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In an otherwise quite nice report from the Government Accounting Office (GAO) called Global Manufacturing: Foreign Government Programs Differ in Some Key Respects from those in the United States, the authors discuss the efforts of countries including Canada, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the United States to support manufacturing, in part through the development of regional high-tech clusters. Yet the report’s authors argue that “the effectiveness of cluster policy has not been established; the formation of successful clusters in the United States, such as California’s Silicon Valley, suggests that government support for clusters may not be necessary.”
Unfortunately, here the GAO authors are echoing the point of view of individuals such as Michael Arrington, who believes that the Best Way to Fix Silicon Valley is to Leave it Alone. But as Robert Atkinson convincingly argues in Divorce Washington at Your Peril, Silicon Valley—as will a forthcoming MIT-ITIF report, Federally Supported Innovations: 22 Examples of Major Technology Advances that Stem from Federal Research Support (February 2014)—government support has actually played a fundamental underlying role in the development of Silicon Valley (as it has in the development of other
On Sunday evening, CBS’s 60 Minutes aired a report that reviewed the trials and tribulations of Kim DotCom—the self-styled villainous creator of the website MegaUpload. Prior to its infamous shutdown in 2012, MegaUpload was the premiere website for the illegal sharing of copyrighted works such as movies, TV shows, and music.
The 60 Minutes piece focuses primarily on the perspective of DotCom, including his delusion that he has been unfairly targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). He repeatedly states that he should not be held responsible for the actions of his users; the website was designed for file sharing, and what his users chose to share is not his concern. In fact, DotCom expresses a desire for his work to be compared to that of movie heroes such as James Bond, only to have Bob Simon aptly point out that he is in fact much closer in persona to Dr. No — the flamboyant lifestyle, the private island, etc. It is this persona that DotCom alleges is responsible for the FBI targeting him, rather than the fact that he built a website designed to illegally exploit copyrighted works
University spinoffs more innovative, more successful than comparable firms
A new working paper by Swedish economist Andreas Stephan asks whether startups that were born as spinoffs from public universities are more innovative than similar, non-spinoff firms. Using a 2004 survey of East-German firms, Stephan compares the innovativeness of firms as measured by their patent applications and the originality of their patents. Even compared to firms of a similar age, industry, and location, the paper finds that university spinoffs do a better job of innovating.
The obvious lesson here for economic policy is that universities are studying useful things, and that we should have policies that encourage their transition from academic papers to real-world businesses. Business incubation has been on the U.S. national agenda for decades—since at least the passing of the 1980 Bayh-Dole Act—but there is much more that we can do.
For instance, Stephan finds that spinoff firms were more successful due to their collaboration, their proximity to universities, and their ability to get public research grant funding. All three of these traits are easy to translate into policy. Stephan also notes that even those firms that were
On Wednesday, October 16, ITIF hosted representatives from innovation and government agencies from Denmark, Finland, and Sweden to discuss Nordic Innovation: What Can America Learn from the Scandinavian Innovation Ecosystem. (Video and audio from the event are available here.) The speakers credited the recent success of the Nordic economies to several factors, including: a strong bipartisan consensus regarding the importance of federal investment in education, scientific research, and innovation; well-organized national innovation systems that benefit from formally articulated national innovation strategies (Finland’s, Sweden’s, Denmark’s) and well-funded national innovation agencies; and fundamental reforms undertaken in these economies over the past two decades that have made their tax structures more globally competitive, markets more competition-based, federal budgets better balanced, and workers greater skilled.
Indeed, across a range of indicators, it’s clear that Denmark, Finland, and Sweden represent some of the world’s most innovative and globally competitive economies. For instance, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark rank second, third, and eighth, respectively, in ITIF’s Atlantic Century II report, which benchmarks 44 nations and regions on 16 key indicators of innovation and competitiveness. In terms of national R&D intensity—how much
Scientific Researchers at Asian Universities Attracting More Industry Funding than American Counterparts
A report released last week by Times Higher Education, the World Academic Summit Innovation Index, finds that university scientific researchers from many Asian nations—including Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and China—are attracting substantially more industry funding per researcher than their American counterparts. For example, the report finds that on average Korean researchers receive four times as much industry funding as their American peers, with the average value of industry funding per researcher in Korea totaling a world-leading $97,900, compared to just $25,800 for American researchers, which placed the United States 14th in the thirty-nation study. What makes this all the more striking is that American researchers tend to cost more than their Korean counterparts, and yet the latter still receive more funding.
Unfortunately, this report merely continues to present evidence from a long and troubling trend of faltering industry investment in university research in the United States. As ITIF found in its 2011 report University Research: The United States is Behind and Falling, from 2000 to 2008 the United States ranked just 23rd among 30 leading economies in percent change in business-funded research performed in the higher
On Monday, July 8, the Indian Prime Minister’s office, after consultations with India’s Department of Telecommunications and Department of Electronics, announced it would conduct a four-week review and reevaluation of the country’s controversial Preferential Market Access (PMA) mandate. The mandate imposed local content requirements on procurement of electronic products with “security implications for the country” by government and private sector entities. If the PMA had been implemented as originally envisioned, a specified share of each electronic product’s market—anywhere from 30 percent, rising possibly up to 100 percent by 2020—would have to be filled by India-based manufacturers, a requirement that could have eventually affected as much as half of the $50 billion spent annually on information and communications technology (ICT) products and services in India. In announcing the policy review, the Indian Prime Minister’s office acknowledged that, “Concerns have been raised in many quarters on different aspects of the PMA Policy, particularly relating to procurement by the private sector for electronic products with security implications.”
India conceived its PMA rules in an attempt to bolster domestic manufacturing of electronic products in India, a goal India has sought both to boost employment
Free trade is only successful if all sides are operating on a relatively level, market-based playing field. Unfortunately, in the last few years many nations, particularly developing ones, have dramatically ramped up their mercantilist policies designed to unfairly gain advantages in global trade. The use of these mercantilist policies hurts not only the aggrieved nations, but also, in certain cases, the aggressor. One tool in the mercantilist tool box is “dumping”: the practice of selling exports below the cost of production, often by relying on steep government subsidies. However, to date the system of addressing dumping claims has not been as effective as it should be. All too often by the time cases are brought to and adjudicated by the World Trade Organization (WTO) the damage has been done and many domestic firms put out of business.
We see this with the current conflict between the European Union (EU) and the United States with China over unfair Chinese trade policies in the solar industry. The chief issue for U.S. and EU policymakers concerns China’s use of mercantilist practices, especially selling below cost through large government subsidies, to promote Chinese solar
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, we’ve seen a lot of discussion about the crucial role that the abundance of surveillance cameras and smartphones played in finding the suspects. The general consensus seems to be that these technologies were useful. For example, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, “The Boston bombing is a terrible reminder of why we’ve made these investments—including camera technology that could help us deter an attack, or investigate and apprehend those involved.” And Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel similarly endorsed surveillance cameras when he said, “I will say, as I always have, because we have continued to put cameras throughout the city for security … purposes, they serve an important function for the city in providing the type of safety on a day-to-day basis—not just for big events like a marathon, but day-to-day purposes.”
Not surprisingly privacy advocates worry that such a high-profile display of the benefits of these camera systems will lead to more public acceptance and adoption, and so they are trying to minimize the value of these systems by arguing that this is a rare event. Jeff Chester, the executive director of
I had the opportunity to speak at the Bahrain International e-Government Forum this year—an annual conference which promotes the development of e-government in Bahrain. As part of the event, numerous Bahrain government agencies participated in an expo where they showcased their latest e-government services. One of the most impressive aspects of e-government in Bahrain is its successful deployment of electronic IDs.
I’ve written quite a bit about electronic ID systems in other countries, the benefits that they provide, and how the United States can more aggressively pursue this goal. The ability to securely identify users is a prerequisite to many e-government and e-commerce services, and the lack of a common identity platform raises costs for both the public and private sectors who must establish their own one-off systems for identification and authentication. Given how much the United States has been lagging on this technology, it was a real pleasure to have the opportunity to visit a country that has implemented an advanced electronic ID system.
The smart card IDs in Bahrain replaced a paper-based ID card system developed in the 1980s. Cards are valid for five years, and they are


