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M6 exit 41, take B5305 to Wigton. 7 miles then left for Hesket Newmarket. Follow through Millhouse and onto Hesket Newmarket. Turn right at village green and follow for Newlands - follow the signs for the show. Drive down the hill, over the bridge and the show field is 200 yards along that road.
SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2020 - Show Field open from 8:30am.
Held between Hesket Newmarket and Newlands Mill - signposted in the village.
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A traditional agricultural show event held every year in September.
It aims to celebrate the finest of agricultural traditions with top class livestock, horse and dog sections and it boasts one of the finest exhibitions of animals anywhere in the North of England.
It takes a whole year to prepare, organise and arrange the Hesket Newmarket Show. As soon as one show is over the preparations begin for the next.
We have new horse classes, including Mountain and Moorland, Coloured Ponies, Ex Racehorse/Thoroughbred.
Craft Tent Application Form available to download.
This is truly a show for everyone with many other events and attractions taking place throughout the day around the show ground including:
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Dorothy and her ruby slippers would have been right at home in Anchorage this week. After watching garbage cans blow down the street, my propane grill do a face plant on the porch and more than one bird being blown backwards, seeing the old green witch on a bicycle whipping past the front stoop would have fit right in.
I read the skiing reports with the small hope that some part of town had been saved, but alas, sticks, twigs, cones, debris, uncovered ice and bare dirt were common in the comments. I do love the Alaska spirit though, in that every single trail had been skied and reported on. Difficult as it was, people were clearly out making the best of it and encouraging others to do the same. Apparently the blustery conditions had merely presented a chance to practice the 'stick slalom', and as one optimist pointed out "atleast it's not raining!". True. In Alaska, it could always be worse!
While the real Alaskans were out stick jumping and ice skiing, I spent the weekend doing errands, catching up on house chores and cooking comfort food, like this oddly, but aptly named Chickenless Pot Pieless. It's everything that chicken pot pie should be: chicken free, dairy free and frustration free while still creamy, comforting and downright crave-able.
Chickenless Pot Pieless
2 large onions, diced
5 medium carrots, peeled and diced
4 stalks celery, diced
2 medium parsnips, peeled and diced
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1 (10 ounce) bag frozen peas
1 (10 ounce) bag frozen corn
3 – 4 cups flavorful vegetable stock (see note)
4 ounces raw cashews
2 cups plain soymilk or water
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
1 tablespoon onion powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Saute onions, celery, carrots and parsnips over medium high heat for 7-10 minutes, adding small amounts of water as needed to prevent sticking. When vegetables start to soften, add thyme, saute thirty seconds more, then add enough stock or water to barely cover vegetables (3-4 cups liquid). Bring to a low boil, reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are easily pierced with a fork. Add corn and peas to simmering vegetables and allow to cook for 3-5 minutes. Meanwhile, blend cashews, soymilk (or water), cornstarch, yeast flakes and onion powder in a high speed blender until completely smooth. Once vegetables are fork-tender, and frozen veggies have cooked, add cashew soymilk mix and stir constantly until thickened (3-4 minutes). Season to taste and serve over mashed potatoes, brown rice or bedding of your choice!
- I like to use Delisa Renideo's Chicken-less Seasoning and water to make the broth for this stock. I generally use 2-3 teaspoons of the mixture per cup of water, but taste and adjust according to your preferences. Although there is salt in the mixture, it's not especially salty, so you may have to adjust the seasoning at the end to your liking.
As I type this out, the weather lady has just announced that we should expect warming conditions and rain in the coming week. Sigh. Well, at least it won't be windy…..

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Tuesday, January 15, 2002
The Cross at Ground Zero is #2 on the Catholic Books Bestsellers list for February. It is second to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. I know that it sold about 7,000 copies last month, so that gives you an idea of how many copies you need to sell in order to get on that list. Another book that I worked on, Priests of the Third Millenium is #8 on the hardcover list (not bad considering the book has been out for over a year and half now). Fr. Stan's U Got 2 Believe is still in the top 10 on the youth list.
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12 Daze of Summer
Two years ago, with the help of some really great friends, I managed to fulfill a long time dream. After working in bicycle shops for over 10 years, both east and west coast, I couldn't help but feel like shop life is a sitcom that writes itself daily. The range of characters you encounter both as colleagues and customers is fascinating bruh. Originally I wanted to shoot each episode myself and keep things lo-fi, but the more I shared the idea with folks, the more they offered their expertise. Before I knew it we had two shooters, lights, boom mics… the whole nine, and 12 Daze of Summer was coming to life.
You can read about what prompted my release of this video here.
I just want to thank everyone who was involved. The homie Christian was coming off of a accident where he was hit by a car while working his courier gig. Dude trooped through each scene like a true soldier. Shout outs to Pat and Frankie for fucking with the vision and capturing everything! Ya put on OD for the cause, many thanks! Big ups to the crew of actors! I can't believe you guys were down to help bring it to life! Thank you for all your patience and efforts. Again, not possible without you. And last but most definitely not least, my extremely talented wife Diana for never letting me deviate from the course. For coming through the night of the shoot, watching the clock, and cracking that whip. You're the real MVP shorty ?
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The Jewish festival of Hanukkah began yesterday, prompting thoughtful ruminations from Robert Cohen. Here, with our good wishes for the festive season, is a link to his blog, Micah's Paradigm Shift. There is another relevant link at the bottom of this post.
Cohen notes that, for most of its history, Hannukah was marginal to Jewish life. Then the story of the Maccabee revolt was seized upon and given new prominence by Zionists entranced by a story of Jews taking their fate into their own hands.
"No waiting around for the Messiah to bring their redemption and defeat to their enemies," writes Cohen. "Rather than the pale, meek, Talmud scholars of Eastern Europe, here were muscular, uninhibited Jews from the Promised Land with the strength to succeed."
Sea also Tony Karom's piece on Rootless Cosmopolitan last year, 'Hannukah without the Taliban' (cross-posted from Jnews).


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Friday, October 30, 2009
Evangelicals and Catholics
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Strong words Mike. Thanks for the reflection.
- Scot McKnight said...
Thanks for your reflection. I wrote to Collin privately about my concerns...
I read Collin's piece, and I like that he keeps his finger on the Reformation issues alive today, but the piece is a subtle critique of Tom Wright without enough attention to the biblical debates that are involved. I agree that he suggests Wright is leading folks into RCism and this is not by way of compliment.
The statement by Timothy George in the article is telling: he shows that real divide is ecclesiogy and authority, and clearly Wright is not on the RCC side on those issues.
- Gary Ware said...
The places where high theology meets popular expression creates fertile ground for mass confusion.
The desire to include varying definitions of justification, some of which stand on the periphery of evangelical thought, let alone reformed theology, and others which are, at the very least, departure points from reformed theology, has an impact on the evangelical world.
In this case, it has led an evangelical group such as IVCF to formulate a doctrinal statement that someone who hears the words 'God's grace through faith in Christ alone' can processes it as 'God's church and sacraments' and as something to which they can give assent.
This is not so much about evangelicals going to Rome, but about them not being able to tell the difference anymore.
Grace alone, faith alone, Christ alone. Start dropping any of those alones and things go awry.
- Unknown said...
Thank you.
- Unknown said...
Seems to me that one of the fundamental issues that needs to be fleshed out by Wright is his view of the role of good works in the believer's acceptance before God.
- TK of RC said...
It seems to me that "Wright['s]... view of the role of good works in the believer's acceptance before God" is that good works are the fruit of God's acceptance and the markers that will be used as evidence (as in... "What 'evidence' is there of this one possessing 'saving faith alone in Jesus' that I may see to make this determination?") for the final, consuming judgement of the believer.
- Unknown said...
Thanks for broadening the discussion. With all the boxing in, I am trying to catch my breath. You opened some windows to remaining Protestant while not having to choose between Rome and Geneva.
- Red Barron said...
One of the most interesting things about the book "Paul in Fresh Perspective," is how Wright liked to redefine traditional soteriological terms. He redefines the phrase "righteousness of God" (Rom 1:17) as God's covenant faithfulness to restore harmony back to creation by ridding the world of sin and evil (p.25). He rejects the reformed understanding of this phrase to mean a righteous status conferred to the believer through the gospel. Wright says that justification refers to the way in which God's people have been redefined (p.111) and on page 122 he says justification means to be declared by God to his people. He seems to deny any aspect of forensic justification or the imputation of Christ's righteousness.
Wright makes three important points in regard to the issue of justification. 1) We are justified not by our faith in Jesus but by Jesus' faithfulness to God's covenant plan. 2) The word justification does not mean how one becomes a Christian but it is a statement about how one belongs to the people of God and how you can tell that in the present. 3) Works of the law are not works that one has to perform in order to be saved, but they are works that you have to perform to demonstrate that you are a member of God's people (p. 112). Lastly, Wright argues that justification must also be seen within its eschatological framework. He says on p. 57, "The whole point about justification by faith is that it is something which happens in the present time (Romans 3:26) as a proper anticipation of the eventual judgment which will be announced, on the basis of the whole life led, in the future (Romans 2:1-16). Until justification is set firmly within this eschatological, as well as covenantal and apocalyptic framework, we shall never be able to understand what Paul is talking about." This hardly sounds like N.T. Wright holds to a forensic view of Justification.
- andrewbourne said...
