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renal-retinal syndrome
Senior-Loken Syndromes
Clinical Characteristics
Ocular Features:
The retinal disease associated with juvenile nephronophthisis has been variably diagnosed as retinitis pigmentosa, sector retinitis pigmentosa, Leber congenital amaurosis, and tapeto-retinal degeneration. The retinal picture varies among members of the same pedigree and the various disorders. Areas of bone-corpuscle pigment clumping may be seen sectorially in the periphery or throughout the fundus, and is associated with arteriolar narrowing. The ERG usually suggests widespread receptor disease with decreased responses but often normal photopic and scotopic implicit times in some patients. In other cases, blindness is evident in the first year of life and the fundus picture resembles Leber congenital amaurosis with a nonrecordable ERG and clinical nystagmus. Retinal pigment changes in these cases may be absent or minimal although arteriolar narrowing is usually seen. Visual fields are often severely constricted and vision can be limited to light perception.
Systemic Features:
Renal disease may begin with symptoms of polydipsia and polyuria often in the first decade of life. The kidneys are cystic and renal function becomes progressively impaired. The polycystic disease is referred to as nephronophthisis for the kidneys often fail completely. A few patients have had sensorineural deafness. Liver dysfunction has been reported in some patients but it is uncertain if this is coincidental or a part of the SLNS disorder.
This renal-retinal phenotype seems to have an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance but is genetically and clinically heterogeneous. Together these account for the majority of hereditary causes of end-stage renal disease in children and young adults. At least 5 renal-retinal disorders have been identified with a great deal of phenotypic overlap requiring genotyping for distinction. The common causative mechanism may be defects in the cilia of photoreceptors and renal epithelial cells.
SLNS1 (266900) is caused by mutations in the NPHP1 gene (2q12-13) encoding nephrocystin. Some form of pigmentary retinopathy is frequently present although its age of presentation is highly variable.
(There is a NPHP2 disorder [602088] but no SLSN disease is associated with the NPHP2 gene [now called INVS] at 9q22-31 and encoding inversin).
SLSN3 (606995) has been mapped to 3q21-22, overlapping the NPHP3 locus. This is a later onset, adolescent disease often presenting with anemia and renal failure occurring at a mean age of 19 years. 'Tapetoretinal degeneration' is part of the clinical picture.
SLSN4 (606996) is caused by mutations in the NPHP4 gene (encoding nephrocystin-3) and located at 1p36. The onset of retinal disease may be later in onset than in other conditions.
SLSN5 (IQCB1)(606254) is caused by mutations in the NPHP5 gene (encoding nephrocystin-5) and located at 3q13.33-21.2. Multiple mutations in this gene have been found and all patients have a pigmentary retinopathy.
SLSN6 (610189) results from mutations in the NPHP6 (CEP290) gene at 12q21. Some patients have had a 'tapetoretinal degeneration'.
SLSN7 (613615) is caused by mutations in the SDCCAG8 gene at 1q44. Some patients have retinal degeneration leading to blindness.
SLSN8 (616307) is caused by mutations in the WDR19 gene at 4p14. Patients have severe reduction in vision and visual fields are severely restricted. Bone spicule pigmentation can be seen in the periphery, the retinal vessels are attenuated, the ERG is undetectable, and there may be temporal pallor of the optic discs.
Hereditary disorders with isolated pigmentary retinopathy and cystic kidney disease also occur separately.
Treatment Options:
No treatment beyond renal transplantation is available. Low vison aids can be helpful in some patients.
Senior-Loken Syndrome: A syndromic form of retinal dystrophy associated with nephronophthisis
Ronquillo CC, Bernstein PS, Baehr W. Senior-Loken Syndrome: A syndromic form of retinal dystrophy associated with nephronophthisis. Vision Res. 2012 Jul 19. [Epub ahead of print]
Nephrocystin-5, a ciliary IQ domain protein, is mutated in Senior-Loken syndrome and interacts with RPGR and calmodulin
Otto EA, Loeys B, Khanna H, Hellemans J, Sudbrak R, Fan S, Muerb U, O'Toole JF, Helou J, Attanasio M, Utsch B, Sayer JA, Lillo C, Jimeno D, Coucke P, De Paepe A, Reinhardt R, Klages S, Tsuda M, Kawakami I, Kusakabe T, Omran H, Imm A, Tippens M, Raymond PA, Hill J, Beales P, He S, Kispert A, Margolis B, Williams DS, Swaroop A, Hildebrandt F. Nephrocystin-5, a ciliary IQ domain protein, is mutated in Senior-Loken syndrome and interacts with RPGR and calmodulin. Nat Genet. 2005 Mar;37(3):282-8.
Mutations in a novel gene, NPHP3, cause adolescent nephronophthisis, tapeto-retinal degeneration and hepatic fibrosis
Olbrich H, Fliegauf M, Hoefele J, Kispert A, Otto E, Volz A, Wolf MT, Sasmaz G, Trauer U, Reinhardt R, Sudbrak R, Antignac C, Gretz N, Walz G, Schermer B, Benzing T, Hildebrandt F, Omran H. Mutations in a novel gene, NPHP3, cause adolescent nephronophthisis, tapeto-retinal degeneration and hepatic fibrosis. Nat Genet. 2003 Aug;34(4):455-9.
Senior-Loken syndrome: revisited
Warady BA, Cibis G, Alon U, Blowey D, Hellerstein S. Senior-Loken syndrome: revisited. Pediatrics. 1994 Jul;94(1):111-2.
Sector retinitis pigmentosa in juvenile nephronophthisis
Godel V, Iaina A, Nemet P, Lazar M. Sector retinitis pigmentosa in juvenile nephronophthisis. Br J Ophthalmol. 1980 Feb;64(2):124-6.
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SEN & Disability Appeals to Tribunal
Appealing to the Tribunal
The Role of the Tribunal
The First-tier Tribunal (SEN and Disability) is overseen by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service. It hears appeals against decisions made by local authorities in England about children and young people's Education, Health and Care needs assessments and Education, Health and Care Plans. It also hears disability discrimination claims against schools and local authorities (see separate section)
Who can appeal to the Tribunal?
Parents – in relation to children from birth to the end of compulsory schooling, and
Young People – over compulsory school age until they reach 25. Young people can register an appeal in their name but can also have their parent' help and support if needed.
What can be appealed about?
Parents or young people can appeal about:
When the Local Authority decides not to carry out an Education, Health and Care needs assessment or re-assessment
When the Local Authority decides not to issue an Education, Health and Care Plan following an assessment
When the parent or young person disagrees with:
the description of the child or young person's Special Educational Needs specified in the Education, Health and Care Plan
the special educational provision specified
the school or other institution or type of school or other institution specified in the plan
or that no school or other institution is specified
When the parent or young person disagrees with an amendment to these elements of the Education, Health and Care Plan
When the Local Authority decides not to amend an Education, Health and Care Plan following a review or re-assessment
A decision by a local authority to cease to maintain an Education, Health and Care Plan
An appeal cannot be about Personal Budgets but can be about the special educational provision to which a Personal Budget may apply.
An appeal cannot be about the health and social care elements of an Education, Health and Care Plan. For these parts parents or young people can go to mediation or follow local health and social care complaints procedures
Timescales for appeals
Appeals must be made to the Tribunal:
within two months of the Local Authority sending the letter to parents or young people about their decision, or
within one month of a certificate being issued following mediation or the parent or young person being given mediation information.
How to appeal
The Tribunal has a form that needs to be filled in to complete an appeal to them (https://www.gov.uk/special-educational-needs-disability-tribunal/appeal-to-tribunal).
In addition the parent or young person must also send:
a copy of the decision letter that they are appealing against and the date when the decision was made, or the date of the mediation certificate
reasons as to why they are appealing, explaining why they disagree with the decision
copies of all relevant documents, such as copies of assessments
Once the Tribunal registers the appeal it will send a copy of the papers received to the Local Authority and give them a date by which they have to respond. Both the Local Authority and the parent or young person will also be asked to provide details of any witnesses they want to come to the appeal. They will also be told of the likely hearing date.
The Tribunal has buildings across the country. For Liverpool in recent years this has meant that the hearings have been held in Manchester. The appeal will be heard by a judge and usually two Tribunal members who have been appointed because of their knowledge and experience of children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities.
After the appeal the young person or parent should receive a copy of the Tribunal's decision and reasons by post within 10 working days of the hearing. This will also include details of how to appeal to the Upper Tribunal if it was felt that the decision was wrong in law.
Legal Aid can fund legal advice and assistance in preparing an appeal to the Tribunal. It cannot fund representation at the Tribunal hearing.
To qualify for legal aid a person must pass a financial means assessment. The case must also have a reasonable chance of succeeding and pass a merits test for this.
To find out if you are eligible visit the Legal Aid Checker on the GOV.UK website or contact the Civic Legal Advice (CLA) Service on 0845 345 4 345.
If a person is eligible the Civic Legal Advice Service will provide advice, normally by telephone, online or by post unless the specialist advice provider assesses them to be unsuitable to receive advice in this way.
Young people under 18 and those who have been assessed as needing face-to-face advice in the previous 12 months with a further linked problem can seek advice directly from a face to face provider.
For further information and support on appealing to the Tribunal please contact the SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (formerly Parent Partnership Service) on 0151 225 3535.
HMCTS have published a video on YouTube providing advice and guidance for those wishing to appeal to the Tribunal Service.
A DVD of this video can be requested from the Tribunal by writing to:
First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability)
Staindrop Road
DL3 9BG
Single Route of Redress – National Trial
In line with Schedule 2 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 all local areas in England are required to publish details in their local offers for 'notifying parents and young people of their right to appeal a decision of the local authority to the Tribunal' and this includes their extended rights as part of the single route of redress national trial. The following information on the national trial, to supplement the information that must already be published on the right to appeal a decision of the local authority, has been included below to support local authorities in fulfilling this duty.
What is the National Trial?
The Government are extending the powers of the First-tier Tribunal (SEND), sometimes referred to as the 'SEND Tribunal', to make non-binding recommendations about the health and social care aspects of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans as part of a national trial. The trial will apply to decisions made or EHC plans issued/amended from 3 April 2018 and will run until August 2020, when a decision will be made on its continuation.
To date, you have only been able to appeal the educational aspects of EHC plans. The trial gives you new rights to request recommendations about the health and social care needs and provision specified in EHC plans, in addition to the educational aspects, when making a SEND appeal. This gives you the opportunity to raise all your concerns about an EHC plan in one place.
It is only possible for the Tribunal to consider the health and/or social care aspects of the EHC plan where you are already making an appeal in relation to the education aspects of the EHC plan and the education aspect must remain live throughout the appeal.
What does this mean for parents and young people?
If you are unhappy with a decision not to issue an EHC plan, or with the special educational content or placement in the plan, you can make an appeal to the SEND Tribunal. This trial now gives you the opportunity to also request recommendations about the health and social care content of the plan at the same time. This will mean the Tribunal will take a more holistic, person-centred view of the needs of the child or young person.
This does not prevent you also complaining about other aspects of your disagreement through other complaint procedures. You should seek advice about the different routes available, including from your local Information Advice and Support Service (IASS).
If the SEND Tribunal makes a recommendation about health or social care elements of an EHC plan, this is non-binding. The local authority and/or health commissioner is generally expected to follow such recommendations, but they are not legally binding. Where they are not followed, the reasons for not following them must be explained and set-out in writing to you and to the Department for Education through the evaluators. If they are not followed, you can complain to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) or Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) or seek to have the decision judicially reviewed. Further information on the roles of these bodies can be found on their websites.
When can a parent or young person request recommendations about the health and social care elements of an EHC plan?
You can request the Tribunal makes recommendations about the health and/or social care aspects of EHC plans as part of an appeal relating to:
the description of the child/young person's special educational needs in an EHC
the special educational provision specified in an EHC plan
the school or other educational institution named in an EHC plan
a decision by the local authority not to issue an EHC plan
a decision by the local authority not to carry out a re-assessment for a child/young
person who has an EHC plan
a decision by the local authority not to amend an EHC plan following a review or
a decision by the local authority to cease to maintain an EHC plan
What does this mean for local areas?
The Trial places responsibility on local authority SEND teams to:
Inform parents and young people of their new rights through decision letters and the local offer
Provide evidence to the Tribunal from the health and social care bodies in response to any issues raised within the timeframe set by the Tribunal, seeking permission to bring additional witnesses to the hearing as necessary
If a recommendation has been made, send the health and social care response letters to the evaluators at SENDletters@IFFResearch.com.
It also places responsibility on health and social care commissioners to:
Respond to any request for information and evidence within the timeframe set by the Tribunal
Send a witness to attend the hearing as required
Respond to the parent/young person and the LA SEND team within 5 weeks of a recommendation being made, setting out the steps they have decided to take or giving reasons why they are not going to follow the recommendation.
How can a parent or young person request a health or social care recommendation?
If you wish to appeal against a local authority decision on any of the grounds above and want to request that the Tribunal considers your concerns about the health and /or social care aspects of the EHC plan, you should follow the normal process for bringing an appeal to the Tribunal and tick the box on the form relating to a health and/or social care appeal. Advice on making SEND appeals to the Tribunal and the appeal form is available on the GOV.UK website and further guidance can be found in the trial toolkit of support.
Taking part in the evaluation
There will be an independent evaluation of the trial to inform a decision on whether the new tribunal recommendation powers should be continued after the trial. The evaluation will run alongside the trial, from January 2018 to March 2021.
It is important that the evaluation is based on robust evidence, and the evaluators are therefore strongly encouraging participation from parents and young people. This could include taking part in a telephone or online interview just after the appeal hearing (or when the appeal process has been completed, if earlier), and then a follow-up interview 6 months later. These interviews will help the evaluators to gather the views of parents and young people on the appeal process, as well as identify how recommendations have been implemented and what the (early) impact has been.
Parents and young people that take part in the trial will receive a letter from the Tribunal explaining more about the evaluation and how their personal data will be stored confidentially and how it will be protected.
As a parent or young person, do I have to consider mediation as part of the trial?
Before you can register an appeal with the Tribunal, you must contact a mediation adviser within two months of the LA decision you wish to appeal and consider whether mediation might be a way to resolve your disagreement with the LA. If you want to appeal only about the school or other institution named in the EHC plan you do not have to contact a mediation adviser.
You can go to mediation about the health and social care elements of an EHC plan, but this is not compulsory. You can request recommendations about health and social care issues without having to receive mediation advice or attend mediation about those issues, provided there is also an education issue about which you are appealing.
Once a mediation adviser has been contacted, or once you have taken part in mediation, you will be issued with a certificate. This will be necessary if you are still unhappy and wish to progress to an appeal with the Tribunal. An appeal to the Tribunal must usually be made within two months of the decision about which the appeal is being made or one month following the issuing of the mediation certificate, whichever is the later.
If mediation resolves the educational issues, you will not be able to appeal to the Tribunal on any health and/or social care aspects of the EHC plan. However, mediation provides an opportunity for us to resolve disagreements and it can be completed more quickly than an appeal. It does not affect your right to make an educational appeal, and some aspects of the disagreement can go to appeal even when other aspects are resolved.
Help and further information
A guidance document on the national trial is published as part of a toolkit of support
[Insert link to local SENDIASS]
The evaluation of the trial is led by IFF Research working with Belmana. For any questions or to get involved please get in touch with them at SENDtrial@IFFResearch.com, freephone: 0800 035 6051.

