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Question: Does Telstra call you to say you have a technical fault with your internet connection?
I have had people call to say that we have a technical fault with our internet connection. They say that they are from Telstra Technical division. These people ring regularly sometimes twice a day. Always with a private number or caller id says overseas number not available. Is there anything that can be done?
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Thanks Wanglese for your reply.
These people have being ringing off and on for the past several weeks. I am most concerned as I am carer to my Mum who
suffers from demenia.
I am just wondering of Telstra can on the morning shows and warn people about this scam!!!!
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G'day kathyann63 and welcome to crowdsupport,
You have obviously picked up on the fact that these are scammers an theives.
NO-ONE can call you with that kind of "technical fault", it's fundamentally not possible.
Often they will tell you it's a problem with your PC.
What they will do is get you to go to a website and start a "session" which will allow them to put a virus/trojan/fake anti-virus program on you PC, and then they have you, and expect you to pay using your credit card to remove "the problem", whiuch they have JUST INTRODUCED.
There's not a lot that can be done.
Your best bet is to simply hang up on them.
My favourite trick though, is to pretend I'm a computer novice, and keep them going for as long as I can (if I have nothing better to do) without laughing, and then reveal I'm glad I kept them from sucking in another poor sap with thier criminal behaviour.
Thanks for bringing this up as it will help others in future to avoid this trap.
Thanks Wanglese for your reply.
These people have being ringing off and on for the past several weeks. I am most concerned as I am carer to my Mum who
suffers from demenia.
I am just wondering of Telstra can on the morning shows and warn people about this scam!!!!
Wanglese. Hey great news that others use the "keep the Bas(*%s occupied" option for these scammers. My record so far is 35 minutes but I note some are getting wise to this and hang up first. The first time I just wanted to see what they actually did so I disconnected my PC from the Net and followed their instructions to the end. They were trying to download a remote access app to the PC.
I need some form of entertainment
Kudos, and LOL
Keeping the theives occupied protects others, and keeps some of us pleasantly occupied.
I think there is a "poisoned numbers list", because I haven't had a call for about 6 months, when I kept the last guy on for 20 minutes.
I just had a call from a gentleman (apparently from the Telstra Technical Department) who told me that my Internet account was about to be suspened because my system had been hacked and the hacker was using up all my data.
I normally enjoy stringing these guys along a bit but damn it he called during the footy so I told him I work in the IT industry and that I am sure I have everything under control.
It might be wise to add a line to bigpond bills saying that any calls from anyone requesting access to a machine or wanting you to download something should be verified using the bigpond forums such as this.
I worry for the more mature member of society.
Just to let everyone know have been recieving the nuisance calls 3 times a day for 2 weeks did take down the phone number there must be something that can be done it is so frustrating
I think they have changed tack. They are now saying that they are from the legal department of Telstra. Soon as I here this I hang up. Although it was been really quite since we changed our number and made it silent.
How do you stop this annoying call? I got phone call from them almost everyday saying about my internet connection.
Scammers claiming to be from Telstra Technical Department and that there is a problem with my internet connection are at it again. I have had several calls over the last few weeks and like some who have experienced this I try to keep them on the line for some time.
They are becoming smarter. The most recent, today, provided me with a bogus Telstra employee number, the address of the Telstra Technical Support Department as 41st Floor 242 Exhibition Street, South Melbourne (which is incorrect), 3000 and the current Melbourne temperature, which is readily available on the internet.
Within minutes of my having ended the conversation a call was made to my other phone number.
My mum has just been scammed $1000.00 by someone doing this to her.
I have just found out today and we are now checking her bank account to see if anything else has occured.
Does anyone know if they cn still access her details as they have hacked her computer and got into her bank account what we can now do to protect her. My brother is at the bank with her now to sort out from that side but I am concerned that this could happen to her again as she has early stages of dementia.
Any info would be appreciated.
Would everyone like Murd stop assuming that mature age people are gullible and technically illierate.??
And that goes double for females. Who the hell do you think laid down the basis for the internet in 1945?
Ada Lovelace worked with Babbage on the first attempt at a computer.
"At the beginning of World War II, Lamarr and composer George Antheil developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes, which used spread spectrum and frequency hopping technology to defeat the threat of jamming by the Axis powers.[4] Although the US Navy did not adopt the technology until the 1960s, the principles of their work are now incorporated into modern Wi-Fi, CDMA, and Bluetooth technology,[5][6][7] and this work led to their induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014.[4][8" wikipedia. So if that doesn't shatter heaps of stereotypes and stop the inane crap nothing will!
As well, it was a female colonel who wrote COBOL, still used today.
My father never attended high school, not unusual in those times and place. He's probably set up his own computer, uses the NRS, and successfully repairing others. He's in his 90's.
Murd - SO STOP STEREOTYPING OLDER PEOPLE. IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU AND I HOPE YOU GET THE CRAP AND PATRONISATION YOU'RE DISHING OUT!
For the same reasons as many others have visited this forum to discuss the perennial question, "How to deal with those bogus 'I'm from the Telstra technical department' phone calls", I've tried countless approaches to end the problem and I've surrendered myself to the realisation that we're unable to do that. Nonetheless, yesterday I read one of the comments posted somewhere on this forum that piqued my curiosity and I thought I would give it a go; the outcome was less than 35 seconds before the caller rang off and I was feeling happier in the knowledge that I'd thwarted the ne'er-do-well's plans.
At the risk that my story may be seen as "advertising"—this is definitely not my intention—I've summarised what I have learnt over the years that these telephone scams have been plaguing us. Indeed, this particular matter should be given more publicity (and more regularly publicised) whether it's done in the media, on telco bills, on the government scamwatch site or however might be best to get the message over. My summary of the situation (and my recollection of yesterday's experience) is at https://quoroom.com.au/article-list/50-soapbox/85-telstra-is-going-to-disconnect-your-internet-for-t...
