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Shenmue I Remastered
Developer: Sega
Publisher: SEGA
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Shenmue I Remastered Review
Review By KostaAndreadis @ 05:26pm 30/08/18
Of late we've seen a steady stream of remasters. Classic or highly-regarded titles getting a new lease on life across PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One – where often the barrier for entry is simply a full-HD widescreen presentation and the removal of the need to dig up old hardware, discs, and cables. For the most part though these re-releases have been for titles first released within the last decade or so. With many modern-day remasters highlighting some of the more notable efforts from the previous generation of hardware.
The Shenmue collection from SEGA (which includes both Shenmue I and II) goes back even further - to the early days of 3D gaming. Where developers were still figuring out what worked and what didn't and all whilst trying to find success with the still relatively recent transition from 2D to 3D.
Shenmue is a name both fondly remembered by those that played it on Dreamcast during its original launch window, as well those that were alive and playing console games in the late '90s. A fact born from Shenmue's long and expensive development cycle, which began for the Sega Saturn before finally launching in the closing moments of the millennium - December 29, 1999 for the Sega Dreamcast.
From acclaimed Sega designer Yu Suzuki, the creator of arcade classics like Out Run and Virtua Fighter, Shenmue was to be his magnum opus. A multi-chapter epic, spinning a tale of revenge, myth, history, martial arts, fantasy, and realism across both mainland China and Japan. A story that would require several games. Ambition at this level, although not always attainable or feasible, is certainly admirable. In the end we only got two Shenmue games covering about a third or less of the planned narrative. With a third Shenmue, surprisingly, on its way next year.
Outside of its staggering scope Shenmue was always destined for fame and infamy. The first game, which covers only the first chapter of a supposed fifteen-chapter story, presents the idea of an open-world in a way that is fascinating for just how different it is to the genre's later highlights like Grand Theft Auto 3. Games that favoured action, spectacle, experimentation, relentless pacing, and giving the player the choice of seemingly countless things to see and do. In Shenmue the goal is often to simply exist, to move from one location to the next. Or to spend an afternoon practising martial arts in a carpark or dojo. Play games at the local arcade before the next big story event. Visit friends just to say hi.
Outside of its dated look it would be a lie to state that Shenmue has aged poorly because of how it plays. Okay, so the quick-time events and tank-like controls are mostly terrible but Shenmue's intent, as strange as it sounds, was always to place you in a small Japanese coastal town and let you experience day-to-day life. In Shenmue time passes at a leisurely pace even though it's a long-way from being real-time. Morning leads to day and day to evening and evening to night, and during this passage of time across both weekdays and weekends the citizens of Dobuita and the surrounding locations go about their daily routines.
This means if you were to follow a shopkeeper when he closes for the night he might head to a local bar for a drink, mah-jong parlour to gamble, or home for a meal. The elderly will visit parks to sit and relax, kids will play in the street, and events both related to the story or not will only happen at certain times and at certain locations. Compared to the size of the open-worlds we see in games today the world of Shenmue is, well, small. But it's size hides detail and care at almost every level. The weather system famously mirrors the actual weather patterns from the mid-1980s region that it depicts. Authenticity without feeling like nostalgia or a loving nod to an era.
Shenmue's world is indeed, still a fascinating place to visit after all of these years. Also, it's still a boring one. If you need to meet someone the next day as protagonist Ryo Hazuki investigates the recent murder of his father Hazuki-sensei, you've got no choice but to wait out the daytime, head home, go to sleep, then wake-up the next day.
At a certain point late in the game you get a warehouse job to not only try and infiltrate a gang to learn the whereabouts of your father's killer, but also to earn enough money to purchase a ticket to Hong Kong. Wake up, head into town, wait for the bus to take you to the docks, hop into your forklift, and then spend several in-game hours moving crates from one spot to another. Laying out the sequence of events like that might seem laughable or the antithesis of the sort of escapism one expects, the mundane nature of the gameplay carries with it and sells a sense of focus and determination on the part of Ryo.
A passion for vengeance, that although might be born from his own young age and love for this father, will not diminish in the slightest. Even though it's his third-day moving crates around warehouses and he's still a long way from catching up with his father's killer or having nowhere near enough money to purchase a ticket to Hong Kong. Does it all make for a great game? Probably not, but for all its faults and this remaster's bare-minimum approach to presentation – Shenmue is still worth playing. And hey, any game that can be described as Virtua Fighter meets The Sims, set in Japan during the 1980s, always will.
Still a fascinating take on the promise of an open-world game
Exploring the town and its various locations feels authentic
Fighting mechanics hold up
Cinematic sequences well directed and choreographed
Movement and QTEs don't
Sound quality for the voices is terrible
Shenmue is still as boringly fascinating as it has always been
Outside of the widescreen HD presentation this is port features no real gameplay improvements or visual updates.
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I played Shenmue 2 on the original xbox. It was good. I'm now playing the first one here on PC, the controls are a bit janky at times but it is what it is.
KostaAndreadis
Posted 02:51pm 01/9/18
Yep it would have been nice to get some updates to the controls but that's a perfect description... it is what it is.... how you liking it so far?
Well I have not progressed much but I should play some more soon. QTE's make me sad though. I do like Japanese related things so it's good. I really should get that Yakuza game too.


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Христодул Патмосский (Христодул Чудотворец, Христодул Латрин, ; 1021 — ок. 1111) — православный святой, почитаемый в лике преподобных. Память совершается . Особо почитаем в Греции.

Родом из Никеи Вифинской, постригся в монахи, был игуменом в 1075—1087 гг. лавры Стилу ( — «у столпа») в Латросе, основанной Павлом Латрским. Решением Константинопольского патриарха Космы I Иерусалимита (1075—1081) назначен протом Латроса, вопреки традиции первенства монастыря Келливарон. Был обвинён в ереси и провёл 10 лет в судебных тяжбах с Константинопольской патриархией.

В 1088 году получил в подарок от византийского императора Алексея Комнина остров Патмос для основания там монастыря Иоанна Богослова. В связи с разбойничими набегами вынужден был бежать с Патмоса. Скончался около 1111 года. Мощи перенесены на Патмос, рака с мощами находится в часовне святого Христодула монастыря Иоанна Богослова.

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Galaxy Force (Master System)
Published by Activision in 1989
I often ask myself if the the 8-bit generation was ready to handle arcade ports of rail shooters. Most examples say it wasn't, but when you realize several other rail shooters were also released for less powerful platforms then you can somehow forgive Galaxy Force on the Sega Master System. Never mind the confusion related to the arcade releases of Galaxy Force and Galaxy Force II, which widely replaced the former to the point almost no one ever saw it running. If you'd still like to have a glimpse of what it *looked like* you could try the Master System port, yet from the references I got it probably isn't the case.
Anyway, the only thing one can infer from playing this version of Galaxy Force is that little is to be expected that resembles the frantic, jaw-dropping action of the arcade game. Gone is the thrilling sensation of cruising through space taking down multiple targets. Just the basic framework was preserved in the transition: you fly a spaceship in rail shooter fashion through four different planets in any desired order, shooting down enemies until you enter a tunnel full of turns designed to test your piloting abilitites. For some cinematic flair, in every stage you see your ship taking off from a hangar.
Button 1 shoots single bullets, button 2 fires missiles that target enemies framed by your lock-on indicator. Button 1 has native autofire, button 2 doesn't. Ammo is unlimited for both.
Beware, floating platforms ahead
Stage selection is completely up to the player. The default order is an outer space station, then a volcanic planet, a plant world and a desertic landscape. Once all of them are conquered you will battle the final and only boss in the whole game. Yes, there's only one actual boss. Stages in Galaxy Force have no proper target cores at the end of the tunnel sections, which is one of the main sacrifices made to squeeze the game in the Master System cartridge (bosses are replaced by a brief animation showing the destruction of the planet). Sure, as the back of the box says it's got not double, not triple, but four times the playing power of a regular cartridge - meaning 4 Mega power! But hum... no, you don't get the hottest space combat, nor the baddest explosions. As for the sounds, well... at least we can say the soundtrack is undoubtedly the best thing about this port.
Many enemies are unique to this version, which tries to preserve the feel of the original game by means of the background scenery alone. Nevertheless the enemy gallery is practically the aspect that best conveys some sort of sprite scaling; tunnel sections use a flashing effect over static pillars to achieve the illusion of scrolling into the screen. For all it's worth, the trickery kinda works. The overall frame rate is still apalling and needs some getting used to. You still get to lock onto multiple enemies with your crosshair aim, but never in a reliable, repeatable fashion.
Another concession made on the port is the absence of the stage timer, and by extension the acceleration and break inputs. Everything is much more simple now, and your only concern while moving around in your killing spree is to preserve energy. The energy shield meter is color coded and changes as you get hit. As a general rule, the more red and flashing it gets the closer you are to biting the dust. Shield energy is automatically recovered at the end of the level after your bonus is calculated based on the amount of hits/kills you just achieved. Note that the more enemies you destroy the higher the bonus gets for each enemy in the final tallying.
Cruising the galaxy for justice
(courtesy of YouTube user Old Games Database)
The elimination of the timer element more than offsets the difficulty imposed by the confusing sprite scaling effect and the way the turns behave inside the tunnels. These turns vary a little in length with every new level, which means that each stage tunnel demands a certain tapping strategy for you to perform the movement without hitting the walls. After a while you notice that later levels are actually easier than the starting ones, at least this was my case. In fact, I even consider the first stage to be the hardest of them all by dint of the random nature of the meteors and the lack of ground scrolling for better evaluation of enemy approach. The turns inside the frst tunnel are also the hardest ones to perform.
Though considerably butchered in technical terms, my feeling after playing Galaxy Force on the Master System is that the game isn't a total wreck. It's fun in an awkward, nostalgic manner, with a final message that calls players out for using continues and advises them to beat the game again on a single credit if they want to watch the real ending (not the one where the ship crashes onto the landing platform). All in all, I liked that the difficulty was duly adapted to the console's limitations, unlike what happenened with the remarkably tough Space Harrier port.
Here's the final 1CC score I got for Galaxy Force on Sega's 8-bit machine:
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Вільям Шедден Ральстон (, 1829, Лондон — 1889) — англійський письменник і історик, дослідник російського і українського фольклору.

