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Bipartisan outrage after House skips vote on $60 billion Sandy aid billThe House of Representatives adjourned on Tuesday night without acting on a $60 billion superstorm Sandy disaster aid bill, prompting angry denunciations from members from the states hardest hit by the storm.The GOP leadership was criticized for what one Republican called a "personal betrayal" after it was decided that the bill would not be considered until the 113th Congress, which convenes at noon on Thursday.The current session of the House comes to an end officially on Wednesday after the new Congress elected in November gets sworn in. Legislation does not carry over from session to session, so consideration of an aid bill would have to start all over if, as expected, nothing is scheduled before then.
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Though I love to cook, every mom needs to get out of the kitchen and take the family out for dinner once in a while. Two local establishments are offering fundraiser nights for .
Visit on Tuesdays and on Wednesdays and the restaurants will contribute 15 percent of your bill to District 70 Family Associations. The donations will be distributed evenly between the district schools. The offer will continue until the end of the school year. Coupons can be printed from the District 70 website.
The Libertyville High School Fine Arts Support Team is holding Ticket to Paradise, a special fundraising event. A $15 ticket gets you a reserved seat to the Saturday, Nov. 5, performance of the school's Once Upon An Island fall musical. You also will be admitted to a dessert reception after the show as well as a silent auction. All proceeds will go to Libertyville High School Fine Arts.
As moms, we often feel guilty when we give ourselves a break. With these events you can get out and help give back.


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A control system contest introduces students to the world of automation, and the winning team will present its project at the TectoYou Hall at the Hanover Fair (Hanover Messe) in Germany.
Phoenix Contact announces its third annual Nanoline Contest. The contest introduces students to the world of automation, and the winning team will present their project at the TectoYou Hall at the Hanover Fair (Hannover Messe) in Germany next spring. Phoenix Contact manufacturers industrial electric and electronic technology. The contest challenges students in middle school, high school or technical school to build a working control system using the company's Nanoline controller and nanoNavigator software.
The winning team will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Germany in April 2011, where team members will present their innovative idea at Phoenix Contact's TectoYou booth at the Hanover Fair. The Hanover Fair is the largest industrial trade fair in the world, and TectoYou is a special hall dedicated to promoting engineering careers to young people.
Phoenix Contact USA will hold an informational seminar for interested teachers at its headquarters in Middletown, PA, at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 2. For teachers outside of the Harrisburg area, a live video feed is available.
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The Northmen (18-8-2) fell to Hudsonville Unity Christian 3-0, Petoskey's third state championship appearance in five years.
The Crusaders (25-2) led 1-0 at halftime on a goal by Michael Wilks just 1:03 into the game. Unity Christian added second-half scores by Joe Honderd in the second half's fifth minute and Jake Love with 6:14 remaining.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — At least two key members of the Oklahoma House are lining up votes to be the chamber's next leader, anticipating that Speaker T.W. Shannon will launch a bid for the U.S. Senate and give up the House's top post days before the 2014 session opens.
Several House Republicans told The Associated Press on Thursday that Rep. Mike Jackson of Enid and Jason Nelson of Oklahoma City are working to secure votes in case of a potential speaker's race.
Reps. David Brumbaugh, Lewis Moore and Randy McDaniel all said they'd been contacted by Nelson and Jackson to discuss a potential speaker's race.
Nelson and Jackson both confirmed to the AP they would be interested in the post if Shannon steps down.
Shannon is considering whether to run for the U.S. Senate post being vacated by Sen. Tom Coburn, although he hasn't made a formal announcement. Shannon did not return a telephone message left Thursday.
"All signs show that Speaker Shannon is rapidly moving toward running for the U.S. Senate, but nothing is final until it's announced," said Nelson, R-Oklahoma City.
"I know this is not something we've all been sitting around thinking about for months, because we didn't think we'd have to worry about another speaker's race for another three years."
Oklahoma legislators open the general session on Feb. 3. As speaker, Shannon appoints committee members and chairmen, has the authority to hire and fire House staff and negotiates with the Senate and governor's office on the budget and other key policy issues.
Nelson said it would be a difficult challenge to serve as speaker while also running a statewide campaign.
"That would certainly add a level of complexity that's unprecedented," Nelson said.
Jackson was elected in 2012 by the 72-member House Republican caucus to serve as speaker pro tem, the No. 2 leadership post. While he acknowledges Shannon is still the leader of the House, he added: "It's prudent to at least plan a little bit."


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Things could be worse for Mitt Romney. He still has his health, family, home, other home, other other home, other other other home, cars (1-∞), and all the other spoils that come with face-melting wealth. He also probably has some good stories, like the one about that poor family in Sadsville, Indiana, who lost their home after the world's smallest violin factory shut down. That story will keep the Romney progeny warm for generations to come, or at least until that annoyingly slow class war finally gets going.
