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This study will examine how people differ in the way their bodies process and eliminate
mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), a drug that is used to treat problems affecting the eye and
immune system and to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients. MMF is metabolized by a
group of enzymes called UGTs, each of which is made by a different gene. This study will
investigate whether people with different UGT genes differ in how well their bodies use and
remove MMF. The results may help scientists learn the best way to give MMF to patients.
Normal healthy volunteers between 18 and 55 years of age may be eligible for this study.
Candidates are screened with a medical history, physical examination, and blood and urine
tests, including a blood test for analysis of genes that control and regulate UGTs. Pregnant
women and nursing mothers are excluded from the study. Women who are able to have a child
and men who can father a child must either abstain from sex or use two reliable forms of
birth control during the study and for 3 months after its completion.
Participants come to the NIH Clinical Center at 6:30 a.m. on the first day of the study and
stay in the outpatient clinic for 12 hours. The next 4 mornings, they return to the Clinical
Center for a single blood collection. The procedures for the 5 days are as follows:
Day 1
Upon arrival at the Clinical Center a catheter is inserted into the subject's arm vein. At
7:00 AM, the subject takes one dose of MMF by mouth with a glass of water. Small blood
samples are collected through the catheter before the MMF dose and again at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2,
3, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 hours after taking the drug. Heart rate and blood pressure are
measured before the blood collection and then every 4 hours. After the last blood sample is
collected, the volunteer can return home.
Days 2-5
Volunteers come to the Clinical Center at 7:00 AM on study days 2, 3, 4, and 5 for a single
blood draw, collected using a needle.
Volunteers are contacted by telephone 1, 2, and 3 months after completing the study to see
how they are doing and to check on their pregnancy status and use of appropriate birth
The immunosuppressant mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is metabolized by several uridine
diphosphate glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs), among which UGT1A9 is the most important
enzyme. Two commonly occurring single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter
region of the UGT1A9 gene have been shown to enhance UGT1A9 protein level and activity in
vitro. This study is to investigate the potential in vivo effects of these two SNPs on the
metabolism and hence the pharmacokinetics of MMF metabolites. One hundred and thirty
healthy volunteers will be screened for the presence of UGT1A9 C-2152T and T-275A
polymorphisms. Seventeen subjects who carry the variant alleles, along with 17 others who
do not have the polymorphisms, will be selected to participate in the pharmacokinetic study.
Pharmacokinetics of the metabolites mycophenolic acid (active) and mycophenolate
7-O-phenolic glucuronide (inactive) will be determined, and parameter values will be
compared between the two groups. It is hypothesized that the metabolism of MMF is enhanced
in subjects with the two SNPs, resulting in an increase in clearance and a decrease in the
exposure of mycophenolic acid.
- Normal healthy volunteers who are in good health as determined by medical history,
physical examination, and baseline laboratory tests
- Age 18 - 55
- Both males and females
- Willingness to practice effective contraception during the study and for three months
after the administration of MMF for women who are sexually active and have child
bearing potential, and for sexually active males who have the potential to father a
child. Barrier or non-hormonal methods will be allowed during the study, whereas the
use of oral, injectable, or implantable hormones will be prohibited since drug
interaction is known to occur between oral contraceptives and mycophenolate mofetil.
- Subjects who are able to understand and sign the informed consent form.
- Children and adolescents less than 18 years of age
- Individuals who smoke or have excessive alcohol (greater than 1 beer or an equivalent
alcoholic beverage per day)
- Pregnant women and nursing mothers
- Subjects with certain underlying diseases which include diabetes, cardiovascular
diseases, liver diseases, cancer, and human immunodeficiency virus infection
- Individuals with compromised immune systems
- Subjects who have an active infection
- Individuals with history of biliary tract disease, and biliary or gastrointestinal
- Subjects with persistent diarrhea or other gastrointestinal problems that could
impede drug absorption
- Subjects with abnormal liver and kidney functions as determined by medication history
and laboratory evaluation (AST and ALT less than or equal to 2 x upper normal limit,
total bilirubin less than or equal to 1 mg/dL, serum creatinine less than or equal to
1.2 mg/dL, hemoglobin greater than or equal to 11 g/dL, WBC greater than or equal to
3.5 x 10(9)/L)
- Volunteers on chronic prescribed and over-the-counter medications, and dietary and
herbal supplements within 4 weeks of study participation
- Subjects who are taking any medications that could potentially interact with MMF
pharmacokinetically and pharmacodynamically such as eccinacea, iron preparations,
antacids, bile-resin cholesterol lowering agents, and steroids.
- Volunteers with documented allergy to MMF
- Prior enrollment into a similar study within the past two months and enrollment in
another study at the same time
- Subjects who are felt to be unwilling or unable to practice effective contraception
methods or comply with protocol specifications
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By Jo Guelas
Jazz. A label associated with brass, dance and America. A music filled with so much life and force — but to the most people, it appears to be dying. Drowning amongst pop songs and dubstep, it seems that the fate of jazz will resemble the one of dusty library books that have never seen the time of day. But is Jazz truly dead? Or does it — to quote Frank Zappa — just smell funny?
About a century ago, jazz was considered as popular music and was considerably the most influential movement at the time. In 1920, jazz had infected Kansas City and it could be heard on every corner of each street. It began around the early 1900s, when African American musicians congregated in the city of New Orleans. In the town of Storyville, musicians would share and improvise their music. Eventually, some musicians would leave New Orleans to share the "New Orleans music." By the 1920s, after jazz had entered the vocabulary in 1917, indie music companies began recording jazz bands. This decade was not only an integral part in jazz history but also in the music industry. Not only the job of the "song plugger", someone who helped promote sheet music as well as records, was born but also marked the beginning of independent record companies. Well known jazz and blues as well as country performers were signed to indie labels like Paramount or Okeh. But jazz not only shaped the music industry, American history and dance, it also influenced every living musician at the time. Jazz still continues to shape musicians in this day and age — artists like Charlie Parker and Miles Davis are influencing young saxophonists and trumpeters. Through records and sheet music, jazz still influences moments in people's lives.
