In a landmark event held in Belgrade, Serbia, Essimo reaffirmed its longstanding partnership with the European Judo Union (EJU) Representing Essimo were CEOs Patrick van Kalken and Jacqueline van Kalken whose presence underscored the brand’s commitment to the values and traditions of judo Patrick van Kalken shared insights into Essimo’s philosophy Our brand values align closely with the core principles of judo ‘Take the Gold,’ has layered meanings: excelling in competition and embodying the judo spirit by demonstrating good manners and living by judo values Essimo plans to maintain its focus on sales while enhancing its accountability and sustainability efforts Van Kalken revealed ongoing initiatives to reduce plastic usage in packaging He went on to provide further details on the company’s activities; not for fame but to care for our community Essimo’s dedication to ethical practices extends to fair treatment of competitors and upholding judo’s guiding principles We always strive to do our best while staying true to the values of judo We started working with EJU four and a half years ago and it has been like a warm bath We are always welcomed and feel the family atmosphere That’s why we are pleased to continue this partnership The setup here in Belgrade is professional With shared values and a commitment to the judo community Essimo and EJU are poised for continued success fostering growth and promoting excellence within the sport Following the conclusion of the official proceedings each company was presented with a certificate to symbolise its partnership with EJU and the Paris Plaque in recognition of their unwavering support Independently owned: Co-owner of Kank Wolverang Records Dan Kalken and record collector Lou Kelly are preparing to celebrate Record Store Day SATURDAY 12 April is Record Store Day – a celebration of independently owned record stores The team behind Kank Wolverang Records on Main Road is preparing to mark the annual occasion with live bands The celebrations will include music from local artists and established acts from 10.30am and new release records on offer Record collector and Voice FM presenter Lou Kelly will be selling records at affordable prices and he said it is important to promote music in Ballarat “There’s talent in this town,” Mr Kelly said and it’s fallen off… but we’re bringing it back and it’s got to come out and we like to help it.” Record Store Day takes inspiration from Comic Book Day and was first celebrated in Baltimore in 2007 The goal of the initiative is to promote the music community and support independent record stores around Australia Kank Wolverang Records held its first Record Store Day celebration last year and co-owner Dan Kalken said it was a big success “The shop had only been open for about four months and we had no idea what to expect but it was a phenomenal day,” he said “There’s a switch back in people’s thinking that they want to have the records in their hands “They want to be able to hold the record have the artwork and feel an attachment to it.” Celebrations will be held at Kank Wolverang from 10.30am until 4.30pm Maine — The world lens will be focused on Houlton in April as the total solar eclipse makes its last United States showing before crossing the border into New Brunswick.  two New York City-based filmmakers will also be filming the constellation of people events and cosmic rarity slated to hit this rural Maine town on April 8 Filmmakers Tom van Kalken and Mia Weinberger wanted to see the total solar eclipse this year Weinberger stumbled upon Houlton and fell instantly in love “I was watching a video of the past eclipse public forum and I was like I love these people and it’s so interesting and cool that it’s the last place to see it in the country,’” she said That’s how their planned movie, “A Moment in the Sun,” got started “I think it’s exciting that we got their attention and they are wanting to highlight our community in their story,” said Johanna Johnston executive director of the Southern Aroostook Development Corp. “And what they are looking for is how a community comes together to put on a big once in a lifetime event like this.”  Van Kalken pointed to a trend in filmmaking that focuses on communities coming together to help each other The industry is moving away from murders and cold cases they want to create a feature-length documentary that looks at how all the townspeople will come together to welcome thousands of visitors to town “I love small towns and small town life and I think it’s really fascinating,” he said “Everybody’s got a story to tell and we’re really excited to meet all these people and find out about their lives.” The filmmaking duo is heading to Maine this week to attend an eclipse public forum at the Houlton High School on Thursday and to meet with people throughout the weekend They are hoping to get a broad range of perspectives The eclipse is already thrusting the town into the national spotlight and town leaders hope the documentary will do even more for the community.  I hope this can now thrust us into permanent notoriety,” Johnston said “We want to be known as a wonderful place to visit and welcome people to experience this with open arms and make a lasting memory.” Weinberger and van Kalken initially reached out to Johnston and the connections to the community began sprouting They have been meeting with a host of local residents and business owners via Zoom to start learning about the community.  “It’s an opportunity to tell our story and something that will last beyond the eclipse and that’s what we want,” Nancy Ketch the town’s director of economic and community development “A documentary is going to keep that momentum out there for a while.”  