Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival
At this jazz festival doubling as a music education experience for young people, there are as many as a dozen events in every hour of the day. They are scattered across the University of Idaho campus and the town of Moscow. It is impossible to sample more than a smattering of them.
Example: At 3:00 p.m. on Friday, the schedule listed workshops by The Four Freshmen; Roberta Gambarini and Tamir Hendelman; the Estonian saxophonist Lembit Saarsalu with the Russians Leonid and Nik Vintskevich on piano and saxophone; a lecture by Penny M. von Eschen about Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington in the Soviet Union; and eight workshops for student vocal ensembles or soloists.
The current Four Freshmen are the latest in a line of successors to the original vocal quartet founded in 1947. I dropped in on their workshop to see whether I had an accurate impression from their recordings that they have more musicianship than previous editions of the Freshmen. I did not come away with a definitive answer. The hour contained more repartee than music. Bob Ferreira, Vince Johnson, Brian Eichenberger and Curtis Calderson, are raconteurs who have perfected a style of casual interactive standup comedy that was a big hit with the audience of mostly teenagers. Few of the students’ questions or the Freshmens’ answers dealt with issues of musical substance. For the most part, the group’s singing was standard Freshmen four-part harmony with Eichenberger’s lead on top. The songs we heard were from the vintage Freshmen repertoire or patterned on the classic style. Calderon’s cornet playing was impressive for his range and lyricism. Ferreira’s drumming, Johnson’s bass playing and Eichenberger’s guitar work did a functional job of support at the workshop and at their concert that night. Except for Calderon, they played no extensive instrumental solos. The group was entertaining, with more to offer than nostalgia, but I did not find an answer to my question about musical depth.
The evening concert filled the massive Kibbie Dome. It opened with a pre-show performance by the Sacramento pianist Jim Martinez in a group that featured vocalist Julia Dollison. In his notes for her CD Observatory, my artsjournal.com colleague Terry Teachout described Dollison’s voice as “warm, airy, dappled with summer sunshine, technically bulletproof from top to bottom.” I heard her for the first time at this festival. I can only agree enthusiastically with Terry. I look forward to hearing more of Ms. Dollison.
Next came a succession of student vocalists, winners in their divisions of the educational branch of the festival. It is wonderful that the festival arranges for its student participants to perform before large congregations. The experience is important in their development. Last night’s singers ranged from adequate to unfortunate. All but one indulged in scat singing. I am lobbying for passage of a federal law that public scatting by amateurs and professionals alike will be allowed only after ten years of extensive education culminating in a rigorous examination for a license to scat, with a fee of $500. Isn’t there challenge enough in learning to sing a lyric melodically, in tune, with appropriate interpretation, phrasing and feeling?
Next came the house band–Benny Green, Russell Malone, Christian McBride and Jeff Hamilton. They played “Have You Met Miss Jones?” with all of the qualities mentioned above, and swung like crazy. Still swinging, they accompanied, in order, the Russian tenor saxophonist Igor Butman, trombonist Bill Watrous and the Australian brass phenomenon James Morrison. Each seemed determined to exhaust every technical capability of his instrument and to leave no note unplayed, no space unfilled. Morrison, not content to break altitude and speed records on trumpet and trombone, added to his arsenal a borrowed euphonium. Following Morrison’s featured spot, Butman and Watrous came back on to join him and his euphonium in a rendition of Sonny Rollins’ “Tenor Madness” at warp speed. Butman led off the solos with a chorus that evoked Rollins. After that, came the deluge. In the immortal words of Louis Armstrong, “Chops was flyin’ everywhere.” The three technical monsters outdid themselves and one another, culminating with an exchange of four-bar phrases, then twos, ones and finally nones, improvising simultaneously with a ferocity that had the audience on its feet. Morrison was in danger of exploding his friend’s euphonium. Along the way, Green and Malone soloed, choosing contrast rather than competition. They did not damp down the swing, but introduced welcome breaths of air into the proceedings.
After intermission and before the Four Freshmen, Jeff Hamilton’s trio with pianist Tamir Hendelman and bassist Christoph Luty worked their intricate, propulsive magic. Hamilton is a drummer’s drummer, a musicians’ drummer, a peoples’ drummer and the all-purpose workhorse of this festival. Green is spelled occasionally by Hendelman, Monty Alexander, Kuni Mikami and other pianists, but Hamilton, Malone and McBride spend virtually of their waking hours playing in concerts and workshops, showing no visible or audible signs of exhaustion.
Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival


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About the symposium
International symposium “Felt 2006”, which has been held from 8 th to 23 rd of September in 2006 for the third time, is a continuation of a still young tradition of textile symposiums in Lithuania. The Symposium took place in the art house of Milosz, which is not far from Kėdainiai, Lithuanian city geographically situated in a center of a country.
The fourth Symposium “Felt 2006” is named “Sign – Reflections of Different Cultures in Works of Contemporary Young Artists”. There were presented opportunities to work with industrial, traditional, and needle-felt techniques in the Symposium. The technique of felting has been used by many nations since ancient times. Felt symposiums present a great opportunity for professional artists to express, improvise and reinvent this technique from the scratch. Traditional techniques and genres provide more options, possibilities and space for development of modern art.
In addition to creative activities the participants of the symposium were doing the presentations of traditional and modern culture of their countries, were including the slide lectures and reports on urgent art issues. Also the demonstrations of individual techniques acquainting everyone with wide possibilities for felt applications.
The first felt symposium was held in 1998 in Anykščiai, in the residence of a famous long-time art event supporter R. Biliūnas “Fetras”. There, many art projects that use industrial felt technique continue to be worked on until this day. There were 24 artists from 8 countries attending the Symposium of 1998. Their colourful art works traveled throughout the galleries of all major Lithuanian cities.
In contrast to flat decorative industrial felt compositions that were dominant in 1998, the 2002 exposition had plenty of spatial, sculptured objects and even included action-oriented artistic works. Artists were eager to counterpart industrial felt with traditional hand-made, many were transforming wool pictures into video animations, used new metal constructions, etc.
People with mental diseases had been included to participate in the third Symposium. The project received such a huge success that it will be transformed into the self-dependent Symposium “Art Therapy”.
Participants: The organisers of the Symposium “Felt 2006“ have invited 19 artists from 3 countries (Latvia, Lithuania, Turkey): group “Baltos kandys” (“White Moths”) (LT): Austė Jurgelionytė, Karolina Kunčinaitė, Miglė Lebednykaitė, Rasa Leonavičiūtė, Laura Pavilonytė, Julija Vosyliūtė; Kaspars Lielgalvis (LV), Gulcan Batur Ercivan (Turkey), Eglė Ganda Bogdanienė (LT), Ala Červonikova (LT), Kristina Čyžiūte (LT), Simas Dūda (LT), Jūratė Kazakevičiūtė (LT), Ligita Marcinkevičiūtė (LT), Karina Matiukiene (LT), Giedrė Valtaitė (LT), Ieva Veita (LV), Lina Zavadskė (LT), Marius Zavadskis (LT).
The Symposium has been completed with the exhibition of works generated during the Symposium in the J.Monkutė-Marx Museum-Gallery in Kėdainiai, in the “Academy“ Gallery in Vilnius. And later it will be continued in various cities of Lithuania (in the Civic Art Gallery in Panevėžys and in the city of Anykščiai).
Organisers: The Symposium “Felt 2006“ has been organised by the Artists’ Group “White Moths” and Textile Department of Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts in co-operation with the Janina Monkutė-Marks Museum Gallery and The Czeslaw Milosz Birthplace Foundation.
The principal sponsors: the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, The Foundation for Support of the NGO Culture Projects, the Vilnius Fine Arts Academy, Vilnius City Municipality, R.Biliūnas factory “Fetras”, factory “Vernitas”, Janina Monkutė-Marks Museum Gallery, The Czeslaw Milosz Birthplace Foundation.

