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I want to talk to you all about confidence today. If there is one thing that we all as humans share as a commonality it's this, that we all have some area of confidence that lacking. We're all a bit self-conscious in certain areas of our lives and as a result we tend to hold back and remain limited in what we're creating in the world, whether that's in our relationships, our goals, work, everything. Our level of confidence plays a huge role in our lives and what we're able to create, contribute, and experience.
I've broken this topic up into several segments. I'm not going to do them consecutively either. I want to give you this first bit and then let you digest it for a while. I want to give you time to implement it and really apply the tools I'll offer today before I give you more so today, it's self confidence part one.
Let me ask you a question, Are you a confident person?
There are few people that honestly rates themselves as a 10 or anywhere near that. We tend to have this misconception of what confidence is, where it comes from, how to get more of it and I hope today to clear some of that up.
I just read this book on confidence. It was a book that was supposed to have a ton of exercises to build your confidence and I thought that sounded like a fun resource to add to my tools but when I read it I was sorely disappointed because the entire book was well meaning but entirely misplaced and in my opinion wrong. The book was full of all these ideas and tips of things you need to do to gain confidence. Some ideas were: fix your teeth, wear nice clothes, exercise, sit up straight and while I'm sure these ideas can assist in your overall well being it's definitely not where self-confidence comes from. There are plenty of fit people with perfectly beautiful teeth, clothe that are still terribly insecure.
I watched a Ted talk a while back about a model that shared what it was like for her – what that industry was like and she shared how insecure and not confident she and all these other models were. Which is fascinating because many people look to them like, they've got it made and they're still just as insecure as everyone else.
And with all this confusion about what it is, where to get it, what we need to do/be to have more of it it's no wonder why so many people struggle with it. Today I want to teach you what self-confidence IS and what it's NOT.
First, self-confidence is NOT something you have to DO. You don't have to buy a single thing. You don't have to have a certain degree or weigh a magic number. It's not a circumstance. Self-confidence is a FEELING.
I hear a lot of people say, I'm not confident- like it's a fact. Like it's something we're either born with or we're not. but we need to understand that it's not a label for ourselves. There isn't a blood test we can take that will prove, "yep…this one, not confident." It's a feeling. It's a feeling YOU create.
So we need to adjust how we talk to ourselves about confidence. It's not, I'm not confident. I'm not a confident person. It's a, I don't FEEL self-confident.
Knowing that it's a feeling is wonderful because it's something you can control. It's something that you create and it's something that you can use your agency to control. Instead we think that we either have it or we don't. Other people have it and boy, do I wish I was blessed with some of that. No, it's a feeling and your CAN create it.
We have this notion that once we have self-confidence then we'll think and feel better. Our lives will change. But that's not how it works. You have to clean up some of the clutter in your mind and then you can generate the feeling of confidence and because of that progression – thoughts that create feelings those feelings motivate you into action – in this case, positive, confident action which will create your results.
I was talking with a woman recently who had an interview coming up. She said that wanted to nail that interview because then she'd be more confident. Like, once she proved to herself that she could do something THEN she'd feel confident and I was like, noooo…that's backwards. That's operating from the belief that we have to do something to FEEL something and that's not how it works. You need to change your thoughts that will create the feeling of confidence and then because you're feeling confident you'll rock that interview.
It's like that movie, I feel pretty. The only thing that changed for her was her thoughts. I don't know if you've seen it, we actually bought it edited because I liked the idea of it but heard it had some questionable parts so if you haven't seen it maybe go the edited route. But I did love that she wanted to be confident but she didn't think she could be because of how she looked, so she accidentally hits her head and then she believes she's this gorgeous model and because she thinks she's this model she feels confident and then takes massive positive action and because of her actions she made huge contributions. But nothing changed in her physical world. She looked exactly the same as always. She didn't go out and take a bunch of trainings or more schooling. She didn't whiten her teeth. The only thing that changed was her thoughts.
We have to THINK confidently to generate that FEELING of confidence in order for us to CREATE or take ACTION that gives us the results we want.
I love the example of pouring water. To a toddler they might not FEEL confident that they could pour a glass of water without spilling. But to an adult that has been practicing that for decades, it's a no brainer. The adult has all the confidence in the world that they could pour a glass of water. In fact when an adult sees a toddler getting ready to walk across the room with a full pitcher of water they're more likely to rush over and offer assistance because they are confidence that they can get the water over to the table safely without spilling it and needing to clean anything up. They might say they're confident because they've practiced it but that's not it. They're confident because they believe they can pour the water. Because they have that belief that pouring water is easy they feel confident and then take those actions.
But we're taught to believe that our actions, what we DO creates how we feel. We think we have confidence because of our actions. We think as adults that we have confidence to pour that glass of water because we've done it so many times – it's the action that creates the feeling but it's not. It's the thought that, "I can totally pour this glass of water" that created the feeling of confidence which motivated you to go for it, to pour that glass of water.
It's also the thoughts of, "I'm going to spill it. I'm going to fail. I can't do this." That creates fear, doubt, worry, and more often than not, we spill the water because of our initial thoughts.
Our actions do not create our confidence. It starts in our minds. It starts with a thought.
The definition of confidence is: Knowing and embracing all the parts of you and trusting in your abilities.
I love this definition. It doesn't say that confidence is being good at something. It says that you know all the parts of you, that you embrace (hug, love, accept) and that you trust yourself. Trust that you will keep commitments to yourself. Trust that you have your own back. Trust that you can do what you set out to do. It doesn't mean that your abilities are perfect. It means that you trust yourself to keep going, that you can do it if you don't give up, and that you're going to be okay because you take care of you.
We have this problem though when we look to others for our confidence. We want others to fill our buckets. We want others to tell us that our abilities are sound. That we're good. So when we get praise and compliments from others we feel better. We feel more confident. We take their words as evidence that, "okay, now I can be confident because others approve of me. They like me." Then we feel confident but this is a dangerous and slippery slope my friends.
Because what if the tables turn. What if they tell you things you don't like. What if they don't accept you. What if they don't like you or what you do?
You have to recognize that confidence doesn't come from outside sources. It comes from YOUR thoughts. Sometimes we're shaken by their words because we haven't taken the time to get to know ourselves well enough. We're hurt, not by their words but by OUR OWN belief that, "they could be right. Maybe I am like that. Maybe I'm not worthy. Maybe I'm not lovable, likable" – that's what hurts. That's also what creates the insecurity.
