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By A P Baggs, Beryl Board, Philip Crummy, Claude Dove, Shirley Durgan, N R Goose, R B Pugh, Pamela Studd and C C Thornton/ Edited by Janet Cooper and C R Elrington. The volume, the first full-scale, comprehensive and scholarly history of the ancient borough of Colchester to be published, describes the life of the oldest and for long the largest town in Essex from the Iron Age to 1990.

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Essex Victoria County History committee xv
Classes of documents in the public record office used xvi-xvii
Essex Victoria County History: Key to volumes published xviii
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The Borough of Colchester 1
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Box Wine Theatre presents "'Miniature Horses Don't Go to Heaven' and Other Plays Inspired by Real News Headlines" by Adam Sharp at the 2014 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Show dates are tonight, July 31 at 8:30 PM, August 2 at 7 PM, August 5 at 5:30 PM, August 8 at 8:30 PM, and August 10 at 1:00 PM. All performances will be at New Century Theatre located at 615 Hennepin Ave #145, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Tickets are $12. To make reservations, visit

This production is made up of six dark comedies inspired by actual news headlines: "Pit Bulls Kill Miniature Horse Donated to Cancer-Stricken Child," "Man Kidnaps Woman Who Refuses Marriage Proposal," "Man Accused of Attacking Body in Open Casket During Funeral," "Girl's Prosthetic Leg Stolen -- Twice," "Doctors Grow New Ear on Woman's Arm" and "Man Kills Deer With Bare Hands in Bedroom."

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    • Dates: ca. 775-653 B.C.E.
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Demetri Martin is gearing up for the release of his second book, Point Your Face at This, which is due out on March 19. Unlike 2011's This Is a Book, Point Your Face at This is "devoted entirely to his trademark one-liners and drawings, as well as short prose and poetry, leaving the longer-form material for his next hardcover." You can preorder the book via his website.

Martin will be going on a spring US tour in support of his forthcoming book. That tour includes a performance at UP Comedy Club on April 1. Advance tickets for the Chicago show are on sale now.

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March 8 Westbury, NY - NYCB Theatre
March 9 Monclair, NJ - Welmont Theatre
March 15 Tarrytown, NY - Tarrytown Music Hall
March 16 Albany, NY - The Egg
March 18 NYC - Gramercy Theatre
March 19 Brooklyn, NY - Bell House
March 20 Philadelphia, PA - Hellium Comedy Club
March 22 Boston, MA - Wilbur THeatre
March 23 Washington, DC - 930 Club
March 26 San Francisco, CA - Cobb's
March 27 Seattle, WA - Showbox
March 28 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre
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Marketa Irglova at MNFW 2011 (more by Autumn Andel)
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The Swell Season's Marketa Irglova is working on her second solo album, entitled Muna, and she's just announced a one-off NYC show at Le Poisson Rouge on October 10. She'll be joined by a band and playing songs from the upcoming release, as well as stuff from her last solo album, Anar, and some promised "old favorites" (one would imagine that would indicate some stuff from Once). Tickets for the show go on sale Friday.

In semi-related news, more folks than not first heard Marketa from the 2006 film Once which costarred Glen Hansard of The Swell Season. That film's writer/director, John Carney, has a new film out this summer that also mixes music and romance. Begin Again stars Mark Ruffalo as a washed up music biz exec and Keira Knightly as a singer/songwriter he discovers. The films also features CeeLo Green (who plays with Lionel Richie tonight at Jones Beach), Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) and Maroon 5's Adam Levine. The film opens around the country on Friday (6/27) and you can watch the trailer below.

Continue reading "Marketa Irglova working on solo LP, announces show; 'Once' director's new music-themed film out Friday (watch the trailer)"

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Glen Hansard, who recently played Fallon and has a handful of shows scheduled this month including one on June 29 at Beacon Theater, has added a June 28 show at the much more intimate Le Poisson Rouge. Tickets go on sale today (6/15) at noon. All tour dates, including his rescheduled run with Eddie Vedder, are listed below.

This past Tuesday (6/12), the same day he played an intimate benefit show at Housing Works, Glenn stopped by creative company Mother New York to play a private show in their offices. Jason Leiva was there and supplied us with the pictures you see in this post. More below.

Back in March Glen, whose irst ever solo album Rhythm and Repose is out on Anti- Records on June 19, went down to Austin where he played a bunch of sets at SXSW including one at our own Hotel Vegan. NYC Taper was there and he recently posted the audio. Download that at his site!

And last but not least, congratulations to Glen whose "Once" musical (which he co-wrote but, unlike the movie, he does not star in) just took home 8 Tony Awards!

"Once," a slowly unfolding tale of two Dublin musicians falling in love, emerged early as the night's favorite, winning for John Tiffany's direction and for its book, by the Irish playwright Enda Walsh, as well as for set, lighting, sound design and orchestrations. (The actors in "Once" double as the show's band.)

Near the end of the broadcast Steve Kazee, who plays the emotionally broken guitarist at the center of "Once," won for best actor and used his acceptance speech to thank his cast mates for bucking him up after his mother's death in April, shortly after the musical opened.

"This cast has carried me around, and made me feel alive, and I will never be able to fully repay them," Mr. Kazee said. [NY Times]

And congrats to the ten finalists in the "Falling Slowly" cover contest! You can watch all ten video entries at Once the Musical's Youtube page.

All Glen tour dates and more pictures from Mother New York, below...

Continue reading "Once won 8 Tony Awards; Glen Hansard adds small show, played others (pics, tix, dates & live audio from Hotel Vegan)"

by Rachel Kowal

Given the natural, understated quality of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová's heartfelt performances in the movie Once, it's hard to imagine anyone else successfully embodying their roles. The movie not only starred them, but was written by them; it was inspired by their story. And it takes some time to get comfortable with the new faces. But the transition from the screen to the stage isn't too much of a stretch. Much of the music has already been written, after all.

For the most part, Once, which recently opened on Broadway after a three-month run at a smaller theatre in the East Village, closely resembles the film. Girl meets boy busking on the streets in Dublin and soon (a bit too soon?) the two are sharing intimate details of their lives and making music together. Of course, it's not so simple.