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I think I'm going to try this the next time I pick up a suitable lens that isn't good for anything else. In the unlikely event it actually works I'll post updates.


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Sea Chanteys & Movie Night
Around Cape Horn
Friday, May 12th, 7:30pm
Mosman Park, Searsport
Kick off the summer with an outdoor sea chantey singalong followed by watching the sea adventure movie Around Cape Horn on the big screen! Penobscot Marine Museum staff member Joe Greeley will lead sea chanteys starting at 7:30pm - come ready to enjoy listening to this maritime musical genre or join in! After sunset, the film will start. What’s it about? During a 1929 voyage aboard the bark “Peking,” Captain Irving Johnson brought his video camera and recorded footage of the dangerous passage around Cape Horn. He later recorded narration of the trip. It’s a classic maritime film that will bring to life the days of sailing the world on large square-rigged vessels! Rain date Friday, May 19th.
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Visits to Works (Excursions) in the Bristol area
On Tuesday' afternoon, 24th July, the following Works in Bristol were opened to the visit of the Members:—
On Tuesday evening the Members of the Institution, together with a numerous company of ladies and gentlemen resident in the neighbourhood, were entertained by the President and Mrs. Hawksley at a Conversazione in the rooms of the Merchant Venturers' Hall, which were kindly lent for the occasion by the Master Merchant Venturer, Charles B. Hare, Esq. A collection was exhibited of engineering models and specimens of manufacture &c., kindly lent for the occasion by Members and other gentlemen, some of whom obligingly attended to give personal explanations and illustrations to the visitors.
On Wednesday afternoon, 25th July, an Excursion was taken to Clifton Suspension Bridge, Leigh Woods, Durdham Down, and on to Penpole Point, from which a view was obtained of the Portishead and Avonmouth Docks and the site of the Severn Railway Tunnel.
In the evening a number of the Members and their friends dined together at the Grand Hotel.
On Thursday, 26th July, on Excursion was made by free special train and steamer, kindly granted by the Great Western Railway Co., to visit the Severn Tunnel Works at Portskewet, where one of the resident engineers, Mr. Geach, showed in operation his Rock-drilling Machine that had been described by him in a paper at the meeting; and the air-compressors and pumping machinery employed in the Tunnel works were also seen. With the rock-chilling machine a in. hole was drilled at the rate of 12 in. per min. in a piece of the hard grey sandstone (" Pennant ") rock from the tunnel excavation, the machine working with compressed air at 50 lb. pressure.
A trip down the Bristol Channel was then taken, and the Members were hospitably entertained at luncheon on the special steamer.
The Portishead Docks in progress of construction were then visited, and the works were shown by the resident engineer, Mr. Barbenson; these docks are in communication with Bristol by the Portishead Branch of the Great Western Railway, broad gauge.
The Avonmouth Docks were then visited, the Members being received by the managing director, Mr. Hew Dalrymple, and the engineer, Mr. Brunlees; these docks have been opened half a year, in connection with Bristol by the Avonmouth and Clifton Extension Railway, narrow gauge.
The Members returned to Bristol by the special steamer up the River Avon, past St. Vincent's Rocks and the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
On Friday, 27th July, an Excursion was made by a free special train to visit the Great Western Railway Locomotive and Carriage Works at Swindon, through which the Members were conducted by the Chairman of the Railway Co., Sir Daniel Gooch, and the locomotive superintendent, Mr. William Dean; and they were handsomely entertained at luncheon in the works.
The special train conveying the Members to Swindon was fitted with Sanders' Automatic Vacuum Brake, applied to most of the vehicles in the train, and its action was illustrated by some quick stoppages at high speed that were made in the course of the trip.

