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It has been a whirlwind first few months for new Westshore Rebels head coach Charly Cardilicchia.

After weeks of putting together his staff and recruiting players to fill holes left behind by the departure of star players like Jamal Lyles, Trey Campbell, Aarmin Purewal and Lorenzo Ihanza,replique boucles d oreilles van cleef, Cardilicchia will begin to see the fruits of his labour as the defending Cullen Cup champions opened spring camp on Friday.

"This is the first chance for me to really put it on the field and see the product," said Cardilicchia. "It has been a little bit of a crazy last few months. Careful what you wish for, they say.

"It's been a busy time, but a real fun and exciting time. It's been heavy recruiting and heavily establishing some of the things off the field that we needed to fix up like billet programs and jobs."

As for the on field losses, that comes each and every year.

"There are definitely some big losses, but with that comes opportunity for other guys to grow,boucle d oreille occasion r��plique," said Cardilicchia. "Those are difficult players to replace, no matter what you've got coming in. They were very talented individuals, but we will have a very solid group. We will be deep from top to bottom the whole weakest link cliche will be very true with this team."

Cardilicchia has recruited across the country with players from Halifax to Victoria slated for the roster. Many will not be here as they have already committed.

"We will have more coming in. It's difficult to fund all of it so we will bring the others in closer to the season," said Cardilicchia. "We'll know where we stand and this will give us a nice chance to evaluate this weekend."

The biggest hole to fill will be at running back where Lyles and Campbell have moved on to university.

"We're going to shift into a more balanced attack. We'll throw the ball more and I expect to be a lot more proficient in the pass game, with a lot more completions," said Cardilicchia, who added his receiving corps will be young, but very talented.

Coach Shane Beatty's defence will be solid, led by Jeremie Drouin, Byron MacKinnon and Kent Hicks. Offensive linemen Christian Krause and Tyson Thompson are back, as is quarterback Ashton MacKinnon. Gabe Olivares, a QB from UBC,boucle d oreille van cleef replique, is also on board.

"We'll start to see what we have to work with this weekend. I guess it will be a bit of a teller for the season,imitation van cleef earring," said Krause, who will miss having Purewal along side the O line as he left for York University.

"My brother leaving hurts, but that's OK. It's good for him and I'm proud of him," said Krause, 21, who was an all star on the O line along with Purewal last year. "Football is football. I'm here to play for my city. Every year you're going to go through the turnover of guys that's football. You always have to fill holes."

EXTRA POINTS: CFLers Dexter Janke (Calgary), Aaron Crawford (Hamilton), Quinn Van Gylswyk and Greg Morris (both Saskatchewan) are all guest coaches this weekend. All but Janke are Rebels alumni Van Gylswyk and Morris played two years together here. . . . session.
Aug 6 '17 · 0 comments
How to Stop Hunger Cravings When You Are Not Eating

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Drink an eight ounce glass of water. The water will fill your stomach, which can temporarily ease your hunger pangs. Drink a zero calorie flavored water if you're craving something sweet.

Drink a cup of green or black tea. The tea works like water to fill your stomach,van cleef & arpels alhambra fake bracelet. Both green and black teas contain caffeine. Caffeine has been shown to suppress appetite and decrease hunger.

Take a nap. A 30 minute nap can eradicate hunger cravings. Additionally, a 2004 study published in "Annals of Internal Medicine" found that getting enough sleep prevents ghrelin levels from increasing. Ghrelin is a hormone produced by certain cells in the stomach and pancreas. Ghrelin increases hunger by stimulating neurons in the brain,van cleef arpels fake alhambra bracelet, which in turn sends out hunger signals.

AARP: Overcome Hunger Pangs Without Eating

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"Annals of Internal Medicine"; Brief Communication: Sleep Curtailment in Healthy Young Men Is Associated with Decreased Leptin Levels, Elevated Ghrelin Levels, and Increased Hunger and Appetite; K. Spiegel, E. Tasali, P. Penev, and E. Van Cauter.; December, 2004

AYP: Yoga,van cleef arpels fake bracelet, Overcoming Hunger, and Weight Control

Reader's Digest: 10 Ways to Control Your Cravings

"The American Journal of Physiology Regulatory"; The influence of resistance and aerobic exercise on hunger, circulating levels of acylated ghrelin and peptide YY in healthy males; David R Broom, Rachel L Batterham, James A King and David J Stensel;November, 2008
Aug 6 '17 · 0 comments
Little Miss Sunshine

Introduces the fractured Hoover family, in which a pre pubescent beauty pageant results not only in comic mayhem but also in death. Her Dad,van cleef alhambra replica bracelet, Richard, (GREG KINNEAR), is a motivational speaker who spouts nothing but empty clichs.

