With the launch of the Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth (PMAY) Artists' Initiative earlier this year, a new generation of young musicians in Philadelphia will have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams of making music at a professional level.
Kintan Silvany, a 14-year-old student at the Mary Louise Curtis Branch, is one of 25 Settlement students taking part in the inaugural cohort of Artists.
In addition to the harp, Kintan also studies piano with Michael Caruso and voice with Kate Mallon-Day at Settlement, and she performs with the Philadelphia Sinfonia Players as the only harpist in an intermediate-level youth orchestra. This summer, she participated in the 2017 Philadelphia International Music Camp & Festival and in Philly Harp Week, a festival sponsored by Play On, Philly!
Q: What made you want to apply for the PMAY Artists' Initiative?
A: My teacher Miss Steiner told me about it and wanted me to get more involved in music. She signed me up, and during my audition, I had an interview and learned more about it. When Najib called me and told me, "You're in!" it was really exciting. This summer, thanks to PMAY, I went to the Philadelphia International Music Festival, where I got to meet other musicians and learn more. It was also my first exposure to playing chamber music. The first week, I played piano in a trio with violin and cello, and the second week, I played harp in a trio with oboe and flute.
Q: What is your favorite thing about studying music?
A: It gives me something to do other than being bored at home, which is what a lot of people my age do. With music, I get to practice, I can figure out how I can do better, and I can learn new pieces. Between harp, piano, and voice, I practice at least an hour a day, and it gives me a purpose for what I should do. When I started studying voice, I had been in the choir, but I had never sung solo before. Now I am figuring out what I can do with my voice and trying things that I've never done before.
Q: What are your goals in music for the future?
A: My goal is to spread music all over. I want to go back to Indonesia, where my parents are from, and perform there for people who have not been exposed to classical music. There is classical music in Jakarta and other cities, but in other places in the country where there is poverty, there is no exposure to classical music. I am planning on traveling there next summer with my parents, and we are already looking at harp shops where I can find an instrument so that I can practice while I am there.


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Holsteen was a 60-gun ship of the line in the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. She was commissioned in 1775 and the British Royal Navy captured her in the Battle at Copenhagen Roads on 2 April 1801. The British renamed the ship HMS Holstein, and later HMS Nassau. She participated in one major battle during the Gunboat War and was sold in 1814.

Design
Holsteen was the name ship of her class of three vessels. The Danish naval builder, Frederik Michael Krabbe, was the chief designer and builder for the Danish navy. She was a foot narrower than the otherwise identical Oldenborg-class vessels.

Danish service
In 1775 Holsteen fitted out during a voyage to Norway, where she was used as a command ship for the ships laid up in Trosvik (near the mouth of the Oslo Fjord), before she returned to Copenhagen in 1776. From 25 May 1776 to 16 July 1780 Holsteen sailed to Lisbon, the Gold Coast, and Cape Town. On her return in July 1780, she performed guardship duties in Øresund, off Copenhagen until 24 October 1780.

From 1782 until 1783 Holsteen sailed with the Neutrality Squadron. She was a member of a squadron from June to October 1794 in Øresund and the following year in 1795, sailed with a squadron in Øresund and the North Sea.

In 1801 she was equipped as a blockship and took part in the Battle of Copenhagen on 2 April 1801 where she took her place towards the northern end of the defensive line between Infødstretten and Søhesten. For a short time Holsteen served as the flagship. About 14:15 her captain was forced to strike to the British.

British service
On 12 April, the British sent Holstein back to Britain. She was the only one of the ships-of-the-line that the British chose to keep. All the rest they viewed as little more than floating batteries. She transported the wounded and sailed in company with  and , which too carried wounded. She arrived at Yarmouth on 22 April and was laid up there in ordinary until July 1802. Then Holstein transferred to Chatham on 16 October 1802 and was laid up there.

Between March and September 1805 Perry & Co., Blackwell, repaired her at a cost of £22,022. She was renamed Nassau and commissioned in September under Captain Robert Campbell, for the North Sea.

On 18 April 1806, Nassau was in company with , , , , , and the hired armed cutter Florence captured the Prussian galliot Jonge Bartels. Five days later Nassau captured the Vissery. Then, a little more than a week later, on 2 May, Nassau and  captured the Nicholai and Martha. Several other British warships shared in the proceeds of the prize. Between May and June 1807 she escorted a convoy to Madeira.

In the late summer of 1807 she returned to Copenhagen where she participated in the second Battle of Copenhagen. After the surrender of the Danish fleet, Nassau, on 21 October 1807, was one of the vessels that escorted the surrendered Danish ships from Holmen to Kronborg. She then remained in Danish waters until February 1809.

Battle of Zealand Point

On 22 March 1808 Nassau and the 64-gun Stately destroyed the last Danish ship of the line, , commanded by Captain Carl Wilhelm Jessen, in a battle at Zealand Point.

The battle cost Nassau one man killed, one man missing, and 16 men wounded. In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the Naval General Service Medal with clasps "Stately 22 March 1808" and "Nassau 22 March 1808" to any still surviving crew members of those vessels that chose to claim them.

Further prizes in 1808
On 19 April 1808 Stately and Nassau captured the Danish ships Industrie and Haabet Anker.

On the morning of 1 September 1809, Nassau was escorting a convoy of East Indiamen in the English Channel when she sighted a strange sail. Nassau sent her boats in chase and after two hours they were able to capture the French privateer lugger  of Saint Malo. She was armed with four guns and had a crew of 25 men under the command of Enseigne de vaisseau Louis Ollivier Pilvesse. She was five days out of the Île de Batz and had made no captures.

Fate
Nassau was laid up at Chatham in September 1809. In March of the next year she was commissioned as a prison ship under the command of Lieutenant William Field. He commanded her until she was sold for £2,510 on 3 November 1814.

See also
 List of ships captured in the 19th century

Notes

Citations

References
 Individual record cards in Danish for ships of the Danish Royal Navy can sometimes be found on the internet at Skibregister – Sorte Registrant. The links can be problematic.
Royal Danish Naval Museum list of ships Details, drawings and models for some named ships are available.

