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Arts / How Susanna beats the rap, Handel style

NOT even the greatest fan in the world would claim that George Frideric Handel’s operas closely resemble real life, but that may all be about to change.

Tobias Cole and Jacqueline Porter in Handel in the Theatre’s “The Vow” (2016) Photo by Hou Leong

This year Tobias Cole, director of the company Handel in the Theatre and its lead singer, has hired Caroline Stacey to direct its coming production of Handel’s “Susanna” at The Playhouse.

She’s an opera expert with years of productions behind her throughout Australia and NZ, not least the Aussie premiere opera of Prokofiev’s “The Love for Three Oranges”, the Canberra production of the “Jane Eyre” opera and Sandra France’s searing bushfire opera, “From a Black Sky”.

She is not turning “Susanna” into a verismo opera, one of Handel’s Biblical tales disliked by the Bishop of London. Based on an episode from the book of Daniel, it depicts the arrest and trial of the virtuous wife Susanna on a trumped-up charge of adultery and her vindication at the hand of the boy prophet Daniel.

Central to the action is a scene where the lovely Susanna is spied upon as she bathes, the very kind of thing the bishop would have deplored, although Stacey assures us there will be no nudity.

Working together with her regular designer Imogen Keen she is striving to create a dominant visual image of a world in chains, fitting for “Handel’s intense and powerful emotional palette”.

“In listening to the music you just get an incredible array of pictures that come to mind,” Stacey says.

“Any performative style imaginable can be embedded in this work, but it demands strong physicality from the singers so that they inhabit this heightened landscape fully.”

Performed without amplification, the bone, muscle and sinews of the performers’ bodies become the canvas on which deep emotions are painted.

“It’s incredibly uplifting in terms of a visceral experience, it allows you to step out of the banality of life,” she says.

“The gorgeous and the grotesque mix in a wildly surreal manner, taking us into the dangers, the ecstasies, the purity and the emotional experience of being human.”

“Susanna,” she notes, has a totally grown-up story dealing with the question of virtue, abuses of power between men and women, and systemic biases against women in society.

While the most famous scene is the one where Susanna is spied upon bathing by two elders, played by Robert Macfarlane and Jeremy Kleeman, the biggest dramatic challenge is to create a relationship between Susanna and the figure of the boy Daniel, who, in a kind of Emperor’s-New-Clothes-moment, is the only one who can see the truth. Alison Robertson, who plays Daniel, is in fact in her 30s, but captures the childlike quality necessary for the part.

One of the most interesting “characters” to Stacey is the “dramatic chorus”, hand-picked singers who act as a Greek chorus commenting on the action, asking questions and sometimes stepping into the action.

Stacey also praises the principals, saying: “They have strong, sophisticated opera backgrounds but are willing to inhabit their characters and respond to more abstract concepts.”

While Stacey has been preparing for “Susanna”, she has also been rehearsing “Venus in Fur” at The Street Theatre, and finds some issues in the two works remarkably similar, including the idea of women as victims of the “male gaze”, so she’s been closely working with singer Jacqueline Porter, who returns to the company as Susanna, to give agency to her role.

In consultation with Weymark and Cole, she’s cut the last three or four scenes of the original in order to make sense of the story and to finish with the focus firmly on Susanna.

“Susanna”, The Playhouse, 7.30pm, September 1, and 2pm, September 2. Bookings to or 6275 2700.

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New Delhi, May 4 (PTI) Delhi Soccer Association was today renamed as Football Delhi in a move which its president Shaji Prabhakran said was aimed at making the national capital a model football state in the country by 2021.

Launching the new Football Delhi brand, Prabhakaran also announced a slew of initiatives and tournaments to be started from this season. He also announced that August 3, the birthday of Delhi player and India captain Sunil Chhetri, would be celebrated as the Football Delhi Day every year.

“Delhi Soccer Association, now called Football Delhi has entered into a new chapter in the development of the sport in the city. Today is a historic day. We want to make Delhi a model football state in the country by 2021,” Prabhakaran said.

“This re-branding of DSA as Football Delhi is the beginning of a journey of transformation. It will not be a mere talk but we will work tirelessly as a team and will achieve our objectives,” he said while launching the new logo.

He said “the new brand captures the energy and youthfulness of the sport and at the same time reflects the stature of the governing body of the sport in the capital city.”

“Professionalism, integrity, transparency, inclusiveness, teamwork and stature would be values that would define how the new body Football Delhi would function,” said the president who took charge last year.

Prabhakaran also announced that Football Delhi will support a Centre of Excellence for Girls to be set up in one of the city schools this year. Angelique Foundation, the CSR arm of Angelique International Limited, has come forward to support the Centre of Excellence for Girls and a Memorandum of Understanding will be signed in the next few days.

Nineteen players in U-16 and 17 in U-19 category have been selected to train at the CoE for Girls likely to be set up in one of the schools in New Delhi Municipal Council area.

“One of our focus areas will be women’s football and we want to play a part for the betterment of women in this city. Girls or women in Delhi will have as much of an opportunity to play as boys or men and would get special priority,” Prabhakaran said.

He thanked the management of the Hero Motocop, COSCO, Angelique Foundation, Expereal and other partners for extending support to Football Delhi at this crucial juncture when the organization was making all-out effort to transform football through multiple initiatives.

Football Delhi, for the first time, has also hired professional staff in different roles — technical, marketing, strategy and finance, Management.

Edmund Jones, the former General Manager Jet Airways Cargo division and who founded Royal Rangers Football Club, New Delhi in 1994, will serve as the first full-time professional General Secretary of Football Delhi.

A new office of Football Delhi, which will be called FD House, will start functioning at Jangpura Extension, New Delhi. The old home of DSA at Ambedkar Stadium will house Coach and Referee Education Center.

A detailed calendar for this year will be announced on May 15 after the approval of the Executive Committee

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Chile close to securing deal to join WRC calendar from 2019

Elfyn Evans DMACK WRC Rally Finland 2017

Chile is close to agreeing terms to join the World Rally Championship calendar for the 2019 season.

The South American country will run a candidate event a week before next year's Rally Argentina, after which WRC Promoter and the FIA will decide if it can join the series as a 14th round from 2019 onwards.

WRC Promoter chief Oliver Ciesla said the proposed Concepcion-based event would be popular with drivers.

"We are very close to an agreement," Ciesla told Autosport.

"This would be a forest-based rally with really nice, smooth roads, with stages going from sea level up to 2000 metres into the mountains.

