An old adage is that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Hopefully, that adage is true and can illustrate an apparent existential threat to all Americans that North Korea already poses. It is not a new threat — North Korea years ago demonstrated its inherent capability to deliver that threat, once it gains sufficient nuclear weapons. Now we know Kim Jong Un has the nuclear weapons to execute that existential threat with plenty left over, even while our preparations to counter it seem minimal. We should urgently correct this mistaken set of priorities!
Everyone seems focused on North Korea’s ramped up ballistic missile testing, last week with launches of three short range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. First, these recent tests were reported as failures, then perhaps not. Then last evening North Korea launched a ballistic missile over northern Japan.
In any case, these tests illustrated again that North Korea poses a threat to Japan or, with sufficiently longer range missiles on a track they could reach U.S. territory in Guam — or if sufficiently long range on more northward tracks, Hawaii or even the United States.
Click here for my August 15 message which included the figure below, illustrating these tracks of North Korea’s now acknowledged serious threat to Americans and our friends and allies, with its nuclear armed ballistic missiles including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
Today, I want to discuss a different pathway from North Korea toward U.S. territory — one that heads southward from North Korea and approaches the United States from our South. This is a pathway that North Korea has tested previously (in 2012 and 2016) with its earlier long range ballistic missiles, notably to launch satellites into orbit.
Thus, North Korea years ago demonstrated it could put satellites into orbit that can carry nuclear weapons — especially light weight nuclear weapons. And the Intelligence Community reported recently that North Korea now may have 60 such nuclear weapons.
Detonation of even one of these nuclear weapons over the United States would create an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that could shut down the U.S. unhardened electric power grid for an indefinite period, and the consequent collapse of our just-in-time economy would lead to the death of most Americans in a matter of months, due to starvation, disease and societal collapse.
As illustrated below, these southward launches avoid overflying land and the rocket drops its stages into the international ocean areas away from land. These are, to be sure, sound safety measures when placing satellites into orbit. But . . .
So far as I know North Korea’s satellites still regularly pass over the United States, going from South to North, about every hour and a half. But what if they — or future North Korean satellites — carry nuclear weapons?
Hopefully, our intelligence community can assure us that currently orbiting North Korean satellites do not carry nuclear weapons. But how will we assure that future North Korean satellites are not launched carrying one of the nuclear weapons we now know it has?
Answer: we need to insist on inspecting future North Korean satellite payloads and, if Kim Jong Un does not comply, be able to shoot down such threatening launches. We know how to back up this threat technically — but are we prepared politically to do so?
Click here for my early discussion over three years ago on this issue of dealing with the “Fractional Orbital Bombardment System” (FOBS) threat that is a legacy of Cold War developments in the 1960s. And click here for links to my more recent messages dealing with the FOBS threat from North Korea — and Iran, which also has launched satellites to the South.
Remember that a single nuclear weapon could be detonated when passing above the United States to create an EMP that shuts down our entire electric power grid for an indefinite period. Without electricity, most Americans would die within months.
This existential threat can and should be met with clear measures to deter it, and to counter it if deterrence fails.
Note that the threatening North Korean satellite launches overfly a lot of open international waters, where our Aegis BMD ships are or easily can be. And they now have the inherent capability to shoot down these North Korean satellites, provided their crews are trained and prepared to do so, including with prior authorization to engage.
I must say, the recent mishaps of two of our nearby Aegis BMD Destroyers, with a major loss of crew after being rammed by another vessel, does not suggest confidence in the current state of proficiency and preparedness of our crews, and especially their leaders. See below.
Clearly, our Navy must get its act together! Especially if our Aegis BMD ships are to be given such an important mission as protecting the American people against the existential EMP threat.
We need to advance other supplemental ways to counter this threat as quickly as possible.
Click here for an August 24, 2017 Newsmax article that I coauthored with Dale Tietz, who managed the Raptor-Talon program during my days as Director of Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). Raptor was a High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Talon was a ballistic missile interceptor based on then cutting edge SDI technology.
Though the Clinton administration cancelled this important program (along with many others), the HALE UAV effort was transferred to NASA, and the solar cell powered Helios version set a high altitude record. See below.
Dale and I urged Defense Secretary Mattis to revive key SDI programs, which are now clearly needed to confront the growing threat from growing and technologically advanced ballistic missile threats.
We should institute immediately a major initiative to revive the most cost-effective BMD development that has been dormant for almost 30 years, because of the “political correctness” instituted by the Clinton administration and perpetuated ever since. That important program was developing “Brilliant Pebbles” space-based interceptors.
Reinitiating such an innovative, accelerated space based interceptor program will take several years to reach fruition, and we urged that an immediate revival of SDI’s Raptor-Talon architecture that takes advantage of the major advances in HALE UAV technology already in use in our military activities in the Middle East and elsewhere.
We believe we could have modern Talon operational versions within a matter of months if the “powers that be” really want it in a hurry.
Moreover, as I reported in Newsmax yesterday, we could almost immediately prepare our Air Force and Navy fighter planes to patrol over international waters with a capability to intercept North Korean ballistic missiles within the atmosphere.
Click here for that important message that I hope will bring a quick favorable response from the Trump administration.
North Korea has geared up to present America with an existential threat.
We are focused on protecting against most of Kim Jong Un’s threat ballistic missiles, but possibly have left open an approach he might take to kill most Americans by detonating a nuclear weapon on a satellite that approaches us from the South.
North Korea demonstrated this possibility years ago — but we have made no apparent counter response.
We have largely ignored threats from the South while giving attention to other possible attack pathways. We need to shut that back door! And we know how to do so!
So, stand by and see what our leaders do — and take the time to press them to act!
What can you do?
Join us in praying for our nation, and for a rebirth of the freedom sought, achieved and passed to us by those who came before us.
Help us to spread our message to the grass roots and to encourage all “powers that be” to provide for the common defense as they are sworn to do.
Begin by passing this message to your friends and suggest they visit our webpage www.highfrontier.org for more information. Also, please encourage your sphere of influence to sign up for our weekly e-newsletter.
Encourage them to review our past email messages, posted on www.highfrontier.org, to learn about many details related to the existential manmade and natural EMP threats and how we can protect America against them.
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I'm new to Studio One and have been really enjoying the Pattern Editor feature. It's wicked helpful since I don't have the money to hire a drummer and my neighbors would probably get angry, hahaha. I'm wondering if there is a way to translate the native MIDI sounds for acoustic kit sounds or acoustic kit samples? If not, would a drum replacer work? Like, if I make a pattern, plan it out, and then translate that pattern piece by piece as their own track and then slap a drum replacer on it? Any help on this would be great!
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Costs, benefits of resettling refugees in St. Cloud to be discussed in webinar
A group hopes to distinguish between fact and myth about refugee resettlement with a public webinar in November.
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota will have a webinar from 3-4:30 p.m., Nov. 14. Panelists, including staff and state and local leaders, will talk about how resettlement works and the costs and benefits of the program in the St. Cloud area.
There will be time for questions from the public after the presentations and discussion.
- Yusuf Abdi, director of refugee services, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.
- Karin Blythe, resettlement supervisor, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.
- Melissa Huberty, human services administrator, Stearns County Human Services.
- Mary Zelenak, health protection and promotion supervisor, Stearns County Public Health.
- Rachele King, state refugee coordinator, Minnesota Department of Human Services.
The discussion over the cost of refugee resettlement in St. Cloud has been reignited recently, as a St. Cloud City Council member announced a plan to termporarily stop refugees from resettling in St. Cloud.
Jeff Johnson, who represents St. Cloud's Fourth Ward, submitted a draft resolution this week calling for a moratorium on refugee resettlement in St. Cloud.
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations also launched a petition Tuesday urging the St. Cloud City Council to vote no on the moratorium, which the organization called a "despicable, racist, Islamophobic, and ill-informed motion targeting refugees."
Two groups — one local and one statewide — are coming out hard against it, as is at least one state legislator.
UniteCloud and CAIR-Minnesota have spoken out against the action, urging people to express their opinions to elected officials.
Rep. Fue Lee, D-Minneapolis — who is a refugee from Thailand — is calling the moratorium resolution an attack on the community.
The issue could be raised at a council meeting on Monday and on Nov. 6.
Refugee resettlment has become a national issue as well, as President Donald Trump has pursued bans on Muslim immigration, which could include refugees.
Refugee resettlement webinar
When: 3-4:30 p.m., Nov. 14.
Panelists include Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota staff, Central Minnesota and state leaders,
To pre-register for the webinar, visit register.gotowebinar.com/register/7780389855372859395.
For more Fact Checks on refugees and immigration by St. Cloud Times staff, visit sctimes.com/news/immigration.

