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Why America is the new Middle East in terms of oil production: World's largest reserves just discovered under Texas
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For the first time since 1973, the United States now leads the world in terms of oil production. And according to reports, we have the ground underneath Western Texas and Eastern New Mexico to thank.
A new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that untapped regions of what's known as the Delaware Basin, a component of the greater Permian Basin, contain 46.3 billion barrels of oil, 281 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 20 billion barrels of natural gas liquids – an amount two times larger than what was estimated in a 2016 assessment of just the Wolfcamp shale play in Permian's Midland Basin.
These estimates take into account access to continuous, unconventional oil comprised of "undisclosed" but "technically recoverable" resources, according to the USGS. This means that such resources are accessible using methods like slant drilling and hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking."
"Christmas came a few weeks early this year," stated U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, about the unexpected discovery. "American strength flows from American energy, and as it turns out, we have a lot of American energy."
"Before this assessment came down, I was bullish on oil and gas production in the United States. Now, I know for a fact that American energy dominance is within our grasp as a nation."
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For the first time EVER, the U.S. now exports more oil than it imports
This news comes at the same time that President Donald Trump has announced that, for the first time, the U.S. is now exporting more crude oil than it's importing.
This makes the U.S. more robust in terms of energy independence than even Middle Eastern energy powerhouses like Saudi Arabia, which is known for its oil production.
According to the official numbers, the U.S. exported a net of 211,000 barrels of oil during the week that ended on November 30, 2018. Based on historical records provided by the Energy Department, this is the first time this has ever happened since the numbers first started getting tracked back in 1973.
"So when does the U.S. send a delegate to OPEC meetings?" joked Kyle Cooper, a consultant at ION Energy in Houston, as quoted by Reuters. "It's really quite amazing. I do think that will occur more and more often in the coming years."
New technologies make it possible to detect, access domestic energy resources
As for America's vast domestic oil and natural gas reserves, we wouldn't even know about these latest ones were it not for advancements in the technology required to identify them.
"In the 1980s, during my time in the petroleum industry, the Permian and similar mature basins were not considered viable for producing large new recoverable resources," says USGS Director, Dr. Jim Reilly.
"Today, thanks to advances in technology, the Permian Basin continues to impress in terms of resource potential."
The latest assessment put together by the independent oil and natural gas consulting firm Rystad Energy back in 2016 estimates that there's currently 60 billion barrels of shale oil sitting underneath the ground in Texas alone – which is more recoverable oil than in the entire nation of Saudi Arabia.
These energy reserves in the Delaware and Midland assessments contain "our largest continuous oil and gas assessments ever released," says Reilly. "Knowing where these resources are located and how much exists is crucial to ensuring both our energy independence and energy dominance."
Just the Delaware area alone consists of 10,000 square miles of land that span five different counties in Texas, and another three in New Mexico. It is now said to be among the top areas for producing oil and natural gas in the entire country.
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Into the Light is the eighth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1986 by A&M Records. The album is notable for featuring de Burgh's biggest hit, "The Lady in Red".

The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, becoming de Burgh's first studio album to enter the top ten.

"Fatal Hesitation" was a UK number 44 hit, spending four weeks on the chart. "Say Goodbye to It All" was a continuation of the song "Borderline" from 1982's The Getaway. Both songs frequently appear in de Burgh's concerts and compilation albums. The song "For Rosanna" is dedicated to de Burgh's then-2-year-old daughter Rosanna.

Track listing
All songs written by Chris de Burgh.

Personnel

 Chris de Burgh – lead and backing vocals, guitars, LinnDrum Machine
 Danny McBride – guitars
 Phil Palmer – guitars
 Patrick Miles – lead guitar
 John Giblin – bass
 Al Marnie – bass
 Pino Palladino – bass
 Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboards
 Glenn Morrow – keyboards
 Andy Richards – keyboards
 Tony Beard – drums
 Peter Van Hooke – drums
 Jeff Phillips – drums, percussion
 Gary Barnacle – saxophone
 Ian Kojima – saxophone
 Carol Kenyon – backing vocals (6)

Production

 Produced, engineered and mixed by Paul Hardiman
 Assistant engineers – Dick Beetham and Steve Chase
 Art direction and design – Mike Ross and John Warwicker
 Art dictator – Dave Margereson
 Photography – Richard Haughton
 Cover painting – Mike Doud
 Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson for Mismanagement, Inc.

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Weekly charts

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Certifications

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1986 albums
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Rosemond Boohene is a Ghanaian academic, accountant, university administrator and entrepreneurship scholar who has been appointed as the Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast.

Early life and education
She graduated from the University of Cape Coast with a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree and a Diploma in Education. She subsequently obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce and Master of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Otago, New Zealand. After that she obtained her PhD from the University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
Professor Boohene subsequently studied at the Galilee College, Israel obtaining a Diploma in Small & Medium Scale Enterprises Management and Development. She was awarded a certificate in Facilitating and Designing E-Learning (Level 5) from the Open Polytechnic, New Zealand. Professor Boohene is a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholar.

Rosemond has participated in various training programmes in higher education management including the Senior Academic Leadership Training for Senior University Managers at the University of Ghana; Management of Internationalisation at the Leibniz University, Germany; Higher Education Management for Anglophone African Countries at the Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua China; and Higher Education Management and Leadership at the University of Osnabruck, Germany.

Career
Professor Boohene began her career as a lecturer at the Business School at the University of Cape Coast. She previously served as the Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Development. She was the former Head of Management Studies Department, Vice-Dean of the School of Business, Dean for International Education, University of Cape Coast. She was a visiting Professor at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Germany.

She worked for the Council for Technical, Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) and worked as an expert trainer at various workshops for Coastal Network Consortium to improve the capacities of personnel of District Assemblies on the Functional and Organisational Assessment Tool (FOAT) project. She worked on numerous projects funded by the EXIM Bank Ghana, Rainforest Alliance, European Union (EU), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development (BMZ), and the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Electronic Waste Management and Entrepreneurship.

She led a pioneer team that founded the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Development, the Design Thinking and Innovation Hub, the University of Cape Coast Business incubator. She spearheaded the implementation of an entrepreneurship course at all levels of the University of Cape Coast. She consulted for and worked with her peers from the University of Turku, Finland to develop a United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) sponsored online course for entrepreneurial universities.

Memberships and fellowships

 Member/Chair, Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC)/National Accreditation Board (NAB)
 Association of African Universities (AAU)
 Fellow, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Research
Boohene's research interests is in the area of entrepreneurship development, accounting and management of small and medium-sized businesses.

Personal life
Professor Boohene is married with children.