Ships of the line of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
1772 ships
Ships designed by Frederik Michael Krabbe
Ships built in Copenhagen
Captured ships
Napoleonic-era ships

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YEREVAN (Armenpress) — The government is likely to refuse the offered property donations from ex-general Manvel Grigoryan and ex-customs official Armen Avetisyan, since the general prosecution might have objections, Chairman of the State Property Management Committee Narek Babayan said in an interview on December 4.
Grigoryan, a former general and MP currently jailed on corruption-related charges, and Avetisyan, the former director of the Customs Service, have offered to donate private property to the state. Grigoryan's had offered to make land and property donations valued at nearly $10 million, while Avetisyan offered to donate the Golden Palace Hotel of Tsakhkadzor.
Babayan said that the committee must first design a draft , and only after receiving the conclusions from all relevant bodies the government can decide to receive the donation or not.
"The prosecution's opinion is required for the government decision. As far as the judicial process, there might be certain objections from the prosecution," he said. He said the state cannot accept problematic property as donation.
He said it is likely that the property won't be taken as a donation, because it might get expropriated anyway in the future.
"We can assume that the property has been acquired illegally, otherwise they wouldn't give it away," he said.
Babayan said they will study the case.
He argues that perhaps the two former officials wanted to raise their public image by making the donation.
He said the state will evaluate the value of the properties if it decides to take it as a donation.
He said that the properties are likely to get auctioned off.


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The trip was long and I was about to find out what jet lag was all about. Somewhere, in mid air, Sunday had slipped into Monday morning and breakfast was being served on the plane. I was anxious to see the country that my great grandparents had left slightly more that 100 years ago.
We gathered our suitcases and grabbed a cab to head into downtown Brussels and the hotel. The hotel that I would stay in was built 4 years after my great grandparents had left Europe. It was a beautiful building within walking distance of the Grand Place, Grote Markt – Market Square, where in the 12th century Brussels had become a commercial crossroads between Bruges (in Flanders), Cologne, and France. English wool, French wines and German beer were sold in the harbor and on the market.
The Grand Place was breathtaking and we would visit it several times during our 6 day stay in Brussels, our strolls seeming to always end in the center of the market place. Stores lined the streets leading up to the market of lace and chocolates of which I purchased several boxes, and tapestry shops, each building connected to the next, many with flower boxes still spilling over with brightly colored flowers even for late October. Cobblestones were everywhere in this part of the city and I was thankful that I was wearing loafers on my feet. People spilled off the sidewalks and into the streets, natives and tourists blending into a moving mass, slowing traffic that was winding its way through the narrow streets. Café tables flowed from inside the bistros and onto the sidewalk under heated awnings, waiters beckoned passersby to come sit down for eats and drinks.
Our first meal would be in a small bistro with a burning fireplace that looked out onto the Grand Place square. Hearty natives sat at the outside bistro tables while we huddled inside near the fireplace. From the temperature of my exposed skin, I knew I was going to have to do something about my lack of winter coat situation before the end of the week. A handsome smiling waiter suggested a Belgian beer and roasted beef steak for lunch and we agreed that is what we would have. This would be the first of many meals in Belgium served with French fries; something that we found was quite common.
As I absorbed my surroundings I realized that this could have been my reality if my grandfather hadn't moved with the family to the states to live. We ate and drank and headed into the remainder of our week in Brussels.
Looking forward to reading this series. My Bourgaux ancestors came from Gilly.


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Die römisch-katholische, denkmalgeschützte Pfarrkirche St. Anna steht in Nuttlar, einem Gemeindeteil der Gemeinde Bestwig im Hochsauerlandkreis von Nordrhein-Westfalen. Die Kirche gehört zum Pastoralen Raum Ruhr-Valmetal im Dekanat Hochsauerland-Mitte des Erzbistums Paderborn.

Geschichte
Der Grundstein für die Basilika aus Bruchsteinen nach einem Entwurf von Maximilian Jagielski in neugotischen Formen wurde am 9. Juni 1912  gelegt. Nach der Benediktion (Segnung) am 8. Juni 1913 erfolgte die Konsekration (Weihe) durch Heinrich Haehling von Lanzenauer am 18. Juli 1914.

Beschreibung
Zwischen dem Langhaus und dem Chor mit Fünfachtelschluss im Osten, der von Strebepfeilern gestützt wird, befindet sich ein Querschiff, an dessen Nordwand der Kirchturm angebaut ist, der in seinem oberen Teil die Turmuhr und den Glockenstuhl beherbergt, dessen Kirchenglocken im Zweiten Weltkrieg abgeliefert werden mussten.

Der Innenraum ist mit steilen Gewölben überspannt. Zur Kirchenausstattung gehört ein um 1420 entstandenes Marienbildnis. Die Orgel mit 26 Registern, zwei Manualen und einem Pedal wurde 1929 von Anton Feith gebaut.

Literatur
 Ursula Quednau (Bearb.): Dehio-Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Band II: Westfalen. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin / München 2016, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2, S. 96.

