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Singing star Dave Willetts is no stranger to Cardiff. As he prepares to open in 42nd Street next week, he tells Dave Owens why he refers to Wales as his home-from-home
When Dave Willetts takes to the stage at the New Theatre in Cardiff next week he'll be on home ground.
The veteran West End star, who takes the lead in 42nd Street, reveals he spent a quarter of his life living locally.
"We lived in Wales for 15 years," he recalls. "I used to be a manager at Girlings, an engineering company in Cwmbran.
"My first year after leaving school at 16 was spent at apprentice school there.
"I finished my apprenticeship then was offered a place at the other Girlings plant in Pontypool.
"My then girlfriend Lynne, who is now my wife, went with me. We got married and my two girls Lianne and Ceri were born in Pontypool. They could play rugby for Wales and England!
"So coming back to Cardiff next week is like coming home for me. My eldest daughter went to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama as well, so Wales is home-from-home for us."
Coming late to the stage it was a circuitous route for the former quality control manager turned singer, who didn't set out on his meteoric rise to the top until he was in his thirties.
"Whenever anyone saw me it was because they had an issue. I used to travel the world sorting customers' problems. But for my relaxation I got involved in the world of amateur theatre, starting out with the New Venture Players in Newport, who were based at the Dolman Theatre, which is a lovely space."
Through persistent auditions and smaller roles, it was director Trevor Nunn who put Dave into the chorus of the original London production of Les Misérables and within a year he was understudy to Colm Wilkinson in the lead role of Jean Valjean, which Willetts eventually took over in 1986.
He then succeeded Michael Crawford in The Phantom of the Opera and then, as they say, a star was born.
Ironically, he'll be playing the role of big shot director Julian Marsh in 42nd Street, a production the man from Birmingham describes as "the musical's musical".
"I've been lucky enough to play in some fantastic shows like Phantom, Les Mis, Superstar, Cats, Sweeney Todd, all these big shows but I have to say 42nd Street is the granddaddy of them all. If no one has ever seen a musical before, 42nd Street is what they would imagine one to be.
"It's got 40 tap dancing performers on stage, stair cases that light up and move in and out. Everybody comes away from the show saying, 'God I didn't know that song came from this musical'.
"It's got such fantastic songs like Lullaby of Broadway and 42nd Street, of course.
"It really is a feel-good musical and people come out tap-dancing their way down the street.
"I'm sure the intake of tap-dancing lessons has rocketed since we started!"
The personable performer makes prescient parallels between the economic situation when 42nd Street first emerged and the state of the nation now.
"The film came out in 1933, right in the middle of the Depression, and got people through that.
"It's ironic that we're touring now when there's plenty of doom and gloom around."
Not that it's stopping the box office receipts from rolling in.
"The houses are full; I think a lot of people are investing in the smile factor. They want to be taken out of themselves for a few hours.
"Musicals are in rude health. Legally Blonde, which I was in before 42nd Street, had people hanging from the rafters, it was unbelievable.
"We were playing big 2,000-seater theatres and they were full every night."
It sounds like the singer has never been busier at a time of his life when he could easily put his feet up and bask in the reflective glory of an incredible career.
"You get to different stages of your life, don't you.
"I've just celebrated my 60th birthday, my wife has just retired, we've now got two small grandsons and your life changes totally.
"You start thinking to yourself, 'Oh I'll slow down a bit now, we'll enjoy the fruits of our labour but I've never been so busy in my life," he laughs.
"I still enjoy it, that's the key. I've been very lucky, have done some of the most fantastic shows ever written, so I can't knock it."
So touring in 42nd Street isn't some elaborate ploy to getting out of baby-sitting duties I ask?
"I tell you what it might sound twee, but if my daughter Lianne said, 'Dad I need a full-time carer to look after the kids' I'd do it tomorrow. I'm a bit of a softy at heart mate. I would do it in a heartbeat!"
42nd Street runs at the New Theatre, Cardiff from Tuesday, to Saturday, September 29. Tickets priced £9-£34 from the box office on 02920878889 or www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk

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We love our cherry trees! Last year we were able to freeze many batches of cherries. This year, it is another situation, the birds have eaten all the cherries off the tree in a matter of days. We put foil in the trees to ward them off, apparently, the birds laugh at that.
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Joint efforts of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine and our business partners have yielded good results.
There have been a highly-expected changed from the Ministry of Regional Development in DSTU B.V.1.2 H-16 determining the complexity of construction projects. It is supposed to eliminate the requirement in p.a.2, the assignment of objects with high environmental hazards to 5 category of complexity by default starting from 01.07.2014, the Category will be determined by calculation, and biofuel boilers can be designed as belonging to 3 cat. of complexity, which greatly simplifies the design, coordination, and administration of facilities in operation.Minregion Order on elimination of the requirement to assign object with high environmental hazards to 5 cat. of complexity by default