Her Mum, Sheryl, (TONI COLLETTE), has a smoking problem but is in denial. Her Grandad, (ALAN ARKIN), is a foul mouthed ex hippy with a drug habit. Her older brother Dwayne, (PAUL DANO), reads Nietzsche and has taken a vow of silence until he succeeds in becoming an air force pilot.

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The obscenity of beauty pageants for little kids and indeed the whole concept of the cult of the winner come under attack in the film, but the message, though clearly there, is never pushed too hard.

Humour and pathos are blended perfectly, and there's hardly a false note (except for a too coincidental encounter on the road).

The performances are uniformly superb, with little Abigail Breslin excellent as the sensible child who mostly keeps her cool while everyone around her goes quietly barmy. Special mention must be made of Toni Collette's sympathetic mother and of Alan Arkin's endearingly iconoclastic grandfather.

MARGARET: In my notes from this film I've got: "It's not hysterical." But it's so real because of the performances.

MARGARET: I think that's what's nice about it. It isn't hysterically funny, but it's endearing in a lot of ways. I think they create a reality with these idiosyncratic characters.
Aug 6 '17 · 0 comments
Left Me No Money to Run My Business

Navy veteran Andrew Clyde,van cleef fake alhambra bracelet, owner of Clyde Armory in Georgia, explained on tonight's "On The Record" that the IRS seized nearly $1 million from him back in April 2013 due to a federal program which allows the IRS to seize assets over suspectedcriminal activity.

Clyde said two IRS agents showed up with a seizure warrant and took $940,313 from the company bank account. They accused him of "structuring,van cleef and arpels bracelet knock off alhambra," or frequently depositing sums under $10,000, since deposits above $10,000 must be reported to the federal government.

Clyde told Greta Van Susteren that he had no idea what structuring was. He explained that his lawyers showed the IRS that the money was properly earned and reported, but the IRS still wouldn't return it. Three weeks later, Clyde said the IRS offered to give back $600,000 if he forfeited $325,000 to the feds, but Clyde rejected the offer.

Three and a half months later, a judge forced the IRS to return $440,000 and gave Clyde an expedited trial. Still,van cleef arpels fake bracelet, Clyde said he ended up forfeiting $50,000 to get the remaining $450,000 back.

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"I did not serve three combat terms in Iraq only to come home and be extorted by my government's use of civil forfeiture laws, but that is what I feel they have done to me, and I need you to stop it from happening to anyone else," he said.
Aug 6 '17 · 0 comments
Man United and Arsenal Premier League social media showdown,van cleef and arpels fake bracelets

Ahead of Manchester United's firecracker clash with Arsenal, we investigate the clubs' punching power on social media.

Man United's social media engagement is bigger than any other team or celebrity and on par with a religion,bracelet replica van cleef, sporting director Richard Arnold claimed this month.

Over the last 12 months, Manchester United have been more popular in the majority of countries around the world on Google, conquering Arsenal in 194 out of 218 countries.

Man United and Arsenal are also the two biggest English teams on Twitter, with United leading the way on 9.3m followers compared to Arsenal's 8.5m.

The Gunners have a stronger presence in the Americas, while United have larger fan base in Asia.

Four of last season's top 10 tweeted moments came from Arsenal and Man United clashes, with the Gunners winning 3 0 at the Emirates and United claiming a 3 2 victory at Old Trafford.

Outside of the games involving Leicester's fairytale journey, Arsenal's 3 0 win over United was the most talked about match of the season globally with more than 1.7 million Tweets.

Brandtix CEO Rosenblatt, said: "Both Manchester United and Arsenal are global brands in their own right, and via their own social channels, together with the players' social pages, the reach is phenomenal. "Fans from Alaska to Zimbabwe can interact, share,bracelet alhambra replica van cleef, and engage with compelling content 24/7. It's never been better for fans to feel like a genuine part of the club they support. may have struggled on pitch of late, but continue to dominate in terms of acquisition and engagement the world over."

