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Moonshot
========

Moonshot is a game launcher front end designed for the Lexitron arcade machine
built by Run Jump Dev. Pick and launch games using a joystick.

Currently in prototype state.

Minimum Viable Product
======================
- Diagnostic screen with button check for all inputs
- Joystick-navigable list of games with names and images
- Game launch capability

Why Node-Webkit?
================
- Easiest path for UI work, familiar for graphic designers
- Supports everything we need: video, audio, game controllers, process management

Future Work
===========
- Houston, the slim watchdog process that can relaunch Moonshot if it fails
- Graphic design!
- Attract mode (30s inactivity => slides/videos)
- Audio feedback during startup/navigation/launch
- Live tweets #lexitron #gamename

See [issues](http://github.com/mildmojo/moonshot/issues).

Build Instructions
==================

1. Download [node-webkit](https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit) for your
   platform.
2. Unzip node-webkit into the project root (where the `source` directory lives).
3. To test the launcher, switch to the `source` directory and run node-webkit.

```
Linux:
$ cd source
$ ../nw .

Windows:
> cd source
> ..\nw .

OS X:
$ cd source
$ ../node-webkit.app/Contents/MacOS/node-webkit .
```

4. To build the launcher app on Windows/Linux, zip the source directory and concatenate it with the node-webkit executable.

```
$ cd source
$ zip -r ../moonshot.nw *
$ cd ..
$ cat nw moonshot.nw > moonshot
$ chmod u+x moonshot

> cd source
> pkzip -r ..\moonshot.nw *.*
> cd ..
> copy /b nw.exe+moonshot.nw moonshot.exe
```

Or, for OS X, copy the files to node-webkit.app/Contents/Resources/app.nw

```
$ cd source
$ cp -R ./ ../node-webkit.app/Contents/Resources/app.nw
```

Adding games
============
Games can be added by including the following files:
```
- game_name // Game launch script
- main_image_file // Main image to display in Moonshot
- game_name.lex // JSON formatted game data
```
Each `.lex` file should contain at least the following structure:
```
{
  "name" : "Game Name",
  "images" : {
    "main" : "main_image_file",
    "screenshots" : {}
  }
  "author" : "Arthur Author",
  "website" : "example.com/gamename",
  "twitter" : "gamename",
  "video" : "video_file"
}
```

Some properties are not used in the present build, but will be in the near future.

(For more info, see node-webkit's [How to package and distribute your apps](https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/How-to-package-and-distribute-your-apps).)


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Deaf Ministry: Newly-Formed Archdiocesan Office for Persons with Disabilities Seeks to Make the Sacraments More Accessible
The Catholic Telegraph 2021-03-07
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Imagine being a Catholic in need of confession but being told no priests in the area speak your language. Consider the same scenario for weddings and baptisms. Would you feel welcome as a parishioner if your entire sacramental life were administered through interpreters?
Such is the life of deaf Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Noelle Collis-DeVito, associate director for the archdiocese's Office for Persons with Disabilities, wants to change that. Collis-DeVito, and office director Bob Wurzelbacher, have operated the newly-formed office since May. Kara Ross of the Respect Life Office also assists. Their spectrum of focus is wide, and some early efforts are focused on the Deaf Community.
"Our goal is to meet the needs of people from across the spectrum of disability: mental health, the deaf community, the blind community, people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, people with Autism and people with physical disabilities," Collis-DeVito said.
One reason for the focus on the deaf community is a dearth of priests available to celebrate the sacraments in American Sign Language (ASL). The archdiocese, which consists of more than 200 parishes, had just two priests capable of doing so in recent years. One is now deceased, and the other has retired and moved away. The office is working to see local seminarians trained in ASL and, in the meantime, will bring in deaf priests from around the country quarterly.
"There are now no priests in the archdiocese who can provide the sacrament of reconciliation for the deaf community," Collis-DeVito said. "We're working with a team of people to try and correct that and do what we can to provide opportunities for that sacrament and for all of the sacraments in their native language, because you don't want to get married with an interpreter, or have your baby baptized with an interpreter. It's been a great opportunity to envision what a church that's welcoming to the deaf community would look like."
Collis-DeVito said the Office for Persons with Disabilities doesn't have statistics on how many deaf Catholics reside in the archdiocese. St. Rita School for the Deaf reports that approximately three in every 1,000 babies nationwide are born with permanent hearing loss. The deaf community extends beyond those with total hearing loss. It also includes the hard-of-hearing, people who have an impairment, people with cochlear implants and children of deaf adults.
Collis-DeVito said that only three percent of the deaf community go to church at all, and only one percent of those are Catholic.
"The interesting thing about the deaf community is it's really its own culture," she said. "They have their own language and cultural norms and media. There's just a general feel for what it's like to be deaf. They take pride in that, and they don't really see being deaf as a disability; it's just that they can't hear."
St. Rita School for the Deaf has long been a staple of deaf outreach in the archdiocese and is funded by the Catholic Ministries Appeal each year. Several members of the St. Rita staff are on the Office for Persons with Disabilities task force.
Other efforts on the horizon for the new office is resuming sensory-friendly liturgies for persons with autism, other disabilities and even Alzheimer's disease, fighting the stigma associated with mental health issues and building a catechetical, individualized education program for children with various disabilities.
"People want to be known for who they are and not for their disability," Collis-DeVito said. "Their disability is just a part of who they are."
Learn more about the Office for Persons with Disabilities by following them on Facebook at facebook.com/cincinnatiOPD.
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The Majdanek 'gas chamber'
Rebutting the 'best evidence' of the Majdanek 'gas chamber'
In April 1994, I asked for the anti-revisionists in the "alt.revisionism" newsgroup on the Internet to tell me what they considered to be the best evidence that the Nazis had a plan or policy to exterminate millions of Jews in homicidal gas chambers. Not only did no one respond substantively to this challenge, so far no one has even succeeded in producing evidence of a single homicidal gas chamber.
What I have received is a bunch of testimonies of uneven value (many of which don't mention Jews at all!), and a forgery or two. (See, for example, my rebuttal of a group challenge by anti-revisionists.)
Finally, one person, after many months, offered up a "gas chamber" at Majdanek, his best evidence for its existence being the Leuchter Report, which he had previously lambasted as being unreliable from front to back. This person combed through the Leuchter Report to find one point at which Leuchter wrote: "Although chamber No. 1 is operational for carbon monoxide, it is poorly vented and not operational for HCN." This, he claims, is proof of a Nazi gas chamber.
In order to use this passage from the Leuchter Report, this anti-revisionist was forced to skip over a previous section in which Leuchter wrote, in reference to this chamber 1: "This room, clearly, was not an execution chamber and meets none of the described criteria." He also managed somehow to skip over a passage three sentences after his "proof" sentence where Leuchter wrote: "Therefore it is the author's best engineering opinion that chambers No. 1 and No. 2 were never, and could not ever, be used as execution gas chambers. None of the facilities at Majdanek are suitable, or were used, for execution purposes". (emphasis in original)
A subsequent examination of this "gas chamber" (at Majdanek) by revisionist researcher David Cole turned up the fact that the pipes that Leuchter had thought lead into the "gas chamber" from outside the room, in actuality did not extend through the wall. In other words, these pipes had been put into place for no other reason that to make the room appear to be a "gas chamber." Therefore, while Leuchter was wrong in thinking that the room had piping for the introduction of carbon monoxide, he was correct in stating that the room was never a "gas chamber."
In summary, months after a challenge that should have been very simple to meet, if in fact the Holocaust extermination stories are correct, we see that those who most rabidly believe in the "gas chamber" stories have no substantive evidence to back up their claims. (For those of you who believe that testimonies are evidence, check out any of the many testimonies from people who claim to have been kidnapped by aliens and taken into flying saucers. For me, I'll wait until I see an operational flying saucer, thank you.)
In all fairness, it is not only the anti-revisionists in alt.revisionism who cannot produce a Nazi gas chamber. No one anywhere has ever produced a Nazi gas chamber. At the very least, this suggests that traditional extermination stories surrounding the Holocaust are exaggerated, and that there is a real need for thorough, impartial examination of Holocaust claims to determine what is factual and what is not. This, then, is the job of the revisionist historian.


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Q: How high code coverage can indirectly measure quality? In many books, the following statement is quoted:

This analysis (--code coverage) gives a quantitative measure of the
  coverage, which is an indirect measure of the quality.

The way I see it, even 100% of statement, branch and even conditional coverage cannot guarantee the code is quality - the tests can be incorrect, the logic (in both source code and tests) might be misunderstood and the coverage might be satisfied artificially.
I am not a developer so maybe I am missing something - how can it be seen as a indirect measure of quality?

A: Poorly written tests will be found out and corrected.
And the majority of decent programmers automatically check the check-ins of junior coders.  I have seen some horrendous check-ins, even after code reviews from more senior coders.
So...You are generally going to have to accept that the people who you are writing code with aren't inept but do have off days.  Since off days are less frequent than on days the code is going to be of a reasonable standard that a high code coverage will test the more salient points.