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Motivational speaker and comedian Charles Marshall gives a humorous talk on the importance of customer service at AIM/R's annual conference in Boston. Photo by Mike Miazga/pme
Manufacturers representatives from around the country headed back to school recently.
AIM/R's 40th annual conference held at the Hyatt Regency Boston featured an AIM/R University theme where best practices and networking sessions were treated as college-level courses. Educational opportunities and productive networking sessions were in abundance during the nearly three-day event.
Lively discussions were commonplace throughout the conference. The manufacturers' breakfast and orientation hosted by past AIM/R presidents at the historic Boston Opera House generated debate on how a difficult territory should be dealt with. Several prominent plumbing industry manufacturers advocated stepping up assistance on their end and fostering a greater cooperative effort between manufacturer and rep entities.
Upstairs at the Opera House, AIM/R's Leaders of Tomorrow young executives group hosted a well-attended three-hour session that included rep agency profiles, an introduction to rep contracts, and Sandra Long's "Legacy to Leader" talk.
The conference's general session kicked off with Institute For Trend Research's Dr. Jeff Dietrich presenting a somewhat brighter picture of the nation's economic situation both now and in the immediate future.
"What Americans are doing with money right now is a positive," he said. "People aren't buying everything they think they want, but they are back to buying stuff."
Dietrich also noted optimism stems from the nation's current demographic. "The current average is 2.1 units (children) per family," he said, drawing a laugh from the crowd for the use of the word units. "If you want to be anywhere in the world, you want to be in an economy that is growing and creating the next generation of laborers, consumers and taxpayers. Change is happening. We're already creating that next generation of those contributing to rebuilding and regenerating this country."
And the immediate future?
"Another recession is not imminent. That's the signal we are seeing," said Dietrich, who noted the year 2029 is one to keep an eye on in terms of significant economic turmoil. "2014 looks like it could be mild and 2018 could be a more significant recession unless we reduce debts and deficits."
Dietrich's "Make Your Move!" presentation title was aimed directly at businesses. "There is opportunity even with the economy as damaged as it has been," he said. "The economy is already healing and is recovering and will grow stronger. We still live in the land of opportunity - opportunity as it impacts our space and the rest of the world."
Calera Capital Managing Partner Mark Williamson talked to reps and manufacturers about private equity, while Rich-Tompkins President Stew Chaffee discussed the future of the manufacturer-wholesaler-rep relationship, presenting findings from an informal AIM/R rep survey on the topic. Chaffee invited A.O. Smith's John Altepeter and Chicago Faucets' Matthew Hurley on stage to join the forum.
A town hall meeting among reps produced beneficial talks on topics such as lead-free legislation and how reps are working with manufacturers to prepare for the upcoming change; Internet sales; health care; and relationships with wholesalers.
Technology consultant and author Paul Gillin delivered his presentation on rep B2B marketing and social media strategy. "If a buyer's behavior is shifting and digital is part of it, you need to be aware of it," he said.
Motivational speaker and comedian Charles Marshall brought the house down with his humorous presentation on customer service. Marshall noted businesses always should remember the letters SERVE: Surprise customers with excellence; evaluate their needs and train to be an active listener; respond to needs; validate a customer's experience with you; and extend the relationship into a future relationship.
"Good customer service doesn't mean you don't ever make a mistake," he said. "Good customer service and good character means you man up and show up and make it right."
The conference's new Rep Café session where breakout groups discussed best practices and concerns and then relayed key talking points to the entire assembly was again a major hit and was requested to be included in future conferences.
Michel Sales President Kelly Michel was the conference's "commencement speaker" on the final day and delivered a tremendous speech outlining his rep career progression, while giving reps poignant advice on preparing for the future.
AIM/R's 2013 Board of Directors was sworn in with Preferred Sales' President Alan Guidish taking over as AIM/R's new president and Burke Agency's Brian Burke, becoming president-elect.
The 2013 AIM/R Conference will be held Sept. 25-29 in Albuquerque, N.M.
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How solid is 4-star RB Trey Sanders' Alabama commitment?
Updated: Jan. 13, 2019, 11:09 a.m. | Published: Nov. 06, 2017, 10:04 a.m.
By Drew Champlin | AL.com
Trey Sanders made a very early commitment to Alabama and he hasn't wavered.
Sanders, just a junior, committed to the Crimson Tide in the spring of 2016 after a visit to the school. Early commitments aren't uncommon, but pledges made before a sophomore year in high school are.
"I'm 100 percent committed," Sanders said after IMG Academy's 32-21 win over Hoover on Friday at the Hoover Met.
"It's about trusting the process. I see what they've done over the years. Growing up, I wasn't a big fan, but once I got there and I saw what they were about, I had to commit."
Sanders moved from Port St. Joe, Fla., to Bradenton to attend IMG Academy before his sophomore season. He is close to Crimson Tide safety Ronnie Harrison and sees his success at Alabama as another positive tool in his recruitment. Sanders plans to graduate high school early and be in Tuscaloosa in the spring of 2019.
Sanders said he is now up to 6-foot-1.5 and 215 pounds. Sanders is a four-star class of 2019 recruit and ranked as the No. 3 running back and No. 28 overall recruit by the 247Sports composite.
"When I get there, I just plan on going there playing running back," Sanders said. "Maybe I'll go play in the slot. Wherever they need me."
Sanders said "everybody" is trying to recruit him, but he's not thinking about visits to any other schools. Sanders was at Alabama's game against LSU on Saturday, his second trip of the season.
"I'm trying to get the whole team to go," Sanders said Friday. "I want them to cancel the flight (back to Florida) and go to 'Bama."
Sanders has been impressed with everything at Alabama since his commitment.
"I love winning," he said. "I love (running backs) coach (Burton) Burns. He puts running backs in the league (NFL) and that's what I want to do. I'm seeing Damien Harris have a breakout year. All the running backs there succeed even when the offense changes."
Sanders is in the same class as Alabama offensive line commit Deyavie Hammond, who started at right guard for IMG on Friday. Sanders rushed for 59 yards and scored on runs of 4 and 3 yards.
"Deyavie came in August and he's had an unbelievable season," Sanders said. "Since we've been at IMG, we're building a relationship and we can't wait to get to Alabama together."


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Герб Григориополя — символ города Григориополя.

История

Первый герб
Первый герб города утвержден 12 октября 1794 года. На гербе щит разделен на 7 частей. В верхней части герба на золотом фоне изображение чёрного двуглавого орла со щитом на груди; в центре в четырехугольнике изображение образа Спаса; в 1-й части на зелёном фоне серебряный агнец, несущий хоругвь; во 2-й части на красном фоне орел со скипетром в когтях; в 3-й части на красном фоне лев, уходящий налево; в 4-й части на зеленом фоне крепость, на которой размещено склонен набок флаг; в центральной нижней части корона на подставке.

Данный герб почти точно повторяет изобретённый в XVIII веке «герб Царства Армянского», но дополнен вверху двуглавым орлом.

В 2012 году во время празднования 220-годовщины города Григориополя было возвращено малый герб образца 1794 года. В январе 2013 года решением главы администрации Григориополя был утвержден исторический герб, как современный герб города.

Второй герб
В 1872 году был составлен новый проект герба. На зеленом щите изображена святого Григория с распростертыми руками в серебряной одежде и золотым венцом. В вольной части щита — герб Херсонской губернии. Щит увенчан серебряной башенной короной и окружен золотыми колосьями, соединенные Александровской лентой. Проект так и не был утверждён.

