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Official Statement Regarding INDYCAR's 2020 Schedule Announcement
Long Pond, Pa (September 1, 2019) – The 2020 NTT IndyCar Series schedule has been announced and it will not include a race at Pocono Raceway next summer. Below is an official statement from Pocono Raceway's CEO, Nick Igdalsky. No further comment will be made by Pocono Raceway at this time.
Official Statement from Pocono Raceway's CEO, Nick Igdalsky:
"It is with great disappointment for Pocono Raceway to confirm we will not be on the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series schedule. Our partnership with the premier open wheel series in the United States has concluded for now. It has been a pleasure to work with INDYCAR representatives during this honest and candid negotiation.
"On behalf of the entire Pocono Raceway family, it has been a joy getting to know the teams and partners, many of whom have become dear friends. Thank you to ABC Supply Co., Inc., who have supported our INDYCAR events since 2014. Thank you to all the fans that have supported Pocono over the years. We share in the disappointment of thousands who also dreamed of future open wheel races at 'The Tricky Triangle.' A sincere thank you to Mario Andretti, for his years of passionate support.
"And finally, we thank all the drivers who dazzled us with their talent and heroics, as well as those drivers who spoke in support of Pocono during their recent visit. We sincerely wish INDYCAR and their competitors best of luck with the remainder of the 2019 season and beyond."
William C. Higgins | September 1, 2019 at 3:39 pm
This is crap..Pocono should be on schedule. Don't want to hear about dangerous. I'M PISSED.
Chris Barnes | September 1, 2019 at 5:06 pm
Loved going to this event with my dad and we are honestly trading Nascar for Indycar lately. Hopeful for 2021
Randy Kerschner | September 1, 2019 at 5:42 pm
Sad sad day. IndyCar needs more high speed tracks. Enjoyed going for years, even back when it was the Schaefer 500.
Bob G | September 1, 2019 at 7:33 pm
IndyCar made a huge mistake dropping Pocono. Pocono should have been kept on the schedule even if Richmond was added.
John T, Howard | September 2, 2019 at 8:25 am
Please be assured IndyCar management does NOT reflect the preferences of a large portion of its fan base. Their decision to drop Pocono shows utter contempt for many of us. We are disappointed and angry, and we will not be shy about expressing our feelings.
We bought tickets, attended, and LOVED our experiences there. Should IndyCar management decide to return, hopefully sooner rather than later, please be assured we will happily buy tickets and attend.
Thank you for your effort and enthusiasm. My group of fans aggressively disagree with this IndyCar decision.
It seems profoundly foolish.
William White | September 2, 2019 at 11:05 am
Just SAD!
David l marlowe | September 2, 2019 at 8:10 pm
Sorry to hear the news about next year. Hope the track will have another race of some kind mabey the sports cars with the vintage cars. Thank you for all the race weekends and the airshow!!!
Patrick Dougher | September 4, 2019 at 5:54 pm
It is totally ridiculous for IndyCars to be racing at Richmond's 3/4 mile track next year and not racing at Pocono. Pocono is a fast track and drivers have to adapt to it.
Any chance IMSA would be interested in a weekend?
In reference to IndyCar attendance, they could have taken a page from minor league baseball and offered a hat or t-shirt to the children. Bobby Rahal or other owners could have put their name on the item. Got to think out of the box.
Tom Chaney | November 21, 2019 at 8:55 pm
Indy cars + windscreens – Pocono = sissies!!! Makes you wonder if there's going to be an Indy 500 in the future if the powers that be deem IMS unsafe. Guess you could always add another NASCAR race. Often unsafe tracks are the result of some drivers inability to make intelligent decisions. Yeah, I'm pissed!!!


