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During the 1960s, authenticity-or what passed for authenticity by revivalist criteria-was something most musicians strove for as they sought to distance themselves from commercialized folk music. Some found authenticity in unaccompanied ballads and work songs, others in ragtime finger-style guitar or Scruggs-style banjo picking, and still others― like the three high-school boys who formed Uncle Lumpy in 1965―in the pre-bluegrass ensemble music traditions of the American South, an approach made famous by the New Lost City Ramblers, the urban revival band that played songs and instrumentals from hillbilly recordings of the 1920s.
The style, called old-time to distinguish it from other forms of Southern music, often had a fiddle and five-string banjo playing melody in unison, with a guitar adding the bass line. A 1964 New Lost City Ramblers concert in Salt Lake City inspired the formation of Uncle Lumpy. Hal Cannon, a founding member of the Stormy Mountain Boys, and Tom Carter, who was learning to play fiddle from Bruce Cummings, attended that concert and came away convinced that Salt Lake City needed an authentic old-time string band. Their friend Chris Montague was playing bluegrass banjo with the Wind River Boys, but Hal and Tom persuaded him to learn to frail the banjo instead and to join them in Uncle Lumpy. (The band's name derives from a series of period 78-rpm children's records that Hal had).
The band played church-group and folk-music club concerts as well as school assemblies and dances. Uncle Lumpy broke up when it was time to leave for college in 1967, but the three musicians found opportunities to play in their respective locations and continued making music-old-time, bluegrass, and Irish.
In Salt Lake City in 1972,Hal formed the Deseret String Band, playing with this group for thirty years (Tom joined it in 1980). In recent years Hal and Tom have played with the Secondhand Band, and Hal with Red Rock Rondo. For the past several decades Chris Montague and his wife Liz have been playing oldtime and Irish traditional instrumental music together.


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50 youth in Kayonza district who have been undergoing training for Job Creation skills for the past three months in Kayonza Youth Recreational Center have been awarded certificates.
The trained youth said they were taught to respect any kind of work and changing their attitude towards work they learnt from the training.
Jean Bosco Hakizimana a resident of Juru cell in Gahini sector says: "I have managed to challenge the understanding of the youth in my area of residence and implored them to work."
Jean Bosco Hakizimana has enforced changes in the youth of Juru cell especially by encouraging them to form cooperatives and working together in a team.
Mustapha Tugirimana who also learnt job creation in Kayonza Youth Recreational Center has learned never to disrespect any kind of work as long as it earns him a living.
Jean Claude Mwiseneza the coordinator of Kayonza Youth Recreational Center says the center follows up on the youth after graduating to make sure they used their knowledge to their advantage.
"We also give them support in preparing productive projects and connect them with financial institutions to get startup capital for their projects" says Mwiseneza.

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Winter commencement ceremonies will be held at Henderson State University Friday, Dec. 13, with more than 270 undergraduate and graduate students receiving their degrees.
The ceremony for School of Business and Teachers College, Henderson, will begin at 3 p.m. in the Wells Center gymnasium, followed at 6 p.m. by the ceremony for the Ellis College of Arts and Sciences.
Faculty charges will be presented by Dr. Margaret Hoskins, professor of accounting, and Dr. Mike Taylor, professor of communications. The student responses will be given by Kevin Rodgers and Cole McCaskill. Dr. Glen Jones, Henderson president, will confer the degrees.
Shane Broadway, director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, will speak at both ceremonies. Broadway has been with the agency since January 2011. His primary responsibility as director is to oversee all personnel who carry out the policy directives of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and to develop funding recommendations for the state's 11 public universities and 22 public two-year colleges, as well as several other post-secondary entities.
The DHE is responsible for distributing approximately $170 million annually from state revenues and lottery funds intended to ease the financial burden of students seeking an education beyond high school.
Broadway served three terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives and two terms in the Senate. He was elected speaker of the house by his colleagues in 2001.
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At initial glance, Pat Walsh's "78 Reasons why your book may never be published & 14 Reasons why it just might" may seem a bit off-putting. After all, when visiting the writing and publishing section of most bookstores, the searching author is inundated with positivity and promises: "Write a Novel in One Month!", "How to Get an Agent Today!", "Sell your Screenplay Now!"... Not to mention hordes of gimmicky 'toolkits', card sets, and philosophical fluff.
"78 Reasons" (we'll shorten the title a bit) is not any of those. In humorous and pointed terms, Walsh, a veteran of the publishing industry, lays out the many mistakes and misconceptions that repeatedly pulse through the writers' world, pointing out with each why they could keep you from getting your work published. Right from the get go, he clarifies that this book will do little good to help an author who does not have a completed work (though I would argue it certainly gives anyone making excuses about finishing their project a good wake up call and dose of realistic expectations). While he does give extensive advice concerning revisions, this is not a book to help you write a novel. It's purely about getting that novel into the commercial world.
With the precision of a Samurai and the wit of an honest cynic, Walsh attacks egos (#5, "You Think you are a Natural"), agendas (#11, "You Preach), softies (#16, "You do not Kill your Little Darlings"), and the gilded sludge pit that is self-publishing (an entire chapter is dedicated to understanding the many pitfalls and specific virtues of this "other" publishing industry, an entity great for local-specific content but a bane to authors seeking professional exposure). He tackles it all with a charm and forthrightness that makes every difficult revelation palatable.