References

Living people
Ghanaian women academics
University of Cape Coast alumni
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Academic staff of the University of Cape Coast
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CAG finds NDA's Rafale deal 2.86% cheaper than UPA's negotiated price
Reprieve for Modi Government but Opposition unlikely to relent on lack of guarantees
February 13, 2019 By Vishal Thapar Photo(s): By Dassault Aviation
The CAG Performance Audit Report on 11 Air Force
contracts, including the Rafale deal, was tabled in
Parliament on February 13
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)'s audit has established that the 7.8 Billion Euro Inter-Governmental deal between India and France in 2016 for 36 Rafale fighters was 2.86 per cent cheaper than the one negotiated but not signed by the previous UPA Government.
The federal auditor's finding is a definite reprieve for the Narendra Modi Government but is unlikely to make the Opposition Congress relent from its insistence that there's a scam in the deal. The Congress, which led the previous UPA Government, has assailed the Modi Government over the Rafale price, alleging that it is three times higher than what was negotiated in 2012.
While the CAG's findings puncture the Congress' claims on price, snatching away its principal weapon in attacking the deal, the audit report could give fresh ammunition to the Congress over the absence of a sovereign guarantee and bank and performance guarantees.
The audit has revealed that Dassault Aviation's 2007 Rafale bid provided for financial and performance guarantees, the costs of which were embedded in the price. This was in compliance with the terms of the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender, in which there were five other contenders. Dassault won the competition for supplying 126 fighter jets, but the contract could not be signed due to an impasse in negotiations over Dassault's refusal to accept responsibility for the aircraft made under Transfer of Technology at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), and the latter's insistence on 2.7 times more manpower costs, which would have pushed up the price.
The price of the bare aircraft was found the same after applying the escalation formula. The elaborate, game changing weapons package is also cheaper by 1.05 per cent than the audit-aligned price in the earlier offer. There is a significant 17.08 per cent saving on India-Specific Enhancements
The CAG report finds the NDA's Rafale deal better on the price of the basic aircraft, the weapons package and the India Specific Enhancements
Post the change in Government in 2014, the procurement was truncated to 36 Rafale jets under a Government-to-Government import deal, with the licensed production at HAL element taken out. The earlier tender for 126 fighters was aborted. The contract for 36 Rafale jets along with the weapons package and the maintenance support was signed on September 23, 2016.
The CAG's Performance Audit of 11 Indian Air Force contracts from 2012-13 to 2017-18, including the one for 36 Rafale jets and the earlier abortive MMRCA procurement process, which was tabled in Parliament on February 13 disclosed that the Modi Government yielded to the French after they refused to give the guarantees.
Savings accruing to the French supplier from not furnishing a bank guarantee against the 15 per cent Indian advance, and a 10 per cent performance guarantee for five-and-a half years should have been passed on to the Indian side but were not, the report observes.
"In case of any breach of agreement Indian party (Ministry) would have to first settle it through Arbitration directly with the French vendors. If the Arbitration award were in favor of Indian party and the French vendor fails to honor the award (make the payment's claim), Indian party should exhaust all available legal remedies. Only then the French Government would make these payments on behalf of the vendors," the audit report noted
Similarly, the Modi Government yielded to the French in not insisting on a Sovereign Guarantee and payments through an escrow account. In stead, it agreed to a Letter of Comfort by the French Prime Minister offering assurances of delivering the deal.
Although no such sovereign guarantees have been obtained by successive Indian Governments in Government-to-Government defence deals with Russia, the US and UK, there's an assurance of having successfully completed several such deals with them, whereas this is the first such deal with France.
"In case of any breach of agreement Indian party (Ministry) would have to first settle it through Arbitration directly with the French vendors. If the Arbitration award were in favor of Indian party and the French vendor fails to honor the award (make the payment's claim), Indian party should exhaust all available legal remedies. Only then the French Government would make these payments on behalf of the vendors," the audit report noted.
The CAG made the price comparisons by aligning various elements of pricing offered by Dassault for the Rafale in 2007 in the MMRCA tender with those it did in 2015, using the price escalation formula.
"The contract consisted of six different packages - Flyaway Aircraft Package, Maintenance package, Indian Specific Enhancements, Weapon Package, Associated Services and Simulator Package. There were a total of 14 items under these six packages. Item wise analysis of prices showed that, the contracted price of seven items were higher than the aligned price, three were same and four were lower," the report states.
While the new deal was 2.86 per cent cheaper overall, the price of the bare aircraft was found the same after applying the escalation formula. The elaborate, game changing weapons package is also cheaper by 1.05 per cent than the audit-aligned price in the earlier offer. There is a significant 17.08 per cent saving on India-Specific Enhancements over the audit-aligned price in the earlier offer. The audit also revealed that the IAF no longer wanted four of these enhancements, but were bound by the terms of the agreement to arrive at a deal for the Rafale in the same configuration that was negotiated but not signed before 2014. The Maintenance element of the 36 Rafale contract - or Performance Based Logistics - is dearer by about 6 per cent.
The audit also established an improvement of one month in the delivery schedule of the 2016 contract.
The CAG audit also covers the aborted MMRCA procurement process.

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I'm in the midst of judging the student essay contest for the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA). When you read a lot of one thing at a time—essays, grant applications, poetry—you quickly start to see the differences. (Teachers know this!) I use a scoring rubric to test my impressions objectively, but the essays stratify by quality very quickly. This year I realized the criteria I use for judging essays are really the same criteria I use in assessing book quality—with self-published/indie books in particular because, frankly, that's where I see the most quality issues.
My essay and book quality criteria fall into four main categories: content, structure, craft (writing), and design (format).
Does the thesis show insight or originality?
Does the author offer significant support for the thesis?
What is the strength of the thinking?
Does the author present ideas that are fresh in some way?
Is there adequate support for the ideas?
Without solid ideas to work with, the other quality criteria become meaningless.
Does the opening set the stage?
Is the body of the work organized and easy to follow?
Does the conclusion move beyond simple restatement to end the discussion with a flourish?
The same questions apply to books, at a chapter level and at a whole-book level.
Are the ideas presented in a way the audience will understand?
Are they presented in context?
Do they follow a logical order?
Does the structure guide the readers where the author wants them to go?
Clear structure reinforces (or undermines) strong content.
Style and mechanics – Is the flow of the writing smooth, clear, and free of errors?
Voice – Is the voice, or tone, engaging and distinct?
Does the author's personality show?
While I'm saying the least on this category, it may be the most complex.
Is the document formatted correctly?
I find this the least important aspect of an essay. Most students can figure out how to double-space, indent, and insert an endnote. Most readers won't know the difference in MLA vs CMOS citation styles; if it is clear what the source is, I don't care if you have the "correct" format.
HOWEVER, the format of a book is an entirely different matter.
Does your book cover look professional?
Is the book's interior formatted appropriately (easily read font, adequate line spacing, correct paragraph styles, large enough margins, page numbers in the right places)?
Is it proofread for both typos and formatting flaws?
Book design is somewhat subjective, but core standards exist; if you don't follow them, your book can look amateurish—regardless of the content's quality.
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Have you ever been sent to low priority match making after a game of Dota 2 in which there were no arguments and for the most part, things seemed to be fine? If yes, the events of the past few days may be the answer why. A Dota 2 player, who goes by the name of 'minijuanjohndoe' on Reddit, was sent to low priotity by a Valve employe, Vanaman, for suggesting that their team let the mid tower go, when Vanaman thought it wasn't a good idea. That is it – just a suggestion in a game of Dota 2.
The player made a post on r/Dota2, which was hidden by the moderators. After he provided evidence, the post was unhidden, garnered traction and got enough attention on social media for Valve to take some action against it.
In one of the edits made to the post, the player provided a behavior score, which was 10000, to make the point that he wasn't at all one to get reported often and did not fall in the so called 'toxic' category of players. He also put up the match ID and mentioned that Vanaman had tried to be condescending by mentioning he was a Steam employee.
Luckily for minijuanjohndoe, all the edits and evidence provided made the community and Valve believe that he wasn't in the wrong and that the Valve employee had abused his power for personal and petty reasons. Vanaman took to Reddit to apologise about his behavior and also apologised to the player who he had wronged.
The team looked into this case, and concluded the user clearly did not deserve the ban. Even if the user did deserve a ban however, we all think it's clear that manually banning users is not a good idea because of how hard it is to be objective in Dota games that you are in. My mistake in this case being a sterling example. As employees, we should have no special privilege when playing Dota.
That has been the team's informal policy in the past, but it has clearly failed in this case. It won't remain informal going forward — manual bans like this won't be allowed anymore altogether. And sincere apologies to user u/minijuanjohndoe.
The new Valve policy of preventing manual banning of players is a step in the right direction to ensure such an abuse of power does not occur again. However, the question does arise, for how long and how frequenty did Valve employees implement such unethical bans if this hadn't gained the public support, how long would they have gotten away with it? Eventually, the truth does get revelead and this incident goes to show the imporatance of fighting against injustice, however small it may be.
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After a brutal knockout and a series of unfortunate events, Josh Emmett is back training with Team Alpha Male.
Heading into UFC on FOX 28 earlier this year Emmett was coming off the most impressive performance of his career. Unfortunately, he ran into a buzzsaw named Jeremy Stephens in Orlando, Florida, and that's where Emmett's troubles began.
"The general hospital in Orlando misdiagnosed me," Emmett explained to BJPenn.com. "They just thought I had a fracture on the lateral part of my orbital [bone] and the orbital floor. Turns out there was so much more to that.
When Emmett returned home to California he got the medical attention he needed. To say that Emmett is lucky is an understatement. The doctors emitted Emmett to the hospital right away and got the featherweight in for emergency surgery as soon as possible. A decision that saved his sight as well as fighting career.
Emmett is a warrior in every sense of the word. Many men would've have balked if faced with the same amount of adversity. Not Emmett however. Not only is he back training with Team Alpha Male full time once again but the featherweight contender is looking at returning to the Octagon early next year.
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Author Norma Ramer's New Audiobook 'Growing in Atlanta' is a Stirring Memoir of One Mother's Fight to Provide Her Disabled Daughter With the Best Life Possible
Recent audiobook release "Growing in Atlanta" from Audiobook Network author Norma Ramer is the true story of the author's life as the mother of a disabled daughter. Following the birth of her daughter, Melonie, Norma's world is forever changed upon discovering Melonie is blind and autistic. Despite the initial shock, Norma does her best to provide Melonie with the best life possible.
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Norma Ramer, who worked as a caseworker in the Children, Youth, and Families Department for four years, as well as being a retired domestic violence counselor, has completed her new audiobook "Growing in Atlanta": a moving autobiographical account of the author's struggles as the mother of a blind and autistic daughter, and all that she did to provide her with the fullest possible life.
"Stationed state-side for two months at Ft. McPherson, Georgia, was the order, but that was changed to fourteen months," writes Ramer. "We were in Atlanta for fourteen months. I often compare that time to winning the lottery. Funny thing about winning the lottery. It would be nice to know what the winner's life was like before winning. How did they win, and what did that feel like? How did it change their life? That's the way I wrote the book, a little about the before, during (which I wouldn't trade for all the lottery winnings), and how it changed our lives forever."
Published by Audiobook Network, author Norma Ramer's new audiobook explores the sacrifices a mother must often make in the face of adversity for the sake of her child, and the surprising blessings that can arise from difficult times.
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    </receiver>
    <!-- Service to perform web API queries -->
    <service android:name=".ZaytungWidget$UpdateService" />
</application>

