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Oliver Starr, 24 Aug 2005 @ 2:53am
GoogleTalk Fails to Wow
I read The Google post by Dennis just about two hours after downloading and having a few conversations with folks online, as well as making the following post over at The Mobile Technology Weblog.
Although I agree in principal with what Dennis has said, that Google has put up a fairly uninspiring let's go so far as to call it "vanilla" IM/Voice Client, I think that this blandness is intentional. While I for one am tired of the excessive exuberance associated with anything Google, a phenomenon I am calling the GoogleGrip (as in gripped in the throes of madness), I would never make the mistake of underestimating the intelligence of the folks at Google. I think they've very intentionally left this IM client as much like a plain sheet of paper as they can. Why?
Lash Ups. I think they fully expect the developer community to go nuts. I can imagine how integration of Google Maps or Google Earth with this client will lead to some amazing localization tools. What about a virtual trace route from 10,000 feet? How about "your friends at night" an application that localizes based upon IP addresses where each of you friends happen to be at any given time.
Are all of these applications going to be useful? Probably not. Possible? Perhaps. Entertaining? Absolutely.
Google is, if nothing else, a company comprised of tremendously creative folks. If they've done something that seems to smack of sameness or a lack of there characteristic "colorful" approach, I'd have to bet there's a reason.
-Oliver Starr "stitch" The Mobile Technology Weblog
Dave Grijalva, 24 Aug 2005 @ 3:24am
Expect more from Google TalkWhile I agree that this release of Google Talk is a bit vanilla, I think it's really the start of something more. There are so many cool Google technologies out already; it seems like they're just starting to fully integrate them all.
My prediction is that we'll soon see an online, searchable chat log as either part of google desktop or gmail. Also, they recently announced a very promising new translation technology which they've yet to release to the public. It would be really swell of them to turn that bad boy on for chatting. Also, Jabber servers are (with a little bit of extra code) capable of connecting users to the "big three" chat services transparently to the user. Check out jabber.com.au for an example of this.
My point, really, is that I think Google is just getting their client out there and much more goodness is yet to come. Much of the really cool functionality (like history and translation) can be done on the server side, so they don't have to worry about upgrades there. Also, they've already shown with Google Desktop and the Gmail Notifier that they can deliver really small, self upgrading applications. There's no reason to believe the Google Talk application will not just upgrade itself when they're ready to really turn on the juice with this thing.
Google knows as well as anybody that nobody wants yet another IM client. We'll see something cool from this yet.
Ben H, 24 Aug 2005 @ 3:54am
It's an IM clientand that's great - I've been waiting for months for Google to launch a Gmail-associated chat client. I haven't used my Hotmail account for years so there's nothing keeping me at MSN, and I never took to YahooIM for whatever reason. AIM still bears the stigma of AOLness, despite their attempts to seperate it. Gmail on the other hand is great - it works, it's got lots of space, and it's free. Most people I know have opened Gmail accounts, for the storage. This client is just what I'd hoped it'd be - simple, lightweight, with no fluff. No smileys? Great - I'm not 12!
beau, 24 Aug 2005 @ 2:32pm
Re: It's an IM clientGmail is too big brother for me. They never delete your emails, ooh thanks! Why do they need to keep all that data on their servers? Customer service? I doubt it. Most people don't need 800 gigs(sarcasm) of space for an email account. Who knows what they are doing with all that data. Like the CEO of Google said, "We are moving to a Google that knows more about you."
Danno, 24 Aug 2005 @ 4:27am
No Subject GivenPeople complaining about the blandness don't seem to be mentioning that it's got the cleanest and slickest chat interface of ANY of the messengers out there.
I too lament the lack of some basic things like file transfer and so on, but the promise of the future is awesome.
Peter Soliman, 24 Aug 2005 @ 5:07am
Lack of "Smilies"Alright... you complain about lack of smilies in google talk (which is not that great i do admit but its in its first step) Well you gotta remember that about 2 or 3 weeks ago, Microsoft patented the emoticon. Now if there was no patent, Google would probably have put them in but they were no doubt left out because Google shouldn't have to pay Microsoft royalties on the patent that was used in a free service.
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Ren, 24 Aug 2005 @ 5:07am
No Subject GivenIt has the better interface of the IMs I've used/tried, perhaps needs a few additions (conferencing & file sending).
Smileys? Who cares about Smileys, rather glad it doesn't have them, just pointless extra fluff that offers no real value.
Oliver Wendell Jones, 24 Aug 2005 @ 6:18am
Re: No Subject GivenI too was surprised by the lack of file transfer, but then realized that since it's tied to my GMail account - and the person on the other end has a GMail account - all I have to do is GMail it to them.
Bob shcitlke, 26 Aug 2005 @ 6:37am
Good pointFile transfer will be added tho, for real transfers not through a mail server (upto 2x the transfer time) and > 10mb file support.
John, 24 Aug 2005 @ 6:46am
Come on!At some point, it would be great to interject a bit of realism in this dialog - the client was a BIG disappointment. With all the hype, I wanted to see something that interested me. Let me see.... No SIP support (yet another proprietary answer - yes, that's what jabber represents to me), no file transfer, no sharing, etc..
If you want to see a "platform", look no further than Skype - much more interesting extensibility. If you want a good heads-down IM client, go with the big three.
I do like a bunch of what GOOG does - but neither sidebar nor Google Talk does the trick for me.
Heck, they had a year to take Hello and build off the whole sharing metpahor it creatively implemented.
No soup for you, Larry!
thatguy, 24 Aug 2005 @ 10:04am
Rumors look more promising...Yes this is a basic small simple IM program that will be developed more by the community and google itself. There is definately a plan here from them.
Interesting facts to NOT forget:
1. Google releases small, and, much to the suprise of everyone, featureless IM client.
2. Skype recently turned down a 3 BILLION dollar offer to sell to CNET.
3. Google just sold 4 BILLION dollars worth of stock.
What do you think people?
Why wouldn't Google want to incorporate Skype technology with their new IM client along with all the other additions that will be made by them and the community. This is the beginning of reinventing the way we communicate; courtesy of Google.
Why wouldn't Skype hold out for Google? Skype is a business much like Google who are in it for the technology and they want to see something great done with their creation. Maybe the deal is already done and been kept on the DL. Who knows.
In addition, Google doesn't currently have any non-ad-based revenue. Skype has skype-in and skype-out which will make revenue for Google if they buy them out. It is important for Google to create new/different types of revenue in the future to justify such a high stock value. Ads can only go so far...
oskizzle, 24 Aug 2005 @ 6:47am
No Subject Givenit seems that google would have a pretty good idea about the chatting world. this article mentions that google talk does not have smileys. does that mean they will come out in a future release? with the release of gmail, it seems they took a lot of advice from people who freely offered it up. i think the same will happen for talk. google groups will fire up a discussion about it, and google talk developers will sit and wait for the new ideas to filter in....
TheSeer, 24 Aug 2005 @ 7:11am
You've got to admit..That the fact the download is only 900kb! is fantastic.
Dan, 24 Aug 2005 @ 8:30am
Re: You've got to admit..Yeah a small download is nice, as well as the small footprint on my drive. Now, in the next Beta, ppplllleeeaaaasssseee let me choose my own directory.
JohnO, 24 Aug 2005 @ 7:10am
RE: TalkI think a closer tie with gmail would be great. First, log all your conversations, have them searchable from Talk, or Gmail. (Check that, conversations are being logged, I think: "Save recent chat history")
Second I like the fact that the contact list is generated from your Gmail contact list (the start of one repository for everything). It also servers the role of gmail notifier (In the settings there is a checkbox)
Intergration with Maps would be very neat, although the question is usefullness. I also agree that this is the best UI for chat.
About TimePersonally, I am READY for a plain vanilla messenger. ICQ used to be nice and simple... then AOL bought it. AIM.. well... too much junk on it. MSN.. WAY too much beels and whistles and junk.
