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A review of the guitarist's first album together
The guitar playing of Carlos Barbosa-Lima is a textbook example of purity in music: Each note emerging from the Brazilian-born classical/jazz musician’s instrument just seems right
His sparkling tone pushes each of those notes out into the world with boldness and heart
and his precision and aptitude give the music added potency; it’s a sound you can listen to all night long and still be in awe when you finally pack it in
met up in Munich with fellow guitarist Johannes Tonio Kreusch and Cornelius Claudio Kreusch
who produced the 13-song program and accompanied the pair on piano on four tracks
Drawing from a collection of largely Brazilian sources for their material—including Barbosa-Lima’s compatriots Luiz Bonfá
and Heitor Villa-Lobos—the pair of guitarists and their occasional pianist make it all sound exceedingly easy
The absence of a rhythm section and other ornamentation allows the listener to focus on the guitars more closely
A pair of compositions by the Argentinean Alberto Ginastera
“Danza Criolla I” and “Danza Criolla III,” whisper
but as they give way to his third consecutive piece
“Gato,” suddenly there is mystery and drama
Canta Mais,” co-composed by Vinícius de Moraes
rings in harmony as the guitars dance in concentric circles
And Moisés Simons’ disc-opening “El Manisero” (The Peanut Vendor)
is melodic candy in the hands of Barbosa-Lima and Kreusch
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Artists Album ReviewsCarlos Barbosa-Lima and Johannes Tonio Kreusch Shine on ‘Manisero’This release pairs the two guitarists on a collection of short pieces from Latin composers
The late New York–based Brazilian Carlos Barbosa-Lima
was rightly considered one of the greatest classical guitarists and arrangers of the modern era
He tackled everything from Handel to Cole Porter to The Beatles
and regularly played jazz at a high level—but he was especially known for the unparalleled depth and sensitivity he brought to Latin and South American repertoire.
This latest release, Manisero
in a career spanning some 70 albums finds him paired with another excellent and versatile guitarist—his occasional duo partner
German Johannes Tonio Kreusch—on a collection of short pieces from such well-known South American and Latin composers as Brazilians Heitor Villa-Lobos
and Pixinguinha; Argentinian Alberto Ginastera; and Mexicans Agustin Lara and Manuel Ponce
I was not familiar with Cuban composer/pianist Moisés Simons
whose catchy and spry “El Manisero” kicks off the proceedings with tremendous flair
the guitarists are joined by Kreusch’s piano-playing brother Cornelius
and the blend of the three of them is truly sublime
Bonfá’s “Manhã de Carnaval,” “Cielito Lindo” by Mexican composer Quirino Mendoza y Cortes
and Ponce’s “Estrellita” are the most famous numbers here
and precision; Barbosa-Lima’s Richard Prenkert guitar and Kreusch’s Fritz Ober meshing perfectly throughout
It shows a guitarist at the top of his game until the very end.
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine.
Blair JacksonBlair Jackson is the author of the definitive biography Garcia: An American Life and was senior editor at Acoustic Guitar before retiring in 2023
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The Zoho label has earned a strong reputation in part because of its commitment to Brazilian music and legendary artists such as acoustic guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima
frequently collaborated with fellow countryman Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927–’94)
is a tribute to the music traditions of Rio de Janeiro
The program includes compositions by Jobim
featuring artists who have appeared on previous Zoho releases: Larry Del Casale (guitar)
Nilson Matta (bass) and Helio Alves (piano)
graciously shares the spotlight with his bandmates
The title track—composed by choro master Waldir Azevedo (1923–1980)—reflects the quintet’s great rapport
Sixty years after the release of director Marcel Camus’ Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus)
musicians still find inspiration in the film’s soundtrack
Barbosa-Lima interprets three tunes from the film’s score
The band’s version of “Samba De Orfeu” is an earworm with delightful percussive accents
A creative arrangement of “A Felicidade,” another samba number
segues from a full-band treatment into a twisting path of delicate solo parts and whimsical segments that evoke the sounds of tropical birds
Del Casale and Barbosa-Lima—who have been collaborators for more than 15 years—offer a gorgeous duo reading of “Manhã De Carnaval” that tugs at the heartstrings
Barbosa-Lima’s arrangement of “Odeon,” written by pianist Ernesto Nazareth (1863–1934)
illustrates the drama and poignancy that this icon can generate in a solo guitar setting
Delicado will please longtime fans and also might serve as a fine introduction to some of Brazil’s greatest composers
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Brazilian playcaller Antonio Carlos Barbosa is having his outstanding coaching accomplishments recognized by being inducted to the FIBA Hall of Fame
Brazilian playcaller Antonio Barbosa is having his outstanding coaching accomplishments recognized by being inducted to the FIBA Hall of Fame
Barbosa is being enshrined in the Class of 2022 as part of a nine-strong group that have all contributed significantly to the development of women's basketball
The Class also includes deserved recognition for his fellow coaches Geno Auriemma (USA) and Maria Planas (Spain)
while Milan 'Ciga' Vasojevic (Serbia) will be inducted posthumously
The rest of the inductees are honored for their efforts as players and this list includes Lisa Leslie (USA)
Jurgita Streimikyte-Virbickiene (Lithuania) and Mame Maty Mbengue (Senegal)
Dedicating 20 years of his life to coaching Brazil and with four decades between starting and finishing
Barbosa gave his service to the women's senior side in three separate stints
which collectively harvested a stunning haul of 448 international games and 330 wins
