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the-burning-tiger · 7 years ago

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In honour of Eurovision tonight Im bringing this back ‘cos we all know if Magnus Bane threw a Eurovision party t would be the best party ever...

Read it on A03 or below the cut

It had all started so innocently. They had been lying on the sofa in the loft just watching some nonsense tv show when Magnus had suggested it. How about a little soirée ? His exact words. That probably should have been a hint. You know to celebrate you moving in…just a few close friends. It had sounded fine and as he knew his boyfriend loved to throw parties it seemed mean to say no, not that he was any good at refusing anything to his wonderful warlock.

Alec remembered the look of absolute joy on the warlock's face as he grabbed for his phone to check dates. The mischievous glint in Magnus’ eye when he selected the date may also have been a clue that a quiet night wasn't really on the cards.

Magnus had suggested a themed evening, excited that in little over a month there was a annual singing contest in Europe that would be perfect for a get together. Apparently it was called the Eurovision Song Contest and was incredibly popular with loads of countries in Europe and even some not (Australia and Israel had been invited) all getting involved, and Magnus had pointed out as Idris was technically in Europe it was high time the Shadowhunters got involved.

How bad could it be? I mean some nice music in the background and Magnus had sworn he'd just invite a few people. He had finally settled on a very select group. First of all Izzy, Clary, Jace and Lydia were obviously on the list and if they were coming then Simon had to come and with him Raphael and Lily. Magnus had insisted that seeing as there were vampires coming for courtesy’s sake he had to have a couple of werewolves so Maia and Bat were invited as well. Then Magnus old friends Catarina and Tessa completed the group. Hardly anyone. It would be fine.

Except, as often happened the list kept getting longer, first it was some seelies (after all it would be rude not too) then a few more of the vampire clan and some more of Luke's pack. It was soon apparent that this was going to be less of a soirée and more of an out and out party.

Still Alec didn't worry too much.

Alec had started to feel a little trepidation when he had seen the invites which were unsurprisingly very glittery..

Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood

Cordially invite you to celebrate

The musical spectacular that is

The Eurovision Song Contest

Fancy dress mandatory Come representing your favourite European country

He had felt then that things were getting somewhat out of control. But seriously how bad could a singing contest be … Right?

The next few weeks had passed in somewhat of a blur although despite the fact that he'd been pretty busy at the institute he couldn't help but notice that Magnus was spending an inordinate amount of time planning the perfect themed nibbles and researching drinks from around the world. It was, to be fair nice to see him so excited. It was, however slightly worrying when the warlock roped in Izzy and Clary to help with the arrangements. It became a regular occurrence to find the pair of them giggling conspiratorially in corners, although they assured Alec that it would be a fabulous evening. Apparently Magnus had shown them clips of previous shows to give them the inspiration, which was odd as every time Alec had asked him the warlock had insisted everything was in hand and not to worry.

A week before the party it seemed that everyone was obsessed with talking about what their costumes would be. Izzy had told Clary and Lydia excitedly that Simon was going to simply die when he saw what she was wearing and Alec had to stop himself from pointing out that as the vampire was already technically already dead it wouldn't be that hard. He still had no clue what he would be wearing, Magnus had assured him he had it all under control and not to worry and he hoped that the warlock had been joking when he'd mentioned lederhosen.

On the morning of the party the loft was a flurry of activity. Magnus was overseeing the instillation of a large amount of ginormous flat screen TVs and a spectacular sound system, whilst Clary and Isabelle were decorating every available inch of the loft with bunting and flags assisted by a very disgruntled looking Jace. Every available surface was filled with exotic delicacies, French snails jostled for position next to Swedish meatballs, German sauerkraut and Swiss fondue and many others that Alec didn't recognise. Magnus had set up an equally impressive bar area with drinks themed by country, Russian vodka, Greek ouzo, Italian grappa and many more. Beside the bar there was a stack of laminated cards, Alec picked one up to examine it more closely. There in bold letters was the title “Eurovision Song Contest Drinking Game Rules” followed by a list of instructions..

Fireworks…drink Wind machine …drink Costume change…drink Key change…drink

The list was apparently endless.

Alec had started to realise far too late that the situation was getting rapidly out of hand and equally that there was no way to back out now.

So that was how Alec Lightwood came to be standing in his new home dressed as a Roman gladiator in the middle of raucous party and much as he hated to admit it enjoying himself immensely. Alec Lightwood. At a party. Having fun. Now who would have thought that was possible a year ago.

Alec leaned back against the bar feeling decidedly tipsy as he sipped on a martini and gazed around the scene before him.

He had started to get the idea that perhaps it was a bit more than a singing contest during the very glittery opening credits but it was only when the contest actually began that it became evident that this was possibly one of the most ridiculously camp things he had ever seen. There had been a plethora of different songs from the actually quite good to the deeply bizarre and within minutes the loft had been filled with people shouting

“Fireworks…drink”

“Costume change .. Drink”

From there things had rapidly degenerated. Apparently now they were well in to the voting and quite frankly Alec didn't have the foggiest idea what was going on or in fact who was winning. Magnus had cranked up the music once the singing was over and medley of classic Eurovision songs was playing.

Alec smiled as he watched his sister dance sinuously around a quite frankly stunned looking Simon. His sister of course was an excellent dancer but her extremely provocative French maid outfit was certainly helping. Even Raphael, dressed in a resplendent matador outfit had almost cracked a smile.

The middle of the loft was filled with people dancing and he caught a glimpse of Clary's red hair flying around as she whirled around hand in hand with Lydia. Lydia's blonde hair was in thick plaits to complement her Swiss maid outfit and she was glowing with happiness. It was more than Alec could have hoped for.

Over in the corner Jace and a young werewolf.. Jordan was it… were first bumping like old friends which was funny considering that not half an hour earlier they were arguing over whether that was actually a key change in the Greek song.

“Sweden 12 points…drink” the shout went up

Closely followed by a very drunk Jace, in full Viking regalia, exclaiming loudly that he was Denmark obviously not Sweden but then drinking anyway.

As the music changed to pump out the pure euro pop strains of Gina G’s Ooh ahh just a little bit Alec noticed that Simon had broken out of his mesmerised state. He was clearly trying to do some very drunken Russian dancing to complement his Cossack outfit but despite having vampire strength was failing miserably and spending an inordinate amount of time landing heavily on his butt. Clary and Lydia had wandered over to watch and were laughing heavily, Clary's Greek laurel wreath headdress slightly wonky.

Alec felt someone lean heavily against his shoulder and looking down saw a slightly wobbly looking Lily looking up at him her smile wide and very fangy.

“Great party Alec..” She was slightly slurry and waving around a rather large glass of Bloody Mary… Emphasis on the bloody.

Despite her slightly inebriated state the vampire as always was immaculately dressed in a baby pink skirt suit.

