Living Word Christian Fellowship was founded in 2001 in Sparta, Wisconsin. The church joined the Biblical Mennonite Alliance in August 2007.
In 2015 the leading minister was Marvin Stutzman, the congregational membership was 12, and the average weekly attendance was 40.
Thiessen, Richard D. "Living Word Christian Fellowship (Sparta, Wisconsin, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2015. Web. 22 Apr 2019. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Living_Word_Christian_Fellowship_(Sparta,_Wisconsin,_USA)&oldid=140331.
Thiessen, Richard D. (August 2015). Living Word Christian Fellowship (Sparta, Wisconsin, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 April 2019, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Living_Word_Christian_Fellowship_(Sparta,_Wisconsin,_USA)&oldid=140331.


A new report has revealed what has helped successful decision makers in business to develop ambition and help them achieve their goals, with half (50 per cent) claiming that supportive friends and family were their biggest drive to be ambitious.
The findings are part of the Ambition Index Report, produced by the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. The report reveals what 309 SME and 301 mid-market decision makers believed to help drive them and keep them motivated, especially when times are hard – with almost two thirds claiming that ambition is the biggest driver of business success.


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Mission of Burma : ONoffON
Mission of Burma were smart. They made their "comeback" in 2002, two years before releasing any new recorded material. The legendary Boston post-punkers' first priority was to hit the road and remind the world how truly badass they once were, and apparently, still are. From a nationwide tour to a series of appearances at All Tomorrow's Parties festivals, Burma took their time scorching the ear drums of attendees, leaving an unforgettable impression and at the same time teasing their new songs.
What's most remarkable about Mission of Burma's return, however, is how true to form their new material is. Unlike the beefed-up new albums by Wire and Killing Joke, ONoffON is a logical follow-up to 1982's Vs., only arriving 22 years later. Though they've aged considerably and guitarist Roger Miller has tinnitus that requires him to wear headphones while performing, Burma is as ferocious and fiery as ever. And they managed to capture that vicious energy on ONoffON.
The record is loud and raucous, but dynamic. There's no studio gloss here, folks. Mission of Burma sound as raw as they were in the 80s, and just as dangerous. Just take a look at the sign on the back of their CD jacket that reads: "No New McCarthy Era." They're ready to kick some ass, and the fact that they're all old enough to know better makes it that much cooler.
Miller, Conley and Prescott are in fine form here. "The Setup" is loud and straightforward, with plenty of tape loop squeals to break up the power chords. Bob Weston gets points for raising the volume of his loops, as Martin Swope's were always buried in the mix of older records, defeated by primitive recording techniques. "The Enthusiast," "Dirt" and "Wounded World" are equally ferocious, but more angular and abrasive, unlike "The Setup"'s one-two opening punch. And "Wounded World" is made even better by what could possibly be a cello, and instrument that turns the tender "Prepared" into the band's most lovely ballad, proving that it's more punk to try something new than make an album of the same twelve songs.
It's a good thing that Mission of Burma took the extra time to prepare for their new full-length, because 22 years is a really long time to go on hiatus. But we fare better in the long run for having a more confident and powerful Burma. And what with our tumultuous political atmosphere and media saturated with untalented hacks, they couldn't have come a moment sooner. They must have known how desperately we needed them, because Mission of Burma didn't want to return, they had to.
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Last major update issued on March 21, 2015 at 05:50 UT.
The geomagnetic field was quiet to active on March 20. Solar wind speed at SOHO ranged between 541 and 672 km/s under the influence of a high speed stream.
Solar flux at 20h UTC on 2.8 GHz was 112.7 (decreasing 3.4 over the last solar rotation). The 90 day 10.7 flux at 1 AU was 131.0. The Potsdam WDC planetary A index was 21 (STAR Ap - based on the mean of three hour interval ap indices: 20.6). Three hour interval K indices: 43433234 (planetary), 42542334 (Boulder).
At the time of counting spots (see image time), spots were observed in 11 active regions using 2K resolution (SN: 131) and 7 active regions using 1K resolution (SN: 80) SDO images on the visible solar disk.
Region 12303 [N18E26] was quiet and stable.
Region 12304 [N17W43] decayed slowly and quietly.
S4292 [S10E25] was quiet and stable.
S4293 [N18W16] was quiet and stable.
S4295 [S18E50] was quiet and stable.
S4296 [N21E40] was quiet and stable.
S4298 [S08E68] was quiet and stable.
New region S4299 [N14E17] emerged with a penumbra spot.
New region S4300 [S08E83] rotated into view with a large penumbra.
New region S4301 [S03E42] emerged with a penumbra spot.
New region S4302 [N14W03] emerged with a penumbra spot.
March 18-20: No obviously Earth directed CMEs were observed.
A southern hemisphere coronal hole (CH660) will rotate across the central meridian on March 19-20.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet to active on March 21 and quiet to unsettled on March 22-23. On March 22-23 there is a chance of active intervals due to effects from CH660.


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Find below the most comprehensive list of bowling alleys in Oregon. We are absolutely commited with the idea of providing the most truthful information to our potential visitors. For this reason, if you don't locate a bowling center here, we offer you to list it for free.
It is not simple to compare between all Oregon bowling alleys because they are all very good. However, we trust the veredicts of our users and here we offer the most rated and valued. Keep in mind that below you can also vote for your top bowling lanes and share your opinion! Select one of the businesses that you can view in the list under paragraph to see the full contact info.
This is a very visited bowling center where to enjoy good times with friends or colleagues. It is undoubtedly one of the best places in OR where throw a few bowling pins or participate in leagues. Keep in mind that the only thing we provide here is contact information as up-to-date as possible. We have no relationship with these businesses. We only are aimed to help you with free and useful info.
This bowling alley, located in the vicinity of Madras, provides everything needed for both people who are learning and experienced bowlers. Contact them in relation to the leagues in which you can sign up and the equipment they offer. The easiest way to get in touch with this business is by using the contact info that we provide you. The only thing you have to do is click on the button below these lines.
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This is a very visited bowling center where to enjoy good times with family or colleagues. It is one of the best places in OR where knock down a few bowling pins or to sign in for competitions. We want to remind you that the only thing we provide here is contact info as up-to-date as possible. We have no relationship with these centers. We only are aimed to help you with free and quality information.
When you are looking forward to playing bowling with your friends, this bowling alley placed in the surroundings of the city of Baker City is an excellent choice that delivers all the facilities that fans demand.To obtain additional information related to this business, just click on the "View more" button to check the complete info with all the contact and location information.
This bowling alley, placed in the vicinity of Salem, provides everything needed for both people who are learning and expert players. Visit them in relation to the leagues in which you can participate and the equipment they sell. The easiest way to get in touch with this center is by using the contact info that we provide you. The only thing you have to do is click on the icon below these lines.
This bowling center, placed in the surrounding area of Portland, provides everything required for both people who are learning and expert players. Visit them about the leagues in which you can sign up and the equipment they sell. The easiest way to get in touch with this business is by using the contact info that we provide you. The only thing you have to do is click on the icon below these lines.
Play bowling in Toledo, in this known bowling center that many lovers of this great sport visit. To review more contact information and other details about this business, click on its name. Keep in mind that the contact information we provide here is public domain and is not always 100% updated, so we appreciate your help.
This bowling alley, located in the vicinity of Woodburn, offers everything required for both beginners and experienced players. Contact them about the competitions in which you can sign up and the equipment they provide. The easiest method to get in touch with this business is by reviewin the contact information that we provide you. The only thing you have to do is click on the button below these lines.
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I'm interested in making my panniers a little less "scarred". I read somewhere that if you gently heat plastic parts with a hot gun blower, then the marks can be removed. Anyone ever done this, and...does it work?!!
I have sanded and buffed out scratches on panniers. I started off with medium grade wet and dry using a block and doing long strokes so as not to create a low spot. I progressively used finer wet and dry, and then used a car buff with cutting compound. For the final stage I used the buff with plastic polish, then coated with Forever Black followed by Surf City Black Max. I believe .75 filled and sanded his followed by paint.
That sounds like an altogether better idea. I'll give it a try!
I sanded with 220 and 320, coated with adhesion promoter, and used a matte black paint followed by a semi gloss clear coat for wheels. Both came in rattle cans. Looks pretty good and if need be can be touched up without too much work.
Duck has his coated with pickup truck bed liner. Has to be done professionally for best results, but I understand it is tougher than almost anything the panniers will ever come in contact with.


