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2022-2023 Music Series Archive
Presenters Consortium for Jazz Program
CHAMBER MUSIC AMERICA funded AMHERST GLEBE ARTS RESPONSE * with VCU Health and University of Michigan's Michigan Medicine
"Gifts of Art" THROUGH ITS PRESENTERS CONSORTIUM FOR JAZZ PROGRAM.
Two major virtual jazz concerts will be streamed from New York studios and made available for the purpose of reducing stress, decreasing isolation and building resilience in individuals particularly affected by COVID-19. These include medical and non-medical staff, patients, families and volunteersd in hospitals and nursing facilities, "learners" (medical and nursing students). The concerts will also be streamed to individuals with disabilities or illnesses who are receiving home-delivered meals and home health services, as well as to their caregivers.
VIRTUAL CONCERT #1
The Cecilia Smith Ensemble
"Nothing But Good Vibes"
Power Station BerkleeNYC
Oct. 3-Dec. 31, 2022
This FREE Concert is available to view
now through Dec. 31, 2022
on AGAR's Youtube channel.
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Grant Gordy & Ross Martin, Acoustic Steel String Guitar Duo
November 1- Dec31, 2022
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AGAR AMHERST
JAVA & JAZZ
2022-2023 Series
Second Stage | Amherst
194 2nd Street, Amherst VA 24521 434-941-0997
FIRST J&J CONCERT
Gus Miller. with Vince Lewis on Guitar, John Jenson on Trombone and Bob Peckman on Drums
6-8 pm
Live at Second Stage | Amherst
194 2nd Street, Amherst, VA 24521
Beloved Lynchburg crooner Gus Miller invites you to help him welcome virtuoso guitarist Vince Lewis back to Virginia. Gus and Vince will be joined on stage by John Jensen on trombone and Bob Peckman on drums. The group will perform selections from the Great American Songbook.
MCGUSTAVUS (GUS) MILLER is a native of Lynchburg, Va. His linear sequence of rich melodic, timeless, and refined music is a poet's voice as he sings the music we have come to know as, "The American Song Book." Though it may be his favorite genre, it does not preclude him form singing others. A local favorite in the tri state area, Gus has performed at numerous venues for a variety of occasions with a many talented musicians including Royce Campbell, Flip Shoemaker, Hod O'Brien, Charlie Perkinson, Lew Taylor, Larry Scott, Karl Kimmel, Tom Artwick, Bob Bowen, Glenn Buck, and Dwight Spencer, to name a few.
VINCE LEWIS is a veteran jazz performer, composer and recording artist. He has been a headliner on Jazz Festivals with Dave Brubeck, B.B King, Ellis Marsalis, Lou Rawls, Mundell Lowe, John Pizzarelli and Melissa Manchester. Vince has been a featured performer in concert at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, as well as two performances at the Smithsonian Institute Jazz Bar. He also has served as Staff Guitarist at the Ritz-Carlton Resort Palm Beach, FL, and at The Greenbrier Resort in WV.
According to Jim Carlton, in Conversations with Great Jazz and Studio Guitarists, "His playing is indicative of the rarified air of true mastery. He routinely creates engaging and excellent music." Vince was the cover picture and feature interview in the Feb 2014 issue of Just Jazz Guitar Magazine and has been noted as One of the leading active Jazz Artists in the Jazz Guitar category each year since 2002 by Jazz Improv Magazine. He is also currently "In the Wings" category and has been notified of his future induction into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.
Vince is included in the 2014 Scott Yanow book "The Great Jazz Guitarists…The Ultimate Guide." He has recorded 20 CDs as a leader and sideman, and each has received excellent critical acclaim in virtually every major jazz publication. In addition, he is a Heritage Guitar Inc, Benedetto Guitar, Eastman Guitar, Breedlove Guitar, SIT Strings and Redstone Audio performing Artist, and has a Vince Lewis signature archtop guitar available built by Richard Ralston, a noted New Zealand luthier. Vince also developed and directed the Classical and Jazz Guitar programs at University of Charleston, Marshall University, Palm Beach University, Liberty University and Bluefield College. He has taught at the post-secondary level for 48 years, conducted jazz Guitar workshops, and created courses in improvisation and other jazz related subjects at the University level. His chord melody arrangements for solo guitar appeared regularly in Just Jazz Guitar Magazine. Vince currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Music and Guitar at Bluefield College in Bluefield, VA, and is a regular educational contributor to Jazz Guitar Today online magazine.
JOHN JENSEN was lead trombonist and a featured soloist with the United States Navy band, Commodores, until he retired in 1996. Since then, he has stayed active as a player and teacher in and around the Washington, DC, area. He has been a featured performer at the White House, the Corcoran Art Gallery, and the Kennedy Center. John has performed at Blues Alley with the McCoy Tyner Big Band, and he has been featured alongside Urbie Green, Milt Hinton, Stephanie Nakasian, Hod O'Brien and Danny Gatton.
BOB PECKMAN grew up near New York City, listening to Art Blakey Shelley Manne and Max Roach and played at Les Paul's House with son Russ. By age 17 Bob was imitating the great jazz drummers and booking gigs with professionals in the area. He played jazz while earning a BS, MS, and PhD in Physics. For some years he was a jazz playing physics professor. Eventually his love of jazz led him to give up his "day job" for Music, specializing in Latin Jazz. He has performed in the mid-Atlantic states with bands including Lenny Marcus.
Lou Morrison joins the band on bass.
Presented by AGAR with Second Stage | Amherst
and Baine's Books & Coffee
Series Curated by Ernest Deane
 J&J CONCERT
Isaac Williams Ensemble
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022
Isaac Williams and Senobia Smith are two of the exciting young jazz musicians in Greater Lynchburg and the Shenandoah Valley. With Isaac's ensemble they will bring an evening of originals and standards from the 1960s to the present. AGAR and Second Stage | Amherst are happy to welcome them back to Amherst Java & Jazz.
Isaac Williams, a native of Lynchburg, VA, got his start in music at the age of 8 when his parents purchased him a toy keyboard. By 11, Isaac was playing for his church and at local venues. In 2019 Isaac debuted his Trinity Jazz Trio to a packed house at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynchburg. Since then, Isaac's trio has played at venues such as The Flat 9 Club, Stonebridge Fall Festival, and District Winery in Washington D.C. Last season his instrumental trio, along with featured vocalist Senobia Smith, played for Amherst Java and Jazz. Isaac also played in the season as a sideman to saxophonist Joseph Henson.
Senobia Smith is a renowned jazz singer who has performed in venues as far east as Italy, south as the Caribbean, north as Alaska, and west as California. Senobia's voice transcends her listeners out of space and time to bask in the ambiance of her enchanting sound.
Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Senobia studied music since age nine and attended prestigious music programs including Shenandoah University's Music Conservatory.
Senobia has her own trio, Senobia & Friends. She has also performed as a solo artist with jazz orchestras, big bands, jazz combos, concert bands, and international ensembles as a U.S. Army musician and as a civilian.
Isaac, Senobia, and the ensemble also will perform on February 3, 2023, for AGAR's Louis Moreau Gottschalk Project at the University of Lynchburg's Snidow Chapel. Gottschalk was a 19th-century American pianist who hailed from New Orleans and had a strong influence on early jazz.
Presented by AGAR
Second Stage | Amherst
Joseph Henson Jazz
and CD Release Party
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022
Saxophonist Joseph Henson and his jazz quartet invite you to a "release party" of Henson's latest CD for October's Java & Jazz concert. Come and hear Henson's newest works.
Tickets: (Includes one free cup of coffee, water, or soda, with food for purchase from
Baine's Books & Coffee)
$12 adults
Pay at the door, cash or checks only; doors open at 5:30 pm.
Advance tickets available at Eventbrite. Click on button below.
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Joseph Henson, saxophone, formerly a member of the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble from Washington, D.C., retired in December 2018 to become Associate Professor of Commercial Music and Jazz Studies at the Liberty University School of Music. He has played saxophone and written music for the Blues for 21 years and has also been the band's Musical Director for the past few years. Henson hold degrees in music from the University of South Carolina and the University of North Texas, and performs regularly in the D.C. area with a wide variety of groups, including his own quintet. He and his wife Mary live in Forest, VA with four of their five kids.
"During the pandemic, Joseph Henson has supported Amherst Java and Jazz by continuing to write and perform a series of new works, aimed at cheering and supporting the audience," said Lynn Kable, Director of Amherst Glebe Arts Response, Inc. last week in Amherst. "Now he has put his latest jazz works together in a new CD. He has chosen our concert on October 29, 2022 for his release party. Come and bring friends!"
Isaac Williams, piano, a native of Lynchburg, VA, got his start in music at the age of 8 when his parents purchased him a toy keyboard. By 11, Isaac was playing for his church and at local venues. In 2019 Isaac debuted his Trinity Jazz Trio to a packed house at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynchburg. Since then, Isaac's trio has played at venues such as The Flat 9 Club, Stonebridge Fall Festival, and District Winery in Washington D.C. Last season his instrumental trio, along with featured vocalist Senobia Smith, played for Amherst Java and Jazz.