While it initially sounds depressing, "78 Reasons" really boils down to one solid trait every author needs: learning how to keep high hopes and realistic expectations. By learning why your manuscript ended up in the "Slush Pile" or understanding what an agent really does to act as an author's advocate, the reader comes away with a more solid knowledge of the publishing industry (at least what writers need to know about it) than they would get from any of the guarantee-touting tomes declaring surefire ways to land your baby in the bestseller stand.
If you only read one book about writing and publishing, this is the one. Here in Denver, both Barnes and Noble and Borders tend to no longer keep this paperback in stock. You can either order it from either of their websites, from Amazon.com, or go through a local store like The Tattered Cover. After you read it, put in a request for local stores to keep this one in stock. For Kindle users, it is also available in E-Book form.


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|Two Ways to Play: Copper's Recent Sell-Off
By Minyanville Staff MAR 12, 2014 2:35 PM
Get to the copper!
In the US, there is no easily tradable copper ETF. However, miners like Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX), Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO), BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP), and Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) have all suffered losses of 15% or more in the last month on increasing volume, indicating that there may be capitulation in the space.
Over the past three years, copper prices have had a close correlation with Chinese equities and the Aussie dollar. Many Australian mining companies such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton export much of their production to China, which drives the high correlation with Australia's currency.
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I can't seem to get away from stop-motion. The latest from Anonymous Content's PES for Pivot is full of his characteristic charm—a subtle playfulness that never upstages the message. My favorite moment is the collision of the two chairs to create a polka-dot love seat. According to the PR release for this one: "the effect was achieved by building full sized couches at different increments. Says PES, 'It's not everyday that you get to build an entire couch for 2 frames of animation.'"
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Pes is awesome, I think what makes his stop motion work stand out is the excellent sound design that compliments the visuals – which is true of everything he's done. I love as the chairs are going along that you can hear them scraping along the ground and the little highlights like when the ball turns into a globe. That really makes it for me.
the teddy bear turning a rug was brilliant, really well done overall and the virgins top it off with some background tunes, check em out here:
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Really cant remember where but i've seen that exact idea of 2 smaller chairs bouncing into eachother and becoming a big one in some other ad.
That was excellent. I think a good touch was the car driving in the background. If most people did that or had a car happen to drive by, they'd have just shot another frame. Obviously they set it up, but it made the world more real.
Maybe they listened to our criticism of that Brand New School spot for Jeep?
This guy is a total stop-motion nut! I really enjoy his work even though it is something different than the stuff I usually admire.
Him building two full couches for two frames of animation with tons of digitals solutions to this is just hillarious. Gondryesque one might say :-)
Kudos to him.
I enjoy the little background details, thats something new to his work.
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(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2011) With her participation in the Arizona Summer League set to begin July 12, 2011 in Yuma, AZ, TIFFANY BROOKS will become the first female professional baseball player in history to participate in the California Winter, Arizona Winter and Arizona Summer professional baseball leagues.
Tiffany is a 6'2", 195 lb. RHP/1B from Spokane, WA who has transcended professional baseball and helped pave the way for women to competitively participate in America's favorite pastime.
Tiffany has been featured in film ("Throw Like A Girl") and literature ("The Bus Leagues Experience"), and has numerous accolades on her baseball resume, most notably:
• First female to play in 100-year history of Dutch Men's Baseball League (2007)
• 2-time Silver Medalist in the Phoenix Cup Women's International Baseball Tournament (2008 & 2009)
• Only female to participate in the NABA Men's World Series (2009)
• First female on Hollywood Legends Barnstorming Baseball Club (team comprised of ex-MLB players including Bill Madlock, Darrell Evans & Bill Lee, 2010)
• First female to play in American men's professional baseball league in 21st Century (2010)
The Arizona Summer League is 4-team professional league playing a 16-game schedule, plus playoffs and a championship scheduled for August 1, 2011. A modified "Spring Training" will begin on July 9, 2011, and the regular season will commence on July 12.
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According to Yahoo Movies on Sunday, director Zack Snyder of "Man of Steel" and the future "Batman vs. Superman" film spoke about the three main characters heading off the film. He also revealed that though the trifecta of Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, and Gal Gadot has as of yet to be seen in the costumes, stand-ins had tried them on and Snyder truly spoke highly of their designs.
Snyder himself found it amazing seeing the trio of costumes together in a shot and was rather awestruck thinking that seeing these characters all at once in a film is rather epic. The director also explained how the pop culture of seeing such a trio for the first time just pops out. Snyder describes how he has even kept the first photo as an archive just in case it may be "worth something".
Considering the inherent violence in "Man of Steel" Snyder stated he will not be holding back when it comes to violence in the sequel. One may wonder with Superman breaking the neck of his enemy to save an innocent family from General Zod's eye beams fans may tend to speculate how violent will the next movie would be. Snyder explained that fans are still hung up on the Christopher Reeve version of the do-gooder and as of yet to realize that in the comic books he's done all kinds of necessary killing.
Snyder felt that fans took it personally when making the film too seemingly real and violent for what they were expecting. In fact, he had compared it to "Watchmen" where people actually do die, suffer tragedy, and hardships of consequences. Some may have thought of it as an innocent lost in this case, but there has been a trend of drama when it comes to getting the audience to "feel" something while immersing themselves into a story they can relate to.
"Batman vs. Superman" is scheduled to be released in conjunction with "Captain America 3" on May 6, 2016.
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Olympic men's hockey is the definite draw for all the Winter Games fans. In particular there are three teams that fans expect to hit the podium. Looking at the teams, it wouldn't be surprising if Canada, America or Russia will go home with the gold. While the teams are ready to fight it out on the ice, the hockey fans are considering the disadvantage that Canada and America is looking at before getting on the ice. According to Fox News on Tuesday, the European-sized rink will definitely give the Europeans an advantage.
