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St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
A Portuguese saint, born in Lisbon in 1195 (though carbon-dating performed on his bones in 1982 suggest a different birth year). His father was a Captain in the Portuguese Royal Army. Anthony joined the Franciscan Order in 1221 and was asked by St. Francis to instruct the Order in the study of the scriptures. Anthony died in 1231. Pope Gregory IX enrolled him among the saints in 1232. At Padua, a magnificent basilica was built in his honor; his holy relics were entombed there in 1263.
On January 16, 1946, Pope Pius XII, declared St. Anthony a Doctor of the Church, with the title, Doctor Evangelicus, Doctor of Gospels. Within the entire Community of Saints, only 33 have be declared Doctors of the Church for their exemplary scholasticism and their Christ-like lives. Anthony is typically depicted with a book and the Infant Child Jesus, to whom He miraculously appeared. Anthony died in Italy, but is still very much a Portuguese saint. He is patron saint of Lisbon and of preachers of the gospels. He is also often invoked as the saint of lost causes and lost articles.
From the time of his death up to the present day, countless miracles have occurred through St. Anthony's intercession, so that he is known as the Wonder-Worker.
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Ezra (The Angel of Mercy and Love)
Zechariah (Guardian Angel of the United States)
St. Anthony of Padua
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St. Dominic
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St. Gertrude
St. Juan Diego
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St. John Bosco
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St. John Vianney, Cure d'Ars and Patron of Priests
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text: That Uppity Theatre Company Play about gun violence aims to heal, inspire activism By Caitlin Lally • Jun 18, 2018 Evie Hemphill | St. Louis Public Radio Drawing inspiration from a dark place, playwright Eric Ulloa created a theater production that highlights the issue of gun violence in the United States. After 20 first graders and six school teachers were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, Ulloa visited the recovering community of Newtown, Connecticut and collected more than 60 interviews, ultimately weaving them into a play titled "26 Pebbles." 'After Orlando' performance marks the Pulse massacre anniversary with a series of short plays By Kelly Moffitt • Jun 15, 2017 June 12 marked the one-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, the deadliest terror attack on American soil since September 11, 2001. Forty-nine people died in the shooting and 53 people were injured in the attack. This year will be the last for That Uppity Theatre Company's 'Briefs' festival By Kelly Moffitt • Mar 10, 2017 Kelly Moffitt | St. Louis Public Radio Your support makes this program possible. Keep St. Louis Public Radio Strong. Donate today. For the past six years, That Uppity Theatre Company has produced 50 short plays presented as part of a festival called "Briefs: A Festival of Short LGBTQ Plays." The festival continues this weekend and it will be the last, said Joan Lipkin, artistic director of That Uppity Theatre Company. '28 Hours' plays aim to be provocative, but may also be painful in depicting racial injustice By Nancy Fowler • Oct 14, 2016 Nancy Fowler | St. Louis Public Radio Every day, in St. Louis or elsewhere, a black person shudders in fear after seeing a police officer approaching. Every day, a cop makes a lightning-quick decision that could mean life or death. 'Briefs' festival of LGBT plays celebrates milestone and explores transitions By Nancy Fowler • Apr 8, 2016 Briefs festival St. Louis' annual "Briefs" festival of LGBT plays is toasting its success this weekend. During the event's five years, audiences have grown and the festival has moved into a larger space. The number of submissions has increased, and more esteemed playwrights and actors are participating. This year's playwrights include Kansas native James Still, who was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize and three times for an Emmy Award. Fourth annual Briefs Festival showcases eight playwrights By Katie Cook • Mar 20, 2015 Alex Heuer / St. Louis Public Radio What do a gay mermaid looking for love, a Jewish mother who competitively wants her single son to have the biggest wedding, and a lesbian version of Dr. Seuss have in common? They are all themes in this year's Briefs Festival of Short LGBT Plays, a festival that brings together numerous directors and actors to showcase the work of eight different playwrights under one roof. The eight plays being performed at the festival on March 27-29 at the Centene Center for the Arts have been selected out of more than 170 submissions from across the country. Short LGBT Play Festival 'Briefs' Returns To Downtown St. Louis By Camille Phillips • Mar 14, 2014 Courtesy The Vital Voice The third annual "Briefs" festival featuring short LGBT plays will be held downtown next weekend at La Perla. This year the plays were selected from over 100 submissions, said Joan Lipkin, artistic director of That Uppity Theatre Company, which puts on the festival in partnership with The Vital Voice. Common Thread Contemporary Dance Collaborates With The DisAbility Project and Dance St. Louis By Mary Edwards • Oct 4, 2013 Joan Lipkin has been creating theater with people who have disabilities since 1996, when she co-founded the DisAbility Project. An outgrowth of That Uppity Theatre Company, of which Lipkin is artistic director, the DisAbility Project brings together amateur and professional performers of all abilities to create theater based on lived experience. Remembering Bayard Rustin, An Unsung Civil Rights Activist By Mary Edwards & Alex Heuer • Jun 22, 2013 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In remembering that historic event, the first name that comes to mind to most people is Reverend Martin Luther King and his I Have a Dream Speech. 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a Meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month,
a 10:30 a.m., St. Mark's Catholic Church, 7960 Northview, Boise, Idaho, 83704; 208.375.6651
For 2017, the Chapter will be studying the basics of Dominican Spirituality for the Laity. The subject matter set out in "Pillars" to include (1) Preaching (and Truth); (2) Prayer; (3) Assiduous Study; (4) Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary; and, (6) Community. This study is grounded largely on Fr. Bart de la Torre's First Year Formation course and other material, that will be handed out each month at the Chapter meeting and posted online at www.dominicanidaho.org/formation.
The Pillar of Preaching will review the subject of Truth and Preaching in the world which we live. The Pillar of Prayer will seek to cover the various forms of Prayer in the Christian world, including the Holy Mass, the Divine Office, Contemplative, and, among others, St. Dominic's Nine Ways of Prayers. The Pillar of Assiduous Study will discuss study in general, but also general topics in the modern world that the Faithful face today. For instance, the following subjects will be discussed: Philosophy & Theology; Grace, the subject of, including actual and salvific and the Catholic and Protestant views of Grace; the problem with Universalisms (e.g. realisms, nominalism, conceptualism, etc.; the definition and study of heresy, schism; Ecclesiology; conflict between Faith and Science (is there?); critical thinking and religion; study on time, talent and treasurer (stewatrdship); our true temporal assets: time, energy and intelligence; biblical commentary; and the Church Speaks to the Third Order by Fr. Bart de la Torre, O.P. The Pillar of Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary will include the monthly Chapter Rosary, a monthly devotional, a devotional prayer dedicated our Chapter to the Blessed Virgin Mary under her Son, Jesus Christ, and a focus on the 100th Anniversary of Fatima. And, the Pillar of Community, which includes the monthly fellowship among Chapter members but also monthly talks from apostolates and missions of the Chapter and individual members of the Chapter including D.O.E.R.S among others.
At each monthly Chapter meeting, a hand-out will be provided to each member present, and the readings will be posted online at www.dominicanidaho.org/formation.
If you have any questions, please contact the Formation Director at 208.375.2532 (leave a message) or at firstname.lastname@example.com. In closing, please pray for two of our distant novices, including Brian Zimmer, 169211, 6564 State Highway 96, Olney Springs, CO 81062-8700, and Thomas Rochford of Alberta, Canada
Sincerely in St. Dominic,
John Keenan, O.P.L.
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2017 Curriculum
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a Session II. Saturday, February 18, 2014, 10:30 o'clock a.m.
1. PREACHING. Veritas – Truth Quid est veritas? (What is truth?). The Chapter will study various sources on the discussion of Truth, including but not limited to Biblical, St. Thomas, theological, philosophical, and others. Truth matters. In the age of sentiment and feelings, Truth is necessary as a witness to the world. Please read:
A. pages 44 to 48, of Summa Theologiae A Concise Translation, St. Thomas Aquinas (Christian Classics)
b. Alternative reading: pages 19 to 21, At Tour of the Summa, by Paul J. Green, Tan Books.
2. PRAYER. Liturgical Prayer. What is the liturgy? What does the term Liturgy mean? Discussion.
3. ASSIDUOUS STUDY. What is assiduous Study? In the 2017 Curriculum for Formation, we will be studying various topics, sources, and issues involving various matters of the Faith. For February and part of March, the Chapter will be studying the following.
Please read:
A. The Pillars of Dominican Life (Dominican Spirituality for the Laity), Gregory Anderson, O.P., revised by Bartholomew de la Torre, O.P., The Pillar of Study.
B. General Introduction to the Bible as a Whole¸ a study of the Bible by Fr. Bart de la Torre, O.P. with a reading entitled "The Bible in the Life of the Church" by Augustine Cardinal Bea, and "The Formation and History of the Canon" by R.C. Fuller.
C. Dominican Saints:
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (January 28)
2. St. Jordan of Saxony (February 13)
4. DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. Rosary. A devotional to the Blessed Virgin Mary will be prayed, that devotes our Chapter to the Blessed Virgin under her patronage, dedicated to her Son, Jesus Christ.
5. COMMUNITY. The monthly meeting is a part of this Pillar, including the fellowship of members, but also to get to know each other, check on each other's progress in the Faith, but also in life. We are here for one another to learn and abide in the Faith. This month, we will hear from one of the Apostolates of the Chapter.
a Session III. March, 2017
1. PREACHING. The Eighth Commandment. Truth: Living in; Bearing Witness; Offenses Against; Respect for; and, Beauty and Sacred Art. Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catechism of the Catholic Church, paras 2464 to 2513.
2. PRAYER. Morning Prayer. Liturgy of the Hours. St. Catherine's Dialog.
3. ASSIDUOUS STUDY. I. The Holy Bible: Canon of Scriptures. A little history of the Canon. The Study of the Holy Bible. (Continued from February study). Complete the Study on the Bible. Readings here: General Introduction to the Bible as a Whole. II. What is Theology? What is Theology? III. Dominican Saints: Blessed Henry of Suso (March 2nd) ("Servant of Eternal Wisdom).
4. DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. Rosary. A devotional to the Blessed Virgin Mary will be prayed.
5. COMMUNITY. This Pillar involves the monthly meeting, the fellowship of the Chapter, to get to know one another, to check on each other's progress in the Faith, but all in life. Hope to hear from one of the Apostolates of the Chapter.
a Session IV. April 2017
a Session V. May 2017
a Session VI. June 2017
a Session VII. July 2017
a Session VIII. August 2017
a Session IX. September 2017
a Session X. October 2017
a Session XI. November 2017
a Session XII. . December 2017
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Pee Wee Soccer
Hello Madeleine Families,The Madeleine Athletic Club (MAC) is again offering a pee-wee soccer tournament, open to students in (K to 2nd grade). It is really a lot of fun for the kids and a great opportunity to socialize with other Madeleine families on Sunday afternoons. All games are played on our own grass field in the back of the school. My husband, Victor Cruz, and I will be coordinating the tournament this year. Victor has coached our eldest the last 3 years of Pee Wee Soccer, and I have been the Division Coordinator for the 1st/2nd grade girls the past 2 years.Registration will take place the first two weeks of school. At the 'Welcome Back Coffee' (8:30am Thursday am) we will have a MAC table where you can register for the tournament and ask any questions. We need plenty of volunteers to help. If you are interested in volunteering at School of the Madeleine, please know you need to be 'Live Scan cleared' (there is a cost involved). This can be completed at the 'Welcome Back Coffee' or you can get information from Karen Lynch in the main office of the school.The expected start date is Sunday, September 22nd that will feature a clinic that first week to teach the kids some fundamentals of soccer. The season will be six/seven Sundays long with games between (12:30-3:30pm).The past three years have been successful only with the help of volunteers. There is no experience necessary. There are many opportunities to help including (coaching, coordinating divisions, snack shack, uniforms, referee, time & score keeper, photographer and of course, just being present and cheering. The commitment is on Sunday afternoons, there will be no practices during the week.Those who volunteer to help will receive service points :)The registration fee is $30 dollars per child. If you sign up to be a member of the MAC (at the Welcome Back Coffee), it may cover your registration fee. All students will receive a jersey as part of the registration fee. All players must wear there own school PE shorts and red soccer socks. In addition, soccer cleats and shin guards are mandatory.Aside from the pee-wee soccer and basketball tournaments, the Madeleine Athletic Club sponsors several programs such as snack shack, the annual golf tournament in the spring, a holiday basketball tournament and much more. All proceeds benefit School of the Madeleine students...... including uniforms/apparel, field and grounds, playground equipment, and the Athletic Banquet at the end of the year for all varsity athletes.We look forward to the 4th annual Pee Wee Soccer season!Sincerely,Esther & Victor CruzCo-Tournament DirectorsPee Wee Soccer 2013Please contact us if you have any questions:619-316-3587