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I went on a kayak for the first time on Wednesday. My older brother and I were at Camp Hokenhobben for two weeks right after school let out. We were allowed to choose from several activities, and one of them was kayaking.
We were to meet the kayak guide at the shore of Lake Genesis where the camp was located. Then we would paddle across the lake and into a river fed by the lake.
When we got there, the guide assigned us each to a kayak, gave us a life jacket apiece, and a paddle. I hooked up my life jacket and stepped into the kayak. It rolled a little, but I kept my balance. I slid down into it, stretched out my legs, and before he gently pushed my boat into the lake, the guide handed me my paddle.

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2013 Geneva Auto Show: Kia Provo Concept Wows the Crowds.
The Kia Provo Concept appears for the first time at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show.
The stunning Provo Concept is not slated for production, but it likely foreshadows future Kia designs.
Highlights include turbocharged hybrid power and a 1-piece carbon fiber dashboard.
If you're digging the Kia Provo Concept's sense of style, you're not alone. It's been one of the biggest hits at this year's Geneva Auto Show, flaunting a sleek yet muscular shape that puts the Kia brand in a whole new light.
Granted, Kia's styling has been a strong suit ever since former Audi designer Peter Schreyer came aboard a few years back. The current Optima, Sportage, Rio and Soul all boast cutting-edge looks.
But the Provo Concept clearly takes it up a notch. Slap a BMW badge on the Provo's nose and the crowds wouldn't question it for a second. The proportions are perfect on this car, and there's a confident crispness to it that recalls Schreyer's Audi days. The consensus seems to be that if Kia built this car, style-conscious car shoppers would be lined up out the showroom door.
Naturally, there are some details here that wouldn't make it to production. The carbon fiber exterior panels and dashboard would have to go, for example, and we doubt the aluminum toggle switches would make the grade. How about the active rear spoiler with adjustable airflow vents? Yeah, that's another one that would likely end up on the cutting room floor.
The Provo Concept's hybrid powertrain, on the other hand, seems pretty doable. The gas engine, a 1.6-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder, is already in service in the Veloster Turbo, and the dual-clutch automatic transmission could be derived from Hyundai's existing DCT. As for the electric motor that drives the rear wheels, well, it depends on how much Kia wants to charge -- but we don't doubt that they've got the requisite technology.
In short, this is a car that could be built. And we'll be very surprised if something like it doesn't end up hitting dealerships within the next few years, whether it's in the form of a redesigned Soul or an all-new model designed to make Kia's lineup a little more upscale.
What it means to you: For now, just enjoy the eye candy, and the fact that you're genuinely ogling a concept car from Kia. How times change, eh? One of the more notable storylines from the 2013 Geneva Auto Show is that Kia is really coming into its own.


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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) – Hundreds of supporters of Concordia Lutheran and Canterbury girls basketball players spent Monday afternoon honoring their state championship teams at school pep rallies.
Both gyms were packed to capacity but each school has their own unique championship story to tell for years to come.
For Concordia Lutheran, it was their first Girls Basketball State Championship ever.
In fact, the school has only won a handful of athletic titles, those coming in Track & Field and Cross Country running.
Concordia players say it was the Cadet faithful that helped push them over the top.
“It meant so much to be able to see all my family and friends and my teammates family and friends. It meant so much. It was a great blessing for them to be there and that we were actually able to win,” said Concordia Lutheran Senior Angie Doerffler.
The school sold all 1,300 of their allotted tickets, which forced the IHSAA to provide them with another 300 tickets, which they quickly sold as well.
“All the sweat, the blood, the tears throughout the whole season. To get up there and get our state championship medals it feels awesome,” said Concordia Lutheran Senior Andrea Newbauer.
Meanwhile, it was the same old story at Canterbury High School.
Back to back to back Class A State titles.
But after traveling down state for the past two years, the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum was the home court advantage needed to bring home another championship.
“It was so great because it was so nice to be able to have so many people I know come. Also just to be able to go home right away afterwards and not lose all the excitement on the bus ride (home was great),” said Canterbury Senior Tabitha Gerardot.
“I'm really glad we got as many fans as we did. Just having them all cheer for us, it was a really good feeling to know that we were hear on our home court. It's fun to travel but being here was really exciting,” said Canterbury Senior Paige Wells.
Not only were the Number 8th ranked Concordia Lady Cadets, the Cinderella of the state tournament, this year’s team combined in the classroom for a 3.52 team grade point average.
Although both teams will lose key senior leadership, both squads say they are already looking forward to defending their titles.
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text: Objective. We aspired to reexamine the well-established assumption according to which low socioeconomic status, as a comprehensive concept, leads to prejudice and hostile attitudes toward minorities. Hence, we focused on examining the differential effect of each component of SES on one of the most important behavioral aspects of hostile attitudes - social distance. Just as importantly, we examined the assumption according to which threat perception mediates the influence of SES factors on those attitudes. Methods. In field research that took place in Israel in May 2003, attitudes of 383 participants toward three distinct minority groups were tested according to their ascription to four different "economic status" groups. Results. Contrary to most previous findings, we found that employment status and relative income have very little influence on social distance toward minorities. On the other hand, we found that level of education has a significant effect on social distance and that this effect is mostly mediated by the perception of cultural and economic threat. Conclusions. The subjective perception of threat was found to be a critical mediating "junction" in the evolutionary process of the influence of socioeconomic factors on hostile attitudes. Therefore, only specific SES components that influence the perception of threat have an effect on hostile attitudes toward minorities.

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Isn’t he dead?
Not that Purefoy was talking much. The actor behind Joe Carroll wouldn’t even confirm whether he was alive or dead, noting that “The Following” relies heavily on flashbacks. That could be the explanation for Carroll. But probably not.
Key to the idea that Carroll was alive was that brand-new beard. “I’ve been asked to grow a beard,” Purefoy teased, indicating that Carroll might be a little more vicious and feral when he returns.
Still, even Purefoy couldn’t fully explain his own character and the serial killer’s future. “You can’t apply our logic to him,” the actor pointed out.
Spoilers or not, it sounds like there will be plenty more Joe Carroll when “The Following” returns. “There’s lots still to come,” Purefoy promised.