he became assistant coach of the Brazilian national team and was younger than many of players of the time
he had to deputize in the absence of head coach Waldir Pagan and in 1976 he assumed the top position
One of his most proud achievements is that he launched so many legendary Brazilian greats onto the international stage
including a string of FIBA Hall of Famers such as 'Magic' Paula Goncalves
He is widely credited as being the coach who planted so many seeds of Brazilian success
especially having spanned so many different generations
Barbosa took his team to no fewer than six FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup tournaments and in 2000 at his first Olympics
masterminded a bronze medal for his country in Sydney
then bowing out on home soil at the 2016 Rio Olympics
He becomes the second Brazilian coach to enter the FIBA Hall of Fame
following in the footsteps of the legendary Togo Renan Soares 'Kanela'
The ceremony will take place on November 30 in Mies
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As we turn our attention north to Edmonton
the capital city of Canada’s Alberta province
we discover almost immediately that TopShots Billiards is one of the city’s “6 Best Clubs,” according to the BestinEdmonton.com Web site
According to its own Web site – topshots.ca – it is “the best thing to happen to pool since chalk.” Its 15,000+ square feet features 18
six dart boards and a Trackman golf simulator that allows you to play on over 50 championship courses worldwide
TopShots played host to its own 6th anniversary celebration with a $1,000-added 10-Ball Tournament that drew 96 entrants to its location on the southern outskirts of Edmonton
Brian Butler and Stephen Holem battled twice for the title; winners’ side semifinal and the single set of a true-double-elimination final
They battled to double hill both times and though Butler went undefeated to win
it was not before he and Holem battled to their second and arguably more dramatic
In addition to going undefeated to win the event
Brian Butler is the room’s owner and the event’s tour director
prompting an obvious question as to how he manages it all
Butler and Holem were among the five competitors Fargo-rated above 700 in the event
Butler (711) and Carlos Barbosa (702; 4th)
Though Butler would persevere in both of their encounters
Holem had the ‘better trip’ to their first meetup in one of the winners’ side semifinals
Butler arrived with an aggregate game score of 41-19 (68%)
aided and abetted by a pair of shutouts in his second and third round and giving up only a single rack in his winners’ side quarterfinal
arrived to face Holem with an aggregate score of 32-4; an eye-popping 88% game-winning percentage
There aren’t many who’d step up to a table
knowing that the opponent they’re about to face has
been winning nearly nine out of every 10 games he played
from the lower end of the 128-player bracket
Ray Carter (who was awarded one of them) was wending his way through the field
Coming into his winners’ side semifinal against Aaron Arganoza
he’d won just six games more than he lost (33-27
and Jonathan Samson that put him into that winners’ side semifinal
indicating Holem’s level of play to their point of first contact
They battled to double hill before Butler prevailed for a place in the hot seat match
Carter joined him after sending Arganoza to the loss side 8-6
Butler slipped into the hot seat with a 9-4 win over Carter
who’d followed his winners’ side quarterfinal loss to Carter with victories over Asher Fabia 7-6 (Fabia racing to 8) and Leo Paskemin 7-4
who’d lost his second-round match on the winners’ side to Samson and was at work on a nine-match winning streak
that had almost been derailed by a double-hill challenge from Marcus Letendre-Alexis
Rick Marshall (Glenn) 8-3 and Gary Nagel 8-4 before running into Arganoza
Barbosa chalked up what would prove to be his last
Holem joined him in the quarterfinals after defeating Samson 8-5
Barbosa put up a double-hill fight to extend his loss-side streak
but Holem had the last ‘say’ in that quarterfinal matchup
defeating him 8-2 in the semifinals for a second shot at Butler
the semifinal finished just minutes ahead of midnight on Saturday
It took just a little over two hours for Messrs
the “88%” memo failed to reach Butler’s ‘desk.’ Butler won it
laying claim to TopShots Billiards’ 6th Annual Birthday 10-Ball event
Butler expressed his appreciation for the Edmonton pool community – local customers and league players – who have contributed to the success of Top Shots Billiards over the past six years and for this event
Elaine Reaper (REMax Preferred Realtor) and daughter
As to his industrious multi-tasking to include his undefeated claim of the event title
Butler spoke of a general mindset and the presence of good fortune
“though with a large field (like this one)
you don’t really know how it’s going to go.”
“I was pleased to play well and hang on to win,” he added
“because I was getting pretty tired there at the end.”
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HYANNIS – Carlos Barbosa came to the Cape from Brazil in 1987 and
following the track so many immigrants take
he worked hard at any job he could find – dishwasher
he went to Nantucket to paint houses with his brother
With the building boom of the early 2000s fueling their business
they shifted from painting to lining up small
independent companies to do finish work on the island
Barbosa provides Cape workers with jobs and Nantucket construction companies with a trusted labor force
serving on the boards of Community Action Committee of Cape Cod
which helps low-income families achieve self sufficiency
which provides round-the-clock care for people with head injuries
Barbosa’s experience has convinced him that working hard
doing business by the book and giving back are ways to overcome the hurdles of suspicion and doubt that immigrants face and
“People see you as different because you came from someplace else,” he says
that makes all of us look great in front of the Cape Cod community.”
