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Colors and Contours
From Wind Repertory Project
2 Instrumentation
3 Errata
4 Program Notes
6 State Ratings
8 Works for Winds by This Composer
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. F. Peters
Cost: Parts: Rental Only | Full score $30.50
C Flute I-II-III (Flute III doubling Piccolo)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III (Clarinet III doubling Bass Clarinet)
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Percussion I-II-III, including:
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal (2)
Tam-Tam
Temple blocks (5)
Wind Chimes (glass and metal)
None discovered thus far.
Colors and Contours was commissioned by the College Band Directors National Association and premiered at the March 1985 national meeting in Boulder, Colorado, by the McNeese State University Wind Ensemble, conducted by David Waybright. Although printed in one movement, the slow rhapsodic opening, linked by a euphonium solo to a contrasting fast section, gives the listener an impression of two movements. An example of colors may be heard in the bright major chord sounds of augmented triads changing with various instrumental tone combinations. The contours are illustrated by the sweeping lines moving up and down, as in the quiet but changing sounds of the opening. The work's structure is based on a continual process of textural change; the repeated concepts ensure unity.
-Program notes from CBDNA Journal, Win./1985 and Win./1986, Leslie Bassett and Larry Rachleff
Larry Rachleff wrote the most comprehensive analysis of Bassett's Colors and Contours.
In his single movement composition, Leslie Bassett continually unfolds and reworks his material in a way that is similar to Baroque Fortspinnung in which the musical structure is based on a continual process of textural and gestural change. Bassett's manipulation and varying developmental treatment of repeated concepts creates separate episodes and insures unity. ...Bassett's composition does not possess a conventional form, nor does it present distinct thematic material. Clearly, major thirds function as a starting point for the composer's imagination, yielding augmented triads and whole-tone collections. ...The "Bassett sound" has always depended upon pitch materials and rhythm; however, it is the masterful instrumental scoring that allows the listener to appreciate the wonderful timbres. In this piece, colors are mostly treble based.
According to Sarah McKoin, "The 'colors' in Colors and Contours refer to the way the timbre is affected by the manipulation of essentially four augmented triads and how the orchestration choices continually provide new and interesting colors. ...The 'contours' of the work refer (in the composer's own words) to the sweeping lines moving up and down, such as the quiet, opening mountain range of sounds." Bassett considered himself to be an intuitive rather than a theoretical composer -- a painter with sound.
- Program Note from University of Nebraska concert program, 6 December 2017
Audio: Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, Tex.) Wind Ensemble (David Campo, conductor)
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Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Thomas Caneva, conductor) - 4 March 2021
University of Nebraska (Lincoln) Wind Ensemble (Carolyn Barber, conductor) – 6 December 2017
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque) Wind Ensemble (Eric Rombach-Kendall, conductor) – 26 February 1999 (CBDNA 1999 National Conference, Austin, Tx.)
Works for Winds by This Composer
Colors and Contours (1984)
Concerto Grosso for Brass Quintet with Wind and Percussion Ensemble (1982)
Designs, Images, and Textures (1964)
Fantasy for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble (1986)
Lullaby for Kirsten (1985)
Nonet (c. 1967)
Sounds, Shapes, and Symbols (1977)
Wood and Reed Transformed (1998)
Chapman, Christopher C. (2003). "Leslie Bassett." In: A Composer's Insight, Volume 2. Galesville, Md.: Meredith Music Publications. pp. 1–15.
Leslie Bassett website
Lourens, Alan. "Colors and Contours MBM Times, Issue 6 (2012), 64.
Miles, Richard B. 2000. Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Volume 3. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 310-315.
Rachleff, Larry. (1986, Winter). "Colors and Contours — Leslie Bassett." CBDNA Journal 2(2), 1-7.
Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 42.
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Stuart Hooper says Bath Rugby players are 'chomping at the bit' to play in Anglo-Welsh Cup
The ex-captain is taking charge of matchday affairs with academy manager Andy Rock
Daniel EvansHead of sport content
Stuart Hooper sees the Anglo-Welsh Cup as a genuine chance for Bath Rugby to win their first senior trophy in a decade.
The club are sitting on top of Pool 1 with matches against Newcastle Falcons at home and Ospreys away in the next two weeks.
The domestic cup has not been a high priority in the past couple of seasons. Squad rotation and early defeats have put Bath out of the running for semi-final qualification while the competition is still young.
But this season, wins against London Irish and Leicester Tigers in November have given them a real shot at winning their pool and booking a home fixture in the last four as one of the best qualifiers.
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If Bath were to go all the way, it would be their first senior trophy since the European Challenge Cup in 2008.
Performance and player development director Hooper said: "I don't see it as our best chance of winning silverware, I see it as a chance of winning silverware.
Steve Borthwick lifting the 2008 European Challenge Cup for Bath Rugby (Image: David Rogers/Getty Images)
"I see this next game at the Rec as our chance of putting in a good performance. That's our focus.
"We want to put in a performance that we can be proud of, which shows what we've been doing in training."
The other trophy opportunity Hooper was referring to was the Premiership, in which Bath are 5th with nine rounds of matches to go.
Henry Thomas flies out to Portugal to join five Bath players in England's Six Nations squad
"The Premiership is still very much wide open," Hooper said. "Have we had every result we wanted to? No we haven't.
"Do we feel we can progress over the second half of the season? Absolutely."
Selection for the Falcons game will be affected by the long injury list and the fact six Bath players are on England's Six Nations training camp in Portugal.
Stuart Hooper talks to Todd Blackadder before Bath Rugby take on Scarlets in the Champions Cup (Image: Ian Johnson/Taking Pictures (Sport) Ltd)
Tighthead Shaun Knight is back from a neck injury and Jeff Williams, Josh Bayliss, Darren Atkins and Miles Reid – a back-rower from the academy who has recovered from knee problem – are all in contention.
Hooper added: "It's not about chucking out whoever we can chuck out, it's about putting a team out who can really represent us in the best way possible.
"I've got absolutely no doubt the players involved are going to do that."
Ryan Davis draws on ups and downs of his playing career as Bath Rugby's academy pathway coach
After what Hooper described as the "hugely disappointing" exit from the Champions Cup pool stage last weekend, and the review which followed, he has been impressed by the energy and enthusiasm in training at Farleigh House.
The former club captain of five years added: "There's a big group of people absolutely chomping at the bit to play for Bath, so there are some really good guys to choose from.
The Bath Rugby pack take a breather before the final push against Leicester Tigers
"We've not got hundreds of people who are not injured, but we do have some very good options. It will be a tough selection meeting for sure."
Hooper will be in charge of matchday affairs with academy manager Andy Rock, as some of the senior coaches take a back seat.
Bath Rugby injury updates for the Anglo-Welsh Cup clash with Newcastle Falcons
Director of rugby Todd Blackadder is expecting two big performances and positive results over the next fortnight.
"I'd like to think we'll qualify for a home semi-final," he said. "That's the goal, and to really use this performance to kickstart a massive month of Premiership rugby as well."
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How did England conquer Wales?
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When did Wales become Wales?
The Laws in Wales Acts of 1535–1542 annexed Wales to England, abolished the Welsh legal system, and banned the Welsh language from any official role and status. It also allowed members representing Wales to be elected to Parliament for the first time, although these were often not Welsh.
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Theater RED presents "The Wayward Women"
A new Elizabethan comedy now playing in Milwaukee
Whoever heard of a new Elizabethan comedy? Maybe there are scads out there playing the worlds' stages, but I hadn't come across one until Theater RED's production of Jared McDaris' The Wayward Women. Although it's a new play, the lines are written in verse, and so the show sounds like something straight outta Shakespeare.
The play is also performed in Original Practices Shakespeare. That is, as it would have been performed in Shakespeare's day, with actors using the audience as part of the story, creating a wholly immersive experience that's a hoot to behold.
Such Shakespearean structure perfectly befits the story of The Wayward Women, which echoes the types of plot-lines you might find in works like The Twelfth Night. In McDaris' pastoral comedy, two Swiss men — the noble Cordelius and his servant Julian — are marooned on the island of Amosa after being banished by Cordelius' father. It just so happens that, on this island, women rule.
We meet a cast of female characters, the two central being the quarreling Dame Anu and Dame Grendela. These ladies reside at opposite ends of the moral scale — "protestations vs. molestations." In an effort to force these two to get over themselves and maintain peace, the Duchess entrusts the castaways (one now disguised as a woman) to the Dames' care, and forbids the pious Anu and bawdy Grendela to look upon each other, under penalty of death.
Long story short, the undisguised castaway Cordelius becomes the object of much affection for these two warring women, while the dress-wearing Julian pines for Dame Grendela's squire, Aquiline. The tale is one that feels familiar in a lot of ways (which helps when trying to navigate a new play written in verse — bring your thinking caps!), while at the same time turns such stories on their head.
Like I said, women rule on this island. When Cordelius boasts about his accomplishments in battle and his relation to the king of Switzerland, the ladies of Amosa burst into hysterics and utter bewilderment at the thought of a land run by men — and it's great fun to watch!
The women behind these wordy roles at Theater RED never back down from the challenge of verse, delivering lines with confidence, gusto, and complete commitment to their characters' motivations — even when those motivations are a bit cartoonish or melodramatic, in that delightfully Shakespearean way.
A shoutout to director Christopher Elst for using the whole of the Alchemist Theatre to stage The Wayward Women — a touch that goes hand-in-hand with Original Practices Shakespeare. At one point, Dame Grendela sat down right next to me in an open aisle seat to heckle her on-stage opponent and plot her mischief; it made me feel like one of her cohorts.
Finally, I simply have to sing the praises of Theatre RED's founders Marcee Doherty-Else and Christopher Elst, whose three-pillar mission is one that will keep me coming back for more. Their first pillar supports substantial roles for women, while the second promotes new playwrights — both evident in their choice of The Wayward Women. The third seeks to help artists grow their craft; this time, Theater RED provided their actors with training in verse.
Theater RED's motivations are certainly creating quite a buzz in Milwaukee. I've told many people about my experience at The Wayward Women only to hear them say some variation of "Yes, I've heard of Theater RED – that's so cool!" Well friends, you can come out to support this wonderful theater and these pillars we so admire now through July 22nd at the Alchemist Theatre.
Information and tickets at theaterred.com.
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Drama League and Drama Desk Award nominee Julia Coffey has joined the company of The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival to take over the roles of Rosalind in As You Like It, and Mariana and Mistress Overdone in Measure for Measure.
Staged in the tent at Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, NY and framed by stunning Hudson Valley views, As You Like It runs in rep through August 27th, and the final performance of Measure for Measure's will be on August 28th.