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This one-day bushcraft course is the perfect first step on your journey into the fascinating world of bushcraft and traditional living skills. We have developed this course to provide an introduction to the tools, techniques and skills required to incorporate bushcraft into your outdoor sessions. It is a great course for teachers, and educators who wish to learn some new skills.
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We all have favourites, even those of us who are supposed to be utterly impartial. Being only human (or so I'm told), I'm not going to hide my affection for GRAAF, a brand yet to disappoint and one of the first to demonstrate the Italian capacity for making sublime equipment. The company has, however, been unnaturally quiet of late, so I was more than a little relieved to learn of an all-new amplifier, not too crazily priced by today's standards, nor too cranky for non-masochistic audiophiles. In the GM50B, GRAAF has eschewed those astounding-but-pesky Russian 6C33C tubes-with-the-nipples, as well as its signature output-transformerless topology to frighten the weak.
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On paper, then, the GM50B is conventional as it's basically a push-pull operation integrated amp with output transformers, a remote control to command source selection, power on/off, volume and mute, a single mains cable - nothing beyond its 30Kg weight and 450x160x500mm (WHD) dimensions can cause concern. Then again, 'GM' stands for Giovanni Mariani, and 'conventional' isn't in his vocabulary. Moreover, it doesn't look like a normal integrated amp - valve or otherwise - so you are advised from the outset to prepare yourself for something different.
GRAAF's goal was to include, in an all-valve, single-chassis product, 'the features and the level of performance that in the past were an exclusive of GRAAF [separate] preamplifiers and power amplifiers.' Thus it's unmistakeably GRAAF in terms of construction, sound quality and finish, but blessed with the lower cost, lower space consumption and ease of use of an integrated amplifier. It even features the company's trademark 'courtesy of Ferrari' paint finish, this time in black or silver.
Hopefully, this review will include some inside shots, because the interior is the stuff of a solder-head's dreams. Ordinarily, I don't get my rocks off looking inside amplifiers, but - as the lid had to be removed to check the valves - I'm glad I gazed on the GM50B's innards. It is simply unlike any other amplifier I've examined, the fit, finish and detail up and beyond even Nagra's. Or maybe I'm just a sucker for gloss-black PCBs filled with components installed with military precision. Hell, some of you will want to use this with the lid off, just to take periodic ganders at the insides. Think of it as you would a wristwatch with a glass back: something to ogle.
In the case of this GRAAF, there's glass at the front as well as inside. The 15mm thick aluminium front panel is fitted with a window for a view of both the internal circuitry and the output valves, Like McIntosh's MC 2000 and MC2102. Green LED indicators can be seen through the window, above the press buttons that select sources including two line level balanced inputs, three line level unbalanced inputs and tape monitor. A large rotary knob controls the volume. Lastly, there's a press button to take the unit out of stand-by; primary on/off is positioned on the back.
Also fitted to the rear panel are the XLR-type balanced inputs and RCA-phono socket unbalanced inputs, socketry for the tape loop, and an IEC three-pin mains input. GRAAF has fitted the GM50B with some of the best speaker terminals I've ever used: massive binding posts that accept spade connectors or banana plugs, spaced so that you can tighten them properly with special tools.
Mariani used some of the solutions fundamental to his OTL ranges, including a simplified layout with short signal paths and fully-balanced operation for two inputs to the output. Achieving this meant the complete doubling of the electronic circuits, including the option of connecting balanced sources with two pairs of phonos rather than XLRs. The circuit's first stage, for gain and impedance adjustment, serves the level control, the audio signal then entering a stage made up of two differential circuits in cascade, with the second working as the actual driver for the output stage. At this point the signals are compared each other and subjected to a further level gain. Two 6A30 drivers and four 6922s are used in the gain stages and as phase splitters; these work in Class A-AB mode and each of the valves has its own automatic bias control system.
For the output sections, Mariani chose the latest iteration of the Russian-made Svetlana KT88 tube, working in push-pull operation for a conservative 50W/ch, biased for A/AB Class operation. Extracting 25W from each KT88 means that the valves aren't anywhere near their limits, most designers dragging 50W from each '88 without any trouble. Each output tube also has its own automatic bias control system, a choice that Mariani believes will ensure the best performance in any operating condition.
Another GRAAF feature in the output stage is the use of transformers with earth connected to the central end in the secondary windings, a solution chosen to provide a true balanced configuration for the output stage. Also, this allows to obtain a balanced configuration for the feedback circuit. GRAAF explains that, 'Usually, in audio amplifiers, the feedback circuit brings back to the input only a part of the output signal, in a point defined as comparison knot. With this solution the GRAAF GM50B has two comparison knots for each channel, allowing it to have a balanced feedback net, more linear, precise and stable in its correction purposes. The GRAAF GM50B has a feedback rate limited to 12dB.'
Because I only had a short time with the GM50B and had to burn it in as well as audition it, I opted for two pairs speakers as far removed from each other as possible to provide a short-cut: my cherished 15 ohm Rogers LS3/5As and Wilson's WATT Puppy System 7, which are ostensibly a 4-8 ohm load of high sensitivity, but are demanding of the electronics. Sources included the Marantz CD-12/DA-12 CD player and the SME Series V arm with Koetsu Urushi cartridge, feeding the GRAAF via the EAR 324 phono stage. And although I played with the unbalanced inputs, this amplifier begs to be heard in fully balanced mode. So my choice of sources was deliberate, both Marantz and EAR providing balanced output.
At switch-on, the GM50B goes into a mute phase until all the valves reach the correct operating temperature. This is brief, a minute or two, but the importer's pleas regarding burn-in were genuine. The GM50B needed around 72 hours solid, which meant letting it play through the night with CD in repeat mode. The sound 'loosened up', the amp seeming more free and easy, certainly more open-sounding, and you could hear it just get better and better. Which makes me wonder: why the hell doesn't GRAAF (and every other manufacturer) burn in their products before despatching them to the end user?
Anyway, I wired the lot up with Transparent Reference wiring, plugged the amplifier and the EAR phono stage into the mains ring wired with Siltech and the CD player into the ring wired with Transparent. And despite hearing the system for a few days during the burn-in, I genuinely wasn't prepared for what I heard when the time arrived for serious listening.
Let me explain: Although I checked on the system from time to time, I wasn't paying 'reviewer attention' to it. Sure, I suspected that it was a nice, pleasant machine, and it showed no grounds for concern when moving from the Wilsons, with their impedance dip down into amp-eating territory, to the LS3/5As. When I finally sat down with a stack of CDs and LPs, cueing up Howard Tate's Get It While You Can (the first Verve stereo pressing), I experienced what can only be described as a satori. It was one of those sessions that usually occurs, oh, ever five years. Tate's voice was front and centre, palpable, with all of the textures reproduced to the most lifelike degree one could demand. It's a record I've played more than any single LP in my collection. I have a half-dozen pressings and two different CDs of it. I thought I knew every nuance. I was wrong. And here it is in the same calendar year as the Sonus Faber Stradivari (and something I'm reviewing next month that will tap out my Mastercard). So much for the five-year gaps between miracles.Read more about the GM50B on Page 2.


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There is a concept in Eskrima referred to as the "Third Eye". While Eskrima and Arnis has become very popular in the last few decades, there was a time when they were difficult to find. Everyone knew someone who knew some Eskrima, but it was rare to find true Masters of Eskrima. Now, I'm not talking about the canned styles we see today that aren't much different than the stuff they teach in grade school. I am referring to the art of men who spent their lives training the art and had even had a few kills notched into their belts. These men–whom I refer to as the "old timers" because there aren't many left–were known to have almost superhuman ability and skills. Some were physical skills, some were not.
We hear of old Masters who can pull tumors out of a sick person's stomachs. Men who can punch holes in the sides of American Jeeps. Masters who can resist being stabbed, whose head were impervious to strikes with a rattan stick, shoot evil spirits into others, and then there is the "third eye"–extra sensory perception, in one or two of its many forms.
The Third Eye (Ikatlong Mata)
My Grandfather was one such man. He use to tell us that he trained a lot at night when everyone was asleep because he believed that this was the time of day when it was most appropriate to kill a man. Daytime fights were usually done out of anger and mostly avoidable. These types of fights were due to one man being drunk, jealous, unreasonable, or some other personality flaw. But at night, the fights you encounter are due to one man attempting to wrong another: robbery, rape, murder, burglaries, etc. The kind of fighting you will do in the dark will often be one of life-or-death, and are most likely to involve a weapon, a vulnerable member of the family, or some other reason for being in a state of self-preservation. And my grandfather always said that a man wronging another man in the dark is almost always accompanied by a jinn–a spirit. In that case, an evil one. He believed in these jinn, and by training at night, sleeping with a weapon, sleeping lightly–you are broadcasting to the jinn that you are the wrong one to mess with. I could tell you more about them, but let's stick to the topic of martial arts today.
A man who wrongs another after hours is not going to be talked out of an altercation.
Due to his training at night, my Grandfather had an unusual sense of perception. He could hear or feel you when you were nearby. I tried many times as a boy to sneak behind him to take his walking cane or to put him in a bear hug, and doing so was how I learned my style's #5 and #6 elbow strikes–the hard way. By training at night, you develop an ability to sense your opponent's power while fighting him and rely less on vision and more on touch and an energy you can feel. When I was around him, he could tell if I was getting ready to surprise him with an attack and I can tell you, he was always ready.
Do you know who has this ability as well? Wing Chun people. They develop it through Chi Sao, which is a form of in-fighting similar to one we do in Kuntaw. The goal is to be able to fight with the eyes closed or blindfolded, and eventually to fight without making much contact. One can sense from the connection you make when blocking a punch, or when your opponent blocks your punch, what your opponent's next move will be. I cannot explain it more than that.
This Third Eye is ever-present in Eskrima people who practice knife-fighting with the proper mentality. It is not a block-slap-pass-cut thing, it is a plunge-your-knife-in-your-opponent's-belly thing. And trust me, when a man is determine to stab you so deep you die, most of the skills you learned in your Eskrima class will not work. You will need a type of skill that cannot be learned through a book or a video, but as the by-product of pressure, fear and training.
How does it come about? The third eye arrives by itself. It develops through mentally preparing for the altercation and putting the heart in fear of another man–by crossing sticks with strangers, my engaging in fights, and throwing so many strikes with intent and malice that when the mind tells the hands to destroy your hands obey. When fighting is so second nature to you, your mind is then free to observe your surroundings and the speed that it communicates with the rest of the body is clearer and faster. When you are nervous or afraid, you cannot think quickly and the mind is so overburdened with thoughts and worries that it misses a lot of what it sees. This is the reason that older fighters, such as Bernard Hopkins, Sugar Ray Leonard, Randy Couture, and Joe Lewis can get in there with younger men who are faster and stronger–and beat them. It is because the skill that they developed from a lifetime of combat–often labeled as "experience"–has set in, allowing an old body to still function. With all its weaknesses and things falling apart and malfunctioning–that Third Eye allows him to see punches before the young man sees them, allows him to land strikes although he is slower, to know what the opponent will do even before the opponent knows himself.
If you have questions because this article is vague, please post them in comments. I tried the best I could to explain this unusual skill, and I will gladly elaborate. Thank you for visiting my blog.


