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Oct 3, 2010: Audubon Bird Walk at Hudson Highlands Nature Museum - Outdoor Discovery Center
Quest hiking trails are free. Quest Guidebooks are $5 at the Visitors Center and can be shared. Each Quest is an adventure and a search on trails that range from casual to challenging. Come to the Outdoor Discovery Center, entrance on Muser Drive, across from 174 Angola Road, Cornwall. The Museum's Quest Ranger will set you up and send you on your way.
Oct 3, 2010: Safari Vehicle Tours at Devil's Punchbowl Natural Area
A guided tour of the local section of the San Andreas Fault. We will caravan to the fault from the Nature Center. The historical aspects of the fault, predictions of future earthquakes, and the general geology of California will be covered in an informal discussion format. Although all programs are free, donations are needed for animal food and expanding our exhibits. Any donation would be appreciated. For more information, call 661 944-2743.
Oct 3, 2010: Free Guided Tours at Madrone Art Bar
Join organist Wil Blades for Sunday Sessions. Wil Blades leads his band for the first set, opening up the second set as a Jazz jam session for musicians. Musicians are encouraged to come and play.
Oct 3, 2010: Bryant Park Ping Pong at Bryant Park
Hone your ping pong skills at one of two state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge. Sign up with an attendant in the park to reserve a time slot.
Oct 5, 2010: James Tissot: the Life of Christ at Children's Hospital Oakland Outpatient Center
Favorite vendors like pesticide-free fruit farmer J & J Farms continue to sell at the market along with new vendors. Prepared food will soon be available. Cooking demonstrations and recipes based on fresh produce are also new additions to the weekly market.
Oct 2, 2010: Free Saturday 2010: October Pumpkin Fest at Children's Museum - La Habra
Themed activities include music, dance, and visual arts activities and performances for families and children of all ages.
Oct 2, 2010: Inwood Astronomy Programs at Inwood Hill Park
Every Saturday (weather permitting), Northern Manhattan Parks and the Inwood Astronomy Project will offer free star and planet gazing in Inwood Hill Park. These free, family-friendly events aim to spread the joys of the evening sky, and help you to learn more about the nature of our Solar System and current happenings in Astronomy.Telescopes will be available for your use or bring your own. For more information and weather updates, visit the Inwood Astronomy Project.Note:As the days grow longer, start times for astronomy programs are later. Please keep checking as we adjust program schedules to allow for these changes.Astronomy programs are clear-sky dependent. Call the Inwood Astronomy Project Hotline for updates at (917) 529-2359. Please check times because schedules will change as the season progresses and days get longer.Limited accessibility due to some lawn areas.INWOOD ASTRONOMY PROJECT NEWS:We also offer Stargazing programs in Fort Tryon Park second Wednesday of every month.Coming soon - Inwwod Astronomy Project has purchased a new telescope Obsession 15 CU Telescope. It will be one of the largest amateur telescope available for regular free viewing in the 5 boroughs. Stay tuned for news of its arrival and when you can try it.
Oct 13, 2010: • Free Course in the Wisdom of Kabbalah at Online
Bnei Baruch Learning Center is holding a live, interactive, free video course
What Does the Course Give You?
A firm basis in authentic Kabbalah methodology, providing a deep understanding of nature, the world, and who you really are
Practical tools with which to take control of every challenge in life by learning the real rules of the game
A unique illumination that can be sensed only by the study of authentic Kabbalah texts, an illumination that reveals and helps you realize your life's true purpose
Click here to register http://bit.ly/cEKwOh
contact person: Abraham Cohen
phone #:1-877-788-3906
email: lc@kabbalah.info
Kabbalah, spirituality, online courses, classes, zohar
What Does the Course Give You?
A firm basis in authentic Kabbalah methodology, providing a deep understanding of nature, the world, and who you really are
Practical tools with which to take control of every challenge in life by learning the real rules of the game
A unique illumination that can be sensed only by the study of authentic Kabbalah texts, an illumination that reveals and helps you realize your life's true purpose
Click here to register http://bit.ly/cEKwOh
contact person: Abraham Cohen
phone #:1-877-788-3906
email: lc@kabbalah.info
Kabbalah, spirituality, online courses, classes, zohar
Sep 4, 2010: [KONTROL] Sat.Sept.4th w/ Roman Flügel & Motor City Drum Ensemble at The Endup
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
[ K O N T R O L ]
minimal techno + avant house
every 1st Saturday at The Endup
featuring from Frankfurt, Germany:
::: ROMAN FL‹GEL :::
(Playhouse . Klang Elektronik . Cocoon . Alter Ego)
Legendary German DJ and producer Roman Fl¸gel has
been active since the early 90's, releasing a diverse
array of Techno, House and Electro under various guises
including Alter Ego, Acid Jesus, Eight Miles High, and
Soylent Green. As a co-founder of the famous
triumvirate of labels Playhouse, Klang Elektronik, and
Ongaku, he has had an enormous influence on dance
music throughout Germany and the world, along the
way remixing heavy hitters like Daft Punk, Blaze,
Primal Scream, Ricardo Villalobos, Tiefschwarz,
Radio Slave, and countless others. Don't miss this
true musical pioneer in his Bay Area debut.
and from Stuttgart, Germany:
::: MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE :::
(MCDE . 20:20 Vision . Compost)
With the obvious influence of classic Detroit sounds
throughout his music, it would be a forgivable mistake to
assume Motor City Drum Ensemble is a product of our
own Motor City, but such is not the case. Hailing from
Stuttgart, the automobile production capital of Germany,
this "ensemble" actually consists of one Danilo Plessow,
a musical prodigy who at the tender age of 25 has already
released on more than 25 labels and has proven to be a
key figure in the recent global resurgence of Deep House.
Having blown minds with his "Raw Cuts" series and
delivered one of the most revered RA podcasts to date,
we are proud to bring him to the West Coast at last for
his much-anticipated debut.
with residents:
SAMMY D (Classic . Dirtybird . Utensil . Magnificent 7)
http://www.myspace.com/sammydoyle
NIKOLA BAYTALA (S.W.A.T. . Robsoul . Junior Boys Own)
http://www.myspace.com/nikolaswat
CRAIG KUNA (Mothership . Platform . ESDJCO)
http://www.myspace.com/craig1
_________________________________________________________
The ENDUP
401 6th St @ Harrison, SF
10pm - 6am / 21+ / $20
http://www.theendup.com/
FREE before 11pm!
_________________________________________________________
Flyer:
http://www.kontrolsf.com/K63/K63H.jpg
Poster:
http://www.kontrolsf.com/K63/K63P.jpg
Facebook Invite:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109444299113107
RA Event:
http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?188296
_________________________________________________________
::: ROMAN FL‹GEL :::
It all started with one of these Chicago Trax compilations on DM/STREETSOUNDS. As a reaction to his thirsting for more of these crazed beats from overseas and with a view to his tight budget, the greatest hits of these expensive imported 12î singles were soon released in the form of a compendium. This opened Pandoraís box, for very young Roman Fl¸gel, too. Innocently given to him by his elder brother as a present (ìHe probably had no idea what he was about to unleash and just wanted to give me some new musicî), the dazzle of the unrefined and feverish dance music, furnished with just a few drum machines and inexpensive synthesizers, turned the whole world upside down for the cultivated music pupil from Darmstadt. After several evenings at Sven V‰thís renowned Omen club, few kilometres further up north, and his mind was made up. Memories of the atmosphere at the legendary Warp or Underground Resistance label nights has put a smile on Fl¸gelís delicate face ever since ñ a man who would also make a fine figure as a literature lecturer, poet or thinker. ìLFOís bass, once they had set up their massive range of equipment, was unbelievable,î he says laughing.
