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May 1-4, 2011
The old Paulinerkirche (Church of St. Paul) on the Augustusplatz.
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The old Paulinerkirche of the eighteenth century, before the building of the modern University.
The Paulinerkirche (Church of St. Paul) was originally built at its present location in 1231–1240, as church of the Dominican monastery of Leipzig. The "Pauliners," after whom the church is named, were its original Domincan friars. It was built as the Klosterkirche St. Pauli for the Dominican monastery in Leipzig and, when the monastery was dissolved, it became the university church for the University of Leipzig. After its foundation in 1409 the University had established close ties to this church. In 1539 the Dominican convent was dissolved and the monastery and church were handed over to the university in 1543. In 1545 Martin Luther dedicated St. Paul's as the Protestant university church. (See http//www.thomasgraz.net/glass/gl-698.htm )
The Paulinerkirche in the early 1800's
The Paulinerkirche in the late 1800's. Thus, perhaps, Nietzsche saw it when he was a student at the University of Leipzig in the 1860's.
NIETZSCHE IN LEIPZIG, 1865 to 1869
Nietzsche in 1864
From Ronald Hayman, Nietzsche: A Critical Life, Penguin (1982):
"On 17 October 1865, together with Mushacke [a friend], Nietzsche arrived in Leipzig. He formed a favourable first impression of 'the high-gabled houses, the streets so full of life, the bustling activity,' but his elation evaporated as they began to view the lodgings advertised in the newspapers. Most were smelly, dirty and uncomfortable. But a second-hand bookseller who had rooms to let, Herr Rohn, led them into a narrow side-street called Blumengasse. He took them through a house, into a garden and then into another building, where he showed them a small room with an adjoining bedroom. Nietzsche agreed at once to rent the rooms, and Mushacke found rooms in the house next door. Unfortunately for Nietzsche, the bookseller had young children, 'who scream rather a lot.'
The rain drips quietly onto the zinc-covered roof under my two windows. A lot of people live all round me, and I can see into their rooms. Thoroughly disagreeable faces! And in the gardens that spread out on both sides, everything is yellow, as if mummified, desolate. This is now my world.The next day, going to register at the university, he found himself in the midst of a celebration. It was the centenary of the day Goethe had registered. This Nietzsche took to be a good omen, though the rector, shaking all the newcomers by the hand, warned them against modeling their university career on Goethe's. Genius had wayward and devious ways of reaching its objectives." (pp. 70-71)
A few days after his arrival, Nietzsche was browsing among the books in his landlord's book shop when he discovered a copy of Schopenhauer's Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung (The World as Will and Representation) which had been published in 1819. The rest is History.
The Paulinerkirche in the twentieth century.
To the right of the photograph, the Paulinerkirche, now part of the University. The building to the left was the Augusteum, headquarters of the University of Leipzig
During World War II the church suffered only minor damages during a bomb raid in 1943. Nevertheless, the church was blown up in 1968 after a decision by the Politbüro of the Central Committee of the SED (Socialist Unity Party of Germany). Protestors against the blasting operation were arrested. In the 1990s, the rebuilding of the church was discussed but obstructed by the university. However, the new buildings at the University's main campus which are currently under construction are inspired by the form and shape of the old church, particularly its façade and a faux tower which, although modern, will clearly allude to the historic architecture of St. Paul's. The newly built heart of the university will also include a room for common prayer and regular religious services situated exactly at the place of the former medieval church. (See http//www.thomasgraz.net/glass/gl-698.htm ).