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Still Corners at Turf Club, St Paul (25 Sep 2018)
Still Corners at Turf Club Poster
Still Corners Setlist
Dreamlands
The Cavalry Cross
Don't Fall in Love
Beginning to Blue
Berlin Lovers
Horses at Night
10/25/2018 - Austin, TX - Barracuda
10/28/2018 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
10/29/2018 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
10/30/2018 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
10/31/2018 - Tustin, CA - Marty's On Newport
11/1/2018 - Los Angeles, CA - Resident
11/2/2018 - San Francisco, CA - Neck of the Woods
11/4/2018 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
11/5/2018 - Seattle, WA - Sunset
11/6/2018 - Vancouver, BC - Fox Cabaret
11/19/2018 - Sofia, Bulgaria – Central Military Club
11/20/2018 - Bucharest, Romania - Control Club
11/22/2018 - Athens, Greece – Gagarin 205
11/23/2018 - Zürich, Switzerland – Bogen F
11/25/2018 - Madrid, Spain – Costello Club
11/26/2018 - Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz 3
11/27/2018 - Paris, France – Espace B
11/28/2018 - Amiens, France – La Lune Des Pirates
11/29/2018 - London, UK – Pickle Factory
11/30/2018 - Bristol, UK – The Louisiana
12/1/2018 - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Star & Shadow
12/2/2018 - Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
12/3/2018 - Manchester, UK – YES
12/4/2018 - Oxford, UK – O2 Academy2 Oxford
12/6/2018 - Groningen, The Netherlands – Vera
12/7/2018 - The Hague, The Netherlands – PAARD
12/8/2018 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Q-Factory
Austin's Still Corners is back with a fourth studio album Slow Air (released August 17 via Wrecking Light). The promo tour will stop by the Turf Club in St Paul on Tuesday. We haven't seen the band since 2013, …
Dreampop Still Corners stopped by the Turf Club, in St Paul, last night, September 25... their third time in the area.
Transmission's DJ Jake Rudh played music videos before and between sets. Normally, Rudh's set would include plenty of 80's British music, but for last night, it would appear that he's playing more modern/contemporary (some dreampop songs like Blonde Redhead) music. It's a little different from what we're used to, but still a nice change of pace.
Rudh ended his first set with Chromatics' "Shadows", which lead nicely to Foxes in Fiction. The music of Foxes in Fiction (aka Warren Hildebrand) is very similar with Chromatics, but often more depressing, as he mentioned in an early interview, "Personal loss and dealing with anxiety and depressive issues that I've struggled with my most of my life have played into my music and the way I work for as long as I can remember."
Currently based in New York, Hildebrand originally started in project in Toronto, Canada, in 2005, during his sophomore high school year. His music did speak to a small audience, who were more than happy to see him at the Turf Club's stage. Some of them could hardly contain how excited they were to see Foxes in Fiction, as they fumbled with their phone to take the best picture of the producer in a backlit/dimmed lighting environment.
Foxes in Fiction's Virgos To Waste, a collection of rare songs recorded from 2010-2016, was released last year, to benefit the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Normally, Still Corners is a duo, featuring songwriter/producer Greg Hughes and vocalist/synth Tessa Murray. For this tour, the band is joined by drummer Leon Dufficy.
First off, Murray apologized for several things: "We want to apologize for advertising this show as 'Minneapolis', Saint Paul. And it's Tuesday, I know, I would be at home watching TV too." Near the end of their set, Murray mentioned that this was their third time in the general area. Their first time was as headliner at the 7th Street Entry with Ganglians and Dada Trash Collage on 28 October 2011, and their second was opening for CHVRCHES at the Fine Line Music Café on 08 June 2013. Technically, as we noted , they were supposed to be headlining, but a last-minute call, they ended up opening for CHVRCHES.
The duo is touring for their fifth studio album Slow Air (Wrecking Light Records), so they were obligated to play a few tracks from their new album (three songs).
Since the band is now based in Woodstock, New York, it would make sense that the new record, Slow Air, was written and recorded in Austin, Texas. They're still very British, describing the hot air of Texas as "slow air", and, of course, their music is still very much emphasizing on guitars and beautiful vocals.
They played their signature song, "Fireflies", early in their set to get fans pumped up, and played some of their favorite Sub Pop-era songs throughout their set. Each song had a custom background video to accompanied the song, so we think they play the same set every night (since it may be hard to change the playlist night after night).
For their encore, it was simply Murray and Hughes coming back on stage to play "Wish" (they would be joined by Dufficy for the second song). Murray, again, apologizing that she may or may not remember all the lyrics for an older song and a newer song. If she did messed up, no one noticed, or cared, as they were too busy getting lost in the music.
Still Corners will be taking a brief break after this, but they'll be resuming their tour in late October 2018.
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We Were Promised Jetpacks 2018 Tour
We Were Promised Jetpacks (Adam Thompson -vocals/guitar; Michael Palmer-guitar; Sean Smith-bass, Stuart McGachan- keys/guitar; Darren Lackie- drums) then followed with a crushing, passionate 75 min. …
+ Jenn Champion
Fri 09/28/2018 (8pm/$15)
Scottish rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks is back in town with their fourth full-length album, The More I Sleep The Less I Dream.
We're big fans of the band, having caught them at SXSW 2009 and followed their shows in Minneapolis any chance we get (the last being at the Varsity in 2015).
Jenn Champion (formerly known as S and Jenn Ghetto and band member of Carissa's Wierd) will open the show.
09.19 - Portland, ME @ Portland City Music Hall
09.20 - Porstmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace
09.21 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le "Ritz" P.D.B.
09.22 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
09.23 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
09.25 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
09.27 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater
09.28 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
09.29 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
10.01 - Billings, MT @ The Pub Station
10.02 - Spokane, WA @ The Bartlett
10.03 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
10.04 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10.05 - Bellingham, WA @ The Wild Buffalo
10.06 - Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
10.08 - Chico, CA @ The Big Room
10.09 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American
10.11 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
10.12 - San Diego, CA @ Irenic
10.13 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
10.15 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
10.16 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
10.17 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10.18 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
10.19 - Chattanooga, TN @ Songbirds
10.20 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
10.22 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
10.23 - Washington, DC @ 930 Club
10.26 - Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
10.27 - Philadelphia, PA @ Foundry
10.28 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
10.29 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
We, the Revolution at First Avenue
Jupiter & Okwess 2018 Tour
Still Corners: Slow Air
Frankie Cosmos 2018 Poster
Wizard Fest 2018
David Wilcox 2018 Tour
Island 2018 Poster
Jeremy Zucker 2018 Tour
UB40 40th Anniversary Poster
Dead Sara at 7th Street Entry Poster
Lin-Manuel Miranda sent along a video, apologizing that commitments left him unable to attend, also praising Starkey's efforts with his own foundation, to aid in still weather-stricken Puerto Rico. …
Although comic books are our thing, MNFF does offer other options for fans of television, films, books (wow at Harry Potter's fanbase!), sci-fi (Star Wars), Doctor Who, cosplay, anime, gaming, etc. ...
Originally on a headlining tour of their own, at nearly the last minute Still Corners got added to the opening slot for buzz band CHVRCHES. They played a sold out show this past Saturday night at the Fine Line Music Cafe. …
Frankie Cosmos (aka Greta Kline) got her name from her boyfriend Aaron Maine (aka Porches)... who also plays in Cosmos' touring band. We've previously caught Porches and said that the band was popular with the young college students... …
WE, THE REVOLUTION
feat. Hamilton Company Members
Mon 09/24/2018 (6pm/$75)
We, The Revolution is a charity event for the benefit of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and features Hamilton company members.
For fans who can't get a ticket to the sold-out Broadway show, this may be the next best thing.
Ashley Támar Davis, the one-time muse and favorite singer of Prince, to open.
GA tickets: $75.00
VIP tickets: $200.00
King's Table VIP tickets: $400.00
Student Rush tickets: $20.00
JUPITER & OKWESS / FENDIKA
Tue 09/25/2018 (7pm/$22)
Congo's Jupiter & Okwess and Ethiopia's Fendika will be co-headlining the Cedar Cultural Center on September 25th.
Gorillaz fans should take note of Jupiter Bokondji and his band Okwess, because singer/songwriter Damon Albarn is a big fan and made contribution to their second album Kin Sonic (Everloving Records).
09/21 - Albuquerque, NM - Globalquerque Festival
09/22 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
09/23 - Chicago, IL - Navy Pier IMAX
09/25 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
09/26 - Guanajuato, Mexico - Festival Cervantino
09/28 - Bloomington, IN - Lotus Festival
10/02 - Philadelphia, PA - MilkBoy
10/03 - Brooklyn, NY - Littlefield
10/05 - Boston, MA - Boston University
10/07 - Joshua Tree, CA - Joshua Tree Music Festival
10/08 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
10/09 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon Cafe Concert
10/11 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
10/12 - Crystal Bay, NV - Crystal Bay Club Casino
10/16 - Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge
10/18 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's
10/20 - Black Mountain, NC - LEAF Community Arts Festival
10/26 - Guanajuato, Mexico - Explanada de la Alhóndiga
10/27 - Mérida, Mexico - Teatro Armando Manzanero
+ Foxes in Fiction, DJ Jake Rudh
Tue 09/25/2018 (7:30pm/$12)
Austin's Still Corners is back with a fourth studio album Slow Air (released August 17 via Wrecking Light). The promo tour will stop by the Turf Club in St Paul on Tuesday.
We haven't seen the band since 2013, and said, "Singer Tessa Murray stared out at the crowd with intense eyes as she sang over the pulsating beat and simple instrumentation. Next up was "Beatcity', a synth-laden, dancey tune where Murray sang breathily 'I haven't see you for some time..". They then reverted back to an older song 'Into the Trees', an infectiously cool song with a repetitive guitar line, more breathy vocals and precise percussion."
9/18/2018 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere
9/19/2018 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz
9/20/2018 - Toronto, ON - Hard Luck
9/21/2018 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
9/22/2018 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme
9/23/2018 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
9/25/2018 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
+ Lomelda, Stef Chura
Wed 09/26/2018 (7pm/$16)
Frankie Cosmos (Greta Kline) is back on the road in support of her new record Vessel (Sub Pop Records).
09/17/2018 Saturn Birmingham, AL
09/19/2018 Gasa Gasa New Orleans, LA
09/20/2018 Satellite Bar Houston, TX
09/26/2018 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
09/27/2018 Colectivo Coffee Milwaukee, WI
10/01/2018 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
10/05/2018 White Eagle Hall Jersey City, NJ
10/06/2018 Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
10/07/2018 The Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
Cabooze
Formerly known as Harry Potter Parties, this Harry Potter-themed gathering named was probably changed for legal reasons, to Wizard Fest (not to be confused with Wizard World, the traveling comic book convention).
Wizard Fest wants to bring together Potter fans and encouraged them to dress up for an epic costume contest. Winners gets cash prizes and Potter-related gifts.
Having seen firsthand at all the J.K. Rowling / Harry Potter fans at Wizard World and Minnesota Fan Fusion, this upcoming show will be packed!
Remember, you have to be 21+ to order the Butterbeer.
Festivities include:
Live DJ & Dance Party
Costume Contest
Quidditch Pong
Cleveland-born David Wilcox is headlining the Cedar on Friday, September 28th. As of this writing, no opening band is listed, but the venue promises a "special guest".
09/20/2018 Center For Arts Natick, MA
09/21/2018 Katharine Hepburn Old Saybrook, CT
09/27/2018 CSPS Cedar Rapids, IA
09/28/2018 The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
09/29/2018 First Unitarian Church Des Moines, IA
09/30/2018 Old Town School Chicago, IL
10/05/2018 McCabe's Guitar Shop Santa Monica, CA
10/06/2018 Shannon Performing Arts Center Whittier, CA
10/07/2018 Soho Restaurant Santa Barbara, CA
10/09/2018 Harvest Community Church Eugene, OR
10/10/2018 Alberta Rose Theatre Portland, OR
10/11/2018 The Triple Door Seattle, WA
10/20/2018 Muddy Creek Cafe Winston-Salem, NC
+ The Blancos, Dekam & Johnson
7th Street Entry
Sat 09/29/2018 (8pm/$12)
UK's Island (not to be confused with Canada/California's Islands) is on their first North American tour, and they are stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, September 29th. The group's debut album Feels Like Air is available now on Frenchkiss Records.
Opening for the band will be The Blancos (Brooklyn/South Florida duo) and Dekam & Johnson.
09/17 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord
09/18 - Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan Lounge
09/20 - Costa Mesa, CA - Wayfarer
09/21 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
09/22 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
09/25 - Austin, TX - Stubbs Jr
09/26 - Dallas, TX - Mohawk
09/28 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
09/29 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
10/01 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
