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Leopard Print Skirt – It is Still in!
You know, animal prints are always important for fashion world. And designers like to use it in any piece of clothes. However, this midi leopard print skirt trend is still very in. Therefore, I want to share some outfit tips about leopard print skirt. Let's have a look how to combine it!
This is the first and for me the most elegant way to combine leopard print skirt. It already contains earth tones in the print, therefore it will look so nice when you match it with earth tones. I can suggest you to wear a beige oversized pullover and a light brown trench coat on it! And also you can complete your look with beige or white sneakers or heels according to your outfit style.
As you can see the leopard print skirt, it has blacks in it which will look very cool with black tops! Therefore, you can easily match it with a basic black top and you can look effortless cool!
If you want to make your outfit look more fresh, you can go for a white basic t-shirt or a shirt. You can match your leopard print skirt with your white sneakers or transparent heels!
I really like the idea that she matches leopard print skirt with a pink shirt. I will definitely try it! If you don't like pink too much than my other color suggestion for this print is red tones.
Did you see latest trendy leopard print pieces from Zara? I really like the belt and hat!
If you like leopard prints like me, let's have a look at other trendy outfit ideas with this print!
By the way, there are some midi leopard print skirts available to buy!
Did you see how Amanda matches this midi skirt in a basic way. I really like it!


With the release of our wedding today on UP, we were finally given permission to share this with you… It's the song that was sung for the lighting of the unity candle at our wedding. It's still a marvel to look back and remember the blessings that God granted to us on that incredible and exciting day. He was so faithful, and continues to be so in deeper ways as the days go on. We pray that the video is a blessing to you!
Beautiful! I finally got to watch your wedding tonight with my children and it was an amazing testimony of Jesus' love for us. Thank you for setting a wonderful example and being an encouragement to others. I have 6 children, oldest is 11 and youngest is 9 months (and about every 2 yrs in between :-)) and our family has enjoyed watching your show together. God bless you all!!
Your wedding was absolutely beautiful and I admire you and your family. I would love to know were you got the bridesmaid dresses, did you purchase them or did you have them made?
Beautiful couple. Beautiful wedding. The Keilen sisters are all so beautiful and talented. I would love to see UP tv make a show about the Keilens. So inspirational!
The video blessed me and my colleagues ( I watched it at work).Your story and life encouraged us. Praying with you that the light the Lord has given to you will not turn to darkness in Jesus' name. Keep shining for the Lord.
Such a beautiful song. Your wedding was stunning. The love and faith that shone around you during your wedding was breathtaking. Congratulations to you both.
Oh … my … goodness! I am melting! Brandon, after five months of marriage, I am sure you have learned that these words are the absolute truth. May God richly bless your days together as you continue to grow in His wisdom, knowledge and grace.
absolutely gorgeous. I am so happy for you both. You make a beautiful couple.
I felt like I was there at the weeding when I watched it on UP. I was excited tio see the whole thing it was beautiful and touching.
God bless your union and the song is great.
Good writing Brandon. Michaela you were are such a beauty.
I wish You could send me the teary looking gingerbread house.
So beautiful, Michaela and Brandon. Thank you for sharing!
Every detail of your wedding exuded elegance and style. Lovely! You two are delightful. Thank you for staying true to the Lord, above all else. The best role models other young people could have. God bless you richly.