So the key to developing self-confidence is to get to know yourself. It's like if someone comes up to you and they start in on how that green star on your belly looks atrocious and ugly. (I'm referencing Dr. Seuss's speeches by the way). If you know yourself well enough you'll know that you don't have a green star on your belly. It won't bother you because you know better.
But most of us don't take the time to get to know ourselves enough so when people say things to us we're shaken because, what if they're right? Maybe something is wrong with me.
No. Nothing is wrong with you. You are 100% whole and worthy and perfect just as you are.
I've thought about this quite a bit – if you think about all those all over the world, different ages, different home setting, different circumstances, health issues, everything – the answer to all of it is to teach them their identity and their purpose? HOW?
But that's what I want you to think about today. I want you to realize that the results we want, the changes, the relief, the peace, the hope, the confidence – all stems from your thoughts, your beliefs, the knowing who you are and what you came to earth to do.
How differently do you feel when you believe you are just a plain ol' person. Nothing special. Nothing of any significance. Versus knowing that you are set apart, divine, Royal. Nothing physical changed. The circumstances are still the same but that belief, that thought changed everything.
Knowing who you are. Knowing what your purpose is. Embracing all that you are, and who you are becoming is the key to creating confidence. It is your thoughts. Your thoughts create how you feel. What you think about yourself will determine how confident you feel.
We recently watched this movie, that I'm not recommending but I did like this one scene where they main character was failing again and again and again this test he was trying to accomplish and even though he failed so many times he remained confident. He smiled and excitedly said, "It's okay! I'm just going to take it again!" He felt confident not because of what he was able to do but because he knew who he was, the kind of person that would pass this test. Embracing that he wasn't there yet but trusting that he would succeed eventually because he trusted he wasn't going to give up.
It's imperative that we don't misplace our confidence on our actions and being good at something equates to feeling confident.
People think that when I weight a certain weight, or look a certain way, or earn a certain amount of money, or accomplish a certain thing THEN I'll be confident. It's proof that I'm good, that I'm worthy, that I'm succeeding. This is opposite of the truth. Confidence is knowing that you're good, worthy, progressing NOW and that because you feel confident that you're able to conquer your goals and challenges.
It comes from your thoughts. Knowing who you are, embracing all the parts of you. Loving all the parts of you – even the parts you still want to refine and trusting that you can do it, that you will do it because you take care of you.
The first step to having rock solid confidence is knowing who you are. Getting to know you. Changing your thoughts about who you are and who you aren't. When you know this it won't matter what others say, think, or do because you know you. You love you. You have confidence that you can and will accomplish what you need and want to do.
One thing that comes up pretty frequently when we talk about confidence is the idea that it's bad to think about yourself. It's conceited. It's prideful.
We should be focusing on others and not ourselves. But this is misplaced. It actually has the opposite effect too. When we don't take the time to think about ourselves and developing confidence we spend WAY more time inwardly thinking and it's usually not helpful or useful.
When we're not focused on learning about ourselves and how to create genuine confidence we're too wrapped up in ourselves and wondering what's wrong with us. What does that person think of us. What if they think I'm…Do I look ugly in this? What if I sound dumb? Etc.
We can't focus fully on others if we don't take the time to fill our buckets first.
Taking this time will actually free yourself up to love others and forget yourself and get to work because you have confidence that you're worthy, that you're perfectly growing, and that you're going to be okay no matter what because you take care of you.
There's a reason why President Nelson said that the key to solving your personal challenges is in learning WHO YOU ARE and your purpose. There's a reason elder oaks tells us that we owe it to ourselves to get to know ourselves in every detail possible.
Every detail possible. I love that especially because it's not a one time thing. It's not a 5 minute thing. It's a constant learning, loving, accepting, embracing, practicing loving, being curious thing. It's stopping to recognize that we're not of our own creation but of Heavenly Father's creation.
We owe it to ourselves to get to know ourselves, to learn to love and appreciate ourselves in every detail possible because the more we do, the more we'll have to give others. The better service we'll be able to offer. The more attention we'll be able to give others because we're not wrapped in our own insecurities.
I love this exercise that I do with groups and clients sometimes when we talk about confidence. Pause for a moment and think of your favorite place in nature. What is your special place? Are you a mountains kind of person? Or more of an ocean person? You can be both but for now just pick one place. Visualize yourself being there.
We went to Yosemite this summer and went on a beautiful hike. So I'm picturing being surrounded by redwoods and evergreens. I'm imagining the pine smell and Feeling the cool breeze across my face. I can hear the sounds all around and am noticing the pinecones littered all over the slightly damp and muddy floor.
What is your place? What is your special place? What are you seeing, hearing, smelling? What are your thoughts about it? Why do you love this place? What is it specially that is so special to you?
I have beautiful thoughts about Yosemite and about nature because when I think about it. I see Heavenly Father's creations. I'm amazed at the magnitude of the tall trees. The vibrant colors. All of it is perfect and amazing. I love it because He created it. I'm not nitpicking it apart by complaining that every tree, branch, pinecone isn't perfect. The fact that this tree is crooked and that that pinecone is one the floor is all part of the beauty. It's easy to embrace the "imperfections" because it adds to the perfection of the whole setting. It's incredible, all of it. I know that it's God's creation. I embrace all of it and I trust that this is perfect for the creatures that call it home.
If I asked you to make a list of ten things you love and appreciate about that place could you think of ten? Easy, right? But now, if I asked you to make a list of then things you love and appreciate about you, could you?
How hard would it be for you to name ten? This is REALLY difficult for a lot of people. I've coached a lot of people that come to me hating themselves. They hate their bodies. They hate the way they look. They hate that they're not good at something yet. They've spent so much time talking so negatively to themselves it's a real stretch and challenge to interrupt that thought cycle.
We're too narrowed in on our perceived faults, failings, imperfections, and inadequacies. But what if you realized these are all just thoughts. To one person that pinecone being on the floor could be viewed as an imperfection and to another it's all part of the overall beauty. It's a thought an opinion.
One thing that was really helpful for me making this transition was starting with neutral thoughts, more factually based thoughts.
Instead of thinking I hate how I look, I could replace it with, I'm a human being. I'm a child of God. I'm a daughter of God. There I am. I have a body.
