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The Association for Eradication of Heart Attack today released a statement applauding ongoing efforts to improve the ability to predict heart attacks, but also urging physicians, the research community, and the general public not make hasty conclusions based on any one study.
The statement comes in response to media coverage regarding a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine last week that questions the effectiveness of testing C-reactive protein (CRP) levels to gauge heart attack risk.
"It is important that the medical community continue to further refine its understanding of the predictive nature of CRP testing and it is equally important that we consider the findings of each new study in the context of the growing volume of previous research," said Dr. Morteza Naghavi, the founder and president of AEHA. "The imbalanced conclusion from findings of the Danesh study published in the NEJM and the resulting media coverage wrongly questioned CRP's future as a useful method of identifying people at risk of heart attack. In fact, the study shows that even a moderate increase in a person's levels of CRP raise their heart attack risk by up to 50 percent. It would be very unfortunate if the mischaracterization of this study's findings results in confusion among physicians and their patients."
High levels of CRP are an indication of an activated immune system and inflammation, which has been shown in numerous studies as an important factor in the causal chain of heart attack. The research conducted by Danesh is the 22nd study to show CRP is a strong independent risk marker that indicates increased risk of future heart disease.
Unlike Danesh's report, previous studies used a cut-point of three instead of two (mg/dl) and consistently showed that high CRP levels increased heart attack risk by as much as 200 percent. Measurements of high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) add to the risk levels estimated by current traditional methods. It is also expected that hs-CRP plasma levels to be useful for guiding lipid lowering therapies in individuals with normal cholesterol based on the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) and thought to be at low risk according to traditional risk assessment. Unfortunately the current NCEP guidelines fail to detect more than 50 percent of people who are at risk of a near future heart attack, emphasizing the need for better guidelines to predict heart attacks.
"While we are hopeful that we will someday discover a more powerful and cost-effective risk stratification method for identifying those at risk of heart attack, we are not at that point yet," said Naghavi. "Therefore, it is more critical than ever that the medical community adopt comprehensive risk assessment guidelines that incorporate all of the tools that are available to practicing physicians today."
AEHA recently unveiled the three-step National Screening for Heart Attack Prevention and Education (SHAPE) Program, which would include assessment of traditional risk factors through the Framingham Risk Score and CRP testing for everyone over age 35; non-invasive imaging, such as a CT scan for those ranked as high risk through the Framingham Risk Score and or CRP; and intra-vascular ultrasound imaging for those found to have a high total plaque burden by CT.
A comprehensive approach to screening, such as the National SHAPE Program can be the best method of identifying at-risk, high-risk, and very-high-risk individuals. A person ranked very-high-risk is considered a vulnerable patient -- an example of "walking time-bomb" -- who must undergo aggressive treatment to prevent a near term heart attack and save their life. Sadly, today without SHAPE, every year about one million vulnerable patients in America -- and many more in Europe and the rest of the world -- suddenly experience a heart attack and most of them die within an hour.
In a symposium held by AEHA in conjunction with the annual gathering of the American College of Cardiology in March 2004, faculties of the symposium called on America and Europe to consider screening for the prevention of heart attacks. AEHA is actively pursuing further discussions with the world leaders in cardiology to finalize the SHAPE guideline and make it available to practicing physicians.
Originated from the Texas Medical Center in Houston, the AEHA is a non-profit organization that promotes education and research related to mechanism, prevention, detection and treatment of heart attacks. The organization is committed to raising public awareness about recent revolutionary discoveries that revealed arteriosclerosis (fat build-up in the arteries) as an inflammatory disease and opened exciting new avenues to challenge atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. The AEHA's mission is to eradicate heart attacks before the end of the century. Additional information is available on the organization's Web site at www.vp.org.


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The model Kate Moss, who was in a relationship with Johnny Depp for three years, will give evidence tomorrow at his libel trial against Amber Heard.
Moss, 48, who was mentioned by Heard in her testimony, will appear via video link at the trial in Virginia.
Discussing an incident in which Depp is said to have attacked her sister, Whitney Henriquez, on a staircase, Heard said: “I just, in my head, instantly think of Kate Moss and stairs.”
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“I have found that people really love to meet new people who are digitally nomad.
There’s a lot of great new friends in the nomadic world.”
Learn how social media works.
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TAIPEI, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- #tensortech developed groundbreaking spherical motor technology that will help more commercial players enter the space industry. Based in Taiwan, #tensortech addresses the biggest problem currently preventing many companies from exploring space - rocket launching costs and satellite building costs. #taiwantecharena (TTA) has selected Tensor as one of the 100 featured Taiwanese startups showcased at CES 2021.
According to #tensortech Co-founder and CEO Thomas Yen, "There are two obstacles for commercial players to enter the space industry: rocket launching costs and satellite building costs. To tackle these problems, satellite miniaturization is the key. Achieving the same mission purpose but using less weight, volume, and power will not only save on launching costs but also enables more room for payloads."
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Yen said that Tensor Tech's invention will enable the space industry to take on a wider range of commercial applications by allowing satellite missions to run more power-intensive operations (due to the reduced power needs of the ACS) and carry larger payloads.
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The Satellite Attitude Determination and Control System is designed for CubeSats of 1.5U, 2U, 3U, and 6U. A full set of attitude determination/actuator hardware and firmware is embedded. This sub-system combines 6 fine sun sensors (FSS100 from Tensor Tech), 1 reaction sphere (RS100 from Tensor Tech), and a tactical grade gyroscope to provide pointing accuracy up to 0.2 deg (3-sigma) when the sun is capturable and 1 deg (3-sigma) when it is not. A GPS module can increase the attitude determination precision.
One Reaction Sphere can perform the same function as 3 traditional reaction wheels, but at nearly 1/3 of the volume, cost, weight, and power consumption. Its max. angular momentum and max. torque can be customized for CubeSats of 1.5U, 2U, 3U, and 6U. In terms of rotational dynamics, the motor functions like a Single-Gimbal Control Moment Gyro, but is actuated by a spherical motor. Moreover, this motor can act like 3 magnetorquers in X, Y, and Z axes when bias currents are applied. With this device, you can control the orientation of your CubeSat the same as 3 traditional single-axis reaction wheels and 3 magnetorquers. However, the weight, size, and power consumption are lower.
Unlike traditional, single-axis reaction wheel motors, single spherical motors are capable of providing angular momentum in 3 axes. In addition, by applying bias currents, these motors act as 3 single-axis magnetorquers as well. In terms of rotational dynamics, it is actually a control moment gyro.
The algorithms include: (1) De-tumbling, (2) Attitude Sensor Calibration, (3) Attitude Determination, and (4) 3-axis Pointing Control. These are all embedded in Tensor Tech's controller. All that is needed is to provide attitude commands from satellite OBC via I2C or UART in a standard PC104 port.
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WHEN Ali Swidani first arrived in Enniskillen with his family from Syria he knew no one and spoke very little English. Today he plays an important role in helping Syrian refugees integrate into the local community.
Mr Swidani now volunteers as a translator for ERANO, a refugee and newcomers support organisation based in Omagh with outreach clinics in Fermanagh.
“The first six months I lived here, I struggled with the language too and was in the same situation as them. Today I can act as a bridge between them and what they need to know. It can be something as simple as filling in a form. It all helps,” Mr Swidani, 39, explained.
“My family and I have been living in Enniskillen for more than three years. I enjoy doing volunteer work for ERANO to help the Syrian families here who don’t speak any English as I know what they are going through.