It's a shame that our telecommunications infrastructure doesn't provide a simple means to block these calls, that originate from overseas and spoof their caller IDs with Australian telephone numbers. Perhaps, with intense lobbying to the federal Government, it might be that (one day) action will be taken to compel the telcos to develop counter-measures against caller ID spoofing. In the meantime, be vigilant and, when you get those calls, relax! These hoax calls prey on FUD and on knowing how to push your panic buttons.
I know it must be a scam because I have recently had a 3 month NBN outage and no way will Telstra ring and offer any customer support. I can't even get adequate compensation from them. They are almost as bad as the scammers!
Received two of these phone calls this morning. The first said he was from Windows Technical Department and there is a problem with my computer. Each time I turn it on it is downloading viruses and spreading them. He had a strong Asian accent and kept on about my windows, so I responded by telling him that I had a window at the front of my house that was broken, but the man came earlier with new glass and put it in. He hung up.
An hour later another one rang, also an Asian accent claiming to be from Telstra and saying there is a problem with my computer and the internet would have to be turned off for two hours, first would I turn my computer on. Told him I don't know how and please don't turn it off as the phone comes through it and I need the phone, he said that he is turning off the internet, not the phone. Of course I know it's just a scam and if he was as smart as he thinks he is he would know that we are on the NBN. He kept trying with me and I continued to respond like a senile old woman until he hung up. Both calls came in from Private numbers. So very annoying, I live on a Pension so finances are tight and these people are only interested in defrauding us of whatever they can.
Hi Cherrytree,
Welcome to CrowdSupport
At Telstra, we often call our customers to review their accounts, inform them about new products and services, or let them know if their account is overdue. Unfortunately companies or individuals sometimes call our customers claiming to be from Telstra when they're not. They may try to switch you to another phone company or advise that your service(s) will be disconnected if you don't allow them to assist you. In some cases they may try to obtain personal information so they can access bank accounts.
If you receive a suspicious call at any time, end the conversation immediately. You can register or update your details at the Do Not Call Register (www.donotcall.gov.au) to assist with limiting these calls
Oh dear JenniP55
That is really not good at all. Do you have personal information of any nature, bank accounts or anything like that stored on your Computer?
Mobile and home phone scams How To Manage Unwelcome Calls
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Why can't Telstra do something about this? I mean, I don't recall these phone call scams occurring when the Australian Government owned Telstra had Call Centers in Australia. This is a known (by post T1 Telstra) security risk and they ask people to rely on the the Australian Government's 'Do not call' Register. This register does nothing for Fake Caller ID's generated and used through a paid portal. At any rate, the current Telstra should be the responsible party and track down where the numbers are ported and lobby to close down this avenue. Or if it turns out that it's Telstra that sold this port line, close it immediately.
Hi snruter_artslet,
I can appreciate your concern regarding scams. We certainly try to educate customers where possible to reduce their risks from scams. If you have or do receive a call from a party claiming to be from Telstra or another company, I would recommend also reporting this to Scam Watch http://scamwatch.gov.au/
- Tim
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Had a call today from the Telstra Technical Dept and after hanging up they called back and I did not answer but noted on my caller display this comment - "data incomplete" - then it hung up, does this mean it is tapping into our system using nbn?
The message "data incomplete" showing on your caller display only means that the information provided from the caller ID was not complete, or not in a compatible format for your phone.
This does not mean that anyone is "tapping" into your system.
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I have had many calls supposedly from Telstra technical department and this time I asked for phone number and name which is Rick 0085275241320.
We have been receiving calls of this nature for over a year. Sometimes I have some fun with them sometimes I just hang up.
The numbers we are called from regularly are;
02 6258 7863
02 6298 7863
03 9005 9892
02 4930 6655
All of which if you call them back are not connected.
I have reported the numbers to Telstra's nuisance calls number but they seemed uninterested.
However this morning was different. I am now convinced that Telstra's or some other agency's Database is Compromised.
I spent 2 minutes toying with a chap from the subcontinent and was about to hang up as I had in the past when I asked him where he was from and he gave me a Melbourne CBD address despite calling me from an 02 62.... number.
Then for laughs I thought I'd ask him for my account number which wasn't close but then was quite surprised when he knew my FULL name and address.
This is information that isn't freely available on the internet.
There must be something that one or more of our government agencies as the phone companies to knock this sort of thing on the head. Maybe it's not profitable.
Like everyone....I am so over it. I can't believe something cannot be done about these nuisance calls. Yesterdays caller " I'm Olivia calling from the Telstra Technical Department'' not only provided me with my name but home address details when I lured her into a conversation. Today's caller "I'm Jessica from the Telstra Technical Department calling to say you've been hacked" was also determined to keep me on the phone. I again toyed with the caller asking for 1) your name please - she replied : Jessica Allan 2) Which office are you calling from Jessica? Reply: 248 Exhibition Street, Melbourne 3000. 3) Your ID Jessica please. Her reply D240306. And finally - so I can substantiate your calling from Telstra would you please give me your phone number so that I can return your call once I've called Telstra to verify your authenticity. Sure she replied ...it's 03 91075000. I then hung up!
I would suggest getting a usb HDD and running an image software to clone it. You can do this on a schedule. Then it doesn't matter in the slightest because you just reformat and reload the image. Also is handy when the computer dies for whatever reason, and it will trust me.
Three calls in two days saying internet will be disconnected for 90 days as dangerous programs are being loaded without our knowledge. Last two calls we said we did not have internet, so callers end.
Last call left caller ID <removed>. Have not listened to end of scam but no doubt the alleged problem can be fixed for payment. Indian accents always. No Telstra ID quoted.
