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Who's the fastest rapper ever?
Who's the fastest rapper ever? Rebel has won the Guinness World Record for Fastest Rapper three times. The first time was in 1992 when he recorded 667 syllables in 54.9 seconds. In 1998, he beat his own record with 683 syllables in 54.5 seconds.
Who is the top 5 fastest rappers?
Top 10 Fastest Rappers of All Time
#8: Watsky.
#7: R.A. the Rugged Man.
#6: Daveed Diggs.
#5: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
#4: Tech N9ne.
#3: Busta Rhymes.
#2: Eminem. This rap god worked to earn his title.
#1: Twista. The original tongue twister, Chopper rap might not be where it is today without him.
Is Twista faster than Eminem?
Is Eminem the fastest rapper ever? Eminem's New Track 'Godzilla' Just Broke the World Record for Fastest Rap Verse. The controversial artist spits bars at 10.65 syllables per second on the track's third verse.
Who's the fastest rapper ever? – Additional Questions
How fast is Rap God?
According to Guinness, "Rap God" by Eminem (USA) packs 1,560 words into a fast and furious 6 min 4 sec – that's a tongue-twisting average of 4.28 words per second! In one 15-second segment alone, 'Slim Shady' spits 97 words (6.46 words per second) at 'supersonic speed.
Who's the fastest rapper 2022?
Check out the list below to discover who this artist is and why he is recognised as the fasted in hip hop music. Is Twista the fastest rapper in the world? He is the fastest rapper in 2022. He was previously known as Tung Twista, and he started rapping at 12.
Who is a faster rapper Eminem or logic?
Logic pumps out 69 words in under nine seconds — that's faster than the fastest verse of Eminem's "Rap God."
Is Godzilla eminems fastest rap?
Eminem – Godzilla
But Godzilla – from 2020 LP Music To Be Murdered By – features his fastest rapping yet.
What is the fastest song ever?
"Thousand" was listed in Guinness World Records for having the fastest tempo in beats-per-minute (BPM) of any released single, peaking at approximately 1,015 BPM.
Who is the first fastest rapper?
Twista is commonly considered the fastest rapper of all time, both officially and unofficially. In 1992 he became the Guinness Fastest Rapper Alive, able to drop 11.2 syllables per second. That's right – 11 syllables in just one second.
Who is the best rapper in the world?
Marshal Bruce Mathers, professionally known as Eminem is on the top of this list of best rappers in the world. You might be knowing him from his all-time epic – Rap God, and trust us he literally owns the title. In the Billboard list of the best all-time rappers, he is the top one who is alive.
What song has the fastest rap?
Part 1. 10 Fastest Rap Songs
Break Ya Neck by Busta Rhymes.
Rap God by Eminem.
Worldwide Choppers byTech N9ne.
Creep Fast by Twista.
The Evergassin Gobstopper by Twisted Insane.
From Da Tip of My Tongue by Twista.
Can You Keep Up by Busta Rhymes.
Midwest Choppers 2 by Tech N9ne.
Who started fast rap?
Dayton Family and Twista who where out at the same time in the early 1990s ushered in the fast style rap when it gained popularity in the mid-1990s with the emergence of award-winning rap artists such as the Cleveland-based rappers Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Chicago-based rapper Twista.
Who is the world's second fastest rapper?
Eminem – 10.65 syllables per second
Eminem is ranked as the second-fastest rapper in the world. He was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, and he is one of the 10 best-selling artists of all time.
Is Eminem the King of rap?
With his dominant album sales, YouTube views and social-media scores, Eminem takes the title as the current King of Hip-Hop. Unlike our Queen of Pop ranking, which Lady Gaga took in a walk, Marshall Mathers's win was somewhat closer – note the fairly tight point range among our top three.
Who invented rap?
One of the first rappers at the beginning of the hip hop period, at the end of the 1970s, was also hip hop's first DJ, DJ Kool Herc. Herc, a Jamaican immigrant, started delivering simple raps at his parties, which some claim were inspired by the Jamaican tradition of toasting.
Who is the goat of rap?
Chance The Rapper has been dubbed the goat of rap by Drake. This assertion has been made by The Rapper, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Baby. Do they have a point? To be clear, G.O.A.T. is for best of all time, therefore "greatest" when it comes to rappers means talents, longevity, as well as importance.
Who is rap legend?
Being the inventor of hip hop, Kool Herc made history when he put 2 copies of the same record on a pair of decks and focused on the "break", or the instrumental part of the song. This genius came up with the lit idea to repeat the break back and forth between 2 records with the goal of keeping people dancing longer.
Who is the #1 rapper?
Top 10 Best Rappers of All Time
Top Strength
1 Eminem Charisma
2 Tech N9ne Flow
3 Chali 2na Multisyllabic Rhymes
4 Jay-Z Authenticity