It is about time someone made something plain and simple. I welcome it with open arms.
say NO to bloatware and yes to vanilla!
anonymous, 24 Aug 2005 @ 9:27am
AIM is the defacto standardGiven that AIM has 2x the userbase of Yahoo or MSN Google better have a really interesting idea of how to get 40 million members to switch from AIM to the Google client... This product is just plain boring. I dont care if AIM still has the AOL stuff associated with I'm going to use the service where I have people to talk to. If i use googles client i'll just be talking to myself.
Riley, 24 Aug 2005 @ 11:58am
Re: AIM is the defacto standard>>
If i use googles client i'll just be talking to myself.
The 'Wow' factor that no one is talking about however is that Google's IM is NOT a closed system like AIM/YIM/MSN. Jabber is nothing new, but to date it has not had much backing. There were an estimated 13.5 million Jabber users in July, that is just under the MSN's 14 mil and Yahoo's 19 mil users. With a marketing push from Google and 6 months time, its not at all unconcievable that the Jabber compatible network combined could move into second place past Yahoo - at the very least it will surpass MSN. At this point Yahoo and MSN will be in a bad spot. Every wanna-be software firm out there (not to mention Google) will be able to write an IM client that can compete in size with their netowrks. Rather than conceed their users to an open social network that has a huge amount of momentum and buzz, they will likely decide to open up their own networks and make them compatible with Jabber. Once that happens and Jabber, Google, Yahoo, MSN and a score of other smaller players are on the same network... the writing will be on the wall for AIM to also switch or be completely displaced in the market.
Users will demand open communications. In the same way that Phone and Email networks could not be restricted to closed networks, IM will be no different. A year from now the competitive IM landscape will be significantly different. Whether Google's client can capture a huge amount of marketshare in this area is not the main story here - the fact is that they will shift the market to be open and anyone not adapting to that will not survive very long. I'm sure the big 3 know this and are simply waiting for it to be forced upon them. By simply obtaining a couple million IM users and by encouraging an open standard, Google wins. This is the reason for the early, barebones launch - the sooner they start this process, the better for them to disrupt their competitors. In 6 months, they can completely undermined the market leaders that have spent 10 years entrenching their position.
Re: AIM is the defacto standardThe 'Wow' factor that no one is talking about however is that Google's IM is NOT a closed system like AIM/YIM/MSN.
Hmm. We do talk about it the post above, but it's not that "wow". Lots of other products use Jabber. If Google's product doesn't offer something compelling to get people to switch, it won't put any pressure on the others to open up.
Hey, they may get there eventually. It just seems odd that they released this product without having that in it initially, as they normally do.
Anonymous Coward, 24 Aug 2005 @ 12:43pm
Re: AIM is the defacto standardWhy are there always comments about Google "not continuing to do business as they have in the past."
I don't understand what's so strange about Google possibly shifting or transforming their business decisions. So they aren't sticking to their traditional way of releasing products. OK. Maybe that's the idea.
The more predictable you are, the easier you are to defeat. And I feel this goes along with everything in the world.
Unlike the MPAA and RIAA, Google is willing to alter the way they provide their services.
Riley, 24 Aug 2005 @ 1:36pm
Re: AIM is the defacto standardVery little of the talk is actually about Jabber though, and even less of that is dealing with how that will affect the existing social networks. Before today, most people likely had no idea what Jabber was, and even now they likely don't care at all about the underlying technology. Most conversations are revolving around the lack of smilies and file transfers or how Google will compete against the 40 million person social networks.
Lots of products may use Jabber, but they are not well known. They are not being advertised on the main pages of the popular web portals and the network is small and fragmented into niche markets. Google can change that simply by exposure. The early release of a simple, clean, fast client will kickstart the process. Having a major player in an open network is the real compelling feature of this client and is something that has been sorely lacking since IM first came on the scene. The 3 established players probably figure they can make more profits now with closed IM systems as long as there are relatively few players... but they also likely know this situation will not last. Once the ball starts rolling to an open network, they will not risk being left behind and will quickly jump on the bandwagon. The reality of the situation is probably that they are confomfortable with this happening as long as they are not the ones that have to go through the grunt work of establishing the open network. The fact that Google is willing to make the commitment to do this, and will likely risk operating this portion of the company at a loss is what is striking to me. Strategically for the Google the undertaking should be worthwhile simply to level the playing field with their competitors.
Carlo, 24 Aug 2005 @ 3:37pm
Re: AIM is the defacto standardWhile Google might use an "open" protocol (Jabber), Google's network is hardly open.
Before today, most people likely had no idea what Jabber was, and even now they likely don't care at all about the underlying technology.
After today, most people still won't have an idea what Jabber is, and they still won't care about the underlying technology. Normal people won't care if it uses Jabber, or whatever else. They'll see it doesn't work like the IM programs they're used to, and they'll wonder why they should start using this instead of AIM, or MSN or Yahoo.
Dave, 24 Aug 2005 @ 9:46am
Beta And Not Listed.For everyone complaining about how plain Google Talk is... How about all of you just wait a while. It's not even listed on their Google Services page or their Google Labs page. So give them a break. It's an open door for developers at this stage. Google doesn't want to have a product that everyone else has. It's left simple and open for the development community to come up with brand new innovative ideas without having too many distractions.
Just my 2 cents so take it for it's worth.
Re: Beta And Not Listed.See, that's the thing, though. Even if Google does have plans for it, this is still very unlike Google. They usually don't launch something unless they have a "new" take on ways to improve it. This is totally "me too." We don't need another chat client sitting in the task bar. What's special about this?
jesirose, 24 Aug 2005 @ 11:25am
Gmail InvitesCorrection - you have 100 invites, not 30.
War, 25 Aug 2005 @ 12:55am
fooyBeta 1.. Your comments are interesting but only valid to the point of no return.. GTalk is in very early Beta stages so although comments are great I fear that negative comments are not valid.
Smilies! Haar. I like the blue ":D" MSN & ICQ are invasive and intensive whereas Google as always have kept the design simple. It blends into my Desktop instead of invading it. So far so good in my opinion.
Marc, 25 Aug 2005 @ 3:37am
No Subject GivenI was expecting the google desktop search to intergrate with Google Talk
pleabiluounictinium, 26 Aug 2005 @ 6:36am
Re: No Subject Givenit does
Chris, 26 Aug 2005 @ 6:33am
Basically badly written lies and guesses> After playing with Google Talk for a bit, most < br>> find that Google Talk lacks the "Google Wow"
Most find? You mean you think this is right, so you can say 'most find' please do tell what you population of people you are talking about, and what sample you choose, and what methods you used.
> (which is frustrating since that means your
> friend list is limited to friends with GMail and
> the 30 you invite)
No it uses Jabber, you can add any jabber person to it... ass. THey don't say if it is SIP complaint tho...
> . Sure, Google Talk supports the open Jabber
> standard; and while it is commendable that
> Google is making a stand here for
> interoperability, none of the "big three" widely
> used IM clients support Jabber,
Twat! So which is it? it is shit because you cannot add anyone... or it is shit that you can add people from other jabber clients, but not any of the larger ones?
Try and add a fucking msn user to yahoo IM you fucking dumb ass idiot, don't take you general qualms about non-standard IM techs out on googletalk AND slam google for choosing the redundant path of interoperability.
> limitations, and Google Maps ushered in a new
> era of AJAXian web development.
Don't fucking invent new ways of using acronym words.
> Google Talk replicates what is already out
> there, and not very well. Yes, Google Talk
> supports voice, but there's nothing really new
> or exciting about it. Hell, Google Talk doesn't
> even have smileys.
It does have smileys, NON GRAPHICAL ones. Now, I am sure if there was a demand for fun graphical smileys it will come, but I am not 100% sure if they want, or if this is a good time to stop being so minimalist.
ALSO yes I am sure there will be version two, look at picasa 2 and desktop 2.
Google talk (if SIP complaint) is a good thing. I have Skype, Gizmo and Google Talk. The simplcitiy of the interface is fantastic. Yes it needs more, they are listening to developers perhaps to refine it, but you arguments were all either incorrect or redundant.
> Google is opening up Gmail so it's no longer
> invite-only, which solves one small point made
> above.
Again bullshit: they opened up gmail to people registering with mobiles, and the first 'small point' was incorrect anyway.