Освіту здобув у Кембриджі, деякий час працював бібліотекарем у Британському музеї. Автор монографії про слов'янську міфологію і народний побут та звичаї східнослов'янських народів п. н. «The Songs of the Russian People» (2 вид. Лондон 1872) і статті про збірки українських історичних пісень В. Антоновича і М. Драгоманова та чумацьких пісень І. Рудченка, друкованих в англійських періодичних журналах, перекладач російських та українських народних казок на англійську мову («Russian Folktales», 1878).

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The five splendid musicians of Classic Brass present two enlightening and immensely entertaining shows about brass instruments for your students.
SHAKESPEARE TO SOUSA
A lively musical journey through history. Students will sample a variety of music from the Italian Renaissance, to 18th century Europe, to the American diversity of Scott Joplin, Duke Ellington and John Phillip Sousa. Classic Brass engages students in demonstrating the history, construction and sounds of the tuba, trombone, French horn and trumpet. A memorable musical adventure.
WORLD HOLIDAY FESTIVAL
A winter holiday favorite. Classic Brass shares the ethnic and cultural holiday music of Mexico, Russia, France, England and the United States in unique musical arrangements. They also give students an opportunity to sing along with well-known songs.
CLAUDIA GOMEZ VORCE
Teaching Themes: Jazz, Tap
Bio: Claudia was inspired by dancers such as Bunny Briggs, Savion Glover, Chance Taylor, Dianne Walker, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Mable Lee, Pam Thompson and others. Claudia has taught tap throughout southern California as well as in New York. She has had the privilege of dancing in prominent harlem jazz clubs such as Showmans, Lenox Lounge, and Minton's Playhouse; venues of historical significance in jazz culture. Claudia has performed at the Joyce Theatre, The Duke Theatre on 42nd Street, Nuyorican Poets Café, Dixon Place, Bowery Poetry Club, Swing 46, and various other night-clubs and theatres. Claudia has had the opportunity of performing in national dance festivals such as the Los Angeles Tap Festival, Tap City, and the Tap Extravaganza Flo/Bert Awards. As a well-rounded artist, Claudia worked as a soloist and choreographer for Michela Marino-Lerman's show Am+Bu$h+ED, worked with tap dancer Baakari Wilder from the broadway hit Bring In Da Noise Bring In Da Funk and has collaborated with playwright/spoken word artist Reg E. Gaines. Claudia has been a guest artist on San Diego jazz station 88.3 and was recently mentioned in the January 2008 issue of DANCE MAGAZINE. In addition to her vast experience in teaching, performing, and choreographing; Claudia currently works in San Diego with her own production company Groove On Tap! and is collaborating with vintage jazz dancer Giselle Anguizola under the production Olio, a new hit show in San Diego.
CLAUDIA LYRA
Teaching Themes: Brazilian Music and Rhythms, Brazilian Dance, Capoeira, Percussion, Music Introduction
Bio: At the same year that Claudia graduated in school with a BA in Psychology in 2003 back in Brazil, she also reached the instructor level in Capoeira, a Brazilian Art Form.
Working in Social Projects she realized how meaningful and efficient Capoeira and percussion could be as a tool in the healing process for children. After being accepted in a Master program in Milwaukee – WI – USA, she moved to USA. As soon as Claudia moved to California she passed in the audition to be part of a percussion group called CREW that plays on ordinarily objects – pots and pans, trash cans, brooms, buckets and so on – which the director is Chris Rubio, who toured with STOMP for several years. With this group Claudia performed in more 300 schools and theme parks around south California from the year of 2005 to 2007. Claudia has created her own performance group performing, Nos de Chitos, and performs both in professional venues and at schools. Claudia is a music-teaching artist for Arts for Learning San Diego and works with students K – 12.
CYBELE NIEMAN PENA
Venezuelan Calypso!
This super high-energy fun workshop involves group, partner and individual movements! Images of colorful costumes, discussion about the region and its history accompany these beautiful dances brought to Venezuela by immigrants from Trinidad.
DIVYA DEVAGUPTAPU
Natyam: Dance, Rhythm and Mime
Using the powerful language of Bharatanatyam (Indian Classical Dance), stories come alive through movement, rhythm and mime. Using hand gestures, facial expressions and movement set to intricate rhythmic patterns, students will experience the joy of dance theater in this engaging workshop.
EDUDANCE: CLASSROOMS IN MOTION
Teaching Themes: Ballroom dance
ERICA BUECHER
A local to San Diego, Erica Buechner has been choreographing, teaching, and performing since 1999. She attended San Diego State University where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and was named the Outstanding Graduate of the Year in Dance 2006. In 2011, she was awarded with the Alumni To Watch Award from SDSU's School of Music and Dance. Erica obtained her MFA in Dance from Hollins University/American Dance Festival in 2013. She has danced professionally with Mojalet Dance Collective, Eveoke Dance Theatre, Patricia Sandback and Dancers, Malashock Dance, The PGK Project, Opus Mixtus Post Jazz, and the Joe Alter Dance Group, among other individual choreographers. She is the co-producer of youTurn Contemporary Arts Exhibition, an annual arts event, and is the director of Sound Dance Company. In January of 2014, Erica was named by the San Diego Union-Tribune as an "2014 Artist to Watch". Most recently, she was selected to be a committee member for San Diego Dance Connect, a newly formed organization that aims to support the dance community in San Diego. She has taught for Arts for Learning San Diego, intermittently, since 2003.
ERIKA MALONE
Teaching Themes: Creative Movement (K-4th), Modern Dance (all ages), Hip Hop (all ages), Choreography and Composition (all ages), Improvisation for Dance & Theatre (all ages), Poetry & Dance (all ages), Creative Dramatics (K-4th), Acting (all ages), Scene Study (7-12th), Intermodal Expressive Arts (all ages)
Bio: Erika Malone received her B.A. in Theatre and Dance from Sarah Lawrence College and the British American Drama Academy in London, in 1998. For ten years, Erika found her primary dance home at Eveoke Dance Theatre, a female-led activist company cultivating compassionate social action through performance, arts education, and community building. She danced in Eveoke's professional concert company (modern and hip hop) where notable roles included Maria Teresa Mirabal inLas Mariposas (La Jolla Playhouse and Tour to DR), Edith Frank in Soul of a Young Girl: Anne Frank's Diary, Rachel Corrie inReflections, Holly Hobby in Monstropoly, and Half of One in Parting the Sea. Erika served as the Arts Education Director at Eveoke from 2004-2010 and then as the Artistic Director from 2010-2012. She facilitated the Eveoke Teacher Training Program for 6 years, working with over 50 young dancers to find and hone their teaching skills, voice, and vision. In addition to working for Arts for Learning, Erika is currently a master teaching artist of dance & theatre for The Old Globe, Malashock Dance, A Reason to Survive (ARTS), and San Diego Junior Theatre, and the SDUSD VAPA Department. Erika is in her last year of obtaining a Master's Degree in Expressive Arts Therapy from the European Graduate School (Switzerland) and the Expressive Arts Institute (San Diego).
ETH-NOH-TEC, GUEST ARTIST
A TELLING EXPERIENCE!
Master storyteller Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo of Eth-Noh-Tec delights his audience with folk tales and myths from Asia: Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Afghanistan and other Asian cultures.
FAITH JENSEN-ISMAY
Bio: Faith Jensen- Ismay is the Artistic Director of Mojalet Dance Collective, a contemporary fusion dance company, that combines a wide variety of styles of dance, and strives to work with artist across different genres. She studied at Palomar College and SDSU where she later returned to join the faculty at both colleges, and also taught 10 years as adjunct for UCSD. Currently, Faith is teaching at Mesa Community College, and for Arts for Learning San Diego. In 2008, she spearheaded the opening of The Vine Black Box Theater in Rancho Bernardo where they have developed Eclectic Expression Youth Programs, and Core Group Classes for adults. She has performed and toured her work domestically and internationally for over 20 years, developing strong collaborative relationships with music, dance, and visual art. Over the past 25 years of teaching in public and private institutions, Faith has developed tools for teachers that have been compiled into a DVD format to help teachers integrate movement into the classroom.
GRASSOLOGY
BLUEGRASS 101
From the bluegrass fields of Kentucky, to Nashville's Grand Ol' Opry, to the movie "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" bluegrass music has for more than 60 years put smiles on people's faces and set their feet tapping. Three skillful, genial musicians introduce this uniquely American music with style and authenticity. With able assistance from student volunteers (there's a sing-along and a "strum-along"), the Grassology trio features a variety of toe-tapping songs and the hallmark bluegrass vocal harmonies played on five bluegrass instruments (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, 5-string banjo and string bass).
HEATHER PAULEY
Teaching Themes: Creative Drama & Movement, Play Production, Improvisation, Playwriting, Technical Theatre, and Puppetry, K-12
JAPANESE MUSIC TRIO
Costumed in beautiful, traditional Japanese attire, these talented musicians will share with your students the classical instruments and music of Japan. The trio will introduce and demonstrate the six-foot long stringed koto, the shakuhachi (flute) and the banjo-like shamisen and play a variety of traditional and contemporary music. Students will participate by singing the beloved Japanese song, "Sakura."
FESTIVAL AMERICA — Students will learn and pTeaching Themes: General Music, Songwriting, Guitar, and Performance
Bio: I have a deep passion for music and sharing my love of music. I have recorded and released five CDs of my original music and have produced dozens of local artists and showcases. I hold a Bachelor's degree and in History from Humboldt State University and a Master's in History from San Diego State University. I have taught music and general music in San Diego Unified School District for ten years. I have worked with children and adults of all ages in other school districts and through a number of San Diego non-profit organizations including Arts for Learning San Diego, Synergy Art Foundation and St. Madeleine's Sophie's Center. It brings me great joy to pass along my love for music and creating to others. More information: Jefferson Jay, Sweet Information Records, www.jeffersonjay.com.
JENNIFER OLIVER
Jennifer's primary focus is to create a dance class that is a positive, supportive and fun environment. A typical class includes a warm-up (students learn dance vocabulary and skills), introduction of the lesson of the day, exploration of the lesson through games, independent and small group assignments and a closing reflection dance. Among the themes for Jennifer's residencies are Character Counts, Creative Conflict Prevention, Literacy-based Exploration, World Cultures, Hip-Hop and Choreography.
JERRY HAGER
Elementary Mime
Can your body tell a story without words? Sure it can! Jerry Hager provides a hands-on overview of the elements of mime including the history of the art of pantomime. Students will create solo, duo and group mime scenes and use "The Giving Tree" as a final exercise project.
AVAILABLE MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAY
Feeding Your Imagination
Students collaborate with each other and are challenged to create new works while pulling from their "Sixth Sense" Imagination, using theater games, improvisation and storytelling exercises. Explore the lines between ideas and dreams and discover the process it takes to create a product whether it be in school or at home.
AVAILABLE MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS
Mime: Storytelling Without Words
A collection of stories presented through the art of mime master artist Jerry Hager. Artful, imaginative and fun...each performance is followed by a Q&A session allowing students to ask about the art form and the artist.
Take your students on an adventure to discover, create and enjoy literacy! Jerry Hager uses Common Core elements to weave an entertaining approach to learning. Students become characters, problem-solve story plots and create scenes from a story. Grades K-3 explore a classic fable while creating new choices and dialogue for characters through student volunteers and audience participation. Grades 4-6 are enchanted by the use of a game show that rewards the school with imaginary points as students are challenged to come up with answers and choices for a familiar story. Teachers can use any or all of the exercises to create templates for classroom use as a tool to explore language arts and writing.
AVAILABLE MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS
Theatrical Movement
This workshop introduces the discipline and "magic" of stage movement as a communication skill. Students will discover how to use their bodies to create character, employing tempo, range and gesture. This workshop can be tailored to any play or skit the class is studying.
Theater/mime artist Jerry Hager offers a theater workshop designed specifically for your classroom. Hager will collaborate with classroom teachers to present an interactive and participatory workshop that builds teamwork and nurtures imagination and creativity. Basic acting skills, improvisation, mime, creative role-playing and theater vocabulary can be combined as an introduction to theater or for more in-depth learning.
Grades:K-12
JESSICA CURIEL
Creative Movement and Active Literacy
Turn a classic book into an impromptu dance jam! Jessica Curiel focuses on English Language Arts Standards (concepts in print) and Visual and Performing Arts Standards (Creative Expression). The classroom teacher can choose from the following books: My Many Colored Days (Dr. Seuss) or The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle).
Folk Dance Exploration
Learn and compare up to three folk dances (U.S., Mexico and Germany) to find similarities in the functions and executions of dance. This workshop boasts a Social Science focus on community and the human experience.
Introduction to American Dance Forms:
The classroom teacher can choose from tap (learned in sneakers/school shoes), jazz, Hip Hop or contemporary movement styles. Jessica will briefly discuss the history of the form as well as lead the students through a traditional studio-style dance class and teach a short dance phrase. The music is contemporary and guaranteed to engage the students.
JIM HORNSBY
JIM HORNSBY, M.A.
