March 4, 2019 - Notice of Correction to Award Budget in RFA-NS-19-009. See Notice NOT-NS-19-039.
February 05, 2019 - Notice of Change to IC and NIH Office of Interest Areas and Specific Requirements for RFA-NS-19-009. See Notice NOT-NS-19-035.
This FOA is intended to encourage exploratory studies to : (1) increase our understanding of how music affects the brain, body, and behavior and (2) use that knowledge to develop evidence-based music interventions to enhance health or treat specific diseases and disorders. Proposed R21 projects can investigate how music is processed by or modifies the brain, or how it affects specific biological functions during childhood development and learning, adulthood, and aging. Projects can also include preliminary interventions that provide a basis for therapeutic interventions. When appropriate, collaborations among basic researchers, technology developers, music intervention experts, or other clinical researchers are highly encouraged.
Music has the remarkable ability to enhance child development, improve adult function and well-being, and optimize the quality of life during aging. Many studies have shown that music can also ameliorate the symptoms of a broad range of diseases and disorders that occur throughout the lifespan and be utilized effectively in delivering palliative care during serious advanced illness and at the end of life. Recent scientific breakthroughs, including the development of new technologies, are providing the community with opportunities to understand the mechanisms through which music acts, and to develop new music interventions for a variety of human conditions. To capitalize on these opportunities, the NIH is issuing three related funding initiatives intended to: i) promote our understanding of the basic mechanisms through which music is processed by the brain and body; ii) explore how music can impact health and disease, and iii) facilitate rigorous music intervention studies to help treat disease.
In 2016, the NIH, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (KC), and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) formed a collaborative partnership ( Sound Health) and in early 2017 organized a workshop to evaluate the state of basic and applied music research ( Music and the Brain). In this meeting, a diverse panel of experts discussed three overlapping periods of life (childhood, adulthood and aging) and made recommendations for enhancing research in each of these domains ( NIH report). The group developed a set of recommendations intended to highlight research opportunities and promote the rigor of future research. These recommendations centered around four broad areas: 1) Basic and Mechanistic Research, 2) Translational and Clinical Research, 3) Methods and Outcomes and 4) Capacity Building and Infrastructure.
In 2017, a trans-NIH Music and Health working group was formed to capitalize on these recommendations and promote their implementation. To achieve this, the NIH is issuing three related announcements. The first two FOAs are related and will support R01 and R21 awards respectively that are within the interests of the participating NIH components (see below) and that address the recommendations of the 2017 workshop. This R21 FOA emphasizes exploratory projects which may have a unique potential for moving an important aspect of the science of music and health. The companion FOA utilizes t he? R01 mechanism and is intended to support studies w it h? ?a? s ou nd? premise and potentially strong impact on the science of music and health. Projects for either the R01 or R21 FOAs could potentially range from basic foundational studies to clinical trials that provide a basis for better therapeutic interventions. The third FOA will utilize a phased R61/R33 mechanism to support research that can best be facilitated through milestone-driven awards on music and health geared towards music intervention. While no preliminary data is needed for the R61 phase, transition to the R33 phase is contingent on successful completion of agreed upon Go/No-Go milestones.
Potential applicants for any of the three FOAs are strongly encouraged to reach out to the chief contact listed near the end of announcement to discuss any questions about the most suitable FOA, as well as questions about scope and clinical trials. For questions about the specific interests of a participating institute, center or office, applicants should contact the appropriate contact listed at the end of the appropriate document.
Investigators are expected to participate in an annual meeting held at the National Institutes of Health to review progress of the funded research and highlight advances on the science of music and health and should therefore budget accordingly.
This R21 FOA proposes to build upon the rapidly expanding evidence base linking music and health and to address the broad research recommendations that emerged from the NIH workshop referenced above. Both basic and applied exploratory studies are within the scope of this RFA. Applications that propose multidisciplinary research and collaborative studies involving musicians?, music therapists, biomedical, behavioral, and/or social scientists are encouraged.
All proposed projects should have the potentially to increase our understanding of the science of music and health, and/or inform music interventions to enhance normal function and improve health. All projects should be rigorously designed, reproducible and within the mission of the participating institutes, centers and offices?. Projects that are responsive to this FOA include but are not limited to categories and bullets below from the NIH workshop that produced research recommendations for the field.
Conducting longitudinal and ancillary studies to assess outcomes of music interventions.
Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to interact with the scientific contacts listed below to discuss possible clinical trials and other clinical studies. Applicants are also encouraged to see the current NIH Definition of a Clinical Trial, the sub-definition of an "intervention," and the numerous case studies provided. For example, administering a stimulus (such as music) for the purposes of measuring or describing brain activity but NOT to modify it, is not considered an intervention under the NIH definition, and would thus not be a clinical trial (see case study 18b as an example). The NIH sub-definition of an intervention states that an intervention is a manipulation of a subject or their environment with the intent to modify a health-related outcome.
Health-related outcome is defined very broadly and ranges from changes in protein levels to changes in behavioral outcomes for example, and essentially covers most of the NIH's research portfolio. The type of health-related outcomes that will be assessed determines what type of clinical trial the application would be considered, and this is critical to know and understand prior to submission, as not all participating institutes and centers support all types of trials under this FOA. There are two main types of clinical trials relevant to this FOA: Mechanistic clinical trials and Clinical Outcome Clinical Trials.
Mechanistic clinical trials are studies with primary outcomes designed to understand a biological or behavioral process, the pathophysiology of a disease, or the mechanism of action of an intervention. Clinical outcome clinical trials are studies with primary outcomes designed to assess the safety, tolerability, clinical efficacy, effectiveness, clinical management, and/or implementation of pharmacologic, behavioral, surgical, or device interventions.
It is imperative for an applicant to determine whether they are proposing a clinical trial, and if so, which of the above categories it falls within. The scientific contracts listed can help with this determination, and ascertain whether the proposal would fit within the requirements listed by the relevant participating institutes, centers, and offices below.
NCCIH: The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is broadly interested in supporting research aimed at understanding the mechanisms by which music and music interventions impact symptom management in high-priority topics such as pain, stress-related disorders, sleep disorders. NICCH is also interested in how music and music intervention could be used to address opioid misuse and enhancement of emotional well-being. In addition to basic animal model work, NCCIH supports mechanistic clinical trials under this FOA. However, NCCIH will not support grant applications proposing efficacy or effectiveness research with primary clinical outcomes under this FOA. Investigators who are ready to propose a fully powered efficacy or effectiveness clinical trials can apply to PAR-18-662 with a companion application to PAR-18-663 for an independent data coordinating center. Investigators are strongly encouraged to contact program staff to discuss their aims prior to submission.
NIBIB: The mission of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) is to improve health by leading the development and accelerating the application of biomedical technologies. Under this FOA, NIBIB will accept applications that propose to develop biomedical imaging and bioengineering techniques and devices aimed at fundamentally improving our understanding of the basic science of music and exploring its potential to enhance health and treat disease. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the development of non-invasive human imaging tools and technologies to probe music's impact on the brain and the effects of music on the quantity of sedatives and/or analgesics required during interventional radiology procedures.
For this FOA, NIBIB will only support applications proposing early-stage clinical trials through Phase I, first-in-human, safety, feasibility, or other small clinical trials that inform the early-stage technology development in the submitted application. NIBIB will not support applications proposing Phase II, III, IV or pivotal clinical trials, or trials in which the primary outcome is efficacy, effectiveness, or a post-market concern.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the NIBIB Scientific Contact listed in this FOA for guidance in advance of submitting an application that includes human subjects research to ensure their proposed project is in compliance with new NIH human subjects research and clinical trials policies (https://grants.nih.gov/policy/clinical-trials.htm) and consistent with the types of clinical trial applications that NIBIB supports.
NIDCD: The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) seeks to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. With respect to this RFA, NIDCD is particularly interested in supporting research to investigate the neuroscience of music as a complex auditory stimulus, and to understand the basic processing mechanisms as they relate to communication disorders through voice, speech, and language processing. Well-designed and controlled investigations of music interventions, and interactions, on areas such as voice, speech, language, balance, or the processing of complex sounds may also be of interest. These studies could result in clinical outcomes and/or explore the mechanisms underlying music interventions through human studies. The immediate or long-term focus of these investigations should be to ameliorate conditions such as disordered communication, poor hearing, or balance disorders. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact NIDCD program staff to discuss their aims prior to submission.
NIDCR: The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is interested in music research that has the potential to improve dental, oral, and craniofacial health. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, investigations of mechanisms by which music may: i) Decrease anxiety, stress, and/or fear levels at the pre-treatment and treatment stages as well as influence levels of these during recall (memory) of the experience in pediatric and adult dental patients; including special needs populations, and ii) Modulate the experience of acute and chronic orofacial pain conditions including temporomandibular joint disorders, trigeminal neuropathies, burning mouth syndrome, oral cancer pain, dental pain, and other conditions. The effects of music on neuroplasticity, connectivity, endogenous opioids, and differences in affective states that may exist between healthy individuals and those that suffer from chronic orofacial pain conditions are of interest. Clinical trials designed to answer specific questions about the safety, tolerability, efficacy, effectiveness, clinical management, and/or implementation of pharmacologic, behavioral, biologic, surgical, or device interventions will only be supported by NIDCR if submitted to an NIDCR clinical trials-specific FOA https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/research/clinical-trials. Awardees will be required to comply with the NIDCR Clinical Terms of Award for activities that involve human subjects. Investigators are encouraged to contact NIDCR program staff to discuss potential research projects prior to application submission to determine alignment of the planned studies with priorities of the Institute mission and strategic plan.
NIMH: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) supports neuroscience research to discover the causes of mental illness and to develop more effective and safer treatments. For applications proposing clinical trials, the NIMH only accepts applications proposing mechanistic studies that meet NIH's definition of a clinical trial (see NOT-OD-15-015) through this FOA. A mechanistic study is designed to understand a biological or behavioral process, the pathophysiology of a disease, or the mechanism of action of an intervention. NIMH is interested in applications proposing to develop and test novel potential biomarkers of treatment response to advance understanding of the neurobiological effect of target engagement in healthy subjects and/or in patients. However, trials that include as goals the determination of safety or clinical efficacy of interventions are outside of the scope of this FOA. Applicants interested in evaluating treatments for clinical efficacy should apply through one of the FOAs listed at the NIMH clinical trials website, which includes links to the NIMH CT FAQs. NIMH strongly encourages applicants to consult with NIMH Program Officials when developing plans for an application. This early contact will provide an opportunity to clarify NIMH policies and guidelines and identify whether the proposed project is consistent with NIMH program priorities, and to determine which available FOA would best support the proposed research. This is particularly important if there is doubt as to whether or not the submission is determined to be an NIH-defined clinical trial, and if found to be a clinical trial, whether it is a mechanistic study as described by NIMH.
To support the goal of advancing research through widespread data sharing among researchers, investigators funded under this FOA by NIMH are expected to share those data via the National Institute of Mental Health Data Archive (NDA; https://data-archive.nimh.nih.gov). Established by the NIMH, NDA is a secure informatics platform for scientific collaboration and data sharing that enables the effective communication of detailed research data, tools, and supporting documentation. A cost estimation tool for data sharing is available at https://ndct.nimh.nih.gov/preplanning/budget and can be used when preparing budgets for applications.
NIMH requires reporting of recruitment milestones for participants in all NIMH extramural-funded clinical research studies proposing to enroll 150 or more subjects per study, and all clinical trials, regardless of size (see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-MH-16-013.html). All NIMH funded mechanistic clinical trials funded under this FOA must report recruitment milestones, including those with fewer than 150 subjects. This expectation will be stated in the notice of grant award.
NINDS: ?The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is interested in supporting basic and applied research that is within its mission and focused on understanding the effects of music on the brain. This includes investigating the effects of music on neural circuits and pathways, sensorimotor processing, proprioception, motor function, and skill learning. Approaches involving either music listening or music production, in the contexts of music experience, training, or practice are welcome. NINDS is also interested in studies that inform the understanding, management, and/or treatment of neurological diseases and disorders, and/or accompanying symptoms. This includes studies to facilitate recovery processes (e.g. after injury or stroke) or maintain function (e.g. slow cognitive decline). Music interventions may be studied alone, in conjunction with, or in comparison to other interventions.
NINR: The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) supports research in areas that explore strategies to prevent, reduce, or comfort the symptoms of advanced illness across the lifespan, particularly developing and testing strategies to minimize the physical and psychological burdens on individuals and their caregivers. In doing so, NINR promotes and improves the health of individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan, in a variety of clinical settings and within diverse populations.
As the lead NIH Institute for end of life research, NINR recognizes palliative care as a critical component of high-quality, evidence-based care that includes advanced symptom management and informed decision-making support for both individuals and their family caregivers.
NINR will consider studies involving the evaluation of the efficacy or effectiveness of music-based interventions in the clinical management of individuals with serious, advanced illness and their families/caregivers that are consistent with the NINR's research goals. Of particular interest are studies in end-of-life and hospice care, palliative care, pediatric palliative care, diverse populations, and settings.
Establishes evidence-based best practices for music interventions intended to enhance wellness or treat/ameliorate specific health conditions.
The NIH with its participating institutes, centers, and offices, intend to commit up to $5,000,000 in FY2019 to promote research on music and health via this intended FOA as well as the related FOAs. 9-12 awards are anticipated between all three FOAs.
The R21 award may not exceed $275,000 in cumulative total costs or more than $150,000 for either of the two years.
Will the results of the proposed study substantially and fundamentally increase our understanding of the science of music as it pertains to human health? How will the project: 1) increase our understanding of music's effect on the brain and body, 2) inform interventions to enhance normal function and/or development, and/or 3) enhance its use to better treat disorders and disease? Is the exploratory nature of the proposal appropriate and will it potentially open up important new research areas?
Does the proposed research team include appropriate interdisciplinary expertise for the proposed experiments and aims? Are partnerships and collaborations among basic researchers, technological development researchers, music intervention experts, and/or other clinical researchers appropriate and clearly laid out, understanding that a long history of collaboration between these investigators might not always exist considering the scientific focus of this funding announcement.
What specific areas of music and/or health-related research will especially advance from these studies?


