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VIOLINIST & COMPOSER MARIJN SIMONS PERFORMS WORLD PREMIERE OF "SECRET NOTES" WITH LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC NEW MUSIC GROUP
MONDAY, APRIL 15 AT 8:00 PM
ZIPPER HALL AT COLBURN SCHOOL
Soprano Jessica Rivera & Mezzo-Soprano Luciana Souza
Sing Golijov Vocal Works
Violinist and composer Marijn Simons and members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, led by Assistant Conductor Yasuo Shinozaki, present the world premiere of Simons' second violin concerto, Secret Notes, on Monday, April 15 at 8 PM. The concert takes place in Zipper Concert Hall at the Colburn School of Performing Arts as part of the 2001/2002 Green Umbrella series.
In addition, soprano Jessica Rivera and mezzo-soprano Luciana Souza join the New Music Group for three arias from Osvaldo Golijov's acclaimed La Pasión Según San Marcos and How Slow the Wind for soprano and string quartet. The New Music Group will also perform Golijov's Lullaby and Doina as well as Mark Kopytman's From an Old Tune. There will be a pre-concert discussion at 7 PM featuring Golijov, Simons, and Consulting Composer for New Music Steven Stucky.
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group and written last year, Dutch composer Marijn Simons' Violin Concerto No. 2, entitled Secret Notes, has three movements: "Keep Them in the Dark", "Keep Silent" and "Leaked Out." The wunderkind, known for his previous pieces such as Capriccio for Stan and Ollie, will appear as soloist for the concerto, which features an abbreviated orchestra with accordion as well.
Osvaldo Golijov came to international attention with his La Pasión Según San Marcos, one of four passions that premiered in Stuttgart, Germany in 2000. This triumphant multi-cultural passion that impressed the audience with sounds from many cultures (South American, Jewish and European), was the standout premiere of the year. It was followed by How Slow the Wind, which is dedicated to the composer's friend, Mariel Stubrin, who died in an auto accident in January 2001. The piece is based upon an Emily Dickinson poem that deals with the emotions of those left behind.
The Lullaby and Doina was commissioned and premiered by the Boston Symphony Chamber Players in April 2001. Dedicated to that ensemble, it starts with a set of variations on a Yiddish lullaby, composed for Sally Potter's film The Man Who Cried -- a love story between a young Jewish woman and a Gypsy man. The theme of the lullaby morphs into a dense and dark doina (a gypsy slow, rubato genre) featuring the lowest string of the viola. The piece ends in a fast gallop on a theme borrowed from the wild gypsy band Taraf de Haidouks. Composer Mark Kopytman's 1977 work for piano quartet, From an Old Tune, is also on the program. Born in 1929 in a portion of Poland that is now in the Ukraine, he taught Golijov during the young composer's stay in Israel.
Violinist and composer MARIJN SIMONS was born in 1982 and first studied the violin at the age of four, and simultaneously - and without formal teaching - started to compose music of his own. At the age of ten he completed his first string quartet. Marijn currently studies composition with Daan Manneke at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he is also the student of renowned violin expert, Davina van Wely. He also studies with Saschko Gawriloff. From an early age Marijn has performed in recital and broadcast for radio and television, his first professional concert being at the age of ten. A year later he made his debut with orchestra playing the Mendelssohn Concerto and performed with the Rotterdam Philharmonic and other European orchestras. He has been the subject of several television documentaries aired throughout Europe. Marijn's first CD - including his own Capriccio for Stan & Ollie drew favorable responses and his first CD on the Etcetera label was released last year. It features the re-working of Capriccio for Stan & Ollie for nine players, coupled with his Second String Quartet and First Violin Concerto, Cuddly Animals. Future recordings planned include his most recent concerti, as well as his performances of 20th century concerti, including those by Milhaud, Hindemith and Villa-Lobos. Also due for recording is his largest work to date, Noises in the Night, which received its world premiere in December 1999. Recent commissions include his first Piano Concerto for Jean-Bernard Pommier (which received its premiere with the Netherlands Radio Chamber in 2001), a Flute Quartet for the Rotterdam Dance Academy, and a Percussion Concerto for the Residentie Orkest. Simons has recently been awarded the Philip Morris Arts Prize in the Netherlands.
Composer OSVALDO GOLIJOV was born in 1960 in an Eastern European Jewish household in La Plata, just outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied music with Gerardo Gandini, who had studied with Alberto Ginastera, Argentina's most famous composer. Ginastera had established a nationalist classical music idiom with European avant-garde elements, that Gandini furthered by establishing the Grupo de Experimentación Musical. Golijov was exposed to this relatively new classical music tradition and was influenced by other Argentine musical currents, such as the tangos of Astor Piazzolla. In 1983, he moved to Israel and studied with musicologist and composer Mark Kopytman. In 1986, he came to the United States and earned a Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied with George Crumb. In 1990, he was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center. There he began an artistic relationship with the Kronos Quartet. They later recorded his works, K'vakarat (which he wrote for them) and The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind. He continues to compose and arrange for Kronos. It is through the quartet that he met director Sally Potter who enlisted him to compose music for her film, The Man Who Cried.
More About On Location:
On Location, the Los Angeles Philharmonic's residency program, with Osvaldo Golijov, a Music Alive Composer-in-Residence, occurs over three weeks with the music departments of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and California State University, Los Angeles. High school students will, under the guidance of Mr. Golijov, compose original works to be performed by the university students at the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Neighborhood Concert on April 12, 2001. Mr. Golijov will work with the students in person and via internet technology, guiding them through the process of writing for small instrumental ensembles and voice. In addition, Mr. Golijov attended rehearsals and met with the members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic who performed his work at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and in a chamber music concert.
This residency by Osvaldo Golijov is made possible through Music Alive, a residency program of the American Symphony Orchestra League and Meet The Composer. This national program is designed to provide orchestras with resources and tools to support their presentation of new music to the public and build support for new music within their institutions. Funding for Music Alive is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and The Aaron Copland Fund for Music.