It didnít take long before the well-trained ear tried out more than just classical melodies. Little by little, he collected a vast array of equipment, bringing forth his first sound experiments and enough courage to give a demo tape to indie fan (thatís what music magazines like Zillo used to call people like that back then) Jˆrn Elling Wuttke. The latter was a well-known face in Darmstadtís music scene and often enthused about new electronic music. In him he had found the right partner and Wuttke could hardly believe his spellbound ears.
DJs und Delirium record sellers Ata and Heiko MSO from Frankfurt felt the same. At first they thought someone was making fun of them. It sounded too authentic and unique. The music Fl¸gel and Wuttke had presented to their label Ongaku and Klang Elektronik as Acid Jesus or, rather, Alter Ego, couldnít possibly come from the little neighbouring town Darmstadt. In Frankfurt, that kind of sound made people think of Detroit. The rest is history and forged an almost holy alliance. Speaking of holy: a humid summerís day, a crate of beer and a studio in a garage sufficed to found a new label by the name of Playhouse for Holy Garage and to create that certain ìsurpriseî which still excites house clubs today. Comrades-in-arms such as IsolÈe, Don Disco alias Losoul and Ricardo Villalobos made the label the number one address. So they went on, history was written and the nineties flew by in a jiffy. His degree course in music was in the way: ìIt seemed obsolete somehow, just to be analyzing church sonatas all day when there were so many interesting things going on around me. When, on top of that, the only semester on modern music was cancelled that year, I decided to leave the university.î
Luckily for us all, actually. The electronic intellectualís productivity is virtually unparalleled and Roman Fl¸gel, the producer, DJ and label co-owner of Ongaku/Klang/Playhouse has meanwhile become a gentle giant in the German electro scene. With his own personal style and the privilege of being independent from the usual constraints of the music industry. A free spirit instead of a sheep. His solo project as Soylent Green (see the latest ìLa Forca Del Destinoî compendium) is just as much of a must as his Alter Ego project with Wuttke, rigorously affirming techno down to the very last detail. He and Wuttke also count as techno Teuton Sven V‰thís favourite producers, who booked the team to produce a series of his own music. Romanís work as Eight Miles High and Ro 70 show his quieter side, while the remixes (e.g. for The Human League, Primal Scream, Pet Shop Boys, Kylie Minogue) and tracks under his own name (just think of the Arcade rave of ìGehtís Nochî) are light dancefloor affirmations.
Roman also champions the cause of this in his job as an entertainer. Tried and tested by the stadium and pop hit ìRockerî, Fl¸gel and Wuttke can be proud of being able to set any auditorium in the world on fire with their live set. DJ Roman Fl¸gel can say the same of himself. Be it his sets at Offenbachís Robert-Johnson, Amnesia on Ibiza or Berlinís Tollhaus Berghain/Panorama Bar: instead of disappearing in trivial and meaningless elevator clicks, he prefers to make his way through 20 years of ìraveî. Contemporary music that includes bleeping house or quirky techno meets futuristic Italo-disco and electronica devoid of all provenance. There was a time when youíd call that kind of sound acid house, released cheaper by the dozen on compilations. It all turns full circle again.
===> LINKS:
Website:
http://www.ongaku.de/
MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/therealalterego
Discography:
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Roman%20Fl%C3%BCgel
===> AUDIO:
Roman Fl¸gel - Studio Mix April 2009
http://rapidshare.com/files/219012091/Roman_Flugel_April_Mix_2009.mp3
Roman IV - Altes Testament
Alter Ego - Rocker
===> VIDEO:
Roman Fl¸gel @ LoveFamilyPark 2007
Roman Fl¸gel @ Love Parade 2007
_________________________________________________________
::: MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE :::
At the tender age of 6, Danilo Plessow`s path in music started with playing drums. With his engagement in a school big band in Schw‰bisch Gm¸nd (near Stuttgart/Germany) he found his love for jazz ñ and from 11 years of age on he started working on his own music using a computer and samples. Being influenced by Jazz, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop and House music, the first results were already released 5 years later--at the age of 15!--on Stuttgarts Pulver Records. Together with Joachim Tobias, Danilo had formed the House/Broken Beat project ìInverse Cinematicsî (http://www.myspace.com/inversecinematics): Seven 12î Records, the highly acclaimed album "Passiní through" and many remixes and compilation appearances followed. The project was and still is a favorite of some of the worldís most influential leftfield DJs such as Gilles Peterson, Rainer Tr¸by (with whom Danilo actually proves a productive collaboration), Michael R¸tten or Benji B. After several other co-operations and solo projects in the Nujazz vein ('Hipster Wonkaz' with P.Valentino for Ubiquity Records or solo as 'Aphro Pzyko' for Raw Fusion), Danilo went back to his House music roots with the ìMotor City Drum Ensembleî (MCDE).
This artist moniker refers to his home town Stuttgart, the world's cradle of the automobile and Germanyís very own motor city (w. Mercedes-Benz / Porsche / Bosch a. o.) and obviously is a link to Detroit as well. Taking influences from Soul, Disco and Detroit/Chicago 90`s House, the new moniker soon became his best known: He released five 12î in 2008, and especially his ìRaw Cutsî series made him a shooting star in the Deep House scene, highlighted by the internet house/techno bible ìResident Advisorî for whom he did a mix-tape that is soon regarded as one of the best mixes of this significant podcast. Having blown the world away with his ëRaw Cutsí series, released on his own label ìMCDEî (run together with Pablo Valentino), Danilo has made an enormous impact on House and Techno. On ëJuno Recordsí all three 12" of the cult series are meanwhile charted within the top 8 of the all time 'Deep House' bestsellers and undoubtedly they are still belonging to the most played tracks on the dance-floors! His other own label ìFour Roses Recordingsî has been doing also very well.
Thanks to his remarkable musical talent and overflowing creativity, Danilo has become a sought after and very successful re-mixer as well. With just 25 years of age and including all his projects he has already released on more than 25 labels.
