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(Once moderated responses will be posted in 1-2 days).
1) Hie Ladies, Thank you so much for being there, for the vulnerable people of South Sudan especialy the children, the good work you have done for them.
I am sending you all a big hug and lots of kisses from the Paradise of Africa : ZIMBABWE.
May the good Lord continue to guide and protect you all the days of your life.
2) Thanks for the amazing work you're doing!
-Kimberly Sanberg
3) Thank you for the work you are doing. You are an inspiration to women and men around the world.
-Amy Hansen
4) Great job!
-Emanuele Cozzi
5)Thank you for your work
6) This is the only way we can get the peace we want; we need to make it happen.
-Luis Lozano
7) God Bless you and keep you!
-The Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer
8) -Susan Kulis
9) Keep it up! You're setting an example for everyone in the world, and believe me, they ARE watching!
-Dawn M. Albanese
10) As the Vietnamese Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh says, "peace is every step." Your work is essential for creating a better world for all to live in. Thank you.
-Kelly Rae Kraemer
11) Keep up the good word. You are Herod
-Barbara Asead
12)Thank you for taking leadership to bring about peace through nonviolent efforts.You are an inspiration.
-Sister Donna Butler, SP
13) Hello my dear peacekeepers,since the beginning of NP I feel to be a part of it and in Germany I do presentations to tell (not only) Germans what peacekeepers like you are doing.Last year I did one of these presentations with Anne who was peacekeeper until last year and I really received some very deep impression of what you and all the others are doing to protect people and foster peace.In order to spread the word we have begun a campaign on the idea of civilian peacekeeping so that people but also politicians are informed about the wisdom to have a peace logic instead of a one-sided security logic that those that foster violence typically follow.Tlherefore I thank you so much of what you are doing. \nAnd keep me informed so that I can inform others! Stephan Brües-co-chair of Federation for Social Defense, one of the founding organisations of NP and now member of NP Alliance
-Stephan Brües
14)-Patricia & Peter Ladley
15)-Jean Barker
16) I have a great respect for the work you do in such a risky situation - it so important !!!!
-Michael Bockhorni
17) Thank you for working for peace. It isn't easy.
-Judi Poulson
18) Many of us are out here noticing what you do. Stay strong and keep going. ET
-E. J. Tivona
19) Thank you. I honor your courage, the sacrifices you make, the risks you take, and the love and vision that guide you.
-Jorge Arauz
20) Women have been underappreciated in American society for too many years. Their contributions have been monumental. I have stood shoulder to shoulder with women supporting their Unions strikes, for peace and for justice. My father who passed away 4 years ago always talked about how unfair lending institutions and even his job with the UAW at a GM Plant was to women. My mother who was working at the time was not allowed to use her income when my dad financed the house they shared for over 50 years and she still lives in today. Women give life and appreciate the life's of others more than men. I sincerely believe when a woman is elected President they will be much more reserved in deciding to send our children off to die and kill in wars. From Eleanor Roosevelt to progressive women Senators today breaking that glass ceiling is an absolute priority.
-Steven D Addison
21) -Barbara Keyt
22)-Pete Klosterman
23) Dear Sisters, Your courage and vision inspire women of the whole World!!! May you feel the support and admiration that we all feel, even so distant. And may that energy of common desire for a peaceful world for our children and grandchildren inspire and support your every step! AHEAD!
-Simonetta Costanzo Pittaluga
24) Thank you for your leadership and for being protectors of peace. May God bless you and protect you, to further your good work!
25) Thank you for keeping peace in your hearts and using the strengths of peaceful action in your communities. You are in my prayers daily.
-Debby Reisinger
26) -Mary Brandl
27) Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for all you do. You are making a positive impact on the world.
-Dorothy Lynn Brooks
28) Thank you for your courage and dedication to helping restore peace in your hmeland despite your suffering and challenges. I send you prayers for your success and happiness.
-Christi Love
29) Bless you for all you continue to do each day.
-jean victor mansour
30) Without women, peace will not happen. Thank you for your courage and all that you are doing in working with the Women's Peacekeeping Team.
31) Thank you for your courageous and amazing efforts! You are appreciated!!
-Denice Peltier
32) Thank you for your work. It sends a message of hope around the world.
-Oliver Ryder
33) There is nothing like peace from a lady or mother. Nothing. Thanks.
-Matt Woolery
34)-Marjorie Young
35) -Francine Ungaro
36) You are truly an inspiration to all of us.
-Jerome Chroman
37) You all are doing a most important work in our world. What a good example of doing something positive with your lives to change the suffering that violence brings. Keep up the good work. I thank God for you. Retired School Teacher
-Carolyn McDonnell
38) -bert greenberg
40) Blessings to you as you continue this important work. Thank you for all that you do. And know that you are not alone as you stand to build peace one person at a time.
41) I am praying for you and thinking of you. I'd like to help you build peace in your area. Maybe you know of One Billion Marching and V-Day online, a global movement to end violence against women. You can see videos of women, children and even men dancing and being act I've for our cause. I support you.
42) -Elizabeth Watts
43) -Sara Miller
44) -Penny Cragun
45) My heart felt thanks for your courage and steadfastness in working for peace in a violent situation. May God bless you and your actions for the benefit of people everywhere.
-Caroline Lane
46) Your work is important for the world. Thank you for all that you are doing. Your strength is an example to us all.
-Rita Archibald
47) Peace and love is what it is all about....forgiveness is part of that! Thanks for all you do and please, keep up the good work! Blessings, Maria
48) May God bless you all and your work for social justice.
–Kelly Epstein
49) - arnie roman
It takes courage, conviction and perseverance to bring change for the better. It is women like you who make a difference in a country that is overwhelmed by prejudice, poverty, violence and despair...you are all truly amazing!
- Corinne Van Houten
51) Words cannot express how much I value the peacemaking work that you do with such courage and determination. You are the hope of your families, neighbors and country. God bless you. He is with you always.
-Carol Rodgers
52) -Twyla Meyer
53) We all admire your perseverance in trying to make the world a better place. May you continue in good health and with great results. Peace and joy,
-Mary Fineran
54) - Arlene
55) Thank you for your efforts to bring Peace to your country, you are the promise of your country. We all remember you in our prayers. Peace.
-Jerry Hicks
56) Thank you so much for all you're doing!
-Jason Canfield
57) Thank you for helping the world!"
- Fran Forte
58) We are proud of your efforts to help bring a measure of peace to your troubled people. Wishing you success in your struggle.
-Steve Fabick, Michigan, USA
59) Dear friends in Women's Peacekeeping Team: You are our inspiration! Thinking of you every day!
-Ann Frisch
60) Your courage and dedication is an inspiration to women around the world. Thank you for your strength.
-Barbara Leighton
61) Your courage and commitment to keeping women safe is awesome! Blessings to each of you.
-Rhoda Walter
62) Your courage and devotion to this cause inspire and humble me. Thank you for all you do to make peace happen. Our thoughts and prayers are with you!
-Tara West
63) Stay strong!
- Sherry Blackshear
64) Thank God for your work. This is the only good piece of news I have had all week.
- Jillian Mulvihill
65) I want to tell you all how brave and encouraging you are! you are making it happen on your own and making it happen. Things get dome when women take over, andhere is proof in the doing and suceeding. keep up the fablious work ladies!!
- lea mac leod
66) - Jennifer Anderson
67) Thank you for being the stars that shine for peace in South Sudan. May the men who make war follow your lead and make peace so that the people of South Sudan can break the cycle of war and violence.
- Rob Haarsager
68) Thank you for all you do.
69) Thank you for your efforts for peace. May God richly bless you in every way and keep you safe.
-Walter Reece
70) Thank you !!
-jenny rider
71) -Julie Skelton
72) Thank you for your strength and courage. Every blessing on all of you.
73) Thank you.
-John Steponaitis
74) -kathi
75) -David John Ulibarri
76) Thank you for all that you give & accomplish. Please keep it up!
- Ellen Segal
77) Thank you for all you do and may the Higher Power also take great care of you.
Mary H. North
78) -Birgit
79) I have had the pleasure of knowing Mel Duncan for many years. Out of his visionary mind these Peacekeeping Teams were created. As a person who believes in a God of love for all (our church does much interfaith work) I thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you are doing! I will continue to pray for you as you go about this important non-violent work, sacrificing so much for the good of all. I am now 77 years old, and to me you keep hope alive by helping to create a more peaceful world. Thank you!
-Eunice Eckerly, Trinity Lutheran Congregation
80) Women are natural ""peace keepers,"" and I wish you every success in your commitment in South Sudan. I and so many other support you and your efforts. May God's blessings be with you.
- Lynne AD
81) Thank you for all you do and for being so brave!"
- Blaine Blackthorne
82) For your courage and strength, I thank you. You are the change for peace we all wish for and try for in our own ways."
-Annie A
83) Thank you for your efforts for peace. May God richly bless you in every way and keep you safe.
-Barbara Zaha
84) This is how it happens - how we build the world we want. Courageous women like yourselves take the lead, provide inspiration, set an example, and teach us all how to make change one person, one family, and one community at a time. We are all part of the human family, and we can learn to treat each other with respect and compassion. Thank you for embodying that.
-Brie Gyncild
85) -Michele Temple
86) Thank you for acting with courage and integrity. People everywhere are standing with you and praying for you.
-Laurel Green
88)-Aaron M. Ucko
89) I admire your strength and perseverance in your ongoing struggle to bring peace to your people. May God continue to bless and protect you in your endeavors.
- Esther Huston
89)- Mark W. Mehl
90) Your actions are inspiring
-Katharine Tussing
91) It's hard for me to imagine the conditions you work under. Thank you as a mother, sister, daughter, and member of the human family for what you are doing for us all.
92) - Monica Raymond
93) Dear Women, You are doing vital, courageous work. Bless you for setting such an example for all of us to follow.
94) -mary tulloch
95) Women, so close to the home, make excellent peacekeepers because conflict threatens people where they live. Thank you for going another step, protecting in peace men/women/children in their homes, as well as yours.
-Helen Hays
96) Thank you for the challenging work you are doing to create peace. I honor your commitment and courage. You inspire me and you give me hope for a better, safer future. May what you do create ripples - nay, a tsunami! - of understanding, love, and peace throughout our troubled world.