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If regulators are not loved by those they regulate, then it is no surprise to find that the regulator of regulators is even less loved. And so I don't imagine that beyond the offices of the Legal Services Board (LSB), many tears will be shed that David Edmonds' second and final term of office is up today. There may, indeed, be some sighs of relief.
Six years heading up the LSB is enough for anyone given the battles that have had to be fought in that time. And Mr Edmonds has always been up for them.
He unsurprisingly looks back on his period of office with pride, and with good reason.
Charged with bringing to life what is now universally agreed to be a very imperfect Act of Parliament, he, his board members and staff have delivered the core objectives – the Legal Ombudsman, independent regulation and alternative business structures (ABSs).
Let's take them in turn. Most of the credit for the ombudsman's success should of course go to its own board and senior management, but the LSB is ultimately responsible and should take its share.
The LSB has arguably achieved as much as it can on independent regulation within the confines of the Act, but it has been one hell of a struggle and the end result is far from satisfactory. Mr Edmonds believes a radical new approach is needed, and I have explained before how I think so too.
In truth it is still too early to judge the success or otherwise of ABSs, and while he perhaps overstates their impact to date, he is right to say that none of the objections that were vocally made to their creation have (yet) been shown to have any weight. Plus the LSB has pushed the SRA to improve its licensing process perhaps quicker than might otherwise have happened.
His speech yesterday hinted at regret that the LSB did not take the lead on reforming education and training – it was all set to before Charles Plant and Baroness Deech demanded that they create the Legal Education and Training Review instead – but he will, I suspect, be pleased by the zeal the SRA is showing in taking it forward; less so (but this will not surprise him) by the Bar Standards Board's far lower level of zeal.
In developing a proper research base, the LSB is doing the legal market a big favour, but criminal lawyers do not think the same of the pressure it brought to bear that led to the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates. Its directive to introduce diversity reporting is almost as unpopular.
Outcomes-focused regulation, again an LSB hobbyhorse, also has plenty of critics, but as Mr Edmonds explained yesterday, it has yet to be seen through properly into slimmed-down rule books. Then maybe the profession will see the benefits?
A notable failure of Mr Edmonds' time at the LSB has been its total inaction over public legal education, given that one of the core regulatory objectives in the Act is "increasing public understanding of the citizen's legal rights and duties".
Personally I have always found Mr Edmonds challenging (in a good way) and direct, and have appreciated his participation in Legal Futures events – and even, a couple of times, in leaving comments on stories on this site.
That he never agreed to open up LSB meetings, at least to some degree, to public view was a shame and a source of a continuing disagreement we had (along with the LSB's related and unhelpful attitude towards publishing its own board papers in a timely fashion). It has always seemed at odds with the transparency the LSB demands of those it oversees.
So the mantle passes to Sir Michael Pitt, whose tenure will be shaped by the Ministry of Justice's response to last year's review of regulation. Despite the lawyer lobbying, it is surely inconceivable that the government will abolish the LSB, but equally it may well not sign up to the board's own vision of moving (albeit over time) towards creating a new single regulator and, effectively, a new Legal Services Act.
Will he want to fight some of the battles Mr Edmonds was still spoiling for, even as he headed back to his other appointments and worries over Fulham's Premier League survival? It was interesting that Mr Edmonds used his final speech to raise once more the question of whether representative bodies should still be entitled to funding out of the compulsory practising fees meant to pay for regulation. How Sir Michael deals with an issue that causes cold sweats at Chancery Lane and other HQs will give us a good idea of his approach.
Given the entrenched positions that have formed in recent years, it is opportune that as well as the LSB, changes at the top of many of the other key bodies in the legal world have either occurred recently (the new chief executive of the SRA) or are set to in the next few months (new chief executives for the Law Society and Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, and new chairs for the SRA and BSB).
As we head into the post-Edmonds era, it should give everyone a chance to take a breath and, to some extent, start afresh.


Do you need an attitude adjustment? I did! Three little girls from Uganda helped me realize that.
Our Church hosted the African Children's Choir from Uganda. We had three beautiful little girls and their fun choir leader stay with us. I learned so much from our time together.
Especially when a 2-day visit turned into 6 days! I learned about Uganda and what life is like there. I learned some words in Luganda.
But the most important thing I learned was that I had a bad attitude and it needed to change.
I'm very task oriented and I always have a to-do list on the go. I had my own plans for that week but God changed all of them.
God wanted me to spend my precious time on His little ones.
I planned for a 2-night stay. I was excited as I cleaned my house, changed the beds and bought groceries. Then we got word that it would be 3 nights instead.
My heart attitude wasn't good. I thought about all the tasks I wouldn't get done.
Then our little guests arrived and thanked us for everything. They thanked us after every meal, every car ride and every task done for them. The thanks were often given with a hug.
It was a pleasure to serve them because they appreciated it so much!
This was my assignment from the God of the Universe.
He wanted me to care for these little ones.
I could do it begrudgingly or enter into it and give it my all.
Once I realized that this was my short-term mission trip I focused on the girls and their choir leader.
They were more important than anything on my to-do list!
It was pleasure to serve the girls and share our home. We had a picnic in the park and ate chicken nuggets and French fries from MacDonald's, a rare treat for them.
We read books, made craft projects and played games and learned some good jokes. The choir leader cooked us all a delicious African supper.
I had so much fun reading the little girls a bedtime story and tucking them in each night!
We took them to our cottage. As we drove I tried to explain that we had another little house, which we lived in for part of year. I felt ridiculously blessed!
It was an evening of fun food, swimming, playing games and a campfire complete with marshmallows.
I watched the girls run and play and get louder and louder throughout the evening. That was when I knew they were really comfortable and were being healthy noisy little girls!
By the end of the 6 days I had 3 little girls and their chaperone tucked into a special spot in my heart. I was blessed by serving them. I will reminisce about their thankfulness, their smiles and their lovely voices. They will be in my prayers.
I will always remember that week in September when God asked me to put aside my plans and brought me a special assignment. God sent 3 little girls to give me an attitude adjustment.
Just like the little girls I hope to be thankful to all the people who help and serve me.
I will remember that people are always more important than my to-do list!
TODAY'S little STEP: Be open to special assignments that God sends your way. When you accept the assignment you will be blessed!
If the African Children's Choir comes to your city be sure to go see them!
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The strength of the Euro
Reflection on the British elections by Sylvie Goulard
Sylvie Goulard, MEP
Member of the Eiffel group and board member of United Europe
In the United Kingdom the elections of 7th May have given an absolute majority to the Conservatives. Given that the polls during the campaign predicted a hung parliament, this outcome is somewhat of a surprise. The hypothesis concerning a referendum on the country's membership of the European Union is now almost a certainty. There is no reason to panic, nor to shout "good riddance". On the contrary, this discussion will allow us to bring the EU out of the rut which years of violent crisis, hesitation and intergovernmental make shift solutions has left us in.
Let us not forget that a few months ago there was a very real fear of UKIP, a xenophobic party in favour of the UK leaving the EU, winning a large number of seats. In the end it won just one seat, even if it did gain a significant number of votes. In January 2013, the Prime Minister David Cameron suggested renegotiating the modalities of the UK's membership of the EU, not to withdraw from it. It is true that a number of the Conservative MPs are more radical than the Prime Minister or the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, who will be responsible for these negotiations. For these MPs it is very simple; they want to leave "Europe", combining their anti-Brussels condemnation with a rejection of the Council of Europe, whose creation was supported by…Churchill. With such a small majority, David Cameron will have his hands partly tied while negotiating with his European partners. The risk of escalation by the extremes is considerable.
In spite of these risks we must stop being on the defensive.
The UK is linked to the EU by the Treaties. A negotiation will be undertaken. We are not at the mercy of a unilateral decision by the British, even if the risk of "exit blackmail" definitely exists. Ultimately, it is the unity of the other UE members, and notably members of the Euro zone, it is the strength of their European commitment which will make the difference. Since 2005 the European question has been "put on ice" by the French political parties. It is now essential for them to face up to their current denial.
The Pro-Europeans will be able to find bridges and support in the UK: a majority in the British economic and financial sectors (CBI, the City) are in favour of the UK remaining in the EU. This country has long been the driving force behind the Single Market and open international trade. It staying in the EU is in our interest, as it is in Britain's. Germany is particularly active on this front.
On the one hand for economic reasons, which are particularly important for the German authorities, but also for geopolitical and diplomatic reasons, we should clearly position ourselves in favour of the UK remaining in the EU. For many other countries, the EU without the UK would carry less weight. Those who are prematurely rejoicing at having "got rid of the English" should take a longer-term view. The failure of the European construction would be seen by the rest of the world as our failure. France and Germany have too frequently claimed to be the motors to not take their full responsibility now.
Britain's important partners, notably the United States, are pushing in the same direction. The geostrategic interest of Britain is not to isolate itself. When, in his speech of 23rd January 2013, David Cameron underlined that the Norwegian and Swiss models, quite popular in his country, do not allow any participation in the negotiations while nonetheless obliging them to respect European law, he was right. This retreat would not fit with the great historical tradition and the interests of the former empire of Queen Victoria.
Finally, some of the David Cameron's reproaches towards the EU are valid: the EU is lacking competitiveness, growth is flat. It is in the process of falling behind other parts of the world which are more dynamic, staring with Asia and the United States. Without being in favour of all British macro-economic policies (notably the clear abuses such as zero hour contracts), some of their policies deserve examination. For the French who would like to see France remove the barriers which impede economic activity and hamper growth then the upcoming debate will not be unwelcome. It will oblige all Europeans, British as well as French, to stop their gratuitous disparagements of the EU and to actually reflect on what the EU brings them. This will also give us the opportunity to move from grumpy criticism to a finer analysis of Europe's problems, and to make more constructive proposals about how to resolve them.
The solution lies without a doubt in consolidating the Euro zone, on a federal model which still needs to be defined, within a Union (of 28 or more) with reduced competencies, including the UK. This is not simple, in so far as the existence of a Euro zone made up of 19 members and with the intention of bringing together nearly all the EU Member States rejects those who have made the choice to not join and to thus be in the permanent minority. The best reflexion concerning a Franco-German core remains the paper of Wolfgang Schäuble and Karl Lamers of September 1994 [1].
Part of Britain's discomfort comes from the fact that the Single Market is governed by a majority vote: having made the sovereign decision not to join the single currency, the English find it hard not to be in the inner circle.
Those who are prematurely celebrating the departure of the British would be wrong to crow. Others do not have reason to be excessively alarmed. The strength of the Euro is greater than we think. The deck has already been reshuffled, as the current British debate shows. Now it is up to the Euro zone Member States to realise this and to finish their project.
"...this beautiful colorfulness of Europe, this diversity that is tolerant and open to the world"
Jürgen Grossmann
United Europe Treasurer


