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"You Got It! A Salute to Roy Orbison," now running at the Maui Theater, opens with the voice of the legendary musician's oldest son praising the very talented star of the new tribute show.
"In my opinion there is only one singer in the world who can do justice to my father's memory," announces Wesley Orbison. "And that's John Stephan."
Since his days as a child growing up in Australia, Stephan has nurtured a love for the music of the late American icon.
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Singer John Stephan presents several lei to audience members during opening night of "You Got It! A Salute to Roy Orbison," showing weekly at Maui Theatre in Lahaina.
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Guitarists Benjamin Verdery (pictured) and Frederic Hand will perform Tuesday at Makawao Union Church. The event will benefit Hawaii Nature Conservancy.
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"I grew up loving his music," he explains. "He was especially huge in Australia. My mother was a singer and I grew up with great music being played all the time, and Roy Orbison was one of those artists who was always on."
One of the most authentic artists rock 'n' roll has ever produced, Orbison was the only American rock musician to chart regularly during the British Invasion, and was so loved that he was invited on tour with both the Beatles and Rolling Stones. ("It was terrible, following Roy," Ringo Starr remembered in an interview. "He'd slay them and they'd scream for more.") Years later, he was invited to join Bob Dylan and George Harrison in the Traveling Willburys.
"Roy Orbison was the king of emotion," says Stephan about his admiration for Orbison's music. "He put his heart and soul into his music. People from that era sang with emotion and wrote music with emotion. They gave everything into their music. Today the majority of music is so throwaway. It doesn't have that classic, timeless feeling of the olden days."
A remarkable singer blessed with a four-octave range, Stephan doesn't try to imitate Orbison like legions of Elvis impersonators trying to match their idols every move and nuance. His show is more of a respectful homage highlighting many of the star's No. 1 hits in an entertaining performance that artfully combines music and dance - and draws standing ovations.
Island artists involved in the production include guitarists Halemanu Villiarimo and Sam Ahia.
"A lot of people are doing tribute shows to Roy, where they're dressed up like him and copy everything about him," Stephan notes. "I don't believe in copying other artists or trying to sound like them or look like them. In my show, I'm performing as John Stephan and I don't try to pretend in any way to be singing like Roy or looking like Roy. It's a tribute to the great music of Roy Orbison.
Ever since his early days, Stephan has been amazing audiences. There's a YouTube clip online, which opens with him letting lose on Orbison's classic "Crying" at the age of 9 on an Australian TV show. And then we see him enthralling 50,000 folks at a CMA festival in Nashville in 2008, singing the same song acapella.
Befriended by country star Vince Gil, Stephan had been invited to perform at country music's biggest party.
"It was a great opportunity," he recalls. "The first song I sang was 'Crying' and people (before) said, 'You're crazy, you can't do that, they've been in the hot sun all day and they've had at least five beers and they're not going to sit back and listen.' So I started, and the whole place went totally quiet, and I finished, and they erupted in applause and took to their feet. It was just amazing."
As a child, Stephan's talent led to working with the Australian Opera Children's Chorus performing at the Sydney Opera House. "I loved it so much, my brother is an opera singer," he says. He also entered and won a number of national singing competitions. "I was on stage so much it became my income," he adds.
After a brief sojourn in college he decided to seek his fortune in America, and landed in Los Angeles at the age of 19.
"I walked into a building which I thought was a booking agency and left a small demo," he reports. "That night I got a call from a guy named Babyface, the producer, and he said, 'I was given this CD you left.' "
A 10-time Grammy Award-winning musician, songwriter and record producer, Babyface is responsible for hits by stars like Whitney Houston, Madonna and Mariah Carey.
The young Australian had inadvertently left the demo at Babyface's headquarters, and the two musicians soon became friends. "I lived with Babyface's family for close to two years," he notes. "It was amazing. It was good coming from Australia and not knowing anyone and ending up in Beverly Hills. So I worked with him for awhile."
"John has that X factor that is very rare," Babyface reported.
Stephan then began collaborating with another multiple Grammy-award-winning record producer and songwriter, Walter Afanasieff, who has worked with artists including Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson and Celine Dion.
"John is a superstar, the next big thing," Afanasieff pronounced.
"He became a good friend and we worked a lot together, but I started to become homesick and went home for a few years," Stephan says.
Nashville next lured him, and that's when he hooked up with another celebrated producer/musician, Dann Huff, who has played on hits by Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson and Celine Dion. Stephan's song writing talent led to country star Blake Shelton picking his tune "Good at Startin' Fires" as the title track of his 2008 "Startin' Fires" album.
Vince Gill also recognized Stephan's talent. "I was so impressed with John's abilities, that I asked him to join me at the Grand Ole Opry," Gill enthused. "It was my distinct honor to introduce Nashville to John Stephan."
While in Nashville, Stephan met Roy Orbison's eldest son, and plans were hatched to create a tribute album and show.
"So I'm trying to promote Roy Orbison's music and remind people of the 15 No. 1 hits he had around the world," Stephan explains. "I sold out in Vegas, and then I was invited to come to Maui, and here I am."
Aside from performing Orbison signature classics such as "Pretty Woman," "Crying," "In Dreams," "Blue Bayou," "Only The Lonely," and the Willbury's "You Got It," Stephan pays respect to Hawaiian culture by including a lovely cover of Keali'i Reichel's "E O Mai" in the show.
"When I first came to Hawaii, I heard it on the plane, and it kept going over and over in my head," he explains. "We arrived in Waikiki and my 6-month-old son at the time wouldn't go to sleep. I downloaded the song and played it to him and he fell asleep. Now the only way to get him to sleep is I either have to sing for him or I play the CD. He's got good taste."
* "You Got It! A Salute to Roy Orbison" is presented at Maui Theatre in Lahaina weekly at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday; and at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. There's a special matinee show featuring John Stephan and Benise - The Spanish Guitar at 2 p.m. on Monday. For tickets, call 856-7900. Kamaaina rates available.