I only got to this page from a reg link I think, fucking shit.
Beysim, 26 Aug 2005 @ 6:34am
No Subject GivenYou don't need to have Gmail account. Only Google account https://www.google.com/accounts/
Skweek, 12 Oct 2005 @ 8:16am
No Subject GivenWhy does this "review" focus on the client? If you don't like Google's own, you can fire up your browser and download any of the other dozens of XMPP clients out there. That automatically gives you smiles (and I can't believe someone would seriously complain about the lack thereof, but...), file transfers, message history, and pretty much everything else you ask.
Do a proper review next time and with a bit of luck you won't end up being linked from from The Register.
Re: No Subject GivenWhy does this "review" focus on the client?
Perhaps because that was what released?
If a movie reviewer doesn't like the movie he's going to review, he should just make his own, right?
Gaurav, 12 Jan 2006 @ 10:04am
Re: No Subject Givennot really, if the movie reviewer doesnt like the movie hes going to reviewm he gives it a really bad review, not make a new movie. I mean who has the money?

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The major theoretical weakness of statistical downscaling methods is that their basic assumption is not verifiable, i.e., that the statistical relationships developed for present day climate also hold under the different forcing conditions of possible future climates. In addition, data with which to develop relationships may not be readily available in remote regions or regions with complex topography. Another caveat is that these empirically-based techniques cannot account for possible systematic changes in regional forcing conditions or feedback processes. The possibility of tailoring the statistical model to the requested regional or local information is a distinct advantage. However, it has the drawback that a systematic assessment of the uncertainty of this type of technique, as well as a comparison with other techniques, is difficult and may need to be carried out on a case-by-case basis.
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5 Feb
6 Feb
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 7.30pm
James Clarke, Alex Mincek, Michael Pelzel and Mauro Lanza
Wigmore Hall, London
36 Wigmore St, London W1
United Kingdom
Tickets: �10
Arditti Quartet
JACK Quartet
The Arditti Quartet�s worldwide reputation rests secure on almost 40 years of excellence in the performance and development of contemporary music.
The JACK Quartet can likewise cite a glorious record of achievement in bringing new work to life.
This showcase concert offers audiences the thrilling prospect of hearing the birth of two string octets by Mauro Lanza (b.1975) and James Clarke (b.1957).
James Clarke
2012-S for 2 string quartets
Alex Mincek
String Quartet No. 3 �lift � tilt � filter � split�
Michael Pelzel
�vers le vent�
Mauro Lanza
Der Kampf zwischen Karneval und Fasten for 8 strings
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7 Feb
8 Feb
9 Feb
10 Feb
Friday, May 10, 2013 at Various
A Scream and an Outrage
Barbican Hall, London
Barbican, Silk Street, London EC2
United Kingdom
020 7638 8891
Tickets: �12.50-22.50
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jayce Ogren conductor
Claudio Prima Sailor (folksinger)
Helga Davis Scholar (improviser and vocalist)
Hila Plitmann Peasant (soprano)
Chris Burchett Soldier (baritone)
The A Scream and an Outrage weekend kicks off with two world premieres of specially-commissioned new pieces by Nico Muhly and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang.
Unrivalled interpreters of the contemporary repertoire, the BBC Singers will open the evening with Muhly�s latest composition, An Outrage; followed by Lang�s new percussion concerto titled man made, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Brooklyn-based innovators So Percussion.
The second half will feature the European premiere concert performance of Italian-American composer Paola Prestini�s new multimedia cantata, Oceanic Verses - in a new version for the Barbican stage.
For more information about the mini-festival:
Contemporary Composers
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11 Feb
Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 10am etc.
Simon Bainbridge Study Day
Wigmore Hall, London
36 Wigmore St, London W1
United Kingdom
Tickets: �3 concessions �2
Musicians From The Royal Northern College Of Music
Clark Rundell
Wigmore Hall and the Royal Northern College of Music are delighted to focus on the beguiling, beautiful and haunting music of Simon Bainbridge, one of the towering figures of British music.
Simon is a composer who has never stood still. The sheer variety in the sound worlds he creates provides ample testament to a truly extraordinary sonic and structural imagination.
In partnership with the Royal Northern College of Music.
Simon Bainbridge
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11 Feb
Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 7.30pm
English National Opera
London Coliseum
United Kingdom
Tickets: Various
Wozzeck tells the story of a simple soldier, troubled by visions, who murders his unfaithful partner and dies, leaving behind an orphaned child. Berg�s early 20th-century masterpiece comes to ENO for the first time in 25 years.
This new production is by acclaimed director Carrie Cracknell. One of the most exciting young British directors of her generation, Carrie Cracknell is an Associate Director at the Young Vic, where her recent production of A Doll�s House was a critical success (�If you ever see a production of the play, see this one� Sunday Telegraph; �Carrie Cracknell ... set the Young Vic ablaze with her production over the summer ... Ibsen�s play reconsidered with fresh rabid emotion� New York Times; �The best production of an Ibsen I�ve ever seen� Kerry Shale, BBC Radio 4 Saturday Review).
Cracknell was previously co-Artistic Director at the Gate Theatre, London where her productions included Nick Payne�s version of Electra (co-production with Young Vic); Lucy Kirkwood�s adaptation of Hedda; I Am Falling (transferred to Sadler�s Wells); Mark Ravenhill�s Armageddon; and The Sexual Neuroses of our Parents by Lukas Barfuss.
Wozzeck is conducted by ENO�s award-winning Music Director Edward Gardner, whose conducting of Peter Grimes (2012) was described as having �breathtaking lyrical ferocity� (The Guardian).
All performances:
Sat 11 May 2013 19:30
Mon 13 May 2013 19:30
Wed 15 May 2013 19:30
Sat 18 May 2013 18:30
Thu 23 May 2013 19:30
Sat 25 May 2013 19:30
Alban Berg
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11 Feb
Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 7.30 pm
Universal listening machines
Schott Recital Room @ Bauer & Hieber
48 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F7BB
United Kingdom
Tickets: �10. Concessons �7.
Contakt - an experimental ensemble of composers and performers:
Kerry Andrews, cello
Karen Burnell, tenor horn
Paul Burnell, oboe
Deborah Broderick Edwards, piano/recorder
Derek Foster, piano
Ann Wolff, voice
A (belated) concert to mark the centaries of Alan Turing and John Cage
John Cage
Perpetual Tango
Morton Feldman
Intermission VI
Erik Satie
Seul a la Maison
Erik Satie
Le Tango Perpetuel
Paul Burnell
An Even Dustier Version of 'Seul a la Maison'
Paul Burnell
Flax Field Dew
Kerry Andrews
dream machine
Derek Foster
I Demand a Recount
Deborah Broderick Edwards
And Then
Deborah Broderick Edwards
The Touring Machine
Ann Wolff
A Very Big Noise
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12 Feb
Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 6pm
Choral Evensong
St Pancras Parish Church
United Kingdom
Tickets: not applicable
Choir of St Pancras Church
Miriam Mackie
Invocation of St Pancras
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12 Feb
Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 7.30pm
Schubert, Britten, Ian Wilson and Schnittke
Wigmore Hall, London
36 Wigmore St, London W1
United Kingdom
Tickets: �10 �12 �14 �16
David Cohen
Charles Owen
Established as one of the most successful and charismatic young instrumentalists of today, Belgian cellist David Cohen�s programme includes a new piece which he has commissioned especially for this concert from Belfast-born composer, Ian Wilson.
�David Cohen performs with striking style and wonderful expression� The Strad
�Cohen played with a finely judged, romantic edge and conjured a ravishing sound from his beautiful and truly exceptional Montagnana instrument� Classical Source
Owen White Management
Sponsored by Patricia Morton
Franz Schubert
Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D821
Benjamin Britten
Cello Sonata in C Op. 65
Ian Wilson
The little Spanish prison
Alfred Schnittke
Suite in Old Style (arr. for cello and piano by David Cohen)
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13 Feb
14 Feb
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 7.30pm
Elias String Quartet
Wigmore Hall, London
36 Wigmore St, London W1
United Kingdom
Tickets: �15 �20 �25 �30
Elias String Quartet
Jonathan Biss
As the 2012/13 season unfolds, Jonathan Biss is set to present over 30 concerts worldwide devoted to the music of Schumann and its multi-faceted nature.
