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MICHAEL SMITH ~ Jan – March theater & music & songwriting

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Michael Smith, posterMichael P.  Smith
January & February
Blog and E-newsletter

A Note from Michael “On Songwriting in the winter”.
I spent many many days this week working on a song which when “finished”, alas, was not really usable. I mean, not a moment was usable. Or ever will be, I suspect. But I get caught up in the heat of writing and keep reassuring myself that if I put in enough ingredients (“Ingrediments”, according to Louis Armstrong) it’ll work out. Well, Always An Education. When I do songwriting seminars, sometimes it occurs to me that the only difference between me and them is that I’ve been doing it longer. Well, that counts for something, doesn’t it? I’ve made all the Big Mistakes more often than you have, you whippersnappers.

I’m doing “Selfish Giant” with Blair Thomas, Master Puppeteer, fifty-three times this month and next. Forty-five minutes of music that took me about two weeks, all told, to write. I think it all works. But I suspicion that this efficiency on my part is actually due to the beauty and power of that great story, which was written by Oscar Wilde, who, famously, when he went through US customs, had “nothing to declare but my genius”.

Seflish Giant-Web-Images1PUPPETRY & MUSIC
The Selfish Giant
based on Oscar Wilde’s story
Fri Jan 23 – Sun Feb 22
Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL
Box Office: 872.222.9555
Opening Fri Jan 23 at 6:30 PM.
Daytime shows weekdays & weekends
Michael’s winning songs. Blair Thomas puppetry. All Ages! The Selfish Giant returns to Chicago for a 6 wk run, and a feature in the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. Based on Oscar Wilde’s classic story about a grumpy giant who forbids children from playing in his garden. http://chicagochildrenstheatre.org/shows/the-selfish-giant/

Rhinopage“Epitaphs, Apparitions, and the Wintry Guest”
Conceived and Directed by Jamie O’Reilly
With original music by Michael Smith
Saturday, Feb 7 at 3 PM
RhinoFest at Prop Thr
3502 N Elston Ave. Chicago, IL
All-ages show.
$15 or pay what you can

Theatrical Reading with Music.
Jamie O’Reilly, Michael Smith  & Co perform “Epitaphs, Apparitions, and the Wintry Guest” as part of RhinoFest 26!
An ensemble from Chicago’s acting community, embody voices from the beyond in ghost stories, poems and songs, as rendered by the Brits: the Bard, a Bronte, and Masters of American literature. mORE here: http://curioustheatrebranch.com/rhinofest/2015/shows/epitaphs_and_apparitions.php

Michael’s Valentine’s Concert
Edgar’s Place Coffee House
Saturday, February 14 at 8:00 pm
Unitarian Universalist Community Church
70 Sycamore Drive
Park Forest, IL 60466
PH 708.481.5339

Thursday, March 5 at 8 PM
Jamie O’Reilly & Michael Smith
Songs of a Catholic Childhood
“Lenten Tales”
Chief O’Neill’s Pub
3471 North Elston Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
PH 773. 583.3066 dinner reservations
Tickets $18 in advance. $20 at the door
Call 773-203-7661 for information
Blog: http://www.jamieoreilly.com/michael-jamie-at-chiefs-mar-5-songs-of-a-catholic-childhood/

Friday, Mar 20 at 8:15 PM
De Cafe
Perkins Center for the Arts
395 Kings Highway, Moorestown, NJ 08057
PH 856. 235-6488

Sat Mar 21 at 7 PM Rosie’s Cafe
Brick Township, New Jersey
E: rosies-cafe@comcast.net
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APRIL with Anne Hills
April 18 at 9 PM
1040 N Harlem
River Forest, Il
PH 708.366.9000

Roots Salon one-on-one songwriting sessions

Roots Salon
one-on-one songwriting sessions

Michael’s teaching artist skills in SONGWRITING are available to established musicians as one-on-one sessions at Roots Salon. By application, through Jamie O’Reilly and Roots Salon in Chicago’s Lincoln Square.  Purchase sessions online via Paypal. Gift Certificates available. Email inquiries to roots@jamieoreilly.com.  Call 773.203.7661.  See Roots Salon Online store.

Michael travels to the East coast in March.
And brings back “Songs of a Catholic Childhood” Mar 5
 Stay Tuned.

For bookings contact Jamie O’Reilly 773-203-7661
E: mps_booking@jamieoreilly.com
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New York, NY: Teeming Tenements Transformed: A Lower East Side Walking Tour

  • 108 Orchard St NY, NY, 10002 United States (map)

The guided tour will focus on the history and architecture of the Lower East Side with particular attention to the housing, institutions and businesses that were the center of immigrant life. The tour will highlight the impact of housing reforms reflected in the changes to the plans and features of tenements over time. “We will see pre-Old Law, Old Law and New Law tenements and look up at the elaborate terra cotta ornamentation that distinguishes many buildings,” said Mitchell Grubler, the tour’s leader.
Although endangered, a number of blocks south of Delancey Street still retain the sense of place that would be familiar to our immigrant ancestors. “The Lower East Side is where millions of immigrants have taken their first steps in the New World on the road to the American Dream,” wrote Joyce Mendelsohn, tour co-leader and author of the definitive guidebook to the area, 'The Lower East Side Remembered and Revisited.' The structures that housed some of the institutions and businesses which served the multitudes of immigrants will also be highlighted. The tour will pass a Neo-Renaissance style school designed by architect, C.B.J. Snyder in 1897; the former Good Samaritan/Eastern District Dispensary built in 1890; the 12-story former Jarmulowsky Bank of 1911-12; as well as a number of other significant buildings.

Find out more at Friends of the Lower East Side

Date: Saturday, May 2, 2015, Rain Date: Saturday, May 9, 2015

Time: 12 noon - 2:00 pm

Event Start/End:
Start: The southeast corner of Delancey and Orchard Streets, New York, NY
End: TBA

Host: Friends of the Lower East Side,

Registration: No, all are welcome

Accessibility:  Adults capable of walking 1 1/2 miles

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FamilyMart opens Ryukyu Golden Kings store

A FamilyMart store in Omoromachi, Naha, is dedidated to the Ryukyu Gilden Kings.

Okinawa FamilyMart has transformed one of their shops in Omoromachi, Naha, into an Okinawa basketball team Ryukyu Golden Kings paradise.

The store opened on Sep. 24, and with its new look it became the first special theme FamilyMart in Okinawa. All Kings’ team members attended the opening ceremony, and signed their names on a large panel. Team representative Tatsuro Kimura greeted the attendees of the ceremony, saying, “It is a pleasure to have a place where you can feel the team 24 hours everyday. We hope many people come.”