What is the most important thing your business does
which is kind of like a middleman between construction companies and labor
We bill jobs with the construction companies for work like painting
carpentry and then we hire companies we trust to provide the people to do the job
Many are Brazilian companies that have four or five guys working for them
Some of these people used to work for us and they formed their own companies
we’re one of the bigger companies on Nantucket providing this kind of service
I had a restaurant called Copacabana in Hyannis between 1994 and 1997
was on Nantucket working as a cafeteria person
Then he decided to start doing some painting
We started doing painting for a condominium complex as a way to get work
Then the developer started building houses out there and so we started doing a lot of work for that company
My brother and I and three more were the painters
It was the construction boom of the early 2000s that caused us to hire people to do the work for us
but we did everything to start this business
The business today has only three employees
My brother is the president and I am the treasurer
But we have over 40 people working on the island as subcontractors and by May
We rent two apartments right now year-round so we can supply some housing
but most of the people take the Hy-Line Cruises boat back and forth every day
How has the market changed since your business started
It was booming before the economic crisis in 2008
we started to see more permits coming up and we expanded our business into hiring subcontractors
Plastering has become a big business over the past three years
It’s more expensive but people on Nantucket like it and it’s what they do in their homes
The cash flow in the painting business is kind of slow
So we manage to make the two businesses work side by side and make sure people get paid every week
What are your plans for your business’ future
The gross income last year was $1.8 million
We take a 25 percent maximum of that business
Our idea is to expand by buying houses here on the Cape
renovating them ourselves and putting them back on the market using the same model of contracting out the work
put some work into them and then sell them for $250,000 to $350.000 so they would be affordable for working people
the Brazilian immigrants and the American people
The people in the Brazilian community buy a lot of condos because they’re cheaper and when you have a father working two jobs
you don’t have time to shovel and pick up the yard
What’s your most memorable moment with this business
We had a company working for us at the Jared Coffin House on Nantucket and a kid was moving a ladder from one point to another
He didn’t touch the wire but the electricity traveled to the ladder and the kid went down
long time ago and he’s OK but it was very scary
What advice do you have for someone starting out in business
The painting business is tricky because so many people … I hate to say this
but it’s good for the homeowner to understand
Get the certificate of insurance and then call the insurance company to really be sure
If there is an accident in your house and the company doesn’t have insurance
The guy who has nothing is going to underbid me easily
What’s the biggest challenge about having a business on Cape Cod
but we have to prove that just because we speak broken English does not mean we can’t do the work
The second challenge is to have your laborers be conscientious the whole time
We want to be sure that people know we are reliable
I don’t want to put anyone into someone’s $5 million house who would take a lollipop from them
What’s the best thing about having a business on Cape Cod
This place gives you a chance to grow and there are good people here and on Nantucket that we can rely on
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Chef Carlos Barbosa shapes loaves at the Newlight Breadworks kitchen in Calverton
Baker Isabelle Saint-Marie pulls freshly baked loaves out of the oven
Head baker Carlos Barbosa and founder and CEO Stephen Robinson with some of their famous bread
Last March as lockdowns drove everyone inside and insane
Stephen Robinson got really into sourdough baking
he’s managed to turn his hobby into a rapidly expanding business that now produces over 14 different bread products and lists Topping Rose House
Robinson is the founder and CEO of Newlight Breadworks
The company rebranded on May 25 of this year
as Hampton Sourdough is both too generic to trademark and slightly inaccurate — although all their breads have some sourdough component
they bake everything from Japanese milk bread to brioche
is where Robinson’s first client is located: Babinski’s Farm Stand
Robinson was baking loaves in his in-laws’ kitchen and hand-delivering them
he had his mother ship him a starter from the West Coast
I latched on to sourdough baking to bide the time,” Robinson said in a recent phone interview
“It’s something that I had been doing throughout my life intermittently
with my mom being the inspiration behind that
I grew up [on] the West Coast and so sourdough is very much part of the culinary fabric [there]
“When I noticed the zeitgeist around sourdough kind of reaching a crescendo during COVID
maybe there’s an opportunity to perhaps monetize some of the great bread that I was producing in my in-laws’ home kitchen,” he added
Robinson got an email from the executive chef at Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton
His breads passed the taste test and Topping Rose put in a big order for the Fourth of July
whose background is in media and advertising
realized he had something big on his hands
He began reaching out to potential partners to see if he could turn sourdough into dough
“[It] turned out there was kind of a market gap that existed out here for high-end breads
where people were really open to trying us out,” Robinson noted
Although it hasn’t been all smooth sailing
Newlight Breadworks has managed to grow rapidly and organically
They first moved to the East End Food Institute on the Stony Brook Southampton campus
and then to Stony Brook University’s Food Business Incubator
“We have a small 600-square-foot room there where we installed a four-deck oven and a couple of large spiral dough mixers,” Robinson said
we have all the basic things that we need to scale
but we’re starting to reach that upper threshold for what we’re able to achieve within that room
there’ll be a moment where we will need to venture out onto our own and get our own production facility.”
Robinson attributed much of Newlight Breadworks’ success to its head baker
has a unique background in baking and fine dining
He worked at Dominique Ansel (inventors of the cronut)
and then was in charge of sourdough at Manhatta
part of the Union Square Hospitality Group in Lower Manhattan
although their numbers keep growing (as does Robinson’s family — he became a father this June)
Newlight Breadworks can put out anywhere from 800 to 1,500 units a day
the bakery was producing 2,000 units a day across all products
Part of what confers super-premium status onto the breads is the amount of time involved — from the first rise to the final pull out of the oven
the breads take around three days to produce
“There’s no shortcut for the time that we infuse into the product itself,” Robinson explained
“The time allows for greater complexity of flavor.”
Newlight Breadworks also produces hamburger and hot dog buns
and breads baked in Pullmans — standard sandwich-style loaf pans
so named because they resemble Pullman railroad cars
“I love each of those ones in no particular order
I think each one of them has their time and place for use
The milk bread is really unique; it’s like a Japanese-style milk bread that we’re able to produce
The deli rye is a beautiful piece of rye bread
That’s kind of a cross between Carlos’s roots working for a Danish baker in his past and also my roots: My family
And then the multigrain is super hearty and just fantastic.”