Assistant Conductor YASUO SHINOZAKI was appointed during the summer of 2001 and took up his duties at the start of the 2001/2002 season. In February 2002, he made his debut with the orchestra at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. This season, he conducts several community concerts as well as a Green Umbrella concert and two Toyota Symphonies for Youth. Shinozaki was born in Kyoto, Japan in February 1968. He studied in Vienna with Leopold Hager. He has worked extensively with orchestras throughout Japan in a wide range of repertoire. This season, he returns there to conduct the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra Musica Celeste and the Osaka Symphony Orchestra and will make his debut with the Fukuoka City Philharmonic Orchestra. He made his opera conducting debut with Mozart's Marriage of Figaro in Tokyo in 1993 and since then has conducted at many opera houses in Japan, including the Tokyo Nikikai Opera and the Japan National Opera Theatre. Shinozaki has worked with Bernard Haitink, Myung-Whun Chung, the Santa Cecilia Orchestra (Rome), and with Seiji Ozawa at Tanglewood.
Soprano JESSICA RIVERA is a Resident Artist with Los Angeles Opera and has performed with Opera Santa Barbara and Santa Fe Opera. Her rich array of soprano roles includes Pamina in The Magic Flute, Valencienne and Sylviane in The Merry Widow, Frasquita in Carmen, Melisande in Impressions de Pelléas, Héro in Béatrice et Bénédict, and Masha in The Queen of Spades, conducted by Valery Gergiev. This spring, she sings the role of Nella in Gianni Schicchi with Los Angeles Opera. She has also been invited to return during the 2002-2003 season for a second year as Resident Artist to perform Anna in Nabucco and Octavia's amorous servant girl Damigella in The Coronation of Poppea. Rivera made her Los Angeles Philharmonic debut last season under the baton of Miguel Harth-Bedoya in Joaquin Rodrigo's Ausencias de Dulcinea. As a guest artist, she has been featured in various works, including Mahler's Symphony No. 2 with the New West Symphony, Mozart's The Magic Flute as Pamina with the San Bernardino Symphony, and Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne with the Downey Symphony. In addition to her operatic and concert work, Rivera has given numerous recitals throughout the U.S. Other upcoming engagements include her debut with the Ft. Worth Symphony in Mahler's Symphony No. 2, and a recital entitled Music to Lighten the Heart, in conjunction with the Skirball Center and the USC Thornton School of Music. Rivera received her Master of Music in Vocal Arts Performance from USC and her Bachelor of Arts in Music from Pepperdine University.
Mezzo-soprano LUCIANA SOUZA hails from São Paulo, Brazil, where she grew up in a family of Bossa Nova innovators who performed and wrote numerous hit tunes for stars like Jõao Gilberto and Elis Regina. She spent four years on faculty at Unicamp State University in Brazil, followed by an assistant professorship at Berklee College of Music, where she received a Bachelor's in Jazz Composition. Ms. Souza also received a Master's degree from New England Conservatory of Music. She holds workshops in Europe, North and South America, and is a respected composer and performer, having appeared and recorded with renowned jazz musicians and new music composers, including Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Hermeto Pascoal, Kenny Werner, David Kikoski, Donald Brown, Osvaldo Golijov, Kenny Wheeler, Bob Moses, and George Garzone. Her 1999 CD, An Answer to Your Silence, was released on NYC Records. Ms. Souza's latest project, The Poems of Elizabeth Bishop and Other Songs, is on Sunnyside Records, and was included in The New York Times 2000 The Year in Pop and Jazz: the Critics' Choice list, at number five.
EDITORS- PLEASE NOTE:
Monday, April 15, 8:00 PM
- GREEN UMBRELLA -
ZIPPER HALL AT THE COLBURN SCHOOL, 200 S. Grand Ave in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES NEW MUSIC GROUP
YASUO SHINOZAKI, conductor
MARIJN SIMONS, violin
JESSICA RIVERA, soprano
LUCIANA SOUZA, mezzo-soprano
Members of the Los Angeles Master Chorale
Marijn Simons: Secret Notes (World Premiere; Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group commission)
Osvaldo Golijov: Lullaby and Doina (from the soundtrack of The Man Who Cried)
Mark Kopytman: About an Old Tune
Osvaldo Golijov: How Slow the Wind (for soprano and string quartet)
Osvaldo Golijov: Three arias from La Pasión Según San Marcos: Agonia, Quisiera yo renegar, Lua descolorida (Peter's Tears)
Tickets ($26) are on sale now at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion box office, all Ticketmaster outlets (Robinsons-May, Tower Records, Ritmo Latino, and selected Wherehouse locations), and by credit card phone order at 213.365.3500. Tickets are also available on-line at www.laphil.com. For further information, please call 323.850.2000.
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Big Names in Hockey in Attendance at Tier I 14U Nationals
Pat Brisson took some time off work as a big-name NHL agent to watch son in Alaska
ANCHORAGE -- It's many young hockey players' dream to be the next Sidney Crosby, but it's not every day they get to play in front of the Pittsburgh Penguins star's agent.
Pat Brisson, a top NHL sports agent for Creative Artists Agency, was in attendance at the Toyota-USA Hockey Youth Tier I 14U National Championships this weekend in Anchorage, Alaska, to watch his son, Brendan, play for the LA Junior Kings.
But Brisson wasn't the only big hockey name examining the talent over the weekend.
Several college hockey coaches were in attendance, including University of Alaska Anchorage coach Matt Thomas and University of Alaska Fairbanks coach Dallas Ferguson.
Coming from farther away, University of Minnesota coach Don Lucia, University of North Dakota assistant Matt Shaw, Miami University assistant Brent Brekke and Arizona State University assistant Mike Field also made the trip north.