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I have a big problem with ear wigs eating my zinnias. I tried dust, bugs spray but no luck. Please let me know what can I used to get rif of this pest.
This is an easy one. There are many insects that will target specific plants for a wide range of reasons. There are two approaches which work well on this pest; one is the direct “spray” method and the other is a baiting program.
If you prefer to spray, the strongest option would be a 1-2 punch. First, set out BIFEN GRANULES on the ground under the zinnias as well as around all the turf in the area. Don’t just treat the flower bed but instead cover a good 5,000 sq/ft area. Next, spray over the top with the CONQUER EC making sure to get the plants good and soaked. This insures no earwigs will be missed while hiding in the plant leaves, stems and flower buds. This is something earwigs do well and can many times escape the treatment altogether.
The organic equivalents to these two pesticides will be gentler but they won’t last as long. In place of the Bifen you can apply some ECO GRANULES and in place of the Conquer, spray some BUG PATROL. Both will take care of this pest just as fast but they won’t last as long so try and treat at least once a month to insure they don’t return. If you use the Bifen and Conquer, you’ll be able to space out applications to every 2-3 months.
The second method involves nothing but a bait. NIBAN FG can be sprinkled on the flower buds and around the plants directly on and throughout the flower bed. It’s got boron as the active and earwigs love the stuff. They’ll readily consume it and within a day or two die after eating it. The bait is highly effective on crickets, roaches, ants and earwigs. But you can’t use it where you want to spray so you must choose one or the other. Baiting is probably easier to do but you will have to wait a lot longer to get results compared to spraying. Also, the bait can be contaminated by other factors like rain so if you’re irrigating your flowers regularly, be sure to renew the bait more often. The spray options will hold up better to regular watering schedules so be sure to take this into consideration when choosing.
Here are direct links to the information and products listed above:
Bifen Granules: http://www.bugspray.com/catalog/products/page591.html

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Taylor Swift has came out with new fragrance. Although she is on the world tour, young American singer has found enough time to launch her third fragrance released in the new promo clip, the first of a number of films. Inspird by her personal life, the new perfume is exactly as she described it: “Taylor by Taylor Swift is a mix of a lot of things — it’s sweet, it’s sophisticated, it draws you in — it’s really my way of translating classic, yet modern, into a perfume.”
A charming and sparkling surprise of hydrangeas, peonies, vanilla, tangerines and cashmere musk comes in bottle designed to reflect Swift’s “retro with a modern flair” style which also features a ring of pearls as a nod to her favorite jewelry. “Pearls are the one fashion accessory that never seems to go out of style,” the singer shares. “I keep a strand in my purse, and throw them on whenever I need to dress up my outfit.”
In the video, Taylor looks happy and carefree. She’s swinging, reading in a bathtub, taking pictures with friends, driving in a convertible, dancing in her room and trying on clothes, soundtracked by “Starlight” from her latest album, “Red.”
Taylor by Taylor Swift follows the very successful Wonderstruck and Wonderstruck Enchanted.
“My first two fragrances were more about fairytales,” she says, “but this fragrance is more about my own style, so I wanted the name to be more personal.”
Her third fragrance is available at Sephora in five different versions – eau de parfum sprays in 3.4 oz and 1.7 oz sizes, as well as a rollerball, a body lotion, and a sweet-smelling hair mist. The price for eau de parfum spray 1.7oz is $61.87.

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Tokai Pharmaceuticals said it will end enrollment in its ongoing Phase II ARMOR2 expansion trial studying galeterone in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients who are resistant to enzalutamide.
In a regulatory filing yesterday, Tokai also said it will not go ahead with a planned study of galeterone in mCRPC patients who rapidly progress on either enzalutamide, which is marketed as Xtandi® by Medivation—whose planned $14 billion acquisition by Pfizer was announced yesterday—or abiraterone acetate, which is marketed as Zytiga® by Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Biotech.
The clinical setbacks are the second and third reported by Tokai for galeterone in less than a month.
On July 26, the company said it was ending its Phase III ARMOR3-SV trial comparing galeterone to enzalutamide in treatment-naïve mCRPC patients whose prostate tumors express the AR-V7 splice variant, at the recommendation of the trial’s independent Data Monitoring Committee.
The committee concluded that ARMOR3-SV would not meet its primary endpoint of showing improved radiographic progression-free survival for galeterone versus enzalutamide.
“Tokai is continuing to evaluate the unblinded data from its recently discontinued ARMOR3 clinical trial,” the company said yesterday, adding that it “is assessing potential next steps in its galeterone program.”
Three days after announcing the failure of SRMOR3-SV, Tokai said it was eliminating about 60% of its workforce, shrinking its staff to 10 full-time equivalent employees by the end of the third quarter. The company said it expected the job cuts to generate approximately $4.2 million in reduced annualized operating expenses, following a third-quarter charge of approximately $1.3 million.
“This workforce reduction is designed to reduce operating expenses while the company conducts a comprehensive evaluation of strategic options for galeterone and its pipeline.”
Galeterone is an oral small molecule designed to work by using the pathways of current therapies, such as enzalutamide and abiraterone, as well as through androgen receptor degradation intended to decrease their sensitivity to androgen activity and thus reduce tumor growth.
Tokai has worldwide development and commercialization rights to galeterone, which is indicated for mCRPC patients.
News of the latest clinical setbacks sent the price of Tokai shares slipping nearly 18% from yesterday’s closing price of $1.36 to $1.12 as of 9:01 a.m.