"From what we have seen, Chile would by no means be behind where some of the events are right now."

Rally Chile organiser Sebastian Etcheverry said the WRC would be enormously popular in his country.

"Rallying is the second biggest sport in Chile behind football," he said.

"We have run the RallyMobil series for 18 years and a WRC round is the next step for us.

"We are ready for this. Our stages - which are mainly wide and fast - are probably the best surfaces in the world for rallying: we have a lot of forest roads and they have to be maintained with compact gravel to allow the trucks to pass by in different weather conditions.

"In Concepcion, we have close to two million people with plenty of hotels and infrastructure."

Japan is another event pushing for a 2019 WRC date. An event based close to Toyota City on the nation's main island of Honshu is currently working with WRC Promoter.

Esapekka Lappi Toyota WRC Rally Portugal 2017

Toyota itself is understood to be pushing hard for the event and wants it to get a calendar slot ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Croatia's chance of a WRC date looks to be fading now, with organisers finding it hard to place the event in the preferred September slot as the holiday season is ongoing at that time of the year.

Ciesla also added that another asphalt event in Europe was not high on his agenda.

"Building the calendar is a portfolio," Ciesla said. "I don't need 13 Tarmac rallies in Europe and I don't need 13 times heritage.

"With Monte Carlo, with Rally GB and Finland, the calendar is not short of heritage. And the calendar is not short of Tarmac in Europe."

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Toyota World Rally Championship team open to Kimi Raikkonen testing

Kimi Raikkonen

Toyota World Rally Championship team principal Tommi Makinen is ready to make a Yaris WRC available for Ferrari Formula 1 driver Kimi Raikkonen to test.

Raikkonen's F1 future is uncertain as Ferrari leans towards replacing him with Charles Leclerc for 2019.

Though Autosport understands from well-placed sources that recent stories linking Raikkonen to a WRC return with Toyota were "completely blown up", Makinen has made clear the door is open for a test.

"He hasn't tested anything now, but why not?" he told Autosport.

"If he wants to drive the car I can let him, no question."

Makinen ran Raikkonen when he contested a selection of Finnish and Italian events ahead of his WRC Rally Finland outing in 2009.

Kimi Raikkonen WRC Finland 2009

"I know how he is driving. He drives very well, he's not crazy," four-time WRC champion Makinen added.

Raikkonen focused on the WRC during his F1 sabbatical in 2010-11, with a best finish of fifth in Turkey in his first season.

From the archive: Raikkonen's WRC and NASCAR adventures

He has previously talked about the potential for a future return to rallying and is understood to be particularly keen to test a new generation World Rally Car.

Current Toyota WRC sporting director Kaj Lindstrom was Raikkonen's co-driver in all his rally outings.

"You know Kimi, when we drove before he said we would do a few rallies in the Fiat..." Lindstrom told Autosport, referring to how the low-key outings in an S2000 Abarth in 2009 preceded a full-time WRC switch.

"He hasn't said anything yet. He might say he wants to do one rally or something and it would be interesting to see him in the car, but nothing has been talked about."

Lindstrom said if Raikkonen "would like to do one rally" with Toyota "it would be easy for him to do that" as "Tommi has said he's an interesting person".

But he warned against expectations getting carried away.

"Tommi knows him well and Kimi knows me well," said Lindstrom.

"But this kind of story has to be really careful. If we say anything then it goes on and suddenly [it is written that] we have Kimi in the car and in the team for the whole season.

"This kind of thing can get a little bit silly."

Kimi Raikkonen WRC 2010

Five-time WRC champion Sebastien Ogier said Raikkonen coming back would be good for rallying.

"If he wants to [come back], then I am sure he can be good," Ogier told Autosport.

"It's just a question of whether he wants to - we know he's not a big worker.

"But a name like Raikkonen is never bad for the sport, that's for sure."

Ogier, Raikkonen's 2010 team-mate at Citroen Junior, warned that he would find the WRC cars have moved on considerably in his absence.

"We remember when he came several years ago, he struggled and now, after being out [of rallying] for some time, it won't be easier - especially now as I feel the level is even higher than when he was there before," Ogier added.

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Another one of my articles published on Impakter:

Water is life. Water is essential to food security and nutrition: who could disagree? There is a “right to food” and now we have an emerging “right to water” and “right to land”. And a coming battle for water.
This – “water is life” – is a direct quote from a major United Nations document put out by a unique Committee in the United Nations System, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) that has just concluded its 42nd annual meeting, held in Rome at FAO Headquarters, from 12 to 15 October 2015.
CFS 42 – First Day October 12, 2015, Plenary Hall, FAO Rome.Over 1,000 participants attended, a majority from civil society and the private sector.
The CFS is unique in the United Nations system in that it is an open “multi-stakeholder platform”, as we were reminded by the CFS Chair, Gerda Verburg, Ambassador of the Netherland, in her closing remarks – she is outgoing after serving her 2-year term as a very successful, forceful chair. The CFS, founded in 1974 and reformed in 2009 to open it to non-government stakeholders, has a Bureau of 12 member countries plus the Chair, an Advisory Committee that includes representatives from non-government stakeholders and it is supported by a permanent Secretariat located in FAO, Rome, with inputs from the World Food Programme and IFAD.
Here is one of the numerous and vigorous videos through which CFS Chair Gerda Verburg has spread her message about “climate smart agriculture” in various expert meetings, exemplifying the role of the CFS:
To see the video and read the rest, go to Impakter, click here.
See you there, let me know your point of view, either there or here, I love to hear from you!


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Sunday, 12 June 2011

Between Melting and Freezing

Between melting and freezing
The soul's sap quivers.
These lines are from Little Gidding, the fourth 'quartet' of the T.S. Eliot's epic poem, 'Four Quartets.'
The vase pictured above is the last pot I made for the exhibition, 'This Twittering World: contemporary painters celebrate T.S. Eliot's 'Four Quartets.' The landscape is The Glyme Valley, where I grew up. At New Year 2010/11 it was under a deep layer of snow which had just started to thaw, very slowly over the frozen ground. As the warmer air met the icey ground a dense layer of fog formed which gave the entire place a blue cast. It had a ghostly quality, silent and still intensely cold.
I'm delighted that this pot has so many distinct viewing positions and I'm particularly pleased with the colour. Took three firings to get it the way I wanted it - oh and 20 year's experience!
This is what I wrote about it for the exhibition notes:
As 2010 breathed its last and 2011 began, I took, my mother home to Wootton, the village where I grew up and where she still lives. The house was still buried deep in the snow that had fallen two weeks earlier but the weather had changed. The temperature was well above freezing and the snow began quickly to soften. The earth beneath had frozen so deep, however that the thaw was painfully slow. For four days, the still, silent battle raged between the frozen ground, refusing to let go of the snow, and the warmer air circulating above. It produced a dense fog, which, clung to the white ground, such that everything was in half tones of blue and appeared to melt into everything else.