With his polished good looks, Steve Kazee as the male lead comes across as a bit too suave and content for a man who supposedly embodies a dispirited loner, and Cristin Milioti as his counterpart lacks some of Irglová's vulnerability - not to mention, her character's Czech background can sometimes feel forced ("I'm always serious. I'm Czech!" she kept repeating for laughs, in an exaggerated accent). But any reservations about the new cast evaporate as soon as they pick up an instrument and begin to sing. Imitating Hansard's distinctive growl of a voice is no easy task, but Kazee holds his own. And the supporting cast (especially David Patrick Kelly as the man's father) is charming.

Though, it is billed as "fun" and "life affirming," the musical, like the film, is just as heartbreaking as it is romantic. As circumstance would have it, he has an unfinished love in New York, and she has a small child and - though we never see or hear him - a husband. As much as they might want to, running away together is never really an option. But in this case, the unnamed characters' quiet resignation to their separate fates only raises the story's emotional impact.

The stage setting - the dimly lit interior of a pub - is minimal. With a few small tweaks, the audience is made to imagine a music shop, a flat, and in one scene, the Irish coast. But the bare bones staging adds to the warmth of the production. The typical marks of a big-ticket Broadway production - flashy scenery and overly produced music - are wisely omitted by director John Tiffany in favor of a more modest musical with a big heart.

Once is on Broadway now. Tickets are at Telecharge, and there's a cast recording too.

In related news, Glen Hansard has a solo album on the way (that both Marketa Irglova and Cristin Milioti contributed to).

You can watch a montage video from the musical, below...

Continue reading "Once, the Musical"

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Glen Hansard @ Hotel Vegan (BV-SXSW 2012)
BV Free Day Show - Thursday @ Hotel Vegas on 3/15/2012

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Over 20 years in the making, singer songwriter Glen Hansard will release his first ever solo album, Rhythm and Repose, on Anti- Records June 19. Best known for his work with The Frames, The Swell Season and in the feature film Once, for which he won an Academy Award, Rhythm and Repose is Hansard's debut solo album and first album of new material since his 2009 release Strict Joy with The Swell Season. The album will be available for presale at http://www.anti.com/store

In recent months Hansard has been seen in the documentary The Swell Season which has toured the film festival circuit this year, contributed two songs to the blockbuster soundtrack, The Hunger Games, and been active in the promotion of Once, The Musical which successfully opened on Broadway on March 18 to rave reviews, including the New York Times who explains, "what was always wonderful about 'Once,' its songs and its staging, has been magnified." Hansard will support the new record on a U.S. tour.

Rhythm and Repose is a result of Hansard's last year and a half of living in New York City. The album was recorded by Patrick Dillett (David Byrne, Arto Lindsay, Laurie Anderson) and produced by Thomas Bartlett (Doveman, The National, Antony and the Johnsons). The record features the musical talents of Brad Albetta (Martha Wainwright) on bass, Ray Rizzo on drums, Nico Muhly and Rob Moose on strings (Bon Iver, Y Music), David Mansfield on slide guitar (Dylan's Rolling Thunder Tour), Javier Mas (Leonard Cohen touring band) and half of Bruce Springsteen's current horn section. Assisting on vocals are Cristin Milioti (Once, The Musical), Sam Amidon, Marketa Irglova and Aida Shahghasemi (Marketa Irglova touring band).

Glen Hansard previewed some of those new songs at SXSW where one of the shows he played was the BrooklynVegan day party at 'Hotel Vegan' on Thursday, March 15th. Some pictures and videos from his 12:45pm set are in this post.

As the above blurb points out, the Once musical is running NOW in NYC, though Glen does not personally act or sing in it.

Glen, who meanwhile is hitting the road with Eddie Vedder, will headline four select shows in June including one on June 29 at Beacon Theater. Tickets for the NYC show went on presale today, and will become available to all as of 9am on Thursday (4/5).

All tour dates, the new solo album tracklist, and a Once musical video, below...

Continue reading "Glen Hansard releasing 1st solo album, schedules shows, playing Beacon Theaer, played BV-SXSW (pics, videos, dates)"

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Marketa Irglova

Marketa Irglova (aka 1/2 of The Swell Season) released her first solo album, Anar, this past October via ANTI-. Though she's credited as a main writer for a few of The Swell Season's songs, her personality as a songwriter comes through much stronger here than on any Swell Season album. The songs are all led by her piano which tends to suit her voice better than Glen Hansard's folk guitar. There's also a lot of early Joni Mitchell coming through and the horns on "Go Back" tread into Feist territory. The video for "Crossroads" is below and the album is available on iTunes.

She played some shows in November including one at Bowery Ballroom. She has a few upcoming dates in February including two in NYC happening on February 15 and February 22 at Joe's Pub. Tickets for both shows are on sale now.

In related news, the "Once" musical (which does not star Glen or Marketa) is running Off Broadway through January 15th. You'll have trouble getting a ticket to the remaining performances, BUT tickets are on sale now for the show's new home at the Bernard B Jacobs Theatre on Broadway. Broadway previews begin February 28th.

All Marketa dates and a video below...

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The Swell Season @ Radio City Music Hall (more)
The Swell Season

Tickets are now on sale (@ noon) for the show The Swell Season are playing in Central Park.

$30 tickets for the August 4th Yeasayer/The National show at Summerstage go on sale Friday.

The Swell SEason @ Radio City Music Hall

The Swell Season (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova performing songs from the motion picture Once) played a triumphant, sold-out, and emotional (though at times a bit 'adult contemporary') two hour show at Radio City Music Hall in NYC last night (May 19, 2008). A setlist will surface soon enough and that will help summarize things better than I can do right now, but... there was a lot of storytelling, a shout-out to Pianos where they played two years ago, two Van Morrison songs, Marketa's singing sister from the Czech Republic, an opener from Ireland who later came on stage with the Swell Season, a violinist who played one of his own songs, and at least two standing ovations. There was not any Kraftwerk or Pixies.

The Swell Season's next NYC show will be at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park (Summerstage) on September 17, 2008. Tickets go on sale Thursday.