Okinawa FamilyMart president Kenichi Oshiro said “We would like to join hands with the citizens, and bring them excitement of the team who has given us so much courage and emotion.”

The team goods are scheduled to be on sale in the shop starting Oct. 10th.


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.. Suicide  Bullying  depression

Emails from people who have "been there, done that" - they have lost someone to suicide, have thought of, or are

thinking about suicide. Emails from people enduring, or have endured bullying or have suffered from depression.

Other people's stories...  SEPTEMBER 2000

Sept. 30 - Michelle says...

"Im 15 years old and last April, my close friend Pia died of suicide. She was only 14 years old. I don't know why she did it and probably won't know what was going through her mind that night. ...I know that suicide is a bad thing and is restricted from my religion, but sometimes i have the urge to do the same thing as what Pia and your son did.  Pia wasn't never ever sad or mad.. always smiling and making people feel better ..she was the last person on my list that would ever even think about committing suicide. But as for me, im not the same as her. I have many friends, i play varsity golf, and i get good grades.  My parents are the best.  It's just that sometimes i want to release all that pressure and depression that i face everyday.  At school, there is many problems and obstacles you face, not just academics but enemies, guy/girl problems, and other stuff.  I know that i am young and i have a life ahead of me, but the pain never seems to get out of me and i can't stand it; it hurts my heart... LITERALLY.  ...All these emotions go through my mind and i end up being depressed. What should i do?" ( It's hard to understand someone who seemed so happy the days before would want to leave family and friends in such a hurtful manner, but this is how depression can kill.  Pia had depression and it's like having a cloud over the mind that keeps common sense out, so they can't think properly.  ...You are a teenager and you are going through a lot of physical and emotional changes.  I can't give you any advise about what to do concerning the young man you care about except to say that you are 15 and in due time your grief from loosing him will subside, just as our grief from loosing Jared has lessened. ...Be sure and read the Meaning of Life section, it will give you some peace concerning Pia's death and help you to find your purpose in life.)

Sept. 26 - Jessica says...

"I have been suffering from depression and suicidal tendencies for a long time now and am on medication, though I don't always think it's helping.  The reason I'm writing is because I am looking for information I can use during a discussion on suicide I am giving in three weeks. Do you know of any web sites with information other teens would be responsive to?
and later...  I hope this question doesn't upset you, but I know there's no easy way to put it. Why exactly did Jared commit suicide?  I just couldn't stop thinking about your web page you have devoted to him and how someone who is so devoted to her son who is dead, must have been the most loving mom when he was still alive. God will bless you greatly for all you have done to inform people on suicide, and honor your son. I hope when I meet him in Heaven someday, I can be the first to tell him how great his family is and how great he was.  ...He will always be remembered." (Jared was assaulted inside his Middle School by a bully and never was the same afterwards.)

Sept. 26 - Dawn says...

"...I read your story of Jared it touch me in a way a story never has.  I had to do a report on teen suicide and when I was on the computer I saw his name and I read your letter.  I know people tell you every day that they are sorry and they hope you feel better but I know how it feels to lose a loved one. my mom tried to commit suicide and I cried for weeks she lived through it but know I know how much she means to me. I don't know what to say to make your life any better because it is hard to lose someone you love. especially when it is your son.  People tell my grandmother that she should get over her sons death but no matter what people told her she kept the memories of them.  I wish that your son was still with you I think it is sad that people take their own lives.  ...don't blame it on your self because it is not your fault.  I wish there was some way I could help you and your husband out.  I just wanted to tell you how much of a good job you are doing in keeping your sons spirit alive and he will always remember him from this..."

Sept. 26 - Timothy says...

"...in a certain way I also know what you've gone through. About 3 yrs ago my uncle who was right around my age believed that he no longer had anything to live for. I know that the void in your heart will never be completely filled and I'm truly sorry if you ever need to talk to anyone please email me..."

Sept. 26 - Ash says...

"...I would just like to say that suicide is an every day thing and I have been exposed to it. One of my very best friends was killed by himself and the thing was there was not a day that went by that we did not talk about things and honestly I don't think it was suicide because he was so happy.  I think that there was more to it than suicide!" (Yes, there is usually a lot more to suicide than just deciding to die.  In most cases the cause is from depression.)

Sept. 25 - Samantha (Diamond Bar California) says...

"I was reading about suicide and looking up things because I was doing a report on teen suicide... and when I read about Jared, I thought he was a pretty happy boy. ...I am only 14 years old and this topic interests me because I feel that so many people that are depressed can be reached out to. But as I read some stories, I found that people seemed so happy and excited about their future, but then took their own life. I feel very bad about Jared and I'm sure that he's happy now and he's not in anymore pain."

Sept. 18 - Zeia says...

"I am terribly sorry about your loss and as I am just 14 years of age I know how you must feel. Many of my friends have tried and failed or been talked out of it. I am so sorry that your son was not able to be one of those people ...If you ever need anyone to talk to, I'll be here."

Sept. 16 - Megan says...

"Hi Ms. High, i found your site about your son, Jared while i was browsing the net looking up stories about suicide, as soon as i saw your sons picture and the thought in my mind that he committed suicide, i started balling. Why would such a normal looking kid ever do that?! well i guess i sound like a hypocrite because i am having the same thoughts that i'm sure he did. I want to die right now more than anything, i tried last year and three nights ago to kill myself by taking a ton of ibuprofen and motrin ib, but i just passed out and got sick, anyways, my friends mom told my parents that and they don't even care! they haven't even talked to me since! how can they do this!?!? Their daughter has been up in her room in the dark searching her mind for a way to kill herself while they live their lives like nothings wrong! I just wanna be dead! off of this earth!!..." (Jared was assaulted inside his middle school by a bully and was never the same after that. He was just 13 and 6 days old and if someone had said to us the night before that Jared would kill himself, we never would of believed it.  He didn't have a violent bone in his body.  We didn't know what to call all the symptoms he had then, but now we know that Jared was having depression.   Megan, those deep feelings of wanting to die that you are having is called depression.  ...Most likely your parents  don't know what your problem is or how to respond to what you are going through right now.  Please try and find a time to have a heart to heart with your mom, or the parent you are able to talk to best and tell them you need their help in getting you through your depression. You may be surprised to learn that they really do care about you after all.)

Sept. 12 - Jenny says...

"I have been hospitalized 2 times for suicide attempts and I feel like attempting again, Who can I talk to?" (Who helped you decide to go to the hospital the last two times you went?  This is the best person to talk to.  Also, find a therapy group with people your own age that you can meet and talk with once a week and if you are on medication than always remember to take it every day.  Don't be ashamed that you have depression and need to take medication.  It seems that half the world suffers with depression at some time or other.  My son is diabetic and has to take insulin everyday or he will die.  Having depression can be just as dangerous because of the suicide factor.  Never give up!)

