Brillhart’s big shots send River View boys past Morgan
WARSAW – River View’s Matt Brillhart said he felt like he was playing a video game Saturday night.
The difference was that he was the one doing the scoring.
The junior hit seven 3s — including five in the second quarter — and finished with 29 points as the Black Bears defeated Morgan 72-56 in non-league action at Luther Stover Memorial Gymnasium.
The win avenged a close loss at Morgan last season.
“Last season’s game still sticks out to a lot of us because we feel like we could have won,” Brillhart said. “We knew it would be another good game just like last year, but we wanted to make sure we came out on top this time.”
Jon Dart added 17 points while Jorn Hocter chipped in 10 points in the victory for River View (3-7).
Mason Edgell had 23 points and Brenden Vincent added 16 points in the loss for Morgan (4-6).
The Black Bears got off to a solid start, leading 8-3 before the Raiders responded with a 9-4 run to tie it at 12 after one quarter.
Both teams exploded offensively in the second quarter, combining for 38 points as River View built a 33-29 halftime lead.
Morgan responded early in the second half, as a triple from Vincent made it 40-38 with about 2:05 left in the third.
However, a 16-1 Black Bears run that spanned just over four minutes made it 54-41 with 5:45 to go, and the Raiders got no closer than six the remainder of the contest.
Morgan coach Adam Copeland was upset at his team’s defensive effort throughout the game, especially on Brillhart.
“When you score 56 points, you should win and there are no excuses for us to give up 70 or more points to anybody,” Copeland said. “We knew he was their top shooter and we just didn't execute our game plan not only against him, but against their other top players as well.”
River View coach Jason Trout was happy to see his team respond after a blowout loss to Meadowbrook on Friday.
“We really struggled Friday to do anything well, but this game was different,” he said. “We traded punches and scoring runs with them, but we limited our turnovers and finally rebounded the ball well, which helped us get a nice win against a quality team.”
Trout added that wins will be tough to come by over the next few weeks with their schedule, but hopes they will continue to make positive strides like they did against Morgan.
“This is a tough stretch of games so we have to make sure we stay focused not so much on the score, but getting better,” he said. “No matter what happens over the next few weeks, we want to be playing our best basketball at the end of the season and come tournament time.”
Kole Mayle had 15 points as Morgan won the reserve game 59-33. Trevor Wine had nine points in the loss for River View.
The Raiders also won the freshmen game 40-20.


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(Hour 3b) We were joined this morning by Examiner.com’s Kimberly Morin for Political Buzz. She started by talking about a town hall meeting in Derry for Hillary Clinton and the issue that arose during the question and answer portion. She told us about a number of sexual assault cases that came from the Bill Clinton administration and we heard about SB116 (Constitutional Carry Bill). She gave us some information behind it and told us about when it will be voted upon.
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The Agent for Bills QB Tyrod Taylor, Adisa Bakari, believes his client has earned a new extension from the team. However, Bakari said that the 2016 season could every well end up being an addition for 31 other teams.
“It’s the Bills’ prerogative to do what they want to do as it relates to Tyrod Taylor or any other Bills player,” Bakari told the Buffalo News. “Fortunately, there are 31 other teams that have watched and will be watching Tyrod. And the fact of the matter is what Tyrod was able to do as a first-time starter in 2015 was give the Bills the best quarterback play they’ve had since Jim Kelly. If that isn’t enough to warrant an extension, I don’t know what will be.”
- Bills HC Rex Ryan said that the “entire organization believes in Tyrod Taylor, there’s no doubt.” (Mike Rodak)
- However, Ryan added that their cap situation has played a role in addressing his contract: “Right now it’s probably hard to bring those two things together with our cap situation.” (Mike Rodak)
- Ryan isn’t sure they “have to” take a quarterback in the draft because he believes EJ Manuel is “a solid No. 2 quarterback.” (Vic Carucci)
- Broncos HC Gary Kubiak mentioned that they’re in “no hurry to add quarterback” while adding: “We talk about it everyday. The important thing is to get it right not rush it.” (Troy Renck)
- Kubiak said that free agent Robert Griffin III is on their list of quarterbacks to consider before adding that they’re looking at a number of options right now. (Troy Renck)
- Kubiak told reporters that he spoke to free agent WR Jordan Norwood on Monday, which Troy Renck takes as a sign of how much they want Norwood back next year.
- According to Kubiak, he has big plans for TE Jeff Heuerman and sees him completing for the tight end job this summer.
- Kubiak added that they haven’t ruled out re-signed veteran TE Owen Daniels. (Troy Renck)
- Dolphins HC Adam Gase said of the running back position and particularly Jay Ajayi: “Jay is going to be a big part of doing. I like to have multiple backs. We’re going to need to develop a stable of backs.” (Andrew Abramson)
- In regards to the running back position, Gase said “options will present itself” whether it’s draft or someone is cut in the coming months. (Andrew Abramson)
- Gase believes “we’re going to see a different guy” when asked about DE Mario Williams. (Armando Salguero)
- Gase acknowledged that they need more depth at corner, and added that it’s not easy to find really good ones. (Adam Beasley)
- Gase was asked if he thinks they’re a rebuilding team, to which he replied: “I don’t see us as a rebuilding team,” (Armando Salguero)
- Ravens HC John Harbaugh told reporters on Tuesday QB Joe Flacco is on schedule to be ready for training camp and WR Breshad Perriman should be ready for OTAs. (Jeff Zrebiec)
- Harbaugh said that they “aren’t done in free agency.” (Jeff Zrebiec)
- According to Harbaugh, they are still evaluating left tackle and expects to have competition at the position. One option could be Ricky Wagner. (Jeff Zrebiec)
- Jeff Zrebiec considers Eugene Monroe “hardly a safe bet to return.”
- Harbaugh mentioned that they are still in free agent market looking for deals and casually mentioned that free agent OLB Dwight Freeney is still available. (Jeff Zrebiec)


text: The last training session in the 5th pilot Country has been held in South Sudan, Maban County. Several refugee camps are currently located in Maban. They are largely occupied by people fleeing armed conflict in Sudan's Blue Nile and South Kordofan States. The largest camps are from west to east: Kaya, Yusuf Batil (locally known as Batil), Gendrassa (directly abutting Batil) and Doro (near the town of Bunj). The camps were initially supported by the World Food Programme, originally through food air drops, although as on 2013, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and several other NGOs started to provide more stable relief services. Gendrassa Camp. The Maban UNHCR Health and Nutrition team has involved the NGOs working in the Health sector (Samaritan’s Purse, International Medical Corps, Medair, Relief International) for whom we held 3 days of training. The training was really successful, thanks to the enthusiastic involvement of the participants. They were really well prepared people who are dedicating their life to the Sudanese Refugees who left their country and found a place to stay in South Sudan, another country afflicted by a civil war from 2014. They divided their time from the clinics to the NGO compound, where they spent time working on the reports of the day. The idea of using tablets and the chance of creating reports automatically, made them really happy. We spent the second week visiting all the clinics and health posts they managed in the 4 refugee camps and the 2 hospitals outside the camps, which serve also the host community. We collected all the information necessary for the following pilot project. Indeed, in march 2018, they will leave paper in order to use only tablet for the data collection. Some of the clinics are in good conditions and well equipped, some other need to be rehabilitated, because working there it’s not easy. Maban County is quite difficult to be reached, especially for receiving building materials. They serve more than 100 refugees per day, giving health and nutrition support and they sincerely expressed their difficulties to work in these conditions. We spent lot of time with all the people involved in the Health and Nutrition sector, UNHCR staff and NGOs local staff, we could learn many things. Having time for visiting all the clinics in four different camps, having the possibility to talk to people and collecting information directly from the field about the situation in that country has been a really great experience. The situation in the country is still really dramatic and complicate. Marking four years since the outbreak of South Sudan’s civil war, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on 13th December 2017, appealed for “urgent action by all sides to settle the conflict and put an end to the country’s deepening humanitarian crisis and Africa’s largest refugee crisis”. Noting that 63 percent of all South Sudanese refugees are under 18, Grandi labelled the situation “a children’s refugee crisis” and stressed that: “many children are arriving unaccompanied, separated and deeply traumatised.” Refugee women arriving in neighbouring countries have also reported repeated rape, the killing of their husbands, and abduction of their children. The six countries neighbouring South Sudan host two million refugees, while nearly seven million citizens inside the country are in need of essential humanitarian assistance. Two million of these are internally displaced. Despite this tragic situation, the South Sudanese staff we met showed us a great desire to work together and to do their job in the best possible way. Thank you guys!