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Hitachi Vantara unveils high-end enterprise storage
By Marlet D. Salazar on December 10, 2019
Digitalization and virtualization are evolving and as new types of data-intensive workload become the norm, organizations are looking for a robust and reliable data storage infrastructure. As a response to this development, Hitachi Vantara, a data systems provider that is wholly owned by Hitachi Ltd., introduced its latest next-generation high-end storage and infrastructure foundation, the MultiCloud NVMe Flash Array VSP 5000.
According to Kiat Wee Ang, tech expert for data management and protection, Hitachi Vantara, Asia Pacific, the Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) 5000 is built to meet the changing and challenging needs of CIOs (chief information officers) and organizations.
The VSP 5000 is a major advancement for organizations that are looking to modernize their data center to meet the demanding service-level requirements across a wide range of workloads and edge-to-core-to-multicloud deployment models.
"VSP 5000 is a new standard in enterprise storage that can be used to power an organization's next-gen infrastructure," Ang said. "The main thing for our customers is really to maximize their resources in order to achieve better outcomes. In many cases for private companies that will be to monetize their data. We help customers discover, integrate, and orchestrate their data."
Have you read "Data protection for SMEs: From cost-center to business enabler"?
The VSP 5000 series is a completely new, enterprise-class flash array optimized to deliver best-in-class performance and resiliency by taking full advantage of SAS architecture, NVMe, and storage-class memory (SCM). Powered by the new Hitachi Accelerator Fabric, it is the world's fastest NVMe flash array, which can help users get to insights and business outcomes faster with up to 21 million IOPS (IOPS (input/output operations per second). Resource-intensive application owners can also see a dramatic improvement with response times as low as 70 microseconds.
Organizations undergoing or upgrading their digital transformation efforts adopt the cloud to modernize their application services. Hitachi VSP 5000's foundation is based on the demand for emerging technologies and it was built to become a workhorse in a data-driven ecosystem.
The top concern among organizations, and not only among CIOs, is the downtime in business operations, which could mean the loss not only of revenue but also loss of customer confidence.
Varghese Mathew, business director in the Philippines of Hitachi Vantara, assures that the Hitachi VSP 5000 requires no downtime. He explained that it operates simultaneously that if the data center where it is hosted experience an outage, for example, it continues to operate because it is still running on the other data center.
"We offer a 100% data availability guarantee," Ang said. "The system that we offer in VSP 5000 is engineered for 8 9s (99.999999) in terms of availability."
With VSP 5000, customers requiring nonstop operations can survive a regional outage, Hitachi's Global-Active Device (GAD) is available for the VSP 5000 Series and delivers synchronous clustering of applications between sites that are up to 500 kilometers apart.
VSP 5000 also offers an intelligent way of provisioning not only storage but also virtual machines for the customer, coupled with workflows, and approvals. it also has the ability for an end-to-end view of the customer landscape.
"In a quick fashion, within a few seconds, we can figure out what's the cause of any performance bottleneck," Ang said.
VSP 5000 makes integration of key applications, especially with SAP HANA, an in-memory, column-oriented, relational database management system. Hitachi Vantara is certified to support 222 HANA notes, which is significantly higher compared to what others offer, according to Ang.
Organizations that already have existing infrastructure can upgrade to VSP 5000 without scrapping their legacy system. VSP 5000 can extend the benefits of its features on to the legacy storage. It can apply data reduction techniques to legacy storage. Hitachi assures of non-disruptive non-disruptive migration approach.
"There is no downtime for customers mainly through their migration, so it fits into the requirement of a 24/7 always-on requirement from customers," Ang said.
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Abu Dhabi's Aldar Starts Construction On Ansam Project In Yas Island
The project is currently the only residential development on Yas Island that is available for sale to expatriates.
Aarti Nagraj
Abu Dhabi-based developer Aldar Properties has started constructing its Ansam residential development on Yas Island, it announced on Saturday.
The development features four Andalusian-style apartment buildings comprising 500 apartments overlooking the Yas Links golf course and the Yas Island waterfront.
Each building has a landscaped setting, with amenities including barbeque areas, infinity pools, kids' pools, gymnasiums, and multi-purpose halls to host indoor functions.
The development will also feature local retail outlets and garden style public areas.
Ansam is also located close to the Yas Marina Formula One Circuit, Yas Waterworld, the Ferrari World theme park, Yas Mall, Yas Viceroy, Yas Marina and the Yas Links golf club.
It is currently the only residential development on Yas Island that is available for purchase by expatriates, Aldar said.
All the units were sold out on the first day of launch in June 2014 and will be handed over to owners in 2017, a statement added.
Mohammad Al Mubarak, CEO at Aldar said: "This groundbreaking… also marks the start of construction of our next development pipeline, which will see us launch a significant number of residential units over the next five years."
Abu Dhabi's residential sales market is expected to stabilise this year, since it is strongly linked to economic growth and investor sentiment and consequently is sensitive to the recent decline in oil prices and equities markets, consultant JLL said in a recent report.
The emirate's prime residential sales market grew at an average of 25 per cent in both 2013 and 2014.
However, average prices remained flat during Q4 2014 – for the first time since Q1 2013 – and will stay steady during 2015, according to JLL.
"The stabilisation of sales prices signifies that some of the excessive heat has now been removed from the market," said David Dudley, regional director and head of Abu Dhabi Office at JLL MENA.
"We do not however anticipate a significant decline in prime residential prices due to the relative shortage of availability of quality product," he added.
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Home Health 75,000 couple may die of Covid in next 5 months
Health - December 11, 2021
75,000 couple may die of Covid in next 5 months
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Scientists warn
International Desk: Up to 75,000 people could die from Covid in the next five months as the Omicron variant sweeps through the UK, scientists have warned.
Experts from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) said tougher coronavirus restrictions may be needed to prevent Omicron from causing a high number of hospitalisations and deaths.
The scientists, who advise the government, said the new Covid-19 strain could cause between 25,000 to 75,000 deaths in England over the next five months.
They used experimental data to look at how Omicron may transmit as the country heads into 2022.
The experts, who also sit on the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (SPI-M) or the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said the new variant could cause a high number of hospitalisations if further measures are not introduced. They said that even if booster jabs are found to be highly effective against Omicron, a wave of infection is projected which could lead to a peak of more than 2,000 daily hospital admissions.
This would mean 175,000 hospital admissions and 24,700 deaths between December 1 this year and April 30, 2022.
For this reason, the scientists said further measures may need to be implemented in addition to the current Plan B introduced by the government in England.
The team said mask-wearing, working from home and booster jabs may not be enough, and predict a peak of daily hospital admissions of 2,400 in January. In this scenario, bringing in control measures early in 2022 would be sufficient to substantially control the wave, reducing hospital admissions by 53,000 and deaths by 7,600.
They said measures such as restrictions on indoor hospitality, the closure of some entertainment venues and limits on the number of people who can gather in one place may be needed.
In a pessimistic scenario – high immune escape from vaccines and lower effectiveness of boosters – scientists said there could be a peak in hospital admissions around twice as high as the peak seen in January 2021, if no additional control measures are taken.
This could cause 492,000 hospital admissions and 74,800 deaths, according to the study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed.
In this scenario, the team estimates that stronger measures may be required to keep the peak number of hospital admissions below the January 2021 peak.
The scientists assumed Omicron causes the same severity of illness as Delta but did not look at the impact of measures such as mass population testing to control its spread.
They said in their paper: "These results suggest that Omicron has the potential to cause substantial surges in cases, hospital admissions and deaths in populations with high levels of immunity, including England.
"The reintroduction of additional non-pharmaceutical interventions may be required to prevent hospital admissions exceeding the levels seen in England during the previous peak in winter 2020-2021."
Dr Rosanna Barnard, from LSHTM's Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, who co-led the research, said: "More data over the next few weeks will strengthen our knowledge on Omicron and the consequences of this on transmission in England.
"However, these early projections help guide our understanding about potential futures in a rapidly-evolving situation.
"In our most optimistic scenario, the impact of Omicron in the early part of 2022 would be reduced with mild control measures such as working from home.
"However, our most pessimistic scenario suggests that we may have to endure more stringent restrictions to ensure the NHS is not overwhelmed.
"Mask-wearing, social distancing and booster jabs are vital, but may not be enough.
"Nobody wants to endure another lockdown but last-resort measures may be required to protect health services if Omicron has a significant level of immune escape or otherwise increased transmissibility compared to Delta.
"It is crucial for decision-makers to consider the wider societal impact of these measures, not just the epidemiology."
Dr Nick Davies from CMMID, who co-led the new study, said: "These are early estimates, but they do suggest that, overall, Omicron is outcompeting Delta rapidly by evading vaccines to a substantial degree."
He told a briefing "the booster programme will substantially mitigate the impact of Omicron in England".
Dr Davies added that it was difficult to predict the true level of protection offered by two doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer, and urged people to get boosters.
The scientists made assumptions about the levels of transmissibility and immune escape of Omicron using "S" gene target failure (SGTF) data from cases in England.
These are cases that are highly likely to be Omicron because the SGTF occurs with Omicron but not the Delta variant.
For the two immune escape scenarios considered, the team estimated the Omicron variant to be between 10% less transmissible than the Delta variant to 35% more transmissible than Delta.
Many experts have already said Omicron is more transmissible and they expect it to rapidly overtake Delta as the dominant variant.
Earlier, Eleanor Riley, a professor of immunology and infectious disease, said Omicron is spreading so fast that people are "very likely" to meet someone infected with the Covid-19 variant unless they are "living the life of a hermit".
The University of Edinburgh academic also warned "a lot of people" could still end up in hospital even if the coronavirus mutation proves to provoke milder symptoms than the Delta variant.
Prof Riley told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Omicron is spreading so quickly that, I think, unless you are living the life of a hermit, you are very likely to come across it in the next few weeks.
"I don't think anyone should be going around thinking they are not going to catch it, I think that situation has changed."
She added: "There is a huge 'if' about this, 'is it milder?'. I think it is very dangerous to compare data from South Africa, say, to the UK.
"Even if it is milder and, therefore, a smaller proportion of infected people end up in hospital, given that so many people are going to come across this virus, even a small proportion of a lot of people is a lot of people in hospital."
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Samsung phone reviews
First Look: Samsung Continuum
Lydia Leavitt · 9 November 2010
So far the concerns of the negatives outweigh the possible positives
Second screen lets you see notifications
Twitter messages
And the like
Wi-Fi hotspot option
Plastic feels cheap
Home screen cluttered
Do you really need two screens?
When clamshell phones were all the rage we revelled with excitement at the idea of a second screen on the outside that would give you valuable information without having to flip open the handset. In an age where phones are blocks of plastic, metal and glass, to see what's what, you've got to turn that big battery sucking screen on to see what's going on in your life. In steps the Samsung Continuum, a phone, apparently inspired, says Samsung, by the pulse of New York City.
How? Because it's a phone that constantly keeps you connected while doing other things with a main screen and a bottom screen "ticker". You can do one thing on the main screen, while viewing updates on the ticker such as RSS feeds, music, or even incoming calls, to "maximise multitasking".
The combination of the two screens is indeed the main feature on the phone, with a 3.4-inch vibrant touchscreen Super AMOLED main display and a customisable 1.8-inch dedicated ticker display that shows custom information in real-time.
For example, you can search the web on the main screen of the Continuum and be notified of an incoming call within the ticker display. Indeed, this does minimise the number of interruptions incurred while watching videos or reading emails. The other cool thing about the ticker feature is that it is customisable and changeable on-the-fly. If you're about to dive into some business emails, but would still like to stay up to date with your tweets, you can dedicate the ticker to your Twitter stream.
Another person could dedicate their ticker to People.com's top headlines while they watch streaming video on the main screen. Both screens are completely touch enabled and customising the ticker was pretty easy when demoed by the Samsung rep.
The Samsung Continuum minimises the rude factor with its "sensor grip" technology that allows you to only light up the ticker to view tweets or emails without lighting up your entire phone, and immediately distracting everyone in the room, cinema, your date, etc. A cool feature for those who would like to give the illusion that they are actually listening to whomever they're with, rather than playing with their phone.
The phone itself is a lightweight piece of plastic, which immediately turned us off. Especially when compared to a device like the iPhone, which feels like a real piece of hardware in weight, design, and material. And why wouldn't we compare the two when they're both at a similar price point ($199 with a 2-year contract)?
The screen itself doesn't feel small exactly, although it is at the small end of the spectrum when it comes to Android screen sizes (the Samsung Galaxy S has a near 4-inch screen). To illuminate the phone, you press one of the top buttons and swipe the main screen to access your phone. To illuminate the ticker, there are soft keys on the side, which may take some getting used to for Android users.
There's a 5-megapixel camera with an auto-focus and LED flash that also features HD recording 720p playback (cool!)
The phone itself features the usual array of connectivity options in the guise of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and, of course, Verizon's EVDO Rev A network. Other features include the device coming pre-loaded with Bing Maps and Bing Search, 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities and Swype.
We were unimpressed with the Samsung Continuum overall since it is not being released with the latest Android 2.2 OS. Despite this let down, we were driven to give this phone a fair chance. From the moment we picked it up, we noted the cheap and lightweight quality of the phone. Call us old school, but if we're paying near $200 USD for a phone, we expect the phone to feel like a real piece of hardware in weight, design, and feel (think iPhone. Or even Nexus One ... or Droid.)
The Samsung Continuum felt like a cheap piece of plastic. That said, the phone itself does have some cool features like the dual screen ticker. We can see us reading important emails while streaming tweets. But is that feature enough to sell the phone?
It will also be interesting to see whether the upcoming OS upgrade to Android 2.2 will actually appear and what impact this has on performance. Only time will tell.
The Samsung Continuum will be available for order starting 11 November in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com. It'll cost $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new 2-year customer agreement and data package.
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Don't Look Up Trailer Breakdown With Jennifer Lawrence
Netflix launched the Don't Look Up trailer worldwide, and there are 1,000,000 issues to speak about. Most notably, the lead forged itself options Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio. The pair of astronomers monitor a comet, solely to seek out out that it's heading in direction of Earth. But after they attempt to alert the highest brass of America, their worries fall on deaf ears.
The movie explores a brand new style of the apocalypse with comedy. Jennifer Lawrence herself spoonfeeds us the trailer breakdown. Read extra to be taught about the behind-the-scenes and different gossips from the Academy Award winner.
The opening scene of the Don't Look Up trailer
The scene exhibits Jennifer and Leo exiting a cargo aircraft, which Jennifer confirmed to be actual and chilly. Jennifer describes her function as Kate Dibiasky, for which she consulted a feminine astronomer. They mutually determined that Kate could be a fierce woman.
She defined the each day wrestle of carrying a special sort of nostril ring in the course of the shoot. One of the nostril rings had a magnet that she by accident inhaled many instances whereas filming. As a outcome, she needed to spit it out in entrance of Leonardo DiCaprio.
Jennifer praises the Don't Look Up forged
The movie has an ensemble forged, and the trailer has showcased all of them. Lawrence clearly acknowledges practically each actor's contribution. First off is Rob Morgan, who performs the function of Dr. Oglethorpe, a scientist who works at NASA. Jennifer sarcastically talked about how that they had no selection and ended up with Meryl Streep, the 21-time Academy Award nominee.
Jonah Hill additionally stars on this movie, so followers can as soon as once more witness the enduring duo of Leo and Jonah on display screen. Hill performs the function of the President's son, who can also be the Chief of Staff. Lawrence goes on about how Jonah does loads of improvisation, additionally current within the trailer. The forged needed to dedicate a complete day only for Jonah to roast Jennifer.
Jennifer Lawrence talks about her look in Don't Look Up
Jennifer Lawrence credit her look within the film to the costume designer, Susan Matheson. Jennifer already has a nostril ring and likewise sports activities bangs on this film. Timothee Chalamet additionally has an offbeat coiffure like Jennifer, as he sports activities a mullet within the film.
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Improving economic fortunes in the Route 30/100 corridor
TOWNSHEND -- With a limitless amount of ideas, town officials and business owners jumped at the chance to spark conversation regarding opportunities within the West River Valley.
"It's going to take folks lining up together and saying, 'How do we add up in a really meaningful way?'" said Executive Director of the Vermont Council on Rural Development Paul Costello.
On Nov. 7, people from Newfane, Townshend, Jamaica and other areas along Route 30 and 100 gathered at the Townshend Town Offices in support of an event that would attempt to create a critical mass for business interests and organize goals that will potentially improve the economic fortunes along that corridor.
The meeting was put together by members of the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation and Windham Regional Commission with the goal of coming up with actionable projects for the short and long term. At other community discussions following Tropical Storm Irene, it had been voiced that there was a general lack of connection and critical mass for business interests.
"We heard businesses up and down the corridor were hurting and feeling kind of alone," said BDCC Director of Economic Development Laura Sibilia. "We started looking at what opportunities there were to collaborate and what to accomplish."
Sibilia is active in the Southern Vermont Economic Development Strategies group, or SeVEDS, which is currently putting together a list of countywide projects for a federally ascribed document known as the Comprehensive Economic Develops Strategy.
Costello told the crowd that there are tremendous assets in the West River Valley and noted the large amount of business owners in attendance. He asked to hear about the strengths of the corridor and region.
The list included the fall foliage, being the only way to Stratton from the south, authentic villages, reasonable access from metropolitan areas and plenty more.
"We have the governor being from this area who wants to do things for us," said one man.
Costello mentioned the diversity among the businesses and their creative energy after they had introduced themselves.
Some of the challenges of the corridor included lack of cell service, inn closures, little or no accessibility to public transportation, lack of public restrooms, aging demographics and low paying jobs.
"It's not a full year of tourism," said one attendee. "You have these gaps in between."
Others agreed that their businesses depended upon Mount Snow and Stratton to bring visitors to the region.
Potential opportunities included having more higher education classes available in the region, adding more bike and walking paths, increasing marketing and establishing networks for matching venues with people who want to rent those facilities. People mentioned pooling money together for marketing efforts.
WRC Executive Director Chris Campany spoke of the mountains and trails that weren't currently being marketed.
"We're a great gateway to the Green Mountain forests," he said.
Before breaking off into separate groups to discuss potential ideas, Costello said he had a feeling that there was not "a lot that's already tied together."
"There's no chamber of commerce, no institutional backbone. You have separate townships but it's not the selectboards' jobs to figure out how to market and get the towns together," he added.
The Brattleboro, Londonderry and Manchester area chambers have members on both sides of the corridor.
After the three groups discussed ideas, attendees voted according to what they saw as priorities.
When they returned to their seats, Costello announced the top choices: Establishing a marketing organization or concentrated task force and updating signage and zoning. There also was a major interest for developing a corridor discussion around infrastructure for cell service and possibly asking the Vermont Telecommunications Authority to assist.
In closing, Costello advocated for the power of democracy.
"Getting things to happen doesn't just happen," he said. "But if you line up around one thing, you build all this momentum that transfers to other areas."
Attendees were asked to add their names to sign-up sheets for specific projects that the BDCC and WRC will facilitate and organize the start up of meetings.
"Campany can help a group get practical quick," said Costello.
Sibilia added that the number of names will determine the pace of the project.
"This is yours to own," said BDCC Director of Workforce Development Patricia Moulton Powden. "Why have past efforts failed? It was a grant funded or organization that came and went. If it's going to be sustainable, it's going to be you who owns it. We can't do it for you."
Chris Mays can be reached at 802-254-2311, ext. 273, or cmays@reformer.com. Follow Chris on Twitter @CMaysReformer.
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Q: How to create classes on Python? I'm learning the basics of python on classes and objects.
I have created a basic class object with getters, setters and __str__ function.
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Created on 02/06/2012