Sept. 12 - Alexa says...

"I found the site of your beloved son, Jared. I was so surprised that a very beautiful young boy like that would ever do something so badly it even hurts me so much to hear about it. I've read everything on your website about him.  I'm really glad you did this for him.  I'm only 14. I cried so much when i read it because for so many times I've always thought about suicidals. ...He seemed like a happy kid I am very sorry  ...A lot of people from his school had said that he was a very great friend and I just don't understand why.  ...Do you know how I can stop and not think about suicide. I know i don't want to try it but sometime I cant just stop but think about it or just fantasy a lot of it. ...I don't know what to say or do which is why I cant seem to think straight. But just think about the death of your son, why did he do it?
and later... I just wanna say thank you very much for sending me the email back even thought I didn't think you would have done that. I've been through a lot and i try, and try hard to focus on the people who love me so dearly. I'm still gonna focus on that, ...I'm scared to die.  ...i've realized how people like Jared could get beat up and go through depression and end up in suicide. I think Jared's a cutie and I've read all of what his friends have said about him. ...He's very much like my brother so this is why I am like so concerned about this whole thing..."

Sept. 12 - The Hurley's say...

"I'm writing you this to tell you we've been through it. Our 16 yr. old son killed his self. Its the hardest thing we ever been through. i just want to tell are our prayers are w/ you. God bless your family."

Sept. 10 - Amy says...

"I can't begin to tell you what it is that i need.  I  lost my mother to suicide in jan. 98  lately i have been feeling that she is trying to reach me and guide me to where i need to go to accomplish this.  do you know anything about these feelings?  please help if you have time." (Yes, there is life after death and my personal belief is that your mother may be watching over you, like a Guardian Angel.  Please read the  section called The Meaning of Life about the Eternal Plan God has for you.)

Sept. 7 - comments from the Notice of Harassment survey...

"when i was in seventh grade (i am now a junior in college) i was harassed daily by people who had previously been my friends.  i won't go into specifics because it hurts less to think about it now, but it was the worst time of my life.  the memories and hurt followed me all of my life, and i had considered suicide too numerous of times to count.  eventually i thought i was overcoming it, until i went to college; my freshman year at school i was raped, and two weeks later i could no longer deal with life. it didn't seem fair that so many terrible things kept happening to me- i didn't deserve to feel like this.   i overdosed on about 100 tylenol and ended up being taken to the emergency room.  had i not made it in time (i went about 3 hours after i had taken them) i would have died.  looking back, i know that so many of my problems began back in school, and it breaks my heart to think that other kids might be going through those same experiences i was.  i didn't include my school name because i still struggle to leave behind the painful memories sometimes, but i just wanted to write and tell you that i hope you can reach as many young people as possible.  life is hard and sometimes bad things happen, but its so much harder after you've already given up."

Sept. 4 - Debby says...

"I was heartfelt with your story. I also lost a son named Jared to suicide, so of course it caught my eye.  It was a year ago on Labor Day, and he was 18 years old. I miss him terribly. Thanks for sharing."

Sept. 2 - Rich says...

"I have known 2 people who have committed suicide and it is a tough thing to deal with. I can't imagine having to go through it from a parents point of view. God bless you and your family. Depression is something most people don't understand. I didn't until I rushed my wife to the hospital and she was diagnosed with depression after both our children were born. How old was Jared when he did this and what were the circumstances  if you don't mind me asking. My heart goes out to you. You did a great job on this page. I have a wife and two children ages 6 and 10." (Jared was 13 and 6 days old.  His suicide was triggered by an assault inside his Middle School by a bully.)

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Tag Archives: RelativePitch

Want better Relative Pitch? There’s an App for that.

Yes, the iPhone/iTouch is amazing. 100,000+ Apps. A lot for free. There are a few diamonds in the ruff, and this one is looking like another find.

RelativePitch is an an iTouch/iPhone app that will drill you on intervals. There is a lite version of it as well. The interface is OK, but I have a few complaints about it. The application does not, at least in the lite version, allow you to vary the root note. Maybe the full version does this, I dunno. Second, the intervals are always UP, as in root then the note above. Down would be a great thing to have in this app as well. Perhaps the full version does it. It would be simple enough to add in an update.

The price? $7.99. Forget that. If the developer knocked it down to $1.99, maybe. You’d be better off searching the web for various free trainers, like http://www.trainear.com/. Hopefully someone will do a better version for the iTouch/iPhone soon. Or a cheaper version. $7.99. Come on people!


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The Essential Laws of Stores Explained

How Can E-commerce Help Your Business Improve Sales?

The massive Internet usage has created a big difference in the way business transactions are handled. One of the fastest growing business in the world is e-commerce. It was the American and European consumers who first saw the potential of this business platform and now many countries around the world are beginning to appreciate as well the value of this online system, especially in places where internet is becoming more accessible. This is one of the best tools a businessman can learn and have that will help boost business profit and expand its areas of reach as well. Your business will surely profit from the benefits e-commerce can give.

How can your business expand through e-commerce?

Wider Target Audience

Local retail shops have one disadvantage and that they can only be located at one place. The physical restriction of a conventional store is removed from a virtual store that can be reached by anyone, anywhere. The customer base is vast because you are now operating on a world-wide level. The higher number of customer visits, the better chance of increasing sales and visibility. Your customer pool now includes the whole country, not just your town. Now you have a better way of standing against major retail chains.

Handling your Resources Better

Putting up a virtual store means you do business transactions online, so there is no need for unnecessary bills that comes from running an office. Of course, you need to pay someone to put up and maintain your website, but the cost for this is still significantly lower compared to rent and bills and miscellaneous expenses you have to shoulder when running an offline shop.

Available 24/7

Just like the internet, e-commerce is available online all the time. Because your customers are at various timezones, they shop at their own time which could be different from each other.

Offers Better Payment Options

Ecommerce allows the customers to use different options in paying, whereas a regular retail shop accepts only three modes of payment.

Adjustable Marketing

Whether your shop is a virtual one or a conventional one, one of your main considerations is building a client pool. In a traditional brick and mortar store, your customer base is restricted to the people in your town, and probably the next one. In online stores, however, the customer base is wide. Conventional retail shops have limited marketing tools because it can get expensive. Marketing online is convenient, easy and a does not take up too much time in changing the interface of your website. A great advantage for e-commerce is that it is easy to market the business especially now because of social network sites.

You can boost your business and earn better profit through e-commerce. Because of online shopping, investors who are just starting can have the chance to establish a good online shop. There will be growth in your responsibility but it would be worth it.