Schumann: Under the Influence continues at Wigmore Hall carrying the American pianist�s desire to present the composer�s music �exactly as it is � deeply poetic, fragile, obsessive, evocative, whimsical, internal�. Pre- and post-echoes of the Schumannesque will also sound in each programme, creating concerts rich in fantasy, emotional contrasts and fleeting moods.
The Jonathan Biss Schumann Series is supported by Dunard Fund.
Henry Purcell
Fantasias (a selection)
Robert Schumann
String Quartet in A minor Op. 41 No. 1
Timothy Andres
New work
Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet in Eb Op. 47
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15 Feb
16 Feb
17 Feb
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 8:00pm
BMOP Ends Season w/ Gen X Composers 5/17
Jordan Hall, Boston
30 Gainsborough Street
United States
Tickets: $20-$50. Students $10.
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation�s premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, celebrates Generation X by featuring works by young and emerging composers including: the world premiere of Play (2013) commissioned by BMOP and written by 33-year-old Andrew Norman; the New England premiere of Sea-Blue Circuitry (2011) by 35-year-old Mason Bates; and the New England premiere of Path of Echoes: Symphony No. 1 (2006) by 36-year-old Huang Ruo.
Andrew Norman
Mason Bates
Sea-Blue Circuitry
Huang Ruo
Path of Echoes: Symphony No.1
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17 Feb
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 7.30pm
Jonathan Lloyd, Brahms and Tippett
Barbican Hall, London
Barbican, Silk Street, London EC2
United Kingdom
020 7638 8891
Tickets: �30 �25 �20 �15 �10
James Gaffigan conductor
Stephen Hough piano
This, the second of our concerts featuring Stephen Hough performing Brahms, opens with another new piece by Jonathan Lloyd, this time for the BBC SO winds. Brahms�s Piano Concerto No. 2 is an epic, highly symphonic work, the longest written up to that time. Famous for the glorious cello melody that opens the slow movement as well as a corruscating and innovative Scherzo, this masterful concerto is hugely admired by Hough. Completing the cycle of Tippett symphonies we reach the first, a work conceived while Tippett was in prison as a conscientious objector and completed as war ended in 1945. Bursting with vitality and insistent rhythms, it has many of hallmarks of his later style, with a darkly Purcellian set of variations and a highly wrought double fugue to finish.
Jonathan Lloyd
new balls
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Michael Tippett
Symphony No.1
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18 Feb
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 7.30pm
Ian Parrott - A Celebration
Y Tabernacl, Machynlleth
Machynlleth, Powys, Wales
United Kingdom
Lesley-Jane Rogers, soprano
John Turner, Recorder
Harvey Davies, Piano
Deian Rowlands, Harp
Also songs and piano solos by Edward Elgar and Peter Warlock
Ian Parrott
Songs of Renewal (1995)
Ian Parrott
Credigion: Three Pieces with interludes (1975)
Ian Parrott
Dedication: Ffarwel I Aberystwyth (2007)
Ian Parrott
In Phaeacia
Andrew Cusworth
Llyn cau
David Dubery
Wagtails on the Dyfi
William Mathias
Improvisations Op10
David Cox
Mr. Playford's Musical Banquet
Mervyn Burtch
Three Kipling Songs (2006)
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18 Feb
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 7.30 pm
Bruton Choral Society Anniversary Concert
Kings Memorial Hall,
Bruton, Somerset
United Kingdom
Bruton Choral Society and Orchestra
(Conductor: Barbara Jenkinson)
Choral and Orchestral Concert
Jonathan Palmer
Sweet Somerset A Cantata for Chorus, Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano Soloists, and Orchestra
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18 Feb
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 8.00pm-10.pm
Church of St. Mary the Virgin
145 West 46 St. NY, NY
United States
Tickets: Free $10 suggested donation
ILLUMINATIONS OF THE NIGHT, for orchestra [2013]*
PERI MAUER, Composer
New York Repertory Orchestra
David Leibowitz, conductor
*World Premiere
Peri Mauer
ILLUMINATIONS OF THE NIGHT, for orchestra [2013]
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18 Feb
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 7.30pm
Illuminating Britten
CBSO Centre, Birmingham
Berkley Street, Birmingham, B1 2LF
United Kingdom
0121 767 4050
Tickets: In advance: �14 full price / �8 concession / �5 under 16s // On the door: �16 full price / �10 conc
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Oboe: Melinda Maxwell
Clarinet: Joanna Patton
Piano: Malcolm Wilson
Violin: Alexandra Wood
Viola: Christopher Yates
Cello: Ulrich Heinen
Introduced by BCMG Artist-in-Association John Woolrich
BCMG celebrates Britten�s centenary with a programme of early works, framing them with similarly small-scale pieces from composers with close connections to him.
Elegy for solo viola is an affecting, technically assured work, composed in a single day by the 17 year-old Britten. Crafted a year later, Going downhill on a bicycle is an experimental, almost Schoenbergian piece for violin and piano. Throughout his life Britten enjoyed writing for specific performers and composed his Phantasy Quartet, when just 19, for the leading English oboist of the day, Leon Goossens.
One the fascinating things about these early Britten works is that although beautifully crafted, they show Britten at a crossroads, before he knew what direction his music would take. His Suite, for violin and piano from 1935, is more characteristically Britten, showing that at 21 the young composer had started to find his voice.
No composer mattered more to young Britten than Alban Berg, whose Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano are the composer�s only true miniatures. Oliver Knussen met and was encouraged by Britten when young, and Henze�s Olly on the Shore pictures BCMG�s Artist-in-Association standing on the same stretch of Suffolk shoreline that Britten called home. Copland�s smoky, blues-inspired Nocturne and ukulele pastiche Serenade date back to before he first met Britten at his home in Snape.
Alban Berg
Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano
Benjamin Britten
Aaron Copland
Nocturne and Ukelele Serenade
Benjamin Britten
Going downhill on a bicycle
Oliver Knussen
Hans Werner Henze
Olly on the shore
Alban Berg
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
Phantasy Quartet
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18 Feb
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 14:15
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Het Concertgebouw, Concertgebouwplein 2-7, 1071 LN Amsterdam
Radio Kamer Filharmonie
Clark Rundell - dirigent
Erik Bosgraaf - blokfluit
An unforgettable evening out
The Concertgebouw is one of the best concert halls in the world, famous for its exceptional acoustics and varied programme. It serves as the home base of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and features performances by the world�s best orchestras, conductors and soloists. Bernard Haitink once praised the Concertgebouw as the best instrument in the orchestra that it houses. The wide-ranging programme offers an excellent selection of classical, pop and jazz music. Attend a concert and have an evening you will never forget. Come experience inspiring music in the beautiful surroundings of the Main Hall or the more intimate Recital Hall.
Peter Adriaansz
Rising & Falling
Pierre Boulez
Dialogue de l'ombre double
Louis Andriessen
Suite uit ROSA, the Death of a Composer (bew. L. Andriessen/Rundell)
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18 Feb
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 10:30pm
Nonclassical @ Northern Chords
The Sage
Newcastle Upon-Tyne
United Kingdom
Tickets: Free
We�re looking forward to making our North East debut next month, as we host a late night event at the Sage Gateshead as part of the Northern Chords festival. The live programme spans a broad range of contemporary music, while our DJ sets will as usual be threading electronics beats and textures into these avant garde sound worlds. And to top it all off, entry is free!
Steve Reich
Cello Counterpoint
Magnus Lindberg
Piano Trio (3rd movement)
George Crumb
Movement from Solo Cello Sonata
Gabriel Prokofiev
Cello Multitracks
Arvo P�rt
Fratres for String Quartet
B�la Bart�k
Fuga from Sonata for Solo Violin
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19 Feb
20 Feb
21 Feb
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 7.30pm - 9pm
Sounds of the New
The Forge, London
3-7 Delancey Street, London, NW1 7NL
United Kingdom
Tickets: http://www.forgevenue.org/whats-on/eventdetails/21-may-13-sounds-of-the-new--contemporary-classical-the-forge/
Atea Quintet
Richard Uttley (piano)
The second concert presented by New Dots to showcase emerging composers and musicians, featuring 4 world premieres and 1 UK premiere. It will be an informal evening with new, interesting music, interviews with composers and musicians, hopefully some laughs and a few drinks.
