Jazz rhythm section workout
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: KS - Keeley Street
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City Lit
This course has now started
Course Code: MG600A
Duration: 12 sessions (over 12 weeks)
What is the course about?
Although most of our jazz courses remain online, we offer this weekly session to the rhythm section players (see also Big Band rhythm section rehearsal) to resume practice as a trio or quartet. Repertoire will comprise the most common tunes we have met on the Tuesday and Friday jazz courses, and Woodshedding.
What will we cover?
Playing together, alternating the roles of 'comping' and soloing. Keeping good time. Non-verbal communication. Leading the band.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Players must be well-versed in jazz harmony and have experience of playing in ensembles. These sessions are our first return to rehearsing together.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Song structures will be arranged and played through, but we will also make other exercises to play. The tutor will demonstrate, coach, and assess the group and individuals.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Bring your guitars and leads. Kit, pianos, amps and music stands are supplied.
Della has enjoyed working at City Lit for over 3 decades, teaching, managing, learning. After training in contemporary dance, Della became consumed by drama and music work. Music came to dominate, playing in bands, song writing, teaching for, and advising, the Youth Service and Adult Education. Performing and writing arrangements for pop and jazz a cappella has been a 30 year journey. So too the teaching of jazz musicianship. Gratitude is due to early mentor Amit Sen for introducing 'the jazz thing'.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.


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In Pursuit of Racial Justice in Schools
Author: TDN Board Member, Dr. Adriana Villavicencio, PhD
School of Education, University of California, Irvine.
While politics have always played an outsized role in education policy and practice (D. N. Harris et al., 2016; Horsford et al., 2018), the current climate marks a period distinct from the supposed “post-racial” era from 2008 to 2016, wherein efforts to uphold systemic racism in schools and other institutions were ever present but more invisible or covert (Bonilla-Silva, 2006; Warren, 2012). (This period is also, of course, distinct from the period of the country’s history when attempts to desegregate schools were met with extreme violence.) Navigating this sociopolitical context as an educator is particularly challenging given the ongoing politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications on the daily lives of educational leaders and teachers (Ladson-Billings, 2021). It is thus incumbent on researchers in partnership with districts, schools, and communities to understand how the broader political environment may shape the constraints they are facing and the production of our collective research. Education researchers may wish to conduct their work outside of politics, but the realities of our political context and its bearing on education make that aim both impossible and undesirable.
The myth of apolitical education research becomes even clearer when conducting research on racism and the systemic oppression of marginalized communities. This is especially true in a political climate wherein the very definition of systemic racism and its impact on Black, Latinx, Asian, and Indigenous people are constantly contested. This article argues that assuming a political mindset as members of a research-practice partnership (RPP) is critical; it is a call for researchers and their educator partners to understand (and respond to) the political landscape, the movements that are shaping national discourse, and the unique dynamics of the local community.
Grounded in an RPP between researchers and a racial justice organization that works closely with districts and schools, this study uncovers the challenges of pursuing racial justice in a hostile political climate, while offering actionable insights for navigating these conditions. Specifically, we illustrate these tensions and opportunities across three segments of our work: (a) establishing critical commitments with K-12 partners; (b) building organizational capacity in the area of critical racial analysis; and (c) confronting external and internal resistance.
To read more about this research paper, please follow this link.
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Publication Acceptance Date: 1/15/2003
Publication Date: 3/15/2003
Citation: BADGER, T.M., RONIS, M., FANG, N. THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF DIETARY ISOFLAVONES. Zempleni and Daniel, editors. CABI Publishing. Molecular Nutrition. Chapter 14. 2003. p. 201-217. Interpretive Summary: This chapter provides an introduction to the field of isoflavones and health. It provides the reader with an understanding level sufficient to critically evaluate the vast and rapidly growing literature on the actions of isoflavones, especially as they relate to nutrition and health status. The molecular structures of isoflavones in plants and in the body, and the methods most widely used to identify and quantitate isoflavones are described. Soy proteins isolate is used as a model soyfood to demonstrate the human urine and plasma pharmacokinetics of the two most abundant isoflavones in soy, and animal models are used to demonstrate that the molecular forms and concentrations at target tissues. Human exposure to isoflavones throughout the lifecycle are discussed and some of the potential beneficial and adverse health effects are explored, as well as the possible molecular mechanisms underlying these effects. In addition, the controversy related to safety of soy infant formulas is addressed.
Technical Abstract: The soybean is an excellent source of high quality dietary protein and it has several constituents used in food processing and cooking. Soy is processed into tofu, miso, flour, oils, textured fibers, protein concentrates and isolates, and extracted for several phytochemicals such as Bowman-Birk inhibitor of trysin/chymotrypsin, saponins and isoflavonoids. The isoflavonoids are a subcategory of flavonoids, which are a large group of naturally occurring plant constituents distinguished by the basic structure of two aromatic rings joined by a three carbon link. Figure 1 illustrates this structure, plus that of the isoflavanones (which have an oxygen bridge to position 9 of the A ring) and their C ring reduction metabolites, the isoflavanols and isoflavans. Isoflavones in soybeans are characterized by the hydroxylation of carbon 7 of the A ring and carbon 4¿ on the B ring. The three most abundant soy isoflavones are represented by the aglycones daidzein, genistein and glycitein, which are present mainly in the glycoside forms, genistin, diadzin and glycitin, as well as several acetylated and malonylated derivatives (Figure 2). It should be noted that there are other well known naturally occurring classes of isoflavonoids, such as the coumestans, rotenoids, pterocarpans, and their are isoflavonoid oligomers. We will focus only on the major soybean isoflavones in this chapter.

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Bishops © Jeoffrey Guillemard (CBA)
"National plenary council," "synodal way," or "diocesan synod". Many names have what happens in various countries and under birth pains in the church. The goal seems to be the same: trust and hope for renewal.
Can the way already be the goal? Not in this case. Catholic Church too badly off in 21st century. The Church is facing the 21st century with galloping secularization, with scandals and a lack of orientation. Pope Francis has repeatedly stated since his election in 2013 that he wants to revive the concept of "synodality" formulated at the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). It has strengthened the instrument of the Synod of Bishops and promoted its secretary general, currently Mario Grech of Malta, to the rank of cardinal.
Meanwhile, synodal processes are getting underway in several countries. Recent example: Ireland. A Vatican diplomat recently put it this way: "The synod is now very much in vogue."These processes have many names: "National Plenary Council," "Synodal Way," "Diocesan Synod.".
But the goal always seems to be the same: to win new trust, to seek dialogue with those who think differently and who are distant, to renew hopes in the church.
In Ireland, the Catholic bishops announced this week that they will convene a national synod within five years. In preparation, there should be a "synodal pathway" ("synodal pathway") – a formulation that looks familiar in Germany. Among other things, Ireland explicitly wants to hear the voices of those who have left the Church. There, as hardly anywhere else, this path was born out of sheer necessity.
The extent of sexual and spiritual abuse in the realm of churches and religious houses in the 20. The nineteenth-century scandal of dead babies in the so-called Magdalene homes for unwed mothers: all this has caused a veritable avalanche of faith practice in once deeply Catholic Ireland. Irish bishops say they perceive "a call for transparency and accountability in the church". More participation of women is also an important concern for them.
What is the situation in Australia??
In Australia, the Catholic Church has long been planning its first so-called plenary council in over 80 years. Pope Francis already gave the green light for this in March 2018. But the Corona pandemic was not the last thing to throw a spanner in the works.
Actually, the two sessions of the national plenary assembly of the Catholic Church were scheduled for October 2020 and May 2021. After all, the working document has now been published recently.
An Australian plenary council had last been held in 1937. All bishops, vicars general, representatives of religious orders and the directors of seminaries are obliged to attend. In addition, lay people, clergy and emeritus bishops can be appointed as delegates. The faithful are to be involved in shaping the content via a website and events in the parishes. The organizer, Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane, formulated after the abuse scandals: The church wants to discuss its future in a "time of significant challenges in an open, listening, dialogical and insightful way".
And in Italy?
In Italy, it is rather the pope who carries the bishops to the chase.
There the renewal processes are rather hesitant. At least four dioceses are now moving forward synodically. Cardinal Grech, in an interview with the Catholic News Agency (KNA), says: "There are those who need to be encouraged to take a step forward, and there are those who need to be urged to be a little cautious. Not because someone wanted to restrict our freedom, but to help us not to lose our way."
So the synodal way must not be allowed to go astray. In this way, Grech addresses a sore point that is likely to be heard with particular attention in Germany. There, the Catholic Church embarked on a journey two years ago that is being watched internationally with great suspicion.
For example, George Weigel, a conservative theologian and book author who is influential in the U.S., fired sharply this week, calling on Pope Francis to "call the German bishops back to the faith".
The basic texts of the "Synodal Way" were "corrosive in character"; the synodals, including the bishops, were "apostate" from the true teaching of the church" and "in service to the postmodern credo that there can be 'my truth' and 'your truth,' but nothing can be described as real truth". Finally, he brings out the heaviest club a U.S. American can wield against Germans: "The instinct for totalitarian coercion," Weigel says, "is apparently dying hard in some cultures."
Cardinal Grech offers help
Curia Cardinal Grech sees it much more relaxed; at least he packages possible concerns from Rome very kindly. The German initiative is also "a positive moment for the Church," he told the CBA. Rome wants to "help with such a process, support it". He himself would even like to take part in a meeting in Germany. But with Pope Francis, he also stresses:
"A synod is not a parliament and synodality is not democracy."Rather, it is a matter of "discerning God's will" in listening to one another". This, he said, is a very exhausting and demanding process.
The synods of the 2020s, it rings through, are not meant to be political gatherings like those in that first wave of synods when, in the politicized societies of the 1960s/70s, the decisions of Vatican II were extended further and further to the left. The Dutch Pastoral Council (1966-1970), for example, demanded in a kind of Catholic cultural revolution, among other things, the release of priestly celibacy and the election of bishops by the people. The demands are however today again on the table.