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Perpetuum has moved to new, larger headquarters, located near Southampton, United Kingdom. The new headquarters accommodates Perpetuum’s 76 employees, including its growing teams of talented engineers who are transforming asset management for an ever-increasing number of passenger and freight operators around the world.
The new Headquarters will also provide increased production space for providing the next generation of Perpetuum products and more test facilities to accommodate the growth in sales and the product’s expanding applications.
“As more train operators have chosen Perpetuum’s RCM solution, so our talent pool of experts has grown too,” explains Steve Turley, CEO of Perpetuum. “Our highly-qualified engineering and technical teams develop our uniquely differentiated solutions which enable rail asset managers to see in real time the “in flight” condition of their rolling stock and track hundreds of miles away from their asset.”
Perpetuum’s move to the new Headquarters follows a significant period of growth, driven by the company’s ability to deliver outstanding results for customers who are able to save time in scheduling maintenance when it is required and thus improving the efficiency of their rolling stock.
“We are very excited by the move and what the future holds for Perpetuum,” says Steve. “It marks the next step in our growth and development as a pivotal player in the rail industry.”


Pakistani audience is desperate to watch the last episode of the sensational drama, Meray Paas Tum Ho and they can’t wait any other week to know the ending.
Drama producers and the team decided to delay the last episode till another week after too many suggestions to screen the ending of popular show in the cinemas.
The last episode will now be released on 25th January and people are already making theories regarding the end of the drama. Some also suggested that one of the lead characters, Danish [Humayun Saeed] or Mehwish [Ayeza Khan] will die in the end.
However, writer of Meray Paas Tum Ho, Khalil ur Rehman Qamar thought something else and didn’t want to repeat or copy the ending of Pyarey Afzal in which Hamza Ali Abbasi dies in the end.
KRQ wants a happy ending this time and wants everyone to remember the drama forever. Recently, in an interview, he opened up about the ending of the top-rated drama and spilled beans about death of Danish. He said:
“Everyone might be praying that there should be a happy ending [of the drama]. I was at the airport yesterday where a group of girls came to me asked if I was ‘going to kill Danish’ [laughs]. I told them not to make any story by themselves and just wait for Saturday. They will know what happens. They seems much confident that I will kill Danish so they pleaded that I should not kill him. I told them I am a writer, not a killer. And this is only a story, so everyone should treat it like a story!.”
Speaking about his previous statement when he said that Danish will be murdered in the end, KRQ said:
“I hope no character dies this time. When I last said that Danish will be murdered, I was only messing with you people! There will be no murder, Danish will live. I have written a very soft play this time.”
Last episode of Meray Paas Tum Ho will be 90-minute long including a 15 minute recap.


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James Brock, 32, has turned himself in to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania officials for the murder of Edward Barksdale, 43, and the attempted murder of Lamond Barham, 26. Capt. James Clark went to a press conference yesterday afternoon to reveal the details of the case. The events unfolded as followed. James Brock, …Read More »
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A hearing date to terminate the employment of a professor at Wheaton College in Illinois has been scheduled for January 23. Professor Larycia Hawkins, a tenured professor at the Christian college has asked for prayers, love and support.” What is the story though? It started with the Hijab. In December …Read More »
A widow of an American man killed in 2015 in a terror attack in Jordan claimed by ISIS is suing Twitter for allowing the terrorist group to spread its message, citing ISIS’ “unfettered ability to maintain official Twitter accounts.” Tamara Fields, who lost her husband Lloyd on Nov. 9 in …Read More »
The forever-rising Powerball jackpot has finally found its winners! The incredible $1.6 billion jackpot will be split three ways. The winning tickets for Wednesday night’s jackpot, which set a world record, were sold in suburban Tennessee, Los Angeles and Florida, according to California lottery officials and CBS News. The California …Read More »
The Cleveland Browns have officially called on former Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson to be their head coach. Jackson was supposed to be on his way to New York on Wednesday evening to interview for a position with the New York Giants, according to ESPN, and the San Francisco …Read More »
The home of Playboy magazine and its founder Hugh Hefner will be listed within the next month. The nearly 20,000-square-foot mansion is on five acres in Holmby Hills, a neighborhood that together with Bel Air and Beverly Hills form what is known as Los Angeles’ Platinum Triangle. The Playboy property …Read More »
People who consume sugary drinks are more likely to develop dangerous fat that becomes wrapped around internal organs, new research has warned. Scientists found that those who drank sugar-sweetened drinks every day put on 30 percent more ”visceral fat” than those who never drank them, according to a six-year study. …Read More »
Cape Town – The rand is currently at the mercy of external factors, analysts said on Friday. They were responding to the rand hitting R16.20 to the greenback on Thursday before consolidating trade for the rest of the day at around R16.10/$. At 10:38 on Friday, the unit was trading …Read More »


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You may still be able to get out of debt using a debt consolidation loan if you have serious debt and are stuck with a bad credit score. Debt consolidation reduction loans are offered for individuals who have bad credit, but it’s important to weigh your options since they may charge additional fees and come with high interest rates. Prior to deciding to fix the debt having a poor-credit consolidation loan, right here’s what you need to understand.
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Take a self-guided tour of MLK art in Columbus
Martin Luther King Jr. is recognized in Columbus not just on the third Monday of January, but all year round.
Art works either representing or inspired by him can be found in many sites in Columbus. The following list includes some of those open to the public. Those interested can use the list as the basis of a self-guided tour, picking one of the works or taking time to see them all.
Some are open to the public 24/7, while others have limited hours. Here’s more information about each of the works.
Columbus Metropolitan Library, Martin Luther King Branch, 1467 E. Long St.
The library branch displays a portrait of King in paint and carved wood by Elijah Pierce, a papier mache portrait by Smokey Brown and a portrait on canvas by Walt Wali Neil. Visitors can view the artworks during the branch's open hours, which are Monday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. (columbuslibrary.org)
King Arts Complex, 835 Mt. Vernon Ave.
The venue displays several pieces of art related to King, including two photos as well as a bust of King by sculptor Elizabeth Catlett in the lobby, and a large mosaic in the Nicholson Auditorium. A mural dedicated to King's wife, Coretta Scott King, painted by Ohio State University art students, is on the outside of the building. Works inside the building can be viewed from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. (kingartscomplex.org)
Washington Gladden Social Justice Park, 404 E. Broad St.
Among the artworks in Washington Gladden Social Justice Park is a large steel sculpture, “Our Single Garment of Destiny.” Installed in 2020, the piece was created by artists Adriana and Julian Voss-Andreae, and inspired by a quotation from King's “Letter from Birmingham Jail”: “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.” (socialjusticepark.org)
Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center, Ohio State University, 254 W. 12th Ave.
The first piece of art donated to the Hale Center's art collection, which opened in 1989, was “King's Life,” a relief painting by Larry Winston Collins. It can be viewed when Hale Hall is open. Following the MLK holiday, the center will return to regular academic year hours, which are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. (odi.osu.edu/hbcc-art-collection)
Barack Recreation Center, 580 E. Woodrow Ave.
The recreation center features a hand-painted portrait of King in the hallway. The art was originally created by an AmeriCorps volunteer about 20 years ago, and most recently touched up by Felicia DeRosa. The piece can be viewed when the center is open: 12 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; 3 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 12 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; and 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays. (columbusrecparks.com/community-center/barack)
Afra Grill, 1635 Morse Road
Patrons will find a framed portrait of King in the restaurant, which serves food from Somalia and West Africa. Additionally, there are references to the U. S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, an Abraham Lincoln portrait and other items speaking to American freedoms (afragrill.com)
Short North Garage mural, 720 N. Pearl St.
A mural by Adam Hernandez is featured on the side of the Short North garage. The piece includes a quote by King: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only light can do that."
King-Lincoln Bronzeville mural, Governors Place near Long St.
A large mural painted by Gabriel Gatton honors King as well as others, including Duke Ellington and Frida Kahlo. It has garnered some controversy; some have complained about the prominent placement of Abraham Lincoln, and argued that the mural is a symbol of gentrification in the rapidly changing, historically Black King-Lincoln/Bronzeville neighborhood.
William H. Thomas Art Gallery, 1270 Bryden Road
Owned by Chief Baba Shongo, the gallery has multiple pieces of King on view during open hours on Saturday, 2-4 p.m., or by appointment (614-745-1753).
Dispatch features editor Erica Thompson contributed to this story.