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Some Memories of the Tenth Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2021.
The tenth Spirit of Mother Jones Festival concluded on Sunday night 28th November 2021 with the songs of the Cork Singers' Club.
The 2021 festival programme required a miracle due to the deterioration in the Covid-19 situation in Ireland and yet the Cork Mother Jones committee and friends ensured the completion of 20 events over the four days and managed to broadcast most of them on Cork Community Television. The extent of the collaboration we received from numerous groups, organisations and individuals to create a festival demonstrates that there is no substitute for people working cooperatively.
Taking the example of the resilient spirit of Mother Jones as the road map, everyone just "ploughed on", (while ensuring full compliance with the Covid-19 regulations to keep people safe), we achieved our aim to carry through with the ambitious programme of events.
Poster of 2021 Spirit of Mother Jones Festival designed by Shannon Smyth.
Highlight for those lucky to be in attendance was the presentation of the Spirit of Mother Jones Award to the brave representatives of the Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance (CSSA).
Following the televised broadcast of the thought provoking conversation between Catherine Coffey O'Brien and Maureen Considine of the Alliance, they were joined by Phil Kinsella and Sheila O'Boyle for the formal presentation of the 2021 Spirit of Mother Jones Award by James Nolan of the Cork Mother Jones Committee.
It was an emotional occasion!
One is however left to ponder at the ongoing silence of so many and to wonder how this country can even consider allowing planning applications for development/construction of apartments to take place on the OSI marked burial grounds of hundreds of children? In spite of our reputation for mourning and honouring our dead, why are marked burial grounds no longer deemed sacred from development and are the hundreds of children whom we as a nation failed in the past to protect not allowed to now rest in peace?
Earlier, adoption rights campaigner Mari Steel who had herself been adopted from Bessborough in the early 60s discussed her journey to locate her own mother Josie.
A number of Q&A sessions with each of the speakers at the Maldron Hotel followed the Cork Community TV transmissions and the subsequent discussions, arguments and queries were reminders of the sparkle and sparks associated with many of the Spirit of Mother Jones meetings over the past decade. We appreciated the kind comments of Cllr John Sheehan deputising for the Lord Mayor who as he formally opened the festival stated that "he eagerly looked forward to the challenging programme of events at the festival each year as it was essential in any functioning democracy that people ask the hard questions".
From the tragedy of Tadhg Barry, who spent his entire adult life working in the engine room of the revolution in Cork to the eventful and long life of Muriel MacSwiney, an unlikely revolutionary, the debates and sharing of information went on. The late and much loved Dr Sean Pettit could be seen once again displaying his legendary oratorical skills describing the Cork City of Mary Harris and much more. His final public performance displayed his creative approach to his lectures and his love of Cork City highlighted how he provided the stimulus for generations of local Cork historians.
We did not forget Mother Jones either and many of the documentaries at the festival sought to frame the American background and landscape in which Mother Jones operated in the early 20th Century. We appreciate the assistance of our friends, in America, UK and Greece. Her memory was enhanced in Cork through the efforts of singers such as John Murphy, Cait Ni Cheallachair, William Hammond, Karan Casey, Richard T Cooke and Mags Creedon who performed songs and stories relating to the life of Mother Jones. John and Gearoid Nyhan accompanied by Mick Treacy performed "Let the Mountains Roll". Our thanks to the Cork Folk Festival and Cork Singers' Club for their invaluable assistance. Cork's own Mother Jones, Joan Goggin and her family Eadaoin and Aoife supporting the event all the way.
As the tenth festival recedes into the memory, so many people and organisations should be thanked. Without Eddie Noonan and the crew of Frameworks Films and Cork Community Television, the festival could not have happened in these never ending Covid days. We really appreciate the practical support our main sponsors such as Cork City Council, Cathedral Credit Union, the ASTI, SIPTU and the INTO as well as the assistance of the Shandon Maldron Hotel and WhazOn Cork which have continued to assist us even as we cannot have normal social gatherings and discussions which were always the heart, soul and magic of the Spirit of Mothers Jones festivals.
Our thanks go to all the participants this year who give of their time on a voluntary basis to contribute to the events, to designers Abbie O'Shea and Shannon Smyth, website administrator Ferdia O'Mahony and to Ciaran Cronin and Aidan Fitzpatrick of A to Z printers. For 2021 we wish to especially thank the Centre for Community and Civic Engagement in University College Cork for promoting and assisting the formal launch of the festival back in October on the beautiful grounds of UCC.
Our collaboration with the Centre For Earth Ethics in New York with respect to the Mona Pollaca interview was innovative. Finally we are thankful to the journalists at the Evening Echo, Irish Examiner, Irish Times, Southern Star and 96FM for providing local and national coverage of the events as many normal community publicity channels were closed due to Covid-19.
As a committee we now look forward to working on the next Spirit of Mother Jones festival in 2022.
If anyone has ideas for topics, for speakers or for entertainment for this 2022 festival, please drop a brief email to motherjonescork@gmail.com and we will consider all suggestions.
Some of the extensive press coverage of the 2021 Spirit of Mother Jones Festival follows:
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-40751109.html
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/mother-and-baby-home-campaigners-honoured-with-mother-jones-award-1.4737326
https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40750860.html
https://centerforearthethics.org/the-spirit-of-mother-jones-festival/
https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40752849.html
https://www.irishpost.com/news/cork-mother-and-baby-home-campaigners-honoured-with-award-224813
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40751139.html
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Spirit of Mother Jones Award Presented to the Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance.
Congratulations to the Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance (CSSA) on being the recipients of the Spirit of Mother Jones Award for 2021.
CSSA members, Catherine Coffey O'Brien, and Maureen Considine, accompanied by Sheila O'Byrne, and Phil Kinsella received the award from James Nolan of the Cork Mother Jones Committee during the recent festival. The award itself is based on the story of the Children of Lir in Irish folklore.
From Left: Sheila O'Byrne, Catherine Coffey O'Brien, Phil Kinsella, and Maureen Considine.
Catherine expressed her delight for the recognition and community support which this award represents and stated that the CSSA felt honoured to have been nominated to receive it as it meant so much to the group.
The official citation from the Cork Mother Jones Committee is as follows.
"The Spirit of Mother Jones Award for 2021 is presented to members of the Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance for:
· Their bravery and determination to ensure that development does not take place on sensitive burial areas of the former Mother & Baby 'Home' at Bessborough in Cork.
· Their efforts to organise a voice for the mothers of deceased children, and to publicly question where the remains of hundreds of babies are buried, and why the records of burials have not been produced to date.
· Their work in locating the OSI 1950 Map which has a marked location of a Childrens' Burial Ground in Bessborough clearly displayed.
· Their resilience in defending and verifying the accuracy of this map at the oral hearing of An Bord Pleanala during April 2021 and for convincing the planning Board to reject the proposed development.
· Their continuing campaign to seek the right with the common tradition for a dignified burial place for those who died, for the preservation of the burial grounds, for access to the grounds and for the creation of an appropriate memorialisation garden for the mothers and children at Bessborough.
The members of the CSSA are the second Cork-based recipients of this International Award which is named in honour of Cork born Mary Harris known around the world as Mother Jones.
Catherine and Maureen.
Sheila, Catherine, Phil and Maureen.
The Cork Mother Jones Committee is honoured that the CSSA has accepted the 2021 award which indeed is an acknowledgement of our admiration for their determination to honour the dead, and continue to fight for the living.
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Day 4 of the 2021 Spirit of Mother Jones Online Festival.
Tonight at 8.30 pm, there is a special Cork Singers' Club Mother Jones Night. For a zoom connection email John Murphy at dublinhill6@gmail.com as soon as possible or join in through the Cork Singers Club Facebook Page.
Cork Singers Club.
The online festival schedule on Cork Community Television (which can be located on any search engine using http://www.corkcommunitytv.ie) is as follows:
· 2:00 pm. The Mine Wars produced and directed by Randall MacLowry
· 4:00 pm. Mother Jones and Her Children by Frameworks Films.
· 7:00 pm. Dr. Sean Pettit…….An Extraordinary Teacher with an introduction by Richard T Cooke.
This film features Sean's final presentation "The Cork City of Mary Harris" at the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival on 29th July 2016.
· 8:00 pm. The Songs of Mother Jones. Featuring Māire Ní Chēilleachair, Karan Casey, William Hammond, Mags Creedon, Richard T Cooke, John Murphy, John & Gearoid Nyhan and Mick Treacy,
The singers of the tribute songs to Mother Jones at the Butter Market Garden in Shandon.
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Day 3 of the Spirit of Mother Jones 0nline Festival 2021.
· 2:00 pm. Blood on the Mountain produced by Mari-Lynn Evans.
· 4:00 pm. Palikari: Louis Tikas and the Ludlow Massacre by Lamprini C Tomas and Nickos Ventouras.
· 6:00 pm. Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America by Rosemary Feurer.
Documentaries at Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2021.
· 6:30 pm. Interview (zoom) with Mari Steed, Adoption Rights campaigner.
· 7:00 pm. Maureen Considine and Catherine Coffey O'Brien of the Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance, CSSA discuss their effort to safeguard the Bessborough Burial ground.