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Skyrocketing Fertilizer Costs Come For The Coffee Industry
For most of the year so far, coffee producers have kept a feather in their cappuccino as soaring prices have roiled just about every other industry but theirs. Unfortunately, it turns out, coffee hadn't dodged inflation entirely – it's just…
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For most of the year so far, coffee producers have kept a feather in their cappuccino as soaring prices have roiled just about every other industry but theirs. Unfortunately, it turns out, coffee hadn't dodged inflation entirely – it's just arriving a little latte to the party.
Across the world, coffee farmers are struggling to adjust to the increasingly exorbitant price of fertilizer, and are now beginning to feel the same sting burning the rest of the agricultural industry.
An Espresso Trip To Panic Town
The industry's inflation problem had been steeping longer than a batch of cold brew. Fertilizer costs crept up for months, but Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine prompted a full-blown coffee emergency. Russia and ally Belarus accounted for over 40% of global exports of key fertilizer ingredient potash last year, according to Dutch lender Rabobank. Russia alone accounted for 22% of ammonia and 14% of monoammonium phosphate, two key fertilizer ingredients.
War, and subsequent sanctions from the global community, have spurred major supply chain snags, causing what Nicaraguan coffee cooperative manager Fatima Ismael told Bloomberg is now "a mega emergency." It'll join what may be a global food crisis:
Prices of arabica, the dominant coffee type that accounts for 60% of global production, have stayed relatively stable this year, but the Green Markets North American Fertilizer Index's 30% leap to a record high is a likely indicator of rising costs.
Global coffee production is likely to fall 2% for the current marketing year, according to the International Coffee Organization, while arabica beans will fall over 7%.
Around The Globe: One Canadian corn and canola farmer told Reuters he's paying $400,000 to stock up on fertilizer through 2023. A New Mexico corn farmer told Reuters his harvest yield could fall 25% this year. Ismael said her co-op of 650 small coffee farms in Nicaragua is cutting its annual 800 tons of fertilizer purchases in half.


The goods may be icy but the buzz is hot at Ici, the preciously sweet little ice cream shop opened this week in Berkeley by Chez Panisse alum Mary Canales.
After teasing the locals with lickable descriptions in San Francisco magazine and the Marin Independent Journal, both of which promised a mid-summer opening, Ici finally started scooping this week.
Shuna Lydon of food blog Eggbeater and KQED's Bay Area Bites got in line on the very first day to sing its praises…while decrying the back-seat status that pastry chefs so often get in restaurant PR.
Ici may even be keeping that Bay Area real estate market from chilling: Over at real estate blog Curbed, a listing touting the charms of a $1.6 million Arts and Crafts beauty ends with the line, "And we hear there's a new ice cream place Ici over on College Avenue." Although after laying out that kind of change, we wouldn't have the dough for anything more than a fat slice from Zachary's.


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Blu-ray Review - The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 4
1982's "Summer Lovers" is an important offering in the career of director Randal Kleiser, who, up to this point, was a major force in Hollywood. Kleiser was able to acquire the attention of a younger audience, making a box office blockbuster in 1978's "Grease," and surprising many with the staying power of 1980's "The Blue Lagoon." He was positioned for another smash with "Summer Lovers," which uses the formula of young people in lust and love and ages it up some, with Kleiser trying to inch his way into adult-oriented complications. His answer to the relative innocence of "The Blue Lagoon" is to spend time on the nude beaches of the Greek islands, capturing the sexual heat and emotional complications of a love triangle in the middle of paradise. Kleiser can't get past the slightness of the material, which never has enough texture to completely realize such psychological gamesmanship and eventual softening of personal defenses. But the helmer does maintain command over the location, constructing an evocative understanding of bodily freedoms and lustful sway, which is almost enough to secure an inviting viewing experience. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com


Jedburgh Rotarian Ian Sanford receives the organisation's Paul Harris Award from club president Eddie Muir at the town's Carter's Rest.
Jedburgh Rotarian Ian Sanford receives the organisation's Paul Harris Award from club president Eddie Muir at the town's Carter's Rest.
Long-serving member Ian was presented with the award for his services to Rotary, the community and the wider world. He has been club president three times and has served in various other capacities, taking part in the junior and grayling fishing competitions, litter-picking, tree planting, the winter festival, Birl n' Beer, End Polio Now crocus buttonhole appeal and numerous other initiatives.
He has also attended many Rotary conferences and district meetings, as well as organising club events and dinners. The award is an honour bestowed in the name of the founder of Rotary, Chicago lawyer Paul Harris.
The club's first meeting of 2019 saw committees get together to agree various initiatives. These included the annual Scottish Grayling Fishing Competition, organised by club member Ian Davis, which will take place on Saturday, February 9, on the River Teviot near Nisbet. Soup and rolls will be provided at the Carter's Rest.
On Friday, February 22, the club will hold its crocus buttonhole collection for End Polio Now.


