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Depeche Mode's new U.S. tour will stop through Chicago this spring.
The English electronic band announced this week "The Delta Machine North American Tour" opens Aug. 22 in Detroit with a Windy City stop on Aug 24. The 19-date tour concludes in Phoenix.
Martin Gore, an original founder of Depeche Mode, said he is looking forward to the tour.
"When we're performing, the stage almost becomes a mirror for the people who have been there since the beginning, and we become a reflection of our audience," Gore said in a statement.
The last time Depeche Mode was in Chicago they performed at Lollapalooza in 2009. The band's last tour, Tour of the Universe, was worldwide in 2009-2010.
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This is pretty funny.
"I just want to say something," said Chairman and CEO Millard Drexler, according to the Thomson StreetEvents transcript. "This is all a forecast. America in the last six months pretty much gets an 'F' on forecasting in most sectors of America. All right? Understand, this is not a science. … This is a world that is going through rapid changes. No one forecast the housing crisis, except one or two, I think, successful people. No one forecast the credit crunch.
Bullspit, Millard. There were people all over the place forecasting the end of the housing bubble and a return in the credit markets to the days when risk wasn't ignored. You just chose to ignore them, along with everyone else. Even your choice of words shows you don't understand, Millard. It's not a housing "crisis" when lending returns to normal and the double digit increases stop, or reverse. It's called reverting to the mean. I suspect if you crack open your economics or management textbooks, Millard, you'll find the topic explained. Ever hear of a business cycle? Related topic. Try the glossary.
No, forecasting isn't easy. But some things are too obvious to be ignored. If you didn't see the housing bubble, you were ignoring it, and you would miss the correction, too. As a final reminder, if you wake up on third base, it doesn't mean you hit a triple.
What does it mean?
I just red-thumbed J. Crew as an afterthought the other day. I saw them mentioned somewhere and thought "cool, another retailer I forgot about". I had no idea how spectacularly they were about to fall. Because, apparently, no one forecast how badly they were running their business.
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Johannesburg - Striking miners vowed on
Tuesday to stay at the top of a hill in Wonderkop, near Lonmin's [JSE:LON] Marikana mine, until their pay was pushed up to R12 500 a month.They claimed they were being paid R4 000
per month, and those living outside the hostel R5 000.
"We want money. We have kids to
take care of," said one worker, Alfred Makhaya, from the Eastern
He had been working for Lonmin for over
eight years and was being paid R4 000 a month. He was forced to leave
the hostel to rent a room so he could have an extra R1 000.
"This money is too little, I am
working hard and I'm being paid so little."
He said if he was not going to be paid
R12 500 per month, his children would end up being thieves, because
he would be unable to pay for their education.
Another worker, Lichaba Pafkalasi from
Lesotho, said the R12 500 would enable him to support his family. He
claimed the mine's staff shot at him at the weekend, killing two of
his group.
They then decided to move to the
mountain to discuss their next move. They claimed the mines sent the
police to shoot them.
Earlier, about 500 men gathered on top
of the mountain, armed with knobkerries and iron rods.
Local residents said an inyanga
(herbalist) or sangoma (traditional healer) would perform a ritual on
the mountain top and sprinkle the men with muti (traditional
medicine) to "make them brave".
Nine people - two police officers, two
security guards, three protesters and two other men - have been
killed during protests at the mine, which began on Friday.
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I have a great idea: quit.
Do you know he conditions that these men work under and the profits of he mines? Sometimes we must put ourselves in he shoes of others before we comment....
As I said, they have a choice, do the job or let someone else do it. That's pretty simple. Do what you need to do. How do you think the tubes in London were built - by men who needed the money. Life isn't fair.
Precious I do hear your point but I think there are more behind this than just money. Just the fact that it is so violent makes me lose all sympathy for them. They should all work for free in a hard labour camp. Then they can bitch about their conditions. You don't kill people cause you are being underpaid. Screw them
So go back to the Eastern Cape and Lesotho - see what you will earn there. But, I'm sure the witch-doctor is going to make you brave and invisible too.
As far as I know recruiting slaves from North Africa has been out of fashion for some time and the rule of employment in place now is a simple contract of "offer and acceptance"
Given this very simple equation, if the conditions of your employment are no longer attractive, make a reasonable request for an increase - 300% however is plain, F-ing stupid!
If your attempts at reasonable negotiations are unsuccessful, excersize your democratic right to F-Off and sell your skills somewhere else!
Join the ANCYL, they get paid very well.
Strikers are right given that executives pay themselves a lot of money; however, I don't support fighting and killing.
I personally think they should atleast double the salaries. That is quite low :/
But they should get fired, arrested and charged forvthe lives that have been taken!!
R4,000.00 after tax, pension, uif, injury on duty. He is costing the company at lease R6,000.00, but nobody wants to buy platinum and price is very low. Close the mine and no platinum buyer will even notice it. the miners shoud do what they and the fatcats union think best.
100% correct. Workers all over continue to demand higher wage's without thinking where the money will come from. If you think you can do better elsewhere JUST GO!!!
There is a 4000 ounce over supply of platinum this year amd most mines are not making a profit ..... so how can they give increase of 300%
derek that is my feelings, look for beter work and pay, ask your union to help. You pay the union so they should pay the days they want you to strike.
@patricia - you are mistaken. Platinum export revenue finances our country - far outstripping both coal and gold.
wolf you have lost it, nobody wants platimun becauce there is an onver suply of platinum and nobody wants it. So strike and see want the unions can do.
Yeah, when I first read the heading about them wanting their salaries trebled, I thought WTF, until I saw the pathetic amount being paid, especially under such working conditions with obvious dangers. The violence, however, is not called for and must be dealt with.
Everyone complains about their salaries.....but mostly they dont tell you that this is their take home pay....less all the tax, medical, garnishee orders etc.....
You are mislead, this is after all other payments, taking home pay.
The salary is a pittance but 300% increase is over the top.
Why did they agree to work for so little in the first place?
I'm sure that they are entitled to leave and take their labour elsewhere.
Out of desperation - the unemployment rate is huge and that's what employers rely on to exploit their workers.
Give them R12500 a month and cut the labour force with 80%.
give them now we are homeless....
I read on moneyweb many platinum miners are in trouble due to high costs and low platinum demand most of these miners will be fired now
l dont support violence, but this money is very small, the people who have kids to take care of, seriously this is not enogh.
who needs an education when you can just work as a miner or a cleaner and strike until you earn the same as people who have studied to get where they are? 12500 for a miner? are you nuts?