Virtuoso guitarists Benjamin Verdery and Frederic Hand will appear in a special concert to benefit the Hawaii Nature Conservancy at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Makawao Union Church.
The program will feature Verdery performing his own arrangements of songs by Randy Newman, Elvis Presley, and Prince; music written for him by Yale composer Ezra Laderman; and his own compositions. In addition, he will perform music by J. S. Bach on a special baritone guitar.
Hand will perform music by Bach and classical composer C. W. Gluck, as well as his own compositions.
The concert is the first event in a weeklong master class being taught by the two guitarists, which will culminate in student concerts at Lahaina Jodo Mission on July 30 and Keawala'i Congregational Church in Makena on July 31.
An acclaimed classical musician whose 'Bach: Transcriptions for Guitar" album was hailed by Guitar Magazine as, "unquestionably the finest playing of Bach ever heard on six strings," Verdery also excels at creating classical arrangements of songs by rock icons like Jimi Hendrix and Prince.
A brilliant composer celebrated for crafting innovative, extended works for large guitar ensembles, he has recorded and toured with Andy Summers of The Police, and recorded with guitar legend Leo Kottke and flamenco master Paco Pena.
Verdery's albums include his most recent "Happy Here" with William Coulter, and "Branches," a solo album with works by Bach, Strauss, Hendrix and Mozart.
Hand is renowned as both a Grammy-nominated and Emmy-winning TV composer and recording artist. The creator of Jazzantiqua, a group The New York Times hailed as "brilliant," he arranged and performed the theme from the Academy Award-winning film, "Kramer vs. Kramer," and performed onstage with Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti.
"Frederic Hand is a tremendously skilled and expressive guitarist," praised Guitar Review. "But what makes him unique is that he is also one of today's most fascinating composers, able to weave together a variety of influences, from jazz to Dowland to the avant-garde."
* Benjamin Verdery and Frederic Hand will perform a concert to benefit the Hawaii Nature Conservancy at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Makawao Union Church. Suggested donation is $10.


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Re: High Octane on small engines?
Just to add a bit on my experience about octane ratings and my old cavalier's behavior...
I had a '89 Cavalier with a 2.0L 4 cyl back in high school. These engines are relatively low compression and not an overly hot ignition either... on cold damp mornings with older plugs those cars let you know they were due for plugs, it'd cough and sputter for a couple minutes warming up and if you dared put it in drive and hit the gas it usually would conk out on the spot!! One time I decided to try hi-test in it just to see if it would help out the power/economy/etc. (it had a good set of plugs at the time). The next morning (it was a warm summer morning) when I started it it coughed, sputtered, and died a couple times before it heated up enough to reliably ignite the hi-test; it was behaving as badly or worse than with old plugs on a chilly damp morning!! After heating up for a minute all was good and I couldn't discern any other difference in the hi-test fuel. Needless to say, I NEVER ran higher than 87 in that car again!!
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I haven't found anywhere nearby that sells non-ethanol 87. I've been using 93 in everything for years and haven't had any issues. My 1989 Toro still starts right up and runs strong and has great compression. All I've ever done to that engine is change the oil and spark plug, I've never had to clean the carb out or anything. My pressure washer and tractor are both from the mid 80's and both work perfect too, I've had to clean the carbs in those over the years, but compression is still perfect and no smoke. I sure haven't found a downside to running 93 octane, and any extra expense is sure worth it to not have the ethanol.
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National limit is 10%...but Ive personally tested over 30% from all the major grades of gas.
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This may or may not relate to our smaller engines but it is well proven that using HT in lower compression bigger engines costs HP, I did not agree and had to try it. I have a 383 in my wet ride it on a good day will run 65.5 on 87, my CR is 9.125. I decided my own testing was in order, I have two tanks I emptied one and put 10 gallons of 93. My other tank was straight 87, I ran it up and did my 65.5 on the 87. I switched tanks and ran it a few minutes to clear the lines of the regular, I ran it up and only got 63.2. Switched back again ran it a few minute to clear the HT ran it and got right back up to my 65.5. Needless to say I will not run HT unless nothing else is available at the dock.
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High octane produces less power. That is what it is designed to do. It is because of the heat generated from the higher compression engines, that you get more power. Confused? Ok, the lower the octane, the more volatile the fuel is, the more powerful the explosion. The more any fuel is heated, the faster it will burn. More heat causes higher volalite reaction. This is why you need extra fuel on a cold engine, when you choke an engine, you are putting in exta fuel until the engine warms up, because the fuel is not volatile enough. Higher compression engines produce more heat, which needs less volatile fuel. (Higher octane) But, when you put higher octane in a lower compression engine, it will produce less power than if you ran 87 octane because of the volatility. But, if you run higher octane in a lower compression engine long enough, it will eventually have more power. And the reason is this, it will start to carbon up bad enough to actually raise the compression. Then if low octane fuel is used, then it will ping because of the "higher" compression caused by the carbon. I believe that any damage caused by higher octane fuel when "not" needed is either from carbon coming loose, or someone putting in the lower octane fuel in a "carbon compression raised" engine and pinged itself to death.
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the last two post are basically what i want to say
i ran a Pro Stock garden tractor puller for ten years.
a big block onan 60 c.i. T 260 / P 224
start at 7.0 comp. ratio. advance at 21 degrees.
after many mods 9.25 comp ratio.
i ran a mix of 103 and 87 octane. advance at 27 to 29 degrees.
this was by slotting the ign. module
now the rest of the story.
for eight of those years i was the scale/tech. inspector.
a local ( now well known) puller always used ava fuel in the stock off lawn class.
our rules stated pump gas only.
you can SMELL the ava. fuel.