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BY THE TIME the World Cup final tickertape has been swept up at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 15 July, this magazine will be long gone – but if England have won the World Cup, this copy of MOTD mag will become an instant collector’s item. So keep it safe and DREAM BIG!
Dele says: “This looks really good, MOTD – hopefully it comes true! It’s hard not to dream about these kind of things. We’ve got an opportunity to do it, so hopefully we can make this cover a reality!” Marcus says: “It looks nice! You have to dream big. Imagine what it will do for the country if we did that. Things like this bring the tournament to life. It’s our job to recreate that moment – seeing this cover makes me want to recreate it!”


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HALIFAX—Environment Canada is warning that tropical storm Arthur could impact Atlantic Canada this weekend.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre says the storm is expected to intensify to hurricane strength Wednesday night as it moves northeastward up the East Coast of the United States.
The forecaster says a trough of low pressure will be moving east from the Great Lakes, guiding the storm toward Atlantic Canada.
It says the nature of the trough will affect Arthur’s intensity and path, ranging from direct rain and wind to a well-offshore storm with some rain.
Hurricane watches have been issued for parts of North Carolina’s coast, while tropical storm watches are in effect for parts of Florida and South Carolina.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre says it is closely monitoring weather patterns.
“The nature of the trough approaching from the Great Lakes will make all the difference in Arthur’s intensity, track and structure,” it says in its latest statement of the storm issued Wednesday morning.
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Each minute on the clock has sixty seconds of time in space
One second is most precious to each in the human race.
A minute can be a lifetime extended by some needed care
Imagine that your are drowning and a lifeguard is nowhere. ...
You find the lonesome lady always hanging around.
On the surface she seems liked where-ever she is found.
Fellows treat her after midnight just as if she is a clown.
It is obvious to a sensible person where she id bound. ...

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While the very avant garde were busy making useless and ugly expressionist paintings in the 1920s-1930s, creating the very beautiful was left in the hands of lady ceramists. Lady ceramic artists took the bright colours off the garish canvases and applied them with care and good taste to create pieces of pottery that stand the test of time. As David Hume said (not in the last century but in 1757):
"The same HOMER, who pleased at ATHENS and ROME two thousand years ago, is still admired at PARIS and at LONDON."
So too is Clarice Cliff.
Clarice Cliff (1899 - 1972) came from the ceramics town of Tunstall in Staffordshire, and had clay in her blood stretching back through her father's line to Thomas Wedgewood, brother of the famous Josiah. One of eight children, 6 girls and 2 boys, she attended High Street Elementary School and later Summerbank School in Tunstall, until she left to work in the potteries at the age of thirteen.
Clarice resisted a production line career path by learning the full gamut of the lady ceramicists skills. Her versatility and wide ranging expertise was recognised when she was permitted to decorate defective white ware. Her bright geometric pieces, known as Bizarre Ware, received popular acclaim and assured her place in industrial history. In 1927 while fine artist George Grosz was disdainfully painting capitalist pigs, gluttons and prostitutes, Clarice Cliff was in charge of a flock of lady ceramicists called the "Bizarre Girls". How bizarre.
As Clarice's popularity grew, her name became a valuable commodity. The number of wares that bore her name increased, but her creative input was reduced. Post world war two, her name was associated with mass produced wares that bore little resemblance to her original creative pieces.

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Dream: A cool girl when you feel the whole range of emotions - from positive to negative. Art and women - to find a balance, which also okrylyt man and will keep it in good shape. In my view, the ratio of 80:20 - optimally. In four cases, be nice and kind, and the fifth and could break off for prevention. In fact, this emotional analogue rules "closer-then", on which a whole favors. If a woman has these skills, her husband is afraid of losing this girl. He will seek only positive emotions and perceive them as a prize for good behavior.
Pass by, there are many recommendations as to cause male emotions. Top - a condition or share bitch-girl. But he and the other pole after a while tired man. If you give the guy a positive and anticipate all his wishes, he will begin to take it for granted, and the total negative exhausting nerves and ozloblyuye. As a result, bitch destroy any sense, and streams of vanilla painek cause satiety and boredom. Only the balance of positive and negative emotions in constant interest to women.
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Dream: A girl who has a clear idea of what she wants to achieve in life, draws its energy. Goals can be anything - from career and 10 children to their own circle of origami and Floristry. But the goal should be. Woman having a seizure except shmotok and fans, an interesting personality. Her eyes are burning, it develops its full life and it is something to talk about. And, most importantly, when a woman is busy, it is not always available, and this increases its value.
Ignore the not rare women whose sole purpose - to get unlimited possession guy. This problem is not all successful women. Admit it, become someone's purpose and meaning of life too responsibly. If there contender for high office, he clearly pozdorovytsya. All my enthusiasm, ambition and claims will be made to this accident, which aim quickly turn into a target for its unreasonable hopes and expectations.

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Someone stole my bike. I know, this happens frequently in Newton and I blame myself. I was lazy and didn’t lock the bike in the shed. I thought I’d get to it “later,” but then life happened and the bike sat in the backyard for a day. I’ve done that often and never had an issue.
The truth is, who would want my bike? It’s not exactly a great ride. This is a bike my son liked to call “an abomination against steel and aluminum.” The joke was on him, it had very little aluminum.
No, this was a 1971 Raleigh 3-speed with rusting fenders. After my last ride it was covered in road salt, the front brakes shook when applied and, in general, it never really stopped well in the rain. I heard something rubbing and needed to look into that. In fact, the steel wheels had quite a bit of surface rust (I kept thinking that I’d take a wheel building class and install new aluminum rims), the decals were peeling, the paint pitted and it would never really shine anyway.
Still, it was mine. I put it together after finding it at a yard sale on Watertown Street and paying my $20. “It needs new tires,” the seller told me. I told him it was fine, and giggled as I loaded it onto my car, knowing I got a steal. I originally intended it for my wife, but after riding it for a season she decided she needed something more, um, modern.
Over the years I modified it quite a bit, finding a huge front basket on Craigslist (the biggest one Wald makes), adding to it a bronze-painted PVC pipe secured with zip ties to aim my lights at the road. That pipe also acted as a great mount for my GoPro. I found an old Soviet-era military engineers bag that my wife and I altered so I could attach it to the basket and use it to hold my lock. On top, I had a cargo net but changed out the plastic hooks for carabiners, which made it much more secure and useful. This was how I’d go to Russo’s or Trader Joe’s and bring home food for 5 for the week.
I swapped out the shifter to match the one I had on my 1978 Schwinn Stingray, not because it was “period,” but because I liked seeing it near my thumb. I installed leather grips (not my best idea, as they didn’t wear well in New England weather) and found an old ripped Brooks saddle when an antique store in Cambridge was going out of business. It gave the bike an old, shoddy look I was told by one bike mechanic that it came from the 1930s. I bought a bunch of seat posts at bike swap to get the height just right. I put on a new stem and handlebars to give it a wider sweep.
Just recently, Greg joked to Mayor Fuller that my bike wasn’t exactly a “theft magnet.” And now it’s gone, to a thief. I know the thief thinks they got something for nothing, but they can’t really sell it. I mean, the basket was starting to oxidize, the grips needed replacing, the saddle was falling apart (I desperately needed a new one), the paint was fading, and the carabiners could be bought new for $1 a piece. Even the lights were older versions that aren’t worth anything on the used market.
The police tell me that it’s probably someone who needed a ride, and now they have one. I have other bikes, nicer bikes, but this was my labor of love. If you see it around, I’d like it back.