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- About Michelle
Michelle I. Mighdoll is a Research Project Coordinator in the Molecular Neuropathology division. She works with Dr. Thomas Hyde to manage, dissect, and study the postmortem human brain collection at the Lieber Institute, in order to further understand how risk genes affect brain development and function. Her research includes studying GABA-mediated neurotransmission in normal neurodevelopment and in neuropsychiatric disorders through postmortem and clinical findings. Michelle attended The University of Pennsylvania, earning a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School with concentrations in Health Care Management and Legal Studies. Michelle joined the Institute in 2011 to explore her passion for the basic sciences, while she applies to medical school.
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David Bunton, CEO, REPROCELL Europe
Who we are
REPROCELL Europe is a leading life sciences company focussed on products and services to improve the drug discovery process. Biopta, now part of REPROCELL, started as a spin-out from Glasgow Caledonian University in 2002.
I was a lecturer at the university at the time and was interested in developing technologies to improve the drug discovery process. Together with my co-founder, we recognised a gap in the process that could be addressed by the use of human fresh tissues and saw that it had enormous commercial and scientific potential.
In 2015, Biopta was acquired by REPROCELL, a Japanese stem cell research company based in Yokohama. REPROCELL Europe, formed from the merger of Biopta and Reinnervate, a tissue bioengineering spin-out from Durham University, which had been acquired by REPROCELL in 2014, is now the centre of REPROCELL’s Predictive Drug Discovery Services, using human tissue and stem cell research to accelerate drug development.
What we do
At REPROCELL, we are passionate about human-centred research and making translational science available globally. Despite the broad range of products and services we offer, they all aim to better translate discoveries into therapies. As a team of innovators we are keen to contribute to novel therapeutics in precision medicine, regenerative medicine, and mRNA technologies.
What is it like to work for REPROCELL Europe?
As REPROCELL Europe continues to grow, we are always on the look-out for professional, talented, and ambitious individuals. We like to hire employees who value technological advancement, as we consider ourselves innovators in the drug development field. Specific areas of expertise we focused on include ex vivo research, stem cell technologies, and precision medicine.
As a young, dynamic company, there are significant opportunities for career progression at REPROCELL. Some staff members have stayed with us for over 10 years, progressing from entry-level positions to senior management during that time. We are lucky to employ so many talented individuals, something which can be attributed in part to Scotland’s extensive pool of life-science graduates.
One of the reasons REPROCELL was interested in buying Biopta is because the Scottish life science sector has so much potential. The industry has grown from strength to strength in recent years, giving companies access to the best talent and outsourcing. For maximum clinical relevance it is important to us that the tissues we use are of the highest quality provided with the informed consent of donors.
Our location in Scotland has allowed access to a network of NHS biorepositories and clinical sites that can provide human biospecimens with anonymised clinical data, an important factor in developing precision medicines.
REPROCELL’s most recent Precision Medicine publication demonstrated the power of combining forces across the Scottish precision medicine ecosystem. In addition to my role at REPROCELL, I am also Chairman of the Precision Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre, based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, which is maximising the potential of “Triple Helix” of industry, academia, and the NHS towards patient benefit.
I believe that Scotland will be at the forefront of innovation in Precision Medicine in the next decade and REPROCELL aims to play its part in the success of the sector.
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Note: Everything is recycled here. The frame has signs of wear.
Frame size: 6"x 6" | Photo: 3x3
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The U.S. hotel industry reported mostly negative year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 30 July through 5 August 2017, according to data from STR.
In comparison with the week of 31 July through 6 August 2016, the industry recorded the following:
- Occupancy: -1.5% to 74.5%
- Average daily rate (ADR): +0.7% to US$129.00
- Revenue per available room (RevPAR): -0.8% to US$96.08
Among the Top 25 Markets, Detroit, Michigan, posted the largest year-over-year increases in occupancy (+8.3% to 80.4%) and RevPAR (+17.1% to US$83.80).
Two additional markets registered double-digit RevPAR growth for the week: Phoenix, Arizona (+12.3% to US$51.93), and Chicago, Illinois (+11.1% to US$126.90).
The largest ADR increases were reported in Chicago (+8.4% to US$154.91) and San Diego, California (+8.4% to US$201.47).
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-New Jersey, reported the week’s steepest decline in RevPAR (-25.0% to US$90.31), due mostly to the only double-digit decrease in ADR (-16.0% to US$123.35).
St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois, reported the second-largest drop in RevPAR (-19.2% to US$71.68), which was primarily a result of the week’s largest decrease in occupancy (-14.7% to 69.3%).
Houston, Texas, experienced the second-largest decrease in occupancy (-12.2% to 59.0%).
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Web services in J2EE 1.4
By Paul Krill
InfoWorld (U.S. online)
Oracle Corp. by the end of the year plans to release an upgrade of its JDeveloper tool for Java that backs the latest J2EE standard, which focuses on Web services.
JDeveloper 10g will support J2EE 1.4, the Web services-enabled variant of J2EE, as well as more visual development and modeling so developers do not have to write low-level coding in order to take advantage of J2EE and Web services, said John Magee, Oracle vice-president of application server and tools in the company’s product marketing group. Magee spoke during an interview at the recent OracleWorld conference in San Francisco.
While Oracle is emphasizing grid computing with the newly announced 10g versions of the company’s application server and database, the 10g version of JDeveloper is not specifically tuned for building grids, Magee said. But JDeveloper 10g will serve as Oracle’s development environment for building ser-vices-based applications for the grid, he said.
“Our approach for commercializing technology is we don’t think customers should have to get a toolkit for building a grid. We want to build that into our database and application ser-ver,” Magee said.
JDeveloper is Oracle’s high-end development tool for enterprise-level applications. The company with Oracle Database 10g plans to include a database application development tool called HTML DB, for building simpler applications, Magree said.
HTML DB, also known as Project Marvel, provides a way to build Web applications and run them from a central data repository, he said. Applications can be developed and deployed in the same environment.
“HTML DB is a very easy-to-use, Web-based development environment,” said Magee.
“You can build database applications as easily as people work with spreadsheets today,” he said.
Oracle Database 10g is expected out by the end of the year, according to Oracle’s Robert Shimp, vice-president of database pro-duct marketing.
A beta tester of version 10g of the database at Qualcomm Inc., in San Diego, said his company wants to utilize 10g to save time for database administrators.
“With 10g, all the manageability features are bundled into Oracle Enterprise Manager. That is sort of an intelligent tool that will find out all the performance issues in your system,” said Arvind Gidwani, Qualcomm IT manager. The company is pleased with 10g’s self-tuning and self-healing functions, he said.
Qualcomm is running a grid on two eight-processor Sun Microsystems Inc. servers using the Solaris operating system. The company has been running the grid for about a month and is happy with the performance, he said.
Oracle Database 10g features clusterware software for faster integration and management of software, Shimp said, so that users do not have to purchase clusterware from a separate company.