Social EngagementManchester United's most engaging post this season featured Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard doing the 'dab' in September on Instagram during their 4 1 victory over Leicester City, 492k likes.

Arsenal's most engaging media was a video of Mesut Ozil giving his shirt to a fan, posted on Facebook, receiving 277,000 6million views, 27,000 and 5,000

Top four Utd Arsenal head to head Twitter moments last season1) Marcus Rashford gives an under strength United a 2 0 lead at home to Arsenal: 49,000 tweets per minute (Feb 28, 2016)

2) Alexis Sanchez scores to put Arsenal 3 0 up against Man United in the first 20 mins at Emirates: 47,000 tweets per minute (Oct 4, 2015)

3) Ozil scores moments after Arsenal go one up, giving them a 2 0 seventh minute lead against Man United: 41,000 tweets per minute (Oct 4, 2015)

4) Louis Van Gaal throws himself to the floor in front of Mike Dean to protest Arsenal's supposed theatrics: tweets per minute (Feb 28, 2016)

The playersDespite United's online superiority, Arsenal midfielder Ozil is the Premier League's most popular player and seventh in the world with 54.9m followers across the big three social platforms.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is Manchester United's most popular player worldwide with 51.6m, followed by Wayne Rooney (47.9m).

Most mentioned Premier League players on social Name Social media mentions Paul Pogba 398.2k Wayne Rooney 339.6k Diego Costa 255.4k Mesut Ozil 232.5k Claudio Bravo 182,van cleef arpels alhambra fake bracelet.6k

Pogba has gained 4.6m new fans this season more than any other player in Europe's top five leagues.

In fact, since Pogba joined United for a world record the 23 year old been the second most discussed player in the world with over 390k on social media behind Real Madrid's Ronaldo on 1.2m.

United's Marcus Rashford has acquired 35 per cent his fan base this season (750k), while the Gunners' Granit Xhaka has collected 34 per cent his followers this season (608k).

Rooney reacts to an incident between Pepe and Lionel Messi during the Clasico in January 2012

Meanwhile, Manchester United duo Pogba and Ibrahimovic have dominated global Google search the last 12 months. has been the most searched Man United or Arsenal player in 85 countries, while team mate Ibrahimovic has dominated 84 different nations.
Aug 6 '17 · 0 comments
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Aug 6 '17 · 0 comments
Manhunt After Police Officer Shot Dead

Mark Smith, chairman of the Essex Police Federation, added that PC Dibell was a "dedicated professional officer who even though off duty, has paid the ultimate sacrifice for his bravery and selfless actions in trying to protect his local community".

Police launched the manhunt after the shootings in Redbridge Road,van cleef and arpels perlee fake bracelet, Clacton, at 3.30pm.

A spokesman said: "Residents are being urged to remain indoors while armed officers locate the gunman.

"Neighbourhood policing officers are maintaining a high profile and visible presence in the community, supporting victims and witnesses.

"Members of the public are urged to contact police on 999 if they see the gunman who should not be approached."

Gary Sanderson, spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service,bracelet fake van cleef alhambra, said: "Sadly on our arrival a man was pronounced dead at the scene and a man has been taken to hospital with minor injuries."

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"The nursery is about to close anyway, the parents are able to get in and out to collect their children."

Adrienne Szabo, 36, a dental nurse in nearby practice Noble Dental Care, said: "We're due to be here until 8 o'clock and have locked the door to make sure we stay safe.

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"I'm checking the internet to see what is happening. The whole thing is frightening."

"Our police officers keep us safe day in and day out and sadly PC Ian Dibell has paid the ultimate price."

Local MP Douglas Carswell said: "This is not Los Angeles or urban London this is Clacton and I think people will be truly shocked and appalled."

Essex Police said the force had received "many phone calls" from members of the public and officers were confident of catching the gunman.

Teams of armed officers were spreading out across the town and a police helicopter has been deployed.

Armed police entered a property in nearby Havering Close shortly before 7.30pm. Dog units were on standby.

At the scene a white tent had been erected in front of a house and more than 13 police vehicles were parked nearby, including a van full of armed officers.

A group of 20 neighbours were led away from nearby houses by forensic officers and gave their details before leaving the scene.