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“There are so many kids in this country who look at places like museums and concert halls and other cultural centers and they think to themselves, well, that’s not a place for me, for someone who looks like me, for someone who comes from my neighborhood,” said First Lady Michelle Obama at the dedication of the new Whitney. WNYC used her words to open a discussion about “white spaces”: high-culture sites that too often prove intimidating or alienating for the masses, and people of color in particular. Inclusiveness is a theme others in the art world are focused on as well: ARTS.BLACK, represented in the WNYC piece by co-founder Taylor Alridge, is looking at racial privilege and the arts as monthlong guest editors of Temporary Art Review, and curator Okwui Enwezor says he aims to highlight emerging or under-represented artists from around the globe in the new edition of the Venice Biennale. “Art isn’t just made by white people in Europe with great patrons,” he says. “Sorry.”
- In addition to thousands of people feared dead in the Nepal earthquake, many historical cultural landmarks—including the Dharahara, a 200-foot-tall tower built in 1832—have been destroyed. “I’d just bought tickets to climb the tower and was at its base when I felt a sudden shaking,” said survivor Dharmu Subedi. “Within minutes, the Dharahara had crumbled to the ground with maybe more than 100 people in it.” Also among the landmarks destroyed was Kathmandu’s Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dating back to the 5th century, it was home to Nepal’s royal family until the 19th century. An estimated 80 percent of its temples were damaged during the disaster.
- In an attempt to bring international attention to the human rights crisis in Mexico, hundreds of artists from around the world are creating a virtual quilt of remembrance for the 43 students from a college in Guerrero who went missing last year. “It’s hard to gauge what effect these projects have, but this is what I can do,” said one of the co-founders of the project Victoria Roberts. “Everyone must do what they can. It is important to act. The sum of these actions, however small, makes a difference.
- Just revealed, winners of the International Association of Art Critics US prizes include Kara Walker’s A Subtley, Pierre Huyghe’s LACMA survey, and honors for top criticism (Holland Cotter), art reporting (Jillian Steinhauer), and blog (Hyperallergic), among others. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on June 8 in New York City.
- “It’s so funny to me that the phrase ‘life hack’ is associated with white tech bros, when to be a person of color and survive is constant life hacking.” New Inquiry editor Ayesha Siddiqi interviews comedian Aamer Rahman on art, satire, and racism.
- Seven artists and one collective have been named 2015 Fellows for Socially Engaged Art by A Blade of Grass. Among those receiving $20,000 in unrestricted project support are Dread Scott, Suzanne Lacy, Sol Aramendi, and Adaku Utah. “These are artists who are changing what art is, who it’s for, and what it does.”


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Hello, my name is Josh Owen. I am a session drummer from Seattle, WA and I have been drumming for over 24 years. I have been fortunate to have worked with a variety of different artists across a wide spectrum of different styles. I would love to work with you on your project to deliver clean, musical and great sounding drums!
The drums can be that secret sauce in a song. When they hit just right, pun intended, it is a masterpiece. I would love to deliver that secret sauce for your song(s). I consider myself a drummer that plays for the song and I am a very quick learner. I am able to work with either a drum part that you have created or come up with one from scratch. I am also able to read music should your project call for that. Some of the styles of music I am familiar with are rock, punk, alternative, pop, country, jazz, disco, and reggae to name a few.
I play and record with DW drums and have two of their kits. My main is a DW Performance kit which is maple and the second is a DW Collectors Pure Cherry Kit. I also own several snares of different sizes and wood types. I use Zildjian cymbals and both A custom and K cymbals. For mics I use a mixture of Audix, Shure and AKG mics. My audio interfaces I use are the Clarett+ 8pre and the Scarlet18i20. My DAW of choice is Logic Pro X.
If you are interested or if you have any questions please feel free to reach out and I would be happy to get back to you. I would love to hear more about your project so hit that Contact button and lets make some music!
Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.
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I've worked with Josh in both live and recorded settings, and he is the real thing.
Dead in the pocket, versed in all styles, comfortable with technology, friendly, and he always plays to serve the song.
One of my absolute favorite drummers in the PNW.
I’ve worked with Josh on a number of occasions—as both a bandmate for live shows and as a studio musician—and have had nothing but great experiences. In addition to his drum skills being excellent, he’s a quick learner, friendly and easy to communicate with. Whether you have a specific drum part in mind or need one created for you, he will make your project sound great!
Josh is a fantastic drummer. He plays in the pocket, has great feel and uses very tasteful fills that serve the song. I mixed some drums he recorded for a client and they were a pleasure to mix. Hits were consistent, in time and well recorded. Made my job much easier than other material I sometimes have to mix because I didn't have a spend a lot of time editing or fixing him. I'm a lifelong drummer myself as well so I'm pretty discriminating when it comes to drum performance and I'd highly recommend him!
-Matt Taylor (owner Echo Lake Studios)
Interview with Josh Owen
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I love that I get to work and collaborate with so many talented and amazing people to create a song. I recently just worked on a song that was an ode to the neighborhood cat and he wanted to share with his neighbors. Ok sweet what a cool way to connect with your neighbors than a song about the cat. It's the little things that bring people together and it's just cool that I got to be a part of that.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My DW Craviotto solid shell maple snare, kick drum, my A custom master hats, DW 5000 kick pedal, and some sticks
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started off like so many playing in various bands ranging in styles from punk rock, to metal, and grunge. Some of those bands even had some marginal success. Eventually I came to a point where I realized I wanted to do more than just playing in a couple of bands and I wanted to explore several different styles so I started down the path of session work. I have been playing drums for just over 20 years and have been playing professionally for 15 years.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: When people tell me who they think I sound like there are two camps some say Dave Grohl and Ringo Star. Dave Grohl makes a lot of sense he was one of my earliest drum heroes and I spent a lot of time listening to him, but I've hardly listened to the Beatles so Ringo Star comes as a bit of a surprise to me.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Scratch tracks are not the final product. Don't spend lots of time trying to get a scratch track just perfect if it is going to be rerecorded later on in the process anyways. Also always start recording with Drums and Bass first. They are the foundation of any song.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock and Pop
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I am told a lot I deliver a solid beat and an excellent sounding snare sound.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: My aim is to be that musical time keeper that helps your music shine. Even if the music calls for a simple beat there is a finese that can be delivered that can make a song stand out. If there is one thing Billie Jean has taught us drummers is that it is not just about the notes but also the feel. I also play with dynamics to help bring out sections and give the song some place to go.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: When I get a song in I like to first just listen to a brief section of it to get a general vibe for the song. I think what snare would fit this well? What cymbals should I use? Before I even start to track a song I give it a couple of listens first. I like to make a template in my DAW mapping out the structure like verse, chorus, verse, chorus bridge and make notes too about things like big fill here, Punch with crash here, half time beat, to give a few examples so I go into the song with a good idea of what I am going to do. After a take I go back and listen with a critical ear. I ask myself if my original thoughts worked like I thought they would. I also take several takes of a song before sending it back to the client.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I record with DW drums, Zildjian cymbals, Evans drum heads, and Vater Sticks. The heads I use are usually G2 coated heads on the toms and snare. For my interface I use a Scarlet 18i20 (2nd Gen) and for my mics it is mostly Audix with some Shure mics in there as well and a DW Moon Mic as the out mic for the kick. To be more specific I use Audix i5 on the top snare, Shure Beta 57A on the bottom snare, Audix D2's on rack toms, D4's on floor tom, by default I use a D6 for the inside kick mic but a Shure Beta 52A could also be used if requested or I sense it to be a better fit, and then overheads are Audix ADX51's. I record in a spacious room with wood floors so I get a very warm sound with the acoustic drums.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: One of my first drum heroes was Dave Grohl. There have been so many players though. Just a few of those players would be Chad and Brooks Wackerman, Alex Acuna, Josh Freese, Gregg Bissonette, Dave Weckle, Jeff Watts, Adrian Young, Jordan Burns, Derico Watson, and Glen Sobel to name a few.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Record live acoustic drum tracks for their songs, demos, or promos.