I think that the points you make are valuable as a practising Catholic who at time would prefer to be in some Protestant camps than some of the weird Catholics sects such as the Neo-Catechumenate. I am interested in your mention of Bucer. Do you also know in relation to this Oberman`s work on the Augustinian revival pre Luther that set in motion really the Reformation.
- Kevin said...
Wright has affirmed that Justification is forensic in numerous places. He consistently explains the word in its 'law-court' setting as well as its covenantal and eschatological setting. See his articles on Redemption from the New Perspective, New Perspectives on Paul, etc.
- DeeCee said...
Thanks much for your excellent analysis.
I'm on staff with InterVarsity and have been extremely frustrated by the poor job of journalism Hansen did that completely misconstrued theological directions within InterVarsity (e.g., we've actually tightened our official stance on justification while welcoming Roman Catholics who are interested in making an evangelical faith journey without demanding denominational proselytization).
And yes absolutely -- from on the ground on our college campuses an orthodox Roman Catholic is a better friend and partner any day than a liberal Protestant.
- Dan Wallace said...
Mike, you said, "I had a big on-line exchange with Dan Wallace about this in his criticism that there is no difference between N.T. Wright's doctrines on justification and that of Rome."
This is not true. You were referring to my blurb for John Piper's Future of Justification. What I said there, however, does not place Wright entirely in Rome. Here's the relevant portions of the blurb:
"This book…shows that Wright's version of the New Perspective is, in some respects, hardly different from the Old Perspective of Rome. Not everyone will agree with all that Piper says…."
What I said about Wright was that his views were, "IN SOME RESPECTS, hardly different from the Old Perspective of Rome." You said that I saw no difference at all. I think we all need to be careful with how we recall conversations, especially over such an important matter.
I also noted that "not everyone will agree with all that Piper says." I meant myself, among others. Remarkably, when I got Piper's manuscript from the publisher, I had just put up a blog post at Parchment & Pen called, "51% Protestant." In it, I argued that there is much we can learn from Rome and that for someone to be considered Protestant he had to agree with 51% of Protestant teaching. The publisher thought that I would not endorse Piper's book, largely because of this blog post and because of other statements I had made about justification by faith not needing to be something that a person consciously embraced to be saved.
The irony here is that you have painted me with a black brush, when the reality is that there are various shades of gray to my theological viewpoint. So much so that one apologist did an hour-long program on his website taking me to task for my Catholic leanings!
Now, fast forward to Wright's Justification: God's Plan and Paul's Vision. I wrote an essay on it called "δικαιοσύνη θεοῦ and N. T. Wright." It's posted at bible.org. There, I examined Wright's treatment of this important expression in Romans and found his exegesis wanting.
So, on the one hand, Crossway wasn't sure if I could endorse Piper's book because I'm not fully in his camp. On the other hand, I have written a strong critique of Wright's view of justification. Although I see some good things in Roman Catholicism, I am at least 51% Protestant. I am open to wrestling with the faith, thinking through how we have drawn battle lines, and reorienting our views at all times to scripture. I am grieved over the lack of Protestant ecclesiology. Further, the Protestant hermeneutic, with its disparaging of tradition and elevation of reason for grasping the meaning of scripture, created the seed-plot for both theological liberalism and radical fundamentalism. We have put ourselves in a cul-de-sac in which we have to appeal to our mental processes for understanding ancient texts, when we simultaneously affirm the noetic effects of sin and that revelation is our final authority. The question this raises is, How do you access that revelation? And can it be construed without resorting to partial knowledge of finite, sinful creatures whose outlook is shaped by their own cultures, personalities, experiences?
You are quite right that Geneva and Rome are not the only games in town. Please extend me the courtesy of recognizing that I am not a neo-Reformed thinker who elevates tradition above the text, for my own views are not entirely in one or the other camp. It should be added that Wright's view is not the only alternative to Geneva and Rome, either. I simply think that he's missed it on Paul's view of justification, but that shouldn't turn me into a hard-core reformed thinker just because I think he's wrong.
I hope this clarifies things a bit.
- Michael F. Bird said...
I regret that I should have written "hardly" instead of "no" and I will modify the post accordingly. Thanks for your clarification.
- Dan Wallace said...
Thanks, Mike. I so appreciate your spirit!
BTW, I regret that I didn't contact you when I was down under. My first visit there. I must say that Sydney felt like home like no other place. By 'home' I mean where I grew up--Newport Beach, CA. Sydney was NB with skyscrapers. I'd love to come back and, if the opportunity arose, speak at some schools. I did have the opportunity to do a seminar on textual criticism at Trinity College in Perth. Great time!


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An article written by the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute's (ARI's) Desiccant Cooling and Dehumidification Equipment Product Section has been sent to 10,000 newspapers throughout the United States through the North American Precis Syndicate (NAPS). The article explains how desiccant systems can save homeowners and businesses money on heating and cooling costs while improving indoor air quality for a more healthful and comfortable environment. ARI notes that past articles like this have generated a lot of press.
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Caught this with my iPhone. Phenomenal sunset last night behind "We" by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. Part of the Vancouver Biennale on English Bay above the appropriately named Sunset Beach.
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My daughter's dance company at Arts Umbrella (here in Vancouver) staged a flashmob at YVR last weekend. Here HuffPo has picked up the story. They were on Good Morning America on Monday …
25th anniversary of the Haida blockade
Excellent article in the Tyee today, looking back at the turn of forestry practices and the return of culture in this province.
We Gathered to Say Haw'aa
Celebrating, 25 years later, the Haida blockade that helped win a crucial fight to save forests.
By Caitlyn Vernon, Today, TheTyee.ca
Think back 25 years. Picture the way forestry used to happen along the coast of British Columbia. I remember driving past clear cuts that stretched from river bottom to mountain top, hillsides looking completely shaved of all life. Massive piles of log debris obstructing streams, preventing salmon from spawning. With increasing speed, the ancient trees that had taken thousands of years to grow were being mowed down for timber and toilet paper.
But not everyone was just standing by. On Meares Island off the west coast of Vancouver Island, the First Nations joined forces with environmentalists to stop logging. And on Haida Gwaii a campaign had been in the works since the early 1970s to protect the southern part of the archipelago. It was called the South Moresby wilderness proposal.
As a kid in the early '80s I had the poster of Burnaby Narrows on my wall. It seemed this iconic image from South Moresby was everywhere at the time — the bright sea stars and abundance of rich intertidal life illustrating the beauty of the area and raising awareness of the need to protect it from logging.
Read the entire article here.
Take a look at this freeriding video produced for network television a few years ago. Just dug it out of the archives. I had the good fortune to work with Jay Hoots and several other experts and coaches to create this feature about injuries and how to avoid them. One of the most spectacular and dangerous sports around. Some really accomplished riders in this piece.
Vancouver Opera gives Lillian Alling world premiere
If you're thinking about heading out for a walk this weekend, you're probably planning on a few hours, tops – and likely on pavement, or at very least a well-worn path.
But when Russian émigré Lillian Alling went for a walk in the 1920s, she strode clear across North America – through dense bush and over steep mountain passes – with nothing but the clothes on her back and an iron pipe for protection on her way from New York to British Columbia, then north to the Yukon.
Complete article here.
Stunning commitment to original work from the Vancouver Opera. Here is another example of their innovation.
Tear the Curtain!
From the Arts Club release:
Glamour! Intrigue! Suspense! A collaboration with the innovative Electric Company Theatre, the premiere of this stylish thriller is inspired by the "reel" history of the Stanley Theatre. Experience a multimedia spectacle featuring your favourite Hollywood film noir archetypes: the mob boss, the femme fatale, the hardboiled detective, and his girl Friday. Does the truth lie somewhere between the stage and the screen?
Photo: Brian Johnson
Trailer from long-awaited "Tear the Curtain"
This is a must see. World premiere of the Electric Company Theatre's "Tear the Curtain" at the Stanley Theatre. It opens September 9.


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Hey Cats!
It has been quite a while since I've had a chance to blog, so I'm happy to be back! Even though I don't have homework anymore, 9-5 every day is a lot more time consuming than I thought it was going to be, so a lot of evenings after I go to the gym (if I make it there) and cook dinner, it's 8:30 and time for Bravo and then bed. And since I'm still making friends, I try to do something social on the weekends, like a normal person, so that's cut out a lot of weekend blogging time as well. But I think we would all agree that real friends are more important than my blog, as fun as it is. I digress.
Speaking of the 9-5, I actually really enjoy the routine of going to work every day. Honestly, I've always really liked working. It makes me feel like a productive member of society, it gives me a sense of accomplishment, and I think it gives me a constant opportunity to learn something new, whether that's about my industry, or about how to do better at my job.
My first job ever was a summer nanny when I was in high school. That position taught me how to get to work on time and be a semi-responsible person, and led me to develop incredibly unhealthy spending habits, but that's a story for another day.
The summer after my sophomore year in college, I interned at a law firm in my hometown. It started as two days of shadowing the attorneys, because at that time I wanted to go to law school, but then they told me to come back on the third day, and I just kept showing up until it was time for me to go back to school. That experience will probably always be my favorite, because I learned so much, everything was so interesting, and I loved the people I worked with. I could always tell that they wanted to help me be my best, so that's what I always tried to do, and continue to try to do.