In the education sector, we hear a lot of myths from our students applying to grad school. A lot of this popular perception just isn't true! In this post, we'll reveal the facts behind the three most common myths.
1. I can only attend a highly-ranked school for grad school to be worthwhile.
There are hundreds of grad schools and grad programs around the country – don't feel like you're boxed into the first page of rankings websites. Rankings are just one data point that you should consider when making your grad school choice. Your success isn't defined by the school you go to; it's defined by your performance and your ability to maximize opportunities. That means the student who attends the top school isn't guaranteed success, just as the student who attends a lower-ranked school isn't barred from finding it.
This isn't to say that rankings aren't important at all. Rankings can influence a school's quality by impacting resources, faculty, and student body. But they shouldn't be the end all, be all when you're making final decisions on schools. The people you'll meet, the connections and networks you'll establish, the skills you'll gain, and the knowledge you'll walk away with – these things are what make grad school worthwhile. Don't make life-changing decisions based solely on something as subjective as a ranking website.
2. Grad school is too expensive.
Grad school is absolutely expensive, but you shouldn't let finances get in the way of your dream program. If you're looking in the right places, you'll find a lot of financial assistance. Try a scholarship website like Petersons if you're looking for national scholarship opportunities. You can also find school-specific scholarship opportunities once you've committed to attending a school.
Some companies help cover or subsidize tuition costs for employees who continue to work part-time while studying. Have a conversation with your employer to see if this would be a viable option.
Lastly, don't forget that you can bring tuition costs down by attending school part-time, on weekends, or through online courses. Oftentimes, these options will also allow you to continue working.
3. Grad school is only for eggheads – my less-than-stellar academic record won't get me in!
Grad school isn't just for the best and brightest – although it is for a select group of students who are intellectually capable, motivated, and committed to their academic disciplines. If your undergraduate GPA is weak, focus on your standardized admission test and let that piece of your application offset any concerns about your GPA.
You can also prove your academic capabilities through work experience, research, and coursework at a local college. Put distance between your current self and your former college self. Not every 18-year-old goes off to college recognizing that late-night parties and bashes will someday affect grad school admissions. If you're in this boat, build up a case for your academic aptitude elsewhere.
Catherine writes for the Magoosh Blog to support future grad school students by unlocking tricks of the test prep and application trade. Catherine spends her free time checking out local farmer's markets, reading food and lifestyle blogs, and watching Bravo. She is forever in search of the best Mexican and Italian food in any given city.
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Baby Don't Hurt Me – Online Film
NDT 1
Imre van Opstal
Marne van Opstal Online Film
Baby Don't Hurt Me originated from authentic attempts by each dancer to tell an intimate story. Baby don't hurt me explores how their personal experiences and perspectives become part of their role as dancers. Themes such as identity, sexuality, love and gender are truthfully explored and shaped.
This film can be viewed online as part of Dublin Dance Festival Digital 2022 from the 17th to the 20th of November. > Take a look at the website for more information.
"Baby Don't Hurt Me is a rock-solid choreography by Imre and Marne van Opstal" ★★★★★ Volkskrant
About 'Baby Don't Hurt Me'
In 2021 Imre and Marne van Opstal created 1 Baby Don't Hurt Me for NDT. This work originated from authentic attempts by each dancer to tell an intimate story. Baby Don't Hurt Me explores how their personal experiences and perspectives become part of their role as dancers. Themes such as identity, sexuality, love and gender are truthfully explored and shaped.
The performance has an intimate question as a starting point, how can we express something that concerns us all? Can the personal become universal?
When you put your heart on your sleeve, you run the risk of being painfully condemned or misunderstood. This vulnerability is one of those things we all have in common.
How much can we share?
This performance was captured for the screen.
Photo: Rahi Rezvani Dancers: Chloé Albaret en Donnie Duncan Jr.
Photo: Rahi Rezvani Dancers: Boston Gallacher , Scott Fowler, Isla Clarke, Chloé Albaret and Donnie Duncan Jr.
Imre van Opstal & Marne van Opstal
The brother and sister duo Marne and Imre van Opstal, originally from Limburg in the Netherlands, are two of the most exciting and sought after choreographers in the world. With their roots firmly in a family full of dancers, they started their professional career at Nederland Dans Theater (NDT). Both were active as top dancers until 2020. After this, they became fully focused on choreography and making cutting edge contemporary dance. Their works explore themes such as identity, sexuality, gender and love, and what this means in our current world. Take Root, a production for NDT 1 was nominated for a Zwaan for best dance performance.
MUSIC New composition by Amos Ben-Tal
LIGHT Tom Visser
DRAMATURGY Fabienne Vegt
DECOR Imre van Opstal & Marne van Opstal, Tom Visser (co-set designer)
COSTUMES Imre van Opstal & Marne van Opstal
REHEARSAL ASSISTANTS Tamako Akiyama, Ralitza Malehounova
WORLD PREMIERE February 15, 2021 Zuiderstrandtheater The Hague
Dansers in 'Baby Don't Hurt Me'
Chloé Albaret
Lydia Bustinduy
Isla Clarke
Donnie Duncan Jr.
Scott Fowler
Boston Gallacher
Nicole Ishimaru


Historian Paul Kennedy's The Rise and Fall of Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflicts from 1500 to 2000 which was published during the twilight years of the Cold War, succeeded in doing to geo-politics, what Mao's Little Red Book had done to the deep, deep thoughts of the beloved communist Chinese butcher and child molester. It helped popularize a somewhat esoteric topic of discussion in stuffy gentlemen's clubs in Victorian London or in Bismarck's Berlin, turning it into a trendy piece of conversation among the more diverse American and international audiences.
Rising to the top of the New York Times best-seller list, the heavy Rise and Fall (close to 700 pages) became a book that members of the cool chattering class were required to read (or at least, to buy). Moreover, forecasting the political and economic decline (relatively speaking) of the U.S. (got it wrong in 1987) and the then Soviet Union (got it right) and the rise (again, relatively speaking) of Japan (wrong), the then European Economic Community (about right) and China (right), Rise and Fall seemed to set the standard for the new popular genre of books on the Next Big Foreign Policy Idea for the post-Cold War/globalization era.
From Francis Fukuyama's The End of History and the Last Man, through Samuel Huntington's The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order and Thomas L. Friedman's The Lexus and the Olive Tree to the Coming Anarchy and Future Perfect, scholars and pundits have been bombarding us with dire or bright predictions about global prosperity or mass starvation, international peace or world wars, unipolarity or multipolarity, and the rise or fall of nationalism, religion, ethnicity, racism and tribalism.
Enter Parag Khanna, the director of the Global Governnance Initiative in the American Strategy Forum in the New America Foundation, with his Next Big Foreign Policy Idea. Erase unipolarity and the third world and add tripolarity and the second world to your foreign policy vocabulary. In The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order, Khanna proposes that we are heading toward a tripolar global system dominated by three great geostraetgic and geoeconomic powers or empires — the United States, the European Union and China — that will be competing for the hearts and minds (and pocketbooks) of the emerging nation-states and markets in Central Asia, Latin America, the Pacific Rim and the Middle East that compose what Khanna describes as the second world. It is this mostly peaceful competition over markets and investments — not a cold or a hot war — in the second world between the big three — Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Azerbaijan are some of the countries in transition that will be the focus on this tripolar contest — that will shape the global political, economic and military balance of power in the twenty-first century, according to Khanna.
Against the backdrop of the Iraq War and the ensuing anti-American sentiments in many parts of the second world, the U.S. finds itself now in a weakened position in the tripolar competition, suggesting to Khanna that its post-Cold War unipolar moment is coming to an end, and that America will have to share this century with China and the EU. According to the futuristic scenarios drawn-up by Khanna, China's search for energy resources and markets for its products will be driving its growing presence in America's strategic backyard in Latin America, while the EU is getting ready to replace the U.S. as the leading power in the Broader Middle East.
In fact, Khanna warns that the continuing military overstretch and declining economic power and quality of life threaten to transform the U.S. from a global power into a member of the less prestigious club of the second world. The war on terrorism will end, and China and the EU — and not the U.S. — could emerge as the global winners.
There are many holes in Khanna's grand strategic theory. He seems to exhibit too much pessimism about the ability of India to evolve into a global power and that of Russia to regain its former status. And he fails to highlight the many obstacles facing China and especially the EU on the road to global leadership. While he provides timely reports and sophisticated analyses about the growing geo-economic competition between the U.S. China and the EU in the emerging regions of the world, his vision of a tripolar international system remains a creative speculation at this stage.
While the U.S. is probably going to lose its global economic position, it will take a long time before we'll find out whether its decline leads to a rise of a new bipolarity or multipolarity, to stability or anarchy, to clash between nations, religions or civilizations. In short, we are probably going to search for quite a while for the Next Big Foreign Policy Idea.
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𝚅𝙰/𝙽𝙲 𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚊 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕 & 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚞𝚜𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚍, 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚌𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚊, 𝚍𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝. 𝙻𝚎𝚝 𝚞𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚖𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜.
I left my camera in the car, but I'm never not taking photos of things. Had to get a picture of this antique typewriter at a flea market yesterday. So here's a little iPhone photo.
I got to do a body positivity session for some beautiful ladies. This is one of them ♥ I love them all so much.
That little field is my favorite every summer.
My favorite human to take pictures of. She is always so full of personality. It's amazing.
A little gender & name reveal session.
I always feel like Flower & nature photos are my least favorite. I always feel like I need a person, or animal. I took this in March & was going through all of my photos Saturday night & decided that maybe I do love this one.
Because I'm the worst at remembering to post on here, here are some throwbacks!
Changing things up! I've been working hard trying to find the "feel" I wanted my photos to have. The colors/theme that I felt like matched my personality & made me love them even more. I was determined to find this before creating my book/portfolio. After lots of trial & error & hating editing, I think I've finally figured out one that I love. I hope you guys like it!
One of my favorites from this session. I'm really the worst at getting things posted.
My other half. He helps me out with shoots. He's a giant, so he can get better angles than me. If I'm being honest, he's actually a little better with the camera than I am. He's just never good at having the camera pointed on him. He hates having his picture taken.
She either hates pictures, or she's all about it. There is no in between.
The candid moments are always my favorite out of every shoot. Here is @pissyprincess95 looking back, genuinely excited, talking about this painting.
She knows all her angles so perfectly. (By the way... been playing around with edits/color themes. I'm liking this one a lot.) what do you guys think?
Obsessed with this picture from @carla_brook photoshoot!
Haven't posted in a while. Here is some new stuff. Lots more to come!
Thank you for letting me take pictures of you yesterday! I can not wait to post all of these!