10/02 - Columbus, OH - Basement
10/04 - Boston, MA - Great Scott
10/05 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd
10/06 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right
+ Chelsea Cutler
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Multi-talented, Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter and producer Jeremy Zucker is on his "first ever North American tour". He'll be headlining the Varsity Theater on Saturday. The date was originally not on his initial tour itinerary (see poster).
09/19 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
09/20 Columbus, OH The Basement
09/21 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry
09/24 Allston, MA Great Scott
09/26 Toronto, Canada Velvet Underground
09/27 Ann Arbor, MI The Blind Pig
09/28 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
09/29 Minneapolis, MN Chop Shop
10/3 Omaha, NE Slowdown Front Room
10/4 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
10/5 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
10/8 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
10/9 Portland, OR Hawthorne Lounge
10/11 San Francisco, CA Brick & Mortar
10/13 San Diego, CA Irenic
10/15 Los Angeles Roxy Theatre
10/16 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar
10/18 Dallas, TX HOB Cambridge Room
10/19 Austin, TX Parish
10/20 Houston, TX HOB Bronze Peacock
10/22 Atlanta, GA Vinyl
10/24 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall
10/25 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Sun 09/30/2018 (7pm/$40)
World-famous reggae stars UB40 are on a For the Many 40th Anniversary tour, stopping by the Cabooze on Sunday, September 30th. You should probably order some red, red wine at the show.
09/28/2018 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre
09/29/2018 - Waukegan, IL - Genesee Theatre
09/30/2018 - Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze
10/2/2018 - Kansas City, MO - Crossroads KC
10/4/2018 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
10/6/2018 - Roanoke, VA - Dr. Pepper Park
10/9/2018 - Oklahoma City. OK - The Tower Theatre
10/10/2018 - Dallas , TX - Gas Monkey
10/12/2018 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
10/19/2018 - Bonita Springs, FL - Ibis Theater
10/23/2018 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
10/24/2018 - Raleigh, NC - Duke Energy Center
10/25/2018 - Richmond, VA - The National
10/28/2018 - Wilmington, DE - The Queen
10/31/2018 - New York, NY - Brooklyn Bowl
11/1/2018 - Boston, MA - The Wilbur
+ Welles
Sun 09/30/2018 (7pm/$12/Sold Out)
Los Angeles' alternative band Dead Sara is headlining the 7th Street Entry on September 30th.
23-year-old Welles to open. The show is sold out.
9/14 // Atlanta, GA // Masquerade Purgatory Stage
9/15 // Carrborro, NC // Cat's Cradle
9/17 // Brooklyn, NY // Music Hall
9/18 // Washington, DC // Black Cat Back Room
9/20 // Philadelphia, PA // Boot & Saddle
9/22 // Boston, MA // Middle East Upstairs
9/25 // Detroit, MI // The Shelter
9/27 // Indianapolis, IN // HiFi
9/28 // Columbus, OH // The Basement
9/29 // Chicago, IL // Beat Kitchen
9/30 // Minneapolis, MN // 7th Street Entry
10/2 // Denver, CO // Moon Room
10/3 // Salt Lake City, UT // The State Room
10/5 // Seattle, WA // Barboza
10/7 // Portland, OR // Mississippi Studios
10/11 // San Francisco, CA // Slim's
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Still Corners at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (06/08/13)
06/10 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
06/12 Toronto, ON - The Hoxton *
06/15 Montreal, QC - Le National *
06/16 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club *
06/17 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
06/18 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall*
06/21Washington, DC - Black Cat *
06/23 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
* with Chvrches
Having been a big fan of Still Corners for a couple of years now, I am thrilled to finally get the chance to see them live. Originally scheduled to headline their own show at 7th St. Entry on June 6 …
Originally on a headlining tour of their own, at nearly the last minute Still Corners got added to the opening slot for buzz band CHVRCHES. They played a sold out show this past Saturday night at the Fine Line Music Cafe. I was a little bummed that they were merely openers, however. I'm not big on buzz bands, and especially all the people that typically jump on the hype bandwagon. Therefore, even against all the claims about CHVRCHES being amazing live, I skipped out on their show and instead just watched who I came to see: Still Corners. And they did not disappoint.
Still Corners started their set with the song 'Cuckoo', a personal favorite song that was released on the 2011 album 'Creatures of an Hour'. Singer Tessa Murray stared out at the crowd with intense eyes as she sang over the pulsating beat and simple instrumentation. Next up was "Beatcity', a synth-laden, dancey tune where Murray sang breathily 'I haven't see you for some time..". They then reverted back to an older song 'Into the Trees', an infectiously cool song with a repetitive guitar line, more breathy vocals and precise percussion.
The stage was littered with heaps of keyboards and synths that were waiting to be used by CHVRCHES, and which left Still Corners about 3/4 of the stage to work with. Despite that setback, the band made good use of what space they had to work with, even employing a screen behind them to exhibit colorful projected images as they played. The psychedelic images depicted on the screen added to the mystique of the band's stage presence and to the cinematic feel of their songs.
'Beginning to Blue', the second track off their new album 'Strange Pleasures', was played beautifully and has the breezy quality that is sure to make it as one of my summer jams. Speaking of summer jams, 'Endless Summer' was next, and is easily one of my favorites they played of the night. It's the first track of theirs that I ever heard and it's since remained on my top tracks of all time list. Beginning with the Phil Spector-ish drum beat and tremolo keyboard notes that play throughout, the pace picks up just enough, ending with a cool spaced-out guitar solo that they played flawlessly.
'Fireflies' was far too catchy and delicious to ignore
They kept on with their dreamy set with 'Berlin Lovers', a super synth-ed out and catchy new song. Multi-instrumentalist and founding member Greg Hughes, donning a black and white Hawaiian shirt, played his Moog with complete coolness. The band switched gears and played their very Broadcast-esque song 'Submarine', another personal highlight of the night. Next was the single off 'Strange Pleasures', 'Fireflies'. When the song was first released, prior to the album's release, I wasn't too sure about the new sound they were presenting. It was a slightly more polished sound compared to their last album (that I completely adored), but 'Fireflies' was far too catchy and delicious to ignore. The rest of the album took time to grow on me, but I can attest the whole thing is so good and will be my soundtrack for summer! They played 'Fireflies' beautifully, then finished off the set with three other news ones: 'Midnight Drive', 'Future Age' and ending with the super cool and catchy 'The Trip'.
Without too much interaction with the crowd, instead focusing on delivering their music to us in the small amount of allotted time, I believe they secured more than a few new fans. I'm sure that's a huge reason why they agreed to tour and open for CHVRCHES and that seems to be a very smart move. Still Corners is one band I wouldn't mind seeing and hearing more of, especially in the press world. They deserve all the respect and hype they can ever manage to achieve.
laurie ( ) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ stillcorners.com
Posted by W♥M on Monday, 10 June 2013 at 08:14 PM in Fine Line Cafe, Fine Line Music Cafe, Laurie, Still Corners | Permalink | Comments (0)
Holy Rockin' Rollers
Future Bible Heroes
I've decided to write about another Stephin Merritt project, Future Bible Heroes, where Merritt collaborates with Chris Ewen (former keyboardist for the 80's band Figures On a Beach) and Magnetic Fields vocalist/percussionist/pianist Claudia …
futurebibleheroes.com
Sure, it's been over ten years since Future Bible Heroes' album Eternal Youth, but that's not stopping Magnetic Field's Stephin Merrit and friends from a new album called Partygoing (coming out June 4 on Merge Records).
From my understanding, I do not believe Mister Merrit will be going on tour in support of Partygoing, due to "ear issues".
Check out the lead single/title track, "Living, Loving, Partygoing" now:
Future Bible Heroes Tour Dates:
06/12 Brooklyn, NY Bell House Chickfactor
07/08 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex
07/09 San Francisco, CA Independent
07/11 Portland, OR Doug Fir
07/12 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
07/16 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
07/17 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
07/21 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
07/22 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
07/25 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
07/26 Washington, DC The Black Cat
Broadcast is from Birmingham in the UK and could be characterised as a darker sounding Stereolab with a more pronounced sixties/movie feel to them. . …
stillcorners.bandcamp.com
Having been a big fan of Still Corners for a couple of years now, I am thrilled to finally get the chance to see them live. Originally scheduled to headline their own show at 7th St. Entry on June 6, they've now been slated to open for the Scottish band Chvrches at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis on June 8.
They are touring in support of their brand new release 'Strange Pleasures', which was just released on May 7. The new songs are quite a bit more polished and produced in comparison with the songs on their previous release, 'Creatures of an Hour'. With 'Creatures' I immediately loved that their sound was right on par with a favorite band of mine, Broadcast. With 'Strange Pleasures', the vocals are more in the forefront and have a softer, breathy quality to them, flowing well with the breezy synths and guitar lines. I'm excited to see them play both the new and old songs and see how well they translate live.
The show is 18+ and only $15. You can buy tickets here.
They are playing across North America in support of Chvrches and you can catch them at these places on the rest of their tour.
05/28 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
05/29 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stops *
06/01 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
06/02 San Diego, CA - Belly Up *
06/05 Austin, TX - Mohawk *
06/06 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre *
06/07 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre *
06/08 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line *
06/18 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
dates with * indicates with Chvrches
White Fence
It looks like he's back, this time, teaming up with White Fence (who we previously written about). Ty Segall & White Fence is basically Segall and Tim Presley, but with a full band . . …
GOD?
dragcity.com
Did you know that Drag City has a new imprint called God? (with the question mark)? Their first couple of releases will be a White Fence reissue and Scraper's self-titled 7", both coming out July 16, 2013.
I'm not quite sure why God? exist, but it would seem that their goal is to restore lost and forgotten gems.
Details below:
WHITE FENCE - WHITE FENCE REISSUE
Tim Presley's been building a White Fence he can be proud of since back in 2010; his fourth trip to the other side of the fence just dropped and new pop music horizons continue to shimmer invitingly in all the music that he makes. If you walked into the party when the second album was playing or the new one, that's probably a great place to start too. But this first record is a REALLY good place to start. Tim's a veteran of a few bands before White Fence, like Darker My Love, and he's made records with Ty Segall and The Strange Boys too, but his own thing is very special - a foolproof and ever-morphing approach to writing songs by bringing the freshness of lysergic 60s visions into the present day.
Originally out on San Francisco's Make a Mess label and currently available on CD on Woodsist, White Fence keeps the hits coming - like shafts of sunlight through oblong holes in the ceiling. The tunes warp and ripple as if something had gone awry with the tape machine, and it has highs and lows - like cough syrup in a heat-warped July. Faint hints of British accent makes us feel that we're listening to Nobility Rock, where the singer is a king or someone like that, a Duke or an Earl, ruling over a bit of territory and considering what goes on in his land every day. The songs are these thoughts, and strands and scraps of chime and glimmer are carelessly strewn about in them, magically contriving this enchanted land with an insanely pure view of it all. And the tunes just keep coming at your brain, and hooking it.
SCRAPER - SCRAPER 7"
San Francisco's Scraper is a band throwing curves off a skate-punk kind of mound. Just some kids hanging out on the scene who formed a band out of nowhere. Of the 101 flavors currently coursing through the undead corpse of punk, these guys spray a gritty combination of grind 'n' groove that represents musical life at its most primal level. Then when you're sure they just started playing instruments the day before they recorded this, the overtones hit you - Scraper touched with Flipper and Urinals art-ghetto flair. You might even call it "minimalist," and the lyrics whip a satirical, surrealist-sychadelic angle on the inevitable social/romantic blues of the songs. Coming from the filth with no kind of irony or apology, this is just the sound of a way of life - and somehow, it sounds like fun!
COMA CINEMA
facebook.com/comacinema
Mat Cothran, or better known as his stagename, Coma Cinema, is releasing his album called Posthumous Release on June 11th, via Fork & Spoon Records / Orchid Tapes.
Posthumous Release is a record described as "not a record about pain or misery, but a record about loving everything and letting everything love you." Keep that 'love' in mind as you listen to the lead single, "Burn A Church":
White Trash VHS
She Keeps It Alive
Lee (Columbine High Harmony)
Satan Made A Mansion
Burn A Church
Virgin Veins
Marie (No Sleep)
Posthumous Release
laurie + vu ( ) ♥ weheartmusic.com
Posted by W♥M on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 at 11:53 AM in Chvrches, Coma Cinema, Drag City, Future Bible Heroes, Laurie, Scraper, Still Corners, Vu, White Fence | Permalink | Comments (0)