- Maylin
97) Thank you beautiful women for our future.
- Bonnie Pannell
98) You are very brave and very important to our world. Keep doing what you do.
We appreciate it.
- Marie Garescher
99) -Nancy Balassi
100) Thank you for taking the risk to demonstrate that peace works. Your courageous and disciplined stand, as well as your moral example, are truly what the world needs now.
- Peter Bergel
101) Thank you to all you women who sacrifice every day to bring peace to this world. I am praying for you all!
-Mary, Minnesota, USA
102) -Cherie Connick
103) -Robert L Blau
104) We have a world full of war and poverty. What a joy to hear of your work. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
-Lynn Shoemaker
105) Thank you brave and lovely ladies. We need women like you all over the world."
-Rose Lord
106) Dear Ladies, women of South Sudan what an encouraging example - I deeply honour all your actions for peace, your courage and your love. Thank you so much. Your a beacon in a troubled wolrld. God bless you and your work.
Annette Seifert
107) Women are the key to saving the world. Thank you for what you're doing.
- Laurel Whitney
108) Women are the ones who will bring the peace to this world!
- Laura Staples
109) Thank you for the work you are doing.
-Phyllis Skinner
110) Thank you for your courage. And for your care of each other as well. Even when you feel despair, know that what you are working for is GOOD, and much good is going on unseen, including the gentle things you do. And know that peace WILL come to your people in God's time."
- Helen Bayes
111) -Patricia A. Keefe
112) Thank you for your great courage!!!
- Bo Svensson
113) Thank you for all the wonderful work you're doing! --You are all inspirational! Wishing you all the best from New York City, peace, light, strength, success, blessings and joy, Jillie
- Jillie Simon
114) I support your work for peace, and I appreciate your commitment.
- Bill Glassmire
115) Thank you for being a peaceful presence and for all you do!
-Elizabeth Enright
116) Thank you for your commitment and action for peace. You are in my prayers.
-Sister Kay McMullen, SNDdeN
117) -karen stickney
118) you are awesom
Keep up the good work
119) -Millie Lewis
120) -Elizabeth Nelson
121) You honor and inspire us all!
- donna luckey
122) Thank you so much for your commitment and the risks you take personally to pursue peace. We all benefit and we honor you.
- Kim Weichel
123) -Kathleen Remund
124) -Priscilla Liebowitz
125) You are my heroines! Thank you for proving that peace is possible.
- Bridget Moix
126) Your courage and tenacity is truly inspiring Thank for being a model for us all.
- Margaret Bearlin
127) Your work helps peace to prevail. Many, many thanks to you.
- Shelley Anderson
128) Your courage gives me hope for the future. You can inspire people around the world with your willingness to act for peace in the most difficult of circumstances. Happy International womens day!!
- Lyn Adamson
129) I hereby express my deepest gratitude for the incalculably important work you are doing.
- Ronald Maxson
130) Thank you for the gifts you bring to this effort, for your courage and steadfastness in peacemaking.
-Marcia Anderson
131) Hooray for you!
Keep up the amazing work!!
- Jan Passion
132) You are strong, you make us strong.
133) I hope the spirit of peace rests with you constantly guiding you in reconciliation and any action you need to keep peace.
- Isabel Miller
134) I honor you for your work to bring peace to your region.
-Linda Ellsworth
135) -Clare Ronzani
136) Stay safe and Peace!!
- kathryn McKenzie
137) -Linda Sartor
138) I am so proud of you and what you are doing to bring peace.
-Marilyn Slater
139) You are brave and selfless beyond my wildest dreams.
- elyette weinstein
140) Thank you for all you do!
- Kimberly Wiley
141) Thank you for your courage and your love in action.
- Carol Bosworth
142) I appreciate all of your hard work. I admire your perseverance. I wish you a successful future.
- Jennifer Newsom
143) -Henriette Groot
144) -C. Arveson
145) And keep Aristophanes Lysistrata in mind . . .
-Larry Boatman
146) -Richard Booth
147) -Nicholas Lenchner
148) -Connie Hupperts
149) -Jim Gartner
150) Blessed are you peacemakers. Thank you so much.
- Ben Goggins
151) We need more of you. Thank you for not letting all the contrary forces. discourage you.
- Bruce and Ruth Hawkins
152) You are beautiful! Thank you for standing in the LIGHT and defeating the encroaching darkness. YOUR GLOW IS SPREADING."
- Yvette
153) Thank you for making peace happen!
- Kathleen Keske
156) -Edith Martin
157) Thanks for all you do in working to bring peace to areas of the world which desperately need it...keep up the good work, and God bless all of you!
- Chuck Donegan
158) Thank you for your hard work and dedication. You are strong women.
- Harriet McCleary
-Mary Jo Luu
159) I greatly admire your courage and steadfastness in working together for peace in South Sudan. Stay strong and united in very difficult, dangerous circumstances.
- karen Stoddard
160) Thank you for your work for peace in South Sudan! The world needs you!
- Jean Barker
161) David Yanosik
162) Thank you for your amazing courage in the service of peace.
- Yehudit Lieberman
163) May your strength and courage bring you to happiness.
164) Blessings to you for your courage and conviction.
- Sandy Irving
165) Hang in there, Ladies! We truly appreciate your courage and hard work
-Shannon Caruso
166) For being waaaaay braver than me!
-Joann Koch
167) Pauline Erera
168) thank you for all you do
- carolyn massey
169) Thank you for promoting peace. It is especially difficult in a war-torn area, and you are inspirational.
- Ann Rennacker
170) I served with Christian Peacemaker Teams in Palestine. Most of my teammates were women. I know how capable you are.
Peace and blessing
171) You have my admiration and respect. The work you do is priceless and more valuable than any war!
- Elaine McAuliffe
172) Thank you for making a difference for women.
- Margaret Spallone
173) Keep up this great work!
- Lucille Gervase
174) We greatly appreciate all you are doing.
- Michael and Melissa Goldberg
175) Thank you for your courage and conviction to make a positive change in this world. May you all keep safe and prosper.
- Sherrie Rozniecki
176) Thank you for the wonderful and brave work that you are doing!
- Glenys Davies
177) Brave, good work, thank you.
- Ann Warner
178) Dear Strong and Courageous Women:
-Ann LeMay
179) We thank you for your courage and efforts and hope for your success. The world is a better place because of your efforts!
-James Mentele
180) Blessings on your dedication to peace and justice.
-Betsy Crofts
181) Thank you for all that you do!
Mikki Chalker
182) Thank you for your example. You rekindle hope for peace in the world.
-Lois McAfee
183) Peace will be the foundation of your new country.
-Dr Kathleen List
184) -Sarah Salter
185) blessings on your work and blessings on your families and blessings on each of you.
-margaret m. darger
186) Thanks for your efforts.
-Richard Skochdopole
187) Thank You so very much for putting your lives on the line!!!!!
Isa 3:10-11 [NIV] Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.
Isa 3:14-15 [LB] First to feel his wrath will be the elders and the princes, for they have defrauded the poor. They have filled their barns with grain extorted from the helpless peasants. How dare U grind my people in the dust like that! the Lord of Hosts will demand of them.
Isa 5:7 [NIV] .... And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.
-david porter
188) I was a member of NP's first unarmed civilian peacekeeping team for more than 5 years in Sri Lanka. While we didn't create national peace teams at that time in NP, we did very quickly learn the importance and value of partnering with local women wherever possible in all of our peacekeeping efforts. It has been gratifying and inspiring to see how those efforts have evolved in South Sudan. You are making history!! It makes me proud to know that you are there and engaged in building a better, more peaceful society for you and your children and grandchildren. Best Wishes for continued--and permanent--success!
-Rita Webb
189) You are in my thoughts and prayers.
190) We are with you in our thoughts and prayers
-Rose Marie McQuaid
191) Courage is lonely business. God bless you for having so much of it.
-Charles Barber
192) You are doing the most satisfying thing in the world, and you make all of us women proud of your strength and commitment to peace.
-Barbara Hudgins
193) Thank you for your courage.
-Colleen McGlone
194) -Tim Lank
195) Well done Women of South Sudan, You have outwitted your menfolks!! Keep up the GOOD WORKS!!
-Col. DICKSON SWEGENYI
196) Thank you for your commitment to peace. May God bless you and keep you safe.
-Martha Hunkins
197) -Pamela Alsum
198) -Anne Dietrich
Thank you for the work you do and the dedication!
199) -Lourdes
200) -Jan-Paul Alon
201) -sheyli j
202) Your work in South Sudan is so inspirational for all women around the world! Thank you for helping make peace real and visible in a place of conflict.
-Randi Kawakita
203) -Paul Giannobile
204) -angela fazzari
205) Awesome!
-Chun Ong
206) -Prova
207) Your courage and successes give me hope for the world.
-Kendra Mon
208) You are wise and brave! Thank you for taking a stand for peace.
-Patricia Coon
209) Thank you for your courage and your deep love for the people of your land. You are prophets of peace, messengers of love, and the hands of hope.
-Hilary Krivchenia
210) God bless you for the Christian humanitarian work you are doing.
-Thomas G. Dahl
211) You are the bravest, most beautiful women we are fortunate to know.
You are brave, strong, honest and caring.
I am proud of you I am proud to be a woman and wish that all women could have the right to have as much ability to be what they want, do the work they want to do and be as strong as they are.
I am sue that it is the fear of this possibility that causes man to keep women "IN THEIR PLACE' AND TO BULLY AND HURT THEM.
212) Thank you for the work you are doing to bring peace to your land and your people. Thank you for your courage, and for allowing me to help, even if only through a donation. We are sisters, though living very different lives, and i worry about your safety almost every day. May all blessings be yours. Always,
-Leonie Luterman,Amesbury, MA USA
213) Linking arms with you across the water and thanking God for your work...
-Joan, in Florida
214) -Michael C. Ford and Richard B. Marks
215) -Richard Koda
216) Your work means so much! I thank you, not only as a woman, but as a human. You are making our world a more vibrant, safe, and peaceful place!
217) -Cris
218) Bon Courage! Say not the struggle naught availeth!