The team benches included some former NHL big shots, too. Marty McInnis serves as an assistant for the Boston Junior Eagles, Brian Rolston is the coach for Little Caesars of Michigan and Gino Cavallini coaches Chicago Mission, to name a few.
Unlucky After Regulation
The national championships featured two shootout games, and both games included the LA Junior Kings.
The Kings, already playing three games in three days, found themselves playing extended contests Thursday and Saturday.
Thursday, they rallied with a late third-period goal by Brendan Brisson to tie the game against the New Jersey Colonials before winning in the shootout to claim the 2-1 victory.
It was déjà vu Saturday against the Buffalo Junior Sabres, except this time it was the Sabres coming out with the 2-1 win.
Trevor Kuntar collected a goal late in regulation and Chase Nicholson delivered the only goal in the shootout.
Fans By the Numbers
A mix of local hockey fans and parents making the long trek to Anchorage made the small two-rink Subway Sports Centre a bustling hockey haven over the national tournament. Nearly 1,000 fans attended the games over the weekend.
Fans crowded the bleachers, spread around the walking track that circles the rinks and enjoyed food in the facility's centrally located diner or at the Subway near the entrance between games.
"It had a small-town feel to it," said Adam Nightingale, coach of tournament-champion Shattuck-St. Mary's School of Minnesota.
"The fans that turned out for it — for the kids to be able to play in that experience, it's awesome."
The tournament also received 180,000 impressions on Twitter and had thousands of fans watching online streams of the event.
It was the first time the tournament was held in Anchorage since 1993.
Rhode Island Saints Complete the Journey to win 18U Title
By Kyle Huson 04/04/2022, 12:00pm MDT
Team defeated St. Louis, 6-2, in the finals
Tag(s): 2016 Youth Tier I 14U

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Najib & Zahid Naively Thought They Could Win By Slowly Squeezing ABAH – It Was Muhyiddin Who Carried Out A Quick Surgical Strike
Malaysia's stocks and currency plunge on Tuesday after the King dramatically proclaimed an Emergency that will last until August 1, or until the current Covid-19 pandemic is brought under control. At 11am, the local Bursa Malaysia stock index plunged below 1,600 level, losing 25.34 points (1.6%) to 1,591.91. It has also spooked the local currency.
The U.S. dollar-Malaysian Ringgit pair hit a high of 4.072 – or around 0.54% higher than the previous close. The panic selling had prompted backdoor Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin rush to assure investors that the country remains "open for business". In a televised address after the declaration, the PM took pains to explain that the emergency is not a military coup.
Muhyiddin also said there will not be any curfew, insisting that the civilian government and judicial system will continue to function. But if that's true, why had the backdoor Perikatan Nasional government rushed to convince the King to declare an emergency rule in the first place? Why set the emergency rule to last until August, and not March or April?
Does the premier have no confidence of flattening the Coronavirus curve by March or April, more than three months from now and even after the vaccination, scheduled to start in February? Does that also mean schools will be shut down until the emergency is lifted? Otherwise, how does it make sense that while schools can be opened, the country remains under an emergency rule?
The answer is simple – the power-crazy prime minister desperately wanted to cling to power after losing simple majority support. The emergency declaration is just Muhyiddin's excuse to suspend the Parliament and stop any elections in order for him to rule like a dictator. In fact, he can theoretically plunder and steal from the national coffers and nobody can check or question him.
When Muhyiddin was chosen by the King to be crowned as the 8th Prime Minister on March 1, 2020 after a coup, there were suspicions about his legitimacy. To prove that Muhyiddin did not have the numbers as claimed, former PM Mahathir had published a full list of names of all the 114 MPs who supported him on the night before Muhyiddin's official swearing ceremony.
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Muhyiddin cowardly kept quiet and did not show any name list to prove that he had the minimum 112 MPs support in the 222-seat Parliament. He has been hiding behind Coronavirus pandemic ever since. Even until today, he does not dare test his legitimacy in the Parliament when he ordered his lapdog House Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun to disallow any motion of no confidence against him.
In fact, the premier was so terrified that he had even ordered the Parliament to be shut down – shamelessly restricted a sitting to only one day on May 18, 2020. The May Parliament proceedings, however, showed that Muhyiddin had only support from 113 MPs – just 2 majorities – despite massive bribing and politicking since March 1.
But three days ago, the backdoor prime minister lost his legitimacy – "officially" – after the withdrawal of support from an UMNO lawmaker, Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub, the MP for Machang. The withdrawal came after two-thirds – 143 out of 191 UMNO divisions – decided to cut ties Bersatu, Muhyiddin's party, in the next 15th General Election.
Jazlan's withdrawal also means that Muhyiddin's Perikatan Nasional government effectively has only 110 MPs backing its administration in the 220-member Parliament (after the deaths of two MPs), and it no longer has the majority to pass legislation without obtaining support from the Opposition. Nazri Aziz became the latest MP to withdraw his support today (12 Jan), reducing Muhyiddin's support to 109.
Nazri's withdrawal, however, is too little, too late. The emergency rule is to give Muhyiddin some eight months to strengthen his party by bribing and buying UMNO members. As revealed by Nazri recently, the PM approved a grand plan to set up 8,000 Bersatu branches in 3 months. To speed up the process, Bersatu "steals and buys" UMNO members – offering RM20,000 to establish a branch.
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To boost Bersatu memberships, each UMNO member who switches sides to Bersatu will be paid up to RM100. Nazri exposed – "UMNO is really angry with the flower (Bersatu) in Perak because the village head and the local councillor (posts) were given to them even when they have no members. Now, they stole our members, they gave money to our people (to switch sides)."
Muhyiddin will only dissolve the Parliament once he is done in draining UMNO resources through buying UMNO grassroots and transferring UMNO machinery to his party, Bersatu (PPBM). Like a vampire, the Bersatu president is slowly but surely sucking and killing UMNO, the party that has been ruling the country since its establishment in 1946 until its stunning defeat in 2018.
