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Blue Whistling Thrush (Black Billed Nominate)
M. c. caeruleus (Scopoli, 1786) – Black-billed Whistling-thrush – C & E China (from SE Gansu and E Sichuan, E to N Hebei and Zhejiang, S to Guangdong and Guangxi); non-breeding also S to E Myanmar, N Thailand, Laos and N Vietnam.
The blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is a whistling thrush present in the mountains of Central Asia, China and Southeast Asia. It is known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk. The widely distributed populations show variations in size and plumage with several of them considered as subspecies. Like others in the genus, they feed on the ground, often along streams and in damp places foraging for snails, crabs, fruits and insects.
This whistling thrush is dark violet blue with shiny spangling on the tips of the body feathers other than on the lores, abdomen and under the tail. The wing coverts are a slightly different shade of blue and the median coverts have white spots at their tips. The bill is yellow and stands in contrast. The inner webs of the flight and tail feathers is black. The sexes are similar in plumage.
Several populations are given subspecies status. The nominate form with a black bill is found in central and eastern China. The population in Afghanistan, turkestanicus, is often included in the widespread temminckii which has a smaller bill width at the base and is found along the Himalayas east to northern Burma. The population eugenei, which lacks white spots on the median coverts, is found south into Thailand. Cambodia and the Malay peninsula have crassirostris, while dichrorhynchus with smaller spangles occurs further south and in Sumatra. The Javan population, flavirostris, has the thickest bill. The subspecies status of several populations has been questioned.
It is found along the Tian Shan and Himalayas, in temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The species ranges across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam. They make altitudinal movements in the Himalayas, descending in winter.
The blue whistling thrush is usually found singly or in pairs. They hop on rocks and move about in quick spurts. They turn over leaves and small stones, cocking their head and checking for movements of prey. When alarmed they spread and droop their tail. They are active well after dusk and during the breeding season (April to August) they tend to sing during the darkness of dawn and dusk when few other birds are calling. The call precedes sunrise the most during November. The alarm call is a shrill kree. The nest is a cup of moss and roots placed in a ledge or hollow beside a stream. The usual clutch consists of 3 to 4 eggs, the pair sometimes raising a second brood. They feed on fruits, earthworms, insects, crabs and snails. Snails and crabs are typically battered on a rock before feeding. In captivity, they have been known to kill and eat mice and in the wild have been recorded preying on small birds.
Fort Buchanan, PR: The 346th Transportation Battalion and the 471st Engineer Company competed for the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME), Phase two. This is a very demanding Department of the Army (DA) competition, which took place 28 Feb thru 4 March 2011.
A group of extremely prepared officers and non commissioned officers answered the call in proud representation of the two units. Master Sgt. Vicente Vazquez (Battalion Maintenance NCO) represented the Headquarters and headquarters Detachment, 346th Transportation Battalion. Staff Sgts. Juan Tirado, Alex Rancier and Spc. Thomas DeLeon represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company. Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Watson and Sgt. Tony D Vargas represented the 390th Transportation Company. Meanwhile, Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Marchese was competing for the 432nd Transportation Company and Sgt. Christian Mena represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company.
Meanwhile, the 471st Engineer Company was also equally represented by Capt. Hector Mojica, Staff Sgt. Moises Melendez, Staff Sgt. Nidia Rodriguez, Sgt. Luis Ferreira, Sgt. Francys Hernandez and Spc. Bethzaida Peralta.
The evaluation consisted of an onsite detailed review of the maintenance program. “The 1st MSC units did an extremely well job with the evaluation”, said Chief Warrant Officer Four Nicole S. Rettmann, one of the AAME Evaluators. In addition, Sgt. Maj. Leon J. Chovan, another AAME evaluator, stated “Maintenance excellence is our goal (with this inspection)”.
Eleven Army Reserve units were nominated for phase 1 of the demanding competition. Only seven units complied with the high standards, survived the first phase and competed for phase 2. The scores will now be tallied to finally determine the winner. The AAME banquet will be held in Richmond, Va. on 12 May 2011.
The AAME winner will be the one that displays an expertise and professionalism in performing their tasks. Each unit is evaluated on their effectiveness in ensuring that Soldier competency is maintained. Assessments of each unit in the categories of attitude and effective leadership are rated with a benchmark based on those of past winners. The tenets of exceptional maintenance processes that were exhibited are validated and ranked. If you believe your unit should compete for next year’s inspections, go to Chapter 7 and Appendix D of AR 750-1, Army Materiel Maintenance Policy, and review the requirements.
Fort Buchanan, PR: The 346th Transportation Battalion and the 471st Engineer Company competed for the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME), Phase two. This is a very demanding Department of the Army (DA) competition, which took place 28 Feb thru 4 March 2011.
A group of extremely prepared officers and non commissioned officers answered the call in proud representation of the two units. Master Sgt. Vicente Vazquez (Battalion Maintenance NCO) represented the Headquarters and headquarters Detachment, 346th Transportation Battalion. Staff Sgts. Juan Tirado, Alex Rancier and Spc. Thomas DeLeon represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company. Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Watson and Sgt. Tony D Vargas represented the 390th Transportation Company. Meanwhile, Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Marchese was competing for the 432nd Transportation Company and Sgt. Christian Mena represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company.
Meanwhile, the 471st Engineer Company was also equally represented by Capt. Hector Mojica, Staff Sgt. Moises Melendez, Staff Sgt. Nidia Rodriguez, Sgt. Luis Ferreira, Sgt. Francys Hernandez and Spc. Bethzaida Peralta.
The evaluation consisted of an onsite detailed review of the maintenance program. “The 1st MSC units did an extremely well job with the evaluation”, said Chief Warrant Officer Four Nicole S. Rettmann, one of the AAME Evaluators. In addition, Sgt. Maj. Leon J. Chovan, another AAME evaluator, stated “Maintenance excellence is our goal (with this inspection)”.
Eleven Army Reserve units were nominated for phase 1 of the demanding competition. Only seven units complied with the high standards, survived the first phase and competed for phase 2. The scores will now be tallied to finally determine the winner. The AAME banquet will be held in Richmond, Va. on 12 May 2011.
The AAME winner will be the one that displays an expertise and professionalism in performing their tasks. Each unit is evaluated on their effectiveness in ensuring that Soldier competency is maintained. Assessments of each unit in the categories of attitude and effective leadership are rated with a benchmark based on those of past winners. The tenets of exceptional maintenance processes that were exhibited are validated and ranked. If you believe your unit should compete for next year’s inspections, go to Chapter 7 and Appendix D of AR 750-1, Army Materiel Maintenance Policy, and review the requirements.
Fort Buchanan, PR: The 346th Transportation Battalion and the 471st Engineer Company competed for the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME), Phase two. This is a very demanding Department of the Army (DA) competition, which took place 28 Feb thru 4 March 2011.
A group of extremely prepared officers and non commissioned officers answered the call in proud representation of the two units. Master Sgt. Vicente Vazquez (Battalion Maintenance NCO) represented the Headquarters and headquarters Detachment, 346th Transportation Battalion. Staff Sgts. Juan Tirado, Alex Rancier and Spc. Thomas DeLeon represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company. Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Watson and Sgt. Tony D Vargas represented the 390th Transportation Company. Meanwhile, Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Marchese was competing for the 432nd Transportation Company and Sgt. Christian Mena represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company.
Meanwhile, the 471st Engineer Company was also equally represented by Capt. Hector Mojica, Staff Sgt. Moises Melendez, Staff Sgt. Nidia Rodriguez, Sgt. Luis Ferreira, Sgt. Francys Hernandez and Spc. Bethzaida Peralta.
The evaluation consisted of an onsite detailed review of the maintenance program. “The 1st MSC units did an extremely well job with the evaluation”, said Chief Warrant Officer Four Nicole S. Rettmann, one of the AAME Evaluators. In addition, Sgt. Maj. Leon J. Chovan, another AAME evaluator, stated “Maintenance excellence is our goal (with this inspection)”.
Eleven Army Reserve units were nominated for phase 1 of the demanding competition. Only seven units complied with the high standards, survived the first phase and competed for phase 2. The scores will now be tallied to finally determine the winner. The AAME banquet will be held in Richmond, Va. on 12 May 2011.