Cigarette smoking has become significantly less popular in the U.S. over the past decade, it still remains a public-health scourge. Smoking accounts for more than 480,000 deaths every year in this country, or about one of every five death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while an additional 16 million Americans live with a smoking-related disease. Clearly more needs to be done to get Americans to quit smoking.
Tobacco opponents say that we’ve had too little experience with e-cigarettes to know whether they are safe. While it is true that we don’t yet know the health consequences of long-term use, that should not discourage smokers from switching.


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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – “I don’t want the label of strings to be something that people think of as straight up symphony music or straight up Beethoven or Mozart,” explained Dana Williamson. Even though I love those and I grew up with those, I can play any kind of music I want.”
Electric violin: Two words commonly not used together.
But this musical instrument with a wide range of sound fits our next In the Spotlight musician perfectly.
“I can sound like an acoustic if I want to. So, that doesn’t.. People get that right away.”
But its Dana Williamson’s ability to alter her sound, to change from what a typical violin would sound like that makes her unique.
“Then I add the different effects that.. And.. It sounds like an electric guitar. Anything an electric guitar can do I can do on this instrument.”
Dana, like most got into music young. But when she ran into problems while in a rock band, she started looking for something new.
“And I found these instruments that were amazing. Electric violin! Why didn’t I ever think of that? So I got one and throughout the years I have progressed through the different models and got up to the one I am playing now which is called the viper.”
While she still performs, Dana also spends her time teaching middle school music and orchestra
“So I bring in the viper and the kids get a chance to play it if they want. I bring in my other electric violins and they can do that.”
And you better believe she shares her musical philosophies with her students – never shy to steer them in the direction of the electric violin.
“I like to work with improvising with my orchestra kids and getting them more interested in the fact that they don’t just have to do Beethoven, they don’t just have to do Mozart.. They can do whatever they want.”
And no hard feelings Beethoven and Mozart – but it seems classical music isn’t the only genre for string instruments anymore.
“Really there aren’t very many of us. But we all know each other, we’re all a family, we’re all an army. We all want to change the face of string playing and we want to rock and that’s what we do.”
To find out more about Dana and where she will be performing next, visit her Facebook page!


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Old Rochester has won in all types of ways this season. The Bulldogs have won close games and they’ve won blowouts. They lost in a shutout.
On Friday, they won in a back-and-forth affair that featured five lead changes and two missed extra-points that kept it a one-score game until the final horn sounded on a 34-26 victory over Nauset.
“We came out and played hard,” ORR coach Bryce Guilbeault said. “It was a tough, physical game. They’re a tough team. They’re really good. For us, it’s just another game to get us battle tested for the playoffs. I think we’ll be in good position.”
The Bulldogs came out and were able to run the ball behind their strong offensive line. Jackson Cote ran for 161 yards and two touchdowns and Ryon Thomas (104 yards) and Cam Brezinski (63) each ran for one. As a team the Bulldogs ran for 340 yards on 54 carries. Thomas threw for 35 yards and a touchdown on just five pass attempts.
“They have a really good quarterback (Bobby Joy) and we had to run the ball to keep him off the field,” Guilbeault said. “Our offensive line was awesome and our running backs ran the ball well today. It was by committee, everyone had a chance to shine.”
The Bulldogs took a 7-0 first-quarter lead on Ryon Thomas’ five-yard run and extra point, but Nauset responded with back-to-back touchdowns in the second quarter to go up 13-7. ORR got the ball back with about three minutes and put together a nice drive capped by a 20-yard touchdown pass from Thomas to Tommy Desrosiers with seven seconds left. The Bulldogs had a bad snap on the point-after attempt but Thomas salvaged it by running it in for a 15-13 lead at the break.
The second half started with a 96-yard kickoff return for Joy, who came into the game with six touchdowns. Down 20-15, the Bulldogs embarked on a long scoring drive that ended in Cote’s eight-yard touchdown run. Thomas tacked on another extra point to put ORR up 22-20.
Brezinski extended the lead with a six-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, but Thomas missed the extra point and it remained a one-score game.
Nauset took advantage, scoring on a 30-yard touchdown pass, but the Warriors went for a two-point conversion pass and it fell incomplete, leaving the Bulldogs clutching a 28-26 lead with seven minutes to go.
ORR was able to chew six minutes off the clock before Cote scored from two yards out, but another missed extra point left it as a one-score game with 1:05 remaining.
That’s when Dylon Thomas stepped up, intercepting Joy on the final possession to ensure an ORR victory. Jon Borsari added a sack during the game. Dylan DeWolfe ran for 12 yards on three carries and Ryan Quinlan caught a nine-yard pass.
The Bulldogs (5-1), who finished as South Coast Conference Large co-champs with Somerset Berkley, host Seekonk at 4 p.m. on Friday.
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The Joshua Tree made its move into North Wales officially in November thanks to secured funding from The Steve Morgan Foundation.
The grant will significantly enhance the support The Joshua Tree offers to families affected by childhood cancers across North Wales.
The £90,000 grant funding will secure a full-time Family Support Worker for three years and will be based out of the new North Wales Family Support ‘Hwb’ in Colwyn Bay, to support families affected by childhood cancers.
Sian Longley, Family Support Lead Wales commented “I began working for The Joshua Tree in September 2018 on a pilot project, supporting families affected by childhood cancers desperately in need of help from across North Wales. Thanks to the Steve Morgan Foundation it is no longer a pilot program and we are fully operational and able to support the increasing number of family referrals from within North Wales, with 1-2-1 therapeutic sessions, peer support group activities and family activities both during and post treatment.”
The focus remains at the heart of the charity, to offer support to the whole family, from diagnosis, through treatment and beyond, as specifically recognising that post-treatment can be a challenging time, when families are having to adapt to their `new normal`. The charity offers support to help bridge the gap that’s left when the safety net of treatment ends.
Lynda Hill, Mum of Joshua and Founder said “The family need in North Wales has been recognised over a number of years now. Funding provided by Steve Morgan Foundation is an incredible gift that will allow us to offer much needed support to families across North Wales, helping us to continue to reach out to those who have experienced the unimaginable pain that a childhood cancer diagnosis brings. We are all extremely thankful to Steve Morgan Foundation for their generosity.”