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Dick Clark, 82. America's Oldest Teenager Dies. Host/Producer of American Bandstand, New Year's Rockin' Eve and many more.
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Dick Clark Timeline by DJ Mr Ed Mullen (April 2012)
Born Richard Wagstaff Clark on November 30, 1929 in Bronxville, New York.
Host, "Cactus Dick and the Santa Fe Riders" (TV)
Graduated from Syracuse University
Married (1) Barbara Mallery
Les Elgart records the instrumental ," Bandstand Boogie", written by his band-mate, Charles Albertine. The host of Philadelphia's teen dance show, Bob Horn, uses it, as the show's theme song.
Dick Clark becomes the host, "Bandstand" on Philadelphia's WFIL-TV.
Dick Clark Productions formed. A entertainment power-house.
It produced 30 series, 250 specials and more than 20 movies.
"AMERICAN BANDSTAND".
– "Top Ten" Records of the upcoming week. Clark standing behind a podium or bandstand would announce the movement of the hit records, up and down the charts. Dramatically, Clark revealed the titles.
– Rate -A- Record
– Two audience members would listen to a pair of new records and score them between 35 and 98. Many would use the famous phrase " IT'S GOT A GOOD BEAT AND YOU CAN DANCE TO IT".
– "The Dance Contest" – Viewers mailed in their votes for favorite dances, many time with numbers taped to their backs. Much like voting for "American Idol" and "Dancing With The Stars".
– Hundreds of career-making moments and debuts for new singers/ bands.
1957 "At The Hop" -AB Going Where The Action Is- (remote broadcast!)
1958 Dancing American Bandstand-style. "I Love You For Sentimental Reasons" by Sam Cooke
1960, The Twist on AB
"AMERICAN BANDSTAND"
"American Bandstand" (TV) teen dance show debuts nationally.
-The ABC network changed the program's name to "American Bandstand".
-Within four weeks, the program was rated number one.
-Scheduled at 4:00 pm, the show was marketed to teenagers.
-Longest-running variety show, in total from 1957 to 1987
-From 1957 to 1957 it was a daily show (Monday to Friday) in Philadelphia.
-From 1963 – 1987 it was a national weekly show, in Los Angeles.
-Studio announcer and on-camera sidekick, Charlie O'Donnell
Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" lyric:
" they'll be rocking on Bandstand, in Philadelphia PA"
Edward R. Murrow interviews Clark on Murrow's "Person To Person" about the youth culture in the early days of rock -n-roll, in part due to American Bandstand's success.
"Caravan Of Stars". Dick Clark Productions presents: A bus tour of singers/bands with current hit records, performing live with Dick Clark as emcee. Clark, the promoter, could attract top talent for this unconventional and uncomfortable road trip.
"This Is Your Life" (June 24, 1959) Dick Clark tribute. Host: Ralph Edwards. Sponsor: Prell shampoo.
Guests : his mother and father, Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Andy Williams, Connie Francis. His parents describe his depression having lost a brother in World War II. His wife, Barbara Mallery made an appearance.
"The Dick Clark Show" (in NYC) a Saturday night TV show, teen dance show, like Bandstand (in Philadelphia) which aired five days a week.
"This Week" magazine. Sunday column written by Clark, answering teen music questions.
Desegregation.
Clark is credited with desegregating some areas of entertainment.
Including presenting African-American performers on national TV.
Also integrating his studio audience (FYI: See "Hairspray", 1988)
Clark was criticized for the the opposite perception, as well.
Payola Scandal. Clark was called to testify during the Congressional Committee on payola. The pay-to-play music scandal that shook the radio industry. Clark was cleared of wrong-doing and was forced to separate himself from some music interests.
Married (2) Loretta Martin . This name is unintentionally mentioned in the Beatles' "Get Back".
ABC-TV hit, "Shindig", popular bands performing live! (Shindig, 1964-66)
NBC-TV show, "Hulabaloo" . NBC answer to "Shindig" (Hulabaloo, 1965-66)
-"Soul Train" debuts, Don Cornelius host/producer. It aired new programming for 35 years.
This teen dance show featured new songs as the studio audience danced. Also, singing stars and bands were featured performing there hit singles, in almost all cases, lip-syncing. The most popular feature in the show was the Soul Train "Line", where two rows/lines of dancers separated by the "briefly" featured dancer, who would put on an dancin' exhibition … for a few seconds. Then, the "line" moved up and the next dancer, in that line, did their moves.
The Diamonds had a 1957 hit record called, "The Stroll" which pre-dates "the line". The difference is "The Stroll" was set up the same way but had repeating dance steps, where the Soul Train line encouraged free-style moves.
-Over the years, Cornelius disliked the inevitable comparisons with "American Bandstand".
From 1971-1993, Cornelius was the host. As the genre evolved, he stepped down as host. From 1993 to 2006 the show saw a variety of hosts, in the "Soul Train's" hip-hop era.
– "Soul Unlimited". Clark launched a similar program, in 1973, to attempt to draw African-American viewers away from "Soul Train". It was called, "Soul Unlimited".
This unsuccessful program aired only a few episodes.
New Year's Rockin Eve debuts in 1973.
New Year's Eve was marked by "Auld Lang Syne" played by Guy Lombardo.
From 1929-59, Guy Lombardo played the New Years Eve radio show from the Roosevelt Hotel, NYC. From 1956-76, Lombardo performed "Auld Lang Syne" at midnight, on TV, from the Waldorf Astoria Hotel , NYC.
Once again targeting the youth market, Dick Clark produced a live variety show on New Year's Eve from 1972-2011. He appeared 38 times appearing as host. Missing only the 1999/2000 Eve, a ABC News millennium special, and 2004/2005 Eve because of his stroke recovery. In 2004, Regis Philbin substitutes as host.
The 2005-2011 programs feature Ryan Seacrest, his protege, as co-host.
The Ball Drop. It is so familiar now, but Dick Clark embraced this odd way to mark midnight of the new year and made it the "moment we've all been waiting for".
In a tall building called "One Time Square", in Times Square (NYC), the ball first dropped in 1907.
Vinyl: Dick Clark: 20 Years of Rock and Roll. 2-LP set.
A disc jockey favorite. Easy to spot purple / blue graphics on album. At a time when songs were not always easily found in record stores. This collection of hits was a DJ's treasure chest. For instance, "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison was virtually unavailable anywhere else. "Wooly Bully" "Louie Louie", "Hang On Sloopy" and "Rock Around The Clock" were solid dance hits. One of the top collections in the vinyl era.
Host, $10,000 Pyramid. ( similar to "Password", except lots more clues given)
Also, The $20K, $25K, $50K and $100,000 Pyramid as the show grew.
Hosts included Clark (1973-88) , Bill Cullen (1974-79 syndicated) , John Davidson (1991) and Donny Osmond (2002-04) .
American Music Awards : Dick Clark invented the AMA's in 1973. These awards are determined by a poll of music buying public. Unlike the Grammys which are decided by music industry voting. Since 2005, the AMA's have tallied on-line ballots.
"America's Oldest Living Teenager". Dick Clark's popular nickname.
Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Dick Clark gets "his" star.
Barry Manilow, in concert, explaining and performing "Bandstand Boogie".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90R3rTgDciQ&feature=player_embedded#!
Lyrics to "Bandstand Boogie" (lyrics: Manilow, Sussman / music: Albertine)
We're goin' hoppin', we're goin' hoppin' today
Where things are poppin' the Philadelphia way
We're gonna drop in on all the music they play
On the bandstand
We're goin' swingin', we're gonna swing in the crowd
And we'll be clingin' and floatin' high as a cloud
The phones are ringin', my mom and dad are so proud
I'm on Bandstand
And I'll jump and hey, I may even show 'em my handstand
Because I'm on, because I'm on the American Bandstand
When we dance real slow I'll show all the guys in the grandstand
What a swinger I am, I am on American Bandstand
Bandstand, Bandstand, Bandstand
Hey I'm makin' my mark, gee, this joint is jumpin'
They made such a fuss just to see us arrive
Hey it's Mr. Dick Clark, what a place you've got here
Swell spot, the music's hot here, best in the east
Give it at least a seventy five
Now for all you Joe's, here goes my American handstand
As we dance real slow, I'm showin' the guys on the grandstand
That I like my girl but I love American Bandstand
The singers' croonin', he ain't the greatest but gee
My baby's swoonin' in front of all of TV
So if you tune in, you'll see my baby and me
And now we're hoppin' and we'll be hoppin' all day
And you can drop in on all the music they play
And we'll rock and roll and stroll on American
Lindy hop and slop, it's American
Tune in, I'm on, turn on, I'm in, I'm on
Today, Bandstand .
The theme song. Originally "Bandstand Boogie" by Les Elgart, a big band leader. Elgart's career was revived with his "Hooked On Swing" series of records.
Manilow's version was "American Bandstand"'s theme song from 1977-87. Manilow and song-writing partner, Bruce Sussman wrote original lyrics to it and included it on Manilow's 1977 hit album, "Tryin' To Get The Feeling".
Married (3) Karen Wigton
Donna Summer. The only other person to host "American Bandstand". It occurred during her promotion of the movie, " Thank God It's Friday", in which Summer appears.
DISCO ERA on AB: Boogie Fever
DISCO ERA "Shake Your Body Down" 1979. Jacksons Day on AB. Jumpsuits. Comedy at 2:55. Smooth Jackson Five dancing.
Book. "Rock, Roll Remember" by Dick Clark and Richard Robinson.
In the 1980's, Clark hosted programs on three different networks, simultaneously.
ABC- "American Bandstand", CBS – "Pyramid" and NBC – "Bloopers".
MTV debuts.
August 1st, 1981 MTV begins broadcasting, on cable TV, (that made it a 'cable-cast') with a video of the song " Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles.
"TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes"
Hosted by Dick Clark and Ed McMahon, co-produced by Johnny Carson and Dick Clark's production companies , "Bloopers" was assured a foothold in NBC's schedule. It was a mix of "Candid Camera" of years before and "Punked" from years after.
ABC launched a copycat program, " Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders" . ("Bloopers", 1982-1998) Dedicated to Kermit Schafer who collected film/video "bloopers".
Ed McMahon .
– McMahon worked at Philadelphia television station , WCAU-TV, where McMahon met Dick Clark. Clark moved to Philadelphia in 1952. Clark worked at Philadelphia's WFIL from 1952-64 on American Bandstand.
– From 1957-62 ("Who Do You Trust", TV game show) McMahon worked with Johnny Carson, before they took over "The Tonight Show" in 1962. (Carson/McMahon, 30 years 1962-1992)
– "Star Search" talent show, hosted by Ed McMahon (1983-95).
– "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes". McMahon and Clark co-hosted "Bloopers" from 1982- 1998.
30th Anniversary Special for American Bandstand. See 11 episodes on YouTube.
Madonna. In her debut appearance she responds to Clark's question, what is her ambition. She replied, " to rule the world". In many ways, this prophesy came true. In pop music, since her first album and hit single, "Holiday" Madonna has become the most successful female artist of all-time, by topping many Billboard charts.
Dick Clark guests on Crooke & Chase talk show (mid-80's). Fashions of AB. See Little Richard at 5:55.
"HAIRSPRAY", loosely-based on American Bandstand. John Waters' film.
Starring many familiar faces making cameos. It made Ricky Lake a star.
2002 – Broadway musical, "Hairspray", wins 8 Tony Awards
2008 – "Hairspray" (starring John Travola as the Ricky Lake character!) becomes one of the top grossing musicals of all-time (4th highest musical film in US history)
Hall of Fame, Broadcasting inductee.
Hall Of Fame, Rock 'n' Roll inductee.
Hall Of Fame: Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, inductee.
"American Bandstand: 50th Anniversary Special.
"Guinness Book of World Records, says Clark, American Bandstand is the
"longest running variety show in TV history".
Suffered a stroke. "New Year's Rockin Eve", 2004.
In a pinch, the show was hosted by colleague Regis Philbin, who was still busy with "Live with Regis and Kelly" and "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire -special version-.
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol host. Now, co-hosts New Years Rockin Eve with the recovering Clark, his protege. Seacrest is executive producer of many shows.
Dick Clark Died. April 18, 2012 age 82. In California hospital. Heart attack.
Ryan Seacrest: "I idolized him" (host , "American Idol")
Chubby Checker: "the king of the DJ's died today" ("The Twist")
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North American release takes place next month.
Now that we've seen the Chinese New Year-themed Air Jordan 12s, Air Max 98s, and Kyrie 5s, Nike has revealed the full 2019 collection, and it's far more expansive than originally expected.
In addition to the aforementioned models, the latest Chinese Zodiac-inspired range will include the Air Jordan 33, Air Max 90, Air Max 270, Air VaporMax, Blazer Low, Zoom Pegasus Turbo, and the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star High. The Air Max 270, Zoom Pegasus Turbo, and Air Max 98s will be released in different men's and women's colorways.
While each shoe in the group combines all 12 Chinese Zodiac symbols in the form of geometric quilted and mosaic patterns, it's the men's and women's Air Max 98 options which take the most liberal approach. Each shoe takes a "What the" theme, blending elements from Nike's last 12 Chinese New Year sneakers for two eye-catching looks. The men's colorway combines pony hair and snakeskin textures with inspiration from styles including 2013's "Year of the Snake" Air Force 1, while the women's iteration lifts the iridescent material from the "Year of the Dragon" Air Force 1 from 2012.
Exact release dates for this collection have not been announced, but Nike says the range will drop throughout the month of January.
UPDATE (01/04): Jordan Brand's "Chinese New Year" collection has begun hitting Chinese retailers now and will see a second release in North America via SNKRS and select retailers on Tuesday, Feb. 5.