The definition of sourdough is essentially bread made using a sourdough starter
a fermented leaven that a baker cultivates and perpetuates across time and generations of loaves
Sourdough yeast works more slowly than commercial active-dry yeast
Robinson’s mother has been a hobbyist baker for years
and he thinks her starter came from a class taught by Seattle-based chef Tom Douglas
Robinson’s favorite kind of bread is incorporated into all his products
“One thing that Carlos has made me realize is that sourdough is just yet another option for leavening bread
It doesn’t always have to be the exclusive leavening agent in a dough,” Robinson explained
“It could work in tandem with commercial yeast and things
but it does always add a bit of lactic flavor
It’s definitely a nice addition from a complexity standpoint.”
You can find Newlight Breadworks’ products at farm stands
and supermarkets across the East End as well as at a few locations on the North Fork
and the business is beginning to creep city-ward as well
Newlight Breadworks consistently donates fresh-baked bread
to Springs Food Pantry and Montauk Food Pantry as well as giving intermittent donations to other charity organizations
the bakery sent over baked goods to an auction for the Southampton Fresh Air Home
and in the past has donated to fundraisers for the Southampton Animal Shelter
it seems Newlight Breadworks’ fortunes will continue to rise like a freshly kneaded sourdough boule
More information about Newlight Breadworks can be found at newlightbread.com
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including second-degree murder and abuse of a dead human body
in connection to the death of Efrain Ibarra-Barcenas
The Tampa Bay Times, citing court records, reported Thursday that deputies quietly arrested the first suspect in the case, 20-year-old Christian Segura-Alvarez, on April 21. That was six days after Ibarra-Barcenas’ body was discovered burning in a field on the 1100 block of Will Scarlett Avenue — less than a mile from the home he shared with his wife.
Ibarra-Barcenas was found with a knife still protruding from his back and what appeared to be tape on his right arm and a belt around his ankles, according to Segura-Alvarez’s arrest affidavit and two search warrant affidavits filed in the case.
Segura-Alvarez’s arrest affidavit showed he implicated Almaraz-Barbosa in the killing, but the Times did not name Almaraz-Barbosa in Thursday’s story because the Sheriff’s Office did not confirm he was a suspect.
Two of those men, Segura-Alvarez and Almaraz-Barbosa, told detectives they were drinking at the 10th Avenue house with Ibarra-Barcenas from about 6 to 9 p.m. April 14 and that Ibarra-Barcenas said he wanted to go to a bar or nightclub, then left alone in his white 2014 Chevy Silverado, the affidavits state.
Mercedes Ibarra said her husband’s truck and phone were not at the house. Detectives pinged the phone and saw it was near the Newberry Road exit off Interstate 75 in the Gainesville area. A license plate reader showed Ibarra-Barcenas’ pickup was in that area around 6:18 a.m. April 15.
The next day, investigators found Ibarra-Barcenas’ phone in the same area.
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Detectives found surveillance video from the Fort Lonesome Grocery on State Road 674 that showed the Chevy pull up to the gas pumps at 2:35 a.m. Two men who did not appear to be Ibarra-Barcenas were in the truck, and the driver got out briefly before reentering and driving away.
Surveillance video from the Rebel convenience store on U.S. 301 in Riverview showed the truck there from 2:54 a.m. to 3 a.m. A man who deputies now say was Almaraz-Barbosa got out of the driver’s seat, purchased a phone charger with cash and left.
On April 17, the Sheriff’s Office released a photo of the man in the Rebel store video, calling him a person of interest in the case.
Detectives got a search warrant for the 10th Avenue home, and while the search was underway, Segura-Alvarez arrived and was shown the video of the man at the Rebel store, according to the arrest affidavit. He became “visibly upset” and asked to be interviewed elsewhere, the affidavits state.
During the interview, Segura-Alvarez said he witnessed Almaraz-Barbosa kill Ibarra-Barcenas and bind him with tape. Segura-Alvarez said he helped load Ibarra-Barcenas’ body into his pickup truck and take it to the field where, according to Segura-Alvarez, the other man lit the body on fire.
Efrain Ibarra-Barcenas' online obituary on nationalcremation.com. [ nationalcremation.com ]Segura-Alvarez also admitted to hitting Ibarra-Barcenas at least three times in the stomach and that Almaraz-Barbosa hit and kicked him multiple times.
The court documents do not include information about a suspected motive. The Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that the medical examiner had not yet provided a cause of death for Ibarra-Barcenas.
Segura-Alvarez was being held in a Hillsborough County jail on charges of second-degree murder with a firearm and evidence tampering. His bail is set at $600,000.
Almaraz-Barbosa also faces charges of evidence tampering and grand theft of a motor vehicle.
“While we believe this to be an isolated incident, this man clearly has no regard for human life, and we are committed to closing this case with his arrest,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said Friday in a prepared statement. “I urge anyone with information about the suspect’s whereabouts to come forward and help us to bring this victim’s family the closure they deserve.”