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Q: how to do Http request post using nsurlconnection with multiple header Here is my code please find correction i can not find why response not receive
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    NSString *jsonString = [jsonDictionary JSONRepresentation];
    NSLog(@"Json Format----------%@",jsonString);

    NSMutableURLRequest *req = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat: COMMON_URL_DISTRIBUTOR]] cachePolicy:NSURLRequestUseProtocolCachePolicy timeoutInterval:20.0];
    [req setHTTPMethod:@"POST"];
    [req addValue:@"text/xml; charset=utf-8" forHTTPHeaderField:@"Content-Type"];
    [req setValue:strNumberKey forHTTPHeaderField:@"Number"];

    NSString *strEncrypt = [FBEncryptorAES encryptBase64String:jsonString keyString:strEncryption];

    [req setValue:[strEncrypt stringByReplacingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]  forHTTPHeaderField :@"Data"];

    NSString* theBodyString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Data=%@",strEncrypt];
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    responseData = [NSMutableData data];

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The PSP works through a range of different projects, addressing the inequalities in education in South Africa. It aims to improve the quality of teaching and learning in primary schools in the critical fields of Mathematics & Numeracy, Natural Sciences & Technology, Environment, Language & Literacy Development and Social Sciences.
The three core programmes of the PSP are the Innovation Project, the Cluster Project and the Joint Mentorship Project.
PSP also runs specific training courses on Environmental Education as well as delivers contract work for the Department of Education and other fixed-term development projects.
Read more about our projects below or support our work and donate to the PSP.
PSP's Innovation Project develops primary teachers' content knowledge and teaching skills and provides materials to support learning. Environmental Education also forms part of the Innovation Project.
NOTE: The 2018 Course Programme can be found under PSP News!
PSP's Innovation Project develops primary teachers' content knowledge, improves practical teaching skills and provides materials to support learning.
Each year an "Annual Mass Planning Forum" is held with teachers in the fourth term, where large numbers of teachers decide on their priority topics for Innovation courses for the following year. The programme of courses for the year is drawn up according to these requests from teachers. This ensures teacher participation and buy-in to the Innovation Project.
Each term, we offer a rich programme of courses for teacher development and classroom innovation in the areas of Natural Sciences & Technology, Mathematics & Numeracy, Language & Literacy, Social Sciences and the Environment, which address the professional training and development needs of Grade R to Grade 7 teachers from schools in disadvantaged communities around Cape Town.
At each course, teachers learn about a specific aspect of the curriculum, including innovative approaches and methods for teaching, and they engage with each other about practical teaching strategies and learner experiences.
The PSP draws on these engagements with teachers to develop new resources to encourage classroom innovation in line with National Curriculum requirements. All participating teachers and schools are provided with these PSP materials, and other schools and teachers purchase the materials on a cost recovery basis..
Innovation courses are presented from Monday to Thursday from 15:00 – 17:00 during the school term. Teachers attend the courses they need voluntarily and in their own time, at the same time accumulating relevant professional development points over the year.
Currently, the PSP works with an average of 800 teachers from more than 60 primary schools in the Innovation Project.
The PSP is situated at the Edith Stephen's Wetland Park, an urban conservation area in Cape Town. This is a biodiversity hotspot surrounded by urban sprawl near to the communities the PSP serves.
PSP runs environmental courses for teachers using the extensive outdoor resources available on this site.
After each course, teachers are invited to bring their classes for an environmental outing to the Park. The activities with the primary school learners are co-facilitated by the teacher and an environmental PSP facilitator. Additionally, the PSP uses every opportunity to integrate environmental principles into the Natural Sciences & Technology, Language and Mathematics development work with teachers.
The Cluster Project provides small clusters of primary schools in urban townships and rural areas with in-depth training and support on how to teach and assess the Natural Sciences curriculum and integrate it with Language development as well as Mathematics.
PSP's Cluster Project provides small clusters of primary schools in urban townships and rural areas with in-depth training and support on how to teach and assess Foundation Phase Mathematics and Intermediate & Senior Phase Natural Sciences & Technology, and to integrate it meaningfully with Language and Mathematics development. Teachers receive high quality classroom focused PSP support materials and other resources for practical science and maths. All support in PSP's Cluster Project is aligned to the current curriculum.
In this collaboration with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED), schools are identified by the Education Department Districts. Thereafter, schools decide and voluntarily commit to participating in the project for a project cycle of two years.
Since its inception in 2002, the Cluster Project has worked with over 200 schools in sixDistricts (Metropole East, South, Central, North, Cape Winelands and the Overberg) of the Western Cape, South Africa.
Each term, all the participants in a cluster attend a six-hour training workshop, focusing on activities that develop Mathematics and Natural Sciences & Technology concept knowledge as well as practical teaching methodologies. All Science and Maths work is continuously integrated with Language. These workshops are followed by individual classroom mentoring, coaching and support visits each term.
Each school receives a set of PSP teacher support materials and classroom resources for Mathematics and Natural Sciences & Technology.
At the end of the two year cycle, teachers are invited to present their highlights at a provincial teachers' conference. They are mentored and supported by the PSP Facilitators to develop and refine their 'best teaching practice' presentations.
The current Cluster Project cycle works with 10 schools in the North and East education districts and 5 schools in the Overberg education district.
In 2015 the Cluster Project currently reached 299 teachers, benefitting over 17,000 learners.
The Joint Mentorship Project (JMP) is a collaborative partnership between the Western Cape Primary Science Programme (PSP), the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the Western Cape Education Department (WCED).
The Joint Mentorship Project (JMP) is a collaborative partnership between the PSP, the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the Western Cape Education Department (WCED).
The project supports first-time teachers at the start of their teaching career, providing on-site mentorship in schools, content and skills training workshops and overall teacher support.
Mentorship and support focuses on curriculum implementation, classroom management, understanding the culture of the school and managing administrative tasks as well as continuous professional development.
New teachers face enormous challenges as they are integrated into schools, especially schools located in disadvantaged communities. This entry period is understood to be a critical time in the professional life of a teacher and the PSP, together with its partners, designed a two-year project to ensure that first-time teachers are better able to bridge the theory-practice divide, deliver quality education to children, and in a short space of time become the leaders in the schools where they work.
Based on the experience of the pilot JMP project as well as the refinements to the project, the PSP developed the handbook, TeachSmart a practical guide for first-time teachers and for schools.
•	Stay in the profession and stay excited about teaching.
The success achieved by the JMP is attributed to the consistent and intensive classroom mentoring support and reflection in context received by beginner teachers each month over a two-year period.