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Conflict Resolution: Dealing with Difficult People
The easiest way to deal with difficult people is to stay as far away from them as you can, suggests Robert Bramson Ph.D., organizational psychologist, management consultant with Bramson Gill Associates, and author of “Coping with Difficult People.”
Great advice for those who work by themselves at home; it’s a doable option. But the vast majority of people can’t avoid interactions with a wide range of personality types, including some who are inconsiderate, stubborn, incorrigible, inappeasable, indecent, or downright sleazy!
In fact, success sometimes depends on your ability to work well with all the above.
At the end of this workshop, participants should be familiar with:
- How their attitudes and actions impact others
- New and effective techniques for dealing with difficult people
- Coping strategies for dealing with difficult people and difficult situations
- How to identify times when they have the right to walk away from a difficult situation
- Techniques for managing and dealing with anger
Introduction and Course Overview
You will spend the first part of the day getting to know participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.
This lecture will examine the idea that, in a relationship with another person, our expectations are likely to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Dealing with Change
During this session, participants will examine change through a panel discussion and small group work.
The Agreement Frame
Anthony Robbins, and many other communicators, suggests we become skillful at using what he calls The Agreement Frame. This session will explore this idea and practice applying it.
The Ten Commandments of Change
Sam Deep and Lyle Sussman suggest there are Ten Commandments associated with change. Participants will look at these commandments and see how they can be applied.
There are several key ways that we can prevent problems from occurring. These methods will be examined in a lecture and in small group work.
Dealing with Problems
Participants will work in small groups to explore eight ways of dealing with problems.
Causes of Difficult Behavior
This lecture will look at the four fears that everyone has and how we can cope with them.
The Five-Step Process
During this session, we will look at a five-step process that can help participants resolve conflict.
Earlier we discussed how our attitudes and actions impact others. In this session, we will take a deeper look at how negative attitudes can cause negative interactions, and what we can do to turn those attitudes around.
Why Don’t People Do What They Are Supposed To?
There are a million possible answers to this question, but we will discuss the ten most common reasons.
This session will share some techniques others have used to manage their anger. Participants will be encouraged to share their own experiences and techniques.
De-Stress Options You Can Use Right Now!
To conclude the day, we will look at five techniques participants can use to unwind. We will also share a list of coping thoughts.
At the end of the day, participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.


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New Delhi: As a special CBI court ordered former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Hindalco chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, former Coal Secretary PC Parakh and three others to appear before it on April 8 in a case related to allotment of coal mines to private firms, political sparks flew within minutes.
The timing of the court order coincided with an on-going debate in the Rajya Sabha over an amendment bill that deals with allotment of coal mines by auction and immediately Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar Environment observed that the issue was a blot on the Congress and demanded that the party end its opposition to the Bill.
“I hope reason will prevail,” Javadekar commented while denying any vendetta or political interference in the judicial process.
The Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala retorted that the BJP was bent upon politicising a judicial process. ‘‘This is a poor and desperate attempt by the BJP to politicize an on-going judicial process. By making such comments, the government of the day wants to distract the attention of the people from the anti-farmer Land & Acquisition Bill which they have placed before Parliament,” said Surjewala.
The CBI court issued a 75-page order after rejecting the investigating agency’s final report which had said that it has no prosecutable evidence in the case.
The court order says after Hindalco chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla met Dr Singh, the Prime Minister’s office “showed undue interest in the allocations and sent reminders to the coal ministry.”
The case involves allocation of 15 percent of the mines to Hindalco, whereas the lion’s share, 70 percent of the Talabira mines in Odisha, had been allocated to the public sector company Mahanadi Coalfields and another 15 percent to Neyveli Lignite Corporation, a public sector unit. The court has also accused the former prime minister of ignoring the decision of a screening committee to allot the coal field to Neyveli Lignite Corporation, a public sector unit.
Popularly known as coalgate, the controversy over allocation of 206 coal blocks from 1993 to 2012 to private companies without auction has become a major political issue. It has gained added momentum as the Modi government has reportedly raked in Rs 2 lakhs crores through auction of 31 mines in the last few months. The BJP is touting this to show the contrast between the handling of country’s resources between the UPA and the NDA regimes as well as point a finger at Manmohan Singh’s impeccable credentials.
But the Congress too has come back with full force. Making a departure from its practice of not commenting on sub judice matters, the party rallied round the former prime minister and asserted that he is a man of impeccable credentials when it comes to integrity, honesty and probity.
“No one has raised a finger against him on these issues,” said Surjewala.
On his part, Dr Singh said: “I am upset, but this is a part of life. I am sure that truth will prevail and I will get a chance to put forward my case with all the facts. I have always said I am open to legal scrutiny. “
Former cabinet colleague and senior lawyer Kapil Sibal also stood by the side of his former prime minister. “I don’t think anyone can believe that he can do something wrong or corrupt. He always wanted to be on the right side of the law, yet he finds himself summoned. We shall defend him with all our might.”
This defence began with Surjewala getting into the details of the coal block allocations by the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee during the six year period from 1998-2004. “Initially the Congress only followed the footsteps of the Vajpayee government while allocating both coal mines (it allotted 41 mines) and spectrum, and when the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wanted to change the process from the screening committee to auction, this was opposed by the BJP ruled states. He ultimately managed to secure this process, and coal auctions that have taken place now are based on the changes introduced by him,” said Surjewala.
The Congress spokesperson also made light of the BJP’s claim that it has earned Rs 2 lakh crores from coal auctions. ‘‘It is part of the process brought in by the Congress and Dr. Singh, but the BJP government must also remember that the money that is coming, will be there over the next 30 years and may be it could be Rs. 6000 crore per year. There is another very interesting facet that comes out and it is that the bulk of this money is from the four coal blocks which were allocated by the Vajpayee-led NDA government,” he said.
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HAULED OVER COALS
- Manmohan Singh summoned as accused in case that saw mining rights being assigned without transparency to private firms.
- Hindalco, of the Aditya Birla Group, had first been refused the coal field it sought, but the decision was later reversed.
- The 75-page court order says Kumar Mangalam Birla met Singh, after which the prime minister’s office “showed undue interest and sent reminders to the coal ministry.”
- Singh also accused of ignoring the decision of a screening committee to allot a coal field to Neyveli Lignite Corporation, a public sector unit.
- Hindalco chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, former Coal Secretary PC Parakh and three others also summoned
- Singh in his capacity as Coal Minister will be under lens for criminal conspiracy and breach of trust, a charge that carries a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.
- The CBI had told the court in its final report that there was “no prosecutable evidence against anyone.”


TELUK INTAN, March 24 — Malaysia’s export of rubber gloves is expected to hit RM20 billion in value by 2020 given the growth recorded annually, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong.
He said Malaysia, as the world’s biggest producer of rubber gloves, attracted strong demand from the healthcare sector.
“Rubber glove exports were valued at RM10 billion in 2013. The figure rose to RM13 billion in 2016 and grew further last year to RM16 billion.
“We are confident the export value will continue to rise based on a survey (by the Malaysian Rubber Board),” he told reporters after visiting the Teluk Intan Hospital today.
Mah said among the country’s markets for rubber gloves were China, the United States (US), the European Union and India.
China, he noted, had great potential to become a main market as its current consumption per capita was only three pairs annually.
“This compares with the consumption of 75 pairs annually in the US, 50 in Europe and 10 in Malaysia,” he said.
Mah expressed confidence that through the latest technology used in the manufacture of rubber gloves, Malaysia would be able to attract more countries to use its products.
“Malaysia is a competitive exporter as we produce only quality rubber gloves compared with other countries,” he said. — Bernama


