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Whither Iran, asks Washington-based Iranian journalist Molavi in this tour of the country's past and present.
Molavi, who has lived in the US since his youth, returned to Iran for a year of journeying through the provinces to gain a sense of what Iranians were feeling about the course of the Islamic Republic. What he hopes to reveal here, by considering Iran's current state of affairs in light of the country's past, is just how complex a place it is, not at all like the one imagined by Iran's authority figures, the conservative clerics, "who constantly demand black and white." For Molavi, shades of gray are best exemplified by Iranian writers, from the chronicler of Kings, Ferdowsi, on through Hafez's ambiguities (though his "seize the day" attitude toward living holds particular resonance for contemporary Iranians, be they devout or sensualist) to the satirists, parodists, and allegorists of today, many of whom are in prison. Same as it ever was, might say those who remember the like treatment such writers received under the late Shah Pahlavi. But ambiguities abound, sloshing over the "complex lines between private and public space in Iranian society," between the behavior that is expected from an autocratic clerical state and the desires of a population who have long been familiar with the greater world. Molavi does well in explaining the fluid nature of Iranian politics, the obscure opening and shutting of democratic opportunities, the rise of the reformist clergy, and the evolution of a youth who "are less idealistic than their parents' generation," thirsty for choice and opportunity, grounded in the real—though that real must perforce take its cues from a government under the control of an entrenched, conservative, quixotic clergy.
A welcome and—in the best Iranian tradition—subtly shaded journey through a country that once commanded US attention and then seemed to drop off the radar.


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An ambitious new exhibition at the Field Museum reassembles some fragments of a world that was shattered forever on Aug. 31, 1521.
An ambitious new exhibition at the Field Museum reassembles some fragment
* When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through April 19, 2009
* Where: The Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
* Tickets: $22 for adults, $19 for seniors and students, and $12 for children 4-11; prices include general admission to the museum.
* Information: (312) 922-9410 or www.fieldmuseum.org
That was when the small Spanish army of conquistador Hernan Cortes and thousands of indigenous allies finally captured the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, dooming its rulers and their civilization.
Even some of the Spanish troops realized, after the fact, that they had destroyed something strange and beautiful. One of the last of them, the tough and unsentimental Bernal Diaz del Castillo, looked back many years later when he was an old, blind man in Guatemala and remembered his first sight of the city in Lake Texcoco.
"It was all so wonderful that I do not know how to describe this first glimpse of things never heard of, seen or dreamed before," Diaz wrote. He went on to lament that so much of it already was lost.
The Spanish began the destruction of Tenochtitlan within months of the conquest, and its site is buried deep beneath Mexico City.
But recent years have brought new excavations in the metropolis of 23 million, and some of the finds of long-buried Aztec art have been spectacular. Several of the most striking works from one of those digs, the "House of the Eagles" site, form the centerpiece of the Field exhibition "The Aztec World: A Unique View of a Mighty Empire."
The show features nearly 300 artifacts, many never before seen outside Mexico. Co-curator Gary Feinman said the works come from 10 major Mexican museums, as well as from the Field's own collection, and the exhibition took four years to assemble.
"That's quite a long time when you consider that the Aztec empire itself lasted only about 100 years," Feinman said.
He said the House of the Eagles appears to have been a building closely associated with the coronation of Aztec emperors, as well as their funerary rites. Two massive ceramic sculptures in the exhibition display both aspects of the site. One is of a mighty winged warrior, while the other is a ghastly image of Mictlantecuhtli, a god of death and the underworld.
Feinman said the winged figure may have been a "spirit warrior," the ascended soul of a soldier who fell in battle. Spirit warriors, he said, accompanied the sun god, Tonatiuh, on his triumphant rise into the sky each morning.
"The spirit warriors flew up with him until the zenith, and then the spirits of women who died in childbirth accompanied him on his way down to sunset," he said.
Sunset would have brought him into the realm of Mictlantecuhtli, who is depicted as a naked figure with a grinning skeleton head and his liver hanging out of his abdomen. In Aztec times, his statue would have been bathed from time to time with human blood.
Other Aztec gods also demanded human sacrifice, although Feinman said the early Spanish chroniclers may have exaggerated the number of such sacrifices to justify European brutality against the Aztecs. But Tonatiuh still needed the fuel of human hearts to make his flights across the sky, the war god Huitzilopochtli had a taste for human flesh, and another deity required his priests to wear the skins of flayed sacrificial victims.
The sacrifices were usually of enemy soldiers captured in battle or the losing players from the ritual ball game court. Feinman said the brutality of Aztec culture and their high-handed treatment of subject peoples may have been major reasons such a small band of Spaniards could defeat them.
"They had 10 million subjects at the time of the conquest, but many of them revolted to join the Spanish," he said.
The exhibition is not a chamber of horrors, though. Many of the displays show the quiet everyday side of Aztec life: its trades, crafts and agriculture. Some of the smaller works — particularly those in gold, greenstone and obsidian — have a serene beauty missing in some of the larger statues.
And there's even some whimsy in the artifacts.
Feinman pointed to one of his favorite pieces, a ceramic container for pulque, the fermented agave sap that was the Aztecs' favorite tipple. The container is in the form of a jackrabbit lying limply on his side with an oblivious expression on its face.
"The rabbit was an Aztec symbol of drunkenness," Feinman said.
"The Aztec World" runs through April 19, 2009. It is not scheduled to appear in any other museums.

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Rockledge Country Club Wedding | Erin & Darrell
Amazing people usually meet in amazing places. Erin and Darrel met online more than 5 years ago, and that would lead to their beautiful wedding that took place at Rockledge Country Club located in Central Florida. The weather was perfect, and the atmosphere was amazing. The wedding spoke loudly for both of these lovely soft-spoken individuals.
Darrell is a software developer and Erin is an activities assistant. The proposal is one that only a software developer could come up with. Darrell hid the ring under their cat for Erin to find. I don't know about you, but I think that is so cute.
On February 12th, Erin posted on her Facebook timeline, "All I want to do is grow old with my husband :)." This post reminded me of the question that I asked them prior to the wedding, how did you know that your mate was "The One." Their response was: "We knew when we couldn't stand not being together all the time. And when we weren't with each other we were thinking about each other." Well Erin and Darrell, you can now grow old together, and be together forever as Husband and Wife.
"Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate." -Mark 10:9
Erin and Darrell, I want to thank you, Kathy, and Sharon for seeking and choosing R Hickman Photography to document your wedding. I must say that your wedding was beautiful and the love that it displayed was pure and true. I had an amazing time, and I wish you a prosperous marriage.
Venue: Rockledge Country Club / Photographer: R Hickman Photography / Videographer: Dillion Digital Video/ Florist: Tara Fagan / DJ: DJ Yves Entertainment / Officiant: Pastor Joe


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An event organized by UN Women, the Global Network for Women Peacebuilders, UNFPA, Peacebuilding Support Office and the Permanent Missions of Bangladesh and Finland, brought together young women from four countries to share experiences and speak about their peacebuilding work.
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Take five: "A successful peace process simply demands the active and meaningful participation of women at all levels"
UN Women spoke with Jean Arnault, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, about gender parity within the Mission and its priorities over the next year. The Verification Mission in Colombia has made impressive strides towards gender parity; 58 per cent of its professional level field staff are women and 65 per cent of field office teams are led by women.
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka presented the Secretary-General's report on women, peace and security to the UN Security Council on 25 October, in New York.
Despite greater participation of women in building and sustaining peace and the recognition from all quarters of the value they bring, the realities on the ground show that much more remains to be done, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told Security Council members on Thursday.
Bajana Ceveli is the Executive Director of the Association for Women's Security and Peace (AWSP) in Albania. Over the past three years, the Association, with the support of UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality, helped draft a National Action Plan (NAP) on UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, which was adopted in September 2018. Ms. Ceveli spoke to UN Women about her personal motivation and why the National Action Plan is important for women.
A group of United Nations agencies has issued a joint statement calling for a ban on tests meant to assess the virginity of a girl or a woman, which is a common practice in at least 20 countries. The statement, which was issued during the World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) in Rio de Janeiro, stresses that such tests are both unscientific, and a violation of human rights.
Marking International Day of Rural Women, on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on countries to ensure that women and girls living in rural areas can enioy their human rights as this would enable making "progress for all".
The city centre of Apia is festive today. The market stalls are laden with handmade mats, baskets and traditional jewellery made by women from rural Samoa; music and laughter lace the air. The two-day market is part of an event to showcase the results of a project that trained and empowered 5,170 nofotane women in the course of the last two years, funded by UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality.
Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and the first Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist helping victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC) won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The decision to jointly-award the prestigious prize, has the potential to help end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, the UN said - a cause which is central to the Organization's work.
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Do you continue to carry your concealed weapon once you get home, or do you remove it quickly and put it in your gun safe?
I used to fall into the latter camp when I didn't have a holster set-up that was comfortable, but now I typically have my gun on me until bedtime. and I wonder if that was also the case in a Denver home invasion last night which saw the intruder shot and killed after forcing his way into the home.
Boulder Police say a suspected home intruder was shot and killed Monday night by a resident of a house on Pima Court.
Boulder Police Cmdr. Tom Trujillo said it happened at 8:40 p.m., at 98 Pima Court, near Highway 36 and Foothills Parkway.
"A male broke through the front glass door and was confronted by a person in the home," Trujillo said. "The male was shot and died at the scene."
Mitchell Byars, a reporter for our partners at the Daily Camera said a man was seen being taken away from the house with paper bags over his hands. This is typically done to preserve forensic evidence.
The "paper bags over the hands" trick preserves gunshot residue (GSR) evidence, so that the authorities can confirm that the person who claims to be the shooter (or in other cases, claims not to be the shooter) is the person who fired the weapon.
There is very little more to go on at this point, but it appears that both people inside the home are cooperating with authorities, and they are treating this as a "good shoot."