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Sunderland are continuing their search for a left-back, and it is understood that Diego Contento is being considered as an option.
The Bordeaux left-back has made 14 appearances this season and has played alongside Wahbi Khazri in previous campaigns.
A German-born player also eligible for Italy, he could be available on a loan deal. Sunderland have no domestic loans available but do have room for one more addition from abroad, with Javier Manquillo the only other loan player from a foreign club in the squad.
Contento has an impressive CV, winning a plethora of major titles at Bayern Munich.
Sunderland had been looking at a number of domestic replacements for Patrick van Aanholt, who is still expected to sign for Crystal Palace.
David Moyes had been reluctant to let his only senior left-back leave without having lined up a replacement, and that will remain the case in the coming days.
Neil Taylor and Bryan Oviedo have been considered, Contento being the latest contender for the berth.
It remains to be seen whether a loan deal would allow money raised from the sale of van Aanholt to be used on other areas of the squad.
Moyes was desperate to land a target man to play alongside Jermain Defoe in the summer, his failure to do so compounded by another long-term injury to Victor Anichebe.
l Former Sunderland youth team midfielder Conor Hourihane has signed for Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee from Championship rivals Barnsley.


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The Perl Oasis West is a two day conference focusing on practical applications of Perl. The conference is being organized by the Suncoast Linux Users Group. The details for this year are:
January 25th to 26th, 2014
Hackathon Venue
3104 N Armenia Avenue Tampa, FL 33607
The Hackathon is from 10:00am until 4:00pm. There are very good directions available on the hackerspace's website
Watch this space for updates, or check the feed.
Latest News
26/01/14 How to Find The Hackerspace
25/01/14 How to Find Us
Perl Oasis is in room 110 in the Student Services building; East side of campus; on the far right when facing the campus.
10/01/14 Talks and lasertag
There are still a dozen people that have promised talks and have yet to submit them -- you know who you are!
This year's Perl Oasis is going to be more local-driven then ever before. This is good for two reasons:
First and foremost it means getting fresh ideas and people involved with Perl.
Second, it means that YAPC::NA::2014 may get many more first-time attendees. The implication here is that all of the Tampa Bay people coming to Perl Oasis will be hooked on Perl events and sell their left kidney[1] to go another one -- only 90 miles away in Orlando!
Also, in keeping with Perl Oasis's roots as a fun conference, we have a sweet arrangement (for those interested) in lasertag on Saturday evening.
That's right folks -- come to Perl Oasis and shoot your friends with lasers. You know you want to.
Don't delay, register today!
02/01/14 Hackathon at the Tampa Hackerspace
There will be a hackathon at the Tampa Hackerspace (http://tampahackerspace.com/) on the Sunday following the workshop.