Both filmmakers have recently released award winning films, including Weinberger’s “The Last Hurrah, and van Kalken’s “The Salt of the Earth.” Weinberger started her film career in comedy eventually moving into more narrative work And van Kalken was a writer and producer of a kids science show They are life partners and this is the first film they will be making together.  Van Kalen was born in the United Kingdom but moved to Brisbane, Australia when he was 10. A filmmaker friend there, Jacob Richardson, along with his company, Film Focus Productions They are looking for local crew members to work the day before and the day of the eclipse, they said. Additionally, they will have an online dropbox for people to upload their own videos from the eclipse for possible use in the film. For more information, visit the film’s webpage,  https://www.amomentinthesunmovie.com/ Want more Marblehead news in your inbox? Sign up for our newsletter Maria van Kalken still gets butterflies in her stomach before each performance by the Festival Chorus at Old North Church in Marblehead “I get nervous every single time - absolutely always,” van Kalken said “The nerves become energy once the performance has started and it’s actually thrilling to be in the moment I would be concerned if I didn’t feel nervous beforehand.” The conductor is celebrating her 31st year at Old North Church She leads the church choir each week and the Festival Chorus which performs sold-out holiday concerts for Christmas and Palm Sunday “Conducting and working with people is my passion,” van Kalken said “I want to bring fabulous music to the sanctuary van Kalken gathers singers for the Festival Chorus and starts rehearsing for two blockbuster performances in December sang a Bach cantata and several other challenging classical pieces The group rehearses weekly in September and October and twice a week in November and early December Van Kalken says the music truly brings everyone together “People of all denominations and views come from across the North Shore and the chorus is a place where people unite and build bridges,” she said says van Kalken has an incredible gift for inspiring singers I’ll tell you the thing that’s amazing about Maria is that she never never left a rehearsal with her that I’ve felt less than successful,” Swindlehurst said it’s because she genuinely believes that when you work together and work hard has performed with the Festival Chorus for 15 years “Maria just has a magical quality about her that the rare teacher or instructor has I wish I had had a teacher like her in school It probably would’ve changed the trajectory of my life,” she said with a laugh who has a Master’s degree from New England Conservatory said it makes sense to treat people with respect You have to feel good and have joy to sing well,” she said Opera singer and professional soprano soloist Holly Cameron moved to Marblehead after performing in the Festival Chorus “When I first started working with Old North Church and the Festival Chorus a true labor of love and Maria is a huge part of that She puts her heart and soul into everything she does and regularly accomplishes really incredible goals,” said Cameron In addition to the weekly choir and Festival Chorus van Kalken oversees a chamber music series at Old North “Old North is a place where music happens,” she said with a smile has logged some crazy moments with the chorus proceeded with the concert because so many locals were able to walk to the church but I kept conducting and they kept singing,” she remembered Then people from the audience ran up with flashlights and we proceeded to the next piece The wind was howling and snow beating on the windows -- no electricity and it felt like the 1800s.” van Kalken says her conducting work never feels old “My dream is for the chorus to become a full-blown choral society,” she said She also wants to grow the 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Amsterdam UMC focuses on a future where diseases can be prevented and where patients receive the best treatments Amsterdam UMC has eight research institutes The VUmc location (former Free University Hospital) emphasizes cancer and neurodegenerative disease research The researchers affiliated are internationally recognized among the top in medical scientific research The Cancer Center Amsterdam was founded as a research institute over 25 years ago by Prof Bob Pinedo and his colleagues to pursue innovative cancer research Cancer Center Amsterdam has become much more than an academic oncology center It is also aligned with the Cancer Center Amsterdam Foundation which raises funds to empower promising developments in oncology research and patient care at Amsterdam UMC the corporate entity set up to actively bring highly promising medical innovation to the market Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature are forward-looking statements These statements are 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Weinberger are discovering that Houlton is not a stereotypical “If you just drove through town you would think it was like any small town in America,” van Kalken said “But if you stop and meet the people and get to know them there’s a lot of layers to it and that’s what we’re trying to get across.” The idea for a Houlton-based feature-length documentary, “A Moment in the Sun,” got started a bit by chance when the New York filmmakers began thinking about viewing the total solar eclipse on April 8 the swath of American towns cast into total darkness by the moon’s shadow the filmmaking duo decided to tell the story of Houlton and the eclipse “I was watching a video of a Houlton eclipse planning public forum and I was like I love these people and it’s so interesting and cool that it’s the last place to see the eclipse in the country,’” Weinberger said their lens has been focused on Houlton and preparations for a projected 40,000 visitors expected to arrive in town for the unearthly event.  