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ECB is using crisis to unravel the European welfare state, but this could push the US economy into deeper recession
PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Paul Jay, coming to you from Baltimore.
In Europe, the crisis deepens. The Financial Times has a piece today essentially saying what will happen to the global economy if Greece dot dot dotâ€”if Greece dot dot dot unravels. Of course, I assume that’s already happening. Of course, the next issue is what happens with Spain.
Now joining us to talk about the euro crisis, particularly Spain and how it might affect the United States and the global economy, is Mark Weisbrot. Mark is codirector of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, otherwise known as CEPR. He’s also a regular columnist for The Guardian and, of course, has appeared on The Real News many times. Thanks for joining us again, Mark.
MARK WEISBROT, CODIRECTOR, CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH: Thanks, Paul.
JAY: So first of all let’s kind of focus on Spain. You were there recently. You just got back about a week ago. What is the situation? And I guess the issue here is partly what’s happening with Spanish bonds and such and the debt deal. So where are we at?
WEISBROT: Well, it’s definitely getting worse there, or it has been the whole time I was there and more recently. You know, unemployment is 25 percent. Youth unemployment is more than 50 percent now. And the government has begun to cut back on health care spending. They had big cuts, they passed big cuts while I was there in health care spending, $7 billionâ€”sorry, â‚¬7 billion, actually, whichâ€”it would be likeâ€”in the United States it’s the equivalent of cutting 25 percent of our Medicaid program. And Spain has a good health care system. And so they’re sacrificing a lot. They also have passed big cuts in education. So people are feeling it, they’re angry, and the government is still going in that direction. And they have a banking crisis as well.
JAY: Yeah, what’s happening with the banking crisis? ‘Cause there’s a issue now of whether or not Spain’s going to pour more money into some of the banks.
WEISBROT: Well, they’re going to have to do something. And the big issue right now is whether they’re going to get help from the European authorities in doing that. They don’t want to have a full-fledged, you know, IMF troika program like Greece and Portugal and Ireland, so they’re trying to avoid thatâ€”at least, it seems like they’re trying to avoid that.
And on the other hand, they could use some help stabilizing the banking system. And, of course, the banking system’s probably getting worse, because as this crisis has worsened, the price of Spanish bonds falls, and the Spanish banks are holding hundreds of billions of dollars of Spanish bonds. So they get hit very hard by that as well. Now, the situation isâ€”.
JAY: Mark, at CEPR you made a proposal that the U.S. Fed should actually step in and buy Spanish bonds. Why should they? And what effect would that have?
WEISBROT: I think that’s important for people to understand, that the European Central Bank could put an end to the most acute aspects of the crisis very easily by simply intervening in the Spanish bond market, that is, buying Spanish bonds. They wouldn’t even have to buy very much of it, because as soon as the price of Spanish bonds would begin to rise, the hedge funds and the private investors and speculators would all move in the same direction. And, again, they did this in November. They’ve done this before last year. They’ve spent very little money, and they’re not really even spending it, because they’re getting, of course, an asset and they can create the money in order to do it. So it’s really costless to them and to the European taxpayer to intervene in this way. And if they were to do that, of course, they could lower the interest rates on Spanish bonds, because the bond yield goes in the opposite direction of the price. So when you buy the bond and you push the price up, you’re pushing the yield down. And they probably [inaud.] in the last few days, ’cause the yield has gone down quite a bit. But we won’t know that right away.
But in any case, they were putting that off and they were letting this crisis get worse and worse every day, to the point where you saw a lot of panic in the markets. I mean, that’s why, you know, all that money flooded into the U.S. treasuries and pushed the yield down to all-time record lows. And, of course, a lot of it also flooded into the German bonds, those government bonds as well.
JAY: So just in case there’s some people that don’t get it, yield means, essentially, how much interest does the government have to pay on the bonds. And right now U.S. Treasury is paying lower than it’s ever paid. And that’s what you’re saying, right?
WEISBROT: Yeah. Well, that was last week. It’s come back a little now because the markets have stabilized a little, because either the ECB is really intervening now, which it probably is, or just the markets are anticipating some kind of intervention. Everybody knows they have to do something at some point. But they really did let it get to a severe crisis, and one that, you know, actually has impacts throughout the world economy, slows growth, increases unemployment everywhere.
So that, I think, is the most important thing that is not emphasized is that they can do this at any time. This isn’t a crisis caused, really, by the financial markets. The financial markets, of course, are bidding up the yields, the interest rate on Spanish bonds, by selling them and shortselling them and speculating against them. But the ECB, the European Central Bank, at any time can completely overpower these markets, and everybody knows that.
JAY: Yeah, a couple of months ago, President Obama essentially said that. He was asked about the euro crisis, and he said, you know, they’ve got plenty of money there, they can solve this if they want to. And, you know, I’ve mentioned this a couple of times. It’s a little ironic, ’cause you can say the same thing about the United States. But at any rate, yeah, the ECB, they’ve got plenty of money. So why don’t they fix this?
WEISBROT: Because they don’t want to, because they’re actually using the crisis and the acute crisis to force these changes that the governments are doingâ€”you know, cutting pensions, cutting health care, cutting government spending in general. Some of the changes don’t even haveâ€”don’t even reduce the deficit. Like, in Spain they passed this labor law reform which basically curtails the rights of workers to challenge when they’re fired for no good reason, and also weakens the industrywide bargaining system they have. It makes it easier for employers to get out of the collective industrywide bargaining union. So they are using the crisis to implement all these unpopular reforms.
And from a right-wing point of view, especially in Spain, for example, where you have a right-wing government, these are strategic reforms. The intention is to undermine and, from their point of view, try to dismantle the welfare state. That’s what they want. That’s what the ECB wants. That’s what some of the European governments that are allied with them want. And that’s what they want to get gain out of this crisis.
JAY: Well, but there’s lots of support for doing exactly that in United States as well to the United States, not just in Europe. Certainly the whole Republican cabal, etc., would like to have (and some of the states do have) very similar policies. So what are the politics of the Fed trying to doâ€”intervene to try to kind of obstruct or prevent some of this?
WEISBROT: Yes, well, one difference between Europe and the United States is that they have so much more to lose. We don’t have industrywide bargaining. We don’t have unions the size of theirâ€”we don’t have most of the social protections that they have. And so there isn’t that much you can get rid of here compared to Europe. And that’s one big difference. So it’s a much more ambitious project that the European authorities have. I mean, here, you know, they’ve tried to go after Social Security, and they still might chip away. It’s still under threat. But it’s very hard to do here because it’s one of the only real protections that we have.
Now, in terms of the Fed intervening, I mean, I don’t think they’re really going to do that. But we put this on the table because itâ€”first of all, they should do it, and people should know that they can do it and they should do it. And the mechanics, of course, would be very simple. I mean, they can buy Spanish bonds just like anyone else, and nobody could stop them, really. If the European Central Bank didn’t like it, there wouldn’t be anything they could do about it. And, of course, Spain would welcome it, and so would the rest of the world. So it would be a great thing to do. It would also step on their toes. And I think that’s one reasonâ€”the toes of the European authorities. And that’s one reason why the U.S. government wouldn’t do it or the Federal Reserve wouldn’t do it. But it does make sense. And it showsâ€”it would show, if they ever did it, how easy it would be to resolve, again, the immediate part of the crisis. It wouldn’t put an end to the wholeâ€”.
JAY: I guess when President Obamaâ€”President Obama has his own immediate electorial interest not to let the European crisis more seriously damage the American economy. I mean, how serious a threat is that?
WEISBROT: It’s, I think, the biggestâ€”in the last couple of months, at least, it’s been the biggest threat of anything, any other things you could think of, to President Obama’s reelection. And he certainly knows that, and so does his team. And, you know, he sent hisâ€”just a couple of weeks ago the administration sent Lael Brainard over there. She’s the under secretary of the Treasury for international affairs. It was, I think, the 18th time that she’s gone to Europe. And, of course, she went to several capital cities. And you can be sure that her message was exactly that, that they wantâ€”the Obama administration wants the European authorities to stop playing with fire and to at least do something to restore growth in the short term.
JAY: Well, I suppose some of the right-wing European governments wouldn’t mind seeing a Republican administration in office hereâ€”not that they haven’t gotten along with President Obama. But just to wind things up, how dangerous a moment are we in, in terms of what’s happening with Greece, Spain, and how it might affect the global economy?
WEISBROT: Well, it’s a moment where there is a definite possibility of a worse financial crisis. I don’t think it’s going to get to that, because I think the European authorities eventuallyâ€”you know, they let it go to the brink, and then they intervene and they do something. They’ve done this several times already in the last two years. So that’s the most likely outcome. And I think it may be already happening as we speak.
But nonetheless, the recession in Europe will continue to cause these problems, you know, not just the demandâ€”of course, the European economy, take the whole E.U. orâ€”you know, that’s big, that’s bigger than the U.S. economy. It’s about a quarter of the world economy. So that has an impact just directly. But more importantly, Europe has the largest banking system in the world. It’s several times larger than ours, even. And so that is causing problems throughout the world in world financial markets. So it’s definitely hurting world economic growth. And I think it will continue to do so until the situation there is stabilized.
JAY: And right now there they’re likeâ€”the authorities are playing chicken to see if they can’t wring even more concessions out of various peoples of various countries of Europe. Thanks very much for joining us, Mark.
WEISBROT: Sure. Thank you.
JAY: And thank you for joining us on The Real News Network.
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Although Lea Michele and Ryan Murphy have a long history of working together, from her past role on Glee to her upcoming part in Fox’s Scream Queens, there is still one of Murphy’s series the actress wants to include in her growing list of television credits. With that in mind, Michele recently sat down with Pop Sugar and discussed her desire to be a part of Murphy’s hit horror franchise.
“I would love to be on American Horror Story,” Michele revealed in the interview.
It is actually surprising that Michele hasn’t already made an appearance in American Horror Story, especially considering she is a hug fan of the genre. However, it is possible that her upcoming part in Scream Queens might open the door for her to be a part of American Horror Story.
“I don’t know if anyone has succeeded in being in all three of Ryan Murphy’s television shows,” she stated. “I know we were saying that we should get Sarah Paulson to come on and be Emma [Roberts]’s older sister on Scream Queens, so then she would succeed in being on all of them.”
Although Michele clearly wants to be the first to be included in three of Murphy’s shows, Paulson has technically already accomplished this. In addition to her ongoing role in American Horror Story, Paulson made an appearance back in 2004 on Nip/Tuck, one of Murphy’s first projects. Additionally, the actress is set to play the role of Marcia Clark in the new season of American Crime Story.
That being said, it would still be great to see Michele included in a future season of American Horror Story. Although the series is gearing up for its upcoming fall release of American Horror Story: Hotel, Michele could be cast for a role in the series sometime in 2017 or beyond.
Despite her desire to be on the hit show, Michele was cautious about overstaying her welcome with Murphy.
“I would honestly love, love, love to do it, but I feel so grateful to Ryan for including me in Scream Queens and I don’t want to overextend my situation here,” Michele told the outlet. “But if he would have me, I would be so excited.”
While we wait to see whether or not Michele makes a cameo in American Horror Story, fans can watch Michele when Scream Queens hits the small screens this coming fall on Fox.
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‘Cats holding nothing back at state swim meet
Set aside the stopwatch, the training plans and results of meets past.
For one final afternoon, the Marshalltown boys swim team will take to the pool to see how far they’ve come after countless hours in the water and the weight room.
After his squad earned six event entries, Bobcats coach Mike Loupee would like nothing more than for his swimmers to get out, let loose and hold nothing back Saturday in the Iowa High School Boys State Swimming Championships inside the Linda Bloom Natatorium at the Marshalltown Community Y.
Coming off a strong outing at districts last Saturday, the Marshalltown coaching staff believes more time can be dropped and with some great performances, points can be scored.
Though with an atmosphere unlike any other and an unmatched array of talent in the pool improved times and places can become by-products of competing against the best.
“It’s all about seeding, about what heat you’re in and who you’re next to,” Loupee said.”The state meet is an electric environment and not all kids respond the same way. Our guys look good. They’re loose and they’re relaxed so we have some definite possibilities.”
Senior Sam Carter and junior Blair Van Staalduine represent the Bobcats’ best chances to tally points as each makes his third appearance on the big stage with four events apiece.
Carter will cap his Bobcat swimming career individually in the 200-yard freestyle and 100 butterfly, while Van Staalduine will swim the 50 and 100 freestyle.
Both will join sophomores Jack Greene and Daniel Lothe in the 200 freestyle relay, before Carter, Van Staalduine and Lothe team with senior Hunter Barnard in the 400 freestyle relay.
Carter had a breakout performance at the district meet in Johnston and earned the eighth seed – the final spot in the fast heat – in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1 minute, 47.03 seconds. Besides racing against the very best, lane 8 could prove to be an advantageous position for Carter.
“Nobody pays attention to outside lanes so that can be a very positive place for Sam,” Loupee said. “His goal is just to try and get ahead of the guys that are right next to him on those inside lanes.”
Carter also clocked 54.48 seconds in the 100 butterfly to grab the 17th seed.
Van Staalduine is seeded 18th and 22nd respectively in the 50 and 100 freestyle with times of 22.22 and 49.50.
Van Staalduine finished 11th in the 50 at state last year improving nine spots from his seed and Loupee sees the same opportunity available Saturday.
“There’s four-tenths of a second separating 16 swimmers so it’s whoever has a good day and whoever nails their start and turn,” Loupee said. “There’s always a lot of rearrangement there.”
The same stands for Van Staalduine in the 100 freestyle and Carter in the 100 butterfly where 11 swimmers are in the 54-second range.
The senior said he feels very little pressure for his final go-round after punching his ticket in Johnston and is especially eager for the 200-freestyle where he’ll race against the cream of the crop.
“The state meet is always a lot more pressure-free than the district meet because you’re not worried about qualifying,” Carter said. “The (200 freestyle) is a really good opportunity. Racing with the best guys in the state is all you can ask for.”
The Bobcats sit 18th in the 200 free relay (1:31.48) though some more aggressive exchanges and a little luck could open the door for MHS to climb up the standings.
“With the sprint relay it’s not uncommon to see a couple relays get disqualified as teams stretch those exchanges,” Loupee said. “We had extremely safe exchanges at the district meet. We have a lot of time to squeeze off just in getting our timing down and our exchanges a little bit better. We’re not in a position to score so there’s no reason for us to hold back and not try to shave our exchanges down as close as we can.”
Marshalltown has the 20th-best time in the 400 freestyle relay (1:31.48) and has some added motivation in that race lining up against familiar foes in Fort Dodge and Mason City.
“Both of those teams beat us in our duals and we always compete well with Fort Dodge and Mason City,” Loupee said.
“They’re kind of our fun, good rivals – that’s what high school swimming is supposed to be about. If we can get both of them then we kind of have final bragging rights for the season.”
Along with cutting time and getting the last say against a few rivals, Marshalltown will look to improve upon last year’s 25th-place performance where they scored two points.
Though in the end, what the clock reads or the final standings display will only tell so much of the story. Loupee’s main wish is for his guys to hold nothing back and be satisfied with what comes of those efforts.
“It’s been a good season and whatever happens at the state meet is always kind of icing on the cake,” Loupee said.
“I always tell the guys that the only thing that chews you up in your life is regrets – so make sure you swim well, you swim hard, you leave it in the pool and you don’t look back 10 years from now and regret that there’s something else you could have done.”
Saturday’s meet begins at 12:30 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m. for those with advance tickets, while ticket sales open at 11:30 a.m. Loupee views Iowa City West, fifth a year ago, as the team to beat. Dowling Catholic has 17 entries and will also be in the mix after a third-place outing in 2013. The meet will be streamed on the IHSAA and Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA website.