@author: rafael
'''

class Alumno(object):
    '''
    Esta clase representa a un alumno de la ibero
    '''
    __nombre=None
    __idAlumno=None
    __semestre=0

    def __init__(self,nombre,idAlumno,semestre):
        '''
        Constructor
        '''
        self.__nombre=nombre
        self.__idAlumno=idAlumno
        self.__semestre=semestre

    def Alumno(self):
        return self

    def getId(self):
        return self.__idAlumno
    def setId(self,idAlumno):
        self.__idAlumno=idAlumno
    def getNombre(self):
        return self.__nombre
    def setNombre(self,nombre):
        self.__nombre=nombre
    def getSemestre(self):
        return self.__semestre
    def setSemestre(self,semestre):
        self.__semestre=semestre

    def __str__(self):
        info= "Alumno: "+self.getNombre()+" - id: "+self.getId()+" - Semestre:"+str(self.getSemestre())
        return info

And a python module that imports that class and initialize the object for print their info.
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Created on 02/06/2012

@author: rafael
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from classes import *

if __name__ == '__main__':
    alumno=Alumno("Juanito Perez","1234",2)
    print alumno

But I'm having a NameError Exception, so I must create my object in this way:
alumno=Alumno.Alumno(param,param,param)

But I want to be on this way:
alumno=Alumno(param,param,param)

Can someone explain to me how classes work or what I'm doing wrong?