Aula Magna Lipsia, in progress
It is felt as an outrage, today, to remember that in 1968 the Communists decided to blow up the Paulinerkirche as an unnecessary reminiscence of what had been, and to a large extent still was, the religion of the Saxons since the sixteenth century. But one must also think about the opposite perspective, in order to properly understand conflicting emotions. What was the perspective, what were the assumptions, of the Communists upon arriving at the decision to demolish the old church in 1968? I suggest they thought they were well rid of that religion, and to condemn the old building was a way of acknowledging that perceived fact and of emptying the land to build something else for their own time. They carried no brief for the Lutheran Church. Well may they have asked themselves, as Nietzsche had before them, why did the Monk Luther have to revive Christianity at a moment when it was perishing in a blaze of aesthetic glory, and Humanistic scholarship, in Italy and in the Netherlands? What did Lutheranism and its established tradition mean to the Communists of 1968? The Lutheran Church had not, with a few very significant exceptions, condemned the Nazis from it pulpits. It was a Church that accepted anti-Semitism in its core beliefs, as a consequence of the death of the Savior. It was a rigid, cold, cruel religion, the projection of Luther onto religion of what he had experienced as a boy in the family home. This brutally repressive religion was also the upholder of the patriarchy, and of the subjection of women, of the Hausfrau that was meant only to live for her children, or in Church and Home: "Kinder, Küche und Kirche." This religion had also helped perpetuate the ideological domination of its pious ministers, spokesmen as they were for the military and business elite of the Wilhelminian Empire, over the working class. The Lutheran Church had become an Establishment in the German States under its jurisdiction, which included Saxony. This was the perspective of the Saxon Communists of Leipzig in 1968, in summary, to erase all memory of the cruel religion of their forefathers, which had done nothing to protect the people from the devastating catastrophe of Nazi domination, and had always stood for class and patriarchal rule. For them, the demolition of the old Paulinerkirche must have felt like a joyful liberation.
Model of the projected Aula Magna Lipsia, a combination of classrooms and the Paulinerkirche, which is to become an all-purpose room, and its façade, integrated into the perimeter of the building.
The reconstruction now in progress of the hallowed grounds of the University of Leipzig is based on the notion of creating an Aula Magna Lipsia, on the grounds of what used to be the Augusteum and the Paulinerkirche. The Paulinerkirche will be remembered by the outline of its ancient façade and the old face of the church, integrated into the larger building of the Aula. Aula means 'classroom.' The Aula Magna Lispsia is the main classroom of the University. "Lipsia" derives from 'Lipsk' and old Slavic (Upper Sorbian) word meaning "settlement where the lime trees (linden trees in America) stand". The Slavic origin of the name of the city is an acknowledgment of the Slavic origins of the people and history of the city. Leipzig is both German and Slavic in its historical origins.
The University of Leipzig was founded in 1409; it is thus the second-oldest university of modern Germany. In 1519 the castle Pleißenburg was the site of the famous disputation ('Leipziger Disputation') between Martin Luther and his opponent Johannes Eck. The Reformation was finally introduced in the city in 1539. Throughout the centuries, Leipzig was in centre of trading and commerce. Already in 1701 street lighting was installed and the progressive city soon became nicknamed 'Klein-Paris' (Little Paris) or 'Pleiß-Athen'. The famous Battle of Leipzig of 1813 ended with a victory of the allied armies of Prussia, Russia and Austria over the troops of Napoleon and his allies, among them the kingdom of Saxony. The population of Leipzig increased rapidly during the late 19th century, the period of industrialization. In April 1945 Leipzig was liberated by the US Army and in July of that year became part of the Soviet zone of occupation. The 'Monday demonstrations' at the church St. Nikolai which began in September 1989 were a series of peaceful political protests against the East German government. The demonstrations eventually ended in March 1990, around the time of the multiparty elections that led to the reunification of Germany. (See http//www.thomasgraz.net/glass/gl-698.htm )
Goethe in Leipzig
The square, Augustusplatz, was laid out in 1785. At that time it was still named 'Platz vor dem Grimmaischen Thor' ('Square at the Grimma Gate'). In 1839 it was renamed Augustusplatz in honour of Friedrich August I, the first king of Saxony (b.1750, 1763 Elector F.A. III, 1806 King, d.1827). In 1953 the square was renamed 'Karl-Marx-Platz' but in 1990 it was again named 'Augustusplatz'.
The Augustusplatz before the second world war.
The Augustusplatz today. To the left of the photo, the University's administrative headquarters dwarf the projected Aula Magna Lipsia.


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Rehearsal Notes 5
In her fifth blog post Sophie discusses the technical rehearsals: moving on the stage, performing to tour groups and getting used to her costume. She also looks forward to the first performances.