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India facing massive, widespread power outages as worldwide shortage of coal takes plants offline
What the Greenies in America and throughout the West don't seem to understand when they rip the use of fossil fuels, especially coal, is that there is a vast part of the world that is still developing to our standards and as such, they require a lot of energy in order to convert their economies to scale with those of the developed world.
That takes a lot of power generation, and a lot of power generation can cost a lot of money — far more than the citizens of said developing country can afford.
So the alternative for these developing nations is to fund their growth with electric power generation that is as efficient as it is cheap, even if said power generation isn't up to our environmental standards.
That generally means coal-fired power plants.
And do you know which countries have a lot of them? China and India, both of which are now facing power shortages this winter due to a global dearth of coal.
But India is looking to be especially hard-hit.
"If coal supply doesn't improve, there will be a blackout in Delhi in two days," said the national capital's Power Minister Satyendra Jain this weekend. "The coal-fired power plants that supply electricity to Delhi have to keep a minimum coal stock of one month, but now it has come down to one day."
More than half the country's 135 coal-fired plants, which supply roughly three-quarters of India's electricity, are watching their coal stocks be depleted to levels that can only guarantee power for three days before New Delhi is likely to suffer rolling blackouts, according to NDTV.
"Our request to the centre is that railway wagons should be arranged and coal should be transported to the plants soonest. All the plants are already running in only 55 percent capacity," Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government said.
Delhi has a 1,300 megawatt gas-fired power plant in Bawana on the city's outskirts, but it wouldn't be enough to power the city. "All three companies in Delhi are distributors and not power producers. We depend on the centre's plants. If the supply does not come, then after two days there will be a blackout in the whole of Delhi," Jain said.
NDTV notes further:
Energy supplies are under strain globally as prices surge and demand and supply chains are strained by the recovery of consumption following lockdowns to contain the pandemic.
Mr Kejriwal today tweeted he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his intervention in making adequate arrangements of coal and gas to power plants supplying electricity to the city.
"Delhi could face a power crisis. I am personally keeping a close watch over the situation. We are trying our best to avoid it. In the meanwhile, I wrote a letter to Hon'ble PM seeking his personal intervention," he tweeted.
Jain went on to complain that the crisis is manufactured because screeching liberals in the U.S. and throughout the West are pushing unintelligent political leaders to wean their countries off of affordable, plentiful fossil fuels without having the resources and infrastructure in place (or the technology) to produce an equal amount of power using renewables.
The issue of not having enough coal in India is "a man-made crisis, just as the crisis of medical oxygen supplies during the COVID second wave," he said.
"But if nothing else, India's situation illustrates just how far away humanity is from being able to survive without coal, since global coal production accounts for 40% of energy produced, especially in major emerging economies like China and India," Zero Hedge reported.
It may not be the best source of power, but without coal, there will be plenty of people who will freeze to death this winter.
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It's such a good feeling: Decide what to be and go be it.
Today, I hated all of my clothes.
Today, I knew about double negatives.
Today, I heard a story about the consumption.
Today, I became fascinated by little baby Justin Bieber with no hair.
Today, I had a lovely dinner with Daniel Kiser. I ate quinoa for the first time.
Today, I jumped in puddles with Katie Pitts.


I have been a mortgage broker for 17 years and over this period I have encountered some of the most complex cases.
Previously, I was a senior account manager at Chase De Vere Mortgage Management for ten years before helping to set up Trinity Financial in a very challenging market and have looked on as the company has gone from strength to strength with an amazing team of mortgage brokers.
My experience and industry contacts has helped me secure finance for a large variety of residential mortgage applications, from first time buyers to high net worth clients. I have huge experience arranging residential investments and portfolio restructuring. I also work with a large number of offshore clients purchasing in the UK either through individual names, or through more complex trust or company structures.
Outside of the mortgage world, I have three young children who keep me active while my golf clubs gather dust.


Norwich — Norwich Free Academy doesn't bring in celebrity speakers for its graduation ceremonies but, when the 50th reunion Class of 1968 chose a speaker for the longstanding tradition of offering words of reflection and advice to this year's graduates, they turned to the homegrown accomplished man of words, Wally Lamb.
Lamb, 67-year-old author of six New York Times best-selling novels, one of which already has been turned into a movie and a second that is to become an HBO miniseries, will get the chance on June 21 to give words of wisdom to about 500 graduates adorned in NFA's bright red gowns on the athletic field.
Lamb never lost touch with his Norwich and eastern Connecticut roots. Many of his novels have local settings and themes, including his latest book, "I'll Take You There," inspired in part by stories of ghosts at the Garde Arts Center in New London. He remains an NFA corporator.
After he graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1972, Lamb returned to NFA to teach English and writing and remained for 25 years. He made the difficult decision in 1996 to leave the academy and focus full time on his writing. That was after he became a sudden national celebrity when, he recalled, "unexpectedly, I got a call from Oprah" — Winfrey that is, who placed his first and then his second novel in her Oprah's Book Club.
He continued to teach at UConn for two years. Then in 1999, he got another surprise call, this one from York Correctional Institution in Niantic with an exciting new proposed project to lead a writing course for inmates at the state's only maximum security prison for women. Lamb teaches every other Thursday at the prison as a volunteer, and students have written two volumes of essays, edited by Lamb, that have been published.
"I have three wonderful teachers and 15 wonderful students," he said of the York program.
Lamb said he realizes his graduation day audience will have other things on their minds than listening to "the old geezer from the Class of 1968," and he will try to keep his comments light for the occasion.
But he can't overlook the tumultuous year that was 1968, with assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, the Vietnam War, civil unrest and "crazy politics." And while he and his classmates were practicing duck-and-cover nuclear attack drills, today's students have drills on how to respond to a potential campus shooter.


