askland on September 29th, 2007

Musicians still needed for Bye Bye Birdie. Show is produced by META Performing Arts and will run at McIntyre Hall later November 2007. Show dates and details are at http://www.conradaskland.com/blog/2007/07/bye-bye-birdie-musician-page/ MUSICIAN SPOTS STILL OPEN: Timpani/Percussion Drums (Trap Set) Alto Sax Trombone II Trumpet III Contact Conrad if interested in auditioning. We will have a full [...]

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askland on September 29th, 2007

  TWO NIGHTS ONLY! Northwest Theatre Arts/the Conway Muse Proudly present Cabaret Flambé The Lincoln Theatre (360) 336-8955 Friday and Saturday October 12th & 13th @ 8 PM Featuring NANDA Northwest Theatre Arts (producers of the Moulin Rouge Cabaret) proudly presents Cabaret Flambé, an unforgettable night of song, dance, laughter and intrigue served in a [...]

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askland on September 29th, 2007

September 2004 – “New Age” is a term that’s lost a bit of it’s luster over the years. In theology it’s better represented by “New Thought”, but in music the term New Age still holds to describe a genre of instrumental music that is thoughtful, usually instrumental, and a great background for keeping with our [...]

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askland on September 26th, 2007

If you look at this picture and just see a guy standing next to an organ – I must inform you it is MUCH more than that. I have exciting news for any fans of the Lincoln Theater in Mount Vernon, WA – fans of Wurlitzer organs and fans of the Rocky Horror Show. What [...]

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askland on September 26th, 2007

This was my view while conducting Brigadoon at the Kirkland Performance Center in September 2007. Several people asked me for an explanation of the wired contraption you see in the middle of the photo. One child in particular spent most the show trying to figure it out and had some great guesses about it. The [...]

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askland on September 26th, 2007

Another great season for Shakespeare Northwest with Twelfth Night and Measure for Measure. I saw 12th Night and it was fantastic. My life is now incomplete knowing that I missed their production of Measure for Measure. Productions of the Bard’s work takes place outdoors by the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, WA. The park is [...]

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askland on September 24th, 2007

Lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen Is this the real life- Is this just fantasy- Caught in a landslide- No escape from reality- Open your eyes Look up to the skies and see- Im just a poor boy,i need no sympathy- Because Im easy come,easy go, A little high,little low, Anyway the wind blows,doesnt really [...]

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askland on September 22nd, 2007

Sadly, an Honest Creationist by Richard Dawkins The following article is from Free Inquiry magazine, Volume 21, Number 4. Creation “scientists” have more need than most of us to parade their degrees and qualifications, but it pays to look closely at the institutions that awarded them and the subjects in which they were taken. Those [...]

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askland on September 21st, 2007

 LOS ANGELES, CA – In a category packed with worthy nominees, the Disney Channel movie High School Musical took home the Emmy Award on Sunday for Best Television Programming With Gay Subtext. The Emmy was presented by former West Wing stars Bradley Whitford and Rob Lowe to Musical director Kenny Ortega, who won the [...]

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askland on September 21st, 2007

� News Release from GeoDezik.com: Cirque Du Soleil – Macao, China / Chine (French) – Geodezik conçoit présentement les projections vidéo d’un nouveau spectacle permanent du Cirque du Soleil qui sera présenté � partir de 2008 � Macao en Chine. Sous la direction du metteur en scène Gilles Maheu et en collaboration avec le scénographe [...]

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askland on September 21st, 2007

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askland on September 21st, 2007

1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. 2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. 3. He who laughs last, thinks slowest. 4. A day without sunshine is like, well, night. 5. Change is inevitable, [...]

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askland on September 21st, 2007

Question received via email about finding the right tempo: Hi there I am a song writer who is having trouble with finding the right tempo. Many of my songs are constructed on basslines, drum beats, riffs or vocals and I feel that everything is recorded at it’s most suitable timing. However, something lacks in either [...]