A: Ah, welcome to the issue of python namespace verbosity.
Unlike Java, where if you have a class named Foo in a file Foo.java, your class is not automatically hoisted into the module namespace.
If you want this behavior, you will need to do:
from Alumno import Alumno

There are other difficult ways around this. If for example you have a directory:
package/
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            YourClass.py
            YourClass2.py
            __init__.py

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Cromwell Record Riot Returns October 2nd
This Sunday, October 2nd, features the return of the Cromwell Record Riot. After taking the summer off, now is the perfect time to stock up on new music before the weather starts getting cold and you're stuck inside with nothing new to listen to. So, head out to the Crowne Plaza in Cromwell, CT (exit 21 from I-91) for a room filled with CDs, Vinyl, DVDs, T-shirts and more. Admission is still only $3 and it starts at 9:30 AM. If you need to be one of the first ones in the door, there is an early admission of $10 that will allow you to get in at 8 AM and be one of the first to view all the wonderful goodies.
Now if you can't make it to this Cromwell Record Riot, there will be one more before the end of the year on December 11th. Also, on Saturday, November 19th, there will be the last New Haven Record Riot of 2011. So here are your three chances to stock up on new music before the snow piles so high that it blocks your front door this winter.
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CD Review: Buck Owens Goes Back To The Beginning On "Bakersfield"
Country legend Buck Owens released his first record in 1961 through Capitol Records. He hit the heights of country music in the mid-sixties and continued through the better half of the 1970s. Now, RockBeat Records is releasing "Bound for Bakersfield: The Complete pre-Capitol Collection, 1953-1956." This release will present the earliest known recordings from Buck Owens on Pep Records.
The set begins with the very appropriate rehearsal of "Blue Love," which later-turns into "Down On the Corner Of Love." The first half of this disc does test your nerves at you sit and listen to multiple takes of the same songs back to back. But, on the flip-side, you get to hear how different the songs could have sounded by just changing the tempo as in "It Don't Show On Me" and "Hot Dog." Owens shows his versatility by changing his tone from reckless rock-abilly of "Rhythm And Booze" to honky-tonk country of "There Goes My Love." This collection also gathers his singles from Chesterfield Records and La Brea. The album finishes with the piano driven "I'm Gonna Blow" which sounds like Owens' attempt at a Sun Records sounding single. Then, Buck Owens will have his first hit record in 1959 with "Second Fiddle" and from that point on his career just takes off and as they say, the rest is history.
This new release from the Buck Owens catalog will be available on September 27. For more information on this album, please visit www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=247894465241000.
CD Review: Jack's Mannequin Introduces Us To "People And Things"
One of this season's most anticipated new albums comes from Jack's Mannequin with their October 4th release of "People And Things." Jack's Mannequin began as just a side project for singer/songwriter Andrew McMahon. Their first album "Everything In Transit" broke through the Top 40 Billboard Album charts. Then, their 2008 follow-up, "The Glass Passenger," peaked at number eight on the charts. With the maturity in songwriting found on Jack's Mannequin latest release, a top five debut is almost a sure thing.
Most of the songs found on "People And Things" deal with some difficult situations. The album's opening song and first single, "My Racing Thoughts" sounds like a modernized version of Crowded House with an up-tempo beat, while the lyrics speak of lovers turned away in the night. "Television" is a passionate piece of music that deals with harsh things being said after drinking too much and the television is the only thing that breaks the silence. "Amy, I" deals with something that everyone can relate to, the hardship of past relationships. McMahon makes light of the subject of death in "Hey, Hey Hey (We're All Gonna Die)" while you can't help be find yourself singing along with the wonderfully simple chorus. The album ends with the heartfelt acoustic ballad "Restless Dream" and the up-lifting "Casting Lines" which showcases the talent of McMahon's songwriting.
Jack's Mannequin will begin their headlining tour on October 5th in Hartford, CT performing with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. From there, the band has dates running through to mid-November. The new album will be available Tuesday so be sure to check it out for yourself. For more information, check out the band website at jacksmannequin.com.
CD Review: 9 Left Dead Do Right With "The Wrong Things"
From Oklahoma comes 9 Left Dead with their major label debut "The Wrong Things." They bring the grittiness of the LA streets into the hard rock arena as their sound combines the best of both worlds. Loud guitars, pounding drums, screaming vocals and lyrics about sex, guns and rock 'n' roll...what else could you ask for.
The album's lead single "Put Your Guns Down" is the song that the band originally released themselves that got them their record contract. The song is a perfect introduction to this band's hard rock, in-your-face sound. Their songs are a great combination of big drums, blazing guitars with a simple, but memorable chorus as in "Bad Girl" and "The Wrong Things." The band slows down the tempo, but not the aggression on "Nothing Left To Lose" in order to stress the song's lyrics about fighting back and not giving in. They tackle a cover of The Doors' "People Are Strange" with mixed results as they finish with a couple of the more mainstream rock songs on the album, "In Their Lives" and "The Tracks."
9 Left Dead just finished up their summer tour, but look for more dates to appear as the new album gets released on September 27. Also, check out the band's website (9leftdead.com) for more information on these guys as they explode onto the rock music scene.
CD Review: Lenny Kravitz Brings Together "Black And White America"
One of today's most innovative artists just released his 9th and one of his most powerful albums to date. Lenny Kravitz is never one to shy away from a memorable guitar riff, but on his latest release, "Black And White America," Kravitz finds comfortable ground to extend his musical legacy.
The album begins with a funky bass groove that sets up Kravitz's long-awaited 70s funk album that has been years in the making. The album's title track is an autobiographical account of his parents struggle, along with history's racial discrimination. The album deals with some serious subjects including discrimination, religion and war, but Kravitz finds a way to express his feelings without bashing the opposition. He receives help on this album from friends like trombone prodigy, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Jay-Z and Drake. Jay-Z teams up DJ Military on the hip-hop sounding "Boongie Drop" which is the perfect background for Jay-Z's rapping. "Stand" sounds like a sure pop hit as Kravitz preaches about the positives in life. The funk does fly high on this album with the songs "Superlove" and "Life Ain't Ever Been Better Than It Is Now," and then he brings in Drake for the R&B flavored "Sunflower." The gentle piano ballad "Dream" is a nice break that shows Kravitz's maturity in his song-writing.
Lenny Kravitz is touring extensively in Europe, promoting the new album which debuted at #1 on a couple charts overseas. The album debuted in at #17 on the US Billboard Album charts. Look for Lenny Kravtiz to tour the US in the next year. For any information on Lenny Kravitz and the new album, "Black And White America," check out lennykravitz.com.
CD Review: Paul Kelly Stirs Up Memories With "Songs From The South"
Singer/songwriter Paul Kelly may not be as big a name as Bob Dylan or Bruce Springsteen, but to many of his fans in North America and in his home country of Australia, Paul Kelly is considered a national hero. Now, if you are not familiar with songs of Paul Kelly, then this is your perfect opportunity to find out more about this fabqlous songwriter. Gawdaggie Music, in association with the CEN/RED, is releasing a two-disc greatest hits set from Paul Kelly entitled "Songs From The South: Volume 1 & 2."
The first disc begins with Kelly's 1985 folk single "From St Kilda To Kings Cross." Paul Kelly had a big string of hits beginning in 1986, including his US breakthrough "Darling It Hurts." Twenty songs span the first disc including his Top 20 Australian singles "Before Too Long" and "To Her Door." It finishes with the Australian-only EP single "How To Make Gravy" released in 1996.
The second disc begins with "Nothing On My Mind," the first single from his 1998 album "Words and Music." Kelly has been known as a musical chameleon, tackling many different musical genres including country ("Our Sunshine"), folk ("Every F#%king City"), and rock ("Love Is The Law"). His strength is in his powerful song-writing which gets highlighted on the acoustic songs "If I Could Start Today Again" and "Your Lovin' Is On My Mind." The second disc closes with a pair of unreleased songs, the moody ballad "Thoughts In The Middle Of The Night" and the playful calypso sounding "Shane Ware."
The digital version of this two-disc set was released back on September 6, but a physical version will be released on October 25 through Red Distribution. Paul Kelly is currently on tour in Canada and has two shows scheduled in New York at the end of the month. For a complete list of tour dates and up-to-date information on Paul Kelly, please visit his website, paulkelly.com.au.
Video Review: Season 2 Of Glee Shines Bright On Blu-ray
The television sensation known as Glee has taken the country by storm. There have been 11 soundtrack albums released from the show which some have gone on to sell Platinum and Gold status. Glee has also had more than 29 million song downloads since its debut in 2009. The series has been nominated for the Emmy Awards as well as the Golden Globe Awards, winning for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment just released the entire second season of Glee on Blu-ray on September 13. You get all 22 episodes from season 2, along with bonus features like the popular "Glee Music Jukebox," The Making of "The Rocky Horror Glee Show," exclusive bonus songs and more. Not only that, but you get it all in the highest quality.
While the first season paved the way for something fresh and new, the second season allowed the writers and performers to expand more on their stories and performances. The first disc alone is worth the price of this set. You not only get the season 2 premiere episode, but it also has the brilliant "Rocky Horror Glee Show", the ode to Britney Spears in "Britney/Brittany" and "Grilled Cheesus" with Kurt Hummel performing an emotional rendition of The Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand," and that is just disc one. The other three discs contain hours of great Glee entertainment, from the new holiday favorite, "A Very Glee Christmas" to tackling some tough high school topics like alcohol and sexual preference, but the cast seem to pull it of with ease and even a bit of comedic flair. As you watch each episode, you begin to get more involved with these character's lives. Plus, the beauty of this package is that you don't need to wait for next week's episode because they are all here in these four discs.
Season two also included a load of special guests including John Stamos, Carol Burnett, Gwyneth Paltrow and more. Even Meat Loaf and Barry Bostwick give cameos in "The Rocky Horror Glee Show." With all that Season 2 of Glee has to offer, you will not be able to wait for the new season 3 which just began. The Complete Second Season of Glee is available everywhere, also be on the look out for Glee Live: The 3D Concert Movie coming soon to Blu-ray & DVD. For more information, please visit foxconnect.com.
