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Canada: On the ongoing colonial repression of Aboriginal First Nations
Posted on December 19, 2011 by reed
Attawapiskat and colonialism: Seeing the forest and the trees
Attawapiskat protest
By Robert Lovelace, rabble.ca
If you can cut through the racism, ignorance, and half-baked opinions of pundits, politicians and sound-bite media, most folks will realize that Attawapiskat and many other First Nations have been labouring under the repression of colonialism far too long.
The antidote for poverty is self-determination and no one can give you that. You have to stand up and take action yourself to make it happen. Colonialism does not give way on its own; it must be defeated through vigorous and enlightened opposition.
It is difficult in the face of human suffering to turn attention to the systemic and structural reasons that have led to this catastrophe, but this is the very time when thoughtful analysis is needed. The homes are small and cold. The tedium of poverty bears down day by day and those who have stolen your children's future call the daily bread on your table a "handout". It is difficult to feel anything but shame through the numbing that is required to get by every day.
But there are reasons behind this suffering. There is a history. There is a structure to oppression, denial and indifference that houses this suffering and there is a system that perpetuates it.
In the "South" we have witnessed as voyeurs the misery of Attawapiskat, a misery that is shared by many Indian Reserves in Canada. The pictures are disturbing and cause Canadians to be thankful for the affluence that is smugly enjoyed in the "South". When people tire of the pictures, they will accept that it is the Indian's fault. As the prime minister of Canada has said, they mismanaged the money we sent to them and they have failed to govern themselves as civilized people do. Canadians have drawn this conclusion many times in the last 140 years to help themselves and Aboriginal people all "understand".
It is in the national interest to believe this well-worn explanation; no one could bear the responsibility and guilt that somehow the wealth and thriving economy of Canada is purchased each and every day because Aboriginal people in their own homelands suffer. What Canadians cannot suffer is that while the misery is in the "North", the source of the problem is in the "South".
It is interesting to know that the Confederation Debates (1864-1866) never really considered the Indigenous people of Canada. Aboriginal nations were not consulted and there was no discussion of how they might share in the democratic development of Canada even though they represented the majority of the population at the time. Only at the insistence of the British Crown was section 91-24, making Indians and lands reserved for Indians a Federal responsibility, inserted into the Constitution Act of 1867.
The debates were a struggle for settler power involving partisanship, corruption, self-interest and even a fistfight. While the new Canadian Government was saddled with an undefined responsibility, Britain continued to negotiate Treaties in areas beyond Canada's geographic limits. Canada assumed the Treaty responsibilities as a condition of Confederation. Eventually, Canadian Indian policy and subsequent legislation came to rest on four pillars: residential schools, reserves, reductionist identification and unconscionable treaties. The sole purpose was ethnic cleansing. The same mentality that created an archipelago of residential schools was the same thinking that established the other three pillars of Indian policy.
The four pillars of Canadian Indian policy have all but stopped the natural development of Aboriginal nations. Over the last century and a half, once dynamic cultures that possessed the knowledge and language of the land of Canada have been forced into becoming cultures of dependency. Through wilful, ever present, strategies of assimilation, Canada and its provinces have undermined Indigenous economies, isolated productive people from their resources and robbed them of their right to profit from the bounty of their homelands.
To understand the present plight of communities like Attawapiskat it is essential to understand the "reserve system". Reserves were established as concentration camps where Indian people could be settled until such a time, through education or attrition, they assimilated into the growing underclass of Canada. In the early days some communities were seen as an experimental population in which liberal minds could tryout social modification. For the most part though, as long as Indians did not interfere or compete with commerce, agriculture, or extractive industries, they were left to fend for themselves. The Indian agent's job was primarily to round-up children for the growing Residential schools industry, keep adult Indians on reserve and report infractions of the law which controlled forbidden expressions of Indigenous culture.
Indian peoples do not own the reserves on which they live. The Reserve is Federally "owned"; it is land hived off from Provincial lands for Federal purposes much like military bases or Federal prisons. Aboriginal people have no more claim to the "reserve" than do prisoners have to the prisons in which they are incarcerated.
Over the years, over generations, the reserve has become home. For some it is a place where language and culture has been kept alive. It is a place of memory, of relations, of unity. The flimsy walls of houses are the fortress against assimilation. It is a place that you know and where you are known. It is a place of the people.
The reserve is also a halfway place. It is the way-stop between the homelands of our ancestors and nowhere. It is a dangerous place for both Indians and those who would see our people disappear altogether. For Aboriginal people it is the end of our indigeneity, the slow strangulation of our culture, our knowledge and our sustainable livelihoods. Reserves have come to symbolize for us the agonizing descent into dependency and superficiality. For the Canadians who would have our homelands for themselves it is the edge of the wilderness, it is a reminder of our power as a people to hold together, it is the place from which we will renew our claim to original jurisdiction and sovereignty. Because of these fears the Canadian government continues to manage the humanitarian disaster that has become so familiar in our lives.
There are some things that the federal government cannot explain about Attawapiskat. Indian reserves are an extension of the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AAND), governed by the Indian Act and regulated by the AAND bureaucracy. So why did it come as a surprise that Attawapiskat is on the verge of bankruptcy. The truth is that it was no surprise. The tragedy at Attawapiskat was not only predictable it was planned. The current government has promoted an ideological solution to the "Indian problem" ever since the Conservative's incubation as the Reform Party. Their strategy needs a tipping point to convince the Canadian public that it is the only, and more importantly the final, solution. If it not Kashechewan or Attawapiskat, it will be some other community taken to the depth of despair. The plan is to dissolve Reserve communities through offering them up as private property to individual band members and turning Bands into municipalities. One more step away from the legal titles and rights protected under Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution and one more step toward complete economic and social chaos in Indian country.
The current government cannot take all of the credit; Liberal and Progressive Conservative governments for the last 30 years have been losing sleep because Aboriginal Nations continue to dream about repatriation of homeland titles with control of their own resources. After all, this has been the pattern of decolonization globally by indigenous peoples for the past 60 years. The shell games of land claims and limited self-government are becoming transparently futile for First Nations. Ottawa has given up mediating the voracious appetites of provincial governments and extractive industries. Canada no longer believes in defending the "honour of the Crown" in keeping with Confederation commitments. The only "honourable" thing that they can imagine is to close down reserves by privatizing them. The reserves may be financially bankrupt but Canada is proving to be morally bankrupt in maintaining the goals of Indian policy masterminded in the 19th century.
The examples of colonial domination are inexhaustible and the power differentials are staggering. The deck is stacked against vulnerable communities like Attawapiskat and also against Aboriginal communities and Reserves that have made some progress toward self-sufficiency. As Aboriginal people we understand what would change our destiny but only through a convergence of our own self-determination and a willingness of Canada to decolonize can real change take place. This is not a partisan or ideological issue. Canadians must be prepared to return original jurisdiction to the Indigenous nations whose homelands the state of Canada rests within. Canadians and Indigenous nations need to negotiate real partnerships of mutual respect and benefit or face a certain future of mutual misery and conflict.
Personally, I refuse to live in a welfare state. I also refuse to assimilate into a nation state that is dependent on the suffering of my people in support of its own unsustainable affluence. It is really time to see the forest and the trees, move forward and take for our children and their children what is rightfully theirs. What are you going to do?
Robert Lovelace is an adjunct lecturer at Queen's University in the Department of Global Development Studies. His academic interests include Indigenous Studies, Sustainable Development and Aboriginal education. Robert is also an activist in anti-colonial struggles. In 2008, Robert spent 3 ½ months as a political prisoner for his part in defending the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation homeland from uranium exploration and mining. Robert is a retired chief of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation. He lives in the Algonquin highlands at Eel Lake in the traditional Ardoch territory.
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Strings of dedication
By Jacklyn Yeong
Joe Kelly could not remember a time when he was not engaging with music.
Choosing to play the cello was a natural instinct for him as he grew up in a very musical family. His dad and mum play the trombone and viola, while his sister learned to play the violin up until the end of school.
Although Joe and his parents thought about forming a family musical trio, it was a little tricky to create a performance as all their instruments simultaneously produced lower and deeper tones.
"It's hard, it would be a very unique group with a trombone, a viola and a cello," he said. "Actually, I think there's a trio for that, we jokingly said maybe we should do it. We haven't up until now but maybe we will."
Besides learning the cello since he was seven, Joe also learned to play the piano in high school up until grade five, as he thought that picking up another instrument would be an asset to helping other students practise.
Now a university student at Melbourne University's Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, he is focusing solely on performing with the cello while studying under the music performance program.
Joe and his family relocated to Wells St, Southbank in 2014 to be closer to the city's music scene. He appreciated the fact that living in the Arts Precinct provides him and his family convenient access to the music community.
"I love the area, it's obviously amazing for music because all of the arts would just be at your doorstep which is really nice," he said.
"Just being surrounded by arts and with the Melbourne Recital Centre, Hamer Hall and the galleries just being down the street as well as being close to the city but not feeling like you're stuck in the city all the time makes living in Southbank really special for me."
Having previously performed in The Librarian for Outer Urban Projects in a string quartet, Joe was invited to return and perform for the organisation's collaboration with the Newsboys Foundation's 125-year anniversary concert in October.
He had to recover and gear up for 125BPM rehearsals right after a recent tour where he performed in the Shanghai Symphony Hall in China and the Esplanade in Singapore with his university symphony orchestra.
In the near future, Joe is looking forward to further pursue music somewhere in Europe or America for post-grad studies, but for now he is focusing on perfecting his skills for upcoming university recitals and final exams.
Next to music, his biggest interest is the NBA basketball league. He used to play basketball competitively but had to sacrifice that to prioritise his love for performance music.
"I used to play but I don't anymore, at least competitively because of my fingers and how important they are for cello and instruments," he explained. "I used to jar them quite a bit and obviously if you do that to your finger then you either can't play for a week or you can't play for a month so it's very difficult."