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In a technologically driven world, video games have become a popular way of passing time for millions of people. Video games are now a common source of entertainment that appeals to people of all ages. That being said, there is always cause for anxiety even with a positive feature. In this article, we’ll examine the pros and cons of video games that contribute to the excitement and possibly the discomfort of this virtual environment.
Pros and Cons of Video Games
Video game is a popular form of entertainment and learning for millions of people, but they also have some pros and cons. Here are some pros and cons of video games:
Pros of Video Games:
- Playing video games requires strategic thinking, problem-solving, and quick decision-making. By, Playing video games players develop cognitive skills that can have real-world applications, enhancing memory, attention, processing speed, problem-solving skills, and spatial awareness.
- Players can enhance their hand-eye coordination and visuospatial abilities by playing video games.
- Multiplayer games promote interactions, teamwork, and the creation of friendships that go beyond virtual boundaries. In the game community, players can collaborate, connect, and compete with each other. It’s a place where people who share the same interests unite to pursue the same passion.
- By, playing video games players can reduce their stress and can improve their mood. Video games can provide a much-needed escape, allowing players to unwind and recharge their mental batteries.
- Video games can promote creativity and draw attention to a particular subject.
Cons of Video Games:
- One of the most significant drawbacks is the potential for addiction. Video games can be addictive and interfere with other aspects of life, such as school, work, health, and relationships. Excessive gaming can lead to neglect of responsibilities, strained relationships, and adverse effects on mental health. It’s crucial to establish healthy gaming habits and recognize warning signs.
- Extended gaming sessions can contribute to a sedentary lifestyle, leading to health issues like eye strain, headaches, neck pain, and repetitive stress injuries. It’s essential to balance gaming with physical activities to promote overall well-being.
- Violent or inappropriate video games can lead the player to violence and aggression, which may affect their behavior and attitudes.
- Video games are very time-consuming and they could interfere with work, education, and other essential aspects of life.
- Excessive gaming can isolate the players from real-world experiences and social interactions.
How Can I Reduce the Negative Effects of Playing Video Games?
Playing too many video games can lead to negative effects in real life, such as school, work, health, and relationships. It could be addiction, aggression, and violence. In this section, we are discussing several ways to reduce the adverse effects of playing video games, such as:
- You can engage in games that are educational, creative, or social. You can improve your artistic, cognitive, or interpersonal abilities by playing games that test your mind, spark your imagination, or bring you closer to other players.
- Reduce your gaming session length and duration. You can create a timer, apply parental control, or plan other activities so that you don’t spend excessive time playing games.
- Always take breaks to prevent headaches, eye strains, neck pains, and other physical ailments, and stretch regularly.
- Select games based on your interests and age, and avoid harmful content by reviewing ratings, reviews, and descriptions before playing.
- Balancing gaming and other interests can improve your health and lifestyle by incorporating physical activity, outdoor recreation, music, reading, and other enjoyable activities.
Can Playing Video Games Improve My Memory?
According to certain research studies, video games could increase your memory. Games that are played on video can stimulate the brain and increase cognitive abilities, including concentration on detail, processing speed, memory, and problem-solving capabilities. However, a few games provide the same benefits as they do, and the results can vary depending on the kind of game, its frequency, and duration. It is essential to select games suitable for your age and preferences, enjoy them with moderation, and be sure to balance other activities.
How Can I Find Interest-based and Age-Appropriate Video Games?
Exploring video games tailored to your interests and age group can be exciting. Here’s a guide to discovering games that align with your preferences and suit your age.
- Online Platforms and Communities: Joining online gaming platforms and communities can provide valuable insights. Engage with fellow gamers with similar interests and seek recommendations based on their experiences.
- Gaming Forums: Explore gaming forums where enthusiasts discuss their favorite titles. These platforms often feature threads dedicated to specific genres or age groups, making finding games that match your preferences easier.
- Parental Controls: For parents seeking age-appropriate games for children, utilizing parental controls on gaming consoles and platforms is crucial. These settings often enable the restriction of content based on age ratings.
- Reviews and Ratings: Reading reviews and checking game ratings on reputable websites can guide you in assessing the content and suitability. Look for games that receive positive feedback from users with similar interests.
- Age Ratings: Familiarize yourself with age ratings provided by official rating boards. These labels offer insights into the intended audience, ensuring you choose games suitable for your age group.
- Social Media Recommendations: Leverage social media platforms to seek recommendations. Gamers often share their discoveries and preferences, creating diverse suggestions.
- Game Streaming Platforms: Platforms where gamers stream their gameplay can be informative. Watching gameplay can provide a sense of the game’s content and whether it aligns with your interests.
- Your own judgment: Ultimately, You can determine appropriate games for your child by judging their reactions, playing games together, discussing gaming habits, and setting rules and limits on gaming time and spending.
In conclusion, the world of video games is a dynamic realm with advantages and challenges. While immersive entertainment, cognitive benefits, and social connections are commendable, it’s essential to be mindful of potential pitfalls like addiction and negative impacts on health. The key lies in responsible gaming, open communication, and finding a balance that allows individuals to enjoy the positives without succumbing to the negatives.
Whether you’re a passionate gamer or a concerned parent, understanding the pros and cons of video games will help you navigate this digital landscape wisely.

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Billy Eichner is a comedian, actor, writer, and host who garnered his first Emmy® nomination in 2013 for Outstanding Game Show Host for his critically acclaimed comedy game show, Funny Or Die’s Billy On the Street. The show will return for a fourth season later this year. Eichner was recently seen on the final season of the acclaimed series Parks and Recreation in his recurring role as Craig Middlebrooks. He also regularly lends his voice to the popular animated comedy Bob’s Burgers. Eichner first became known for his Billy On the Street viral videos, and as the host and writer of Creation Nation: A Live Talk Show, a critically acclaimed stage show in New York called a “late night theatrical phenomenon” by The New York Times.
A native New Yorker, Eichner attended New York’s prestigious Stuyvesant High School and went on to graduate from Northwestern University.
Billy Epstein is a stand-up comedian, actor, and absolutely terrible waiter. Family and romantic relationships are secondary in his life. His #1 priority is to become a success in show business. This is probably why he shares such a strong bond with Julie, who’s his biggest fan and greatest collaborator. Billy is sarcastic, loyal to a fault, is usually right about everything, and if you don’t agree, you’re wrong.