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Somerset Abacoa Jupiter Homes

Abacoa is a 2,055 acre development built on the southern edge of Jupiter and consisting of 15 family based communities. The development consists of townhomes, condos, and single family homes and was planned as a response to the suburban sprawl found in most of South Florida.  Abacoa was planned to integrate work, live, play into a community of mixed use zoning and bringing all facets of community life together in one place.

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Somerset Abacoa Jupiter Homes

In order to facilitate mixing a wide diversity of groups, varying housing styles were built and one of these is Somerset Abacoa Jupiter homes, a mix or condos and townhouses.  The 266 homes in Somerset were built in 2003-2004 and the condos offer 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units which range in size from 897 square feet to about 1,400 feet.  The townhouses come in 2 and 3 bedroom floor plans and sizes range up to over 1,700 square feet.  Units have balconies and inside you will find upgrades like crown molding, wood floors, granite counters and stainless steel appliances.

Somerset offers the chance to walk the children to school and four schools are located in or near Abacoa.  These schools are Beacon Cove Intermediate School, Independence Middle School, Lighthouse Elementary School and Jupiter Middle School.  The high schools nearby are Jupiter High School and Dwyer High School and all of these schools are part of the Palm Beach County School District.

Abacoa provides recreational amenities like baseball at the Roger Dean Stadium, home to the Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals and where the Jupiter Hammerheads play after the major league season takes the Marlins away.  Golfers will appreciate the challenging Abacoa Golf Club.  And the Abacoa Town Center offers a weekly green market, concerts and restaurants.  Our beaches are only a 5 minute drive away and the shopping and dining in Palm Beach Gardens is just 10 minutes to the south.

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125 Olympus Way | Olympus in Juno Beach

This French Country home is the personal residence of a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University, Department of Architecture. This international architect has designed homes in England, France, Brazil, Portugal and the United States and currently sits on the advisory board of Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece in Pennsylvania, “Fallingwater”.

Inspired by the French Country homes in the magnificent Loire Valley in France, he chose to locate his personal residence on the 100-acre Lake Olympus that sits just 300 steps from the Atlantic Ocean. This pie-shaped property has 120 feet of frontage on the lake, with pristine views of the clear, blue, sparkling waters. The neighbors on Lake Olympus include an international cast of entrepreneurs from Switzerland, England, and France.

Typical of French Country design, the exterior is clad in Augusta Georgia brick and redwood, with a high-pitched, 45-year metal roof, multiple gables, French dormer windows, two wood-burning fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, and built-in storage, all to capture the casual charm and elegance of the French countryside.

As you approach the Chicago brick & concrete drive, the house is well hidden and private through a dense selection of tropical trees selected by a landscape architect. The inviting front porch welcomes you through the blue-painted entry door and into the front hall with its fine walnut flooring.

This home has windows with every exposure except West, protecting the house from the sun’s intense heat and fading rays. The living room has a wood-burning fireplace with an English mantle. The dining room has a bay window overlooking Lake Olympus, chair railing, and wood crown moldings. The library has custom bookcases accommodating a vast collection of treasured books, and wall covering called tea wood used by King George IV at Brighton Pavilion in England.

The writer’s favorite room is the breakfast room. This Spanish-tiled room faces Lake Olympus and opens onto a pergola for outdoor dining and a well-lit rear garden, two separate decks, and a swimming pool. The breakfast room is clad in the same wallpaper used by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello in Virginia, and affixed to the walls by hooks are a collection of Presidential plates from George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson. I do not recall a more charming room in my memory.

Open to the breakfast room is the kitchen with an electric Jenn-Air range, loads of built-ins, and views out to the lake. A further wing of the house contains a large family room with linen wall coverings and famous posters, opening onto a private patio and lake views.

There are two staircases, one leading from the impressive main entry to three (3) bedrooms, including the spacious master with fireplace, sitting area, walk-in closet, bath with tesserae tiles and marble, overlooking the lake, while the second staircase leads to the guest’s wing with two bedrooms.

The second guest bedroom suite has a Jack & Jill bathroom while the third is presently used as an upstairs sitting room. Nearly all the wallpaper throughout the house has matching curtains in keeping with the French country architectural theme. Each outlet is half hot, so all lights can be turned off from switches as you enter or leave a room. As you tour this wonderful home, you can see many English antiques and architectural details.

The Olympus community has deeded access to the beach, tennis courts, and a children’s playground.

125 Olympus Way

125 Olympus Way

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322 Ibis Point | Egret Landing | Jupiter

The owners of 322 Ibis Point built this home early in the development of Egret Landing in Jupiter. They had their choice of lots and wanted a cul-de-sac, land, privacy, golf course view, and to be away from I-95. Quite a tall order, but they found it! Situated on .44 acre, this 1-story home with 3-car garage fits perfectly. The home has a desirable split plan, volume ceilings, 18”diagonal tile, and impact glass French doors. The living room is opposite the open dining room. The kitchen has lots of granite & overlooks the family room. The master is spacious with hardwood & 2 walk-ins. 3 guest rooms keep company coming. Outdoors is an updated, screened, paver lanai overlooking beautiful landscaping with palms & fruit trees. High efficiency A/C, 2010 water heater, and dual well system keep expenses low.

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Like hair on your head, eyebrows tend to get thinner over time, making your eyes look smaller and more tired. When a patient tells me that they’re losing their brows, the first thing I look at is the pattern of thinning. If the outer brows are thin, it could be a sign of low thyroid; this can be detected by a simple blood test. If there are bald patches, it may be a sign of an autoimmune condition called alopecia areata, which can also affect the scalp and lashes. Over-tweezing can also injure and permanently damage hair follicles.

Many of my patients with different types of eyebrow loss have had good results with Latisse, a prescription solution that grows lashes. It’s not yet approved for growing brows, but when I was a Principal Investigator in the Latisse eyelash clinical trial, I noticed that some of my research subjects grew thicker, darker brows as well. Initial studies have shown significant growth after several months with no reported side effects so far. It’s currently undergoing clinical trials for brows.

Small patches of hair loss can be filled in with brow pencil. Some of my patients have had their brows tattooed, otherwise known as permanent makeup. From what I’ve seen, the best results follow your natural browline, and are applied in short, hair-like strokes rather than a thick line. Ink can change color over time, so it may need to be retouched. Dermatologists and plastic surgeons often know of good permanent makeup artists, since some of them do cosmetic tattooing after reconstructive surgery. A few of my patients have also had eyebrow transplants. This requires a very skilled plastic surgeon and specialized technique to look natural.

