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With funds for physician training set to expire, rural doctor shortage persists
After two years as a medical school resident for the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Aaron Rhyner sees 14 patients a day, works 50 to 80 hours each week and earns roughly $50,000 a year.
Rhyner, 29, of Tacoma, Wash., calls his work "something special," a chance to make a difference. He's also doing his part to help fix a growing national shortage of primary care physicians, which is expected to approach 52,000 by 2025, hitting rural regions and Indian reservations the hardest.
Amid fears that the U.S. won't keep up with the rising demand, Congress is under increased pressure to respond.
Experts say the national shortage is fueled by more doctor retirements, an aging and more rapidly growing population and more people enrolled in insurance coverage. And many worry that if the government doesn't intervene, too many low-income Americans will simply get locked out of the U.S. health care system.
"If you call up and you can't get an appointment because there aren't any primary care physicians, you're not getting access to health care," Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state said in an interview.
Rhyner already owes his job to Congress, which four years ago included $230 million in its landmark health care law to pay for the training of 550 graduate residents in 24 states.
With that funding set to expire next year, Murray wants Congress to spend another $495 million to keep the training program going until 2019.
Murray, the head of the Senate Budget Committee and a veteran Senate appropriator, said her home state is expected to be nearly 1,700 doctors short by 2030.
She called the Puyallup tribe in western Washington state "a prime example" of a community that needs government help.
When the tribe created its residency program for medical school graduates three years ago, it had only two medical residents, including Rhyner.
This year the tribe is training 10 doctors, using $1.5 million in federal grant money. Its facility opened as the first osteopathic family medicine residency in the country with a Native American focus. Now there are two, with Oklahoma's Choctaw Nation running a similar program. In Washington state, federal officials this year also awarded money for training programs in Yakima, Spokane and Toppenish.
Nationwide, a total of 60 graduate programs are operating in two dozen states this year, including California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Alan Shelton, clinical director for the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority, said most doctors are trained in big hospitals and are uncomfortable with the prospect of working on a reservation. As a result, he said, most tribes have a hard time recruiting doctors.
"Generally, the pay is less and the work might be more difficult. So you have to find somebody with a big heart," Shelton said.
Shelton said he searches for young doctors willing to forgo big-city salaries. Instead, he wants residents who appreciate "the benefits and the beauty" of working in a smaller community and who want to make a personal connection with patients.
"We don't want to just train technicians _ we want to train healers," Shelton said. "And the way we train healers is we connect them to the Native American community and they learn about ideas of wellness and spirituality. And when they connect with patients, they connect with them on a deep level."
Rhyner fit the job description, with Shelton calling him a doctor who's "really committed to taking care of people that have limited options."
Rhyner said that most of his medical school classmates at Pacific Northwest University wanted to work in specialty fields that pay more, but he wanted to focus on family medicine and "get a chance to do everything."
A non-Indian who grew up in Alaska but traveled extensively, he said he liked the idea of working on a reservation and getting to join a start-up residency program, where he could help shape it.
"I have kind of an eclectic background in the sense that my mom is from Pakistan and my dad is from Minnesota," Rhyner said. "So I've lived all over the world. . . . I've experienced third-world countries and areas where they don't have an opportunity to get access to good health care. It makes such a huge difference when we are there and we can help them."
When he came to the reservation, Rhyner said, he wanted to "experience the community." He has done just that, attending pow-wows, participating in sweat-lodge ceremonies and the like.
"I see my patients there, and they see me, and it creates such a better connection that I really understand what they're going through and what their life is like," Rhyner said. "Everybody knows everybody."
He said he has gotten an up-close look at drug and alcohol abuse, homelessness and diabetes, all issues that are more prevalent among Indians. And he said that exposure will only aid his future work: "It's not something that I'm going to be afraid of."
Rhyner, who uses a hand-beaded stethoscope that's a hit with his patients, said he takes "a mind-body-spirit approach" to his practice, helping it meld with Native culture. And he said he often discusses proper eating with patients and asks about their spiritual practices.
"If someone has back pain, I can work on their back pain not just with medication, but with my hands," Rhyner said. "They don't want to be on medication a lot of times. Their culture is more towards using herbs and berries and other things to heal themselves, and they've been doing that for thousands of years, and this is like an adjunct to that."
He worried when one of his patients, a woman in her 70s with congestive heart failure, told him that she that she wanted to go a sweat lodge ceremony as soon as she left the hospital. But Rhyner said he only issued precautions, telling her not to get dehydrated and to watch for any signs of breathing difficulties when she subjected herself to hours of intense heat.
"I know the level of endurance that you need for a ceremony like this, but I also know how important it is for them to cleanse their soul," Rhyner said.
While the Affordable Care Act that expanded health care coverage has become a political target for many Republicans, ridiculed by many critics as "Obamacare," Murray said the teaching program deserves to be extended.
"Look, this was part of the bill that has turned out very successful," she said. "We are expanding on that."
On July 31, Murray introduced a bill _ the Community-Based Medical Education Act of 2014 _ to keep the program running at its current level through 2019. At that point, her bill would establish permanent funding under Medicare to train primary-care physicians in community-based settings, creating another 1,500 new residency slots nationwide.
Murray has her work cut out for her, even though no opposition has yet emerged. She introduced her bill right before Congress left Washington for its long summer recess. So far, she has yet to line up any co-sponsors, and no similar legislation has been introduced in the Republican-led House.
Murray wants to pay for her bill by redirecting part of the funding that now goes toward reimbursing already established teaching hospitals, which are generally in large urban areas.
"We're trying to change that, so that we're actually training doctors in rural settings or tribal settings so that they will then be employed there, where we have the highest need," Murray said.
At the Puyallup reservation, none of the residents in the program are Indians. Shelton said that's because very few Native Americans are enrolled in medical schools, but he's hoping to lure one to the tribe's program next year. He wants Congress to extend the program, too.
In the meantime, Rhyner plans to complete his residency next June. He's uncertain what his future holds, but his goal is to work as a family practitioner in Indian Country, hopefully in Washington state.
"You kind of go where you've been taught to be," said Rhyner.


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As reported, a mysterious new female character has taken the role of Thor, as Thor — er, the ex-Thor — is found unworthy of Mjolnir. Artist Russell Dauterman has revealed the new design of the character formerly known as Thor, and he's basically cosplaying as Tetsuo from Akira.
No, seriously:
Forgive me for using a toy, but it showed off the cape/slacks combo best. More importantly, what the hell is Thor doing with a robot arm now? Did Odin take away Mjolnir and the hand holding it? Yikes.
Anyways, Dauterman also revealed the origin character model for the new Thor, too:
The design of both Thors look fine, and it seems like ex-Thor will be going by Thor Odinson to help people differentiate between him and the new Thor (just try to explain what's happening in Thor by referring to both characters solely as "Thor." You will sound like a crazy person). I still feel like this could be settled a hell of a lot more easily by just calling whoever she is the new God of Thunder, but whatever.
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Thursday, February 16, 2017
February 16 - Janani Jakaliya Luwum, Martyr, Priest, Enemy of Idi Amin
Janani Jakaliya Luwum knew that he carried only a letter and no weapons but he was aware that the actions he was setting himself about would carry violent repercussions. As Archbishop of the Anglican church in Uganda, he knew that critical words could very well result in his own death at the hands of the man whom his letter addressed: Idi Amin. Yet, he was gripped with a faith that said it would be better to suffer while speaking truth to the dangerous and powerful than it would be to poison his soul and mind by stifling the movement of the Holy Spirit. He had converted to Christianity when he was approximately twenty-six years old and had gone on to ministerial training the following year. Janani had taken vows before God and the Church that he would not shirk his duties as a shepherd and priest and in doing so he might have been signing his own death warrant. He was ordained a priest in 1954 and Amin came to power in 1971. Yet, Amin's power could not deter Janani. So, he wrote a letter and personally delivered it to Idi Amin. The letter was a group effort of clerical leaders in Uganda protesting Amin's way of keeping power and control through the easy distribution of military death to those who stood in his way. For bringing yet more attention to these deaths and disappearances--and especially for the letter--Janani was arrested and charged with treason.