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Contact Us
Arcata Brewery & Tasting Room & Myrtletown Taproom hours:
Monday: 12 PM – 11 PM
Tuesday: 12 PM – 11 PM
Wednesday: 12 PM – 12 AM
Thursday: 12PM – 12 AM
Friday: 12 PM – 12 AM
Saturday: 12 PM – 12 AM
Sunday: 12 PM – 11 PM
* We do not serve food, but please enjoy the LoCo Fish Truck out back daily for lunch and dinner or feel free to bring in your own *
For other concerns or business related inquiries:
Mailing Address:
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Arcata, CA 95521
Arcata Brewery & Tasting Room Address:
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Are you interested in getting a keg from us? Wonderful! We'd love to sell one to you. We ask the following:
1) Keg availability varies, there is no guarantee we will have your chosen style when you want it. It's best to check in ahead of time to see what is available.
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In conjunction with the Partner event in Paris on April 17-18 there will be a proposal preparation WS on Friday April 19 starting 9am.
The location for this will be at UPMC, 4 place Jussieu, Paris, building T and Building "Maison de la Pédagogie" (only for the Doctoral school)
The metro station is Jussieu lines 10 and 7.
The meeting will be in building T 1st floor room T17
Please register for planning purposes!
0900 Introduction of participants
0930 General info on FNS (Future Networking Solutions) and the call text for 2014
1000 -12 00 Each partner gets a possibility to propose and describe an activity
13 00 – 1600 group work to form a consortium and formulate draft proposal
1600 wrap up
Contact: Henrik Abramowicz


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Coconut is grown in more than 80 countries of the world with a total production of 49 billion nuts. India occupies a predominant position in respect of production of coconut in the world. The shares of coconut growing countries in production are: Indonesia (25.7%), Philippines (23.2%), India (23%), Sri Lanka (4.4%), others (13.7%) and other APCC countries (10%). The productivity of the crop is the highest in India with 7572 nuts/ha.
Traditional areas of coconut in India are the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Pondicherry, Maharashtra and Islands of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar. Non-traditional areas are the states of Assam, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Tripura, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.
Four southern states put together account for 92% of the total production in the country (Kerala 45.22%, Tamil Nadu 26.56%, Karnataka 10.85%, Andhra Pradesh 8.93% and other states 8.44%).
Coconut is a crop of small and marginal farmers since 98% of about five million coconut holdings in the country are less than two hectares. In the west coast of India, the palm is an essential component in the homestead system of farming where it is grown as rainfed.
Agro – climatic requirements
The coconut palm thrives well under an evenly distributed annual rainfall ranging from 1000 mm to 3000 mm. The palm requires an equitable warm and humid climate neither very hot, nor very cold. The mean annual temperature for optimum growth and maximum yield is stated to be 27 degree Celsius with a diurnal variation of 6 0C to 7 0C. The coconut palm thrives well up to an altitude of 600 m MSL.
The coconut palm can tolerate wide range of soil conditions. But the palm does show certain growth preferences. A variety of factors such as drainage, soil depth, soil fertility and layout of the land has great influence on the growth of the palm. The major soil types that support coconut in India are laterite, alluvial, red sandy loam, coastal sandy and reclaimed soils with a PH ranging from 5.2 to 8.0.
Selection of Site :
Shallow soils with underlying hard rock, low lying areas subjected to water stagnation and clay soils should be avoided. Proper supply of moisture either through well distributed rainfall or irrigation and sufficient drainage are essential for coconut.
Preparation of Land :
Size of the pit depends on the soil type and water table. In laterite soils large pits of the size 1.2m X 1.2m X 1.2 m may be dug which are filled with coconut husk for moisture conservation. The husk is to be burried in layers with concave surface facing upwards. After arranging each layer, BHC 10% DP should be sprinkled on the husk to prevent termite attack. In laterite soils, common salt @ 2 kg per pit may be applied, six months prior, on the floor of the pit to soften the hard pans.
Spacing and Planting :
In general square system of planting with a spacing of 7.5m to 9 m is practised. This will accommodate 177 to 124 palms per hectare. Planting the seedlings during May with the onset of pre-monsoon rain is ideal.
Varieties :
The tall varieties are extensively grown throughout India while dwarf is grown mainly for parent material in hybrid seed production and for tender coconuts. The tall varieties generally grown along the west coast is called West Coast Tall and along the east coast is called East Coast Tall. Benaulim is the tall variety grown in Goa and coastal Maharashtra.
Laccadive Ordinary, Laccadive Micro, Tiptur Tall, Kappadam, Komadan and Andaman Ordinary are some of the tall varieties.
Chowghat Dwarf Orange, Chowghat Dwarf Yellow, Chowghat Dwarf Green, Malayan Yellow Dwarf and Malayan Orange Dwarf are some of the dwarf varieties grown in India. Gangabondam is a semi tall type grown in certain tracts of Andhra Pradesh. Many hybrid combinations of tall and dwarf are also grown in the country.
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Greg Fredericks' Naturopathic Clinic is located between Byron Bay and Ballina. Its neighbouring suburb is Lennox Head in the Northern Rivers district of NSW.
Address: 25 Killarney Crescent, Skennars Head NSW 2478
Phone: (02) 66 874 744
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Monday & Tuesday: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Wednesday & Thursday: 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Friday: Closed
Directions from North:
- Get on Pacific Motorway/M1 and head towards Ballina.
- Take Lennox Head exit (Hinterland Way) and at the roundabout take the 1st exit down Ross Lane. Continue for approximately 6km to the end where you will turn right into Byron Bay Road.
- On reaching the roundabout (3km), go straight ahead through (2nd Exit) which becomes The Coast Road. Follow The Coast Road for approximately 4km where you will approach Sharpe's Beach and car park. Opposite the car park, take a right turn onto Headlands Drive.
- Take the first right turn into Killarney Crescent and follow until you reach number 25 on your left (approximately 465 metres from Headlands Drive).
- Alternatively you may turn off highway and go through Byron Bay and head south toward Ballina.
Directions from Byron Bay:
- From Suffolk Park, follow Broken Head Road to The Coast Road in the direction south towards Ballina for approximately 15 kilometres.
- You will approach Sharpe's Beach and car park, opposite the beach turn right onto Headlands Drive.
- Take the first right turn into Killarney Crescent and follow until you reach number 25 on your left (approximately 465 metres from Headlands Drive).
Directions from South:
- Follow Pacific Highway/A1 and take the Ballina exit onto River Street. Continue down River Street for approximately 3.5km until you reach Kerr Street.
- Turn left into Kerr Street and follow to the end where you will then turn right onto Bangalow Road and proceed to roundabout where you will turn left (1st exit) onto Angels Beach Drive.
- Follow for approximately 3.7 km and when you reach the roundabout, go straight through (2nd exit) and continue on The Coast Road for approximately 1.4 km where you will then turn left into Headlands Drive and then take the first right into Killarney Crescent. Follow for approximately 465 metres until you reach us on the left at number 25.