First of all, the experience of just being in a professional environment was incredibly valuable. Seeing how everyone interacted with each other, with clients, and with other professionals in the field taught me how to interact with those people as well. I observed that it was important to treat people with respect, but also that sometimes it's necessary to let people know when you mean business. I believe that professionalism is an incredibly important skill to master, and something that should be exhibited in everything from a cover letter, interview, follow-up email, and every day you show up to work. Even on a Monday. This glimpse of the real world that I got from my internship was something that not only helped me get jobs, but it helped me understand what type of environment I work best in. That being said, choosing a job is a bit like choosing a college- yes, they have to accept you, but first it's important to do your research to make sure that it's the place for you, and that your values line up with the company's.
One other valuable lesson I learned at this job was never to say, "that's not my job". Well, I learned how valuable that kind of an attitude is in the workplace. My dad told me that many times growing up, but I never understood why a team-player attitude was so important until I started working in an office. About the second week, I was told to organize the supply closet. I was less than thrilled about this task, because it was across the hall from everyone else's office, and at this point I still thought my role was practically a junior attorney (L O L). But I did it anyways. It took me about three days. I didn't whine about it, I didn't try to get out of it, and I only cried once when I fell off the stepladder and bruised myself in three places. I also didn't do a crappy job just to get it over with. I have learned that if you work with excellence in even the smallest of tasks, people notice, and they're more likely to give you larger, more important responsibilities. Also, one time the toilet overflowed in the bathroom, and I had to clean it up. At first I thought about trying to get out of it…that was definitely not my job. I mean, I had cleaned someone else's toilet on a mission trip, but that was for Jesus. We had a cleaning crew for this. But then, I thought about how much damage it could do, and how clients would react to a closed women's restroom. Not pretty. So, I cleaned it up, and then spent the next forty-five minutes with a towel trying to soak up the water that had leaked onto the carpet in the hall. Not exactly my favorite day at work, but definitely a memorable one. Through these and other experiences, I learned how important it is, especially in an entry-level position, to have a positive attitude no matter what is thrown at you, and to go into work with the idea that you're there to help the company as a whole achieve a common goal. So if that means helping a co-worker when she's overwhelmed, do it. If that means subbing in for the janitor, do it. Now, I'm not saying to let people take advantage of you. If you have too much on your plate, don't feel like you have to do extra things. And obviously, don't ever do anything unethical. But by viewing your position as a member of a team rather than an individual, you will show those around you that you take not only yourself seriously, but that you are a full supporter of the company and it's purpose, and that will get you pretty far.
So if you're starting from the bottom, the idea is to make sure your whole team gets here. At least that's what Drake says.
What was the most valuable lesson you learned from your first job? Let me know!
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How to Propagate Blue Rug Juniper
Blue Rug juniper, also known as Wiltonii juniper, is a sturdy, low-growing, thick carpet of silvery blue foliage that takes on a purple cast in winter. Although Blue Rug juniper won't grow more than 4 to 6 inches tall, a single plant can span a width of 8 to 10 feet. Blue Rug juniper is a drought-tolerant, nearly indestructible evergreen that will grow in almost any well-drained soil, making it a good choice for steep, difficult slopes. Although upright forms of juniper are difficult to propagate, low-growing juniper such as Blue Rug are easily propagated by taking a stem cutting in summer or winter.
Fill a celled planting container with a mixture of half coarse sand and half commercial potting mixture. Set the planting container in a tray of water and allow the potting mixture to draw up water until it's thoroughly damp. Remove the container from the water and set it aside until you're ready to plant the Blue Rug juniper cuttings.
Cut 5- to 6-inch tips from the stems of a healthy Blue Rug juniper using sharp pruners that have been wiped with rubbing alcohol to kill any bacteria. Make the cuts just below a needle or a leaf node, which is where a needle is about to emerge.
Strip the needles from the bottom third of the stems, leaving the upper needles intact. Use the tip of a sharp knife to scrape the outer bark from the bottom inch of the stems. Wounding the stems will stimulate rooting.
Dip the end of the cuttings in powdered rooting hormone and tap off the excess powder with your finger. Plant the cuttings in the celled planting container with the needled section above the potting mixture. Settle the potting mixture around the cuttings by misting lightly with a spray bottle.
Slide the planting container into a clear plastic bag. Install a piece of bent wire or some small stakes to keep the plastic from falling onto the cuttings.
Put the planting container in bright, indirect light in a room where the temperature will be maintained at about 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
Check the cuttings daily. If the potting mixture is dry to the touch, mist it lightly. Don't water excessively as too much moisture can rot the cuttings.
Move the Blue Rug juniper cuttings to individual 4-inch planting containers when the roots are about an inch long. To determine whether the cuttings are rooted and ready to transplant, dig one cutting carefully with a spoon. Check the progress of the cutting, then replant it. Rooting can take as little as three weeks or as long as three months.
Plant the Blue Rug juniper outdoors several months after the roots are well-established. A longer indoor period will result in a sturdier plant with a better chance of survival.
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Things Needed
- Celled planting container
- Coarse sand
- Commercial potting mixture
- Tray
- Sharp pruners
- Rubbing alcohol
- Sharp knife
- Powdered rooting hormone
- Spray bottle
- Clear plastic bag
- Bent wire or small stakes
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Marina is a Russian born, London based entrepreneur and mentor who fell in love with internet at an early age. Marina has now over 7 years' experience working with early stage, high growth potential tech startups and investors looking to invest in tech.
Early Years
Marina grew up in a small town in Lithuania in what was then the Soviet Union after her father, an atomic engineer was relocated there from St. Petersburg to build a power plant in the region. With a talent for languages and a thirst for knowledge Marina headed to Germany, to study in Dresden University of Technology where she later completed her degree in Sociology and Media studies.
After university Marina joined Daimler Benz as a member of their newly formed internet marketing department and was immediately hooked by what she identified as the huge promise of digital marketing. After that she decided to move to London in the winter of 2010 for its reputation as the best place in Europe for launching a digital business.
London, Tech City and the startup scene
Whilst improving her skills as an internet marketer Marina found herself networking with many different startup founders and launched a digital platform for startups called Dreamstake . Together with her two co-founders she has been advising startups on fundraising. She organised pitching and knowledge sharing events for them. Dreamstake platform was the world's only tech startup platform that matches founders to the investors who best suit their requirements using a unique startup rating algorithm that looks at more than 50 data points.
Having been at the forefront of London's tech revolution which began in 2010 when Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson jointly launched Tech City UK, Marina has run countless startup workshops both independently and on behalf of Dreamstake, as well as acting as a mentor at numerous accelerators and incubators i.e. MassChallenge UK, Startup Weekend, Google Campus, Pioneers.io and 4YFN (4 Years from Now), and as a strategic advisor to investors.
Marina's advice and ability to help early stage tech startups navigate through all of the obstacles on the path to a successful fundraising have seen her quickly gain a reputation as somebody with their finger on the pulse of the startup scene. Her longevity in a startup world that is notoriously difficult to survive in marks her out as a key personality and somebody worth seeking the advice of, not just for startups, but also for investors.


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Dear sufferers, For about 3 years now, I have suffered much ankle and leg swellings and just wonder if anyone else has the same. I have been disabled for some 30 years with Fibro and M.E. so it could be as a result of just being so disabled, but I had swelling of the hands and fingers a few years back and that turned out to be through fibromyalgia, according to the specialist I saw.
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Lolly Willowes: Opera in Two Acts
Poster and promotional videos for Lolly Willowes (Opera in Two Acts):
Lolly Willowes (Opera in Two Acts, 2017-18) by Michael Alec Rose, is based on the 1926 novel by Sylvia Townsend Warner. The opera was funded by the maximum Artist Development Grant ($15,000) from the Houston Arts Alliance, together with an online fundraising campaign (which reached a stretch goal of $8,500), with a professional company of singers, players, theatrical director, choreography for two dancers, costume designer, set designer, etc.). Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH), April 18 and 20, 2019:
String Quartet No. 3 (1986), Puck Quartet, The Baltimore Station Shelter for Veterans, March 29, 2019; Maryland Correctional Institution for Women, March 30, 2019:
Lolly Willowes (Opera in Two Acts, 2017-18), funded by the maximum Artist Development Grant ($15,000) from the Houston Arts Alliance, together with an online fundraising campaign (which reached a stretch goal of $8,500), with a professional company of singers, players, theatrical director, choreography for two dancers, costume designer, set designer, etc.). Based on the novel by Sylvia Townsend Warner. Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH), April 18 and 20, 2019:
Message of Puissant Baal (for mixed chorus and piano), Inversion Ensemble, conducted by Trevor Shaw, on its Summer Concerts ("Heroes/Monsters"), June 1 & 2, 2019, Austin, Texas.
A Tree of Life, ALIAS Ensemble, Nashville, Tennessee, June 4, 2019.
Composer-in-Residence with the Cassatt String Quartet, Seal Bay Festival, Vinalhaven Island, Maine, with premiere performances throughout the region of Maine Title (String Quartet No. 7, 2018) July 11-18, 2019:
Myotonic (Caprice No. 4 for Solo Viola, 2018), Diana Mathews, viola, Concert Series, Wimbledon, London, October 25, 2019.
(photo credit: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts)
In memoriam: Mary Oliver (1935-2019)
Michael Alec Rose has set three of Mary Oliver's poems, now accessible via Soundcloud:
1) "In Blackwater Woods," Mezzo-soprano Sharon Mabry and pianist Lynn Rice-See.