Popular music in this decade is replaced by pop music, which would be defined as commercial music in a tuneful music. At the start of the Great Depression, the big jazz era seemed to fade away as the swing era and then the big band era took place. Although jazz was still the genre played by performers during the era, the music struggled to be commercially successful. Though the music genre did develop and became more harmonically advanced as well as bebop, a type of jazz created by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, entering the scene. But in 1970s-1980s, the jazz standards list had only 14 tunes where two are of pop music. Today, youths listen to a variety of music such as alternative music, electropop, lo-fi, dubstep and indie pop. Thanks to internet, people are constantly exposed to different genres of music. So though your grandparents or an angsty teenage hipster might sigh and ask what happened to real music — It's only natural that popular and the concept of "real" music would change over time.
But it's hard to say if jazz truly is dead. Even some teenagers disagree with the statement of jazz being dead. "I know jazz isn't dead because a lot of people listen to it. It's just like — our generation, we tend to listen to more like pop and rap rather than jazz. But jazz is like — it used to be the "pop" of a generation so — and it's pretty cool, it's funky," says Sabrina, a student who indulges in chillstep rather than jazz. Other students agree, saying it's not dead but rather, as Vincent says, "it's just not as popular as it used to be." Though it may not be the most demanded on radio, it doesn't mean it's dead. "There's huge festivals happening all around the world, everyday of the week — with lots and lots of people attending and enjoying. In May this year, they had the Mount Gambier festival for schools. Four thousand kids went and played and listened to jazz all weekend." Says a teacher, disagreeing with the death of jazz.
So maybe jazz isn't dead. Perhaps we mistake the decrease in attention and exposure for a slow death. The jazz scene might not be as big as it once was, but music is always changing and jazz was the product of change. It may not top MTV charts and big bands may seem to be low in number. But in my eyes, jazz isn't dying — because as we speak now, a child picks up a saxophone, or a trumpet, or maybe drum sticks and decides at this very moment that jazz is the one for them. ✿
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It's always nice to get out of the city, especially when it's to one of the outlying farmlands around Seattle that many people forget actually existed. Sure it's wonderful to be downtown with all of the Amazon techies, tourists and bikes speeding down the sidewalks, but head about forty-five minutes in any direction from the city and you'll find yourself even further from the city life than you could possibly imagine. Up north lies Arlington, a great town just a few miles away from Marysville. To the south east of Arlington you'll find Marionfield Farms, which is gently nestled between two bends in the South Fork Stillaguamish River (say that ten times fast).
It is here that the Millers held their wedding. Bright and early the day began. The guys sipped on various beers and had an educational lesson from the highly regarded "YouTube" in the art of tie tying. The gorgeous estate, which boasts a seriously cool barn that provided excellent contrast for hanging the wedding dress, has enough space to fill your entire family and even has a bridal cottage.
As the bride and groom got ready for their first look, smiling all the while, the excitement was almost palpable. When it was finally time for groom Jeff to get a look at his bride, he spun around and with a gleeful scream he greeted the love of his life. As we sent them through a litany of poses from silly to sincere to seriously, the camaraderie the bridal party shared became quite apparent. With the stunning grounds as a backdrop, there was no shortage of beautiful places to put the party.
An elegant ceremony followed, with an exuberant official declaring the bride and groom as man and wife. As the two shared their first kiss as a married couple, the sparks ignited once again. As everyone retired to the grounds for champagne and beer, the newly weds went off to sign papers before showing up at the reception to blasting music. You'd never think it from looking at the outside, but the interior of the barn event space is jaw dropping with purple and white lighting and enough room for everyone and their mothers to get on the floor and shake their booty. With a doughnut cake-cutting (and plenty more dozens to come) the two couldn't take their eyes off each other for one minute.
As the night dwindled away and the lights turned down low, flashing sabers came out to illuminate the way for the dancers. Following the garter and bouquet tosses, the bride and groom retreated down some country roads for some personal photos that—had it just been a little bit darker—truly had the stars shining down on them.
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Head to the Heart (H2H) – 6th-8th Grade
Wednesdays 6:30-8:15pm
St Andrews Lutheran Church has a three year faith forming ministry for youth in grades 6-8 who wish to grow in the faith in which they were baptized.
Our H2H program includes three parts – Education, Service, and Fellowship – to nurture faith in the lives of our teens. We begin in a large group and learn the lesson for the evening before breaking into small groups with adult mentors meeting with individual small groups. At the end we come back together for prayer, blessing and announcements. All parents are invited to join us at 8:05pm.
Remember that we meet Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:15pm. Fall semester is 11 weeks, September 5 – November 14, 2018. Winter semester is 8 weeks January 9- February 27, 2019. Spring semester is 5 weeks from April 24 – May 22, 2019. Along with our Wednesday meetings there will be service and fellowship events throughout the year.
Your family is an important calling for you at this time in your life…so make your time together count! What we do on Wednesday evenings gets you started and then you can take the discussion home using the Faith 5.
If you have any questions call Deaconess Ann Marie Rehbein in the church office.


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We stayed with a Maya family. They cooked traditional foods on a wood fire.
Pretty much breakfast lunch and dinner. Hygiene is not a high order with them. So one has to be quite careful with everything you ate and drank.
A Maya woman in a Maya temple praying for the dead
A typical street scene
Some very bizarre religious pieces we saw. In this case it says that Jesus came to the rescue of the women who was being attacked by the doctor. But I would think it has more to do with the woman with the broom than Jesus!
Many of the great churches and cathedrals built by the Spanish in the 16th century are being reclaimed by nature. In the days of the Spanish, there was no choice for the natives. Either you were Catholic or they killed you. The church was the state and the state was the church. Fortunately many of these churches are being reclaimed by nature and the horrors of the religious persecutions by the Spanish in the 16th century are part of the past. Never to be revisited.
Volcano's surround the region
Way up in the mountains where we lived with the Maya family
Here is the family with me. 3 generations of them.
One of the major ways to to travel there is by chicken bus. Chicken buses travel at high rates of speed and go up and down the mountains. It is scary as hell to travel on them. One thing I found fascinating was how much they tried to dress up the buses. All of them had their own design. People would hop on and off of them as they were moving and while stopped. I was so impressed with the driving prowess of the native drivers there. I think they should teach others how to drive. As they did things I would not have thought possible, and perhaps were only possible now and then.
Here I am comfortable in a Jesus chair. There is much religious symbolism there and to be honest much of it is a little frightening. Just like this silly Jesus chair. It was funny so I had to take a picture in it.