I am sick on these people calling me telling me their from Telstra Technical Department. Today's one could only tell me my name by my initial and surname so obviously they are pulling our numbers from the phone book. They continue to tell me that they are calling because every time I'm on the internet that something is downloading in the background and my internet is compromised. Allegedly they are going to tell me how to fix it. So I then asked them to tell me my account number to which they reply they know my ID! I told them if I had a problem I would call Telstra Technical myself and that I do not believe them. Today's phone number came with a called ID of 0000000000 really piss off. Testra how do I block a numbers that continually call me with this rubbish? Over it.
:-( :-( :-(
Give them a mouth full of verbal abuse they do not like it.
I have also randomly been getting these fake calls from Telstra by a person with an Indian-ish accent. While I also used to play them along for up to 20 minutes, the whole fake call thing gets annoying when expecting important calls, relatives are sick, etc.
The problem stems from the fact that Telstra refuses to employ Australian call centres. This means that there is always an element of doubt about the validity of the callers who seem clever enough to fool the unwary and the elderly.
My son got a similar call and ignored it immedietly, but on checking with Telstra by phoning their number, he was informed that the call was valid!
Please Mr Telstra, employ Australians! You are supposed to be an Australian company, servicing Australian mums and dads.
I am not saying that there wouldn't be Australian scammers, but because of the likelihood that they would have to operate out of Australia, the chances of them being caught are far higher.
Hi, I just got yet another of these calls. I alternate between hanging up, or as in this case, keeping them on the line as long as possible. These people are pretty obvious scammers, but some people must fall for it or they wouldn't keep doing it. I hadn't googled them before, but they must be a big operation, as I get multiple calls a day from them, and other people, from what I can see, do too. Kept them on the phone a bit over an hour today, just by asking them to hold on while I got into the computer set up. The woman on the phone got annoyed when I realised that I didn't have a computer. Silly me :-)
I dont see any solutions here - just bs from Telstra. Surely Telstra has to take responsibility and block these people especially as their own people are being targeted as well. I am getting up to three calls per day. It is very distracting and sure not be happening so why are Telstra condoning this? Stop with your silly answers and fix the problem.
Hi Everyone,
I've heard of customers receiving calls from people impersonating representatives from well-known government departments & private companies.
You can find information about whether it's really Telstra calling via https://www.telstra.com.au/help/contact-us/complaints/verify
You can find some more information online via the following link: https://www.telstra.com.au/support/category/mobiles-tablets/user-guides-help/mobile-and-home-phone-s...
If these calls continue, please to the information on the following link: https://www.telstra.com.au/consumer-advice/unwelcome-calls
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I tell them they need to speak to my IT department and they soon hang up
We have some information about Scam Calls on our Website that you might find helpful.
Our Unwelcome Calls Team can also assist with International Blocking, which tends to reduce the number of these call types significantly.
I hope that helps.
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Frequent contributor Harun I. shares an analysis of three largely forgotten indicators which may be suggesting the stock market is building a base for a Bear Market rally.
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The first chart is of the NYSE Cumulative New Highs/New Lows. This is a cumulative measure of the difference of stock making new high and those making new lows. This indicator is below its 52-week SMA and is still declining as of 02/02/09.
In 1998 this indicator stopped making new highs as the market indices (DJIA, SP 500, NYSE) also peaked. The divergence occurred when the indices bottomed in mid 1998 and rallied to new highs. The DJIA and NYSE peaked in 1999, the SP 500 in 2000. These advances occurred under market conditions of declining breadth. Issues making new lows began to out weigh those making new highs. This indicator slid below its 52- week SMA mid-1998 and remain there in a decline until 4th quarter 2000.
Note that while market indices were in a primary level correction, more discretely, the trend in stocks making new high began to overtake those making new lows late 2000, continuing until indices bottomed a second time in 2003.
Currently new lows continue to outweigh new highs.
The second chart, which is probably more well known is the NYSE Advance/Decline Line. This differs from Cum NH-NL's in that "advancing/ declining" does not necessarily denote a new high/new low.
Again note the behavior throughout the primary correction that began 1999-2000. Then observe current activity. The test of the mid-2008 low in the 4th quarter did not yield a new low and the indicator rallied above the 52-week SMA into the new year. Even with the down turn it remains above its 52-week SMA, should this state remain a divergence between price and Cum NH-NL will exist. It is divergences which often warn of discreet changes in market structure (participant behavior).
The NYSE Cumulative Volume Index (CVI). It is mostly coincident. Currently it is below its 52-week SMA and starting to decline after a bounce in late 2008. It is divergent with the A/D Line.
While we have to be careful not to take one piece of data and torture it until it says what we wish, we must understand that divergences must be resolved. During the first primary correction of 1999-2003, the decline in nominal price, Cum NH-NL and CVI was not confirmed by the A/D line. The resolution of this divergence was to the up-side.
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"Castner's book maps out this new and sorrowful territory with the skill and focus of someone who has had to defuse a bomb inside his own body." —Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Looking for Military Schools or Boot Camps for Troubled Boys in Martinsville, Virginia?
While you seek out military schools or boot camps in Martinsville, Virginia, perhaps you will consider a residential program for boys that offers better results, absent the drill sergeant and trauma of a boot camp or military school. In fact, he will really like it here while he gets back on track in life.
Treasure Coast Boys Academy, located near Vero Beach, Florida, is a residential program and ranch specifically designed for at-risk boys. It is part of Teen Challenge, a highly-endorsed ministry that has been helping teenagers for 60 years. Instead of the harsh environment of military schools and boot camps, Treasure Coast Boys Academy shows boys the right way to live through example, lessons, counsel, mentoring and team exercises. Also, eliminating distractions and detaching from troublesome situations is what helps to make possible break harmful patterns of behavior. Unlike military schools and boot camps you may find near Martinsville, VA, we believe that relationships are what make a long-term difference in a boy, not more anger, yelling and force.
Families register their sons at Treasure Coast Boys Academy from across the country, including from Martinsville, Virginia, both to let them spend time in a new environment and to benefit from the caring and fun environment they find here. Enrollment is year-round.