(The second song of Rose's song cycle titled "The Way In" (1986).)
2) "First Snow," Mezzo-soprano Sharon Mabry and pianist Lynn Rice-See.
(The fourth and final song of Rose's song cycle titled "The Way In" (1986).)
3) "Sleeping in the Forest," Tenor Tony Boutté and pianist Margaret Kampmeir.
This song comes from my 1985 song cycle News of the Universe. This performance was part of the 2015 retrospective of music by Michael Alec Rose at Opera America/National Opera Center in New York City. Reflections by the composer:
Especially moving for me is Tony and Peggy's interpretation of this song, performed here 30 years after the two of them premiered the song cycle at the Eastman School. Back then, I was the first composer to ask and receive Ms. Oliver's permission to set her work to music. I'm thinking of putting what she said to me (when I finally met her a few years ago) on my tombstone: "You still doing that? Composing? You know, you're the only one I ever liked." I was so flabbergasted I didn't know what to say. I won't tell you what foolish and inarticulate thing I said. To be painfully evenhanded, it too should go on my tombstone.
Michael Alec Rose: Three Interventions
—Premiere of THREE INTERVENTIONS at the Blanton Museum, Austin, Texas, May 19, 2018:
—Interview with Michael Alec Rose on KMFA 89.5 Austin Classical Radio:
Recent Completed Works, Premieres:
-Musica senza rumore (2017), suite for solo piano, composed for Prince Jonathan Doria and the Doria Pamphilj Gallery in Rome, Italy, premiere (TBA) in collaboration with the Rome Chamber Music Festival.
– Lolly Willowes, music drama in two acts, performances in April 2019 at MATCH Midtown Arts & Theater Center in Houston, Texas.
February 11, 2018
Ching-Yi Lin, violin
Andrew Braddock, viola
Cole Concert Hall
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacodoches, Texas
—performances of Caprices #1 and #3 for solo viola, and Mornington Caprice (#2) for violin and viola
February 25, 2018
Melissa Treinkman, mezzo-soprano (doctoral recital)
Jasper Jimenez, piano
USC Thornton School of Music
Rilke Songs: Music set to poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
—performances of "October Day" and "The Way In" from the song cycle The Way In
This recital will be live-streamed at: https://youtu.be/uVz-9TmSQfs
Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 8:00 PM
Violins of Hope: Music of the Holocaust for Strings and Winds
Musicians of the Blair School of Music and the Nashville Symphony
The program includes the following:
Michael Alec Rose, The Entire World: Jewish Songs from Eastern Europe (flute, violin, and cello)
Friday, May 4, 2018
"Pastorals": a program celebrating the links between music and craft
Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin
London premiere of Il Ritorno: Perambulation for Solo Violin (composed for Peter, 2014-2016)
Performance at The Forge, Craft Central, Isle of Dogs, London
May 17, 2018
Three Interventions for string quartet, commissioned by Austin Camerata for its premiere at the Blanton Museum of Art, in front of the three artworks which inspired the music.
June 5, 2018
Featured guest artist, joining photographer Brian Peterson for a special event at the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The event will focus on the elusive subject of Beauty, honoring the release of Mr. Peterson's new book I Give My Eyes…
September 15, 2018
One Day University lecture, New York City (registration required)
"Beethoven and the Beatles: Hearing the Connection"
September 21, 2018
Il Ritorno: Perambulation for Unaccompanied Violin (2013-2015), Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin. Music, Technology and Innovation Research Centre, De Montfort University (Leicester, UK): "Bringing New Music to New Audiences" (International Conference).
October 3, 2018
Hopeful Monsters (for string orchestra, 2011), Ramakrishnan Kumaran, conductor, Faculty Composers Concert, Blair School of Music, Nashville, Tennessee.
November 2017 release (click here to read four international reviews of this recording):
Musica senza rumore: research trip to the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy to meet with Prince Jonathan Doria and begin composing a new work for him, inspired by his gallery's great collection.
March 20, 2017
–copia, pour Cor (nu?) en Fa (2015), Leslie Norton, horn. Blair School of Music, Nashville, Tennessee,.
Fall semester, 2017
Academic leave, for the composition of Lolly Willowes
October 19, 2017
Canticle (Fourth Viola Sonata, 2015). World premiere by Kathryn Plummer, viola and Craig Nies, piano,, Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music.
October 21, 2017
Rousseaux (Sixth String Quartet, 2016). World premiere by the Blair String Quartet, Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music. Each movement belongs to a different Rousseau—Jean-Jacques, Théodore, and Henri—and the ways they (respectively) defined, fulfilled, and departed from the Romantic spirit.
November 17, 2017
Release of CD of music for solo and two violins (Divine Art/Metier Records), including the large-scale cycle Il Ritorno: Perambulation for Unaccompanied Violin (2013-2015), Diaphany (2016), Mornington Caprice (2016), and Unturned Stones: Duo for Violin and Viola (2012).
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text: Alexander The Great - Discussion Board - Movie Forum - Discuss Alexander The Great - Discussion Forum - Alexander Forum Click image to visit the main site alexander-the-great.co.ukTalk about the Oliver Stone movie "Alexander" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in LETO ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY HARASSING A journalist Goto page Previous 1, 2 alexander-the-great.co.uk Forum Index -> Jared Leto View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message AlexielJoined: 18 Jan 2005Posts: 169Location: Italy Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:56 pm Post subject: I have no idea,because I reaf an exctract from a random article in a forum,btw,this is the part on Jared... "Despite the furry hat and mountain-man beard, his laser-blue eyes give Jared Leto away. The star of Oliver Stone's Alexander is part of the crush celebrating the Sundance Film Festival premiere of fashion photographer David LaChapelle's debut feature, Rize. The faithful, sporting VIP wristbands, have gathered here in the atrium of a building in Park City, Utah, an office space transformed into something called the Queer Lounge. It seems an appropriate venue to renew my acquaintance with Leto, who was in the 2000 Sundance film American Psycho, and to tell him how sorry I was to have given Alexander a miss. 'I didn't get to see you snog Colin Farrell,' I offer. Feeling warm and fuzzy, Leto gives me a bear hug and whispers in my ear, 'You didn't get to see me **** his ass either.' So it goes at Sundance, one of the few open-to-the-public events where the intensely private people known as movie stars let it all hang out. Leto is 'just hanging out, snowboarding', he tells me." Back to top nebari_at_heartJoined: 30 Dec 2004Posts: 114Location: Sussex Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 10:10 pm Post subject: sorry, gpoing back a bit here - i heard that colin's bro was gay, i think....maybe people twisted......though i kinda like the whole CALL JARED thing that was damn funny! jared has a great, quirky lil sense of humour - man i lov im! Back to top MazJoined: 08 May 2005Posts: 88Location: England Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 10:34 pm Post subject: nebari_at_heart wrote: i heard that colin's bro was gay Yeah, he is. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First alexander-the-great.co.uk Forum Index -> Jared Leto All times are GMT + 1 HourGoto page Previous 1, 2 Page 2 of 2 Jump to: Select a forum Forum Information----------------AnnouncementsSay Hello Alexander The Great----------------Discuss 'Alexander' the Movie - Post ReleaseDiscuss 'Alexander' the Movie - Pre-ReleaseDiscuss 'Alexander' the man Fanzone----------------Colin FarrellAngelina JolieVal KilmerJared LetoAnthony HopkinsRosario DawsonJonathan Rhys-MeyersIan BeattieOther Cast Members Off Topic----------------General Discussion You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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The FPIES Foundation was proud to, once again, be a Rare Diseases Day Partner Organization and to follow Rare Diseases Day activities, encouraging FPIES families participation!
FPIES families helped to show the impact of Rare Diseases across the nation, and bringing further awareness to FPIES in our online communities by participating in the "Handprints Across America" campaign. Participants were encouraged to print a Handprints Across America flyer and take a picture to have displayed on the Rare Diseases Day Gallery. FPIES made the gallery- a few times!
A fellow FPIES mom, Stacy Ruskuski,created her own unique Handprints Across America symbol by adding FPIES and her daughter's name to the RDD logo and shared it with the online support communities. Solidarity in rare diseases.
FPIES is a rare disorder and everyone has a story. Sharing your story helps others understand what it is like to live with Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome. National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) collects compelling stories, and encouraged submissions during Rare Diseases Day week. NORD is continuing to collect stories for their 30th Anniversary Celebration. Submit your story to NORD today!
You can also continue to support families with FPIES by submitting your story for the Inspiring Family Stories page of our website. So many families have expressed their gratitude for the family stories shared, raising awareness and support. You are not alone.
FPIES was included in a report and photo slideshow put together by CBS News for Rare Diseases Day that "includes photos from the Handprints Across America gallary. Great support for the main goal of the day, which is education and awareness."
We thank you for your support during Rare Diseases Day weeks activities and furthering awareness about FPIES. We thank every member of this community, for helping one another "Alone we are rare, together we are strong".
This post was written by the Executive Board of The FPIES Foundation
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The Implications of Brain Research for Distance Education
Katrina A. Meyer
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership
University of North Dakota
posted on FB in 2013 https://www.facebook.com/plamen.miltenoff/posts/10100455869591041
The brain is actually three brains: the ancient reptilian brain, the limbic brain, and the cortical brain. This article will focus on the limbic brain, because it may be most important to successfully using interactive video or web-based video. The limbic brain monitors the external world and the internal body, taking in information through the senses as well as body temperature and blood pressure, among others. It is the limbic brain that generates and interprets facial expressions and handles emotions, while the cortical brain handles symbolic activities such as language as well as action and strategizing. The two interact when an emotion is sent from the limbic to the cortical brain and generates a conscious thought; in response to a feeling of fear (limbic), you ask, "what should I do?" (cortical).