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I've found how to modify most of them, in the path :
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
But I can't find the parameter that sets or unsets "Automatically Detect Settings".
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sValueName = "DefaultConnectionSettings"

' Get registry value where each byte is a different setting.
oReg.GetBinaryValue &H80000001, sKeyPath, sValueName, bValue

' Check byte to see if detect is currently on.
If (bValue(8) And 8) = 8 Then

  ' Turn off detect and write back settings value.
  bValue(8) = bValue(8) And Not 8
  oReg.SetBinaryValue &H80000001, sKeyPath, sValueName, bValue

End If

Set oReg = Nothing

A: I found the solution : it's the 9th byte of this key :
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections]
"DefaultConnectionSettings"=hex:3c,00,00,00,1f,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,00,00,00,   00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,1f,00,00,00,68,74,74,70,3a,2f,2f,31,   34,34,2e,31,33,31,2e,32,32,32,2e,31,36,37,2f,77,70,61,64,2e,64,61,74,90,0e,   1e,66,d3,88,c5,01,01,00,00,00,8d,a8,4e,9e,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
It's a bitfield:

*

*0x1: (Always 1)

*0x2: Proxy enabled

*0x4: "Use automatic configuration script" checked

*0x8: "Automatically detect settings" checked

Mask 0x8 to turn it off, i.e., subtract 8 if it's higher than 8.
Thanks to Jamie on google groups.
Update
Based on the VBScript by WhoIsRich combined with details in this answer, here's a PowerShell script to amend these & related settings:
function Set-ProxySettings {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param ( #could improve with parameter sets
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
        [bool]$AutomaticDetect = $true
        ,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
        [bool]$UseProxyForLAN = $false
        ,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
        [AllowNull()][AllowEmptyString()]
        [string]$ProxyAddress = $null
        ,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
        [int]$ProxyPort = 8080 #closest we have to a default port for proxies
        ,
        [AllowNull()][AllowEmptyString()]
        [bool]$UseAutomaticConfigurationScript = $false
    )
    begin {
        [string]$ProxyRegRoot = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings'
        [string]$DefaultConnectionSettingsPath = (Join-Path $ProxyRegRoot 'Connections')
        [byte]$MaskProxyEnabled = 2
        [byte]$MaskUseAutomaticConfigurationScript = 4
        [byte]$MaskAutomaticDetect = 8
        [int]$ProxyConnectionSettingIndex = 8
    }
    process {
    #this setting is affected by multiple options, so fetch once here
    [byte[]]$DefaultConnectionSettings = Get-ItemProperty -Path $DefaultConnectionSettingsPath -Name 'DefaultConnectionSettings' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'DefaultConnectionSettings'

    #region auto detect
    if($AutomaticDetect) {
        Set-ItemProperty -Path $ProxyRegRoot -Name AutoDetect -Value 1
        $DefaultConnectionSettings[$ProxyConnectionSettingIndex] = $DefaultConnectionSettings[$ProxyConnectionSettingIndex] -bor $MaskAutomaticDetect
    } else {
        Set-ItemProperty -Path $ProxyRegRoot -Name AutoDetect -Value 0
        $DefaultConnectionSettings[$ProxyConnectionSettingIndex] = $DefaultConnectionSettings[$ProxyConnectionSettingIndex] -band (-bnot $MaskAutomaticDetect)
    }
    #endregion

    #region defined proxy
    if($UseProxyForLAN) {
        if(-not ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($ProxyAddress))) {
            Set-ItemProperty -Path $ProxyRegRoot -Name ProxyServer -Value ("{0}:{1}" -f $ProxyAddress,$ProxyPort)
        }
        Set-ItemProperty -Path $ProxyRegRoot -Name ProxyEnable -Value 1
        $DefaultConnectionSettings[$ProxyConnectionSettingIndex] = $DefaultConnectionSettings[$ProxyConnectionSettingIndex] -bor $MaskProxyEnabled
    } else {
        Set-ItemProperty -Path $ProxyRegRoot -Name ProxyEnable -Value 0
        $DefaultConnectionSettings[$ProxyConnectionSettingIndex] = $DefaultConnectionSettings[$ProxyConnectionSettingIndex] -band (-bnot $MaskProxyEnabled)
    }
    #endregion

    #region config script
    if($UseAutomaticConfigurationScript){
        $DefaultConnectionSettings[$ProxyConnectionSettingIndex] = $DefaultConnectionSettings[$ProxyConnectionSettingIndex] -bor $MaskUseAutomaticConfigurationScript
    }else{
        $DefaultConnectionSettings[$ProxyConnectionSettingIndex] = $DefaultConnectionSettings[$ProxyConnectionSettingIndex] -band (-bnot $MaskUseAutomaticConfigurationScript)
    }
    #endregion

    #persist the updates made above
    Set-ItemProperty -Path $DefaultConnectionSettingsPath -Name 'DefaultConnectionSettings' -Value $DefaultConnectionSettings
    }
}

A: I'm aware that this question is a bit old, but I consider that my small update could help other programmers.
I didn't want to modify WhoIsRich's answer because it's really great, but I adapted it to fulfill my needs:

*

*If the Automatically Detect Settings is checked then uncheck it.