GUESS, what? he passed the tech. every time.
he would have needed 13 to 14 comp ratio and about 36 to 42 degrees
of advance to do any good.
SO, run 87 octane, that is all you need.
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So what's the verdict? I've read about how bad ethanol is for small engines. Would it be advantageous to use non ethanol 91?
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The verdict is simple. A motor that is designed to run on 87 will see no benefit from running on 91. If you let your gas sit for long periods you run the risk of a slight drop in octane but at that point you are running stale fuel and if there was ethanol in the fuel it is likely that there is some phase separation (water) present.
I run the 91 ethanol free in all of my seasonal equipment but only at the end of the season for storage. Other than that there is no downside to using the 87 ethanol on equipment that is regularly used. The exception to that would be old equipment that does not have ethanol compatible components in the fuel system. In that case it's time to replace the lines anyways.
Basically, use what the motor was designed for. Race fuel will mot make your car into a race car but race cars are designed for race fuel and require it. Your lawn mower operates the same way.
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Better late than never,I'll jump in.I'm an old Aircraft Mechanic and am quite familiar with AV-Gas.The LL100(low lead) is just the latest version of aircraft gasoline,the LL100 replaces the former 100/130 fuel,as well as 80/87,it meets the requirements of 100/130,with about half the lead content.There was also a 115/145 grade,and that still be bought in tank truck lots,and can be found at the Reno air races,and at some airports,but not many.The 100 number is the "lean" rating,the 130 number is the "rich" rating,actually the 100 is the MON,or "Motor Octane Rating". The 100LL and 100/130 and 115/145 fuels are made for supercharged engines,I know that 100LL will work fine at 48 in.hg(1.6 atmospheres,24PSI)for 5 minutes ,much above that,115/145 is required,and some of the military or racing engines,also use water injection too.The "slow burning" can be overcome with more spark advance,and richer mixture,and it will bring a return to "lead fouling" ,which some of you younger mechanics may have never seen.As to Ethanol,remember that when using a carburetor,10% Ethanol will lean the mixture 5%,and so on for any mixture of gas/Ethanol,100% Ethanol requires around twice the jet AREA.Pre-ignition and detonation,are both abnormal burning conditions,pre-ignition occurs before the spark plug fires,detonation occurs after the spark plug fires,pre-ignition can cause detonation,but detonation can't cause pre-ignition.
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I agree with what you said Red, and some of the rest of you guys. I recall back in the late 80s before this ethanol laced fuel, using my dad's lawn equipment, he wanted to use premium (91/92) in everything. I kept noticing on a 3.5hp briggs engine on our edger that the plug would have black carbon deposits on it. The carb was perfectly in spec, air filter was clean, etc. It ran just fine, but the plug never had that tan light-brownish color, was always black and carbon covered. I tried using 87 gas in it for a few months and the plug color finally got to where it should be, no longer carbon fouled. This thread reminded me of that. I speculated that it was due to the higher octane fuel either not combusting completely, or just not quick enough since this was a low compression engine. I don't know if it would have harmed the engine, but it was obviously wasteful and didn't have any advantage over using 87. To the OP I would almost say it would be worth it to use the least octane rating you can get away with that doesn't contain ethanol. The damage caused by ethanol fuels seems to me to outweigh the damage that could be caused due to using slightly higher than oem recommended octane ratings.
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In Red's case, he eliminated a lot of variables when he used his cart to do the testing. The only other thing that might be interesting, would be to make some tuning adjustments with the 91octane to see if the heating problem could be removed.
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After reading the entire thread,I have come to only one answer---Ya'll caused me a **** of headache. Well maybe two--I agree with the statement-Use what the manufacture recomends for fuel.After all,they designed the eng.
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I think all carberated engine dont run as good on ethanol laced gas as theydid on the good old leaded gas we had back before they started selling us oxogenated gas and alcohol laced swill..
..you can re-jet the carbs and fool with the timing on an old engine,it'll help some,but they were meant to have the fuel we ran back then,todays gas just dont cut it in them really...todays cars with EFI and computer controlled injection and timing that can compensate for variations in fuel compositions are a must now,seeing the fuel from one pump to another is often different,as far as how much alcohol actually got added to it...
I read in an old Briggs and Stratton manual that "leaded gasoline of at least 65 octane" is the minimum requrement for satisfactory engine operation...I think one of my old flatheads I had on a go-kart ran better on coleman stove fuel than it did on todays ethanol gas...
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I am also in a slightly confused state. Usually use non-ethynal gas as it is still available in this part of Kansas, but I have been using Startron lately just in case. 87 octane most generally, but sometimes I mix in a high grade. Depends if I get gas in the Truck/Murano at the same time as Mower gas. The delema come from my 317 I just got and the recommendations for it. JD book says 87 and not higher grades. The Kohler engine manual says 87 or higher? JD book says not to use additives like Startron/and or Seafoam. Kohler doesn't say you can't. Anyways I will still use Startron and Seafoam in the JD as I am a firm believer in their use! I have more worries over what Viscosity of Oil to use. I know it says 10w-30 for below 32 degrees but we get those temps, but a few days later it can get and stay above 32 degrees? Sorry, off-topic, I will post that question in another thread.
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TomTom's new flagship navigation device - the GO 920 T
August 30, 2007 TomTom unveiled a new flagship model, the TomTom GO 920 T at IFA in Berlin today. The highlights of the new GO 920 T include 4 GB of internal memory, enabling complete maps of 41 European countries plus USA and Canada to come pr-installed, new Enhanced Positioning Technology which results in a more continuous navigation experience and an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver to receive up-to-date traffic information is included in the box. The new GO 920 T will be available in the last quarter of 2007 at a price of EUR550.
