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2019 Judges
Jeremy Siskind
Pianist Jeremy Siskind is the winner of the 2012 Nottingham International Jazz Piano Competition and the second-place winner of the 2011 Montreux Solo Piano Competition. A two-time finalist for the American Pianist Association's Cole Porter Fellowship, Siskind has performed jazz and classical music at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and in Japan, Switzerland, Colombia, Denmark, Thailand, Cyprus, England, Lebanon, India, Tunisia, France, and China. Siskind began serving full-time on the keyboard faculty of Fullerton College in Southern California in 2017 after teaching at Western Michigan University for five years.
As a performer and recording artist, Siskind's main outlet is the "Housewarming Project," a chamber jazz trio consisting of piano, voice, and woodwinds (clarinet/bass clarinet/tenor sax), for which Siskind writes music and lyrics. Their recent album, Housewarming, received a 4-star review in Downbeatmagazine, which hailed it as a "shining example of chamber jazz." In their most recent project, the group embraced new media by releasing a Youtube video series entitled "at_Home/at_Play" which critic Richard Kamins praised for its "intelligent words and excellent music, real emotions and myriad colors… such attractive and adult music." The trio has an upcoming residency with the Vermont College of Fine Arts' composition program, where they'll perform their own works as well as new pieces written for them by VCFA students.
A proud Yamaha Artist since 2013, Siskind holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music (Jazz Performance and Music Theory) and Columbia University (English and Comparative Literature). His teachers include Tamir Hendelman, Tony Carmaia, Harold Danko, Rose Grace, Sophia Rosoff, and Fred Hersch.
Elio Villafranca
Born in the Pinar del Río province of Cuba, Steinway Artist, Grammy Nominated, and 2014 Jalc Millennium Swing Award! recipient pianist and composer Elio Villafranca was classically trained in percussion and composition at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba.
Since his arrival in the U.S. in mid 1995, Elio Villafranca is at the forefront of the latest generation of remarkable pianists, composers and bandleaders. His concert Letters to Mother Africa was selected by NYC Jazz Record as Best Concerts in 2016. In 2015, Mr. Villafranca was among the 5 pianists hand picked by Chick Corea to perform at the first Chick Corea Jazz Festival, curated by Chick him self at JALC. Elio Villafranca's new album Caribbean Tinge (Motema), received a 2014 Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik Nomination by the German Records Critics Award, as well has been selected by JazzTimes and DownBeat magazines for a feature on their very competitive section Editor's Pick. He also received a 2010 Grammy Nomination in the Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year category. In 2008 The Jazz Corner nominated Elio Villafranca as pianist of the year. That year, Mr. Villafranca was also honored by BMI with the BMI Jazz Guaranty Award and received the first NFA/Heineken Green Ribbon Master Artist Music Grant for the creation of his Concerto for Mariachi, for Afro-Cuban Percussion and Symphony Orchestra. Finally, his first album, Incantations/ Encantaciones, featuring Pat Martino, Terell Stafford, and Dafnis Prieto was ranked amongst the 50 best jazz albums of the year by JazzTimes magazine in 2003.
Jim McNeely
Jim McNeely was born in Chicago, and moved to New York City in 1975. In 1978 he joined the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. He spent six years as a featured soloist with that band and its successor, Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (now The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra). 1981 saw the beginning of Jim's 4-year tenure as pianist/composer with the Stan Getz Quartet. From 1990 until 1995 he held the piano chair in the Phil Woods Quintet. At the present time, he leads his own tentet, his own trio, and he appears as soloist at concerts and festivals worldwide.
Jim's reputation as composer/arranger and conductor for large jazz bands continues to flourish, and has earned him nine Grammy nominations. In 1996 he re-joined The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra as pianist and Composer-in Residence. He is also chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio (HR) Big Band. Other recent work includes projects with the Danish Radio Big Band (where he was chief conductor for five years), the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, the Metropole Orchestra (Netherlands), the Swiss Jazz Orchestra, and the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra. The New York Times has called his writing "exhilarating"; DownBeat has said that his music is "eloquent enough to be profound".
Jim has appeared as sideman on numerous recordings led by major artists such as Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer, David Liebman, Art Farmer, Robert Watson, and Phil Woods. He has numerous albums under his own name. The latest is "Up from the Skies", with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra on the Planet Arts label ("concert jazz at its headiest"—DownBeat) .
Teaching is also an important element of Jim's work. He is currently on the faculties of both Manhattan School of Music and William Paterson University. He was Musical Director of the BMI Jazz Composers' Workshop from 1991-2015. He has appeared at numerous college jazz festivals as performer and clinician, and has been involved regularly with several summer workshops. He has also done clinics and major residencies at dozens of institutions in the U.S., Canada, Europe, China, Australia. New Zealand, and Egypt.
Past Judges
Kevin Bales
Kevin has amassed a long list of awards and a reputation as one of the finest jazz pianists performing anywhere. In 1994, less than a decade into jazz, he won the American Pianist Association's Jazz Piano Competition. In addition to nearly every important jazz venue in the South, he has performed in some of the most acclaimed clubs and festivals in America and around the world: the JVC Jazz Festival in New York, The Bakery in Los Angeles,
The Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center jazz series, the Toronto and Edinburgh jazz festivals, and the Moscow Center for the Performing Arts.
Christopher Rottmayer
Chris Rottmayer performed piano with: Jamey Abersold, Aierto, Fred Hamilton, Tim Armacost, Todd Coolman, Louie Bellson, Clark Terry, Terry Gibbs, Dave Samuels, Deana Martin, Charo, Lena Prima, Leslie Anders & Buddy Greco, James Darren, Frank Stallone, Jody Benson, Susan Egan, Peabo Bryson. He has played in many Disney shows including the Kids Of The Kingdom, the Walt Disney World Band, the Main Street Philharmonic, the Hollywood Hitmen, and the Grand Floridian Orchestra. He has performed on numerous Jazz Festivals, and many Disney shows, and recordings.
