We do not want confrontation with Poland, but when American rockets are deployed in its territory, we will have to react to it.
Relations between Moscow and Washington resemble those of 30 years ago. The Kremlin’s number one enemy seems to be the UNITED STATES. How do you see the future of this confrontation?
I always knew that the Americans seek the destruction of the Russian State. But until recently, we collaborated with them. Today, the pretense was dropped and the American authorities openly began to blackmail Russia with missiles, aircraft and tanks deployed at our borders. The situation is simple. The Americans want to control the whole world, and Russia is the only country in history that can stand up to the UNITED STATES in the event of war.
Igor Korotchenko is editor-in-Chief of “Nacjonalna Oborona”, associated with the Ministry of Defense of Russia, and somewhat obviously, pro-Russian in his comments.


Obama seeks Congressional backing on Syria ... but will Congress listen?
Wait! Congress hasn't agreed with Obama on anything yet. So does throwing Syria to Congress mean the attack is off? #CYNICAL
Obama Will Seek Congressional Vote on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Obama stunned the capital and paused his march to war on Saturday by asking Congress to give him authorization before he launches a limited military strike against the Syrian government in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack ...


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Priest Hybrid Guide Crystal Saga
1. Who Am I?
2. What Is A Priest?
3. Stat Allocation
i. AFK Mode
5. Mortal Skills Breakdown
I. Holy Skills
II. Blood Skills
6. Mortal Skill Guide
I .Extra Points
1. Who Am I?
Iím GS Shaneration
from Aeria Browser. As Requested this is my version of the Priest Hybrid Guide for Crystal Saga. This Guide will be aimed at those who want to PVP, be able to solo dungeons and grind mobs easily. I have tried a few variations with this build used over 7 Sands of Time (Skill Reset) here is the one I personally liked best. The build will focus from Mortal to eidolon and will be updated regularly. The build will start out as a hybrid build but later on will change into a mainly holy build.
This is my personal preference and how i play the game. Itís for people who want to try it out if they wish. No build is perfect they all have flaws. So please no comments on changes to the build. As there are many possibilities. This thread is for those who are new and looking for a general guideline on where they should be allocating skills and such.
2. What Is A Priest?
Priests are game characters that excel in magic
. They have a range of healing/Support Skills but also a range of Attack Skills. If you like magical attacks and healing your friends then this is a good choice for you. Being a hybrid priest means that you have a good attack and a good heal allowing you to solo dungeons, grind mobs and no have no problems doing so.
3. Stat Allocation
Priests should go all intelligence
(INT) thatís right no other stats are needed allocated everything into intelligence (INT) why you ask well crystal saga is a game where most of your other states will be provided by other means such as equips soul completion and wings. Adding points into any other state will only make your character weaker remember more (INT) = more heal and attack. This is better survivability for any priest! And this is what will make the hybrid build shine.
Levelling up in crystal saga at first is very very fast and slows quickly so AFK becomes your best friend quite soon; there is however a few things you should know before u jump in to the levelling process. Firstly there are multiple dailies you are able to do a certain levels which can give u a massive boost in your exp rate. Lv20 you can participate in Ladder, Lv30 you can do bath, Lv40 you can do Training Grounds and there are more u can find all this located in the event tab in the top right hand corner of the screen on the mini map (the icon looks like a flag) not only does this provide explanation and time the instance opens but also provides a auto route to its specific location something some new players will find very useful especially for dungeon locations and other things. So donít forget to do all the dailies and events you can for faster exp. Now youíre all properly wondering what mobs do I train on, where is best to do this, what happens when i run out of events to do. Well the answer is extremely simple. Just kill/AFK on any mobs that are 3 levels higher than yourself. Yes 3 levels higher than your character this is because it is the fastest rate you can gain from killing mobs. Try to find and AFK in an area with mobs close together keep AFK to 1 screen only this will increase the torch drops (torch = level based exp). Another way to get a chuck of exp is by going to the training grounds using 2x exp buffs. 2x(Seignior) 2x(guild) and your own 2x(card). Keep a look out for these at lv 40 you can get around 30-40% just from training however as a mortal you wonít be able to solo training grounds so prepare a party to go with.