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Happy Women’s History Month, Happy International Women’s Day, Happy great progress in amending the Constitution. In 2020 already: the 38th state, a House vote to dissolve the time limit in the amendment’s introduction. Cheers and carry on. We certainly will.
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BIG NEWS: House Dissolves the ERA Time Limit!!
What a couple of heady, wildly successful days in Washington, DC!
We are so thrilled to be celebrating with you yesterday’s successful passage– by a 232 to 183 vote–of HJ Res 79, the House bill to remove the deadline from the 1972 ERA.
ERA Coalition Press Release: February 12, 2020
(February 12, 2020) Washington, D.C. — Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on H.J. Res 79 to remove the so-called time limit that was included by Congress in the preamble to the Equal Rights Amendment when it was passed in 1972. Removing this time limit will put to bed legal arguments being made by opponents of equality following the ERA’s ratification by Virginia on January 27th, 2020 – the 38th and final state needed to complete the ratification process to amend the Constitution.
Action Alert: Call Your Rep to Support HJ Res 79!
As you know, we have been working with our supporters and partners to see Rep. Jackie Speier’s bill, HJ Res 79, brought to the House Floor for a full vote. And we did it! This Thursday, February 13th, Congress will vote to remove the time limit from the 1972 ERA.
ERA Coalition Press Release: February 4, 2020
(February 4, 2020) Washington, D.C. — The ERA Coalition, together with Coalition member Feminist Majority, has once again delivered hundreds of iconic green ERA YES buttons to members of the House of Representatives in time for the State of the Union address this evening.
ERA at the SOTU!
A note to let you know that many legislators attending the State of the Union tonight will be wearing the classic green ERA buttons worn for years by supporters. Last year our DC Director/Director of Outreach and Advocacy, Bettina Hager, rushed the pins to the members and we got iconic shots of the newly elected Democratic women wearing white–and our pins. This year Congresswoman Jackie Speier, who sponsors HJ Res 79, the bill to remove the time limit that will be voted on next week in the House, is bringing back that trend.

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Clive Woodward has dismissed reports he is to make a formal complaint over referee Andre Watson's handling of the World Cup final.
Woodward was supposedly unhappy with Watson penalising the front row
The Daily Mail newspaper claimed the England coach was unhappy with several second-half refereeing decisions.
But Woodward denies making any approach to the International Rugby Board (IRB).
"Contrary to the story that has appeared I have not written to the IRB over Andre's officiating of the final last Saturday," he said.
"I have only had one brief post-match conversation with Andre, at the IRB awards dinner last Sunday, and we didn't discuss the match in any detail."
The Daily Mail reported that Woodward was especially dissatisfied with Watson's penalising of the England front row, which led to a last-minute penalty from which Elton Flatley equalised.
But the World Cup winning coach quashed suggestions he is about to lodge a complaint of any kind.
"I can also confirm that I have no plans to write a letter to the IRB in
this matter," he added.
"However, I will be attending the IRB coaches and referees' conference in January 2004.
"Like a number of other coaches, I will be looking forward to a wide-ranging discussion, which is aimed at improving the understanding and communication between officials and international Test teams."


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With the fate of the seventh installment in the Fast & Furious series unknown due to Paul Walker’s untimely death, Warner Bros. and Fox have taken it upon themselves to move their high-profile summer blockbusters into more lucrative release dates. Although there’s been no official announcement from Universal Pictures that Fast & Furious 7 will not finish production in time for its proposed July 11th release, either those other studios have insider information that it definitely won’t or they’re just making a safe assumption.
Fox has moved Dawn of the Planet of the Apes up a week from July 18th to July 11th, a date which as of now is still being held by Fast & Furious 7. Due to the newly vacated July 18th slot, Warner Bros. has also moved up the Wachowski siblings sci-fi blockbuster Jupiter Ascending up a week from July 25th to the 18th.
Seems like a bit of an insensitive move on the part of the studios, but after all, it is called the “movie business” for a reason. Now it remains to be seen how much further this domino effect will go and if any movies will move to July 25th, where the only remaining wide release is Hercules.
With reports emerging that Fast & Furious 7 is currently being rewritten to give Paul Walker’s character an honorable send-off and that filming could potentially resume in January if all goes well, could it be too soon to write off F&F making its July 11th date? Some sources say its already been scrapped, but expect to hear an official announcement from Universal in the near future.


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What is the purpose of a dog hives? Well, according to a recent study conducted by Dr. William C. Lee, the purpose of hives is to provide a source of skin, hair, and fur for the dog’s immune system to fight off pathogens.
The hives are the most common skin structure in the animal kingdom. The hives on dogs are typically located on the cheeks, but they can be located anywhere on a dog’s body. They are not actually skin. Instead, they are a type of sweat gland. They are mostly used to clean up the messes a dog might make on a carpet (see below). But because of the hives, dogs can be susceptible to all sorts of skin diseases including skin cancer.
The skin of dogs can be prone to many skin diseases. This is a reason why a dog with an infected body part, such as a hives, is a good idea to start with. This includes your dog, cats, and horses. And even if you’re not prone to skin diseases, your dog may have a skin infection. When a dog is exposed to a skin infection, the immune system starts to attack the skin.
Skin infections are caused by a variety of bacteria and viruses. These bacteria and viruses are brought in by bacteria and viruses that live on your dog’s skin. These bacteria and viruses feed off of your dog’s skin and can cause skin infections. This is why it is a good idea to clean dog’s skin every week or every other week. This is the best way to keep your dog’s skin healthy.
You can use a product like this to clean dog’s skin and keep it healthy.
So my dog has a skin infection. The first thing I do is wash her all over with a shampoo that is made for dogs. Then I soak her in warm water for a few minutes. Then I scrub her with the brush and rinse it off. Then I clean her with a hose and scrub her with the hose. After I am done, I put the soaked, wet rag on her skin to dry it out. That’s all I do for her skin.
That sounds pretty drastic, but I mean it. It is. I also suggest that you take a look at the company’s dog skin care page on Facebook to see what they recommend. I am still amazed by the amount of skin care that my dog gets.
I’ve been doing this for years now and I still feel like I’ve achieved a lot in my dog’s health. But I do still feel that there is so much more we can do to help our dogs. The way I see it is that a dog’s skin reflects our entire being, so that if we wash our dog’s skin regularly with our own hands, it’ll look like the skin of an angel.
At least that’s how I feel. But I still feel like we all need to be aware of the skin on our pets. Because I think that our pets could be our only hope for not getting sick as much as we’ve been.
I know people think that it is ridiculous that they rub on their dog’s skin. But I think if you’re going to rub your dog, you should at least do it every day. And by rubbing your dog, I don’t just mean you rub your dog. I mean you rub your entire body. So no matter what, you should at least do it every day.

