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This is my hometown. It is so cool that there’s an incredible music store here. That’s many years overdue. If this place was only here when I was growing up and learning how to play music…..
This was a great way to start the Labor Day weekend. I arrived shortly before the 6:30 start time and was greeted by several pleasant staff members.
I gazed at the rooms full of instruments for a few minutes before taking my seat to watch Vinny do his thing.
In addition to seeing him play many times with DIO (RIP), I have recently watched him perform at the taping of That Metal Show earlier this year (and prior to that, attended a taping when Kill Devil Hill was a brand new band), and last year caught Vinny with his band Kill Devil Hill at the Key Club as well as paying tribute to John Bonham at the Bonzo Bash at the House of Blues with The Moby Dicks (links for all that at the bottom of the post).
Following his introduction, he started his clinic by performing Black Sabbath’s “Mob Rules” from 1980. From the onset, Vinny was hilarious. He cracked jokes throughout and has a great sense of humor. And seeing him drum from an excellent viewpoint sure was a bonus!
He went on to explain that there are 2 versions of the tune – the album version and the version used for the soundtrack of the movie Heavy Metal. How metal is that??
Vinny also talked about spending time at John Lennon’s house right after he passed away.
He uses a Tama Iron Cobra single pedal. Watching his foot go was a lot of fun.
He also talked about using the butt end of the drum sticks all the time. That’s how he achieves his smashing, powerful drum sound.
He said he uses his the sole of his shoe to warm up and practice drumming. Someone from the audience shouted out “Sole Music!”
He talked about music theory and making money in the music business. He emphasized that the money is in the songwriting and arrangements. Good advice.
The second song he played was “The Last in Line”. That was fantastic.
Carmine is 11 years older than Vinny and as a little kid, he’d bust his older brother’s cymbals.
He ended up performing with John Lennon during high school when he was 16 or 17l. He skipped school to perform and then went back to school the next day. That was a great story. When he went back to school the following day, he got in trouble for making drum noises. He said “who else here performed with a Beatle last night?” Too funny.
He regrets not taking pictures with John Lennon, but luckily, he said some do exist (thank goodness for the Internet!)
He also talked of the time that Carmine had Jeff Beck over at their family’s house when he was a kid.
He named three of the current drummers he really likes: Thomas Lang, Thomas Pridgen and Ray Luzier.
Vinny talked about the music that first inspired him. He cited Kool and the Gang and James Brown as the bands that got him going and named his three biggest drumming influences: his brother Carmine, Buddy Rich and John Bonham.
He talked about being contacted by Sharon Osbourne and ended up turning down the Ozzy gig. A few years later, Carmine ended up playing with Ozzy.
He brought a little kit in his ‘67 Mustang to audition for Black Sabbath. The first song they played was “Neon Knights”.
He talked some more about his huge 21 piece kit for the 2009 Heaven and Hell Tour. And said playing drums suspended above and behind him forced him to have shoulder surgery. He said the most visually stunning part of that kit were the drums that were suspended with $10 bungee cords. That was hilarious.
He now uses a 4 piece ddrum kit with a 12”, 13”, 16” and 18” configuration.
He ended with “We Rock” and followed it up with a phenomenal drum solo. Vinny rocks!!
Vinny went to one of the back rooms to take pictures and give out autographs with the people in attendance.
One of the neatest things about the clinic was the age range. There were little kids learning drums as well as older women and men that are learning how to play the drums. That was fantastic to see.
They announced the winner of the prize of a ddrum drum kit. And the guy called in promptly to claim his prize.
Some cool shots of the GO DPS Music store- what an awesome place!
Other footage of Vinny I have compiled over the last two years (big fan of Vinny here!):
THAT METAL SHOW TAPINGS WITH VINNY:
2013 show with Vinny as guest drummer
BLABBERMOUTH FOOTAGE of KILL DEVIL HILL KEY CLUB:
Original post (Key Club – Kill Devil Hill)
The Stream of the clinic:
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Dates for the upcoming event were announced by organizers today. QuakeCon will take place at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, August 11 to 14. Online registration (on a first-come, first-served basis) for the free event will begin at 9pm sharp (Eastern time) on Friday, April 15.
"QuakeCon's 10th anniversary is a historic milestone and a time to celebrate the volunteers, fans, sponsors, and games that have driven QuakeCon to become the largest event of its kind," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software. "We're going to have the party of a decade, and we want everyone to be there."
The event was first held in the summer of 1996 by a few IRC pals who wanted to meet face-to-face. According to the organizers, "less than 100 attendees gathered at the Best Western in Garland, Texas, that first year to play and talk games and compete." Last year's event drew a record 6,000 attendees, and this year's is expected to bring even more.
Though named after the Quake series, the roster of games featured at QuakeCon has expanded. The games of choice are as follows: Quake, Quake II, Quake III Arena, Quake III: Team Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and id's latest shooter, Doom 3. The next Quake, Quake IV, was not mentioned in the announcement.
In related news , Hollenshead teased the crowd with information about the upcoming QuakeCon, the annual id-sponsored frag-fest scheduled for this August 11 to 14 in Dallas. Namely, he revealed that the next installment in the conference's titular franchise will indeed be on hand, a fact omitted from last month's official lineup announcement. "We'll have Quake IV multiplayer to play," he said "And because it's also the 10-year anniversary of QuakeCon, we'll have a few other surprises as well."