This election divided the country into two sides that pitted brother against brother and Facebook acquaintance against friend from high school. Some extreme Republicans are even talking about seceding. What we need is something to bring us together again. Something to show that we are all brothers and sisters, not just rich vs. poor, conservative vs. liberal, scared of minorities vs. annoyed with white people. If no one in this country can do it, we may have to go back to the motherland. For as it turns out, Obama's motherland is also Romney's motherland…
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Just look at how many dog whistle words and buzz fears he manages to squeeze into this one short paragraph from an interview with Jeffrey Goldberg…
"Barack Obama is more of an international [DING!]," Cain said. "I think he's out of the mainstream [DING!] and always has been. Look, he was raised in Kenya [DING! DING! DING!], his mother was white from Kansas and her family had an influence on him, it's true, but his dad was Kenyan [DING!], and when he was going to school [DING!] he got a lot of fellowships [DING!], scholarships [DING!], he stayed in the academic environment [DING!] for a long time. He spent most of his career as an intellectual. [DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING!]"
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The New Albany Bulldogs continued a common trend that has been going on the past several years on Saturday at Mount Tabor Field — winning the Stan Sajko Invitational.
Class 4A No. 10 New Albany won the tournament it has hosted since 1962 for the 10th consecutive time by defeating Providence in the championship game, 8-5. The Bulldogs (20-6) won the Sajko Invitational for the 22nd time overall and the 14th time in the last 15 tournaments.
New Albany assistant coach Kevin Hall, who ran the team after Bulldogs' manager Chris McIntyre left the middle of the game after suffering an injury, said the entire New Albany program takes pride in winning the tournament every year and honoring Sajko, the late Hall of Fame baseball coach at NAHS. Sajko's wife, Helen, and daughter, Cara, were in attendance on Saturday.
"To be the oldest tournament in the state of Indiana — it's huge," Hall said. "I had the pleasure of bat-boying for Coach Sajko when my brother played here in the 70's. I had an opportunity to work for Coach Sajko in the 80's, so the family holds a special place in my heart.
"It's awesome that [Helen Sajko] gets to come out and witness [the tournament] for Stan. She's a great ambassador for New Albany. Everybody that knew Stan knew Helen — they were hand-in-hand. To have her and Cara keep coming out is a blessing."
The game's most critical inning was the bottom of the third when the Bulldogs snapped a scoreless tie with four runs.
New Albany junior Tucker Marcum led off the frame with an opposite-field single to left field. Teammate Logan Striegel reached base on a fielding error, allowing Marcum to advance to second base.
Pioneers' starter Andrew Hunt then issued back-to-back walks to Garrett Sherrell and Zach Worrall to drive in Marcum for the Bulldogs' first run. Following a Hunt strikeout of New Albany's Jack Shine, Bulldog freshman A.J. Nixon laced an opposite-field single to right to plate Striegel.
New Albany's next two runs came on a Tanner Robison sacrifice fly and a RBI infield single by Shane Robison, giving the Bulldogs a 4-0 lead.
"We preach to our guys to take advantage of other teams that are going to give us extra bases," Hall said. "We had some guys step up and take some pitches. We had some good at-bats."
New Albany extended its advantage to 5-0 in the fourth when Shine smacked an RBI double to the right-center gap with two out.
Providence (16-8) scored its first two runs in the top of the fifth. With one out and runners at first and second, Drew Campbell hit a single to center to drive in Aaron Patterson from second. Moments later, the Pioneers' George Knott came home on a wild pitch by New Albany starter Brandon Johnson to cut the Bulldogs' lead to 5-2.
New Albany answered with three runs in the bottom half to go up 8-2. Marcum collected an RBI double, teammate Dylan Cook came home on a wild pitch, and Sherrell smacked a one-run single to left.
Providence's final three runs came in the sixth. Senior Nick Campbell smacked a solo home run over the left-field fence with one out. That was followed by an RBI double by Patterson and an RBI single by Drew Campbell.
"I've got mixed emotions about this game," Pioneers' coach Scott Hornung said. "In one respect when we did fall behind, we definitely showed a lot [more] fight than we have in the past. We came back and we hit the ball well all day long and we made it a ballgame. We hit the ball legitimately.
"But the thing I'm upset about is that game was there for us to win. We made mistakes that gave them five unearned runs out of their eight. Those mistakes cost us because if we would've held them at 4-0 instead of letting them continue to add runs in that situation, it could've been a different story. I'm not happy at all about the loss. But I'm pleased with the way they fought back."
Four Bulldogs had multihit games. Shane Robison was 2 for 2 with a run scored, while Worrall went 2 for 3 with two runs scored and an RBI. Sherrell ended up 2 for 3 with a run scored and an RBI, and Marcum was 2 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
Johnson got the victory in 4 1/3 innings of work, upping his record to 6-1. He surrendered two runs (both earned) on four hits with six strikeouts and three walks. Johnson held the Pioneers to no runs on two hits in the first four innings. Worrall picked up his second save by pitching a scoreless seventh.
"He pitched four goose eggs in the first four innings. He threw well and he dominated," Hall said about Johnson's effort. "He had control of both of his pitches. Then they got a couple of hits off of him and he got a little rattled. Sometimes a pitcher gets a little rattled."
Drew Campbell wound up 3 for 3 with two RBIs, while Patterson was 3 for 3 with two runs scored and an RBI.