You are Searcing for Military Schools or Boot Camps in Martinsville, Virginia Because You Likely See these Warning Signs that Something is Wrong with Your Teenage Boy
- Profound changes in his style of clothes, hair, and music
- Friendship with a bad crowd (a different crowd than they used to)
- Falling grades and disinterst in things he was once interested in
- Isolating from family and clinging to new friends
- Dark changes in attitude and personality
- Altered sleep patterns (up all hours of the night, sleeping during the day)
- Consuming way too much food, or way too little, or binging at night
- Fear – thinks everyone in authority is out to get him
- Dilated, red or glazed eyes
- Sudden bursts of anger
- Lies and cover-ups!
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- Uncontrolled spending or money from the home disappearing.
Treasure Coast Boys Academy cares for 50 boys ages 13 to 18 at our residential boarding school on a 30-acre parcel surrounded by working ranches and orchards. Over our program, we emphasize character, integrity, hard work, and respect. We promote an environment of positive peer pressure. We give boys responsibility for work projects and chapel services on campus to keep them involved in what is their home away from home. We want to see residents mature in their faith in Christ, and we provide worship, chapel services, bible studies, discipleship, retreats and mission trip opportunities toward that end. Boys also challenge and encourage each other in their faith. Would any of that happen in a military school or boot camp? That's unlikely.
A Great Alternative to Military Schools and Boot Camps for Boys from Martinsville, VA
At Treasure Coast Boys Academy, we keep boys physically active and challenged. Our recreational and sports facilities include a well-equipped gym and a professional array of weight machines, soccer field, baseball diamond, basketball court, pool, game room, fishing ponds, and horses. We often go fishing on the Florida waterways and out in the ocean. The highlight of the program is an incredible wilderness experience in the mountains of North Carolina during the last month of the boys' residency. Whitewater rafting, hiking, camping, and other adventures demonstrate that life can be both adventuresome and positive.
While we offer individual, group, and family counseling in traditional settings, we know that most life-changing experiences tend to take place during outdoor activities and during ordinary situations. Counseling is offered frequently during the day, in all settings, through conversations and mentoring during activities and group settings. We put great importance on mentorship, providing the boys with positive male role models during their enrollment with us.
Our on-campus academy is in session year-round to give boys the opportunity to fulfill any missed credits. We have on-campus teachers who support the boy's education and tutor individual boys. Boys from Martinsville, Virginia quickly catch up on missed coursework or move ahead.
We believe that the most crucial change is a heart change — accepting that Jesus Christ has a purpose and a plan for each individual's life. Through biblical discipleship, exciting chapel services, the daily discipline of chores, and regular attendance in our private school, Treasure Coast Boys Academy offers a once struggling teenage boy a second chance at a successful future. Again, unlike military schools and boot camps, our emphasis and main tool is a change of heart, not fear or breaking of the spirit.
"At Treasure Coast Boys Academy…our son received exactly what he needed to get back on track in life. This was a God-send for our broken family…restoring our relationship with our son. It is a place of hope, a place of love, and a place of renewal." — Parents of a Treasure Coast Boys Academy resident convey heartfelt gratitude for the transformation they witnessed in their son.
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Martinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States.GR The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes. The paper clip-shaped Martinsville Speedway, the shortest track in NASCAR stock car racing ]] and also one of the first paved "speedways", being built in 1947, is located just outside the city in the town of Ridgeway.
Martinsville is the principal city of the Martinsville Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Henry County and the city of Martinsville. The micropolitan area had a combined population of 73,346 as of the 2000 census.GR
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Carte de visite portrait of Emily Stuart of Brisbane
Unidentified photographer, c. late 1860s/early 1870s
Image © and courtesy of Diana Burns
This example of a hand coloured carte de visite portrait, probably taken in the late 1860s or early 1870s, is typical of the embellished photographs produced in great numbers during the first two decades of popular studio portraiture, the era almost completely dominated by the carte de visite. The studio furnishings, with an elaborately painted backdrop suggesting the supposedly modern idea of "indoor-outdoor flow," an ornate-backed chair and a patterned carpet, are typical for the 1860s or 1870s.
Ladies Spring and Summer Wrappings, 15 May 1869
Image courtesy of Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harper's Bazaar 1867-1898 by Stella Blum
The young woman pictured, who looks to me to be in her early to mid-20s, is dressed for a walk complete with umbrella, decorated hat and fashionable clothing of similar styles to those which appeared in Harper's Bazaar as "Ladies Spring and Summer Wrappings" in May 1869.
In an attempt to restore some vibrancy to the sepia reproduction of what was obviously a stunning outfit on a similarly attractive young woman, the photographer - or an "artistic" assistant - has concentrated mostly on her accessories. Her large pendant earrings and the brooch at her neck have been painted bright yellow - presumably to signify gold - while the flowers and leaves decorating her hat have been transformed with additions of purple and green. The trim on her skirt has been coloured blue, rather inexpertly (not visible in this close-up), and he or she has taken the liberty of adding a little blush to her lips and cheeks.
Although the colours may appear somewhat garish now, this effect has partly been caused by a deterioration of the photosensitive emulsions over time, resulting in fading, and enhanced contrast with the added colours. As an aside, the fact that her is partly let down at the back, some falling onto her shoulders, suggests to me a slightly earlier age, so perhaps she is in her late teens.
A final "enhancement" only becomes apparent when the image is enlarged further. The eyes have also been retouched, with a slight asymmetry to the additions giving the game away. It was common practice in many early portraits, and I will discuss this further in my next post.
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ANGER at plans for a mosque and evangelical church to be built side-by-side in Melbourne's east has spilled over amid claims Islam ''directly contravenes our freedom values''.And they've got every right to be concerned. How strange that it's being built right next to the church of a man who's opposed to the Religion of Peace. Is this some attempt to set the stage for clashes? One could assume that.