No doubt, 2009 was MCDEís year. In February, Beatportís team of music experts had put him ahead of the up and coming Deep House artists worldwide. In the following months MCDE got a growing critical and popular wave of applause due to his amazing, sample-heavy ëdiscoishí house tunes, delivering the whole ëDeep Houseí notion with clarity and vision alongside a definitive style and by keeping the quality levels bubbling over. ìMCDE has cultivated a style that is somehow incredibly loose and tight at the same timeî and that has made him one of the most appreciated producers of dance music at its best who manages to blend House, light Techno and Disco with the same amount of success. With his impressive slew of stunning remixes for the likes of DJ Sprinkles,Tiga, T-Coy, Steve Bug, DJ T, Tom Trago, Jazzanova, Presence, Akabu, Toby Tobias, Losoul, A. Lodemann and others, Danilo created Deep House master pieces. Since march 2010 for example, his buoyant remix of NUfrequency's "Fallen Hero" leads the top 100 all-time charted tracks (of over 400.000 !) on RA's DJ Charts and he's ranked among the top 10 charted artists. As well, his estimated podcasts (for RA/XLR8R/Juno Plus/Ö) proved that he understands much more about house than what simply emanates from his mixing desk.
Just as successful as he does with his top-ranking productions he works for the dance floors as a very popular DJ ñ just being picked out by the RA-Poll one of the TOP 50 worldwide (as well as one of the youngest of course!). So Danilo now hits the road on a regular again to show some of his DJ skills, which already have brought him to the most famous venues all over Europe, the US, Russia, Asia and Australia .
A reviewer brought it into focus: ìDanilo Plessow has been writing and composing electronic music since he was fourteen years old. Now at twenty-five, he has become one of the most sought after and accomplished artists in the world. From his staggeringly diverse productions, to his brain changing remix work, to his obsessive DJ sets around the world, this young man turns heads with seemingly everything he does. He has played some of the best clubs, parties, and radio shows on earth, and being on equally as large and respected recording labels.î - ìDanilo Plessow is still young, but itís obvious from his 2009 that he has an innate talent for the simple things and will likely continue his run for a long, long time.î ñ Therefore better watch out, this boyës on a mission!
===> LINKS:
Website:
http://www.motorcitydrumensemble.com/
MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/motorcitydrumensemble
Discography:
http://www.discogs.com/artist/motor%20city%20drum%20ensemble
Bodytonic Interview:
http://www.bodytonicmusic.com/words/2009/jul/16/chat-motor-city-drum-ensemble/
===> AUDIO:
MCDE - Resident Advisor Podcast 132:
http://soundcloud.com/invrs/resident-advisor-podcast-132-mcde/
MCDE - XLR8R Podcast:
http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2010/01/motor-city-drum-ensemble
===> VIDEO:
MCDE - Live @ Classic 020 (Tunnel, Milano) 06.
MCDE - Interview 2010
MCDE - Raw Cuts #3 web video:
_________________________________________________________
http://www.kontrolsf.com/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6631032340
[ K O N T R O L ]
minimal techno + avant house
every 1st Saturday at The Endup
featuring from Frankfurt, Germany:
::: ROMAN FL‹GEL :::
(Playhouse . Klang Elektronik . Cocoon . Alter Ego)
Legendary German DJ and producer Roman Fl¸gel has
been active since the early 90's, releasing a diverse
array of Techno, House and Electro under various guises
including Alter Ego, Acid Jesus, Eight Miles High, and
Soylent Green. As a co-founder of the famous
triumvirate of labels Playhouse, Klang Elektronik, and
Ongaku, he has had an enormous influence on dance
music throughout Germany and the world, along the
way remixing heavy hitters like Daft Punk, Blaze,
Primal Scream, Ricardo Villalobos, Tiefschwarz,
Radio Slave, and countless others. Don't miss this
true musical pioneer in his Bay Area debut.
and from Stuttgart, Germany:
::: MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE :::
(MCDE . 20:20 Vision . Compost)
With the obvious influence of classic Detroit sounds
throughout his music, it would be a forgivable mistake to
assume Motor City Drum Ensemble is a product of our
own Motor City, but such is not the case. Hailing from
Stuttgart, the automobile production capital of Germany,
this "ensemble" actually consists of one Danilo Plessow,
a musical prodigy who at the tender age of 25 has already
released on more than 25 labels and has proven to be a
key figure in the recent global resurgence of Deep House.
Having blown minds with his "Raw Cuts" series and
delivered one of the most revered RA podcasts to date,
we are proud to bring him to the West Coast at last for
his much-anticipated debut.
with residents:
SAMMY D (Classic . Dirtybird . Utensil . Magnificent 7)
http://www.myspace.com/sammydoyle
NIKOLA BAYTALA (S.W.A.T. . Robsoul . Junior Boys Own)
http://www.myspace.com/nikolaswat
CRAIG KUNA (Mothership . Platform . ESDJCO)
http://www.myspace.com/craig1
_________________________________________________________
The ENDUP
401 6th St @ Harrison, SF
10pm - 6am / 21+ / $20
http://www.theendup.com/
FREE before 11pm!
_________________________________________________________
Flyer:
http://www.kontrolsf.com/K63/K63H.jpg
Poster:
http://www.kontrolsf.com/K63/K63P.jpg
Facebook Invite:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109444299113107
RA Event:
http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?188296
_________________________________________________________
::: ROMAN FL‹GEL :::
It all started with one of these Chicago Trax compilations on DM/STREETSOUNDS. As a reaction to his thirsting for more of these crazed beats from overseas and with a view to his tight budget, the greatest hits of these expensive imported 12î singles were soon released in the form of a compendium. This opened Pandoraís box, for very young Roman Fl¸gel, too. Innocently given to him by his elder brother as a present (ìHe probably had no idea what he was about to unleash and just wanted to give me some new musicî), the dazzle of the unrefined and feverish dance music, furnished with just a few drum machines and inexpensive synthesizers, turned the whole world upside down for the cultivated music pupil from Darmstadt. After several evenings at Sven V‰thís renowned Omen club, few kilometres further up north, and his mind was made up. Memories of the atmosphere at the legendary Warp or Underground Resistance label nights has put a smile on Fl¸gelís delicate face ever since ñ a man who would also make a fine figure as a literature lecturer, poet or thinker. ìLFOís bass, once they had set up their massive range of equipment, was unbelievable,î he says laughing.
It didnít take long before the well-trained ear tried out more than just classical melodies. Little by little, he collected a vast array of equipment, bringing forth his first sound experiments and enough courage to give a demo tape to indie fan (thatís what music magazines like Zillo used to call people like that back then) Jˆrn Elling Wuttke. The latter was a well-known face in Darmstadtís music scene and often enthused about new electronic music. In him he had found the right partner and Wuttke could hardly believe his spellbound ears.
