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Why The United States Should Pardon Julian Assange
Though the United States has never filed charges against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, President Donald Trump has the ability to grant a preemptive pardon for any crimes he may have committed — and he should.
Assange was once held in the absolute highest regard by the left for his publishing of the Iraq and Afghan War Logs, which crippled the agenda of the war hungry swamp and dealt a massive blow to the Bush administration. At the time, he was branded by establishment Republicans as an enemy of the state who was simply seeking to hurt their party. However, Assange proved beyond a shadow of a doubt over the years that his loyalty was not to a party, but to the truth. This was especially true when he published the emails from the Democratic National Committee last year.
With an unblemished record of truth for over a decade, WikiLeaks is the antithesis of the Fake News industry that Trump spent much of his campaign speaking out against. Without real, unfiltered, access to news and information being bravely published by Assange, there is a possibility that the world would be a very different place at this time. For that, much of America will always salute him.
When the nation elected President Trump, they did so as a rejection of the DC establishment machine. There is no better way to prove commitment to these ideals than freeing the man who has been fighting one of the bravest fights against the swamp, at great risk to himself, all while trapped within the confines of a small embassy that has become his prison. Assange has given up his freedom, ability to easily see his children, or even just enjoy a stroll in the sunshine to fight for the same thing that the current White House administration campaigned on — stopping crooked corporations and politicians. The same politicians and insiders that Assange has been working for years to expose are the same ones who have now been working tirelessly to overthrow Trump himself — and the results of our democratic election.
Without WikiLeaks and their quest for truth, America would likely have never known about how the Democratic Party was misrepresenting themselves as impartial to supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders in the primaries. We would have no idea that "unbiased" journalists were colluding with party insiders to assist the Hillary Clinton campaign. We would have remained in the dark, possibly for ever, about the fact that the former First Lady and Secretary of State admitted that both Saudi Arabia and Qatar — who have given millions to the Clinton Foundation — provide clandestine support to ISIS. That is merely a few of the bombshells that sent shockwaves through our nation's conscience last year.
These revelations may have been seen by some upset Democrats as something nefarious — but it was the truth — straight from the horses mouths. Despite their disappointment with the party, there is still a large section of the left that appreciates WikiLeaks and would like to see Assange walk free — particularly millennials, progressives, and loyal truth-seekers. This would be a fantastic way for the president to unite, even for a moment, many within these increasingly polarized sections of society. Perhaps he could even win over a few hearts and minds in the process.
What WikiLeaks did during the election season was allow voters a rare glimpse into what they were really buying — without any of the shiny false advertising neatly printed on it's packaging. When Americans were finally able to see the real ingredients contained within, the product was rejected en masse.
As Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis famously said, "publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman." Assange is the electric light the world absolutely needs to navigate the dark and murky swamps of this world.
Assange entered the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on June 19, 2012, where he applied and was granted political asylum. Since that time, the embassy has been encircled by police waiting on standby to arrest him. He has not exited the building once since that day. It is the type of uncertain and cruel indefinite detention that would make Dick Cheney beam with delight. We are better than this.
In 2016, after 16 months of investigation, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) concluded that Julian Assange is the victim of arbitrary detention. Not only did the group, made up of lawyers and human rights professionals, release an opinion that Assange should be released, they reported that he should be compensated by the governments of Sweden and the United Kingdom for "deprivation of liberty."
As H.A. Goodman wrote for the Daily Caller, "his alleged crimes have no basis in any legal precedent, especially since WikiLeaks doesn't hack or steal any documents." It really is as simple as that. The entire media is based on obtaining leaks, scoops, and secrets — Assange just happens to be better at it than anyone else. Given the amount of leaks we have seen appearing in the liberal media from the current administration, there is not a chance that any major news outlet wouldn't have published the emails — had they have been from the Trump campaign or Republican National Committee. Rachel Maddow even read Trump's leaked tax returns on-air — though it did not quite have the impact or reaction she was going for.
In 2010, Assange was named the people's choice for Person of the Year. He has also won a Sam Adams Award and Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, among many others.
"If other journalists were held to the same standard as Julian Assange, New York Times writers would be serving time in prison," someone who worked closely with WikiLeaks opined to Big League Politics.
On Wednesday evening it was revealed that Assange and his lawyer, Jennifer Robinson met with Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and journalist and researcher Charles Johnson for three hours. The historic meeting marks the first time that a US Congressman has ever went to meet with the publisher in person.
Rohrabacher told The Hill that "Julian emphatically stated that the Russians were not involved in the hacking or disclosure of those emails." Additionally, and most importantly, he claims that Assange has information he will share only with Trump about the DNC leak, and that he would like for WikiLeaks to be granted a seat in the White House press corps. His request is not only fair, but would be a massive contribution to society given their unwavering commitment to truth and honest reporting — something that is deeply lacking at most conventional media outlets.
Additionally, those who have worked tirelessly for WikiLeaks for years deserve to have a free editor-in-chief that they can freely communicate with. Assange's four children deserve to spend as much time as they can with their heroic father.
A pardon is deserved, morally necessary, and legally justified.
Preemptive pardons are rare, but not unheard of — with one being granted most famously by President Ford to Richard Nixon soon after he replaced him in the White House.
Not only should Assange be pardoned, he should be welcomed out of his captivity with a medal and a parade. In a world of lies and misinformation, people like him may be our only hope.


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Yesterday's pilgrimage
As promised, the photos from Carmel Mission and the burial site of Junipero Serra.
From what I read, this mission was Serra's favorite, and it became his home base. It also had some significant damage from neglect before being rebuilt/repaired.
The outside of the mission. To the right is the old cemetery, and to the left are buildings around a courtyard.
I think this said it was the original cross from the top of the church.
Serra's burial place, beneath the floor of the sanctuary.
And I cannot resist this last one. I think it will find its way into future lectures on the Spanish conquest. I can't get over the imagery... Sacred Heart of Jesus / Christ the King rolled into one. Complete with gilded cape and wooden cross. I was a bit amused, but also a bit saddened by the way we use imagery sometimes.

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In a recent post innovative educator Will Richardson shared a story about a teacher with a provocative active digital footprint. He quoted this from a Washington Post article on teachers with Facebook/MySpace sites:
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Clopper Mill Elementary Schoolin , had written on her Facebook page in the "About Me" section: "I only have two feelings: hunger and lust. Also, I slept with a hooker. Be jealous. I like to go onto Jdate [an online dating service for Jewish people] and get straight guys to agree to sleep with me." Montgomery
Asked about the page, Espinosa said: "I never thought about parents and kids [seeing it] before. That's all I'm going to say."
Five ideas to enable educators to develop and model a purposeful and professional digital footprint.
1-Model responsible footprinting with your own practices in blogging, commenting, social networking, and picture posting.
2-If you have established a professional blog, share it widely and proudly such as placing it in your email signature (if your employer will let you) and as Jeff Utecht suggests include your blog url when you comment on others blogs and in other forums. This enables others to see best practices and is a great way to get the conversation started.