It was January 16, 1977, when Janani was arrested along with two other cabinet ministers. Idi Amin and his henchmen immediately went to work spreading slander and lies about Janani's politics and offenses. He was labeled a traitor and paraded before a crowd. As he and a large audience looked on, other men were brought onto a stage who confessed to knowing about and participating in illegal activities with Janani and his companions. Idi Amin insisted to all who would listen that Janani had been trying to initiate a coup against him and was intent on violent insurrection. The men who had confessed had never met Janani but Idi Amin had used them to implicate the Janani and his companions. The "confessors" were freed for they had done their part and there was never any intention to punish them--they were merely there to win the crowd's approval. After the supposed "confessions" were heard, Janani and the men were put into a car to be transferred to an interrogation center. The next day, it was reported that they had crashed on their way to the interrogation center and all three had died from their injuries.
Yet, when they found the bodies and prepared them for burial they noticed that Janani had been shot multiple times are relatively close range. He had been shot once with a pistol in his mouth and three times in the chest. The story leaked out that they had been transferred to a military base where they were beaten, tortured, threatened, and finally shot to death. Idi Amin himself pulled the trigger that stole the life of Janani. He died a martyr because he refused to compromise the truth and he would not be frightened by the threats of those in power. For this offense, he died. By this offense, he proclaimed life deeper and more real than any that the world's powers could offer.
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A 15 year old girl is facing lashing in the Maldives after she admitted to having premarital sex. The girl was allegedly raped by her stepfather, who is facing 25 years in prison if convicted. He is also accused of killing a baby which resulted from the alleged rape of the teen.
AFP: "A Maldives court has sentenced a 15-year-old alleged rape victim to 100 lashes and eight months under house arrest after she admitted having had premarital sex in a separate incident, an official said Wednesday."
"During a police probe into allegations that the girl had been raped by her stepfather, investigators uncovered evidence that she had had consensual sex with another man."
"Though she has been sentenced she will be lashed once she turns 18," the court official, who asked not to be named, told AFP. "But the sentence will be enforced immediately if she wants it to be carried out now."
Premarital sex is illegal under the Indian Ocean nation's strict Islamic law."
It is a sad commentary that President Mohamed Waheed's spokesman Masood Imad sought to denigrate the victim by telling AFP that the teenager should "feel the shame" for her offence, though she should be treated as a victim for the alleged rape.


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Lola J. Van Wyhe, age 81 of Elkhorn, WI, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at East Troy Manor in East Troy, WI. She was born on May 22, 1932, the daughter of Jacob and Katie (Helmhout) Risseeuw. Lola was united in marriage to Richard Van Wyhe on May 5, 1950. She was a member of Creek Road Community Church in Delavan, WI. Lola enjoyed sewing and gardening.
She is survived by her seven children; Jack (Kathy) Van Wyhe of Burlington,WI, Mike (Sandra) Van Wyhe of Arpin, WI, Pat (Pam) Van Wyhe of Shell Lake, WI, Robin (Barbara) Van Wyhe of Spring Prairie, WI, Cindy (Steven) Dangerfield of Clinton, WI, Penny Van Wyhe of Mukwonago, WI, and Scott (Karen) Van Wyhe of Brodhead, WI, 24 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, four sisters; Lois Kroeze, Yvonne Gretchman, Marie Odling, and Ruth Wright, and two brothers, Norman and Darrel Risseeuw. Lola was preceded in passing by her parents, husband, and sister, Audrey Bunker.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00am on Friday, April 25, 2014 at Creek Road Community Church in Delavan, WI, with Rev. David Seemuth officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30am until service time on Friday at the church. Burial will follow services at Roselawn Memory Gardens in Lake Geneva, WI. Monroe Funeral Home, in Delavan, WI, is assisting the family. Visit us at monroefh.com.


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Okay, some of you have asked what else is happening with the "Clementino" situation.
I've found it amusing that I've now been labeled a "rompecorazones" – I don't think I can see myself that way and I feel a little badly for Clementino – if his intentions came from his heart and not from lands further south, (si me entiendes.)
I still say it was a romantic gesture but ultimately it was made inappropriate for the fact I'm married, (and Clementino is, too.)
I tend to be a romantic and flirtatious person but I also believe there are lines that shouldn't be crossed. I try very hard to respect my husband by not doing anything that would hurt him. Carlos is generally okay with me being a little coqueta because he trusts that it won't go further than una mirada, or sonrisita.
That being said, I don't feel anything negative towards Clementino. I feel bad for his wife, but he's been so nice to me this past year, it's difficult for me to be outraged in any way. Maybe I'm just still in shock. Mostly, I feel a little sad that he crossed the line because he put an end to what I saw as a casual friendship. I really liked going to the store – it was part of my weekly routine. It also feels strange to imagine him realizing after a few weeks, that I'm not coming back.
Bueno, I think most of you want to know more about how my husband has reacted though. Carlos has been acting differently since this happened. He is naturally a jealous type but he has worked to overcome his insecurities this past year, (lucky for Clementino!) … So, when I jumped in the car and told Carlos what had happened, he was a little on edge. He wasn't happy about what happened, especially the part where Clementino touched my hand. He said that was pushing it too far and if Clementino tried it again, he'd break his fingers.
Knowing that Carlos felt that way, I was a little panicked to find out that he was going back to the store the next day, thanks to Suegra.
You see, after trying and failing to call El Salvador with the phone cards she had bought, Suegra came to me saying, "Tienes que decir a tu novio que estas tarjetas no sirven." (Very funny, Suegra. She is going to get me into trouble!) – I refused to take her to the store to exchange them and so when Carlos came home from work, she asked him to take her.
Suegra told me that she wanted to scare Clementino. She said she was going to tell him she knew all about what he had said to her nuera and that she was going to tell Clementino's wife. I begged her not to do this but she wouldn't say anything more.
So, Carlos and Suegra went to the market. Both deny that they said or did anything. According to them, Carlos waited in the car and Suegra just went in to exchange her phone cards without mentioning anything. They are really good mentirosos though, so I don't know if I believe them.
One thing I do know – Carlos has been super romantic since this happened. He has always been that way, but he has definitely been even more so lately. Here are some of his text messages…
When Carlos was hugging me last night, I asked him jokingly if he was worried that Clementino would steal me away. He hugged me tighter and said, "No… you're mine."
The feminist in me objects to the ownership implied in those words. The romantic in me says, "Yes, I'm all yours!"
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Former local Marine who was detained in Mexican jail released from Louisiana hospital
The Marine veteran from Palmetto Bay detained for months in a Mexican border prison for bringing his great-grandfather's shotgun into the country was forced to take a detour on his way home.
Jon Hammar, 27, and his father were driving back to the Miami-area when Hammar had to be taken to an emergency room in Louisiana, his mother told Miami Herald news partner CBS4.
"He's got some sort of a stomach bug and bad chest cold," Jon's mother, Olivia Hammar, told CBS4.
Late Sunday, WSVN7 reported that Hammar had been released from the Louisiana hospital.
It might be the same bug that Olivia Hammar said on Friday her son had gotten before he was released.
Hammar was arrested Aug. 13 when he and a fellow Marine veteran, who were headed to Costa Rica to surf, tried to cross into Mexico.
Hammar had been told by U.S. authorities he could declare a six-decades-old .410-bore Sears & Roebuck shotgun at the border. The firearm is suitable for shooting rabbits and birds.