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Please submit a Request for Audition and propose an audition date or indicate that you wish to submit a video audition.
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You are invited to contact Admissions to plan a campus visit and tour at the same time as your audition.
If you cannot be on campus on any of these days, you can propose an alternate date or submit a video audition.
Music Performance Scholarships for New Students
Music Performance Scholarships are available through the Music Department to prospective students with demonstrated abilities and interest in music. All awards are made after competitive audition. (Pursuing a major or minor in Music is not required.)
All of the following must be received before a scholarship can be offered:
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Those who have completed the music audition and the scholarship paperwork by March 1st tend to have the greatest advantage in consideration for music scholarships. However, all scholarship applications and auditions completed before the start of classes will receive consideration if funds are available.
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Suggested audition pieces for those who have studied organ: (a) a prelude and fugue from Eight Little Preludes and Fugues by J.S. Bach, (b) a chorale prelude from The Liturgical Year by J.S. Bach
Students who have not studied organ should demonstrate proficiency on the piano in at least two stylistic periods (ex.: Baroque, Classic, Romantic, Twentieth Century) with levels of difficulty equal to the following: (a) A two-part invention by J.S. Bach, (b) a standard sonata by Mozart, Haydn, or Beethoven, (c) a waltz by Chopin, (d) a piano composition by Bartok, Kabalevsky, etc.
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Students are also welcome to include timpani literature in auditions.
A brief example of sight-reading, several major scales (hands together, four octaves) and solo piano literature representing two stylistic periods. The literature should equal or exceed the level of challenge presented in the sample works listed: (a) Baroque Period: J.S. Bach, Two-Part Invention No. 13 in A Minor, (b) Classic Period: Beethoven, Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13, Movement III, (c) Romantic Period: Brahms, Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79, No. 2, (d) Twentieth Century: Debussy, Arabesque No. 1 in E Major. Other appropriate literature might be found in anthologies such as the following: (1) Volume 47, Early Advanced Classics to Moderns, New York: Consolidated Music Publishers, 1969; (2) Recital Winners, Volume Two, Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Publishing, 1993; (3) Applause, Book Two, Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Publishing, 1986.
Major scales through four sharps and four flats and selected solos representing at least two styles of music (ex.: Baroque, Classic, Romantic, Twentieth Century). Students will also perform a short sight-reading excerpt.
Prospective students performing a vocal audition sing two selections – one in English and a second item in a foreign language. For scholarship consideration, the two songs should present contrasting styles of classical-tradition art songs from the Baroque, Classic, Romantic, and/or Twentieth-Century periods of music history. Following the prepared solos, vocalists should also be prepared for two short sight-singing demonstrations.
An accompanist will be provided for on-campus vocal auditions, though a student may bring his or her own accompanist if desired. (Recorded accompaniments are not acceptable.) Please be sure when making photocopies of music for an accompanist that all lines of the piano parts appear on the photocopy. (Overly large pages may need to be reduced slightly.)
Students who wish to submit a videotaped audition will be asked to submit the contact information for an accompanist or other music mentor who would be willing to administer the sight-singing portion of the videotaped audition after the solo songs have been recorded.
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SURPRISE, WE LIED! First Muslim Women in US Congress Misled Voters About Views on Israel, Now Support Antisemitic BDS Movement
America's first two Muslim congresswomen are now both on record as appearing to oppose Israel's right to exist. They both support the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. Both are also explicitly or implicitly opposed to continuing military aid to Israel, as well as to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — an outcome that would establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Instead, they favor a one-state solution — an outcome that many analysts believe would, due to demographics over time, replace the Jewish state with a unitary Palestinian state.
by	Geoffrey Grider	November 26, 2018
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Harbi Tlaib of Michigan will be the first two Muslim women ever to serve in the US Congress. Most of the media coverage since their election on November 6 has been effusive in praise of their Muslim identity and personal history.
Congresswomen Ilhan Abdullahi Omar not only was sworn into office with her hand on the Qu'ran, but in addition to that, the American flag was not allowed to be in the same room as her. When Rashida Harbi Tlaib was sworn in, she wrapped herself in the flag of the imaginary nation of Palestine, and danced around the room. And oh yeah, almost forgot, both women only pretended to be moderates in order to get elected. In actuality, they hate Israel with a passion and support the BDS Movement.
"Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion." Psalm 129:5 (KJV)
Islam calls for its followers to practice 'taqiyya', intentionally lying to gain advantage, and that's exactly what both these women did when running for office. When they needed votes, they said what they had to to get elected. Now that they're in office, their true antisemitic feelings come flooding out.
Ironically, American Jews voted in overwhelming numbers for both Ilhan Abdullahi Omar and Rashida Harbi Tlaib. How will Omar and Tlaib thank them for their support? By voting against funding for Israel, by supporting the BDS Movement, and have vowed to work to replace the Jewish state of Israel with a unitary Palestinian state.
FROM GATESTONE INSTITUTE: Less known is that both women deceived voters about their positions on Israel. Both women, at some point during their rise in electoral politics, led voters — especially Jewish voters — to believe that they held moderate views on Israel. After being elected, both women reversed their positions and now say they are committed to sanctioning the Jewish state.
America's first two Muslim congresswomen are now both on record as appearing to oppose Israel's right to exist. They both support the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. Both are also explicitly or implicitly opposed to continuing military aid to Israel, as well as to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — an outcome that would establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Instead, they favor a one-state solution — an outcome that many analysts believe would, due to demographics over time, replace the Jewish state with a unitary Palestinian state.