Have you ever wondered if one simple interaction could change your life's trajectory? The infinite question of "what if?" is raised in Nick Payne's Drama League Award and Tony Award-nominated drama, Constellations.
Directed by Tony Award-nominated Gregg Edelman (and featuring Tony Award-nominated Kate Baldwin and Baldwin's real life husband, Broadway and television actor, Graham Rowat.
Constellations is a poignant two-character drama follows Marianne, a quirky quantum physicist, played by Kate Baldwin, and Roland, a beekeeper, played by Graham Rowat. Their first encounter is seemingly ordinary—crossing paths at a mutual friend's barbeque. Exploring the endless possibilities of their budding romance, the characters create their own multi-verse to see how their relationship would play out if they had chosen fate over chance.
The show runs through August 27th at the Berkshire Theatre Group's Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. To hear more, we welcome Kate Baldwin and Graham Rowat.
Jane Kaczmarek stars alongside Alfred Molina in the American premiere of And No More Shall We Part on the Nikos Stage at The Williamstown Theatre Festival. The play, written by Tom Holloway and directed by Anne Kaufman, opens this week and runs through August 21st. When Pam (Kaczmarek) becomes terminally ill, she and her husband Don (Molina) must face the most difficult decision yet in their long and loving marriage. With passion, fear, strength and even humor, they grapple with how, and if, to say goodbye.
On August 22nd, Kaczmarek will participate in a Selected Shorts presentation entitled "Unforgettable Journeys" at The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, MA. Jane Curtin and Robert Sean Leonard will also read that evening in the Berkshires.
Friend of the show and acclaimed stage actor and singer, Jason Danieley is back in the Berkshires for the summer after playing Billy Flynn in Kander and Ebb's Chicago on Broadway earlier this year. He is playing Timber Tucker in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production of Wendy Wasserstein's An American Daughter, running on the mainstage in Williamstown through August 21st.
Tonight he will perform in Pittsfield at Barrington Stage Company with his wife, Marin Mazzie in a concert entitled Broadway and Beyond: Reprise Edition.
Marc Summers is an icon of a generation. You may know him from his time hosting Nickelodeon's Double Dare and Food Network's Unwrapped, or as the Producer of hits like Dinner: Impossible and Restaurant: Impossible, but through his new show at the Adirondack Theatre Festival, you get the chance to meet the real Marc Summers – a man who's led a fascinating life of fame and frustration.
Everything In Its Place: The Life & Slimes Of Marc Summers is a guided tour through Marc's life, from an early obsession with magic to his notable television career to his appearance on Oprah announcing his ongoing battle with OCD. Marc stars in this tell-all about his life, his disorder, and taking the physical challenge.
The show opens August 10th through the 13th and we are joined by the man himself, Marc Summers and the Director of the show and Producing Artistic Director of ATF – Chad Rabinovitz.
The Seagle Music Colony in Schroon Lake is presenting the world premiere production of a new opera by composer Evan Mack and librettist Joshua McGuire based on the novel Roscoe by Pulitzer Prize winning author William Kennedy.
With music that draws from many popular 20th-century styles, the story follows the character Roscoe Conway, a king-pin in the mid 1940's Albany political machine, as he navigates his way through a multitude of political and personal challenges, both past and present.
Performances take place from August 3rd through the 6th. To tell us more we welcome composer Evan Mack, librettist Joshua McGuire, Seagle Music Colony Artistic Director Darren Woods and Pulitzer Prize winning author William Kennedy.
Liz Duffy Adams' playful comedy Or, is based on the real life of Britain's first female playwright Aphra Behn.
The production runs through September 4 in Shakespeare & Company's Tina Packer Playhouse and is staged in-the-round. Alice Reagan is the director and she joins us along with actors Tod Randolph and Allyn Burrows.
The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice promotes the human voice as an instrument of healing, peace and artistic expression through presenting world class performances in Phoenicia, New York and surrounding areas.
This year's festival - running August 4th through the 7th – celebrates Shakespeare and the British Isles.
We are joined by world renowned opera singers, Executive Director Maria Todaro and Artistic Director Louis Otey.
Poster Boy is a new American musical inspired by actual events surrounding the 2010 suicide of Tyler Clementi, a college student who brought national attention to cyber-bullying, In the show, a community of gay men in an online chat room come together to discover what drove one of their own to take his life.
Directed by Olivier Award-nominee Stafford Arima with movement by Danny Mefford, Poster Boy, is in its world premiere production on the Nikos Stage at the Williamstown Theatre Festival through August 7th.
Composer and lyricist, Craig Carnelia and bookwriter Joe Tracz join us.
The Berkshire Theatre Group is presenting the World Premiere of playwright Shem Bitterman's The Stone Witch at the Fitzpatrick Main Stage in Stockbridge, MA. It is directed by Drama Desk and Humanities Award-winning theatre & television director Steve Zuckerman and features Tony Award, Golden Globe Award, Emmy Award and Obie Award-winning actor Judd Hirsch.
In the play, Peter, an aspiring children's book author, is sent to the cabin of his idol, Simon, played by Hirsch, a reclusive award-winning author and illustrator of children's books, to help him finish what might be his last book. Desperate to save his own career, Peter hopes to discover the secret of Simon's genius, but first he must accept the impossible task: helping Simon confront the monsters that populate the woods inside his mind.
We are joined by actors Judd Hirsch, Rupak Ginn, and Kristin Griffith.
The unmistakable voice filled with raw emotion and tinged with Southern Comfort made Janis Joplin a must-see headliner from Monterey to Woodstock.
A Night with Janis Joplin, now running at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, NY, is a musical journey celebrating Janis and her biggest musical influences.
The show is created, written and directed by Randy Johnson and stars Kelly McIntyre as Janis Joplin.
Fair is foul, and foul is fair -- more fair than usual in the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival's production of Macbeth - now running in repertory at Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, NY. The fairer for having a cast of only three actors, and all three -women.
Lee Sunday Evans directs Maria-Christina Oliveras, Nance Williamson, and Stacey Yen in the production and we are joined by two-thirds of the trio, Maria-Christina and Stacey, to talk about the production.
Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests is a brilliant comic trilogy telling the same story from the point of view of three different rooms: Living Together follows the romp in the living room; Table Manners times perfectly to show what happens in the dining room, and Round and Round the Garden depicts desperately funny activities in the garden.
Each play stands completely on its own, but together, they are a triumph of theatrical imagination.
Audience members have traveled from Northern Stage to Dorset Theatre Festival to see the first two plays. Now, Weston Playhouse in Weston, Vermont presents the third. Richard Gallagher has played Norman in all three productions and he joins us now.
Richard's Broadway credits include The Lyons and Roundabout Theatre Company's The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Brian Bedford.
Bard SummerScape's 2016 season presents seven weeks of opera, music, theater, dance, film, and cabaret.
The prime focus of these offerings is the 27th annual Bard Music Festival, exploring the life and times of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. The rich arts and culture of turn-of-the century Italy inspires a revival of Pietro Mascagni's art nouveau opera, Iris.
The production at Bard boasts a new staging and sleek, edgy design and is directed by James Darrah.
The Drama Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award-winning rock, horror, musical comedy, Little Shop of Horrors, is open for business at The Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, MA!
The Berskhire Theatre Group production is directed by Ethan Heard the celebrated, farcical production has music by Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Tony Award-winners Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman.
Stanley Bahorek plays Seymour Krelborn. He and Ethan Heard join us.
A perilous romance. A tragic history. An infamous wager.
Shakespeare's most controversial yet poignant play, The Merchant of Venice, offers a visceral display of courtship, prejudice, money and revenge, ending ultimately in a choice between life and death.
Shakespeare & Company's Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer reunites with longtime Company member Jonathan Epstein as Shylock, the Bard's most memorable and highly charged outsider. Tamara Hickey plays Portia in the production.
Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance will swashbuckle and sing their way onto Barrington Stage's Boyd-Quinson Mainstage in Pittsfield, MA July 15th through August 13th.
The production is directed by John Rando, choreographed by Joshua Bergasse and stars David Garrison as Major General Stanley, Kyle Dean Massey as Frederic, Scarlett Strallen as Mabel, and Will Swenson as The Pirate King.
These talented and lauded performers joined us at The Linda along with Musical Director Darren Cohen and Barrington Stage Company's Artistic Director, Julianne Boyd to talk about the show and perform a few songs.
This Summer, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival presents productions of The Bard's Measure for Measure, As You Like It, and Macbeth in repertory in the tent at Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, NY.
Davis McCallum and Annie Purcell join us.
Davis is Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival's Artistic Director, he has been in the position for two full seasons. The award winning director has also directed this summer's production of Measure for Measure -- which stars Annie Purcell as Isabella. Her Broadway credits include The Coast of Utopia, Dividing the Estate, and Awake and Sing!.
Barrington Stage Company, a professional award-winning Equity regional theatre located in the heart of the Berkshires, in Pittsfield, MA, was founded in 1995. Barrington Stage's mission is three-fold: to present top-notch, compelling work; to develop new plays and musicals; and to find fresh, bold ways to bringing new audiences into the theatre—especially young people.
On their two stages they present new plays and musicals created by the best theatrical minds working today as well as classics.
Julianne Boyd is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Barrington Stage and she joins us now with an overview of the season.
This month, Vassar College and New York Stage and Film's summer Powerhouse season in Poughkeepsie, NY will present two fully staged productions, three Musical Theater workshops, two Inside Look workshops, and a number of readings. In addition to all of that, their training program is in full swing.
Ed Cheetham is the Producing Director of Powerhouse Theater at Vassar.
Shadowland Stages in Ellenville, NY began this summer season with John Cariani's Last Gas. The are currently presenting the Hudson Valley premiere of John Logan's RED – and the season to come includes Miracle on South Division St., 8-Track: Songs of the 70's, and God of Carnage all of that and the Acting Academy at the Shadowland Stages is entering its ninth year.
Brendan Burke is the Artistic Director at the Shadowland Stages and he joins us.
Mississippi plantation owner, the cantankerous Big Daddy, is celebrating his 65th birthday. His family has returned for the occasion, including his favorite son, the masculine Brick, and Brick's wife, the lonely and longing Maggie.
Brick and Maggie's strained marriage plagues Big Daddy's mind, and he demands answers to why they haven't given him a grandchild yet.
However, Big Daddy's family holds a powerful secret, and an ulterior motive as to why they have returned to the plantation. The families' troubled relationships and emotional lies become exposed in the timeless American treasure by Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Berkshire Theatre Group presents Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as part of their season this summer. The show opened on Saturday after a few previews and runs through July 16th.
We are joined this morning by Rebecca Brooksher and Michael Raymond-James – who play Maggie and Brick on BTG's Fitzpatrick Stage.