Here we are climbing the side of a mountain to get to an ancient Maya burial cave.
A Maya ceremony at a local church. It seems that they have mixed the religion and gods of both Christianity and the Maya.
Three little kids I got to know there in the mountains. They are of Maya decent and are part of families that have lived up there for multiple centuries
This is me nervously inside a chicken bus. Just wondering what kind of ride it would be.
Finally down the side of the mountain to a burial cave for the Maya. One side is mountain, the other side is a thousand foot drop.
Were we were staying up in the mountains. The clouds come passing by as the mountains scratch the heavens.
An interesting use of the cross there. In this country they keep Jesus in a glass box. As I mentioned before some of the religious activities there are pretty bizzare. Most religions are a bit bizzare but I thought the Jesus in the glass box pretty creative.
One of the many street sellers there. She was there with a baby on her back.
Two kids I met there and chatted with. They were smart and clever. It was a very fascinating trip. It was a most unique country.


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The village is scattered amongst several "quartiers' and while it may lack the rustic charm of others, the centre of town (Quartier de Jeux) is vibrant and fun while on the slopes, Alpe D'Huez boasts its own incarnation of La Folie Douce, of Val D'Isere fame. The range of accommodation available make this a resort to tempt the spectrum of budgets.
Few mountains cater so well to so many. Home to the world's longest black run and blessed with outstanding off piste, there is also a vast beginner area and two ski schools dedicated to English skiers. Chat to your travel concierge and make sure you book what best suits your group.


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If you're on vacation and send me an email, I am 99.9% likely to send back a sternly worded message about shutting down and enjoying your time off.
I have always, always been a proponent of taking time away from work life to recharge; this profession we've chosen is greedy with our time, and if we let it, it will suck the life-force right out of us. For the most part, I've been pretty good at practicing what I preach, except for those few unavoidable times when the sky has been falling.
I know, I know, isn't the sky always falling somewhere when you work in a service industry?
I've had a pretty eventful last 24 months, personally. I moved from San Francisco to Minneapolis, left one job and started working at Zeus Jones, remodeled a kitchen, lost a beloved grandmother to Alzheimer's, turned 40, got married and became a stepmom. Life. She has not been dull.
The light at the end of the tunnel—my reward, if you will—was 13 glorious days in Spain, on my honeymoon, about half of it spent in a villa on a mountaintop with endless cheese and wine and jamón and a tiny angry garden cat I fell in love with despite her unsunny disposition. I fully intended to ignore any and all work-related business, but perhaps set myself up for failure by loading the last 10 episodes of The Good Wife on my work laptop so I could binge on the plane. "Out of sight, out of mind" only works if, you know, it's out of sight.
At first I starting logging into Outlook each evening to keep up with all the calendar requests I saw coming at me fast and furiously via my phone. It made sense, I told myself, to accept/reject everything each evening so my calendar would be up to date. Next, I started weeding through my email. Not responding, just deleting and filing and saving for later.
At some point, I started snapping pictures of my clients' products as I encountered them during my travels. I forwarded them back to Minneapolis with the note, "Not working, I promise!" And then, one day, I was sprawled on a lounge chair beside the pool and started composing the opening slides to a Keynote presentation in my head. It came so simply and it didn't feel invasive at all.
It was at that point I realized maybe I had been doing this vacation thing wrong all along. In the past, I had shut down any and all work thoughts as they occurred, mentally chastising myself and causing a weird feeling of guilt and failure. I felt I had failed at vacation, which made me think about work more. A vicious cycle.
At any rate, here's what I came to understand in the sun, under an olive tree, listening to a six-pound tabby cat mercilessly harass me for a bite of cheese:
Don't shut it down; write it down.
I think now about all the time I've wasted arguing with myself about how I'm not supposed to think about work while on vacation. Instead, I wished I had just made note of the thought—maybe examined it a little, but not too closely—and then moved on with my day. Clearly the rest and relaxation created a pathway for me to consider things I had pushed aside or missed entirely. Instead of accepting those thoughts, I pushed them aside. How many problems could I have solved earlier, or at all? We'll never know.
Keep your eyes open.
It wasn't until I was standing in the middle of a giant megamarket staring at an endcap full of my client's product that I remembered something about how the brand operates in Europe. For the next two weeks, I saw it everywhere. I took photos in gas stations and tiny bodegas and in the streets next door to palaces. The nuances were different than I was expecting. It changed the way I thought about things. I didn't even feel bad about it. Win!
Guilt is for suckers. To thine own self be true.
Here's the thing. If I had walked into my office after 13 days away—more, really, because there was a wedding, and my work-brain was operating on a need-to-know basis way before I left for Spain— without ever opening Outlook, I would have undone all the relaxation I achieved and then some. I am the kind of person who needs order. I typically have fewer than 10 emails in my inbox no matter how busy I get, and getting double/triple booked on my calendar makes me crazy-pants. It turns out I wasted a lot of time over the years making myself feel guilty for peeking at email while vacationing. A little maintenance, for me, is a stress reducer.
It was perhaps the sheer number of days away that gave me the breathing room to come to this realization. Everyone takes a different amount of time to unwind, disconnect and refresh. Maybe mine is eight days, but yours could be more or less. Or maybe you've always been awesome at vacation! If so, I envy you.
The important thing, I think, is to be gentle with yourself. Don't make such strict rules that breaking them creates angst. A fleeting work thought or a bit o' email grooming isn't going to ruin your vacation. It might even be good for you in the long run.


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Bad Economy: Cheap nails and screws no place to save money
Perhaps you've heard that fable about how "but for a nail, a kingdom was lost."
It goes like this: But for a nail, a shoe was lost. But for a shoe, a horse was lost. But for a horse, a battle was lost. But for a battle, a war was lost. But for a war, a kingdom was lost.
After walking around a SoCal neighborhood recently and seeing the infuriating sights at the right, I've got my own version: But for the proper nail, a house was lost.
Here's how it happens. You make your weekend project plans, figure out your shopping list, and head for the hardware store, big box store or lumber yard. There, you compare prices for 1-pound and 5-pound boxes of nails or screws, mystified at the choices, shocked at the price spans. You pick the cheapest, recalling how the economy is tanking.
And here's the salient moment: You ask the employee on duty: "Are these the right nails?" Or, "Will these screws work?"