The importance of direct eye contact and deciphering body language is also important for sending and picking up clues about social context.
The loss of social cues is important because it may affect the quality of the content of the presentation (by not allowing timely feedback or questions) but also because students may feel less engaged and become frustrated with the interaction, and subsequently lower their assessment of the class and the instructor (Reeves & Nass, 1996). Fortunately, faculty can provide such social cues verbally, once they are aware of the importance of helping students use these new media.
Attachment theory also supports the importance of physical and emotional connections.
As many a struggling teacher knows, students are often impervious to learning new concepts. They may replay the new information for a test, but after time passes, they revert to the earlier (and likely wrong) information. This is referred to as the "power of mental models." As explained in Marchese (2000), when we view a tree, it is not as if we see the tree in our head, as in photography.
The coping strategies of the two hemispheres are fundamentally different. The left hemisphere's job is to create a belief system or model and to fold new experiences into that belief system. If confronted with some new information that doesn't fit the model, it relies on Freudian defense mechanisms to deny, repress or confabulate – anything to preserve the status quo. The right hemisphere's strategy is to play "Devil's Advocate," to question the status quo and look for global inconsistencies. When the anomalous information reaches a certain threshold, the right hemisphere decides that it is time to force a complete revision of the entire model and start from scratch (Ramachandran & Blakeslee, 1998, p. 136).
While much hemispheric-based research has been repudiated as an oversimplification (Gackenbach, 1999), the above description of how new information eventually overwhelms an old world view may be the result of multiple brain functions – some of which work to preserve our models and others to alter – that help us both maintain and change as needed.
Self-talk is the "the root of empathy, understanding, cooperation, and rules that allow us to be successful social beings. Any sense of moral behavior requires thought before action" (Ratey, 2001, p. 255).
Healy (1999) argues that based on what we know about brain development in children, new computer media may be responsible for developing brains that are largely different from the brains of adults. This is because "many brain connections have become specialized for . . . media" (p. 133); in this view, a brain formed by language and reading is different from a brain formed by hypermedia. Different media lead to different synaptic connections being laid down and reinforced, creating different brains in youngsters raised on fast-paced, visually-stimulating computer applications and video games. "Newer technologies emphasize rapid processing of visual symbols . . . and deemphasize traditional verbal learning . . . and the linear, analytic thought process . . . [making it] more difficult to deal with abstract verbal reasoning" (Healy, 1999, p. 142).
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Storytime for Threes
Tuesday, November 269:30—10:00 AMLarge Conference RoomWilmington Memorial Library175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA, 01887
This theme-based storytime for three year olds includes books, rhymes, music and a fun craft. It is designed to be a "kids-only" program, but parents and caregivers are welcome to attend.
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HAM LAKE, Minn. -- When it comes to getting healthy and fit, most people have to work hard at it. With chronic illness stacked against her, Regan Birr has had to work extra hard. She hasn't let that stop her from getting in the best shape of her life.
Regan was diagnosed with lupus shortly after graduating college. She was a competitive curler at the time and was forced to give up the sport, as the illness took away her strength and energy. Regan says she fell into depression during that time.
"I had to give everything up that I loved," said Regan. "I could hardly stand during the day.... Those were dark days for years. I basically sat on my couch."
Regan took IV Cytoxan, a breast cancer chemotherapy treatment, for 2.5 years to suppress her overactive immune system. The treatment helped her lupus go into remission, but even in remission she was still extremely weak and needed a cane to get up the stairs.
"It wasn't until I changed my diet that I really started feeling better," said Regan.
She started a low-glycemic index diet to counter the inflammation brought on by lupus. She says the diet has been key both in her recovery and the maintenance of her recovery.
"All you gotta do is look at the glycemic index chart," said Regan. "Pick foods that are low or mid not high."
For breakfast Regan likes to have steel cut oats and berries with egg whites. She eats protein in each meal and often includes mixed nuts. She also adds salad to most meals. She eats rye instead of wheat, and makes her own rye bread. For meat, she eats fish, poultry, turkey and bison. She often takes a can of salmon with her as a meal on the go during work.
"Then you get more energy once you change your diet, so you can then carry out exercise," said Regan.
She still thanks her sister for encouraging her to try exercising and lifting some light weights. She started out exercising just five minutes a day. Regan now works out every day for 20 to 30 minutes in her home.
"I don't work hard; I just work steady," said Regan. "Even if people wave their hands in the air, they're still getting exercise."
She does low impact cardio, walking in place for two minutes while reaching arms overhead, then switches to strength training using no more than 2 pound dumbbells for two minutes. She pauses to stretch her muscles in between each segment. She then goes back to cardio, and so on.
Regan had to modify her workouts to compensate for the arthritis brought on by lupus. She used knowledge from her engineering degree to formulate a strength training program that was easy on the joints.
"My program is called JointSense, which is low torque exercise," said Regan. "Basically it came out of necessity. It's the only exercise I can really do, so that's what's helping me stay fit and stay healthy and stay happy."
Regan says everything clicked once she began eating right and exercising.
"Pain went down, energy went up, strength went up, I didn't need my cane anymore," said Regan who still takes prednisone and plaquenil to keep the lupus symptoms at bay. "It just all came together."
After achieving her own success, Regan created a program called Regan MOVES. She trains others who are also coping with chronic illness, teaching them how to implement JointSense.
Regan gave up competitive curling for about five years due to lupus. She's now back at it and better than ever, competing at the national level with her sights set high.
"My grandma just stopped curling last year at age 90," said Regan. "I want to be like her. Yeah heck yeah, I've got dreams. I want to go to the Olympics, and I've got high goals."
There is currently no cure for lupus. Regan and her husband Todd have created Lupus Spiel USA, which is the largest curling pro-am in the U.S. All proceeds go to lupus research. In three years they've raised more than $115 thousand towards finding a cure.


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Reported in Adweek, Waggener Edstrom shares research that shows a connection between the words used to describe your company in the press, and share price. It does not show causality – as claimed:
Words to the Wise Can Boost Share Price
I guess it isn't too surprising that when words like "innovative" and "cutting edge" are used by journalists to describe your company it is positively correlated with share price.
I wonder which is the chicken and which is the egg? I think these words are used to describe successful organizations – after the fact.
While not predictive; there are important implications here. We will have the best results when we describe what we are doing with the most powerful and carefully chosen words. We need to use the language of the people, not the language of the corporation.
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14 Great Photos of Taiwan by Adam Chang
- By: Guest Author
Adam Chang is an award winning freelance Art Director/Designer based in Brooklyn, New York who occasionally enjoys photography when he has a chance to get out of the office. He has taken some great photos from all over the world, which you can view on his website. Here is a selection of some of Adam's pictures from Taiwan.
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Chris Landry "Time Goes By"
Chris Landry releases the first single off his upcoming project called "Time Goes By" while he is currently back home in Houston working on the visual. Be on the lookout for the Official Video coming soon and standby for the mixtape "Something to Prove" Hosted by DJ Frank White and DJ Iceberg dropping June 13th.
Twitter: @RealChrisLandry
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you are NOT ENOUGH
I know, a bit of a controversial title we have there 😉 but all I am saying is – we all have a tendency to quantify ourselves by this world's standards. And more often than not we fall short. The truth is we are way more than that, we are MORE THAN ENOUGH! Have a read below and see how Holley captures this concept in a very funny but real way 😉 and you can see this full photoshoot here.
Yep, I'm intimidated by you.
And by you, I mean women. Put me in a room of my peers and it won't be long before my hands are sweaty and I'm shaking in my boots (yeah, the cute ones I bought from TJ Maxx in the hopes they'd somehow hypnotize everyone into liking me—you know what I'm talking about). It got so bad I even took drastic measures a few summers ago. I went to the library and I checked out all the social skills books. The ones like, "How to Have Friends and Influence People without Relying on Your TJ Maxx Boots." And I read all of them. I know—don't say I didn't warn you.
Through my ambitious pursuit of coolness, I discovered that my insecurities came from a much deeper place than an inability to make coherent small talk at times. What I thought might be some sort of social ailment turned out to be a spiritual one. Inside a voice whispered, "You're not enough." Depending on the day, an extra word might be thrown into that sentence— You're not pretty enough. You're not outgoing enough. You're not likeable enough. So I kept spinning my wheels on an endless treadmill. I'd make progress in one area only to realize I had miles to go in another.
Exhausted, I finally began pondering and praying. "Lord," I asked, "Why do women feel as if we're not enough?" It seemed I heard a whisper in response, "Because they're not." For a moment I thought I had some holy static happening. "Excuse me, God, it sounded like you said, 'We're not enough.' Could you repeat that pretty please?" Again, gently and firmly, "You are not enough." By then I started thinking perhaps my heart had dialed the wrong number and the devil was on the line.
But in that pause it seemed God finished the sentence, "You are not enough…in me you are so much more."
We are much more than pretty…we are wonderfully made. We are much more than likeable…we are deeply loved. We are much more than okay…we are daughters of the King. '
I think the enemy tricks us into believing we are not enough because he knows if we discover the truth we'll be unstoppable.