Transcript of Podcast
Technical rehearsals
It's lovely to get on the stage. Obviously, it feels very different from the rehearsal room. To feel all the different elements of the space around you is quite thrilling. I think, at the moment, I'm moving about the stage for the sake of movement. In one sense that's not a very helpful thing to be doing, but then again, I'm discovering where I can move to and each movement could mean for the audience. However, I do feel like I'm just ranging about - hopefully it will calm down soon! I'm pleased we're on the stage now. I think we needed to get out of the rehearsal room – it was like we'd swollen up a bit too much in there and the play needed to get out. The move was very timely. It felt very right coming on to the stage.
I find it quite useful to address the tour groups who come in and out of the theatre during technical rehearsals. You can't get upset about the fact that they come in to watch, then get up and wander away. That's to do with their schedule rather than your performance! In a funny way, it takes the pressure off. We can start to get used to people moving about as they will during a performance, and as that movement is not something I'm used to, it's good to have a chance to familiarise myself before the previews. I've found that having people there also helps to focus my concentration because I've got to listen even harder to what the other characters say. This morning I practised my soliloquy at the end of Act two, scene four, and I really enjoyed it – I found that the fact there were people watching brought me out, rather than becoming too reflective and thoughtful.
I wore a corset all through the rehearsals to get used to the feel of it, and I'm glad I did because now we're wearing full costume and I haven't been too taken aback. I also wore my clippy-cloppy rehearsal shoes, which don't feel very different from what I'm wearing as Isabella. So that aspect of the technical rehearsal has not been too difficult.
We've been doing run-throughs in rehearsal. It's always good to get to the point where you can see the play being put together. It's a bit of a shock at first, but exciting and interesting too. I learn such a lot from the different perspective that lends. It's as though the play moves into another phase, and shifts into another gear. The first run-through was very nerve-racking: I got through it just hoping that everything held together.
First Preview
I think plays get to the point where they need the crucial ingredient: people watching, an audience. Hopefully by Friday [first Preview], we'll be ready to welcome that ingredient in. We'll see all the differences that ingredient makes, and what adjustments we'll need to make as a result. I think John [Dove, Master of Play] has brought the ingredients together brilliantly. Producing a play is like serving a dinner: you cook it all up, and you just hope that you've chopped all the veg and really prepared well. You serve it up and then see how people respond. The first audience is always exciting. They really are the vital, final ingredient.
These comments are the actor's thoughts or ideas about the part as s/he goes through the rehearsal process – they are simply his/her own interpretations and frequently change as the rehearsal process progresses.

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Antoinette, seeing Jenny playing with the cushions: "Non, Jenny, Mama dit non."
"Oui! Mama dit oui!"
This repeated several more times until someone gave up. I'm ashamed to say I couldn't back up Antoinette because I was laughing too hard in the other room. Guess who won that argument?
I thought of that little scenario the other day after I milked Siobhan and turned her and Macree loose to eat their alfalfa. Once the alfalfa was gone, Macree wanted to nurse.
Non, Mama dit non!
Non, Mama dit non!
Oui! Mama dit oui!
Non, Mama dit non!
Oui! Mama dit oui!
Non, Mama dit non!
Siobhan reminds me of the French mothers we used to see in public parks.
"Mama's darling, time to go home." (Nothing happens.)
"Come right now, my little cabbage!" (Nothing happens.)
"I mean it, come right now!" (Nothing happens.)
"I'm going to count to 10 . . ." (Nothing happens.)
"If you don't come right now, you're going to be sorry!" (Nothing happens.)
The story was inevitably much longer, but eventually when the kids got tired of playing, they finally did go home in their own sweet time. (Although it's just possible that a few of them spent an occasional night in the park!) And no, maman never, ever made them sorry!
Despite her Irish name, Siobhan seems to be very French. I think she needs some help. And when Grandma says Macree is going to be sorry, you'd better believe she means it!