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Here at Seafield we believe that your furry friends should be able to enjoy your holiday with you! Unlike a lot of holiday parks we have wide array of accommodation that is pet friendly. From our budget Croyde Caravans all the way to our Large Lundy View Villas, check out our accommodation page for detailed information.
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With our donation of £4,708, SCI will be able to reach, treat and protect 9,416 children and at risk adults against neglected tropical diseases.
Ethiopia was the main recipient Be One Percents donation to SCI during 2014. The incredible commitment of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health to its NTD Programme combined with an enormous amount of hard work from many parties, including SCI, has secured sizeable funding for Ethiopia going forward. In 2015 SCI are committed to continuing to assist treatments in Cote d'Ivoire, Sudan, DRC, Madagascar and Mozambique and to assisting the Sudan where at least 5 million children await treatment. Every £1 donated by 1%Members this month will treat 2 people against neglected tropical diseases.


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Happy Diwali!
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The AIG spent it's first Diwali on the rooftop oohing and aahing at the incredible fireworks display put on by what seemed to be every person in Delhi. Felt a bit like a surreal tennis match as we looked left, then right, then back again enjoying our panoramic view from atop our home. Reports said that fireworks sales were down this Diwali, the AIG would beg to differ.
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Anxiously awaiting Diwali along with the rest of Delhi, the AIG managed to stop by a local market on the way back from the office and pick up a few holiday items. Apparently we were not the only ones with the idea of doing a bit of last minute shopping as the streets were filled with eager customers picking up flowers, gifts, and sweets.
Loosely translated to "row of lamps", Diwali supporters often light small handmade clay pots signifying the triumph of good over evil. In addition to the lamps, homes and store fronts are often meticulously decorated with strings of lights, breathing a festive energy into the streets once the sun begins to set. This time of night is usually when the fireworks make their first appearance. Beware light sleepers, as they have a knack for running into the wee hours of the morning.
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Shopping in Jakarta is a study of extremes, you can find bargains on the street or shop like royalty. Jakarta has some of the most opulent and glamorous malls you will ever see and whether you are searching for high end fashion or electronics you can find it all. Mall culture in Jakarta is well established and malls are used in some ways a lot like parks might be used in other cities. One local saying is that "the only parks in Jakarta are car parks" (parking lots) and while there is some truth in this, when the malls are clean, cool and entertaining the AIG understands the appeal, especially on a hot humid south east Asian day.
Shopping in Jakarta pt. 1
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Jakarta is non-stop, the city hums through all hours and the streets are full of vendors selling everything you could possibly imagine. Most neighborhoods have at least one area that is the domain of the street stall and often the area is themed. Looking for an exotic pet? Maybe a bat, owl or monkey? Those are found around block M. Feeling edgy? You can shop for swords and knuckle dusters near Glodok and then relax after your shopping with a fresh Cobra blood cocktail on Mangga Besar (it's cheaper for Python). Shopping in Jakarta can be an experience to say the least but the old and the new sit comfortably side by side, in part 2 we will show you Jataka's malls, a consumer experience that challenges Dubai or Singapore for sheer opulence.
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One exercise in patience that everyone who visits India must get used to is the occasional absence of power. What a few weeks of this exercise imparts on you is a rather serene acceptance to the situation. Yesterday the AIG jointly experienced an eight hour blackout along with 300 million others as most of the north of India lost juice. Stop and ask yourself what chaos would unfold if the entire United States (excluding Alabama and North Carolina) went dark? Here in India, a few commuters were a bit late for work and the newspaper headlines read: "India wins Bronze in the 10m air rifle".
Update: Today we experienced a cut that affected 600 million people. Some traffic jams were observed in central Delhi and we had a rather unexpected wait at the cafe for lunch.


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"Uggggh – the ponies"
That is what my facebook status read at 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday night as I was lying in my bed listening to the loudest – scariest – thunder I have heard in years and watching my bedroom go from pitch black to completely lit up as though a strobe light as strong as a spotlight was being pointed into the window.
It was so bad, that my fiancé, who is in Alberta for work, could hear the thunder from the other end of the phone and went 'Whoa, that sounds crazy!!'
The thunder and lightning was continuous – and I am not exaggerating – for a solid 2 hours. And, don't get me started about the rain. Most of Ontario was under a severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado watch. Pretty freaky considering an F3 touched down a couple hours North of where we are on Tuesday and completely leveled a town of 8,000 in Cottage Country. Did I mention we are in Ontario and we are NOT supposed to have tornadoes??!!
Before leaving the barn around 8:45 p.m., I knew we were under those warnings, although it hadn't started to rain or thunder yet. But, something was definitely in the air as I was turning Colby back out. At one point, I stopped and debated keeping her – as well as Chester – in for the night based on the weather warnings we were getting. For whatever reason, I figured it wouldn't be as bad as they said it was going to be – because really when IS the Weatherman actually right?!? – and decided to leave them out.
Then the lightning started. And got worse. And more frequent. And more violent. Then the thunder started and followed the same pattern as the lightning. And all I could think about was OMG, Colby, Chester and the other 35 horses, are all standing outside, the majority of them with metal shoes on their feet, in a middle of a field with the worst storm I have seen in years going on around them.
The completely irrational side of me was saying 'get your ass out of bed, go out to the barn to get them inside'. And then of course the completely rational side of me was saying 'that is the stupidest thing you could ever try to do. You're going to go out in the middle of the field and try to drag the horses in during the freak storm that is going on outside? Fat chance moron.'
I continued to sit there and stare out my window. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE thunder and lightning storms, but this one gave me goosebumps. I couldn't sleep because I was worried about all the horses and took to wandering around my house until almost 12:30 when it seemed to be dying down. And then I debated driving over to the barn to make sure we still had everyone. Another genius idea on my part considering it was still pouring rain, super windy and was darker than pitch black out.
When I woke up, there was a bit of a discussion going on about my status. The pros and cons of leaving horses out in severe weather vs. keeping them in.
You keep the horses out and they have the chance to run from anything they seem to consider a threat and the barn won't collapse on them – if heaven forbid – something like that should ever happen.
However, you run the risk of them being hit by lightning, being hit by branches, etc. flying around…and who knows whatever else could happen outside, in the middle of the night during a bad storm. My barn owner thinks they have a better chance outside than inside.
You keep the horses in the barn and well, they are literally trapped there. Should the barn get hit by lightning and catch fire (again, heaven please please forbid), or have it collapse or or or….the horses' chances for survival are minimized as they literally have nowhere to go.
BUT, being inside, they are protected from the forces of nature going on around them outside. So, no chance of them getting hit by lightning, or smacked by something flying aimlessly through the air or over the ground.
The resident coach at my barn says "I think that horses don't get freaked out about storms the way people and dogs do. I have never seen a horse get upset about that sort of thing." To be perfectly honest, there is something I find incredibly comforting knowing my horses are tucked safely inside during a wicked storm because they would be protected from the elements…