If you've embraced that lie like I did then together we can start trading it for the truth… We are chosen, cherished, created women who have all we need to fulfill God's plans for our lives. He has made us just as He wants us to be. We have something to offer that no one else can bring…and the world is waiting. Girls, let's stop shaking in our boots and instead start standing tall for Him together. I can't do it alone—will you be in this with me?
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For years, people have filled their homes with plants — umbrella plants, African violets, all kinds of plants, big and small.
Office Pride
Pegula Sports & Entertainment, LLC found that sometimes a little dirt in the office isn't a bad thing.
Er, make that "DIRTT," as in the brand of prefabricated walls that form some of the executive offices in PSE's space on the second floor of a redeveloped building in downtown Buffalo.
The custom-fit, clear glass walls were a key part of the design when the company decided to move from its temporary home in a nearby office tower to The Fairmont, an eight-story, mixed-use building that dates to 1920. Now PSE has new digs and a new attitude, thanks to a super-modern workplace where creative collaboration is what it's all about.
Laid back, cool, organic – those words describe the culture here as well as the interior design. It's an unconventional work environment and that's just the way PSE likes it, said Frank Cravotta, Executive Vice President of Creative Services.
"We love it," he gushed. "It's a very unique, old building and what we did was design our space in a way that has a lot of modern amenities to it. Our vision for it was a couple of things: We liked the history of the building, the open nature of the floor plan, the exposed brick – it was all intriguing. We wanted to have a mix of that history left over while at the same time creating within that a light, modern, energetic space. So we have a series of executive offices along the perimeter with glass facades and then the majority of the workspace is an open concept."
There's a lot going on here, with more than 70 employees handling graphic design, motion graphics, animation, videography, video editing and more. PSE, headed by Terry and Kim Pegula, oversees the couple's professional sports holdings including the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres, the Buffalo Bandits lacrosse team and the Rochester Americans hockey team. Also under the PCE umbrella is Black Rock Entertainment.
Look around the office and you see clusters of Herman Miller® workstations but also casual seating areas that encourage conversation and collaboration. There's a kitchen at one end, a ping pong table nearby and a social media hub whose floor is the type of green turf found on sports fields. Graphic designers personalized the office a step further by creating PSE-branded "graffiti" on the walls in bold colors.
"We like where we're at," Cravotta said. "There's a real sense of family. We work together, we eat lunch together, we play together. There's a big lounge/living room area with a TV where we review videos and watch major sporting events together."
"Cubicle wastelands are a thing of the past," said Angela Strong, team lead at Millington Lockwood Business Interiors.
She collaborated with PSE, building owner Ellicott Development Company, and Silvestri Architects P.C., among others, to transform approximately 9,000 square feet on the second floor. The building, located on the edge of Buffalo's historic Cobblestone District, once was a cold storage facility for the Fairmont Creamery. Now it boasts offices, a restaurant and 30 luxury apartments.
"What a cool space this turned out to be for PSE," said Strong. "It's fresh and modern with clean lines."
In just four months – a tight timeline, Strong admitted – the project went from concept to completion with nary a hitch.
"There were a lot of moving parts but there was collaboration every step of the way," she said. "This space turned out to be a perfect fit for the PSE team members and they really made it their own. I could not be more excited to see what PSE does next. They are so important – critical, really – to our city."
The philosophy is simple: Great physical space can enhance creativity and improve job performance.


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Warmer weather means taking the Slip-n-Slide out of storage, making generous use of the air conditioner, and (of course) family vacations. To make your next family getaway a lot more fun, here are five tips every parent should keep in mind.
Understand That Things Will Go Wrong
The idea of the "perfect vacation" is a fantasy invented by advertising executives to sell people timeshares. A real vacation, just like real life, involves missteps, obstacles, and wild unexpected events that make you curse the day Expedia.com was created. Expensive electronics will go missing. That cultural landmark you've been dying to see will have a line two hours long. And almost certainly, everything for sale will have a 100% markup.
While you can't always help these little bumps in the road, you can approach your vacation with the right attitude. Treat your trip like an adventure, complete with unforeseeable obstacles that give your excursion a little more spice. When things go awry, roll with it and treat it like a neat story that you will be able to tell your friends when you get back home.
Always Have Age-Appropriate Entertainment On Hand
Waiting patiently is a purely adult skill. Even the best-behaved child will inevitably start fighting, whining, and possibly even start acting out if they are forced to sit in one space for too long without any stimulation. This fact can cause problems on vacations, which often involve spending a lot of time sitting in the backseat of the car, waiting in a lobby for the tour guide to show up, or even just waiting in your hotel room for the rest of the family to get ready for the day's outing.
The simple solution is to just never be without something to keep the little ones occupied while they are waiting for the real fun to begin. Keep a backpack loaded with their favorite books, toys, and games that you can use to pacify younger travelers once you hit the doldrums of your family adventure.
Expect to Do Extra Planning
In your younger days, vacation planning probably meant shoving armfuls of clean clothes into a duffel bag and thinking that you will "get going sometime around 9 tomorrow." Now that you have a family, a lot more forethought is required if you want to have a good time on your trip.
Make a checklist for every single person with whom you'll be travelling. Does everyone have clothes to last them the entire trip? Does everyone have their medications? Did you pack enough toiletries? If you plan on doing some hiking, swimming, climbing, or other physically demanding activities, did you pack appropriate clothing items? Sitting down the make sure that you actually have all the necessities will save you from a lot of avoidable headaches.
Make Sure Your Kids Have the Right Expectations
If you are spending all of this time and energy into a vacation, it's probably because you want something different. Experiencing a different culture, a different routine, different sights, and different food is a classic and proven way to get of your rut and feel refreshed and invigorated. But the parts of a vacation that adults find fulfilling can be odd and even unbalancing for young kids who are used to a familiar routine. The shock of transferring to such a radically different environment can be difficult to handle, so it helps to get them prepared.
Be sure to show them pictures of where you are travelling. If there is a movie that is set in your destination (that's age appropriate) screen it for a family movie night. If there is a restaurant that features your destination's regional cuisine, give it a try for dinner one night. When your kids have a good idea of what to expect, the transition to all the new experiences will be a lot easier.
Don't Forget to Take Time Out for Yourself
Many people who plan a vacation with their family make the mistake of thinking that every single excursion or outing has to be family-oriented. In reality, a vacation should be for the parents as much as it is for the kids.
With that in mind, plan to spend at least one night alone with your significant other. That means checking daycare options in your destination, as well as more grown-up ways you can spend time together.


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ENAC (Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile – French National Commercial Aviation School) chose ECA Group A320 FTD flight simulation solution for which a FNPT II MCC qualification was given by DGAC (French Commercial Aviation Authority).
The A320 Flight simulator delivered by ECA Group to ENAC (Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile – French National Commercial Aviation School) has been qualified to FNPT II MCC (Flight Navigation & Procedure Trainer – Multi-Crew Cooperation) standard by DGAC-DSAC in autumn 2016.
This qualification, obtained after hours of extensive testing by aviation experts, certifies the quality of ECA Group Flight Training Device and its compliance with the highest requirement levels. Its makes the difference between a generic familiarization tool and a professional training system, allowing ENAC to teach the 20 mandatory hours for MCC pilot training on ECA Group simulator.
ENAC, located in Toulouse, France, is the leading aeronautics and aviation university in Europe, providing a broad range of training, studies and research activities. ENAC is known internationally for its training of ATPL and MPL pilots and welcomes more than 3000 students per year.
ECA Group A320 FTD has been qualified FNPT II MCC but it actually exceeds the requirements of the norm, as it has been designed to comply with EASA FSTD(A) FTD Level 2 standard. Lower quality solutions include either a generic aircraft simulation or drastic simplifications of cockpit panels. ECA Group's solution includes a unique combination of FFS Level hardware replicas and high fidelity simulation of Airbus A320 aircraft, allowing ENAC to use the simulator not only for MCC courses, but also to teach specific A320 procedures.
This FNPT II MCC qualification also shows ECA Group's capability to develop and provide the best Flight Training solutions to meet professional aviation training requirements, from Part Task Trainers and Procedure Trainers to Full Flight Simulators.


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- Meet Courtney
My very first week of college I sat anxiously in the office of CNU's Ferguson Center for the Arts. I was crossing my fingers, hoping to get an internship that would allow me to practice and learn the ins and outs of graphic design. I took a bit of a risk by asking the Marketing director for a student position but he allowed me in! I couldn't have picked a better organization or group of people to get involved with. As soon I as I started, I met Courtney. If you know Courtney you would agree that the best word to describe her would be "Sweet". Courtney is just an overall sweet person. She's soft spoken and gentle but yet has a sense of humor that can make any dreary office space exciting! I've worked with Courtney for almost 3 years now (I can't believe it's been that long!). I just love her and have learned so much from watching her work her magic on that giant, cinema sized Mac screen! We took a few shots of her the other week and here are some of my favorites!
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4 C cooked chicken, cubed 4.10
4 C chicken broth (mine is homemade) .30
2 cans navy beans-undrained 1.74
1 container fresh salsa medium heat 3.48
3 tsp cumin .20
1 clove garlic-minced .05
pepper to taste
8oz pepper jack cheese-shredded 2.00
3/4 C crushed corn chips (blenderize!) 1.00
1/2 fresh cilantro .30
Combine chicken broth, chicken, undrained beans, salsa, cumin, garlic, and pepper in a large sauce pan on medium heat. Bring to a boil then simmer 5 minutes to let flavors combine. Slowly stir in cheese and crushed corn chips until heated through. Turn off heat and stir in cilantro.