The Swell SEason @ Radio City Music Hall

Diablo Cody @ Independent Spirit Awards

2008 Independent Spirit Award Winners:

Best Feature: Juno
Best Director: Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Male Lead: Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Savages
Best Female Lead: Ellen Page, Juno
Best Supporting Male: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Talk To Me
Best Supporting Female: Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
Best Screenplay: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Best Foreign Film: Once
Best Documentary: Crazy Love
Best Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best First Screenplay: Diablo Cody, Juno
Best First Feature: The Lookout
Robert Altman Award: Todd Haynes, Laura Rosenthal and the cast of I'm Not There
John Cassavetes Award: August Evening
Truer Than Fiction Award: The Unforeseen, Laura Dunn
Producers Award: Neil Kopp, Paranoid Park, Old Joy
Someone to Watch Award: Ramin Bahrani, Chop Shop

Paul Baribeau, Matt Tobey & Kimya Dawson @ the ISA, LA - Feb 23, 2008
Kimya Dawson @ Independent Spirit Awards

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Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova @ the Oscars, Feb 24, 2008
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova at the Oscars

'There is a certain poetry in a Grafton Street busker playing the Oscars," grins Glen Hansard.

"I feel like a plumber at a flower show. The indie rocker in me wants to say it's a load of bollocks, but if you are gonna get an award in this life, why not try and get yourself an Oscar?" The 37-year-old Dublin musician's life has the kind of fairy-tale arc that would make a good film, if it hadn't already been turned into one.

Hansard is the co-star of Once, a shoe-string budget feature (made for under £100,000) about an Irish busker and his platonic relationship with a Czech immigrant, played by 19-year-old Marketa Irglova. From extremely humble beginnings ("We never even thought it was going to get released, we just thought we might sell some DVDs after gigs"), it went on to win an award at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and become one of the art-house hits of the year, grossing $7 million in its first three months. Hansard and Irglova have been invited to perform their duet "Falling Slowly" at tomorrow's tonight's Oscars, where they have been nominated in the Best Original Song category. [Telegraph]

UPDATE: They won!

UPDATE: 2: Watch their performance & acceptance speech.

Next up: Radio City Music Hall, and another tour.....

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Nic Harcourt

1) Jesca Hoop - Kismet (Columbia)
2) Ting Tings - Demos (Self-Released)
3) Salt & Samovar - Old Joy, New Joy (Self-Released)
4) Radiohead - In Rainbows (Radiohead.com)
5) Aqualung - Memory Man (Columbia)
6) Seawolf - Leaves In the River (Dangerbird Records)
7) Great Northern - Trading Twilight for Daylight (Eenie Meenie)
8) LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (EMI)
9) Federico Aubele - Panamericana (ESL)
10) Once - Original Soundtrack (Sony)
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Jesca Hoop has two California shows coming up. Nic & Jesca both have letters missing in their first names (just kidding).

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41 comments on “Upcoming Star Wars minifigs

  1. Carter

    I have to say those look terrible. Was Obi Wan’s hair knitted or made out of play doh? Cartoon characters do not translate well into Lego.

  2. Nannan Post author

    Terrible or not, collectors will want them, and that’s where my end of the bargain ties up. Unique figs sell for much on Bricklink, and they’re known to fetch back a set’s MSRP :D

  3. Brad

    I don’t care for Anakin or Obi, but I like the aliens a great deal and I’ve very interested in the troopers accessories.

  4. novusvir

    The only one I really have a problem with is obi wan, he looks like he’s wearing a peice

  5. Tekjock

    My son will love Cmdr Cody and I’d like to see Plo Koon up close. and yes Obi Wan looks like crap, lets hope thats concept and not final.

  6. Josh

    Wow, Obiwan looks really bad. I’m surprised they released a picture like that. I think he’s a prototype, as we had leaked pictures of Viking prototypes with similar looking beards. Needless to say, we never saw those beards in actual production.

  7. Tedward

    Re: “Cartoon Characters do not translate”: I have to disagree with such a blanket statement. The SpongeBob characters are very well done. The problem with the Star Wars figs (at least Obiwan and Annikin) is not the “translation” but the animated source material. The clone wars cartoon is a strange translation of the live-action characters.

    Of course, I hate the “peachies” so these are just more heads fr my junk pile.

  8. Mclovin

    Those storm troopers look awesome! I also love the general Grievous
    body guards! I hope they come out soon!

  9. Pete

    Obi wan’s hair looks like something made on one of those 3D printers. Wonder if they have started to use one of those for some prototyping?

  10. Repoort

    I’m surprised they made a new mold for Asajj’s lightsabers…hopefully they’ll be just as useful as their predecessors. And yes, Obi-Wan looks terrible, and I think Plo Koon does too. And to agree with Tedward, I think it’s a bad translation of the animation style. They should have worked on the designs a bit to make them more realistc before making the molds. They look too cheesy to me.

  11. Dez

    Is it being picky to say I actually dislike the clone weapons? They just don’t do anything at all for me. That being said, I like the troopers. That new Republic Dropship *will* be mine.

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  13. Ramone

    Remyth, to answer your question abou the helmet, the Clone Wars movie/tv series takes place between episodes 2 and 3. I’m guessing we’ll see an evolution of technology/gear throughout the series. It makes sense to start with the earlier incarnation.

  14. Rocko

    Ugh, not into this. Those big eyeballs look retarded on a minifig and Obi is beyond words in horribleness. These are so bad that even as a Star Wars fan, I have no desire to collect them.

  15. Keith G

    It’s a shame that some really amazing MOCs on the site of sites get no reviews, or 1 review, and this fanboy crap gets 22 ? Commander Cody and Maztr Chef must be friends forever.

  16. funnystuff

    I kind of think Plo Koon’s head looks a bit too skinny. I really like the clone troopers and Ahsoka though. People should stop being so negative, although Obi Wan doesn’t look…great…hes not horrendous enough to make me not want him. Also if that head does end up being the final product, you could always replace it with the old obi wan head or make a jedi with awesome clone armor. Looking forward to these sets!

  17. MegaChalupa

    I really dislike the Magnaguard, the head part of it looks like something out of megablocks, they should have stuck with the Lego StarWars designs for all of the characters so they dont look out of place with the other figs. Ventress’ head looks way to skinny and Obiwan is just plain ugly, Plo Koon can be greatly improved, and they should have stuck with cloth for the pauldrons and kamas.Meh, ill get one set and scrap it for pieces.