Things like that. I didn't expound on those thoughts at first. I just stated the obvious. These neutral thoughts. It was giving my brain something to think, something it couldn't argue about. It was like, yep, you're human. Yep, you have a body. And it WANTED to add in ugly side notes but I didn't let it. I just kept repeating the neutral thoughts and eventually the loud chatter was lessened. Eventually it stopped. Then I could replace those with the next thought, "I'm a daughter of God", Then I could replace that with more and more positive thoughts.
You have to stop or interrupt the cycle and get out of negativity before you can start believing the positive truths about you. Before you allow yourself to inquire more about yourself. You have to learn to be neutral with yourself first so you can make room for curiosity and that space of getting to know yourself.
Think about this. If you already have an idea and belief in your mind that the new teacher is going to be awful and terrible then there's no room to notice if you really like them. You're just focused on the negative and as a result, that's what you're going to see.
If I went into the hike in Yosemite hating it from the get go I would have found things to hate. I would have complained about the mud, the bugs, the weather, the smashed pinecones, the lack of cellular reception, etc. But when I went into it from a neutral space, I could look around and marvel at the beauty around me and notice all the little details, like the pinecones all around, that made it all just so magnificent.
You are one of God's creations. Can you love and appreciate you solely because He made you? Can you get yourself to a neutral space so you can allow for wonder, curiosity, and appreciation?
I challenge my clients to come up with a list of 10 things they love about themselves with me. We do this work together and start small. Then after they see that they came up with ten I ask them how they're feeling. Their demeanor has changed. They feel better, more confident, more loving to themselves and grateful to Heavenly Father.
If it really is true that the answer to any personal challenge rests in "knowing who we really are and what our purpose is" then we should invest the time it takes to get to know ourselves. To learn how to create confidence for ourselves and because of that confidence that we can go and do wonders in our families, in our communities, and in the world.
The only time it gets to be arrogant is elevating yourself above others. It's thinking that I'm better than others because … But confidence and love comes from knowing, embracing, trusting yourself in every detail. Thinking you're amazing and so is everyone else.
There was a conference talk ages ago that talked about how the adversary wants us to see each other as a bar graph. That so in so has this huge quantity of accomplishments and so in so has only a teeny bit and you're somewhere in there too. But looking at it like that it's looking up to or down upon others. He said that God doesn't look at it from the side. He has an aerial view. All he sees are even boxes. He just sees us and from the top that bar graph looks the same. We're all amazing. We're all beautiful. We're all 100% worthy.
Going back to the exercise with your special place in nature. Is there one scene that is "better" than others? Is the beach better than the mountain terrain? Is the forest prettier than the ocean? Is the snow better than the endless sands of the desert?
They're all amazing. They're all beautiful. They all have different qualities that make them different, unique, full of different options and possibilities but they're all magnificent and they're all His.
We may all look different and have different gifts but we're all amazing. We may all have different tastes, preferences, likes, passions, interests, talents, gifts, qualities but we're all magnificent and we're all His.
Start here, my friends. I encourage you to do this exercise. Start with ten. Embrace where you're at. If it's difficult to start then start with neutral thoughts. I'm a human. There I am. I have a body. Then step by step add to those thoughts. I promise you, it will get better. You can train your brain to think new thoughts, to believe new thoughts that serve you. Then start your list and keep going daily.
I write ten things down everyday that I love and appreciate about me. I'm learning everyday in every detail possible about who I am.
These thoughts generate confidence. I'm not bothered if someone comes up to me and complains about my curly hair. It's okay that they don't like it. They don't have to. Because I like it. Because I know me well enough to love me fully and to allow them to have their own preferences.
I recognize that while compliments are nice – who doesn't love a compliment, that it's not what creates my confidence . My confidence comes from my thoughts. What I believe about myself. Knowing and embracing all the parts of me and not in what I can or can't do but in who I am and what I know I can accomplish if I keep working at it because I believe in myself and in my abilities and trust that I have Heavenly Father to guide me.
If I'm constantly seeking and relying on others to approve of me, to give me confidence then I'm always going to be seeking. Always trying to find someone to fill my bucket. Confidence comes from believing in yourself. Knowing yourself. Loving yourself. Embracing yourself – embracing what you can do and what you can't do and knowing that you're going to be okay now matter what because you trust you to have your own back.
Instead of thinking about others and what they think about you, what their opinion of you is, what is YOUR opinion of you?
Confidence comes from within. Confidence is a feeling which is a direct result of your thoughts. Start with your thoughts, my friends. Start today taking the challenge and responsibility to get to know yourself in every detail possible.
Okay, let me know how it goes! I'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you haven't yet. I'd love the love! Thank you all. Talk to you next week, my friends.


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The Ministry of Information has unveiled an innovative social marketing project dubbed "Amplified" aimed at supporting young Ghanaians embarking on selected causes.
The project will utilize the social media mileage of the Ministry, social media influencers and partner media houses to promote the works of young entrepreneurs, social causes and mentoring opportunities.
Unveiling the project in Accra on Thursday, May 27, 2021, Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said social media now plays an important role in the country's digital space and leveraging it through innovative ways to help Ghanaian businesses will go a long way to helping young businessmen and women find the needed online market for their products and services.
He said: "the Ministry has succeeded in growing its online audience to more than 1.2 million followers across all of its social media channels. Today, as I speak to you, the Ministry reaches more than 3 million people on a monthly basis and is the most relevant government institution in the country according to data from Facebook.
"Beyond the normal routine of supporting government communication, the Ministry has programmed series of social marketing activities focused on using digital media channels of the Ministry and the reach of its programme partners of bloggers and social media influencers to now support the work of young Ghanaians under the programme called Amplified," he added.
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Acabo joined Gabriela, the country's largest women's group, in calling on President Benigno "Noynoy" C. Aquino III to look into the welfare of Filipino women in a recent protest action at the foot of Mendiola Bridge.
During the rally, one protester dramatized their plight when she lay down on a hospital stretcher with an intravenous drip. Gabriela, in its statement, described it as a portrayal of how Aquino's policies are tormenting the Filipino people.
With the proposed privatization of public hospitals, Acobo wonders how poor Filipinos would be able to survive. "It is very scary to think about. Are we going to die without the benefit of being treated?" she said.
"If one of my children will get sick and there is no treatment available for us, what are we going to do? Should I just sit around and wait for them to die?" Acobo said.
"Health centers are hardly of use to us. When we go there at night, it is closed. If we go there in the morning, they only give us prescriptions but not medicines," she added.