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Cats are known as reserved, independent, yet loving creatures. But when it comes to feral cats, special treatment is needed because they are difficult to control. The Town of Hempstead will attempt to handle a hairy situation concerning a group of felines in a town park. Are they up to the task?
Animal activists and cat rescuers berated the Hempstead Town Board on April 24 for its plan to move a feral cat colony from its location at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore. The relocation process begins May 1, when the town would start to move feeding stations about a quarter-mile away from the current spot.
Jennifer Bohnak and Joyce Christie have cared for the cats for 12 years and feel a move would threaten the felines’ nine lives. The colony has grown to more than 30 cats.
The duo has been aiding the cats at their own expense, which Bohnak estimated costs $7,000 a year. With the deadline approaching, Bohnak is concerned because cats are very territorial and most likely will not move when prompted by the town.
“I am asking [the town] to stop the May 1 deadline in moving the colony,” Bohnak pleaded. “I was at the last town hall meeting two weeks ago to make the board aware and also recognize the movement of this colony is a bad move.”
Christie could not be reached for comment.
Alfred Pagano, a resident who frequents the park, says the odors emanating from the feeding area is bothersome and is worried of diseases the cats could carry.
“Who knows what they may have,” he said. “If one of those cats were to attack someone and get them sick, it’ll be bad.”
A 21-year Bellmore resident, who declined to give her name, stated, “this has gone on far too long.” She claimed she sees feral cats climb fences onto the park pool deck, daily.
“More than three years ago it was a problem,” the resident said. “These women were feeding these cats. There weren’t as many at the time. They were feeding them between the pool and the rink. They were moved to its current location.”
Feral cats are born on the streets. They struggle to survive and end up usually being too wild to be handled. They often form colonies or communities, feed on rodents and garbage, and breed without restraint.
“They’re all over the place,” the resident stated. “These four structures behind the fence do not contain them from the park. I run the park and walk the park every day.”
Bohnak stated she contacted Town of Hempstead Department of Parks representative Ray Roden, but it was to no avail. She exclaimed that while she may be one of the few speaking up, she isn’t alone.
“We have many alternative options that do not risk the lives of these animals,” Bohnak affirmed. “There has been no willingness on Mr. Roden’s part in coming up with solutions. Both Joyce and I strongly oppose this move. We have a lengthy petition of over 500 signatures of residents, constituents and concerned animal activists internationally for the safety of these animals.”
Hempstead officials released a statement concerning the cat colony. Town staffers said they have received numerous complaints from nearby residents.
“Hempstead Town Department of Parks officials have been working with local residents and caretakers to relocate a feral (wild) cat colony at Newbridge Park to create an environment that is conducive to the health and safety of cats and people alike,” the statement read. “The cats’ habitat is threatened by erosion from an adjoining river and the Nassau County Department of Health has expressed concerns about odors and the accumulation of animal waste at the park. As a result, the department of parks is planning to humanely transition the cats to a nearby area at the park. This move will ensure that the cats are not disturbed by the public and that people using the park and its pool will not be subjected to wild cats, animal waste and odors.”
After a warm winter, TNR (trap, neuter, release) experts feel the number of feral cat pregnancies and births will be on the rise this summer. Randi Diamond thinks manpower issues from the town and local, independent humane trappers will ensue once the warmer weather kicks into high gear.
It’s almost impossible to tame an adult feral cat, according to Diamond. These cats tend to mate and reproduce this time of year.
“I don’t think that the town’s TNR program will accomplish anything in the long run,” Diamond stated. “As a TNR person, it is extremely difficult to relocate feral cats. They won’t move without a fight.”
Diamond operates out of Hewlett and is listed on Petfinder.com under “Randi’s Rescues.” Diamond has an agreement with the town where Hempstead would send trucks to pick up cats that she traps and in turn, the town would neuter and release the cats to Diamond.
According to Diamond, the town has one full-time trapper on staff and the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter (TOHAS) routinely sends one or two staff members out to trap. Town officials stated it averages one to two animal control officers who do TNR, which includes a TNR administrator.
Officials noted that the town follows the Neighborhood Cats policy, which is an organization that oversees the program. The town also offers classes to certify residents for TNR and volunteering.
Approximately 2,000 cats have been treated in 2012, according to town officials. More than 1,600 cats were done in 2011.
A source close to the TNR program said the town is “not even close to 2,000 cats treated.” According to documents obtained by Three Village Times listing TNR cases for January and February 2012, 167 and 157 respectively, were trapped and neutered.
“We need experienced, humane, TNR trappers,” Diamond said. “I don’t think that [moving the cats] will accomplish anything and it will make things worse. The fact that so many people are supporting that these cats stay, speaks volumes.”
Diamond suggests the town still needs a full, comprehensive TNR program. She finds it unsettling.
“We are far from a full program,” she stated. “I have been working with the town as a volunteer, but every time I got to a location, there’s a slew of cats.”
The town reported last year that its veterinarian spays 120 cats per week. Sources say it’s more like 80 per week.
“I implore the town to create a full TNR program,” Diamond stated.
In a rare, blunt comment on TOHAS issues, Supervisor Kate Murray stated that a solution to the feral cat problem in the town and on Long Island would not come quickly.
“We run the largest shelter and have more services than I dare to say and more than any on Long Island,” Murray said. “We do what we can. We have an excellent TNR [program]. Is it going to absolutely solve the problem over night? Absolutely not.”
Lucille DeFina, who is involved in a lawsuit with the town concerning the animal shelter and its practices, figured contracting people to do TNR would get the job done.
“You’ve got tons of people like Randi and Jennifer doing this for free,” she stated.”


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SUNRISE, FL (ATS Consultants) - The Islanders have been profitable for bettors of late but are they a good value tonight at 7:00PM ET versus the Panthers?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Islanders are -148 money line favorites versus the host Panthers, who are +134 money line underdogs. The total for tonight's game is currently sitting at 5.5 goals.
The Islanders are 4-1 in their last five road games versus a team with a losing record at home and are 6-2 in their last eight games playing on one day of rest. They're also 30-13 in their last 43 games coming off a win.
The Panthers, meanwhile, are just 5-11 in their last 16 home games and 2-6 in their last eight games overall. They're just 22-47 in their last 69 games playing on one day of rest as well.
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JISC’s plans for the coming year, include the investment of some £80m in capital spending over the next two years to support UK education and research. The plans include an £11.5m programme to support elearning strategies.
The funds, awarded by HEFCE, will significantly enhance the UK’s digital infrastructure and bring a wide range of benefits to the higher education and research sectors. Among the plans for the next two years announced by JISC include:
Repositories – a £14m programme to establish a network of digital repositories; national structures to develop the Information Environment supporting repositories, including cross-searching facilities across federated repositories; matching funding to support institutions in developing a critical mass of content; establishment of a national support service for the development of repositories.
Network – almost £28m of extra funding to support the transition to the next-generation SuperJANET5 network; further development of the UK’s optical network for research communities – UKLight – and its integration into SuperJANET5.Digitisation – a further £6m investment in the digitisation of important scholarly resources; in collaboration with partners, the development of national digitisation and e-content strategies.
Elearning – an £11.5m programme to support, with the Higher Education Academy, the implementation of national e-learning strategies, including the establishing of a national e-learning advisory centre for the HE community; projects to explore the potential of e-learning, particularly electronic portfolios, electronic assessment; and personal learning environments, with a focus on their use to support lifelong learning.
Electronic research – a further £10m to continue development of the national e-infrastructure in support of the research community and of the DTi’s ‘Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004 -2014’ and to ensure the UK's position in the forefront of world research.
User Environments – a £6.75m investment in the development of User Environments to support researchers in globally distributed research teams in all disciplines; the integration of personal environments, social software, and mobile and wireless technologies to provide a more coherent and personalised information environment; the exploration of new and emerging technologies to ease the administrative and management burdens of those engaged in teaching and research.
JISC also launched a new publication on Learning Spaces, which offers advice to senior managers in colleges and universities on new thinking in the design of technology-rich learning spaces.