*If the Automatically Detect Settings is unchecked then check it.
On Error Resume Next

Set oReg   = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\default:StdRegProv")
sKeyPath   = "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections"
sValueName = "DefaultConnectionSettings"

' Get registry value where each byte is a different setting.
oReg.GetBinaryValue &H80000001, sKeyPath, sValueName, bValue

' Check byte to see if detect is currently on.
If (bValue(8) And 8) = 8 Then
    ' To change the value to Off.
    bValue(8) = bValue(8) And Not 8
' Check byte to see if detect is currently off.
ElseIf (bValue(8) And 8) = 0 Then
    ' To change the value to On.
    bValue(8) = bValue(8) Or 8
End If

'Write back settings value
oReg.SetBinaryValue &H80000001, sKeyPath, sValueName, bValue

Set oReg = Nothing

Finally, you only need to save it in a .VBS file (VBScript) and run it.

A: Another way to control this setting is by using an undocumented registry key AutoDetect=0 mentioned on this blog post:

Registry Key : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\
DWORD AutoDetect = 0 or 1

So the .reg file to turn it off would look like:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"AutoDetect"=dword:00000000

A: If it is simply to disable a group policy that is enforced every 30 minutes you can uncheck the box then change the permissions to Read Only.

A: I have used a combined answer and made a powershell script which does the trick for you
$name = $PSScriptRoot + "\" + $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name

if (!([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) { Start-Process powershell.exe "-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"$name`"" -Verb RunAs; exit }

$registryPath = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings"

$Name = "AutoDetect"

$value = "0"

New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name -Value $value ` -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null

Read-Host -Prompt "press Enter to Continue"

The script will run as admin and the change the value to 0 ( Disable the Auto-Detect ).

A: You can always just export the registry, change the setting, then export the registry again and do a diff.

A: I can confirm this works. I exported the reg file after I had made the adjustments and then put it in a logon script like this:
REM ------ IE Auto Detect Settings FIX ------------------
REG IMPORT \\mydomain.local\netlogon\IE-Autofix.reg 2>NUL

A: Resurrecting this.
Here's how you can modify registry item binary values concisely in easy-to-follow powershell. In this example DefaultConnectionSettings is the registry item with a REG_BINARY value that we're trying to modify.
$path = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections"
$objName = "DefaultConnectionSettings"
$getObj = Get-ItemProperty -path $path -name $objName
$getObj.DefaultConnectionSettings[8] = 1
$objValue = $getObj.DefaultConnectionSettings
Set-ItemProperty -path $path -name $objName -Value $objValue

When you use Get-ItemProperty for a registry item with a REG_BINARY value, it gives you a number of child objects in a collection.
By referencing the name of the item (in this case we do getObj.DefaultConnectionSettings) as a child object of getObj, we get an array of values, where each binary value (i.e 50,33,01,00,00,00,00,00,04) has its own position in the array.
Because it is an array we can reference, modify, and iterate through it easily, and we can modify a value by doing $getObj.DefaultConnectionSettings[8] = 1 or whatever number you want in place of 8. The 8 refers to the 9th value in the array. In the example of 50,33,01,00,00,00,00,00,04 the 9th position is 04. Remember that, like other things, arrays start counting at 0.
Setting it = 1 will change that 04 value in the binary to 01 while leaving the rest of the values unchanged in the array.
Finally, we set the change in place with Set-ItemProperty -path $path -name $objName -Value $objValue
Hope this helps others.

A: Indeed, the 9th byte indicates the check state of the button, but the answers above don't take into account the checkbox which enables manual configuration.
This check state value is also present in this ninth byte.
The real answer should thus be:
Byte value

00001001 = Manual proxy is checked
00000101 = Use automatic configuration script is checked
00000011 = Automatically detect settings is checked

When multiple checkboxes are checked, the value of the 9th byte is the result of the bitwise OR operation on the values for which the checkbox is checked.

A: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel]
"Connection Settings"=dword:00000000
"Connwiz Admin Lock"=dword:00000000
"Autoconfig"=dword:00000000
"Proxy"=dword:00000000
"ConnectionsTab"=dword:00000000

A: I think you can change the "Automatically detect settings" via the registry key name "AutoConfigURL". here is the code that I check in c#.
Wish you luck.
    RegistryKey registry = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings", true);
                    if(registry.GetValue("AutoConfigURL") != null)
                    {
                        //Proxy Server disabled (Untick Proxy Server)
                        registry.DeleteValue("AutoConfigURL");
                    }

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Did I use to be a runner?
I went running today. For the first time in THREE WEEKS. Seriously.
Between being sick, getting scuba certified and then going to Maui I never managed to run since Thanksgiving. Wow. Going from five months with more than 100 miles each to three weeks of not running is kind of wild. I did a three mile run this morning and wasn't exactly feeling like superman.
As a runner, some runs are good, some are miserable (like my marathon last month) and most are just unremarkable.
But sometimes you get lucky. The weather is perfect (or almost perfect – we had blue skies and low temperatures, both things I love; there just was too much wind, especially at the water). You happen to pick a gorgeous route in a place you've never been to. And even though you had planned something else, you just go for it.
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So What Is Feminism?
The technical definition of feminism is pretty straightforward: "The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men." In other words, it's the idea that women and girls should be treated fairly and given the same opportunities as their male counterparts.
Putting this in practice is less straightforward. Because societies around the world each have their own cultural customs — even within North America — it is impossible to impose a set of standards for how women and girls should be treated. So feminism, today, refers more broadly to any effort, movement, or ideology that, in general, supports the equal rights of women.
In America, this means allowing women to be police officers, if that's what they want to do; in Saudi Arabia it means fighting for their right to drive cars. This is no small task: In Saudi Arabia, rape victims can be charged for leaving their homes without a male escort, for being alone with an unrelated man, and even for getting pregnant from the assault. In such a social climate, it could be decades before they're allowed to take the wheel — if they ever are.
Preemptive strike: Before you start making jokes that the Saudis are better off without women drivers turning their street into anarchic death traps, you should know that in 2012 the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reported that men are more likely to engage in risky behavior behind the wheel and die in car accidents than women.
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Since most of us were born after the start of the women's lib movement, we're often unaware of the numerous ways it has improved our lives. Including yours.
If you had been born in 1940, you'd have been expected to be the sole breadwinner for your entire family. While some men enjoy this responsibility, it is becoming much harder to run a household on a single salary.
Today, women have the freedom pursue any career they want — medicine, law, engineering — and bring home a salary to match. And if you marry a woman with such a career, you get to live in a nicer house, take nicer vacations, and wear nicer clothes than if you were trying to eek out a living on your income alone. You can also have more kids. Or not. Because of the women's liberation movement, women aren't expected to be baby-making machines any more than men are expected to be the family bank.
How about sex? Women are much more sexually confident today than they were in past generations. If you enjoy experimenting in the bedroom and having sex out of wedlock, you have feminism to thank.
There's a moment in Nick Hornby's 1995 novel High Fidelity when the narrator, a single man in his thirties, laments to his father that he wishes his generation just got married and settled down like his parents' generation did, expecting a consoling look and some fatherly advice. Instead, his dad dismisses the wish and replies, "Don't be ridiculous. Your generation gets to have much more fun than we ever dreamed of."
And finally, if you like fit, athletic women, consider this: Until the early 1970s, running was considered dangerous to women's reproductive systems and they weren't allowed to register for major races, like the Boston Marathon. In 1967, Katherine Switzer made history by becoming the first woman to finish that race, and she did so illegally — by registering under her initials to avoid detection by race officials.
Nearly 50 years later, women are free to don skimpy race shorts and sports bras, and you're free to run alongside (or behind) them in races all over the world. Not such a terrible side benefit of women's lib, right?
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1647 marked the first attempt to classify the Bordeaux wine properties when individual commune prices were first recorded. By the end of the 17th century several superior properties from the communes of Pessac (Haut Brion), Margaux (Margaux) and Pauillac (Lafite & Latour) had gained sufficient prestige amongst the wine brokers to be classed as First Growths. In the 18th century driven by the British clamouring for good-quality wines, a number of other estates – normally geographically close to the first growths – recorded good prices and were dually marked down as Second growths. Throughout the century with estates distinguishing themselves, three more tiers were created based on market price.
In 1855 the newly crowned Napoleon III decided that the greatest wines of Bordeaux should showcase to the rest of the world at the International Exhibition of Paris and he requested that the Bordeaux brokers to draw up a list of properties using quality as the key indicator. However, the brokers kept with tradition and ranked the estates by price alone pragmatically removing subjectivity from the equation. They only used two parameters: the first being that wines came from the left-bank (including Pessac-Leognon) and the second was the requirement that their annual production exceeded 2,000 cases.
The classification was decreed solely for the purposes of the great exhibition, but has been immutable ever since. The original piece of parchment that recorded the wines and their prices survives in the president's office of the Chamber of Commerce, clearly displaying the 58 red and 21 white properties of the Medoc and ranking them from Premier Cru to Cinquième cru.
Efforts have been made to change elements of the 1855 classification and with good reason, as it is widely held that there are some fifth growths i.e. Lynch Bages that deserve to be second growths and some seconds which should be relegated based on quality. Yet overall, few would argue that the classification has not stood the test of time and has remained a consistent indicator of both price and quality.
The – Mouton Rothschild 1973The one major exception, notwithstanding Cantemerle, hurriedly added to the list in 1856, is the great Estate, Mouton Rothschild. Baron Philippe Rothschild possibly the greatest promoter of the Medoc in its history inherited the property in 1922 and after lobbying for 51 years, witnessed Mouton being added as a 1st growth in 1973.
Any other changes to the classification concern name changes and vineyards divisions forming 61 Grand Crus estates today.
In 2009 liv-ex re-classified the most traded left-bank wines based on the original parameters; price and a production over 2,000 cases, taking the average prices over the last 5 years of physical (non En Primeur) stock, then ranking the wines within price, again from 1st to 5th. This they did again in 2011 changing the price bands to reflect the staggering growth in price over this period. The result was extremely instructive with 9 newcomers joining the ranks and 10 wines being forced out.


