Link to the main text of Falun Gong, it is not a “regular” book as it has powerful energy behind every word that some can feel when they read it!

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Panelists:

Speakers –
Amaechi Uzoigwe

KEYNOTE:

Amaechi Uzoigwe is an NYC-based entertainment & digital media executive,
with expertise in music, artist representation, business affairs, visual
content, creative marketing & technology. As an artist manager, Amaechi
represents Grammy-nominated hip hop phenoms, Run the Jewels, who have become
one of the industry’s most celebrated and critically-acclaimed acts of
recent years, and the young West African guitar band, Songhoy Blues.

Amaechi overseas all aspects of the group’s career, including business
affairs, business development, creating & operating their record label,
producing visual content, leading award-winning creative marketing
campaigns, brand relationships & more. He has built groundbreaking
partnerships with Pulse Films, Adult Swim, Volcom, Beats 1, Marvel Comics &
Sonos, plus led the group’s charitable causes & efforts. Amaechi is also
principally responsible for pioneering the group’s successful craft beer
enterprise, and will be launching the RTJ cannabis business this summer.

Additionally, Amaechi part of the management team at Monotone Inc, home to
Jack White, LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend, Danger Mouse & more, and a
partner in award-winning LA-based film production company, GRAiNEY Pictures,
where he has led the branded content division to accolades including
nominations for Cannes Lions and Webby Awards.

In 2006, Amaechi was voted founding Chairman of the American Association of
Independent Music (A2IM), the trade organization representing independent
record label’s share of the multi-billion dollar music market. He has spoken
at numerous conferences, festivals & universities (incl SXSW, Cannes,
MIDEM, Billboard, SF Music Tech, NYU, Cardozo Law School), and is an
outspoken advocate for artist rights, independence & empowerment.

Speakers –
Elliot A. Resnik, Esq.

Mr. Resnik practices entertainment law at the esteemed firm Shukat Arrow
Hafer Weber & Herbsman LLP, and focuses on transactions including but not
limited to artist, writer and producer representation for recording and
publishing agreements, licensing, joint ventures, intellectual property
asset sales, live entertainment and venue representation, digital
distribution and content, record label and publishing business affairs. Mr.
Resnik’s clients include Grammy winning and platinum selling artists,
producers, record labels and publishers in a diversity of musical genres,
festival and concert promoters as well as representation for agencies,
international brands and other entertainment related companies. He
graduated from McGill University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in
Philosophy and obtained his Juris Doctorate from The New York Law School in
2000.

Lou Plaia-ReverbNation – Founder / EVP Industry Relations (North America)

Hot Rats Entertainment – Founder / Manager

Music industry veteran Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation in 2006. Since that
time, ReverbNation has helped millions of emerging artists build their
careers with its powerful career management and online marketing tools.
These tools, combined with its A&R and Artist Development capabilities and
broad industry relationships offer emerging Artists from around the world
access to the global music industry. The company operates worldwide with
customers on every continent and more than 10 million unique visitors come
to ReverbNation.com every month.

Plaia dedicates most of his time brokering valuable opportunities for the
4.5 million artists on ReverbNation by connecting them to record labels,
talent buyers, promoters, agents, managers, music supervisors, publications,
radio stations, brands, recording studios, and other music industry
professionals. Plaia recently created alliances with more than a dozen major
and independent record labels whereby ReverbNation has become an A&R source
for the labels. Plaia has also created partnerships in the live music space
with Summerfest, Warped Tour, The Sturgis Buffalo Chip Festival, Rocklahoma,
Sunset Music Festival, Pepsi Southern Gulf Coast Jam and many other high
profile events.

In addition to his role at ReverbNation, Plaia launched Hot Rats
Entertainment in January 2016. At Hot Rats, Plaia manages New York based
rock band, Midnight Mob.