Martin Bejerano
Martin heads the jazz piano department at the University of Miami, teaching jazz piano, improvisation and composition, and continues to perform internationally. He is featured on several recent recordings, including the newly released "Potential Energy", Armando Gola's "Gola Elektrik" and Roy Haynes's "Roy-alty".
Paul Tardif
Paul Tardif is an outstanding jazz musician and has toured with Tony Bennett and performed with Peggy Lee, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, and many more internationally renowned artists. (AJPC Preliminary Judge 2014, 2015, 2017)
Richard Drexler
Multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger and producer Richard Drexler, an Illinois native, has been based in Florida since 1985 and is now on the road frequently with the Jeff Berlin Trio and with the Woody Herman Orchestra and trombonist John Allred, among others. He has been working as bassist in the Kenny Drew Jr. trio and regularly appearing as a bassist or pianist/vocalist in the jazz clubs of central Florida. Singers he has accompanied include Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, Frankie Laine, Bob Dorough, Mose Allison, Roseanna Vitro, Vic Damone, Al Jarreau, Connie Francis, Dena DeRose and Karrin Allyson.
Doug Johnson
Doug Johnson is a pianist and an educator and is Associate Professor of Piano at Berklee College of Music. Doug is a Licensed Andover Educator (Body Mapping Certification) and a founding member of the Berklee Performance Wellness Institute. M.M from the New England Conservatory. (AJPC Final Judge 2014, AJPC Preliminary Judge 2017)
Bill Mays
Bill Mays — beyond category. With deep roots in jazz, gospel, pop and classical music his eclectic, prolific career as pianist, composer and arranger spans five decades. On hundreds of recordings, TV and movie soundtracks, Bill's concert and studio credits include a who's who of modern music, from Benny Golson to Gerry Mulligan to Sarah Vaughan to Frank Zappa.
Lynne Arriale
A devoted educator and Yamaha artist, Arriale is currently Professor of Jazz Studies and Director of Small Ensembles at The University of North Florida in Jacksonville. She has served as a faculty member of the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops, the Centrum Port Townsend Jazz Workshop, the Thelonious Monk Institute in Aspen and numerous clinics and workshops worldwide, including the US, UK, Europe, Canada, Brazil and South Africa.
Kenny Barron
Ten-time Grammy nominee and longstanding Professor of Music at Rutgers University, Kenny Barron has recorded over 40 albums and is an internationally renowned performer. (Final Judge 2015)
Per Danielsson
Sweden native Per Danielsson is the Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano at The University of Central Florida in Orlando and is an active performer with many international Jazz legends. (AJPC Final Judge 2015)
Wes Hamrick
Jazz and studio music performer, Wes Hamrick graduated from the Cincinatti College-Conservatory of Music and is performing at festivals and concerts throughout the country. (AJPC Preliminary Judge 2015)
Ed Simon
A Yamaha artist, Simon was named Guggenheim Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2010. Steel House, his latest collaboration, is a trio featuring some of the most prominent players of his generation. (AJPC Final Judge 2014)
Christian Tamburr
Internationally touring vibraphonist and pianist, Christian Tamburr won the "Outstanding Solo Jazz Performer" award and the "2013 Critic's Choice Top Rising Star" award. (AJPC Final Judge 2014, 2015)


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Big storm in the early morning,.. thunder, lashing rain, wind, the kind of storm that could blow out a nest. Early afternoon- down to the garden to check on the robin's nest.
Hard to tell status of nest. Looks like soggy mess.
Oh, NO! There on cement edge, one dead baby.
Flies have already moved in, but I want a proper death portrait. Chased flies away.
Back to nest. Hmmmm... someone is watching me.
Movement behind my head. Parent robin? No. Visiting downy woodpecker.
Back to nest. At least two nestlings. I decide to stand and wait a while.
More beauty in death. Placed baby in grass. Colby will bury it.
Three babies!
Most likely the parents disposed of the runt, or sensed that something was not right with dead baby. It's very hard raising three babies. Four would have been too many and the parents knew this. That 4th nestling didn't leave the nest on its own.
The babies expend lots of energy and then fall on their faces asleep, nod off.

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[[Dear Sister O'Neal, in a recent post you spoke of "the bottom line" and you pointed out that canon 603 presupposed a fairly extensive background in monastic formation and life. I have read your discussion of the history of canon 603 before but this is the first time I have understood why this history makes such a difference to the way the canon is implemented. When people complain that you are "institutionalizing" the vocation or write that canon 603 came to be because of abuses are they trying to avoid the demanding nature of the canon? Do dioceses understand the correlation between the history of the canon and the requirements for reading it rightly or implementing it appropriately?]]
First of all, of course, I don't know why people write what they write nor do I know what dioceses in general understand. I admit to being astounded by certain attempts to nullify or at least minimize the spiritual maturity presupposed by canon 603 and necessary simply to read it accurately. There are more than enough stories of eremitical professions which do not measure up to the background presupposed in the composition and immediate history of the canon. Some of these seem premature at best, some seem ill-conceived and an abuse of the canon at worst. Some have caused provinces to refuse to profess anyone according to canon 603. On the rest the jury is simply still out though many (of us) seem (and certainly strive) to be appropriate and edifying examples of the vocation. We are finding our way here, dioceses, hermits, all of us together.
I recall one account of the history of canon 603 which, as you say, asserted it came about because of abuses of the canons in the 1917 Code of Canon Law. (I have referred to it here at least two or three times.) Supposedly this account of things came from a canonist who should surely have known better. (This canon is entirely new, not the redaction or refinement of an existing canon.) One version of this reads: [[As a means of solidifying the norms for consecrated Catholic hermits and desiring to eliminate abuses, in 1917 (or was it 1918?) some further delineations were made by the Church. And in 1983 these were refined further for those whose superiors desire them, or the hermit desires or is led by God, to a public profession. That formalizes the profession through Canon Law 603.]] Another version from the same blogger is found along with a detailed history of the actual origin of the canon in my post: On Visibility and Betrayal of the c 603 Vocation.