It was standing room only at the City of Casey chambers in Narre Warren on Tuesday night at one of the last meetings before the council debates a proposal to build a mosque and community centre on a vacant industrial lot in Green Street, Doveton.
The mosque would be next to the church and headquarters of Catch the Fire Ministries, run by controversial anti-Islam Pastor Danny Nalliah who was acquitted of a racial vilification charge brought by the Islamic Council of Victoria in 2006. The church has already been approved by council and construction is expected to begin within weeks.
Residents at the meeting cited traffic concerns, noise pollution, and fears the mosque would be used to preach hate speech.
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There is another mosque building project - not unlike what was intended for Ground Zero in NYC - being planned in Australia, and opposition to it has come up:
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For me and many other Chicagoans who don't live by Rush Street, the restaurant options in that area are thought of more as tourist-driven. Their formula seems simple—make it expensive, serve it in Great America gourmand portion excess, and throw butter, salt and rich creams on top.
What a pleasure then to find an alternative—Jellyfish—a gourmet haven perched atop Rush Street that satisfies a wide range of palates, from the wildly experimental to those seeking more familiar comfort foods.
Best yet, this beautiful hideaway destination restaurant gives you a 5-star meal at very reasonable prices. Or as manager and talented mixologist Dan Finnegan puts it,"We underpromise and overdeliver."
Is it a romantic dinner spot? Yes!
Is it a place to bring the family? Yes!
But best of all, it's one of those rare places where it would actually be fun to bring a large crowd with varying tastes knowing everyone will be happy.
This is largely a reflection of Executive Chef Jason Im's work to put together an Asian menu that has very familiar touches such as bacon-flavored hush puppies paired with more exotic red chile flavored Szechuan style spare ribs, as well as fare for the more experimental such as its delicate hot stone Korean barbecue on your table.
As soon as you take the elevator or climb the stairs away from the clamor of Rush Street the exotic décor of Jellyfish takes over your senses to let you know you have arrived in a special place.
You may hear jazz or blues or pop music and on Thursdays through Saturdays you will be hearing live music or a DJ. Everything about the ambience is designed to arouse all your senses, and even the Jellyfish logo on one of the signature cocktails translates as "seduction".
Open for less than a year, the generous sized sushi rolls quickly established Jellyfish as a going concern, especially to locals looking for tastier alternatives on Rush Street. What's "new" is how the summer menu introduced only two months ago transformed the orders from 80% sushi/20% hot food to the 50-50% breakdown that it is as of the time of this writing. Why? The food is that good—plain and simple.
The cocktails are something else again too. All have Asian touches that make them not only exotic but exceptionally easy to go down and without that hangover potential. Dan Finnegan, the Manager and Mixologist, confesses that his creative juices are working 24/7 to come up with new ideas on how to combine some of the ingredients he finds in Chinatown and at Korean markets near his home into the cocktails he creates.
The Thai Beet Triangle, for example, takes three days to make—starting with roasting the beets that not only provide a puree component but explode as a Julienne garnish atop the tall glass.
It's not only kumquats that make the Jellyfish twist on an Old Fashion so noteworthy. Certainly the imaginative use of Chinese five spice goes a long way to let you explore combinations of tastes that you've never had before.
Finnegan explains that the cocktail menu is designed to go with everything on the food menu.
Im's work to take exotic Asian ingredients and put them into a more familiar context means that you can find everything from Buffalo Style Crispy Frog Legs to a Seafood Ceviche served with delicate taro chips. We tried the latter and were most impressed by the balance of mango and red pepper garnish that added to the freshness of the fish without overpowering it.
The Sizzling Stone, our tableside Korean BBQ with exquisitely thin beef served on a bamboo leaf and with an Asian fruit yuzu flavored wasabi was elegant and in sharp contrast to the meat locker feel of the typical Korean BBQ place which piles mounds of raw meat on your table.
There is much spice at Jellyfish, but subtly spiced, as in the Spicy Crab Mini Tacos. You don't lose your tastebuds to an onslaught of red pepper as you might in some Asia town restaurants.
The Szechuan ribs might sound like normal Chinese restaurant fare, and the ease with which the meat fell off the bone with a fork was wonderful, but the touch of adding bacon bit hush puppies to the serving is absolutely inspired.
So too is the adornment of the ceviche with thin purple ringed Taro chips.
The small plate nature of the menu allows you to choose your price point and meal size easily.
You could easily make Jellyfish your first stop on a romantic evening where you don't need to worry about food comas spoiling your night. Or you can take the children here for an early dinner, as several around us were doing, knowing that they are happily getting their palates expanded to appreciate the finer things without busting your wallet.
It's difficult to advise you on how to do it—but save room for dessert.
The yuzu crème anglaise addition to the Strawberry shortcake made it more delicious than any prior I've tasted.
Chocaholics should queue up yesterday for the Belvedere vodka cream flavored brownie. It is more chocolate than chocolate itself!
Co-owner Joe De Vito has had many successful prior restaurants such as Moto in his CV and they all were like this, undiscovered gems, until eventually word got out quickly. As we walked downstairs to Rush Street we met two parties who said to us, "How's the food?" , "How's the Food". "Excellent", "Excellent" we said. Word is spreading that fast. My advice is to get there before the queue becomes too long. Certainly if your travels or home brings you to Rush Street often you owe it to yourself to check out Jellyfish before you return to their currently bigger name huge portion high price tag neighbors.
Photos courtesy of Jellyfish with added food, people and site photos from Peter Kachergis
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Chicago, Illinois 60611
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hmm...a team gets eliminated?That's odd. That means it will be the F4 for a while now.
Or, and this is a great big OR, is someone connected with TPTB pulling our collective legs?
Michael do u kno Dustin or Kandice's email???
that is so strange...have we ever had 3 episodes with the same teams?
I'm happy that Izad shared with us and if your going to blame anyone blame me because I asked him to please post his play by play here knowing he was going to do so at sucks. Someone was bound to mirror the spoiler anyway so I thank Izad for bringing the spoiler to us directly. Also there was a warning not to read Izads post so neener neener.
