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Kostel svatého Sulpicia (francouzsky Église Saint-Sulpice) je katolický farní kostel v 6. obvodu v Paříži, který se nachází na náměstí Place Saint-Sulpice. Je zasvěcen sv. Sulpiciovi Piovi, zemřelému v roce 647. Výstavba probíhala v letech 1646-1870. Od roku 1915 je chráněn jako historická památka.

Historie
O předchozích stavbách, které zde stály před vybudováním kostela, není mnoho zpráv. V roce 1724 byl objeven náhrobek z 10. století pocházející ze hřbitova u zdejší kaple. Na místě kaple stál od 12. do 14. století nový kostel, který byl rozšířen o loď za Františka I. a o tři kaple v roce 1614. Tím, jak se zvyšoval počet obyvatel na předměstí Saint-Germain-des-Prés, bylo třeba postavit větší kostel. Kromě toho původní kostel byl již ve velmi špatném stavu. V roce 1643 bylo proto předneseno postavit nový kostel.

Na přestavbě kostela začal v roce 1645 pracovat architekt Christophe Gamard (†1654) a v roce 1646 byl položen základní kámen. Protože však zahájená stavba nebyla považována za dostatečnou, byl v roce 1655 položen nový základní kámen za účasti královny Anny Rakouské a Gamardův projekt přepracovali architekti Daniel Gittard (1625-1686) a Louis Le Vau (1612-1670). Chór byl dokončen a vysvěcen na konci roku 1673, ale práce byly zastaveny necelé dva roky později pro nedostatek finančních prostředků. Poté stavba pokračovala v roce 1718 a vedl ji Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742), který dokončil loď a transept.

Průčelí v klasickém stylu navrhl v roce 1732 původem italský architekt Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni (1695-1766) a jeho projekt zahrnoval i vytvoření velkého půlkruhového náměstí před kostelem. K tomu ovšem nedošlo, neboť k němu bylo zapotřebí získat rozsáhlé pozemky a zbořit okolní domy.

V roce 1770 byl pověřen architekt Oudot de Maclaurin dokončit obě věže, které již několik let stály. Jeho návrh však nebyl přijat a proto severní věž rekonstruoval Jean-François Chalgrin. Po dokončení v roce 1781 se věž stala jednou z největších zvonic v hlavním městě. Jižní věž zůstala dodnes nedokončena.

Za Velké francouzské revoluce byl kostel přeměněn na Chrám Rozumu a během Direktoria se z něj stalo skladiště krmiva a později taneční sál. V té době fyzik Claude Chappe instaloval v každé věži optický telegraf, který komunikoval s Fontenay-aux-Roses a Villejuif.

Výstavba kostela poté pokračovala a byla definitivně dokončena v roce 1870. V roce 1871 byla nicméně severní věž poškozena granáty během prusko-francouzské války.

Na konci 20. století byly zahájeny rozsáhlé restaurátorské práce. Renovované průčelí kostela je opět vidět od roku 2011.

Dne 17. března 2019 došlo k požáru kostela, který se rozšířil na vitráže nade dveřmi. Při požáru nebyl nikdo zraněn. Policie později potvrdila, že šlo o úmyslně založený požár.

Architektura

Exteriér
Kostel sv. Sulpicia orientovaný tradičně od západu na východ je se svými 120 m délky, 57 m šířky a 30 m výšky v centrální kupoli druhým největším kostelem v Paříži (po katedrále Notre Dame). Původní inspirací byl kostel Gesù v Římě, ovšem podíl několika architektů, změny v plánech a dlouhá výstavba způsobily smíšení různých architektonických stylů. Obdobnou architekturu mají i jiné pařížské kostely, např. kostel svatého Pavla a Ludvíka, kaple v Sorboně nebo částečně kostel svatého Rocha.

Soutěž na návrh západní fasády vyhrál v roce 1732 Giovanni Servandoni, navrhl průčelí pole vzoru katedrály svatého Pavla v Římě. Skládá se ze dvou mohutných portiků se sedmi arkádami, v přízemí s dórskými a nad nimi jónskými sloupy, do nichž jsou zakomponované obě věže vysoké kolem 70 m.

Obě věže se odlišují. Jižní věž vysokou 68 m navrhl architekt Oudot de Maclaurin; je zčásti osmiboká s obloukovými frontony. Naopak severní věž upravil Jean-François Chalgrin. Je zčásti čtyřboká s trojúhelníkovými frontony a je i vyšší (73 m). Obě věže jsou zakončeny balustrádou.

Interiér
Kněžiště kostela je velmi rozsáhlé a bylo vytvořeno podle plánů Daniela Gittarda. Je obklopeno sedmi arkádami, jejichž pilíře jsou zdobené mramorovými korintskými pilastry. Autorem hlavní lodi je Gilles-Marie Oppenord. Transept byl postaven v několika etapách. Severní část s portálem z let 1660-1678 je připisována Christophovi Gamardovi a jižní část s portálem vytvořil Gilles-Marie Oppenord v letech 1719-1745.

Kaple Panny Marie se nachází ve východní části budovy a vstupuje se do ní přes chórový ochoz. Její autorství se připisuje Christophovi Gamardovi a vznikla v letech 1660-1678. Kaple v barokním slohu obsahuje oltář zasvěcený Panně Marii a je zakončena rokokovou kupolí s freskou z roku 1732. Na zdech jsou nástěnné malby, jejichž autorem je malíř Charles André van Loo (1705-1765). V nice je mramorová socha Madony, kterou vytvořil sochař Jean-Baptiste Pigalle. Kaple je osvětlena dvěma okny s monogramem AM (Ave Maria).

Velké varhany postavil François-Henri Clicquot v letech 1776-1781, varhanní skříň navrhl architekt Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin. Varhany v roce 1862 restauroval a rozšířil Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. Varhany mají 102 rejstříky a asi 7 500 píšťal a jsou tak jedněmi z největších ve Francii. Na nástroj hráli významní varhaníci jako Charles-Marie Widor (1870-1933), Marcel Dupré (1934-1971) nebo Daniel Roth (od roku 1985). Varhanní skříň a její výzdoba je od roku 1905 chráněná jako historická památka, instrumentální část varhan je takto chráněná od roku 1978.

V severní části transeptu se nachází gnómón v podobě obelisku a mosazná páska vedoucí po podlaze kostela jižním směrem. Obelisk zde byl postaven v 18. století vědci z Pařížské observatoře na žádost místního faráře, který chtěl zjistit přesné datum jarní rovnodennosti a Velikonoc. Sluneční paprsky procházející v poledne přes čočku vsazenou v okně pak dopadají 21. března na vyznačenou pásku.

Kazatelna byla vytvořena z dubového dřeva a mramoru v roce 1788 podle návrhů Charlese de Wailly. V současnosti se již nepoužívá pro kázání, kněz čte ze čtecího pultíku u oltáře. Kazatelna je zdobena různými symboly:
 dvě sochy z pozlaceného lipového dřeva, levá drží kalich (symbol víry) a pravá kotvu (symbol naděje)
 Čtyři bronzové pozlacené reliéfy s postavami reprezentující evangelisty: lev (svatý Marek), býk (svatý Lukáš), anděl (svatý Matouš) a orel (svatý Jan)
 stříška nad kazatelnou je zakončená skupinou žen a dětí z pozlaceného dřeva představující milosrdenství, nad nimi je zlatá holubice s roztaženými křídly mezi světelnými paprsky symbolizující Ducha svatého

V kostele sv. Sulpicia se nachází mnoho uměleckých děl, mezi něž patří:
 Dvě lastury darované Františku I. Benátskou republikou umístěné na soklu od sochaře Jeana Baptista Pigalla (1714-1785).
 Sochy Krista na kříži (1735), Panny Marie a osmi apoštolů sochaře Edmée Bouchardona (1698-1762) umístěné kolem kněžiště
 Dřevěné sochy ve stylu Ludvíka XV. v sakristii (1735)
 Hrobka Jeana Baptista Josepha Langueta Gergy (1753), opata kláštera v Bernay (Eure) a zdejšího faráře
 Socha Panny Marie od Jeana Baptista Pigalla (1777) v kapli Panny Marie
 Freska Nanebevzetí Panny Marie od Françoise Lemoyna v kupoli kaple Panny Marie

 Fresky Delacroixe v kapli Andělů: Svatý Michael zabíjí draka, Vyhnání Heliodora z chrámu a Zápas Jákoba s andělem. Soubor maleb je od roku 1908 chráněn jako historická památka.
 Dvě fresky Victora Motteze (1809-1897) s námětem svatého Martina
 Čtyři fresky Émila Signola (1804-1892) v transeptu kostela
 Výzdoba kaple sv. Františka Xaverského (1859) od Jacquese Émila Lafona (1817-1886)

Kostel v literatuře
V literatuře se kostel poprvé objevuje v románu abbého Prévosta Manon Lescaut (1731).