-V Evan
219) -Kathe Garbrick
220)-janna piper
221) Thank you for your courageous work!
-Dennis Bricker
222) Thank you for the example you are setting. Women all over the world will learn from you.
-Chartis Tebbetts
223)-Jean Barker
224)-Vonnie iams
225)-Sylvia Duncan
226) With respect and admiration for ALL that you do. We are a better world. Thank you very much.
-Mary Parker
227)-Carolyn Chambers
228) Thank you for all you do.
-Wynn Shafer
229) Thank you of being a pain in the ass of all the leader who tink that leading a country mean war. By fighting for peace, you guys are the pain in ass of all these the mysogine and phollocrat.Happy women's day!!!!
230) War is not the answer. Empower women for Peace! Stop procreating until we have achieved Peace!
-Rosemary Graham-Gardner
231) Thank you so much for being the voice of reason for your people. We need more women to stand for peace.
232) -Peter Molenaar
233) -Linda Sparks
234) ) Keep up this important work. The prayers and best wishes of many people are with you.
-Scott Coahran
235) Non Violence is the only way forward .
Maureen Coyle
-Brad Walrod
236) Thanks The God first and I ask the God to bring peace to our brothers in south sudan, Women in south sudan they did very hard work to bring peace go forward and we will support the hopies .
-Sami Osman Elsmmani
237) You prove that women are the best peacekeepers.
-Sharon Dymowski
238) I thank God for the courage and fortitude shown by these women. You display the presence of Holy Mother Wisdom in the midst of a world gone mad with violence. May you be a sign to the whole world!
-Walt Chura,, S.F.O.
239) I just wanted to thank you for all the great work that you do. Women like you are a blessing to the world. I wish that more people in the world were more like you.
-Brandon Fryman
240) -Afkham Davis
241) My American family in Munich, Germany will try to do all they can to help you bring change to South Sudan in a non-violent and effective manner.
-John Culp
242) Thank you for your beautiful work!
243) -Lorene Moorer
244) -Bill McCarthy
245) Thanks and Blessings on the good work you do.
246) Thanks for hanging in there in very difficult times!
-Sheila ward
247)-Dr. Stephen Oren
249)Thank You!!!
-Joyce Frohn
250) I think you are very brave. The work you do shows other women (and men!) that it is possible to make a better life for one's community.
-Margaret Camp
251) Thank you for your courage and for shining a bright light of peace! We send our love to you.
-Cyndi Merritt
252) Dear Women's Peacekeeping Team,
Thank you for the incredible work you do. You show great courage to be in places of great conflict. Your presence calms the anger and increases the feelings of love and peaceful living in all people - on every side of a conflict.
I pray for protection for you and other Nonviolent Peaceforce workers.
-Maryh Bean
253) Your dedication and courage are a wonder to behold. Thank you for being an inspiration to men, women and children around the world.
-John Morlino
254) You are an inspiration and it is time women around the world stand up and say "No more war. Ever." We must do this ourselves. We hold the key to civilization and community. ur hearts are with you courageous women of Sudan!
-Robyn Wagoner
256) Thank you for your important work to create peace happen!
257) -Geoffrey W Barron
258) We support your work and the work of many other people and groups working for nonviolence in South Sudan. Our organization, Crosscurrents International Institute, actively works to support Dr. Jill Seaman, a medical doctor, working in Old Fangak, South Sudan. We encourage you to make contact with her. She has been living and working in South Sudan for over 20 years.
Thank you for your good work.
-Bill and Marina Shaw
259) Brave Women of South Sudan,
I thank you and honor you for your courage and compassion to step out and speak out against violence and lead the way towards peace. Blessings & Love,
-Betsy Simmons
260) congratulation.you meke a better world
261) The fact that you stand up to organize peace is so encouraging! not only for the people around you but for all the people of good will in this world.
It is such a good thing to show to the children: war is not something we have to accept! I am grateful that you show us an other way.
-els nijland
262) -Tegwin
263) -Devon G.
264) -Laura Kaufman
I'm in awe of your brave and skilled efforts to create peace! I'm grateful that you are willing to make the effort it takes to create a culture of peace.
265) -Bruce Rosove
266) I will be praying for you every day -- for your safety, for your courage, for the wisdom to say the write words when you speak in difficult situations. Blessings in all you do.
-Barbara Leonhard, OSF
267) Thank you so much for your efforts!
-probyn gregory
268) I support the Women's Peacekeeping team in South Soudan.(WPTSD) Several years ago when South Sudan became an independent country there was much hope for the country. Now this hope is threatened by violence an internal conlict. May the work of WPTSD) have much success in assuring the peace and well-being of the country,.
-Gerry Pascal
269) Congratulations Ladies on coming together in peace. My thoughts are with you.
-Judie Carlson
270) Thank you for your great leadership and God's blessings!
-Eunice A
271) I real want to Congaluturated all women's who are working tireless to save life and maintain paece in South Sudan.
-Luis Francis
272) Dear wonderful women
The example you are giving to your children is immeasurable. There is hope that now that in the future life will be different in your world.
I admire you so much and my heart goes out to you.You are an inspiration to all women.
In gratitude and admiration
-Natalia from New Zealand
273) Thank you for standing together and giving others a nonviolent place to work for peace in South Sudan. Most people don't want to be involved with violence!
274) Bless you for all you do for others; your inspirational work matters so much to so many. We are all grateful to you and for you. Thank you.
275) Thank you for your courageous leadership in helping create peace and protect innocent people in your country. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
-David Hartsough, co-founder Nonviolent Peaceforce
276) -Jeffery Franklin
277) -Harold Watson
278) You are so brave and wise! You are an inspiration to me.
-Bernadette Page
279) Women's Peacekeeping Team' I sincerely hope that the courage you have resolutely embarked on will bring the peace you cherish to prevail. Let the Lord hear your voices for a lasting solution for the innocent souls of South Sudan. Do not despair, for your cause shall make peace happen in South Sudan. Thank you all.
-Douglas Mambo
280) Thank you for making a stand against violence. Humans are kind and treat other well. Anything else is not human.
Thank you for your courage in taking a real step towards peace in the most challenging of circumstances. May your endeavours continue to grow in strength and sustenance. I am glad to know of your work and will hold you in my heart remembering the truly special people that each one of you are to each other, your community and our world.
281) -Anne Bass
282) -Karen Kirschling
283) -Harvey Benson
284) We are so grateful to you and the courage it takes to be part of the Women's Peacekeeping Team. We are sending a donation to support your work. Thank you!!!
-Phyllis and Richard Taylor
285) HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY ! For all te Women in South Sudan !
286) -dorothy dale
287) -Betty and Peter Michelozzi
288) Continue with your good work
-Mike Simkin
289) -Hannah Thandi
290) Thank you so much for your work.
-Felicia Santini
291) -Ganga Campbell
292) -Erik Schnabel
293) Thank you for your work! You're not only an inspiration to women and young girls, but also to men and boys, the world over. Happy Women's Day!
-Nael Sanaullah
294) Thank you all for your courage and dedication to such a noble cause!
-Denise Thomas
296) -Margaret Beck
297) Dear Women's Peacekeeping Team, My very best wishes to you on International Women's Day 2015. Thank you for the most important work you are doing. This is so important because you will help life to continue in a peaceful and productive way! Best Wishes! Dean Katahira
When I was in the Marine Corps, I carried dead Marines home to their families. You are working to end the need for the body escorts.
-Jim Lovestar (USMC, 1968-71)
298) Your sisters and brothers in the Sudanese community in Roanoke, Virginia hold you in their prayers.
-The Rev. Christine Payden-Travers
299) Thank you for all that you are doing.
-April James-Hooper
300) -Kel
301) I have huge admiration and respect for your work, dedication, courage and passion. New Zealand
-Marion Hancock MNZM
302) -Greg Sells
303) -anne henry
304) Prayers for continued success
-Delena Stephens-Bowen
305) Thank you for all that you do.
306) You are amazing! Thank you for all that you do.
-Ann K.
307) Thank you for your work God Bless you and keep you and You are making a positive impact on the world.
-Muhammad Khan
308) THE FIRST QUESTION WHICH THE PRIEST AND THE LEVITE ASKED WAS: 'IF I STOP TO HELP THIS MAN, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME?" BUT…THE GOOD SAMARITAN REVERSED THE QUESTiON: 'IS I DO NO STOP TO HELP THIS MAN, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HIM?'" MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. THANK YOU, FOR YOUR BRAVERY & DEDICATION TO PEACE.
309) I so much admire your courage and your leadership. You are doing what is needed most in the world at this time. Thank you!
-Cherie Holman
310) Thank you for showing us the courage that we all need to bring for to help heal this world. We will hold you in our hearts. Sincerely, Lily Marie
I fully support your work to facilitate peace in South Sudan! Thank you for persevering in this important work!
-Sister Rosita Aranita, CSJ
311) Nice work, congratulation and go on with this work. We appreciate all of it
-Mekka Abdelgabar
312) You are amazing people....we are so lucky to have you in the world. Thank you from the depths of my heart, for trying so hard to use nonviolence to spread peace. Sending you strength and love, Priscilla
-Priscilla Connolly, M.D.
314) You are accomplishing peace in a war-torn country and bringing families together instead of tearing them apart. Hats off to you!
315) Thanks for your courage, strength and commitment. Women will be the ones to bring peace to South Sudan, with all their diverse talents, experience and wisdom. Please continue your struggle which means so much to your people and everyone around the world living in conflict.
316) You are a model for future world peacekeeping, and future work of the Nonviolent Peaceforce
-Sybil Grace
317) Hi dear sisters take heart a long journey beginsn with a single step. We are together in this struggle God bless you
The struggle co0ntinuea don't give up my sisters
318) You make me hopeful that the world can change. Thank you for your work and compassion . Blessings and many thanks
-Cheryl Eiger
319) I am inspired by your commitment to peace through non-violence in such a dangerous area. We need more (real) women, like yourselves, in leadership roles around the world. Keep up the fantastic work and stay safe.
-Mark Aldridge
320) You make me proud to be a woman.Thank you
321)-Nancy Petersen
322) Thank you for whatever you do to further the cause of peace.