“When refugees arrive here they are fearful and worried because everything is so different for them. It’s my job to help break down their fears towards local people, and local people’s fears of those coming from the Middle East. I enjoy what I do as others can benefit from it.”
Now a student at Enniskillen’s South West College where he is studying an advanced English course, Mr Swidani is originally from Damascus and puts his proficiency in English down to a few factors.
“The English courses I did here were a big help and taught me formal English. But I have three daughters who go to school here and they taught me ‘Fermanagh English’ like ‘what’s the craic?’
“When I heard this for the first time, I was confused as it made no sense grammatically, but my daughters were able to explain these phrases to me. It’s what I call ‘daily life English’.”
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“In Syria, we had no education about men’s health. We knew nothing about prostate checks, getting your blood pressure checked or healthy eating,” Mr Swidani said. “There is so much [health] information available that can be beneficial to everyone. I am just helping to get this across to Syrian people living here.”
A number of local professionals and organisations were on hand at the drop-in style event with advice and support, covering a wide range of issues such as physical and mental health, anxiety and sleep management, recruitment and training advice, prostate health, healthy eating and personal training, and advice on stopping smoking.
ERANO offers refugees and newcomers a wide range of support services, and helps educate and empower those new to the area.
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The news comes after the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) revealed the players list.
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Firefighters in the Cowichan Valley had their hands full over the weekend as temperatures climbed to record highs, creating perfect conditions for wildfires.
Malahat volunteer firefighters had to call out nearby departments and the B.C. Forest Service for assistance with a blaze near Spectacle Lake on Friday, and the story was similar as the Sahtlam department battled a hilltop fire on Sunday afternoon.
The fire on Friday, which burned about 1.5 hectares on Crown land on the east side of Spectacle Lake, started around 4 p.m., and got to within 500 metres of the nearest home.
Malahat fire chief Rob Patterson was confident that the blaze was human-started.
"There was no lightning, so we can rule out nature."
The Malahat department called for mutual aid from Mill Bay and Shawnigan Lake volunteer fire departments, as well as the B.C.
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The Forest Service performed multiple air tanker drops and multiple helicopter drops to help knock the flames down.
The Malahat firefighters were on the scene until 11:30 p.m., when they turned things over to Forest Service crews.
Those crews were still patrolling for hot spots on Monday morning.
"This time of year, it takes time to cool down, and for the last of the hot spots to pop off," Patterson explained.
That was the Malahat department’s first forest fire of the season, but Patterson doesn’t anticipate it being the last one.
"Things are heating up and drying out, so there will be more fire in the next week or so," he said.
On Sunday afternoon, Sahtlam firefighters were called to a blaze that flared up at a get-together at an off-grid house off Stoltz Road.
"They went down to the river to swim, and when they came back, there was a fire on the hillside," Sahtlam deputy chief Mike Lees said, noting that a quick bucket brigade was formed as the fire department was called.
The party included a pig roast, and Lees suspected that the fire may have been caused by improper disposal of the charcoal.
The fire burned about three quarters of a hectare on a steep, rocky slope.
Eight members from Sahtlam attended as well as six from Lake Cowichan, along with three Forest Service firefighters. They were on the scene from 1:30 to 7 p.m. The Forest Service did send in a helicopter, although ultimately, it wasn’t used.
"It’s easier to stand them down than get up there and realize you should have called them in," Lees explained.
BC Ambulance was also called in, and transported a couple of overheated firefighters to Cowichan District Hospital. "They were on the side of the hill, fully exposed to the sun. Once your core temperature starts going up, it’s hard to get it down," Lees said.
Temperatures climbed 33.4 degrees C on Sunday afternoon, according to Environment Canada.
Forest fires like the two last weekend are preventable, both fire chiefs said.
"Watch what you’re doing when you’re in the woods," Patterson cautioned
"Don’t toss out cigarette butts, and if you see a piece of glass, pick it up."
Patterson also advised against quadding and dirt biking in restricted areas, which is a common cause of fires.
Lees recommended Emergency Management BC’s "Be FireSmart Not FireDumb" program, which can be seen at www.emergencyinfobc. gov.bc.ca/be-firesmart-notfiredumb. html "Be careful disposing of charcoal and smoking," he said. "Use some common sense in and around your property. Make your property fire safe."


CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STANDS UP FOR VOTING RIGHTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) committed to supporting voters throughout Georgia and across the country by serving as an original co-sponsor to H.R. 12, the Voter Empowerment Act of 2015. The bill would extend greater access to citizens at the ballot box, and would more effectively protect voter rights.
“By enhancing voter participation, this bill reflects the true character of the nation, holding leaders more directly accountable to the populations they represent,” said Congressman Bishop. “Modernizing voter registration will improve the integrity of the election system and, during this 50th anniversary of the monumental Voting Rights Act, will serve to advance the mission of equal rights for all Americans.”
“Even if the days of poll taxes, literacy tests, and brutal physical intimidation are behind us, disenfranchisement tactics that aim to suppress voter participation are alive and well. The Voter Empowerment Act eliminates such divisive barriers separating voters from the ballot box and takes advantage of modern technology to bring our elections into the 21st Century,” concluded Bishop.
Introduced by Congressmen John Lewis (GA), James Clyburn (SC), Steny Hoyer (MD), John Conyers (MI), and Robert Brady (PA), the Voter Empowerment Act draws support from dozens of Members of Congress, House Caucuses and civil rights advocacy groups. Among other important provisions, the Act would enable same-day voter registration, create a national voter protection hotline, and establish mandatory paper trail and voting machine standards. It would also allow online voter registration, expand early voting, ensure the equitable allocation of polling place resources, and prohibit voter caging and other deceptive practices that deter people from exercising their constitutional right to vote.


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September 29 – October 1, 2023
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The fifth annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference is scheduled for September 29-October 1, 2023, at Rockford University in Rockford, Illinois. The 2023 conference is again virtual, with panels and presentations on Zoom. Register for the conference at SABR. This year’s conference theme is “Through the Lens of Baseball.”
Midway Village: WWII Days
September 30 – October 1, 2023
Visitors to World War II Days engage in elaborate 1940s displays in historical buildings on the museum’s 148-acre campus, which becomes the back drop of a European village during World War II. This military re-enactment is known to be the largest in the Midwest and draws thousands of visitors yearly to the Rockford region and the museum grounds. Be sure to stop by the Barn at Midway Village to check out SPoRT Makeup and SPoRT Apparel & Collectibles. More information available at WWII Days.
IWBC Virtual Book Club: The All-American with Susie Finkbeiner
October 22, 2023
The IWBC Virtual Book Club returns this fall with The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner. Purchase a copy of this book here or find it in a public library or bookstore near you.
IWBC Virtual Book Club: Jackie Mitchell: The Girls Who Loved Baseball with John Kovach
November 19, 2023
The IWBC Virtual Book Club returns this fall with Jackie Mitchell: The Girl Who Loved Baseball by John Kovach. Purchase a copy of this book here.
Stroll on State
November 25, 2023
Find SPoRT Apparel & Collectibles inside Rockford City Market (116 N Madison St.). Stroll on State is held annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving–Small Business Saturday–and is the Rockford region’s kick-off to the holiday season. The free community event in downtown Rockford features a parade, fireworks, tree lighting, musical performances, surprise visits from Santa, and so much more! Learn more at Stroll on State.