i. AFK Mode
Okay so for AFK mode letís keep it simple and keep in mind almost everyone uses it differently so experiment around and see what you like best. My personal preference is that i do not use potions when grinding but I do when Iím in dungeons just in case. My heal skill is set to <90% always. When in dungeons i usually tend to go for aoe skills only and let the default attack do all the work for grinding i will use no skills just default. As for the radius if u feel that the spawn is to low where ur afking change from 1 screen to 2 or even 3 if its bad but remember the faster u kill in a smaller area the more torches will see spawn so try to find areas full of mobs and stick to 1 screen. Well thatís enough chatting the picture will explain better I have put everything in this screenshot so that u have an example of where things go enjoy =]
5. Mortal Skills Breakdown
This is The Skill Breakdown I Use for My Mortal Priest (non-Rebirth) itís fairly simple to use, provides everything a priest will need to get started in the game. You can solo dungeons and do everything I mentioned before with this build. Up To lv80 thatís until your first Rebirth you have 40 possible points to allocate. Now Iím not going to tell u exactly how u should allocate your points but I will give you information on all the necessary skills u should acquire at what level to succeed. So here is a general breakdown of the skills u will be using until your first rebirth.
I. Holy Skills
ē Light Heal (5/5)
ē Guardians Protection (5/5)
ē Pure In Heart (1/5)
ē Resurrection (1/5)
ē Angels Blessing (5/5)
ē Circles of Power (5/5)
II. Blood Skills
ē Blood Beam (1/5)
ē Life Drain (1/5)
ē Curse Mastery (1/5)
ē Curse of Weakness (1/5)
ē Blood Pact (1/5)
ē Ring of Decay (1/5)
ē Improved Blood Beam (1/5)
ē Improved Life Drain (1/5)
ē Phlegmatic Curse (1/5)
Now some of you may be thinking that leaves me with some left over points and you would be right it does, the reason for this is simple, above you have a total of 31 skill points. Now in this build I have allocated those main skills in the order of my own preference which leaves you with 9 extra to spend Later in the Game.
6. Mortal Skill Guide
This is A breakdown of the skills u should get at what level this is important and will affect your character if you do not do it correctly. Some of these skills are not so important but i would recommend unless youíre a veteran in crystal saga and know what youíre doing that u follow this build exactly. Please note that if I have not stated a skill to allocate a point in at whatever level save that point as it will be used later on. Iím not going to go into too much detail about skills but there are 2 skills for mortals which are a must have immediately as they are available to you. The level 50 skill angels blessing and the level 60 skill circle of power are by far some of the most important skills for any priest I have designed the build below so that u have enough points when these skills are available to max instantly.
Level 01 Ė 09
Add 5 Points into Light Heal
(This Will Be Your Main Heal Skill)
Level 10 Ė 19
Add 5 Points into Guardians Protection
(Support Defence Buff 25% Maxed)
Level 20 Ė 29
Add 1 Point into Blood Beam
Add 1 Point into Life Drain
Add 1 Point into Curse Mastery
Level 30 Ė 39
Add 1 point into Pure in Heart
Add 1 Point into Curse of Weakness
(Root Skill Lowers Targets Attack Ė Enemies Cant Move)
Add 1 Point into Blood Pact
Level 40 Ė 49
Add 1 Point into Resurrection
(Revive Dead Target)
Add 1 Point into Improved Blood Beam
(Replace as Default Attack)
Add 1 Point into Ring of Decay
(Second Root Skill Lowers Targets Def)
Level 50 Ė 59
Add 5 Points into Angels Blessing
(10% HP and MP Regen per 10sec Maxed)
Add 1 point into Improved Life Drain
(Replace with Previous Life Drain Skill)
Level 60 Ė 69
Add 5 Points into Circle of Power
(Support Attack Buff 25% Maxed)
Add 1 Point into Phlegmatic Curse
(Root Skill Ė Lowers Targets Move Speed)
Add 1 Point into Improved Blood Pact
(Replace with Blood Pact)
With the exception of improved blood pact (lv70 blood skill) here is a screenshot of my current characters skills. (lv 66)
I. Extra Points
Now Those Extra 9 Can Be Used in either holy or blood type skills itís really up to you and what you prefer to have this early on in game. Remember when u rebirth and become scion u get an extra skill and skill points so you will be able to have more skills maxed out then.