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

A: Can you please post the whole manifest file?
I found the following question which may be useful later on: OAuth instance state in Android
The question linked to the following example application, which may be helpful:
http://code.google.com/p/jpoco/source/browse/trunk/jpoco-android-app/AndroidManifest.xml

A: This is what I have in my working Manifest.xml, where org.gpsagenda.OAUTH is the activity doing the Authenticating.
        <activity android:name="org.gpsagenda.OAUTH" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"></action>
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"></category>
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"></category>
            <data android:scheme="gpsagenda" android:host="twitt" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>

A: If you're developing a native app, you don't use the callback parameters, but need to let the user enter the pin in your app somewhere - which he gets when you open the authorization_url in a browser or probably more comfortably within your app in a webview.
You could also automatically fetch the pin after the user has clicked on 'yes' in the authorization twitter webpage, but not sure if it's against the twitter ToS.

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Connected Data Environment Spans both Comprehensive Project Delivery and Comprehensive Asset Performance: TOTEX!
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of software solutions for advancing infrastructure, announced AssetWise CONNECT Edition. The CONNECT Editions of AssetWise and ProjectWise provide and share a connected data environment, upgrading a common data environment to fully realize the BIM potential of digital engineering models, created during CAPEX, for continuous benefits throughout the OPEX lifecycle. A connected data environment is vital to infrastructure advancement because CAPEX projects are repeatedly necessitated throughout the TOTEX service life of infrastructure assets to sustain their fitness for purpose—and the continuity of digital engineering models, as their "digital DNA", can be a key enabler. Such a connected data environment, therefore, advances the convergence of engineering technologies (ET) with information technologies (IT) and operational technologies (OT).
During the Conference keynote by CEO Greg Bentley, the full span of the completed CONNECT Edition was underscored by invited presenters. Ray O'Connor, CEO of Topcon Positioning Group, demonstrated constructioneering, connecting engineers with surveyors and constructors through joint cloud services offerings. Jacques Lubetzki, executive vice president, Europe Zone, Bureau Veritas, then introduced inspectioneering, for engineers to contribute virtually to operations safety and asset integrity. Finally, David Epp, director Global ISV Alliances of Microsoft, described ongoing initiatives within its enabling Azure stack, including "cognitive services" which could be applied dynamically for infrastructure operational intelligence. Such unprecedented BIM advancements have become possible because Bentley's connected data environment can make the information within digital engineering models secure, open, and live.
AssetWise offerings are already utilized by 25 of the 50 largest Bentley Infrastructure 500 Top Owners, ranked globally by their net infrastructure value.
The Conference. CONNECT Editions of AECOsim Building Designer, MineCycle, Promis.e, OpenUtilities, and OpenPlant, during the first half of 2017, will complete the cycle.
ProjectWise for worksharing is already used by 44 of the 50 largest, and by 355 of the 641 Engineering News-Record Top Design Firms globally. ProjectWise CONNECT Edition, introduced at The Year in Infrastructure 2015 Conference, leverages Azure cloud services to extend its BIM-enabling Collaboration Center capabilities for comprehensive project delivery beyond organizations and users of on-premises servers. To date in 2017, Azure-provisioned ProjectWise and AssetWise services have achieved availability service levels above 99.8 percent.


The Easter Bunnies are revving up their greetings, the weather is looking fantastic for the weekend and there are some great Easter Egg hunts on tap for the kids on the Outer Banks.
We admit it…we're suckers for watching kids scramble across grassy fields or almost any open space searching for Easter Eggs. There is something so innocent and so fun about seeing the excitement on a child's face when they find an egg that makes the world seem like a better place.
And there's a pretty good selection of Easter Egg hunts, or "Eggstravaganzas" as many of them are called on the Outer Banks this weekend. So there's no excuse for not taking that son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter or yourself to one of the events.
Be sure to check the dates on the events. Some are on Friday the 14th some Saturday and some Sunday.
Have fun, find lots of eggs and take lots of pictures.
On the north lawn. Hayrides, the Easter Bunny and 1000s of eggs.
Little kids (2 & under) at 1:45pm; Older kids (3-5 & 6-8) 2:00pm. Also, visit with the Easter Bunny, sack races, jellybean counting contest, bean bag toss, bake sale, hot dogs and, much more!


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Cryptocarenus is a genus of typical bark beetles in the family Curculionidae. There are more than 20 described species in Cryptocarenus.