Honoré de Balzac kostel zmiňuje ve dvou knihách. V díle Lesk a bída kurtyzán (1838-1843) zde abbé Herrera slouží mši a v románu Mše ateistova (1836) se v kostele chirurg Desplein seznamuje se svým žákem Horacem Bianchonem.

Rozsáhlé pasáže o kostele se vyskytují v románu Tam dole (1891) J. K. Huysmanse, neboť hlavní postavou je přímo zvoník kostela sv. Sulpicia.

Kostel sv. Sulpicia je jedním z míst děje románu Vzpoura andělů (1914), který napsal Anatole France.

Georges Perec ve svém díle Tentative d'épuisement d'un lieu parisien (1975) vypisuje všechny významné události, které se odehrály na náměstí Place Saint-Sulpice před kostelem.

Jean-Paul Kauffmann v knize Zápas s andělem (2001) na základě fresky Eugèna Delacroixe popisuje vznik malby i kostela.

Kostel sv. Sulpicia je jedním z míst, kde se odehrává román Šifra mistra Leonarda (2003) spisovatele Dana Browna. Hlavním objektem je zdejší gnómón, který má skrývat tajemství.

Odkazy

Reference

Související články
 Place Saint-Sulpice
 Fontána Saint-Sulpice

Externí odkazy

  Stránky farnosti
  Záznam v evidenci historických památek
  Popis varhan
  Popis gnómónu
  Virtuální prohlídka kostela

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Historické památky v 6. obvodu (Paříž)
Klasicistní stavby v Paříži
Barokní kostely v Paříži
Náboženské a církevní stavby v 6. obvodu (Paříž)
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Jim Thorpe Area School District » Departments » Athletics » News and Events
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LVHN Winter Sports Physicals
For the latest scores and schedule information, please go to Jimthorpeathletics.org
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Winter sports practices begin November 20th
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Winter Sports Spectator info
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Capacity limits for events at Penn Kidder Campus do not allow spectators to be able to attend at this time.
Events at Jim Thorpe Area High School will allow for 2 spectators per home athlete
Jim Thorpe Area HS Basketball players and Wrestlers will receive two (2) ticket vouchers that
will give each person the opportunity to purchase a ticket to attend the events.
Tickets to games played at Jim Thorpe Area HS will be $4.00 for Adults and $2.00 Students/Sr. Citizens.
These vouchers will be used for the entire season. Please hold on to the ticket vouchers for future home games.
No other spectators (visiting fans) will be allowed at this time. No other sports passes will be accepted.
(senior citizen, league passes, etc.).
Spectators will enter at the main entrance of the High School and will have their temperature checked.
Spectators must be wearing a mask to enter the building and at all times while in the building.
Spectators are expected to social distance
Spectators who live in the same house may sit together
Most schools are not able to allow visiting spectators due to capacity limits.
We will be live streaming as many games as possible on our Olympian Way You Tube Channel
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Most opponents will attempt to have live stream for as many events as possible.
The links will be posted on our twitter site once it becomes available.
Winter Sports physicals information:
Please share the message below with your coaches and families. This system is live now so they can start accessing this system immediately. The closest locations would be Palmerton or West End/Broadheadsville. Any site in the drop down can be chosen. Once people register online for a physical, someone from our offices will call them within 48 hours to schedule an appointment. They will need to bring the physical packet with them to their appointment, with as much information completed as possible.
If you have not gotten a call back you can call to set up an appointment . John 484-225-2934
As partners in healthcare with Jim Thorpe School District, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) and Coordinated Health, a part of LVHN, are committed to a safe return to athletic participation after COVID-19. We realize the unique challenges faced by families and school districts during this time and have teamed up with your school to keep our promise of delivering free, convenient physicals for all student-athletes.
Typically, physicals are provided at schools but with the influence of COVID-19, we will instead be offering free physicals at many of our convenient locations. These physicals will be done on an individual basis and appointments will be scheduled ahead of time. Appointments can be scheduled now and will run through the beginning of winter sports.
How does this benefit you, the athlete? Our updated system is:
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Safe. With strict cleaning and screening protocols in place, LVHN puts the safety of our patients first. Learn more.
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At LVHN and Coordinated Health, we're excited to get back to sports and can't wait to join our school partners for the thrill of another season. No matter what you need this season, we're here for you.

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PCF5: Cross-border Education Part 2
The Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning Wiki
A collaborative space to draft and talk about contributions to the Fifth Pan-Commonwealth Forum (PCF5)
Home | About | Governance, Conflict & Social Justice | Health | Livelihoods | Children & Youth | Cross-Cutting Themes
Title of session
Cross Border Education: Part 2
Session details
Room: Drama Studio 1
Session papers
ODL and Cross-Border Higher Education in the Commonwealth:Who is offering it, and why? Who is studying in this way, and why?
What are the key challenges and solutions? By Professor Ann Floyd, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.
Key Issues that arose in the session
1. Quality Assurance/Qualification Recognition/Accreditation
One of the problems with distance and open learning is that it is often considered to be second best in comparison to conventional education. It was suggested that this was due in part to the issues of quality assurance, qualification recognition and accreditation. These were core issues for each of the four discussion groups. To solve these problems, the following were suggested: •	The establishment of consistent programme entry and programme completion requirements between conventional and distance education programs •	The creation of strict quality standards for the establishment of open and distance education programmes in order to eradicate degree mills. This process should include a review of the content being delivered as well as a programme appraisal and review process. •	Public blacklisting of degree mills •	Ensure the acceptance of distance education certificates from countries within the region (at minimum) •	Ensure that textbooks use contain local content •	Establish regional consortiums to produce mutually agreeable criteria for distance learning
Content Relevance
Several groups made statements about the importance of making the content relevant to learners both within and external to the country of origin. Questions were raised as to the ability of distance education consumers to acquire content from developed countries and contextualize it as well as the difficulties involved in preparing content that was relevant to a variety of nations consuming cross border distance education. Comments were made questioning the ability of developing countries to provide the human resources and research needed to provide the contextualization of programmes. Participants decided that it would be easier to create a framework for courses which allowed for the addition of case studies or other modules in order to increase content relevance f or a variety of contexts. It was also decided that making content relevant to regions of the world instead of individual nations would be easier.
Suggestions for ways in which to contextualise distance education content included: •	Require students to perform assignments which related the course content to their own context •	Ensure that the needs of the consumer nations were clearly stated and being met in the content provided
Points for future action (Policy, recommendations, commitments etc.)
Create and publish common guidelines for open and distance education across the Commonwealth.
Provide facilitation and support for countries to establish regional consortiums for discussions on open learning.
Provide assistance for countries to make strategic plans for distance education including the selection of educational partners from both the public and private sectors.
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Ben LeClair
Bass BENJAMIN LeCLAIR has given over 150 performances as lead bass soloist at the Oldenburg State Theater in Germany. Notable during this engagement were role debuts as King Mark in Tristan und Isolde, Friar Laurence in Berlioz's Romeo et Juliette, and Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte. Further performances in Oldenburg included roles from his repertoire in The Barber of Seville, Così fan tutte, Eugene Onegin, and the solo turns in Mahler's 8th Symphony, among others. Recent highlights include a performance with Haymarket Opera at the Valletta Early Music Festival in Malta for a performance of Stradella's St. John the Baptist, the world premiere and recording of Two Cells by Marec Béla Steffens and Walter Steffens, and the Verdi Requiem with the Lake Houston Musical Arts Society. He has sung previously with the Santa Fe Opera, Reis National Opera in Holland, Austin Lyric Opera, Nasvhille Opera, North Carolina Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Opera Birmingham, Florentine Opera, St. Petersburg Opera and symphony orchestras in Knoxville, Indianapolis, South Dakota and Bangor, Maine among others. This is his third production at Summer Garden Opera: previously he sang Colline in La Bohème and Mephistofeles in Gounod's Faust. Ben is happy to return to perform along with his wife, Jan Cornelius. They have two children: Gwen and Gus, ages 4 and 2 respectively.
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Marie-Angélique Savané, nascuda com a Marie-Angélique Sagna, (Dakar, 2 de novembre de 1947) és una sociòloga i feminista senegalesa, que ha estat «una defensora extremadament activa de les reformes legals i socials a la societat senegalesa en nom de les dones», segons el Dictionary of African Biography. Se l'ha reconegut com una de les pioneres del feminisme a l'Àfrica.