But Mexican officials dismissed Hammar's U.S. registration papers for the disassembled relic. Prosecutors charged him with possession of a weapon restricted for use to Mexico's armed forces.
Hammar was sent to the Matamoros prison, where, at one point, inmates affiliated with local drug cartels called Hammar's parents to try to extort money from them.
U.S. officials intervened, and Hammar was separated from the general inmate population. But he still spent much of his time chained to a bed.
He was released Friday.


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Courtesy of the Players Trust, the students will receive round-trip transportation to the game, meet the players, and receive free tickets, food, beverages and souvenirs.
This season, Buses for Baseball will provide transportation and personal greetings for more than 750 underprivileged children attending Major League Baseball games as invited guests of their big league heroes. Buses for Baseball will provide many of the children with their first chance to attend a Major League Baseball game.
The Players Trust enjoys support from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization in providing this unique, up close and personal opportunity to share the thrill of Major League Baseball with those less fortunate.
To watch a brief video featuring the Buses for Baseball program, please visit the Players Trust Channel on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/MLBPlayersTrust.


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Im a 23 year old male. I am very worried. Around my anus area, where i spread my butt cheeks, it is VERY swollen. It is dark and just look swollen. I'm am Asian by the way. The thing is it has been like this for a year and maybe a bit more. The thing is i never went to the doctor because i thought it would go away but it didnt. I also did not went because i was very scared. The pain also hurts too on the left side of my anus.
Today i went to the doctor and showed him my butt. Also told him it has been a while since i had this and it was not recent. He checked it out and gave me some pill to take and most importantly some cream to put on 3 times a day. He told me my butt has an infection but wants to see what this cream he prescribed me will do. I will see him next Friday again and he told me if it doesn't get better, he would have to send me to a surgeon. I am very worried right now because I felt like an idiot not going to the doctor when I saw this close to a year ago. Again, i didn't went bc i was scared to death and hoped it would go away.
If I don't spread my butt cheeks, I look in the mirror and i see that the inside of it looks very swollen and if i got injured or something. If i spread it, it looks very bad. There is a lump on the inside left of my anus. I also feel the pain there as well The doctor i went to today noticed this and told me.
I am very tramatized right now. I know the cream he gave me isn't going to help since i will use it for 1 week because i went to him too late. If i went to my doctor last year, everything would probably be fine and the necessary actions would been done quit. I waited too long and now I think i might have cancer or some uncureable tumor on my anus. He also had a very concerned look on his face when he saw this.
If he sends me to a surgeon, do any of you know what they are going to do? I thought he would send me to a skin doctor but he didnt mention that.
I am very scared at this moment and cannot think about anything else right now.
Again, my butt area hurts bc i have this lump on the left side of the inside of my butt cheeks. Both the left and right side surrounding areas of my butt looks very swollen. It looks blackish.
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PM Implementation - Programs and Requirements for Reducing Particle Pollution
The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six criteria pollutants; particle pollution (also known as particulate matter) is one of these. EPA works with partners at state, local, and tribal air quality agencies to meet these standards.
Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended in 1990, each state must develop a plan describing how it will attain and maintain the NAAQS. In other words, how it plans to clean up polluted areas and keep them clean. This plan is called the State Implementation Plan (SIP) and is required under Section 110 of the CAA (40 CFR Part 51, Subparts F & G). In general, the SIP is a collection of programs, including:
- a monitoring program, which is a collection of monitoring devices throughout the country which provide actual measurements of the concentrations in the air, to identify whether an area is meeting the air quality standards, and if not, how much reductions are needed to meet those standards;
- air quality calculations and computer modeling, which are used to predict future trends and the effects of emissions reduction strategies;
- emissions inventories, which describe the sources and categories of emissions to the air for a given pollutant, and how much is emitted by each source or source category;
- control strategy studies whose goal is finding the best way to reduce emissions in order to meet air quality standards;
- formal adoption of measures (enforceable by EPA, States and citizens) which ensure that we will achieve the reductions deemed necessary in the planning process;
periodic review to evaluate whether those needed reductions were achieved in reality, and whether they had the predicted result.
The air quality agency responsible for the State Implementation Plan, (usually a state agency) must provide the public an opportunity to review the plan before sending it to EPA for approval.
In cases where the EPA fails to approve a state implementation plan, the Agency can issue and enforce a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) to ensure attainment and maintenance of the NAAQS. In addition, the Clean Air Act contains penalties, referred to as "sanctions" which EPA can impose in areas not satisfying the State Implementation Plan requirements.
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Valley of Shadows was Kenneth MacMillan's portrayal of the fate of an Italian Jewish family under fascism, Nazi occupation and the horrors of the death camps. Inspired by Georgio Bassani's novel The Garden of the Finzi-Continis and the film of the same name by Vittorio de Sica, it was controversial for its choice of subject. While the family's fate was only alluded to in the film, MacMillan's scenario makes it explicit. After its premiere the appropriateness - even the possibility - of depicting the events of the Holocaust in balletic terms was hotly debated.
The action moves back and forth in time between the luxuriant and secluded garden of the Finzi-Contini family and the concentration camp where many of them will die. Exiled from the local tennis club from which they are barred by Mussolini's race laws, a group of young people instead play in the garden. While at first they show little awareness of what is happening to their elders, a sense of menace builds strongly. The romantic and sexual entanglements of the garden are intercut with scenes at the camp to which the ballet's characters are brought successively to confront their destiny.
In what many who saw it described as a shattering performance, Alessandra Ferri danced the role of the young and flirtatious Micol around whom the story revolves. In her seclusion and self-centeredness she is careless of what is happening to all around her. The ballet is a study in her increasing isolation and she is the final character to meet her fate. As Mary Clarke of Dancing Times recorded, "The moment of real terror which seizes Ferri at the end of the third garden scene when the men have gone and the guards claim her is shattering. More than any of the others, she conveys, through the choreography MacMillan has set for her, the hell she has been through before her bruised and battered little body is thrown into the camp."
In a choice of music that recalled the three-act Anastasia, MacMillan used Tchaikovsky's melancholic sweetness to depict the carefree world of the garden with, for the death camps, Martinu's darker and dislocating sound world.
After the first performance of Valley of Shadows, as Robert Penman of Dancing Times recorded, there was as there was a moment's silence in the Royal Opera House followed by vigorous and prolonged applause. One member of the cast, Derek Deane, enthused in a Guardian interview about "the power you find in MacMillan's steps". From the newspaper critics Valley of Shadows drew reactions perhaps more dividedly partisan on the issue of its merits than any of MacMillan's works since Anastasia. On one note, John Percival of The Times spoke for all. "Alessandra Ferri is exactly right for the young heroine. Not only is her supple pliant body ideal for the ingenious contrived adagios that are MacMillan's speciality, but she has enough flair and commitment to convey emotion with her face even in the most back-breaking moments."
First performance: Covent Garden, London, 3 March 1983
Company: The Royal Ballet
Cast: Alessandra Ferri, Sandra Conley, Julie Wood, Derek Deane, Guy Niblett, David Wall, Ashley Page
Music: Bohuslav Martinu, Double Concerto; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Hamlet Op 67 - Entr'acte, Elegy; String Sextet in D Major 'Souvenir de Florence', Op. 70 – 2nd movement
Design: Yolanda Sonnabend
Benesh notation score: Monica Parker (1983) Working score.


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When the sun goes down, the nightlife in Waikiki sizzles. The strip is lined with an array of restaurants, bars and pubs, dance clubs, nightclubs and beach hangouts – from the hottest DJ music to trendy martini lounges and wine bars. Dance the night away and feel the aloha spirit.