The AAME winner will be the one that displays an expertise and professionalism in performing their tasks. Each unit is evaluated on their effectiveness in ensuring that Soldier competency is maintained. Assessments of each unit in the categories of attitude and effective leadership are rated with a benchmark based on those of past winners. The tenets of exceptional maintenance processes that were exhibited are validated and ranked. If you believe your unit should compete for next year’s inspections, go to Chapter 7 and Appendix D of AR 750-1, Army Materiel Maintenance Policy, and review the requirements.
VFS recently welcomed Oscar-nominated animator Chris Bailey for a special visit and presentation with VFS Animation & Visual Effects students. Chris’ work can be seen in much-loved films such as The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under, and more recently on hits such as X-Men 2, Eragon, and Hop.
please nominate me! It'd mean the world. I was just informed that there is a contest called 20 under 20 going on. I'm 19 so my time is running out to do something like this. go to this webpage and nominate me at the bottom. I've been on flickr since 2010. Four years of hard work. Seriously I care so much about this website. I've posted almost 2,000 images. I love this community.
This is one of the entrances of the former Higginbotham School. Unfortunately, the Higginbotham name has been effaced from the arch. William Higginbotham was a partner in a firm that designed many Detroit schools.
This 1926 effort by N. C. Sorensen is one of more than eighty DPS buildings nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fort Buchanan, PR: The 346th Transportation Battalion and the 471st Engineer Company competed for the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME), Phase two. This is a very demanding Department of the Army (DA) competition, which took place 28 Feb thru 4 March 2011.
A group of extremely prepared officers and non commissioned officers answered the call in proud representation of the two units. Master Sgt. Vicente Vazquez (Battalion Maintenance NCO) represented the Headquarters and headquarters Detachment, 346th Transportation Battalion. Staff Sgts. Juan Tirado, Alex Rancier and Spc. Thomas DeLeon represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company. Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Watson and Sgt. Tony D Vargas represented the 390th Transportation Company. Meanwhile, Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Marchese was competing for the 432nd Transportation Company and Sgt. Christian Mena represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company.
Meanwhile, the 471st Engineer Company was also equally represented by Capt. Hector Mojica, Staff Sgt. Moises Melendez, Staff Sgt. Nidia Rodriguez, Sgt. Luis Ferreira, Sgt. Francys Hernandez and Spc. Bethzaida Peralta.
The evaluation consisted of an onsite detailed review of the maintenance program. “The 1st MSC units did an extremely well job with the evaluation”, said Chief Warrant Officer Four Nicole S. Rettmann, one of the AAME Evaluators. In addition, Sgt. Maj. Leon J. Chovan, another AAME evaluator, stated “Maintenance excellence is our goal (with this inspection)”.
Eleven Army Reserve units were nominated for phase 1 of the demanding competition. Only seven units complied with the high standards, survived the first phase and competed for phase 2. The scores will now be tallied to finally determine the winner. The AAME banquet will be held in Richmond, Va. on 12 May 2011.
The AAME winner will be the one that displays an expertise and professionalism in performing their tasks. Each unit is evaluated on their effectiveness in ensuring that Soldier competency is maintained. Assessments of each unit in the categories of attitude and effective leadership are rated with a benchmark based on those of past winners. The tenets of exceptional maintenance processes that were exhibited are validated and ranked. If you believe your unit should compete for next year’s inspections, go to Chapter 7 and Appendix D of AR 750-1, Army Materiel Maintenance Policy, and review the requirements.
Fort Buchanan, PR: The 346th Transportation Battalion and the 471st Engineer Company competed for the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME), Phase two. This is a very demanding Department of the Army (DA) competition, which took place 28 Feb thru 4 March 2011.
A group of extremely prepared officers and non commissioned officers answered the call in proud representation of the two units. Master Sgt. Vicente Vazquez (Battalion Maintenance NCO) represented the Headquarters and headquarters Detachment, 346th Transportation Battalion. Staff Sgts. Juan Tirado, Alex Rancier and Spc. Thomas DeLeon represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company. Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Watson and Sgt. Tony D Vargas represented the 390th Transportation Company. Meanwhile, Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Marchese was competing for the 432nd Transportation Company and Sgt. Christian Mena represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company.
Meanwhile, the 471st Engineer Company was also equally represented by Capt. Hector Mojica, Staff Sgt. Moises Melendez, Staff Sgt. Nidia Rodriguez, Sgt. Luis Ferreira, Sgt. Francys Hernandez and Spc. Bethzaida Peralta.
The evaluation consisted of an onsite detailed review of the maintenance program. “The 1st MSC units did an extremely well job with the evaluation”, said Chief Warrant Officer Four Nicole S. Rettmann, one of the AAME Evaluators. In addition, Sgt. Maj. Leon J. Chovan, another AAME evaluator, stated “Maintenance excellence is our goal (with this inspection)”.
Eleven Army Reserve units were nominated for phase 1 of the demanding competition. Only seven units complied with the high standards, survived the first phase and competed for phase 2. The scores will now be tallied to finally determine the winner. The AAME banquet will be held in Richmond, Va. on 12 May 2011.
The AAME winner will be the one that displays an expertise and professionalism in performing their tasks. Each unit is evaluated on their effectiveness in ensuring that Soldier competency is maintained. Assessments of each unit in the categories of attitude and effective leadership are rated with a benchmark based on those of past winners. The tenets of exceptional maintenance processes that were exhibited are validated and ranked. If you believe your unit should compete for next year’s inspections, go to Chapter 7 and Appendix D of AR 750-1, Army Materiel Maintenance Policy, and review the requirements.
VIDEO PLAYLIST www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyNsyrqQLo4&list=PLC87jK6_9w7...
BUY CD YESTERDAY TODAY & TOMORROW itunes.apple.com/album/yesterday-today-tomorrow/id5890407...
OFFICIAL WEBSITE www.thenewswingsextet.com/
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/pages/Grammy-nominated-Legendary-New-Swi...
MY SPACE www.myspace.com/newswingsextet
Contact Info
Website myspace.com/newswingsextet
facebook.com/grammynominatedlegen...
Press Contact George Rodriguez/ @ above emails
Booking Agent Henry Knowles/ henry@worldsalsadj.com, Angel Justiniano/ angeljustiniano08@gmail.com
Members George Rodriguez/ Vibes- leader, Angel Justiniano/ congas- vocal, coro- co-leader, Harry Justiniano/ Bass, Coro, Hector Ortiz/ Bongo, Percussion, Jimmy Figueroa/ Timbales- coro, Conal Fowkes/ Piano, Gilberto Velasquez,don sonero- Lead vocal............
About
New swing sextet, New York oldest Vibe driven sextet, and still performing "salsa that keeps the dancers moving and the Dj's pumping"
Biography
ABOUT THE NEW SWING SEXTET
A product of New York City and the excitement and turbulence of the sixties, the New Swing Sextet made its professional debut performing in the Singer Bowl at the last New York Worlds Fair in 1965... The band has been a popular and innovative exponent of Latin jazz, salsa and pop music for nearly four decades.
Composed of vocals, piano, vibes, bass and Latin percussion, the original New Swing broke up in the late seventies after successfully recording, touring and doing all the hot club dates that the New York metropolitan area had to offer. In recent years most of the groups core members have reunited and have been performing with Mambo Negro the highly popular Latin jazz ensemble, which performs regularly in and around the tri-state area. However, you can't buy or replace 40 years of history, and on special occasions the band performs as the New Swing. The New Swing offers an established and respected name with a sound from another era, which has been perfectly preserved and bottled for another generation to enjoy.
The band was part of a young crop (and new breed of aspiring Latin musicians) who grew up in the greater New York Metropolitan tri-state area with its rich ethnic mix and diverse inner-city culture, while at the same time growing up surrounded by the Latin music explosion happening in the region. The Palladium and other clubs were dancing to the music of Machito and his Afro-Cubans, and the Jose Curbelo Orchestra while Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Eddie Palmieri, Joe Cuba, and Cal Tjader, among many others, had already established their unmistakable sounds. In the early sixties, every other city block in New York had a Latin band and a doo-wop group. Blend these many elements together and you get the influences that shaped the New Swing Sextet and their contemporaries, including Johnny Colon; the Lebron Brothers; Willie Colon, Joe Bataan and Pete Rodriguez groups that helped pioneer a new street sound (which would eventually become Latin Boogaloo and Salsa). The New Swing Sextet would join the Alpha Artists of America (under the Management of Jose Curbelo) and ultimately record 4 long albums (and have a separate Best of the New Swing Sextet) all under the Cotique label. The band regularly performed on popular TV shows such as El Club de la Juventud con Polito Vega; The Tito Puente Show with host Sofi; and El Show de Myrta Silva among others. It was a magical time to be a performing Latin artist in New York City. A fraternity of great musicians and legends in the making, routinely performing together at the great dance clubs of the day, including: The Corso; LaMaganette; The Chez Jose; La Mancha; The Colgate Gardens; The Psycho Room; The Tropicoro; The Cheetah and at all the great battle of the band venues such as The Hunts Point Palace; The Manhattan Center; The Riverside Plaza Hotel and The St. Georges Hotel. Over a ten-year period the New Swing performed all summer-long at popular resorts and at the summer home of Latin music: las Villas. The band has also toured extensively and performed at world famous venues such as the legendary Apollo Theatre; the South Street Seaport and Webster Hall in New York City. Recent performances to large audiences in Montreal, San Francisco, & Los Angeles, proved that the band still has plenty of sabrosura to keep the dancers on the floor.
