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If you're the type of parent who believes music can improve early childhood development, science has good news for you. A recent study suggests that guitar practice can help children better and faster process music and verbal language. Hearing different pitches and tones can help one better parse spoken words. So while every parent should remain careful not to forcefully involve their little ones in music, sports, and other interests, parents can still take a gentler approach that stimulates joy and curiosity, and plant a seed for lifelong learning.
Do you play a warm-up exercise when you practice guitar? Guitar teacher Kirk R. shares three guitar exercises that are perfect for players at all levels... There are literally thousands of exercises and studies for the guitar. There are some that are great for beginners who are just getting used to having their fingers on the guitar, and some that are designed to challenge and grow the technique of seasoned players. But who has time to learn thousands of guitar exercises, even over man
Justin Sandercoe has thought long and hard about how to teach people to play the guitar, and how to do this over the internet. He has come up with a well-designed series of courses that will take you from nowhere to proficiency. I tried to learn how to play years ago, using books, and got nowhere. I've been using Justin's site for just over a year and I feel I've made real progress. What's more, Justin offers his lessons for free - a boon for any young player who has the urge to play, but whose pockets are empty. I've seen and used other sites for learners: none of them offer as clearly marked a road as Justin does.
With the C major chord, put that shape on the guitar for thirty seconds, take it off, shake it out, and repeat the process a few times. As you're making the shape, remember to come right behind the frets on the tips of your fingers. When you're starting out, you may have to place each finger down one at a time, but that's natural. You'll get better with time and eventually be able to go right to the chord.
Guitar chords are dramatically simplified by the class of alternative tunings called regular tunings. In each regular tuning, the musical intervals are the same for each pair of consecutive strings. Regular tunings include major-thirds (M3), all-fourths, augmented-fourths, and all-fifths tunings. For each regular tuning, chord patterns may be diagonally shifted down the fretboard, a property that simplifies beginners' learning of chords and that simplifies advanced players' improvisation.[70][71][72] The diagonal shifting of a C major chord in M3 tuning appears in a diagram.
The two most common types of acoustic guitar are the steel-string guitar and the classical guitar. The classical guitar, also known as the Spanish guitar, usually uses nylon strings. Steel-string guitars originated in the United States and are also referred to as western guitar and folk guitar. Steel-string guitars sound louder and brighter than classical guitars, which have a warmer, mellower sound. Steel-string models usually have larger bodies and narrower necks, and they often have a pickguard to protect the body against scratches by picks and fingernails. Most acoustic guitars have six strings, but there are also 12-string versions. When an acoustic guitar is hooked up to an amplifier, it is referred to as acoustic/electric. Some acoustic/electric guitars incorporate a cutaway design, which makes it easier for electric guitar players to cross over to acoustic.
Are you stuck in a musical rut? New tunings and tricks can help you keep learning guitar in fresh, fun ways. Try one of these great tips from guitar teacher Samuel B. to breathe new life into your guitar playing... One of the first things I tell any new student is that I don't specialize in a formal discipline. If jazz or classical training is your objective, then I'm not your guy. Instead, I specialize primarily in American roots music (that which we tend to casually lump together as "folk"
For the longest time I have "messed around" with my guitar. I bought a book on Jazz guitar chords many years ago and found that those fingerings were way above my skill level. I decided to get a basic chord book to reinitiate myself. This is that book. Going through these pages has re-ignited my lust to learn more about playing my guitar. One chord at a time. Simple. Skip to another key just as simple. Actually, I haven't realized how many chords I really know how to play. I just need to learn the name of those chords. This book will help with that too. Give it a try.
I bought this because I wanted to learn more AC/DC songs note for note as they're fun and not overly complicated. This book doesn't disappoint. With the little time I've had to practice so far, this book's been a great help, and for a lot cheaper than most song books. For best accuracy it helps to listen to the songs too. My only gripe is "Have a Drink on Me" isn't included.
After you're feeling more comfortable with the transitions, plug in this progression to your Uberchord. You should find that it's much easier to play along with the progressions. Even with chords you aren't yet comfortable with. The key to playing cleanly and precisely is training yourself to pay attention to the movement of your fingers. You'll find that this heightened awareness translates into every new chord you learn.
When you access our digital guitar tab database, not only do you have the benefit of our user-friendly browsing, but you have the option to preview the sheet music you've selected before purchase. Leave behind all doubt that you have the version of your guitar hit you've been yearning to learn. Our sheet music includes a range for all skill levels, so no matter where you are on your path down guitar playing, we will have sheet music to benefit you.
Jake Jackson's publications, as writer, editor or contributor, include The Beginner's Guide to Reading Music, How to Play Classic Riffs and Play Flamenco. As guitarist and songwriter he has been in a few bands, including Slice, The Harmonics and Starbank and has studied a form of Flamenco guitar. Although Jake has a range of fine guitars in his house his favourite music software is Sibelius and, having worked with Cubase for many years, is now moving over to Logic Pro.
Depending on the program, School of Rock's guitar lessons can cost from around $150 to $350 per month. Exact prices vary between locations. What's included? Unlike most hourly guitar lessons, our programs include weekly private guitar lessons and group rehearsals that inspire confidence and teamwork. Guitar students are also welcome to use our facilities whenever we're open, even if they just want to hangout and learn from or collaborate with other musicians.
A few years back, I dusted off the ol' Takamine I got in high school to try some 'music therapy' with my disabled son, who was recovering from a massive at-birth stroke. This reignited my long dormant passion to transform myself from a beach strummer to a 'real' musician; however, as a single mom, taking in-person lessons was financially difficult. Then I found Justinguitar! Flash forward to today; my son is almost fully recovered (YAY!), my guitar collection has grown significantly, and I'm starting to play gigs. None of this would have been possible without your guidance and generosity, Justin. Thank you for being part of the journey!
For example, in the guitar (like other stringed instruments but unlike the piano), open-string notes are not fretted and so require less hand-motion. Thus chords that contain open notes are more easily played and hence more frequently played in popular music, such as folk music. Many of the most popular tunings—standard tuning, open tunings, and new standard tuning—are rich in the open notes used by popular chords. Open tunings allow major triads to be played by barring one fret with only one finger, using the finger like a capo. On guitars without a zeroth fret (after the nut), the intonation of an open note may differ from then note when fretted on other strings; consequently, on some guitars, the sound of an open note may be inferior to that of a fretted note.[37]
The BMus in performance with a concentration in guitar is a program that focuses on the study of classical guitar literature and techniques. Goals include enabling students to express themselves musically while emphasizing the skills necessary to pursue careers as professional musicians. The course of study includes extensive performance experiences.
The Spanish vihuela, called in Italian the "viola da mano", a guitar-like instrument of the 15th and 16th centuries, is widely considered to have been the single most important influence in the development of the baroque guitar. It had six courses (usually), lute-like tuning in fourths and a guitar-like body, although early representations reveal an instrument with a sharply cut waist. It was also larger than the contemporary four-course guitars. By the 16th century, the vihuela's construction had more in common with the modern guitar, with its curved one-piece ribs, than with the viols, and more like a larger version of the contemporary four-course guitars. The vihuela enjoyed only a relatively short period of popularity in Spain and Italy during an era dominated elsewhere in Europe by the lute; the last surviving published music for the instrument appeared in 1576.[9]
For the second note of the A minor 7 chord, place your second finger on the second fret of the D string. This is the second of the two notes you need to fret to play this chord. Make sure you're on the tip of your finger and right behind the fret. Now that you have both notes in place, strum the top five strings, remembering to leave the low E string out.
Classical guitars, also known as "Spanish" guitars [11] , are typically strung with nylon strings, plucked with the fingers, played in a seated position and are used to play a diversity of musical styles including classical music. The classical guitar's wide, flat neck allows the musician to play scales, arpeggios, and certain chord forms more easily and with less adjacent string interference than on other styles of guitar. Flamenco guitars are very similar in construction, but they are associated with a more percussive tone. In Portugal, the same instrument is often used with steel strings particularly in its role within fado music. The guitar is called viola, or violão in Brazil, where it is often used with an extra seventh string by choro musicians to provide extra bass support.


Cintai (pronounced "Chin-tai") is Indonesian for the word LOVE.
The Garden started out as an ordinary private family rest house that the family visited every weekend. In 2005, however, their mother Corito was diagnosed with a terminal disease. To help her recuperate from treatment, the family often brought her to the garden because the place made her relax and temporarily forget her sickness. Two years later, Corito finally succumbed to her illness. Her husband together with his 4 children then decided to focus all their efforts into making the garden a paradise since she loved the place so much. They wanted the beautiful memories they shared there to live on. Thus, the creation of Cintai… love for their mother and love for his wife.
Cintai Corito's Garden is an hour drive away from the bustling city. It is a perfect place to unwind, relax and meditate. It offers 2 pavilions that cater to special events such as weddings, debuts, birthdays or corporate parties. The Garden also has 18 villas, each uniquely designed, available for rent. Guests can enjoy the use of 4 swimming pools of different sizes during their stay. There is also a special playground for children too. Lastly, Cintai is a beautiful sanctuary to unique animals such as alpacas, spotted deer, mini horses, peacocks and a whole lot more.