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Recently, the Israeli media published non-stop reports and statistics about poverty in Israel. There are 850,000 Israelis who suffer, today, from poverty. Most of them are children. Israel has been a country with a permanent process of better and better standard of living. Israel has produced, in the last decade, a tribe of multi-millionaires. But some experts argue that in reality, the discrepancy between poor and rich in Israel has been increased in this decade. Indeed, there was a feeling that many Israelis are well-to-do, enjoying a high quality of life which is higher than the average American one. Around two million Israelis traveled abroad in 1998. Each year one can see an increase of selling of cars in Israel. New models!

There were other indicators of a good healthy economy thanks to Jacob Frankel, the reigning chief of the 'Bank of Israel.' He was the great architect of Israel's successful war against the beast of inflation. Well, Israelis were surprised, suddenly, to learn about the jaws of poverty in Israel and about the economic plight of the Israeli middle class. Also, Israelis learn about the increase of unemployment in the Israeli economy. (How is it that Israel supplies jobs to 250,000 foreign workers who came from countries such as Romania?)

Israelis were also surprised by the response of their new Prime Minister Ehud Barak. He responded: "The Israeli citizens themselves should be responsible for the fate of those Israelis who are hungry. I do not know about the existence of an Israeli who will not share his food with a needy hungry person." This is a very strange response. Barak's quest is to succeed in external issues such as the peace with Syria. Domestic issues are not his strong side. The key to understanding the Israeli reality has to do with the concept of privatization: Likud and Labor believe in small government in the economic world. They support the idea of economic liberalization and the integration of Israel with the globalization process. It is a belief of free 'in' and 'out' movements of the foreign capital and investment. It is also a belief that Israel's road to economic success is based on its high-tech economy. Israelis dismantled the real power of the Histadruth, the trade unions. Many new Israeli employes are not members of unions, anymore. It is an Americanized free economy. The Israeli governments followed this message and cut the social budgets. Even the education budgets were cut. The outcome is a death sentence to the old Israeli welfare state which was based on the socialist idea. Does the dismantling of the welfare state mean the dismantling of social justice?

Many argue that the Israeli middle class is the real victim of this new tendency. Middle class? 60% of the Israeli society belong to this class. The people of this class are afraid that they might join the lines of poverty. Why? For example, the state reduced its involvement in supplying services: Education, Health, Housing, and Absorption of Olim. The Israeli national medical insurance does not cover any person 100%. So people must buy private medical insurance in order to be on the safe side. Education: many parents have to hire private teachers because the quality of the class has declined.

We must remark that Israel has a tradition of social justice and a progressive system of taxation. So the Israeli citizen is still looking for the state to help him and defend his social benefits. The reason that many Israelis are frustrated because of the change that the transfer of Israel from a welfare state to a cold cut-throat capitalist system in which the individual stands along trying to challenge the free private enterprise horicans, if he cannot fly with them.

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The Day the Earth Tilted Slightly to One Side (#2)

WITH NO SURVIVING RECORD other than these photographs to corroborate the theory, we can only speculate about exactly what day it was that the earth tilted slightly to one side.

However, certain vintage images may provide a clue, for instance this one of a young couple apparently dressed for their wedding day (weddings most commonly scheduled on weekends, that narrows things down a bit).

More important however is the courage displayed by individuals such as these two. Photograph after photograph in the collection reveals gallantry in the face of certain disaster, as well as, in this case, great sacrifice.


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JMIR J Med Internet Res Journal of Medical Internet Research 1438-8871 Gunther Eysenbach Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto, Canada v8i3e16 10.2196/jmir.8.3.e16 Short Paper Responding Rapidly to FDA Drug Withdrawals: Design and Application of a New Approach for a Consumer Health Website Embi Peter J MD MS 1
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1 University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati OH USA 2 Boonshoft School of Medicine Wright State University Dayton OH USA Smith R Jul-Sep 2006 6 9 2006 8 3 e16 17 05 2006 08 08 2006 11 08 2006 23 08 2006 © Peter J Embi, Prasad Acharya, Mark McCuistion, Charles P Kishman, Doris Haag, Stephen Marine. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (, 06.09.2006. Except where otherwise noted, articles published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, including full bibliographic details and the URL (see "please cite as" above), and this statement is included. 2006 Background

Information about drug withdrawals may not reach patients in a timely manner, and this could result in adverse events. Increasingly, the public turns to consumer health websites for health information, but such sites may not update their content for days or weeks following important events like Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug withdrawal actions. There is no recognized standard for how quickly consumer health websites should respond to such events, and reports addressing this issue are lacking.

The objective of this study was to develop and implement an approach to enhance the efficiency with which a consumer health website ( responds to FDA drug withdrawal actions.

Evaluation of the current approach used by NetWellness staff to update content affected by FDA action revealed a slow process driven by the goal of performing thorough and comprehensive review and editing. To achieve our desired goal of accurately updating affected content within 24 hours of FDA action, we developed a strategy that included rapid updating of affected Web pages with warning boxes and hyperlinks to the information about the withdrawal. With the next FDA withdrawal event, that of valdecoxib (Bextra) on April 7, 2005, we applied this new approach, observed the time and resource requirements, and monitored the rate at which consumers viewed the updated information to gauge its potential impact.

Application of the new approach allowed one person to modify the affected Web pages in less than 1 hour and within 18 hours of the FDA announcement. Using the old strategy, response to a similar event, the withdrawal of rofecoxib (Vioxx) 6 months earlier, had taken over 3 weeks and the efforts of several personnel. Updated valdecoxib content received 188 hits within the first month and 4285 hits within 1 year.

Rapid updating of a consumer health website's content in response to an FDA drug withdrawal event was easily accomplished by applying the approach described. This allowed consumers to view accurate information regarding the withdrawn drug much sooner than would otherwise have been the case. Given that consumers increasingly turn to websites for their health information, adoption of a rapid response standard for important health events like FDA drug withdrawals should be considered by the consumer health informatics community.

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Despite the extensive evaluation process before a drug is approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), some drugs are occasionally found to have unanticipated significant adverse effects after their release. In such cases, drugs may be withdrawn from the market after having been in wide use, sometimes for years.

A high profile example involved rofecoxib (trade name Vioxx), which was withdrawn on September 30, 2004 [1]. This nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) is a member of the popular coxib class of drugs (selective cyclooxygenase-2 [COX-2] inhibitors). Post-marketing research data indicated that rofecoxib had unanticipated health effects, which led to its withdrawal from the market. At the time of its withdrawal, rofecoxib was in use by some 2 million people in the United States alone, making this the largest prescription drug withdrawal in US history [2].

Informing the public about drug withdrawals like this one often involves a combination of efforts by the FDA and the drug’s manufacturer as well as pharmacy-level withdrawal of the drug to prevent further sales [1,3-5]. However, the timeliness and manner of informing health care personnel and patients of drug withdrawals varies [6-8]. There is evidence that patients continue to use medications for some time after withdrawal from the market, occasionally with adverse consequences [9,10]. Indeed, even brief prolongation of the use of drugs like rofecoxib may be detrimental to some users, further emphasizing the importance of informing the public of drug withdrawals as quickly as possible [11].