UMNO has no one but itself to blame for foolishly shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. The party, one of three major "Malay" component parties in the Perikatan Nasional coalition, has been dragging its feet dozens of times. As early as March 2020, UMNO should have withdrawn its support for the backdoor government when it was given junk ministries, but it did not.
In September, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim announced in a press conference that he has obtained a "strong, formidable, convincing" majority to form a new government as a result of a secret deal from UMNO President Zahid Hamidi. But the divided UMNO warlords were indecisive and chose to selfishly support Muhyiddin for short-term gains.
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In October, due to Anwar's attempt to topple Muhyiddin, the prime minister had met the Agong (King) in his attempt seeking for a state of emergency, but the monarch rejected the request. UMNO should realize by then that by hook or by crook, the power-hungry premier will cling to power. The UMNO top leadership should have decided withdrawing its support, but again, failed to do so.
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In November, the Budget 2021 saw UMNO under the pathetic leadership of Zahid continued its support for the government. UMNO warlords like Tajuddin Abdul Rahman and Nazri Aziz naively and arrogantly said all 43 lawmakers of Barisan Nasional, a coalition led by UMNO, had agreed to support the budget. They even laughed at the Opposition's offer of a "confidence and supply agreement".
In its New Year message to UMNO, former PM Najib Razak finally said that the party must reject cooperation with Bersatu under the Perikatan Nasional coalition and instead work towards claiming its position as the dominant party. The party's Supreme Council meeting was supposed to deliver the last blow, officially cutting all ties with Muhyiddin's party and the government.
However, the toothless and corrupt UMNO Supreme Council, the highest decision making body, dragged its feet again when it deferred any decision on the party's support for PPBM (Bersatu) to its annual general assembly on Jan 31, 2021. Zahid also reportedly issued an order to all UMNO MPs to step down from their posts in government and government agencies by the end of January.
But when the news was leaked, UMNO president Zahid chickened out and denied having issued such orders. An UMNO leader, Mohd Puad Zarkashi, had even told fellow UMNO MPs to show "political courage" and perform "kamikaze" but clearly, very few of the corrupt and greedy UMNO lawmakers were interested. Today, it's rather too late for UMNO to do anything.
Leaders like Najib, Zahid and Nazri naively thought they could win by slowly squeezing Muhyiddin. Instead, it was PM Muhyiddin, who carried out a quick surgical strike against his enemies. UMNO deserves it. This is not totally bad news for the opposition though. The emergency is to disrupt UMNO's coup, which will certainly worsen the bad blood between two corrupt, racist and treacherous parties.
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Ekkehard Rabil († 1. Mai 1240) war Bischof von Merseburg.

Ekkehard entstammte dem reichsministerialischen Geschlecht von Rabil und war bereits Domherr in Merseburg, ehe ihn der Magdeburger Erzbischof Albrecht I. von Käfernburg am 5. Juni 1216 zum Bischof von Merseburg weihte. Sofort nach seinem Amtsantritt kümmerte er sich engagiert um die geistlichen Angelegenheiten seiner Diözese, für die Jahre 1216, 1217 und 1218 sind Synoden bezeugt.

Seit 1220 verfügte Ekkehard Rabil frei über Markt und Zoll der Stadt Merseburg, die während seiner Amtszeit mit einer steinernen Mauer umgeben wurde. Damit unterstand die Stadt weitgehend der bischöflichen Verfügungsgewalt.

Zwischen 1220 und 1225 wurde Ekkehard von Papst Honorius III. und von 1233 bis 1239 von Papst Gregor IX. als kommissarischer Richter eingesetzt. In der Reichspolitik war er ebenfalls tätig. So hielt er sich sowohl am Hofe Heinrichs VII. als auch am Hofe Friedrichs II. auf. Zum Zeitpunkt der Unterzeichnung des Vertrages von San Germano (1225) war Ekkehard im Gefolge Friedrichs, ebenso begleitete er mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit den Kaiser auf dessen Kreuzzug von 1228 bis 1229 nach Jerusalem.

Neben diesen auswärtigen Tätigkeiten trieb Ekkehard Rabil die Entwicklung des Merseburger Territoriums voran. Nach dem Tod des Markgrafen Dietrich von Meißen (1162–1221) beanspruchte er während der Minderjährigkeit von dessen Sohn Heinrich (1215–1288) die Lehnsvormundschaft über die Merseburger Lehen der Wettiner für sich selbst. Ekkehard konnte sich aber nicht gegen den Landgrafen Ludwig IV. von Thüringen, der für Heinrich die Minderjährigkeitsregierung wahrnahm, durchsetzen. Allerdings gelang es ihm, mithilfe der Exkommunikation Ludwigs und Heinrichs sowie der Verhängung des Interdikts, 800 Mark Silber zu erpressen.

Erfolgreicher war der Bischof beim Erwerb der Domvogtei von den Burggrafen von Leisnig, die sie ihm für 100 Mark Silber verpfändeten.

Ekkehards hinterließ sein Bistum in einem besseren Zustand, als er es übernommen hatte. In seiner Amtszeit wurden zum ersten Mal bischöfliche Hofämter bezeugt.

Quellen
 P. Kehr (Hrsg.): Urkundenbuch des Hochstifts Merseburg, Teil 1: 962–1357. Halle 1899.

Literatur
 Christian Hillen: Curia Regis. Frankfurt/M. u. a. 1999
 Walter Schlesinger: Kirchengeschichte Sachsens im Mittelalter. Bd. 2, Köln/Graz 1962, S. 149–153.
 Erwin Gatz (Hrsg.), Clemens Brodkorb: Die Bischöfe des Heiligen Römischen Reiches 1198–1448. Berlin 2001, S. 429f.