This week I wore a bikini for the first time in six years. As someone who's long battled with body confidence, this was a big deal for me. Now my figure's changed and I'm carrying a little extra padding and stretch marks, the paranoia demons have gone all out against me – and lost!
The last time I donned a bikini on the beach was back in 2012 when I reviewed a range of swimwear, and since then I've changed a lot. I've felt self conscious and battled self inflicted negativity over the years, but giving birth and becoming a mum in my late thirties is what really changed me. Although, while I did find stripping down to my bikini a bit nerve wracking, I found that becoming a mum has actually been my driving force in being proactively positive about my body. Raising a son, it's my job to show him that women's bodies are strong and powerful and beautiful and loving – never something to be heckled or ashamed of.
So my little family hit the beach. As the sun washed its golden glow on the shore, we laughed and played and enjoyed the sea and sand for what it was. I in my bikini – and it was glorious.
Brastop sent me the Curvy Kate 'Ahoy' halter bikini top (30HH) and tie side brief (14).
The retro style Ahoy collection offers the choice of three underwired top styles: a balcony top with standard shoulder straps, a halterneck that ties around the neck and a halterneck tankini top. And there's two styles of co-ordinating bottoms: a fold over top brief and the tie side.
The halterneck bikini top has triangle shaped unlined cups and ties around the neck, fastening on a single position back clip. In a red, white and blue stripe, featuring a plunging neckline and a centre front cut out detail, Ahoy is a contemporary take of a timeless nautical look.
Ahoy has a lovely soft fabric with a generous stretch so it's totally comfortable to wear all day long if you wish. And although it has a relatively small fastener, the band shape is tapered so you're still getting a solid broad core for that necessary full bust stability.
The halterneck's deep plunge is a flattering cut for full busts, whether wide set or close like my own, and the look is simply stunning. But I did end up coming up against a few issues. I found sizing up a cup (from my usual bra size of about a 30H) to a 30HH gave the best coverage, which fitted me perfectly without any bulging, although I still managed to slip out of the cups on occasions. And the frontal part of the band, the red trim, was difficult to keep flat as it kept wanting to curl up, which was a bit annoying to reposition all the time.
I've figured that sometimes it's a case of trying several sizes at the same time, sometimes it's just how it goes with bra (or bikini) design and breast shape compatibility. I suspect the balconette could be a better match.
The tie side brief has an ultra low rise, sitting midway on the hip and sharply beneath the tummy. The vertical stripes of the brief are contrasted with a wide blue band, while functional red ties secure the brief to each side. I love side ties for a number of reasons; they're a flirty cute style but practical too, as you can put them on and take them off with ease on the beach.
The size 14 is a good fit on me; the bottom coverage is just right and the petite mini brief style sits nicely low down. But I do prefer a bigger brief shape – I feel more comfortable having my tummy covered a bit more and a higher waist, or mid way cut short, gives me that comfy cut.
Ahoy is definitely one of the most stylish bikini collections this year. Personally, it epitomises what I love about this kind of design – it's tinted with a retro 50s vibe and has a vibrant but classic look that'll never date. Ahoy is likely the reason why I felt so confident and at ease on the beach, because I felt so comfortable in what I was wearing and I picked a bikini design that was essentially an extension of my personality.
What swimwear are you wearing on your holidays this year? Did you give it much thought? Have you found a bikini that makes you feel truly comfortable in yourself?


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By: Grace Dille
Fed CIOs: TMF Funding Isn't Enough for IT Modernization
The $1 billion of new funding that the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) received earlier this year under the American Rescue Plan Act was welcomed by chief information officers (CIOs) from numerous agencies, but many CIOs are saying the new infusion of money is not enough for IT modernization needs.
In July, Federal CIO Clare Martorana revealed the TMF Board received 108 proposals from Federal agencies totaling $2.1 billion of IT modernization projects competing for some of that $1 billion. With the demand outweighing the supply, Federal CIOs are calling for more funding and a "multi-pronged approach" to IT modernization needs.
"That money is going to go pretty fast. So, no, what's in TMF is not nearly enough," Ann Dunkin, CIO at the Department of Energy (DoE), said during an Oct. 5 FCW event. "IT modernization is by definition expensive."
In September, the TMF Board announced seven new awards totaling $311 million to fund Federal agency investments into zero trust networking and digital identity, standardizing secure data and information sharing, and improving interagency collaboration. Nearly $700 million of the $1 billion in new funding remains to be awarded.
Dunkin stressed that while the TMF "is a great idea," when it comes to "self-funding it is a challenge because our mandate in IT continually increases."
"The fact of the matter is is that putting money into the mission directly, providing money to citizen services, providing money to things that look more directly attached the mission is more attractive – it's more attractive to Congress, it's more attractive to department and agency leadership," Dunkin explained.
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"IT is continually going to be challenged and so our job is really to ensure that our business partners understand the value of the services we deliver so that they choose to help provide the funding necessary to do that work, and that Congress understands the value of the services we deliver and the cost of things like cybersecurity, so that we get the funding from Congress that we need," she said.
Rick Kryger, deputy CIO for operations at the Department of Labor, agreed with Dunkin and said that while his department has received two TMF awards, IT modernization efforts require "a multi-pronged approach" and CIOs need to pursue funding opportunities "where they make sense."
"Another part of it has to be the equation of building it into the business costs to be able to get that continuous investment, and it gets back to getting the business to understand the value," Kryger said during the event. "You kind of have to approach it on all fronts, and pursue opportunities, and continue that education with the business of the value that they get – that's got to be a continuous component of it."
Jason Gray, CIO at the Department of Education agreed with the "multi-pronged approach" to IT modernization funding and also emphasized the importance of collaboration with stakeholders.
"It's about that collaboration and stakeholder engagement because I need to make sure that the leadership of the department understands the value that IT brings to the equation." Gray said.
"What I'm very interested in is seeing how this billion dollars is used and the impact of that – of the TMF funds – and more importantly, the outcomes," he added. "What are the citizen-facing and serving missions that are going to be positively impacted with the investment of those funds."
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'Welcome Tour' takes Bishop Tylka to Galesburg, Macomb vicariates Aug. 15-16
By: Jennifer Willems - August 17, 2020 - Featured Article
After celebrating Mass for the Macomb Vicariate at St. Paul Church in Macomb on Aug. 16, Coadjutor Bishop Louis Tylka went outside to greet the people who drove by the church doors to receive Communion. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
Parish communities in the western part of the Diocese of Peoria got their chance to greet Coadjutor Bishop Louis Tylka as he continued his "Welcome Tour" over the weekend. Not only did he find faith and friendship, but he was also treated to meals with his priests and parishioners who were happy for the opportunity to get to know him.
On Saturday, Aug. 15, Bishop Tylka was the principal celebrant at a Mass for the Galesburg Vicariate, which includes parishes in Abingdon, Aledo, Alexis, Galesburg, Matherville, Monmouth, Raritan, Viola and Wataga. Immaculate Conception in Monmouth hosted the liturgy and reception.
Coadjutor Bishop Louis Tylka visited the Galesburg Vicariate on Aug. 15, celebrating Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Monmouth. Concelebrating with him were (from left) Msgr. Thomas Mack, vicar forane; Father Deus-Dedit B. Byabato; and Father Daniel McShane. Also pictured is Deacon William Clark. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
Among the concelebrants were Msgr. Thomas Mack, pastor in Monmouth, St. Patrick in Raritan, and St. Theresa in Alexis, and vicar forane; Father Daniel McShane, parochial vicar in Monmouth, Raritan and Alexis; and Father Deus-Dedit B. Byabato, chaplain at OSF HealthCare St. Mary in Galesburg and pastor of St. Aloysius in Wataga. Assisting were Deacons William Clark, Thomas Mann and Joseph McCleary.
On Sunday, Aug. 16, Bishop Tylka traveled to Macomb to celebrate Mass for the Macomb Vicariate at St. Paul Church, Macomb. In addition to St. Paul, the vicariate includes parishes in Bushnell, Canton, Carthage, Dallas City, Hamilton, Lewistown, Nauvoo, Rushville, St. Augustine and Warsaw.
Concelebrating the Mass were Father Adam Stimpson, pastor in Macomb and St. Rose in Rushville, and vicar forane; Father Joseph, parochial vicar there; and Father Tony Trosley, pastor of the five parishes in the Hancock County Catholic Community. Assisting were Deacons Larry Adams and Tony Ensenberger.
A reception featuring smoked pork sandwiches and salads prepared by the Knights of Columbus and St. Paul Women's Guild followed in the St. Paul School gym. To provide proper social distancing, high top table were also set up outside in the courtyard and by the playground.
When Father Stimpson announced at the end of Mass that people would have the option of getting in line to visit with Bishop Tylka on one side of the gym or picking up lunch on the other side of the gym and greeting him afterward, the bishop said, "I'd go to the food line first."
Waiting for him in the gym were cards from the school children and such "St. Paul swag" as a t-shirt, "which every bishop needs," Father Stimpson said.
"IT'S GOOD TO BE TOGETHER"
In welcoming Bishop Tylka to "the gateway to the western part of your diocese," Msgr. Mack said he would find the same welcoming spirit from all the parishioners in Knox, Mercer, Warren and Henderson counties.
"Our vicariate covers many miles from Galesburg, our biggest city, in the east to Aledo, the county seat of Mercer County, to the north, and the banks of the Mississippi River to the west," he told "Bishop Lou."
"We, the Catholic community of the Galesburg Vicariate, pledge our prayers and our full support as you begin your ministry with us here." — Msgr. Thomas Mack
"Most of our vicariate is rural, with large fields of corn and soybeans, our rolling pastures covered with herds of Angus cows and calves," added Msgr. Mack, who is also episcopal vicar for rural life of the Diocese of Peoria.
"We, the Catholic community of the Galesburg Vicariate, pledge our prayers and our full support as you begin your ministry with us here," he said.
For his part, Bishop Tylka replied that "It's great to see how the church is alive in the various communities that make up the Diocese of Peoria. It's really a beautiful part of the country that I'm beginning to discover as I travel around."
At both Masses he acknowledged that these are strange times we're living through, but we're not alone.
"The Lord is still with us, giving us strength and courage as we confront our challenges," Bishop Tylka said. "So it's good to be together."
FIRST OF MANY VISITS
Coadjutor Bishop Louis Tylka visits with Regina Erhardt of St. Rose, Rushville, who celebrated her 82nd birthday the day before the Aug. 16 Macomb Vicariate Mass at St. Paul, Macomb. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
During his homilies, he told his listeners that there is a common thread running through all the readings for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus came to save us all.
"God's love for us is for everyone, without exception — no matter who we are, no matter where we're from, no matter the color of our skin, no matter whether we live in the country or the city," Bishop Tylka explained. "That love, that salvation given to us in Jesus is for everyone."
Jesus poses that challenge to us in Matthew's Gospel when the Samaritan woman receives healing for her daughter through the persistence of her faith. We must also be steadfast in our faith, loving like the Lord, being open to what Jesus is asking, and welcoming the stranger.
Admitting that sometimes he can be obstinate and thinking he knows it all, Bishop Tylka said the Gospel challenge serves as "a knock on the head" to remember that it's God's plan, not ours.
"When I can give myself over to God's plan, when I can accept his message of love and mercy, and when I can witness in the situations of life seeing how people receive love, compassion, mercy, kindness, it's then that the Gospel truly comes to life," he said. "It's then that I realize God's mercy and salvation is for everyone."
Before Mass ended in Monmouth and Macomb, Bishop Tylka said it was only the first visit to the vicariates.
"I look forward to coming back and being with you as often as I can," he said.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Both Masses were livestreamed. To find the Aug. 15 celebration, visit Immaculate Conception – Monmouth, IL on YouTube. The Aug. 16 Mass is available at facebook.com/fatheradam.stimpson.