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Finished Fleece Projects
The thing I love about having fleece animals is turning their wool into finished projects. After making my first "sheep to shawl", I knew I wanted to make a hat; not just any hat but a newsboy cap. :)
It's made with handspun Jacob wool in solid gray with varigated gray edging and flower. The button is made from a Jacob horn.
|Spinner's Lead at the National Jacob Sheep Show this summer.
(photo credit: Joan at Mud Ranch.)
Coordinating with it, I made an cowl from my very first handspun yarn. It's full of imperfections but resulted in a nubby texture that I really like!
This super easy pattern can be found at JJCrochet.
And then I decided I should probably make some things for my family.
Jared made this wonderful yarn from alpaca roving. The colors are just beautiful!
It made up into a cute beany for the boy that will match his Carhartt coat.
Ready to try something new, I skirted, washed, carded, and spun Simon's alpaca fleece.
First, I spun his chocolate brown fleece and then plied it with his silvery gray. This made a really nice combination that is very soft but has a masculine look. I will definitely do that combo again next year.
With that yarn, I made a hat for my hubby.
And a gray Jacob one for Jonah.
I'm still working on one for Jake. (He's modeling his dad's hat here.)
When that is finished, I'm going to dig into my stash and see what else I can make.
Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
Hebrews 10:24


text: Categories/s: Communion Family Baby Doing photoshoots for children at the studio is sometimes the best, but what happens when we try to make them outdoors? ... Which is not bad . And if you try to do a first communion photoshoot with a different look we are used to see on these occasions ? And if we add a freckled redhead brother ... this is what comes out ! Share it! Share this entry on Twitter


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Bilinga Driving School
Looking for a driving instructor in Bilinga? You've come to the right place!
Rightway Driving School's driving instructors in Bilinga have many years experience and Rightway Driving School is one of the largest driving schools in Queensland. Rightway Driving School is also one of only a few RACQ approved driving schools in Gold Coast.
If you want to give your child every chance to drive safely for life, then book in for a driving lesson with one of our Bilinga driving instructors. We incorporate defensive driving into our normal teaching curriculum so you have the best chance at a lifetime of safe driving.Absolutely essential to ensure safety on the road, a defensive driving course will give you knowledge and hands-on-skills training. A mix of theory and practical sessions, our exercises include live sessions with our instructors, group discussions and presentations through videos, pictures. Our exercises are structured to prepare drivers for emergencies by considering factors like surface of the road, vehicle speed, vehicle size and braking systems.
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Valentine's Day is over, but guess what? I've decided to continue with the lovey-dovey theme on kennysia.com. Why? Because I enjoy making all my single friends feel like losers, that's why! *cough*Kim*cough* HAHAHA!
Just kidding of course. Mannnn... I'm mean. Though I shouldn't really laugh since my valentine is not here with me. Btw, did anyone notice that there seems to be a lot of bloggers out there who openly declared that they are anti-Valentine's Day?
So, yesterday's edition of the local newspaper published a special liftout called The Book of Love. Basically its a compilation of lovey-dovey messages that couples leave for each other on Valentine's Day. A careful read through the book of love revealed...
Messages from couples who enjoyed (endured?) everlasting love.
Couples who didn't have it easy.
Couples with a good sense of humour.
Proof that Valentine's need not just be a celebration of love between couples.
And last but not least, couples with questionable pet names.
Speaking of pet names, I've always been fascinated by the pet names couples give each other.
"Darling, honey, baby"... some of the pet names can be quite unoriginal, so its up to the couples themselves to personalize it somehow. I thought it was cute that Izuan became IzzyWizzy in front of his girlfriend.
Nicole and I had our fair share of pet names for each other. Even before we got together, I had called her sweetie and she had called me darling. She thought darling was a bit too common and unoriginal, so she started calling me dahwink and later wink wink.
Similarly, I started calling her baby because I thought its more endearing. She liked it and so it stuck. But baby is too common, so I changed the one of the "B" to a "J" an started calling her baji, which sounded like vegie, so sometimes I'd call her Baji-table. Once, I called her Ang Ku Kueh (a red sticky Chinese cake). Later, she came to Perth and befriended Huey Ying, who at the time was studying Spanish. She found it cute that 'pretty baby' in Spanish is bebé bonito. So I had to start calling her Bonito
Nicole likes dogs. One day she said she wanted to have a dog, so I said to her "I can be your dog loh!". And just like that, she started calling me Dog Dog, Doggie and later Woggie.
Our inspiration for new nicknames can come from the weirdest sources. Once we were shopping for clothes for my baby nephew Jayden. She found some from the brand Elle, which I thought was a bit girlish for Jayden. "No," she said "This one is Elle Poupon, which means its for boys. The girls' ones are called Elle Petite." And just like that, I started calling her Petite and she started calling me Poupon. Once after watching Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (great show btw), she started calling herself Sunny, after the baby girl in the movie.
Our friend Candice who had a dog called Bailey. Bailey has this toy ball that Candice would hide and ask him to find. "Toy Toy leh?" Candice would ask. So from then on, I started calling Nicole Toy Toy, which is what I call her until today.
My other friends have better things to call their partners though.
My dear friend Geraldine is famous for many things, one of which is the way she calls David. "HOOOOONNNNNNEEEYYYYYY!!!", she would scream at the top of her lungs as the tiny hairs on my arm stand up. David has no idea why lovers call each other Honey. "Honey is something you put on your bread. Why not call your lover some other things that you put on your bread? Like 'Butter' or 'Kaya',..."
Lately, I've noticed yet another annoying trend.
Thanks to the song by Alicia Keys and Usher called "My Boo", a lot, and I mean A LOT of couples are calling each other Boo. What the hell is a Boo? I have absolutely no idea. So I looked up Dictionary.com's definition of the word Boo.
- n. A sound uttered to show contempt, scorn, or disapproval.
- interj. Used to express contempt, scorn, or disapproval or to frighten or surprise another.
- n. Slang Marijuana
Heh. Marijuana? Now I know why they call each other boo. Yes yes... I know boo is also a gangsta slang for boyfriend/girlfriend, but honestly, don't you think it sounds more like poo than a term of endearment?! Mannnn it gets on my nerves I tell you!
Then again, I shouldn't really complain. After all my pet name is Woggie.
How about you? What pet names do you give your partner (or your ex-partner)? What are the funniest/wierdest/most memorable pet names you've heard couples call each other? Feel free to share, and of course, anonymity is allowed. :)


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Gustavo Dudamel tours Europe with Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Peter Meisel
This spring Gustavo Dudamel tours Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. The Venezuelan conductor leads the Bavarian orchestra in a program featuring two masterworks: Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, "Pastoral," and Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps. Opening April 6 in Lisbon, the April tour takes Gustavo and the ensemble to Oviedo (April 7), Zaragoza (April 8), Barcelona (April 9), before concluding in Lucerne (April 11).
Later this month, Gustavo joins the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra as its Honorary Conductor for performances at the orchestra's home in Sweden and on tour in France, Switzerland, and Italy. Gustavo and the GSO present Strauss's tone poem Till Eulenspiegel, Mozart's Symphony No. 38 in D Major, "Prague," and Sibelius's Second Symphony for their April concerts together in Gothenburg (April 16 & 17), Udine (April 22), Lugano (April 23), Perugia (April 24), Brescia (April 25), and Bergamo (April 26).
Expore the tour calendar here.