Prior to ReverbNation, Plaia worked twelve years at Atlantic Records where
he was VP of Strategic Marketing and worked with Jewel, Hootie & the
Blowfish, Collective Soul, George Carlin, Mike Stern and hundreds of other
artists and bands. Plaia then became the Head of Marketing and Artist
Development for Atlantic imprint, Lava Records, where he worked for four
years with artists such as Kid Rock, O.A.R., Simple Plan, Trans-Siberian
Orchestra, Matchbox 20 and many others. He was also responsible for
negotiating strategic partnerships such as Nascar’s Chevy Rock n Roll 400,
Schick’s Intuition Tour, Disney’s Grad Night and many other sponsorship
deals.

Plaia has been a guest speaker at SXSW, CMJ, Canadian Music Week, Music Biz
(f/k/a NARM), Americana Music Conference, Launch Music Conference, The
Future of Music Summit, New Music Seminar, Dubai Sound City, and dozens of
other music conferences throughout the world.

Ian LaPlace –

Ian is EVP and Senior Talent Buyer at Communion Presents, an international
artist development company and concert promoter. Communion has been
instrumental in the building the careers arists including Ben Howard,
Catfish and the Bottlemen, Highly Suspect, Marian Hill and many more. Ian
books and runs one of the longest running new music showcases in the US and
has built music programs for brands such as Skullcandy, British Airways,
Bose and Google Play. At Present Communion actively booking shows and in 14
different markets across the US.

Suzanne Paulinski
After graduating with a B.S. in Music Industry from Drexel University, and
helping found MADDragon Records, Suzanne was the Midwest Sales Coordinator
for Astralwerks (EMI), before completing her Masters in Psychology at Queens
College (CUNY). She is now a mindset coach for music-preneurs, helping them
reach their goals with custom time management solutions that enable them to
gain clarity on their next steps while maintaining a healthy work/life
balance. Suzanne published The Rock/Star Life Planner as a tool for
creatives to find focus in their daily lives, and her teachings can be found
in her guest posts for Sonicbids, ReverbNation, CD Baby, Tunecore, and
Soundfly. For further information on Suzanne and her company, please visit
therockstaradvocate.com

Corina:

Vocalist Corina Corina was born in Oakland, CA, & has made her career in
NYC. This gifted songwriter brings a fresh vocal hybrid to modern R&B with
strong blues & hip hop influences. Her lyrically-driven content touches on
everything from gender inequality to self-love & resisting social norms.
Aside from music, she has made a name for herself as a blog writer and
activist for eating disorder recovery, feminism and mental health and
wellness. She has independently released two full-length albums and two EPs
and is gearing up to release her third LP, “Hangover Music” in summer 2018.

Timothy Pattison

DIRECTOR, CREATIVE – NEW YORK

Timothy Pattison is Director of Creative at Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). In
this role, he is responsible for scouting and signing new songwriters and
publishers, maintaining relationships with existing BMI affiliates
worldwide, as well as coordinating various songwriter-focused showcases,
seminars and festivals.

Prior to BMI, Pattison worked at Fat Possum Records, where he focused on
sync licensing. His previous post was at Spirit Music Group, where he spent
eight years, holding several positions including creative director. While at
Spirit, Pattison helped develop the company’s roster of songwriters,
expanded its network within the entertainment industry, spearheaded
co-writing opportunities and developed licensing strategies.

Pattison holds a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Ohio University
and a Master for Music from New York University.

Danielle Middleton –

A&R Senior Coordinator, Sony ATV Publishing

Danielle Middleton got her start in music at an early age singing in the
children’s choir at the Metropolitan Opera. When she was nine, she was
invited to sing “You Are Not Alone” on stage at at the VMAs with Michael
Jackson, igniting her life long obsession with pop music. Danielle dove into
the music industry straight out of college working for companies like BMI
and Redlight Management and booking live shows around Brooklyn. She
eventually landed at Sony ATV, where she started as a receptionist and went
on to spearheaded the social media initiatives for the entire company. She
currently works as an A&R Senior Coordinator, building her own roster of
songwriters and producers. Sony ATV is the number one publishing company
globally and recently won “Publisher of the Year” at the BMI Pop awards. The
company is known for representing massive artists such as Taylor Swift, Lady
Gaga, Ed Sheeran, Arcade Fire, Cardi B, etc, as well as administering the
catalogues of heritage artists such as Bob Dylan, Amy Winehouse, The
Beatles, Elvis Presley, James Taylor, Hank Williams and so on.