Daniel Kelly II "D.K.", drums, has been sharing his talent since the young age of two. His playing styles include Gospel, Jazz, R&B, Rock, Latin, and Classical and has been showcased on both the east and west coasts, as well as around the world. D.K. has performed with the Shenandoah Conservatory Jazz Band in the John Moawad Jazz Festival at Central Washington University and Vancouver, BC, and the Christopher K. Morgan and Artists Showcase at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park, MD. He is currently enlisted and performing with the Virginia Army National Guard band.
Jonah Horton, bass, Jonah Horton is a 20 year-old mandolinist and bassist from Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He began playing the mandolin at the age of seven, and spent his teenage years traveling across the eastern United States with his progressive bluegrass band The Trailblazers. During his time with The Trailblazers, they were presented with the International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) Momentum Award for band of the year in 2018 and also released two albums. The most recent of those projects, "Space and Time", was produced and arranged by Jonah in late 2020. Most recently, he joined a star studded lineup of Grammy Award winning Bluegrass musicians to be the featured mandolinist on Scott Vestal's "Bluegrass 2022" album that will be released in the Spring. In addition to The Trailblazers, he also plays electric mandolin with the soul/RnB group "The Eli Yacinthe Band" based out of Charlotte, NC. Jonah graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing/Sales in the Spring of 2021 and currently attends Liberty University where he plans to pursue a master's degree in the Fall. He began playing electric bass when he arrived at Liberty in the Fall of 2021, and since then has been studying jazz bass and mandolin under professor Joseph Henson.
THE QUANTUM MECHANICS
"Brothers of the Bean"
Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022
l-r Worth Proffitt on Drums, Ed Mikenas on Steel Guitar, and Andy Aeschbacher on Bass.
From the very beginning of their relationship, coffee and humans have done much to inspire and nourish the creative aspect of life…and Coffee houses became one of the first community-oriented spaces for people to meet, experience a variety of intellectual pursuits, and listen to the newest music of the time.
The Quantum Mechanics have played a similar role with the advent of the "Java and Jazz" venue at Second Stage. Each of their offerings have focused on various aspects of coffee and its relation to Jazz. For this performance, they will be brewing up a cup of deep musical goodness, with roots in the "Great Depression", inserting double helpings of Blues and BeBop, and adding dollops of original tunes all along the way. They will primarily select from the following menu. Enjoy!
"Brothers of the Bean" – Ed Mikenas
Steppe Theory – Ed Mikenas
Every Day "Except Today" – [Adapted by Ed Mikenas]
"Off the Top" - Nu-Bop by Ed Mikenas
A Round of Turkish Coffee - a.k.a. Rondo alla Turca – Mozart-Adapted by Ed Mikenas] 1782 Café Frauenhuber
Ain't It Great! – Ed Mikenas – a tribute to Ed's Espresso blend
Bemsha Swing -Thelonius Monk
Panhandle Rag – a nod to Cowboy Coffee – Leon McAuliffe
Black Coffee – Paul Francis Weber and Sonny Burke
Alpha-G - Ed Mikenas - Guatemala's #1 Roast
Take the "A" Train – Ellington/Strayhorn –"Jazzed Up" mentioned for the first time as a phrase in the New York Times-circa 1920.
Ed's Head – Ed Mikenas – Gotta have an espresso 1st thing in the a.m.
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most - Wolf and Landesman
Afro-Blue – Mongo Santamaria – Some coffee beans are blue!
*Quick-Steppin' Qahwah – Ed Mikenas – taking a little break
Broadway – Woode, Bird, McCrae – Coffee Houses along the way
A Cube For Rubrick – Ed Mikenas – Sugar for my Turkish
"Solace of the Heart" – Ed Mikenas "Coffee is the Solace of the Heart and of the Spirit" - Giuseppe Verdi
Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington
Bach's Coffee Cantata Blues - 1732 Café Zimmermann – [Adapted by Ed Mikenas]
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Maschwitz/Sherman
Cherokee – Ray Noble
Trager Brothers Coffee – Ed Mikenas – first consumed at Rapunzels'
Smoothie – Ed Mikenas – Ed's famous "God shot."
Well You Needn't – Thelonius Monk
Truck Driving Man – Buck Owens – "Pour me another cup of coffee "
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael
FREE – Ed Mikenas – Energy, Light, and Love to all
Featuring Donna Kay on vocals, Laurabella Owens on piano, Worth Proffitt on drums, andAndy Aeschbacher on bass.
Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022
l-r Donna Kay and Laurabella Owens
BellaDonna is a preservationist band of jazz music of the 1940s and 1950s. Their Amherst Java and Jazz performance on December 17, 2022 from 6 to 8 pm will present
Christmas and standard songs by such luminaries of the period as Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, and Irving Berlin. Java and Jazz is presented monthly my
Amherst Glebe Arts Response and Second Stage Amherst. Featured in BellaDonna are Donna Kay on vocals, Laurabella Owens on piano, Worth Proffitt on drums, and
Andy Aeschbacher on bass.
Donna Kay (vocals) was born in Lynchburg and attended Amherst County Schools, graduating from ACHS. She began her career as a prize-winning pianist at Phelps Road Elementary in 1973. Donna Kay still speaks about Mary Hartman at ACHS as "a
wonderful vocal and theory teacher," At ACHS Donna Kay sang, played and guest-conducted for the Amherechos. Donna moved to Atlanta in 1984 where she wrote for music magazines and
promoted concerts. In1990, she started playing bass and singing in Atlanta post-punk bands that supported touring bands in larger venues and headlined in smaller clubs. In 1994, Donna Kay moved to Austin. She says "I took a five-year hiatus from performing in public: "I wrote some music then, but spent more time studying forms
from Latin America, as I was married to a Latin salsa and jazz bassist during this
period." Kay continues: "In 2001 I returned to Virginia and wrote for the Amherst New Era Progress for a year before moving to Charlottesville and working with Live Arts! Theater as a box office and crew member (building sets, running lights and sound, etc.). By
2004, sick of snow, I went where my best friend was, in Naples, Florida. I met Nashville-based singer/songwriter Tim McGeary and joined his band, "Wonderful Johnson" on keyboards and backing vocals. We played up and down both Florida coasts for four
years, and I recorded on his second CD, Twelve. She continued, "In 2008, during the crash, I bought a house in Greenville, South
Carolina, where I lived for 10 years. It was in Greenville I met Shannon Hoover (Greenville Jazz Collective, Univ. of SC Upstate), who mentored me and encouraged me to sing jazz. He introduced me to Daniel Zongrone in 2010. Daniel was a prog-rock percussionist who also played jazz, and a four-year partnership was born. Daniel and I
formed the experimental jazz duet "Vibe Vox" in 2012. In 2014, we spent a month in Berlin, Germany as artists in residence. In Berlin, I saw amazing gypsy jazz musicians
and it was then that I decided to form Donna Kay & The Carousers. I had the band's
music director lined up before I got back to the states. The Carousers spent the next seven years playing all over South Carolina, at Fall for Greenville, the TD Amphitheatre,
Greenville Craft Beer Festival, and many more events. We have one CD, one EP and one Single out on all the major music platforms.
Kay said, "I moved back to Lynchburg in 2021, where I met and played a few shows
with Matthew Billings. Then I met Laurabella Owens, who agreed to accompany me while I try to find my own dedicated combo. It is wonderful to play with women, I must say! I enjoy playing with Laurabella, and I also play with Lew Taylor when I can. And I
am looking forwarding to playing with Andy and Worth at Amherst Java and Jazz…Going forward I want to return to composing, recording and publishing more of
my own songs. "
Laurabella Owens (piano) is a music educator and performer working in the genres of blues,
jazz and classical music. She is a member of the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra on violin.
Laura co-founded and wrote music for the band "Feng Sway" and played with local reggae
artists. Her unique approach to the piano and her depth of repertoire make her a versatile
performer. Laura has lived in Central Virginia for many years and has taught piano and violin
both in the Lynchburg school system and privately. She comes from a musical family.
Lynchburg singer and guitarist David Owens is her brother.
Worth Proffitt (drums) is a multi-instrumentalist, well-known in the area for playing blues with Dennis Johnson in Jump Street and currently as part of Proffitt & Sandige, both powerful acoustic blues duos. Worth studied blues with Mississippi blues heavyweight Lonnie Pitchford and North Carolina jazz legend, Brother Jusef Salim. Worth's blues projects have received numerous awards, including: 1997 International
Blues Challenge, Charlotte, NC (Jump Street) and 2004 International Blues Challenge,
Sedalia, VA (Proffitt & Sandidge). Worth branches out into electric guitar territory as
well, playing rock 'n' roll and electric blues with Bill Hudson, Jack Sutherland, Malcolm
Dentler, Roy Slaughter. Larry Scott and others. He has been playing gospel guitar for two Lynchburg area churches since 1996: Saint Mark in Amherst and Saint Mary in
Lowesville.
Andy Aeschbacher (bass) is a native of Buffalo, New York, and a lifelong musician proficient on electric upright bass. Andy is well-known on the local music scene as a solid, reliable player able to handle many different musical situations. He plays in several local music groups such as The Quantum Mechanics, Quintana, Feng Sway, The MP3 Trio, Code Blue, Hill City Jazz, Laurabella Trio, The Introverts, Deanie Blues
Band, The Dog Boys, and Jimmy Rushing & the Prematures. He is also a full-time piano
tuner/technician offering quality piano tuning to owners of fine pianos.


