| cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins CD Wins Top National Awards New CD Picked for Child magazine’s “Best CDs of the Year” |
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Ella Jenkins tribute CD celebrates the First Lady of Children’s Music
A new CD from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins, has won top awards from Child magazine, Parents’ Choice, and the iParenting Awards.
In citing cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins as one of the top 10 children’s music recordings of the year, Child magazine says the CD is “proof of why (Ella) is truly a multigenerational musical force.” Likewise, the judges for the nonprofit Parents’ Choice Foundation chose the CD as one of only five winners of its top-level Gold Award (see www.parents-choice.org). Oppenheim Toy Portfolio granted the CD a Gold award (www.toyportfolio.com) and the iParenting Media Awards (www.iparentingmediaawards.com) gave the CD a “Hot” Award, citing its “sparkling new renditions of Ella’s timeless repertoire.”
Ella Jenkins, “The First Lady of Children’s Music,” has raised at least two generations of children with her vast collection of songs and recordings. Now, top artists pay tribute to Jenkins’ stellar career, which was capped this year by a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy (www.grammy.com). Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, who themselves won a GRAMMY in 2004, produced cELLAbration! for Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins features bright new arrangements of some of Jenkins’ most loved songs. Artists include Pete Seeger, Sweet Honey in The Rock, Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Tom Chapin, Tom Paxton, Bill Harley, Red Grammer, John McCutcheon, Riders in the Sky, Mariachi los Camperos, Mike Stein, and Michele Valeri. Children’s voices also play a key role on this recording.
In her nearly 50-year career as a songwriter and educator, Ella Jenkins has taken on the role of an ethnomusicologist, drawing upon the wealth of American musical and rhythmic traditions in her work for children. This trend-setter has created dozens of recordings for Folkways and earned countless awards. As she celebrates her 80th birthday this year, several artists were moved to perform Jenkins’ classic tunes, arranging them in new and unique ways. cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins represents a multicultural, multilingual mix with a vast range of musical styles including folk, salsa, country-western, Dixieland, ragtime, mariachi, and African rhythms.
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. The label’s mission is the legacy of Moses Asch, who founded Folkways Records in 1948 to document “people’s music,” spoken word, instruction, and sounds from around the world. The Smithsonian acquired Folkways from the Asch estate in 1987, and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has continued the Folkways tradition by supporting the work of traditional artists and expressing a commitment to cultural diversity, education, and increased understanding.
All of Ella Jenkins’ recordings, including cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins, are available from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. For more information, visit www.folkways.si.edu.
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| Fast Cars, Hot Women & Great Music - Nov 26, 2004 13:26 IST |
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After a media tour and two powerful performance nights this past weekend in San Francisco at The Forum and Space 550 night clubs, MIG Records’ Triple Threat of international recording artists RU, Adrienne and the Fantasy Twins are preparing to hit the Los Angeles Convention Center this Friday (November 26) and Saturday (November 27) as part of the ShowOff Café Classic Entertainment Showcase, with DJ Battle, for the Los Angeles International Car Show.
MIG Records is a new, dynamic independent record label based in Los Angeles, California, owned by Dr. Henry Jones. Over the past couple years, we have taken great effort to identify and nurture a group of talented artists that we are confident will have a significant impact on the world of music. As we move toward our nationwide launch on January 25, 2005, I am optimistic that our performers, such as the Triple Threat of RU, Adrienne and the Fantasy Twins, will be very well received.
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| PJ Clarke’s Is Open On Thanksgiving - Nov 26, 2004 13:24 IST |
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PJ Clarke’s, American’s quintessential American Saloon Restaurant, is Open on Thanksgiving serving a Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner in addition to PJ’s Classic American Menu.
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| CodeFutures Ships New Release of FireStorm/DAO Java Code Generator - Nov 26, 2004 13:22 IST |
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The award-winning FireStorm/DAO makes Java software developers more productive by generating the business logic for accessing databases. The benefits provided by CodeFutures’ code generation approach are higher developer productivity, better software quality, and lower maintenance costs.
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| Mt. Abram Family Resort Near Bethel Maine Opens - Nov 26, 2004 13:21 IST |
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Mt. Abram will open for its 44th season on December 18, 2004. The introduction of a new, $5 night skiing program underscores Mt. Abram’s commitment to being Maine’s best ski value. Skiers who show a season pass or a valid day lift ticket from any other ski area can ski from 4-8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays for $5. Mt. Abram skiers may also upgrade their full day ticket to include these nights for $5. “It’s a great way for people to get some extra runs and for the free skiers and riders to play in our expanded terrain and jib parks.” says General Manager Eric Schandelmeier.
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| Wedding Favors Supplier, My Wedding Reception Ideas - Nov 26, 2004 13:19 IST |
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My Wedding Reception Ideas is proud to announce it’s affiliation with NY City Weddings at http://nycityweddings.com.
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| Baron & Budd Attorney Taeri Im Oh Admitted to the Louisiana State Bar - Nov 26, 2004 13:16 IST |
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The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. announced today that attorney Taeri Im Oh has been admitted to the Louisiana State Bar.
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| What Every Man Wants - Nov 26, 2004 13:14 IST |
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What Every Man Wants: Day Spa Expert in Raleigh, North Carolina has the answer to your man’s holiday wish list. Every man wants to be taken care of. Stress relief, pampering, and even some rejuvenation is something everyone, including men crave. Day spa gift certificates are becoming more and more popular with men, and it is no wonder. Computers, cell phones, and other advancements designed to make life easier can actually mean that it can be more difficult to leave business stress at the office. Men are asking for stress-relief and spas are listening.