3-Google yourself (aka ego surfing). If you have something posted online that you'd be uncomfortable having a current or future student, parent, colleague, or employer find, delete it (if you can) or request that it be deleted. There are ways an aggressive internet detective can still find this information, but most won't go through the trouble and the mere fact that you deleted it shows some level of responsibility.
4-If you do have online personal information and/or interests you wouldn't want discovered, use an unidentifiable screen name/avatar. This means you may need to update your screen name/avatar in your existing online presence.
5-Engage in the conversation and professionally comment, reply, and present online, onsite, and at conferences.
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Visions of sugar plums have turned into visions of snarled supply chains for some Canadian candy companies this holiday season.
Suppliers of chocolate and other festive treats say they aren't immune from the logistics and transportation issues that have plagued large segments of the Canadian economy in 2021. Candy makers have been having trouble sourcing everything from sugar and cocoa to packaging supplies such as plastic and cardboard.
"The last six months or so, supply chain issues for the candy business have really gotten serious," said Shaun Pilfold, owner of Ontario-based online candy store Candy Crave. "We used to get freaked out if we had 15 products out of stock, now we're at 50 or 60 out of stock."
The most affected items are the holiday classics, such as candy canes. Pilfold says suppliers seem to be focusing on filling orders from large retailers, meaning many smaller businesses have no candy canes at all.
"We ended up doing something we've never done before, which is to go to a big box store to buy some candy canes just so we had a few to put in our gift boxes," Pilfold said.
Candy Crave also ran into trouble sourcing old-fashioned, hard Christmas candy.
"We went in November to a couple of our usual suppliers, early, and we couldn't get any," Pilfold said. "We ended up having to go to the U.S. and pay about 40 per cent more to get about 300 to 400 pounds of Christmas candy, which we've sold out of completely."
Sweet toothed Canadians can take heart that there is no overall "shortage" of candy this holiday season, though there are certainly supply chain issues affecting the shipments and sale of certain types and varieties, said Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.
Everything from the flooding in B.C. — which closed highways and affected inbound product from the Port of Vancouver — to ongoing labour shortages at factories, mills and processing plants across North America is playing a role.
"Sourcing ingredients is an issue, and then that's if you actually have anyone around to manufacture the foods you're making," Charlebois said. "It's been difficult for food manufacturers to keep enough people around to do the work."
At Master Chocolat in Calgary, owner and chocolate-maker Bernard Callebaut said his shelves are well-stocked this year, but he acknowledged it's been a challenge to keep them that way.
"It's been two things — the ingredient supply and the packaging supply," Callebaut said. "Very simple things like fondant sugar, which is normally very common. It was really a challenge to get that. Ultimately, we found some by phoning around like crazy and paying too much."
Master Chocolat sources bulk chocolate from Belgium, and Callebaut said bringing in a shipping container from Antwerp this fall cost him twice as much as it usually does.
But he said he's thankful he ordered well in advance and received enough that he is still filling orders, three days before Christmas.
"It is challenging, but if you have a creative hat on, you can find solutions," Callebaut said. "You might have more grey hairs by the 24th of December, but we were able to make it happen."
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Many contribute last year's offensive woes to Gaithers absence from the O-line last year. If he does return, it will be a HUGE addition to the Ravens offense. I cannot emphasize this enough. Not only will this provide more depth at the tackle position, but will provide time for some younger players, like Jah Reid, to further develop and get mentored by an experienced player. Gaither would prefer to stay with the Ravens and let's hope he does. In 2009, he paved the way for Ray Rice allowing him to rack up over 2000 yards from scrimmage. That number dropped significantly in 2010 when Jared Gaither did not play. No one really expected him to recover from this injury, so to have him back next season would be a huge bonus. His presence is greatly felt on the line and he should help the Ravens run the ball effectively this season.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio — One man believes he missed his chance to play in the National Hockey League because he lost focus after being sexually abused by an Ohio State team doctor. Two former wrestlers say they left their sport because of it and delayed finishing their college degrees. A tennis player says he became so leery of medical exams that he lived with months of pain before getting treatment for a benign testicular tumor.
And an alumnus says his experiences with Dr. Richard Strauss gave him panic attacks, upended his dreams of becoming a literature professor, contributed to a troubled marriage and haunted him for over two decades.
That's one of the looming questions as lawsuits against Ohio State by the late doctor's accusers move through mediation in pursuit of possible settlements, after an investigation for the university found that Strauss sexually abused at least 177 young men between 1979 and 1997 and that school officials heard concerns but didn't stop him.
Seven lawsuits brought by more than 165 men allege university employees turned a blind eye for years while the doctor fondled health clinic patients and male athletes from a variety of sports under the guise of medical care.
"Ohio State allowed something life-changing to happen to us, you know?" said one plaintiff, the would-be professor. "And what they need to do now is something life-changing in the positive, for a lot of people."
The Associated Press doesn't typically identify people who say they are survivors of sexual assault unless they choose to be named.
Shaping a Settlement is 'Not a Science'
Ohio State acknowledged its failure to prevent abuse by Strauss, apologized publicly and vowed it's a different university nowadays, with programs and policies to prevent and address sexual misconduct . But that doesn't guarantee a settlement.
The school argued in legal filings that the accusers' claims are time-barred by law and should be dismissed, though a spokesman also said Ohio State is "committed to the mediation process."
The lawyers involved have been tight-lipped about mediation, but other headline-making cases offer clues about what shapes university settlements in cases of widespread sexual misconduct.
Lawyers who mediated most of Penn State's $109 million in payouts for dozens of claims involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky told reporters they took into account the accusers' credibility, available evidence and records, the perceived strength of the claims, and details and timing of the alleged abuse.
Different evaluators consider different factors, which also can include a victim's age and maturity, their trust in a perpetrator, frequency of abuse, effects on their physical and mental health, and any related expenses, said John Manly, a lawyer for many of the female gymnasts who accused now-imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar of sexual assault.
"It's not a science," Manly said. "There are some people that are abused hundreds of times that will never be the same. There are some people that are abused one time and will never be the same."
Forensic economists sometimes hired for liability cases say some of the effects on victims can be tallied fairly easily, such as counseling expenses or earnings lost because of impact to their studies or careers.
Emotional, Mental Effects Tougher to Measure
Take the aspiring literature professor from Ohio State, who recalls in detail the last time he saw Strauss. He recounts how the doctor molested him during an exam, and then insisted on giving the dumbfounded student a ride home, bought him fast food on the way, and asked when he got out of the vehicle: What are you going to do?
The man said he never reported Strauss but abandoned plans to attend graduate school at the university and eventually pursued a job in federal law enforcement because he wanted to learn to defend and protect himself and his children. A forensic economist estimated he lost $1.4 million in potential earnings because he took that path instead of getting the doctorate he envisioned, he said.
The emotional and mental effects are tougher to measure. Experts say determining that sort of price tag is often left to a mediator, judge or jury.
If settlements are reached, they can be structured to consider claims individually, or to provide a range of payouts based on various factors.