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The Super Educator Conference is an excellent opportunity for mentors and practitioners working in the School of Health Sciences to network and share best practice. The School of Health Sciences develop mentors and practice placement educators who then guide learners' through their practice experiences. Mentors usually work as a nurse, midwife or allied health professional. The conference will also cover new Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards and consider how to implement practice assessor and supervisor, and academic assessor roles.
Time: 09:00-16:30
Date: 12 September 2019
Location: Checkland Building A501, University of Brighton, Village Way, Falmer, BN1 9PH
The Eventbrite event page shows a detailed draft agenda, the main aspects of which are shown below:
09:00: Welcome, introductions and mentor/educator module update
09:10-09:50: Updates from Nursing Associate, Return to Practice, CSP/SCPHN and BSc Nursing
10:45: Starting conversations around Reasonable Adjustment and requirements for PAD
11:15: Deconstructing the Practice Assessment Document (PAD) and a guide to using the PAD and Ongoing Achievement Record (OAR)
12:30: Lunch break
13:15: Coaching masterclass
14:15-16:00: Scenarios workshops and feedback from workshops
Tickets are free. Those with any queries should contact Theresa Corkhill, the Lead for Mentorship at the University of Brighton, via a link on the Eventbrite event page.
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Yep, it is finally done, in print and coming to a bookstore near you!
The 400-page book is the first for Palin, who has been an object of fascination since Republican Sen. John McCain chose her as his running mate during his 2008 presidential bid. The book will be called "Going Rogue: An American Life."
A huge first printing of 1.5 million copies has been commissioned by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins.
Keep your eyes open for it, I have a feeling there will be a few more prints coming about.


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About Us
St Mary Magdalene is an inclusive, open Christian community. Being the only church on Mayne Island, we welcome and celebrate people from all traditions, styles and practices.
Have you heard the story about the three kids who were bragging one day about how good their fathers were – in their respective professions?From our Latest Sermon
St Mary Magdalene is an inclusive, open Christian community. Being the only church on Mayne Island, we welcome and celebrate people from all traditions, styles and practices.
It is our hope that as soon as you arrive you will feel the warm welcome of this parish community. Here are few things about which you might be curious:
Each week, many people joyfully take on roles to assist in the liturgy of the worship service. These roles include Lay Liturgical Assistant, Readers, Prayers of the People and Usher. The rota of those roles is found in the Church House.
At St Mary Magdalene, we meet most Fridays throughout the year at 10:30 am to 11:30 am to discuss a wide variety of spiritual topics. (Please see the "events" tab on this website for the calendar postings of Spiritual Reflections). It is a discussion where there is no expectation that anyone has the "correct" answer; rather, we share and open ourselves to new ways of thinking about these topics.
People from all faith traditions and from no faith tradition are invited and we often have quite a lovely cross-section of the island community. Discussions have included such topics as ethics, death and views on life after death, forgiveness, hope, justice, mercy, wisdom and many more. Each week a different topic is chosen and we launch into our experience and thoughts about that particular one.
There is no need to prepare for these discussion sessions, and as it is a drop-in format, there is no commitment to attending for a specific number of times– come as you are able and interested!
Look here for a few of our recent Spiritual Reflections, to get an idea of the types of things we discuss:
Ethics and Morality Forgiveness What Do You Believe?
To see when the next Spiritual Reflections will occur, check the Events pages.
If you require a ride to church on Sunday morning or know of someone who does, please contact Pat Gasston (250-539-5519, firstname.lastname@example.com) who will make arrangements for transportation.
The roles and responsibilities of our rector (priest), our wardens, Parish Council and its committees and our various other teams of volunteers are set out in the following document:
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For Committee Contacts see the Contact page.
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Mayneliner back issue articles
Men's Breakfast Tradition
A tradition is rooted in the repetition of an event that people enjoy. Families develop traditions over time especially in relation to a special meal.
A tradition enjoyed by many of the men on Mayne is the monthly Men's Breakfast which is held on the second Friday of each month in Church House. This tradition was initiated over twenty five years ago by Larry Greig, the rector of St. Mary Magdelene. He proposed starting a breakfast get-together for the men of the island. Larry had been a cook in the army and knew that to be successful the breakfast had to taste good and be simple to prepare. We have maintained that simple formula and enjoy welcoming the men with hot coffee at 8:00 AM and breakfast is served precisely at 8:30-ish. Whether you are a long time resident of Mayne, or here for a visit come and join us for laughter, a story or two and a great breakfast made by your friends.
The Altar Guild is the liturgical partner of the Priest. As one Altar Guild manual puts it, "We are the ones chosen to prepare for the meeting of the people with our God." (Working Manual for Altar Guilds, Dorothy Diggs)
The purposes of Altar Guild are:
Members of the altar guild are grateful servants: servants of God, servants of God's people, servants of the liturgy, and servants of the worship space.
We care for the objects used in worship and we handle them carefully and respectfully, because these objects have been dedicated in prayer for use in worship for the glory of God.
We also care for the sanctuary of the church. The work of the Altar Guild is to ensure that our sanctuary reflects the holiness and the joy that we all create together in our worship.
The Altar Guild is not a social group. We don't have pot-lucks, we seldom have meetings. We are not involved in the business of the church. We don't take votes or make momentous decisions. Most of what we do is invisible to the congregation, and is meant to be that way. The work we do facilitates and enhances our worship and particularly the Eucharist and should never distract from it.
The rewards of serving on the Altar Guild
The members of the Altar Guild are part of an unbroken tradition reaching back to the faithful women who provided for Jesus during his lifetime. (Mark 15: 40-41; Matthew 27:55). We follow our patron saint, Martha, partly because of her practical life of active service, yet also because she was among the first to recognize Jesus as the Messiah (John 11:7-29).
Joining the Altar Guild means learning many fascinating aspects of Church tradition, including the esoteric names for all the various vessels, vestments, linens and paraments we use in worship.
Most importantly, serving on the Altar Guild is a spiritual exercise. Caring for the Altar is a way to act out our relationship with God. It is quiet, prayerful work.
How to join the Altar Guild
While Altar Guilds can trace their roots to the women who cared for Jesus, at various times in the history of the Anglican Church Altar Guilds have been composed exclusively of men or exclusively of women. Today, anyone can be a member of the Altar Guild. Anyone, men or women, young or old, may have a vocation for Altar Guild service.
You don't have to have any experience to join the Altar Guild. Your training will consist of hands-on instruction from experienced Altar Guild members.
If you are interested in exploring Altar Guild service, please contact Pat Gasston, by speaking to her at church.
(adapted from St. Philips Episcopal Church, Nashville)
Text: Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 119:1-8, 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, St. Matthew 5:21-27
Prayer…O Lord, uphold me that I might uplift thee…And may the words of my mouth, and the meditations of all our hearts, be now and always acceptable in your sight…Oh Lord, our Strength and our Redeemer…Amen…
Have you heard the story about the three kids who were bragging one day about how good their fathers were – in their respective professions?…They were going on and on…One kid started out by saying, "my dad's a lawyer – and he can talk for a good half an hour on any topic in the court room that you can give him…He's a real whiz at what he does"…The next one pipes up and says, 'oh that's nothing – my dad's a teacher –he can stand up in front of a class room and go on for forty minutes on a given topic"…Finally the last kid gets up and say's I've got you all beat… He says, "my dad's a minister …he can get up on Sunday, in front of the whole congregation and go on for an hour on any subject and say nothing at all"
In 1971, an obscure rock group had a song that hit the top 10 for a few weeks. It was called "Signs". The chorus was:
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?
The song was all about the rules we impose on the world and on each other- whether you have to have a shirt and tie to be served, who can park where, what the fines would be for littering; yield signs, stop signs, all kinds of signs telling us what's acceptable and what isn't; what the rules are. This week's Gospel is about keeping rules- and about when it's right not to keep them.
Why do we have rules? I think they're usually put in place either for a good reason-(like driving on the correct side of the road, and like not allowing children to play with matches), or they're put in place to control others and maintain a position of power (like having rules about which drinking fountain a person could drink from, or limiting voting rights to just men, or earlier, to just men who owned land). You may recall the time when the law said that margarine had to be left uncoloured (so it was the original colour of margarine: white, not yellow, like butter). The dairy industry pushed for that law to protect their market. Read more →
For those of you who have winced each time I've used a sports analogy to make a point, you may want to head over to Church House, now. But, as you heard in our reading from Hebrews this morning, the Epistle, itself, uses a sports analogy, so I feel I am on good ground to go there this morning. Incidentally, I won't be mentioning a particular professional team, so Pat, you can relax. (The last time I mentioned her favourite team, they lost terribly). I'm not sure what that says about my preaching, but in the interests of parish unity, I won't go there.
There weren't a lot of believers in the early Church- they were outnumbered by all those around them, but they knew that they were surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses to faith and they felt uplifted by that fact.
In some ways, I think, there's nothing more intimate and personal than faith. But I wonder if it isn't also true that in some ways we believe because others believed before us? I've spoken before about the Anglican three-legged stool: scripture, tradition and reason. As you'll recall, the second leg of the stool is tradition, which means the understanding and faith of all the great minds who've gone before us- the great cloud of witnesses. Their faith helps to form our faith, often in ways of which we may only be dimly aware. Read more →