Trajectòria
Nascuda en el bressol d'una família catòlica, va ser redactor en cap de la revista Famille et Développement ("Família i desenvolupament"), una publicació d'autoajuda de l'Àfrica subsahariana, entre 1974 i 1978. Durant el seu mandat, va traslladar la revista d'un punt de vista occidental a un punt de vista africà, «ajudant els africans a ajudar-se». Savané va treballar per a les Nacions Unides i durant molts anys com a consultora de diverses de les seves organitzacions. També va ser cofundadora de l'Associació de Dones Africanes per a la Recerca.

Vida personal
Està casada amb Landing Savané (nascut el 1945), un polític d'esquerra senegalès, secretari general del partit polític And-Jëf/Partit Africà per a la Democràcia i el Socialisme (And-Jëf/PADS). Són els pares del jugador de bàsquet professional Sitapha Savané.

Referències

Persones de Dakar
Sociòlegs
Feministes africans

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Kendra Preston Receives Society for American Music 2016 Sight and Sound Subvention and More
Musicologist and music theorist Kendra Preston Leonard (BM '95, Cello) is the winner of a Society for American Music 2016 Sight and Sound Subvention of up to $1000 for her collaborative project with the Silent Film Sound and Music Archive and pianist Ethan Uslan; a 2016 American Music Research Center Fellowship; and a 2016-2017 Harry Ransom Center Research Fellowship in the Humanities. The Silent Film Sound and Music Archive, which Ms. Leonard established and directs, is the recipient of a 2016 Grammy Foundation Preservation grant. The American Music Research Center Fellowship involves doing research at University of Colorado at Boulder in their two collections of silent film materials – the Alvin G. Layton Collection and the Hank Troy Collection – for a new project called "Music for the Cinematic Supernatural in the Era of Spiritualism." Ms. Leonard's recent and upcoming publications include Music for Silent Film: A Guide to North American Resources, A-R Editions and the Music Library Association Index and Bibliography Series, 2016; The Complete Songs of Louise Talma, CMS Sourcebooks, 2016; and articles in Borrowers and Lenders and Cerae. For full details, please visit www.kendraprestonleonard.com.
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More than five years later, little has changed: The Golinellis say they are still owed about $10,000, money they don't expect to ever see. Though police ultimately chose not to charge them (or their employer), the Golinellis' case highlights the exploitative underbelly of the construction industry in Texas, where workers' rights advocates say the state's undocumented workforce remain largely unprotected from wage theft and unsafe, potentially fatal working conditions.
The couple's story is highlighted in "Building the American Dream," a documentary that premiered last month at South by Southwest. In the film, undocumented workers in Texas talk about how their lives have been affected by an under-regulated industry, all while facing an uncertain future amid the Trump administration's ongoing immigration crackdown.
Wearing stickers bearing the film's title while walking around a Hilton in downtown Austin last month, Claudia and Alex told The Post, through an interpreter, that what's unfolding in Texas echoes the crippling fear felt by undocumented workers nationwide.
In Texas alone, there are nearly half a million undocumented construction workers, according to a 2013 study from the Workers Defense Project, an organization that advocates for immigrant workers, and the University of Texas at Austin. For years, the construction lobby and business associations have pushed back against increased regulation and lobbied Texas lawmakers to pass legislation limiting worker protections, says Juliet Barbara, the project's communications director.
Cristina Tzintzun, co-founder of the Workers Defense Project, said in the film that the group found one in five workers in Texas were denied payment, and that half of those cases involved undocumented contractors. There was also a darker side to what was unfolding with undocumented workers.
On July 19, 2015, Roendy Granillo started feeling sick while installing a hardwood floor at a home in Melissa, north of Dallas. When his family came to the United States from Mexico, Granillo, 25, was healthy and had dreams of starting a business with his father. Co-workers say Granillo, who had a dangerously high temperature, told his bosses he wasn't feeling well and asked for a water break around 10 a.m., but the contractor insisted he had to keep working. Later on that 97-degree day, Granillo died of heat stroke.
Granillo's death, which highlighted the fact that there's no state or federal law mandating that construction workers get regular rest, served as a catalyst for the city of Dallas passing an ordinance into law in December 2015 that requires 10-minute breaks for every four hours of work. Since then, Austin is the only other city in Texas to implement a rest-break law for the construction industry.
"I think it would have helped my brother if he got to say, 'Hey, I'm tired, I need a rest break,' " Granillo's sister, Jasmine, said in the documentary.
When she was a student at the University of Texas, filmmaker Chelsea Hernandez read about a scaffold collapse in 2009 that killed three workers during the construction of a luxury student condominium on campus. The moment at 21 Rio, where a one-bedroom apartment goes for nearly $2,000, never left Hernandez.
In their own fight for fairness, the Golinellis turned to the Workers Defense Project for help about two months after the encounter with police at the supermarket construction site. Eventually, the Texas Workforce Commission, a government agency for the state's employment matters, opened an investigation into their wage-theft claim.
In 2016, the commission found that the subcontractor was in violation of state labor laws. One day in October that year, the Golinellis received a check for $421. It was a small amount, but a step in the right direction. The tone of the night, however, would soon change.
"It does feel like 'Planet of the Apes,' where there is this kind of species that has to eliminate this other species in order to survive," she told The Post.
Alex says he hopes the film can show undocumented people that they belong in American society.
Though Claudia and Alex were able to recover $1,500 from a lien they filed, the employer has refused to pay, despite the Texas Workforce Commission ruling in the couple's favor, Barbara said.
The family continues to do electrical work to support their children, Francesca and Alessandro. Claudia said she knows whatever uneasiness they face from work or the government will be worth it to see her children succeed.


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Q: Issue with Request Post request with JSON file - getting 500 error I am trying to use a Flask API with the following code
import requests
import json

def sendpushoverapi(user, title, content, priority=0, url='', urltitle=''):
    posturl = 'http://192.168.1.96:5000/spo'
    myobj = {
        "user":user,
        "title":title,
        "message_content":content,
        "priority":priority,
        "url":url,
        "url_title":urltitle
    }

    myjsonobj = json.dumps(myobj)
    print(myjsonobj)
    x = requests.post(posturl, json=myjsonobj)

    print (x.text)

I am getting the following error from the API
<!doctype html>

<title>500 Internal Server Error</title>

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Either the server is overloaded or there is an error in the application.