CD Review: Allele Are Back And Flying "Next To Parallel"
After a six year hiatus, Allele return with a new album entitled "Next To Parallel." After receiving so much praise for their debut album in 2005, Allele hit the road for two years. Their songs have been featured in video games and television shows. In May of this year, the band began to record their sophomore follow-up which was mastered by Paul Lapinski (Yellowcard, Alicia Keys). The new album has a release date of September 27 through Goomba Music.
The new album still carries that hard rock edge that brought them success in the past. The opener "Let It Go" is a energetic, full out rock assault that just gets carried through the whole album. Singer Wally Wood lets his vocals fly on the album's first single, "What I Get" as he shows his passion, screaming the chorus. After tackling the dark subject of "Dead and Cold," the band just takes off with some great hard rock riffs in "Drone" and "Something Cured." Then they raise the bar in "Feed The Wolves" with the perfect combination of pounding drums and blazing guitars. This only gets matched by the aggressive attack of "Stay Down" as these two songs are some of the strongest on this new album.
Allele are beginning their headlining tour in Florida making their way west before returning to the east coast in November. They will be performing live at Bleachers in Bristol, CT on November 10. For a complete list of tour dates, visit the band's facebook page (facebook.com/officialallele1).
CD Review: Terra Lightfoot's Storytelling Folk Debut
Canadian singer/songwriter Terra Lightfoot just released her self-titled debut album on Sonic Unyon Records. After years of performing with rock, roots and country bands, Terra decided to try her hand at a solo project. The album is produced by fellow Canadian rocker Dale Morningstar (Neko Case, Barenaked Ladies).
Terra starts off her roots/folk album with the quietness of "Straight Line." She only raises her voice to slightly to show her passion for her music. The great thing is that the song picks up a rock bass/drum groove in the middle of this opening song. She shows us her knowledge of writing different types of music and a bigger talent for combining different musical genres. At times, Terra Lightfoot sounds like the female equivalent to Ryan Adams, by using the softness and loudness of her voice to stress the importance of the lyrics. The alt-country sound of "Sleep Away The Winter" and the fragile, mostly acoustic "Heads, Tails, Tails" show us how different her sound can be. The up-tempo country sounding "Quieter" is a great addition to the album as she almost fully steps into her country boots, but then finishes with five wonderful, thoughtful ballads.
Her new album is available now and she has a few shows lined-up in Canada. If you're in the Hamilton/Toronto area, be sure to check her out. Please visit terralightfoot.com for more information.
CD Review: New York Duo Mahoney & The Moment Release Their Debut
From New York comes the duo of Mahoney & The Moment with their self-titled debut album. The album was self-produced and released on September 9th. Their folk sound is refreshing without over taking their wonderful harmonizing vocals.
Singer/guitarist Steve Mahoney handles the lead vocals on the album's first two tracks "When She Smiles Back At Me" and "Roadtrip." The vocals are so easy to follow that you feel yourself letting their music take you anywhere. Singer/multi-instrumentalist Emily Moment takes over the vocals on the up-tempo country sounding "If You Only Asked Me To." The two trade vocal duties on "Manhattan Girl Again" which draws similarities to the alt-country band Whiskeytown. While their individual vocices alone are comforting, but together Steve and Emily have a more complete sound as displayed in "Come Back For More." The album finishes strong with some of the best songs on the album. First the the slow-build of "Waiting Games," then the up-beat dance rhythm of "Chelsea Fling," before finishing with the acoustic, heartfelt ballad "One More Thing."
Mahoney & The Moment have some shows in California in September before heading to New York for two shows in October. Visit the band's facebook page (facebook.com/MahoneyandtheMoment) for song samples, videos and tour dates.
CD Review: Sinatra & Basie Team-Up To Swing Once Again
The Concord Music Group is once again releasing a stellar collection of material from Frank Sinatra. This time around it's "Frank Sinatra & Count Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings." This newly remastered release comprises both albums that Frank Sinatra recorded with Count Basie and his orchestra on Sinatra's Reprise record label.
The first ten songs are from the album entitled "Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First" which was originally released in 1962 and hit the top five on the Billboard album charts. This album featured many Sinatra classics including "Pennies From Heaven" and "I Only Have Eyes For You," but the thing you notice most is the clarity of these recordings. The power of the Count Basie Orchestra is felt in "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" as the horns just blast away the speakers and Frank's voice is just beyond compare.
The second half of this release is made up of the album "It Might As Well Be Swing" which was released in 1964 and hit the Top 20 on the Billboard album chart. On this album, the legendary Quincy Jones lends a hand by arranging and conducting the Count Basie Orchestra. While many of these songs carry a more somber tone, Sinatra and Basie still bring the swing on "I Wish You Love" and " I Wanna Be Around." Even the classics like "The Best Is Yet To Come" and "The Good Life" sound so clear that it's like hearing them again for the first time.
Be sure to pick-up this new release and you will no longer need to listen to those original vinyl albums because the sound on this newly remastered version will just blow you away. For more information on this release and other from the Concord Music Group, visit their website at concordmusicgroup.com.
CD Review: Portugal The Man Lands Debut "In The Cloud"
From southern Alaska, comes America's latest band of psychedelic rockers, Portugal The Man, with their major label debut "In The Mountain In The Cloud." The band released six independent albums before finding a home on Atlantic Records. The album was released back in mid-July and fell just shy of the top 40 albums chart.
The album's lead single "Got It All (This Can't Be Living Now)" is a great introduction to this band's big sound. Lead singer John Baldwin Gourley proudly displays his falsetto vocals as the band throws everything from horns and keyboards to violins and sound effects to capture their unique sound. The band has a talent for mimicking the rock sound of the seventies as shown in "So American" and "Head Is A Flame (Cool With It)." Their experiments in sound are reflected in "You Carried Us (Share With Me The Sun)" as they conjure a My Morning Jacket vibe on "Once Was One." Their music is so complicated that even when they bring-out a straight-up rock song like "Sleep Forever" it is still a bigger production that they seem to pull-off masterfully.
Portugal The Man performed at this year's SXSW, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza festivals and is still currently on the road. The band will be making their way east through October before heading over to Europe in November. For a complete list of tour dates and album information, please visit portugaltheman.com.
CD Review: Sublime Return With Rome For "Yours Truly"
California band Sublime found success with their 1996 self-titled third album, but not before the tragic loss of the band's lead-singer and guitarist Bradley Nowell. Following the demise of Sublime, bassist Eric Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh created a new band entitled the Long Beach Dub All-Stars which also featured many friends and fellow California musicians. After another short run, the members decided to go their separate ways until 2009 when the two original members came together for a show in Nevada. This time, they invited 20-year, Bradley Nowell sound-alike, Rome Ramirez to join them.
Now two years later the group known as Sublime With Rome released their first album entitled "Yours Truly." The album debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Album charts upon its release in July and has brought hope back into the California ska/punk/rock community.
The album's lead single "Panic" sounds like the second coming of Brad Nowell on vocals as Rome breathes new life into this band's great original sound. But, that is where the comparisons end, instead Sublime With Rome create a slightly different California sound than that of the original Sublime line-up. The groove is still present as in "Murdera" and "Same Old Situation," but Rome's vocals are very smooth and safe without taking the risks that Nowell would take in order to make the songs stand-out among the rest. The album's second single "Lovers Rock" has a great updated reggae sound that this trio should concentrate on exploring further. The album ends on a positive note as Sublime With Rome cross the boundaries of reggae, hip-hop and ska on "Can You Feel It" which also features an appearance by new-comer Wiz Kalifa.
Sublime With Rome had to cancel a bunch of their shows in early September, due to problems with bassist Eric Wilson's shoulder. They still have a couple of dates lined-up in Hawaii in November, but look for the band to return to the road again in early 2012. For more up-to-date information, please visit sublimewithrome.com.
CD Review: Next Batch Of Stax Remasters From The Concord Music Group
The Concord Music Group released the next wave of albums in the Stax Remasters Series including Rufus Thomas' "Do The Funky Chicken," The Dramatics' "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get," and Shirley Brown's "Woman To Woman." Each of these albums will receive 24-bit remastering and include a load of bonus songs, some never before released in the US.
First up is the 1969 R&B novelty record, "Do The Funky Chicken" by Rufus Thomas. Thomas found huge success in 1960 with his hit single "Walkin' The Dog." He would not see that type of success for almost entire decade until his R&B single "Do The Funky Chicken" hit #5 on the R&B singles chart. Now we get the entire album in pristine quality as Thomas' voice becomes the main focus of songs like "Bear Cat" and "Old McDonald Had A Farm (Part 1 & 2)." The standout song on this album is the 7-plus minute version of his 1970 single "Sixty Minute Man" as Thomas just has fun performing this song. This new remastered album also features 8 bonus with Rufus Thomas backed by Booker T. & the MGs. The funk meter is turned up on these previously released Stax singles as these recordings are some of Thomas' last with Stax Records. This release also includes new liner notes by Stax historian Rob Bowman.
Next up is the vocal group The Dramatics from Detroit. Their album "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" was originally released in 1971 as the first wave a disco was hitting the airwaves. The album hit #3 on the R&B charts and the Top 10 on the Pop Albums chart. The album also garnished two Top 10 singles with "In The Rain" and "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get." On top of the original 8-song album, this remastered version adds an additional 10 bonus songs. Many of these songs including "The Devil Is Dope" and "Hey You! Get Off My Mountain" which were previously released as "A Dramatic Experience." Now both Stax albums are remastered and together in one spot. This release also includes new liner notes by Stax historian Rob Bowman.
Last, but not least is the album "Woman To Woman" by Shirley Brown. Shirley Brown was brought to Stax by the legendary Albert King. She hit it big, especially with female fans, with her single "Woman To Woman." The song hit #1 on the R&B charts and was also a Top 40 Pop hit for the R&B singer. Her vocals have been compared to the great Aretha Franklin which shows on the album opener "It Ain't No Fun" and on the disco sounding "I Can't Give You Up." This new release also includes five bonus songs written by Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin. You can hear in Shirley's voice that she puts her all into these performances which have been unreleased in the United States until now. Also included are new liner notes by Gail Mitchell, Senior Editor for Billboard magazine.
