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WYNONNA'S ROCKIN' CHRISTMAS Comes to Sarasota, 12/22
Right when you think the holiday season has reached its peak, in walks Wynonna and her Rockin' Christmas Tour, to propel your holiday spirit to new heights! The tour will hit the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall stage on December 22, 2012 at 8pm; and with her smooth, sultry voice and country/rock diva persona, this 5 time Grammy Award winner could make even the grumpiest of Scrooges excited about the holiday season. Backed by her incredible band, the Big Noise, which features her husband on drums, Wynonna is sure to have you "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" this year!
Tickets are priced from $30-$80. For more information, call the Box Office at 941-953-3368, or toll free 800-826-9303, or visit www.VanWezel.org.


text: OverviewBack to top Cherrybrook Kitchen - Original Pancake Mix - 18.5 oz. Item# :115422UPC# :182308103208 Brand:Cherrybrook Kitchen Size/Form:18.50 oz. Ship Weight:3.90 Cherrybrook Kitchen Original Pancake Mix 18.5 oz. (524 g) Cherrybrook Kitchen Original Pancake Mix makes 21 pancakes or 9 waffles, and is peanut free, dairy free, egg free and nut free. Now you can enjoy Cherrybrook Kitchen in the morning too. This mix is easy to prepare and makes light and fluffy pancakes or waffles every time. Frequently Asked Questions.What can I use for a dairy free margarine?Fleischmann's Unsalted Margarine is a dairy free margarine. Earth Balance is another dairy free alternative found in many natural grocery stores. Always check with the manufacturer in case of any ingredient changes or new formulations. Can you substitute oil for margarine in all of the Cherrybrook mixes?Yes, you may substitute oil for margarine in all Cherrybrook Kitchen cake and cookie mixes. The amounts will stay the same. Why does the box state to roll the cookie dough into balls before placing onto a cookie sheet?Forming round balls with the dough creates a nice, round shape, and ensures that the cookie will not fall flat. How many mixes will I need to create a double layer cake or a large sheet cake?You will need 2 mixes to create a double layer cake or one 9x12 sheet cake. You even want to have chocolate for one layer and vanilla for a second layer! How should I store my Cherrybrook Kitchen Goodies?You should let them cool completely, and then place them in an airtight container. They will last up to a week long! Why doesn't the cookie dough look or feel the same way as ordinary cookie dough?This is no ordinary cookie! The dough will have a sheen to it, and a bit of a crumbly texture, but don't despair. Delicious, decadent cookies are only 8 minutes away. Magic! Are Cherrybrook Kitchen products Kosher?Yes, all Cherry Brook products are Kosher certified with the OU Symbol. Some of the older boxes may still contain the Tablet K symbol. What is the shelf life of these products?Cherrybrook products have a shelf life of 12-18 months. An embossed Julian Code on the bottom of each box gives you the date the product was originally produced. Are Cherrybrook Kitchen products Soy Free?Currently, any of the products that contain chocolate chips do contain soy lecithin, such as the Original Chocolate Cake, Original and Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie, and Original and Gluten Free Brownie mixes. All other mixes are soy free, including their Wheat Free, Gluten Free Chocolate Cake. Gluten Free Chocolate Mix packaging features the name "Gluten Free Dreams" in a purple "swish" to indicate that it is gluten and wheat free. Do your products contain wheat or gluten?Some of Cherrybrook Kitchen's cake and cookie mixes contain wheat and gluten. 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From saving souls to shearing locks, Willie Ailstock sees similarities in pastoring and barbering.
"I've always felt this profession (barbering) is a service profession," he said. "You are serving your community and you should do it with a smile because you are enjoying it because you want to do it not because you have to."
Ailstock, who is the minister at Oak Ridge Baptist Church in Williamstown, has opened his own barber shop next to Bruce's Grocery in Mason.
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As images of oily shores and sludge-coated pelicans on the evening news go from shocking to commonplace, groups including the National Wildlife Federation are outlining short- and long-term strategies for making coastal Louisiana less vulnerable to future disasters and restoring wetlands already suffering from decades of land loss before the BP oil spill.
"Common Ground: A Shared Vision for Restoring the Mississippi River Delta," a report released by NWF along with Environmental Defense Fund and National Audubon Society, advises the Obama administration to negotiate with BP for a $5 billion down payment on expected payments for natural resource damages in the region among other recommendations for rebuilding the shattered Gulf.
"The loss of coastal wetlands to oil contamination may speed up today's alarming land loss, leaving an already-weakened ecosystem even more vulnerable to storms and other man-made assaults," says the report, released on the 100th day of BP's oil disaster.
The report warns: "[w]ithout restoration, every disaster will sow the seeds of a more devastating disaster down the line, and the region will continue on a path to eventual destruction. These actions will make the entire area more resilient, protecting the people who live there, the industries critical to our national economy, and the wildlife that call the area home."
Among other vital steps, the report recommends that the Obama administration:
The report also singles out the negative effect on the delta of navigation and flood control levees, which have prevented the Mississippi River from depositing the sediment that nourishes the region, and oil and gas extraction channels, which have re-routed damaging saltwater into fragile marshes and cypress forests.
