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Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton is a piercing little book that punches far above its weight. In 140 pages, he attempts to define the right faith of Christianity: that is, orthodoxy. It's a difficult task, but Chesterton proves that he is well-equipped to tackle it, as he presents a compelling picture for Christianity.
This was my first exposure to Chesterton other than a short play, so I opened this book cautiously. Though I've heard his name, not just anyone can write a book on Christian doctrine. But I was pleasantly surprised by Orthodoxy. Before you close the review because 'theology books aren't for me,' give Chesterton a bit of a chance. He himself describes the book as "…not an ecclesiastical treatise but a sort of slovenly autobiography." Though the writing style may be a little archaic, the book is very personal, easy to follow, and even entertaining. Because Orthodoxy is tied to Chesterton himself, the book and the ideas inside really ring true.
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This sort of simple explanation fills the entire book. Orthodoxy is not a doctrinal book because it explains Christian beliefs about the Holy Spirit or the Trinity or infant baptism; rather, Chesterton handles the broader strokes, such as the existence of an orderly universe and a Creator, or morality and how it should be applied in society. Orthodoxy is a very practical book.
Chesterton's entire book rings out truth in simple and clear tones. Orthodoxy has not only increased my own faith and assurance, but also equipped me to intelligently and more powerfully discuss the faith that I follow. I highly recommend this book — it is well worth the time invested. Even better, it's free to download!
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Corey P.
Yes. It's a classic, for sure.
Andrew Joyce
Yeah, I was recommended it over Christmas break — time well spent!
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The Debate at 72 (hours, that is)
It's almost 72 hours and counting since the Tier 2 and Tier 1 Republican debaters took the stage at Quicken Center in Cleveland. And the brouhaha that erupted between Donald Trump and Fox News' Megyn Kelly has over-shadowed everyone and everything since then.
Professional pundits and political junkies all have their favorites and their list of winners, losers, and those who neither gained nor lost ground.
Sitting here in the state for which political hot air and windbags are a daily occurrence, (yes, Illinois), I have my own take on the evening's two debates and of course, the follow-up headlines of the past two days.
Overall opinion: note to Fox and the moderators. You were on a national debate stage, not your respective nightly and weekly television shows. It might have helped if you had run the evening debate like a serious national conversation rather than as a series of tabloid interviews. Fox is known for leaning Republican and were I a first time Fox News/debate watcher, I would seriously wonder what national issues Fox considers important. We have a record 93 million plus people not in the labor force, but not one question on unemployment. The Iran nuclear deal is on the front pages, but evidently not on the front pages of the questions asked by the moderators. Russia and China are hacking into government classified documents and personnel records, yet not one question on cyber-security. Instead, I find myself agreeing with one Washington Post columnist who called the question, "aggressively idiotic."
And now the candidates.
I'm going to group the Tier 1 and Tier 2 debaters together, because in my not so humble opinion there were people in both debate lineups who could have easily been exchanged between the two tiers. So, at this point in time, here are Political Woman's Tier 1, Tier 2, and Hang it up as in okay, we get it, you're trying for a Cabinet post, or in Trump's case, power-broker or king-maker, in no particular order. Those in italics, I deem movers, who can easily be in Tier 1 or fall to Tier 2. Tier 2 has to catch on with the voters and the donor class, and Tier 1 likely will be on the debate stage Tier 1 for the second debate in September at the Reagan Library..
Tier 1: Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Scott Walker, Donald Trump
Tier 2: Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, Chris Christie
Hang it up: George Pataki, Jim Gilmore, Dr. Ben Carson, Rand Paul, Lindsay Graham, Rick Santorum
Now as to my reasoning:
Tier 1 folks
Sen. Marco Rubio: Had a very good evening. Articulate, knows the issues, and looked like he's taking the debates seriously. However, he's another first term Senator (like someone we all know), his experience in Florida as House Speaker (2006-2008) doesn't necessarily translate into being able to do the job as President. Plus, his support for the Gang of Eight immigration bill may come back to haunt him as our border remains porous, with DOA already saying there's another surge in illegal immigration already happening. However, where photo ops are concerned, put Rubio against Hillary, if he's the Republican nominee, and he'll be a dangerous. I can see why he worries the Dems, but still the big question, does he have enough experience. Right now, he's in the middle of the pack, and it's early on, like with Cruz, to see if he breaks out.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush: Let's face it. If he didn't have the Bush name and donors behind him, he'd be just another governor running for the Republican nomination. He served as governor about the time Pataki and Gilmore were governors, so he's been out of office for some time. We already know that a number of politicos believed it was the wrong Bush running in 2000. He did a nice job at the Red State gathering interview, but dissing Trump won't help him move up in the polls. He's trying to portray himself as the middle-of-the-road moderate Republican, who can work across the aisle. He's called the "Republican Establishment's Choice" and given the Establishment's track record (McCain, Romney) I see a Hillary presidency in the future, IF, Jeb's the nominee, and IF, Hillary can survive her own campaign gaffes.
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee: He comes across as the grandfather everyone wishes they had. Yes, he appeals to the Christians and the Conservatives of the Party's base, but at least he's consistent in that regard. You won't find skirt-chasing in his background, and he's knowledgeable about the issues and puts his country first. Personally, I'd like to see someone older who have dealt with life's experiences, not to mention being a former governor, in the White House. However, if there's a Republican win, and he's not the nominee, he's right up there for a Cabinet post.
Sen. Ted Cruz: Yup, a firebrand. Thank God the Republicans have one. Unlike other people, I don't find him "oily." He is what he is. And while we know everyone up there on that debate stage has an agenda, I don't believe I'd see unlawful Executive Actions coming from Cruz as they come willy-nilly from Obama. If there's one word I've consistently heard from the candidates as they describe Ted Cruz, it's "smart". He's a Constitutionalist, as he's proven in the Senate, and actually, I'd prefer he stay in the Senate and become Majority Leader, to replace the fossil who's currently holding the position. In this debate, we didn't hear too much from him, courtesy of the moderators. I think he'll have a better chance in California.
Gov. Scott Walker: He's really caught on in neighboring Iowa, and is in the top 3 in Real Clear Politics national poll. He's a Midwesterner and his biggest claim to fame is winning three elections in four years, and beating back the public sector unions in Wisconsin. He didn't shine too much on the debate stage, not that he was given much of a chance, so there's more to him that meets the eye, but he has to up his game, and really prove knows the issues and can do the job. Another young governor whom you have to ask yourself, is he ready for the White House.
Donald Trump: Anyone who has a billion dollars to spend on a run for the White House has to be taken seriously. Called a "protest candidate", in some cases he reminds me of when Jesse Jackson ran years ago, and actually won the Michigan Democratic caucus, along with other state primaries. He, too, was surging in the polls, until later in the game, when it began dawning on people that he actually might be the Democratic nominee, and then voters began getting serious, and he began his descent. Trump says he wants to be taken seriously, so he better start taking the voters seriously and start laying out what his policies will be and how we would achieve what his mouth says he will. Personally, I'm not offended by his remarks regarding Megyn Kelly. I've worked for male bosses whose crassness went beyond words and into actions. Trump's being Trump. He's brash and boorish, the latter adjective that can describe a lot of Americans lately. If he falls into Tier 2, his mouth will take him there.
Tier 2 folks:
Former Gov. Rick Perry: I actually like Rick Perry, and hope he makes it onto Tier 1. However, if he doesn't in September, or October's debate, he's through. He's was a great governor, served in the military, but after the 2012 gaffe, he's so far been unable to recover and be taken seriously. I watched the "kiddie" debate on Thursday afternoon, and he came across forceful, but also a tad angry. I think he was miffed with himself and the Party for his being relegated to Tier 2. It's up to him and he's got a long climb.