Tony MarreroMorning Editor and Justice Reporter
according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Carlos Almaraz-Barbosa, 26, was taken into custody in Houston, Texas, in connection to the death of 44-year-old Efrain Ibarra-Barcenas
the Sheriff’s Office said in a Thursday news release
was arrested by Hillsborough deputies April 21
is pictured in a Hillsborough County booking photo taken on April 21
when he was arrested on charges of second-degree murder with a firearm and evidence tampering in connection to the death of Efrain Ibarra-Barcenas
[ Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office ]According to previous reporting by the Tampa Bay Times
Ibarra-Barcenas had been stabbed in the back with a knife that was still in his body when he was found
He also had a belt around his ankles and what appeared to be tape on his right arm
told investigators he had gone to a home in the 1200 block of 10th Avenue Southeast with some men he’d worked with that day to have drinks
The home was about a mile north of where his body was found
Two of the men drinking with Ibarra-Barcenas the night of April 14 were Segura-Alvarez and Almaraz-Barbosa
According to court documents filed in the case
they told detectives Ibarra-Barcenas left alone around 9 p.m
after saying he wanted to go to a bar or nightclub
Authorities pinged Ibarra-Barcenas’ phone and learned it was in the Gainesville area
near the Newberry Road exit off Interstate 75
His phone was found in that area the following day
Detectives located surveillance video of Ibarra-Barcenas’ 2014 white Chevy Silverado at the Fort Lonesome Grocery on State Road 674 and Rebel convenience store on U.S
301 in Riverview during the early morning hours of April 15
In the first video, two men who officials said did not appear to be Ibarra-Barcenas were seen. The Sheriff’s Office released a still from the second video on April 17, calling the man pictured a person of interest in the case.
While searching the home on 10th Avenue, Segura-Alvarez arrived. According to his arrest affidavit and search warrant affidavits, investigators showed him the video of the man at the Rebel store and he became “visibly upset.”
Segura-Alvarez told detectives he saw Almaraz-Barbosa kill Ibarra-Barcenas, then he helped Almaraz-Barbosa put the body into his truck and drive it to the Ruskin field. He said Almaraz-Barbosa then lit Ibarra-Barcenas’ body on fire.
A photo released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows the field behind a neighborhood near the 1100 block of Will Scarlett Avenue where a burning body was found on Saturday. Detectives have launched a homicide investigation and were working to determine the person's identity. [ Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office ]Want breaking news in your inbox?Subscribe to our free News Alerts newsletter
Segura-Alvarez was being held in a Hillsborough County jail on charges of second-degree murder with a firearm and evidence tampering. His bail is set at $600,000.
Almaraz-Barbosa was awaiting extradition to Hillsborough County to face charges of second-degree murder, abuse of a dead human body, grand theft of a motor vehicle and tampering with evidence, according to the release.
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1926)
La Bikina
Enric Madriguera (1902-1973
Adios*
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Alfredo Vianna “Pixinguinha” (1898-1976)
Cochichando*
Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994)
Zaira Meneses is among the most exciting performers on the international classical guitar circuit
Her musicality and charisma have delighted audiences the world over in a wide variety of programs ranging from solo recitals to chamber music to highly acclaimed performances with orchestra
Recent achievements include a special prize from Italy's Accademia Chigiana and the recording of several solo CDs
She has also generated considerable interest through videos of live performances on YouTube
and started studying and performing music at an early age
performing with the famed Orquesta de Guitarras founded by Alfonso Moreno
At the age of 17 she won first prize in a national concerto competition in Paracho
which led to performances of Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez and Concierto Madrigal for two guitars throughout Mexico
Meneses has built a stellar reputation for her warm sound
limpid technique and superb musicality performing in many of the great concert halls of the world including Boston's Jordan Hall; New York City's YMHA and Alice Tully Hall; and Salzburg's Wiener Saal
She has also collaborated with eminent pianists such as Jon Kimura Parker and Virginia Eskin
with whom she often appears in lecture recital format
Meneses has served as artist in residence at universities throughout the United States and recently began a long term association with Syracuse University
Zaira Meneses lives in Boston and is director of community outreach and student affairs for the international festival Boston Guitar Fest
and artistic director of the new cross-disciplinary cultural initiative “Guitar and Friends” for which she was awarded a special grant by the Albert Augustine Foundation
she continues to enliven the cultural life of Boston through outreach activities in schools
and hospitals while maintaining a busy touring schedule in the Americas and Europe
Carlos Barbosa-Lima began studying the guitar at the age of seven and made his concert debut five years later in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
He began his recording career while still in his teens
continuing to appear regularly in concert and on Brazilian television
Barbosa-Lima has enjoyed a global concert career marked by numerous distinguished recordings
performing with many of the world’s great orchestras and prestigious music festivals
The breadth of his repertoire and his unique ability to integrate diverse musical styles are strong features of his work
satisfying performances that have catapulted him onto the world stage
Although his approach to music is classical
He explains: “Perhaps it was because of my own development in Brazil
where we do not have this airtight division between classical and popular [that] I always felt a great affinity for the popular style treated in a classical way.” The ease with which Barbosa-Lima moves from one style of music to another enables him to do incredible transcriptions for the guitar
He has transcribed compositions by Scarlatti
and even Joplin and has successfully arranged works by Gershwin
and has co-authored numerous books with John Griggs
Colombian guitarist Francisco Roldán has performed in Argentina
and throughout the United States at venues such as Merkin Hall