Tourists as well as locals flock to the always-popular Duke's Waikiki. Duke's is the spot for friends to gather at the Barefoot Bar. Located right on Waikiki's white sand, Duke's serves up specialty drinks like Lava Flows and Coconut Mojitos that will make you feel like you're really on vacation.
Honolulu's Chinatown, located downtown, is as hip as it is historic. From the food and drinks to the bars and clubs, you'll be amazed by the Chinatown's energy. On the "First Friday" of every month, bars and galleries open their doors to show local art and the streets are packed with bar-hoppers, artists, and musicians.


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Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield can't wait for Halloween! The Magnificent Magico, a famous puppeteer, is visiting Sweet Valley. He's going to put on a spooky puppet show just for Sweet Valley Elementary School. And Magico's daughter, Sam, is fun, too -she helps the twins make great costumes for the Halloween parade.
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text: Pussy Riot has released another guerrilla style music video. The anarcho-punk group released the anti-oil clip online today and have thoughtfully included English subtitles for anyone not fluent in Russian. The proto-metal cut rails against "gruel propaganda," red prisons, and "pumping until it's dry." The intricacies of the message might be a little hazy to anyone not fluent in oil refinery talk, but considering the group advises oilmen to "cut off [their] penis[es] like the Depardieu character," it's safe to say they're probably against drilling.


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Basically, you say something- such as 'The person below me like to listen to sheeps playing the drums' but it must be Jim related- i.e. something from a film he was in.
The person next to post answers this truthfully, with a yes or a no, and then types a statement... and this continues...
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Our rivers, lakes, aquifers, and coastal waters aren't unlimited resources that can handle whatever we take out or dump in. These waters need protection.
NRDC pressures the federal government to protect all U.S. waters under the Clean Water Act. We also fight for policies and practices that ensure a safe and sufficient water supply through efficiency, pollution controls, better management, and infrastructure improvements.
What We're Doing
Enforce the Clean Water Act
We make sure this important law—which protects about 60 percent of the nation's bodies of water—doesn't get trampled on by Big Oil and other industries.
American beaches violate public health standards thousands of times a year. We push solutions that keep them cleaner.
To stop coal-fired power plants from dumping millions of tons of toxic chemicals into waterways, we fight for stronger limitation standards by the EPA.
With more frequent droughts, groundwater levels are dwindling. We work to protect this important freshwater source from depletion and pollution.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- It's difficult to get people to understand Pandora (P).There's so much noise. So much misinformation -- some well intentioned, some completely hack-like -- that makes it next to impossible for an otherwise intelligent person to come to conclusions firmly rooted in the company's history and modern reality. Alongside eMarketer's most recent data showing an absolute explosion in mobile advertising revenue, I asked why isn't the much-hyped and feared Spotify on the list somewhere near Pandora? Why isn't Spotify ahead of Apple ( AAPL - Get Report) or the slumping Millennial Media ( MM) like Pandora is? Why doesn't it lead Twitter and trail Facebook ( FB - Get Report) in the mobile race?
If you pay any attention at all, there's an obvious answer: Unlike Pandora, Spotify has lousy focus. The young, wily Daniel Ek seems to have not heeded Frankie Goes To Hollywood's advice: Relax! Don't do it! When you want to . . . Instead, he's looking for instant gratification. He can't hold back. He needs to pull the trigger now. And we all know, in both love and war, that's poor practice. Wednesday on Bloomberg West Pandora Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Westergren was in his best form ever. This video -- not much longer than a minute -- says it all so well: That's why Pandora wins. That's why it now owns a greater-than-8% share of all radio listening. That's why it dominates Internet radio. And that's why it shows up on the mobile advertising revenue list next to behemoths such as Apple, Facebook and Twitter. As Westergren explains in the Bloomberg video (and has explained countless times in the past), Pandora has always been focused on one thing: Redefining radio. Creating a better radio experience via a personalization and discovery engine, more than a decade in the making, that continues to evolve. Humans control the Music Genome Project, not computers. Part and parcel with this -- Pandora focuses on taking ad dollars away from traditional radio's $15 billion market.
Focus. An incredible focus. It's not on-demand. It's not doing video. It's not doing news, sports, weather, traffic and the farm reports. It's radio. You turn it on wherever you are and you hear the music you love, some stuff you want to "thumb down" and some stuff you have never heard before, but want to hear more of.


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CropLife® magazine continues its annual coverage of what new and upgraded equipment visitors to the 2011 summer trade shows can expect to see.
Adams Fertilizer Equipment
Adams Fertilizer Equipment has released the M3-SA, which features a new three-hopper module design. Each of the compartments carries 8 tons, with a total unit capacity of 775 cubic feet and rig length of 32 feet. Hoppers are made of 409 stainless steel with powdercoat paint — and offer large, easy-slide hydraulic doors. The tender has a 60 HP, air-cooled Deutz diesel engine and an easy-access mounted sealed electric control panel with push-button start and easy-read gauges.


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Tomas Young, wounded Iraq War vet, is ready to die on his own terms
Tomas Young has been fighting for the last nine years, fighting his government, fighting the Department of Veterans Affairs and fighting his own deteriorating body.
But soon the struggle will be over. The Kansas City man who was paralyzed from the chest down by a sniper's bullet during the Iraq war is now in hospice care and preparing to die.
Sometime in the next few weeks, after he has said all his goodbyes, he intends to refuse nourishment, water and life-extending medication. He expects his 33-year life to be over a few days after that.
"Because I'm tired," Young explained this week from his bed. "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired."
Young is mostly confined to his bed. His colon was removed in November and he doesn't eat solid food. A pump that he controls provides anti-pain drugs through a tube into his chest. He gets nauseated and tires easily.
Those closest to Young, including his wife and his mother, support his decision. They want Young's story to draw attention to America's attitudes toward death and dying as well as to the continuing price being paid for the Iraq war, which began 10 years ago this week. American troops left in 2011.
In what may be Young's final political gesture, the activist this week issued an open letter to former president George W. Bush and former vice president Dick Cheney on behalf of "the human detritus your war has left behind, those who will spend their lives in unending pain and grief."
The letter, which is posted at
, accuses Bush and Cheney of "egregious war crimes, of plunder and finally of murder."
Young is accustomed to expressing strong opinions about the war. He was interviewed on "60 Minutes" and was the subject of the 2007 documentary "Body of War" produced by Phil Donahue. Musician Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam was inspired by Young to compose songs for the film.
Young's experience strikes a nerve among people. A story about his current situation on The Kansas City Star's website,
, drew roughly 30,000 hits by Wednesday afternoon, more than three times as much traffic as the next-most-viewed story.
Young was a graduate of Winnetonka High School, class of '98, and after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, he decided to join the Army.
"I enlisted to go to Afghanistan because I felt that was, quote unquote, the right war, to go after the people that attacked us," he said.
Young was distraught to be sent instead to Iraq, a conflict that he felt was not justified. He said an Army chaplain told him he would feel better once he got to Iraq and started killing Iraqis.
Young was in the country less than a week, on April 4, 2004, when he and many other soldiers were wounded while in the back of an open-air truck rushing in a rescue convoy in Sadr City outside Baghdad. He was 24 years old.
"It was like shooting fish in a barrel," Young later said of the sniper attack that severed his spine.
Back home and in a wheelchair, Young struggled with post-traumatic stress but became a voice against the Iraq war. "Body of War" dealt with the congressional debate over the war resolution and took an unflinching look at Young's daily medical trials.
Those became worse with a pulmonary embolism and anoxic brain injury in 2008 that impaired his speech and arms. He was in rehab in Chicago when a kindhearted woman who had seen the documentary began visiting him.
"I went down there to make it better for him," said Claudia Cuellar. "I took him books and music and movies. We connected pretty quickly. I fell in love."