Countries included in the map of Europe and North America are: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, San Marino, Spain (inc. Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Vatican City, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia Federation USA, Canada, Guam. There's also Road Connector coverage in Central Europe offering coverage of major roads to allow guided navigation from city to city and the borders of neighbouring counties: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine
The new TomTom GO 920 T offers a seamless map of 41 countries in both Western and Central Europe and the most-up-to-date maps of USA and Canada* preinstalled on the 4 GB internal memory of the device. This makes the TomTom GO 920 T the personal navigation device with the most complete set of pre-installed maps available in TomTom's entire navigation solution portfolio.
TomTom's new Enhanced Positioning Technology uses movement and gravity sensors to calculate drivers' positions when GPS signals are unavailable.
TomTom GO 920 T users will have a much more continuous navigation experience as the Enhanced Positioning Technology ensures the device continues to navigate to its destination, even in circumstances where there may not be a direct line-of-sight connection to a satellite. For example, when driving in a city with tall buildings, underpasses or bridges.
In addition, the TomTom GO 920 T comes with the latest version of TomTom's award winning software and all the features of the current TomTom GO 720 and TomTom GO 520. This includes TomTom Map Share™ Technology to make easy changes to the map and to share map corrections with other TomTom customers so that users always have the most up-to-date maps available.
The TomTom GO 920 T comes with an improved Bluetooth remote control that is the same colour as the device. This way drivers can operate their device safely from anywhere in the car without having to reach to touch the screen.
TomTom GO 920 T replaces the current TomTom GO 910 and offers the best in navigation and performance. On top of all new and exclusive features that the TomTom GO 920 T includes, the model comes preinstalled with the latest navigation software and features, such as:
Large 4.3 inch touch screen with high quality graphics, an intuitive user interface and building footprints for a better overview of drivers' surroundings;
TomTom Map Share™ Technology: allowing users to instantly correct maps, share changes with other users, and benefit from improvements made by other users;
TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver to give users the most-up-to-date traffic information (RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver comes in the box)
Speech recognition: voice address input to easily direct drivers to millions of cities and street names;
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New smart & fun extras to personalize users' devices, including recording your own driving instructions, view documents, exchange positions via SMS and Bluetooth™ wireless technology and select a favourite car icon on the screen;
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Still not too late IMHO, at all, because the market cap is only 170 million, but its starting to go bonkers. Take a look at the volume on PRAN Friday- nearly 3 million shares and up 17%.
They are now the worlds leader in a race to have a drug that works on Alzeimers disease, as well as Huntington's, and Parkinson's.
Good luck to you. Sudn
PRANA yes. I only have a small position also in mid $2s. Big pharma has been swinging an missing at Alz. disease, so far.
Hi Kitty,
Apparently I'm in very good company over at PRAN. I do want to thank you for all your posts this past year. I have to tell you that your tip got me interested in TSRX and I made a bundle. I also rode SNTS up most of the way, but bailed a little early as I got freaked out by all the insider sales.
I appreciated the tip last month. I bought a small stake immediately simply based upon your posts over on the PRAN mb. It HAS gone bonkers since and, of course, I wish I had a bit more... That being said, for many reasons, I doubt it is the kind of company I will risk much on. It is still a long shot and I don't have a good feel for the science. It isn't the big fat pitch I look for.
Dementia is a hard nut to crack. Although the science behind PRAN looks more than plausible, unfortunately metal causation links to all kinds of mental disease has been the realm of crackpots for decades. I guess I have a bias. Also, the measures being used in the Ph 2s seem squishy.
I have enough of a stake that I will keep an eye on things down under. You will know I am more interested if I start posting over there. Do you have any other tips? I don't have any company I feel strongly about right now. I've been accumulating DRTX and CYTK the past month or two. I have a pretty large share of GHDX for longer term and a bit of TTPH. I imagine I'll be cash heavy for a while.
Again, good call on PRAN.
fotd--Have you looked at ARIA. I started buying it at $1.60. It has an approved drug, "Iclusig," which will likely be approved for many more indications.
Great, glad to hear you took a small position FOTD. Perhaps as time goes on you will be willing to add. I'm a believer, especially so in AD for their drug as previous results showed substantially improved executive function and a reduction in a key biomarker for AD, and that was a very short term trial. The need is so very great (and there is essentially nothing available) that any sort of help PRAN's drug offers will IMO be pounced upon by FDA, and a P2 conditional approval while they run a P3 is not out of the question. I would not underestimate who one of the founders is either, Dr. Tanzi of Harvard/Mass Gen teaching school fame. He is THE MAN behind PRAN and probably one of the top 3 neurological disorder experts in the world.
Stay tuned its going to be a wild ride over there. Hehe, talk about risk reward on a biotech. They say AD alone is worth about $15 billion.
I've been looking @ that one also and if it turns out that control of copper in the brain is the problem causing Alzheimers it could be the drug we are looking for... If not.. it's worth a buck~
But right now there is a bunch of speculation driving that price!


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St. Casimir Church, 160 Cable St., will launch a monthly venture bringing together Polish-Americans of all generations for Polish heritage activities celebrating faith, family, food and fun.
A gathering at 6:30 p.m. Friday will include pierogi-making, ornament-making, Christmas caroling and a krupnik class in preparation for the December event, a wigilia, at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 and Christmas caroling in Kaisertown on Dec. 27 and 28. Register by calling 824-9589.
The 15th annual Peacemakers' Retreat, sponsored by Pax Christi WNY, will be Friday and next Saturday in Sacred Heart Academy, 3860 Main St., Amherst. The theme is "The Spirituality of Nonviolence."
Speakers will include former Trappist monk Joseph Farrell; Matthew Smith of Canisius College, a former member of the Pax Christi USA National Council; author and playwright Jack Gilroy; and the Rev. Vivian Waltz, director of the Sister Karen Klimczak Center for Nonviolence.