Species
These 25 species belong to the genus Cryptocarenus:

 Cryptocarenus acaciae Schedl
 Cryptocarenus adustus Eggers, 1933b
 Cryptocarenus amazonicus Wood, 2007
 Cryptocarenus barinensis Wood, 2007
 Cryptocarenus beaveri Wood, 2007
 Cryptocarenus bolivianus Eggers
 Cryptocarenus brasiliensis Wood & Bright, 1992
 Cryptocarenus brevicollis Eggers, 1937a
 Cryptocarenus carabicus Eggers
 Cryptocarenus caraibicus Eggers, 1937a
 Cryptocarenus coronatus Wood, 1971
 Cryptocarenus diadematus Eggers, 1937a
 Cryptocarenus frontalis Wood, 2007
 Cryptocarenus harringtoni Wood & Bright, 1992
 Cryptocarenus heveae Wood & Bright, 1992
 Cryptocarenus laevigatus Wood & Bright, 1992
 Cryptocarenus lepidus Wood, 1971
 Cryptocarenus pilosus Eggers, 1937a
 Cryptocarenus porosus Wood, 1954a
 Cryptocarenus pubescens Wood, 1986c
 Cryptocarenus punctifrons Schedl, 1939d
 Cryptocarenus pygmaeus Schedl
 Cryptocarenus seriatus Eggers, 1933
 Cryptocarenus spatulatus Wood, 1986c
 Cryptocarenus tropicalis Wood, 2007

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Tag: child pornography
FBI Arrests TSA Agent Accused of Downloading Child Pornography for Years
The FBI arrested a 34-year-old TSA agent accused of downloading child pornography for years.
Curtis Fleming, who worked at Orlando International Airport, told authorities he had looked at child pornography since he was 14 years old, WFTV-9 reports.
The FBI said it tracked down Fleming from a file-sharing site and then traced the IP address to the home of his parents.
Fleming told agents he tried to curb his behavior but couldn't, according to authorities.
One of the videos downloaded by Fleming allegedly depicted children as young as 3 years old getting raped.
Fleming faces up to 15 to 30 years behind bars.
Posted: August 21st, 2019 under News Story.
Tags: agent, child pornography, Florida, orlando, TSA
Records Reveal Geek Squads' Relationship with FBI Is Deeper Than Previously Reported
Best Buy, via Wikipedia
The FBI has paid Best Buy's Geek Squad employees to act as informants for a decade, much longer than previously reported.
Records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act by the Electronic Frontier Foundation reveal that the FBI has been working with Geek Squad employees since at least 2008.
The FBI declined to say whether it has similar relationship with other electronics repair companies.
The records raise serious questions about whether the relationship between the bureau and Geek Squad employees violate the Fourth Amendment against unreasonable searches and seizures.
At issue is whether the FBI's payments to the employees for turning over child pornography prompted Geek Squad workers to search computers beyond what was required to make repairs.
The bureau paid at least "eight FBI informants at Geek Squad City" between $500 and $1,000 each for helping disclose child pornography.
Tags: best buy, child pornography, FBI, FOIA, informants
Judge Drops Child Pornography Case, Saying FBI Misrepresented Facts
A judge dismissed child pornography charges against a California doctor whose computer was searched following a repair by Best Buy's Geek Squad because the FBI agent made "several false or misleading statements or omissions . . . with reckless disregard for the truth" in a search warrant affidavit, The Washington Post reports.
The pornography case was triggered by the Geek Squad's discovery of a photo of a naked girl, believed to be 9 years old. She was not involved in a sex act, and her genitals were not shown.
Technicians tipped off the FBI.
But U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney said the FBI misrepresented the case in obtaining a search warrant for the home and computers of oncologist Mark Rettenmaier. Agents found hundreds of pornographic photos on his iPhone.
Carney concluded the search was illegal because FBI agents received the warrant by inaccurately saying "the image was child pornography." The judge said the photo was "one image of child erotica" and that it "is simply not sufficient to search Dr. Rettenmaier's entire home, the place where the protective court of the Fourth Amendment is most powerful."
Posted: November 24th, 2017 under News Story.
Tags: agents, best buy, child pornography, FBI, search warrant
FBI: Florida Man Used Twitter to Send Child Pornography to News Anchor
Marchaun Browning
A 20-year-old Florida man was arrested after the FBI said he used multiple Twitter accounts to send child pornography to a local news anchor.
Investigators said Marchaun Browning created new Twitter accounts when the news anchor blocked his tweets containing sexual images of children, ABC Action News reports.
Using the IP addresses for each Twitter account, the FBI discovered the tweets originated at Browning's Gibsonton, Fla. home.
A total of 163 child pornography images were found.
On Aug. 16, a grand jury indicted Browning with three counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
He was arrested Saturday.
Posted: August 23rd, 2017 under News Story.
Tags: child pornography, FBI, Florida, Social Media, Twitter
Neighbor Hacked into College Students' Wireless Account to Download Child Pornography
Six years ago, FBI agents knocked on the door of three honor students at the University of California in Davis because the roommates' AT&T wireless router was used to access child pornography.
"When it became pounding, I stumbled out to open the front door – to the complete and utter shock of having FBI agents on my front porch shoving a warrant in my face and suddenly appearing armed in my home," Caitlin Fitzgerald wrote in a letter to the FBI two weeks ago, the Sacramento Bee reports. "Even thinking about it now, years later, my stomach starts to tighten."
Turns out, the roommates' 22-year-old neighbor was downloading child pornography by using "his great computer savvy" to hack into their password-protected wireless account, according to federal court records.
Today, the neighbor Alexander Nathan Norris is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in Sacramento, where prosecutors are calling for a 17.5-year sentence on charges of possession and distribution of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
"This case is not a run-of-the mill child pornography case because the defendant hacked into and used his neighbors' password-protected wireless internet to download and distribute child pornography, thereby roping innocent bystanders into his criminal activity," Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew Morris and Shelley Weger wrote in their sentencing memorandum to the judge.
"His actions caused the FBI to search his neighbors' personal computers, cell phones, bedrooms and living space."
Posted: August 2nd, 2017 under News Story.
Tags: child pornography, FBI, hacking, Internet, university of california
Federal Judges Dismiss Cases After FBI Hosted Child Pornography Site
The FBI's child pornography sting "Operation Pacifier" was successful at locating and identifying abusers, but it has come under attack by federal judges across the country.
Agents took over the "dark web" site, The Playpen, for two weeks, when 48,000 images and 200 videos of sexual abuse were posted or swapped. The FBI arrested more than 180 people in the U.S.
But the Knoxville New Sentinel reports that at least seven federal judges ruled that the FBI's takeover of the site was illegal and violated federal rules of criminal procedure.
The judges cited constitutional violations.
Posted: September 6th, 2016 under News Story.
Tags: child pornography, constitution, dark web, FBI, judges
FBI's Refusal to Release Details of Child Pornography Probe Compromises Case
The FBI may lose some of its cases against alleged pedophiles because the bureau has refused to release details of how investigators used the Tor network to track suspects.
ZDNet reports that a court overseeing the case against an alleged visitor of the site, Jay Michaud, dismissed evidence as a result.
The cost said the evidence can't be used because against the Vancouver school administrator.
The FBI seized a website on the dark web last year so that investigators could track who used the site.
Since the FBI won't reveal the full source code of the website takeover, the evidence isn't permissible, a court said.
Tags: child pornography, court, FBI, pedophiles
Attorney: FBI Used Best Buy Employee to Perform Warrantless Searches
A Best Buy employee who worked at the company's repair center served as a paid FBI informant who essentially performed warrantless searches on electronics at the maintenance facility in Kentucky, according to the attorney of a doctor facing child pornography charges.
Since 2009, "the FBI was dealing with a paid agent inside the Geek Squad who was used for the specific purpose of searching clients' computers for child pornography and other contraband or evidence of crimes," defense attorney James Riddet claimed in a court filing last month, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Riddet is defending Dr. Mark Albert Rettenmaier, who was indicted in November 2014 on two felony counts of child pornography.
Riddet has asked the judge to dismiss most of the evidence in the case because it was taken during illegal searches by a supervisor at the Geek Squad.
Tags: best buy, child pornography, computers, FBI, Informant


The Green Team is here to present to you one fantastic and unique shooter, Metro. The Redux collection is the remastered first and second titles, 2033 and Last Light, and Wafflecopter771 is going to tell you why it deserves a place on your Steam list.
If you like Wafflecopter771 and want to see more from him, give his channel a look.