Here is what I did with my extra 9 points
Add 1 Point into Holy Light
Add 1 Point into Saints Strength
(increases heal but decreases attack - can be turned on and off)
Add 1 Point into Healing Wave
Add 1 Point into Improved holy Light
(Replaces Holy Light)
Add 1 Points into Grace
(Heal Skill with Longer Cast Time But Larger Heal Than Light Heal)
Add 4 Points into Curse Mastery
(Max For More HP)
Ring of Decay
Rather than giving you extra heals making things easier in dungeons this path would give you an edge in PVP due to the extra HP and DEF debuff lowering targets def by 25% also leaving u 1 spare point to allocate how u wish.
I Will not be providing the builds for scion and eidiolon but if you would like a rough overview of what it would be like feel free to message me and i will adjust this current build the changes are very little but using holy attacks rather then blood attacks at the point in the game should be very simple for you. if your stuck private message me on my profile.
Now Iím sure youíre all wondering what about equipment, whatís worth it whatís worthless? Well In this section of the guide I will talk you through exactly what u should get and what u could get, please remember that some equipment is also preference and some people may disagree so keep in mind that this is my preference and does work very well. The first thing we need to focus on is getting some more attack until level 60 a priest does not really have much attack power. Secondly we need to focus on def and some people will tell u to mix and match equipment for better states but letís no overcomplicate things here you can do just as well by using a set rather than mixing and matching.
So firstly as soon as u can get the frag weapon this weapon has the potential of being the best in the game it was many upgrades and is by no doubt a joke. It will not only boost your attack but your heal and your endurance as well. This weapon however isnít easy to upgrade for new members until you are able to either get some gold or be able to farm fse(frageron soul essence) from the dungeon revenant vault nightmare. This weapon starts out as a mold from a quest and can be an expensive upgrade. Do focus on upping this weapon where possible. Another good weapon will cost u real money not much its 200 crystals and is worth it to buy itís called the crystal enchanted weapon and is as good as the lv 1-2 frag weapon the only difference is that this one will cost u next to nothing in repairs which is very useful if youíre going to be grinding or afking at any point. Sure your states may be less compared to the frag but you will save a lot of gold. Max repair on frag is around 1-3gold at its lower levels but the crystal enchanted weapon is a max of 3bronze so u will save a lot over time. Of course once u starts obtaining more gold the repair for the frag weapon wonít be a problem. Once The Frag Weapon Reaches Lv5 you obtain a skill called frost this is very useful against mobs when youíre training but is useless in PvP it is however extremely worth it.
For your main armour pieces anything will do until level 40 this is when things need to start rolling. Now as I said before to keep things simple there is no need to mix and match but there are 2 sets available for you The Savage Set this is a PvP set and is useful for not only PvP but everything else as well this is the set I have chosen and it is obtained by gaining honor thought various way in game which I will leave you to discover. For the first set of green savage it requires the honor rank baron which is 7163 honor. I personally recommend this set as it is easy to obtain just takes a little time. The savage set can then be upgraded from green to blue and so on. To make these sets you will need medals/badges obtained in various ways.
The other kind of set is known as the epic sets these are made from epic shards such as epic ethereal found in vault nightmare dungeon. All epic shards used for the corresponding set are found in nightmare mode only dungeons. Unless you can afford to buy them from other payers, these sets can be hard to obtain. These sets are determined by level rather than honor rank.