Gov. Bobby Jindal: Another governor with a very good record, but for some reason, he's not caught on nationally as of yet. Like Mike Huckabee, he appeals to a particular segment of the Republican Party. I like his common sense and his values about the Constitution and this country, but he may have entered the Presidential run too late and thus is at a disadvantage. A good Cabinet choice, but not the top spot.
Carly Fiorina: If anyone hit it out of the part for the entire debate, it was Carly Fiorina, and I'm glad she's getting the bump up in the polls that she is. I've yet to hear from her an "uh" or "um" or be thrown for a loop during questions. She's calm and assertive and plays the attack dog with facts and figures, while maintaining a professional demeanor. She's going to be around for at least the next two national debates, and should be on the Tier 1 stage in California. She's what Sarah Palin should have been.
Gov. John Kasich: Another good governor, and also House Budget Chairman during the Newt Gingrich years. I like him better than Jeb Bush, but the question remains whether he can get the traction he needs so late in the nominating game. He's up there with Huckabee in the people with great experience and common sense, and his response on gay marriage is the kind that appeals to large swath of America. Presidential material? Possibly. But he's got to start getting the donors lined up, and start getting out in front of more people than just Ohioans.
Gov. Chris Christie: He's lucky he got onto the debate stage in Tier 1, and I'd like to say that's because of name recognition. He's another 'use 9/11' as a qualifier for getting into the White House. He's a "Jersey boy" who doesn't back down from a scrap, but his time to run, like Perry, was 2012. Christie said he wasn't ready, but he passed up a real opportunity in my opinion. He was interviewed by the Romney team for Vice-President, and passed over in favor of Paul Ryan. No one is going to tell me that the Obama hug wasn't payback. That hug is not forgotten by a lot of Republicans. We'll see if he has staying power, and which donors he picks up, if any.
Hang it up:
Former Gov. George Pataki: Being former governor of New York during 9/11 is not a qualification for being POTUS. Out of office for quite a while now, he must be getting bored. Not a standout in the debate, don't see the money men lining up behind him, don't see him past October.
Sen. Lindsey Graham: Running for the Republican nomination in 2016 might be the ultimate achievement on Sen. Graham's resume, and during the debates, he was the only person who stated we may need ground troops in the Middle East if we want to defeat ISIS. He's a serious candidate, has military service like Perry, but also is on the fringe in that no one's taking him seriously. He's better in the Senate where he should stay. If a Republican win in 2016, Defense Secretary might be in the cards.
Former Gov. Jim Gilmore: Former governor and attorney general of Virginia. But, really?
Former Sen. Rick Santorum: I'm already calling him this century's Harold Stassen. Perennially running for President, if he wants to get back into politics, challenge Joe Manchin in 2018. He calls himself a social conservative, and has given a conservative voice to a lot of social issues that some voters are recognizing he was right about. However, he has a record of a big spender while in the Senate, and his habit of lecturing, not talking, has rendered him not presidential timber.
Dr. Ben Carson: His life story is one that should be played out in Ferguson, MO, Baltimore, Chicago and all zip codes of minority victim-hood. Educated, well-read, he is in a class by himself. His early stumbles in the campaign as pointed out by Megyn Kelly, no less endear him to a many, many people. However, given what we know about Washington DC where politicians eat their own, I really, really, think if we elected him President, we would end up with our own version of Ignazio Marino, a former liver transplant surgeon and current mayor of Rome, Italy, who is under fire for being in over his head, and now is being pressured to resign. Dr. Carson's heart is in the right place and he is changing the tenor of the conversation in the run for the nomination. HHS Secretary? Maybe. But we also had Dr. Chu, an academic as head of the Energy Dept., and that was a disaster. I see Dr. Carson on the speaking circuit, and head of his Foundation, but a politician who can lead the Republicans to victory in 2016, no.
Sen. Rand Paul: I would NEVER trust the defense of the United States to Rand Paul. However, I would trust my civil liberties. On stage, Thursday night, I saw a man-child, not a President. His mixing it up with Chris Christie left him on the short end of the stick. His campaign, has gone absolutely nowhere, and outside of some of his stronger stands in the Senate for personal liberties, his support for the Corker bill on the Iran nuclear agreement, puts him at odds with the Constitution he so avowedly stands for. He won't call it quits until probably 2016. Better he stay in the Senate, like Cruz, where his strength lies.


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The Emacs calendar displayed is always the Gregorian calendar, sometimes called the "new style" calendar, which is used in most of the world today. However, this calendar did not exist before the sixteenth century and was not widely used before the eighteenth century; it did not fully displace the Julian calendar and gain universal acceptance until the early twentieth century. The Emacs calendar can display any month since January, year 1 of the current era, but the calendar displayed is the Gregorian, even for a date at which the Gregorian calendar did not exist.
While Emacs cannot display other calendars, it can convert dates to and from several other calendars.
The ISO commercial calendar is used largely in Europe.
The Julian calendar, named after Julius Caesar, was the one used in Europe throughout medieval times, and in many countries up until the nineteenth century.
Astronomers use a simple counting of days elapsed since noon, Monday, January 1, 4713 B.C. on the Julian calendar. The number of days elapsed is called the Julian day number or the Astronomical day number.
The Hebrew calendar is used by tradition in the Jewish religion. The Emacs calendar program uses the Hebrew calendar to determine the dates of Jewish holidays. Hebrew calendar dates begin and end at sunset.
The Islamic calendar is used in many predominantly Islamic countries. Emacs uses it to determine the dates of Islamic holidays. There is no universal agreement in the Islamic world about the calendar; Emacs uses a widely accepted version, but the precise dates of Islamic holidays often depend on proclamation by religious authorities, not on calculations. As a consequence, the actual dates of observance can vary slightly from the dates computed by Emacs. Islamic calendar dates begin and end at sunset.
The French Revolutionary calendar was created by the Jacobins after the 1789 revolution, to represent a more secular and nature-based view of the annual cycle, and to install a 10-day week in a rationalization measure similar to the metric system. The French government officially abandoned this calendar at the end of 1805.
The Maya of Central America used three separate, overlapping calendar systems, the long count, the tzolkin, and the haab. Emacs knows about all three of these calendars. Experts dispute the exact correlation between the Mayan calendar and our calendar; Emacs uses the Goodman-Martinez-Thompson correlation in its calculations.
The Copts use a calendar based on the ancient Egyptian solar calendar. Their calendar consists of twelve 30-day months followed by an extra five-day period. Once every fourth year they add a leap day to this extra period to make it six days. The Ethiopic calendar is identical in structure, but has different year numbers and month names.
The Persians use a solar calendar based on a design of Omar Khayyam. Their calendar consists of twelve months of which the first six have 31 days, the next five have 30 days, and the last has 29 in ordinary years and 30 in leap years. Leap years occur in a complicated pattern every four or five years.
The Chinese calendar is a complicated system of lunar months arranged into solar years. The years go in cycles of sixty, each year containing either twelve months in an ordinary year or thirteen months in a leap year; each month has either 29 or 30 days. Years, ordinary months, and days are named by combining one of ten "celestial stems" with one of twelve "terrestrial branches" for a total of sixty names that are repeated in a cycle of sixty.
The following commands describe the selected date (the date at point) in various other calendar systems:
Display the date that you click on, expressed in various other calendars.
Display ISO commercial calendar equivalent for selected day (calendar-print-iso-date).
Display Julian date for selected day (calendar-print-julian-date).
Display astronomical (Julian) day number for selected day (calendar-print-astro-day-number).
Display Hebrew date for selected day (calendar-print-hebrew-date).
Display Islamic date for selected day (calendar-print-islamic-date).
Display French Revolutionary date for selected day (calendar-print-french-date).
Display Chinese date for selected day (calendar-print-chinese-date).
Display Coptic date for selected day (calendar-print-coptic-date).
Display Ethiopic date for selected day (calendar-print-ethiopic-date).
Display Persian date for selected day (calendar-print-persian-date).
Display Mayan date for selected day (calendar-print-mayan-date).