Teaching Themes: Poetry, Composition, Performance Skills
Bio: Jim Hornsby has been an artist in residence teaching poetry with Arts for Learning San Diego since 2005. Jim was an original member and coordinator of San Diego's Langston Hughes Poetry Circle and a board member of African American Writers & Artists. Mr. Hornsby was also the director of the Encanto Boys and Girls Club Children's Poetry Choir and the Language Arts teacher at the All Tribes American Indian Charter School on Rincon Reservation. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Poetic Medicine Institute of Palo Alto, California. Since August of 2005 to July of 2013 he served as the Poet-In-Residence for the Juvenile Court & Community Schools where he taught poetry workshops for at-risk youth in lockups and community schools. 63 of his students have been published in the Inbetween Places newsletter. 6 of his students have won first place awards in a countywide Poetry for Peace contest sponsored by the San Diego Peace Resource Center. As Jim Moreno, he has self-published Dancing in Dissent: Poetry For Activism (Dolphin Calling Press, 2007) and two CD's of poetry. His poetry has been published in The San Diego Poetry Annual, The Langston Hughes Poetry Anthology, the poetry conspiracy, City Works, The Magee Park Poetry Anthology, and others. Jim won first place for nonfiction in the Living Authors Society's inaugural writing contest in 1994.
Hip Hop—Where'd You Get that
Flip Flop!
A one hour poetry and performance skills workshop with a 20/20/20 formula: 20 minute prompt, 20 minutes of writing and 20 minutes of reading. This workshop actively engages your students' imagination and literacy skills.
JOSH BURKS
Teaching Themes: Hip Hop
JULIE GREATHOUSE-SUAZO
FESTIVAL AMERICA — Students will learn and perform dramatic and light-hearted excerpts from great American speeches, important writings along with historic documents and events. The excerpts will be enlivened by the students' performance of memorable and inspiring patriotic and classic American songs from differenteras. A minimum of nine weeks is required to prepare and rehearse.
JULIE GREATHOUSE-SUAZO & LOREA HERALD
BROADWAY BOUND — By learning and performing celebrated Broadway classics, students will frame a new perspective on history and literature in this integrated performance project. The residency combines age-appropriate scene study, choreographed musical numbers and hands-on experience with sound and lighting. Students examine how theatre reflects the attitudes, styles, literature, musical tastes and historical context of its time. This residency provides an opportunity for students to expand self-confidence, self-discipline and augment their verbal and non-verbal communication skills. All rehearsals and performances include live accompaniment and costumes will be provided.
JULIE LEONARD
Teaching Themes: Children's music, Multicultural music, Vocal music, Instrumental music, Rhythm instruments, Beginning music theory and history through songs, Story telling related to music, Core subjects integrated into music lessons.
Bio: I've been a music-teaching artist since 1991 in 4 SD area school districts and have led children's music groups that performed at local venues including Balboa Park's December Nights and with San Diego Youth Symphony. I come from four generations that taught both in the classroom and in music. I have a California Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential form SDSU and a post-grad Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development Certificate from USD. I developed and initiated a new yearlong general music program in an elementary school and a school band at another. I have extensive experience teaching English Language Learners and special education. I play many instruments, have performed on several stringed instruments, played the violin in the Redlands Symphony and other groups including our family orchestra, and sang in the Long Beach Forty-Niner Chorus and other choirs.
"KIDS LOVE KULINTANG"
Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo laces his collection of Filipino stories with the music, folk dances and mask parade costume of the Southern Filipino Kulintang gong music culture. This music-focused program is complete with an interactive format, introducing fascinating stories, dances and music in a way that is sure to excite and inform audiences of several traditional indigenous performance cultures.Available: February 4-6, 2015
Performances: $475.00 $775.00 $1000.00
KOREAN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND DANCE COMPANY
KOREAN DANCE
Colorful costumes enliven this inspiring assembly featuring the ceremonial and court dances of Korea. Beginning with a brief introduction of Korea and its people, the troupe presents an exciting array of music and dance that features "The Flower Crown Dance" (a typical court dance), the "BukChum" drum dance with five drums and the "Buchae Chum" fan dance. These thrilling dances are presented using suspended drums and traditional music played on authentic Far Eastern instruments such as the KaYaKum (a 1,500 year old string instrument).
Performances: N/A $1,075.00 $1,550.00
KRYSTINA GRAMMATICA
Born in Greece, Krystina perfoms and creates art in San Diego. Her classes explore the creative dance vocabulary (space, time, energy) and dance technique. She encourages students to develop their own creative movement and learn the structure of choreography. Students' choreography themes are chosen by the students or the classroom teacher: literacy (poetry, folktales, etc.), history, Science Moves! (from environment to matter), modern dance and more.
LEONARDO FRANCISCO
Dancer and Visual Artist
Teaching Themes: Dance (Creative Movement, Brazilian Samba, Hip Hop)
Visual Arts (drawing, collage illustration, multi-media)
Bio: Life-time arts lover and long-time arts educator, Leo Francisco (BA Visual Arts, UCSD) is passionate about the possibilities of the arts as ways for students to creatively explore, represent, and deepen their learning experiences. Leo is a resident artist with Arts for Learning San Diego, teaching dance and visual arts classes in San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, and South Bay school districts. As a CoTA artist he provides teachers professional development, instructing educators on how to incorporate the arts into classroom lessons. For 10 years, he led the Mission Valley YMCA's Outreach Dance program, bringing hip-hop and cultural dance activities to Linda Vista-area elementary schools. A former Director of Dance for Super Sonic Samba School, Leo performed Brazilian dance on stages from San Diego to San Francisco, as well as those in Ensenada, Mexico and Salvador, Brazil. Outside of his teaching experiences, Leo has produced comic books, animated films, and videos.
LYNN DEWART, M.A.
Story People Dolls
In this art workshop, Lynn Dewart, M.A., internationally recognized visual artist, introduces students to the historical, anthropological, educational, personal and multi-cultural context of the multi-functional roles of a broader world view of dolls. Students create and a 3-dimensional "Story Person" from various materials from cloth, rubber bands, painted cloth, found or natural objects. The project helps to embed positive identity, build self-confidence and further communication, creativity and critical thinking.
Cost: $150 (includes supplies)
MARILYN MC PHIE
The Story Basket: What's in the Story Basket?
Using a basket filled with toys, puppets, handcrafts, cultural and historical artifacts, Marilyn shares stories, riddles, rhymes and ideas triggered by the objects. Students contribute ideas, opinions, memories. Students will learn several simple stories to tell to family and friends and (with prior arrangement) may create personal "story vines" to facilitate story sharing. Programs can focus on specific topics or areas of study.
Grades: 4-8 One classroom
Creating Personal Stories:
Using specific examples, Marilyn demonstrates what goes into an excellent personal anecdote. Includes interactive exercises on beginnings-middles-endings, word choice, similes and metaphors, lively language, establishing the point of the story and more. Great introduction to a successful writing experience.
Grades: 2-6 Up to three classrooms
Topics include: Medieval, Renaissance, Colonial, Pioneer/Westward Expansion and California history, myths and folktales. Also character building stories emphasizing kindness, sharing, courage and responsibility.
The Storyteller's Art
Using her magical voice, Marilyn McPhie will unleash your students' imaginations and inspire their own creativity and appreciation for storytelling. Her extensive repertoire of exuberant tall tales encourages the development of positive values, often giving young listeners an important moral in many of her stories.Marilyn's programs provide an excellent enrichment tool to support literacy and reading. She can tailor an assembly for your specific teaching curriculum. Topics include animals, myths and legends, the Gold Rush, Colonial Times, the Renaissance, Irish tales, Westward Movement, Stories of the Pacific Rim, Earth Tales (care of the environment, recycling) and so much more!!!
MARK LAMSON
Carnaval-Caribbean percussion
This workshop led by Mark Lamson, world music and percussion master, explores the celebratory music and culture that revolves around the colorful and vibrant celebration of "Carnaval". Explore and perform the rhythms of Nigeria, Cuba, Brazil and New Orleans.
MICHAEL ARATA
Teaching Themes: Visual Arts (drawing), Mixed Media, Collage
Bio: Michael has a BA in Fine Arts from San Diego State University and holds Single Subject (Art), Supplemental English and Multiple Subjects California teaching credentials. He is currently Senior Artist for City Heights Art Lanes for Kids and Director/Instructor for the Bayside Settlement House Performing Arts Program, exploring social issues with children and young people through theatre games, play writing and improvisation. Michael also leads the Lemon Grove Middle School Drama Club and the Normal Heights Community Center Performing Arts Program. Michael received The Publication magazine' visual arts award for 1998 and recently presented his solo performance/theater piece "Looking for Tom" at Sushi Performance & Visual Arts and Eveoke Dance Theatre. Michael is currently curating an art show for Ray@Night at obrArchitecture.
MOJALET DANCE COLLECTIVE
ATHLETIC MOTION
This interactive program explores the relationship between sports and dance. Mojalet Dance Collective presents parallels and uses athletic movements and gestures as sources of artistic expression. The high-energy dances feature movements inspired by a range of sports and martial arts.
DANCING THROUGH THE PAGES
Dancing Through The Pages uses literature and language as inspiration for dance inspired by some concepts from School House Rock. Stories, poems, picture books and novels inspire creative movement designed to entertain while we educate.
A TASTE OF ITALY AND MORE!
Mojalet Dance Collective explores opera music through playful dances, witty movement and colorful costumes while sharing fun facts and trivia about the "boot" country. This program features the music of Mozart and a variety of work performed by famous tenors including Mario Lanza and Luciano Pavarotti.
MUSIC AND THE MOVIES - FROM DISNEY TO STAR WARS
This assembly provides a fascinating look into the world of music in popular movies and television. From Bambi to Star Wars to Harry Potter, the music we hear and recognize can make us feel scared, sad, sad or happy. Hear timeless songs and learn how music can change how you feel while watching what's up on the big screen.
MUSIC WITH A TWIST OF MIME
FINAL PERFORMANCES!!!!!
BOOKS ALIVE
Mime, clowning, music, juggling and student participation combine in a kaleidoscope of skits to encourage and promote reading. Jerry Hager is the mischief making Mr. K and Larry Keough as Stu Mulligan sings, plays his guitar and juggles with nimble skill. An excellent program to celebrate Read Across America or for any literacy-based program.
With plenty of audience participation, poems leap off the printed page and come to life on stage through mime, music and the spoken word. Grades K-3, Mr. K and Stu Mulligan show how simple nursery rhymes can become theatre. Grades 4-6, the assembly features the duo's original verse and the poetry of authors such as Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky, named the 2006 Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. This assembly will leave students eager to read more poetry and create their own poems.
Mr. K is making a lot of bad choices and it's up to Stu Mulligan to get him on the right track! Stu and Mr. K. use magic, mime, poetry, juggling and storytelling to help students make healthy choices to improve their lives like a balanced diet, exercise and saying no to drugs. An ideal assembly for Red Ribbon Week!
PUPPET TUNES
Singing birds, flying frogs, storytelling and audience participation all blend together in this creative assembly featuring puppets with positive messages for students. This assembly can be tailored to specific topics including literacy and good citizenship.
AVAILABLE MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS THROUGH DECEMBER 19, 2014
NOS DE CHITA
Nos de Chita (knows-day-cheetah) presents the colorful and fascinating rhythm and dance of Brazil. Nos de Chita means "we who wear Chita" or "knots made out of Chita" which is the colorful fabric used by Brazilians as both clothing and decoration. This energetic assembly demonstrates various forms of Brazilian rhythm and movement such as Coco, Cacuria and Maracutu and the skill and agility of Capoeira. This assembly includes storytelling and student participation utilizing body percussion and sing-along.
PERCUSSIONIST ED REEVES
MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD
In this interactive multicultural assembly, students see and hear a variety of drums and percussion instruments from around the world. Each instrument is played and some of the historical and cultural aspects of the instruments are illustrated. Basic music concepts such as call and response, the role of the conductor in an orchestra and musical meter are demonstrated.
PETER McBRIDE
HAVE TALE WILL TRAVEL
Peter McBride presents your group or school with the music, stories, folktales and novelty songs that have been handed down from generation to generation! This talented singer and songwriter can bring the campfire experience to the auditorium or, with his over 30 years of teaching experience, make it a time of learning about literature and music—your choice. Either way, children realize they can discover the history behind the stories and songs of a lifetime at their school, local library, bookstore, and online, as they leave the assembly singing old favorites like "John Jacob" or "This Land is Your Land!"
RACHEL VAN WORMER
Teaching Themes: Theatre Arts, Improvisation, Story Creation, Shakespeare, Playwriting, K-12