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Joseph Mohr's final destination
The poor and remote mountain farming village of Wagrain in the Pongau region was the endpoint in the series of transfers that Joseph Mohr went through during the course of his life. On 4 March 1837, he began his service in Wagrain with its population of 1,530. Due to health issues, however, Mohr could not cope with the harsh mountain climate. He thus sought to be transferred to Mauterndorf after only six years in Wagrain — in vain. In the end, the region's harsh climate, the cold temperatures and the elevation of 800 metres above sea level would end up causing Mohr's demise.
Today, Wagrain is a popular holiday and winter sports destination and is part of the Salzburger Sportwelt. Joseph Mohr likely wouldn't be able to recognise his final residence any longer: State-of-the-art lift systems and hotels, a variety of winter events and perfectly marked hiking trails for the summer — among them the popular Salzburger Almenweg trail — make up Wagrain-Kleinarl today.
© Salzburger Nachrichten, Christian Heugl, Joseph Mohr Memorial board
Priest and "social vicar"
In Wagrain, Joseph Mohr is remembered as a "social vicar". He cared deeply for the smallest, the poorest and those of the lowest social status. During his second year in Wagrain, he was already the main initiator for the construction of a public school, for which he gave up almost all of his belongings. The derelict wooden sacristan house, which simultaneously acted as a school building, only had one room for around 170 to 180 children. Taking advantage of his influence, Joseph advocated for the speedy construction of a new building. On 5 November 1838, the new school was personally inaugurated by Prince-Bishop Friedrich von Schwarzenberg following only five months of construction. Joseph Mohr also launched an initiative to enable the poorest children to be able to go to school.
In the end, he died as poor as he was when he was born
Joseph Mohr purchased a firefighting water hose for the municipality and also committed himself to caring for the poor and the old. Especially the harshness of the "Einlegerwesen" social system at the time was a thorn in his side: It forced the poor to move from farm to farm to be taken care of for a predetermined time. His commitment left behind especially strong traces in Wagrain. But Joseph Mohr was also popular here as a sociable and musical priest. During his time in Wagrain, he pushed his frugality so far that he ended up owning nothing but a single black robe. On 4 December 1848, Joseph Mohr died from a cold resulting from a pastoral visit to a dying person during winter, aged only 56. The "Priest of the Poor" never saw his poem become the world-famous Christmas song that it is today. His final resting place was left open until the end of the 19th century and then closed again. As there is no picture left of Joseph Mohr, the artist and priest Josef Mühlbacher had the bizarre idea in 1912 to exhume his body in order to create a template for a bronze bust based on measurements of Mohr's skull. The piece is now on display in Oberndorf in front of the Silent Night chapel. To the horror of the residents of Wagrain, the skull was walled into the chapel in Oberndorf shortly after.
On the traces of "Silent Night" in Wagrain
In Wagrain, the Joseph Mohr Memorial Organ in the parish church is dedicated to the work of the social vicar. In the side aisle of the church, a memorial plaque recalls Joseph Mohr as the creator of the song.
The Wagrain Cultural Walk invites visitors to an approximately hour-and-a-half-long hike following the traces of Mohr through the Silent Night district. Following the path, you will encounter the parish church at which Mohr worked as well as the cemetery containing his final resting place.
Near the Waggerl-Haus, you will find an additional architectural Baroque jewel: The newly renovated Pflegerschlössl in Wagrain — a former prince-bishop's courthouse from the late 18th century. Since December 2017 it harbours the new Silent Night Museum. The exhibition areas are dedicated to the life and work of Joseph Mohr in Wagrain, the creation of the song, its international dissemination and its particular magic. With much skill and craft, a state-of-the-art museum concept was realised within the old walls, and all age groups will have something to explore. Additionally, the museum invites its visitors to actively engage with the values of tranquillity and peace in an increasingly hectic time.
The yearly "Silent Night Advent Wagrain" combines the song's peaceful message with Christmas traditions from all over the world. During the "Advent of Cultures", various guest countries introduce themselves as part of a group exhibition. Additionally, a number of Advent concerts are set to take place. At the Christkindl post office at the Wagger House, visitors can decorate their own Christmas letters. On 24 December, visitors can also start feeling festive with the romantic tower music.
(c) Edition Tirol, Opening of the Silent-Night-Museum at the "Pflegerschlössl" in Wagrain: f.l.t.r.: Carola Marie Schmidt (Manager of the museum), Leo Bauernberger (CEO Salzburg State Board of Tourism), Governor Wilfried Haslauer, Archbishop Franz Lackner, Martin Reiter (Silent-Night-Researcher from Zillertal/Tirol, author and book publisher)
Silent Night region: Salzburg
Priest and author of "Silent Night"
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True and untrue stories about "Silent Night"


Rangefinder magazine gets close and personal with Filmmaker Miguel Duran to talk about documentary filmmaking. They talk about many issues revolving film like music, story finding and editing. Here are two snapshots of the magazine, but we attached the link so you can view the article online. He's on page 106-108. Check it out.