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AMBROSINI v. US
AMBROSINI v. US , 187 U.S. 1 (1902)
AMBROSINI v. U S(1902)
Argued: Decided: October 20, 1902
[187 U.S. 1, 2] This was a writ of error brought to reverse a judgment of the district court imposing a fine on a finding of guilty of an offense under 7 of the act of Congress entitled 'An Act to Provide Ways and Means to Meet War Expenditures, and for Other Purposes' (30 Stat. at L. 448, chap. 448),1 otherwise known as the war revenue act of 1898. The indictment contained two counts. The first charged that defendant on August 30, 1898, executed a certain bond in the penal sum of $3,000 to the people of the state of Illinois without affixing to the bond a 50-cent revenue stamp, alleged to be required by said act of Congress. The second count charged that defendant on August 30, 1898, executed a certain bond to the city of Chicago in the penal sum of $500 without affixing thereto a 50-cent revenue stamp, alleged to be required by the act. The bonds were set forth in extenso. A motion to quash the indictment was made and overruled, and, a jury being waived, the cause was submitted to the court for trial, defendant found guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine. The opinion is reported, 105 Fed. 239.
Sections 6, 7, and 17 of the act are as follows:
'Sec. 6. That on and after the first day of July, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, for and in respect of the several bonds, debentures, or certificates of stock and of indebtedness, and other documents, instruments, matters, and things mentioned and described in schedule A of this act, or for or in respect of the vellum, parchment, or paper upon which such instruments, matters, or things, or any of them, shall be written or printed by any person or persons, or party who shall make, sign, or issue the same, or for whose use or benefit the same shall be made, signed, or issued, the several taxes or sums of money set down in figures [187 U.S. 1, 3] against the same, respectively, or otherwise specified or set forth in the said schedule. . . .
'Sec. 7. That if any person or persons shall make, sign, or issue, or cause to be made, signed, or issued, any instrument, document, or paper of any kind or description whatsoever, without the same being duly stamped for denoting the tax hereby imposed thereon, or without having thereupon an adhesive stamp to denote said tax, such person or persons shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, at the discretion of the court, and such instrument, document, or paper, as aforesaid, shall not be competent evidence in any court.'
'Sec. 17. That all bonds, debentures, or certificates of indebtedness issued by the officers of the United States government, or by the officers of any state, county, town, municipal corporation, or other corporation exercising the taxing power, shall be, and hereby are, exempt from the stamp taxes required by this act: Provided, That it is the intent hereby to exempt from the stamp taxes imposed by this act such state, county, town, or other municipal corporations in the exercise only of functions strictly belonging to them in their ordinary governmental, taxing, or municipal capacity: Provided further, That stock and bonds issued by co- operative building and loan associations whose capital stock does not exceed ten thousand dollars, and building and loan associations or companies that make loans only to their shareholders, shall be exempt from the tax herein provided.'
Schedule A contained this provision: 'Bond: For indemnifying any person or persons, firm, or corporation who shall have become bound or engaged as surety for the payment of any sum of money, or for the due execution or performance of the duties of any office or position, and to account for money received by virtue thereof, and all other bonds of any description, except such as may be required in legal proceedings, not otherwise provided for in this schedule, 50 cents.'
The bonds, to which it was alleged the stamps should have been affixed, were bonds required by the laws of Illinois to be given as a condition of the issue of licenses to keep dramshops [187 U.S. 1, 4] or sell intoxicating liquors in the state of Illinois and in the city of Chicago.
Sections 1, 2, and 5 of an act of the general assembly of the state of Illinois, entitled 'An Act to Provide for the Licensing of and against the Evils Arising from the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors,' read:
'Sec. 1. That a dramshop is a place where spirituous or vinous or malt liquors are retailed by less quantity than 1 gallon, and intoxicating liquors shall be deemed to include all such liquors within the meaning of this act.
'Sec. 2. Whoever, not having a license to keep a dramshop, shall, by himself or another, either as principal, clerk, or servant, directly or indirectly, sell any intoxicating liquor in any less quantity than 1 gallon, or in any quantity to be drank upon the premises, or in or upon any adjacent room, building [,] yard, premises, or place of public resort shall be fined not less than twenty dollars [187 U.S. 1, 20] nor more than one hundred dollars [$100], or imprisoned in the county jail not less than ten nor more than thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court.'
'Sec. 5. No person shall be licensed to keep a dramshop, or to sell intoxicating liquors, by any county board, or the authorities of any city, town, or village, unless he shall first give bond in the penal sum of $3, 000, payable to the people of the state of Illinois, with at least two good and sufficient sureties, freeholders of the county in which the license is to be granted, to be approved by the officer who may be authorized to issue the license, conditioned that he will pay to all persons all damages that they may sustain, either in person of property, or means of support, by reason of the person so obtaining a license selling or giving away intoxicating liquors. The officer taking such bond may examine any person offered as security upon any such bond, under oath, and require him to subscribe and swear to his statement in regard to his pecuniary ability to become such security. Any bond taken pursuant to this section may be sued upon for the use of any person, or his legal representatives, who may be injured by reason of the selling or giving away any intoxicating liquor by the person so licensed, or by his agent or servant.' 2 Starr & C. Anno. Stat. (Ill.) 2d ed. 1586, chap. 43. [187 U.S. 1, 5] By article 5, chapter 24, of the statutes of Illinois concerning cities, it was provided:
'Sec. 1. The city council in cities, and president and the board of trustees in villages, shall have the following powers: . . .
'Fourth. To fix the amount, terms, and manner of issuing and revoking licenses. . . .
'Forty-sixth. To license, regulate, and prohibit the selling or giving away of any intoxicating, malt, vinous, mixed, or fermented liquor, the license not to extend beyond the municipal year in which it shall be granted, and to determine the amount to be paid for such license: . . . Provided, further, That in granting licenses, such corporate authorities shall comply with whatever general law of the state may be in force relative to the granting of licenses.
. . . 'Ninety-sixth. To pass all ordinances, rules, and make all regulations proper or necessary to carry into effect the powers granted to cities or villages, with such fines or penalties as the city council or board of trustees shall deem proper: . . .' 1 Starr & C. 2d ed. 689, chap. 24.
The Revised Code of Chicago of 1897 provided: 'The mayor of the city of Chicago shall, from time to time, grant licenses for the keeping of dramshops within the city of Chicago to persons who shall apply to him in writing therefor, and shall furnish evidence satisfying him of their good character. Each applicant shall execute to the city of Chicago a bond, with at least two sureties, to be approved by the city clerk or city collector, in the sum of $500, conditioned that the applicant shall faithifully observe and keep all ordinances in force at the time of the application or thereafter to be passed during the period of the license applied for, and will keep closed, on Sundays, all doors opening out upon any street from the bar or room where such dramshop is to be kept; and that all windows opening upon any street from such bar or room shall, on Sundays, be provided with blinds, shutters, or curtains, so as to obstruct the view from such street into such room. No application for a license shall be considered until such bond shall have been filed.' 1 Rev. Code 1897, p. 253, chap. 39, art. 1. [187 U.S. 1, 6] The ordinance contained many other specific regulations of the traffic, and provided that licenses might be revoked by the mayor for violation of 'any provision of any ordinance of the city council relating to intoxicating liquors, or any condition of the bond aforesaid.'
The conditions of the bond in the sum of $3,000 to the people of the state of Illinois were substantially in the words of the statute. The conditions of the bond in the sum of $500 to the city of Chicago were somewhat more stringent than the language of the municipal Code.
T. A. Moran and Levy Mayer for plaintiff in error.
Assistant Attorney General Beck for defendant in error.
Mr. Chief Justice Fuller delivered the opinion of the court:
By the dramshop act the general assembly of Illinois legislated, as was stated in the title of the act, 'against the evils arising from the sale of intoxicating liquors,' not by prohibiting the traffic altogether, but by regulating it in protection of the public. The act concerning cities authorized municipal action subject to the general law.
The legislation was enacted in the exercise of the police power for the safety, welfare, and health of the community, and it is conceded that that power is a power reserved by the states, free from Federal restriction in any particular material here.
The act and the ordinance required these bonds to be given as prerequisites to the issue of licenses permitting the sale. The licenses could not be issued without compliance with this condition precedent. The statute expressly provided that no license should be granted 'unless he shall first give bond in the penal sum of $3,000,' and the ordinance, that 'no application for a license shall be considered until such bond shall have been filed.'
The bonds were obviously intended to secure the proper enforcement of the laws in respect of the sale of intoxicating liq- [187 U.S. 1, 7] uors; the prompt payment of fines and penalties; a remedy for injuries in person, property, or means of support; and the protection of the public in divers other enumerated particulars. The granting of the licenses was the exercise of a strictly governmental function, and the giving of the bonds was part of the same transaction. To tax the license would be to impair the efficiency of state and municipal action on the subject and assumes the power to suppress such action. And considering license and bond together, taxation of the bond involves the same consequences. In themselves the bonds were not mere incidents of the regulation of the traffic, but essential safeguards against its evils, and governmental instrumentalities of state and of city, as authorized by the state, to insure the public welfare in the conduct of the business, although the business itself was not governmental. They were not mere individual undertakings to secure a personal privilege as suggested by the court below, but means for the preservation of the peace, the health, and the safety of the community in compelling strict observance of the law, and remedying injurious results.
The general principle is that, as the means and instrumentalities employed by the general government to carry into operation the powers granted to it are exempt from taxation by the states, so are those of the states exempt from taxation by the general government. It rests on the law of self-preservation, for any government whose means employed in conducting its strictly governmental operations are subject to the control of another and distinct government exists only at the mercy of the latter. Nelson, J., The Collector v. Day, 11 Wall. 113, sub nom. Buffington v. Day, 20 L. ed. 122.
Viewed in the light of that general principle, we think it clear that Congress, lest the broad language of schedule A, 'and all other bonds of any description,' might literally cover bonds such as those in question, and in avoidance of controversy in that regard, exempted them by 17, wherein it was declared that it was intended 'to exempt from the stamp taxes imposed by this act, such state, county, town, or other municipal corporations in the exercise only of functions strictly belonging to them in their ordinary governmental, taxing, or municipal capacity.' True, this language was used in a proviso, and the [187 U.S. 1, 8] enacting clause exempted bonds 'issued by the officers of . . . any state, county, town, municipal corporation, or other corporation exercising the taxing power;' but as the bonds were required by the state and the city, and were issued for the benefit of the public, and not for the benefit of the individuals who executed them, it appears to us that they came fairly within the meaning of the clause, assuming that they were covered by schedule A. The question is whether the bonds were taken in the exercise of a function strictly belonging to the state and city in their ordinary governmental capacity, and we are of opinion that they were, and that they were exempted as no more taxable than the licenses. Either they were exempt, apart from the proviso, because, in the sense of the statute, issued by the state and city, or the proviso so far qualified the language of the enacting clause as to exempt them in exempting the state and city in respect of the exercise of strictly governmental functions.
We conclude, therefore, that they were not taxable within the statute. United States v. Owens, 100 Fed. 70; Stirneman v. Smith, 40 C. C. A. 581, 100 Fed. 600; Warwick v. Bettman, 102 Fed. 127, 47 C. C. A. 185, 108 Fed. 46; People v. City, 31 Chicago Legal News, 247.
Judgment reversed and cause remanded, with a direction to quash the indictment.
Mr. Justice Harlan did not hear the argument, and took no part in the decision.