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The Distinguished Alumni and Worrilow Awards started off with an award ceremony with a lunch. Then the awardees and their families went on a tour of the farm with Scott Hopkins, Farm Superintendent. Craig Clifford (nominated by: Mark Parcells), Tom Fretz (nominated by: Bob Lyons), and Mary Ellen Setting (nominated by: Jacob Bowman) received Distinguished Alumni Awards, James Baxter IV (nominated by Mark Isaacs and James Atkins) received the Distinguished Young Alumni Award, and Erica Spackman (nominated by: Jack Rosenberger) received the George M. Worrilow Award.
Distinguished Alumni Awards:
Craig Clifford ANFS (dark gray suit, blue shirt, blue paisley tie) – Director of Clinical Research, Medical Oncology, at Hope Veterinary Specialists | Nominator: Mark Parcells (Blue and red striped tie, glasses)
Tom Fretz PLSC (older guy, bald head, black jacket, red tie) – Dean Emeritus, University of Maryland | Nominator: Bob Lyons (navy and yellow striped tie, beard, and glasses)
Mary Ellen Setting ENWE (red dress, blonde hair) – Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the Maryland Department of Agriculture | Nominator: Jacob Bowman (blue shirt, yellow tie, glasses)
Distinguished Young Alumni:
James H. Baxter, IV AGNR (brown suit, blue pinstripe shirt, blue tie) – President and Manager of Baxter Farms, Inc. | Nominators: Mark Isaacs (gray suit, blue shirt, beard) and James Atkins (darker blue shirt)
George M. Worrilow Award:
Erica Spackman ANFS (brown curly hair, colorful scarf) – Microbiologist, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, in Athens, GA | Nominator: Jack Rosenberger representing Worrilow Committee (older, white hair, blue pinstripe shirt, navy tie, glasses)
Dean Mark Rieger (Black Suit, White Shirt, Navy Tie)
Fort Buchanan, PR: The 346th Transportation Battalion and the 471st Engineer Company competed for the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME), Phase two. This is a very demanding Department of the Army (DA) competition, which took place 28 Feb thru 4 March 2011.
A group of extremely prepared officers and non commissioned officers answered the call in proud representation of the two units. Master Sgt. Vicente Vazquez (Battalion Maintenance NCO) represented the Headquarters and headquarters Detachment, 346th Transportation Battalion. Staff Sgts. Juan Tirado, Alex Rancier and Spc. Thomas DeLeon represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company. Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Watson and Sgt. Tony D Vargas represented the 390th Transportation Company. Meanwhile, Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Marchese was competing for the 432nd Transportation Company and Sgt. Christian Mena represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company.
Meanwhile, the 471st Engineer Company was also equally represented by Capt. Hector Mojica, Staff Sgt. Moises Melendez, Staff Sgt. Nidia Rodriguez, Sgt. Luis Ferreira, Sgt. Francys Hernandez and Spc. Bethzaida Peralta.
The evaluation consisted of an onsite detailed review of the maintenance program. “The 1st MSC units did an extremely well job with the evaluation”, said Chief Warrant Officer Four Nicole S. Rettmann, one of the AAME Evaluators. In addition, Sgt. Maj. Leon J. Chovan, another AAME evaluator, stated “Maintenance excellence is our goal (with this inspection)”.
Eleven Army Reserve units were nominated for phase 1 of the demanding competition. Only seven units complied with the high standards, survived the first phase and competed for phase 2. The scores will now be tallied to finally determine the winner. The AAME banquet will be held in Richmond, Va. on 12 May 2011.
The AAME winner will be the one that displays an expertise and professionalism in performing their tasks. Each unit is evaluated on their effectiveness in ensuring that Soldier competency is maintained. Assessments of each unit in the categories of attitude and effective leadership are rated with a benchmark based on those of past winners. The tenets of exceptional maintenance processes that were exhibited are validated and ranked. If you believe your unit should compete for next year’s inspections, go to Chapter 7 and Appendix D of AR 750-1, Army Materiel Maintenance Policy, and review the requirements.
VIDEO PLAYLIST www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyNsyrqQLo4&list=PLC87jK6_9w7...
BUY CD YESTERDAY TODAY & TOMORROW itunes.apple.com/album/yesterday-today-tomorrow/id5890407...
OFFICIAL WEBSITE www.thenewswingsextet.com/
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/pages/Grammy-nominated-Legendary-New-Swi...
MY SPACE www.myspace.com/newswingsextet
Contact Info
Website myspace.com/newswingsextet
facebook.com/grammynominatedlegen...
Press Contact George Rodriguez/ @ above emails
Booking Agent Henry Knowles/ henry@worldsalsadj.com, Angel Justiniano/ angeljustiniano08@gmail.com
Members George Rodriguez/ Vibes- leader, Angel Justiniano/ congas- vocal, coro- co-leader, Harry Justiniano/ Bass, Coro, Hector Ortiz/ Bongo, Percussion, Jimmy Figueroa/ Timbales- coro, Conal Fowkes/ Piano, Gilberto Velasquez,don sonero- Lead vocal............
About
New swing sextet, New York oldest Vibe driven sextet, and still performing "salsa that keeps the dancers moving and the Dj's pumping"
Biography
ABOUT THE NEW SWING SEXTET
A product of New York City and the excitement and turbulence of the sixties, the New Swing Sextet made its professional debut performing in the Singer Bowl at the last New York Worlds Fair in 1965... The band has been a popular and innovative exponent of Latin jazz, salsa and pop music for nearly four decades.
Composed of vocals, piano, vibes, bass and Latin percussion, the original New Swing broke up in the late seventies after successfully recording, touring and doing all the hot club dates that the New York metropolitan area had to offer. In recent years most of the groups core members have reunited and have been performing with Mambo Negro the highly popular Latin jazz ensemble, which performs regularly in and around the tri-state area. However, you can't buy or replace 40 years of history, and on special occasions the band performs as the New Swing. The New Swing offers an established and respected name with a sound from another era, which has been perfectly preserved and bottled for another generation to enjoy.
The band was part of a young crop (and new breed of aspiring Latin musicians) who grew up in the greater New York Metropolitan tri-state area with its rich ethnic mix and diverse inner-city culture, while at the same time growing up surrounded by the Latin music explosion happening in the region. The Palladium and other clubs were dancing to the music of Machito and his Afro-Cubans, and the Jose Curbelo Orchestra while Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Eddie Palmieri, Joe Cuba, and Cal Tjader, among many others, had already established their unmistakable sounds. In the early sixties, every other city block in New York had a Latin band and a doo-wop group. Blend these many elements together and you get the influences that shaped the New Swing Sextet and their contemporaries, including Johnny Colon; the Lebron Brothers; Willie Colon, Joe Bataan and Pete Rodriguez groups that helped pioneer a new street sound (which would eventually become Latin Boogaloo and Salsa). The New Swing Sextet would join the Alpha Artists of America (under the Management of Jose Curbelo) and ultimately record 4 long albums (and have a separate Best of the New Swing Sextet) all under the Cotique label. The band regularly performed on popular TV shows such as El Club de la Juventud con Polito Vega; The Tito Puente Show with host Sofi; and El Show de Myrta Silva among others. It was a magical time to be a performing Latin artist in New York City. A fraternity of great musicians and legends in the making, routinely performing together at the great dance clubs of the day, including: The Corso; LaMaganette; The Chez Jose; La Mancha; The Colgate Gardens; The Psycho Room; The Tropicoro; The Cheetah and at all the great battle of the band venues such as The Hunts Point Palace; The Manhattan Center; The Riverside Plaza Hotel and The St. Georges Hotel. Over a ten-year period the New Swing performed all summer-long at popular resorts and at the summer home of Latin music: las Villas. The band has also toured extensively and performed at world famous venues such as the legendary Apollo Theatre; the South Street Seaport and Webster Hall in New York City. Recent performances to large audiences in Montreal, San Francisco, & Los Angeles, proved that the band still has plenty of sabrosura to keep the dancers on the floor.