Cuellar left her home in Chicago to be Young's caregiver in Kansas City. Last spring the two married at the Clay County Courthouse so Cuellar couldn't be excluded by a hospital from Young's final moments. They were already thinking about that. Things soon began to get worse when Young experienced severe abdominal pains.
There were several hospitalizations and arguments with doctors over pain medication. Young left a VA hospital in October against medical advice. He and Cuellar were considering hospice care when doctors at a private hospital suggested a colostomy.
It was major surgery, but the couple thought it would buy some time and quality of life. But the pain returned.
Now Cuellar feeds her husband a liquid diet through a tube and grinds up pills when he is nauseated.
Leaving the bed is too much of an effort, so Young lies in a darkened room with a wide-screen TV and Bob Marley posters on the wall. Elsewhere in the house in Kansas City, North, are Pearl Jam memorabilia, photos of Young and Cuellar, and books on Tibetan Buddhism, her religion.
Knocks on the front door signal the arrival of a visiting caregiver or the delivery of meds. A happy dog named Buddy pads around with a tennis ball in his mouth.
Cuellar doesn't cook anymore, lest the aroma cause her husband to think about food. Watching TV is hard because every other commercial seems to be about food.
After the last surgery did not make things better, Young and Cuellar again turned to the concept of palliative care.
"Finally I decided that watching my body deteriorate, I was going to go into hospice care and eventually stop eating and drinking," said Young.
Cuellar said it wasn't that easy "getting off the medical merry-go-round where they want you to do more and more procedures and take more and more drugs. They make you feel like you're giving up, like there's something wrong."
To be accepted into hospice, one technically has to have a terminal condition. Cuellar and Young prevailed when he was ruled to have an "inability to thrive" and was accepted by Crossroads Hospice.
Young said his choice was rational.
"When you feel like you've had enough with life, you can choose to go out your own way," he said. "You don't have to struggle through every day just to make it because you're expected by society to endure until you die naturally or are murdered."
As a longtime atheist, Young has no religious reservations about choosing to die.
Cuellar said her religion teaches that a person's wish to be free from suffering is a karmically neutral act.
Young's mother, Cathy Smith, has been on her son's side for the past nine years and still is. She lives about five minutes from him and visits often.
"Though it's probably the hardest thing any mother has to go through to watch your son go and to prepare for this," she said, "I know he won't be in pain anymore."
Smith doesn't believe her oldest child is committing suicide and says his decision is no different from a do-not-resuscitate order.
"My mourning has already been done," said Smith. "I've already mourned for the son I had, for the man that he could have been, for everything that he could have done and accomplished. At the same time, the legacy that he has left with 'Body of War' and the interviews that he has done recently — not many people have left a legacy like that. That's something to be proud of."


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Russian Helicopters has unveiled a training version of Mil Mi-28 attack helicopter, dubbed Mi-28UB, which made its first demo flight at the Rostvertol flight test center in Rostov-on-Don Aug. 9.
At the end of August, the Mi-28UB (Uchebno-Boevoy, Training and Combat) will be displayed at MAKS 2013 air show in Zhukovsky, near Moscow.
Mi-28UB was developed under the requirements of Russia's Defense Ministry and is designed for training pilots to operate the Mi-28N Night Hunter, the company says. The new variant features dual hydromechanical flight controls that enables the rotorcraft to be operated from tandem cockpits. In the original model the gunner had no controls in the lower cockpit.
Other improvements include a more spacious lower cockpit that will house a flight instructor, a wider pilot canopy and new energy-absorbing crew seats. At the same time, the Mi-28UB can perform all the tasks of an attack helo, according to the manufacturer.
The Mi-28N was inducted into service as the main attack helicopter of the Russian army 2009. So far the military has reportedly received orders for about a hundred helos of this type that should gradually replace aging Mi-24s. The first Mi-28N squadron became operational in 2010.


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Due to pregnancy, Latvian mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča has withdrawn from the title role in The Royal Opera's production of Carmen, which opens in December 2013. Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili will sing the role on 16, 19 and 22 December, making her debut with The Royal Opera. Casting for the performances on 3, 6 and 9 January 2014 will be announced in due course.
Anita Rachvelishvili has previously sung the role of Carmen in Berlin, Verona, La Scala, Milan, and at the Metropolitan Opera, New York. Her most recent performances include Amneris in Aida in Detroit and Carmen in Torino.
The rest of the cast is unchanged.


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The state of the unborn is not strong.
If you were an unborn baby, and if you were aware of all your "options," you might think of them in these terms:
"I could have a nice life in here for the next nine months. This is what Mommy went through once, a long time ago, and now she's bringing me into the world. I hope I can have a baby of my own some day."
Or: "My life could end in any number of ways. If I don't die naturally, I could be pulled out with a vacuum device. I could be torn apart with surgical instruments. I could be scalded to death with a saline solution. I could be allowed to proceed down the birth canal and have my brains sucked out before I'm allowed to be fully born."
"If my mother doesn't know for sure that I'm here, and she's afraid she might be pregnant, she could take a large dose of birth control pills and make it extremely difficult for me to settle in. Then I'd just starve to death, mostly unnoticed."
"The doctor did a test on me, and they think there's something wrong. My parents say they don't want to put me through 'suffering' in life, so they're going to end it now."
"I'm a girl. They wanted a boy."
If you were conceived in a Petri dish, you would have other options:
"I might be implanted and allowed to develop so Mommy and Daddy get the baby they were always hoping for. I'm so happy to be able to make them happy."
Or: "I might be considered to be 'too many,' so I'll have to be sacrificed so one or two of my siblings can grow to term and give Mommy and Daddy that happiness."
Or: "I could be put on a shelf for some future time when Mommy and Daddy might be ready for me."
Or: "It looks like I'm going to go in for surgery. They're planning to remove something they find in me that they consider very precious, so that maybe someday other people will be cured of terrible diseases. I won't live to see what it's like out there, where all these people seem to be making such wonderful discoveries."
From the unborn child's perspective, life is precarious until birth. Or shortly after. Or, if ethicists like Peter Singer get their way, several weeks after.
Singer is the Princeton philosopher and animal-rights activist who argues that, in instances of "life that has begun very badly," parents should be free to kill the child within 28 days after birth. That may seem far-fetched, but so did a lot of other things that are now commonplace. Once upon a time, most people assumed that when a woman was expecting, she was "going to have a baby." There was little question about it. When abortion was first legalized, people argued that it would be used only rarely, for truly extraordinary cases, such as rape, incest or the life of the mother.
Today, approximately one out of four pregnancies worldwide ends in elective abortion. Catholic women, reportedly, end the lives of their children at a rate similar to other segments of the population. That's tragic, because the Church has always been clear: An elective abortion is the unjust taking of a human life.
Cardinal John O'Connor, that great pro-life champion of the 1980s and 1990s, used to point out that "the law is a great teacher." When something is made legal, people begin to believe that it is morally permissible too. The legality of abortion, which we mourn this month once again, 38 years after the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, has permeated the culture so much that many people see nothing wrong with what is still the unjust taking of an unborn human life. Even a Catholic hospital, St. Joseph's in Phoenix, recently thought that it was within Catholic teaching to perform a particular abortion. The people in charge apparently confused their decision with the legitimate moral principle, recognized by the Church, of double effect, when one may, as long as there is no viable alternative that would preserve the life of the unborn child, aggressively treat a life-threatening condition even if the death of an unborn child is foreseen (though not intended). The child's death, in such a case, results as an undesired byproduct of medical treatment, and it is not chosen as the means to saving the mother's life.
But St. Joseph's, when news of the abortion came out, "freely acknowledged that they terminated a pregnancy," said Father John Ehrich, director of medical ethics in the Diocese of Phoenix. "They would say, 'We had to terminate the pregnancy to save the life of the mother.'"
