"Leaving Rockport" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Leaving Rockport" by Doug Mills

Olad leaving Rockport harbor as seen from the deck of the Lewis R. French. 07-15-2011]

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"Mercantile" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Mercantile" by Doug Mills

The schooner Mercantile sails from Rockland at the start of The Great Schooner Race. [07-06-2012]

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Musician Spotlight: In Layman Terms Interview

From Virginia comes two really talented blues singers by the names of Cole (17) and Logan (14) from the brother/sister band 'In Layman Terms'.  Logan has an unbelievable voice for someone of her age and can play guitar. Cole, the other half of 'In Layman Terms, like his sister, is a great guitar player and singer.

Earlier in July that took the side stage at the 2014 North Atlantic Blues Festival in Rockland, Maine where they wowed the crowd. It was great to meet Cole, Logan and their parents.

Recently, we had the honor to interview these two singers , here is what they had to say.

Are there challenges being in school and pursuing a singing career?  YES!  It is really difficult to travel and miss school and keep up with everything.  We do most of our traveling during the summers.  Our mom is a teacher, so she is off all summer and devotes it to us.  We really have to pick and choose what we do during the school year so that we don’t miss too much school…. Some gigs are just too good to turn down!  Our high school is very supportive of us and we always

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JULY 29, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JULY 29, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

9:45 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, at the Department of State.

12:00p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and National Security Advisor Susan Rice, at the White House.

DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE BILL BURNS

11:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns delivers remarks at the Transatlantic Diplomatic Fellows Graduation Ceremony, at the Department of State.

1:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
3:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM

4:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom delivers remarks at the Presidential Summit of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. Please click here for more information.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman briefs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Iran, on Capitol Hill.

2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman briefs the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Iran, on Capitol Hill.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI

8:00 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with President of the Overseas Private Investment CorporationElizabeth Littlefield, Director of Peace Corps Carrie Hessler-Radelet, Director of United States Agency for International Development Raj Shah, and Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Challenge Corporation Dana Hyde, at the Department of State.

10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli delivers remarks at the Economic Statecraft event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), in Washington, DC. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN

Assistant Secretary Countryman is in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (ROK) July 28–30 to discuss U.S.-ROK civil nuclear cooperation and a broad range of issues related to our joint efforts on strengthening the global nonproliferation regime. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN

9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan attends the plenary session on Entrepreneurial Approaches to Activism, moderated by Sonal Shah, Georgetown University, with remarks by Sipho Moyo, the ONE Campaign, Bill Carter, Ashoka, and Washington Fellow Alain Kaposo Chirwisa, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

Pretty Little Liars "Scream for Me" Airs TONIGHT July 29th

Tonight, July 29th, fans of the ABC Family series 'Pretty Little Liars' will be able to watch an all new episode entitled "Scream for Me". Alison moves in with Hanna, which pushes Hanna further down a dark path.

Hanna’s insecurities and current situation continue to plague her when Alison moves into the Marin house while her Dad is out of town. Now forced to live with the one person she is trying to avoid, Hanna retreats further into abusing alcohol and ends up in a sticky situation.

Meanwhile, Aria drops the ball on her maid of honor duties when Ella returns to town to plan her wedding

"Sunset at Burnt Coat Harbor" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Sunset at Burnt Coat Harbor" by Doug Mills

Maine windjammer Angelique enjoys a sunset at Burnt Coat Harbor on Swans Island.[07-02-2012]

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McKaley Miller Attends Young Hollywood Awards 2014

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Los Angeles, California - Seventeen year old actress McKaley Miller looked simply beautiful wearing a floral dress with black high heels to the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards brought to you by Samsung Galaxy held at The Wiltern on July 27, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

McKaley Nicole Miller born May 14, 1996 in Texas is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring roles as Dana Monohan on the ABC series The Gates and as Rose Hattenbarger on The CW series Hart of Dixie.

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Switched at Birth "It Isn’t What You Think" Airs TONIGHT July 28th

Tonight at 8pm ET/PT fans of the ABC Family series 'Switched at Birth' will be able to watch an all new episode entitled "It Isn’t What You Think". Rattled by surprising news, Bay makes an effort to be friends with Tank.

When Bay offers to be moral support for Tank (guest star Max Adler, “Glee”) as he meets his father for dinner, she finds that she may have bitten off more than she can chew. Toby continues to stir things up with Lily (guest star Rachel Shenton, “Hollyoaks”), yet a conflict regarding a make-up test for Sharee raises unwanted confrontation between the two.

Meanwhile, Daphne and Travis make life-changing decisions when they find out their admission results from

Lab Rats "You Posted What!?!" Airs TONIGHT July 28th

Tonight at 8:30pm ET/PT fans of the Disney XD series 'Lab Rats' will be able to watch an all new episode entitled "You Posted What!?!". Adam, Bree and Chase are caught on video using their bionics and the video goes viral, revealing their secret to the world. Government agents swarm the house and place Davenport and the Lab Rats on lockdown.

'Lab Rats' from Disney XD stars Billy Unger as Chase, Spencer Boldman as Adam, Kelli Berglund as Bree, Tyrel Jackson Williams as Leo and Hal Sparks as Donald Davenport.