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Alsalamu alaikum
today there was too much heavy rain from sunshine till now and also there were floods in some regions in Mosul city, so I picked up my mobile to take some shots to show you how it was .. see
this is the most lasting period with rain, also we heard that the same thing happen in Baghdad ( Iraq capital ) and this happen for the first time in iraq from years to rain like this & in this heavy ..
the examinations start after Eid ( three weeks later ) , so I need to study very hard to get full marks to help me at the final examinations..
this is my trying to make some thing
I took this picture with nokia N70 and made some edits on it
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Al salamu Alaikum Since everyone asking for information about medical study .. here is best information on Skull Inferior surface and posterior surface and front . I used these Pictures for long time while we were taking lectures about the skull & the anatomical surface of the skull in mosul medical college ..
We have to study every small structure in the skull since we are in the second stage , and this is just the beginning for the hard study for medicine, we study the skull for about two weeks & now we are studying the muscles of the face,nerves, arteries, veins & glands .. and this is little hard to remember all these things ,, but we shall learn every thing .Don't you thing !.
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New scoreboards and a sound system for the University of Kentucky's Commonwealth Stadium will be financed by private funds and will not use a low-interest loan from the university, UK officials said Thursday.
The university dropped a plan to give the UK Athletics Association a $3.1 million loan to help it install the $6.25 million project after intense criticism from UK faculty and staff members. The project will now be financed entirely by private funds, including a withdrawal of up to $4.6 million from an athletics department endowment fund.
On Monday, the Faculty Council, the executive arm of the Faculty Senate, voted unanimously to ask the UK trustees to oppose the project. Political science professor Ernie Yanarella circulated a petition asking faculty members to object to the university financing, noting that UK "is pinching pennies" and has doubled tuition over the last decade.
"After much consideration, we have decided to change the financing arrangement of the new video boards," said Frank Butler, UK's executive vice president for finance and administration. "While we continue to believe the proposal makes financial sense for the entire university, athletics will seek to fund this project entirely with private funds."
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The trustees will be asked to authorize the use of $4.6 million from a UK Athletics "quasi-endowment" fund. The additional $1.65 million also will come from Athletics Association funds raised from private donors.
UK spokesman Jay Blanton described a quasi-endowment as a fund to which athletics donors contribute for a non-specific purposes. A regular endowment is used for specific purposes such as an endowed chair in a particular subject.
The athletics quasi-endowment fund has a balance of a little more than $14 million, Blanton said.
UK's funding of the project was criticized by faculty trustee Joe Peek, a professor of finance, in a Thursday email in which he asked faculty members to sign Yanarella's petition.
In that email, he reworded a statement from UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart, who has said that the current video boards "don't provide the kind of sophisticated viewing experience that students have come to expect across the country."
Peek's email said: "The university's current classrooms don't provide the kind of sophisticated educational experience that students have come to expect across the country."
If UK has enough to spend on improving technology for the football stadium, "wouldn't it be better for our students to spend that money on improving classroom technology?" he wrote.
Yanarella said that he has more than 200 signatures on his petition, copies of which are still circulating on campus. During UK's budget crunch, there has been "no significant effort on the part of the athletics program to come to the aid of the university and its higher missions," he said.
Still, UK's athletics department appeared stung by the hubbub over the loan for the proposed scoreboard system.
A blog on UK's official athletics site posted a defense of the athletics department's contributions to UK. The post said UK Athletics had given $19.4 million in scholarships and royalties to the University of Kentucky since Barnhart's first fiscal year with the university in 2002-03.
The Herald-Leader reported on March 20 that UK Athletics donated 2 percent of its $79.4 million budget for 2010-11 to the university's academic scholarship fund, amounting to $1.7 million. UK's athletics site multiplied the academic-scholarship contribution and royalties over time.
UK often points out that it has one of only 14 athletics programs in the country that are self-supporting and do not receive state or federal funding.
The May 3 trustees meeting at which the board will vote on the scoreboard-system funding is likely to be a notable event. Also at that meeting, the final candidate for the UK presidency is expected to be offered a contract by the trustees.


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I'm a derelict when it comes to getting around to all of my favorite blogger friends. I'm doing good to get a couple of meaningful posts up each week. The last thing I need to do is distract myself with myself. Then there's the idea of passing the awards on.