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Nominated at The FLICKYS... / THEME: Excellence in SETS
Academy of Flickr Arts and Sciences - AFAS (Resource Group).
Voting Deadline: September 01, 2005
Check the whole set "Old Town Memories" at www.flickr.com/photos/meloses/sets/490816/
Photographed at Wray Fish Hatchery. Separation of nominate (solitaria) Solitary Sandpipers from cinnamomea Solitary Sandpipers is not as easy as it seems. Juv cinnamomea are said to have bronzy colored spots on wings and back, while these spots are white on solitarius. But... photos often seem to show the bronzy spots as not-so-bold, and sometime impart a bit of buff color to the spots of nominate birds. One difference that I noted is that the bronze/buff spots, even if not as colorful in photos, are still clearly not-white when compared with spotting on tertials. In nominate birds, spots seem to be colored similarly to tertials.Plus, even in field, differences are not always so obvious, depending on light, distance and such. Other marks have remained somewhat elusive. One potential mark is the boldness of the loral/supraloral markings. I am not sure that this is really usable, but there is some difference in these recently photographed birds
Fort Buchanan, PR: The 346th Transportation Battalion and the 471st Engineer Company competed for the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME), Phase two. This is a very demanding Department of the Army (DA) competition, which took place 28 Feb thru 4 March 2011.
A group of extremely prepared officers and non commissioned officers answered the call in proud representation of the two units. Master Sgt. Vicente Vazquez (Battalion Maintenance NCO) represented the Headquarters and headquarters Detachment, 346th Transportation Battalion. Staff Sgts. Juan Tirado, Alex Rancier and Spc. Thomas DeLeon represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company. Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Watson and Sgt. Tony D Vargas represented the 390th Transportation Company. Meanwhile, Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Marchese was competing for the 432nd Transportation Company and Sgt. Christian Mena represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company.
Meanwhile, the 471st Engineer Company was also equally represented by Capt. Hector Mojica, Staff Sgt. Moises Melendez, Staff Sgt. Nidia Rodriguez, Sgt. Luis Ferreira, Sgt. Francys Hernandez and Spc. Bethzaida Peralta.
The evaluation consisted of an onsite detailed review of the maintenance program. “The 1st MSC units did an extremely well job with the evaluation”, said Chief Warrant Officer Four Nicole S. Rettmann, one of the AAME Evaluators. In addition, Sgt. Maj. Leon J. Chovan, another AAME evaluator, stated “Maintenance excellence is our goal (with this inspection)”.
Eleven Army Reserve units were nominated for phase 1 of the demanding competition. Only seven units complied with the high standards, survived the first phase and competed for phase 2. The scores will now be tallied to finally determine the winner. The AAME banquet will be held in Richmond, Va. on 12 May 2011.
The AAME winner will be the one that displays an expertise and professionalism in performing their tasks. Each unit is evaluated on their effectiveness in ensuring that Soldier competency is maintained. Assessments of each unit in the categories of attitude and effective leadership are rated with a benchmark based on those of past winners. The tenets of exceptional maintenance processes that were exhibited are validated and ranked. If you believe your unit should compete for next year’s inspections, go to Chapter 7 and Appendix D of AR 750-1, Army Materiel Maintenance Policy, and review the requirements.
VFS recently welcomed Oscar-nominated animator Chris Bailey for a special visit and presentation with VFS Animation & Visual Effects students. Chris’ work can be seen in much-loved films such as The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under, and more recently on hits such as X-Men 2, Eragon, and Hop.
Fort Buchanan, PR: The 346th Transportation Battalion and the 471st Engineer Company competed for the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME), Phase two. This is a very demanding Department of the Army (DA) competition, which took place 28 Feb thru 4 March 2011.
A group of extremely prepared officers and non commissioned officers answered the call in proud representation of the two units. Master Sgt. Vicente Vazquez (Battalion Maintenance NCO) represented the Headquarters and headquarters Detachment, 346th Transportation Battalion. Staff Sgts. Juan Tirado, Alex Rancier and Spc. Thomas DeLeon represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company. Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Watson and Sgt. Tony D Vargas represented the 390th Transportation Company. Meanwhile, Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Marchese was competing for the 432nd Transportation Company and Sgt. Christian Mena represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company.
Meanwhile, the 471st Engineer Company was also equally represented by Capt. Hector Mojica, Staff Sgt. Moises Melendez, Staff Sgt. Nidia Rodriguez, Sgt. Luis Ferreira, Sgt. Francys Hernandez and Spc. Bethzaida Peralta.
The evaluation consisted of an onsite detailed review of the maintenance program. “The 1st MSC units did an extremely well job with the evaluation”, said Chief Warrant Officer Four Nicole S. Rettmann, one of the AAME Evaluators. In addition, Sgt. Maj. Leon J. Chovan, another AAME evaluator, stated “Maintenance excellence is our goal (with this inspection)”.
Eleven Army Reserve units were nominated for phase 1 of the demanding competition. Only seven units complied with the high standards, survived the first phase and competed for phase 2. The scores will now be tallied to finally determine the winner. The AAME banquet will be held in Richmond, Va. on 12 May 2011.
The AAME winner will be the one that displays an expertise and professionalism in performing their tasks. Each unit is evaluated on their effectiveness in ensuring that Soldier competency is maintained. Assessments of each unit in the categories of attitude and effective leadership are rated with a benchmark based on those of past winners. The tenets of exceptional maintenance processes that were exhibited are validated and ranked. If you believe your unit should compete for next year’s inspections, go to Chapter 7 and Appendix D of AR 750-1, Army Materiel Maintenance Policy, and review the requirements.
VFS recently welcomed Oscar-nominated animator Chris Bailey for a special visit and presentation with VFS Animation & Visual Effects students. Chris’ work can be seen in much-loved films such as The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under, and more recently on hits such as X-Men 2, Eragon, and Hop.
Nominated for USA Weekend Breakthrough video of the year for "That Song in My Head", Julianne Hough arrives at the 2009 CMT Music Awards.
La Tour Mirabeau, siège du CSA / The Mirabeau Tower, seat of the CSA ~ Paris, France.
Cette tour héberge le siège du CSA (Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel) en France.
Le 3 février 2009, le CSA à fêté le 20ème anniversaire de son installation.
Le CSA garantit en France l’exercice de la liberté de communication audiovisuelle dans les conditions définies par la loi.
En 1989 le CSA fût chargé de nommer les présidents des chaînes publiques de radio et télévision françaises (France Télévisions)*.
Une réforme du président Français et de son gouvernement confisque au CSA cette responsabilité : dans l’avenir, le président de France Télévisions sera nommé directement par le Conseil des Ministres (naturellement présidé par le Président Français) même si le Parlement et le CSA interviennent encore dans le processus ; ceci augmente les craintes concernant l’indépendance des médias français (une grande partie d’entre eux est contrôlée par les barons de presse proche de Nicolas Sarkozy).
This building houses the head quarters of the CSA (Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel: Audiovisual Superior Council – the regulatory body governing television & radio) in France.
On the 3rd of February 2009, the CSA celebrated the 20th anniversary of its foundation.
The CSA’s role is to guarantee the free exercise of communication under the conditions defined by French law.
In 1989 the CSA was given the responsibility of nominating the president of the French public television & radio networks (France Télévisions)**.
Under current reforms of the French public television networks, the French President and his government are confiscating this responsibility from the CSA – in the future, it shall be the Council of Ministers (naturally, presided by the French President), who shall nominate the head of France Télévisions, although the parliament & CSA continue to play a role; raising increased worries concerning the independence of the French media (a large part of which is controlled by Press Barons close to Nicolas Sarkozy).
*Dans la décision n°89-259 DC, le Conseil constitutionnel, saisi après le vote de la loi n°89-532, estime que la nomination des présidents des sociétés nationales de programme par l’instance de régulation garantit l’indépendance de la conception et de la programmation des émissions.