My real concern is: WHO IS IZAD and how did he know that the teams were going to the Batu Caves first so that he and his "team" could get there before they actually arrived?Does he possess some kind of psychic powers or does he have an in with the production crew?
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MWC 15 Special
Back in December, Google introduced Google Currents which was described to be a "beautiful and simple way to experience all the content the web has to offer". While currents was available from the start for for Android phones and tablets as well as Apple's iOS iPads and iPhones, it was locked to the U.S. However, yesterday, with the launch of Currents 1.1, Google made it finally available around the world. Google Currents lets subscribers explore online magazines and other content with the swipe of a finger. Content is optimized for smartphones and tablets, allowing users to intuitively navigate between words, pictures and video on large and small screens alike, even if offline.
In addition of rolling-out Google Currents internationally, Google has also added a couple of new features. For instance Google Translate was just added which virtually allows to read content in the preferred language. The new dynamic sync feature delivers new content dynamically, using a minimum of the device's battery, bandwidth and storage while the offline feature is perfect while travelling on planes and trains and allows to choose which editions should be downloaded for offline reading, including images.
To get started, all it needs is to download the app and choosing the publications to subscribe to for free. Users can even add RSS, video and photo feeds, public Google+ streams and Google Reader subscriptions they are already following. In addition to consuming favorite media, users can also use the trending tab to discover related content that matches your tastes.
Google Currents is now available for download on the Google Play Android Market and in the Apple App Store.
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text: Billy Demong will forever have a place in U.S. Nordic combined history. At his fourth Olympic Games, Demong earned gold in the individual large hill event, becoming the first American ever to earn Olympic gold in the sport. Demong also earned a silver medal in Vancouver in the team event. In addition to his Olympic success, Demong has earned nine World Cup victories, three world championship medals and eight U.S. titles. Follow Billy as he blogs about his experiences on his road to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.


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Insider Trading 9/11: Allegations that informed circles made substantial profits in financial markets in connection to 9/11
by Lars Schall
Global Research
April 29, 2012
Is there any truth in the allegations that informed circles made substantial profits in the financial markets in connection to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, on the United States?
Arguably, the best place to start is by examining put options, which occurred around Tuesday, September 11, 2001, to an abnormal extent, and at the beginning via software that played a key role: the Prosecutor's Management Information System, abbreviated as PROMIS. [i]
PROMIS is a software program that seems to be fitted with almost "magical" abilities. Furthermore, it is the subject of a decades-long dispute between its inventor, Bill Hamilton, and various people/institutions associated with intelligence agencies, military and security consultancy firms. [1]
One of the "magical" capabilities of PROMIS, one has to assume, is that it is equipped with artificial intelligence and was apparently from the outset "able to simultaneously read and integrate any number of different computer programs or databases, regardless of the language in which the original programs had been written or the operating systems and platforms on which that database was then currently installed." [2]
And then it becomes really interesting:
What would you do if you possessed software that could think, understand every major language in the world, that provided peep-holes into everyone else's computer "dressing rooms", that could insert data into computers without people's knowledge, that could fill in blanks beyond human reasoning, and also predict what people do – before they did it? You would probably use it, wouldn't you? [3]
Granted, these capabilities sound hardly believable. In fact, the whole story of PROMIS, which Mike Ruppert develops in the course of his book Crossing the Rubicon in all its bizarre facets and turns, seems as if someone had developed a novel in the style of Philip K Dick and William Gibson. However, what Ruppert has collected about PROMIS is based on reputable sources as well as on results of personal investigations, which await a jury to take a first critical look at.
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Whether you use this guide for the classroom — perhaps for your "Talking Animal Narratives: 1995-1998" seminar, the bugbear of many design-your-own major undergraduates — or simply to supplement your library of Wishbone-related literature, as the publisher we guarantee a fivefold increase in your knowledge of Jack Russell Terriers wearing tiny jackets.
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"Bark To The Future" is the twenty-third episode of the first season of Wishbone. The eponymous character is a sentient dog who possesses a frightening knowledge of both the English language and human literature.
The viewer learns neither how Wishbone acquired his literacy nor if he rejected a secret canine canon — presumably one built of eons of woofs and arfs ferreted away on lush, illuminated manuscripts, perhaps by those alien dogs from 101 Dalmatians 2 — to do so. (For further information on this topic, please consult CliffNotes: Canineopolis, Or Dinotopia With Every Occurrence Of The Word "Dinosaur" Replaced With "Dog.")
For reasons unexplained, Wishbone is content to not use his biological vicissitude toward acts of violence against Homo sapiens. Wishbone is also never seen engaging in graphic sexual intercourse. Should you encounter a test question purporting such, your instructor is trying to hoodwink you.
"Bark To The Future" (Parts 2, 3) follows the familiar Wishbone episode structure. That is, over a span of thirty minutes, Wishbone draws parallels between watershed moments in the history of human fiction and the banal goings-on of the Talbot family, his suburban captors. Wishbone's scholarly prowess is matched by Ellen: a reference librarian by day, the Talbot matriarch also by day. The industry term for these are "character traits."
(One can infer that Ellen and Wishbone once competed for household dominance through some form of Reading Olympiad, perhaps presided over by LeVar Burton, with Ellen decisively pouncing upon Wishbone's momentary frailty and winning. Perhaps if Wishbone hadn't faltered in his knowledge of Flaubert, would it be Ellen drinking out of the water bowl? One can only imagine his regime.)
In "Bark To The Future," insecure child protagonist Joe — the type of student who hands in book reports on the Where's Waldo series, as you yourself may have done at some juncture in your academic travels — finds himself unable to complete basic percentages without the aid of a calculator.