I've visited with so many bloggers who look at these awards akin to a prison sentence. They cringe instead of smile when someone says, "Hey, I gave you an award!" It's like someone handed them a card that reads:
I don't look at them quite that way. As I said, it truly is an honor. One I don't understand, as I know I'm by far not the most deserving of the attention. I'm just doing my Web 'thang' like all of you.
In fact, it's you I look up to. You are the reason I blog. It gives me an excuse to hang with YOU. So when one of you takes the time to think of me, I'm genuinely amazed and proud.
As a result, I typically do one or two of these award posts a year, just as a thank you to any and all who've given me an award.
Plus, it gives you a little more dirt on me should we ever cross paths in the real world.
This year's award of choice? It's called the Kreativ Blogger Award and the rules are simple: Jump through four hoops.
HOOP # 1 - Thank the person who nominated you.
My award comes courtesy of Guilie at the Quiet Laughter blog. Guilie is an absolute sweetheart of a person, and a superstar blogger in the making. (Seriously, her blog posts are exceedingly creative and beautiful to boot.)
HOOP # 2 - Answer Questions
What is your favorite song?
This is like picking a favorite child! I love all kinds of music, so this can change literally on the second. I'll pick a song that embodies everything I love about music. The song is On the Radio by Regina Spektor. The second and third verses pretty much some up my life view:
"This is how it works
You love until you don't
You try until you can't
You laugh until you cry
You cry until you laugh
And everyone must breathe
Until their dying breath
No, this is how it works
You peer inside yourself
You take the things you like
And try to love the things you took
And then you take that love you made
And stick it into some
Someone else's heart
Pumping someone else's blood
And walking arm in arm
You hope it don't get harmed
But even if it does
You'll just do it all again"
What's your favorite dessert?
More of a second helping kind of guy, so dessert isn't high on my list of food desires. I do love pumpkin pie (probably more for the season it reminds me of). And anything with peanut butter in it is aces.
What ticks you off?
Besides those stupid 'Easy Open' packages? (THEY NEVER WORK! I end up taking twice the time trying to find scissors, etc. to open a mutilated Easy Open package as I would just tearing the dang thing open like a normal package.)
I'd say assumptions really raise my hackles. Seriously, if you don't assume anything in life, you're probably better off.
What do you do when you're upset?
Exercise is great. Also like to play my guitar. Those are the healthy things. :)
Your favorite pet?
This really is picking a favorite child for me. Absolutely cannot choose. I have two dogs: a 12 year old chihuahua mix, and a five year old beagle mix. Both are rescues, and both are awesome. They keep me sane when the world is crazy. I love them.
Do you prefer black or white?
I like a clean look, so both are pretty awesome from an aesthetics perspective. I'm also practical, and white is hard to keep clean. I guess I view them as sides to the same coin: Do you like a blank canvas (white) or void (black)? Both can be filled with whatever you choose.
Biggest fear?
Losing. Losing the people I love. Losing hope. Losing my desire to fight. Just losing.
What's your attitude, mostly?
Definitely 'can do'. I'm a positive person. I like to always be moving forward. I don't believe in regrets, I believe in choices. I see the potential in everything and everyone.
What is perfection?
Unattainable. Ask the best there's ever been at anything and they'll tell you it never happens. Michael Jordan, Mozart, da Vinci, Hemingway, Einstein--none of them ever believed they couldn't do better, that they couldn't BE better.
Guilty pleasure?
Let's see: There's my love of 80s hair bands. There's pepperoni pizza. There's comic books. There's a second glass of wine. There's a third cup of coffee. There's taking a walk or throwing the Frisbee to my beagle instead of writing. There's watching historical documentaries. There's playing Rock Band with my friends. There's...
HOOP # 3 - Share 10 random facts about yourself.