And here are the red-flag answers: "I don't see why not." Or, "They should work."
Six months later when your fasteners have rusted or corroded, you won't even remember that little interchange, but you and your house will be in a heap of trouble.
Here's the Cliff Notes version on fasteners:
• Galvanized are more rust-resistant than nongalvanized.
• Hot-dipped galvanized fasteners are much more rust-resistant. (Look for the "HD" on the nail itself.)
• Double hot-dipped are even better.
But, here's a new wrinkle: ACQ pressure-treated lumber (which is what we use now that arsenic in PT lumber has been outlawed for residential construction) calls for different rules altogether. There is copper in this wood that will react to the zinc coating on galvanized fasteners. If you are using ACQ pressure-treated wood, you need to find fasteners that are rated compatible for this wood. If the box doesn't indicate this, contact the manufacturer. When salty ocean air is involved, pricey stainless steel fasteners may be necessary.
Read more discussions in Coastal Contractor magazine, and from a DIY guy who chose to remove 3,000 rusting nails on his new deck. And here's a nail puller in case you find yourself in a similar fix.
Bottom line: Trying to save a few bucks on cheap, noncompatible fasteners is a bad economy.
And my disclaimer: This blog is for conversation purposes only. Do your research, make your selections and deal with the consequences accordingly.


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It wasn't just longboarders making waves at the Hyundai Malfunction Surf Festival today, with SUP and retro riders ruling on day two of competition at Kingscliff.
In building 3-4ft conditions, competitors tore into the clean waves on offer, carving up across the Shawline Plumbing Retro, Twin Towns Panel Repairs over 40's and Greenline Stand Up Paddle (SUP) surfing divisions.
Coffs Harbour ace Jared Neal, 26, showed he couldn't just ride longboards, ripping it up on a board of a bygone era (pre 1981) to accrue the highest combined heat total (16.00 - out of a possible 20), which included a strong 8.5 and a backup of 7.5, in Round 1 of the talent-packed retro division.
Riding a Mark Richards twin-fin his Dad picked up for $20, Neal unleashed his backhand attack on the reeling right-handers, blending a vertical approach with razor sharp cutbacks to easily beat Justin Holland (11.00, Kingscliff) and Dane Chalk (4.8, Miami).
"They're always a bit of fun," he said.
"I'm always riding different types of boards – longboards, single-fins and twinnies, so it doesn't matter what I'm riding. It was just good to go surfing with just three other surfers in the water."
Joining Neal in the quarterfinals of the Retro division included reigning ASP Men's World Longboard champion Harley Ingleby (Emerald Beach), Gold Coast ripper Dane Pioli (Rainbow Bay), Cameron Gleave (Kingscliff), Jordie Brown (Victoria), Brett Caller (Byron Bay), Matt Aldridge (Coolangatta) and Dodger Kremel (USA), who all posted opening round wins.
Retro surfboards come in a variety of shapes mainly with a Single Fin or Twin Fin set ups.
The SUP riders continued to shred on an alternative mode of board to the traditional longboard, launching a surfing-style blitzkrieg in the afternoon's heats.
Sunshine Coast surfer Woogie Marsh (Peregian Beach) utilized his full arsenal of moves to beat Jackson Close (Currumbin) and Ross Hassum (Burleigh) with one of day's top combined heat totals (18.00).
The powerful natural foot was on fire from start to finish, netting a 9.25 and an 8.75 to storm through to the quarterfinals of the SUP division.
Fellow Sunshine Coast surfer Keahi De Aboitiz (Noosa) was just as impressive amassing two strong rides (8.5 and 7.5) to power through to quarter-final contention.
Also through to the quarters is Beau Nixon (Tookley, now Tweed Coast), Noel Graham (Lennox Head), Paul Jones (Gold Coast) and Roger Saunders (Mini Water).
The Twin Towns Panel Repairs over 40's division didn't go unnoticed, with riders turning the clock on the high performance stakes.
Leading the way was Scott Downing (Wollongong), Brett Keast (Burleigh), Mark McNamara (Currumbin), Glen Cunningham (Bargara) and Nigel Beckham (Currumbin).
Competition will continue tomorrow with the quarterfinals of the Greenline Stand Up Paddle Surfing, plus Round 1 of the Robert August Over 60's, quarter-finals of the Shawline Plumbing Retro and opening rounds of the Scales Seafoods 9ft Amateur and Amateur Women's divisions.
The 'Malfunction' started off in 1984 as an excuse to get together with like minded surfers. After 27 consecutive years the Malfunction can truly lay claim to being one of the world's truly iconic surfing events.
But it's not all about the surfing. The prestigious, 5-day long surfing festival encompasses a range of lifestyle activities including the Kingscliff Surf Film Festival as well as surf music, fashion pageants, surf vehicle displays, book signings, surf lessons and more.
In all, 16 divisions have been included in this year's festival, which features competition suitable for a range of abilities from family to elite level. These include:
ASP LQS Men
ASP LQS Women
Scales Seafood's 9ft Amateurs
Lets Live Women Amateurs
Aboods Crane Trucks U18's
PCYC Tweed Heads U18 Girls
Twin Towns Panel Repairs Over 40's
Dukes Longboards Over 50's
Robert August Surfboards Over 60's
Pacific Concrete Pumping Over 65's
Shawline Retro
Old Mal
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Jared Padalecki Net Worth
Jared Padalecki made money by Actors niche. For all time, at the moment, 2019 year, Jared Padalecki earned $5 Million. Exact sum is $5150000.
Short biography, height, weight, dates:
Birth date: July 19, 1982
Birth place: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)
Profession: Actor, Voice Actor
Nationality: United States of America
Spouse: Genevieve Cortese (m. 2010)
Children: Shepherd Padalecki, Thomas Colton Padalecki
Siblings: Jeff Padalecki, Megan Padalecki
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Want to know a good time to lose stuff? When you're moving. Mercy, is that a good time to lose stuff.