Patients of a longtime gynecologist who pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges could get $2,500 to $250,000 under a recent $215 million settlement offer from the University of Southern California . After Michigan State University agreed to pay $500 million for hundreds of claims about Nassar, a former judge working as a mediator evaluated claims, talked with some of the survivors and determined how much each person received. Claims from more people are still pending in both cases.
Strauss Killed Himself in 2005
Unlike those accusers, the Ohio State alumni can't confront or press charges against their primary culprit. Strauss killed himself in 2005, and no one has publicly defended him since the allegations came to light last year.
That has left one of the nation's biggest public universities in the hot seat. The pending legal cases pit Strauss' accusers against what many of them describe as a beloved alma mater; an academic and athletic giant with a $3.7 billion operating budget, not counting its health system; and an even larger pool of investments, including endowments.
Ohio State's values and the essence of being a university also might bend it toward resolving the cases, Manly said.
"You can't be a beacon of progressive thought, of Western civilization, of, you know, essentially modern philosophy and then just basically say that if we did something wrong to you, deal with it," he said.
Whatever the outcome, no payout can fully achieve the intent under the law, that whoever is responsible provides compensation to right the wrong and make the injured party "whole," said Culhane.
"That's a fiction," he said. "You can't really do that. … If a person was sexually abused, nothing is going to make them whole again in that sense, but that's what we're striving for."


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Michelle Dorrance is a New York City-based tap dancer, choreographer, director, teacher, performer, and is the founder and Artistic Director of Dorrance Dance. Mentored by Gene Medler, she grew up performing with his North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble and has since performed with: STOMP, Savion Glover's ti dii, Manhattan Tap, Barbara Duffy & Co, JazzTap Ensemble, Rumba Tap, Ayodele Casel's Diary of a Tap Dancer, Mable Lee's Dancing Ladies, Harold Cromer's original Opus One, Derick Grant's Imagine Tap, Jason Samuels Smith's Charlie's Angels/Chasing the Bird, Jon Batiste and Stay Human on CBS's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and has toured the US, Europe, and Australia playing the bass for indie-pop sensation, Darwin Deez.
Most recently Michelle served as Vail Dance Festival's Artist-In-Residence, curated Tireless: A Tap Dance Experience at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival while co-directing it's tap education program with Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, and collaborated with Nicholas Van Young on Works and Process at the Guggenheim's first site-specific commission for the Guggenheim Rotunda. Michelle's choreography is performed throughout the world and has been featured at countless theaters, clubs, and festivals including choreographic commissions for The Martha Graham Dance Company, a high-fashion short film for Tabitha Simmons, and most recently new works for American Ballet Theatre.
Michelle is a 2018 Doris Duke Artist, a 2017 Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellow, 2015 MacArthur Fellow, and is humbled to have been acknowledged/supported by the Alpert Awards, The Joyce Theatre Foundation, City Center, Jacob's Pillow, the Princess Grace Awards, The Field, and the Bessie Awards. A passionate educator, Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts from New York University, she teaches on faculty at IFTRA, taught on faculty at Broadway Dance Center for over a decade, and teaches as a guest artist at universities, festivals, and arts organizations through the world. Michelle wishes to credit the master hoofers from whom she studied with in her youth for constant inspiration and influence.
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Rina Mehta brings to the art form of Kathak, classical dance of North India, a singular voice and vision. An artist and an entrepreneur she displays on and off the stage her depth of training with legendary Kathak master, Pt. Chitresh Das, an unshakeable grounding in tradition and a pioneering spirit. Described as "regal" and "brilliant" by critics, her performances and artistic work are paving a path forward for the legacy of Pt. Chitresh Das and Kathak dance itself.
Rina is a founding artist of the Leela Dance Collective, which brings together leading artists from around the world to advance a collective vision for Kathak. Rina's original works include SPEAK, a kathak-tap collaboration; Chandanbala, the story of the revered Jain saint interpreted through the Kathak tradition; and Son of the Wind, the story of the India's mythological hero, Hanuman, brought to life through dance-drama. She has received funding to create and tour her works by such prestigious institutions such as the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Council and the Zellerbach Family Fund.
Prior to her work with the Leela Dance Collective, Rina was a principal dancer with the Chitresh Das Dance Company, performing and touring with the company's critically acclaimed productions including Shabd, Pancha Jati, and Sita Haran across the United States and in India. She has received the Alliance for California Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant and twice been nominated for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Company performance as part of the Chitresh Das Dance Company. She has performed at such prestigious venues/festivals nationally and in India as REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/Cal Arts Theater), Meany Hall for Performing Arts (University of Washington), the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, UCLA's World Festival of Sacred Music, Tata Theater/NCPA in Mumbai, and the Shaniwarwada Dance Festival in Pune, as a soloist and with the Chitresh Das Dance Company.
Rina's work is grounded in the belief that Kathak dance can be a powerful tool for empowerment and social change. She is the recipient of the prestigious Fulbright award and researched the effectiveness of Kathak dance education as a social intervention in underprivileged communities in Mumbai, India.
Rina's most ambitious initiative is The Leela Endowment, the first and only initiative of its kind, aimed at providing the financial infrastructure necessary for dancers to thrive and continue to advance India's rich artistic heritage.
Rachna Nivas
Rachna Nivas is a leading artist, educator, and activist in Indian classical dance, bringing a relevant voice to Kathak. Deemed "charismatic" and "revelatory" by the San Francisco Chronicle, Rachna is a fierce and passionate performer, displaying the depth of her 17-year training under legendary master and icon Pandit Chitresh Das. She is a founding artist of the Leela Dance Collective, an artist-owned and artist-led arts organization, producing powerful works through the collective creativity of trailblazing women in Kathak.
Rachna was principal dancer with the Chitresh Das Dance Company for 15 years and received two nominations for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award while performing worldwide in productions such as Shiva, Sita Haran, Pancha Jati, Darbar, Shabd and many more. Some of the most notable venues she has toured include Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Cal Performances at UC Berkeley, REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/Cal Arts Theater) and Getty Museum in Los Angeles, National Center for Performing Arts in Mumbai, National Institute of Kathak Dance in New Delhi, Shaniwarwada Festival in Pune, and International Kriya Yoga Congress. Her original solo work, Meera, was featured at the ODC Walking Distance Festival in San Francisco and at Salvatore Capezio Theater in New York City. Rachna is currently touring her latest collaborative work SPEAK, bringing together leading women in kathak and tap and bridging Indian and Black-American/African art and and heritage. Her works have been funded by National Endowment for the Arts, Zellerbach Family Foundation, California Arts Council, and Alliance for California Traditional Arts.
As Dean of the Chhandam School of Kathak, Rachna has also been instrumental in building one of the world's premiere Indian arts institutions, advancing a globally renowned pedagogy. She is artistic director of the Chhandam Youth Dance Company, shepherding excellence, leadership, and creative discovery amongst teens. Rachna currently splits her time between San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, and Mumbai, becoming one of the most sought-after teachers of her generation. Rachna's broader vision is to raise awareness, through kathak dance, of the rich philosophies of the Indian subcontinent, and for it to be a tool for empowerment and social change.
Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards
Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards is a two-time Bessie Award winner (as performer and choreographer), Princess Grace Award, and Astaire Award for Best Female Performer in Broadway's After Midnight. Additional Broadway credits include Black and Blue and Bring In Da'Noise, Bring In Da'Funk. Dormeshia was integral to Noise/Funk's International Tour (dance captain/principal) and performed as special guest for Grammy artist Fantasia and International Jazz Day featuring the legendary Al Jarreau and Dee Dee Bridgewater. Film credits include TAP with Gregory Hines, Spike Lee's Bamboozled (Assistant Choreographer/actress), and The Rise and Fall of Miss Thang (Best Lead Actress nomination). Choreography credits include Michael Jackson's "Rock My World", The Cotton Club's Sophisticated Ladies, The Blues Project (co-choreographer/creator), and the Jacob's Pillow debut And Still You Must Swing (New York Times' The Best of Dance for 2016). With over 30 years touring the world, she also spent 11 years as Michael Jackson's tap instructor.
Musician Biographies
Jayanta Banerjee
Jayanta Banerjee, renowned sitarist and eminent composer, started his formal training under the guidance of Pandit Rabi Chakraborty at a young age. His talent and singular approach to the sitar garnered him early recognition in the field. In 1997, he received the prestigious National Youth Festival Award, paving the way for a prolific and enduring career in music and composition. A profound sensitivity, responsiveness and gravity makes Jayanta's approach to music. Jayanta has performed with some of India's greatest artists including the likes of Pt. Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Pt. Birju Maharaj, Pt. Chitresh Das, Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri, and Pt. Kumar Bose. He has established himself as one of India's leading composers and his musical compositions are seen in India's leading dance and theatrical productions. His live performances and compositions have been featured across India and around the world at prestigious venues such as the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater, Meany Center for the Performing Arts, and the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai. He currently is a resident artist with the Leela Dance Collective and his recent compositions include the musical scores for SPEAK and Son of the Wind.
Austin McMahon
Austin McMahon is "one of the most in-demand jazz drummers in Boston." Sought out for his versatility, he actively performs in an array of jazz and world music ensembles ranging from trio to big band. He recently recorded with the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra (featuring Sean Jones, George Garzone and John Fedchock), Macuco Quintet, Hofbauer/Rosenthal Quartet, Joe Davidian Trio, and Man On Land and has recently appeared with Kate McGarry & Keith Ganz and the Cape Cod Symphony, Jerry Bergonzi, Noah Preminger, Kevin Harris, Jason Palmer, and Grace Kelly and played at such iconic venues as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and numerous festivals, concert halls, theatres and clubs throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
Austin has recorded two albums as a bandleader (Many Muses, Many Muses vol. 2, Fractamodi) comprised solely of his original compositions for which, he was awarded Best Jazz Song in the 9th annual Independent Music Awards and nominated for Best Jazz Album in the 11th annual IMAs respectively. His music has been described as, "subtle, reverential to tradition and thoroughly new."
An active educator in the Boston area, McMahon is currently on faculty at New England Conservatory (Preparatory and Continuing Education Division), and was previously at Harvard University for six consecutive years.
Satyaprakash Mishra
Satyaprakash Mishra is the son and disciple of critically acclaimed tabla artist, Pandit Kalinath Mishra of the Benares Gharana. Satyaprakash's versatility and range makes him a sought-after accompanist amongst India's most renowned dance and music artists. He has performed nationally and internationally with artists such as Chitresh Das, Sunayana Hazarilal, Suresh Wadekar, Shankar Mahadevan and Anup Jalota. His performances have been seen at some of India's most prestigious festivals including Saptak, Chakradhar, and Harrivallabh and at international venues such as Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, The Broad Stage, and the Green Music Center. An artist and entertainer alike, Satyaprakash's style is marked by technical prowess and sophisticated layakari on the one hand and accessibility and universal appeal on the other. When he is not performing, Satyaprakash is working as an educator, training a new generation of students in the art of tabla through classes and workshops.
Debashis Sarkar
Debashis Sarkar (vocal) was born and raised in a musical family. In his early years he trained in classical and semi-classical music with a number of renowned artists including Shri Sukhendu Goswami, Ustad Sagiruddin Khan and Shri Sukumar Mitra. He received his formal and foundational training in Hindustani Classical Vocal Music with Ustaad Ghulam Mohammad Khan. Debashis has performed regularly for All India Radio as a top grade artists and numerous media outlets including Doordarshan. For more than four decades, Debashis has been a highly sought after artist amongst India's classical dancers. He has accompanied some of India's finest performers including the late Odissi master Guru Kelucharan Mahapatro, and notable Kathak artists such as Pandit Birju Maharaj, Pandit Chitresh Das, Pandit Vijay Shankar, and Pandit Rammohan Mishra. Debashis was a core member of the Chitresh Das Dance Company's musical ensemble for over 15 years participating in the composition and performance of full-length musical scores for dance productions such as Darbar, Shiva, Pancha Jati, Sita Haran, East as Center and Sampurnam. Debashis is a popular performer of light classical music including ghazals, thumris and bhajans. He has performed as a soloist and accompanist in prestigious venues in India, Europe, Japan and the United States. He is also proficient in a range of percussion instruments, having studied tabla under Pandit Hiralal Mishra. Debashis is currently a resident artist with the Leela Dance Collective. He regularly performs with the Leela Dance Collective's major productions including SPEAK and Son of the Wind. His passion for music also makes him a sought after lecturer and visiting faculty member at numerous educational institutions around the globe including The Leela Academy.
Todd Sickafoose
Bassist, composer, and bandleader Todd Sickafoose makes rich, imaginative music which has been called "thoroughly original, endlessly creative" by JazzTimes and "stunningly brilliant" by Bassplayer. His band Tiny Resistors is a marvel of musical cross-breeding, pairing indie rock muscle and whimsy with the extended forms, timbres, and sophistication of a jazz orchestra. Perhaps best-known for his collaborations with singer/songwriters, Sickafoose has been "Ani DiFranco's secret weapon" (New Yorker) on stage and in the studio for 15 years, playing with the folk visionary everywhere from punk clubs to Carnegie Hall, in addition to extensive music-making with Andrew Bird, Jenny Scheinman, Nels Cline, Allison Miller, Myra Melford and many others. Sickafoose is also an active producer/engineer, having helmed over 30 albums with Anaïs Mitchell and Justin Vernon, Rupa & the April Fishes, Erin McKeown, and more.
Carmen Staaf
Pianist/composer Carmen Staaf is an active voice in the NYC and global music scenes. Her skills and approach have led her to perform in a wide range of settings, with some of the most influential and important musicians of our era. Currently, she is the pianist and Musical Director for NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater. Her past major performances have included the Playboy Jazz Festival in a two-piano setting with the legendary Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and the Kennedy Center alongside Kenny Barron, Fred Hersch and Joey Alexander. She has been heard at the Village Vanguard, Blue Note, SFJazz and major jazz festivals around the world including the Montreal and North Sea Jazz Festivals, among many others.