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Welcome to Alhasso Astrophotography. The purpose of this website is to share my images with you and show you how to get good quality photos with entry-level equipment. With each one, I'll post details such as what the object is and the I equipment used. If you've got any questions please contact me using the contact form here or the comments section below and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Alternatively, you can email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
The equipment I use most often is a Modified Canon 50D, William Optics GT81 APO and Skywatcher EQ5 mount. For post processing I use Deep Sky Stacker, for the stacking process, and PixInsight LE as well as PS CC for processing them and adding final touches. There are lots of different programs available - some are free, some are extortionate. Down below you'll find a few useful links to where you can download these programs as well as some useful forums and videos to help you get started in the world of astrophotography.
I'm currently in the UK, so the forecast in combination with work makes it difficult to post new images regularly. However, I'll manage to get out with the camera a couple of times a month and post all my final images both here and on the Facebook page.


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The economic downturn left many people out of work or unable to find suitable, sustainable employment. This wasn't limited to young people and unfortunately many older people also lost their jobs. For some this has proved the making of them as it's given them the chance to pursue a business idea they'd always dreamed of.
The challenges of becoming what's been dubbed 'an olderpreneur' are many. Some are very different to those that younger businesspeople may face, but there's no reason why anyone with a good idea and the passion to drive it can't succeed.
Thriving as an Olderpreneur
To thrive as an olderpreneur takes many of the routes as any other business person, although you may have less working knowledge of the channels open for you. Here are some key tips and considerations for those 50+ entering the start-up business sector for the first time:
Web Matters
It would be foolish to suggest that older people don't use the internet, of course they do, and the internet is the driving force for finding ways to develop your business. You can seek out information about your business rivals and begin to build a network of relevant connections. Utilise networks such as G+ and our Google+ Community "Startup in Britain" to get the most out of what's ready and available to you.
Support Maps
Make a map of all the sources of support you have available. Former colleagues, family and friends could all play a key role in your business development. Of course you want it to be professional but everyone needs a helping hand along the way. You never know, you may be able to coerce a family member into being your personal assistant!
Embrace your New Identity
You may have had your previous job for some time but you need to cast aside that image and craft a new one. You are now a strong, individual business person. You are the face of your brand and you can shun any other identities people try to put upon you. You may be of pensionable age but you don't have to describe yourself as a pensioner!
Be Seen
If you want people to know who you are and what your business does; you have to tell them. This can be virtually online but you should also get in amongst local networking events and show off your know-how. Attending local networking events can help promote your business but you may also find others who can be supportive contacts of your long-term business plan.
Invest in Mentoring
A business mentoring scheme could be exactly what you need in the beginning. Someone with the expertise to advise you on business issues you simply have no experience of can make all the difference. There are age-specific training courses and mentoring available through companies such as Prime but you can also access many regular schemes.
Embracing business in your 50s or beyond is more than possible. Setting up a business in an area you're passionate about can truly take you to new heights and exceed all your expectations.
You can also join our Google+ Community "Startup in Britain" which is packed with help, resources and articles to get you started. Use it to get tips, advice and start building your network!


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Product Owner
Be part of the next big thing!
The company
The company is a dynamic startup with global aspiration. You will be part of a diverse family of team members. Your success is their success! This tech-organization creates the opportunity to share talent and capacity within seconds in order to make the biggest impact. They make stuff more simple and transparent and always look for the unknown and like to try out new cool stuff.
This organization offers competitive terms of employment that have a focus on performance, and development. This is consistent with their passion to put together great results and to professionalize the organization. Based in Amsterdam, at the Zuid as, but work global and expand rapidly.
What are you accountabilities?
As Product Owner, you have a broad function where your daily work closely with the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and the development team. Your success will be measured around customer/platform satisfaction, new member growth, active usage, churn and seemless experience. In additional you are responsible for delivering new distinctive and global capabilities on any device.
- Analyzing, understanding and expanding the platform;
- Provide ongoing tracking and analysis of key product competitors;
- Central hub around internal and external input improving the platform;
- Intern colleagues (stakeholders)
- Customers (via sales)
- Users (via marketing)"
- Translates vision towards viable product;
- Owner of the roadmap and roadmap prioritizing;
- Executes and delegates together with CMO concept development;
- Creates and documents Use cases, journeys, PBI;
- Compile and realize the product backlog and ensure it is visible, transparent and clear in sprint planning and releases;
- Release management & planning;
- Be part of testing and approving releases;
- Deliver fast prototypes for testing with clients;
- Manages expectations internally and externally around product development.
- At least HBO level;
- At least 4 years' experience in product owner role;
- Understanding agile development;
- Customer centric focused;
- Accustomed to work in an international environment and speaks and writs Dutch and English excellent;
- Furthermore, you have excellent knowledge and experience of the Office 365 platform for collaboration (email, calendar, files, video conferencing);
- You are flexible and love to work in a fast-growing business.
Personality traits:
- You are positive, solution-oriented and proactive and like to have in a team that also can excel therefore your contribution;
- You are customer centric;
- You have a can do mentality;
- You have organizational skills and have a highly developed evaluation and perspective;
- You have an excellent eye for detail and is very accurate, accurate, proactive and are customer and service oriented;
- You work easily with different teams and colleagues are focused on a good relationship with your colleagues; your success is their success;
- You are curious and like to try out new stuff;
- You are able to make complex processes simple;
- You communicate timely, clear and to the point;
- You have a strong personality and are able to express your own opinion on the basis of clear arguments;
- You take a healthy dose of humor and loves to work hard.
Are you the Product Owner we are looking for? Surprise and inspire us with your motivation. We are curious about you! Please send your letter of motivation and your resume to Suzanne at email@example.com Or for more information call: 035 747 07 47.


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This website is provided by the Scripture Engagement development group of the Forum of Bible Agencies International (FOBAI). FOBAI is an alliance of more than 25 agencies with a shared vision to work together to maximize the worldwide access and impact of God's Word.
The goal of the website is to provide practical help for facilitating encounters with God through interaction with His Word. It contains news, resources, links and details of events we have found useful in the work of encouraging Scripture Engagement.