Exhibit A: our son's bathing suit. He needs Speedo jammers for swim team, and last year's was thin to the point of (ahem) a small hole or two. Though he only needs a Speedo for meets, it was clear a new one was a must. We're moving this summer and the kids are only swimming half the meets... so: 3 meets, one $35 speedo. Dislike that math. Nevertheless, we got one. We had it in hand for maybe a week when, lo and behold, we left the darn thing in New England while visiting family. My kind folks duly shipped it down, with it hitting our mailbox minutes before we left the house for our first meet. Whew. Next morning our house was full of movers packing up all our earthly possessions, and I was corralling up items into a Big Huge Pile, roped off from the moving fray. I hand-carried the kids' swim gear, including the infernal Speedo, to the Big Pile. Two days later, our house empty and vacated, I was organizing stuff in the house our kind vacationing friends were letting us use. The Speedo was absolutely nowhere. Fully absent and MIA. I looked and looked and looked. Then I became livid. Unreasonably livid. How dare that t*j*~@H Speedo up and wander off, when buying it in the first place had been an unwanted (and borderline unnecessary) chore? And, lost again? When I'd worked so hard to keep it found?
I was so mad I went running. Cool down, get some perspective. Running usually does that in me. It seemed I was using the missing Speedo as the container - I could see it now - to hold all this crazy season's angst and frustrations. Losing it made me feel a loss of control, and like a failure. Unable.
Lost items get a lot of coverage in the New Testament. People in Jesus' day felt no less annoyance and anguish in losing stuff than we do . Jesus tells three lost-and-found stories... One about a sheep that goes missing, and the shepherd leaves the ninety-nine to find it. One about a woman who loses a coin in her house and turns the place upside down till she, overjoyed, finally finds it. One about a son who's lost to his dad but eventually returns to him. Main point throughout: Jesus is The Great Finder, and we're precious stuff that gets found and reclaimed by Him. The uniting that happens between him and us when the finding happens is long-sought, and joy-inducing.
So the whole "lost/found" concept's pretty important. It bears some reflection.
To lose virtually anything is a frustrating experience. It just is. Trying to find stuff takes so much time, and the minutes spent looking are miserable ones. But when it comes right down to it, losing some stuff really matters, and losing other stuff doesn't. Lost things worth getting upset over? A relationship. Faith. A vocation. Health. One's sense of self. Integrity. The soul - most of all. These kinds of things are worth spending blood, sweat, and tears (and a heck of a lot of prayer) on. We all know this intrinsically, even without Jesus teaching and modeling it for us.
But if we're going to be rightly focused on the "lost" bucket that holds the most important things in life - and to God - then we can't be in histrionics over the"lost" bucket that holds the comparatively unimportant stuff. Like a bathing suit. Look hard for it, feel annoyance over it - fine. Then move on. I got myself there, the Speedo-less evening of my run... So, $35 be damned (despite my frugal ways), I bought another pair. Exhale.
But a move's still a move, and I think I mentioned it's a time rife for losing things, yes? The next day we realized the movers had packed our car title into our household goods, and without it my husband couldn't pick up his car upon his arrival in Crete. Annoyance and regret levels far higher than the silly speedo... commensurate with, of course, the amount of inconvenience and money this loss would cost us. It was the 4th of July weekend and the DMW was closed; my husband would only have a day or two in which to get a replacement before he flew. DMV's are not noted (perhaps you know?) for their efficiency.
We took deep breaths and prayed and tried not to stew; I reminded myself of the Speedo-induced conclusions I'd reached the day prior. Because even a lost title, with all its frustration and possible downstream problems, sits squarely in the 'comparatively unimportant' bucket. So I sat with my weekend task list of praying, emotion-wrestling, and waiting.
Tuesday morning came and the DMV was (wonder of wonders) uniquely helpful and efficient in producing, right on the spot, a new title for my husband. It was of course a complete relief, and we thanked God. He knows and cares about the little things, he meets our needs, and he does answer prayer... These things are all true. And it's so easy to see and know these things when the lost item does get found, as it sometimes does. So much harder to see them when it doesn't.
Because sometimes it doesn't. We don't get to call the shots (and the whole lesson of how infuriating it is to deal with lost items is that we want to call them. Oh how we want to call them... want never to lose anything, or else to have all our lost stuff quickly and easily be found. Want the seamless, trouble-free life.) The life of faith doesn't work like that. God's God, after all, and we're not. He's in charge of the lost and found.
More than that, he's the ultimate Found. I think of Paul, in the end, and his, "I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ... for whose sake I have lost all things." Paul's talking about laying down the whole kit-and-caboodle, being willing to go in for loss down to zero (as Jesus himself did) because He himself is the treasure. Everything else is window dressing.
Wish all the ruminations left me convinced that my future annoying losses will meet a calm, surrendered version of myself, perfectly able to keep stuff adeptly in the "comparatively unimportant" bucket in my perspective. Hopefully they at least help as the Spirit pulls us onward toward wholeness and the day when we see ourselves, with our own eyes, fully found in Christ.
PS. The package arrived and I gave permission to my once-again Speedo-clad son to cut off the tags. The same hour he (you know what's coming) found the old Speedo. In a place I'd looked the first day. At least three times. Classic. Humbling thing, this lost-and-found routine... All part of the maturing process, I think?


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Check out this NBC segment that aired 8/27/19 about our Wizard of Oz: A Jazz Musical for All Ages, a unique 21st century take!
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Yip Harburg Foundation's Rainbow Troupe: Hallowe'en 2015 Concert
The Yip Harburg Foundation's Rainbow Troupe presented a concert of songs with lyrics by Yip at Theater for the New City's Annual Hallowe'en Costume Ball on Oct. 31, 2015. Ben Harburg, Holly Rae Phillips, Eric Poindexter and Reanna Armellino performed, with David Gaines as Musical Director and Deena R. Harburg as Conceiver and Producer.
("Over the Rainbow") The Song of the Century
Everyone knows the songs from The Wizard of Oz; in fact, Over the Rainbow is often cited as the greatest movie hit of all time. Few, however, know the names of the men who wrote Rainbow and the rest of the classic Oz score.
The remedy for their anonymity now is in the hands of Aaron Harburg — great-grandson of The Wizard of Oz lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg — who has begun production on The Song of the Century.
Finian's Rainbow: An "Unbelievably Current" Classic "Old-Time Musical"
The 2009 revival of Finian's Rainbow brought Cheyenne Jackson, Jim Norton, Christopher Fitzgerald, and Kate Baldwin to the St. James Theatre to revisit Yip's still timely lyrics and Burton Lane's glorious score that raise issues such as racial harmony, social equality, and living beyond one's means.