The Mississippi River Delta, which makes up much of southern Louisiana, is one of the world's largest and most ecologically and commercially critical river deltas. It spans 3.4 million acres of marsh, swamp, forest, and barrier islands, making it the largest wetland complex in the contiguous United States. The delta is home to nearly two million people, many of whom rely on its natural resources for their livelihood and cultural stability. It also contains many commercially important seafood species, and many threatened and endangered species make their homes in the delta's habitats, including the Louisiana Black Bear, the West Indian Manatee, the Piping Plover and five species of sea turtles. All were threatened by neglect and wetland deterioration before the Deepwater Horizon collapsed in April, but the last three months have worsened matters; hopefully the current tragedy will also act as a catalyst for renewed focus on habitat restoration.
The report recommends that President Obama, who recently pledged his administration's efforts to making the Gulf Coast better than it was before the oil disaster began, work quickly in concert with Louisiana's Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration to revive restoration efforts:
"A new federal management structure must drive progress on a vision and plan projects in the short-term. With oil continuing to come ashore, the coastal ecosystem does not have the luxury of time: action that gives a new structure to the federal agency effort must be taken immediately."


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Action. Adventure. Comedy. This group of friends is simply looking to make people smile with their short film The Falcon Part Two.
This film is based off a previous worthwhile short called *The Falcon (click here to watch) which debuted in December 2010 at the 6th Annual Holiday Film Festival at Detroit's Burton Theatre.
*Warning: Video contains some adult language
The Falcon Part Two doesn't exactly pick up where The Falcon left off but it does follow the same characters created in it's predecessor.
"The film follows two young men who have to team up with a former enemy to confront a common foe," says Tim Casey-VanHout, one of the film's creators.
To get a glimpse of the new short click here.
The film stars long-time friends Casey-VanHout, Cory Smith, John Fresch, Benjamin Donovan, Kyle Sarate and Brian Gregory -- who all but Donovan graduated from Royal Oak High School.
The director of The Falcon Part Two is Casey-VanHout's older brother, Daniel Casey who also directed the original.
And Casey is no stranger to film. The Royal Oak native got his bachelor's degree from the College of Creative Studies in Detroit. He has since directed several films, including feature-length "The Death of Michael Smith," which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival.
On top of Casey's credentials, the director is also a writer for television and movies.
Come Friday, April 19th, these friends will premiere The Falcon Part Two at the Royal Oak Eagles Club. Tickets are $5 and all proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Project. See more information below.
The Falcon Part Two Premiere
Friday, April 19, 2013
6:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Royal Oak Eagles Club
401 E. Fourth St.
Royal Oak, MI 48067
Admission: $5
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Nat Fyfe will join Brent Harvey in facing the tribunal on Tuesday evening after Fremantle elected to challenge his two-match suspension, which cannot be increased even if it is unsuccessful.
North Melbourne's Daniel Wells accepted a combined one-match ban for striking and rough-conduct incidents last weekend - predictably so, because he needs match practice after an injury-ravaged season and an adverse tribunal ruling would prevent him playing another match before the finals.
Wells, who was significantly helped by his good record, will be saddled with 96.87 carry-over points for the next year.
Fyfe is challenging his ban for striking Hawthorn's Jordan Lewis, which was classified by the match review panel as intentional, low impact and high contact. He would have been able to cut the resulting two-match ban to one had it not been for his 20-per-cent loading and 6.25 carry-over points.
If the Dockers' integral midfielder fails in his tribunal challenge he will be banned for two matches, therefore be sidelined until the finals, and accrue 76.25 carry-over points. Had he accepted the charge he would have accrued only 7.18 carry-over points.
Harvey's case, for serious misconduct against Western Bulldogs' Liam Picken, will be heard first on Tuesday evening, followed by Fyfe's.
All financial penalties from round 21 - two for negligent umpire contact, four for melee involvement - were accepted.
TRIBUNAL - ROUND 21 Tuesday 19 August, 5pm Brent Harvey (NM) misconduct to Liam Picken (WB): Directly referred to tribunal. Nat Fyfe (Frem) striking Jordan Lewis (Haw): Intentional, low impact, high contact. 225 points up due to bad record to 276.25 (2 matches).
Penalties accepted: Daniel Wells (NM) striking Shaun Higgins (WB): Reprimand and 70.31 carry-over points. Daniel Wells (NM) rough conduct to Shaun Higgins (WB): 1 match and 26.56 carry-over points. [Combined: 1 match and 96.87 carry-over points.] Mathew Stokes (Geel), Pearce Hanley (BL) first offence negligent umpire contact: $900 fine. Mark Austin (WB), Lindsay Thomas (NM), Aaron Black (NM) first offence engaging in melee: $1200 fine. Jordan Roughead (WB) second offence engaging in melee: $2100 fine.


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The Hidden Costs of Being Poor
Feb 03, 2011
For low-income people in many communities, affordable financial products such as credit at non-usury rates, financial information and opportunities to build savings are out of reach. Mainstream financial products frequently do not meet the needs of low-income consumers, who often make do using alternatives like check cashers and rent-a-centers, and by navigating a complicated web of requirements to access existing, public support. A recent report by CFED outlines why expanding access to mainstream banking and wealth building opportunities should be included among the efforts of policymakers to combat poverty.