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Alexander Cassese pitches forward as he slings the daily haul over his shoulders. Inside his backpack are five composition books, two three-ring binders, 13 green folders, an algebra workbook, a supplies case, a graphing calculator, a cell phone and his blue rubber ball.
"My grandma can't even lift it," said Alexander, a seventh-grader at Galaxy Middle School in Deltona.
Thousands of Central Florida middle-schoolers lug packs as heavy as Alexander's to classes every day. But a small group of principals has decided it's time to take a load off such youngsters.
"It's wonderful watching these kids go through the hallways without giant backpacks," said Principal Carl Persis of Ormond Beach Middle School, where a ban went into effect Aug. 8.
No more "poor little sixth-grader just walking at a 45-degree angle," he said.
The idea is to preserve young backs and to promote safety, although none of the principals has reported serious problems. It's part of a slow national trend spurred by warnings from medical groups about possible backaches and sprains.
Virginia and California regulate how much children may carry, and Illinois is looking at lightening students' loads, too. In Florida, it's left for schools to decide.
"At the end of the day, they're all going to be a lot healthier," said Principal Ted Petrucciani of the new David C. Hinson Middle School in Daytona Beach, who first issued a ban six years ago while assistant principal at Deltona Middle School.
Beyond concerns about backaches and sprains, some principals say backpacks cause a crunch in busy halls.
"Students trip over them, teachers trip over them when you have crowded conditions like in our school," said Principal David Tucker of Windy Hill Middle School in Clermont, which has 400 more students than it is supposed to hold.
Windy Hill has banned backpacks for the past six years.
Petrucciani is helping his Hinson students transition to life without backpacks by letting them keep their textbooks at home. In class, teachers present material on large, high-tech projector screens, but they will have a few textbooks on hand for those who find it troublesome to follow along.
Students also use multimedia supplements, including Internet-based research.
Hinson students won't need to use lockers, Petrucciani said, and teachers will limit the handouts they send home.
"It's cool. I'm not worried," said Hinson sixth-grader S.K. Lloyd.
Seminole County administrators also let middle-schoolers keep the books at home. But they "strongly suggest" no one carry a backpack, rather than banning them outright, district spokeswoman Regina Klaers said.
Students use compact discs and the Internet to fill in what they might miss in class without textbooks. No middle-school student has used a locker since 1997, said Ron Pinnell, Seminole's middle-school administrator.
"It all goes into the fact that we don't want to see these little kids falling over backwards," Klaers said.
Backpacks can be heavy -- up to 50 pounds -- as mothers know and researchers show. In 1999, several studies, including one by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, suggested that heavy backpacks contribute to pains and strains in backs and shoulders. Later research also showed posture and gait problems.
"It's common in little bodies," said Phil Vangelakos, a physical therapist at the Pediatric Rehabilitation Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women in Orlando. "I'm so glad schools are paying attention."
He pointed to a 2003 Pediatrics study that showed "horsing around" with backpacks contributed to injury as much as carrying them.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2,633 children ages 10 to 14 visited emergency rooms in 2004 for backpack-related injuries, which include not only the pains of hauling one around but also of getting hit by one carried by someone else.
The latest research, however, shows backpacks alone might not be so bad. A 2003 University of Michigan study found that a child's fitness level affected low-back pain more than backpacks.
Several groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, offer recommendations to safely wear backpacks. For example, they say that children should carry no more than 20 percent of their weight.
Alexander's straps rub red tracks into his shoulders, and the Deltona boy complained that his shoulders sometimes ache at the end of the day.
At least he follows one recommendation -- he uses both shoulder straps. But it's more important to be cool than safe, so his pack hangs low, rather than high across his stronger middle back, as pediatricians prefer.
"You'd be called a geek if you carried it that way," he said.
His mother, Wendy Cassese, said she likes the control that Alexander's backpack affords her.
"I can see what he is doing, what he is bringing to school and what he is bringing home," she said. "If it gets too heavy, I'll take stuff out."
But complaints from parents and students are behind several of the backpack bans this year. Volusia's Edgewater Public Elementary is implementing a test ban after the School Advisory Council asked for it. Last year, a seventh-grade girl petitioned for backpack relief, Ormond Middle's Persis said.
Not everyone is happy with the bans.
Rose Fanning, a Deltona Middle School mother, is frustrated with buying several binders during the year, instead of a single backpack. Deltona, too, doesn't permit students to use lockers.
"They just don't hold up, and they're not very big. I just don't get it," she said.
Alan Chan, a Deltona seventh-grader, can't juggle his binder with his instrument and music folder, he said. If one slips, they all slip.
"You have to keep your graded papers in a binder for the whole nine weeks, and it grows and grows and turns into a big stack," he said.
Plus, carrying bulging binders caused a whole new set of problems for him: calluses on his fingers.


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I grew up in the late 60's happy as can be in rural Venezuela. Highly creative, sensitive and precocious youngest of 5. I taught myself how to read and devoured every book I could find. I paid attention and learned how to play several musical instruments and many forms of art - mastered them all. I had my first business in 4th grade. I loved school and excelled at it.
.I had a huge magical inner world and was deeply connected with it
But then, something happened. And then, something else happened. Again, and again. I was completely unaware then, but as I grew up, my happy magical inner world started to feel off, and so wrong.
So if what felt so incredibly amazing inside of me was wrong, that must have meant that… I was wrong, a mistake. And if I was that bad, I couldnt deserve anything. No love, no connection, nothing. I did not deserve to exist.
Utterly confused, scared and desperate, this 8,10 and 12-year old me just went on trying to be "better than good", numbing out, denying her feelings, for sure disconnecting from her "wrong" true nature to hide how "awful she truly was". This all stayed deep in my subconscious, running my life.
(...Can you see the huge problem here?!... perhaps you can relate)
Even though once I grew up I consciously knew I wasn't bad and had gifts to share, in the battle between logic and emotion, emotion always wins. And up until early 2021, it didn't matter if I had it all - the money, love, career, appreciation - or was alone, sick, a single mom filled with shame on the brink of homelessness, or anywhere in between. I had always been chronically unhappy, disconnected from my joy, filled with self-loathing. I could not understand why I felt so off. For sure I had to be a mistake, so
I learned to pack my wrongness real good and deep,
and navigated life through that incredibly painful,
tragic lens that no one on the outside would have ever guessed.
...a totally unnecessary grim reality for so many...
Until I received a wake up call. All within 1 month, I became an empty nester, my mom moved in with me pretty permanently, I lost 50% of my income while recovering from a work injury, lost my health insurance and menopause began to knock at my door. At this point I was DONE with wake up calls and stopped hitting the snooze button
Now, 4 decades and three divorces later, unconsciously validating my "wrongness" over and over again, switching social settings, holding on to spirituality threads, zillion hours of therapy and self-growth workshops, moving countries, relationships, schools and careers through the years from artist wannabe, to economy student, to ESL instructor, to flight attendant, to graphics designer, to gym owner/fitness trainer, to holistic health and nutrition professional, speaker & best-seller writer, retail employee, Uber driver, WFPS Chef.
And now, RTT® Therapist
For the first time in my entire life, I feel that I have arrived
Thanks a million times to the life-changing work I have experienced with RTT® as a client, student and now as a Therapist I have been able to identify when and how this entire mess came about, and have since shattered those beliefs that shaped a life of doom
I am now deeply reconnected with my magical inner world, in total peace with my true creative nature and my voice. I have healed and continue to hold safe loving space for my inner child. She belongs in my world, safe and loved being perfectly her.
The harsh critical inner chatter is gone! And when it tries to come back I know how to navigate it out of my mind efficiently, while having deep self-compassion through the process.
Because of this, I have so much renewed brain capacity, energy and trust in my decisions. I had not experienced this level of consistent happiness, playfulness, gratitude, serenity and freedom in all of my adult life.
I am completely fulfilled and humbled
by the transformational work that I get to do with my clients, the people in my life,
and every step I take
is now grounded and intentional.
I LOVE MY LIFE
not because it's "perfect",
it is an honor to be ME,
creating my own masterpiece of it.
So. This is me, stretching out my hand to you. If you resonate, and are ready to do the work and find resolution quickly, let’s get you towards this outstanding state of being, shall we?
The life that you so desire will inevitably follow you then.