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AHHHHH!!!!! I’m so excited to FINALLY share the tease for my new movie “The J Team” 🌈❤🎀 I’m SO happy with how this movie came to life!! It’s been in the works for 3 years now so to finally share it with you is a DREAM
@itsjojosiwa has just debuted the first look at her upcoming musical movie "The J Team"!
Big things are happening for JoJo Siwa! The internet sensation is headed back to Nickelodeon via Paramount+ for a new musical titled The J Team.
In February 2021, the network, in partnership with Awesomeness, announced that the former Dance Moms star would be headed to Canada to start production on the 90-minute musical movie. According to the cast’s Instagram pics, they all officially finished filming in March 2021!
“I am so excited to be filming The J Team! It has so much singing and dancing,” JoJo said in a statement. “I can’t wait for everyone to hear all of my new music in the movie and see the big ending!”
Syrinthia Studer, head of the Awesomeness and Nickelodeon Live-Action Film Studio, called JoJo a “big part of our family” when announcing the film. As fans know, the songstress is no stranger to Nickelodeon programming. Over the years, she’s voiced roles for The JoJo & BowBow Show Show, starred in the movie Blurt, appeared in The Thundermans and more. Now, the blonde beauty will have her own lead role!
“I, right now, am in Vancouver, Canada and I’m so excited. Me and my friends at Nickelodeon, we are making a musical,” JoJo said during a February 2021 appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. “I’m so pumped up about it. This musical is centered around my life and also centered around being yourself and centered around staying true to who you are. Even when the world is telling you, ‘It’s not gonna happen, it’s not gonna happen,’ you believing because you’re you.
During the interview, JoJo also teased the music that will be featured in the film and said she’s worked “so hard” on the upcoming tunes. “There’s six original songs on the soundtrack and then two of my old songs,” she explained. “But one of them is a full revamped remix and it’s so much fun.”
JoJo noted that she created 27 songs that were narrowed down to the six used in the movie. “It’s been a process, but it’s been so much fun,” she gushed. “I’m so excited!”
From the sound of it, this is going to be one musical fans won’t want to miss! Of course, JoJo isn’t starring in the film alone. Some of her famous friends will also be taking the stage to help the songstress tell this story. Scroll through our gallery for all the details on The J Team so far, including release date, plot and cast.
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There's no question who the villain is this film is.
The trailer for JoJo Siwa's new film just dropped ... and there's something awfully familiar about the villain.
The 90-second teaser for "The J Team" opens as you'd expect a JoJo Siwa film to: with a truckload of glitter, smiles, happy music, happier dancing, and — of course — bows. But that abruptly stops when the big ol' meany new dance instructor shows up and puts a end to all the fun.
Dressed in a recognizable domineering all black, her long brown hair in loose curls, with a pout that would turn milk sour, the bad guy — or gal, rather — makes her ominous entrance. Played by Tisha Campbell, the Abby Lee vibes are strong.
"Cheer up this is gonna be fun — as long as you follow my rules," she shouts.
Those rules — much to JoJo's obvious dismay — include no high tops, no pony tails ... and "absolutely no bows."

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Economic recovery in the 17-member eurozone has been too weak to improve the employment situation in the bloc. The overall jobless rate remained unchanged at a high level in September.
The eurozone's unemployment rate was stable at 12.2 percent in September, the European Union's statistics agency (Eurostat) announced Thursday.
Eurostat announced that the absolute number of people out of work in the bloc edged up by 60,000 in the month under review, but the increase was not enough to push up the overall rate already marking a record high.
With 19.45 million people still seeking employment in the eurozone, economic recovery has not been strong enough to improve the situation on the labor market.
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In the second quarter of the year, the eurozone's economy grew by 0.3 percent compared with the previous three months. It technically brought the bloc out of a recession that saw six straight quarterly declines.
The September figures again revealed huge disparities, with Greece and Spain remaining at the top of the jobless range, posting unemployment rates above 26 percent. By contrast, Austria and Germany again logged the lowest jobless figures, at about 5 percent.
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Redd Heart is the main antagonist in Frank Beddor's The Looking Glass Wars, and is suggested to be based on both the Red Queen and the Queen of Hearts. Both her and her sister Genevieve were raised and educated within Heart Palace. Bibwit Harte, Redd's tutor, has always viewed her fall into the diabolical as a failure in her education. Thus, the civil war fought within Wonderland was fought with Redd and Genevieve on opposing sides, leading to Redd's eviction to the Chessboard Desert. She is also a user of Black Imagination, similar to the Dark Side of the Force from Star Wars, and responsible for the murder of Alyss' parents. Later, Redd crowned herself Queen, promoting both evil and Black Imagination across the lands. After a fierce battle with her niece, she jumps into the Heart Crystal, disappearing, leaving Alyss and the rest of her friends to wonder whether she is alive or dead. Redd was the daughter of Queen Theodora and King Tyman of Wonderland. During her youth, Redd exhibited behavior consistent with Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), described as an ongoing pattern of anger-guided disobedience, hostility and defiant behavior toward authority figures which goes beyond the bounds of normal childhood behavior. Concerned that Redd would be a cruel monarch, her parents Theodora and Tyman removed her from succession and named Red's sister heir to the throne, though Redd killed Theodora in her sleep before she (Redd's mother) could announce the decision publicly. Redd is portrayed as an utter sociopath with sadistic and masochistic tendencies and like most clinically diagnosed sociopaths, she makes no attempt to mask her ruthless behavior, lashing out anyone when given the chance. Despite her ruthless behavior, Redd is brave and intelligent individual, displaying acts of fearlessness and lack of nervousness.
She has red hair and likes to wear a red dress with live, thorned, carnivorous roses on it. She is said to resemble "a nightmarish version of Genevieve" in book one, and in Seeing Redd it was noted that she had "allowed corruption to gnarl and ravage her features" at some point. Although the exact time this took place was unspecified, it was mentioned that, as a teenager, she had looked like an ordinary girl. She was always ignorant during lessons from the Hart family Tutor, Bibwit Harte. Thus she is now a cruel sorceress who only seeks to take power over The Heart Crystal.

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Defenseman Noah Anderson, signs with the North Iowa Bulls.
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The BP gas station at East Houston and Lafayette Streets is closing next month. April 14. And with it, one of the last links to the “Gasoline Alley” of yore. After all, this was formerly the southern border of the nicknamed neighborhood, which was, at one point, a destination for automotive servicing. Back in 2004, […]
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In case you were wondering, it only takes a few hours to raze a gas station. The former BP service center on Second Avenue was completely leveled yesterday. It’s now a pile of rubble in the middle of the parcel, awaiting reassignment. As for the property – 24 Second Avenue – it’ll soon be redeveloped […]
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The vacant BP gas station on Second Avenue will be reborn hard as luxury living. Where a boutique hotel was previously rumored, a ten-story condo is development is instead underway. This valuable corner parcel – 24 Second Avenue – has been under the knife since its sale to AORE Holdings LLC last July for $32 […]
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The corridor of Lafayette Street running from Bleecker to Spring is not without its coffee choices. In fact, there are four such caffeine recharging stations within this short stretch of pavement, earning it the unofficial nickname “Latte Lane.” Yet that hasn’t stopped one local Alphabet City resident from wheeling out a beat-up cart to the […]
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The vacant BP gas station site on Second Avenue is now primed for development. The Real Deal reported yesterday that the property changed hands for $32 million. Something big is coming, but it’s not immediately clear what. Rumors continue to swirl about a possible boutique hotel here. The seller of the lot is listed in […]
Posted April 19, 2013 at 6:30 am
Columbia Records recently leased the billboard space above the BP gas station for another Random Access Memories plug.
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The vacant garage adjacent to the BP station on East Houston is trading up. At least temporarily.
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Rumors about the fate of BP on East Houston first surfaced in the summer of 2009. Change is nigh! More after the jump!

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Government agencies on Tuesday agreed in principle with the notion of windfall taxes for fuel companies and renewables producers – as proposed by main opposition party Akel – but voiced reservations about its application.
The House energy committee was discussing two legislative proposals tabled by Akel MP Stefanos Stefanou.
Under the first, amending the Income Tax Law, the ‘unexpected earnings’ of electricity suppliers from renewables, and of distributors and oil companies, would be subject to a 90 per cent tax. It would apply to earnings made in 2022.
The second bill aims to introduce a permanent fee into bilateral contracts relating to the supply of electricity generated from renewables. The fee would be set at 90 per cent for any amount over and above the maximum market rate per kilowatt-hour. Currently, the maximum rate paid to RES producers is 11 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Proceeds from these taxes and fees would be used to provide relief to consumers reeling from soaring energy prices.
Speaking in parliament, Akel’s Stefanou said the government’s inaction had forced the party to draw up their own bills. He complained that he had earlier sent two letters to Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides, which remained unanswered.
The MP also accused the government of merely paying lip service to the idea of taxing the surplus profits of energy companies. From Tuesday’s discussion in parliament, he noted, it became evident that the various government departments have not studied the matter in depth.
“The various involved ministries came here with different views, and the various agencies submitted different proposals… we heard excuses as to why A, B or C can’t be done.”
It also emerged that government officials had no clear picture of what the companies’ surplus profits were – a non-starter for the discussion.
Yet months ago, Stefanou recalled the energy minister had promised the government would come up with a number by September.
“I’m sure the government will come out and say that Akel doesn’t understand that companies need to make a profit. Actually we do understand, a business must make a profit to remain viable. But we are speaking about [taxing] super-profits, in other words profits generated because of the high cost of living, money that comes out of the pockets of people, households and businesses.”
For its part, the auditor-general’s office said it agreed with the purpose of Akel’s legislative proposals, provided they are deemed to be in line with the constitution and the EU acquis.
A representative of the audit office mentioned that Cyprus could act within the framework of EU Council Regulation 2022/1854 – ‘an emergency intervention to address high energy prices’.
In particular, the audit office cited Article 6 of the regulation, which aims to impose a mandatory cap on the market revenues of producers. The regulation sets the cap at a maximum of €180 per megawatt-hour of electricity produced.
Article 6 states: “Member States shall ensure that the cap on market revenues targets all the market revenues of producers and, where relevant, intermediaries participating in electricity wholesale markets on behalf of producers, regardless of the market timeframe in which the transaction takes place and of whether the electricity is traded bilaterally or in a centralised marketplace.”
In the preamble, the tax on companies’ surplus profits is described as a ‘solidarity contribution’. It notes that this contribution “is an appropriate means to tackle surplus profits, in the event of unforeseen circumstances. Those profits do not correspond to any regular profit that Union companies or permanent establishments with activities in the crude petroleum, natural gas, coal and refinery sectors would or could have expected to obtain under normal circumstances, had the unpredictable events in the energy markets not have taken place.”
The cap in the EU regulation applies to the market revenues obtained from the sale of electricity produced from the following sources: wind energy; solar energy; geothermal energy; hydropower without reservoir; biomass fuel, excluding biomethane; waste; nuclear energy; lignite; crude petroleum products; peat.