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In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called for a “year of action.” Shortly after the speech, Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) took those words to heart in an interview with NY1 Capitol Hill reporter Michael Scotto.
Grimm, a former FBI agent, has been part of an ongoing federal investigation in connection with illegal campaign fundraising, and after Scotto attempted to transition from questions about the SOTU address to the current investigation, Grimm cut him off and walked off camera. Then he came back. NY1 posted this transcript of what happened next:
“What?” Scotto responded. “I just wanted to ask you…”
Grimm: “Let me be clear to you, you ever do that to me again I’ll throw you off this f—–g balcony.”
Scotto: “Why? I just wanted to ask you…”
Grimm: “If you ever do that to me again…”
Scotto: “Why? Why? It’s a valid question.”
Grimm: “No, no, you’re not man enough, you’re not man enough. I’ll break you in half. Like a boy.”
Grimm, who does look an awful lot like Ray Liotta, quickly issued a statement, claiming he was “annoyed” at Scotto for straying off topic, adding that “I doubt that I am the first Member of Congress to tell off a reporter, and I am sure I won’t be the last.”
Twitter, of course, had some fun with it.
Rep. Grimm delivered the only GOP response anyone will remember tomorrow.
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) January 29, 2014
Rep. Grimm should know if you break a reporter in half that just makes more of them because they reproduce asexually.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) January 29, 2014
— Nima Shirazi (@WideAsleepNima) January 29, 2014
Robert Hardt, NY1’s political director, is asking for a “full apology” from Grimm.
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This is my 2nd picture for my “Glimpses of Asia” thematic project. One of the biggest tourist attractions in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) is the Batu Caves , which is a Hindu temple as well as an attraction. At the top of the hundreds of steps there is …
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Thaipusam processions and the carnival are not ordinary ones. It is a “high ending” of a period of fasting and it is a celebration of some huge achievements
Thaipusam 2014 Thursday, 16 January 2014 09:51 Date: 16 – 18 January 2014 Main venue: Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Waterfall Temple Thaipusam is a three-day festival celebrated during the full moon of the 10th …
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Today, Wednesday, 8 February, 2012 marked the end of the three-days' celebration of Thaipusam – the Lord Muruga's journey to see his consort at the Temple located near the Penang Botanic Gardens. I have intentionally processed my HDR …