Whatever the reason people write what they do, what remains true is that the history of the canon gives everyone a significant key to understanding the formation which the canon presupposes and requires. What is indisputable is that this formation is substantial and will not be attained by the majority of candidates and by a very much smaller number of inquirers. What is also true is that whenever this history is forgotten or neglected, the vocation protected and governed by canon 603 is in danger of being trivialized and the canon misused. When this happens it also ceases to be the gift God has given to the Church and world and may not only be rendered pastorally insignificant but incredible and a scandal.
But in some instances Bishops have really appreciated the vocation canon 603 defines and especially they have tried to respect and make normative the kind of monastic formation which is necessary no matter where one lives as a hermit. For instance, the French Bishops published a list of "statutes" for all canon 603 hermits (I am told the better translation of the original French is "considerations") which included requirements of 1) regular periods in a monastic community and 2) assigning a hermit to a monastery where they could get the formation and mentoring so vital to living this vocation well. My own suggestion that candidates and temporary professed spend a month each year or so in monastic community was made independently of these "statutes" but came from my own experience of living the life. Still, I think we are on the same page in this regard despite coming at it from different perspectives.
While I believe this experience (or something similar which occasions a substantial break with one's old ways of living and represents a disciplined turn to assiduous prayer and solitude) is essential for most, I also recognize that a diocese has to deal with each candidate on a case by case basis. No matter how a person comes by it (for, relatively rare though they are, some exemplary eremitical vocations will never have set foot in a monastery), what cannot be forgotten is the degree of experience in solitude, personal formation, and discernment needed before one is admitted even to serious discernment with the diocese and certainly prior to temporary vows.
Unfortunately it sometimes looks as though dioceses do not understand the necessary correlation between the canon's history and the spirituality and degree of formation it still presupposes and requires. It is almost certain that persons without any background in religious life and no significant experience of solitude (including that physical solitude occasioned by chronic illness, etc which can sometimes lead to genuine eremitical solitude) mainly do not. (At other times, however, a diocese's understanding of this, coupled with the fact that dioceses do NOT form hermits, has made it necessary to rule out professing ANYONE according to canon 603.) Today's world fosters isolation and individualism --- both of which call for the redemption represented by genuine eremitical solitude. It does not naturally foster vocations to this kind of solitude nor does it make reading canon 603 intelligently (with the mind and heart of a monastic) particularly easy to do.
I am sorry I have not been clear enough in the past regarding why the canon's immediate history is so vital to the way it is imple-mented. Knowing this history is critical to reading the canon accurately. It prevents substituting anything at all for the non-negotiable elements of the canon and calling them "eremitical". It demands that the person admitted to discernment have transitioned to being a hermit in an essential sense; it requires that they have an experiential knowledge of what the canon refers to as "the silence of solitude" and that they are capable of writing a Rule which negotiates the tensions between the eremitical tradition and the contemporary situation BEFORE admission to profession. It suggests that they will have at least a rudimentary sense of how and for whom besides the hermit herself this vocation is a sacred gift!
Similarly the history of this canon supports the expectation that anyone admitted to profession will live the life with integrity and with an independence rooted in one's sense of being entrusted with this unique charism or gift of the Holy Spirit. Paradoxically this kind of independence depends upon formation and deep understanding and appreciation; these go hand in hand. I have written explicitly of the critical importance of understanding the vocation's charism in preventing diocesan misuses and infidelities by the hermit herself; it is also necessary to empower the kind of integrity and independence just referred to --- something far more positive and significant than merely avoiding infidelities. Understanding the vocation's immediate history is an equally critical piece of this.
07 August 2013
Canon 603's History presupposes Significant Formation
[[Dear Sister O'Neal, in a recent post you spoke of "the bottom line" and you pointed out that canon 603 presupposed a fairly extensive background in monastic formation and life. I have read your discussion of the history of canon 603 before but this is the first time I have understood why this history makes such a difference to the way the canon is implemented. When people complain that you are "institutionalizing" the vocation or write that canon 603 came to be because of abuses are they trying to avoid the demanding nature of the canon? Do dioceses understand the correlation between the history of the canon and the requirements for reading it rightly or implementing it appropriately?]]
Posted by Sr. Laurel M. O'Neal, Er. Dio. at 2:34 AM
Labels: Canon 603 - history, Discernment, Formation Programs?, Rule as tool for discernment, silence of solitude as key to ongoing formation


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It was a difficult weekend at Meehan Auditorium for the women's hockey team, as the squad only managed to score one goal between losses to Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference foes No. 10 Dartmouth and No. 8/9 Harvard. Bruno (7-9-7, 4-8-4 ECAC) got out to an early lead against the Big Green (14-6-2, 10-4-2) but could not keep pace with the high-powered Dartmouth offense.
The following afternoon, a strong defensive display from the Crimson (14-6-1, 11-4-1) kept the Bears scoreless for the first time in five games. Despite the pair of defeats, Bruno still holds a league playoff spot with six games to play in the season.
Dartmouth 3, Brown 1
Bruno got off to a promising start against the Big Green, scoring within the first three minutes of play. Alena Polenska '13 took a feed from co-captain Katelyn Landry '12 and slotted her shot past the goaltender to put Bruno up 1-0.
"We've found this season that we can come out slower than we'd like to at the start," said co-captain Paige Pyett '12. "I think the biggest thing in the Dartmouth game is that we came out from the start — from the first puck drop — and played hard. It was nice to get on the board right away."
But the Big Green responded quickly, netting an equalizer five minutes later courtesy of defender Sasha Nanji. The junior scored her second just four minutes later, and Dartmouth commanded a 2-1 lead at the end of the first period.
Dartmouth continued to pressure the Bears' defense in the second, firing twelve shots to Bruno's five. But neither team could find another goal, and the 12 saves from Katie Jamieson '13 kept Bruno in the hunt.
Despite outshooting the Big Green in the third period, the Bears could not find the tying goal they needed, even after pulling Jamieson for the six-on-five advantage. The Big Green added one more on an empty net in the final two minutes to hand the Bears their first loss in four games.