-Mares Hirchert
323) -Valeriy Marchukov
324) -Lucy Gould
325) Thank you for helping the women in Sudan. All women should live in peace and comfort. God Bless you for showing them the way to the peaceful life they deserve.
-Jo-Anne Degabriele
326) Dear Women's Peacekeeping Team of South Sudan:
How funny that I am writing to you from the other side of the world, but I wanted to let you know that I think of you and your loved ones in South Sudan every single day. I feel blessed that I work for Nonviolent Peaceforce and that I can do anything to support your very important work. I am so proud of you and I share your stories with all of my friends and anyone who will give me a few minutes and listen to me. Even after International Women's Day has come and gone, I will continue to care for you and I will always remain your friend.
Hurray for Women's Peace Team of South Sudan! You are showing the world that it can be a better place for us all.
-Gilda Bettencourt
327) You demonstrate great courage and wisdom in the work you are doing. I am praying for you and for your country that there WILL be peace!
-Debby Park
329) Dorothy Werner
330) You are very courageous women, and we thank you. The more people like you in the world, the more we can show the rest of the world that peace is possible and that living in peace is so much better. I wish you well and my prayers are with you!
Blessings to you, Jane Illades
-Jane Illades
331) Thank you for all the good you do
-Richard Lief
332) You are incredibly courageous women and I support and pray for your efforts.
-Sister Patricia Kirk
333) Dear Wonderful Women,
I tell people about you all the time here in Canada and to others in the US, you inspire me so much! You show us that there is a new way to live together peacefully, transforming from the idea of security being provided by adversarial relationships based on threats of violence to collaborative problem-solving relationships. Your courage, persistence, creativity and love are deeply admired and appreciated!!
I lead peace camps and other activities for young women encouraging them to become involved at all levels of the peace process, and to transform the peace process from the military threat model to the collaborative problem-solving nonviolent model. UN Security Council Resolution 1325 calls for us as women to be the kinds of leaders you are. We send you our love, respect, energies and strength,
-Madelyn MacKay
334)Wisdom, light, & laughter to you in your creative, loving, and oh-so-important work!
-Ellie Shacter
335) thank you for your work. The world is looking at your work as a model for positive change.
336) Margaret Goodman
337) What a sad situation- so much conflict in a land that has such beautiful people. Thank you ladies for all your wonderful work. Please do not give up. We are with you
338) You are inspirational!
-Hayley Umayam
339) Please know that many of us around the world admire your courage in the face of a very difficult situation. I hope that you find comfort in this knowledge
-Cynthia Kamp
340) Thank you for your courage to act in the face of brutality. I pray for your success and safety.
- Linda Van Ness
341) You offer hope to women around the world. Having heard of your efforts for several years it is good to see your pictures now and be able to send my appreciation to you this way. You provide a good example for everyone.
-Anne Moore
342) Thank you for your leadership and your courage.
343) Thank you for your very important work. You are an inspiration to peace-loving people around the world.
-Maureen McCarter
344) anthony gilchriest
345) Thank you for standing for peace. Your strength and courage offer special hope and inspiration to women and girls everywhere. May you be safe and well as you continue this noble, challenging work.
-Lynne Stanley
346) Harriet
347) Kenneth Moyer
348) Thank you and God Bless.
349) Marilyn
350) Thank you so much for your courage and determination!
-Jack Reddan
351) You are my heroines!!
-Kathy Weber
352) Thank you for having the courage and perseverance to do the right thing and make the world a safer and more peaceful place.
-David Hozza
353) With greatest admiration for your courage and determination to stand up for your rights and those of all of South Sudan. May you continue to provide an example of nonviolent protection and sustainable development.
-David Grant
354) Be assured that your courageous actions build hope worldwide.
-Richard Preston
355) Thank you for standing up for the Peace all women would like to see spread around the world! I'm so proud of you!
-Gloria Levitt
356) Women are truly the builders of community, the peacemakers and the healers.
Thank you.
-Ruth Pickering
357) Galen Trembath
358) Dear Women Peacekeepers,
You're brave and strong. May your work galvanize peace and inspire women and men around the world to work hard and celebrate peace among all people.
With admiration,
-Tom Timmins
359) Gods blessing as you do the wonderful work.
360) God bless you.
-Andrea Peterson
361) besa
362) I admire Women's Peacekeeping Team as a unique "force" in conflict prevention setting. Wish all success.
363) Dear Women's Peacekeeping Team,.in South Sudan
Thank you so much for the incredible work you do. You are truly an inspiration to people around the world. You are amazing role models. You demonstrate that women are strong and can make peace happen..
Thank you for being true leaders and making progress towards peace. Every day the work you are doing changes the world..
364) Keelin Magnus
365) I know that the women of South Sudan and are taking care of others in the time of great need. Woman make a difference. As a woman I know and understand that each person has their struggles. Men look at the big issues, women offer care and support to individuals in need. Keep up your support and we who are safe and well will support you.
-Connie Goldman
366) You are all incredibly amazing and courageous, I am in awe of each of you and your commitment to bring peace to your country. Thank you!!!
-Wayne Mortimer
367) Thank you for all your progress and efforts in keeping peace around the world. It is greatly appreciated!! Happy Women's Day!!
-Kay Steinauer
368) Thank you, courageous women, for your efforts to make peace happen. My prayers and best wishes accompany your work.
-Sister Barbara Hansen
370) Together we can all make peace in our communities every day. Inspired by your work,
Sara in Toronto, Canada
-Sara Koopman
371) Woman is hero.
Thank you for your spirit
Wish you all the best
372) Yes, you deserve thanks for risking your lives.
-Dale Patrick
373) That is so wonderful that you are doing the difficult work of coming together to make peace happen. In your country and others, one step at a time, hopefully, we will have worldwide peace
-Lorene Rowland
374) Thank you for your courageous work!
-Timothy Braatz
375) I admire all your efforts. Keep working towards your goals and think positive.
love from Kathleen in Canada
-Kathleen Arthorne
376) Adv. Biplob Gazi
377) Robert Williamson
378) Your efforts remind me of how much work we have to do to increase awareness and outreach toward making peace happen. Thank you for all you do!
-Ruth Pershing
379) Women are the real source of peace for the future humankind. Even if we are still in front of a long path for real peace and respect of women in the world you will be remembered as the first seed of this path. Thank you for your bravery, commitment and dignity. Much strength to you!
-Maurizio Geri
380) Dear Women's Peacekeeping Team,
One step at a time... ! Your courageous actions are definitely making a difference. I do pray that the world you dream of be a reality that the posterity would ever be grateful of....!
March forward... Build Peace.... Let's make this world a better place..!
Jiji Joseph
381)Thank you all for working for peace!
382) I am humbled by your courage, inspired by your dedication, and uplifted by your love of peace. The work you are doing is of great great importance, not just to the people of South Sudan but to the world. When you feel exhausted or scared or without energy, please stop and take a breath and think how many women and children and men the world over are taking those breaths one at a time with you and how badly they need your love and your peace. You are a gift of life! Thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you do.
-Selina Gallo-Cruz
383) We don't hear about you in the daily news yet you are doing such important work the media ought to proclaim. So glad to have the opportunity to do this for Women's Day and everyday, many thanks from Canada.
-Janet Hudgins
384) Women of the world are our best hopes for peace. Thank you so much for your commitment and service.
-Gloria W Smith
385) Dear Friends,
Your courage in the face of difficult situations is wonderful. Thanks you for all that you have accomplished for peaceful relations among many people!
-Katie & Rick Fournier
386)- ann
387)- Jane Galbraith
388) Thanks for your amazing work for peace. We need more people like you.
389)- alan lott
390)- Karen Viskochil
391)- Amir M. Maasoumi
392) All blessings to you for the great work in which you are engages. Thank you, and may you continue to inspire others.
-Rob Meurer
393) Dear Beautiful, Brave Women, we are with you in spirit, sending you love and grace from us in England! Thank you, love from us
-Mary Benefiel & Mark Dunn
394) Please keep up the good work. May God bless you richly and the love of Jesus shine through you.
-Ralph Beebe
395) LakotaAngel
396) Dear Women's Peacekeeping Team,
thank you very much for all your bravery and the work you do. You are an inspiration and the hope for a better world.
I wish you all the best and success in your commitment in South Sudan.
Take care of yourself,
397) As co-founder, ex-chair and board member of Forum Civil Peace Service of Germany, I feel the greatest respect and admiration for the work of Women's Peacekeeping Teems set up by NP in South Sudan. Whatever the obstacles may be: Please keep on. You are uplifting your communities, and you are giving an example for other women, in other regions of the world. Thank you! Tilman Evers
-Tilman Evers
398) We stand with you in your efforts for peace. You deserve great praise for what you are doing, and there are many others who join you in your brave efforts. Thanks for your great efforts.
-Ralph Hillman
399) Thank you for your amazing, powerful work. I admire your courage and commitment.
-Anita Doyle
400) Peace is the way to happiness, harmony and prosperity. Keep up the great work you do for the world.
401) ...thank you for your nonviolent actions for peace with justice...we stand strong together!
-Liz Proefriedt
402) Thank you to the women those are working for creating a peaceful world specially those are working in south sudan.
-Javed Hussan
403) Combining the power of nonviolence with the power of women and the feminine will lead to extraordinary results for peace.
Thank you all for your truly historic contribution!
-Rolf Carriere
404) Maria
405) Thank you for doing so much. I appreciate the risks you are taking, and I wanted to let you know this. You are playing a big part in making the world a better place for everyone.
-Philip Lefcourt
406) You are so brave and courageous, and so very much appreciated. Thank you from across the seas. May you be safe and well cared for.
-christine waddell
407) Bravo great for promoting peace in South Sudan. What men can do, women can do better.
Greetings to all noble women from South Sudan.
-Daniel Ihansekhien
408) Thank you very much.
-Linda Prince
409) Having lived in West Africa for 4 years, I remember well how important, competent, and caring the women of Africa were, are, and can be to shape a better future for there countries. Keep up the good work! And Thank you!
Jesse Okie
410) I salute u all heroes of peace. I are the face of the struggle for lasting peace in South Sudan. Aluta continua!