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Gloria is former the Head of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity for the Sales, Marketing and Global Services for Amazon Web Services (AWS). Prior this role at AWS, Gloria served as the Head of Health Equity and Business Partnerships at Amazon Pharmacy charged with building customer acquisition and new business partnerships with a focus on underserved customers. Prior to joining the Amazon Pharmacy leadership team, Gloria was the Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion for Amazon's North American Consumer division where she led all diversity, inclusion, and cross cultural competency initiatives to advance the business objectives of a $200 billion enterprise.
Prior to joining Amazon, Gloria served as the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Bon Secours Mercy Health System. Under Gloria's leadership, DiversityInc recognized Bon Secours as one of the 10 best healthcare systems, for three consecutive years. Becker's Hospital Review recognized Gloria herself as one of the 15 chief diversity officers in healthcare to know.
In addition to leading the diversity and inclusion organization at Bon Secours, Gloria also led the organization's employee engagement strategy. Under her leadership, Bon Secours achieved the highest employee engagement score in the organization's history (the 99th percentile) and was recognized by the Gallup Organization as one of the Top Best Workplaces in the world.
Gloria is responsible for creating two world class Diversity and Inclusion organizations from their very inception. Gloria served as the very first vice president of diversity for Cingular Wireless, which at the time was the nation's largest wireless communications company with more than 70,000 employees. Gloria's team at Cingular received numerous national awards and recognition for outstanding initiatives. Gloria also served as the very first Chief Diversity Officer at The Home Depot where she was as a senior member of operations team with accountability for all aspects of employee, customer, multicultural marketing, and community strategies for emerging markets.
Gloria is a former faculty member at Georgetown University, where she served as the founder and chair of the Georgetown Chief Diversity Officers' Roundtable. She was also an adjunct faculty member at Jefferson Health where she taught a course on diversity and inclusion and healthcare leadership.
Gloria earned a Master of Business Administration from Mercer University, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Stanford University.
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When Good Isn't Good Enough: How Unconscious Bias Harms Patients ... Despite Our Good Intentions
The outcomes of unconscious bias can be seen across all industries. However, the need to mitigate the effects of unconscious in the healthcare industry is of particular importance. The evidence-based impacts of unconscious bias on safety, quality and mortality show that we are unintentionally putting our patients at risk. Cross-cultural competency is now a "must have" skill for healthcare providers as they strive to effectively provide patient-centered care for the ever-changing U.S. population, particularly as the country faces the lingering effects of COVID-19.
In this session, the participants will:
Understand what is meant by "unconscious (implicit) bias."
Examine how unconscious bias impacts the delivery of care and patient experience.
Explore how unconscious bias impacts the spread, treatment, and health outcomes
Learn about practical actions that can be taken to reduce the effects of unconscious bias in healthcare operations.
The outcomes of unconscious bias can be seen across all industries. However, the need to mitigate the effects of unconscious in the healthcare industry is of particular importance. The evidence-based impacts of unconscious bias on safety, quality and mortality show that we are unintentionally putting our patients at risk. Cross-cultural competency is now a "must have" skill for healthcare providers as they strive to effectively provide patient-centered care for the ever-changing U.S. population, particularly as the country faces the lingering effects of COVID-19.

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Undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients in a dental health-care setting in Benin City, Nigeria
OG Ogbebor1, Clement Chinedu Azodo2
1 Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
2 Department of Periodontics, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Clement Chinedu Azodo
Department of Periodontics, Prof. Ejide Dental Complex, Room 21, 2nd Floor, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 1111 Ugbowo, Benin City, Edo State
Background: Barrier to client-initiated voluntary counselling and test. (VCT) which exists in many places in Nigeria creates additional opportunity for provider.initiated VCT. Aim: To determine the prevalence of undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among dental patients in a missionary hospital in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in a Pentecostal missionary hospital in Benin City. The data of interest which included age, gender, occupation, primary reason for dental attendance, primary diagnosis, and HIV status were collected from the case notes with self-designed pro forma. The obtained data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 21.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). Results: Out of the 613 cases assessed, 7 of them were HIV-positive giving a prevalence of 1.14%. The HIV-positive patients were aged between 11 and 50 years. More females (1.5%) than males (0.7%) were HIV-positive. HIV-positive patients were involved in diverse occupations ranging from schooling, business, and clergy to professionals. The patients whose primary reason for dental attendance was toothache had the highest prevalence of HIV and those with primary diagnosis as periodontitis had the highest prevalence of HIV. Conclusion: Data from this study revealed the one out of approximately every 88 patients attending the Dental healthcare setting Clinics in Benin City, Edo State, had undiagnosed HIV.positive status. The affected patients who were more females than male and aged between 11 and 50. years had their major presenting complaints and diagnosis as toothache and periodontitis, respectively. Dental health.care setting may serve as a provider.initiated VCT center for ambulatory patients.
Ogbebor O G
Azodo CC
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Grab your girls or guys and head to party hotspot, Revolution, for fun-packed Cocktail Making in Leeds. You'll receive a warm welcome in the form of a Tom Collins with a twist drinks reception before your dedicated, friendly cocktail expert shows you how to make the yummiest drinks and, of course, provides lots of samples for you to taste. To help Revolution's handcrafted cocktails to become part of your repertoire (and to break the ice), you'll play a range of hysterical interactive games. Once you've finished, you'll be shown to your reserved table where you can sit and spend quality time together over a delicious two-course meal. Revolution Leeds is located in the Electric Press building in Leeds Civic Quarter in the city centre. With three unique bars and a stunning patio area overlooking looking Millennium Square, this is a great place to celebrate any occasion in Leeds.
Age restriction: 18+. Please bring proof of ID. Please be aware, this activity cannot go ahead with less than six group members, even if the additional places are paid for as a supplement. This is due to UK licensing laws. The minimum number of eight still applies, and if there are less than eight people (six or more), a supplement will be required. The two-course meal is from a set menu. Choose either a starter and a main or a main and dessert. Menus subject to change. Please note that everyone must have the same course combination either Starters and Mains or Mains and Desserts. Please note, you must send your groups full pre-order no later than two weeks prior to your event date. If this is not received then Revolution Bars reserve the right to serve you a buffet with no refund.
Cajun dusted nachos, sour cream, smashed avocado, salsa, coriander, nacho cheese, jalapenos, lime wedge.
Houmous, beetroot houmous, music bread, olive oil, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, coriander seeds and celery.
Chicken breast, Cajun seasoning, garlic butter, lettuce, beef tomato, red onion, smashed avocado, mayonnaise, sesame seeded brioche bun with skin on fries.
Two beef patties, nacho cheese sauce, lettuce, beef tomato, red onion, mayonnaise, sesame seeded brioche bun with skin on fries.
Pea, mint and courgette risotto, extra virgin olive oil, black peppercorn and micro lemon balm.
Half roast chicken with Sriracha sauce OR Rib tickler BBQ sauce served with skin on fries and house salad.
A heavenly explosion of chocolate brownie bites, salted caramel chocolate sauce, golden honeycomb chunks and rich chocolate ice cream, sprinkled with popping candy.
It was a great interactive fun workshop. The two guys did a really good job in enthusiasing everyone. The competitive element was also a good thing. The dinner was nice and afterwards the cocktails were also good. A very nice place for teambuilding without visiting 3 seperate places.
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Very good value for money with all the cocktails we had. Food delicious. Well organised and the bar tender was very polite and made the night very special for the bridento be.
Excellent. Had a great afternoon. Food was very good quality.
Ben who looked after us doing the cocktail making was brilliant. Made the night and looked after us.....would reccomend.


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Professor Gulati has taught required MBA courses on Leadership, Organization Design, and Managing Strategic Alliances as well as several elective courses in his area of expertise: Strategy Implementation and Leading Market Driven Organizations.
The course is designed to prepare students to lead high-performing, successful firms in the future and to effectively lead your own career.
A key leadership task is to assemble the skills, talents and resources of individuals and groups into those combinations that best solve the organizational problem at hand. Leaders must manage people, information, and processes to accomplish organizational goals; you must make things happen, and often not under conditions or timeframes of your own choosing. Leaders must also understand how to introduce their own skills and abilities into their teams. The successful execution of these goals requires leaders to be able to diagnose problems, make effective decisions, influence others, manage the diversity of their personal contacts, tap the human and social capital of organizational members, optimize cross-functional teams, and drive organizational change.
This course prepares students to achieve these objectives by providing fundamental tools from the behavioral and social sciences that will improve your ability to analyze organizational dynamics and to take robust action.
This course is concerned with building high performance systems to deal with the number one problem facing organizations worldwide—how to be more competitive in a global marketplace. It focuses on organizational level concepts such as organizational design and organizational culture. This course reflects a dual focus on practice and theory: requirements combine substantial reading, analysis, and assignments with opportunities to apply basic concepts and analytic approaches to a series of actual business and other organizations. The course focuses on problem diagnosis and problem solving around the major challenge managers face—how do you build high performance organizations? Specifically, the course will help the manager better understand: The behavior of organizations which includes how to better design organization units so that they are more productive.
In these turbulent times of global competition and industry structural change brought about by de-regulation and technological shifts, firms are looking beyond their own boundaries to access resources and capabilities. A record number of alliances and acquisitions are making headlines and prompting questions about which ones will ultimately create value and which ones will end up destroying it.
Acquisitions are frequent across all industries. These transactions create new opportunities for managers to create competitive advantage. They also can create great disadvantage if managers do not develop and adhere to a highly disciplined strategy of adding value from day one and implementing a plan for future growth.
Acquisitions and alliances bring with them stress for the organizations and their employees. They affect the jobs of all concerned, not just senior management. With the likelihood that employees will experience at least one alliance or acquisition during their work life, top managers need to equip themselves with alliance and/or acquisition negotiation skills and post alliance and/or acquisition management skills.
In this course, I provide a set of tools for superior strategic analysis to identify and manage such transactions effectively. I also develop negotiation skills, and then explore how firms manage the organizational challenges of these transactions. I conclude by articulating the key elements of alliance and acquisition management capability.
Ranjay has received numerous awards for teaching, including the Best Professor Award in Kellogg's International Executive MBA Program: Kellogg-HKUST (2002–2003), Kellogg-Schulich (2004–2005), and Kellogg-Schulich (2007–2008). He also received the 1998–1999 and 2004–2005 Chairs' Core Teaching Award while he was at the Kellogg School of Management.