IWBC Virtual Book Club: Three Strike Summer with Skyler Schrempp
December 3, 2023
The IWBC Virtual Book Club returns this fall with Three Strike Summer by Skyler Schrempp. Stay tuned for more information and Zoom registration links.

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Kendrick Lamar is the latest top-tier rapper to join this year’s Made In America billing. The Philly festival is the most recent addition to a busy late summer/fall itinerary of festival hopping for the rapper, who is also fresh off his TDE: Championship Tour with fellow Top Dog Entertainment artists SZA and Schoolboy Q. The announcement promises a “very special set” from Kung Fu Kenny, hinting at some major surprises.
Lamar will join a wildly stacked weekend lineup featuring huge names across hip-hop, dance music, and R&B, including Post Malone, Nicki Minaj, Diplo, Zedd, Cashmere Cat, Pusha T and more. The festival’s future was in question after the city’s mayor was reportedly set to ban MIA from the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the location in the heart of downtown used since the fest’s inaugural weekend in 2012. JAY-Z, the fest’s founder and organizer, put Mayor Jim Kenney on blast in a widely-publicized open letter. Thankfully, Mayor Kenney and HOV’s camp were able to smooth things over after meeting in person, and released a joint statement promising that the festival will remain in its original downtown location “for years to come,” and now Kendrick is cooking up something special to celebrate.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway cuts through the cultural heart of Philadelphia, and since 2012, Made in America has been held in that historic location. After Roc Nation and the mayors office met, Mayor Kenney wrote the following.
“I am greatly appreciative of everything that Made in America has done for the City of Philadelphia and I remain committed to its continued success. The Made in America festival belongs in Philadelphia—the birthplace of our country—and I’m optimistic that we can turn an unfortunate misunderstanding into a positive outcome and even stronger event. I look forward to working with Roc Nation and Live Nation, and maintaining this Philadelphia tradition for years to come.”
Thanks to Jay-Z’s actions, Made in America will stay in the historic landmark. Roc Nation’s COO, Desiree Perez, followed, discussing the candid and constructive nature of their conversation. Any miscommunications in the incident and concerns for were aptly addressed as both parties are excited to move forward. Both statements from the mayor and Jay-Z were made without proper face-to-face communication, citing proper dialogue as a integral action towards progress.
JAY-Z‘s Made in America Festival will host its final iteration at the Ben Franklin Parkway from September 1-2, 2018, after which the annual Labor Day Weekend event will relocate.
Made in America’s need to identify a new venue for its succeeding years of production comes after a statement from the office of Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. “This is the last year MIA will be held on the Parkway,” the office proclaims, “It’s unclear how MIA will want to proceed in the future but the City is interested in discussing alternate locations within Philadelphia for future years.” Made in America’s coerced migration from the Parkway will disrupt the festival’s six-year streak at the locale, hosted in the heart of the city since its inception. The statement continues, “Over the years, tourism has grown overall and the need for an event of this scale at this location may no longer be necessary.”
While the office adds that it remains, open to the event continuing elsewhere, Made in America’s eviction from its long term home did not please festival founder and rap mogul JAY-Z, who since penned an open letter expressing his disappointment with the mayor’s ousting of MIA from the Parkway. The rap mogul counterclaims that Kenney’s move, “signifies zero appreciation for what Made In America has built alongside the phenomenal citizens of this city.”
“Made in America is a multi-cultural platform that represents strength, freedom of speech, and perseverance for artists and music lovers,” JAY-Z writes. He continues, stating, “The Parkway is a cultural arts center that is symbolic to over 600 artists that have performed at this event. The Parkway captures the freedom and spirit of inclusivity that drew us to the city of Brotherly Love.” HOV does not indicate whether his festival property will leave Philadelphia altogether, or how the event organizers plan to relocate the festival in the future. JAY-Z goes on to disclose that the Kenney administration even tried to put a halt on this year’s edition of MIA.
The Made in America festival is a multi-cultural platform that represents strength, freedom of speech and perseverance for artists and music lovers. Philadelphia, an iconic city, represents those ideals. The location is integral to the pulse of the festival. The Parkway is a cultural arts center that is symbolic to over 600 artists that have performed at this event. The Parkway captures the freedom and spirit of inclusivity that drew us to the city of Brotherly Love. The celebratory nature and essence of this festival has inspired locals as well as visitors from across the nation to enjoy Labor Day in Philadelphia.
We are disappointed that the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia would evict us from the heart of the city, through a media outlet, without a sit-down meeting, notice, dialogue or proper communication. It signifies zero appreciation for what Made In America has built alongside the phenomenal citizens of this city.
In fact, this administration immediately greeted us with a legal letter trying to stop the 2018 event.
Since 2012, Made in America, one of the only minority-owned festivals, has had a positive $102.8 million economic impact to Philadelphia and the festival has paid $3.4 million in rent to the City. Made in America employs over 1000 Philadelphians each day and 85 percent of our partners are Philadelphia based companies.
We have studies and reports that prove the festival significantly contributes to Philadelphia’s tourism bottom line. We cannot comment if the Mayor has reviewed any of these materials.
We consider this stance a failure on the Mayor’s part. Is this an accurate representation of how he and his administration treat partners that economically benefit his city? Do they regularly reject minority-owned businesses that want to continue to thrive and grow alongside his city’s people?
In addition to contributing to Philadelphia, since its inception, Made in America has donated $2.9 million to the United Way of Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. Cause Village, the festival’s philanthropic footprint and hub for social action, averages more than 15,000 social actions taken over the two-days via ongoing partnerships with more than 56 charitable and activist organizations representing all causes.
How does an administration, merely discard an event that generates millions in income and employs the city’s people as if we are disposable now that we have served our purpose? The city is right, in one respect, the first Made in America festival took place when there was a great need for tourism. By their admission, the festival first started as a “unique attraction to the City on an otherwise quiet Labor Day weekend. Over the years, tourism has grown overall.” Our question is, “How do you think that tourism grew, Mayor Kenney?”
We will discuss our options internally and handle accordingly.
Beyoncé and JAY-Z‘s net worth now stands at a whopping $1.25 billion, according to Forbes’ latest assessment of the couple’s collective value.
Beyoncé’s net worth sits at $355 million, while JAY-Z’s sits at a cool $900 million. Whereas Forbes attributes much of Beyoncé’s stature to album sales and profit derived from live performances, the business source credits JAY-Z’s staggering net worth to JAY-Z’s business acumen, evidenced by the $600 million dollar value of JAY-Z’s streaming service, TIDAL.
Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s combined net worth can only be expected to augment given The Carters‘ recent release of their first collaborative album Everything Is Love.
June 16 was a stressful day for all of those Queen B and Jay-Z lovers that weren’t subscribed to TIDAL, as the iconic duo released their surprise 9-track album EVERYTHING IS LOVE, as The Carters. The project marked their strengthened union following events of Lemonade, and featured steamy verses from both acts involved.
The tracks arrived at major streaming providers like Spotify and Apple Music a mere two days later, however, and now they have announced that CDs will be available on Friday, June 6. There is no report on whether or not vinyl records will also be released, but fans are excited to now be getting the album through all different mediums.
Drake‘s revealed the tracklist for his forthcoming album Scorpion, which is slated for a June 29 release via Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records. The tracklist, Drake’s most extensive to date, boasts 25 tracks in total including the Pusha T diss “I’m Upset,” as well as “Nice for What,” and “God’s Plan.” The album, largely featureless, does include contributions from Ty Dolla $ign, JAY-Z, and a posthumous Michael Jackson collaboration appears to be on the way as well.