When those whom we expect to uphold what is right, according to what the Church teaches, go off track in this way, the state of the unborn is perilous indeed. We may be heartened that there are more pro-life representatives in Congress this year, that momentum seems to be building against the government's attempts to force taxpayers to support abortion, that more states are legally recognizing that an abortion causes an unborn child pain. But before we can hope to put common sense back into public policy, we need to make sure that we who call ourselves Catholic understand and accept the Church's teaching on the sanctity of human life. It's no wonder, then, that Phoenix Bishop Thomas Olmsted, after years of trying to work with St. Joseph's on life issues, felt compelled to deny the hospital the right to call itself Catholic.
It's customary for American presidents to summarize in their annual address to Congress, "The state of the union is strong." Unfortunately, we cannot say the same about the state of the unborn.
When President Obama ascends to the podium in Congress later this month to deliver his second State of the Union address, we will be praying that the coming years will see a stronger and stronger state of the unborn. In fact, we pray that someday, when a future president speaks of the state of the union, it will naturally be assumed by all that the union includes all citizens, both born and unborn.


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As a student, I participated in yearly NYSSMA competitions, performed in recitals and National Music Guild competitions as well. Following my passion made my decision to major in music the obvious choice. I wound up being the recipient of the first Ralph V. Ritchie Music Memorial Scholarship at Nassau Community College (which needless to say was a huge honor). I studied under Rose Tanner, who was a member of the Juliard faculty, performing many piano solo recitals as well as singing madrigals in a quartet. I truly loved what I was doing. I went on as a perfor
During this time I worked closely with other advanced teachers and musicians to gain other methods, styles and techniques of playing and teaching music. I found out very quickly that playing a keyboard while standing up is both stylistically and technically different then sitting at the piano,
I'm patient, creative, positive and fun to work with and I really enjoy teaching. I love working with children and I'm passionate about passing my love of music along to my students. I also love to explore improvisation with students and song writing if the student and parents(s) are interested. I myself try to always be open to change and growth. I feel that if you think you already know everything, that you're not open to learning..and should be).
If you feel your child and I would be a good fit, please feel free to call me. I'm always open for questions and conversation. :~)
*** Lesson Details ***
I specialize in teaching classical piano to students of all ages, including extensive experience in teaching autistic, special-needs and disabled children.
Sensitive to individual needs and abilities, I prepare students with curriculum, lesson plans and weekly assignments on a one-on-one basis.
Curriculum may include technique, sight reading, theory, ear training, scales, NYSSMA and performance/recital preparation. Working with both students and their parents together we can determine individual goals for each student.
Scheduling is maintained and coordinated to accommodate students and their families.
In the first three to six months, my intention is to instill a good practice ethic.
Students will be positive and motivated towards playing their instrument.
They will have a basic understanding of theory, scales and technique.
Additionally, students will be able to play a small repertoire of pieces.
Whether you are a beginner or an advanced student, my lessons are organized, productive and most of all - fun!
*** Studio Equipment ***
Lessons in a recording studio. Where you have a choice of an acoustic upright piano or a digital Yamaha keyboard. I also own a farfisa organ and a moog synthesizer.
*** Travel Equipment ***
I always try to get a feeling from each individual student as to which series of beginner books will work best for them. Obviously if the student is more advanced (and already working on a specific piece) please bring that with you to the lesson. There are so many beginner books to start out with. I like to have a lesson book, a theory book and a technic book as well. Once the student has learned the basics, I like to occasionally let them choose a fun song (pop or rock) as a reward for working on the classical criteria that I prefer. I find it helps keep them motivated to plat their favorite songs to their friends and have some fun. (even though that would be work as well).
*** Specialties ***
I specialize in classical music for piano study. I have taught the Suzuki method with a few very young students. I have also taught other styles such as rock and roll , some Broadway songs and top 40 upon request. I also teach some students different styles of songwriting techniques.
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As someone who was just starting out at piano, I have come a long way in a short time. She's VERY patient and I've never had so much fun learning!
Nicole P.
Nicole P.
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Beginner to intermediate. Organ lessons are offered at the student's home. There is not an organ In-studio.
About Shoko
1989-1991 Studied at the YAMAHA Music Academy in Japan. Music theory with teachers: Yutaka Masuda, Yoko Nagata, Kiyomi Ishikawa and Yoshiko Mizuno, as well as electric organ and Suzuki piano performance with: Kazue Nishiwaki, Yutaka Masuda, Yoshiko Mizuno and Schwekendiek Donald Robert.Received license of teacher.
Recent Performances : 2012- Performed at Banlieues Bleues in Paris, France, Bimhuis in Amsterdam, HollandRote Fabrik in Zürich, Switzerland, Manufaktur in Schorndorf, Germany, Espace Vauban in Brest, F
2010 Received NYFA winner
2009- Performed in Stockholm Sweden for Nobel prize ceremony for Herta MullerPerformed at Vertretung des Landes in Berlin with Satoshi Takeishi/ Michael Schiefel
Performed at The Kitchen NY with Mendi+Keith's electric ghost with Dance company
Performed at JCC Manhattan, Galapagos with Eve Sicular
Performed at Roulette in NY concert with Satoshi Takeishi
Performed at City Winery with Eve Sicular Metropolitan Klezmer
Performed at Joe's Pub in NY with Sanda Weigl/ Romanian Gypsy music
Performed and curated at Roulette in NY benefit concert with Okkyng Lee, Elliot Sharp, Satoshi Takeishi
Performed at The Brecht Forum with Composer Laura Andel
Performed at The Stone in NY with Satoshi Takeishi
Performed at The Stone, Glassland, Union pool in NY with Miho Hatori
Japan tour 09' with Satoshi Takeishi
Performed at The Stone in NY concert with Miya Masaoka, Okkung Lee
Performed at Santago Jazz festival with Heys Greendfeild
Performed at Drom in NY with Sanda Weigl/ Eve Sicular
2008- Performed in Finland "Tampere jazz festival" with Matana Roberts
Performed at Knitting factory NY "Winter festival" with Matana Roberts
Performed at Moes theater in Chicago with Sanda Weigl
Performed at Illinois University in Chicago with Sanda Weigl
Performed at Joe's Pub in NY with Sanda Weigl
Performed at Roulette in NY benefit concert with Okkyng Lee
Japan tour 08' with Satoshi Takeishi
7/12-8/6 Performed at Santago Jazz festival with Heys Greendfeild
Performed at Barbes in NY with Sanda Weigl
Performed at Cornelia Street cafe in NY with Sanda Weigl
Performed in Canada "Solpolo festival" with Matana Roberts
Performed at Drom in NY with Lev
Performed at Drom in NY with Sanda Weigl
2007- Performed Shoko's "Vortex" at Blue Note in NYC
Performed Shoko's "Ephemeral" at Roulette for composers series in NYC
Performed at Brooklyn College Shoko's "Ephemeral" in Brooklyn
Performed at Resfest in Brasil SaoPaulo with Miho Hatori (Cibo Matto)
Performed in Brasil Rio with Miho Hatori
Performed at Museum fine arts in Houston, Texas with Miho Hatori
Performed at Webster Hall with Miho Hatori in NYC
Performed at The Stone with Miho Hatori in NYC
Performed at Highline Ballroom with Miho Hatori in NYC
Performed at Tonic with Miho Hatori in NYC
Performed at Jazz Gallery with Matana Roberts Group in NYC
Scored music for a French movie " L ' Amour Cache' " ( directed by Isabelle Huppert ) with Butch Morris
Scored music for a Japanese movie " Starfish Hotel" ( directed by John Williams ) with Satoshi Takeishi
2005- Received a grant from Philadelphia Music project (Painted Bride Art Center) Grant for jazz jaunts a project in which seven jazz artists will compose and premiere compositions that incorporate musicical traditions from trier cultural roots, spanning South Africa, Cuba, Brazil, South India, Iraq, Japan, and Jewish Diaspora.