Rachael VanWormer is an actor, playwright, and teaching artist. She has taught with The Playwrights Project, North Coast Repertory Theatre, The San Diego Shakespeare Society, North County School of the Arts, and Arts for Learning San Diego. As an actor she has appeared on local stages for the last twelve years, including Intrepid Shakespeare, North Coast Repertory Theatre, The San Diego Repertory Theatre, Diversioany Theatre, ion Theatre, Moxie Theatre, Cygnet Theatre, and New Village Arts. Her plays have been produced by The Fritz Theatre and The Playwrights Project, as well as several self-produced workshop readings and productions.
ROB THORSEN JAZZ QUARTET
JAZZ - AN AMERICAN ARTFORM
Led by bassist Rob Thorsen, this high energy jazz quartet leads you through a history of jazz music in America. Beginning with early New Orleans jazz, the group demonstrates various styles including swing, bebop, latin, funk and more. The program features the songs, composers and rhythms that make jazz what it is today. An interactive performance sure to entertain and educate students and teachers alike, the concert includes demonstrations of the different instruments, the role each instrument plays in the group, improvisation demonstrations, and a brief Q&A forum.
Title 1 Schools: Call 619-282-7599 x114 to ask about special KSDS Jazz 88.3 discount program rates
RON AUERBACHER
Shakespeare: The Rude Mechanicals
An interactive and participatory program in which the students perform the hilarious "rude mechanicals" play within a play from A Midsummer Night's Dream. All scripts, props; costumes and music provided. And students will learn to hurl Elizabethan insults!
Cost: 1 workshop = $180
Each additional = $140
High Energy Shakespeare
Question: How is Shakespeare like great TV?
Answer: Romance, violence, poetry, passion, action, humor, music and interesting characters!
Acclaimed local actor Ron Punit Auerbacher will astonish, delight, amuse, provoke, exhilarate, and challenge your students to prove his point that Shakespeare did not write his plays to torture students, but like contemporary script writers, to entertain audiences and make money. A variety of famous monologues will be performed, interspersed with descriptions contrasting and comparing Elizabethan society to our own. HIGH ENERGY SHAKESPEARE will blow away the barriers of old-fashioned and boring!
Size: 1 or 2 Classrooms
ROXANNE ROJAS DE BLANCO
This workshop introduces students to the cultural dances from Africa preserved in Cuba. Students will learn how dance reflects what is important to a community (work, celebration and praise) while drawing attention to how dancers use elements of dance, time, space and energy to express meaning. Dances include: Babaluaye, an Arará harvesting dance,Conga, a carnaval celebration dance and Yemaya, a Yoruba praise dance for the Ocean mother.
SAMAHAN PHILIPPINE AMERICAN
PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY
PHILIPPINE AMERICAN DANCE
With exquisitely beautiful costumes and narration, Samahan Philippine American Performing Arts Academy presents the traditional music and dance of the Philippines. Students see and learn about the beautiful tribal dances in the North, the grace and mysticism of the Muslim south, the rural dance of the peasants in the central islands and the colorful and exotic Spanish influenced Maria Clara dances.
Performances: N/A $720.00 $895.00
SAN DIEGO BALLET
Choose from either program:
AESOP'S FABLES OR THE NUTCRACKER
Enhance literacy through dance! Either of these performances presented by San Diego Ballet gives students a behind-the-scenes peek into a ballet class that reveals the history of the ballet, demonstrations of basic ballet vocabulary and the elements of choreography and movement. This award-winning dance company then presents either the whimsicalAesop's Fables with its exciting selection of contemporary and classical music or excerpts from the delightful seasonal classic The Nutcracker.
Grades: K-6 (Aesop's Fables) January - March 2015
Grades: K-12 (The Nutcracker) November & December 2014
Performances: $590.00 $760.00 N/A
SAN DIEGO GUILD OF PUPPETRY
"Calaveras" Masks
In a one-hour workshop, San Diego Guild of Puppetry demonstrates the art of making paper skeleton masks using construction paper. In the Hispanic culture these masks are not viewed as frightening but as a joyful sign of rebirth and a celebration of the ongoing cycle of life.
"Butterfly Rod Puppets"
These small paper puppets represent the spirit of the ancestors returning to their homes to celebrate the holidays. An excellent way to celebrate the migration of the Monarch butterflies from Mexico to Canada.
Grades: K-6 Size: 1 classroom
Cost: 1 workshop = $215 plus $25 materials
Each additional workshop = $195
1-hour workshop
Mask-Making
An introduction to the history, traditions and the use of masks in world cultures and in modern day society. Students can create a construction paper or file folder mask and learn the basics of mask manipulation.
Elementary: 1-hour workshop
90 minutes suggested for middle and high school students:
For a larger groups, there is an extra fee for an additional artist.
SARAH CUSEY
Teaching Themes: Portraits, Drawing from Nature, Painting, Collage, Pastels, Mixed Media
Sarah began her career as a fifth grade teacher, leaving the classroom in 2006 to spend more time in her studio. The Teaching Artist field has allowed Sarah to blend her two passions in a refreshing and dynamic way, and she regularly coaches new teaching artists and classroom teachers, empowering them to facilitate art making in their own contexts. Sarah has been focusing on portraiture for several years, and strives to bring whatever she is learning in her studio into the classroom, and vice versa.
Currently, Sarah is working on a series inspired by interviews with women in transition. The abstracted portraits blend botanical drawing and the female form, telling the stories of these women through the lens of our ever-changing natural world. Sarah regularly brings in finished work and works in progress for the students to view and discuss. Students learn skills that make portraiture and drawing nature accessible to them, such as basic drawing techniques, advanced observation skills, gesture drawing, and communicating thoughts and emotions through line, shape, texture, and color choices. Making art is a life-long learning process, and Sarah emphasizes telling stories through art over making pretty, realistic pictures. Students have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of media, including watercolor, tempera and acrylic, chalk and oil pastels, torn paper collage, and modeling clay. Sarah is also beginning to experiment with finding and creating multi-sensory environments in which to display student work, as well as her own.
SHARON DUBOIS
"DuBois writes straight from the heart, giving the listener an intimate view into her innermost truth. With courage, she holds back nothing and presents us with the beauty of a divinely channeled love experience.
DuBois' original style has been evolving since she began singing at the tender age of 3 and she credits her wide variety of influences, ranging from Joan Armatrading to Jon Anderson and Joni Mitchell and Betty Carter to Billie Holiday. When not performing Traditional Jazz, she's singing her originals with all her heart. She calls her style Evolutionary Jazz.
DuBois holds a BA from San Diego State University and studied vocal performance at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.
She has been teaching the History and Evolution of Jazz to children from kindergarten age through high school for the past 5 years with non-profit organization SoCal Jazz Society (Co-Executive Director and Teaching Artist) and is currently a Teaching Artist with Arts For Learning, San Diego."
History and Evolution of Jazz Music
In 1984, under the leadership of Representative John Conyers, Jazz Music was deemed a National Treasure. It is DuBois' passion to keep this tradition of music alive by reaching out to students of all ages. Her program touches on geography (the slave trade and the great jazz migration) science (sound), history (of not just Jazz but comparing where all instruments used in jazz music come from), social studies and of course music and music theory! Children will perform several pieces of jazz music as well as an original blues song at a performance at the end of the session. They will be accompanied by professional jazz musicians.
DRUM CARNAVAL! A CELEBRATION OF CUBAN
AND BRAZILIAN MUSIC
The diverse cultures of Brazil are showcased by the exuberant music of Sol e Mar. These three highly gifted musicians showcase the African-influenced rhythms of Brazil and Cuba in a highly interactive and very engaging assembly program. Audiences participate by clapping and dancing while learning about the history and the sounds of the percussion instruments that make the music of "Carnaval" so fascinating!
SPENCER SMITH
Teaching Themes: All dance styles, all ages
Spencer Smith has been performing professionally on the stage and screen since the age of 8 years old. Most recently, Spencer completed the North American National Tour of West Side Story, where he played the principle role of Bernardo. Recent credits include San Diego Repertory Theater's 'In the Heights', where Spencer was nominated for the distinguished 2014 Craig Noel Award's 'Outstanding Featured Performance Male' for his portrayal of Graffiti Pete. As a performer in his youth, Spencer has accumulated a number of television and theater credits, in addition to nationally recognized titles including: U.S. National Pro/Am Latin Dance Champion, U.S. Junior Swing Dance Champion and United States Junior Latin Champion. Spencer continues to perform, choreograph, and teach for a number of distinguished theaters including the San Diego Opera, Los Angeles Opera, San Diego Rep, and La Jolla Playhouse to name a few. Spencer earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama and Dance from the University of California Irvine.
STACEY BIRKY-GREENE
Teaching Themes: Painting, Drawing, Photography, Mixed Media, Mural, Sculpture, Environmental Art, Installation, Art History, Set Design
Bio: Stacie Birky Greene earned degrees in Studio Art and Art History from the University of Kentucky, studying painting, photography, sculpture, and ceramics. She has always had a passion for art: she took lessons as a child, and in addition to her degree programs she pursued further training at the Art Institute of Chicago and in Florence, Italy. Her works range from drawings, paintings, and photography to mixed-media and installations, and she has been a prolific exhibitor around the San Diego region, including the San Diego Museum of Art, where she will take part in the program "Summer Break 2013." Ms. Birky Greene has taught art and art history to children and adults since 1996 and has been with Arts for Learning since 2006. She has led a myriad of project-oriented programs, including murals, installations; theatrical set design, workshops, and in-school residencies.
SYLVIA M'LAFI THOMPSON
TEATRO MASCARA MAGICA
(teh AH troh MAHS skuh ruh MAH hee cah)
LOS VENDIDOS (lohs ven DEE dohs) (THE SELLOUTS)
This swaggering one-act play by award-winning Chicano playwright Luis Valdez uses comedy and satire to explore issues of racism, ethnic stereotypes, cultural heritage and identity. Following the 25-minute play, the actors meet with the student audiences to discuss the play's themes and how theatre has helped the actors overcome obstacles and set new personal goals for their lives.
TRISHA BURSON-JOHNSON
Teaching Themes: Improvisation, Live Performance, Video Production
Bio: Trisha has been teaching Theatre Arts in classroom and afterschool programs for the last 25 years. She specializes in Improvisation and Live Performance, with some skill in the area of video production. She has worked for Young Audience of St. Louis and San Diego, as well as over 15 years in the Fullerton School District with their "All the Arts for All the Kids" program. She loves to integrate classroom curricula with her lessons and her main goal is to bring out student's own confidence, creativity and "outside the box" thinking.
VIVIANA ALCAZAR
Teaching Themes: Creative Dance, Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Choreography and Composition, Large & Small Group Productions
Bio: Viviana Alcazar has danced in several hip hop companies such as Funkanometry, and Mavyn. She graduated from California State Long Beach with a B.A in Dance where she studied Modern, Ballet and Composition. Viviana has created original pieces shown at American College Dance Festival Association in Missoula, Sushi 4x4, 2009 Celebrate Dance Festival, 2010 Brand Library Series in Los Angeles, 2012 Vine Summer Dance Series, and 2012 & 2013 "San Diego Dances." Viviana is currently a company member of the PGK Project in which she has performed locally, nationally, and internationally. Other performances include Malashock Raw 2, Jean Issacs' Trolley Dances, guest work with Maria Gillespie of Oni Dance, original works by Gabe Masson, Somebodies Dance, Blythe Barton Dance, Youturn 2013, Outreach Dance for Make a Wish, and San Diego Voices with AMRD and dancers. Viviana is currently a Dance Teaching Artist for Arts for Learning San Diego, San Diego Unified School District, San Diego Danceworks, and owner of Heart2art offering Dance training and education in San Diego. Viviana was awarded 2012 Teaching Artist of the Year.
For more details about scheduling an assembly, workshop, or Family Arts Night after school, contact Program Manager Sherrie Brown at 619/282-7599 ext. 114.
For more details about scheduling a residency program, contact Residency Program Manager, Erika Malone at 619/282-7599 ext. 116.
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Touchwood Design wanted to send their clients a bit of luck this year. Lucky creativity-invoking candle for prosperity in business. A great way to remind clients and new clients on your capabilities (printed on the jar).
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RxDx Psychology & Family counseling services is staffed by registered and skilled psychologists to cater to your needs. Our mission is to improve the people's quality of life by using the best treatments available with care, confidentially and compassion.
RxDx counseling method is aimed for helping the clients in resolving issues and personal difficulties. They help to acquire skills, attitudes, abilities, resources and knowledge to pursue satisfying lives.
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Loved hanging with these guys: Benjamin Courson & Pete Denham!
We're headed out to Sunday services having just returned from the NorCal High School camp. It was phenomenal! Benjamin Courson is one of the best BIble teachers and communicators I've ever heard. I'm so excited about what the Lord is doing in his life, and will continue to do in and thru His life! And of course, Pete Denham.. ah, he's my "Benjamin"- who I love with everything and am so incredibly proud of (as I am all our children as they are all serving the Lord:))! Pete is leading worship and preaching the Gospel in this generation and I can't wait till he gives his first sermon at Calvary Auburn after Passover in a few months!