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By Sarah Elkins
Russell Fallstad sits on the edge of his chair in the corner of a sunlit room tuning a violin so small it should belong in a fairy tale. A fidgety four-year-old boy stands before him waiting to be led through a brief five minute lesson. Filling the room behind the boy is a semicircle of chairs. Parents and four other children, ranging in age from three to eight, look on.
It’s Tuesday afternoon and this is HeartStrings Academy’s Twinkle Jam group violin lesson. This is one of a full spectrum of lessons offered for students of literally every age, from babies to seniors. Russell hands the tuned 1/16th size violin to the student. He shakes his head, “It’s impossible to keep these things tuned.”
He turns his attention to the little musician in front of him, leans forward, locks eyes and says, “Rest position.” The boy snaps the violin under his right arm and hooks his bow in the crook of a dirty forefinger. He stands at attention waiting for the next cue. At least for the moment, his fidgeting subsides. A student at HeartStrings learns to hold eye contact for 10 seconds.
Russell, still holding an unblinking gaze, takes a deep breath. Even this breath is part of a routine the children recognize as easily as the prize box on the counter. “One, two, down and up,” Russell says. Teacher and student bow to each other in the ritual that opens and closes each lesson. On this day, the boy is offered a challenge. If he can play Twinkle Variation A (a version of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) five times with no mistakes, he will earn the five finger puppets Russell has just pulled from the prize box. Every student in the room will follow the same lesson format, but the challenge will be different depending on where each is in his or her learning. Each student is learning at a different pace, and for Russell, that’s perfect.
Later, after the hour and a half group lesson is over, Russell explains, “The kids are always learning from each other, even when it seems like they aren’t paying attention. They learn to play the violin in exactly the same way they learned to walk and talk.” This is one of the core principles of the Suzuki Method of music education, also called the mother-tongue approach, and it is essential to the learning that goes on at HeartStrings Academy.
“Our brains are hardwired to learn very complex things easily through immersion, motivation, social interaction, repetition and breaking skills into micro-skills. It’s how babies learn. It’s how my students learn the language of music,” Russell asserts. “Playing the violin well is not reserved for gifted people; anyone can do it.”
Russell, who founded HeartStrings Academy in Lewisburg in 2012, is a classically trained musician who has performed all over the world. Perhaps that’s not so obvious to the person expecting the tuxedo type. He is leaning back in a faded floral wingback chair wearing jeans, an untucked button-down with the sleeves rolled to his elbows and bright red Nike high top sneakers. His laughing blue eyes and five-day salt and pepper scruff belie the meticulousness of the typical classical musician. The Minneapolis native earned his undergraduate degree and MFA in violin performance from Northwestern University then went on to become the founding violist of the renowned Fry Street Quartet. He has taught music education at DePaul University, Lenoir-Rhyne University and Utah State University. He has built music education programs from the ground up that continue to thrive in their communities. His violin dons a thrift shop silk scarf as a makeshift shoulder strap. As incongruent as Russell may seem, he is anything but.
On the contrary, interconnectedness is at the center of HeartStrings’ philosophy, and violin instruction is a fraction of what happens at “Lewisburg’s little log cabin workshop for human development.” Russell walks out of the empty lesson room into another class space with a large stone fireplace, talking over his shoulder, “I’m fascinated by the connections: body, mind and soul, how they work together. HeartStrings isn’t just music lessons. We are yoga, pilates, tai chi, meditation, art gallery, concert venue. We are a place where people find connection with themselves and others.”
An ornately carved mantle over the fireplace is engraved with the year 1790, the year the log cabin was first built. It originally stood in Williamsburg, West Virginia until it was moved to the present location on Court Street in Lewisburg by Schleiff, LLC, a family-owned and operated construction company that envisioned an eco-friendly, sustainable space that could become a community center. Renovations and additions took seven years to complete, using only leftover materials from other construction projects, including a tile floor at the stairwell, designed from a mosaic of mismatched pieces. Russell says the floor is one of his favorite details of the building, “See, reusable is beautiful. This floor is a permanent art installation.”
In-floor radiant heating not only saves energy but makes wintertime yoga classes cozy, and solar panels installed on the side yard provide some of the building’s energy source.
In 2012 Russell had been looking for a space where he could live and teach his private violin students. He needed a place where music would sound great and where he would be inspired to write. Financially it made sense if he could live where he worked. Cari Cohen—a local alternative healer who now leads group meditation at HeartStrings—said she knew of the perfect place, and Russell visited the recently finished log cabin. It was indeed perfect.
“Without this space, HeartStrings never would have happened,” Russell admits. “Because the building is such an inspirational place for learning and sharing, the opportunities just keep opening.”
Beyond classroom space, HeartStrings Academy boasts the artwork of local painter Mary Hurst. Her seductive and fanciful canvases add delight to nearly every room (even the bathroom).
“We’ve had a few art shows and will be doing more in the future,” Russell says. But, folks need not wait for the next opening, Hurst’s work, on semi-permanent exhibit, is worth an afternoon visit any day.
A long-time practitioner of yoga, Russell was naturally drawn to including yoga in HeartStrings’ offerings. Since 2012, the class selection has continued to expand and offers diverse choices by instructors from around the area. Now, students choose between Forrest, Ashtanga, Active, and Mysore yoga along with periodic classes taught by visiting instructors. Meditation, Tai Chi and Pilates round out a full schedule of healing arts. The space is also used for community concerts by visiting and local performers as well as biannual recitals performed by HeartStrings’ many students.
Russell stands in the center of the room, colorful yoga mats rolled neatly in a corner, one of Hurst’s forest scenes on the wall next to an upright piano tucked into a corner. He throws his arms wide, “All of this is part of the HeartStrings mission of improving the human condition through learning. It’s all connected. I love that,” adding, “But, we haven’t even gotten to the second or third floors.”
The third floor of HeartStrings Academy houses a music studio where guitar lessons, chamber music and band practices take place. The low-slung roughhewn rafters create an ironically cavernous effect at the top of the building.
“The music sounds so good up here,” Russell says. Guitars lean against a couch, and chairs are arranged in a haphazard circle. Several children’s drums are stacked one on top of the other in a corner. The room exudes the playfulness of music making, and it is obvious Russell loves this room.
“If it has strings, we play it in this room,” he laughs.
Down one flight to the second floor, Russell leads the way through a short hallway to a small, sunny room which contains what appears to be an oversized curio cabinet. The glass doors and sleek wooden slats of this “cabinet” are actually the latest in HeartStrings’ healing arts amenities: a Far-infrared sauna.
“I became interested in the burgeoning research on infrared therapy, and I realized it was the perfect addition to our offerings.” According to studies by practitioners like Dr. Mark Hyman, infrared therapy improves circulation and immune system function while detoxifying and relieving body aches.
“I’m not a doctor, so I hesitate to rattle off too many of the benefits of the sauna as an authority, but I would encourage people to come try it out,” Russell shrugs. The sauna is available by reservation for 30-minute sessions.
Russell returns to the main level and out onto the front porch of the log cabin that peeks from behind the historic Silas B. Mason home on Court Street. Spring is around the corner, and HeartStrings Academy, closing in on its second year in existence, is just beginning to bloom. He leans against a porch column, “HeartStrings is sort of a workshop in how to learn anything. Ultimately it is also a place for expressing what you have learned.”
Maybe also it is a place where Russell Fallstad expresses all that he has learned.
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With Bitcoin continuing to trade below $60,000, the number of wallets holding a non-zero balance of the asset has surged to hit an all-time high.
As of November 24th, 2021, the wallets stood at 39.41 million, according to data provided by OKLink. On a year-to-date basis, the wallets have surged by almost 20%.
The metric points to a bullish outlook for Bitcoin, with investors potentially hoping the asset will surge in value despite dropping from the recent all-time of above $68,000. Over the last few days, Bitcoin has traded below the key $60,000 mark as the entire market experienced volatility.
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Notably, the number of Bitcoin wallets with non-zero balances has risen alongside the price in 2021. However, the latest shift indicates the likelihood that the asset will keep surging in value, with the drop in price presenting an opportunity for investors to get involved.
Bitcoin sustains $1 trillion market cap
Interestingly, despite Bitcoin dropping to as low as $56,000, the maiden cryptocurrency has managed to sustain its market capitalization above the $1 trillion mark. It shows that more users are creating wallets and depositing Bitcoin.
The accumulation by the wallets can also be tied to other several aspects around Bitcoin in recent days. For instance, in October, United States regulator, the Securities Exchange Commission, indicated there are no plans to regulate the crypto sector heavily.
Furthermore, Bitcoin has recorded an increased adoption by institutions that view the asset as a store of value alongside earning the legal tender status in El Salvador.
Overall, crypto analysts continue to predict a bullish outlook for Bitcoin targeting the $100,000 mark. As previously reported by Finbold, Bloomberg Intelligence chief commodity strategist Mike McGlone projected that the asset is destined for a bullish 2022, noting that it will face resistance at $100,000 with the $50,000 mark acting as the support.
At the same time, the asset’s popularity continues to grow, prompting many people to get involved. Our research report showed that between January 1st and November 21st, 2021, an average of 1.77 million Bitcoin-related pages was published online monthly, a potential driver for the asset’s popularity.