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Terp Group’s Virtual Performance Earns First Place in International A Cappella Competition
Members of Faux Paz, UMD's premier all-gender a cappella group, virtually perform “How Do You Sleep?” by Sam Smith. The video earned them first place in May's International Competition of Collegiate A Cappella.
Even as COVID-19 caused most harmonies to fall silent, a group of talented Terps still found a way to give a pitch-perfect performance.
Faux Paz, the University of Maryland’s premier all-gender a cappella group, took home the top prize in May’s virtual version of the International Competition of Collegiate A Cappella—the same contest actress Anna Kendrick made famous on the big screen. The achievement by the nine-member crew, which also nabbed outstanding soloist and choreography awards, was not only its best-ever finish, but was also the first win for a group from the mid-Atlantic.
“It was so hard to feel like we were in an international competition, because when you’re in person, you’re onstage, you see all the other groups,” said Faux Paz President Anna Dziki ’21, who earned the choreography nod. “It was sheer willpower and commitment to each other that made this come together.”
To adhere with COVID guidelines, groups this year created videos from home instead of performing in a theater full of fans. So the entire time Faux Paz spent prepping its winning entry, “How Do You Sleep?” originally performed by Sam Smith, members didn’t see each other in person.
“Doing anything musical virtually is very hard,” said Sarah Gray ’22, assistant music director and outstanding soloist winner, “because you can’t actually be in sync with other people.”
The process involved mapping out choreography on Google Slides to show how each member’s clip would combine in “Brady Bunch”-style YouTube squares, creating dance demos and holding tutorials over Zoom, and ordering colored lightbulbs on Amazon to achieve the desired orange and blue scenes.
Then everyone filed their individual voice memos and videos and made adjustments based on feedback—“You need to look at the camera for .2 seconds longer,” Dziki might say—so everything flowed when edited together.
“We definitely got lucky, because it’s not every day you find someone who can mix and put audio together as well as Dylan (Nguyen ’23, producer/music director),” said member Daniel Longest ’21. “Then, I knew how to do video editing.”
After perfecting the video through the quarterfinal, semifinal and wild card rounds, members—all vaccinated—watched the livestreamed awards ceremony together in Dziki’s basement and screamed as their victory was announced. Now No. 3 in the A Cappella Archive’s all-time ICCA rankings, Faux Paz is working on its 10th studio album and looking forward to performing in-person again.
“Even though it was really difficult,” said Gray, “we created something really beautiful.”
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Blanch the remaining stalks in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, just enough to notice the color change.
Remove quickly and immerse again in a bath of ice water.
When completely cool, towel dry and refrigerate before serving.
In a small bowl whisk together the avocado oil, lemon juice and mustard until a creamy dressing is formed. Chill until ready to serve.
When ready to enjoy first take the 4 remaining stalks of asparagus and shave the outside with a vegetable peeler to create a fresh garish to top the salad.
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Hyundai’s premium sub-brand Genesis will begin selling its vehicles in Europe in the summer of 2021. This was announced at a special event in Frankfurt, according to the press service of the South Korean automaker.
Genesis will specialize in online car sales: at the moment, the brand’s specialists are completing the configuration of all the necessary services, including a model configurator and an electronic platform for concluding deals.
At the same time, the Koreans will also open showrooms in London, Munich and Zurich at the initial stage. At the time of the start of sales, the Genesis line will be represented by the Genesis GV80 crossover and the second generation Genesis G80 sedan, and a little later the compact G70 and GV70 cars will join the model range. Finally, Genesis will bring the Electrified G80 electric sedan to Europe, which premiered at the Shanghai Auto Show in late April.
All vehicles will have a five-year warranty with free service, emergency roadside assistance and software updates that will be downloaded from the cloud.
Genesis celebrated its fifth anniversary last November. At the end of 2015, Hyundai established a separate sub-brand under which it began selling premium vehicles. First, the brand was launched in South Korea, and then the cars reached the USA,, Australia and the Middle East.
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Footwear maker Crocs Inc. has named Cramer-Krasselt/Chicago its global agency of record. This marks the first time that the company has consolidated all of its advertising, media, digital and public relations with a single, integrated agency. C-K won the consolidated assignment following an three-month review process. C-K's Chicago office will handle brand strategy, creative, interactive, online, media planning and buying and public relations, with global support through the agency's ICOM network.
"Our goal is to help Crocs further differentiate itself and expand the 'Crocs community' by sharing the unique story and substance behind the brand," said Karen Seamen, general manager of C-K/Chicago. "C-K presented a global brand platform and creative executions that, when combined, provide a compelling brand story sure to reach the millions of Crocs fans worldwide, while introducing new people to our unique and innovative footwear," added Ken Chaplin, vice-president of marketing at Crocs.
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Global stocks rose Thursday after the U.S. and Japanese central banks left interest rates unchanged.
KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 rose 1.5 percent in early trading to 4,410.55 and Germany’s DAX added 1.1 percent to 10,556.92. London’s FTSE 100 advanced 0.5 percent to 6,866.30. On Wednesday, the CAC 40 climbed 0.8 percent, the DAX gained 0.7 percent and the FTSE rose 0.2 percent. On Wall Street, the future for the Dow Jones industrial average was up 0.1 percent while the Standard & Poor’s 500 was unchanged.
ASIA’S DAY: The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.5 percent to 3,042.31 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.3 percent to 23,748.61. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. Seoul’s Kospi advanced 0.9 percent to 2,017.94, Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 gained 0.4 percent to 5,497.40 and India’s Sensex rose 0.8 percent to 28,735.71. Benchmarks in Taiwan, New Zealand and Indonesia also rose, while Singapore declined.
FED WATCH: The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged but signaled it is likely to rise before year’s end. The Fed said the U.S. job market has strengthened and economic activity has picked up but business investment is soft and inflation too low. The central bank said risks to its economic outlook are “roughly balanced.” It was the first time it has used that wording since late last year, when it most recently raised rates.
ANALYST’S TAKE: The Fed said the case for a rate hike “has strengthened, but they will need more evidence of continued progress towards its objectives,” Margaret Yang of CMC Markets said in a report. Pointing to the “roughly balanced” phrasing, she said, “this statement basically increased the chances of a December rate hike.”
BANK OF JAPAN: The Japanese central bank said it will hold its short-term policy rate at negative 0.1 percent and might cut it further. The bank said it will keep stimulating the world’s third-largest economy until inflation is higher than 2 percent. The BoJ said it will continue asset purchases at a rate of about 80 trillion yen ($787 billion) a year. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.9 percent on Wednesday on the news.
ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude added 28 cents to $45.63 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract added 69 cents on Wednesday to close at $45.34. Brent crude, used to price international oils, rose 33 cents to $47.16 in London. It gained 95 cents the previous session to $46.83.
CURRENCY: The dollar edged up to 100.64 yen from Wednesday’s 100.30 yen. The euro rose to $1.1231 from $1.1190.
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Anti-racism protesters are planning a demonstration against right-wing group Britain First which is holding a meeting in Swanley.
The group originally planned to hold the meeting in Dartford, but tweeted that the first venue had cancelled due to “adverse police activity.”
Gabriel Forcella-Burton, organiser of the anti-Britain First protest, said: “This is exactly what happened in Wigan last week when the venue found out who they really were.
“I think it’s a combination of that and them knowing they would meet stiff opposition in Dartford.”
Britain First is now planning to meet at an unnamed venue in Swanley, the latest stop on the group’s controversial national tour.
Both Britain First and anti-racism protesters have been building support on social media over the last few weeks…
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Shame Climax are not given another shot. SM was nearly there. They nearly nailed the unsettling atmosphere of the early Silent Hill games and the whole 'wtf' feel the games used to have. |
Guess them being a western developer hinders them as they dont have the saem take as the Japanese do on horror.
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The FCC approved T-Mobile USA's proposed merger with MetroPCS, putting the deal one step closer to completion. The transaction has received approval from the Department of Justice and must now be approved by MetroPCS' shareholders, who are set to vote on the deal April 12.
MetroPCS sent a letter to its shareholders urging them to approve its planned merger with T-Mobile USA when they vote on the deal April 12, arguing that minority shareholders are spreading misperceptions about the agreement. Meanwhile, a lawyer for the Communications Workers of America union said in an FCC filing that the commission may approve the deal at the bureau level rather through a formal vote by the FCC's five commissioners.
T-Mobile USA is preparing to cut jobs at its headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., ahead of its planned merger with flat-rate carrier MetroPCS, according to multiple reports.
Ericsson is upgrading MetroPCS' LTE network with enhanced capabilities to support services such as Voice over LTE and Rich Communication Services. The news comes as MetroPCS works toward completing its planned merger with T-Mobile USA.
A group of House Democrats urged the FCC to ensure that T-Mobile USA will accept measures to protect jobs as a condition of the FCC's approval of T-Mobile's merger with flat-rate player MetroPCS.
MetroPCS is facing pressure on multiple fronts from minority shareholders over its proposed merger with T-Mobile USA, with its largest single investor coming out against the deal and another one urging the company to update its regulatory filings ahead of a shareholder vote on the deal.
The GMSA will create an end-to-end implementation guide to help mobile operators better understand how to deploy VoLTE on their networks, according to a senior executive in the organization.
MetroPCS (NYSE:PCS) Chairman and CEO Roger Linquist said the company's LTE subscribers now top 3 million, accounting for 35 percent of the company's customer base. That's an increase of 800,000 over the 2.2 million the company reported as of the end of 2012, which means the company's LTE base is growing at a rate of about 100,000 per week.
BARCELONA, Spain--To help seed the market for Rich Communications Services (RCS), MetroPCS will enable its customers to invite friends and family to access the operator's joyn-branded services, regardless of which wireless network they are on.
The largest single MetroPCS shareholder, hedge fund Paulson & Co., said it may vote against MetroPCS' merger with Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA, adding a new voice to shareholder unrest over the deal.

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CenterPoint Sells 21-Building Midwest Portfolio
Posted By Staff Writers On October 3, 2017 @ 9:37 am
OAK BROOK, IL – CenterPoint Properties announces the disposition of a 21-building portfolio in the Greater Chicago market. The portfolio consists of approximately 2.4 Million SF and 110 acres of land. Robin Stolberg and Kurt Sarbaugh of HFF represented CenterPoint in the transaction.
“This disposition was an opportunity for CenterPoint to capitalize on our investment strategy,” said Jim Clewlow, Chief Investment Officer at CenterPoint. “The Company is focused on building a nationally diverse port and intermodal portfolio while maintaining a firm, multimodal presence in Chicago and its surrounding submarkets.”
CenterPoint’s overall company portfolio includes 59 Million SF and an occupancy level of 95.3%. With approximately 39% of the Company’s assets remaining in the Greater Chicago market, CenterPoint continues to have a stronghold in the region.
About CenterPoint Properties
CenterPoint Properties is focused on the development, acquisition and management of industrial property and transportation infrastructure that enhances business and government supply chain efficiency. The Company invests in major coastal and inland port logistics markets anchoring North America’s principal freight lanes. CenterPoint‘s portfolio includes 59 Million SF and 2,519 acres under development in the Company’s integrated intermodal industrial parks. For more information on CenterPoint Properties, visit centerpoint.com or follow @centerpointprop on Twitter.

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Part of Paint Grand Traverse, this workshop is for new painters, or painters who are new to painting outdoors!
Enjoy the challenge and pleasure of painting a landscape from life, "en plein air". This three hour workshop is for beginning painters who want to learn to paint and/or improve their painting skills en plein air. You will learn the process of creating successful outdoor paintings using acrylic paints. The instructor will work with you in a hands-on, step-by-step fashion, introducing the materials and introductory techniques for laying in shapes and capturing the illusion and feeling of light. All supplies are included. This workshop will be held rain or shine.