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by Peter Hesketh August 14, 2021
If you want a fast, powerful electric scooter that'll turn heads – this is the one!
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Let's take a look at the qualities that make this scooter so great, starting with the key specs.
Motor 1000W (1400W peak)
Battery 52v 18.2ah 2600mah Li-ion Dynavolt battery
Charge Time 8 hours (4 hours with fast charger upgrade)
Single-Charge Mileage 55-60 km (37 miles) (depending on road conditions and the weight of the rider)
Max Speed 31 mph (50 km/h) (top speed is dependent on the weight of the rider)
Climbing Range 20 degrees (varies depending charge state and weight of the rider)
Braking System Front and rear disk brakes, with motor assisted electric re-generative braking
Lighting Front and rear: dual white LED light, rear braking alert, stem and deck: blue LED light
Max Load 265 lbs. (120kg)
Scooter Weight 51 lbs. (23kg)
Product Material Forged aluminium
Suspension Front: spring | Rear: hydraulic | Tires: 10 inch pneumatic (air-filled)
Size (L x W x H, cm) Unfolded: 119cm x 33cm x 122cm
Folded: 117cm x 19.5cm x 43cm
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Check out the video review of the Apollo Explore Scooter. A tough, durable, all round fast commuter scooter with great range and the ability to go almost anywhere.
Apollo Explore Pros
Extremely Impressive Range
Very Durable Construction
Great Handling
Impressive Overall Stability – Even at High Speeds
Apollo Explore Cons
Front Headlight is a little Dull
Lacks Audio Alert
The Display is Difficult to see at Night
Can be a bit heavy to transport
Racing along at the speed of a car whilst enjoying excellent ride quality makes the Apollo Explore a joy to ride. At night, blue and red LED lights ensure you'll get all the attention whilst you speed past traffic and up hills with ease.
With no restrictions on where you can travel, this electric scooter is well worth the price. Positioned in the higher price range, the amount of power and speed you get for your money makes the Apollo Explore a great value buy that will save you tons on travel costs in the long run.
Complete with a quality 52V Dynavolt battery, dual spring suspension, robust 10 inch pneumatic tyres and a triple braking system, you have all you need to glide over bumps, potholes and all types of terrain in comfort.
The only drawback for the Apollo Explore is its weight. At 23kg, although the scooter collapses down really well, it's not the type of scooter you want to carry around for long. But then you didn't buy it to carry!
What the Apollo Explore does do is to fold down fully so it's easy to store and the 4-hour charge plus the long 34 mile range means you can charge it without any hassle.
It is water-resistant, tons of fun and well-made – another great electric scooter from Apollo's excellent range. Here's a closer look at the Apollo Explore's most important attributes.
Pulling no punches with it's 52v 18.2ah Dynavolt battery, the Apollo Explore has an excellent range of 34 miles meaning you can ride it for a couple of days at least, without worrying about charging.
With a top speed of around 55km/h, this electric scooter's speed makes it a head-turner and you'll enjoy riding past all the traffic at breakneck speed.
The energy efficient, brushless 1000W motor gives you far more power than you'll find on most electric scooters.
With a peak output of 1400W, whether off road or in more urban areas, you can look forward to leaving your friends straggling far behind The Apollo Explore isn't a full scale off roader but it can find its way across grass, over dirt paths and up hills without any problem.
Construction & Build Quality
Built quality is another high focus area in which this electric scooter particularly excels. The Apollo Explore uses forged aluminum for all of the critical parts of the e-scooter (base, stem and handlebar), and the frame quality is second to none.
Additionally the Apollo Explore also has all external cables wrapped in hard plastic coil to prevent cut or torn cables.
Despite its lightning fast acceleration that takes you to 15mph in 3.5 seconds, the Apollo Explore is never anything less than a sturdy quiet ride and you'll have no misgivings about dashing along at 30mph.
The official measurement from Apollo Scooters is from 0-15 MPH (25 km/h) in 3.5 seconds. On average, rider reviews state that they are able to reach the same speed in 3.7 to 3.8 seconds, so that's very close. Lighter riders should be able to easily do 3.5 seconds or even beat that.
These numbers are definitely on the good end of the acceleration spectrum – especially considering the great ptice of this e-scooter. It won't have the same pull as a dual-motor scooter, but the 1000W motor holds no punches as far as acceleration is concerned.
In it's price class, the Apollo Explore offers some impressive speed. A 1000W rear motor with a peak output at 1400W enables the electric scooter to reach a top speed of 31 miles per hour or 50 km/h.
Battery & Range
A 52V 18.2aH Li-ion battery powered by Dynavolt cells (globally renowned manufacturer of electric motorbike batteries) offers exceptional range of 34 miles (55 KM) on a single charge.
No other electric scooter in this price range offers comparable battery performance by a wide margin. The best part? Big battery doesn't mean long re-charge times. Get yourself the fast charger upgrade and recharge in a mere 4-5 hours.
Motor Configuration
The Apollo Explore features a high-efficiency (86% energy conversion rate) brushless 1000W motor with 1400W peak output.
With all that power, the Explore comes with exceptional braking capabilities. Featuring two high-performance disc brakes and an electric re-gen brake, it all adds up to an average braking distance of only 8 ft or 2.45 meters!
The re-gen brake activates when the brake handles are pressed, and works by passing a reverse current through the motor. This smoothly slows down the motor and re-charges the battery while doing so.
The Explore features a terrain-agnostic suspension system, providing exceptional comfort for those looking to get the "on-road" comfort regardless of how "off-road" they have gone.
The Apollo Explore features a high-performance dual spring suspension in the rear and an additional spring suspension in the front. It also comes with two 10-inch pneumatic (air-filled) tires, making your ride as smooth as butter.
Most riders report that the ride quality on the Explorer is really great, and offers a seamless ride by preventing the jarring bumps from rattling your teeth.