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Modular Health Kiosk for Health Self-Assessment, Proc IEEE workshop on ICT Solutions for eHealth ICTS4sHealth, Messina, Italy, Vol. NA, pp. NA - NA, June, 2016.
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We describe the architecture, problems and lessons learned from building a Health Kiosk from commercial, off-the shelf Personal Health Devices and a computer with a touch-screen interface. The kiosk is used autonomously by patients to measure vital data prior to a consultation, in the scope of a population screening, or for routinely monitoring. The prototype was tested in multiple events with different user groups, aided by observer reporting and user questionnaires to assess problems and difficulties with the interface and device usage.

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Atlantic Council experts share their take on the outcome of the German elections. Here’s what they have to say:
Evelyn Farkas, nonresident senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, and Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. She served from 2012 to 2015 as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia, responsible for policy toward Russia, the Black Sea, Balkans, and Caucasus regions and conventional arms control.
On Chancellor Merkel’s re-election
The outcome of this election, which gives the chancellor another mandate, is a positive development for Germany, the transatlantic relationship, and America. The chancellor is a strong leader who understands what is at stake for Europe, especially when it comes to the threat posed by [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and Putinism.
I believe that Chancellor Merkel has the determination, the political will, and the ability to strengthen Europe’s defenses against the Kremlin. This is the number one priority.
The second priority is not merely to respond to the Kremlin per se, but to address the challenge posed by autocracy towards democracy in Europe and elsewhere. She can be the standard-bearer for Western democracy in Europe.
On the US-German relationship
With regard to the US-German relationship, it is positive that she has been re-elected. She already has a relationship with President Trump, and knows what is at stake. There is no need to get her up to speed in any way, shape or form, so she can be effective from day one. She has done a good job advocating for the relationship on terms that our president and this administration understands, by, for example, highlighting the thousands of jobs that Germany and German companies have created in America.
On the AfD’s performance
Globally, we are seeing the pernicious rise in nativism and intolerance and this latest election result in Germany is an indication that Germany is not impervious to this trend. Of course, they have their history always in their immediate rear view mirror, but this is a wakeup call to Germans and all of us that we need to better educate our citizens. so that they don’t succumb to dangerous, divisive and simplistic messages driven by fear and intolerance.
Daniel Fried, distinguished fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Future of Europe Initiative and Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center. He served as assistant secretary of state for Europe from 2005 to 2009.
The bottom line is that the election outcome is not the best, but it’s also not the worst. It shows two things. One, that the populist and anti-liberal wave, which many had optimistically concluded had crested and was in decline in Europe after the French, Dutch, and Austrian elections is still a significant factor in European politics. That is of concern.
The second thing it shows is that despite the fact that Merkel’s party came in first by a long way, the two centrist German parties in power suffered losses compared to their last showing.
John E. Herbst, director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center. He served as US ambassador to Ukraine from 2003 to 2006.
Angela Merkel and her party won the expected easy victory [on September 24] with approximately 34 percent of the vote. But her party, like the Social Democrats, lost ground from the last elections as the far-right Alternative for Germany party picked up over 13 percent of the vote and made it into the German parliament for the first time. With the Social Democrats declaring that they will go into opposition, Chancellor Merkel will have to put together a coalition with both the Free Democrats and the Greens, no easy task.
The impact of this on foreign policy will be felt over time. Chancellor Merkel’s foreign policy has been distinguished by German leadership designed to 1) keep the EU strong and unified; 2) maintain the EU’s relatively open policy on immigration; and 3) help end Russia’s war in Ukraine’s east by pursuing a diplomatic solution protecting Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and maintaining economic sanctions on Russia until the solution is achieved.
If political considerations loom large, the election may prompt the chancellor to move at least a bit to the right on immigration. If the chancellor is unable to establish a coalition with the Free Democrats and the Greens and the Social Democrats agree to join with the Christian Democrats, she may choose to adopt tougher conditions for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU—a key demand of the Social Democrats.
German policy regarding the war in Donbas is least likely to be influenced by the election. While the Kremlin might take some satisfaction in the gains of the AfD, they are certainly unhappy to see the Social Democrats lose ground. The SPD was the most influential voice in Germany for at least easing sanctions on Moscow. No matter who joins the coalition, the chancellor is unlikely to be under domestic pressure to ease sanctions. SPD leader Martin Schulz is stronger on sanctions than Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel. And on the international front, French President Emmanuel Macron is more committed to EU sanctions policy than his predecessor.
While in the short and medium term, the elections will not push Merkel to change policy toward Ukraine and Russia, the long term is something else. While AfD has made major gains on the immigration issue, it is also naïve about Moscow’s revisionism. If the AfD continues to prosper in future elections, it could push Berlin to a weaker policy in the face of Kremlin aggression; but this is not the only possibility.
Alina Polyakova, director of research, Europe and Eurasia, at the Atlantic Council
With the far-right AfD now the third-largest party in the German parliament, [German Chancellor Angela] Merkel will have to do what many other European leaders have been dealing with for years: learn to respond to the challenge on the right without pandering to the extremists’ agenda.
This historic election has shown that Germany is not immune to the far-right populist surge across Europe.
This year’s elections in Europe have revealed the weakness of the center-left, which has basically collapsed in many European countries. With the SPD’s weakest election results since World War II, Germany now fits this pattern as well.


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The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom will not receive expansions or extra content as Nintendo focuses on what the future of the series might look like.
The previous entry, Breath Of The Wild, got two downloadable content packs (or DLCs). These were The Master Trials and The Champions’ Ballad which added new modes, features and items like the motorcycle-like vehicle, the Master Cycle Zero.
However, there are no intentions to develop something similar for Tears Of The Kingdom, per an interview with producer Eiji Aonuma and director Hidemaro Fujibayashi in the latest issue of Famitsu.
“We have no plans to release additional content this time, but that is because we feel like we have done all we can do to create play in that world,” Aonuma explained (via Game Informer). “This time, the reason we decided to make a sequel to the previous game in the first place was because we thought it would be worth experiencing new ways to play in Hyrule.”
‘The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom’ Credit: Nintendo
Aonuma also suggested that the team might already be imagining a new Hyrule for the next Zelda title. “If such reasons arise, then we may return to the same world,” he continued. “Whether it is a sequel or new work, I think it will be a completely new way to play, so I hope you will look forward to it.”
Fujibayashi expressed his gratitude for the support of fans, and added that Nintendo “will do our best to make the next title even more enjoyable”.
This would be a very high bar to overcome. Tears Of The Kingdom is the second highest rated release of 2023, sandwiched between Baldur’s Gate 3 at number one and Metroid Prime Remastered at number three on Metacritic.
In NME’s four star review of the title, Dominic Preston conceded that it is “more of the same” from Breath Of The Wild, but the new Ultrahand ability “captures the sandbox sensibility perfectly, bringing the Minecraft creator impulse into its open-world adventure”.
In other news, Baldur’s Gate 3 is going to get cross-play between PC and PS5, though it’s not known precisely when it will roll out.