If you are using X, the easiest way to translate a date into other calendars is to click on it with Mouse-2, then choose Other Calendars from the menu that appears. This displays the equivalent forms of the date in all the calendars Emacs understands, in the form of a menu. (Choosing an alternative from this menu doesn't actually do anything--the menu is used only for display.)
Put point on the desired date of the Gregorian calendar, then type the appropriate keys. The p is a mnemonic for "print" since Emacs "prints" the equivalent date in the echo area.
You can use the other supported calendars to specify a date to move to. This section describes the commands for doing this using calendars other than Mayan; for the Mayan calendar, see the following section.
Move to a date specified in the ISO commercial calendar (calendar-goto-iso-date).
Move to a date specified in the Julian calendar (calendar-goto-julian-date).
Move to a date specified in astronomical (Julian) day number (calendar-goto-astro-day-number).
Move to a date specified in the Hebrew calendar (calendar-goto-hebrew-date).
Move to a date specified in the Islamic calendar (calendar-goto-islamic-date).
Move to a date specified in the French Revolutionary calendar (calendar-goto-french-date).
Move to a date specified in the Chinese calendar (calendar-goto-chinese-date).
Move to a date specified in the Persian calendar (calendar-goto-persian-date).
Move to a date specified in the Coptic calendar (calendar-goto-coptic-date).
Move to a date specified in the Ethiopic calendar (calendar-goto-ethiopic-date).
These commands ask you for a date on the other calendar, move point to the Gregorian calendar date equivalent to that date, and display the other calendar's date in the echo area. Emacs uses strict completion (Section 8.3) whenever it asks you to type a month name, so you don't have to worry about the spelling of Hebrew, Islamic, or French names.
One common question concerning the Hebrew calendar is the computation of the anniversary of a date of death, called a "yahrzeit." The Emacs calendar includes a facility for such calculations. If you are in the calendar, the command M-x list-yahrzeit-dates asks you for a range of years and then displays a list of the yahrzeit dates for those years for the date given by point. If you are not in the calendar, this command first asks you for the date of death and the range of years, and then displays the list of yahrzeit dates.
Here are the commands to select dates based on the Mayan calendar:
Move to a date specified by the long count calendar (calendar-goto-mayan-long-count-date).
Move to the next occurrence of a place in the tzolkin calendar (calendar-next-tzolkin-date).
Move to the previous occurrence of a place in the tzolkin calendar (calendar-previous-tzolkin-date).
Move to the next occurrence of a place in the haab calendar (calendar-next-haab-date).
Move to the previous occurrence of a place in the haab calendar (calendar-previous-haab-date).
Move to the next occurrence of a place in the calendar round (calendar-next-calendar-round-date).
Move to the previous occurrence of a place in the calendar round (calendar-previous-calendar-round-date).
To understand these commands, you need to understand the Mayan calendars. The long count is a counting of days with these units:
1 kin = 1 day 1 uinal = 20 kin 1 tun = 18 uinal 1 katun = 20 tun 1 baktun = 20 katun
Thus, the long count date 184.108.40.206.6 means 12 baktun, 16 katun, 11 tun, 16 uinal, and 6 kin. The Emacs calendar can handle Mayan long count dates as early as 22.214.171.124.1, but no earlier. When you use the g m l command, type the Mayan long count date with the baktun, katun, tun, uinal, and kin separated by periods.
The Mayan tzolkin calendar is a cycle of 260 days formed by a pair of independent cycles of 13 and 20 days. Since this cycle repeats endlessly, Emacs provides commands to move backward and forward to the previous or next point in the cycle. Type g m p t to go to the previous tzolkin date; Emacs asks you for a tzolkin date and moves point to the previous occurrence of that date. Similarly, type g m n t to go to the next occurrence of a tzolkin date.
The Mayan haab calendar is a cycle of 365 days arranged as 18 months of 20 days each, followed a 5-day monthless period. Like the tzolkin cycle, this cycle repeats endlessly, and there are commands to move backward and forward to the previous or next point in the cycle. Type g m p h to go to the previous haab date; Emacs asks you for a haab date and moves point to the previous occurrence of that date. Similarly, type g m n h to go to the next occurrence of a haab date.
The Maya also used the combination of the tzolkin date and the haab date. This combination is a cycle of about 52 years called a calendar round. If you type g m p c, Emacs asks you for both a haab and a tzolkin date and then moves point to the previous occurrence of that combination. Use g m n c to move point to the next occurrence of a combination. These commands signal an error if the haab/tzolkin date combination you have typed is impossible.
Emacs uses strict completion (Section 8.3.3) whenever it asks you to type a Mayan name, so you don't have to worry about spelling.


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Many thanks for your continuing support of the Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation. All progress we make is attributable to your extraordinarily consistent generosity.
Your contributions have helped fund research that has resulted in ground‐breaking studies that identified a novel subtype, and an effective treatment for the most severe form of juvenile‐onset bipolar disorder (referred to as the Fear of Harm subtype). The research led to a major expansion of knowledge in the field.
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These happy clients are making me blush with their glowing reviews! I'm so honored that they chose to include me in their day and nothing makes me happier than knowing that I helped to create memories that will last a lifetime! I hope you enjoy reading these as much as I do : )
Jennifer Spingola is the total package…and a hot package she is! Talented, charming and passionate about her craft, she brings everything she's got to every performance. And in case you haven't noticed…she's got a lot!
My spouse and I had once seen an electric violinist at an event in Chicago, and she made quite an impression. Her performance was so unique and fun, that when planning our wedding, we decided to book one. A quick internet search turned up Spags, and a lot of very positive reviews. We felt like we were rolling the dice a little in such a break with "traditional" wedding music, but we watched a LOT (all?) of her online videos, and the feedback from her prior clients was too good to pass up. All I can say is that WE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE! Our guests were, simply put, blown away. I think she made it into almost as many pictures on Facebook/Instagram as we did! People absolutely LOVED her, and were still raving about her weeks later. She looked beautiful on the wedding day, her dress matched our wedding colors and theme, and she did a perfect job of being a FABULOUS performer without "stealing" attention from the event. She strolled around the cocktail hour and dinner, and absolutely stunned our guests. The DJ portion went wonderfully too – our guests were packing the dance floor from the first song to the very last. I am still shocked at how VERY affordable her services are, and would absolutely 100% book her for another wedding or event in the future!
We booked Spags to play at our wedding ceremony and reception. Her ability to play different kinds of music and DJ at the reception made it really easy on us because we needed to only book one person to coordinate music for our entire wedding. Spags brings a unique presence in that she plays an electric violin while she walks around which engages all of the guests. Spags offers a wide variety of music and plays it beautifully. Our guests were mesmerized by her performance and highly raved about throughout the entire event. During the reception Spags had a partner helping her DJ the music. They brought so much energy and had such a great music selection that our guests of all ages danced from the very first song to the very last song. We highly recommend Spags, she was a big part of why our wedding was such a huge success!
Jennifer's performance was amazing, we found her by watching some of her videos and we were blown away! My wedding was in Mexico and she was so professional.. Her playlist had everything from classical to modern music, she was exactly what we were looking for. Thank you Jennifer! 🙂
SPAGS is amazing! I am seriously so happy we hired her for our wedding. She was the highlight of our wedding! She played for my ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner and our first dance. Our first dance was amazing thanks to her. She is very talented and to top it off beautiful. All of our guests loved her! I highly recommend her. She gives that classy elegant touch to your wedding. I need to find an excuse to hire again 😉 Thank you SPAGS! 🙂
Love her!! Spags is amazing! We are so so happy We chose her as our DJ/violinist for our San Diego wedding! Spags created a lasting memory amongst ourselves & all of our wedding guests that will be talked about for years to come. She is so talented on the electric violin playing anything from Frank Sinatra to Snoop Dog. We loved her professionalism, easy to talk to attitude and energy. Spags also gave us really good advice on music selection based on her experiences which really paid off….Our parents danced until midnight with us!! Pre- ceremony music, cocktail hour, and reception music is what we booked Spags for and every penny was worth it. Our favorite part was Spags jam session with her co- partner MC, Carlos, mid way thru the reception picking up the energy after cake eating. I highly recommend Spags Music … You won't be sorry!!