Wishbone links Joe's species-embarrassing shortcomings to the evolutionary complacency technology has wrought in the year 802,701 A.D., when humans have evolved into two races: a race of bipedal shepherd's pies known as the Eloi and a race of homeless skunk apes called the Morlocks. Using the Morlock costumes from "Bark To The Future," here is a synopsis of the overarching themes presented by Wells in The Time Machine.


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Tuscaloosa's first business incubator — a facility that helps budding entrepreneurs develop their business so they can go out on their own — started in October but already is outgrowing its building downtown.
Tuscaloosa's first business incubator — a facility that helps budding entrepreneurs develop their business so they can go out on their own — started in October but already is outgrowing its building downtown.
The incubator, known as The Edge — Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, has three young businesses as full-time tenants. All three moved in since the first of the year, said Gina Simpson, The Edge's director.
There's space for a fourth business to locate there, she said, but The Edge already is looking for a bigger location.
A site search is underway, she said, adding that Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has earmarked $725,000 in the city's tornado-recovery money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant for a new building for The Edge.
The Edge is now located in an 8,700-square-foot building at 800 22nd Ave., in downtown Tuscaloosa. Regions Bank owns the building and agreed last year to let The Edge use it for two years to get the business incubator started.
The Edge is a partnership involving the city, the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama and UA's Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute.
Today at 1 p.m., it will have a ribbon-cutting for its first three business tenants:
- Zambooki.com, a free web service that lets homeowners and businesses get real-time bids for repairs, remodeling needs and other services relating to homes and business from area contractors. It also does Web development and business solutions for companies.
- Southern Traditions Apparel, a designer of Southern-inspired clothes that uses contract manufacturers.
- Forza Financial, a UA-student established business that makes micro loans to business that range from $500 to $5,000 at highly competitive rates and provides useful educational material to help borrowers have a strong foundation in the entrepreneurial skills they need to succeed.
As a business incubator, The Edge provides the starting business with a private furnished office with Wi-Fi, telephones and all utilities. It also provides a shared conference room for meetings, shared office equipment like a copier and provides mentoring assistance.
"The purpose is to incubate the businesses; to grow them so they are ready to go out and be a part of a growing business community," Simpson said.
The incubating businesses will pay a rent that will gradually increase as the business develops. The goal is to have them leave the incubator in two years but not have rent shock once they get out on their own, Simpson said.
The Edge also has shared office space for consultants, attorneys, sales representatives and other business people who will be in Tuscaloosa for a short time and need a place from which to work.
Starting June 10, The Edge also will offer a class one night a week for 12 weeks titled "Start, Rise, Grow Your Business" for people thinking of starting a business or with a small business. The class will meet for three hours each Monday.
The details of the class, which will have a fee, are still being finalized, but Simpson said those who are interested should call her at 722-5178.


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Jessica Lange looks lovely on the red carpet at the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Exposition Center on Sunday (January 27) in Los Angeles.
The 63-year-old American Horror Story: Asylum actress was joined at the event by Viola Davis, Jacki Weaver, and Sigourney Weaver.
Jessica wore a J. Mendel gown and Martin Katz jewelry. Viola wore a Monique Lhuillier gown. Jacki wore a Tadashi Shoji gown, Jimmy Choo shoes, an Oroton clutch, and Stephen Webster jewels.
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Chicago Fire Camps and Training, powered by Youth Elite Soccer, is proud to announce that we are an approved training provider for the AYSO EXTRA program in Section 6, starting this fall.
AYSO EXTRA is a progressive player program designed for players who have the interest, skills and abilities and want to enhance their experience and individual growth through soccer while retaining the spirit of and organization membership in AYSO.
EXTRA will increase our involvement with AYSO regions across the Midwest, where CFCT currently serves 14 regions in the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa, helping them develop all aspects of their Core, Extra and summer programming.
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Mazda 16x Rotary Engine Two Years Away, Will Arrive In All - New Model
We last reported on Mazda's next-generation rotary engine project in June of 2012 when the automaker built its last Renesis-powered RX-8, but rumors of this new engine's development had been around way before that final car left the production line in Japan, last year.
We now have enthusiastic confirmation that this next-gen rotary engine is really and truly going forward. It is still referred to as 16X and has several priorities. First is to lower fuel consumption compared to the RX-8's engine, while still making gains in terms of performance. The second is to reduce the burning of oil that was happening at the highest revs. And the third and final priority, and perhaps most key for enthusiasts, is to give the powertrain a big torque upgrade.
What we were told by a Mazda USA insider (while we are all here together at the festivities in Monterey) is that the first application of the new 16X engine will be happening in two years' time in an as yet undisclosed new model. Oh, the mind races to our eternal Mazda wish list...


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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Autobots and Decepticons race to the moon to retrieve a newly discovered Cybertronian spaceship that may be the key to their battle for domination, Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley look on in amazement. Now on home video, read out theatrical review and watch the trailer
Ben-Hur (50th Anniversary Edition)
Winner of 11 Oscars, including Best Picture, stars Charlton Heston as a Jewish prince who is betrayed and sold into slavery, only to return for vengeance on the chariot track. Watch our interview with Heston's son about the new release
Edgar Ramirez stars as revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, aka "Carlos the Jackal," in director Olivier Assayas's epic about the man who terrorized the world in the '70s and '80s, a 330-minute epic which won the Golden Globe for Best TV Movie. Now on home video, watch the trailer
Footloose (1984)
The film that started it all--Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer star in the original film about an outsider who moves to a small rural town where he runs afoul of the law when he expresses a desire to dance in public. You really should see this before the remake comes out and ruins everything. Now on Blu-ray, watch the trailer
Good Neighbors
Jay Baruchel, Scott Speedman and Emily Hampshire star in this thriller about three neighbors who come to realize that each of them possesses a dark secret--the big question is, does it have anything to do with the string of murders that's plagued their town? Now on home video, watch the trailer
Heathers (1988)
One of the great satires about the cruelties of high school life, starring Christian Slater and Winona Ryder back when they were both still cool. Eskimo! Now on Blu-ray, watch the trailer
Sex & Zen
An erotic drama set during the Ming Dynasty, a sequel to the popular film based on "The Carnal Prayer Mat." Now on home video, watch the safe-for-work trailer
Viva Riva!
