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For other uses, see Wax (disambiguation).
Cetyl palmitate, a typical wax ester.
Commercial honeycomb foundation, made by pressing beeswax between patterned metal rollers.
Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures. They include higher alkanes and lipids, typically with melting points above about 40 °C (104 °F), melting to give low viscosity liquids. Waxes are insoluble in water but soluble in organic, nonpolar solvents. Natural waxes of different types are produced by plants and animals and occur in petroleum.
1.1 Plant and animal waxes
1.1.1 Animal waxes
1.1.2 Plant waxes
1.1.3 Modified plant and animal waxes
1.2 Petroleum derived waxes
1.2.1 Montan wax
1.2.2 Polyethylene and related derivatives
2.1 Candles
2.2 Wax products
2.3 Other uses
3 Specific examples
3.1 Animal waxes
3.2 Vegetable waxes
3.3 Mineral waxes
3.4 Petroleum waxes
Chemistry[edit]
Ceroline brand wax for floors and furniture, first half of 20th century. From the Museo del Objeto del Objeto collection
Waxes are organic compounds that characteristically consist of long alkyl chains. Natural waxes may contain unsaturated bonds and include various functional groups such as fatty acids, primary and secondary alcohols, ketones, aldehydes and fatty acid esters, and aromatic compounds may also be present. Synthetic waxes often consist of homologous series of long-chain aliphatic hydrocarbons (alkanes or paraffins) that lack functional groups.[1]
Plant and animal waxes[edit]
Waxes are synthesized by many plants and animals. Those of animal origin typically consist of wax esters derived from a variety of carboxylic acids and fatty alcohols. In waxes of plant origin, characteristic mixtures of unesterified hydrocarbons may predominate over esters.[2] The composition depends not only on species, but also on geographic location of the organism.
Animal waxes[edit]
The best known animal wax is beeswax used in constructing the honeycombs of honeybees, but other insects secrete waxes. A major component of the beeswax is myricyl palmitate which is an ester of triacontanol and palmitic acid. Its melting point is 62-65 °C. Spermaceti occurs in large amounts in the head oil of the sperm whale. One of its main constituents is cetyl palmitate, another ester of a fatty acid and a fatty alcohol. Lanolin is a wax obtained from wool, consisting of esters of sterols.[1]
Plant waxes[edit]
Plants secrete waxes into and on the surface of their cuticles as a way to control evaporation, wettability and hydration.[3] The epicuticular waxes of plants are mixtures of substituted long-chain aliphatic hydrocarbons, containing alkanes, alkyl esters, fatty acids, primary and secondary alcohols, diols, ketones, aldehydes.[2] From the commercial perspective, the most important plant wax is carnauba wax, a hard wax obtained from the Brazilian palm Copernicia prunifera. Containing the ester myricyl cerotate, it has many applications, such as confectionery and other food coatings, car and furniture polish, floss coating, and surfboard wax. Other more specialized vegetable waxes include candelilla wax and ouricury wax.
Modified plant and animal waxes[edit]
Plant and animal based waxes or oils can undergo selective chemical modifications to produce waxes with more desirable properties than are available in the unmodified starting material.[4] This approach has relied on green chemistry approaches including olefin metathesis and enzymatic reactions and can be used to produce waxes from inexpensive starting materials like vegetable oils.[5][6]
Petroleum derived waxes[edit]
See also: Paraffin wax
Although many natural waxes contain esters, paraffin waxes are hydrocarbons, mixtures of alkanes usually in a homologous series of chain lengths. These materials represent a significant fraction of petroleum. They are refined by vacuum distillation. Paraffin waxes are mixtures of saturated n- and iso- alkanes, naphthenes, and alkyl- and naphthene-substituted aromatic compounds. A typical alkane paraffin wax chemical composition comprises hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2, such as hentriacontane, C31H64. The degree of branching has an important influence on the properties. Microcrystalline wax is a lesser produced petroleum based wax that contains higher percentage of isoparaffinic (branched) hydrocarbons and naphthenic hydrocarbons.
Millions of tons of paraffin waxes are produced annually. They are used in foods (such as chewing gum and cheese wrapping), in candles and cosmetics, as non-stick and waterproofing coatings and in polishes.
Montan wax[edit]
Montan wax is a fossilized wax extracted from coal and lignite.[7] It is very hard, reflecting the high concentration of saturated fatty acids and alcohols. Although dark brown and odorous, they can be purified and bleached to give commercially useful products.
Polyethylene and related derivatives[edit]
As of 1995, about 200 million kilograms/y were consumed.[3]
Polyethylene waxes are manufactured by one of three methods: 1- direct polymerization of ethylene (may include co -monomers also);[8] 2- thermal degradation of high molecular weight polyethylene resin;[9] 3- recovery of low molecular weight fractions from high molecular weight resin production.
Each production technique generates products with slightly different properties. Key properties of low molecular weight polyethylene waxes are viscosity, density and melt point.
Polyethylene waxes produced by means of degradation or recovery from polyethylene resin streams contain very low molecular weight materials that must be removed to prevent volatilization and potential fire hazards during use. Polyethylene waxes manufactured by this method are usually stripped of low molecular weight fractions to yield a flash point > 500°F(> 260°C). Many polyethylene resin plants produce a low molecular weight stream often referred to as Low Polymer Wax (LPW). LPW is unrefined and contains volatile oligomers, corrosive catalyst and may contain other foreign material and water. Refining of LPW to produce a polyethylene wax involves removal of oligomers and hazardous catalyst. Proper refining of LPW to produce polyethylene wax is especially important when being used in applications requiring FDA or other regulatory certification.
Uses[edit]
Waxes are mainly consumed industrially as components of complex formulations, often for coatings.[3] The main use of polyethylene and polypropylene waxes is in the formulation of colourants for plastics. Waxes confer matting effects and wear resistance to paints. Polyethylene waxes are incorporated into inks in the form of dispersions to decrease friction. They are employed as release agents, find use as slip agents in furniture, and confer corrosion resistance.
Candles[edit]
Wax candle.
Waxes such as paraffin wax or beeswax, and hard fats such as tallow are used to make candles, used for lighting and decoration.
Wax products[edit]
Waxes are used as finishes and coatings for wood products.[10] Beeswax is frequently used as a lubricant on drawer slides where wood to wood contact occurs.
A lava lamp is a novelty item that contains wax melted from below by a bulb. The wax rises and falls in decorative, molten blobs.
Sealing wax was used to close important documents in the Middle Ages. Wax tablets were used as writing surfaces. There were different types of wax in the Middle Ages, namely four kinds of wax (Ragusan, Montenegro, Byzantine, and Bulgarian), "ordinary" waxes from Spain, Poland, and Riga, unrefined waxes and colored waxes (red, white, and green).[11][12] Waxes are used to make wax paper, impregnating and coating paper and card to waterproof it or make it resistant to staining, or to modify its surface properties. Waxes are also used in shoe polishes, wood polishes, and automotive polishes, as mold release agents in mold making, as a coating for many cheeses, and to waterproof leather and fabric. Wax has been used since antiquity as a temporary, removable model in lost-wax casting of gold, silver and other materials.