the Colombian Consulates in New York and in Boston
He gave a solo New York debut recital at the Weill Recital Hall in 1993 and returned to the hall in 2000 under the auspices of the Aranjuez Guitar Strings Series
He accompanied acclaimed flamenco dancer Pilar Rioja at the Repertorio Español theatre in New York for 8 seasons. In 1999
he was invited to perform Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Celebrate
orchestra under the direction of Laurine Fox
titled Latin Guitar (in which he interprets the music of Barrios
and which contains the World Premiere recording of the Dominican composer Rafael Landestoy's complete works for guitar)
he released his second CD titled Almost All Bach in which he interprets the music of Bach and Scarlatti
In 2010 he released 2 recordings: Interweaving
This summer he will appear at the Dominican Republic Guitar Festival and at the New York Guitar Seminar
Roldán received a Master's Degree in Performance from the Mannes College of Music
and subsequently studied with Manuel Barrueco
He is currently on the faculty of the Mannes College of Music Extension and Preparatory Divisions
New Jersey City University and Lehman College
Carlo Valte is active as a soloist and ensemble player
Past performances include solo performances at the United Nations and ensemble performances at Alice Tully Hall and Weill Recital Hall
He is also a co-founder of the Six Hands Guitar Trio
which has performed extensively around Mexico and northeastern United States
He is currently on the faculties of Queensborough Community College and Mannes College of Music
His classical guitar studies began with Michael Dadap
He later went on to receive his Bachelor of Science and Master of Music degrees at the Mannes College of Music where he was a scholarship student of Frederic Hand
Valte's interest in research and interpretation of early and Middle Eastern music led him to study with Simon Shaheen
Rex Benincasa has been a freelance drummer and world music percussion specialist in New York since 1978
Along with hundreds of television and radio soundtracks and commercial recordings
he has performed with the New Music Consort
He has recorded CDs and movie soundtracks for Karen Mason
Benincasa’s most recent Broadway appearances have been with Fosse
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At least 13 cities in the Brazilian State of Río Grande do Sul Wednesday recorded snowfalls
but one that has come to be due to this year's harsh winter temperatures
Snow was recorded in cities such as Pelotas
The wave of cold air that passes through southern Brazil brought snow to at least 13 cities in Rio Grande do Sul
where children took to the streets to celebrate and build up snowmen
Other parts of Rio Grande do Sul were less blessed by nature and instead of snowfalls they recorded hail-like phenomena
such as “frozen rain” (when water droplets freeze when fallinf off the cloud
Snowflakes descend from clouds in a region that is quite cold and fall in a region of the atmosphere that is warm
The phenomenon was registered at least in Júlio de Castilhos
which is a small granule of ice created when drops of super-cooled water cover a snowflake
soft and can easily fall apart in your hand
and it is also generally smaller than hail
The weather forecast for Thursday does not rule out further snowing as increasingly cold temperatures mix with humid air from the ocean
which favors the formation of heavy clouds
Frost is also forecast for several cities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
althought not for coastal areas which will nonetheless have a lot of cloudiness throughout the day and slightly higher temperatures
Seems the event is not as disruptive as originally feared: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-28/arabica-coffee-declines-on-easing-concerns-of-brazil-frost
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH-- Carlos Barbosa was still struggling to catch his breath minutes after his 5-Star Conference title win, but that did not stop him from looking ahead.
“I've been at Pine Ridge since I was a freshman,” the hulking 220-pounder said after scoring a 7-2 decision over University's Omar Siller. “I love the school, and I love the people there. I hope I can make it to state, that way I can start a tradition because we haven't had a state qualifier in a long time.”
While Barbosa used Saturday's conference meet at New Smyrna Beach High School as another stepping stone toward building a tradition, Flagler Palm Coast used it to show that it was the area's dominant team.
The Bulldogs placed first with 228 points, followed by University (162.5), DeLand (143), New Smyrna Beach (85.5), Atlantic (67), Deltona (49), Seabreeze (48) and Pine Ridge (37).
“This feels great,” FPC's Alfred Shavers, who won the 120-pound weight class by pinning DeLand's Logan Wishart, said. “I knew we were going to come in and win this. We have a much better team than last year, and we have been working so much harder this season.”
University heavyweight Jacob Dillpaine closed out the meet with a 9-3 decision over NSB's Brandon Martin.
“I feel like our team did great,” Dillpaine said. “We had a great amount of setbacks with some injuries and some guys that were not eligible. So, I think taking second place was great for missing some key guys like we were today.”
University also opened the championship rounds of the meet with a win when Tyler Garcia was able to defeat NSB's Danny Knighton via pin (3:24) in the 106-pound weight class.
At 113, FPC's Jake Kosachiner defeated DeLand's Lucas Ruiz via pin (5:18). Shavers won at 120, and Evyn Insalaco defeated Seabreeze's Michael decision (11-9) at 126. At 132, Kaz Maia defeated Deltona's Alex Aguayo via pin (1:43), and at 138, Eric Rosso defeated University's Clint Pierce via pin (3:08).
The Bulldogs streak finally ended at 145 when NSB's Zach McCormick picked up his 107th career win with a 4-2 decision over DeLand's Justin Folsom.
After coming up short in previous years, McCormick said being able to call himself the conference champion felt “amazing.”
FPC's Korey Bryl won a 3-1 decision over DeLand's Daniel Baker at 152, and at 160 FPC's Jackson Trivett won an 11-6 decision over DeLand's Miguel Hernandez.
University's Nick Shinault won the 170-pound class with a 10-9 decision over FPC's Justin Boyle, and University's Ruben Lara picked up his 100th win and the 182-pound title with an 11-6 decision over DeLand's Sean Ponder.
At 195, University's Parker Moore won a 7-3 decision over FPC's Jonathan Muniz.
Score: Flagler Palm Coast 228, University 162.5, DeLand 143, New Smyrna Beach 85.5, Atlantic 67, Deltona 49, Seabreeze 48, Pine Ridge 37.