The retreat is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Mass will be at 4 p.m. Register with Tom Casey at firstname.lastname@example.com or 491-9172. For more, go to Paxchristiwny.weebly.com.
A workshop and book signing featuring Lorraine Peeler, a pastor and spiritual director, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. next Saturday in Zion Quest Christian Fellowship, 4600 Union Road, Cheektowaga. Registration required; call 891-7996.
A "Founder's Day" Mass commemorating the founding of the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur in Belgium 150 years ago will be offered at 4 p.m. Nov. 11 in St. John the Baptist Church, 1085 Englewood Ave., Town of Tonawanda.
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"Encountering the Faith Traditions in Western New York: An Introduction to Sikhism," a three-part series sponsored by the Network of Religious Communities, begins at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in the network offices at 1272 Delaware Ave. and continues in the same location at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20. The third session, expected to be Nov. 27, will be a visit to a local Sikh temple.To reserve a spot, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 882-4793, Ext. 201, for more information.


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Commercial Bank on Staten Island Spotlights IRS Email Warning
Community-based business bank points to renewed consumer alert
Victory State Bank is echoing the concerns of the Internal Revenue Service regarding an uptick in tax-related email scams.
Staten Island's only community-based business bank is pointing to a renewed consumer alert from the IRS for email schemes. The federal agency has seen an approximate 400 percent surge in phishing and malware incidents so far during the 2016 tax season.
The emails are designed to trick taxpayers into thinking these are official communications from the IRS or others in the tax industry, including tax software companies. The phishing schemes can ask taxpayers about a wide range of topics. Emails can seek information related to refunds, filing status, confirming personal information, ordering transcripts and verifying PIN information.
Variations of these scams can be seen via text messages, and the communications are being reported in every section of the country.
"This dramatic jump in these scams comes at the busiest time of tax season," said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. "Watch out for fraudsters slipping these official-looking emails into inboxes, trying to confuse people at the very time they work on their taxes. We urge people not to click on these emails."
This tax season the IRS has observed fraudsters more frequently asking for personal tax information, which could be used to help file false tax returns.
When people click on these email links, they are taken to sites designed to imitate an official-looking website, such as IRS.gov. The sites ask for Social Security numbers and other personal information. The sites also may carry malware, which can infect people's computers and allow criminals to access your files or track your keystrokes to gain information.
The IRS has seen an increase in reported phishing and malware schemes:
- There were 1,026 incidents reported in January, up from 254 from a year earlier.
- The trend continued in February, nearly doubling the reported number of incidents compared to a year ago. In all, 363 incidents were reported from Feb. 1-16, compared to the 201 incidents reported for the entire month of February 2015.
- This year's 1,389 incidents have already topped the 2014 yearly total of 1,361, and they are halfway to matching the 2015 total of 2,748.
As part of the effort to protect taxpayers, the IRS has teamed up with state revenue departments and the tax industry to make sure taxpayers understand the dangers to their personal and financial data as part of the "Taxes. Security. Together" campaign.
It is important to keep in mind the IRS generally does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. The IRS has information online that can help protect taxpayers from email scams.
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"The over 2 million people in Port-au-Prince tonight face catastrophe alone," said Jean, 40. "We must act now." He noted that people can help by donating to his Yele Haiti Foundation, either by texting "Yele" to 501501, which will automatically donate $5, or by going to the foundation's Web site.
Also supporting the nation hit by disaster are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The couple issued a statement to JustJared.com Wednesday. "We are devastated by the news from Haiti. We will work closely with our good friend Wyclef Jean to support the humanitarian efforts on the island and help those who have been injured and left without homes and shelter."
Jean, who was born in Haiti and has been active in supporting programs there, noted that President Obama is "ready to assist" the Haitian people," but "the international community must also rise to the occasion and help the Haitian people in every way possible."
The 7.0 magnitude quake, along with severe aftershocks, centered 10 miles from Port-au-Prince and destroyed much of the capital, leveling thousands of structures including hospitals, homes, offices buildings and shanties. Countless people are trapped in the rubble.
"I cannot stress enough what a human disaster this is, and idle hands will only make this tragedy worse," said Jean.
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In recent years, many individuals have developed models to predict the future course of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic at the local, state, and national levels. The number of forecasters and resulting projections reflects not only the complexity and uncertainties in predicting the epidemic, but also the critical importance of such estimates.1 Many health care policies are based on these forecasts, which influence the scope and direction of both public and private initiatives related to HIV.
Overall, the number of reported cases of AIDS in the United States continues to increase. During 1989, 35 238 cases were reported, for a yearly increase of 9.4% over the 32 196 cases reported during 1988. This increase is lower than in past years, partly because of the large number of previously diagnosed cases reported in 1988 that met only the expanded AIDS case definition.2 However, even after
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Birmingham's roadway traffic has been anything but smooth today.
As periods of heavy rainfall moved through the area, so too did massive traffic delays.
It all began earlier this morning, when reports came in that a trailer with at least 20 cows in tow had overturned on I-65 south near Chilton County Road 59.
At 10:14 this morning, AL.com's Mike Smith reported that the interstate had come to a near standstill.
I-65 SOUTH: Standstill to stop-and-go still reported near #Verbena, after trailer with cows overturned near Chilton Co. Rd 59 #bhamtraffic-- TrafficMike (@TrafficMike_BHM) August 11, 2013
Traffic, he reported, was re-routed to the exit at County Road 59 southbound and onto 31 northbound.
At 12:45 p.m., 1-65 north lanes opened, but the south-bound lane commuters continued to exit at mile marker 200 while crews worked to set the truck right-side up.