Wax with colorful pigments added has been used as a medium in encaustic painting, and is used today in the manufacture of crayons, china markers and colored pencils. Carbon paper, used for making duplicate typewritten documents was coated with carbon black suspended in wax, typically montan wax, but has largely been superseded by photocopiers and computer printers. In another context, lipstick and mascara are blends of various fats and waxes colored with pigments, and both beeswax and lanolin are used in other cosmetics. Ski wax is used in skiing and snowboarding. Also, the sports of surfing and skateboarding often use wax to enhance the performance.
Some waxes are considered food-safe and are used to coat wooden cutting boards and other items that come into contact with food. Beeswax or coloured synthetic wax is used to decorate Easter eggs in Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and the Czech Republic. Paraffin wax is used in making chocolate covered sweets.
Wax is also used in wax bullets, which are used as simulation aids.
Specific examples[edit]
Beeswax - produced by honey bees
Chinese wax - produced by the scale insect Ceroplastes ceriferus
Lanolin (wool wax) - from the sebaceous glands of sheep
Shellac wax - from the lac insect Kerria lacca
Spermaceti - from the head cavities and blubber of the sperm whale
Vegetable waxes[edit]
Bayberry wax - from the surface wax of the fruits of the bayberry shrub, Myrica faya
Candelilla wax - from the Mexican shrubs Euphorbia cerifera and Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Carnauba wax - from the leaves of the Carnauba palm, Copernicia cerifera
Castor wax - catalytically hydrogenated castor oil
Esparto wax - a byproduct of making paper from esparto grass, (Macrochloa tenacissima)
Japan wax - a vegetable triglyceride (not a true wax), from the berries of Rhus and Toxicodendron species
Ouricury wax - from the Brazilian feather palm, Syagrus coronata.
Rice bran wax - obtained from rice bran (Oryza sativa)
Soy wax - from soybean oil
Tallow Tree wax - from the seeds of the tallow tree Triadica sebifera.
Mineral waxes[edit]
Ceresin waxes
Montan wax - extracted from lignite and brown coal
Ozocerite - found in lignite beds
Peat waxes
Petroleum waxes[edit]
Paraffin wax - made of long-chain alkane hydrocarbons
Microcrystalline wax - with very fine crystalline structure
Slip melting point
Wax argument or the "ball of wax example", is a thought experiment originally articulated by Renė Descartes.
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In organic chemistry, an alkane, or paraffin (a historical name that also has other meanings), is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon. In other words, an alkane consists of hydrogen and carbon atoms arranged in a tree structure in which all the carbon–carbon bonds are single. Alkanes have the general chemical formula CnH2n+2. The alkanes range in complexity from the simplest case of methane (CH4), where n = 1 (sometimes called the parent molecule), to arbitrarily large and complex molecules, like pentacontane (C50H102) or 6-ethyl-2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl) octane, an isomer of tetradecane (C14H30).
Paraffin wax is a soft colorless solid, derived from petroleum, coal or shale oil, that consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules containing between twenty and forty carbon atoms. It is solid at room temperature and begins to melt above approximately 37 °C (99 °F), its boiling point is >370 °C (698 °F). Common applications for paraffin wax include lubrication, electrical insulation, and candles; dyed paraffin wax can be made into crayons. It is distinct from kerosene and other petroleum products that are sometimes called paraffin.
Beeswax is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis. The wax is formed into scales by eight wax-producing glands in the abdominal segments of worker bees, which discard it in or at the hive. The hive workers collect and use it to form cells for honey storage and larval and pupal protection within the beehive. Chemically, beeswax consists mainly of esters of fatty acids and various long-chain alcohols.
Lanolin, also called wool yolk, wool wax, or wool grease, is a wax secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool-bearing animals. Lanolin used by humans comes from domestic sheep breeds that are raised specifically for their wool. Historically, many pharmacopoeias have referred to lanolin as wool fat ; however, as lanolin lacks glycerides, it is not a true fat. Lanolin primarily consists of sterol esters instead. Lanolin's waterproofing property aids sheep in shedding water from their coats. Certain breeds of sheep produce large amounts of lanolin.
Carnauba, also called Brazil wax and palm wax, is a wax of the leaves of the palm Copernicia prunifera, a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states of Piauí, Ceará, Maranhão, Bahia, and Rio Grande do Norte. It is known as "queen of waxes" and in its pure state, usually comes in the form of hard yellow-brown flakes. It is obtained from the leaves of the carnauba palm by collecting and drying them, beating them to loosen the wax, then refining and bleaching the wax. As a food additive, its E number is E903.
1-Octene
1-Octene is an organic compound with a formula CH2CHC6H13. The alkene is classified as a higher olefin and alpha-olefin, meaning that the double bond is located at the alpha (primary) position, endowing this compound with higher reactivity and thus useful chemical properties. 1-Octene is one of the important linear alpha olefins in industry. It is a colourless liquid.
Paraffin oxidation
Paraffin oxidation is a historical industrial process for the production of synthetic fatty acids. The fatty acids are further processed to consumer products such as soaps and fats as well as to lubricating greases for technical applications. Coal slack wax, a saturated, high molecular weight hydrocarbon mixture and by-product of the Fischer-Tropsch process was used as raw material. Side products were a wide range of carboxylic acids and oxidation products such as alcohols, aldehydes, esters, or ketones. The oxidation of paraffins was carried out in the liquid phase by molecular oxygen in the presence of catalysts such as permanganates, at temperatures in the range of about 100 to 120 °C and under atmospheric pressure.
Urea extraction crystallization
The urea extraction crystallization is a process for separating linear paraffins from hydrocarbon mixtures through the formation of urea-n-paraffin-clathrates. The process is primarily used to lower the pour point of petroleum products, by-products of the process are n-paraffins in high purity. The method may also applied for the separation of fatty acids and fatty alcohols. In addition to urea also thiourea is used in the process.


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Kathryn was awarded a prestigious Fame Academy Education Bursary worth £20,000 which will fund her opera and vocal studies at postgraduate level. There were over 950 applicants for this award and the competition was fierce at audition. The Fame Academy bursaries were set up two years ago from the profits generated from record sales and phone lines on the popular BBC series to develop outstanding new musical talent.
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Releases Major Motion Picture and Novel Titled Priceless
Kelinda Crawford
By Kelinda Crawford
K: Joel, Luke, I think it's awesome that you are taking a stand for women's worth––and teaching others to do the same––by promoting the idea that "chivalry is not dead." Let's talk about that for a moment: When you say "chivalry," what do you mean? And in what ways can men be chivalrous today?
J: One of the things that we have felt very moved to share about as a group is celebrating a woman's worth and charging us as men to love extraordinarily. What does that really mean, when you put flesh to that statement in a modern context? Obviously, the first thing you think is opening the door for a young lady or sliding her chair in as she sits at dinner. I think if you drop down in a deep level, it's beyond that: it's a mindset of how we perceive a woman. Is our mindset, frankly, to connect with a woman for who she is, for her heart, to love her, to seek understanding, or is it more primitive? Is it to physically connect with her in a dating relationship? Chivalry to us is a romantic way to really respect, honor and love a woman well, but even beyond that with family, with our mums, our sisters, to really celebrate the beauty, the strength and the dignity of a woman.
K: What impact are you hoping to have in promoting the idea that "women are priceless?" And how are the concepts of a woman's worth impacting the people to whom you minister?