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Home Uconn Men's Basketball Huskies upbeat for Bearcats after win at Tulsa
Huskies upbeat for Bearcats after win at Tulsa
Steve Barlow
Connecticut guard James Bouknight (2) during an NCAA college basketball game against Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
STORRS – There was much rejoicing among UConn men's basketball fans Thursday night after the Huskies finally won at Tulsa and did it with ease. It was a good win.
It wasn't, however, a signal that the Huskies are back to being the Huskies of old. Coach Dan Hurley would like to temper all that, especially given what awaits today at Gampel Pavilion.
"It just felt like we played better and won a game," Hurley said Saturday. "We felt better about the way we shot the ball. Even though we only had seven assists, the ball moved better for us. We felt really good about how we attacked their zone, but in terms of competitive spirit and toughness and will to compete, we've shown that the whole year.
"We just don't have the record to show how hard we've tried."
Case in point: today's opponent, Cincinnati. You know, the team that has owned UConn since the two became AAC partners.
The teams have played 17 times during that span. The Huskies have won five of those games, four of them coming during the first two years of the league's existence.
Cincinnati (15-7, 8-2 AAC) has won eight straight against the Huskies (12-10, 3-6) and 11 of the last 13 meetings. UConn hasn't beaten the Bearcats during the regular season since Jan. 10, 2015.
So while the win at Tulsa was impressive, it wasn't much more than a vehicle to help UConn feel good about itself in preparation for today.
"Tulsa's a good team that has a chance to play in the postseason, but this is a different-looking group that's coming in here," Hurley said of the Bearcats, who have won five straight to position themselves at the top of the league with Houston. "We need to come in here with confidence because those guys are a championship-level program.
"We've got to be much more physical. They beat us up the first time. There's a serious age and strength discrepancy. … We can't allow them to punk us. They punked us the last time."
Yes, they did. UConn absorbed a 67-51 defeat at Fifth Third Arena on Jan. 1. The Huskies fell behind by 16 at the half, but the game was over long before that. It followed a familiar script in the series, one in which the Bearcats have beaten UConn by double digits in five of the last eight meetings.
Cincinnati put up 42 points in the paint in the first meeting, drubbing UConn physically. Center Chris Vogt abused UConn's interior players to the tune of 19 points and forward Tre Scott scored 10 points and pulled down 13 rebounds.
There can't reasonably be any declaration that UConn is on the way back until it proves it can beat the Bearcats. And it can't beat the Bearcats by being overwhelmed by Cincinnati's suffocating, active defense.
"Anyone that watched the first time we played them (knows) we tried hard, we played hard," Hurley said. "We just got physically beat up and we were inept offensively. We've had some bad offensive performances, but that may get the Oscar."
Against Tulsa, UConn posted its best offensive game in league play by a wide margin. The Huskies shot 52% from the floor and 46% from 3-point range. It got a huge contribution from freshman James Bouknight, a needed boost from Alterique Gilbert and some strong interior play from Isaiah Whaley.
It was the best possible way to go into today's game, but it didn't showcase the type of physical play Cincinnati will bring with it, the same sort of physical play that has been UConn's undoing against the Bearcats for a long time.
"We just have to be more aggressive," Whaley said. "We have to be a lot more physical at the beginning of possessions. We can't be timid and think we can win this game."
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Steve Barlow – Sports writer. Steve has 10 years at the Republican-American newspaper. Prior experience includes six years at the Laurel (Mont.) Outlook and eight years at the Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle. He attended Northwestern Regional High School and Geneva College (Pa.).
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COLLEGE STATION - Five employees were recognized by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service with the 2012 Distinguished Service Award during the agency's annual reception and awards ceremony at the Brazos County Expo Center.
Receiving the agency's highest employee honor were Sam Cox, Training Specialist with Public Safety & Security; Kevin Gumienny, Curriculum Coordinator with the Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute; Mark Jackson, Industrial Fire Training Manager with the Emergency Services Training Institute; Mark Posada, TEEX Manager of Education & Training Initiatives; and Karen Tuttle, Associate Training Specialist with the Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute.
For more than 25 years, the Distinguished Service Award has recognized employees who exhibit attributes such as dedication, extraordinary effort, concern for quality, a positive attitude and overall excellence. Award recipients received a framed certificate and TEEX coin, as well as a monetary award.
Employees are nominated for the award by their coworkers and selected by TEEX Division Directors and Senior Executive Staff. Eligible employees must have at least three years of service.
World renowned for its hands-on, customized training, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) offers a wide range of technical and skills training programs aimed at employed workers and those entering the labor force. During its fiscal year 2012, TEEX provided training and technical assistance to more than 183,750 people from all 50 states, five U.S. territories, the District of Columbia and 79 countries.


When I try to send a message with some attachments, I get the warning that my message is too big to be sent.
How can I increase the attachment size limit?
The attachment size limit, or actually message size limit as it includes all your attachments and the message itself, is determined by the sending size limit configuration of the mail server that you are using.
However, when you are using Outlook with a POP3 or IMAP account, Outlook could also nag about exceeding the allowable limit set by the server, even though you didn't.
By setting a Registry value, you configure when Outlook starts reminding you about the total message size or disable the nag screen completely.
Outlook might not actually be checking with the server for the limit at all.
Basically any error or notification that you are getting in Outlook 2007 and previous about the message file size is either coming from the mail server you are using or the mail server of the recipient of the message.
When the message is too big for the recipient, you usually get a bounce message in return. This message is also known as a Non Delivery Report or NDR. The text within this message will tell you more about why it bounced.
When you try to send a message that is too large for your mail server, you could also get a NDR back but the message could also get stuck in the Outbox and you'll start getting Send/Receive Errors.
For Outlook 2007 and previous, you can prevent yourself from sending messages with attachments that are too large by using this this workaround.
Outlook 2010 and later have a built-in warning system for attachments that are too big to be sent.
Upon attaching a file or multiple files that will make you go over the message size limit, you'll get an error and Outlook will not allow you to add the attachment(s). This is in order to prevent the message from becoming stuck in the Outbox and to prevent you from needlessly uploading such a large attachment.
When you use an Exchange or Outlook.com account, the information about the maximum allowed size is obtained directly from the Exchange server. Contact your Exchange administrator about the possibilities of increasing your sending size limit if needed.
When you are using a POP3 or IMAP account to send your message, then this information can't be retrieved from the mail server. Instead, Outlook assumes a default maximum combined size of all attachment of 20MB for these mail account types.
Sadly, this warning is also being given when you add more than 20MB worth of pictures but have the option to "Resize Image Attachments" enabled. This would of course have reduced the attachment size to less than 20MB so the warning should not been shown. Workarounds are to either resize the pictures before attaching them or to increase or disable the limit as indicated below.
If your ISP allows for a larger or smaller message size and you want Outlook to match this limit, then you can increase or decrease this limit via a Registry tweak.
If you are connecting to an Exchange server, then you do not need to modify anything as Outlook automatically retrieves the limit from the Exchange server.
The value that you need to use is in KB. So if you know the amount of MB supported by your ISP, then you need to multiply that by 1024 to get the value that you need to enter. To allow for an unlimited size, you can set the value to 0.
Note 1: Increasing the limit in Outlook does not increase the limit set by your ISP or administrator on the mail server. If their limit is set to 5MB and you send a file larger than that, you'll still get sending errors about the message being too big. In that case, you can break down the large attachment, share it via Cloud storage such as OneDrive or DropBox, or use a (secure) file upload service.
Note 2: When setting the limit, you might want to account for the message size and some overhead as well. Typically, deducting about 100KB should do the trick unless you also directly embed pictures in your message or signature.


