Boston Modern Orchestra Project convenes a congress of noise at Jordan Hall Nov 16, 2009
Both works are inseparable from the period of their creation, a time when composers were breaking rules, issuing manifestos, dreaming of novel scales and instruments, and often linking their works not to Romantic myths of individual struggle but to the hurly-burly of everyday modern industrial life. When George Antheil set to work in 1923 on his great paean to pounding, he strove for something, in his own words, brutal, contemporary, hard-boiled, symbolic of the spiritual exhaustion of the day. (Boston Globe)
Flooded with customers Nov 16, 2009
But that machine, which removes the scales from fish, saves about 70 percent of the work. Mr. Duncan said his experiences convinced him that he didn't want to stick with the family business as a career. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Voter discontent in mayoral race Nov 16, 2009
Over the years, a small minority has questioned the effectiveness of the city s African-American leadership, but those voices are growing this year and could tip the scales to Norwood and make her the city s first white mayor in 36 years. Norwood won nearly one-quarter of all votes in majority black precincts on Nov. 3, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis of election results shows. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Union issues still vex Delta Nov 16, 2009
The employees are still on separate seniority lists, work rules and pay scales. Until the labor issues are resolved, the company will have to keep Delta and Northwest flight attendants working on separate flights. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Local briefs: Scalded infant listed in fair condition Nov 16, 2009
The father and his two sons, 32 and 30, were the subjects of a monthlong investigation, which culminated with officers seizing packaged cocaine and marijuana for sale, digital scales and cash from a home on the 2300 block of South Adler Avenue in southeast Fresno. The two sons are Bulldog gang members. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Suspected Natick pot dealer wants to change not guilty pleas Nov 15, 2009
Police said they found marijuana, weapons, packaging material, scales and $700 in cash when they searched his home last summer. At his arraignment last summer, a prosecutor said Cook told police his parents, both attorneys, knew he was selling drugs from their home and that his stepfather helped him build a room to grow marijuana. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Game day notes: USC vs. Florida Nov 15, 2009
Newcomers (170), (170), Bryce Sherman (155), Brandan Davis (175) and Marty Markett (170) all tip the scales at 175 or less. INJURY REPORT. (GamecockInsider.com)
Cotto, Pacquiao Weigh In Nov 14, 2009
(Sports Network) - Defending champion Miguel Cotto tipped the scales at 145 pounds -- his lightest weight in more than three years -- one night ahead of his WBO welterweight title defense against Manny Pacquiao in the year's most anticipated pay-per-view bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A winner in 34 of 35 fights since turning pro in 2001, Cotto agreed to come in two pounds below the weight division's traditional limit in order to secure the big-money bout with Pacquiao, who holds the IBO... (ABC 7 News, DC)
Pacquiao, Cotto, make weight for fight Nov 14, 2009
Weigh Tec offers scales and weighing systems for many industrial applications, batching, inventory control, vehicle weighing systems, manufactured weighing systems. Watch Pacquiao vs Cotto Live Plus U FC 105. (Yahoo News)
Pacquiao-Cotto weigh in at packed house Nov 14, 2009
The fight is being fought at the catch weight of 66kg which is exactly what Cotto tipped the scales at ... Cotto also thanked his supporters as he took the scales in just his underwear. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Offensive line key to Harvard’s success Nov 14, 2009
8 yards per carry), freshman Treavor Scales (4. 9), and senior Cheng Ho (6. (Boston Globe)
Hopes to colonize the moon rise Nov 14, 2009
Today's news could tip the scales toward another lunar leap. "It's going to boost the interest in the moon, no doubt about it," said with Michael Wargo, chief lunar scientist for Exploration Systems at NASA Headquarters. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Moroccan PM calls for Arab unified coalition Nov 14, 2009
Mobilizing the Arab nation's competences and unifying its position would turn the region into an influencing economic block at the regional and international scales, Jettou told the third conference of Arab Thought Foundation (Dec. 01-04), themed "Arabs between the culture of change and change of culture.". (Yahoo News -- Morocco)
Squeezing Light Into Much Tighter Spaces Than Previously Believed Possible Nov 14, 2009
"They will enable us to study the applications of light at much smaller scales than we've ever thought possible. It will help us to better understand and probe our world in ever smaller dimensions.". Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
Coast Guard rescues two of its own Nov 14, 2009