L: We really hope to convey that we believe that women are priceless and to really change our mindset in the modern context. With all of the smart phones, billboards, movies and music– there is a seemingly underlining thread of ideology that a woman's worth is found either in her figure or how she is received (or sometimes not received) by men. The real heartbeat of this Priceless movement is the fact that as humans, as ladies, you are image bearers of God – each unique in a radical way. Your definition as a young lady is not found in how your dress, what you look like or your connections with a man, but it is in the fact that you are loved and created wonderfully by God.
K: You come from a rather large family. How has that influenced your music and your decision to speak out for women in today's culture?
J: My brother Luke and I, who make up the two front men of the band, come from a big family. We are a family of 7 kids, 5 boys, 2 girls, and our parents have been happily married for over 40 years now. When we were young and we first moved to the United States, we lost everything. My dad had been offered a job, and about a month after we got here he had lost the job so we really pulled together. As a family we raked leaves, we mowed lawns, our mum and our sister cleaned houses. In that time it really bonded us as a family. I think we greatly understood the significance of family and the family institution. This is why as young adults we've felt moved to share about the importance, the dynamic and the beauty of family. It goes hand in hand with our heritage as young men growing up in such a wonderful, God-fearing household.
K: Would you share with us some of the ways men can show their mothers and sisters that they are priceless?
L: As young men, one of the ways I feel we can truly love our sisters and our mothers is by rising above our circumstances and loving no matter what. Look, it's easy to love when everything is easy, but when love is put to the test, when someone is not owning up or not loving you in the way you feel you should be loved– that's the real moment when, as men, we can rise above and be chivalrous. In that moment there is a real opportunity.
K: You have a movie coming out this month, called Priceless: She's Worth Fighting For. How did the concept for this movie come about…and what you're hoping to see through its release?
J: Conceptually it came from two things: since we started touring, the band felt moved to share and celebrate a woman's worth, charging us as men to be chivalrous in how we love. We partnered with our older brother Ben, who is a filmmaker, and he directed the piece. When we first started throwing around ideas for what this story could look like, he recalled a documentary that he edited years ago that had always stuck with him. We married these two concepts and we've come out with is a gritty drama thriller romance that charges us to be chivalrous and to celebrates a woman worth. We hope you can make it out on October 14th to see this dramatic story unfold.
K: You were both very active in the production of this movie. Was it difficult, as brothers, to work together professionally?
J: It was certainly a family affair–my brother Ben was behind the camera and in the directors chair. My brother Luke was one of the producers and my brother-in-law Cubbie, who is married to my older sister, was also a co-producer as well. People always ask how we navigated that journey as a family, we work really closely with family and it's been a beautiful thing. I think in order to understand it, you would have to travel back to our teenage years. Our sister was an artist by the name of Rebecca St. James, and we joked that Dad needed cheap labor but he looked around and saw he had 5 sons so she put us all to work as a road crew. Through that time we really worked out as youngsters on how to collaborate and partner with one another. It's been a beautiful thing in music and in movies now to have each others back, and the deep trust and understanding that you have with family.
K: You also just released a book in September––a novelization of the Pricelessmovie. Tell us a little about it. Where can readers pick up their copy?
L: Yes, along with the movie we also have a novelization of the film that goes under the same title. It released in stores Sept 6th. You can pick up digital and physical copies online and in stores! You can only tell so much in an hour and 37 minutes of filmmaking, but for instance, the first 5 chapters in the book unfold prior to where the film picks up. You get a deeper, wider, more sincere look at these characters. We encourage your readers to pick up a copy, as we are certainly proud of it.
K: Your new album, Run Wild, Live Free, Love Strongsounds amazing! Why the name for this new album? What does it mean to you?
J: Our latest project was written in a polarizing time. Luke had just gotten very ill with a digestive disorder, dropping, down to around 125 pounds, and had to come off the road. On the other hand, I had just gotten married. During this time of extremes, we took these stories into the recording process. Right as we were recording, Luke's son, who at one point Luke was too weak to hold, was just learning to walk. He was amazed as he looked at his son, who has a lot of confinements–he can't drive, he doesn't have his own place, he doesn't have independence, but inside these confinements he was so free. The song and statement came directly from experiences of witnessing his son being so liberated, but yet in the confinement of his parents love. It's a beautiful metaphor between humanity and God, because when we live within God's love, we can truly run wild, live free, love strong.
K: For King & Country has been gaining a lot of media attention. Since winning New Artist of the Year at the 2013 GMA Dove Awards, what goals have you set for yourselves, and where do you see For King & Country in 2017?
J: We've been a band for 5 years now and it's been a really humbling and thrilling journey. A lot of highs and lows, and we've experienced some very special moments that you dream about as a musician. Whether it's certain accolades or being able to perform on live television, as we look forward into 2017 we are always eager in some ways to go back to the drawing board of creativity in music. Our plan is to work on our third record in 2017, not to wipe the slate clean, but build off the foundation that we built with the first two records and to explore something fresh and new. We are writing from a position of joy, because I feel in so many areas in life we all have so much to be thankful for and we sense that particularly over the last 5 years. Who knows what will come of it, but our hope is to get in the studio and explore music and redefine the idea of joy.
K: Thank you, Joel and Luke, for sharing with us. We look forward to seeing how well Priceless does in both theaters and in bookstores. And we hope you will reconnect with us when your next album releases. We'd love to hear the backstory behind your song selections!
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Title 20 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 70 - STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SUBCHAPTER VI - INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION
Part A - Indian Education
subpart 2 - special programs and projects to improve educational opportunities for indian children
Sec. 7441 - Improvement of educational opportunities for Indian children and youth
§7441. Improvement of educational opportunities for Indian children and youth
(a) Purpose
It is the purpose of this section to support projects to develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of services and programs to improve educational opportunities and achievement of Indian children and youth.
(2) Coordination
The Secretary shall take the necessary actions to achieve the coordination of activities assisted under this subpart with—
(A) other programs funded under this chapter; and
(B) other Federal programs operated for the benefit of Indian children and youth.
(b) Eligible entities
In this section, the term "eligible entity" means a State educational agency, local educational agency, Indian tribe, Indian organization, federally supported elementary school or secondary school for Indian students, a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 1059c(b) of this title), or a consortium of such entities.
(c) Grants authorized
The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out activities that meet the purpose of this section, including—
(1) innovative programs related to the educational needs of educationally disadvantaged Indian children and youth;
(2) educational services that are not available to such children and youth in sufficient quantity or quality, including remedial instruction, to raise the achievement of Indian children in one or more of the subjects of English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, art, history, and geography;
(3) bilingual and bicultural programs and projects;
(4) special health and nutrition services, and other related activities, that address the special health, social, and psychological problems of Indian children and youth;
(5) special compensatory and other programs and projects designed to assist and encourage Indian children and youth to enter, remain in, or reenter school, and to increase the rate of high school graduation for Indian children and youth;
(6) comprehensive guidance, counseling, and testing services;
(7) early childhood education programs that are effective in preparing young children to make sufficient academic growth by the end of grade 3, including kindergarten and pre-kindergarten programs, family-based preschool programs that emphasize school readiness, screening and referral, and the provision of services to Indian children and youth with disabilities;
(8) partnership projects between local educational agencies and institutions of higher education that allow secondary school students to enroll in courses at the postsecondary level to aid such students in the transition from secondary to postsecondary education;
(9) partnership projects between schools and local businesses for career preparation programs designed to provide Indian youth with the knowledge and skills such youth need to make an effective transition from school to a high-skill career;
(10) programs designed to encourage and assist Indian students to work toward, and gain entrance into, institutions of higher education;
(11) family literacy services;
(12) activities that recognize and support the unique cultural and educational needs of Indian children and youth, and incorporate traditional leaders;
(13) high-quality professional development of teaching professionals and paraprofessionals; or
(14) other services that meet the purpose described in this section.