The report profiles the efforts of the Cities for Financial Empowerment (CFE) - a coalition of 11 municipal governments that focus on advancing family economic security by prioritizing helping low-income families stabilize their financial lives. The report also provides examples of strategies incoming city mayors and local government officials can use to help families in their communities become financially stable.
Asset accumulation and savings rates were low before the economic downturn, and the Federal Reserve estimates that U.S households lost a total of $14 trillion in wealth, nearly a quarter of all personal wealth, between 2007 and 2009. In CFE cities, about 16 percent of consumers had household incomes below the federal poverty level, yet fully 40 percent of consumers were asset poor, meaning that they did not have net assets to survive at the poverty line for three months.
Often with little investment, local government can financially empower residents by simply aligning city policies and incentive structures. Mayors are especially well positioned to align policies to reduce unintended costs that can often mean the difference between people making ends meet and falling into debt. This strength comes from their ability to convene stakeholders, initiate social marketing campaigns, legitimate initiatives and products, and tap in to and align federal and state resources with local efforts.
This work can have a real impact on low-income families. Each city in the Coalition is meeting these challenges differently. In New York City, for example, Financial Empowerment Centers offer one-on-one financial counseling. In Savannah, Ga., city officials support four Center for Working Families sites, which improve access to financial literacy and asset building programs, income and work supports and workforce services. And Seattle connects individuals with financial education, counseling, access to benefits, financial services and asset building through its SkillUp Washington/College for Working Adults collaborative. In each case, a local commitment to reducing the costs of being poor is streamlining services, reducing transactions costs and making strides to improve quality of life.


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Mitica Marcona Almonds in Rosemary Honey
Product ID: 81100FC
Everyone's favorite Spanish almonds - plumper and less bitter than Californias - are preserved in sweet, aromatic rosemary honey. It's the perfect combination, made even more spectacular with the addition of a few choice cheeses to serve alongside. Product of Valencia, Spain. Weighs approximately 4.6 oz.


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Interacting with opera from a young age has proven to be an important factor in developing a lifelong relationship with the art. A person's first opera experience, whether as a family outing or a school field trip, should be profound and memorable.
Growing up in a tiny hamlet in post-war Germany, I was fortunate enough to have had a teacher who took the initiative of bringing art to our rural community. He founded a "cultural society," invited itinerant theatre groups to perform in our gym, and organized trips to visit the opera house in the nearest city. I was eight years old when I first attended Wagner's The Flying Dutchman, an experience that ignited in me a passion for opera that I later passed on to my children. I remember attending a performance of Hansel and Gretel at Harbourfront with the three of them. I left the performance temporarily because my youngest, who was only a babe in arms at the time, insisted on joining the vocalization he heard coming from the stage. About nine years later, he joined the singers as a member of the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus [Ed. Note: Now the Canadian Children's Opera Company], and in 1993 he was given the role of the second boy in the COC production of The Magic Flute. He has always remained an ardent opera fan. I consider him a good example that one cannot start early enough sowing the seeds of appreciation for the arts.
Above: a scene from the COC's 2016 production of Carmen featuring the Canadian Children's Opera Company
It happened when I was still in public school...probably the late 1940s. Our school took us to a concert version of La Traviata at Massey Hall. We hadn't had any experience with live operatic voices but I was taking piano lessons and loved serious keyboard music. When I heard what I now know was the aria "Sempre Libera," I was entranced, and carried the song in my memory for years. I am now a devoted opera fan, and have enjoyed the COC's productions for years, have been to operas in many countries, and seek out concerts and recitals featuring operatic voices. I count myself as most fortunate to have had this gift which continues to enrich my life.
Above: a scene from the COC's 2015 production of La Traviata
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Photo credits (top - bottom): a scene from Carmen (COC, 2016), photo: Gary Beechey; Roberto Gleadow as Dr. Grenvil and Ekaterina Siurina as Violetta in La Traviata (COC, 2015), photo: Michael Cooper
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School starts next week (or may have already started for some), and a course in French literature at Queen's University started a "lifetime joy" of opera for one person.
When I was attending Queen's University in about 1960 I took a course in French Literature from the late Dr. Shortliffe who was a wonderful teacher. He was playing La Bohème one day when we walked in for his lecture. It was beautiful and he responded to our interest by telling us about the opera, describing the characters and pointing out the recurrent musical themes. It was transporting, unforgettable. Now I am a psychiatrist, and finding the themes of opera everywhere in the stories I hear. I attend the COC as a loyal subscriber and make trips to the Met as well to listen to what I love. It's a lifetime joy.
Above: A scene from the COC's 2013 production of La Bohème
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Photo credits (top - bottom): A scene from La Bohème (COC 2013), photo: Chris Hutcheson
As we continue closer to the opening of the 2016/2017 season, we have a story of how Handel's Rinaldo on CBC Radio's Saturday Afternoon at the Opera made COC Adult Programs Manager Gianmarco Segato a true blue opera aficionado.