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Q: Open pygame fullscreen window in secondary monitor I'm trying to build a simple game to be projected onto a table to do a small AR demo.
To do this, I need to open the game window in fullscreen mode on a second monitor (projector). I have seen in other questions asked here that there is no way to do this directly in pygame.
Can anyone suggest me another way to open a pygame window on a separate display?

A: No way to test(now) if that solves exactly your problem, but
display has
set_mode(size=(0, 0), flags=0, depth=0, display=0)

which features display argument

A: I found the answer to my problem by using SDL environment variables before initializing pygame:
x = 0
y = 0
os.environ['SDL_VIDEO_WINDOW_POS'] = f"{x},{y}"

By specifying x, the left border of the window will open in that location.
e.g. If you have two monitors with resolution 1920*1080 and x=0, the window will open in the left monitor; if x=1920 it will opened in the right monitor.
Since I also want the window to be fullcreen without a border I specify the flag NOFRAME in set_mode:
screen = pygame.display.set_mode((screen_width, screen_height), flags = pygame.NOFRAME)

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Nov 7 Election night open thread - Democratic blowout!
I was relatively confident coming into tonight. I've reached a place of equanimity, with occasional side-trips to despair. I thought we'd retain the Virginia governorship.
What I wasn't expecting was the complete whupping Democrats handed Republicans. Not only is Governor-elect Ralph Northam looking to outperform President Obama's +8 in 2008, but Democrats are on the verge of retaking the Virginia House of Delegates. Turnout is massive, breaking any gerrymandering attempts. This is the kind of turnout we need on the federal level in 2018.
Savor this night. Relish it. Then get back to work. We have a world to save.
And deplorables: We're coming for you.