Hornung praised the production he got from his hitters outside the 3-5 positions in his lineup. Drew Campbell batted in the No. 1 spot, Patterson was Providence's No. 8 hitter, and Nick Campbell hit in the No. 6 spot.
"We made it an 8-5 game and our three, four and five hitters really didn't supply us with any of the offense that we needed from them today. The offense came from the top and from the bottom [of the lineup] basically," Hornung said. "From that situation, I'm really encouraged because I know those three, four and five guys are going to hit for us when it matters. If we can get production from the top and the bottom like that, it's going to be really encouraging."
Hunt suffered the loss, yielding four runs, although none earned were earned, on six hits with three walks and one strikeout.
New Albany is scheduled to host a split doubleheader with Borden and Henryville on Monday, starting at 5 p.m. The Pioneers will play defending sectional champion Eastern in the Class 2A Providence Sectional semifinals at about 1 p.m. next Saturday at Memorial Field.


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With one exception. I think the novice level tests exceeded not only the current abilities of our top Australian novices, but would have also been to impassable for majority of novice level skaters in top skating countries as well.
In particular novice pattern 4.
I attended a camp in Australia with the aim of teaching the patterns to skaters, as well as a seminar for judges in which the top skaters from the first camp demonstrated the patterns for the judges.
I was also present for the filming of the pattern test dvd as an advisor.
Based on this, not only our novices but many of our junior and senior skaters would not have passed the novice test, where as the majority were capable of passing the junior and senior moves. Lochran Doherty, Australia's junior world representative ice dancer was woeful at the novice patterns, how could you expect novice level skaters to pass when a senior dancer was practically falling on his face.
Queensland had several senior level singles skaters present at one seminar who managed a passing standard after almost an hour of critique, where as they were mastering the senior patterns in near 5 mins in one case.
Obviously these tests are relatively new, however I would hope that there is some on going evaluation and trial/error process planned to continue to improve these tests.
All in all however, the pattern tests can only be a positive for Australian skating.....
Many of the adult skaters on this board, including myself, have skated on sessions with national/international skaters without any problems whatsoever. It works just fine as long as everyone (and that includes the elite skaters) is respectful of everyone else on the ice, and gets out of other people's way when it's their turn.
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AusTechSpec, I suggest that you learn more about adult skating so you won't make such ignorant comments. Here's a great place to start (there's plenty of stuff on You Tube):
ETA: Here's Charlie Tickner's take on adult figure skating (I assume you've heard of him, right?)
On why he likes coaching adults: When I teach, I don't feel it's my job to put your skates on you, or push you out the door or get you on the ice. You have to want to do it. And the thing that I noticed the first time I came to Adult Nationals, it's just that. Most people are here to get a medal, but it's not that important. They want to skate well and have fun. And you don't see that with the kids. In Lake Placid, I think when I first came in I saw a lady on the ice, and when she got off she hugged the next skater, sincerely, and then sat right down and applauded all the way through the program. That was very healthy to see that. You guys skate because you want to skate. And the social part is great. It's just a different sport, different camaraderie. It's a different animal and I really enjoy it. And there's some phenomenal skating. I was watching the championship ladies practice this morning, and there were some double axels out there that the girls at Nationals would be proud to have.
Our senior men (and also the novice pair, when they were together) do generally get clear ice when they do program run throughs. It is rare for that level to be at our mall rink, so we all want to watch, and also make sure we aren't in their way when they need to be in specific places. For the pair, no one wanted to be the cause of a fall, so they got a lot of space for lifts.
"Actual" athletes is so condescending. Adults are actual athltes too. The word you were likely looking for is elite.
Years ago at Oakleigh we would have lost the figure sessions if it hadn't been for the adult skaters turning up and supporting it because the "actual athletes" didn't have the numbers. In Victoria the adult skaters have been an integral part of the skating community and the figure skating economy.
When you are up to your arse in alligators it is difficult to remember you were only meant to be draining the swamp.
I should add its more the younger skaters and Aussie skate kids that don't or can't move and are not taking notice of what is going on around them!
"Lochran Doherty, Australia's junior world representative ice dancer was woeful at the novice patterns, how could you expect novice level skaters to pass when a senior dancer was practically falling on his face." quote from Austechspec
Without wanting to be nasty, is Lochran Doherty really a Senior Ice Dancer? having seen the results from Preliminary round of Jnr Worlds, where I think they placed last, it would appear he is not very experienced or is lacking in strong skating skills, so it would not be a surprise for him to struggle on a difficult pattern. Also looking at Aus Nationals results he skated Junior and another team won, wonder why the stronger team did not go to Jnr Worlds.
Will they be age eligable this year, from the results they are clearly way better than Lochran and HannahMatilda and Patrick are not age eligible (Matilda is to young)
When you are up to your arse in alligators it is difficult to remember you were only meant to be draining the swamp.
Also makes me wonder why they received scholarship money for what was clearly a last min slap together team, which have now broken up. Seemed like there were many much more worthy and dedicated skaters who could have been better off with the money....
I would much rather skate with the Primary-Senior skaters at my rink and they would rather have me than the younger Aussie Skaters. Adult skaters tend to have more of a sense of where they're going/where other people are going than younger kids.