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Cato Makes SD-WAN a Matter of Priority
Mitch Wagner, West Coast Bureau Chief, Light Reading, 7/26/2018
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Cato Networks, which has a distinctive cloud-based, as-a-service approach to SD-WAN, is giving network operators the ability to prioritize traffic based on the identities of individual users, to make networks more more adaptable to what's important to the business.
Unlike other SD-WAN providers, Cato Networks has its own international network, so it controls physical infrastructure as well as software layers. (See Cato Caters to Enterprises Opting Out of Carrier SD-WAN.)
Cato, which was a Leading Lights finalist this year in the category Most Innovative SDN Deployment Strategy (Network/Data Center Operator), is giving network operators new optimization tools with identity-aware routing, introduced last week. Traditionally, networks route traffic based on the site, IP address or application being used. Now, Cato will enable network operators to optimize traffic based on the identity of the user or group of users. (See Leading Lights 2016 Finalists: Most Innovative SDN Deployment Strategy (Network/Data Center Operator) and Cato Networks Surges in 2017.)
For example, VoIP calls from sales to customer can have a higher priority than marketing traffic, Dave Greenfield, Cato Secure Networking Evangelist, tells Light Reading.
The new feature supports Microsoft Active Directory to track user identity.
Additionally, Cato customers can prioritize traffic to software-as-a-service and cloud providers such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services Inc. This takes advantage of the fact that Cato's points-of-presence often share the same physical data center as AWS or Azure, Greenfield says.
Also, Cato adds support for multi-segment policy-based routing to improve network performance; real-time network analytics tracking throughput, jitter, packet loss, latency and other factors; and expanded high-availability support for improved failover.
Cato's customers are enterprises, but Greenfield hinted that the company might branch out into the service provider market, Greenfield says. "I'm not prepared to talk about that but there is a lot of interest," he says.
— Mitch Wagner Executive Editor, Light Reading
This is an edited version of a story that was originally published on Telco Transformation's sister site, Light Reading. To see the full story, click here.
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Geert Cirkel (ur. 20 października 1978 r.) – holenderski wioślarz, reprezentant Holandii w wioślarskiej czwórce bez sternika podczas Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich w Pekinie.