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  20. lordtom

    those magna gaurds don’t even look like lego or megablocks they just look like an ordinary toy

    obi wan:
    his hair is atroshus ( the face isn’t so bad i might just keep it with all my odd peices)

    he isn’t so bad, the only thing different to nornal lego is the hair which still isn’t to bad

    i really don’t like the siths hilt they don’t look right to me

    the clones:
    they (again) don’t look like lego or megablocks they just look like normal toys (which lets face it, sucks!)

  21. Mandalorian

    I am a huge star wars fan. I think they all look nice except for obi-wan. Anakin is fine, the clones rock, the magna guards look a little “megablocksie” but not bad, Asajj is okay and Obi-Wan I loved the old Obi-Wan this one STINKS! I hope he is a prototype.

  22. darth thidyuys

    I have one of those anikan figures its okay. obiwans horrible. the two other jedi are……ok. the clones rock. magna guard………..omce again…ok

  23. jangofutt

    Well teh clones are great but god wtf were they thinking when they made obiwan he is beyond horrendous

  24. legomaster

    asajj ventress in the trailer for the new movie is so ugly.

    the lego figures better

  25. Master Plo Koon

    Mhhh well, I think they’re all awesome, but Obi Wan Kenobi. He looks very cool too, but his hair, wtf!
    Plo Koon looks awesome, I think =)
    Anakin is awesome too, I like his new hair.
    The Clones and the Magna Droids are fucking awesome (like Plo Koon =) ).
    Ahsoka is cool also. And Asaj Ventress is O.K. .

    mfg Master Plo Koon

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Live: Lady Gaga at BankAtlantic Center, April 12

"The Monster Ball Tour" Starring Lady Gaga
With Semi Precious Weapons
BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise
Tuesday, April 12

Check out a slide show from the concert here.

Better than: Any number of lip-syncing rich girls who call themselves pop stars.

Give it to Lady Gaga for her work ethic, her artistry, or her activism, but perhaps it's her interludes as a self-help guru that make her concerts so uplifting in the end. On more occasions than might seem possible during a carefully orchestrated musical spectacle, the singer broke into speeches telling the audience to love themselves -- and to love her with their claws out while they were at it. Neither task seemed insurmountable during this eye-popping night of musical theater and flaming piano freakouts.

Although a fervid BankAtlantic Center crowd didn't witness Lady Gaga toppling off of her piano like she did on Friday in Houston, there were countless moments that she picked herself up off the floor -- literally and emotionally. The challenges of doing so were made more intense by the constantly moving trapdoors and platforms that made up the ever-evolving stage. Any moment she wasn't singing, she was leading her team of chiseled backup dancers or screaming "My name is LADY GAGA!" or waving a disco stick or cherishing the treasures the Little Monsters up front tossed onstage. Among them was a Little Mermaid doll, to which she remarked, "I've always had an affinity for Ariel" and decided not to dismember it.

Live: Lady Gaga at BankAtlantic Center, April 12
Photo by Ian Witlen

Much of the show's lighting and staging cues are carefully timed. Indeed, you can't exactly switch when the giant sea monster with tentacles drops onto the stage -- keeping in mind the stage hands and the overall story structure of "The Monster Ball," a four-act progression from a neon-filled back alley, the subway, an enchanted forest with spiky trees and a fire-filled fountain, and the ball itself at the end. But Gaga does allow new material to color a few breaks in the set's rigid armor. And the stripped-down moments she spends behind a piano -- it does emit a tornado of flames, though -- prove to be just as enrapturing as the huge dance numbers.

"I can't stop writing," she confessed during her time behind the burning piano that surely makes Elton John proud. In addition to a quiet version of her newest hit, "Born This Way," she dedicated a new track called "You and I" to E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons. This rose into a climax for the evening with her able backing band (even a harpist!) turning it into a Guns 'N Roses-level power ballad. Ironic that her lead guitarist sort of looked like Ted Nugent, AKA the most right-wing rocker on the planet, in his "Cat Scratch Fever" days.

Live: Lady Gaga at BankAtlantic Center, April 12
Photo by Ian Witlen

Not that the staged stuff wasn't filled to the brim with intrigue. With projected videos of Gaga glamorously puffing cigs and smearing blood on herself on a giant white curtain to allow for stage changes, there was a different look to the proceedings for virtually every song. She played a twisted string bass/MPC hybrid during "The Fame," wielded some sort of pyramid-shaped keytar for "Money Honey," and played naughty nurse on the F train for "Love Game."

About the only thing that really connected Gaga to her opening act, Semi Precious Weapons, was the lack of pants. Singer Justin Tranter pointed out that his group's performances with the night's headliner trace back five years -- but this band lacks the full package to enrapture a stadium-sized crowd. Although there was plenty of pomp and glam posturing, the songs did not get far past the fabulousness of an open bar.

Live: Lady Gaga at BankAtlantic Center, April 12
Photo by Ian Witlen

Semi Precious Weapons

Lady Gaga's final two acts are where all of the previous insanity suddenly looks calm, though. Between the blood-smearing, Black Swan horror of "Monster," the writhing in smoke with a backup dancer straddling her for "Teeth," the dance opera with a flaming, bloody fountain of "Alejandro," the sparks flying from her chest and crotch during "Paparazzi," and the "Bad Romance" gyroscope stunt featuring our star in an angular shards-of-glass ensemble, it's impossible to choose the night's defining moment. After returning to "Born This Way" for the closer, the still-bloody, still-heeled, still standing star could take several well-deserved bows with her troupe. A tiny part of her is still somewhere on that floor, but the rest of Lady Gaga danced in the eyes of her thousands of marveling Little Monsters as they filed out.

Critic's Notebook

Personal bias:
Seeing this tour happen with Kanye West on it would have been uncontainable.

Overheard: "I want to decorate my living room like that," regarding the enchanted forest set in act 3.