Have any of u actually ever gone underground?? From someone who works on a mine underground and actually knows the work these protesters do, they are getting paid exactly what their skill level dictates. Underground is not bad. There are so many measures in place to make their time underground safer and easier. They must thank their lucky stars they are not working 40 years ago!!
As I have said before, If you feel you deserve more money or feel that you are not getting enough out of your job, then clearly you should be able to find a better one. The only people who threaten to leave, play on emotions and use violence
Find another job that pays more, why stay with a company that you think is not paying yoou enough.
correction, the only ones that threaten to leave are those that think they can't be replaced, those of us that don't threaten to leave, well we're more valuable and not easily replaced
Gimme gimme gimme bla bla bla
Perhaps if there were text books, and these people actually went to school they would understand that this sort of increase is not possible. No-one forced them to sign their contracts and accept the salaries they are being paid.
He said if he was not going to be paid R12 500 per month, his children would end up being thieves, because he would be unable to pay for their education.
Go educate the kids in Limpopo - plenty books to be found in the wrong places. Also accept that people from the Congo - DRC - are willing to work as carguards at shopping malls. AND THEY HAVE TO PAY to stand there and wiggle hands about to survive on tips given by the people that park in the place
R12500 without any formal qualification, I'm giong to become a mine worker! I'm a chef and going to propose that all chefs and hospitality workers go on strike, think you can cripple the mines, we'll shut down our biggest industry, the tourism industry!
This is a basic salary. They earn most of their money from bonusses. (Much more than the basic salary). I say fire them. Platimun mines are running at a loss with current platinum prices and a world wide excess of the metal. This is a great time to cut operational costs. These people are just looking for an excuse not to work. I say give them one.
Im a soccer star earning R490 000 a month my fellow homeboy has been working underground for 9 yrs and earns R4 200 per month.Is this fair?
He can't play soccer underground,not even you.You can try,from shaft to shaft.Workers are slaves of the system,and that will never change,not even toy toy.
Hope you pay your homeboy wel. :-)
How much do you pay your homeboy gardener or domestic? I can bet less than R4,200 a month!!! All this whilst you drive around in your flashy car and eating in the best restaurants where you probably pay more for a meal than what you pay them
Sad indeed, but the real reason for the violence and the ridiculous salary demands is corruption. Once the rampant corruption at mines is stopped then the workers would be more reasonable in their wage demands.
There is a lot of bad attitude towards the miners here. Sure, their behaviour leaves a lot to be desired, but that does not negate the fact that R4000 a month is shamefull. I expect a lot of the respondents here would collapse in a heap after only a few hours of underground work. It may not be so much as a mental skill, but much like a sportsman, they have gained tremendous physical skill which should be respected. Their contribution to the economy, although indirect, should not be downplayed.
Before I had a skill or qualification my first job I earned a little over R4k because I didn't have much to offer that couldn't be obtained elsewhere BUT once I had some experience and or a qualification things changed.
Why would a mining company pay some dude with 8 kids or whatever R12.5K when there is someone willing to work at a much lower wage – its common sense.
If you don't have a skill to offer or are too lazy to work don't have 8 kids – plan that after your finances are in order don't make it someone else's problem then kill people if you don't get your way.
R4k I agree its a pittance - nevertheless 300% increase its impossible guys
At this level Zuma shouldnt act like a pooh pooh for his own good. He should instruct the state to take over the Lonmin mine and nationalise it for the benfit of the workers and the community around the mine. How can the greedy fat cat capitalists pay these black workers in SA R5000. Yet in their simliar operation in Australia a white worker at the same level with these black mine workers in SA is being paid a minimum of AUD$2000 a month. Seriously Lonmin needs to learn its lessons


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About Sneezing:
I work in a mid-sized firm, and it's strange that even with a dozen or so people in the immediate area around me, when someone sneezes, no one says "bless you." No one. Not sure why. –Joker
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sackahOctober 27, 2010 at 8:48 am | Permalink
They say "god bless you" to me… must be you, Joker. LOL… I used to get BB messenger texts from the other side of the office with "god bless you".
RITCHEROctober 27, 2010 at 9:06 am | Permalink
That is so true, I was with an office that use to be a lobby and it terrible acoustics, so when someone sneezed, the whole world could hear! Still, no one would say bless you. Strange.
E ArchitectOctober 27, 2010 at 12:44 pm | Permalink
All the offices I have worked in have been very bad about cracking down on "sick" workers. It must be the strong work ethic or whatever we Architects gain back in school. Anyway – we have big jugs of antiseptic gel around the office and sneezing is more like standing up and yelling you have typhoid fever here. You will not get a "bless you" but rather a "go home!".
Also – "Bless you" is a bit to religious for our multicultural staff – not everyone believes that the devil will steal your soul if you sneeze and that you need a superstitious reflexive comment to ward off the evil.
I have used "Gesundheit", a wish for healthiness – but some people do not understand it.
What we have collectively settled upon is to yell back to the sneezing person – "Nose Works!"
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When I worked in an office, I used to say…
"Nice going 'Mr. I Hope Everyone Around Me Gets Sick'! You're going straight to Hell for that!"
Then I'd laugh and laugh… while everyone else remained completely silent…
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Dear readers, writers, editors, bloggers, friends, and dancers:
As the year comes to a close, regardless of what may have challenged, frustrated, or saddened us, we can be thankful for these enduring gifts we all share: imagination and creativity. The creation and enjoyment of art in any form enlightens and delights us, sustains and enriches us. I am blessed to have had another fulfilling year in my two favorite art forms, fiction and dance.
The highlights include the publication of my new Dana Hargrove novel, Forsaken Oath, and interviews about my work with bloggers Jeff Kivela of Buttonholed Books, Marika from Mystery Sequels, and mystery writer/playwright Nina Mansfield.
My story "Journal Entry, Franklin DeWitt" (combining my love of dance and mystery!), was published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, …
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There were many interesting and enlightening events with my fellow mystery writers. To name a few: The Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine's 75th Anniversary Symposium, and MWA-NY's Holiday Revels with Reed Farrel Coleman
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Masked Liverpool quartet, Clinic, have announced a return to the U.S. in September to perform at the Boomslang Festival in Lexington, Kentucky, along with a return to New York, plus their first Philadelphia and Washington DC performances since 2010. Clinic released the mind-bending, psychedelic Free Reign in November of 2012, garnering an altogether excitable response from fans and the media. In March of this year, the alternate Daniel Lapotin mix, Free Reign II, was released, giving an entirely different and equally beguiling view of the record. Clinic arrived in North America in support in Aprll, for a sold-out run of shows, including two nights in New York and a festival wrapping Austin Psych Fest performance, that was one for the ages.