Each set has its pros and its cons and really itís down to preference for what u choose. Both sets have their end game upgrades. I have chosen the savage set so what i will be doing is upgrading my savage set to purple then making the purple savage into slayer (slayer being lv80 PvP Set) as soon as I am able. As I have said itís your preference which u choose but either one of these sets will do the job very well and Iím sure some of you will get both for different situations. Most people I know choose the savage set then go on to making slayer set once they are either scion or eidolon. For these sets I will include screenshot for the robe and the set bonus only.
Now for priest this is a very simple equip and not much to say really, jus use the best one u are able to find until you are able to either farm or buy the epic phantom shards to make Heart Of Eden (HOE) this equipment is a 80% success rate cost 24 shards and 50g per try but it no doubt the best offhand for a priest
Now an insignia is another add on equip and again is based on your honor rank itís a small boost on your stats and when you get high enough insignia you get a PvP skill which you can use though I never really used this skill myself others do and it can be very effective if used correctly. The drawback of insignias is they do cost a lot of medals so be very careful when youíre buying insignias as you do not want to use all your medals and not be able to get your next level of savage set when its available to you.
Now these are pretty self explanatory, you don't need to fuse about this very much as costumes can only be obtained with crystals or from events. most costumes are similar in regards to the stat boost you receive. the 4 default costumes i would advise you to ignore it is worth waiting for a costume that has the extra stats during an event as the stat boost you will get will be more for your crystals. i advise you to look at the stats of each of the costumes currently in the shop, assess there stats and work out if it is worth it of course alot of people get costumes for looks but stat boost's can be important as well but for the most part its your own individual choice go with that you feel is best.
for your sole this can get rather tricky but do keep in mind that you are a priest, with that in mind lets look at what you would benefit from. these Mainly Cast Speed And Heal. Why not others u ask well since as a priest you don't really have the defense to keep up with the damage dealt its far better to just out heal the damage u receive, also keep in mind your damage isn't going to great until much later in the game, so for mortals i would focus on more heal and cast speed as this will allow you to cast more healing faster as well as more damage faster and once u really start developing your soul you will notice an increase. lets take a more detailed look at cast speed and what it can do for you, now as i stated earlier in the guide there is a transition from being blood/hybrid to a holy/hybrid so while your on the mortal plain make sure u can develop your cast speed as much as you can, as soon as you become scion (the next plain) if you have developed your cast speed to 127% realistically 137% you can then cast holy attacks rather than blood the reason for this is at the start of the game even thought holy does more damage the cast speed is much slower and therefore using holy while mortal can actually hurt your character more than it helps, this is my personal recommendation, as the damage holy dishes out with the extra cast speed really improves the damage output of the class. if you would like more information on this then feel free to private message me via my profile and ill get around to you asap.
For Pets Well This Is Super Simple But Hard To Obtain A Great Pet.
For The Teeka Rather Simple And Is By Far The Best Healing Pet In The Game.
it can heal, buff and more. however for those adventurous few i recommend the burning angel.
now im not going to go into great detail about pets as this is a class guide for those who want to know how to build a pet properly with its skills breeding etc simply Google that its not hard to find. so basically you want to get a baby angel, upgrade that to a super angel and that is really all most people need for a single player play through, those with the time or are willing to grind the cash/pay for crystals aim for the burning angel you will need a super angel, a fire lord and a lot of morph crystals. why the burning angel you ask well it comes with a great healing skill already by default as well as an attack that can do a respectable amount of damage. for the skills well lets hope your lucky and don't have to rebirth it many times to get the extra great skills. from my experience the burning angel half my dungeon run time made me need to heal less and was all round worth the time i spent trying to get it. definitely consider this pet if you are a priest. if your impatient go with the teeka.
Thank you for reading my guide and good luck to you.
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A source tells PEOPLE:
“He had his arm around Hailey and stayed by her side all night.”
They left the bash together at 1 a.m. holding hands.
This is not the first time the duo has been spotted together. Last month they fueled dating rumors when they were spotted at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights and enjoying dinner together a few days later.


The congressional hearings examining the January 6 riot at the Capitol, which were egged on by outgoing President Donald Trump and his false claims that the election had been rigged against him, have often emphasized the perspective of the Capitol Hill Police. The congressional hearings examining the insurrection portrayed the police as both heroic guardians of democracy and the victims of an unprecedented and surprising far-right hostility that escalated into violence (CNN, 7/27/21).