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A forward-looking economy which ensures stability and growth for all lies at the heart of the Ministry for the European Funds, Equality, Reforms and Social Dialogues’ commitment to our nation. In its legislative, administrative, and coordinating role, the Ministry wholly recognises the immense value of creating, nurturing and supporting an increasingly competitive and attractive environment which generates all-important investment, the lifeblood of our country.
Time and experience have demonstrated that diversification is key to a dynamic and progressive economy, and this together with the bolstering of long-standing sectors and industries remains one of the Ministry’s deeply entrenched priorities. SMEs and family businesses are the jewel in the crown of our vibrant economy, the backbone upon which all our country’s progress is forged. It is therefore part and parcel of the Ministry’s policy to encourage growth and create viable opportunities which cater for businesses at every stage of their life-cycle – from start-ups to internationalisation.
At the core of the Ministry’s philosophy lies the promoting of synergies for innovation between the Government, the regulators, operators and all relevant stakeholders leading to the development of new products and services that respond to international market requirements, whilst simultaneously pushing for the reduction of administrative bureaucratic burdens, which can be disruptive to modernisation and creativity.
A Digital Economy for Malta is a momentous milestone for our country and one which the Ministry has been tasked with its implementation. Entrusted with the overall governance of the e-Government vision, strategy and associated programmes, the Ministry provides leadership and has ultimate responsibility for the successful delivery of the ICT programme. The implementation of a Digital Economy requires the involvement and collaboration of various key players and entities, most of which fall under the Ministry’s remit, including the Malta Digital Innovation Authority and tech.mt. MDIA in itself is also responsible, among other roles, to see that the AI strategy is implemented while tech.mt, created by the Government and the Malta Chamber, supports the tech industry in Malta while also promoting the national strategy for innovative technology.
Another important sector which forms part of the Ministry’s portfolio is the electronic communications sector, which falls under the Malta Communications Authority, the sector’s regulator. Furthermore, the Authority regulates the eCommerce sector.
Over the recent past the iGaming industry in Malta has grown and flourished exponentially. GamingMalta – an independent non-profit foundation set up by the Government and the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) promotes Malta as a centre of excellence in the digital and remote gaming sector. It is also responsible for liaising with the local, relevant authorities, including by means of a newly set-up iGaming Council, which is pivotal in improving our jurisdiction’s competitiveness, attracts more niches in the gaming sector and ensures that the ecosystem surrounding the gaming industry will continue to thrive. Meanwhile, the Responsible Gaming Foundation was set up to ensure that online players are protected to the full, consistently providing educational protection and support for the young and vulnerable.
INDIS Malta Ltd is responsible for the administration of government-owned industrial parks and related facilities around Malta and Gozo, as well as supporting and promoting their further development through improvements in infrastructure and access.
The Ministry’s portfolio also includes the responsibility of the Lands Authority which manages government-owned land.
And last but not least, the administration of EU funds allocated to Malta through a dedicated Parliamentary Secretary.
When it comes to EU funds aspect, Malta began using funds from the €2.2 billion Multi-Annual Financial Framework of 2021–2027.
The EU’s three top priorities are a stronger economy, a sustainable future in environment, and a more inclusive society. European funds are utilised to improve the environment through smart, innovative, digital transformations, making it greener, cleaner, and more resilient. Moreover, projects which invest in enhanced life-long learning and social cohesion promoting connectivity and mobility, are also at the core of EU funding for our country’s development and recovery strategy with the rest of Europe.
Malta is moving towards more accessible opportunities for children, youth, families, small and medium-sized businesses, and individuals looking to enter the workforce as a result of European funding support.


text: Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with the appearance of dystrophic neuronal growth profiles that most likely reflects an aberrant attempt of neuronal repair. This process of neuronal reorganisation, which eventually goes awry and becomes a disease itself, might be initiated physiologically as a response to neuronal injuries. Minor neuronal damage due to a variety of life events or genetic pertubations that are usually compensated in the normal adult brain by adaptation and repair might thus be amplified and accumulated, thereby resulting in a progressive neurodegeneration. The present paper summarizes recent evidence supporting the hypothesis that a primary impairment of intracellular signal transduction that is mediated by a hierarchy of phosphorylation signals and associated with a aborted attempt of neurons to re-enter the cell-cycle is a key element in the pathomechanism of AD. These changes might result in malfunction of neuronal adaptation and repair and eventually lead to neuronal death. During the process of aging as well as in chronic neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), the continuous but rather slow action of pathogenetic factors might give room for the activation of compensatory mechanisms, serving to regain a neuronal population much of its synaptic connectivity in the presence of cell loss. An upregulation in the capacity to synthesize and store neurotransmitters (Lapchak et al., 1991), an increased expression of trophic factors (Hellweg et al., 1990; Arendt et al., 1995a,b), as well as regenerative sprouting (Fritschy and Grzanna, 1992), synaptic enlargement (Scheff et al., 1990; Lippa et al., 1992), and neosynaptogenesis (Ramirez and Ulfhake, 1992) have been described among other processes.