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This lesson covers how to play Jesus Never Fails by Arthur Luther on guitar. We’ll look at the guitar chords, sheet music for the melody including tabs, and also a finger-style guitar arrangement. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
How to read the guitar chord charts
To clarify how to read the chord charts in the next section, the top horizontal line represents the high E string and the bottom horizontal line represents the low E string. The vertical lines separate each fret. The numbers in the blue dots tell you which fingers to use on the fretting hand.
For example, on the D Major chord, you use the:
- 2nd finger on the 1st string, 2nd fret
- 3rd finger on the 2nd string, 3rd fret
- 1st finger on the 3rd string, 2nd fret
- Circles represent open strings
- X means to avoid the string
You can check this link for more on how to read guitar notation symbols.
Jesus Never Fails chords
The chords you can use for this song are D Major, A 7, E minor 7, E 7, D/F#, G Major, G# diminished 7, D/A and B 7. You can click on the chords with links to learn different ways of playing that chord.
Try the following chords one at a time until you feel comfortable switching between them. These chords will be written above the melody in the next section.
Here are some other resources on chords:
- Master the basic chords on guitar
- 6 tips to get better at switching between chords on guitar
- How to play the essential 7th chords on guitar
- How to play chord inversions on guitar
- How to play diminished chords on guitar
Jesus Never Fails guitar tabs and chords
This section shows you the melody of the song with guitar tabs and the chords written above the staff. Keep in mind that the melody and chords are meant to be played as separate parts. We’ll look at how to connect these parts later in the arrangement section of this lesson.
You can refer to this simple guide to understanding music symbols if needed.
By the way, you can get all the PDFs of this song below.
You can also learn a finger-style guitar arrangement of this song after the lyrics below.
Jesus Never Fails lyrics
Earthly friends may prove untrue,
Doubts and fears assail;
One still loves and cares for you:
Jesus never fails.
Jesus never fails,
Jesus never fails;
Heav’n and earth may pass away,
But Jesus never fails.
Though the sky be dark and drear,
Fierce and strong the gale,
Just remember He is near,
And He will not fail. (Refrain)
In life’s dark and bitter hour
Love will still prevail;
Trust His everlasting pow’r,
Jesus will not fail. (Refrain)
Jesus Never Fails guitar arrangement
In this section, we are essentially connecting the melody and chords together using a finger-style method of playing. The numbers next to some notes on the top staff indicate which fingers to use on the fretting hand.
Some of the chords in this guitar arrangement have been slightly modified such adding suspended chords.
If you like this style of playing, you can check out this lesson to learn how to connect a melody and chords on guitar.
Check out all of the song PDFs or search for a specific song below.
Want to learn more songs? Check out the sheet music with guitar tabs resource on this site.
All the best,
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These Funfetti Pancakes are a great start to any morning. I typically make these Funfetti Pancakes on my child’s birthday, as a surprise Breakfast Dinner and I freeze the leftovers for a quick breakfast on mornings when I just can’t pull it all together. As Mommas we all struggle, might as well prepare for it, right?!?
Once you make Homemade Pancakes, you’ll never buy the boxed stuff ever again. I love how easy it is to make and I often double the batch on Sunday and freeze the rest for a quick breakfast on those busy mornings. All I do to reheat the frozen pancake is pop it in the toaster and breakfast is served!
When we have special things to celebrate such as a birthday, a milestone in school or holiday I try and serve these Funfetti Pancakes. There’s also nights when I just want to have a bit of fun and surprise the family! They LOVE Breakfast for Dinner and occasionally put this Funfetti Pancake recipe to good use. Then to make sure that Mom guilt doesn’t kick in I top the pancakes with fresh blueberries and strawberries. Often times there’s nothing left and I’m content with that!
These Funfetti Pancakes are seriously so easy ya’ll! If you don’t happen to have funfetti sprinkles you can add in any sprinkles that you wish, chocolate chips, blueberries, whatever you wanna throw into them. They’ll hold up, trust me on this 😉
Aren’t they just so fun and festive looking? I hope that you’ll give these babies a try and they brighten up your day or week as much as they do ours!
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These Funfetti Pancakes are fun and festive. They may for a great surprise on a child's birthday, holiday, or just because!
5 minPrep Time
10 minCook Time
15 minTotal Time
- 2 C Flour
- 5 TSP Baking Powder
- 3 T Sugar
- 1 TSP Salt
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 C Oil
- 2 C Milk
- 1/4 C Funfetti Sprinkles
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
- Next add in eggs, oil, milk and funfetti sprinkles stirring until combined.
- Heat a greased skillet, adding 1/3 C of pancake mixture onto the skillet at a time.
- Once the top of the pancakes begins to bubble, 3-4 minutes, flip and allow the other side to cook through for another 3-4 minutes.
- Repeat until the entire pancake mixture is gone.
- If you have leftovers, place in a ziploc bag and store in the freezer. Heat in a toaster and serve like normal.

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05 Jul The 4 Best Spots to Go Fishing in Arizona
As a second generation Estate Planning Firm in Gilbert, Arizona, Phelps LaClair is in the business of helping people plan for their future now so they can enjoy their golden years without worry. And while we’re devoted to the financial wellbeing of families, we also recognize the mental, physical and emotional components of wellbeing.
As local Arizonans, we can say one of our favorite ways to spend the hot summer is on the lake! Whether you’re looking for a weekend getaway or a quick day trip, if you enjoy the sport of fishing there’s no shortage of incredible fishing spots in our fair state. Just be sure to acquire your fishing license in advance, as it’s required if you want to take any fish away.
1. Lake Havasu State Park
Lake Havasu is on the western border of the State and is shared by Arizona and California. As a part of the Colorado River corridor, this 19,000-acre impoundment enjoys a fresh flow of water that makes it a haven for largemouth and smallmouth bass. It’s fairly common to catch a 4-5 pound bass in these waters. With amazing weather and great hospitality, this lake is a sport fishing paradise.
2. Patagonia Lake State Park
If you’ve never been further south than Tucson and are looking for a tranquil place to cast your line, then Patagonia Lake State Park is the perfect destination for you. Located in the middle of the Sonoran Desert, this smaller, 265-acre lake holds a variety of fish, like largemouth bass, channel catfish and flathead catfish, crappies, and sunfish. Enjoy fishing from a boat or along the brush-covered shoreline that provides cover for the large bass population. On the water or from the shore, this lake is an ideal location for a day of fishing.
3. Lake Pleasant Regional Park
If you’re just looking for a fishing day trip, Lake Pleasant, located in Peoria, is just under an hour’s drive from the heart of Phoenix. This lake is home to a variety of fish, including bass, catfish, sunfish, crappies, buffalo fish, bluegills and tilapia. With 10,000 acres of water surface and 116 miles of shoreline, it’s the largest lake in the Phoenix area. Whether you’re on a boat or casting from the shoreline, you can take in all the beauty that the desert has to offer.
4. Lower Salt River
The Salt River is a popular tubing, kayaking and paddleboarding destination for local Phonecians, but it’s often overlooked as a top-notch fishing hole. In fact, the Arizona Game and Fish Department boasts that it’s the only coldwater trout fishery in the U.S. to be located in a desert. Perhaps the fact that it’s overlooked is what makes it such a peaceful spot to fish year-round for rainbow trout, largemouth bass, sunfish, and catfish.
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Saturday 9 November saw more than 250 people descend on Artsource’s flagship Fremantle building for Open Studios, a major event on the Fremantle Festival calendar.
Politicians, arts philanthropists, business people and arts lovers relished the opportunity to step inside the private realm of studio practice and discover the creative process behind some of WA’s most celebrated artists.
Artsource thanks the Hon. Melissa Parke MP, Simone McGurk MLA and Mayor Brad Pettitt for their attendance and ongoing support of our work.
As well as enjoying a self-guided tour of 25 private studios, the 250 strong crowd absorbed a variety of sculpture, painting, and video projections erected in the building’s sweeping hallways.
Before the public poured through the doors at 2pm, Artsource hosted a private Patrons soiree including a guided tour of the studios which house a stunning array of printmakers, photographers, fashion designers, performance artists and more.
While the art took centre stage, CEO Gavin Buckley also took the opportunity to announce Artsource’s exciting new Plus1 appeal. Creative Partnerships Australia awarded Artsource a $30,000 Plus1 grant, however we must first raise $30,000 in order to receive the matched funding.
This grant will strengthen Artsource’s capacity to support Western Australia visual artists with essential services such as the provision of affordable studios.
Artsource manages over 80 private studios located in Midland, Leederville, East Perth, Kelmscott, Belmont, Churchlands and White Gum Valley and Fremantle.