The ride quality on the Explorer is made possible by several important features.
Firstly, the scooter sports large pneumatic tires, which alongside the spring suspension in the rear and front, make for a smooth ride, on nearly all terrains.
We found the spring system to be well-balanced, neither too stiff nor too soft, meaning that this scooter won't rattle even on the rough roads.
Another fantastinc element that promotes the great ride quality is the large 20" by 90" spacious deck that gives ample standing room. This is absolutely essential for your longer rides.
Another – often overlooked – ride quality element on the Explorer is the impressive 5.3″ of ground clearance. This seriously ups your gamel for dropping off curbs and getting over obstacles.
Despite being 23kg, the Apollo Explore folds up into a very compact size. The stem and front-wheel can be folded up over the deck and the handlebars can be screwed loose and folded in.
This is really great if you want to pop it in the boot of your car, or don't want it to take too much space in your home.
For all your stats requirements, the Apollo Explore has a colourful LCD console to display all the information you need to track performance, current speed, distance, battery charge and more.
Press mode and power together and you'll be able to access all the data and tweaks you could ever want.
Apollo are all about attention to detail, so useful customisable extras include things like: multiple speed settings for different types of journeys, metric or imperial measurements, cruise control, different riding modes, etc.
You can even choose between kick-and-go or instant acceleration, as well as set the acceleration strength.
After dark, the Apollo Explore reaches new heights when coloured LED lights take your experience to a whole new level. Lights at the front, back, and along the deck and stem, create a fresh look guaranteed to draw plenty of attention.
You'll find front and tail lights, as well as really cool blue lights under the deck and up the stem for an attention-grabbing yet practical look.
Despite the configured amount of lights on the Explore, you may also choose to add a light to the handlebars to boost your own line of vision as the view from up top in the dark isn't as good as it could be.
Either way, the Apollo Explore is a really fun way to travel at night, and it's always great to know you can just hop on your scooter and go when you're ready.
The Explore features dual 25.4-centimeter by 8-centimeter pneumatic tyres manufactured by HOTA. The generous diameter of these tyres really helps to smooth the impact if you happen to go over a pothole.
Because they are air filled, the tyres assist the suspension in providing a smoother overall ride. The increased width of the tyres makes the ride feel very stable, but don't worry about handling, because the tyres also have rounded profiles that make the scooter feel nimble.
Another benefit of pneumatic tyres is that they tend to perform better in wet conditions, compared to solid airless tyres. The rubber is more supple and provides better traction in all conditions.
Yes, the tyres have inner tubes, making them more prone to getting flats than tubeless tyres. So that is why we recommend adding tyre sealant to your new scooter's tyres, to reduce your chance of getting flats.
At 53 by 20 cm the Apollo Explore's deck is far more generous than you'll find on most electric scooters and it's properly finished with plenty of grip as well as an on-trend blue and silver geometric design.
The Apollo Explore can take a maximum load of 120kg and the sizeable deck makes it easy to travel comfortably with both feet planted firmly.
With the Explore, Apollo have hit it out of the park!
Generally, cheap electric scooters tend to be drop-shipped and hardly have anything in the way of support and repair options.
With Apollo Scooters the story is completely different. Operating out of Montreal, Canada, the guys behind the brand offer an impressive 24-month warranty, and this is really starting to change the entire e-scooter game.
Before they ship any scooter, the Explore undergoes a strict triple inspection quality control (143-point checklist) to ensure you get an electric scooter in perfect condition, right out of the box.
The Apollo team is highly knowledgeable, and they genuinely care about building their business on solid and responsive customer service. They even have a live chat system on their website allowing you to quickly get the answers you need. Very few brands offer this level of support in the current e-scooter market.
The Apollo Explore comes with its own multitool for everyday maintenance and if you really have a problem, you can always send your scooter to one of their repair centres.
As a bonus, you can go over to the Apollo YouTube channel, where there is an amazing collection of well-done self-maintenance videos with more being added on a regular basis.
A common statement by owners of Apollo scooters, is that it's much more convenient to watch a video and do your own maintenance, compared to taking your scooter into a shop or mailing it somewhere.
The Apollo Explore has a factory certified water-resistance rating of IP54. This means that the scooter should tolerate light rain with no problems. However, you should definitely not soak the scooter for long periods of time.
Please keep in mind that Apollo doesn't cover water damage to the scooter. Because the scooter isn't rated as waterproof, there is no way of Apollo to determine if the user exceeded the rating.
There are none reported that we could find. But just like other scooters with folding handlebars, the mechanism on the Apollo has a tendency to need retightening after long rides.
Technically this is just an annoyance comparable with many other scooter brands on the market.
Apollo Explore Review: Conclusion
For fun, style, and travel, without the frustrations of slow speeds or frequent charging, the Apollo Explore just can't be beat. Its much faster than most comparative electric scooters, and has tons of great details and excellent construction and stability.
Riding the Apollo Explore is a dream, and you'll find yourself using it all the time because it's so fast and easy-going. It really is a top notch, head-turning electric scooter that's well worth the investment.
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Occupy Congress
What is Occupy Congress?
Occupy Congress is a collective of ideas and people spread out across the United States of America. We started collaborating to organize Occupy Congress with the folks on the ground at Occupy DC for January 17th 2012.
January 17th was just the beginning – We wish to be of service to anyone needing help in organizing, promoting and executing relevant actions and events across the country. We will also be planning autonomous actions. What we decide to work on will be decided during our conference calls that have been designated as our General Assembly.
We gather on the media sharing platforms, social networking sites and email listserves. We also have at least one conference call every week. We support many different cities across the world currently standing up for their inalienable rights. We have created an inviting environment for newcomers, and we especially welcome people experienced in all types of backgrounds who would like to take initiative.