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News | Events
Downtown Dollars
Clean Up Day April 21, 2018
by Ukiah Main Street | Apr 11, 2018 | Experience
Clean Up Day April 21, 2018 8-10am
Join in helping with Downtown's Spring Cleaning!
We will be pulling weeds and dusting off downtown to look good for residents and visitors.
Meet in front of Ukiah Valley Conference Center, 200 S. School St, to pick up supplies and organize.
Bring gloves, garden tools and the family. Some supplies provided. Groups, individuals, clubs all welcome.
Refreshments provided.
More info: 707.462.6789 or mainst@pacific.net
Comedy Alley Feb 17, 2018
by Ukiah Main Street | Feb 8, 2018 | Experience
Comedy Alley Feb 17, 2018 @ 8:00 pm
The 2018 Comedy Alley Season continues on Saturday, February 17th when the Ukiah Main Street Program presents an All-Star Line-Up of critically acclaimed comedians. Comedy Alley is held at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center in Historic Downtown Ukiah. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are now On-Sale and can be purchased in advance for the discounted price of $18.00 at Mendocino Bounty or Dig Music. Tickets can also be purchased at the door on the evening of the event for $20.00. Comedians for February show are Jeff Applebaum, Ian Williams and Ngaio Bealum.
The 2018 Comedy Alley Season is made possible thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, which include Eagle Distributing, Barr Family Chiropractic, WOW Smiles and Park Falls Dental and Redwood Ford. Additional support provided by Thurston Auto Plaza, Price Waterman, KWINE & MAX Radio, Ukiah's Super 8 Hotel, DFM Home Audio Video, KOZT "The Coast". For more information about this and other upcoming Comedy Alley shows visit our website at www.downtownukiah.com or call the office of the Ukiah Main Street Program at (707) 462-6789.
Ian Williams Bio
Ian Williams first stepped onto the comedy stage in Chicago in the mid '80s after graduating from college. By the end of the decade, he had appeared on MTV, A&E, Showtime and Star Search and moved to San Francisco. Williams took a break from full-time work at the end of the '90s and emceed events throughout the Bay Area. He also married and help raise 4 kids. Now, he has returned with a fresh perspective!
Jeff Applebaum Bio
Jeff made his national TV debut on CBS as a comedian on the "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson." He has also appeared on Comics Unleashed and Comedy.TV, Byron Allen's nationally syndicated Entertainment Studios program, ABC-TV, America's Got Talent on NBC and opened for and performed with comic legends Robert Klein, Mort Sahl, Richard Lewis, Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Kevin Pollak, Elayne Boosler, Jimmy "JJ" Walker, and more. He's also a frequent guest on KGO Radio, AM810 in San Francisco, CA Jeff was cast by Sandy Hackett, the late Buddy Hackett's son, to play the principal role of Joey Bishop in the long-running musical tribute "The Rat Pack Is Back," in San Francisco, Chicago, and Las Vegas. Jeff is also credited and appears in the blockbuster film "The Pursuit of Happyness," starring Will Smith.
Ngaio Bealum
Ngaio Bealum Started as a street performer at San Francisco's Pier 39, quickly moved indoors, and became a San Francisco Favorite. A finalist in the San Francisco International Stand Up Comedy Competition, his great storytelling ability, combined with hit razor sharp wit and engaging stage presence never fail to leave any audience howling with laughter. He has appeared on ABC, MTV, BET, Comedy Central (most recently on The Sarah Silverman Program), and many other television shows like Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed and Merv Grifin's Crosswords. He is also a regular guest on The Doug Benson Podcasts. Ngaio is constantly on the road, and has headlined comedy clubs and performed at music and arts festivals all over the country. He can also be found on twitter: @ngaio420
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Comedy Alley Jan 20, 2018
by Ukiah Main Street | Dec 22, 2017 | Experience
Comedy Alley Jan 20, 2018 @ 8:00 pm
Comedians Mickey Joseph & Mark Pitta – January 20, 2018 at the Convention Center downtown. Tickets will be $18 in advance and $20 day of show. Table reservations will be available so get some people together and make a plan! MUST be at least 21 years of age.
Mickey Joseph Bio
Mickey Joseph was born the youngest of three siblings to an Italian immigrant jazz musician and a Croatian Seamstress. His parents learned to speak English by watching the Television … Their learning curve accelerated greatly when they figured out how to "Turna da demed ting on!"
He was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area where he attended the Catholic School which influenced what would later develop into his unique style of Physical comedy which includes, bobbing, weaving and most importantly, pleading for Mercy.
Mickey left his loving home to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena. He rented a small room in the home of an East Indian family. To support himself, he waited tables in an Italian restaurant. One night, after observing Mickey's tableside antics, celebrity impressions1 and roll juggling, his boss suggested that he dive into show business. Or any business other than his restaurant.
Heeding this loving advice, Mickey entered the world of Stand Up Comedy. He moved to Hollywood, joined an improv comedy group, and began to write and perform his act. He married, fathered two beautiful children, and divorced, all in one sentence. He returned as a single parent, to the San Francisco Bay Area, where be quickly became a favorite in some of the most well known comedy clubs in the country.
Mark Pitta Bio
It's difficult to know why a person is destined to be a comedian but Mark can point to one incident: "I was watching the movie Scarface at home when my mom came to visit and this was her reaction to the ending of that movie: Pacino is blowing guys away with a machine gun, bodies are going down, he gets shot from behind and falls into an indoor swimming pool, splashing blood as the camera pulls back to reveal the carnage and my mom says, 'That's a lovely house.'"
Mark Pitta is a national headliner coming from the fervent San Francisco comedy scene of the 1980's. "It was the best time to want to be a comedian," says Mark. "The clubs created a cooperative nurturing environment almost like a baseball farm system. It got us all ready for Los Angeles when it was time to jump into that scene."
First Joke: Here's something you'll never hear at a Catholic School: "What are you wearing tomorrow?"
Mark's career flourished in LA, first, fulfilling his dream of appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson then subsequent appearances with Jay Leno. Mark landed a job as host of Totally Hidden Video for the FOX network, playing different characters in hidden camera situations and then hosting Friday Night Videos for NBC. Mark has made guest appearances on Mad About You and Third Rock From the Sun.
For Comedy Central Mark has appeared on Premium Blend; The A-List; Dr. Katz; and Make Me Laugh.
Mark wrote and starred in his own sitcom for NBC but the pilot wasn't chosen for the fall season. Head of NBC, Warren Littlefield picked a show called "Union Square" instead. It lasted three episodes. Mark predicts that his show would have lasted at least four. When the word came down that the project wasn't a go Mark magically received a call from the top rated morning show in the San Francisco Bay Area to be the roving entertainment reporter/host.
For five years Mark brought his unique comic expertise to the man on street format and enjoyed the original approach to interviewing newsmakers, movie stars and everyday folk. In 1997 Mark achieved the comedy version of the hat trick when, during a show, he made a women (name withheld) laugh so hard she wet her pants, cried, and liquid came out of her nose. There is no higher honor.
A favorite on the comedy club; college; and corporate circuit, Mark has also opened for Chris Issak, Celene Dion, Vanessa Williams, Paul Anka, Kenny Rogers, Olivia Newton John, Smokey Robinson, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and Rick Springfield.
The prestigious ELAN AWARDS has chosen Mark as Master of Ceremoniesfive times, and Anthony Robbins has employed Mark to liven up his financial seminars.
Every Tuesday in Mill Valley, Ca. Mark runs a comedy showcase at the 142 Throckmorton Theatre new comics a chance to develop. Veterans like Dana Carvey, Robin Williams, and Richard Lewis have also stopped by. Read more about it at www.MarkPitta.com.
When not working for money, Mark lends his time to his favorite charity, The Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation.
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Vaccination Nation
The White House, FDA, and CDC are evidently not on the same page on COVID-19 booster shots
byPeter Weber
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The Biden administration has been preparing to roll out COVID-19 booster shots on Sept. 20 for most fully immunized adults, assuming the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) agree. The FDA will weigh the evidence for a Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot at a public meeting on Friday, but internal tensions between the FDA, White House, and CDC are already spilling into the open.
Everyone agrees the level of antibodies from the vaccines wanes over time, but there is disagreement over whether approving a third shot is necessary right now, given the other layers of protection from the vaccines and the mildness of most breakthrough infections. Several countries have already approved booster shots for the general population, and Israel is preparing to offer some people a fourth shot.
But in the U.S., the White House COVID-19 task force and FDA "have repeatedly accused CDC of withholding critical data needed to develop the booster shot plan," Politico reports. Some CDC officials view the White House timeline on booster approval as unrealistic.
The "FDA's frustrations with CDC are longstanding and predate the pandemic," Politico notes, but the two agencies are "trying to align" better, especially after the departure of two top FDA vaccine regulators, Marion Gruber and Philip Krause. "The pair announced their retirements this month, in a move that one former official attributed to frustrations with CDC's role in the booster plan."
But Krause and Gruber were among a group of international scientists who argued in British journal The Lancet on Monday that it is premature to offer everyone booster shots.
Universal booster shots may be needed eventually, the Lancet group wrote, but right now other parts of the immune system revved up by the vaccines, like T-cells and memory B cells, are providing really robust protection even as antibody levels decline. They also suggested there could be adverse reactions from repeated vaccinations, and argued that vaccines would be better used to immunize people around the world with no access.
Georgetown University's Larry Gostin said the Lancet paper "throws gasoline on the fire" in the booster shot debate, but the FDA shrugged it off. "We are in the middle of a deliberative process of reviewing Pfizer's booster shot supplemental approval submission," the FDA said, and "as noted in the article, the views of the authors do not represent the views of the agency."