Photos Credit: Disney XD

Hayley Orrantia Attends Young Hollywood Awards 2014

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Los Angeles, California - Twenty year old actress Hayley Orrantia looked gorgeous wearing a black and blue dress with black high heels to the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards brought to you by Samsung Galaxy held at The Wiltern on July 27, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Hayley Orrantia is an actress, singer and songwriter from Highland Village, Texas. Hayley began singing professionally at the age of 13 and acting at the age of 14. She has appeared in National commercials for Sprint and Febreze. She competed in The XFactor USA Season 1 as part of the girl group Lakoda Rayne who made it to the top 9 and was the final group in the competition that year.

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Madison Beer Attends Young Hollywood Awards 2014

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Los Angeles, California - Fifteen year old singer Madison Beer looked gorgeous wearing a black top, leather skirt and red jacket with high heels to the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards brought to you by Samsung Galaxy held at The Wiltern on July 27, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Madison Elle Beer is an American teen singer. She gained attention after pop star Justin Bieber tweeted a link to a video of her singing. She later signed to Island Def Jam.

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Danielle Campbell Attends Young Hollywood Awards 2014

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Los Angeles, California - Nineteen year old actress Danielle Campbell looked gorgeous wearing a white dress with high heels to the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards brought to you by Samsung Galaxy held at The Wiltern on July 27, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Danielle Campbell is an American actress known for her role as Jessica Olsen in the 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck and as Simone in the Disney film Prom. She plays the role of Davina on the TV series The Originals

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China Anne McClain Attends Young Hollywood Awards 2014

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Los Angeles, California - Fifteen year old actress/singer China Anne McClain looked gorgeous wearing a red dress with high heels to the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards brought to you by Samsung Galaxy at The Wiltern on July 27, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

China Anne McClain born August 25, 1998 is an American singer-songwriter, actress, musician, and dancer.

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Genevieve Hannelius Attends Young Hollywood Awards 2014

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Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Variety

Los Angeles, California - Fifteen year old actress Genevieve Hannelius looked really beautiful wearing a white/black stripped dress with black high heels to the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards brought to you by Samsung Galaxy at The Wiltern on July 27, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Genevieve Knight Hannelius born December 22, 1998, known professionally as G. Hannelius, is an American actress and singer. She currently stars as Avery Jennings in the Disney Channel sitcom Dog with a Blog. Prior to this, she had recurring roles in the Disney Channel series Sonny with a Chance and Good Luck Charlie. She has also starred in Leo Little's Big Show and has done voice work as Rosebud in the Air Buddies films.

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Bella Thorne Attends Young Hollywood Awards 2014

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Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Variety

Los Angeles, California - Sixteen year old actress/dancer/singer Bella Thorne looked gorgeous wearing a pink dress with high heels to the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards brought to you by Samsung Galaxy at The Wiltern on July 27, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Annabella Avery "Bella" Thorne born October 8, 1997 is a Cuban-American teen actress, dancer, singer, and model. She is best known for her role as Ruthy Spivey in the TV series My Own Worst Enemy, as Tancy Henrickson in the fourth season of Big Love and as CeCe Jones on the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up. She was also in the 2014 film Blended as Hilary "Larry", alongside Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler.

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Addison Riecke Attends Young Hollywood Awards 2014

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Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Variety

Los Angeles, California - Ten year old actress Addison Riecke looked cute wearing a blue dress with high heels to the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards brought to you by Samsung Galaxy at The Wiltern on July 27, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Addison Riecke is an actress. She potrays Nora Thunderman on The Thundermans.

Riecke was born in Los Angeles on January 26th 2004. She discovered her love for acting, singing and playing musical instruments at the age of 4. As she gained experience through a variety of camps and workshops such as the Kehoe-France and Drama Camp.  Addison Riecke was able to begin her career on stage. Both in theatre and musical theatre. In August 2011 she enrolled in the "John Robert's Performing Arts Academy" in Metairie, Los Angeles. During her time with JRP Addison Riecke learned knowledge about performance.In 2012,she won a number of awards through the I.P.O.P.'s convection. The awards included "Child of the year and winner of the Child TV Beauty Commercial". Addison Riecke's lastest project is the Super-Hero themed comedy"The Thundermans"on Nickelodeon as "Nora Thunderman".

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Vanessa Hudgens & Stella Hudgens Attends Young Hollywood Awards 2014

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Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for Variety

Los Angeles, California - Twenty five year old actress Vanessa Hudgens looked beautiful wearing a blue top and skirt with high heels to the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards brought to you by Samsung Galaxy at The Wiltern on July 27, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.


Vanessa's sister Stella attended this event in a black romper with black/white heels.


Vanessa Anne Hudgens is an American actress and singer. Hudgens rose to prominence playing Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical series. Hudgens has also appeared in various films and television series for the Disney Channel.

Ashley Tisdale Attends Young Hollywood Awards 2014

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Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Variety

Los Angeles, California - Twenty nine year old actress/singer Ashley Tisdale looked beautiful wearing a white, leave print dress with high heels to the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards brought to you by Samsung Galaxy held at The Wiltern on July 27, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress, singer, and producer. During her childhood she appeared in more than 100 TV advertisements and had roles in theatre and television shows.

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