#OccupyCongress is a part of the Occupy movement, which began with Occupy Wall Street on Sept. 17, 2011, in Liberty Square in Manhattan's Financial District. #Occupy is a people powered movement that has spread to sustained occupations in hundreds of cities in the United States and actions in thousands of cities globally. #Occupy is fighting back against the corrosive power major banks and multinational corporations have over the democratic process, and the role of Wall Street in creating an economic collapse that has caused the greatest depression in generations. The movement is inspired by popular uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia, Spain, Greece, Italy and the UK, and aims to expose how the richest 1% are writing the rules of the global economy and the laws of the land, imposing an agenda of neoliberalism and economic inequality that is foreclosing on our future.
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As May 1 approaches, why not organize by state to start recall/impeachment for all elected officials who supported or sponsored: NDAA, HR347, DAA, SOPA, PIPA?
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signatures could be collected by state, in accordance with each state's statutes. Tables could also register voters to vote. Other organizations would likely help staff these tables: Vet groups, voting rights groups…. There are no laws restricting this ! Even if Occupiers don't believe that voting is "real" or legitimate way to create change it IS another venue of action.
These recall / impeach actions would:
1 provide a perceived legitimate way to protest attacks on the Bill of Rights;
2 send a message to legislatures we will not tolerate their violation of Oath of Office.
3 offer a place to meet people and share the OCCUPY amendment and agenda.
If it has no effect, then it proves that… and educates
Americans that their options are indeed narrow. We can't leave the sleepers behind. We must try to educate and enlist them through action they will not find intimidating.
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Last month's job cut total of 53,073 is 29.8 percent lower than in October, but 51.5 percent higher year-on-year. So far this year, employers have announced 494,775 cuts, 28 percent higher than those announced through this point last year.
The NMI® registered 60.7 percent, which is 0.4 percentage point higher than the October reading of 60.3 percent. However, concerns persist about employment resources and the impact of tariffs.
In the week ending December 1, initial unemployment claims were 231,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. The 4-week moving average was 228,000, an increase of 4,250 from the previous week's revised average.


Our camping bottles have printed measurements indicating ounces and millimeters. Use these to measure water, broth, milk, or other liquids when cooking.
You can make a cool glass of tea by placing a tea bag in a water bottle, adding filtered water or tap water, and waiting about 30 minutes. During this time, the tea should steep naturally. Add some sweetener and/or ice for iced tea. For flavored tea, add a splash of fruit drink or a bit of powdered drink mix.
Campers can fill up extra water bottles with dry goods that require only water (carried in a separate container). On a camping trip with another family, a friend made pancakes using a dry mix he prepared for the trip. His pancake mix would fit well in a water bottle. At the campsite, add water to the mix, shake, and pour in 1/4 cup increments on a hot skillet to prepare. Similarly, bring potato soup mix and add boiling water to make hot soup.
If you are mixing a drink (I'm thinking of a sports-type drink, but other types of drinks could work as well), use a water bottle alone instead of a glass with a stirrer or iced tea spoon. Pour water in the bottle, add the right portion of the powdered drink mix, close the lid securely, and shake.
On a somewhat regular basis, I would like to share a drink — but not germs — with someone. Having a water bottle at hand makes it easy to split a cold drink, like a soda, tea, or even bottled water. Buy your drink, pour a portion in the water bottle (being careful not to touch the drink lid to the bottle opening), and give the other person the remainder in the original container. This approach saves some money and cuts down on waste.
Designate a water bottle for your cat or dog, label the bottle with a permanent marker, and use it to fill your pet's water bowl.
Just as Paul suggested as a new purpose of used detergent bottles, a water bottle can be useful for transporting water from the kitchen sink or spigot to your plants, inside and outside the house. For a smaller version of the drip irrigation method, fill a sports bottle (with a pull top) and turn upside down to water your plants.
It's quirky but functional — your water bottle can serve as a vase when transporting fresh-cut flowers or as a centerpiece on your dining room table. Fill the bottom of the bottle with water and add the flowers.
Clear bottles with wide mouths are especially useful as holders of certain household items, like paper clips, nuts and bolts, or pens and pencils. If you are fond of a commemorative water bottle, then repurposing will let you keep it without it gathering dust or clogging up your kitchen cabinet.
Toss coin change in a water bottle and keep the bottle in one of your cup holders in your car or on your dresser in your dorm room. This way, you'll have quick access to spare change. Or you can easily take a filled-up bottle to your bank or credit union and trade for cash.
On a few occasions, I have reached for an extra water bottle to clean a wound after a minor accident. Though not sterile, the water was clean enough as it came from a reliable source (my home's water supply) and had been placed in an uncontaminated bottle.
The water can help wash out debris such as small stones or dirt until you have time to get sterile water, antibiotic cream, and bandages.
You could use a water bottle to serve a similar purpose as a kid's sippy cup — give your kids something to drink without fear that they'll accidentally spill the entire contents on the dining room table or living room floor within a few seconds. These wouldn't work well for younger kids, but for those who have mostly graduated to regular cups, having a water bottle available to help avoid drink-related catastrophes could be handy at times.
Just as you might freeze small quantities of soup stock in ice cube trays, use your water bottle to contain leftover liquid for future use.
A frozen water bottle can serve as an ice pack when placed in a cooler with food and drinks.
Squeezable water bottles can be filled and used as a substitute for toy water guns.
One of the reasons I noticed that my kitchen cabinets were overflowing with water bottles was because I received one as a hostess gift. To jazz up the present, fill with drink mix packets.
My oldest son volunteers some with the homeless, and I accompanied him to a "block party" that involved a free cookout with drinks, haircuts, and fellowship. Not knowing quite what to do while he talked sports with the guests, I decided to serve drinks and discovered that many of the homeless could benefit from having an extra cup or water bottle.
Having something to contain a drink enables them to use public facilities (like the water fountain at the public library) more readily, rather than having to buy a bottle of water or soda whenever they were thirsty.