Ilhan Omar, who will replace outgoing Rep. Keith Ellison (the first Muslim elected to Congress) in Minnesota's 5th congressional district, came to the United States as a 12-year-old refugee from Somalia and settled in the Twin Cities, Minneapolis and Saint Paul, in the late 1990s.
In her acceptance speech, delivered without an American flag, Congresswoman-elect Omar opened her speech in Arabic with the greeting, "As-Salam Alaikum, (peace be upon you), alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah), alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah." She continued: "I stand here before you tonight as your congresswoman-elect with many firsts behind my name. The first woman of color to represent our state in Congress. The first woman to wear a hijab. The first refugee ever elected to Congress. And one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress."
Omar faced some controversy during the campaign, including a disturbing reports that she had married her own brother in 2009 for fraudulent purposes, as well as a tweet from May 2018 in which she refers to Israel as an "apartheid regime," and another tweet from November 2012, in which she stated: "Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel."
After the tweets came to light, Omar met with members of her congressional district's large Jewish population to address concerns over her position on Israel, as reported by Minneapolis's Star Tribune. During a Democratic Party candidates' forum at Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park on August 6 — one week before Omar defeated four other candidates in the party's primary — Omar publicly criticized the anti-Israel BDS movement. In front of an audience of more than a thousand people, Omar said she supported a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and that the BDS movement aimed at pressuring Israel was not helpful in trying to achieve that goal.
Pressed by moderator Mary Lahammer to specify "exactly where you stand on that," Omar replied that the BDS movement was "counteractive" because it stopped both sides from coming together for "a conversation about how that's going to be possible."
Less than a week after being elected, however, Omar admitted that she supports the BDS movement. On November 11, Omar's office told the website MuslimGirl.com that she favors BDS against Israel:
"Ilhan believes in and supports the BDS movement, and has fought to make sure people's right to support it isn't criminalized. She does however, have reservations on the effectiveness of the movement in accomplishing a lasting solution."
On November 12, Omar told TC Jewfolk, a website catering to the Jewish community in the Twin Cities, that her position on the BDS movement "has always been the same" and pointed to her vote as a state lawmaker against House bill HF 400, which prohibits the state from doing business with companies or organizations that boycott Israel.
In a recent interview with the Star Tribune, Omar characterized the controversy over her tweets about Israel as an effort to "stigmatize and shame me into saying something other than what I believed."
In a July 8, 2018 interview with ABC News, for a segment entitled, "Progressive Democrats Increasingly Criticize Israel, and Could Reap Political Rewards," Omar defended her tweets. She said the accusations of anti-Semitism "are without merit" and "rooted in bigotry toward a belief about what Muslims are stereotyped to believe."
On September 22, Omar was the keynote speaker in Minneapolis at a fundraiser focused on providing monetary support for Palestinians in Gaza, which is ruled by Hamas. The US Department of State has officially designated Hamas a terrorist group. After the event, Omar tweeted:
It was such an honor to attend the "Dear Gaza" fundraiser, thank you Karmel and all the organizers for your tireless work in support of Palestinians. I know Palestinians are resilient people, hateful protesters nor unjust occupation will dim their spirit. #insolidarity pic.twitter.com/5uIx6dk6Fq
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) September 23, 2018
Writing in the New York Post, political commentator David Harsanyi noted that Omar's rhetoric had anti-Semitic undertones:
"Now, it isn't inherently anti-Semitic to be critical of Israeli political leadership or policies. The Democratic Party antagonism toward the Jewish state has been well-established over the past decade. But Omar used a well-worn anti-Semitic trope about the preternatural ability of a nefarious Jewish cabal to deceive the world….
"Omar had a chance to retract, or at least refine, her statement. Instead, she doubled down … blaming Jewish Islamophobia for the backlash….
"To accuse the only democratic state in the Middle East, which grants more liberal rights to its Muslim citizens than any Arab nation, of being an 'apartheid regime' is, on an intellectual level, grossly disingenuous or incredibly ignorant. And when a politician singles out Jewish allies as 'evil,' but ignores every brutal theocratic regime in the area, it's certainly noteworthy….
"Omar's defenders will claim she's anti-Israel, not anti-Jewish. 'Anti-Zionism' has been the preferred justification for Jew-hatred in institutions of education and within progressive activism for a long time. Now it's coming for politics. Democrats can either allow it to be normalized, or they can remain silent."
In Michigan, meanwhile, Rashida Tlaib, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, won a largely uncontested race for the open seat in state's heavily Democratic 13th congressional district.
In Tlaib's acceptance speech, delivered with a Palestinian flag, she credited her victory to the Palestinian cause. "A lot of my strength comes from being Palestinian," she said.
Like Omar, Tlaib has changed her positions on key issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. During her race for the Democratic nomination in the state primary, Tlaib actively "sought out the support and received the endorsement of J Street." J Street is a left-leaning organization that is highly critical of the Israel government, and through "JStreetPAC," it also allocates financial support to those who back J Street's policies. READ MORE
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Sham Singhwala is a village placed in Mamdot Block of Firozpur district in Punjab. Placed in rural region of Firozpur district of Punjab, it is one among the 129 villages of Mamdot Block of Firozpur district. According to the administration register, the village code of Sham Singhwala is 9534781. The village has 131 homes.
According to Census 2011, Sham Singhwala 's population is 693. Out of this, 353 are males while the females count 340 here. This village has 82 kids in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Among them 39 are boys and 43 are girls.
Literacy rate in Sham Singhwala village is 60%. 417 out of total 693 population is literate here. Among males the literacy rate is 66% as 233 males out of total 353 are literate however female literacy rate is 54% as 184 out of total 340 females are educated in this Village.
The Negative portion is that illiteracy rate of Sham Singhwala village is 39%. Here 276 out of total 693 persons are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 33% as 120 males out of total 353 are illiterate. In females the illiteracy rate is 45% and 156 out of total 340 females are illiterate in this village.
The count of employed person of Sham Singhwala village is 215 while 478 are un-employed. And out of 215 working people 138 persons are fully dependent on farming.