These three newly remastered albums were released on September 13 through the Concord Music Group. Please visit concordmusicgroup.com for more information on these and other releases in the Concord Music Group catalog.
CD Review: Bellflower Soundtrack Features Debut Of Jonathan Keevil
Singer/songwriter Jonathan Keevil gathered his recordings together for the soundtrack to the movie "Bellflower." The movie follows two friends as they venture out into the world to begin their lives as adults. The two spent their free time building flame-throwers and weapons of mass destruction in hopes that a global apocalypse will occur. The movie was an official selection to the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Jonathan Keevil worked with writer/director Evan Glodell on various projects that led him to perform the soundtrack to Glodell's movie "Bellflower." The music Jonathan used is a collection of recordings that he had set aside for one reason or another. While working on his debut album, Jonathan stumbled across these recordings which became the perfect fit for the movie.
The songs range from emotional instrumentals like "Dreadnought Side Road" to acoustic ramblings as in "Fuuuuu." On their own, the songs play-out like demo recordings without a specific purpose, but incorporated with visuals, these songs have more meaning. Keevil's lyrics in "Bland" are a great introduction to what hopes to be a successful musical career. He captures mood and feeling with only his vocals and an acoustic guitar.
For song samples, please visit Jonathan Keevil's myspace page at myspace.com/jonathankeevilnoice. Also be on the look-out for his debut album coming this fall.
CD Review: Jeff Crosby Finds His Roots On Latest Album
Idaho singer/songwriter Jeff Crosby just released his new self-titled album full of southern/acoustic rock music. The album begins with the rocker "Plowshares 8" with Jeff handling the guitars while his band, The Refugees, give the song its edge. Jeff's song-writing comes shining through on the acoustic ballads "Anything I Could Do" and "Movin Too Fast." He shows us a bit of his bluesier side on "Love Will Let You Know." He also gives pop music a try on "One Of A Kind," but his strength lies in his gentle acoustic stories like "No Need For Excuses" and "All Is Fair."
Jeff Crosby has two shows lined-up in Los Angeles, CA to support his newly released album. For more information, please visit jeffcrosbymusic.com.
CD Review: Chet Vincent And The Big Bend Are "For Everyone" To Enjoy
Pittsburgh native Chet Vincent returns with his friends, The Big Bend to release their sophomore album "For Everyone." The album was self-produced and released on August 23. Their sound is a cross between honky-tonk country and blues infused folk-rock.
Their honky-tonk sound flies right out with the album opener "Dead Kings" as Chet's voice plays the perfect cowboy telling stories of his adventures. Bassist Tad Wissel takes a crack at the lead vocals on "Without A Doubt" and "When You're Gone." The acoustic campfire song "Goodbye, My Love" is the perfect setting for Chet's countrified vocals. The band breaks out from the slow, country blues on "Mile Markers" as they seem to enjoy picking up the tempo. The addition of Molly Szramowski on vocals gives the closing song "State Line" a breath of fresh air as Chet sounds more relaxed sharing the vocal duties.
Chet Vincent & The Big Bend have a couple shows lined-up in the Pittsburgh, PA area. Check out the band's website, thebigbend.net for more information.
CD Review: Sarah Pierce Wants To "Bring It On"
Singer/songwriter Sarah Pierce has released her eighth album entitled "Bring It On." The new album has received rave reviews since its release last month. Prior to the new album, Sarah Pierce has appeared on MTV and also in the Time-Life mini-series, The Wild West. She also did a driving tour of all 250 NPR stations across the country with interviews and live on-air performances.
Sarah's wonderful strong vocals are the first thing you notice on the album's opener "Bring It On." Her sound is the perfect mix of country and folk with just a hint of rock grooves to give the songs a bit of an edge as in "Wild And Gnarly Ride." Her playful lyrics on "Butterfly Tattoo" just captures her spirit and let's the music float along. Her country roots come shining out on "Cowgirls Ride" and "Twenty Dollar Silver Ring." You can't help but get wrapped around her vocals on the ballad "Baby Come Back," while she adds some blues to her country on "I Like Man." Sarah gives us a glimpse to her darker side of song-writing on "Pearl Handled .44" before finishing up with the gentle flow of "May Peace Find You Tonight."
Sarah Pierce has shows lined-up until December, mostly in the Austin, TX area. Check out her website (sarahpierce.com) for a complete list of tour dates, song samples and more.
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CD Review: Pree Are Bringing "Folly" To Connecticut
From Washington, DC, newcomers Pree are readying the release of their Paper Garden Records debut album entitled "Folly." The band's sound is described as a folk base with elements of electric and digital melodies to create a unique listening experience.
The album's first songs "Songs of Promise" and "Fortune" shows us their music as simple and rustic, while singer/guitarist May Tabol's vocals give the songs a more nostalgic feel. The album's first single "Lemon Tree" is one of the stronger songs on the album as the storied lyrics are a pleasure to follow. At times, the band draws similarities to the Squirrel Nut Zippers as in the folk-jazz sound of "Fresh Paint." The gentle acoustics of "Shelf Life" get built-up to a rousing chorus that gives the song an added element of attraction. Pree show their edge on the dark sounding "Salt" as Ben Usie's drumming gives the song more appeal.
Pree are currently on their Fall 2011 tour and will be making a stop at the Heirloom Arts Theatre in Danbury, CT on September 18. They will have a release party on September 13 in their hometown of Washington, DC at The Black Cat. For more dates and album information, please visit the band's facebook page facebook.com/preemusic.
CD Review: Red Hot Chili Peppers Are "With You" All The Way
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have returned once again with the release of their tenth studio album "I'm With You" to begin a new chapter in the evolution of this funk, rock band. Their new chapter actually began during the recording sessions with the addition of the band's new full time guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. Klinghoffer replaced the long time lead-guitarist John Frusciante who left to find a more creative outlet for his music.
The new album certainly reflects this change as the groove lies heavily on bassist Flea and drummer Chad Smith. Smith, who also became a founding member of Chickenfoot, powers the opening song "Monarchy of Roses" with his new love for classic hard rock beats. The funk flies high on this new release as Flea's bass takes center stage on "Factory of Faith" and "Ethopia." Lead singer Anthony Kiedis plays it safe on the vocals of many of these songs without breaking-out into the full-out funk freak like he has on past albums. Maybe its maturity or maybe fatherhood, but he still lets his vocals rock out on "Look Around" and "Goodbye Hooray."
The album's first single, "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" is your typical Red Hot Chili Peppers single. It features the full-strength of the individual members clicking together to create a great pop song for the radio listening audience. The chorus is so simple that it is impossible not to repeat in your head over and over again. After the jazz infused "Happiness Loves Company," the album loses a little bit of its edge and shows us a group looking for their new identity with the ballads "Police Station" and "Meet Me at the Corner." The album closes with the hip-shaking "Dance, Dance, Dance" that seems too safe way for the Chili Peppers to close with as the band continues to evolve into one of the greatest alternative rock bands in history.
The new album was released at the end of August and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Album charts selling over a quarter of a million copies in its first week. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are currently on tour in South America before heading over to Europe to close out the year. Look for them to tour the US in 2012. For more information on the band and their new album, please visit their website at redhotchilipeppers.com.
CD Review: Alberta Hunter Gets Immortalized At The Cookery
The name Alberta Hunter may not be as well-known at Bessy Smith or Ella Fitzgerald, but Alberta is one of the greatest female blues singers of all time. Her career began in the late 1910's when she was 22 years old. One of her original compositions "Downhearted Blues" brought her acclaim when the song became a hit for fellow vocalist Bessie Smith. She was in and out of record contracts throughout her recording career, but found a home performing for the troops during World War II.
In 1954 she took up a different career in nursing, which lasted until 1977. She was then invited by Barney Josephson at the suggestion of Charles Bourgeious to perform at The Cookery. An initial two-week schedule stretched to an open engagement that made Alberta Hunter a star once again at the age of 82 years old.
Now we finally get to hear one of those amazing shows from 1981 as Rock Beat Records in association with Stuart Goldman Productions is releasing "Downhearted Blues: Live At The Cookery." This recording is one of Alberta's final shows as she passed away in 1984 at the age of 89.
Supported by Gerald Cook on piano and Jimmy Lewis on bass, Alberta begins her show with the up-tempo original "My Castle Rockin'." While her voice has noticeable aged, it only adds to her wonderfully delivery of many classic original and cover songs. Her talk in-between songs is a great piece of history that I'm glad has been preserved in this recording. She performs her big hit "Downhearted Blues" with so much love and care as she puts her heart into this performance. Alberta gives us a saucy rendition of the song "Two-Fisted Double-Jointed Rough And Ready Man" which finds her having fun performing live. Alberta's passion for singing shines on the classic "Georgia On My Mind" as you hear her put everything she has into this performance. The show closes with Alberta Hunter telling the audience to remember your parents as she finishes with the heartfelt ballad "You're Welcome To Come Back Home."
This new live album was released on CD and on 180-gram vinyl on August 30. So, if you really want a taste of some classic, old-fashion blues be sure to pick-up this release.
CD Review: California Rockers KYNG Ready Debut Release
From California comes music's next group in line to take the reigns of rock royalty. The trio of Eddie Veliz (singer, guitarist), Tony Castaneda (bassist), and drummer Pepe Clarke Magana (drummer) are ready to rule the land as Kyng. Their debut album, "Trampled Sun" will hit the streets on September 27 on Realid Records.
The band's sound is huge, especially for a trio. The album opens with their first single "Falling Down" which just a blast of pure hard rock with no gimmicks. The rhythm just motors the song without overpowering it. The tempo gets sped up on "Pushing & Pulling" as Kyng proves they should be considered in the same group as any of today's heavy rockers. The album's second single, "Trails In Veins" proudly displays the talent these musicians have, as Pepe's drums are just a wonder to listen to. The pulsating sound of Eddie's guitar and Tony's bass just blast from the speakers in "I Don't Believe." The band hits on the classic Black Sabbath sound on "Between The Blame" before finishing with the 9-minute epic "The Beauty Of The End/Shoreline pt. 1& 2."