COC Adult programs manager
Like many Canadians of my generation (born in the '60s, grew up in the '70s, started listening to classical music in my early 20s), my introduction to opera was via CBC Radio's Saturday Afternoon at the Opera. I can pinpoint the broadcast that really turned me onto the art form—it would have been Handel's Rinaldo transmitted live from the now late-lamented Ottawa Summer Festival in 1982. I'm quite certain I knew next to nothing about opera at the time but there was something about Handel's jaunty melodies that grabbed my attention. I remember (and boy does this date me!) subsequently finding a cassette tape of highlights from Rinaldo in my university's bookstore and listening to it obsessively.
Those fantastic arias are still embedded in my brain, though after 25 years of opera-going, I've still not seen Rinaldo live! Little did I know at the time but that Ottawa production was historic: the great mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne was singing the title role; Benita Valente, a soprano I later became a big fan of, sang the ingénue role of Almirena, and legendary bass Samuel Ramey was the villainous Argante.
The production became Canada's gift to the Metropolitan Opera on the occasion of its 100th anniversary where it played in 1984 with much the same cast. As things have turned out, I wouldn't choose baroque opera as my favourite style of opera [though there's still hope!] but it was certainly what triggered my lifelong love of this fabulous art form.
(l-r) Benita Valente as Almirena and Marilyn Horne as Rinaldo in the Metropolitan Opera production of Rinaldo.
Photo credits (top to bottom): Getty Images.
Sara Fulgoni in the COC production of Bluebeard's Castle. Photo: Michael Cooper © 2001


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Here's something to think about. Agent 007 had a childhood. He didn't spring fully formed from MI6 mythology with a gun in his hand and a taste for fastidiously composed martinis. He had fears and insecurities like other children.
These revelations, which emerge in Skyfall during a couple of gaps in the action, are a measure of just how far James Bond has come since Daniel Craig took over the character. Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan, with their lacquering of easy charm, would never have been able to make anything credible out of the idea of Bond as a kid, let alone a lonely kid. Nor would Sean Connery - he looked as if he left home for a bachelor apartment as soon as he could crawl.
But the sense of reality permeating Craig's Bond intensifies with every film. The grooves in those sculpted features are looking very much like worry lines these days. And in this film, the vexing question of age is woven into the plot. For the first time, Bond is feeling his years - a problem shared by Judi Dench's M, who is forced to confront hers. They have a new boss, and he's tackled both of them on the frightening concept of retirement.
This makes it a distinctly different Bond film. All the usual ingredients are present - the ingeniously extended action sequences, the travel porn, the gadgets, the bizarre villain and the Bond girls - but the central relationship is the one between 007 and M. And if this combination of numbers and letters makes it sound as clinical as a mathematical equation, that's weirdly appropriate.
It's not exactly a surrogate mother-and-son relationship. In the opening sequence, she takes ''a calculated risk'' that almost gets him killed. But their wry and wary respect for one another is analysed as it's never been before - in a terse sort of way. Neither likes to waste words.
Craig's is an introverted Bond - another innovation. His emotions are as tightly buttoned as his suits. Everything about him is compact, efficient and purposeful. His walk is symptomatic. Lacking the loping grace of his taller predecessors, he walks fast, with his elbows stuck out. There's no vanity in it, and no wasted movement. Everything about it announces his seriousness.
And that makes sense. The Bond movies were born in the anti-establishment '60s, when the espionage business was not being taken seriously. So the high-camp, high-style approach was perfect. Now, post-September 11, 2001, a little more substance is required, and Craig is delivering.
Even so, it's time he lightened up. While he shows every sign of enjoying his flirtation with Naomie Harris as his fellow field officer, she's the one who does most of the bantering - and the seducing. He can't seem to take his mind off work, which, I suppose, is fair enough since the plot puts NATO's entire network of international agents at risk of exposure and certain death unless he can find and capture Javier Bardem. And here we do have some traditional high-camp tomfoolery.
Bardem's creation plays like a black comic parody of his sadistic assassin from No Country for Old Men, with a few new touches, one of which is a peroxide wig. Using the alias Silva, he's a former MI6 operative with a grudge against M and an army of thugs to help him settle it, and his silky manner covers a murky reservoir of self-pity. He also has some of the film's wittiest dialogue, the effect of which is mordantly enhanced by his Spanish accent.
The action moves swiftly between Turkey, London, Shanghai and Scotland, starting with Bond chasing one of Silva's men through the streets of Istanbul. It's the same neighbourhood Liam Neeson ripped up recently in Taken 2, so there's not much novelty value in it, but it is artfully choreographed and involves the usual dizzying array of vehicles. The climax comes when Bond is shot, topples from the top of a train, plunges down a waterfall and is given up for dead. And I'm not spoiling anything because all this happens before the titles come up.
The director, Sam Mendes, is new to action sequences on this scale, and in an effort to maintain the level of tension, he resorts to a lot of intercutting. While Bond battles it out in the field, MI6's technology enables M to observe and instruct. It's a ploy that serves the theme well, but I missed the intricacy of the stunts Martin Campbell came up with in Casino Royale, still the most satisfying of Craig's three 007 films. And there's some sloppy writing. The slinky Cambodian-French actor Berenice Marlohe is one of its casualties - her bit of the storyline is both perfunctory and nonsensical.