It's driving my coach to distraction because I'm so hyper-aware of the more senior skaters and am forever jumping out of their way, even if I have right of way.
It's a good thing the Primary-Senior skaters at my rink have a better attitude than you. Respect begets respect. I respect the other skaters at my rink, I respect their right of way, and they respect me and my right of way.
It's not that I find adult skating as a bad thing.. It is a great way to keep people who are no longer athletically capable in the sport, which in sure anyone will agree is definitely needed in Australia.
However they should not be allowed on the same sessions as the competitive skaters...
However we just don't have enough ice....
This is all moving off topic for an off hand comment, but what I want to get at is that I am not against adult skating, but it is a social sport, and therefore requires different training sessions from the elite.
But you don't have right of way over the primary to senior genre.. But you do have a right to the ice.
Environment helps everything in training, thats why you have rinks all over the world where the elite gather to train, because being around other high level helps you.
It is the same here, it provides no benefit to the skaters to have adults on their sessions, often it is detrimental as they unknowingly get in the way.
It works both ways though, adult skaters should have their own time slots. So they can train and skate with other adults. Adult skating is a social sport, and this would run with that concept.
Many rinks in the past have had a coffee skate program. A session twice a week specifically for adult skaters, often with a coach present in case anyone wants some tips.
I don't see any qualifiers about age in there.A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, and endurance, that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.
I can come up with perhaps two adult skaters in Australia...?
Adult is a division meant to be fun, it is not a serious competitive sport, it is not one that requires day after day training.
Many of our adult skaters performed equal or less to what our skateschoolers perform, skateschoolers who certainly don't have strength agility and endurance...
They aren't athletes... just like going to the gym to lift weights doesn't make one a weight lifter.
If you don't think adult skating "requires day after day training", then you know nothing about adult skating or what it involves. Just because the skaters are sociable with each other doesn't mean it's not a sport or it's not athletically demanding.
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If it is the week before Hollins/Wintersun/Championships/Nationals, I just don't go on those sessions. If that means I don't skate that day, so be it. Their practice is important, and I've seen how highly-strung people get. Better they have one less skater to worry about.
It's all fine and dandy for you to say "adult skaters should have their own timeslots", but what about at a rink where figure skating in general is lucky to get sufficient ice time?! And "coffee club skating"? Could you possibly be any more of a condescending twat?
Look pal, I am not going to the Olympics. I am not going to Worlds. I may not even ever make Adult Nationals. But I AM A FIGURE SKATER. I have goals. I test. I compete. I work my backside off on the ice. And I am not any less of a skater or a person simply because I did not have the opportunity or the money to start when I was five years old.


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He may have changed his political party a few times, but whatever it says on his voter registration card, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is clearly a socialist, or a communist, or a fascist, or one of those other really bad "ists." He's no capitalist, because if he were, he wouldn't be trying to separate porky New Yorkers from their super-size soda pop.
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Bloomberg considers public health a top priority, and he believes his constituents support his approach. After all, obesity does cause health problems, which in turn boosts the cost of health care – which no one except the 1 percent can afford to seek these days. So if Bloomberg is aiming to save his peeps some money and get them better bods in the bargain, what's the problem? And besides, as he acidly pointed out, one can always buy two or three smaller drinks, in lieu of the humongous one. Seems a small price to pay for someone determined to take plus-size to a whole new dimension.
Perhaps Bloomberg thinks his sugar policy will be as successful as his battle against the tobacco industry. Many cities have now banned smoking in public places. But of course, secondhand smoke is a key factor. If you smoke, your habit could very well damage the health of those around you. Shoving unwholesome consumables down your gullet isn't likely to have much effect on the guy next door, unless you tend to undress in front of a large window facing the neighbor's house.
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A few amusement parks – like Universal Orlando – have retrofitted some trains to accommodate increasingly larger patrons. Such attractions bear discrete signs suggesting that "rows 3 and 6 may be used by our larger guests." Regular-sized riders can use these rows, too, but unless you're morbidly obese, you don't want to, because other riders will look at you as if you ARE morbidly obese, and this is particularly disturbing for those of us who are plump to one degree or another, but nevertheless still able to latch the safety belt.
The last time we were at Universal, in line for the "Dragon Challenge" (which, alas, has not been retrofitted), a woman who was indeed fat, but well-proportioned really wanted on. She sucked in her breath several times, and three or four kids were working on her like EMTs at the site of a bad wreck, but to no avail. Finally she announced to all in the vicinity: "Well, I'm gonna lose me some weight, honey, because I wanna ride that ride!"
I saw her later, carrying a 48-ounce cup of what I presumed to be soda. But it may have been an alcoholic beverage. After what she'd been through, I wouldn't blame her.
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Despite the setback of 2012, Republican policy victories can still come, even if they seem more process-oriented.