“Hey Lily, missed the memo about fancy dress…” Alec admonished lightly

“It's vintage Coco Chanel darling..” She pouted back

Seeing Alec raising a questioning eyebrow Lilly was soon shouting across the room…

“Bane….. Bane … I love your boyfriend, I really do, but you simply must teach him something about fashion…..”

Magnus who was dancing with a group of Bavarian barmaid seelies looked across grinning broadly..

“Darling… It's a lost cause..” He shouted back winking at Alec.

Lily sighed dramatically and started to lecture Alec on the importance of Chanel. Alec wasn't really listening, the sight of his boyfriend was, as ever, captivating, the silver glitter in his hair sparkling in the light as he wove around the seelies. He was wearing a silver skin tight sequinned catsuit open to the waist showing off an expanse of polished bronze chest adorned with a wealth of necklaces. It occurred to Alec as Magnus sparkled under the party lights that he looked like a sexy mirror ball closely followed by the realisation that he was probably more drunk than he had realised.

Lily punched him firmly on the arm..

“So you see it's practically French national costume…”

“Huh”

“Oh you're hopeless..” She huffed “Fine… I'm going to rescue Raphael, at least he appreciates good dress sense”

As Lily sashayed off Alec overheard Maia’s friend and fellow werewolf Bat, who had been roped into DJ duty, announcing that the next one was for all you lovers out there in his most cheesy voice.

Magnus was practically flowing through the crowd towards him now, watching him was making Alec breathless. He stepped forward to gather the warlock in his arms as Johnny Logan’s Hold Me Now started to play. Alec ran his hands lightly down the warlock's sides.

“Remind me again which country your supposed to be” he teased gently “Well these sequins are rather like fish scales so.. Let's go with Finland” Magnus smiled mischievously looping his arms round his boyfriends neck.

“Cheater..”

“Always”

Alec pulled the warlock into a soft lingering kiss.

They rested their foreheads together as they swayed to the music together, Magnus’ ridiculously high platform boots making them almost the same height.

“So much for a quiet soirée ..” Alec murmured

“If I'd told you would you have wanted to do this…”

“Hmmm maybe not…”

“Are you having fun though..”

Alec pulled back a little and smiled at his boyfriend.

“Definitely …”

“I don't think you’re the only one” Magnus nodded his head to the right of them where a pinstriped suited Raj was currently entangled with a very handsome seelie knight.

“Raj.. Really…when did that happen…”

“Ah my boyfriend the trendsetter”

Magnus grinned at him wolfishly.

“We should do this more often …”

“Mags…”

The warlock threw his head back and shouted..

“Same time next year everyone?”

A huge cheer erupted .

“See they agree…” He smirked.

“You're impossible…”

Alec leaned in and kissed the warlock lightly.

“I love you Magnus Bane”

“I love you too.”

Magnus leant in to return the kiss, this time with more intent. The music was changing into something more upbeat as the warlock started to writhe against Alec fingers tangling in his hair. Alec broke free and growled softly into his boyfriends ear..

“I swear Magnus if you don't stop moving like that I'll have no choice but to drag you out of here and tear that catsuit off you..”

“Now that sounds like an excellent plan..” Magnus breathed starting to manoeuvre them away from the party “I'm sure everyone's Far too busy to notice.”

The last thing Alec noticed before they bundled into the bedroom was Jace leering suggestively and giving him thumbs up.

As Magnus dragged him in for a hungry kiss Alec reflected that it had been an awesome night and, he thought it was about to get a hell of a lot better.

#malec fic #malec #shadowhunters #my fic #Magnus does eurovision

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plungermusic · 3 years ago

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“Kinda bent, but we ain’t breakin’… in the long run”

Maverick Saturday stretched out before us like a challenge - thirteen hours is a long time on your feet for a couple of oldsters, but we’d give it our best shot…

We didn’t catch all of Dan Walsh’s opening Barn set, but his closing number, a lyrical, backwoods folk-flavoured instrumental that peaked in an increasingly frenetic celtic reel to the whoops and stomps of the crowd, was enough to impress us with its fleet-fingered dexterity.

Kelly Bayfield made her second barn appearance with another stylish set drawn from the new album: Kelly taking to the piano to give us a new short number Sing which was twinned (“well, they’re a similar flavour, and in the same key!”) with her last single Hitchhiker, both oozing classy 70s chanteuse vibes and the latter closing in some great Telecaster work from Andy Trill in a majestic closing solo.

There’s not much that’d drag us away from a Kelly performance early, but having spotted his programme picture (“Long hair, Les Paul? That’ll do!”) we pottered down to the open air Green Stage for David Banks and his band. He did exactly what we thought it said on the tin: lots of Springsteen/Petty influenced muscular Americana with a dash of Molly Hatchett topped with excellent southern-fried guitar and classic ‘big endings’… marvellous.

He was followed by Simon Stanley Ward (another ‘old fave’) who brought his Jonathan Richmanish irreverence and wit to Old Time Country in Excuse Me While I Feel Sorry For Myself; the Graceland-African-style I’m A Worrier (”…that’s worrier, not warrior”) a swinging rock’n’roller Bigfoot, Baby (Eddie Cochran meets cryptobiology) and Rocket In The Desert (the salad leaf not the projectile) with its Lawrence Of Arabia theme tease. While lampooning his own assumed-Nashville twang in American Voice the accompaniment was as echt as you could want, and the deadpan humour of Beluga Whale was sung to a properly stirring Journeyesque anthem.

As it wasn’t raining The Green seemed the place to stay, where Forty Elephant Gang came next. Reviewing their album we were a little sniffy about their ‘crowd-pleasing festival songs’ but aside from the field holler-meets-O Brother Where Art Thou-style Songs Of Praise, this set was mostly the ones we’d liked: the relaxed Tex-Mex of Strange Things Happening with three-part harmonies and intertwining mando’n’guitar lines; the melancholic waltz of Young Man’s Game and the Squeeze-y domestic wit of Drunken Promise Song. A final ‘crowd-pleaser’ came in the chugging bluesy Hands Out Your Pockets, an instruction the assembled masses eagerly followed to add the required clap-along.

Sam Chase Trio made another appearance at The Green, wooing the larger crowd with both edgy humour (including praising UK portaloos in comparison to US versions, and introducing Everyone Is Crazy But Me as “a children’s song... now, what they mean is that it’s simple, since kids are generally at the dumber end of the spectrum”), and songs as varied as the fiery protest of What Is All The Rage and the haunting, wistful Lost Girl, (from the “Faustian Spaghetti Western Of Epic Proportions Known As The Last Rites Of Dallas Pistol”) sung by cellist Devon.