But Ralph Fiennes makes a highly promising start as MI6's new chief, and Ben Whishaw, - John Keats in Jane Campion's Bright Star - is a brilliant choice as the new Q - an urbane young nerd with attitude.
The future looks bright for the series, but Bond desperately needs to forget about his aching muscles and get back in touch with his libido.
Directed by Sam Mendes
Rated M, 143 minutes


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Pronunciation: bêr-zêrk • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Frenzied, wild, out of control, acting in a crazy, reckless manner.
Notes: As the Word History below suggests, berserk is about serious lapses in acceptable behavior. Reserve it for noteworthy temper tantrums and don't apply it to peevish behavior. Someone who goes berserk may be called a berserker, though some prefer to use the adjective itself as a noun: a berserk.
In Play: This is a fairly common household word already: "A good way to send Naomi berserk is to offer parenting advice when her two brats are screaming." However, sports seem to bring on this state more than other human activities, "I would tell Dad what caused his golf clubs to slide into the pond, but he might go berserk and hit me with the one that is left."
Word History: This word comes from the name of an Old Norse warrior, a berserkr, a compound made up of some ancestor of bjørn "bear" (possibly bera, though we are not certain) + serkr "shirt." The berserkrs wore bearskin hides and went into battle screaming, foaming at the mouth, and gnawing at their shields (not unlike Mel Gibson in Braveheart). This word is Old Norse, suggesting that it might have entered English with the Viking invasions beginning in the late 700s. However, it doesn't appear in print until the early 19th century, introduced in a story by Sir Walter Scott. (Lest Rob Towart go berserk at the snub, we now thank him for the suggestion of today's Good Word.)


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Liberte Méditerranée Yogurt
This is the most amazing yogurt that I have ever tasted. It's thick like Greek yogurt, not overly sweet, and the flavors are unique and delicious. It's a little more expensive than the mainstream brands of yogurt, and I can't find it in most ordinary grocery stores, but Whole Foods often puts it on sale.


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Did you know?
On 29 September 1969, the town of Tulbagh was hit by an earthquake that measured 6.5 on the Richter scale, causing serious damage to most of the historical buildings on Church Street.
The Blue Butterfly Retreat Centre revels in its tranquil setting on a 153ha nature reserve called Welbedacht outside the town of Tulbagh in the Western Cape. It is about 120km from Cape Town.
It runs a year-round schedule of retreats, and its amenities are marketed to expert facilitators who conduct, in the main, mind and body wellness courses. These retreats may run for as long as a week, or just for a weekend. The focus is on meditation, yoga, massage, nature walks and guided walks around its labyrinth.
Guests can book for private retreats, as individuals or with a group of friends. The four garden cottages (sleeping two to six people) have homely features such as fireplaces for warmth on wintry nights. Linen is provided and each cottage has a well-equipped kitchen, ideal for self-catering. However, some of the retreats do include meals as part of the package. Visitors can also book the entire retreat space for a private gathering on a self-catering basis.
The centre's main building is a double-storey restored thatched barn. On the ground floor there is a large studio, a verandah and a kitchen. On the top floor there are an additional two bedrooms sleeping up to four guests each, with en suite bathrooms. Outdoors there is a large fire pit for night-time gatherings.
The centre is largely unpretentious, and the aim is to allow the natural elements to work their healing, and for visitors to spend time in the gardens in quiet contemplation, far from the madding crowds.
Welbedacht is under the stewardship of CapeNature, the Western Cape's conservation authority. Its vegetation is diverse, and walking trails of 15 to 45 minutes allow visitors to explore the plant life, bird life and small species of game found here. Visitors can also cycle around the nature reserve, while there are numerous activities on offer in the surrounding areas.
There are a number of dams on site – some stocked with fish for anglers and others for swimming. On one of the neighbouring farms it is possible to arrange for horse riding, and massages can be organised in the privacy of the cottages.
Walking the on-site labyrinth is a grounding experience, while a trip into the town of Tulbagh is also an interesting experience for those who love a bit of history and small-town vibe.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
The Blue Butterfly Retreat Centre
Tel : +27 (0)83 952 5448
Email: email@example.com
Tulbagh Tourism
Tel: +27 (0)23 230 175
How to get here
See the listed website for detailed directions from Cape Town. The journey should take approximately 1.5 hours from Cape Town.
Best time to visit
It's best to enquire about the dates of the retreats you would like to attend. There is a regular Blue Butterfly newsletter (available via email) that gives an updated list of the various retreats.
Around the area
Visit the Kimilili cheese farm (weekends only) and/or the Paddagan restaurant. If you're interested in hiking trails, the Silwerfontein Hiking Trail on the Voelvlei Dam offers a one- or two-day hike on which you can enjoy the birds and vegetation. For shorter trails, consider the Waterfall Hiking Trail and Murludi Hiking Trail. There is also fishing at Silwerfontein (on the Voelvlei Dam).
Tours to do
Take a walk down historic Church Street in Tulbagh with its Cape Dutch buildings that date back to the 18th century. The Tulbagh Wine Route is also a popular attraction.
Get around
Having your own car will be to your benefit as you can explore the Cape Winelands at will.