However if I run this where I have basically copied out the output of the json.dumps element and created a new variable the call to the API works as expected.
import requests
import json

def sendpushoverapi(user, title, content, priority=0, url='', urltitle=''):
    posturl = 'http://192.168.1.96:5000/spo'
    myobj = {
        "user":user,
        "title":title,
        "message_content":content,
        "priority":priority,
        "url":url,
        "url_title":urltitle
    }

    myjsonobj = json.dumps(myobj)
    print(myjsonobj)
    myjsonobjcopiedandpasted={"user": "ux1h23gmy1zn78abr27aukcrpuscym", "title": "Postman Test", "message_content": "This is a test of the Postman API", "priority": "0", "url": "http://google.com", "url_title": "Google"}
    x = requests.post(posturl, json=myjsonobjcopiedandpasted)

    print (x.text)

I am a complete loss as to why it is seemingly falling over when the supplied JSON should be the same (as I have copied and pasted it from the console in the latter and it works).

A: I got to the bottom of it after much faffing.
Somehow the  myjsonobj = json.dumps(myobj) was re-encoding again so my json ended up full of slashes and extra ''
I just sent the request with json=myobj and it worked. I had thought I needed to convert the python library to JSON but it was already in the proper format.

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For the All-Star game, players were divided into teams with the National All-Stars made up of the South and West divisions and the American All-Stars coming from the North and East divisions. The National All-Stars took the win, 9-4 over the American All-Stars, in a game that featured a four-run first for the Nationals. After building a 9-2 lead, the Nationals would give up two more runs in the 5th before the pitching and defense took over, throwing zeros on the board for the final four innings of play.
The path to the 2019 MLB Draft has begun for many prospects. Several players from the CPL All-Star game will be followed throughout the summer and into next spring. Kenny Wells (RHP, Seton Hill University) jumped onto the stage with a big outing versus Team USA in an exhibition earlier in the summer. The closer got the start as the top vote getter for the event and did not disappoint with his stuff. Below are player reports on several prospects as we continue to move forward.
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Last Wednesday, we brought a delegation from the Kenya Railway Corporation to visit the Railway Museum in Gävle in Sweden, the national museum for Sweden's railway history. The Swedish Railway Museum is tasked with acquiring, preserving and providing knowledge about Swedish railway history based on the national collection.
The Kenya Railway Corporation (KRC) runs a railway museum in Nairobi, Kenya, adjacent to Nairobi railway station. The museum represents the historical growth of the country and narrates the tale of Kenya´s evolvement, as the railway was central to the development of the former British colony. The emergence of a new central business district in Nairobi will take place on the surroundings of the railway station and the museum.
The purpose of the visit to Gävle was experience exchange and to sign an agreement of intent, to share knowledge, ideas and professional networks in order to increase efficiency and value to both businesses.
The Managing Director of the Swedish Railway Museum, Robert Sjöö, gave a presentation which is captured in the video below.
In the audience we can see both the Chairman of KRC, General Jeremiah Kianga, and the Managing Director, Atanas Maina Kariuki.
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Report By MBST Patients
Case Studies*
More and more professional and high performance athletes trust in MBST therapy
The physical performance of the professional athlete is his resource and is also of special importance for the clubs. This is why more and more doctors today are using MBST therapy. In Germany's premier leagues of men (football, basketball, ice hockey, handball), around 80% of the players got injured at least once during the seasib 2014/2015. This amounts to 75,000 days of downtime. Statistically, the clubs had to do without players for more than 200 years due to injuries (Dr. Thomas Henke, arag-sport.de). According to the Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft (VBG), the accident rate in professional sports is more than 2,000 accidents per 1,000 employees per year. This means that on average at least two reportable accidents at work occur per athlete per year. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Arbeitsmedizin und Umweltmedizin (German Society for Occupational and Environmental Medicine – DGAUM) found out that 66% of all accidents in professional sports in 2013 happened in soccer playing.
Top athletes have frequent health problems
Daily training sessions and many competitions cause health problems that require treatment. Professional athletes are constantly exploring the limits of their capabilities and injuries are not uncommon. The next competition, the next match is what counts, and for the athlete and the whole team it is important to be fit in time for match days. The healthy body is the prerequisite for a top performance.
Return-2-Play ... FASTer!
With decades of practical experience, some doctors in MBST treatment centres help professional and high-performance athletes to improve and maintain their health in the long term. MBST therapy is an important component in the treatment of athletes and is designed to help the highly paid professionals restore their performance capability as quickly as possible. MBST therapy does not include drugs or substances and is not categorized as doping. It is non-invasive and gentle, which is also important for the quick recovery of a top athlete, also postsurgically. In addition, it stands for a sustainable treatment, which, according to the doctors applicating it, may also significantly reduce the risk of relapse, recurrence of injuries or even long-term damages.
MBST therapy is currently used by national and international athletes, clubs and sports physicians. The following case studies present athletes and reports by leading sports physicians, e.g. team physicians, who trust in the MBST therapy and use it successfully for treatments.
Manuel Eitel ∙ Athletics/decathlon
Bronze medal relay at the U20 world championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland shortly after ankle injury
Dear MBST-Team!
Six weeks ago I suffered a severe injury to my ankle when jumping on one leg. I was optimistic to receive the best treatment possible and that our team of doctors and physiotherapists would get me fit again pretty fast.
But when my doctor Christoph Buck told me about MBST therapy that uses therapeutical magnetic resonance, I did not think that the therapy would be so good and so professional.
My name is Manuel Eitel and I am decathlete at the SSV Ulm. My personal best is 7,717 points. Last year, this was rank 1 in Germany and rank 4 in the world. I have won several German championship awards in combination and long jump and several rank 3 placements in hurdles and 100-metres race.
In 2016, my goal was to win a medal at the World Championship in Bydgoszcz (POL) at my last participation in U20 competition. Qualification took place in may and june. This is why a fast recovery was so important for me.
I started the MBST treatment with a definite swelling of the ankle and some restrictions in daily movements. Only basic training was possible.
MBST therapy lasted for 9 days, 1 hour each day. After only a few days I felt the effect of the improved healing processes. After these 9 days the swelling had subsided considerably and more and more movements were possible free of complaints.
Finally I could start with the real preparation for the competition. MBST made it possible that I could start training in time and thus improved my chances at the world championship!
I am glad that MedTec made my treatment possible and I want to say thank you to everyone! I hope that I won't need this therapy method soon again but if I did, I'd be happy to profit from the improved healing processes that MBST activates.
With your help I am completely recovering and ready to return to play!
Sporty greetings,
Manuel Eitel
Congratulations, Manuel Eitel!
They were hoping for a medal but the result took them by surprise. The German relay team 4x100 metres of males U20 won the bronze medal in Bydgoszcz (Polen) with new German U20 record: with 39.13 seconds, Roger Gurski, Thomas Barthel (SC Magdeburg), Niels Torben Giese (SC DHfK Leipzig) and Manuel Eitel (SSV Ulm 1846) achieved a new German record and the first medal in relay U20 for Germany since 1998.