All I can say is that Spags is absolutely amazing! Everyone at my wedding kept complimenting her no matter if they were 12 or 85! She really made the night!
Spags was the highlight of my wedding! She played for my ceremony, cocktail hour and reception and all my guests loved her! She brought her dj and saxophonist and together they were the best entertainment. She plays every genre of music and is so much fun to watch. She was able to drive down before the wedding from Los Angeles to our venue in San Diego to meet us and discuss the music/wedding which I definitely appreciated. She is such a fun person and is so talented. It was so fun to watch her play for the crowd. I am so glad we hired her and that she was available to play! I would hire her again in a second!
Spags talent and music is off that charts! I have had so many attendees of my wedding alreasy ask me about her, who she is and comment about how awesome her music was!
Hands down Spags is the best and most professional in the industry. Her personal touch, beauty inside and out makes her special and something not only you and your husband will respect but your guest will be floored. She's absolutely the perfect touch for your special day. I feel Spags brings a hint of something unique no one will be expecting. I've received hundreds of compliments about our violinist and it's thanks to Jennifer's professionalism and class that brings her above the rest. Don't cut her she either… she's more than just a wedding violinist, she's a creative performer, fashionista, and just fabulous at corporate events too (speaking from experience) I will forever remember Jennifer and what she did for our wedding and will continue to look forward to future events and opportunities too. If you're looking for the best, you've found her- trust me!!!
I wanted to surprise my fiance with a song at our wedding which Spags was already booked to perform. I reached out to Spags (in secret so that my fiance would not find out) and requested her accompaniment during my surprise performance. I also asked if we could perhaps meet up for some practice. I was certainly ready to pay any additional fees that would be required for her time (completely understandable and expected from a vendor), but Spags didn't even bother with that. Instead she opened up her schedule and her studio for FREE and practiced with me for a few days prior to the wedding so that I could be ready. She even recorded a practice track for me so that I could practice on my own. Spags was a huge part of our once-in-a-lifetime event and her incredible talent and passion for her craft are a rare find. Cannot thank her enough. Highly highly recommended!
Spags was the most AMAZING memory that us, bride & groom, and ALL of our guests took away from our magical night! She put on the most phenomenal performance!!!! People have not stopped talking about how hyped the dance floor was and how she "made the night"! We cannot begin to express our gratitude for her fantastic performance!!! We are forever grateful for giving us an incredible night to remember forever!!! Thank you for sharing our day with us, Spags!!!!!!!!!!
My wife and I first met Spags at a friends wedding where she was performing. We happened to have just gotten engaged the week before, so we just knew right away we too HAD to have Spags perform at our wedding! She was very easy to work with and helped coordinate all the details with our DJ and Wedding Planner. What made it extra special for us was Spags was a surprise for my wife, she started to play as we exited the altar. I highly recommend her, she brings such a unique flare to ANY wedding – the guests could not stop talking about her performance! Thanks again, Spags!
I CANNOT SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH OF SPAGS! She is amazing. Just google her. She is extremely talented, nice, and professional. She does everything from classical music to twists on modern songs. My now-husband and I discovered Spags while searching for a compromise to our age-old Band v. DJ argument, and we were not disappointed as she provided the best of both worlds. We hired her to play our ceremony music, during dinner (she walked around in between tables), and reception (enhancing music played by a DJ/drummer) — which was the perfect mix for us. I have several friends who got engaged shortly after my wedding and all of them have asked me about her! The grown-ups really loved her too and people are still talking about how special she made our wedding 7 months later. I can't wait to have another event/excuse to hire Spags again!!
Hi! I can't express enough how amazing and talented Spags is, she is a spectacular performer in person. My husband and I hired her for our March 2015 wedding at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas in Palm Springs. I contacted Spags a few weeks after I got engaged; she was actually the first vendor we booked! I saw Spags perform at a small wedding convention in San Diego 3 years ago and I told myself, "she is going to be at my wedding when I get married!" and I made it happened. It was the best money spent out of everything at our wedding. The entire guest list absolutely loved her, she wow-ed everyone…beyond words. Spags was very flexible and responded to all of my questions very quickly. She is so easy-going, down to earth and I trusted her completely. I would recommend hiring Spags for any occasion you are having. SHE IS THE DEFINITION OF PERFECTION!
We hired Spags for our destination wedding in Mexico and couldn't be more happy with her performance. She charmed the guests while they entered the ceremony, played through our ceremony and cocktail hour, and then finished the evening with some fabulous sets on the dance floor. Spags was so easy to work with and offered great advice and input along the way. I was nervous to pair her with a local DJ, but she made sure to connect with him and iron out all of the details in advance. Her book of music is extensive and she adds such a unique and unexpected touch to every event.
Hello!! My name is Laura Moses. I hired Spags Music for my recent wedding. It was located at the Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa. Spags arrived to the event early, set up all here stuff with her personal sound guy (which was amazing)!!! She had three separate locations to play (ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception). Each location played a little different type of music; from classic to modern, she does it ALL! She played throughout my ENTIRE wedding. She was the best entertainer I have ever seen in my life. During the reception she would go from playing the violin to DJ-ing. She wears the most amazing costumes and she is absolutely gorgeous!!! If you want to take your wedding, party, or any type of event to the next level you NEED to hire Spags. She was the best part of my wedding and I can't wait to hire her for the next event!!!
I cannot recommend Spags enough as a musician for your wedding!!! Every single one of our guests came up to us and told us how incredible and unique she was – she's 100% the secret weapon to having a phenomenal and memorable wedding. Not only is she incredibly talented, but also has a stage presence that is noticed and appreciated, but also not large enough to detract from the event which gives her a great balance. She played everything we were looking for in terms of old and new music and even incorporated herself in songs we used that aren't widely played for weddings. This was the very best thing we could have done for our big day and made it so special 🙂
We hired Jennifer (Spags) to perform our ceremony music & play the duration of the cocktail hour. She was so worth it. I enjoyed watching her at a friends wedding and from that moment I was hooked! For our wedding, being the bride, I didn't get to enjoy her performances so much since I was being pulled here & there & everywhere. But from what I heard from our guests… she had a dance party going on on one end of the corridor & even took some song requests. I wish more guests took video of her so i could see what songs she performed, the dancing & etc. She was so sweet to even run up to us before we did our main entrance to say congrats & everything. That was the only time we got to see her. I hope she's at the next wedding I attend… so i can enjoy just listening to her. 🙂 Book her… you won't regret it.
We hired Spags to play our ceremony and cocktail hour music. She was absolutely fabulous! All of our guest loved her unique style and sound. Everyone told us that she set the tone for the entire night. We even gave her contact info to a number of guests that want to have her at their own events in the future. We highly recommend that you hire Spags for your wedding/event if you are looking for that wow factor that will take the party to the next level!
Although this review is slightly overdue it is nonetheless meaningful and heartfelt. I wanted to surprise my daughter and her finance with music that was relevant, yet complimentary to their November afternoon San Diego Marina-Side wedding. Knowing they didn't want the same old traditional style band/DJ I went on youtube and viewed the incredible Spags Music. I saw how unbelievably talented she was and only hoped I could secure her for our event. Well, aside from the bride and groom, Jennifer was the highlight of the afternoon. She was the perfect touch from start to finish. Professional in every way, from the moment I contacted her to the last note she preformed at the wedding. She is friendly, easy going, accommodating and super sweet. Her music is current, yet nostalgic, fun, yet calming, and always tasteful. Spags is unconventional, yet wonderfully enjoyable, all at the same time. The photographers and florist both commented on how great she sounded. Let me say I am not one that leaves online reviews, but felt compelled to share how fantastic our day was because of Jennifer's extraordinary music and kindness. Her performance made everyone's day that much more special!! Months later the bride and groom, along with their guests, continue to talk about how unique and memorable her music was. My only regret was that her music is not also available on a recorded CD. I would have loved to have given a copy to all the guests so they can enjoy her beautiful music forever….perhaps one day. Thanks you Jennifer and continued success.