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Alfie's Story
At the age of 8 weeks, like many babies, Alfie suffered from minor nappy rash.
During the application of cream, we discovered a very small lump in the crease of his left groin area. We were referred to a pediatric doctor who was equally baffled by the lump.
Over the course of the next six months, we continued with frequent visits to the pediatrician and as time went on, the lump increased in size. From ultrasound it appeared to be an infected lymph node and we were then referred for removal. The surgeon's first intention was to biopsy the lump or remove during the procedure if possible. Our baby boy at the age of 10 months was to have his first General Anaesthetic a very worrying prospect for any parent. The surgeon advised the majority of the lump was removed and it was then sent away for further testing.
The pathologist's report was inconclusive and it was then passed to Great Ormond Street for further review. The diagnosis was a myrofibrosis tissue based tumour. We were advised this was a rare benign tumour but due to the incompleteness of the surgery localised reoccurrence may be experienced. Within 8 weeks, 2 lumps appeared in the same area and we were immediately referred for Surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Alfie underwent surgery for complete removal of the lump and surrounding tissue. The operation was successful and within a couple of hours Alfie recovered and was playing, back to his normal self. The lumps were then sent for further investigation.
On the 27th May 2009 we were advised that despite the previous diagnosis the pathology had changed and Alfie had a Sarcoma of the tissue.
To be sure of no more reoccurrence, Alfie was given six months "mild" chemotherapy. This was a struggle for him and resulted in many admissions to our local hospital. Alfie was due to finish treatment on the 21st November 2009 and we couldn't wait to get the year of 2009 behind us and get our lives back to normal.
Alfie's end of treatment scan detected a new small lump above Alfie's right kidney. The first concern was of reoccurrence of the Sarcoma although due to the location, the consultants wanted to Biopsy. The lump was biopsied and confirmed as NEUROBLASTOMA to the complete surprise of everyone.
Early detection, the size of the tumour and Alfie's age, should have indicated stage 1 Neuroblastoma which we were advised would be straight forward to treat. After several weeks praying and hoping for no further spread of the tumour, on 21st December 2009 when our son was one year and 8 months old, our lives were to change forever. Alfie presented with widespread disease and was unable to walk. He had bruising around his eyes and a bone marrow aspirate confirmed diagnosis. We was then given the worst news and we felt complete numbness. We had a definitive diagnosis and despite our world now being torn apart we had to accept the news. Alfie was confirmed and diagnosed with the highest level – Stage IV Neuroblastoma (Stage Four MYCN amplified). Alfie has wide spread disease in all areas as expected with this type of disease. The main (primary) Neuroblastoma tumor is relatively small and within his right adrenal gland; its approximate measurements 1.8 x 2cm.
The treatment of High-Risk Neuroblastoma is harsh and unrelenting but is necessary to combat this aggressive cancer. Children who achieve clean bone marrow and MIBG tests results after the initial rounds of chemotherapy must undergo a stem cell harvest, surgery to remove any solid tumours, high-dose chemotherapy to wipe out their bone marrow and stem cell rescue to transplant the previously harvested stem cells back into the body to allow new bone marrow to be grown. Finally they will have radiotherapy and then 6 months of oral chemotherapy to mop up any undetectable minimal residual disease.. Even after all this, the chance of relapse still remains high.
On Christmas Eve 2009, Alfie had a triple lumen line fitted directly into his main artery near his heart for drug administration. He underwent 70 days of intensive chemotherapy, endured invasive testing procedures and had a number of blood and platelet transfusions. Despite the toxicity of this protocol he remained strong.
Despite the obvious positive signs of Alfie looking really well, him walking and the clearing of the bruising around the eyes, Alfie did not respond well enough to the treatment. At the 40-day stage, his bone marrow aspirates test was clear. At the 70-day stage, the test was more invasive and a test of Bone Marrow aspirates and Trephine still showed signs of disease and the MIBG scan showed the disease was still present. Without being clear of detectable disease Alfie could not move forward to the next stage of treatment. We had then to undergo two more 7-day cycles of a high-risk chemotherapy regimen called 'TVD', to try and get him to the next stage. Another series of bone marrow tests, MRI and MIBG scans were to follow in May. In early in June 2010, Alfie relapsed and developed a new tumor in his left upper-jaw. Our oncology consultant confirmed to us that due to Alfie's relapse the disease was no longer curable. We were given the option to either go home, try another chemotherapy combination (which probably would not work) or try and enter Alfie to a phase-1 trial (which was only to determine dose levels and he may not qualify for).
We decided that we needed to follow the further research and support from others who had similar experiences. We dropped everything and travelled directly to a cancer clinic of alternative treatment in Mexico. Unfortunately, Alfie was unable to stay at the clinic and had to urgently return home as the relapsed tumor in Alfie's jaw spread in to his mouth and got out of control. We went directly to Great Ormond St. where he had emergency surgery. We were very close to losing Alfie here; this was an awful low point.
Alfie was then moved to University College Hospital in London for radiation to the face and spine, where a further tumor developed. This was to alleviate pain and control the rapid growth and hopefully allow Alfie the chance to walk again. We had no option but to move to this aggressive treatment due to the rate of tumor growth in critical areas. Every second of every day, we continued fighting to cure our beautiful baby boy from this horrid disease. We never gave up hope and our friend's, families and local community were all out there trying so very hard to help us. This really helped us and gave us courage, strength and belief.
We finally returned home to spend time with Alfie away from the Hospitals and the relentless intervention at his favorite place.
He peacefully passed away without any pain on the 29th July, 2010 at 10am. He was where he wanted to be; cuddled up tight with his Mummy and Daddy.
During Alfie's grueling treatment, we found help from 'complementary' treatments, and had the support from a Nutritional Therapist. It wasn't long before we could see the benefit of the strategies. Alfie lost no weight, suffered no infections, unlike fellow patients who suffered for months. We felt empowered that we was contributing somehow and worked so hard to support Alfie and although he sadly lost his courageous battle to cancer, we firmly believe the fact he died without pain, without infections and without suffering we took the right approach so he could enjoy his short life to the full.
For this reason we will not go back to life as it was; we had drawn so much from the support and want to put something back. We had already set up a fund for Alfie to pay for treatment outside of the UK. Sadly Alfie died before this was possible, this fund will now be used to help others finding the right foods during treatment led to the creation of a recipe book for Children with Cancer and other conditions. Alfie's story has touched the heart of so many and the fund continues to grow.
The spirit of Alfie will live on and help other children.