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Brian McGrattan (* 2. September 1981 in Hamilton, Ontario) ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Eishockeyspieler und derzeitiger -trainer, der im Verlauf seiner aktiven Karriere zwischen 1997 und 2017 unter anderem 317 Spiele für die Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames und Nashville Predators in der National Hockey League auf der Position des rechten Flügelstürmers bestritten hat. Seit Sommer 2017 ist er im Trainerteam seines Ex-Teams Calgary Flames angestellt.

Karriere
Brian McGrattan begann seine Karriere als Eishockeyspieler in der Ontario Hockey League, in der er von 1997 bis 2002 für die Guelph Storm, Sudbury Wolves, Mississauga IceDogs, Owen Sound Attack, Oshawa Generals und Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds aktiv war. In dieser Zeit wurde er im NHL Entry Draft 1999 in der vierten Runde als insgesamt 104. Spieler von den Los Angeles Kings ausgewählt, für die er allerdings nie spielte. Am 2. Juni 2002 erhielt Grattan als Free Agent einen Vertrag bei den Ottawa Senators. Für deren Farmteam aus der American Hockey League, den Binghamton Senators, spielte er in den folgenden drei Jahren, ehe der Angreifer von 2005 bis 2008 ausschließlich für das NHL-Team Ottawas auflief.

Im Sommer 2008 wechselte McGrattan zu den Phoenix Coyotes, wo er einen Einjahres-Vertrag erhielt. Für Phoenix absolvierte der Kanadier jedoch nur fünf Spiele, ehe er ab dem 13. Dezember 2008 freiwillig am Entzugsprogramm der NHL und NHLPA teilnahm. Am 11. Juli 2009 unterschrieb er als Free Agent einen Vertrag bei den Calgary Flames. In der Saison 2009/10 kam er auf 34 Einsätze in der NHL, musste allerdings für längere Zeit wegen gesundheitlichen Problemen vom Spielbetrieb aussetzen. Im September 2010 wurde er ins Trainingslager der Boston Bruins eingeladen und erhielt einen Monat später einen Einjahresvertrag bei den Bruins. Wenige Zeit später wurde er ins Farmteam zu den Providence Bruins geschickt. Dort war der Angreifer als Stammkraft gesetzt, ehe er am 27. Februar 2011 kurz vor der Trade Deadline in einem Transfergeschäft gemeinsam mit Sean Zimmerman im Austausch für David Laliberté und Stefan Chaput an die Anaheim Ducks abgegeben wurde, die ihn im Farmteam bei der Syracuse Crunch einsetzten.

Am 28. Februar 2013 transferierten ihn die Nashville Predators im Austausch für Joe Piskula zu den Calgary Flames. Nach zwei Jahren in Calgary schloss er sich im Juli 2015 den Anaheim Ducks an. Diese setzten ihn in der Saison 2015/16 ausschließlich in der AHL bei den San Diego Gulls ein, ehe der Angreifer Nordamerika im September 2016 erstmals verließ und sich den Nottingham Panthers aus der britischen Elite Ice Hockey League anschloss. Dort verbrachte er die Saison und gewann mit dem Team den IIHF Continental Cup, ehe er im September 2017 das Ende seiner aktiven Karriere bekannt gab. Seitdem ist er im Trainerteam seines Ex-Teams Calgary Flames angestellt.

Erfolge und Auszeichnungen
 1998 J.-Ross-Robertson-Cup-Gewinn mit den Guelph Storm
 2017 IIHF-Continental-Cup-Gewinn mit den Nottingham Panthers