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Felix Jones to start for Steelers?
Wow what a difference two weeks makes. Not too long ago Felix Jones was on the Philadelphia Eagles roster bubble, likely to be cut when they were trimmed down. Somehow the Eagles found a trade partner in the Pittsburgh Steelers and now there are reports that he's got a chance to start the teams season opener.
Jones is expected to start the season opener against Tennessee next Sunday after rushing for 56 yards on 14 carries Thursday against Carolina.
Kept were running backs Le'Veon Bell, who is expected to start after he returns from a mid-foot sprain, LaRod Stephens-Howling and Isaac Redman, plus fullback Will Johnson. Redman made the team despite a pinched nerve that limited him to two preseason carries. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Alright I'm still a little skeptical about Jones starting but considering the injury problems that the Steelers are having right now I guess it could happen. Even if he does start he won't get a large amount of carries as they'll like go with a committee approach and see what the other guys can do.
Who knows maybe this will be his chance to finally live up to his first round draft pick status. Me though I think Redman will be the starter, if he's healthy.


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A MAN who was found on the A66 with his penis chopped off has been found dead.
Police were called to an address on King George's Terrace, in South Bank, Middlesbrough, following reports that the body of Kelvin Hewitt had been found.
Officers are not treating the incident as suspicious at this time and a post mortem examination is expected to take place.
A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: "Officers were called to an address on King George's Terrace in South Bank at around 8.45am on Thursday May 7, after the body of a man, aged in his 40s, was found.
"The death of the man is not being treated as suspicious at this time.
"A post mortem will take place this afternoon."
Mr Hewitt, a dad-of-seven, was at the centre of a major police investigation in March last year when he became the victim of a serious assault to his groin.
Police first became aware of the attack on the construction worker when they were called to reports of a man in a "distressed state" by the side of the A66 at South Bank, looking in nearby bushes.
The dual carriageway was closed for most of the day as it emerged that the victim had had his penis cut off and police began searching the scene for it.
The then 40-year-old - who was known as Kelly - was initially put into an induced coma.
He was ultimately released from Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital just over two weeks later.
A man who was arrested on suspicion of assault was later released without charge.


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This week we're inspired by Jessica Hickman, NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association) National Walk Manager! Read on to learn more about NEDA, how to get involved and what #AerieREAL means to her.
It's no secret that Aerie loves NEDA! Can you tell our girls a little bit about the organization, how you got involved and your role on the NEDA Team?
That's so nice – the feelings are definitely mutual! NEDA stands for National Eating Disorders Association, and we are the leading U.S. non-profit for providing support to individuals and their loved ones affected by eating disorders. NEDA advocates for prevention, early intervention, research, and access to quality care for eating disorders.
I became involved with NEDA after overcoming an eating disorder. I was a two-time volunteer NEDA Walk coordinator in my college town. I wanted to give back to an organization that was there for me, and to spread awareness on a subject that was once even hard for me to talk about. It was an experience that challenged and thrilled me and also inspired me to do more. Now fast forward, and I am the National Walk Manager at NEDA where I am overseeing 65 city walk campaigns and supporting the dedicated walk coordinators who make it all possible! It's a dream.
New NEDA walks are being added all the time! Where can our girls go to learn more and get involved?
Yes! We are in so many new cities this spring too, and I'm very excited about that. You can go to nedawalk.org to register for a walk near you. You even have the option of forming a team – so don't forget to invite all of your friends!
We know how important early intervention & screenings are. What is NEDA doing to help educate affected individuals & their families?
This year's theme for NEDAwareness Week is "3 Minutes Can Save a Life: Get Screened, Get Help, Get Healthy." We have an online screening tool that takes just a few minutes to complete. This tool can direct users to the right resources for getting help and getting healthy. This initiative doesn't end with NEDAwareness Week, though. The online screening tool, Information & Referral Helpline, and our other programs, resources, and support networks (like Proud2BMe and NEDA Navigators) are readily available to provide education and support.
We heard you use to work at Aerie! What was your favorite part about the job?
I loved doing the floor sets! I thought it was so fun transforming the store into something totally new overnight. Plus, what's cooler than hanging out at the mall after hours and getting the first peek at new arrivals?
What is your favorite Aerie product?
Right now, I'm loving my Aerie Sport-ish Crop Legging– but I have an online shopping cart full of some soon-to-be favorites for spring.
What does being #AerieREAL mean to you?
#AerieREAL is not just a hashtag – it's also movement for girls to support other girls in a world that has made it hard at times to do so. Being #AerieREAL means accepting, owning, and loving your individuality. For me, this was something that once took practice and a daily, conscious effort. Now that I've captured feeling of self-love and security, I'm not letting go. I will work to protect it and through working at NEDA I hope to inspire others to find it.
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Volunteers Needed
The Sports Hall of Fame is dependent on the volunteers who staff it. They are dedicated to the hall and the athletes honored there. The Board of Directors greatly appreciates the time and effort given by the volunteers.
The Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame can use additional volunteers to be at the hall during the day to greet visitors. To volunteer contact Randy Anderson at 716-763-2173.


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A helicopter gift experience – there's nothing like it
We all know someone who'd enjoy a helicopter experience. It's the partner who gets excited whenever Heli-loggers comes on TV or the teenager who knows all the James Bond helicopter chases. It could be a brother or sister, or a pensioner who's never flown but whose gaze lifts skywards when helicopters fly overhead… Few people aren't fascinated by helicopters. For a special gift, helicopter flight gift vouchers are guaranteed to capture the imaginations.
What's involved
A rotary winged gift experience usually starts with personalised flight gift vouchers. These are usually for a helicopter experience flight or even a trial lesson lasting 30 minutes, 45 minutes or an hour. The helicopter thrill begins as soon as the recipient opens the envelope, mount during the days before their flight and reach a high on the day they fly.
On arrival, the recipient is welcomed by an experienced flight instructor. Next comes a briefing on the flight ahead and a look around the helicopter – typically a Bell JetRanger or a Robinson. Then it's time to strap in for take off for the amazing experience of that first hover. As the flight continues, expect a jaw-dropping succession of breathtaking aerial views, taking in local landmarks and, in the case of a trial lesson, an introduction to helicopter flight. Even on an experience flight, look forward to an invitation to take the controls.
Back on the ground, a signed flight certificate is an integral part of helicopter gifts. It's another souvenir to accompany the day's photographs. Together, they'll be a conversation piece for years. But only the recipient of the gift vouchers will have the special memory of what it was really like up there…
Who will enjoy a helicopter gift experience
Helicopter flying gift vouchers put smiles on faces of recipients as diverse as teenagers and adventurous octogenarians. Regardless of age or background, the response is typically one of massive excitement – 'absolutely brilliant!', 'when can I do it again?', 'mind blowing', and 'a day I'll never forget', are heard time and again by operators. The words (if people aren't lost for words) are invariably accompanied by a huge grin.
How to arrange helicopter flight gifts
Who knows where this gift experience could take the lucky recipient? For some it will be a once in a lifetime view of home or an area of natural beauty such as the Gloucestershire Cotswolds. For others, helicopter flight gifts set them on a career path into a global world of aviation adventure.
It's easy to arrange a helicopter gift experience. An internet search for 'helicopter gift' and the name of your town will quickly produce a list of local operators who can make dreams come true with a helicopter flight voucher. And of course, as the gift giver, you have the perfect excuse to book your seat too and share the experience!