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Streets, Lanes, Squares… What a Tangled Web we Weave
One of the things which have amazed me since my move from Russia to the UK more than 10 years ago is the English way of naming their streets. There seems to be a tendency to follow history and description. Let's take Kings Crescent, or Princess Ann's Close, or Prince's Gate – they follow the royal theme. Then there is Robin Hood's Walk, Scott Ellis Gardens, Wellington Road – streets named after a person. Streets with a geographical reference speak for themselves: Cambridge Street, Guilford Avenue, London Road, Windermere Road, Bath Road, wherever such roads used to take at the time of carts and horses…
But I especially like the descriptive names, they have a distinct connotation to something around even if it has been lost over the years: Beech Walk, Castle Hill, Chestnut Close, and I have a particular liking of Weeping Willow Lane. Or there is Running Post Lane.
Russian street names are steeped in history, too. They tend to go after historic personalities and events though, there is certainly Lenin Street in every city and town, Gagarin Street is another example; Constitution Square and Revolution Square sound very prominent but may be a little unusual to a foreign ear.
You do find some similarities, though. If there is St Peters Hill in the UK, there is Молочная гора (Milk Hill) in Russia. You can find even very close equivalents, e.g. Baker Street and улица Пекарская.
In both countries the way streets run determines their name ending, it can be a simple Street, or Avenue, Way, Close, Place, Square, Lane, Crescent, Road, however, there doesn't appear to be such a variety in Russia: we have улица (Street), проспект (Avenue), переулок (Lane), площадь (Square), and even микрорайон (Estate). Perhaps this is because, with Russia being such a vast country, the layout is rather predictable - mostly straight!
And while lots of streets were renamed after the Soviets came to power, to do away with the tsar and the Russian empire, some of them have recently received their original name again. Somehow I can't see this happening in the UK, it would be too tricky to re-write history...
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HB 170 is a stealth tax raise by the state that would force county and city governments to vote for higher local taxes. The Transportation Funding Act of 2015 is bad news according to every city councillor and county commissioner I've heard from.
Harrison Tillman estimated about $335,000 reduction in taxes to the county and a $12.6 million overall loss in revenue in his presentation yesterday morning to the Lowndes County Commission Annual Planning Meeting. Commissioner Demarcus Marshall and Chairman Bill Slaughter went to Atlanta to talk to the proposers of this bill, with little effect.
Here's ACCG's HB 170 writeup Tillman used, and here's MGA's HB 170 writeup.
Here is HB 170 on the legislature's own website. It doesn't seem to have been assigned to a committee yet.
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 5 February 2015.
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I thought about migrating to WordPress for a while now and since I'm ready for change, I decided to go ahead and do it. I wish I would have done it sooner but better late than never. I love the new look and can't wait to tweak a few things to make it even better.