Karrierestatistik

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Eishockeyspieler (Guelph Storm)
Eishockeyspieler (Sudbury Wolves)
Eishockeyspieler (Mississauga IceDogs)
Eishockeyspieler (Owen Sound Attack)
Eishockeyspieler (Oshawa Generals)
Eishockeyspieler (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Eishockeyspieler (Binghamton Senators)
Eishockeyspieler (Ottawa Senators)
Eishockeyspieler (San Antonio Rampage)
Eishockeyspieler (Phoenix Coyotes)
Eishockeyspieler (Calgary Flames)
Eishockeyspieler (Providence Bruins)
Eishockeyspieler (Syracuse Crunch)
Eishockeyspieler (Milwaukee Admirals, AHL)
Eishockeyspieler (Nashville Predators)
Eishockeyspieler (Adirondack Flames)
Eishockeyspieler (San Diego Gulls, AHL)
Eishockeyspieler (Nottingham Panthers)
Eishockeytrainer (Kanada)
Kanadier
Geboren 1981
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Total internal reflection magneto-optical detecti on of dysprosium(III) ions adsorbed at liquid-liquid interface
Hitoshi Watarai, Palash Gangopadhyay, Robert A. Norwood, Nasser Peyghambarian
Optical Sciences, College of
Optical Sciences
A highly sensitive magneto-optical (MO) measurement technique was evaluated for the detection of interfacial species adsorbed at a flat liquid-liquid interface by using total internal reflection. The interfacial adsorption of the paramagnetic Dy(III) ion, which forms a complex with laurate at the dodecane-water interface, was detected with an extraordinarily large MO rotation angle.
https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.140566
10.1246/cl.140566
Dive into the research topics of 'Total internal reflection magneto-optical detecti on of dysprosium(III) ions adsorbed at liquid-liquid interface'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Liquid-Liquid Interface Chemical Compounds 100%
Reflection Chemical Compounds 62%
Adsorption Chemical Compounds 38%
Ion Chemical Compounds 31%
Watarai, H., Gangopadhyay, P., Norwood, R. A., & Peyghambarian, N. (2014). Total internal reflection magneto-optical detecti on of dysprosium(III) ions adsorbed at liquid-liquid interface. Chemistry Letters, 43(10), 1651-1652. [140566]. https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.140566
Total internal reflection magneto-optical detecti on of dysprosium(III) ions adsorbed at liquid-liquid interface. / Watarai, Hitoshi; Gangopadhyay, Palash; Norwood, Robert A. et al.
In: Chemistry Letters, Vol. 43, No. 10, 140566, 2014, p. 1651-1652.
Watarai, H, Gangopadhyay, P, Norwood, RA & Peyghambarian, N 2014, 'Total internal reflection magneto-optical detecti on of dysprosium(III) ions adsorbed at liquid-liquid interface', Chemistry Letters, vol. 43, no. 10, 140566, pp. 1651-1652. https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.140566
Watarai H, Gangopadhyay P, Norwood RA, Peyghambarian N. Total internal reflection magneto-optical detecti on of dysprosium(III) ions adsorbed at liquid-liquid interface. Chemistry Letters. 2014;43(10):1651-1652. 140566. doi: 10.1246/cl.140566
Watarai, Hitoshi ; Gangopadhyay, Palash ; Norwood, Robert A. et al. / Total internal reflection magneto-optical detecti on of dysprosium(III) ions adsorbed at liquid-liquid interface. In: Chemistry Letters. 2014 ; Vol. 43, No. 10. pp. 1651-1652.
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Ontario permitting delays irk Northern Graphite
The following article is reprinted with permission from CMJ's sister publication The Northern Miner.
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Northern Graphite Corporation
Zenyatta Ventures Ltd
Northern Graphite (NGC-V) CEO Gregory Bowes made it clear in a press release today [July 8, 2013] that he's frustrated with permitting delays at the company's Bissett Creek graphite project, in northern Ontario.
In the release, the company pointed out that permits that should be taking the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM) 30 to 45 days to process are stretching into seven months and more – including a mine closure plan that was submitted to the ministry at the end of October.
"This '45-day approval process' has been ongoing for over seven months despite Bissett Creek being a relatively benign operation with no major environmental issues," reads the statement.
The company, which says the project has strong local support and that consultations with First Nations have been positive, had previously expected permitting to be complete by the end of 2012.
The junior says the mine closure plan has been reviewed by the ministry, but that it can't be approved until a mining lease is issued for Bissett Creek.
Northern Graphite applied for a mining lease in October 2011, in relation to that, was asked to redo a government survey of provincial lot and concession lines that make up its property's boundaries last July. It submitted the completed survey in November, but has had to wait much longer than the standard 30-day time for the survey to be approved.
"Northern Graphite is competing with companies in Quebec, Europe, Africa and Australia to build the first new western graphite mine in over 20 years," the release continues. "Being first to market is very important but the company is at a competitive disadvantage due to the regulatory process in Ontario, which continues to damage the province's reputation as a place to invest and is potentially depriving it of investment, jobs and tax revenues."
China dominates natural graphite production, and there are several juniors including Ontario-based Zenyatta Ventures (ZEN-V) advancing projects outside of Asia to supply the battery market.
The graphite junior also announced the resignation of Don Baxter, the company's president. A mining engineer and former president of private graphite company Ontario Graphite, Baxter will continue to consult for the company.
Northern Graphite is working on an updated feasibility study for Bissett Creek, located about 100 km east of North Bay, that will include a new resource model and mine plan, updated capital and operating cost assumptions, and lower graphite prices.
Graphite prices have fallen to around US$1,400 to US$1,500 per tonne for large flake, +80 mesh, 94-97% carbon as graphite from highs of around US$2,000 to US$2,500 last year (See Mining Market's primer on graphite for background on the market.)
While Bissett Creek is low grade deposit – probable reserves come to 19 million tonnes grading 1.89% carbon as graphite – large flake graphite fetches a premium. More than 50% of the graphite at Bissett Creek is "jumbo" sized (+48 and +32 mesh).
Northern Graphite said the new feasibility study is about two months behind schedule because the consulting firm it is using is facing a backlog of work with its other clients.
A feasibility study completed last year showed that with a capital investment of US$103 million in an open-pit, 2,300-tonne-per-day operation, Bissett Creek would have a net present value of US$125 million (after taxes) with a 20% internal rate of return. Production would be 18,600 tonnes of graphite concentrate per year at 94.5% carbon. The study used a discount rate of 8% and a graphite concentrate price of US$2,600.
In response to a request for comment on Northern Graphite's permitting delays, an MNDM spokesperson emailed the following statement.
"Ontario continues to be a leading global destination for mining investment and exploration and MNDM remains dedicated to providing a superior level of customer service to all companies who choose to invest in our province. The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines remains committed to working closely with companies, including Northern Graphite, to guide compliance with the province's regulations required under Ontario's Mining Act," reads the statement.
"MNDM continues to work closely with Northern Graphite to ensure their closure plan amendment meets regulatory requirements. Ontario's Mining Act requires a complete and thorough closure plan to ensure that the project is developed, operated, and rehabilitated in a manner that minimizes the impacts of the activities on public health and safety, and the environment. As part of this process a request for additional information was made to Northern Graphite in order to meet the regulatory requirements for their closure plan amendment. This information is presently being reviewed."
Northern Graphite shares traded at 85¢ today in a 52-week range of 58¢ to $1.99. The company has 49 million shares outstanding and at the end of March, had working capital of $7 million.
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100 Years of Music
Accordion and Guitar
Arin Enders and Maddie Roman
Eagle time: December 5, 2016
Music has been a part of our culture for as long as anyone can remember. As society has changed, the music has changed along with it and pushed different cultures to rise. Over the last one hundred years, music has surged and many new genres have arrived on the scene leaving an impact on society.
"Whenever there is a new style, direction or movement in music, we will usually witness an impact on the upcoming decade," said Vincent Martini, the guitar and CME teacher at Vista del Lago. However, this isn't always the case. Martini describes how some movements in music, "disco, for example," are short-lived and have little impact.
Musical impacts can come from the trends in music composition to the lyrical meanings in songs. "As of recent, artists have been stepping up to talk about the issues of today, like police brutality and discrimination with more outright mentions of leading figures," said Vista junior Andrew Sonico Eugenio.
Music does have an effect on people, mostly for the better, often through songs that have meaning, speaking in their own language. "Music can lift one up when they are feeling down, pump them up with enthusiasm and anticipation, inspire empathy, or even help focus concentration," said Vista senior Gemma Gabbett. "For me, personally, when I can't calm down and feeling awful or generally just need a place to go inside my head, I listen to my favorite bands and it brings be to an inner sanctuary."
"Some may say that some songs of this sort are completely meaningless, talking about butts, money, and wearing pants lower, but I believe that in that, by definition, holds meaning," said Eugenio. "Music defines the fashion and attitude of this counterculture and is truly what makes this phenomenon explode with the upper class. We don't really relate to this music at all. It's just fun to listen to, and once we listen we take in the message."
Both Martini and Eugenio feel indifferent towards today's record industry. However, while Martini does see both the positives and negatives of the music industry, he states one thing he loves about it: "We have evolved into a 'do it yourself' music world. Anyone can start a YouTube channel and promote their music. Anyone can start their own label and promote their music. Anyone can create an affordable home recording studio and promote their own music. This wonderful phenomenon has brought forth some amazing artists who may have never been heard in the music/record industries of the past."
In contrast, Eugenio expresses his belief on the music industry's downside. "I think it's still hard to find a way up and that too much talent isn't being recognized and too much lack of talent is being recognized," said Eugenio. "I haven't put too much thought into this, but that's all I have, singers are overrated and true musical talent and real musicians aren't being recognized enough."
Not only do music genres play out their individually-sick tunes, they also have an impact on upcoming music genres and the general future of music. Which genre made the biggest impact is a debatable topic.