The World Wide Web (Web) is a major source of health information for millions of consumers [12,13]. While the quality of sites vary, some trusted resources provide credible evidence and serve as an important source of health information for many consumers [14]. One such trusted website is NetWellness (, a non-profit, consumer health information portal with ask-an-expert service. NetWellness provides anonymous access to all content, including over 29000 consumer-submitted questions and expert responses authored by over 380 volunteer health sciences faculty experts from NetWellness’ three Ohio medical research university partners—University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University, and The Ohio State University [15,16]. This content includes thousands of instances of drug-specific information. While it is the procedure of NetWellness to review and update content on at least an annual basis, events such as FDA drug withdrawals trigger more frequent updates. However, as described in greater detail below, the baseline process for performing such updates is often inefficient.

Given the public’s growing use and reliance on such websites for their health information and the importance of rapidly informing consumers about significant drug events, the purpose of this project was to devise and implement an improved process that would allow for efficient and consistently effective updating of content in response to drug withdrawals. Our goal was to update all instances of the withdrawn drug name (generic and trade) in NetWellness within 24 hours of FDA action so that visitors would have the benefit of full and accurate health information.

Methods Baseline Approach to Drug Information Updates on NetWellness

An example of a drug update resulted from the withdrawal of rofecoxib from the world market on September 30, 2004. Interviews with NetWellness personnel revealed the following process. Upon learning of this withdrawal through media reports, NetWellness personnel performed a manual search of the NetWellness database using built-in search engines to identify Web pages containing the terms “rofecoxib” or “Vioxx.” Once identified, Web pages containing those terms were archived, and authors were asked to evaluate the content and assess whether the page should be altered (and if so, how) or permanently archived. Finally, changes to the pages were made and revised pages were re-posted. The entire process took about 3 weeks to complete, owing mostly to delays in author responsiveness.

While the updating process was ultimately effective, it was quite time-consuming. As a result, information about the drug’s withdrawal remained unavailable on NetWellness for weeks after it was withdrawn from the market. Furthermore, the process relied on the vigilance of NetWellness personnel to monitor relevant information sources, such as news items, in order to discover that such FDA actions had occurred, leaving open the possibility that such a process may not even be initiated for some time after an FDA action.

New Approach to Drug Information Updates on NetWellness

The first step toward achieving our objective was to determine a way to consistently and efficiently become aware of all instances of FDA drug withdrawal actions. Previously, NetWellness personnel learned about drug withdrawals through periodic review of reports in medical or popular media. For the new process, we considered several alternatives and opted to use the FDA’s MedWatch E-list safety alert email reporting service. Key NetWellness personnel registered to receive and monitor the email alerts on a daily basis.

Next, we devised a new simplified method for updating the NetWellness database. As with the previous process, NetWellness personnel would query the database for all instances of the drug name (trade and generic). All instances identified would then be replaced with hyperlinked text using an automated find-and-replace function built into the NetWellness content management system. Updated pages would also contain a warning box at the foot of the page indicating the availability of important new information about the drug in question. Hyperlinked text items in the main body of the page or the footer would point to a new NetWellness page containing a warning about the FDA withdrawal and providing additional links to the FDA or drug manufacturer website for more information. Development and lab tests of this approach were completed in February 2005.

On April 7, 2005, citing health concerns, the FDA issued an announcement that sales of another coxib medication, valdecoxib (trade name Bextra), were to cease immediately [17]. Designated NetWellness personnel received the notice via email from the MedWatch mailing list and immediately activated the new updating procedure described above. All NetWellness Web pages mentioning the drug were updated with links to a newly created valdecoxib warning page. An example of a Web page before and after modification is shown in Figure 1. The valdecoxib warning page describing the withdrawal and providing a link to the relevant FDA Web page is shown in Figure 2.

Example of a NetWellness content page before and after updates to reflect FDA withdrawal of valdecoxib (Bextra).

(a) Before update

(b) After update

Drug withdrawal information page

By following the procedure outlined above, updates to the system were completed within 18 hours of the FDA drug recall announcement. This represented a significant improvement over the weeks it had taken to fully respond to the previous FDA drug recall of rofecoxib six months earlier. Moreover, updates to the content were accomplished with a fraction of the resources previously required.

In the first month following the content update, NetWellness valdecoxib-related Web pages received 188 hits, with 156 (83%) following the links to the new warning page. As of April 8, 2006, 1 year after the withdrawal of valdecoxib, updated Web pages had received 4285 hits, with 1017 (24%) of those viewing the warning information page.

Given the public’s growing use of the Web for health information, it is important that Web-based consumer health content is kept up-to-date, particularly important content like that regarding withdrawal of a potentially harmful medication [18]. Unfortunately, many online health information providers do not respond rapidly enough to such important events, with most taking several days or longer to respond to the valdecoxib recall [19]. In the case of NetWellness, a paradigm shift was necessary in order to meet the challenge of a more rapid response time. The previous system of thorough review and revision of affected content throughout the website was replaced with a process that concentrated instead on rapid updating of affected content in a time- and resource-efficient manner.

Following our test event with valdecoxib, we observed many consumers reviewing the new health information and potentially benefiting from the rapid response. As might be expected, the proportion of those viewing the warning information was highest during the initial month after recall, although a substantial number of users also reviewed content many months later. This suggests that consumers’ information needs regarding withdrawn drugs may persist long after the event, and it seems to support the importance of updating rather than simply permanently archiving such content.

This study has some limitations. The anonymous design of our website did not allow formal evaluation of the impact of the new update approach on NetWellness users, and we do not know to what extent users had already learned of the FDA action when they reviewed the updated content.

Future steps include evaluating this approach more rigorously and developing processes for responding to the far more frequent, if less extreme, drug warnings announced by the FDA. In order to respond even quicker in the future, we are working to automate as much of the updating process as possible. While human review is currently the best way to determine the significance of an FDA announcement and initiate an appropriate response, advancements in the structure and format of FDA-generated electronic information feeds may soon facilitate a fully automated response.

This paper demonstrates that a simple approach can allow for rapid updating of critical content on consumer health websites in response to a drug’s withdrawal from the market. Given the importance of quickly performing such updates and the feasibility of doing so, we recommend that the consumer health informatics community adopt a 24-hour response standard for updating affected website content following a drug withdrawal event.

This study was presented at the 2006 Spring Congress of the American Medical Informatics Association, Phoenix, AZ, May 16, 2006. Dr. Embi's contributions to this study were supported in part by a career development award (K22-LM008534) from the National Library of Medicine.