Now Plunger do like a bit of bluegrass, whether it’s grainy b/w Flatt & Scruggs clips from the 50s, through Sam Bush and New Grass to Béla Fleck and Greensky Bluegrass so The Folly Brothers should have been our kind of thing… however what we heard of them was more My Old Man’s A Dustman than anything Appalachian so we wandered off…

Back at The Barn Dean Owens and the Southerners drew a large and attentive crowd, but the popular Scot also left us a bit underwhelmed. Mellow, melodious troubadoury country that wouldn’t have been out of place on a mid-afternoon 70s Radio 2 show, the kind of thing that takes a deep listen in your bedroom to appreciate the stories told: very easy on the ear for sure but without any particular thing to grab us at a festival.

After an abortive attempt to catch Ella Spencer and her accompanist at The Moonshine (an extremely long soundcheck with problems with feedback from pretty much everything they touched meant we gave up) we caught a snatch of Los Pistoleros as we rounded The Green: probably the most C.O.U.N.T.R.Y. thing of the weekend, complete with draggy fiddle, pedal steel and old time vocal harmonies… if I’d not left my cowboy boots at home I’d have been out line-dancing with the best of them.

Plunger had only just seen Alyssa Bonagura (with Tim De Graaw’s band) less than a week since. Here at The Barn she was nominally solo but Tim joined her to add sweet harmonies and mellow guitar to Alyssa’s polished Cali-country: her strong yet ethereal vocal equally at home in slow emotional confessionals or giggly upbeat Big Yellow Taxi-style big strummers.

Listed only as ‘Dogs Play Dead’ it was only a lucky guess that took us down to The Green for what turned out to be Friday’s headliners Black Eyed Dogs playing a set of Grateful Dead classics. Mainly those with a countryish twist to them already, like Casey Jones, I Know You Rider and Friend Of The Devil; and bringing that flavour with fiddle and pedal steel to others like Truckin’, China Cat Sunflower, Playing In The Band and the epic closing Franklin’s Tower. All done with the right degree of loose, shambling rhythms and discursive noodling on guitar (and fiddle!) Fabulous stuff for grooving on the grass under what by now were glorious sunshine-filled blue skies.

Brooks Williams’ jangly sonorous acoustic and warm, smooth higher register vox was ideal early evening fare at the barn, in covers like Dave Alvin’s King Of California, traditional numbers like Deep River Blues and originals like the Gordon Lightfootish melancholy of Frank Delandry, and the damp-eyed nostalgia of Palomino Gold, aided toward the end of his set by some more excellent banjo from Dan Walsh.

The USP of Eddy Smith & the 507 is Eddy’s gravelly soulful voice, ideal for their bluesy-edged material, like the harp-led strut of It Don’t Feel Much Like Living and the new single Ticket Out Of Here, a bustling two-step with impressive three-part harmony vocals. They definitely have moved up a level since we last saw them a couple of years back.

Somehow we managed to miss Sarah Petite with her band completely on Friday, and almost all of her stripped-back Moonshine set on Saturday. Which was definitely our loss gauging by the brief snatch of crackling husky vocal over restrained bass and reverb laden guitar that we heard while hunting for a still-open toilet (a water supply problem having rendered all loos unusable for a considerable portion of the late evening... pretty much the only fly in the ointment all weekend!)

As the sun set the two-month date differential was beginning to tell: clear night skies in September aren’t quite the same as July and the growing chill was testing our stamina a bit. We headed for The Peacock and the tribute show to John Prine, hosted by Rich Hall. Pretty much every act who was on site came to do a turn in honour of the recently-deceased songwriting legend, with their own favourite from his oeuvre. Kelly Bayfield band gave us Hello In There, Tim De Graaw with Alyssa did That’s The Way The World Goes Round, Alyssa gave us the obligatory Angel From Montgomery, and Simon Stanley Ward (plus Kelly) gave a fantastic rollicking Lake Marie. Entirely in character, Sam Chase Trio broke the mould and gave us their own tribute song John Prine.

Rich Hall had to skip out on MC duties to attend his own set at The Barn: sacrilege to say, but the appeal of stand up (even to music, even from such a big name) palled a little. It was getting bitterly cold (you could see your breath hanging in the air) and given that what we could hear of his set was the same as we’d heard last time he was here we spent much the time attempting to warm up with piping hot beverages. However it was by far the rammedest set of the weekend, with the tightly-packed crowd spilling out of The Barn for some distance.

Jon Langford was unsurprisingly somewhat hindered by the draw of Rich Hall (which left The Peacock a bit underpopulated!) His spiky, punky approach wasn’t entirely our bowl of chilli, although the rendition of Eddie Waring (originally by Help Yourself with Deke Leonard and BJ Cole, who was sitting in with Jon tonight) was very good.

The programme description of headliner Jerry Joseph did its best to weaken our staying power too: with our deep suspicion of any write-ups that include the ‘p-word’, and somewhat incredulous of the mention of ‘jam bands’, Jerry looked like he wouldn’t be our kind of thing at all. However he didn’t live down to expectations (wholly). A very animated stage-prowling audience-provoking figure in shorts and no shoes, there was no shortage of energy even if it was largely unchannelled and could get a little wearing… (maybe it was that, maybe it was the chill, but The Barn steadily thinned out during his set, ending less than half full). War At The End Of The World was the pick of the bunch, although like most of his material it would probably have sounded better with a band (like, erm, Stockholm Syndrome, which he co-founded; or, erm, Widespread Panic who he has written for… so much for our ‘jamband incredulity’!)

While it might have ended as a bit of a test of endurance, there were more than enough high points to make Saturday another enjoyable Maverick experience.

“Did we do it for love? Did we do it for money? More like stubborn dumb persistence and hot chocolate, honey…”

#Maverick Festival

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worldnewsinpictures · 3 years ago

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An Inuk from Kuujjuaq, she has served her entire life. Ningiukadluk is our new Commander-in-Chief. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon! Nakurmiik! A historic and beautiful moment :).... Want to see more about this and see what people are saying? -> https://worldnewsinpictures.com/mary-simon #InukKuujjuaq #InukKuujjuaqNingiukadluk #HerExcellency #HerExcellencyRight #MarySimon #MarySimonNakurmiik #Kuujjuaq #served #entire

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canadachronicles · 2 years ago

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Better late than never, eh? Happy Birthday, Your Majesty!

#He shares a birthday with my Mum too #who was born exactly ten years after the King #King Charles III #King Charles #King of Canada #Mary Simon #Her Excellency The Right Honourable Mary Simon #Her Excellency Mary Simon #Governor-General Mary Simon #Governor Genral Mary Simon #Vicereine #Vicereine of Canada #Governor-General of Canada #Governor General of Canada #Canadian Instagram #Canada Chronicles

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lisaredford · 8 years ago

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AmericanaFest UK 2017

My review of the #amauk2017 Conference includes #Americana festivals, Bob Harris in conversation with Mary Chapin Carpenter and a #songwriting workshop.