Martini believes that the 1950s early rock and roll and R&B had the biggest impact. "The majority of music I listen to can be traced back to [the 1950s] emergence of influential artists and styles. [In this decade], music became louder, more abrasive, more powerful. The simple use of electricity contributed to the strengths and contributions of this decade's music," said Martini. "[This decade's music also] became more blended, using the strengths of different cultures."
For Eugenio, it's hip-hop and rap that's made the biggest impact on music and society. "Hip hop is relevant and entertaining. You don't see emo, rock, classical, jazz or even pure pop challenges trending on Vine or Instagram," said Eugenio. "Nothing today has the pull and allure of hip hop, which makes it so powerful in today's age and the perfect medium to speak out."
Music has been a source of entertainment for people since the beginning, staying relevant and making its impact on society. Looking the past hundred years, music has made big progress from ragtime and skiffle music in the 1910s to today's hip-hop and vaporwave. To see the change in music over the century, click the link below. For an amazing experience, click the 3D option on the bottom left corner of the timeline.
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Bad at Sports? Blame Your Birthday
December 18, 2015 Jenn Goddu	3 Comments
I was voted most accident prone in my graduating high school class. Although I've played soccer most of my life, and did play basketball on my middle school team, I'm not the best athlete. I had always thought my lack of grace was to blame.
However, it may just be my birthday!
Turns out those of us born September – December are at a disadvantage when it comes to playing sports.
Photo credit: William & Mary Photos / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA
In a New York magazine article about Malcolm Gladwell (Outliers) and his views on success, I learned about "what academics call the relative-age effect, by which an initial advantage attributable to age gets turned into a more profound advantage over time."
He makes the case with hockey players, but I've also seen it argued with Australian Premiere League rugby players. The idea is that those with a January 1 eligibility cutoff in sports, those that have a birthday earlier in the month are more likely to reap the benefits of higher-level play.
For instance, a hockey player born in February will be playing alongside kids born in April and August. Well, the earlier born kid is likely to have more maturity (Gladwell mentions physical, but emotional could help too). So the January baby gets recruited for an all-star team which leads to more practice, better coaching, and tougher games. By the time the kids are older, the January baby has an advantage over the October kid who was less mature when those choices were made.
Gladwell suggests, according to the same article, "elementary and middle schools put students with January through April birthdays in one class, the May through August birthdays in another, and those with September through December in a third, in order 'to level the playing field for those who—through no fault of their own—have been dealt a big disadvantage.'"
That would mean a lot more shared class birthday parties — in those schools at least that allow birthday parties these days.
Photo credit: Graceful Cake Creations / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND
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Meikles Hotel sale approved
June 22, 2019 Staff Reporter Business 0
Zimbabwe's world acclaimed five-star hotel, Meikles Hotel, is set to change hands after the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) approved its sale to Albwardy Investment, a Dubai-based entity.
In a board resolution released last week, the CTC said it had approved, without conditions, the proposed acquisition of the Meikles Hotel business from Meikles Hospitality by Albwardy Investment through its firm ASB Hospitality Zimbabwe Ltd.
ASB Hospitality Zimbabwe is a special purpose vehicle of Albwardy Investment, which was recently incorporated in Zimbabwe.
"The merger will not lead to acquisition of market power and removal of an efficient competitor," said the CTC.
The deal might, however, still have to go through other regulatory approvals such as the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe, and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
It will also have to get shareholder approval.
For the past few months, Meikles Limited has been running a cautionary statement advising shareholders of the impending deal.
"Further to the cautionary statement published in the Press on February 22, 2019 and subsequent updates on March 20, 2019; April 12, 2019 and May 2, 2019, the directors of Meikles Limited wish to advise shareholders that discussion to sell certain of its hospitality assets are on-going.
"The company will be seeking the approval of its shareholders for the proposed disposal at an extraordinary general meeting to be convened at a future date," Meikles said in a statement two weeks ago.
Meikles Hotel, which is owned by the Moxon Family, through Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed entity Meikles Limited, is a legendary meeting place for international business executives, dignitaries, leisure travellers and celebrities.
The hotel, which has been in existence for over 100 years, is the brainchild of Thomas Meikles who envisioned a commitment to the "highest possible standard of service and product" — something that has become enshrined in the Meikles culture.
It has always been an iconic landmark of the capital city Harare, one which has constantly and gracefully evolved through the colonial era of Rhodesia into modern-day Zimbabwe.
Its position in the heart of the city has allowed its walls to bear witness to many events that have shaped the nation's past.
The first parliament of the Colony of Southern Rhodesia met at Meikles Hotel in 1924. Since then leading African nationalists, royalty, Presidents and distinguished guests and celebrities from various nations around the world have met and stayed there.
But the hotel, that Thomas Meikles, who died on February 8 1939, constructed, is set to change hands, after the Moxon family, which married into the Meikles family, decided to sale to Albwardy Investment, owned by Dubai billionaire, Ali Albwardy who founded his own empire in 1976.
While the CTC did not give details on how much the deal is worth, parties familiar with the transaction said its worth US$20 million.
Meikles Limited, under the hospitality business, also operates the Victora Falls Hotel in a joint venture arrangement with African Sun and also has a significant shareholding in the Cape Grace Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa.
As at September 30, 2018, the hotels asset base was worth US$46,9 million while liabilities amounted to US$22 million.
In terms of revenue, the hotel business made US$10,3 million for the half year to September 30, 2018 with EBITDA coming out at US$3,3 million.
On its part, Albwardy Investment, with an annual turnover exceeding US$1 billion, operates in a number of business sectors ranging from food retailing, food distribution, construction, engineering, hospitality and hotel ownership.
Headquartered in Dubai, Albwardy portfolio consists of over 30 highly diversified companies and employs over 5 000 multi-national, multi-lingual staff, supported by a network of global partners.
Its current hotel interests consist of 16 properties on four continents.
"The portfolio is a diverse mix of acquired, refurbished and newly built properties, with its success resting in branding the hotels and resorts with some of the most distinguished, renowned and best in class international hotel chains and operators," reads a statement on its website.
The Albwardy portfolio comprises of 1 300 rooms, with a further 400 under development. It employs over 2 500 staff with an additional 1 000 jobs created on our project sites. Among other hotel brands, it runs the Four Seasons Hotel across countries including South Africa, Seychelles and Argentina.
In addition to hotels, Albwardy hospitality also includes investments in lifestyle assets within Dubai, namely The Desert Palm Polo Estate & Residences, Taste Kitchen and Pavilion foods restaurants.
The hospitality business is headed by Zimbabwean Laurie Ward.
Laurie worked in the accounting profession before joining Lonrho Africa in 1999, diversifying into the hospitality sector in 2006 until joining Albwardy Investment in 2016 as managing director of the group's growing hospitality sector and ongoing hotel development projects.
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Bangalore-based agri-tech business, Frontal Rain Technologies, has secured Rs 5Cr from Godrej-Agrovet-backedOmnivore Capital, an early-stage VC fund.
FrontalRain will use the funds to expand its business pan-India and globally as well as to add micro vertical specific features to its products in order to address commodity-specific challenges.
Incorporated in November 2010, FrontalRain provides Rain , a group of food supply chain software on Cloud that can address specific needs of agribusinesses, food processing plants, cold chains, warehousing companies, distributors, retailers, commodity traders and professional agri service providers. The product portfolio comprises Rain Grow, Rain Make, Rain Move, Rain Trade and Rain Serve.
The company claimed that Rain technology brings together the benefits of integrated business processes of an enterprise application and combines this with collaboration, e-commerce, social networking and mobile capabilities to enable customers to interact with suppliers and customers. This technology is used by companies dealing with commodities like spices, herbs, Basmati Rice, seeds, animal feed, sea food, dairy and edible oil.
"Within 18 months of the beginning, Rain achieved phenomenal success. We have not spent even a pie in marketing till now. So, we will use the funds to make people in India aware about our offerings," FrontalRain's founder online casino and MD Jayaram Srinivasan told VCCircle.
"Our idea is to use social network capabilities in the area of business software to enable collaboration in supply chain networks. It would eventually result in a Facebook, Google of food and agri business," he added.
Srinivasan also noted that FrontalRain will bring down the prices of its offerings to gain more customers.
FrontalRain counts companies such as SAIFCO Group, Phalada Agro Research Foundation, Growl Feeds, Triton Consultants etc among its key clients. Some of them use Rain to manage their operations in remote locations, using cloud based information technology solutions.
India has a complex agri supply chain, which consist of 600 million farmers, 1,200 million consumers and five million traders, according to a company statement. Information asymmetry between the farm gate and the point of consumption increases the prices approximately by four times and even higher in some perishable commodities. The foreign companies coming to India will have to depend on IT companies for cloud based application to manage distributed systems, surveillance tools, display technologies and location-based services.
Lack of technology-based intervention in food and agribusiness leading to low productivity and severe post harvest losses have been discussed in various forums, but very little has been done till now.
While vertically integrated players can benefit by implementing the complete suite, smaller agribusiness players can benefit by deploying parts of Rain solution.
Set up by three senior executives from SAP with over 50 years of combined business and product development expertise in the enterprise software business, Omnivore Capital is a venture fund investing in agricultural technology startups in India. The company has also picked up a 26 per cent stake in Rajkot-based Khedut Agro Engineering for an undisclosed amount.
In last August, Omnivore bought 33 per cent stake in Skymet, India's first weather forecasting company.