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Impatient American taxpayers face a long, frustrating wait for a refund of AIG's $182bn (£124bn) in government bailout money owing to the apparent collapse of the troubled insurer's deal to sell its Asian business to the Prudential.
The US treasury has two representatives on AIG's 13-strong board, so the US government was almost certainly involved in a decision by the company to refuse a cut in the price offered by Prudential for Hong Kong-based AIA. Of the $35.5bn that the Prudential was supposed to pay, the first $16bn would have gone to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which has preferred shares in AIG.
Price alone may not have been the main reason for AIG's refusal to reopen negotiations – there were also mounting doubts on the American side about the Pru's ability to secure shareholder approval and go through with a transaction. Having balked at renegotiating the transaction, AIG is likely to initiate a back-up plan of floating its AIA life insurance operations on the Hong Kong stock market. This will take longer, although analysts say that if a public offering is well received, it could eventually mean a bigger return for the public dollar. "At the very best, this is a delay," said Cliff Gallant, an insurance analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods in New York. "The Prudential deal represented cash that would have been received in 2010 and would have been a big step towards returning that [bailout] money."
The US government's costly rescue of AIG, which involved three separate injections of public money in 2008 and early 2009, remains one of the most vigorously debated episodes of the financial crisis. The huge insurer ran into trouble after vast losses at its financial products division, which was likened by Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve's chairman, to a hedge fund. Bernanke told Congress last year that in the entire saga of the credit crunch, the incident that made him "most angry" was AIG's self-inflicted implosion.
Adding to public disquiet, billions of dollars of public money pumped into AIG went straight through the insurer to major investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank, which were owed collateral by the company. So political pressure to recoup AIG's bailout funds is intense. At hearings before a congressional oversight panel last week, AIG's management was bullish about the long-term prospects for repaying the money. AIG's chief executive Robert Benmosche told the panel: "I'm confident you'll get your money, plus a profit."
But analysts say the likely demise of the Prudential transaction clouds the outlook. Gallant said AIG's management had indicated the company could produce a profit after tax of $6bn to $8bn annually as it recovers from the credit crunch – and that if it hits the upper end of this range, it could generate sufficient cash to generate a return for the American public. But he added: "I think it'll be difficult. Doing a 'sum of the parts' analysis, you come up with a number that's still negative – the value of the assets is still less than the value of the debt."
The American public owns 80% of AIG and the company has so far been unable to pay dividends on $40bn of preference shares held by the US government. The company has minimised its use of the AIG name, opting to operate under alternative brands to avoid the high-street stigma of financial paralysis.

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There has been a buzz going around the multimedia planet with regards to the popular photograph sharing phone app, Instagram. Instagram wishes to generate income making use of your information without telling you? Truthfully, that must not be of the big surprise. Instagram, the favored image-expressing service that Face book or MySpace ordered this coming year, may be the goal of the thunderstorm of outrage on Tweets as well as other websites following a modification of its customer agreement hinted which it could use shared photos in advertising.
Cash, dollars, and more dollars.Consumers don’t realize that Instagram will not develop any economic worth. Instagram chooses to not depend upon adverts in the app to increase customer experience. The organization who produced it managed created .00$ and yet it experienced numerous customers. It makes sense, since there are no advertising or marketed back links inside the mobile app. Very last September, Fib ordered the organization. The cash-and-supply bargain was worth $1 billion in the event it was announced in Apr, however that dropped to around $740 million as soon as it was accomplished due to Face book’s dropping stock value. That’s virtually a 300 mil dollar loss.
As is the situation prior to, the support stocks the right to use discussed photos in virtually any make a difference it loves, even though the photographers maintain “possession” of your pictures.Of course, this released a press and sociable frenzy as much end users began to ponder about level of privacy problems.Instagram introduced the change in a article, but primarily didn’t make clear its motives. The up-to-date conditions shows that Fib would like to integrate Instagram into its ad-servicing program, which could, for example, encourage a product by informing consumers that the good friends “Like” it. This is certainly fairly just like Face book’s current advertisement-servicing method. The brand new conditions help it become clearer that buy real instagram likes can use your photographs to advertise to close friends rather than a company.Even so, last night, Instagram introduced which it was miscommunication.


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Larry Merchant Says Goodbye To Boxing, HBO
As legendary boxing commentator Larry Merchant retires after 35 years spent ringside, HBO took the time to pay proper tribute to one of the most famous names in the sport with a video chronicling Merchant's career covering the sport for the network.
Take a look at tribute, and some final words from Merchant himself at the end, via HBO.
A fitting end to a fine career.
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Hong Kong is alluring, exotic, glamorous, and chaotic, all at the same time... a real shock to the senses... in a good way!
Famous for its stunning Harbour and well-loved landmarks like the Star Ferry and the Peak Tram, this
Pearl of the Orient is constantly evolving, there is always something new to do and see...or see again!
Hong Kong's Attractions are many and varied, ranging from natural wonders to unique cultural and historical landmarks, amusement parks and a bustling harbour.
The city is home to...
Hong Kong is a modern city and one of the easiest places to get around. The city is safe and organized, public transportation efficient and inexpensive. Travellers can literally land and start exploring without much advance planning... it is that easy.
But Hong Kong has much to offer, and with always some festival or event going on, a little preparation makes sure you don't miss out on that colorful celebration or that you avoid some of the busiest times when hotels might be in short supply.
Accomodation in Hong Kong will probably be the biggest chunk of your Hong Kong travel budget and really worth doing some homework for it.
Whether this is your first Asian journey, a weekend getaway, a family trip, a romantic escape or just passing by, don't just travel to Hong Kong, get to know it, cherish the experience, be dazzled and enjoy the ride!
Start here to explore Hong Kong and all it has to offer! Welcome Hong Kong Traveller!
Thank you for visiting www.hong-kong-traveller.com!
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EVENT | Apr 21 - 24, 2022
Silver in the City, York, SC
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An urban rally, held on the downtown streets of historic York, SC. The town really 'rolls out the red carpet' for this annual event. Enjoy special offers from local businesses and restaurants.