For the past year and a half, a large part of the schism between left and right in U.S. politics has been on the question of policing. The Black Lives Matter protests that erupted last year after the killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd affirmed the idea that a radical overhaul of policing was a central platform of the anti-racist left. Solidarity with police, summed up in the phrase “blue lives matter,” has become a rallying call for the right against rising left-wing criticism of police (Boston Globe, 11/1/20), particularly the movement to “defund police” by transferring resources to agencies that are better suited to meet community needs.
At first glance, then, there seems to be a contradiction when Fox News attacks the Capitol Hill officers as traitors. Fox News host Laura Ingraham mocked Capitol Police testimony (7/27/21), likening their accounts to award-winning acting (Newsweek, 7/28/21), and her colleague Tucker Carlson (7/21/21) verbally attacked a Capitol Hill police officer who gave a harrowing account of his defense of the building from violent, far-right rioters (CNN, 7/22/21).
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd (7/31/21) examined Fox News‘ inversions, as well as those of Republicans who have shown solidarity with arrested rioters, writing:
Since when do Republicans care more about criminals in jail than the cops who put them there? Since when do they coddle domestic terrorists? Since Donald Trump.
Citing the Daily Beast (7/30/21), Dowd said that Trump has been leading his party’s efforts to recast what happened on January 6 by “belittling some police heroes.”
Decades of hostility
Dowd’s diagnosis misses the mark in an all-too-typical way, casting as a novel Trumpian phenomenon something that has long been a factor on the U.S. right. In fact, the right wing, and the Republicans who serve as their electoral vehicle, have shown hostility toward federal law enforcement agencies for decades, especially since a 1992 stand-off between fugitive white nationalist Randy Weaver and federal officers (FBI, Marshals and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, resulted in the death of one federal agent and Weaver’s wife and 14-year-old son (Guardian, 8/26/17).
During congressional hearings about the standoff, the Chicago Tribune (9/14/95) noted that the public witnessed “the novel sight of Republican lawmakers railing against the mistreatment of a convicted felon by overzealous police.”
In contrast, “Speaker Newt Gingrich, Majority Leader Dick Armey, Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde and Crime Subcommittee Chairman Bill McCollum” blasted the Democratic White House for criminal justice reforms they saw as tying the hands of local police. Hyde said the administration was “very concerned about the rights of the accused,” while Republicans “are very concerned about the rights of society and the victim.”
The 1993 FBI raid on the Branch Davidian sect outside Waco, Texas, which killed 76 civilians, including 25 children, also became a rallying cry for the right against federal overreach (Vox, 4/19/18). Once again, in the long run, this resulted in the Republicans effectively taking a “defund the police” line. Mother Jones (1/17/13) reported:
In 2003, Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) inserted a series of amendments into a Department of Justice appropriations bill that prohibited the ATF from sharing information on weapons traces to the general public—effectively restricting researchers from detecting trends and potential loopholes in current policy….
The same year, Congress, backed by the NRA, split the ATF off from the Department of Treasury and stipulated that its director be confirmed by the Senate, effectively giving the gun lobby veto power over who would run the agency.
These sentiments never entirely faded in the right more generally. Right-wing talk show host G. Gordon Liddy famously—and repeatedly—told listeners to shoot federal agents in the head if they tried to disarm them (Baltimore Sun, 5/18/95; Extra!, 7–8/95). His show regularly featured Republican politicians as guests during this period, including heavyweights like Bob Dole and Newt Gingrich (New York Times, 4/29/95).
In 2014, Fox News host Sean Hannity offered solidarity with the Bundy family as it engaged in a standoff in Nevada with the Bureau of Land Management (Media Matters, 4/21/14). The Bundys had the support of prominent Republican officials; “These people are patriots,” declared Nevada’s Republican Sen. Dean Heller, even as his Democratic counterpart, Sen. Harry Reid, called them “domestic terrorists.”