Третий герб, современный
В 2005 году администрация Григориополя объявила конкурс на лучший проект герба и флага города. Весной 2007 года на сессии Григориопольского Совета народных депутатов были подведены итоги конкурса. По словам заместителя главы администрации А. Зибиной на гербе «учтены все моменты, связанные с жизнью города — и Днестр, и развитие жизни в виде солнца, и колосья — связь с землей». Одобренный депутатами проект был отправлен в Геральдическую совет при президенте ПМР.

20 августа 2018 года Президент Приднестровья Вадим Красносельский предложил вернуть городам Приднестровья их исторические гербы. В настоящее время Григориополю вернули дореволюционный герб.

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Ссылки
 Герб г. Григориополь  (heraldicum.ru)
 Как армянский царский герб пробрался в городскую геральдику Молдавии
 Город двух Григориев, герб царства Армянского и подземный Коморул

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Гербы Молдавии
Государственные символы Приднестровской Молдавской Республики
Гербы с изображением львов
Гербы с изображением агнца
Гербы с изображением крепости
Гербы с изображением святых
Гербы с изображением двуглавого коронованного орла


You've probably heard the expression "It's not what you know, but who you know, that matters." Why then go the extra mile if success is just determined by connections?
It's true that networks influence the resources, support and advocacy that you get during the course of your career, but networks can form in many different ways. In studying how young professionals form networks, I found that you don't necessarily have to be well-connected to meet the right people and get ahead at work. Rather, in certain contexts, what matters more for growing your network is how qualified you appear to be.
In two studies, I surveyed 251 MBA students and law school students before and after they completed an internship. I first asked whether they had any pre-existing contacts at the firm, and then whether they established more connections over the course of about 12 weeks.
Specifically, I wanted to know if they got to know any employees who gave them insight into the organisation and its goals, strategies and important people. I asked how often they were in touch with these contacts, how long they had known them and how close they were. And I gathered information about the companies and about the students' academic accomplishments.
I found that some people were able to form many new contacts, while others only made one or two new connections. What separated them was how people signalled their ability – and this differed among business and law firms.
In the study of MBAs, I found that students who started the internship with a pre-existing contact were able to form more new connections than those who did not know anyone prior to starting, even after controlling for individual differences in networking ability. These initial contacts were more predictive of network growth than other indicators of students' skills, such as academic grades.
This wasn't the case in the study of law school students. For this cohort, having a pre-existing contact did not have a direct effect on the number of contacts they formed during their internship. I found that it only helped the most qualified students, those ranked in the top 20 per cent of their law school class.
So why the difference between law and business settings? It seems to come down to the varying importance placed on formal credentials and academic training. In law firms, the training you receive in school is more tightly aligned with the skills you are expected to demonstrate on the job.
Internships On the other hand, when it comes to business settings, research has shown people don't seem to put the same amount of stock in grades. In fact, some researchers, like my colleague Jeff Pfeffer at Stanford, have suggested there is no tight coupling between what is taught in business schools and the skills and knowledge that are required for business practice.
Moreover, there is a difference in matriculation for law and business students. In business schools, recruiters start interviewing students for internships during their first semester, before grades are available. In contrast, law school students are recruited for internships during their second year.
The bottom line is that you need a balanced approach to developing your network, and the approach depends on your context. When ability can't be clearly signalled, having a contact who can vouch for you and serve as a pathway to others can help you establish important connections.
Adina Sterling is an assistant professor of organisational behaviour at Stanford University.


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It looks like these aren't new episodes, just old episodes rebroadcast under new titles.
I'll check and see if it needs a cleanup, but no new episodes of this show are being aired.
It appears the network is airing old episodes with new names.
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Wikipedia says"Banged Up Abroad (rebadged as Locked Up Abroad and Jailed Abroad in India)" I found the Banged Up Abroad Page but it is outdated, might as well consolidate.
There are new episodes being aired and my DVR shows season 10 as does Wikipedia, kindly update at your convenience.
We're merging the two pages, thanks.
Trying to sort out the episodes because several lists include shows that were reruns by MSNBC rebranded under different episode titles (e.g. 'What I did for love' is a double feature of the older episodes 'Forbidden Love' and 'Busted in Bankok').
This issue is very similar to the Aircraft Disasters/Mayday fiasco. :\ At this point, we aren't going to resort the episodes to match the British airing order as listed on Wikipedia (They have 10 seasons because NatGeo aired 8 episodes as season 1, where Channel 5 aired them as 1 and 2). We have ours to the order as it aired on NatGeo.
Will update as we figure it out.
Okay, I think we are good to go now.
Some duplicated episodes with different titles were removed, and new episodes were added.
What about "Vegas Mobster" 9/16/2013 (according to my DVR)?
This show isn't showing up with the new episodes, so I've tried to update it manually from IMDB.
Please let me know if they make any changes, or if the information is incorrect.
This show has been aggravating me for years, with no end in sight...Oh Well! Thanks for your help!!!
It's certainly not user-friendly on the airdates, LOL.