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You will be guided through the programme with the help of our expert facilitators, step by step LGBT Charter workbook and your dedicated Charter Manager who will be there to advise you throughout the process.
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Disney to 'Millionaire' Creator: Tough Luck — Losses Happen
Celador International claims it was hosed by a bad contract; Disney says, "Too bad"
Dominic Patten | June 2, 2010 @ 2:14 PM
Opening arguments were under way Wednesday in the $270 million case brought against Disney and its partners by Celador International, the creators of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," who claim they lost money to an unfair accounting maze.
But arguing for the defense before a nine-person jury, Marty Katz insisted it's hard to make money in television – even with a hit show. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," he said, despite its huge initial success, was "not a winner" after slicing up expenses and costs.
Roman Silberfeld, representing the plaintiffs, had a very different take on the numbers. Using a PowerPoint presentation and clips from the "Millionaire" ratings bonanza heyday, he laid out the maze of dealmaking Celador claims cost them millions.
The suit, first filed in May 2004, alleges that Celador's contract with Disney and its subsidiaries to bring "Millionaire" to the U.S. in 1999 allowed ABC and Buena Vista Television to deprive them of $200 million from the show and $16 million in merchandising — all of which adds up to around $270 million with interest.
Calling the case "a breach of contract," Silberfeld started on a seemingly conciliatory note, pointing out that despite the sums at stake, not all aspects of the original 20-plus-page contract was under dispute. Celador was very happy, he said, with the $35,000 executive producer fee it received for each episode. But the contingency compensation aspect of the contract is what brought the case to federal court in Riverside, Calif.
Celador does not feel it got a "fair deal" from Disney, ABC, Buena Vista Television and Valleycrest, which engaged in sweetheart "network license" deals and "secret meetings" that ruined his client's chances of making money from the American "Millionaire," Silberfeld said.
As a result, instead of the big profits Celador expected in 2002, it wound up $50 million in the red.
Katz followed up after a brief recess, emphasizing the best intentions and best practices by Disney ABC, Buena Vista and Valleycrest in taking the risk of brining "Millionaire" to the U.S. and committing to making it a hit. He conceded that no one knew how successful it would be, and noted that all parties in the contract "got some things and lost some things."
"That," the lawyer told the jurors — with dramatic delivery – "is the deal my clients lived up to … and that is the deal they want Celador Productions to live up to."
The attorney accused Celador, which at one point threatened to sue the William Morris Agency, of holding its own secret meetings in 2002 to find a way to "get more money out of ABC."
Perhaps in anticipation of Ben Silverman's planned Thursday appearance on the witness stand, the William Morris Agency got a bit of a lashing from Silberfeld, who noted that it seemed to be a representing everyone, including itself, at one point or another in the process of bringing "Millionaire" Stateside.
It was a characterization that Katz, who himself frequently mentioned the pivotal role WMA played in the negotiations and its aftermath, did not dispute.
The witness list includes Celador co-founder Paul Smith, who was in court on Tuesday and briefly took the stand on Wednesday morning, and current Disney head honcho Bob Iger. Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, who ran the company when "Millionaire" was licensed to ABC in the late 1990s, is expected to testify in about two weeks. Silverman, who in a past position at the William Morris Agency was instrumental in the deal between Celador and Disney, will be on the witness hot seat Thursday morning.


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from faker import Faker
from twisted.internet import reactor

from db.application import DBComponent
from db.key_repository import KeyRepository
from mdstudio.db.exception import DatabaseException
from mdstudio.db.impl.mongo_client_wrapper import MongoClientWrapper
from mdstudio.deferred.chainable import test_chainable
from mdstudio.unittest.db import DBTestCase
from mdstudio.unittest.settings import load_settings

# noinspection PyCompatibility
class TestKeyRepository(DBTestCase):
    fake = Faker()

    def setUp(self):
        with load_settings(DBComponent, {
                'settings': {
                    'port': 27017,
                    'host': 'localhost',
                    'secret': self.fake.pystr(20)
                }
            }):
            self.service = DBComponent()
        self.service.component_config.settings['secret'] = "secret password"
        self.service._set_secret()
        self.db = MongoClientWrapper("localhost", 27127).get_database('users~db')
        self.rep = KeyRepository(self.service, self.db)
        self.claims = {
            'username': self.fake.user_name(),
            'group': self.fake.user_name()
        }

        if not reactor.getThreadPool().started:
            reactor.getThreadPool().start()

    def test_construction(self):
        self.assertEqual(self.service, self.rep._session)
        self.assertEqual(self.db, self.rep._internal_db)

    def test_get_key(self):
        claim = {
            'connectionType': 'user',
            'username': 'test-user'
        }

        key = self.rep.get_key(claim)
        self.assertEqual(key, self.rep.get_key(claim))

    def test_decrypt_key_fixed(self):
        self.assertEqual(
            self.rep._decrypt_key(b'gAAAAABaHIEz5dSxp5hCh4i9-hCTjjmCnGJXlknw1Wb4BMzjOejud0fXoP55tOO1Lay6bLOq6s-NfudK7lJSrH7KccKzgX0EQQ=='),
            b'test')

    @test_chainable
    def test_get_key_fixed(self):
        claim = {
            'connectionType': 'user',
            'username': 'test-user'
        }

        yield self.db.insert_many('user.keys', [
            {
                'type': 'user',
                'username': 'test-user',
                'key': b'gAAAAABaHH46aBa9mmSeil9ySZ2KXJyvS5MjvZcN_pF2-3tAuS9k9ljyDmhTWUAvN0D33WkoJRWtcE4fTe5mMqjFaVshFChexbfJ7kPQ3KRR19Ho3LPjT1lJrdhiBIttpu0ic6GHfSUX'
            }
        ])
        key = self.rep.get_key(claim)
        self.assertEqual(key, b'9EA6E072aFKxdZ1GkCR_pYc0M5ELouDs9d1fm2bYoMw=')

    @test_chainable
    def test_get_key_fixed2(self):
        claim = {
            'connectionType': 'group',
            'group': 'test-group'
        }

        yield self.db.insert_many('group.keys', [
            {
                'type': 'group',
                'group': 'test-group',
                'key': b'gAAAAABaHH7egLiGGIGJ6Z0wCJi7-r2vOQr_oHy3A_rKkTTkIxSQzfvze1GHCvWcagskLxM8fWWg21QbL6N_E6uE9NmDHcgCb3axbGfSHcfqZ9f4TeQgGNZ-l9SG8_vWsDin4LX9JALu'
            }
        ])

        key = self.rep.get_key(claim)
        self.assertEqual(key, b'-cx1mKYdvY604rsE41iEgVqtOzOaaULGV9ANTqUjxpE=')