Staaf co-leads the group Science Fair with drummer Allison Miller; the band's eponymous debut features Ambrose Akinmusire, Dayna Stephens and Matt Penman and has been called "one of the year's best jazz albums" (Paste Magazine). She also performs regularly with Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom, violinist Jenny Scheinman and Allison Miller's Parlour Game, and vocalist/composer Thana Alexa, in addition to her musical direction for Dee Dee Bridgewater. Carmen's most recent solo album is Day Dream (2017). She is currently co-orchestrating the music of Ellington (along with Allison Miller) for the American Ballet Theater's October performances choreographed by tap star Michelle Dorrance.
Carmen graduated with a double degree from Tufts University (Anthropology) and the New England Conservatory (Jazz Performance), and immediately thereafter became one of the youngest faculty members ever hired by Berklee College of Music, joining their piano department in 2005. After spending some years touring and recording while based in New York (including winning the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Pianist competition), she was accepted to the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, where she was mentored by the most important living jazz musicians.
An active educator, Carmen has held faculty positions at Berklee, the New School, Stanford Jazz Institute, Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music (Chennai, India), Jacob's Pillow, Litchfield Jazz Camp, and the New York Jazz Academy, and has led masterclasses around the globe. She was also tapped, with Herbie's approval, to provide transcriptions for Herbie Hancock's MasterClass performances and lessons.


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In this follow-up to yesterday's post about James W. Lewis' murder of his wife Annie Bethune Lewis, we learn who killed James Lewis seven years later — James' son (and Annie's stepson) Oscar Lewis, who drowned himself after.
Wilson Daily Times, 21 December 1949.
"Asphyxiation die to drowning (in Great Swamp at tressle along A.C.L.R.R. near Black Creek NC; aggravated by his homicide of his father; suicide by drowning."


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Italian early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico (English: the Harmonious Garden) performs Antonio Vivaldi's Lute concerto in D major, RV 93, is one of four works featuring the solo lute written by the Italian baroque composer. Lute: Luca Pianca.
Vivaldi wrote the piece in the 1730s, a period in which he wrote two of his other works featuring the lute, the trios for violin and lute in G minor and C major.
There are three movements:
- Allegro: The first movement is in a fast tempo and begins with a ritornello played by the entire orchestra and then repeated by the solo lute. According to AllMusic critic Brian Robins, the ritornello "contrasts a tuneful opening theme with a more lyrical motif in the minor mode." During the movement, the solo lute plays melodies in contrast to the ritornello. The movement consists of several sections, almost all of which incorporate a portion of the ritornello melody.
- Largo: The second movement also consists of several sections. Robins describes this movement as a "reflective meditation by the soloist" against accompaniment by the violins and pizzicato bass. Robins praises the movement's "exquisitely simple shift from triple to duple meter."
- Allegro: The final movement is another fast movement in a 6/8 time signature which Robins describes as having "a bit of tarantella-like feel." The soloist also has the option of playing the half notes in the movement using a more vigorous 12/8 time signature.
Luca Pianca
Luca Pianca (born in 1958 in Lugano, Switzerland) is a Swiss musician-lutenist of ethnic Italian ancestry whose specialty is archlute. In 1985 he co-founded Il Giardino Armonico with Giovanni Antonini (the Italian conductor and soloist on the recorder and baroque transverse flute), a pioneering Italian early-music ensemble based in Milan. He has premiered works by the contemporary lutenist-composer Roman Turovsky-Savchuk at international festivals and received numerous international awards for his recordings.
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- David Nadien plays the "Pas de deux" violin solo from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake - December 2, 2023
- Mario Lanza sings "Because" [From The Great Caruso] - December 1, 2023


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|Victory's Cage from above. It was larger than most local shows.
|Performing Artist: Taisha Lund
Saturday, Sept 28, Victory MMA was back in Dorchester Ma, for the promotion's fourth show, and second at this venue. Myself and the Artist made the ride out from our side of the state, in good time. The weather was picture perfect, and the traffic was light. After several good rounds of grappling and sparring earlier in the day, were both ready for some good ol' MMA!! The card was just like we enjoy most...not too many fights, and packed with talent! We made it in good time, and were early enough to enjoy some delicious Chinese food (at a restaurant only a minute or so from the venue), before we went in. The venue is decent sized, and they are selling Victory t-shirts, and Smokey Bones BBQ was for sale along with several brews as well. The doors opened at 7:00pm, and the crowd filtered in until the first fight started just after 8:00pm. On to the fights!!
Fight 1- (135lbs) Ali Zabien vs John Lessard
rd1- John comes out and shoots for the take down. Ali works right back to his feet and starts to throw hands. John keeps pressing to get it to the ground, and clinches on the cage.John is pressing hard for take downs, but Ali is defending well. John gets a couple, but Ali is popping right back to his feet. John tries again, and Ali sprawls out, and ends up on top. He stands over John and throws down some punches as the round ends.
rd2- John comes out with a leg kick. Ali presses forward with some heavy punches that backs John up into the cage. Ali starts to connect, and John looks in some danger. Ali throws some big uppercuts, and John tries to shoot in to no avail. They separate, and Ali comes in swinging for the fences, one connects and drops John to the floor. John tries to defend, but Ali swarms with ground and pound until the ref stops the fight.
Fight 2- (145lbs) Danny Abad vs Matt Diccicio
rd1- Both guys come out swinging hard, and get right into the mix! Dany has the speed edge, and he is connecting more using his footwork and movement. Matt preses forward trying to land a big shot. Matt finds a home for one, and drops Dany. Dany immediately grabs on for a take down. Matt stuffs it, and they end up clinched on the cage.Matt grabs Dany's neck, and jumps guard for a guillotine try, but Dany defends until the round ends.
rd2- They come out circle, and get right back at it. Dany is still more active, landing a mix of kicks and punches.Matt continues forward looking for a big punch, but Dany is in and out before Matt can score. Dany continues to frustrate Matt, and lands a take down as the round ends.
rd3- Matt looks determined as he continues to stalk Dany across the cage. Dany continues his in and out, while scoring with punches and kicks. Matts nose is bleeding pretty good, but he seems unfazed and presses forward into a clinch against the cage. He powers for the take down off the cage, and Dany grabs a Kimura try on the way down. They hold this position as the round and fight come to an end.
Fight 3 - (HW) Jason Peppe vs Josh Cabral
rd1- Josh rushes forward peppering Jason with very quick, but very short, and seemingly soft straight punches to the face. Jason covers up, and weathers the short bust. Jason comes forward throwing much stronger strikes, and Josh shoots in for a take down, which is defended. He again shoots, but Jason sprawls out, and ends up mounting Josh. Josh covers up, and rolls to his stomach. Jason sits in, and starts to pound Josh with punches. Josh tries to posture up, and gets smashed hard with a clean hook from behind, and the ref has seen enough.