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Warkworth Lodge features an outdoor pool and a spa tub. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This business-friendly motel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Warkworth Lodge is a smoke-free property.
Warkworth Lodge offers 11 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Free self parking
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at 10:00 PM
Check-out time is 10:00 AM
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and JCB International. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. This property advises that enhanced cleaning and guest safety measures are currently in place. Disinfectant is used to clean the property; commonly-touched surfaces are cleaned with disinfectant between stays; bed sheets and towels are laundered at a temperature of at least 60°C/140°F. Social distancing measures are in place; guests are provided with hand sanitizer; cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
Service animals are allowed
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Guest accommodation is not sealed after cleaning
Electrostatic spray is not used for disinfection
Cashless transactions are available
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Property is cleaned with disinfectant
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The property allows pets in specific rooms only and has other pet restrictions (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
This property advises that enhanced cleaning and guest safety measures are currently in place.
Disinfectant is used to clean the property; commonly-touched surfaces are cleaned with disinfectant between stays; bed sheets and towels are laundered at a temperature of at least 60°C/140°F.
Social distancing measures are in place; guests are provided with hand sanitizer; cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
Qualmark® assigns an official star rating for accommodations in New Zealand. This Motel property is rated 3 star plus and is displayed on this page as 3.5 stars.
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Tylox is a trademark name for oxycodone that includes a combination of oxycodone as well as acetaminophen (Tylenol). A Tylox tablet includes a little, 5 mg dosage of oxycodone mixed with 500 mg of acetaminophen, the very same stamina as an extra-strength Tylenol. Most people take oxycodone every 6 or 12 hours, depending upon the variation of the drug they utilize.
Since oxycodone can result in physical dependence, you might experience signs of opioid withdrawal if you quit taking it all of a sudden. Oxycodone can build up in your body, so if you Visit website have been taking oxycodone for discomfort for a long time, it will be observable for a longer time period after you have actually taken your last dosage. If you are taking a medicine test, you should notify the lab even if you have actually quit taking the medication. Oxycodone is observable in an urine examination for 3 to 4 days after the last dosage.
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Due to the fact that it carries a high danger for dependency and also dependency, Percocet is recommended to deal with moderate to serious http://erachu3c3.nation2.com/neck-and-back-pain-medications discomfort for a set-- normally short-- quantity of time. Detox can take several days to finish and should be following by inpatient in intensive outpatient treatment for a minimum of 1 month. You may require rehabilitation to start recovery if you have been taking the medication for a lengthy time or have come to be addicted. You may need to learn exactly how todeal with pain in a different way or to understand what triggered you to count on the drug to begin with.
This indicates that when you attempt to quit taking it, you will buy tramadol without prescription certainly experience withdrawal signs and symptoms that can be unpleasant at ideal and also agonizing at their worst. You may really feel increased sensitivity to pain and come to be troubled as well as perturbed.
If you choose to quit taking oxycodone, it's additionally crucial to comprehend what to do. Opioids can cause lasting damages to the body, as well as constructing a high tolerance to the drug places one at risk for overdose and health problem. When taken in excessive amounts, the acetaminophen in Percocet is additionally harming to the liver, bring about swelling, hepatitis, scarring, and permanent damages.
- After metabolism, Opioids are detectible in pee, hair, saliva, and also blood example tests, possibly for as several as 90 days.
- For most individuals, oxycodone will completely clear the blood within 24-hour, yet it can still be detected in the saliva, urine, or hair for longer than that.
- Given that everybody metabolizes drugs differently, the half-life will certainly differ from person to person.
In 2015, greater than 20,000 people died from opioid prescription-related overdoses in the USA, according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine. If you experience withdrawal signs, it does not necessarily mean you're addicted to oxycodone.
This medicine may be provided as anextended launch medication, which permits it to supply discomfort relief for up to 1 day. It's usually prescribed after surgical treatment to aid the person manage the initial discomfort. Other types are prompt release, which acts practically as quickly as it's taken.
As an example, a person who struggles to metabolize codeine may not really feel the medication's results since the body converts just a percentage of the medication into the active metabolite morphine. On the other hand, people that quickly metabolize codeine can wind up with a precariously high level of morphine in their system. Heroin, which is typically consumed intravenously, can create withdrawal signs within 2 hours of last usage.
Typically, a medical professional will start you on a low dosage and then boost the dose gradually until your pain is well managed. People that have taken an opioid medication before may require to take a greater dosage in order to experience pain relief. Individuals routinely taking Percocet will certainly require greater and also higher dosages to create the same effect.
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Isn’t it funny how, at the end of every year, people are like, “I need to cut some people out of my life”. For all you know, someone might be thinking those exact words about you. We could all be better friends, after all. While no one wants toxic or negative people in their lives, just before you start cutting people off for perceived slights, ask yourself some questions.
1. Has S/He Been Good to Me?
Sometimes, when a friendship is going through a rough patch, it doesn’t mean it’s necessarily over or the other person is suddenly being a bad friend. At such times, we often fail to remember the good times, so remind yourself of how good your friend has been to you in the past. Remind yourself of the good times.
2. Have I Reached Out?
Reach out to your friend, if you haven’t. Yes, we often tend to see ourselves as blameless but we rarely truly are. If someone doesn’t call you, call him or her at least once or twice. For all you know, your friend may be going through a tough time and that’s why they’ve been acting off. For all you know, s/he may need you and just doesn’t have the words to explain what’s happening. This leads to the next point.
3. Am I being a Good Friend?
You have to ask yourself tough questions and tell yourself the truth. Most of us think about whether others are being good friends to us or not, but we never ask ourselves if we’re being good friends to them. Really think about it. Have you been supportive? Have you been a listening ear? Have you been dependable and considerate? Or do you both always do only what you want, when you want it?
4. Do I have False Expectations?
Have you noticed that, often, our disappointment come from how we ‘expected’ someone to behave or what we ‘expected’ someone to do for us? Unless someone has promised you something, try not to place your own expectations on them then get disappointed when they don’t fulfill expectations they don’t even know about. Sometimes, you expect a friend to help out when you’re in a tight spot but for all you know s/he doesn’t even have the means at the time.
5. Am I Communicating?
As with all relationships, communication is very important. So important it’s the major key in all of this. Having an adult conversation (free of accusations and emotional blackmail, abeg) will help each of you to know where things may have gone wrong, and how to repair your friendships. In the end, there is no substitute for honest communication.
Learn more about Cultivating relationships that matter in this post.
So, while you should definitely not keep bad friends, don’t be so quick to judge the ones you have harshly. What are some things that have helped preserve your friendships over the years?

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The Ministry of Defence have confirmed that the jinxed submarine the HMS Astute has successfully fired its first missile during a test which took place under the sun in the Gulf of Mexico. The HMS Astute is a nuclear powered submarine in the Royal Navy and is the lead ship of her class built by BAE systems.
A spokeswomen confirmed that the submarine fired Tomahawk missiles at up to 550 miles per hour, each missile measuring 5.5-metres in length, weighing 1,300kg and has a range of 1,000 miles.
It has been described as ‘the largest and most able attack submarine that the Royal Navy has operated in its history, with performance to rival any in the world’. However, this has not stopped it from acquiring the jinxed label.
The successful test of the missile comes under a year from when a crew member lost their life in what was called a shooting accident while the submarine was still in dock at Southampton. Before this, the boat ran aground off the Isle of Skye during the Autumn last year.
With the past accidents in mind, the submarine’s Commanding Officer, Commander Iain Breckenridge could not have been happier with the launch saying that ‘it showed that it is a truly capable submarine and that it will function as the UK’s strike capability for the future’.
The Gulf of Mexico has been chosen as the area where the submarine will go through its first test run of her system. In comparison to the rest of the Royal Navy’s attack submarines, Astute has the largest weapon-carrying capacity and at any one time can hold up to 38 Tomahawk missiles and Spearfish torpedoes.
The USA supplies the UK with the Tomahawk technology with no other country given access to the missiles. They have been in operation for more than 10-years and have been launched from submarines to support military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya.
Built for modern operations
Compared to its successor the Trafalgar Class which is being phased out of service, the Astute Class of submarines has the cutting edge of technology and are the most advanced submarines to serve with the Royal Navy.
The difference with this class of submarine is that they have been built for the purpose of modern operations, as such they are different in size, capacity and capability when compared to its predecessors which were built for a totally different world.
“The most noticeable difference for the ship’s company is that for the first time everyone has their own bunk,” said Commander Breckenridge.