Will Jacks, an English cricketer currently playing for Pretoria Capitals in South Africa’s ongoing SA20 T20 Championship, smashed a six against Jofra Archer of MI Cape Town in a recently concluded league match, which was very similar to the famous shot India’s Virat Kohli played against Haris Rauf of Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2022.
Batting first, Jacks and Kusal Mendis got the Capitals off to a flying start at the Newlands stadium in Cape Town, scoring 88 runs in just seven overs. The 24-year-old batter stood tall like Virat against Archer to a back of a length with a horizontal bat and smashed it right over the pacer’s head, just like Kohli did in the T20 World Cup.
Will Jacks smashed fifty from just 19 balls against Archer, Rabada, Sam Curran.
— Ramesh (@Ramesh__ha) January 23, 2023
The Capitals opener hit fifty off 19 balls, smashing quality pacers like Jofra, Kagiso Rabada, and Sam Curran before being caught by Odean Smith, who scored 62 off 27 balls. His inning featured five fours and five sixes. Pretoria scored 182 for the loss of 8 wickets thanks to his innings, while Jofra Archer and Rashid Khan each took three wickets and Odean Smith took two for MI.
Wayne Parnell and Anrich Nortje each took three wickets for the Capitals, Adil Rashid took two, and Eathan Bosch and Will Jacks each took one.
This game saw MI Cape Town Captain, Rashid Khan become the second in the shortest format to pick up 500 wickets only behind West Indian veteran all-rounder Dwayne Bravo who has 612 wickets in this format.
— MI Cape Town (@MICapeTown) January 24, 2023


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April 28, 2022. “Acting together to build a positive health and safety culture”. This is the slogan chosen by the World Labour Organization (ILO) to celebrate the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, which is celebrated today in and promotes the prevention of accidents and occupational diseases throughout the world. This year the World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022 focuses on promoting social dialogue towards a culture of safety and health.
Health and safety at the center
Since the company was founded, health and safety in the work environment has been one of our priorities, and the prevention carried out by our medical department and the promotion of healthy lifestyles inside and outside of work have become the best medicine. “The fact of having its own on-site care team dedicated to improving the health of all Aludium members already indicates the importance that Aludium attaches to health, from medical examinations where we give individualized advice to improve their health, through doing epidemiological studies to prioritize common objectives”, explains Maika Palacios, a doctor specializing in occupational medicine at the Amorebieta plant. “My main objective is to improve the health – somatic and psychological – of my colleagues, individually and collectively, through medical examinations and epidemiological reports, as well as care for possible accidents or illnesses caused or aggravated by the development of their work”, adds Palacios.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. “The main objective of Aludium’s healthy company project ‘Salud para siempre’ is to make the company’s workers healthier, motivated, satisfied and happier, complying with all aspects of the WHO definition of health”, explains Manuel Rodríguez , specialist in occupational medicine at the Alicante plant. “Occupational medicine is a specialty that, if developed in its own prevention service, is very complete. In my day to day I carry out health surveillance for the detection of work-related pathologies as well as consultations related to accidents and work-related illnesses and common illnesses and prescriptions for medicines subsidized by Social Security. In addition, we carry out epidemiological studies, health promotion and prevention campaigns and the management of the healthy company project ‘Salud para Siempre’. And finally, I collaborate with EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) in carrying out safety observations and in accident investigations”, explains Rodríguez.
In terms of safety, one of the most important steps over the years has been to create a culture of safety in the company to the point of becoming a pillar for its strategy and viability. Everything has changed: the concept, the laws, the systems, the policies, the procedures and of course the awareness on a personal level. This has been key to improving safety day by day”, says José Antonio Baeza, EHS Manager at the Alicante plant. “In security, you should never lower your guard. One of the biggest traps we have is Risk Tolerance. When a system is safe, there is a tendency to think that there are no risks. It is in those moments when procedures are more lax and shortcuts are more tolerated, causing an accident”, adds the person in charge.
The healthy company action plan “Healthy Forever” was launched at the Alicante plant four years ago and carries out numerous actions throughout the year. Below, we list the main actions of this program.
- Promotion of sports practice by subsidizing registrations in popular races and events throughout the year and participating in ‘inter-company’ sports challenges.
- Promotion of healthy eating with ‘Fruit Day’, collaborating with the preparation of menus for the factory dining room and with talks and courses on nutrition.
- Carrying out campaigns for the early detection of prostate and colorectal cancer for people over 50 years of age and information campaigns for the prevention of breast and skin cancer.
- Education in healthy lifestyle habits for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
- Prevention of musculoskeletal diseases through information campaigns, with the collaboration of a physiotherapist who performs physiotherapy sessions for workers who request it.
- Anti-smoking campaign through monitoring and support of the smoking worker who wants to give up tobacco.
- Stress management through the collaboration of a psychological cabinet conducting psychotherapy sessions for workers and family members who request it.
- Aid to employees in pharmaceutical expenses, as well as in dental and health treatments.
- Subsidy for travel to workers.
- Loans and financial aid for studies to the children of employees.
- Realization of two blood donations per year.
- Training talks and volunteering in schools and associations.

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View Full Version : I am still here o-o
October 16th, 2005, 8:26 PM
Sorry for not posting anything but I've been hiding away drawing somehting other then my dimars for the contest, they are bound to take over the next three months to compleat in all their glory and I'm not about to rush it for ANY contest o_O My dragons come first you know? I respect my drawings and will not get all skribbly for the heck of it just to win a contest. I am however entering still! so dont forget you got some more good art heading into the contest yet XD
I also made this post to show I have been drawing =3 my places have been down on photobucket but enjoy the new *Deviantart* acount I made ^^ I would really like friends to pop up or even past rivals =3
October 17th, 2005, 3:51 AM
Awesome Nature! I'll look at this.
October 17th, 2005, 8:26 AM
I have seen most of your work already FNA ^_^
I <3 the Bambi one..."Bird" XD...nice touch in the title there I must say. I'm not much one for Bambi, but it was cute no doubt.
Anyways, the legs look a little awkward x_x...but then again...bambi's legs were awkward XD
Awesome work FNA! I'll take a good proper look at your gallery some time ^_-
October 17th, 2005, 2:25 PM
I'm going to be adding things ALL of the time XD I feel like all I ever do anymore is submit drawing after drawing but people like it so =3 It's all good. Thanks for checking it out guys^^. And yeah bambi is stubby X3 cute but stubby butt XD!!!
He was more or less a skinny fawn to resemble the real ones, I tried to get his face shaped differently but it didint work. o.o
October 17th, 2005, 2:50 PM
It looks awesome ^^, keep it up.
October 18th, 2005, 8:17 AM
Wow, great pictures FNA! I've always wanted to create a Deviantart account, but I've never actually gotten around to it. ^^;
I should join merely to comment on your piccies. Meh, and I'll upload some stuff too. I'll have to dig into the dark corners of my computer and pull out old drawings for fun. ^-^
October 18th, 2005, 8:42 AM
heh seriously its awesome XD
October 19th, 2005, 12:05 PM
Thanks =3 and yeah I would like to see some old works from your computer, just be sure to brush off the cobbies . lol
I just entered the beginning fazes of my contest entery at Deviantart and it is my featured work, I'm doing alot more now and I feel it will be done in the next six days o.o. even less if the mane ends up being as easy as it seems to be! =3 This is getting to be so much fun haveing both places XD So many of you have deviantart as well =D!
October 19th, 2005, 1:03 PM
Very cool! I love the unicorn!
October 19th, 2005, 8:58 PM
Thanks ^^ I know the unicorn hasent been updated since earlier, so heres the update for people who may not want to look around at the moment =3. And I also wish to keep this out of the discussion of the art contest and the entery thread intill it is at least 80% compleat.
right now it's at 56%.
Thanks again everyone for your comments ^_^ and I'm glad you all like the unicorn, sorry I couldint do more today.
Ps. It's half it's size for easy loading and I'm 8 minutes from bed time o_O...make that 5
October 20th, 2005, 10:36 AM
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! You did that all on computer??
October 20th, 2005, 12:05 PM
erm o.o :nods: yeah usieng a program like oekaki PaintBBS . ^_^ lol Thnaks I'm glad you like it =3 I'm working on the golden bridle right now so I'll be back with another update in a few hours ^_^ , And I see your looking on the currently active users veiwing thread thingie =3 ~*Strider*~
October 21st, 2005, 9:55 AM
hey FreeNatureArts how is it going?I have not heard from you in quite a while!BTW nice work on the drawings keep it up!I'm rootin for ya!
October 21st, 2005, 10:13 AM
You are very good at using PaintBBS! I wonder when you wll post something next!!
Just a think, are you thinking of opening a request thread again??
October 21st, 2005, 10:17 AM
her request thread would be a big hit!She is a very good artist!my advitar was made by her!
October 21st, 2005, 10:34 AM
O.O *dies* That is awesome! I can't draw horses' muzzles for beans. Or beans and franks. Or beans and franks and steak. XD
My hat's off to you! *tips imaginary hat* Truly amazing. I love the detail of the skin, the muscles, the eye is really nice too. The hair is great, and the color choice works really well with it! I can't wait to see it done if that's only 56% finished!
October 21st, 2005, 6:04 PM
Thanks a bunch guys ^^ Seeing claire gone then coming here and seeing you guys be so sweet about my work really makes me happy again. I'll be okay without claire at the moment, but I'll also be sure to write her any time I have the chance to get on g-mail. However. As to the questions,
I've been great Pichuman, I didint know if you where still getting online o.o so I tried not to do alot of typing, but as you can possibly tell with my unicorn icon and the thumb above you. I'm perfict at the moment and not the least bit intimadated by the crowed the art contest has picked up XD.
And yes Qfred,LA and pichuman =D I have opened one in memorie of Claire and you can post requests till your hands fall apart and my eyes bleed XD I'll finish my unicorn and post the first of the last requested one Raichu for kitsuku.
It will also be never ending and always updated, the quick link is in my signature VVV
Thanks again guys =3 and thanks for saying that about my avy I made you, that one was a BLAST to make XD Smerky little Picham! =3 Ninja Pichu! nyahaha XD