My wife and I found out about Spags from my co-worker who hired her for their wedding. Our wedding was in the Central Valley (which is 200 plus miles from San Francisco and Los Angeles), so we were concerned with the distance and how it would affect the pricing. The price quote for Spags was very affordable and we were very pleased! For the music selections, Spags was very diverse with the types of music she could perform. She sent us a list of songs to choose from and to our surprise, Spags knew a lot of our favorite songs! Spags performed for 2 hours (Cocktail Hour, Dinner and First Dance) and our guests couldn't stop talking about her! Spags is very interactive with the guests and keeps it entertaining. I would highly recommend Spags for any wedding or special event for all walks of life.
Spags was great from day one. She always responded to emails within a day, was in contact with my coordinators as well as the on site coordinator, and was very flexible when it came to working within the constraints of my venue, etc. And that was all before I heard the music! I got so many compliments from friends and family. A great addition to my big day.
Hiring Spags was one of the best decisions I made during wedding planning. Out of all our vendors she was the easiest to deal with; she always had quick and helpful responses. Our DJ even remarked that she was a pleasure to work with. And she is extremely talented. Her performance at the ceremony and during the dinner hour were incredible. Our friends and family wouldn't stop talking about her and about how unique our wedding was because we had her there.
Jennifer performed at my wedding in July 2014 and she played during our ceremony and for an hour during the reception. From the first time I emailed Jennifer, she was professional, flexible, and joyful to speak with. We absolutely LOVED hearing her music during the ceremony and reception and our guests were enthralled with her. I had several guests demand to know how I found her, a few even asked if she had a CD available they could buy!
With regards to pre-planning prior to our wedding, Jennifer was flexible and extremely responsive. She responded to my emails within 1-2 days and even sent me clips of her playing certain songs so that I could better choose between them. She goes over types of music you want played and any specific songs you want her to play. So if you are looking for a professional, fun, responsive, and talented electric violinist play for any event, look no further. Jennifer delivers and creates the perfect ambiance for guests. Words cannot express just how very thankful my husband and I are for Jennifer's presence and talent during our wedding.
As a guest at a wedding four years ago, I had an absolute blast listening and grooving to the best music I had ever heard played by a live musician at a ceremony & cocktail hour. That musician was Jennifer, the beautiful face of Spags Music. I got a card from her that night and hid it safely in a file cabinet at home. When I got engaged in the spring of 2013, one of the first things I did in the beginning of wedding planning stages was contact Jennifer. I knew without a doubt that I wanted her to be the musician as I walked down the aisle and as my guests kicked off the party during cocktail hour. Jennifer is a fabulous communicator who is clear about her services and extremely knowledgeable about weddings and events. She was very attentive to the details I provided related to the wedding and took all of my requests with complete understanding.
The outcome of our wedding in terms of music was absolutely FABULOUS thanks to Spags 🙂 The mix of modern and classic music that she played fit our guests flawlessly. Most brides and grooms go through their wedding without remember most of the details because of all the craziness, but my husband and I remember the music undoubtedly. Every song we recognized and loved. Within the two weeks after the wedding, we received over a dozen compliments on Jennifer's music and we are so grateful for her services. She was worth every penny and I'll be referring her to friends and family in the future…especially since so many guests requested her contact information!
Jennifer was absolutely AMAZING for our July 4th wedding!. From day one she was professional, very laid back and easy to work with. She performed during our ceremony, cocktail hour and dinner reception. She was the highlight of our wedding and people are still raving about her. Anything and everything she played was a hit! I would hire her again in a second. HIGHLY RECOMMEND SPAGS! Thank you so much Jennifer, you were a pleasure to work with.
WOW!!!!!! Amazing! Perfection! Awesome!!! Not enough words to describe! Jennifer is truly talented and very professional and sweet!! She rocked our wedding! All of our guests are still talking about it! Thank you Jennifer for such an awesome time! Truly memorable!!
Spags was the perfect addition to our beautiful wedding. I loved every minute that she played for us and no one wanted her to stop. Everyone was so impressed with the quality of work and unique touch of Jennifer's style. I will follow her work for years to come and am so grateful and blessed to have the memory of having her with us on our wedding day. Thank you so much Jenn!
If I could give Jennifer a 10 it wouldn't be enough..she is lovely and so talented. Her music is mesmerizing and we wanted her to play forever. I was excited to meet her after viewing her online videos but she far surpassed our expectations as a performer. She is exceptional and helped make my daughter's wedding perfect. Thanks Jennifer!
"I don't know what you paid for the violinist, but I can tell you it wasn't enough" said my husband's father during our cocktail reception. Spags rocked our wedding! Everyone wanted to know who she was and where we got her. She is gorgeous, personable, professional, talented and so reasonably priced. Spags performed during our ceremony, strolled around performing as our guests sipped sangria at the cocktail reception, and would jump in during songs throughout the reception. Her style is so unique. She can play popular/contemporary music in such a way that it is pleasant to every generation. My grandma was swaying back and forth to Jay Z, and loving every minute of it. The DJ with Spags Music was also amazing. He played great music, and he kept the party moving. My husband and I are deeply opposed to cheesy wedding DJs, and we were so happy that there was none of that with Spags Music. Just great music, a lot of fun, and a unique vibe that our guests were in awe of. I absolutely recommend Spags Music… And so do the guests at my wedding who are still taking about how amazing our music was!
I am an event planner, and hired Jennifer for my clients wedding on April 5th. She was outstanding!! She is incredibly talented. Jennifer is also flexible and easy to work with. I can't wait to use her again.
I found Jennifer four days before our wedding.
We planned our wedding around the availability one very talented and professional DJ/emcee/electrical violinist. Unfortunately, he had an accident four days before our wedding leaving him unable to play the violin.
I thought for sure with only a few days until the wedding I would be hard pressed to find a replacement. Spags however, returned my panicked call within a few hours and told me not to worry that she would be at the wedding and reassured me that everything would be fine. She was right. Everything was perfect. Spags far exceeded my expectations. She is professional, talented, beautiful and a true entertainer. Everyone commented that she was their favorite part of our reception.
I highly recommend Spags. I am confident that she would be an excellent choice for any event. Our wedding was a mixed demographic and both the old and young appreciated her performance. We planned our wedding on a modest budget. We decided to forgo a lot of extras. The live entertainment portion was most important to us. It proved to be amazing and added elegance to our wedding.
I have nothing but exceptional things to say about Spags and plan to use her again.
We found Jennifer through a simple Google search and we are so glad that we did. From the moment that we spoke with Jennifer on the phone, we knew that we had found the perfect artist for our ceremony. A few weeks later, we met in person. Jennifer really listened to our ideas and provided some great input.
We used Jennifer for both our ceremony as well as our cocktail reception.
That day was magical and Jennifer was a huge part of it. We had so many friends and family compliment Jennifer and what a great job she did. We would HIGHLY recommend Jennifer Spingola to anyone who is looking for a truly spectacular musician!
The event I hosted was for our company holiday party in 2013 in which I bought out a 3-level venue in Gaslamp, San Diego. The theme for the event was "Hollywood for the Holidays" and while I had a DJ for the first 2-levels, I brought in Spags for the rooftop entertainment. This allowed me to provide an entirely different event experience for our wide guest demographic (over 600 guests overall). Needless to say, the majority of the guests couldn't stay away from the rooftop. Spags was an absolute HIT and like no other type of entertainer I've hired. Her personal appearance is top-notch, her ability to interact with guests and get them engaged is brilliant, her talent is unique and off the charts… overall, she floored my guests! I will be bringing her back for events and highly recommend her if you are looking to 'WOW' your guests!