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CHICAGO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Blues performer B.B. King cancelled all of his tour performances Saturday after falling ill during a show at the House of Blues in Chicago.
King has had problems throughout the course of his tour to the point where his reps apologized for a substandard performance in St. Louis. King has had Type II diabetes for two decades. His website issued a statement on the cancelation.
"He was immediately evaluated by a doctor and diagnosed with dehydration and suffering from exhaustion whereby causing the eight remaining shows of his current tour to be cancelled," said his website.
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School Activities Support Latinos
By Alba Melendez
Latino students have a special place every Thursday from
2:15 to 3:30 in a very special classroom. The room is 163. That is the room where
the Hispanic Club
In the Hispanic Club students get the chance to enjoy fun activities
related to their culture and to learn a very important lesson of how to get a
fulfilling future with great opportunities. The Hispanic Club is a program that
helps Latino students keep and practice their heritage.
In the Hispanic Club the students can learn to dance
traditional dances. But the Hispanic Club also teaches students that the Hispanic
culture is not only food and dances. In the club the students get to see how
the Hispanic culture
is more than what meets the eye, “We are people able to do the same things
the other cultures do,” said Ms. Castro, the head of the Club and a Spanish
teacher at Blair.
The Hispanic Club also helps students to see a way of
going to college from a different point of view. It helps students to see college
as a way of success. “We
try to motivate students to go to college,” said Ms. Castro.
When the Hispanic Club was created its main mission was
for the Latino students to have a place where they could have fun and feel comfortable.
With time another mission was added. Students were motivated to attend a college
or university so they could have a better life than the one their parents had.
With this new goal of the Hispanic Club more students got the chance to be more
started making the decision to go to college and have a degree.
A difficulty that the Club faces is the little interest
from Hispanic students who think that life is nothing more than working in a
fast food restaurant for
little money. “A college education is needed for Hispanic students because
it gives them power and it levels them up in society,” said Ms. Castro.
Students also join the Hispanic Club because they get
information about different scholarships, grants and other programs that give
money for college.
Just by being involved in the club students learn more
about their culture and
also get a great deal - “They get community service hours from attending
the meetings,” added Ms. Castro.
Platicas Latinas is a branch of the Hispanic Club. In
this program students get the chance to listen to other people who are Hispanic,
too, and who have achieved
things in life. “The Platicas Latinas helped many of my students in the
past. Some of the students that got out of Blair couple of years come back and
do a Platica of how they achieved their goals,” said Ms. Castro.
Spanish for Spanish Speakers Classes
The Spanish for Spanish Speakers classes that are taught
at Blair and are classes that mainly focus on the Latino students. These classes
are specialized for the
students that already speak Spanish.
In the classes the students get to learn more of their
cultures than what they already know. Also in the classes the Latino students
get to have the chance to take the advanced placement (AP) Spanish test and the
AP literature test. “Last year all of the students who took the test had
a five, but one who had a four,” said Ms. Castro referring to the Spanish
Literature test done in May of 2003. Five is the highest score a student can
get. Students with a three or higher can receive college credit for a high school
The Hispanic Club, Platicas Latinas and the Spanish for
Spanish Speakers classes are always connected in one way or another. Both Platicas
Latinas and the Hispanic Club have the same mission for the Latino students which
is to “help students
get a college degree,” Ms. Castro repeated. Students get motivated by looking
at what they can accomplish later in life.
If you are not in the Hispanic Club and simply do not
join it because you think it is not a good experience, Ms. Castro wants you to
join it or to at least go
to one meeting and check it out. “If you feel interested you are always
welcomed,” said Ms. Castro.
(After this article was written, Ms. Castro’s room, which is the Hispanic
Club meeting room, was changed to PT2. )
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At least Microsoft has not declared to ISO that it does, even though they have had plenty of time to do so if they thought it did, and Microsoft is participating in JPEG so they are aware of the technology used in JPEG XL. But of course I am not a lawyer.”
In a phone interview, Timothy Lee, a reporter for Full Stack Economics who covered Google’s attempt to secure an ANS-based patent three years ago, said that the proliferation of patent applications related to ANS illustrates the problem with the way software patents work.
“Companies try to make minor improvements on technologies and then patent those,” he explained.
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It provides ~3x better compression than JPEG at similar computational cost, compatibility with JPEG, progressive decoding, missing features like HDR, alpha, lossless, animations.
“There is a large team, mostly from Google, behind it. After nearly 30 years, it should finally replace the 1992 JPEG for photos and images, starting with Chrome, Android.”
But now, he said, Microsoft’s patent could make JPEG XL adoption more difficult.
The tangled web of patents
Others don’t consider the situation to be that dire.
Jon Sneyers, senior image researcher at Cloudinary and editor of the JPEG XL spec, told The Register in an email message, “As far as I know, this patent doesn’t affect JPEG XL.
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Microsoft had applied for an rANS (range asymmetric number system) patent.
Now that Microsoft’s patent application has been granted, he fears the utility of ANS will be diminished, as software developers try to steer clear of a potential infringement claim.
“I don’t know what to do with it – [Microsoft’s patent] looks like just the description of the standard algorithm,” he told The Register in an email. The algorithm is used in JPEG XL and CRAM, as well as open source projects run by Facebook (Meta), Nvidia, and others.
The Register asked Microsoft whether it intends to seek royalties for its patent but the company has not responded.
“This rANS variant is [for example] used in JPEG XL, which is practically finished (frozen bitstream) and [is] gaining support,” Duda told The Register last year.
Bradley Kuhn, policy fellow at Software Freedom Conservancy, told The Register in an email that the SFC opposes the patenting of software algorithms completely.
“We think it’s risible that any company, and in particular Microsoft, can claim on one hand to support Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and on the other hand continue to build their giant patent portfolios that will ultimately have chilling effects on FOSS innovation,” said Kuhn.
“Microsoft has a long history of patent aggression against FOSS; it was not too long ago that they were shaking down Linux users and Android distributors over patents, and we would expect more shakedowns to come on this and other patents.”
Kuhn said attempts to extract patent rent tend to happen behind closed doors, to pressure smaller companies into an “acqui-hire” deal or secure huge licensing payments.
InterDigital Inc has been battling in court for eight years, initially trying to claim royalties on phones made by Nokia, now transferred to Microsoft.
As well as blocking the call for an import ban, the ITC stated that Microsoft did not infringe patents relating to the way mobiles make calls. In short Microsoft is in the clear and InterDigital’s rights have not been violated.
InterDigital CEO William J.
Merritt responded to the ruling with a bittersweet swipe at Microsoft.
The SFC, he said, would gladly work with any company to develop a clear, permanently binding FOSS-friendly patent license.
“What we have regarding software patents is a patchwork of inadequate ‘patent promises’ and other incomplete solutions,” said Kuhn. “For example, despite Microsoft being a member and licensee in the Open Invention Network (OIN, a for-profit industry-controlled consortium), our initial analysis shows that OIN protection will not meaningfully extend to FOSS uses that could infringe this patent.
“Similarly, standards bodies have a very poor track record in protecting FOSS from patent problems.
Google-owned Motorola will now have to shell out $14 million in damages to computer giant Microsoft. The latter, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said that a jury decided in its favour in the second of two trials in a federal court in Seattle.
The lawsuit dealt with Motorola Mobility’s licensing of standard, essential patents that are used in Microsoft’s products.
The jury, while announcing its judgment, agreed with the company’s claim that Motorola had in fact broken the agreements made with standard-setting bodies for the license on certain patents at a fair and reasonable rate, according to Microsoft. The amount awarded by the jury to the computer giant is reportedly half of what was asked for.
Microsoft last month received a US patent covering modifications to a data-encoding technique called rANS, one of several variants in the Asymmetric Numeral System (ANS) family that support data compression schemes used by leading technology companies and open source projects.
The creator of ANS, Jarosław Duda, assistant professor at Institute of Computer Science at Jagiellonian University in Poland, has been trying for years to keep ANS patent-free and available for public use. Back in 2018, Duda’s lobbying helped convince Google to abandon its ANS-related patent claim in the US and Europe.


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The idea that is presented mirrors that of Danah Boyd:
“As we Twitter our way to friendship, scoring ourselves based on the numbers of 'friends' we can convince to subscribe to our existence, perhaps we lose track of what friendship and connection mean.”What do you think? Are we "playing" a game online? Are you yourself online or offline or both? In fact who are you really?


4.88's with 33's is 3500 rpm at 70 mph. With 35's your looking at 3300@70.
It is going to depend on how you drive and wheel. If you do a lot of freeway and hills then 33's would be my choice. If you wheel and street drive then you "could" go to 35's but having had a 2.5 stick I would say 33's with 4.88 is your best all around with the 3 speed auto. It ought to crawl nicely with that setup.


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Back when life was simpler and a lot less sad, I went out to see bands because I thought music might save my life. Music as a life saver? Please do tell.
Lot’s been written about Mark by me and others. In death, there is a tendency to enlarge one’s life, or attribute qualities to people in the dead person’s life that may or may not have been present. In Mark’s case, he was the real deal. I did my best as a dad and things turned out pretty well until last January.
In 1986, I was simply a father and husband with a three-year-old son. We were living on a dead-end street in Chesterton, Indiana.
Mark had a tricycle and was making a few friends in the neighborhood. I worked at a prison and Mary had just started working breakfast at Wendy’s prior to me heading off to the med room at Westville Correctional Facility.
Mark and dad playing in the snow
Things were looking up for our little family, trying to scrape together enough money to return to Maine. I also had aspirations of being something more than an hourly wage slave. It would take me another 15 years to recognize that the writing muse was calling. Unable to recognize its beckoning however, caused considerable frustration and angst in my mid-20s. Continue reading →
Indie rock is something I’ve blogged about before. The DIY mindset that permeated the period between say 1979 and 1995, pre-interwebs, was a unique one. If you happened to have tapped into it in some small way—simply as a fan, or perhaps a DJ, let alone as an actual band member—you know that it’s something we’ll never replicate again.
Jon Fine played in what he’d call one of the “weird bands” of that period, first with Bitch Magnet, then later with some bands even less well-known (like Coptic Light and Don Caballero). It’s not like Bitch Magnet’s a household name, but in the world that counts Black Flag and Sonic Youth as the best-known of a group of bands that were all a bit off-center, the period was worth recounting in some detail.
“Your Band Sucks: What I Saw at Indie Rock’s Failed Revolution (But Can No Longer Hear)”, by Jon Fine
I try not to get too nostalgic for the past. Lately, though, I’ve been thinking of a time—back before Google, and their quest to turn our brains into a hunk of Swiss cheese. Was it a better time? I don’t know. There were certainly positives. Oh, I know—thou shalt not speak evil of any technology! And believe it or not, there was life and a social scene before Facebook—arguably a richer one.
A reminder of that time came the other morning, listening to WMBR’s “Boomerang” program, sliding back into some 90s post-punk that I know and love. Erik Morrison is a DJ who once a week (on Tuesday mornings) spends an hour time-traveling back to the days before MP3 players,iTunes, and nearly everyone who is under the age of 25, walking around with earbuds jammed in their ears, oblivious to the world around them. Track lists mattered and artists cared about things like the sequence of 10 or more songs, crafted to fit alongside each other on an album. Granted, we’d transitioned from tapes to CDs, but indie rock still meant independent of corporate control. Obviously, that’s long gone and we’re not in Kansas (or Columbia, Missouri) anymore. Continue reading →
Another 12 months have passed. I recapped my reading during that period on Tuesday with my list of books. As I mentioned in that post, 2014 was a decent year for me as a writer with a new book, and host of bylined articles for a variety of publications.
When I’m writing, I like to listen to music—not always—but more often than not. What I enjoy listening to remains eclectic. I’m not sure I could assign a category to all of it. However, I’ve stayed true to a musical genre that I first latched onto following leaving behind theological structures that weren’t working for me. This was back in 1984. Then, my radio oasis was a commercial station in Chicago, WXRT, that played a pretty wide selection of music and bands. I first heard Husker Dü on their station, along with fellow Minneapolis rockers, the Replacements. Their late-night Friday night program, “The Big Beat,” opened me up to all kinds of new music with dissident elements, including Billy Bragg. Continue reading →
Silkworm: Michael Dahlquist, Tim Midgett, Andy Cohen.
Back in the days before interwebs and free music downloads, people went out to venues and saw bands play. Sometimes these bands were obscure, hinting at danger and the unknown.
There was a place in Portland on outer Forest Avenue called Raoul’s Roadside Attraction. Some of you remember it, I know you do. You may have seen some big time artist, playing in a small, intimate setting, and like me, you might have gotten to talk to your music idol like I did, when I met Jorma Kaukonen; that was probably after my journey with God in some place called Hammond, which seemed more like a post-industrial hell, than heaven. Continue reading →