There once was a time when Republicans would argue for a grand and sweeping strategy to achieve conservative political and policy goals. The plan was to hunker down, get a clean sweep of both Houses of Congress, elect a Republican President, and have that president sign Republican legislation. As Grover Norquist told the audience at CPAC in February of 2012:
All we have to do is replace Obama. ... We are not auditioning for fearless leader. We don't need a president to tell us in what direction to go. We know what direction to go. We want the Ryan budget. ... We just need a president to sign this stuff. We don't need someone to think it up or design it. The leadership now for the modern conservative movement for the next 20 years will be coming out of the House and the Senate.
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|Melanosomes and the colour of ancient organisms
Navigation buttons for the 'Melanosomes' web site are down the left-hand side.The impossible seems to be true: palaeontologists can now tell the colours of fossil feathers - in ancient birds and in dinosaurs! A series of studies by different research groups, including a team from the University of Bristol and the Institute for Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, have shown that fossil feathers reveal unexpected details known before only in modern feathers.
Melanin is a key colouring agent in the skin and hair of modern mammals and the feathers of modern birds. In a series of astonishing recent discoveries, the characteristic melanin-bearing organelles called melanosomes have been reported in the feathers of fossil birds and dinosaurs.
It might seem amazing that the melanosomes, and even perhaps some traces of the melanin, of ancient organisms can survive for millions of years undamaged. But melanin and melanosomes are extremely tough and are not damaged by physical or chemical agents. There is a great deal of evidence for their toughness. Nonetheless, methods of collection and study require care and ingenuity.
Melanosomes are now known in the feathers of some of the earliest birds, as well as a broad range of flesh-eating dinosaurs, from the famous Jehol deposits of China, dated at some 125 million years old, well known for their exceptional fossil preservation. These structures have also been reported from other deposits, including the Cretaceous of Brazil and the Eocene (c. 50 million years ago) of Germany.
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Heralded as "�a smart, tasteful, and genuine singer"� and "a consummate multi-instrumentalist,"� Matthew continues to perform and broaden his range of musical experiences through diverse engagement in both the classical and non-conventional realms. Matthew has had the great privilege of performing around the world and working with some of today's brightest and most acclaimed singers, ensembles, and conductors such as Leon Botstein, Dale Duesing, Karen Brunssen, James Hall, Warren Jones, Phyllis Hoffman, Pro Arte, Canticum Scholare, and VOCES8.
As an educator, Matthew's 10+ years of teaching experience in voice and drums has brought him to work with young musicians of all ages and skill types. Matthew's approach is technique driven, while at the same time, expressive, musically sensitive, and fun! Matthew's voice students will learn English and foreign language diction, ear training and sight-singing, proper posture, stage presence, confidence, and healthy vocal production suitable for all styles of singing. Drum students will learn the importance of snare drum rudiments, how to read drum charts, the nuances of various styles, as well as, develop dexterity and increase muscular function and independence. Matthew currently teaches at Wyoming Seminary Institute in Wilkes-Barre, PA during the Summer and is an Adjunct Professor of Music and Composition at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, CT.
Voice Teaching and Performing - 10 years
Drum Teaching, Performing and Recording - 15 years
Music Theory & Composition Professor and Private Tutor - 7 years
Owner and operator of Mother Brother Studios - Full production & recording facility servicing all genres and styles.
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Being a musician is exciting, challenging, and of course, rewarding. Musicians are communicators; instruments of expression. I'm a firm believer in diligent practice habits and learning the fundamentals of one's craft. From there, the music can happen.
I offer a relaxed, comfortable learning environment that is both fun and productive. A stuffy, tense atmosphere promotes timidness, and insecurity, the opposite of the environment I foster in my studio.
Whether you're a beginner with a passion, or a professional looking to fine tune your proficiency, I can help you get to where you want to be. Diligent, concise, uncomplicated, and fun! That's how I teach.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Various keyboards, full 5 piece drum set, full production and recording facility, music scores/sheet music
*** Specialties ***
Classically trained vocalist, but can teach all styles and genres of voice. Recording engineer & producer. Versed in many styles of composition. Session drummer.
Guitar, Music Performance, Music Recording, Music Theory, Songwriting
I have been playing guitar for 12 years. I have been involved in various high school and college metal bands, and am currently in a comical, animal rights themed death metal band called Animals Killing People.
I took piano lessons from a young age before starting guitar, but would find myself playing pieces by ear more often than improving on my sight reading skills. Switching to guitar has been great for me, as I think the instrument provides more opportunity for expression and personalization than the piano; to me, a pianist seems to be more of a vessel who can interpret a composer's intent from sheet music.
I began college as a music student in the conservatory of music at SUNY Purchase, but ultimately switched majors to Anthropology in favor of a liberal arts degree.
My recent employment has included Stepping Stones Museum for Children and children's snowboard instruction at Mohawk Mountain.
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I have been teaching guitar lessons for 10 years. I have taught guitar players of many abilities and ages. I take pride in having taught students with special needs with some success, notably one student who was hearing impaired and one diagnosed with autism.
I teach my lessons with a laid back, friendly approach. I focus heavily on a student's favorite music and genre preferences, and have my students pick which songs they wish to learn accordingly. My instruction of their selected songs involves in-depth explanations of the various left hand and right hand techniques executed throughout the song. On some occasions, I recommend songs or selections from songs that will expand on techniques covered in a recent song.