-Tawedzerwa Macheza
411) Beth Laurer
412) We appreciate the work which you are doing in an area which has seen trouble between people of differing cultural backgrounds. Perhaps someday you can come to America and help us with our very deep seeded racial problem.
-Ken Hougland
413) I personally thank you for showing everyone in the world what TRUE courage really is! You SHAME those men in your country, and elsewhere who use children as soldiers, rape as a tool of war, and who believe that violence is a way of life! Keep up the incredibly brave work, and, I can't say it enough... Thank you!
-Scott Gorn
414) What brave women! Keep up the good work!
-Linda Cain
415) Keep going and keep fighting for peace, eventually the world hears you. You were chosen to do this by God and He will see you through. Good Job!
416) Thanks for the great work you are doing.
-Monique Voisin
417) kathleen mirante
418) Thank you for working for peace. It is the only way.
-Kay Warren
419) I wish to add a special thank you for your courageous support of peace. As more women around the world stand up for the rights of all human beings to live in peace, the more likley our future, both as women and as human beings, will be one of increasing equality and justice for all.
-Catherine Coult
420) Thank you for putting your lives on the line and doing something so courageous. Your actions speak to women all over the world. It will take WOMEN to heal the world's hurts. Women are the source of life and healing.
-Victor Escobar
421) Thanks so much for all the heard work you do in promoting PEACE. I will keep all of you in my Prayers for a safe mission .
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." Words of wisdom by Mother Teresa .
Good Luck & Thank you.
-Paul Rulon
422) All praise and thanks for your active presence in a very troubled area. As a member of the Michigan Peace team, served in Hebron in Palestine twice in the mid seventies. So I know somewhat how you are actively involved in nonviolent ways to help keep the peace. May God bless you.
-Tom Shea
423) our courage and commitment are an example and challenge to me and to women all over the world. We CAN make a difference. Thanks for all you are doing!
-Evelyn "Randy" Ruffin
425) As a past NP intern in the US, hearing stories of all of the work you are doing has inspired me to continue down a path to do the same. Thank you for all of the brave work you do.
-Alex Hanel
426) Carole McAuliffe
427) I greatly admire your bravery and dedication towards peace. Thank you.
-Diane Carroll
428) Y'all are proof that superheroines exist in reality as well as in fantasy -- stay NON-lethal and keep saving lives ..!
-Saab Lofton
429) Thank you for taking a much needed stand for peace and for being so courageous. You are making the world a better place for us as well as for your children and grandchildren. Sending hugs and more thanks!
-Vicki Leeds
430) Thank you, thank you, thank you! Your hard work, bravery and love are protecting our future! THANK YOU!
431) thank you so much for your great effort und courage!
-ulrike zipperle
432) Linda Canter
433) We are proud of our Women's Peacekeeping Team as they work under the sun, in the rain and in all terrain to achieve peace.
-Idris Hala
434) We are so grateful for your work. It gives us hope.
-Barbara and Ed Tonningsen
435) Thank you for giving your efforts to make this a more peaceful world.
-Steve Crofter
436) Michael & Izvara Predmore
437) You give us hope for the world! Thank you for all your strong work!
-Penn Garvin
438) Go girls go! And thank you for standing up for all of us.
-John Irwin
440) Thank you for working to make the world safer for women. It takes courage to come together, stand together and work together in addressing the issues of violence towards women. I greatly admire women whose courage is expressded through peacebuilding work on the front lines. Stay safe. And thank you.
-michele boon
441) Thank you for everything you do to assist in the Peacekeepong movement and for doing it so openly and givingly. You are an inspiration to many and are valued each and every day and are not forgotten as an extremely important part of this movement and on general.
442) Steven Cypher
443) Thank you so much for the wonderful leadership role you have undertaken to make peace happen in South Sudan. You are a real inspiration to me and many others.
-Janet Bunje
444) nicholas conte
445) I admire your strength and vision.
446) Keep up the important work that you are doing-- Congratulations on what you do
- Harriet Mouchly-Weiss
447) My mother has been with NP since the beginning. I honor her efforts and all of your efforts in the name of peace. Blessings to all.
Signed, A grateful son.
-Tim Ott
448) Gerryl E. Puelle
449) Blessings on your peace efforts. I keep you in my prayers.
-Margaret Hoffman
450) A favorite quote of mine is "love is better than anger, hope is better than fear, optimism's better than despair - so let us be loving, let us be hopeful, let us work to build a world that is fair." The work of peacekeeping, peacebuilding and peacemaking is an act of love, hope and optimism. I thank you for it.
Be well,
Tony McQuail
451) Much love you to all. Thank you for caring.
-Gail Tiefenbach
452) Dorothy Tartaglia
453) Namaste
I hope you can feel my love and appreciation in your beautiful souls.
454) Thank you. You are doing God's work bringing peace to that sad region.
-Will Ware
455) bless you all!!
-Jack Travis
456) Thank you so much for your courage and good work that you are doing.
May peace and joy be with you.
-Karen Erlander
457) You are all warrioress's & inspiration for us all. Many prayers, blessings your way.
Seems women do it better, they are less likely to be on ego trips- always keep the children & their future in mind.
-Lydia Garvey Public Health Nurse
458) You are just the Amazons of Africa can do. Inspiring and Awesome
-George Ngwane
459) Women need more rights and better treatment.
Better access to food, water and medicine.
Pro-choice rights should be given to women.
And, access to birth control.
-Tom Finholt
460) Women! you are not just vulnerable to violence but also profitable to peacekeeping! keep it up!
-Edward Chaka
461) Stay Strong! San Diego, California is with you!
-Todd Fisk
462) Dear Friends, You have my best wishes and prayers for the work ahead of you. And give thanks for the work you have already been doing.
I wish I could give a hug to each of you and a piece of chocolate. Maybe some day. In the meantime, I send my prayers for all the work you are doing to being peach in your home area and in our world.
Your friend, Mae
-Mae Gautier in California
463) Gods be with you, Sisters! You are in my prayers and thoughts. The value of the work that you do cannot be measured in human language. You bless those around you with your goodness and bravery.
-Heather Halloran
464) Dear Women's Peacekeeping Team, Sending heaps of love and support to you all on International Women's day for your fantastic and courageous work. Your work is so important in helping people live in peace and settling an example for us all. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Keep your spirits strong. Much Love, prayers and good energy from 'down under' Australia.
-Gill Burrows from Australia
465) Margaret Hashmi
466) My friend, Fr Beatus, is now working in Wau. His mother, I think, was a very strong influence on him and his siblings to pursue service careers. The women know what needs to be done. God bless.
Bruce who became part of the Mauki family in Uru/Mrawi, Tanzania
-Bruce Ryan
467) Thank you! :-)
-Lisa D'Ambrosio
468) The work you are doing is truly remarkable and unfortunately so very necessary. I wish you all so much peace.
-Susam Shaw
469) Len and Judy Bjorkman
470) I am awed by your courage and dedication. The world is truly a better place because of you. Thank you.
-Sarah Scher
471) Brave women, your courage is an inspiration. May God bless you as you continue this ministry of peace.
-Dee Lindblom
472) Thank you so much for your work in Peacekeeping. Your sacrifice and enduring commitment to the cause of peace without the use of weapons is commendable. Allowing the conflicting sides to come together in this kind of atmosphere is the example we all should follow.
Thank you for your work.
-Kate Andrews
473) The women helping to bring Peace out there;your efforts,commitment and focus on helping the most vulnerable people in society inspires many all over the world.Thank you so much.
-Harry Luvusi
474) You are an inspiration and a beacon of light in a dangerous world!
-Ellen Judd
475) Thanks for all the amazing work you are doing to make this a peaceful world for everyone.
-Mary Scott
476) Bless you for all you, the forage and love you show that encourages even we sisters who are so far away in or bodies but our hearts are wil you.
- Dianne
477) Anyone who is working for peace is a saint in my book.
-Sue Malone
478) - Diana
479) Canada used to have peacekeepers, instead of soldiers going to war.
I am so pleased that you are taking up this very important role. The word peace is missing on our planet.
Congratulations on your work on International Women's Day.
- Wilma Sotas
480) It is great to hear that people like you are affirming your commitment to the life affirming values and energies that must govern all meaningful human life and any civilisation worth the name. Whenever Sudan emerges as one of the significant countries in Africa it will have adopted and be manifesting and bearing witness to the central importance of the humanising values that will now govern Sudan .
You will know that your own role and the role of those who have supported you has been a significant part of that development.
-Ned ICETON
481) From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for your courage and witness. As a man, I see how much many men need your witness and your leadership. I've seen how women in my own life have been devalued and harmed by the men they trusted. Stay true to nonviolent love and draw us into your gifts.
- Eli McCarthy
482) Thank you for being an inspiration to all women who find themselves in a conflict situation. my prayers and thoughts go with you
- Nancy Cosway
483) Salute to you, the women Peacekeepers!!! You have shown to the world how to restore peace through practical oriented actions and bring sparkle of hope in the desperate situation, which the Great Powers go out of the way to ignore.
- Yeshi Choedon
484) - Carol Moreno
485) It is so exciting that you have teams of women now - I'm sure that really makes a difference to the women you are trying to help and empower. Keep up the good work - it's amazing and you are all charting a new pathway for women around the world.
- Jan Hartsough
486) We Women Must stick together!!!!
- Rieve Rockwell
487) Women Peacekeeping Teams (WPTs) in South Sudan, the work your collectively doing is great in contributing to engaging in nonviolent conflict resolution, reduction of SGBV and protection of children from violence and various forms of abuses.
Bravo and please keep up the great work in our Republic of South Sudan.
|Dear Women in peacekeeping,
I join many who cherish human's right to live,
and peacefully exist in their communities & homes,
to thank you for the great sacrifice to bring peace in
South Sudan.
Your courage in the midst of challenges & under unfavorable
situations shows your power. Keep on the good
work. God bless!
Yours in peace,
Pei E. Gausi
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489) Dear sister you are very good achieve moment in earth
Arjunanelayara, Aalamaramngo, Secretary
490) Dear Women, Wishing you peace.and love, Lineke
-Lineke Schakenbos
491) We are all admiring what you do, I wish you strength and wisdom! Keep up the good work, you restore our hope for peace and our belief in humanity. We wish you all the best! And, of course, thank you for all you do!