Harvard 3, Brown 0
A strong goaltending performance from Aubree Moore '14 was not enough to keep a potent Harvard team at bay Saturday. Moore recorded 33 saves in the loss, but the Crimson's two goals within a minute of each other in the first period put Harvard on the path to victory.
Midway through the first period, Crimson forward Kaitlin Spurling put home a centered pass to grab the lead. Just 50 seconds later, defender Sarah Edney doubled her team's lead.
Bruno got off eight shots in the period but could not solve Harvard's goalie.
"The Harvard game was a tough one because, unfortunately, we couldn't put the puck in the net," Pyett said. "It's a little trying mentally going into the game that they're ranked top ten in the country, but it's nice to see we can play against teams ranked so high."
Spurling scored her second goal of the game midway through the second period. A shot from the blue line was deflected and skipped past Moore into the net to give the Crimson a three-goal advantage that Bruno could not recover from.
Bruno travels next weekend to face another pair of ECAC opponents, Clarkson (16-7-5, 10-4-2) and St. Lawrence (15-8-4, 9-5-2). The last few games of the season will be crucial for the Bears to stay in the playoff picture.
"We need to jump on them right away, especially in their home building," Moore said. "If we can get a goal or two right off the bat, it will set them back, and we can catch them off guard."


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Alien: Blackout Review
A mobile game in the style of Five Nights at Freddy's probably isn't what most people had in mind when excitement for a new Alien game started to stir. As a consolation, Alien: Blackout packs decent thrills for a quick playthrough, and its retro-future computer display interface and sound effects fit the tone and atmosphere of the universe perfectly.
Calling Alien: Blackout a survival-horror game would be a gross exaggeration. It's really more of an objective-based, hide-and-seek puzzle game with a sprinkle of scary tension and stress to push you as you direct your ship's crew to avoid a rampaging xenomorph using a computer terminal that displays them and their pursuer as dots. The voice acting is really well done, especially for main character Amanda Ripley (the daughter of Ellen who also starred in 2014's Alien: Isolation), and there's quite a lot more story than you'd expect out of a mobile game, even if it is pretty by-the-numbers without any significant hooks or twists. You should expect your muscles to tense up when the alien is spotted or you need a crew member to hurry up and hide, but it's far from the anxiety-riddled paranoia of other actual survival-horror games.
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Taught By America
(Critical Survey of Contemporary Fiction)
Sarah Sentilles went into teaching in Compton, California, with no experience. The Teach for America program she entered after college gave her only the most rudimentary training, and what she learned she mostly picked up from trial and error. For two years she worked in disintegrating facilities, with little administrative support and few supplies. Her story is heartbreaking, and yet she finds something to affirm in her experience: the resilient spirit of her young students.
The brief work of Taught By America: A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton is filled with the horrors of the job: maggots in the floor, a playground of dirt and broken glass, the nearby streets disturbed by gunfire. The worst stories, however, are of human failure: the principals who fail to back their teachers under these conditions, the staff person in charge of supplies who refuses to give them out. Sentilles does not portray herself as a savior, and she bumbles her way from failure to mistake. She learns to be resourceful, however (at one point stealing supplies for her students), and grows in the job. Her job takes a terrible toll; she cries a lot, and at the end of her two-year commitment, instead of pursuing graduate work in comparative literature, which had been her plan, she applies to divinity school. The choice is a good one, because what her experience most demands of her is faith.
Taught by America is not about Compton, or even about its disintegrating educational facilities, as much as it is about the resilient spirit of the children, children who desire and deserve the same opportunities as others. In spite of classrooms with no books and falling ceilings, they persevere, and her memoir is full of them: the kids who tend the garden she creates, and who hug her every day; the kid who calls her at 6 a.m. on the day of a 2 p.m. field trip. "I'm ready," he announces.


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Aching to create, longing to build, my head throbs and my bones quake.
Thirsting and hungering for a new kind of life. To draw the death up from these tired bones and resurrection from deeper still.
But I'm tired, yes so tired. My eyelids droop, and my breathing slows.
So I wrote this poem, appeased the ache, and now I'm off to sleep. Maybe morning will wake the creator and I'll find myself anew.


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Starting on Saturday May 16th, you can find the Barre Farmers Market at Vermont Granite Museum 7 Jones Brother Road, Barre, Vermont, every Wednesdays, 3:00 - 7:00 pm. AND Saturdays, 9:00 AM-1:00 pm through October 17th, 2015.
The Barre Farmers Market is not only a great place to purchase local produce and goods, but it is a place to enjoy the day with family and friends. This year, to celebrate their Opening Day, Saturday May 16th, they will be hosting a special children's event:
"My Vegetable Patch"
The market provide all the materials, seeds, soil and containers. Special thank you goes to Vermont Compost, Metroway community gardens annual seed swap and Away.
This season all sorts of wonderful things will be offered at the market! From fresh spring greens and gourmet mushrooms to beautifully constructed pieces using natural materials! Who better to buy them from than your own community members?
There's no better way to strengthen your local community than to shop and eat locally! By visiting the Barre Farmers Market, you support our local farmers as well as businesses and community members. Also, you support yourself by providing healthy and fresh food for you and your family.
The Barre Farmers Market also accepts EBT and Debit cards! If you have any questions about how to use your EBT or Debit card at the market, please contact Joann Darling, market manger, email: email@example.com 802-505-8437.
For more information about the upcoming season, find The Barre Farmers Market on Facebook or at barrefarmersmarket.com.
This post was a guest message from the Barre Farmers Market. Copy World is honored to support our local Barre Farmers Market, as well as many of the vendors, farmers, artisans and crafters.


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The Lighting Showroom offers trade pricing to interior designers, contractors, architects, and landscape designers. Please fax your resale number and/or license information to one of the following fax numbers:
Lake Tahoe: 530-546-3903
We will notify you via phone or email with your trade pricing discount. Please note that the discount varies per manufacturer. Also, freight on large items will be billed separately. If you would like a freight quote in advance, please advise the final shipping destination for the item, as well as a contact telephone number.


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We have general education requirements for a reason.