DJs und Delirium record sellers Ata and Heiko MSO from Frankfurt felt the same. At first they thought someone was making fun of them. It sounded too authentic and unique. The music Fl¸gel and Wuttke had presented to their label Ongaku and Klang Elektronik as Acid Jesus or, rather, Alter Ego, couldnít possibly come from the little neighbouring town Darmstadt. In Frankfurt, that kind of sound made people think of Detroit. The rest is history and forged an almost holy alliance. Speaking of holy: a humid summerís day, a crate of beer and a studio in a garage sufficed to found a new label by the name of Playhouse for Holy Garage and to create that certain ìsurpriseî which still excites house clubs today. Comrades-in-arms such as IsolÈe, Don Disco alias Losoul and Ricardo Villalobos made the label the number one address. So they went on, history was written and the nineties flew by in a jiffy. His degree course in music was in the way: ìIt seemed obsolete somehow, just to be analyzing church sonatas all day when there were so many interesting things going on around me. When, on top of that, the only semester on modern music was cancelled that year, I decided to leave the university.î
Luckily for us all, actually. The electronic intellectualís productivity is virtually unparalleled and Roman Fl¸gel, the producer, DJ and label co-owner of Ongaku/Klang/Playhouse has meanwhile become a gentle giant in the German electro scene. With his own personal style and the privilege of being independent from the usual constraints of the music industry. A free spirit instead of a sheep. His solo project as Soylent Green (see the latest ìLa Forca Del Destinoî compendium) is just as much of a must as his Alter Ego project with Wuttke, rigorously affirming techno down to the very last detail. He and Wuttke also count as techno Teuton Sven V‰thís favourite producers, who booked the team to produce a series of his own music. Romanís work as Eight Miles High and Ro 70 show his quieter side, while the remixes (e.g. for The Human League, Primal Scream, Pet Shop Boys, Kylie Minogue) and tracks under his own name (just think of the Arcade rave of ìGehtís Nochî) are light dancefloor affirmations.
Roman also champions the cause of this in his job as an entertainer. Tried and tested by the stadium and pop hit ìRockerî, Fl¸gel and Wuttke can be proud of being able to set any auditorium in the world on fire with their live set. DJ Roman Fl¸gel can say the same of himself. Be it his sets at Offenbachís Robert-Johnson, Amnesia on Ibiza or Berlinís Tollhaus Berghain/Panorama Bar: instead of disappearing in trivial and meaningless elevator clicks, he prefers to make his way through 20 years of ìraveî. Contemporary music that includes bleeping house or quirky techno meets futuristic Italo-disco and electronica devoid of all provenance. There was a time when youíd call that kind of sound acid house, released cheaper by the dozen on compilations. It all turns full circle again.
===> LINKS:
Website:
http://www.ongaku.de/
MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/therealalterego
Discography:
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Roman%20Fl%C3%BCgel
===> AUDIO:
Roman Fl¸gel - Studio Mix April 2009
http://rapidshare.com/files/219012091/Roman_Flugel_April_Mix_2009.mp3
Roman IV - Altes Testament
Alter Ego - Rocker
===> VIDEO:
Roman Fl¸gel @ LoveFamilyPark 2007
Roman Fl¸gel @ Love Parade 2007
_________________________________________________________
::: MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE :::
At the tender age of 6, Danilo Plessow`s path in music started with playing drums. With his engagement in a school big band in Schw‰bisch Gm¸nd (near Stuttgart/Germany) he found his love for jazz ñ and from 11 years of age on he started working on his own music using a computer and samples. Being influenced by Jazz, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop and House music, the first results were already released 5 years later--at the age of 15!--on Stuttgarts Pulver Records. Together with Joachim Tobias, Danilo had formed the House/Broken Beat project ìInverse Cinematicsî (http://www.myspace.com/inversecinematics): Seven 12î Records, the highly acclaimed album "Passiní through" and many remixes and compilation appearances followed. The project was and still is a favorite of some of the worldís most influential leftfield DJs such as Gilles Peterson, Rainer Tr¸by (with whom Danilo actually proves a productive collaboration), Michael R¸tten or Benji B. After several other co-operations and solo projects in the Nujazz vein ('Hipster Wonkaz' with P.Valentino for Ubiquity Records or solo as 'Aphro Pzyko' for Raw Fusion), Danilo went back to his House music roots with the ìMotor City Drum Ensembleî (MCDE).
This artist moniker refers to his home town Stuttgart, the world's cradle of the automobile and Germanyís very own motor city (w. Mercedes-Benz / Porsche / Bosch a. o.) and obviously is a link to Detroit as well. Taking influences from Soul, Disco and Detroit/Chicago 90`s House, the new moniker soon became his best known: He released five 12î in 2008, and especially his ìRaw Cutsî series made him a shooting star in the Deep House scene, highlighted by the internet house/techno bible ìResident Advisorî for whom he did a mix-tape that is soon regarded as one of the best mixes of this significant podcast. Having blown the world away with his ëRaw Cutsí series, released on his own label ìMCDEî (run together with Pablo Valentino), Danilo has made an enormous impact on House and Techno. On ëJuno Recordsí all three 12" of the cult series are meanwhile charted within the top 8 of the all time 'Deep House' bestsellers and undoubtedly they are still belonging to the most played tracks on the dance-floors! His other own label ìFour Roses Recordingsî has been doing also very well.
Thanks to his remarkable musical talent and overflowing creativity, Danilo has become a sought after and very successful re-mixer as well. With just 25 years of age and including all his projects he has already released on more than 25 labels.
No doubt, 2009 was MCDEís year. In February, Beatportís team of music experts had put him ahead of the up and coming Deep House artists worldwide. In the following months MCDE got a growing critical and popular wave of applause due to his amazing, sample-heavy ëdiscoishí house tunes, delivering the whole ëDeep Houseí notion with clarity and vision alongside a definitive style and by keeping the quality levels bubbling over. ìMCDE has cultivated a style that is somehow incredibly loose and tight at the same timeî and that has made him one of the most appreciated producers of dance music at its best who manages to blend House, light Techno and Disco with the same amount of success. With his impressive slew of stunning remixes for the likes of DJ Sprinkles,Tiga, T-Coy, Steve Bug, DJ T, Tom Trago, Jazzanova, Presence, Akabu, Toby Tobias, Losoul, A. Lodemann and others, Danilo created Deep House master pieces. Since march 2010 for example, his buoyant remix of NUfrequency's "Fallen Hero" leads the top 100 all-time charted tracks (of over 400.000 !) on RA's DJ Charts and he's ranked among the top 10 charted artists. As well, his estimated podcasts (for RA/XLR8R/Juno Plus/Ö) proved that he understands much more about house than what simply emanates from his mixing desk.
Just as successful as he does with his top-ranking productions he works for the dance floors as a very popular DJ ñ just being picked out by the RA-Poll one of the TOP 50 worldwide (as well as one of the youngest of course!). So Danilo now hits the road on a regular again to show some of his DJ skills, which already have brought him to the most famous venues all over Europe, the US, Russia, Asia and Australia .
A reviewer brought it into focus: ìDanilo Plessow has been writing and composing electronic music since he was fourteen years old. Now at twenty-five, he has become one of the most sought after and accomplished artists in the world. From his staggeringly diverse productions, to his brain changing remix work, to his obsessive DJ sets around the world, this young man turns heads with seemingly everything he does. He has played some of the best clubs, parties, and radio shows on earth, and being on equally as large and respected recording labels.î - ìDanilo Plessow is still young, but itís obvious from his 2009 that he has an innate talent for the simple things and will likely continue his run for a long, long time.î ñ Therefore better watch out, this boyës on a mission!