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GOCO Hospitality was honoured to attend and present our insights and strategies at this year’s double-iteration of the world’s only meeting of the best hot springs industry minds – Global Thermal Think Tank 2019.
The Global Thermal Think Tank (G3T) is the world’s largest gathering of hot springs owners, managers, researchers and investors from across the globe. The event offers a chance for the best minds to share insights and discuss opportunities to collaborate and grow new and existing hot springs developments. This year, the two events were held in China and Japan, two of the world’s biggest host springs markets, with 24,872 of the 34,057 global commercial hot springs establishments and $US30.253 billion of the global estimated $US71 billion market.
Ingo Schweder, CEO and Founder of GOCO Hospitality and owner of Glen Ivy Hot Springs – America’s largest hot springs resort – presented at the G3T’s invitation-only meetings, sharing his insights and strategies alongside the world’s best thinkers, investors and innovators in the hot springs resort industry. Ingo Schweder was also accompanied by Josephine Leung, Group Director of Design and Development at GOCO Hospitality, Glen Ivy Hot Springs’ General Manager, Christopher Scheel and Director of Sales & Marketing, Sandra Miller.
The first event was held in Guangdong, China between 12-13 October 2019. The event was opened by Charles Davidson, the Chairman of the Global Wellness Institute Hot Springs Initiative & G3T. In addition to Schweder and Scheel, other speakers included Craig Mitchell, Chief Executive of Peninsula Hot Springs, Wang Jie, Asia-Pacific Institute for Hydrotherapy and Climatotherpaghy Tourism Director, Sun Xiaosheng, Vice Director of the Experts Committee of World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies and Dr Marc Cohen who introduced the Bathe the World Foundation and World Bathing Day to the region’s industry leaders in attendance.
As part of the China Global Thermal Think Tank, Schweder, Scheel and Miller also joined other speakers for a roundtable discussion on the future of hot springs wellness.
The second event was held in Japan between 18-20 October 2019. After the venue was relocated to the Marriott Hotel in Shizenji due to typhoon Hagibis, the GOCO Hospitality team re-joined a new panel that focused on hot springs and onsen-based wellness and healing practices. Opened again by Charles Davidson, the second meeting saw new faces including Dr Yasuaki Goto, Chief Researcher of The Onsen Medical Science Research Center, Jean-Guy de Garbiac, CEO of Tip Touch International, Takashi Namikoshi, Chairman of the International Shiatsu Foundation and Diana Dryglas, Associate Professor at AGH University of Science and Technology.
At the event, Schweder discussed how key investment considerations related to the wellness industry are integral to hot spring resort financial valuation. From industry trends to existing and potential assets, land use, real estate and water rights, he used Glen Ivy Hot Springs as an example of how to appraise the value of a hot springs resort by connecting economic performance to market value.
Christopher Scheel presented the key elements of the most successful sales and marketing strategies for hot springs resorts in the United States. Using Glen Ivy Hot Springs Resort as a case study, Scheel demonstrated the direct impact of results-driven marketing strategies on the revenue of hot springs resorts.
To find out more about Global Thermal Think Tank, click here.


Dublin-based Kavaleer Animations recently announced that it will create 30 new animation jobs in 2012 to keep up with its international projects. The shop, which celebrates its 10th anniversary last week, is working on a 50 x 11 minute pre-school series, said it will also extend its interactive games and e-learning production to €1 million turnover by April 2012. (Recent app clients include Playfirst’s Diner Dash.)
“It’s amazing to think that what started out in 1998 as a hobby has developed into something this big over the past decade,” says CEO and founder Andrew Kavangh. “Ten years ago, we got our first commission and took a risk by starting a business in the midst of a recession. I’m so glad we did because now this gets to be my day job. We’re delighted to announce that we will be taking on additional staff in 2012 as we take on exciting international projects.”
Kavaleer is one of Ireland’s leading animation producers, twice nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award, a British Animation Award and winning four Digital Media Awards. Their film work has been selected by over 100 international festivals over the past ten years. Lifeboat Luke and Garth and Bev are among the studio’s various productions. Kavaleer’s most recent collaboration was with Dinamo Productions on the new pre-school series Abadas (52 x 11 minute) a multi-layered interactive word and sound association series that has appeal to a broad range of pre-school viewers.


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LBCC Volleyball – Roadrunners Win, Advance to Next Round of Championship Tournament
Linn-Benton volleyball’s hot streak continued from the regular season into the playoffs as the Beaks defeated South Puget Sound in the first round of the NWAC championship tournament on Saturday.
As the top seed in the NWAC South, the Roadrunners were granted hosting privileges for the regional round of the playoffs. They put on a show for the home crowd, winning all three sets with final scores of 25-13, 25-15, and 25-17.
Freshman Maddy Hellem was the star of the show, leading the Beaks with 18.5 points and 17 kills. Sophomore Grace Boeder contributed 11.5 points while freshman Kinsey Brelage led the team with 17 digs.
Linn-Benton won’t have much time to celebrate their dominant win as their next game is less than 24 hours away. The Roadrunners will face Yakima Valley in Albany at 10 a.m. on November 12 in the next round of the playoffs. A win will result in the Beaks heading to the Elite Eight next weekend as the top seed from the south bracket. A loss would result in Linn-Benton playing an 11:30 a.m. match against Edmonds to determine the south bracket’s second slot in the Elite Eight. Either way, November 12 is shaping up to be an exciting Sunday of college volleyball.
You can view the updated NWAC volleyball playoff bracket here.