1. I have a Master's degree in counseling.
2. I can't swim but love the water.
3. Favorite color is red.
4. I'm the youngest of four children.
5. I paint (mostly oils) and draw for fun.
6. My childhood aspiration was to be a comic book illustrator. Or an
astronaut. :)
7. I'm a total sports junkie and am still convinced I'd be playing in the NBA if I were a foot taller. And could jump.
8. I play several musical instruments by ear. Only formally trained on the trombone.
9. My grandfather (mom's side) was a preacher.
10. Although no one else in my immediate family cared for it, I somehow fell in love with classical music. I listen to it at least an hour everyday. Not on purpose, it just happens in the background while driving, writing, making dinner, etc. Been doing it since high school. I go to our local symphony every chance I get.
HOOP # 4 - Pass It On
Ooh boy, this is where it gets sticky! Rather than pass this award on, I'm going to issue my own very special award. I came up with it a year or two ago as a way of thanking people without asking them to do anything in return. If you snoop around, you might've noticed it on other blogs. It's called the 'No Strings Attached - Real Trooper' award.
If you get it, you do nothing. I give it to my most dedicated followers, and the bloggers that impress me with their heart and determination. I'm going to try to come up with some folks who haven't gotten it before.
If you haven't met them, please stop by their blogs or say hello. You won't be disappointed. Here goes:
Julie Musil
Donna Yates
Tanya Reimer
Alyson Burdette
Cassie Mae
Morgan Shamy
Christine Rains
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"It takes a long time to grow an old friend."
–John Leonard
Today as I was watching EVA #4 on STS-125, I reflected on each of the Hubble missions and how they are tied with different phases of my career. I'm so blessed to have a career I love in an endeavor in which I have total alignment of values and larger sense of purpose. Hubble has been there almost as mile markers for events in my career.
Shuttle mission STS-31 flew in April 1990 and delivered Hubble to orbit (in NASA parlance, we call it a "deploy"). I was a few years out of graduate school and was a very young engineer working in a part of mission operations called "Flight Design." At the time, I was working on a different mission that would fly two years later, yet STS-31 caught my eye for several reasons. First, it was about Hubble. All the promises I recalled as a kid growing up of putting an observatory above the blurring effects of Earth's atmosphere were coming to fruition. Second, my eye was caught by Mission Control. I knew several of the people working there in the front row (called "The Trench"), and when I would catch a glimpse of them on NASA TV, I wondered: "Do I have what it takes to do that job?" That question put me on a path of preparation – to be the best engineer I could – such that when the opportunity came to compete for a position in Mission Control, I was ready. I was selected to train as a Rendezvous Guidance and Procedures Officer (call sign "Rendezvous") the following year.
To everyone's dismay, Hubble was launched with an optical flaw that hampered its ability to realize its full potential. Shuttle mission STS-61 was launched in December 1993 with corrective optics and other upgrades to repair Hubble. It was one of the highest profile and toughest shuttle missions ever flown. By that point in time, I was well into my Rendezvous training and had at that point certified in one of the supporting positions in the "backroom." I was still quite green and was very worried about accidentally talking on the Flight Director loop or missing a call from the front room. Most of all, I was simply amazed that I was in Mission Control for such an historic mission. I listened to and absorbed the teamwork and trouble-shooting techniques I observed firsthand. I felt a part of the mission even though my role was miniscule. Upon its successful completion, I looked back on the mission and remarked to myself: "I am a real flight controller!"
A few months later, I completed my Rendezvous training and certification. I conquered my "green-ness" and served with distinction on several key shuttle missions as a Rendezvous officer. This led to me being recognized with a Space Flight Awareness award, one component of which was to be flown to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to be a VIP guest for a shuttle launch. The launch was the second servicing mission to Hubble, STS-82 launched in February 1997. To top it off, it was not an ordinary launch – it was a night launch! By that point in time I had worked with several of the STS-82 crew members on other missions, so I had that extra connection with the flight. It was a real treat to see Discovery lift off the pad and light up the area, almost as bright as daylight! To date, that is my lone shuttle launch to see in person.