Paul McKeever, chairman of the Police Federation, wrote on Twitter: "Every police officer in the country is thinking of our colleagues in Essex.

"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of our colleague who has been killed in Essex. It's a very sad day indeed."

A helicopter remained overhead as more police arrived at the scene.

One neighbour, who did not want to be named, said the gunman had crashed a car in an alleyway near a local doctor's surgery.

He said doctors later rushed out to help the injured men.

Another neighbour said: "The first indication I had was what sounded like car doors being slammed.

"I thought someone was coming here to the house.

"I went to look out into the street and there were all these police cars. All I could see were police cars and my friends were then phoning me telling me to stay inside and keep my doors and windows locked.
Aug 6 '17 · 0 comments
Kasperi Kapanen's goal in double OT lifts Toronto Maple Leafs past Washington Capitals 4

Kasperi Kapanen goal in double OT lifts Toronto Maple Leafs past Washington Capitals 4 3, series tied 1 1Lance Hornby, Postmedia NetworkToronto Maple Leafs' Kasperi Kapanen, right rear, celebrates his goal that beat Capitals netminder Braden Holtby while Toronto defenceman Connor Carrick raises his stick during the second overtime of Game 2 of their first round playoff series in Washington on Saturday night.

They'll go home with the split they so badly wanted, taking the bigger, more seasoned, first place Capitals to double overtime and emerging as 4 3 winners on the second of Kasperi Kapanen's first two NHL playoff goals.

With the Capitals trying to get into beast mode early after starting slow and nearly losing the series opener in OT to underdog Toronto, they came into Game 2 intending to bring out the heavy equipment at home, being physical and grinding the smaller Leafs into the ice.

"We're going to give them a run for their money," Kapanen said of the Presidents' Trophy winners, who entered the playoffs vowing to erase a line of spring flops.

The loss of veteran defenceman Roman Polak in the second period with a season ending ankle injury injury put more heat on the young Leafs, who had to rely on blueliners Martin Marincin, Connor Carrick and Morgan Rielly, all in their first NHL playoffs with six other Toronto forwards. Rielly and Jake Gardiner played 40 plus minutes when Polak went out in the second period, Matt Hunwick 35:19.

"For the next game, we have young legs and a great training staff," Rielly said. "We'll be ready.

"Going home, we look forward to it. We have the best fans in the world and the opportunity to play two home games (Monday and Wednesday) with getting a split here. You can't ask for anything more."

Kapanen ended it at 11:53 of the second overtime, hitting an empty net after a beauty Brian Boyle backhand pass from behind the other side of the cage. Matt Martin had an assist, too, as Toronto's fourth line matched the OT goal by Washington's pluggers in Game 1.

The Leafs came back after the Polak injury on goals by Kapanen and Rielly (also his first playoff goal) to take a 3 2 lead. Nicklas Backstrom tied it late in the third as Washington's top line finally arrived in the series. Alex Ovechkin answered a James van Riemsdyk goal, but was stopped by Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen in the last minute of the first overtime on a breakaway. It was one of 47 Andersen saves, while Braden Holtby made the same. All night, the 19,000 capacity Verizon Center was jangling.

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The back to back overtimes on the road were the first for the Leafs in a series since splitting at Boston Garden in 1933,replica van necklace.

"We're going to get better and better as this series goes on," Leafs head coach Mike Babcock said.

That will be hard from an own zone perspective without Polak, another injury on defence they can ill afford. With Nikita Zaitsev already on the sidelines, though skating on his own after a suspected concussion, the club lost a player Boyle called "a rock back there."

In full flight with the puck at the Washington blue line, Polak was met by Brooks Orpik, another rough blueliner. Sent spinning, Polak's right skate caught in the ice upon landing and his leg twisted under his body. When he did get off the ice. Polak needed help to the dressing room. He played 75 games this season. a year in which Zaitsev and others appeared in all 82 and the Leafs escaped significant injuries, especially on the blue line. They have Alexey Marchenko in reserve for Game 3 or might call up a member of the AHL'sMarlies.

Both teams had power plays to work with in the first extra frame, with the Capitals getting one after Boyle took down Evgeny Kuznetsov in the corner the kind of non scoring chance not normal in OT. Later, Nazem Kadri goaded Holtby into a slashing call that also could not be converted.