Osiągnięcia
 Mistrzostwa Świata – Lucerna 2001 – czwórka podwójna – 2. miejsce.
 Mistrzostwa Świata – Gifu 2005 – czwórka bez sternika – 2. miejsce.
 Mistrzostwa Świata – Eton 2006 – czwórka bez sternika – 3. miejsce.
 Mistrzostwa Świata – Monachium 2007 – czwórka bez sternika – 3. miejsce.
 Igrzyska Olimpijskie – Pekin 2008 – czwórka bez sternika – 8. miejsce.

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Holenderscy wioślarze
Urodzeni w 1978
Wioślarze na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 2008
Uczestnicy Mistrzostw Świata w Wioślarstwie 2007
Medaliści Mistrzostw Świata w Wioślarstwie 2006
Medaliści Mistrzostw Świata w Wioślarstwie 2005
Medaliści Mistrzostw Świata w Wioślarstwie 2001

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Boy Trips Over Rock in Mountains, Finds Million-Year-Old Fossil
stegomastodon
By Rachel Lewis
A 10-year-old boy has discovered a million-year-old fossil by tripping over it while hiking in New Mexico with his family.
Local media KVIA reported that Jude Sparks was exploring the region's Organ Mountains with his parents and two brothers, playing with walkie talkies, when he fell over something sticking out of the earth. They said he fell right on his face and opened his eyes to the remains of an elephant-type creature that was later identified as a million-year-old stegomastodon, an ancestor of modern elephants.
"I was running farther up and I tripped on part of the tusk. My face landed next to the bottom jaw. I look farther up and there was another tusk," Jude told KVIA. Adding that his brother thought it was a "big fat rotten cow".
The family did not dig out the fossil themselves, but later visited an expert, Dr. Peter Houde, at New Mexico State University."I immediately recognized the importance of what it was. We went out there the very next day to have a look at it," he told KIVA. "We know that these fossils exist here underground. Somebody's house might be built right on top of them. But they don't usually survive the erosional process to get to the surface. They just decay into tiny little bits. They are actually very, very fragile."
KVIA said that the land owner gave permission for the fossil to be dug up, but wished to remain anonymous to protect his land from an influx of fossil hunters.
"The skull that we found is one of the very best to have been found in New Mexico," said Dr. Houde.
The fossil is now being kept at the university's Vertebrate Museum for further study.