What will it cost
Regular retreats range in price between R1 250 and R2 500 per person (two nights). The rate is dependant on what is included in the retreat (meals, massage, nature walks, guided labyrinth walk, yoga classes, meditation, etc), and each and every retreat varies. One can also book the entire retreat space for a private gathering – the rate is R1 780 per night and includes accommodation for eight persons and full use of facilities (self-catering basis).
Length of stay
Two to four nights, depending on the length of the retreat.
What to pack
Walking shoes, a sun hat and yoga mat.
Where to stay
Loft and self-catering cottage accommodation is available at the Blue Butterfly Retreat Centre.
What to eat
Basic meals are provided for some retreats, while there are numerous restaurants in Tulbagh. If you are going the self-catering route, then remember – the area is known for superb wines, cheeses and organic produce. There are numerous farm stalls and delis in the area.
What's happening
For those who enjoy the great outdoors there is the Ceres Zipslide in the vicinity, as well as horse-riding trails and hiking trails. For history buffs, the Oude Kerk Volksmuseum, House No 4 (also known as the Earthquake Museum, dedicated to the rebuilding of the town after the 1969 earthquake) and House No 22 (a recreation of life as it was 200 years ago) in Tulbagh are all interesting attractions.
Best buys
You're in Tulbagh, so stock up on great South African wines, cheese and chocolate. There are wonderful farm stalls where you can buy fresh produce.


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The saliva is running pretty fast and furiously these days on the opposition benches of the Manitoba legislature.
In the wake of this week's provincial budget, Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister finds himself suddenly possessing some pretty juicy ammunition to use against the NDP. So juicy, in fact, the Tories are attacking in question period with a relish and enthusiasm not seen in that caucus for years.
In question period this week, the Tories have more or less had their way with Premier Greg Selinger, Finance Minister Stan Struthers and the rest of the government caucus. The attack is being carried to the government on two closely related fronts.
First, there is the decision to raise the provincial sales tax to fund infrastructure. Selinger claims Manitoba needs additional money for infrastructure now, particularly at a time when it is facing a $1-billion bill for flood-proofing measures.
Finding the right angle of attack on the tax hike is not a simple matter. Although tax increases are rarely popular, Selinger knows many opinion leaders on this file, including the Business Council of Manitoba, support the idea of a bump to PST dedicated to infrastructure.
Pallister's job is to ensure the tax hike is really disliked among people of different demographics and economic backgrounds. He started down that road Thursday with a news conference in which he not only pledged to roll back the PST, but also identified spending cuts and other cost-savings that would exceed the $278 million the NDP says the tax hike will generate.
The list of measures Pallister identified included some promising suggestions. However, many of the big-ticket items -- including savings from improvements in tendering and procurement and benefits from joining the New West Partnership with other western provinces -- are mostly a triumph of marketing over mathematics.
The viability of his proposals is, thankfully for the Tories at least, not critically important right now. Pallister needs to hammer away at alternatives to a tax hike, and in the process drown out the supporters of the infrastructure tax.
The second issue here is the government's decision to gut the balanced- budget law to introduce the sales tax increase. The law is a legislative straw man. It was a gimmick of a law, introduced to convince Manitobans future governments would be prevented from raising taxes at any time, for any reason.
Forcing a referendum on tax increases was originally seen as the political trap from which no government could escape.
Selinger made it clear he would not pause to engage in an event that is, as a matter of fact, costly, time-consuming and ultimately open to abuse from special interests in these days of horrendously low voter turnout.
The NDP government is not, as the opposition would argue, breaking the law. It is entitled to change laws any time it wants. Nobody, for example, accused the federal Conservative government of "breaking the law" when it abolished the long-gun registry. However, the Tories are unlikely to watch quietly while the balanced-budget law is gutted.
It is true that in bypassing the need for a referendum, even some of the strident supporters of an infrastructure tax hike are getting nervous. However, in a world where only half of all registered voters turn out for a general election, it's unlikely anyone will hold a candlelight vigil to mark the death of a law that was never well understood.
On a go-forward basis, Pallister's ability to convince people the tax increase is not necessary is a far more promising strategy than lamenting the death of the law. The PCs need to make a convincing case that spending reductions, and not tax increases, are our salvation.
The Tories will need to be precise with their numbers, because there is support out there apart from the NDP government for this tax increase. Pallister's specific suggestions for spending cuts may not be entirely convincing but there is enough there to cause the government some discomfort.
Selinger and Struthers demonstrated their unease with the Tory strategy during question period, alleging Pallister's cuts would necessarily trigger the layoffs of doctors and nurses. That's a response that has more than a tinge of desperation to it. Selinger is much more convincing when he sticks to the reasons he needs the additional money for infrastructure; devoting too much time to ruminating over the Pallister cuts is playing to the Tory strength.
The Tories have, for more than a decade, failed consistently to come up with a message that resonated with voters. They were out-communicated, out-debated and out-strategized. They will never again get a better opportunity to carry the fight to the NDP government and control the message.
The key for Pallister and the Tories is to convince Manitobans this was an unnecessary tax hike. It he can do that, it will become a key that could eventually unlock the door to the premier's office.


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By Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay
At the age of 64, Billy G. Hudson, a renowned expert in the molecular basis of kidney diseases, one day returned to his rural Arkansas hometown after an absence of 50 years and got on a yellow school bus. Hudson wanted to help the children in his childhood community but had no idea how to go about it. He decided to ride the school bus. "I don't know why I did it," he says.