Produced by the band themselves in their Liverpool studio and mixed with the assistance of Daniel Lapotin (Oneohtrix Point Never), Free Reign saw Clinic taking their sound into new depths; what was taut and manic delved into the dark abscesses of the mind, finding both beauty and horror sometimes commingling. The years have seen Clinic flirt with the mainstream (2003 Grammy nomination) and be cemented into cult firmament alike, without ever really courting either acceptance directly. Their craft, one that has always bloomed in isolation and seemed impervious to the fickle tide of trend or fad, remains both resolutely eclectic and acutely focused. They are a band's band who have toured with such fans as Radiohead, the Flaming Lips, Arcade Fire and The Shins, over the years, while always drawing a loyal legion when headlining their way across the globe. Free Reign is hopelessly weird and defiantly beautiful; a raw, DIY album of slyly virtuoso musicality and brave, beguiling song craft.
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It'll undoubtedly be handy in a search, but the digital camera/computer combination now being tested on some Civil Air Patrol (CAP) aircraft can do a lot more than pinpoint wreckage. In fact, the hyperspectral enhanced reconnaissance system is the same basic hardware used by military patrol aircraft, but it's been scaled down to fit in a Gippsland GA-8 Airvan, an Australian utility aircraft picked for the duty because of its large capacity and modest purchase price ($400,000) and operating costs. A belly-mounted camera supplies images to the large-screen computer console installed in the boxy airplane's passenger/cargo area. The result is a view of the world below and memory that human eyes and brainpower can't match. The computer constantly analyzes the image, picking out things that seem out of place (metal in a field) or even noticing things that weren't there the last time images were collected over the same area. When such anomalies are spotted, the operator can e-mail the image over a satellite to headquarters and all the imagery can be downloaded for analysis after landing. The system is expected to be installed on 16 Airvans to be distributed to CAP units throughout the U.S., thus greatly increasing domestic surveillance capability at relatively low cost.


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Expectations of privacyIf there's a warrant for your arrest, does that mean if the cops pull you over for no reason, the stop and subsequent seach will be good, even if the cops aren't aware of the warrant until after the stop? For seventeen years, that was the law in Dayton and its environs; the 2nd District held in 1994 that someone with an outstanding arrest warrant had no reasonable expectation of not being arrested on it, and therefore had no standing to contest the illegality of the stop. The 2nd changed its mind last year in State v. Gardner and that's what everybody's going to get together to talk about before the Supreme Court next week. It may seem like an easy case to resolve, but it involves, in Scalian terms, the core values of the 4th Amendment: privacy and protection against government abuse. It will be interesting to see how the court works its way through that. Or if it does.
At first blush, the state's argument appears to be a hard sell: although the 10th District recently bought into it, based on the 2nd District's line of cases, it's been rejected by three of the four Federal circuits which have considered it (including the 6th), as well as by the Federal court for the Southern District of Ohio. But it's not completely off the wall. For the last 45 years or so, the individual's privacy interest has been the focus of the 4th Amendment; something is a search or a seizure if it invades a person's zone of privacy. That zone is defined as one in which the individual has a subjective expectation of privacy, which society accepts as objectively reasonable. That was the basis for the 2nd District's ruling in Dayton v. Click back in 1994: one who had an outstanding arrest warrant had no reasonable expectation of privacy.
if you're looking for a more in-depth analysis, you're certainly not going to find it in Click: the "analysis" consists of two conclusory statements. For that matter, though, the opinion in Gardner provides little more depth; basically, it concludes that a person with an arrest warrant does have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Let's break this down in a bit more detail.
We'll start with the subjective expectation of privacy. In Click, that was easy: Click gave the cops a false name, and when confronted with that, admitted he did so because he knew there were warrants out for him. But what if the defendant doesn't know about the warrant? He'd certainly have a subjective expectation of privacy in that case. If he didn't show up for a traffic ticket, is he charged with knowing that a warrant will be issued for him? And that he can be arrested for that?
Then we get to the objective part of the test: whether society is willing to recognize that privacy interest. This is where you get to the difference between lawyers and real people. Lawyers will accept the idea that society won't recognize a privacy interest in a person who's gotten a warrant out for him, but I bet if you asked the average person, "if somebody's got a warrant, and they don't know about it, do you think the police should be able to pull them over for no reason?" you'd get a different answer. Perhaps the best indication of the objective reasonableness of the privacy interest is that the cops themselves recognize it: they're not pulling people over for no reason, on the off-chance they have an arrest warrant.
Yet. That brings us to another "objective" test, and an argument in support of the state's position. Probable cause (or reasonable suspicion) is measured objectively from the officer's viewpoint, not subjectively. The police officer may have ulterior motives for making a traffic stop -- like, maybe 90% of the time in the inner city -- but as long as he has an objective basis for it (a traffic violation, like changing lanes without signaling, will do nicely), the stop's valid. An arrest warrant gives justification for a stop, so, when the objective facts show that there was a warrant, then it doesn't matter whether the cops knew about it.
This gets us into the second core value, though. I've mentioned before that we're about the only country in the world with a strict exclusionary rule; many Western democracies don't have anything like it, and those which do, like Canada, balance the societal interests against the egregiousness of the police conduct. We don't. Again, the subjective beliefs of the cop are immaterial: if the constable has objectively blundered, the criminal goes free.
But there's a reason we do that. To a certain extent, we fought the Revolution over the 4th Amendment: widespread abuse of governmental power in conducting searches, especially with the general warrants, was one of the main grievances of the colonists, and was the chief abuse which the 4th Amendment was designed to prevent. Interestingly, both briefs in Gardner concentrate their arguments here the post facto situation. The state argues that the search becomes reasonable because the police find out there's a warrant, and Gardner argues that the police can't justify a stop by what they find as a result of it.
That's fine, but let's look at this from the front end: if we allow the police to make a stop for no reason, but permit the introduction of evidence nonetheless on the fortuity of whether the defendant had an arrest warrant, is that going to lead to more illegal stops? After all, that's the entire purpose of the exclusionary rule, and one of the core values of the 4th Amendment: to protect against government illegality.