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Costrignano (Stergnän, in dialetto frignanese) è una frazione del comune di Palagano, in provincia di Modena.

È un paese costituito da varie borgate e si trova ad un'altezza media di 740 metri (chiesa).

Le borgate di cui è composto sono: Ca' D'Orazio, Casa Boccini, La Campagnola, Castellaccio, Castellaro, Frassineti, Ca' di Giano, Il Poggio, Ca' di Rozzi, La Valle, Ca' di Locco. Al centro in posizione mediana d'altezza e quasi isolata si trova la chiesa dedicata a Santa Margherita.

Il nome potrebbe essere derivato dal nome proprio latino Castricius o Casticius, forse del legionario romano cui furono dati in concessione i terreni; oppure dalla voce medioevale castrucianus che significa porciletto. Malgrado tali possibili origini del nome non ci sono prove certe di un insediamento di origine romana.

Costrignano (Costreniano) è citato per la prima volta in documenti del 1029 e 1071 dove si narra che l'allora casale era prima soggetto ai Capitani di Baiso e successivamente alla Badia di Frassinoro.

Durante la seconda guerra mondiale, il 18 marzo 1944, il paese è stato coinvolto nella strage di Monchio, Susano e Costrignano  dove furono trucidati parecchi cittadini inermi.

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Bibliografia
U. Beneventi. Costrignano nella valle del Dragone. Formigine, Edizioni Gidue Grafiche, 1984.

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Over the next few weeks we are celebrating our amazing clients here at Fuse Fitness. Everyday we come in to work we can't believe that we get to work with such amazing people that inspire us by showing up day in and day out.
Today I have to tell you about Lia Swindle.
We are so proud of Lia! She has made amazing progress this year towards her goal of feeling stronger and empowered. It hasn't been an easy path for Lia, as it isn't for anyone to reach his/her goals. But Lia has consistently shown up and worked hard at getting stronger one day at a time. Her results have been amazing.
Lia joined Fuse Fitness two years ago, and she has been a pleasure to have in class and witness her growth over these past few years. While having an ongoing pelvis injury, she is careful to modify certain movements to avoid further injury, but is still a beast when it comes to lifting weights. Watching her goblet squat a 35lb kettlbell, push press two 35lb weights overhead and then deadlift a 70lb kettlbell is so inspiring.
Lia now looks forward to coming to class with a drive to work on getting stronger and feels good about lifting her bags full of groceries within one trip, as she says "I got this"! Lia is also proud of setting a positive example for her cute, yet "rock star" daughter Hannah. Lia loves that Hannah sees her working out and representing what a strong female is capable of. Overall, Lia feels so much better about herself physically and mentally.
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Vaping is a rather simple, straight forward process. However, there's no harm in explaining how e-cigarettes work.
First, bring the e-cigarette to your mouth. This is perhaps the most important step!
Take a few quick puffs. Don't inhale!
For the rest of your vaping session, you'll want to take puffs that last from 1 to 3 seconds.
Fairly easy stuff. Here's an explanation on how it all works. Every time you take a puff, the battery pack inside your e-cigarette warms the clearomiser. This makes the e-liquid evaporate, and become vapour. The vapour is what you inhale, just like you would cigarette smoke. You get the feeling of inhaling smoke, though it's actually just water vapor. This vapor contains the nicotine that most smokers want. The most notable difference between a traditional cigarette and an e-cigarette is that e-cig vapour has no smokey scent. Since nothing is actually burning, there's also no tar to worry about. Thanks to this, it will feel much smoother and cleaner than smoking a traditional cigarette.
Do Different Devices Require Different Vaping Techniques?
For the most part, you can use the above steps for any different vaping technology. That said, there are a few different methods, depending on what you're actually vaping with. A vaporiser, for example, doesn't work quite the same way as a straightforward e-cigarette. You still follow the same steps, you just don't do it in exactly the same way.
How Do I Use An E-Cigarette To Vape?
Using an e-cigarette is a much more basic task than using a vaporiser. If you decide to simply vape, here's what you can do to get the absolute most out of your e-cig.
When you begin vaping, hold your e-cig at a downward angle. Not too sharp, you only want a slight angle. Take a few quick puffs, but don't inhale.
Just like above, take short puffs lasting 1 to 3 seconds. You won't be able to enjoy the flavour or the vapour quite as much if you puff for longer or shorter amounts of time.
Should you notice less flavour coming out of your e-cig, this generally means it's time to either swap your battery, or refill your cartomiser.
How Do I Use A Vaporiser To Vape?
The main difference between an e-cigarette and a vaporiser (such as the simply e cig kits) is in the way you activate the device.
When you want to vape using a vaporiser, you have to push the button on the battery while you puff. Some people refer to this button as a "manual".
The button serves the exact same purpose as an e-cigarette's sensors. It turns on the battery, which in turn warms the clearomiser coil. This evaporates the liquid.
Once you've got that down, you can sit back and enjoy your vaporiser.
Again, should you notice less flavour, this generally means it's time to change your liquid cartridge or your battery.
That's all there is to vaping! To find the perfect kit, check with Simply E liquids range of e liquids and e cigarette kits.