Divide into 4 C containers. This soup is ready to eat or freeze. I was able to make this chili into 3 dinners that cost me $4.39 each! I like how colorful this chili turned out, and it smells absolutely delicious.
Take care,
Christie aka Keeza


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Ayurveda at the Hotel Alpino Atlantico
Ayurveda , Wellness
Holiday destination
Portugal - Madeira
- Authentic ayurveda cure on the popular island of Madeira
- Less stress due to shorter travel time
- Small and cosy hotel directly on the cliffs with breathtaking view
- Madeira's first ayurveda center under German management
Regeneration & rejuvenation on the bloomy island of Madeira
Ayurveda Centre by Birgit Moukom
It is this special smile that's in your face and does not want to disappear after an Ayurvedic treatment. With its soothing effect, the treatment of Ayurveda will bring you well-being, relaxation and energy. Ayurveda is the oldest existing philosophy of life, and today has the same importance that it had thousands of years ago. Ayurveda is compared with a ritual that sees human beings as a whole. The word Ayurveda is composed of two Sanskrit words - AYUR - "Union of body, mind and soul" and VEDA - "eternal wisdom". With Ayurveda everyone can achieve this holistic balance; massage, herbal treatments, cleansing rituals and a personalized diet, will help you to get a more lasting balance and a more fulfilled life.
Ayurveda programs
Panchakarma Cure - Cleansing
The base of all cures is the cleansing one, also called Panchakarma. It brings an effective and sustainable detoxing, cleansing and regeneration. For a Panchakarma a minimum stay of 14 nights are required.
- Complete anamneses with pulse diagnosis
- Nutrition and Lifestyle Consulting
- Daily therapy plan with specific Ayurvedic massage
- Special treatments (pain relief treatment, weight loss, sleep disorders, etc.)
- Complementary therapies such as acupuncture, physiotherapy, coaching
- Personal and emotional support during the cure
- Lectures, yoga, meditation, cooking lessons, excursions
Relaxation Cure
Enjoy the relaxing, rejuvenating and detoxifying effects of ayurvedic massage, ayurvedic cooking and yoga. The relaxation treatments will give you a new vitality and joy for life. The cure brings relief and stability to stressed nerves. Enjoy a quiet moment in a personal atmosphere, with daily and pleasant oil massages; let the experienced therapists and the excellent ayurveda kitchen spoil you. 7 oder 14 nights.
- 6 x Yoga/Qi Gong in the morning
- 1 x Yogaphilosophy
- 1 x Yoga Nidra / breathing-exercises
- 1 x Basic-Anamnesis (45 minutes)
- 6 x Individual treatment
- 1 x Nutrition and Lifestyle consulting
- 1 x Ayurveda workshop
- 1 x Ayurveda cooking-lesson
- 1 x Meditation
from € 1.140,-
Travel dates
all year round
Any questions?
We are happy to help!Send us an E-Mail +43 (0) 732 27 28 10 +49 (0) 8621 90 241 40
Included services
- Accommodation Galo Resort Hotel Alpino Atlantico
- Ayurveda package as booked
- Ayurvedic full board and drinks
- Free access to the spa (400 qm) of the Galosol Hotel
- Free participation in daily exercises/activities (according to schedule) at the Galosol Hotel
- Pick up / drop off Funchal airport
Holiday destination
Hotel Alpino Atlantico on the island of Madeira
The Galo Resort Hotel Alpino Atlantico lies directly at the beach, on some little cliffs, overlooking the impressive blue atlantic sea. The airport of Funchal is about 8 km and the next village about 2,5 km away. The resort is located in one of the most beautiful bays of the island. Via staircase or elevator you directly reach the bay, which is protected from strong waves by lava stones. Enjoy a swim in the atlantic with best water quality (all year round between 18 to 24 degrees warm).
All 24 rooms and 3 suites of the Boutique Hotel have ocean view - with a little luck you can even watch dolphins in the bay. Enjoy the soothing sound of the sea and the fresh and clean sea breeze as much as the pleasant tranquillity. The newly renovated rooms are furnished with modern portuguese furnitures combined with old mahogany cupboard doors. The 2 x 2 m big beds with orthopedic mattresses guarantee recreative sleep. Minibar, water kettle, air conditioning, safe deposit box, SAT-TV and a spacious bathroom with bath tub, toilet, marble wash table, mirror and hairdryer complete the rooms equippment. The private balcony with frontal sea view invites to rest.
The "well-living" philosophy of the house contains:
- all rooms are furnished with high quality furniture
- wood and terracotta floors are hygienic and anti-allergic
- orthopedic mattresses
- anti-allergic bed sheets
- pillow menue
- use of mild, non-harming cleaning products
Environmental aspects:
- furniture made out of regional ressources
- waste separation already in the rooms
- optimised laundry management
- environmental friendly cleaning products
- energy saving lightings
- electronically regulated heating-cooling system
- solar power supply for warm water
Your holiday package includes delicious ayurvedic full board. The food can, whenever the weather allows, be enjoyed on the panoramic terrace.
The exclusive, panasiatic Spa area of the resort covers a surface of 400 qm and is an unique refugium for body, mind and soul, offering indoor pool and several saunas.
Especially nature lovers come to Madeira to enjoy. The islands landscape is very suitable for hikings of all kind. Popular is the so called "Levada hiking"; there you hike along the so called Levadas, the water courses of Madeira, through beautiful landscapes and vinyards, and maybe meet fruit and vegetable farmers in the groves. Wales and dolphins are also often seen along the coast.
- Easter supplement € 40,- (1.4.18)
- Christmas supplement € 50,-
- New Year's Eve supplement € 90,-
How to get there and flight booking
Destinations airport is Funchal. Daily arrival possible.
Flights may as well be booked through us. We investigate the best flight options and offer the latest public tariffs, which can vary throughout the day.
Pick up & drop off from Funchal intl. airport included. The drive to the resort takes about 15 minutes.
The mild gulfstream brings warm water temperatures all year round. Madeira is especially for it's pleasant climate popular. Mild winters and warm summers give the island the name "island of eternal spring". An influence on the weather have the north east trade during the summer time and the west winds during winter time.
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If you've ever tried to follow a recipe online while cooking simultaneously, you'll know it can be a messy business. Handy by Flora is a new Web app that aims to change all that, letting you control recipes' videos on YouTube without even having to touch your laptop.
Using gesture-control technology, cooks can operate the video by swiping their hand in front of the webcam attached to their laptop. All you need to do is copy and paste the URL of the YouTube video you want to watch into the box on the Handy by Flora website, and the video can play almost as normal. A small box in the top left-hand corner of the screen will show you the webcam's view, and a bar running along the top of that box will show you how the webcam is responding to your gestures.
A left-to-right swipe will play the video, whereas a right-to-left one pauses it. A second right-to-left swipe will rewind the video ten seconds, allowing you to easily catch up if you've missed anything. The technology has been jointly developed by Flora and a company called Lean Mean Fighting Machine over the past six months.
Wired.co.uk tried out Handy with a video of Jamie Oliver making his "Summer Peasto Fritatta" recipe. It worked very well on Chrome on a Mac, although it didn't work at all on Chrome on iPad. It was easy-to-use and more responsive than some gesture-controlled smart TVs we've tried. That said, at times it was too responsive and we found we could control it by accidentally moving our head in front of the webcam.
Still, it accurately rewound the video, letting us hear Jamie Oliver utter the word "peasto" three times in total—which was two times too many if we're being honest.
As Handy works for any YouTube video, this technology isn't restricted to operating recipe videos. At the moment it is only compatible with Google Chrome (although clearly not the iOS app version of Chrome), but Flora says it is working on bringing the application to other browsers and hardware, too. It would actually be great to see this kind of technology built straight into YouTube or perhaps have it available as a Chrome app in the future so that you don't have to go to a specific website to use it.
This story originally appeared on Wired UK.


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Getting Math Homework Help: Simple Hints For Students
Homework can become quite tricky for every student, especially if he is already has been drained by the school. Make sure that you do it right, and on time. It can become quite hard for someone who doesn't really know what to do and doesn't have any external help or to guide him. Here are a few places you should turn to if you ever find yourself in the position of need to some help regarding your math homework.
- - Online. Nowadays you can find everything you need online, it is an endless and renewing store of knowledge and information regardless the sort of subject you are searching for . You can search about whatever you have to work on, and I guarantee that you will find at least two or three websites that will provide you with exactly what you want. So if you ever find yourself in the situation while a help is a necessary then definitely search for it online, just make sure that you spend enough time to find it, because you might search and get one hundred options, but none of them will be good so check for multiple options, don't stop at the first one that seems right to you.
- - Friends. You can always ask your friends to help you out. I am sure that you know at least 1 person that is good at math and he can help what you are trying to solve, so ask them for a little help and a few tips on how to make it better and faster, this will not cost you anything, but you will gain a lot from this.
- - Check your notebook. If you feel like stuck, check your notebook for some info on how to solve it. It is not a shame to be confused here and there, it is a math, use this guide to help you through the process .