The EP describes the first part in a story about the "Colourful Cows", a metaphor to our life and society.
We are an electronic-rock band, formed in 2010. The band have released the first EP album which contains 6 tracks. The EP describes the first part in a story about the "colorful-cows", a metaphor to our life and society.
Why are you so intent?
You know I've already decided how you will feel today.
and to relinquish control on your soul.
that feed your exhibition trial.
There is no rule, there is no order, pigs are dancing and senseless.
Will the defendant please rise!
As jury you are not to be swayed by sympathy.
New word from national security on the extreme disorder that appeared after the new feeding process they have released information saying that the symptoms to watch for are change in attitude anxiety, gradual uncoordinated movements, trouble standing and walking ahead, and decrease milk production , be advised that the only way to harm them is to shoot them in the head.
and put you on to the list.
of people who waste their dreams.
you will not reap what you sow.
they will leave you with the shame.
could not release one stranger soul.
they are confused in my head.
I can't hear what they say.
there is no danger and the feelings are free.
the dreams that hunted you before.
shows a shop window of a better place.
Now we're willing to pay in anyway.
Please, allow us to consume our dose again.
the empty building of my creation.
we are spinning down and losing control.
You are running back to change the rules.
Your perfect lie becomes your perfect choice.
Everyone get into the line!
Don't worry Everyone will get his fix.
back to the herd, now!
they are rushing to get the future right now.
and made by their own invented faith.
cover my sight from the bleeding herd outside.
the pigs will bring us to the end.
crawling between your world to mine.


Chapter six opens with Tej hanging over the balcony. The balcony is at the center of Tej and Rish's emergency backup plan, but on this occasion, Tej is using it to spot Ivan. Let the record show that there is no question about whether or not Tej is smitten with Ivan. She is deeply smitten.
Rish is all but glued to the wall, urging Tej to come away from the railing. Rish is a cynical realist, smitten with no one. Yes, she found Byerly attractive last night, but that could happen to anyone.
What is Ivan doing? He's picking up takeout and hitting the grocery store. He returns home bearing Barrayaran Greekie food and a box of groats.
This chapter is a series of escalating incidents involving groats.
Ivan gets the groat train rolling with a short educational presentation on the culinary and cultural importance of groats. He also says some things about Barrayaran language groups and people who have moved to Komarr, married, and started restaurants, but since he serves groats in the demonstration portion of the lecture, I infer that these are peripheral to the main point. Ivan suggests eating your groats with maple syrup—I don't mind the Ted Talk on groats, and I wouldn't mind a historical retrospective on the Barrayaran maple sugar industry either. Ivan also suggests groats with butter and/or cheese, or having them cold with mint and tomatoes. Groats are, of course, available on Earth. I have never tried them, and Tej's reaction doesn't make me think I should seek them out—she decides that the reason Barrayarans use groats in their wedding ceremonies is that they are the food whose sacrifice is least likely to be regretted.
Whoa there! Now we're talking about weddings?
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance is the third book in a romance trilogy. We had unrequited love in Komarr, followed by complicated, bureaucratic love in A Civil Campaign, with an interjectory novella to tie up the loose ends in "Winterfair Gifts." Now it's time for the book where the plucky, stalwart friend finally finds love just like his cousins before him. Per the conventions of the genre, this will be more complicated, difficult love than Miles's and Gregor's and Ivan will fall much, much faster. You can tell the relationship will be complicated because they get married in chapter 6. If they were going to have a straightforward happily-ever-after, they would have had to put their wedding off until later in the book.
In the post-groat hours of the evening, Ivan, Tej, and Rish watch a video of Quaddie dancing. Tej and Ivan Xav snuggle on the couch. Rish is really interested in the dancing, which I hope keeps her from feeling like a third wheel. Byerly does not put in an appearance, which makes this one of the more relaxing evenings of Ivan's sojourn on Komarr.
I noted, but mostly neglected Ivan's snake classification system in last week's blog post. Admiral Desplaines has noted/will note that Ivan has an unerring instinct for touchy political situations. Ivan sorts issues into poisonous snakes, non-poisonous snakes, and non-snakes. I would love to know if there is such a thing as a poisonous non-snake, because if there is, I can graph the whole system on an X- and Y-axis, and I would find that deeply satisfying. Ivan uses a number of tools to sort snakes. Why does he tolerate Byerly? Because By is a useful tool for monitoring snakes.
By arrives at the door shortly before Dome Security and Komarran immigration authorities. Ivan is being accused of kidnapping and murder. Tej is being threatened with arrest, and Admiral Desplaines is on Ivan's wristcom demanding explanations and asserting that Ivan's conversation with Dome Security has been mis-classified as a garden snake. What Ivan has here is a handful of poisonous snakes. It's By's fault—Byerly is a snake-charmer, not a snake-proof fence.
In a display of quick thinking that should, but probably doesn't, make the Imperial Military Academy proud, Ivan throws his bleating wrist-com in the refrigerator and grabs the box of groats. By is briefly puzzled by this—apparently the first thing By thinks of when someone brandishes a box of instant groats is breakfast. By wasn't present for the Groat-versation. Ivan marks out a wedding circle in groats and proposes to Tej, offering himself as an alternative to the twenty-story plunge off his balcony. It's actually a hard sell. Nonetheless, Tej makes her decision in time to repeat the words—because their word is their bond, and they need to be able to carry out decisions quickly in remote and inconveniently-located emergencies, Barrayarans marry themselves—before the assorted assembled security forces get through the door.
I like to do weddings properly. The bride is wearing loose Komarran trousers and the shirt she slept in. The groom is wearing military uniform. Neither is completely dress—Tej isn't wearing a bra and Ivan isn't wearing shoes. Due to the exigent circumstances, Ivan acts as Coach. Ivan proclaims that he is kissing the bride for the first time; They have kissed before, but she kissed him. By breaks the circle to let them out, and he and Rish are the official witnesses to the ceremony. The groats on the floor provide physical evidence. I'm so amused by the vision of Byerly explaining this to Dome Security—"I witnessed their marriage, which has just taken place. Look, groats!" At least I assume it was something like that; Bujold has not honored us with the actual dialogue. Tej is now a Barrayaran subject, and Ivan has hired Rish to be her lady's maid.
The marriage makes Tej an instant Barrayaran subject, no further questions asked. But apparently Ivan also has the ability to extend protections to employees who are not Barrayaran subjects. Why are these sufficient to protect Rish from refoulement, but not Tej? In fairness to Ivan Xav's problem-solving skills, as a military officer, he has the right to transport his dependents and a wife and her maid certainly sound more like compelling dependents than a pair of personal secretaries.
In his first husbandly act, Ivan bellows "Unhand Lady Vorpatril!" He is, in this moment, modeling himself on Count Falco, the guy who actually holds the Vorpatril lands and their vote in the Council of Counts. He's also a crucial part of Ivan's plan to divorce Tej and her plan to divorce him—Ivan has been very open about his intentions. Tej has been relatively open about hers given that she's hiding the existence of what she believes to be her only surviving brother.
And now, Ivan is late for work. Join me next week when he proves his value to the Imperial Military and Tej and Rish deal with ImpSec.
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Greenham a possible starting point for Group One scorer Angel Bleu | Racing News
Ralph Beckett is considering an outing in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury for dual French Group One winner Angel Bleu, en route to the Classics.
Having won the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere on Arc day at ParisLongchamp and then coming from last to first to complete a French Group One double in the Criterium International at Saint-Cloud in October, the Kimpton trainer is keen to start his three-year-old campaign at the Berkshire track in a fortnight.
Angel Bleu, a son of Dark Angel, was last seen in Britain winning the Group Two Vintage Stakes at Glorious Goodwood and is as short as 12-1 with Paddy Power for the Qipco 2000 Guineas, while he is 8-1 for the French equivalent with the same firm.
However, with a pair of French Group Ones already, the Marc Chan-owned colt is more likely to head back across the Channel.
Beckett said: "He is training well and we haven't come to any firm conclusions yet – it depends on the ground.
"But to be honest we are looking at Longchamp for the Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas), but it is possible he will go to Newmarket.
"On the way we are probably going to run in the Greenham, but have not firmed that up yet."
Angel Bleu's top-level wins in France came within three weeks of each other and Beckett can't wait to see him out again.
"He thrives on his racing," he added. "He is really tough and we had a really good time with him. We'll see how we get on.
"If it came up slower than good ground at Newmarket, we'd be very tempted."
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The Adult Programs Team is seeking volunteers to help facilitate activities and engage with visitors for programs such as Pop of Art, Late Night, Lectures, and Make & Take. Volunteers will serve in front- facing roles helping our visitors make art and connect with our collection.
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Adult Programs volunteers will receive complimentary parking in the DMA garage and admission to exhibitions on the day of scheduled volunteer service days. All volunteers are required to undergo a DMA background check and log their service hours for volunteer records and reports. Volunteers will be required to attend an orientation to the programming suite, tentatively scheduled for February 16 and 22. More details will be provided to selected volunteers as the date approaches.
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Well, they've done it: Those damned millennials have finally killed the "making fun of millennials" industry. Apparently sick of living in fear that people born between 1977 and 1997 will break into their homes, cover their food in avocado, and then generate a meme about it, The Wall Street Journal has declared that it will no longer make fun of millennials in its hallowed pages.
But it is worth remembering, too, that millennials are an important group of WSJ readers (not to mention many of your colleagues). We risk alienating them if we write about them with such disdain. Increasingly, we are not just covering how economists or marketers perceive this generation. We are writing for and about a group of people who are building major companies, altering the way we work and live and challenging long-held notions of family and society.
The battle-scarred paper admitted that it might have crossed a line in some of its coverage of the millennial generation over the years, citing headlines like "If You Have 29 Credit Cards, You're Probably a Millennial," "Facts to Silence Your Smug Millennial Nephew This Thanksgiving," and any number of other riffs on "No, it's the children who are wrong." The paper didn't quite go so far as to apologize for its past coverage, but the message is clear: It's time to drop the feud, marshal our resources, and figure out how to start making fun of the next generation, before they rise up and destroy us all.