I enjoyed a really inspiring time at this year’s AmericanaFestUK, two days organised by the AMA-UK celebrating Americana music, a genre that is currently thriving and continually gaining more widespread acceptance here in the UK including coverage in the national papers. The second UK Americana Awards ceremony hosted by Bob Harris featured an array of wonderful performances reflecting the eclectic nature of the music. Appearances by Van Morrison, who was presented with the award for Best Selling UK Americana album of 2016 with ‘Keep Me Singing’ and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Richard Thompson, who also performed, is testament to how hard the AMA-UK have worked to bring Americana into the forefront of roots music.

At the conference this year the focus was on the live side of the industry and those involved with touring and promotion.

Americana festivals.

The first panel I saw was concerned with Americana festivals and involved four flagship festivals and their programming process. The panel featured representatives from four established Americana festivals: Maverick Festival, Kilkenny Roots, Summertyne and Southern Fried Festival.

They all discussed the challenges of promoting their festivals, how they focused audiences and also helped up and coming bands. Paul Spencer, founder of Maverick Festival set in Easton Farm Estate, Suffolk, was the first to shine a light on the genre and be an Americana specific festival. I’ve been to Maverick many times, and also when the AMA-UK Conference used to happen right before the festival in July, and it’s a really lovely festival with a relaxed atmosphere and beautiful setting. Paul told us the addtion of the buskers stage can lead to an official slot at the festival and last year he also provided other opportunites such as Noshville Americana Festival, a two day free festival in King’s Cross in association with the AMA-UK who suggested member artists to perform.

John Cleere from Kilkenny Roots in Ireland interestingly revealed how the festival has changed its name and that having Americana in the title can be a possible curse, even now after becoming an accepted genre it can cause journalists to not know how to describe it. Tamsin Austin, Performance Programme Manager at the Sage, Gateshead and who programmes SummeTyne Americana says the festival was borne out of the Jumpin’ Hot Club, a venue in Newcastle promoting blues, country, and roots music and who I played a concert for supporting Chuck Prophet. You can really feel how it has been a labour of love for her, and this was also clear with all of the organisers. She admitted it had been tough at times and that it’s a continual challenge striking the balance of putting on the commercial headline artists with the lesser known. SummerTyne also provides two free stages to showcase UK up and coming artists.

Andy Shearer from Southern Fried Festival, based in Perth Concert Hall and venues across the city, says the Americana term can be narrow and that the core audience at the festival are not really that aware of it, they just get into it organically and so Southern Fried is promoted as covering a wide range of musical styles including country, blues, bluegrass, gospel, soul, songwriters and alt.country. They all acknowledged the huge support of the AMA-UK and how it had done a lot of work to improve the infrastructure and also how building good relationships with agents such as Bob Paterson Agency and Paul Fenn Asgard is crucial in keeping the all important live scene thriving.

Songwriting Workshop

At this year’s conference the second day started with a songwriting workshop and a fantastic opportunity for 10 artists to play their songs to a panel of successful songwriters: twice Grammy nominated Beth Nielson Chapman who has had numerous songs recorded by country and pop performers, celebrated writer, 10CC’s Graham Gouldman, Angaleena Presley, a member of female country trio Pistol Annies, and Glen Phillips, songwriter of 1990s alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket.

Artists including Jess Morgan, who played a captivating acoustic showcase the night before featuring songs from her latest album ‘Edison Gloriette’ and Megan O’Neill whose band Common Threads will be releasing their debut EP ‘Stories to Tell’ in February 2017, played their impressive material to the panel who provided some excellent and constructive song critiques suggesting edits, key changes and advice on song structure. Megan says of the experience, “Performing my song for the panel at the AMA UK songwriter’s showcase was terrifying, exhilarating and incredibly informative. Such an amazing opportunity and I feel so honoured to have taken part.”

Beth, who is in demand as songwriting teacher and also hosted ‘Back to Beth’s’ a lovely intimate house concert as part of Bob Harris’s ‘My Nashville’ documentary on BBC4, had some real gems of advice, such as ensuring every lyric has weight and purpose. She also suggested regularly stretching the songwriting muscle and trying techniques like taking a classic song such as ‘Yesterday’ and writing three new verses to it.

Angaleena felt more concerned with if a song moves her, If it moves people it doesn’t matter if it makes sense. She didn’t understand some lyrics on ‘Heartbreaker’ Ryan Adams’ acclaimed debut album but that didn’t diminish its emotional impact on her. Beth agreed, saying she adores the Paul Simon lyric ‘Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes’ but has never discovered what it means.

The Q&A was also fascinating, giving insights into how the songwriters on the panel have dealt with their success. Beth said her songs were not cut straight away and she felt overwhelmed after having her first hit. Graham has enjoyed success for a long time, he was only 19 when he wrote The Yardbirds ‘For Your Love’. Glen was also signed young and it’s interesting that the parts he rejected in certain songs were the most successful ones, he felt it was about dumbing down and making material universal. Angaleena says she felt successful after she wrote her first song that had a real emotional impact

They also discussed their writing routine. Beth emphasised the importance of showing up and being open to that creative flow, making time for it and writing anyway. For Graham, the act of taking his guitar out feels like going to work and he shared an inspirational Picasso quote ‘inspiration exists but it has to find you working’. He also said he now really enjoys co-writing, how it keeps you on edge and that another writer will listen to something you may have disregarded.

Glen recommended ‘The War of Art’ a book that really gives him motivation. He also reiterated the importance of showing up and said a co-writer can see through gems and ideas you may have overlooked. Angaleena keeps a notebook at all times for when inspiration strikes as little nuggets can easily slip away. Keep your heart and eyes open so you can receive messages and it’s essential to record your melodies straight away.

Bob Harris In Conversation with Mary Chapin Carpenter

Further inspiration came next with Bob Harris in conversation with acclaimed songwriter, five times Grammy Award winner Mary Chapin Carpenter. She talked about starting her career in Washington with the likes of Roseanne Cash, who she still tours with and reveres. They also discussed how, being the daughter of Johnny Cash, she provides the link in a chain, and told a lovely story of how Johnny wrote a list for Roseanne, essential songs that she should know, and her release ‘The River and the Thread’ was the result, where she revisited and explored her heritage and embraced the roots of US music.

They discussed the term Americana which Mary felt is a broader term helpful for those who don’t easily fit into boxes and Bob recounted another great songwriter, Mary Gauthier’s theory that you have to go through a lot to get to simple. Mary talked of her songwriting process and how she edits herself and makes every word count. The moving conversation touched on grief and loss and how 2012‘s ‘Ashes and Roses’ was all about that. Mary acknowledged the healing power of music, how it makes you feel you’re not alone and how cathartic it is to write about what you’re going through. Mary is a sole writer and they discussed how Americana does seem more solitary as a writing process. As a songwriter I’ve always been drawn to how it has a more organic sound and provides a real narrative and heart within its songwriting.