The right kind of federal power
And yet there are federal agents the right does like. For example, Fox News (5/29/19) lambasted the slogan “Abolish ICE” after massive protests erupted against the Trump administration’s detention of immigrants. Going so far as to report positively on both a union and a federal law enforcement agency, the network showcased the Border Patrol agents union’s praise for the Trump administration’s anti-immigration efforts (Fox News, 7/17/17).
Dowd is incorrect that Trump changed everything; he simply added on to a long contradiction. But the contradiction is easy to understand. Agencies like the BATF stand against important conservative principles like gun ownership. The FBI, which has been central to battling radical environmentalists (Rolling Stone, 6/21/11) and an expanded role in the War on Terror after 9/11, is also a villain for the right because of its role in Ruby Ridge and Waco.
The contradiction has compounded ever since the FBI began probing Trump’s alleged connections to Russia. Trump ally Rudy Giuliani, whose entire political persona is based on aggressive policing in New York City, likened the FBI to Nazi stormtroopers (New York, 5/3/18). So, again, Dowd is wrong that the party had to “suddenly…go along with Trump’s crooked ways and Deep State vilification of the FBI.” That sentiment predates him.
ICE and BP keep borders secure, so they’re OK in conservative media that fetishize strict immigration restrictions. Capitol Hill Police, on the other hand, aren’t there to protect the American public from criminals, the conservative mindset says, but rather to protect an all-too-powerful federal government from the people, a security force for a central government out of control.
It’s important to understand why these contradictions exist, because they point to what the right-wing political movement, and its spokespeople in the media, actually value: “law and order” in the urban centers; anti-immigration policies, gun rights and, above all, a weakened federal government for things other than securing borders and the military. The New York Times should know this, too.


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The dog days of summer are busy dyeing days. I'm shipping yarn out almost as fast as it's coming in. During the hubbub of twisting and labeling, skeins are tossed in random piles. I'm always looking for new color combinations. Some of the combinations are so-so while others are eye-catching.
Generally I'm not a pink person, but this cheery mix got my
attention . . . maybe for a future sample. What are your favorite color combinations?

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The Leslie speaker is a specially constructed amplifier/loudspeaker used to create special audio effects using the Doppler effect. Named after its inventor, Donald Leslie, it is particularly associated with the Hammond organ. The Hammond/Leslie combination is now a ubiquitous element in many genres of music ranging from 1960s organ trio hard bop to the growling, distorted tones of early 1970s acid rock. Currently both the Leslie Speakers and the Hammond Organ are owned by Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation.
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Don Leslie, at the outset, was refused hire by the Hammond Organ Company, but did work for the local electric company, in a contract with Hammond, to replace the old fifty cycle rotor tone generators with the new sixty cycle units, in customers' homes. The speaker's first name, in 1941, was the "Vibratone." (The name was used later by Fender Guitar Company for a speaker system and effects unit containing a Leslie rotating speaker. Fender also used the name "Leslie" after Leslie sold his company, in 1965, to CBS, which had also acquired Fender.) From 1941, when the first units were produced, the speaker went by several names including "Brittain Speakers", "Hollywood Speakers" and "Crawford Speakers", before returning to the name "Leslie Vibratone" in 1946. Seventeen years after it had rejected him, Leslie offered to sell the company to Hammond. After thirty days he had heard no word from Hammond. Don Leslie said: "After seventeen years, the thirty day period is up. Too late".
In 1980, the Hammond Corporation finally bought Electro Music and the Leslie name from CBS. To this day it remains part of Hammond under Hammond Suzuki, USA .