Bessborough
Bessborough.
All events are available on Cork Community Television at http://www.corkcommunitytv.ie or Virgin Media Channel 803.
Day 2 concluded with an interview of Donal O'Drisceoil by Ann Piggott of the Cork Mother Jones Committee and Alan, William and John bring matters for the day to a conclusion with a selection of tunes and songs at the Maldron Hotel.
Ann and Donal
Alan, William and John Playing at Day Two.
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Day 2 of the Online Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2021.
Why not forget Black Friday and click on www.corkcommunitytv.ie
Friday 25th November.
2:00 pm. The highlights of the past ten years of the Spirit of Mother Jones Festivals.
7:00 pm. Tadhg Barry Remembered. A documentary by Cork Council of Trade Unions and Frameworks Films.
Dr. Donal Ó Drisceoil interview.
8:00 pm. Interview with Dr. Donal Ó Drisceoil, author of Utter Disloyalist: Tadhg Barry and the Irish Revolution.
The official launch of the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2021 took place at the Maldron Hotel, Shandon last night. The Lord Mayor of Cork represented by Cllr. John Sheehan declared the festival open and stated that he was delighted that the festival had proceeded this year as each event set out to challenge one's views of history and social issues. Speaker, Anne Twomey attended and participated in a brief Q&A session afterwards in relation to questions about Muriel MacSwiney.
Cllr. John Sheehan, Acting Lord Mayor of Cork.
Anne Twomey, at the Q&A.
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Welcome to 2021 Spirit of Mother Jones Festival (online).
Begins today.
Click on www.corkcommunitytv.ie or Virgin Media channel 803.
Thursday 25th November 2021.
2:00 pm. The highlights of the 2020 online Spirit of Mother Jones Festival.
Muriel MacSwiney.
7.30 pm. Muriel MacSwiney………..The Unlikely Revolutionary. An interview with Anne Twomey, historian and teacher, of the Shandon Area History Group.
Anne Twomey. Shandon Area History Group.
Solidarity to all our American friends of Mother Jones on Thanksgiving Day.
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The Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance (CSSA) to receive the 2021 Spirit of Mother Jones Award.
The Cork Mother Jones Committee is proud to announce that the 2021 Spirit of Mother Jones Award will be presented to members of the campaigning group The Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance (CSSA).
Members Maureen Considine, Ann O'Gorman and Catherine Coffey O'Brien have agreed to accept the award on behalf of the members of the Alliance.
Maureen Considine and Catherine Coffey O'Brien of the CSSA in discussion.
Jim Nolan on behalf of the Cork Mother Jones Committee declared;
"We are pleased to announce that the Spirit of Mother Jones Award for 2021 has been awarded to members of the Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance who have campaigned for the proper memorialisation of the women and children who lie buried in the grounds of the former Mother and Babies Home at Bessborough in Cork City.
Specifically the CSSA by their determination and bravery prevented the recent plans to construct apartments on sensitive areas of the Bessborough grounds and through their efforts they discovered an Ordnance Survey Map from 1950 which clearly shows the marked Children's Burial Ground.
In addition to their actions the members of the Alliance, their experts and their legal team won an oral planning hearing of An Bord Pleanala and convinced the planning inspector of the merits of their argument to protect the Children's Burial Ground.
Finally by their ongoing efforts and continuing campaign to seek the human right in accordance with common Irish tradition for a dignified burial place for those who died, for the preservation of the burial grounds, for the right of access to those grounds and for the creation of an appropriate memorialisation garden for the mothers and children at Bessborough, they have displayed the courage of their convictions and are worthy of the Spirit of Mother Jones award for 2021.
We are indeed honoured to present the Spirit of Mother Jones award for 2021 to the representatives of the Alliance, Catherine Coffey O'Brien, Ann O'Gorman and Maureen Considine."
The Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance (the CSSA) represents a group of survivors of Bessborough Mother and Baby 'Home'. The CSSA's membership is largely composed of mother-survivors, whose babies' died in the institution, and includes family members. Children and mothers who died in Bessborough are buried onsite and in various public burial places such as St. Joseph's cemetery (Ballyphehane) and All Saints cemetery (Carr's Hill), with just a handful of the total burials marked.
Following proposals for development on the grounds of Bessborough towards the end of 2020, the CSSA opposed the plans citing the newly discovered evidence for the location of a large Childrens' Burial Ground on the Bessborough estate. The Commission of Investigation into the Mothers and Baby 'Homes' stated that it is "highly likely" that burials took place in the grounds.
Using the 1950 Ordnance Survey original map drawing, which clearly shows "Childrens' Burial Ground" marked on the grounds of the former Bessborough lands, the CSSA's legal team convinced An Bord Pleanala to refuse permission for the development on the grounds that it would be "premature to grant permission for the proposed development prior to establishing whether there is a children's burial ground located within the site and the extent of any such burial ground." This has now created some space to ensure the proper memorialisation of the women and children who are "highly likely" to lie buried in the grounds.
OSI 1950 Bessborough
The full citation reads as follows.
Their bravery and determination to ensure that development does not take place on sensitive burial areas of the former Mother & Baby 'Home' at Bessborough in Cork.
Their efforts to organise a voice for the mothers of deceased children, and to publicly question where the remains of hundreds of babies are buried, and why the records of burials have not been produced to date.
Their work in locating the OSI 1950 Map which has a marked location of a Childrens' Burial Ground clearly displayed.
Their resilience in defending and verifying the accuracy of this map at the oral hearing of An Bord Pleanala during April 2021 and for convincing the planning Board to reject the proposed development.
Their continuing campaign to seek the right with the common tradition for a dignified burial place for those who died, for the preservation of the burial grounds, for access to the same and for the creation of an appropriate memorialisation garden for the mothers and children at Bessborough.
The members of the CSSA are the second Cork-based recipients of this International Award which is named in honour of Cork born Mary Harris known around the world as Mother Jones. The award will be presented this week to Catherine, Ann and Maureen at the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival.
A discussion about the role of the CSSA and its contribution to the oral planning hearing will be shown on Saturday 27th November at 7:00 pm on Cork Community Television as part of the online Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 21. Further details at www.motherjonescork.com
The Spirit of Mother Jones Awards to date;
2013, Margaret Aspinall and Sue Roberts. (Hillsborough Family Support Group).
2014, Gareth Peirce. Solicitor.
2015 Fr Peter McVerry.
2016 Dave Hopper (RIP) General Secretary, Durham Miners' Association.
2017 Ken Fleming. (International Transport Workers Federation).
2018 Mary Manning (on behalf of the Dunnes Stores workers).
2019 Louise O'Keeffe.
2020 Antoinette Keegan.
2021 Catherine Coffey O'Brien, Ann O'Gorman & Maureen Considine (for Cork Survivors & Supporters Alliance).
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Documentaries at the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2021.
The following films associated with Mother Jones and the labour movement in Ireland and America will be shown as part of the 2021 Spirit of Mother Jones Festival. The Cork Mother Jones Committee wishes to thank our friends. Lamprini Thoma, Mari-Lynn Evans, Randal MacLowry, Rosemary Feurer and everyone at Frameworks Films for their kindness towards ensuring access to these films.
Friday 26th November at 7:00 pm.
"Tadhg Barry Remembered." A film produced by Frameworks Films in collaboration with the Cork Council of Trade Unions for Cork Community Television. Release Date: 2013. Runtime: 60 minutes.
This documentary tells the story of Tadhg Barry (1880-1921), a native of Cork city, who has largely been forgotten. It seems hard to believe that a man whose funeral, one of the largest ever in Ireland, and which closed shops and factories from Co Down to Cork city could be relegated to a footnote in history. And yet this is what has happened to a man who was one of the last people to be killed by British forces during the War of Independence on 15th November 1921, just weeks prior to the signing of the Treaty.
Active in numerous organisations such as the G.A.A and the Irish Transport and General Workers Union, Barry was a committed socialist, was a union organizer and had organized meetings for James Connolly in Cork as well as being involved with Sinn Fein. He was later elected as an Alderman to Cork City Council.
The documentary was funded under the Sound & Vision scheme, an initiative of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. www.frameworksfilms.com.
Saturday 27th November at 2:00 pm.
"Blood On The Mountain." A film produced by Mari-Lynn Evans, Deborah Wallace and Jordan Freeman. Release date: 18th November 2016. Runtime: 93 minutes.
The film is an honest investigation into the economic and environmental injustices that have resulted from industrial control in West Virginia. The documentary details the struggles of a hard‐working, often misunderstood people, who have historically faced limited choices and have never benefited fairly from the rich, natural resources of their land.
Blood on the Mountain delivers a striking portrait of a fractured population, exploited and besieged by corporate interests, and abandoned by those elected to represent them. The beauty of the oldest mountain range in North America, with lush, old growth forests, small towns and isolated communities, is contrasted with the long‐term poverty, migration, lack of health care, inadequate educational systems, and political corruption. The coal, timber, oil, and gas industries have generated billions of dollars, but these huge profits went to companies in other states, leaving the region impoverished. Appalachia is a wonderful place, a home to a resilient people but is a mass of contradictions.