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Tag: Exhibit Catalogue Entry
Exhibit Catalog (Final)
"Emma is Still Alive" is a piece created by aspiring artist Klever Javier Cobena. Drawing inspiration from Tom Phillips "A Humument", the artist conveys a dark, mystifying, and gruesome atmosphere within his piece, using the contrasting original work of Jane Austen's "Emma". The concept behind both of these works is taking any medium of literature (i.e. a book) and turning it it into something completely new using different design aesthetics and artistic techniques. Originally a story of a young girl living in an upper class home in England, Cobena re-works that story with the the intention of driving it as far away from the original concept as possible. Using horror as a medium, Cobena decides to tell a tale of a a gruesome massacre, using only his design aesthetics and few highlighted words already within the pages of the book. Within the composition, a vast majority of the pieces are composed of either black ink, black paint, or black cut paper. Cobena, preferring black as a sort of "negative" color, utilizes materials such as Micron Ink Pens, Pigma Brushes, and Black Gouache Paints to re-work and block out certain words within the pages. With the given emphasis on certain select words that weren't blocked out, Cobena re-tells the story through the artwork spread throughout the page. Certain examples within "Emma is Still Alive" include pages within like "Here Lies her Sins" and "Vision Of Shadow", that use overlaps of two pages to create a single composition. Cobena uses nothing more than an exacto knife and a pen to create these overlaps, and express a single idea and theme with an overlap of two pages. Cobena also strongly integrates the concept of certain patterns of staccato nature, and legato nature. Using these concepts, Cobena creates certain moods and certain ideas using patterns differing between these two traits. On one page for example, one can view a sort of blood pattern running down on the words of a page, created using only a colored pencil and an HB sketch pencil. It has a a flowing, smooth pattern, and gives the viewer that feel and imagery of a bloody mess. On another page, there are images of sharp, jagged edges blacked out with a pigma brush, giving the viewer a sense of danger. Other design asthetics included with the piece also include ambigeouity, where Cobena utilizes the words on the page to create a layout that is very eye wandering and complex. There are also stable compositions, where he instead makes a focal point on the composition, drawing the viewers attention to a specific spot. Although most of these pages consists of mostly black color schemes, there are also works of color included within the piece. Cobena skillfully shifts certain traits of pure bright colors like prismatic blues and reds, to make them less saturated, decreasing their value, and keeping the visualities of darkness and negativity to stick to his theme. All while conveying their intense expressions and ideas they were intended to.
Posted on December 18, 2015 Author KleverCategories ENG1101, ENG1101 Project #4Tags Exhibit Catalogue Entry, HumumentLeave a comment on Exhibit Catalog (Final)
Exhibit Catalogue Entry
This exhibit is presented by Jaichan Kirty. Jaichan Kirty was born and raised in Guyana, then moved to New York where he now lives and studies. Gathering inspiration from Tom Phillips's altered text, A Humument, Kirty curate a project that integrates both words and visuals. Like Phillips, Kirty found an inexpensive used book entitled Portrait of Ivan. The Portrait of Ivan is about a young boy coming of age while he is also discovering himself. Kirty transformed this book into new artistic creations both in appearance, using ink, paint, pencil, cut-outs, and folding. Kirty also created a new title and theme for Portrait of Ivan. He had many ideas into the new title but finally decided on one, which is Portrait Van. The idea behind this new title came from the new juxtaposition theme for Portrait of Ivan, which is mysterious and creepy. This is a juxtaposition of Portrait of Ivan because a boy be coming of age is supposed to be nice and pleasant. The opposite of that is mysterious and creepy. In order for Kirty to create these compositions and start changing Portrait of Ivan into Portrait Van, Kirty blocked out a huge amount of the pages and selected words and phrases to emphasize. He then created images using those words and phrases he wanted to emphasize in that page of the book. The first piece of this exhibit is called "So that's what it looks like". Kirty has created a new window (a new view) into this book by using over-lapping to create an illusion of a boy, (Ivan) looking through a new page by cutting a square on the next page in the book. Kirty uses an X-Acto knife to carefully cut this square out of the page. Also Kirty uses sharpie markers to cover up a huge amount of the pages leaving out a few words that create its own new story. These words creates a whole new meaning of this page. "So that's what it looks like". The second piece is called "inside the house". Kirty blocked out a huge amount of the page and selected words and phrases to emphasize. "Opening her eyes" and "Photograph of the house when it's winter", which he used to create images. The first image is an eye-opening and then he uses white computer paper to cut out the shape of a house to emphasize the "Photography of the house when it's winter". Kirty then used the cut out of the house and glued it on the previous page and used sharpie to create what it seems to be the inside of the house. The third and last piece of this exhibit is called "Blue Print". "Blueprint" was created when Kirty painted over a picture with saturated primary colors. Kirty painted a blue box and inside that box is a print of a foot-step, hence the title Blue Print. After painting over the picture, Kirty then closed the book allowing the paint to print over on the other page creating a paint splatter effect. The resulting work merges image and text for each new project or concept in both courses he was taking COMD 1100 and English 1101.
Posted on December 5, 2015 Author JayCategories ENG1101 Project #4, HumumentTags Exhibit Catalogue Entry1 Comment on Exhibit Catalogue Entry


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2010 Game Recaps
Fifth Inning Rally Lifts Phils
By Amanda Orr
The red carpet rolled out and each player walked down from centerfield. Charlie Manuel proudly raised the blue 2009 National League pennant banner in Ashburn Alley. The players were introduced, and the 2010 Home Opener was underway.
The news did not start off good. Jimmy Rollins was scratched from the lineup due to a calf strain. Jayson Werth later left with an injury. Werth's injury is not expected to be serious, however Rollins could be headed for the disabled list.
Cole Hamels' second consecutive start against the Nationals did not go as planned. The lefty struggled once again, surrendering four earned runs in 5.2 innings. Hamels struck out six, but his earned run average raised to 5.06. Hamels has yet to put 2009 behind, and return to the form he was in 2008 and prior.
The Phillies found themselves in a 4-0 deficit, but the offense always has a comeback in them. Ryan Howard continued his hot hitting with a RBI single.
Juan Castro caught on to his new team quickly, driving in a run during his first game as a Phillie. Placido Polanco (2-for-4) raised his average to .484 with a RBI single of his own. Chase Utley smashed a two-run home run down the right field line to cap off a five-run fifth inning. The Phillies offense remains hot and has no desire of cooling off.
The bullpen did a stellar job to secure the win for Hamels. Chad Durbin, Jose Contreras, Danys Baez, and Ryan Madson combined for 3.1 hitless innings.
With the 7-4 victory, the Phillies improve to a Major League best 6-1 record. Tomorrow, Kyle Kendrick will look to redeem himself after a disappointing outing last week.
Here's a pre-game video taken by our Pat Gallen of the U.S. Navy Parachuters landing in the stadium – pretty cool.
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Gameday: Nationals (3-3) at Phillies (5-1)
Odds and Ends: HK, Injuries, Howard/Bonds, Pedro


Hanover Primary School | Can you Help Hanover Play?
05 Oct Can you Help Hanover Play?
One of our school priorities this year is 'developing play'. We have already enhanced the outdoor play provision for EYFS and Key Stage 1 children, and now we are looking at the rest of the school.
Building with large wooden blocks has been a hugely popular activity for our younger children, offering endless possibilities for making almost anything the children's imaginations can come up with! We want this to continue for our older children and so we are launching a fundraising bid to buy two sets of Outlast Blocks.
These blocks offer more challenge because they are designed to be fixed together with holes and pegs (a bit similar to Lego). They include pieces which can be used as wheels and chutes – they're designed to get wet so can be used to make water channels as well as to roll balls down. Playing with these sorts of blocks enables children to collaborate, problem solve, be imaginative and creative… all skills we want our children to have.
They are a high quality product which will last for years – and so they are expensive. Two sets will cost £6660 – and we are aiming to raise this amount by Spring 2019.
We would love to hear your ideas! We'll be keeping a record of the money we've raised so far, plus stories of where it's come from, in the school foyer. Together we can do this!