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Newest high-speed passenger train leaves NY manufacturer and heads for Northeast Corridor
The next-generation Acela cars are the fastest in the nation and feature the latest in passenger comforts
Chris Potter
The Evening Tribune
HORNELL — A new era for passenger rail in America is just around the bend.
The Acela, the nation's first line of high-speed trains, departed the Hornell Alstom campus Wednesday morning bound for delivery to Amtrak.
The Acela stretched its legs with a short jaunt past the Erie Depot Museum on Loder Street, then headed back through the Alstom campus on its way to Canisteo, Painted Post and beyond. The trainset will be deployed in the Northeast Corridor in the coming months.
Wednesday's departure marked a milestone, the first time a completed Acela left the Hornell shop. A pair of test trains were previously shipped out of the Hornell facility, with the first hitting the tracks to much fanfare on Feb. 17, 2020.
Rich Martin was among a small crowd gathered in Hornell to see the newest Acela off on its journey. Martin, a self-described "avid railroad passenger enthusiast," made the drive over from his hometown of Corning.
"I was born into the New York Central Railroad by my great-uncle and kind of grew up around trains," he said. "I've driven the taxis that take them all over the state.
"I've been all around the country on Amtrak. I'd love to come here, get on a train and go somewhere."
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The next-generation Acela cars will feature the latest in passenger comforts, including:
Nearly 25% more seats. According to Amtrak, the 386 seats on each train will have the spacious, high-end comfort customers expect.
Personal outlets, USB ports and adjustable reading lights at every seat.
Contemporary food service, offering easy access and greater selection.
Complimentary WiFi.
Exceed accessibility requirements for people with disabilities.
Spacious restrooms with a 60-inch diameter turning radius.
The Acela reached a maximum speed of 166.8 mph during testing, Amtrak confirmed late last year. The test train traveled more than 30,000 miles while making over 2,000 trips around the test track in Pueblo, Colorado. It returned to Alstom's Hornell shop for retrofitting May 1. A second train was deployed for testing along the Northeast Corridor.
The Hornell Alstom workforce will ultimately produce 28 new Acela trainsets to build out the high-speed fleet, part of a $2 billion contract awarded in 2016.
Alstom is in the process of expanding its presence in Hornell after winning a contract from Metra to provide rail cars for the Chicago metropolitan area. The base order calls for Alstom to manufacture 200 cars in Hornell, with options for up to 300 more. Construction of a new rail car manufacturing facility on Shawmut Drive is underway. The contract is expected to add around 250 new jobs and preserve 400 others.
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Profit is leaking out of TV
By Tim Dams2018-10-08T16:29:00+01:00
The TV industry is grappling with a 'three-way profit squeeze', which means many companies will not make as much money as they did in the past, warns veteran broadcasting executive Mike Darcey.
If anyone is able to make sense of the challenges and opportunities facing the media industry at a time of profound digital disruption, it is Mike Darcey.
Mike Darcey
The former CEO of News UK (publisher of The Times, The Sunday Times and The Sun newspapers), Darcey has seen at first hand how digital disruption has played its way through a series of industries – from TV through to publishing, telecoms and retail.
Before News UK, Darcey spent 15 years at Sky - initially as Director of Strategy, then as Chief Operating Officer for the last six years.
More recently, he has worked with a portfolio of companies, either on the board, as Chairman or as a consultant. He's currently Chairman of technology services firm M247, and works closely with companies including Dennis Publishing, Arqiva and Sky New Zealand. He was also on the board of Home Retail Group, owner of Argos, Habitat and Homebase, until it was acquired by Sainsbury's.
"They are all industries that, in one way or another, have been going through some version of a digital transformation," says Darcey. "There are many lessons and insights that carry across from one to another."
FAANG creates confusion
The growing scale and reach of companies such as Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google has created "quite a lot of confusion" in the media industry, he points out.
It's vital, however, that executives work out which parts of their company need to evolve quickly, and which are going to remain strong for the foreseeable future. "You have to be very careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater," stresses Darcey. "Some people are getting confused amid the maelstrom of things that are happening."
By way of example, he cites magazine firm Dennis Publishing, the owner of The Week, Viz and AutoExpress. As Chairman, Darcey oversaw the recent sale of the company on behalf of the estate of its late founder Felix Dennis to private equity firm Exponent for a reported £166m.
Dennis, he said, had done a tremendously good job of navigating the changes in the marketplace. "It embraced the new world, but also hung on what was durable about the old world."
Publishing, he acknowledges, is now a tough industry – but many print and news businesses are doing a very good job of surviving and thriving. "People who say I don't want anything to do with publishing are probably missing a trick. We had a very vibrant sales process for Dennis, and achieved a price above what some predicted."
Mike Darcey speaks to IBC TV at IBC2018
Three way profit squeeze
It's a similar story in the TV industry, reckons Darcey. Companies can survive the changes being wrought by digital disruption. It's just that the market they operate in is likely to become much less profitable.
The 'overarching theme' that the TV industry is having to grapple with is a 'three way profit squeeze,' explains Darcey.
Firstly, the pay-TV world is being squeezed because consumers are trading down to cheaper OTT options like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. "Price expectations are being driven down. The sense of what people think is reasonable to pay for an entertainment service is being fundamentally reset."
'There are lots of examples in history and industries where scale for the sake of scale doesn't help you very much. The route to success is more complex'
Secondly, advertising revenue is being sucked out of TV by the digital industry – and this trend is only going to become more pronounced, believes Darcey.
Thirdly, the returns that broadcasters make from their content investment are also coming under pressure. Budgets, particularly for drama, are rising fast to meet viewer demand for high quality shows. Competition for talent between streamers and broadcasters is also driving up production costs.
"Our industry is being squeezed from all directions," says Darcey. "Profit is leaking out. The consumer wins at the expense of the industry."
It means that many companies will have to accept that they will not be as profitable in the future as they were in the past, even if they put in place and carry out the right business strategy.
"Sometimes shareholders in a business have real trouble getting their head that argument," says Darcey. "You can understand that – they have gone through an extended period when everything was always up, and if a business executed the right strategy it grew and you made more money."
One way to try to boost profits might be to tap into completely new revenue streams. He cites the move by Sky to sell broadband subscriptions along with its TV offer.
Darcey says there is also "a move towards scale" by entertainment companies in the face of competition from global players like Netflix and Amazon.
Indeed, as Darcey speaks, the protracted battle by 21st Century Fox and Comcast for control of Sky looks to be coming to a conclusion. Fox and Comcast both hope to acquire Sky to bolster their distribution, technology and content production at a time when the global media map has been redrawn by the digital players.
Legacy media companies have turned to consolidation to keep up, with AT&T buying Time Warner, and Disney acquiring Fox's entertainment assets – including a 39% stake in Sky.
"There is clearly a move towards scale," says Darcey. "That is often a response at times like this. And there is a plausible case that more scale helps. But I'm a bit nervous about people placing a bit too much weight on [scale] in a not very carefully thought through way. There are lots of examples in history and industries where scale for the sake of scale doesn't help you very much. The route to success is more complex."
Darcey says it is easier to agree that broad geographic reach is going to be important for TV businesses. "You either need to be very local or very global – and probably not fall between two stools."
'[Shareholders] have gone through an extended period when everything was always up, and if a business executed the right strategy it grew and you made more money'
It's a different story, however, at technology services provider M247, where Darcey is Chairman. M247 specialises in business connectivity and internet infrastructure – and very much targets mid-market businesses, rather than small firms or large global players.
"It's a very interesting part of the market," says Darcey. "The mid-market is growing very quickly – and its tech requirements are growing very quickly too. They are growing geographically, they are taking their business to the cloud – they are on a tech journey themselves." The big technology firms, however, find it "a bit tedious" to serve such companies – they are not quite big enough to matter.
So somebody like M247 is enjoying very strong growth in this area. It's an example, he says, of how pockets of opportunity exist everywhere, even in tough markets.
Darcey also works with Arqiva, a business he describes as an essential part of the infrastructure of the TV and mobile industry. As such it is a 'secure, very long term' business underpinned by contracts that span 10, 15 or even 20 years.
"But, like everybody in this sphere, tech is changing everything around us and there are many other opportunities that will arise". A big infrastructure player like Arqiva has to be alive to changes being wrought by digital disruption. "The questions that many other businesses are grappling with, such as how is my business going to change this year, are on a much longer term horizon. But, decisions still have to made today to position yourself optimally for how you think things are going to play out over the next 10-15 years."
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Every day as a cross-stitch designer brings with it a different to-do list! Fortunately I live for to-do lists!
Sometimes it's packing & shipping, finishing & charting, or photographing & bookkeeping.
You might notice that one thing isn't mentioned…designing!
Designing is happening all of the time! You know those FB meme's that say 'my brain has too many tabs open'?…yep, that's me!!
I took a little photo journey of a class piece I will be teaching this November at Stitch by Stitch in Cape May, NJ.
More lists, more ideas…I keep every scrap of paper through this process cause you never know what I was thinking!
There are always edits and updates to the design. Sometimes the design closely resembles the initial sketch & other times, not so much! This is usually about the time I'm making final color selections.
It does help to stitch some test patches. I'm usually looking here to see if the colors play off of each other the way I need them to.
Now the fun part! I get to stitch the model. I will plan to take a lot of pictures through the finishing process so I have options to show when I write my instructions!
I'm looking forward to spending time with my students. It is so much fun to see their delight when they leave class with a completed piece!
See you soon Cape May!