Most of the plastic we recycle from home fall under the PET plastic category, which essentially marks those plastics used for soda bottles, cosmetics, detergents, and other often-used plastics. These plastics are very easy to recycle, and it is widely encouraged to do so. Though the materials are relatively harmless, they do build up quickly in landfills because they are used so often.
To encourage recycling, many centers offer a small refund for any plastic returned for recycling. This is an excellent incentive, considering how much plastic we use each year in our homes. Before you visit a recycling facility, you should check to see if the refund is in effect at that particular location.
Plastics collected for recycling are often sorted according to color, though unusual colors can complicate the process a bit. Many facilities simply collect as much plastic as possible, crush it into bales, and then sell it to a recycling company.
For recycling, the plastic is then further crushed, washed, separated, and then treated. Any foreign fragments, such as paper and plastic caps, are removed so that the plastic can be reduced to flakes. Those flakes are then reused in other plastic materials or made into polyester fibers.
Most recycling facilities will accept your plastic materials, though you should call ahead first to ensure you have chosen the right center. Recycle San Diego can provide you with a list of local facilities to make your search easier for you. Before you go, be sure to check the operating hours so that you don't arrive to find locked doors.
These facilities often only collect and then later sell the plastics to actual recycling companies. This means you can usually leave several different types of rubbish for recycling in the same place, including paper goods, metals, and glass.