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It took the 54-year-old a few moments to think of something he regrets that he could actually admit to a TV studio audience The 54-year-old music mogul admitted that he was "hurt" when the platinum-selling girl band turned him down.
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Just two months after graduating basic training in 1999, then Seaman Apprentice Sergio Cosby found himself aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Northland from Portsmouth, Va., involved in a two-ton drug bust.
Fast forward almost 14 years, and Petty Officer 1st Class Cosby had the opportunity to pass his experiences on to the next generation of Coast Guardsmen. Cosby wrote a running, or double-time, cadence entitled “Turn It Up!,” which was selected as one of the Top 5 Coast Guard Cadences of 2013. Each year Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, the service’s only enlisted basic training facility, solicits original marching cadences from across the service.
“The Coast Guard Cadence Contest allows members from across the Coast Guard to educate our newest members,” said Capt. Todd Prestidge, the commanding officer of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May. “Everything we do here is aimed at educating and preparing future Coast Guardsmen for the rigors of service, and that includes when they call cadence.”
A graduate of Coast Guard Recruit Company Zulu 155, Cosby has been a part of many notable Coast Guard operations around the world in addition to his time aboard Northland including deployments to the Middle East in support of operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
“As a new member to my beloved service I thrived on the feeling it gave me to stop drugs that corrupted neighborhoods in my own town and country as a whole,” says Cosby. “This first experience as a seaman apprentice has stayed with me my entire career and will forever be one of the highlights.”
The Coast Guard will release the Top 5 Cadences throughout the week of Sept. 23, and the public will be given the opportunity to vote on their favorite cadence by “liking” it on Facebook and YouTube. The Top Coast Guard Cadence of 2013 will be announced the week of Oct. 14.
Training Center Cape May prepares more than 80 percent of the Coast Guard’s entire workforce to conduct the service’s frontline missions around the world. The Coast Guard is among the most selective and recruits the most qualified applicants of the five armed services. This rigorous training program educates future Coast Guardsmen in everything from basic water survival to marksmanship, and many graduates will be conducting Coast Guard missions just days after basic training.
Training center graduates, like Cosby, will quickly find themselves in the middle of the action helping to take down drug smugglers, interdict illegal migrants, or save a life. Behind every cadence, there’s a story, and each story is aimed at preparing future Coast Guardsmen. While “Turn It Up!” may describe the steps of a drug interdiction at sea, it’s truly aimed at mentally preparing recruits for one of the many challenges that lay ahead of them in their careers.
Training Center Cape May is proud to present “Turn It Up!”


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The Debt's Hunt for Nazi Criminals
Rachel (Jessica Chastain) and David (Sam Worthington)
In THE DEBT, Nazi hunters — and Mossad agents — Rachel (Jessica Chastain), Stephan (Marton Csokas) and David (Sam Worthington) track down and capture Dieter Vogel, the Surgeon of Birkenau (Jesper Christensen). The events in John Madden’s film are fictional, but the story is grounded in reality. Only the names have been changed.
One Day in the Life of One Day
Updated August 09, 2011
August 8th was one (big) day in the life of the film One Day. Our special One Day slideshow follows Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess and director Lone Scherfig from press junket to red carpet to after-party.
Updated August 02, 2011
In adapting the Israeli thriller Ha-Hov into The Debt, John Madden enters the cinematic tradition of remaking foreign language films for English-speaking audiences. We look at some of the best foreign language adaptations, from transforming Kurosawa into a American western to popularizing Japanese horror.
Ha-Hov (2007) to The Debt (2010)
The Debt with Ciarán Hinds and Helen Mirren (photo: Laurie Sparham); Ha Hov, inset.
When Kris Thykier, one of the producers of The Debt, first saw the 2007 film Ha-Hov, he immediately recognized its potential. Director Assaf Bernstein's Israeli thriller, about three Mossad agents and the secrets they carry with them from a mission in East Berlin in the 1960s, was a compelling movie that had been nominated for four Ophir Awards (Israel's equivalent of the Oscars), but had failed to gain considerable audience traction internationally. “It was a spectacular story, and brilliantly acted,” says Thykier. “I did feel that there was an opportunity for a little more complexity and scale; I saw the potential of making a smart thriller that would be relevant to – and entertaining for – a world audience.” Thykier brought the idea of remaking Ha-Hov to writer-director-producer Matthew Vaughn, who in turn penned a screenplay adaptation with his writing partner, Jane Goldman, and then brought John Madden on board to direct the film. And thus, The Debt came into existence. Madden's smart, engaging movie is part of a tradition of high quality remakes. In following slideshow, we look at some remarkable examples of this genre, from John Sturges' 1960 The Magnificent Seven all the way up to Matt Reeves' Let Me In, by way of such diverse treats as Blake Edwards' cross-dressing musical Victor Victoria and Martin Scorsese's tough crime thriller The Departed.


Holley LS Fest set for September 5-7, 2014
Andy Bolig - February 28, 2014 12:00 PM
Once again Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky will host the largest all-LS celebration in the country.
Last year saw record numbers of both participants and spectators and there was already excitement in the air about 2014 being the 5th anniversary of the event.
LS Fest continues to be the only event in America where you can bring your custom LS-powered vehicle and participate in the following events: autocross, drag racing, dyno challenge, engine swap challenge, show-n-shine, the 3S Challenge, countryside cruise, drifting and more. All of these performance disciplines can be enjoyed in one venue over the course of the three-day event.
The event is for any vehicle with a GM LS engine installed between the frame rails. The 2013 LS Fest brought in everything from LS-swapped rock crawlers, import drift cars, street rods, trucks and much more. To find out more information on the various events taking place at LS Fest, log on to www.lsfest.com or head on over to the LS Fest Facebook page at www.facebook.com/lsfest.com for daily updates relating to both LS engines and the event.


Seventy-five years ago Wednesday, two men, an ocean apart, stepped up to microphones. One man was a cello prodigy who had played for the queen of Spain. The other was the son of black sharecroppers, a regular in the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta. But on Nov. 23, 1936, Robert Johnson and Pablo Casals each walked into a room alone with their instruments. And on that day, each made recordings that would change music history.


Change of Use in challenging circumstances
With a number of recent changes to planning policy around Change of Use, we have been considering how developers are weighing up their options for managing risk. When it comes to permitted development this could be an easy option in some cases, but after receiving a recent enquiry from a developer, we examine other factors around Planning and Change of Use in our latest case study.
Recently we were approached on behalf of a developer who was due to submit a planning application to the local planning authority for building works and change of use. The developer wants to change the use of the property to a retail counter, and extend the existing building to store the goods they wish to sell from the retail counter.
Why were we involved?
The new development application is for a retail counter, but there is a ‘restrictive covenant’ on the legal title, which has been imposed by the local authority stating that the property and land can only be used for research, development and industrial processes (Classes B1(c) and B1(b) of the TCPA Use Classes Order). The retail counter would include storage and distribution of goods and would not fall within the restricted use class. The developer and their lawyer were concerned that by submitting a planning application to extend the building, the local authority would be alerted to the fact that they were going to be in breach of the restrictive covenants, which may prevent the project from going ahead.
What is the solution?
We are able to provide an insurance policy, which enables the developer to manage the financial risk of submitting their planning application for the extension and change of use of the building.
We presented the client with the two options, both of which would limit the developer’s financial exposure. These options provide cover for diminution in market value of the site if the covenants cannot be dealt with in a way that would enable their retail counter to trade. In addition, cover extends to abortive costs, such as architects, surveyors, legal fees etc. and cost of works that the developer is contractually liable for, which relate to the building being used as a trade counter.
Financial certainty for the developer around the revised use of the building was key to the success of the project:
The developer pays a one-off premium for cover with no excess. This option excludes the costs of the developer negotiating a settlement fee with the local authority to release the covenants (the cost of a settlement could range from nominal consideration to a large figure). The policy cover is for residual costs and losses in the event that the developer is unable to reach settlement or discharge the covenants and the trade counter is unable to trade as a result.
The developer pays a premium and an excess. Should the local authority come forward to assert their right to enforce the covenants we ‘the insurer’ would step in to defend the developer’s use of the land, negotiate a release of the covenants with the local authority, or apply for discharge or modification of the covenant. The developer would be liable to pay the excess, which would in a normal negotiation form part of the settlement fee payable to the local authority. Any costs over and above the excess are covered by the insurer, as are losses in the event that the developer is unable to reach settlement or discharge the covenants and the trade counter is unable to trade as a result.
Why did they come to us?
The legal representative for the developer approached us directly after they had sourced quotes from other insurers, but the options provided were on a post-development basis i.e. available once the extension was in place and the retail unit had been trading for 12 months, thereby breaching the Restrictive Covenant for 12 months. They were also dependent on the developer having made or received no approach from the local authority. These alternative terms available from the rest of the market meant the client had to take the risk on themselves in the first instance, leaving them open to financial risk and uncertainty.
We were able to provide the developer with a practical solution, giving them choice according to their risk appetite, and managing their financial exposure on this site.
Whether refurbishing, financing, developing, buying or selling, Legal & Contingency is here to support your current and future real estate projects.
It’s becoming clear that developers are facing more and more barriers to getting new schemes off the ground.