With a rapidly growing membership and the introduction of The Official Americana Chart, which the US have now followed, it’s a really exciting time for the AMA-UK. Now five years old, it’s providing a strong network and real sense of community amongst those who are passionate about the music. As Clubhouse Records, an independent label with an impressive roster of excellent Americana artists stated, the “networking was a key part of the whole event and it was great to meet so many like minded people.” Here’s to next year!

#amauk2017 #americana #conference #columnist #music #bob harris #baylen leonard #Country Music #mary chapin carpenter #maverick festival #Awards

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thxnews · 1 year ago

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Canada's Diverse Senate: Trudeau's Latest Appointments

A Strong Voice for New Brunswick

Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a significant announcement, unveiling the appointment of five new independent senators to the Senate, Canada's esteemed Upper House. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, the Governor General, was instrumental in this appointment, which includes individuals with diverse backgrounds and a wealth of experience to fill vacancies in the Senate. Joan Kingston, RN, Advocate for Health and Women One of the prominent appointees is Joan Kingston, a registered nurse and former member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. During her illustrious career in healthcare and provincial politics, she has passionately advocated for nurses, community welfare, and women's health. Most recently, she worked as a consultant with the University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Nursing. John McNair, Committed Community Servant Joining Kingston is John McNair, a lawyer who has dedicated himself to giving back to his community. His remarkable service extends to numerous non-profits and charitable organizations in New Brunswick. McNair served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary to Service New Brunswick, making him a valuable addition to the Senate. Krista Ross, Business and Community Leader Krista Ross, an accomplished business leader, is another addition to the Senate. With a history of 20 years working with the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce and supporting the growth of New Brunswick businesses and communities, Ross is poised to bring her expertise to the Upper House.

Nova Scotia's Representation

The Senate appointment also includes two individuals from Nova Scotia: Réjean Aucoin and Rodger Cuzner. Réjean Aucoin, Legal Veteran and Francophone Leader Réjean Aucoin, with over three decades of legal experience, is a prominent member of the Acadian community of Chéticamp in Nova Scotia. His deep involvement in community development and his leadership in the Association des juristes d’expression française de la Nouvelle-Écosse make him a proud advocate for Nova Scotia's francophone population. Rodger Cuzner, Former Parliamentarian and Diplomat Rodger Cuzner, a former parliamentarian, brings a wealth of political experience to the Senate. He served in various roles in the House of Commons for 19 years, representing Nova Scotia. Notably, he served as the Consul General of Canada in Boston from 2020 to 2023, adding a diplomatic touch to the Senate's composition.

Understanding the Canadian Senate

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DETROIT–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This week, more than 15,000 students from around the world traveled to Detroit, putting their innovation skills to the test at the annual FIRST Championship Presented by Qualcomm® Incorporated, held at the Cobo Center and Ford Field.

The four-day event, attended by more than 40,000 people, came down to a heart-pounding conclusion Saturday night in front of thousands of cheering fans at Ford Field when teams competed in match finals for the FIRST® Robotics Competition and FIRST® Tech Challenge world championships. Four teams from Kalamazoo, Michigan; Clarkston, Michigan; Kingston, Ontario, Canada; and State College, Pennsylvania, were the FIRST Robotics Competition Winning Alliance for this year’s game, FIRST POWER UPSM. Teams from Lexington, Massachusetts; Baden, Pennsylvania; and Lexington, Massachusetts, were the FIRST Tech Challenge RELIC RECOVERYSM Winning Alliance.

Students ages 6-18 participated in FIRST Championship Detroit. FIRST Championship, the world’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) for students, kicked off last week with 15,000 students in Houston.

Selected Quotes:

FIRST President Donald E. Bossi said: We’re marking the culmination of another fantastic FIRST season, and once again, we’ve had fantastic growth. More than half-a-million young people directly participated in our programs, which engaged 61,000 teams, an impressive 23 percent increase from just last year. We will not stop [growing] until all students have access to the education and experiences that FIRST programs provide.

Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO of General Motors and FIRST Championship Detroit Host Committee Co-Chair, spoke at the Closing Celebration: I can say with complete confidence that I see many future GM engineers in this room tonight. You are a natural fit and you’re getting a head start on exactly what we’re working on today – autonomous and electric vehicle technology – and this will change tomorrow for everyone.

Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan and FIRST Championship Detroit Host Committee Co-Chair, welcomed FIRST Championship to Detroit: To all the participants, I want to thank you for what you’re going to do in the future. If you look at the world, a couple of things are happening. One, the world is only going to become more global. Two, the rate of change is only going to go faster and faster. To be ready to go faster and faster, we need the best people in the world excited about STEM, and that’s who you are.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, addressed FIRST supporters: What you do right here at FIRST is extraordinarily important. It’s not just about robotics. It’s not just about science. It’s about people. It’s about collaborating. It’s about making it happen. It’s about forming teams, mentoring teams, sharing your experience. Whether you are a volunteer, a donator, a sponsor, a supporter, a participant, a parent, a teacher, you make a difference, and here we just use the incredible world of science and technology to do so and we prepare the future in so many different ways.

Among the participants, many earned honors for design excellence, competitive play, research, business plans, website design, and teamwork. A not-for-profit organization founded in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) inspires innovation and leadership in young people through engaging, team-based robotics challenges.

In Detroit, 700 robotics teams from 37 countries across the four FIRST programs participated.

FIRST Championship Detroit honored significant supporters of the FIRST mission, including Gail Drake, Mentor, Team 1885, ILITE Robotics, was the recipient of the Woodie Flowers Award, founded by Dr. William P. Murphy Jr. to recognize an outstanding engineer or teacher who best demonstrates teaching excellence in science, math, and creative design.

At the conclusion of FIRST Championship, in a video narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, FIRST announced a unified season theme for all four programs, FIRST Launch 2019. The upcoming 2018-2019 season will have all FIRST teams exploring outer space in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that put the first humans on the moon. The season will also mark the 30th anniversary of FIRST as a youth-serving nonprofit and the 20th anniversary of FIRST LEGO League. Watch the launch video on firstinspires.org.

2018 FIRST Championship Winners

The 2018 winners of the competitions and awards announced in Detroit are as follows:

Dean’s List Award – This award celebrates outstanding student leaders whose passion for and effectiveness at attaining FIRST ideals is exemplary.

From FIRST Robotics Competition:

Gabrielle Malson, Team 1506, Metal Muscle, Flint, Mich.

Erik Boesen, Team 1418, Vae Victis, Falls Church, Va.

Malachi Patrick, Team 1660, Harlem Knights, New York, N.Y.