In a recent consultation on women's health that Gabriela Women's Party spearheaded, the group said they wanted to find out the real health situation of mothers and children from marginalized sectors. "We are putting our thumbs down to privatization, the phase out of charity wards and the abandonment of the government's obligation to provide for the healthcare of women, children and families," Gabriela Rep. Luz Ilagan said.
Ilagan said Aquino's proposed privatization of government hospitals will make it "extremely difficult for poor families to access health services," which has resulted to the increasing mortality rates in the Philippines from 162 to 221 per 100,000 live births in 2006 and 2010, respectively.
"Women and children are dying of preventable illnesses because of lack of access to health services. This situation is expected to worsen with plans to phase out charity wards in public hospitals," Gabriela Women's Party said.
Poor health budget, Philhealth
Gabriela criticized the small budget allocated for the country's health sector in the proposed 2013 budget. They said that the proposed $1.32 billion for the Department of Health falls short of the recommended budgetary allocation of 5 percent of the country's gross domestic product for public health, adding that it only represents a mere 1.89 percent of the country's GDP.
"The Aquino administration's intention to spend no more than P1.69 per Filipino in 2013 is tantamount to a systematic violation of people's right to health," Gabriela Rep. Emmi De Jesus said.
She added that health care has taken a backseat in the spending priorities of the government, which creates a "deadly condition for the poor."
Gabriela also criticized the government spending of about $293 million for the distribution of Philhealth cards when "the same amount can be allocated to public hospitals, rural health units and barangay health centers so they can directly provide services to indigents for free," Ilagan said.
She also raised suspicions that the plan to distribute Philhealth cards could be "used for electoral purposes." Ilagan said, "With this budget, will incumbent candidates be giving out Philhealth cards as they did in 2004 and 2007?"
Gabriela vowed to move for the realignment of the Philhealth budget when the House of Representatives start their deliberations on the 2013 budget.
"To ensure women and children's access to health services, a bigger budget must be allocated for the construction, rehabilitation and upgrading of facilities in barangay health centers, rural health units and government district hospitals, as well as the hiring and deployment of nurses and other healthcare professionals to the poorest communities," she said.
The Aquino government also plans to phase out charity wards of government hospitals by next year. Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño filed a resolution before the House Committee on Health to investigate such plans. Casiño said "the phase-out will displace the poor and will make health further inaccessible to them, further disenfranchising them of the right to health."
The law guarantees that government hospitals should allot 90 percent of beds to charity patients. But Casiño said only 80 percent or even less are allotted for charity wards while private hospitals allot only about 10 percent.
Casiño said the government could not even provide the necessary number of charity wards and "now they are claiming that by 2013 charity wards can be phased-out?"
He added that with the rate of government spending on health, "hospitals will continue to suffer shortages from insufficient manpower to empty pharmacies."
Even Philhealth members, he said, are "forced to pay out-of-pocket because of the limited package and coverage of PhilHealth, not to mention the perennial lack of supplies, medicines, and equipment in government hospitals."
PhilHealth-sponsored program covers only 5.2 million families.
"Replacing charity wards with 'PhilHealth wards' will displace the poor and will make health further inaccessible to them, further disenfranchising them of the right to health," Casiño said.
'Soured promises'
Aside from Aquino's health policy, Gabriela also scored Aquino for his "soured promises."
"Filipino women pinpoint Aquino as the cause of the aggravated living conditions of womenfolk and the country, as we suffer from his cruel economic, political and social policies that cater only to foreign powers and their local puppets," Joms Salvador, Gabriela deputy secretary, said.
Among the issues that Salvador pointed out is "Aquino's currying favors to his American patron, US President Barack Obama with blatant offers of basing rights for nuclear ships and allowing bombing runs for stealth drones."
"We condemn Aquino's pronouncements to have American forces purported to defend our territorial claims over Spratlys. Besides being unconstitutional and illegal, this move will inflict disease and physical violence on our women and children," Salvador said.
The women's group asked, "What happened to the promises of Aquino during his presidential campaign," citing his promise of a transparent government and relief from poverty.
Two years of the Aquino administration, Gabriela said, has only brought about "lingering high unemployment among women amid the prices of oil, basic goods, electricity, food and medicines keep going up."
If there is a reported decrease in the statistics of the number of people who consider themselves poor, Salvador said, it could only be "resulting from their death from starvation and repression."
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Women's Health should always be made a priority because most of these people are mothers who need to take care of their families. Regarding the president, instances like this should wake up the people so they will vote for those who matter.
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Album of the Week: Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada
Posted on October 12, 2009 by poppapa
I can't really say that I discovered Boards of Canada's first album Music Has the Right to Children (MHTRTC) more so than it discovered me. I remember clearly in Spring of 2000 coming back from lunch one day and finding the CD placed squarely on my desk at work. It was a small office – about 15 people yet apparently no one fessed-up. After the initial listen (with headphones – which I highly recommend), an entirely new world of music opened up. I had been familiar with electronic-based music but BofC's approach (which I now know was/is rooted in work by Aphex Twin, Brian Eno and other pioneers in ambient compositions) was something that I had not heard before.
The mysterious cover with its washed out imagery of faceless parents and kids circa 1970s, gives more than a hint of the hazy and ominous yet sometimes eerily cheerful analog-synth tracks enclosed within. Released in 1998, the duo Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin from the Northern coast of Scotland had previously released several EPs, so they had developed a signature sound and style, and they took that sound to a new level creating what is considered a landmark recording spawning countless copycats and effectively establishing a sub-genre of ambient music.
For those of us older than say 4o or so, we can all remember watching film strips in class with the Pavlovian "dings" heard from the cassette or record that was playing in the background to signal forwarding the strip the to the next frame. The name "Boards of Canada" is inspired from those documentary films specifically from the National Film Board of Canada, which produced the educational filmstrips in the 60's and 70's. This music subtly conjures up, from our distant memories, those grainy images and fuzzy background music that serve as a backdrop for themes of childhood and nature and the tension between innocence and its loss as children inevitably experience the "real world".
The album has a mix of short vignettes that melt into longer substantive pieces that range from dark brooding, almost creepy – "Eagle In Your Mind" to the trippy and somewhat medicated cheer of "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" or "Aquarius". "Olson" is a brilliant short track that elicits specific imagery for me every time I hear it… I leave it to you to have your own experience.
https://poppapa.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/02-an-eagle-in-your-mind.mp3 An Eagle in Your Mind
https://poppapa.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/07-turquoise-hexagon-sun.mp3 Turquoise Hexagon Sun
https://poppapa.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/12-aquarius.mp3 Aquarius
https://poppapa.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/13-olson.mp3 Olson
The combination of hip-hop beats, analog and digital samples and keyboards creates a rich, evocative otherworldly soundscapes that I've not tired of listening to repeatedly for almost a decade.