The first year of college can be an overwhelming one. Universities expect students to learn a great deal of information, and sometimes freshmen find that classes are taught much more rigorously than they are used to from high school. Incoming students face pressure not only from the classes themselves but also from the harsh job market they will face when they finish their educations. Under such enormous stresses, some students hurry to decide on their major so they can start working towards it right away. As a senior with some experience in upper level classes, however, I caution freshmen to not rush such an important decision by picking a major too early. On the contrary, I encourage new students to get the most they can out of their general education classes and get a sense of what a major will be like before making that choice.
Sometimes looking at the specific requirements for a major doesn't do much to reduce this anxiety. Incoming freshman should rightly be concerned about how they are going to get the necessary credits in time to graduate. I certainly won't fault anyone who picked a major the first semester of their freshman year. With the whole breadth of work that must be done, it is no wonder that many freshmen quickly move to drop the "undecided" label and start immediately putting their mind toward graduation.
The problem is that in this rush to make the decision, we can lose sight of how important it really is. A degree can open up post-college job prospects and act as a stepping stone to a career path. If a student ends up deciding they don't like their major a year after declaring it, it is much harder to make a change than if they waited before declaring it in the first place. It is even harder to make that change after graduation, and many new graduates end up regretting their majors because they don't find the field satisfying or dislike the job choices within it. Major selection should be carefully considered because it can make the difference between an unsatisfying career and a dream job.
None of that will sound reassuring to the time-pressed freshman who wants to get the decision over with. However, with a little bit of planning it is possible for freshmen to keep exploring their options even as they maintain a tight graduation schedule.
Anxiety about the need to hurry up and decide can cause us to overlook the great degree of flexibility that most major programs provide. There is some room for electives in just about every major, and taking these classes freshman year enables students to make a more informed decision. In addition, general education credits can be a great opportunity for new students to explore the options and decide what it is they really want to do. Even the tightest schedules offer time for exploration.
Education builds on itself. Students who pick a major quickly might decide to rush into the upper-level classes and realize later on that it isn't what they want. Many majors require 'cross-disciplinary' classes, as well as some foundational classes that might be required for more than one major. By starting with these classes, freshmen can get an idea of what it is they like and don't like about the field before making a final decision.
The most important piece of advice I have for freshmen scratching their heads about this decision is to take some deep breaths. You have already had at least a few opportunities to get a feel for what subjects you like and don't like. College will offer you additional chances before you must make the final call. Between general education, electives, career exploration classes and clubs, you have the time and the means to make the best decision you can make when it comes to selecting a major. Who knows? Maybe you'll find something far more fulfilling then you could've possibly imagined.


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LAHORE: Three leading associations of Pakistan, China and India signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for enhancing bilateral trade, dispute resolution and exchange of technology in chemicals and dyes industry at the concluding day of two-day 4th Colour and Chem Expo 2018 at the Johar Town Expo Center on Sunday.
More than 130 local and foreign companies displayed their products to attract manufacturers, dealers, traders and industry people.
The companies from Pakistan, China, India, Taiwan, Turkey, Germany, UAE and UK displayed products and accessories involving dyes, chemicals & allied industry.
The Expo was organized by the Event and Conference International (Pvt) Ltd having international partners China Dyestuff Industry Association (CDIA), the Gujrat Dyestuff Manufacturers Association (GDMA) and BRAGG Expo Shanghai Co. Ltd.
The event was supported by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) and Punjab Dyes & Chemicals Merchants Association (
Mr Jimmy Wang of the China Dyestuff Industry Association, Mr Yogesh D Parikh, the President of the Gujarat Dyestuff Manufacturers Association India, and Abdul Rahim Chughtai, the ex-chairman of the Pakistan Dyes and Chemicals Merchants Association & sitting President of the Punjab Dyes & Chemicals Merchants Association signed the MoU on behalf of their respective bodies.
Mr Parikh told reporters that the MoU signed with Pakistani association would further enhance the exchange of visits and business volumes between India and Pakistan.
He said in the result of MoU with Indian association, more and more Indian business people would be visiting next colours and chemicals expo in 2019.
He further said another MoU was signed to resolve disputes of traders about quality and prices of products, adding the dispute resolution committees comprising five members each from India and Pakistan would jointly work in this regards.
He said the same MoUs have been signed with Chinese association who represented companies in the concluding expo.
He said his many Chinese business counterparts expressed their desire to visit Pakistan next year for more cooperation between the two sides and more success in business deals.
Director Event and Conference International Rashiul Haq announced to hold the fifth such expo on March 9-10, 2019.
Meanwhile, a large number of industry people, traders and dealers visited the expo on the last day.


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But according to a recent report by the National Center for Education Statistics, only a fraction of high schools are starting later than 8:30 a.m., which is what the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends.[U.S. doctors urge later school start times for teens]The average start time for high schools in the United States is 7:59 a.m., according to the report, published Tuesday. For middle and elementary schools, it's a little later: 8:04 a.m. and 8:17 a.m.
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American women are more than three times as likely as Canadian women to die in the maternal period...six times as likely to die as Scandinavians. In every other wealthy country, and many less affluent ones, maternal mortality rates have been falling... But in the U.S., maternal deaths increased from 2000 to 2014. In a recent analysis by the CDC Foundation, nearly 60 percent of such deaths were preventable.
Climate change is melting permafrost soils that have been frozen for thousands of years, and as the soils melt they are releasing ancient viruses and bacteria that, having lain dormant, are springing back to life ... The temperature in the Arctic Circle is rising quickly, about three times faster than in the rest of the world ... Frozen permafrost soil is the perfect place for bacteria to remain alive for very long periods of time, perhaps as long as a million years.
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a year after Berkeley's soda tax took effect in 2015, the city saw a nearly 10 percent drop in purchases of sugary drinks and a nearly 16 percent increase in sales of bottled water ... Last year, voters approved a similar soda tax in San Francisco, Oakland and Albany, Calif., as well as in Boulder, Colo., Cook County, Ill., and Philadelphia. Santa Fe, N.M., and Seattle are considering soda taxes.