The difference between the European-sized rink and a NHL rink? The European-sized rink is a combined 3,000 square feet larger than a NHL rink. This means the players who are speedskaters are harder to defend when coming to the net. Adding an extra 15 feet on each side, the large rink offers more possibilities to score and more room to maneuver.
With most of Team USA being from the NHL, the viewers are really hoping the men have made adjustments to this concern as it could make or break a game and everyone knows that the games on the ice will be some of the best during the Winter Games. More importantly fans in the United States are hoping Team USA makes it all the way to the gold!


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Chicks in the children's room of the Hancock County Public Library began hatching earlier this week. The library had set up a hatchery so children could watch the eggs incubate and hatch. The anticipation grew as the three-week gestation period came and went last week. But then, on Sunday, some of the shells started to crack, and the chicks pecked their way into the world.
Families can stop by and check out the chicks over the next few days. They will be adopted by local farming families.


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Was 'human error', apparently
TWITTER'S VIDEO APP Vine is suffering from a backlash after users were greeted by hardcore pornography this morning when they opened the app to browse the "Editor's Picks" tab.
Vine issued a statement today apologising for the post, which it says was "a human error" and not done intentionally.
"A human error resulted in a video with adult content becoming one of the videos in Editor's Picks, and upon realising this mistake we removed the video immediately," a spokesperson for Twitter told The INQUIRER. "We apologise to our users for the error."
Launched last week, Vine is an Instagram-like video sharing application that allows users to record up to six seconds of footage and share their creations with followers.
The explicit video appeared right at the top of the "Editor's Picks" tab on the app, a section that is supposed to feed the app's best and most original content uploaded by users for others to enjoy and comment on.
Though there was a warning message notifying users that the post "may contain sensitive content" and required them to tap it before it played, curiosity obviously got the better of some, who tapped it anyway, much to their disgust or amusement.
One Twitter user, @joshhemsley said, "Porn starting to fill up the @vineapp popular feed. See ya later Vine."
Another user, @MamatoRylie tweeted, "Vine using friends, any way to NOT get 'Editor's picks' in my feed? I just saw one that was totally gross and inappropriate."
However, not everyone was put off by the post. For example, @mikebodge tweeted, "Vine should embrace porn. I don't understand why Instagram is so PG."
And @kevmarmol tweeted, "People are surprised that #vine is being used for porn obviously haven't spent much time on the internet #justsaying."
After launching less than a week ago, it could be argued that the post was deliberate, done for publicity to help spread the word on Vine. After all, some "editor" had to have approved the post before it went live. Can someone really be that stupid?
Either that, or perhaps it was the work of a crafty hacker in an attempt to bring the new social network to its knees before it had chance to show what it could do.
Whatever the reason for the post, we suspect that Vine can expect a knock on its door from Apple in the meantime. µ
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Sunday mornings our members gather at 9a.m. for Christian education, discussing scripture, books, and articles, and also engaging in longer-term studies.
Our community periodically engages in evening, mid-week educational programming, during certain seasons of the Christian year.
We have a series titled "Faith and Film" in which we gather at the homes of members to watch and discuss movies with themes relevant to faith.


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How tweet (ha) is this Owl Family Bamboo Mobile ($70)? A wee family of laser cut bamboo owlies nestle together underneath a fat crescent moon, making a lovely graphic addition to any child's room. (Heck, if we're being honest, we want this in our room!)
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COD Faculty Member Named Next Generation Indie Book Finalist
May 25, 2016 9:16 AM - College of DuPage Assistant English Professor Trina Sotirakopulos recently was named one of five finalists for the 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards during a ceremony held recently at the Newberry Library in Chicago. Sotirakopulos and her co-editor Michelle Duster were honored in the Women's Issues category for their work, "Shifts: An Anthology of Women's Growth Through Change" (for which she is credited as Trina Sotira). The anthology, which also was a 2015 USA Best Book Awards finalist, features poems, short stories and essays by 35 women from various backgrounds, highlighting their strength and growth through life changes, including divorce, parenthood, job situations and loss.


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Cause we're leavin' on a jet plane.
Don't know when we'll be back again.
We do, however, know that our travel documents will be safe, secure and super cute in the Felt Jet Airplane Passport Cover ($25).
This is a super cute little passport cover. I just got my first passport and am looking to spruce it up. I love this pattern, but I have to wonder if the felt isn't a rather not durable material and if it will wear out with use?
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Most people, when they come visit me in San Francisco and ask to be taken to wine country, assume that they're going to Napa, but at least half the time, that's definitely not where we end up.
These well meaning tourists aren't the only ones who seem to forget that Northern California has many different "wine countries." Napa casts a long shadow, as it were.
I've got lots of love for every piece of wine country we've got, and a special place in my heart for Sonoma County, both because it is the place of my birth, but also because I think sometimes it gets short shrift compared to its more famous neighbor.
Sonoma County is several different wine regions rolled up into one -- from the chilly fog of the Sonoma Coast and Carneros, to the cool Green Valley and Russian River Valley, to the warmer climes of Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma Mountain, Alexander Valley, and the Sonoma Valley -- there's something for everyone in Sonoma.
The main problem however, is that all these regions are spread out over a wide area, much wider than the relatively (in comparison) compact Napa Valley. So experiencing the breadth of Sonoma can be time consuming, no matter how fulfilling it ends up being.
So while it's a good idea for wine lovers to pay more attention to Sonoma in general, there is one weekend this year when any self respecting wine lover shouldn't be thinking of anything else: The Sonoma Wine Country Weekend.