**In its decision n°89-259 DC, the Conseil constitutionnel (Constitutional Council), seized following the vote of the law n°89-532, held that the nomination of the presidents of the national broadcasting companies by the regulatory body guarantees the independence of the conception and programming of broadcasts.
VFS welcomed Oscar-nominated sound designer Craig Berkey (X-Men: First Class, The Tree of Life) for a special visit and mentoring session with Sound Design for Visual Media students. Craig received three Academy Award nominations for his work on the recent Coen brothers’ films No Country for Old Men and True Grit.
Find out more about VFS’s one-year Sound Design for Visual Media program at vfs.com/sounddesign
Streaked Spiderhunter. Photographed at Hongbenghe, Yunnan Province, China on 26 January 2019. Nominate subspecies magna.
Fort Buchanan, PR: The 346th Transportation Battalion and the 471st Engineer Company competed for the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME), Phase two. This is a very demanding Department of the Army (DA) competition, which took place 28 Feb thru 4 March 2011.
A group of extremely prepared officers and non commissioned officers answered the call in proud representation of the two units. Master Sgt. Vicente Vazquez (Battalion Maintenance NCO) represented the Headquarters and headquarters Detachment, 346th Transportation Battalion. Staff Sgts. Juan Tirado, Alex Rancier and Spc. Thomas DeLeon represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company. Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Watson and Sgt. Tony D Vargas represented the 390th Transportation Company. Meanwhile, Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Marchese was competing for the 432nd Transportation Company and Sgt. Christian Mena represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company.
Meanwhile, the 471st Engineer Company was also equally represented by Capt. Hector Mojica, Staff Sgt. Moises Melendez, Staff Sgt. Nidia Rodriguez, Sgt. Luis Ferreira, Sgt. Francys Hernandez and Spc. Bethzaida Peralta.
The evaluation consisted of an onsite detailed review of the maintenance program. “The 1st MSC units did an extremely well job with the evaluation”, said Chief Warrant Officer Four Nicole S. Rettmann, one of the AAME Evaluators. In addition, Sgt. Maj. Leon J. Chovan, another AAME evaluator, stated “Maintenance excellence is our goal (with this inspection)”.
Eleven Army Reserve units were nominated for phase 1 of the demanding competition. Only seven units complied with the high standards, survived the first phase and competed for phase 2. The scores will now be tallied to finally determine the winner. The AAME banquet will be held in Richmond, Va. on 12 May 2011.
The AAME winner will be the one that displays an expertise and professionalism in performing their tasks. Each unit is evaluated on their effectiveness in ensuring that Soldier competency is maintained. Assessments of each unit in the categories of attitude and effective leadership are rated with a benchmark based on those of past winners. The tenets of exceptional maintenance processes that were exhibited are validated and ranked. If you believe your unit should compete for next year’s inspections, go to Chapter 7 and Appendix D of AR 750-1, Army Materiel Maintenance Policy, and review the requirements.
Miyoko Nishimoto – Nominated by the Orange County Nikkei Coordinating CouncilMiyoko Nishimoto was born in Fukuoka, Japan and raised in Ureshino City, Saga prefecture. Upon the passing of her parents and at the urging of her sister, she moved to the United States in 1970. Within six months she received her driver’s license and began working at Voit Rubber Company in Santa Ana. She was the only Japanese employee, and with limited English speaking ability, she immersed herself in English for the next two years. Two years later, she quit her job to concentrate on raising her son Nick and three daughters, Kasumi, Megumi, and Mayumi. She also helped her husband Kazuhiko’s business.In 1977, Nishimoto went to work for the U.S. Naval Weapons Station K2 Division for two years; once again the only Japanese language speaking employee. Following her job at the Naval Station, she opened and operated a coffee shop.
The Orange County Japanese American Association (OCJAA) was established in 1986, and while participating in one of its many events, she decided to become more actively involved as a volunteer. In 1987 she trained for three months in Little Tokyo under Yasuko Sakamoto and upon completing the course, started volunteering at the office every Tuesday.
Nishimoto’s volunteer activities expanded to the senior citizen appreciation group, New Years parties, golf tournaments, green card application and renewal process assistance, cultural festivals, and more. She was also a volunteer when former President George Bush made an appearance at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley.
For two years, Nishimoto volunteered three times a week at the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California (JCCSC) office. She met many people from different backgrounds, further deepening her appreciation of volunteerism. Since 1990, she has volunteered her time at the JCCSC golf tournament, for the past three years at the Japanese American National Museum golf tournament, and since 2004 at the Nanka Kenjinkai Kyogikai golf tournament.
Her volunteer work was recognized by the ocjaa with the Community Service award in 1993 and 2012; and by the Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council (ocncc) Community Service Award in 2012. In January 2009, after living in the United States for 39 years, Nishimoto proudly became an American citizen. Currently, she assists her husband’s business and makes time to enjoy her expanding family. She has seven grandchildren ranging in age from three to 15 years, babysitting four of them during the week.
Nishimoto is still active with ocjaa, Southern California Amami kai, and is a board member of the Southern California Saga Kenjinkai. She is president of the Southern California Kagoshima Kenjinkai, and previously served as its treasurer from 1999 – 2001, president of the women’s division from 2002 – 2005, and secretary from 2007 – 2011.
Source: Nisei Week Foundation
Jim Beute has a well-deserve reputation for building excellent ship models. This is his contribution to the Battle of the Atlantic collaboration: a minifigure-scale flower-class corvette. This model was also nominated as "Best Watercraft".
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BUY CD YESTERDAY TODAY & TOMORROW itunes.apple.com/album/yesterday-today-tomorrow/id5890407...
OFFICIAL WEBSITE www.thenewswingsextet.com/
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/pages/Grammy-nominated-Legendary-New-Swi...
MY SPACE www.myspace.com/newswingsextet
Contact Info
Website myspace.com/newswingsextet
facebook.com/grammynominatedlegen...
Press Contact George Rodriguez/ @ above emails
Booking Agent Henry Knowles/ henry@worldsalsadj.com, Angel Justiniano/ angeljustiniano08@gmail.com
Members George Rodriguez/ Vibes- leader, Angel Justiniano/ congas- vocal, coro- co-leader, Harry Justiniano/ Bass, Coro, Hector Ortiz/ Bongo, Percussion, Jimmy Figueroa/ Timbales- coro, Conal Fowkes/ Piano, Gilberto Velasquez,don sonero- Lead vocal............
About
New swing sextet, New York oldest Vibe driven sextet, and still performing "salsa that keeps the dancers moving and the Dj's pumping"
Biography
ABOUT THE NEW SWING SEXTET
A product of New York City and the excitement and turbulence of the sixties, the New Swing Sextet made its professional debut performing in the Singer Bowl at the last New York Worlds Fair in 1965... The band has been a popular and innovative exponent of Latin jazz, salsa and pop music for nearly four decades.
Composed of vocals, piano, vibes, bass and Latin percussion, the original New Swing broke up in the late seventies after successfully recording, touring and doing all the hot club dates that the New York metropolitan area had to offer. In recent years most of the groups core members have reunited and have been performing with Mambo Negro the highly popular Latin jazz ensemble, which performs regularly in and around the tri-state area. However, you can't buy or replace 40 years of history, and on special occasions the band performs as the New Swing. The New Swing offers an established and respected name with a sound from another era, which has been perfectly preserved and bottled for another generation to enjoy.
The band was part of a young crop (and new breed of aspiring Latin musicians) who grew up in the greater New York Metropolitan tri-state area with its rich ethnic mix and diverse inner-city culture, while at the same time growing up surrounded by the Latin music explosion happening in the region. The Palladium and other clubs were dancing to the music of Machito and his Afro-Cubans, and the Jose Curbelo Orchestra while Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Eddie Palmieri, Joe Cuba, and Cal Tjader, among many others, had already established their unmistakable sounds. In the early sixties, every other city block in New York had a Latin band and a doo-wop group. Blend these many elements together and you get the influences that shaped the New Swing Sextet and their contemporaries, including Johnny Colon; the Lebron Brothers; Willie Colon, Joe Bataan and Pete Rodriguez groups that helped pioneer a new street sound (which would eventually become Latin Boogaloo and Salsa). The New Swing Sextet would join the Alpha Artists of America (under the Management of Jose Curbelo) and ultimately record 4 long albums (and have a separate Best of the New Swing Sextet) all under the Cotique label. The band regularly performed on popular TV shows such as El Club de la Juventud con Polito Vega; The Tito Puente Show with host Sofi; and El Show de Myrta Silva among others. It was a magical time to be a performing Latin artist in New York City. A fraternity of great musicians and legends in the making, routinely performing together at the great dance clubs of the day, including: The Corso; LaMaganette; The Chez Jose; La Mancha; The Colgate Gardens; The Psycho Room; The Tropicoro; The Cheetah and at all the great battle of the band venues such as The Hunts Point Palace; The Manhattan Center; The Riverside Plaza Hotel and The St. Georges Hotel. Over a ten-year period the New Swing performed all summer-long at popular resorts and at the summer home of Latin music: las Villas. The band has also toured extensively and performed at world famous venues such as the legendary Apollo Theatre; the South Street Seaport and Webster Hall in New York City. Recent performances to large audiences in Montreal, San Francisco, & Los Angeles, proved that the band still has plenty of sabrosura to keep the dancers on the floor.