Piers Tattersall
At a distance of less than a yard
Emma-Ruth Richards
Caught on the Corner
Aaron Holloway-Nahum
How to Avoid Huge Ships
Yuko Ohara
Double Helix
Michael Cutting
New Work
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22 Feb
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 7:45PM
In Portrait: Luke Bedford
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
United Kingdom
0844 875 0073
Tickets: �15
Presented by the London Sinfonietta.
Sian Edwards conductor
Luke Bedford has fast become one of the most important composers of his generation, in part on the evidence of past work for the London Sinfonietta. This new ensemble composition is a major 25-minute work, which will be performed for a second time after the interval to give the rare instant second chance for an audience to get to know this brand-new composition. The programme also includes an ensemble arrangement of the 2011 double-soloist and string ensemble composition Wonderful Two-Headed Nightingale, and music by G�rard Grisey, whose music holds a fascination for Bedford.
Luke Bedford's new work is commisioned by the London Sinfonietta with the generous support of Michael and Patricia McLaren-Turner.
Luke Bedford
Wonderful No-Headed Nightingale (UK premiere of ensemble version)
G�rard Grisey
P�riodes from Les Espaces Acoustiques
Luke Bedford
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22 Feb
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 7:30pm
Organist Gail Archer Wraps Up NYC Tour 5/22
St. Paul the Apostle Church
405 West 59th Street
United States
Tickets: Free
Organist Gail Archer
Internationally renowned star concert organist Gail Archer celebrates the distinctive voice of organ music in The Muses Voice: A Celebration of International Women Composers � a five-concert series touring the churches and synagogues of New York City. Performing a colorful collection of organ music spanning 19th � 21st century female composers, Archer is slated to premiere two works: the New York premiere of The Everlasting Crown by Judith Bingham; and the world premiere of And the Greatest of These is Love by Alla Borzova. Hailed for championing contemporary organ music by female composers, Archer will also feature works by Nadia Boulanger, Jeanne Demessieux, Sofia Gubaidulina, Judith Bingham and Jennifer Higdon, to name a few. Several of these works are being recorded for Archer�s next album to be released in Spring 2013.
Eleanor Daley
Trinitas, I. �And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters� Genesis 1:2, II. �To the thirsty I will give water without price from the fountain of life� Revelation 21:6, III. And I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh� Acts 2:17
Nancy Van de Vate
Prelude for Organ
Karen P. Thomas
Dar eltehab-e jazbe-ye� yeganeggy...burning with ecstatic harmony...�
Anna Paolo Santillan Alcocer
Hope of Dawn
Jennifer Higdon
Ceremonies Suite, Meditation, Prayer Song, Celebration
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23 Feb
Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 7.30pm
Helen Grime New work
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Lower Mosley Road
United Kingdom
44 (0) 161 907 9000
Tickets: �36-�10 �3 student tickets available
The Hall�
Sir Mark Elder conductor | Paul Lewis piano
Paul Lewis is internationally recognised as one of the leading pianists of his generation. An acclaimed interpreter of the classical repertoire, here he performs Mozart�s exquisite A major concerto. Although clouds occasionally darken the Mozartian sky, the work is largely a sunny affair, particularly its ebullient finale.
The concert begins with a new piece by the Hall�s Associate Composer Helen Grime, while after the interval Sir Mark conducts Mahler�s First Symphony. This remarkable work begins with bird-calls and distant military fanfares before proceeding via a wonderfully rustic L�ndler and an evocation of a Jewish funeral to its inspirational, life-affirming conclusion.
Helen Grime
New work
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No.23, K488
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No.1
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24 Feb
Friday, May 24, 2013 at 7:00pm
Journey to America - Chamber Music for Winds and Violin
Bloomingdale School of Music
323 West 108th Street New York, NY 10025 212-663-6021
United States
Tickets: FREE
Kaoru Hinata flute
Mark Snyder oboe
Christopher Cullen clarinet
Gilbert Dejean bassoon
Shelagh Abate horn
Naho Parrini violin
Many composers are deeply identified with the music of their homeland. Antonin Dvorak�s music is laced with Slavic melody, and his work was essential in creating a Czech musical style. Igor Stravinsky�s early music speaks to the power of Russian folk music. But both composers spent vital years in the United States, and were profoundly influenced by the experience.
Antonin Dvorak
"American" Quartet in Eb, op 51
Antonin Dvorak
Romance in F for Violin
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Eight Instrumental Miniatures
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24 Feb
Friday, May 24, 2013 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Turner Hall Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI
United States
Tickets: Tickets are general seating by section. Best: $35 Good: $25 Bargain: $15
Present Music Ensemble with guest performers Leah Coloff, Ted Hearne and the band Something to Do.
Join Present Music, Milwaukee�s own cutting-edge new music ensemble, for an evening of dance, art and music magnified to the extreme at our Season Finale party, Multitude!
The Multitude concert will feature a myriad of brand new compositions, mesmerizing dance and captivating art installations. A world premiere by Sean Friar titled Breaking Point, centers around the electric guitar�s unique sounds and techniques that inspirethe ensemble. Vivid art installations, featuring an entire wall of cupcakes created by Brooke Thiele and Lilly Coyle, and Emily Sheider�s Life Among the Ruins, will take your mind on a radiant visual journey. Provocative music and dance highlights include performances by spellbinding singer/cellist Leah Coloff, composer/vocalist Ted Hearne and dancer/choreographer Mauriah Kraker. The party concludes with Wisconsin�s own high energy, horn-driven rock/ska band, Something to Do. Celebrate with Present Music in a concert packed with fun and adventurous performances at Multitude!
Ted Hearne
Ted Hearne
Last Man Standing
Hannah Lash
Sean Friar
Breaking Point
Leah Coloff
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25 Feb
Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 7.30
Wolfgang Rihm, Mahler and Shostakovich
Barbican Hall, London
Barbican, Silk Street, London EC2
United Kingdom
020 7638 8891
Tickets: �30 �25 �20 �15 �10
Ingo Metzmacher conductor
Johan Reuter baritone
High, gleaming sonorities and a sense of enchantment link Wolfgang Rihm�s new piece with Mahler�s beguiling songs from the magical folktae collection, Des Knaben Wunderhorn, sung by the much sought-after Danish baritone Johan Reuter. Songs of a very different kind permeate Shostakovich�s dramatic 11th symphony, an almost cinematic evocation of the 1905 Revolution. The composer wove nine popular revolutionary songs into his dramatic portrayal, with its ominous, icy opening and terrifying Bloody Sunday massacre during which 1,000 workers were gunned down. Shostakovich chose the dark-toned violas for his poignant lament for the dead, before a tumultuous finale that whips up an urgent fervour for justice.
Wolfgang Rihm
Gustav Mahler
Songs from �Des Knaben Wunderhorn�
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 11
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25 Feb
Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 14:15
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Het Concertgebouw, Concertgebouwplein 2-7, 1071 LN Amsterdam
Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Susanna M�lkki - dirigent
Leila Josefowicz - viool
An unforgettable evening out
The Concertgebouw is one of the best concert halls in the world, famous for its exceptional acoustics and varied programme. It serves as the home base of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and features performances by the world�s best orchestras, conductors and soloists. Bernard Haitink once praised the Concertgebouw as the best instrument in the orchestra that it houses. The wide-ranging programme offers an excellent selection of classical, pop and jazz music. Attend a concert and have an evening you will never forget. Come experience inspiring music in the beautiful surroundings of the Main Hall or the more intimate Recital Hall.