The first event of its kind, this weekend celebration of Sonoma County wine is a combination of what have been two separate annual events up until now: The Sonoma County Showcase of Wine and Food and the Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction. These two events have been combined into a single weekend that is the single best opportunity in existence for anyone to learn a thing or two about Sonoma wine.
The weekend starts on Friday August 29th, with winemaker lunches at various wineries around the valley. On Saturday the 30th, the grand tasting will take place from 11 AM to 4 PM, where more than a hundred Sonoma County wineries will offer their wines for tasting along with food from more than 60 of the regions top chefs and artisan food purveyors. Sommeliers (apparently some of them famous) will be conducting wine seminars, and almost every wine that you might taste is available for sale (or shipping back home) with the help of the event staff.
The evening of Friday the 29th and Saturday the 30th will also involve winemaker dinners at some of Sonoma's most spectacular wineries, including Pride Mountain Vineyards at the top of the Mayacamas mountains.
And if that weren't enough, on Sunday the live Harvest Wine Auction, whose proceeds go to local charities, offers chances at bragging rights and some amazing prizes (and wines) for those who can afford to be generous, as well as a blockbuster meal cooked by some serious Sonoma culinary heavyweights. Rumor has it that there will be just a tad of wine poured at this event as well.
While attendance at the auction and dinner on Sunday is a somewhat pricey proposition ($650 a head) the rest of the weekend's events are a relative steal at between $75 and $150 bucks.
This is a huge opportunity to soak in the breadth and depth of Sonoma County wine without spending 4 days and 8 hours in the car zipping all over the place. It comes highly recommended by yours truly.
Find out everything you need to know on the event web site.
Sonoma Wine Country Weekend
August 29-31, 2008
MacMurray Ranch, Cline Cellars, (and individual wineries)
MacMurray Ranch
9015 Westside Road, Healdsburg, CA 95448
Tickets, which can be purchased online, are priced as follows:
Friday Winemaker Lunches: $75
Friday Winemaker Dinners: $160
Grand Tasting: $150
Saturday Winemaker Dinners: $160
Sunday Auction: $650
Additional VIP packages are available.
This event will almost certainly sell out, so purchase your tickets now. September just before harvest is one of the most beautiful times to be in Sonoma County.
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????????????TUCSON, Ariz. ?C?Preston Guilmet reverted back to his 2007 Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year form with 11 strikeouts against zero walks and Dillon Baird hit a fifth-inning grand slam, as top-ranked Arizona (3-1) defeated Sacramento State, 9-3, at Kindall Field on Friday. The win was UAˇ?s third straight since dropping its season-opener last Friday and handed UA skipper Andy Lopez his 900th career coaching victory.
????????????The Wildcats, who had jumped out to an early 3-0 lead with single runs in each of the first three innings, allowed the to Hornets to sneak back in to the contest with single runs in the fourth and fifth to make in a one-run ball game.
????????????The seemingly tenuous one-run edge didnˇ?t last long, as Sac State starter Nick Buchta placed himself in a jam after recording the first out in the bottom of the fifth by hitting Dwight Childs and walking Diallo Fon to place runners on first and second.
Jon Gaston followed with a bouncing fielderˇ?s choice grounder towards short that saw Fon beat the attempted force out at second to load the bases. Buchta retired UA DH C.J. Ziegler on a foul out to the catcher, but quickly found himself behind to clean-up hitter Baird.
Up 3-1 in the count, the first-year Wildcat crushed UAˇ?s eighth homer of the season over the billboard in right and on to Sixth Street for a bases-clearing blast. The homer was Bairdˇ?s second of the year and contributed to a 3-for-4, six-RBI night for the Yavapai Junior College transfer.
Guilmet (1-0), who was roughed up for eight runs on eight runs on seven hits in just four innings in the season opener last weekend, cruised to his first win of the year after allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits in seven innings of work.
The right-hander punched out seven in the first four innings and retired the side on strikes in the sixth. The walk-free night was just the tonic for the Wildcat ace who had issued three free passes to Georgia last Friday after posting a 4-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio last year.
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Service Area #6 provides municipal-type services, such as road plowing, in specific neighborhoods throughout unincorporated Summit County. The tax increase amounts to an additional $29.33 per year on a $498,000 primary residence and $53.32 per year for similarly valued second homes and commercial properties.
The petitioners had 45 days to collect 2,118 signatures, but the 45th day fell on Columbus Day, and state statute provides that if the end date falls on a weekend or holiday, petitioners can turn the packets in the following day. But the petitioners were told to turn the packets in on Columbus Day.
Attorney Bruce Margolius threatened to file a writ to the Supreme Court if the County did not provide the extra day they were entitled, according to County Attorney David Brickey.
"He and I worked through the weekend coming to some conclusions about the County's position regarding the date the petition was due," Brickey said. "We came to the conclusion that litigation would be expensive and time consuming. And a clear reading of the state statute allows us to reach this resolution. So I think it's a good result as far as avoiding litigation."
The petitioners are picking up the packets at 4 p.m. today (Tuesday) and will need to return them Wednesday by 4 p.m.
The petition was only seven qualified signatures short of being certified, after 250 unqualified signatures were thrown out by the Clerk's Office.
S.T.A.R. Forum member Jacqueline Smith, who spearheaded the petition drive, said having the extra 24 hours to collect the last signatures was great, although she will not be personally collecting the signatures, because she recently filed as a write-in candidate for Summit County Council Seat C.
"I'm not taking this on personally," Smith said. "I'm just trying to run this race now, so that's what I'm trying to focus on."