We are very happy to have supported our MBST patient – Manuel Eitel – who could win the bronze medal at his first international championship. Top performance – congratulations ... it is a good feeling to know that MBST could help!
Dirk Passiwan ∙ Wheelchairbasketball
MBST treatment of drug-induced bone necroses improves quality of life and saves sports career
Thank you – now it is good as it is!
I have suffered from Morbus Crohn since 2000. Unfortunately, the side-effects of the treatment with cortisone were very severe for me. The disease is under control but my body can't tolerate the high dosage treatment.
As a result I have developed bone necroses in my knee joints since 2006 that force me to use a wheelchair part of the time. In 2012, the same symptoms started to show in my elbow joints.
Besides the problems and restrictions that poses in my daily life, a worsening would have meant not being able to do my favourite hobby, wheelchairbasketball, anymore. This would have menat the end of my career as player in the national team and at the Goldmann Dolphins Trier. Another turning point in my life!
By chance I consulted the orthopedist Dr. Peter Krapf who is a specialist in sports medicine and has long experience in the treatment of these diseases of the joints with alternative methods. The contact with the Wetzlar-based company MedTec gave me hope that with the MBST therapy it might be able to control my necroses and I could at least retain my quality of life as it is. The company was very generous and sponsored my therapy as the health insurance does not cover the innovative treatment yet. The therapy sessions posed no problems. I felt a light tingling but no pain and there was no surgery. A real wonder.
Even another decline of my knee joints last year could be stopped with intense MBST therapy so that at the moment I can put some stress on my knees and even walk, within the scope of my possibilities.
Today, 1.5 years later, the progression of the disease has stopped so I can continue my life as it is now. I have no severe problems with my elbows and knees, not in daily life and not in sports. I can still play in the national wheelchairbasketball team. I have gained new hope and won an improved quality of life. I very much hope that health insurances will accept this treatment soon so that other patients can also profit from this valuable and sensible help.
An effective treatment for those affected. I can only say THANK YOU MBST for this big and fast help once again! Dirk Passiwan
PHILIPP WEBER ∙ HANDBALL
metatarsal fracture ∙ abdominal muscle injury
Philipp Weber suffered an injury of the right foot with a fracture of three tarsal joints, a bone bruise in two further tarsal joints and a rupture of the flexor hallucis brevis tendon on November 5, 2017. Among other therapeutic measures, MBST magnetic resonance therapy was applicated to minimize the downtime. Philipp Weber was fit to play again in time for the World Cup in January 2018.
The back shooter of SC DHfK Leipzig had already been treated very successfully with MBST therapy in 2015 when he had suffered an injury of the abdominal muscle during training. The exact clinical and MRI confirmed diagnosis was rupture of the internus obliquus muscle and partial rupture of the right externus obliquus muscle.
In the course of the third week after the injury, the player was increasingly free from pain even under physical stress situations in the rehabilitation centre, so that training could be intensified. The stress build-up caused no problems, even when handball specific requirements were added. After four weeks, a control MRI March 2, 2015 showed that rupture and partial rupture had healed with scarring. After sport therapeutic tests, the player was able to join in team training again.
On March 11, he was fit to play and was on the field in a league game. No other injury to the abdominal muscle or related injuries occurred in the following time.
MATT SIDDALL∙ Ice hockey
Severe adductor injury
The 33-year-old leading player of the Dresden Eislöwen suffered a severe adductor injury on October 13. A longer-term downtime of several weeks was deemed necessary.
After the MBST treatment, Siddall was able to return to the team much earlier than expected. "I am not in any pain and I feel good." The doctors also approved of his early return to play. Already on November 17, he was on the ice against the Heilbronner Falken.
STEVE HANUSCH∙ Ice hockey
Bruise of the Shoulder
The defensive player had only just moved to Dresden for the season 2017/2018 and was expected to lead the Eislöwen with his long experience when he suffered a shoulder injury after a tackle in a match. A bruise of the shoulder was diagnosed with an MRI. Hanusch was not able move his arm more than 45°.
After the second session of the seven-hour treatment series, he was able to drive a car and could move his arm normally again after five days.
STEFFEN FÄTH ∙ HANDBALL
Bronze medal at the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro after treatment of a broken middle hand bone
Participation in Olympic Games at risk due to rupture of metacarpal bone
Shortly before the Olympic Games, it was likely that the DHB team in Rio de Janeiro would have to do without Steffen Fäth. The European Champion had suffered a fracture of his right metacarpus during training at HSG Wetzlar which was immediately treated surgically in Frankfurt. The doctors prognosticated a downtime of six to eight weeks.
Steffen Fäth was supported by MedTec Medizintechnik GmbH. Therapy aim was the acceleration of the healing process of the middle hand fracture after the operation. Another HSG player, new arrival Philipp Pöter, had also successfully been treated with this treatment method of the Wetzlar-based company after an ankle fracture in mid-March. "Magnetic resonance therapy has proven itself in a wide variety of sports injuries and has significantly shortened the healing process," says HSG team physician Marco Kettrukat. "Steffen's chances of getting on the Olympic train may increase, but of course there's no guarantee."
The therapy went well and national coach Dagur Sigurdsson nominated Steffen Fäth for his squad for the Olympic Games. Although he was only able to start training again shortly before his departure, he was back on the field in Rio and with his team won the first Olympic medal of the German handball team since 2004.
Image copyright: Michael Frey (Michael Frey) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
Allan Gravier ∙ Rugby
Cruciate rupture
Symptom-free after 4 sessions of postsurgical MBST treatment
Prognosis: several months of downtime after cruciate rupture
Allan Gravier, rugby player second row France, had to undergo surgery after a rupture of the cruciate ligament on Mai 29. 5 to 6 months of downtime were expected. At the beginning of june, he was able to bend the knee approx 90°. Gravier started MBST therapy on june 9.
Result of MBST treatment
After only the fourth of 7 sessions he was able to bend the knee approx. 130° and Gravier had no more restrictions or complaints. He could resume training after 3 months.
Maraike Biglmaier ∙ Beach tennis
Reconstruction of tendon structure postsurgically
Since april 2016 I have suffered from a tendinitis in the wrist which gravely restricts my activities as professional athlete. In june I had to undergo surgery on my right wrist. In consequence, also my left wrist started to ache because of continuous overstressing. I tried a variety of therapies but my tendons could not regenerate as fast as I wished for.
MBST magnetic resonance therapy helped to regenerate my tendons faster and to restore full functioning. At the moment I am still in the regeneration phase but I am sure that I will be able to fulfill my sports ambitions in international beach tennis again in the near future. Thank you very much for your support.
Maraike Biglmaier
Successful start into the season 2017 for best German beach tennis player
The first season after her long injury downtime started with a great success for Maraike Biglmaier. In all three Caribbean tournaments the player form Berlin and her team mate Patty Diaz were on the top of the podium and Maraike is "super happy that my hand is doing fine and I am back in the game."
Alina Reh ∙ Athletics/middle- and long-distance
Personal best time over 5,000 metres at the World Championship shortly after MBST treatment of stress fracture
My name is Alina Reh, I am 19 and middle and long distance runner at SSV Ulm. The U20 World Championship in Poland should have been the summit of this season. After qualifying in May I started with the build-up. But in the middle of June, about 5 weeks before the race, I suffered a stress fracture of the left foot. A recovery within 5 weeks seemed impossible, I could hardly walk and my foot was swollen.