(d) Grant requirements and applications
(1) Grant requirements
(A) In general
The Secretary may make multiyear grants under subsection (c) for the planning, development, pilot operation, or demonstration of any activity described in subsection (c) for a period not to exceed 5 years.
(B) Priority
In making multiyear grants described in this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to entities submitting applications that present a plan for combining two or more of the activities described in subsection (c) over a period of more than 1 year.
(C) Progress
The Secretary shall award grants for an initial period of not more than 3 years and may renew such grants for not more than an additional 2 years if the Secretary determines that the eligible entity has made substantial progress in carrying out the activities assisted under the grant in accordance with the application submitted under paragraph (3) and any subsequent modifications to such application.
(2) Dissemination grants
In addition to awarding the multiyear grants described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may award grants under subsection (c) to eligible entities for the dissemination of exemplary materials or programs assisted under this section.
(B) Determination
The Secretary may award a dissemination grant described in this paragraph if, prior to awarding the grant, the Secretary determines that the material or program to be disseminated—
(i) has been adequately reviewed;
(ii) has demonstrated educational merit; and
(iii) can be replicated.
(3) Application
Any eligible entity that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require.
(B) Contents
Each application submitted to the Secretary under subparagraph (A), other than an application for a dissemination grant under paragraph (2), shall contain—
(i) a description of how parents and family of Indian children and representatives of Indian tribes have been, and will be, involved in developing and implementing the activities for which assistance is sought;
(ii) assurances that the applicant will participate, at the request of the Secretary, in any national evaluation of activities assisted under this section;
(iii) information demonstrating that the proposed program is an evidence-based program, where applicable, which may include a program that has been modified to be culturally appropriate for students who will be served;
(iv) a description of how the applicant will incorporate the proposed activities into the ongoing school program involved once the grant period is over; and
(v) such other assurances and information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
(e) Administrative costs
Not more than 5 percent of the funds provided to a grantee under this subpart for any fiscal year may be used for administrative purposes.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title VI, §6121, formerly title VII, §7121, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, §701, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1919; renumbered title VI, §6121, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, §§6001(a), (b)(1), 6002(k), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046, 2054.)
A prior section 6121 of Pub. L. 89–10 was renumbered section 5101 and is classified to section 7305 of this title.
2015—Pub. L. 114–95, §6002(k)(1), substituted "Improvement of educational opportunities for Indian children and youth" for "Improvement of educational opportunities for Indian children" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–95, §6002(k)(2)(A), inserted "and youth" after "Indian children".
Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 114–95, §6002(k)(2)(B), substituted "Indian children and youth" for "American Indian and Alaska Native children".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–95, §6002(k)(3), substituted "a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 1059c(b) of this title)" for "Indian institution (including an Indian institution of higher education)".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–95, §6002(k)(4), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which related to grants authorized, consisting of pars. (1) and (2).
Subsec. (d)(1)(C). Pub. L. 114–95, §6002(k)(5)(A), substituted "award grants for an initial period of not more than 3 years and may renew such grants for not more than an additional 2 years if the Secretary determines" for "make a grant payment for a grant described in this paragraph to an eligible entity after the initial year of the multiyear grant only if the Secretary determines".
Subsec. (d)(3)(B)(i). Pub. L. 114–95, §6002(k)(5)(B)(i), substituted "parents and family of Indian children" for "parents of Indian children".
Subsec. (d)(3)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 114–95, §6002(k)(5)(B)(ii), substituted "information demonstrating that the proposed program is an evidence-based program" for "information demonstrating that the proposed program for the activities is a scientifically based research program".
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.


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Chris Evans reveals he reads FOUR books a week on his Virgin Radio Breakfast Show
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CHRIS Evans impressed listeners to his Virgin Radio Breakfast Show by revealing he reads four books a WEEK.
The DJ was interviewing Dawn O'Porter on her new book, So Lucky, when he dropped the fact.
Chris Evans manages to read four books a weekCredit: Dan Charity
The bestselling author told Chris that most radio DJ's interviewing her haven't even opened her books.
She said on the Chris Evans Virgin Radio Breakfast Show with Sky: "This is step one of my book tour, by the way. I don't think I've ever been on a radio interview where the host has actually read the books.
"So this is really surprising."
Chris replied: "No, seriously, my listeners know I was the book doctor for a while a couple of weeks ago.
He spoke about how much he reads in conversation with Dawn O'Porter
"And I talk about books, I read about three or four books a week, usually non-fiction.
"But they know when I say buy the book, I mean it."
Dawn is known for books such as The Cows, Paper Aeroplanes and Goose.
Chris Evans has a lot more reading time since giving up his phone earlier this year.
Long time listeners will know he's an authority on books
Jon Culshaw recalls nightmare of 'missing' own show on Chris Evans Virgin Radio Breakfast Show
The presenter revealed to his listeners that he gave up on using his smart phone and hasn't looked back since.
He told his audience: "I got rid of my phone on the 19th of January this year.
"I don't have a phone or an email. Right so I have a lot more time. In fact I have the same amount of time, it is just mine."
Speaking about what he does with his extra free time, the dad-of-three said: "So what do I do with my time?
The star has a lot more time since giving up his phoneCredit: The Chris Evans Virgin Radio Breakfast show with Sky, weekdays from 6:30am
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"I was in London last Thursday and I had time because I'd got time and the more time you have and the more space you have the more you see how little everybody else has and you get more you get frustrated for them on their behalf.
"And so I have two hours right, not to kill, not to fill, but to fulfil and there was a fox being rescued from the river here on London Bridge and for 90 minutes I just watched the fire brigade trying to rescue this fox."


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(HealthDay News) — Bullying remains a concern for nursing students and occurs in both clinical and academic settings, according to a small study published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Helen Courtney-Pratt, Ph.D., R.N., from the University of Tasmania in Australia, and colleagues conducted semi-structured interviews with a convenience sample of 29 first-, second-, and third-year undergraduate nursing students.
The researchers found that students reported multiple examples of bullying occurring in both clinical and academic settings, although no episodes of bullying were formally reported. Clinicians, facilitators, academics, and fellow students were the perpetrators. Bullying ranged from incivility to physical attacks. The impact of the bullying caused many participants to feel anxious and distressed, it undermined their confidence and perception of competence, and it often led them to question their career choice. Coping strategies included avoidance, trying to "just survive," and seeking support from trusted academic staff, family, and friends.
"Reporting structures and support strategies need to be re-examined, and resilience training is imperative," the authors write.


Germany's antitrust watchdog has hit the social network with a ban on combining user data it gathers from different sources, unless it has explicit consent from users.
"The Bundeskartellamt underestimates the fierce competition we face in Germany, misinterprets our compliance with GDPR and undermines the mechanisms European law provides for ensuring consistent data protection standards across the EU", said Facebook in a blog post on Thursday.
In its order, the cartel office said it would be possible to assign data from WhatsApp or Instagram to Facebook only with the voluntary consent of users. Even if a website has no visible signs of a link to Facebook, it could still send user data to the company by using the Facebook Analytics service in the background.