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Say hello to Arthur, the young Staffie cross. Arthur is a gorgeous and loving boy who is looking for a quiet home where he can work on his anxiety. Despite being a big boy, he is very nervous of new people and will need time to warm up to you, but when he is comfortable he is the most loyal companion you could ask for.
Arthur will need a lot of work and commitment from his new family; applicants must have Staffie experience and know how to handle a nervous dog. Arthur will need ongoing work with a behaviourist to work on his socialisation as the outside world is a very scary place to him and he is fearful of new people, places and other dogs. A rural location away from busy traffic and dog-walking spots will definitely benefit him as he learns how to act politely with others.
As is common with blue Staffies, Arthur suffers with allergies and is currently taking medication to handle it. His new owners must be prepared to handle any flare-ups.
Arthur cannot be rehomed with other pets or children of any age due to his anxiety.

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1. This one stage ro water treatment system adopts stainless steel sand filter, active carbon filter effectively to remove big impure particles and suspending matters, improve RO membrane water inputting index, effectively remove the smell and rest chlorine of the original water, and improve the taste of water quality.
2. The main machine adopts American high effective low pressure compound film, with single film salt removing degree up to 99%.
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Very spacious apartment is located in the downtown, to the Market Square is less than 5 minutes by foot.
The main attractions of the city, museums - all around, within walking distance. Across the street is the bus stops, grocery market cinemas, nightclubs. Next to the house there are restaurants Kumpel and Stargorod. Nearby there is guarded parking. The windows of the flat overlook the street. Flat with area of 82 sq.m., with new appliances, central


The Brandon School District Board of Education will decide Monday whether it will ask voters in the Aug. 2 primary election to approve a sinking fund millage that would be used primarily to meet a state mandate to upgrade or replace its wastewater treatment plant by 2019.
By a margin of 486 to 65, Ortonville voters rejected a proposal on the ballot last fall to issue bonds for a new sewage treatment system for the village.
That means the school district will continue to rely on its own wastewater treatment system.
School Superintendent Matt Outlaw says the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has been monitoring the district’s plant that lies on property between Brandon High School and Brandon Middle School.
In 2014, the MDEQ issued the district a permit to operate the plant for five more years. But MDEQ officials told the district that would be the last permit given, as the plant is out of compliance with state standards.
Outlaw said the district has hired an engineering firm to look at steps it could take to bring the plant into compliance. It appears likely it will need to be replaced at a cost of about $1.5 million.
District officials plan to ask for two mills for the next two years. Outlaw estimates the sinking fund would cost the average homeowner about $125 per year for two years.
In addition to the treatment plant, the estimated $2.2 million raised would pay for a new roof and dehumidification system for the pool area at the high school and bathroom renovations at several district buildings that are required under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
He said the district has done some belt-tightening over the past several years during challenging financial times. The district has lost about 1,000 students in the past 10 years, which decreases the amount of per-pupil revenue it receives from the state. Over the next five years, the district expects to lose an additional 450 students, as there is no new construction and few young families moving to the area.
During lean times, the district has planned for and accomplished a number of major improvements, including renovations to the wastewater plant at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School and improvements to roofs, sidewalks and bathrooms at several buildings, he said.
The school board meets to consider putting the sinking fund proposal on the ballot at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Brandon I-Tec Center, 609 S. Ortonville Road.


WAPAKONETA — Bond was set at $250,000 Monday for the 30-year-old St. Marys woman charged in Saturday’s shooting death of a rural St. Marys man.
Stephanie Sweigart appeared Monday in Auglaize County Municipal Court via video from the Auglaize County jail for her initial court appearance and was formally charged with murder in the shooting death of Wesley Sweigart, 36.
She was represented by Attorney Seneca Knoturas.
The Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Saturday’s shooting death of the rural St. Marys man. According to an initial news release from the sheriff’s office, a call was received at 3:32 a.m. Saturday reporting a shooting inside a residence in the Sandy Beach area just west of St. Marys. When deputies arrived, they found Wesley A. Sweigart, 36, deceased inside.
Court documents lists Stephanie Sweigart’s address as 255 Pershing Drive, St. Marys.


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The divide between political parties is growing, and the debates about important issues facing our society are heating up. A new Pew study confirms that Republicans and Democrats agree on fewer issues, but it also finds that more people identify themselves as “independent” out of frustration with the major parties. (See Partisan Polarization Surges in Bush, Obama Years for more information.
If you are interested in this debate you may want to take a look at some of the resources from the library’s collection (Resources from the MVCC library on political partisanship ), or you can also take a look at this Newshour video, PBS Newshour, With Political Polarization at All-Time High, Americans Say ‘Listen to Me’
Video Summary: Partisan divisions in U.S. politics have grown more intense, according to a new Pew Research Center survey tracking attitudes on government, business social issues and more. Judy Woodruff speaks with Linda Killian of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Also, we introduce the NewsHour’s “Listen to Me” project.
Watch With Political Polarization High, People Say ‘Listen to Me’ on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.

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Solomons, MD – Saturday, Sept. 19 in sunny southern Calvert County was too nice a day to be working. So, the craftspeople, many of them local residents, spent the day outdoors proudly displaying what their skillful hands have made.
Artsfest ’15 brought the beholders to Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center to view the many creations of painters, jewelry makers, photographers, weavers, woodcarvers and other artisans.
Many of the crafters have interesting stories to tell of how they began their avocations. St. Mary’s County resident Joanne Yates, owner of Joanne’s Country Baskets, said she needed something to do with her hands after she quit smoking. She began making baskets over a decade ago.
Linda O’Brien of Huntingtown began making warm wool coats to help maintain the core body temperature of newborn lambs. Pet owners who saw the coats at sheep shows and other livestock venues requested that she make coats for dogs. The result is Good Shepherd Dog Coats, a venture which recognizes all dogs have not been created equal. Repurposed wool blankets become custom-fitted coats for the canines.
Calvert County residents can view the familiar scenes of home through the artwork of Suzanne Shelden. Among her works is a painting of the view motorists driving northbound on the Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge see when the reach the top of the span.
In addition to the glimpses arts and crafts enthusiasts got of the variety of works, families enjoyed a stroll around the grounds, interacting with roving performers. Other performances were held at the Main Stage and the Council Ring Stage.
Nearly one dozen vendors were on-site to provide a variety of food and drink to the fest-goers.
As it has for over 20 years, the two-day event brought a large number of people to the sculpture garden. Festival officials were anticipating a total two-day crowd of approximately 12,000.
Contact Marty Madden at email@example.com


This harmonizing sibling duo were one of the most influential and successful pop acts of the 50’s and 60’s, scoring more hits than they could dream of, even if it was all they had to do.
If it had been written by Michael Stipe, this one would go out to the person it was written about.
The Shadow artist also plays alongside her brother in a 5 cent bluegrass band. She’s joined on this recording by a talented singer-songwriter and pianist who was feeling like a criminal in the mid 90’s.
The 5 O’Clock Shadow is presented by Flying Dog Brewery.


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Parkway Concert Orchestra | Parkway Concert Orchestra Photo Gallery | 2015-2016 Season | Other Events
Members of the Orchestra participate in many musical performances beyond the regular season's formal concert series. This album contains images from some of those performances.
A small chamber ensemble made up of Parkway Concert Orchestra musicians performed at the Dedham Savings Bank on December 10. Photos courtesy of Susan and Joseph Silverman.


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The current eight solar batteries have been worn out.This batteries have been our only power backup serving both the home and the Guest house.We are seeking for funds to have them replaced.
With the growing number of kids under our care we have had a shortage of school shoes majorly because the current ones are worn out or the children have overgrown them. We are seeking for donors to assist us offset this budget
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There has been a growing need to increase surveillance at the home and the Guest house this will boost the security our children and the guests.