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Eunice Kennedy Shriver
|Dame Eunice Kennedy Shriver
|Eunice Mary Kennedy
July 10, 1921
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
|August 11, 2009
(aged 88)
Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
|Cause of death
|Resting place
|St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church parish cemetery
Centerville, Massachusetts[1]
|Manhattanville College
|Alma mater
|Stanford University
|Political party
|Sargent Shriver
(m. 1953; her death 2009)
|Bobby Shriver
Maria Shriver
Timothy Shriver
Mark Shriver
Anthony Shriver
|Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
Rose Fitzgerald
|See Kennedy family
Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver, DSG (July 10, 1921 – August 11, 2009)[2] was the founder in 1962 of Camp Shriver which started on her Maryland farm known as Timberlawn and, in 1968 evolved into the Special Olympics. She was a member of the Kennedy family, sister of President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy; her husband, Sargent Shriver, was United States Ambassador to France and the Democratic vice presidential candidate in the 1972 U.S. presidential election.
Early life
Born Eunice Mary Kennedy in Brookline, Massachusetts, she was the fifth of nine children of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald.
She was educated at the Convent of The Sacred Heart, Roehampton, London and at Manhattanville College in Upper Manhattan (the school later moved further North to Purchase, New York). After graduating from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology in 1943,[3] she worked for the Special War Problems Division of the U.S. State Department. She eventually moved to the U.S. Justice Department as executive secretary for a project dealing with juvenile delinquency. She served as a social worker at the Federal Industrial Institution for Women for one year before moving to Chicago in 1951 to work with the House of the Good Shepherd women's shelter and the Chicago Juvenile Court.[4]
In 1969, Shriver moved to France and pursued her interest in intellectual disability there. She started organizing small activities with Paris organizations, mostly reaching out to families of kids who had special needs to provide activities for them, laying the foundation for a robust international expansion of the Special Olympics in the late '70s and '80s.[5]
Political career
Shriver actively campaigned for her elder brother, John, during his successful 1960 U.S. presidential election. In 1968, she helped Anne McGlone Burke nationalize the Special Olympics movement and is the only woman to have her portrait appear, during her lifetime, on a U.S. coin – the 1995 commemorative Special Olympics silver dollar.
Although Shriver was a Democrat, she was a vocal supporter of the pro-life movement. In 1990, Shriver wrote a letter to The New York Times denouncing the misuse of a quotation by President Kennedy used out of context by a pro-choice group.[6] During Bill Clinton's 1992 Democratic U.S. presidential campaign, she was one of several prominent Democrats – including Governor Robert P. Casey of Pennsylvania, and Bishop Austin Vaughan of New York – who signed a letter to The New York Times protesting the Democratic Party's pro-choice plank in its platform. Shriver was a supporter of several pro-life organizations: Feminists for Life of America,[7] the Susan B. Anthony List,[8] and Democrats for Life of America.
A lifelong Democrat, she supported her Republican son-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger's successful 2003 Governor of California election. On January 28, 2008, Shriver was present at American University in Washington, D.C., when her brother, U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, announced his endorsement of Barack Obama's 2008 Democratic U.S. presidential campaign.[9]
Charity work and awards
A longtime advocate for children's health and disability issues, Shriver was a key founder of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a part of the National Institutes of Health in 1962. She has also helped to establish numerous other university programs, government initiatives, health-care facilities, and support and support service networks throughout the country. In 1961, she championed the creation of the President's Panel on Mental Retardation which was significant in the movement from institutionalization to community integration in the US and throughout the world, a major public policy challenge.[10] In 1982, Shriver founded the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring at University of Utah, Salt Lake City. The Community is a "grades K-12, whole school, comprehensive character education program with a focus on disabilities... adopted by almost 1,200 schools nationwide and in Canada."[11]
She was awarded the nation's highest civilian award, the (U.S.) Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1984 by U.S. President Ronald Reagan, because of her work on behalf of those with intellectual disability.[12] In 1990 Shriver was awarded the Eagle Award from the United States Sports Academy. The Eagle Award is the Academy's highest international honor and was awarded to Shriver for her significant contributions to international sport.[13]
In 1992, Shriver received the Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged, an award given out annually by Jefferson Awards.[14]
For her work in nationalizing the Special Olympics, Shriver received the Civitan International World Citizenship Award.[15] Her advocacy on this issue has also earned her other awards and recognitions, including honorary degrees from numerous universities.[16][17] She is the second American and only woman to appear on a US coin while still living. Her portrait is on the obverse of the 1995 commemorative silver dollar honoring the Special Olympics. On the reverse is the quotation, "As we hope for the best in them, hope is reborn in us."
Shriver received the 2002 Theodore Roosevelt Award (the Teddy),[18] an annual award given by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to a graduate from an NCAA member institution who earned a varsity letter in college for participation in intercollegiate athletics, and who ultimately became a distinguished citizen of national reputation based on outstanding life accomplishment. In addition to the Teddy recognition, she was selected in 2006 as part of the NCAA Centennial celebration as one of the 100 most-influential individuals in its first century; she was listed ninth.[18]
In 2006, she received a papal knighthood from Pope Benedict XVI, being made a Dame of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (DSG). Her mother had been created a papal countess in 1950 by Pope Pius XII.[citation needed]
In 2008, the U.S. Congress changed the NICHD's name to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. In December 2008, Sports Illustrated named her the first recipient of Sportsman of the Year Legacy Award.[19] On May 9, 2009, the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, D.C., unveiled an historic portrait of her, the first portrait the NPG has ever commissioned of an individual who had not served as a U.S. President or First Lady. The portrait depicts her with four Special Olympics athletes (including Loretta Claiborne) and one Best Buddies participant. It was painted by David Lenz, the winner of the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition in 2006. As part of the Portrait Competition prize, the NPG commissioned a work from the winning artist to depict a living subject for the collection. Lenz, whose son, Sam, has Down syndrome and is an enthusiastic Special Olympics athlete, was inspired by Shriver's dedication to working with people with intellectual disabilities.
Shriver became involved with Dorothy Hamill's special skating program in the Special Olympics after Hamill's Olympics Games ice-skating win. In September 2010, the State University of New York at Brockport, home of the 1979 Special Olympics, renamed its football stadium after Shriver.[20]
Personal life
On May 23, 1953, she married Sargent Shriver in a Roman Catholic ceremony at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.[21] Her husband served as the U.S. Ambassador to France from 1968 to 1970 and was the 1972 Democratic U.S. Vice Presidential candidate (with George McGovern as the candidate for U.S. President).[21] They had five children:
- Robert Sargent Shriver III (born April 28, 1954)
- Maria Owings Shriver (born November 6, 1955)
- Timothy Perry Shriver (born August 29, 1959)
- Mark Kennedy Shriver (born February 17, 1964)
- Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver (born July 20, 1965)
With her husband, she had nineteen grandchildren, the second-most of any of her siblings (her brother Robert had eleven children who have produced thirty-four grandchildren).[22] Her daughter Maria Shriver is separated from actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
As executive vice president of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation in the 1950s, she shifted the organization's focus from Catholic charities to research on the causes of intellectual disabilities and humane ways to treat them.[23] This interest eventually culminated in, among other things, the Special Olympics movement.
Upon the death of her sister Rosemary Kennedy on January 7, 2005, Shriver became the eldest of the four then-surviving children of Joseph and Rose Kennedy. Her sister Patricia Kennedy died on September 17, 2006, and her brother Edward M. Kennedy died on August 25, 2009, leaving former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith as the only surviving sibling.[24]
Later years and death
Shriver, who was believed to have suffered from Addison's disease,[25] suffered a stroke and a broken hip in 2005, and on November 18, 2007, she was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where she spent several weeks.[26][27] On August 9, 2009, she was admitted to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, with an undisclosed ailment.[28] On August 10, her relatives were called to the hospital.[29] Early the following morning, Shriver died at the hospital; she was 88 years old.[2][30] No other Kennedy, with the exception of her mother, Rose, has, to date, lived longer.
Shriver's family issued a statement upon her death, reading in part
"Inspired by her love of God, her devotion to her family, and her relentless belief in the dignity and worth of every human life, she worked without ceasing—searching, pushing, demanding, hoping for change. She was a living prayer, a living advocate, a living center of power. She set out to change the world and to change us, and she did that and more. She founded the movement that became Special Olympics, the largest movement for acceptance and inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities in the history of the world. Her work transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of people across the globe, and they in turn are her living legacy."[31]
President Barack Obama remarked after Shriver's death that she was "an extraordinary woman who, as much as anyone, taught our nation—and our world—that no physical or mental barrier can restrain the power of the human spirit."[32]
Funeral and burial
On August 14, 2009, an invitation-only Requiem Mass was celebrated for Shriver at St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church in Hyannis. Following the Requiem Mass, she was buried at the St. Francis Xavier parish cemetery in nearby Centerville.[1] Pope Benedict XVI sent a letter of condolence to her family.[33] Because her brother Ted had terminal brain cancer, he was unable to attend the funeral,[34] and their sister, Jean Smith (now the sole surviving child of Joseph and Rose Kennedy), stayed with him. Ted died two weeks later.[24][34]
That same day, U2 performed at Wembley Stadium as part of their U2 360° Tour. As part of the encore, the band performed "With or Without You", which Bono dedicated to Shriver; a recording of the performance is available on their album U22.
See also