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Self Employed Home Loan
Getting a home loan whilst being self employed is at times a gruelling task as many have experienced. At Mortgage Providers, we say 'nothing is difficult as long as you know what you are doing'; hence we pride ourselves on our knowledge of loan policies and products for the self employed.
Criteria for self employed home loan
When taking up a self employed home loan, the first and most important criteria one needs to overcome is affordability or serviceability. If serviceability is demonstrated, then you will be able to afford your loan. Hence, using the lender's calculation methodology, you will need to show that you can repay the loan without putting yourself under unnecessary hardship. A Mortgage Providers broker will assist with this calculation to help demonstrate your affordability.
Maximum LVR for self employed loan
The maximum LVR permissible for a self employed home loan is 100% LVR on a purchase, and 95% LVR on a refinance. With a small number of lenders, the maximum they will lend to is 90% LVR.
Lending rules/policies for self employed
Different lenders apply various polices with respect to proving serviceability. Most lenders who consider self employed loans will ask for 2 years business and personal financials to show and prove their net business and personal income. With the 2 years financials, lenders will consider the overall net income for assessing the client's business and personal income.
In most cases, lenders will take the 2 year average income in assessing the borrower's affordability. A small number of lenders will look at the most recent financial year's tax returns and take that income as the assessable taxable income in their assessment. These 2 methodologies can both have their pros and cons depending on your situation, and it's best to speak to a Mortgage Providers broker to guide you through the best assessment approach to give you maximum benefit.
Low doc options for the self employed
Low doc loans were designed to assist the self employed to raise a home loan or commercial loan without the need for excessive financial detail as per 2 years financials. Low doc policy has changed considerably since the first low doc loans in 2000. In 2013, there are various low doc criteria that vary between lenders. The most common low doc policies are:
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- Low Doc with BAS
- Low Doc Accountants Letter
- Low Doc Trading Statements
- Low Doc Income Declaration
To get the best low doc solution, and find the loan which suits you, it's best to speak to a Mortgage Providers broker on 1300 656 600.
Cash out for self employed home loan
When many self employed borrowers refinance their home loans, many are seeking either some cash out on top of their existing loan amount, and even reduce their interest rate. Getting cash out with a self employed home loan is possible to 90% LVR. The cash out purpose with a self employed loan can be for any of the following purposes:
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- Purchase a business
- Finance equipment or other business assets
- Overdraft
- Pay bills
Loan products permissible for a self employed loan
You can get any type of loan product with a self employed home loan in the residential product suites and commercial business suites. The loan types can be for any type of purpose either personal, investment or commercial.
The loan types can include any of the following:
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- Line of credit loan
- LMI Waived loan
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When you are self employed and are considering buying or refinancing, it's best to speak to a Mortgage Providers broker. We will help you through the many policies and pitfalls you could fall into without the skills and knowledge that we have. We can make getting a self employed loan easy, so call us today on 1300 656 600.


text: Children & Families Please note this event has already taken place and you are viewing an archived page of the Lakeside website. For a list of current events, exhibitions and workshops, please click on 'What's On' in the menu above Zine Workshop with Dizzy ink Wednesday 21 February, 10am-4pm Visual Arts Studio £20 Design, print and make your own zine, taking inspiration from the Viking: Rediscover the Legend exhibition. Learn about Dizzy Ink's special printing process, Risograph, and create your own mini publication to take home. All materials supplied. Ages 12-18.


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Photographs from Alaska
Throughout this web site, if you click on an image a larger version will come up in a window.
Moon rising over Alaska
Denali, native Alaskan people's name for this magnificent mountain. Today, some people call it Mount McKinley. I still prefer Denali.
Alaskan humpback whale breaching.
Sea otters in the waters off the Alaskan coast.
We met Richard, a native Alaskan, in one of the small coastal towns.
I asked him to pose the way he wanted his picture taken. This was his response.
Alaska - Hubbard Glacier at sunrise.


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Inverted VIX
by m.tamosauskas| January 24, 2014 | No Comments
This chart is showing an updated correlation between S&P 500 and invertded VIX index. As can be seen the correlation is possitive and a negative divergence between these two creates a trend change event. The last negative divergence occoured in 2007. It took about one year to unfold but the SELL (S&P 500) signal proved to be right. Today we have very simmilar situation – a negative divergence is developing for about one year. However, S&P 500 is still in an uptrend since all the way back from 2012 there is no a single intermediate lower low. It needs to break below the December '13 low of 1767.99 to confirm the signal.
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Supervisors at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory illegally harassed, demoted and humiliated a computer specialist and high-level system administrator for his beliefs about intelligent design, according to a lawsuit filed in California Superior Court.
David Coppedge is an information technology specialist and system administrator on JPL's international Cassini mission to Saturn, the most ambitious interplanetary exploration ever launched. A division of California Institute of Technology, JPL operates under a contract with the federal space agency. Coppedge held the title of "Team Lead" System Administrator on the mission until his supervisors demoted and humiliated him for advancing ideas that superiors labeled "unwelcome" and "disruptive."
Intrigued by scientific research that raises questions about Darwinian explanations of life's history, Coppedge would offer DVDs to coworkers exploring the case for intelligent design in cosmology and biology. Coppedge's supervisor alleged that he received complaints about the DVDs from colleagues of Coppedge that he refused to identify. In 2009, this supervisor first angrily harassed Coppedge, claiming that "intelligent design is religion" and that Coppedge's sharing of these DVDs with co-workers amounted to "pushing religion." After Coppedge complained about this harassment, the supervisor retaliated by getting JPL to launch an investigation of Coppedge, which resulted in harassment charges against Coppedge and severe limitations upon Coppedge's free speech rights to talk about intelligent design. Coppedge was targeted for investigation and punishment despite the fact that other JPL employees are allowed to express a wide variety of views in the workplace, and despite the fact that other supervisors eventually admitted they had never received a single complaint regarding Coppedge's conversations about intelligent design prior to their investigation. In gross violation of JPL internal procedures and the principles of due process, Coppedge was kept in the dark about the nature of JPL's investigation, only being informed after the fact of the accusations against him, the investigation procedures, and the verdict at a final meeting in which he was demoted and threatened with losing his job if he persisted in purportedly "unwelcome" and "disruptive" discussions of intelligent design. Given that Coppedge maintains he was never pushy and never raised the topic of intelligent design if a co-worker indicated they were not interested, this effectively silenced his ability to discuss intelligent design at the workplace. To this day, Coppedge has yet to be informed of the identities of his alleged accusers or even of the specifics of any of their complaints so that he might have the opportunity to rebut them.
Coppedge is represented in the action by Los Angeles First Amendment attorney William J. Becker, Jr., of The Becker Law Firm.
Courtesy of http://www.discovery.org/a/14511


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The Quill Bar Situated on the first floor of the New Ambassador Hotel, Bird & Bottle Restaurant offering both buffet and a la carte.
Situated within the Central Business District of Harare, Zimbabwe, close to most commercial, administrative and government offices.
New Ambassador Hotel was built in 1955 this landmark Harare hotel has been entertaining guests for decades and has fostered a reputation for hospitality and professionalism that has impressed national and international guests.
Whether on a business or leisure trip to Zimbabwe's capital the New Ambassador is conveniently located in the central business district, within walking distance of most commercial, administrative and government offices.