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Table Manners: Coming 'Together' for the Lord's Supper
Text: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Summary of the Text: In this passage, the Apostle Paul rebukes the Corinthian congregation for having divisions and factions, which were becoming obvious during the Lord's Supper; a meal which should reflect the selfless attitude of Christ and the unity of the believers.
The thesis of the Sermon: How should the church behave during the Lord's Supper? The church should 'come together' in a time of self-examination during communion while celebrating the unity found in Christ.
No East or West
In Christ there is no East or West,
In Him no South ot North,
But one great fellowship of Love
Throughout the whole wide earth.
In Him shall true hearts everywhere
Their high communion find
His service is the golden cord
Close-binding all mankind.
Join hands then, Brothers of the Faith,
Whate'er your race may be! –
Who serves my Father as a son
Is surely kin to me.
In Christ now meet both East and West,
In Him meet South and North,
All Christly souls are one in Him,
Throughout the whole wide earth. 1
What a lovely poem about Christian unity! The audience of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians would, more than likely, given lip-service to this verse. However, their actions around the table of the Lord painted a scene of disunity and selfishness.
In 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, Paul scolds the Corinthians for having divisions [schismas or schisms] and factions [hairesis or heresy], which were evident during the Lord's Supper; a meal which should reflect the selfless attitude of Christ and the unity of the believers. This sermon will explore the factors surrounding this passage and endeavor to reveal the proper approach the church should use while celebrating the Lord's Supper.
To do this, the sermon will consist of three sections. First, we will examine the problem of disunity at Corinth. Second, the pattern of communion delivered by Paul to the church. Third, we will consider the purpose of the Holy Meal in the life of the believer today.
The Problem at Corinth vv. 17-22
In this section, Paul shifts to another issue with the Corinthian public worship services. A point Paul is obviously annoyed by. He writes, "…I do not praise you" (17) … "Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you" (22). Paul is profoundly disturbed by the Corinthians.
What is the issue Paul being unhappy with? He writes, "…because you come together not for the better but for the worse" (17). Instead of being an edifying assembly the Corinthians worship services are driving a wedge between them! Paul elaborates
For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that divisions exist among you; an in part I believe it. For there must be factions among you, so that those who are approved may be evident among you (18-19).
These divisions (or schismas) and factions (or Hairesis) were dividing the believers at Corinth into competing parties rather than complementary members.
First, the statement "when you come to together as a church…" needs some explanation. Although we have sanctified the term "church" (or ekklesia), in Paul's world the term could be used for any type of gathering of people. However, the Evangelist Matthew use the word ekklesia in a new way in Matthew 18:20. He writes, "For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst" (NASB Matt 18:20). The presence of Christ within the gathering made it a sacred assembling.
During this sacred gathering, the Early Church practiced having a love-feast or agape meal (think of a spiritual potluck) and the Lord's Supper was the pinnacle of the meal. The first half of the gettogether would consist of a shared meal (see Acts 2:42), which lead up to sharing of the Communion meal. However, the Corinthians were divided at a meal, which was meant to reveal the unity in Christ. Ben Witherington III writes,
These divisions seem to have created been created by some of the well-to-do members of the congregation treating the agape meal like a private dinner party, perhaps a banquet followed by a drinking party (convivium). The result of this was that the social stratification of the congregation was overemphasized and exacerbated. A serious division between the haves and the have-nots was thus threatening the fragile unity of the Corinthian community. 2
Witherington further explains customary etiquette at such dinner. He states,
It was the normal practice to rank one's guest in terms of social status , with those of higher status eating with the host in the dining room and others eating elsewhere an getting poorer food. 3
It is easy to see if this were the case at Corinth that these practices were an affront to the Gospel's message of unity among the classes!
Furthermore, in verses 20-21, Paul paints a picture of the situation at Corinth. He writes, "…for in your own eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and another is drunk" (21). There is a debate to which is the proper interpretation of these verses. Some argue that the well-to-do member were not waiting for the poorer members to arrive before they began the feast (see verse 33). On the other hand, some say it was merely that the wealthy members were consuming what they brought instead of sharing with the less fortunate congregants. (In my opinion, it could have been a bit of both!) Whether the individuals are eating before others have a chance or eating what they brought, it is equally disgracing to the purpose of the gathering. This meal was an opportunity for all to share a common meal without distinctions of a class being drawn. We can witness Paul's disgust in the Corinthian division by looking at the rhetorical questions he leveled at them in v. 22.
For clarity, let's put it in the modern vernacular. The Corinthian congregation was full of social cliques. The haves was not sharing with the less fortunate. They were even having a big potluck (or church social) to rub it in! Should this be? God forbid! Paul states earlier in the letter, "Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one bread" (NASB 1 Cor 10:17).
On a side note, Paul has a positive point about the divisions and factions. In verse 20, he writes, "…so that those who are approved may become evident among you." These schisms and heresies allow for the true believers to rise the surface.
The Pattern of Communion vv.23-26
In verse 23-25, Paul recounts the Last Supper shared between Jesus and his Disciples. Paul states he has, "…received from the Lord…" this pattern of communion. He also has shared this with this congregation in the past at some point in time. They know better than to partake in this sacred meal like they are doing.
Although selfishness was witnessed in the Corinthians meal, Paul directs them to the most unselfish act of Christ, which is commemorated in the Lord's Supper. As Baptists were practice two ordinances, believers' baptism and communion. The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members of the church, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His Second Coming. 4
Of course, the matter of how Christ is present in the communion meal has been a subject of heated debate. Catholics adhere to the doctrine of transubstantiation where it is believed the element physically change into the body and blood of Christ. Luther suggested consubstantiation where the elements, although not changed, are the literal body and blood by faith. David Guzik offers some great commentary on the intense argument over how Christ is present in the Eucharist. He writes,
John Calvin taught that Jesus' presence in the bread and wine was real, but only spiritual, not physical. Zwingli taught that the bread and wine are mere symbols that represent the body and blood of Jesus. When the Swiss Reformers debated the issue with Martin Luther at Marburg, there was a huge contention. Luther insisted on some kind of physical presence because Jesus said this is My body. He insisted over and over again, writing it on the velvet of the table, Hoc est corpus meum – "this is My body" in Latin. Zwingli replied, "Jesus also said I am the vine," and "I am the door," but we understand what He was saying. Luther replied, "I don't know, but if Christ told me to eat dung I would do it knowing that it was good for me." Luther was so strong on this because he saw it as an issue of believing Christ's words, and because he thought Zwingli was compromising, he said he was of another spirit (andere geist). Ironically, Luther later read Calvin's writings on the Lord's Supper (which were essentially the same as Zwingli's) and seemed to agree with Calvin's views. 5
As Southern Baptists, we align more with Reformers like Zwingli. Zwingli states,
We believe that Christ is truly present in the Lord's Supper; yea, we believe that there is no communion without the presence of Christ. This is the proof: "Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them" (Matt 18:20). How much more is he present where the whole congregation is assembled in his honor! But that his body is literally eaten is far from the truth and nature of faith. It is contrary to the truth, because he himself says: 'I am no more in the world (Jn. 17:11), and 'the flesh profiteth nothing' (Jn. 6:63), that is to eat, as the Jews then believed and the Papists still believe. It is contrary to the nature of faith (I mean the holy and true faith), because faith embraces love, fear of God, and reverence, which abhor such carnal and gross eating, as much as anyone would shrink from eating his beloved son…We believe that the true body of Christ is eaten in the communion in a sacramental and spiritual manner by the religions, believing, and pious heart (as also St. Chrysostom taught). And this is in brief the substance of what we maintain in this controversy, and what not we, but the truth itself teaches. 6
The Purpose of Communion vv. 26-34
The Apostle Paul has already acknowledged the unity expressed through the meal in 1 Cor 10:17. However, there are individual responsibilities for every communicant. The first responsibility is capture in v. 26. Paul writes, "For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes" (26). While partaking in this meal, the believer is look back to Christ's death ("…which is for you…v.24) acknowledging the sacrificial atonement Christ has provided them for there sins. Not only is the believer to look back with grateful hearts but also look forward with hope for the Second Coming. Both looking back, and forward are done in faith. The purpose of the ordinance is for reflection of both realities. The believer's eschatological state of "already/but not yet" is captured beautifully in the communion meal.
The second responsibility of the communicant, it to not only observe the past sacrifice and future hope but to look internally at oneself. Paul states, "But the man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat the bread and drink of the cup" (28). Communion should never be taken in a state of rebellion to God's word. It is a time to reflect inwardly in repentance. Once this inward examination is complete, the believer is to look outwardly. Not in judgment but in a spirit of unity and brotherhood. Brothers lovely correct each other, if and when it is needed. This time of eschatological reflection and examination is the purpose of communion.
What if you neglect these responsibilities? Paul writes, "Therefore whoever eats the bread and drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthily manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord" (27). Paul is clear that God chastises irreverent believers who take lightly the Lord's Supper (see vv. 27, 29-30). What does Paul mean "in and unworthily manner"? Does this mean you have to be perfect or sinless? No. D.A. Carson explains,
In this particular context, the unworthy eating of the bread and drinking of the cup has to do with their attitudes and actions towards each other, especially the needy who have suffered acute embarrassment. Attention is being drawn to their status and circumstances in the meal, in a community where these social divisions were meant to be abolished in Christ (cf. 1:30). They were guilty of sinning against, or possibly the grounds of, the body and blood of the Lord. All must test of examine themselves before they participate. In this context, the examination has to do with attitudes of a party spirit and lack of compassion towards the 'have-nots.' 7
If you are guilty of this nonchalant attitude while partaking of the Lord's Supper the penalty can be severe (see 30-33).
In this passage, the Apostle Paul rebukes the Corinthian congregation for having divisions and factions, which were becoming obvious during the Lord's Supper; a meal which should reflect the selfless attitude of Christ and the unity of the believers. The Corinthians possibly acknowledging the brotherhood of Christians with their words but not their deeds. Let us not follow their example, but Christ's model.
We, as believers, should reflect backward to Christ's death on the cross and forward to His triumphant return. As well as, look inward for self-examination, while embracing the unity in Christ as we partake in communion. Let us have Table Manners: Coming Together in Unity for the Lord's Supper.
Charles R. Swindoll, Swindoll's Ultimate Book of Illustrations & Quotes (Nashville , TN: Thomas Nelson , 1998), 598. ↵
Ben Witherington, Conflict and community in Corinth: a socio-rhethorical commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995), 241. ↵
Ibid. ↵
Baptist Faith & Message 2000, www.sbc.net ↵
David Guzik, "Enduring Word Bible Commentary 1 Corinthians Chapter 11," Enduring Word, , accessed January 27, 2018, https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/1-corinthians-11/. ↵
Zwingli's Distinctive Doctrines, accessed January 27, 2018, http://biblehub.com/library/various/creeds_of_christendom_with_a_history_and_critical_notes/_52_zwinglis_distinctive_doctrines.htm#1. ↵
D. A. Carson et al., New Bible commentary: 21st century edition (Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 1998), 1179. ↵
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Q: Linq reducing one-to-many relationship to one-to-one List<dynamic> a = new List<dynamic>();
a.Add(new { Foo = 1, Baz = "Inga", Name = "Alice"});
a.Add(new { Foo = 2, Baz = "Baz", Name = "Bob"});
a.Add(new { Foo = 3, Baz = "Hi", Name = "Charlie"});