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Fort Buchanan, PR: The 346th Transportation Battalion and the 471st Engineer Company competed for the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME), Phase two. This is a very demanding Department of the Army (DA) competition, which took place 28 Feb thru 4 March 2011.
A group of extremely prepared officers and non commissioned officers answered the call in proud representation of the two units. Master Sgt. Vicente Vazquez (Battalion Maintenance NCO) represented the Headquarters and headquarters Detachment, 346th Transportation Battalion. Staff Sgts. Juan Tirado, Alex Rancier and Spc. Thomas DeLeon represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company. Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Watson and Sgt. Tony D Vargas represented the 390th Transportation Company. Meanwhile, Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Marchese was competing for the 432nd Transportation Company and Sgt. Christian Mena represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company.
Meanwhile, the 471st Engineer Company was also equally represented by Capt. Hector Mojica, Staff Sgt. Moises Melendez, Staff Sgt. Nidia Rodriguez, Sgt. Luis Ferreira, Sgt. Francys Hernandez and Spc. Bethzaida Peralta.
The evaluation consisted of an onsite detailed review of the maintenance program. “The 1st MSC units did an extremely well job with the evaluation”, said Chief Warrant Officer Four Nicole S. Rettmann, one of the AAME Evaluators. In addition, Sgt. Maj. Leon J. Chovan, another AAME evaluator, stated “Maintenance excellence is our goal (with this inspection)”.
Eleven Army Reserve units were nominated for phase 1 of the demanding competition. Only seven units complied with the high standards, survived the first phase and competed for phase 2. The scores will now be tallied to finally determine the winner. The AAME banquet will be held in Richmond, Va. on 12 May 2011.
The AAME winner will be the one that displays an expertise and professionalism in performing their tasks. Each unit is evaluated on their effectiveness in ensuring that Soldier competency is maintained. Assessments of each unit in the categories of attitude and effective leadership are rated with a benchmark based on those of past winners. The tenets of exceptional maintenance processes that were exhibited are validated and ranked. If you believe your unit should compete for next year’s inspections, go to Chapter 7 and Appendix D of AR 750-1, Army Materiel Maintenance Policy, and review the requirements.
Fort Buchanan, PR: The 346th Transportation Battalion and the 471st Engineer Company competed for the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME), Phase two. This is a very demanding Department of the Army (DA) competition, which took place 28 Feb thru 4 March 2011.
A group of extremely prepared officers and non commissioned officers answered the call in proud representation of the two units. Master Sgt. Vicente Vazquez (Battalion Maintenance NCO) represented the Headquarters and headquarters Detachment, 346th Transportation Battalion. Staff Sgts. Juan Tirado, Alex Rancier and Spc. Thomas DeLeon represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company. Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Watson and Sgt. Tony D Vargas represented the 390th Transportation Company. Meanwhile, Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Marchese was competing for the 432nd Transportation Company and Sgt. Christian Mena represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company.
Meanwhile, the 471st Engineer Company was also equally represented by Capt. Hector Mojica, Staff Sgt. Moises Melendez, Staff Sgt. Nidia Rodriguez, Sgt. Luis Ferreira, Sgt. Francys Hernandez and Spc. Bethzaida Peralta.
The evaluation consisted of an onsite detailed review of the maintenance program. “The 1st MSC units did an extremely well job with the evaluation”, said Chief Warrant Officer Four Nicole S. Rettmann, one of the AAME Evaluators. In addition, Sgt. Maj. Leon J. Chovan, another AAME evaluator, stated “Maintenance excellence is our goal (with this inspection)”.
Eleven Army Reserve units were nominated for phase 1 of the demanding competition. Only seven units complied with the high standards, survived the first phase and competed for phase 2. The scores will now be tallied to finally determine the winner. The AAME banquet will be held in Richmond, Va. on 12 May 2011.
The AAME winner will be the one that displays an expertise and professionalism in performing their tasks. Each unit is evaluated on their effectiveness in ensuring that Soldier competency is maintained. Assessments of each unit in the categories of attitude and effective leadership are rated with a benchmark based on those of past winners. The tenets of exceptional maintenance processes that were exhibited are validated and ranked. If you believe your unit should compete for next year’s inspections, go to Chapter 7 and Appendix D of AR 750-1, Army Materiel Maintenance Policy, and review the requirements.
VIDEO PLAYLIST www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyNsyrqQLo4&list=PLC87jK6_9w7...
BUY CD YESTERDAY TODAY & TOMORROW itunes.apple.com/album/yesterday-today-tomorrow/id5890407...
OFFICIAL WEBSITE www.thenewswingsextet.com/
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/pages/Grammy-nominated-Legendary-New-Swi...
MY SPACE www.myspace.com/newswingsextet
Contact Info
Website myspace.com/newswingsextet
facebook.com/grammynominatedlegen...
Press Contact George Rodriguez/ @ above emails
Booking Agent Henry Knowles/ henry@worldsalsadj.com, Angel Justiniano/ angeljustiniano08@gmail.com
Members George Rodriguez/ Vibes- leader, Angel Justiniano/ congas- vocal, coro- co-leader, Harry Justiniano/ Bass, Coro, Hector Ortiz/ Bongo, Percussion, Jimmy Figueroa/ Timbales- coro, Conal Fowkes/ Piano, Gilberto Velasquez,don sonero- Lead vocal............
About
New swing sextet, New York oldest Vibe driven sextet, and still performing "salsa that keeps the dancers moving and the Dj's pumping"
Biography
ABOUT THE NEW SWING SEXTET
A product of New York City and the excitement and turbulence of the sixties, the New Swing Sextet made its professional debut performing in the Singer Bowl at the last New York Worlds Fair in 1965... The band has been a popular and innovative exponent of Latin jazz, salsa and pop music for nearly four decades.
Composed of vocals, piano, vibes, bass and Latin percussion, the original New Swing broke up in the late seventies after successfully recording, touring and doing all the hot club dates that the New York metropolitan area had to offer. In recent years most of the groups core members have reunited and have been performing with Mambo Negro the highly popular Latin jazz ensemble, which performs regularly in and around the tri-state area. However, you can't buy or replace 40 years of history, and on special occasions the band performs as the New Swing. The New Swing offers an established and respected name with a sound from another era, which has been perfectly preserved and bottled for another generation to enjoy.
The band was part of a young crop (and new breed of aspiring Latin musicians) who grew up in the greater New York Metropolitan tri-state area with its rich ethnic mix and diverse inner-city culture, while at the same time growing up surrounded by the Latin music explosion happening in the region. The Palladium and other clubs were dancing to the music of Machito and his Afro-Cubans, and the Jose Curbelo Orchestra while Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Eddie Palmieri, Joe Cuba, and Cal Tjader, among many others, had already established their unmistakable sounds. In the early sixties, every other city block in New York had a Latin band and a doo-wop group. Blend these many elements together and you get the influences that shaped the New Swing Sextet and their contemporaries, including Johnny Colon; the Lebron Brothers; Willie Colon, Joe Bataan and Pete Rodriguez groups that helped pioneer a new street sound (which would eventually become Latin Boogaloo and Salsa). The New Swing Sextet would join the Alpha Artists of America (under the Management of Jose Curbelo) and ultimately record 4 long albums (and have a separate Best of the New Swing Sextet) all under the Cotique label. The band regularly performed on popular TV shows such as El Club de la Juventud con Polito Vega; The Tito Puente Show with host Sofi; and El Show de Myrta Silva among others. It was a magical time to be a performing Latin artist in New York City. A fraternity of great musicians and legends in the making, routinely performing together at the great dance clubs of the day, including: The Corso; LaMaganette; The Chez Jose; La Mancha; The Colgate Gardens; The Psycho Room; The Tropicoro; The Cheetah and at all the great battle of the band venues such as The Hunts Point Palace; The Manhattan Center; The Riverside Plaza Hotel and The St. Georges Hotel. Over a ten-year period the New Swing performed all summer-long at popular resorts and at the summer home of Latin music: las Villas. The band has also toured extensively and performed at world famous venues such as the legendary Apollo Theatre; the South Street Seaport and Webster Hall in New York City. Recent performances to large audiences in Montreal, San Francisco, & Los Angeles, proved that the band still has plenty of sabrosura to keep the dancers on the floor.
