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January, 2013

TAEM interview of Dr. Liang-Shih Fan of Ohio State University

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

Dr. Liang-Shih Fan

TAEM- The Arts and Entertainment Magazine has recently included a Science section for the interest of many of the students who read our publication and use it as a learning tool for their careers. We have thus far posed questions to astronomers, mathematicians, and physicists and would like to introduce the subject of Chemical Engineering.

We are very honored to be able to interview Dr. Liang-Shih Fan of Ohio State University. Dr. Fan has received many accolades for his work and research in the field of chemical engineering. Dr. Fan, please tell all of our student readers about your educational background.

LSF- I studied Chemical Engineering in Taiwan at National Taiwan University. Then I came to the United States to obtain my masters and doctorate at West Virginia University where I studied fluidization and flue gas cleaning from coal combustion. Then I went to Kansas State University for my post-doctoral studies and received my masters in Statistics. After that I started my academic career at Ohio State focusing on multiphase flows and fossil fuel conversion and environmental solutions. Much of my research is rooted in chemical engineering fundamentals such as understanding particle science and technology that can solve real-world energy and pollution problems. (more…)

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“The Butcher” by guest author David Rhodes

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

Guest Author David Rhodes

The body laid in the bathtub, not draining much fluid for it had been dead for a while. It dripped slowly, not really enough to make any kind of difference, except it fascinated him to sit and watch while he engaged in one-sided discourse.

“You were a very bad girl!” he said. “Don’t you know what kind of diseases you might be spreading around?”

The night before buckets of rain fell, and now the glowing sun and warm temperatures were drying up everything. He turned on the cooler, and the apartment soon grew comfortable.

Now it was time for The Butcher to do his job. On the floor next to the tub was a clean hacksaw and a keystone saw. He lay plastic on the bathroom floor, and tossed his tools into the tub against the bloating body. He donned his clean, plastic overalls and stood over the corpse for a while, absorbing the satisfaction, the joy he felt that one more lay there, the indentations pressed deeply into her neck from the cord he had used to strangle life the life from her. (more…)

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“Fear of the Full Moon” by guest author Andy Kirk

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

Guest Author Andy Kirk

The trees at the edge of the lake sway in the gentle breeze, and the bloated, yellow moon that rises from behind seems to be almost taunting me as it silently signifies that yet another month has passed. Once again, it is time.

It always starts the same way: the hot flushes producing a light sheen of moisture; the strange tingling sensation that spreads across my skin, which in turn causes every hair on my body to stand on end. Then I know the transformation has begun.

I can feel my heart pulsate; gently at first, but soon pounding, sending the blood surging around my body until finally it feels as though it will explode at any minute.

My skin suddenly feels as though lava is running beneath it, and then the muscle cramps begin; sudden spasmodic contractions of excruciating pain that flow through my body for several long minutes. And just as the spasms start to subside, there comes another, new, even more intense pain that tears down my spine. I feel every vertebrae stretching and shifting, my back snapping in two as it arches over and moulds into its final position. I cry out in agony. (more…)

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TAEM News Flash- Dr. Harold Geller has written a new Book!

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

The Arts and Entertainment Magazine has learned that George Mason University’s Harold Geller has just published another book. The title of the book is A Cancer Story- Along the Road to Death.

The book is based on Harold Geller’s brother, Richard B. Geller, and his fight against Metastasized Malignant Melanoma. It is a compelling story about his fight for life and of the man suffering from this illness. Richard was a brilliant mathematician and his story is worth being told. Harold wanted to write about his brother’s struggle and wished to use it to aid others suffering from this deadly disease. (more…)

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TAEM interview with Music Composer Pinar Toprak

Monday, January 14th, 2013

TAEM- This month The Arts and Entertainment Magazine has been very fortunate to be able interview the most renowned people in the fields of Science, Literature, and Music. We ‘d like to present Television and Movie music composer Pinar Toprak to all of our readers. Music is one of the leading attractions of moviegoers and can either make or break a great film. Pinar has enhanced some of the great films today with her fine quality of music composition. Pinar, please tell the many students of the arts, who follow our publication, of your early education and training in music in your native country, Turkey.

PT- I started my music education studying violin at a very traditional conservatory at the age of 5 in Istanbul. Although I love writing for it now, I didn’t like playing it. 🙂 I went on to classical guitar and got my degree in it. Throughout my studies there I also studied piano, voice, as well as composition. (more…)

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“Comparing Ancient Architecture” by Joseph O’Donnell

Monday, January 14th, 2013

Joe O’Donnell, Jr.