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Q: Memory leak in Moq? I found this while attempting to find a memory leak in my code.  I kept isolating more and more of my code and still leaking memory.
public interface IClient
{
    Task<List<string>> GetNothing();
}

public class Client : IClient
{
    public async Task<List<string>> GetNothing()
    {
        //await Task.Delay(1); // appears to have no effect on memory usage
        return new List<string> { "I am", "Client" };
    }
}

public interface IService
{
    Task<List<string>> DoNothing();
}

public class Service : IService
{
    private IClient client;
    public Service(IClient client)
    {
        this.client = client;
    }

    public async Task<List<string>> DoNothing()
    {
        return await client.GetNothing();
    }
}

[TestFixture]
public class MoqTests
{
    [Test]
    public async Task Memory_leak_test1()
    {
        IClient client = new Client();
        Service service = new Service(client);

        while (true)
        {
            await service.DoNothing(); // runs indefinitely
        }
    }

    [Test]
    public async Task Memory_leak_test2()
    {
        Mock<IClient> clientMock = new Mock<IClient>();
        clientMock.Setup(x => x.GetNothing()).ReturnsAsync(new List<string> { "I am", "a mock" });
        Service service = new Service(clientMock.Object);

        while (true)
        {
            //create a little busy work in the loop... appears to have no effect
            Guid g = new Guid();
            var z = Math.Sqrt(50670780805d);

            //await Task.Delay(1); // uncomment this line else out of memory in ~ 2 mins.
            await service.DoNothing();
        }
    }
}

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A: The Garbage collector just isn't getting the opportunity to collect things. I wrapped this up in a program like this...
public class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        new MoqTests().Memory_leak_test2().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
    }
}

and watched the memory usage, and like you said, for test1 the memory usage stays absolutely flat. For test2, it just keeps climbing. However, if you add GC.Collect(); in test2 on the line before await service.DoNothing();, then the memory usage stays flat. So it's not leaking memory. (If it was leaking, then the garbage collector wouldn't be able to collect it.) Hope this helps.

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Man Who Pled Guilty in 4 Spa Deaths Was in Court for Other 4
August 31, 2021US
Robert Aaron Long appears in front of Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville at the Fulton County Courthouse in downtown Atlanta, Ga., on Aug. 30, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution via AP)
ATLANTA—A man accused of killing eight people at Atlanta area massage businesses who has already pleaded guilty in four of those killings appeared briefly in court Monday, but he did not enter a plea in the other four slayings.
Robert Aaron Long, 22, is accused of shooting four people to death at a massage business and shooting and wounding a fifth person in Cherokee County on March 16, and then killing four more people at two massage businesses in Atlanta. Six of the eight slain victims were women of Asian descent.
Long was scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Fulton County Superior Court on charges including murder, aggravated assault, and domestic terrorism in the Atlanta killings. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has filed notice that she intends to seek the death penalty, as well as a sentencing enhancement under Georgia's new hate crimes law.
The judge went through some preliminary steps and established that Long's lawyers are qualified to handle a death penalty case. Then he said the hearing would continue Sept. 28, when the reading of the indictment and entering of a plea is expected.
Those killed in Cherokee County: Paul Michels, 54; Xiaojie "Emily" Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; and Delaina Yaun, 33. The Atlanta victims were: Suncha Kim, 69; Soon Chung Park, 74; Hyun Jung Grant, 51; and Yong Ae Yue, 63.
The killings sparked fear and outrage among Asian Americans, who were already on edge because of increased hostility stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Many have been upset by assertions that Long was motivated not by racial bias, but by the shame he felt from a sex addiction, which is not recognized as an official disorder.
Long pleaded guilty last month in Cherokee County to charges including four counts of murder and received four sentences of life without parole plus an additional 35 years.
A man walks past a spa where four people were shot and killed in Acworth, Ga., on March 17, 2021. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Cherokee County District Attorney Shannon Wallace said during the hearing that investigators found no evidence of racial bias in the killings there. She noted the diversity of the victims and said Long walked through Young's Asian Massage "shooting anyone and everyone he saw."
If the case had gone to trial, Wallace said, she was prepared to seek the death penalty and would have argued Long was motivated by gender bias. But after conversations with survivors and families of victims, she agreed to a plea deal in the interest of swift justice and avoiding lengthy appeals.
In Atlanta, where all four of the victims were women of Asian descent, Willis said she believes the killings were based on bias-motivated by the gender and race of the victims. Calling it "one of the most horrific cases" to have occurred in Fulton County, Willis said her decision to seek the death penalty was made with the "complete support" of the victims' families.
"Every person here is going to be valued, everyone is considered equal before the law, and I don't ever want our victims to get lost," Willis said during a news conference after Monday's hearing. "These are all women who worked and lived and played in our community."
Georgia's new hate crimes law does not provide for a stand-alone hate crime. After a person is convicted of an underlying crime, a jury must determine whether it was motivated by bias, which carries an additional penalty.
Willis said the case could take a long time to prosecute and said the families understand that Monday's court appearance marked the start of an "of a very long journey and a very long process."
Long's attorneys had reached out to her about the possibility of a plea deal, but Willis plans to continue to seek the death penalty, she said.
Long said during the hearing in Cherokee County he planned to kill himself that day and went to the massage businesses thinking the shame he felt from paying for sex acts would push him to do it. But while sitting in his car outside the first spa, he decided to kill the people inside.
After shooting five people at that spa in Cherokee County, he drove about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south to Atlanta, where he shot three women at Gold Spa and one woman across the street at Aromatherapy Spa, police have said.
A man walks past a spa where three women were shot and killed in Atlanta, Ga., on March 17, 2021. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
He then headed south on the interstate, and authorities have said he intended to carry out similar attacks in Florida.
But his parents had called police after recognizing their son in images from security video posted online by authorities in Cherokee County. His parents were already tracking his movements through an application on his phone, which allowed authorities to find him and take him into custody on a south Georgia interstate.
Long told detectives he struggled with pornography and sex, and Wallace said during last month's hearing that Long blamed the victims for his inability to control his impulses.
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As the old proverb goes...time flies when you're havin' fun! I finally got back to the craft room yesterday and whew, I've whipped up a couple of cards, two layouts, a sketch and even an album for Etsy.
After my October kit from Your Scrapbook Stash took a major postal detour, it finally arrived at my doorstep on Friday...so happy and relieved to see it :) It's always like Christmas when I rip open the tab to peer inside...this month I was surprised with a collection of Phantom by House of Three and Vintage Vogue by Collage Press!
I love the way companies are designing papers with an edge of embossed or glittered accents...it's like stamping, but it's already done for you.
For my third pop of color (since I design in three's) I used some lavender brads from my stash AND a couple of the sweet Chipboard Pops from the Vintage Vogue kit! And I'm now addicted to making medallions, just so you know.
I have an adorable layout completed with Vintage Vogue; as soon as it goes live at YSS's blog on Friday, I'll share here...along with a cool sketch by lil old me.
Yeppp...got me some new stamps this week!
While I had my Vintage Vogue papers still out, I thought they would look cute paired up with one of the 'girls' from this stamp set.
Things are humming right along over at the Nook forum...never a dull moment...always tons and tons of inspiration and chat. I ♥ The Nook :) I'm still churning out the cards using the October Kit...can I just say that it's going a loooonnnggg way!
So, next on my agenda is a project with the Hello Fall from LYB! I will work on this tomorrow...hint...I will be incorporating something from my yard :) Can't wait to share it with you.
these are all just amazing!!!!! you rock!!!!!
Great projects! I especially like the 'spooky' on your sb page.
So fabulous!!! I love everything!
I came over to you blog after seeing this on the PI page. I had to tell you this is about the single most, GORGEOUS thing I have ever feasted my eyes upon!