SAO PAULO (FIBA World Championship for Women) - Alessandra Oliveira is revelling in her call-up to the Brazil squad which is preparing for the FIBA World Championship for Women. \r\nCoach Antonio Carlos Barbosa has added the Woori Ban Hansae centre to the party which recently won the South American Championship with 'Adrianinha' Moises and Janeth
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Coach Antonio Carlos Barbosa has added the Woori Ban Hansae centre to the party which recently won the South American Championship with 'Adrianinha' Moises and Janeth
It’s taken a little over a year for Stephen Robinson to go from hobbyist baker to nascent bread mini-mogul
he and his wife fled Brooklyn for Water Mill and
he began baking bread for family and friends
Now you can find his Newlight Breadworks at five Hamptons farmers markets (Southampton
Sag Harbor and Montauk) and more than 30 East End grocers
a seeded rye that Robinson describes as "a cross between Jewish and Danish," buns for burgers
a brioche loaf and a tender "Japanese milk bread" used for of-the-moment sandos
Japanese-inspired sandwiches on thick-cut bread
What Robinson doesn’t have is his own retail bakery
The 32-year advertising executive old grew up in the Pacific Northwest
His mother used a sourdough starter from renowned Seattle chef Tom Douglas
and it was a portion of this starter that Robinson used when he made his first Hamptons sourdough
"Hampton Sourdough" was the name he used when
he started tooling around the East End with a couple of loaves of bread in the back seat of his station wagon
took a flyer and started selling the breads at his stand and
"by May we were selling 30 to 40 loaves of our original seeded sourdough
By the time he’d secured a home-processing license from New York State (so his bread was "legal"), he got a call from Topping Rose House, the Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant in Bridgehampton: Could he provide some samples? He could, he did, and on June 29, he woke up to a photo of his seeded sourdough on Vongerichten’s personal Instagram
(More than 1,000 people liked it.) When Topping Rose ordered 100 baguettes for July 4
Robinson knew his own kitchen was not up to the task and moved the operation to the commercial kitchen at East End Food Institute in Southampton
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Robinson scaled up his home-baking operation
he was baking his loaves in Dutch ovens — a covered
preheated pot approximates the action of a steam-injected hearth oven — and each of the four convection ovens could accommodate eight Dutch ovens at a time
His production was further limited by the exigencies of the new facility
We were only able to bake bread after 4 p.m."
Orders were increasing and Robinson only had himself to blame
he started selling to farm stands such as Round Swamp and Balsam Farms
to restaurants such as Nick & Toni’s in East Hampton and Almond in Bridgehampton
grocers such as Schiavone’s in Sag Harbor and IGA in Greenport
Assorted sourdough breads from Newlight Breadworks
Robinson moved to the Stony Brook University Food Business Incubator in Calverton
which provides space and support to such local producers as Peconic Escargot
The spacious new facility houses three steam-injection hearth ovens that can bake more than 1,000 loaves a day
who has his hands full with his day job and sales and marketing for the bakery also hired a head baker
whose professional experience includes Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group and Dominique Ansel Bakery in SoHo (creator of the Cronut) heads up a staff of six
Robinson learned that he could not easily copyright the name "Hampton Sourdough" and so he came up with a name that honored the address of his first customer
Hampton Sourdough became Newlight Breadworks
For a complete list of Newlight Breadworks’ retail outlets, go to newlightbread.com
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Carlos Roberto Martins Barbosa said he collected payoffs between 2003 and 2005 to steer fuel oil contracts to Vitol with Petrobras
Payments equivalent to 12 cents per barrel were deposited by Vitol into his bank account in Switzerland
which was published for the first time on a court website in Brazil’s Parana state
By Railway Gazette International2020-07-08T05:00:00+01:00
PORTUGAL: National operator CP has completed the purchase of 51 hauled coaches from Spanish counterpart RENFE as part of its efforts to mitigate an acute shortage of rolling stock
when CP anticipated buying only 16 vehicles for €404 000
but the final agreement reached in late June sees CP acquire a larger fleet for €1∙6m
The coaches are available because RENFE has opted to dispense with most locomotive-hauled formations for its inter-city services
replacing them with high speed trainsets and inter-regional EMUs
The deal marks CP’s first investment in hauled coaches since the 1980s
CP plans to spend approximately €120 000 per vehicle to refurbish the stock
which it says is a cheaper option than procuring new coaches at a cost of around €2m each
The first batch of 18 coaches is already in Portugal
RENFE having moved them to the border at Vilar Formoso
from where CP hauled them to the recently-reopened Guifões workshop at Matosinhos near Porto
the vehicles in the best condition could be in commercial service within three months
The remaining 33 are currently located in Madrid
Malaga and Bilbao and are expected to be delivered to Guifões in the coming weeks
36 were used on RENFE’s Arco conventional inter-city services at up to 220 km/h; the remaining 15 were part of the Estrella fleet
and will need the most significant refurbishment work
All will eventually leave Guifões sporting CP livery and branding
CP leases DMUs from RENFE for use on routes including Porto - Vigo
CP intends to use the vehicles to augment the 102 coaches in its Intercidades fleet used on the Faro – Lisboa – Porto corridor
but the acquisition will also enable it to improve the standard of some regional services
Electrification of the Minho line between Porto and Vigo is due for completion next year
and loco-hauled trains could replace the 40-year old Class 592 DMUs currently used by CP on the route
These sets are themselves leased from RENFE under a long-term agreement
CP is making good progress with the refurbishment of 19 withdrawn Class 2600 and Class 2620 electric locomotives supplied by Alsthom and Sorefame in 1974-87
This is part of a medium-term business plan for its maintenance subsidiary EMEF to reactivate around 70 vehicles
supporting efforts to improve the skills of the local supply industry
PORTUGAL: CP has named Alstom and local partner Domingos da Silva Teixeira as preferred bidder for a contract to supply 117 electric multiple-units
PORTUGAL: The entry into service of CP’s first ex-RENFE ARCO locomotive-hauled coaches was marked by a ceremony at Valença on July 28
attended by Infrastructure Minister Pedro Nuno Santos and CP Vice-President Pedro Moreira
PORTUGAL: The Council of Ministers has approved investment worth €819m to enable national passenger operator CP to call tenders for 117 regional and suburban EMUs
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BANGKOK (2 Sept 2018) – The battle between Brazil’s two futsal giants began as expected, with both sides playing a high-pressure game from the first blow of the whistle. Both teams were evenly matched and had their fair share of chances. Leandro Lino came close to scoring in the third minute when goalkeeper Tiago threw a long ball his way.