Fight 4 - (125lbs) Jacky Mei vs Nick (juicebox) Mancione
rd1- Jacky comes out asks to touch, but Nick will have none of it. The fighters exchange leg kicks, and both look sharp! Both guys show respect and no one rushes anything, and both have crisp strikes. The round is even as they continue to trade kicks, Nick lands a nice hard one as the round ends.
rd2- They come out trading punches most just missing their mark. Nick lands another hard inside leg kick, and Jacky rushes in to clinch up. As he does this, Nick jumps into a SIK FLYING ARMBAR!!! Jacky tries his best, but it is tight and he taps! ** We had a chance to talk with Nick's coach and our good friend Jeremy from FAA...he called this before the fight! They knew at some point Jacky would clinch, and Juice has been training his flying armbar just for the occasion!! Great job guys!!
Fight 5 - (145lb Title Fight) Billy Keenan vs Andrew Sanchez
rd1- Andrew comes out swinging, as Billy presses forward getting a early take down on the cage. Billy is working his ground and pound, as Andrew up-kicks to the head. The ref gives a warning, and the action continues. They are back to the feet, and Andrew is trying to land several kicks that are missing. Billy punches his way in and catches a Sanchez kick with one hand and trips out his other leg, sending him to the ground. Billy ends up taking the back of a scrambling Sanchez, and is working the rear naked choke as the round ends.
rd2- Andrew comes out kicking again, missing with most. Billy pushes forward into a clinch, and lands an accidental knee to Andrew's cup. Action is halted a couple minutes as Andrew gathers himself. They start back up, and moments later the same thing happens. Andrew takes another short break, and it's back to the fight. Billy starts to land more hard low kicks, and Andrew tries to counter with front and side kicks. Billy avoids them, and lands another hard leg kick..Andrew cowers away and Billy follows up with ground and pound for the finish!
Fight 6 - (Pro 155lb) Sean Nichols vs Brendan Rooney
rd1- The fighters come out and circle, throwing fakes and head movement. Sean starts to land a couple nice leg kicks, as Brendan is having more trouble finding his range. Sean is moving well, and continues to find a home for some of his strikes. Brendan keeps coming forward, and looks a bit frustrated, wishing Sean would just settle in and bang. They clinch up on the cage as the round ends.
rd2- Brendan comes out wanting to mix it up, but Sean keeps his range, and wont make it a brawl. Sean continues to land jabs as Brendan moves in. Brendan gets a clinch, but cant secure the take down. Brendan comes in and gets dropped with a short left hook. He immediately grabs a single leg and finishes the take down, but Sean quickly sweeps to the top position. Knowing of Brendan's ground skill, he lets him up to his feet. Sean lands a few more nice jabs, but Brendan swings forward landing some hard shots to Sean against the cage as the round ends.
rd3- Brendan is again the aggressor backing Sean into the cage.Brendan shoots in and is looking for a take down. After a bit of work, he picks up Sean, and slams him into the ground and quickly takes the mount. Sean holds on not letting Brendan posture up. Brendan is landing short strikes and eventually Sean turtles over. Brendan wastes no time, taking the back and sinking the rear naked choke for the tap.
Fight 7 - (Pro 135lb) Soap Am vs Shelby Graham
rd1- Soap comes out firing kicks, Shelby throws one of his own, and Soap catches it turning it into a take down into side control. The fighters scramble, and Soap takes the back locking up a rear naked choke. Shelby defends well, and Soap transitions to an armbar. Shelby defends, and slams his way out of the submission.Soap is controlling from the ground, but they get back to the feet. Another take down from Soap, and as they scramble he grabs a guillotine. Shelby defends, and the round ends with Soap in top side control.
rd2- Soap comes out throwing more kicks and shoots in. Shelby grabs a guillotine attempt, and Soap defends, but Shelby ends up on top in guard. As he tries to ground and pound Soap rolls for the arm bar. Shelby again slams out but soon is defending a triangle. Another defense by Shelby as Soap transitions to the back. Soap works hard for the rear naked, and looks to have it sunk a few times, but Shelby is tenacious, and defends until the round ends.
rd3- They exchange kicks. As Shelby misses, Soap shoots in for a slamming take down. He quickly takes the back, and works for another arm bar. Shelby defends, they scramble, and again Soap is on Shelby's back looking for the rear naked choke.Shelby again proves to have great defense, and spins to top position in full guard. Soap locks up another triangle, but Shelby slams out, and throws down some punches as the round ends.
Fight 8 - (Pro 135lb) Kurt Chase Patrick vs Kin "Kong" Moy
rd1- The fight starts, and they meet center cage. Kin throws up a quick high kick that barely misses. Kurt presses forward grabs on and shoots for the take down. They push into the cage, and Kurt almost takes Kin's back. They scramble out, and Kurt shoots in for another take down attempt. Kin grabs a guillotine on the way down, and Kurt quickly taps. As he gets up, we notice he's clearly in pain, as his shoulder is dislocated in the attempt. Tough finish for such a potentially awesome fight...great work Kin, head up Kurt, hope you heal up quick!
Fight 9 - (Pro 135lb Main Event) Matt Tran vs Tateki Matsuda
rd1- The fighters circle with respect, feeling each other out. Matt misses with a high kick, and Tech connects with a hard inside low kick. Matt shoots in, and Tech sprawls well. They clinch on the cage and Tech grabs for a guillotine attempt. Matt defends, and ends up on the ground defending strikes from his back.Matt rolls for an ankle lock and the fighters scramble. Matt ends up taking the back and tech is forced to defend. They again scramble and Matt is trying to lock up an arm as the round ends.
rd2- Matt comes out with a jump knee that misses it's mark. They tie up and fall to the ground, with Matt on top in Tech's full guard. Tech is throwing short elbows from the bottom. Matt pressures from the top and in a scramble takes the back. He looks for a Kimura forcing Tech to defend. Tech pops out and ends up in top position himself. Matt throws up a quick triangle, and tech is in trouble. The submission is locked tight, but tech defends and hangs in until the round ends.
rd3- Tech is looking tired, but keeps moving forward. They clinch up, and Matt powers a take down to top position. Tech works over to the cage and works his way to the feet, only to be taken down again. As they scramble Matt looks for another ankle lock. Tech defends and is standing over Matt landing a couple kicks to the legs of the downed opponent. He calls Matt back to his feet. Matt shoots and tech sprawls a couple times before they clinch up. Each fighter is trying to get the take down, but Matt gets a hip toss to half guard as the fight ends.
Another great show in the books for Victory MMA!! Perfect amount of fights, and great match making, even with the last minute replacements. We got to see some slick submissions, a bit of blood, and a few 3 round battles!! We thank all the fighters and teams for your hard work...also big thanks to the team at Victory MMA for letting us cover the show. We look forward to the next installment, as we help bring you " closer to the cage!!!"