Henri Dutilleux
Timbres, espace, mouvement
Igor Stravinsky
Vioolconcert in D
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition
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26 Feb
27 Feb
28 Feb
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 7.30pm
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA
United Kingdom
0121 200 2000
Tickets: �10 - �55
ndris Nelsons conductor
Kristine Opolais soprano
Mark Padmore tenor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann baritone
CBSO Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus and CBSO Children's Chorus
�My subject is War, and the pity of War.� Benjamin Britten composed his War Requiem for the new Coventry Cathedral, but it�s become one of the defining achievements of modern music, a timeless and profoundly moving exploration of man�s inhumanity to man. The CBSO gave its world premiere: this music is in our blood, and every performance is special to us. Be there as Andris Nelsons and an international team of soloists bring this deeply personal masterpiece to Symphony Hall before taking the work on tour.
6.15pm Pre-concert talk: Britten: War Requiem � CBSO Chorus Director Simon Halsey shares his experience of Britten�s choral masterpiece.
Benjamin Britten
War Requiem
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28 Feb
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 7.30pm
BBC Singers at St David�s Cathedral Festival
St Davids Cathedral
St Davids Cathedral, The Close St Davids, Pembrokeshire SA62 6RH
United Kingdom
01437 721204
Tickets: �22, �15, �8 (under 16s half price)
Claire Seaton soprano
Giles Underwood baritone
Nick Cleobury conductor
Daniel Cooke organ
BBC Singers
St David's Cathedral Choristers
Members of BBC NOW Brass
The BBC Singers perform an exciting programme of British composers for St David's Cathedral Festival, in collaboration with JAM, who have been commissioning and performing new music for the past ten years. The concert includes this year's festival commission, The Farthest Shore by Paul Mealor.
This concert will be broadcast live on Radio 3
Benjamin Britten
Rejoice in the Lamb
James MacMillan
Cantos Sagrados
Paul Mealor
The Farthest Shore
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Chantier 2014-2018
IRCAM/Centre Pompidou-Grande salle-Paris
Tickets: 10 Euros
Stage Design, Director Fran�ois Verret
Graham F. Valentine actor-singer
Jean-Pierre Drouet percussions and voice
Martin Sch�tz electric cello
Charline Grand, Jean-Christophe Par� actors-dancers
Video Claire Roygnan
Lighting Raphael de Rosa
IRCAM Computer Music Design Gr�gory Beller
Fran�ois Verret will begin his vast 5-year project "Chantier 2014-2018" at IRCAM, passing through Paris, Grenoble, and Edinburgh. Chantier 2014-2018 combines sound fragments and vocal trenches, acoustic and optical landscapes, visual haikus, and the utterances of a ventriloquist. An on-the-fly assembly of tableaux vivants inspired by the hallucinations of those who come back from the battlefield, haunted by the ghosts of History; time is sometimes paused to show us the true nature of a still life. Chantier 2014-2018 is written like an improvised and premeditated journal, intermittent and collective. A crucial movement or the unique way the space has been arranged undermines the masterful authority of speech, of fiction, or of a date.
How does one expose an event, be it trivial or historical, sifting through uncertain, fading, outrageous memories? In his "pre-posthumous works", Robert Musil describes the agony of a fly caught in Tanglefoot, the threat of a flying arrow, a buzzing of iron in the southern Tyrol sky above the lines of combat. A horrifying feeling of foreboding mixed with an unexpected happiness.
Constantly on the lookout for these moments of shock, Fran�ois Verret, as a playwright, engages a group of close artists-actors, dancers, musicians, and video artists-simultaneously in his research lab.
Where to start? In the very environment of the front lines.
Fran�ois Verret
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The Pyre
IRCAM/Centre Pompidou-Grande salle-Paris
Tickets: 10 Euros
Conception, Direction, Choreography and Scenography Gis�le Vienne
Musical Creation, Performance, and Live Broadcasting KTL [Stephen O'Malley et Peter Rehberg]
Text Dennis Cooper
Lighting Patrick Riou
Costumes Jos� Enrique Ona Selfa
Video Creation Robin Kobrynski
Set Design/Leds Designgroup Professional GmbH, LED Lightdesign
Other Set Design Espace et cie
Created in collaboration with and perormed by Anja R�ttgerkamp alternating with Rose Mousselet, Loun�s Pezet, L�on Rubbens and Kamiel Van Looy
Artistic Collaboration Anne Mousselet
Technical Collaboration carried out by the team from the Op�ra de Lille
IRCAM Computer Music Design Manuel Poletti, Thomas Goepfer
Conception of 3D Plans R�mi Brabis
Scenography Assistance Marc Le Hingrat
Gis�le Vienne - choreographer, artist, and puppeteer - has created a world marked by terror and trouble, the lively mixed with inertia, and perception trapped by hyperrealism. Her new creation, The Pyre condenses abstract, figurative, and narrative writing and pushes the intense relationship between Gis�le Vienne and the text by Dennis Cooper to its limits. Vienne and Cooper have worked together since 2004. A dancer and a boy, totally mute, evolve in a luminous installation reminiscent of contemporary urban lighting - the city, the club.
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The Pyre
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Quote:Ok,everyones made me feel better. We have contacted the police as well. I think the main reason I felt guilty was the pleasure I got from it. Seeing him do that to her got me so angry, and at the same time scared of what could have happened to her if I had no been there. I just got this intense feeling of pressure when I heard that guys nose crack and saw it gushing as he fell down.
Quote:We could all very easily take the moral high ground and say you should have escorted your fiance into the theatre and called the police.What would that actually achieve.Short answer, nothing.What is more, is that you would have then spent an age questioning your actions and asking yourself if you acted like a coward. This is sometimes referred to as the black dog. The feeling that you should have acted physically, there and then and protected your loved one, but did not.This feeling is a millstone to carry around your neck and is not easy to get over. It can also lead to you doubting yourself and from there an easy journey into depression.Take it from someone who knows. You did the right thing both morally and legally. (you were preventing a sexual assault)The only thing I would have done different is that I would not have let his accomplices off so lightly.
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Clinical Trials
Prevalence and Pathogenesis of Lung Disease in a Large HIV Cohort-coordinating Center (MACS)
University of Pittsburgh
University of California, San Francisco
University of Washington
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Information provided by (Responsible Party)
Cathy Kessinger, University of Pittsburgh
First received: March 25, 2009
Last updated: October 24, 2016
Last Verified: October 2016
History of Changes
Despite the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), lung diseases
remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in those with HIV infection. There have
been no large-scale studies detailing pulmonary complications in the HAART era. Substantial
gaps exist in our knowledge of the spectrum and pathogenesis of pulmonary disorders in this
population, particularly in women and minorities whose numbers with HIV or AIDS have
increased. The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) and the Women's Interagency Health Study
(WIHS) are prospective, multi-center cohorts that follow approximately 5000 HIV+ subjects and
HIV- controls. Although pulmonary disease has not been an area of focus, these established
cohorts provide a unique opportunity to systematically study pulmonary complications of HIV
Emphysema is of particular interest in the current HIV era because it is likely to increase as this population lives longer with chronic HIV. HIV-infected persons have an increased incidence of emphysema compared to those without HIV infection, and it has been hypothesized that this accelerated disease progression is the result of one or more latent infectious agents that amplify the pulmonary inflammation. Accelerated emphysema was described in HIV infection in a predominantly male population before HAART. The current prevalence and characteristics of HIV-associated emphysema, and the potential impact of gender, have not been rigorously defined.
HIV Infections
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Prevalence and Pathogenesis of Lung Disease in a Large HIV Cohort-coordinating Center
Further study details as provided by Cathy Kessinger, University of Pittsburgh:
Primary Outcome Measures
The overall objective of the Pitt coordinating center is to build a collaborative collection of data and specimens that will facilitate the study and understanding of HIV and pulmonary disease
[ Time Frame: 5 years ]
This prospective, multicenter cohort study will survey HIV-infected and non-infected individuals and test for airway obstruction and emphysema and determine associated risk factors. Subjects may be invited back for repeat testing at 18 and 36 months based on the initial test results and measures. Subjects at the multicenter sites may participate in this study for approximately 36 months. Each individual site (University of Pittsburgh, UCLA, UCSF) will be a descriptive longitudinal study to examine the prevalence and progression of emphysema in HIV+ and HIV-subjects.