A visitor to Victoria today is greeted with all the accoutrements of a building boom. Cranes dot the skyline. Streets are torn up, traffic diverted and sidewalks are barred with portable fencing. On a recent trip into downtown I discovered that most of the antique stores I intended to visit, had closed up shop. Welcome to the twenty-first century.
I guess today's Victoria is somewhat reminiscent of the days when gold-seekers swarmed the streets. It all began on Sunday, April 25, 1858 when townsfolk were returning from church. The "Commodore" – a wooden side-wheel American steamer, entered Victoria harbour and 450 men disembarked – typical gold-seekers, complete with blankets, miner's pans and spades and firearms. Within a few weeks a town of approximately 230, had been invaded by over 20,000 adventurers and gold prospectors.
While the great majority of these people were transients, the rush of gold-seekers transformed the sleepy village of "Fort Victoria," into a bustling centre for commerce. A wild land-boom followed. Lots that had languished on the market for $25.00 were snapped up a week later for $3,000 each. For most of the nineteenth century, Victoria remained the largest city in British Columbia and was the foremost in trade and commerce.
I'm sure the original residents felt as bewildered as I do at the sudden and drastic change to their home town. Suddenly there was building everywhere. And what building it was!
Banks created cathedrals of finance, complete with coats of arms. Church spires dominated the skyline.
Victoria looked the part of a jewel in the British Empire.
Subsequent building booms have seen many historic buildings torn down and others altered dramatically. But there are still hints of Victoria's Imperial past. You find it in funky doorways.
Many of the original rounded entries, with curved windows on the side have been modernized in the interests of economy and efficiency, but a few remain. Look for them in "old towne" along Government and Wharf Street.
These are just a few of the treasures I found. Do you have a favourite doorway in Victoria? In your hometown? Why do you like it?


Adelaide 3D software and printing startup Makers Empire has partnered with Minnesota-based company Afinia 3D to sell its products in the North American education market.
Highlighting its focus on getting kids interested in STEM fields, Makers Empire has created a Learning Program that allows primary and early high school students to start easily designing in 3D.
As well as providing access to Makers Empire's 3D design software, the program will provide lesson plans aligned to a school's curriculum, a teacher's portal, and online resources.
The partnership will see Afinia 3D, which supplies 3D desktop printers, distribute the Learning Program through its Education Reseller network. It follows an ongoing trial of Makers Empire's software at a number of schools in New York State.
John Westrum, vice president and education market lead of Afinia 3D, which distributes around the United States and Canada, said Makers' Learning Program is an excellent addition to the company's solutions portfolio.
"Educators have been asking us for easy-to-use 3D design software integrated with a curriculum. I believe we have now have a formidable offering," he said.
Jon Soong, CEO of Makers Empire, added that the startup is excited to be working with Afinia 3D.
The partnership comes after Makers Empire partnered with US-based robotic toy company Sphero in November last year. Together the companies created the Ollie Customizer app, developed for the use of Sphero's popular connected toy Ollie.
The app allows users to customise and create unique accessories for the robot, and order them to be printed and delivered for under $50.
With the 3D printing industry expected to grow to USD $16 billion by 2018, Makers Empire's partnerships set it in good stead to make its name known in the North American market.


The preliminary findings of the Court of Inquiry into the fatal crash of Indian Air Force's Mi-17 helicopter in Jammu and Kashmir on February 27 have indicated that it could be a result of 'friendly fire'. But the probing officials are yet to fix responsibility for the accident.
Sources claimed that the inquiry is looking into the lapses and will try to fix the responsibility if the chopper pilot was at fault or the air defence commander did not do the due diligence before taking the chopper down.
The incident happened on the morning of February 27, a day after the IAF's Balakot strike, when IAF fighters were engaged in a dogfight with at least two dozen fighters of the Pakistan Air Force in the Nowshera sector along the Line of Control. Six air force personnel on board were killed in the crash. The helicopter was flown by Squadron Leader Siddharth Vashisht with other members—Squadron Leader Ninad Mandvgane, Kumar Pandey, Sergeant Vikrant Sehrawat, Corporals Deepak Pandey and Pankaj Kumar .
"During the incident, Indian air defence systems were on operational alert and it is still a matter of investigation whether the air defence commander exceeded his brief or the pilot of the chopper was flying at the wrong place," said a source familiar with the probe.
Besides lack of communication, technical compatibility issue has also cropped up during the incident as there could be a failure of the system put in place to protect assets from friendly fire. Russian build Mi-17 chopper was fired from an Israel made Spyder air defence missile systems.
"Integration issue is also being looked into as missile could have avoided hitting its own machine if both platforms were compatible to each other," the official added.
A Court of Inquiry is trying to connect the dots in the entire episode and the black box of the chopper will play a key role in the investigation. Efforts are on to trace the black box of the chopper because it provides complete details of the happenings to know the sequence of events before the crash.
Officials claimed that it is also a possibility that pilot may not have put on the Identification Friend or Foe systems, a technology developed during World War II, that identifies the flying object to radars, whether it is a an enemy or own object.


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Tag: open and affirming
ONA NEWS: New Webinar Series Can Revive Your Church
Submitted by Andrew Lang
TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ONA AND NOT-YET ONA CHURCHES
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Let them know about this series: churches that participate in our training programs learn how an ONA process can build consensus and revive energy for mission and ministry!
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From the Pastor,
May 28, 2021 / Faith UCC
What it Means to be Open and Affirming
Years ago I was asked to preach at an Open and Affirming church and the lectionary happened to be a portion of the epistles dedicated to unity and maturity within the body of Christ. It was during yet another period of time in which there was much angst about political officials and the decisions they were making.
I spoke of the church's long history of being open and rightful pride in itself on being affirming and accepting of all persons. Then I asked, "Do we really mean it?" I was greeted with confused looks, because of COURSE the church meant it. It welcomed those whom society most often rejected and deemed unworthy.
"Let me ask a different way…If (name of much-distrusted political figure) walked through those front doors right now to join our service, would we welcome him with as much compassion and grace as we do others?" Yeah, that went over well! And, it made us all think as we asked that question honestly of one another.
Faith Church voted to become Open and Affirming to LGBTQ+ persons in January of 2009. This month, we will be sponsors of the Riverside Pride event in Landa Park. You called an openly gay pastor, for goodness sake!
But we still get to ask ourselves, in the spirit of maturity and depth of character and continued growth, "When we say we are Open and Affirming, do we really mean it, in all ways?"
Whom would we not wholeheartedly welcome? Who could walk through our doors whose presence would make us flinch and do anything other than greet them with an unreserved, genuine welcome? What are the limits of our readiness to put feet to our faith when we say, "No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome here"? Where do we stop short when reaching out to let folks know about one of the best-kept secrets in New Braunfels?
Recent visitors, long-time residents of the area, commented they had been to our church for events put on by other groups at our facilities on multiple occasions…and had absolutely NO clue we were a progressive community of faith.
That is on us, and it is up to us to change that! In a community such as ours, it would not be hard for an open-minded, welcoming church with an alternative Christian voice of inclusion and justice over judgment and inequality to stand out in the crowd.
It is time to get incredibly creative about not keeping this church to ourselves, but instead to reach out in vocal, obvious, even risky ways to let people know that we are here.
Since I began serving as your pastor, I've often thought of the Dr. Seuss book, Horton Hears a Who and the Who's as they shout to be heard and to save their community, "We are here!"
Theodor Seuss Geisel held strong anti-Japanese sentiments during and after WWII, but changed his views substantially and began to work hard to relay the message the Japanese people should be treated equally and fairly, an unpopular message in the height of post-WWII hate and distrust of the nation of Japan and it's people.
Geisel came to value, in particular, the Japanese concept of the importance of the individual, which was a new idea for him. It can be seen clearly in Horton's words, "A person is a person, no matter how small."
As Horton works to save Whoville, he is constrained by other jungle animals who do not believe Whoville exists, to the point that his hands (limbs?) are literally tied and he cannot convince the other animals on his own. So he asks the Mayor of Whoville to get the residents to all make noise so they can be heard and known by the other animals and therefore, be saves from doom.
All do so, singing and shouting and playing instruments as loudly as they can to prove their existence and save their world, but no one hears them. As the Mayor searches the community, he finds one small Who not making noise but, instead, quietly playing with a yoyo. At the Mayor's urging, little Jojo utters one loud word that is enough to finally let their collective voice be heard, proving their existence and saving their community.
Where can you make your voice be as part of Faith Church? Whom can you invite to worship? What neighborhood newsletter article or letter to the editor or social media post can you write or share with your own circles? What cause is near and dear to your heart that you can engage in on behalf of Faith?
What word can you utter and to what unreached communities to let others know, "We are here"? There are folks hungry to know that a place like Faith exists; that there is a place where they can be Christian and practice radical hospitality and that the two are not mutually exclusive.
Research shows we need to hear about something 5 to 7 times before it becomes enough a part of our frame of reference that we express any interest or curiosity about it—"What's the name of that church, again?"
No matter how small you may feel your voice to be, my dear Jojos, yours may be just the final word that let's others hear our collective message of God's wasteful grace and unqualified love. So let's find ways to speak, for the sake of our church and the sake of those to need to know that we are Faith and the are, most definitely, here!
You can participate by joining us at the Blessing of the Hands June 7th, New Braunfels Pride June 26th, welcoming our new members, responding to our Survey about in-person worship, and helping ready the church for our return to the sanctuary later this month!
All of us, together, will let the surrounding community and our world know that We ARE here!