The crowd: Gay couples from Wilton Manors, girls with that blue lightning bolt coming out of their eye, women with mullets, more than a couple of denim vests with rhinestones, 8-year-olds with their hair dyed pink, green tutus, the bubble costume, some guy who actually bought Lady Gaga's Polaroid sunglasses, and this fellow:

By the way: Gaga's nightly phone call to a fan reached a Wilton Manors fella named Gary in a pink shirt. He was overjoyed to point out her past in the local gay community, notably Bill's Filling Station. And she invited him to meet up for a postshow drink.

City, Act 1:
Dance in the Dark
Glitter and Grease
Just Dance
Beautiful, Dirty, Rich
The Fame
-Puke Film-

Subway, Act 2:
Love Game
Boys Boys Boys
Money Honey
Born This Way (solo piano)
You and I (new song)
-Jump Film/Tornado-

Forest, Act 3:
-Little Monster Film-
-Apocalyptic Film-

Monster Ball, Act 4:
Bad Romance

Born This Way (full band)

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Bears Ready for 2004 Season

Sept. 2, 2004

After its most successful season since 1999, the Brown field hockey team will look to build on last year's 11-6 record with an experienced but youthful squad. Head Coach Carolan Norris' Bears return 18 letterwinners, including six starters from the 2003 team, which finished fourth in the Ivy League with a 4-3 record. Senior tri-captains Julia Kelderman (Chevy Chase, MD), Katie Noe (Simsbury, CT), and Evan O'Connell (Greenwich, CT) will provide maturity and experience to a team consisting of seven juniors, 11 sophomores, and seven freshmen. Kelderman has started every game of her college career and will help anchor the midfield. A versatile athlete, who can also play in the backfield, Kelderman is steady and calm with the ball, and provides consistency for the Bears. The starting goalie for Brown since her freshman season, Noe is the backbone of Bruno's defense in goal. She started in all 17 games last year and posted a 1.75 GAA with a .752 save percentage. O'Connell will look to provide a scoring punch on the front line, after three seasons with the Bears. Leading Brown's defense this season will be junior Kristen Vincent (Glens Falls, NY), who returns as the Bears' starting sweeper. Vincent started in 16 games last year, and earned one assist. A member of the USA Field Hockey Summer League this past summer, Vincent will lead a relatively young backfield, along with classmate Laura Kavazanjian (Setauket, NY). Kavazanjian played in 12 games last season, start-ing in six, while splitting time between midfield and defense. She notched three points in 2003 and will look to contribute at both ends of the field this season. Joining Vincent and Kelderman on defense is sophomore Katie Lee (Chevy Chase, MD), who can also play in the midfield. The field hockey Rookie Award winner last year, Lee played in 13 games as a freshman, earning seven starts. She adds consistency and patience and will help anchor the backfield. Sophomore Rebecca Mondics (Bethesda, MD) may see time at both back and midfield. Replacing the void in the lineup left by the graduation of three-time All-Region and four-time All-Ivy honoree Lizzie Buza '04 presents a challenge for Brown's midfield. In addition to Kelderman, two of the top prospects to help replace Buza's presence are junior Lindsay Boris (Shavertown, PA) and sophomore Stacy Gugliotta (East Falmouth, MA), who scored one goal in eight games last year and adds depth to the frontline. Both may also see time on the front line this season. Boris has played in 28 games in two seasons, earning 21 starts, and may also see time at back. Sophomore Hope Stockman (Princeton, NJ), who is also a member of the Brown women's ice hockey team, and newcomer Sara Springmeyer (New Vernon, NJ), will also look to contribute. Juniors Brooke Townsend (Houston, TX) and Tess Belmont (Poughkeepsie, NY) headline the returning forwards, along with O'Connell. Converted to forward from her lifetime position in the backfield at the start of last season, Townsend made an immediate impact at the forward position. A powerful athlete, who can fill in at defense if needed, Townsend finished as the Bears' fourth-leading scorer with nine points. Belmont joined the team last season after a year away from school, and appeared in 14 games, notching three points. Sophomores Jenica Cimino (San Rafael, CA), Tracy Dungo (North Caldwell, NJ), who may also see time at midfield, and Samantha Lloyd (Shavertown, PA), who appeared in two games last year, also return after a successful spring season. Freshman Sandhya Dhir (Agoura Hills, CA) and Andrea Posa (Weston, MA) add depth to the Bears' front line. A duo of forward/midfielders, juniors Libby Fritz (Gladstone, NJ) and Kristen Leary (Woodbridge, VA), also returns to the team and will look to contribute immediately. Freshman Catherine Auriemma (Medford, NJ) will look to contribute at either forward or midfield, along with local stand-out and product of the Lincoln School, Ani Kazarian (Providence, RI). The Bears are strong and experienced in goal with the return of Noe, one of the top goalies in the Ivy League, and sophomore Evelyn Brosi (Baltimore, MD), who appeared in one game last year, registering one save. She will look to challenge Noe, along with newcomer Kristen Hodavance (Emmaus, PA).


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Brand the Company or the Players?

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Something that’s always interested me about the SEO community is the number of strongly-defined personal brands we have. From Graywolf to Webguerrilla to Shoemoney to Sugarrae to the measly The Lisa, SEO is bursting with personal brands. Brands that have been so ingrained into the industry that we don’t always even realize there’s a company behind these folks. Obviously this goes on in other industries as well, but I really think we SEOs take it to a whole new level.

It makes me wonder, is it better idea to brand your company as an expert or to encourage your employees to create their own personal brands that empower you?

If you’re the principle of a company, the idea of allowing your employees to establish their own personal brands is probably a scary thing and something you’d rather discourage than encourage. It’s the same reason why many in the industry are afraid to take their minions employees to SEO conferences. Sure, the experience may be great for them and they’ll learn a lot – but it’s almost guaranteed that they’re walking out of that show with at least a handful of offers for side jobs and full-time positions. As someone not looking to lose their entire staff and the months you spent training them, it’s understandable that you’d rather keep them close and anonymous.

Unfortunately for you, all you can do is take a Xanax for your fears and get over it. Any intelligent employee worth keeping is going to find a way to brand themselves and it’s in your business’s best interest to help them.