List<dynamic> b = new List<dynamic>();
b.Add(new { Foo = 1, Value = "Bar", Code = "A"});
b.Add(new { Foo = 1, Value = "Quux", Code = "B"});
b.Add(new { Foo = 2, Value = "Bar", Code = "C"});
b.Add(new { Foo = 3, Value = "Mint", Code = "A"});
b.Add(new { Foo = 3, Value = "Seven", Code = "Q"});
b.Add(new { Foo = 3, Value = "Threeve", Code = "T"});

Ok....so I have a problem(naturally)
This is contrived and simplified to focus on the problem at hand.
I need to modify a Linq query to project the two Lists to the following response:
[
   {  Foo = 1
    , Baz = "Inga"
    , Code = "A"
    , Bars = [{ Value = "Bar", Code = "A"}
             ,{ Value = "Quux", Code = "B"}
             ]
   }
   ,{  Foo = 2
     , Baz = "Baz"
     , Code = "C"
     , Bars = [{ Value = "Fizz", Code = "C"}]
    }
   ,{  Foo = 3
     , Baz = "Hi"
     , Code = "A"
     , Bars = [{ Value = "Mint", Code = "A"}
              ,{ Value = "Seven", Code = "Q"}
              ,{ Value = "Threeve", Code = "T"}
              ]
    }
]

First, the TL;DR

Is there any way to query collection b to select
(b.First Where Distinct By b.Foo)  AsEnumerable() ?

...The long version
I need to select a projection of a but as it is being materialized, identify the first Code in list b where b.Foo == a.Foo and put b.Code directly on a. Then the items from b where b.Foo == a.Foo need to be put into a.Bars.
The problem I have on my hands is that I am not identifying a singular a so I can't preselect the a and b values to simplify this mess and there's no opportunity to remodel.
So, if I want to search Where Value = Bar;  Alice and Bob need to be returned with the proper mapping and projection.
The naive attempt would be...
var results = a.Join( b
              , master => master.Foo
              , detail => detail.Foo
              , (master, detail) => new { master, detail})
         .Select(item => new
         {
             item.master.Foo
           , item.master.Baz
           , item.master.Name
           , item.detail.Code
           , Bars = b.Select(x => x.Foo.Equals(item.master.Foo))
         };

but this causes my results to contain duplicate "Alice" records and duplicate "Charlie" records because it inner joined a and b.  What I really want to do (pseudo) is
a.Join(
        b.Where(b.Foo.Equals(a.Foo)).First()
        , master => master.Foo
        , detail => detail.Foo
        , (master, detail) => new { master, detail}
      )
 .Select(item => new
         {
             item.master.Foo
           , item.master.Baz
           , item.master.Name
           , item.detail.Code
           , Bars = b.Select(x => x.Foo.Equals(item.master.Foo))
         };

but no matter what I try, it comes out a mess.

...Note, I can't take the naive approach and then run a DistinctBy because the projection is anonymous.

Can anyone resolve this purely with Linq to Object queries? (Note: I'm not needing a single pass resolution)

A: I would just stick with grouping the second group (denoted b here) and then using that paired with a find to compose the projection.
var results = b.GroupBy( d => d.Foo ).Select( g => new {
    Foo = g.Key,
    Baz = a.First( i => i.Foo == g.Key ).Baz,
    Code = g.First().Code,
    Bars = g.Select( e => new { Value = e.Value, Code = e.Code }).ToArray()
});

A: If I understand correctly, the Code in a single result entry is just the Code of the first joined b element.
So try this:
var result = a.GroupJoin(b,
                         a0 => a0.Foo,
                         b0 => b0.Foo,
                         (a0, bs) =>
                             new
                             {
                                 Foo = a0.Foo,
                                 Baz = a0.Baz,
                                 Code = bs.Select(b1 => b1.Code).FirstOrDefault(),
                                 Bars = bs.Select(b1 => new {b1.Value, b1.Code}).ToArray()
                             }).ToArray();

A: GroupJoin is what you need here. You can think of Join like SelectMany while GroupJoin - like Select. The difference is the type of the second argument of the projection - TInner for Join and IEnumerable<TInner> for GroupJoin. In LINQ syntax the GroupJoin is achieved by into clause.
With all that being said, here is how it looks for your example in both syntaxes:
var resultsA = a.GroupJoin(b, master => master.Foo, detail => detail.Foo, (master, details) => new
{
    master.Foo,
    master.Baz,
    master.Name,
    Code = details.Select(detail => detail.Code).First(),
    Bars = details.Select(detail => new { detail.Value, detail.Code })
});

var resultsB =
    from master in a
    join detail in b on master.Foo equals detail.Foo into details
    select new
    {
        master.Foo,
        master.Baz,
        master.Name,
        Code = details.Select(detail => detail.Code).First(),
        Bars = details.Select(detail => new { detail.Value, detail.Code })
    };

A: var query = from ai in a
            let bs = b.Where(bi => bi.Foo == ai.Foo)
            select new
            {
                ai.Foo,
                ai.Baz,
                Code = bs.Select(bi => bi.Code).FirstOrDefault(),
                Bars = bs.Select(bi => new { bi.Value, bi.Code }),
            };

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Q: Docker: how to copy and install packages from previous build layer? I need a package version (tesseract-ocr 3.04) that I can only get from Debian 9; then I switch to a later Debian.
The problem is that I can't seem to COPY the package in such a way that it's installed in the next stage.
Here's where I'm at:
Dockerfile:
FROM debian:9 as builder

RUN apt update && apt install -y tesseract-ocr

FROM debian

COPY --from=builder [???]

I've tried copying all the spots where I can find tesseract-ocr into their equivalent locations, but

*

*I'm not sure I'm actually capturing everything

*If I try to interactively check tesseract's version later, it says tesseract isn't installed.  (As a sanity check, it does install correctly in the first RUN step.)
How can I copy the package from Debian 9 into the next FROM stage in such a way that it's actually installed?