    @test_chainable
    def test_get_key_fixed3(self):
        claim = {
            'connectionType': 'groupRole',
            'group': 'test-group',
            'role': 'test-groupRole'
        }

        yield self.db.insert_many('groupRole.keys', [
            {
                'type': 'groupRole',
                'group': 'test-group',
                'role': 'test-groupRole',
                'key': b'gAAAAABaHH9gLYfFcNwQ6A_wQNH9x94l4s239NG4pnwyf2-T3UQpkflMg_9bXIEeKSANDd3YWH1S5y_N4fA_Je8f43e5xAzwAvCE058x57lf7z9QI4ersiuQ8S08xjRv2kx8TUNzkWPP'
            }
        ])

        key = self.rep.get_key(claim)
        self.assertEqual(key, b'QGpvJnz-skkMHtlpB5eR2-7LLQFqhlG89sMjuF1oRbE=')

    def test_get_key_update(self):
        claim = {
            'connectionType': 'user',
            'username': 'test-user'
        }

        key = self.rep.get_key(claim)
        self.assertEqual(key, self.rep.get_key(claim))

        self.service.component_config.settings['secret'] = "new secret"
        self.service._set_secret()
        self.assertRaisesRegex(DatabaseException, "Tried to decrypt the component key with a different secret!"
                                                  " Please use your old secret.", self.rep.get_key, claim)

    def test_get_key_differs(self):
        claim = {
            'connectionType': 'user',
            'username': 'test-user'
        }
        claim2 = {
            'connectionType': 'user',
            'username': 'test-user2'
        }
        self.assertEqual(self.rep.get_key(claim), self.rep.get_key(claim))
        self.assertEqual(self.rep.get_key(claim2), self.rep.get_key(claim2))
        self.assertNotEqual(self.rep.get_key(claim), self.rep.get_key(claim2))

    def test_get_key_differs2(self):
        claim = {
            'connectionType': 'group',
            'group': 'test-group'
        }
        claim2 = {
            'connectionType': 'group',
            'group': 'test-group2'
        }
        self.assertEqual(self.rep.get_key(claim), self.rep.get_key(claim))
        self.assertEqual(self.rep.get_key(claim2), self.rep.get_key(claim2))
        self.assertNotEqual(self.rep.get_key(claim), self.rep.get_key(claim2))

    def test_get_key_differs3(self):
        claim = {
            'connectionType': 'groupRole',
            'group': 'test-group',
            'role': 'test-groupRole'
        }
        claim2 = {
            'connectionType': 'groupRole',
            'group': 'test-group2',
            'role': 'test-groupRole'
        }
        self.assertEqual(self.rep.get_key(claim), self.rep.get_key(claim))
        self.assertEqual(self.rep.get_key(claim2), self.rep.get_key(claim2))
        self.assertNotEqual(self.rep.get_key(claim), self.rep.get_key(claim2))

    def test_get_key_differs4(self):
        claim = {
            'connectionType': 'groupRole',
            'group': 'test-group',
            'role': 'test-groupRole'
        }
        claim2 = {
            'connectionType': 'groupRole',
            'group': 'test-group',
            'role': 'test-groupRole2'
        }
        self.assertEqual(self.rep.get_key(claim), self.rep.get_key(claim))
        self.assertEqual(self.rep.get_key(claim2), self.rep.get_key(claim2))
        self.assertNotEqual(self.rep.get_key(claim), self.rep.get_key(claim2))

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So March was absolutely insane for me. Between experiencing all 4 seasons in one week to the emotional roller coaster I've been on, I'm pretty glad to be moving on into April where warm days are guaranteed.
This week in particular has been particularly tough on me because I received two rejections from companies regarding internships. I received one after interviewing for the position last week and I came away from the interview feeling I didn't go into it whole-heartedly. The other rejection came from PBS (yes, the American television station). I was really sad and disappointed and with being stressed about my classes, it was not welcomed news.
I'm doing better though. I might hopefully be leaving my catering job behind soon because I'm interviewing for two separate positions at the student union, which will certainly be a step up. Also yesterday, for all intents and purposes, the forecast said it was supposed to rain all day but out of nowhere, the sun broke through and it was really surprising. Which taught me an important thing: sometimes the sun breaks through when you least expect it.
I was so down on myself the other day because in one of the internships, I was competing with students from a bigger, more well known school than the one I go to and I was….not sure I wanted to be at the school I'm currently at. But now I feel better. I know that it doesn't matter what school I go to because I'm a great person either way. And that my school does just as good of a job with education as the other schools.
I met with my adviser yesterday to discuss classes for the Fall. I found out that I'll be able to graduate with my Bachelor's degree and a cyber security certificate next Spring. I was so afraid that I would be behind but I'm so thrilled that I'm on track for graduation and I'm so excited to see what comes next.
The weather finally turned warm!
Hope you'll have a better month! I'm sorry to hear about the internship rejections. However, you do gain valuable experience from those interviews. I don't see it as a total loss because you're more prepared for openings for better positions. Have you looked at healthcare companies? Good luck with getting a position at the student union!
At the end of the day, the school you graduated from doesn't matter as much as what you can bring to the table. I've seen instances where a person who graduated from a CC can bring more to the table than someone who graduated from an Ivy League. Keep on working hard and you'll fall into the right places (at the right time).
Congratulations on becoming a big! Hope you and your little will have some great adventures :).
I thought it was Sorority and Fraternity was for guys? Regardless, that is a lot to accomplish! I am so proud of you! Good job at graduating soon and keeping up the hard work despite the troubled times.
Good luck with the position at the students union! I worked at my SU too and it was definitely a step up to my catering/retail jobs at the time.
Sorry to hear about the rejections 🙁 I dealt with rejections when I was job hunting, but then I ended up at a company where I'm still at 9 years later. Sometimes it works out later on! Each interview is a good learning experience too. I hope you'll get one soon!
That's great that you're on track to graduate on time and that you're doing well in both your classes and jobs! Those are definitely good accomplishments!
Getting rejections is definitely not fun. And I also agree that your school does not reflect the "quality" of your education and nor does your GPA! All you have to do is keep trying your best and eventually you'll land a great position at a company you want to work at.
You sound super busy! Congrats on all your accomplishments and good luck on all your upcoming goals. I also hadn't realized there was a Sword Art Online II! Is that different from just the regular Sword Art Online series? I remember watching it but hadn't realized there was a "II".
Those monthly updates are a really good idea!! I wish you the best of luck and I hope you get an internship in the next couple of weeks.
I know getting rejected can be depressing but I believe in you and I think you'll find something nice soon!


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Russian Navy commissions new project 20380 class corvette Aldar Tsydenzhapov
The Russian Navy's St. Andrew flag was hoisted Friday on the corvette of project 20380 Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov, built at the Amur Shipbuilding Plant. From this moment on the ship is an organic unit of the Pacific Fleet.
"On the basis of an order issued by the Navy's commander-in-chief the ship was included in the list of the Pacific Fleet's combat ships," the news release says. The corvette was named after 19-year-old sailor Aldar Tsydenzhapov, who in September 2010 at the cost of his life stopped a fire in the engine room of the Pacific Fleet's destroyer The Bystryi. He was posthumously awarded the title of the Hero of Russia.
"After the transfer and acceptance act was signed, the St. Andrew flag was hoisted on the corvette. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Pacific Fleet's Commander Sergey Avakyants, the Primorye Region's governor Oleg Kozhemyako, delegates from the Amur Shipbuilding Plant and Tsydenzhapov's parents and other relatives," the press-service said.
Avakyants addressed those present with a reminder of Aldar Tsydenzhapov's heroic deed, honored the young soldier's parents and asked the ship's crew to be worthy of their predecessor.
On July 16, the corvette was brought from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to Vladivostok. A dozen sea trials followed for testing its systems, mechanisms and weapons, including the universal shipborne 100mm artillery unit A-190 and six-barrel artillery piece AK-630. The ship destroyed a cruise missile and coastal targets simulating the hypothetical enemy's equipment and fortifications and hit a towed target. An anti-ship cruise missile was launched with the shipborne system Uran against a surface target. The crew practiced electronic jamming and tested an onboard aviation complex.
The keel-laying ceremony for corvette The Aldar Tsydenzhapov (project 20380), a third in a series of multirole corvettes being built in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, took place on July 22, 2015. The ship's displacement is 2,200 tonnes, speed – 27 knots and endurance up to 4,000 miles.
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Russian Akula-class submarine floats out after the upgrade
US Navy selects Ultra for NIXIE electro-acoustic towed torpedo countermeasure system