"Finian's Rainbow overflows with songs that are pure heaven, propelled by Yip Harburg's wit and Burton Lane's timeless sense of melody. Scrumptious!" – Elizabeth Vincentelli, The New York Post (2009)
"Infectious song and exuberant dancing are on abundant display in this thoroughly winning, joyous production." – Charles Isherwood, The New York Times (2009)
Radio Riot
Radio Riot (1930). To this cartoon Yip contributed "The Bed Time Story," which occurs at about one minute before the end. It is a satire of spooky Brothers Grimm fairy tales, spoken by an animated radio to a group of terrified mice. Not commercially available, but viewable on You Tube.
Roadhouse Nights
Roadhouse Nights (1930). Helen Morgan sings the Harburg-Gorney composition "It Can't Go on Like This." Jimmy Durante and ensemble also sing a couple of non-Harburg songs.
Prisoners Song
Prisoners Song (1930). A Fleischer Brothers animation in which prisoners recite Yip's verse "Down in Dear Sing Sing." Available from private collectors only.
A Million Me's
A Million Me's (1930). The Yip Harburg-Jay Gorney song "What Wouldn't I Do for That Man?" got a lot of mileage. Lee Morse opens and closes this Paramount short with fragments of the song and sings it all the way through starting at around 6min 35sec. Not commercially available, but viewable on You Tube.
The Sap from Syracuse
The Sap from Syracuse (1930). Jack Oakie and Ginger Rogers sing "How I Wish I Could Sing a Love Song" (music by Johnny Green), the sole song in this light comedy. Some sources list two other Harburg songs ("Aw, What's the Use?" with Johnny Green and "Capitalize That Thing Called 'It'" with Green and Vernon Duke) in association with this film, but neither is in the release print. Not commercially available.
Queen High
Queen High (1930). Two Harburg lyrics were interpolated into this adaptation of a stage play: "I Love a Girl in My Own Peculiar Way" (composer, Henry Souvaine; performed by Charles Ruggles) and "Brother, Just Laugh It Off" (composers, Arthur Schwartz, Ralph Rainger; performed at various points by Ginger Rogers and others; the music also serves as general underscoring). Not commercially available.


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The great part about E3 is that you get tons of great news about stuff you usually don't hear about all throughout the rest of the year. Yeah, of course there are news bits and press releases for the typical gaming gear from all the big brand names, but it's only during E3 that all the really, really cool stuff starts to make surprising appearances for public consumption.
Both Corsair and SanDisk recently announced two different types of SSDs for gamers.
First up, Corsair has a micro USB solid state drive called the Flash Voyager GTX. This device enables gamers to easily and conveniently snap in the SSD into a USB port and access content with blazing read speeds of 450MB/sec and just-as-fast write speeds of 350MB/sec.
As mentioned in the press release...
"The Flash Voyager GTX boasts the inner technologies of an SSD that will keep the drive operating at peak performance for years to come. USB Attached SCSI and S.M.A.R.T. monitoring ensure blazing fast, error-free transfers of large video music and photo collections, while TRIM support curbs degradation so the Flash Voyager GTX retains its performance, even after extended heavy use."
The best part about it is that you don't need any extra software to get the device read or recognized and it's USB 3.0 compatible, so you know what that means? That's right, when this device drops you'll be able to easily and conveniently use it with the Xbox One as an external storage device following the June 9th update next week, going hand-in-hand with the device like faulty components and General Motors' engineering designs.
But the Flash Voyager GTX isn't just good for the Xbox One, it would be perfect for Wii U owners looking to keep external storage small and compact.
Corsair's USB SSD will be available this July in two sizes with two different prices, you can learn more by paying a visit to the official Corsair website:
Flash Voyager GTX 128GB: $119.99 USD
Flash Voyager GTX 256GB: $199.99 USD
SanDisk also has an SSD solution in a bit more of a traditional format with the Extreme Pro SSD. This thing is way larger when it comes to storage capacity over the Flash Voyager GTX, but it also comes with a drawback: you would need a separate SATA-to-USB cable adapter with USB 3.0 support to use it with the Xbox One, since Microsoft's 720p box doesn't support custom internal drive storage.
Epic fail on Microsoft's part, eh?
Nevertheless, the Extreme Pro SSD is still a perfect fit for the PlayStation 4 since it comes in variable storage sizes that range from 240GB, 480GB and 960GB. Keep in mind that this is a solid state drive, so prices are adjusted accordingly, with the price of the 240GB carrying a $189 price tag, the 480GB snagging a $369 price tag and the 960GB unit costing a whopping $599 price tag.
While the prices may seem extreme, the read and write speeds match those prices, with the read speed being 550 MB/S and the write speed being 520 MB/s.
Total Biscuit will be live-streaming the Extreme Pro SSD in action on his Twitch account and you can view the promo video for the device below.
You can learn more about the Extreme Pro SSD by visiting the official SanDisk website.


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PLEEC Final Conference: Cities are becoming sustainable and energy smart
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On 8 March 2016 the PLEEC Final Conference showcased the results and experiences of the PLEEC project. The event took place in the framework of the "SBE 16 – International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment" in Hamburg.
It was a great honor for the whole project consortium that Eric Lecomte, EU project officer from DG Energy, participated at the meeting and officially opened the conference.
Carsten Rothballer, Coordinator Sustainable Resources, Climate and Resilience from ICLEI Europe (Local Governments for Sustainability) emphasized in his ensuing keynote speech that ambitious national climate targets for 2050 will only be reached by a strong and empowering involvement of local and regional governments. However it is crucial that cities advocate for enabling framework conditions, seek opportunities for the vertical integration of energy efforts (cities´ Sustainable Energy Action Plans with National Energy Efficiency Action Plans) and do also create local and international alliances. Knowledge transfer and capacity building are major issues as well as engagement of all relevant stakeholders who all together need to set ambitious climate and energy targets (100% renewable energy is needed and possible).
After this inspiring kick-off it was time to discover the secrets of the PLEEC project: Julia Haselberger from Hamburg University of Applied Sciences presented the newly released image movie of the PLEEC project demonstrating the project´s goals, scope and methodology.
In the first roundtable discussion with university experts and at the same time Work Package leaders of the project the different methodological approaches how to raise energy efficiency from technological, structural and behavioral points of view were presented and it was underlined how crucial an integrative and place-based approach for a sustainable city planning is.