Scorpion is a long overdue deliverance from Drake, not to mention it’s a double-sided album with a song called “Ratchet Happy Birthday” — really what more could a Drake fan ask for.
Beyoncé and JAY-Z finally released their collaborative album under their new alias, The Carters, titled Everything Is Love. The full album is available on Tidal, while a number of singles are on YouTube. JAY mentioned the two were working together when producing 4:44 and Lemonade. He told the The New York Timeshim and his wife use music as therapy, and from the sound of the new album, therapy is working.
The power couple also released two music videos for “APESHIT” and SALUD!” The former was directed by Ricky Saiz and shot at the Louvre in Paris; the latter is co-produced by Cool & Dre and exclusively on Tidal.
Some standout lines on “APESHIT” include Queen B bringing the hype with “Gimme my check//Put some respect on my check//Or pay me in equity//Watch me reverse out of debt.” Or when Hova concludes his first verse with “Tell the Grammy’s fuck that 0 for 8 shit//Have you ever seen the crowd goin’ apeshit?” Alluding to getting shut out at this year’s Grammys. Migos and Pharrell are also on the track, further certifying its heat.
Throughout the album, a blend of old-school hip-hop and new school trap tropes combine with soul, blues, gospel, jazz, and other acoustically treated music. Beyoncé’s masterful vocal arrangements along with dynamic voice distortions and Jay’s contrasted voice, flow effortlessly together.
The dynamic duo calls reference to the Super Bowl, Spotify, Meek Mills with odes to Dr. Dre and The Notorious B.I.G. There’s some dialogue between the two on “LOVEHAPPY,” vulnerably expressing some tension in their relationship. They seem like they’re collectively confident on most of the album, giving zero cares about any other noise around them. Turn up the bass on “HEARD ABOUT US,” “BLACK EFFECT,” and “BOSS.”
They slow it down on the intro track, “Summer,” with a downtempo, love vibe. Bee’s soulful, soft voice glides along acoustic elements with jazzy fills for extra color. Jay’s contrast with his wife’s voice is just as natural as their personal connection.
Everything Is Love is everything fans love about these icons. They’re currently on their co-headlining On The Run II tour. The last time the two of them toured together was On The Run in 2014.
Norwegian newspaper, Dagens Næringslivsaid, has accused the streaming service Tidal of deliberately inflating its streaming data behind Beyoncé’s Lemonade and Kanye West’s The Life Of Pablo by hundreds of millions of plays, consequently leading to “massive royalty payouts” for the two artists at the expense of other, smaller acts.
Tidal has since issued a statement denying the claims, even going so far as to call the accusations a “smear campaign.”
“This is a smear campaign from a publication that once referred to our employee as an ‘Israeli Intelligence officer’ and our owner as a ‘crack dealer,’” in reference to a January 2017 report in which Dagens Næringsliv described Jay-Z and Roc Nation executive Lior Tibon with the aforementioned details. “We expect nothing less from them than this ridiculous story, lies and falsehoods. The information was stolen and manipulated and we will fight these claims vigorously.”
Dagens Næringslivs backs its claims of Tidal’s forgery with an analysis on internal data it reportedly received on a hard drive they had obtained that contained “billions of rows” of song titles, user IDs, and country codes, and found that – as translated into English partially by Music Business Worldwide – massive repeats of Beyoncé’s and Kanye West’s latest albums were present.
According to the data, one such user streamed Beyoncé’s 46-minute album 180 times in 24 hours which would add up to 8,280 minutes, though there are only 1,440 minutes in 24 hours.
After its exclusive Tidal release in February 2016, Tidal announced that TLOP was streamed 250 million times by its users in the first 10 days that it was available. Simultaneously, Tidal was claiming 3 million subscribers at the time — which averages out to each individual user streaming the album more than a dozen times a day. Similarly, Tidal also claimed that subscribers streamed Lemonade 306 million times in its first 15 days of availability when it was released that April.
After having received the hard drive of data, Dagens Næringsliv reportedly contracted the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s Center for Cyber and Information Security to run a forensic analysis on it. The CCIS found that 150 million TLOP plays and 170 million Lemonade plays were “duplicates” that did not reflect the actual listening activity of the subscribers they were attributed to. Tidal was made aware of the findings and their lawyer claimed at the time that the newspaper’s data has been falsified and that the study the CCIS conducted was done under false pretenses.
“The number of minutes elapsing before the track is re-entered in the log varies, but the time interval is always a variant of a figure multiplied by six minutes (6, 12, 18, 24, …). In addition, the tracks are restarted at the same second and millisecond,” the Dagens Næringsliv reads.
Ultimately, if the numbers do in fact prove to be falsified, and not a bug in the system, the implications on the industry are quite serious.
According to record label royalty payment reports obtained also by Dagens Næringsliv, Tidal paid West’s record label Universal upwards of $3.8 million dollars following the album’s release. Of that total, $2.3 million was directly in relation to TLOP. The service also paid $2.5 million to Beyoncé’s label Sony in April and May of 2016, though the total royalty payment exceeded $4 million.
To supplement its data, Dagens Næringsliv also spoke with several Tidal subscribers who were identified as frequent listeners in the data set. One user, who was confronted with numbers showing that he had listened to TLOP songs 96 times in one day, had some choice words: “It’s physically impossible.”
Ekali played to a packed Sahara tent in the middle of the afternoon
As if closing out the Do LaB tent wasn’t enough of an achievement, Ekali’s Sahara tent set was a testament to his massive growth and range as a producer. With over 20,000 in attendance, it’s for certain that Ekali’s destined for a monumental year, and to that, a congratulations is in order.
Was expecting maybe a couple thousand people at Coachella today.. we had over twenty thousand. Not going to get over this for awhile
Party Favor‘s set was filled with surprises. Dropping off a fervent performance with surprises from Tyga, Jamie Foxx, and Rich The Kid, Party Favor saw that things got a even hotter out on the polo fields.
Danish pop artist MØ graduated from her “Lean On” performance two years ago at Coachella with Major Lazer and blew the crowd away with her main stage sunset performance, where she even managed to bring out a few friends along the way. In addition to performing a solo rendition of the Justin Beiber featured “Cold Water,” MØ brought out Charli XCX for “Porsche,” and danced onstage with Diplo for their collaboration “Get It Right.”
Photo Credit: Kevin Winter, Getty Images for Coachella
David Byrne rewrote history
Talking Heads’ frontman David Byrne took the stage with a performance of past and present classics in Stop making Sense fashion, even finishing on a cover of Janelle Monae’s “Hell You Talmbout,” listing names of black victims of police violence with an absolutely epic drum-heavy rendition.
Photo Credit: Frazer Harrison, Getty Images for Coachella
Beyoncé took the throne
Queen B delivered. As expected, Beyoncé’s headlining performance was nothing short iconic. Undoubtedly, it’ll go down as one of the greatest Coachella performances in history with Beyoncé standing as the first ever woman of color to headline the festival. “Ain’t that ’bout a bitch?” she quixotically squealed, when talking about the phenomena.
Photo Credit: Larry Busacca, Getty Images for Coachella
Moving through her performance with poise, hair flowing, barely seeming to break a sweat, Beyoncé’s energy and the performance’s production proved she’s one of the greatest entertainers to ever grace the stage. The New York Times has even gone so far to call her bigger than Coachella in their latest editorial.