When asked by my son what kind of music BofC had made on this album, I've described it as background music for a movie about the future that was made before we were born. This stops the questioning but doesn't provide a real answer – which is the way it should be. Music this ethereal and magical shouldn't be neatly categorized.
I love this album.
Click here to get it: Music Has the Right to Children
As a bonus… although not off of the album MHTRTC, this track "In a Beautiful Place in the Country" epitomizes everything about BoC that I cherish… haunting, beautiful and slightly disturbing – the one line of lyric in the song (which is rare in their music) is actually from a recorded interview with Amo Bishop Roden – the wife of a leader from the Branch Davidians (the cult founded by David Koresh whose camp was burned to the ground in the infamous FBI raid in Waco, TX) talking about their camp and inviting people to "come out to live in a religious community in a beautiful place in the country". Lush, dreamy, weird. Beautiful.
https://poppapa.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/03-in-a-beautiful-place-out-in-the-country.mp3 In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
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Album of the Week: Sarolta Zalatnay
I find that playing music sung in languages other than English helps my kids understand that there are places other than the United States and bands other than Black Eyed Peas that can crank it out. So, let's pick a country… say Hungary and let's pick a time – say 40 years ago – with that let me introduce you to Sarolta Zalatnay. Discovered amid the staff picks at Green Apple Bookstore in San Francisco (arguably one of the best – if not the best, book store in the city) – it's a fav on our play list rotation.
So, if you like killer hip-hop back beat, fuzzed-out wah wah guitar, lots of big crunchy power chords and a major dose of Janis Joplin with a pinch of Geddy Lee via Budapest circa 1969 then you're gonna love her. Check out the grooves in Itt a Nyár and Hadd Mondjam El or the haunting Adj Egy Percet). I've tossed a few of her songs into some iPod play lists where several fellow musically discerning friends were clearly intrigued… and stumped. They would first look vacantly towards the sky as if they were trying to place the sound, then look quizzically at me – with expressions of delight yet wonder – their well honed databases of all things musical clearly unable to call up the artist. Click hear to get the album: Zalatnay
https://poppapa.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/02-egyser3.mp3 Egyser https://poppapa.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/01-itt-a-nyar1.mp3 Itt a Nyar https://poppapa.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/09-adj-egy-percet1.mp3 Adj Egy Percet https://poppapa.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/05-hadd-mondjam-el1.mp3 Hadd Mondjam El
I have to admit that, even at my advance age of forty-something, discovering a random golden nugget like Sarolta still makes my day.
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Samsung turned heads during last week's Samsung Unpacked event.
Everyone seems to be wondering how the new Samsung Galaxy S4 will eat into Apple iPhone sales when the high-end smartphone hits the market by the end of next month. However, it's not just Apple that will be challenged by Samsung's bar-raising device.
Let's go over three publicly traded companies that may also be in the crosshairs when it comes to Samsung's new phone.
The sultan of swoosh would seem to be an odd target for a South Korean smartphone maker, but have you seen the new Galaxy's fitness features?
S Health is a major component of the new handset. The S4 comes with a pedometer, counting the steps taken in order to track someone's active lifestyle. Ambient temperature and humidity is also tracked for an accurate fitness read, and an updated app includes food nutrition information.
There are plenty of third-party accessories and devices -- from scales to heart-rate monitors -- that will play nicely with S Health. There is also the S Band bracelet that can track movements for those who aren't always carrying around their phones.
This is a full-on attack on Fitbit and Jawbone UP, but it's also a shot at Nike's FuelBand wellness bracelets and the whole NikeFuel ecosystem.
Nike bulls will argue that the branded athletic footwear and apparel company is still a winner. Folks who are more conscious about their physical activities will go through more Nike shoes and sweat-wicking shirts. They have a point, but for now the challenge is for Samsung's S Health to establish itself as an important wellness brand.
S Tranlsate is another feature of the new S4.
The device allows instant speech-to-text and text-to-speech translations in 10 different languages. The ability to translate emails or text messages is novel, but the ability to actually communicate with a local in a foreign country is where Rosetta Stone will feel the pinch.
Rosetta Stone succeeds in getting language learners to pay up for intensive courses, but some may argue that it won't be necessary when the S4 can do a lot of the heavy lifting.
Apple may be challenged by the S4's new features, but the timing of the announcement couldn't have been worse for BlackBerry.
Samsung's event was slated just as BlackBerry's two largest U.S. carriers began to take preorders for the new Z10 device that runs on the BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system. The smarpthone pioneer's new platform drew some critical praise, but it's not the Swiss Army Knife of smartphones that the S4 is shaping itself up to be.
Diehard BlackBerry fans are going to get the Z10 when it becomes available domestically, but those straddling the fence about buying now or waiting until a likely summertime release for Apple's next iPhone now have an even more current reason to reconsider with the S4 April rollout.
The Galaxy S4 is a clear challenge to Apple, but it's not the only target.
Nike, Rosetta Stone, and BlackBerry aren't the only additional targets, either.
The new 13-megapixel camera will make it even harder for the makers of digital cameras to stand out. Smartphones no longer take crummy pictures, and Samsung's upping the quality. New photo and video features will make it harder for the makers of content authoring programs.
Nokia also can't be happy.
The Finland-based handset giant was starting to gain traction with its Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone. The nifty camera turned heads, and even though developer support for Windows Phone isn't as solid as Android and iOS, it's a better situation than BlackBerry is initially finding with BlackBerry 10.
The new S4 becomes the top alternative to the iPhone. Nokia and BlackBerry will be back to nibbling at the fringes of the market.
Samsung's new phone is taking shots at everybody.
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1. Commitments and contingencies
As previosuly disclosed, legal proceedings have been instituted against Majuba Aviation Proprietary Limited, a subsidiary company of the Group providing aircraft charter services. There is no further update on these proceedings. Majuba Aviation has in place adequate passenger liability insurance; accordingly no material effect on the financial position of the Group is anticipated.
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- Contracted 23
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2. Changes in accounting policy
The accounting policies adopted and methods of computation are consistent with those of the previous financial year except for the adoption of new and amended IFRS and IFRIC interpretations which became effective during the current financial year. The application of these standards and interpretations did not have a significant impact on the Group's reported results and cash flows for the year ended 30 June 2012 and the financial position at 30 June 2012.