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AIG Europe S.A.
With roots that trace back to 1919, we’re a global insurance company with operations in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions. We provide a range of insurance products to support our clients in business and in life, including: general property/casualty, life insurance, and retirement and financial services through our General Insurance, Life and Retirement and Investments business units.
The Swiss Branch of AIG Europe S.A. opened in 1957 and today specialises in insurance products for local businesses and multinational corporations as well as specific groups of professionals, such as lawyers, financial advisors, IT specialists, insurance brokers, etc. AIG develops insurance solutions which are tailor-made to the particular needs of the respective industries or groups of customers.
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty AG
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is a leading global corporate insurance carrier and a key business unit of Allianz Group. We provide risk consultancy, Property-Casualty insurance solutions and alternative risk transfer for a wide spectrum of commercial, corporate and specialty risks across nine dedicated lines of business and six regional hubs.
Worldwide, AGCS operates with its own teams in more than 30 countries and through the Allianz Group network and partners in over 200 countries and territories, employing around 4,250 people. As one of the largest Property-Casualty units of Allianz Group, we are backed by strong and stable financial ratings. In 2021, AGCS generated a total of €9.5 billion gross premium globally.
XA XL is the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA. With a shared culture of service, partnership, operational excellence and innovation, we look forward to bringing further value and partnership to our clients and brokers.
Our teams are experts in Property, Casualty, Professional and Financial Lines and Specialty re/insurance for the world’s most complex risks. We partner with those who move the world forward. To learn more, visit www.axaxl.com.
Chubb is the world’s largest listed industrial insurer. With its own branches in 54 countries and long-term cooperation partners, Chubb offers industrial and personal insurance to a wide range of customers worldwide. The parent company Chubb Limited, headquartered in Zurich, employs 31,000 people worldwide and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is included in the S&P 500 share index.
In Switzerland, Chubb Insurance (Switzerland) Ltd, a subsidiary of Chubb Limited, currently employs 95 people. Chubb Insurance (Switzerland) Ltd is domiciled in Zurich and has an AA rating from Standard & Poor’s. Tailor-made solutions in property, liability, transport, cyber and environmental insurance, financial lines and personal and accident insurance cover the needs of companies and organisations of all sizes.
Corvus Insurance is the leading provider of commercial insurance products built on advanced data science, with an AI-driven approach to empowering brokers and policyholders to better predict and prevent loss.
Smart Commercial Insurance® products include Cyber, Technology E&O, Ocean Cargo, and more. Corvus was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices across the US and in London, UK and Frankfurt, DE.
DUAL Group is one of the world’s largest global underwriting agencies. It provides specialist insurance solutions by connecting capacity providers to new geographic markets and segments and brokers with new insurance markets. DUAL is the underwriting arm of Howden Group Holdings with CHF 2.3 billion GWP operating from 19 countries. DUAL Swiss is a Swiss MGA (Managing General Agent) with a coverholder accreditation in Lloyd’s London, the world’s largest insurance market.
DUAL Swiss offers a wide range of insurance products, particularly in the areas of Directors and Officers liability (D&O), financial loss liability for Financial Services providers, professional liability, cyber and fidelity insurance.
Allianz Trade is the global leader in trade credit insurance and a recognized specialist in the areas of surety, collections, fidelity insurance incl. e-crime. Our proprietary intelligence network analyses daily changes in +80 million corporates solvency. We give companies the confidence to trade by securing their payments. We compensate your company in the event of a bad debt, but more importantly, we help you avoid bad debt in the first place. Whenever we provide trade credit insurance or other finance solutions, our priority is predictive protection. But, when the unexpected arrives, our AA credit rating means we have the resources, backed by Allianz to provide compensation to maintain your business. Headquartered in Paris, Allianz Trade is present in 52 countries with 5,500 employees. In 2021, our consolidated turnover was € 2.9 billion and insured global business transactions represented € 931 billion in exposure.
In Switzerland, around 50 people work at the headquarters in Wallisellen and the other locations in Lausanne and Lugano. For further information: www.allianz-trade.ch, LinkedIn or Twitter @allianztrade.
HDI Global SE
As an industrial insurer, HDI Global SE (HDI) meets the needs of mid-sized companies, industrial enterprises and corporate groups for tailored insurance solutions. In addition to its outstanding presence in the German and European insurance market, the company is active in more than 175 countries through foreign branches, subsidiaries, affiliates as well as network partners. This enables HDI to serve international clients with local policies to ensure and provide the defined service and worldwide insurance cover for all included risks.
HDI Global SE is part of the industrial insurance division of the Talanx Group. The division generated a gross premium volume of around EUR 7.6 billion in 2021 with approximately 3,700 employees.
Zurich Insurance Group
Zurich Switzerland handles the life and general insurance business of Zurich Insurance Group in Switzerland. As a company with a long tradition and deep roots in Switzerland, we place a high priority on the national traits of precision, reliability and security. Our core business is risk management. Whether we are working with private individuals, SMEs or corporations with global operations, we help our customers understand their risks – and protect them with comprehensive solutions.
Zurich is one of Switzerland’s largest insurance companies. Zurich Insurance Group operates worldwide, employing a workforce with about 55,000 employees in over 210 countries and territories.
Tokio Marine HCC
Tokio Marine HCC is a leading specialty insurance group conducting business in approximately 180 countries and underwriting more than 100 classes of specialty insurance. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company is comprised of highly entrepreneurial teams equipped to underwrite special situations, companies and individuals, acting independently to deliver effective solutions. Our products and capabilities set the standard for the industry, as many of our approximately 3,600 employees are industry-leading experts.
Tokio Marine HCC is rated A+ (Strong) by Standard & Poor’s, A++ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company and AA- (Very Strong) by Fitch Ratings. Tokio Marine HCC is part of Tokio Marine, a leading global insurance group with a market capitalisation of approx. USD 33 Mrd (March 31, 2021).
On the digital platform HZ Insurance, we publish informative articles and background reports on the regulatory framework, markets, customer segments and market developments, trends, new products and financial markets. We produce the HZ Insurance Newsletter Daily (also with international news) as well as the weekly HZ Insurance Premium Newsletter. In addition, we are editorially responsible for various print products of the business media and organise two major professional events per year: the HZ Insurance Forum and the Innovation Award of the Swiss Insurance Industry.
PHi deals with national and international developments in the area of third party liability. In six issues per year, PHi offers scientific and practice-oriented articles by well-known international authors on developments in product liability law, financial lines and other industry-relevant liability areas and their insurance; analyses of trends in liability law and liability insurance; reporting of important liability cases and documentation of relevant new laws and legislative initiatives from all over the world; reports on key events, book reviews, short reports and much more.
As an independent governance & compliance knowledge platform, we have a clear mandate: expertise online for you as a board member, managing director, supervisory board member, foundation board member, compliance officer or internal/external consultant. We provide you with objective expertise, contributed by experts and our INARA partner companies – namely up-to-date information on relevant business, legal, tax, real estate and IT topics.
Haefeli & Schroeder Financial Lines AG (HSFL) is an independent, partner-led insurance broker specialized in Financial Lines with headquarters in Pfäffikon SZ, Switzerland. Besides organising the yearly Financial Lines Forum, HSFL is well known for custom-made Financial Lines Solutions for Customers, particularly for large corporations. Additionally, HSFL offers to partner-brokers access to the web-based FL-Platform, where SME-clients within few minutes and without additional costs receive already negotiated binding insurance offers and contracts. To find out more on the HSFL business areas, please visit www.financial-lines.ch.
Many years of experience is one thing. Competence is something else. Competence needs regular further training and a solid basis. Insurance advisors with the Cicero seal of approval have a basic qualification and ensure that their know-how is always up to date. To this end, they invest in around four days of continuing education courses every year.
Participation in the Financial Lines Forum is rewarded with 7 Cicero credits. The certificate will be issued at 5 p.m. in the conference room.


David Peterson started off strong but the wheels came off in the fifth inning, as the Braves scored four runs and ended up winning a rain-shortened game, 4-0, Friday night at Citi Field.
Peterson came out of the shoot aggressive and he notched five strikeouts in his first four innings. But the Braves got to him in the fifth, perhaps as a result of the bad field conditions. It looked like Peterson had a way out of the jam, as the Mets got the second out of the inning at home plate. But Ronald Acuna Jr. delivered a two-out single for the first run and Matt Olson followed with a three-run homer.
The offense was stymied by Braves’ ace Max Fried, who fanned seven. He allowed three hits, including one each to Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez. Tommy Pham went hitless in two plate appearances and now leads Alvarez in batting by just two points.


Release Date: March 1, 2019
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are recruiting volunteers to adopt a monitoring plot in areas throughout the park. In an effort to track nature’s calendar, or phenology, volunteers will collect information as part of an important research project tracking seasonal biological data such as plant flowering dates and the presence of migratory birds.
Previous experience is not necessary but an interest in science and love for nature are characteristics of a successful volunteer. A 3-hour training workshop is provided and will include topics like tree identification techniques, stages of tree change throughout the year, fruit and flower identification, and phenology data collection protocols. Volunteers must attend one of these training opportunities which will be held at Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg, TN on Saturday, March 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and at Oconaluftee Visitor Center near Cherokee, NC on Saturday, March 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Plots are available for adoption near parking areas at several locations in the park. Volunteers will monitor their adopted plot at least two times per month from the first leaf bud in spring to the final leaf drop in fall. The Adopt-a-Plot project helps us better understand how changing weather patterns affect our diverse ecosystem and the seasonal timing of wildflower blooms and fall color.
If you are interested in this exciting volunteer opportunity, please contact Paul Super at [email protected] or 828-497-1945 to register for the training. For more information about phenology research efforts across the country visit the National Phenology Network at https://www.usanpn.org/.
Dana Soehn, [email protected], 865-436-1207
Jamie Sanders, [email protected], 865-436-1203


Since construction of the original building in 1882, Wilson Hall has played a crucial role in the life of the University, hosting exams, graduations and other ceremonies. This week, Visions visits a new exhibition on the history of this iconic building.
"Wilson Hall: Centre and Symbol of the University" explores the life of
the venerable building, from its inception in the mid-nineteenth
century, to the fire which destroyed the original building and finally
to the erection of the current contemporary building.
includes an animation of what the campus would have looked like in the
nineteenth century, as well as newly-obtained film of the original
Wilson Hall as it burned.
You can get more info about the exhibition at http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au/library_news/news_articles/wilson_hall_centre_and_symbol.


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Justice has finally been done, and the current King of Americana finally has his Grammy. Actually, he now has two of them. Alabama-born songwriter Jason Isbell walked away with Best Americana Album honors at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards for his latest record Something More Than Free during the pre-telecast awards Monday afternoon (2-14), as well as Best American Roots song for “24 Frames.”
Once again Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives prove they are at the core of keeping the traditions of country music alive, while doing so in a manner that is energetic, inviting, informed, and broad-based where people of all stripes—the Saturday night and Sunday morning people—can come together and enjoy the gift of good country music together.
Brad Paisley, Gospel, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Harry Stinson, Johnny Cash, Keith Urban, Kenny Vaughan, Marty Stuart, Mavis Staples, Mickey Raphael, Paul Martin, Review, Saturday Night / Sunday Morning, Willie Nelson
To All The Girls is Willie Nelson’s third album to come from his recent partnership with Sony’s Legacy Recordings, and the second to come out this year. The record features an ample 18 tracks, each constituting a duet with a female counterpart drawing from a wide swath of talent that includes both legacy names like Loretta Lynn and Emmylou Harris, and some new names like The Secret Sisters and Brandi Carlile.
Alison Krauss, Brandi Carlile, Buddy Cannon, Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Loretta Lynn, Mavis Staples, Paula Nelson, Shelby Lynne, The Secret Sisters, To All The Girls, Willie Nelson, Wynonna Judd
Much ado has been made about Rolling Stone giving accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev rock star treatment by putting his mug on their latest issue. Though it’s a free country with free press and I would fight for the right of Rolling Stone to put whatever they want on their cover, here are some simple, friendly, alternative ideas of what could have graced the front of Rolling Stone’s July 2013 issue.
Black Sabbath, Boston, Caitlin Rose, Chet Flippo, Cover, David Bowie, George Jones, Hank Williams, Jason Isbell, Johnny Paycheck, Mavis Staples, Paul McCartney, Pokey LaFarge, Randy Travis, Ray Charles, Rick Rubin, Rolling Stone, Staple Sisters, Taylor Swift, The Band, The Rolling Stone, West TX, Willie Nelson