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IPOPI, welcomed 750 participants interested in learning more about diagnosis and clinical care of primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) at IPIC2019, the fourth International Primary Immunodeficiencies Congress, that took place in Madrid, Spain, at the Hotel Marriot Auditorium, on 6-8 November 2019.
Dr Enrique Terol, the European Commission representative for European Reference Networks (ERNs), was invited to give the Welcome Address. He provided an interesting overview of the idea behind the creation of ERNs – tackling complex and rare conditions requiring specialized healthcare, knowledge and resources. He also shared the challenges that lay ahead, especially the integration in national health care systems and the effective support at hospital level.
The congress programme featured world-renowned experts in the field of PID as well as other key stakeholders who shared their invaluable experience and unique perspectives on major clinical developments and advances in the field. 96% of the congress participants stated that IPIC2019 was useful to extremely useful to their professional activity.
The congress was designed to advance PID clinical care by putting the patients’ interest at the centre of all discussions.
More about the congress here.


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Hey, I'm Chelsea. I'm 1/2 of a production duo with my brother, and together we create all things music. After being signed to an LA production company in 2015, we learned how to specialize in every area and aspect in the process of making a killer pop song. We can easily adapt to any sound/style, and our music is very commercial and radio-ready.
Music has and always will be the foundation of our life. We began our fifteen years of classical training in piano and music theory at age three, and simultaneously developed a love and obsession for pop music. We grew up at a time when music started to become widely accessible, which gave us the opportunity to discover, learn, and master the sound of pop music from older eras, as well as other genres such as rock, hip-hop, country, R&B, jazz, etc. Throughout our training, we developed absolute pitch which aided us in strengthening and perfecting our recording voices. All the while, we constantly studied the formulas and patterns of the biggest hit songs (and hitmakers) which led us to writing and eventually producing our own music.
While we may be young (19 & 20), we are the target demographic for today's music listeners, so we are well-acquainted with the styles of today's top artists (we can even accurately imitate them), as well as the overall sounds and genres that music consumers are gravitating towards in 2018. We liken ourselves to a machine, because we sing, write, produce, edit, mix, and master -- which are jobs usually done by several different people. We have an undeniable drive and focus to make a great product.
What we offer:
-Songwriting (Melody & Lyric)
Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.
4 ReviewsEndorse Chelsea Collins
Chelsea is a very talented producer and writer. She has a unique ability to get to the heart of song and is an amazing singer on top of that. I would definitely recommend.
It's a pleaure to work with Chelsea. She's got a beautiful voice and a professional work attitude. I will work again with Chelsea.
Funded Chelsea some time ago but ended up working with her brother on 2 tracks which sound great. More to come with both of them and looking forward to making more great music.
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Milica Golubović’s illustrations have a certain pizazz to them. Colorful, playful, and bold, they depict warm and engaging characters, with a particular focus on women. Born in 1989, Golubović hails from a small old town on the Adriatic coast and currently lives between Boka Bay and Belgrade.
After finishing her bachelor’s degree in graphic design, she went on to attain her MA in illustration and book design at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade. According to Golubović, she wanted to explore illustration as a career after feeling confined by the limitations of graphic design.
“After my BA studies in graphic design and after a few graphic design related commissions, I’ve realized that I wanted to do something less limiting and less determined by general trends, something through which I can express myself and my interests more freely,” she explained in an interview with The Positive Print Company, adding that “illustration seemed to be a perfect fit.”
Golubović explains that illustration and graphic design aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive. In fact, the two fields benefit from each other. Her work, though mostly digital, has a textured feel to it, making for a handmade, analog effect. Working mostly in editorial and advertising, Golubović’s selected clients include publications like The New York Times, The New Yorker, and ELLE Magazine.
Drawing inspiration from nature, the Mediterranean seaside holds a special place in her heart. “I’m mostly inspired by the sea and the seashore, clear sky and sunny days,” she reflects. “I would say that generally, Mediterranean life is a big part of that well from which I draw inspiration. It’s not so easy to explain the exact thing I find inspiring about it, but it is present as a general feeling in my life and work.”
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This was a beautiful book. I literally read it in one sitting. I bought it a long time ago, but I finally decided to read it today. So, I pulled it out of my bookshelf this afternoon and started reading, and I just couldn't stop. The narrator's voice is a bit like Holden Caulfield, only more innocent, kind, caring, and naïve, and there is a raw, open quality to the story-telling that reminds me of "Go Ask Alice", only the story is lighter and less downward-spirally. Charlie's transformation from the shy loner into the sweet and accepted wallflower is simply a gorgeous journey that I loved experiencing with him.
Furthermore, the complex relationships between the characters in the novel are fascinating. I love the interpersonal dynamics between Charlie and Sam, Sam and Patrick, Patrick and Brad, Patrick and Charlie, Charlie and Mary Elizabeth, Mary Elizabeth and Sam.... Not to mention the familial relationships between Charlie and each member of his family, even the ones that don't play huge parts in the novel, such as his grandfather.
Finally, the shocking revelation behind Charlie's relationship with his Aunt Helen... well, that adds a whole different level to the story that takes it above and beyond a simple coming-of-age story.
It is definitely a story worth adding to my 'favorites' shelf.
This is a story of dysfunctional lives, dysfunctional families and coping with high school. Charlie is a gifted kid with issues and a good heart. He is an endearing character learning to be himself. He writes anonymous letters to an anonymous friend so the entire book is from that perspective. However, I read this because of recommendations to me and it is really not my cup of tea. Reading, for me, usually means an escape from the real world, not seeking out dysfunctional characters in fiction. I think there may be some lessons for teens but too much political correctness and too many issues for the sake of issues for my taste.
An outstanding and poignant novel.
Not at all what I had expected it was going to be. This is decidedly not a young adult novel, do not go into it thinking this way. There are very adult things happening in this book. If your teenager wants to read the book, you need to read this first and discuss it with them after.
This book is, at times, a heart wrenching novel. I found myself wanting to cry in several parts of the book.
It is true, this is a coming of age novel. It will also open your eyes if you are a disillusioned non-participating parent.
Very interesting book of a teenage boy's struggles in dealing with life. Written as a series of letters. Worth reading.
The author describes a year in Charlie's life through letters that he writes to an unknown person. It's delightfully well done. Charlie is bright and articulate, a high school freshman with the emotions of his age and an understanding that reflects his age level. Like so many others, I did enjoy this read. However, as I lay the book aside, I asked myself how any one boy could experience all the events that are chronicled in the letters within a year.