Wow!!! What an incredible performance! Jennifer played the electric violin at our daughter's wedding ceremony and cocktail reception– everyone has commented on how amazing she was! Thanks!!!
Looking back, hiring Spags to perform at my destination wedding at the Farm at Old Edwards Inn and Spa was the best decision I could have made; she was the ultimate addition to an unforgettable night!
I was researching various wedding performers on YouTube when I can across a clip of Spags playing with a DJ at a fashion show, and from that moment on I knew that she was just what I wanted to help spice up my reception. Little did I know, she would be able to do so much more and would become one of the focal points of the wedding. She started the evening by playing a mix of classical music (that I had hand selected) while my guests were arriving, the processional, and my wedding march. Next she swiftly relocated to our cocktail hour spot where she performed along to the instrumental versions of my favorite pop songs while strolling through the crowd (in the grass, in heels – incredible!). At this point our guests were already wowed, and with her upbeat music everyone was ready to start the party by the time our doors opened for the reception. Later in the evening Spags returned to do impromptu sets with the DJ, and percussionist playing right in the middle of our dance floor. Spags was highly professional and easy to work with, going above and beyond to coordinate with the other musician and DJ prior to the event. We feel so lucky that she was able to make the cross country trip from L.A. to Highlands, NC, and would hire her again in a heartbeat!
Search no further. If you want an approachable, professional, expert, edgy, yet classy performer, hire "Spags". My husband and I got married in June in San Diego and after searching and contacting at least 4 other violinists (there are only a handful in Southern CA who play contemporary music), going with Spags was a no-brainer. Although we were only a couple of months away from our special day, we sent her an email and she replied the next day. This already said a lot to us as it showed that she takes every inquiry seriously, even though she's very popular and performs in various types of events. We then spoke to her over the phone as we had some questions and it felt as if we had known her for a long time. She's truly down-to-earth even though she's renown in her field (with reason :).
And that was only the beginning. She provides you with a large music selection and is also flexible: you can request for her to play a specific song as long as it's done in advance. Last but not least, she's not only a violinist- she's a true performer. She plays with such emotion and somehow interacts with the crowd at the same time; our guests kept commenting on how amazing and graceful she was and continue to do so up until this day.
We can't thank Spags enough for making our cocktail hour so enjoyable and trendy. 😉 Jennifer- you created a whole new style of entertainment. You're the greatest! Thank you for impressing us with your amazing talent and making all our guests so happy! With love, Barbs and Jerome
Spags performed for us during the pre-ceremony, ceremony, and I believe cocktail hour. She was amazing! My husband and I are big gamers and she incorporated a bunch of fantasy movie/video game themes that we requested. We loved her. My guests loved her and still talk about it today (more than a year after the wedding).
Jennifer is AMAZING!!! she went above and beyond and far exceeded all of our expectations. She is a true professional and just a great person to be around. I am very thankful and feel honored to have had her provide the entertainment for my wedding. She made an amazing night that much better.
Jennifer is AMAZING! We are very happy we had the opportunity to have her on our special day. She can play anything you want and she knows how to do it well!. I LOVE her.
We chose Jennifer to play at our wedding ceremony because she has that gift of excellent musicianship and intuition. We wanted to set the tone and prepare our guests with an atmosphere of intimacy and love and Jennifer's music did just that. Our guests were blown away and wanted to know how we found her. Jennifer is easy to work with, extremely professional from start to finish, and is hip. She knows her stuff and can customize music for your wedding. Her assistant, Chrissy was a joy to work with, very responsive, pleasant, and professional. They make a great team. I do business with them again in a second!!
The music Jennifer provided at our wedding was amazingly beautiful and we feel very fortunate to have had her as our wedding musician. Jennifer played for 30 minutes pre-ceremony, during the ceremony then for 2 hours following. We chose specific music for each part and she was very flexible and agreeable to providing exactly what we wanted. She was perfect! Her website is excellent. On her website you can see her extensive song list and videos so you know exactly what her music sounds like and how she performs. I also appreciated how responsive and timely she was via e-mail since throughout my planning I was working full-time with a busy schedule and through e-mail we were able to arrange all of the detail. We had perfect weather for our outdoor June wedding and while our guests were enjoying conversation, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres they were treated to her concert like music. We are not exaggerating when we say that everyone at our wedding complimented us on our choice of a violinist. She was new and different and helped to set the tone for our very memorable and beautiful wedding. We highly recommend Spags Music . Thank you Jennifer!
We connected with Spags Music through our wedding coordinator and were so impressed with her musical stylings that we booked them immediately. Jennifer played the violin during the cocktail hour and throughout the reception. The saxophonist also played as well during the dancing portion. All of our friends and family kept telling us how much they loved the music and it really added to the mood of our reception. Our guests are a dancing bunch and I can honestly say the dance floor was never empty. I would highly recommend their services to anyone looking for unique sounds and talented musicians.
Jennifer was absolutely amazing on our wedding day! From the beautiful classical music selection during the ceremony, to the Top 40 and R&B hits during the cocktail hour, to the contemporary love songs during the dinner, she awed our guests with her unbelievable performance on her violin! Jennifer topped off our special day strolling through the tables during dinner making for an elegant and over the top evening. Jennifer, we can not thank you enough! We wish the the very best in life and in your musical career. We will definetely keep in touch! God Bless!
Highly recommended! Very professional and I received good reviews from my guests as well.
We hired Jennifer as our violinist to play some background music during our procession and later at the cocktail reception. She was absolutely magnificent. We would recommend her to anyone for any event. Thank you Jennifer!!
Jennifer performed so beautifully at our wedding ceremony. Her prices are extremely reasonable and she even worked with me beforehand on my song selections. She also exchanged emails with my friend from Florida to coordinate a duet during the memorial candle lighting portion of our ceremony. I asked them to perform Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up" and there was not a dry eye in the house!
It's not hard to praise Jennifer's work (just listen!). I had known of Jennifer from prior engagements (playing Dave Matthews Band Cover's), as well as a through a holiday party (playing today's trendy tunes). As soon as my wife and I were engaged, we called Jennifer to play our ceremony & cocktail hour. Jennifer was always responsive to our suggestions and requests, and was always open and honest with her own. Additionally she arrived on time, setup was perfect and not one hitch on the sound!
Now getting past the generic response, let me just say this …she was the talk of our wedding, EVERYONE loved the cocktail jams (which we let her run the show). During the ceremony she played the classical tunes (opening the ceremony > bride entrance) to perfection and even threw in a DMB tune for our exit!
She is an absolute professional who takes her trade seriously and executes in stride. Spend a few minutes listening to her music on the website, you will blown away; not only by the amount of music she can play (+ requests), but also by her natural talent.
It was a very unique experience for our wedding, and we are just looking for another excuse to have her come and play!
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions!
Matthew & Ashley Taylor
Unbelievable!! People keep raving about how amazing she was!!
Having an electric violinist added a unique twist to the typical live music at a ceremony. She is so talented that people were truly in awe listening to her.
She can play classical music, or music people recognize. She played songs like "Faithfully" and "At last" before the ceremony, and then played more of top 40-type music for our cocktail hour–everyone loved it!
My only regret is that we did not discover her before we had hired our DJ for the reception! We wished we could have had her performing for our entire wedding and reception!
Jennifer was amazing at our wedding, from playing at the church to starting the celebration with her jamming hip hop hits on her violin during our cocktail hour. All of our guest loved her performance and the energy that she brought just added to it.
I highly recommend Jennifer for your wedding I promise she will make your wedding even more special, I know she did for us.