Kyng just finished up tours with The Sword, Black Stone Cherry and Pop Evil and are currently headlining their own tour. Their debut album will be available September 27, do yourself a favor and get reacquainted with classic hard rock. For more information on Kyng, please visit their facebook page facebook.com/kyngrocks.
CD Review: Afterlife Parade Have A "Rebirth" After "Death"
Afterlife Parade return with the second half of their two-part concept album. Back in January, Afterlife Parade released "Death" which contained songs that touched upon the lighter side of the subject. Now in August of this year, the band released "Rebirth" which can be viewed as a new journey.
After a short instrumental introduces you to the album, Afterlife Parade bring the dance beats in the U2 infused "Rebirth." The band expands into the mainstream with the pop rock sounds of "Black Woods, White Beach" and "Cincinnati." Afterlife Parade's sound gets dark on "Chinese Hand Drum" as the pulsating drum beat moves along in the background. Their up-tempo pop sound returns in "Sequoia" before finishing with the keyboard driven "Devil's Dirt" and the experimental sounds of "Maypole."
Afterlife Parade have eight shows lined-up from now until the end of October. Please visit their myspace page (myspace.com/afterlifeparade) for a complete list of tour dates as well as song samples and more.
CD Review: Son Of The Sun Is Here, "Not There"
New York band Son Of The Sun recently released their new album entitled "Almost Not There." This album is the follow-up to last year's full-length Son Of The Sun debut album "The Happy Loss."
Their sound on the opening track "As Far As Lucy" is a raw, alternative rocker that gets the album off to a good start. The album's new single "10,000" isn't as energetic as the opener, but has a more accessible, mainstream sound. Their first single off this album, "My Best Mistake" is a gritty, sixties-style song like something The Kinks would have recorded in their early days. The band stretches their sound on the slow, blues of "Fruit Jar" before finishing with the light, airy groove of "Don't Worry."
The band currently have a show scheduled in New York, NY on October 22. Check out their website, sonofthesunmusic.com for song samples from the new album.
The Dirty Pearls Are Coming Back To Connecticut
From Manhattan comes one of rock's rising bands The Dirty Pearls with some new music from their upcoming album "Whether You Like It Or Not." The album will be released in January 2012, but the lead single "Static" is already burning up the rock charts. The album's second single "Who's Coming Back To Who" is fresh off the new release schedule and can be heard on the band's website, the dirtypearls.com.
The new song, "Who's Coming Back To Who" has a great gritty rock sound with some nice harmonizing on the chorus. The band just recently shot a video for the song which features Penthouse Pet of the Year, Nikki Benz. The song "Static" is a great modern hard rocker with a repetitive chorus that just won't quit. The band also currently has a video for "Static" that was filmed using an XBOX Kinect.
The Dirty Pearls have recently opened for Cinderella, Skid Row and Mr. Big and are now headlining their own mini-tour which includes a stop a Mohegan Sun on Thursday, September 8th. Look for more tour dates to be announced soon and be ready to pre-order their new album when it becomes available.
Book Review: The Ultimate Illustrated History Of Eric Clapton
While Labor Day may be the unofficial end of summer, Voyageur Press along with the Quayside Publishing Group is preparing to release one of their greatest books yet. "Clapton: The Ultimate Illustrated History" is 256 pages full of jaw-dropping photos and illustrations of the life of Eric Clapton. The hardbound cover is stunning with Clapton's name etched in gold along with 3 photos of three different phases of his career. That alone can make one stop and stare, but just open the book to see all the wonderful details this book has to offer.
Beginning with his early, childhood bands up until his big break with The Yardbirds, author Chris Welch dives into Clapton's life as if they've been friends forever. Then the book just takes off with a brief history of his time in The Yardbirds until his departure for John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
The book dedicates 76 glorious pages to Clapton's other 60's bands, Cream and Blind Faith. Like many of the other books put out by Voyageur Press, the highest quality has been put into each photograph and tour poster included here. Welch touches upon Clapton's dark times, but boast more about each of his glorious rebirths in the music industry.
Many of his classic solo albums get an in-depth look at how they were written and recorded, from his comeback album "461 Ocean Boulevard" to his pairing with B.B. King on "Riding With the King." A montage of recent live pictures closes the book, but how else could one sum up 48 years in the music industry.
"Clapton: The Ultimate Illustrated History" will be published on September 15 through Voyageur Press. For more information on this and other releases, please visit voyageurpress.com.
CD Review: Rachel Taylor Brown Stays "Sweet" On Her New Solo Album
Singer/songwriter Rachel Taylor Brown is ready to release her seventh studio album entitled "World So Sweet" on September 20th through Penury Pop Records. Her music has been described as "dark" and "unpredictable" and on her new release those words ring truer than ever.
Rachel just attacks the lyrics on the album's opening track "Sister Jean" with equal output on piano with some horns to highlight the song's repetitive chorus. Her dark side comes out on "Taxidermy" and on "Modesto Waltz" while her gentle voice lightens the mood. Rachel's softer side gets wonderfully highlighted in the piano ballads "Anamone" and "Scotland." Her dark sense of humor comes out in the waltz sounding "Your Big Mouth" while her song-writing gets brought to another level in the solo piano piece "Didymus The Twin V. The Divine Sparkler." The album closes with another wonderful piano piece, "Joe/The Sacred Remains." Even though Rachel likes to rock, her strength is in her solo piano pieces. It really makes the listener take notice to her thought provoking lyrics.
Rachel Taylor Brown has a show scheduled on October 15 and is looking to set-up a tour of the east coast this fall. Please visit Rachel's website, racheltaylorbrown.com for more information on her new album as well as upcoming tour dates.
CD Review: All The Apparatus Take You On A Wild Journey With New Release
From Oregon comes All The Apparatus with their self-titled sophomore release on Faultvo Records. This 11-piece band creates a sound that is very different from anything out there now. It is very hard to describe without hearing it for yourself. At times it sounds like a Broadway musical gone crazy with pieces of folk, rock and circus music thrown in for good measure, but it works so well.
The new album begins by asking everyone to "gather around" which is what you need to do to experience this music for yourself. It sounds like the circus has come to town on the opening song "Hat Trick" as the band take you on a wild, but amazing journey. The band keeps this moving swiftly with the simply lyrics of "Let's Go Ride Bikes" and the big rock sound of "Aeronaut." Then, they switch gears for the acoustic folk sounding "The Valley" before bringing you down to hell with "Chain's of Damnation." All the song's on this album have a special quality about them, but the one that stands out the most is "Wolf Song" with some wonderfully harmonizing. The song "Human Being" sounds straight from a broadway musical with its big sound and even bigger chorus. The album closes with a fun, mostly instrumental "Pancho Villa" which carries a Spanish flair with shouts of "hey, hey hey."
Please visit the band's website (ataband.com) for song samples to fully understand and appreciate the music on their new release. Also check for new tour dates being announced soon.
CD Review: The City Calls Ignite On "Spark" EP
From Southampton, U.K. comes punk/alternative rockers The City Calls with their new EP entitled "A Spark To Ignite." Their sound on this new release is sure to grab your attention as it draws similarities to Blink 182, New Found Glory and Fall Out Boy.
The lyrics and energy on the opening track "Get Away" is like a battle cry for today's youth about fighting back with a sing-along chorus of "you'll never bring us down." The EP's first single "Truth or Dare" has a great punk-rock tempo that is hard to ignore. The band also have a video for the song available on You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eea-HsTnoyA). The energy that The City Calls puts into their songs is addictive as the close their EP with the guitar driven alternative rocker "Meet In the Middle."
The City Calls' new album is available now. Check out the band's facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/TheCityCalls) for up-to-date information on tour dates and song samples from the new album.
CD Review: "The Kids Deserve Cable" On fORMER's New Album
Singer, songwriter, guitarist Denny Smith is ready to release the newest album from his latest band fORMER. The album entitled "The Kids Deserve Cable" is available now through Denny Smith's website (dennysmithmusic.com).
The album begins with the up-tempo rocker "Head Light" which showcases some of Denny Smith's sly vocals while being powered along by Billy Baker on drums. The album carries a great, high-powered rock sound without bringing in any unnecessary pop hooks to carry the music. The songs "Born A Ghost" and "Drown" have a classic rock sound that is sure to bring the band the recognition it deserves. The straight-up rock sound that fORMER delivers is heard all the way through the album's closing song "Come On."
Denny Smith and fORMER have a dates scheduled for September 2 at The Warehouse in Clarksville, TN and October 1 in North Nashville, TN and their new album is available now for purchase. Visit Denny Smith's website for song samples from the new album.
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Ex-PDP MPs join People's Conference
By Press Trust of India on 1:01 am August 8, 2021 No Comment
Srinagar: People's Conference received a shot in the arm to its expansion programme as five politicians, including two former PDP MPs, from various parts of Jammu and Kashmir joined the party on Saturday.
Former MLC and ex-PDP leader Murtaza Khan, former PDP MPs Nazir Ahmad Laway and Mir Mohammad Fayaz, DDC chairman Baramulla Safina Baig and former deputy mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation Sheikh Mohammad Imran joined the People's Conference in the presence of party chairman Sajad Gani Lone.
Lone said the People's Conference will immensely benefit from the leaders' political experience and expand the outreach of the party beyond its strongholds.
They are experienced leaders with a huge base of supporters and will in the coming years play a crucial role in shaping the politics and welfare of J-K. People's Conference is growing stronger with each passing day. The party is emerging as a formidable political force to reckon with. My dream is to see this caravan of change grow stronger. We will make more announcements in the coming weeks, he said.
He said the People's Conference will play a constructive role in the region to create an enabling environment for engagement.
"To bring reprieve for the people of J-K, we will work tirelessly to halt further erosion. This cannot be done through theatrical outbursts and rabble-rousing. In this digital age, our statements and utterances are read across the country. We should act in a manner that we do not enable further erosion and disrupt delivery. By making delivery difficult for Delhi, the people of J-K are the only losers, Lone added.
Laway, former PDP MP from south Kashmir, said, There is a leadership deficit in J-K. Politics of J-K needs new ideas and new energy. I am convinced that Lone is the only leader who can take us out of this impasse and restore the rights of people.
Ex-PDP MPs join People's Conference added by Press Trust of India on 1:01 am August 8, 2021