The town is one character in the documentary as are the other four main characters van Kalken and Weinberger have been shadowing for the past few months.  a local entrepreneur who owns an in-town embroidery business while also running Bulrush Farm with her husband and five children.  Burkhart invited the filmmakers to her home for dinner “We’ve had more home cooked dinners since we came to Houlton than we have ever had in New York,” they said “This has turned into a much more personal project because we really connected with the people of Houlton We really feel this responsibility to tell a good story on behalf of these people.” Several themes for the documentary are emerging during filming The more obvious is the story of the community coming together and preparing for such a large event The other is that the film is relatable to every life “We don’t know what the weather will be like we don’t know how many people are going to come but we prepare anyway and prepare the best you can,” van Kalken said “And then that’s the best you can hope for and it is relatable to a lot of people one of the characters in the film and the person who is making sure all the critical details like porta potties and shuttle bus routes was taking a short break from filming.  “What a wonderful opportunity for our community to be able to show how we can come together to host such a monumental event,” she said “This is something that will outlive this one weekend and illustrate to the world what Houlton has to offer Because the Houlton eclipse festivities are gearing up this weekend the filmmaking team has help coming this weekend to capture all that happens “We definitely will pick up on the atmosphere of how busy it’s getting and definitely interview people from away who are just visiting,” Weinberger said.  Their plan is to have the film edited this summer and ready for film festivals in the fall and they will certainly have a cast and crew screening at the Temple Theater “A lot of our motivation is to make sure this is a great film and a great depiction of everything we have enjoyed here and for the people here The 74th Ordinary Congress in Slovenia traditionally concluded with the Gala Dinner on Saturday evening Along with representatives of 46 European National Federations and EJU partners the European Judo Union also had the honour to welcome guests from all over the world in Ljubljana Such as the President of the Pan American Judo Confederation who attended the Congress of another Continental Union for the first time László TÓTH this is yet another example of the change in atmosphere he was experiencing in the last months: The EJU Congress showed us in the best possible way the strength of judo friendship that overcomes all obstacles and closely connects judoka from various destinations all over the world I am glad to see us all united here at this solemn celebration of European Judo Thank you to the President of the National Federation of Slovenia that we can end this successful year in such a beautiful way The Olympic Champions Urška ŽOLNIR JUGOVAR (London 2012), now EJU Sports Director, and Tina TRSTENJAK (Rio de Janeiro 2016) were extremely proud that the Congress of the European Judo Union was held in Slovenia: This is the special promotion of the country We spread the values of judo over Slovenia and abroad The two Slovenian Judo heroes were also among the persons who were awarded during the evening. But in case of Tina TRSTENJAK this was only as a stand-in: I’m incredibly happy that I could receive the award on behalf of our coach Dr Marjan FABJAN who unfortunately couldn’t be here with us today But I’m very proud that he was honoured this way The Best of the Best Award – Mrs Urška ŽOLNIR JUGOVAR The Best of the Best Award – Dr Marjan FABJAN EJU Golden Order of Merit Award – Mr Jean-Luc ROUGE EJU Golden Order of Merit Award – Mr Colin DRAYCOTT EJU Golden Order of Merit Award – Dr George KERR The landlord was told the tenant's dogs spent "considerable time" in the house leading to an uncontrolled flea infestation A tenant who stubbed out cigarettes on their bathroom basin and left their Te Awamutu rental with one of the worst flea infestations their landlord had ever seen has been ordered to pay up The Tenancy Tribunal ordered Roxanne Bayliss to pay her former landlord one of two trustees for the Van Kalken Family Trust nearly $2000 in damages and reimbursement for cleaning Van Kalken took Bayliss to the tribunal seeking reparations for the more than 19 hours he spent cleaning the trashed rental after she left The tenant did not attend the tribunal hearing The tribunal saw six photos of the rental's bathroom showing cigarette burn marks on the rim and inside the bowl of the basin and hair that had been removed from the plughole Van Kalken also claimed Bayliss left gunge food and beverage marks on carpets in every room of the house except the hallway The tenant said the marks were due to a children's toy but the stains were only removed when the carpet was professionally cleaned after two to three hours of additional scrubbing Van Kalken told the tribunal that when he entered the house in early March this year after Bayliss had left he found what he described as "one of the worst infestations of fleas that he has ever experienced as a landlord" The infestation was only contained after the house and garage were flea bombed twice "Mr Van Kalken states that he was told by members of the tenant's family that during the tenancy these dogs spent a considerable amount of time inside the house," the tribunal heard The landlord also claimed that Bayliss illegally sublet the rental's garage to another family putting extra strain on the home's facilities "Mr Van Kalken states that at any one time