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Hi Experts,
We are working on postal address validation and duplicate detection feature on different entities like customers, vendors and business partners (XK01, XD01 and BP T-codes). As of now it works based on address types (Type 1, 2 and 3) but according to new requirement it should be configurable based on all three entity types. So if in case customer wants this functionality only for vendor entities they should be able to configure that.
We have SA17 and SA24 t-codes to change configuration of address types as of now. We are using SAP BADI's to invoke custom code. Is it possible to make this configuration based on entities? This duplicate detection call can come from anywhere like SAP thick client, thin client or any middle ware.
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Can someone help me with this?


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· High market penetration in North America and Europe
· GDP of Euro zone is estimated to develop at humble rates over a period of 2015-17
· Innovative novel features of massage chair
· World Health Organisation predicts that by 2020, issues of inabilities will be increased due to
Stress and anxiety.
Ken Research has offered its recent publication titled, "Global Massage Chair Market Status, 2011-2022 Market Historical and Forecasts, Professional Market Research Report", whichoffers insights on the scope of this industry in worldwide and local market. Marketing channels, manufacturing process, cost structure and distribution of major market players in this industry is analysed. Significant market information like production, price, revenue, export, import, market rate is analysed. Moreover major regional markets like Europe, North America, South America, Asia (Excluding China), China and ROW are covered under this report. It likewise gave the information to future figure of this industry and the new project speculation analysis. This report can be alluded by all the individuals including manufacturers, suppliers, customers and investors.
Massage chair market, one of the sections in the furniture market, has been growing relentlessly throughout the years. It has high penetration in the developed economies in North America and Europe. There has been expanding demand from nations, like China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Australia because of its expanded moderateness. Monetary development in Europe is expected to stay modest as key trading accomplices' execution has hindered and a portion of the so far steady variables begin to melt away. Therefore, GDP in the euro zone is estimated to keep developing at humble rates over the 2015-2017 periods. The direct pace of change in labour markets is relied upon to proceed, driven by the slacked reaction to enhanced repetitive conditions and contained wage development. In some Member States, labour market reforms actualized as of late and financial approach measures are additionally supporting net employment creation. Despite the fact that work showcase inconsistencies are set to stay for quite a while, unemployment in the euro region is required to tumble to 10.3% in 2016 and afterward 9.9% in 2017, contrasted with 10.9% in 2015. In the EU in general, unemployment is relied upon to tumble from 9.4% in 2015 to 8.9% in 2016 and 8.5% in 2017.
One of the inventive components that numerous massage chairs are outlined with nowadays is zero gravity. The Osim uAstro2 seat likewise incorporates it. With a push of a catch you can lean back into the most agreeable position. The Osim uAstro2 massage chair accompanies a remote control that is outlined with a shading LCD display. On it you can monitor the massage progress and modify any of the programs to your requirements.
The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that by 2020 psychological wellness issues, including anxiety will turn into the second driving reason for inabilities. This won't just prompt to an extreme strain on social insurance benefits additionally on economies over the globe because of less profitability, lost work days, and working environment mishaps. Subsequently, people are deciding on massage treatment to remain stretch free and fit. The expansion in working populace is one of the real drivers pushing the development of the market. The expansion in travel and tourism are the essential drivers for the market development in this district, as massage seats are progressively being conveyed in airplane terminals and different places, for example, lodging parlors and lobbies where tourists can unwind.
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A development firm that manages its own real estate, OliverMcMillan is founded upon an entrepreneurial, proactive management approach that is guided by principals Morgan Dene Oliver, James L. McMillan, Richard Paul Buss, William P. Persky and Jim Reynolds. The OliverMcMillan team has more than 100 years of combined experience in the real estate industry. OliverMcMillan's vision is to continue to create special places with superior architectural stature that serve to energize communities and neighborhoods undergoing revitalization and to create unique urban spaces and villages in suburban locations.


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- by Michael S. Eddy
Conexus Arts Centre overhauls its rigging system
A complete gut renovation of a rigging system takes time to do it right. Time was not something that the Conexus Arts Centre had a lot of to spare when it looked to completely renovate its 40-year-old rigging. With a Broadway tour scheduled into Regina, Saskatchewan's busy theatre, there was a limited window that the theatre could be dark. With no wiggle room for delays, only three months from bid to completion for the rigging company and add in a summer install—high season for the rigging industry—and you have stacked the deck against yourself … or maybe not.
Conexus started out as the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts, opening in 1970 as a part of the commemoration of Canada's 1967 centenary. (That isn't a typo; they opened late. So history was also against their three-month renovation plan.) The main theatre, which seats 2,031, is home to the Regina Symphony Orchestra as well as touring productions and local events. Management at Conexus knew that the original rigging system needed addressing, and in August 2011 they hired rigging specialist Jay Glerum to inspect the system.
Glerum's report concluded that the entire rigging system needed to be replaced and he wrote a specification for a new one. It was determined that the best window of availability to demolish the old system and install the new was in July 2012. Management reviewed bids and selected the Brickhouse system from Thern Stage Equipment as best suited to their needs. To complete the project by August, Thern was left with only three months for the equipment to be manufactured, assembled, shipped to site and installed.
New Rigging, Tight Schedule
Sam Michael and Michael Kunz, project managers for Thern, worked out a detailed timeline "The biggest challenge was the timeframe, which was extremely tight," says Michael. "While the project was close—only about 1,000 miles from our offices—it was also an international project. They had a very tight window of 45 days that they could be dark to allow us the time for the installation."
Thern's team worked closely with the house and IATSE Local 295 crew led by Conexus' head lighting technician Gary Exner. Again, not a typo, and you may wonder why the head lighting technician led a rigging renovation. Exner took the reins when the head stage carpenter, Dannyll Challis, left for another job during the demolition process. Challis has since returned to Conexus as the head stage carpenter and Exner jokingly notes, "Dannyll gets to enjoy the final results and I never want to do another renovation!"
The summer is traditionally slow for Conexus, but the arrival of the touring production of Mamma Mia in early August meant they had to meet a firm end date. "Up here in the summer time, people want to be outdoors," explains Exner. "Still, management didn't want to be down too long and they didn't want to put off Mamma Mia. However, the fly system had already been pushed one year because of other things that came up. In the end it was decided we couldn't push the show and we couldn't push the fly system, so we had six weeks. We did have a little time in June where we went ahead and started stripping out every lineset that we weren't going to be using before the renovation. So when we hit June 30, we were down to 18 linesets from 74."
Once the last show came down, it took two days to strip out the remaining linesets and two more to pull all of the arbor tracks off the wall. Then it was time to begin the big push. Thern supplied a complete remodel of the existing rigging system, including 68 double purchase counterweight sets, motorized winches and motor assisted counterweight lines. "For the counterweight system, we used our Brickhouse system " Michael says. "It has front-loading arbors, our multi-groove loft blocks, and T-strut channel. Also, all of the rope locks were replaced as well as the battens and all new wire rope. We replaced the original lighting bridge with a custom 8,000 lb. capacity motorized lineset with 20-inch box truss."
For the new first electric, Thern used one of their standard lineshaft hoists with a custom design. "Due to the well spacing and the travel length, the drums would have needed to be huge," Michael comments. "Since they have a walkable grid, we had to mount below it; so we turned the drums perpendicular so they ran upstage to downstage." Exner explains idea behind changing the first electric. "We got rid of the traditional bridge, instead I spec'ed the 20-inch box truss and lengthened it to 75 feet. It's been working fantastically well from the day they installed it."
Raising the Bar for Audio
With the symphony as a major tenant, the acoustical shell is an important feature for the theatre. In the past the linesets for the acoustical shell pieces were all manually operated. "They were extremely heavy," says Exner. "We made the upgrade and automated the four linesets. That's been working incredibly well. The guys from Thern came up with a new tilt mechanism; sometimes simpler is better." Michael explains Thern's solution. "For the acoustical panels, we used our Traction head blocks, which adds a motor assist to double purchase counterweight sets. These had arbor weights ranging from 6,000 to 8,000 pounds."
Another motorized lineset was installed for the speaker cluster. Since the large stage is often used for tradeshows, dinners and other events the speaker cluster is required to be re-positioned to aim at the stage. "In the past, we had to land the array, undo the rigging and cabling, turn it all around, re-pick it and re-cable it all, and send it out," explains Exner. "The new line array design was spec'ed by our head audio engineer Michael Wilson. It's a custom piece that will fully rotate. Now we are able to lower it in, pull a pin, rotate on a pivot, pin it, and send it out. To turn the cluster is quick; under 10 minutes. It takes longer for the hoist to go the 45-foot travel distance. It's a lot easier on the boxes. Before they would get all banged up landing them on the floor. So we save time and money on paint." The team from Thern engineered the custom design for the speaker pivot and uses a three-line pilewind hoist, a yo-yo drum style winch.
Controls for the automated linesets and winches are very minimal. "For control, Jay Glerum specified basic controls, essentially an up/down arrangement of buttons," Michael explains. "For the FOH speaker array, we have one user interface station with a pendant control at stage level. For the acoustical panel controls, there is one up/down button panel per acoustical panel and they are mounted on the rail in the gallery."
When All Is Said and Done
The system was mostly complete when Mamma Mia loaded in. "We weren't quite done by the time the show came in," admits Exner, "but we had enough done to run the show. Thern came back after the Mamma Mia run and did the final tweaks. The system has been working great. Sam and Mike from Thern really helped out with the timeline and it went a lot smoother than I thought that it was going to go—even though it looked like chaos a lot of the time. We even got an extra two linesets done for traveler tracks. We are very happy with the entire new system; Thern was great to work with." The system was officially finished at the end of August after a total of eight weeks.
For Thern's Michael, the project went well, even with the demanding schedule. "Given the timeframes, it all went rather smoothly," he says. "There were some major hurdles to deal with but everyone was on board, from our shop to all of our suppliers, so we hit the targets. It was fairly standard product with some custom work to solve some challenges. It is a good solid system for their needs moving forward." In the end, Conexus has a brand new fly system to see them safely through years of productions to come, not to mention a head lighting technician with an impressively strong skill set in rigging.