The Hamilton Central softball team, a year removed from its latest state semifinal appearance, is a young team but that doesn't alter expectations.
With Emerald Knights softball, the expectations surrounding the team seemingly never change with the roster. It's about winning in Hamilton and contending for a Section III Class D title, something the Emerald Knights think they can do again.
In eight games, the Emerald Knights are undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the state. That's a lofty place for a group replacing four senior starters with four freshmen. There are only two seniors. One of those is shortstop Katie Weeks, the team's top hitter in 2011 when Hamilton lost to eventual state champion Livingston Manor in a rain-delayed state semifinal in Queesbury.
Weeks, who hit .515 with 27 RBIs, echoes Dowsland's quiet confidence in the team's abilities.
One of those teams from which Dowsland and Weeks expect a challenge is Oriskany. The Redskins, 7-1 and ranked third in the state, return to Class D this year after playing in Class C last season. Oriskany and Hamilton already have met once, and Hamilton won the non-league game 3-2.
Dowsland and Weeks also mentioned New York Mills (7-1 through Tuesday, ranked ninth) and as formidable in-class competition.
One reason why Hamilton might be all right – as Weeks suggested – is the Emerald Knights have three of their top five hitters returning. In addition to Weeks, battery mates Kelby Watkins and Becca Rogers are back. Watkins, a junior catcher, hit .468 with 29 RBIs and she had a key home run in the sectional final win over Stockbridge. Rogers, now a freshman in her third varsity season, hit .427 with 25 RBIs.
Rogers also can pitch a little. Last season, her first as Hamilton's No. 1 pitcher, Rogers struck out 254 batters against 57 walks in 145 1/3 innings. She was 20-3 with a 0.43 earned run average. With some intensive off-season training, Rogers has evolved into a pitcher. She hit the weight room, added pitches and velocity and taken on the mindset to match the status assigned to her position on the field.
This season, she's 7-0, including Wednesday's no-hitter, a 21-0 win over Morrisville-Eaton in which Rogers struck out 15.


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How are we providing routine maintenance, updates, and cleanup?
How are we separating, storing, and transmitting information?
How do we determine permissions? Is it granular enough?
Are we generating logs & alerts to detect failures and misuse?
Are we routinely testing our models and systems for reliability and safety?
Do we have an end-of-life process for our systems and data?
Do we have a challenge, redress, and/or opt-out process?
Can we validate how a specific decision was made?
Can we validate groupings, classifications, segmentation, etc.?
Can we validate our assumptions? Expected outcomes? Predictions?
What unintended consequences have we observed?
Has this created any perverse incentives? Feedback loops? Echo chambers?
How are people attempting to game the system? Are we catching them?
Have we used any proxies to get around legal challenges?
Is this funded at an appropriate level to keep it safe?
Reminder: Adapt based on the auditing results, and repeat the cycle for changes.
"Your Data Is Being Manipulated"