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On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities is working on major plans to make sure we continue to never forget one of history’s greatest atrocities.
For the first time in three years, there may be an in-person ceremony May 1, for the annual Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. And this October, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra plans to present a Holocaust-themed opera, “Out of Darkness: Two Remain” (2016) by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer, along with related programming from several QC groups for up to a year.
The last in-person Yom HaShoah was held in May 2019 at Temple Emanuel, Davenport, featuring Dr. Harold Kasimow, professor emeritus of religious studies at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, a Holocaust survivor who shared his story with more than 300 people.
The annual interdenominational event honors the memory of the estimated 6 million Jews who were murdered by the Nazis during World War II.
“My memories of the Holocaust never really go away,” Kasimow said at the 38th-annual QC event. “I live with it every day of my life, with the painful knowledge that nearly 1 million Jewish children died. I am one of about 5,000 who survived.”
Kasimow and his family were living in a small village near what is now Vilnius, Lithuania, when German forces took over the village on July 2, 1941. Kasimow was almost 4 years old at the time. He recalled going into hiding with his parents and two older sisters in order to escape the Nazis after a priest warned the family it was their last chance to escape.
The International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Jan. 27, in honor of January 27, 1945, when Soviet troops entered Auschwitz, Poland, freeing the survivors of the network of concentration camps—and finally revealing to the world the depth of the horrors perpetrated there.
The QC Yom HaShoah Committee organized virtual remembrance ceremonies during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, including musical performances over Zoom. The 2021 event ended with the “Warsaw Ghetto Stories” dances performed by students of the Creative Arts Academy of the Quad Cities. It included a short Holocaust documentary created by 15 year-old Max Libman of Champaign, Ill., based on his great-grandmother Ann Gershuny.
The 2021 guest speaker was Ida Paluch Kersz, hidden child and Holocaust survivor who was saved by a Catholic family.
“We’ve done virtual ones for two years. It was OK, it was the best we could do with the circumstances,” Allan Ross, executive director of Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, said Wednesday. “This year, we’ve had a couple meetings — we’re really debating, we don’t know what things are gonna be like by May 1st.”
With the latest COVID surge, the 2022 ceremony may have to be virtual again, or a combination of in-person and online, Ross said.
“The debate now within the Yom HaShoah committee, you can’t predict the future,” he said. “What we may end up doing is the participants — the rabbis, the ministers, members of the committee who are going to participate — will be in one place, and we would not get a survivor to come in person, in all probability. They’re really not going to travel now.”
The guest speaker may either be over Zoom, or pre-record a talk to show for the event, Ross said. Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss (a close friend of Anne Frank, who perished at age 15) spoke in the QC 10 years ago, and the Federation has asked if she’d be willing to make a new video talk.
When Schloss (who’s now 92) spoke at the Tri-City Jewish Center in Rock Island, Ross estimated the crowd at 800.
“Nowadays, I really don’t know how many people would be willing to come,” he said. The QC’s two Jewish congregations have moved from their synagogues into a new building, which would hold about 150 people. The new Beit Shalom (House of Peace) is at 2215 E. Kimberly Road, Davenport, next to Four Seasons.
A Yom HaShoah ceremony may be held at Augustana College or St. Ambrose University, Ross said.
Plans for Holocaust opera and related programs
He’s especially excited about the local premiere of the Holocaust opera, “Out of Darkness: Two Remain,” to be performed Oct. 22 at Augustana College’s Brunner Theatre Center, Rock Island.
“The Symphony brought that to us, and programming around it. It’s exploded, so to speak,” Ross said, noting there will be lots of complementary Holocaust-related programming planned — including the Figge Art Museum, Putnam Museum and Science Center, German American Heritage Center, Ballet Quad Cities, QC Botanical Center, Augustana, and the Rock Island Public Library. Outside the area, the National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids and Iowa Jewish Historical Society will be involved.
(In the above Living Local video, Jewish Federation executive director Allan Ross speaks.)
“It’s really amazing to see everybody wanting to be involved, the enthusiasm,” Ross said, noting that Holocaust awareness is fading fast among younger Americans, especially as more survivors pass away.
Brian Baxter, QCSO executive director, said Thursday that the Holocaust opera is being spearheaded by QCSO assistant conductor Ernesto Estigarribia. “Out of the Darkness” only has been performed a few times since its May 2016 premiere in San Francisco.
“Jake Heggie is a really popular composer among singers,” Baxter said. This chamber opera only has a cast of about seven singers, and orchestra of five, he said.
“It’s a pretty intimate work, with a small group of musicians and singers,” Baxter said. “Being able to have it at a space like Brunner Theatre — no matter where you’re sitting, you’re on top of the action. We like that feeling of really being immersed in the story. We want to fill that place.”
The opera tells the story of two real-life Holocaust survivors. A 2018 review of an Atlanta Opera production said: “Following the spectacular success of his 2000 opera, Dead Man Walking, Jake Heggie has steadily grown to heights as one of the great composers of American opera, standing tall next to the likes of Samuel Barber, Douglas Moore, Tom Cipullo, and Carlisle Floyd.
“Heggie’s other operatic works include a setting of the famous Moby-Dick and, my personal favorite, Three Decembers. His repertoire of opera and song have become staples of voice recitals and opera companies worldwide which is why Out of Darkness: Two Remain had such strong expectations leading into it which, I am happy to say, it completely exceeded,” the review said.
Baxter of QCSO said the community partnerships will be similar to how arts organizations like the orchestra banded together with related programs around two previous Figge exhibits, “French Moderns” and “For America.”
“It’s blossomed into a vehicle to offer a larger community-wide initiative, that makes a significant impact,” he said, noting it may stretch for about a year of exhibits, events and presentations, with a focus on fall 2022.
“Each of the partners, we’re all working on an educational component,” Baxter said. “It’s to learn about the past, so we don’t repeat the mistakes,” he said of the Holocaust. “We don’t let stuff like that even come close to happening again.”
Kasimow at the 2019 Yom HaShoah ceremony, warned that intolerance and genocide start with simple discrimination against a certain class, race or religion of people.
“Hitler and the Holocaust didn’t begin with guns and tanks,” Kasimow said. “It began with evil words.”
Federation seeks essays and art
The Quad Cities Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance) Committee has a call for entries for the Ida Kramer Children and the Holocaust Essay Contest and the Meyer and Frances Shnurman Holocaust Visual Arts Contest, which are open to all QC area students in grades 6-12. The deadline for entries is March 1, 2022.
Both contests offer cash prizes as follows:
- First Prize: $500, with a $100 gift card to the teacher who provided guidance.
- Second Prize: $200, with a $50 gift card to the teacher who provided guidance.
- Third Prize: $100, with a $50 gift card to the teacher who provided guidance
Details and applications for both contests are available online at www.hecqc.org. For more information, contact the office of the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cites at 309-793-1300 or email@example.com.
The QC Yom Hashoah Committee is the sponsor of both contests, with Quad City Arts co-sponsoring the Visual Arts Contest. Essay entries (Essay and Entry Form) must be submitted electronically as an email attachment to firstname.lastname@example.org with “Yom Hashoah Essay” in the subject line.
Visual Art entries (Artwork, Artist Statement, and Entry Form) should be delivered to Quad City Arts (1715 2nd Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201) by March 1. (Quad City Arts is open 10-5 Monday-Friday and Saturdays 11-5).
The Visual Art entries may be displayed in schools, libraries, etc. during March, April and/or May 2022.
The QC Yom Hashoah Committee is made up of community leaders of various faiths and organizations, and is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, Temple Emanuel, Tri-City Jewish Center, Churches United, Augustana College, St. Ambrose University, Black Hawk College, and Scott Community College.
“The Committee helps us all remember the Holocaust not simply because it is a Jewish tragedy, but because we believe the world must not be allowed to forget that 12 million innocent human beings, six million of them Jews, were murdered by the Nazis,” according to a committee release. “Yom Hashoah seeks to ensure that a crime of such proportions will never be allowed to happen again. We keep the memory of the Holocaust alive to guard against the wanton destruction of any people.”
The essay contest bears the name of Ida Kramer, former executive director of the Jewish Federation and a longtime Holocaust educator. The visual arts contest bears the name of Meyer and Frances Shnurman, who were both survivors of Nazi extermination camps.
WQPT showing Holocaust films
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, WQPT (the QC PBS station) is showing Holocaust-related films tonight and tomorrow. Here is the schedule:
- Thursday, Jan. 27 at 10 p.m. and Friday morning, Jan. 28 at 3 a.m.: “My Survivor”
- Thursday, Jan. 27 at 11 p.m. and Friday morning, Jan. 28 at 4 a.m.: “What Will Become Of Us?”
- Friday, Jan. 28, at 1 a.m.: “A Promise to My Father”
- Friday, Jan. 28, at 2 a.m.: “3 Esthers”
Produced in 1983 and re-edited in 2012, WQPT’s moving documentary “3 Esthers” chronicles the lives of three QC women, all named Esther, who survived the Holocaust — Esther Katz, Esther Avruch and Esther Schiff. In concentration camps or “hiding-in-plain sight” as a Catholic, their stories will inspire you.
You can also see all the above films online at the same times at https://video.wqpt.org/livestream/.
For more information on the Jewish Federation, visit their website.


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When will Newgrounds start supporting WAV in addition to MP3? It doesn't bother me, but WAV is so much higher in quality than MP3. I'm surprised it isn't the standard
I like to make music and watch weebshit. Any non-serious entries to my catalog (shitposts) will be preceded in the title by "[SP]"
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