Van Riemsdyk's goal was his first off the playoffs, with Jake Gardiner earning his seventh point in eight career playoff games. The more difficult saves early in the frame were at the other end as Andersen atoned for the Tom Wilson overtime goal in Game 1, stopping a Brett Connolly breakaway. Justin Williams, with two goals in Game 1 in addition to his battlefield experience, said earlier in the day the Caps hope to win that war of attrition.

"The main goal of winning a playoff series is having them realize, 'you know what, this is too hard,' and then you have it won," he said. "We expect a long series every time we come into one and this one is certainly no different and it's going to be a grind."

Marincin, culpable on the Wilson goal that decided Game 1, struggled to clear and then took a penalty, during which Ovechkin got on the board after more than four periods in the series. Zach Hyman left him alone for a one timer only a few seconds into Marincin's sentence.

The fourth line also provided an earlier goal, a Martin feed in front to Kapanen, who spun a five hole backhand past a surprised Holtby. Kapanen had to sweat out a coach's challenge by Barry Trotz that Martin had preceded puck carrier Boyle into the zone. By the thinnest of margins, the goal stood.

Auston Matthews, Toronto's leading regular season sniper, awaits his first NHL playoff point, but not for lack of trying. He had 10 shot attempts, won 11 of 17 faceoffs and had a William Nylander pass go into his skates with a half empty net to shoot at.

"We have to focus on the next game," Holtby said, noting the Caps have rarely played with the lead in this series after playing with it the most this season. "You're not going to win them all,replica vca butterfly necklace, you don't want it to be easy. One of the beautiful things about the playoffs is how hard it is."Glavin: We're shedding idiotic talk about terrorismThe most dramatic event that occurred in Britain this week may or may not have been.

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Aug 6 '17 · 0 comments
Kuala Lumpur ready to have another go at Razak Cup glory

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Malacca, with the bulk of their players coming from the Sukma squad, surprised everyone to win the title when they defeated the vastly experienced Perak team.
Aug 6 '17 · 0 comments
Interview with Leslie Harrington

from the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology. Leslie Harrington has been her singing teacher for four years. Together, they have a goal to teach the world to sing. In late July they are offering a five day singing workshop in Taos, New Mexico. The intention of this interview is to acquaint the reader with how Mr. Harrington singing methodology can lead people to enlightenment, as well as to introduce him/her to the structure and format of the workshop itself.)

LESLIE: Before you even ask me any questions, I want tell everyone, singing is such fun! It is the most fun I know, the most fun I ever experienced. It better than sex. Singing is the ultimate act of playing!

BARBARA: What is meant by the title of your workshop Build a Stairway to the Stars The opportunity exists to experience reality in its eternal glory by capable use of the voice. Some cultures call that reality nirvana, others call it enlightenment. One of the benefits of singing is that enlightenment can occur within a relatively short period of time for those open to it. The stairway is learning the steps that will erect the voice for singing. The voice singing is the stars.

BARBARA: I can better understand why a person might want to sing, but why should they spend their time studying singing?

LESLIE: Learning to sing is even more fun than singing itself! I have more fun preparing music than performing it always! The real joy is in the preparation.

Because the body is designed to sing, then it must be a psychic requirement. Singing is not necessary for normal existence, but for spiritual enlightenment, vocalization with inspiration is requisite. The most fun I know is singing with inspiration.

All of the emotional experiences of humankind are most clearly expressed in song. When a person sings, they touch the fundamental core of their being and access their deepest emotions. Singing is a necessary element of the fulfilled personal experience.

The vocal process is a complex system which requires conscious understanding of the involved reflexive structures. Though vocalizing is a reflexive function, our socialization process can establish habitual patterns antithetical to it. As a result, our singing voice gets covered up with the of life, rather than being a true expression of who we are. Studying singing can over ride habits and restore a person instinctual vocal freedom.

The impediments culture places upon the voice can be corrected and controlled by learning vocal technique,replica clover necklace brand.

BARBARA: What do you mean by vocal technique?

Vocal technique is using the voice with control. The method used here employs the reflexes of the tongue, and the breath. The breath is the source of inspiration, which means breathing in. The tongue is the reflexive control center. Learning and controlling the reflexive triggering mechanisms of the breath and the tongue provides conscious control of the voice. This is vocal technique.

