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The Lander Pipe Band traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, to compete in the 2026 Vegas Celtic Festival on April 18, and for the ...

Following Pella Jazz I’s performance at the Iowa Jazz Championships this week, the band students at Pella High School are heading toward their final performances of the spring. Seniors Abbie Brand, ...

Huawei is positioning the Band 11 Pro as a more capable fitness band rather than a basic step counter, and that distinction matters in a wearable market that has become crowded with lookalike devices ...

Jazz pianist/composer/band leader Count Basie died in 1984 at the age of 79, having made an immense impact on jazz, especially of big band music and how it’s presented. He led his ensemble from 1935 — ...

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Area marching bands finished their 2025 seasons on Saturday in Pella, Waukee, and Ankeny. Iowa High School Music Association State Festival Results (Division I is the highest possible score): At the ...

The global wearable band market just got a new frontrunner, and it’s not Apple. According to the latest Q2 2025 report from research firm Omdia, Xiaomi has leapfrogged its rivals to take the top spot ...

Abstract: By switching from InGaAs to InGaAsP we improve the SPAD dark count rate from 18 kHz to 4.9 kHz for a photon detection efficiency of 20% at 293 K in the O-band. Intrinsic C-band suppression ...