Wootton is in the Glyme Valley, tree lined with willows and prone to mists and fog all year round. ‘Between Melting and Freezing,’ is both a recent memory and a much older one, connected to childhood and sledging down that hill. It is also a memory of my father teaching me how to paint snow.


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Clean Water Rule Stayed Nationwide

On October 9th 2015, the Sixth Circuit put a temporary hold on the Obama administration’s recently-enacted Clean Water Rule, removing protections under the Clean Water Act for thousands of waterways and wetlands across the country.

We’ll keep you updated as we hear more about the implications of this stay, and what next steps advocates for the Rule are taking.  Here you can find the statements from Environment America, NRDC, and NWF.


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Touching Extremes review by Massimo Ricci

cf-130JOE MORRIS / BARRE PHILLIPS – Elm City Duets (CF 130)
What transpires from Elm City Duets after repeated dutiful listens is an impression of mutual regard, a quality which should be at the basis of cognisant interplay in every juncture. All the more complicated is fulfilling such an ambition in a guitar/double bass duo, a situation that only on the odd occasion warrants really good results – especially in terms of dynamics. Morris manifests a fan-like mindset in the liner notes, where he recalls his first meetings with Phillips many years following his “melting” the B side of Archie Shepp’s New Thing At Newport. The actual music in the CD doesn’t reveal any sort of excessive veneration, though, thus we can effortlessly appreciate the consideration given by the artists to the infinitesimal detail as opposed to prefabricated incidents. A sparkling chord occurs because it was meant to be there at that moment, yet no one knew in advance; a touching arcoed lament appears out of nowhere to project our own inner tremor in the area of unintentional thankfulness. In essence, we’re talking about a fairly untreated acoustic interface between two distinguished improvisers who give birth to frequent moments of superb artistic purity, either slightly encrusted by the strident features of the instruments or defined by an extremely efficient juxtaposition of smart clusters, percussive clattering, minimal patterns and strenuous contrapuntal digressions. In times of abundant eruptions of psycho-babbling vacuum, here’s a rare chance for the appreciation of a rather complex, yet kind-hearted expression of zealous musicianship by creative entities who have turned their will to remain unadulterated in a world of dubious circumstances into a distinct trait of tightly established earnestness, the sort of skill where even a minor blemish becomes an attribute to approve and learn from.

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Associate Prof May Lwin’s Aspirations

The new Associate Dean (Graduate), May Lwin, talks about her hopes and aspirations as she takes on her new role in the College.

Broadly, how do you intend to grow HASS’s graduate education going forward?

HASS’s programmes are relatively very young and I believe there are many exciting growth opportunities ahead.

One area of growth could involve offerings that are jointly mounted by more than one HASS school.  Similar to the undergraduate programme where we are offering more opportunities for students to take courses across the college, I do believe that our graduate offerings can be strengthened via intra-college collaboration.

Another area I foresee opportunities involves collaboration with overseas universities and institutes.  This can be in the form of joint degree offerings, student exchange and bi-national courses.  WKWSCI is mounting a new overseas initiative next semester for its MMC programme and I’ll be closely monitoring its progress.

What will your priority be in the first few months of your new appointment?

To get up to speed as soon as possible on all the programmes spanning the three colleges, followed by getting feedback and inputs from schools.

In your view, how do you see a graduate education in the humanities, arts, and social sciences?

A research graduate education in HASS opens up opportunities for intellectual engagement between graduate students and leading scholars within the College.  HASS is a place of intellectual excitement that promotes interdisciplinary research between ADM, HSS and WKWSCI, and even across Colleges, with engineering, science and business disciplines.  A graduate education in humanities, arts, and social sciences nurtures students’ ability to explore theories, question ideas, and develop new concepts.  Research partnership projects with leading overseas universities allow students to work on research that has real-world impact, as well as employment beyond a graduate degree.

Our coursework programmes, too, are thoughtfully designed to give an edge to those who want to make a mark in industry.  Graduate students nowadays are pragmatic and demanding in their programme choices – their perceived market value of the degree often influences their choices.  Judging from the popularity of and positive feedback on our HSS and WKWSCI coursework programmes, I believe we are on the right path. HASS will continue to evolve and meet the changing demands of the industry.

What are you looking forward to most in your new role?

I am looking forward to working with the HASS team, as well as the Associate Chairs and the teams from HSS and ADM and getting to know many facets of the college.  I will miss working closely with my WKWSCI teams but hope to continue to contribute to the school from a different capacity. I am grateful for the support of Chair Ben Detenber and many wonderful colleagues.

Tell us briefly about your research interest.

I have two very different areas of research:

(a) Health and Societal Issues in Communication. In this area my focus is mainly on public health communication (infectious diseases, myopia, HIV etc.) and health promotion of children and adolescents, specially focusing on obesity, nutrition and cyber and physical wellness.

(b) Sensory Communication. Most of my work here focuses on olfactory (scent) communication topics, and auditory and haptics (touch) cues.

Prof Schubert Foo’s Reminiscences

Following six years as the Associate Dean (Academic / Graduate Education) of HASS, Schubert’s three terms of service has concluded on a high note. Discover HASS talks to Schubert about his experience at HASS and his plans after stepping down.

HASS has grown steadily and rapidly since its inception in 2006 with a team of five in the form of the Dean, Associate Dean, Manager and two support staff to the present structure of 16 to manage and support an increased level of autonomy and work scope.  I had the honour and privilege to serve as the founding Associate Dean for three terms over six years alongside two very visionary and effective deans: Professors Lawrence Wong and Alan Chan.   The academic work of the college expanded quickly and the college was eventually streamlined into three main areas of research, undergraduate and post graduate studies, each headed by an Associate Dean which was in line with other College setups.  I am grateful for the opportunity to work and learn from many colleagues across the different disciplines in the three HASS Schools over this period of time.  I sincerely acknowledge and thank my two Personal Assistants, Ms Eunice Chua and Chan Bee Kwang, my counterparts, Professors Neil Murphy and K.K. Luke, and my colleagues, whose names are too many to list, for their strong support, wonderful memories and friendships.  After stepping down, I remain in the College and continue to serve in my capacity as Director of the Centre of Social Media Innovations for Communities (COSMIC), and Director of the University Scholars Programme (USP).