Sanket Nayak, Team 4384, Benzene Bots, Troy, Mich.

McKenna Hillsdon-Smith, Team 135, Penn Robotics, Mishawaka, Ind.

From FIRST Tech Challenge:

Zoe Berg, Team 7190, Green Girls Robotics, Saint Paul, Minn.

Karris Krueger, Team 5975, CYBOTS, Denver, Iowa

George Rak, Team 12211, Trial & Error, Lodi, Ohio

Zachary Simon, Team 9790, Vier Left, Granger, Ind.

Tania Najnin, Team 13368, The Plugs, New York, N.Y.

1. FIRST® Robotics Competition Championship – FIRST Robotics Competition combines sports excitement with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits, teams are challenged to fundraiser, design a brand, exercise teamwork, and build and program robots to perform tasks against competitors. The 2018 challenge, FIRST POWER UP, finds teams and their robots trapped in an 8-bit video game. The alliance with the highest score at the end of the match, which includes autonomous and teleoperated periods, defeats the boss and wins the game.

More than 91,000 students on 3,650 teams from 27 countries competed during the 2018 season.

Team 2834, Bionic Black Hawks, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., won the Chairman’s Award, the highest honor given at the FIRST Robotics Competition Championship, recognizing the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the purpose and goals of FIRST. Team 2220, Blue Twilight, Eagan, Minn., and Team 1816, “The Green Machine”, Edina, Minn., were Chairman’s Award Finalists.

The Winning Alliance of the FIRST Robotics Competition was Team 2767, Stryke Force, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Team 27, Team RUSH, Clarkston, Mich.; Team 2708, Lake Effect Robotics, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; and Team 4027, Centre County 4-H Robotics, State College, Pa.

The FIRST Robotics Competition Volunteer of the Year Award winner was Carol Perrotto.

Other FIRST Robotics Competition Awards included:

Championship Finalists –

Carson Subdivision

Team 217, ThunderChickens, Sterling Heights, Mich.

Team 3357, COMETS, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Team 4967, That ONE Team-OurNextEngineers, Belmont, Mich.

Team 4130, The Blue Devils, Richmond, Mich.

Subdivision Winners –

Archimedes Subdivision

Team 868, TechHOUNDS, Carmel, Ind.

Team 4003, TriSonics, Allendale, Mich.

Team 4541, CAV-ineers, Severn, Md.

Team 5422, Stormgears FRC, Westford, Mass.

Carson Subdivision

Team 217, ThunderChickens, Sterling Heights, Mich.

Team 3357, COMETS, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Team 4967, That ONE Team-OurNextEngineers, Belmont, Mich.

Team 4130, The Blue Devils, Richmond, Mich.

Curie Subdivision

Team 3707, Brighton TechnoDogs, Brighton, Mich.

Team 195, CyberKnights, Southington, Conn.

Team 333, MEGALODONS, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Team 70, More Martians, Goodrich, Mich.

Daly Subdivision

Team 2767, Stryke Force, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Team 27, Team RUSH, Clarkston, Mich.

Team 2708, Lake Effect Robotics, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Team 4027, Centre County 4-H Robotics, State College, Pa.

Darwin Subdivision

Team 494, Martians, Goodrich, Mich.

Team 865, WARP7, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Team 4917, Sir Lancerbot, Elmira, Ontario, Canada

Team 51, The Wings of Fire, Pontiac, Mich.

Tesla Subdivision

Team 2056, OP Robotics, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada

Team 1241, THEORY6, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Team 2869, Regal Eagles, Bethpage, N.Y.

Team 6090, Wayland Wildcats, Wayland, Mich.

Subdivision Finalists –

Archimedes Subdivision

Team 1756, Argos, Peoria, Ill.

Team 4237, Team Lance-A-Bot, Stevensville, Mich.

Team 3620, Average Joes, Saint Joseph, Mich.

Team 1322, Genesee Robotics Area Youth Team (GRAYT), Fenton, Mich.

Carson Subdivision

Team 71, Team Hammond, Hammond, Ind.

Team 1640, Sab-BOT-age, Downingtown, Pa.

Team 5254, HYPE, Trumansburg, N.Y.

Team 422, Mech Tech Dragons, Richmond, Va.

Curie Subdivision

Team 3538, RoboJackets, Auburn Hills, Mich.

Team 1747, Harrison Boiler Robotics, West Lafayette, Ind.

Team 2826, Wave Robotics, Oshkosh, Wis.

Team 4607, C.I.S., Becker, Minn.

Daly Subdivision

Team 141, WOBOT, Holland, Mich.

Team 2013, Cybergnomes, Clearview Twp., Ontario, Canada

Team 2706, Merge Robotics, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Team 1189, The Gearheads, Grosse Pointe, Mich.

Darwin Subdivision

Team 56, R.O.B.B.E., Bound Brook, N.J.

Team 4028, The Beak Squad, Cincinnati, Ohio

Team 1391, The Metal Moose, West Chester, Pa.

Team 365, Miracle Workerz, Wilmington, Del.

Tesla Subdivision

Team 2614, Mountaineer Area RoboticS (MARS), Morgantown, W.Va.

Team 2590, Nemesis, Robbinsville, N.J.

Team 708, Hatters Robotics, Horsham, Pa.

Team 1720, PhyXTGears, Muncie, Ind.

Engineering Inspiration Award –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 4481, Team Rembrandts, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 2137, TORC, Oxford, Mich.

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 772, Sabre Bytes Robotics, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Autonomous Award sponsored by Ford –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 4003, TriSonics, Allendale, Mich.

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 4678, CyberCavs, Breslau, Ontario, Canada

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 4028, The Beak Squad, Cincinnati, Ohio

Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 33, Killer Bees, Auburn Hills, Mich.

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 3624, ThunderColts, Huntington Station, N.Y.

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 250, The Dynamos, Colonie, N.Y.

Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 27, Team RUSH, Clarkston, Mich.

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 103, Cybersonics, Kintnersville, Pa.

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 548, Robostangs, Northville, Mich.

Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 610, Crescent Coyotes, North York, Ontario, Canada

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 1640, Sab-BOT-age, Downingtown, Pa.

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 1625, Winnovation, Winnebago, Ill.

Gracious Professionalism® Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 2729, Storm Robotics Team, Marlton, N.J.

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 1676, The Pascack PI-oneers, Montvale, N.J.

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 2337, EngiNERDs, Grand Blanc, Mich.

Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 1756, Argos, Peoria, Ill.

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 4531, STEMpunk, Two Rivers, Wis.

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 5712, Hemlock’s Gray Matter, Hemlock, Mich.

Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 1114, Simbotics, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 4004, M.A.R.S. Rovers, Muskegon, Mich.

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 1684, The Chimeras, Lapeer, Mich.