It was a chilly October morning in 2005, still dark at 6 a.m., when Hudson climbed up the bus stairs to start the one-and-half-hour trip to the local school on the street he lived on as a child. The bus jolted over gravel roads and went past densely wooded areas with only the occasional glimpse of a house, traveling over land Hudson knew intimately as a child.
Hudson had arranged to ride with the children, who ranged from kindergartners to high-school seniors; spend the six-hour day at school; and accompany the children on the ride back home. In the morning, the children were too wary and shy to speak to Hudson. But in the afternoon, some of them began to pipe up, with one preteen boy telling Hudson he loved math.
The nine-hour school day (including the three hours spent idle on the bus) gave Hudson the inspiration he was searching for to help rural children, who face unique challenges in getting an education. "Many of the children live in poverty and may come from dysfunctional families. They have limited exposure to professional people," says Hudson, a professor at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center who recently celebrated his 70th birthday. He adds that elementary and middle school teachers often don't have the technical expertise to teach science, mathematics, technology and engineering adequately. On this point, he knew he could help.
With his wife, Julie K. Hudson, a physician and assistant vice chancellor for health affairs at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Billy Hudson launched the Aspirnaut Initiative in April 2006. The initiative began with an ordinary yellow school bus outfitted with laptops, iPods, and a mobile Internet router (a novelty back then) that directed the children to online STEM educational programs so they could use constructively the three hours spent each weekday on the bumpy bus ride. Now, five years later, the initiative has grown larger and involves 500 students every year.
When he started the initiative with his wife, Billy Hudson was no stranger to hard work. His scientific successes include the discoveries of two new collagen chains and a novel chemical bond that fastens them together. He received the National Institutes of Health Merit Award in 2002 and the Homer W. Smith award, the highest honor from the American Society of Nephrology, for his contributions to understanding kidney diseases in 2003.
But none of these accomplishments hints at the grueling road he took to his current position. Hudson's "life story is fascinating," says friend and colleague Richard W. Hanson at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. "You couldn't do more than what he has done with his life."
From a rural gravel road to Vanderbilt
Billy Hudson grew up on a 15-mile gravel road in rural Arkansas. "My address was Grapevine, Arkansas. The street was 40th and Plumb, meaning 40 miles from town and plumb-back in the sticks, as we'd say," he says with a chuckle.
Hudson's childhood chores in the 1940s and 1950s included tending to cotton and taking care of 20,000 chickens and other livestock. The physical labor was accompanied by regular and spurious beatings, which his father meted out with tree branches with the message that Hudson was never good enough.
Unable to stand his father's abuse and threats of violence any more, Hudson decided at the age of 16 to drop out of high school to work on a cotton farm. His history teacher and basketball coach, Robert Theus, "knew I was going to destroy my life. He was the one who first showed me a light and how I might get out of my circumstances," says Hudson. "There are champions who come into your life to help you. I was fortunate."
Theus took Hudson to Henderson State Teachers College (now Henderson State University) in Arkadelphia, Ark., where Hudson was allowed to enroll without a high school diploma. There he met chemistry professor and mentor Haskell Jones, who encouraged Hudson to complete a college degree in chemistry. A cafeteria supervisor, Alice Sloan, made sure Hudson had jobs to earn room and board. After Hudson completed one year of college, his high school decided to award him an honorary diploma. Several other mentors guided Hudson into getting a Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of Iowa under the supervision of Rex Montgomery and Robert Barker. During that time, he studied carbohydrate chemistry.
The Vietnam War was on when Hudson graduated with his Ph.D. in 1966. He joined the army and was assigned to improve filtration membranes for dialysis machines at the Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Boston. It was work on the dialysis machines and a lecture by Robert Spiro of Harvard Medical School that got Hudson interested in diabetes and the havoc it wreaks on the kidneys. That interest has led to understanding the basement membranes of kidneys, which act as a filtration barrier. Diseases such as Goodpasture and Alport syndromes and renal failure arise when there are defects in the basement membrane. Hudson's research led to the discovery of the α3 and α4 chains of collagen IV, which, along with the α5 chain, create the essential meshwork for kidney filtration. His work also has found its way into clinical applications. "Before there was such a thing as translational science, he was doing it," notes Hanson.
A company called NephroGenex is currently developing a compound discovered in Hudson's lab that protects against diabetic kidney disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is getting close to approving a Phase III clinical trial to test the compound, Pyridorin, in more than 1,000 diabetic patients.
In 2009, Hudson and his colleagues discovered a novel sulfilimine bond, in which sulfur and nitrogen are double-bonded together, in type IV collagen. This bond exists in all animals but had not been found previously. Hudson says they have now established that an enzyme from the peroxidase family makes the unusual bond, and they think the enzyme and the sulfilimine bond emerged more than 500 million years ago as a primitive form of innate immunity.
Back to the roots to solve a problem
But even with decades of scientific success under his belt, Hudson hasn't forgotten his beginnings and has returned to rural America in hopes of helping younger generations replicate his success. "He hasn't turned his back on people who are in the same position as he was earlier in his life," says Hanson.