Jerry Sandusky, maintaining his innocence, was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison - effectively a life sentence - in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall.
A defiant Sandusky gave a rambling statement in which he denied the allegations and talked about his life in prison and the pain of being away from his family.
The 68-year-old former Penn State assistant coach was found guilty in June of 45 counts of child sexual abuse, convicted of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year period. Witnesses said Sandusky used the charitable organization he founded for troubled children as his personal hunting ground to find and groom boys to become his victims.
Judge John Cleland handed down a 30- to 60-year term. He called Sandusky dangerous, saying he betrayed children and abused their trust.


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Marijuana Stocks Holding Steady in Spite of Federal Policy Concerns
Has the newly elected Executive branch of the US government taken some of the steam out of America's budding new marijuana industry? There are many reports that state legislators are scrambling to enact laws to protect themselves and their new found revenue from marijuana sales from federal seizures, especially if the current federal laws on the books are enforced. As President Trump imposes his policies, the issue of marijuana legalization has become a subject of great concern, not only to those involved in the marijuana industry, who are enjoying the benefits of marijuana prohibition repealed in their states, but also to the President and his Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who have openly voiced their disapproval of recreational marijuana use.
I have been monitoring three Marijuana Stocks that I chose randomly that started with the letter 'A'. Each of them have moved directly with the mood of that industry. They all peaked on Election Day when voters turned out to vote yes for laws decriminalizing the possession and sale of marijuana within states that offered that new legislation. Lets see how these same stocks have reacted to the possibility of confrontations with the Federal government concerning their production of marijuana and cannabinoid-based products.
Aerogrow International, Inc. (AERO), Agritek Holdings, Inc. (AGTK), and American Cannabis Company, Inc. (AMMJ) are three companies involved in the production of marijuana and cannabinoid-based products. When you pull up the charts on these three companies you can see very similar movement in the behavior of the values of these stocks. As I mentioned earlier they all peaked on Election Day gaining the same percentage of value across the board. All three stocks lost about half of their value within a week after the election, possibly because awareness became known that the Trump administration may not be as friendly to their industry as the voters were. And now when the industry is faced with legal confrontation at the Federal level we can see all three holding steady and showing gains from the previous trading day at the time of my writing.
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Aerogrow International, Inc. (AERO)
Aerogrow International closed up $0.11, a 4.18% increase from the previous close along with a positive report of earnings from their fiscal 3rd quarter ending December 31st.
Agritek Holdings, Inc. (AGTK)
Agritek Holdings gained 9 one thousandths of a penny which equated to a 4.49% increase from the previous close. They have also made announcements regarding land purchases to increase their cultivation of marijuana.
American Cannabis Company, Inc. (AMMJ)
American Cannabis Company gained $0.02, an increase in value of 3.05% from the previous close. These three stocks and their data charts illustrate a consistency and harmony as their movements mirror each other.
Prohibition and its repeal has occurred only one time in America's history. I feel it will be useful to look back at that event and see if there is a possibility of a similar outcome to our current state of prohibition and its repeal regarding marijuana. One similarity that jumps right out at me is that the prohibition repeal movement gained strength under one President, Herbert Hoover, and at the end of his term the Newly elected Franklin D. Roosevelt was the one in the position to finalize or deny the repeal. Another similarity that stands out to me is the fact that American society was already functioning in a way to say that 'Americans were going to consume alcohol if the Federal government liked it or not.' I found a story published by by Michael Lerner, a historian, that i would like to share:
"When the Mayor of Berlin, Gustav Boess, visited New York City in the fall of 1929, one of the questions he had for his host, Mayor James J. Walker, was when Prohibition was to go into effect. The problem was that Prohibition has already been the law of the United States for nearly a decade. That Boess had to ask tells you plenty about how well it was working."
That anecdote has so much symmetry to what is going on in states that have decriminalized marijuana today. And finally, most historians agree that prohibition came to an end because it cost the government more to enforce the laws that made alcohol illegal than the revenue that would be received in taxes if it were legal.
The subject of prohibition and its repeal in regards to marijuana today are so similar to what America went through around 1930, that those that have chosen to pursue fortunes in the marijuana industry are now faced with accepting or rejecting the old adage that "history repeats itself." For companies involved in marijuana production and cannabinoid-based products it appears as though they do accept the truth of this adage their stock prices are holding steady, along with financial statements showing positive increases. While history is in the makings once again, use it to make a wise investment decision, the old adage that 'History repeats itself' has rung true for hundreds of years.

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ILOILO CITY, April 25 (PNA) -– Iloilo Vice Governor Raul C. Tupas thanked the chiefs of police (COPs) and their personnel and the health officers for their services during the height of super typhoon “Yolanda”.
“Today is the celebration of commitment and responsibility,” Tupas said Friday.
The vice governor led the distribution of certificates of recognition to the police and health officers at the capitol lobby during the Education Forum on Natural Hazards and Recognition Program.
He said that the provincial government greatly appreciates their selfless services to rescue and provide assistance to the typhoon-affected families in the province.
“You have greatly helped the provincial government during the time when your services were needed most,” Tupas told the honorees.
He said that the impact of the typhoon to Ilonggo residents was cushioned because the COPs were on hand to give proper directions to the people.
Iloilo Provincial Police Office Director Cornelio Salinas who worked closely with the Vice Governor – who was the OIC-Governor when “Yolanda” struck – ordered the COPs to implement forced evacuation on families that are living along riverbanks and in flood prone areas, resulting in many lives saved.
PDRRMC executive officer Jerry Bionat, in an interview, said that because of the many volunteers who have responded and helped in the rescue operations during the height of “Yolanda” November 8 of last year, they are giving the recognition by batches to COPs and health officers.
First to be recognized last April 10 were the various response teams composed of around 300 volunteers. On the second week of May, the different media organizations in Iloilo will also be recognized along with the Philippines News Agency. (PNA)

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The Vauxhall Monaro is classed as a 'muscle car' which was produced by the British automobile manufacturing company Vauxhall Motors. This car only had a short production life, from 2004 to 2006. The Vauxhall version of this car was taken from the Australian Holden Monaro. Holden is the sister company of Vauxhall, and this car was like no other Vauxhall on the market, giving the company a new image. These cars have high performance V8 engines but have really high running costs and the handling is pretty poor. They do have great safety features, are well equipped and are great fun to drive. They don't hold their resale value very well. Does this sound like your experience of this car?
Vauxhall Monaro History
The Vauxhall Monaro was introduced in 2004 and was totally different than any other Vauxhall before it. As this was basically a rebadged version of the Australian Holden Monaro, with some alterations, they were very powerful sports cars. This car won the Top Gear best muscle car award and there was a more powerful 6.0L version introduced, the VXR. The new torqued up version was capable of reaching 0-60mph in 4.8 seconds. The Morano was discontinued in 2007 and was replaced with the Vauxhall VXR8.
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. These engines are very poor economically, offering from 17 to 19mpg, but what do you expect from a 'muscle car'. Which engine did you have and how did it perform economically? The fuel type, age and engine size are determining factors when considering fuel economy on a motor vehicle.
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17 Travel Quotes That Will Inspire Your Next Adventure
I am such a sucker for an inspiring quote and have spent more hours digesting thousands of beautiful words than I would like to admit!
Here are (in no particular order) 17 of my favorite travel quotes which inspired me to move abroad, and which continue to feed my relentless wanderlust.
“And then there is the most dangerous risk of all — the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.”- Randy Komisar
“It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same. Even smells the same. You realize what’s changed is you.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“If you’re too comfortable it’s time to move on. Terrified of what’s next? You’re on the right track.” – Susan Fales-Hill
“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” – Dali Lama
“A journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
“I’m in love with cities I have never been to and people I have never met.” – John Green
“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things: air, sleep, dreams, sea, the sky. All things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.” – Cesare Pavese
“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” – Jack Kerouac
“Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” -Benjamin Disraeli
“Escape and breathe the air of new places” – Unknown
“Remember when you travel, that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It’s designed to make its own people comfortable.” – Clifton Fadiman
“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”― Anita Desai
“Travel sparks our imagination, feeds our curiosity & reminds us how much we all have in common.” – Deborah Lloyd
“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the most pleasant sensations in the world. You are surrounded by adventure.” – Frya Stark
“You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place, like you’ll not only miss the people you love but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you’ll never be this way ever again.” – Azar Nafisi
“Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.” – Robin S. Sharma
“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Mary Ritter Beard
There ya have it! Those are some of my favorite travel quotes – feel free to pin any which you also like!
Let me know what your favorite quote is in the comments below 🙂