Smith and her group successfully collected enough signatures to freeze the tax increase on the County's Municipal Fund, which services unincorporated Summit County, until it can be put to voters in 2014.


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PR # 219 April 29, 2009
The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in North Branch will present Doo Wop Live & at Its Best , featuring Cornell Gunter's Coasters, The Marvelettes and The Platters, Friday, May 22, at 8 p.m. The evening is the final selection in the Theatre?s Major Artists Series . Tickets cost $29 and $34.
The music and the era live on when these three groups take the stage. The Theatre at RVCC will close out its 25th anniversary season with an evening of classic hits and great memories.
The Coasters? first album, Down In Mexico , was recorded in the spring of 1956 and propelled the group into fame. The record was followed with the double-sided million-seller smash, with ?Searching? on the A side and ?Young Blood? on the B side. In 1958 The Coasters recorded two more big hits, ?Yakety Yak? and ?Charlie Brown,? and the success continued.
The Coasters have performed at major concert halls, theatres, clubs and other venues around the country?from New York City to Las Vegas?appearing with such artists as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, The Platters, Bill Haley and the Comets, and The Shirelles. The group has appeared in six major movies and has sold over 100 million records. In January 1987 The Coasters were the first vocal group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Today, Cornell Gunter?s Coasters continue to keep the group?s music alive.
The Platters first formed in the 1950s, composed of five teenagers: Tony Williams (the legendary first lead singer), Zola Taylor, Herb Reed, Paul Robi and David Lynch. Directed by the group?s famed manager, Buck, and continuing today under the direction of his company, Five Platters, Inc., The Platters have featured some of the greatest singers in rock and roll history.
The list of hits produced by the original Platters includes 21 top-10 records, 9 million-selling singles, 5 platinum albums and 5 number-one songs. The group has performed throughout the world?appearing at presidential inaugurations and royal coronations, as well as at major concert venues and on television.
When The Marvelettes? first record, ?Please, Mr. Postman,? hit the top spot on the charts and sold 3 million records, Motown switched its focus, concentrating on a new group pop soul sound that totally dominated the music charts until the advent of the Beatles, fours years later.
The Marvelettes produced over a dozen hits, eight of which went Top 10. The group?s originators were Wanda Rogers, Gladys Horton and Katherine Shaffner. Although the members changed over the years, the highly talented replacements kept the act at the top of the charts. The current singers offer the group?s biggest hits, interspersed with their versions of some great standards.
To purchase tickets or for more information about Doo Wop Live & at Its Best , call the RVCC Box Office, 908-725-3420, or order online at www.rvccArts.org . Senior citizen, student and group discounts are also available.
RVCC, located on Route 28 and Lamington Road in North Branch, NJ, and serving Somerset and Hunterdon County residents for 40 years, offers more than 90 associate degrees and certificates. In addition, customized training programs and non-credit courses are available for those seeking personal and professional development.
The College is committed to offering a quality and affordable education through effective teaching, liaisons with the community?s businesses and state-of-the-art technology. For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu .
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Whenever I have the chance to venture into the West Village I'm always excited to discover what's new on the block since my last visit. As my guest and I turned the corner onto Hudson Street, we approached the sweet and welcoming restaurant front of Hudson Cafe. Small tables were arranged throughout the space snuggled up close next to your neighboring diners. A large case filled with over stuffed sandwiches, elegant pastries and a large menu propped above with all of the cafe's breakfast and lunch offerings. Owner Nick Cervera described the daily menu which consist of a selection of four soups, one vegan soup always prepared, as well as freshly made salads, assorted artisanal sandwiches, house made smoothies and coffee delights. But we weren't there for any of that (although it all looked so tempting, all pretty on display).
We were excited to try the new dinner menu that owner Nick Cervera and his wife chef Lupe Elizalde have created for their diners. The menu consisted of smaller plates ranging from salads to heartier dishes. We decided on the shaved brussel sprouts ($7) topped with mint, shaved almonds, chunks of granny smith apples, creamy ricotta salata and a light and zesty lemon vinaigrette. We also ordered the mussels appetizer ($8) which was filled with fresh garlic, sweet mussels perfectly cooked and simmered in a light mustard and fennel broth with a hint of white wine. We couldn't help but dip the extra slices of bread that were perched on our table into the broth, it was that good. Nick even came over to assist us with our dipping providing us with deep soup spoons to sop up the extra broth. Oh, but back to the bread. Freshly baked, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. As we were enjoying every bite of our starters, I noticed Nick preparing a take out order. A big pull from the freshly baked loaf and some was even packed for their next delivery.
I ordered a robust glass of their house cabernet which paired perfectly with my dinner choice of charred yet medium rare hanger steak ($19) over homemade roasted garlic and rosemary potato wedges. My guest ordered the salmon ($19) which came over a fennel and onion confit. The salmon was prepared just right through out with a crispy skin. We swapped a few bites of each other's entrees and couldn't get enough. Nick explained that chef Elizalde prepares the entire menu without using gas stoves. Everything is made conventionally. We were so impressed by the perfectly prepped foods and how each dish came out just as we hoped.
What I loved about the feel and food of Hudson Cafe was how welcoming your entire dining experience was. A friendly waitstaff, soft music playing on the speakers and home cooked food that tasted like it was from your grandmother's kitchen. Nick was extremely welcoming and humble and set the vibe for the entire space. No frills food that make your belly and taste buds oh so happy. Next came out two cups of espresso and a huge hunk of tres leche cake topped with homemade whipped cream, strawberries and chocolate syrup, baked right in house. Some of the best tres leche cake I've tasted. Moist and paired just right with our hot cups of espresso.