Showdown for the six "PLEEC model cities" in the second part of the event: Each city has developed during PLEEC project an Energy Efficiency Action Plan clearly outlining the goals and strategies how to become more energy efficient and a true energy smart city in the future. As all PLEEC cities are unique and have very special preconditions every city is choosing an individual way towards the sustainable future.
All experiences made throughout the project´s lifetime are synthesized in the model of energy efficiency and sustainable city planning accessible online at http://model.pleecproject.eu/ and presented by Lotta Ek (Eskilstuna municipality).
"Green Thoughts, Green Futures" - another core output of the PLEEC project and showcased by Annika Kunnasvirta (Turku University of Applied Sciences) - is a publication which summarizes the PLEEC results in a popularized format, describing the most relevant aspects of energy efficiency in key urban fields from a city perspective: the technologies, thoughts, processes and innovations that are already underway yet in need of more work - "peppered with" energy smart city success stories.
As mutual learning is crucial, sharing experiences with other EU-projects is highly valuable: We were very happy that Christos Nychtis from the Greek Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving presented the EU FP7 project InSMART ("Integrated Urban Planning for a Smart City Transformation") and shared his experiences on smart city transitions.
Though big progress towards the energy efficient smart city has already been made, there are still challenges to tackle. Through the run of the project, several research gaps have been identified. Javier Campillo from Mälardalen University presented the results which are summarized in the research agenda, accessible online at www.pleecproject.eu
The Final Conference was moderated by PLEEC project coordinator Mikael Kullman (Eskilstuna Energy and Management).
|Program: PLEEC Final Conference
8 March 2016, HafenCity University Hamburg
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|Introduction - Welcoming words
Eric Lecomte, DG Energy
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|Cities driving the transition to a sustainable energy regime
Carsten Rothballer, Coordinator Sustainable Resources, Climate and Resilience, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI Europe)
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|Roundtable discussion: Becoming an energy smart city: An integrated and place- based approach
Prof. Rudolf Giffinger, Technical University of Vienna, Austria; Dr. Christian Fertner, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Prof. Erik Dahlquist, Mälardalen University, Sweden; Ms Annika Kunnasvirta, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland
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|Roundtable discussion: Energy Efficiency Action Plans, Experiences and crucial steps
Kristina Birath, City of Eskilstuna; Kaspar Alev, City of Tartu; Risto Veivo, City of Turku; Laura Ahonen, City of Jyväksylä; Fernando Suarez Lorenzo, City of Santiago de Compostela
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|The PLEEC model for energy efficiency and sustainable city planning
Lotta Ek, Eskilstuna municipality, Sweden
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|Green Thoughts, Green Futures
Annika Kunnasvirta, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland
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|Integrated urban planning for a Smart City transformation – the INSMART project approach
Christos Nychtis, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving, Greece
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|Future Steps – the legacy of PLEEC
Mikael Kullman, Eskilstuna Energy and Environment, Sweden; Javier Campillo, Mälardalen University, Sweden
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Last night, towards the end of an intimate wedding, three men huddled together at the back of a fancy hotel courtyard, cocktails in hand, discussing THE SINGULARITY. An almost spontaneous conversation with very little pre-talk. Straight faced, and committed.
Two days prior, in a small downtown bar, the patron and bartender sparked up several conversations. It was obvious that these talks happened quite regularly. As one conversation bounced to the next, THE SINGULARITY reared its once ambiguous head into the dialogue seconds before serialized Japanese Yakuza movies from the 70's.
A week before this, in a large cafe with a direct path to the Hollywood sign, a man and a women, after a lemonade and espresso chatted about the robotic overlords; one part jest, one part contemplative certainty.
THE SINGULARITY: no longer relegated to sci-fi dork-hood, or computer scientist savants and futurist with lots of time on their hands. It is now part of the dialogue. Maybe not with the same rapidity as The Kardashians, but in enough minds to infer that it's manifestation is inevitable. Lets just make sure we can become friendly enough to make room, because our time as the top of the chain is limited. As Douglas Rushkoff states, "I'm on team human".


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The 2018 Five Star Aloha Gala
The Hawai'i Chamber of Commerce of Northern California proudly presented our 16th Annual Five Star Aloha Gala on May 30, 2018 at the historic Westin St. Francis Hotel at Union Square in San Francisco. This is our organization's signature event and serves as a venue for honoring individuals and organizations with our Kūlia I Ka Nu'u (Strive for the Summit) Award for their contributions in promoting the Aloha Spirit throughout Northern California and beyond.
We were pleased to announce that the 2018 Five Star Aloha Gala will honor Nainoa Thompson with the Kulia I Ka Nu'u Award.
Nainoa Thompson is the president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and a Pwo navigator.
Through his voyaging, he has opened a global, multi-generational dialogue on the importance of
sustaining ocean resources and maritime heritage. Thompson is the first Native Hawaiian in 600 years to
practice Polynesian wayfinding: long-distance open-ocean voyaging on a traditional
double-hulled canoe without the aid of modern instruments. Nainoa has dedicated his life to
exploring the ocean, maintaining the health of the planet and ensuring that the ancient marine
heritage and culture of Polynesia remain vibrant into the future. He most recently led Hōkūleʻa's
world spanning Mālama Honua Voyage.
The award is bestowed together with several scholarships for Hawaiʻi students attending San Francisco Bay Area colleges and who demonstrate the willingness and potential to be future leaders of the larger Hawaiian Community, back in Hawaiʻi and beyond its shores. To date, 31 are recipients of our HCCNC scholarship.
Bernie Bernal is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia, a multi program engineering and science laboratory, and is celebrating 35 years of service this year. A descendent from generations of fisherman in Lingayen on the island of Luzon, Bernie has always been near the ocean growing up. He is currently President of the Northern California Outrigger Canoe Association. Its 800 members train and compete anywhere the outrigger canoe is found.
In 2012 Bernie joined a fleet of Polynesian voyagers on their return voyage back to the South Pacific after sailing into San Francisco bay. Away for nearly 3 months Bernie logged approximately 2000 nautical miles. The experience has connected Bernie to his roots, and is inspired by what the ancient Polynesians had accomplished in the Pacific. Today he continues sharing and connecting people to their ocean heritage along with wife Katherine. Their son Christopher is a banker with JP Morgan in San Diego, and daughter Isabella is a senior studying at the University of Hawaii, Mānoa.