It's taken a while, but I have finally got my kids (now teenagers) to see the value in filling water bottles and taking those to school rather than buying water there. Fortunately, they shun sodas and most sweetened drinks. But for a while, they bought water in the cafeteria or from the drink machines for afterschool sessions. Now, they take the water bottles.
Likewise, my husband takes water bottles to his office.
You already know that you should stay hydrated on outdoor adventures but may not think of needing enough water during special work-related events. Carrying your own water can be useful when you are working at a busy trade show or helping customers in an outdoor setting all day, especially if you are accustomed to a predictable, climate-controlled work environment.
Decorate the bottles (extra ones you've acquired, rather than used ones) and sell on Etsy or another craftsy retail outlet.
Replace your standard lid with a solar powered LED cap, and your water bottle can serve as a lantern. The cap isn't cheap (I found one for $19.99 from ThinkGeek) but could be useful when camping in the wilderness.
Fill the bottle with snacks, like pretzels or nuts. Carrying these items in a bottle should keep them dry plus make it easy to carry on your bike, haul in your car, or tote in a bag.
If you happen to have outdoor apparel that is compactable, put it in a water bottle to make it easy to carry. Likewise, carry small-but-important items like first aid supplies in a bottle rather than letting them roll around loose in your luggage or tote bag.
Either the water bottle lid or the top of the water bottle could be used to cut out cookies or biscuits, according to a commenter on Fat Cyclist's uses for water bottles article. Dust the lid or top with flour before using, just as you would with traditional types of cutters.
Use a sports water bottle lid (described as a "pull-top water bottle cap" in the comments section of the alternative uses of water bottles article) along with a blank CD and balloon to make a hovercraft.
Do you have any clever and practical uses for reusable water bottles? Share them in the comments.
Some great creative ideas here. Found a couple I'll have to try on camping trips.
Great! When I started looking to find ideas to supplement what I was already doing, I realized how handy packing stuff in a bottle could be -- contents could be kept dry (and easy to find) plus there'd have an extra bottle around if needed. Hope these help on your next trip.
I use a sports bottle we got for free from an event as a syrup container. I make fresh homemade syrup and store it there, the pop cap is perfect for pouring!
That sounds yummy! I've never made homemade syrup before but could see how the sports-top bottle could be great for getting just enough but not too much syrup on pancakes, waffles, etc.
As a former New Englander, I tend to hold pure maple syrup as the one and only true pancake topping. But I'm interested in this homemade syrup -- what do you make it out of? Can you link to a recipe?
I have olive oil in one of my extra pop-top style reusable bottles. I keep it next to the stove so when I need to oil a pan, I can give it a squirt!
That's a great way to prevent pouring too much oil in the pan. Thanks for sharing!
I went on a week-long winter hike in high school, and the adults leading the trip would always boil a pot of water before bedtime. We'd fill up our water bottles with the hot water, seal them up tight, and put them at our feet in our sleeping bags to help warm up.
I read about people heating the bottles but wasn't sure if that would work and, if it did work, what the bottles could be useful for. Now I know -- to keep feet warm when camping! As someone who has cold feet despite wearing wool socks and using a 15-degree rated sleeping bag, that sounds like a wonderful idea.
Tons of great ideas! I love the flower vase idea. I don't own a vase, and on the rare occasion I get flowers I don't have something tall enough to putt them in. I resort to using a big glass juice pitcher! next time I'll use one of my water bottles - the stainless steel one wouldn't look half bad!
Camping out in the desert I've used my Nalgene water bottle as a hot water bottle on a cold night. I filled the bottle with boiling water and took it to bed with me. It helped me keep warm for several hours in my sleeping bag.
Some of those ideas were a tad obvious like the first aid application to quickly rinse a wound and to use as an ice pack, but im really glad i read the whole thing though as many of those ideas are absolutely brilliant! You may have saved my plants actually since im going out of town for a couple days and couldn't find a housekeeper! The hovercraft idea is really fascinating and i enjoy building stuff like that...ill have to think about how i can improve it though.
I am not sure if I would have thought to carry a first aid kit in a water bottle but I am glad there are people who are more clever than me! It seems like a great way to keep stuff dry and easy to reach, esp. for someone who is not particularly neat (like me).
Hope the watering technique works well for you, and helps to save money.
At home, we use reusable water bottles to put water plants and re-grow spring onions. The kids love that.
I have some old Nalgene bottles that supposedly have bad plastic as part of them, so they're not supposed to be used with human consumption. Instead, I filled them with sand and use them as weights for working out.
Great idea. I could see people using those for workouts as well as weights to secure other things outside like a tarp or blanket during a picnic.
Here's one I saw on TV: use an empty bottle (they were using the 2L Coke plastic Coke bottle) to easily separate the yoke from the egg white by squeezing the bottle a bit then placing it over the yoke and releasing the squeeze, the yoke gets sucked up and is ready to be placed elsewhere. Genius!


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Founded in 2015 by lead singer Criss Patrik and drummer Michael Garbe, American Road hails from New Jersey. Their sound has been getting them attention everywhere, thanks to their debut EP "I Dream in Country". The album contains five songs showcasing the bands diversity in styles, while at the same time showing a strong sense of who they are. Their debut single, "U.N.I.R. Country", enjoyed regular rotation on Chris VanZants High Octane show on Thunder 106 FM. Various College & Internet radio stations across the country have fallen in love with the songs "I Dream in Country" & "An American". American Road has shared the stage with country stars Tyler Farr, Chase Rice, and most recently, Parmalee. They were nominated for Nashville's 2016 Josie Independent Music Award for Modern Country Duo/Group of the Year, and were the runner up in the 2016 Nash Next New York region, Jersey's best kept secret of Criss Patrik, Michael Garbe, Lee Boice, James Knight and Chris Radicci collectively known as American Road, may not be a secret much longer.