Kera gratefully accepted the sailor's outstretched hand and jumped down onto the pier. After a few weeks at sea, it was a pleasant change to stand on ground that did not rock beneath her feet.
"I hope you had a good voyage, miss," the sailor told her.
"Never been on a ship before?" the sailor asked with a smile.
"Thank you," Kera called as the sailor rushed off. She walked up the pier to the dock and stopped, looking both ways. A board-walk much larger than the one at Dargon stretched both ways as far as she could see. Rien said that The Tipsy Dragon, the bar she was to deliver his message to, was on the north shore of the Laraka, about a league from the docks. She turned right, adjusting her pack, and went towards the river.
Kera wished she had her horse, but as Rien predicted, she had to sell the animal in Armand. The ship's captain refused to put up with the horse on a three week journey and there wasn't the time to travel by land. She dreaded having to sell the horse, as it had been her constant companion for the last few months, but there was no other choice and Rien promised her she would be provided a replacement in Sharks' Cove.
After some walking Kera came to the end of the dock at the north end of the Laraka river delta. On the island ahead of her rose a large stone castle that caught her eye. It wasn't as tall or magnificent as Dargon Keep, but a single silver tipped spire pointing up into the sky over barely visible stone walls covered by a multitude of trees forced her to stop and look.
Never having been more than two hours beyond the gates of the city of Dargon, Kera found everything to be a wondrous sight, even the ship she sailed in on. This castle, the second she had seen in all her life, was easily one of such wonders and she remained on the board-walk admiring it for a long time. She had heard the sailors on the ship talking about this castle, Quirin Keep, and about its owner, Baron Morgen Roderick, whose reputation matched that of Sharks' Cove, the so called "hind end of Baranur".
Kera finally turned to the road leading upriver, deeper into the city and began looking for her destination. There were many beggars wandering the docks and a lot of drunken men slept by the walls of the buildings near the pier. The other people, who Kera imagined to be a little more respectable, were not as friendly as the folk in Dargon. When she asked for directions, most simply ignored her as they wandered by and those who did stop to shrug their shoulders did not even dare to smile. The entire atmosphere of the city was rude and impersonal. One young man even walked up and pinched her behind. She turned around and whopped him one so hard that he slunk away with a bloody nose and a fat lip. Then for a whole block people got out of her way, which kept her immensely amused.
By late afternoon Kera found a two story building facing the river with the words "The Tipsy Dragon" painted across a sign board on the front, right below an overweight dragon reclining lazily on the letters. The crowd in this part of town appeared to be a little wealthier, better dressed and somewhat more friendly.
After a brief hesitation Kera entered the tavern. Inside it was murky and loud, but Kera was surprised to see that no drunk people slept on the tables and, on the whole, it was a lot cleaner than most places in Dargon.
A large bouncer looked down at Kera. He must have been over seven feet tall! She must have missed him because he blended in with the furniture so well. Everything appeared a little imposing. Feeling a little self conscious, Kera slipped by him into the large main room. Three musicians played on a raised platform in the far corner and a young woman sang in front of them. Kera tried to catch the words to the song, but realized they were in a foreign language. She wasn't that far from Dargon, was she? In either case, both the melody and the words were pleasant to the ear. Finding a seat at the bar, Kera sat down.
The bartender was off at the other end of the bar and she took the time to look around a bit. Perhaps the bar's most prominent feature was a kite shield hanging up above the center stand, with a large crimson dragon sprawled out on his back, obviously drunk and just having released a belch in a puff of circular white smoke, painted on the shield's face. Kera almost giggled at the sight.
"What can I get you?" the bartender walked over to Kera. He was young, maybe a little older than she, with good muscle tone and a deep tan from being in the sun. Definitely not the typical overweight and balding barkeep with a dirty apron.
"Mead," Kera said and he walked off. She wondered how to best follow Rien's directions without making a fool of herself. The bartender came back and placed a glass before her.
"I'm carrying a message," she said.
"I am carrying a message," Kera repeated.
Kera nodded and picked up her drink. When the bartender walked away, she turned to watch the group on stage. The three musicians, all men, were dressed uniformly. At first Kera thought it to be frivolous, but then realizing that by dressing this way the men would make themselves more recognizable, she saw the logic.
The girl singing was commonly dressed, if a little like the merchant class, which could afford better garb. She was slightly taller than Kera, dark eyed with blond hair.
Kera was wondering why she has to deal with a musician, when the singer finished her song and bowed. The patrons began cheering and even the bartender clapped his hands. Someone yelled for her to sing again and the majority of the tavern began cheering her on.
"You're just trying to keep us here so we buy more drinks!" someone yelled and the patrons broke into laughter.
The young woman got off the stage and went to the bar. The bartender walked over to her and placed a glass with dark blue syrupy liquid before her.
As Kera watched, they chatted with each other for a while, then the bartender pointed in Kera's direction. After a few more words he left and the singer walked over and sat down by Kera. Up close she looked a little older than Kera had initially thought. Maybe thirty or so.
Kera picked up her pack off the floor and pulling the rolled up sheet out, cautiously handed it over.
"Good," Adrea said. "You can keep me company. Brice!" she called to the bartender. "Serve us dinner." She picked up the message and asked Kera to follow her to a corner table, where she read it.
Brice came over with a tray and served dinner to the two women. "It tastes better than it looks," he said and left.
"Problems?" Adrea asked, ignoring the bartender.
"We met in Dargon before Melrin," Kera said.
"A few more times and you'll get used to it," Adrea promised.
"I sold my horse and armor in Armand," Kera said. "Neither one had much room or purpose on the ship." Not true, really. The horse could have served as company at least as good as some of the sailors and the armor could have been packed neatly under something to be out of the way, but available if necessary.
"We're not done yet," she looked up.
"The couriers are back," he said.
"That's what happens when you have children," he answered.
Kera nodded and got up, following Adrea to a room behind the bar where two men waited for them. She recognized one as the courier who delivered the message to Rien in Dargon, but he did not seem to know her. Perhaps the cloak had protected her better than she thought. He handed Adrea a rolled up sheet and she sat down to read it, after tearing the seal.
"They don't get to sleep over?" Kera asked with a smile.
The two women returned to the dining room.
"Do you know Rien well?" Kera asked suddenly when they sat down.
"Well, let's see," Adrea began, "he wanted to find out what the real world is all about. His people avoided outside contact for centuries. A long time ago, according to histories…what we now call myths, the world was quite different. Our scholar could tell you a lot more about those. I'll introduce you to him this evening. Rien's tribe has been secluded from everything since before Baranur became a country.
"What do you consider elven," Adrea asked.
Kera honestly could not answer. "I meant it sounds human," she said.
"Are you all right?" Adrea asked.
"I didn't realize he was that old," Kera said.
They both laughed at the expression and quickly finished dinner. Adrea then sang a bit more for the customers and after, took Kera to the back room and down a flight of stairs.
Kera dropped her pack on the bed and looked around the room. It was large, larger than the one in the Connall Keep. Candles mounted in special brackets on the walls kept the room well lit and there was a distinct lack of windows, which made the room look gloomy in spite of the plentiful lighting.
"I've never slept underground before," Kera noted.
"I promise you won't get sea sick," Adrea smiled.
The bottom level of the tavern was occupied by a small library, a relaxation area and a laboratory. They were all brightly lit, but it was not obvious by what. There were candles on walls and tables, but none were lit and none cast shadows. Kera spun around, looking at the floor, searching for her shadow, but it was not there.