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Local Color Gallery, a co-op of women in Raleigh, is presenting "Fractured" by Christine Harvaitt. The exhibit runs Feb. 7-28.
Artspace, the Raleigh nonprofit visual art center, announced:
Alma Leiva debuts her exhibit "Celdas" through March 7. Leiva's work focuses on violence and colonialism in Central American culture.
Dianne Rodwell is giving one-on-one instruction in the Grecian painting form called encaustic. These workshops are for adult beginners or experienced artists in any medium and are held on Feb. 10 and 16.
The art class Pattern and Decoration, taught by Cat Manolis, takes place through Feb. 15.
Wake County Public Libraries is hosting bookmakers in February for the monthly drop-in artisan demonstration. Featured artists include Jennifer Mahaffey and Kathy Steinsberger.
WomanCraft Gifts, a co-op of local artists, moved to 370 E. Main Street, Carrboro. WomanCraft has been in business for 40 years and more than 70 local artists contribute handcrafted items to the store.
Megan West was promoted to assistant dean of external relations at Campbell Law School, in Raleigh. West graduated from Campbell Law in 2010 and went on to become the director of alumni relations and annual giving in 2012.
The State Employees' Credit Union partnered with the College Foundation of North Carolina and the N.C. Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators to continue the tradition of FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Day. On Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to noon, SECU personnel are providing assistance with forms in all 100 North Carolina counties. Krista Loew, SECU vice president of IRA Services, notes, "As a credit union with a strong focus on education, this annual event offers a wonderful opportunity to expand our reach to students and their families across the state."
Sheronda Jeffries, of Research Triangle Park's Cisco Systems, was elected co-chair of QuEST Forum's Integrated Quality Group for 2014. QuEST Forum is an information and communications technology association.
Erin Smith, senior account executive at MMI Public Relations, of Raleigh, received the bronze award in the Woman of the Year Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations category from the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Smith has been with MMI since 2010.
Sharon Decker, N.C. commerce secretary, announced:
Mount Airy is now designated as a N.C. Certified Retirement Community.
The Apprenticeship and Training Bureau transitioned to be a part of the N.C. Department of Commerce this year. The program combines on-the-job training with related classroom instruction to develop fully competent workers.
Regina Youngblood was named the director of the city of Durham's Human Resources Department. Youngblood replaces Alethea Bell, who retired.
WomenNC, the Raleigh-based nonprofit, is hosting a local dinner forum on Feb. 20 featuring the six North Carolina university students selected as WomenNC 2014 Student Fellows. These students will go on to represent North Carolina at the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women.
The Women's Giving Network of Wake County, led by president Pam Dowdy, gave a $40,000 grant to Read and Feed, a nonprofit child literacy organization.
The N.C. Therapeutic Riding Center, a nonprofit in Mebane, is seeking volunteers. The organization is led by Jackie Cole, an instructor at the center for 27 years.
The V Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to raising support for cancer research, announced that it will be the beneficiary of this year's Rock 'n' Roll Raleigh marathon and half marathon. The V Foundation's chief executive officer is Susan Braun.
The ArtsCenter in Carrboro offers various performances in its spring concert series. February artists include Grace Pettis on Feb. 1, Martha Redbone on Feb. 2 and Lucy Kaplansky on Feb. 22.
The Durham-based Mallarmé Chamber Players announced the lineup for the 2014 N.C. HIP Music Festival. The music is performed on Renaissance-period instruments. The festival runs through Feb. 7. Featured musicians include Stephanie Vial, Barbara Krumdieck, Elaine Funaro and Beverly Biggs.
The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, led by secretary Susan Kluttz, is hosting Black History Month programs on Feb. 7 at Morehead Planetarium. The free event focuses on storytelling legends from African cultures as well as astronomy.
Lari Hatley was selected by the Animal Protection Society of Durham as the new director of development. Hatley is known for her successful fundraising programs, including her work at the Duke Lemur Center.
N.C. State University, in Raleigh, announced:
Researchers are developing a technique for removing lignin from the plant material used to make biofuels. This technique may help lower the cost of biofuel production, and it appears to be promising, according to Ezinne Achinivu, a Ph.D. student at the university and the lead author of a study describing the technique.
A study found that data from CT scans can be incorporated into a forensic database to help determine the ancestry and gender of unidentified remains. Forensic anthropologists can map coordinates on a skull and use newly developed software, called 3D-ID, to compare those coordinates with a database of biological characteristics. Ann Ross, Ph.D., a professor of anthropology at the university, is the senior author of a paper on this work.
UNC-Chapel Hill received a State Implementation Grant of $900,000 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The money is funding improvements in services for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families. Rebecca Edmondson Pretzel, Ph.D., associate director of the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, is a leader of the collaboration.
Wake County Public Libraries invites the public to learn about the field of hypnotherapy through the month of February. Stephanie Levine, spiritual coach and hypnotist, presents programs through Feb. 27.
Kristie Shifflette, franchise owner of Orangetheory Fitness of Morrisville, opened a club this year in the Park West Village Shopping Center.
Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Medicine discovered a potential new weapon against HIV. The combination therapy targets HIV-infected cells that other therapies can't kill.
N.C. Children's Hospital at UNC Hospitals is now verified by the American College of Surgeons as a level one pediatric trauma center. This ranking is the highest offered by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. The Children's Hospital is the first hospital in the Triangle to receive this recognition. Dr. Kimberly Erickson is medical director of the UNC pediatric trauma program and an assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics.
Barbara Claypole White released her novel "The In-Between Hour." The book, published by Harlequin, is set in Orange County and includes local stories with a twist.
The N.C. Writers' Network has various writing and poetry events scheduled in February. Poet Alice Osborne, author of "Heroes Without Capes," speaks at Quail Ridge Books and Music, in Raleigh, on Feb. 2. Carrie Knowles and Jan Parker are attending a book-release party for "Porches Anthology" at Royal Bean Coffee House, in Raleigh, on Feb. 6.
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Immunotherapy: Thymus and Spleen Peptides
Cancer immunotherapy is a rapidly emerging field that has ancient roots in traditional medicine. For centuries, traditional Chinese medicine and other traditional health care systems have used specific herbal and mushroom formulations, as well as food substances, like thymus, to enhance immunity. There are many effective immunotherapies worldwide, such as thymus and spleen peptides, GcMAF, medicinal mushroom extracts, mistletoe injections, hyper T/NK cells, hyperthermia, and intravenous high-dose vitamin C or α-lipoic acid. Studies indicate a potential to improve immune efficacy using combination approaches involving immunotherapeutic agents with differing modes of action. Every effective cancer terrain treatment starts with more than one form of immunotherapy. It is important that cancer immunotherapy be customized to each patient individually based on their health status. Breast cancer patients usually show a disturbed, suppressed immune system. Intrusive surgeries, cytotoxic chemotherapy, radiation, and numerous immunosuppressive drugs (drugs that suppress the immune system) lead additionally to temporary or long-term immunity deficiency. The number of defense cells in the blood can be increased and their functionality improved or restored through thymus and spleen compounds. Thymus Extracts and Peptides The thymus gland, consisting of two lobes, is located behind the breastbone in front of the heart. To a large extent, the health of the thymus determines the health of the immune system. The thymus is a central lymphoid organ where bone marrow derived immature lymphocytes (a type of white cell) undergo differentiation and become active T-cell lymphocytes. They are called T-cells because they primarily mature in the thymus gland, although some also mature in the tonsils. T-lymphocytes, or T-cells, play a central role in cell-mediated immunity. The thymus changes its size and function during our life cycle. It is largest and most active in newborns, infants and in the years prior to adolescence. By the early teens, the thymus begins to shrink and thymus tissue is replaced by fatty tissue. Nevertheless, a small amount of T-lymphocyte production continues throughout adult life. Lymphocytes make up roughly 20 to 40 percent of the total number of white blood cells. Lymphocyte counts drop when bone marrow is suppressed during cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiation therapy. T-cells also decrease when the overall lymphocyte count drops. The thymus produces enzymes and hormone-like peptides that play an important role in the development, maturation, differentiation, and activation of T-cells.1 Thymic peptides include thympoeitin, thymulin, thymosin, and thymic humoral factor, which all have both central and peripheral activities. Studies with thymic peptides have shown a variety of effects on the immune system. Basically, thymic peptides act as chemical messengers to activate, regulate, and stabilize the immune system. In clinical trials, thymus peptides strengthen the effects of immunomodulators in immunodeficiency, autoimmune diseases, and neoplastic malignancies. There are two groups of injectable thymus products available for use in treatment: Purified extracts from animal (mostly calf) thymus glands which contain peptides (pTE) Synthetically produced thymus gland peptides (sTP) Both injectable purified thymus extracts (pTE) and synthetic thymic peptides (sTP) have been demonstrated to enhance the immune system of cancer patients to assist in fighting tumor cell growth and resist infections due to immunosuppression induced by the disease and antineoplastic therapy. There are over 40 different factors in a purified thymus extract, that impart its therapeutic effectiveness, but not all have been adequately researched. For this reason, it is not advisable to only use individual thymus peptides, but rather the entire pTE, or, in some cases, a combination of the two. There are also oral extract forms of thymus (from bovine sources) in capsules and tablets sold as a dietary supplement. Generally, pTE has been demonstrated to have the following biological activities: modulate the production, maturation and activation of T-lymphocytes and improve B lymphocyte function2, 3, 4 increase the number and function of T helper/inducer lymphocytes (T4 cells)5, 6 increase the number and function of T suppressor cells (T8 cells)7, 8 improve immune response through the enhancement of bone marrow function, and protect against bone marrow suppression from cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiation 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 prevent secondary infections due to immunosuppression caused by cytotoxic chemotherapy and surgical interventions20, 21 increase response rate of anticancer therapies through improvement of lymphocyte function and biological defense mechanisms22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 History of Thymus Therapy Thymus therapy can be traced back to Dr. Elis Sandberg from Sweden, who was having promising results in treating chronic diseases and cancer as far back as 1938.30 Dr. Sandberg was able to manufacture a purified thymus extract (pTE) that included several peptides in a high-molecular concentration, and called this new substance "THX." By the 1980's, Sandberg had successfully treated more than 50,000 patients with THX. In addition to the positive results of his treatment, many of his patients experienced significant anti-aging effects. This method has been used in Germany now for over 40 years and in many clinics has replaced the classic method of Live Cell Therapy developed by Professor Niehans. An exponentially-growing number of international scientific publications on the thymus gland and the use of pTE for cancer have emerged. Several international pharmaceutical companies have invested intensively into thymus research and produced pTE and sTP for the therapy of diverse diseases, especially cancer. However, most large pharmaceutical companies have ceased their production of thymic peptides since the beginning of the 21st century. Instead these companies have focused on developing patentable, and extremely expensive remedies such as interferons, interleukins, or monoclonal antibodies. This is partly because thymic peptides cannot be protected by patents. Hence, there is no profit in producing them. Additionally, alongside this decline in thymic peptide production, extensive propaganda suggests that there is a lack of quality evidence for pTE as an adjuvant to orthodox cancer treatment. This, however, is simply not true. Commercial Purified Thymus Extracts (pTE) and Thymic Peptide Preparations Since Elias Sandberg's development of THX in the 70s, several injectable forms of pTE have been used in Europe for restoration of the immune system and in treatment of breast cancer. 