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Single Review : Baby Strange – Pleasure City
Posted by Hannah Moore
Glasgow three-piece, Baby Strange‘s, new single pulls you in with rumbling rhythm and a hook that you will find yourself humming along to for the rest of the day.
The single, Pleasure City, takes a poppier turn from the dark and dirty likes of previous singles VVV and Luver. Despite this difference from some of their earlier tracks, it still very much follows the Baby Strange of style of ‘bangers’ with fierce guitar riffs that you can move your feet to.
In fact Pleasure City cultivates a mass sing-along feeling, something that was evident from the band’s recent gig at St Luke’s where it got a very warm reception. Fitting perhaps that it was well received in the band’s home town, and their affinity with Glasgow is evident in the video, as the lead character gets led astray and spends all his money on a mad night on Sauchiehall Street. We’ve all been there haven’t we?
Baby Strange – Pleasure City is out now via Ignition Records and is available to stream and download here.


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...So I didn't really get anything new in this week to report on, therefore I decided to open the old -jr Music Revue e-mail account and to a copy/paste job on all the crap promoters send me. So here's some veiled persuasions to go buy stuff and find out about bands you've never heard or or are really really under the underground radar. Well, here's to phoning it in this week!!!
I wanted to check in to see if you got a chance to download and hear the Friday Night Lights Soundtrack Vol. 2 that we sent a few weeks back. It is now available wherever music is sold. The record showcases an awesome roster of some of the biggest break out bands from the past year including Heartless Bastards, Band of Skulls, White Rabbits and Avett Brothers. Season 4 premiered 2 weeks ago, and if the FNL Soundtrack Vol. 2 is any indication, this new season is bound to bring us more great music.
Little Tybee is a small but enchanting Barrier island off of the coast of Savannah, GA, whose tidal beaches are said to delicately blanket a scuttled atomic bomb that has been missing for over 60 years. Little Tybee is also a band from Atlanta, GA that was formed in the winter of 2009 By Brock Scott, Josh Martin and Ryan Gregory. Starting off in their home town of Savannah on June 4th, Little Tybee will make their way North, hitting up Athens, Atlanta, Asheville, Brooklyn and Philadelphia before they return home on June 15th. Listen to Little Tybee's "Nero" song on SoundCloud
The most recent of our mail out’s which you should have received is the new Ice Black Birds release, As Birds We’d Be Fine. The Brighton four piece’s new single differs slightly to their debut, whilst staying true to their edgy blues sound the band have added some more commercial appeal in the way of catchy riffs and an epic chorus. The B Side Doors has quite a psychedelic feel to it with crazy guitars and falsetto vocals escalating during the track to a quite a climax. Since the release of their first single they have received both regional and national airplay notably from Tom Robinson and Steve Lamacq at BBC 6 music whilst Radio 1’s Huw Stevens made them tip of the week! Having previously supported the likes of Golden Silvers and We Have Band touring is really important for the band and now managed by Insanity they have over 20 tour dates on the way and festival dates at The Secret Garden Party, Farm Festival and more recently The Great Escape.
With their latest album, "If I Don't Come Home, You'll Know I'm Gone", released last year on Blackbox Recordings in Canada, The Wooden Sky has completed a full "Bedrooms and Backstreets" tour across Canada in locations varying from rooftops & bedrooms to sunflower fields, canoes, and gondolas not to mention a full tour cross-Canada with Elliot Brood.
Well on its way to conquering Canada, it's time for the band to build alliances with its neighbors south of the border. Kicking things off on June 10th in Syracuse, the band will make its way all across the Northeast, hitting Brooklyn for Hillstock Festival (with Peasant and SAADI!), Boston, Philadelphia (with Little Tybee!), New Brunswick, and New Haven before heading Westward to Lansing, Cleveland, Bloomington, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and ending on June 26th in Fargo.
I wanted to give you an update on Paul Burch. The third single from his Record Club was sent out this week. Here’s a link to download the two songs, “One Tear at a Time," fitting considering the recent flooding in Nashville, and "Nadine," a Chuck Berry cover.
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The Record Club was an idea Paul had to get music to his fans every month. Fans who buy into the record club get an A and B side single from Paul at the beginning of each month, plus little extras throughout the year. Fans can either opt for downloads only, or can add a CD and a personalized thank you note from the man himself. At the end of the year all the singles will be complied into a physical release. Paul’s been getting a lot of good press lately for his most recent album, Still Your Man, which was released last August. It got great write-ups in magazines like Uncut and American Songwriter and was featured on a few Best Of lists at the end of last year. He’s a great country/Americana artist who doesn’t simply fall into the labels attached to him.
If you would like something revued by the legendary -jr, feel free to mail hard-copies to 11859 Sycamore, Plymouth, Mi. 48170....and I am partial to vinyl.
-jr is a musician/dj/blogger/writer from Detroit, MI. He performs in the band The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre and writes a cultural blog under the same moniker. When Dj'ing he uses the handle DJ JCM. He has been an integral part of the Detroit Music mechanation for the past 10 years. He knows just about everything about music on both a local and national level. His opinon is gold and is infallible. This is what's been in my ear lately.


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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,
at Broadway's Belasco Theatre
Gratuitous Violins rating: **1/2 out of ****
Before Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown recedes to a distant memory, here's my bottom line: it wasn't a great musical but I had a good time. Seeing Patti LuPone, Laura Benanti and Brian Stokes Mitchell in the same show was a treat, even if I didn't feel totally swept up in the story.
The book, by Jeffrey Lane, is based on the Pedro Almodovar movie about a group of women in Madrid in 1987 who are driven to the breaking point by the men in their lives. While I've never seen the film I knew the musical, with a score by David Yazbek, was supposed to be a dark comedy, with over-the-top characters and a convoluted plot in the style of a telenovela.
Gazpacho also plays a big role in the musical - there's a recipe for it on the show's curtain. Since I don't speak Spanish I didn't understand all of the ingredients and the key word: frio. (It means cold, which is how the soup is served.) So the symbolism kind of escaped me.
The main character in Women on the Verge, played by Sherie Rene Scott, is Pepa, an actress who makes a living dubbing foreign films. She's distraught after her longtime boyfriend, Ivan (a very suave Mitchell), abruptly breaks up with her, via a message on her answering machine.
At the same time her good friend Candela, a frantic, not-too-bright model played by Benanti, is in a troubled relationship of her own: she fears that her boyfriend may be a terrorist, and she comes to Pepa for help.
Also in the mix are LuPone as Ivan's mentally unstable wife, Lucia; a charming Justin Guarini as Carlos, Ivan and Lucia's son; Nikka Graff Lanzarone as Marisa, Carlos' domineering fiancee; De'Adre Aziza as Paulina, a take-charge lawyer; and Mary Beth Peil as the sweet concierge in Pepa's apartment building. There's also Danny Burstein as the helpful taxi driver who chauffeurs Pepa around town.
Unfortunately as Pepa, Scott doesn't really stand out in this ensemble and I felt she was miscast. Her performance seemed a little flat, while everyone else was operating at a faster speed, more zany and memorable. Although she does have a nice solo number, "Mother's Day," that I thought was poignant.
In contrast, Benanti was an absolute delight as Candela. She was hilarious and truly seemed to capture the outrageous style that I was expecting from the musical. She made the story interesting and exciting to watch in a way that Pepa never did for me.
I also liked LuPone, whose Lucia lurked in the background, disguised in a series of large hats as she searched for Ivan. It was funny and at the same time, a sad story about an abandoned wife. Of course she has a big solo, "Invisible," which the audience ate up, myself included.
As the smooth-talking Ivan, Mitchell doesn't have a lot to do but he also gets a song, "Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today." This was my first time hearing him perform live - and I have to say it was pretty incredible. What a deep, powerful voice. I can't believe he's the same actor I used to watch as Dr. "Jackpot" Jackson on Trapper John M.D.
Despite a terrific performance from Benanti and the thrill of hearing Mitchell and LuPone, Women on the Verge seemed to be lacking something. I was entertained but I wasn't captivated. I don't know, maybe Bartlett Sher wasn't the right director for this musical. Maybe it just wasn't wacky enough.
Yazbek's score didn't leave a lasting impression and despite Burstein's opening number, "Madrid," I didn't feel transported to the Spanish capital or like I was in some kind of English-language version of a Spanish soap opera. (The song is a lively ensemble number that's supposed to set the tone but it contains some cringe-worthy lyrics involving mother's milk.)
In the Playbill, Almodovar says his films from the 1980s, coming a decade after the establishment of democracy in Spain, "reflect that explosion of freedom which illuminated everything. You could say that even grief was joyful."
Grief and joy sprinkled with a touch of craziness against the backdrop of Spain emerging from dictatorship. I get it. Unfortunately, I don't think the musical version of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown truly got it.