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* Missus Sackett and her six lovely children.

Summary: Arden's called out to fix a broken wagon. Human kindness wins out. Marcus gets a lesson in hot forging.

Date: 14 February, 2010.

Living the Word, Part 2

Blacksmith's Shop

Arden makes her way through the yard that separates the house from the shop proper, not bothering to have put on a coat, as she'd only have to take it off again once she got inside. But she's quick, and attentive, as she scans to room to see who's in the shop and looking for a smith at this hour and in these temperatures.

The woman looks very tired, and very withdrawn. Clutching her thin shawl about her bony shoulders, she wearily tries to ride herd on a half dozen youngsters, all of whom are hollow eyed with hunger and fear. As someone enters the shop, she jumps convulsively, a thin hand going to her mouth. "Excuse us," she says in a thin, tired voice, "We need some repairs to our wagon, but I fear we have little money."

Arden's eyes focus on the children first, and then the woman after, before she nods, "I can take care of the repairs. Let's get the wagon in here so I can see what all needs to be done." She makes no attempt to ask about payment, instead motioning to the children, "Might get a bit busy in here. Why don't you all go stand over in the corner there?" It's out of the way, but it's still warm and dry and comfortable.

One of the younger boys stares at the blacksmith, while the twelve year old and the eleven year old go out to lead the wagon inside.
The younger child bursts out, "Mama! She looks like that man. maybe she's Madeline Broussard!""Zachariah Sackett!" the woman scolds, "Shush your mouth, and do as you were told!"

Arden laughs, at the young boy's comment, moving to help bring the wagon in, eyes assessing the damage to the wheel, "Well, my name isn't Madeline, but it is Arden, and you may call me that if you like." A nod, as she gives the entire wagon a once over, "You've been through some rough roads. I'll check the wheel, see if it's alright, but you'll need a new rim, which I can do, and it looks like," she offers, looking around, "a new single tree. Good work on keeping her going through, it was good thinking, and well done to get you all here."

The oldest boy puts in, "It was all him, that feller what helped us." Missus Sackett tries to shush him as well, then tuns on Zachariah who bubbles up suddenly, "he kilt a whole passel of injuns and tooken their hair too! An' give Paw letters to bring here. Just 'bout the ugliest fell..mmmpsh!" his vocie is muffled as his Mother covers his mouth, looking towards Arden, "I am sorry, ma'am," she says softly, "There was no place to leave them, and..they have been through much of late."

Marcus steps into the shop, slipping his gunbelt back on around his waist. He brushes what little bit of snow fell onto him on the brief journey from the house to the shop. He waves at the people inside.

Arden looks between the mother and her son, eyebrows raising as she hears the story, but she knows when to hold her tongue and when to let it loose, and so, when the woman apologizes, she shakes her head, "Children will be children, and he means no harm. Let me see what I can do." Arden moves to the wheel, going to get wooden jacks and crimps to hold the wagon up so she can remove the wheel proper, "You and your children are welcome to stay here and be warm, get a hot meal, if you've the mind for it." Used to working alone, and skilled with the tools, she's well on her way to getting the wheel off, though she always makes certain that the six children and their mother are far enough to keep them safe. As the door to the back of the smithy opens, she looks back, spotting Marcus, "See the wood pile there? Go and add it to the forge, use the small feed door on the side, not the one facing out. Once it's catching, add a shovel of coal, and let it start to char."

As though her nerves were gone, Missus Sackett shies away as the door opens, putting her arms protectively about her younger children. Her eyes, ringed with dark circles, widen in fear as she stifles a trembling gasp.
On seeing another white woman, she relaxes a bit, though remains hovering over the youngsters, but on the advent of the man, shrinks further into the shadows, "Pplease..we have little enough, there is nothing of value to take." Big tears fill her eyes, and make dusty trails down her weathered cheeks.

Marcus nods to her instruction and slips his nicely-made frock coat off, setting it somewhere. He rolls up his shirt sleeves and starts gathering the wood. He makes it over to the feed door and tosses each piece in one by one. He eyes the cowering woman and looks over at Arden, "What do you make of this?"

Jesse makes his way out of the house, clad in a suitcoat, suit and tie, so on. He has his hands behind him as he moves out into the yard, and then into the shop itself. "Well, who are these wonderous children?" he says with a booming, cheerful voice, smiling. "Miss, there is plenty of food. I'm Jesse Young - a preacher ma'am and might I say, those are some strong and hearty children there," he adds.

Missus Sackett, still shivering and casting frightened eyes towards Marcus, gives the preacher a tremulous smile, "Reverend, it is good to see a man of the cloth in these parts. We have seen perilous times, and lost all we had. Only God sent us an angel of death to deliver us from the evil."
She sounds half-maddened by fear and weariness, so her oldest son speaks for her, "I don't reckon he was no angel, of death or otherwise, but pa says we got to pray for the feller nohows."

Arden shakes her head, as she unfastens the wheel, and pulls it free of the wagon, carrying over to her work table, "No one will be taking anything from you tonight, Missus. But we'll offer you what we can." she looks over towards her apprentice, "Can you go make up a little something, Abigail?" The blond nods, moving back towards the back of the shop and towards the yard, "Minister Young is a friend, and Mr. Berry will be helping me tonight." At Marcus' comment, her voice is curt, "What I make of it, is that we have work to do, and our minds should be focused on that. There's a pile of bricks just to the left there, use those long tongs and place three to heat inside the forge." The forge was kept banked most of the day, but it's still mighty hot, "The bellows there every ten seconds until I tell you when."

"Ma'am, you are in the hands of friends, I can assure you of that," Jesse tells Missus Sackett with a smile as he approaches her. "If you would, why don't you step inside. We can let you rest here, I have a home with the church you are welcome to stay in as well. I doubt that the blacksmith here will charge you - she's a good, fine woman - but if she has material costs, I will cover them. For now, your goal is to rest, and hug your children."

Mad she may be, but Missus Sackett has some shreds of pride, "We be thanking you, Reverend, but my Mister ain't gonna take no charity." She raises her voice so Marcus can hear, "Not sinct we taken a man's money for food and bedding, and the LAW come took our farm, turning us out."
Ebenezer, the eldest boy shakes his head at Jesse, "No, Sir, Pa'll not like it if we accepted charity none atall. He's got letters to deliver, then I reckon we'll just move on." As an afterthought, "Though if you'd say a prayer for that 'breed's soul, he'd be mighty obliged."