31, 32 To date, more than twenty thymus peptides have been isolated from the whole-thymus extract. In Europe, pTE treatment is usually given on an outpatient basis. The classic pTE treatment course depends on the preparation used, and treatment is always individually adjusted in dosage, frequency, and duration depending on the condition of the patient. Even though there are more than 500 scientific publications which discuss the effects and efficacy of injectable thymus extracts and their peptides, there are only a few pTE injectable products available in the European market. This fact is unfortunate, as limited availability means limited usage. Overall, this will impede further scientific research. The injectable pTE extracts that are available come with their own manufacturer's recommended protocol of treatment. I will discuss three pTE preparations and another unique peptide used for immunotherapy in breast cancer patients. These products are currently all available in Europe. Thymex-L An ampule of Thymex-L consists of 150 mg lyophilised, sterile, total thymus extract isolated from fresh juvenile calf thymus and standardized to 0.6 mg / mg thymus cytoplasmatic protein. Thymex-L extract has a wide range of application for illness due to reduced immunity, especially a deficiency related to cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiation therapy. It has yielded good results in adjuvant cancer treatment of breast, lungs, uterus, prostate, Hodgkin's disease and Kapose's sarcoma. In 1992, researchers at the Institute of Oncology and Radiology in Belgrade, Serbia, conducted a study of lung cancer patients who took Thymex-L simultaneously with radiation therapy. The researchers concluded that, "Thymex-L can successfully prevent the harmful effect of radiation therapy on cellular immunity in a majority of lung cancer patients."33 In 1995, researchers were able to enhance monocyte activity in melanoma patients injected with Thymex-L. The researchers concluded that, "depressed monocyte functions in selected melanoma patients may be partially improved by Thymex-L."34 The manufacturer's recommended dosage of Thymex-L for immune support following cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiation therapy suggests that injections should be administered every other day for a total of 10-20 injections. This treatment schedule depends, of course, on the patient's health and the stage of the cancer. THYMEX-L® treatment can be repeated after an interval of 3 to 12 months. If necessary, long-term treatment with THYMEX-L®can be administered. Then, one injection twice a week is recommended as maintenance. TFX-Thymomodulin TFX-Thymomodulin, like Thymex-L, is a purified thymus extract derived from the thymus glands of calves. It is an approved drug in Italy, and is used throughout Europe as an immune treatment. Research and human trials have shown good results with a number of conditions involving immune deficiency or dysfunction and infections.35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 According to the manufacturer, 1 package of TFX-Thymomodulin includes 10 injection vials containing 10 milligrams of lyophilisate and 10 ampules of solvent. This product is composed of 6 thymic peptides. TFX-Thymomodulin can be administered with subcutaneous or intramuscular injection. However, it must first be dissolved in 2 ml of normal saline and then used immediately. The manufacturer recommends that the dosage of TFX-Thymomodulin be determined on an individual basis depending on the health of the patient. For immune support following cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiation therapy, the typical dosage is 10 to 20 mg a day for 30 days followed by 20 to 50 mg once a week. Thymus Peptide C Thymus Peptide C is another purified thymus extract from the thymus gland of young calves. Its properties are like Thymex-L and TFX-Thymomodulin. Hence, Thymus Peptide C is used as an immunotherapy in breast cancer and immunodeficiency caused by cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiation therapy. One package of Thymus Peptide C contains 10 vials of 25 mg. As with the other preparations, the dosage needs to be determined on an individual basis depending on the health of the patient. The following is a typical dosage for immune support following cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiation therapy: 25 mg/day for 30 days followed by 25-30 mg/week. As with all pTE, the continued administration, dosage, and duration of the treatment depend on the therapeutic effect and health status of the patient. Thymus Peptide M (LUPEX) Some European doctors use a thymus extract together with Peptide M as LUPEX to treat breast cancer with immunodeficiency. One vial of LUPEX contains 5 mg or 10 mg of Peptide M, a low molecular short chain synthetic peptide. It is a ubiquitous peptide present in the body. In a low quantity it is also found in the thymus gland. Its range of application includes bone metastasis by mamma-carcinomas, as well as other carcinomas. LUPEX is available in 5 or 10 mg options. Both must be dissolved in 2 ml of physiological saline before they can be subcutaneously injected with a very thin needle. Injections should be given while the patient is lying down and they should rest for at least 15 minutes after the injection. A recommended LUPEX dosage schedule for immune support following cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiation therapy is 5 mg subcutaneously, five times a week, or two to three times a day up to a maximum total daily amount of 40 mg depending on the severity of the disease and each individual. LUPEX can also be used as a long-term treatment, starting with two injections weekly. Then, one injection weekly for one or two years. Side Effects of Thymus Extract and Peptides There are no known side effects with the above purified thymus extracts or LUPEX. However, at the injection site, erythema, or a slight sensitivity, could develop. In such cases a one- or two-day break from the treatment is indicated. Thymus Extract and Peptides Availability For now, these thymus preparations are only available in Germany and a few other European countries. They may be imported to the U.S only in small amounts for personal usage and not for resale. Even though there has been a decline in pTE production in Europe and there have been restrictions on their import into the U.S., thymus peptides are poised to make a huge impact on cancer treatment in the near future. This is because they stimulate cellular immunity without side effects and are relatively inexpensive. Big Pharma is manufacturing immunotherapy medications such as Keytruda and Opdivo that target the surface receptors that inhibit T-cells. These medications carry numerous side effects, some quite serious, and are very expensive. Thymus extracts and peptides have a proven safety record and are a fraction of the cost of these designer immunotherapy medications. Spleen Peptides Another organ peptide preparation used in cancer therapy in Europe is splenic peptides. The spleen is the largest organ of the lymphatic system and contributes to a fully operational immune system. The spleen combines the innate and adaptive immune system in a uniquely organized way. The structure of the spleen enables it to remove older red blood cells from circulation and leads to the efficient removal of blood-borne microorganisms and cellular debris. It is made up of B- and T-cell lymphocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer cells, and red blood cells. This organ can be thought of as an immunological conference center. In the spleen, B-cell lymphocytes become activated and produce large amounts of antibodies. Microbial penetration of tissues, or a tumorous terrain, evokes an immediate immune reaction of the spleen. The spleen, like the thymus, also produces peptides that have a number of important effects on the body. These peptides are notable for improving both immunity and detoxification of the body. Specifically, certain splenic peptides have been shown to bind to specific receptors on the surface of white cells such as macrophages and polymorphonuclear leukocytes. This, in turn, stimulates their migration, phagocytic, bactericidal, and tumoricidal (antitumor) activity.41 Like pTE, splenic peptides are capable of restoring immune functions damaged by radiation and chemotherapy. They stabilize the lymphocytic status and improve the patient's general health. For more than 50 years, splenic peptides have been used in supportive tumor therapy aimed at improving the patient's poor general state of health. Splenic peptides are obtained from porcine spleen. The main constituents of the active ingredients in splenic peptides are oligopeptides and polypeptides. Depending on the method of manufacture, however, splenic peptide preparations may vary widely in their individual composition. Commercial Spleen Peptides Preparations Several splenic peptide preparations are available in Europe for enhancing immune function, particularly after surgery, radiation therapy, and cytotoxic chemotherapy. Two of the most researched are Polyerga and SPLENIN.42, 43, 44 Polyerga is available in both oral form as well as injectable. The oral form is called Polyerga Plus and includes polypeptide tablets and oligopeptide capsules. According to the manufacturer, a tablet is taken before meals three times daily and a capsule is taken every other day before a meal. Each vial of SPLENIN contains: 50 mg of polypeptides from porcine spleen as a freeze-dried powder as the active ingredient. According to the manufacturer, dosage is as follows: for one week from Monday - Friday administer 1 vial of SPLENIN daily. Then for two weeks, three times a week, administer 1 vial of SPLENIN. After that, administer 1 vial of SPLENIN twice a week for three weeks. Further administration of SPLENIN is determined on an individual case basis by the physician and depends on the patient's condition and tolerance of therapy. Repeated treatment is recommended after 6 weeks or 3 months. In severe cases, long-term therapy where 1 vial of SPLENIN is administered 1-2 times a week may be considered. The combination of thymic peptides and splenic peptides is useful in general immune deficiencies and reduced resistance during cancer treatment. While thymic peptides regulate T lymphocytes and recruit new T-cells from the bone marrow, splenic peptides have a greater influence on the B lymphocytic defenses. Hence, patients whose immune systems are suppressed due to radiation and cytotoxic chemotherapy are good candidates for thymus and spleen peptide therapy. These treatments can be used together or separately and, like all treatment plans, should be individualized to the patient's condition. Most conventional U.S. physicians and oncologists know little - if anything - about this type of peptide therapy. With no knowledge, most physicians will not recommend trying it, even though side effects are almost non-existent.
For more articles on thymus therapy, consult our BRMI library by clicking here. For even more information, including physicians who offer thymus extract and spleen peptide therapy, as well as how to purchase thymus, visit www.thymus-therapie.org.
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I've been very fond of the word "Awesome" for quite some years now, but I think that it's nothing compared to how much Tom Peters (the author) likes the word "Excellence". I must admit though, it's a pretty great word too. The combination might be even better, maybe something like pure Awesomeness wrapped in a gooey dough of Excellence? Now there's a recipe for success.
Excellence is what you do when you're refining to perfection. Awesome is what you do when you're break new ground. If you could only chose one, You can't beat Awesome, but I totally agree; excellence in Awesomeness is awe-inspiring.
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Q: Notation doubt - inner product I have a notational problem, I know when you define bra and ket you are defining an inner product, but you can see it as an linear operation where the linear operators (bras) act on vectors (kets), but of the same form you can think of the kets as operator over bras but in this case this operators are antilinear, I would think this operator would have to be linear as well.
Therefore I have a doubt there, why do i need to use in this case an antilinear operator? Probably the answer is the inner product is always positive or equal zero given the object (probability) is always positive or equal zero and I use the inner product to calculate this magnitude, which it's really the only thing important here.