Many Appalachian counties are left with little or no tax base to help fund schools, health care, or job creation. Entrenched, corrupt local governments and lagging public policy have not generated sustainable economic alternatives in the region. It is a cruel irony that a region so rich in natural resources is home to many of the poorest and exploited people in the United States.
www.bloodonthemountain.com.
Saturday 27th November at 4:00 pm
"Palikari…….Louis Tikas and the Ludlow Massacre" a film from Greece by Lamprini Thoma and Nickos Ventouras. Release Date: 2014. Runtime: 92 minutes.
The Ludlow Massacre and the assassination of Greek immigrant and labour leader Louis Tikas (Elias Spantidakis) is one of the decisive moments of the American labour movement, an event that connects, a century later, the United States of 1914 to the labour and immigrant demands of Greece.
Louis Tikas and union organisers, mainly Greek miners had established a tent colony at Ludlow. However as tension and attacks on the union village escalated, Tikas was murdered along with two other union men by Lieutenant Karl Linderfelt of the Colorado National Guard on 19th/20th April 1914. Later the tented village was attacked and burned to the ground by elements of the Colorado National Guard. (led by Sligo born Patrick Hamrock!)
After this attack, the charred bodies of two women and eleven children were located in the pits. Patria Valdez and four of her children including Elvira, just three months old died, along with the Costa family Cerdelina and Charlie and two children aged 4 and 6 years. An eleven year old boy, Frank Snyder was killed by a bullet through the head. It led to open warfare between thousands of miners and mines guards in which many were killed.
Lamprini Thoma and Nikolaos Ventouras examined the memories, the history and the legacy of Louis Tikas and the Ludlow massacre in Colorado, talked with prominent historians, artists and descendants of Ludlow miners, and documented the scars left by this tragedy on the body of working America. http://www.palikari.org/
"Mother Jones, America's Most Dangerous Woman" a film by Rosemary Feurer and Laura Vazquez. Release Date: 2007 (Canada). Runtime: 24 min.
Mother Jones: America's Most Dangerous Woman is a documentary about the amazing labor heroine, Mary Harris Jones, known as Mother Jones. Mother Jones' organising career influenced the history of early 20th century United States. She overcame class and gender limitations to shape an identity that allowed her to become an effective labor organiser in the early 20th century. Mother Jones transformed personal and political grief and rage about class injustices into an effective persona that led workers into battles that changed the course of history. The terrible conditions and labor oppression of the time motivated her to traverse the country, in order to organise against injustices. It also examines the human tragedy of the Ludlow Massacre.#
www.motherjonesmuseum.org
Sunday November 28th at 2:00 pm.
"The Mine Wars" a film produced and directed by Randal MacLowry. Release Date: 2016. Runtime: 120 min
A production of the Film Possee for American Experience (WGBH-Boston).
The Mine Wars explores the largely forgotten story of the epic struggle between Capital and Labour over the recognition of the United Mine workers of America union in the coalfields of South West Virginia. These culminated in the largest civil insurrection in America since the Civil War at Blair Mountain where thousands of miners took up arms and were even bombed from the air.
Between 1890 and 1912, miners in West Virginia endured the highest death rate in America. Mother Jones was active in 1902 and again in the period 1912-1913 when Paint Creek and Cabin Creek featured. Later Mingo County, Logan County, the Matewan Massacre and the Battle of Blair Mountain where at least 50 people were killed are highlighted. This film concentrates on a UMWA leader and former miner Frank Keeney, who inspired by Mother Jones went to organise the union in West Virginia.
Mother Jones, herself incarcerated for three months in West Virginia, described the state as "Medieval West Virginia with its tent colonies on the bleak hills! With its grim men and women! When I get to the other side, I shall tell God almighty about West Virginia."
The Mine Wars tells the story on this side! See The Film Possee Facebook. www.pbs.org
Thanks to Randall.
Sunday November 28th at 4:00 pm
"Mother Jones and her Children" a film by Frameworks Films and the Cork Mother Jones Committee. Release Date: July 2014. Runtime: 52 min.
This film tells the story of Mary Harris (1837 – 1930) from Cork who went on to become "the most dangerous woman in America". Starting with her early years in Cork, this documentary goes on to detail her life in America following the famine, her marriage to George Jones and the birth of her four children. It details the tragedies which befell her. Her growing involvement in the labour movement in America, defending the rights of children and workers is documented. Through interviews with leading experts on Mother Jones, we learn of her fearless and tireless campaign to organise workers at a time of severe labour strife and her international legacy today. www.frameworksfilm.com
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How do we restore our connections to Mother Earth?
A Native American perspective on the Environment.
An interview with Mona Polacca.
This online interview with Mona Polacca took place at the launch of the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2021 at UCC on the 14th October 2021..
The discussion was held as part of UCC Community Week in a collaboration between the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival with the UCC Department of Civic and Community Engagement and the Center for Earth Ethics in New York City.
Our thanks to Dr John Barimo and Shannon Smith for their cooperation in making this interview available.
Mona Polacca
John Barimo and Shannon Smith at UCC
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Songs for Mother Jones 2021.
William Hammond organised the recording of seven songs which commemorate Cork born Mary Harris. Frameworks Films undertook the filming and recording of the session on a beautiful morning in Shandon, Cork City. The recordings were held at the old Butter Market garden under the landmark Bells of Shandon during the summer of 2021.
The programme of songs will be shown on Cork Community Television on Sunday 28th November at 8:00 pm.
Karan Casey at the recording at Shandon.
The music video features newly written songs by Karan Casey, John Murphy and Mags Creedon sung by the songwriters.
It also includes a song The Ballad of Mother Jones written by legendary Teresa Ní Chárthaigh of Blarney Street and sung by Māire Ní Chēileachair. Richard T. Cooke has written a song "And the Band played Hallelujah" which he recites. John Nyhan, his son Gearoid and Mick Treacy also contribute a song "Let The Mountains Roll". Finally, William features with a waltz he composed for Mother Jones and a song recorded by Gene Autry called "The Death of Mother Jones".
The Singers.
Máire Ní Chéileachair.
From Farran in Cork, Máire got her love of singing and the Irish language from her parents who are from Kilnamartyra. In 2018, Māire won Corn Ui Riada and was also named TG4 singer of the year, she has recorded two CDs.
John Murphy.
From Ballyvolane in Cork City, he is a prolific songwriter and a member of the Cork Singers Club. He has commemorated the Burning of Cork in song along with some of Corks finest musicians in his recent debut album entitled, Cork 1920, A City In Flames.
Karan Casey.
Karan Casey from Ballyduff Lower, Co Waterford is an Irish folk singer and traditional singer, and a former member of the Irish band Solas. She is one of the most instantly recognisable, alluring and original voices in all of world music. Her recording, Distant Shore, is a collection of potent and beautiful Irish and contemporary ballads.
Máire Ní Chéilleachair
Karan Casey
Richard T. Cooke.
Richard is a true blooded Corkonian and this is evident in the many books, television history documentaries, radio programmes and songs. And this was recognised when he received the prestigious Lord Mayor's Civic Award in 2009:-" For his lifetime in promoting Ireland and his beloved City of Cork to the world through his writings and through his songs." Richard is a member of the Mother Jones Committee.
William Hammond.
Known also as Hammy is from Fermoy he has been living in Cork for over 40 years. William has a great love of traditional music and set dancing. He is an accomplished accordion player in the CD style and a singer with the Cork Singers Club. William has been organising festivals in Cork for over 35 years including the Cork Folk Festival, Michael Dwyer Fest, Féile Fearmuí and the Mother Jones Festival.
William Hammond
Richard T. Cooke
John Nyhan.
John was born in Cork City and is now living in North Cork. Influenced by the Folk Revival musicians including; Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, Ewan MacColl, Fairport Convention, Sweeney's Men, Planxty and Rory Gallagher. John is known throughout Ireland and the USA as a promoter of Folk and Bluegrass concerts and he is joined by his son Gearoid in this recording. His friend Mick Treacy a veteran of the Holy Ground Folk Club in Birmingham and of the folk scene in England and Ireland accompanies.
Mags Creedon.
Mags is a member of the Cork Songwriters Club and she regularly performs poemsong at Munster Arts events with O' Bheal poetry. She is a Pan Celtic finalist in 2018, and 2019 and has performed on the charity Èalù album 2016 Commissions. Mags is also a member of the Cork Singers Club and has written a song for the Cork Libraries about the Cork writer, Frank O' Connor.
Gearoid Nyhan
John Nyhan and Mick Treacy
Mags Credon
The filming and recording by Frameworks Films took place on Sunday 29th August 2021 at the old Shandon Butter Market garden in the heart of the Shandon Historic Quarter. The Cork Mother Jones Committee wish to express our thanks to everyone involved in Cork's tribute to Mother Jones.
Recording Máire at Shandon
The Singers at Shandon
Mick Treacy
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Happy Monday folks! Time has been flying by and I can't believe October is almost over. Although AZ decided to get back to triple digits this past week and the same is happening this week I'm not going to give up on fall. I'm headed for cooler temps in a couple of weeks and this outfit is coming with me. This tunic can be worn with so many different things as well as on or off the shoulder, so it will be a great versatile piece to pack in my bag.
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Happy Thursday loves! Can you believe October is just days away?! Hard to grasp how quickly time flies, and also hard to believe that a lot of places are still battling 90 degree temps (like myself) when it's fall. In today's post I'm sharing a great outfit from Nordstrom that is appropriate no matter what your weather is. This ruffle cold shoulder shift dress is so darn comfortable and looks great all by itself or layered.
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"""Script to migrate the meta.yaml files