Whether you got a game coming up or you're eager to start your workout, warming up is a crucial part of that process.
If you are reading this, chances are you might be the sports type or enjoy outdoor activities. You might not even like sports, but what your body likes is warming up before taking up any physical activity.
It's important to understand that putting your body through a set of complete workout will stretch the muscles and decrease the chances of injuries.
We're going to show you the importance of warm up and why your body will love it.
When you're not doing anything or resting, your body and muscles also rest.
This results in minimal blood flow through different muscles in your body. And that results in minimal oxygen making it through to the rest of your body.
A walk or a light jog is all it takes to change that. A few minutes of walking is all it takes to get 80% of your blood moving through your body. And with that the oxygen your muscles need in order to function properly.
You can see before any game, the professional players are all warming up.
They begin by doing a simple run. What this does it warms the muscles, gets the blood circulating, and prepares the rest of the body. Next comes stretching. By stretching your arms, legs, and back, you are preparing your muscles for physical activities and thus preventing injuries.
We mentioned it above, reducing the chance of injury is the key for any athlete. A proper warm-up loosens the muscles, so make sure to start with lower intensity drills. Once your muscles are all warmed up, step up the intensity level by doing high explosive strength exercises like sprints and jumps. Make sure to do this once your bosy is ready. This will prevent and reduce the chances of pulling a hamstring, which can be a nightmare injury for athletes.
We can agree that warming up before a game is key to prepare your body for the task ahead. What you should know is that warming up for a game is a routine. Like any routine, it takes discipline to learn and execute. Like the physical, there is also a mental side to any game. While warming up, you are not just preparing your body, you are also preparing and training your mind for the challenge you are about to face. Take the time to get your game face on and imagine giving a great performance on the field.
We've covered the importance of a good warm up. Now we are going to tell you how to warm up before a game.
Start with a simple walk or light jog. This gets the heart pumping and blood circulating through your body.
Then move over to some stretching. Stretch your legs, arms and back to loosen some of the muscles. Remember that static stretching can hinder your performance. So next on the list is to do some dynamic stretches. Do this by continuously moving, kick your legs forward, do jumping jacks, move your arms in circles. Then try a mix of both. Touch your toes and then reach your arms out. The key to a good warm-up is to be on the move. Keep in mind that the type of exercise depends on the sport, so make sure to do sport specific movements.
Whether you are a professional player, likes to hit the gym or likes to play football or basketball on the weekend, never underestimate the importance of warming up. Having performance issues during a game because of bad preparation is the least of your problems. You can injury yourself which can be really bad if you are a professional, a career change moment. That's why you must always make sure to warm up before a game.