Marcus grabs the shovel and starts puts a heaping scoop of coal inside the forge before setting it down and moving onto his next task. He doesn't add anymore comments to the conversation. He does the next step as instructed, adding the bricks.

"It's not charity, Missus. Especially if your boys would be willing to help me out a bit in the shop while I work, it would just be a return service to pay me for mine. I am not sure how things are done here, but where I am from, we often barter work for work and service for service, and that does just as well as coin." Arden works at removing the wire from around the metal rim, carefully peeling the rim away from the wheel, before she goes to inspect it for damage, "Looks like the wheel is still sound, so that's a spot of good news. Just the tire you'll be needing, for that part." She sets aside the wire and the spent wheel, and picks up a traveler, to measure the circumference of the wheel. With the number and the width in hand, she goes to her stockpile, to find a piece that can be made to fit.

"Plus, it ain't charity if the minister is offering. That makes it God's offering, in His way," Jesse offers with a smile. "Your father and husband sounds like a good and sound man. And I suspect we all deserve a prayer. But at least sit down, rest for a bit and get some food? I always hated eating alone, and I'd really like it if you'd eat with me."

Abigail does politely as she's been asked of, removing herself swiftly and quietly from the smithy and heading out into the yard and snow. It takes her a time and a half in arriving back but she does so with an idle smile; nothing more, nothing less, for the snow chills and her hands are full rather than taking to dusting things off. The blonde carries a tray of bowls of porridge, made of oats and milk. It's fresh and it's warm, unlike her chilled skin. Whilst stepping from the rear, she calmly speaks up, "It's the best I can gather."

Marcus continues working in the background, not adding much to anything, just staying focused on doing his task well and getting it right.

The hollow-eyed children, obviously having had short rations for some tiem, all turn pleading eyes to their Mother. Looking at each of them, she finally relents, "Aye, children, we may eat with the Reverend. Eb, find your pa, and tell him where we have gone."
Turning to Arden, however she says, "And we appreciate your kind offer, Ma'am, but we cannot accept your work without recompense." She pulls a small, very light leather pouch from under her dress. With shaking fingers, she counts out coins, then holds the meager handful out. "Please, take them."

Arden looks at the woman's hand, counting out the coin, and then takes only a quarter of what she holds out. "That's too much, Missus. The materials were free, left over from the last blacksmith, and I do not charge much for labour. But the offer was well recieved." She takes the coins, tucking them into a clean rag, and then into her tool belt, as she carries the metal over to the forge. When she opens the main door, the heat is ferocious, well into the hundreds of degrees, perhaps higher, but she moves neatly and swiftly, setting the metal in to heat, while she moves back to prepare her tools. "Marcus, can you unyoke that horse and bring the single tree over?" The piece in question has been repaired with a deadfall tree, and is roughly repaired, but it got them here.

"Ma'am. The Lord offers to those that need it. Sometimes, He offers through His servants," Jesse says. "Just keep that in mind, Miss," he adds as he brings over some crates from his wagon for everyone to sit on within view of the shop, and gestures for the children to join him, sitting down himself with a smile. To one of the younger ones he asks, "Have you ever seen an authentic Army saber, young man?" he asks.

The younger boy's eyes go round and wide, as he seeks shelter behind his Mother. The oldest girl, perhaps eight, replies in a voice devoid of emotion, "We seed plenty of them when the Army come and taken our farm for helping that Mister Franklin." She begins to cry and turns to bury her face against Missus Sackett's leg. 'They killed Spotty with their swords!"

Marcus walks over to Arden and listens to the conversation between her and the young mother. He hears his instructions and marches off to do as he's told. He unyokes the horse and rubs it along the back of it's head. He gets what's requested and brings it to her. He hears the girl cry and speak of Will. He tilts his head, "The Army did this to you? For helping Billy!?"

"I'm sorry to hear that ma'am … I truly am. I didn't know," the minister says with a frown, shaking his head and pointing at the food. "Ma'am, we should get some food into them .. and some rest," he adds. "I'll help you however I can," he adds.

Pulling her shawl closer, Missus Sackett replies, addressing Marcus "We offered Christian charity to men and did not ask who they were or what their business was. In return for the shelter of our barn, and a pig, we were fairly paid. The Army, however, seized our farm, and turned us out. Since then, we have suffered breakage, foul weather and an Indian attack." She indicates the wagon, "That damage occured during the attack, my oldest son was killed and we were saved by a man more savage than the redskins. The Almighty saw our hour of peril and sent a savior to smite the heathen, hip and thigh."
Zachariah tugs on her skirt, "Ma? He din't smite 'em, he scalped 'em! we all seed it!"Ebenezer returns, looking red of face, "Ma" I found him, he was in the whor," casting his eyes towards the women, "The brothel..the newspaper lady sent him there to find that Madeline gal."

Arden moves to measure the single tree as well, and the metal hooks used to attach it to the hitch. A nod, as she moves to rummage yet again, to find a suitable replacement, the wood missing the hooks, but those can be added later. "Thank you, Abigail. It was kind of you to bring that back for us. Want to help me get some hooks for the tree? Try to match what they have already, if not, I'll have to forge them to fit." She returns to the forge, her tools having been set up properly, and checks the temperature of the steel. Tongs pull the piece of metal out, and she takes it to the anvil, beginning to bend the flat metal into the beginnings of a ring.

Marcus scratches at his beard and looks at Zachariah, "Do you remember what the savage looked like?" He asks of the boy, not sternly, but with a mildly friendly tone in his voice.

Jesse shakes his head, "Ma'am, lets get some food. And a prayer or two, I think, is in order," he adds softly.

Missus Sackett's lips turn down in a frown at the news of her husband's whereabouts, and murmurs, "It is God's mission he is on, and I am sure he will be forgiven his trespass." The children sit and stare at the food, each of them holding their hands clasped on their knees, fidgeting.
Zachariah, put on the spot, looks at the food with longing, then stands, "Yes sir. he was about the ugliest feller we ever seed. Like the whole side of his face was burnt, and had but one eye. And he was hell," swallowing the word and blushing,"some dickens with fightin'" he finishes.