Festival Producer

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Tavern62 by David Burke’s menu feature modern American plates as a reflection of Chef Burke’s contemporary approach to cooking, with a nod to elevated New York classics paired with a curated wine list, craft beers and a specialty cocktail program.

For more information, please follow us @tavern62.

THE CHEF
David Burke/Executive Chef
DAVID BURKE

Executive Chef

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, chef David Burke’s 25-year career is decorated with honors that pay homage to his respected culinary skill, creative whimsy, and philanthropic efforts, including appearances on Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, and receiving a US patent for his pink Himalayan salt dry-age technique for steaks.

In Fall 2015, David Burke joined ESquared Hospitality to work as a culinary partner on new and innovative concepts. In September 2016, David Burke and E2 Hospitality opened BLT Prime by David Burke in the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. Tavern62 by David Burke, a modern American tavern, is his newest collaboration with ESquared Hospitality that opened in October 2016 in New York City’s Upper East Side.

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You and a guest are cordially invited to a private brunch
showcasing the latest models from Ferrari &
Maserati along with exclusive luxury brands.

Hors d’oeuvres & Signature Cocktails will be served

Private Estate, Southampton, NY
(address upon confirmation)

Saturday, August 5th, 2017 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Silent Auction to benefit Every Mother Counts

Experience Luxury, Performance and Design
**Test drive the Maserati GT or Ferrari California
T with your own personalized test drive.
Limited test drives will be available to qualified buyers.

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honors General David Howell Petraeus. Part Two. (Note: We ran out of tape, but we have the end of his philosophical comment in text) 

‘I’ll keep in mind a Cautionary tale of young schoolboy who gave a report about Julius Caesar: he was a great general, he won some important battles, he made a long speech, they killed him.” – I will try to avoid Caeser’s fate this evening.

“Addressing such eminent company in this great city with this great organization, one can almost begin to feel a little bit important- thankfully I have plenty of experiences from early days in the army to keep that impulse in check…

One episode in particular- I was fresh out of West point, a new second lieutenant, out with my new platoon for the first time, we’d a long day and we didn’t crawl into our sleeping bags until just before midnight. I’d only been asleep for an hour or so, when my platoon sergeant, a Wise old airborne veteran elbowed me and woke me up, “Sir Look up and tell me what you see.” So I looked up at a beautiful night sky and I told him, “I see a million stars, platoon sergeant” — And what does that tell you sir?” he asked.  I wasn’t quite sure what he was getting at, so I thought about it for a moment and then gave an answer I thought was truly indicative of a keen intellect.   “…Well (there’s) millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets.  Theologically it tells me that God Is great and we are but small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it tells me that we’re going to enjoy a beautiful day for training tomorrow. 

    There was a long pause as my platoon sergeant considered this obviously weighty answer. He seemed to be speechless in fact after that impressive response.   

    So I finally asked him, “What does it tell you, platoon sergeant?”

“Well sir, it tells me, that’s somebody stole our tent.”

“While Americans may debate being for or against various endeavors undertaken by our government,  it is heartening that virtually all our citizens agree on one political point, that we should all support those who put themselves in harms way to serve our country.”