I served as a Rendezvous officer for nearly two more years. After that, I joined the ranks of leadership at NASA and served as the "Group Lead" for a different group of flight controllers; the orbit and rendezvous Flight Dynamics Officers (call sign "FiDO"). Shuttle mission STS-103, the third servicing mission to Hubble (called "3A"), was one of the first missions to occur after I assumed the Group Lead duties. Besides needing to quickly learn the fundamentals of a different flight control position, I was learning how to cope in an entry level leadership role that involved leading people as its focus. I was blessed with an outstanding team, which led me to one of my fundamental rules of leadership: set the direction, then get out of the way. STS-109, the fourth servicing mission to Hubble (called "3B") in March 2002, marked the end of a particular era for flight dynamics. At this time, I was leading my group through a transition period in its computational engine and tools, and this mission marked for me a key point in my development as a leader: leading change.
Over seven years have passed since the last Hubble servicing mission, and for me those years have brought a number of changes about which I've written elsewhere (see The Journey). My current tie to Hubble is through one of the key facilities used to train the astronauts for their Hubble repair tasks: the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, which is a key component of the strategic effort I'm now leading (see The NBL). As I reflect upon the nineteen years and counting of Hubble, I'm humbled that I've been a part of human spaceflight at this particular point in time. The shuttle missions to Hubble mark stages for my career at NASA like an old friend. And like an old friend, it may not always be in the forefront of my day, yet I can always count on it to be there there when important events occur. Thank you, Hubble!


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Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among our adolescent and young adult population are at an all-time high. Join Dr. Kahlil Demonbreun to discuss the value of universal screening, and how its implementation positively impacts women's health outcomes. You might pick up some excellent tips on how to approach these difficult conversations with your patients!
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Augusta Holmès (1847-1903) was born in Paris to Irish ancestry. Though she was prevented from studying at the Paris Conservatory, she did take lessons privately and studied with César Franck. She first published her compositions under the pseudonym Hermann Zenta, but was able to earn recognition and acclaim for her works in her lifetime under her real name.
She composed in small and large forms, including operas and several symphonic poems – indeed, by the end of her life she was known primarily for her programmatic writing. Naxos carries recordings of her orchestral works. However, it is notable that Holmès wrote her own texts for her songs and oratorios. Some of her work is available in the public domain.
Here is an example of her chamber work – Fantasie for clarinet and piano:


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Ossining, NY 10562
The 3rd Annual Ferry Sloops "Concert for the River" fundraiser is a tribute to the organization's founder, Pete Seeger. Performances by The Chapin Sisters, Paul Sachs, and Ina May Wool.
At Shattemuc Yacht Club in Ossining, NY.
Tickets are on sale now on the Ferry Sloops website. Limited number of tickets available. $30.
(The event includes a potluck supper provided by Ferry Sloops members and friends)
All proceeds from the fundraiser concert will be used towards replacing the sails on the Ferry Sloops boat. This will enable the organization to continue its mission to bring people to the Hudson to sail the waters, learn the history and its environment, so that they can appreciate the river and make a commitment to keep its water cleaner and safer for future generations.


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"The ANCYL was given two weeks to file an opposing affidavit by the High Court in Johannesburg after it indicated over the weekend that it would oppose our application," said Phillip Patlansky, for Gallagher.
Atterbell Investments, trading as Gallagher Estate, said the ANCYL owed it more than R4 million for four events it held at the centre in June 2011. In April this year it asked the court to place the ANCYL under final liquidation or provisionally sequestrate it.
According to an affidavit by the convention centre's chief executive Adolf Venter, a default judgment was handed down on the matter in September 2011.
Patlansky said the ANCYL was ordered to file its opposing papers within 15 days, after which Gallagher Estate would have 10 days to file answering affidavits.
"The case was postponed without a date. Legal costs have been reserved," he said.
In March, another liquidation case against the league was settled out of court. High Court Judge Phillip Boruchowitz discharged a provisional liquidation order made in November last year.
The original liquidation order against the league was applied for by Bloemfontein events company Z2 Presentations, which had originally been tasked with running the ANCYL's 2008 national conference in the Free State. The conference left the company R15m out of pocket after the league did not pay its bill.
A hotel, trading as Palanquin Hospitality Management and based in Bloemfontein, claimed R1.5m from the ANCYL, lawyer Steven van Rensburg said during a new court application in January.
Palanquin, which is in liquidation, provided accommodation for the conference delegates.
– Sapa