2009- Film ScoredUS/JAPAN security treaty documentary film music"ANPO" directed by Linda Hoaglund2006- Japanese Film music "Starfish Hotel" directed by John Williams
Teaching:2003- 2010 Teaching group and private lessons on piano at Florentine Music School in NYC.
2005- Substitute as dance accompanist at 92Y in NYC.1999-2004 Teaching private lessons on piano at Victory Music Studio in Staten Island.1996-1999 Teaching private lessons on YAMAHA system on electric organ and piano in Boston.1991-1996 Teaching group and private lessons and workshop on electric organ and piano for 100 students per week in YAMAHA Music School in Japan.
*** Lesson Details ***
Methods Used
Yamaha Methods Suzuki Methods
Lesson Style
Any ages welcome, one on one piano lessons. Classic, jazz, Folk, rock, R&B any style for beginner to intermediate student.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Grand Piano
*** Specialties ***
I grow up in YAMAHA Music education in Japan. include dance, ear training, theory, singing, writing and performance. I know the process to make students to develop.
· Piano · In studio
· Piano · In studio
· Organ · In home
May she have a long teaching carrier.
Shoko N.
Shoko N.
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Jazz plus Rock and Church organ styles.
About Jonathan
I teach students on an individual level according to what they want to accomplish. Each lesson is custom tailored to fit their objective. Mastering the instrument and
I am willing to share my professional experience with any student who wants to become a player!
*** Studio Equipment ***
Steinway Grand Piano,
Electric Piano
Electric Bass
*** Travel Equipment ***
I bring music books to augment the student's library. However, students must provide their own instruments.
*** Specialties ***
Suzuki method for the 3 year old plus my father's method for ages 5 to 8 years old. After that, I teach according to the student's abilities and their goals.
· Songwriting · In studio
· French Horn · In home
· Piano · Online
Jonathan G.
Jonathan G.
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Many of my students have gone onto become prolific songwriters and musicians and have recorded albums. Even beginners can learn quickly from my method which emphasizes techniques for keeping learning music fun.
My 10th CD was released last year on Sojourn Records and was featured as NPR song of the day. Over the years my music has received much critical accl
"In a career spanning more than 20 years, he has established himself as one of America's great under-the-radar songwriters. Had he emerged five decades back, he might have been a Tin Pan Alley stalwart, turning out intelligent, accessible songwriting with the clockwork genius of and Gary Goffin. His work is rife with the clever, incisive tunefulness that marked that era."-- National Public Radio
*** Lesson Details ***
Students can expect to discover or re-discover their love for music and and their own natural musical inclinations. Many students report an increased sense of joy and possibility in their own lives. Curriculum depends on level of student, but is focused on being able to play favorite songs, develop comfort and ease in playing style, and accessing creativity and originality in approach. After 3 to 6 months working with me, most students can feel comfortable calling themselves a musician!
*** Specialties ***
I teach mainly guitar, keyboards, ukelele, and voice from beginning up to intermediate. I try to incorporate songwriting into the process as i find that it speeds up the process and helps to encourage enthusiasm and a more focused effort and better results. I am fluent in most styles but come from a folk, rock, country, pop background. I also have a home studio and use recording techniques to develop style and vocal ability.
· Guitar · In studio
· Guitar · In studio
· Guitar · In studio
Matthew K.
Matthew K.
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Piano teacher with 25 years experience. Piano, keyboard and organ available. In studio or online lessons available. Beginner, intermediate, advanced students of all ages welcomed.
About Tony
Choosing the right voice coach or singing teacher can be a difficult task, as there are so many coaches and teachers out there. My approach is unique in a sense that I do not believe in a "One size fits all". With Decades of working with professionals in this music industry including celebrities, platinum recording artists from American, Eastern and African continents. I have worked with contestants and music industry professionals and producers from American Idol, America's Most Talented Kids, and America's Got Talent, as well as industry insiders, AR reps, TV networks, and many venues across the USA.
*** Specialties ***
Voice coach, all genre. beginners, intermediates, advanced and professionals.
Advanced Vocal Coaching, for professional
Pop, Rock, R&B, Jazz, Classical, Broadway.
*** Lesson Details ***
Guitar: Learning to properly handle the guitar, left and right hand techniques. learn to tune the instrument. read notes, and lean all major, minor, and seven chords by the end of book 1
Piano: learning all 12 scales by heart, proper fingers technique for both hands, reading both left and right hand notation by end of book 1.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Tascam D8000 40 Ch. Digital mixer
Alesus quad Reverb,
Yamaha EX5
Korg Sound module
Digitech Vocalist II Harmony...
Pro Tools 10
Sonar XL XIII
D Drums,
7 Pianos
5 Guitars,
2 Saxophones
*** Travel Equipment ***
Guitar, Keyboard, Saxophone, Mic, Laptop, Amplifier, Karaoke hard drive, and software.
*** Specialties ***
Advanced Vocal Coaching, for professionals,
Pop, R&B, JAZZ, Classical, Broadway.
Composition for pro artists, 256 mix tracks, 48 khz,
Top of the line recording gear.
Classical guitar, Music Theory and Composition for writers.
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· Piano · In studio
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· Guitar · In studio
Tony M.
Tony M.
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35 + yrs playing/teaching experience
Classical to Jazz
Fun mixed with work
About Joseph
Will travel to you, or we can use my studios located in Nassau, Suffolk and all 5 boroughs.
My name is Dr. Joseph M., Ba/Ma/Dma, in Education and Performance. I have reference lists a mile long, (with phone #'s, so you contact my previous and current
clients), full of success story after success story!
22 yrs teaching experience. I have sent thousands of children to Nyssma. Most of my students have scored; "Outstandings", (lvls 1-4), and A+'s, (lvls 5-6). Have gotten students
into All-County,
All State, and All National honor bands. This requires a ranked Nyssma level 6 score of 100.
I have prepared students for auditions to the finest music schools in the world, Julliard, The Curtis Institute, Berklee, etc.
My students have appeared on Broadway, have played at Birdland/the Bluenote, and have won
I play and teach all styles; Classical, rock, Broadway, jazz,pop, etc.....
I have performed at the world class, A-list level in all the above mentioned styles as well.
I believe it is critical to be humble, down to earth and easy to work with, no matter how accomplished, student, teacher, or parent. :)..................
· Tuba · In home
· Saxophone · In home
· Saxophone · In home
Joseph M.
Joseph M.
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You can learn to play on a pipe organ or electronic organ or your choice. Being a Church organist and choir director since age 16 , I can help you to read the Hymnals and understand the liturgical services of many different denominations. You can also learn how to play popular music using all the sounds available on the keyboards and foot pedals.
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· Piano · In studio
· Piano · In home
· Piano · In home
Veronica B.
Veronica B.
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See my profile for more specifics about what we'll work on in lessons!
About Matt
Please review the rest of my profile and send me any questions or concerns you may have. If I don't think I can be the best teacher for you, I will gladly refer you to someone else on Takelessons or elsewhere.
I've been a lifelong musician, and love finding unique and fun ways to motivate my students. I've worked with most styles of music before,
· Acoustic Guitar · In home
· Singing · In home
· Piano · In home
Matt S.
Matt S.
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I've played everything from Bluegrass to Big Band jazz. I don't place any limits on the styles or genres we can explore in our lessons. My main intention is to make music exciting and educational. I tailor my lessons to fit each students goals. We can learn to read, improvise, and play by-ear. For those who are interested, I also enjoy discussing what it's like to make a living as a musician (music equipment, live performance, studio recording, starting a band, finding gigs, etc).
