Hello everyone,

This is to let you know that I am playing with Casa Mantequilla on Saturday March 13. Come shake your hips and the rest!! It's for a good cause!

What: Benefit for the Willie Mae Rock and Roll Camp for Girls and The Boys Club of NY Music Program.

Where: Le Souk, 47 Avenue B (Between 3 and 4 st.)

When: Saturday March 13 6:30pm-11 pm

TEN BUCKS -- KIDS FREE

The Line-Up --

6:30: Valerie Eskridge (Singer/Songwriter)
7:00: Casa Mantequilla (Funk-Blues, Latin-Jazz, World)
8:00: Julia Weldon (Singer/Songwriter)
8:30: Claire Warden (Music of Shakespeare)
9:00: Citizens Beach (Jam, Psychedelia, Folk-Swamp, bit o' funk)
Then, everybody does it again!!

Here are a few videos from the last Casa M. gig at the Lenox Lounge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scvXR91JJDk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY0Ez82thRg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOHeSSjxwUo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7i0ufO_cSY

Bring your friends, pets and dancing shoes!!

Thierry

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Date: December 02, 2009 from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST
Location: Columbia University
Morningside Campus
The Italian Academy, Teatro
Contact: For further information regarding this event, please contact Rick Whitaker by sending email to rw2115@columbia.edu or by calling 212-854-1623.
Info: Click here to Visit Website.

The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University presents its Fall 2009 concert series continuing December 2 featuring Talea Ensemble percussionist Alex Lipowski with Steve Beck on piano. Program to include works by Hurel, Billone, Francesconi, Ferneyhough, and Verlingieri.

Philippe Hurel: Tombeau in Memoriam G. Grisey
Pierluigi Billone: Mani.Mono
Luca Francesconi: Mambo
Brian Ferneyhough: Bone Alphabet
Gianluca Verlingieri: (New work) *premiere

Date: November 16, 2009 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am EST
Location: Columbia University
Morningside Campus
Columbia Law School
Jerome Greene Hall, Room 102

Contact: For further information regarding this event, please contact Ms. Malka Gold by sending email to mg27@columbia.edu or by calling 212-854-2581.
Info: Click Here to Visit Website.

Meir Shalev will speak on The State of Israeli Literture.

Link: http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/10/tele-scouter-retinal-display-translation-glasses/

Electronics giant NEC has reportedly developed a wearable optical device that interprets foreign languages and projects a real-time translation directly onto the retina, enabling the wearer to communicate with other language speakers without an interpreter.

The prototype device — called “Tele Scouter” — consists of a tiny retinal display and microphone mounted on an eyeglass frame. The microphone picks up the conversation and transmits it to a small computer worn on the waist, which converts the speech to text and translates it into the user’s native language.

The retinal display projects the text directly into the user’s peripheral vision, allowing them to maintain eye contact with their conversation partner while reading the translation. According to the developers, the Tele Scouter can be used for hours on end without eye strain, because the wearer does not have to focus their eye on the displayed text.

Although NEC plans to put a version of the Tele Scouter on the market in 2010, the company admits the device’s translation capabilities are insufficient for real-world applications. So for now, the initial plan is to market the device as a wearable data display for employees in factories and shops.

According to the company, the device can provide instant hands-free access to data such as diagrams and operating instructions, allowing workers to perform tasks more efficiently and accurately. Other possible future applications include car navigation systems and video games.