From 2013 to 2014, Maine saw the third-highest increase in any state, 27 percent ... Twenty years ago, just 34 people died from drug overdoses ... Only four years ago, there were 176 overdose deaths, less than half the 2016 total ... The death toll reached 378 in 2016, driven almost entirely by opioids – prescription painkillers, heroin and now fentanyl, a powerful synthetic. More than one victim per day. More than car accidents. Or suicide. Or breast cancer.
New data released by Yale researchers gives the most detailed view yet of public opinion on global warming. In Florida, the effects of climate change, including sunny-day flooding, are being felt across the state. Four southeast Florida counties — Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe and Palm Beach — stand out because of their concerted effort to work on climate issues together and to discuss it in nonpartisan terms.
In early 2001, the mayor of Paris...integrated a bikeshare program: a system where people could rent bikes and ride them between a network of stations throughout the city. Though it wasn't the first such effort in history, it was the catalyst for an international bikesharing revolution. In the past decade, more than 600 cities around the world have implemented similar plans, collectively deploying more than 700,000 bicycles.


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Duration: 45 min
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Released: 2017
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Tagbilaran, Panglao policemen accused of protecting alleged mastermind in lawyer's slay
CEBU CITY—The police in Tagbilaran City and Panglao town, Bohol province are facing investigation after a businesswoman accused them of protecting her son-in-law who was tagged as the mastermind in the killing of her lawyer last week.
Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, police director for Central Visayas, said the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) would be tasked to look into the complaint of Conrada Blomqvist against the police in Tagbilaran and Panglao.
"We will turn over this to the CIDG to investigate if there is any truth to the allegation," said Taliño.
Blomqvist went to see Taliño on Tuesday afternoon to file a complaint against the Tagbilaran and Panglao police whom she said provided protection to Lloyd Lancer Gonzaga.
Gonzaga was tagged as the mastermind in the killing of Blomqvist's lawyer, Mia Manuelita Mascariñas-Green who was shot in front of her three young children while driving them home on Feb. 15.
Blomqvist said Green was merely caught in the middle of her dispute with Gongaza whom she sued for claiming ownership of her small hotel that sits on a prime lot on Panglao Island, Bohol and her van.
She said she had gone to the police in Panglao several times to seek assistance after receiving death threats from Gonzaga but no one helped her – not even the tourist police.
Panglao Bohol policemen would go in and out of her resort, Alona Embrace Hotel, because they received free meals from Gonzaga.
The hotel is subject to a dispute between Blomqvist and Gonzaga.
Blomqvist also sought the help of Supt. Nicomedes Olaivar Jr., Tagbilaran police chief, but the latter refused to lift a finger on what he called as family matter.
She said she was not surprised because Gonzaga and Olaivar were friends.
"Mismo akong son-in-law ni claim that they are friends. Mao nga siga-siga na siya (Ginzaga) (My son-in-law himself claimed that he and Olaivar were friends. That's why he is a neighborhood toughie)," Blomqvist said.
Blomqvist said that when she filed a complaint against Gpnzaga at Tagbilaran police, Olaivar called Gonzaga to give him a heads-up.
When reached for comment, Olaivar didn't directly respond to the allegations raised by Blomqvist.
Instead, he urged her to trust the police.
"Conrada should put back her trust and confidence in the government. The police are doing their best to solve the crime and bring the assailants to justice," he said.
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【1】Concurrent chemoradiotherapy for advanced uterine cervical cancer[Objective] To analyze the correlation between tumor size, lymph node status and disease free survival rate.[Methods] From 1997 to 2000, 47 patients with locoregionally advanced uterine cervical squamous cell carcinoma (II:10, III:34, Iva:3) were treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy. 28 had enlarged pelvic lymph nodes including nine paraaortic or common iliac lymph nodes enlargement.[Results] 1.The 3-year disease free survival rate of tumor size<7cm vs ≧7cm, with vs without lymph node enlargement were 68/28% (p<0.01), 71/32% (p<0.01) respectively. 2.The local recurrence rate of tumor size<7cm vs ≧7cm, with vs without lymph node enlargement were 17/29% (p<0.05), 5/32% (p<0.05), respectively.3.The distant metastasis rate of tumor size<7cm vs≧7cm were 17/59% (p<0.01), respectively.[Conclusion] Although the 3-year disease free survival rate of tumor size<7cm and without lymph node enlargement was approximately 70%, which showed good prognosis, that of tumor size≧7cm was higher in the distant metastasis, which indicates poor prognosis.【2】Clinical significance of human papillomavirus in carcinoma of the cervix treated by radiotherapy[Objective] The aim of this study was to test whether there is a possible correlation between persistence of HPV DNA and radiation effect in uterine cervical caccer treated by radiation.[Methods] The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed for detection of HPV DNA.[Results] HPV DNA disappeared during radiotherapy in 26 of 64 patients (group A) and within 6 months after radiotherapy in 15 (B group), HPV DNA has persisted since 6 months in 22 (C group). Local recurrence developed in one of group A, two of group B, ten of group C. Thus, the local recurrence rate was significantly higher than others.[Conclusion] In radiotherapy of cervical cancer, patients with persistent HPV DNA after 6 months of posttreatment is at high risk to local recurrence.
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Well to finally conclude my story after waiting (and sending an e mail a day for 9 days), I finally got my money back today.
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Articles, Carnivorous plants Leave a comment
Adapted from Treehugger.com
Pitcher plants are carnivorous and usually eat insects for nutrients and nitrogen. But in the highlands of Borneo there are not enough for it to survive on insects alone, so the pitcher plant evolved into a toilet plant, complete with standing lid that serves an unusual purpose.
(I, and the person who found the link, couldn't believe the news at first. So off he went to Google it more intensively, and found an article written to and published by the Royal Society Publishing.)