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AMERICAN CANYON >> Before Saturday night's NorCal Division III basketball championship, Drake coach Doug Donnellan called Chris Hansen “the best center in Northern California.” The Campolindo big man lived up to the title, recording a double-double of 22 points and 17 rebounds, leading the No. 2 Cougars of Moraga to a 50-44 victory over top-seeded Drake at American Canyon High. Comment?
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Bill May retired from synchronized swimming a decade ago best known as the athlete barred from the Olympics and other major international competitions because he was a man. Now the former Santa Clara Aquamaid star is back, completing a circle filled with gender politics as swimming officials have opened the sport to mixed events for the 2015 World Championships in Russia. Comment?
Lecturers and adjunct professors at Dominican University in San Rafael have joined counterparts at Saint Mary's College in Moraga in a nationwide movement seeking better pay and greater job stability. The lecturers at both colleges voted late last year to form unions, becoming the fourth and fifth private colleges in the Bay Area to do so in 2014. Comment?
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Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and the Rising Star: Wall Street Memes (WSM)
In the dynamic world of cryptocurrency, meme coins like Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) have garnered immense attention, with investors eagerly anticipating a price rebound. These meme coins, driven by online communities and trends, have seen their fortunes rise and fall, making future price predictions challenging. To gain insights into their potential, we turn to ChatGPT, which offers its perspectives on whether DOGE or SHIB can ever reach the elusive $1 mark. Additionally, we explore an alternative meme coin that ChatGPT believes may experience substantial growth in the near future.
Meme Coins Facing Challenges
Both Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, often considered the top two meme coins globally, have encountered a challenging period in 2023. Declining investor enthusiasm and negative sentiment in the broader crypto market have contributed to bearish price trends. Interestingly, newer meme coins like Pepe (PEPE) have stolen the limelight in 2023, delivering significantly higher returns compared to DOGE and SHIB. Nonetheless, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu still boast a combined market capitalization exceeding $13 billion and contribute over $320 million in daily trading volume, emphasizing their continued relevance in the crypto space.
ChatGPT's Take on DOGE and SHIB
ChatGPT provides intriguing insights into whether Dogecoin or Shiba Inu can achieve the coveted $1 milestone. ChatGPT suggests that Dogecoin reaching $1 is relatively more feasible, considering the current prices of these coins. To propel DOGE to $1 from its current price of $0.062, it would require a substantial 1,613% increase. This scenario, according to ChatGPT, could become a reality with a massive influx of investments, strategic partnerships, or significant endorsements. However, ChatGPT emphasizes that it would still necessitate a "perfect storm" of positive events for this feat to materialize.
In contrast, Shiba Inu reaching $1 from its current price of $0.0000072 would demand a staggering 13,888,900% surge. ChatGPT views this as less likely than Dogecoin's $1 achievement, as it would necessitate massive global adoption and a substantial shift in tokenomics. While ChatGPT acknowledges the potential of both coins, it cautions that overly optimistic forecasts for DOGE or SHIB should be approached with caution.
The Rising Star: Wall Street Memes (WSM)
While the $1 target may remain elusive for DOGE and SHIB, ChatGPT identifies potential in other meme coins. One such contender is Wall Street Memes (WSM), a trending presale project that has been gaining momentum in 2023. WSM has raised over $25 million in funding since launching its presale at the end of May. Much of this momentum can be attributed to WSM's impressive online community, consisting of over one million "degens" worldwide.
Wall Street Memes draws inspiration from the infamous WallStreetBets community on Reddit, known for its disruptive actions in the financial markets in 2021. Beyond this connection, WSM offers a high-yield staking protocol for investors, enabling them to lock up their tokens and earn estimated rewards of 55% per year.
As WSM gears up for its exchange listings scheduled for September 27, the crypto community's anticipation is growing. ChatGPT predicts that WSM could experience a significant price pump immediately after listing, driven by the ongoing hype surrounding its exchange debut. If the team behind WSM maintains community engagement, continues development, and the broader crypto market rebounds, ChatGPT believes that WSM could potentially reach $0.25 or even higher by the end of 2023. This forecast would represent a remarkable 641% increase from the current presale price.
In the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency, meme coins continue to captivate investors and intrigue experts like ChatGPT. While DOGE and SHIB's paths to $1 remain uncertain, the rise of coins like WSM demonstrates the resilience and unpredictability of the crypto market, offering opportunities for both caution and excitement.


According to a fresh new rumor based on sources familiar with the matter, Apple’s upcoming iPad model, describes as either a third-generation iPad Air with the A9X chip, Smart Connector and Apple Pencil support or a smaller 9.7-inch iPad Pro, is expected to start at $599 for a baseline Wi-Fi-only model with thirty-two gigabytes of storage. In addition, as reported by 9to5Mac, the device should be offered in the same 32/128GB configurations as the iPad Pro.
By comparison, the baseline iPad Air 2 model with sixteen gigabytes of storage starts at $499. The 32/128GB iPad Pro is $799/$949, or $1,079 for the top-of-the-line 128GB model with Wi-Fi and cellular support.
The report doesn’t mention a possible price point for a more capacious model with 128GB of storage and the ability to connect to LTE cellular networks.
“The 9.7-inch iPad Pro model will not replace the iPad Air 2 line, which will remain in Apple’s tablet portfolio for a likely $499 price,” as per 9to5Mac. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro and the iPad mini 4 won’t be updated at Apple’s event, sources claim.
Apple is scheduled to hold a media event on Monday, March 21. In addition to a new iPad model, the rumor-mill is expecting a four-inch iPhone SE refresh, new Apple Watch bands and updates to Apple’s operating systems.