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
blood oral wash sputum BAL
|Study Start Date:
|January 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Subjects will be 300 HIV+ subjects and 300 HIV- controls selected by random sampling stratified by age and smoking history. Subjects will be recruited from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Washington (UW) MACS sites. The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) will serve as the recruiting center for the WIHS cohort
Detailed Description:
HIV-infected patients have an increased incidence of emphysema compared to non-HIV-infected
patients, and it has been hypothesized that this accelerated disease progression is the
result of one or more latent infections that amplifies the pulmonary inflammatory response.
We will examine the prevalence and progression of emphysema in subjects with and without HIV
and determine risk factors for emphysema in this population.
Subjects will be 300 HIV+ subjects and 300 HIV- controls selected by random sampling stratified by age and smoking history. Subjects will be recruited from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of California Los Angles (UCLA) MACS sites. The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) will serve as the recruiting center for the WIHS cohort. Because we are interested in an unbiased estimate of the extent of this disease in HIV infection, we will not select subjects based on lung function or current diagnosis of COPD. The HIV- subjects will be matched to the HIV+ subjects in terms of age and smoking history to the extent possible. Those with symptoms of acute respiratory disease such as fevers, acute change in cough or shortness of breath, or weight loss will be excluded. There will be no exclusions based on HAART use or opportunistic infection (OI) prophylaxis and no exclusions based on previous lung disease as we are trying to obtain a comprehensive evaluation of emphysema in this population as well as identify associated risk factors.
All subjects will undergo spirometry, diffusing capacity and quantitative CT scanning. These measurements will allow us to determine differences in the prevalence of emphysema in HIV+ and HIV- and determine risk factors associated with emphysema. For longitudinal studies testing the hypothesis that emphysema is accelerated in HIV infection, we will select HIV+ and HIV- subjects with documented emphysema in each group as defined by diffusing capacity<80% predicted, post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC<70% without significant reversibility, or at least 10% of lung with a density less than -910 Hounsfield units (HU). These subjects will have CT scans and PFTs at baseline and at 18 months and 36 months after baseline. At each visit, clinical data and biological samples will be collected.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Study PopulationSubjects will be recruited from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of California Los Angles MACS sites. The University of California San Francisco will serve as the recruiting center for the WIHS cohort.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject is Male / Female 18years of age or older.
- Subject has been previously determined to be HIV-infected or is participating in the The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) or the Women's Interagency Health Study (WIHS)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject is experiencing acute onset of shortness of breath, cough, fevers or heart conditions problems such as tachycardia, angina or arrhythmias.
- Female subject has told us she is pregnant (this might affect pulmonary function values,we will not require pregnancy testing.)
- Subject has had an MI, CVA, or cardiovascular event within the past 3 months.
- Subject has had eye or abdominal surgery within past 3 months.
- Active TB by documentation or self reported will be exclusion criteria to the study.
- Subjects will be excluded from the study if they are unable to sign consent, weigh >
Contacts and LocationsChoosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision.Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00870857
Locations Show More
|United States, California
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94118
Sponsors and CollaboratorsUniversity of Pittsburgh
University of California, San Francisco
University of Washington
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|Principal Investigator:
|Alison Morris-Gimbel, MD
|University of Pittsburgh
More Information
|Responsible Party:
|Cathy Kessinger, clinical research coordinator, University of Pittsburgh
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00870857 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 25, 2009
|Last Updated:
|October 24, 2016
Keywords provided by Cathy Kessinger, University of Pittsburgh:Lungs
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on May 24, 2020
This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov.


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About Jeff Masters
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 7:10 PM GMT on May 16, 2009
The latest 00Z and 12Z runs of the GFS, UKMET, NOGAPS, and ECMWF global dynamical computer models continue to indicate the possibility of an early season subtropical storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico 3 - 7 days from now. A modest area of low shear air is expected to open up between the polar jet stream to the north and the subtropical jet stream to the south, between Cuba and the northern Gulf of Mexico. The models have not been consistent with the timing or the size of this low shear area, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them back off again from this forecast with Sunday's set of runs. Nevertheless, I'll call once again for a 10% chance of development of a subtropical depression in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, 4 - 7 days from now. There isn't much of a disturbance at present to look at--there are some scattered showers between Cuba and Jamaica, but they are under a hefty 30 knots of wind shear. These showers should gradually increase in intensity and areal coverage over the next two days, and phase space diagrams from Florida State University indicate that an extratropical low may form near the western tip of Cuba 2 - 3 days from now. The storm may then gradually transition to a subtropical or tropical system later in the week, if the shear is low enough. Even if the shear is high and the storm remains extratropical, it could be a substantial rain-maker where it comes ashore. The models target the northern Gulf Coast between Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle as the most likely landfall location, but it is too early to place any confidence in this track.
There is also about a 10% chance a subtropical storm may form in the mid-Atlantic a few hundred miles east of Bermuda. There, a large upper-level cold low has cut off from the jet stream, and it may spin in place long enough over the next week to develop a warm core and be classified as a subtropical storm. It is unlikely that a subtropical storm forming that far out in the Atlantic this early in the year would pose a threat to any land areas, with the possible exception of Bermuda.
Climatology of early-season Atlantic tropical cyclones
Tropical storms are uncommon in the Atlantic before June 1, with only 26 named storms on record between 1851 - 2008. Five of these have made it to hurricane strength, and only one--Hurricane Able of 1951--made it to major hurricane status. Last year's Tropical Storm Arthur may be the deadliest May tropical cyclone on record. Though only a 40 mph tropical storm at landfall, Arthur killed five people in Belize and caused $78 million in damage. Three early-season storms have brought hurricane-force winds to land. The March 1908 hurricane swept through the northern Lesser Antilles Islands as a Category 1 or 2 hurricane, destroying at least 24 boats and causing damage to buildings on St. Bartholomew. Hurricane Able of 1951 brought sustained winds of 90 - 95 mph to the northern Bahama Islands, but caused little damage. Hurricane 2 of May 1908 hit North Carolina's Outer Banks as a Category 1 hurricane, but also caused little damage.
Figure 1. Tracking map for the earliest hurricane to make landfall, the March 1908 hurricane in the northern Lesser Antilles Islands.
List of all early season (formed in January - May) Atlantic named storms
May 31, 2008: Tropical Storm Arthur
May 6, 2007: Subtropical Storm Andrea
April 18, 2003: Tropical Storm Ana
April 21, 1992: Subtropical Storm 1
May 6, 1981: Tropical Storm Arlene
January 18, 1978: Subtropical Storm 1
May 21, 1976: Subtropical Storm 1
May 23, 1972: Subtropical Storm Alpha
May 17, 1970: Hurricane Alma (Category 1)
May 28, 1959: Tropical Storm Arlene
February 2, 1953: Tropical Storm Alice
May 25, 1952: Tropical Storm 1
May 15, 1951: Hurricane Able (Category 3)
May 22, 1948: Tropical Storm 1
May 19, 1940: Tropical Storm 1
May 27, 1934: Tropical Storm 1
May 14, 1933: Tropical Storm 1
May 5, 1932: Tropical Storm 1
May 13, 1916: Tropical Storm 1
May 24, 1908: Hurricane 2 (Category 1)
March 6, 1908: Hurricane 1 (Category 2)
May 27, 1890: Tropical Storm 1
May 16, 1889: Hurricane 1 (Category 1)
May 17, 1887: Tropical Storm 2
May 15, 1887: Tropical Storm 1
May 30, 1865: Tropical Storm 1
I'll have an update Sunday.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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I've written a few times about the various alcohol delivery services in our area -- Klink, Drizly and Ultra. Klink has offered some cool deals in the past, like free boozy cupcakes, and just in time for Halloween, here's another -- s'mores burritos.
Yeah, you heard that right -- it's from Rito Loco, which makes all kinds of crazy burritos (hence the name.) If you make one of the first 50 orders on Saturday, they'll add a s'mores burrito. Pretty solid. Here's the press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Klink, the app-based service for on-demand beer, wine and spirits delivery has partnered with local burrito hot spot Rito Loco to give away free s'mores burritos this Halloween. Rito Loco is a fusion burrito company based in the Shaw area that creates recipes that are unique to the traditional Mexican-style burritos.