LESLIE: The body is a system of erectile functions. For example, we erect our spine to stand. The voice erects in much the same fashion. When a person sings, the voice erects the body into vocal posture. This erection is reflexive in nature.

There are three master vocal communication reflexes: "Conversation", "Screaming", and "Calling". "Conversation" is the one most commonly used. "Screaming" is used as a warning sending people away, and "Calling" is a beckoning inviting people to gather. "Calling" is the reflexive structure most effectively used in singing and orating. When used as an added benefit, the complete tonal range of the voice is available when "Calling" is employed.

Remarkably I found that the tongue, the palate, and the torso contain the reflexive points of the tonal musical scale; meaning the body has the musical scale built in in several locales. These structures are assembled with coordination into vocal erection. Because of this discovery about this innate or built in scalar structure, I learned that the ability to inflect intent in melody is available to all. Joy,van cleef and arpels clover necklace replica, grief, ecstasy, astonishment, all the greatest emotions now become our tools of grace.

BARBARA: Is there a therapeutic benefit to singing?

LESLIE: Culture and society instill inhibitions which block our instinctive responses. Singing restores our instinctual abilities, which can then over ride cultural/societal habits. Learning to sing, then, provides a means of accessing our emotions, which are also reflexive. As a result, singing can help create emotional balance in the singer.

Singing also teaches another order of time, which is an emotional relief. Time is an artificial construct, which is hard to escape from. The reality is that everything is now. Rhythm, tempo, and speed changes result in a of time. Music also exists in another order of time which reconstructs our experiences and memories and allows us to exist out of ordinary time temporarily. . This is also true of music in general.

Through the process of singing, a personal core value structure is established. This happens in part through the resurrection of the instinctive expressive function. Singing also develops self awareness, as the singer must tune into the deepest parts of his/her body in order to coordinate the reflexive functions needed for singing.

Increased self esteem is another therapeutic benefit of singing. This occurs as the singer perfects the means to use the vocal function as it is designed to be used. The singer can respect their self more for what he/she can do as a result of mastering the use of the vocal process.

BARBARA: You mentioned that singing can lead to spiritual enlightenment. Would you please say more about that?

LESLIE: The voice is ultimately the center of awareness. It is the first expression of each of us at birth. The first time we utter a sound is when we are born. That first utterance, which is usually a scream, is made because we want to breathe. That scream is the first issuance of self, and of self awareness. Through our individual awareness of self in our first utterance,replica sweet alhambra necklace, we tap into the power of the universal utterance of existence. Enlightenment may be achieved by learning to become the instrument of the universal utterance in song.

BARBARA: How did you discover this method you teach?

LESLIE: I was gifted with a fully functioning singing voice. As a result, singers who were not as facile with the use of their voice regularly came to me and asked how I did what I did. I sincerely tried to help. I must commend all those who asked,replica mother of pearl van cleef necklace, because their questions encouraged me to examine what I was doing in order to produce the sounds I was making. As a result, I studied pedagogy along with the biomechanics of the body. I tested my methodology out on students and I can say with complete assurance that any student who works with this method can also have a fully functioning singing voice.

BARBARA: How will you conduct your workshop? What can the reader expect to have happen when they attend?

LESLIE: First of all, I want the participants to have fun while they are learning something new. In the morning, the participants will be experiencing dynamic meditations, which include dancing and production of sound. The meditations are designed to open the chakras, enabling the person to experience the vertical core of their being, which prepares them for singing. After the dynamic meditations, two hours will be given to learning inspirational methodology. A pianist will be present to accompany all singers throughout the week. I will also coach each participant individually on their song(s). By the end of the week each participant will be able to successfully sing two songs of their choosing.

BARBARA: Can participants continue the work they begin in your workshop once they leave?

LESLIE: Absolutely! Through the internet with a webcam and microphone, I offer intimate instruction in the privacy of their home. We can view each other and converse live. For more information, please visit my website. Also, out of town visitors are always welcome to work with me in my studio.

BARBARA: Before we close, I would like to hear more about your goal to teach the world to sing.

LESLIE: This gift comes to me with requirements. I cannot imagine anyone in the world not being as fulfilled as I am. In my studies and experience I have come to understand that human beings are designed to sing and are not fulfilled until they do. All artists can find spiritual enlightenment through their work, but what is special about singing is that it is accessible to all because they are designed for it.
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