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Staff writer (August 14, 2009). "Special Olympians, Family Celebrate Eunice Kennedy Shriver". The Associated Press (at WJAR television's website turnto10.com). Retrieved August 16, 2000.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Grinberg, Emanuella (n.d.). "Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved August 11, 2009.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Smith, J.Y. (August 11, 2009). "Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder of Special Olympics, Dies at 88" The Washington Post. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
- ↑ Baranauckas, Carla (August 12, 2009). "Eunice Shriver, Founder of Special Olympics, Dies". The New York Times. (website registration required)
- ↑ Cooper, Chet. "Timothy Shriver — Special Olympics". ABILITY Magazine. Retrieved 18 February 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Biofiles: Eunice Kennedy Shriver [1]. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
- ↑ Shriver, Eunice Kennedy, "Remarkable Pro-Life Women" (PDF format) The American Feminist, The Quarterly Magazine of Feminists for Life of America, Vol. 5, No. 4, Winter 1998–1999, p. 18. Accessed May 28, 2008.
- ↑ Susan B. Anthony List, Notable Names Database. Accessed May 28, 2008.
- ↑ Alexander, Amy, "A Torch Passed", The Nation, January 28, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2009. Archived December 6, 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Braddock, D. (2010, February). Honoring Eunice Kennedy Shriver's legacy in intellectual disability. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 48(1): 63-72.
- ↑ "About Community of Caring". Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring. Undated. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom", Archives – Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. March 26, 1984. Accessed May 28, 2008.
- ↑ "News 21/01/08 - FISU President Receives USSA Award". Fisu.net. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2011-05-26.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national
- ↑ Armbrester, Margaret E. (1992). The Civitan Story. Birmingham, AL: Ebsco Media. p. 95.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Eunice Kennedy Shriver – Doctor of Public Service" The Shriver Center, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Accessed May 28, 2008.
- ↑ "Eunice Kennedy Shriver". Special Olympics. archive.org. Archived from the original on 2008-01-28. Retrieved August 12, 2009.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Staff writer (August 11, 2009). "2002 Teddy winner Shriver dies at 88". NCAA News (at the National Collegiate Athletic Association). Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ↑ Eunice Kennedy Shriver's legacy lives on with Special Olympics
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- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Archives. R(obert) "Sargent Shriver: An Inventory of His Personal Papers, 1948–1976, Papers (#214) – J" John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum, John F. Kennedy Library National Archives and Records Administration
- ↑ http://2or3lines.blogspot.de/2013/08/taylor-swift-you-belong-with-me-2009.html
- ↑ Smith, J.Y. (August 12, 2009). "Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics Founder, Dies at 88". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2010-03-02.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Staff writer. "Ted Kennedy Dies of Brain Cancer at Age 77 — 'Liberal Lion' of the Senate Led Storied Political Family After Deaths of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy". ABC News. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ↑ Dallek, Robert (2003). An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917–1963. London: Penguin Books. pp. 105, 731. ISBN 978-0-14-101535-4.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Eunice Kennedy Shriver Hospitalized". washingtonpost.com. Associated Press. November 25, 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-12.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Beggy, Carol and Mark Shanahan, "She's loyal to father's 'Ideal'", The Boston Globe, January 14, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
- ↑ McGreevy, Patrick. "Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver at Eunice Shriver's bedside", Los Angeles Times. August 7, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- ↑ Staff writer (August 11, 2009). "Eunice Kennedy Shriver's relatives called to hospital". CNN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2009.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Allen, Mike (August 11, 2009). "Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies". Politico.Com. Retrieved August 11, 2009.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Statement from The Shriver Family". Eunice Kennedy Shriver's website. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-11.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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- ↑ "Pope's Letter to Kennedy-Shriver Family". Retrieved 2009-08-20.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 McMullen, Troy (August 26, 2009). "The Last Kennedy — Death of Ted Kennedy Leaves One Surviving Child of Joseph and Rose Kennedy". ABC News. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
|Wikiquote has quotations related to: Eunice Kennedy Shriver
- eunicekennedyshriver.org, Shriver's official website
- "Statement from The Shriver Family", (August 11, 2009) on Shriver's official website
- Shriver, Maria (August 14, 2009). Transcript. "Maria Shriver's Eulogy of Her Mother", The Boston Globe. Accessed August 31, 2009.
- "Statement from the President on the Passing Of Eunice Kennedy Shriver", (August 11, 2009) on the White House's website
- Staff writer (undated). "Eunice Kennedy Shriver", obituary by The Associated Press (at The Boston Globe)
- Staff writer (August 11, 2009). "Eunice Kennedy Shriver", obituary at The Daily Telegraph
- "Special Olympians, Family Celebrate Eunice Kennedy Shriver", article on funeral and burial by The Associated Press (at WJAR television's website turnto10.com)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver at the Internet Movie Database
- specialolympics.org, Special Olympics's official website
- communityofcaring.org, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring's official website
- Shapiro, Joseph, Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Olympic Legacy, (April 5, 2007) Morning Edition on National Public Radio's website (includes podcast as well as text)
- Coin of the Month, U.S. Mint "Coin of the Month" page (geared for children) on the 1995 Special Olympics Commemorative Silver Dollar
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|Theodore Roosevelt Award (NCAA)
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For awhile now we've been updating on the progress of a new HBO drama series from writer Aaron Sorkin with the likes of Jeff Daniels, Sam Waterston, Olivia Munn, Emily Mortimer and more playing various characters working at a fictional cable news channel called UBS. More specifically, the series follows one of the programs on the channel that's not unlike Countdown with Kieth Olberman. Now HBO Watch is reporting the series formerly known as More as This Story Develops will now simply be called Newsroom. Obviously it draws parallels to Sorkin's Sports Night series from years back, but this will much different tonally and stylistically. Daniels play the show host Will McCallister while Waterston plays network president Charlie Skinner and if you want to get a taste of the dynamic between these two characters and the work Sorkin has put on the page, you can check out a bit of the expected snappy dialogue from the show after the jump.
Here's a snippet of dialogue from Newsroom:
Will: Charlie, I can't go after Halliburton and miss.
Charlie: Oh report the goddam news, Will.
Will: You remember a guy named Dan Rather?
Charlie: Dan got it right.
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I've installed three of the 123d apps on my Windows XP laptop (123d Catch,123d Design,and Meshmixer).123d Catch works fine,but that's not the case for Meshmixer and Design.When I click on Meshmixer a tab pops up that says
The procedure entry point GetTickCount64 could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll.
I can't open Design because Meshmixer and Design are somehow connected.
I've looked up this problem on Google,but it didn't help me to well.It showed me mainly these three things.
1.A download that involved KERNEL32.dll. ,but it seemed more like a not so useful security system.
2.Programing something into my computer(the directions weren't too clear to me and I can't program whatsoever)
3.Upgrading my PC(can't afford it)
I need a better choice,or clearer instructions.
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When I installed it I had the same issue so I removed it and all its folders and then reinstalled 123d design by itself and let it take me to the dependencies on its own. It will let you know you requires mesher, provides the link, install it and it all worked for me on xp and w7.
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How To Design Great Landscaping In Front Of Your Home
As you look out at your own landscape, are you pleased with what you see, or do you hang your head in shame? It is a common misconception that sprucing up the yard is an expensive job. The truth of the matter is it takes just a small effort to make things look different. Here we have mentioned some things that can help you.
Use native plants in your yard. They'll love your soil, you won't have to water them often, as they're used to your rainfall levels and they can tolerate your temperature conditions. For low-maintenance, native plants are an excellent choice. Information is readily available at any local gardening store regarding which plants may be native to your location.
Is selling your home in your plans? Compared with other home improvement projects, landscaping is an investment that can generate as much as 100 to 200 percent returns. Focus on your front yard to create great curb appeal, or define an outdoor living space in your backyard.
Don't tackle too large of a landscaping project at one time. It's better to divide and conquer one area at a time. It will also help you implement changes to your design, along the way if you find there need to be any changes.
Landscaping involves much more than simply planting a lawn and some trees. Add a little texture and fill out your design with accent pieces or structures in wood, iron, or even cement. Elements like pergolas, fountains and trellises are an easy way to add instant dimension to a space. There are many different elements such as these that will fit your budget.
If you time your landscape purchases properly, you can spend less cash. For example, buy lumber in the winter, and buy mulch or trees at the end of the season. As new plants become available, wait a couple of years before purchasing them, so the prices will be lower.
Consider consulting with a landscaping professional before you begin your next project. Even if you will do most of the work yourself, it may help to spend a small amount on a consultation so that you can steer clear of spendy mistakes. If you don't have a lot of experience with landscaping, this is probably even more important for you to do.
Include different kinds of greenery in your landscaping plans for variety and unique beauty. This is key to protecting the yard from disease or bacteria. If you were to plant all the same flowers, trees or shrubs, then they may all be vulnerable to an attack. Diversity is crucial for plant health when landscaping.
As you mow your lawn, leave behind some of the clippings. Clippings will help your lawn retain moisture easier, and they also help provide important nutrients your lawn needs as the clippings break down.
Now that you are aware of what to do, you could make these changes today. A yard that looks great every time you look at it can make you a very happy person. When you check out the yard after working hard on it, you will enjoy what you have done. It's truly worth the time!…