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I'd be lying if I said I we had a fabulous day.
My evening harvest was the one highlight to an otherwise crappy day.
The one thing farming has taught me over the years is that you can't get overly upset about each failure that occurs on your farm. If you did that you would never get anything accomplished (and you would live in a constant state of depression.) Failures are inevitable. We learn so much every time something doesn't work out. This isn't to say I haven't shed a ton of tears over the loss of certain crops because that happens too!
The recipe below is going to contain a surprise ingredient…. PORK!!!
For all of my vegetarian friends please don't look away. I have a veggie version of this to share with you as well.
Here's the deal. We swapped a few bunches of kale for a pound of ground pork. As you all know, I am not a huge meat eater. However, when you can shake the hand, drink a beer, and get to know the person who has raised the meat you are going to eat the ball game changes. This pork was amazing!
We enjoyed our pork with our own lettuce, carrots, kohlrabi, cilantro, and scallions. This meal was so stinking good. The tamari-ginger sauce was a huge hit as well. If you are vegetarian I would suggest swapping the ground pork with diced eggplant or tofu. Either way I think it would be awesome!
Whisk together all the ingredients for the sauce and set aside. This works well with an immersion blender.
In a large skillet over medium heat add peanut oil.
Add carrots and kohlrabi and stir fry until they are tender. About 3 more minutes.
Scoop a healthy portion of pork mixture into each lettuce leaf. Add chopped cilantro and enjoy!
Use this recipe as a guide. Taste test as you go and adjust measurements and ingredients as needed.
My back aches for you thinking of all those holes you had to poke! Glad you caught the glitch in time to save most of the plants! Your lettuce wraps look awesome – I hear ya on the meat…I tend to not be too interested unless I'm confident in the folks who raised the animal. Deeelicious!
Yum yum! I love that you can barter with other farmers 🙂 And I totally agree, it changes things when you know the farmer who raised the animal. It's definitely the lettuce wrap kind of year – I have a recipe post for some of my own coming up!
Just looking at that picture makes my back ache – I don't know how you guys do it! It always looks worth it when I see your meals though and this is no exception .. I have been meaning to make lettuce wraps forever and these look delicious!
I grew up on a farm so I totally get it (we had a New Holland that looks like the blue version of yours!) and it's like this weird grief and you blame yourself even if it isn't your fault. Like you're the plant mom and you were supposed to handle everything. But you're so right, there has never been a farm in the existence of the world that hasn't had these things happen.
You're doing a fabulous job!
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I made this last night and it was SO good. I have more lettuce in my garden than I know what to do with, so it was perfect. Thanks for always posting such yummy stuff!


You don't need to engage in the six o'clock swill to feel relaxed after a long day. Sure a tipple every so often is fine, but if you find yourself not being able to relax unless you have an alcoholic beverage in your hand, you should look for other activities to do.
If you are looking to unwind after a hard day at work or on your feet, try taking a bath. Use bath salts or oils and scented candles to create the ultimate in luxury bathing. Tell the family to keep the noise down and don't disturb you for half an hour while you enjoy a warm bath.
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The book is now available for purchase Amazon.com.
The full essay can be read on the University of Texas at Austin Press' website by clicking the "excerpts" tab of the book's webpage.


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function F = gamma(F, varargin)
%GAMMA   Gamma function of a CHEBFUN.
%   GAMMA(F) computes the composition of the gamma function with F. For
%   example, a chebfun representing the gamma function on the interval [0.1,3]
%   may be created with
%       x = chebfun('x', [0.1,3]);
%       f = gamma(x);
%
%   This method does not currently support introducing poles. To create a
%   chebfun with poles representing the gamma function, try for example
%       f = chebfun(@gamma,[-4 4.2],'splitting','on','blowup','on');
%
%   GAMMA(F, PREF) does the same but uses the CHEBFUNPREF object PREF when
%   computing the composition.

% Copyright 2015 by The University of Oxford and The Chebfun Developers. See
% http://www.chebfun.org/ for Chebfun information.

% Call the compose method:
F = compose(F, @gamma, varargin{:});

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As one of the few important quantum mechanical systems whose dynamics can be determined exactly, the quantum harmonic oscillator frequently serves as a basis for describing many real-world phenomena, such as molecular vibrations.
Since the harmonic potential is non-vanishing, all of the eigenstates are bound and the energy spectrum is discrete, although, as is characteristic in quantum mechanics, the wavefunctions extend to all space (zero only at nodes). This should be contrasted with the classical harmonic oscillator, whose probability density is bounded by the amplitude of its oscillation and whose energies are continuous. Below is the probability density of the ground state of the quantum harmonic oscillator compared with the U-shaped density of the classical oscillator.
one can compute many quantities of interest.
where the vibrational angular frequency \( \omega \) can be computed from the force constant of the molecule and its reduced mass.
where \( k \) is the Boltzmann constant and \( T \) the temperature.
 Griffiths, D.J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. Second edition. Pearson, 2004.
 McQuarrie, D.A. Statistical Mechanics. University Science Books, 2000.
 Shankar, R. Principles of Quantum Mechanics. Second edition. Plenum, 1994.