My attending team doctor Christoph Buck gave me this MBST therapy device that shall stimulate metabolic processes. The treatment lasted for 9 days, 1 hour each day. I had heard about treatments like this before and was convinced that it would speed-up my healing process. 4 weeks later the pain was gone and I could risk easy training. Up to this moment I had only trained in water and practised aqua-jogging.
Despite the bad news, stress fracture, I did not give up and could compete at the World Championship at July 23. I only hoped to be able to finish the race and could hardly expect more due to my injury. But in the end I ranked 9th in the 5,000 metres race with my personal best time and also had reached German youth record: 15.41 min. I was overwhelmed.
Thank you MBST for speeding-up the healing process after the stress fracture so much that I could walk free of pain during the competition and even afterwards. I highly recommend this treatment! Thank you for your support!! Alina Reh
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PETER STROSACK ∙ HANDBALL
cartilage defect and bone bruise
Fast return to the team after MBST treatment of cartilage defect and bone bruise
Downtime of unknown length due to cartilage defect and bone bruise
Bad news for SC DHfK Leipzig and right-wing player Peter Strosack. The 22-year-old player was expected to be absent from the team presumably for a number of weeks due to a cartilage defect. Chronic complaints had developed after a collision in the match in Magdeburg on September 11, 2016. MRI imaging showed a cartilage defect as well as a bone bruise of the femural bone. In mid-October no one could say when Strosack would be fit to play again.
Therapies started directly afer the diagnosis. MBST magnetic resonance therapy was chosen with the aim to speed-up the healing processes in Strosack's knee. DHfK team doctor Dr. René Toussaint had used this treatment repeatedly with good results in the last season, for example to treat Philipp Weber's rupture of the abdominal muscle and after Philipp Pöter's fracture of the calf-bone.
Result of MBST therapy
Strosack could return to the field on October 23. His contract with SC Leipzig was renewed early in December until 2019.
German national team ∙ Fistball
MBST is a standard treatment for German fistball national team
MBST magnetic resonance therapy is part of the medical treatments that the German fistball national team can rely on. Team doctor Dr. Andreas Schmitz has used MBST for years in his own practice and for the team. In 2015, a mobile MBST therapy device was part of the standard equipment for the World Championship in Argentina. In Córdoba, the German team was able to defend their title of 2011.
Anatoly Mezhonnov ∙ Volleyball
MBST therapy supports regenerational process of team Top Scorer
1st treatment: Imminent down time before start of the season because of muscular problems
Burgerstein Vitamine Volley Jona had brought the Russian athlete to Switzerland for this season to support the young and relatively unexperienced team. Two weeks before the start of the season Mezhonnev was not able to bend the knee or move sideways due to a strong, increasing pain caused by muscular problems above the knee.
Result of MBST therapy: Mezhonnev was fit for the start of the season and ended up being the top scorer of his team.
2nd treatment: complaints with the knee after cartilage defect
Very early into the season the top scorer complained about problems with the knee that rapidly increased. MRI scans showed a hole in the joint cartilage. MBST was used with the aim of regenerating cartilage cells and closing the hole.
Result: freedom of complaints
Directly after the end of the treatment Mezhonnev reported a pain-reduction. One and a half months later he was free of symptoms.
3rd treatment: acute ligament trauma in the playoffs
Anatoly Mezhonnov suffered a painful ligament trauma of the ankle in the last match of the first playoff round. The next playoff round started 11 days later. The key player was essential for the team and the course of the playoffs.
Result: exceptional playoff matches
Only one week later Mezhonnov could start easy training again. He only avoided jumps in the first two training sessions. For the following matches he was fit again and played exceptional playoffs.
JOEL ROOS ∙ VOLLEYBALL
Inflammation of Biceps tendon
Painful tendinitis after long season
The player complained about a pain in the shoulder after an intensive autumn season that also included many qualification matches with the national team. At last he had to take pain killers for training and competitions. The cause of the pain was tendinitis of the biceps tendon. Joel Roos was treated with 7 treatment units of MBST therapy for muscles and tendons. The pain started to subside after the end of the therapy. Roos could start training and competing shortly afterwards with less pain. About one month after the end of the therapy no more complaints were noticeable.
Valérie Reggel ∙ Athletics/Heptathlon
chronic pain caused by partial rupture of intraarticular ligament
Abortion of season after inefficient therapy attempts
Best Swiss heptathlon athlete Valérie Reggel had to abort the season after suffering a partial rupture of the intraarticular ligament of the elbow. Despite several therapy attempts the complaints became chronic and made it impossible to compete in javelin throw resp. heptathlon. Valerie Reggel was treated with 9 treatment units of MBST therapy for ligaments. 2 months after the treatment Reggel was able to complete several pain-free training sessions. At the beginning the elbow could still be felt under extreme stress but at the start of the next season Reggel was free of complaints. Convinced by the successful therapy Reggel also used MBST to treat a tendinitis of the Achilles tendon in July 2017.
Dominique Schnetzer ∙ Rock'n'roll dancer
Ligament trauma
Participation in the World Championship at risk due to ligament trauma
The 18-year-old Swiss dancer is a member of a successful rock'n'roll team. Her participation in the World Championship in September 2016 in her home town was at risk after an accident in school sports on September 14. Diagnosis: trauma with ligament lesion and rupture from the ankle bone. Schnetzer was treated with 5 treatment units MBST therapy for acute ligament trauma. The participation at the World Championship on September 24 and 25 became possible. Only 10 days after the accident the dancer could get on stage and qualify for the finals. Only after the 3rd show of this day the ankle began to hurt slightly but that posed no restrictions. 2.5 weeks after the accident she was completely fit for this stop and go sport that puts huge stress on the ankles.
Julian Baumgartlinger∙ Soccer
Accelerated regeneration after meniscal injury
Optimal support in rehabilitation
Austrian soccer player Julian Baumgartlinger had to undergo surgery on the meniscus twice in 2013, followed by a long injury downtime during which the team of Mainz 05 had to do without the experienced midfield player. Baumgartlinger was supported in his regeneration by MedTec Medizintechnik GmbH. Baumgartlinger: "MBST positively supported the healing process in the rehabilitation phase and complemented physiotherapy optimally."
Image copyright: Von Steindy (Diskussion) 12:15, 25 November 2015 (UTC) - own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
Niko Bungert ∙ Soccer
Reduction of injury lay-off after cruciate rupture and bone bruise
Months of down time for leading player
Niko Bungert is a leader, always fully present on the field, bodily and verbal. He takes control of the match – when he is there. But in the season 2012/13 his team mates of Mainz 05 had to do without their central defender for several months. Bungert had suffered a cruciate rupture in the match versus Fortuna Düsseldorf. He was surprised by the severity of the injury. "I was in no pain, could move and even walked up the stairs in the hospital without crutches . I had expected a cruciate rupture to be more spectacular." Bungert knew that he would have to rest for a while with this diagnosis but he didn't foresee how long this time would become. After a tight rehabilitation programme he was back on the field after only a few months. At least for a short time. The pain in the knee returned and increased. MRI scans showed a bone bruise – complete healing is necessary for freedom of pain and fitness to play. How long this takes cannot be prognosticated. For Bungert this diagnosis meant an even longer downtime after the long injury lay-off shortly before. Bungert was among other therapies treated with the MBST magnetic resonance therapy that had already helped his team mate Baumgartlinger in the postsurgical treatment after meniscal surgery. Bungert: "MBST helped me to positively influence the healing process in the injury lay-off due to a bone bruise of the knee."