Jennifer was absolutely amazing. Her sound was on point, she is adorable and a first class lady. She was open, friendly and all of our guest raved about her and that violin. She brought much joy to my daughter's Wedding Day. I highly recommend her.
Jennifer from the bottom of our hearts, we so enjoyed you. Your originality, your personality and your smile and of-course your ability to play will be a lasting memory. Hope to see you again.
Many Blessings
From the Warmack/Fenn Wedding Family
Jennifer was very flexible with time and place when we asked her to play during the Ceremony. She came completely prepared and played our music we requested in the order we asked. Our guests completely loved her. It made our ceremony special and intimate. She was also flexible with our budget and is very accommodating. I highly recommend Jennifer Spingola on any events and would hire her again on other events.
My Husband and I were graced with the beauty and talent of Ms. Jennifer Spingola. We were so grateful to have her travel over 2 hours to be a part of our wedding providing our ceremony music and cocktail hour reception. Our wedding consisted of a blend of traditional Catholic, Rock and Pop songs which all were via Jennifer's talent and electric violin. I got so many compliments from our guests on how professional and friendly she was to everyone through the cocktail hour. She played a custom listed of songs that we loved and made sure we got exactly what we ever hoped for. I'm so happy Jennifer was a part of our wedding and we couldn't have selected a better musician and true artist to carry out our vision of our musical wishes for our wedding.
Wow, our wedding at the Burbank Castaway was beautiful. Jennifer made the process very simple. She even helped with song selections. Based upon our discussion with her, we totally trusted and went with her suggestions. We got some many compliment about her performance. She came early and set-up. She complimented our wedding with her style, music and beautifulness. We went with an R&B style, Luther Vandross / Alicia Keys. When my wife walked down the aisle, I cried because how perfectly Jennifer then played our song choice and it was just too surreal. thank you Jennifer. I would TOTALLY RECOMMEND Jennifer for any wedding or occassions …. we may just hire her for a party or anything else just to hear her play the violin again.
I expected great things from Jennifer, she blew us all away with her talent! The music she selected for our Celtic wedding was incredible, unique, and fit perfectly. Other guests at the boutique hotel in Tucson came out to listen to her and were commenting how wonderful she was. She was great to work with, very professional, but when you get down to it, exceptionally gifted. She was tremendous!
I would recommend Jennifer to every bride and groom out there! She was extremely responsive to all of my (many!) questions and made great suggestions on ceremony music. The music itself was wonderful-elegant, beautiful and made a romantic atmosphere during our ceremony and during our luncheon. All of our guests commented on how wonderful it was and also how unique. She was very flexible on the flow of our wedding day as well- we originally said we would do our first dance later in the day and then changed our minds and gave her about 5 minutes notice that we were ready to go. She did not hesitate and got everything ready very quickly. I didn't have to worry about anything-Jennifer contacted the manager at the wedding venue and arranged everything. She was on time, professional, and definitely gave our wedding the ambiance we were looking for!
Jennifer responded very quickly to my inquiry about needing a musician for my wedding ceremony. She was always very easy to work with, and easily worked out all of the requests I asked of her. I was so impressed with the quality of music she provided for my ceremony (at a great cost) and that she was able to fulfill all of my music requests, making my day so special and personalized. Many of my guests commented how on how great she was!! I couldn't have been happier with her services.
We first met Jennifer Spingola on Valentine's Day 2010 at a restaurant in Los Angeles. We were blown away by how awesome she was on the electric violin! We knew we wanted her to play for our wedding ceremony and booked her immediately at a very reasonable price. She is very personable and easy to work with; she even accommodated our request for her to learn a completely new song for the bridal processional one month before our wedding despite her busy touring schedule. On the day of the wedding there were a few hiccups in our plans, but one thing that went off without a hitch was Jennifer's playing. It was apparent that we made an excellent choice in booking her for the ceremony. Our guests raved at how beautiful her playing was as she serenaded them while they awaited the start of the ceremony. Our highlight was when she began playing the bridal processional song ("He Loves Me" by Jill Scott) as it was our first time hearing her rendition. We felt the true emotion of the song through her music and it made the bridal walk down the aisle even more special than we previously imagined. We highly recommend Jennifer for weddings or any special event as she is a gem of an artist.
Jennifer thanks so much for everything. We wish you abundant happiness and success in your music career!
Royal and Erin Taylor
Jennifer ("Spags") is the consummate professional. She performed at a "happy hour" before our wedding ceremony, during the procession and recession, and as part of the band Stepping Feet in our reception. Spags consulted with us on the type of music we wanted, was very responsive to our needs, gave excellent suggestions, and ultimately exceeded our expectations, helping to make it a wonderful event. She is a phenomenal and highly versatile violinist (we heard such comments by more than one of our guests). I would use her again in a heartbeat.
My wedding party teared up when Jennifer began to play at the rehearsal. During the ceremony, her electric violin elicited incredibly beautiful music, heightening the moment, elevating our ceremony to a new level of loving emotion. Thanks to Jennifer my memory of our ceremony is rife with resplendent beauty. It was undoubtedly the perfect touch.
Jennifer was truly professional, reliable, and also very personable. She was so easy to work with and ultimately an amazing performer. The electric violin really provided something unique and amazing to our day – she was flawless! We couldn't have asked for anything more, we loved all that she added to our special day!
Jennifer Spingola is a remarkable musician who added an element of fun and sophistication to our wedding that was more than I hoped for! She was pleasant and professional, and her electric violin (my first introduction to one and I'm in LOVE with it!) opened up a plethora of unexpected musical options from classical to country to rock n roll that made the ceremony perfect and kept our guests dancing all night!
There are many talented musicians available, but some truly stand out, and this little California girl definitely did! I feel very blessed to have had her at my wedding and can't recommend her highly enough!
Jennifer exceeded our expectations on our wedding day! Her performance on the violin, for both the ceremony and the reception, was sensational and our guests commented on how much they enjoyed the music. She belongs to our favorite local cover band and was able to provide the entire band for our reception as well! She is an extremely talented and professional musician and knowing that she was handling the music for our big day really gave us one less thing to worry about. I would strongly recommend booking Jennifer as a musician for your wedding.


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Why encouraging reluctant readers Is our responsibility
I've written about Tom before. He's that kid in your class who, no matter what, never seems to get reading, never seems to be comfortable with reading a book. There are thousands like him who, unless we intervene, will be lost to reading for his lifetime. Well, Tom comes back to me every year. He's not a reluctant learner, he works hard, but reading a book has never really been shown to be important to him. No-one reads at home and, for whatever reason, he never read at primary school. What can we do for him? How can we get a book in Tom's hands?
The best thing for Tom is for him to have a teacher who is a reader. A teacher who not only reads every day and reads teen fiction and knows what is good, but a teacher who talks about reading; a teacher who lets students know that they read on the bus or in the waiting room for the dentist or in the car waiting for a family member. Tom needs a reading role model. So we tell him about books we've read and how we felt when we were reading them. If reading has transformed our lives then Tom needs to be able to see what it could do for him.
Tom needs teacher who will get to know him so well that he will have a book his hand that fits his interests and abilities as quickly as possible; that will allow him to give up on books and try others; that won't sigh and roll their eyes when he rejects books. So when he asks for a book we can pull 4 or 5 off the library bookshelves and let him take all of them if necessary, let him read the first page and reject as he sees fit because time is not a factor. The teacher is patient and interested in Tom as a reader. Nothing is too much trouble.
Tom needs to be in a class where discussion of books amongst peers is encouraged. Book speed dating on a regular basis. One minute book talks; who's reading what? He'll never be asked to write a tedious book review; one that he hates to write and the teacher hates to read. He might write book tweets for an ever changing wall display of new book ideas; he might write a dialogue journal in which he converses with his teacher about his reading and where the teacher can encourage him to think about areas of literature which might help him. But a Book review? Never again.