Script to migrate the meta.yaml files when the schema changes. Edit
the callback function at the bottom of the file.

"""

import os
import glob

# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
from toolz.curried import pipe, valmap, itemmap, do, map
import yaml

from simulations import get_path, read_yaml

def migrate(func):
    """Migrate the meta.yaml files using a callback function.

    This function reads and writes to the meta.yaml files.

    Args:
      func: the callback function which takes the YAML dictionary and
        returns a new dictionary

    Returns:
      a dictionary with file names as keys and values as dictionaries
      of the updated YAML data.
    """
    return pipe(
        get_yaml_data(),
        dict,
        valmap(func),
        do(itemmap(lambda x: write_yaml_data(*x)))
    )

def get_yaml_data():
    """Read the meta.yaml files

    Returns:
      a dictionary with keys as the file paths and values as
      dictionaries of YAML data
    """
    return pipe(
        os.path.join(get_path(), 'simulations/*/meta.y*ml'),
        glob.glob,
        sorted,
        map(lambda path_: (path_, read_yaml(path_)))
    )

def write_yaml_data(filepath, data):
    """Write data to YAML file

    Args:
      filepath: the path to the YAML file
      data: a dictionary to write to the YAML file

    """
    with open(filepath, 'w') as stream:
        yaml.safe_dump(data, stream, default_flow_style=False, indent=2)
    return (filepath, data)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    def migrate_f(data):
        """Migrate function
        """
        if 'github_id' in data['metadata']:
            data['metadata']['author']['github_id'] = \
                data['metadata']['github_id']
            del data['metadata']['github_id']
        if 'email' in data['metadata']:
            data['metadata']['author']['email'] = data['metadata']['email']
            del data['metadata']['email']
        if 'details' in data['metadata']['hardware']:
            del data['metadata']['hardware']['details']
        if 'details' in data['metadata']['implementation']:
            del data['metadata']['implementation']['details']
        if 'end_condition' in data['metadata']['implementation']:
            del data['metadata']['implementation']['end_condition']
        if 'software' in data['metadata']:
            data['metadata']['implementation']['name'] = \
                data['metadata']['software']['name']
            del data['metadata']['software']
        data['metadata']['hardware']['acc_architecture'] = 'none'
        if 'architecture' in data['metadata']['hardware']:
            data['metadata']['hardware']['cpu_architecture'] = \
                data['metadata']['hardware']['architecture']
            del data['metadata']['hardware']['architecture']
        if 'container_url' not in data['metadata']['implementation']:
            data['metadata']['implementation']['container_url'] = ''
        if 'nodes' not in data['metadata']['hardware']:
            data['metadata']['hardware']['nodes'] = 1
        if 'clock_rate' not in data['metadata']['hardware']:
            data['metadata']['hardware']['clock_rate'] = 0
        if 'cpu_architecture' not in data['metadata']['hardware']:
            data['metadata']['hardware']['cpu_architecture'] = 'x86_64'
        return data

    migrate(migrate_f)

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For the past year, various ETF-projects have been failing to receive the green light from American regulators. And despite the bullish ambitions of twin-entrepreneurs Winklevoss concerning bitcoin-ETF the situation is expected to remain unchanged. At least, that's what Brian Kelly, a regular contributor to CNBC, as well as cyber money entrepreneur, believes.
In a conversation with Cointelegraph's rep at the recent Crypto Finance Conference in Switzerland, Brian Kelly touched upon the future of cryptos and ETFs in 2019. Concerning the latter, he claimed that a bitcoin ETF is unlikely to get approval from the SEC.
In particular, the crypto entrepreneur said that there is «no shot» for BTC ETF's approval by the American government. Meantime, in the crypto-community, the green light for such an investment fund is highly anticipated. Many crypto-experts believe that bitcoin ETFs will allow funds of significant institutional investors to flow into the market.
Within the last year, the SEC received many applications for BTC ETFs from different actors. Among them, there were Winklevoss brothers. However, none of them was approved.
Kelly explained that in the foreseeable future the agency will not change its hardline stance on such ETFs due to many unresolved issues. The latter, as the expert predicted, might be solved not earlier than within a year.
Interestingly, last year summer Kelly forecasted that the approval of the BTC ETF would not occur earlier than in this year's February. The expert said that the bitcoin futures market was not developed enough — the notion earlier expressed by the SEC. In spite of this, Kelly back then admitted that this market was evolving fast.
Talking about the future of the cyber-money industry in general, CNBC's contributor forecasted that this year will be better for the market than the previous.
The expert claimed the bearish period will soon come to an end. However, we should expect another fall in the market. Kelly added that primarily in 2019 the focus will be on such currencies as BTC, LTC and some others. Moreover, Kelly said, bitcoin will see a higher level of adoption among most popular investors.
«We are starting to see some global macro players use Bitcoin as an alternative to their gold position, or as a way to hedge against fiat currency fluctuations and volatility," asserted the analyst.
Kelly concluded his account by stating that the world will go through another financial crisis, different from the one we saw a decade ago. Yet, believes he, it would be a great chance for cyber-coins to become a practical alternative to public currencies. It is important to note that the first crypto — bitcoin — allegedly was created after the 2008 collapse as a challenge to the existing financial and banking systems.