No longer a hidden gem, I can not wait to head back to Hudson Cafe for breakfast and lunch. Not be to missed this summer, the cafe will also have sidewalk dining, as well as an oyster bar during dinner hours. I would recommend stopping in for a cup of coffee, a hearty cup of homemade soup or a lovely dinner date with friends or significant others.
Hudson Cafe: 628 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014. Tel: 212.390.1744.


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The City of Modesto now offers customers the ability to pay their water bills using their smartphones with a mobile app called Check.
Modesto has partnered with Check, a mobile bill payment company, to provide their customers with a more convenient way to pay for water service. With Check, customers can pay their water bill anytime, anywhere and using a wide variety of payment methods, including all major credit cards.
Unlike bank bill payment services, Check's free mobile app can be used to pay any bill anytime, anywhere and with any payment method. Giving customers a complete view into their personal finances across multiple providers, the top-rated app makes it simple to see balances, view transactions, and make payments on the fly from a mobile device.
"We are very pleased to offer more convenience to our valued customers," said Leslie Curtin, Customer Services Manager. "Mobile apps are an increasingly popular method to complete tasks, and we are always looking for new ways to innovate and benefit from improved technology. Check is an easy, convenient way for customers to take care of their bills."
As an incentive, Check is offering $5 off a customer's first City water bill when they pay using Check. To get started, customers can visit Modesto's website check.me/Modesto or visit Google Play or the iTunes App Store to download the Check app for free.
Traditional payment options, such as paper checks and bank "auto pay," are still available, along with phone and internet pay.
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SICFIT Scottsdale is expecting each and every one of you to bring your A-game next week because starting Monday, its Spirit Week! Every day has a new theme and a new opportunity to win a prize for the most eccentric getup! After this week of fun, we will cap it off with our Member Appreciation Party on Saturday, 3/22, at the Kayyem's house beginning at 1pm!
Monday: St. Patrick's Day – Wear your green!! You may have burpee penalties if you don't!
Tuesday: Sports/College Day – Come dressed rocking your favorite sports team and/or your Alma Mater, as if you are ready for the biggest game of the year!!
Wednesday: Superhero Day – Well, this is pretty explanatory, Thor the God of Thunder, Wonder Woman, or Captain whoever you wanna be that day, come dressed with cape and all! (Can I put in a special request for one of the guys to dress up as Captain Yoga Pants, please?)
Thursday: America Day – We are all about being patriotic here at SICFIT Scottsdale. Come to class wearing red, white and blue or represent a branch of the military.
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Volume: 26 Issue: 1 (Jan 2003)
Art Studio - 1/03
These blooms, modeled in 3ds max, are among several 3D elements Vitale created recently as background imagery for a company's Web site.
Prophets Workshop
This image, one of the artist's earlier works, earned second place for illustration in StrataUser Magazine's 3D Media Contest. The modeling and rendering were done in Studio Pro 2.1.1, and all the textures were generated in Photoshop.
Wolf 2001
Working closely with Phil Saunders, a conceptual artist at game developer Presto Studios, Vitale generated a digital mechanical wolf for a product brochure using Maxon Computer's Cinema 4D and Photoshop.
Postman Caterpillar
An earlier example of Vitale's work, this caterpillar was generated for a Studio Pro tutorial called "Mastering 3D Graphics, Creepy Insects Issue," which covered modeling and inverse kinematics.
From digital illustration and motion graphics to animation and visual effects, professional artist Frank Vitale of Phoenix has done it all while working in the film, broadcast, gaming, and publishing markets. A formally trained artist, Vitale now works only with digital software. "Using the computer as an artistic tool is so different from using traditional media that I can't even compare them," he notes. "With the computer, the final output is what ultimately counts; it's all about the piece you've developed. Conversely, with painting, sketching, or even pottery, it's more about the processes and the journey, rather than the end result."
Currently, Vitale's work is concentrated within illustration and game development, two vastly different disciplines. With illustration, Vitale says he is free to explore software features; with game development, he must adhere to strict image guidelines while producing compelling imagery. For the game development and illustrative work, he primarily uses Discreet's 3ds max and Adobe Systems' Photoshop, though he has used Strata's Studio Pro extensively in the past. For generating corporate animation and motion graphics, he also uses Adobe's After Effects.
In addition to creating digital content, Vitale also lectures at trade shows and schools. For further information about Vitale and his work, visit his Web site at www.vitalef.com. —Karen Moltenbrey
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- USDA has followed through with plans to seek public comment on implementing a second beef checkoff.
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Actor Wil Wheaton and his wife Anne have saved a few animals in their time, and Anne decided to help raise money through a pet calender featuring celebrities and their saved pets. The pictures are adorable and a small donation gets you a copy.
Sonshine Childcare Center is a non-profit that's looking to open at toddler room for children from 12 months to two and a half years of age. They have most of the equipment they need, but could sure use your help with donations of gently used (or new) toys and items for these kids. Here's how you can help donate.
This time of year, it's easy to warm up with a blanket but there are some in the Yakima Valley that don't even have a blanket to wrap up in. Help us make blankets for The Union Gospel Mission, YWCA and Rod's House.
The Pegasus Project in Yakima is selling raffle tickets for a trip for two to Super Bowl 48 in New York City!
Our annual 10 Deeds In 10 Days kicks off again this coming week and the Morning Bullpen is ascending to great heights to raise money and food for area charities and food banks.