Gratefully and hopefully yours,
- Marianne van Ophuijsen, Women for Peace
492) Andrea LeBlanc
- Judy Timmons
494) And rest assured that the men of this world can follow your lead… this man does, already.Thank you.
- Ken Hamilton
495) Dear Sisters,
Your courage inspires us, stay strong, you are not alone. Those of us who work at the international level, as I do in Geneva, can point to you and your work to make the issues real for those who get lost in the abstract and detached world of international dipomacy. I hold you in the Light.
In peace
- Diane Hendrick
496) You are a hero and many women are looking up at you
-Ouyporn khuankaew
497) Maureen Cooper
498) thanks for the wonderful work you are doing in getting people to talk together as a model for others. Thanks for your work. Judith
- judith king
499) Without the commitment of women to work for peace and nonviolence there will be no change. Women bring strength, courage and the willingness to speak truth to power. Every woman across this planet has a voice not just the women who face daily danger but everyone because we are all one and need one another.
- Dot Walsh
500) Thank you thank you for all you do! Happy International Women's Day!
- Alyssa
501) Blessings and gratitude for the work that you do.
- Nan Rowan
502) Thank you for your courage and peace building skills, sending all my support from the UK.
- Jo Berry
503) I will like to say bravo & a big thank you to all the great heroines who despites the odds are sacrificing a lot to see peace prevail in the world. I pray that your great efforts do not go in vain.
- Mohamed Jalloh
504) I honor you for the important work you are doing. You are making a huge contribution for women there in your country and for women around the world. It must be very difficult to do what you are doing and at times very frightening. But you keep going forward. That's courage, that's what women are made of. Thank you for what you do.
- Kristin
505) Thank you!
-Kent McGill
506) -Pauline Cameron
507) THANK YOU for all you are doing to make PEACE happen. Keep on keeping on.
God be with you, love & peace, Carol & Merle Johnson-Miller
- Carol & Merle Johnson-Miller
508) Thank you for your brave and noble work.
Your success and well being are in my thoughts.
with great respect,
-Lesley Beatson
509) Thank you so much for all your hardwork and dedication to making the world a better place for women and their families. As a woman we must continue this uphill battle to ensure our future is bright and without violence and hate.
-Misty McIntyre
510) thank you for your courage in bringing about a more peace filled and loving world.
-Carole Powell
511) I cannot fully appreciate from a place of relative safety day in and day out to
imagine what it is like to risk your life for a cause you believe in so deeply. I wish I was as brave and courageous as all of you. Perhaps in another life.
512) Oh, what power comes with building community! I've heard you are gaining connections and making plans together, and I feel encouraged by your work. May you enjoy evidences of success, and may you learn from examples of trying and not succeeding. Justice is on your side, the air beneath your wings.
-Suzanne Day
513) Thank you for the amazing courage you have to stand up to violence with nonviolence and care. I hope you know that people across the globe appreciate what you are doing. Our love and prayers are with you.
514) Thanks so much for the difficult work you do to try to achieve peace in a very challenging conflict.
-Bill Ofenloch
515) I am so impressed to hear about your courageous work for peace and a better
life in your community. I wish you great success with all my heart.
-Constance Packard
516) thank you for having the courage to stand for peace. Please keep it up.
-Robyn Bernstein
517) Thank you for your hard work, bravery & patient efforts. We are grateful for all you do. Wishing you inner peace & strength to continue, & hoping you have happy some moments to intersperse with all this serious work.
-caroline doucette
518) Thank you for offering hope on this violent world.
-Adele Lennig
519) Dear Women's Peacekeeping Team,
You are an inspiration to women everywhere! Thank you for the incredible work you do, and please know that the effects of your work are felt by many, near and far.
Very respectfully,
-Jessica Roach
520) -Elizabeth Schlein
521) Thank you for your bravery in all that you do to make our sorry World a better place! Keep up your really excellent work!
-John Evans
522) Your strength and wisdom are amazing....You are in my thoughts and prayers.
523) A salute to you my Comrade "Women Peace keeping Team"
I know there are challenges and risks you face everyday, as an advocate and as a woman, but you remained fearless, moving forward and convey your messages around the globe. I am with you in this battle cry for peace, respect and justice, particularly for women and children.
-Venus Samson
524) Dear Sisters Your work is so important. What you do is inspiring and touches my heart deeply, but the lives of women and girls in South Sudan grieve me even more deeply. Thank you for your courage and commitment!
525) I sincerely thank all women who have voluntarily given themselves to peacekeeping missions. It is a noble task, a task of putting your line on line for the sake of others to a have a chance to live. May the Grace of God be your strength, Day by Day. SHALOM SOUTH SUDAN!
-Mr. Benard
526) This is amazing.As young as you are ,you do wonders.Keep it up you guys,I know it is not easy but your courage as shown on your faces leads you to success.Thank you for your good job to make peace.
-Cimpaye Modeste
527) Word need peace to every corner, so, Women are very vulnerable and very exposed to different danger. prevention for danger is the priority to be assumed by leaders. I encourage every body to be a peacekeeper to humanity not only Women, but also, to all humanity and all creature.
528) Dear Women's Peacekeeping Team in South Sudan
I really congratulate you for the job your are doing in South Sudan in a very particular environment.Keep in mind your daily activities are highly contributing to peace in the area. Your smile, your daily pain,your presence, your courage give to people of South Sudan hope for a better futur and contribute to peace all over the world.
-Salvator Sunzu
529) Wonderful job! Lovey women!
-Peter Sibanda
530) I am awed and inspired by your courage and compassion.
-Joan Ellison
531) Thank you for your courage and dedication!
532) Women peacekeeper are more deeper in thoughts and in deeds, lets continue supporting this very noble profession, thank you women of Sudan for the eye opener.
-Audi B Esquilla
533) Thank you for working for a better world! I will pray for you, and for peace.
-Rev. Kent King-Nobles
534) Your work is most inspiring for all of us. You are playing a critical role in the effort to replace violence with careful communication.
-Kenneth Ford
535) I admire your tenacity and commitment in devoting yourselves to such a difficult cause, in a particularly brutal geographic region of the planet. Nearly every conceivable aspect of the situation is pitted against you, knowingly or not, yet you persist and overcome. You are truly amazing individuals!
536) Together you stand strong. May god bless you. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
- Connie Drysdale
537) I appreciate the role of Women in peace-keeping and peace building in South Sudan.I believe that Women have the keys of changing the rules of the games for bringing lasting peace for the people of South Sudan.
Your Truly Primo Celerino
Local Government Board/Juba
- Primo Celerino Monai
538) Hey it's Cosmas and greetings from UNDP Timor-Leste. I did not have the leverage of working together with NP and the WPT for a long time in South Sudan but I know you women are doing great work to make peace happen. This is wishing you all the best and hope that the long awaited peace comes to South Sudan sooner than later.
539) There will only be PEACE on the planet when women will be in command of affairsof life..Like Role of a decision maker in a country,,running the business of Goverments....Women of South Sudan leading the way for this objective through
their efforts for bringing the Peace in their country...My Gratitude to all those valiant workers...Blessings
- Ehtisham Rana
540) We need you so much - to show the world that PEACE is possible ! Thank you - from Trine in Norway
- Trine Eklund
541) Ladies! I thank you so very much for your efforts at making peace happen in South Sudan. Your place in history is assured.Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Philip Siki Robinson
542) I admire your courage and tenacity to bring hope and peace and understanding to your community and your new nation. I believe only through nonviolence, the essence of true love, the worth and dignity of all people, will bring about a lasting peaceful community.
My apologies for missing this opportunity to express my thanks and gratitude in a timely fashion. I hope this message gets through. If not, it will have to go as a positive energy force into the universe.
-Tom Gale
548) We remain a strong pillar as mothers of the nation, you protect our honour and dignity by promoting peace. I salute you.
-Asia, Uganda
549) I have been blessed to know women peacekeepers in South Sudan. God be with you.... I am sure God is with you.... and love. Thank you !
- Joan Broadfield
550) Thank you for being activists and seers. For we are not in this work to stop the violence; we are working to build a culture of peace.
You continue to give me hope, and show the children courage. Minga Quaker in Massachusetts.
-Minga Claggett-Borne, Friend
551) Holdin you in the Light, at Easter and throughout the year
- Margaret Tassi
552) I honor you for your work "making Peace happen" in South Sudan. I am sure it takes both vision and hard work among you women, I want you to know that although I can't send much money as a 94 years old woman, I can send my best wishes and supportive thoughts.
- Margaret Barstow
553) Be brave! Keep up the good work. it's important work!
- Lois McAfee
554) The strenght and dedication of women all over the world is with you, sisters! You are in ou prayers for Peace.
- Barbara Novelli
555) I admire your dedication + courage + support your excellent work.
- Preston Browing from Ashfield, MA
556) Yours is wonderful work, and I wish you all good health, good luck and long life to do it in!
-Martha Roth
557) I hope you will be successful in all of your endeavors!
-Cornelia Ferguson
558) As a woman I am proud to those women who fought against the war and brought peace in the their society. Thanks from those great peace builder women a million.
Your donation today allows us to prevent violence, protect vulnerable civilians, and promote peace in areas of conflict like South Sudan, the Philippines, and the South Caucasus.
Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) is an international non- governmental organization composed of well-trained national and international civilian field staff.
The e-learning course on Strengthening Civilian Capacities to Protect Civilians was introduced today at the United Nations High Level Forum on Culture of Peace in New York. The six module course developed jointly by the UN Institute for Training and Research and Nonviolent Peaceforce, will be available online in early 2015.
Unarmed civilian protection (UCP) refers to the use of unarmed civilians to do 'peacekeeping'. Peacekeeping is about preventing, reducing and stopping violence.


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Apollo Theatre
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The Apollo Theatre was opened in 1921. Fox's Apollo Theatre was located on Hollywood Boulevard near Western Avenue.
It seated 600 people and was destroyed by fire in December 1976. It has since been razed.