Marcus nods to Zachariah, "Thanks kid." He stands back up and straightens out his clothes, "Sounds like Bill and I have something in store for the United States Army. There's just no sense in all this." He walks back over to Arden, "You need me for anything else, ma'am?"

Arden leaves the minister to see to the woman and her family and their prayers, while she works at forging the wheel, and as Marcus comes up to speak to her, she doesn't look up, keeping her eyes on her work, but she does answer, "Did you or did you not wish to apprentice to me? I do not see that all of the work that needs to be done tonight has been done." She moves from the anvil, placing the metal back into the forge to reheat. "I do not accept apprentices that pick and choose when they work and when they do not. That start a job and then decide they don't want to finish it. You're free to go, but if you do, you don't come back."

Jesse glances at Marcus, "Don't suggest that in front of civilized folk, son. That's a crime, and a federal one at that." He turns to the woman and smiles. "Ma'a .. if you'd like, I have a new church here. And a home. ANd I'd like to have someone to help me. If you're going to be here a while, would you agree to let you and your children tend to the church - helping me clean it, and keep the house up? It's honest work, for an honest wage." he adds.

Marcus tilts his head at Arden, "I wasn't asking to leave, ma'am. I've done all of the chores that you've asked of me…do you have more for me to do?" He grins at her and scratches his beard. A glance at Jesse, "I've no idea what you mean, reverend."

Missus Sackett looks stunned, and murmurs, "Thank you, Reverend. Such a decision I would have to speak with my Mister." She swallows a lump in her throat, "I am sure that he will be grateful for the offer as well." Burying her face in her hands, she sobs, "We have no place else to go, and no means fo going."

Jesse lifts his hands, "Ma'am, the Lord provides. I'll have work to do - and I could use a good strong back. The manse, the church may need some work. I'm a good hand with a hammer, but if your husband wants to help, I'll pay a fair wage," he adds. He smiles, "No one will be left out in the cold as long as we have good hearted CHristians around, ma'am. Of that, you have my word. We help each other.'

"There's going to be plenty of work to do come spring. I've heard quite a few of the business owners are looking for hands to help rebuilt what was lost in the fire." Arden looks up to Marcus as she turns back to the anvil, the reddened metal coming out with her, "I told you to stay on the bellows until I told you otherwise, which you should have been doing while following my other instructions as well." She returns the the anvil, the metal turning nicely, as she forges it into a smooth circle, perhaps, when finally finished perhaps a width and a half smaller than the wagon wheel itself.

Marcus nods to her and just shakes his head, "I've been on it." He scurries back to the bellows and works them, continuing to heat the forge. He works them for a good, steady while and pauses to dab his forehead with a rag he pulled from his pocket.

Jesse will make sure that the children get food, the wife, and the husband when he arrives, but otherwise he's quiet and just dabing at his face.

"The key to working metal," Arden begins, as she works at the wheel rim, sure hands and long experience making the bending of the metal seem like a simple thing. She speaks, between sparking strikes of the hammer, longer sentences when the metal is being reheated. "You do not have to be very strong to work metal, if it is the right temperature, but if it's too cold, you'll use all of your strength and exhaust yourself in the process. The hotter, the redder the metal, the more malleable it is going to be, the easier to work. Get it hot enough and you could bend it with barely any pressure."

Marcus continues working the bellows while watching Arden, listening intently to the lecture about the correlation between the temperature and how malleable the material is, "Yeah, that makes sense."

"Stand outside if you're getting too warm, Jesse. You don't really need to get used to this. You, however," she offers to Marcus, "do." Arden finishes the loop of the rim, and then sets it back in the forge, putting the ends into the hottest section of the forge, "Wagon wheels are tricky, but they're what you'll be making a lot of, so you'll need to learn how. The process is simple. You take the wheel and use the traveler to measure the circumference. Select a piece of metal the exact width of the wheel and give it an extra three to four inches at the ends. Those will be forged together to create the complete ring. Luckily, wheels come in standard sizes, so we often buy the metal in precut lengths."

Marcus watches the woman work with fascination, he's apparently absorbing it like a big, intimidating sponge. Nod nod, "Makes sense," nod nod, "forge together," nod nod, "precut sizes."

The door opens letting in a delicious blast of frigid air.
It's gone all too soon as the door closes again, leaving naught but a tiny redhead with an expression most unusual for her: glum. "Miss Ohl—- Marcus!" Grace's immediate calling for Arden is interrupted by her surprise of seeing Marcus here.

Arden finally retrieves the metal ring, the ends now almost white hot. Carrying it back over to the anvil, she starts striking it once again, after she uses the tongs to lay one end over the other. It really does look like it would be hard work, but it really isn't, and the two white hot pieces are soon forges into a single smooth join. back into the fire it goes. "When you make the ring, it needs to measure about one and a hald times smaller than the width of the wagon wheel. The reason is that you simply can't place the rim onto the wheel and hope it sticks on. It has to be forge-shrunk onto the wheel." She nods, "Leave the bellows for a bit, it'll stay hot enough for this for a while yet, take the wheel and go and soak it in the large bucket there, it needs to be wet, so that it doesn't burn too much when we put on the rim." She moves to replace the wheel rim in the forge, a forearm wiping the sweat from her face, as she looks back at Grace, "Miss O'Coilean."

Marcus grins at Grace as he's called, "Well if it isn't my tiny, Irish betrothed in the flesh. Don't pounce on my, love, I'm covered in sweat right now." He chuckles and listens to Arden, taking the large wagon wheel and moves is, almost without effort, to the large tub of water, "What do you do to make up for the swelling of the wood?"

"The wood's not left in long enough for water to soak in far enough to swell it, you just want the outside damp, so that the steam acts like a blanket between the wood and the metal rim. leave it in for about three minutes, then place it on that board there." The board in question has a series of charred marks, having been well used, but it also has a hole in the middle, so that the hub of the wheel can fall through and leave the wheel sitting flat. "Now, we wait. Once the wheel rim is forged, we place it back into the forge, and rest it on those three bricks you put in earlier. And then we leave it in until it's expanded to fit the wheel. We test it with this." She reaches into her toolbelt, pulling out a piece of hickory wood. "If the steel feels rough, it's not ready…when it feels slick and smooth, then it's both hot enough and expanded enough." She offers Marcus the stick.
And now the time comes to wait, and they do, Marcus testing the rim every now and then, until it's ready. Once the metal is hot enough and expanded enough, the pair get to the real work, "Grab those tongs, the long ones. What we're going to do is take the rim, and place it on the wheel, it'll be a tight fit, but we need to just get the edge. We'll use hammers to hammer the rim the rest of the way on." The pair set the rim, and again, steel sparks under two hammers as the metal 'tire' is hammered down onto the wood, "Now we douse the wheel," which Arden does, ignoring the steam and the smoke that's rising from the wheel, using the large ladle from the bucket next to the wheel to douse the metal. The sound of wood strain can be heard as the metal quickly cools, tightening and hardening onto the wheel, the steam almost obscuring the pair. But the wheel is soon quenched and the job's done. "Now, get some water to drink. And then we have a single tree to repair."