Adapted from Royal Society Publishing
Nepenthes pitcher plants are typically carnivorous, producing pitchers with varying combinations of epicuticular wax crystals, viscoelastic fluids and slippery peristomes to trap arthropod prey, especially ants. However, ant densities are low in tropical montane habitats, thereby limiting the potential benefits of the carnivorous syndrome. Nepenthes lowii, a montane species from Borneo, produces two types of pitchers that differ greatly in form and function. Pitchers produced by immature plants conform to the 'typical' Nepenthes pattern, catching arthropod prey. However, pitchers produced by mature N. lowii plants lack the features associated with carnivory and are instead visited by tree shrews, which defaecate into them after feeding on exudates that accumulate on the pitcher lid.
February 21, 2010
Nepenthes, Nepenthes albomarginata var. 'rubra', Photography Leave a comment
One of the nepenthes albomarginata var. 'rubra' pitchers.
February 17, 2010
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February 14, 2010
Growing conditions, Hydroponics 2 Comments
In all the hydroponics websites I've Googled up, only one (sadly, I've lost the link to that one. If anyone comes upon a site which has information like what I'm writing in this post, please let me know the link!) has ever brought up the effect of hydroponics on a perennial plant (or at least, not a cut-and-grow-again plant) with regards to unequal nutrients uptake.
It wasn't until my chocolate mint which was growing extremely well in hydroponics died, that I went to Google again and found out the very possible reason why: unequal nutrients uptake, with a wrong method of replenishing the hydroponics solution in the bottle of mine.
What happens is this.
The plants absorb nutrients from the hydroponics solution at different rates. With that in mind, it means that over the course of say, a few days to a week, the remaining solution (if any) contains nutrients in varying amounts: some are in excess; some are in severe lack.
If, assuming there is still remaining solution, and over a long period of time, one only keeps topping up the solution, then over that period of time, some nutrients will accumulate in great excess; others in great lack. Your plants will suffer and will die off rather quickly.
I've learnt to always pour away any excess solution at the end of each week, and then pour in new solution. Or, if I've grown familiar with how much solution my plant takes up in a day, I can make sure that I top up the empty container at the end of each day.
Forget to do that, and well, what you'll see is gradual yellowing of leaves and those yellow leaves falling off in great batches everyday, until your plant kneels over and die a watery grave of sorts.
Note: my healthy mint in the setup in the picture lasted only about four to five months before dying.
February 14, 2010
Adapted from a National Geographic article.
When it comes to cultivating a green thumb, gardeners perhaps need only look to their urinals and fireplaces.
That's because human urine mixed with wood ash can help produce bumper crops of tomatoes, new research shows.
February 7, 2010
I'm not a fan at all of Valentine's Day. I don't see why I should subscribe to a day which has been commercialized by people. However, I do like to indulge in craftwork using as many natural materials as possible. So I like to use commercialized days to give me excuses to indulge in messing up my room with lots of craftwork materials.
This V'day, I decided to make a small gift (as usual) for my partner. This is an idea I got from a herb book, so credit can't be given to me. However, it's so simple I didn't know why I hadn't thought of it. But since it uses herbs and natural materials, I thought it warranted a post on this blog.
I decided to make a cloth spice coaster for him for use in his office and/or at home. Okay, maybe I'll make two.
I bought some cheap and thin cloth so that air can pass through it easily. I hand-sewed the cloth into a small pouch of sorts. And then I stuffed cinammon sticks, star aniseed, cloves and dried bay leaves into the pouch, and sealed up one of the openings with adhesive velcro.
When you place a cup of hot drink on the coaster, the aromatic fragrance of the spices will be released by the heat, mixing with the fragrance of whatever drink is in your cup.
Now, I'm not the most adept sewer nor craftsperson. But it'd do. I don't think my partner reads this blog frequently, so…
Materials needed
1. Thin cloth
2. Thread
3. Sewing machine (optional)
4. Dried spices – cloves, star aniseed, cinammon sticks, bay leaves.


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Dramatic rise in overcrowding at Naas Hospital
Naas General Hospital
There has been a spike in the number of patients being treated on trolleys at Naas Hospital today.
There are 27 patients on trolleys there today – more than any other hospital in the Greater Dublin area, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The next worst affected in the area is Tallaght (23 patients on trolleys).
At Portlaoise Hospital there are 13 patients on trolleys while the figure for Tullamore Hospital is 17.


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John Brink, Distinguished Service Award – John has been a courageous and effective advocate for his clients throughout his career, and over the years has been a great mentor to numerous defense lawyers in the community. John has a long history of service to MACDL as both a former board member and president.
Judge Michael J. Davis, Equal Justice Award – Throughout his life, Judge Davis has been a champion of equal access to and justice for all. President Bill Clinton appointed Judge Davis to the Federal District Court in 1994. Judge Davis is a former criminal defense lawyer with the Neighborhood Justice Center, an attorney with the Legal Rights Center, an attorney with the Hennepin County Public Defender's Office, and served as a MN District Court Judge for 11 years.


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Dates for NBDG Tyyni 2020 sponsored by Latitude 64
Tyyni event begins 18th of June 2020.
Main Tournament (PDGA A-tier sanctioned, PDGA Euro Tour) will be played from June 25th to June 27th 2020.
Check the full Schedule here -> click.
Entry fees for 2020 main event.
200 € MPO and FPO
150 € other pro divisions
120 € all amateur divisions
PayPal + DiscGolfScene -fees will be added to these entry fees. These are floating fees and should not be more than 10€ in any case.
Entry fee is for the main event played from 25th to 27th of June and it includes player package (limited version in PRO divisions).
From all entry fees, 10% VAT is reduced and 15€/player goes to Course/Land fees and 5€ to PDGA Euro Tour final prize pool. The payout is calculated after these deductions. In MPO/FPO there is added cash 10 000€ minimum. Professional payout will be the highest in Europe in Disc Golf history (when full field).
Registration fee is paid immediatly when you have registered yourself to the event. Your registration is not confirmed until you have paid and your name does not appear in the player list.
Payment is done thru PayPal (account is not needed! PayPal is used as a payment gateway). Visa and Mastercard -cards are accepted as well every payment option that PayPal is offering. PayPal fee is included in the division entry fee (nothing is added for the total sum.)