===> LINKS:
Website:
http://www.motorcitydrumensemble.com/
MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/motorcitydrumensemble
Discography:
http://www.discogs.com/artist/motor%20city%20drum%20ensemble
Bodytonic Interview:
http://www.bodytonicmusic.com/words/2009/jul/16/chat-motor-city-drum-ensemble/
===> AUDIO:
MCDE - Resident Advisor Podcast 132:
http://soundcloud.com/invrs/resident-advisor-podcast-132-mcde/
MCDE - XLR8R Podcast:
http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2010/01/motor-city-drum-ensemble
===> VIDEO:
MCDE - Live @ Classic 020 (Tunnel, Milano) 06.
MCDE - Interview 2010
MCDE - Raw Cuts #3 web video:
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Sep 9, 2010: Spirit Speaks at Wizards
You are cordially invited to a FREE session of this new program.
The full-house audiences have decided these events are "enlightening," "wonderful," and "right on target."
Qumran will invite Spirit to address random INDIVIDUALS in the audience to offer guidance.The same sense that is used during private Psychic readings will be used to address the audience in general. Expect an uplifting and inspiring experience. There may be messages to individuals in the group either from Spirit or from loved ones that have passed on.
Space limited so please RSVP to cathy@wizardsonlinestore.com
so we can provide appropriate seating.
Thursday, September 9th at 7:30pm
(note: no admittance after 7:50pm
-doors will be closed for this event)
The full-house audiences have decided these events are "enlightening," "wonderful," and "right on target."
Qumran will invite Spirit to address random INDIVIDUALS in the audience to offer guidance.The same sense that is used during private Psychic readings will be used to address the audience in general. Expect an uplifting and inspiring experience. There may be messages to individuals in the group either from Spirit or from loved ones that have passed on.
Space limited so please RSVP to cathy@wizardsonlinestore.com
so we can provide appropriate seating.
Thursday, September 9th at 7:30pm
(note: no admittance after 7:50pm
-doors will be closed for this event)
Oct 2, 2010: Black Couture Pre-Halloween Costume Ball at The Fillmore Jazz District
The Black Couture Ball brings glamour back to the Fillmore District as guests dress up in vintage costumes and formal black dress to listen and dance to the tune of eight jazz, R&B, swing, and soul bands performing at Yoshi’s Fillmore, Rasselas Jazz Club, 1300 on Fillmore, Bruno’s Pizzeria Cucina, Sheba Piano Lounge and the Fillmore Center Plaza.__________________________________ The bands include 11th Commandment, Misa Malone, Emily Anne’s Delights, Slim Jenkins, Lee Presson And The Nails, and The Robert Stewart Experience. Adding elegance to this retro celebration is a vintage car display in front of the venues on Fillmore Street. Swing and Lindy dance and lessons will take place at the Fillmore Plaza followed by a contest for the best vintage costume. ___________________________________________The Black Couture Ball takes place throughout the Fillmore neighborhood, in restaurants and music venues along Fillmore Street from Post to Eddy Streets. Participating restaurants and clubs will be offering drink and food specials for the evening._____________________________
WHAT: Black Couture Ball
WHEN: Saturday, October 2, 7:30 pm-2 am
7:30 pm- 8 pm : Free dance lessons at Fillmore Center Plaza
8 pm -9:30 pm: Free dancing at the Fillmore Center Plaza to the music of Emily Anne’s Delights____________________________
Bands at Rasselas and Yoshi’s begin playing at 8:30 pm.
Cost: Couture Ball: $35 in advance, $45 at the door for joint admission to Yoshi’s Lounge and Rasselas Jazz Club.
Fillmore Center Plaza Event and admission to Brunos, Sheba Piano Lounge, 1300 on Fillmore, Lush Life Gallery are free
Suggested Dress: Dressy Black Clothing
Participating restaurants include:
Yoshi’s – www.yoshis.com --Lee Presson and the Nails and 11th Commandment.
Rasselas Jazz Club – www.rasselasjazzclub.com Misa Malone and The Robert Stewart Experience
Sheba Piano Lounge - www.shebalounge.com South City Blues Band
1300 On Fillmore www.1300fillmore.com TBD
The Fillmore Center Plaza—Emily Anne’s Delights
Lush Life Art Gallery-- http://www.jazzheritagecenter.org/lushlife/overview.html TBD
Bruno’s Pizzeria Cucina-- http://www.sfbrunos.com/ Slim Jenkins
WHERE: Fillmore Street, between Post Street and Eddy Street
WEBSITE: http://www.blackcoutureball.com
PARKING: Clay/Webster Garage, Japantown Plaza, Fillmore Center Garage
(Eddy between Fillmore and Steiner) or Fillmore Heritage Center Garage (Eddy between Fillmore and Webster)
WHAT: Black Couture Ball
WHEN: Saturday, October 2, 7:30 pm-2 am
7:30 pm- 8 pm : Free dance lessons at Fillmore Center Plaza
8 pm -9:30 pm: Free dancing at the Fillmore Center Plaza to the music of Emily Anne’s Delights____________________________
Bands at Rasselas and Yoshi’s begin playing at 8:30 pm.
Cost: Couture Ball: $35 in advance, $45 at the door for joint admission to Yoshi’s Lounge and Rasselas Jazz Club.
Fillmore Center Plaza Event and admission to Brunos, Sheba Piano Lounge, 1300 on Fillmore, Lush Life Gallery are free
Suggested Dress: Dressy Black Clothing
Participating restaurants include:
Yoshi’s – www.yoshis.com --Lee Presson and the Nails and 11th Commandment.
Rasselas Jazz Club – www.rasselasjazzclub.com Misa Malone and The Robert Stewart Experience
Sheba Piano Lounge - www.shebalounge.com South City Blues Band
1300 On Fillmore www.1300fillmore.com TBD
The Fillmore Center Plaza—Emily Anne’s Delights
Lush Life Art Gallery-- http://www.jazzheritagecenter.org/lushlife/overview.html TBD
Bruno’s Pizzeria Cucina-- http://www.sfbrunos.com/ Slim Jenkins
WHERE: Fillmore Street, between Post Street and Eddy Street
WEBSITE: http://www.blackcoutureball.com
PARKING: Clay/Webster Garage, Japantown Plaza, Fillmore Center Garage
(Eddy between Fillmore and Steiner) or Fillmore Heritage Center Garage (Eddy between Fillmore and Webster)
Nov 29, 2010: Palo Alto, CA, Nov 22-24 at Socialtext Headquarters
BPM Is Real – And Ready For Your Project
Whether you need to ramp up your processes to meet best-in-class standards, or need to bridge a business bottleneck, BPM, along with SOA and workflow, is ready. And you can make your vision a practical reality with Intalio’s three day BPM foundation course.
Will You Benefit From Attending?
Do you want to build your own fully executable BPM process? Do you need to understand key business, technical and architectural issues required for rapid, robust deployment of new BPM-based business processes? The Intalio|BPM course ensures you are well prepared to succeed with today’s competitive edge: BPM.
The class is well suited for IT engineers and system architects, but also for a business analyst or a project manager with an IT background. In either case, you will be able to easily understand the material.
Approximately 70% of the skills learned in class are not unique to Intalio; they are easily transferrable to other BPM systems. Therefore if you are simply investigating the potential of BPM and curious about Intalio, this class is for you!