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Documentaries, films, radio and TV
Richard and his instruments have been included on a number of documentaries and films, and on the radio and TV. Below is a selection.
He Ara Puoro :: A Pathway of Song
Recorded in the bush at The Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, He Ara Puoro is a collaboration between Richard Nunns and Radio New Zealand, whereby Richard plays and begins to describe the many traditional Maori instruments in his collection.
Thirty-four eight-minute segments feature Richard playing an instrument and then talking about its individual history and context.
Richard contributed to the sound tracks on the following films and documentaries
A light among shadows, 2007
Michael Heath’s film tells the story of Edith Collier, one of New Zealand’s most talented yet underrated artists (1885-1964). Told with sensitivity and respect, it includes much of her extraordinarily beautiful work. It is not only a fitting eulogy to a remarkable artist, but an affecting tale of cultural identity and rejection. Additional music by Richard Nunns.
Very entertaining, often hilarious no-budget mock documentary about a fictional land rights claim. NZ Herald
The land has eyes, 2003
Writer and director, Vilsoni Hereniko
A film made in Fiji, composers: Richard Nunns and Clive Cockburn
Shamed by her village for being poor and the daughter of a convicted thief, Viki is inspired and haunted by the Warrior Woman from her island’s mythology.
Whale Rider, 2002
South Pacific Pictures
Lord of the Rings
by Mita te Tai
Flight of the Albatross, 1996
Top Shelf/Fritz Wagner co-production
Sarah, a teenage German, travels to New Zealand to visit her ornithologist mother, working on Great Barrier Island. She meets Mako, an angry Maori recently released from prison, and they slowly become friends. Trouble begins when they visit a cursed mountain.
Breath of Peace, 2005
Producer/director: Kathleen Gallagher
Music: Ian McDonald, Richard Nunns and Aroha Yates-Smith
Sprinkled with moments of humour, this film celbrates humanity and creates a touchstone of hope for the future, it honours the intrinisic human desire to live peacfully. Tui Motu Interislands, 2005
Richard has been the subject of a number of documentaries, most recently on Kete Aronui on Maori television.
He also featured in the recent Gillian Whitehead documentary on TVNZ.
|He Ara Puoro was also commended as a finalist in the 2006 Media Peace Awards.
He Ara Puoro, RadioNZ


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Victims located at Tayasan and Guiholngan are in dire need of drinking water, food and medicine. In Tayasan alone, there are 100 families affected and inaccessible to four-wheel drives. Donations need to be distributed via Habal Habal (a form of motorcycle transport). We have volunteers helping out on ground work, but we need donations for food, water, etc.
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An absolute treat for the heart and mind, these 24 lectures demonstrate how to master the art of storytelling, offering insight into the process of crafting and delivering a tale to enhancing the stories you tell everyday-to your children at bedtime, in your conversational anecdotes, and in your presentations at work. Teachers, lawyers, clergy, coaches, parents, and anyone who wants to understand the power of stories to capture hearts and minds will benefit from these lessons.
"Superb, insightful but limited by audio only"
From evoking a scene to charting a plot to revising your drafts, Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques offers a master class in storytelling. Taught by award-winning novelist James Hynes, a former visiting professor at the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, these 24 insightful lectures show you the ins and outs of the fiction writer's craft.
"Good advice and sobering truths"
Language defines us as a species, placing humans head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. But it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries, allowing us to ponder why different languages emerged, why there isn't simply a single language, how languages change over time and whether that's good or bad, and how languages die out and become extinct.
"You'll Never Look at Languages the Same Way Again"
These 36 lectures tell the remarkable story of a tumultuous thousand-year period in the history of England. Dominated by war, conquest, and the struggle to balance the stability brought by royal power with the rights of the governed, it was a period that put into place the foundation of much of the world we know today. As you journey through this largely chronological narrative you'll see key themes emerge, including the assimilation of successive waves of invaders, the tense relationship between kings and the nobility, and the constant battles over money and taxation.
"I was happily surprised!"
This collection of wonderful stories read by John Lavelle and penned by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat will find a place on any Nate the Great fan's bookshelf.
"Nate The Great Vol. 1"
No disease the world has ever known even remotely resembles the great influenza epidemic of 1918. Presumed to have begun when sick farm animals infected soldiers in Kansas, spreading and mutating into a lethal strain as troops carried it to Europe, it exploded across the world with unequaled ferocity and speed. It killed more people in 20 weeks than AIDS has killed in 20 years; it killed more people in a year than the plagues of the Middle Ages killed in a century.
"Gripping and Gory"
In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to previously untapped data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and ourselves.
The First World War is one of history’s greatest tragedies. In this remarkable and intimate account, author G. J. Meyer draws on exhaustive research to bring to life the story of how the Great War reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed 20 million people, and cracked the foundations of the world we live in today. World War I is unique in the number of questions about it that remain unsettled. After more than 90 years, scholars remain divided on these questions, and it seems likely that they always will.
"Excellent Overview of the "Overshadowed" War"
Dramatized audio stories that bring to life the heroes and heroines that helped shape a new nation.
"They really are Great Stories!"
Dramatized audio stories on the lives of Robert E. Lee, Johnny Appleseed, Sacagawea and others will inspire children as they learn about history.
"A Regular Miss Polly's Playhouse"
Join Nate the Great and his trusty companion, Sludge, in solving the greatest mysteries a boy could search for. In this collection, Nate hunts down a lost grocery list, a favorite stamp, a genius pet, a beach bag, a yucky valentine, second base, and an evil, book-destroying monster.
"Good stories, but a lot of filler as well"
These dramatized audio stories for children illustrate the courage, dedication, and faith of persons who despite adversities, persevered to follow their visions.
Breakthroughs in neuroscience have determined that people don’t make decisions solely on the basis of logic; in fact, emotions play the dominant role in most decision-making processes. What Great Salespeople Do gives you the tools and techniques to influence change and win more sales.
"The best sales book available"
Based on real experiences that David Novak had as the Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands, this parable will empower listeners to recognize the contributions of those around them in order to drive bigger and better results. It's not hard, it's not expensive, and you don't need an MBA or even a position of authority to do it. It's a deceptively simple principle that can have a huge impact on both your life and your business.
This monumental book tells the enthralling story of one of the greatest accomplishments in our nation's history, the building of what was then the longest suspension bridge in the world. The Brooklyn Bridge rose out of the expansive era following the Civil War, when Americans believed all things were possible.
"An Historian and not a Novelist"
These dramatized audio stories bring to life a variety of character-building historical and contemporary episodes that will entertain your family for hours.
What is the dynamic relationship between our culture's written and unwritten laws and its literature? How is that relationship evolving? How do law and literature influence or reflect one other? And what lessons might we draw from their symbiotic relationship?
A thoroughly engaging collection of great classic tales by the very best American authors. 1. 'From Beyond' by H. P. Lovecraft 2. 'The Mysterious Card and the Card Unveiled' by Cleveland Moffett 3. 'Pigs Is Pigs' by Ellis Parker Butler 4. 'The Club of One-Eyed Men' by Arthur Somers Roche 5. 'Afterward' by Edith Wharton 6. 'The Furnished Room' by O. Henry 7. 'A Descent into the Maelström' by Edgar Allan Poe 8. 'Regret' by Kate Chopin 9. 'The Terrible Old Man' by H. P. Lovecraft 10. 'The Dumb Man' by Sherwood Anderson
The dust storms that terrorized America's High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since, and the stories of the people that held on have never been fully told. Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist and author Timothy Egan follows a half-dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region.
"more than grapes of wrath"
Dramatized audio stories about role models that will inspire and teach important values so necessary in the development of good character traits for today's youth.
"I Love it!"