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askland on September 20th, 2007

The Soul Plays by Nicola Pearson Phillip Tarro Theater, Skagit Valley College Campus Thursday, Sept. 27 – 2:30pm Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28 & 29 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $5 and you can call (360) 416 7723 for information and reservations. This is a great opportunity for those of you who didn’t get a [...]

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Thank you to the authors of this published study for choosing my nature sound recordings to use on your experiments. Integrating audiovisual information for the control of overt attention Selim Onat – Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, Germany Klaus Libertus – Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, Germany, & Department of Psychology [...]

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askland on September 19th, 2007

Here’s a comparison between the cytochrome-C coding in humans and chimps. Differences are marked by gaps in the asterisks. human_cytc ATGGGTGATGTTGAGAAAGGCAAGAAGATTTTTATTATGAAGTGTTCCCAGTGCCACACC chimp_cytc ATGGGTGATGTTGAGAAAGGCAAGAAGATTTTTATTATGAAGTGTTCCCAGTGCCATACC ******************************************************** *** human_cytc GTTGAAAAGGGAGGCAAGCACAAGACTGGGCCAAATCTCCATGGTCTCTTTGGGCGGAAG chimp_cytc GTTGAAAAGGGAGGCAAGCACAAGACTGGGCCAAATCTCCATGGTCTCTTCGGGCGGAAG ************************************************** ********* human_cytc ACAGGTCAGGCCCCTGGATACTCTTACACAGCCGCCAATAAGAACAAAGGCATCATCTGG chimp_cytc ACAGGTCAGGCCCCTGGATATTCTTACACAGCCGCCAATAAGAACAAAGGCATCATCTGG ******************** *************************************** human_cytc GGAGAGGATACACTGATGGAGTATTTGGAGAATCCCAAGAAGTACATCCCTGGAACAAAA chimp_cytc GGAGAGGATACACTGATGGAGTATTTGGAGAATCCCAAGAAGTACATCCCTGGAACAAAA ************************************************************ human_cytc ATGATCTTTGTCGGCATTAAGAAGAAGGAAGAAAGGGCAGACTTAATAGCTTATCTCAAA chimp_cytc ATGATATTTGTCGGCATTAAGAAGAAGGAAGAAAGGGCAGACTTAATAGCTTATCTCAAA ***** ****************************************************** human_cytc AAAGCTACTAATGAGTAA chimp_cytc AAAGCTACTAATGAGTAA ******************

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askland on September 19th, 2007

 Rev. Dr. Reggie McNeil is coming to Puget Sound to present: Spiritual Leadership for the Present Future Church Saturday, September 22, 2007, 9am – 3pm North Creek Presbyterian Church 621 164th Street SE Mill Creek, WA 98012 Visit http://www.npspresbytery.org for more details Engage Reggie as a team or come on your own. Event Fee: [...]

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askland on September 19th, 2007

Hi! I just wanted to know, how can i do to redirect all the 404 errors (Page not found) to the index of my website. Thanks! ******************************* Have a file at in the public_html or htdocs folder of your website called .htaccess with this in it: ErrorDocument 404 /index.html

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askland on September 18th, 2007

Press release concerning all the new shows on the way with Cirque… Putting Creation First CIRQUE DU SOLEIL OFFERS STIMULATING CREATIVE PLATFORMS FOR CREATORS FROM HOME AND ABROAD Montreal, September 13, 2007 – Ever since its founding in 1984, Cirque du Soleil has chosen to empower its creators and make creation the focal point of [...]

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askland on September 18th, 2007

Autry created the Cowboy Code or Cowboy Commandments in response to his young radio listeners aspiring to be just like Gene. I used to play keyboards for Roy Rogers Jr. – see Roy Rogers and Gene Autry had a friendly rivalry between them, all in good fun. But I’d bet my saddle that Roy would [...]

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