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Published: 17 February, 2010
LONDON: B&Q is selling loft insulation at 89 pence a roll during a four-day discount offer.
The promotion follows a similar move by the retailer last February, when it cut the price of loft insulation to £1 a roll to mark the opening of its New Malden store.
That campaign sparked a price war with Focus DIY that followed suit with similar price cuts on Knauf's Space Blanket loft insulation.
The Builders' Merchants Federation criticised that promotion as 'loss leading' and undermining merchants struggling to shift their stock.
The latest B&Q promotion will run from Friday, February 19 to Monday, February 22, with triple packs of its own-brand DIY loft insulation on sale for £2.50.
B&Q director of building said: "We've just experienced the worst cold snap for many years and with money tight people are looking for ways to keep warm and save money. This is the firs time ever a roll of loft insulation has been sold for £0.89p at B&Q so it's never been cheaper to do the single most effective thing you can do to green up your home and save money."
The move is part of B&Q's partnership with Virgin Money for a campaign to get homeowners to see the financial benefits of insulating their houses.


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It sounds like your growing up experience with holidays was truly a nightmare. Holidays bring out the best and worst in people. In alcoholic families or families with other serious emotional dysfunction holidays can be especially rough. Expectations are high and inhibitions are low. People “cut loose” and the results are often disastrous. Naturally, even the word “holiday” conjures up bad feelings and memories.
Now you are faced with a totally foreign situation—it sounds like your girlfriend has a fairly functional family that likes to celebrate the holidays and is really into them. You, on the other hand, are probably still suffering a lot of PTSD (post-traumatic stress) from your long history of traumatic family holiday experiences. These automatic reactions do not go away overnight just because you are now presented with the possibility of a better family situation.
You have a few options. First, it is important to talk with your girlfriend (if you haven’t already) about your history and experiences with holidays. If her experiences have been quite different from yours, she may have trouble understanding exactly how painful your experiences have been. However, even the healthiest of families have tension during the holidays from time to time. Uncle Derek isn’t talking to his son and his son refuses to attend Christmas if his father is going to be there. Someone feels slighted because they want to host the Christmas Eve celebration but the in-laws are getting to do it this year. So-and-so is going to get more time with the grandchildren than someone else in the family. As trivial as these issues may seem to you, they might give your girlfriend a point of reference for how unpleasant holidays can be.
The two of you need to have a frank discussion about your feelings of not wanting to participate in her family’s holiday celebrations. You have the right not to participate in anything you don’t want to do, but the real question may be what you really want out of your relationships with your girlfriend and her family in the long-run. If you think the relationship has real promise you may wish to participate at least to a minimal degree with an eye toward building up a new, more positive set of associations with the holidays.
It’s probably not wise to spend endless hours or days being with her family. You will need time to step back and process the complicated feelings that are likely to arise as you have new holiday experiences. Getting to know someone else’s extended family can be a challenge in and of itself. Hopefully your partner will understand what you are trying to do and be as understanding and accepting of your pace and needs as possible. It isn’t necessary for her to limit the time she chooses to spend with her family, only that she also be sensitive to the fact that your needs and your history are different from hers and patience is necessary for your experience of the holidays to change in a positive direction.

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Antony Sher’s Richard III was famously (and brilliantly) the “bottled spider” of Queen Margaret’s curses, moving about the stage with arthropoid grace. Patrick Wymark’s is her “bunchback’d toad”, a croaking, earthy creature prone to sudden, calculated leaps. Angry at life, he needs the violence of war as an outlet for his rage, and the crown seems almost an arbitrary fixation – he must hack away at something to get at something.
Missing here is any hint of supernatural villainy, seductive power, Punch-like humor, or even evil. Wymark’s Richard succeeds on the strength of his focused, energetic pursuit of power and the resulting detachment from all other considerations. My favorite scene in this recording is the wooing of Lady Anne over the corpse of her saintly father-in-law, King Henry VI. Richard banters, parrying her curses and contempt, and then strikes as soon as he detects a fatal weakness. Blunt, cool and effective. Prunella Scales, as Lady Anne, reels – grief and anger have emptied her of the capacity to respond effectively – and she speaks the line “to take is not to give” so silently the microphone barely captures it. Her defeat is as heartbreaking as it is sudden.
And the scene is symbolic of the recurring cycle of victimization – one after another, unsuspecting victims suddenly find themselves defeated in the most palpable and obvious fashion. The characterization of the role of Richard, Duke of Gloucester shifts all the other performances in the play. A demonic creature of vengeance, a karma-dealing, cackling seductive Satan, gives ironic dignity to his victims. The greater the sense of irresistible evil, the more the play seems like the playing out of a historical thriller, and their victims struggle in noble helplessness. But in the face of Wymark’s unsubtle pragmatist, a far different conclusion is reached – that his victims (with two obvious exceptions) are fatally weak: vacant, dim, petty and dull, doomed by their nature to fall to his devices and his fierce energy.
King Edward is a vacillating, superstitious bloated sex-addict falling apart after years of self-indulgence. He presides over a squabbling team of self-centered nobles – the Queen’s brazenly power-hungry relatives, the wildly overconfident Lord Hastings (he and the King share a mistress), the Duke of Buckingham so stupidly clever that he can’t foresee the inevitable result of his own intrigues, and so on.
The crashing end of the Plantagenet dynasty is a twisted Twilight of the Gods, where Valhalla is populated by marionettes and Alberich the dwarf is the conquering hero-villain. It’s as if the English nobility had predeceased, replaced by wan aristocratic phantoms. Indeed, the wailing widows, Elizabeth, Margaret and the old Duchess of York, are like mere recollections rather than humans, moaning in impotent rage.
There’s a sense of completeness to this implosion, not the least because the play seems to grind to a halt as the wailing widows chant their griefs and wring their hands. But there is a final blaze as Richard himself meets his doom at Bosworth Field. Henry of Richmond, played by undergraduate actor John Shrapnel with an interesting note of cool sensibility, seems barely to lift a finger. Richard, though, is once again in his element, and even the ghosts of his victims can’t depress him for very long – Wymark really shines in his Act V performance, giving a particularly excellent account of the speech before the battle. His vigor is not dampened in the slightest, and he seems competent and even charismatic. He loses because his time has come, really, and foes have risen who are strangers to the leaden boldness of his medieval spirit and do not fear it.
Richard III with Patrick Wymark, William Squire, Prunella Scales, Mary Morris, Margaretta Scott, Patrick Garland and John Shrapnel.