Shortly after 4 p.m., drivers reported another accident on I-65 north:
I-65 NORTH: MT @coanmackenzie: "new wreck between exit 200&205, drivers take verbena exit, turn right to get around wreck and back to 65."-- TrafficMike (@TrafficMike_BHM) August 11, 2013
An hour later, drivers reported two individual crashes on 1-65 north and 459 north:
I-65 NORTH: Crash reported near Valleydale Rd #Hoover #bhamtraffic-- TrafficMike (@TrafficMike_BHM) August 11, 2013
I-459 NORTH: Car hydroplaned, struck bridge at the John Hawkins Pkwy/AL 150 exit according to #Hoover PD #bhamtraffic-- TrafficMike (@TrafficMike_BHM) August 11, 2013
About an hour ago, drivers on I-65 N reported yet another "major wreck" near the 219 exit:
I-65 NORTH: RT @jsammcallister: "major wreck at Mile 219 exit on 65N. 4-5 cars involved. All lanes could be closing soon." @ARodMata-- TrafficMike (@TrafficMike_BHM) August 11, 2013
This evening, drivers are urged to commute with caution as showers and thunderstorms continue to threaten the area well into the midnight hours.
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Di Bonaventura attached to produce the Mimran Schur Pictures political thriller
EXCLUSIVE: Sony is in talks with Mimran Schur Pictures to partner on political action thriller "Five Against the Bullet," with Lorenzo di Bonaventura attached as a producer.
Alex Litvak, who wrote the October release "The Three Musketeers," is penning the script.
Di Bonaventura will produce along with Jordan Schur and David Mimran of Mimran Schur Pictures, where the project originated.
Pic centers on a Mexican politician who, after his father is killed by a drug cartel, hires the five best bodyguards from around the world as part of a political campaign to clean up his area.
Di Bonaventura most recently produced "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," which has grossed north of $450 million worldwide since its release June 29.
Previous reports have indicated that the project will shoot entirely in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Mimran Schur had previously budgeted the pic at $30 to $35 million (Variety, Nov. 2010).
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DRONE WATCH: Yemen Drone Strikes
After nearly a month's lull, two drone strikes were carried out in Yemen over the weekend, killing at least six suspected militants. Reuters reports:
Two suspected al Qaeda militants were killed on Monday in a drone strike on their vehicle south of the capital Sanaa, tribal and government sources said. The strike follows another on Saturday in which at least four militants were killed in Abyan governorate, in southernYemen.
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Eugene Levy and Martin Starr Team Up At CBS
Well this is exciting. Martin Starr (Adventureland, Party Down) and Eugene Levy (American Pie, A Mighty Wind) have just been given a deal to produce and star in a show for CBS. Maybe CBS is finally ready to stop depending on lowbrow cash cows like S#*! My Dad Says and Mike and Molly, and go for something truly funny. Just maybe.
As excited as I am about this news, I'm also a little wary. The last two (excellent, wonderful, hilarious) shows that Starr…er…starred in both met with untimely deaths. First it was the sadly short-lived Judd Apatow creation, Freaks and Geeks, in which Starr played a lovable, chuckle-inducing mega geek with a severe peanut allergy and second was the dearly departed Party Down, in which Starr played an elitist geek turned aspiring science fiction screen writer moonlighting as a cater-waiter to pay the bills. He's gotten pretty good at the geek thing. The bottom line is that the guy is funny, he gives Jim Parsons one hell of a run for his money (sorry Big Bang fans). He may just be the key to making CBS the king of nerd-based comedy if the show gets off the ground.
As for Eugene Levy, as much as I love his work in all those Christopher Guest movies – I could watch Waiting For Guffman, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind on repeat for weeks – his more commercial roles are little more than contests with his previous roles to see how high he can raise the obnoxious bar. (See: Cheaper By The Dozen 2 or any of the American Pie movies.)
Even if Levy manages to annoy the hell out of me, I'll bet the show (whatever it turns out to be) will be ten times funnier than S#*!.
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Helping Parents Prepare Their Children for State Assessments
Every January, our school hosts a standardized test preparation evening for parents of students in grades 3-5. In March, the FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) will be administered to thousands of students in Florida. During this meeting we encourage parents to help prepare their children for their most important and challenging academic task of the year.
I have never been a teacher who has assigned "busy work" for homework, yet I encourage my students to practice what they have learned at home in a variety of ways. The Internet provides sensational resources that parents can utilize.
While my students are preparing for the FCAT, they are encouraged to log into http://www.fcatexplorer.com at home. FCAT Explorer is available for all students in Florida who are registered to take the FCAT. A log-in sheet is printed for parents to record every time their child signs in to the program. The sheet can be returned when they have worked in the fourth grade reading program for 200 minutes (10 sessions of 20 minutes each). Completion of ten sessions should take about three weeks to a month if they log in three times a week at home.
A math program is also included through the FCAT Explorer website. I encourage my fourth-grade students to log into the fifth-grade math program to get extra practice because there is not a math program available for the fourth grade standards.
What are the general skills your child will be focusing on in reading and math?
- Context clues: Read a sentence with an unfamiliar word in it, and determine the meaning of the word by looking at the "clue words" surrounding it.
- Words: prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, multiple-meaning words, compound words, and contractions
- Main idea and supporting details (This is THE highest-measured skill on the reading FCAT.)
- Order of events
- Author's purpose: to inform, persuade and entertain
- Plot: the beginnings, middle events, and endings of stories
- Coming to conclusions about what you have read
- Cause and effect
- Comparing and contrasting: seeing what is similar and different about two topics, characters, events
- Number Sense: multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, percents, place values, prime and composite numbers, comparing the relative value of numbers, multi-step word problems
- Measurement/Geometry: area, perimeter, two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes, volume, conversions between measurements (customary and metric)
- Algebra: expressions with variables, coordinate graphs, function tables, input/output tables
- Data and Probability: bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, tally charts
How should teachers encourage parents to prepare with their children at home?