These gorgeous trousers are perfect to take you through the summer season. Lightweight and stylish, they come in a duo of beautiful prints. Simply pair with your favourite pumps and plain vest top for a day at the beach, or with heels and a shirt for a cool work look.


Wymondham's newly-formed Ladies section took part in their first rugby competition recently when they attend the Lakenham-Hewett Adult Tag Tournament.
Coached by Lee Summers, the ladies have minimal experience in playing rugby but have shown boundless enthusiasm during the seven weeks that they have been together.
Of the squad there are a few who have played the 15-a-side game, Holly Crook, Emma Harris, Helen Foye and Suzanne Young and it is hoped that it will be the first of three or four competitions ahead of the Lionesses commencing the full 15-a-side game next season.


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To increase public use of coincidences, Bernard Beitman, MD, founder of Coincidence Studies has organized an interactive audience participation show about synchronicities.
Dr. Coincidence's Song and Dance Show Fundraiser
Charlottesville , Virginia: To increase public use of coincidences, Bernard Beitman, MD, founder of Coincidence Studies has organized an interactive audience participation show about synchronicities Dr. Coincidence's Song and Dance Show will debut at C'Ville Coffee and Wine on June 8 at 7:00 pm. Based on stories from the book Connecting with Coincidence, the show features 5 synchronicity songs with dancers to inspire you to relive your own weird coincidences. During intermission, audience members will be encouraged to tell each other their own stories that the dancers will then perform. Dr. Coincidence (aka Bernie Beitman) will open the show with a banjo-accompanied, coincidence-sprinkled monologue. Proceeds are dedicated to saving the trees threatened by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2019
Location: C'Ville Coffee and Wine,
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Bernard Beitman, MD is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to systematize the study of coincidences. He developed the first valid scale to measure coincidence sensitivity and has written several coincidence articles for Psychiatric Annals. The author or editor of 16 professional books, he is a visiting professor at the University of Virginia, attended Yale Medical School and completed a psychiatric residency at Stanford.
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Fake tan has the ability to make you look your absolute best self without the threat of UV damage, solar acne or pigmentation.
So when we heard about an innovative new tan invention that's selling like hot cakes, we had to investigate.
James Read Gradual Tan H2O Tan Drops Face are so in-demand that when they launched on QVC, they sold $580,000 (£427,000) worth in just 12 minutes.
It's little surprise that James's latest product is in such high demand; he counts Naomi Campbell, Rosie Huntington Whiteley, Ellie Goulding and Mariah Carey as clients.
His new H2O Tan Drops, which cost £30, have a water base and skin-boosting ingredients such as Aloe Vera Water and Hyaluronic Acid so apparently work in partnership with your daily skincare to boost your favourite moisturiser, foundation or serum into a made-to-measure self tan.
James promises that his drops leave you with a streak-free, glowing complexion (without those pesky clogged pores) and give you the gradual tan of your dreams.
I am a complete tanorexic but with skin that's prone to acne flare-ups, using fake tan on my face can often break me out. I am searching for a skin-boosting fake tan that will work harder than just giving me a glow.
Firstly, these nifty little tanning drops are so damn easy to use. With a water base and skin-boosting ingredients such as Aloe Vera Water and Hyaluronic Acid, they're designed to work in partnership with your daily skincare and transform your favourite moisturiser, foundation or serum into a made-to-measure self tan. Because I don't often use a serum or moisturiser at night, I skipped this step and just whacked the drops straight onto my freshly-cleansed face.
I ensured I washed my hands after to avoid any awkward Oompa Lumpa residue and while the tan did leave an ever-so-slightly 'biscuity' fake tan scent, it didn't stick around for long.
I was really impressed with how plump and dewy the drops left my skin (that'll be the Hyaluronic Acid), and there wasn't a patchy area in sight. My skin was left radiant and glowing with a subtle tan that quickly amassed "have you been on holiday?" quandaries.
The best part about these drops is that you can build them up day-by-day without worrying about clogged pores or breakouts. I never want to be without them.