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Elton John's wiki by Tom Kershaw
tkershaw3 (Tom Kershaw) March 28, 2012, 12:00am #1
Elton John was born and raised in Pinner, Middlesex, England by mostly his mother, as his father was a pilot in the Royal Air Force and often away.
His family was likely of Anglican roots, as almost all British families are, but religion didn't seem to play a big role in little Elton's life.
It is no secret that Elton John is gay. He is married to a man, he has an adopted son with this man, and has become a sort-of spokesman for the world gay community.
Being gay seems to color nearly every aspect of John's life, religious, political, and public. On the subject of religion, Elton John has rejected it outright. Why? Because he says religious people don't really like the gays (which is mostly true). He has said:
Religion promotes hatred and spite against gays. From my point of view, I would ban religion completely.
So he thinks religion should be banned. Well, he's definitely not a libertarian. He went on to say:
I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him.[1]
What?! Jesus was gay? Where did you get this information Sir Elton?
Beyond that, it seems like he doesn't have much against Jesus, but he'll go on and on about how lame religion is, such as:
Organized religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate.[2]
Luckily for Elton, the "evangelical atheist," he's got enough fans that alienating the billions of religious people in the world probably doesn't matter much to him.
Politics is gay
Sir John has gotten himself into politics a few times, but guess what, it's mostly about gay stuff. In his native Britain, Elton is a spokesperson for a program called Kaeleidoscope. The goal of this program is to encourage gay tolerane in Commonwealth countries (countries formerly controlled by the British Empire). Shockingly, being gay is a crime in 38 out of the 54 Commonwealth countries.[3]
Once, Elton John went head to head with Ukrainian officials over them denying him the opportunity to adopt a Ukrainian baby because of his sexual orientation and marital status.[4]
But there is one broken link in the chain. Gay rights is about as liberal as it gets, right? Well, who's about as conservative as it gets? You said it: American conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh, famous for calling women who want birth control "sluts" and "whores." But Elton John apparently threw away his ideals for $1 million to play Limbaugh's wedding.[5]
Elton John: 'Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man.' ↩
Elton John says religion encourages hate ↩
Elton John tells world leaders: stop anti-gay discrimination ↩
Elton John's wish to adopt faces rejection ↩
Elton John and Rush Limbaugh, Sitting in a Tree ↩
Hunter_Harvey (Hunter L. Harvey) December 5, 2022, 6:17pm #2
I disagree with Mr. John but it's alright it's says in the constitution amendment agree to disagree. #comments #facts


Apple's latest annual keynote conference has just come to a close in Cupertino. And, just as the buzz in tech circles suggested, new iPhone models have been revealed.
It was two years ago, at a similar conference in June, that Apple first officially announced Apple Music to the world.
Today, though, music didn't get much of a look-in amid some major device revelations.
There was, however, one little bit of interest for the music business: the announcement of Apple Watch Series 3, which offers LTE cellular connectivity… and Apple Music compatibility.
That means people can stream 40m+ songs on their Apple Watch straight from the device – via Bluetooth headphones – just they can from their smartphone.
"Now the best device for staying active has all the music you need to stay motivated," said Apple CFO Jeff Williams.
The Apple Watch Series 3 will cost $399+ (including cellular) and $329+ (without cellular). It will be released on September 22.
But, for Apple, all of this was really just an aperitif to the main announcements of the evening.
Those were Apple CEO Tim Cook's grandiose words before he confirmed the existence of the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8-plus.
We learned that the iPhone 8 will cost $699+ and the iPhone 8 Plus will be $799+. They'll both be released on September 22.
And then… it was really showtime: the iPhone X.
Pronounced "iPhone ten", the device (pictured inset) has been created to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the iPhone.
It contains top-of-the-range technology, said Cook, which will "set the path for the next decade".
That tech includes 'Face ID', which allows you to unlock your phone using your unique visage.
There's also a TrueDepth camera system and an A11 Bionic chip. Fancy.


An Idyllic Family Resort at the Heart of Patong. This superb resort occupies one of the best locations in Phuket for an enjoyable island escape. Patong Resort's enviable location, well-appointed rooms, excellent facilities, hospitable staff and extensive grounds make Patong Resort Hotel the perfect choice for your visit to the tropical paradise of Phuket. Patong Resort Hotel is ideally situated only a few minute walk from Patong Beach, as well as great shopping outlets and Patong's famous nightlife.
Located at the garden pool.
Experience the indoor and outdoor atmosphere of Pavarotti's Italian Restaurant by the garden poolside. We serve the finest in Italian cuisine.
Open from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm.
Located at The Emerald poolside and Sports bar.
Enjoyed both watching the skilled maneuvers of the chefs preparing the food as well as the cuisine itself.
Located at the ground floor on the main building (wing4).
To greet the new morning, the Emerald Coffee Shop serves a wide choice of international buffet breakfast inclusive of oriental style, noodles and porridge.
Relax in a cozy atmosphere with a long cool drink or a hot drink from the bar.
Happy hours starts from 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm daily, special offer for all kinds of drinks and snacks.
Located at the 8th floor on the main building (wing 4).
For the beefeater, our charcoal grill kitchen serves tasty and juicy imported steak and to round off with a bottle of wine from our wide selection of classic wine from the wine list. Also available is a variety of European cuisine prepared by our experience Chef.
Enjoy your cool drink with the best sea view at 8th floor.
There are four function rooms with a total seating capacity for 250 people, perfect for residential conferences and weddings.
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If the students are at the heart of the program, then the instructors must be the soul. Instructors give your experience context and meaning. And, it's not about how many years of shooting they've done or what successes they've had on the range; it's about their ability to communicate in order to diagnose and correct your shooting challenges in a way that you understand. Our instructors all have extensive Law Enforcement backgrounds with specialized training in tactics, achievements in advanced marksmanship and self-defense. The principal philosophies of TAC-1 is that all combat training is Martial Arts - requiring physical, intellectual and spiritual development.
Lou Salseda is TAC-1 director of training. With 34 years experience in law enforcement and who was responsible for the LAPD firearms unit, he brings an unprecedented amount of knowledge to TAC-1.
Co-owner and the CEO of TAC-1. Shoji is currently employed by the LAPD as a full time Police Officer. He is assigned to the Training Division, Firearms Training Unit as a firearms instructor.
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Q: In typescript, why isn't it possible to initialize a class property by calling a method? The following typescript code works as expected but typescript throws a TS2564 error on the test2 and test3 properties. Is it because they are initialized inside of methods? How should a class like this be written.
I believe it works as expected because it is valid in javascript. Could it be caused by wrong typescript settings?
class class1{

    test1:number;//test1 is initialized as expected
    test2:number;//Property 'test2' has no initializer and is not definitely assigned in the constructor.
    test3:number;//Property 'test3' has no initializer and is not definitely assigned in the constructor.

    constructor(){
        //test1
        this.test1 = 0;

        //test2
        const setTest2To0 = () =>{
            this.test2 = 0;
        };
        setTest2To0();

        //test3
        this.setTest3To0();
    }

    setTest3To0(){
        this.test3 = 0;
    }}

A: TypeScript does not track this mutations in this case.
However, there is a workaround. You can use IIFE pattern for declaring test2 property.
class class1 {

    test1: number;//test1 is initialized as expected
    test2: number;// ok
    test3: number;//Property 'test3' has no initializer and is not definitely assigned in the constructor.

    constructor() {
        //test1
        this.test1 = 0;

        //test2
        (() => {
            this.test2 = 0;
        })();

        //test3
        this.setTest3To0();
    }

    setTest3To0() {
        this.test3 = 0;
    }
}

As you might have noticed, TS is able to figure out that test2 is initialized in constructor.
Please keep in mind that typescript is about static validation.