"Force?" Kera asked, hurrying to catch up.
Adrea opened the laboratory door and walked in with Kera behind her. The room was as big as the rest of the level. It was filled with counters and shelves along the wall and tables in the center. On one of the tables was an assortment of vials and beakers and other various equipment, most of which Kera could not identify if her life depended on it. Most of the glassware was filled with different colored liquids, some boiling over into other dishes, others standing aside.
It took Kera a while to see the blond haired man in his late thirties sitting across from the door, watching a glass with some liquid heating over a flame.
"Deven?" Adrea called to him and he raised his hand in response, without looking up.
"Hold on." He had a distinct foreign accent.
Adrea took Kera around the lab, mentioning equipment and trying to explain the setups. Most of the information went right over Kera's head. Noticing that, Adrea assured her that a year ago she knew next to nothing about magic as well.
Finally the liquid Deven was watching changed color and he turned to the two women.
"It's supper time," Adrea told him.
"I already ate," he answered.
"He's up in Phedra," Adrea answered.
"Oh…." the mage said, looking over his shoulder. "It's nice meeting you…" he told Kera and went back to the tables.
"Did I offend him?" Kera asked Adrea.
Kera smiled, a little embarrassed. "That's how he explained it to me when he started looking for it." It wasn't an answer to the question asked and she thought about it a little longer. Adrea seemed to know Rien pretty well. "Rien got lycanthropy when he was in Dargon and wanted the book to obtain more information about it…he's fine now," she added quickly.
Over the next hour Kera told Adrea the story of what happened…most of what happened, since she felt some parts, including her meeting with Rien and their relationship should remain private. Adrea was very understanding and it made Kera feel better for being honest.
After their talk Adrea went to check on her daughter and Kera got the book and returned to the laboratory.
Deven was back watching the transparent liquid bubbling over a flame. If Kera had not seen him move when Adrea introduced them, she would have sworn he was frozen to the bench. She remained standing in the doorway until Deven looked up. He must have been more alert than he appeared.
As Kera watched, Deven got a clay box and a long stemmed yellow-green plant and after placing the box on the book, on which he lay the plant, he cast a spell. Before Kera's eyes the plant turned into a book identical to the one at the bottom of the stack. The box between the two books glowed a dim red.
"What is it?" Kera asked when Deven finished.
"A scribe's hand," he answered as if miscellaneous body parts were an everyday occurrence to him.
Kera took a deliberate step back, but he did not seem to notice.
"This will only last for a day or so," Deven went on. He found a bottle of ink and a small green gem and spent the next hour trying to crush the gem into powder and then, mixing it with the ink, made it into a paste. All this time he kept asking Kera about the book and her education and discussing what she knew, though he spoke very little about himself. By the time the paste was ready, Kera understood what Adrea meant when she said she learned a lot about magic in the last year.
The paste, which there turned out to be quite a lot of, was molded around the new book and Deven cast another spell. The box stopped glowing and the paste disappeared. Deven proudly held up the two books.
Kera thanked him and retreated upstairs. Deven was an interesting person to listen to, but after an hour of listening to theories of crystal stability and how to make octopus ink into real ink, Kera had a headache she felt may outlive her.
"Is Deven still working?" Adrea asked when Kera made it to the bar.
"With spells like that?" Kera asked, surprised.
Kera remained on her stool, watching the band play. There were more customers now than before. Brice served her a drink and after an exchange of pleasantries left to help the other patrons.
After a while Kera began getting bored. There wasn't all that much to do at the tavern. The people here were for the most part middle aged and cultured; a crowd Kera could not fit in with. She nursed her drink a while longer and then went outside.
A crescent moon shone above the bay off to the west and Kera wandered down the street towards the harbor. Within a few blocks the buildings became rundown and a lack of street light, artificial as it was, became apparent. Kera noticed a person sleeping by the wall of a building and edged by carefully, so as not to disturb anything.
For the most part the streets were empty, but appeared more dangerous than the ones in Dargon, even if there was an assassin looking for her there. A patrol passed by Kera and she could have sworn that at least two of the three guards were drunk. They stumbled on, past her, not even noticing she was there. Even in Dargon the guards, who suspected Kera was a criminal, would greet her in the streets. Sharks' Cove was dirty and foreign and impersonal.
Kera turned off the cobblestone street and made her way down to the river. During her voyage at sea Kera learned that her newly gained night sight made it possible for her to see fish swimming under the water at night, but it was not the case here. The water was murky and dirty and although it ran very fast, it had a stagnant smell to it.
Kera sat down on shore, looking into the water. She wanted to put her feet in it, but decided against it. The beach was dark and quiet. On the shore across from her, at least a half league distant, Kera noted flickering lights and a dark massive structure. It was the Quirin Keep. She watched the lights a little longer. One, high above the structure appeared and disappeared every few seconds. It must have been a guard patrolling up at the top of the tower. After some time Kera got up and started walking along the beach. For some reason Sharks' Cove felt wrong and uncomfortable. She could not wait to leave this city.
After a while Kera heard a commotion and edging carefully ahead saw two people fighting in the dark. Her initial instinct was to stop them…or join the fight herself — she was never exactly sure of this impulse, but after a few moments of thought decided not to interfere. There was no reason for her to get into trouble in a town where she would only spend the night and making a resolution not to provoke anyone, returned to The Tipsy Dragon.
In the morning, after breakfast, Adrea took Kera out back to the stables to give her the equipment and the horses. The night before Kera was measured for armor after she returned to the inn and while there was no plate that fit her perfectly, Enneth, the large man who was standing at the door the previous day, found a suit of chainmail for Kera overnight.
The two horses, as Kera found out, were thundersteeds. Large, heavy animals with hairy feet. Kera had to stand on her toes to see over their backs.
Kera walked around the horse, looking it over. On the left side of the saddle hung a kite shield covered by a cloth. Kera lifted it up to reveal the coat of arms — a white oak on a dim blue background. She smiled at the sight of the symbol Rien had told her about.
"He's not much of a knight, is he?" Kera asked.
Kera paused a moment longer, looking over the animals. "I guess I'd best get going," she said finally.
"Good weather and decent directions," Kera smiled.
Having heard that Garwood Quinn was still settled in Phedra, Kera decided to enter the village with caution. The farmers a few leagues south of her destination warned her that all roads were guarded and the only traffic on them has been a group of Quinn's men returning from a raid. There was no evidence of any adventurers, or anyone else, leaving Phedra, although a number went there to claim the reward. As yet there has been no evidence that anyone had succeeded.
With all this in mind, Kera secured the horses in a wooded grove away from the road, in the hills south of the village to avoid detection. She also left her chain armor, sword and bow behind. If Rien was in Phedra, he may need help and she may need to stay inobvious. Being inconspicuous was the trait of the thieving profession which she knew so well.
After some time of fighting her way through the brush and tall stalks of grain, Kera spotted an elderly man checking the crops. She was about to duck back into the growth, when he spotted her.
She froze as he made his way to her.
Kera looked the farmer over. He was probably in his fifties, shaggy, tired looking and most importantly, unarmed. With a sigh of relief Kera stepped out of the crop to face the farmer.
"What are you doing here, girl?" he asked again.
"I was on my way to Phedra," Kera answered.