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The Long Linx Necklace is one of my bestsellers! It's light to wear and makes any outfit look fantastic!
Inspired by the red brick and rusty metal architecture that captivated me when I was on a two-month artist's residency in the Netherlands. My copper jewellery line is rich in colour and texture, and perfect for everyday wear.
This necklace is made from square copper wire loops and a few sterling silver wire loops. I hammer and then polish them to create a sparkly sheen. This is a long necklace that is easy to wear and looks great over a black or grey dress. It can also be worn as a double shorter necklace by clasping the two ends together with a little pin that I will include.
Approximately 32"inches long.
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Both our “food” menu and our “soft drinks and beers” offer are changing according to the seasons, the products we source and the mood of our chefs and brewer. You can see here an example of the current menu for your information (only available in French for the moment): Menu
At Mazette, we seek to develop and innovate a cuisine inspired by the links between bakery, brewing and culinary arts. You will find a series of small dishes to share accompanied by breads as well as our delicious garnished «dikkebroodjes» . From time to time, we propose a suggestion highlighting a fresh product or a local producer.
Our menu is varied and seasonal. It will brighten your taste buds throughout the year. Mazette is part of a sustainable food dynamic. Our quality charter reflects our environmental and social commitments. Every day, we are delighted to prepare healthy, fresh, nutritious, beautiful and tasty food for you.
We don’t drink to forget, we raise our glasses to remember… It is in this spirit that we will propose a diversified range of beers with a focus on: thirst-quenching beers (dry beers with a low alcohol content); dark beers; fruit beers; sour beers, bitter beers, barrique beers, etc). Balance and drinkability are the two keywords for our style! Natural sourdough beer is our signature beer, reflecting the marriage between bread and beer. Our malt is Belgian and grown using regenerative farming methods, which promote abundant soil life and carbon storage in the soil. Our hops are mainly Belgian and we are working to develop sustainable relationships with our suppliers in order to value the growing Belgian know-how in hop growing.
In addition to beer, we will be offering innovative non-alcoholic beverages that are also made on site. Lemonade, kombucha, kefir or cold brew coffee are just some of the delights to be discovered at Mazette! We will also offer a simple and qualitative selection of natural wines, cider, coffee or fruit juices, selected according to our quality charter.
Our bread is healthy, it is naturally leavened, kneaded and baked on the spot in a wood oven. Tastier, it keeps longer and is more digestible and nutritious than yeast bread. Our carefully selected Belgian flours are grown according to agroecological practices such as non-labour, the association of cultures and the selection of country varieties, adapted to the soil. They are ground on stone by a milling craftsman and therefore retain all their nutritional and gustative richness. We work with a slow growth of the dough, which allows to develop a maximum of aromas and a beautiful development of the bread when cooking. Accompanied by a beer or filled with fresh products, our bread will crackle under your teeth and will make your palate vibrate!


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A documentary exploring how artificial intelligence is changing life as we know it — from jobs to privacy to a growing rivalry between the U.S. and China. FRONTLINE investigates the promise and perils of AI and automation, tracing a new industrial revolution that will reshape and disrupt our world, and allow the emergence of a surveillance society.


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Wasn't Romance & Cigarettes supposed to come out in august? I haven't even seen previews yet. I assume the release date was pushed back. Does anyone know when it's supposed to come out? Ryebeach, I'm looking in your direction
Yes, Justin Berfield is a co-producer for the movie, so I thought Ryebeach would be up to date on any details.
Well, I guess the August 19th release date I saw was the "limited" release date. It has apparently shown at the Toronto Film Festival and probably a few others. I know I have been to an offical site for the movie once before, but for some reason I can't find it anymore. So, I don't think a general release date has been decided yet.
For everyone who has never heard of Romance and Cigarettes (like me), here is a little review:
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Romance and Cigarettes is a down-and-dirty musical love story set in the world of the working class. Nick (James Gandolfini) is an ironworker who builds and repairs bridges. He's married to Kitty (Susan Sarandon), a dressmaker, a strong and gentle woman with whom he has three daughters. He is carrying on a torrid affair with a redheaded woman named Tula (Kate Winslet). Nick is basically a good, hardworking man driven forward by will and blinded by his urges. Like Oedipus at Colonus, he is sent into exile and searches to find his way back through the damage he has done. In an imaginative, humorous, and touching way, Romance and Cigarettes explores the cost and value of a relationship through life and death. When the characters can no longer express themselves with language, they break into song, lip-synching the tunes lodged in their subconscious. It is their way to escape the harsh reality of their world - to dream, to remember, and to connect to another human being.
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Hmmm, seems to be a musical movie. I usually don't like those kind of movies. I guess I won't watch it.
Rye hasn't been here for awhile, I know he's quite a busy person. He's a doctor, isn't he? I'm sure we'll be seeing him again soon, and then he can post his two cents on the question.
Hi everyone - I'm not a doctor, just work in a doctor's office as a Patient Administrator.
Yes, "Romance and Cigarettes" was supposed to be released in the US August 19th. The exact reason for the delay wasn't given except to say it would instead be premiering in the Venice and Toronto Film festivals (good promotion) which were both held in the past couple of weeks. No official US release date has been announced as of yet. No official site or trailer as of yet either.
Amazing cast consisting of James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Mandy Moore, Christopher Walken, Steve Buscemi and Kate Winslet among others and directed by John Turturro.


It’s clear that Masvidal and UFC president Dana White don’t see eye-to-eye on things at the moment. Masvidal was supposed to be next in line for a shot at Kamaru Usman‘s welterweight championship. “Gamebred” wasn’t satisfied with the deal presented to him as he claimed he was only offered half of what he made fighting Nate Diaz back in Nov. 2019. The title shot will now go to Gilbert Burns.
Jorge Masvidal Responds To Dana White’s Claim That Fighting Is An Opportunity
Masvidal took to his YouTube channel to address White’s claim that fighting in the UFC shouldn’t be looked at as a job, but an opportunity. “Gamebred” isn’t on board with that mindset (h/t MMAFighting).
“I want to address something actually, because of the Dana White thing,” Masvidal said. “Dana White said the other day – and maybe you can explain this – he said this is not a career, this is an opportunity. I’ve been doing this 16 years, sh*t I’ve had a lot of opportunity, huh? That’s crazy. So, it’s not a career Dana White, that’s interesting to know man. I really think sometimes we don’t see eye-to-eye on anything you f*cking you say, bro. How is this not a career, you know? It’s crazy.”
Masvidal has said that if the UFC doesn’t pay him what he feels he’s worth, then he has no problem walking away from MMA competition. Masvidal insists that he’s “set for life.” If the UFC gives him what he wants, Masvidal is willing to take on anyone regardless of whether or not a title is on the line. Masvidal has expressed interest in bouts with Usman, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, and a rematch with Nate Diaz.