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The Los Angeles Lakers have had one of the busiest schedules in the NBA. They played 10 games in the first 15 days of the NBA season, something matched only by the Oklahoma City Thunder. This past week, the Lakers played four games and continued their pattern of the early going: success at home, struggling on the road. The result was a 3-1 week for the Lakers:
Tuesday: Lakers 108, Houston 99
Andrew Bynum scored 21 points and grabbed 22 rebounds for the first 20-20 game of his career, and Kobe Bryant rebounded from a 6-for-28 game to pour in 37 against the Rockets.
Thursday: Portland 107, Lakers 96
The Lakers led at halftime, but it was short-lived. The Trail Blazers pulled away in the second half, sending the Lakers to their 17th loss in their last 21 regular season games at the Rose Garden. Gerald Wallace paced Portland with 31 points in 13-of-19 shooting.
Friday: Lakers 97, Golden State 90
Kobe poured in a season-high 39 points, including 17 in the decisive third quarter when the Lakers took control of the game, turning a four-point halftime deficit into a nine-point lead. Pau Gasol put up a double-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks.
Sunday: Lakers 90, Memphis 82
The Lakers really should have blown out the Grizzlies, especially since they were without Zach Randolph. However, a season-worst 27 turnovers by the Lakers ensured that Memphis stayed close the entire game. Luckily for the Lakers however, the Grizzlies never got to within four points in the final quarter and the Lakers celebrated their sixth straight win.
Bryant averaged 33.0 points for the week, while Bynum pulled down 16.3 rebounds to go with his 16.5 points per game. Gasol had two double-doubles for the week and averaged 15.8 points and 10.3 rebounds for the week.
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The long-standing tradition of the Saddleworth Whit Friday Brass Band Contests is a major calendar event in the north of England. It takes place across the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester. Creating quite a spectacle, 122 bands journeyed between 11 separate contests this year giving rise to fierce comp for a range of individual and overall area prizes.
"It was exciting to compete with the Castle Water Brass Band for the second year. Castle Water is the UK's largest independent water retailer, and supplies businesses, charities and public sector bodies throughout England. Customers in the north include hospitals, universities and local authorities in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Having thoroughly enjoyed last year, we added a number of new pieces to our repertoire and were very excited to have the opportunity to play alongside some of the country's leading brass bands once more.
"We are delighted to learn that we placed 18th overall in a field of 122 bands. That's pretty impressive for our young band considering the very high calibre of the competition.
We now plan to build on this success and will practice hard in preparation for next year's contests!"
Adam Reynolds, Director of Music
Described as 'the greatest free show on Earth', the Saddleworth & District Whit Friday Brass Band Contests take place every year on Whit Friday.
Next year's competition will take place on Friday, 5 June 2020.
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I.T, Electronics and Telecoms Marketing
With initial training with the leading electronics companies RS Components and Eagle Computer Systems, Ann Goodwin, Win Marketing's Managing Director has developed considerable marketing experience in the area of IT and telecommunications. Today, the team at Win Marketing has strengthened the experience and projects around helping market in the IT sector.
I.T. Industry marketing projects have included:
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The following link forwards to the Website of the school GMK Bílovec: http://www.gmk.cz/
Michaela Svatošová made a Powerpoint presentation about the school GMK Bílovec.
Powerpoint presentation about GMK Bílovec (English)
Powerpoint presentation about GMK Bílovec (Czech)
Another Powerpoint presentation about the school GMK Bílovec was made by some students of the school.
Powerpoint presentation by students (English)
Powerpoint presentation by students (Czech)
To compare the three languages represented at Mathematical Duel every year, German, Polish and Czech, some students of GMK Bílovec created a Powerpoint presentation that shows similar or same words in each two of these languages that in fact have a very different meaning.
Eurorebus is a competition of general knowledge of the school GMK Bílovec:
Unplugged is a music festival organised by students of the school GMK Bílovec:
The school GMK Bílovec also arranges the sports event Valašské Hry:
The seminar KOKOS is for students who are interested in maths:
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Mexico's Roswell: The Chihuahua UFO Crash. 2nd edition. 2008. [TU]. Afterword by Stanton T. Friedman. 81 photos, 13 maps, bibliography, index. Includes credible scenario for a U.S. recovery team mission from Ft. Bliss, traveling across the Mexican border, complete with photo of a suitcase nuclear device to obliterate any residual evidence.


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** Due to the close proximity in our shuttle vehicle, we will be suspending shuttle services starting tomorrow. We are cleaning all customer service waiting for areas throughout the day and have seating options that are spread out to comply with social distancing. Please don't hesitate to call our service department with any questions.
As we celebrated 40 years of service in March, we reflected upon how amazing our customers are in your support over the years. We want to thank you and also let you know that in light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic we need your support now more than ever! We are taking precautions internally and are cleaning our dealership nightly, as we always have.
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At-home delivery services with over the phone pre-qualifications services. We would like to help you take advantage of the lowering rates and not leave your home at this time. We are offering at-home purchasing and test driving services with one of our representatives. Those representatives are pre-screened as healthy and will take precautions and social distancing upon arrival. Anything that can be done over the phone or virtually (including digital walk-around videos) will be completed and then anything that needs to be completed in-person such as signing paperwork, visual inspection of vehicles, and test driving, will be done so at your location.
Vehicle cleaning after at home and in-dealership services. Each vehicle that is test driven at our dealership or using our at-home services will then be taken directly to our detail department to be cleaned before re-entering our inventory.
Loaner vehicles. You can call ahead of time to schedule a loaner vehicle for extended services. All loan vehicles will be dropped off to our detail department to fully clean in between customers and shuttle vehicles will be disinfected between runs.
Internally, we have a strict company policy in place. As part of that, we have limited all group meetings and have switched fully to virtual training and group chat systems to comply with social distancing standards. Any customers or Coastal team members that are showing physical signs of illness will be asked to leave for the safety of our other customers and team within our dealership.
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In light of our shuttle being down due to social distancing standards, we have set up a vehicle pickup service for our customers living in Pawleys Island, Georgetown, and Murrells Inlet from 7 AM – 2 PM Monday – Friday. We will pick up your vehicle for service and then drop it back off to your house when completed. These services are by appointment only. Payments can be made remotely as well. Please call (843) 979-3400 (ask for Patrick)
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Lindsay Ellingson Graces Victoria's Secret 'Gorgeous' Campaign
Lindsay Ellingson is the perfect model to grace Victoria's Secret Gorgeous Campaign. Why? Because the only word that came to my mind when I saw her for the first time was 'gorgeous'. The girl is really beautiful and charismatic. And those are the two of a few things one has to possess to become a Victoria's Secret Angel.
Posing for Victoria's Secret Gorgeous Campaign Lindsay Ellingson models new styles of lingerie sets. Those come in a bright purple color – in molded or sexy lace design, others are less vibrant but no less attractive.
Victoria's Secret is famous for its perfect underwear designs. And for the Fall/ Winter 2011/ 2012 season they have already presented lots of pieces in different styles. See the pictures here.
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"If you asked me how it began, I could truthfully say that the first time, it was an accident."
"I opened a savings account and watched the numbers begin to stack up."
"If you asked me how it began, I could truthfully say that the first time, it was an accident."
