Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin As part of the legendary Grateful Dead, drummer Mickey Hart has built his more than 50-year career on uplifting others through music. And now, at a time when there has never been a greater need for healing, Hart is as busy as ever, knowing his music is necessary. Having just wrapped up a tour with Dead & Company, where he got to witness tens of thousands of fans joined together on a nightly basis, he has immediately turned his attention to rhythmic unity through a new Planet Drum album. Into The Groove finds Hart uniting with Zakir Hussain, Giovanni Hidalgo and Sikiru Adepoju to showcase the power of the rhythm. The album leads off with the single "King Clave," which Planet Drum shared in a special video with charity organization Playing For Change. I spoke with Hart about how Tito Puente changed his life, the recent Dead & Company tour, the power of music and much more. Steve Baltin: When you listen … [Read more...] about Sunday Conversation: Mickey Hart On Dead & Company, Tito Puente And Why He’ll Never Retire
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An ADHD diagnosis can be expensive and inaccurate. This company’s test addresses both problems
Despite being a strong student in high school, Sydney Dodini struggled during her freshman year at Brigham Young University. She kept showing up late to lectures and found it difficult to focus during class. When she flew home in the spring, she asked her father, Aaron Dodini, a psychologist who specializes in ADHD testing, to give her a QbTest, an FDA-cleared ADHD diagnostic screening tool that can be done online. advertisement advertisement ADHD, or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is one of the more common neurobehavioral disorders usually first diagnosed in childhood and which can continue into adulthood. Symptoms fall into three categories: inattention, manifesting in difficulty sustaining focus, staying on task, and staying organized; hyperactivity, including excessive fidgeting, extreme restlessness, even talking too much; and impulsivity, including difficulty with self-control, delaying gratification, and considering long-term … [Read more...] about An ADHD diagnosis can be expensive and inaccurate. This company’s test addresses both problems
No longer in competition mode, ‘The Clash’ champ Mariane Osabel wants to do her best without overthinking
Mariane Osabel Like many new singers, “The Clash” Season 4 winner Mariane Osabel often wonders about how she can leave a lasting impression on people and make a mark in show biz. But as much as she wants to stand out, she won’t resort, she said, to singing over her peers onstage. “If we’re doing a duet or a group performance, and one of us is belting, I would sing in a neutral way to balance it out. Otherwise, we wouldn’t sound melodious … It wouldn’t sound appealing to the ears if I belt out while the other is going at it,” Mariane said in a recent online conference for her debut single, “Pira-piraso,” under GMA Music. “Hindi ako bibirit din. That’s my mindset when doing group numbers,” the 24-year-old recording artist added. And the same holds true for Mariane’s fellow singers in the popular “All-Out Sundays” segment “Queendom,” which features the noontime variety show’s resident divas, Aicelle Santos, Julie Anne San Jose, Rita Daniela and other former konteseras like Hannah … [Read more...] about No longer in competition mode, ‘The Clash’ champ Mariane Osabel wants to do her best without overthinking
New Lawsuit Would Overturn EPA Advisories Seen As Precursor To More State & Federal Regulation
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In June the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released four new drinking water health advisories related to PFAS contamination. The soundness of these advisories has since been called into question and in late July a lawsuit was filed seeking to overturn two of them. PFAS is the acronym referring to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances, which the EPA describes as “a group of manufactured chemicals that have been used in industry and consumer products since the 1940s because of their useful properties.” The EPA notes there “are thousands of different PFAS, some of which have been more widely used and studied than others.” “These advisories indicate the level of drinking water contamination below which adverse health effects are not expected to occur,” the EPA said in a statement. “Health advisories provide technical information that federal, state, and local officials can use to inform the development of monitoring … [Read more...] about New Lawsuit Would Overturn EPA Advisories Seen As Precursor To More State & Federal Regulation