The victims of Hurricane Sandy are getting help in a very creative way and you can help simply by viewing their advertisement on YouTube.
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This week we meet a dog who is watching over a seven-year-old girl with Type One Juvenile Diabetes. It was an exciting day for the Richard family.
Their dog Jac was welcomed home after fourteen months of extensive training in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, he was learning how to recognize extreme changes in Felisse Richard's blood sugar levels.
Jac goes everywhere with Felisse and today was no different. It was Jac's first day at school..
It's 7:30 A.M. and Shelly Richard is getting her three kids ready for school. Yes, three. There's six year old Anna Claire, seven year old Felisse and two year old Jac.
After breakfast, it's time to check Felisse's blood sugar levels.
Because Jac hasn't sniffed out anything unusual, sure enough, Felisse's levels are normal.
Having Jac around has literally been a saving grace. No one understands that like Felisse's dad, Jim Richard.
"There are many sleepless nights when you're just on edge, wondering if she's high or low. You want to go check her blood sugar every fifteen minutes. Jac will again, give us a little peace of mind so we can sleep a little easier. Knowing there's another set of eyes and a nose, a great nose."
For his diabetes training, Jac memorized the scent from Felisse's clothing in instances where she had both high and low blood sugar levels.
Jim hollers out "Get dressed Jac" just like he does with his two daughters.
The lunches are packed, they've brushed their teeth, and it's off to school.
Shelley Richard has seen quite the difference in her daughter since Jac's been home.
"The self confidence you can see with her walking with Jac, you can't knock her down right now."
Jac is pretty excited about his first day and so is the rest of the class at South Walton Montessori Academy.
The dog was an honorary student at school today.
Ms. Catherine Beall is the lead teacher in the elementary class that Felisse and and Anna Claire Richard attend.
Now she's adding another Richard to the roster.
Jac Richard.
Even though the girls are studying their times tables, Jac sits under the tables and makes himself right at home.
"It's very exciting; all the kids are really excited. We've done a lot of preparation talking about how he is a working dog, just like all our students are workers, he's a worker too."
Jac is hard at work taking care of Felisse, and has given the saying "mans best friend a whole new meaning."
Feelise was diagnosed with Type One Juvenile Diabetes at age three.
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Coatepec and Xico, Veracruz, Mexico
As we soon found out, Coatepec is known as the capital of coffee of Mexico. On the drive we noticed signs for many mansions and coffee plantations. Some of the plantations offer tours but we didn't have time. We had been told to attend the Fiesta de Los Arcos in Xico, so we continued southeast to get there in time. Just driving to Xico was pleasure enough with the scenery on the horizon. Rolling hills and beautiful green surroundings everywhere. Xico was charming, quaint and colorful. Banana trees surrounded you and there was little tourism, just the way I like it. The fiesta was everything people had said it was. There were clowns, rides and hot dogs… just like going to the fair. We ended up leaving a bit early to make the return drive to Veracruz. I would like to come back sometime to experience their cuisine, since Xico is known for their sweet mole.


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Position Summary: The Moots Finish shop technician is a key member of the in-house finish group within the production team. In this role, the Finish Technician will be a part of team that is responsible for all of the final production steps and hand work that is needed to take frames and components from a raw, welded state to a ready-to-deliver state. Included in this area is light machining, parts assembly, frame finishing, detailed hand work, decal assembly and various quality control processes. The Finish Shop Technician reports to the Finish Supervisor.
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By G.P. Thomas
This work paves the way to produce commercially viable bioplastics that are naturally produced by microorganisms, because existing technique is expensive as the starting material is glucose. Moreover, this technique could decrease environmental impact and provide superior-quality bioplastics ideal for medical implants, stated the researchers.
If bacteria's carbon supply is high, they produce polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) family of polyesters as an energy source. The most commonly synthesized polymer in the PHA group is poly 3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB). Victor Irorere, who conducted the research, informed that the researchers used Ralstonia eutropha H16, a bioplastic-producing bacterium that demonstrated tremendous growth in oil over a period of 48 h and synthesized triple the quantity of PHB when compared to its growth in glucose.
Electrospinning experiments conducted in partnership with scientists at the University of Birmingham, demonstrated that less crystalline structure of the nanofibers of the plastic synthesized from oils makes the plastic ideal for medical purposes, said Irorere.
Dr Iza Radecka, who led the work, explained that the utilization of biodegradable plastics like PHB is believed to reduce environmental impact. However, the commercialization of bioplastics is significantly affected by the cost of glucose as a feedstock. The use of waste cooking oil not only facilitates the synthesis of bioplastics but also decreases environmental impact owing to waste oil disposal.
The team's next challenge is to perform appropriate scale-up experiments to facilitate industrial-scale synthesis of bioplastics.
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In a few days it will be the unofficial end of my favorite season of the year.
I can feel the tug, pull, slip of summer as it starts to let go, like a tiny hand that makes its way to the school bus, or the leaves on a big tall oak. Sure as I stand here, this season of sand and sunshine is ending.
Yet I like to think that I keep a lot of that sunshine in my heart all year long.
I am never really ready for the air to change and the night to come a whole lot earlier.
I am never really ready to let go, but sometimes in the middle of a cold, dark winter night when I'm wrapped in a blanket I remember how my toes felt in the pool and I am hopeful for the next day, the next season, the next lesson that will bring the sunshine back to me.
I smile, because I know that summer will be back, that I never really live without it inside of me.
(For the record, my family will be on vacation all next week, enjoying the beaches of New Jersey and soaking in every last ray of sunshine before we come back and ready ourselves for autumn. )
How about you? Do you keep SUMMER in your heart all year long?