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In recognition of their outstanding service to Delaware, Governor John Carney honored 13 young people and five groups with the Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Awards during a ceremony May 24 at the Polytech Adult Education Conference Center in Woodside.
“Across the state, I am impressed by the level of commitment our young people have to serving others,” Governor Carney said. “I am proud to honor their energy, spirit and willingness as they help us to build stronger and healthier communities. Without question, they demonstrate that one person can make a difference in the lives of others.”
More than 200 people, including Renee Beaman, director of DHSS' Division of State Service Centers, which oversees the awards, and Georgeanna Windley, Chair of the Governor’s Commission on Community and Volunteer Service, joined the Governor in honoring the young volunteers for their outstanding service, community impact and inspiration to others.
The Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Awards are sponsored by the Office of the Governor and are coordinated by the State Office of Volunteerism and the Governor’s Commission on Community and Volunteer Service.
2017 GOVERNOR’S YOUTH VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD WINNERS
INDIVIDUALS
Wei-Ling Moloy
Arts & Culture
Nominator: Angela Williamson
Wei-Ling Moloy is an active volunteer at Hagley Museum & Library, serving as a youth leader in its Youth Leadership Program (YLP) and as a camp counselor. As a youth leader, Wei-Ling facilitates and designs programs and activities related to Hagley’s stories of technology, science, and innovation. As a camp counselor, she supported the adult camp instructors by interacting with campers, assisting with activities, and maintaining the enjoyment and safety of campers. Beginning in 2014, as a shy, quiet volunteer, Wei-Ling has grown into a strong leader who is respected both by her fellow youth leaders and the adult mentors in the Hagley Museum & Library volunteer program.
Suprit Bodla
Community Service
Nominator: Jim Power
Since 2013, Suprit Bodla has volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America, Christiana Care Health System and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). He has organized a variety of fundraisers to benefit LLS and also to raise public awareness of the fight against blood cancer. Suprit is also a student mentor for the Science Ambassadors Program at the Charter School of Wilmington, where he, along with his peers, helped to organize a STEM tutoring program at Marbrook Elementary School and work with the Delaware Children’s Museum to provide science and match activities for Engineering Week.
Nadeem D. Boggerty
Community Service
Nominators: Adrienne Gomez
Dover High School honor student Nadeem D. Boggerty has been volunteering in his community for the past six years with his church, his school and through social organizations. One of the many organizations at which Nadeem volunteers is the Calvary Church in Dover, where he and his family help pack boxes and assist with dinner on Thanksgiving each year. Nadeem also participates in several social service organizations (the Omega Gents, a program steered by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; EMBODI, hosted by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; and BeB.O.L.D., a nonprofit youth mentoring organization in Dover) where he has helped feed the homeless, staff information tables at Back-to-School Fairs, toy drives, First State Community Day, and other activities that support the local community.
Sarah Davis
Education
Nominator: Michelle Neef
Fourteen-year-old Sarah Davis been volunteering with Faithful Friends Animal Society for four years. Sarah passionately promotes, educates and supports her community and has become a true leader and advocate for her generation. Furthermore, she displays great compassion while taking the initiative to ensure the safety of animals. Her tenacity has saved the lives of many dogs and cats, and improved the lives of neighbors who care for them. Sarah has provided long-term foster care to neonate kittens and delivered food from Faithful Friends Animal Society Pet Food Bank to pet owners with low incomes or those struggling in other ways to assist them in keeping their family pets in their home. She also rescued dogs and cats from perilous environments and has been instrumental for the Trap-Neuter-Return program, which works to reduce and improve the community cat population.
Cheyenne McGowan
Environment
Nominator: Emily Krueger
Cheyenne McGowan started with the Brandywine Zoo as a summer teen intern with its Zoo Camps during the summer of 2016. After the summer, she continued her volunteer efforts by signing up to help with various educational events at the zoo, including International Red Panda Day, Vulture Weekend, and Noon Year’s Eve. Her role for these events was educating the public at learning stations using animal artifacts, activities, or crafts. In addition, Cheyenne frequently came in to interpret the zoo’s animal exhibits to the public as a docent. Since she started volunteering a year ago, Cheyenne has helped educate hundreds of people at the zoo, which serves the greater Wilmington area, on different environmental topics, including climate change, animal adaptations, and specific animal facts.
Michael Robinette
Health & Special Needs
Nominator: Margaret Jenkins
Since 2013, Michael Robinette has volunteered with the Mary Campbell Center’s Children & Youth program. Mike works with more than 100 children each summer, in a variety of age groups with unique physical or intellectual disabilities. His responsibilities include assisting children in different activities throughout the day such as arts and crafts, games, swimming and cooking. Mike also supports staff with talent show planning and production. Additionally, he provides supervision and companionship for campers on field trips during the summer camp program. Mike gets to know the campers on a one-on-one level and is quick to learn their likes and dislikes, and when they need or want help.
Santiago Vizcaino
Health & Special Needs
Nominator: Richard Huber
Santiago Vizcaino began volunteering with the Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired in the summer of 2016. During his time with the agency, Santiago has provided assistance in producing resource material for students with visual impairments, assisting staff with departmental projects and developing training procedures for the organization. Beginning at the Instruction Resource Material Center, Santiago produced large-print reading material for students, which were provided to 247 students. He developed a process that allowed books to be converted to PDF format, which allows a student with a visual impairment to use an iPad or other electronic device to review the document via voice narration or zoom text option, depending on the individual student’s needs. In addition, Santiago helped to develop training procedures for other volunteers.
Joy Baker
Human Needs
Nominator: Joyce Sessoms
In 2016 alone, Joy Baker volunteered an estimated 200+ hours in a variety of capacities in the Delmar and Laurel communities. She serves on the Youth Board of Directors of The ARK Education Resource Center, volunteers at her church as an assistant to the program coordinator responsible for youth activities, and is a member of the National Honor Society. For ARK, Joy acts as a recruiter and fundraiser, and is also an active participant in ARK-sponsored events like the Back-to-School Extravaganza held in Janosik Park.
Katelyn Craft
Human Needs
Nominator: Emily Holcombe
In July 2016, Katelyn Craft began volunteering at Exceptional Care for Children (ECC), Delaware’s first and only nonprofit pediatric skilled nursing facility for children who are medically fragile. Through the Resident Playdate volunteer program, ECC is able to provide the residents the chance to interact with individuals who can offer something other than medical care. At age 14, Katy knew she wanted to bring smiles and joy to children who have extensive medical needs. She has spent more than 100 hours reading, playing games, watching movies, assisting with arts and crafts projects, or just spending quality time with children who have little family involvement. In addition, Katy volunteered her time assisting with special events and fundraisers, like the Gala Fundraiser and Visits with Santa.
Daevean DeShields
Human Needs
Nominator: Aaron Tyson
Following the inspiration of his grandfather, Daevean DeShields created Project HOOP, which stands for Helping Out Other People. The goal of Project HOOP was to fill 1,000 bags with supplies to be distributed to people who are homeless through Faith United Methodist Church’s Open Hands Sound & Clothing Ministry. After recruiting from his local and school community (including his school principal), Daevean was able to meet and surpass his goal with a remarkable 1,015 bags assembled.
Jakob Ryan Thomas
Public Safety
Nominator: Shirin Skovronski
For almost two years, Jakob Ryan Thomas has volunteered as a junior firefighter with the Mill Creek Fire Company. In 2016 alone, he responded to 488 calls of emergency responses to structure fires, motor vehicle crashes, medical assistance, and other miscellaneous calls, amassing more than 500 volunteer hours. Jakob’s actions assisted the community in multiple emergencies, which were often quite serious and dangerous in nature.