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The real truth about the czars
Ed Morrissey 4:20 PM on September 17, 2009
The White House has begun pushing back against the criticism over the explosion of czars in the Obama administration, with a blog entry yesterday that attempts to minimize the end run around Congress engineered by Barack Obama. The argument from the Obama administration and its defenders seems to be that (a) no one complained about czars during the Bush administration, (b) some of the ones highlighted have required Senate approval, and (c) the White House doesn't call them "czars":
Last week, when the President addressed the Joint Session of Congress in a speech on health reform, he referred to some of the untruths – okay, lies – that have been spread about the plan and sent a clear message to those who seek to undermine his agenda and his presidency with these tactics: "We will call you out." So consider this one of those calls.
Over the past several weeks, we've seen with increasing frequency and volume issues raised around the use of "czars" by this Administration. Although some Members have asked serious questions around the makeup of the White House staff, the bulk of the noise you hear began first with partisan commentators, suggesting that this is somehow a new and sinister development that threatens our democracy. This is, of course, ridiculous. Just to be clear, the job title "czar" doesn't exist in the Obama Administration. Many of the officials cited by conservative commentators have been confirmed by the Senate. Many hold policy jobs that have existed in previous Administrations. And some hold jobs that involved coordinating the work of agencies on President Obama's key policy priorities: health insurance reform, energy and green jobs, and building a new foundation for long-lasting economic growth
But of course, it's really the hypocrisy here that is noteworthy. Just earlier today, Darrell Issa, a Republican from California and one of the leaders in calling for an investigation into the Obama Administration's use of "czars", had to admit to Fox News that he had never raised any objections to the Bush Administration's use of "czars". Many of these members who now decry the practice have called on Presidents in the past to appoint "czars" to coordinate activities within the government to address immediate challenges. What is clear is that all of this energy going into these attacks could be used to have a constructive conversation about bringing this country together to address our challenges moving forward – and it doesn't take a "czar" to bring that about! Just some folks willing to act in good faith.
It's true that some of the 32, 34, 35, or more positions critics have pointed out are not actually czars at all, and do require both Senate approval and Congressional oversight. One example of this is Cass Sunstein, the so-called Regulatory Czar, who just got confirmed by the Senate. Using those positions as examples of an Obama power grab undermine the argument and allow the White House to offer sophistry in response.
The Washington Post offers a handy guide that demonstrates the dishonesty in the White House response:
What we can see here is that Bush created five non-confirmed positions in his administration — in eight years. Of those, three fall solidly within the executive branch's authority for national security and diplomacy: WMD, terrorism, and Sudan. Nevertheless, those positions should have had Senate confirmation if they enforced regulation, which would have been questionable for any of these five.
In contrast, the Obama administration has created 17 "czar" positions in seven months, all but one of which avoid Senate confirmation and Congressional oversight. At least two of these positions will or have already enforced regulation: the Pay Czar and the Auto Recovery Czar, the latter of which unduly influenced the bankruptcies of Chrysler and GM. The Car Czar will likely enforce administration policy on manufacturing and car model selection. Van Jones, who had been the Green Jobs Czar, isn't listed in this chart, but he had authority to spend tens of billions of dollars on green initiatives, outside the overview of Congress.
It took Obama less than a year to triple the number of executive-branch commissars that avoid confirmation than Bush created in two terms. That's a ridiculous level of bureaucratic expansion and Congressional avoidance, and none of the White House's pushback even remotely addresses it.
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Crypto 101: What Is Blockchain and How Does It Work With Crypto?
Cryptocurrency continues to be a hot topic in financial circles. Whether you hear about it via news headlines or in a subreddit you check daily, you may be considering investing in it … even if you're unsure how it works.
If this sounds like you, learning about blockchain can be a great place to start. Blockchain is the core technology behind Bitcoin and several (though not all) cryptocurrencies. With its ever-increasing list of uses, blockchain has the potential to change the financial world and beyond.
Read more: What Is Cryptocurrency? Decoding Digital Currencies
Blockchain Explained
A blockchain is a decentralized digital ledger that records transactions in one continuous record (hence, "chain"). It's maintained across multiple computers (a.k.a. nodes) that are linked in a connected network and can be operated by institutions or individuals. This network of linked nodes helps make the blockchain difficult to hack or alter, thus offering a relatively secure way for individuals to deal directly with one another, without a go-between like the government, bank or third party.
Although it was developed to support Bitcoin, blockchain technology is also the power behind many cryptocurrencies, and it has numerous applications outside of digital currency. You might have heard of blockchain for property sales, medical records, legal contracts and any other industry that requires you to record and authorize a series of actions or transactions.
Ok, but how does blockchain work?
Blockchain technology allows you to record and distribute digital information (and transactions) without being able to edit them. The transaction sequence typically consists of the following steps:
A new transaction is requested
The transaction is then communicated to the network of computers (nodes) that maintains the blockchain
Every node on the network must validate the transaction
After validation, a data "block," containing all the transaction information (sender, receiver, time, etc.), is created
The data block is then "chained" to the rest of the existing blockchain, creating an unchangeable record of the transaction
The transaction is complete
What's the difference between blockchain and Bitcoin?
Blockchain and Bitcoin are two separate things, but they are closely related. Without getting into the nitty gritty, Bitcoin is a type of digital currency, while blockchain is a ledger for recording and tracking transactions and assets. Bitcoin is powered by blockchain technology, but blockchain has found many uses beyond Bitcoin.
When Bitcoin was released as open-source code back in 2008, blockchain was foundational to its technology. Since Bitcoin was the first application of blockchain, people often confuse the two, using "Bitcoin" to mean blockchain. But don't let that throw you off! Remember, you just learned the difference between the two.
Simply put, blockchain is a record-keeping technology, and its uses are ever-growing across a variety of industries. It's a decentralized, digital ledger that records transactions and tracks assets, and is maintained by a linked network of computers ("nodes"). This network of nodes also helps keep the ledger secure because each separate node must validate a transaction before it can be recorded on the blockchain.
Why "blockchain"? Once a transaction is validated by every computer in the network, the information is contained in a "block" of data. Each block is then chained together, creating a chronological "blockchain" of historical transactions.
Distributed Ledger Technology
All network participants have access to this shared ledger and its transaction history, which can't be altered. With this distributed ledger, transactions are recorded only once, ensuring there aren't any version control issues that sometimes exist with traditional business networks.
Related: What Is an NFT?
Unchangeable Records
You can't alter or meddle with a blockchain transaction after it's been recorded. This is because the other computers in the network would reject any alterations as invalid since the changes wouldn't match the existing records. In the event of a true error, a new transaction would be added and validated by the network of computers to reverse the error, and both the new and old transactions would then be visible across the shared ledger.
This set of rules stored on the blockchain and executed automatically speeds up transactions. Smart contracts are simply programs stored on a blockchain that run when predefined conditions are met.
Permissionless vs. Permissioned Blockchains
You can characterize all blockchains as permissionless, permissioned or both.
Permissionless blockchains allow any user to join the blockchain and become a "node" of the network. These types of blockchains don't restrict the rights of nodes on the blockchain network.
Pro tip: You might have heard that permissionless blockchains are entirely anonymous, but that's only the case if there is absolutely no link between you and your wallet address (for instance, your IP or email).
On the other hand, permissioned blockchains control access to the network and may also restrict access of nodes that join. The identities of the users of a permissioned blockchain are known to other users on that network.
What are the different types of blockchain?
Public, hybrid, private and consortium are the four types that describe the variety of ways that you can build a blockchain network.
Public Blockchains
One of the most innovative things about public blockchains is that everyone in the world has equal rights to view, send transactions, be included and participate in the verification process. It's worth noting they are also completely decentralized.
The many supporters of public blockchains are drawn to them because of their anonymity. Since they are open, many organizations are likely to adopt them without third-party verification. Currently, public blockchains are primarily used for the exchange and mining of cryptocurrency. Some popular public blockchains you likely have heard of include the networks behind Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Also known as managed blockchains, private blockchains are permissioned blockchains controlled by a single organization. The central authority determines who can join the network and gives each member of the network equal functional access and rights. Private blockchains are only partially decentralized as public access is restricted.
Consortium Blockchains
Unlike private blockchains, consortium blockchains are permissioned blockchains governed by a group of organizations rather than a single institution. They enjoy more decentralization, which gives them higher levels of security.
Setting up a consortium isn't easy, though, as it requires cooperation between several organizations.
Hybrid Blockchains
Hybrid blockchains are digital registries controlled by a single organization, but with a level of oversight from the public blockchain required for specific transaction validations.
Is blockchain technology safe? The Pros and Cons of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
The more decentralized and widely distributed the blockchain becomes, the more secure it is. With many digital "eyes" watching and validating, the shared record is trickier to manipulate.
What are the advantages of blockchain?
Decentralization: The lack of a central authority in a public blockchain helps ensure no single point of failure.
Accuracy and security: Decentralization also makes the transaction record incredibly accurate and challenging to corrupt. Because every node in the network must validate a transaction before it is recorded, it would be incredibly difficult to fool the whole network.
Traceability and transparency: Because data in the blockchain is essentially unchangeable, it's a trustworthy record-keeping tool in which to track a chronological history of transactions.
What are some of the risks of crypto?
Hacking or losing your digital wallet: Just like any online information, your digital wallet is susceptible to hacking and needs to be kept secure via encryption and strong passwords. You might opt to store your cryptocurrency offline on a hard drive instead, but be sure not to misplace or damage it … or forget the password!
Cryptocurrency is volatile: Crypto is still highly speculative, and it's not uncommon to see swings in its value. It has exhibited high levels of volatility over time, and its newness makes its risk less understood.
Environmental concerns: Bitcoin mining requires a good deal of electricity. However, some mining firms are looking for ways to use recycled or creative energy sources to reduce carbon emissions. For instance, El Salvador is building mining operations powered off heat from volcanos.
Read more: What Do Experts Think About Crypto? 3 Investors Weigh in
Blockchain is on the move and growing.
By offering transparency and verified trust, the applications of blockchain technology continue to grow well beyond the world of cryptocurrency. Blockchain tech is already being used across industries — for instance, in healthcare to maintain patient information, in supply chain management to track shipments, and even in estate planning to record wills.
This continually growing list of use cases for this innovative digital ledger show that blockchain is poised to vastly change how we live and work.
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Ally on February 25, 2022 at 3:33pm
Thanks for reading, Bart!