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Richard William "Dickie" Thon (born June 20, 1958 in South Bend, Indiana ) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball. Thon was raised in Puerto Rico after spending only the first two weeks of his life in Indiana where his father had just completed a bachelor's degree at the University of Notre Dame . He was signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent on November 23, 1975 while in high school in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. During his 15-year career, Thon spent two seasons with the Angels (1979-1980), seven seasons with the Houston Astros (1981-1987), one season with the San Diego Padres (1988), three seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (1989-1991), one season with the Texas Rangers (1992), and finished his career with the Milwaukee Brewers (1993).
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Bringing Hildegard back
by Retta Blaney
Linn Maxwell portrays Hildegard of Bingen. (Sue Fischer)
NEW YORK -- Many actors talk about their work as a calling. Few, if any, feel that call came from someone who died 900 years ago. But Linn Maxwell does.
She has no recollection of how she first heard of Hildegard of Bingen, the 12th-century German abbess and writer. She only knows she couldn't say no to her. "I'm convinced Hildegard stayed on my case," she says. "I didn't choose to do it. She chose me."
With that unlikely prompting, Maxwell has written a one-woman play, "Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light," with which she tours. On a sunny November afternoon when temperatures in New York City hit the upper 60s, Maxwell, 65, sat in the garden of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration and shared her story -- how this 21st-century woman bonded with the 12th-century mystic who preached salvation, but also practiced holistic healing and viriditas, her name for nature's green life force that nurtures us.
"I had done two or three one-woman plays that included singing," said Maxwell, who has sung opera throughout the United States and in 25 foreign countries and has appeared in cabarets and other writers' one-woman plays. "It's the genre I like best. Hildegard wrote close to 75 songs. I felt I could portray her."
A mezzo soprano who had performed with an early music ensemble, she was familiar with ancient hymns.
She began researching Hildegard's life. She made two visits to Bingen, Germany, where she stayed in the hotel that has been built on the site of Hildegard's own convent, destroyed in the 1600s by the Swedes.
Hildegard, whom many consider to be one of the most important figures of the Middle Ages, had been in charge of the abbey project from the beginning and Maxwell believes she wants to be heard today. She also read biographies and drew as much of the script as she could from the nearly 400 letters to or from Hildegard that still exist.
"I had to put her words in my mouth," Maxwell says.
What has developed is a 70-minute show in which Maxwell, as Hildegard, shares anecdotes and talks directly to the audience, eliminating the "fourth wall," that invisible barrier between performer and audience. Clad in a habit made of layers of black chiffon that give it an ethereal illusion, and a lovely bodice of scalloped French woolen white lace, Maxwell lets Hildegard speak.
"I became quite well known during my lifetime," she tells the audience, employing wry humor frequently. "Certainly not by being well-behaved or obedient."
And Hildegard explains why she is there.
"I came back to reassure you that the light you are seeking is already in you and it longs to shine forth."
Maxwell not only sings seven of Hildegard's songs, she also accompanies herself on two psalteries, the organistrum, and Anglo-Saxon and medieval harps, instruments she learned to play for the show, which she has been developing for close to two years. Before each performance, she prays to be open to God's promptings.
"I pray that God will use me however he will want and for me to reach whatever needs people in the audience have."
Erv Raible, the show's director, said audiences have been quite receptive. "It hits home immediately," he said, adding that for a woman in her day, Hildegard "had a lot of chutzpah."
In a review of the play, John Hoglund wrote: "This is one of the most original and historically captivating pieces of art to emerge in many moons from a cabaret-theater artist. It's opera. It's theater. Mostly, it's unique in the truest sense of the word."
Maxwell has been invited by the International Hildegard Society to perform the show next May at the International Medieval Congress at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.
Hildegard's life has definitely hit home with Maxwell, who was raised in an evangelical home, was an Episcopalian for a while as an adult and now follows her husband of 20 years in worshiping in the Methodist tradition in Alto, Mich., where they live.
"I've learned that when God speaks to you, you may not want to be out there, you may not want to go, but you've got to go forth," she says.
Her show makes it clear that Hildegard, in her own quest to do God's will, became a woman who wasn't afraid to confront authorities when she felt something was amiss.
"I wrote back to the pope and told him he should work harder to try to reform the church," Hildegard tells her listeners, much to the delight of the audience.
In this regard, as well as in her concern for the environment and interest in holistic healing with plants, Hildegard has a message that may be even timelier today, Maxwell says.
"That message is so contemporary, with corruption in the church. We know we need to be open to cleaning out the church."
Hildegard was a woman with a deep inner life that she creatively expressed in many forms. She was caught between a patriarchal institution and her recognition of the divinity of all creation, anticipating by many centuries the dilemma of our own time.
Asked if she thinks Hildegard would support women's ordination, Maxwell lets out a heartfelt "Oh! She went on four preaching tours. She was doing it anyway. She would heartily approve."
Retta Blaney is the author of Working on the Inside: The Spiritual Life through the Eyes of Actors. Her blog, Life Upon the Sacred Stage (uponthesacredstage.blogspot.com), features news, reviews and insights into the worlds of faith and the performing arts.
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Best Oysters on the Central Coast... Flaherty's Oyster Bar serves a wide variety of FRESH oysters prepared just the way you like them.
You can order from the full restaurant menu while at the Oyster Bar.
Oysters at Flaherty's are delivered fresh every day, brought in from the cold waters off British Columbia, California, Washington State and the East Coast.
On most days we have fresh Kumomoto oysters – the world's finest oyster, as well as the Hama's which can come in various different sizes, and the very popular Blue Point oyster. Need a quick education in oysters or want to compare varieties, Flaherty's Seafood & Oyster Bar is the place.
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Q: latin1 to utf8 conversion issue I have problem with conversion from latin1 to utf8
I have got 2 databases, first is in latin1 second in utf8
Example:
select * from latin1_db gives
"SPÓŁDZIELNIA PRODUCENTÓW TRZODY ODRODZENIE BOBROWNIKI  WĄGROWIEC"
but when i insert to utf8 db it becomes
"SPÓ?DZIELNIA PRODUCENTÓW TRZODY ODRODZENIEBOBROWNIKI W?GROWIEC"
how to make that both string will be same
i was using
$str=utf8_encode($str);
$str=Encoding::fixUTF8($str);

and
iconv

but result was not good.

A: You have to set the database connection encoding with
SET NAMES utf-8

as an sql query. You don't provide the code with the database request, so i cannot update your code to illustrate what i mean. With PDO it should be
$pdo = new PDO(
    'mysql:host=yourdbhost;dbname=yourdbname',
    'username',
    'password',
    array(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET NAMES utf8")
);

A: Set database connection encoding to UTF-8.
Also have a look at this answer: Convert utf8-characters to iso-88591 and back in PHP.
mb_convert_encoding();

Might be useful for you.

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Apple has made Pages, Numbers, and Keynote accessible to users on all platforms through iCloud Beta, eliminating the need to own an Apple device. As of last night, anyone who has an Apple ID can access the apps by logging into beta.icloud.com.
Such customer accounts come with 1 GB of data storage, which is enough to store files created using Apple's productivity software.
So, if you are using Windows or Android, you can access the iCloud beta website, where, at the top of the page, you'll get a notification inviting users with non-Apple hardware to create an Apple ID and start using the software trio.
After creating an Apple ID, users will be welcomed by four icons: Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and Settings. Although currently limited to the iCloud Beta website, the move suggests that Apple will likely rollout the feature to the official iCloud site in the future.
Apple integrated its iWork suite apps into iCloud in 2013. Since then, the company has been polishing the apps, adding features such as interactive charts, expanded language support, and more.


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As enterprises move to more interconnected environments and, basically, rely more on third party for basic services, protecting critical data has become more complex and more challenging than ever before.
SAP customers are now presenting with more options to move their environments to third party providers. This is done to either cut costs, or increase performance where it has lacked before.
One of the 'newish' providers of SAP cloud services is SAP, itself. With the introduction ( and rapid growth ) of the SAP Cloud Platform, SAP is an option for enterprises seeking the benefits of utilizing a cloud environment.
How is your data and application secured in the cloud?
Understand how the cloud provide both secures your application and the data within the application. It is import to understand that security 'access' to applications is different than securing the data itself.
You should expect to retain end-to-end, lifecycle control over how your data flows and how it is physically stored. When data is created, there should be a customer-controlled system for capturing the content. During the midlife of the content, controls are needed to capture the edits and changes made by various authorized users. And at the end of the lifecycle, controls are needed to ensure that the content is properly archived or wiped (destroyed).
Be sure you know how your cloud provider responds to security incidents. While some cloud providers might not provide incident response services, you may be able to acquire these services from a third party, including a different cloud provider.
How do cloud applications connect to your backend ( on premise ) enterprise applications?
Ideally the cloud applications should integrate to backend systems via a VPN application. The communication between the cloud and backend needs to be, both authenticated and encrypted.
SAP has an advantage over other provides in that it provides the SAP Cloud Connector. The SAP CC is a VPN application which securely connects backend SAP systems to the SAP Cloud Platform. It is able to do this without openning ports in existing firewalls.
What geography are the cloud data centers located in?
Be cognizant of that fact that cloud provides do have physical locations where your data is stored. ( No they are not really floating in the sky ! ). If you are concerned with privacy laws in specific locations, make sure that your provider allows you to host your applications in specific geographic locations,.
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The perfect man ignores self; the Devine man ignores achievement; the true sage ignores reputation.
It is one of Taoist said and I think it's fairly fit for nowadays world. Badges of rank and honor are things that are accidentally loaned to him for a period. They are not belonging to you, so they can not accompany you for ever. We will fell complacent when you are honored. And we will feel depressed when we lose it. The strain of mind will worry with all the emotions. At last, we weary out.
Honor to us is just what the money to businessman who is curvet money with feral, growling, and tearing hunger. We can not refuse them when they are loaned to us, nor can we keep them when they are taken away from you. So if the vulgar like flares shining to flatter us, we seem to be happy. In fact, we are not only dim, but also lose the unrefined tastes. If we are among vulgar ourselves, there will be no place is for us own standing. Then well be assimilated.
But I do not mean we should lose the ability to judge right and wrong. Ignoring reputation doesn't mean choose to become infamous. First, we are human. We live to associate with others. In order to survive, we have to deal with trivial things, like bargaining, living, and eating. If all the people sacrifice others' interests for our own profits, we ourselves can not deal with social life either. Then we'll degenerate into savage.
So what shall we do? Suggest that we should distinguish between essence and superficialities, and understand what is true honor and shame.
If we merely took refuge in the bodies of hogs to escape from difficulties, we will lose our value. Thinking that we are living in security, unawareness the coming danger that one butcher may come to lay hay under the hog and set fire to singe the pig, we are corrupted. We not only lose our self, but also partly died.
Thus it is that when spirit excels the body, form is forgotten. We forget ourselves and find ourselves in harmony with nature. When yin and yang meets, four seasons begin, and we are born to death and revive again.