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Acupuncture and Herb Clinic
Raven Sara's treatments have improved my life tenfold as I suffer from Sciatica and have tried several other options to no avail. My life is now worth living, thanks to Raven's care. I would not be without it.
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The treatments I received at Raven Sara's clinic have made my quality of life much better in many aspects and the warmth and care and consideration are incomparable. I would highly recommend the clinic. In fact, I have many, many times.
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In its annual search for the 'Favorite Acupuncturist' Raven Sara was voted one of the two top acupuncturists from the 13 acupuncture practices selected in Grants Pass.
"Western Medicine" had failed to provide relief….
Dr. Raven is a sensitive, knowledgeable and highly experienced professional. Though Raven is qualified on many levels of alternative treatments, I sought her out as an herbalist, when traditional "Western Medicine" had failed to provide relief from my medical conditions. Following a thorough consultation, she provided herbal compounds that quickly and effectively treated the conditions I suffered from, including IC (Interstitial Cystitis) and a painful leg condition. Her treatments are prescribed to bring balance to the system – treating the cause, NOT long term symptom control. IC had destroyed my quality of life and in a matter of days, I experienced significant relief that literally resurrected my esteem for life. I would recommend Raven to anyone looking for a traditional alternative or enhancement to modern medicine.
In only one treatment the path of my life took a new course….
Reiki Master Beate Foit has not only the healing touch of a master but also the healing spirit that imparts the peaceful knowledge that you are being treated by someone who truly cares for your wellbeing. Reiki treats the "greatest need" and though I sought out Reiki for physical healing, in my case emotional healing is where the healing began. In only one treatment the path of my life took a new course that has brought me great joy. I would recommend Reiki with Beate to anyone looking to enhance their health and well being.
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Sports Camps
Thanks for a great summer! Camp had ended for 2019, but details and registration will open by December for Summer Camps 2020!
We can't wait until school's out for summer and neither can you, we bet! Naperville Yard has something fun planned for every week of summer break. Come immerse yourself in eleven weeks of nonstop sports action. Weekly camps focus on Soccer or Multi-sport.
General Information
- Camps run Monday–Friday from June 3th-August 16th
- Half day morning camp offered 9am-12pm
- Half day afternoon camp offered 12:30-3:30pm
- Full day camp offered from 9am-3:30pm
- Single day registration is available please call for more information.
- Lunch is included for full day campers.
- For dietary restrictions please contact [email protected] one week in advance.
Half-day camps: $95/week
Full day camps: $195/week
What to Bring
- Water bottle
- Sunscreen
- Gym shoes
- Athletic clothing
- Snacks (one for half day; two for full) – we are a peanut free camp
- Naperville Yard Registration Form
- Please leave electronics at home!
Camp Groupings
- Campers will be grouped by age
- Junior campers (5-6yrs) take part in minimum 1.5 (half) or 3(full) hours of sports each day
- Campers will also take advantage of the inflatables, the park area, and sports themed crafts and activities
Before/After Camp Care
- Before camp care offered from 6:30am-9am, and the cost is $50/week
- After camp care offered from 3:30pm-6:30pm, and the cost is $75/week
- Children dropped off or picked up more then 15 minutes before or after camp will placed in our Before Camp or After Camp care for their safety. You will be charged $10 for Before Camp, and $15 for After Camp.
- To sign up for before or after camp care, please contact [email protected]
For any additional information email [email protected] or call (630)245-1100
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It's the oldest town in the Southwest, but Santa Fe offers a tremendous assortment of modern sights and attractions intermingled with the historic sites for travelers to explore. Although visitors love to dive into the many cultural destinations on an extended stay, it's possible to enjoy the best of the city in a single day. This exciting itinerary showcases the best of Santa Fe and leaves you wanting to come back for more.
Enjoy Views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 7 a.m.
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In the high altitude of Santa Fe, hiking can prove hard on the lungs, but the paved walkway to the Cross of the Martyrs is manageable even if you haven't acclimatized. From the top, especially at sunrise, you'll enjoy spectacular views of the Sangre de Cristo mountains and the city of Santa Fe. The cross at the top honors the Spanish martyrs from the Pueblo Revolt in 1680.
Glimpse New Mexico's History 10 a.m.
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The Palace of the Governors is the oldest public building in the United States and initially served as the capitol building. Explore the beautiful interiors of this 17th-century architectural marvel and simultaneously learn about the history of New Mexico. Exhibits highlight the region's 400-year history, including Native American history, Spanish colonization, Mexican and American conflicts, and statehood.
Ease Into the Afternoon at Second Street Brewery 12 p.m.
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Take time to indulge in Santa Fe's laid-back lifestyle. Slip into an easygoing afternoon at Second Street Brewery, a local craft brewery. Sample New Mexico's famous red and green chile sauces on top of your fries and wash down the spice with a cold house-made beer. Meals here are perfect for sharing, so order several appetizers and don't rush your meal.
Browse Local Galleries for the Perfect Souvenir 3 p.m.
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Not far from the main plaza and especially on Canyon Road, you'll find dozens of galleries showcasing the incredible talent of Santa Fe artists. Stores carry Native American art including jewelry and pottery, Southwestern paintings, and fine art that ranges from detailed prints to contemporary sculptures. Whether you're a serious collector or simply browsing, you'll find pieces to suit every taste and budget in Santa Fe.
Enjoy Dinner With a View 6 p.m.
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When the weather is nice, the best dinner in town is at Luminaria. Prime seating is on the outdoor wooden patio within a lush garden with views of the city's renowned Loretto Chapel. Not only is the ambiance charming, but the food bursts with flavor. Sample New Mexican cuisine with a tortilla soup starter, enchilada-inspired filet mignon, and tequila lime pie.
Take in the Opera 8 p.m.
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Santa Fe is a designated UNESCO Creative City not only for its visual arts, but also the performing arts. Music and theatre performances are held year-round, but the Santa Fe Opera is a preferred choice in the summer. Along with old favorites and world premieres of scores, patrons enjoy the open-air setting of the theatre. Views of the Jemez Mountains add to the background of the stage and stars twinkle overhead by the end of the show.
Must Eat: Dessert with a Twist at the Chocolate Maven
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All the hot spices of New Mexican cuisine are balanced best with something sweet. At the Chocolate Maven, it's impossible to decide between the freshly made cookies, scones, muffins, and cakes. Wash it all down with their Mayan chile hot chocolate or a chocolate chai tea. Come hungry and plan on taking a doggie-bag of extra treats back to your room.
Relax at a Comfortable Santa Fe Hotel
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With dozens of things to see and do, travelers should spend the night in Santa Fe. There are many great hotels in Santa Fe from $54. The most atmospheric hotels are in downtown Santa Fe, where buildings are frozen in time and the area quiets down after day-trippers return home for the night. Among them, the Inn of the Turquoise Bear from $195 is in an historic adobe estate with gorgeous gardens, a hosted wine and cheese evening reception, and luxury rooms. Visitors who prefer the services of a chain hotel will enjoy the Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza, which has all the amenities of brand name hotels with a southwestern flavor to make it unique.
No matter how long you stay, Santa Fe will charm and delight you with its history, bold flavors, and handcrafted art.
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McCoy Stadium
McCoy Stadium is a Minor League baseball stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It is home to the Pawtucket Red Sox (Paw Sox) of the International League and affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The stadium was completed in 1946 as the home for the Pawtucket Slaters, an affiliate of the Boston Braves. Since 1969, the stadium has hosted the Pawtucket Red Sox. In 1981, the stadium hosted the longest professional baseball game in history, where the Paw Sox defeated the Rochester Red Wings after 33 innings by a score of 3–2.
|One Columbus Avenue
Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860
|41°52′23.39″N 71°22′12.14″W / 41.8731639°N 71.3700389°WCoordinates: 41°52′23.39″N 71°22′12.14″W / 41.8731639°N 71.3700389°W
|City of Pawtucket
|Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club Inc.
|10,031 permanent seats. Up to 11,800 including grass berm, bleachers and standing room sections.
|Record attendance
|Field size
|Left Field – 325 ft
Center Field – 400 ft
Right Field – 325 ft
Alleys – 375 ft
Outfield fence – 8 ft except 5 ft at bullpens
|Natural Grass
|Broke ground
|November 3, 1940
|July 4, 1942
|1992, 1999
|Construction cost
|$1.5 million[2]
($23 million in 2018 dollars[3])
$14,914,000 (renovation)
($22.4 million in 2018 dollars[3])
|Mark Linenthal
Thomas F. Harding[4]
Heery International (renovation)
|Pawtucket Slaters (1946–1949) (NEL)
Rhode Island Steelers (1966) (ACFL)
Pawtucket Indians (1966–1967) (EL)
Pawtucket Red Sox (1970–1972) (EL)
Pawtucket Red Sox (1973–present) (IL)
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The project to build the stadium began in 1938 and was championed by then-Pawtucket Mayor Thomas P. McCoy. It was to be built on a swampy piece of land known as Hammond's Pond and, to this day, the stadium sits at the end of Pond Street. On the afternoon of November 3, 1940, Mayor McCoy laid the foundation cornerstone.
The stadium was completed in 1942, and in 1946 was officially dedicated and named in honor of Mayor McCoy. McCoy Stadium first began hosting affiliated Minor League Baseball in 1946. The Pawtucket Slaters, a Class B affiliate of the Boston Braves, was the first team to call McCoy Stadium home. The Pawtucket Slaters would play for four seasons in the New England League, as Braves affiliates.
Professional baseball disappeared from Pawtucket for 16 years. It finally returned in 1966 as a member of the Eastern League. McCoy Stadium still hadn't found its true team yet and hosted the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, the Pawtucket Indians. After two years, the Indians moved to Waterbury, Connecticut. McCoy was again without a team.
In 1969, the Boston Red Sox came to scout McCoy Stadium. By April 1970, the Sox had pulled their minor league affiliate out of their home in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. They moved into McCoy Stadium and became the Pawtucket Red Sox, known colloquially as the "PawSox". The franchise spent three years playing for the Double-A Eastern League before being promoted to the Triple-A International League.
In 1976, debt-ridden owner Phil Anez threatened to move the team to New Jersey, but sold the franchise to Marvin Adelson, who lost the ballclub after threatening to move to Massachusetts. During that year, the team was briefly known as the Rhode Island Red Sox, but that name lasted just one season. Just before the 1977 season, Canadian expatriate businessman Ben Mondor arrived and successfully resurrected the fallen franchise. Mondor owned the team until his death on October 3, 2010, and was a well-beloved member of the community, as he turned the ballpark and franchise into one of the most fan-friendly in all of professional baseball.[according to whom?]
In February 2015, a group of New England business leaders, led by Larry Lucchino, purchased the Pawtucket Red Sox.[5] In August 2018, ownership announced that it would relocate the team to a new stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts, in April 2021,[6] becoming the Worcester Red Sox. Without the PawSox as a tenant, the future of McCoy Stadium is unclear. In December 2019, Pawtucket's mayor, Donald Grebien, indicated options include bringing another minor league team to Pawtucket or "tearing the ballpark down for a new use."[7]
The PawSox have brought four championship titles to McCoy Stadium and Pawtucket, winning the Governors' Cup, the championship of the International League, in 1973, 1984, 2012, and 2014.
Stadium featuresEdit
One of the unique features of the ballpark is the expansive foul territory. The foul area forms a complete semicircle between first and third, and in order to fit the baselines in between the ends of the seating areas, the area behind home plate is quite vast. This is especially notable since the major league Red Sox' home park, Fenway Park, has the smallest foul territory in the majors.
The two dugouts are actually embedded into the wall underneath the grandstands (as are the luxury boxes, just beyond them). The first row of seats is elevated eight feet above field level. Despite that unusual box seat elevation, those seeking the signatures of the next great BoSox players have found a way to contact their PawSox, using a technique more common to fans in bleacher seats behind an outfield wall. Fans wishing to have a scorebook, baseball, baseball card, or other souvenir signed by a player will go autograph "fishing". Complete with hook and reel (or, often, a hollowed-out milk jug and a rope), autograph seekers lower their items over the front of the seats and dangle them down in front of the dugouts below. The ballplayers can sign the item, tug on the line, and the fan pulls up their newly autographed memorabilia.
A series of murals depicting notable former PawSox players was displayed in the stadium prior to the 1998 renovation, but was taken down since the new stadium configuration resulted in fans not passing them anymore. In 2004, after many fans asked what happened to them, funds were made available to restore and re-hang the old murals, as well as commission a few new ones of more recent players. Some six dozen paintings now adorn the entrance ramps throughout the stadium.[8]
The left-field berm provides great views of the action, and affords families on a budget an inexpensive way to enjoy the ballpark. Above the berms are walkways, affording patrons 360° views of the ballpark. They are made especially for the handicapped from which to utilize and enjoy the game.[9]
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For many years, McCoy Stadium was not up to International League standards. The park had only 6,000 seats and was barely handicapped accessible. There were also a number of broken seats, and the facility was starting to show structural issues in the mid-1990s. For several years, the team's ownership was unsure of what to do, and it was even announced that the PawSox might be moved to Worcester, Massachusetts.
Eventually, owner Ben Mondor announced that they would renovate the facility, and that renovations would be done to maintain the historical integrity of the ballpark. The renovations began in 1998 and included a new terraced berm in left field, a grassy knoll where fans can sit next to the PawSox bullpen and watch the game up close.
The seating capacity was increased to 10,031 by adding three full sections of seats. In addition to the original quarter-circle seating bowl, McCoy now features an extended left-field line seating area and souvenir stand, as well as outfield bleacher seating and new parking areas. Luxury boxes were constructed below the new seating area at field level. All seats are now accessed through an entry tower near third base, instead of the circular ramps which still remain behind home plate. The seats are elevated above the field, and patrons must climb two sets of stairs (or take an elevator) to reach the main concourse and outfield berm areas.
With the renovations to the stadium, the Pawtucket Red Sox have raised attendance exponentially. The PawSox have raised their daily average from 700 per game to over 7,000, with weekend games having standing room only crowds.
Famous games and incidentsEdit
- On April 18, 1981, the Pawtucket Red Sox began the longest game in professional baseball history. For 20 innings, the PawSox battled the Rochester Red Wings in a 1-1 tie. The Red Wings would finally score in the top of the 21st inning to take the lead. The PawSox then scored a run in the bottom of the inning. The game was far from over. The game went on until 4:07 a.m. because the umpires did not have a curfew rule in their copy of the rule book. Finally the league president was reached and demanded that the game be suspended. The score was tied, 2-2 after the 32nd inning. When the game finally did resume on June 23, it took only 18 minutes to complete, as Dave Koza of the PawSox drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 33rd inning.[10] Two future Hall of Famers were part of the historic game. Cal Ripken, Jr. went 2-13 on the night playing third base for Rochester. Wade Boggs played third base for Pawtucket and went 4-12 with a double and an RBI. 19 fans remained in the stands when the game was called for the night, and they received lifetime passes to McCoy Stadium.[11]
- On April 9, 1992, during the PawSox' home opener against Rochester, then-WJAR-TV sports reporter Joe Rocco was trying to do a live report on the side of the field while the game was going on for that day's 6:00 edition of "News Watch 10". Assumedly because the bright lights bothered some of the players, the home plate umpire went over and told Rocco that they were not going to hold up the game for a live news report, Rocco tried to ask for 30 seconds to finish his report, but the umpire said no and gets security to get Rocco out of the stadium, so Rocco had to toss it back to the studio immediately. The incident has since been seen on various blooper specials.
- On July 3, 2001, McCoy was the site of one of the most bizarre incidents in recent times. PawSox player Israel "Izzy" Alcantara was hit by a pitch by Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons pitcher Blas Cedeño. Feeling that he had been thrown at, he responded by kicking catcher Jeremy Salazar in the chest, karate-style, before charging the mound. The pitcher wisely backed out of his way, and after momentarily trying to get anyone on the Red Barons to fight him, was engulfed in the ensuing bench-clearing brawl. Alcantara was suspended;[12] his career never recovered.
- On July 14, 2004, McCoy Stadium hosted the Triple-A All-Star Game between the International League and the Pacific Coast League. The IL won the game, 4–3 in 10 innings, before a crowd of 11,192.[13]
- On April 26, 2006, Durham Bulls player and Tampa Bay Devil Rays prospect Delmon Young (younger brother of Dmitri Young) threw a bat at a replacement umpire who had ejected him from the game. Young struck out on a called third strike, and stood at the plate (silently, according to PawSox catcher Corky Miller) before walking away. When the umpire signaled that he was ejected, Young responded by throwing his bat, end-over-end, at the umpire, who was hit in his chest protector with the bat. The International League suspended Young for 50 games for the incident.[14]
- McCoy has seen two perfect games thrown by PawSox pitchers. On June 1, 2000, Tomokazu Ohka defeated the Charlotte Knights 2-0, needing just 76 pitches to retire all 27 Charlotte batters.[15] On August 10, 2003, Bronson Arroyo blanked the Buffalo Bisons by a score of 7-0.[16] Arroyo was called up to the Boston Red Sox later that month.[17]
When Ben Mondor bought control of the team in 1977, the PawSox drew only 70,354 fans (1,082 per game) to McCoy, which seated 5,800 people at the time. A few seats were added along the way, and during the mid-1990s, the park's capacity was listed as 7,002.
In the first season of the expanded McCoy (1999), the PawSox averaged a paid attendance of 8,403 per game, and in 2000 it increased to 8,733. That figure represented 87% of every seat for every game being sold, where no other team in the league was above 70%. The club's top two attendance figures have come in 2004 and 2005, and with a paid attendance of 688,421, the '05 PawSox ranked fourth among all minor-league teams in any sport in North America. In New England, they ranked as the biggest draw of any sporting event except their parent club, the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Going into the 2006 season, the top 88 single-game attendance figures have come in the past seven years since the expansion. The current record crowd of 11,802 was set on September 5, 2004, for a late-season game against Scranton with the PawSox in playoff contention. (The season finale the next day, at 11,067, ranks 13th.) Prior to the expansion, the notable single-game record occurred on July 1, 1982, when 9,389 showed up for the pitching match-up of Mark Fidrych versus Dave Righetti.[18]
Other eventsEdit
High school footballEdit
Once a year, on the night before Thanksgiving, football is played inside McCoy Stadium. Tolman High School and Saint Raphael Academy play their regular season games at the adjacent Pariseau Field (also known as the McCoy Annex). But, for 73 years, the two schools played each other on Thanksgiving,[19] with most of those games played inside McCoy Stadium. That holiday rivalry ended in 2001 but the games still continue. The schools alternate the use of the stadium. Tolman hosts their new rival, the crosstown Shea High School, on the odd-number years. Saint Raphael will host Moses Brown School on the even-number years. In the mid-1990s the original Saints-Tolman game moved from Thanksgiving morning to the night before.
For three years, McCoy Stadium hosted an annual concert during the summer. Bob Dylan was the first to perform at the stadium in 2006.[20] Collective Soul, Live and Counting Crows performed in 2007. In 2008, Boston-based bands The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Dropkick Murphys performed at McCoy as part of a three-stadium tour. The tour also included LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts and Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine. These stadiums are also home Boston Red Sox minor league teams, respectively the Lowell Spinners and Portland Sea Dogs.
- ^ "2012 PawSox Media Guide" (PDF). Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club Inc. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- ^ Borges, David (2002). The Pawtucket Red Sox. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7385-1129-0. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ a b Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ Yankopolus, Jennifer Evans (2005). Almanac of Architecture & Design 2006. Norcross, Georgia: Greenway Communications, LLC. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-9755654-2-1. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Group of New England Business Leaders Purchases Pawtucket Red Sox". MiLB.com (Press release). February 23, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ Chesto, Jon (August 17, 2018). "It's Official: PawSox to Move to Worcester". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ Anderson, Patrick (December 2, 2019). "Developer wants to build $400-million project in Pawtucket, including soccer stadium". The Providence Journal. Providence, Rhode Island. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Murals at McCoy". Minor League Baseball. September 8, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ Knight, Graham (April 14, 2001). "McCoy Stadium". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ "Fast Finish". Time. June 6, 1981. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ Sheinin, Dave (April 18, 2006). "Long Memories From a Baseball Classic; After 25 Years, 33-Inning Game Remains Fresh for Those Who Played". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ "Alcantara Suspended 6 Games for Starting Brawl". ESPN. Associated Press. July 4, 2001. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ "Tenth-Inning Blast Leads International League to AAA All-Star Win". USA Today. Associated Press. July 15, 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "Young Suspended 50 Games for Bat Toss". ESPN. Associated Press. May 9, 2006. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
- ^ "International League Baseball – Charlotte vs. Pawtucket". USA Today. June 1, 2000. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "Arroyo Throws Perfect Game for Pawtucket". Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. August 10, 2003. Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "BoSox Hope He Returns by Tuesday, or Before". ESPN. August 21, 2003. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ "Righetti Excels, but Fidrych Wins". The New York Times. July 2, 1982. p. A14. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ "Football Thanksgiving Results – St. Raphael vs. Tolman". Rhode Island High School Sports. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ "Bob Dylan Pawtucket, RI - Aug 24, 2006". BobDylan.com. August 24, 2006. Retrieved March 25, 2009.