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Nice smile for the man with the AK47… nice smiles all around…
July 28, 2018 by dinosal
"yes yes nice smiling man with the gun, nice smiles, nice friendly man…"
Is what I heard through the intercom today in a bit of a manic tone as we passed another village full of guys with automatic weapons, who smiled and waved us through.
It's been quite a day.
It started normally enough in a standard crappy hotel (all of which we now call "hotel Paradiso", breakfast of egg something and coffee from a stall across the street.
Then we did about 90km with the now normalised northern Ethiopian rock throwing by small angry children as we pass, the odd whip cracked across the bike (and one that got me in the helmet) and some wooden canes swung at us for good measure.
(It's pretty wild up here, and the kids tending cattle between villages don't like it if you don't stop and give them candy or something, no kidding!)
The scenery is really pretty though, rolling hills, cultivated by hand with cows pulling wooden ploughs through the mud, people tending small herds of cows, sheep or goats, donkeys loaded with water or pulling carts, life playing out on the roadway. The houses are made from tree limbs lined up and caked in mud and straw, there's is no electricity or running water, hence all the donkeys, and not really any shops or industry, just small plot farming. It feels kind of quaint (except for the rock throwing!), a bit like the hobbit town in lord of the rings 🙂 The villages are usually less than a few hundred metres from start to finish, and seperated by several kilometers.
round mud houses in one small village
We stopped in one large village to compare bruises and to drink another coffee when some guys at the coffee stall told us the only road to Gondar (get it?? Gondor????) anyway… they said it was closed (and the only road out of the country), and that we'd have to stay there in Shitsville until the trouble passed, something about a guy who died in Addis and the people from Gondar being very angry.
Undeterred, and unwilling to stay the night there we pushed on.
The first road block was in a village 20km down the road where a group of people were standing in the road and had a rope pulled across it behind them.
They seemed pretty angry about something, Sal jumped off the bike and went marching down the street to find some police while Matias tried to convince them to let us pass, telling some story about our visas expiring, and appealing to their humanity 🙂
I wasn't sure who was more crazy! I tried to remain calm while yelling for Sal to some back, but she was long gone. I tried to inch forwards, but this got people really angry and they started physically pushing me backwards. This was not good.
In an unexpected twist Matias was somehow successful! One of the locals decided we didn't have anything to do with their blockade, so we shook hands with the now starkly friendly mob, and they lowered the rope so we could pass. A hundred metres on I picked up Sal and we continued.
the now friendly group of people waving us away, it looks a bit like a gay pride march with all the men and the almost rainbow the flag! 🙂
"I don't think that's the last of it…"
We dodged through a few half assed road blocks made by putting large rocks on the road before meeting another angry mob.
This time someone came over who spoke english and told the rest of the guys to back off and let us through, which they did. We smiled and said "amasuckinello" (thankyou) and continued.
A hundred metres later someone threatened us with a rock the size of a brick, I feigned riding straight at him and he stepped back, only to throw the rock at Matias instead.
"Guys we need to go straight to the border, not go to Mordor, this is very dangerous situation"
"yes the road to Mordor is very dangerous"
I had earlier suggested to Matias that the town was called Mordor (instead of Gondar), so it was quite hard to keep a straight face at this point (more Lord of the Rings humor. Yes I am a nerd.)
Matias takes these situations very seriously so we listened to his concerns before explaining that we really wanted to see Gondar and we really thought it would be fine.
"Let's just go slowly, if it gets serious or we are actually stopped we will make another plan"
The next road block was made from big logs laid across the road, 4 or 5 of them to cross, each about a foot high.
Sal slid off the back and went looking for a way around it while we talked to the mob who seemed more interested in the bikes than the road block.
Sensing some way through (or just ignoring the risks and moving, I'm not sure!), Matias went for it and bounced his way across the logs one by one, sending them rolling back down the road towards me as his rear wheel skidded over them.
The crowd cheered, Matias pumped the air and did a bit of a wheelie before returning to see me come over.
"This is a bad idea"
"Be careful babe!"
And over went Betsy, somewhat to my amazement without much fuss, although the previously ordered road block was now scattered about the place as the logs were shot out the back of the motorbike one by one. This pissed off a couple of guys (who probably put the logs there in the first place), but impressed everyone else, and we rode away with people mostly cheering and smiling.
Gondar was only another 15km so we pushed on, thinking we could get a room there and hang out for a couple of days while all this fuss blew over.
That didn't quite work out.
The roads actually in Gondar were completely devoid of traffic, and it all had this really weird tense feeling with the streets full of staring people and literally no other cars or trucks. The smiling village people were gone, replaced by staring angry looking city dwellers. Every few km we had to dodge a field of rocks put on the road, but no one protested us doing this, they just stared at us passing. Then approaching town centre we came to a sea of angry people, some carrying makeshift weapons like bits of concrete reinforcing rod or wooden bats, and we realised we weren't going to make it to the hotel.
"Please you go now, leave here now, very dangerous here now" said one man pleading with us to go.
Matias at this point wasn't taking no for an answer, and was already going the other way when we agreed to turn back. We backtracked our way out of town through crowds of people and rock debris on the road until we reach the outskirts of Gondar and took the main road to the border, unsure whether there would be more trouble.
There were no road blocks going the other way out of town, and it quickly settled back into the normal looking flow of villages, but it was really eerie traveling on a main road without any other traffic at all. Literally no one. Like some sort of post apocalyptic movie where all the cars are gone and everyone lives in strange round mud houses and donkeys do all the heavy work. I'm not doing it justice but anyway…
30km further and we started to see people on the road carrying guns, mostly rifles and AK47's. The ones not carrying guns were carrying knives, picks or some other wooden implement, which is probably what they carry every day of the year, but when you add all the guns it made things feel pretty sketchy.
We waved, they mostly waved back, and we stopped briefly for some food where more armed people came to say hello… one actually let Matias hold his AK for a photo! Now it's not everyday someone offers you an AK, the weapon of choice for militants all over the world, as a photo prop, so I had to get one with Sally too 🙂
To make it all even more surreal, we were now following a storm which had left the road wet, but now it was full sun on the damp road so there was this weird fog rising from the tar, the scene complete with a road full of armed men, donkeys, cows, goats and wild lawless sneering children sometimes throwing rocks and whipping at us as we passed.
We passed one of the larger villages (where the rock throwing would usually stop), and stopped in front of a roadside restaurant to see if they were serving food. The men there looked at us as though we were totally insane and shook their heads, pointing us further on with their weapons.
Further on more guns, odd looks and some smiles.
"Yes yes keep smiling for the nice man with the gun, hello nice man!"
"What the fuck is going on here?!" we were starting to get wigged out.
Another ten kilometres and we reached a long line of oil tankers on the road, ending with a military blockade, complete with an anti aircraft gun mounted to the roof of a Toyota pickup truck!
"Documents, what is in the bags"
We went through the usual questions of where we were going and where we'd been, showed our passports, and asked our own questions like…
"Why are the men in the last village carrying guns?"
"You are safe now, you have passed the fighting"
"Oh good."
It turns out that there were actually TWO different bits of civil unrest going on simultaneously in neighbouring areas here in Northern Ethiopia.
The first was centred on some politician from Gondar who died (or was killed by Europeans we were told at a petrol station…), so the Gondarians decided to block all the roads into and out of Gondar, as you do… (I'm finding it hard not to make more Lord of the Rings jokes here!)
Then a little way down the road from Gondar there was a tribal dispute that had spilled over and both tribes took to the streets armed with all kinds of weapons… and we'd just ridden unawares from one side of the conflict to the other! They were all very nice to us at least! (except for the rock throwing children, little fuckers.)
We ended the day 180km from Gondar, 30km from the Sudan border, and just past the tribal conflict in a town called Shitsville, with local people quizzing us about the situation down the road, asking us whether we thought they could safely leave town?!
Turns out we were the only three people to have made it through that area for the last few days!!
I'm writing this from a particularly "Paradise" hotel in a city in Sudan, about 175km from the Ethiopian border. Happy to be out of Ethiopia. Unhappy that beer is forbidden in Sudan.
Love to all back home xxoo
Posted in Ethiopia.
Sudan border
Well, here I am, standing at the border between Ethiopia and Sudan after a dodgy money change deal, waiting for Dean and Matias to complete customs for Ethiopia.