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Q: Replicate Stata's marginal effects from multinomial logit regression in R I am trying to replicate Stata's marginal effects from multinomial logit models in R but with no success. For the multinomial logit model, I used the multinom() function from the nnet package and for the marginal effects I used the margins package but the marginal_effects function seems to only display effects of a single variable. What if I want to have the marginal effects of the variable conditioned on another variable? Here is the output from Stata:
. margins, dydx(male) at(site=(1 2 3)) #male conditioned on site

Average marginal effects                        Number of obs     =        615
Model VCE    : OIM

dy/dx w.r.t. : 1.male
1._predict   : Pr(insure==Indemnity), predict(pr outcome(1))
2._predict   : Pr(insure==Prepaid), predict(pr outcome(2))
3._predict   : Pr(insure==Uninsure), predict(pr outcome(3))

1._at        : site            =           1

2._at        : site            =           2

3._at        : site            =           3

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             |            Delta-method
             |      dy/dx   Std. Err.      z    P>|z|     [95% Conf. Interval]
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1.male       |
_predict#_at |
        1 1  |  -.1492951   .0728108    -2.05   0.040    -.2920016   -.0065885
        1 2  |   -.159346   .0723512    -2.20   0.028    -.3011517   -.0175403
        1 3  |   -.055138   .0875712    -0.63   0.529    -.2267745    .1164984
        2 1  |   .0763095   .0765406     1.00   0.319    -.0737074    .2263264
        2 2  |   .1747759   .0730055     2.39   0.017     .0316877    .3178641
        2 3  |   .0861997   .0843816     1.02   0.307    -.0791852    .2515846
        3 1  |   .0729855   .0516839     1.41   0.158    -.0283131    .1742842
        3 2  |  -.0154299   .0104982    -1.47   0.142     -.036006    .0051462
        3 3  |  -.0310617   .0495625    -0.63   0.531    -.1282025    .0660791
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Note: dy/dx for factor levels is the discrete change from the base level.

My attempt to calculate the marginal effects of male using the marginal_effects function:
library(nnet)
sysdsn1$insure <- as.factor(sysdsn1$insure)
sysdsn1$male <- as.factor(sysdsn1$male)
sysdsn1$site <- as.factor(sysdsn1$site)
sysdsn1$nonwhite <- as.factor(sysdsn1$nonwhite)
sysdsn1$insure <- relevel(sysdsn1$insure, ref = "3") #set the reference level
mn0 <- multinom(insure ~ age + male*site + nonwhite, data = sysdsn1) #multinomial logit model
head(marginal_effects(mn0, variables = "male")) #this only calculate marginal effects of male, how to condition on site?
   dydx_male1
1 -0.01310874
2 -0.01744213
3  0.07911846
4 -0.03386199
5 -0.01728126
6 -0.01638176

Data
Data can be downloaded from http://www.stata-press.com/data/r13/sysdsn1.dta and imported into R