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The town of Bromsgrove is situated in Worcestershire, and is located around 13 miles from Birmingham. First documented back in the 9th century, this is a town that has a rich history as well as plenty of culture. You will be able to see the history of the area reflected in many of the buildings and attractions that are located in the town, including the Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings and the nearby Hanbury Hall, which is within easy reach of the town. The culture of the town is also embraces with festivities such as the Bromsgrove Festival. The 14th century Grafton Manor is a popular attraction in the town.
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There is a variety of office space and retail space in Bromsgrove, which is occupied by a range of companies. LG Harris has a manufacturing facility in the area along with companies such as Kenneth Morris Ltd, The Logistics Business Ltd, MJC Group, Kingfisher Rubber Extrusions, and Barnett Waddingham. Property services, financial providers, legal services, and home and garden companies are amongst the others that are represented in this town.
Entertainment And Dining Out
A variety of entertainment can be enjoyed in this town. The Artrix is an arts venue that is host to live performances and cinema, making it a great place for people with different tastes. Whether you want to watch a movie, catch a theatre performance, or enjoy live comedy, this is the place to come. A variety of pubs in the area also offer live entertainment, including The Wishing Well and The Black Cross. You can look forward to a choice of restaurants in Bromsgrove, with cuisine available from different parts of the world. Spices Restaurant is the place to go if you want to enjoy fiery Indian cuisine while the Lime Bar &Thai Brasserie is popular amongst fans of Thai food. For American, Mexican and British cooking, try The Gate, which serves up local and international cuisine in a welcoming environment.
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Popular music has been described as "certainly the most global aspect of our 'global village' ":
"whereas consumption of other media products is often limited by geographical availability and consumer income, almost anyone anywhere can listen to popular music, often regardless of whether they want to or not. Most of us at one time or another have felt pursued by music itself." (Burnett, 1996:1)
"whereas consumption of other media products is often limited by geographical availability and consumer income, almost anyone anywhere can listen to popular music, often regardless of whether they want to or not. Most of us at one time or another have felt pursued by music itself." (Burnett, 1996:1)
Music is present in all countries and cultures around the world. However since the rise of the media industries, especially film, popular music and television, some music and musicians have become known globally - for example the Beatles, Madonna and Michael Jackson. What artists such as these have in common is that they are all 'signed' to major record companies. These companies have developed ways of distributing and promoting music internationally. Other companies have followed their example, distributing their products and brands within a global marketplace.
The term globalisation is often applied to the phenomenon of people recognising and buying the same products in many countries on most continents of the world. For example, in China people now buy a Pizza Hut pizza and a Starbucks coffee, just as North Americans have been doing for decades. But globalisation is a term that covers many different and long-standing processes, including:
Because popular music is caught up in these networks and flows it is difficult to describe it as being either local or global. Instead, the term 'glocalisation' indicates the complex and dynamic interrelationship between local music scenes and industries and the international and global marketplace (Shuker, 1998: 132).
One issue to consider here is why certain local musical sounds and styles become globally dominant but not others. During the 20th century British and US sounds and styles became predominant first internationally and then globally. This was because world-wide recording and media industries were dominated by British and US companies. Also English is a globally dominant language and people in English speaking countries have been slow to buy albums recorded in other languages, whereas in many other countries this has been routine. Moreover, Britain and the US currently are large markets for music. In fact Britain has the highest sales of music per person in the world and the US is one of the world's largest markets for music.
Follow the links below to find out more about how popular music is promoted and marketed internationally and globally.
Record industry promotion
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Jalen Jones had 19 points and eight rebounds, and Ryan Manuel scored 17 points to lead Southern Methodist to a 68-57 victory over Marshall in a Conference USA game on Wednesday night.
Nick Russell had 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Mustangs (12-10, 2-5), who had lost three in a row and six of their past seven. It was SMU's first road victory in the conference.
Elijah Pittman had 15 points and eight rebounds, D.D. Scarver scored 15, DeAndre Kane had 13, and Dennis Tinnon pulled down a season-high 17 rebounds to go with eight points for the Thundering Herd (9-12, 2-4), who have lost three in a row.
SMU shot 48.1 percent (25 of 52) to Marshall's 33.9 (20 of 59).
SMU led 35-23 at the break, and the closest Marshall got in the second half was five points at 51-46 on Tinnon's layup at 8:41.