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Watch The Doors Perform "Love Me Two Times" With Taylor Hawkins On Vocals
"Love Me Two Times" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. First appearing on their second studio album Strange Days, it was later edited to a 2:37 length and released as the second single (after "People Are Strange") from that album. The single reached number 25 on the charts in the United States.
"Love Me Two Times" was considered to be somewhat risqué for radio airplay, being banned in New Haven for being "too controversial," much to the dismay of the band.
Love me two times, baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times, girl
I'm goin' away
One for tomorrow
One just for today
Love me two times
Love me one time
Could not speak
Yeah, my knees got weak
But love me two times, girl
Last me all through the week
All right, yeah!
Love me one time, baby
Love me two time, girl
Love me two time, babe
Just I'm goin' away
Love me two time
Love me two times, I'm
Goin' away


The wave processes in the infinite and finite periodic shells (cylinder shell, beam, and rod) are explored. Look-alike systems can model different elements of buildings, hydro-technical constructions, bridges, oil rigs, different pipes, etc. The statement of the problem is considered the rigorous statement. In the infinite systems, Floquet solution is founded. The comparison of the wave processes in the rod and beam is fulfilled. The energy fluxes in them are calculated. The main effects are explored with the attraction of the analysis of vibrations, corresponding to different pass- and stopbands. The dependence of character and «heterogeneity degree» of wave process in the finite systems via the position of corresponding wave number in relation to passbands is considered. The modes of free vibrations of a periodic cell in the case of its asymmetry are analyzed with special attention to edge effects via the parameters of the problem.


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Adamson to mark JFK assassination
The J.D. Tippit memorial marker at Tenth and Patton: David Leeson
Our November cover story draws from Adamson High School alumnus Lon Oakley's new book, "Two Deaths and an Arrest." Oakley interviewed more than 100 Adamson alumni and former staff for the book, the sales of which benefit the Adamson Alumni Association.
Adamson will host a memorial the morning of Nov. 22 at the J.D. Tippit marker at Tenth and Patton, with alumni in attendance.
Gary Delaune, the KLIF announcer who was the first to broadcast that the president had been shot, will be there to "relate how he spent the next 72 hours covering the assassination and the later shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby on Sunday morning," Oakley says.
Oakley will be signing copies of his book, and afterward, they're planning lunch at El Corazon de Tejas, or as Oakley describes it in an email to alumni, the "old El Chico's/Tejano's."
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Front Range Maintenance, based out of Littleton, Colorado has been a distributor of Harmony compactors and balers since 1999. The owner, Skeeter Gosney, has been repairing balers and compactors since 1972, and then bought Front Range Maintenance with his wife Linda in 1998. They have a crew of five (including Skeeter's brother, Ron, the Installation Manager) who service and install the products they sell. Although they sell products nationwide, their installation and service area includes the states of Colorado, northern New Mexico, western Kansas, western Nebraska, southwest South Dakota and Wyoming.
By primarily using word-of-mouth as their advertising, they stay extremely busy selling, installing and repairing Harmony balers and compactors, as well as equipment from other manufacturers. They sell recycling and waste management equipment to a variety of facilities, from mom-and-pop grocery stores to larger chains like Safeway, and Recycling Facilities. Front Range Maintenance's focus is on providing their customers with reliable equipment, by selling products from brands they trust and by offering a Preventative Maintenance Plan.
Front Range Maintenance, Inc. staff from left to right: Linda Gosney, Stephanie Choiniere, Wyatt and Tristan, Shawn McConnell, David Rubiales, Ronald Gosney, Donald Urban. Skeeter Gosney is in the back row (Not Pictured: Dan Trammell).
Skeeter and the crew at Front Range Maintenance do a fantastic job representing and servicing the Harmony line of balers and compactors in their area, and we are proud to have them as a local distributor of Harmony products.


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Schuler Consulting Receives Heinz Dürr Award
October 21, 2021 | Bill Esler
Grand Rapids, MI—Schuler Consulting has won the Heinz Dürr Award 2020 for innovation in "Digital Value Stream Optimization" developed by its Industry 4.0 team.
Headquartered in Pfalzgrafenweiler, Germany, Schuler Consulting established an office in Grand Rapids, MI within the headquarters of Stiles Machinery. Both Schuler and Stiles are members of the HOMAG Group and both offer production strategies and solutions.
Schuler's award winning effort, Digital Value Stream Optimization, combines its established analysis methodology with digital technology and brings transparency to every aspect of a wood products manufacturing operation. Using Bluetooth Low Energy beacons and smartphone sensors, Schuler Consulting sets up indoor tracking and records machine data—regardless of the age or manufacturer type of the machine. Production data thus becomes quickly and digitally visible. The approach does not require an extensive IT project the analyze the value stream of a production operation in order to gather data to develop optimization measures.
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Schuler also works with large companies in the woodworking and furniture industries to improve production methods and optimization of material flow, automation, technological development and IT architecture. Clients come to Schuler in one of two ways. Companies who approach Schuler directly are typically looking to make major improvements and changes to achieve substantial growth. In other cases, Stiles Machinery will help make the connection between Schuler and a potential client by recognizing customers who could benefit from their services and recommending a consultation.
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The phrase "losing my religion" is an expression from the southern region of the United States that means losing one's temper or civility, or "being at the end of one's rope." Michael Stipe told The New York Times the song was about romantic expression.
The song was released as the first single from the group's 1991 album Out of Time. Based around a mandolin riff, Losing My Religion was an unlikely hit for the group, garnering heavy airplay on radio as well as on MTV due to its critically acclaimed music video. The song became R.E.M.'s highest-charting hit in the United States, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and expanding the group's popularity beyond its original fanbase. It was nominated for several Grammy Awards, and won two for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Short Form Music Video.
The music video for Losing My Religion was directed by Tarsem Singh. As opposed to previous R.E.M. videos, Michael Stipe agreed to lip sync the lyrics. The video originated as a combination of ideas envisioned by Stipe and Singh. Stipe wanted the promo to be a straightforward performance video, akin to Sinéad O'Connor's Nothing Compares 2 U. Singh wanted to create a video in the style of a certain type of Indian filmmaking, where everything would be "melodramatic and very dreamlike", according to Stipe.
The video begins with a brief sequence inside a dark room where water drips from an open window. Buck, Berry, and Mills run across the room while Stipe remains seated. A pitcher of milk drops from the windowsill and shatters, and the song begins. Director Singh drew inspiration from the Italian painter Caravaggio and Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice . The video is laden with religious imagery such as Saint Sebastian and Hindu deities, portrayed in a series of tableaux.


Curated by community scholar and educator Martha Diaz, the show honored the pillars of the genre and many others who have used hip-hop to teach healthy eating practices, science, music therapy, community activism, and more to children. The event was held in NYU's Kimmel Center in Greenwich Village, where celebrities like Rosie Perez, Fab Five Freddy, Malik Yoba, Ralph McDaniels, and more presented awards to Afrika Bambaataa, Dr. Chris Emdin of Columbia University, Easy A.D. from the Cold Crush Brothers, Kanye West collaborator Rhymefest, and Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey, mother of the late J Dilla.
With extensive training, community outreach and research, The Hip-Hop Education Center assesses how hip-hop can play an important factor in education. Currently, there are 300 international programs that use the genre to infiltrate social change in the minds of adults and youths.
The center has also created a petition to get the White House and President Barack Obama to recognize the genre as a national treasure, and for it to be implemented in public schools across the country.
NewsOne spoke to host, critically acclaimed author of Buck, and emcee M.K. Asante about the progression of hip-hop and how its presence in the classroom is a much-needed tool for students. The professor's memoir tells the story of his hardships and struggle as a teen in Philadelphia and incorporates his everlasting love for music.
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Currently, hip-hop is being taught in places like NYU, Harvard, and other colleges all over the country. Do you think the elements of the genre can be taught in primary schools?
"It's already happening in middle schools, high schools, and the reason why is student engagement. You want to retain your students and if you care about student retention, you have to care about hip-hop. That's what brings them to the table. Once you get them to the table, we can teach and discover other things too. Even with my book "Buck." A lot of kids who don't read at all discovered "Buck" and were surprised. I've been told [by students after reading "Buck"] 'a book can be more than I thought it can be.' So now, they're interested and when you show young people opportunities, they'll realize this is education.
Find out more information about the Hip-Hop Education Center here.