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Gut Troubles
Pain, Gassiness, Bloating, and More
Everyone has pain or discomfort in their gut occasionally. Maybe you ate something that didn't agree with you. Or you had an infection that made you sick to your stomach for a few days.
But if pain and other gut symptoms go on for weeks or longer, something more serious might be wrong. Digestive system diseases and disorders are very common. Around 60 to 70 million people in the U.S. live with a digestive disease.
It's important not to ignore symptoms in your gut. Many digestive disorders are easiest to treat when they first develop.
One of the most serious gut disorders is inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), although it's not very common. IBD occurs when immune systemThe body's defense against germs and foreign substances. cells in the gut overreact to a perceived threat to your body. Often, that "threat" is the normal bugs that make up the microbiome—the microscopic creatures like bacteria, fungi, and viruses—that live in your gut. This overreaction can damage the digestive (gastrointestinal or GI) tract.
The two main types of IBD are ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. "Crohn's can occur anywhere in the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus," says Dr. Judy Cho, an IBD expert at Mount Sinai. Ulcerative colitis happens only in the large intestine.
These two diseases also differ in how deeply they can damage tissue. "Ulcerative colitis causes damage in the gut lining," explains Dr. Dermot McGovern, who studies IBD at Cedars-Sinai. "Crohn's disease can go all the way through the gut." Severe cases of Crohn's can lead to narrowing of the intestines and even holes in the gut.
Other conditions can harm the lining of the stomach and lead to a type of inflammationHeat, swelling, and redness caused by the body's protective response to injury or infection. called gastritis. The most common cause of gastritis is infection with bacteria called Helicobacter pylori. Other causes include the long-term use of some pain medications. If left untreated, gastritis can lead to painful ulcers.
Twelve percent of people in the U.S. have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). "This is a very common disorder. It's characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, and changes in bowel habits," says Dr. Anthony Lembo, an IBS researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Researchers don't understand exactly what causes IBS. It may have different causes in different people. Sometimes it involves problems with how the brain and gut work together.
Other things that can cause pain and discomfort in the GI tract are acid reflux or food sensitivities.
Pinpointing the Problem
It can be tricky to diagnose a digestive disease because they share a lot of symptoms, explains Cho. Symptoms of many gut conditions include pain, gassiness, bloating, and diarrhea.
"But for IBD, there are several red-flag symptoms," she says. These are blood in the stool, weight loss, and signs of inflammation found in a blood test. A sign of IBD in children is failure to grow, Cho adds.
IBS can give some people diarrhea and others constipation. Some people go back and forth between the two.
Gastritis and food sensitivities can also cause long-term gut discomfort. To figure out what's causing gut troubles, doctors may need to run a variety of tests. These can include blood tests and a stool test to look for infection.
Some people may have an imaging test, such as a CT scan. Others may need to have an endoscopy. Endoscopy uses a long, flexible tube with a tiny camera on the end to look in the intestines or stomach.
Treating Pain and Discomfort
While symptoms for different gut disorders can be similar, treatments vary widely. For gastritis caused by bacterial infection, antibiotics are used to kill the germs. If medications are causing gastritis, switching to a different kind of drug will usually allow the stomach to heal.
Food sensitivities can be managed by changing your diet. A nutritionist can help you figure out what foods might be irritating your gut. Acid reflux can also often be improved by changes in your diet and medication.
Treatment isn't one-size-fits-all for IBS, Lembo explains, because it can have different causes. Some people can get some relief by adjusting their diet. (See the Wise Choices box for foods that can trigger gut symptoms.)
"We also tell patients to eat two to three meals a day, maybe have a snack or two. But don't eat all day long. Give your gut a chance to rest," he says.
And while stress doesn't cause IBS, it can trigger flare-ups of symptoms in many people, says Lembo. Stress reduction strategies and cognitive behavior therapy—a type of talk therapy—can help some people manage symptoms of IBS.
IBD is harder to treat than most gut disorders. "It's impossible to cure IBD right now," says Cho. Treatments focus on stopping inflammation long enough to allow the gut tissue to heal, she explains.
Some medications used for IBD control inflammation. Other newer drugs suppress the immune system. But these newer drugs can have serious side effects and are usually only used when others don't work.
"Research has discovered that the earlier you use these medications, the more likely you are to respond," says McGovern. So, people with high-risk disease may get these drugs first now, he explains.
Looking for Better Treatments
Researchers are searching for new ways to prevent and manage gut disorders. Lembo, for example, is testing whether peppermint oil can help the gut muscles relax in people with IBS.
Existing treatments for IBD only work for about a third of people who try them. And even then, McGovern says, they may lose their effects over time.
Both Cho and McGovern are working to understand the genetics of IBD. This information could be used at all stages of the disease, explains Cho. For example, if a test could identify children at higher risk of developing IBD later in life, "theoretically it could be prevented," she says. Strategies could include giving anti-inflammatory drugs before IBD develops or changing the gut microbiome to prevent an immune attack.
"And what we're all interested in is: Can we use some of these genetic signatures to identify new drug targets for IBD?" adds McGovern. That could also eventually help predict who would most likely benefit from a drug, he says.
One of the newest drugs being tested for IBD was based on a genetic discovery, Cho explains. "There's increasing precision in treatment," she says. "Using genetic knowledge to help choose therapies for IBD is something that I think is doable in the next five to 10 years."
For now, talk with your doctor if gut discomfort or pain are impacting your quality of life. Available treatments can help most people get their insides back in order again.
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Gut Trigger Foods
Not all people with gut disorders have problems with the same foods. But some foods that commonly cause gut discomfort include:
Sugar, candy, and junk food
Cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli and cauliflower
Keeping Your Gut in Check
Understanding Food Allergies
Going Gluten Free?
Grumbling Guts?
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Rumi (Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī) is a 13th century Persian poet. He lived most of his life under the Sultanate of Rum, where he produced his works. While his works are written in the new Persian language, many different translations, and interpretations, can be found. Rumi has quickly become one of my favorite poets.
and you will find your voice.
and you will become love's beggar.
and love will turn you into a slave.
Through observation and personal experience, I've grown even more acutely aware of the importance of one's state of mind in Kyudo. We are taught that we must be focused, centered, grounded, but words have little meaning unless we can put them to good use.
In my effort to get where I'm headed with this, I should say that my modus operandi is often a bit ethereal, much like a butterfly, other days, stressed. So I've been asking myself, how do I get down to earth, relaxed, focused?
Sports psychologists recommend centering techniques to reduce anxiety and stress. These techniques allow athletes to pay attention to their body and breathing, redirecting their focus from the negative- or anxiety-causing event to the present task.
Personally, when I encounter problems in shooting (i.e. dropping arrows, premature-releases, the string hitting the body) shooting definitely becomes an anxiety filled event. The anxiety compounds whatever other problem I might be encountering in form. When things have gone so far that I enter this vicious circle of frustration, I find it is best to step back, recenter, then come back to the shooting later. We each have to find what works for ourselves.
The article goes on to tell us, The first aspect of centering involves focusing on the rate of breathing and maintaining a slow, steady pace. Breathe in through the nose, and feel the air fill your lungs. Exhale through your mouth… To do this automatically when you need it (during the stress of competition or training), you must practice it often… Use your training sessions to try various centering techniques and find the best one for you. Refocus and get 'centered' at every break, rest period or when there is a pause in the action.
In other words, Ikiai and the way is in the training?
In talking with others, I have heard that some "shift gears" into Kyudo frame of mind when they put on their yugake, others when they pick up their yumi. In any case, when we step through the doorway of the dojo, we should be in-tune, having focus and zanshin… from the time we enter, until after we exit.
The answers are in front of us all the time. Sometimes the harder we look, the harder to see. Relax and breathe… or breathe and relax… trying harder isn't the answer, but relaxing harder just might be.