The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway is told to be opened by the end of 2014.
Photos from famous Swiss railway bridge, Landwasserviadukt.
TCDD announced closure of Halkali and opening of rail ferry service to Derince. The European rail traffic handled in Halkali will now be shared between Cerkezkoy, Corlu and Derince terminals.
Every player is now looking for the alternatives, and already started comparisons of terminals near İstanbul. Here are terminal Oscars of Rail Turkey.
The Bosphorus Tunnel, the dream project is counting the days.. Will only passengers pass through it, or the cargos as well?
The closing time of Halkalı is approaching.. Now, the questions is this: Which will replace Halkalı, Çerkezköy or Derince?
Asian and European side of Turkey is disconnected for more than a year by rail. And now it's about to connect again..


After completing the original game in the series, I was convinced developer Red Barrel had in fact developed the scariest game I had ever played. To this day my opinion has not changed on the matter. Even tackling the games lengthy DLC update known as 'The Whistleblower', Red Barrel once again managed to paralyze your senses with genuine scare tactics, which ran in parallel to the original game, offering a contraction of dread and horror.
Unlike any other thrilling survival-horror before it, Outlast shrewdly incapacitates your ability to defend yourself. Equipped with only a camcorder, making the use for batteries a painstaking affair, Red Barrel forever cemented their brand of scare on my psyche.
Now Red Barrels aim to raise the stakes even highly with their upcoming first-person survival horror, Outlast 2, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. From what we have gathered, Outlast 2 is a direct sequel but with no tie-ins to the original game.
In Outlast 2 players take on the role of a journalist named Blake Langermann, who along with his wife Lynn, roaming the Arizona desert to explore the murder of a pregnant woman, simply known as Jane Doe. Unfortunately, Blake and Lynn get separated in a helicopter crash, and Blake has to find his wife while traveling through a village inhabited by a sect who believes the end of days is upon them.
Staying faithful to the tried and true formula of the original game, Blake is completely unable to fight and can only defend in scripted scenes. In addition, he and can hide in lockers, crouch, run, jump, walk, vault and climb much like in the first game. Once again, even as Blake, players only possess a camcorder, which has night vision enabled, though the camcorder's batteries are also drained when night vision is used.
Unlike the first game, Blake's status as a cameraman means he has a much more advanced camera in his possession, one with clearer footage, zoom, and an audio detection system built into each speaker that can be used to detect distant footsteps and other noises. Spare batteries used to recharge the camcorder are spread throughout the locations. Red Barrel has even added a new take on feeling vulnerable as Blake who also wears glasses, which limits the player's vision if they fall off.
Ultimately, it appears as if Red Barrel has ambitions of outdoing themselves with the sequel. Overshadowing their original outing will be difficult, yet necessary in order to evlove the series. We are glad to hear that Red Barrel is sticking to their effective formula with slight innovative touches, moving the experience further. Red Barrel has informed us that Outlast 2, from the characters and settings would be much different than the first, as players wouldn't return to Mount Massive in the sequel, and trust me I am not complaining as that crazed asylum was a complete nut show, in a horrifyingly terrific way, of course.
For those wanting a taste of the game in action, there is a pleasant gameplay demo currently available across the PS4 and Xbox One.


Welcome to The Institute of Culinary Arts, South Africa's leading training school for world-class chefs. Based in the famous Stellenbosch winelands, the ICA is internationally acclaimed for producing capable and industry-ready professionals of the highest calibre. Our comprehensive and specialised training is based on classic gastronomic principles, coupled with innovative thinking and creative flair.
There has never been a more exciting time to enter the international culinary fraternity. The hospitality industry is experiencing record growth and South Africa is a particularly popular destination. Food itself is also being taken a lot more seriously - not only have we seen the rise of celebrity chefs, there is also a growing public interest in quality ingredients and local flavours and cuisines.
There are numerous fantastic career opportunities, each promising to be equally rewarding and inspiring. Start your own catering company or restaurant, work in product development, hospitality management, the wine and beverage industry, or even food writing and photography. Whichever direction you decide to pursue, the ICA will prepare you for the challenges of this energetic and demanding industry, promising you a shining career in the culinary arts.
"Cultivating world-class chefs who breathe inspiration and innovation into the culinary world trained to challenge conformity by pushing boundaries, bringing with them excitement and a fresh approach to the world of food."
This was the dream that inspired Letitia Prinsloo to open the Institute of Culinary Arts (ICA) in 1995. Renowned for her unwavering commitment to quality, she was awarded the Chaine des Rotisseurs blazon for the famed restaurant she previously owned in Pretoria, La Maison. Her passion now bears the fruit with ICA being recognised as the countrys leading chef training facility.
The foundation which is laid through this training, conducted under an excellent tutor/student ratio of 1:7, allows students to explore new techniques and break boundaries with innovative and exciting new trends, setting benchmarks for others to follow and measure themselves by.
Verdant vineyards, majestic mountains, strawberry fields The ICA campus is situated on the historic Spier Estate near Stellenbosch. Surrounded by the beauty of nature and the bounty of the famous Cape Winelands, the ICA experience stimulates the senses and creates memories far beyond the world class training provided. Each season brings new flavours and tastes. This is simply paradise for anyone with a passion for fine food and wine.
"I am confident in the great success of the Institute of Culinary Arts in the future and of its principal producing top quality chefs in South Africa.
"Their kitchen equipment and layout is world-class, which I personally experienced when the Institute of Culinary Arts hosted the Chaine des Rotisseurs International Commis Competition in September 2003."
To view a full list of all courses presented by Institute of Culinary Arts click below.


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Q: is it possible to ujson.dumps() python class instance (faster deepcopy) I am trying to make a fast copy of a class instance. cPickle.loads(cPickle.dumps(),-1) works fine, almost 5 times faster than copy.deepcopy, but I read that ujson is much faster than cPickle. I could not get ujson to work with a custom class, is it possible to do so?
example:
import cPickle as pickle
import ujson

class AClass(object):
    def __init__(self):
        print('init')
        self.v = 10
        self.z = [2,3,4]
        self._zdict = dict(zip(self.z,self.z))

a = AClass()
a
#<__main__.AClass at 0x118b1d390>

# does not work with ujson
ua = ujson.dumps(a)
au = ujson.loads(ua)
au
#{u'v': 10, u'z': [2, 3, 4]}

# but works with pickle
pa = pickle.dumps(a)
ap = pickle.loads(pa)
ap
#<__main__.AClass at 0x117460190>

A: ujson isn't serializing the object; it's just encoding its attribute dict as a JSON object. There isn't enough information there to reproduce the original object in it entirety; the most obvious indication is that nothing in the output of ujson.dumps records what class a was an instance of.
The reason usjon is so much faster than cPickle is that cPickle has to do a lot more.