I make no apologies for writing about Tom again. He pops up way too often for an English teacher's liking. However, it is too easy to shrug our shoulders and admit defeat over Tom. We all have a responsibility to give him the gift of reading for pleasure. I write regularly about how reading has transformed my world. It is one of the very few constants thought my life. Why would I allow Tom to drift away from that?


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Family Crows and Jays (Corvidae)
Least Concern
Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus rhipidurus)
French: Corbeau à queue courte German: Borstenrabe Spanish: Cuervo colicorto
Corvus rhipidurus
E. J. O. Hartert, 1918,
Massaua, Eritrea.
Sometimes separated in monospecific Rhinocorax. Certain morphological features, notably nasal bristles and wing and tail shapes, indicate affinity with African ravens rather than N ones. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution
C. r. stanleyi
Roselaar, 1993 – E Israel, Palestine, W Jordan, S Sinai, and mountains of W & C Arabia (Hejaz and Asir Mts; Tuwaiq escarpment, Gebel Aja and Babel Sama) E into extreme W Oman.
C. r. rhipidurus
E. J. O. Hartert, 1918 – E Mali (Adrar des Ipras and Homberi), Niger (Aïr Massif and Zinder), Chad (Tibesti and Kapka Mts and elsewhere), NE Central African Republic E to highlands of Sudan (including Gebel Elba, on Egyptian border), most of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and W & N Somalia, and S to E Uganda and N & W Kenya.
Descriptive notes
46–47 cm; 512–734 g. An unmistakable crow-sized raven, wings projecting well beyond remarkably short tail (rounded at tip) when perched or on ground, relatively... read more
Typical call a far-carrying, rather high-pitched "craa-craa" or a downslurred "krroo... read more
Barren desert cliffs, gorges and canyons, from well below sea-level (Dead Sea) to 2400 m, rarely to... read more
Food and feeding
Omnivorous. Eats grain, berries, dates, insects and other invertebrates; occasionally robs nests of other birds, taking both eggs and... read more
Most data from Middle East, especially Israel. Eggs reported early Mar to late Apr in Israel, Dec–Jun (most mid-Feb to May) in Saudi... read more
Mainly sedentary. In winter at N limit of range in Israel and Jordan, dispersal S down Arava Valley... read more
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Locally common, even locally abundant (e.g. in Arabian Peninsula). Population in Israel estimated at 300 pairs, centred on cliffs and wadis flanking... read more
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Groundwater in the Cuyama Valley
The groundwater picture is changing in the Cuyama Valley, one of 21 critically overdrafted groundwater basins in the state. Check out our recent film and webinar. Here's the film: You can watch the hour-long webinar featuring comments from participants in the film by clicking here.


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Stocks and commodities are affected by the ups and downs of the market. on the other hand, gold investment can forever obtain a certain sum when sold. Despite any financial tendency, gold is always a fixed investment. The importance of gold bullion becomes advanced even when the market is miserable. One can buy or sell gold in form of coins, bars or ingots. Selling gold in replace for cash can decrease risks or even take in forceful returns. It is sensible to decide how a great deal to invest in gold and the type of coins one would acquire.
Gold bullion coins are produced and minted by different governments. These gold coins can be exchanged at at all time depending on the spot value of the valuable metal.


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Now that there are drought conditions all over the western USA, I have a question to those who know something about this.
When I was a high school student, our Physics teacher announced one day with a big smile on his face, that:
1. "The USA has the technology and the ability to implant iodine into clouds and create rain". That was half a century ago, so why are we having a drought this year? don't we have iodine?
2. "The USA can desalinate sea water for human consumption", so why is the USA doing it only in the middle east and not here at home?


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At Wellness Home Vet we place an emphasis on preventative medicine. We strive to detect medical conditions early before they become costly or difficult to manage. We offer advice and recommendations that will aid in the prevention and treatment of medical conditions.
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We provide thorough head to tail exams for all acute and chronic conditions that will allow a complete assessment of your pets overall health and wellbeing.
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This is an exciting time for you! We will provide a thorough exam of your pet and discuss potential health issues that you may have as your pet ages. We will discuss diet, deworming, microchipping, spaying or neutering and will address any other issues you may have. We will also spend time discussing behaviour and training and offer resources to help get you and your new family member off to a great start.
Senior Exams
We measure the health of our senior patients by the quality of their life. We provide health exams and diagnostic testing to screen for disease or to monitor any chronic health issues. We make recommendations and discuss issues that are common in seniors such as limited mobility, cognitive decline/senility, obesity, lumps or bumps, organ disfunction and dental disease. We will work together to develop a plan to enhance your pets overall wellbeing.
Diagnostic Testing
We can do blood testing, urine testing, skin and ear cytologies, fecal samples and skin biopsies. We can also test lumps and bumps for cancer. For more complex diagnostics or tests that require a hospital setting, we work with local clinics to provide this care.
We can develop a protocol based on individual needs to provide vaccines or vaccine titers. What are titers? Vaccine titers are an alternative to ongoing vaccines where we check a blood sample for levels of antibodies to a virus. If an adequate antibody level is found in the blood, it is believed that there is protection from that virus and a vaccine is not required.
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We will make diet recommendations based on your pets age, body condition, activity level and chronic medical conditions. We will give you honest advice about all the different food options from commercial to balanced whole food (home cooked) diets.
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We are able to do some in-home surgical procedures with sedation and a local anesthetic, including laceration repairs, abscess treatment, small lump removals and biopsies. For surgical procedures requiring a general anesthetic, we work with local hospitals to provide this service.
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We provide a compassionate and caring way to say goodbye to your loved ones in the comfort and privacy of home. We will take care of all aftercare arrangements.
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AMERICUS, Ga. – The Augusta University softball team played at Georgia Southwestern on Saturday afternoon for a Peach Belt Conference doubleheader and dropped a 6-5 battle in game one, before falling in game two 12-3 in five innings. There were seven combined home runs hit across the doubleheader.
Augusta (7-27, 2-4 PBC) out hit the GSW Canes 10-8 in game one and put up six hits to their' nine in game two.
Joshlyn Martin hit a first-inning home run for GSW to take a quick 2-0 lead in game one. The Jags countered in the fourth inning with Carolyn Edwards doubling to score Lydia Hausman, before Erin Rozier roped a two-run homer for a 3-2 swing. In the fifth, Marni Greenstein got in on the long ball fun and scored two on another AU home run.
Leading 5-3 in the fifth, the Jags went down 6-5 with Martin hitting her second GSW homer of the day and the fourth total of the game. GSW held on for the game-one win.
AU freshman Morgan Hunter (4-8) struck out five in six innings and allowed eight hits for six runs. Edwards and junior Lindsey Stokes each had two hits in game one and Greenstein and Rozier ended with a pair of RBI on the homers.
Shannon Gibson tossed five innings in the start for the Canes and Brittany Childs closed with two innings. Martin was 3-3 with five RBI for GSW.
Game two starter Kristen Mills (1-14) started her team high 16th game of the season and pitched 4.1 innings, before freshmen Emily Hittinger and Hunter made brief appearances.
The Jaguars scored one in the first and second inning of game two on Edwards and Stokes' singles, but the Canes hit a grand slam in the fourth to steal the advantage. Augusta's Auburn Balcorta belted a solo homer in the fourth, but more GSW homers willed them to the win.
Augusta heads across the state to Columbus, Ga., to clash with the Columbus State Cougars on Sunday, March 19 for a 2:00 p.m. doubleheader.
Fans of Jaguar Athletics can subscribe to the email listserve by clicking here. Fans can follow Augusta University at www.AugustaJags.com and receive short updates on Facebook at Augusta University Athletics and on Twitter at @AugustaJags
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The CableCup Hide is mounted to the ceiling to hide the plugs, the cables or the wires. Hide has the same functions of the rosette: it is reversible, in soft plastic and malleable and it can be connected in two different ways.
Weight: 40g
Material: Silicone
Diameter: Ø 144
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