I was privileged to serve in some tough places during my final decade in particular. —

Indeed  the marines and all in military service Share the same virtues Under the most demanding of conditions, the men and women who wear our nation’s uniform, consistently display valor, creativity, initiative and resolve – and I was privileged to see those qualities up close during most of the last decade on places like Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Thanks as I now lead another group of patriots – our country’s silent warriors, the talented and courageous officers of the CIA—

Since 1919 continues to fulfill its mission, as the only private organization in the New York area to provide accommodations at subsidized rates and club-type facilities for servicemen and servicewomen, military retirees and veterans and their families visiting New York City. General James F. Amos, Mitzi Perdue, Robert McManus and special guest General David Howell Petraeus. PHOTO of USO girls, please credit herbertcollection.com.
Founded in 1919
“Serving Those Who Have Served Their Country”
Mission
“To promote the general welfare of men and women of the Armed Forces of the United States and its Allies, and their families, by maintaining and offering club and lodging rooms”
In 1919, Mrs. Cornelia Barnes Rogers and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. with General John J. Pershing founded The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club. In war and peace, without any U.S. Government funding and supported solely by donations of patriotic Citizens, it has ever since been a “Home Away From Home” for over 2,500,00 men and women of the Armed Forces and their families. We have exisited now for over ninety years with our warm, friendly, and safe enviroment providing hospitality and accommodations for 15,000 Armed Forces personnel annually.
With the continued help of our patriotic friends, it always will be.
Founders
General John J. Pershing Mrs. Cornelia Barnes Rogers
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
http://ssmaclub.org/

For Part One go to: http://goodnewsplanet.com/the-soldiers-sailors-marines-coast-guard-and-airmens-club-part-1/

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Both Alan and Michael  share some great advice for entrepreneurs, NEVER GIVE UP, EVEN FACEBOOK, MARK ZUCKERBERG TOOK TWO YEARS OF REJECTIONS TO FINALLY BE HEARDJ

Also, Also authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul Book went to over 100 publishers before anyone showed interest.

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Thank you again to all those who attended our Reception for Bob Dylan’s “The Drawn Blank Series” last week!

We are pleased to announce that the Reception was a success, with over one hundred and fifty people who joined us to see our wonderful collection of original paintings, original works on paper, and limited edition prints by Bob Dylan.

For those of you unable to attend last week, please know that our exhibition is up from now until May 30th. 

Our gallery is open to the public Monday- Saturday, from 10am-6pm, with the exception of Memorial Day Weekend during which we will be closed on Saturday. If none of the above work, please let us know and we can arrange a private appointment.

We invite you to come and view the exhibition, and remember to tell your friends!

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Sheri Sanders is a force of nature and when it comes to succeeding in the pop/rock genre of musical theatre, she wrote the book, literally.

Sheri had 20+ years behind her as an actor when she noticed that rock and pop musicals were beginning to dominate Broadway, so she piloted her very first Rock The Audition class at Pace University. She listened to her new students sing, assigned them all of her favorite hits off the radio, and taught them how to interpret rock songs and bring themselves into the stories that popular music tells.

She began giving master classes all over the country, from colleges to private musical theatre training programs, to teach voice teachers, acting teachers and their students how to style rock music.

Eleven of her current students are on Broadway and 62 of her students have been in rock musicals on Broadway, on tour, in workshops and regionally since she began.

Sheri has written the very first book on how to audition for rock musicals. Rock the Audition (Hal Leonard Books, May 24, 2011) outlines what it takes for the actor/singer to succeed, and Sheri interviews prominent members of the Broadway theater community, from Bernie Telsey and Jay Binder to Steven Oremus, Andy Blankenbuehler, Kerry Butler and Alex Lacamoire. Sheri gives the aspiring performer the proper tools to successfully audition for every genre of rock musical on Broadway. Rock the Audition teaches performers how to pick songs that create a dramatic arc, create their own appropriate cuts and arrangements, and successfully communicate the feel of a song to a pianist for proper support, and truly understand the vocal styles of different genres and how the styles changed over time.

Sheri’s students have been found in the Broadway, touring companies, and regional productions of Rock Of Ages, Wonderland, Priscilla, Queen of The Dessert, Spiderman: Turn off the Dark, Sister Act, Mamma Mia, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Spring Awakening, Wicked, Rent, The Wedding Singer, Hairspray, Legally Blonde, All Shook Up and Shout.

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