There's simply no question that it's going to lead to more illegal stops, and we know where those stops are going to be made. Or more specifically, who's going to be stopped: the poor and minorities. They're already stopped more frequently. If the cops in Parma started stopping every white guy who pulled away from the curb without putting on his turn signal, there'd be rioting at the City Council meetings, but that's a common occurrence in the inner city. And this will only make it worse. Since poor people are more likely to be stopped, they're more likely to get tickets, and they're less likely to show up in court for them, or less likely to be able to make the payments on it, so there's a warrant issued for them for that. The cops know that. That doesn't mean they'll pull someone over for no reason, hoping that the driver has a warrant. But it does mean that that will enter their calculus of whether reasonable suspicion exists, and the net result is that searches which cross the line and would otherwise lead to the suppression of evidence will be upheld because a warrant turned up. And that means there will be more searches like that.
I'm not sure how much of that will come up in the oral argument. I'll also be interested to see if something else comes up, that hasn't really been addressed up to now: the fact that Gardner was a passenger in the car, and that it was the driver who had the warrant. How did the driver's warrant affect Gardner's expectation of privacy?
We'll talk about that next week.


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Lucia's debut album, On the way
Track Samples
2. Water
An original song by Lucia Comnes
3. Gigile
An Albanian love song
6. The Lemon Seller
A satirical Turkish Roman (Gypsy) song in 9/8
7. Calling Home the Calves
A traditional song in Irish Gaelic
Little man jumps out of his seat!
On the way had a great review in the San Francisco Chronicle Datebook section.
Solas and other musical groups have done the traditional Irish folk song "Calling Home the Calves" (Aililiu Na Gamhna), but Lucia Comnes has taken it to a higher level, using her singular voice and two instruments from the Indian subcontinent – bansuri flute and shruti box – to create a goose-bumpy tableau of nature and memory. "Calling Home the Calves" is one of numerous delights on Comnes' new album, "On the Way," which takes songs from across borders – Read more…
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Truly a world fusion project, "On the way" features Lucia Comnes and her band performing a selection of songs in seven different languages from countries including Bulgaria, Albania, Turkey, Greece and Ireland. The one original song, "Water," weaves a West African groove on the calabash with a thick bass line, melodic flute and violin conversations, and smooth three-part vocal harmonies.
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CD Liner Notes
- Lucia Comnes – vocals, violin
- Sean Stillinger – electric bass
- Aharon Wheels Bolsta – bansuri flute, tabla, darbouka, cajon, calabash, kanjira, frame drum, and other various percussion
With special guests…
- Dan Cantrell – accordion (3, 6)
- Pat Duffey – guitar (3)
- Oona Garthwaite & Veronica Perry – back-up vocals (2)
- All songs traditional, except Water, composed by Lucia Comnes.
- All songs arranged by Lucia Comnes, Sean Stillinger and Aharon Wheels Bolsta.
- Recorded in 2007/08 at Small Treasures Studio, San Jose, CA
- Recorded, mixed and mastered by John Jacob – firstname.lastname@example.com
- Front photo by Ernesto Bonetti
- Inside photo by Tamarind Jones
- Design by Lily Storm
- Produced by Lucia Comnes
- www.luciacomnes.com
"Words, particularly English words, are not enough. They have been used to lie on a grand scale. They continue to be used to manipulate and confuse. Music has a purpose that remains to be seen. The potential is beyond imagination."
– Liam Ó Maonlaí
Special thanks to…
John Jacob and his family, Aharon Wheels Bolsta, Sean Stillinger, my parents – Brian and Barbara Comnes, Bruno Bowden, Lily Storm, Melton Eduardo Cartes, Dan Cantrell, Pat Duffey, Oona Garthwaite, Veronica Perry, Will Bates-Minou, Colm Ó Riain, Ernesto Bonetti, Tamarind Jones, Marco Senghor and Sogui at the Bissap Baobab, Russell Bass and Café de la Paz, Soufman, my grandparents – Hedi and Ken Cook.
To our teachers…
John Pedersen, Lily Storm, Jessaiah Zure and Bizim Mahalle, Brenna MacCrimmon, Husnu Tuzsuz, Kiriakos Petras, Merita Halili, Éilís Ní Shúilleabháin, Selim Sesler, Tzvetanka Varimezova, Kremena Stancheva, Kitka, Beth Bahia Cohen, Christos Govetas, Barry Green, Oisín Mac Diarmada, Martin Hayes, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Maestro Ashok Lal, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Anna Halprin, Tatyana Kobezhikova, Angeles Arrien, and many more.
And to all those whose support makes this journey possible…
Sascha Jacobsen, Zo'la Dubnikova, Salokhiddin Fakhriev, Farzad Arjmand, Travis Wernet, Edmondo Tinetti and his film crew, Barbara Borden, Kurian Davis, Dave Buchanan, Eileen Healy and the Polskadots, Lionel Kamanda, the Cork music and dance community, the SF Irish Fest crew, Café du Nord, Niall and Isabel, Michael Stocker, Shira Cion, Rumen Shopov, Moira Smiley, Willard Harris Jr, Hildegard Wiedemann, Sainkho Namtchylak, Theater Skazka, Loïc LeGland, Elizabeth Samet, Nihit Saxena, Sheila Kappeler, Catherine Valentine and Loren Jones, Samia Abou-Samra, Joshua Levy, Kyla & Jack, Dominic MacCormack, my students, my ancestors and all who came before, and to the great mystery of the universe… in gratitude, in beauty.
This album is to dedicated to all those who have felt homelessness or displacement.
Track List
- Deljo the Haiduk – Bulgarian4:13
- Water – comp. Lucia Comnes6:01
- Gigile – Albanian3:15
- The Anatolian Butterfly – Irish/Armenian/Turkish 5:21
- Dawn Breaks – Greek4:21
- The Lemon Seller – Turkish Rom4:28
- Calling Home the Calves – Irish5:00
- Çayeli – Turkish4:28
- Castletown Medley – Irish5:06
- I Dreamt You Returned – Bulgarian Rom4:30
- Çiftetelli – Turkish6:18
Total time 53:36
© & ℗ 2008 Lucia Comnes. All rights reserved.
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1. Deljo the Haiduk – Bulgarian (4:13)
Bulgarian name = "Izlel e Deljo Haidutin"
From the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria, a well-known song recorded first by Valya Balkanska.
This song is traditionally accompanied by a gaida (Bulgarian, goat-skin, bagpipe). In our arrangement of this song, we laid a motown groove as a bed for the soulful wailing melody. This was one of the first songs that really brought us together as a band for this project.
- Излел е Дельо хайдутин,
хайдутин енкесаджие,
с Думбовци и с Караджовци.
- Зарочал Дельо, пурочал
даридерскимнем айене,
айене кабадайлие.
- -В селоно имам две лели,
да ми ги не потурчите,
да ми ги ни почорните.
