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UT Tyler’s Cowan Center

December 10th, 2010
UT Cowan Center

Disney Music in Tyler Texas at the UT at Tyler Cowan Center

The UT Tyler’s Cowan Center opens its stage to many different performances through out the year. Some of the most popular people and plays have preformed on the Cowan Center‘s stage. This past year comedian John Lithgow, Deal or No Deals’ Howie Mandel, and even the United States former president George W. Bush, have all preformed at the Cowan Center. January brings a whole new variety of shows and performances.

January 15, 2011 the East Texas Symphony Orchestra, along with music director and conductor Per Brevig, introduce Disney in Concert at the UT Tyler Cowan Center. This event will feature many different songs and music from popular Disney movies such as The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, and Pirates of the Caribbean. The concert is a multi-media extravaganza that will display pictures of the Disney films on a large screen behind the orchestra. The Disney in Concert is a great way to introduce young children to the world of classical music and symphonies. All songs are performed by the East Texas Symphony Orchestra along with a quartet of guest vocalists. Matinee tickets are on sale now of $10-$15 dollars, or you can buy tickets at the door for $15-$20. Tickets for the evening show are on sale for $10-$55, you can find discounts for groups and students. Your whole family will enjoy this concert of the most magical movies and songs.

January 13, 2011 UT Tyler presents an Evening with Jon Landau. Jon Landau is best known for producing two of the most famous movies, and the two highest grossing movies of all time, Titanic and Avatar. Landau has won an Academy Award and two Golden Globe awards. He has played part in creating and producing many great films over the years and is known for his understanding of visual effect technologies (even the most complex and complicated visual effects), and his motivation, and his ability to motivate others. This lecture will be a motivating look into the profession world of producing and the behind the scenes of some of the most popular movies of all times.

January 27, 2011 the amazing talent of violinist Joshua Bell. He stole the attention of America at the age of 14. He is a winner of a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra. Joshua Bell is one of the biggest and well-know performers in the classical music industry. His beautiful music has caught the attention of the nation and the Cowan Center is bringing his talent to Tyler.

Tickets are already on sale for all of these shows and also for musical show The Color Purple. The Color Purple has been nominated and won many different awards for the Broadway musical. The Cowan Center has shows for all different people and for all ages. The Cowan Center’s stage has had many great musicals, plays, and performers. Students can get discounts or can get in free to some of the shows, for information about the shows and discounts contact the Cowan Center Box Office.

Testimonials on websites offer positives of HCG Hormone for losing weight

December 1st, 2010

Pregnancy Hormone TestimonialsWhether you love him or hate him, the release of George W. Bush’s book “Decision Points” on November 9th stirred up memories of the former president’s unmoving stand on his convictions throughout his presidency. Despite the great opposition of a populace of differing opinions, President Bush made his choices and always stuck with it.

Do people say that HCG Hormone Shots Work?

As we aspire to reach our own lofty goals in life one could take President Bushs example as a rule of life. Of course, we are no 43rd President of the United States and this is no war on terrorism. So that being said, when it comes to deciding whether or not to stick with your current use of HCG hormone injections as a weight loss solution I say “let the populace be heard and take their advice!”

With numerous websites ran by health experts, doctors, and the overall population telling us of their experience available to us we must take into account what they have to say.

So, what are they saying? Without going into great details, here are a few observations made through a little surfing of the web. Fitness and diet websites including livestrong.com, dietinreviews.com, and wellsphere.com, along with almost any others that don’t carry the name “hcg” express doubts, reservations, or absolute rejection of HCG.

Medical and health websites like webmd.com and mayoclinic.com talk extensively about HCG and its shortcomings from a medical viewpoint.  Now when it comes to open forums seen in popular websites like oprah.com and amazon.com as well as smaller website open forums you will see an overwhelming amount of testimonies telling of the successful loss of weight.

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George W. Bush Comes to Tyler

October 21st, 2010

Former President George W. Bush paid a visit to the University of Texas at Tyler’s Cowan Center Tuesday evening and after taking a day to reflect on the visit I thought I would offer my own interpretation of the event. Having seen both Bushes speak during and after their terms, I can certainly attest to the fact that presidents are much more fun after their terms are over.

Once the pressure to maintain the balance between political expediency and governmental principle is off, they are less measured, and more relaxed in their speeches. They also tend to discuss their experiences on a more personal level. The President’s lecture on Tuesday night was a laid back discussion of the principles that governed his administration. Mr. Bush avoided criticizing his successor or addressing current political issues in a partisan way. The format of his talk was quite unique.

The President took the audience on a descriptive tour of his oval office, and used the paintings, busts and other points along the way as opportunities to illustrate of his philosophy of life and government. Along the way he jokingly promoted his new book entitled Decision Points, which will be making its appearance in stores early next month.

The high point for me was the president’s passionate belief in, and defense of, liberty and natural law. In an era when a Supreme Court justice denies the principle of self- evident human equality at her confirmation, it was inspiring to hear a statesman reaffirm the principle upon which our liberty has been based for two- hundred plus years.

Mr. Bush asserted that freedom is an inborn gift from the Creator to all of humanity, not government to its citizens. At times the old fire in the belly resurfaced as he once again asserted the desire and ability of the Iraqi people to live in freedom. The former President also expressed concern for the women and children of Afghanistan who still face religious tyranny in Taliban controlled regions of the country.