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Jazz for 90's Kids
A traditional jazz quartet that plays untraditional jazz songs in a traditionally jazz way! Whether you're an avid jazz lover, or new to jazz music, there is something for everyone! Featuring Mike Malone (drums), Malakai Flynn (guitar), Austin Bolden (bass), and Jake Opperman (saxophone). These 4 musicians have been studying jazz through college and have been playing professionally around Wisconsin ever since. They are excited to share their unique sound and arrangements live with you! Check out Jazz for 90's Kids on YouTube for complete studio recordings, videos, and future projects!
Band Information HERE | Band Videos HERE
Date: Tuesday, January 21
Time:8 PM – 10 PM
Bar Opens: 7 PM
Price/Tickets: $20 General Admission ($12 for Members)
Location: Fountain City
"Art Spectacular" Exhibition
Jan 27 – Mar 12 all-day
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts is pleased to announce an exhibition of original works inspired by winter, winter wildlife, snow, ice, sturgeons/ice fishing, and more. Opening January 27th, "Art Spectacular" features the work from over 35 artists in conjunction with Fond du Lac's Sturgeon Spectacular event.
Participating Artists:
Galleries are free to view:
Categories: Past Exhibit
When it comes to holidays, playing music is always a good way to commemorate the special occasion, and Valentine's Day is no exception. They're the songs that touched our hearts, and filled us all with the feelings of love and romance. Whether you're celebrating solo, hosting a sweet fête with friends and family or having a candlelit dinner with your significant other, songs about affection can be a nice backdrop to the love-filled day.
The Lighthouse Big Band's set for this evening will be filled with songs about love. Come join the band in the Fountain City Jazz and Dance club as we deliver our Valentine's Day gift to you in our own unique musical fashion.
A WAMI nominee for Best Big Band, the band plays a variety of genres in the big band style. The LBB has long been the house band for the Fond du Lac Jazz Festival, and has appeared in concert and dance venues throughout the state over the past 18+ years backing such jazz stalwarts as Tom "Bones" Malone, David "Fathead" Newman, Kevin Mahogany, Eugene Rousseau, Tony Scodwell, Scott Whitfield and Ginger Bergman, Janet Planet, and the acclaimed jazz trumpeter Valery Ponomarev. The Lighthouse Big Band performs music including traditional big bands/dance bands of the 30's and 40's, the music of Count Basie and Duke Ellington, Latin Jazz, and the more modern big bands like Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, as well as big band versions of rock/fusion music.
"The Lighthouse Big Band is one of Fond du Lac's best-kept secrets," Brad Curran of Curran Music Studios and leader of the Lighthouse Big Band says.
Band Information HERE
Date: Tuesday, February 8
Price/Tickets: Free Admission
Location: Fountain City Jazz and Dance Club
Copper Box is a quartet based in Oshkosh, WI and was started in 2002 with co-founders, Danny & Michelle Jerabek. Danny Jerabek grew up performing in his dad's band at the early age of 9 and was self-taught on button accordion (currently endorsed by Hohner Accordions), drums, trumpet, sax, etc. He married Michelle Thull, who also performed in her dad's family band and they started Copper Box so they could be together on stage. With the help of a few other very talented musicians (currently, Dan Cable (DC) on drums and Dave Chyla on bass), Copper Box continues to deliver a punch in entertainment and musicality, playing familiar songs with a twist in a multi-genre accord (polka-rock-blues), as well as their own originals for concerts and events.
Date: Saturday, February 12
Price/Tickets: Free General Admission
Lighthouse Big Band: Swing into Spring
During the winter months of constant darkness and cold, looking forward to spring is the sparkle that keeps our souls warm. Spring brings along with it beautiful flower blossoms, melodious chirping birds, warm and pleasant sun, and a new beginning to everything. Spring also symbolizes rekindling the flames of love, as the warming weather symbolizes the warming of the heart. Are you ready to take off your heavy winter coats and get ready to sing along with the birds? If the answer is 'yes', join the Lighthouse Big Band as we "Swing into Spring," with songs about Spring, celebrating nature, the warm weather, and love.
Date: Tuesday, March 8
The Lighthouse Big Band, a 20+ year mainstay in the music scene, is now also honored to be a resident ensemble at Thelma.
A WAMI nominee for Best Big Band, the band plays a variety
of genres in the big band style. The Lighthouse Big Band performs music including traditional big bands/dance bands of the 30's and 40's, the music of Count Basie and Duke Ellington, Latin Jazz, contemporary big bands like Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, as well as big band versions of rock/fusion music.
The LBB has long been the house band for the Fond du Lac Jazz Festival, and has appeared in concert and dance venues throughout the state backing such jazz stalwarts as Tom "Bones" Malone, David "Fathead" Newman, Kevin Mahogany, Eugene Rousseau, Tony Scodwell, Scott Whitfield and Ginger Bergman, Janet Planet, and the acclaimed jazz trumpeter Valery Ponomarev.
"The Lighthouse Big Band is honored to be a part of the area arts community, presenting listening opportunities, promoting learning opportunities and preserving this great art form," says Brad Curran of Curran Music Studios and leader of the Lighthouse Big Band.
Categories: Lighthouse Big Band Music
Craig Clifford: Normally There
Mar 17 – Apr 30 all-day
Exhibition will be on display from March 17, 2022 – April 30, 2022.
"As an artist I am interested in where high and low culture intersects and how images carry meaning within a society that consumes a huge amount of visual information. My creative practice is an exercise in the transformation of common objects and an investigation into how context, expectation and gaze affect our experience with the things we live with. I use the technique of casting to transform found objects and forms into rich tableaus that use color and texture to alter the perception of space and draw the viewer into a complex experience.
My pieces are made by the assemblage of hundreds of press molded, kitsch forms to create texture that at first glance seems to be a mere surface but then draws the viewer in with slices of recognizable imagery. I could use anything to create texture, but choose to use the trite, sentimentalized images that come from commercial plaster molds. In fine art, ceramics is often considered low art and within ceramics commercial molds are the lowest form of clay as they require no skill or creativity and represent images and clichés as crass novelty items. I transform these hollow, commercial reproductions of 'art' to create my work. The forms themselves are cast from found objects like refined teacups and serving pieces from cast off china sets. For myself, these objects are images of refinement and wealth and act as a contrast to the surface imagery.
The pieces show themselves in layers of information that take time to reveal themselves to the viewer. I utilize color as another layer for the work, both hiding and accenting the texture and form. I work in assemblage and use material culture to create works that recontextualize the familiar until it is transformed and unrecognizable."
For more information about the artist click HERE!
Categories: Art Past Exhibit
Mark Mcleod: Worn but Warm
Mark Mcleod is an Associate Professor of Art at Middle Tennessee State University currently living and working near Nashville. He's been in numerous exhibitions and has organized on campus artist residencies for the past 6 years. Most of his work deals with issues of memory, with some forays into systems of power and identity.
His primary focus for the past 10 years has been the ever-changing and erroneous nature of memory.
"Memory is a fallible, persistently shifting, exploitable thing. My interest in memory stems from our inability to store and retrieve some long- and short-term events. I remember few events from my childhood and very little from my recent past. This deficiency has forced me to rely on secondary storage and retrieval methods. Video has become a backup for incomplete memories, and photography has become my proof of moments. My life has been subsequently organized into little blue digital folders by year, month, and event. This shortcoming makes me question my limited recollection of the past and what I have come to understand as reality." – Mark Mcleod
Reilly @ Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts
Voted Celtic band of the year by Wisconsin Area Music Industry for 2019 and 2015, Reilly have garnered a reputation for being an interactive, get-off-your-chair act. The band's travel circuit around the Midwest continues to grow along with their reputation for being a highly respected and professional level group. National programs such as Good Morning Ireland, Blarney on the Air, and Paddyrock internet radio have featured Reilly and Celtic Radio Music Network rates them as five out of five stars. Their ability to adapt Celtic music to an American rock audience, and include unexpected rock favorites into their set, makes them the perfect eclectic choice in today's watered down and predictable Celtic scene.
Being a strong part of the Irish and non-Irish musical community throughout the Midwest, Reilly have appeared regularly at Milwaukee's Irish Fest, The Irish Cultural and Heritage Center in Milwaukee, Manhattan, IL Irish Fest, Will County, IL Celtic Fest, Bastille Days in Milwaukee, City of Indianapolis events, Harley-Davidson festivals, River Rhythms in Milwaukee, countless St. Patrick's parades and activities, Bradley Center events, and at far too many Irish pubs and non-Irish locales around the Midwest to mention. They've shared the stage with Gaelic Storm, Flogging Molly, Enter the Haggis, The Prodigals, Barra MacNeils, Seven Nations, The Bridies, Luka Bloom and more. Members of Reilly are also involved with community and social outfits such as the Wisconsin Area Music Industry and the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin—Milwaukee Chapter.
Reilly celebrates Celtic musical heritage and their own American upbringings in both the live setting and on record. They provide a lively musical feast for those who enjoy a bit of nostalgia, a dose of modernism, and a full pint of fun and good will.
"For our first Irish Festival we could not have picked a better band. They not only play lots of "Irish songs" but throw in more popular songs that were influenced by the Irish. Great energy and musicianship." –Jim, Central WI Celtic Fest president
Date: Friday, March 18
Price/Tickets: FREE
Lighthouse Big Band: Vocalist Night
Listening to music is an emotional experience. Music makes us feel something, and brings out feelings we didn't know we had, and can do so without words.
But when words and music are put together, we get an experience that goes beyond instrumental music. You get a story, a situation, or even a string of nonsense words that produce a feeling.
The Lighthouse Big Band has invited some of our favorite vocalists to join us for an evening of musical stories, told by the band and the singers. Come join vocalists Dave Janke, Erin Krebs, Corynn Latta, Janet Planet, and Eva Thelen with the Lighthouse Big Band in the Fountain City Jazz and Dance Club for a most entertaining evening!
Date: Tuesday, March 22
Lighthouse Big Band: Through the Decades
The "Big Band Era" transformed popular music in the United States throughout the first half of the twentieth century.
As the United States reeled from the Great Depression, big band music became increasingly popular. Led by bandleaders like Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Chick Webb, the big band era thrived throughout the 1930s, inspiring new popular swing dances like the jitterbug and the jive.
During World War II, big band music dominated the airwaves. Popular vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra brought a new element to the jazz orchestra sound. By the late 1940s, however, the swing era was coming to a close. New York musicians and bandleaders developed a new style called bebop, a complex form of jazz, that gained popularity for a time. Although the big band genre never regained the popularity it had at its peak, younger musicians like trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Buddy Rich started their own big bands, continuing the tradition during the following decades. On this evening Lighthouse Big Band will be performing music of these favorite big bands for your listening and dancing enjoyment!
Come join us in the Fountain City Jazz and Dance Club for another entertaining evening of big band jazz!
Date: Tuesday, April 12


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Huntsman Announces Global Transformation Program
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Huntsman Corp. recently announced plans to launch a global transformational change program across its Advanced Materials division as part of an ongoing strategic plan reportedly designed to improve the company's manufacturing efficiencies, enhance commercial excellence, and ensure its long-term global competitiveness. Weak economic conditions in key global markets, combined with rising fixed costs and continued volatility in the cost of raw materials, are reportedly driving the division to implement an improvement program that can align resources to focus on attractive higher-growth markets. The company expects benefits to the business in the range of $70 million.
"The planned program is designed to ensure that the Advanced Materials business is strongly positioned to compete successfully in a challenging marketplace," said James Huntsman, president of the Advanced Materials division. "We will continue to invest significantly in our business in order to help our customers around the world address some of the engineering challenges they face over the coming years to produce lighter, more efficient materials."
The transformation program is scheduled to begin in the first quarter 2013, with full implementation expected to be completed over the next 18 months.
For additional information, visit www.huntsman.com.
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