This approach to guitar instruction provides self esteem both in a student's taste in music and in a student's ability on the guitar while a student learns nearly every technique used in modern guitar playing. Students will also learn a basic understanding of music theory as it applies to modern guitar playing.
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I use the same equipment as I do for travel. I have an extra amplifier, a Marshall DXM that students can plug into.
*** Travel Equipment ***
I use my tried and true first guitar, my Epiphone Les Paul, and a Line 6 Spider amplifier for electric guitar lessons, and I use a Rogue dreadnought for acoustic lessons.
*** Specialties ***
I specialize in folk, neofolk, new age, alternative, hard rock, heavy metal, death metal (and other forms of extreme music), hardcore punk, d beat, post hardcore, and grindcore. All students will be exposed to blues and chordal acoustic playing.
Bass Guitar, Classical Guitar, Drum, Flute, Guitar, Music Performance, Music Recording, Music Theory, Piano, Songwriting, Speaking Voice
Hi! My name is Barry and I have been teaching for over 10 years in the Fairfield County, CT area. I have had success teaching all ages, styles and abilities, from the most gifted to the physically impaired. I grew up listening to a tremendously wide range of music, and have studied classical flute, rock, jazz and classical guitar, and even the japanese shakuhachi, with some of the great minds of the instruments. I graduated high honors from Queens College with a Masters' in composition, and have had works performed by major acts in the contemporary classical scene. In jazz, I have shared the stage and recording studio with the likes of Marc Ribot and William Parker; I have quite a bit of experience as a performer that I bring to my teaching. My passion for music is addictive; I have turned the least motivated students into consummate music lovers. My goal is to find a student's personal musical voice so they have the opportunity to discover where THEIR musical passion lies. Whether it be country, rock and roll, or classical, the long term goal is to both teach the student what they love, as well as expand their musical horizons to discover things they may never have thought they would love.
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I teach in a fairly laid back style with an emphasis on technique, theory making the most of your practice time. Starting with a set curriculum, the material moves into more student chosen songs as the lessons progress. The idea is to communicate the connections between music with the goal of expanding the students ear and teaching them to listen; not just in music but in every aspect of life.
*** Studio Equipment ***
room in basement piano, drumset, mixer seating for parents
*** Travel Equipment ***
Students should have their own instruments and amplification for electric guitar, music stand and place to take lessons in their home. If they don't, I am knowledgeable of the local music stores and can recommend places to either buy or rent instruments. I provide practice sheets and curriculum.
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In general, for each instrument I teach I have a cirriculum for the primer/beginning level. Once that level is reached, the direction becomes more student driven; that is if the student responds to classical music (for instance), we will focus on that. As the students interests change, the lesson development changes and the student grows as a musician. That being said, I am primarily a classical pianist, and a jazz/rock guitarist/drummer. While I am a classically trained flautist, much of my gigging and recording experience is with rock bands.
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2 Billion: Approximate global retirement population by 2050
The average life expectancy around the world is increasing and the number of retirees is growing. By 2050, the global retirement population will almost triple to 2 billion, growing at twice the rate of the population at large. For example, in the US, the average life expectancy at birth 1950-1955 was 70 years. 55 years later (2005-2010) that average had increased to 80. Longevity should be a blessing, but many investors are worried they will outlive their savings. The truth is that longevity can be used to ride out market movements, thus helping investors generate income and even build capital throughout all phase of their lives. With retirements likely to span 20 years or more, investors should talk to their financial advisors about planning for longer time horizons. This could mean holding investments for longer or buying a broader range of asset classes.
Source: BlackRock; United Nations Population Division, April 2011
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The accelerating integration of the global economy has stimulated an increase in the volume and types of international migration. Migration often has a significant impact on economic and social change both in countries of origin and in host countries. In spite of the hightened importance of international migration to development, national migration policies often fail to achieve maximum benefits because they do not adequately integrate migration in development strategies.
This paper reviews recent pattens of international migration from Pacific Island countries and concludes that migration has generally increased over the past decade but patterns vary between countries and sub-regions. Some countries not previously involved in temporary labour migration are now sending workers abroad.
The growth of agricultural trade has direct implications for the Asia-Pacific region. Agricultural supply chains employ millions of people and there is a growing need for food commodities and high-value food products. The Asia-Pacific region is both a major consumer and producer of agricultural products. Its growth in both imports and exports is accelerating, but not to the potential. There is significant opportunity in this region to expand agro-trade especially due to population growth, dietary change of consumers and trade of high-value products.
The Review of Developments in Transport in Asia and the Pacific is a biennial publication of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). This year the Review focuses on trend and development relating to the following areas: railways; roads and highways; maritime ports and developments in shipping; dry ports, intermodal terminals and logistics development; facilitating transport across borders; and safe and sustainable transport.
Recognizing the benefits of investment in rural road development, many countries have considered extensive rural road development programmes in their countries. As a result, vast networks of rural roads have been developed in many developing countries of the region. However, countries have faced a number of challenges in implementing such programmes. The major challenge in rural road development is both to expand road networks in order to provide access to remote areas and to upgrade and maintain already existing roads.