eight people may have lived at the property the maximum under the agreement was four people and that all used the facilities inside the house." coupled with the tenant failing to use the extractor fan in the bathroom and not properly ventilating the room only exacerbated the rental's mould issue "The landlord states that the ceiling in the bathroom and the laundry were so badly affected by mould that after cleaning the landlord had to repaint the ceilings and walls," the tribunal heard Bayliss was ordered to pay a total of $1906.40 A weka hitched a 300km ride to Christchurch in a ute The EJU is proud to announce the new partnership with ESSIMO The former Dutch athlete took a bronze medal in the 1999 World Championships and retired from competitive judo following the Olympic Games in Sydney, 2000. However he did not want to lose judo from his life, and instead founded the sport brand company ESSIMO “I was not happy with the fit of the judogi in that time and my aim was to create better judo suits Essimo has a huge range of combat sports equipment. From judo suits to karate suits and from boxing gloves to puzzle mats. You will find it all at Essimo and also an excellent customer service At the moment the Dutch company distributes in more than 30 countries “When I heard of the new sponsor and marketing concept of the EJU I was immediately enthusiastic The new ‘Rescue Plan’ plan sounded impressive especially after one year of the COVID pandemic and difficult economic times It has been my wish for a long time to be partner of the EJU “I am confident that together with the European Judo Union we can increase our network and the awareness and visibility of our brand.” Of course Patrick van Kalken is still a huge fan of the sport and one thing he is missing at the moment “I am looking forward to visit judo tournaments with top judoka but also with a full venue and cheering spectators.” City of Ballarat Councillor Samantha McIntosh and Di Opie from the Dressing Room Recycled The Medieval to Metal exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ballarat is continuing to paint the town red a Block Party will be held on Saturday 30 November on one of Ballarat’s most eclectic streets Everyone is invited to join in the free activities from 11am until 4pm and enjoy the great businesses Thing from Spring and Rhiz and the Sugarplums will play live music throughout the street across the day Children will be able to participate in guitar themed arts and crafts guided by the Art Gallery of Ballarat as well as face-painting and roving performers from Hansonium with food available from Mr Jones and the Main Bar alongside local food trucks The retail shops in the precinct will provide a great market atmosphere with their shops spilling on to the roads and special Block Party deals even a special deal from King Kong tattoo shop Kank Wolverang Records will have a free art exhibition on display for the party Free yoga classes will also be run by Hansonium for all to participate in A small selection of vintage cars will be parked along Main Road for people to come and have a look and take some happy snaps City of Ballarat Councillor Samantha McIntosh said the Block Party will be a fun “What a great opportunity to paint the town red celebrate the iconic Medieval to Metal exhibition visiting Ballarat and enjoy a great day out in the incredible Bakery Hill precinct,” she said The Medieval to Metal exhibition runs until February 2025, for more information visit the Art Gallery of Ballarat's website When: Saturday 30 November 2024 from 11am – 4pm children’s activities and vintage car display Where: Main Road (between Little Bridge Street and Humffray Street South) Bakery Hill  5320 5500 Services and Requests info@ballarat.vic.gov.au City of Ballarat © | Privacy Statement | Website Terms and Conditions The City of Ballarat acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land we live and work on, the Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung People, and recognises their continuing connection to the land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders past, prese​nt and emerging and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Grace van Kalken and winner of Albury-Wodonga Lions Youth of the Year Nicholas Phillpott.THE winners of the Albury-Wodonga Border and Lavington Lions Club Youth of the Year Quest have been announced All articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other regional websites in your areaContinueNicholas Phillpott of Wodonga Catholic College is the Albury-Wodonga Border Lions Club winner and Cassandra Campbell of Murray High School is the Lavington Lions Club winner Both students had to undergo an interview by a panel of three judges answering general knowledge questions before giving an impromptu speech The students also gave a five-minute speech on a topic of their choice Nicholas answered questions on the Bali nine verdict and Australia’s aid donation to the tsunami appeal “My speech was on commentators in sport and the role they play in Australia’s sporting society,” he said “I think it is a great achievement for me to get this far and hopefully I will make it to the next level.” Cassandra gave her five-minute speech on the RU-486 abortion drug “I was really honoured to win because I was up against some tough competition,” she said Both students will go on to the regional final this Sunday at the North Albury Sport Club and the winners from there will go to the district final The finalists in the Albury-Wodonga Border Lions Club competition were Monique Hude In the Lavington Club quest the finalists were Alyssa Carpenter Today's top stories curated by our news team Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert Your digital replica of Today's Paper Test your skills with interactive crosswords