A: Bras are linear operators from kets to scalars, since the bra $\left\langle a\right |$ sends the linear combination $\lambda\left|b\right\rangle+\mu\left|c\right\rangle$ to $\lambda\left\langle a,b\right\rangle+\mu\left\langle a,c\right\rangle$.
Kets also act linearly on bras: the ket $\left| a\right\rangle$ sends the linear combination $\lambda\left\langle b\right|+\mu\left\langle c\right|$ to $\lambda\left\langle b,a\right\rangle+\mu\left\langle c,a\right\rangle$.
But the transformation that turns a ket into its corresponding bra ($\left| a\right\rangle\mapsto\left\langle a\right|$) is antilinear: it sends $\lambda\left| a\right\rangle$ to $\lambda^*\left\langle a\right |$.

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EXCLUSIVE: Check Out This Sweet, Sexy Scene from 'Princess Cyd,' One of the Great Hidden Gems of 2017
By Joe Reid Twitter @joereid Dec 4, 2017 at 12:00pm	 146 Shares
Princess Cyd (2017)
It has been a genuinely phenomenal year for LGBTQ-themed movies. Not only big, beautiful Oscar contenders like Call Me By Your Name, but also movies like God's Own Country from the U.K., BPM (Beats Per Minute) from France, and American indies Beach Rats and Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. It's the rare year when you feel like there's an actual plethora of choices when it comes to gay movies, but it's been encouraging. One of the most wonderful LGBTQ movies of the year might also be one of the least heralded: Princess Cyd, from writer-director Stephen Cone, which arrives on VOD on Tuesday, and is incredibly worth a rental.
Princess Cyd is about a teenage girl, played by the marvelous and compelling Jessie Pinnick, who is sent to stay with her aunt (Rebecca Spence) for a few summer weeks. The aunt is an author and educator and part of a warm community of like-minded intellectuals and artists, while Cyd injects a strident energy into her life. The beauty of Cone's movie is that the dynamic between the two characters is never completely what you'd expect; they're constantly wrangling with each other, but in this very loving way. Cyd is brazenly confident in a very teenage way, injecting an element of change and challenge to her aunt's comfortable life, but at the same time, Cyd is also very much figuring her own stuff out. This shows up most vididly in Cyd's friendship with Katie (Malic White), a local barista with a flirty energy. The chemistry between the two of them sparks right away, and it's a short journey from friendship to something more.
The above clip features Cyd and Katie, as Cyd tries to pick out an outfit fancy enough to wear to one of her aunt's semi-monthly bohemian gatherings.
Cone has been making small, sweet little gems of movies for several years now. The Wise Kids in 2012 was a touching look at small-town kids navigating that time in their lives when they have to start cutting the ties that have bound them to their families and communities. Henry Gamble's Birthday Party had a similar vibe of a lived-in community of decent people trying to bridge the gaps between generations. Princess Cyd keeps a similar vibe, a character drama that eschews ginned-up dramatics for the kinds of small connections between people that really resonate. Definitely check it out on VOD tomorrow.
Rent Princess Cyd on iTunes.