So it is impossible to use setTest3To0 to initialize Test3?

Yes. You should use test3: number | undefined. Or you can use another syntax:

class class1 {
    static getTest3() {
        return 0
    }

    constructor(public test1 = 0, public test2 = 0, public test3 = class1.getTest3()) { }

}

If you use public keyword there is no need to declare all your properties as you did before. As you might have noticed I have used static method for setting test3 during class initialization.

A: Since TypeScript 2.7 you can use the definite assignment assertion modifier which means adding an exclamation mark between the variable name and the colon:
test3!: number

This has the same effect as adding a // @ts-ignore TS2564 comment above it, and is you telling TS that you are definitely assigning it through all possible code execution paths through the constructor.


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Many of us wear red in church today, to celebrate Pentecost. I have only one red shirt which I save for Pentecost! The red colors and the fast-approaching World Cup in Brazil remind me of my first visit to Korea, with my Korean partner, at the time of the 2002 World Cup. The streets were full of happy people wearing red tee shirts and supporting the Korean national team with chants of Dae Han Min Guk, 대한민국, one of the traditional names of their country. The national side is nicknamed the "Red Devils". It might have been fun to wear a "Devils" shirt to church, if I had one!
This year, rather than the traditional reading of the Pentecost story from Acts chapter 2, our focus is readings from John's gospel and from 1 Corinthians chapter 12.
Jesus' resurrection was on the first day of the week, early in the morning. That evening, the disciples were together in a house, with the doors locked because they were afraid. Jesus came and stood among them.
I imagine they would have been rather startled at this sudden appearance. Sometimes God comes to us in the unexpected. Sometimes what God may do through the Holy Spirit will be startling. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the unexpected, the Spirit of freedom, the Spirit of the unanticipated. If we are not sometimes a little startled, surprised, disturbed by what happens in church, perhaps something is missing.
The first thing Jesus said to the assembled disciples was what they needed right then: "Peace be with you." That is no mere greeting—it's the same word of peace that stilled the storm on the Sea of Galilee. It's the same peace that reconciles us to God and each other.
Jesus knew they would be powerless, lifeless, without the presence of the Holy Spirit deep within their spirits. In Luke we read of Jesus commanding his disciples to wait in the city until they received power from on high (Luke 24.49). And here in John, Jesus imparts the Holy Spirit as he sends them out.
The Holy Spirit came to the disciples as they were in a place of peace. Jesus spoke peace and then imparted the Spirit. The Pentecost account says that the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples as they were all together—in harmony with each other, I suspect, at peace with each other.
And so we come to 1 Corinthians chapter 12. This chapter begins by encouraging us not to be ignorant concerning spiritual gifts. Every Christian is a charismatic, a person with a gift, for that's what charismatic means. There is no un-gifted life, no life of total dis-ability. Everyone is of great value. All have their own special charism, or gift, in the community of Christ's people.
The Holy Spirit and the power of God are given to all believers. Our baptismal calling puts our lives at service of the Kingdom, including whatever gifts—abilities—we have and whatever gifts we may receive. Yet there are many differing abilities, gifts, charisms, given to and exercised by each person individually.
The whole of life, and every life, is God's gift, and the Spirit is 'poured out upon all flesh' to quicken it, to give life. Yet the Holy Spirit does give new gifts to believers, as the Spirit wills. We may find the Spirit encouraging us to exercise God-given abilities that are new, have not had before. Besides the nine gifts we heard described in the reading from I Corinthians 12, there are many other gifts of ministry, service and leadership.
Paul needed to emphasize the use of spiritual gifts to build up the church. Because that is why the Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts—so that we can minister to each other, build each other up, and build up the church.
In chapter 14 of 1 Corinthians, we're urged to "earnestly desire" the best gifts. Sometimes I think we are reluctant to ask God for gifts of his Spirit, because we think that it might be a little self-aggrandizing, or that we are unworthy. Or maybe we are afraid of what it might lead to. Rather, the Lord wants us to be filled to overflowing with good things so that we can bless God and bless others—and along the way we will be blessed, too. To ask for a powerful gift of God's Spirit is far from egotistical. Rather, it's obedient.
The only way to find out whether one has a gift of healing is to pray for the sick. The only way to speak in tongues is to open one's mouth. The only way to be a witness to the faith is to start doing something. We need to 'have a go' when we feel prompted to exercise any gift.
Of course we need to be wise and discreet—and, above, all loving—but if we are over-cautious, we won't understand our potential or live in all the opportunities God offers us. If we don't 'have a go' we won't learn our genuine limitations either, and be at peace with them.
To exercise an ability from God is often something we learn. Of course we make mistakes, but the Holy Spirit is the best teacher in the business. It takes trust—in God and each other—and a willingness to forget mistakes as we learn together.
Let's continue to encourage one another in sharing our faith and the use of God's gifts to minister to each other and those around us. Let's give leaders and workers in ministry the same freedom as God's Spirit gives them; don't tie them down, but let them move and grow. Let's be persistent in seeking God and spontaneous in responding to God. Let's "seek earnestly the best gifts," as Paul says.
In a few moments we will share together in a prayer to the Holy Spirit. I earnestly invite you to use this as an opportunity to be refreshed by the Holy Spirit, to recommit yourself to using your gifts, and to make yourself available to the Spirit to be used in new ways.
May the Holy Spirit grant each of us peace, with gifts of ability and power, to build us up in the church, to bless those in need, to share the good news of Jesus Christ, and to be richly blessed ourselves.