Safety Award sponsored by UL –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 2220, Blue Twilight, Eagan, Minn.

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 1676, The Pascack PI-oneers, Montvale, N.J.

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 2451, PWNAGE, Saint Charles, Ill.

Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 2202, BEAST Robotics, Brookfield, Wis.

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 1731, Fresta Valley Robotics Club, Marshall, Va.

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 910, The Foley Freeze, Madison Heights, Mich.

Quality Award sponsored by Motorola Solutions Foundation –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 1024, Kil-A-Bytes, Indianapolis, Ind.

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 2614, Mountaineer Area RoboticS (MARS), Morgantown, W.Va.

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 3707, Brighton TechnoDogs, Brighton, Mich.

Team Spirit Award sponsored by FCA Foundation –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 1629, Garrett Coalition (GaCo), Accident, Md.

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 4476, W.A.F.F.L.E.S., Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 4905, Andromeda One, Ayer, Mass.

Highest Rookie Seed –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 6875, Build A Dream Robotics – Amazon Warriors, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 7226, Error 404, Lansing, Mich.

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 6869, Gladiateurs, Saint-Jerome, Québec, Canada

Rookie All-star Award –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 6868, Cadet Robotics, Hilton, N.Y.

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 6911, SO BOTZ, Orangeburg, N.Y.

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 7198, TL Fearsome Gears, Monticello, Ind.

Rookie Inspiration Award sponsored by NI –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 7329, The Afghan Dreamers, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 6909, SAKURA Tempesta, Chiba, Japan

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 6823, Wildcats, Milwaukee, Wis.

Judges’ Awards –

Archimedes-Daly Division: Team 5413, Stellar Robotics, Shelby, Ohio

Carson-Tesla Division: Team 2474, Excel, Niles, Mich.

Curie-Darwin Division: Team 125, NUTRONs, Boston, Mass.

2. FIRST® Tech Challenge World Championship – FIRST Tech Challenge students learn to think like engineers. Teams build robots from a reusable kit of parts, develop strategies, document their progress, and compete head to head. In the 2017-18 game, FIRST RELIC RECOVERY, teams work in an alliance to go on a robot adventure. The goal is to score more points than the opposing alliance during 150 seconds of game play that includes autonomous and driver-controlled periods.

Approximately 60,000 students on 6,013 FIRST Tech Challenge teams competed during the 2017-2018 season. FIRST Tech Challenge Global Sponsors include Official Program Sponsor Rockwell Collins, Official 3D Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Sponsor PTC, and Season Presenting Sponsor Qualcomm.

The FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship Inspire Award, recognizing excellence in robot design and teamwork, went to Team 9794, Wizards.exe, from Rockville, Md.

The Winning Alliance was Team 8644, The Brainstormers, Lexington, Mass.; Team 8393, The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team, Baden, Pa.; and Team 4029, 2 Bits and a Byte, Lexington, Mass.

The FIRST Tech Challenge Volunteer of the Year Award winner was David and Lydean Spangler.

The Compass Award for excellence in coaching/mentoring was awarded to Jim Irvine, coach of Team 8686, Height Differential, from Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Other FIRST Tech Challenge awards included: Blue alliance

Division Winners –

Edison Division: Team 8644, The Brainstormers, Lexington, Mass.; Team 8393, The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team, Baden, Pa.; and Team 4029, 2 Bits and a Byte, Lexington, Mass.

Ochoa Division: Team 11115, Gluten Free, Hollis, N.H.; Team 7182, Mechanical Paradox Cubed, Catonsville, Md.; and Team 9971, LANbros, Vincetown, N.J.

Division Finalists –

Edison Division: Team 8645, Robotic Doges, Hollsopple, Pa.; Team 7261, Omega Robotics, Sioux City, Iowa; and Team 5029, PowerStackers, Englewood, Ohio

Ochoa Division: Team 5040, Nuts & Bolts, Loveland, Ohio; Team 8680, Kraken-Pinion, Mequon, Wis.; and Team 11316, Weapons of Mass Construction, Indianola, Iowa

Promote Award – Team 6347, Geared Up, from Clayville, N.Y.

Control Award – Team 10091, N.Y.A.N. Robotics – Not You Average Nerds, Mundelein, Ill.

Motivate Award – Team 3954, Pink to the Future, Den Haag, Netherlands

Design Award – Team 11115, Gluten Free, Hollis, N.H.

Rockwell Collins Innovate Award – Team 10435, Circuit Breakers, Waukee, Iowa

Connect Award – Team 7129, Robo Raiders, Lebanon, Ill.

Think Award – Team 7182, Mechanical Paradox Cubed, Catonsville, Md.

Judges’ Award – The Rainbow Award – Team 3595, Schrödinger’s Hat, Alexandria, Va.

Judges’ Award – The Cultivation Award – Team 8338, Team Shatterdome, Cheonan, Chungcheongnamdo, South Korea

3. FIRST® LEGO® League World Festival – FIRST LEGO League introduces younger students to real-world engineering challenges by inviting them to conduct research projects and build LEGO-based autonomous robots to complete tasks on a thematic playing surface. FIRST LEGO League teams, guided by their imaginations, discover exciting career possibilities and learn to make positive contributions to society. This year’s challenge, HYDRO DYNAMICSSM, tasked more than 280,000 students on 35,226 teams representing nearly 90 countries with improving the human water cycle.

Top honors went to Champion’s Award winner, Team 51, Not the Droids You’re Looking For, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Champion’s Award Finalist, Team 3436, the Hydro HAULks, Oakville, Ontario, Canada; and Champion’s Award Finalist, Team 37289, FIRST FUJISAN, Kofu, Japan.

Other FIRST LEGO League awards included:

Robot Performance Award – Team 37411, Water In Need (WIN), Taichung city, Chinese Taipei.

Strategy & Innovation Award – Team 37363, FSINGENIUM Team, Pamplona, Spain.

Programming Award – Team 182, Hotshot Hotwires, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.

Mechanical Design Award – Team 37406, Goethe RobotX, Bensheim, Germany.

Research Award – Team 8631, St. Peters Brickbusters, East Troy, Wis.

Presentation Award – Team 37362, iDB TECH-NO-LOGIC, Verona, Italy.

Innovative Solution Award – Team 1948, Comet Warriors, Kingston, Ont., Canada.

Teamwork Award – Team 37332, GLIC, Glasgow, Scotland.

Inspiration Award – Team 3952, Jamestown Robowolves, Jamestown, R.I.

Gracious Professionalism® Award – Team 7507, Boa Constructors, Union, W.Va.

Volunteer of the Year Award – Diane Michalczuk, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Coach/Mentor Awards – Susan Eckert of Davenport, Iowa; Jeff Hafting of Annapolis Royal, N.S., Canada; Jonathan Blumann of Bensheim, Germany; and Alenka Malej of Koper, Slovenia.