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Blake Carpenter
Originally from Rhode Island, a well-rounded singer/songwriter/musician with a multitude of influences ranging from classical to metal and spanning all genres in between. His favorite styles of music are those that showcase drive and talent. Writing in styles from folk to classic prog, hard rock/heavy metal to post-punk and new wave, Blake will take you on a journey beyond imagination.
The early years:
Blake started singing at the age of 4 after hearing his first KISS album at a neighbors house. He proceeded to sing along to almost anything he heard, Elvis, Manilow, Earth, Wind, and Fire as well as KISS. He soon showed interest in the organ he had watched his mother play and started tapping out melodies and chords. At the age of 12, Blake picked up the guitar and really started to write his own songs with lyrics. For the next 8 years, Blake spent his time honing his writing skills and playing solo gigs at coffee shops and on the street corners of Providence, Rhode Island, and Boston, Massachusetts.
The real beginning:
In 1991 Blake teamed up with David Mars for the short-lived project named Naked at Birth. Blake and David performed as an acoustic duo around New England featuring their original work. Working with producer Tony Lucci a Naked at Birth EP was recorded. Soon after this, the Naked at Birth project fizzled out. Blake was then approached by Tony Lucci and asked to try out as a lead singer for a ready-made project better suited to Blake's style. He quickly took up this offer and in 1992 Electric Squid was formed. This was a hard-rocking act performing songs written by Blake and covers from artists like Primus and Pink Floyd. After a summer of playing venues around Rhode Island, Blake left Electric Squid to deal with personal issues.
The hiatus:
By the summer of 1994, Blake was far away from the music scene. There had been no writing or playing music for almost 3 years. In late 1996 he started running karaoke at local night clubs and bars in Rhode Island and Massachusetts where he was able to further hone his vocal skills.
The comeback:
As Blake eased back into music he started writing again with the help of friends and their instruments. This is when the real writing began. Blake felt the new songs had real meaning and depth and achieved a new level of storytelling. He started to play solo gigs again in and around Providence. In 1998 he was introduced to Dana Snell, a guitar player from Massachusetts and the two started to record some of Blake's new music. Unfortunately in 2000 Blake and Dana went separate ways and Blake was once again a solo act.
The Ogma years:
As Blake continued writing music and lyrics he searched for the right musicians to collaborate with. Blake found Kevin Williams who recorded some guitar solos on a project Blake was working on. A few months later Kevin contacted Blake with a project he was working on with Ron Pacheco and Brock Papinau. After a quick audition, the foursome started working on original pieces from Ron and Blake and also writing new music with input from all the members. Their music often highlighted the excellent guitar skills of Kevin and the crazy bass skills of Ron. Dubbing the band Ogma – The Celtic god of art and music– they played all around Rhode Island and Massachusetts on a weekly basis. This continued for 2 ½ years until the band members each sought their own path.
The Minstrel's Ghost and Voice of the Enslaved:
In 2004 Blake moved to Tucson to escape the cold and snow of New England and relax in the Arizona sun. He brought with him his music but barely touched anything for about a year. After meeting Robert Lopez in the summer of 2005 his rocking roots were rekindled once again. He began recording what was to become The Road to Avalon with Robertsoloing on all tracks. Unfortunately, there were issues and The Road to Avalon was put on hold.
Blake quickly began writing new material and Dream Things True was born. A 12 song CD written, recorded and produced by Blake under the name The Minstrel's Ghost. Completed in 2010 it has been released by Sprocket Records, Blake's independent label. While working on Dream Things True Blake joined forces with Brandon Smith, Scott Cantrell and Rudy Escobedo to form what was to become Rudon Blacott Tension between members and lack of gigs led to the split of the band. Blake began working with keyboardist Bill Lee Harris but with the two having different projects in the works time was hard to come by. Blake joined forces with Zoltan Csörsz Jr., Colin Tench, Troy James Martin and Marco Chiappini for an international collaboration on a major recording project. The project's storyline is based on the Arthurian legends and written by Blake Carpenter. The Road To Avalon was released on December 24th, 2012 and has acquired quite a following.
During this time Blake also worked with Colin Tench's other project Corvus Stone providing lyrics and vocals to many songs for their two albums as well as providing voice and lyrics for Coalition's album Bridge Across Time, Petri Lindström's Hail To Sabbath and Jack Potter's Before The Fall.
Blake also created a new side project during this break called Voice of the Enslaved, an enigmatic project whose first release was in the vein more or less like straight AOR with lyrics being anti-establishment, corporation and government.
After the extremely successful release of The Road To Avalon Blake knew he had to come up with something even bigger and bolder for the next release. Before he had even started TRTA Blake began writing a concept story about a boy growing up in a pretty terrible situation. He revisited this concept and knew it was the one that should follow the success of The Road. He did, however, want this to comprise entirely of an actual live band and began the search for local musicians to take part. Troy was already local so the bass was covered. With Troy's help, TMG recruited Mike Troupe on drums and Doug Floyd on guitars. Blake would play keyboards on this one. Doug Floyd was not able to stay on due to other obligations so the search was on for another guitar player. Not able to find one locally in time to start recording Blake reached out to his friend Jartse Tuominen who agreed to help out, and recording was underway. It was not long, however, before guitarist Steve Centuori answered an ad for the guitar for the live band. He has a heavier edge to his style but, it brought a refreshing and welcoming feeling to the band. With rehearsals underway, recording begun and nearly finished Blake began to realize that having a keyboard player in the band would be of great benefit. Troy suggested Uma DeSilva, a meeting was set, files and sheets were given and, they planned to get together in 2 weeks as a group. When Uma showed up, she played everything she was given to learn with ease (ok, not quite like that but was good enough), and it was obvious she was in. By now, the recording had basically been completed for the next album, but with all these new faces and voices in the band, Blake felt that it would not be right to release it without them on it, so recording was resumed, and the release has been put back. So, with Blake on keyboards, guitar and vocals, Troy on bass and vocals, Mike Troupe on drums and vocals, Steve Centuori on guitars and vocals and Uma deSilva on keyboards, guitars, and vocals. TMG began to rehearse and eventually got a few gigs under their belt but, things were not to be. Troy and Mike had to step down due to multiple obligations and, shortly thereafter, Blake had to make a big move across the country to northern Alabama.
Here and Now:
Knowing that there is no timeline for staying in his current location Blake decided to take a couple of years off to clear his mind after the the collapse of TMG and just work and spend time with his family but the itch came back and music started to become a part of it all once again. Blake worked diligently to mix and master what would be TMG's swan song Jack: A Different Tale and it was finally released in digital form on April 5th 2019.
After many years in the prog-rock scene, Blake revisited a style of music that He grew up with, stuff from the '80s. He loves synths, drum machines, and airy sounding guitars with melodic vocals and harmonies. The new music he is producing will undoubtedly remind many of those wonderful days of experimental music that was an instant pop success. If you like the music of the 80's please have a listen you will love what Blake has to offer!
Blake Carpenter – Love Amplified (2021) TBA
Max Nova – Able Archer 1983 – (2020) Self-Released
Various Artist – A Year In The Revolution 2020 (2021) Digital Album
Blake – Concrete Jungle (2020) Digital Single
Blake – Beyond The Mask (2020) Digital Single
Blake – You Can (2020) Digital Single
Blake – Color Blind (2020) Digital Single
Blake – The Downfall (2020) Digital Single
Blake – Remembering The Future (2020) Cassette Tape & Digital
The Minstrel's Ghost Jack A Different Tale (2019) Digital – Melodic Revolution Records
Petri Lindström Project – Hail To Sabbath (2016) CD & Digital – Melodic Revolution Records
Coalition – Bridge Across Time (2016) Self-released
Corvus Stone – Corvus Stone Unscrewed (2015) CD & Digital – Melodic Revolution Records
Voice of the Enslaved – Voice of the Enslaved (2014) Digital – Melodic Revolution Records
Corvus Stone – Corvus Stone II (2014) CD & Digital – Melodic Revolution Records
The Minstrel's Ghost The Road To Avalon (2012) CD & Digital – Melodic Revolution Records
Corvus Stone – Corvus Stone (2012) CD & Digital – Melodic Revolution Records
The Minstrel's Ghost Dream Things True (2011) Digital Self-released
OGMA – I (2004) Statue Records
Naked at Birth – Naked at Birth EP (1991)
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