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| RCMP and HTCIA present public seminar entitled Protecting Your Children On-Line - Nov 26, 2004 13:9 IST |
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The seminar will take place from 6:30 PM - 8:30PM at the Holiday Inn Halifax Harbourview, 99 Wyse Road, Dartmouth, NS. This event will be free to any member of the public. Seating will be limited.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Cpl. Jim GILLIS, RCMP. Case Manager in charge of Project Horizon, an Atlantic Regional initiative dealing with child internet pornography.
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| Choosing the Perfect Day Spa Holiday Gift - Nov 26, 2004 13:8 IST |
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Spa gift certificates are becoming more and more popular and are right at the top of holiday wish lists for both men and women. Spas offer stress-relief, pampering, and results. Spa gift certificates are a wonderful way to show friends, family, employees, or the one you love, how much you care. A gift certificate to an upscale day spa says you want them to feel their very best and give them the stress relief they deserve.
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| How to Trade Forex Online - Nov 26, 2004 13:2 IST |
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David C. Arena has been professionally trading stocks, options, futures and foreign currency for years. He says that you will not find a more exciting and faster moving market than the forex market. Trading in foreign currency has become one of the most lucrative businesses in the world where an investor can turn a couple thousand into six figures in a very short amount of time.
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| Rashida Aisha Ali Author of Help I Need A Fan (A Rites - Nov 26, 2004 13:1 IST |
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Rashida Aisha Ali is an author, artist, educator and philanthropist who lectures nationwide catering to female audiences, conducting workshops, seminars and symposiums on women related topics such as health and wellness, natural healing with alternative approaches, sexuality, male/female relationships and matters relating to the spiritual and metaphysical realm.
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| Review of Dora the Explorer - Dora’s Ultimate Adventure Collection - Nov 26, 2004 12:59 IST |
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Review of Dora the Explorer - Dora’s Ultimate Adventure Collection
Paramount Home Video, October 2004
DVD, 291 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
ASIN: B0002V7OHO
Recommended Ages: 2 - 5
Review by Sherri Allen, editor of SherriAllen.com:
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| Branson, Missouri Serving Up Some White Chocolate - Nov 26, 2004 12:56 IST |
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Owen’s Theater Serving Up Some White Chocolate
December 5, 7, 9 2004 the White Chocolate band from the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas area will be performing the Radical Fanatical Show at Owen’s Theater in Branson, Missouri at 1:00 P.M. each day. White Chocolate is one of Texas’s finest bands bringing a flavor of music genre to the stage which will surely tantalize the tastebuds.
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| DVDVCDPLAZA - Online VCD,DVD Shop for Indian - Nov 26, 2004 12:57 IST |
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Premium website of Bengali and Hindi VCD DVD hp://www.dvttdvcdplaza.com - launched from Kolkata India. Eminent TV producer Mr. Robin Ghosh launched the website on 22nd November 2004 from company premises at Kolkata. On the very first day the site registered a hit of 1 lkh visitors and around Rs 50,000 worth of selling of Bengali and Hindi VCD, DVD. The store also contains titles in English and other Indian languages like Bhojpuri , Gujrati , Kannada , Malayalam , Marathi , Oriya , Punjabi , Rajasthani , Urdu , Tamil , Telegu ACD, VCD and DVD’s.
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| Speed Reading Course - Nov 26, 2004 12:56 IST |
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Speed Studying is the result of a frustrating 6-year search for speed reading techniques that actually work. The developer of this system spent thousands (yes, that means 3 zeros!) on speed reading books and tapes. Here I have put altogether in a single website at http://orcfn.url.cjb.net/
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| New Download Service Offers a Better Deal for Independent Music - Nov 26, 2004 12:54 IST |
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Two long time independent musicians have joined forces to create a website devoted to furthering independent music that challenges the traditional music deal and allows independent artists world wide distribution, without selling their souls to major labels.
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| EESI First Steps of the Major Restructuring - Nov 26, 2004 12:51 IST |
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Mr. Erhart is a top level consultant and enjoyed successes too numerous to list here. He represents an incredible knowledge of telecom and a variety of other industries. In his words, ...my best accomplishment to date was my role in a project that changed Oklahoma’s educational technology forever. He almost single-handedly developed a vision for One-Net, communicated that vision to the legislature and was the leader that implemented the State of Oklahoma’s official government and educational telecommunications network. He comes to us from Erhart & Associates, LLC, where he is the managing partner. Mr. Erhart graciously accepted nomination to the EESI Board of Directors.
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| YCH Communities Takes to the Saddle; Homebuilder Employs Teens and Horses in Creative Advertising Move - Nov 26, 2004 12:50 IST |
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Local residential developer and builder YCH Communities L.L.C. has come up with a creative advertising strategy that promotes its new Norco home community Chaparral, while adhering to the city’s strict guidelines against human directional signage. The company employs local teens on weekends to ride their horses along roads adjacent to the Norco Ridge Ranch master plan community, where Chaparral is located, while holding signs pointing to the new home community.
The campaign is an example of a successful cooperative effort between the homebuilder, the community and the city of Norco - self-proclaimed Horse Town USA - to preserve and promote the city’s rural and equestrian lifestyle.
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| Thanksgiving Turkey Picture Hunt - Nov 26, 2004 12:43 IST |
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ADA cartoon solitaire, the most popular classic solitaire game, your goal is to find two same pictures and remove them. The link line can not turn more than two swerves. Of course the time is limited you must link them as soon as possible. Look at the pretty lady when she bends her head in front of her computer. What is she doing? It must be Ada game attracts her attention! Why not enjoy yourself and have a new taste of such funny?
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| Laughter, A Reason To Be Thankful - Nov 26, 2004 12:40 IST |
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An emerging leader in practical relationship management wants to make you laugh. Humor may not make the world go round, but it can help you get through a tough time. It has been accepted for a long time that laughter is powerful “medicine”.
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