On a planet where 70% of the area is covered by water, only 3% of that is fresh water—and only a small fraction of that is available for drinking. More than 884 million people don't have access to drinking water, and that number is only expected to grow as the planet warms.
But what if we could tap into the rest of that 70%?
That's the question that fuels Assistant Professor Bahman Abbasi's research at Oregon State University-Cascades—the largest research project on the campus. He and a diverse team of researchers are pioneering studies on desalination systems, creating a portable device that uses renewable energy, like solar or geothermal, to turn saltwater into drinking water.
Abbasi's drive to combat water shortages is, in part, personal. He grew up in Iran, where water access was intermittent at best.
"I remember being a child and you had to fill up tubs of water when water was running, just in anticipation of water getting cut out," he recalled.
Upon coming to the U.S. for school, he discovered one way to address water access issues that was being vastly overlooked: thermal desalination systems. Most widely used desalination systems rely on reverse osmosis, where a membrane is used to filter out the salt from the water. This process can be expensive and creates an ultra-salty water byproduct, which is often dumped back into oceans.
Abbasi's system, on the other hand, avoids this process entirely. He instead uses low-grade heat sources, like solar, to separate the salt from the water. This process is a lot cheaper, he said, and it results in solid salts that can be sold for profit.
The goal? "Democratize desalination systems for the masses," Abbasi said. Unlike current systems, Abbasi's device will be transportable and ideally fit in a 20 foot-box—well-suited for refugee camps, war-torn villages and disaster sites. The system would allow communities to produce water from local bodies of water with local energy sources.
“I remember being a child and you had to fill up tubs of water when water was running, just in anticipation of water getting cut out.”—Bahman Abbasitweet this
Abbasi's team of about a dozen researchers comes from seven different countries across the globe. A whiteboard in the lab features quotes from their native languages—an attempt by Abbasi to cultivate an environment where civil society is respected among the researchers.
"They know about water shortage," he said. "And my hope is after they graduate, or they finish their studies they can help us establish businesses in the U.S. and across the globe (to address water issues)."
Oftentimes, important research flourishes in labs but never sees the light of day. Abbasi's team, however, is focused on implementation. In October 2020, Abbasi cofounded a company named "Espiku" (which means "white mountain" in a local Iranian dialect) to actually bring this technology to the market.
"That was when we decided our research was yielding the results that we hoped for," Abbasi said. "Now we need to take a step forward." Espiku's water systems don't stop with saltwater. Abbasi's team is also researching a system that uses thermal energy to decontaminate the wastewater from hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking." Currently, fracking wastewater can go into local water sources and have huge environmental costs for surrounding communities. With Espiku's system, mining companies could process that water so it's not toxic, and—while it still wouldn't be clean enough for drinking or irrigation purposes—it would be safe to store on the surface or for other industrial uses.
"We introduce a cost-effective method for the companies to actually clean their wastewater," Abbasi said.
While developing this solution for dealing with fracking wastewater, the team saw an opportunity to create another sister technology: a device that processes the salty brines for lithium-ion batteries, the rechargeable energy sources that fuel electric cars. The U.S. currently produces less than 2% of the world's lithium supply. Abbasi's system—still in the early research phase—aims to create more opportunities for processing lithium-rich brines domestically.
As the global market moves toward renewable energy, lithium production has been widely critiqued for its environmental impact. Using local heat sources, Abbasi's system would be able to process the lithium brines quickly and with little environmental impact. The Espiku team is currently a semifinalist in a $4 million U.S. Department of Energy competition for companies developing green, economically viable ways to extract lithium brine. The team will find out in July if it makes it to the next round.
Over the years, the Department of Energy has been a huge funding source for Abbasi's research, awarding the team over $5 million combined for its various projects. Funding also comes from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, the OSU Venture Development Lab and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
The systems for producing fresh water from saltwater and decontaminating wastewater are built and ready to start pilot phases, depending on available funding. The lithium-related system is still early in the research process. Although the team must jump through many hoops to fund its research and bring its technologies to the market, Abbasi's vision remains clear, particularly when it comes to saltwater desalination. He imagines putting the system in a community home to refugees or war in East or West Africa.
"They finally have a reliable source of water from their local resources," Abbasi said. "And I picture myself sitting there and watching that scene, and tell myself, 'We've finally achieved it.'"


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The Reserve Bank of Australia and the International Monetary Fund are urging governments to spend more money in the event of a second COVID-19 wave as economists warn the unemployment rate will hit at least 10 per cent.
Businesses are demanding the federal and state governments give thousands of dollars in "survival payments" to companies and sole traders in metropolitan Melbourne hamstrung by the tougher limits which will effectively close down the city from midnight Wednesday.
The deserted construction site of the Melbourne Quarter project on Collins Street. The city’s stage four restrictions are expected to push the national jobless rate to at least 10 per cent by year’s end.Credit:Simon Schluter
The restrictions are tipped to push the national jobless rate to its worst level in more than 25 years as employers warn plans to get coronavirus cases to zero will force more businesses to shut permanently.
The RBA board on Tuesday held official interest rates at 0.25 per cent with governor Philip Lowe revealing the stage four restrictions in Victoria had forced it to reconsider is baseline forecasts for the national economy.
It now expects the economy to contract by 6 per cent this year before growing by 5 per cent in 2021. The bank believes unemployment, which the federal Treasury only a fortnight ago forecast to peak at 9.25 per cent by December, will reach 10 per cent by year's end and take at least two years to gradually fall to 7 per cent.
Unemployment at 10 per cent would mean an extra 340,000 people out of work on top of the almost 1 million already without a job.
Dr Lowe said the economy faced an "uneven and bumpy" recovery that would likely require ongoing government support.
"It is likely that fiscal and monetary stimulus will be required for some time given the outlook for the economy and the labour market," he said.
The IMF, in a report released overnight on the trade issues facing economies around the world, also warned the economic impact of a fresh coronavirus outbreak would have to be offset by the federal government.
"The authorities should stand ready to provide additional stimulus if necessary, and particularly in case of a renewed COVID-19 outbreak," it said.
The report was compiled before Victoria's stage three restrictions were put in place.
Ai Group chief executive Innes Willox said millions would be affected by Victoria's "draconian measures" in Victoria, hurting large swathes of manufacturing and construction.
RBA governor Philip Lowe says ongoing government support will be needed to help the economy out of the coronavirus recession.Credit:Louie Douvis
The outbreak of hundreds of new cases in Victoria has prompted fierce debate about whether Australia should adopt a New Zealand-style elimination strategy, involving tougher upfront restrictions, rather than a suppression strategy with ad hoc shutdowns as outbreaks occur.
"Those who argue that an elimination strategy is possible because some states have no recorded cases miss the point that to achieve that outcome we would need to permanently shutter our economy to most of the world. If we did that the damage would be even more catastrophic than it is already," Mr Willox said.
"The only option is to live with the virus and have a measured bushfire type response to taking precautions and dealing with outbreaks."
KPMG estimates the Victorian lockdown will result in $830 million in lost output in August and another 130,000 workers out of work because they are in jobs unable to be worked from home such as manufacturing and construction.
UBS predicts unemployment will reach 10 per cent compared to a previous expectation of an 8 per cent peak.
KPMG Economics and Tax Centre chief economist Brendan Rynne said the Victorian government's strategy to impose more restrictions to limit the spread was a "balancing act".
"Ultimately, there are going to be doomsayers out there saying going into stage four restrictions is going to create a huge amount of economic disruption," Dr Rynne said.
His analysis showed a significant economic impact expected for Victoria from the increased restrictions, with sectors "relatively untouched to date" now affected.
Victoria's unemployment rate has climbed to 7.5 per cent since the pandemic. An extra 130,000 unemployed, on top of the 2566,000 Victorians already without work, would take the jobless rate beyond 11 per cent.
COSBOA chief executive Peter Strong says small businesses will need more assistance because of the shutdown in Victoria.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
Council of Small Business Organisations Australia chief executive Peter Strong said elimination was a worthy aim, but questioned whether it was achievable with suppression remaining "the main view of members".
COSBOA is proposing a swathe of measures to help small companies pull through including "survival payments" worth $10,000 which would be paid to all businesses, sole traders, partnerships and family trusts in restriction-affected locations.
There were 904,000 businesses registered in Victoria in July 2020, according to Australian Securities and Investments Commission data.
Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Paul Guerra was also more supportive of a suppression strategy.
"Until a vaccine is available, and without closing Australia's borders indefinitely, suppression is the only option and that requires governments to rapidly improve infection control and contact tracing," Mr Guerra said.
But Grattan Institute health program director Stephen Duckett said aiming for "zero" cases was "better for the economy and better for health".
"They are not a trade-off," Dr Duckett said. "A serious outbreak has serious consequences for the economy."
"Our view is a longer lockdown would eliminate the virus in a shorter period of time than a looser approach.
"Businesses [calling for an end to restrictions] are being extraordinarily myopic and assuming there will be no future outbreaks," he said.
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Nordic design combined with innovative functionality. With the built-in dimmable light, you can choose from three different intensities and create just the right atmosphere. A practical and functional table lamp which lampshade can be moved up and down as needed. Thanks to the adjustable light, you can use the lamp both for work and to create a cozy dimmer light.
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