Judges’ Awards

Team 5352, Brain Busters, Sherborn, Mass.

Team 26647, Einstein Narwhals, Clarksville, Md.

Team 31562, Spockbots, Bloomington, Ind.

Team 18290, Water BuffaLEGOs, Ellicott City, Md.

Team 2791, World Changers, Davenport, Iowa.

Team 34821, MPI Panthers, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

4. FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. World Festival Expo – FIRST LEGO League Jr. introduces children ages 6 to 9 to the exciting world of science and technology. In this year’s Challenge, AQUA ADVENTURESM, 16,767 teams used LEGO® elements to build and LEGO® Education WeDo 2.0 to program a moving model and share their discoveries about where water comes from and what happens on its way to people.

FIRST LEGO League Jr. awards went to:

Building and Discovery Awards – Team 9819, Purple Panthers, of Birmingham, Mich.; Team 110227, WBSD Gretchko Team 1, of West Bloomfield, Mich.; and Team 14606, Team Water Emoji, of Detroit.

Cooperative Model Awards – Team 8260, Eaglets, of Howell, Mich.; Team 12218, Green-I, of Seoul, South Korea; and Team 14419, Water player, of Nagoya, Japan.

Cooperative Poster Awards – Team 13588, Never Eat Soggy Waffles, of Farmington, Mich.; Team 14605, Team Ocean, of Detroit; and Team 14607, Team Shark Divas, of Detroit.

Cooperative Research Awards – Team 11470, Jr. Mountaineers, of Iron Mountain, Mich.; Team 12208, Hydro Hornet Hubots, of Chanhassen, Minn.; and Team 14413 Water Works Japan, of Nagoya, Japan.

Creative Model Awards – Team 4756, Blockhead Builders, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; Team 9136, The Beluga Builders, of Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Team 11642, Ice Dragons, of Richmond Hill, Ont., Canada.

Creative Programming Awards – Team 11320, Hydrodynamic Engineers, of Sylvania, Ohio; and Team 13943, Little Einsteins, of Naperville, Ill.

Creative Research Awards – Team 11553, Stanton Academy – The Masterbuilders, of London, Ont., Canada; and Team 14586, RObot Academy Junior, of Bucharest, Romania.

Creative Show Awards – Team 11618, Team Mighty Dolphins, of Detroit; Team 12506, Aquatic Crocodiles, of Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Team 14548, Professorium, of Elista, Russia.

Design and Show Awards – Team 1049, Jr. BannekerBots, of Kansas City, Mo.; Team 3475, Okapi, of Farmington, Mich.; and Team 7199, Jr. Bobcaticians, of Kansas City, Mo.

Discover and Program Awards – Team 9617, WBSD Jr. Aqua Bots, of Keego Harbor, Mich.; Team 12442, St. William Aquabots, of Walled Lake, Mich.; and Team 13589, Aqua Sharks, of Farmington, Mich.

Discover and Show Awards – Team 6240, NovaBots, of Novi, Mich.; Team 8622, Pink Fluffy Unicorns, of Wolcott, Conn.; and Team 11727, Team of Lions, of Detroit.

Innovative Model Awards – Team 7961, Team Tidal Wave 6, of Novi, Mich.; Team 11898, Aga Khan Education Board – Ontario, of North York, Ont., Canada; and Team 14598, DREAMTEAM, of Seoul, South Korea.

Innovative Poster Awards – Team 7718, LEGO Gear Masters, of Navarre, Ohio; Team 9614, WBSD Scotch: D2 Destroyers, of West Bloomfield, Mich.; and Team 14599, Blue Star, of Seoul, South Korea.

Innovative Programming Awards – Team 4867, Waterblast, of Midland, Mich.; Team 14143, Mayim Mensches, of West Bloomfield, Mich.; and Team 14593, GO!WATER, of Taichung, Chinese Taipei.

Innovative Research Awards – Team 7878, FLLJr. Team 2, of Rogers, Minn.; Team 14524, Water girls, of Gjovik, Norway; and Team 13970, Hydro Farmers, of Pewaukee, Wis.

Model Design Awards – Team 8992, Aqua Avengers, of Fresh Meadows, N.Y.; Team 12442, St. William Crusaders Robotics, of Walled Lake, Mich.; and Team 14501, MSKWaterJumpers, of Wies, Austria.

Programming Design Awards – Team 13587, Turtle Divers, of Farmington, Mich.; and Team 14594, Grandpa’s Fish Farm, of Tianan, Chinese Taipei.

Research and Design Awards – Team 12309, LEGO Masters, of McHenry, Ill.; Team 12647, DynamicBots, of Morgantown, W. Va.; and Team 13775, Daycroft Creators, of Ann Arbor, Mich.

Research and Discovery Awards – Team 12215, Techno Queens, of Jericho, N.Y.; and Team 13202, LEGO DESIGNERS, of Columbus, Ohio.

Watch highlights from FIRST Championship Detroit on the FIRST Twitch Channel and view select photos on the FIRST Facebook page. Visit The FIRST Championship website to learn more.

2018 FIRST Championship Sponsors

Qualcomm is the 2018 FIRST Championship Presenting Sponsor.

2018 FIRST Championship Lead Sponsors include: Google, Inc and Magna International Inc.

2018 FIRST Championship Event Sponsors include: ABB Foundation, The Abbott Fund; BAE Systems; Bechtel Corporation; Booz Allen Hamilton; Delta Air Lines, Inc.; Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau; The Dow Chemical Company; DTE Energy Co.; FCA Foundation; FedEx Corporation; Ford Motor Company; General Motors Company; Houston CVB, Nokia Bell Labs; NRG Energy; TE Connectivity; Twitch; U.S. Air Force; United Technologies; ZF.

2018 FIRST Championship Key Sponsors include: American Axle & Manufacturing; The Boeing Company; Bosch; The Coca-Cola Company; Consumers Energy; DoD STEM; Kettering University; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Mouser Electronics; PwC US, Southwest Airlines; Quicken Loans; Texas Instruments; Two Sigma; Walt Disney Imagineering.

Other 2018 FIRST Championship Supporters include: Aptiv; Arm; Blue Origin; J.R. Automation; KUKA Robotics; Miksa Honey Farms.

Save the date! The FIRST Championship will be held in:

2019: Houston: April 17-20 and Detroit: April 24-27

2020: Houston: April 15-18 and Detroit: April 29-May 2

About FIRST®

Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With support from over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies and more than $70 million in college scholarships, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRST® Robotics Competition for students in Grades 9-12; FIRST® Tech Challenge for Grades 7-12; FIRST® LEGO® League for Grades 4-8; and FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. for Grades K-4. Gracious Professionalism® is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about FIRST, go to www.firstinspires.org.

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