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Der Dundas Square (offiziell: Yonge-Dundas Square) ist ein öffentlicher Platz in der Innenstadt Torontos. Er liegt in der südöstlichen Ecke der Kreuzung zwischen der Dundas Street und der Yonge Street und wurde im November 2002 eröffnet. Aufgrund der Biegung durch die Dundas Street hat der Platz die Form eines Fünfecks. Der Platz wurde von dem Architektenbüro Brown + Storey entworfen und liegt am nördlichen Ende des Eaton Centre. Jährlich wird der Platz von 56 Millionen Menschen frequentiert und gehört damit zu den belebtesten Orten Kanadas.

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Love is about adding of faith, hope and trust into our process of life. It represents the universal backup plan for what we wish to experience. In all cases this is just a place called home. How many people can say "I am finally where I want to be." Not many, right? Yet we are our own gatekeepers. Are you ready to accept what is and enter home? Do you love?
On a boat somewhere in the Ocean between Bali and Indonesia I had an intense awakening. We were trapped in a storm. Our boat was full of water and it kept on coming. People were up in the air, arguing who could have prevented this to happen. But I looked inside. For a moment I completely disconnected from any meaning I could give to what happened, what´s going on or what will be. And so I was able to finally hear what my heart wants me to know.
All in existence is energy and I am a part of it.
To feel at home again I understood the importance of gratitude. Now I stop time and reset the storylines by feeling grateful for what is already in sight.
The reason we don´t thank ourselves enough is that we feel like we are not worth it. I was terrified of looking into myself for a long while. But true unconditional love is a process of complete appreciation to self and others.
When we first start to apply faith to our thoughts patterns and actions it seems like it does not work. We might feel hopeless at times or like all is against us. Bit don't worry. Start to meditate. Focus on your breath. You are beautiful just the way you are.
Learn how to let go of resistance by accepting what is. Het neutral. You will start to feel like all is where it needs to be and whatever comes is for the higher good of all. That's amazing!
Focus on adding value to the pool of information on Earth. We need your love. Witness how your positive contribution makes other people smile. Be happy while you're alive!
Share what you want to express. It's okay to be different and it´s okay to make mistakes because all is perfectly well and exactly where it needs to be. There is no right or wrong. One has to have faith and strong intention for it sets the tone of the next arrival. Feel safe. The Universe is infinite. All you ever wanted was already yours, even before you started loving it.
Through faith in unconditional love I realized the merge of the unity. Everything is already accomplished. Now we just need to do what we need to do. Sometimes that is a difficult road, and sometimes it is a beautiful garden. Either way, the ground on where we stand, the sky in which we look, all is us and all looks right back at us. There is no time, just intention and focus.
So, what will you decide to do now? It will continue on forever. Take time and space to look within and find what wants to shine by doing a reality check.
If that´s a person or circumstance than change.
Only you can make your dream come true. Even if that's just a rainy sunday afternoon with a cup of warm mint tea and cuddles from a bunch of puppies. Whatever it is, enjoy life! It is yours to celebrate now!
I know for a fact that we are loved forever and ever nomatter what!
Nomatter what or who we choose to be.
Allow yourself to shine for that´s how you will come home. Right into the heart.
Until then enjoy your journey. Life is a miracle and a gift. You are beautiful. Thank you for existing. We are here with you forever. I promise.


Place of Birth: Romford, Essex, England, U.K.
Dave Gahan is an English singer and songwriter. He is the vocalist of English band Depeche Mode. Martin Gore is also a member of the band.
Dave is the son of Sylvia Ruth (Bayliss) and Leonard William Frederick "Len" Callcott. Gahan is his stepfather's surname. Dave was raised thinking that his mother's second husband, Jack Gahan, was his biological father.
Dave is married to Jennifer Sklias. He has two children, including one with Jennifer. Dave is a convert to the Greek Orthodox religion.
Dave's paternal grandfather was Hugh Leonard Hope Callcott (the son of John Joseph Henry Hope Callcott and Grace Fredrica Lee). Hugh was born in Strait Settlement, Singapore. John was born in India, the son of John Hope Callcott and Mary. Grace was born in Gampola, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), the daughter of Charles Lee and Mary.
Dave's paternal grandmother was named Winifred M. Wilson.
Hugh was the son of John Joseph Henry Hope Callcott and Grace Fredrica Lee. John was born in India, the son of John Hope Callcott and Mary. Grace was born in Gampola, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), the daughter of Charles Lee and Mary.
so are his ancestors nothing more than British?
His father's second middle name is Frederick.
His paternal grandparents were Hugh Leonard Hope Callcott and Winifred M. Wilson. Hugh was born in Strait Settlement, Singapore.


The children in this Thanksgiving book are thankful for playdates, dress-up hats, piggyback rides, puddles and all the things that your preschooler might be thankful for, too. Most of all, they are thankful for their family. A simple rhyming book that your preschooler will be able to relate to. I also love the illustrations in this book. I love the illustrations in this book, too, so rich and full of detail.
Thanksgiving poems that are cute, clever and probably easy enough to read that your early reader might be able to tackle them on their own. Poems are also great for early readers because the rhyming helps them predict/figure out what unknown words might be and poems aren't usually long and cumbersome. It takes a lot of energy and concentration to figure out all of those words when children are first beginning to read, so poems are a great way to practice reading and fluency with something short that won't tucker them out too fast. A sense of accomplishment is something you always want to strive for with early readers and poems are a great way to achieve that goal.
Dee donates a can of peas to her school's food drive and it turns out that her class is going to get to go help serve a Thanksgiving meal at the same place where all of their donated food went. While she is there Dee saves the day by making her "famous" vegetable medley dish and she also makes a friend. This is a great way to show children that donating food is important and that is does actually go somewhere and get used by others. This book would be such a great springboard for some great discussions.
If you have a little history buff in your house, then they will love this historical fiction that tells how Abraham Lincoln pardoned the first turkey because his son, Tad, mistakenly had thought it was a pet and had grown so attached to it that he couldn't bare to see it on their Thanksgiving table. It all ends well and they end up having ham and chicken instead.
When our youngest was in first grade last year they did an in depth study of the first Thanksgiving feast. He was basically obsessed with the Wampanoag, the pilgrims…the whole deal. So when I saw this book at the library I knew he would love it. It is great because it has a simple rhyming story that goes along with the fantastic illustrations, but it also has in-depth information for those that want to read more.
Do you have a tradition in your house that doesn't follow the norm? Tuyet is very worried that her family is not celebrating Thanksgiving the way you're "supposed" to and it bothers her so much that she is ready and willing so spend her allowance money to make sure her family has a turkey at Thanksgiving. Once her family's Thanksgiving duck starts cooking and the house is filled with the familiar smells of wonderful cooking she is familiar with, her need for a turkey fades away. Even better, when she returns to school the next week she realizes that her family isn't the only family who didn't eat a turkey…there are many ways to celebrate Thanksgiving.
This story follows a family on Thanksgiving day as they get ready for their feast, watch parades on TV, play in the leaves, take food to elderly neighbors and enjoy dinner at home with their family. This Thanksgiving book is a fun reminder about being thankful for our blessings including our wonderful friends, neighbors and family members. This would be a good book for children to use to start thinking about what they are thankful for.
The firefighters are trying to make their Thanksgiving dinner, but they have to keep leaving to go fight fires. At the end of the day after coming and going and coming and going many times, they arrive back at the fire station to find that some very nice people have brought all of the firefighters a Thanksgiving dinner. If you have a little one that loves firefighters, then this is the perfect Thanksgiving book for your family.
Gilbert's morning starts off with him waking up late, going to school with toothpaste all over his shirt, missing breakfast and getting to school late so that there is only one person left to be his partner on their field trip…Philip…Philip the tattle tale. Gilbert tries to lose Philip on their field trip and winds up getting himself locked in the bathroom. Guess who comes to his rescue? That's right, Philip. It turns out that Gilbert ends up being thankful for Philip on his Thanksgiving-themed field trip and Gilbert also finds out that Philip can be a pretty good friend.