- Advise parents to share world, national, state, and local current events with their children. ALWAYS discuss new vocabulary when reading news articles or viewing media. There are websites that convey current events in kid-friendly language like Scholastic News Scholastic News and TIME for Kids. When our class studied an article about Haiti this week, we learned about refugees, what it means for people to be in critical condition versus stable condition, and the importance of providing relief to others.
- Encourage parents to visit the public library together and check out different types of books, both fiction and non-fiction. Ask parents to try to spend time reading with their child and to make sure their child reads for at least 20 minutes daily, even if it is on the computer. Books available on CD and Podcasts are great options as well. Here are many, many questions that parents can discuss with their children regarding their reading (PDF).
- Help parents find resources to familiarize their children with different types of reading strategies and vocabulary. These reading skills cards (PDF) can be used to review reading terminology and various types of reading strategies used in class.
Here are some excellent resources online. Some websites include practice tests that can be administered at home.
Reading Websites:
- Main Idea Online Tutorial
- Author's Purpose, Context Clues, Comparing and Contrasting
- Types of Text Game
- "It's Greek to Me" Vocabulary Game
- Word Jungle Vocabulary Game: This vocabulary game is available to play on a 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th or 8th grade level.
- Freerice.com: While responding to questions correctly in this game, earn grains of rice that help those who suffer from hunger.
Math Websites:
- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: IXL Math Practice Problems Organized by Skill
- That's a Fact Timed Multiplication Fact Practice
- Math Slice Mock Math Tests for Third-, Fourth-, and Fifth-Grade Students
Sample reading and math tests from different states (which serves as excellent practice for students from all states):
- Test Items from Massachusetts, 2009
- Test Items from Massachusetts, 2008
- Reading and Math Test Items from New York, 2005-2009
Hopefully you can use this post for an informational evening or mention it in a class newsletter to give your students' parents a heads-up about upcoming assessments.
Nadine, I definitely talk about proper sleep and a GREAT breakfast. I always supply yogurt and fruit the morning of the test, and they get good food to eat besides that at home or at breakfast. The testing schedule begins next Tuesday and ends next Thursday, so I've been saying things like this a lot lately.
I believe the pages helped the parents who visited this post, or so from what I have gathered. Thanks for writing!
I love that you have linked the pages to the subjects that a parent could go to help their children. Do you suggest that enough sleep and a good eating habit contribute to the preparation of any test as well.
Thank you for this suggestion it was very helpful.
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Lil Wayne Finishing Tha Carter IV Tonight, Mack Maine Says
Tha Carter IV is coming. While there may still be no set release date on Lil Wayne's highly anticipated upcoming solo album, Mack Maine revealed to XXLMag.com that he and the team are closer to finishing the project than ever.
"I was in the studio all night workin' on this Carter IV," the Young Money President told XXL. "We pretty much finished, to be honest; we probably need about two more songs. We got David Banner coming in tonight, so hopefully he'll come with somethin'. We try to make sure—he kind of makes every album. He made Tha Carter III, and made [We Are Young Money]."
As for features on the disc, aside from Nicki and Drake, Mack remained tight lipped, though he did hint at a surprise. "I'm gonna keep the features a surprise," he said, before revealing that Weezy "just did something with somebody he never worked with, though."
They recently shot a video, as well. "[Wayne] actually shot his first video with Hype Williams, which is big. We just finished a four-day video shoot, which is like a movie to me."
As for Wayne's post-jail sound, Mack pulled no punches. "Expect maturity and him showing his growth in the game," he assured.
On the production tip, there will be both old and new names on the project. "A couple of new cats," he continued. "This kid, his name's Detail. A few people know him; he did 'Sexy Can I' for Ray J. He's gonna be relatively new, I guess, to some people. As far as big names, Swizz [Beatz] is on there."
While Mack Mizzle did not give a release date for Tha Carter IV, he did confirm that Lil Wayne could finish the album by as soon as tonight. "Two or three more songs I'd say. We could be finished as of today, but we perfectionist so we still looking for one or two more sounds."
Nicki Minaj: "If I Had A Daughter I Wouldn't Want Her Listening to [My] CD"
Nicki Minaj feels weird about having such young fans.
"Being honest, if I had a daughter I wouldn't want her listening to a Nicki Minaj CD until she was a certain age," she told UK newspaper The Sun. "Even when I meet my fans and they tell me they are 12, I cringe a little. I always say, 'Listen. I don't want you saying the bad words, put school first'.
During the interview Minaj also went on to discuss how she believes that children do need to hear about the good and bad in life to help them succeed just as she has. She stressed the importance of school and independence for woman.
Minaj also discussed the dysfunctional household that she grew up in and how it has shaped her as a woman. "All of my young and teenage early years we lived in fear that my mother would be killed by my father," she said of her home life as a teen. "It was ridiculous. It made me act out to guys and be evil to them when I was growing up."
"It made me tough," she added. "Of course it did. I am an emotional person, but I am a tough person. It was very tough emotionally for me to have a parent who was an alcoholic and a drug addict. I had a mum with no money."
Despite her humble beginnings the Young Money princess has been ruling The Billboard Top 200 albums chart. For the third week in a row, her debut LP, Pink Friday, is the highest selling rap album and was recently certified platinum by the RIAA
Usher "OMG" Tour (In Paris With Akon)
Akon was in attendance at Usher's recent "OMG" Tour stop in Paris, France, he shared his thoughts on Usher career progression in this behind-the-scenes clip.


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KCR promises to hike pensions
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Last Updated: 26th November 2012 12:08 PM
TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao promised freebies for all sections of people in a separate Telangana state.
He said government pensions, being given to aged persons and widows, would be enhanced from the present Rs 200 to Rs 1000 per month.
Addressing the Samara Bheri public meeting at Suryapet in Nalgonda district on Sunday, the TRS supremo said he would increase the monthly pension to differently-abled persons to Rs 1,500 besides extending the Arogyasri health scheme to all sections of people.