The EU introduced its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May past year, intensifying regulators' focus on Facebook. If it fails, the FCO will levy fines up to 10 percent of the company's annual turnover.
In the latest high-profile backlash against the social network, German officials argue that Facebook has been exploiting its dominant position in social media.
'The Bundeskartellamt's decision misapplies German competition law to set different rules that apply to only one company, ' Facebook said.
This happens, for example, if the website operator uses the "Facebook Analytics" service in the background in order to carry out user analyses.
Furthermore, regarding the merging of its messaging service, Germany also raised privacy concerns and has blocked Facebook's Messenger-Instagram-WhatsApp merger.


Addiction is a complex problem, with social, psychological, and biological underpinnings. The scope of the problem is at epidemic proportions. Thanks to decades of scientific research, we are better equipped than ever to comprehend the causes, complications, and effective social and medical treatments for addiction.
Navigating the physical, medical, emotional, and social aspects of addiction can be overwhelming to patients, families, and even treatment providers. Many publications deal with this topic, however most are thin pamphlets or thick scientific treatises. This short book concisely and clearly answers the questions that students, patients, and their loved ones ask: What is addiction?
Why do we care about it? Why do some people get addicted and others do not? What do we do about addiction? This book, created by Arwen Podesta, MD, is medically minded but accessible to all readers, and will answer these questions and more.
Arwen Podesta, MD, ABAM, ABIHM, is a clinician, speaker, teacher, and writer. She is board certified in psychiatry, addiction medicine, forensic psychiatry, and holistic and integrative medicine. Her background in massage therapy and biochemistry also inform her therapeutic approach, allowing her to help patients on many levels. She uses all her training and knowledge to comprehensively treat individuals and families, looking at micro- and macroscopic imbalances affecting mental wellness.
A specialist in addiction medicine, Dr. Podesta treats addiction and substance use through a neurobiological, genetic, and holistic medicine lens. She holds several positions-clinical faculty at Tulane University, medical director at several addiction treatment facilities, and consultant for the courts. She also has a boutique private practice where she collaborates with a holistic team, including psychotherapists, a nutritionist, massage therapists, and an acupuncturist. She lectures often on addiction medicine and treatment in both academic and public settings.


Here it is, my baby quilt, finished and ready to be offered!
Hoping the parents will like it, and the baby enjoy it!
Si le baby n'aime pas...moi j'adore !! Belle presentation, joli quilting...all is perfect !!
It's a lovely gift, I'm sure it will be welcome.
Thanks Susan, greetings from London!
It will be treasured for years to come! What a beautiful gift, and your name label is so cute.
Thanks a lot Diane, have a great week-end!
This is a perfect gift!
I just gave a friend a rag quilt in purples, reds, black, and gold. My friend loves everything to be purple.
That is exactly how I gave it to her--rolled up and tied with a ribbon. It is the perfect way to give a quilt.
Your baby quilts are fantastic and I really like the presentation :) Recently I've finished one for my cousin's baby and the ribbon is just the perfect final touch :) Thank you!


Geraint Clark runs one of the most popular magic blogs on the web and we're super excited to have him on the show this week. His entrée into the magical was a unique one. He was early for a job interview one day and wandered into a local bookshop. The night before he had watched the British magician Dynamo on TV. It just so happened that Nicholas Einhorn's book The Practical Encyclopedia of Magic was being sold at the shop for a mere $8. He bought it and learned an easy trick which he parlayed into impressing the boss at the job interview.
Geraint completed a multimedia degree at University and learned the basics of web design and Photoshop. He landed a job as a marketer but continued doing magic at night. Then he started doing some residencies and weddings but eventually grew to hate those kinds of gigs. Chasing payments and working as a glorified babysitter soured him on that kind of magic. Eventually, his work gravitated online and he started developing marketing plans and illusions for magicians.
Geraint's advice for a magician who wants to begin to sell illusions depends on what you want to accomplish. Some people just want to make as much as possible. But others want to be known and respected for creating quality magic. Networking with the magic community to create something of value is hugely important. But, he advises that once you conceive of a trick you should sit on it for a while. Geraint has created tricks that he perfected over years before bringing to market.
Geraint thinks that there is a problem with the flood of magic on the market. You have to test these illusions in front of a real audience. A lot of people damage their reputations by rushing a product out that isn't ready. People tend to get into magic they become obsessed with it and buy everything they can. But as they get older they become much more discerning. If you want to create a best-seller work out all the kinks for a long time before trying to sell it.
Jonah liked hearing about the finer details about how something gets accepted on illusionist.
Geraint liked hearing the Jonah and Tyler are putting value into their audience before they try and monetize the podcast.
Who should be have on the podcast?
Can you name your five core values?
Stop performing Omnideck. The deck does not vanish!


1. Look on our social media for inspiration!
If you have an idea about what you want, but have no clue how it would look as a completed look, head straight to our Instagram and Facebook pages. We post daily images of tablescapes, new products and flatlays of existing crockery. If you were thinking 'colourful wedding' or 'gold plates', but weren't sure about specifics, this is where you would be able to whittle down your ideas. Underneath all of our posts are a 'shop the look' section, which means that if you find something you like, you can take a note of it and put it onto your quote.
Of course, the next step would be to head to our website! Since we can't give you a quote without knowing exactly which pieces you want, this is a very important step. If you know what you want at this point, you can go straight to the 'Products' page and use the search bar to find the pieces that have piqued your interest. If you're still unsure, then you can browse through the 'Be Inspired' and 'Lookbook' sections of the website. Once you've picked, you're finally ready for the next stage: contacting us.
3. Time for a quote.
4. Check your junk mail!!
Sometimes when we reply to a quote, it can be sent straight to your junk email. If you send off a quote a few weeks ago and are thinking about calling up Whitehouse to complain, think about checking your junk first. It may not be your first thought, but it is one of the biggest causes of miscommunication between us and clients. If you're someone that's been wondering where the emails have gone, this would be a fantastic place to start. Once everything is sorted out, you will be well on your way to having the crockery your need at your wedding/event.
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At this point, everything is set up. You know what you want, you've paid the deposit, the date is drawing closer and our team start loading up the vans with your chosen products. Excitement is building, but this isn't the time to lose your head! We can give you a rough estimate about of a drop-off and pick-up time, so that you can organise for yourself or someone else to be there, but since we'll be driving, we cannot tell you the exact minute we will arrive. But do not fret, we are also always just a phone-call away, so if you are worried that we're taking a while, or you realise that there is a different entrance we need to deliver to, you can always give us a ring.
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Hopefully your experience with Whitehouse went as smoothly as possible, so we'd love to hear about it! We're on a 5 out of 5 rating on Facebook (which we are very proud of) and we always love adding new testimonies to the page. On top of that, if you have any photos from the event that features our product, then be sure to tag us on social media so we can see how it all went. We love knowing that everything came together, as well as seeing how people styled our crockery. Every event is unique, which is what we love about working in this industry.
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The Oregon Small Business Development Center Network's Capital Access Team (CAT) started in 2011 as a business advising "special team" dedicated to working with SBDC clients on getting projects funded. The CAT program has grown into four regional teams which have engaged over 700 small businesses. The resulting impact has been to assist 200+ businesses projects with over $90M in capital.
The CAT advising team assists business owners statewide via confidential business advising.