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Unless you’ve been beneath a rock, you’ve acceptable heard of the Ketogenic diet by now — and celebrities on Keto are allowance to amplify the bulletin big time. Boldface names like Jenna Jameson acclaim the trending diet to acute weight accident — and we’ll get to that.
But first, let’s analysis what the diet absolutely is. Initially developed to amusement acoustic issues such as epilepsy, the plan involves replacing high-carb foods with items that are aerial in fat and protein so that your anatomy burns fat instead of carbs.
So, yes, approved association and celebrities on Keto are everywhere these canicule — but is this healthy? Is it alike safe? Well, that’s been debated.
Nutritionist Dana James recently told The Feast that the Keo diet entails breaking your diet bottomward into these components: 60 percent fat, 35 percent protein, and bristles percent carbs. “If you chase these ratios carefully you won’t accept abundant bulb cilia or phytonutrients for approved bowel movements — you’ll be constipated — your bark will lose its vibrancy, and you’ll agitate the gut micro-biome, which feeds off the bulb fiber, and this will accept an adverse appulse on your affection and thyroid,” James says. “Of course, none of this shows up beeline away, but it will.”
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PLACER COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) — Placer County can move into the state’s orange, or “moderate,” tier less than a month before California plans to drop its color-coded system for reopening.
Changes will take effect Wednesday and allow for looser restrictions on several county businesses.
Counties can move into the orange tier when they have between one and 3.9 new cases each day per 100,000 people, as well as a positivity rate of no more than 4.9%.
Under the less restrictive tier, places like restaurants, places of worship, gyms, museums, zoos and indoor venues can expand their capacity limits. Retail and shopping centers can rid of capacity limits altogether.
Placer County bars, which have had to stay open with the help of food onsite, can now reopen outdoors.
Just last week, California’s top health official announced the state would be allowing businesses to reopen at full capacity come June 15. Social distancing requirements will also disappear.
“We’re at a place with this pandemic where those requirements of the past are no longer needed for the foreseeable future,” said Secretary of California Health and Human Services Dr. Mark Ghaly.


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Life Taught me these:
Love- never let this feeling die inside you, no matter how poisonous your surroundings are, never, ever allow it to kill, numb this feeling inside you.
It is easy to say, hard to do, right? I know what you are talking about, been there, done that, there was a phase of time in my life when this feeling almost died in my heart, and believe me that was the worst phase of my life, later, I have seen worse scenarios in my life but by then love was back in my heart and that really helped me into staying happy. Now by love I don’t mean the romantic love, I never mean that, romantic love is just one channel of love, love is far far more vast than that, it has many beautiful forms, love can be for your mother, family, career, nature, whole universe, God… anything and everything.
My experience say the wider we spread our field of “loved ones/things” the better it is for ourselves.
Always always love!


Applications of superconductors:
(i) Superconductors form the basis of energy saving power systems, namely the superconducting generators, which are smaller in size and weight, in comparison with conventional generators.
(ii) Superconducting magnets have been used to levitate trains above its rails. They can be driven at high speed with minimal expenditure of energy.
(iii) Superconducting magnetic propulsion systems may be used to launch satellites into orbits directly from the earth without the use of rockets.
(iv) High efficiency ore–separating machines may be built using superconducting magnets which can be used to separate tumor cells from healthy cells by high gradient magnetic separation method.
(v) Since the current in a superconducting wire can flow without any change in magnitude, it can be used for transmission lines.
(vi) Superconductors can be used as memory or storage elements in computers.


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Tracklist on Youtube
The time has come once again to make a potpourri of my productions.
Every time I make a new one, it’s a small proud moment of still being able to make music that I can stand behind – it’s now been three decades since I started, and it’s not always easy!
⛔WARNING: if you’re allergic to 160-170 BPM breakbeat music, do NOT listen ⛔ Continue reading All-Fanu Mix Vol. 11
Intense breaks, and I’m dropping an unreleased Fanu jungle joint never heard before.
Jonny L – Treading
Fanu – Bliss And Torture
De.Calc – Core Delete
Fanu – Through Thick And Thin
Jonny L – I Want You
Phuture T – Frenzy
dgoHn – Stachybotrys
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JERUSALEM – A Palestinian woman calmly ate a full lunch and paid her check before blowing herself up in a Haifa restaurant two weeks ago, killing 21 Israelis, according to Israeli investigators.
Shocking new details about the final hours of Hanadi Tayseer Jaradat emerged yesterday, including the disclosure that her first plan was to blow up an Israeli hospital that has treated homicide bomb victims.
Investigators said Jaradat, a 27-year-old lawyer, spent about $16 in a dining room packed with the people she decided to kill at Maxim restaurant.
The discovery of the receipt for the meal in the wreckage shocked even experienced Israeli investigators who were horrified to think that, while wearing her explosive belt, she spent time eating among and watching the people she would soon murder.
After paying her bill, Jaradat indicated she was headed for the ladies restroom, left her table, went to the middle of the room and detonated her explosives.
Nineteen Israelis died immediately from the blast, with another two later succumbing from wounds.
Jaradat began Oct. 4 by visiting Hillel Yaffe Hospital in Hadera. She then decided to blow up another site, Rambam Hospital, sources said.
Jaradat claimed that her father had been refused treatment at the second hospital, they said.
But then she decided to visit Haifa, using a driver in a car with Israeli license plates, and arrived at the Maxim restaurant.