All other events/tournaments/side-events have their on entry fees and all available information will be found in Schedule -page when available.
Additional Items on registration
At Tyyni 2020 we will bring some extra features to the registration.
Event sponsorship
If you wish to sponsor the event as an individual player, it is easiest during the registration. You have 3 options to add to your registration, with different perks.
+10€ Pizza for volunteers. You support the event and are an awesome person
+100€ Hole Sponsor. With this donation you will get one hole on one of the courses. This includes a sign that we will make with your name on it and its placed next to the tee. After the event, you will get the sign for yourself as memory.
Tyyni Ace Pool
Think you can ace it? Purchase yourself an entry to Tyyni Ace Pool! 5 euros will get you into Tyyni Ace Pool. In any of the rounds at Tyyni main event, you shall Ace, you will receive a 100 euros cash price. If you are not in the ace pool and make a hole-in-one, congrats, its still a good shot, but no prize given.
You can win 1 Ace Pool 100 euros. In case of multiple aces, you should fill a lottery ticket.
Personally Customized Collectors Items
Even that we've had amazing Players Pack thru the years, we want to offer more. During registration, you are able to purchase a special run disc with your OWN NAME customized on it. This design is only for pre-orders during registration and cannot be purchased from anywhere else.
DecoDye disc costs 25€
If you wish to add DecoDye mini (with same graphic), add +10€ (total of 30€)
Design is made by Tyyni Art Director Ari Väisänen.
Available until March 31 at 11:00pm GMT
Additional information on registration
The most time-consuming task is to choose a tee-off song. It can take many hours so it is wise to do it in advance and not while filling up the registration form.
While choosing the song, remember that only the first 30s is played (as you have 30s to tee-off) and that is what makes it so difficult. Your personal favorite song might not have the best intro on it so you better listen to it carefully before typing it down.
We are using Spotify streaming service to play the songs, so be wise and select a song from their library. If your chosen song is not available in Spotify, we will play a random (or not so random) stupid song instead. You can use Spotify's free version to browse the service and select the song.
To help us out, put down a Spotify link WITH the song name, thank you.
Go to Spotify by following this link -> https://www.spotify.com/
Here is instructions how to get the link to your song. Thank you Tero Tommola for providing these videos.
Using Mobile device: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEsvFAOBfn4
Using computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ9mAkMEK6w
Registration platform and information
Registration is done via Disc Golf Scene:
Registration Schedule and Stages
Stage 1
January 1st
All divisions: All players outside Finland can register without rating limits. Wildcard* players are added.
Stage 2
January 8th
MPO/FPO : Registration opens for players with 980+/880+ ratings.
Other Pro -divs: Registration is open for all.
AM divisions: Registration is open for all.
Stage 3
January 15th
MPO/FPO: Registration for players with 930+/830+ ratings.
Stage 4
January 22nd
All divisions: Registration is open for all.
*Wildcard players = players who have won or received a free entry to Tyyni 2019. No wildcard applications to the tournament staff.
Reserved spots
All the divisions have a number of reserved spots. These spots are not to be released at all.
Registration Q & A
Q: My name contains characters what Disc Golf Scene does not accept. Is this a problem?
A: No. Just use your name with letters from A to Z. Your name will be correct in PDGA page, its updated from your PDGA number.
Q: Do I need to have active PDGA membership while registering?
A: No. But you will need active PDGA membership before the event starts. Finnish players will also need an FDGA (=SFL) competition licence during the event.
Q: I am a Pro player but not so good. I want to play in the Am -division. Is that possible?
A: Yes it is. Check Pro's playing AM rating limits from PDGA site: https://www.pdga.com/pdga-documents/tour-documents/divisions-ratings-and-points-factors
Q: If my rating rises too high for the division that I have registered into, can I still play? Can I change my division later?
A: Player is responsible for his eligibility to play in the division he has registered into. If you are not eligible to play in the division, you cannot play at all. Changing the division might not be possible (=if the pool/division you want to play is full, it is full, there is no room for you). If you are not sure that will your rating rise too high or not, better be safe than sorry and register to a higher division.
Q: I do not have a credit card, can I pay with debit or Visa Electron card?
A: Yes you can. Visa and/or Mastercard is a brand name, not a credit card (=Visa Electron is a Visa card. Mastercard Debit is a Mastercard -card). Check all details about the payment from PayPal site https://www.paypal.com.
Q: I forgot to enter my tee-off song and/or t-shirt size. Can I edit them later?
A: Yes you can. Please send email to firstname.lastname@example.com. NOTICE! T-shirt sizes will be downloaded after January and Tee-off songs after April. When they are downloaded, any changes you make, will not affect anymore.
Q: Event is FULL! I want to play! Should I register to waitlist?
A: Yes. Notice, you will get a 100% refund if you do not get a spot in the event. Lots of withdrawals will come and it's highly suggested to register to waitlist, even when the list is hundreds of players long.
Tournament refund / cancellation policy.
Entries cannot be exchanged/transferred to anyone else.
Player pack will not be received if you are not physically able to check in. ID is required.
Players cannot pick up player packs for anyone else.
Players packs will not be given to anyone who withdraws.
Waitlist players who do not get into the event will receive a 100% cash refund.
Official withdrawals must be made to firstname.lastname@example.com. Any other method is not processed as an official withdrawal.
Any cancellation before May 1st will receive a full cash refund minus a 10€ processing fee.
Cancellations in May will receive a full cash refund minus a 10€ processing fee ONLY if your spot is filled from the waitlist. If the spot is not filled, you may choose between a 50% cash refund or a 65% refund in merchandise credit to NBDG store.
Cancellations from June 1st to June 14th will receive a full cash refund minus a 10 € processing fee ONLY if your spot is filled from the waitlist. If the spot is not filled, you may choose between a 25% cash refund or a 40% refund in merchandise credit to NBDG store.
Cancellations after June 14th will receive a full cash refund minus a 10 € processing fee ONLY if your spot is filled from the waitlist. If the spot is not filled, you will receive no refund.
Any player who fails to officially withdraw receives NO refund.