- Izlel e delyo haidutin
Haidutin en kesadjies
Dumbovtsi I s'karadjovtsi
- Zarochal delyo purochal
Darider skimnem aene
Aene kabadaylie
- F'selono imam dve leli
// Da mi gin e poturchite //
- Delyo, the bandit/freedom fighter, took, the bandit, the balls-cutter, with the Doumbovs and the Karasjovs.
- Delyo commanded, ordered to the Turkish notables from Val-de-millet, to the Turkish notables, to the braggarts.
- In the village, I have two aunts, do not Turkishize them, do not darken them!
2. Water – composed by Lucia Comnes (6:01)
When I was in Bolivia in 2000, the people were charged a tax on rainwater they collected from the sky. I composed this song to bring people's attention to water. It is important to know where our water comes from. It is vital that we take great care with our water sources and supply for the coming generations depend on this. If we do not protect our water as a public resource there is a great chance that water rights will fall into the hands of private corporations which in turn may be the cause of future wars, as oil is today. We still have time to weave a different story for water and I hope we do.
- Dew
Left by the night
Dawn breaks to day
- Sweat
On your brow
Under the sun
Only salt remains
- Chorus:
// Wa-a-te-er //
// A yia yia yia yia yia //
- Tear falls
From one who cannot cry
No way to buy
Rain from the sky
- A spring
From deep within
That which fills our wells
Who can own, who can sell?
- Chorus
- Private are the rights
To land, to oil
Who is next
To fall?
3. Gigile – Albanian (3:15)
Albanian name = "Xhyxhyle e Malit"
This is a song from Berat, South/Central Albania, that celebrates the joyous side of love. I learned this song from my friend and teacher, Merita Halili
- // O Xhyxhyle, Xhyxhyle,
Xhyxhyle e malit-e. //
- // O kam sevda, kam sevda,
kam sevdan' e djalit-e. //
- // O Xhyxhyle, Xhyxhyle,
Xhyxhyle e fushës-e. //
- // O kam sevda, kam sevda,
kam sevdan' e çupës-e. //
- O Xhyxhyle,
Xhyxhyle of the mountain.
I have the love of a young man.
- O Xhyxhyle,
Xhyxhyle of the field.
I have the love of a young woman.
4. The Anatolian Butterfly – Irish/Armenian/Turkish (5:21)
This arrangement is a combination of 2 songs. The first is a well known Irish slip jig called "The Butterfly" and the second is a song from Eastern Turkey called "Iğdır'ın Al Elması" or "Anadolu Kelebeği" which is an Armenian melody with Turkish lyrics, a love song.
"Anatolia" is an ancient term that refers to the geographic region bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the bulk of the Asian mainland to the east. To further bring these songs together, we adjusted the rhythm of "The Butterfly" to match the rhythm of "Iğdır'ın Al Elması" which is in a meter of 10. But we kept a bit of the original flavor, and you will hear the rhythm jump back and forth during the beginning of the tune.
I learned the lyrics of this song from Brenna MacCrimmon in 2006.
- Iğdır'ın Al Elması
- // Iğdır'ın al elması, ay balam
Yemeye bal eması //
Yar gelenden sonar
Yaramın sağalması, ölürem…
- Chorus:// Ölürem yar, garibem yar, sevirem yar… //
- // Iğdır'dan elma aldım, ay balam
Yarimi yola saldım //
Yar gidenden sonar
Ayva gibi sarardım, ölürem…
- Chorus
- // Derya'da deryalıklar, ay balam
Suda oynar balıklar //
Ne bu sevda olaydı
Ne de bu ayrılıklar, ölürem…
- Chorus
- Iğdır's (a place in Turkey) red apple, my belovedSweet like honey to eatAfter my beloved comes, my wound is healed, I'm dying…
- Chorus:
I'm dying my love, I'm alone/foreign/lost, I love you my beloved
- I got an apple from Iğdır, my beloved
I sent my beloved away (on the road)
After my beloved has gone, I am as pale as a quince, I'm dying…
- Derya (could be a man or woman's name), or Ocean/sea, the bubbliness of her, my beloved
Fish are playing in the water
Oh that I didn't feel this unrequited love/separation/loneliness/longing, I'm dying…
5. Dawn Breaks – Greek (4:21)
Greek name – "Mera Merose"
This is one of my favorite of all Greek songs. I learned this song from my dear friend and teacher, Lily Storm.
- Mera merose
Tora i avgi karazi
Tora ta poulia
- Tora ta poulia
Tora ta helidonia
Tora kelaidoun
- Tora kelaidoun
Tora laloun ke lene
Ksipna 'fendi mou
- Dawn breaks,
the birds rejoice,
now the little birds.
- The little birds,
now the swallows,
now they sing.
- Now they sing,
they sing and say,
awake, my friend.
6. The Lemon Seller – Turkish Rom (4:28)
Turkish name = "Limoncu" or "Limon Satıcısı"
"Rom" or "Roma" is the politically correct reference to what the people all over the world more commonly called "Gypsy".
This is a well-known song throughout Turkey and one of my personal favorites. Playful and very funny, the song is set over a thick 9-meter groove, which is the preferred way the Turkish Rom get down…
- Oynamaya geldim, oynamaya
Düğünlerade, göbek atmaya
- Limoncu deraler adima, adima
Kimse de gelemez yanma
- // Aylana gazoz, Baylana limon //
- Bas örtüyü belime, bağladm
Herkesi kendime, bakrdm
- I've come to dance (throw the belly) at weddings
They call me the lemon seller/maker, nobody will come near me
- If you want to sober/wake someone – give them a gazoz
If they faint, give them a lemon
- I've tied my headscarf around my waist
I'm making everyone look at me
7. Calling Home the Calves – Irish (5:00)
Irish Gaelic name = Aililiú Na Gamhna
A gorgeous song in Irish Gaelic that is sung in the old-style or sean-nos tradition. I learned this song from Éilís Ní Shúilleabháin in Cork, 2005.