When pondering the question, "Why do people call Autism a label?", eight year old Cadence, who has Autism and other challenges, delightfully explained the difference between a tin labelled 'tomatoes', and one of her key 'ingredients', Autism, before proudly declaring "I have more ingredients than tomatoes".
"Why do people call Autism a label?
I don't think that's right. My label is Cadence. One of my ingredients is Autism".
Cadence then drew a picture of a tin she labelled 'Tomatoes' and listed it's ingredients: Tomatoes 60%, Basil 0.1%, Oregano 0.1%, Acid regulator 3.30%.
She then drew a self-portrait, labelling herself as 'Cadence' and listing her ingredients: Autism, Organs, Bones, Blood, Clever cells, Caring cells.


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ISLAMABAD, Oct 2 : Pakistani pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi deems to play for Pakistan in the 2021 Twenty20 World Cup, saying his goal was to help the Green-shirts win the tournament.
"If we speak of goals it would be great if I am selected to play for Pakistan in the 2021 T20 World Cup and I can help us win that tournament. I'd love to be part of a World Cup winning squad one day. It's always a great honour to be part of a World Cup winning squad as we can see that even today, people speak in glowing terms about our legendary cricketers who won the 1992 World Cup.
"The same applies to the glory associated with the winners of the 2009 T20 World Cup, especially the likes of Younis Khan who captained the side and Shahid Afridi who was Man of the Match in the final. Of course, who can forget how our team did the nation proud in the 2017 Champions Trophy so being part of such a squad is always great but whether I am part of the squad or not, I would love for Pakistan to be the number one side in the world in all formats," Pakpassion.net quoted him as saying.
Speaking about his experience with playing for Hampshire in the T20 Blast, Afridi said it has been a good learning experience. "I am learning a lot from my time at Hampshire and am getting to know how cricket is played in this part of the world. Obviously, the process of learning never stops for any cricketer and I am really enjoying my time here and hopefully not only can I put whatever I learn here to good use when I represent Pakistan next but also share this knowledge with my team-mates.
On his performance (6 for 19) for Hampshire, Afridi said it was really satisfying to have performed so well in my last match for Hampshire in the T20 Blast and taken 6/19 to help them win. "I was obviously a little frustrated during the tournament as I could only take 1 wicket until the final match, but then this is what cricket is all about. You can only try your best but sometimes these things are not in your hands, however I can only thank the Almighty for helping me perform so well in the last game. To take 6 wickets then was obviously very pleasing and I have never taken 4 wickets in 4 balls before so understandably, I was very happy with my performance and hope it's something that Hampshire's fans will be happy with," he said.
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August 2013: The Unfinished Struggle: Civil Rights and the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
By Tyran Kai Steward
On August 28, 2013, America will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march was one of the largest political protest gatherings in U.S. History, attracting roughly a quarter million people to Washington D.C. Though the demonstration was motivated by the urgent concerns of civil and economic rights for African Americans, the initial idea for the march was prompted by the efforts of labor organizer A. Philip Randolph during the early 1940s. Randolph along with James Farmer (president of Congress of Racial Equality), John Lewis (chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), Martin Luther King, Jr. (president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference), Roy Wilkins (president of the NAACP), and Whitney Young (president of the National Urban League) organized the 1963 march and it was there that King delivered his famed "I Have a Dream" speech promoting racial equality. The March on Washington has been credited with helping to spur the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Memorials, rallies, and tributes, thus, have been planned to mark the occasion, and citizens across the country will converge on the nation's capital for a symbolic march from the Lincoln Memorial to the King Memorial. There will be many reasons to celebrate: from the visible signs of racial advancement that affirmative action programs and civil rights legislation have triggered to the victory that ushered the first black President into the White House. Yet by any qualitative or quantifiable measure, African Americans have discovered the quest for racial equality to be elusive over the past half-century.
In June 2013, just as plans were being formulated for observing the anniversary of the 1963 march, civil rights icons and event coordinators learned that the Supreme Court of the United States struck down Section 5 of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. The verdict reflected not only the Court's ideological divide but also the discrepancy in both sides' historical reading of the outcomes of the civil rights movement.
The Supreme Court is split over whether and to what degree the movement has successfully attained its goals. Chief Justice John Roberts accentuated this ideological and interpretive divide by contending that "our country has changed." His terse statement invalidates the belief by more liberal members of the Court that racial minorities continue to face barriers in voting inside states where there has been a history of discrimination. It also potentially exacerbates the problem of underrepresentation for black elected officials who account for a dismal 1.7% of the total elected officials in the country.
The voting rights ruling was preceded by an earlier 7-1 decision by the Court to remand the Fisher v. University of Texas affirmative action case back to a lower court. The Supreme Court asked the lower court to evaluate whether or not the University of Texas's goal to achieve diversity are narrowly tailored to that goal. "Strict scrutiny imposes on the university the ultimate burden of demonstrating, before turning to racial classifications, that available, workable race-neutral alternatives do not suffice," Justice Anthony M. Kennedy emphasized in his opinion written on behalf of the majority. Doubtless, many affirmative action advocates see Kennedy's declaration as a threat to race-conscious admissions at public universities.
Aside from these judicial setbacks, African Americans have also confronted economic, educational, and jurisprudential injustices that have mitigated against their fight for equal treatment. While African Americans comprise less than 13% of the population, black prisoners constitute 1 million of the 2.3 million inmates incarcerated—a crisis that has compelled legal scholar Michelle Alexander and others to refer to mass incarceration as America's "new Jim Crow." Particularly troubling is the large number of blacks arrested for non-violent offenses, most of which stem from illicit drug use. African Americans represent 13% of the population but 38% of those arrested for drug offenses and 59% of those jailed in state prisons as part of a so-called war on drugs.
Researchers at John Hopkins have claimed that 38% of African Americans attend "dropout factories," that is, schools where the typical freshmen class shrinks by 40% by the time students reach their senior year. Meanwhile, black high school students have the lowest graduation rates of any racial group at 66.1%, and many attend dilapidated, underperforming schools.
Black impoverishment also continues to be disaster giving rise to social ills such as crime, high infant mortality rates, and inadequate access to healthcare. As of 2010, African Americans comprised over 27.4 % of those persons living in poverty compared to only 9.9% for non-Hispanic whites, and 38.4% of black children under the age of eighteen are considered poor. The numbers are equally disconcerting when it comes to unemployment as the jobless rate for African Americans was 13.7% as of July 2013 in contrast to the 7.6% reported for the rest of the country.
These disturbing statistics expose the ongoing racial disparities that have persisted over the past half century causing some persons to believe that the March on Washington and the accompanying civil rights movement was a failure.
This dim view of the march, however, overlooks the original goals desired by King and his coterie of freedom fighters, namely Randolph and Rustin. While King's "I Have a Dream" speech has iconicized the 1963 march, it was economic opportunity and a sense that African Americans were mired in an unfinished struggle for freedom that compelled the demonstration.
Randolph and Rustin (pictured here) envisioned the march as a response to black joblessness and privation. During the 1960s, African Americans fretted over the same economic dilemmas that urged Randolph to threaten a march on Washington in 1941 to challenge discrimination in wartime industries. Then-President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802 banning racial discrimination in the national defense industry and establishing the short-lived Committee on Fair Employment Practice. Roosevelt's order was enough to prompt Randolph to call off the march. Two decades later, it was revived with the purpose of building a broad coalition for civil rights and economic empowerment.
Even King's speech, remembered for its clamor for racial egalitarianism, placed the push for jobs and rights under the national spotlight, and he reminded Americans of the previous century of letdown African Americans had experienced. King alluded to the 100th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation in his opening remarks calling it a "momentous decree" that "came as a joyous daybreak" to blacks. But he quickly acknowledged that "100 years later the Negro is still not free."
King underpinned his damning critique that "America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check that has come back marked 'insufficient funds'" by reflecting on the tumultuous lived experienced of African Americans. He concluded that they lived "on a lonely island of poverty," suffered "the unspeakable horrors of police brutality," and traveled only "from a smaller ghetto to a larger one." The keen sense of racial optimism teeming in the speech with its cries to "let freedom ring" was balanced by his conviction that the protest march was to be "not an end but a beginning" in the enduring battle to engender "an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality."
The ensuing campaigns and demonstrations nationwide echoed King's vision and radical elements of the movement like the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) had further plans for sit-ins on Capitol Hill and at the Justice Department.
These tactics, nonetheless, were aborted in the wake of President John F. Kennedy's assassination and the posthumous passing of the landmark civil rights bill he had submitted the previous summer ahead of the march. By the time of King's death, the movement had splintered and the march was merely cast as a moral cause fulfilled by the legal and legislative battles won during the countercultural decade rather than as a labor-civil rights union.
Fifty years later, African Americans are situated on the same racial precipice upon which King, Randolph, and Rustin stood and remain at the beginning of an uncompleted campaign for dignity and better opportunities. Progress has been anything but unbroken and some of the same inequitable economic, racial, and social conditions that occasioned upwards of 250,000 Americans to rally for jobs and freedom remain unresolved.
Violence has always acted as a leitmotif of the civil rights crusade and the unpunished killing of Trayvon Martin has galvanized a countrywide movement against the devastating patterns of racial injustice that linger.
Yet, if African Americans are to find success in what some are terming a new civil rights movement, they must also attach themselves to the objectives established by the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington, and should expand these aims to include gender and sexual justice.
The 1963 March on Washington was no conclusion, it was a commencement. Likewise, the 50th Anniversary ought not to be just a commemoration, but also a continuation that presses further toward the hopeful day of an invigorating autumn of freedom of equality.
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Q: Excel 2016 - Passing Date Parameter Values into SQL Query I have the following SQL statement, I would like to replace the date values with parameters passed from a Table in Excel (to make it easier for end user):
SELECT * FROM