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In mid-November 2016 the 12th "Looking for Life on the Path of Death" caravan set out, with 43 Central American mothers taking part. For the third year in a row, they were joined by the fathers. They are all looking for migrant children whom they have lost trace of somewhere in Mexico, and they are doing so with photos of the disappeared hanging around their necks, or carried in their hands.
Together with the photos of their own children are those of hundreds of other migrants, representing the families who could not join the caravan. This time, the parents crossed 11 Mexican states (Chiapas, Tabasco and Veracruz amongst others) that are part of the migratory route, searching boarding houses, prisons and high risk areas (owing to the presence of organised crime and the absence of the authorities).
The caravan, made up of mothers and fathers from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala, is protesting at the disappearance of thousands of Central Americans in Mexico, and at the lack of migration policies to guarantee safe passage for migrants (to the US).
"Our children leave to go the United States in search of work and to flee the violence. We know of authorities who beat the migrants on their journey; in addition to organised crime, we are talking about authorised crime," says Ana Zelaya, a Salvadoran woman who has spent 14 years looking for her son and 12 years taking part in the caravan.
Rubén Figueroa, the south-south east coordinator of the Mesoamerican Migrant Movement (MMM) which supports and is behind the organisation of the mothers' caravan, notes that with the arrival of Donald Trump as President of the United States, "there will be more radicalisation and xenophobia [in Mexico], which will lead to even greater insecurity for migrants on the migratory route that has occurred ever since the Mexican government [of Enrique Peña Nieto] announced [in July 2014] the Southern Border Plan."
The aim of the plan is to curb Central American migration, which passes through Mexico in order to reach the US, and therefore to control the criminal groups that take advantage of migration.
In the two and a half years that the plan has been implemented, however, human rights violations have increased, according to migrant defenders such as MMM. Another consequence of the plan is that now the migrants choose more remote routes, as well as not hesitating to climb onto the train known as 'The Beast', where they risk falling off or falling prey to organised crime.
The 12th journey of this caravan passed through forest regions and the Pacific coast, a route habitually used for smuggling drugs and other contraband, and more recently by migrants.
Marching and chanting, meetings with the Mexican authorities, public prayers, displaying the photos of the disappeared in the places they have travelled through, and house to house inquiries, are all part of the parents' agenda (lasting nearly three weeks) in their joint efforts to discover the whereabouts of their children.
Their aim: to find clues as to the whereabouts of their disappeared children, and to protest at the disappearance of hundreds of migrants and the lack of migratory policies to guarantee free and safe transit.
Kata López, representative of the Guatemalan mothers, delivers flyers with information about the mothers' caravan and the Mesoamerican Migrant Movement. The aim is to ensure that as many Mexican citizens as possible know about their existence and that they can contact them if they have any useful information.
Central American mothers and fathers arrive at the Senate to demand legislation against forced disappearances and to stress again the urgency of creating a legal framework to guarantee the safe passage of people who decide to migrate, and to punish those responsible for the disappearance of migrants in Mexico.
"Migrants are international workers," chant the mothers and fathers while they walk through the streets and settlements close to the migratory routes. They always carry a picture of their offspring and of hundreds of other disappeared migrants. They ask the local residents if they have seen them, as every possible lead is essential.
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But their hopes do not falter" the work of the Mesoamerican Migrant Movement has resulted in more than 269 children being reunited with their mothers and fathers. The message they leave behind, before returning home, is "Walls no, bridges yes," in clear reference to the plans of the businessman turned US president.