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SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM REMUERA HERITAGE
REMUERA HERITAGE XMAS PARTY 2014
This was held in Terry Sutcliffe's lovely garden amid the raindrops with fine food and bubbles. Terry offered tours of the museum as we celebrated another great year of heritage events. We wish you all a very happy festive season and hope you have a relaxing holiday.
Sue Cooper, Chair, Remuera Heritage.
Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan
Last week Remuera Heritage had a major appearance before the Independent Hearings Panel on Topic 10 Historic heritage and special character. This was at the Regional Policy Statement level, which sets the direction for historic heritage overall for the Auckland region. We hope the outcome will be available before Christmas. You can see all the documents and evidence here: https://hearings.aupihp.govt.nz/hearings It's a very complex process and a huge amount of work for those involved but it's very important to get the direction right for the next 30 years of Auckland's future.
The next topics coming up are 029 and 030 Special Character and Pre-1944 and topic 031 Historic heritage in relation to -
Auckland-wide objectives and policies for historic heritage
Overlay objectives and policies and rules for historic heritage
Accidental discovery protocols for historic heritage
Information requirements for resource consent applications – historic heritage
EVENTS FOR 2015
Dates for these are still to be firmed up but the list of possibles is:
Talk by Marti Friedlander, eminent photographer who emigrated to New Zealand in 1958.
Visit to Highwic, one of New Zealand's finest Gothic houses, built in 1862
Talk by Helen Vail, blogger on her 100 WW1 war memorials project, which includes St Aidans
Charles Goldie – a talk by Assoc. Professor Len Bell on one of New Zealand's most famous painters and one of Remuera's most famous residents.
An antiques roadshow with Terry Sutcliffe – bring your own antiques for discussion
Stephen Cashmore on heritage design and conservation
David Veart on the history of toys
Repeat of Herb Farrant, NZ Military Historical Society on effects of WW1 on New Zealanders
Visit to Auckland Grammar School archives
A visit to College Rifles which was formed in 1897 with recruits from the students of Auckland Grammar, Kings College and St John's College.
2014 has been a great year of events for Remuera Heritage members:
Our first event for 2014 was a double deal of two iconic buildings in Market Road. We visited the Remuera Railway Station where Terry Sutcliffe and David Pittman showed us around the finest example in New Zealand of an island station and signal box from 1907. After that we went to the Remuera Bowling Club pavilion to relax with a talk about the history of the bowling club and its 1906 pavilion.
In June we had an evening with Ian Maxwell, co-author of Great Guns: the artillery heritage of New Zealand, which explores why New Zealanders brought trophy guns back from the Crimean, South African and First World wars, and where these and other pieces of ordnance were displayed in parks and other public places. Many stories of how the weapon was acquired, presented, used and discarded were related. These include humorous accounts of authorised and unauthorised firings of the guns, and their unwitting inclusion in wider debates on war and peace. Every school got a machine gun after WW1!
In August The Very Rev Dr. Warren Limbrick spoke on The Rev Samuel Marsden preaching the first church service in NZ 200 years ago. He covered Marsden preaching the first church service in New Zealand, including the early times of Marsden in Sydney, working with Ruatara, and establishment of the first Church Missionary Society missions up north.
October was the Auckland Heritage Festival. We had a very informative and moving talk by Herb Farrant, president of the N Z Military Historical Society, on the effects of WW1 on New Zealanders at home and at war, especially on the western front in France where Herb has led tours for the last 19 years.
We also had a new heritage walk around the 3 churches of St Lukes, St Michaels and St Marks in Remuera to discover the architecture and history of the churches and other buildings of interest in the area. This event was held in partnership with St Luke's Church and Community who welcomed us with a warming afternoon tea after the rain and wind had done their worst on the walk between St Marks & St Michaels.
As our members-only Christmas party draws near, it is time to think about events for 2015. The draft list of possibilities so far has:
Professor Len Bell on Charles Goldie, painter and Remuera resident
An Antiques Roadshow with Terry Sutcliffe
100 WW1 war memorials with Helen Vail
Visit to College Rifles archives
Visit to Auckland Grammar School
Visit to Highwic
Helen Geary, Civic Trust, on heritage issues in Auckland
UNESCO Memory of the World's register of New Zealand documentary heritage
2014 to 2018 is the centenary of World War 1 and Remuera Heritage is researching the names on the WW1 memorials in our neighbourhood. Working on this is Helen Vail on 100 New Zealand War Memorials blog http://100nzmemorials.blogspot.co.nz/ and we would really like a repeat of Herb Farrant of the NZ Military Historical Society talking on the effects of WW1 on New Zealanders at home and at war.
Did you know St Mark's Church of Remuera is an official war grave cemetery? Buried here is Harold John Stilton.
Harold was the youngest son of John and Fannie Stilton of Orakei Rd Remuera, born in 1892. He attended Remuera Primary School where he won a prize in Standard two in 1901. He worked as a printer and played football for the Remuera United Club (fourth grade) with his brother Fred. Harold enlisted with the army on 7 April 1916. He had his photo taken by a Queen St photographer Herman Schmidt in 1916 - these 3 photos are held in the Sir George Grey Special Collections of Auckland Libraries.
Harold joined the 17th Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company and embarked from Wellington on the Devon on the 25th September 1916 to Devonport in England. He was reported as wounded in June 1917 on the western front. The Auckland Weekly News featured Harold and Fred in September 6, 1917, as "two or more in a family killed in action or wounded". He was discharged from the army and returned to New Zealand on a hospital ship, arriving back in Auckland on 28 December 1917.
Harold had 3 other brothers: his brother Fred joined the N Z Rifle Brigade and was gassed. His brother William (W J B) was called up in a ballot on 21 August 1918 in the 3rd draft of Class C of Second Division reservists – married men with 2 children. Another brother George had asked for an exemption as he said he was the support of his aged mother: Two brothers had been on active service. One was at present in hospital in England, and the other was in an outpatient of the Auckland Hospital Annexe. George, known as Bert, said he was prepared to go if his soldier brother could be returned. Leave until February 6 was allowed.
However the rejoicings at the signing of the armistice bringing an end to the war on 11 November 1914 were marked with tragedy in the Stilton family. Harold died on 10 November 1918 in Auckland Hospital from the post-war influenza epidemic at the age of 26. His funeral was at St Marks Church in Remuera where he was buried. His name is on the Roll of Honour on Remuera Primary School's gates.
Sadly Bert (George Bertram) of Bell Rd, Remuera also died on the 11 November 1918 aged 33 years and their mother Fannie on the 14th November from pneumonia at the age of 71 years.
The Auckland Star (15 November 1914) reported - Bereavements caused by the ravage of influenza have made a deep impression on the sentiment of people during the past few weeks. A case that calls for sympathy is that of the Stilton family of Orakei Road, Remuera. The first to fall victim to the malady was the youngest son, Harold, a returned soldier. 26 years of age, who passed away at the Hospital annexe on Sunday. The following day at the Auckland Hospital his brother Bert, 33 years of age (second soul) succumbed. The climax came yesterday when the widowed mother passed away at the ripe age of 71 years. This practically accounts for the whole of the family.
The talk on Charles Goldie, painter and Remuera resident, planned for the 31st October 2014 by Professor Len Bell has had to be postponed as he is going with the Lindauer exhibition to Germany and the Czech Republic http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/about/media-releases/lindauers-maori-portraits-to-travel-to-europe-for-first-time . This event will now be held in March 2015.
The Remuera Heritage Christmas party will be on Sunday November 30th at 3pm at the home of past-president of Remuera Heritage Terry Sutcliffe. We will gather in Terry and Renata's lovely garden at 502 Remuera Road where Terry will guide us through his own museum. If the weather is inclement, there will be a rain check for the following Sunday December 7th. Please RSVP for catering to events@remueraheritage.org.nz or Sue Cooper on (09) 520-0029 so that we know what numbers to warn Terry & Renata about!
Remuera Heritage had 2 events as part of the Auckland Heritage Festival 2014. This year's theme 'courage has many resting places' honoured the centenary of the start of First World War and our brave men who went to the other side of the world to fight for 'King and Country'.
Herb Farrant, President of the New Zealand Military Historical Society, spoke on the impact of the outbreak of WW1on New Zealanders and their expectations at home and at war. Herb who has led tours to France and Belgium for the last 19 years, gave a very moving talk on the bravery of the New Zealanders on the western front, their involvement in two events:
i) The last 100days of the Great War which commenced on 8 August 1918, with the British 4th Army's attack in front of Amiens. Deemed the "Black Day" of the German Army, New Zealanders as part of British 3rd Army further north commenced the March to Victory on 23 August 1918 and were in constant action over some 77 days till 5 November 1918.
ii) The New Zealanders "plugged the gap" above the river Ancre between 26 March to 5 April 1918, initially in front of Auchonvilliers. One of the best accounts from those times is to be found in the Official History of the NZ Rifle Brigade by Austin.
In fact, we enjoyed the talk and learnt so much from it, that several of us would like Herb to repeat the talk next year! We think it deserves a much wider audience.
The second event was a new guided heritage walk around the 3 churches St Luke's, St Michael's and St Mark's in Remuera, with Jennie Hayman and Sue Jackson, to discover the architecture and history of the churches of St Luke, St Mark and St Michael and other buildings
of interest in the area. Again we learnt so much from our knowledgeable and interesting guides about the churches and the sadly neglected three houses in Middleton Road (numbers 17, 19 and 21) which housed the original St Michaels, convent and school. Sister Mary MacKillop who is Australia's first saint, visited and stayed at the convent on several occasions.
http://www.catholicremuera.org.nz/NewsFeatures/Features/MaryMacKillop.aspx
We got rained on and nearly blown away but had a very warm welcome from the Monsignor at St Michaels and the community team at St Luke's who served afternoon tea in their warmed up common room, so that everyone stayed on for an hour catching up and talking about heritage matters. We are particularly grateful to Philip Clark and Carol Fraser of St Luke's who came up with this idea and organized the event. Jennie Hayman and Sue Jackson researched and developed the heritage walk information – we hope to turn this into a regular event with its own heritage brochure and online guide.
If you would like to be kept up-to-date with the newsletter about news and events from Remuera Heritage, contact us on info@remueraheritage.org.nz. We'd love to hear from you.
Sue Cooper, Chair of Remuera Heritage.
http://www.otago.ac.nz/otagobulletin/news/otago079887.html
HERITAGE NEWS
New online archive at Hocken will revolutionise research
Tuesday, 23 September 2014 2:03pm
Historians are eagerly anticipating the fruits of a ground-breaking University of Otago Library project to place thousands of New Zealand's earliest missionary archives online so they can be mined for new clues to European and Māori contact up to 200 years ago.
Like other modern research tools such as the National Library's Papers-past website, making the transcribed hand-written papers of pioneering Anglican cleric Samuel Marsden available in an online archive has the potential to revolutionise research in to this key period in New Zealand's history as never before.
Hocken Librarian Sharon Dell says a pilot iteration of the Marsden online archive will be launched at the Hocken Library in early November and will contain digitised copies (3651 pages) of nine Marsden journals and 593 letters, ranging in dates from 1808 to 1823 between Marsden, and missionaries Thomas Kendall, William Hall, John King and others involved in the establishment of the earliest New Zealand missions.
The establishment of the online archive is timed to coincide with the commemoration of the Bicentenary of Marsden's first sermon on New Zealand soil, on Christmas Day 1814. There will also be a Marsden symposium and an exhibition at the Hocken. It is hoped that a mobile version of the exhibition can travel to venues in Northland.