An Oak cased clock and barometer combination.
The case probably originating from The Black Forest, with brick detailing, finials to the side columns and carved cross to the top.
Both clock and barometer operating correctly but untouched so carry no guarantee.
The GOTHIC REVIVAL CLOCK AND BAROMETER has been added to your saved items.


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package org.apache.hadoop.yarn.security.client;

import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.DataOutput;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.hadoop.classification.VisibleForTesting;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience.Private;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text;
import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.delegation.AbstractDelegationTokenIdentifier;
import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.proto.YarnSecurityTokenProtos.YARNDelegationTokenIdentifierProto;

@Private
public abstract class YARNDelegationTokenIdentifier extends
    AbstractDelegationTokenIdentifier {

  YARNDelegationTokenIdentifierProto.Builder builder =
      YARNDelegationTokenIdentifierProto.newBuilder();

  public YARNDelegationTokenIdentifier() {
  }

  public YARNDelegationTokenIdentifier(Text owner, Text renewer, Text realUser) {
    super(owner, renewer, realUser);
  }

  public YARNDelegationTokenIdentifier(
      YARNDelegationTokenIdentifierProto.Builder builder) {
    this.builder = builder;
  }

  @Override
  public synchronized void readFields(DataInput in) throws IOException {
    builder.mergeFrom((DataInputStream) in);
    if (builder.getOwner() != null) {
      setOwner(new Text(builder.getOwner()));
    }
    if (builder.getRenewer() != null) {
      setRenewer(new Text(builder.getRenewer()));
    }
    if (builder.getRealUser() != null) {
      setRealUser(new Text(builder.getRealUser()));
    }
    setIssueDate(builder.getIssueDate());
    setMaxDate(builder.getMaxDate());
    setSequenceNumber(builder.getSequenceNumber());
    setMasterKeyId(builder.getMasterKeyId());
  }

  public synchronized void readFieldsInOldFormat(DataInput in)
      throws IOException {
    super.readFields(in);
  }

  private void setBuilderFields() {
    if (builder.getOwner() != null &&
        !builder.getOwner().equals(getOwner().toString())) {
      builder.setOwner(getOwner().toString());
    }
    if (builder.getRenewer() != null &&
        !builder.getRenewer().equals(getRenewer().toString())) {
      builder.setRenewer(getRenewer().toString());
    }
    if (builder.getRealUser() != null &&
        !builder.getRealUser().equals(getRealUser().toString())) {
      builder.setRealUser(getRealUser().toString());
    }
    if (builder.getIssueDate() != getIssueDate()) {
      builder.setIssueDate(getIssueDate());
    }
    if (builder.getMaxDate() != getMaxDate()) {
      builder.setMaxDate(getMaxDate());
    }
    if (builder.getSequenceNumber() != getSequenceNumber()) {
      builder.setSequenceNumber(getSequenceNumber());
    }
    if (builder.getMasterKeyId() != getMasterKeyId()) {
      builder.setMasterKeyId(getMasterKeyId());
    }
  }

  @Override
  public synchronized void write(DataOutput out) throws IOException {
    setBuilderFields();
    builder.build().writeTo((DataOutputStream) out);
  }