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Here's a great picture of the theatre in the December 3, 1976 Los Angeles Times with the following caption:
"THEATER BURNS—Firemen battle fire burning through collapsed roof of the Star Theater, 5446 Hollywood Blvd. No one was injured but the fire, visible for miles, snarled morning rush-hour traffic. Building was a total loss, with damage estimated at $250,000."
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Here is an April 1964 ad:
There is still polished concrete on the sidewalk in front of where this theater once stood.
My father was assistant manager there sometime in the early 40s. He painted the posters that went in the frames on each side of the box office as well as placards for the lobby. At age 3, they tell me I used to play out front. Nice to see so much about the old theatre.
This is where I worked when I met Louis Federici. It was named the Star at that time. We were exhibiting nudist films and had a sell out audience on weekends. It was owned by an attorney and another "gentle"man, that I could never stand. They phoned the theater hourly to see how many tickets had been sold. I finally got fed up with the "gentle"man and quit. And was hired at the Hollywood Theater for the second time. This was around 1959-1960.
fscscott, the polished concrete on the sidewalk is called terrazzo.
Shalom, buballa! Who can forget the "Star" Theater's 49 cents days, and the ebullience of the recorded message when you'd call in. Saw It Came From Outer Space in 3D here, as well as less memorable pictures such as Butterflies Are Free. Great theater; sorry to hear it's immolated.
Does the Cinne Arts adult theatre a block or two away from the Apollo count as a movie theater?
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-DB; I have now added a page for the Cinne Arts Theatre:
The February 9, 1921, issue of The Film Daily ran this item about the Apollo Theatre:
"Los Angeles — The new Apollo on Hollywood Blvd., which will be about the last word in elegance among residential district picture houses, will open shortly with a pre-release of the latest Christie special comedy, 'Hey, Rube,' featuring Bobby Vernon, as one of the features."
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About 3 hours 20 mins, USTA match a couple years ago. I won 7-6 5-7 10-7 (match tb). I was playing a friend that I knew was very closely matched with me. We started playing at 9:00, and every game was close with many deuces and several multiple deuces. At 5-5, I left the court to go out and chase a ball that we hit over the fence. A couple matches were done and one guy asked if we split sets. I pulled out that set with a 10-8 tb. It was after 10:30 already at this point.
The second set was a little quicker, but not much (and just as close). I got a match point with him serving at 4-5 30-40 and netted an easy passing shot. This turned the momentum back towards him. We split around 11:55.
We contemplated a match tb, but decided to play out the thrid. As we started, the local high school tournament started coming on the courts around us. At 2-2 in the third, at about 12:10, the tournament director came out and told us we had to get off the courts for the tournament and that we were over an hour past our time. We told him this was an untimed USTA match and that we were in the thrid set. He let us go back to playing, but at this point, we decided it was probably best to abondon the 3rd and play a match tb instead to let the tournament use the courts (this was the HS state tournament, so it was important). There were 2 or 3 guys from our teams still hanging around watching at the end. They said that was the best match they'd seen all season.
I played the same guy again the next time we played that team and won again 6-7 7-6 10-6, although we kept that one around 2:15-2:30 on the clock. I guess you could say we're fairly evenly matched. LOL.
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Federer Sets All-Swiss Final
Monte-Carlo, Monaco
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Roger Federer will face Stanislas Wawrinka in an all-Swiss final at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters after beating defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-2 on Saturday in the semi-finals. Federer will overtake his countryman at No. 3 in the Emirates ATP Rankings should he win the final.
It will be the first all-Swiss ATP World Tour final since 2000 Marseille, when Federer fell to Marc Rosset. Federer is chasing his eighth different ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title and 22nd overall.
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Federer has a 13-1 FedEx ATP Head2Head lead over Wawrinka and has won his past 11 meetings with the Australian Open champion. But Wawrinka's only win over his countryman came here at the Monte-Carlo Country Club in 2009.
"For me it comes as a bit of a surprise to be in the finals again of a tournament this year, especially the first one on clay. But, of course, I'll take it," said Federer. "I feel like I have put in the performance to be there, gave myself the opportunity this week. So I'm very happy with my play. Now I set up the dream finals for Stan and myself and Swiss tennis and the Swiss fans. It's very exciting times right now.
"I think it's incredible that we are in the finals together, the same week we've been playing well for some time now. That we're able to have this moment together on a centre court, it's so rare.
"This one is clearly very special, especially with the way he's been playing the past few months, the number of hours we spent together on court either playing doubles or practising, the times we've talked tennis. It's nice living a moment like this together in a final. It's really wonderful. So from that standpoint, I think it's going to be a great day tomorrow."
The 32-year-old Federer ended Djokovic's reign in Monte-Carlo with victory in 75 minutes. Djokovic had dethroned eight-time champion Rafael Nadal in the 2013 final and saw his 13-match winning run come to an end. The Serb, who completed the Indian Wells-Miami double last month, had been chasing an unprecedented fifth successive ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy.
Federer extended his FedEx ATP Head2Head lead over Djokovic to 18-16, beating the Serb for the second time in three meetings this season. After missing the chance to break Djokovic at 4-4 in the first set, Federer found himself in trouble as he faced two set points at 15/40 on serve in the 10th game. The Basel native held on, though, and then clawed his way back from 40/0 down on Djokovic's serve in the following game to break the Serb and steal the set.
With Djokovic hampered by an injured right wrist, which was heavily strapped, Federer took full advantage and broke the Serb twice to prevail. He lost just five points on serve in the second set.
"Of course, I did see that Novak was struggling at one point," said Federer. "For me it was more just making sure that from my side I was playing a good, solid, tough match with some good defensive play sometimes, but mostly trying to stay on the offensive as much as I could. I think I was able to deliver from my side, which is key."
Federer is looking to win the Monte-Carlo crown for the first time after three runner-up finishes from 2006-'08. The right-hander is chasing his 22nd ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title – he is currently second on the all-time leaders list, behind Nadal with 26 – and his first since August 2012, when he triumphed in Cincinnati (d. Djokovic).
Federer became the third player in the Open Era to reach 950 tour-level wins on Friday when he rallied from the brink of defeat to prevail against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals. Victory over Wawrinka on Sunday would bring him his 79th tour-level title – third on all-time leaders list – and his second of the season, following success in Dubai (d. Berdych).
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by R.J. White | CBSSports.com
The Giants are having to shuffle their offensive line with Will Beatty expected to miss the first part of the season with a pec injury. Long was scheduled to make $9.25 million in 2015 but was released by the Rams in March.
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"Browner's a good dude, leads by example, talks when he needs to talk," Vaccaro told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "He's real serious, kind of keeps everybody level headed and knows what we've got to work for. He's won two Super Bowls, so he knows what to do."
Sean Payton echoed those sentiments.
"He's competitive," he said. "He's driven and certainly one of the things we talked about this offseason through the draft, through the acquisition of players is the makeup and making sure that this is something we felt like was a plus and certainly with him we feel that that is a strength of his."
The Saints are Browner's fourth team in six seasons in the NFL.
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Chip Kelly said before the session that Ryans would be a full-go despite him being just seven months removed from rupturing his Achilles tendon. Ryans did practice, but he told the Philadelphia Inquirer that he was not a full participant.
Ryans missed half of the 2014 season with the injury, but contributed to 45 tackles in eight games before going down.
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Sanchez underwent shoulder surgery two years ago that affected him early last season. He expects to be better in 2015, especially if given an opportunity to play over newcomer Sam Bradford.
"First thing, physically, I feel so much better," he told the team website. "The farther it gets away from surgery and all the reps I've had, all the rehab on through, it can only get better and stronger. So this is definitely the best I've ever felt. And then as far as the scheme, every rep, every time we sit down and watch film, every meeting, that can only help with my growth as well."
The chance to play is one reason why Sanchez chose to return this offseason to the Eagles.
"Were there other opportunitites? Absolutely," he said. "Did they look potentially good, better, similar, maybe worse? Potentially, yeah, there was some stuff out there. But when I factored it all in, I just felt this was the best spot for me. I enjoy playing for coach Kelly, I love this system, I love the tempo, I love the pace."
Sanchez also expressed a desire to remain on the team for which he threw his highest completition percentage of his career in 2014. He hit on 64.1 percent, by far a personal best.
Chip Kelly has seen a difference in Sanchez.
"I think you can see it in how he's performing out there now," he said. "He's also not learning an offense again. ... He is really comfortable in terms of the scheme."
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"However it came out, we're not worried about depth chart now," defensive coordinator Rob Ryan said. "We're putting in a defense, we're all working hard together and getting to know each other, our teammates and what we got. But I know both those guys can play, so we're excited about 'em."
Spencer had a career-high 11 sacks in 2012 but has managed just 24 total tackles and a half-sack in 14 games over the last two years while dealing with a major knee injury.
"I think sometimes there are tougher positions to evaluate at this time of year," coach Sean Payton said, when asked to give his early thoughts on Spencer. "But I think, No. 1, he can affect the passer. ... He's an edge player, I think he's very good at fitting the run, and I think he can affect the passer."
by Ruben Palacios | Staff Writer
Bryant, who wants a long-term deal, has made a number of appearances at the Cowboys' offseason conditioning program but Thursday was the first day he participated in meaningful on-field work.
Bryant and the Cowboys need to work out a long-term deal before July 15 or he would be forced to play the season under the franchise tag, which would pay him $12.8 million.
In 16 games last year, Bryant caught 88 passes for 1,320 yards and 16 touchdowns.
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"That stuff doesn't bother me," McCown said after Tuesday's OTA. "We're trying to win a championship. You can call it what you want to call it. I just want to win football games. That's my main focus. I understand who I am and how I want to go about winning football games. That's the key for us."
Coach Mike Pettine understands why McCown was attracted to Cleveland as a potential landing spot this offseason.
"I think he sees that as potentially a way to win football games," Pettine said. "I think virtually any quarterback in the league, if we said, 'Hey, we want to get you in second-and-5 and not second-and-11. We want to get you in third-and-2 and not third-and-8,' I think they'd all be appreciative of that."
McCown also had praise for his new offensive line after getting to work with the unit.