As an employer you need to wake up to the fact that an employee with a personal brand is actually worth more to you than the droid you keep in the closet. (Yes, the closet with the padlock on it and that tiny slit you carved out for feeding time.) When they become more valuable and coveted, it makes your entire company more valuable and coveted.

The dangers of public employees are obvious – they’re exposed to poaching, it can be harder to keep them on staff (that’s a sign of your failure, not theirs), and it will come as a bigger hit to your company should they ever decided to leave. But the fact is, the value they bring to your company far outweighs any negatives.

For a company, allowing employees to create their own worth, gives them increased motivation to succeed. It makes them more invested in the entire operation. They’ll work harder cause there’s more at stake. Even with my pitiful little The Lisa brand, I know that every day I have to blog/write/say something that has importance. I can’t show up and write low-quality stuff because I know people are watching and it will hurt my brand if I do.

Having team members that are well-branded lightens your own load. Your customers and colleagues another face (and email address!) to go to with problems, concerns, questions or insight. You give your customers another friendly face to associate your company with. Someone to help you publicly carry the brand promise.

I think it also helps your company when you allow your team members to be branded as experts. A lot of companies get this backwards, trying to brand the entire company as a leader instead of the folks that make it up. Personally, I don’t think you can do one without the other. They’re complementary. I’d argue that making your company more credible and well-rounded by allowing yourself to share the spotlight. As the CEO, people know you’ve got the goods. They know that you know what you’re talking about when they come to you. But wouldn’t it be nice if they knew you had a powerful team behind you who was just as smart? If they actually knew the names and faces of the folks they’d be working with before they even came to you? I think it helps you – both your company and your brand.

The person with the name on their door isn’t always the face clients will be talking with and working with on their campaign. When you allow your employees to create strong personal brands it makes them more invested in seeing the team succeed, it adds more value to your organization, and it makes them continually challenge themselves and strive for greater things.
[Oh, and to Susan, any time you want to thank me for establishing your personal brand of being a cranky, killjoy of an old lady, just let me know. Or buy me cupcakes. You know the ones I like.] [How about I thank you by not firing you today? –Susan]

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7 responses to “Brand the Company or the Players?”

  1. Kate Morris writes:

    This is so funny, I had this EXACT conversation with my boss today about going to SMX East. He knows it’s inevitable that I am going to get other job offers, but he is an awesome boss. He knows that getting in my way of growing will push me out even faster.

    Great post Lisa! And great comments Susan, you two still crack me up. :)

  2. catpickett writes:

    I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, with the re-launch of my site that was previously branded with my own name. I’m doing in-house search marketing though, so it’s not necessarily in my company’s best interest that I’m recognized as an expert. Or is it? Do you think it’s different if you never intend to freelance or work for an agency?

  3. Alysson writes:

    I couldn’t agree more, but happen to work for a company that not only discourages personal branding, but has actually determined it to be a “terminable offense”.

    You can tell by the fact that I have and continue to develop SEOAly that I couldn’t possibly care less about being fired…and their doing so, should it ever happen, will then be a well-publicized event that will damage the credibility of their organization as a whole…as if they don’t do enough of that on their own. 😉

  4. Derrick Wheeler writes:

    “Derrick Wheeler” stands for quality. It’s not your mom’s Derrick Wheeler. Just had to get my brand in there.
    Actually it’s funny that you wrote this article. When I read the post in Sphinn I didn’t know at first that you wrote it. The first company that came to mind as doing the best at the company branding level and allowing for individual personal brands is Bruce Clay. I’d say the second would be Google with Matt Cutts & Co.
    It’s not just about the CEO anymore.
    Derrick Wheeler

  5. Corey writes:

    Awesome post Lisa! I think a lot of people and companies run into this issue, and not just in this industry. It is a risk vs. reward for the companies in giving their employees more knowledge and exposure.

  6. Dev Basu writes:

    This type of post has been way overdue for our industry, and I just wanted to give kudos to Lisa for writing it. You hit the nail on the head in saying:
    “The dangers of public employees are obvious – they’re exposed to poaching, it can be harder to keep them on staff (that’s a sign of your failure, not theirs), and it will come as a bigger hit to your company should they ever decided to leave.”
    It’s always fighting the wrong fight when you’re trying to protect your employees from growing their skills and networks, rather than letting them become spokespersons for your company. Great post Lisa!.

  7. Hjortur Smarason writes:

    Excellent post, Lisa, and a timely discussion. I think this is a problem many managers are facing today.

    I decided to focus more on my personal brand than my companies brand and since I only use freelance employees as it is, this has not been an issue. But I think you’re very right that it’s a win win for everybody when companies allow employees to grow and brand themselves. SEOmoz is another example of that being done successfully.

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News | December 5, 2013

ThreatTrack Security Enables Channel Partners To Capitalize On Growing Demand For APT Defenses

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ThreatTrack Security recently announced that it is recruiting specialized security partners to add ThreatAnalyzer – the industry’s leading defense against Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) – to their cyber-defense portfolios. ThreatAnalyzer 5.0 represents a new revenue and growth opportunity for partners, whose customers are increasingly concerned about APTs, targeted attacks and Zero-day threats evading legacy security technologies.

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All I wanted for Christmas was fewer stupid gun laws

by Jeff Knox

I wasn't among the estimated 2 million or so people who found a gun under the tree this Christmas, not because I didn't want one or because my wife doesn't love me, but because of stupid gun laws and an aversion to spending extra money to satisfy those stupid gun laws.

I'm frugal by nature and that inclination has gotten more pronounced with the current economy and future uncertainties. But this Christmas my friends at J&G Sales made me an offer I didn't think I could refuse. They lowered the price on their P64 pistols to just $149.95! The P64 is a Polish knock-off of the famed Walther PPK carried by James Bond, but with a little more power. I just had to have one and my wife agreed, so it was settled. That's when the stupid gun laws kicked in.

In order to take advantage of the great deal from my friends in Prescott, I had to either drive up there or call and have the gun shipped to a dealer closer to my home in the Phoenix area. Driving up to Prescott takes about two and a half hours each way and would burn close to $50 worth of gas. Having the gun shipped down to a local dealer would add
a $22 shipping charge plus a $35 transfer fee from my local dealer. Either way I would have to fill out paperwork and get approved through the NICS "instant" background check system. My sister, who lives in Prescott, could have gone down to J&G and picked up the gun for me except that's illegal. If she were buying the gun for me as a gift, that would be OK, but if she were to buy it on my behalf or with the intention of selling it to me, that would be considered a "straw purchase" and she could face five years and $50,000 in penalties.