Richard Thomas
Public Safety
Nominator: Robert Bassett, Jr.
Richard Thomas has been a volunteer firefighter with Camden-Wyoming Fire Company for two years, assisting in more than 300 emergency situations such as car accidents and house fires. Richard also assists with teaching fire prevention to children. Despite his youth, Richard is well-respected at the fire company and is seen as a mentor for new firefighters.
Ananya Singh
Social Justice/Advocacy
Nominator: Meghan Pasricha
For the past nine years, Ananya Singh has been a member of the Global Youth H.E.L.P. Inc. (GYH), a Delaware nonprofit whose mission is to train and support young people to become leaders by serving their communities through community service projects. Ananya served first as president of the middle school chapter and is currently chair of the high school chapter. Her time and efforts have been vital for many different community service projects, including the Annual Backpack Donation for the YWCA Home-Life Center, the Christmas Hygiene Product Donation, the Annual Ice Cream Party for the YWCA Home-Life Center and the Premier Charities Feeding the Homeless. She also has taught English and karate to younger children.
GROUPS
Greater Milford Boys & Girls Club
Arts & Culture
Nominator: Kenny Monroe
Following the devastation of Hurricane Matthew (Sept. 28-Oct. 10, 2016) in the Caribbean, the Teen TITAN program members of the Greater Milford Boys & Girls Club developed the “Hope for Haiti Donation Drive.” In a relatively short time, the Team Titan program members spent 400 hours collecting clothing, toiletries, bottled water, educational material and other items. More than 300 items filled more than 10 boxes and were sent to the people in Haiti to be used as they began to rebuild and recover from the effects of Hurricane Matthew.
Cape Henlopen High School Army Junior Reserve Officers Training Program
Community Service
Nominator: Angela Thompson
For 10 continuous years, the participants of the Army Junior Reserve Officers Training Program (JROTC) at Cape Henlopen High School have learned that everyone belongs to a community and therefore has a responsibility to that community. The 45 young men and women who comprise the current JROTC roster continue that legacy of service by devoting an average of 2,000 man-hours to community service activities benefiting a number of organizations, including the Delaware Seashore State Park, Beebe Medical Center, American Red Cross Blood Drive, the Salvation Army, Brandywine Senior Citizens Center and the National Kidney Foundation.
A.I. du Pont Middle School – Walk in the Kings Footsteps
Education
Nominator: Michele Fidance
When posed with the question “What will I do to walk in the footsteps of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?” the student body of A.I. du Pont Middle School in Wilmington decided to answer the question literally. A small group of students, led by Jobs for Delaware Graduates (JDG) instructors, were given the project of researching the speeches of Dr. King in order to choose quotes that meant something to them. The students then inscribed their selected quote on a cut-out of a footprint, which was then affixed to the wall in the cafeteria as a means to inspire their fellow students. Once students beyond the JDG classes saw the footprints, they wanted to participate as well. The project helped to raise awareness among students of Dr. King’s life, teaching and legacy, and how it translates into community action and service.
P.S. duPont Middle School Student Council – Adopt a Family
Health and Special Needs
Nominator: Mallory Stratton
Each year, the student council of P.S. duPont Middle School in Wilmington spearheads its annual Adopt-A-Family Drive. The drive involves the school community at-large adopting the families of 15 to 20 P.S. duPont students who are need assistance to make the holiday season a little brighter. The donations of clothing, books and toys generated by the student council benefited upwards of 50 fellow students and their siblings in 2016.
Delmar High School - Wildcat Wellness Pantry
Human Needs
Nominator: Michele Fidance
The Wildcat Wellness Pantry is a food pantry at the Delmar American Legion, which provides nonperishable food and household items for individuals in need. The pantry is staffed by as many as eight Jobs for Delaware Graduate (JDG) volunteers. The JDG volunteers come in on Saturdays to assist families in need and taking inventory to ensure the pantry can reach even more people. An additional group of more than 60 volunteers collect the proceeds from canned food drives that occur during the school year to continually stock the pantry.
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Members George Rodriguez/ Vibes- leader, Angel Justiniano/ congas- vocal, coro- co-leader, Harry Justiniano/ Bass, Coro, Hector Ortiz/ Bongo, Percussion, Jimmy Figueroa/ Timbales- coro, Conal Fowkes/ Piano, Gilberto Velasquez,don sonero- Lead vocal............
About
New swing sextet, New York oldest Vibe driven sextet, and still performing "salsa that keeps the dancers moving and the Dj's pumping"
Biography
ABOUT THE NEW SWING SEXTET
A product of New York City and the excitement and turbulence of the sixties, the New Swing Sextet made its professional debut performing in the Singer Bowl at the last New York Worlds Fair in 1965... The band has been a popular and innovative exponent of Latin jazz, salsa and pop music for nearly four decades.
Composed of vocals, piano, vibes, bass and Latin percussion, the original New Swing broke up in the late seventies after successfully recording, touring and doing all the hot club dates that the New York metropolitan area had to offer. In recent years most of the groups core members have reunited and have been performing with Mambo Negro the highly popular Latin jazz ensemble, which performs regularly in and around the tri-state area. However, you can't buy or replace 40 years of history, and on special occasions the band performs as the New Swing. The New Swing offers an established and respected name with a sound from another era, which has been perfectly preserved and bottled for another generation to enjoy.
The band was part of a young crop (and new breed of aspiring Latin musicians) who grew up in the greater New York Metropolitan tri-state area with its rich ethnic mix and diverse inner-city culture, while at the same time growing up surrounded by the Latin music explosion happening in the region. The Palladium and other clubs were dancing to the music of Machito and his Afro-Cubans, and the Jose Curbelo Orchestra while Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Eddie Palmieri, Joe Cuba, and Cal Tjader, among many others, had already established their unmistakable sounds. In the early sixties, every other city block in New York had a Latin band and a doo-wop group. Blend these many elements together and you get the influences that shaped the New Swing Sextet and their contemporaries, including Johnny Colon; the Lebron Brothers; Willie Colon, Joe Bataan and Pete Rodriguez groups that helped pioneer a new street sound (which would eventually become Latin Boogaloo and Salsa). The New Swing Sextet would join the Alpha Artists of America (under the Management of Jose Curbelo) and ultimately record 4 long albums (and have a separate Best of the New Swing Sextet) all under the Cotique label. The band regularly performed on popular TV shows such as El Club de la Juventud con Polito Vega; The Tito Puente Show with host Sofi; and El Show de Myrta Silva among others. It was a magical time to be a performing Latin artist in New York City. A fraternity of great musicians and legends in the making, routinely performing together at the great dance clubs of the day, including: The Corso; LaMaganette; The Chez Jose; La Mancha; The Colgate Gardens; The Psycho Room; The Tropicoro; The Cheetah and at all the great battle of the band venues such as The Hunts Point Palace; The Manhattan Center; The Riverside Plaza Hotel and The St. Georges Hotel. Over a ten-year period the New Swing performed all summer-long at popular resorts and at the summer home of Latin music: las Villas. The band has also toured extensively and performed at world famous venues such as the legendary Apollo Theatre; the South Street Seaport and Webster Hall in New York City. Recent performances to large audiences in Montreal, San Francisco, & Los Angeles, proved that the band still has plenty of sabrosura to keep the dancers on the floor.
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I was nominated by Joyce Peng to do a 7-day self-portrait challenge: 7 days, 7 self-portraits, and 7 nominations to keep this going with other artists/photographers. I invite Cheung Billy Ka Ming to take the time to extend the fun.
I put a small twist to this challenge as well. I will be composing self-portraits through the viewfinders of different cameras.
Today, I am viewing through my 1921 Kodak 2D 8×10 camera with Goerz Dagor 300mm f6.8 lens. Yes, it’s upside down and reversed from left to right! Beside me is a Burke & James 8×10 Grover with a Fujinon 400mm f8 lens. The year of make of the camera is unknown but these cameras were made from the 1940s-60s.
Photo taken with Sony RX100II.
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VFS welcomed Oscar-nominated sound designer Craig Berkey (X-Men: First Class, The Tree of Life) for a special visit and mentoring session with Sound Design for Visual Media students. Craig received three Academy Award nominations for his work on the recent Coen brothers’ films No Country for Old Men and True Grit.
Find out more about VFS’s one-year Sound Design for Visual Media program at vfs.com/sounddesign