"I knew they were physically good, you see it on tape, but these guys are so smart," McCown said. "It's rare to get a group of five guys that can really see the field the way they do. I've said this all along, they were a big reason why I wanted to come here. After being with them now the last five or six weeks, had I known it was this good, I might not have even had to take a visit (before signing). They're really sharp. I'm looking forward to continuing to work with them."
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"Anything they ask me to do, I'm doing," Robinson said. "Now I feel more comfortable [returning kicks] than I was my rookie year."
General manager David Caldwell has said that while Robinson will get work returning kicks, he'd still have a significant role on offense. The running back hasn't dwelled on the comment.
"You just go out there and do yourself," Robinson said. "Do your thing and have fun and get better every day."
Robinson averaged 4.3 yards per carry on 135 rushes last season while racking up 582 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. The Jaguars are expected to use rookie T.J. Yeldon as their primary runner in 2015.
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"It's feeling good," Gerhart said of the ankle that bothered him all of last season. "I feel healthy for the first time since last September. Feeling good and excited to go out there and be healthy and fresh this spring and show what I can do and compete."
Gerhart's new role will open him up to be a bigger part of the passing game.
"I'm learning the F [H-back] and running some of that and also taking just as many reps at tailback and competing and just trying to be the best I can be and see what happens," Gerhart said. "A lot of it so far has been a lot of routes and stuff like that, not so much iso downhill, more get me out in the flat, get me in pass pro and get out. It's exciting to move around and we'll see what happens."
Gerhart averaged just 3.2 yards on 101 carries last season while scoring two touchdowns. His average of 9.3 yards per reception represented a season high.


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Dancin' in the streets: Barron Collier High students stage 'flash mob' as fundraiser
Barron Collier High students stage 'flash mob' as fundraiser
The English language has gotten stretched and prodded into new shapes in recent years. Words such as "tweet" and "viral" have taken on new meanings, and new terms have entered the lexicon to describe activities that, not too long ago, simply didn't exist.
These "brave new words" include the "flash mob," and its cousin the "lip dub." Naples was introduced to lip dubs when a group spearheaded by radio host Dave Elliott organized one, a massive production with hundreds or thousands of participants going through a routine, captured live in one camera shot, all while singing along to a given song.
A flash mob, for those not up on their cyber jargon, is when a group of people come together and, unbeknownst to the bystanders, launch into a routine or performance. A group of Barron Collier High School students, anchored by the school's Key Club, decided to put on a flash mob.
They converged on the courtyard outside Counter, a burger restaurant at Mercato, at noon on March 23, but before the first dancer took the first step, a lot of other legwork had to take place behind the scenes. Creating a "spontaneous" performance takes a lot of organization, planning and practice, the team found out.
The flash mob's organizers are members of the school's Key Club, and the plan was to raise money for a cause, and accumulate some volunteer hours for the students. They chose a project that Unicef and the Kiwanis Club have been active in, the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus. This disease kills 160 babies around the world each day, and can be prevented by a vaccine costing just $1.80 per mother.
The Eliminate Project became a cause of Key Club President Jena Martino, who brought it to the group, and asked for donations to the organization rather than presents when her birthday came. For her work with the Eliminate effort, she was honored as President of the Year at the Florida Key Club conference in Orlando earlier this month.
To recruit dancers for their flash mob, Jena and Matt Roberts, another Barron Collier senior in the Key Club, visited "at least six" area high schools. Matt and his twin sister Marni recorded a "how to" training video to teach the dance steps, set to the tune of "Hello" by Martin Solveig & Dragonette, and posted it to YouTube. While the kids' enthusiasm is catching, there are a lot of steps in a three and a half minute song, even when the first minute and a half is the exclusive domain of the core group, and the balance of the ensemble doesn't come on until that intro is complete.
But even so, organized dancing just looks easy when it's done well because of the amount of work that goes into choreography and rehearsing.
"It's so hard. I couldn't get it," said Carol Roberts, Matt and Marni's mom, who was involved in putting the performance together. Nevertheless, when the large group "kicked" in, there she was, bouncing away with the high school kids. "The only way I could get it was watching everyone's behind," said Carol.
So at noon on Saturday, a high percentage of the people hanging around were high school kids wearing jeans and white T-shirts, which all happened to promote the Eliminate Project. A careful observer might have suspected something from that, along with the sound system and the table set up for donations. But in truth, almost everybody at the square between Counter and Bio at Mercato was in on the secret.
The music started, once they got the power issues sorted out, and the core group of six dancers launched into their routine. Watching them, it was easy not to notice the other two dozen dancers materialize, but all of a sudden there they were, formed up into four lines, and keeping the dance unified. Then, after just three and a half minutes, it was over.
The kids talked of doing the routine again another day, where more spectators might see it — and possibly be inspired to donate — but colder feet prevailed.
Like all cutting edge digital escapades, this one has a video. It was shot by Flo Danielak, Matt and Marni's grandmother, a last-minute recruit as camerawoman, in her first attempt at shooting a film with her daughter's iPad. Danielak did a more than respectable job, and her video was posted on YouTube for all the world to see.
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For the second straight spring, UConn coach Kevin Ollie is the subject of NBA coaching rumors.
Here's your pre-game preview of the UConn-Boston College game at Madison Square Garden:
Records: Boston College, 1-3, UConn 4-0
Last game: Boston College beat Florida Atlantic, 82-79, Monday; UConn defeated Boston University, 77-60, Sunday
Probable starters:
UConn, 6-0 jr. guard Ryan Boatright (12.8 pts, 4.0 assists), 6-1 sr. guard Shabazz Napier (13.5 pts, 9.5 rebs, 7.8 assists), 6-5 so. guard Omar Calhoun (12 pts), 6-8 jr. forward DeAndre Daniels (10.8 pts), 6-10 so. center Phil Nolan (3.0 pts, 2.8 rebs)
Boston College, 6-2 so. guard Joe Rahon (13.3 pts, 4.8 rebs), 6-4 so. Olivier Hanlan (24.5 pts, 3.0 rebs), fr. forward Garland Owens (6.0 pts), 6-6 jr. forward Patrick Heckmann (8.0 pts, 2.0 rebs), 6-9 jr. forward Ryan Anderson (16.3 pts, 6.3 rebs)
-- 2K Sports Classic championship round. Indiana plays Washington in the second game of doubleheader.
Championship and consolation games on Friday.
-- The Huskies are off to sixth straight 4-0 start since 2007-08 season.
-- Series: UConn leads 54-35, winning 28 of last 31 games but losing last meeting 75-70 in 2005.
-- BC picked to finish 8th in ACC.
-- The Eagles average 81.2 points but allow 85.5.
-- Top reserve: 6-8 jr. forward Alex Dragicevich (5.8 pts).
-- UConn freshman Amida Brimah is ranked second in nation with 16 blocks.
-- Hot: Napier has led the team in rebounding in all four games.
-- Cold: BC has been out-rebounded by an average of 10.5 per game.
"The numbers say they're not rebounding well," coach Kevin Ollie said. "But we're not going by those numbers… They have been giving up a lot of rebounds and hopefully we take advantage of that."
-- The Huskies went 0-2 at MSG last season, losing to North Carolina State and St. John's. This is their first and only game here this season.
"It should be fun," Napier said. "It should be an experience that you've got to soak in. Whenever you go to the Garden, you feel the greatness, the people that came before you, not only in college but the professional level. It's something spectacular on its own."
-- The event benefits the Wounded Warrior Project.
-- Check back later for a post-game breakdown.
For the second straight spring, UConn coach Kevin Ollie is the subject of NBA coaching rumors.
Ryan Boatright shot his way into the 3-point championship final on Thursday night at Butler University's Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
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Visit Portofino
Portofino is a very lovely village and harbour on the coast near Rapallo and to the north-west of the Cinque Terre coastal region of picturesque villages. The town is set in an attractive natural inlet and surrounded by steep valley sides covered with olive trees.
This picture-postcard-perfect village is not easy to reach by car - the road to Portofino is slow, and parking tricky and expensive. The best way to reach the town is by boat from one of the other harbour towns in the region.
If you are arriving in Portofino by car be sure to park on the edge of the town - driving in the narrow streets around the harbour is both impractical and stressful!
Explore Portofino
The village itself is a traditional Italian fishing village, centred around its harbour and the streets behind, where you will find a great deal of buildings of character, many painted in the pastel colours popular in the Liguria region, and numerous picturesque views across the yacht-filled harbour.
You can also see the 16th century Church of Saint Martin in the village center.
Of course, being very scenic has a downside. Portofino has attracted the great and the good - and above all the wealthy - since the middle of the 20th century. It is sophisticated and elegant, busy and expensive, and a part of every 'guided tour' that passes along the coast of north-west Italy.
Posh shops and upmarket restaurants battle for your attention, but if you have limited funds be cautious about casually sitting down on the terrace of a restaurant for a couple of glasses of wine!
Many of the best known Italian brands such as Armani and Gucci have established boutiques here - start your shopping on Via Roma behind the harbour.
The restaurants around the harbour are very popular although if you are hoping to eat on a budget one of those in the old streets behind might offer better value for money. Regardless of your budget allow plenty of time for a casual promenade around the harbourside to enjoy the ambiance of the village!
After enjoying your explorations of Portofino harbour climb up the hill for a look at the Church of Saint George and the 16th century Castle Brown, and yet more splendid views from both the church and from the castle gardens (entrance charge payable). The path continues onwards to a lighthouse at the end of the headland.
Attractions close to Portofino
One local landmark close to here is the Abbey of Saint Fruttuoso, on the coast south of Portofino and best known for the large statue of Christ underwater just off the coast, placed to protect sailors from harm. San Fruttuoso can not be accessed by road so prepare yourself for an invigorating walk along the cliffs from Camogli or Portofino (or a scenic boat trip from Camogli if you prefer)!
Another abbey, this time to the north of Portofino and in a picturesque location on the coast, is the Abbazio di San Girolama which has wonderful formal gardens, a crypt and saracen tower and 16th century cloisters among its highlights. See www.cervara.it/en/ for visitor information.
Visitors to Portofino will also enjoy exploring nearby Camogli and the villages and coast around Cinque Terre.
Map of Portofino sightseeing & popular sights
Selected places to visit near Portofino, Italy
See the Liguria guide for more travel ideas...


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