There are four CAT regions across the state.
Meet the regional advisors…
Noah Brockman – Team Lead and Northwest Oregon (Region 1) CAT Advisor
Noah Brockman leads OSBDCN's Capital Access Team (CAT), the group that provides strategic business advising to SBDC clients statewide on access to capital, business planning and financial analysis. Noah has worked with the Portland Community College SBDC since 2008.
Over the years he has worked with hundreds of small business owners on business planning and capitalization – helping to secure over $30 million dollars in capital. His professional background includes management consulting, strategic planning, financial analysis, program management, market research and international affairs.
Noah has an MBA from the University of Portland with a focus on Entrepreneurship. He holds certifications in Project Management, Profit Mastery, and is a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP). Noah is also the principal consultant at Pointman Consulting, LLC, of Portland.
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Harlan Barcus – North Coast Oregon (Region 1) CAT Advisor
Harlan is an Advisor with Oregon SBDC network's Capital Access Team. He specializes in helping small business owners with business planning, developing financial strategies, and accessing debt and equity funding.
Harlan is a 35-year commercial banking veteran. He was a co-founder, EVP & Chief Credit Officer for 12 years of a Portland-based bank focused on the unique needs of small businesses. For Harlan, the best part of being a commercial banker was seeing a myriad of businesses and figuring out how to help them succeed. Being a bank founder, he knows first-hand the challenges and rewards of starting and running a successful business (through the challenges of the Great Recession, no less!). In addition to his banking career, Harlan has been a successful IT and business consultant.
Harlan has been active in his community, serving as a board member and officer of many nonprofit organizations including the Rotary Club of Portland, Bradley Angle (a domestic violence shelter), Raphael House (also a domestic violence shelter), Providence Milwaukie Foundation, the Risk Management Association, and the Polehn Heights Water Association. He has a Degree in Business Administration/Finance from Western State University in Gunnison, CO, and a Graduate Banking Degree from the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington. He has also served on the faculty of the FDIC's National Training Center in Washington, DC and the Western Banking School at the University of Portland.
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Mike Kelsay – Northwest Oregon (Region 1) CAT Advisor
Mike Kelsay is a Strategic Advisor with the Oregon SBDC Network's Capital Access Team. He specializes in helping small businesses owners with business planning, finance strategy development, business efficiency improvement and accessing debt and equity funding.
Mike comes from a very entrepreneurial background based in multiple family businesses. His diverse career ranges from Director Level responsibility to Senior Credit Management positions for companies such as Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation and Doc Martens AirWair USA.
Mike holds an MBA from Marylhurst University as well as a BS from Oregon State University.
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Rick Leibowitz – Northwest Oregon (Region 1) CAT Advisor
Rick Leibowitz is a Strategic Advisor with the Oregon SBDC Network's Capital Access Team. He specializes in helping small businesses owners with business planning, building financial forecasts, developing profit building techniques and accessing capital.
Rick has more than 16 years' business ownership experience, starting his first business at the age of 17, and has developed five bagel stores and restaurants in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Alaska. Rick has also served as COO/CFO for privately owned organizations in the manufacturing, hospitality and professional services industries. He has raised over $5M in both debt and equity capital for businesses under his management. With 12 years of experience as an SBDC counselor, he has supported clients in developing financing plans that resulted in clients accessing over $30M of debt and equity capital.
Rick holds an MBA from Western Governors University as well as a BS from Rutgers University.
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Terry Long – Northwest Oregon (Region 1) CAT Advisor
Terry D. Long has been with the SBDC for over three years and leads as the cohort for our Small Business Builders educational series. He also is an instructor in the areas for Understanding Your Financial Statements, Inventory Management I & II, and Building a Budget (capital, operational and sales) to assist the small business owners in strategic planning. He is also a member of the Capital Access Team (CAT). Terry has an MBA from Fairfield University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Linfield College. He is also a graduate of the America's Community Bankers National School of Banking.
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Bruce Melzer – Northwest Oregon (Region 1) CAT Advisor
Bruce Melzer is a Strategic Advisor with Oregon SBDC Network's Capital Access Team. He specializes in helping small businesses owners with business planning, finance strategy development and accessing debt and equity funding.
His diverse career ranges from work with energy efficiency start-ups and established firms, to radio, newspaper and Web business journalism to managing business development at NPR's digital media unit.
Bruce holds an MBA and an MS in Journalism, both from Columbia University, as well as a BS from UC Davis. He was also a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Business and Economic Journalism at Columbia.
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Arlene Soto – North Coast Oregon (Region 1) CAT Advisor
Arlene Soto has been a Small Business Development Center Director and Advisor since 1994 in both Wyoming and Oregon. She has worked closely with over 5,000 businesses on a wide range of business issues including access to capital, business planning, management and accounting. Prior to her SBDC work she owned a small business in Milwaukie, Oregon that provided accounting and business planning consulting services.
Arlene is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and earned a Master's degree in Management from Marylhurst University and Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Portland State University. Her personal mission is to "strengthen and support an entrepreneurial culture".
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Gary Richards – Willamette Valley (Region 2) CAT Advisor
As the Region 2 advisor for the Capital Access Team, Gary Richards covers an area that includes Salem, Albany, Eugene, Bend and Lincoln City. He's currently a member of the adjunct faculty at Chemeketa Community College, where he serves as a business advisor with the Small Business Development Center. Since 1984, he has coordinated the planning, capitalization, and development of more than 100 businesses and helped raise more than $120 million in equity and debt financing for them.
An experienced business owner and manager, Gary has launched, built and sold businesses large and small over the past 20 years. Gary's background includes being chairman and CEO of a national business unit of a Fortune 500 company where he gained significant experience in business analysis and capital formation. Gary has been a licensed business broker in Oregon since 2004 and has operated his own brokerage since 2008.
He served on the Small Business Administration's National Advisory Council, a key private-sector advisory group that advises the SBA, Congress, and the president on small business issues. Gary holds a BA degree in Management and Technology from the University of Maryland.
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Joanne Scharer – Willamette Valley (Region 2) CAT Advisor
As a Region 2 adviser for the Capital Access Team, Joanne Scharer works with the Chemeketa Small Business Development Center covering an area that includes Marion. Polk, and Yamhill Counties. She has worked at the Chemeketa SBDC since 2008 helping clients to explore options for capital, business planning, and loan packaging.
Joanne holds Masters Degrees in Public Administration and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to her work at the SBDC, she is a freelance writer, editor, and project manager and has also worked as public policy consultant for a variety of nonprofit and public agencies.
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Dorian Corliss – Southern Oregon (Region 4) CAT Advisor
Dorian has worked with the SBDC since 2010 as an SBM and NLP Advisor offering his expertise in financial matters. He has been a CEO of three different banking institutions in the Pacific Northwest, and was instrumental in the formation of two of those banks.
Dorian was born and raised in Medford, Oregon and attended St. Mary's School where he participated in sports and excelled in academics. He then attended Brown University in Providence RI, receiving a B.A. Degree in Economics. He later attended Rutgers University at the Stonier Graduate School of Banking and graduated with honors, having his thesis published. Dorian has also operated his own small business that developed a water toy, and with two other partners to create Water Sports Inc. to manufacture and market the "Dip Stik", a very popular water and rafting toy. He is a sport enthusiast having rafted many of the rivers in the western US and loves to ride his Harley "Ultra" any time he gets the opportunity.