She opened with a performance of “Crazy In Love,” brought out her husband JAY-Z for one of their many collaborations “Déjà Vu,” had her sister Solange come out for “Get Me Bodied,” and then she did the unthinkable. She saved humanity. I mean—and then she reunited Destiny’s Child.
Although rumors of a Destiny’s Child reunion have been circulating for months, nothing comes close to the real thing. The trio performed “Lose My Breath,” “Say My Name,” and “Soldier.”
“I was supposed to perform last year but I got pregnant, thank God,” Beyoncé said before closing her set with an a cappella rendition of her uplifting “Love On Top.” “I had time to dream with two beautiful souls in my belly and this is everything and more I had in my dream, so thank you for sharing this with me. I want to sing this last song to all my incredible, beautiful fans. Loyal fans. Ride or dies. I love y’all.”


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Johnny Costello is a longtime Chicago bartender and now he is a Beverage Development Specialist with Wirtz Beverage Illinois. Johnny is going to be slinging drinks as part of the big Green City Market Chef’s BBQ. Johnny joins Justin in-studio to talk about the event as well as his career working in Chicago.[audio http://nxstrib-com.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/07/070815johnnycostello.mp3]
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"We hung in there and fought," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "Kinsler had a great at-bat. Mike is becoming a team leader big-time. Every team has a superstar that steps up, and Mike has been stepping up big-time for us."
This was the third time in five games Young has hit a ninth-inning home run that either tied the game or put the Rangers ahead. He had a walk-off home run against the Royals on Sunday in Arlington and a two-out home run in the ninth inning on Wednesday night against the Blue Jays that sent the game into extra innings.
"As a team, you'd love to do a better job in the middle of the game so it doesn't come down to the ninth inning," Young said. "My main thing in those situations is to make sure I'm ready. I can't predict the outcome of an at-bat, but I can do my best to prepare for the at-bat."
The Rangers lost the game in Toronto. This one didn't go into extra innings. Young gave the Rangers the lead against All-Star reliever George Sherrill, and Frank Francisco closed it out in the ninth inning for his third save.
"He's Michael Young," outfielder Marlon Byrd said. "He keeps coming through when we need him. I don't know how long we can keep riding his shoulders. You'd think he'd get a little tired. It's great to see him healthy and swinging like this."
Hank Blalock's seventh-inning home run off Orioles starter Koji Uehara started the comeback, cutting the lead to 4-2. The Rangers added another run in the eighth on a one-out single by Young and a pair of two-out singles by Blalock and Byrd. Nelson Cruz then loaded the bases by reaching on an infield hit against right-handed reliever Jim Johnson.
Then came the curious moment after Orioles manager Dave Trembley brought in Sherrill, a left-hander, to face Chris Davis. One night earlier, Washington had pinch-hit Andruw Jones for Davis in a similar situation. This time Washington left Davis -- 2-for-11 vs. lefties -- to face Sherrill.
"We discussed Andruw," Washington said. "But Chris is going to be somebody we depend on. We're trying to build his confidence. It almost cost us the game. You never know what Andruw would have done but I felt in my heart Chris deserved a chance."
Sherrill won the battle. He threw five straight curveballs and Davis went down swinging. He is now hitting .204 with 27 strikeouts in 54 at-bats after 16 games.
"Obviously when [Washington] does that, it picks you up," Davis said. "I expect to be in those situations. I wanted to battle and get a hit. It just didn't work out that way. It's frustrating that other guys have to pick you up."
That's exactly what happened. Sherrill struck out Saltalamacchia and retired Elvis Andrus on a grounder to third to start the ninth. But he couldn't get the third out, at least until the damage was done.
Kinsler had an eight-pitch, full-count at-bat that included fouling off a 2-2 fastball and a 3-2 fastball before he lined a single to left just over the glove of shortstop Cesar Izturis.
"I'm just doing what I can to get on base," Kinsler said. "Once it got to two strikes, it became a defensive at-bat. Get the barrel on something and give Mike a shot."
Young, with Josh Hamilton on deck, was trying to do the same thing.
"The biggest thing is to shrink the strike zone, get a good pitch to hit and hopefully get on base," Young said. "If all I do is give Josh a shot, that's fine, too."
He did more than that. Young went the other way with a fastball, crushing it to deep right-center toward the spot where the 25-foot-high scoreboard ends and the bleachers begin.
"I got pretty lucky," Young said. "I was hoping it would stay left. A couple feet to the right and it would have hit the scoreboard."
The ball missed the scoreboard, landed in the bleachers and allowed Young to make one more triumphant tour of the bases during an amazing week.
"It's a lot different on the road," Young said. "Against Kansas City, the game was over, you've got your teammates waiting for you at the plate and you can celebrate for a few minutes. This game, they still have [the middle of the order] coming up and you still have to get three outs. Fortunately, Frankie did a great job."


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2020 SPECIAL GUEST
Wycliffe Gordon | Website
Wycliffe Gordon experiences an impressive career touring the world performing to great acclaim from audiences and critics alike.
Jazz Journalists Association named him “Trombonist of the Year” for the 10th time in 2017, and Downbeat Critics Poll named Wycliffe “Best Trombone” for four years, (2016, 2014, 2013 & 2012). Most recently Wycliffe received the “Louie Award” honoring his dedication and commitment to the music of Louis Armstrong, and received the International Trombone Association Award in 2017, which recognizes the highest level of creative and artistic achievement. In 2015, Wycliffe was presented the Satchmo award from the Sarasota Jazz Club, received the Louis Armstrong Memorial Prize presented by the Swing Jazz Culture Foundation, and was named Artist of the Year (2015) by the Augusta Arts Council. He is also a past recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award, among others.
In addition to an extremely successful solo career, Gordon tours regularly leading his quintet known as Wycliffe Gordon and His International All-Stars, headlining at legendary jazz venues and performing arts centers throughout the world. He is commissioned frequently, and has an extensive catalog of original compositions that span the various timbres of jazz and chamber music. Musicians and ensembles of every caliber perform his music throughout the world and his arrangement of the theme song to NPR’s “All Things Considered” is heard daily across the globe.
Gordon is a former veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and has been a featured guest artist on Billy Taylor's "Jazz at the Kennedy Center" Series. Gordon is also one of Americaʼs most persuasive and committed music educators, and currently serves as Artist-in-Residence at Augusta University in Augusta, GA.
Wycliffe Gordon is a Yamaha Performing Artist and has his own line of Wycliffe Gordon Pro Signature Mouthpieces by Pickett Brass.
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2011 - Robert Baca, Kurt Dietrich
2012 - Eric Marienthal
2013 - Eric Marienthal, Wayne Bergeron
2014 - Eric Marienthal, Gordon Goodwin
2015 - Eric Marienthal, Andy Martin
2016 - Eric Marienthal, Chuck Loeb
2017 - Sal Lozano, Luis Bonilla
2018 - Sal Lozano
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Solid state of fear: Euro boffins bust open SSD, Bitlocker encryption (it's really, really dumb)
Security experts frantically facepalming at stupid design
Fundamental flaws in the encryption system used by popular solid-state drives (SSDs) can be exploited by miscreants to easily decrypt data, once they've got their hands on the equipment.
A paper [PDF] drawn up by researchers Carlo Meijer and Bernard van Gastel at Radboud University in the Netherlands, and made public today, describes these critical weaknesses. The bottom line is: the drives require a password to encrypt and decrypt their contents, however this password can be bypassed, allowing crooks and snoops to access ciphered data.