Chief Petty Officer Michael Scales, 41, and Petty Officer 1st Class Steffen Frazier, 35, both stationed in Juneau, were cold and wet, but in good condition and needed no medical assistance, the Coast Guard reported. While attempting to return to Juneau from a hunting trip, their skiff took on water and grounded on a rock. (Juneau Empire)
Conair doubles Glendale plant size, adding 350 employees Nov 14, 2009
Conair manufactures hair dryers, curling irons and straightening irons as well as heating pads, weight scales, showerheads and hair trimmers. The company acquired kitchen appliance brands Cuisinart in 1989 and Waring Products Inc. in 1998. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Usual or unusual? Nov 14, 2009
I know this scenario applies to me and only comes back to mind as I clean out the tackle box and find some large rigs neatly stowed only to gather dust and scales. If you are on a quest for some oversized redfish now is the time to go for it. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Joyce DiDonato en Espaol Nov 14, 2009
So, when I rehearse, I spend a vast amount of time slowing down the music, practicing my scales, making sure I distinguish between a half step and a whole step. Learning the Handel material informed the Rossini. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Money-laundering, drugs tied to restaurant owners Nov 13, 2009
Galan was present in August when Phoenix police raided a Phoenix home where 10 pounds of marijuana, wrapping and shipping materials and large scales were seized. Court documents said that over a two-week period starting Oct. 22, Davis used his phone at least 100 times to coordinate sales and money laundering of 10 kilograms of cocaine and a pound of methamphetamine with another man, Fidel Hernandez. (AZCentral -- News)
Twiggs County Sheriff's Office Gives Drug Car Second Chance Nov 13, 2009
"They had methamphetamine, scales, and of course, cash," says Basley. Rather than punish it for a life of crime, the Sheriff's Office has bigger plans. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Fantastic Mr. Fox Nov 13, 2009
The amount of individual decisions this process must have involvedthe movie is made up of more than 600,000 still frames, using 500-plus puppets built to different scales and arranged on 150 sets with some 4,000 propsis enough to boggle the mind of the most obsessive micromanager. The fact that the resulting movie feels as loose, free, and joyous as it does is astonishing. (Slate)
New Explanation For Nature's Hardiest Life Form Nov 13, 2009
By varying the magnetic field, the scientists can see how molecules move on time scales from one thousandth to one billionth of a second. Using their unique method, the Lund team has performed several pioneering studies of proteins, DNA, and living bacterial cells, including two that were published in PNAS on April 29, 2008. (Science Daily)
1,300 lbs. of marijuana found at Ontario home Nov 13, 2009
Inside they found another 100 pounds, along with scales, packaging materials and papers documenting drug sales. Sheriff Rod Hoops says the marijuana was grown in Mexico and was being readied for distribution across the country. (San Francisco Chronicle)
San Diego Great Dane Named World's Tallest Dog Nov 13, 2009
Then there's Diego, a 9-year-old German shepherd who tips the scales at 125 pounds. Taylor and the dogs do a lot of charity events and therapy work, and she hopes Titan can help educate people about Great Danes. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
Plea deals possible in case Nov 13, 2009
The office had alleged the duo set up couches, a television and DVDs and scales to weigh drugs inside the so-called man cave. Pivoda was initially arrested and charged with misdemeanor use of drug paraphernalia and possessing marijuana, but the charges were dismissed and the case remained dormant -- until late last week. (Albany Times Union)
Forced consolidation a possibility for Medora Schools Nov 13, 2009
Reed went on to explain that if schools are forced into this consolidation, several problems will arise, including what would happen to the schools debt and who would be responsible for it, how it would affect contracts, pay scales, and many other aspects all of which involve money. Reed said its important to remember that consolidation would not only affect the small schools that will close, it would also have tremendous impact on the larger schools who absorb the closed schools. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Kinze planter scale package Nov 12, 2009
Kinze will offer Digi-Star scales on its ASD row-crop planters as a premier management tool for growers. The scale package features the following. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
L-S boys soccer defeats Masconomet Nov 12, 2009
Even without him, it would have been a battle, but with him, he tipped the scales early for their side. We got them, said DeNormandie, whose team now moves on to face either Westford Academy or Somerville (those two played in a game later on Nov. 11). (Lincoln Journal, MA)
VETERANS DAY: You cant tell a vet just by looking Nov 12, 2009