About Zachary
· Piano · In home
· Organ · Online
· Songwriting · Online
Zachary E.
Zachary E.
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Learn to play the king of all instruments! Receiving a degree in organ performance from Brigham Young University allows me to be on the cutting edge of all innovations in this area of the music industry. You won't ever get bored learning to play this instrument. It is a constant challenge but is incredibly rewarding.
About Levi
My first priority with every student is to help them feel the music they are making on a level deeper than how the music works technically. Though I will never discount the importance of learning correct techniques and studying academic repertoire, there is nothing more important than learning how to express emotions through music and to perform in a way to allow others to feel moved by what is performed.
Students who develop this ability will never quit playing their instrument. They may quit lessons at some point in there life due to reaching some kind of personal comfort level, but they will never quit because they will have found an outlet that allows the
I'm currently receiving a degree in organ performance from Brigham Young University and have taken many classes focusing on piano and organ pedagogy. I have years of teaching experience and have maintained a piano/organ studio since the age of fourteen. I currently serve as organist in my own religion and in another denomination. At a young age I caught on to the amazing power of music. I hope to help my students to do the same, not only by instilling in each of them a love and understanding of music but also by guiding them to find their own form of expression and feel their own connection to others through music.
· Organ · In studio
· Organ · In studio
· Organ · In studio
Levi C.
Levi C.
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South Beach Phase One Recipes: Roasted Chicken on the South Beach Diet?
The South Beach Diet book lists chicken wings and legs as something to avoid. The reason they aren't recommended is because those are the fattiest parts of a chicken, and limiting or avoiding saturated fat is one of the things that makes this diet heart healthy. If you take some steps to avoid eating very much of the fat and skin, roast chicken is a great SBD food. I eat roasted chicken all the time, and have three recommendations if you're following South Beach.
Second, if you're cooking for a family, let the non-dieters eat the legs, wings, and thighs, where most of the fat is. Give the succulent breast meat to the dieters, and everyone will be happy.
Third, if you're not cooking for a family and there's no one to eat the wings, legs, and thighs, still cook the whole chicken, but use the fattier parts of the bird and the skin to make chicken stock. You can remove the fat from the stock, either by cooling it or with a fat separator, and the homemade stock will improve every dish you use it in.
Now, I don't know if I've convinced you, but here's how I roasted a chicken in my new convection oven. If you don't have a convection oven, those instructions are included. (Complete recipe after the photos.)
Roast Chicken with Kalyn's Roast Chicken Seasoning Rub(Makes 5-6 servings, recipe is Kalyn's chicken cooking method with new convection oven)
1 whole chicken, 4-5 pounds
2 T olive oil
1 T Kalyn's Roast Chicken Seasoning Rub, or use 1 T of any spice/herb combination you like; there are lots of good ones.
Other Roast/Rotisserie Chicken Recipes:
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Roast Chicken with Cilantro and Lime
Pan Roasted Chicken with Mushrooms, Onions, and Rosemary
Herbed Roast Chicken from Simply Recipes
Herb Lemon Roast Chicken from Stephen Cooks
Herb and Garlic Roast Chicken from Lex Culinaria
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Many people think of the forbidden fruit as an apple. Is that what the Bible says?
Atheists have an active belief system with views concerning origins (that the universe and life arose by natural processes). Atheism is a religion!
This quick survey can be used to present to a pastor at a church or a Christian college to see if the institution really believes what the Scriptures say.
The Christmas timeline of the biblical account makes sense when Luke and Matthew are carefully analyzed.
One of the major attacks on the Bible has been directed against Moses and his authorship of the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Old Testament.
It is World Philosophy Day, meant to honor and respect the world's varied philosophies as equal truth and to encourage people everywhere to study philosophy.
Noah's Ark has been a popular subject for artists throughout the centuries. However, it is not easy to adequately depict this vessel.
Romans 15:33 calls God a God of peace, but Exodus 15:3 calls Him a man of war. Is this a contradiction? Bodie Hodge, AiG–US, explains.
Christians are often confronted with the claim that "evolution will help society become better."
There is a common claim that the God of the Old Testament (even in the New Testament) seems very harsh, brutal, and even evil.
When we look back at Genesis, it is true that Satan rebelled, and also Eve sinned, prior to Adam's disobedience.
The real issue is whether God had any involvement in the authorship of the Bible. To claim the Bible was written by mere men, one must be transcendent.
A skeptic argues that Ken Ham lost the debate because AiG continues to publish debate answers, but Bill Nye never addressed the topic.
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Despite leading the NCAA with 20 receiving touchdowns and finishing second with 1,752 receiving yards, Houston's Patrick Edwards went undrafted in 2012 due to concerns about his size (5-foot-9, 175 pounds) and lack of top-end speed.
Edwards went on to earn a spot on the Detroit Lions' practice squad with a strong training camp. He missed a prime opportunity for a promotion at mid-season when a quadriceps injury landed him on injured reserve in October.
Fast forward to 2013, and Edwards is the talk of the Lions' offseason as the leading candidate to snare the third receiver job with Ryan Broyles still recovering from knee surgery and Titus Young long gone.
"He was my dark horse last year, but he's not so much a dark horse (now)," veteran Nate Burleson said Friday, via the team's official website. "I guarantee he'll be a big-time player for us this year."
Burleson compared Edwards' athleticism to that of Young, as "both catch the ball very well and are very explosive."
It doesn't hurt that coach Jim Schwartz is in Edwards' corner. "Very surprised" that Edwards didn't get drafted last year, Schwartz notes that the receiver is a "lot stronger" this offseason.
"He runs much better routes. He has a much better understanding of the offense," Schwartz said, via the Detroit News. "But just that availability to be out there all the time, to be consistent from practice to practice is going to be his challenge."
Edwards isn't yet a household name, but he has a solid shot to become one in the Lions' pass-heavy offense after Mike Thomas and Kris Durham stumbled down the stretch last season.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Anti-abortion advocates are rallying on the steps of the Capitol to call for stronger abortion laws in Minnesota.
Minnesotans Citizens Concerned for Life is hosting the Tuesday rally, which draws thousands to St. Paul each year. The group will announce its agenda for this legislative session.
With state government now controlled by Democrats, odds are slim of passing any anti-abortion legislation. Gov. Mark Dayton last session vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have required a doctor's presence for pill-induced abortions.
Minnesota physicians have performed more than 560,000 abortions since 1975, according to state records. Yearly procedures have been on the decline over the past three decades, down to 11,000 in 2011.
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Montréal Danse
Montréal Danse is a contemporary dance company with a multi-faceted artistic mission anchored in community.
Under the artistic direction of Kathy Casey, we are a creation company, a research laboratory, a partner in the career development of Quebec artists, a producer of dances and movement-based performance works by innovative international artists, and a facilitator of cutting-edge choreographic development. The repertoire of the company has been in constant evolution for the last quarter century and boasts more than 50 works. More recently we have become the Montréal branch of the Dance Against Violence project.
Over the past few years, the company has made a commitment to increasing the freedom and the capacity to conduct in-depth research on the body in motion.
We seek actively to tap into the imagination of our time as it is expressed in and through the body, looking at the body as a site of transformation; the point of revelation of the inside to the outside. Running through all of our projects is the desire to thrill, challenge, change perceptions, and to build relationships with and among people. We create and present works of intelligence and humanity that are physically daring and emotionally complex.
Within Montréal's vibrant dance community the company plays an important role in the development and touring of new choreographic voices.
More than half of our projects are in collaboration with Montréal based choreographers. It is equally important for us to explore voices from other communities so that we keep pace with where and how the contemporary dance field is developing and are continually challenged by new ideas and different points of view.
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