The towering castle-like burgundy-brick building located behind the walls ahead is the Greek Lycee of Fener. The structure you see, one of the most prominent elements on the skyline of the Golden Horn, dates back to 1881, but the school itself has its roots in Byzantine Constantinople. Then, and in the years that followed, it was a place of education for high-class Greek and Bulgarian youths as well as Wallachian and Moldovian princes.


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Where can find places to to eat on the coast? The Oregon coast restaurant dining guide will help you narrow that down, including some links to the latest restaurant news and reviews.
What are the best beaches on the Oregon coast? Now that's a tricky question, and it all depends on what you prefer. Do you like sandy, soft beaches? Ones that go on for miles and miles? Or do you like some rocky spots of interest in between? Do you perhaps prefer purely rocky spots with lots of tide pools and wild wave drama? See the virutal tours at right for further information.
Heading north to south, really sandy beaches include Warrenton and Gearhart, most of Seaside, and most of Cannon Beach, the towns of Manzanita, Rockaway Beach, Pacific City, parts of Oceanside, Lincoln City, Gleneden Beach, Waldport, most of Newport, and some areas just north of Yachats.
Those with mixed sand and rocky attractions include just south of Cannon Beach, Oceanside, parts of Pacific City, parts of Newport, and the 20-mile stretch between Yachats and Florence. Purely rocky areas include Yachats, Depoe Bay and some spots just north of Manzanita.
It's best to follow those links to the virtual tours of each area to get a better overview.
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What is there to do? You're kidding, right? The question should be what ISN'T there to do? Beaches and all the obvious means of fun (like walking, sandcastles, kites, wading, etc) abound, and rocky areas provide crazy wave action. But if you love fine dining, attractions for kids, live music, wine tasting and shopping – it's all there. You may find the Atypical Things To Do on the Oregon Coast particularly illuminating, however.
Where can I find updated weather? Constantly updated weather forecasts, conditions and alerts are at Oregon Coast Weather. From there, follow links to individual cities for even more information, including tide tables and any weather alerts from National Weather Service.
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Where can we see whales on the Oregon coast? Probably the best place year-round is the Whale Watch Center in Depoe Bay, as they have people there to help you see them. But they can be spotted from anywhere, though it depends on weather and sea conditions. They are more easily seen from high vantage points.
Also, Depoe Bay does tend to have a better vantage point to the year-round whales that tend to linger, and there does seem to be a bit more of them there and just south of Depoe Bay. See the Tips for Spotting Whales and the Oregon Coast Whales page, which features lots of general guides and news about local whales.
When can I see whales on the Oregon coast? More tend to be spotted on the great migration months of December into January, and then March through June. More importantly, however, are general conditions. Whales get hidden by large waves and rain with fog, so calm seas are a big plus. State officials say head to a high spot, bring binoculars and plenty of patience.
Again, much more is at the Tips for Spotting Whales and the Oregon Coast Whales page.
Maps of Oregon Coast? If you're looking for a general map of the area, see Oregon coast map and mileage page. Maps for individual areas – with tons of details about them, including milepost information – are at the virtual tours. For Clatsop County there are the Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart Virtual Tour, Map; the Seaside Virtual Tour, Map; the Cannon Beach/Arch Cape Virtual Tour, Map. In Tillamook County, it's the Rockaway Beach, Manzanita, Nehalem Bay Virtual Tour Map; the Tillamook Bay virtual tour and map; the Three Capes Virtual Tour and Map for Oceanside, Netarts and Pacific City. On the central coast and for Lincoln County, there's the Lincoln City and Neskowin Virtual Tour, Map; the Depoe Bay and Gleneden Beach Virtual Tour and Map; the Newport Virtual Tour and Map; the Waldport, Seal Rock Tour and Map; and the Yachats Virtual Tour and Map. Also see the Upper Lane County virtual tour and map for those hidden beaches south of there.
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Where can I find a guide to Oregon coast beaches? Again, your best bets for a serious overview are the virtual tours listed above, which provide you a quick glance what these beaches and towns look like, and then you can click on the individual tour stops to see more. There are literally hundreds of photos between all the tours.
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What is Sea Foam on the Coast? The short answer is a form of phytoplankton, more or less.And no, it's not pollution. It's a good thing. More at Oregon Coast Science Experts: What is Sea Foam?
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