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Lucky you - going in blind is best, I always think. I love not knowing anything about a book, but it hardly ever happens. I'm readingMidwinter by Fiona Melrose.ReplyDelete
I can't tell from the quotes that this book is a thriller but I hope it helps pull you out of the slump. My Friday QuotesReplyDelete
I haven't heard of this one before, but it looks kind of interesting. I look forward to seeing what you think about this one.ReplyDelete
This is new to me, too! I love thrillers. Hope you enjoy it.
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Sounds like a good thriller. You sure hooked me! And that cover is awesome!
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Sounds good to me and that is a very interesting cover.
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Haven't heard of this one before, but I am intrigued by the excerpts. Hope you're pleasantly surprised!ReplyDelete
Sorry, can't help. I haven't heard of the book before. I hope you enjoy it. This week I have an urban fantasy - Midnight Curse by Melissa F. Olson. Happy reading!ReplyDelete
I haven't heard anything about this one, either, but a thriller is my way to go when I'm in a slump, too. Thanks for sharing...enjoy! Here's mine: "AFTER ANNA"
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Good luck getting out of your reading slump. I've been in a bit of one, too, abandoning three books this week. Hope the thriller works for you.
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Health and safety gold award for air traffic control firm
The air traffic control firm NATS has been awarded a prestigious gold award for health and safety for the second year running, which a testament to the company's commitment to health and safety training.
NATS received the award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) at its annual Occupational Health and Safety Awards, which was held in Birmingham recently. The gold award aims to recognise and honour businesses which reach a standard of excellence in health and safety, with entrants being judged on everything from health and safety management systems and leaderships to accident records and workforce involvement.
Receiving the award in Birmingham on behalf of NATS was the company's Training and Simulation Director Garry Jackson. After the prize-giving, NATS' Safety, Fire and Environment Manager Colin Mooney said:
"We are confident in how well we manage health and safety throughout NATS and this award demonstrates the effectiveness of what we do.
"Our incident rate is very low, especially when considering the high-risk nature of some of the jobs that our staff are involved in, including working on active airfields or repairing mountain-top radar stations."


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Every October marks Down Syndrome Awareness Month where individuals, businesses and advocacy groups promote inclusion of individuals with Down syndrome within the workplace and society.
The Getting Hired team is celebrating Down Syndrome Awareness Month throughout October to help spread awareness on these individuals' abilities and accomplishments within the workplace.
What is Down syndrome and how prevalent is it?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition, with approximately one in every 700 babies (about 6,000) in the U.S. are born with it every year.
Down syndrome is caused when a person is born with a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21. This results in varying degrees of cognitive delays with most having mild to moderate delays in physical and cognitive development.
Individuals with Down syndrome are at a higher risk of some medical conditions, but with support from their family, friends and community are able to lead positive and productive lives. They can attend school, work, vote and make many other valuable contributions to society.
Spreading this message and raising awareness of the potential of people with Down syndrome is one of the key goals of Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
What organizations are run by individuals with Down syndrome?
Individuals with Down syndrome are increasingly participating in the workplace and society. Here are some of the organizations created or inspired by individuals with Down syndrome that have recently caught Getting Hired's eye:
1. Sweet Heat Jam Co. was created by Nolan who happens to have Down syndrome. Nolan's business has grown to produce over 5,000 jars of jam a year. Sweet Heat Jam also started a culinary program to help other young adults with intellectual disabilities!
2. Collettey's is changing the world, one cookie at a time. Collette is an individual with Down syndrome and after being turned down in many job interviews, she decided to pursue her passion for baking. She now employs 13 individuals with disabilities and speaks frequently about how the disability community is often overlooked.
3. Da Bomb was created by Morgan Tibbens who is a young woman with Down syndrome who is active in the Special Olympics, Best Buddies and opened Da Bomb to sell bath tub fragrances.
4. John's Crazy Socks is a father-son business with a social and retail mission of spreading happiness in the world. Check out John's Crazy Socks to meet John, a young man with Down syndrome who believes in giving back as his business donates five percent of their earnings to the Special Olympics!
5. Brittany's Baskets of Hope is dedicated to supporting families in welcoming a new baby with Down syndrome into their lives. The mission is to provide guidance and information for parents and gifts for siblings.
6. Megology was created by Megan Bomgaars, who is an artist, entrepreneur and public speaker. Her products include t-shirts that feature her motto of "Don't limit me."
7. Group Hug Apparel was started by Andrew Banar who has Down syndrome and other associated health issues. Andrew wanted to raise money to go to college so he started with a lemonade stand but his mom encouraged him to use his rock & roll drawings on printed t-shirts instead and they grew from there!
8. Poppin Joe's Gourmet Kettle Corn was established by Joe, a young adult with Down syndrome who wanted to have his own business. With the support of his family, you can find Joe's kettle corn in Walmart, fairs and more in Kansas and Georgia!
9. Bitty & Beau's Coffee is more than just a cup of coffee. The Wrights have four children with the youngest Bitty and Beau both have Down syndrome. Bitty & Beau's coffee continues to grow with their third shop opening this month and they currently employ 60 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
10. Blake's Snow Shack started with snow cones and then it snowballed to nationwide media attention of Blake Pyron and his ambition to own his own business and not be held back by his Down syndrome.
The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) has great workforce programs for individuals with Down syndrome. Learn more about their #DSWorks Employment program and their success stories of individuals with Down syndrome becoming successful designers, customer service representatives, business owners and more!
How can I support individuals with Down syndrome?
Your business can get involved in many ways to promote and support individuals with Down syndrome in the workplace throughout October.
For more information on how you can support individuals with Down syndrome in the workplace, follow Getting Hired on Twitter or contact our team for additional support.


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These two birds were initially seen flying over Weston Turville village on 28th April by Tim Watts who then relocated them at Broughton, near Aylesbury (about 2 miles away), just before dusk. The birds were watched feeding at dawn the following day by a number of keen county listers but became harder to see during the morning. The birds were finally seen circling high and flying off in the early afternoon when Dave Ferguson managed to get some flight footage on video. There are only two previous records of this species in the county.
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It has been a quiet, gentle day. No hubbub.
A day to watch snow fall. Play some music. Make food and eat it.
Tomorrow will be busier; family coming over for a shared meal, gifts exchanged – a different kind of energy, no less delightful for all of that.
And tonight – a chance to pause again, and wish everyone a safe, happy, and peaceful night, filled with laughter and love. Be gentle with each other, and with yourself. The light is coming back, and now is the time to nurture new ideas and projects, to welcome change and the turn of the wheel for another year.
My thanks to those who read my posts here, on whatever platform. I am grateful for the privilege of being able to share my thoughts with you.
I wish each of you the Very Best this Season has to offer, however you may enjoy it.
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Every year, after the major flower-giving holidays, readers send us photos of what they ordered and what they actually received. It's a dismaying scene, and what we really want is to never publish another of these features again. That's why we're sharing what we've learned about the flower business from readers and from florists in the 10 years that Consumerist has been around. [More]
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