3. Investment in Ceramic Industries Limited
As announced on 26 November 2012, the Group acquired a 20% stake in Ceramic Industries Limited ("Ceramic") for R529 million following the acceptance of a joint offer by Rallen Proprietary Limited and the Group to independent Ceramic shareholders. The investment is accounted for in accordance with the equity accounting requirements of IAS 28, Investments in associates. Included in the Group's results is a one month's earnings related to Ceramic, resulting in a nominal contribution to earnings.
4. Purchase of non-controlling interests in Cedar Point Trading 326 Proprietary Limited
The Group acquired an additional 15% stake in Cedar Point Trading 326 Proprietary Limited from a non-controlling shareholder on 30 October 2012 for R11,1 million. As a result, the Group's effective shareholding of this entity is 70% as at 31 December 2012 (30 June 2012: 55%).
Subsequent to the reporting period end, a further 15% stake was acquired from another non-controlling shareholder for R13,6 million, increasing the Group's shareholding to 85%.
5. Nedbank loan settlement
Subsequent to the reporting period end, R100 million of the R300 million loan facility was repaid to Nedbank (on 9 January 2013). It is management's intention to clear local gearing from the statement of financial position as and when the available cash balance and working capital requirements allow for such.
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6. Earnings per share 2012 2011 2011
Reconciliation of shares in issue: (all figures in millions)
- Total number of shares issued 1 033 1 033 1 033
- Shares held by Share Incentive Trust 26 26 26
- BEE treasury shares 88 88 88
Shares in issue to external parties 919 919 919
Reconciliation of headline earnings: (Rand millions)
- Profit attributable to equity shareholders 378 321 919
- Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment (1) (2) (1)
Headline earnings 377 319 377
Share numbers used for earnings per share calculations: (all figures in millions)
- Weighted average number of shares 919 920
- Diluted weighted average number of shares 923 922


Rajakumar finds a reason to sing again!
He comes back from the jungles!
... as real life replicates reel-life!
MF Husain gives Prabhu Deva the brush!
...and other tales from the South.
Madhavan to co-star with Miss World.
Dr Rajkumar reprises on screen his first ever stage role.
Co-star Shalini stands up Prashant post-marriage.
Bharati Raja's version to star son Manoj and Murali.
Thenali heads for a Diwali finish.
Talent, apparently, runs in the family.
Rajini, Ash to star together?
Meanwhile, the superstar turns story-writer.
Kannada's reigning superstar crosses yet another milestone.
The actor-director puts his eggs in three baskets.
The Shalini-Ajith wedding. In pictures.
Raakkili Paattu, a suspense drama from Priyadarshan.
Vikram, on life after Sethu.
Admits Rambha, with a touch of pride.
Kavitha Lankesh's film now ready for release.
He Ram! What's going on?
Controversies and Kamal Hassan go together.
Diwali dhamaka from the South.
Anjala Jhaveri is Hyderabad's lucky mascot.
Jyotika's new film is a zany laugh-riot.
Soundarya's upset her film with Amitabh flopped.
Padayappa gets the lady many roles, and an imitator.
MJ hurts himself but AR and Raju thrill Munich.
Mollywood plays ball for Indian soldiers.


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City of Hobart
Hobart is a city of creative thinkers – a city where past, present and future cluster together, a place that connects creative people, incubates and tests creative ideas.
Find spaces within the City of Hobart
Creative Hobart Strategy
The City of Hobart launched its cultural strategy – Creative Hobart(PDF, 2MB) – in June 2013 in response to Hobart's strong traditions in craft and design, the performing arts, music and literature, and growing recognition nationally and internationally.
Central to the Creative Hobart Strategy is that the City would be less of a provider of cultural programs and services and more of a facilitator and coordinator. The goal is to continue to expand the range of programs throughout the city according to three priority areas.
Hobart - a platform for creativity
The City directly engages artists and cultural workers in the continual invigoration of Hobart's built and natural public spaces, providing opportunities for the community to become actively and spontaneously involved in arts and culture.
Creating a sense of place: by enhancing the look and feel of city spaces through the promotion of civic pride, community involvement, acknowledgement of Hobart's rich Aboriginal and European heritage, as well as the broad diversity and creativity of its people.
Activating public space: by using Hobart as an open stage for cultural activities – events in the streets, along the waterfront, in the parks or in bushland – to increase the use of public space.
Opening our facilities: by encouraging the use of the City's rich and diverse range of facilities and alternative spaces (indoor, outdoor and underground) by the community for cultural activities.
Hobart - an incubator of creativity
We encourage and support creativity, innovation, excellence and diversity in the city. As a facilitator, we work with the creative sector and the community to foster a vibrant environment in which creativity can flourish and grow.
Nurturing creativity: by providing a supportive environment to nurture and develop creativity and innovation. The City supports those working in the arts and the creative industries to allow them to strengthen and grow.
Investing in innovation: by recognising that innovation in creativity needs support to develop and offering strategic investment of resources to encourage the exploration of ideas and innovative practices.
Celebrating quality and diversity: by nurturing opportunities that showcase the diversity, creativity and excellence of city's artisan products and traditions and other arts activities.
Hobart - a connector of creativity
We promote programs and activities that provide a welcoming and supportive environment in which ideas and plans for the future are shared.
Connecting creative people: by strengthening existing networks and making new connections within the cultural sector, within the region and beyond for major organisations and individuals to inspire new initiatives that bring creative people together.
Gathering and spreading knowledge: by widening the availability and accuracy of information about Hobart's cultural and arts potential, including a sharing knowledge and skills.
Brokering connections: by identifying opportunities to connect individuals, small community groups and even large organisations with people inside and outside of the City of Hobart to simplify and smooth the way to encourage creative activities.
View the Creative Hobart Strategy (PDF, 2MB)
View a summary of the Creative Hobart Strategy - Summary(PDF, 31KB)
Email castlej@hobartcity.com.au
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Presidential historian Jon Meacham shamed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for suggesting that President Donald Trump had a divine purpose in his foreign policy on Israel.
The historian explained that the wall of separation between church and state was intended to protect religion from government, and he warned that eroding those protections would corrupt the practice of faith.
"Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough agreed, and he called out evangelical hypocrites.