( SELECT TEMP.BNH_PROCESSING_GRP, TEMP.BNH_SUPPLIER_NO, TEMP.BNH_PROCESSING_FLAG, TEMP.BNH_CREATE_DT, TEMP.BNH_TIER1_USER_ID, TEMP.BNH_TIER1_NAME, TEMP.BNH_TIER1_MAINT_DT, TEMP.BNH_TIER2_USER_ID, TEMP.BNH_TIER2_NAME,
     TEMP.BNH_TIER2_MAINT_DT, TEMP.BNH_TIER3_USER_ID, TEMP.BNH_TIER3_NAME,

     ( SELECT MAX(ABA_bank_H.BNH_TIER3_MAINT_DT) FROM ABA_bank_H WHERE ABA_bank_H.BNH_SUPPLIER_NO = TEMP.BNH_SUPPLIER_NO ) AS T3DATE,

     TEMP.BNH_BANK_NO, TEMP.BNH_BRANCH_NO, TEMP.BNH_REFERENCE_ROLL_NO, TEMP.BNH_CHECKING_SAVINGS, TEMP.BNH_T_RECORD_TYPE, TEMP.BNH_BANK_CONTROL_DIGIT, TEMP.BNH_ROUTING_TRANSIT, TEMP.BNH_ACCOUNT_NO, TEMP.BNH_IBAN,
     TEMP.BNH_SWIFT_CD, TEMP.BNH_ACCT_DESC

FROM ABA_bank_H AS TEMP

WHERE TEMP.BNH_PROCESSING_GRP = 'CZE' AND TEMP.BNH_PROCESSING_FLAG='O'

UNION

SELECT BNH_PROCESSING_GRP, BNH_SUPPLIER_NO, BNH_PROCESSING_FLAG, BNH_CREATE_DT, BNH_TIER1_USER_ID, BNH_TIER1_NAME, BNH_TIER1_MAINT_DT, BNH_TIER2_USER_ID, BNH_TIER2_NAME,
     BNH_TIER2_MAINT_DT, BNH_TIER3_USER_ID, BNH_TIER3_NAME, BNH_TIER3_MAINT_DT AS T3DATE, BNH_BANK_NO, BNH_BRANCH_NO, BNH_REFERENCE_ROLL_NO, BNH_CHECKING_SAVINGS,
     BNH_T_RECORD_TYPE, BNH_BANK_CONTROL_DIGIT, BNH_ROUTING_TRANSIT, BNH_ACCOUNT_NO, BNH_IBAN, BNH_SWIFT_CD, BNH_ACCT_DESC

FROM ABA_bank_H

WHERE BNH_PROCESSING_GRP = 'CZE' AND BNH_PROCESSING_FLAG='H'
)
ABA_bank_H
WHERE T3DATE BETWEEN '2018-03-01' AND '2018-03-31'
Order by BNH_PROCESSING_GRP, BNH_SUPPLIER_NO, BNH_PROCESSING_FLAG, BNH_CREATE_DT

I have a Table created in a separate Tab called 'Parameters'
Parameter   Value

StartDate   2018-03-01

EndDate         2018-03-31

and I have the following Get parameters function:
(ParameterName as text) =>
let
ParamSource = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Parameters"]}[Content],
ParamRow = Table.SelectRows(ParamSource, each ([Parameter] = ParameterName)),
Value=
if Table.IsEmpty(ParamRow)=true
then null
else Record.Field(ParamRow{0},"Value")
in
Value

I added the following to the Advanced Editor of my Query:
sStartDate = fnGetParameter("StartDate"),
sEndDate = fnGetParameter("EndDate"),

and changed the SQL statement as follows:
...WHERE T3DATE BETWEEN  'sStartDate' AND 'sEndDate' #(lf)  Order by...

I get an error I think with date formatting but I dont know how to resolve this:

"Conversion failed when converting date and/or time from character
  string."

Can you help me fix my issue or maybe recommend a different approach?