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Friday July 30 In Lobith on Dutch-German border

Written by Jack van Ommen on July 30th, 2010

“Glisando” is expected to arrive earlier than first expected. We are to rendez-vous here in Tolkamer/Lobith this evening around 10 p.m. I arrived here already at 9.30 a.m. figuring to be staying the night here. Last night I anchored in a bay off the river about 10 k.m. down stream. Yesterday was a bit blustery but I had the wind from behind. The current is now quite noticeable and on the last part I slowed down to about 3 1/2 knots/hour. I passed by Rhenen, Oosterbeek and Arnhem. I went under “The Bridge Too Far”, in Arnhem, where the allied forces were pushed back by the Germans in the fall of 1944. The totally flat landscape of Western Holland has now changed to rolling hills. I’m still learning the tricks of handdling the boat with the mast sticking out so far behind me. When I pulled away from the dock in Wijk bij Duurstede I did not realize that a high piling was in the way when I turned away from the dock. The top of the mast hit and I broke the base of the tricolor masthead light. It can be fixed. Then I had another battle in the locks at Amerongen. The previous lock I had been able to raft up on another boat and the couple crew handled my lines bow and stern and since I moved up with their boat did not have to worry about changing the lines to the higher wall cleats. In the second lock I was on my own and I was not prepared for the strong flow of water rushing in, pushing my bow away from the lock wall. I managed to hang on to the bitter end of the bow line with all my force but the mast end once again struck the lock wall, no harm done, but another lesson learned for a new trick.

At least on the ocean you get a little more time to figure out the new plan. Single handling is a new game on this part of the trip. And there is very little opportunity to go below for more than a minute because of the winding rivers and the traffic.

We will stop in Cologne for the Sunday and then continue to Koblenz on Monday morning, where we expect to arrive Monday evening. I will be staying on “Fleetwood” for this night and see how things go. I hope I’ll get some sleep and get used to the new way of travelling.

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Holiday Matsuri 2016 Event Coverage

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Holiday Matsuri 2016 Event Coverage from Orlando, Florida…

Holiday Matsuri 2016 Event Coverage

Holiday Matsuri 2016 was held at the beautiful Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida on December 16-18, 2016. This was the first year at this location and we feel it was a great location that provided ample room for the huge turnout. The new location was beautiful and spacious. Its hallways had huge windows that let in a lot of natural light that helped photographers capture photos of their favorite cosplayers. Many people traveled great distances to attend Holiday Matsuri. We met guests from states other than Florida and even some from other countries. There were thousands of attendees and many were dressed as their favorite character.

One of the hallmarks of Holiday Matsuri cosplay is the festive theme. saw an Elf on the Shelf cosplay, A Lou Lou and Betty Who cosplay, countless Christmas Harley Quinns, and many more brilliant holiday themed cosplays. This was Holiday Matsuri’s sixth year, and with it’s positive reputation and new location, it seems that it will only get bigger in the future. The event is one of our favorite to attend because of the high percentage of people who dress up and participate in activities. The atmosphere is always very inviting, and everyone is so eager to compliment others cosplays. It seems that this event brings people together with it’s friendly enviroment.

Holiday Matsuri 2016 Activities

Holiday Matsuri is also known for their incredible amount of activities. Friday there were over fifty events, including the Dance Cover Contest, a Geekapella concert, a K-Pop gathering, a performance from Pleasure Pixels and more. One of the most anticipated events was the Cosplay Super Show. The game room stayed pretty busy all weekend while gamers played games such as Mario Kart 8, Just Dance 2017, Street Fighter V, and Super Smash Brothers U and more. If people wanted a break from gaming they could browse the vendor room. There was over seventy vendors and thirty artists with unique and original items for sell. Between gaming, shopping, enjoying live performances, interacting with guests at panels, and making new friends, there was always something to keep attendees busy. There were so many activities at Holiday Matsuri 2016 that it is impossible to capture them all. That is why more people should attend so that they can experience all of the festive activities for themselves.

Holiday Matsuri 2016 – A Festive and Friendly Convention for All attends and covers several different conventions throughout the year. While they are all very enjoyable, Holiday Matsuri is definitely one that they truly look forward to. Many of the cosplayers who attend are so kind and were happy to pose for a quick snap shot with our photographer for the Holiday Matsuri 2016 event coverage. There is always such a huge percentage of cosplayers at Holiday Matsuri. We try very hard to document the event and capture as many people as we can, but is impossible to photograph everyone at such a huge event. We are glad that the promoter welcomed us back for a second year to cover Holiday Matsuri 2016. The event truly is a festive and friendly convention for all and we look forward to Holiday Matsuri 2017. Holiday Matsuri 2017 will be held at the same venue as this year, the Orlando World Center Marriott on December 15-17, 2017. For more you can visit

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François Hollande’s election to the French presidency cast some doubts about whether the Sommet de la Francophonie would be maintained in Kinshasa – and if so, would the Socialist President who has vowed to redefine France’s Africa policy would attend.

Much to the dismay of some Congolese opposition forces who lobbied against his presence in Kinshasa, Hollande decided to make the trip – indicating however that he'll also be meeting with opposition and civil society leaders.

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The Chinese company SINOHYDRO is working on Boulevard Lumumba from the N’djili airport to the Limete bypass but it seems unlikely that they will finish the work in time. I traveled that road last week: construction progress is as slow as the traffic.

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Monday, November 5, 2012

In Yorkdale’s new Dine on 3, I decided to have lunch at one of their food court offerings, the Japanese restaurant Su and Shi.

Su and Shi offers the best in sushi, teriyaki, sashimi and other festive delights, meant to tantalize the taste buds and awake the senses with every dish.