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great writting thought i was there just reading your article going suday the 26th can’t wait to see what they have instore for us
LESLIE WEST, CORKY LAING COOK UP A MOUNTAIN OF BLUES; BASS PLAYER TAL WILKENFELD WINS OVER DISCERNING CROWD WITH STELLAR LIZ REED BASS WORK
The cavalcade of guests continues; second set, encore bring down the house
Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More
Good Morning Little School Girl
Every Hungry Woman
Summertime (Leslie West; Corky Lang for Jaimoe)
Born Under a Bad Sign (Leslie West; Corky Lang for Jaimoe)
Good Clean Fun
Woman Across The River
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Chris Barretto; Tal Wilkenfeld, for Oteil)
You Don’t Love Me
Derek is full and clear from the get-go of “Aint Wastin’ Time No More.” Oteil takes the music round and round; Derek finishes up his solo, signs it, and Gregg nails down the closing vocals. Warren finishes off the song with a sweeping solo, adding a little nasty nip at the end. Smooth opening. Then “Wasted Words,” Warren plays a nice solo that pops its head up out of the song, winning the first ovation of the evening; Derek keeps it going, the band is all over a taut little riff at the end that elevates the song to an early highlight.
Warren opens “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl” with skanky licks, then wears the song like a muscle t-shirt on his solo, which ripples and bulges, raising steam. Derek tosses off a long, elastic tone with an uptick, shaped like the letter L, then takes a solo and the band goes along. You have no idea how fast he has gotten, until the perfect flip back into the seductive riff of the song. Warren sings the final verse, the crowd thinks its over, but Derek and Warren linger over the playout.
The band takes “Firing Line” slower than usual, grounding it in bluesy mud. Warren’s second solo growls. The guitar solo in “Midnight Rider” is nicely executed, with Derek providing support for Warren, then playing his own tart, tangy sour climactic solo. On “Every Hungry Woman,” we’re off to the dog races, as the two guitarists chase the riff around the track. Warren burns as Derek pulls you backward into the rabbit hole. Then more Warren burn, with Derek strumming furiously, then they climb the stairs back on the lick.
The show thus far has been solid, but somewhat lacking in color, in variation of tonality.
“Maydell” swings better now with Warren singing; he seems to have more enthusiasm for the song than Gregg, which may well be why he sings it now. He plays a hard jackhammer solo between the verses, making the song a straight up Warren Haynes vehicle. “Soulshine” provides some welcome major key work, Derek plays a slide solo with the “Crow Jane” feel, then Warren plays an elegiac solo, bathing us in white light.
The band closes the set with “Instrumental Illness.” This is a song that has a very precise sequence of movements. First the riff; then Gregg is featured, on maybe his most improvisational solo spot. Next Derek takes tiny, unexpected steps into a jazzy be-bop slide. Then the song’s licks follow, with Oteil’s counterpoints. Then Warren bounces around inside the structure of the piece. Then the riff again, and the false ending. Then Oteil rumbles out from underneath, and back into the theme. Tight execution, and set break.
The rumor of Leslie West’s appearance has permeated the crowd, so it is only a mild surprise when he is set up center stage for set two. However, Corky Laing’s presence on Jaimoe’s kit (Laing being West’s crony from Mountain, one of the archetype power trios providing the blue print for the original Gov’t Mule) is news. The band eases into “Summertime,” the Gershwin tune from Porgy and Bess that some may remember from Janis Joplin’s soulful version; this arrangement evokes Joplin’s. West is all over it, with a stinging, buzzing tone and a take-no-prisoners attack, ratcheting up the energy level two notches from set one. Warren takes the ball, finds the pain in the song, milks it like a tongue on a toothache, then transforms it from pain into something good. Warren and Leslie are firmly camped out in the big, loud, dumb happy sludge place; with Leslie West on stage, you wouldn’t have it any other way. Derek steps forward, changes up, plays some ethereal gloomy slide, yielding to West. Derek is the blue angel, to the two devils on his left. Suddenly Derek is in that hi-toned, fast easy blue place. West turns his head up, looks at Derek, responds to what he hears , and the guitar guys in the back of the hall whoop it up as West lets loose.
Next, “Born Under a Bad Sign.” Warren and West trade vocals, each singing a verse. The band has morphed into a lumbering dinosaur—a very deft dinosaur. West stings on a blues solo, Warren picks it up, then they take it down with a stomp for Derek. As Derek works his spells, West walks over to him, right up to him, in his face like he’s observing a specimen in the wild, like he’s never seen one of these before. Then he engages, beginning to play with Derek as he steps back. Then Derek and West do the mind meld, meshing and flailing at each other, pulled forward by a sheer powerful magnetism leading back into the song’s riff and close. Whew.
There is a longish break as West and Laing leave the stage, then Gregg busts out “Good Clean Fun.” Derek plays against the song with some elegant phrasing; Warren plays with the song. “Woman Across the River” absolutely smolders, Derek’s solo is killer, and the guitarists fall into especially frenetic, high energy call and response at the end. The song has become a total second set throwdown.
Out of “Woman,” the band stretches into space as a sax is set up, and Oteil is replaced by a bass player none of us know. The teases in the extended between-song space leave no question about what is coming next, and finally everything is set and the band rolls lazily over into the opening to “Elizabeth Reed.” It is a lingering opening, flavored with the sax lines of Chris Barretto, father of salsa great (and Marc Quinones influence) Ray Barretto. Barretto does some sweet, cool jazzy blowing, a jaunty bop over the bass line and drums. An appreciative crowd applauds, and Barretto waves in acknowledgement. Then Derek lays out some long cool Santana-ish lines, playing against the spaces he leaves, at the same time he’s leaving them. (Go try that some time.) Then he rips it up a while; the crowd, now at the band’s mercy, goes nuts. Gregg lays down his solo section, Warren says a lot with a few opening notes, then moves to skipping, fluid lines that ripple through the night sky. Soon he’s spewing white hot needles, tumbling inexorably into drums.
Jaimoe is more forward and assertive on the first section, which he leads. Marc and Butch each take a turn driving the train, the baton passed organically among the three. Then the drums stop for the bass solo.
Tal Wilkenfeld, a 20-year-old Aussie with dreads, is sitting in on bass. She is slight of frame, and when Derek stands next to her he towers over her. She plays a pretty melody over a moving bottom, then her solo morphs into a funk riff. The drums pick it up, Derek comes on, squares off with her, adds sparse rhythm playing, the 5 players over a heavy, murky funk riff. It transforms into the “Liz Reed” bass line, Derek chords, the full band kicks in and a hard close. This slight and unknown player has managed to steal the show in her moment in the spotlight; all around the hall, you hear the buzz: “Who IS she?” At the song’s close, Oteil, who has been off stage, is the first band member to embrace her.
“You Don’t Love Me” is an inspired encore choice. No opening vamp; this version is very much informed by the Fillmore cover they did on the 13th. Derek throws out a flashy note at the end of his solo, the whole band stops a beat in response. Derek casts out lasso notes as the whole band comes to an almost-full stop; he plays over a bed of undertones supplied by Gregg and Oteil, then Warren does the shimmy. The band quickens. Warren is flying; he eases off the throttle, but soon he’s all the way forward again, eases off again. Now the band is riffing out on a new riff, not “You Don’t Love Me,” the music evoking the feel of “Whipping Post” on the urgent parts. Now they’re jamming on that vamp section, Derek and Warren tease out notes over the top, and an exquisite, sublime landing into the chord structure of “Soul Serenade.” Derek plays a lead that is not the “Soul Serenade” melody; Warren plays a counter-melody. Finally the two guitarists meet center stage and play the “Joy to the World” theme to bring song and concert to a close. It may just be the best song of the night, big, long, effervescent.


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