There was simply no way that I was going to be able to buy that gun without incurring $50 to $75 in additional costs. While that's not a whole lot of money, it is more than a third of the price of the gun itself and it put the total cost over what I was willing to pay. In the end, I set the money aside in hopes that I'll be able to cut a deal the next time I'm up in Prescott, or find some other bargain here locally. The really frustrating thing about this story is knowing that the laws which kept me from buying this gun don't keep criminals from getting the guns they use. There were some 16 million NICS checks conducted in 2011 at a direct cost of more than a billion dollars. That billion dollars comes out of your paycheck and the value received for it is highly questionable. There has never been a single study indicating that the background check system has reduced violent crime. Still, a NICS check is required every time I buy a gun from a dealer. It doesn't matter how many guns I already own or how many I have recently purchased. Each time I wish to add to my collection I am placed under suspicion and investigated anew. Couldn't those billions have been used to fund proven, effective crime-fighting programs or to keep serious criminals behind bars longer?

Gun laws – no matter how "common sense" they seem to be – don't work because they simply don't apply to criminals. Criminals get their guns through criminal means – by stealing them or getting them through straw purchasers. They find ways around the laws which are enforced against the rest of us. Certainly I agree that we should make an effort to keep guns away from criminals and crazy people, but at what cost and to what effect? Does it make sense to bind the hands of everyone in the vain hope of binding the hands of the criminals and crazies? Doesn't it make more sense to literally bind – incarcerate – those who are too dangerous to be trusted with guns? If a person is known to be too dangerous to be trusted with a gun, what's he doing driving down my street, hanging out at the grocery where my wife shops, or sitting in the park where my grandson plays? And why is the government messing up my Christmas, spending my
money, and often disarming me in the name of protecting me from this guy that shouldn't be on the streets in the first place?

Gun Control: Bah humbug!

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It's Wednesday evening and supper is over. Everyone has gone their own way, some reading, some writing and some still down with the flu.

Yes, the flu bug hit us. So far it has only been son Benjamin and my husband, Joe. Their symptoms were a high temperature, cough, aches and chill. I called the doctor and he said there is not much they can do.

So I am playing nurse and trying to keep their temperatures down and trying to keep them comfortable. I hope it stays away from the rest of us. Joe is caught up at work, so he is off work until after New Year's Day. It was a good thing that he did not have to leave, as he woke up with a temperature of 102.

On Saturday, he turned 44 years old.

Last night we had an easy supper of eggs, toast and cheese. Verena fried the eggs and Loretta made the toast, so I got out of helping with supper. We have eggs, eggs, eggs around here. After the holidays, I hope to make noodles with a lot of them.

Elizabeth arrived home safe and sound from their trip to Kentucky. It is always nice to know when everyone is back home again.

Christmas is coming up fast and I still have not signed any cards. Seems I get later every year in getting them out. Tomorrow night is the elementary Christmas program at the school. Joseph, Lovina, and Kevin are excited about it. Friday will be a half-day of school.

Sounds like we have some snow and wind expected for tonight. There might be a possibility that there will be no school Friday.

I remember one year on our way home from the school Christmas program, it snowed a lot. It was hard to find our way home with the fresh snow- covered roads in the dark. The next morning school was canceled, but the children were disappointed because so were their parties.

We were surprised with Christmas carolers one night. It was some of the families from our church. They had a team of horses and a hay wagon to take them from one place to the next. A group of people stood outside on our porch and sang Christmas carols.

? This is now Thursday morning and it is raining and very windy.

It is the first morning all week that Benjamin woke up without a fever. He said he feels lots better.

It is hard to keep him down when he is sick. He had a 104 temperature one morning and was walking around.

It doesn't take much of a fever to put me in bed. I just never could walk around with a high temperature.

I will close this column wishing you a blessed Christmas. Those of you who travel, may you arrive back safely. Also: Get-well wishes to all the people with illnesses; may you have a complete and speedy recovery.

And last, but not least, let us remember the families in Connecticut during this sorrowful time. Such a tragedy. May God be with them.

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Canadian actor Michael Hogan is best known for playing the role of Colonel Saul Tigh in Battlestar Galactica, which ran from 2003 to 2009.

Born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada, Hogan trained as an actor at the National Theatre School of Canada, and went on to act for several Canadian stage productions. He first made his name with his portrayal of Biff in the play "Death of a Salesman". He would later star in productions such as "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Cowboy King". Hogan began his film career in 1978, starring in the action drama "High-Ballin’".

Hogan has also become a prominent face in Canadian television and film. His first major television role was in the 6-part drama "Vanderberg", where he starred alongside his wife, fellow actress Susan Hogan. In 1986, he starred in the Canadian comedy "The Little Vampire", alongside luminaries such as Michael Gough and Gert Frobe. He also collected several Genie Award nominations, eventually winning his first in 1991 for the drama "Solitaire". Later in the 1990s, he started appearing in American productions such as "Hearts Afire" and "Millenium", while still starring in Canadian series such as "Cold Squad". This trend continued into the early 2000s, with a recurring role in "The L Word" and a spot in the 2-hour premiere of "Monk".

In 2003, Hogan starred in the science fiction series "Battlestar Galactica". He almost rejected the role of Galactica’s executive officer Saul Tigh, but reconsidered after finding out that Edward James Olmos is playing one of the leads, William Adama. His character is gruff and quite unpopular, with alcoholism and an earlier bout with depression affecting him. Nevertheless, he is extremely loyal, and possesses great tactical skills. The three-hour miniseries, which aimed to revise the original 1970s series, became a success, and led to a television being produced and aired in 2004. He reprised his role for that series, and continued until the show ended its run in 2009.

Currently, Hogan plays the role of Mr. Gerard Argent, the father of the Tyler Posey's love interest Allison, in the hit MTV series, "Teen Wolf".

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In 1992, he won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Solitaire.