Electric scooters are one of the best investments for people with disabilities and the elderly who struggle to get from one place to another. They have revolutionized how people with mobility difficulties move around both indoors and outdoors. The different models of disability scooters get new and better features each year, making them safer and more efficient. But before deciding to purchase a new one, it might be better to consider looking at secondhand models. This can help save a significant amount of money while still getting the same features and benefits of a brand new model.
Mobility scooters offer numerous features for the safety and convenience of users. They typically come with a single seat. A handlebar or steering wheel is used to maneuver the device. The different models may also be electric, gas-powered or battery-operated. Those that use batteries can travel great distances at a single charge. The charging sockets are usually located at the base of the scooter, and the user can still sit on it while the battery charges.
Some models come with enhanced features. For instance, higher end models have reclining seats. These are great for when the user wants to take a quick nap. A basket may also be attached to the front of the handlebar or at the back of the seat. This can be used to store personal items or to hold grocery bags. Of course, all types come with safety features including seatbelts, rear and side mirrors, horns and bumpers.
The type of disability scooter to choose depends on the needs of the user. A 3-wheeled scooter is a great choice because of its versatility. It can be used either indoors or outdoors. But if the motorized scooter will be used on rough or uneven terrain, a 4-wheeled scooter is a better choice. The added stability makes for a more comfortable and safer ride.
Mobility scooters are usually covered by insurance companies. This is the reason why it is a must to get a prescription. These devices have high price tags, so it would definitely help if the insurance provider can cover the full, or at least a part, of the total cost.
If budget is an issue, it is a good idea to look at used disability scooters. There are plenty of places online where secondhand scooters are being sold. With enough patience, it%u2019s possible to stumble upon a mobility scooter that is in mint condition. There are models that have been used for a very short time. For instance, many sell their disability scooter after recovering fully from a personal injury that took away their ability to walk for a certain period of time.
There's no reason not to consider buying a secondhand motorized scooter. There are plenty of electric scooters sold online that have been used very briefly. Finding a scooter with little wear and tear can prove to be a fantastic deal. Do not make the hasty decision of purchasing a brand new model. Weigh all available options and see whether a used electric scooter can satisfy the needs of the user.


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Samsung's Galaxy S9 was a perfectly solid but boring device. New details from a trusted source suggest the Galaxy S10 will be anything but.
A reliable source reached out to TechnoBuffalo to shed light on Samsung's upcoming flagship, revealing the company is planning to introduce a version that features a triple camera setup, confirming a report from earlier this year. Additionally, the Korean company is also gearing up to release three different models, including one that's aimed at more budget-conscious consumers.
According to our source, who has provided accurate information to TechnoBuffalo in the past, all three devices are expected to feature a 12MP wide-angle lens (78-degree FOV) and a 16MP super wide-angle lens (123-degree FOV). The Galaxy S10 Plus will be the only model to feature a third 13MP telephoto lens (45-degree FOV). Like the Galaxy S9, all three Galaxy S10 models will support Samsung's dual aperture (f/1.5 and f/2.4) technology.
Samsung will likely utilize the triple camera setup by combining the image data from all three sensors for improved clarity and light performance.
Additionally, the Galaxy S10 Plus model is said to come equipped with optical image stabilization in the wide-angle and telephoto lenses, just like we saw from the S9 Plus and Note 9. Previously, the Galaxy S9 featured a single 12MP sensor, while Samsung's Galaxy S9 Plus came equipped with two 12MP sensors, one a wide-angle lens and the other a telephoto lens.
The inclusion of a triple camera setup signals a big shift for Samsung as the company looks to regain its footing against increasingly strong competition. Unfortunately, although Samsung is said to be testing an S10 model with an embedded fingerprint sensor, our source claims the technology won't make it into next year's device, contradicting an earlier report. Instead, the fingerprint sensor will likely remain on the rear of the device.
Finally, our source revealed the display sizes we can expect from the three different Galaxy S10 models: the budget model will feature a 5.8-inch display; the mainstream model a 6.1-inch display; and the plus model a 6.4-inch display.
Our source warned Samsung's plans for the Galaxy S10 could change between now and next year, though these reports have been circulating since this summer. As of now, it looks like Samsung is planning to introduce three Galaxy S10 models, keeping pace with what Apple plans to do at its iPhone event on September 12.


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This awe-inspiring Imperial-era capital has it all... monuments and public buildings to inspire, parks to relax in, a wide river to cool off by... and a pulsating nightlife to rival anything the old 'west' can offer. Visit Budapest and discover not one but two cities with culture and civility at their core.
Budapest is no stranger to magnificence, and its leading hotels are suitably grand. The 359-room Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest (Erzsebet ter 7-8) offers five-star luxury close to the sweeping vistas of the Danube River, while the even better positioned Four Seasons Gresham Palace (Szechenyi Istvan ter 5-6) has a location right in front of the Chain Bridge. The still-fresh, three-star Bo18 Hotel Superior (Vajdahunyad utca 18) has drawn plaudits since opening in 2011, while for those on a budget, Yep! Hostel (Wesselenyi utca 13) provides simple accommodation units on the Pest side of the river.
There's much for shoppers to enjoy in Budapest, with a surplus of folk art souvenirs (some of them of an excellent quality, others markedly less so), a good supply of market halls and some genuinely high-end outlets. For the latter, Andrassy ut (avenue) and the cafe-thronged Vaci utca are both good for big-name brands and designer labels, as is Deak Ferenc utca, often referred to as 'Fashion Street'. There are plenty of good markets, with the fresh food and tourist souvenirs of Nagycsarnok (Fovam ter) helping to make it the largest indoor market hall in Budapest. For first-rate antiques, meanwhile, there's no better street than Falk Mitsa utca.
Hungarian food is traditionally homely and filling rather than gourmet - think goulash, paprika stew or dumplings - but this fact doesn't prevent Budapest from offering some excellent places to eat. Among the most notable restaurants are Onyx (Vorosmarty ter 7-8), where the stylish decor is matched by a modern menu (veal tenderloin with tuna tataki, anyone?) and the defiantly lavish Arany Kaviar (Ostrom utca 19), which specialises in, yes, caviar. For something more authentically Budapestian, the city's best cafes are an excellent bet, with the likes of Ruszwurm (Szentharomsag utca 7) serving up warming helpings of coffee and cake in old-world surrounds.
The famous literary festival on the Wales-England border has held an edition in Budapest since 2012, hosting a wide range of readings and debates from an international range of writers, novelists, poets and speakers.
A 10-day-long music and dance festival with a focus on both Hungarian folk arts and Budapest's multiculturalism, the Danube Carnival draws hundreds of artists and performers from around a dozen different countries.
Only in existence since 2011, this four-day festival has already earned a sterling reputation among beer lovers. Visitors can choose from some 200 brews, and its grand setting in Buda Castle only adds to the occasion.
Held across three months and making use of the picturesque open-air stage on Margaret Island - as well as a number of other venues - the Budapest Summer Festival combines opera, ballet, world music, exhibitions and orchestras.
The Formula One circus comes to town once a year, with the race at the Hungaroring (a short drive from Budapest) established as a mainstay of the Grand Prix Calendar since the 1980s. Qualifying takes place on the track before the day of the race itself.