A: An idea is to define your own protocole, base of the concept described for pickle.
Define a __getstate__ and __setsatte__ instance in your class:
class AClass(object):
    def __init__(self, v, z):
        self.v = v
        self.z = z
        self._zdict = dict(zip(self.z, self.z))

    def __repr__(self):
        return repr({'v': self.v, 'z': self.z, '_zdict': self._zdict})

    def __getstate__(self):
        return {'v': self.v, 'z': self.z}

    def __setstate__(self, state):
        self.__dict__.update(state)
        self._zdict = dict(zip(self.z, self.z))

Then, you can define a save() and a load()function like this:
import importlib
import json
import io

def save(instance, dst_file):
    data = {
        'module': instance.__class__.__module__,
        'class': instance.__class__.__name__,
        'state': instance.__getstate__()}
    json.dump(data, dst_file)

def load(src_file):
    obj = json.load(src_file)
    module_name = obj['module']
    mod = importlib.import_module(module_name)
    cls = getattr(mod, obj['class'])
    instance = cls.__new__(cls)
    instance.__setstate__(obj['state'])
    return instance

Simple usage (using a StringIO here instead of a classic file):
a_class = AClass(10, [2, 3, 4])
my_file = io.StringIO()
save(a_class, my_file)

print(my_file.getvalue())
# -> {"module": "__main__", "class": "AClass", "state": {"v": 10, "z": [2, 3, 4]}}

my_file = io.StringIO(my_file.getvalue())
instance = load(my_file)

print(repr(instance))
# -> {'v': 10, 'z': [2, 3, 4], '_zdict': {2: 2, 3: 3, 4: 4}}


At Slater Family Dental, we strive to ensure that all of our patients enjoy the best possible oral health. Aloha, OR family dentist Dr. Slaterand his friendly staff appreciate that not everyone knows the best dental practices or what causes some common oral health problems. To provide you with information needed, we happily answer patient questions in order to help them understand the best ways to take care of their teeth and gums.
A frequent issue that many patients deal with is sensitive teeth, a condition that causes tooth discomfort in one or more teeth. For most patients, tooth sensitivity is triggered by eating or drinking hot, cold, sweet, or sour foods, and even by breathing in extremely cold air. The pain caused by sensitive teeth can feel sudden, sharp, and like it shoots all the down into a tooth's nerve endings.
Tooth sensitivity occurs when the underlying layer of a tooth, known as the dentin, becomes exposed due to the receding of gum tissue. Normally your gum tissue protects your teeth's root, and enamel, the hardest substance produced in by the body, covers your teeth's dentin. However, when the roots of your teeth become exposed, the thousands of tiny tubules that lead to the nerve center of a tooth also become exposed. These dental tubules allow stimuli, such as hot, cold, sweet, or sour, to affect the nerve in a tooth, which causes you to feel pain.
Brushing too aggressively. Years of brushing too hard or using a brush with stiff, irritating bristles can eventually wear down the enamel that protects your teeth's dentin. This causes the dentin, and your teeth's nerves, to become exposed. Brushing too aggressively can also irritate your gum line, which causes it to recede and expose your teeth's roots.
Tooth decay. When located near the gum line, tooth decay can allow bacteria to infect the gum line, which can damage the roots of a tooth and cause sensitivity.
Gum recession. As previously mentioned, gum recession is one of the leading causes of tooth sensitivity.
Gum disease. Sore and inflamed gum tissue could cause sensitivity due to the loss of supporting ligaments, which directly exposes a tooth's nerves and roots.
Cracked teeth. When a tooth becomes broken, chipped, or cracked, bacteria can enter through these spaces and cause the pulp of a tooth to become inflamed.
Teeth grinding. Individuals who deal with high levels of stress can begin subconsciously grinding or clenching their teeth, especially at night while asleep. The strain this places on your teeth can eventually wear down tooth enamel and expose the dentin underneath.
Tooth whitening. Frequent or excessive use of some tooth whitening or bleaching products can cause tooth sensitivity.
Mouthwash. Certain brands of mouthwash contain high levels of acid that can increase tooth sensitivity if you suffer from exposed dentin. Frequent use of these products can eventually cause damage to the dentin layer of a tooth, which results in tooth sensitivity.
Practice good oral hygiene. Brushing and flossing daily will help thoroughly clean your mouth and reduce your risk of developing a number of conditions that can contribute to tooth sensitivity.
Use a soft brush. The softer a brush you use, the less abrasion will occur to the surface of your teeth and irritation to your gums when brushing. Make sure you brush gently when cleaning the gum line in order to prevent removing gum tissue.
Use special toothpaste. A variety of brands on the market are designed specifically to help people who suffer from sensitive teeth. Regular use of these types of toothpastes should help to dull tooth sensitivity. However, you may need to try several different brands before you find one that best suits your needs.
Be careful about what you eat. Try to avoid foods that have a high acid content, as they can cause gradual enamel erosion, which leads to dentin exposure.
If you have any question about the causes or prevention of tooth sensitivity, make sure you ask Aloha, OR family dentist Dr. Slaterduring your next visit.


The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, holding that a jury should make the determination of whether tacking is available in a given (jury) case. "The Ninth Circuit correctly held that whether two marks may be tacked for purposes of determining priority is a question for the jury. Accordingly, the judgment of the Ninth Circuit is affirmed." Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank, 113 USPQ2d 1365 (Supreme Court 2015).
When Hana Financial sued Hana Bank for infringement, the latter invoked the tacking doctrine in claiming priority. Tacking applies when the two marks create the same, continuing commercial impression. The later mark should not differ materially from the earlier mark to be tacked. In other words, the two marks must be "legal equivalents." The circuits are split as to whether tacking is a question of law or an issue for the jury.
The Supreme Court ruled that tacking is an issue for the jury to decide.
Application of a test that relies upon an ordinary consumer's understanding of the impression that a mark conveys falls comfortably within the ken of a jury. Indeed, we have long recognized across a variety of doctrinal contexts that, when the relevant question is how an ordinary person or community would make an assessment, the jury is generally the decisionmaker that ought to provide the fact-intensive answer.
Of course, a judge may decide the tacking issue in a non-jury case, and may do so in a jury case if the facts warrant it on a motion for summary judgment or for judgment as a matter of law. But otherwise, when a jury trial has been requested, "the question whether tacking is warranted must be decided by a jury."
The Court found that the district court had properly instructed the jury on the issue, and it therefore affirmed the district court judgment of non-infringement.
TTABlog note: The issue of tacking comes up relatively rarely. But does this decision have broader implications? Does it suggest that likelihood of confusion is a jury issue? The circuits are split on the question.
Whether the Supreme Court will consider LOC is a jury issue would only occur if a plaintiff's case is dismissed on SJ or on a motion for JMOL for no LOC, and the high court grants cert to decide the question. Until the Supreme Court granted cert in Hana Financial, I would have thought the chances of the Court granting cert on whether LOC is a question of law or fact would be low. Now, who knows?
Does the fact that Justice Sotomayor practiced some trademark law play any part in the S. Ct.'s recent willingness to take trademark cases?
The LOC question also has a cognate issue apart from the judge/jury dichotomy. On appellate review, what is the standard? Some circuits say that each of the LOC factors are reviewed for "clear error," but the final LOC concusion is reviewed de novo. Others review the whole thing for clear error. Seems to me that that is the same issue -- is the final conclusion a conclusion of law or fact? The Hana case strongly suggests the latter.