He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel. He is the POW [prisoner of war] who went away one person and came back another or didn t come back at all. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
> Business Profile: Business packs a lot into a few Bay Area locations Nov 12, 2009
The company s leaders consider themselves travel experts, carrying products such as checkpoint friendly business cases, luggage scales, and vests with 20 hidden pockets that allow the wearer to carry more onto an airplane. CUSTOMERS: In addition to its four retail locations, Edwards Luggage also sells through its Web site and has a mailing list of about 50,000 customers. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Laser-plasma Accelerators Ride On Einstein's Shoulders Nov 12, 2009
Researchers at Instituto Superior Te cnico of Portugal (IST), the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) used Einstein's principle that length and time scales change with the speed of the observer (in this case, the simulator) to incorporate otherwise intractable calculations into the simulations required to design these novel accelerators ... To access this range of scales in reasonable... (Science Daily)
Community Education And Evacuation Planning Saved Lives In Sept. 29 Samoan Tsunami Nov 12, 2009
They examined flow depths, run-up heights, inundation distances, sediment depositions and damage patterns at various scales. "In addition to timing -- the fact that the tsunami struck in the daylight morning hours when most people were on their way to work or school -- tsunami education, awareness and evacuation exercises really contained the death toll," noted Hermann Fritz, one of the principal investigators and an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Georgia... (Science Daily)
Best Buy Leaps Into Fitness Equipment Nov 11, 2009
Of more than 1,000 stores nationwide, 40 in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Mexico and Texas will offer equipment related to running, walking, swimming, yoga and other activities, including pedometers, special MP3 players, yoga mats, scales and blood pressure monitors. They also will offer treadmills, stationary bikes and elliptical machines. (ABC News -- Wire)
Madison County police blotter Nov 11, 2009
Scoggins checked her purse and found digital scales and syringes. Deputy Josh Fowler arrived with the canine unit and the dog sniffed out some materials in the car. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Driver in fatal crash charged with murder Nov 11, 2009
Police were unable to find her white Ford SUV, but a state worker at the scales south of Potter Marsh soon reported it being driven on the wrong side or the road, going into a ditch and hitting some cones before heading north back into town. One minute after that report, Phillips crossed the center lane near the Old Seward Highway intersection and hit the Toyota carrying Clement and Stovall, knocking it 50 feet down the road and into a ditch, police say. (Anchorage Daily News)
Crop challenges continue with cooler temperatures Nov 11, 2009
The elevators buy grain based on the weight that comes across their scales. They don t want to pay for water that is going to be dried away. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Largest U.S. exhibition of M.C. Escher in history to take place in January/Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida Nov 11, 2009
Among the hundreds of pieces included in the show, visitors will have an opportunity to see, for the first time, the preliminary working drawings for some of the most iconic Escher pieces, such as Drawing Hands, Three Worlds, Other World and Fish and Scales. Also included in this state-of-the-art exhibition. (AbsoluteArts.com)
UAPB STUDENT ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES Nov 10, 2009
A set of digital scales were found when Farris was searched, Evans said in his report. Reed said Farris was placed on probation in April after being convicted for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia, and Dennis said prosecutors would be filing a petition to revoke that probation. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Baldwin students build sustainable city with help from HMFH Architects Nov 10, 2009
In the case of the Baldwin School, students also explored sustainable design principles at several scales, from the macro level of transportation, creating a walkable city and the implementation of solar power, to the micro scale of composting bins in individual homes. Children are directly applying principles of scale, proportion, patterning and other mathematical elements in their explorations and also encouraged to create stories about their city through guided writing exercises. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Once-daily INTUNIV (guanfacine) extended release tablets now available in US pharmacies Nov 10, 2009