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By John Moore – Denver Post Theater Critic
Posted: 07/15/2010 01:00:00 PM MDT
For the sake of civility and expediency, what say we dispense with (most of) the many reasons recycled tripe like the Elvis knockoff "All Shook Up" is the scourge of the contemporary American musical.
It's also fun. Maddeningly and begrudgingly. And, as they say in both theater and youth soccer: "If you had fun, you won."
Even though exploiting existing song catalogs from the Four Seasons to Green Day is the most bottom-feeding, laziest form of artistic creation, there's nothing lazy — not a single thing —
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The press release describes it as "Twelfth Night†meets "Music Man†meets "Pleasantville.†As I was watching it, I was thinking "Footloose†meets "As You Like It†with some "Romeo and Juliet†and "A Midsummer Night's Dream†mixed in.
No, the show is not exactly original. But it is a whole lot of fun. And that makes it the perfect musical for these lazy, laid-back days of summer.


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To mark today's news that American Horror Story: Freak Show will premiere on October 8, FX released the first teaser for the upcoming season.
Fans were in a tizzy earlier this year when this fake teaser popped up online and duped almost everybody (including us). That's why it is with great pleasure that we assure you this sneak peek is legit.
With that said, we'd really like to stress the word teaser here. Absolutely nothing is revealed in the 10-second clip, except the creepiest hand we've ever seen since, well... Okay, we actually just spent the last 45 minutes scanning the pop-culture rolodex that is our brain and even asked a few friends for help.
This is officially the creepiest hand in the history of film and television. That bodes well for AHS's fourth season, which follows a troupe of oddities as they descend on a sleepy Florida town. "This is the story of the performers and their desperate journey of survival amidst the dying world of the American carny experience," reads the official description.
Series regulars Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Frances Conroy, Emma Roberts, and Angela Bassett all return.
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The internet is buzzing with excitement about The Eagle Huntress, a newly released documentary about a Mongolian teenage nomad. Considered by many to be a strong Oscar contender, the film follows Aisholpan's journey to become a woman.
The movie's production has been propelled forwards by a series of coincidences. Director Otto Bell just happened to see a picture of the film's protagonist, Aisholpan. He immediately headed off to Mongolia, where the teenager's father invited him to film a pivotal moment in the girl's life: The capture of her first eagle.
The film was shot by just a handful of crew: Bell, photographer Asher Svidensky and an cameraman. This made it extremely difficult to get footage of Aisholpan's descent down a cliff and into the nest of her eagle. Bell ultimately stuck a GoPro on her clothing then climbed an opposite mountainface to capture her descent. The scenes are so breathtaking that some critics thought they were reenactments, not actual footage.
Bell says the movie isn't just about Aisholpan's empowerment; it's about her father, a key figure in allowing her to soar. It was her father's initial encouragement that allowed the movie to start, and Bell captures plenty of scenes of the family together. Throughout the course of the movie, viewers learn that Aisholpan has always had a connection to eagles. She's lucky to have been born into a family that allows her to capture her dreams, and viewers are fortunate to be able to watch her journey.