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Researcher Mihai Popa recently discussed aspects of his Grassrootsmobilise research at the University of Potsdam's Centre for Citizenship, Social Pluralism and Religious Diversity, in his presentation entitled 'Battlefield Romania: Activist Struggles for the Meaning of "Family" at the Interface between Legal Pluralism and Social Diversity'.
From 5-7 July the University of Copenhagen hosted the ICON-S 2017 Annual Meeting, with the overarching theme 'Courts, Power, Public Law'. This conference looked to explore the expanding role of courts that is arguably one of the most significant developments in late-20th and early-21st century government.
The Grassrootsmobilise team participated in this conference with a panel on 'The European Court of Human Rights at the Grassroots Level: Exploring the Court's Role in Governing Religious Pluralism on the Ground'. This panel spoke to the question of 'to what extent do courts succeed in achieving their goals, and under what conditions?'. The European Court of Human Rights is an arena where some of the most challenging questions around European religious pluralism are deliberated, and its case law has centrally contributed to European efforts to govern tensions between secular and religious worldviews. In light of scholarly debates questioning the direct effects of courts, this panel reflected research focused on developments that take place 'in the shadow' of the ECtHR. It engaged especially with the extent to which ECtHR decisions define the 'political opportunity structures' and the discursive frameworks within which citizens act. What do we learn about the relevance and mobilizing potential (or lack thereof) of the ECtHR's case law when examining its uses (or lack thereof) in national/local level case law?
Margarita Markoviti discussed 'Religious pluralism and Grassroots Mobilizations in Greece: The different uses of European Court of Human Rights religion-related jurisprudence in national and local courts', examining the different ways in which European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decisions around religion provide the "political opportunity structures" and the discursive frameworks within which citizens in Greece mobilize.
Pasquale Annicchino's presentation 'A two speeds impact? Italy, religiously motivated claims and the European Court of Human Rights', based on research conducted with Alberta Giorgi, assessed, through an analysis of national case studies and key-witnesses interviews, how and to which extent claims based on provisions of the Convention and decisions of the Court have contributed to mobilization and outcomes in national courts.
Mihai Popa, with his presentation entitled 'Who cares about Strasbourg? The role of activists in foregrounding the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights in religion-related litigations in Romania', investigated in-depth two of the most prominent domestic litigations on matters related to religion in Romania in the last decade, highlighted the increasing attention paid to the Court by activists from the religious sector of civil society and pointed out that social mobilizations are key to understanding the 'indirect effects' of the ECtHR in present-day Romania, both within and outside the courts of law.
Ceren Ozgul looked at '"Genuine Belief" in the International and National Courts: The ECtHR and Grassroots Mobilization around Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Turkey' and examined the relevance and mobilizing potential of the ECtHR's case law on conscientious objection to military service as well as the obstacles it presents for grassroots actors in Turkey, following legal mobilization on conscientious objection to compulsory military service in Turkish national courts on two tracks: pacifist anti militarist action and religiously based conscientious objection.
Effie Fokas, Grassrootsmobilise Principal Investigator, was recently invited to the Lichtenberg-Kolleg, Institute of Advanced Study at Göttingen University, to participate in the workshop 'Religious freedom and the varieties of religious establishment – National identities, public morals and cultural values', held on the 9th and 10th of June.
The workshop was organized by the research group 'Human Rights, Constitutional Politics and Religious Diversity' at the Lichtenberg-Kolleg, and brought together scholars from various disciplines with distinctive regional expertise in order to jointly examine questions of religious freedom and its relationship with claims about issues of national identity, public morals or shared cultural values.
a) What is the role of religion in constituting national identity, public morals or cultural values across diverse polities?
b) How do references to national identity or cultural-moral traditions constrain religious freedom and other fundamental rights?
c) How do references to national identity or cultural-moral traditions affect aspirations of minority religious groups for accommodation and public recognition?
Effie Fokas' presentation 'Religion and national identity on trial: the impact of the ECtHR on religious freedom at the grassroots level' was based on recent research from the Grassrootsmobilise project.
On 27 May 2017 the international conference 'The Kokkinakis Papers: Taking Stock of 25 years of ECHR Jurisprudence on Freedom of Religion or Belief', convened by Cole W. Durham, Malcolm Evans, Jeroen Temperman and Jeremy T. Gunn, took place at the Central European University in Budapest. This conference brought together the authors of a volume planned for the 25th anniversary of the Kokkinakis v. Greece judgment of the European Court of Human Rights. The aim of the conference and the planned volume is to explore the depths and developments of ECtHR jurisprudence, as well as the broader context and implications of this case law from a wide range of perspectives.
Effie Fokas presented her Grassrootsmobilise-based research on 'Kokkinakis at the Grassroots Level', considering the extent to which grassroots level actors know about the case of Kokkinakis and see in it an opportunity to further their own religion-related rights claims, the extent to which the case inspired social actors such as rights activists, cause lawyers or faith group members, to mobilise for their own religion-related rights, whether in court, in the halls of government, or in the streets, and whether Kokkinakis left a mark on the individual citizen with concerns to do with religious freedoms.
Postdoctoral researcher Mihai Popa recently presented aspects of his research at the Freie Universität Berlin's Institute for East European Studies, in a presentation entitled 'Towards a Pro-Family Constitution: Dynamics of State-Religion Relations and Citizen Mobilization in Present-day Romania'.
Margarita Markoviti and Ceren Ozgul recently presented aspects of their research relating to religious minorities and the ECtHR at the Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) which took place from 4-6 May 2017 at the International Affairs Building, Harriman Institute, Columbia University in New York. They participated in a panel on 'Religious Minorities in the Post-Ottoman Space' in the section on 'Turkey, Greece & Cyprus', with presentations on 'The ECtHR as a venue for Greco-Turkish relations: The Treaty of Lausanne and the Muslim Minority in Western Thrace' and 'Religious Minorities without Legal Status: The Lausanne Treaty and the Right to Property Cases against Turkey in the ECtHR' respectively.
Researcher Alberta Giorgi was recently invited to present her research on 'The political impact of the European Court of Human Rights – religious movements' grassroots mobilizations' at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology of the University Institute of Lisbon. The presentation received much interest and was followed by a highly contructive discussion.
On Tuesday 14th March Margarita Markoviti, postdoctoral researcher for the Greek case study, was hosted by the Department of Sociology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, as part of their ISOR seminar series on 'Research in Sociology of Religion'. Dr. Markoviti presented her recent research on 'The Limits of Religious Diversity in the Public Sphere: Freedom of Religious Expression and Worship in the city of Athens'. She discussed her study of the freedom of religious expression and worship in a context of increasing religious pluralism, focusing on the Greek capital of Athens as an indicative case of a city in which the rising waves of immigration have, since the late 1990s and even more recently, challenged both the "prevailing" position of the Orthodox Church in the country and longstanding perceptions of the meaning and use of "public spaces".
On Tuesday, 21st February Principal Investigator Dr. Effie Fokas and the postdoctoral researcher for the Greek case study, Dr. Margarita Markoviti were hosted by the LSE's Hellenic Observatory. Dr. Fokas presented the Grassrootsmobilise programme as a whole, while Dr. Markoviti discussed her research on religious pluralism and education in Greece, exploring the "radiating effects" of the European Court of Human Rights in a context of prevailing religion and increasing religious pluralism. The presentations were followed by a lively Q&A session and much discussion.
The seminar details and podcast are available here.
The Grassrootsmobilise team's 8th Research Meeting was held in Athens on the 10th and 11th February, 2017. The main aim of the meeting was to discuss the postdoctoral researchers' recent reports on references to the ECtHR's religion-related case law in national high courts, as well as their work exploring mobilisations before and after particular ECtHR cases against the respective countries (Vallianatos v. Greece, Costa and Pavan v. Italy, Sindicatul "Păstorul cel Bun" v. Romania, and Ercep v . Turkey). They were joined in Athens by Advisory Board Member Professor Lucy Vickers, who offered constructive feedback on these aspects of the research, and received further feedback in writing from Advisory Board Member Professor Matthias Koenig on the single ECtHR case studies. During the meeting the team also discussed their plans for publications arising from this research, as well as publications based on the research related to the legal status of religious minorities.


"There were these expectations on me..."
There's a moment on the new Perfume Genius 'Put Your Back N 2 It' where everything – voice, lyrics, arrangement, production – seem to pull together, as tight as the head of a pin. 'AWOL Marine' ends with Michael Hadraes' voice sucked up into the heavens; synth swirl pushing harder and harder until the whole landscape is rendered as noise. Yet while challenging, the piece has a blissful edge – melancholic, but melancholy with a beautiful serenity.
Initially making music only for a select group of friends, Perfume Genius finds Michael Hadreas enjoying critical acclaim, playing shows around the globe. Finishing, I wonder if the demands placed on him will lead to sacrificing elements of the intimacy whch fuel the project. "I think that's kind of dangerous. If I got overly confident and started telling people things instead of asking them, so it would seem like 'listen to this message I have for you'. I still don't feel like that but I can own it and be a little more professional but still retain that intimacy".
'Put Your Back N 2 It' is out now.