Who Will You Interact With In Training?
The Intalio classes are taught by one of Intalio’s renowned Process Experts. Intalio believes you should be able to ask questions about real-world processes from someone with years of experience in the field. The Process Expert at Intalio is someone who actively works with clients on a regular basis in a consulting role, as well as designing and delivering Intalio’s suite of great training, coaching, and mentoring services.
Justifying Your Investment -- Training Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this class you will have a detailed knowledge of what the Intalio Business Process Platform system does and how it can work in your business environment. You will cut the guesswork out of BPM project planning, and you’ll save months of time that might be spent evaluating BPM on your own. You could justify your investment in training on the “learning efficiency” argument alone, but perhaps even more important is the coaching you receive on the important strategic choices you must make.
Three Day Intensive, Iterative Agenda
Day One – Lay A Foundation
Business Process Management (BPM) concepts
Converting from a workflow/flowchart paradigm
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and BPM
Communication between business analysts and IT
Requirements via process diagrams instead of case tools
Basic BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation) skills
Day Two – Build Out Your Process
Best practices in process modeling
Intalio process modeling tool
Converting process models to executable programs
Integration with services and back-end systems
Using Intalio to provide services to other systems
Creating human workflow forms
Running processes from the user interface
Day Three – Architecture & Advanced Power
Decision management using Business Rules Engine (BRE)
Reusing process diagrams as a subprocess
Human and system activity reports and real-time activity dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs) and other process monitoring metrics
Integration with data stored in external databases
Intalio customization capabilities
Intalio Enterprise Edition system architecture overview
Teaching Methodology
During your Intalio|BPM class, concepts are introduced iteratively, starting with the establishment of a solid basic understanding. From that foundation you will go on through the entire three day program to acquire all the concepts and skills you will need to complete an entire end-to-end working, non-trivial BPMN-driven BPEL process. Upon successful completion of this class you should have a detailed knowledge of what the Intalio Business Process Platform system does and how it will apply best to your business environment.
Questions?
If you have any questions regarding specific topics in the agenda please feel free to contact (650) 596-1800 Ext 3 and we’ll be happy to help you understand your training opportunity.
Click the following link to register this event: Register
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Sep 25, 2010: Saturday night’s 3 Goddess Puja in Time Square (Sacred Sexuality Roundup) at Reflections Yoga
The Sacred Sexuality Round-Up’s ecstatic Saturday evening event of Sacred Connection and Ceremony…
Interested in the spiritual side of sex and intimacy?
Perhaps you’re a workshop junkie looking for your next rush of experiential learning?
...Do you like to dive deep with people when you meet them?
Looking for a way to share ecstatic states with others that doesn’t mean having to get naked or tumbling into bed together?
Maybe none of these questions interest you and you’re just looking for something amazing to do on a Saturday night in Times Square?
Whether you’re into Tantra, worshiping the Goddess, aligning your Chakras, or just looking for another unique and uplifting experience to attend in NYC so you can brag to your friends back home…
Saturday night’s puja in Time Square is definitely the place where you can meet exciting people, shout and clap and dance for joy, and tap into something larger than yourself!
Co-created and facilitated by three amazingly powerful and sensual Tantricas, Teeni Dakini, Renee Jeffus, and Kiana Love , join us for a guided, sacred ceremony of connection in which we release the idea of personality and embrace the divine aspects of ourselves and others!
Expand your spiritual community while meeting some of the top sacred sexuality educators in the country.
The Triple Tantric Goddess Puja is a spiritual celebration with a large component of sensuality and intimacy. It is NOT a sexual free-for-all, nor is it a sex party.
Bring your open mind and open heart to Reflections Yoga Saturday the 25th so you can let your hair down, move your body, and let your spirit shine!
TO ORDER TICKETS GO TO: http://www.sacredsexroundup.com/general-information/resgistration/
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO:http://www.sacredsexroundup.com/
Interested in the spiritual side of sex and intimacy?
Perhaps you’re a workshop junkie looking for your next rush of experiential learning?
...Do you like to dive deep with people when you meet them?
Looking for a way to share ecstatic states with others that doesn’t mean having to get naked or tumbling into bed together?
Maybe none of these questions interest you and you’re just looking for something amazing to do on a Saturday night in Times Square?
Whether you’re into Tantra, worshiping the Goddess, aligning your Chakras, or just looking for another unique and uplifting experience to attend in NYC so you can brag to your friends back home…
Saturday night’s puja in Time Square is definitely the place where you can meet exciting people, shout and clap and dance for joy, and tap into something larger than yourself!
Co-created and facilitated by three amazingly powerful and sensual Tantricas, Teeni Dakini, Renee Jeffus, and Kiana Love , join us for a guided, sacred ceremony of connection in which we release the idea of personality and embrace the divine aspects of ourselves and others!
Expand your spiritual community while meeting some of the top sacred sexuality educators in the country.
The Triple Tantric Goddess Puja is a spiritual celebration with a large component of sensuality and intimacy. It is NOT a sexual free-for-all, nor is it a sex party.
Bring your open mind and open heart to Reflections Yoga Saturday the 25th so you can let your hair down, move your body, and let your spirit shine!
TO ORDER TICKETS GO TO: http://www.sacredsexroundup.com/general-information/resgistration/
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO:http://www.sacredsexroundup.com/
Sep 25, 2010: Saturday Presentors and Workshops (Sacred Sexuality Roundup) at Reflections Yoga
Curious about Sacred Sexuality or have that general feeling that the intimacy in your life is “missing something” or isn’t “deep enough?”
Had ecstatic experiences in the bedroom that border on spiritual or transcendent, but they’re so far and few between that you’re beginning to doubt if they were real at all?
Frustrated with your current sex life and really want to “take it to the next level,” but have no idea what the “next leve...l” means, looks like, or how to get there?
Want to take a workshop on Tantra or Taoist Sexual Practices, but don’t know where to look or how to find a teacher you would connect with?
Perhaps you know exactly what you want to study, but can’t seem to get your partner or friends to stop calling what you’re into “New Age” and “Woo-Woo Mumbo Jumbo?”
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, or if you or your friends think that shame-free, deeply moving sex and mind expanding orgasms are only for people like Sting, then check out The 2nd Annual Sacred Sexuality Round Up! and see what is possible for YOU…
Saturday September 25, 2010 9:30am -5pm Presentations & Workshops
Some of the exciting presenters for this weekend are:
Reid Mihalko
Lolita Wolf
Nina Priya Ma David, MA, E-RYT
Anita DeFrancesco, M.A.
Rev. Jenellen Fischer and Steve Karuna Maitri
Scot Vighi
Surya Devi
Erika Henson
Isis Phoenix
Amy Jo Goddard
TO ORDER TICKETS GO TO: http://www.sacredsexroundup.com/general-information/resgistration/
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO:http://www.sacredsexroundup.com/
Had ecstatic experiences in the bedroom that border on spiritual or transcendent, but they’re so far and few between that you’re beginning to doubt if they were real at all?
Frustrated with your current sex life and really want to “take it to the next level,” but have no idea what the “next leve...l” means, looks like, or how to get there?