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My current work-in-progress is now half-finished. It's a scarf (lace kerchief) meant to be knit from a single skein. This one is a birthday present for a friend.
Pattern: Miss Otis Regrets
Yarn: The Yarns of Rhichard Devrieze - Peppino in Seaside Surf
I bought the yarn at Lettuce Knit when we were in Toronto in July. Rhichard happened to be in the store when we went in, so I got to meet him as well as buy a couple of skeins as gifts.
These are socks I knit for Dave in the summer. The yarn is Zauberball Crazy by Schoppel-Wolle. I love this yarn. It feels really good to knit, and the long repeats (longer than a pair of socks!) are fun. Time to dig these out for autumn wearing, now!


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2023 is almost here, and we’ve been thinking about resolutions. If you’re like us, you’ve probably attempted hundreds of resolutions over the years, with most of them falling flat a few short months (or weeks) into the new year.
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You’re never alone in the learning process! It’s our pleasure to see our patients thriving, and we do everything we can to ensure success. You won’t need to stress over cleaning and care techniques or dread making and attending appointments throughout the year. We’ll make sure your treatment is smooth sailing.
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The Chargers arrive at London Heathrow Airport ahead of their Week 7 matchup versus the Tennessee Titans at Wembley Stadium.
It's taken no time at all for the Chargers to make their presence felt in London.
After taking a red-eye flight across the pond, the Bolts touched down at Heathrow International Airport, bussed over to the hotel and immediately jumped into their usual Friday practice return.
"We haven't been on the ground very long, but I have to tell you the hospitality has been outstanding so far. We're the home team and it feels like a home game even," said Head Coach Anthony Lynn, who then offered a joke about the time change. "Hopefully, we can wake up in time and put on a good show (come Sunday)."
While the team tried to make it as routine as possible, there was an extra jolt of electricity in the air as throngs of international media and fans have clamored to get even the smallest glimpse of the Bolts.
To that end, Keenan Allen made sure he gave one lucky woman a memory she'll never forget.
As KA13 walked to the field, he stopped and approached the fan.
"Excuse me," he said. "Do you know what swag is?"
"Swag?" she asked in a thick British accent.
"Yeah, swag," he responded. "Cause guess what – you're looking at it!"
The woman broke out in a big laugh, and the two exchanged a high five in what will be a moment this new football fan will never forget.
"We're out here having fun," he said. "At the end of the day we got to get the W, but we are making the most of (the experience)."
It's clear those here in London are eager to do the same.
Philip Rivers has held countless press conferences over the years, but the look on reporters faces getting to ask questions to the future Hall of Famer was truly something to be seen. In fact, one let out an audible gasp when he walked into the room. Minutes earlier, this same reporter explained how he's followed Rivers' career from afar for so long, and that while he was being completely professional, he couldn't help but get those same fanboy emotions getting to be in the presence of his hero.
True to form, Rivers didn't disappoint.
You could hear a pin drop when the quarterback took the podium, answering a wide array of questions about the game itself as well as his personal life.
Still, his answer to one particular question proved to be most profound.
What do you love about the game of football?
The quarterback gave a vintage Philip Rivers response.
"Well, I grew up a coach's son – my dad coached high school football – so I was around it ever since I was little," Rivers said. "I developed a love for the game itself very young, from the strategy and all that comes with it. But I think the game is even more special to me just because of all the other things it teaches you about life and all the traits and characteristics that it takes to succeed in this sport. For me in football, they're the same ones that you need to be a good dad and to be a good husband. All those things, you can apply them in your faith, everything. That's what it is for me. All of those traits you need kind of transfer. It's more than just a game. All the lessons and teamwork and all the different things that come with it, but in between the lines of the game itself, I do enjoy playing and I play it like I did when I was 10, 12 years old. Just that same kind of kid-like approach and still doing it at 36."
Everyone knows Rivers loves the game of football as much as anyone who's ever been lucky enough to play.
Meanwhile, the respect for Rivers as a family man apparently extends beyond the states as the quarterback was asked to share advice he has for working fathers who have multiple responsibilities.
"I certainly can do both," he explained. "During the season, it's a little bit more a challenge just from a time aspect, because you're spending a lot of time at the office, but I think definitely it's better to have a good balance. I found that the biggest thing our children want is our time, whether that's 15 minutes at night after a long work day or whether it's a lot of time during the off-day or the offseason, they want that quality time. I found that spending that (time) goes a long way and I certainly try to do that as much as I can."
As excited as Londoners are for the Bolts’ arrival, the Chargers are equally grateful for this opportunity.
"This is a blessing," said Melvin Ingram. "It's special. To be recognized around the world for playing football, it's really super dope. It's all about Sunday though. Getting a (win). But it's dope to be here."
"This feels good, and hopefully after this game even more people know about this team," added Casey Hayward. "If we can come out here and play to our potential in this environment, and get a win, that would make this special. We need to come in here, hit the Titans in the mouth and win this game. That would make it really special."
Another Charger grateful to play across the pond this year is Antonio Gates.
The legendary tight end admitted to the media last year this time that he didn't know if he was going to return for another season or hang up his cleats. He's cherishing every moment along the way this season in case it really is the end, and the trip to London is particularly meaningful.
"I've never taken anything for granted, and last year I was on the borderline of coming back again or not," he said. "So this whole (year), I've really tried to soak as much in as possible. To be exposed to this culture, and get to play in front of football fans, a different type of football fan, it's certainly something I cherish."
Gates has been as popular as any Charger since the team landed in London. Feeling this type of love so far away from home has affected the tight end, who opened up about how much this whole experience means to him.
"It's a dream come true," he said. "For any child growing up, any athlete, your whole focus is to try to become successful. Your whole focus is to try to be somewhat popular and do things that somehow impact people throughout your life. When I see kids (here) and people that say my name, it allows me to think about the footsteps I took to get to this point. The platform that I've had. I'm really grateful. It's a situation that I have a lot to be thankful for."

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Hi there everyone! I am in search of a printable I remember seeing once from custom doll baby. It was of shading on the face I believe. I haven’t been able to find it and have even tried searching the custom doll baby website and wasn’t able to find it there. I’m struggling with shading on a biracial reborn I am painting and am wondering if it would help. If anyone has it and could share it, that would be appreciated!
Does anyone know if the Kate Charles video on AA shading would also work for biracial?


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Timer up to 48H
The timer ensures automatic opening at the set time.
Carry out regular and quatitative feeding plan.
Material Safe&Easy to Clean: removable stainless bowl.
Easy Setting&Mute Design.
Quiet design, no ticking sound.
Operated by 2XAAA battery, which is easy to operate.
Ice pad to keep food fresh(optional)
Material: ABS + Stainless Steel
Are you upset that you always forget to feed your pet in time?
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Food tray is detachable, easy for washing.
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