Program and Details
Date and Location
16th Annual Five Star Aloha Gala
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
The Westin St. Francis Hotel – Union Square Alexandra's Room
335 Powell Street
San Francisco, California 94102
Attire: Formal or business attire, black tie-optional.
5:00 pm: Cocktails with complimentary wine and beer
6:15 pm: Food stations featuring a taste of the finest restaurants in San Francisco
5:30 to 7:30 pm: Raffle and Silent Auction
7:30 pm: 16th Annual Five Star Aloha Program
8:00 pm: 2018 Kūlia I Ka Nu'u Scholarship Awards Winners Presentation
Prizes and Giveaways
Grand Raffle Prize
Two pairs of Southwest Airlines round trip tickets on international or domestic flights.
This event is SOLD OUT.
$160 for Individual tickets by May 15; $175 after May 15.
$700 for table of 4 by May 15.
$1,700 for table of 10 by May 15.
For tables of 10, please email us at email@example.com.
After we reach out to you, checks can be mailed by May 15th, 2018 to:
Hawai'i Chamber of Commerce of Northern California
100 Bush Street #1450
San Francisco, CA 94104
Due to high demand for the event, we have a no refund policy. For questions, please email email@example.com.
Ceremonies and Music
Rick Quan, Master or Ceremonies
Rick Quan is a two time Emmy award winner. He currently works at ABC7 TV as a fill in sports anchor and as the field reporter for it's "After the Game" college football show. Before coming to San Francisco, he was a sports anchor for the ABC affiliate in Honolulu. Rick also runs his own video production company and recently produced an award winning documentary on legendary dancer Dorothy Toy.
Kumu Patrick Makuakāne and Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, Opening chant and hula
Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu's dynamic SF-based dance company presents hula as a full theatrical experience that blends traditional and contemporary forms of Hawaiian Dance. Founded in 1985 by Director/Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne, the company is known for its unique contemporary style called hula mua, or "hula that evolves." The style blends traditional movements with non-Hawaiian music like opera, electronic, dance, alternative, and pop. Both hula mua and authentic, traditional pieces are showcased in the company's visually captivating stage productions. The dance company has performed in locations throughout California, and has also presented its work in Honolulu, Washington D.C., New Orleans, New York, Las Vegas, and Japan. (www.naleihulu.org)
Steven Espaniola, Hawaiian Music
It's rare when an artist arrives on the scene offering a refreshing new spin on a traditional genre of music. Steven Espaniola is that artist. Raised in Aliamanu, Hawai'i and now residing in the California Bay Area, Steven is a multi-instrumentalist specializing in kī hōʻalu (Hawaiian slack key guitar), 'ukulele, upright bass, and leo kiʻekiʻe (traditional Hawaiian falsetto). Of Hawaiian, Filipino, and Spanish decent, his ethnicity is as diverse as his unique sound which preserves the integrity of the traditional with a flourish of the modern. His debut recording entitled Ho'omaka, "to begin", features a mesmerizing collection of traditional and original Hawaiian mele recorded by Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning producer Dave Tucciarone. Ho'omaka will be sure to transport the listener to the Hawai'i of yesterday with soaring falsetto vocals, nahenahe slack key guitar and rhythmic 'ukulele. Steven Espaniola's highly anticipated debut album will carry you on a musical journey you won't soon forget. In 2007, Steven's musical efforts earned him the recognition of "New Artist of the Year" at the Hawai'i Music Awards. (www.stevenespaniola.com)
Faith Ako, Hawaiian Music
Faith Ako, a longtime resident of Northern California, has been performing and preserving Hawaiian Music for more than a decade. She has brought her deep soul tones and island blends to appreciative audiences throughout the greater Bay Area, Southern California, Boston on the East Coast and her home state of Hawai'i. Her first breakthrough album, Kukahi, earned her two Hawai'I Music Awards. Her second album, Papaku, garnered further accolades as it earned a Grammy entry in the Hawaiian genre category in 2010. Her third album, a grand recipient of the Kulia I Ka Nu'u Award, (Strive for the Summit Award) along with the beloved Mayor Ed Lee's San Francisco's Certificate of Honor Citizen Award has most definitely proven that aloha lives. (www.faithako.com)
Lenny San Jose, aka Ukulenny, is an ukulele performer, educator, and jam leader based in Oakland, CA. He began his ukulele career in 2009 on the Bay Area Rapid Transit, playing his uke back and forth on his daily commute. Since then has gained over 60,000 YouTube subscribers, and performed in Festivals in the Bay Area, Sonoma Wine Country, Reno, Los Angeles, and San Diego. As a sponsored Kala Ukulele Artist, he creates video content for their Learn to Play Program, and facilitates Uke Circles across America. (www.ukulenny.com)
See the photos and information from past Five Star Aloha Galas.


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Recent volunteer Tom Bird came up with a very creative way to raise money for his trip to Palestine - he spent a day delivering Palestinian mezze around Amsterdam on his skateboard!
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Unite's Irish Chair, Liam Gallagher, has urged members to come out in numbers next Thursday to vote for candidates willing to establish a stable and mature Executive that will promote social justice in these uncertain times.
The Derry trade unionist said that, with Brexit looming and a protectionist administration in situ in the United States, a prolonged period of direct rule under a Conservative government in London would be disastrous for the North.
"The bottom line is we would prefer an Assembly there as opposed to direct rule on the basis that at least local politicians would be more accountable, certainly would be more sympathetic, for all of their problems, than a Tory government, particularly in relation to the Northern Ireland public sector, health, social security and education.
"For these reasons we believe it's better to have an Assembly but what we're looking for is a more mature type of politics that is going to get us out of this break and restart cycle that we seem to get into. We get a period of stability and people start planning ahead.
"We're looking for people to move away from the entrenched positions of 'green and orange' and get into a more mature politics."
He called on Unite members to come out and vote, whatever their political preferences.
"Unite is a broad church made up of people from all political parties but our aim is one of social justice. We'd ask our members to reflect that when they are voting. We are calling for a progressive politics, to move away from the old stereotypes and vote for the party that will offer workers the best opportunities.
"We want Northern Ireland to work, we want the Assembly to work," he said.


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