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Honeysuckle Management
Missouri is now home to invasive honeysuckle from eastern Asia, which was introduced into North America in the mid-1800s for wildlife cover, landscaping, and as a solution for erosion. Honeysuckle leafs out early in the spring and remains green late into fall, giving it a competitive advantage over Missouri's native plants. It also competes for soil moisture and nutrients, and may produce a chemical that inhibits native plant growth. In addition, honeysuckle spreads by its roots, resulting in the ability to further dominate an area. The resulting dense under story of honeysuckle greatly inhibits seedling establishment of native plants and consequently, forest regeneration. In fact, many fear that much of Missouri's oak-hickory woodlands will be lost as a result of the honeysuckle invasion.
The City of Wildwood, in coordination with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), has initiated plans to eradicate invasive honeysuckle throughout the community, including City, County and State public property, as well as private property.
Wildwood's Initiatives:
The City's most direct role in managing invasive honeysuckle will occur in managing its own public lands, including City parks and roadsides. One of the most impacted City properties is Anniversary Park, located at the NW corner of Clayton Road and Strecker Road. During the Month of May 2017, honeysuckle will be removed from this 14-acre City-owned property, and will continue to be treated on an annual basis to limit new growth. This work will be 50% funded through an MDC grant.
In addition to this initial project in Anniversary Park, this City has the following future projects planned as well:
- Community Park – Fall 2017 MDC Cost-Share Project
- Bluff View / Rock Hollow Trail Corridors – Spring/Fall 2018 MDC Cost-Share Project
- City-wide Roadside Corridors – Multi-year MDC Cost-Share Project 2018-2019
- Other County and State public lands – ongoing support of community service projects, under the management of other County and State agencies.
Annual Honeysuckle Eradication Day (2nd Saturday of September):
A community-wide event will be planned for the 2nd Saturday of September each year, where individual property owners and volunteer groups take time to eradicate honeysuckle throughout the City. As late-summer is the ideal time to conduct the stump cutting treatment method for much of the mature honeysuckle throughout the community, this weekend has been selected for this annual event. Other community-wide efforts may be planned at other times of the year as well. Please visit the following link for information on the 2018 event: https://www.facebook.com/events/322044345251909/
Resources for Property Owners:
A large portion of Wildwood's invasive honeysuckle is located on private property, and individual property owners can refer to the publication, A Landowner's Guide to Controlling Bush Honeysuckle in the St. Louis Region (PDF), for advice on different treatment options. Additionally, MDC has grant funding available to private land-owners, which generally requires a minimum of ten (10) acres, but with the ability to combine adjacent properties to reach a total of ten (10) acres. Inquiries regarding grant funding can be directed to Josh Ward at MDC at (314) 301-1506, ext. 4213 or by email.