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ABLE programs around the country are launching everywhere across the country.
The ABLE National Resource Center, managed by National Disability Institute (NDI), is excited to congratulate the States of Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota on the launch of their respective ABLE plans. All 3 programs are members of the National ABLE Alliance, a group of 14 states that have pooled resources in order to offer their respective ABLE programs. Additionally, all 3 of these recently launched plans are open to eligible individuals with disabilities nationwide.
Both programs allow qualified individuals with disabilities to save up to $14,000 a year in an ABLE account without jeopardizing their eligibility for federally-funded means tested benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid. The funds in the account can be used for disability-related expenses that assist the beneficiary in increasing and/or maintaining his or her health, independence or quality of life.
Millions of individuals with disabilities and their families are often relegated to a life of poverty as a result of not being allowed to build even the most modest levels of resources. Individuals receiving supports through Social Security, Medicaid and other publicly-funded programs are often disqualified from those supports if they have more than $2,000 worth of resources or assets. Now, with the launch of nationwide ABLE programs, individuals with disabilities and their families will be able to take a step to better secure their financial futures and to help offset the often significant financial challenges that can accompany living with a disability.
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A new documentary titled "Peace be with you" has just been released by Peter Stewart. The documentary includes interviews from Pax Christi Beverly, MA and from members of the Pax Christi USA National Staff. Other social justice peacemakers are also featured.
We encourage you to review and discuss this documentary with members of your region and local chapter groups. For your convenience, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_fFiWcf7v0
As we call upon our Catholic Church to recommit to the centrality of Gospel nonviolence: What nonviolent practices and strategies are you, your community, or your region/local chapter group engaged in to bring about sustained peace? Please share your insights, etc. with Rachel Schmidt, Communication Coordinator at email@example.com
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These little pies are the perfect tropical treat. Filled with a deliciously sweet filling made of only fresh mango and flavourings – no sugar added! -, the mini crusts are flaky and coconutty while being gluten-free. YUM! Toasting the coconut before mixing it into the crust dough really brings out that sweet & nutty flavour. And who knew that mango & cardamon were a match made in heaven?! The rich spiciness contrasts against the natural sugariness of the mango, and it makes these pies taste so much more complex than they are to make! So if you happen to be going on an impromptu picnic now that the lovely weather of spring is here, make a batch of these Mango-Cardamon Mini Pies. They're easy to make and your friends will love 'em!
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Green Goddess Falafel Bowl (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
I've always loved the idea of falafel, but only had them a few times in my life and never made 'em. That all changed when I got a craving for them a couple weeks ago. I'm sure you know what I mean by this kind of craving… you simply must make and devour whatever new delicious food idea is nagging at the back of your mind. Thankfully, my best friend, a vegetarian, was coming over so I had an excuse to whip up this concoction that I'd never even attempted before. The falafel turned out so well with all those amazing veggies and Tahini-Lemon Cream that I had to share the recipe here!
Cheesy Barbecue Kale Chips (Vegan, GF, Paleo)
Kale is such a cliche, honestly: 20-year-old hipsters drinking a stringy kale smoothie, etc, etc. Though I have a strong dislike for cliches I can't help but be one when it comes to kale. I love it so much! I'm not a huge fan of it in smoothies (probably because my blender has issues) but give me a big bowl of kale salad dressed with guacamole or balsamic vinegar and I'll dive in headfirst. And I have no sense of control around freshly-baked kale chips. For example, when I made these Cheesy Barbecue Kale Chips last night, I ate the whole head of kale (minus three chips, which my mom ate) in a hour.
Coconut-Lemon Curd (Dairy-Free, Paleo, Lightly Sweetened)
Believe it or not, I was inspired to make this lovely, luscious lemon curd because of a song. A little jingle I wrote, actually, while skiing a couple weekends ago. You see, I got a ukulele for Christmas, and she's (her name is Lele) the BEST THING EVER! I cannot stop strumming and this campfire-y song came to me that I call Lemon Curd (The Pie Song). It's not quite an ode to pie, but of course it has food references 😉 After singing about lemon curd I got a huge craving for some, so I made a batch!
Cinnamon-Chili Roasted Veggies with Cayenne-Lime Dip (Whole30, Paleo, primal)
Dip 'em. Drizzle 'em. Delight in 'em. These roasted veg are so good that they'll fulfill your fry cravings, while providing a wonderful dose of vegetables and healthy fats! Tossed in lots of smoky-sweet spices, these Cinnamon-Chili Roasted Veggies pair perfectly with the tangy & creamy homemade Cayenne-Lime Dip! We all know winters can get cold and bleak, so you'll be surprised what a little zest and pizzaz can do for the winter blues. It's hard not to be happy when beets are around as there's so many possible puns available. You might have seen my Instagram Story dancing to Juju on That Beet 😉 If you're feeling down, smile and sing "Here Comes The Sun" in hope, and in the meantime take a little vacation with this amazing snack or side dish.
Perfectly Paleo Pancakes, Guest Post by Sadie of Goodies Against The Grain
Undoubtedly, one of the best parts about blogging is the wonderful friends you make, and I'm so glad to be featuring one of my dearest blog friends today: Sadie of Goodies Against The Grain! This girl is endlessly creative, inspiring, and energetic, not to mention an incredible grain-free baker. Her divine Paleo goodies never disappoint, so I always rely on her recipes when I get a craving for something sweet. Let's welcome the Queen of Grain-Free Goodies, and make sure to follow her along below!
Coconut Pumpkin-Swirl Bark (Paleo, vegan)
It's December!!! Let the festivities begin. I absolutely love Christmas – the smells of cinnamon, pine trees, and cookies baking, singing carols at church, and all the beautiful snow we get LOTS of in Canada! It's a very cold time – by the way, secretly, Canadians think it's hilarious when Californians say it's freezing down there – but I absolutely love snow and all the fun that comes along with it! I have fond memories of when I was younger and could play in the snow for hours with my little sister. We'd make snowpeople and snow angels and collect snow to make maple taffy, and then we'd come in and drink hot chocolate and read a whole stack of books to each other, cozied up by the fire.
Mango Micro-Green Salad with Spicy Sesame Vinaigrette (vegan, Paleo)
I have a passion for creating beautiful, nourishing foods. I love spending a gray Saturday in the kitchen, not keeping track of time, allowing my hands and palate to transform whole ingredients into a flavourful dish. Unfortunately, with homework, chores, and to-do lists, I don't always have the time anymore for such relaxed cooking, but when I do get the chance, I savour it as much as I do the finished plate.
Today, after yoga class, my dad and I went to the grocery store and picked up some staples for the week. I saw a package of four Ataulfos mangoes on the reduced rack and had to scoop them up – how could someone let those little golden gems go to waste?! We also got some tiny, locally-grown sunflower micro-greens. I wasn't planning on combining the two until I got home and sliced the buttery mangoes. They seemed destined to be together with the micro-greens in a spicy salad! Hence, this recipe was born as I added macadamia nuts to give some crunch and drizzled on a homemade sesame vinaigrette for a flavour-packed, whole food salad. Yum!


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abrydon necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 56 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
Mobcentive (Mob + Incentive = Mobcentive)
Mobcentive (Mob + Incentive = Mobcentive) is a crowd-sourcing and social action platform where large crowds of people come together to make things happen. Specifically, these crowds offer $$$ that are contingent on an event happening (for example, I'll kick in $20 if Radiohead cuts a new album – total pot is up to $56,000). Ideally, the logo will contain elements of these themes.
The company is focused on all sorts of events – music, entertainment, political, etc, so the logo should not pigeonhole the company and should be broad and flexible.
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SPWHA is a non-profit organization set up to make a difference in the lives of sufferers of HIV/AIDS in Cameroon and Zambia. While others search desperately for a cure, we are more concerned with helping children who are living with HIV and AIDS, by increasing access to treatment, care, antiretroviral drugs, and providing their basic needs. Our aim is to give back a sense of worth and value, a reason to live through access to better healthcare and retroviral drugs, recreating a sense of community that has long disappeared in many areas, and providing better education in locations that are most affected.
Nobody with HIV/AIDS deserves to be abandoned; they deserve love, support and the resources that will give them a sense of purpose, direction, and hope.
By making a donation, you make a difference in the life of a child. You broaden their horizons and show them that there are people out there who want to help them. You improve their lives through your kindness. You are a gift to them.