Want to take a workshop on Tantra or Taoist Sexual Practices, but don’t know where to look or how to find a teacher you would connect with?
Perhaps you know exactly what you want to study, but can’t seem to get your partner or friends to stop calling what you’re into “New Age” and “Woo-Woo Mumbo Jumbo?”
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, or if you or your friends think that shame-free, deeply moving sex and mind expanding orgasms are only for people like Sting, then check out The 2nd Annual Sacred Sexuality Round Up! and see what is possible for YOU…
Saturday September 25, 2010 9:30am -5pm Presentations & Workshops
Some of the exciting presenters for this weekend are:
Reid Mihalko
Lolita Wolf
Nina Priya Ma David, MA, E-RYT
Anita DeFrancesco, M.A.
Rev. Jenellen Fischer and Steve Karuna Maitri
Scot Vighi
Surya Devi
Erika Henson
Isis Phoenix
Amy Jo Goddard
TO ORDER TICKETS GO TO: http://www.sacredsexroundup.com/general-information/resgistration/
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO:http://www.sacredsexroundup.com/
Sep 3, 2010: CinemaLit: Ruggles of Red Gap at Mechanics' Institute
Ruggles of Red Gap
Directed by Leo McCarey
Starring Charles Laughton & ZaSu Pitts
Special guest: Matthew Kennedy, author of Joan Blondell: A Life Between Takes
Cinemalit begins its Love's Labours: Leo McCarey Revisited program with Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) in which a 19th-century rancher and his wife win a proper English butler in a poker game, with comic results.
Members Free, public suggested donation $10
For reservations call 415-393-0100
or email at rsvp@milibrary.org
Directed by Leo McCarey
Starring Charles Laughton & ZaSu Pitts
Special guest: Matthew Kennedy, author of Joan Blondell: A Life Between Takes
Cinemalit begins its Love's Labours: Leo McCarey Revisited program with Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) in which a 19th-century rancher and his wife win a proper English butler in a poker game, with comic results.
Members Free, public suggested donation $10
For reservations call 415-393-0100
or email at rsvp@milibrary.org
Sep 27, 2010: The Master Forger at John Jay College - Gerald W Lynch Theater
The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents a reading of "The Master Forger", by David Wiener as part of First Throws, the theater’s unique playwriting salon that presents new plays exploring issues of justice from an artistic perspective, on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 7pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC. Admission is FREE and no tickets are required.
"The Master Forger" tells the true story of the ingenious Dutch art forger Han van Meegeren. Taking place in the shattered city of Amsterdam after World War II, van Meegeren is arrested for selling a priceless Vermeer to the Nazis and charged with treason. But the investigation takes a bizarre turn when van Meegeren claims that the Vermeer in question is his own forgery. The authorities challenge him to prove his ridiculous claim or face the gallows. Now, the master forger must create his own greatest fake – or die. "The Master Forger" is directed by Susan Einhorn and the cast of six features David Little as Han van Meegeren.
"The Master Forger" tells the true story of the ingenious Dutch art forger Han van Meegeren. Taking place in the shattered city of Amsterdam after World War II, van Meegeren is arrested for selling a priceless Vermeer to the Nazis and charged with treason. But the investigation takes a bizarre turn when van Meegeren claims that the Vermeer in question is his own forgery. The authorities challenge him to prove his ridiculous claim or face the gallows. Now, the master forger must create his own greatest fake – or die. "The Master Forger" is directed by Susan Einhorn and the cast of six features David Little as Han van Meegeren.
Sep 17, 2010: San Francisco Singles Party, Golden Gate Yacht Club at Golden Gate Yacht Club
You are invited to the ...
San Francisco Singles Party, Golden Gate Yacht Club
Romantic Night (couples welcome)
September 17, 2010, 8pm
Cover at door $25 or $20 if you mention your
ProGuildSocial.com login ID.
Just $15 for dues paying members.
Golden Gate Yacht Club
1 Yacht Rd., San Francisco 94123
Dance/Mixer for Singles
(From Marina Blvd, going toward the Golden Gate Bridge, cross over Divisadero and make a right on Yacht Rd. Go to the end of the Rd. Park in free parking lot leading up to the Yacht Club.)
Plenty of free parking in this wonderful San Francisco location! Enjoy a great dance party and mixer for singles at a beautiful location by the Bay in San Francisco.
To learn more, call 925-888-4392
The party features:
* DJ Dancing
* No host bar
* Party Snacks
* Inspiring views of the Bay
* Romantic ambience
* Mixer game to make it easy to meet new people
* Great crowd of friendly singles.
* Couples as well as singles are welcome at this romantic location.
* 200 to 300 upscale single professionals
Normally, GGYC is members only, but by special arrangements, this San Francisco singles party is open to those with this invitation.
Come and enjoy a great San Francisco Singles dance party and mixer for singles and couples at a beautiful location by the Bay in San Francisco with plenty of free parking.
To learn more, call 925-888-4392 and visit http://www.ProGuildSocial.com
Discount cover available price when you join for free at http://www.proguildsocial.com
It's a free social networking website for singles and couples.
Singles photos, videos, blogs, articles, music and more Bay Area singles parties at http://www.proguildsocial.com
San Francisco Singles Party, Golden Gate Yacht Club
Romantic Night (couples welcome)
September 17, 2010, 8pm
Cover at door $25 or $20 if you mention your
ProGuildSocial.com login ID.
Just $15 for dues paying members.
Golden Gate Yacht Club
1 Yacht Rd., San Francisco 94123
Dance/Mixer for Singles
(From Marina Blvd, going toward the Golden Gate Bridge, cross over Divisadero and make a right on Yacht Rd. Go to the end of the Rd. Park in free parking lot leading up to the Yacht Club.)
Plenty of free parking in this wonderful San Francisco location! Enjoy a great dance party and mixer for singles at a beautiful location by the Bay in San Francisco.
To learn more, call 925-888-4392
The party features:
* DJ Dancing
* No host bar
* Party Snacks
* Inspiring views of the Bay
* Romantic ambience
* Mixer game to make it easy to meet new people
* Great crowd of friendly singles.
* Couples as well as singles are welcome at this romantic location.
* 200 to 300 upscale single professionals
Normally, GGYC is members only, but by special arrangements, this San Francisco singles party is open to those with this invitation.
Come and enjoy a great San Francisco Singles dance party and mixer for singles and couples at a beautiful location by the Bay in San Francisco with plenty of free parking.
To learn more, call 925-888-4392 and visit http://www.ProGuildSocial.com
Discount cover available price when you join for free at http://www.proguildsocial.com
It's a free social networking website for singles and couples.
Singles photos, videos, blogs, articles, music and more Bay Area singles parties at http://www.proguildsocial.com
Sep 18, 2010: Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival at Central Park
Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19, 2010
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Telephone: (408) 615-3140
Email: ParksandRecreation@santaclaraca.gov
Be part of our 30th Anniversary!
The 2010 Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival will feature the talents of local and regional artists with nearly 175 booths to visit, 25 community groups serving international foods, food vintners pouring fine wines, micro-brewed beer, live entertainment on three stages, and the ever-popular Kids Kingdom.
The Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival is set inside picturesque Central Park.
The park sprawls over 52-acres and comprises a beautiful lake, hundreds of trees, several picnic areas and acres of green grass. More than 50,000 people from Santa Clara and the surrounding communities will attend the two-day event.
The Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival is a tradition which brings the community together for one common purpose: to support vital community groups and organizations in Santa Clara. To date, the Festival has generated hundreds of thousands of dollars for local charities.
The Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival is free of charge to the community. Please leave your pets at home. The Santa Clara City Council has passed a special weekend ordinance that does not allow pets to be brought to the Festival.
We hope you enjoy your time at our Festival.
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Telephone: (408) 615-3140
Email: ParksandRecreation@santaclaraca.gov
Be part of our 30th Anniversary!
The 2010 Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival will feature the talents of local and regional artists with nearly 175 booths to visit, 25 community groups serving international foods, food vintners pouring fine wines, micro-brewed beer, live entertainment on three stages, and the ever-popular Kids Kingdom.
The Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival is set inside picturesque Central Park.
The park sprawls over 52-acres and comprises a beautiful lake, hundreds of trees, several picnic areas and acres of green grass. More than 50,000 people from Santa Clara and the surrounding communities will attend the two-day event.
The Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival is a tradition which brings the community together for one common purpose: to support vital community groups and organizations in Santa Clara. To date, the Festival has generated hundreds of thousands of dollars for local charities.
The Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival is free of charge to the community. Please leave your pets at home. The Santa Clara City Council has passed a special weekend ordinance that does not allow pets to be brought to the Festival.
We hope you enjoy your time at our Festival.
Sep 22, 2010: Towards a More Secure, Reliable, and Performant Web: Tools and Approaches to Help Us Get There at Mozilla Headquarters
Hi there, folks -
I'd like to announce a special meetup on September 22nd, starting at
6:30pm:
"Towards a More Secure, Reliable, and Performant Web: Tools and
Approaches to Help Us Get There"
As the web continues to evolve and mature, and sites adopt new
frameworks and technologies, developers and QA alike must also evolve
their testing strategies if they are to help ensure high quality
websites and applications.
Stephen Donner, from the WebQA team, and Michael Coates, from Web
Application Security, will introduce and
demonstrate several tools the teams use to complement their testing
approaches (many of which are free add-ons hosted on
Mozilla’s own Add-ons website).
A sampling of what will be covered:
* how to look for CSRF (and what it is)
* how to test for XSS holes
* how to test for SQL-injection vulnerabilities
* how to painlessly fuzz a web application
* how to both read *and* manipulate HTTP headers
* how to easily and quickly validate webpages/sites, both for
structure and working links
* how to help developers increase performance by 25-50%
* free sites/tools to help load/stress test (brief overview)
Please feel free to bring your laptops and follow along, and don’t
hesitate to ask questions and share your insight, along the way.
We will start with pizza and mingling at 6:30 PM and then start the
talk promptly at 7 PM. Please note that this event will be held on the
2nd Floor of the 650 Castro Street building, not the usual place on
the third floor. The doors to 650 Castro lock at 7 PM so please call
650-903-0800 x5200 if you cannot access the building. We have wifi
access so feel free to bring your laptops.
Also, since we are ordering food I ask that a "Yes" RSVP indicates
that you will attend. Please adjust your RSVP to "No" if you will be
unable to attend the event. Thanks for your cooperation.
Date: September 22nd, 2010
Time: Doors open at 6:30
Location:
Mozilla headquarters
650 Castro Street, Suite 300
Mountain View, CA 94041
For more details, and to RSVP, please see here:
http://www.meetup.com/The-Mountain-View-Mozilla-Meetup-Group/calendar...
Hope to see you there!
- Stephen
I'd like to announce a special meetup on September 22nd, starting at
6:30pm:
"Towards a More Secure, Reliable, and Performant Web: Tools and
Approaches to Help Us Get There"
As the web continues to evolve and mature, and sites adopt new
frameworks and technologies, developers and QA alike must also evolve
their testing strategies if they are to help ensure high quality
websites and applications.
Stephen Donner, from the WebQA team, and Michael Coates, from Web
Application Security, will introduce and
demonstrate several tools the teams use to complement their testing
approaches (many of which are free add-ons hosted on
Mozilla’s own Add-ons website).
A sampling of what will be covered:
* how to look for CSRF (and what it is)
* how to test for XSS holes
* how to test for SQL-injection vulnerabilities
* how to painlessly fuzz a web application
* how to both read *and* manipulate HTTP headers
* how to easily and quickly validate webpages/sites, both for
structure and working links
* how to help developers increase performance by 25-50%
* free sites/tools to help load/stress test (brief overview)
Please feel free to bring your laptops and follow along, and don’t
hesitate to ask questions and share your insight, along the way.
We will start with pizza and mingling at 6:30 PM and then start the
talk promptly at 7 PM. Please note that this event will be held on the
2nd Floor of the 650 Castro Street building, not the usual place on
the third floor. The doors to 650 Castro lock at 7 PM so please call
650-903-0800 x5200 if you cannot access the building. We have wifi
access so feel free to bring your laptops.
Also, since we are ordering food I ask that a "Yes" RSVP indicates
that you will attend. Please adjust your RSVP to "No" if you will be
unable to attend the event. Thanks for your cooperation.
Date: September 22nd, 2010
Time: Doors open at 6:30
Location:
Mozilla headquarters
650 Castro Street, Suite 300
Mountain View, CA 94041
For more details, and to RSVP, please see here:
http://www.meetup.com/The-Mountain-View-Mozilla-Meetup-Group/calendar...
Hope to see you there!
- Stephen
Sep 15, 2010: Cluck on National Chicken Lover's Day for Free Chicken at Pollo Tropical at Pollo Tropical (Metuchen)
Pollo Tropical® fans in New Jersey and Hartford will have something extra to cluck about on Wednesday, September 15! It’s National Chicken Lover’s Day, and in its honor Pollo Tropical will provide a free 1/4 Chicken Meal between 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. to anyone who dresses from head to toe in yellow and clucks like a chicken at the register.
The free 1/4 Chicken Value Meal include the famous Pollo Tropical famous citrus-marinated grilled chicken served with a choice of one side. The National Chicken Lover’s Day offer at Pollo Tropical is valid at all company-owned Pollo Tropical restaurants in Tampa, Naples, Cape Coral, Orlando, New Jersey and Hartford, CT. The celebration is scheduled for Wednesday, September 15 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. One offer per customer for the day. For a complete list of locations, visit www.PolloTropical.com.
The free 1/4 Chicken Value Meal include the famous Pollo Tropical famous citrus-marinated grilled chicken served with a choice of one side. The National Chicken Lover’s Day offer at Pollo Tropical is valid at all company-owned Pollo Tropical restaurants in Tampa, Naples, Cape Coral, Orlando, New Jersey and Hartford, CT. The celebration is scheduled for Wednesday, September 15 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. One offer per customer for the day. For a complete list of locations, visit www.PolloTropical.com.