These original missionary archives are only available thanks to the foresight of Library founder and Dunedin philanthropist Dr Thomas Morland Hocken, who recognised the value of these early Church Missionary Society archives, and transported them back to New Zealand from England in the early 1900s.
Since then, the thousands of letters and papers, including diary entries detailing life in early missions here, earliest written recordings of the Māori language, diet, culture and beliefs, have remained in their original form in the careful care of the Library.
"They are a rich resource on early interactions between Māori and Pākeha, the origins of Christianity and the development of Te Reo Māori as a written language – and researchers are already lining up to interrogate the data."
Ms Dell says the project is a major technological milestone for the University Library, and means access to the historical resource will be vastly improved and available nationally to researchers anywhere and at any time. The project has also provided the opportunity to make use of the work of Dunedin historian Gordon Parsonson, now in his 90s, who has been painstakingly transcribing the Marsden papers since the 1940s.
"He became locked in the Hocken stacks one afternoon, and started reading some of Marsden's journals. From then on, he was hooked. Because of his dedication to this work, we can use his transcribed papers in the data-base alongside the originals," she says.
"They are a rich resource on early interactions between Māori and Pākeha, the origins of Christianity and the development of Te Reo Māori as a written language – and researchers are already lining up to interrogate the data."
So far, 3600 pages of Marsden's documents have been scanned to a high specification and resolution, with specialist staff from the University of Otago Library having to wear clothes of a special non-reflective colour to achieve optimal visual clarity when the pages were scanned.
Researchers will be able to type in key words such as missionary or Māori names, place names, or ship names, as well as dates, and search the text for all references to those items and use some of the tools to do more sophisticated searches. University Library staff have worked with researchers across a number of disciplines to develop the online archive and include tools to enable them to use and interrogate the material in new ways.
"It is not well-known that the Hocken holds them so we feel that making these materials accessible to a wider audience and especially to the people of Auckland and Northland is something we can uniquely contribute to the Bicentenary; in fact we feel strongly obligated to do so."
Dialogues; exploring the drama of early missionary encounters is a symposium run in association with the University of Otago's Centre for Research on Colonial Culture. It will be held on Fri 7 and Sat 8 Nov 2014.
Whakapono; Faith and foundations
The exhibition opening in Dunedin at the Hocken Gallery on 6 Nov 2014 will include material largely drawn from the Hocken Collections and the Alexander Turnbull Library and the archaeological objects from the University of Otago investigations of the Marsden Cross site. The exhibition is curated by Sharon Dell, Hocken Librarian, Jeanette Wikaira, Kaituitui Ratonga Māori and Natalie Poland, Curator of Pictures.
Kiwi Chicks: New Zealand Girl History
'Kiwi Chicks: New Zealand Girl History/Ngā Kōhine Kiwi: He Hitori Taitamāhine o Aotearoa' is a collections-driven exhibition project that explores girlhood in New Zealand during the 18th-20th centuries co-produced by Girl Museum and National Services Te Paerangi. In order to preserve NZ girl culture, this project aims to identify 'girlhood' objects in New Zealand museums, libraries, archives, schools, historical societies, and art galleries, and then create an exciting exhibition that informs and inspires girls of today with the stories, achievements and struggles of yesterday's girls, as well as reaching a general audience. http://nzgirlhistory.net/
155 and 157 Remuera Road
The houses have been spruced up, landscaped and are looking good! The houses were due for demolition to make way for a medical facility which has not eventuated.
2014 Auckland Heritage Festival
Remuera Heritage has 2 events as part of the Auckland Heritage Festival 2014. This year's theme 'courage has many resting places' honours the centenary of the start of First World War and our brave men who went to the other side of the world to fight for 'King and Country'. Heritage walks, talks and tours, special First World War events and exhibitions make up more than 200 events across the Auckland region.
Herb Farrant, President of the New Zealand Military Historical Society, will talk on the impact of the outbreak of WW1on New Zealanders and their expectations, and will briefly cover the main events (Samoa, Gallipoli, Western Front & Sinai & Palestine) to the Legacy today.
Date: 6.30pm on Thursday 2 October 2014, at the Remuera Library, 429 Remuera Road.
RSVP to Remuera Library ph. 520 2532 or email sue.jackson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Join us for a guided heritage walk around the 3 churches St Luke's, St Michael's and St Mark's, with Jennie Hayman and Sue Jackson, to discover the architecture and history of the churches of St Luke, St Mark and St Michael and other buildings of interest in the area.
Date: Saturday 4 October (or Sunday 5 October if wet) 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm We will meet at St Luke's Church, 130 Remuera Road, and return to end at our start location, with afternoon tea at St Luke's. This event is held in partnership with St Luke's Church and Community. Gold coin donation.
RSVP: To book call Carol (09) 5200199 or 021 332 068 or Pamela (09) 520 0740.
Also check out our heritage cabinet in Remuera Library with memorabilia from WW1 – a special thank you to Terry Sutcliffe for putting this display together.
2014 First World War Heritage Trail
A First World War Heritage Trail has been launched by Auckland Council – 56 sites across Auckland with a link to WW1 are listed in a booklet available at libraries, and as an app called STQRY that can be downloaded to your smartphone. Some of the 56 sites feature large signs with photos and stories that explain Aucklanders' involvement in the First World War. Others like St Mark's Church are just listed in the booklet.
Visit the First World War Heritage Trail.
University of Auckland Roll of Honour.
The University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services has launched the Special Collections First World War centenary website. The centrepiece of the site is the University's First World War Roll of Honour which contains information about 720 men and women from the institution who went to war. Now an archive in the Library's Special Collections department, the Roll of Honour was digitised to make it accessible to a wide audience and is one of the many initiatives being undertaken around the country to mark the centenary of the War.
The digitised Roll can be searched and viewed as page-turning books. The website also features contextual information about the University during that era, the involvement of Collegians in the war and short biographies of a few of the 715 men and five women from the Roll. The website will be enhanced over the centenary to include more stories about Collegians and to explore other aspects of the war and its aftermath, drawing on material from Special Collections and elsewhere.
The URL for the website is: www.specialcollections.auckland.ac.nz/ww1-centenary
2014 Join Remuera Heritage
Come and join us at our regular events highlighting the cultural, built and natural heritage of Remuera and its environs. Our events are fun, interesting, informative and well known for their food and drink offerings! Come along to our next event to look, listen and meet with us. We meet at the Remuera Library in very relaxed and informal surroundings. If you would like to join Remuera Heritage or make a donation to support us, please supply the following information to info@remueraheritage.org.nz or our treasurer Margaret Harris margaret.harris@clear.net.nz
Either post a cheque to: Remuera Heritage, P O Box 28556, Remuera or transfer to the Society's account: 06-0257-0198761-00 including your name in the reference field. Annual membership categories are: Individual ($25) / Family ($40). We appreciate any contribution you can make to preserving Remuera's heritage.
Committee members are Sue Cooper, (Chair), Margaret Harris (Treasurer), Annette Jackman (Secretary), Bryan Haggitt, Brian Cooper, Brett Logan, Sue Jackson, Sue Johnson – we'd love to hear from you.
AUGUST EVENT Samuel Marsden – Flawed yet Faithful - A Bi-Centennial Appraisal 1814-2014: a talk by Dr. Warren Limbrick
This talk will cover 200 years of the Reverend Samuel Marsden preaching the first church service in New Zealand, including the early times of Marsden in Sydney, working with Ruatara, and establishment of the first Church Missionary Society missions up north.
Dr. Warren Limbrick is a retired Anglican priest who has taught and researched in the field of Religious History over many years, including doctoral studies at Harvard. His publications relate to the New Zealand colonial era, especially the life and work of bishop Selwyn and the foundation years of the Anglican Church. He has enjoyed a varied career path ranging from Vicar of the Chatham Islands, teaching history at Otago University, to Vicar of St Andrew's, Epsom, and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin. In 2013 he reluctantly retired from coastal sailing!
DATE – Friday 15 August 2014 at 7pm, with refreshments from 6.45pm
VENUE - Remuera Library, 429 Remuera Road, Remuera
Oil Painting by Joseph Backler Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: G-620
Read the plan here (it's not long) because submissions count! The more the Board get, the stronger our mandate to achieve what you want. Submissions close 5pm on Wednesday 6th August. You can submit online at shapeauckland.co.nz or mail the submission form using the freepost address on the form, or scan and email it to localboardplans@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
The priorities: based on feedback from the community earlier in the year, the board developed a draft plan setting out a vision and priorities for the Orakei Local Board area, which includes Remuera, over the next three years.
Part of their vision includes: the heritage, environment and character of our area will be protected for current and future generations to enjoy with the outcome of pollution-free waterways, leafy suburbs, protected buildings and acknowledged history.
Please support this part of the vision. Remuera Heritage also supports the following in the Board's plan:
OUR TOP 5 PROJECTS OR PRIORITIES THAT WE BELIEVE THE BOARD SHOULD FOCUS ON OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS?
Advocate for funding to carry out heritage assessments for both our pre-1944 and post-1944 buildings and character areas.
Assess, fund and advocate for design improvements to enhance the urban form, retail offering, and accessibility of our town centres
Advocate for feeder bus services to connect all of our suburbs to high-frequency public transport
Develop more walking and cycling paths, including around Hobson Bay and through the Pourewa Valley.
Develop an online interpretive tool to showcase Orakei's built and natural heritage for visitors
We would also like to see:
Re-zoning of Remuera Village as a Local Centre, not a Town Centre under the Unitary Plan, in order to preserve its sense of character associated with the existing buildings and a small suburban shopping centre
An area plan to be fast tracked for the Orakei Local Board area to include long term planning for Heritage, Natural environment, Centres, business and recreation, Transport, and Infrastructure.
The Remuera Railway Station to be fully restored by Auckland Transport so that the interior and signal box can be used for :
A secure cycle parking facility in the bottom of the signal box
Community use for meetings and events
A display of railway heritage memorabilia, photos and history
Feeder bus service to the Remuera Railway Station and Greenlane station for commuters and particularly students e.g. down Victoria Avenue, along Shore Road, up Portland Rd, Remuera Rd, Market Rd. Then return via Great South Rd, Omahu Rd, Lillington Rd, Clonbern Rd to Remuera Rd shops.
Increase number of school buses taking school students from Eastern suburbs to schools in Remuera, Epsom and Newmarket, so that school-term car traffic is reduced to non-school term levels.
Advocate for Remuera Rd to cease being an arterial road because it goes through local shopping areas at Upland Rd and Victoria Avenue.
You only have one week to do this, but it's simple to do and Desley Simpson really wants your support.
AUGUST IS FAMILY HISTORY MONTH AT REMUERA LIBRARY
Three workshops are being held at Remuera Library. Librarians trained in researching family history are coming out to our library to offer these.
Tuesday 5 August at 11am: Learn how to use online family eResources
Tuesday August 12 at 2pm: Brick Walls – discover new ways to get to information about your family
Friday 22 August at 11am: Beginning your Family History