- 'S iníon d'aoire mé féinig gan amhras
A bhíodh 'na chónaí cois taobh na Leamhna
Bhí bothán agam féin ann is fuinneog i gceann de
'S fhaid bhíodh an bainne (a) té(amh) agam
Sea ghlaoinn ar na gamhna
- Curfa (chorus):
Aililiú na gamhna, na gamhna bána
Aililiú na gamhna, na gamhna b'iad a bfhearr liom
Aililiú na gamhna, na gamhna geala bána
Na gamhna maidin shamhraidh a' damhsa ar na bánta
- Faightear dom canna is faightear dom buarach
Is faightear dom soitheach 'na gcuiread mo chuid uachtair
Ceolta sí na cruinne bheith dá síor-chur im chluasa
Ba bhinne liomsa géimneach na mbó a teacht chun buaile
- Raghaimíd ar an aonach is ceannóimíd gamhna
Is cuirfimid ar féar iad amach ins na gleannta
Íosfaidh siad an féar agus barr an aitinn ghallda
Is tiocfaidh said abhaile chun an bhainne i gcóir a' tsamhraidh
- I am the daughter of a shepherd
who used to live on the banks of the Laune River, Kerry
I had a little hut with a window on the side of the house/gable end
And while the milk was being warmed (for the youngest calves)
I would call the calves
- Chorus:
Behold the calves, the white calves
Behold the calves, the calves were my favorite
Behold the calves, the bright white calves
The calves on a summer's morning, dancing in the fields
- Get for me a can, a spancel
Get me a vessel in which to put my cream
If I were always listening to sweet music/If the fairy music of the world were always in my ears
I would prefer to hear the lowing of the calves, coming home to be milked
- We will go to the market, we will buy calves
We will put them out to eat grass in the glenns
They will eat the grass and the top of the (English) gorse bush
They will come home for their milk during the summer
8. Çayeli – Turkish (4:28)
"Çayeli" is the name of a town in the Eastern Black Sea near Rize, Turkey. I learned this song from Brenna MacCrimmon.
- Çayelinden öteye
// Gidelum yali yali //
Srtndaki sepetun
// Ben olayim hamali//
- Sepetunun ipleri
// Keseyi omuzuni //
Aç beyaz pestemali
// Bi' göreyum yüzuni //
- Karl dereden beri
// Yesl çay bahçeleri //
Çay filizi toplayi
// Pestemali kzlari //
- From beyond Chayele, let us go to the summer places
Let me be the porter to carry the basket on your back
- The straps dig into my shoulders
From the weight of harvested tea leaves
- Open up your white head cloth
So that I may see your face
- Beside the stream running through the green tea fields
Where girls with white head scarves gather young green buds
9. Castletown Medley – Irish (5:06)
- Irish tune names = Castletown Connors (jig) / Banish Misfortune (jig) / The Morning Dew (reel)
- A medley of traditional Irish tunes, we added the Indian Tabla to the mix…
10. I Dreamt You Returned – Bulgarian Rom (4:30)
Romanes name = "Sono Dikhljum"
I learned this song when I was working with the Turkish music and dance ensemble, Bizim Mahalle in 2005. As sung by Katja Safedimova, with accompaniment by Anzelo Malikov, on BHM 3423. Text and translation by Carol Silverman and Victor Friedman.
- Sono dikhljum iringjan
Angali man tu dinjan
Džangaliljum kali rat
Me vogeste pharo bar
- Chorus:
Do čavensa korkori
Me sem devla čorori
Ah, me sem devla čorori
- Do čavensa terni daj
Sar nanaj tut mange žal
Tu devlestar nanaj dar
Toro vogi šudro bar
- Chorus
- I dreamt a dream that you returned
You held me (You gave me a hug)
I woke up in the dark night
On my heart was a heavy stone
- Chorus:
Alone with two children
I'm poor, God
- A young mother with two children
How can you not pity me
You have no fear of God
Your heart is a cold stone
11. Çiftetelli – Turkish (6:18)
Turkish name = Nehavent Çiftetelli
"Çiftetelli" is a traditional rhythm for bellydancing in Greece and in Turkey. This melody belongs to the Nehavent maqam (like a scale or mode) and is a Classical Turkish composition. You will hear the instruments solo in the middle of the piece, which is called "taxim" in Turkish music. The Indian Tabla drums add a new flavor to a traditional piece.


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Also, laptops are used in many professional settings such as in schools, hospitals, and businesses, as well as for personal use. While laptops provide many benefits to users, they can often be expensive. Although you may be yearning to purchase a laptop, the number on the price tag may leave you walking out of the store empty-handed.
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"...weakness in parts of the economy – including manufacturing, building construction and parts of the retail sector – was being approximately balanced by the strength in the mining sector and some service industries"
"on balance the Board considered that it was appropriate for interest rates to be around their average levels, which was judged to be the case at present."..... RBA Minutes 6 March 2012
These comments are important because they confirm that:
- The RBA believes that growth is running close to trend (Among other things, they point to the unemployment rate which remains low and relatively static despite recent manufacturing job losses); and
- With growth close to trend, the RBA has now clearly adopted a neutral interest rate setting. This means it views inflationary risks as being evenly balanced, which is about right as underlying inflation remains in the mid-range of its target. With inflation under control, the RBA will reduce rates if (but only if) growth slows.
With China slowing and commodity prices easing, it is possible that some mining projects may be deferred which would reduce inflationary pressures and provide the RBA with some scope to ease rates modestly. Whether this occurs over the June quarter remains to be seen but we believe the probability is increasing. In conclusion, we continue to recommend an overweight cash position and a neutral fixed interest exposure.
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Hillsborough, NJ (PressExposure) August 29, 2011 -- The vision of a post apocalyptic future comes to life in the eyes of Steven Rodrig, whose latest printed circuit board (PCB) creation, "Post Apocalyptic Data Hunter: RONIX," debuts today at New Century Artists Gallery's "Undeniable Tendencies" Contemporary International Art Show (350 West 25th Street). The exhibit runs through September 17. Art aficionados can also view this and other Rodrig PCB sculptures online at http://www.pcbcreations.com.
In his most challenging PCB creation to date, Rodrig expands the depth of his craft by creating a human-like form using nothing but PCBs and other electronic components. Rodrig spent over 200 hours shaping and forming the PCBs into the shape of a human head. Using same polygonal matrix employed by 3D computer animators, every hard-carved piece of rigid circuit board contributes to the illusion of curvature.
"Post Apocalyptic Data Hunter: RONIX" is the most challenging PCB sculpture by Rodrig, each one a techno-inspired creation centered around the theme of data creation or collection, or data in non-traditional forms or environments. In relating the vision behind "RONIX," Rodrig recounts, "It's my view of the future in a post apocalyptic world where data bots are not searching for food, but instead they need data bits from scattered electronic equipment to nourish their processors."
Rodrig's use of what he calls 'PCB Mixed Media,' which is comprised from recycling and restructuring PCBs and other computer and electronic parts that would otherwise be destined for landfills, has garnered him recognition as an inventive and environmentally conscious artist. Although they represent a challenging medium, Rodrig feels that these aesthetically interesting PCBs are too beautiful and complex to be discarded.