Salaries of the state government staff in separate Telangana would be fixed on a par with the central staff, he added. The state would be divided into 24 districts and Suryapet would one of them.
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A forensic accountant has returned to the stand this morning to pick through the McGreevey finances before and after his resignation as governor.
One interesting tidbit came out: JM's monthly credit card bills ranged from $4,000 to $26,000.
Yet his job came with free housing, free transportation, often free food, and free health insurance. And DM has said she used most of her salary for her own maintenance (clothing, etc.), for her daughter, and for food.
The witness, Sharyn Maggio, said she averaged out the couple's take-home salaries at $175,000 a year. After examing their bills, she said, "It looked to me like they spent everything they earned."
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Mel B. Thanks Fans, Including Four Very Special Ones
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There was no shortage of fans who thought Melanie Brown should have won at Tuesday night's Dancing with the Stars finale–and the Spice Girl took time on Wednesday to show her appreciation.
"I just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to all of you Spice fans who voted for me and Maks "Chmerkovskiy"," Mel B, aka Scary Spice, writes on the official "Spice Girls Web site. "I didn't ever think we'd make it this far!!!"
Brown thanked four VIP fans in particular–her fellow Spice Girls, who showed up in person for the finale. "I've had an absolute blast and the Girls coming to the show on Monday night was just amazing," Brown writes.
She adds, sportingly: "Well done to Helio "Castroneves" for winning (Grrrr… just kidding, ha ha ha!)." Geri Halliwell, aka Ginger Spice, congratulated Brown in a separate posting on the Girls' site. "She SO should have won," Halliwell writes. "I'm very disappointed. But we are all so incredibly proud of her. You're a winner to us Mel!"
The DWTS season may be over, but one lucky Spice fan will have a small memento from Mel B.'s final performance to cherish forever–her false eyelashes. The Girls are holding a contest on the site to give them away.
The Spice Girls begin their big reunion tour in Vancouver on Sunday. –Tim Nudd
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By Sarah Pacheco, Hawaii Army Weekly, U.S. Army Garrison-HawaiiMarch 24, 2014
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (March 21, 2014) -- Island Palm Communities (IPC) organizers are reaching out to Soldiers and families to offer their residents hands-on learning about traditional elements of Hawaiian culture.
"People coming here don't quite understand the Hawaiian culture and how certain things mean certain things," said Sheryl Ferido, community services manager, IPC. "You're here in Hawai'i for at least three years, some families even longer, so you might as well get familiar with the local people, the traditions, the culture, just the way of life and enjoy it."
Instead of Soldiers and families experiencing their Hawaii stay without important cultural exchanges, IPC is offering learning opportunities in lei-making, coconut weaving, nose flutes and Native Hawaiian tattoos.
Sequestration and budget cuts last year forced the cancellation of garrison-funded cultural classes.
"Our director, Tom Adams, wanted the culture of Hawai'i to be available to our residents, so we went ahead and picked up the bill. It was that important for IPC to continue the classes," Ferido explained.
Cultural practitioner Kawika Au heads lessons in Hawaiian crafts and traditions several times each month out of IPC's community centers on Aliamanu Military Reservation, Fort Shafter and here.
"I try to share different crafts and a make-and-take opportunity, at no cost to the person, and then I try to throw in a Hawaiian value and interact with them and talk to them about Hawaiian culture or about the Hawaiian community that they've moved into," said Au, who himself grew up an "Air Force brat," traveling around the country with his family from a very young age.
"I know about going to different places and trying to get involved with the host culture and host community," Au said. "And with Hawai'i, the host culture is so unique and so friendly and outgoing; however, a lot of people don't get to experience that because they don't go off post or just go to Waikiki."
Each class is different. As Au said, he brings a loose plan and supplies for a specific project -- flowers for lei-making, lauhala leaves for bracelet-weaving, etc., but often lets the interests and queries of participants determine where the conversation will go.
"I'll talk to them about anything -- sights around the island, general history, that kind of stuff," Au said, "and one of the most impressive things that I hear from people stationed here is that, wherever they go, they immerse themselves in the culture."
"We're pretty open-minded people and try to make the best of wherever we're at," agreed Jessica Reyes, who attended a recent ti leaf lei-making class with her son, Isaac, who will turn 2 years old next month.
Her husband is Staff Sgt. Steven Reyes of Headquarters Support Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division.
"We have been here for a little more than a month," Reyes added. "We're very new to the island, so we just want to get out there and see what's out there and explore the Hawaiian culture."
These classes are just one example of the garrison's continued commitment in supporting the objectives of the Native Hawaiian Covenant.
Signed in 2010 between the Army and members of the Native Hawaiian community, the covenant's goal is to forge "a stronger relationship of cooperation, appreciation and understanding of Hawai'i's native culture and resources, as well as the Army's role in Hawai'i and the inclusiveness of its Soldiers in the local communities."
"I think it's important for us to be here so that we can show not only that the culture is still alive and thriving and that we're still doing the things that my ancestors did, but that we're more than willing to welcome others into it and let them participate with us," Au said.
"There's just so much to learn," added Reyes. "We're going to be here for at least three years, so we'd really like to learn more and embrace it while we can."
Island Palm Communities provides monthly Hawaiian Cultural Classes at no cost to Soldiers and families who live in both North and South IPC communities. Classes are held at 4 p.m. on the following days and locations:
•Every 1st Wednesday, Fort Shafter Community Center;
•Every 1st Thursday, Kaena Community Center, Schofield Barracks;
•Every 2nd and 4th Thursday, Porter Community Center, Schofield Barracks; and
•Every 4th Monday, Aliamanu Community Center.
Instruction for the month of April will be on how to make and play a 'ohe hano ihu, or Hawaiian nose flute. To reserve a space, email your name and the number of people attending to firstname.lastname@example.com.