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Chris Barber at the BBC, with Special Guest Joe Harriott
This concert for the BBC Jazz Club program opens with what to Chris Barber fans will be the familiar signature tune of the band, "I Never Shall Forget," the show's compère being Humphrey Lyttelton. Thus begins a typical Barber performance, including featured guests—in this case three of them: a singer, a sax player, and a piano player.
The front line consists of the stalwart Pat Halcox, a founding member of the band, on trumpet; Ian Wheeler, who replaced Monty Sunshine (1961) on clarinet and also added alto saxophone to the band's sound; and, of course, Barber himself on trombone. The back line has Dick Smith (joining in 1956) on bass, Eddie Smith (1956) on guitar and banjo, and Graham Burbidge (1957) on drums. Ottilie Patterson is still the band's vocalist, her vocal problems being a decade or more in the future. So for the most part it was a familiar line up.
The first number to feature a guest, "Route 66," brings Bobby Breen to the microphone. Breen was a pop vocalist, appearing in night clubs, radio, and film. His voice is a pleasing enough tenor, but not exactly remarkable. He was, however, quite popular in the 50s and 60s. His other numbers on this occasion are the up-tempo "Hello Little Girl" and the finale, "St. Louis Blues, which brings the whole cast together.
Only 45 when he died, next guest Joe Harriott was better known in the U.K. as a modern jazz player, first for bebop, then for jazz fusion. However, he was also something of a crossover artist—he and the Barber band meet in the middle, perhaps, and get along quite well. "Help Me" has a decided R & B feel. "Jamaica March," another number featuring Harriott, who was from Jamaica, is a jaunty march based on a Jamaican folk tune—one which perhaps we could envision being played in a New Orleans parade. Barber, of course, lends it the "bounce" so typical of his approach, and Harriott nicely fits and complements that.
He gets an extended solo spot on "Sweet Georgia Brown," the tune given over to him and Barber plus rhythm, taken at a very leisurely tempo until Barber leads it into double time following a solo by Dick Smith. After two four-bar drum tags, followed by a third in half time, the band goes out on this tempo—an arrangement well received by the audience. Harriott also gets some recognition for his own composition, "Revival," which the band had taken up some time before and entered into their book, performing it with the composer here.
Scottish pianist Ian Armit, the third guest, had an impressive jazz c.v., having played in the bands of Sandy Brown and Humphrey Lyttelton, among others, as well as made numerous appearances as a soloist. "Down Home Rag" is given largely to Armit, who opens it at a brisk tempo and proceeds to swing it until the front line joins him to keep it cooking. He is something of a minimalist, not delivering runs or bursts of notes but carefully measured statements all through. For the most part the front line plays a harmonic riff pattern behind him, the whole swinging like mad. The same can be said of "Oh Baby," a feature for Armit and Halcox.
Not a guest, but returning from a touring hiatus, Ottilie Patterson is on great form here. "Birth of the Blues" starts at a deliciously slow tempo—a forte of the Barber band (witness, e.g., "St. Louis Blues," which immediately follows, or another tune to which they gave a similar treatment elsewhere, "Working Man Blues")—milking the tune for everything it has, underscored by triplet stop time. Patterson also extracts all there is from it, to enthusiastic applause from the audience when she finishes. She also gets the joint jumping with her rendition of the up-tempo mini-medley "I Know Somebody / I've Got My Mojo Working."
The entire cast gets together for the closing version of "St. Louis Blues," with Patterson's blues-drenched vocal first time through, punctuated by Burbidge's heavy backbeat, followed by Barber's picking up the tempo to lead into a romping rendition—but there is no trace of "Jingle Bells," fading or otherwise, that is indicated in the parentheses following the title on the tray inlay.
Even though there is no specific allusion in the tune list to Christmas, which came a week after this concert, there is enough spirit in the program to compensate. All Barber fans will want to have this CD if they don't have it already, and any others will certainly find much to enjoy in it. Plaudits to Upbeat for keeping it available.
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CHRIS BARBER'S JAZZ BAND • Chris Barber at the BBC, with Special Guest Joe Harriott • Upbeat URCD158 Playing time: 60m. 38s.
I Never Shall Forget; Swanee River (Old Folks at Home); Route 66°; Help Me†; Birth of the Blues*; Down Home Rag‡; Jazz Lips‡; Oh Baby‡; Tenderly°; Hello Little Girl‡°; Jamaica March†; Sweet Georgia Brown†; Reviva†l; Don't Go No Further*; I Know Somebody* / I've Got My Mojo Working*; St. Louis Blues*†‡° (Jingle Bells fade out.)
Personnel: Chris Barber, trombone; Pat Halcox, trumpet; Ian Wheeler, clarinet, alto sax; Eddie Smith. banjo, guitar; Dick Smith, bass; Graham Burbidge, drums; Ottilie Patterson, vocals*
Guests: Joe Harriott, alto sax†; Ian Armit, piano‡; Bobby Breen, vocals°; Humphrey Lyttelton, introductions.
Recorded in BBC Studio Maida Vale, London, Dec. 19, 1963.
Born in Dundee, Scotland, Bert Thompson came to the U.S. in 1956. After a two-year stint playing drums with the 101 st Airborne Division Band and making a number of parachute drops, he returned to civilian life in San Francisco, matriculating at San Francisco State University where he earned a B.A. and an M.A. He went on to matriculate at University of Oregon, where he earned a D.A. and a Ph.D., all of his degrees in English. Now retired, he is a professor emeritus of English at City College of San Francisco. He is also a retired traditional jazz drummer, having played with a number of San Francisco Bay Area bands, including And That's Jazz, Professor Plum's Jazz, the Jelly Roll Jazz Band, Mission Gold Jazz Band, and the Zenith New Orleans Parade band; he also played with some further afield, including Gremoli (Long Beach, CA) and the Phoenix Jazzers (Vancouver, B.C.) Today he reviews traditional jazz CDs and writes occasional articles for several publications.


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911 Leader Quits Amid Scrutiny In U. Wisconsin Student's Death
September 9, 2008 / 7:24 AM / UWIRE.com
This story was written by Becky Vevea, Badger Herald
Dane County 911 Center Director Joe Norwick resigned from his position Friday following months of scrutiny for the centers mishandling a call from University of Wisconsin student Brittany Zimmermanns cell phone the day she was killed.
Josh Wescott, spokesperson for Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, told The Badger Herald he could not say whether Norwicks decision was a result of the controversy surrounding the Zimmermann phone call.
Joe Norwick is an individual who put in 30 years of service, Wescott said, adding he came out of retirement to take the position of 911 Director in July 2007.
But Dane County supervisor David Wiganowsky, District 21, said there is no doubt in my mind that Norwicks resignation had to do with the Zimmermann case.
I think he was under pressure from the fourth floor, Wiganowsky said, referring to Falk's office. Somebody had to get thrown under the bus.
Wiganowsky said the call from Zimmermann is the big thing haunting Falk in her bid for re-election, and she has to cover her butt politically.
In April, Norwick said the call from Zimmermanns phone was a hang-up call, which the 911 Center routinely does not respond to. He said on that day, 115 hang-up calls were made, 83 of them from cell phones.
Zimmerman's boyfriend later found her stabbed to death in the apartment the two shared.
Madison Police Chief Noble Wray said there was enough evidence in the call for police to be notified, contradicting Norwicks statement.
Falk said a response to the call could have saved Zimmermanns life and sent a letter of apology to Zimmermanns family.
Norwick refused to admit any mistakes were made on the part of the 911 Center.
Wiganowsky said the County Executive received numerous letters regarding the Zimmermann controversy, many pressuring Falk to fire Norwick.
Norwick will officially leave office Friday, Sept. 19, and Kathy Krusiec, director of Dane County Emergency Management, will fill in as interim director. Dave Janda, Deputy Director of Emergency Management, will be taking over Krusiecs duties during that period of time.
Wescott said the department will be conducting a national search and screening for a full-time replacement.
The department will be looking for someone with good communication skills and the ability to manage new technology, specifically a new computer system Falk has budgeted for in 2009, Wescott said.
Its a high-pressure job, Wiganowsky said. Someones going to have to have a cool hand to do it.
Wiganowsky also said the County Board will have to consider the salary and benefits of the position by looking at similar positions in other 911 Centers of comparable size.
Wescott said it would be difficult to find a replacement with Norwicks skills and experience, especially in implementing the added technology, which will be the second-largest expense in Dane County budgets history.
First published on September 9, 2008 / 7:24 AM
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