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A United Airlines jet passes the tower at Cleveland Hopkins Airport during departure. The Federal Aviation Administration announced today that e-books and other portable electronic devices can now be used during takeoffs and landings.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Airline passengers will soon be able to bury their nose in an e-book as soon as they get settled in their seat.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced today that it is relaxing longstanding rules that prohibited the use of e-books, tablets, DVD players and video game consoles during takeoff and landing.
The FAA said it's providing airlines with immediate guidance on implementing the change.
Fleets and operations vary, so there will be differences in when carriers allow gate-to-gate use of portable devices, the FAA said. But the agency expects most carriers to make the change by the end of 2013.
United Airlines, Cleveland's biggest carrier, said in a statement it had "already started work to implement this as safely and quickly as possible, and are excited to offer this new benefit because our customers tell us they want to use their portable electronic devices."
The FAA said its decision was based on input from representatives from the airlines, aviation manufacturers, passengers, pilots, flight attendants and the mobile technology industry.
Passengers will eventually be able to read e-books, play games and watch videos on their devices during all phases of flight, with very limited exceptions, the agency said.
Electronic items, books and magazines, will have to be held or stowed in the seat back pocket during the actual takeoff and landing roll. And flight attendants may still ask passengers to stow heavier equipment, such as large laptops, during takeoff and landing because they could be tossed about or block exit paths during turbulence or an accident.
Cell phones will have to be in airplane mode or with cellular service disabled – that is, with no signal bars displayed – and can't be used for voice communications during flights.
That's because of FCC regulations that prohibit any airborne calls using cell phones. If a carrier has on-board Wi-Fi, passengers can use those services. They also can continue to use short-range Bluetooth accessories such as wireless keyboards.
The FAA's change on portable electronic devices followed a report by a rulemaking committee in September that concluded that most commercial airplanes can tolerate radio interference signals from portable electronic devices.
The report recommended that the FAA provide airlines new procedures for assessing if their aircraft tolerate radio interference from handheld, lightweight electronic devices.
Once an airline verifies the tolerance of its fleet, its passengers can use electronic devices at all altitudes, the FAA said.
Delta Air Lines announced shortly after the FAA press conference that all its carriers have completed the tolerance testing. Delta said it will allow portable electronic devices below 10,000 feet as early as Nov. 1, assuming FAA approval of its testing.


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. . Market Sentiment Watch: Expect a slow market today and for the half day session Friday. In today's post please find the oil and natural gas inventory previews (we get oil at the normal time and natural gas at noon eastern), the Permian Players update table, and some other odds and ends. This afternoon […]


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NBA Trade Deadline 2013: Why the Toronto Raptors Should Trade for Ersan IlyasovaFebruary 19, 2013
With the NBA Trade Deadline only a few days away, many general managers will be making moves to help improve their team for the second half of the season. One big name that has been discussed in trade talks is Milwaukee Bucks big man, Ersan Ilyasova.
After failing to land Ilyasova in the summer, the Raptors would be wise to trade for the big man this deadline. Ilyasova is owed just over $32 million over the next four years, which is very affordable for a capable starting power forward.
Although Ilyasova's numbers have dipped compared to last year, his play has picked up significantly in the New Year. This month, he has averaged 14.1 points per game, 6.3 rebounds per game and has shot 53 percent from the field. Dwane Casey is a fan of players who work hard, play defense and rebound, so Ilyasova should fit in well with the Raptors from the get go.
While Amir Johnson has impressed many this season by playing well as a starting power forward, Ilyasova would fit better with the current starting lineup. Both DeMar DeRozan and Rudy Gay are most effective when they drive to the basket, and the Raptors currently don't have enough shooters on the floor to help draw defenders off of Toronto's swingmen. Ilyasova has shot over 44 percent from beyond the arc this season, which means the Raptors would be able to space the floor much better with him on the court.
Considering the Raptors are currently chasing the Bucks for the final playoff spot, Milwaukee would most likely want a capable starter in return for Ilyasova. Andrea Bargnani could use a change in scenery and Milwaukee has the cap room to acquire him. However, because of Bargnani's struggles, Toronto might need to throw in a player like Quincy Acy to sweeten the deal for the Bucks.
This trade works on ESPN's trade machine.
Although the Raptors are still six games out of a playoff spot, a trade for Ersan Ilyasova could allow them to reach the postseason for the first time since the 2007-08 season. Toronto would be smart to acquire the Turkish forward before Thursday's deadline.


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By next summer, doctors will have a new test to identify those with a high risk of developing melanoma.
But many in the sector remain concerned at the lack of systems to monitor whether these patients go on to develop New Zealand's deadliest skin cancer.
Last month, a study found New Zealand had overtaken Australia to have the worst melanoma rates in the world. They have almost doubled over the past three decades -- from about 26 cases per 100,000 people in 1982 to about 50 cases per 100,000 people in 2011.
University of Otago doctor of preventive and social medicine Dr Mary Jane Sneyd has developed a statistical computer program to identify whether someone is high, medium or low risk for developing melanoma over the next five years.
It is about to be trialled by a "handful" of GPs before being rolled out through the Best Practice Advocacy Centre system that is available on 90-95 per cent of practitioners' computers.
It will involve questions about skin, hair and eye colour, previous sunburns, family history and age.
Sneyd is providing the predictor model free on the condition she can use the data for further analysis.
This is the first time a tool has been available in New Zealand to identify high-risk individuals.
"The best way of controlling melanoma is either preventing it or diagnosing it early," Sneyd said.
The trial comes as criticism grows over a perceived lack of action on tackling New Zealand's growing melanoma rates.
Waikato DHB dermatologist Amanda Oakley said there is no legislation requiring medical practices to have someone able to diagnose potentially dangerous moles.
Instead, Oakley has developed a teledermoscopy system where Waikato practitioners can send her pictures of patients' lesions and she can identify whether action is needed.
"We have an average of 40 a week and among those, there's about a 25 per cent cohort that do need to come to the hospital for treatment."
But Oakley said setting up a nationwide system where every GP could send their photos to one centre for analysis would help lower the nation's melanoma death rate.
The move would help patients like Jeremy Burfoot, whose doctor misdiagnosed his lesion and tried to burn it off with liquid nitrogen.
A month later it was back and the 57-year-old went to a skin specialist who identified it as cancerous and cut it out. It was found to be melanoma in situ -- the earliest stage of the disease.
Reflecting on his 2005 scare, Burfoot counts himself lucky.
"If I'd just ignored it or even just relied on my doctor, I would have gone down the gurgler."
The Ministry of Health's cancer services manager, Sarah Eames, said the ministry was working with Sneyd on her risk predictor tool and with the Pharmaceutical Society to support pharmacists in providing up-to-date advice to customers on melanoma.
"One of the key resources is an online training module of skin cancer and its prevention."


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Had the incredible experience of flying the club's Cessna 182 into Logan International Airport (KBOS) up in Boston. The landing, which utilized their "short" 5,000 ft runway 32, away from the main commercial traffic, was routine.
But departure was a thing of beauty.
I happened to be leaving at around 6pm---right around rush hour for Logan. So here is what they were doing:
1. They were landing traffic on runway 27 (red arrow) in about 2-3 minute intervals
2. In between the landing aircraft, they would launch departing aircraft on the crossing runway 33L (green arrow)
3. Simultaneously, they would move aircraft from the terminal to 33L to position them for departure crossing the landing runway 27 on taxiway Charlie (yellow arrow)
The precision and the poise of the tower controller was amazing.
If that weren't enough, they managed to fit my 182 into the mix. They did this by asking me to turn left to 290 (40 degrees) the second my wheels left the asphalt (blue arrow). This allowed them to launch the next aircraft on time without waiting for the pokey C182 to fly far enough along to create the necessary separation, and it also spared me from having to worry about wake turbulence from the 737 in front. Beautiful...