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Artist Type Crafts Crafts: Ceramics Crafts: Fiber Art Crafts: Glass Crafts: Jewelry -- Culinary Arts Dance Dance: Ballet Folk Art Folk Art: Other Folk Art: Puppetry Folk Art: Storytelling Literature Literature: Children's Literature: Drama Literature: Fiction Literature: Non-Fiction Literature: Other Literature: Poetry Media Media: Audio Media: Film Media: Other Media: Video Music Music: Composition Music: Instrumental Music: Other Music: Vocal Theatre Theatre: Acting Theatre: Directing Theatre: Other Theatre: Technical Visual Arts Visual Arts: Illustration Visual Arts: Other Visual Arts: Painting Visual Arts: Photography Visual Arts: Printmaking Visual Arts: Sculpture
Patrick Madden
Visual Arts: Painting
Patrick Madden has been an artist, master shaper, and surfer for over 40 years. He has shaped over 10,000 boards since 1980 and founded Madden Surfboards where he makes custom painted and inlaid boards. Madden brings Florida's coast to life with sea turtles, wave breaks, and landscapes.
Lisa Mannino
Visual Arts: Photography
Lisa Marie Mannino specializes in landscapes, alternative camera work, commercial work and special events. Lisa has obtained her Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in photography with a minor in marketing at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. Lisa is looking to expanding her professional portfolio to include, but not limited to: design, fashion, sporting events, product, still life, children, newborns, families, engagements, maternity, head shots and pets. Photography enables Lisa to capture the world in an instant, but it is the manipulation of the photograph that allows her to put the viewer into another world. She likes to use various materials along with experimenting with the developmental process, while pushing the boundaries. Through her work, she then questions, what is a photograph? Photography to Lisa gives her a way to see the world through her lens and present it to others in a way that others might not have realized was there. In April 2018, Lisa published her first book: In Nature's Arms, which she dedicated to her grandmother. Lisa has works published in the May 2018 Issue of Photographer's Forum Magazine and was also deemed Honorable Mention, Lisa has one other photograph that was published in Polaris Journal of Arts & Literature, Spring Issue 2018. She has current works showing at University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL.
Mare Martelli
Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Other; Visual Arts: Painting; Visual Arts: Sculpture
Mare Martelli is a painter of modern acrylic/mixed media and watercolor as well as a creator of mosaic art and clay sculpture. She has an affinity for working in texture and layers to bring pieces to life - no matter the subject. She loves to explore, experiment, and have her pieces speak to her along the journey of their creation. Mare studied art and design at UArts & The Art Institute in Philadelphia. While spending most of her career in the advertising, marketing, and publishing arena, she's kept her toe in the arts – designing logos, branding and media for musicals, playbills, album covers, and the like for fellow artisans. She has also taught Elementary School Art in Cherry Hill, NJ, as well as mosaics and clay sculpture in private studios. Originally from the New Jersey/Philadelphia area, she fell in love with St. Augustine on her first visit in 2007 and finally made it her full time home in 2018. When not painting, she is a marketing and web consultant, lover of animals, good vegetarian food, and exploring all of the history and nature the St. Augustine area has to offer. She also volunteers her time and talents to St. Francis House and Port in a Storm.
Don Martin
Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Printmaking
Though he experiments with several mediums, Don Martin's work is primarily focused on printmaking. He finds his subject matter in the environment surrounding his St. Augustine home to create representations of various animal and plant forms that influence his use of lines, texture, and colors. Before retirement in 2018, Martin taught fine art at Flagler College for 40 years while working on his art part-time. Don Martin's work has been exhibited throughout the US in Cambridge, Atlanta, New York, and throughout Florida in places like government buildings, Flagler College, University of North Florida, and The Stetson Kennedy Foundation. In 2005, Martin painted 500 feet of large-scale murals throughout the Jacksonville International Airport depicting colorful images of nature, music, and culture. Learn more about Don Martin's work by visiting his website.
Dr. Ann Browning Masters
Literature; Literature: Poetry
Ann Browning Masters is the author of Floridanos, Menorcans, Cattle-Whip Crackers: Poetry of St. Augustine, published by the Florida Historical Society. Poetry from this collection has been published in anthologies and journals, read at literary and historical conferences, read in the Eckerd College Road Scholar Program, recognized at the Florida Folk Festival, and recorded for the Florida State Historical Archives. In 2015 she was knighted by the St. Augustine Easter Festival for her dedication in promoting St. Augustine's Spanish heritage. A St. Augustine native, she is a 12th generation Floridian.
Rick McAllister
Rick took up photography in 1970 when he returned home from Vietnam. "I had a corporate job in New York City and during my lunch breaks, I would walk down 6th Avenue and stroll through the KODAK gallery. I got hooked, bought my first Canon camera, and the rest as they say, is history." After 18 years in the corporate world, including a year in the U.S. House of Representatives on a Congressional Assistant Program, Rick followed up with residency in Colorado Springs, in Islamorada (Florida Keys), and here in St. Augustine where he has lived for the past 15 years. His photographic interests have included macro photography, graphic design and layout work, and natural light portrait work. Having a lifelong fascination with Ernest Hemingway, Ansel Adams, and Clyde Butcher, it was an easy transition to photojournalism and documentary photography, and to the creation of his highly acclaimed Olde South Series. This black & white series has been seen in exhibits throughout the South and is a part of private and corporate collections throughout the United States. His lectures on The Olde South Series define him as a "visual historian." In addition to photography, Rick enjoys scuba diving, standup paddle boarding, riding his Harley, adventure travel, and spending time with his daughter, Lauren, and her family. He recently walked 500 miles across Spain on the Camino de Santiago which he refers to as "one of the great experiences of my life." "I try not to focus too much on tomorrow because today usually has some great possibilities left."
Weston McBride
Crafts: Glass; Crafts: Jewelry; Visual Arts: Printmaking; Visual Arts: Sculpture
Nature-bound. Born in land-locked Pennsylvania but drawn to the coast. Initially having moved to St. Augustine, Florida to attend Flagler College in 2007; after graduating my enthusiasm for the local environment and inspiration drawn from it, has only grown. I began in the print industry directly after college, as the demand for philosophers during a recession is quite often lower than one would expect (a little humor). While learning the economics & technical skills of producing in the print industry; I had the opportunity of attending First Coast Technical College on full scholarship and graduated top 3 in my class in Aerospace Fabrication. Since graduation, I've been selling commission-based glass sculptures and delegate my print-career to problem solving specialty substrates while working hand-in-hand with local & passionate business owners. If you need a solutions architect that enjoys actively engaging in a learning environment in hopes of achieving the best final result, chances are that we may work well together. Feel free to browse my online Portfolio at www.weston-mcbride.com {Best experience when viewed via desktop} Specialties in Glass: Sculptural Borosilicate torch|bench-working, kiln-work: Fusing, Slumping, Casting, Etc (COE 96), Coldworking: Sandblasting, Glass etching & engraving. Specialties in Print: CMYK Screenprinting, Spot Color printing, Block printing, Acid-etch Lithography, Vectorizing|Scalable Graphics for cross-medium use, and some vitreography.
Brent McGuffin
I'm a musician on a forever quest of inspiration. My biggest inspirations include Beck, Neil Young and Ween.
Tom McKelvey
Music; Music: Instrumental
Fingerstyle guitarist based in St Augustine, Florida!
Sydney McKenna
Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Painting
Sydney McKenna, Artist Statement: A Florida resident since the age of 11, I am inspired by the environment of my home state. In particular, I am fascinated with evaporation, and how it impacts not just the flora and fauna, but our daily lives as well. It reminds me of the spark of life; a lifting of the physical, into the spiritual. I love the humidity of our southern region, and I am intrigued by how the many transformations of water tie us to other places physically and metaphorically. Sydney McKenna, Bio: Sydney McKenna holds a degree in Visual Arts from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, and attended graduate studies in 1996 at the Cortona, Italy campus of the University of Georgia. She is the recipient of many competitive awards, and her paintings have been featured on the covers of numerous magazines, including "Florida Living Magazine" July, 1992 issue. Four of her paintings were included in Florida's American Heritage River-Images from the St. Johns Region (2009), a 10 year project surveying the river's affect on artists from prehistory to contemporary times, written by Mallory O'Connor, Professor Emeritus of Art History at Santa Fe College and Gary Monroe, Professor of Fine Arts and Photography at Daytona State College. Sydney's paintings are found in corporate, public and private collections, including Capital One's corporate collection of American art, (McLean, VA), The Museum of Florida Art, (Deland, Florida), The Contrarian Group, and the private collections of Admiral Kevin Delaney (ret.), senatorial candidate/anchor woman (ret) Deborah Gianoulis and Patrice Munsel, retired opera star.
Colton McKenna
Colton McKenna wears his heart on his sleeve; an honest songwriter who delivers his music with passion. After producing his first original album, cornerstone, in 2007, Colton performed throughout his home state of Florida and was invited to perform at the 2007 Springfest at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. With the release of unnamed seeds, in 2011, Colton expanded his reach to the eastern U.S., performing in NYC venues such as Kenny's Castaways and Pianos, and was featured on the CW17 television show YourJax Music. Independently released, self-produced and largely self-recorded, his music has been well-received by fans and critics alike. Always working on new music, Colton performs regularly in St. Augustine, FL, where he lives with his wife and two sons.
Mental Boy
Ramonescore from St Augustine for all you mentalings out there! The Mental Boys sing songs about boredom, mental problems, being anti social, falling in love, and being rejected by girls.
Bruce Merwin
Media: Film; Media: Video; Visual Arts
Hi, thanks for checking out my artist bio. My wife Anne and I have a motion picture and video production company (Bruce Merwin Films) here in downtown St. Augustine StAugustineVideo.com. We have a small sound proof insert stage on our third floor and an edit suite on our second floor located one block off King Street between Riberia Street and Martin Luther King in Lincolnville at 120 La Quinta Place. I'm a St. Augustine filmmaker who attended Flagler College, served in the US Navy and worked on Florida's Cross and Sword back in the 1970s before going to film school in California. My people came to Palatka, Florida in the 1860s. I opened a studio in downtown Palatka across from the courthouse in 1980 and produced cable TV shows and sold advertising on those shows after graduating with a degee in cinematography. As a freelancer over the years I have worked for most of the major television networks, movie studios as a guild cameraman. I have filmed US Presidents and many great Florida businesses over the years. I have produced hundreds of TV commercials with Time Warner, filmed and distributed many indipendent film projects and now produce Internet projects here in St. Johns County BruceMerwin.com. I have produced personal documentaries for many wonderful St. Johns County residents, filmed documentaries, web site videos and event videos for many great St. Johns County businesses, charities and causes www.youtube.com/user/BruceMerwin.