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Deelia Warner – Southern Oregon (Region 4) CAT Advisor
Deelia has been a member of the SBDC's Advisory Council since 2006. For the past 25 years, Deelia has been involved in banking in Southern Oregon. Her last position was as the Vice President and Relationship Manager at US Bank – Business Banking in Grants Pass, Oregon. During her banking career, she has specialized in business financing, customer relations, and other aspects of commercial banking, working throughout Josephine, Jackson, Curry and Del Norte counties. Deelia is a strong believer in giving back to her community, and has volunteered for many years with several local agencies, including United Way of Jackson County, Siskiyou Community Health Center, Boys & Girls Club of the Rogue Valley, among others. She is a Past President of the Illinois Valley Rotary Club and as a past participant in the Ford Family Foundation Leadership Program, helped build a new 9-hole Disc Golf Course in the Illinois Valley. Deelia also currently serves on the Rogue Community College Foundation Board.
Deelia and her family live in the beautiful Illinois Valley, where her family settled in the early 1900's. She likes to keep busy; going on road trips and enjoying the rivers, vineyards and mountains surrounding us.
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A poster advertising a Motortown Revue concert in Chattanooga, Tennessee on June 21, 1965.
Sixty years ago, in October 1962, Motown's roster of young singers, musicians, and staff boarded a crowded bus that would carry them for the next three months as they performed more than fifty one-nighters in towns across the United States. In an era of racial division, the African American artists faced discrimination as they performed to integrated and segregated crowds in the North and South. Teenagers pressed their way to the venues, standing in lines that wrapped around buildings, anxiously waiting to see their musical idols.
The Supremes perform at the Apollo Theater in New York City, 1963.
Little Stevie Wonder performs onstage, 1963.
For as little as $1, audiences could see eleven Motown acts perform live.
The Motortown Revue became an annual event that even crossed the Atlantic Ocean to tour Europe. The shows introduced new audiences to the Motown Sound and boosted the careers of up-and-coming artists including Little Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells, The Marvelettes, The Supremes, Martha & The Vandellas, The Contours, The Four Tops, Kim Weston, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Temptations, and many others.
"The plan behind the Motown Revue was to send all of the label's biggest recording stars and young hopefuls out on the road to promote our latest recordings, turn those recordings into hits, and return as 'stars.'"
-Martha Reeves
The Road to Success
Thomas "Beans" Bowles was a gifted jazz musician and skilled manager who conceived the idea for the Motortown Revue. He acted as lead road manager during the first tour (Top).
Motown artists, musicians, chaperones, and administrative staff gather for a group photo before the Motortown Special, 1962 (Bottom).
Berry Gordy founded Motown Records in 1959 with the vision of creating music for all. Just three years later, in 1962, Motown's acts stood on stage at the Apollo Theater in New York City, in the shadows of the greats, like James Brown and Sammy Davis Jr.
In the early 1960s, the music industry was racially segregated. African American singers performed on the "Chitlin' Circuit"—the select venues throughout the country that welcomed them. The Apollo was the most prestigious on the Circuit. If you could make it at the Apollo, you could make it anywhere.
Through live performances, Motown could bypass gatekeepers like radio DJs, record shop salesmen, and television hosts who refused to play "race music" to mainstream audiences. For decades, performers often traveled together across the country in "packaged tours" coordinated by white promoters. As demand increased for Motown's top acts, Motown decided to organize its own packaged tour to reach more diverse audiences.
Esther Gordy Edwards, sister to Berry Gordy, was a Senior Vice President and artist manager. She oversaw the logistics of the tour from headquarters in Detroit.
As Berry Gordy noted, "We realized, we could put our own show on the road… We had in-house everything: artists, producers, musicians, chaperones, and road managers." Motown sent the sound of Detroit to America, refining the packaged tour model in the process. In short, Motown paved its own road to success.
Gearing Up
Despite the ambitious plan, Motown gave the artists little time to prepare for the Motortown Revue. Joe Billingslea of The Contours recalled that the singers' recording sessions and local performances doubled as rehearsals, and the groups refined their stage acts throughout the tour. To pull their looks together, the artists purchased matching stage uniforms at department stores or coordinated clothes that they already owned. Claudette Robinson, the only girl in The Miracles, remembered sewing dresses with the help of female relatives to coordinate with the guys' suits.
While the artists prepared their acts, Motown coordinated the shows and logistics. The Artists and Repertoire (A&R) Department organized the stage show, from lighting cues to microphone setups. Choker Campbell led a 16-piece band of seasoned jazz musicians who could adapt to spontaneous changes in the show. Back home in Detroit, Motown's International Talent Management Incorporated negotiated contracts with venues and planned the route.
Customized Motortown Special bandstands created for the tour, 1962.
Motown musicians rehearse for an upcoming show, 1962.
Year after year, Motown's plans for the Revue got bigger and better. In the mid-1960s, Motown established the Artist Development Department, which taught the young performers poise, stage presence, singing, and choreography. Those vital lessons strengthened their live performances, and the shows became more professional and polished.
Chasing the Dream
"With a twelve-piece band, we were set off on a three-month tour of America—with just three nights in a motel bed. We virtually lived on that one bus, and we always had to sit up because there wasn't enough room for anybody to stretch out."
Motown artists board the Motortown Special bus, 1962. Left to right: Mary Wilson (Supremes), Katherine Anderson (Ma rvelettes), Rosalind Ashford (Martha and the Vandellas), Wanda Young (Marvelettes).
During the earliest Motortown Revues, a glamorous lifestyle was a far-off dream for Motown's artists. Most were teenagers who had never traveled beyond Detroit or Michigan. The Motortown Revue offered a ticket to see the world, but they had to make sacrifices to earn it.
The tour took the artists away from their lives and loved ones for months. After The Marvelettes' first single "Please Mr. Postman" topped the Pop charts, several members made the difficult decision to dropout of high school to perform full-time. Some artists signed their Motown contracts instead of going to college or starting a steady job in a factory. Others decided to delay getting married or starting a family until after they pursued their dreams. On the road, they kept in touch with people back home by sending postcards or calling from payphones.
A postcard sent by Martha & The Vandellas to Berry Gordy from Louisville, Kentucky, 1962.
The Miracles play cards in a dressing room. Left to right: Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White.
The hardships of tour life bonded the artists together. Before cell phones and without a television insight, the Motown crew had to find organic ways to entertain themselves during the long, crowded, and grueling bus rides. In between stops, they could be found playing cards, singing, chatting, playing pranks and name-calling games like "the dozens," and most importantly, sleeping.
Bridging the Racial Divide
As the artists passed from the North to the South, they encountered increasingly harsh conditions of segregation and discrimination. While African Americans in the 1960s experienced racism in Detroit, it was more overt in the South.
During the tour, when the artists grew hungry or tired, they often found themselves rejected from hotels, restaurants, and even gas stations. While diverse crowds attended the shows, long ropes sometimes divided the auditoriums in half—white people in one section and Black people in another.
"Colored Entrance" at Roxy Theater, Atlanta, Georgia.
In Birmingham, Alabama, after performing for a racially integrated audience, the artists began to load onto their bus. Mary Wilson of The Supremes recalled hearing "several sharp, loud cracks," which they later discovered were bullets, directed at them. This was not the first or last instance of violence and intimidation aimed at the Motown artists, but it would stick vividly in their memories.