You need to book for this. Please RSVP by ringing ph.520 2532 or replying by email to Hilary Arrowsmith at Remuera Library. More information on Family History Month is on the Auckland Libraries website.
NEW ZEALAND HERITAGE LIST
Along with the change of name from NZ Historic Places Trust to Heritage New Zealand, the HNZPT Act changes the name of the Register. Now known as the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero ('the List'), it includes all historic places, historic areas, wāhi tapu and wāhi tapu areas that were entered on the Register, and has been expanded to include a type named 'wāhi tūpuna'. Wāhi tūpuna are places important to Māori for their ancestral significance and associated cultural and traditional values.
The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero is one of five policy work programmes that Heritage New Zealand must complete over the next 18 months. The other four policies will relate to:
administration of the National Historic Landmarks/Ngā Manawhenua o Aotearoa me ōna Kōrero Tūturu provisions
administration of archaeological provisions
the organisation's statutory advocacy role and
management of properties that Heritage New Zealand cares for.
JUNE EVENT - GREAT GUNS Friday June 27th – 6.30pm at Remuera Library
Come to an evening with Ian Maxwell, co-author of Great Guns: the artillery heritage of New Zealand, which explores why New Zealanders brought trophy guns `back from the Crimean, South African and First World wars, and where these and other pieces of ordnance were displayed in parks and other public places. Many stories of how the weapon was acquired, presented, used and discarded are related. These include humorous accounts of authorised and unauthorised firings of the guns, and their unwitting inclusion in wider debates on war and peace. The book describes the background to taking war trophies and how they were distributed in NZ. At least 340 captured artillery pieces - and 1500 machine guns - were brought back to NZ after WWI. Every school got a machine gun!
We are also looking at collecting up stories about the effect of the war on local Remuera families, identifying who were the Remuera residents involved in WW1, creating a memorial book register, researching the history of the Royal Mail Ship Remuera and the memorial plaques and structures in Remuera.
A FINE PROSPECT: A HISTORY OF REMUERA, MEADOWBANK AND ST JOHNS – JUST $24.99 AT PAPERPLUS REMUERA
This excellent history by Diana Morrow and Jenny Carlyon is currently being sold by PaperPlus Remuera for just $24.99, less than half price. "In this richly illustrated and comprehensively researched history of Remuera, Meadowbank and St Johns, Jenny Carlyon and Diana Morrow record the sense of noblesse oblige that has long pervaded Remuera life but also the colourful characters, the dramas, tragedies and occasional scandals that penetrated the suburb's elegant veneer. The result is a compelling account of an area of Auckland's eastern suburbs that are steeped in heritage and an indelible part of the city's rich fabric."
PARKING IN REMUERA
The Remuera Residents Association has drawn our attention to the following meeting on parking. Auckland Transport have drafted a Parking Discussion document for feedback. The Remuera Residents Association is holding a public meeting to discuss how this document could affect our local areas and other transport issues. Representatives from AT will be present. All are welcome. 26 June, 7.30pm, the Kent Room, St Paul's Methodist Church, 12 St Vincent Ave, Remuera.
ORAKEI LOCAL BOARD – DRAFT LOCAL BOARD PLAN DUE SOON
Based on feedback from the community earlier in the year, the board has developed a draft plan setting out a vision and priorities for the Orakei Local Board area over the next three years. Between 7 July and 6 August the Board will consult the public on the plan, where you can provide your feedback to ensure they get it right. Part of their vision includes: the heritage, environment and character of our area will be protected for current and future generations to enjoy. The draft local board plan for Orakei (includes Remuera) will be available at Remuera Library and www.shapeauckland.co.nz from the 7th July 2014.
DID YOU SEE US IN THE EAST & BAYS COURIER ON 21 MAY 2014?
Sue Cooper and Troy Churton of the Orakei Local Board were interviewed by the newspaper about the demolition or removal of old houses in the Orakei ward and Remuera in particular. While the draft unitary plan includes an interim heritage protection for pre-1944 houses and buildings, house owners could apply before 30 September 2013 for a certificate of compliance to demolish. This was a shortcoming in the council's planning, resulting in 79 applications lodged across the city. Now resource consent is needed to demolish or remove a building while the proposed Auckland unitary plan is consulted on. The double bay window villa at No. 8 Armadale Road has now gone.
INFORMATION SIGNS ON MT HOBSON
While recently admiring the winter display of white daffodils and jonquils on Mt Hobson which were planted to commemorate those who gave their lives during the Second World War, I couldn't help noticing that the information board about Mt Hobson at the Mt Hobson Lane/Market Rd end is very dilapidated and somewhat illegible. Troy Churton on the Orakei Local Board has now organised for these to be replaced by Auckland Council.
THE PROPOSED AUCKLAND UNITARY PLAN – NEXT STEPS
Auckland Council have published a summary of the submissions on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan on their website. Each unique request, and the details of who made it, has been collated into the Summary of Decisions Requested (SDR) report. This report will be the largest of its kind since the Resource Management Act came into effect in 1991. People can now consider whether they want to either support or oppose submitters' requests for changes by making a further submission. The further submission period closes at 5pm on Tuesday 22 July 2014. Remuera Heritage made a submission about heritage protection which can be viewed in summary as part of this report. You can make a further submission in support, or not, on anything in this. A paper version of the summary report should be available at the Remuera Library.
This is the line-up of events for the rest of 2014:
June 27th – 6.30pm at Remuera Library – GREAT GUNS
An evening with Ian Maxwell, co-author of Great Guns: the artillery heritage of New Zealand, which explores why New Zealanders brought trophy gunsback from the Crimean, South African and First World wars, and where these and other pieces of ordnance were displayed in parks and other public places. Many stories of how the weapon was acquired, presented, used and discarded are related. These include humorous accounts of authorised and unauthorised firings of the guns, and their unwitting inclusion in wider debates on war and peace. The book describes the background to taking war trophies and how they were distributed in NZ. At least 340 captured artillery pieces - and 1500 machine guns - were brought back to NZ after WWI. Every school got a machine gun.
August 15th Friday - 6.30pm at Remuera Library – 200 YEARS OF SAMUEL MARSDEN
The Very Rev Dr. Warren Limbrick will speak on 200 years of Rev Samuel Marsden preaching the first church service in NZ. Includes the early times of Marsden in Sydney, working with Ruatara, and establishment of the first CMS missions up north. The Very Rev Dr. Warren Limbrick of St John's has written books on John Kinder and Bishop Selwyn and is an expert on early New Zealand history.
October 2nd - AUCKLAND HERITAGE FESTIVAL
6.30pm at Remuera Library
Effects of WW1 on New Zealanders by Herb Farrant, President of the N Z Military History Society on the impact and effects of the outbreak of WWI on New Zealanders, the call to arms and the false expectation of our men being home for Christmas...
October 4th - REMUERA HISTORY: ST LUKE'S, ST MARKS AND ST MICHAELS
Join Remuera Heritage in a walk to discover the architecture and history of the churches of St Luke, St Mark and St Michael and other buildings of interest in the area. We will meet at St Luke's Church, 130 Remuera Road, and return to end at our start location. This event is held in partnership with St Luke's Church and Community and the Auckland Heritage Festival. Saturday 4 October (or Sunday 5 October 2014 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm, followed by afternoon tea at St Luke's.
October 31st – Assoc. Professor Leonard Bell on Charles Goldie, New Zealand painter and Remuera resident
Late November/early December – Xmas party at Terry Sutcliffe's residence
David Pittman of The Remuera Railway Station Preservation Trust and Sue Cooper of Remuera Heritage recently did a presentation on the railway station's restoration and future to the Heritage Advisory Panel of Auckland Council, chaired by Councillor Mike Lee. While the exterior has been preserved, the interior needs a lot of work done to bring it up to a usable standard. The unique signal box also requires some renovation. Remuera Heritage and The RRSPT have proposed that the station could be used for a secure lockup cycle parking facility, bike hire, and as a venue for a small railway museum display and heritage events relating to trains and railways. The Panel and Auckland Transport expressed their support for restoring Auckland's heritage stations.
Sue Cooper and Troy Churton of the Orakei Local Board were interviewed by the newspaper about the demolition or removal of old houses in the Orakei ward and Remuera in particular. While the draft unitary plan includes heritage protection for pre-1944 houses and buildings, house owners could apply before 30 September 2013 for a certificate of compliance to demolish. This was a shortcoming in the council's planning, resulting in 79 applications lodged across the city. Now a resource consent is needed to demolish or remove a building while the proposed Auckland unitary plan is consulted on.
VISIT TWO HISTORIC BUILDING ICONS OF MARKET ROAD
Remuera Heritage's first event for 2014 is a double deal of two iconic buildings in Market Road. Park in Patey Street behind Cordy's, Great South Road, or Market Road and walk the short distance to the Remuera Railway Station where Terry Sutcliffe and David Pittman will show us around the outside and inside of the finest example in in New Zealand of an island station and signal box from 1907. After that either walk or drive to the Remuera Bowling Club pavilion to relax with a talk about the history of the bowling club and its 1906 pavilion, with afternoon tea provided. The entrance is in Dromorne Rd. If you wish to come to just the bowling club at 3pm, walk or park in Dromorne Rd or drive down the right of way driveway in Dromorne Rd and park in the carpark. Be at the railway station on Sunday 16th Feb at 2pm for the start of this special tour and talks.
Donation of $5.
RSVP TO events@remueraheritage.org.nz or Remuera Library ph. 09-374 1323
Main changes from draft Auckland Unitary Plan following engagement
Remuera Heritage had asked the Orakei Local Board to support the council's plan to do heritage assessments over the next 3 years e.g. to carry out a broad survey of a suburb such as Remuera which will identify areas and sites of interest. The Orakei Local Board has prioritized funding for this in their annual plan for next year 2014/15 by providing additional funding to carry out local heritage assessments. See http://annualplan.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Local-board-agreements-Orakei.pdf
David Pittman of The Remuera Railway Station Preservation Trust and Jennie Hayman of Remuera Heritage recently met with Councillor Mike Lee and John Brown of the council Heritage Department at the railway station to discuss its future. While the exterior has been preserved, the interior needs a lot of work done to bring it up to a usable standard. The unique signal box also requires some renovation. Remuera Heritage and The RRSPT have proposed that the station could be used for a secure lockup cycle parking facility, bike hire, and as a venue for a small railway museum display and heritage events relating to trains and railways.
Events being planned for 2014 include a speaker on the painter Goldie, who was a local Remuera resident, a visit to Terry Sutcliffe's museum, a new heritage walk for the Heritage Festival, and a focus on the centenary of World War 1 from September 2014 onwards. We are looking at collecting up stories about the effect of the war on local Remuera families, identifying who were the Remuera residents involved in WW1, creating a memorial book register, researching the history of the Royal Mail Ship Remuera and the memorial plaques and structures in Remuera.
OUR BOYS, OUR FAMILIES
Auckland Council has produced a research guide showcasing First World War research resources available at Auckland Libraries and Auckland Council Archives. This guide will enable you to carry out your own research into family members or people who took part in the war. Copies of the guide can be obtained from the Remuera Library or found online at http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/EN/News/NewsArticles/Pages/WW100researchguide.aspx Did you know 10 per cent of NZ's population of 1 million served overseas, of whom more than 18,000 died and 40,000 were wounded.
If you would like to join Remuera Heritage or make a donation to support us, please supply the following information to info@remueraheritage.org.nz or our treasurer Margaret Harris margaret.harris@clear.net.nz