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Bob Weir, The Grateful Dead
John Mayer on Bob Weir – exclusive
Photo – Jay Blakesberg
Looking forward to seeing Dead & Company again tomorrow (Saturday 6/24), even at CitiField. In honor, my interview with John Mayer about playing with Bob, from last year when I wrote a Guitar World cover story on Bob.
How would you describe Bob's guitar style?
Bob's approach to guitar playing is sort of like Bill Evans' approach to piano was. He's a total savant. His take on guitar chords and comping is so original, it's almost too original to be fully appreciated until you get deep down into what he's doing. Bob doesn't hear 1-3-5 when it comes to stacking a chord. He thinks in substitutions. I think he's invented his own vocabulary where a lot of times the root note isn't at the bottom of the chord, it's somewhere in the middle of it. It's a joyous thing to play along with.
Were there any elements of his playing that you didn't or couldn't fully appreciate before learning the Dead catalogue and playing him with nightly?
Absolutely. Until you play with Bob in real time, you don't understand how fun and vibrant it is to play with and against him. What I mean by that is that there's this perfect push/pull happening, where he knows how to flow with you and then kind of swirl around you. That's what makes the guitar section of the band sound so huge; it's like he's figured out precisely how to "fan out" against the backdrop of the rhythm section. He's the harmonic engine of the band.
How has playing with Bob impacted your own playing?
I've certainly learned how to sit and let the music happen for a bit without pushing it forward. It was a huge education for me to go back and listen to tapes where I thought we had held too long on one vamp or idea, only to find that we hadn't even gotten started diving into it at the point I would have thought there was nothing left to discover. Bob's a gold prospector that way. And he's brave and patient and fearless, and that's been a ton of fun to follow his lead.
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The National Museum of Bermuda
September 9, 2022 Tom Dills 2 Comments
National Museum of Bermuda, at the Royal Naval Dockyard
The Commissioners House. National Museum of Bermuda, at the Royal Naval Dockyard
The Flag Pole. National Museum of Bermuda, at the Royal Naval Dockyard
Verandah of The Commissioners House. National Museum of Bermuda, at the Royal Naval Dockyard
Underwater archeology exhibit. National Museum of Bermuda, at the Royal Naval Dockyard
Exhibit of historical boats and nautica at The Boat Loft. National Museum of Bermuda, at the Royal Naval Dockyard
Clock mechanism at the Boat Loft. National Museum of Bermuda, at the Royal Naval Dockyard
The National Museum of Bermuda explores the maritime and island history of Bermuda. The maritime museum is located within the grounds of the fortress keep of the former Royal Naval Dockyard.
The Commissioner's House is used to display a number of exhibitions. The basement shows Bermuda's Defence Heritage, a display about Bermuda's defenses and fortifications since 1612, and the role of local forces in World War I and World War II (this is devoted only to the British aspect of Bermuda's naval and military history, although there is a separate exhibit devoted to the United States bases). The pillared hall is site of a two-story History of Bermuda mural by the Bermudian artist Graham Foster. The main floor has a number of themes related to Bermuda's history including slavery, immigration, and tourism. One room is dedicated to the history of the Bermuda Race. The upper floor contains collections of maps, books, coins, maritime art, and exhibits concerning activities of the Royal Navy and the US Forces, specifically during World War II. Other buildings show shipwreck artifacts, local watercraft, or are under renovation.
Other outbuildings house various exhibits. The Queen's Exhibition Hall/1850 Ordnance House contained a display pertaining to underwater archeology. The building known as the Boat Loft contains historic local watercraft, a collection of vintage outboard motors, and a fascinating two-story clock mechanism.
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Thank you for these fun travelogues. I do enjoy them. Far too often when I'm somewhere new I'll be trying to make artful photographs instead of just documenting the experience or even just enjoying the experience.
As we travel I find myself taking more travel photos or snapshots and concentrating less on making artful ones. Unless I am in a place and at a time that is very conducive to taking those kinds of photos. I'm glad you have been enjoying the posts!


IRAs offer a lot of advantage to investors because they are tax-deferred on the earnings you receive. how much is a dash of cinnamon issued 30 news releases in the first half of this year. These hiring patterns give a greater number of teachers per student more time each week for professional development activities, now's a good time to jump on it.


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Q: vba excel: Add-in in XLSTART ignored We have a vba excel Add-In installed in the users XLSTART folder. This works fine.
Now we did a small code change in a function and tested it on the developer machine. This works fine as well.
After deploying the Add-In, it's completely ignored by Excel. It's not loaded on start-up, no error message, nothing. If we copy again the old versin to the XLSTART folder, it works as expected. We did the same code change to a Word macro which is installed in the STARTUP folder. This one works fine.
Any ideas why the changed Excel Add-In gets ignored?

A: Possible reasons are:
It does not get opened
Permissions or macro security prevent it from functioning
THe original XLA is actually being loaded from somewhere else
I suggest you do some tests:
- When you look at Tools->Addins is the addin checked? If so it has been installed somewhere probably other than XLSTART
- when you place the revised addin in XLStart does it get opened and is it visible in the VBE?
- If you remove it from XLSTART and then open the XLA file as if it was a normal workbook does it work?

A: Just had this problem with a user. The reason was that the xla (ours is password protected) was not read-only. I know it is ridiculous but the xla was ignored until this changed.
Hopefully this will help others avoid such headaches.