Anna Miller
Visual Arts: Painting; Fine Art, Painting
Anna Miller is an artist specializing in abstract paintings. She was born and grew up in Ukraine, then settled in St. Johns, Florida after moving to the United States. She is very active in the community and is a practicing and exhibiting artist. Starting out as an academically trained artist, she later discovered abstract painting. Despite being very busy with two children, a husband, and work, Anna found a new inspiration for painting and drawing. The visual language of abstract art is a new way of communication for and creating abstract paintings has come to dominate her work. Anna has had several shows locally and taught workshops for groups of local artists and enthusiasts. She has been a member of several galleries in Jacksonville and was awarded "Best in Show" for her portrait of Pablo by the Saint Augustine Art Association. She developed her own practice - teaching students studying abstract and figurative art. Her work is currently in many private collections. She had been invited on multiple occasions as a guest speaker and judge for statewide art organizations. Anna has a lengthy history of teaching classes in all levels of Drawing and Painting. She continues teaching varied subjects in Color Theory, Abstract, and Figurative Arts with more than 19 years of teaching experience. Currently, Anna is ranked as an Assistant Professor in Studio Arts/
Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Other; mixed media
I have always been creative. I grew up in a family of artists and was surrounded with art all of the time. I dabbled in various means of expression...experimenting a lot, but only found this new world of what I call 'lyrical abstraction' during the pandemic sequestration. My love of music runs very deep and all of my work is created while immersed in my music. Two of my biggest influences in the visual arts are Kandinsky and Peter Max. When I start working on a new work of art I put in my earbuds and let the muse take me on a trip through my mind. The mixed media work is done with ink, pencil, pastel and acrylic.
Yvette Monell
Media; Media: Other; Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Other; Visual Arts: Photography; Life Style Photographer
"I never want to be tied down to one particular idea or concept. It takes strategy to reach a particular audience. It's a God-given talent. You have got to captivate onlookers—give clients the tools to get the audience they want." -Yvette Monell Yvette Monell is a photographer, graphic designer, and magazine publisher. Her work, of commercial and individual subjects, can be seen locally and nationally. The titles she's founded and published include St Augustine Magazine, Old City Life, Gallop, and Pittsburgh Style. St Augustine Magazine (SAM) will reemerge digitally Summer 2018 along with her weekly email blast of events and social scene coverage. Other than that; she loves Saint Augustine and its people, has a cat named Bikini Kitty, is an advocate for suffers of Vitiligo, eating and cooking, training horses, she's pasture-raised, no MSG and gluten-free. Age 19 was when Yvette seriously took on her love of fashion. Working retail sales was not enough to satisfy her passion. About the time she landed the contract to coordinate the Mall Fashion Shows she began working as a fashion-stylist for catalog photographers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here she developed a keen eye for the intricate detail, and a clear focus of how film gets developed, what it takes to make a really quality photograph. These were the days of medium format cameras and darkrooms, when it took discipline to get the shot in 12 to 36 frames per roll. Inspired by the most successful fashion photographers in the industry; Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts and Steven Meisel who's images appeared on the pages of, sometimes five-inch thick, Vogue and ELLE magazines that came by mail. She loved everything about magazines. New fashion trends made always-scouting potential models for runway and print assignments the norm. Working with raw talent evolved into Yvette's teaching the 'what-to-dos,' which lead to she and her husband, also a photographer, opening a modeling agency with a complete photography studio and darkroom. Along came the industry milestone product that changed history, the insanely great Apple Macintosh! Adobe's Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat paired with the unmistakable tune of dial-up Internet—opened the way to bring creative concepts to fruition. Yvette now had the ability to work with both text and images. To point, click, cut, paste gave freedom to capture and communicate ideas through her photography with the layout of printed pages and websites. She and her husband met a woman with a marketing company the three partnered-up to create Pittsburgh Style Magazine. This was a lifestyle magazine with all original photography and content. They even created the display advertising, collaborating closely with clients to decide how images and text will go together. In addition to their being magazine advertisers many clients contracted to do their company branding from start to finish with the trio. Time and life changes eventually brought her to St. Augustine, FL. When she arrived here there was no city magazine to be had. There was so much to learn about the wonderful Old City so Yvette took an idea, her ten-year-old computer and made it a mission: To reflect St. Augustine's positive image, inspiring readers to explore their surroundings and create a joyful and meaningful life. Yvette launched Old City Scene magazine in 2006. She changed the title to Old City Life for the magazine's one-year anniversary. Ruinous personal circumstances lead to the sell of Old City Life magazine in 2013. St Augustine Magazine (SAM) will reemerge digitally Summer 2018 along with her weekly email blast of local events and social scene coverage of Northeast Florida. When it comes to photography her unique approach captures iconic images of local personalities, situations, scenes, and events. She is passionate when creating a custom layout and production design for magazines, advertisements, and logos with an authentic style that communicates ideas of her clients bringing their brand's voice to life.
Laura Mongiovi
Crafts: Ceramics; Crafts: Fiber Art; Visual Arts; Visual Arts: Other; Visual Arts: Sculpture; Contemporary Fiber, Contemporary Textile, Installation, Drawing
Laura Mongiovi is an Associate Professor of Art and Design at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. She has an MFA from University of Colorado, Boulder and a BFA from Florida State University. Mongiovi's work is a response to cultural artifacts, rituals and beliefs. She investigates the processes, materials and concepts used to create objects, textiles and architecture. Within these diverse approaches to cultivating traditional practices exists a mutual human need to satisfy personal desire. Rare objects, garments laden with color and texture, palaces with lavish gardens and tantalizing sensations of the palate have influenced paradigms of commerce, culture and science. Historical details reveal the common need we have to please the senses. Mongiovi's work pays homage to origins while alluding to personal experience. Mongiovi exhibits her work nationally including solo exhibitions, juried and group shows. She teaches across the curriculum at Flagler College and presents her teaching pedagogy at national conferences. Mongiovi guest lectures about her work and leads workshops.
Emma Moseley
Emma Moseley knows the song is pushed by authentic invitations into the heart. She knows the show's urgency grows as secrets are revealed. Rock-n-roll is voyeured soul. It cannot be faked. Singer-Songwriter Emma Moseley's voice comes from the deep places. Her new solo songs rise from necessity to reach the surface. Her delivery is an empowered confession pollinated with influences like Lucinda Williams and Chris Cornell. The St. Augustine, Florida artist spent her early years playing northeast Florida bar rooms long before it was legal for her to be there. In her early twenties she cofounded the electric and loud Emma Moseley Band with guitarist Bobby Turner and bass player Sean Sammon. As a song writer and lead vocalist in EMB Emma spent eight raucous years playing original rock- n- roll at festivals like SXSW, Gentlemen of The Road, and St. Augustine's Sing-Out-Loud. The band released two full length albums, Face South (2014) recorded at Toes in the Sand Productions and nine-four-nine (2016) recorded at Fidelitorium Recordings studio. Both records received play on college radio across the country.
Ellen Moseley
Ellen Moseley is one of those lefty players that turns right-handed instruments up-side-down and plays 'em that way. All these songs are homegrown/home recorded…no artificial colorings or flavors added! Everything you hear is me (lyrics, vocals, guitar, harmonica, banjo, ukulele, keys, and sound engineering) except the lead guitar on Rabbit Blues…that was Nate Nakadate.
Mudtown
Music; Music: Composition; Music: Instrumental; Music: Vocal
Mudtown is a hillbilly punk quartet currently making noise out of Jacksonville, Florida. They seamlessly blend the unpolished edges of working-class punk with the heartfelt sorrows of traditional folk and country music. The result is a stomp and clap, hoot and holler, wail and shout, drink and cry kind of party.
Brittani Mueller
18 year old Brittani is a relative newcomer to the local music scene. A true music lover since "very early on" in life, she began learning the piano at age 5, and began playing guitar two years later. The guitar gave her new ways to express herself, and she has recently started to learn the banjo. Working closely with Grant Paxton (Foxtrot Creative Studio) and Josh Cobb (Rocket Studio), Brittani has begun writing and recording some original songs. Additionally she is working toward completing a degree in Music Therapy. Among the places you may have seen Brittani perform have been Flagler Beach for 'First Friday,' Jakob's Well, Old City Farmers Market, DOS Coffee, City Bistro, Planet Sarbez, Zaharias, and O'Loughlin Pub. Brittani cites genres as influences more than specific performers, saying, "There are so many artists that have had an influence on me." Folk, Country, Blues, Jazz, and Bluegrass are among those genres, and while she hopes to bring a unique sound to her music, it will likely include some combination of those listed. She also finds Christian Contemporary artists intriguing by their capability to bring an audience filled with so many people together to focus on one sole purpose, to worship Him. This is something she hopes to bring with her music during every performance. She looks forward to continue writing more original music while working toward recording her first demo album. One thing that is incredibly important to her is that her music portray a light every time she plays leaving people yearning for more. Be on the look out for Brittani's popular originals "You're Guilty" and "Evergreen"! Also, she is known to cover "Old Time Religion", "Riptide", and "Lost Boy" just to name a few.
Ghost Tropic Music
Music; Music: Other; Music: Vocal
Ghost Tropic is a St. Augustine band led by singer songwriter Jae Bass. Her 2018 solo album, Fire, can be heard and downloaded on itunes, Spotify, bandcamp and more.
Half My Home
Half my Home is a pop/rock, punk band. All music and lyrics are written by Steve Easter. The band was formed in St Augustine, Florida in July of 2016. The band members include Steve on guitar and vocasl, Rob, Kensley, Cory on drums, and Ryan, Rob, Jeremy, Richard, Nick on bass.
Lisa Myers
Lisa's artistry is characterized by spontaneous, dynamic paint strokes and careful attention to the ways in which colors interact to elicit strong emotional responses. Each work begins with a mark on a blank canvas and the wonder of where that simple gesture will take her and the viewer. She studied other artists' approaches to canvas over the century as a student of Art History at Old Dominion University. Abstract expressionists Elaine and Willem de Kooning, Clyfford Still, and Mark Rothko have a particular influence on her work. Jazz and new forms of music influenced the abstract impressionists. Lisa is especially fond of this quote by de Kooning: "Miles Davis bends the notes. He doesn't play them, he bends them. I bend the paint." To evoke emotion, Lisa bends the paint, as well. Lisa has opened Art Box 137 on King Street in Saint Augustine with her business partner and fellow artist, Laura O'Neal. Together, they have amassed a diverse group of artists and artisans, and strive to present a wide range of styles and mediums. Please email her theartbox137@gmail.com for questions regarding her work or business inquiries.