Corey Quinland's first-period goal turned out to be the winner as Andover downed Concord 5-3 – Trevor Brown with two goals in the loss; and Nate Alves and Dante Mauro scored late goals 1:02 apart to give Lynnfield/Saugus a 3-3 tie with Waltham – Drew Damiani with 1-1-2 and Danny Storella two assists for L/S and Venezia 1-1-2 for Waltham.
Ryan Doherty and Tyler Dickson both scored twice and Rylye Coe and Josh Millman shared the shutout in NH East's 5-0 victory over Winthrop; Nick Wesley clicked for 1-2-3 and Mike Pellegrino scored twice as Wakefield downed Acton-Boxboro 4-2; Chris Bertolini and Christian Mattaliano both scored twice and Diego Demeo posted 1-1-2 in Wellesley 5-3 victory over Reading – Pat McGonagle with two assists in the loss; and Donahue had 1-1-2, Kefeyan two assists and Rowan the shutout as Belmont topped Lexington/Bedford 5-0.
In the North, Justin Torosian capped a hat trick 19 seconds into the third period to give Haverhill/Pentucket a 3-3 tie with Tewksbury – Andrew Della Piana with two goals for Tewksbury; Jacob Hammer tied the game 53 seconds into the third period and Joe Stagnone then scored with 58 seconds left to give Chelmsford a 3-2 decision over Tewksbury; Landon Phillips posted 2-1-3 and Matty Young had 1-1-2 as Stoneham/North Reading topped Cape Ann 7-2; Braden Dekkers scored twice as Triboro defeated Parkway 5-2; Bonasian came within 1:05 of a shutout and Jourdan scored what turned out to be the winner with 10:04 left as Needham edged Triboro 2-1; Chase scored the tying goal with 2:05 left and Cogliano had 1-1-2 as Natick tied the Revs 3-3 – Nicolas Tomczak with two goals and Owen Cacciatore two assists for the Revs; DJ Bachini wore the hat and had an assist, Dylan Alves scored one goal and handed out three assists, Tim Sullivan and Cam Cook both posted 1-1-2 and Jeff Hallinan two assists as Beverly topped Melrose 9-2 – Pat Cotter with 1-1-2 and Andrew Maher two assists in the loss; and Evan Downey and Anthony Dempsey scored two goals apiece and Jake Kaveney two assists in Framingham's 6-1 victory over Winthrop.
Christian Rodriguez scored the winner with 10:14 as Twin City edged SMS 2-1; Joe Young scored with three seconds left to give Masco a 3-2 decision over Andover – Brendan Sheedy with both goals in the loss; No. 14 had 1-1-2 as the Railers downed Acton-Boxboro 6-1; and Jones wore the hat and had an assist, Gaskin posted 2-2-4 and McDevitt and No. 2 both also had two assists in Somerville's 7-3 win over Marblehead – Jacob Aizanman and Dan Brant with 1-1-2 apiece in the loss.
Kyle Losco wore a natural hat, Keenan Gosselin posted a goal and an assist and Diego Robles pitched a shutout in North Andover's 6-0 victory over the Railers; Fionn McGowan pitched shutout and Tom Fulginiti scored in the second period as Cambridge trimmed Winchester 2-0; Kaiden Keddy pitched a shutout and Dan Brigham and Jack Joyal scored 42 seconds apart midway through the third period as the Railers topped Reading 2-0; Alex Fucile's second goal of the game, with 55 seconds left, gave South Boston a 4-3 decision over Framingham – No. 10 with 1-1-2 in the win; and Hodge snapped a 1-1 tie with 6:21 left as Arlington scored three goals in 4:40 late in a 3-1 victory over Dedham.
In the West, Bowen Staehly scored two late goals as Wellesley downed Waltham 4-1; Jack Baker had 2-1-3 as the Leafs topped Andover 5-1; Jack Maloney posted 1-1-2, Tim McNeil had two assists and Julia Chase pitched a shutout as Parkway topped Dorchester 4-0; Aris Stefanis scored with 1:50 left to give Waltham a 2-2 tie with the Railers; and Frankie Leone clicked for 1-2-3, Justin Carino scored twice, Drew Barett posted 1-1-2 and Dom Deangelis pitched a shutout in Wakefield's 6-0 win over Brookline.
In the North, Ian Herrera scored one goal and set up another, Brayden Straub had two assists and Colm McCarthy pitched a shutout in Parkway's 5-0 victory over Lexington/Bedford; Nichols wore a natural hat in the second period and Pasquale had 1-1-2 as S&S topped the Crusaders 5-2; Brady Pelletier clicked for 2-1-3, Luke Frauton and Sean Remillard both also scored twice and Kurt Bellefontaine pitched a shutout as the Leafs downed North Central 6-0; Reding posted 1-1-2 and Ciulla had two assists as the Revs topped the Railers 4-1; Jared Allsopp had 2-1-3 and Louis Pucillo 1-2-3 in Medford's 5-2 victory over Lynn; Danny Dellascio set up three goals, Dakota Langevin and Aidan Sprague both scored twice and Ryan Benson pitched a shutout in Lynn's 5-0 victory over Agawam; and Jackson Powers scored two goals late in the first period, Alan Weitzman posted 1-1-2, Ryan Heldenburgh had two assists and Aiden McCloud came within 1:54 of a shutout in Burlington's 4-1 victory over Cape Ann.
In the South, Joe Soares wore the hat as Lynnfield/Saugus topped Concord 4-2; No. 28 scored with 3:23 left to give The Edge B2 a 2-1 decision over the Edge B1; Finn Brown's second goal of the game tied it with 1:44 left and Brown then capped a hat trick with 15 seconds remaining to give Concord a 4-3 decision over Beverly – Jack Allen with two assists in the win and Zach McDonald two goals and Joey Marshal 1-1-2 in the loss; James O'Brien scored with 10:22 left to give Winchester a 1-1 tie with Hyde Park, which got a goal from Solis in the first period; Aiden Brady capped a hat trick and Connor Hoague scored 1:31 later early in the third period to give Nashoba a 5-5 tie with Natick – Mike Pincence with 1-1-2 for Nashoba, while Matt Maloney had 2-1-3, Luke Ward two goals and Kenan Kelly 1-1-2 for Natick; Logan Greene pitched a shutout and No. 22 scored with 7:24 left as Somerville edged Greater Lowell 1-0; Paul Kazarosian scored four goals, Jack Thurmond had two goals and two assists, Ben Rishikof dished out four assists, Tracy Pennington two and Kobi Balsam the shutout in newton's big win over Somerville; and Griffin White posted 1-1-2 and Parker Pierre pitched a shutout as Triton downed the Edge 4-0.
In the East, Tom Sampson and A.J. Welch both wore hats, Sampson handing out three assists, and Chris Busby pitched a shutout in Burlington's 6-0 win over Medfield; Dylan Linn scored twice and Luke Caruso had two assists as Danvers topped NH East 4-1; Ryan Crosby wore the hat as Reading downed Wakefield 6-2; Jack McNair delivered 2-1-3 and Flynn Martin pitched a shutout as NH East topped Danvers 4-0; Joe Collins scored twice, Luke Wells had 1-1-2, Matt Young posted two assists and Brendan Zinck came within 3:16 of a shutout as Stoneham downed Winthrop 4-1; Patrick Hall clicked for 2-1-3 and Jake Amoroso had 1-1-2 as Billerica topped Medford 4-1;; and Nate Tacey pitched a shutout and David Gillies-Holt had 1-1-2 in Arlington's3-0 victory over Woburn .
Josh Narducci and Zack Lawrence scored in the first period and Deegan Atkinson and Aidon Doe shared the shutout as the Leafs defeated Framingham 4-0; Aiden Linnell's second goal of the game cut the deficit to one and No. 27 then came through with 16.7 seconds remaining to give Triboro a 3-3 tie with the Revs – Brady Babineau with 1-1-2 in the loss; and Oliver Ranson came within one second of a shutout and Corey Quinland came through with a goal and two assists as Cambridge trimmed Concord-Carlisle 3-1.