A crime thriller about a small-time crook from Kinshasa, Congo, who scores a huge a load of gas, instantly making him rich. But things get tricky when he falls for a local gangster's girl, and things get worse when an Angolan comes to town looking for his missing petrol. Now on home video, watch the trailer
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SpaceFarers Corporation exists to assemble groups of people who together will develop and make pay the means to survive and prosper independently of Earth.
Its business model is embodied in the theme park concept of Alien Landscapes.
Its philosophy is explained in the book
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Its motto is "The world needs an exit. The only way out is up."


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By Mark A. Largent / Take Part
Vaccines, once the savior of an entire generation, have become a hotly contested issue in American culture, and fears that they might cause autism have dominated parents' discussions about vaccines for more than a decade.
Parents of as many as one in 10 children refuse to vaccinate their children with a state-mandated vaccine, and more than a third of American parents may delay or outright refuse a doctor-recommended vaccine for their children. To make matters worse, officials have found that vaccine exemptions cluster in particular areas within a state and around the country, so some communities have very high rates of under-vaccinated children.
Claims about a potential link between vaccines and autism emerged in the late 1990s from two independent sources. In Britain, a group of researchers published a paper suggesting a potential link between the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine [MMR] and symptoms associated with autism.
Subsequent researchers roundly rejected their hypothesis, and the journal eventually retracted the paper. At the same time in the U.S., parents learned that many childhood vaccines contained a mercury-based preservative, thimerosal, and they grew concerned about its effects on their children.
MORE: Quick Study: Getting More Sleep Helps Vaccines Do Their Job
Health officials aggressively defend the safety, effectiveness, and necessity of childhood vaccines, and they are dismayed by the resiliency of parents' fears that vaccines might cause autism. Hundreds of published studies and countless authoritative statements from health authorities seem to have little influence on the debate.
Physicians and public health officials allege that ignorance and anti-science attitudes are to blame, and they worry that science alone is not enough to compel parents to vaccinate their children. Nonetheless, medical professionals continue to attack the claim that vaccines cause autism as they call for increasingly strict laws to compel vaccine compliance.
MORE: Alarming Whooping Cough Rates May Hit a Record High
The fear that vaccines might cause autism is in fact proxy for a complex set of concerns that many parents have about the modern vaccine schedule. Health officials have failed to address parents' underlying fears, and most parents lack the technical knowledge to effectively parse the many intertwined concerns that they have about vaccines.
What are parents really worried about? They are worried about the high number of shots kids get in the first several months of their lives. Today, a fully vaccinated six-year-old will receive nearly three-dozen inoculations, most of them in the first 18 months of life.
The routine vaccination schedule now calls for shots at almost every well-child checkup, including four inoculations at the two-month appointment and five inoculations at both the four- and six-month appointments. As parents scramble to explain their fears, the only explanation available to them is the claim that vaccines might cause autism. But when their anxieties are carefully and respectfully examined, we see that they emerge from a wide variety of often well-informed philosophical and moral concerns parents have about their children's health.
MORE: Germ Airways, You're Cleared for Takeoff: The U.S. Airports Most Likely to Spread Pandemics
The solution for the problem of vaccine non-compliance is not increased pressure on parents or more passionate rhetoric from health officials. State legislatures that have made it easier than ever for parents to opt out of mandatory vaccines and the increasing number of "vaccine friendly" doctors who authorize medical exemptions mean that most American children can be legally exempted from some or all of their vaccines.
The only way to effectively address parents' vaccine anxieties is to admit them and respect the fact that their concerns ought to be considered alongside scientific evidence as we add new vaccines to the modern vaccination schedule. If our ultimate goal is to ensure that as many children as possible are vaccinated against as many dangerous diseases as possible, it is critical that we preserve parents' trust in vaccines and in their medical care providers.
This requires respectful engagement with vaccine-anxious parents and careful consideration of their particular concerns and contexts. Pediatricians who kick non-compliant parents out of their practices and health officials who continue to insist that vaccine anxieties are merely the result of ignorance and anti-scientism heighten the growing tension between vaccine-anxious parents and mainstream medicine. Their actions drive parents into the arms of the anti-vaccinators and undermine their own efforts to increase vaccine compliance rates.
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Obama Declares Iran Deal 'Important First Step'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says a nuclear deal with Iran is an "important first step" toward addressing the world's concerns over the Islamic republic's disputed nuclear program.
Obama says the deal includes "substantial limitations" on Iran and cuts off the Islamic republic's most likely path to a bomb.
Obama spoke Saturday night shortly after the U.S. and five partners reached an interim nuclear deal with Iran. The agreement was finalized during talks in Geneva that stretched well past midnight.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
President Barack Obama will make a statement Saturday night on the Iran nuclear agreement from the White House.
Obama will speak shortly after the U.S. and its negotiating partners reached an agreement with Iran. The deal was finalized during talks in Geneva that stretched well past midnight.
The interim deal is aimed at slowing progress on Iran's nuclear program while a broader agreement is negotiated.
As part of the interim agreement, the U.S. offered the Iranians limited relief from crippling economic sanctions.


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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
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The main objective of this research project is to expand the bassoon repertoire with the addition of three pieces. The first composition, Rust for bassoon and piano, was written by Christopher Marchant and is six minutes in duration; august, for woodwind quartet (flute, oboe, B-flat clarinet, and bassoon) was composed by Matthew Triplett and is four minutes in duration; the third composition, Rhapsody for woodwind quartet, was written by Conor Anderson and is six minutes in duration. The present document includes background information and a performance guide for each of the commissioned works. The performance guide provides recommendations and tips …
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