For lunch, at a good deal I decided to have the Chicken Bento Box special ($12.99), which is a special combo that consists of grilled teriyaki chicken, tempura vegetables, salad, and California rolls.     The chicken was well cooked to perfection and retained its juiciness throughout the dish.   The tempura was crispy, hearty, and complimented the chicken very well.    The California rolls are executed perfectly, looking fresh and tantalizing.   The salad cleansed the palate with a nice light dressing and complimented the full meal very well.     The portions were very generous and I was really satisfied on what was presented on the plate.

Craving for more of a sushi experience, I ordered the sushi pizza appetizer ($7.99), which was three types of seafood on a bed of a fried rice cake topped with a nice sauce and other fixings.   The portions of the sushi pizza pieces are very hearty and satisfying.

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

On a cool fall Friday night, I decided to attend a triple bill concert headlined by a great folk rock band known as the Wilderness of Manitoba.   I was in for a night of making new friends, hearing new sounds, and feeling the great positive love and vibe that emanated throughout the night.

The first act goes under the name T H O M A S, a group headlined by singer/guitarist/songwriter Thom Gill.    He opened the set with his effective take on soul, folk, and even gospel music, bringing a more eclectic and jazzier feel to contemporary Christian music.   I especially dug his very inventive, re-harmonized takes on Lenny Leblanc’s “Above All” (a classic praise and worship stable infused with soul and sass) and the Clark Sisters’ “Is My Living in Vain” (a more reflective, contemplative take on the tune versus the rousing, in-your-face original version).   Throughout his set I fell in love with his voice, his personality, and his soul, and I cannot wait to hear more music from this stellar artist.

The second act goes under the name Kite Hill.   Kite Hill was a departure from the jazzier, gospel feel of the first act since this time it was a classically influenced band that was piano and strings driven throughout.    I loved the rich vocals and the instrumentation of the group, ranging from upright bass, cello, and violin, to even the glockenspiel.   It was inventive alternative folk/rock music at its best and most creative, and it has something for both the rock fans as well as those who are inclined to lean towards classical music.

The main event was of course, the Wilderness of Manitoba, fresh off the heels from their third album, “Island of Echoes”.    What struck me with this band was their intricate harmonizations between the four lead vocalists.   They sounded like a full-fledged choir that was in sync, full bodied and in harmony with one another.    Plus, each one of the members is skilled in their own instruments, some fluctuating between percussion, violin, bass and trumpet.   The tunes were very catchy and harmonious, and the band is certainly one to watch on the Canadian music scene.

Three great acts for the price of one.   Surely I did not go wrong this time around.

T H O M A S  Web Site

Kite Hill Web Site

The Wilderness of Manitoba Web Site

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Friday, October 19, 2012

On a cool fall evening, I decided to attend a great double bill celebrating the release of a CD from an accomplished singer/songwriter.   The artists:  Elizabeth Shepherd and special guest Denzal Sinclaire.

This concert celebrated Elizabeth Shepherd’s fourth album as a leader, Re: Wind.   It is a departure of sorts from her original fare that was served on her past three albums.   This time, it is quirky and invigorating interpretations of jazz standards, cabaret, and pop music.

Denzal Sinclaire opened the evening with a great set of standard material, accompanied with such aplomb by young bassist Devon Henderson.   Through their brief set they went through Denzal’s many wonderful jazz hits, ranging from his takes of “I Got Rhythm” to “Nature Boy”.   Denzal’s voice was pure like crystal, and smooth like silk.   Devon’s bass playing was very rhythmic, well oiled, and full of life and vitality.

Elizabeth Shepherd, backed by long-time drummer Colin Kingsmore and bassist Gord Mowatt, became the main event with her rhythmic, soulful take on the jazz standard along with her singer/songwriter material.    From when I first heard her at a restaurant years ago until now, she has matured and blossomed into a Canadian jazz treasure that manages to challenge and surprise the listener with her lyrical chances and rhythmic interplay.

Since the music speaks for itself, here is both a video of Denzal Sinclaire performing “Nature Boy” and Elizabeth Shepherd with special guest Andrew Downing performing “Lonely House”.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

On a crisp fall evening this month, I decided to attend a concert featuring a legendary jazz vocalist.   The vocalist:  Mark Murphy.

As a kickoff to the long running Sound of Jazz Concert Series put on by JAZZ FM, they went with a bang by bringing in one of the great practitioners of jazz singing in Mark Murphy.  Not only that, it is a concert celebrating his 80th birthday, showing that at 80 he is still going strong and there is no signs of stopping at his musical development and showmanship in jazz.

It was a program of well executed standards ranging from Cole Porter’s “What is This Thing Called Love”, to original lyrical takes on classics such as Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage” complete with lyrics of his own.

Mark Murphy represents a singer who does more than just sing the lyric straight no chaser.   He takes risks, turns and twists that leave the audience spellbound and aching for more.   No wonder I told him during intermission that he is one of my favourite vocalists, with a style and pizzazz that is uniquely his own.

To close this brief review, I decided to include a video showing of Mark and his quartet perform the classic Betty Comden/Adolph Greene/Jule Styne standard hit “Just in Time”, exemplifying his mastery of jazz vocal singing at its best.

All in all, a great night from a great singer, and kudos to JAZZ FM 91.1 for bringing a world-class artist to kick off an amazing concert season.

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In search of an exotic, healthy meal without breaking the bank, I decided to head over to one of my favourite haunts for Indian Cuisine, Veda Indian Takeout.

Veda, in Sanskrit language, means knowledge in English.  In turn, this indian takeout strives to provide healthy living through knowledge of the body, mind and spirit through healthy, hearty preparation of such fine Indian cuisine.    In terms of health, they have vegan options, meat is 100% Halal, 100% is free of nuts and all of the curries are gluten free.

To get a full spectrum of what to expect at Veda, for $10 (tax included), I got the Tiffin Talli deal, which consisted of a choice of rice, a choice of vegetable, and a choice of meat served with naan bread, salad and a drink.   For $10 you can’t go wrong getting healthy Indian food cooked in the highest order.

For my Tiffin Talli treat, I had Vegetable Basmati Rice, Butter Chicken, and Vegetable Curry along with whole wheat naan and salad.   The rice was full bodied and was not mushy at all (which I appreciate), and it was colourful to look at with all of the vegetables and unique yellow colour that accents the rice.    The Butter Chicken had a very spicy kick and maintained its juiciness and flavour through the meal.   The Vegetable Curry was also well seasoned, spicy, and had great accents throughout the dish.

If you are craving Indian Food but does not want to break the bank or your waist, Veda Indian Takeout is your surefire bet for excellent cuisine at prices that don’t hurt your wallet.