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KCAA Radio Moves Main Studio from San Bernardino to Redlands, California
Jul 23, 2017 | Arts & Entertainment
Redlands, CA, July 22, 2017 –(PR.com)– According to Fred Lundgren, KCAA's founder and CEO, "Our radio station is really 'moving on up.'" Lundgren said, "We are excited to announce that KCAA is now broadcasting from the 'Tri City Center' in Redlands, California."
Lundgren added, "The Tri City Center is known as 'The Mall With A Heart' due to its location, its high standards and its ethical business model."
KCAA's new 3,000 square foot media center was formerly the military recruiting headquarters for the Inland Empire, and as such, the studio is fully equipped with state of the art infrastructure including fiber optic internet connectivity at 500 by 500 megs per second.
For the first time, KCAA will have two talk studios and two production suites, so broadcasters will have plenty of time and space to prepare for their shows.
Also, for the first time, KCAA will have the ability to produce multiple shows at one time. This will accommodate "internet only" shows.
KCAA broadcasts on 1050 AM, 102.3 FM and 106.5 FM from three transmitter sites which are strategically located for maximum coverage.
KCAA is also providing studio space to non commercial station KQLH 92.5 LPFM, licensed to Yucaipa, California.
Therefore, a total of four signals are originating from KCAA's new media center.
Lundgren concluded, "We are now in a position to provide a wide variety of audio and video broadcast services to our advertisers and programmers on a la carte basis."
The new studio is located at 1378 Industrial Park Ave. in Redlands, California.
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