The Temptations show off their tight choreography before a diverse audience.
Despite everything, they soldiered on. The Revue continued to excite crowds while slowly but surely bridging cultural and racial divides. Mary put it best: "Our tours made breakthroughs and helped weaken racial barriers… to see crowds that were integrated—sometimes for the first time in a community—made me realize that Motown truly was the sound of young America."
The Show Not To Be Missed
Over the years, hundreds of thousands of people attended Motortown Revues. In the mid-1960s Motown adopted the tagline "The Sound of Young America" to reflect its youthful fanbase. Accordingly, teenagers packed auditoriums across the country. They waited for showtime for weeks. The opportunity to see the Miracles perform their hit song "Mickey's Monkey" live was hard to believe, but seeing Stevie Wonder, The Marvelettes, and Marvin Gaye on the same stage was a dream. They begged their parents to drive them or hopped on a city bus to stand in long lines for hours so they could spend their weekly allowances on two-dollar tickets. Suddenly, they sat in the audience. The excited chatter in the auditorium quieted as the velvet curtain rose and the band began to play.
A diverse group of audience members anxiously wait to see the Supremes in Philadelphia, 1971.
Motown developed many strategies to attract young concertgoers. The company placed advertisements in newspapers, put posters on telephone poles, and recruited local DJs to tell their audiences that the Revue was coming soon. They went directly to Motown's most devoted fanbase and passed out flyers a local high schools. If all went to plan, crowds would be lined up outside the venue in anticipation of seeing the country's hottest acts perform live.
After months on the road, the Motortown Revue typically ended at the legendary Fox Theater in Detroit, where it all began. As Martha Reeves said onstage before performing with Martha and the Vandellas,"It's wonderful being home… the crowds away from home are nothing like these." Each night felt like a homecoming performance; the crowds already knew and loved the Motown Sound, and friends and family filled the theater.
Poster for the 1967 Motortown Revue at the Fox Theater.
By the end of the tour, Motown's artists had perfected the act. After the Fox Theater curtain rose in1963, host and comedian Bill Murray appeared onstage to welcome the audience, then tossed it to Choker Campbell and his 16-piece band to set the groove. One after another, Motown acts took the stage with their tight vocal harmonies and synchronized dance steps. The crowd went wild. Head lining acts such as The Miracles, Little Stevie Wonder, and Mary Wells performed three or four songs, while lesser-known groups such as The Temptations (who were not yet superstars) performed just two. The night ended with The Miracles performing their hit "Mickey's Monkey" as all the singers joined them onstage for their signature finale
A coupon for a discounted ticket to a Motortown Revue concert at the Fox Theater in Detroit, 1967.
After the tour, the artists returned to the daily grind. The Revue succeeded in introducing Motown to new fans who were now hungry for more hits. Back at Hitsville, the artists were sent to Studio A to record songs written for them in their absence. Requests for solo performances came in from the cities they'd passed through. Eventually, Motown went international with tours of the United Kingdom and Europe in 1965. Through the Motortown Revue, Motown found its formula for success, achieving the visibility needed to launch the independent label to the top of the national music scene.
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Boat Clubs, Peer-To-Peer Offer Alternatives – Boating Industry Magazine
April 1, 2015 July 24, 2015
Whether it be Millennials, Hispanics or any other underrepresented group, there are many obstacles to bringing new potential boaters to the industry.
Two of the biggest, though, are affordability and experience on the water. That's where boat clubs and peer-to-peer rentals come into play.
"When we started this, we said our goal was to make boating more accessible, activating boats that sit in marinas unused and giving people … easy access to these boats," said Aaron Hall, CEO of Boatbound, a peer-to-peer boat rental company based in San Francisco.
While boat clubs have been around for decades, they've grown in the years since the recession. Peer-to-peer, on the other hand, is a recent phenomenon with several companies jumping into the space in the last few years with the growth of the so-called "sharing economy."
Peer-to-peer rentals are exactly what the name implies: the renting of an item (in this case a boat) from the owner to someone else. Companies like Boatbound are looking to capitalize on the fact that most boats sit unused for good portions of the year and owners will be looking to make money by renting them to users.
The most prominent examples of the category are Uber for ride sharing and Airbnb in the lodging industry.
"We are seeing a tremendous amount of new boaters," said Bryan Petro, CIO of GetMyBoat, another peer-to-peer company. "It's vacationers and out-of-towners, as well as local [residents]. We're seeing a wide variety of people going out there."
So far, GetMyBoat has seen the most success in San Francisco and Florida in the United States, and the Caribbean, Spain, Croatia and Turkey internationally.
"It correlates to where you would assume a lot of the top boating locations would be," Petro said.
Like boat sharing, boat clubs offer another alternative way to boat. Boat clubs help fill the gap between ownership and occasional rental for many boaters. Some dealers see boat clubs as competition, but anything that brings more people to boating is good for the industry, said John Giglio, CEO of Freedom Boat Club.
Potential boaters "hear about us and they realize there is an alternative," he said. "They can test the waters and see if it's something they are interested in."
With locations all over the country, Freedom's members tend to reflect the demographics of the local community. In Florida, that means a lot of retirees and former boaters who don't want to care for a boat or have the space to store it. In other parts of the country, though, such as Massachusetts, Texas and California, there is a much younger member base.
Younger people "don't have to own a boat anymore, they're just looking for that experience," Giglio said. "With the push to get [young people and Hispanics] engaged, I honestly think boat clubs are one of the main solutions to an industry-wide problem in both of those capacities."
In fact, Freedom Boat Club is bringing a new salesperson on board who will be charged with outreach to the Hispanic market. He'll start working in Florida and then, if the efforts are successful, start working with franchisees throughout the country.
While a relatively new entrant to the boating market, peer-to-peer got a major endorsement last year when Brunswick and Boatbound announced a partnership that included an investment from Brunswick.
For Brunswick, the deal offers access to a new group of potential boaters, while for Boatbound it is an endorsement of both the company and the model.
"This may over time help more people get into boating and therefore ultimately want to buy a boat at some point, want services, want to get more involved in the boating lifestyle," Jeff Behan, Brunswick's vice president of strategy and business development, said at the time of the announcement. "Downstream, that translates into customers for our dealers — an increase in participation that will drive more boaters and boat purchasers."
That endorsement from Brunswick has helped convince many boat owners to list their boats through Boatbound. More than a quarter of Boatbound's nearly 10,000 boats are Brunswick brands.
Boatbound and Brunswick also continue to work on several initiatives that they will roll out later this year that will "change the game as far as boating goes," Hall said.
~ Kelsey Houle
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When Amy signed up to become a Big Sister, she envisioned being matched with a 7-year-old. She thought she'd spend time with a little girl who would do crafts and run around on the playground. Instead, the staff of BBBS of Puget Sound asked her, would she be willing to be matched with a teenager?
The staff told her more about Little Sister Jasmine, and the more she learned how much they had in common, the more comfortable she became with the idea of being matched with a 13-year-old.
In the five years since then, Amy and Jasmine have spent time cooking and doing craft projects, but as Jasmine grew older, they spent more time on practical goals. They studied for Jasmine's learner's permit. They crafted her resume, practiced interviewing, and got her a part-time job at Starbucks. They searched for scholarships and planned for Jasmine's transition to college. She received a full scholarship to Stanford University.
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