Basically, the cryptographic keys used to encrypt and decrypt the data are not derived from the owner's password, meaning, you can seize a drive and, via a debug port, reprogram it to accept any password. At that point, the SSD will use its stored keys to cipher and decipher its contents. Yes, it's that dumb.
The egghead duo tested three Crucial and four Samsung models of SSDs, and found them more or less vulnerable to the aforementioned attack, although it does depend on their final configuration. Check the table below for the specific findings and settings to determine if your rig is vulnerable. All of the drives tried, and failed, to securely implement the TCG Opal standard of encryption.
"The analysis uncovers a pattern of critical issues across vendors," according to the researchers. "For multiple models, it is possible to bypass the encryption entirely, allowing for a complete recovery of the data without any knowledge of passwords or keys."
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In particular, the researchers said, the SSDs fail to cryptographically tie the owner's password to the actual data encryption key (DEK), both of which are stored in the drive. The SSD's builtin processor and firmware are free to use the DEK whenever they like, but only choose to do so when the correct password is supplied. If the firmware is reprogrammed or manipulated by someone with physical access to the device's debug ports, it can be made to skip the password stuff, and go straight to using the DEK.
Really, the DEK should in some way be derived from the owner's passphrase. No passphrase, no complete key. In reality, the SSDs cheat. What's more, many drives use a single DEK for the entire flash disk, even though they offer to secure different sections with different passwords.
In practice, the Radboud duo say they were able to decrypt the data on a number of SSDs simply by connecting to the drive's debug interface on its circuit board, and modify the password-checking routine in the firmware to accept any passphrase before accessing the DEK to encrypt or decrypt the device.
In other cases, the researchers could retrieve the keys by modifying the drive's firmware, or by exploiting a code injection vulnerability that would also allow an attacker to modify the password routine – both require physical access to the drive.
One possible way to secure these devices, the boffins stated in their paper, is to ensure the secrets needed to decrypt a drive are stored off the equipment itself. That can be achieved by using full-disk encryption software that runs on the host computer, and encrypts and decrypts data before it enters and after it leaves the drive using a key derived from a passphrase supplied by the user.
"The results presented in this paper show that one should not rely solely on hardware encryption as offered by SSDs for confidentiality," the paper explained. "We recommend users that depend on hardware encryption implemented in SSDs to employ also a software full-disk encryption solution, preferably an open-source and audited one."
Unfortunately, the pair also note that some popular data encryption systems, including the BitLocker tool Microsoft uses in Windows 10, do not use software encryption for SSDs and rely on the drive's vulnerable hardware encryption.
Cryptography guru Matt Green pulled no punches today...
Being earnest now: Microsoft trusting these devices to implement Bitlocker has to be the single dumbest thing that company has ever done. It’s like jumping out of a plane with an umbrella instead of a parachute.— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) November 5, 2018
In those cases, Meijer and van Gastel recommend users and admins look to instead use something like VeraCrypt, or switch BitLocker to use software encryption rather than the drive's baked-in crypto.
"In particular, VeraCrypt allows for in-place encryption while the operating system is running, and can coexist with hardware encryption," they said. "Furthermore, BitLocker users can change their preference to enforce software encryption even if hardware encryption is supported by adjusting the Group Policy setting."
In an email to El Reg, one of the researchers, Bernard van Gastel, told us:
We only looked at the aforementioned models, due to our expertise with e.g. the Arm architecture used in these drives. That being said, the TCG Opal standard that is used is very difficult to implement correctly. The specification has many requirements, and is rather involved.
An easier standard would help vendors with their implementation and making these implementations more secure. From a security standpoint a reference implementation should be made available publicly, so the security community can look into the design and its implementation. This makes it easier for vendors to implements these encryption schemes.
Our general advice to all users of hardware encryption in SSDs is to not solely rely on hardware encryption as currently offered and take additional measures such as installing the VeraCrypt software encryption.
We've pinged Microsoft, Crucial, and Samsung for comment. ®


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Thomas has a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from The Pennsylvania State University. He holds a teaching certificate in the states of Pennsylvania
He is a current adjudicator with Drum Corps International and Cavalcade of Bands. He is a member of MENC, PMEA, NJMEA, ASCAP, CASA, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and the National Band Association. He appeared in the Marquis Who's Who Among American Educators in 2004 and 2005, an honor rarely bestowed upon teachers, as students who appear in the Who's Who Among American High School Students must nominate them. He currently is a music teacher at the Center for Performing and Fine Arts of the PA Leadership Charter School in West Chester, PA and resides in Downingtown, PA with his wife and two sons.
Thomas will happily work with students on the autism spectrum or students with ADD.
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My lessons are tailored to the needs and interests of each student. If a student is involved in school music ensembles, we will work with their lesson books from school in addition to material outside of the books, including SmartMusic, Noteflight, and teacher-created materials. We will focus on building proper tone production and individual technique - something that often is difficult to learn in a large ensemble setting.
I am capable of starting a beginner student on any band instrument including percussion, any classical string instrument (violin, viola, cello, string bass), and piano. I can begin a student on drum set and work with them through their first method book, but I would then recommend they find a specialized drum set teacher after a period of six to twelve months.
For advanced students, I work from selected conservatory etude books on developing advanced skills and can work with students on audition pieces for honors bands/orchestras or college auditions.
My lessons are a half-hour once a week, with the option of working for 45 minutes or 60 minutes.
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music, band, orchestra, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, violin, viola, cello, string bass, piano, Percussion
classical, jazz improvisation
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I have taught music as a university instructor and 5th-12th grade band director. I have a doctorate in music and I suggest that all beginners start with the Essential Elements books. I customize lessons to individual needs and desires. I hope you'll consider booking with me today. Let's start your musical journey!
Prior to working at OSU, Carl was Instructor of Jazz and Saxophone at South Dakota State University from 2014-2017. His responsibilities included directing the annual SDSU/Brookings Optimist Jazz Festival, directing Jazz Ensembles I-II, Jazz Combo, Jazz Improvisation lessons, Jazz Pedagogy, online Jazz Appreciation, private saxophone lessons, sax
Carl completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in saxophone performance at the University of Kansas in 2014, and his Master of Music Pedagogy and Performance from Oklahoma State University in 2011. He graduated from Harrah High School in 2002, earned his Bachelor of Music Education from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2008, and was a 5th-12th grade Head Band Director at Fairview Public schools. He is currently a member of the North American Saxophone Alliance, the Jazz Education Network, Music Teachers National Association, treasurer of the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, and an Honorary Member of Tau Beta Sigma. He has held previous memberships with Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Kappa Delta Pi, and the Oklahoma Bandmasters Association.
While at KU, Carl was also a graduate teaching assistant for the saxophone studio and jazz studies program. His responsibilities included Assistant Director of the KU Jazz Festival, directing Jazz Ensembles II-III, directing Jazz Combo III-VI, assisting with the KU Jazz Festival, directing Saxophone Quartets II-III, teaching private saxophone lessons, assisting in saxophone studio class, and teaching the music education woodwind methods course. His Lecture Recital Document, A Performer’s Analysis of Selected Jazz Works for Saxophone Quartet, featured an interview with Bob Mintzer. Carl was a member of KU Jazz Ensemble I, KU Saxophone Quartet I, and KU's Helianthus New Music Ensemble. As a member of KU's Jazz Ensemble 1, Carl has performed with Dave Douglas, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Alex Sipiagin, Steve Owen, Gary Foster, Steve Houghton, Clint Ashlock, David von Kampen, Peter Epstein, Jeff Miley, James Miley, Roger Shew, and Brian Hamada, Brandon Draper, Rich Wheeler, Beau Bledsoe, Jeff Harshbarger, and Matt Otto. In July 2014, Carl went on a European tour with KU Jazz Ensemble I featuring Steve Leisring and Deborah Brown. Together, they performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the Vienne Jazz Festival in France, and performed in several cities in Germany. Recordings by this band resulted in KU winning the DownBeat Student Award (Graduate College Large Jazz Ensemble Division) in 2015.