His witty, insightful and environmentally "green" forms have captured the imagination of art collectors, technologists, the environmentally conscious and other artists. "Undeniable Tendencies" is the 8th public exhibition of Rodrig's work, which has also been featured in wired.co news, geek.com. discovery online to name a few that have embraced his unique art form.


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Where did the INB4 badgers go?
We definitely had some of those before I went on hiatus.
Including mine.
I was wondering what my badge name used to be, have only just realised that's what I'm missing!
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No clue. There was a change in how certain badges were awarded, based on group. Those look like they are properly updated, though. Not sure what the deal is. Could be this bit:
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...not sure if the new autoclose stuff changed any of that (i.e., the old staff colored posts vs the new short, special posts).
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Including mine.
I am ... ermm... totally sure I had 10 of them as well! Please award them again, as I am terribly missing them!
Filed Under: Let's make "Wanted"-Posters in case somebody finds the badges on the street!
Poked around on Riking's forum, seems like post type now needs to be 3.
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I have been a victim of low supply since the beginning of my breastfeeding journey. This quick and healthy smoothie recipe has been a savior to my breast milk supply on numerous occasions. I made this every day during my first few weeks home from the hospital and whenever I had a few extra minutes in the morning. It's delicious and filling so it also works as a breakfast smoothie. I'm telling you, you are going to want to make this even if you aren't lactating or don't breastfeed.
Boobie Smoothie Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1 frozen banana
1/2 cup of oats
2 tbs Ground Flaxseed
2 tbs peanut butter
1 tbs chocolate milk mix
OPTIONAL BREAST MILK SUPPLY BOOSTER: Brewer's Yeast Powder
Blend all of these items together until smooth. You may need to add a few ice cubes and some extra milk to get the right consistency.
The key ingredients that will increase your breast milk supply are the oats, flax seed and peanut butter. Brewer's yeast also helps with breast milk production, but it has it's own unique flavor. If you don't want to add it to your smoothie and risk changing the taste, you can always take it in a tablet form orally like you would fenugreek capsules or prenatal vitamins. Feel free to play around with the amounts of each ingredient as well. The measurements I've provided will give you one regular size smoothie and should boost your supply within 12 – 24 hours. Results are dependent on the person, but if you stay relaxed, increase your pumping sessions ( for my EPing mamas) and eat the right foods, your body should react accordingly.
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I've written an importer script for Blender files in Unity 3D that imports the model correctly without forced rotations. Transforms, hierarchies, animations, etc are fully preserved when loading a .blend file into Unity 3D with this importer.
I consider Blender the "Unity 3D" of the 3D modeling tools. Everything is exquisitely arranged and well-structured. When you're a bit used to it you can find what you're looking for intuitively, while everything else can be easily ignored.
The problem
Blender's coordinate system is right-handed (+Z up) while Unity's is left-handed (+Y up). The built-in Blender importer in Unity 3D just rotates the model -90º around the X axis effectively turning the original Z into Y. As result, imported GameObjects are given a rotation (-90,0,0). While this is ok for static and inanimated models, it can be a pain for models that need to be rotated in-game, or use orientation-based components such as WheelColliders. Specially cumbersome is rotation with scripting, as one needs to have the X-90 rotation in consideration.
Issues with the default importer are:
- GameObjects are imposed a X-90 rotation.
- Forward orientation might point -Z (backwards), should be +Z.
- As result of the rotation X-90, components added to the GameObjects will use that orientation. In the above picture a WheelCollider added to pivot_l1 points horizontally instead of vertically.
The solution
My script imports the Blender file into Unity 3D as expected:
- Complete hierarchies are preserved with their correct transforms (position, rotation, scale).
- No artificial rotations are imposed in the imported model: if a rotation in Blender was [0,0,0] the rotation in Unity will be [0,0,0].
- Optionally the forward orientation can be reversed for matching the Unity's convention (+Z).
- Keyframe-based animations in Blender are correctly converted to animation clips in Unity. The animations will look the same in both Blender and Unity.
In addition to merely import the file, the importer offers a couple of valuable tools that can be used with any 3D model format, not only Blender.
- Per-object commands: Include specific keywords in the name of any object in the 3D file and some actions will be performed with it. Actual actions include removing the MeshRenderer and adding a MeshCollider.
- Mesh instance optimization: Removes identical meshes and replaces duplicates with references to an unique copy. Works with any 3D file format, not only Blender.
- New menu option in Unity "GameObject > Optimize mesh instances in this scene": Launches the instance optimization in the loaded scene, replacing the duplicated objects with references to an unique copy. This effectively reduces the size of the builds, as only the referenced meshes are packaged. Non-referenced meshes are excluded from the build even if they come from the same file.
Go to the GigHub page for usage instructions.
Exporting to FBX
Sometimes a .blend file might take a long time to get imported into Unity 3D (several minutes). The solution is to export the model to FBX and import this file into Unity instead of the .blend file. When exporting the file to FBX ensure to leave the default options:
You can disable (shift-click) the Camera and Lamp objects as they are imported as empty objects and have no utility in Unity 3D.
In Unity 3D add [importer.forcefix] to the name of the fbx file for invoking the importer.
In my opinion there's only one annoyance in Blender that should be addressed in order to make Blender 100% perfect for Unity 3D: disabling or bypassing the use of the inverse transform in parenting, so the parenthood is established more like Unity 3D actually does.
By default, when two objects are parented in Blender (Ctrl-P) there are two transforms involved: direct and inverse. Read a good clarification here. Unity 3D imports the direct transform only, so when a child object has both direct and inverse transforms, then the imported GameObject won't surely look as expected.
Actual workarounds are:
- Parenting without inverse: use Shift-Ctrl-P for parenting instead of Ctrl-P (documentation here). The problem here is that the actual relative position/rotation/scale of the object with regards to the parent is not preserved. The child's local transform may need to be readjusted. When rigging a model, parenting without inverse should be used prior to actually editing the child's transform to its final relative position/rotation/scale.
- Clear inverse transform: Alt-P offers this option. The problem is the same as above: actual relative transform is not preserved so the child object may need to be re-arranged.
The solution would be a new parenting option in Blender (maybe Shift-Alt-P?) that works like in Unity 3D: the child should receive a local (direct) transform that matches the actual relative position, rotation and scale with regards to the parent at the time of parenting, without involving an inverse transform. Just as Unity 3D does when parenting in the Hierarchy panel.