Although the authors do not stand to gain financially from the material presented in this manuscript, several of the authors (MM, SM, DH) have as part of their job description the maintenance of the not-for-profit NetWellness consumer health information service.

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Personal Assistant to a CEO at Simeon’s Pivot Resource

Simeon’s Pivot Resources is a Human Resource and Management Consulting Company with a focus on Performance Improvement. Our Solutions spans through Human Resource, Processes, Strategies, and Operations.We work with our clients (both individuals and corporations) to bring about enhanced performance by closing performance gaps through Status Revealing Diagnosis & Assessments, Training and Development, Performance Management, Leverage Solutions™, Emotional Intelligence Coaching and Human Resource Consulting and Outsourcing.

Job Title: Personal Assistant to a CEO

  • Assist MD in conducting daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, & annual reviews of tasks and correspondences.
  • Filter emails, highlight urgent correspondence and print attachments.
  • Ensure busy diary commitments, papers, and travel arrangements are managed effectively including producing a daily folder with diary, necessary papers, etc.
  • Conduct weekly diary meetings with the MD to discuss upcoming engagements, invitations and other requests.
  • Schedule on behalf of the MD meetings.
  • Coordinate travel and accommodation requirements in connection with Admin unit and ensure arrangements are in place for the MD.
  • Keep and maintain an accurate record of papers and electronic correspondence on behalf of the MD.
  • Prepare correspondence on behalf of the MD, including the drafting of general replies.
  • Keep and retrieve files for the MD as at when required.

  • Demonstrable experience in an Administration/Executive Assistant/PA role in a highly organized environment.
  • Communication (Written and Spoken)
  • Experience of diary management/researching and booking of travel and accommodation (essential).
  • Expert level in the use of Outlook.
  • Intermediate level in the use of Word, Excel and PowerPoint Skills (all essential)
  • Excellent organizational skills, ability to multi-task and organize others.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to professionally represent the MD’s office.
  • Ability to work under pressure and be flexible as part of a small team.
  • Attention to detail and deadlines; Ability to filter information and assess priorities.
  • Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships at all levels, including during difficult or challenging circumstances.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage own workload amid conflicting demands and busy work periods;
  • Ability to be proactive.

  • A Degree holder (B.Sc or HND)
  • A minimum of two (2) years cognate experience.
  • Must be able to work under pressure with minimal supervision.
  • Preferably female
  • Not older than thirty five (35) years

  • 70,000 (Naira)

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SIRE Life Sciences is the market leader in life science recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continues innovation. We like technology, in a life science market driven on science, we couldnt stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!

Our client is a professional Medical Devices organization, based in Netherlands.

This client is a market leader that offers products and services that are dedicated to improve the health of our society. There specialty lays in the development of medical monitors and therapies. They have an extensive of scale products in their range varying from thermometers to blood pressure monitors.

You will become part of the subsidiary which is responsible for various continents including Europe and the Middle East. This job has a time period of 3 months and can be extended with 2 additional months. Your primary job is to support the Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance team. You will have to establish and maintain relationships with the Quality and Regulatory team. You are the person that interacts and combines the vision of both parties when it comes down to processes. You will control and overview documentation and report whenever there are any discrepancies occurring within these documents and legislation.

Overall, your role will be supportive which requires to collaborate closely with your RA/QA team and other departments within the organisation. Additionally, you will have the following responsibilities:

Interaction and communication with both internal and external stakeholders

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« Inner Mounting Flame » Rollerball Pen and Business Card Case a design by famous Jazz Musician John McLaughlin, comes from ACME Studio of Maui Hawaii. The rollerball pen uses German components and the design is hand applied using the finest lacquers.  The card case is made of chrome plated steel and holds about 12 cards.  John’s inspiration for this design came from a recurring doodle that he had been drawing since childhood. It was also inspired by his band’s first album, Mahavishnu Orchestra’s  « The Inner Mounting Flame »

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John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension: Now Here This (2012)

Guitarist John McLaughlin and his 4th Dimension group’s studio debut, To The One (Abstract Logix, 2010), mined the past for inspiration. The spirit of saxophonist John Coltrane‘s A Love Supreme(Impulse!, 1965) drove McLaughlin’s most charged electric playing in years, proving he’d lost none of his fire. Two years on, and McLaughlin’s 4th Dimension returns another energetic set of strong compositions, less specifically inspired than To The One, but inspired nonetheless. McLaughlin’s electric guitar and guitar-synthesizer swing between biting edge and a lyricism more in line with the sublime Floating Point (Abstract Logix, 2008).


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In April this year, Joe collaborated with Row4Shore Glasgow North to create a sculpture symbolic of the St Ayles skiff, designed in kit form by Iain Oughtred and based on a type of rowing boat used for traditional coastal racing. Row4Shore are a local community group who plan to set up a charity to build one of these boats for use by young people. To build teamwork in the group, it was decided to create a metal sculpture that symbolised the project, taking inspiration from abstracted elements from the boat. Working in steel, the group learnt and honed their creative and metalworking skills alongside Joe at Glasgow Sculpture Studios metal workshop. The work took place over five two-hour weekly sessions between February and April 2015.

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Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan donates to Rockport

ROCKPORT (KIII NEWS) - Hall of Fame and Texas Ranger player Nolan Ryan is giving a big gift to Rockport.

The town's Memorial Park was severely damaged during Hurricane Harvey but thanks to Nolan and singer Charlie Robison and the Sports Turf Management Association, the park's baseball fields should be ready just in time for the start of the little league season.

On Saturday, Ryan donated 10,000 dollars to the Rockport-Fulton Little League.

In a recent news release, Mayor C.J. Wax said:

"This is a major step in the community's recovery, Little League is very important to our kids and having the fields ready to play on opening day is a huge event in the lives of our children and helping them return to normal."

The field is in need of a major makeover; city officials say it will require a lot of hands on deck replacing sod, irrigation, laser grading, mound rebuilding and seeding. Volunteers from the Hooks, Astros and local residents are stepping in to restore the field.

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Ladder of Gold

Through the generous funding of the City of Oakland’s Cultural Funding Program and sponsored by The Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, Ladder of Gold was an Oakland-based project that featured several events centering around Teslim playing Jewish and original repertoire. The project culminated in a CD release concert and featured several top-notch Bay Area musicians including violinists Shira Kammen, Julian Smedley, Leah Wollenberg, harpist Liza Wallace and percussion virtuoso Tobias Roberson.