You should be so lucky as to be on a spaceship with Ethan Lipton. If you do take off into "The Outer Space", now in residence at the Public Theater, the journey you will go on is a funny, insightful allegory of a couple who move away from the headaches and expense of a big city to the different headaches and challenges of relocating to a rural area for more affordable life. The husband wants to remain in a place akin to New York City — Ethan calls it remaining on Earth. The wife wants to go to a place akin to the county — Ethan calls it going to Mercury.
Ethan Lipton's songs are quirky delights. His rhymes are original and satisfying and his lyrics are joyful in their simple brilliance. Each time he sings, he employs a unique concept and executes it in a way that brings pleasure derived from experiencing truth and heart-felt wit.
One irony that made me sad was that the very people in Joe's Pub that were laughing at the show's conceit were, as far as this reviewer could tell, the very people that gentrified the lower east side and various neighborhoods around the city. These 1%-ers get to take in at this tale of an artist being displaced by high rents while sipping their overpriced martinis and noshing on expensive appetizers. The artists who can't afford this, not in the room.
The Outer Space is performed by Ethan Lipton as a series of monologues and songs. Ethan is backed up by his band of three terrific musicians: Vito Dieterle (saxophones/keyboards), Eben Levy (guitar), and Ian m. Riggs (bass).
A song that demonstrates Mr. Lipton's original approach has a hook of " BUT YOU WON'T TAKE AWAY MY GRUMPY." The narrator doesn't wish to mindlessly practice gratitude. He wants to keep that big city edge.
Each song along the way has its own brilliant quirky insightfulness. Each song surprises. Occasionally the monologue part of the tale got a bit lengthy (even for a show that was just 80 minutes long). The allegory wears a little thin in spite of witty riffs that have wonderful topical references. At one point the narrator talks of wanting to get away from "corporate greed, cultural homogenization, economic marginalization, pollution, overcrowded schools, overpriced rents, overhyped pastries, and busker rock." Having once stood on a line for hours to try a cronut, the reference to overhyped pastries (while the least tragic item on the list) was spot on.
My only complaint about the show — but it's a big one — is the venue itself. The Public Theater is a beloved, cherished institution. If you told me there could only be one theater in New York, I would want it to be The Public Theater. But either the sound at Joe's Pub is lacking or it wasn't mixed well or Ethan Lipton's diction wasn't optimal. I had to strain to hear the words all night long. Fortunately the show's publicist provided me with a script so I could read every delicious word at home. If Joe's Pub can't improve their sound — and a comfortable chair would be nice as well (the un-cushioned wooden chair was not welcoming to the human spine), then The Outer Space is better experienced by buying a recording and listening to it through headphones. But whichever choice you make, do take it in — you will go on a journey of stellar songwriting.
Featuring music composed and performed by Ethan Lipton, Vito Dieterle, Eben Levy, and Ian Riggs.
The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) – Public Theater Member and Partner tickets, as well as single tickets starting at $45, can be accessed now by calling (212) 967-7555, visiting www.publictheater.org, or in person at the Taub Box Office at The Public Theater at 425 Lafayette Street. Joe's Pub at The Public serves food nightly, but there is no food or drink minimum for THE OUTER SPACE.