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Who's a crime victim and what are their rights and benefits?
The foundation of rights of crime victims in the Texas Constitution, Article One reads -"A crime victim has the right to be treated with fairness and with respect for the victim's dignity and privacy throughout the criminal justice process."
The Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 56 defines victim as "a person who is the victim of the offense of sexual assault, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, trafficking of persons, or injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual or who has suffered personal injury or death as a result of the criminal conduct of another.
View full information on CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Chapter 56: Rights of Crime Victims. Click Here…
Texas Crime Victim Compensation Program Benefits
- Medical and dental payment benefits for injuries
- Loss of wages and loss of support
- Prescriptions
- Counseling
- Benefits for permanent disability
- Funeral costs
- Relocation of victim and/or family due to domestic violence and/or sexual assault
- Other benefits
For more information, contact Office of the Texas Attorney General – Crime Victim's Compensation www.oag.state.tx.us or call (512) 936-1200 or 1-800-983-9933
How do I qualify for crime victim benefits under Texas Crime Victims Compensation Program?
- You must file a report with the proper law enforcement agency *
- Fill out a Texas Crime Victim Compensation (CVC) application. Law enforcement agency Crime Victim Services (CVS) staff will help you.
- The Crime Victim Services staff will process the application through a law enforcement agency to submit to the Texas OAG (Office of the Attorney General)
- You will receive written notification from the Texas OAG if your application is approved or denied. It could take up to four weeks.
*Note: Filing a criminal report and cooperating with law enforcement ARE NOT requirements of all agencies and services listed.
- Save all your receipts (medical bills, deductibles, funeral expenses, crime scene clean up or anything related to the claim)
- Always include your Texas CVC application number on all correspondence to the Texas OAG.
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The criminal system can seem frightening and intimidating. We are here to provide you information, assistance, and support. Know your rights. Contact us with your questions and concerns. To speak with a trained and caring victim advocates, call 911 for emergencies or 211 for non-emergency information on services and referral. You may also contact any of our Partner Organizations or send an e-mail to: email@example.com


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Criminals, lowlifes, and losers—many of them also quixotic romantics—people Harper's first collection of short stories, which are set mostly in the Ozarks with side trips to cities like Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Detroit.
In the opener, "Agua Dulce," a meth addict's debt comes due and he realizes how far he'll go to protect his child from his merciless dealer and his cronies in Aryan Steel, a group that makes the Aryan Nation look mild. Ironically, in a later story, "Heart Check," a new prison inmate and Steel wannabe, recently convicted of killing a child, discovers that he may have misunderstood the Steel code. But in none of these stories is the moral code exactly mainstream, from "Prove It All Night," about a 17-year-old Missouri girl whose robbery spree with her older boyfriend ends badly for him, to "Lucy in the Pit," about a fight-dog trainer whose loyalty to a dog is tested by the animal's owner, to "Your Finest Moment," about a policeman plotting revenge on a fellow cop he's caught in bed with his girlfriend. Bar owner and retired rural gangster Jackie Blue is a minor character in the almost comic "I Wish They Never Named Him Mad Dog," in which a nickname turns a loser into a tough into a dead body, and takes center stage in "Red Hair and Black Leather" when an enticing young woman asks for his protection against her biker ex; Blue may be old but he's smarter and tougher than any other character in the book. Certainly smarter than the narrator of the title story, who sets a dog on his loved one, already bleeding to death from a bullet wound after a botched robbery, in order to save him. "Beautiful Trash" is set in a different but perhaps even more morally bankrupt milieu, celebrity-strewn LA, where covering up the stars' dirty scandals is a business that can ruin more ordinary lives.
Bottom-line survival competes hard against issues of loyalty, friendship, and family in this disturbing, sometimes-ugly version of reality.


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Men are finally able to get a piece of action in the jean short-shorts game thanks to Japanese fashion label CUW and its JeanPants Underwear. These boxer briefs are designed to look like cutoff jean shorts. Tobias Funke of Arrested Development would be beside himself with joy.
Despite my desires for the JeanPants Underwear to stay true to its name and actually be made out of denim, these briefs are actually composed of 95 percent cotton and 5 percent polyurethane. I don't know if these will ever catch on in America, but I suppose they have as good a shot as anything else to become a huge hit. Remember, there was a time when the mere notion of jean leggings would cause people to erupt into fits of laughter and mockery. Now look at us.
The JeanPants Underwear by CUW Let Men Wear Short Shorts
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Microsoft has finally released a product to compete with Google Forms called... Microsoft Forms. Although the name is not completely original, Microsoft Forms does have some nice features that Google Forms does not include without additional add-ons.
The biggest difference you will find is that Microsoft Forms allows you to create quiz questions and assign a correct answer to multiple choice questions. It even has an option to create multiple correct answers, which definitely increases the rigor of your typical multiple choice question. Although this task can be completed on Google Forms through the use of Flubaroo, it is much easier to create through Microsoft Forms.
Since it is so easy to create a quiz on Microsoft Forms, it's upsetting to see that you can not get a grade calculated for each student. Instead, when you go to the Responses tab, you will get a summary of each question. This summary tells you how many students got the answer right or wrong (it marks the question red if under 50% answered it correctly), the percentages each answer choice was selected, and does give you the option to see what each student answered. Because of this, I believe Microsoft Forms would be best used as a bellwork activity or as an exit ticket to quickly assess what the students are excelling at and what they are struggling with.
If you'd like to see how to use Microsoft Forms in your classroom, check out the Office Mix below!
What do you think of Microsoft Forms? Have you had any success with it in the classroom? Let me know in the comments below, I love to know how other schools/teachers are using tech tools in the classroom!
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Chris Tucker is an assistant principal at Western Boone Jr/Sr High. He has a passion for providing personalized learning for teachers and students.
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Day 1 of 21 Day Daniel Fast – So today my church and I have started the fast. I know some of you started on January 1 but I've officially started today January 3rd, 2012. I know my blogger friend Nadie is chronicling her food adventures of this fast which is amazing. She even has a great link to help people make food appropriate choices for the Fast at www.daniel-fast.com. I totally recommend checking that out for your own piece of FYI and just to encourage you with recipes that you can utilize and experiment with in alignment with this Fast. Thanks again Nadie for your post "Daniel Fast Day 1 pt 2". Very imformative and encouraging to know that there are more people interested in doing the Fast right.
For today's meditation I want to focus on what is important. It's not so much that you are doing a spiritual exercise, but it's what you gain from it. I have expectations of hearing God's voice clearly. He talks all the time but are our ears inclined to hear what He has to say? You've got to ask yourself that question when you start or prepare for your meditations. Sometimes, He'll give us rude awakenings on our habits, personalities and flaws in our character that need changing in order to walk in holiness. The thing here is, are you willing to embark on that journey to transform your current way of thinking and ways of doing things?
I find that when I meditate on the Word, God shows me things that I need to personally change in order to become a better person. Sometimes we don't like being corrected by Him when He shows us a character flaw that we need to curb with intense enthusiasm because we like to be stuck in our ways, but that sort of defeats the purpose of the Fast now doesn't it? In order to have your dreams become realized, you have to be prepared to receive the long awaited dream by changing the way you are now so that when you receive it, you will have the right character and frame of mind to manage the dream, maintain the dream and keep the dream alive.
Confusion can cause us to make mistakes so during your time of meditation, focus on seeking God for clarity for situations that you cannot make sense of with your own might and power. Seek God's face even in the smallest of your affairs so that He becomes magnified in your mind that you will habitually seek His opinions on things that matter. The importance is to maintain the focus. I even ask God for direction when I'm shopping for something and believe it or not, He helps me find the items I need when I'm in search for something specific. This is what I mean when I say seek Him even in the smallest of your affairs because once you start doing that, He will walk with you even when the largest events happen in your life. Keep Him Sovereign.
My Encouragement today is Focus on the importance of building your RELATIONSHIP with the Lord by including Him even in the smallest of your affairs so that you walk with HIM in mind everyday and at each moment. Also remember that you must always be specific in your prayer life so that you get what you ask for instead of being vague. Target prayers require specificity.
Scriptures to Meditate on:
Deuteronomy 5:33
You shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.
Deuteronomy 10:12
[ The Essence of the Law ] "And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
1 Kings 8:23
and he said: "LORD God of Israel, there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
Psalm 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: " I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people."
Isaiah 50:4
" The Lord GOD has given Me The tongue of the learned, That I should know how to speak A word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear To hear as the learned.
Romans 10:17
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Revelation 2:7
"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God."'
Revelation 2:17
"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it."'


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Following a teaser the other month, LAIKA and Focus Features have revealed a new full trailer for their upcoming fourth feature "Kubo and the Two Strings". Travis Knight makes his feature film directorial debut on the animated feature, a swashbuckling adventure set in a mythical ancient Japan.
Matthew McConaughey and Charlize Theron lead a cast that includes Rooney Mara, Ralph Fiennes, Brenda Vaccaro and Art Parkinson. The film opens August 19th.