While at OSU, Carl was a GTA for the saxophone studio and music theory programs. His responsibilities included Music Theory I-IV tutoring and grading, sight-singing grading, piano labs, classical and jazz saxophone lessons, saxophone quartet coaching, saxophone studio Webmaster, and saxophone studio class. Carl was a member of the OSU Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble 1. He had a regularly performing jazz trio and played in OSU's X2End saxophone quartet. The X2End quartet performed locally at the 2011 Navy Band Saxophone Symposium in Washington D.C., at the 2011 NASA Region IV Conference, and has won the state and division rounds of the 2010-2011 MTNA Chamber Music Competition. The X2End quartet went on to win the 3rd place prize at the national final round of the MTNA Chamber Music Competition. They also were the Division II Chamber Ensemble winners at the 2011 Hubbard Music Competition where they were awarded the 2nd place prize in the overall finals. Carl's final degree paper at OSU was a study of composer/performer collaboration. He traveled to Texas, Michigan, and Ohio to interview saxophonists and composers including David Dees, Peter Fischer, John Sampen,Marilyn Shrude, Joe Lulloff, and Charles Ruggiero. He has presented his lecture at the 2011 Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, the 2011 NASA Region IV Conference, and the 2012 OSU Single Reed Summit. As a member of OSU's Jazz Ensemble 1, he has performed with Bob Sheppard, Conrad Herwig, Wayne Bergeron, and Andy Martin.
While at SWOSU, Carl performed as a member of the marching band, wind ensemble, Jazz Ensemble A, saxophone quartet, and his own jazz combo named Five-Seven. As a member of SWOSU's Jazz Ensemble A, he has performed with Dan Haerle, Bob Bowman, Jack Mouse, Fred Forney, Janice Borla, Eddie Daniels, Pamela York, Lynn Seaton, Carl Allen, Dr. Michael Cox, Tom Williams, Dr. Robert Chambers, Dave Hanson, Drori Mondlak, Delores Williams, Byron Stripling, Frank Wess, Kenny Drew Jr.,Dennis Mackrel, Bill Watrous, Rich Eames, Jennifer Leitham, and Randy Drake.
Carl's primary saxophone instructors have been Vince Gnojek, Dr. Jeffrey Loeffert, Dr. Ann Bradfield, Dr. Keith Talley, and William Rodney Hull. He has had additional instruction in lessons and masterclasses from Gary Foster, Dr. Joseph Murphy, Dr. Michael Cox, Bob Sheppard, Johnny Salinas, Dr. Kimberly Goddard Loeffert, Dr. Geoffrey Deibel, Dr. Jonathan Nichol, Dr. Griffin Campbell, Dr. James Laughlin, and Dr. David Dees. Carl's jazz directors have included Dan Gailey, Bob McCurdy, Dr. Jonathan Martin, Dr. Keith Talley, and Dr. Terry Segress.
Carl lives in Brookings, South Dakota. He enjoys recording several instruments in his home studio and composing new music. His compositions that have been performed include his big band arrangement of Cat Battles by Joshua Redman,September in the Refrain (alto saxophone and electronics), Funk-o-matic (jazz combo), Smooth (jazz combo), and The Deadline Arrives at Dawn (alto saxophone and electronics). As an advocate of new music involving the saxophone, he has participated in a commissioning consortium for Alone Together by composer David MacDonald through Kick Starter. In 2013, Carl performed the premier of Cuento #3 by Nelson Ramirez Diaz. During summer of 2014, he recorded selections from Dr. John Walker's "The Alto Saxophone in the Attic," published by Carl Fischer. At the 10th Annual SDSU/Brookings Optimist Jazz Festival in 2015, Carl directed SDSU Jazz Ensemble I's premier of Dog, Tired by David von Kampen.
Dr. Carl is a Conn-Selmer Endorsing Artist. He hosted the North American Saxophone Alliance Region 3 (ND, SD, NE, MN, IA) Conference at South Dakota State University on March 17-18, 2017. On Saturday, April 8, 2017, Carl performed Dreams in the Dusk by David Biedenbender with South Dakota State University's Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Jacob Wallace. On Monday, February 6, 2017, Carl will be performed the premiere of Lhotse for alto saxophone and percussion by Steve Danyew with Dr. Aaron Ragsdale.
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I am a professional full time Trombonist. At the same time, teaching has always been a big part of who I am - I love teaching. My music career has taken me around the world and back but more than that it has given me a wonderful tool of self expression, and for that I am forever grateful. My band performs regularly in Opera houses as well as coffee houses... Other than the Trombone I do play the Trumpet as well, and I have over 8 years of Piano under my belt.
I am a trombonist and teacher, with many years of experience teaching Hebrew as well as music.
As a music teacher I have worked with children starting from private lessons to young children beginning to learn, up to master classes in universities worldwide. I love teaching, and I feel confident teaching trombone and trumpet up to advanced level. For piano, I would prefer to stay with beginners and young ones only :) - but I promise you they will have a wonderful experience (and yes, I do have 8 years of piano studies under my belt).
As a Hebrew teacher, I teach both Hebrew reading and pronunciation and modern conversational Hebrew. My professional experience includes teaching at Golda Och Academy in West Orange, B'nai Abraham in Livingston, Central Synagogue in Manhattan and more, as well as many private lessons. In
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My beginning trombone students will learn trombone playing basics, care, as well as how to read notes of the bass clef. Basic music theory, along with major scales, will also be taught (time signatures, note durations, etc.). Students will learn technical skills as well as musical skills in a comfortable, fun environment. :) Typically, I will use the "Essential Elements" book series, but I may sometimes deviate.
**If you're going to make a mistake, make a loud one!!**
I want my students to know right off the bat it's okay to make mistakes! My philosophy is: You make mistakes. Mistakes don't make you. :) We fix them and learn together.
I have classroom taught since 2010 - General Music and Choir. I have been teaching private lessons since 2014, and I have absolutely LOVED helping my students read music, excel at playing or singing songs that they enjoy, and seeing their happiness and excitement when they realize how much they have achieved.
In 2009, I graduated from Kent S
Let's get together, reach for those stars, and grab your goals!
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My name is Ethan Warden. I'm a trombone student at University of Wisconsin - Madison pursuing my Masters of Music Performance degree. Prier my adventure here at UW - Madison, I received my Batchlers of Music education - Instrumental from Missouri State University.
I have taught private trombone lessons since June of 2014. Currently I teach private lessons at Madison East High School and at Rhapsody Arts Center in Verona, WI.
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With a Bachelor's in Music Education and 12 years of study in Low Brass and Band, Jonathan is able to customize each lesson to the individual student's needs and goals in order to optimize enjoyment and results.
Both solo and ensemble skills can be developed under Jonathan's study for trombone players.
Jonathan is also a professional musician, performing shows around the city every week.