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Study Suggests Autistic Drivers Crash Less Than Their Typical Peers
A new study suggests young autistic drivers are less likely to crash and receive speeding violations compared to their typical peers. Researchers said these results can be used to better customize driver training for people on the spectrum.
Experts at two research organizations in Philadelphia compared driver crash and violation data for newly licensed autistic drivers and their typical peers. The study looked at drivers born between 1987 and 2000 and it excluded people on the spectrum with intellectual disabilities. In total, researchers analyzed driving information for nearly 500 autistic drivers and just over 70,000 typical drivers.
During their analysis, researchers found that overall, newly licensed autistic drivers were less likely to be in car crashes or have a moving violation or suspension on a monthly basis. Of all people involved in a car crash, speed was much less likely to be a factor among autistic drivers. However, autistic drivers were significantly more likely to be involved in crashes where the driver did not yield to vehicles or pedestrians or while making left and U-turns.
While the researchers found in general autistic drivers are just as safe on the road, they may still benefit from on-the-road training tailored to their specific needs.
"Our study suggests that autistic adolescents and young adults may benefit from more on-road training than their non-autistic peers," Benjamin E. Yerys, Ph.D., study co-author and a psychologist at the Center for Autism Research (CAR), said in a statement. "They may need more tailored training in navigating turns and interacting safely with pedestrians and other vehicles."
Previous research suggested autistic drivers were more likely to be in car crashes. The new study was published in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry on Jan. 13.
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Can I get it back? Thanks
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A: Such menu is provided by a gnome Shell extension.

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*Make sure gnome-shell-extensions is installed. If not, install with sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions in the terminal or using Software.

*Have, depending on your Ubuntu version, "Gnome Tweaks" or "Extensions" installed. If not, install with sudo apt install gnome-tweaks gnome-shell-extension-prefs.

*Turn on the extension "Applications menu" in either the Gnome Tweaks or Extensions tool (more recent Ubuntu versions).

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This is a photo of Ling Ling taken on February 19, 2005, the day after his 17th birthday. He is keeping the seat of the chair I use when working at the computer warm for me.
He often crosses his paws while resting.
Pictures, stories, and sound files from before 2003.
Ling Ling in a quiet moment.
He likes to snuggle under the wool blankets on my bed.
He doesn't consider it my bed though, just try to make it or change the sheets when he wants to take a cat nap.
This morning I discovered a lot of hits from a Spanish language site in my Apache logs. It contained link to a photo I took of Ling sleeping June 26, 2002.
It just breaks Basel's heart when Ling Ling won't let her be his friend.
I was a bit worried about stress from visiting dogs with Ling being a geriatric cat and all. Although he snarls, spits, and growls at them, when I pick him up he is relaxed and often purring. He seems to like bossing them around and misses them when they are gone. It's a cat thing.
Ling sitting on the chair we keep by the window to make it easier to jump up on the window sill.
This was a Sunday afternoon when we had cold winds and lots of dry snow. A good day to stay in and look out.
Copyright © 2005 by Kathy A. Graff. All rights reserved.


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This week's issue of PlaneBusiness Banter is now posted. This week we're talking a lot about the two airlines that call Dallas-Ft.Worth home — American Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
Last week Southwest Airlines rolled out its fourth quarter earnings results — making the airline the first to report for the quarter. Overall the airline posted numbers that were just a bit better than expected, although the "noise" from the airline's merger with AirTran will continue into 2012. The airline also updated its list of AirTran cities it is keeping and those it is putting on the "Don't fly there no mo" list.
Were there any surprises here? Yep. On both sides.
Meanwhile, the bankruptcy continues at American Airlines. Monday Human Resources SVP Jeff Brundage sent out a letter to employees trying to reassure them that even if their pensions were terminated or frozen, they would still get almost the same payment from the PGBC. Only problem — that is not true if you are a pilot. Or a member of upper management. Why? The pension payouts for those two groups are higher — and the payouts would exceed the maximum levels allowed by the PBGC.
Brundage's letter was issued, I believe, as a result of the airline's failure to pay the roughly $100 million it was scheduled to pay into its pension plans last week. News of the airline's minimal payment it did make was not received well with labor leaders of the airline's employee groups. The move, coupled with the publicly vocal sparring between the airline and PBGC over the last several weeks succeeded in raising the angst level of employees considerably.
Brundage's letter was followed by a missive to the troops from CEO Tom Horton. But all Horton's note said was that the airline was going to make changes in its executive ranks, its management "layers" and that it was going to be the airline it used to be — again.
Meanwhile, out in Phoenix, US Airways' President Scott Kirby and his revenue management team are hard at work putting together a network restructuring plan for American Airlines. Or so said a report in Bloomberg last week.
Let's just say the obvious!
Of course US Airways' President Scott Kirby has his minions working on a plan that will increase American's revenue performance.
We may not get to hear the details until much later in the year — after American has had its chance to impress the bankruptcy court and the unsecured creditor's committee with its restructuring plan. But I assure you — yes, US Airways is working on a proposal.
Oh my gosh. And this is just the start of this week's issue.
All this, and more in this week's edition of PlaneBusiness Banter.
This entry was posted in PlaneBriefs, Ratty Old Bear Suits and Raging Bulls and tagged airline pilots, airline stocks, American Airlines, delta air lines, flight attendants, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Southwest airlines earnings, US Airways on January 25, 2012 by Holly.


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JOHN ASK RELAYS
DOUG LANE – STATE RECORD
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DOUG LANE STATE RECORD HOLDER
70'-11" effort remains all-time state best
Each year athletes set out with high expectations, some to reach the state meet, some to break school records, and for a few to etch their name into state history as an Iowa High School ALL TIME BEST Performer. However one entry in the record book remains the longest in history and perhaps one of the most unbreakable. That is Doug Lane's 70-foot, 11-inch shot put effort in 1968 — an all-time Iowa best. No one in Iowa has challenged the 70-foot mark in the ensuing 48 years. Chase Madison of Newton went 66-0 in 2004. Former Iowa football all-America tackle Brandon Scherff went 65-0 for Denison-Schleswig in 2010. Marion's Drew Clark posted 64-7 3/4 in 2009, still a Class 3A record.
Lane appeared to have broken the 70-foot barrier in 1967 at the Dickinson Relays in Cedar Falls, but fouled. A year later, he did it officially multiple times. At the Tri-State Relays in Dubuque on May 17, 1968, Lane set the national prep shot put record with his 70-11 effort. All four his throws that day sailed past the 70-foot mark. Lane's 70-11 mark stood in the top 10 nationally for several years, but since has slid down the all-time charts.