- - Ask your teacher. This is something you should always. Who should you ask for help, if not the expert one, who is most qualified to help you? Most teachers are glad to see students interested in their field of work which is Math in this case , even if you did not understand, you show them that you care and you want to learn more, so they will work with you more and make you understand, and help you with whatever you need.


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If things get worse, where should investors hide their money until the storm blows over?
That's the question nervous traders are beginning to ask themselves as gravity takes hold of the indexes.
And according to two strategists, the best offense this year might just be defense, or more specifically—utilities. The S&P 500's utilities sector index and the Dow Jones utility average (DJU) are both up 10 percent so far in 2014.
"As the UConn Huskies showed, the best offense is oftentimes a good defense," said Richard Ross, global technical strategist at Auerbach Grayson. "That's exactly what we've gotten with the utilities."
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Utilities have a couple things going for them. They sport meaty dividends and make money in both good times and bad. But according to Ross, what's good for utilities may not necessarily be good for the broader market.
"If the utilities were to break out at this point, I think it would suggest an ultradefensive strategy here, meaning investors are really selling just about everything else and they're seeking that safety. They're hiding in those utilities. So, if you own utilities, you'd love to see them break out. But, the other portion of your portfolio would probably be headed in the wrong direction, which is not what we want to see."
CNBC contributor Gina Sanchez, founder of Chantico Global, said that utilities have had a great run this year not only because of the weather in much of the United States but also because they took a hit when the Federal Reserve began talking about tapering its stimulus last year. Since they tend to pay higher dividends, utilities are viewed somewhat like fixed income securities and are sensitive to interest rates. Thus, in the month after the first discussion of a taper in May 2013, the DJU dropped nearly 9 percent.
(Watch: This is how you kick-start job growth: Energy CEO)
"They're coming from a cheaper place," said Sanchez. "Because they are still actually reasonably cheap, it does make them a really, really good—even doubly—defensive area to be in.
Though she sees warmer weather ahead as vulnerability for utilities stocks, she sees it as the best place should the market take a big tumble.
"If you expect further weakness," said Sanchez, "utilities are going to be a place to hide."
To see the full discussion on utilities, with Ross on the technicals and Sanchez on the fundamentals, watch the video above.
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The Cork International Choral Festival has been committed to fostering awareness and appreciation of new choral music since the late Aloys Fleischmann initiated the commission of new works to form part of a Seminar in 1962. 2016 was the 48th occasion that the Festival has presented such a forum to present, discuss, and enrich our knowledge of the process of composition. To date 150 works from 127 Irish and international composers have been commissioned. The full collection of these scores is now housed in the Cork City Music Library and is available for consultation. Digitised pages of scores are now also available for perusal on the Library website. This year, following lengthy discussions with interested parties (including The Arts Council), the Festival widened its vision to present a Choral Symposium, and Symposium Fringe over three days. The Festival invited one of the world's leading specialists on choral music, Paul Hillier, and the Festival's choir-in residence, Chamber Choir Ireland to curate and lead the Choral Symposium in two sessions.
A new style of presentation offered symposium attendees a more relevant and engaging approach to how texts are selected, the related process of composing music appropriate to the text, and the input of the singers as to its accessibility. Two new works were featured, and given their world premieres in Cork – A Half Darkness – text by Aoife Mannix and music by Stephen McNeff (jointly commissioned by CICF and CCI), and Changed Utterly by the winner of this year's Seán Ó Riada Competition, Amanda Feery (supported by the Ó Riada family). The premiere performances of both works were integrated into CCI's Friday evening concert programme. The Seán Ó Riada Competition is a composition competition which invites the submission, under pseudonym, of new works from Irish composers and is a collaboration between the Cork International Choral Festival and Chamber Choir Ireland. In addition, this year's Symposium featured performance readings of works by Criostóir Ó Loingsigh and Peter Moran, selected by the Seán Ó Riada Assessment Panel. All the named composers were present and played an active part in the symposium. We thank Majella Hollywood, Chief Executive of the CCI, for her commitment to continue the involvement of Chamber Choir Ireland in this project. Both organisations are confirmed in their opinion of the importance of this symposium to the continued understanding of, and commitment to, the development of choral composition in Ireland.
Choral Symposium Fringe
In addition we presented a Choral Symposium Fringe offering a diversity of interesting talks and illustrated practical sessions on related aspects of choral practice over three days, curated by John Fitzpatrick, Festival Director. We draw attention in particular to the presentation by the internationally regarded Finnish composer, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, whose Prologue to Romeo and Juliet, also received its premiere performance by Chamber Choir Ireland in its Friday Gala Concert.
2016 Festival Commissions
Both compositions received their world premieres by Chamber Choir Ireland in their Festival Gala Concert.
Stephen McNeff
Commissioned Piece A Half Darkness
Stephen McNeff studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music and undertook post-graduate research at the University of Exeter. He was Associate Director of Manchester University's Contact Theatre in 1979-80. From 1980-84, as Composer-in-Residence and Associate Director of the Music Theatre Studio Ensemble of the Banff Centre and then Comus Theatre Canada he won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for his opera The Secret Garden (1985) based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. His theatre music in the 1990s saw McNeff receive a Scotsman award for the National Youth Music Theatre production of Aesop at the 1991 Edinburgh Festival before an unconventional staging of T.S. Eliot's The Wasteland by the Donmar for the BOC Covent Garden festival in 1994 brought him wider attention. He was appointed 'Composer-in-the-House' with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in 2005. During his two-year tenure, he wrote a number of works for the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and its contemporary counterpart Kokoro. Since 2002 McNeff has been a Visiting Artist of Dartington International Summer School, South West Music School and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. www.stephenmcneff.co.uk
Stephen McNeff's Music is published by Edition Peters.
"When I was growing up in Wales my parents – both from the North of Ireland – used to refer to the 'Free State'. My mother never referred to Ireland as anything other than 'home'. Like many of the Irish diaspora, I was acutely aware of the troubled nature of Ireland's coming into being as a republic and the inherited responsibility of understanding the past and the sacrifices made to reach that goal. On my trips back to my birthplace in Belfast I tried to gain a better understanding of my heritage, but it is only really now when a centenary focuses thoughts that I have taken to music to essay into the past and reflect on the tumultuous events of 1916. Paradoxically, Aoife Mannix and I have arrived at our objective obliquely by starting the summer before Easter 1916 where, in the West of Ireland, Padraig Pearse was in retreat, teaching, writing and thinking. For a rebellion at least partly inspired by poetry and a deep awareness of history, this approach was right for us. It also allows us to expand our thoughts into a wider world and the influence and profound awe of the country and elements that is never far from the mind of anyone who has ever witnessed the harsh beauty of that landscape."
Stephen McNeff, March 2016
Aoife Mannix
Commissioned Poet for A Half Darkness by Stephen McNeff
Aoife Mannix is the author of four collections of poetry and a novel. She has been poet in residence for the Royal Shakespeare Company and BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live. She has toured internationally with the British Council. She has a PhD in creative writing from Goldsmiths, University of London.
"Being from Dublin myself, I was delighted to be asked to write this libretto as part of the Easter 1916 centenary. As part of our research, composer Stephen McNeff and I visited Padraig Pearse's cottage in Connemara. I am very grateful to Cillian de Grás for showing us round and giving us such a fascinating insight into what that last summer before the Rising must have been like. I hope that the poetry in my words captures some of the incredible beauty of the landscape that inspired the rebellion."
Aoife Mannix, March 2016
Amanda Feery – Seán Ó Riada Composititon Competition Winning Composer
Commissioned Piece Changed Utterly
Amanda Feery is currently completing a PhD in Composition at Princeton University, New York, having completed a B.A. in Music in 2006, and an M.Phil in Music and Media Technologies in 2009 at Trinity College Dublin. Past collaborators include Crash Ensemble, Fidelio Trio, ConTempo Quartet, Orkest de Ereprijs, Lisa Moore, Cora Venus Lunny, Michelle O'Rourke, Zoe Conway, and Paul Roe. She has participated as a composer fellow at Ostrava Days Festival (Czech Republic), Soundscape Festival (Italy), Bang on a Can Summer Festival (U.S), and the International Young Composers Meeting (Netherlands). She was winner of the West Cork Chamber Music Composer Award in 2009, and the Jerome Hynes Award in 2013. Current and future projects will see Amanda take on a largescale multimedia work for vocal quartet So Percussion, and commissions from Ensemble Mise-en, Bearthoven, Jacquin Trio, and cellist Amanda Gookin. www.amandafeery.com
"Changed Utterly"
The text for this piece comes from a small number of messages I collected from Twitter on May 23rd 2015, the day after Ireland voted yes in the Marriage Equality Referendum. I was initially struck by one message I saw that day;"All changed, changed utterly". Some of the other messages were poetic, beautiful, and strangely biblical in their turn of phrase.
All changed, changed utterly
A day when we rediscovered
The sky has not fallen in
Gone are the dark clouds that had me down
Oscar Wilde smiles in his grave
The very air tastes different
All changed
Twitter, in its transience, creates rolling waves of news activity, which can result in the positives being lost, so I wanted to archive some of the messages from that day, and give them some sort of permanence. I also decided to set this text because I think it captures the feeling of momentous change. To me, that is what the 1916 centenary celebrations are attempting to encapsulate – a reflection on the change of the last 100 years.
Amanda Feery, March 2016.