Anyone with experience in Blender add-ons out there? 🙂


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We offer both part time and full day options for preschoolers. See below for a representative timeline for a day in the life of a Peekadoodle preschooler. Our afternoon classes enjoy similar activities [including lunch] from 12:30-3:30/4:30.
8:45 am to 9:15 am: Arrival and Open Activity
We offer early drop off starting at 8:30 for morning Academy classes or 8:45 for Mini-Prep and Prep classes. This option allows the children to enjoy exclusive, supervised access to the playspace before class begins. When it is time to begin our preschool classes, students and teachers a assemble in their designated classrooms to sign in or check in for the day. Each day begins with a warm welcome and familiar faces as we greet our teachers and friends! Peekadoodle Academy offers curbside drop off between 8:30-8:40 for morning classes and 12:10-12:20 for afternoon classes.
9:15 am to 9:45 am: Circle Time
During circle time, we introduce the theme for the day or week and review the calendar. We discuss social issues that are occurring in our classroom and use role play to explore scenarios.
9:45 am to 9:55 am: Snack and Potty Time
Each day, we gather together at the table for a snack. Snacks are provided by Peekadoodle, and listed on the published monthly menus. Each snack is comprised of a fruit and a carbohydrate and we enjoy something new and different each day for snack. We practice our table conversation, ask to be excused, and recycle or compost our leftovers when we are finished eating.
9:55 am to 10:25 am: Art or Music
We have music in our classrooms on Tuesdays, and assemble as a school for music on Wednesdays. Music is led by our dedicated music teacher, and we encourage our students to sing, dance, and clap along as we explore new and old songs, rhythms, breath control, and listening skills. We also explore our themes through art each day. We create collaborative and individual masterpieces that help build upon what we know about the concepts introduced in class. Each project is designed to hone gross motor skills, ignite creativity, and allow for self-expression.
10:25 am to 10:55 am: Outdoor Play or Cooking
Our students play outside each day. Teachers facilitate both group play and individual exploration in our outdoor playspace. We also enjoy nature walks as we explore Aquatic Park and Ghirardelli Square!
10:55 am to 11:25 am: Lunch
All of our classes sit down together for lunch each day. Parents can bring in a lunch for their child or can purchase lunch for a nominal fee. Our lunches include a balance of protein, carbohydrates, and fruits or veggies and are published on our monthly menus.
11:25 am to 11:45am: Free Play and Wind Down
Students can choose which toy they would like to play with after cleaning up their plate from lunch!
11:45 am: Pick-up
Parents are welcomed back to pick up their students from their classrooms. Teachers will share updates about the day, and notes will be provided about lunch and potty.
Both Academy and Prep students have the option to extend their day with an extra hour of play! Clubhouse is available on a limited basis and advance reservations are requested.
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it is so true - if he won't fight for you then let him go!!
My boyfriend of 3 years broke up with me for another girl three monthes ago. I didn't see it coming and I was devastated. I went out with friends, did the drinking thing, and then he came crawling back. I took him back like an idiot and he didn't even seem to care that what he had done had pretty much destroyed me..so a couple of days ago i broke up with him and broke his heart. I fought like hell to get him back when he broke up with me..and now he just throws his hands in the air and walks away when i break up with him. LET HIM GO if he is not going to fight for you. He is not worth it AT ALL.
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"…lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace". (Ephesians 4:1b-3 NRSV)
Her name is Hillary McFadden and she volunteers at Mission Central every Tuesday afternoon. She bundles pencils, prepares candy kits and boxes them for distribution. Hillary came to Mission Central in 2010 because she "wanted to help people all over the world."
Since we volunteer on different days, we hadn't met until I interviewed her for these reflections. I was blessed by our time together! As we began, her watch beeped and announced the time.
Born prematurely, Hillary weighed less than 1 ½ pounds. Her identical twin was slightly heavier. She became blind at two months of age. With a bright smile on her face, she said that "being blind isn't always a struggle. Blind people can do stuff a sighted person can do; they just need the right equipment."
Hillary also volunteers at Vision Resources of Central Pennsylvania. She's a speed skater and has won numerous medals in the sport. Each summer, she does long distance walking.
Too often, we use some challenge we're facing as an excuse not to try something new. Not Ms. Hillary. She is a woman who sees with her heart as she helps people around the world, beginning right here and right now!
PRAYER: Thank you, Loving God, for receptive hearts. Thank you for Hillary McFadden, and the vision you have given her to help others all over the world. We pray that we all will be inspired to do everything we can to bear one another up in Your love. AMEN.
(Rev. Ruth Ward, Mission Central Mission Education Coordinator)
March 16, 2016 From the Heart (downloadable .pdf)


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I just had coffee on my porch a little while ago. I was wondering if anyone else enjoys their coffee out on the porch too?
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Yes i love to have a nice cup of coffee on the porch in the morning and watch the sun rise over the ocean, no better way to start the day.11|00|0
Thanks for MH :)


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There are many ways dancers can get involved with Sugar Swing and the swing dance community!
Staff Positions
In addition to our permanent staff, Sugar Swing has a selection of casual staff who take turns performing various roles. These roles include event organizers, deejays, and instructors. These folks are compensated for their time and must undergo training for the role. If you're interested in a staff position, contact us.
We love our volunteers! Our dance event organizers are always looking for volunteers to help make an event run smoothly. Our volunteers receive major discounts on dances, so it's a great way to save money and still come out to lots of events! Volunteers are needed to take admissions, work the bar, and for other roles.
If you would like to volunteer at an upcoming event, contact the event organizer. You can do this by visiting the Facebook page for the specific event and either messaging the organizer or posting on the wall. You can also join our Sugar Swing Volunteers Facebook group (linked below) to stay in the loop. From time to time we also need dancers to participate in classes when there's a shortage of leads or follows; read the section Volunteering for Classes below to learn more about that.
For general inquiries or to put your name in for the next event, contact us.
Volunteering for Classes
Sometimes there's a shortage of leads or follows in one of our classes, and we recruit volunteers to participate in the class and balance out the numbers. There are a couple of rules for this to ensure our paying customers are treated fairly:
- To volunteer, we assume you've taken the class before in recent times, and/or are an active dancer.
- Volunteers must notify the instructors of their intent to join the class 1+ days ahead of time.
- We cannot accept volunteers unless we're out by more than 2 leads/follows.
- We generally can't have volunteers for Lindy 2 or 3 classes, unless we're quite unbalanced and/or the instructors see a need.
If you're not sure whether or not you meet the requirements, just ask!