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COLFAX — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the League of Women Voters of the Greater Chippewa Valley are urging people to start thinking now about how they will cast their ballots in the November election.
Voters in Wisconsin have three options: to vote at their polling place on election day; to vote absentee before election day; or to vote absentee by mail, said Cheryl Miller, clerk of the Town of Red Cedar, at a forum called “Casting your vote in Wisconsin — get ready” using the Zoom online platform August 25 sponsored by LWV Chippewa Valley.
Miller has been the clerk in the Town of Red Cedar for 12 years.
Other speakers at the forum included Julie Wathke, Dunn County clerk, and Debra Cronmiller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin.
A program on National Public Radio (NPR) noted that in the August primaries, many absentee ballots were submitted, but more than 40 percent were disqualified because of mistakes made by first-time absentee voters, said Ellen Ochs, co-president of LWV Chippewa Valley.
One way people can request an absentee ballot is through the website My Vote Wisconsin ( HYPERLINK “http://www.myvote.wi.gov/”www.myvote.wi.gov), Miller said.
My Vote Wisconsin will require you to upload a photo identification to request an absentee ballot if the clerk in your municipality does not already have a photo ID on file for you, she said.
Acceptable forms of identification are a Wisconsin identification card, a Wisconsin driver’s license or a United States passport, she said.
If someone is indefinitely confined to their home, then the photo ID is waived, Miller noted.
Voters can accomplish a variety of tasks on My Vote Wisconsin, such as finding their voter information, finding their polling place, finding out what is on a upcoming ballot, updating their name and address, registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot, Miller said.
Absentee ballots for the November election will be available on September 17. The last day to register will be October 14, and October 27 will be the last practical day to mail your ballot for the November 3 election, she said.
The League of Women Voters website of the Greater Chippewa Valley ( HYPERLINK “http://www.lwv.org/local-leagues/lwv-greater-chippewa-valley”www.lwv.org/local-leagues/lwv-greater-chippewa-valley) has a feature called Vote 411 that contains a variety of nonpartisan election-related information, including information about candidates, said Annemarie McClellan, co-president of LWV Chippewa Valley.
LWV asks the candidates questions, and sometimes they respond and sometimes they do not. But LWV does not support or oppose any particular candidate or political party, she said.
In addition to using My Vote Wisconsin to find out if their voter registration is current, voters also can contact their local village clerk, city clerk or town clerk, McClellan said.
Some polling places in Wisconsin will not be operating in the November election because it is difficult to find poll workers due to the pandemic. To find out if your polling place has changed, check your local newspaper, call your municipal clerk, or check My Vote Wisconsin, she said.
If you make a mistake on your absentee ballot, contact your municipal clerk. The clerks can issue up to three ballots per voter if necessary, Miller said.
Absentee ballots require the signature of the voter, the signature of a witness and the witness’s address, she said.
Use a No. 2 pencil or a black pen on your absentee ballot. Do not use a colored pen. Instructions are on the ballot, Miller said.
If you lost the return envelope for your absentee ballot or if something happened to it, call your clerk to receive a new return envelope, she said.
The witness for your absentee ballot must have an address. You should mark the ballot in front of the witness — although the witness is not required to see how you vote, Miller said.
The witness must be a United States citizen, must be over 18 years of age, and cannot be a candidate on the ballot. Spouses can act as witnesses for the absentee ballot, she said.
If you live alone, you can contact family members to be a witness, you can ask a neighbor, or you could ask a delivery person. Even a librarian or a pharmacist could be your witness, she said.
If you do not mail your absentee ballot or do not hand deliver it to the clerk, you can vote in person on election day. The poll book will indicate an absentee ballot was issued to you, and there is a procedure to go through before you can vote, Miller said.
The post office recommends allowing two to five days for an absentee ballot to be delivered, but Miller recommended doubling that to seven to 10 days to make sure your absentee ballot has enough time to be delivered.
If you are still worried about mailing your absentee ballot, then hand deliver it to your clerk, she said.
One person watching the forum asked about postage on the return envelope for the absentee ballot.
Clerks are required to put postage on the absentee ballot return envelope, Miller said.
One person wanted to know the difference between absentee voting and mail in ballots/voting by mail and early voting.
Wisconsin does not have early voting, where people can go to their polling place and put their ballot through the machine, Miller said.
There is no difference between absentee voting and mail-in voting, she said.
People should also note no political advertising is allowed at polling places. That means people cannot wear pins for a particular candidate or t-shirts or hats, Miller said, adding that she and the election inspector in the Town of Red Cedar have asked people to cover up their political advertising while at the polls.
If you see someone with political advertising at a polling place, tell an election worker, she said.
A September 1 mailing will be sent to every registered voter in Wisconsin who does not have a current absentee ballot request on file for November 3, Miller said.
Elections in Wisconsin are run by the municipal clerks — villages, cities and towns — and they are the agents for the elections, Wathke said.
Wathke has been the Dunn County clerk since September of 2013 and served as the clerk in the Town of Sherman for many years before that.
Dunn County has 30 municipalities, and the clerk in each municipality is responsible for the elections, she said.
Requests for absentee ballots must be in writing. My Vote Wisconsin is considered a request in writing, Wathke said.
The municipal clerk will determine if the voter is registered, and if the clerk has the proper photo ID on file, then the absentee ballot will be mailed out to the voter, she said.
There is a multi-step process for requesting absentee ballots, and the ballots cannot be mass produced and mailed to everyone. An absentee ballot must be requested, Wathke said, adding that there are many checks and balances in the system.
As for voting machines, there are many federal and state security guidelines to make sure the voting machines are secure. None of the voting machines in Dunn County are connected to the Internet, Wathke said.
With a voting machine, there is always a paper trail that can be audited, she said.
For federal elections, the ballots must be stored for 22 months, and Wathke said she stores the ballots in a vault in the county clerk’s office.
Ballots always must be stored for an amount of time set by statute, she said.
If people are concerned about their absentee ballots being tampered with, the clerk will contact the voter if there is something wrong with the envelope, Wathke said.
The county, Wathke noted, cannot accept an absentee ballot. The absentee ballots must go to your municipal clerk.
There also is pre-testing and public testing of voting machines before every election, she said.
Every election is reconciled, and if a ballot is rejected, that information goes into the Wisconsin voting database, she said.
It is the job of the clerk to view the absentee ballots as they come in and to contact the voter if there are problems with the ballot, Wathke said.
People can always call the Dunn County clerk or their municipal clerk with questions, she said.
“That’s why we’re here,” Wathke said.
We are “on the cusp of an election like no other in November,” Cronmiller said.
Many people will most likely want absentee ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic. People who vote absentee make the polling places safer for other voters and for the election workers, she said.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, Cronmiller noted.
Voter suppression is real in Wisconsin and in the nation. State laws requiring voter identification, gerrymandered district lines, a reduction in time for early voting down to 14 days and a residency requirement of 28 days, down from 10 days in the past, all go toward making it more difficult for people to vote, she said.
It is crucial that voters request their ballot and return their ballot as early as possible. In the April election, the ballots could be counted if they were postmarked by election day, but that is not possible in the November election, Cronmiller said.