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Functional Dissection of Age-Related Differences in Disease: Phenotype in Polycythemia Vera
Stephen Oh, M.D., Ph.D.
Lay Summary: Polycythemia vera is a chronic blood cancer that can cause severe complications and early death. Differences in clinical features and outcome have been observed in younger (age ≤ 45) versus older (age ≥ 65) patients with PV. We seek to understand the basis for these differences, and propose a series of genetic and functional studies to address these issues. The long term goal of this work is to leverage the findings from this study to improve longevity for patients with PV.
Full Summary: Polycythemia vera (PV) is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) that is defined by erythrocytosis and associated with thrombotic complications and a propensity for transformation to myelofibrosis (MF) or secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAML). Overall survival for patients with PV is substantially impaired compared to age-matched controls. Recent studies have identified age-related differences in disease characteristics and clinical outcome in PV, including distinct JAK2 V617F allele burdens, differences in white blood cell counts, and varying sites of thrombotic complications. Despite these differences, younger and older PV patients face a similar risk of transformation to MF and sAML. The biological explanation for these differences is not well understood. The overall objective of this study is to utilize phenotypic and functional genomics tools to delineate age-related differences in disease phenotype associated with PV. We hypothesize that intrinsic differences in the composition of genetic changes in the malignant clone dictate these age-related clinical features.
We propose to perform genomic analyses (exome sequencing) on a cohort of ten younger (age ≤ 45) and ten older (age ≥ 65) patients with PV, to delineate the constellation of genetic alterations that define these two subgroups of patients with distinct clinical characteristics. To characterize phenotypic and functional differences between these two subgroups, we will generate and functionally characterize patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) via hematopoietic development and self-renewal assays, as well as intracellular signaling analyses via mass cytometry. In addition, CRISPR site-directed gene editing will be utilized to revert JAK2 V617F and other driver mutations in patient-derived iPSCs from younger and older patients. Taken together, these studies will identify intrinsic genetic, phenotypic, and functional differences responsible for age-associated clinical characteristics in PV. A deeper understanding of the underlying biology that drives disease phenotype will have important ramifications for PV prognostication and development of improved therapeutic approaches.
Over the past year, our efforts have focused on assembling a cohort of ten younger (age ≤ 45) and ten older (age ≥ 65) patients with polycythemia vera. Cryopreserved samples from these 20 patients were retrieved, and individual samples were stained and flow sorted to isolate myeloid cells (tumor) and T cells (normal control). Genomic DNA isolated from these samples was then prepared for exome sequencing performed in conjunction with the McDonnell Genome Institute. Sequencing is in progress with data analysis to begin imminently. These studies will delineate the constellation of genetic alterations that define these two subgroups of patients with distinct clinical characteristics. Order of mutation acquisition and clonal hierarchy of putative driver mutations will be inferred based on individual mutation frequencies. To confirm these findings, single-cell derived colonies will be genotyped for specific mutations. These studies will distinguish the genetic drivers responsible for age-associated clinical phenotypes in polycythemia vera. Based on the findings from this work, subsequent experiments will focus on the generation and functional characterization of patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from these two subgroups.
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The School of Welsh at Cardiff University is one of the oldest departments of Welsh in Wales, and the oldest established Chair of Welsh is here in Cardiff. The School is home to the Language, Policy and Planning Research Unit and its research output is recognised as being amongst the best in the UK.
Recent and ongoing research projects include a substantial project on the teaching and learning of Welsh for Adults, sponsored by the Welsh Government, and also a major research project on language commissioners, sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council. Amongst other research activity, members of the School are leading actors in the Arts and Humanities Research Council sponsored research network on translation and non-state cultures and the Cardiff University research network on (re-)constructing multiculturalism.
The School is also home to a vibrant cohort of postgraduate research students, many of whom are sponsored by a range of bodies – research councils, government, NGOs, and charities. The School welcomes postgraduate candidates from across and the world and students are able to conduct their research either in English or in the Welsh language.


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