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Victor M. Castañeda
The friendly people of Puerto Vallarta enticed him to relocate to this beautiful city.
Kitchen creativity has been part of Victor Manuel Castaneda Romero's life since he was a kid growing up in Tequila, Jalisco. Food was a big part of his upbringing and now he shares his love of cuisine with everyone at Si Señor Beach Restaurant on Los Muertos Beach in Puerto Vallarta.
Victor draws inspiration from his family and later in life from a good friend that worked in a restaurant for many years. He hung out at the restaurant and learned a lot. As soon as he could, he started taking cooking courses and secured a position as a chef's assistant at a popular Tequila restaurant.
In 2010 he moved to Puerto Vallarta because he wanted to live in a beach town. Victor says that the friendly people enticed him to relocate to the beautiful city. He loves to work in the kitchen because he can exercise his passion for cooking and creativity. When the clients are happy, he is happy.
Victor specializes in creating new dishes from traditional Mexican recipes and adding a modern twist. He also likes sweets and has developed a new dessert menu for the restaurant. One day he hopes to open his own restaurant or bakery and teach others how to cook.


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Syndicate, March 3, 2009
About 40 UNT students gathered in the Syndicate café and lounge March 3 to talk with President Gretchen M. Bataille during her first of two spring 2009 Really, let's talk sessions.
Military leave policy
One of the first questions posed came from a student in the Texas State Guard who asked whether the university's military leave policy could be changed. He said while most professors accommodate him if he is away for a week or two, if he is gone longer his only option is to withdraw from class.
UNT's military policy is in accordance with state law. Read the military policy.
President Bataille assured him that she would look into it. The university has a policy that allows faculty and staff to take military leave, she said, and has worked with the vice president for Finance and Administration, who is in the reserves, to accommodate his absences.
Environmental commitment
Another student asked when the environmental pledge the university made in signing the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment would be reflected in the curriculum. President Bataille said there are many of good things happening on the environmental front. She reminded students that UNT has one of the best environmental ethics and philosophy programs in the country and has embraced sustainable practices, including using biodegradable products and biodiesel. The university also recently won an award from the Clinton Global Initiative, she said.
Now that the university has appointed a new director for the Office of Sustainability to coordinate our environmental efforts, things will move along faster, she said.
"If we're not there yet, we're going to get there," she said.
Smoking on campus
In response to this concern, UNT Facilities will replace some of the exterior signs at the main entrance seating area. There are signs on each of the public entrances to the building stating that it is non-smoking facility and that smoking is not allowed within 25 feet of the entrance. These signs are still in good condition.
When the subject of smoking on campus came up, participants offered a variety of suggestions. One person asked whether the fading "No Smoking" signs at the EESAT building could be replaced while another suggested that UNT raise awareness to keep students from smoking.
President Bataille agreed, saying that perhaps the university's Student Health and Wellness Center and the Student Government Association could join forces to do more preventative education. Already, cigarettes are no longer sold at the University Union. But while she said she supports reducing smoking on campus, she didn't think it was realistic for UNT to become a smoke-free campus because of its size and relatively open access. It would be impossible to enforce, she said.
National research universities
President Bataille also addressed questions about UNT's ambitions to become a national research university and how athletics fits into that plan.
She explained that national research universities are top research institutions that draw more state and grant funding. UNT is an emerging research university and becoming a national research university would help us earn more recognition, funding and investments that would elevate all of our programs, she said.
New stadium
As for our athletics programs, President Bataille said, "Great universities have great athletics. They have great facilities for their athletic teams."
In response to a later question about whether funding a new stadium was a good idea, she clarified that the student-approved fee will help fund the stadium, not tuition or state dollars. A modern stadium would enhance UNT in every way, raise our profile and encourage more people to support us, she said.
"We have to decide if we want to be a great university. A great university has to be great in every way," she said.
She said the stadium would be part of an entertainment complex that includes a hotel, convention center and a parking garage.
The subject of the city of Denton's decision to make Oak and Hickory one-way streets and to eliminate parking also came up during the session, spawning discussion about whether the university would add more parking. President Bataille joked that she always gets the "parking issue" question.
She told students that one good change would be the addition of bike lanes to the streets. She said the university does plan to add a parking garage where Kendall Hall was previously located when the new Business Leadership Building is constructed, but there are no other plans for new parking lots. She encouraged students to use alternative transportation more to get around campus rather than driving from one place to another.
The session ended with President Bataille assuring students that UNT has a strong and secure future and urging them to spread the word about the university.
"We're just going to keep getting better," she said.
Other suggestions raised at the Syndicate session:
- A student suggested that UNT post notifications of when and where doctoral defenses take place, an idea that President Bataille passed along to Michael Monticino, the interim dean of the Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies. The graduate school is considering posting notifications on its web site in the future.
- A student suggested that UNT provide more recycling bins, particularly near the Language, Art and Auditorium buildings, an idea that President Bataille shared with UNT Facilities. UNT has recycling bins of various sizes in every building on campus. As demand increases and requests are made, UNT Facilities adds bins, but there is limited staff to pick up recycling. UNT's Recycling Program employs five full-time staff and two student workers. The program is expected to grow and UNT Facilities has set a goal to have recycling containers and pick-up services in the majority of classrooms within the next two years.


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I have an Acer Aspire M7720 with 12 GB RAM and 5 TB HDD. Everything else is the same and I get kernel power errors.
My monitor says "input not supported" and I have to turn the power off cause I can't see anything on my screen.
Do I maybe need a bigger power supply?


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