All Ladder of Gold events took place in Oakland, CA in March of 2008:

  • Lecture/Demonstration: Revival of Sephardic music with scholar Francesco Spagnolo and Teslim held at Temple Sinai
  • Free Teslim Concert at Eastmont Library, Eastmont Town Center
  • Hands-on workshop for intermediate to advanced instrumentalists. Sephardic repertoire. Oakland Public Conservatory
  • Teslim CD Release Concert at the First Unitarian Church of Oakland

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Through the support and funding of the Creative Work Fund, Oakland City Council and Oakland’s Cultural Funding Program, Kaila Flexer, along with a corps of professional folk musicians (Nicolai Prisacar, Michele Simon, and Gari Hegedus) and two Crowden music faculty (Lisa Grodin and Ken Durling) began the Xylem Folkestra Project with the 76 fourth through eighth grade violinists, violists, cellists, pianists and singers at the Crowden School. These young string players learned traditional Balkan material and Flexer’s Balkan-inspired original compositions. Of these students, thirteen sixth through eighth grade Crowden students met intensively with Flexer to learn a concert set and dance set of this repertoire. The Xylem Folkestra performed three very successful Bay Area concerts (Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco) in February of 2006.

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Kaila Flexer founded and produced Klezmer Mania!, a festival of Jewish music and culture. The first event was held in 1989 at the Julia Morgan Theater (capacity 500) at which several ensembles debuted, including a quintet of clarinets, and a 90-piece klezmer orchestra. The festival moved to several locations over the years including Scottish Rite Temple in Oakland; Calvin Simmons Theater, Oakland; Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco before settling for its last four years at Berkeley’s Zellberbach Hall (capacity 2,000) where family matinee and evening performances were presented by Cal Performances. At some Klezmer Mania events, there were as many as 50 vendors, selling everything from latkes to mezzuzot and at its peak, the corps of volunteers numbered over 100!

Groups featured in Klezmer Mania! over the years included Finjan, David Krakhauer, Judy Frankel, The Flying Bulgars, Margot Leverett, Brave Old World, KITKA, San Francisco Klezmer Experience, Zaatar, the East Bay Bulgariots, a marimba ensemble called Shtikeleh and many others. These festivals always included theatrical interludes between musical acts on which we worked collaboratively with directors Ellen Chang, Dan Chumley (San Francisco Mime Troupe), writers Joan Holden (San Francisco Mime Troupe), writer/actors Sara Felder and Sherry Glaser, comedian Ed Krasnick and many others. For the last several years eight-foot tall puppets (inhabited by actors Joan and Dan Mankin) named Moishe and Leah emceed the show.

Personnel included George Brooks, saxophones, Nikolai Prisakar, accordion, Bob Lipton, tuba, Petur Iliev, tupan, and KF, violin

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Personnel included Joel Davel, marimba, Nikolai Prisacar, accordion, Cindy Browne, double bass, Jason Lewis, drums, KF, violin. Compass Records put out this self-titled CD.

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Personnel included Julian Smedley, violin, KF, violin, Joel Davel, marimba, Cindy Browne, bass. This ensemble created one CD called Listen for Compass Records.

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Protect your pipes from below freezing temperatures - KAIT Jonesboro, AR - Region 8 News, weather, sports

Protect your pipes from below freezing temperatures

Temperatures are beginning to dip below freezing at night in Region 8 and there are several things to keep in mind when preparing for the cold weather.

While you are thinking about keeping your animals and plants safe from the cold, you should also be making sure frozen pipes will not ruin your home.

According to State Farms Representative Kip Diggs, a frozen pipe can cause thousands of dollars in damage to your home in a short period.

State Farm recommends the following tips to help keep your home safe:

  • Disconnect garden hoses before cold weather comes. A connected hose could cause the short length of pipe that goes into the house to freeze.
  • Insulate pipes in the attic and crawl spaces.
  • Allow a slow drip from hot and cold faucets. This will relieve pressure on the system and allow water to circulate.
  • Open cabinet doors to allow heat to get to pipes.
  • Set your thermostat no lower than 55 degrees.
  • Consider a leak alarm or automatic water shutoff system.

Another good idea is to make sure everyone in your home knows where the main water shutoff valve is in case a pipe does freeze or burst.

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Hoxie celebrates important part of history

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In 1955, the Hoxie School District was the first in the nation to be fully integrated.

The community got together and decided that having a school where race was not an issue was not only the legal thing to do but was the right thing to do in the eyes of God.

Saturday, the Hoxie community celebrated the 61st anniversary of what they say is an important part of history during the civil rights era.

The celebration was held at The Studio in Walnut Ridge.

Many residents and city officials came out to experience the history made at Hoxie in an exhibit called Hoxie: The First Stand, but also to mingle with a few students who graduated from the school district during that time.

Fran Cavanaugh, one of the event organizers, said having an event like this is important now more than ever.

“In this time and era where we see a regression of civil rights, we think it is important that people hear this story, that people can get along, we can co-exist and we can do it peacefully,” said Cavanaugh.

Ethel Thompkins graduated from Hoxie in 1961 and is the first black graduate from an integrated school in the Northeast Arkansas.

She said she believes that if the community could agree on integration back then, the nation could be rid of all the recent violence if they too remembered one thing.

“Love thy neighbor as thyself and treat others like you would want to be treated,” Thompkins said. “You know we'll be a lot better off.”

She also said that she hopes people understand the meaning behind Hoxie: The First Stand.

She wants people to reflect on that part of history and gain confidence to do what they believe in.

“Just know who you are,” Thompkins said. “You walk into a room, a school room, anything else any other place, just walk in with your head up and chest up and know that you belong.”

Right now Hoxie officials are looking to add a Civil Rights museum to the city that will feature the historical facts behind Hoxie: The First Stand.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas lawmakers are delaying a vote on a temporary ban of a herbicide that's been the focus of hundreds of complaints from farmers who say it's causing widespread damage.

The Arkansas Legislative Council's executive subcommittee on Wednesday delayed voting on the temporary ban of the sale and use of dicamba that's been approved by the state Plant Board. The legislative panel says it would take up the ban on Friday after it goes before the House and Senate agriculture committees earlier that day.

Dicamba is a relatively inexpensive weed killer, but can drift and damage nearby row crops such as soybeans and cotton in addition to fruit and vegetable farms and ornamental trees. The state plant board has received at least 551 complaints this year about dicamba's use.

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E. J. Brosa, a farmer living near Valley Falls (Jefferson County) writes to Governor Andrew F. Schoeppel of Topeka (Shawnee County) requesting an Italian prisoner be sent to his farm as a laborer. The United States military held Axis prisoners of war at internment camps at several locations in Kansas. The use of war prisoners as farm laborers was a controversial issue for local communities. Some citizens worried about personal and community security and the protection of military intelligence. Other citizens were concerned about the shortage of farm labor and resented Axis prisoners being allowed to work their farms while their children were off fighting the war.

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