This publication provides comprehensive information on the overall development of international road transport in the region, information on the key issues in the facilitation of such transport, and recommended regional strategies for the removal of barriers impeding the development of international road transport. Chapter II outlines the definitions on the terms popularly used in connection with facilitation of international road transport and the key elements affecting the smooth flow and efficiency of international road transport.
Freight transport has not received sufficient attention within sustainable transport development initiatives despite its large environmental footprint, its huge consumption of natural and financial resources, and the volumes of waste and pollution created. A body of "good practices" is however emerging in the sector. The challenge is to advocate and implement such practices. In order to support advocacy and implementation of initiatives, there is also a need to develop indicators that can effectively measure their eco-efficiency and sustainability.
Key population and development indicators for countries and areas in the ESCAP region and subregions, 2011.
The Asia-Pacific region is facing the challenge of coping with a sharp deterioration in the global environment, impacting the region's growth prospects in 2012. As forewarned by ESCAP, the developed economies of the world remain mired in the economic crisis which erupted in 2008. The impact on Asia-Pacific countries at this stage of the crisis will be on the financial markets through capital outflows due to global uncertainty, and more fundamentally on output due to shrinking demand for exports.
The 2008/9 global economic crisis triggered changes in real economies and trade in all countries, including those in Asia, which adopted the so-called export-led growth model. With these drastic changes in trade flows, and the need to counteract potential adverse effects, the old debate on the advantages and flaws of the export-led model has re-opened, adding new concerns to the debate such as aspects of sustainability and inclusivity.
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Berea Animal Rescue Friends will host their annual Soup-R-Bowl fundraiser to benefit the animals in their no-kill shelter on Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Berea High School cafeteria.
The dinner includes all-you-can-eat soup (a variety of choices will be available), chili, salad, wrap sandwiches, beverages and desserts.
There will also be raffle baskets, sideboards and ARF merchandise.
Tickets, available at the door, are $10 for adults and $5 for kids 5-12. Kids under 5 eat free.


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Attention gardening lovers: Here's your only chance this year to feast on the botanical beauty of as many as 37 home gardens in the Los Angeles area—from Acton to Long Beach—where native plants are grown and smart gardening practices de rigueur.
The 9th Annual Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour is scheduled this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday's tour includes gardens across much of Northeast L.A. and the San Gabriel Valley, spanning Highland Park, South Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge, Pasadena, Altadena, Monrovia, Arcadia and Sierra Madre.
Click here to view the full list of gardens.
Like all the other gardens within Northeast Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley, the Markota garden tour is on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Click here to view further details about the Markota garden.
This is a six-year-old, multi-level back garden (see attached photos) covering 30,000-square feet. The landscape includes natives as well as non-natives (see attached PDF for a full list of plants), recycled materials, lookouts and cozy retreats in what the garden-tour website describes as "a rustic woodland setting with several distinct microclimates" and a "no-mow front lawn [that] is native creeping red fescue."
The entire weekend tour is self-guided, allowing visitors to explore gardens at their own pace and in whichever order they choose.
Tickets, which can be purchased online at the above-mentioned websites, are $25 per person for all gardens on both days of the tour. The ticket/guide has addresses, with Thomas Brothers map numbers and basic directions.


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Several weeks ago U.S. District Judge Terrence Kern ruled that Oklahoma's 2004 voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages violated the U.S. Constitution. Who knew?
In his 68-page ruling, Judge Kern wrote, "Equal protection is at the very heart of our legal system and central to our consent to be governed. It is not a scarce commodity to be meted out begrudgingly or in short portions." Kern summarized, "the majority view in Oklahoma must give way to individual constitutional rights." Sounds like poetry.
The judge rightfully concluded marriage equality will have no effect on the quality of raising of children. Good for him.
Honorable Oklahoma Attorney General E. Scott Pruitt predictably called it "a troubling decision." Anti-gay equality Gov. Mary Fallin, both "disappointed" and "troubled," declared "The people of Oklahoma have spoken." (Case closed). Honorable Republican State Representative Sally Kern cleverly reaffirmed her long held view concerning gay rights being human rights by stating, "Homosexuality is a human wrong."
Freaked out Honorable Republican Representative Mike Turner, vice chair of the House Government Modernization Committee, suggested something like a "do over," a second statewide vote to re-amend and re-reaffirm the state's constitutional ban of same-sex marriages. If it's unconstitutional now, maybe it won't be later? He also proposed to legislatively do away with all civil marriages in Oklahoma. That way both gay and straight couples could legally be barred from marrying. That's got to be the epitome of equality.
I spoke to a fellow who was driving past the Oklahoma State Capitol just after Judge Kern's decision was released. He claims he saw two brick sauropods on the north lawn staggering about gasping for air and could clearly hear the sound of bricks falling into toilets coming from the capitol buildings. I sort of think same-sex couples in love with each other should be free to marry and create families. Am I wrong?
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From tendon injuries to backs that radiate heat--learn the most common health problems endurance horses face.
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CLINTON — A plan to eliminate smoking at youth activities in Clinton took a step closer Thursday to becoming reality.
However, a timetable to squash smoking at other events, notably adult-league softball games, won't happen — at least not yet.