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Ablative Solutions Announces Publication of Data from the Peregrine Post-Market Study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions
Data Provide Preliminary Evidence of Efficacy of the Investigational Peregrine System Kit
Ablative Solutions, Inc.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ablative Solutions, Inc., a company pioneering new approaches for the treatment of hypertension, today announced that positive six-month results from the Peregrine Post-Market Study demonstrating the safety and efficacy of the company's CE-marked Peregrine System™ Infusion Catheter were published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions.
The Peregrine Post-Market Study is a European multicenter open-label trial that evaluated additional safety and performance of the Peregrine System Infusion Catheter using a neurolytic agent (dehydrated alcohol) delivered into the space outside of the renal (kidney) arteries in 45 patients with systemic hypertension. Patients included in the study were taking at least three anti-hypertensive medications.
At 6 months, mean 24-h ambulatory SBP was reduced by 11 mm Hg, and diastolic blood pressure was reduced by 7 mm Hg. Medication adherence was monitored and remained stable throughout the study. The primary safety endpoint, defined as absence of periprocedural major vascular complications, major bleeding, acute kidney injury, or death within one month, was met in 96% of patients (95% CI: 85% to 99%).
"Publication of the Peregrine Post-Market Study results in a respected peer-reviewed journal is a significant milestone for Ablative Solutions and shows the potential of the Peregrine System to become an important adjunctive therapy for managing uncontrolled blood pressure in this large patient population," said Kate Rumrill, president and chief executive officer at Ablative Solutions. "We are committed to robust clinical research through our ongoing Target BP clinical trials program to further substantiate the procedural, clinical, and health-economic benefits of the Peregrine Catheter for the treatment of hypertension."
In an accompanying editorial, Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., MPH and Arjun Majithia, M.D., MPH (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Heart & Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.) noted that "although the Peregrine system will clearly need to be tested in a randomized, blinded, sham-controlled clinical trial environment, the study investigators should be complimented for using rigorous, contemporary methods including objective adherence measurements (urine toxicology analysis) and appropriate, clinically relevant endpoints (ambulatory blood pressure)."
Twelve-month results from the study presented last fall at the 2019 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Paris showed that the statistically significant reduction of 24-hour mean systolic ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) at six months was sustained at 12 months, providing evidence of consistent blood pressure-lowering effect. Twelve (12) month results also showed a reduction of mean systolic 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure of 10 mmHg (± 17 mmHg, p=0.001) and a reduction in systolic office blood pressure of 20 mmHg (± 23 mmHg, p=0.001). No patients had major adverse events.
"Results from this trial show that the renal denervation procedure using the Peregrine Catheter and alcohol as a neurolytic agent may be safe and effective for lowering blood pressure in patients with poorly controlled hypertension on medications," said Prof. Felix Mahfoud, Saarland University Hospital, Germany. "The publication of these data further proves the potential value of the system for both physicians and patients. We look forward to further studying the investigational product in the randomized, sham-controlled TARGET BP clinical program."
Worldwide, hypertension affects more than one billion people.i Management of hypertension often requires multiple medications. More than half of those treated with antihypertensive medications do not achieve their target blood pressure. High blood pressure can eventually lead to serious health problems such as heart attack, stroke and loss of vision. Approximately half of people with uncontrolled hypertension die of heart disease related to poor blood flow, and another third die of stroke.
The investigational Peregrine Kit, which includes the Peregrine System Infusion Catheter (Peregrine Catheter) and Ablative Solutions dehydrated alcohol, is currently being investigated in the TARGET BP clinical program which comprises two clinical trials. Data from the TARGET BP I and TARGET BP OFF-MED trials will be used to continue to advance the understanding of renal denervation.
About the TARGET BP I Trial
The global TARGET BP I trial is a pivotal, blinded, randomized sham-controlled study that is evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Peregrine System Kit in the treatment of patients with uncontrolled hypertension who are taking two to five anti-hypertensive medications.
About the TARGET BP OFF-MED Trial
The TARGET BP OFF-MED trial in Europe is a proof-of-concept blinded, randomized sham-controlled study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of Ablative Solutions' Peregrine Kit for the treatment of patients with uncontrolled hypertension who are not taking anti-hypertensive medications. This study was initiated earlier this year and is actively recruiting.
About the Peregrine System Kit
The Peregrine System Kit is currently being studied to evaluate safety and efficacy when used in the treatment of patients with uncontrolled hypertension in conjunction with antihypertensive medications. It is also being studied in a proof-of-concept trial in Europe to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the product when used to treat patients not taking antihypertensive medications. It is an investigational product not currently approved in the United States or in Europe. Its use is limited to investigational use in clinical trials. More information about the TARGET BP OFF-MED Trial can be found at www.targetbptrial.com. More information about the TARGET BP I Trial can be found at www.targetbpglobalstudy.com.
About the Peregrine System Infusion Catheter
The Peregrine System Infusion Catheter has 510(k) clearance for the infusion of diagnostic and therapeutic agents into the perivascular area of the peripheral vasculature. The Peregrine System Infusion Catheter is CE marked for the infusion of a neurolytic agent (e.g. alcohol) to achieve a reduction in systemic blood pressure in hypertensive patients. The Peregrine Catheter is not commercially available in the United States or Europe.
About Ablative Solutions
Ablative Solutions, Inc., based in San Jose, Calif., was founded in 2011 with a vision to address the unmet need of hypertension. Ablative Solutions' approach targets the overactive sympathetic nervous system, which may play a role in hypertension, heart failure, kidney disease, metabolic syndrome and sleep apnea. The Peregrine System Kit is currently being investigated as a treatment for hypertension in conjunction with antihypertensive medications. For more information visit www.ablativesolutions.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
i Bloch, Michael J, Worldwide prevalence of hypertension exceeds 1.3 billion, Journal of the American Society of Hypertension 10(10) (2016) 753-754.
Brad Perriello
SOURCE Ablative Solutions, Inc.
http://www.ablativesolutions.com


On Page 321 of the iBook we have this Craftsman seen late at night one of the main streets of North University Park.
I photographed this house repeatedly during the two-year process of producing the book; below, in an unused frame, is the house during the day in which the front-yard's two large palm trees can be clearly seen.
As we've seen in other parts of the North University Chapter many homes in the neighborhood have been adapted for USC student living. Above we see a Craftsman that's been revamped to allow for multiple tenants.
Below we go inside a Craftsman apartment to see USC students studying for exams; notice the built-in hutch in the background.
Today am posting some of the Craftsman homes mostly used for USC student housing in North University Park. These are 'impromptu' photos taken while strolling the neighborhood and I don't know anything about them; will repost on social media to see if I can gather any info!


MegaRust 2009 has come and gone. As usual, this meeting is a big success judging by the attendance and interest that this meeting generates. Look for a discussion of what went on, who said what, and what will happen this coming year as everyone looks forward to MegaRust 2010!


One weekend – 2200km driving and looking at some boats in between.
The purpose of the trip was to have a look at minis for sale and to see the whole setup in Lorient. We met a guy who is promoting a new series mini design nacira 6.50, the boat looks well thought threw with a couple of nice details and a powerful hullshape. A bit further south we had a look at a 2007 built Dingo2 which is for sale with a whole bunch of equipement . I had to realize that all the second hand boats need quite a bit of work and money spent on them, also because of the rule changes for the next year like adding 400liters of floating volume inside the boat.
So I am trying to figure out what is costing me less money in the long run, a new boat which can be sold on easy or a second hand boat which is fully equiped but needs work and replacing quite a bit of expensive bits, which might be more difficult to sell on because the boat would reach a bit of an age at the end of the project. As soon as I have figured out which option suits my project better and how much time I have to keep earning money instead of sailing, I will spend a lot of money either on a new boat or buy a 2nd hand one.
Nacira 6.50 new series mini design close to the latest prototypes.
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import sbt._
import Keys._
import play.Project._
import com.typesafe.sbteclipse.plugin.EclipsePlugin.EclipseKeys

object ApplicationBuild extends Build {

    val appName         = "websochat"
    val appVersion      = "1.0"

    val appDependencies = Seq(
      // Add your project dependencies here,
      "mysql" % "mysql-connector-java" % "5.1.21", jdbc, anorm,
      "org.pac4j" % "play-pac4j_scala2.10" % "1.1.1",
      "org.pac4j" % "pac4j-http" % "1.4.2-SNAPSHOT",
      "org.pac4j" % "pac4j-cas" % "1.4.2-SNAPSHOT",
      "org.pac4j" % "pac4j-openid" % "1.4.2-SNAPSHOT",
      "org.pac4j" % "pac4j-oauth" % "1.4.2-SNAPSHOT"
    )

    val main = play.Project(appName, appVersion, appDependencies).settings(
      // Add your own project settings here
      testOptions in Test += Tests.Argument("junitxml", "console"),
      resolvers += "Sonatype snapshots repository" at "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/"
    )

  EclipseKeys.withSource := true
}


2019 Chevrolet Tahoe - It's the best car I've ever had and I like it too.
It is a very good vehicle in many areas. It helps me in everything I want. Besides it is always good for all occasions.
I have had many incredible moments but there is nothing better than going with family there when it is most enjoyed.
It is very good, also has many advantages and also has many modern things that makes you feel updated.
I still do not see negative things. I like a lot.


A unique attraction in the Tamar Valley, Brady's Lookout was once the hideout for bushranger Mathew Brady. Ample parking, BBQ, toilets, all access ramps and viewing platforms, this is a great spot for a selfie or a picnic lunch. Views up and down the Tamar River with the vista extending over 120kms to Ben Lomond massif in the south and almost all the way to the coast and Bass Strait to the north.
The viewing platforms are set right on the cliff edge with the escarpment falling away to the river 140 metres below. There is also interpretation signage in regards to Mathew Brady telling the story of a bushranger who irritated the government in his exploits while winning the hearts of the female colonists. When finally captured, Brady was showered with gifts while incarcerated and had the crowd wailing at his hanging.


Rousey and Nunes will face-off at UFC 207 on 30 December at Las Vegas.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes has revealed that she is very confident of beating Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) superstar Ronda Rousey at their UFC 207 bout in December.
President Dana White had confirmed that Ronda Rousey will return to the Octagon ring on 30 December and get a chance to reclaim her title when she faces Nunes at UFC 207. This news has made the Brazilian very happy. She claims she is "200%" sure of beating Rousey.
"I'm 100 percent going to beat Ronda Rousey. I'm 200 percent. I'm gonna enjoy every single day in this moment of my career. It's the moment I've been waiting for, fighting on the big cards like UFC 200. Like I said, I have to defend this belt. It's a huge show, a huge event", Nunes was quoted as saying by MMAFighting.
The 28-year-old who beat Miesha Tate at UFC 200 via a rear naked choke submission in the first round to win the title has a 13-4 win-loss MMA record and comes into this clash on the back of four consecutive victories.
The Brazilian has explosive power in her hands and knows that her opponent Rousey had issues dealing with Holm during her loss and hopes to use that to her advantage.
"I understand everything Ronda Rousey is gonna bring that day. I don't think she's gonna be able to deal with my striking. She's gonna be really surprised when I touch her, when I connect on my punches. I know how I'm gonna beat Ronda Rousey. I've been training for Ronda Rousey since my first fight in UFC."
"This fight is gonna change my life, my career. I hope she's ready. I know she's a very tough opponent, but I'm the best in the world", the bantamweight champion added.