  @VisibleForTesting
  public synchronized void writeInOldFormat(DataOutput out) throws IOException {
    super.write(out);
  }

  public YARNDelegationTokenIdentifierProto getProto() {
    setBuilderFields();
    return builder.build();
  }
}

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Named after distinctive local vegetation, Sausage Tree and Potato Bush are sister camps located on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River, in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park. These stylish and relaxed camps enjoy a great location, and offer a wide range of activities in an excellent game-viewing area.
The two camps are hidden amongst the giant Mahogany and Sausage Trees right on the banks of the Zambezi, at the point where the beautiful Chifungulu Channel branches off from the main body of the River. With the abundance of water and vegetation in close proximity, herds of elephant and buffalo regularly move through both camps, often followed closely by predators. The soaring Zambezi Escarpment as backdrop rounds off the idyllic setting.
Typical of the few camps on this remote stretch of the Lower Zambezi River, Sausage Tree and Potato Bush offer a broad range of activities. Guests enjoy the option of game-drives in open 4x4 vehicles both by day and night in the company of a professional guide. Guides also take guests on walking safaris, providing a very different perspective of the African bush on foot.
Canoe trips down the tranquil and beautiful Chifungulu Channel are one of the activity highlights, providing an opportunity forsilently gliding past animals as they come to the channel to drink. Sundowner cruises in a 'banana boat' on the Zambezi, and fishing for the hard-fighting Tiger Fish round off the many experiences awaiting guests at Sausage Tree and Potato Bush.
Accommodation at Sausage Tree is comprised of eight extraordinary tented rooms, each set into its own private enclave with expansive views over the mighty Zambezi. The rooms are spacious and cool, with reed walls and billowy canvas roofs. Decor is elegantly simple, with solid dark hardwood and white textiles predominating. The romantic bathrooms are enclosed by reed walls and open to the African sky.
Potato Bush Camp offers the ultimate in exclusivity and intimacy, with just four luxurious tented rooms (including a two-bedroom family unit). The beautiful Rosewood and canvas rooms feature commodious bedroom areas and en-suite bathrooms with twin showers, twin basins, and a full size four-claw bathtub. Large folding doors lead onto an expansive balcony which hosts a 2-person hammock and a private plunge pool.
Common areas at both camps take full advantage of the spectacular location, with open, airy structures to maximize views. The style and decor at Sausage Tree is "African chic" with a classic safari ambience and subtle Bedouin accents. Potato Bush, on the other hand, celebrates contemporary African design, with geometric lines and a bold juxtaposition of Rosewood and white canvas. Service and cuisine are of the highest standard, and most meals are taken outdoors, under the giant canopy of trees.
In all, Sausage Tree and Potato Bush are two of the most memorable safari camps in Zambia, combining elegance and adventure in a remote and beautiful African wilderness setting. The atmosphere at both camps is relaxed and informal, the accommodation is luxurious, and the wide range of activities and abundance of wildlife ensures a rewarding safari experience.
Sausage Tree and Potato Bush Camps is a Luxury Tented Safari Camp Located in Zambia's Lower Zambezi.


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Q: iOS System Services > Time & Location uses excessive cellular data. Why? How to disable? Since iOS 11 update I noticed that my iPhone 6s started to drain cellular traffic very fast. Before, I was able to keep within 500 MB per month but now 1 GB is not enough.
I looked at the settings and noticed: the traffic is mostly drained by the system services. And not by the analytics but by the "Time & Location". Surprisingly, isn't it?
Here is the stats for last 10 days:

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*479 MB totally

*308 MB for system services

*261 MB for time & location

*26.6 MB for push notifications

Here is some screenshots:

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The first question is How the f.. they do it?
I'll not be a lier if I say that I'm paranoid about this. Look, I spent only 171 MB for messengers, maps, social networks and browsing. Why time and locations use so much traffic? 261 (two hundred and sixty-eight) MB!!! What are they downloading? A sound recorded 24/7? Or videos a videos of me?
Time is so simple to synchronise through the NTP. I can't believe that it can take more then a kilobyte. And there is no need to sync time more then once per month.
Location is simply provided by GPS. No cellular data required at all. But even if Apple want to track each my step it can't take more then 1 MB of text data per day.
So, it's a big mystery where is my traffic sucked in. Apple, please, collect your data using Wi-Fi.
And the second practical question is about how to fix this trouble
I noticed a similar question: Disable system services to save data
I have disabled some of items in Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services. I don't want to disable the other such as "Find My iPhone" because I think they are important.
I currently use a very simple solution: I'm turning of the cellular data when I don't need it and turn it on to check messages, for example. But if forget I can easily lose 50 MB for a night.

A: Well @grgarside was right. The problem was not in the system itself but in a bike tracker app which use Location Services excessively. I figured it out by disabling Location for all the apps and then enabling them one by one. Now I think I need to contact the developer of that app and the question is closed.

A: I know this was already answered but I wanted to post a solution I found (for another root cause).
In summary, I have a hidden wifi SSID saved on my iPhone.  I reset my network configuration on the iPhone and my data usage on location services dropped to normal ranges.
My theory is iOS will always search for saved hidden wifi SSIDs, even when you're not in range. That is the nature of using a hidden SSID. Combine that with iOS using Location Services for wifi search and you may have some excessive data.
It worked for me, your mileage may vary, but here are the steps:
Make sure you know all your wifi passwords before doing this.

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*if your wifi router is using a hidden SSID, change it to broadcast (it's actually more secure - google it)

*reset the network setting on your iPhone (settings, general,reset,reset network settings).

*setup your wifi again on the iPhone

*Reset your cellular statistics and monitor over the next few days.

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When you prepare them according to the instructions, instant pancakes can clearly reveal their origins. They can taste bland rather than offering the rich, delicious flavours of the completely homemade version. With a few modifications to the basic instructions, however, you can take instant pancakes from boring to tasty, and even adjust their texture to suit your personal preferences. Best of all, you can modify the flavours to make perfect pancakes that you and your family or guests will enjoy.
Put the pancake mix into a large bowl and form it into a crater shape. You will be pouring other ingredients into the mix soon, and this shape will help it hold them more easily. If you wish to add dry spices, such as cinnamon or nutmeg, sprinkle them into the pancake mix, stir to blend, then form the mix into the crater shape. Adding these spices is not necessary, but it can give your pancakes more flavour.
Put the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla (optional) and melted butter into another bowl and whisk them together thoroughly until they are well-blended. Pour this liquid mixture into the indentation in the dry pancake mix. Using eggs and buttermilk will make the pancakes taste significantly richer than using water, as many boxed pancake recipes direct.
Stir the wet mixture and the pancake mix together with a whisk until it is mostly combined, but still slightly lumpy. Mix in any other ingredients you wish to add, such as dried berries or apple chunks, at this time.
Make one small pancake as the box directs. Observe it closely as it cooks, then taste it. If it is too thin and the batter is more runny, stir in a little more pancake mix. If the batter is too stiff, add a little more buttermilk. Adjust the amounts of the other items in the batter if necessary; add some sugar if the pancake is not sweet enough, mix in more spices if you cannot taste them, or add another small handful of dried fruit if there was not enough in the pancake.
Make one more test pancake. If it is perfect, make the rest of the pancakes as instructed by your box. If not, continue modifying the ingredients and proportions until you are satisfied.
You do not need to use buttermilk if you do not like its flavour; you can use regular milk instead if you prefer.


Added AVRCP capability to the Nav IV product.
Fixed an error with the connection to IPhone 4s.
Fixed a communication problem with LIN mounts.
Indien het niet lukt met de WebUpdater dan kun je gebruik te maken van MyDashboard van Garmin.


Printing Hexadecimal values as the python string: Here, we are going to learn how to assign hexadecimal values to the string and how to print the string against the assigned hexadecimal values?
To assign a hexadecimal value in the string so that it can be printed as a string, we use \x that is known as Escape sequence", it represents that given value is the hexadecimal value.
str = "This is  \x49\x6E\x63\x6C\x75\x64\x65\x48\x65\x6C\x70"
str = "This is  IncludeHelp"
str2 = "This is  \x49\x6E\x63\x6C\x75\x64\x65\x48\x65\x6C\x70"