For my essay I will be comparing ancient architecture of western world to revival architecture in United States of American. It is true that some of our founding fathers had traveled aboard and brought back reflections of what they had seen. This evident in the monuments and the government build across the country. Some of the most powerful examples can be seen right here in the nation’s capital, of Washington, D.C.

The Washington Monument is the city’s focal point of all the monuments that decorate the capital. Its design is based on Egyptian obelisks that were found throughout that country. The building height requirements in the capital district state that no building can be taller then twelve stories, so as not to obstruct the view of this important land mark. A fine comparison of this is the obelisk erected to Thutmose III, who ruled Egypt from 1479 to 1425. This monument was transported to Constantinople by emperor Theodosius I in 390. The similarities between this and Washington Monument is strikingly obvious. The Egyptian obelisk is made out of stone, while the George Washington Monument is made out of Marble. The Obelisk of Theodosius stands today at 19.5 meters or 63.97638 feet, while the George Washington Monument stands at 555 feet 5 1/8 inches. (more…)

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TAEM- Waiting For the Washington Capitals

Monday, January 14th, 2013

The Arts and Entertainment Magazine recently sent our paperwork and credentials in to The Washington Capitals hockey team to cover their games. We also hope to have interviews with the players and team owners. We started biting our nails when we found out that the NHL and team player representatives reached an impasse on labor negotiations and contracts. This led to the current ‘lockout’ which put a halt on this season.

News is now filtering out that there may be hope after all, and that players and judges were told to ‘get ready’. There may also be plans in the works to create a 48-game season. This is great news, and not unlike the recent financial ‘fiscal cliff’ we have all been left chomping on the bit. (more…)

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TAEM Interview with Maestro Barry Araujo Kolman

Tuesday, January 1st, 2013

Maestro Barry Araujo Kolman

TAEM- The Arts and Entertainment Magazine has become all things to all people, and concentrates on revealing information for students at all levels. One of our favorite subjects is music, and we are very fortunate to be able to introduce Maestro Barry Araujo Kolman to all of our readers. Maestro, please tell our readers about your musical education and background.

BAK- First of all, thank you for that nice introduction. I am thrilled to be interviewed by your magazine.

I knew I loved music when I was as young as 9 or 10 years old. I took up the clarinet when I was in 5^th grade and decided then that I wanted to be a musician. I love to perform even at that early age but when I was 15 years old, I was already giving clarinet lessons at the corner music story in Brooklyn, New York. So I was also bitten by the teaching bug. At Midwood High School I played in the Band and the Orchestra. One of our most famous alumni was Woody Allen who went to Midwood when he was living in Brooklyn. From Midwood, I received a New York Regents Scholarship to attend the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY, one of the best music education schools in the country. There I received a good dose of teaching methods but I still kept up with the clarinet. At that time, I was studying with David Weber, principal clarinet with the New York City Ballet Orchestra. He was a big influence in my musical life. Armed with a Bachelor in Music in Music Education degree, I taught in the public schools for a while but still wanted to fulfill a dream of mine; to study with Karl Leister of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. I received a Fellowship to travel to Germany and work with Leister. It was my first time I was out of the country and really loved the experience. (more…)

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TAEM interview with author Michael J. McCann

Tuesday, January 1st, 2013

Author Michael J. McCann

TAEM- The Arts and Entertainment Magazine has its base in the literary world, and in writings centered on mystery and crime. One of the great joys that we have is to be able to introduce a renowned writer from that genre to all of our readers. Our northern neighbor, Canada, has been the source of many of the great writers, and entertainers for that matter, that we have presented to our readers in our past. Author Michael J. McCann is another example of the talent that lives just north of our country’s border.

Michael, please tell our many readers about where you live and the beautiful countryside that you view everyday.

MJM– I live just outside Oxford Station, Ontario, which is a little crossroads about forty miles south of Ottawa, our nation’s capital. Our property totals seven acres in the Limerick Forest. I’ve cut a few walking trails behind our house, and in the afternoon when the weather’s good I love to take my border collie for a walk through the woods after I’ve finished writing for the day. It’s very relaxing and helps to clear my head. In the summer I often smoke a cigar on these walks, as it helps keep away the ninety billion mosquitoes who also enjoy the property! (more…)

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