As Klink's CMO Tim Hedberg explains "Partnering with local businesses gives Klink the opportunity to deliver great experiences to our customers. Teaming up with Rito Loco allows us to offer a unique halloween treat that customers will love."
"Our dessert burritos are truly a treat, which is why partnering with Klink this Halloween is such a perfect fit. When people try our S'mores Rito or our Fruit Rito, they often say it's one of the best things they have ever eaten. Together, we can deliver something sweet to Klink's customers without anyone needing to leave the house," says Shane duNann, Rito Loco's Marketing Director.
Having first paved the way for alcohol delivery in D.C. more than a year ago, Klink is changing the way people purchase their beer, wine and spirits. Klink currently delivers to all of Washington D.C.
Jeffrey Nadel, Klink's CEO, added: "Klink is about empowering hosts to entertain fantastically, whether it's a dinner for two or a party of two hundred. This Halloween, we're once again going the extra mile to make being a toast-worthy host easier than ever — delivering free s'mores burritos."
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I wonder if there can be more to toki pona than a linguistic exercise.
For there to be, I believe it has to be integrated into a spoken community, family and friends. But family and friends largely already speak a common language. In some cases tp may be helpful as a international language, but that almost necessarily cuts back on the quantity of actual spoken conversations. Why would anyone but language buffs learn to speak it?
Perhaps the next largest need for a new language is the range of cryptolects or cants. Subcultures often develop them from mispronunciations, inclusions, etc in order to have a secret code against the dominant culture. But I doubt many people who learn tp really feel that need - or if they do, they probably already have a working cryptolect.
But nuclear families are the ultimate subculture. Even among the (eg) gay albino bahamian catholic jewel thieves of Minnesota, your actual offspring are probably more precious to you than your brothers and sisters of the Faith and Trade. So toki pona should be your secret language.
You should speak it while shopping, to tell your kid to go get the cat food. You should speak it at the bank to tell your husband to take out money for the movies. You should speak it in the yard to tell your family that it's time for dinner. You should speak it while waiting at the Post Office, to wonder what that woman was thinking when she put on that spandex to go out in public.
To me, as a newcomer, toki pona immediately seemed like a language of sharing food, working with friends and coming home to family. Unless we use it that way, it is a language or a hobby?


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Slugging Stanton selected as All-Star reserve
Voted in by players, outfielder says NL manager told him he'll serve as DH
ST. LOUIS -- Along with having immense raw power, Giancarlo Stanton also possesses plenty of star power. Fittingly, the 24-year-old will now stand among the stars.
Stanton will represent the Marlins in Minnesota on the National League All-Star squad, which was announced on Sunday night.
"What he's been able to do from Spring Training on, you can see a guy with a lot of drive and a lot of focus on what he needed to do," Miami manager Mike Redmond said. "You see him smiling, and he's happy. It's a guy having a monster year."
Giancarlo Stanton, OF
Prior ASGs: 2012
ASG Stats: Did not play
How he made 2014 NL team: Player selection
Why he's an All-Star: The 24-year-old has been one of the most imposing players in the National League, mounting an MVP case. Stanton paces the NL in home runs (21) and RBIs (62).
Did you know?: While Stanton was selected to the All-Star Game in 2012, the slugger wasn't able to attend. The reason: He underwent right knee surgery two days before the game. Stanton was also supposed to participate in the Home Run Derby that year. Stanton will be in the Derby this year. As a Minor Leaguer, Stanton finished second in the Derby when he played at Greensboro.
Quotable: "He's got the strength and God-given bat speed. No one else is close to him. The closest is Miguel Cabrera. He's just fun to watch hit. He hits balls that physically are not supposed to happen." -- Marlins infielder Jeff Baker
There was some irony in Stanton finding out he is going to the All-Star Game in St. Louis. In 2012, Miami was at Busch Stadium when Stanton's right knee flared up and he returned to South Florida for his surgery.
"As long as I get out of here safely, we'll be all right, right?" Stanton joked.
Stanton is the lone Marlin to be selected. The organization pushed hard for third baseman Casey McGehee, who paces everyone at his position in the NL in batting average, hits and RBIs. But McGehee wasn't ranked among the top five at his position in the fan vote. The third baseman is one of five finalists for the NL Final Vote.
In the eyes of Stanton, he owes some of his success to McGehee being so productive behind him.
"It's hand-in-hand," Stanton said. "What he does helps me simplify what I do when I'm hitting with runners in scoring position. I feel like we feed off each other with that. If they pitch around me to get to him, he shows them they shouldn't have done it more often than not. As of late, they've pitched around him as well."
Making the squad was not surprising for Stanton, who paces the NL in home runs (21) and RBIs (62).
"His power is generational," Baker said. "There is not someone else in the league that is close to his power."
In question was whether the slugger would be voted into the starting lineup by the fans. Early on, the results were encouraging, with Stanton as high as second among the three starting outfielders.
But in recent weeks, Milwaukee's Carlos Gomez received a strong push, joining Andrew McCutchen and Yasiel Puig.
While he wasn't voted into the starting outfield, it appears Stanton will start at designated hitter. The slugger told reporters after the Marlins' win over the Cardinals on Sunday that St. Louis manager Mike Matheny -- who will manage the NL team -- informed him that Stanton would serve as the DH in the All-Star Game.
Earning a starting outfield spot would have been a nice reward for a dominating first half, but Stanton isn't caught up in the process.
"I really don't care at the end of the day, because there's a small group of people that know who should be there," Stanton said, "and the big group is the ones we have in the bigger markets, with more fans or whatever. Those are the people that want to see them. It's about making money. You can't always keep everyone happy, whether it's fair or unfair. So it is what it is."
Stanton promises to be active during All-Star week in Minneapolis. He has agreed to participate in the Home Run Derby.
Stanton has selected Redmond to pitch to him in the event. Redmond regularly throws batting practice to Stanton's group, and the slugger has familiarity with him.
As a player, Redmond was a backup catcher. Now, he goes to the All-Star Game to throw to Stanton.
"Of course I want to be there," said Redmond, who also played for the Twins. "I'm going to have my kids and my wife there. I was honored he came and asked me.
"I know when I retired, I didn't think I ever had a vision of throwing batting practice to someone in the Home Run Derby. I'm going to enjoy the experience as much as anybody else."
In terms of pure power, Stanton is in a class by himself. According to the ESPN Home Run Tracking site, the slugger paces the Majors in average home run distance at 423.8 feet.
When Stanton is at the plate, everyone is on alert. Christian Yelich, for instance, notes it can be unnerving being on third base with the slugger at the plate. Third-base coach Brett Butler is typically up the line in foul territory when Stanton is up.
"Bugsy [Butler] is always in left field, and the third baseman is in left field too," Yelich said. "I'm the only one in there, like 70 feet away."
Immediately following the announcement of the American League and National League All-Star rosters on Sunday, fans began voting to select the final player for each league's 34-man roster via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian. Fans can cast their votes from a list of five players from each league until the winners are announced after the voting concludes on Thursday at 4 p.m. ET.
The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans help choose the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com and via Twitter in the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote Sponsored by Pepsi, and their collective voice will represent 20 percent of the overall vote that determines the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
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VOTC Stormtroopers = Main Selling Point for This Set. Now, if we could just get Hasbro to release the ******* thing on a card in the basic figure line, we'd be set.(And don't give me that "But a removable helmet one is coming!" because it doesn't count)
So, besides that and Jango, what's not to like about the new one? Or is that it? What's up, Doc?
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text: ... Jennings cost the packers the game. As a former DB, everyone knows your taught to knock the ball straight down or out of bounds. The only reason for Jennings to catch this ball was for stats. If he does as he has been taught since 7th grade then there would be no controversy. Was it a bad call? YES! But bottom line he put the game in the refs hands. The coaching staff, at least the DC should be livid. 99 out of 100 times that ball goes to the ground. Jennings your a moron, just as much as the refs are. Jennings was two feet higher than anyone else he had the game won, knock the ball away!