AS A J-HAWK
Doug was introduced to the shot put at Wilson Junior High by Ron Schirm, later a Jefferson teacher and coach. On his first throw, he was six inches under the city record. Lane set national sophomore and junior records in 1966 and '67, respectively. His 67-1 throw as a junior ranked him No. 1 in the United States and landed him on the cover of Athletic Journal magazine. In a story authored by then-Jefferson coach John Ask and assistant Jim Fischer, Lane's 15-step, three-day-a-week winter workout routine was detailed. The piece also included a sequence of 10 photographs, detailing Lane's technique with descriptions from his coaches. In 1966, the J-Hawks had four athletes who went over the 60-foot mark — Lane, Jon Meskimen, Layne McDowell and Ted Knutson. In an eight-year span, Jefferson had six state shot put champions — Tom Knutson in 1963, Meskimen in 1965, Lane in 1966-67-68 and Bob Herman in 1970. Another Knutson, John, won Drake Relays and state discus crowns in that era. Lane, also a solid football player, was driven by competition.
After Jefferson
Lane first attended Kansas State University out of high school, then transferred to Southern California. He won the NCAA indoor shot put title in 1972 with a school-record 66-11 1/4 toss (the college shot put is 16 pounds). That USC record stood for 35 years. Lane was poised to make the United States Olympic team in 1972. He went to the Trials in Eugene, Ore., confident he could approach 70 feet. But he broke the index finger on his throwing hand on his last warm-up and slumped to 12th in the finals.
Lane has founded several companies and carved out a brilliant business career in southern California, long after he ruled the ring in the shot put for Cedar Rapids Jefferson. Lane has returned to Cedar Rapids many times to visit family and Jefferson. He has been a great resource for the Jefferson Track program and a proud member of the Jefferson Family.
Research and article performed by longtime sports writer and historian Mark Dukes. Originally printed in Gazette.
Copyright © 2020 J-Hawk Track


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AT least 14 bands are taking to the stage in Holmfirth's own version of Live8.
Organisers said today it would be the biggest collection of live musicians seen in the Holme Valley.
Musicians will take to the stage on Saturday and
fans are being urged to be present and be a part of Live8.
The event is at the Picturedrome in Holmfirth, with the support of Meltham-based amplifer makers Matamp.
Matamp's owner, Jeff Lewis, is delighted with the response to the event.
He said it was something which the late Mat Mathias, the founder of the company, would have been proud to be involved with.
He added: "Thousands of musicans have been linked with the company over the past 60 years and it's very satisfying to be able to put something back, something important, something worth doing.
"Mat would have been on the front row, championing the cause. He always believed in the power of music to do good things and in music with a positive message.
"What could be more beneficial for all of us than helping to end world debt?" said Mr Lewis.
Bands who have pledged their support including the Holme Valley's Love Juice, The Two Dans, Mr Adam Shaw & Guests, The States, The Prototypes and The Travelling Billberets.
The search is on for more acts to take part.
Holmfirth's big show is being held on the same day as Sir Bob Geldof's Live8 concerts in cities including London, Paris, Tokyo, Rome and Philadelphia.
The shows are meant to pressure leaders gathering for the Group of Eight summit of the G8 group of wealthy nations to take action to reduce poverty in Africa.
Peter Carr, the Picturedrome's owner, said he had been overwhelmed with the response to the Holmfirth event.
He said: "In a few short weeks, from an initial chat with Jeff Lewis, the idea was born.
"It's great to think we are complementing the world's finest musicians here in the Holme Valley.
"It's not just a fun day with some great music and atmosphere.
"What makes it special is the reason why we are here and what could happen as a result.
"The more people do to make their views known on Saturday the better.
"Don't just watch it on TV. Come and take part," said Mr Carr.
As with the big city concerts, the event will run non-stop between midday and 8pm.
Admission is £5, with all proceeds going towards Oxfam's work in Africa.
All the artists and organisers are giving their time and talent free.
Any more musicians wanting to offer their services should phone Mr Lewis on 01484 854883 or Mr Carr on 07736 613 851.
Alternatively, they can email www.picturedrome.net


A quick run down on events for today, more to follow, maybe.
First stop Cowgirl Creamery in Petaluma, turned out just to be the office, oops.
Second stop The Twit Cottage, a geek's indigence, I listen to some podcasts from these guys. Had a brief chat with Alex Lindsay outside the cottage and he suggested we might have better luck with the Cowgirl Creamery in Point Reyes, lucky we were heading that way.
Stop three, Point Reyes Lighthouse, here is a tip , don't go there on a bad weather day, apparently only the second foggiest place in North America. We had a good weather day and there was limited visibility, oh and take a jacket, or jumper, and be prepared for a 30 storey climb back up.
Stop Four, lunch at Station House Cafe at Point Reyes, followed by a visit to the Cowgirl Creamery nice cheese.
Last stop for the day was the small town of Graton just west of Santa Rosa for an afternoon beverage.


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Cathedral Strings Play Christmas Classics
The Cathedral Strings orchestra offer a pleasant break from the Christmas rush with a concert in the Waiapu Cathedral, Napier on Sunday December 4, starting at 2:30pm.
The concert will begin with excerpts from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker ballet score, a special Christmas feature throughout the world, including Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Waltz of the Flowers.
Then a very different dance with Astor Piazolla's Oblivion, a haunting and atmospheric tango, followed by the lively Blue Tango by Leroy Anderson. Completing the first half are modern songs arranged for orchestra includingBlackbird, Unchained Melody, and A Whiter Shade of Pale.
Christmas favourites feature in the rest of the programme, with medleys of familiar Carols emphasising the theme song It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Conductor Anthony Tattersall says that there may even be some opportunities for the audience to sing-along with the orchestra! To round off the concert, enjoy the jingling sounds of Leroy Anderson's iconic Sleigh Ride.
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The Cathedral Strings players are experienced musicians who have played for many years in groups such as the Hawke's Bay Regional Orchestra, chamber music groups and other orchestras. Several were members of the well-known Napier string orchestra 'Concord Strings' which played concerts in Hawke's Bay for more than 50 years. A small group of players have accompanied the Waiapu Cathedral Choir at church services over a number of years and in June 2021 gave their first concert as the Cathedral Strings, with Anthony Tattersall, the cathedral's musical director, as conductor.
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