CPRS-R and CTRS-R are comprehensive scales that use parent and teacher observer and self-report ratings to help assess ADHD symptoms and behaviors in children and adolescents ... Significant improvements in mean day total scores were seen on both scales: based on the CPRS-R, parents reported significant improvement across a full day (as measured at 6 PM, 8 PM, and 6 AM the next morning); based on the CTRS-R, which was used only in the first pivotal trial, teachers reported significant... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Terror training camps smaller, harder to target Nov 10, 2009
Shelves are filled with canisters holding unknown material, as well as electronic scales, often used to measure explosives. Hanging from the walls are a panoply of automatic weapons and other guns, and outside, spread across a blanket, lay rocket propelled grenade launchers and an ammunition display. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Feed mill aims to bring local flavor to Isle farms Nov 10, 2009
Ostrowski said a main source for feeds that the institute has already tested on smaller scales for fish and shrimp is waste produced from filleting and processing seafood, 75 percent to 80 percent of which is imported to Hawaii. About half that waste product is discarded in landfills. (Honolulu Advertiser)
British spies help prevent al Qaeda-inspired attack on New York subway... Nov 10, 2009
US authorities allegedly found bomb-making instructions on his laptop and his fingerprints on batteries and measuring scales they seized. A phone containing footage of New York's Grand Central Station, thought to have been made by him during a visit a week before his arrest, was also found along with explosive residue. (The Drudge Report)
Driver in fatal collision had multiple DUIs Nov 10, 2009
Police got that report at 5:29 p.m. and put out a locate on the SUV. But they couldn't find it and had no more sightings of it until a state Department of Transportation worker at the Seward Highway weigh scales south of Potter Marsh saw it lumbering along. David Parker, a commercial vehicle enforcement officer, said he saw the SUV come down the highway moving slowly and in the wrong lane before turning into the scales' driveway. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hornets, Bulldogs put playoff twist on rivalry Nov 10, 2009
"Fulton and Mexico have both relied on defense to make their playoff runs.Against Salem, the Hornets held a very potent offense to just two touchdowns, blocked an extra-point attempt late in the third quarter and then blocked a 21-yard field-goal attempt with 3 seconds left to preserve the victory.Fulton also forced three important fumbles against the Tigers, which helped tip the scales in the Hornets' favor.Fulton gained only 178 yards of total offense and scored just once -- a 7-yard pass from... (Fulton Sun, MO)
Spider silk used as artificial muscle Nov 10, 2009
The new artificial muscle could be used in microelectromechnical systems (or MEMS) tiny devices that operate on very small scales to, for example, separate individual cells ... Luckily, says Blackledge, the same silk worm-based silk that goes into dresses and medical products also exhibits similar contraction properties as spider silk and could also be used for artificial muscles at tiny scales. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Slump takes toll on pricing police Nov 9, 2009
So Measurement Standards inspectors test both these custom-packaged products and the scales that sellers use to price the items ... Besides food weighed and sold by retailers, inspectors test scales at a host of other businesses where items are weighed as part of a business transaction, such as a produce distributor or a concrete supplier ... Even airline luggage scales are tested at the airport. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Gold production highest since 1916 Nov 9, 2009
Last year's gold production tipped the scales at 800,000 ounces. The last time that much gold was mined in Alaska was 1916. (Anchorage Daily News)
HOLLISTON PTSA: Notes for November Nov 9, 2009
Watch for an exciting new show coming from the Music Department all Holliston residents who think they have a talent, practice those twirls, trills and scales. Visit your child s school for a Music and Arts Parents Association membership form or visit the HMAPA Web site. (Holliston Tab, MA)
Kurt Warner (5 TDs) thrives as Cardinals pummel Bears Nov 9, 2009
But the negatives tipped the scales. The Bears' once-vaunted defense allowed 438 yards. (USA Today -- Sports)
Piano Man and Students To Perform at Bartow Public Library Nov 8, 2009
His students learn the fundamentals of scales so that they can write their own music, not so they can literally play scales all day, he added. Feldman teaches his students to play in three different styles: bass note, where the left hand plays the bass line while the right plays melody; open voice style, where each finger plays individually like separate instruments in a band; and block style, where the left hand plays harmonies to accompany the melodies of the right. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Gold climbs to Rs 16900 per 10 gm Nov 8, 2009
Gold scales to a new peak on higher global cues - India Business - Biz - The Times of India ... Gold scales to a new peak on higher global cues. (India Times, India)