Thanks to his expert training, Jonathan is able to customize and adjust every lesson to suit each student's individual needs and learning traits in order to optimize enjoyment and success.
In lessons, all facets of music can be addressed, including music theory, tempo and rhythm, improvisation and soloing, grooves, ear training and any other techniques needing to be developed.
Study into specific genres is also an option, including jazz, funk, s
Another major focus in lessons is helping each student develop their own "voice" in their playing. This is the most rewarding part of being a musician, as learning how to develop your playing to channel your own mental, physical and emotional feelings and ideas leads to great self discovery, self confidence and awareness. It is also a great stress reliever and can be very therapeutic!
Lessons with Jonathan are highly engaging and educational, but they are also fun! Jonathan creates a lesson plan unique to each student's needs and skills to ensure maximum results and progression inside of a comfortable and fun atmosphere! All the educational material means nothing if you aren't finding the enjoyment and fun in the lesson to actually practice and learn the material outside of it! Jonathan approaches lessons with a professional and laid-back demeanor looking to keep a smile and interest on the student's face from the beginning of the lesson to the end!
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Students can be expected to play not just repertoire provided from their school but also assignments given by me. I enjoy teaching to better my Students musicianship not just to get in to region band or get Superior ratings at solo and ensemble. Bettering ones musicianship will almost certainly lead to these things however.
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Take lessons with a experienced teacher that actively performs and teaches. What makes me a good teacher is the fact that I struggled during the first few years that I started playing. I had a work through those struggles in order to become the musician I am today, so I know how to break things down and to cater lessons to each individual student. There is no cookie cutter method for all, we each have our own issues to work on. Some naturally gifted teachers will just tell you to play something and make it work...but since I had to work hard to become successful, I can use what I learned to help you to achieve success. I will help you to build a strong fundamental base and to turn your weaknesses into strengths! Whether you are preparing for school band or ensemble, for honor band auditions, college auditions, or solo and ensemble festivals, I would be happy to help you to become the musician that you want to become.
Currently, I perform as the principal euphonium with the 40th Infantry Division Band of the Army National Guard, the principal euphonium of the Southern California Brass Consortium, and the principal euphonium with the Salvation Army's Western Ter
I have experience performing as a soloist in San Diego, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Jersey, Atlanta, Seattle, Norway, United Kingdom and most recently Angola. I've also performed in Alaska, Arizona, Denver, New York, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Germany. I enjoy playing in almost any medium from Brass Band, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, Big Band, and even Bavarian Octoberfest Bands. I've also been known to play a little valve trombone in contemporary worship bands, but don't tell any slide trombone players that because they tend to get jealous!
I have a passion for helping people grow and improve as musicians, whether you are 8 years old or 80 years old, or any age. We can all improve and grow!
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He is patient and he is very thorough. He'll make sure you learn something new every lesson and he will ensure your growth as a musician. Along with teaching me how to play through difficult passages in my music he also taught me breathing techniques, tone quality, and many other great skills! Thanks to him, I was able to win a soloist competition with my bass trombone!
If you ever have a chance, take lessons with Christian and you will not be disappointed!
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Looking to improve your trombone playing? Want to learn how to improvise jazz on the trombone? In our lessons we will work together to help achieve your needs, addressing topics such as articulation, technique, sound, motivic development, jazz harmony, ear training, sight reading and more. Our lessons will be geared towards making you the best musician you can be while having a fun time. Let's get started!
My lessons are designed to be fun, while motivating students to become the best that they can. Whether you want to work on expressing yourself on a classical etude, or improvising over the chord changes of "Giant Steps," my aim is to help you achieve your musical goals.
During my time at Berklee I have had the opportunity to perform in many great jazz ensembles, and have worked with masters such as George Garzone, Danilo Perez, David Santoro among others. I have also performed at some prestigious venues such as the Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC and Jazz at Lincoln Center. I am cur
I can teach at my place, or come to your place, or online. Looking forward to meeting you!
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My lessons focus on the four major areas that every trombonist must perfect to be an exceptional player. These areas are 1) Breathing and Air Support, 2) Embouchure Control and Flexibilty, 3) Slide Precision and Timing, and 4) Articulation.
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Some people build monuments, other people build lattes.
Although the intricate designs don’t last long, they are compelling and deemed Instagram-worthy.
I attended the Latte Art Throwdown Feb. 25 to answer these questions and to meet the Burlington coffee community.
Baristas entered the competition at the Great Northern, a restaurant, for $5, and competed against each other to test their skills in latte art creation.
The dim lights, angular couch and wooden fireplace inside the restaurant created a sense of comfort and familiarity. The free coffee offered during the event didn’t hurt either.
One of the judges, Rob Maynard, said he looks for consistency and creativity in latte art.
“The ability to design a series and use symmetry or asymmetry with signs on the side,” Maynard said. “It’s about the control of pour and creative ability.”
Maynard has been involved in the coffee community for a long time.
“I’ve been working with coffee for about six and a half years and competing for maybe three to four years, intermittently,” he said. “The camaraderie is very cool.”
People buzzed around as the event was announced to begin.
“Art is about working with the right materials: espresso syrup and milk that has the consistency of wet paint,” said one of the event’s competitors. “It uses fluid dynamics to make marks appear.”
The competitor said his favorite design is a smiley face.
Two people competed in front of three judges at a small counter. The competition was broadcast to the large crowd of people gathered in the restaurant.
The competition was fast-paced. The contestants took around three minutes to make the latte, top it with a design and set it onto the table.
After a few seconds, the judges pointed to the winning cup. Soon after, the next pair began to battle.
The latte art was fleeting, as the lattes were handed out to members of the crowd.
It is the latte’s temporary nature makes it more appealing, said Tiffany Farrant-Gonzalez, co-owner of Onyx Tonics on College Street.
“I like it’s fleetingness. Customers like to take picture, mix it around and then it’s gone,” Farrant-Gonzalez said. “You’re never going to get the same latte art again.”
Latte art is like a snowflake, she said.
Nathaniel Millar-House from Maglianero won the competition. Farrant-Gonzalez’s husband took second place.


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Speaking today at the video conference of the session of the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO PA), National Assembly Deputy Speaker Veroljub Arsic emphasized the importance of cooperation within the parliamentary organization.
Arsic said that the Serbian Guard’s participation in the coming Victory Day parade marking the 75th anniversary of victory over fascism is a symbol of said cooperation.
Deputy Speaker Arsic said we live in times of complex international challenges and seeing the COVID pandemic demonstrate our strong awareness of the need for cooperation, decisiveness, organization and humanity in the face of sudden challenges such as that one was very reassuring. He especially thanked the doctors and members of the Russian Army’s CBRN specialised service for humanitarian cooperation and protection of the populace.
The National Assembly Deputy Speaker also spoke about Kosovo-Metohija, a priority issue for Serbia, stressing the country’s continuous calls to respect international law and find a compromise solution through dialogue, one in the interest of all parties involved.
“We especially appreciate the cooperation with states that share our support for international law i.e. the principle of respecting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of states”, said Veroljub Arsic, thanking the CSTO member states for their principled support concerning the non-recognition of the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo-Metohija.
Arsic said that Serbia is to have a parliamentary and local election on 21 June and he expects the people to support the development goals and cooperation drafted by the state leadership, stressing that he is sure Serbia would continue with its activities and cooperation within the CSTO PA.
The session of the CSTO PA Council was chaired by the Speaker of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin who presented the Russian Federation’s priorities during the presidency of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation in 2020.