Rules and Regulations committee members Thursday forwarded a proposal that would ban smoking from facilities that have structured youth activities and events.
At-large Councilman John Rowland voted "no" to the proposal, citing the plan's place on the city's priority list.
"We have priorities in this community, and we're worried about smoking in parks?" Rowland said.
Rowland said the city's air quality was a bigger priority than smoking. According to the 2013 County Health Rankings, a national study that measures health factors across the country, Clinton registered 76th out of 99 counties for physical environment.
That was the second-best ranking within the health factor portion of the study. However, within the physical environment category, daily fine particulate matter registered an 11.4, the only measure within that category to rank higher than the state average. Other parts of the physical environment category included drinking water safety, access to recreational facilities, access to healthy foods and fast food restaurants.
But the community is prioritizing no-smoking efforts, Breathe Easy Tobacco Coalition of Clinton and Jackson counties Coordinator Jennifer Gerdes said.
"Some change is better than no change," Gerdes said.
The coalition conducted surveys, resulting in 88 percent of Clinton residents supporting tobacco-free playground and 82 percent supporting tobacco-free sports complexes, parks and fairgrounds. Almost 75 percent of those surveyed were families with children.
"We're using the Iowa Smoke Free Air Act and taking it one step farther," Gerdes said.
But for now, the committee is only taking that one step.
Parks and Recreation Director Gregg Obren issued a phased-in schedule of other facilities and events that he and the coalition believed the city should enact no-smoking rules. No dates were given on the ideas for no smoking at unstructured youth areas and activities, festivals on city-owned land, common area in all parks, Eagle Point Lodge and adult softball.


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Kansas legislators are entering a crucial but messy phase of debates over conservative Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's tax and budget proposals.
Brownback is promoting his package of tax initiatives as a five-year plan for committing the state to eventually phasing out personal income taxes. It follows aggressive income tax cuts last year.
But he's also proposing changes that will generate $1.1 billion in new revenues over the three years beginning in July to stabilize the budget, ahead of most of the relief he's promising.
It's not hard for Brownback's critics to argue that his proposals are in trouble, given initial resistance even among his GOP allies.
But Republican leaders are cautiously optimistic the differences can be resolved.


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Created a Web-based Resource
Terri Whitt, EdD, RN, has created a web-based resource for nurses, nursing educators, and students which encourages sharing of knowledge and educational materials and supports the development of a learning community that fosters life-long learning. This project serves as a role model to the profession not only in providing open access to high quality resources that support development of nursing skills but also in the spirit of professional collegiality that it promotes. ALFA – Assisted Learning For ALL (ALFA) is a nursing procedure website offering a wide range of media teaching-learning resources available online or via podcast. This website is available at no cost. Designed to supplement classroom and skills lab instruction, the site provides faculty concise and realistic segments to use in instruction. Students can work together to quickly review sections of a procedure via .wmv on any computer or in the clinical setting as a podcast. The ability to access content in a mobile environment provides faculty an opportunity to maximize the 'teachable moment'. The site also serves as a valuable resource to nurses at the bedside, providing opportunities to review skills and maintain clinical competencies. (http://www.saddleback.edu/alfa)
Developed a Decision-making Algorithm
Utilizing data derived from a patient monitoring system (Visensia), Marilyn Hravnak, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN, FCCM, has developed a decision-making algorithm that guides nursing practice, permitting nurses to detect and respond more rapidly to changes in patient status. This has resulted in improved patient safety and outcomes in the step-down unit at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. This algorithm helps nurses identify acute and slowly progressive cardiorespiratory instability among patients allowing for more timely intervention to treat the patient's instability, refer to a physician or nurse practitioner, or activate the early response system. Outcome data indicate that early intervention and treatment has resulted in fewer patients progressing from minimal to serious instability, the duration of this instability has decreased, patient transfers to the ICU or other higher levels of care were decreased and therefore costs associated with care were reduced.
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute has appointed two directors to key positions on its clinical and business administrative staffs.
Kara Eaton-Weaver has been promoted to executive director of the centers's Patient/Family Experience Department, and Harl Tolbert is the new director of technology transfer and Commercial Development.
Eaton-Weaver, manager of patient relations since 2010, will oversee the ongoing transformations throughout the institute aimed at enhancing patient-centered care for patients and families.
"This position is an essential and critical part of RPCI's quest to become a top 10 cancer center," Chief Clinical Operations Officer Joyce Yasko said in a news release.
Tolbert will oversee the commercial development of research discoveries. He comes to Roswell Park from the University of Rochester, where he was associate director of biological sciences in the Medical Center's Office of Technology Transfer.
He brings extensive experience in licensing vaccines and therapeutics; developing and managing academic and industry collaboration; and soliciting, building and sustaining relationships with large pharmaceutical and biotech companies, start-ups, investors and research foundations.


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Graham Earl wants another shot at Michael Katsidis, four years after losing to him. Earl released a statement today pleading his case.
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British fighter Graham Earl's career "is likely over," say all reports out of York Hall in Bethnal Green, as Earl was manhandled in the first round by Henry Castle today, losing his third straight...
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