It's been an interesting few days, more of which Dean is in the middle of writing a post about but we've had to leave Ethiopia earlier than planned.
It started in Addis where both Dean and I got sick from something we ate (it could have been the plate of raw meat we ate the day before but Matias was fine) which resulted in me spending the day in bed. Thankfully the room was clean and the toilet was nearby – it could have been so much worse!
The next day we headed north out of Addis towards Bahir Dar. The road was beautiful. Stunning scenery, so green and lush. As always, lots of animals walking along the road but unlike the south, the people seemed less friendly. We experienced the stone throwing we'd heard about but also some whipping!
Animals get treated pretty rough here and it seems kids are given whips at a very young age to pretty much do what they want with. Usually they whip animals for no real reason other than they can, however some children (and adults) seem to also like whipping motorcyclists! Thankfully nothing got us but the bike got a few whips. It makes it really hard to enjoy being in a place when you feel so much aggression coming from the people, especially when you dont even know why.
We stopped off for some lunch and as we pulled up we got the usual crowd of locals staring.
We usually sit where we can keep an eye on the bikes however the owner of the restaurant who was sitting outside told us to go inside and he would watch them.
Whilst sitting inside eating, one of the waiters gave Martias a nudge as he passed him. None of us understood why but Dean decided to go outside and stand by the bikes just in case. Two kids on a small motorcycle had pulled up close to our bike and were parked there for a while, staring with everyone else.
Suddenly they screeched away really fast.
'Sal, where's your helmet?' Dean asked
'On the bike where it always is'
'No it's not'
By now there are about 100 people crowding around the bike.
I start to lose it.
'Where did my helmet go?'
'The guys on the bike, who knows them?'
'Take us to them'
I just received blank stares. Maybe nobody understood anything I'd said but I'm sure they picked up that I was mad. It was clear they all saw it happen and knew the guys who took it.
Matias started to have a go at the owner
'You said you'd look after our bikes! You told us to go inside! Why did this happen?'
By now we had about 200 people staring.
'Dont worry, we'll get your helmet back, I'll go to the police'
We all know how effective the police are, especially in these countries…it didnt fill me with encouragement.
Nobody really spoke English except for the waiter I'd been dealing with in the restaurant so I went back to look for him, sure that someone in the crowd knew where these kids lived.
I finally found him.
'Please, that kid took my helmet, someone must know where he lives, please get my helmet back, I'll pay money'
'I know, I'm trying, I'm trying' he said, looking obviously distressed and ashamed.
He disappeared. The police stood around talking for a while, not really appearing to do anything and then they all got in a ute together and drove off up the road, no doubt for some lunch.
'So, I guess we wait' said Dean 'We give it a few hours and if nothing happens we'll have to go back to Addis and buy another helmet'
'No way, I'm not going back, I'll ride without a helmet if I have to'
'No you won't Sally. You're not leaving here without a helmet. Start looking in Addis for a place that sells helmets'
He can be such a dad at times.
Addis was 200 KMs back. I hate going back, and I knew there was no way I was going to find a good helmet in Addis. NOBODY wears helmets in Ethiopia and this was MY helmet, it had been everywhere with me, I couldn't bear travelling any further without it.
I started reluctantly looking for helmets in Addis for about 5 minutes….
'Sally!!! Hijo de puta!!!' yells Matias
The waiter had ran back with my helmet – camera and intercom still attached.
'I paid 500 birr for it' he said ($20)
'No problem, thank you so much, you have no idea how important this is, thank you.
Dean started to count out the money to give to him when the owner of the restaurant appeared
'Whats happening here?' he said
'I paid 500 for the helmet'
'What?!!!' the owner was furious and pointed to Dean
'You, no money'
He then pulled out his own wallet and counted out 500 birr and threw it at the kid.
'There's your money, now you come with me and we are going to get that money back'
He was so mad and stormed to a car with the kid following.
'I'm so sorry, I just want to say sorry' he said to me as he passed and then got in the car and drove away.
There were now about 300 people crowding around, we couldn't even see the bikes anymore.
'Lets get the fuck out of here' we all said to each other
The people seemed happy that we got the helmet back. I even had one lady shake my hand.
'You need it more than him' she said with a smile
We were all shocked and weren't quite sure what to feel. We'd experienced negativity and theft and then kindness and support.
I was so lucky.
I'll let Dean write about our remaining few days in Ethiopia in another post.
We're now about to embark on possibly a week of no alcohol (unless Martias manages to smuggle a bottle of gin across without getting 40 lashes), lots of heat, sand and Islam.
Believe it or not I'm looking forward to new food – it didn't take long to get sick of bread and dips – a good dose of food poisoning helped that!
Ethiopia started out being my favourite country in Africa so far however now it has to go down as the most interesting!
Wish us luck!
Before entering Ethiopia, we'd heard some horror stories.
Other travelers had said that children throw rocks at motorcycles as you pass.
We were told there were millions of displaced Somalians along the main road to Addis who frequently blocked the road stopping all travel for days.
A few days before we were due to cross Matias read an article that 50 people had been killed at the border we were due to cross at.
'We can't cross here, we need to change our plans' Martias said, slightly desperately
'But there's no where else to cross Matias, except one remote crossing with no fuel and 9 hours of rocks and sand' we tried to explain 'and we don't know if that will be any better'
'You don't understand, if there is trouble at a border, you don't cross, no way, we get a plane if we have to'
'Well, if there have been killings, there will be more security. If it's that dangerous they will close the border, if it's open, we'll be fine' Dean and I explained
'You guys are crazy'
'And anyway' Dean said ' they won't want to kill us, they'll kidknap us first and hold us for ransom'
Matias looked genuinely scared. He spent the rest of the day trying to ring shops, hotels and immigration on the border to get more information…he didn't get much of a response but one guy from immigration said there was no problem, so short of going alone across the other border he seemed to reluctantly accept that.
We were more concerned the country would be more Muslim and it was going to be hard to get a beer…how wrong we were.
Ethiopia is the oldest Christian country, second only to Armenia which means, they like to drink. Jesus turned water into wine, he liked to party! 
So we crossed the border first thing to avoid all the crowds.
The border was empty.
As always it was easy to exit Kenya. Upon entry to Ethiopia our temperature was checked for Ebola (all good there) and we proceeded to the immigration counter. The guys behind the counter were super friendly and apart from having to provide details of a hotel booking (which I'd cancelled after we received our visas) it was a quick and easy process. Customs for the bike was also easy and free!
So one hour later and we were across…getting ready to deal with the millions of Somalians and nasty children throwing rocks….
We experienced nothing except smiling and waving children and adults and very quiet roads.
Nothing of what we'd heard was true…for us…on this day. Obviously these other reports were true (some only a week prior) but things change so quickly and you need to see things for yourself. If we'd followed everyones advice over the years we never would have left Australia (as happy as this would have made our mothers!)
As soon as we crossed the border the food changed. After two months of eating nothing but rice/ugali with beans and tough inedible meat we were given lots of different dishes all served on injera bread (a local steamed kind of flat bread) and coffee!
Actual coffee that has caffeine in it….pretty much exactly like an Italian stove top espresso however prepared in a different way.
And they love to drink. If they're not drinking coffee, they're drinking beer. They even drink beer for breakfast. Ethiopia makes their own wine too which I can actually stomach drinking!
The people here look less 'African' a little more Persian/Egyptian….slightly lighter skin with softer hair, which means there are some pretty cool afros…and more western dressed.
We still get children and the occasional adult ask for money which seems pretty standard in Africa as soon as they see white skin but we can only blame the west for that.
The country is green and mountainous with hundreds of donkeys, cows, goats and sheep wandering on the roads.
Donkeys are used for pretty much everything and they are worked hard. There aren't many cars around, just a few Toyota LandCruisers and crammed buses. The people are so eager to please and go out of their way to make us feel welcome.
We are currently in Addis Ababa organising our visa for Sudan.
Again here we were expecting a complete headache due to things we'd read but so far it's been the easiest visa we've applied for so far. We dropped our passports today, paid the money and apparently….tomorrow at 2pm, they will be ready….let's see!


I'm a BIG fan of pumpkin. It's so versatile and can be used in both sweet and savory recipes. This (sweet) recipe is one of the best I've ever made...the muffins are moist, dense and full of flavor. The crumb-cake topping is actually from another recipe but goes so well with these that I add it to the top of the muffins right before baking! The smell coming from my kitchen is one of fall, warmth and comfort! Enjoy!
Prepare the topping by mixing all the dry topping ingredients together in a small bowl. Drizzle the oil while mixing with your fingertips until crumbs form. Set aside.
They are amazing!! They are kinda my speciality....I only make them for special occasions!