Toward the end of the evening, the former President also spoke openly about his faith as a source of guidance and strength during his time as the nation’s leader. He reflected on his view of prayer, and religion as a young man, and spoke of the changes in his own life as a result of his embrace of Christ and the Methodist Church. I have been a supporter of Mr. Bushes over the years, and while I have disagreed with him on this and that, I have always believed him a man who, like him or hate him, agree or disagree, did what he did out of a sense of conscience, and duty.

Tuesday night I saw that man again. I’m finding that I miss “Dubya.” I miss his plain spoken sense of duty, his unapologetic love of country, and his unashamed belief in faith and prayer. Thanks for the visiting Tyler Mr. President, and thank you for your service. For more information on events coming to the Cowan Center, see the website at http://www.uttyler.edu/cowan.

Texas Governor’s Race

October 5th, 2010
Bill White

Bill White

I’m just old enough to remember a Texas Governor named White. He was a soft on crime, liberal tax and spender who was defeated after just four years in office. Well, there’s another White running for Texas Governor, and he shares more than just a last name with the former Governor. Bill White, the one- time Houston Mayor, is making his rounds through Texas this fall. He’s desperately trying to avoid being seen with or generally connected to President Obama, all the while supporting nearly all his initiatives, including Obamacare, Cap and Trade etc. Bill White claims that our state is not leading our nation to the degree that it should. Tell that to out of state Americans who are moving here in huge numbers due to the Obama recession.

Now I’ll be the first to admit that I have often disagreed with Governor Perry, however it is his largely pro-business positions that have allowed our state to sit out this depression, relative to the experiences of the other states. Bill White is playing the very same anti- business anti- insurance tune the President has been playing the last few years, hoping against hope we won’t place the melody. The real question however is this, in an election year when the American people are poised to send severance checks to more than half of congress, and having a “D” by one’s name is a political death sentence, how can the most conservative state in the Union even consider voting a liberal trial lawyer turned politician into the governor’s office?

In 1983 Texas elected a Liberal Democrat followed by a not exactly conservative Republican. In 1990 we tried electing another Liberal Democrat, and again after four years we decided it wasn’t for us. Since then we’ve had two middle of the road Republican Governors in the forms of George W. Bush and Rick Perry. And while they’ve not been as conservative as some of us would have preferred, our state does in fact lead the nation in economic stability. The fact is this is not the year to experiment with another one term Liberal Dem. In an election year when Nancy Pelosi’s state of California is on the cusp of electing an actual conservative as governor, voting for White amounts to plucking economic and political defeat from the jaws of victory.  This more liberal socialist road the country is traveling is not where most Texans what to go. So what does this mean for Tylerites and East Texans?

Rick Perry

Rick Perry

It means that as a more conservative bastion, we’re going to have to put our feet down, and continue to wrestle against the more liberal urban centers in our own state. Even Texas cities like Houston and Austin can drag an otherwise conservative state into the blue. And let me assure the reader that I love those cities, and I gladly visit them regularly. I even spend money there. But it’s bad enough that the city of Sam Houston was once led by a man who governed more like Mirabeau Lamar, (at least in terms of fiscal policy). And that’s probably unfair to Lamar. It would be a shame to have Sam’s entire republic governed by him too.

Fall at the Cowan Center

September 18th, 2010

When writing on up- coming events in our area, it always pays to keep an eye the UT- Tyler Cowan Center. They have done a terrific job of keeping a good flow of authors, actors, heads of state, and other dignitaries flowing through Tyler. Through the end of September and into October the center will be welcoming some extremely interesting and accomplished men.

Mr. Oscar Arias, is the former president of Costa Rica, and the 1985 winner of the Nobel Peace prize. In the nineteen eighties he worked to establish peace I Central America, and helped the nations there find a voice among the louder yells of period superpowers. While his politics lean to the left, his first hand take on events brings to life a complex and complicated string of events. Mr. Arias has spent his professional life working to advance peace as well as free and progressive government in Central America. He will be appearing in Tyler on the twenty first of this month.

John Lithgow is the winner of a number of awards. He has been in too many films to list here and has starred on the Broadway stage as well. On September thirtieth he brings his one man show to the Cowan Center. Mr. Lithgow will perform Stories by Heart, which is taken from the noted classic Uncle Fred Flitsby P.G. Wodehouse, and Haircut, by Ring Lardner. Mr. Lithgow also incorporates tales from his own life in the telling. With a career that has been long and prolific, his appearance in Tyler promises to be an enjoyable event.

What can I say here that we don’t already know about the Former President? After serving as Governor of our beloved state, Mr. George W. Bush presided over one of the most trying and dangerous periods in our history. He was derided constantly by those who opposed him even while remaining committed to protecting the country from the threat of terrorism. His plain spoken style re-assured the nation in the dark days following 9-11. Agree or disagree with his politics, there was never any doubt that Mr. Bush did his best to follow policy that he believed right. No can know for sure what the future holds for the President’s legacy, but it will surely record that Mr. Bush’s term was formative in terms of foreign policy. Since his retirement, the President has returned to his home state to build his library, write and speak. He will visit Tyler on October sixteenth, as a headliner of the Distinguished Lecture Series this fall. For more information on the series, or just to peak at what’s coming up at the Cowan Center, visit their webpage at http://www.cowancenter.org/index.htm.