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May 28, 2015
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Bill to seize Papel Prensa unveiled

A copy of the bill Kirchnerite Deputies Carlos Kunkel and Diana Conti which proposes the expropriation of 24 percent of the newsprint company.

A group of Victory Front (FpV) deputies yesterday submitted a bill proposing the expropriation of a 24 percent share of Papel Prensa, the newsprint company that currently has media groups Clarín and La Nación as controlling shareholders.

The state currently holds ownership of 27.5 percent of shares and it would go on to hold a majority 51.5 percent should the draft be passed as law.

Kirchnerite Deputy Carlos Kunkel is the main sponsor of the bill, which seeks to declare the “public utility and subject to expropriation” of 24 percent of the desired Class A and C shares.

Another tense chapter in the Kirchnerite administration’s battle against Grupo Clarín over compliance with the new Broadcasting Law is seemingly brewing, as the firm presently holds shares in Papel Prensa. The daily La Nación also holds shares, while the remaining one percent is comprised by minority shareholders.

Should the draft be passed as law, Papel Prensa, which controls and sets the only existing price of newspapers printing paper, would continue to operate as a public company, “without being subjected to the applicable legislation or administrative norms that regulate the administration, management and control of the companies or entities in which the state or provincial states participate.”

The presentation of the bill at the Lower House was confirmed by Kunkel’s office, while a copy of the draft was later divulged carrying the signatures of lawmakers Diana Conti, Dulce Granados, Adriana Puggrós and Andrés García, María Teresa García, Gastón Harispe, Gloria Bidegain, Luis Cigogna, Graciela Giannettasio and Kunkel.

Article 2 of the initiative specifies that the future transfer of the same 24 percent to be expropriated will be prohibited unless approved by two-thirds of Congress.

Also clarified is that the Executive will act as expropriator and that the appraisal will be overseen by the National Tribunal.

If the law is enacted, the National Stock Market Committee (CNV) will call for a shareholder assembly in order to address the “removal of all current and substitute board and union members and the appointment of the new company’s leadership.”

Papel Prensa SAICF y de M is an Argentina-based company primarily engaged in the production of newsprint.

It is also involved in the forestry sector and obtains the raw material used in the production process from its white willow tree plantations located in the Paraná River-Delta forestall areas.

The company’s facilities include an industrial complex established in the city of San Pedro, Buenos Aires province.

In addition, the company supplies its products to La Nación, Clarín and La Razón (part of the Clarín Group) dailies, among other Argentine newspapers.

The development is not without precedent, as the Kirchnerite administration has been quarreling with Clarín, Papel Prensa’s controlling shareholder, for years.

For similar actions to those seen during a recent Clarín Group shareholders’ assembly, a court ruling in December, 2010, citing “intemperate behaviour” at one point barred Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno Papel Prensa from attending board meetings after repeated judicial warnings.

Judges José Luis Monti, Juan Garibotto and Alfredo Kölliker Frers deemed Moreno‘s actions “unnecessary obstacles” to the meetings.

A month earlier, Border Guards raided Papel Prensa’s offices following shareholder José Pirillo accusation over the existence of an intelligence centre there, working under Clarín’s orders.

At press time last night, Clarín and La Nación, which would be affected a great deal if the initiative advances in Congress, had not published any articles or reactions to the news of the bill.

Judicial controversy remains over how the Clarín and La Nación groups attained majority shareholder control over Papel Prensa during the last military dictatorship.

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Reflecting on my clinical and teaching skills and continuously striving for excellence as a clinician, educator and mentor remain the cornerstones of my career. Being an educator is a privilege that I do not take lightly and I learn from my learners as much as I teach them, perhaps more. My deep interest in medical education led me to complete a Masters in Medical Education from the University of Dundee, Scotland and participate in several faculty development courses in medical education- such as the Harvard Macy programs and the Stanford faculty development program. My areas of focus in medical education include: clinical skills teaching and assessment, designing competency based curricula for our residency program, performance assessment of trainees, curriculum development for the new ambulatory rotation, improving bedside teaching and faculty development for clinical educators. To teach is to learn a thing twice and thus I am always learning. This, I believe, is the true fountain of youth.

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1. Ramani S, Ring, BN, Lowe, R and Hunter DJ. A pilot study assessing knowledge of clinical signs and physical examination skills in incoming medicine residents. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2010, in press.
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3. Ramani S and Leinster S. AMEE guide 34. Teaching in the clinical environment. Medical Teacher, Volume 30, Issue 4 2008 , pages 347 – 364
4. Williams K, Ramani S, Fraser B and Orlander J. Improving bedside teaching: A focus group study of learners. Academic Medicine, March 2008; 84: 257-264.
5. Ramani S. Tips for effective bedside teaching. A faculty development resource. MedEdPORTAL 2006, ID #220. Available from
6. Ramani S, Gruppen L and Kachur EK. Twelve tips to developing effective mentors. Medical Teacher, Vol. 28, No. 5, 2006, pp. 404–408
7. Ramani S. Twelve tips to promote excellence in medical teaching. Medical teacher, 2006;28 (1): 19-23.
8. Ramani S. Promoting the art of history taking: A personal view. Medical Teacher 2004;26 (4):374-376.


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Role Overview : As a senior member of the rapidly expanding testing organization, the Testing Group Leader  has management responsibility for a group of testing engineers (6-8) and oversees segments of the planning, design, and execution of complex testing solutions. The group leader provides professional and technical leadership for the group; participates in client meetings; ensures that work products and deliverables are of the highest quality; interacts with internal and client teams to provide recommendations; ensure smooth processes and provides status updates.

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Browns Mills group marks 95 years of community activism - Burlington County Times: Burlington County | Local news | Breaking News
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May 27, 2015

Browns Mills group marks 95 years of community activism

Posted: Sunday, July 6, 2014 7:00 pm | Updated: 10:06 am, Mon Jul 7, 2014.

PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP — They know their history at the Browns Mills Improvement Association, and they’re ready to make some more.

In its 95th year, the BMIA is looking forward to celebrating the century mark as one of the township’s most influential civic groups. Meanwhile, members are planning a school board candidates night for the fall, and drafting a wish list of things it would like from the township administration.

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