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Remembering Capricorn's Frank Fenter: The Push To Get Him Into The Georgia Music Hall of Fame
by Michael Buffalo Smith
Frank Fenter is truly an unsung hero of the music world, especially in the world of Southern Rock. Today there is a movement afoot set into motion by Fenter's step[son Robin to get Fenter into The Georgia Music Hall of Fame. His work with Atlantic Records and subsequent move to the new Southern label Capricorn at the request of the Ertegun Brothers make him a prime candidate for induction.
Frank was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa before moving to London, England in 1958 with aspirations of becoming a professional actor.
In 1966, Frank Fenter was chosen by Atlantic Records Nesuhi Ertegün to head Atlantic Records in the United Kingdom. During his time at Atlantic Fenter discovered such artists as Yes, King Crimson, and Led Zeppelin.
Fenter was instrumental for breaking R&B music in Europe, bringing the Stax tour to Europe, in 1967.
In 1969, Fenter and Phil and Alan Walden co-founded Capricorn Records after securing a distribution deal from Atlantic Records that Fenter secured and negotiated with his mentor, Ahmet Ertegun.
"We were completely supportive of the idea of Phil and Frank creating a label together that we would be involved in and that we would distribute," said Ertegun in an interview. "Together, Frank and Phil formed a great team."
Frank Fenter became Executive Vice President of Capricorn Records signing many of the artists to the label roster with his business partner, Phil Walden.
The history of Capricorn Records is forever tied to the history of Southern Rock. From the signing of The Allman brothers Band in 1969, to the great bands that followed such as Marshall Tucker Wet Willie and Grinderswitch, Fenter was a major part of the label. A quiet man who worked more behind the scenes, there is no question as to his grand contributions to Southern Rock and to Georgia Music. Here are just a few of the many collected comments from Frank's friends, peers and artists he worked with.
"Frank Fenter, when I think of him I see a smile. He was always the one that seemed to smooth out any of the many problems arising in the ever changing world of rock and roll. Where some might get a little excited and lose focus, Frank remained relatively calm, and could see the line of least resistance or whether or not a little turmoil was worth the fight. Mostly, Frank loved to celebrate life and it came through in his smile. A fine man that helped further the cause of music and musicians" - Tommy Talton, Cowboy
"Frank was a great friend of mine. Throughout all the turmoil that always surrounded us, Frank was always there for me. He was a first class guy!"
- Dickey Betts, Former Allman Brothers Band member
"No one was like Frank Fenter. He deserves a lot of recognition that he never got. One of the smartest men I have ever met. He was always a gentle man. Lots of class, always.
- Colonel Bruce Hampton
"He absolutely should be in there, in my opinion. He was a huge part of Capricorn Records. He made a huge impact." (quote taken from Macon Telegraph article,12/14/09)
- Chuck Leavell, former Allman Brothers Band, Sea Level and Rolling Stones band member.
"Frank was a special person who played an integral role, not only in making bringing Capricorn and its artists to the world, but also many legendary artists during his tenure at Atlantic."
- Philip Walden, Jr.
"Frank Fenter's contribution to the state's music history has been somewhat overlooked. It would be wonderful for his contributions to be recognized by membership into the GMHF." -Willie Perkins, former ABB Road Manager
"Frank was the wheels that made the operation run. He was a mover and shaker with Integrity. He understood the creative process, but he also knew how to make things happen on the business front" Bobby Whitlock, former member of Eric Clapton's Derek and the Dominos and Capricorn Recording artist.
"It is Frank Fenter who taught myself and artist mgr. Phil Walden the executive side of the record business in those historic years when we introduced Southern Rock to the world.
Frank Fenter had one of the best ears in the music business.
He had the record business knowledge and he was a power behind the scenes at Capricorn and everyone in the record company recognized that." - Dick Wooley, former Capricorn Executive
"He was instrumental in bringing Capricorn Records to Macon, Georgia. We have a special interest in seeing Frank nominated as I was his personal assistant from l970 until l973. Because of Frank I met and married Chuck. He also was instrumental in getting Chuck the funding for his first Hammond B3 Organ."
- Rose Lane White Leavell, former Capricorn employee
'I was a staff recording engineer at Capricorn from 1976-1979 and was blessed to be able to be part of over 100 recordings including Marshall Tucker, Sea Level, Gregg Allman, Bonnie Bramlett and many others. During this time I was fortunate to work with Mr. Fenter on numerous occasions. His heart for music, his visionary abilities and his warm treatment of those he worked with, was and is rare in the entertainment industry." - David Pinkston
"I remember Frank as the man who, among his other noble deeds, made it possible for me to become the first Recording Artist to bring together and entertain multi-racial audiences in South Africa. Until his intervention, I was steadfast in declining offers to go there because of its laws of Apartheid. But Frank could be very persuasive, and he fought long and hard to accomplish that goal. I shall always be very grateful to him for that, because even today, my greatest following is still in South Africa.
During my tenure at Capricorn Records, where Frank was Senior Vice President, he always made me feel like a part of the "Capricorn Family," never giving the impression - like so many other higher-ups - that he was an executive, and that you were beneath him. Always the ultimate optimist, he never saw the glass as half empty, but half full. With his quick wit, sense of humor, and hearty laugh, you were immediately at ease in his presence.
Aside from the attributes I mention above, Frank's contribution to the Music Industry is immeasurable. His legacy for that contribution is long-overdue its recognition. His induction to the GMHF should be a given, as he is regarded by those of us who had the good fortune of getting to know him, as one of the "Greats" in the business."
- Dobie Gray, Former Capricorn Recording Artist
"Frank was both mentor and friend.His advice at every turn guided us through the murky waters of the music business and his was always the voice of reason. This was a role Frank willingly played with every band he ever came in contact with. Fueled by a passion for the music and armed with an intimate knowledge of the vicissitudes of the business, he was a rare figure indeed. People like Frank Fenter do not even exist in the music industry today."
- Richard Cooper (The Cooper Brothers)
"For too long, Frank Fenter has been one of those unsung heroes in music history, despite his pivotal role in the development of both rock and rhythm and blues. Having grown up in apartheid-era South Africa, where he defied the boundaries of segregation to soak up the rhythms of his black compatriots music around bonfires, Fenter was well-prepared to dismantle similar strictures in the stratified South and create new harmonies, musical and social.
By dint of his integrity and far-sighted vision, he helped to mint a new genre of music: Southern rock. Fenter's influence can be heard today in just about every groove with funk and twang."
- Candice Dyer
author of "Street Singers, Soul Shakers, and Rebels With a Cause: Music from Macon" and writer at large for Atlanta magazine
"I am in full support of Frank getting into the Georgia Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Frank helped further Eric Quincy Tate's career in the music biz, and helped produce one of the best records to come out of Capricorn, "Drinking Mans Friend."
- David Cantonwine, EQT
"After we played two songs, Frank said "Delightful. Come in Monday morning and we will sign the papers." Total gentleman is the operative word for Frank. He was kind and had a warm, sincere demeanor, he always made you feel important, he was "The elegant Captain of the ship."
- Rick Hirsch, co-founder of Wet Willie, former Capricorn artist.
"Frank loved The Music Business and he was a fearless promoter of The Southern music that he loved ! He was also a great man. The music business needs more cats like Frank Fenter today !
- John D. Wyker, former session musician at Capricorn and founder of the band Sailcat
"I considered Frank and his wife, Kiki Fenter as the center of the social hub of the Macon music phenomena during the early 70's. In particular, they were the primary hosts of parties and dinners for the Allman Brothers and other musicians of the era. If walls could talk, a book could be written on the real story of Macon Ga at the height of its music history. Many stories were told by Frank and the musicians that felt at home there. While Frank provided inspiration of other musical greats, Kiki provided an opportunity for musicians to talk about their influences and with her encouragement, those thoughts eventually, made many records. Inspiration to learn and for a safe place to be who these people were, were very very, important.
Dickey and I were invited on a regular basis to enjoy the dinners that Frank fixed and Kiki hosted. Whenever invited, Dickey and I attended without hesitance and with pure excitement. Frank provided his collection of music that was phenomenal and Kiki was the warmest human being that helped navigate us through many a troubling time that most people in the music industry experience. They both had this experience. One of the greatest gifts was Frank's broad collection of albums which lined a whole wall from top to bottom in their huge estate home and, if it wasn't there, he would dig into the closets that held a mass of albums. On one occasion, Dickey and Frank got into a discussion on jazz and the relationship to the fiddle. Dickey's father was a fiddle player and this was his first musical influence as a child. Frank went into his closet and had the complete Django Rheinhart collection on the Hot Club of France. He played an album, and that was it! Dickey loved it. He talked to Frank about setting up a recording session with Django which Frank followed up on. Unfortunately, it wasn't possible at the time. What Dickey did do, was orchestrate a recording session and tour with Vasser Clements, an American country icon from Kissimmee, Florida. The album was called "Highway Call" and the tour included Nashville and Muscle Shoals musicians, Spooner Oldham, backup singers for Elvis Presley, Pepper Watkins, etc. One of the tunes was called the "Kissimmee Kid", an instrumental featuring Dickey and Vasser.
Frank was truly an inspiration and expert in every genre of music. This is only one example of the incredible influence he had on the Macon/Capricorn artists."
- Sandy Wabegijig (Blue Sky)
"During most of the 1970s', Capricorn Records was one of the most successful privately held record labels in the world, having created the genre of Southern Rock and introducing the world to bands as The Allman Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band, Elvin Bishop, Wet Willie, Sea Level, Dixie Dregs, Grinderswithch, Eric Quincy Tate, Dobie Gray and Captain Beyond. Phil Walden is already an inductee. We can only hope that the Hall of Fame will induct the other half of the dynamic duo in 2010."
-Michael Buffalo Smith
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David Lyle Morris is a New Zealand singer, songwriter and worship leader, who is based back home in NZ, after being in the UK for 15 years.
David grew up in a NZ military family and lived in the USA, Fiji and the UK during his childhood. He developed a love for people, their music and sport through these experiences, and through his fieldwork experience on drinking water supply in the remote islands of Fiji. David loves languages and is learning te reo Maori as part of his commitment to the Restore Trust mission in New Zealand.
David has worked as a concert performer, worship leader and session singer in many countries. He is best known for his work alongside worship leaders including Robin Mark, Graham Kendrick, Darlene Zschech and Gloria Gaynor. He has recorded 14 albums, including live worship recordings from London, 'Jesus King of the Ages' and 'Live in Ireland' recorded in Northern Ireland with a congregation of 3000.
David is worship leader at The Upper Room church in Auckland and he lectures on leading worship, training and equipping leaders around New Zealand and beyond. Finland and Singapore are regular ports of call.
Liz Morris is a champion of the 'outsider'. She grew up in a tough part of Glasgow, Scotland. She was raised in a family firmly committed to the local Presbyterian Church where she took on leadership responsibility from an early age.
Liz and her brother were among the first students from their secondary school to go to university. She graduated in history and politics and later trained as a careers adviser. Liz has worked in the United Kingdom and New Zealand in counselling and vocational guidance with adults and many young people, including those with special needs. She used her leadership and guidance skills to manage a Christian-based training company for long-term unemployed people in South London.
Liz is now a careers counsellor in a high school in Auckland. She has worked at a number of schools in low socio-economic areas and worked with many students who are Maori or of Pacific Island descent. Liz is also involved as a member and speaker at The Upper Room, Auckland.
Liz's first book 'A Time to Wait – Bible Insights on Trusting God's Timing' was published by Bible Reading Fellowship UK in 2001. She has a particular interest in spiritual gifts, especially healing.