It was Sacon and Marcel who then came close in the next few minutes for Magnus but Carlos Barbosa goalkeeper Giancarlo ‘Wolverine’ Ramos made himself large to ensure his goal was not breached. Even crowd favourite Falcao’s attempt at goal in the 17th minute failed to produce the goods for Magnus.
In the last few minutes of the first half, it was Marquinhos Xavier’s Barbosa that had their fair share of chances. Captain Valdin and Douglinas both came close, and the side even hit the frame of the goal seconds before the half-time whistle. However, the half ended with a 0-0 score-line.
Carlos Barbosa were impressive in moving the ball between tight spaces, but the Magnus goal seemed almost impenetrable, and eventually it was Magnus who got the first goal. Rodrigo hit his shot inches wide shortly after the second-half began but it wasn’t to prove costly as top scorer of the competition, Leandro Lino scored in the 23rd minute. Carlos Barbosa hit the post again when Marlon struck the ball hard in the 28th minute.
Coach Marquinhos was forced to introduce Bruno Souza as the power player in the dying stages of the game, but the player, who was already on a yellow card made another foul to keep Magnus from scoring and was sent off. With a one-man advantage, Magnus’ Marcel scored two minutes before the final whistle to seal his side’s victory.
Magnus coach Ricardo Di Izeppe said after the game, “It was a repeat of last edition’s final and we know Carlos Barbosa very well from Brazil. I think it was a really good overall performance from our team in today. We were good at the back and good at the attack as well. We’re very happy with the win.
We would also like to thank the organisers for a great tournament and the people of Thailand for showing kindness and love throughout our stay here”.
Earlier, Barca Lassa defeated PTT Bluewave Chonburi 12-2 to secure the third position in the competition.
If you miss Mad Men (2007-2015) and the chic, swinging late ’50s, sit back and let internet streaming service Showmax cast a new spell over you with Magic City (2012-2013
season 1 is available on Showmax right now!)
where slick gangsters like Ike Evans (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) mingle with the Cuban and American upper crust in posh hotels like Ike’s Miramar Playa resort hotel that Ike runs with his gorgeous wife Vera (Olga Kurylenko)
mob boss Ben “The Butcher” Diamond (Danny Huston)
Magic City is inspired by series creator Mitch Glazer’s memories of his childhood in the sunny
The 1959 setting is dazzling and production and costume design are absolutely impeccable down to the tiniest detail
from views of “mermaids” from the hotel bar down to the last hotel match book or comb in the hotel’s salon
“You just kinda walk around here and the attention to detail is such that I put on my tie and my awesome suits
I step onto my set – and I can practically hear Frank Sinatra singing in the background,” says Jeffrey Dean Morgan
I was fixated on creating a reality that made the actors feel like they were in a time machine,” he insists
where entire streets of architecture have been lovingly preserved
And interiors for The Miramar Playa were constructed inside the old Bertram yacht factory
with the design paying tribute to the work of star Miami Modernist architect Morris Lapidus
designer of the famous Fontainebleau in Miami and Eden Roc in Cuba
“Once I understood the way in which Lapidus structured his geometry to create grand scale
the necessary design rules were set for our team to create an original design that would capture the glamour and glitz and fit flawlessly into the period,” says Carlos
during which Carlos’s team of 150 workers created a huge set including the Miramar
the Atlantis Lounge with portholes into the pool
set decorator Scott Jacobson (who remembers visiting some of Miami Beach’s finest hotels with his parents as a child) and his production team got busy filling them with hand-made replica mid-century modern furniture
Scott often bought out entire estate auctions as well as browsing antique shops for those perfect pieces
The crystal chandelier in the lobby of The Miramar Playa was originally made for the Eden Roc itself – Scott found it at an architectural salvage store
since Mitch Glazer’s dad was the electrician who originally installed it at the Eden Roc
Costume designer Carol Ramsey helped design the characters from the word go
While some of her wardrobe pieces are vintage
many have been made from scratch by the wardrobe team
“Everything in costume design is driven by the script and the characters
a lot of the characters are driven by fashion
so everything is inspired by the look of that
We dressed over 600 people head-to-toe every nine days
Everything from the lengths of the skirt to the heights of the heels was exhaustively researched
Even Ben’s wife Lily Diamond’s (Jessica Marais) risqué white bikini was in direct reference to a photo of a Playboy Bunny on the beach at the Fontainebleau
And the joy of streaming is that you can stop at any point to take in the fine detail – or turn to a friend and say
NB: For a in-depth look the production design and set illustrations, take a peek at Carlos’s astounding collection of construction images here: https://www.carlosbarbosa.com/magiccity/magiccity-lobbydesign.pdf
Additional Sources: Cityandshore.com, Hollywoodreporter.com, Latimesblogs.latimes.com, Sandiegouniontribune.com.
Empini is a high-stakes, action-packed drama set in the ruthless, corrupt world of private security. Season 2 is now streaming, with new episodes every Tuesday.
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The star-studded lineup of panelists at the Showmax Roast of Helen Zille includes Patricia de Lille, Loyiso Gola, Zwai Bala, JJ Tabane and more.
On a night when Sihle is driving his DJ friends to their gig, things turn upside down when they get a call about a body in an apartment.
Doha: Qatar Football Association (QFA) and Spanish Futsal League (LNFS) announced yesterday that Qatar will host the Intercontinental Futsal Cup Qatar 2016 from June 24 to 29 this year