Leslie never advertised his speakers. After demonstrating a prototype (a rotating baffle in a hole in a small closet with a big speaker in the closet near Leslie's home organ) with Bob Mitchell, an organist with radio station KFI near Los Angeles, a contract was made to install another prototype in the station's studios, where Mitchell would be the only organist authorized to use it. Mitchell was so impressed that he even tried to patent the speaker, but discovered that he couldn't. Soon afterwards, Mitchell became an organist with the Mutual Broadcasting System, and played a Hammond with the Leslie on its shows. The national exposure was swift and sure. Organists, professional and amateur alike, wanted to have "that sound". Jazz organist Jimmy Smith helped to popularize "that sound" among rock-n-roll musicians in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The Leslie of that time was over sixty inches tall (about the size of a modern refrigerator), and was named the 30A. Don Leslie made a whole series based on the 30A, called "Tall Boys" (31 series). In the 1950s, Leslie introduced the 21H for use in homes, concert hall venues and smaller radio sound stages.
Today, Leslie parts are available from a number of sources. There are also websites with plans (and photographic examples) for constructing a Leslie speaker, with much improved electronics and speakers. On the web, one can see a 500 W high performance Leslie.
The classic Leslie is still made and sold to this day, though similar effects can now be obtained via analogue electronic devices and digital emulation. Chorus and phase shifter devices can mimic the sounds produced by a Leslie speaker; in fact, early phase shifters like the Uni-Vibe were specifically marketed as low-cost Leslie substitutes for guitarists, and used a foot-operated fast/slow switch. Although the sound of a Leslie speaker heard in person is quite distinct, some digital emulations of the Leslie Doppler effect have become virtually indistinguishable from the sound of a recorded Leslie speaker.
Although there have been many variations over the years, the classic Leslie speaker consists of two driver units - a treble unit with horns, and a bass unit. The key feature is that the horns of the treble unit (actually only one working horn, but a dummy horn is used to counter-balance it) and a sound baffle for the bass unit are rotated using electric motors to create 'Doppler effect based' vibrato, tremolo and chorus effects. The rotating elements can be switched between two speeds (or stopped completely by means of optional "brakes"), and the transition between the two speeds produces the most characteristic effects.
The resulting sound is instantly identifiable as that of the Hammond organ, frequently heard on psychedelic and rock music of the 1960s and 1970s. Unlike a high fidelity loudspeaker, the Leslie is specifically designed, via reproduction of the Doppler effect, to alter or modify sound; faithful reproduction has never been part of its appeal. Much of the unique tone is owed to the fact that the system is at least partially enclosed, but with linear louvres along the sides and front so that the unit can vent the sound from within the box after the sound has bounced around inside, mellowing it. While many organists prefer the fast "vibrato" setting, the Leslie's slow speed produces a lush "chorus" effect which suggests the sound of a pipe organ in a large hall or church much more effectively than static speakers can. The Leslie might be considered an electro-mechanical sonic effects machine. Many rock and roll organists have turned the box around to expose the horn's rotation for a visual effect, and in the hope of projecting a more powerful sound from both speakers. One can see such a reversed placement in The Band's movie, The Last Waltz, the film Woodstock, and Phish's DVD, It.
While normally used with an organ, Leslie speakers can also be used with other instruments to produce a wide range of dramatic effects. Connecting microphones or outside instruments to a Leslie usually requires the use of a separate preamplifier/power unit.
Some instances of such non-standard use are given here:
Paul McCartney also plays a piano that was miked both clean and through a Leslie on the song "Baby, You're a Rich Man" which was the B-side to "All You Need Is Love", and also later released on the Magical Mystery Tour album. However, the Leslie is only heard on the mono mix of the song.
Cat Stevens used the same technique on his song "Sad Lisa".
Tori Amos also makes much use of a Leslie speaker on Boys For Pele, a highly experimental album with piano, harpsichord, harmonium, and clavichord. On such songs as "Horses", the Leslie effect is made obvious as it is switched on and off for different parts of the song, itself a continuous piano piece, allowing for a strong comparison in the piano's sound.
Brian Eno utilised the rotating speaker effect on piano throughout "Becalmed" (from the album Another Green World).
Eric Clapton's "Let It Grow" features a piano processed through a Leslie in Chorus mode.
As innovated by The Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick, John Lennon's voice was processed through a Leslie speaker for the highly experimental song "Tomorrow Never Knows" on The Beatles' 1966 album Revolver. George Harrison's vocals were also ran through a Leslie on the song "Blue Jay Way" on The Beatles' 1967 album Magical Mystery Tour.
Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, & Peter Banks of Yes ran their vocals through a Leslie on "Astral Traveller" from the band's second album, Time and a Word. Steve Howe & Chris Squire processed their background vocals on a section of "And You and I" through a Leslie speaker.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer used a Leslie for their vocals for live tours in the early 1970s. In Virginia Beach they placed the Leslie in the center of the stage with microphones situated around it. Each microphone ran out to a dedicated speaker column located at the perimeter of the audience, facing in. In this way they were able to spin the sound around the entire audience.
Led Zeppelin's track "Heartbreaker" has the bass guitar routed through a Leslie with a maximum volume setting for its unique effect; to add more unique quality, chords are played throughout the song on the bass as well.
Cliff Burton use a Rickenbacker 4001 bass routed through Leslie in the beginning of the Metallica song "Orion".
Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead often used a Leslie in live performances.
The Model 122 is the classic two speed 40 Watt tone cabinet most commonly used with Hammond console organs, such as the B3, C3 and A100 models. Some organists connect two or more of these to their organ for a louder and more widely-spaced "surround" effect. A modern reproduction is the model 122A. This is the Leslie of choice for recording studios or other sonically demanding applications due to the quiet operation of the Model 122's differential signal input design. Leslie Model 142 is identical to Model 122, except that it is housed in a 33" tall cabinet, and thus slightly easier to transport than the 41" tall Model 122.
The Model 147 has the same cabinet, speaker and mechanical components as the Model 122; however, the amplifier input and motor speed control circuits are different. This is primarily because this series was designed to be "universal", which means it could be connected to other organ brands. The signal input is "single-ended", allowing a simpler connection to organs that have a built-in speaker system, as the Hammond A100 or a Wurlitzer. The Model 122 input is a differential, "double-ended" or "balanced line" design that provides for cancellation of any spurious noise that may be present. Also, the motor speed switching uses a separate 120V AC signal, rather than the DC voltage control of the Model 122. In operation, the noticeable differences between the Model 122 and the Model 147 are the Model 122's lower susceptibility to induced noise, and a delay between operation of the speed control and the actual change in speed. Just like with the 122 and 142, the Leslie Model 145 is identical to Model 147, except that it is housed in a 33" tall cabinet, and thus slightly easier to transport than the 41" tall Model 147.
The first model to have two speeds, the model 125 was introduced in 1963. Leslie produced two editions of each model, one for Hammonds (H) and one for Wurlitzer (W). Many organists still use combinations of these editions. The Model 125 has only a single rotor and 12" full-range speaker!
The smallest Leslie is the Leslie Model 16, made in 1970. It has a Fender-like speaker body and a rotating foam dispersion block. It was built for rough club touring, was portable, and had "Leslie" written on the front. It was also released later as Fender/CBS's "Vibratone". Stevie Ray Vaughan used this model on the song "Cold Shot" from the album Couldn't Stand The Weather. It can also be heard on Cream's "Badge" and Jimi Hendrix' "Little Wing".
One of the favourite models for gigging Hammond owners, the Model 760 with 90 watts of power is still a popular choice for organs with 9-pin connectors, despite being a "solid-state" model. It has a black Tolex cabinet and it easy to carry, thanks to integrated handles. These features make it rather road-worthy. Model 770 is techincally the same as 760, only with more sophisticated wooden cabinet. Model 760 was primarily used with spinet Hammonds, such as M100 or L100 -series. Leslie 760 has a rotating treble horn as well as a rotating bass drum.
A smaller, more portable version of the 760 is the 825. It is a solid-state cabinet like the 760, and it connects to the organ with a 9-pin connector as well. However, it only has a 70-watt amplifier and only has a single rotor with a full-range 12" speaker.
An earlier model, essentially a single speed 125. Like its successor, the 125 has one 12" speaker pointed into a single wooden baffle. These leslies are relatively inexpensive, and in recent years have been made popular with guitarists wanting to achieve effects similar to that of Pink Floyd.


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