More Satterwhite classes scheduled Nov 8, 2009
Registration will be from 5 to 5:45 a.m. at Scales and Skinz in Yazoo City. The weigh-in will be at the lake's public ramp at 2:30 p.m. Visit for information. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Capturing Those In-between Moments: Timing Problem In Molecular Modeling Solved Nov 8, 2009
7, 2009) A theoretical physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a method for calculating the motions and forces of thousands of atoms simultaneously over a wider range of time scales than previously possible ... The new NIST technique can access these longer time scales -- in the critical range from nanoseconds to microseconds (billionths to millionths of a second) -- at the molecular level ... Scientists can now measure and understand what happens at... (Science Daily)
Patrick remains driven Nov 7, 2009
In winning last weekend s Amp Energy 500 at Talladega, Jamie McMurray, who will be departing Roush Fenway Racing at season s end when it scales back to four teams, gave his prospects for landing a ride next season an immeasurable boost. McMurray has been rumored to be in talks with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing as Martin Truex s replacement in the No. 1 car. (Boston Globe)
Hogan's Blog: Friday Wet Drive and Weekend Traffic Nov 7, 2009
Fire and WSP responding to an accident northbound I-405 at the truck scales. TIME: 2:45am Bellevue Accident Update: Not an accident, a disabled. (KIRO TV, WA)
This season, IIM students choose their recruiters Nov 7, 2009
The scales are tilting once again in the students favour ... The scales are tilting once again in students favour. (India Times)
Man Suspected of Stealing Meth Lab Components Arrested Nov 7, 2009
Detective Leon Burton said inside the vehicle police and Franklin County Narcotics Enforcement Unit (FCNEU) officers found meth lab components and other paraphernalia, including digital scales, pills containing pseudeophedrine, mason jars with residue, muratic acid, lye, cans of starting fluid, a granular substance in plastic soda bottles, latex gloves, tubing, coffee filters, aluminum foil, a box of unused syringes, drain cleaner, cold packs, lithium batteries and Coleman fuel. Burton added... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Moroccan PM calls for Arab unified coalition Nov 7, 2009
Mobilizing the Arab nation's competences and unifying its position would turn the region into an influencing economic block at the regional and international scales, Jettou told the third conference of Arab Thought Foundation (Dec. 01-04), themed "Arabs between the culture of change and change of culture.". (Yahoo News -- Morocco)
Taking the list out of the listener Nov 6, 2009
Is a piece of work based on the Western diatonic scale of greater worth than one based on Arabic scales. It depends on the understanding and knowledge of the listener. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
3 Arrested After Bait Car Stolen Nov 6, 2009
Rickey Linkey, David Herod, Ernie Scales Arrested ... An investigation led to warrants being issued for Rickey Linkey, 44, David Herod, 39, and Ernie Scales, 46 ... Scales has been charged with engaging in organized criminal activity. (Click2Houston, TX)
Players take unlikely roads Nov 6, 2009
Nordmann managed to put on enough pounds to tip the scales at 175 before he approached Georgia Tech's director of player personnel Liam Klein last spring and asked if he could walk on to the team. "His reaction at first was to ask if I was going out as a kicker because I was so small," Nordmann said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
At Framingham's Fuller Middle School, math = fun Nov 6, 2009
By counting the number of scales across the width of a snakeskin, Fuller Middle School students last night could figure out what kind of snake had shed it ... Students clustered around a table where Joe Martinez, a curator at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology, had them counting snake scales ... "Across different types of snakes, there's a lot of variation in the number of scales," Martinez told them. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Paleoecologists Offer New Insight Into How Climate Change Will Affect Organisms Nov 6, 2009
"The climate system varies at all ecologically relevant time scales," said Booth. "We see differences year to year, decade to decade, century to century and millennia to millennia. When trying to understand how species and populations will respond to changing climate, it's not just changes in the mean climate state that need to be considered, but also changes in variability ". (Science Daily)
Powerful Laser Sheds Light On Fast Ignition And High Energy Density Physics Nov 6, 2009
These latest observations show that strong laser-energy coupling scales from small university-class laser systems over three orders of magnitude in laser energy to large multi-kilojoule class systems needed for fast ignition. Achieving high conversion efficiencies with 10 to 20ps pulse durations is also paramount. (Science Daily)