The current crisis in U.S. science, technology, engineering and mathematics education, caused by inadequate numbers of students taking an interest in these fields, could be helped if the needs of rural students were addressed, says Hudson. Twenty percent of the K – 12 student population in the United States lives in rural areas. "It's an untapped pool of talent in rural America that can be brought into the STEM workforce," he says. "The talent is there, but students need to be presented with opportunities."
Aspirnaut Initiative's first bus program rolled into something bigger within a year. Julie Hudson says it quickly became obvious that time on the school bus needed to be managed better, so the couple started an after-school class twice a week to work with the students. That class in turn grew into something else, which the Hudsons now consider to be the flagship of the initiative.
These days, researchers at Vanderbilt University hold weekly science labs via videoconference with children in rural schools. The Hudsons explain that they base the labs on those developed by the Vanderbilt Student Volunteers in Science program, which takes science kits to students attending Nashville-area schools. But with Internet-based videoconferencing capabilities, the Aspirnaut program now makes it possible to reach schools not physically near Vanderbilt. "We have a real-time interaction with the class, where we're bringing the intellectual assets of a research university, in partnership with the school, to give students hands-on, inquiry-based, critical-thinking activities," says Billy Hudson.
The science labs, built around real-world issues, now get beamed into classrooms in Arkansas, Tennessee and Maine. Hudson gives the example of the theme they built around his research area of diabetes. The children first learn about electricity, magnetism and the concepts of nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry. Next, they learn about metabolism and how metabolic malfunctions cause diseases like diabetes. Then they hear about how researchers use tools like NMR spectrometry to develop therapies against a given disease. "Rather than say 'Here's a kit in chemistry. Good luck,' we try to relate science and math concepts to their everyday lives through hands-on activities," explains Hudson.
While many scientists immediately see the value of helping with K–12 STEM education, Hudson acknowledges that some say that they have pressures of their own and feel they can't spare the time. Hudson says all that is required of a scientist is to devote an hour once in a while to show up for a videoconference with a lesson prepared for grade-school children. "We have a responsibility for educating our citizens in science," urges Hudson. "You're not going to turn all these teachers out there into STEM experts. You're not going to turn the scientists into K–12 teachers. But as a partnership? It's a winning strategy."
Path out of poverty
In addition to the bus and the videoconferenced science lessons, the initiative has a third program that involves six-week summer internships for high school students doing fundamental research in various Vanderbilt laboratories. "They come from rural communities, earn a stipend, and are provided their room and board," explains Hudson. "We challenge them to help advance our scientific objectives."
The students are immersed in the daily pace of research and return to high school in the fall with new experiences that inspire them to work harder in school, says Hudson. The students help the teachers organize the videoconferenced science classes and earn an hourly wage while doing so.
Out of the 36 high school students who have gone through Aspirnaut internships, 26 have finished high school, and 25 of those are now in college. (The math-loving boy Hudson met on the school bus in 2005 participated in some of the Aspirnaut programs and now is in college.)
The Hudsons visualize the Aspirnaut Initiative as a pipeline. Students first get on the school bus and start learning about science, medicine, engineering and mathematics. In elementary and middle school, they get exposed to the videoconferenced labs. Then in high school, they get hands-on experience in research laboratories and find mentors to guide them to college.
The Hudsons' biggest wish for the initiative is for it to serve as a model for other major research universities, according to Julie Hudson. "While Vanderbilt has an enormous bandwidth, we certainly couldn't, nor do we wish to be, the end-provider for the entire nation. We have demonstrated that the model is replicable in other rural states."
Because of the intense mentoring that goes on with the summer interns, the Hudsons get to know the teenagers intimately. "Almost every one of these students has an incredible life story," she says. One student was born in prison and handed off to his grandmother "in a Christmas stocking" when he was three-weeks old, recounts Hudson. The boy's grandmother became his legal guardian. Hudson says, "They lived on almost no money for many years because all they had was her pension. That was $9,000 a year."
From a young age, the boy was very motivated to change his circumstances. He excelled in school and read a lot. In high school, he taught himself the curricula of a number of Advanced Placement courses and sat for the exams. He passed 11 AP courses eligible for college credit with flying colors. He applied to the Aspirnaut summer intern program between his junior and senior years of high school and had "an outstanding summer of research," says Hudson. He maintained ties with Aspirnaut during his senior year of high school by helping with the bus and videoconference programs in his community. "He served as a junior mentor to the students," she says. "He's now a sophomore at Vanderbilt and has an excellent academic record. He's going to apply for early decision to medical school" and is hoping to earn an M.D./Ph.D.
Students like this young man are the ones Billy Hudson always looks out for to introduce to the Aspirnaut Initiative, mindful that he broke out of the circle of poverty and abuse at the age of 16. "We show them education is a way of breaking free of difficult situations," he states. "That's the path I know out of poverty and out of abuse. It's what education can do, but it can't happen unless an opportunity passes your way."See past coverage of this topic in ASBMB Today.
COMMENTS:I have been with the Aspirnaut Program since June 2009. At that time, I was at a point of intermission. I had been admitted to Vanderbilt University as a doctoral student and was in almost in my third year of study. There were many factors occurring that were making me think about stepping away, including the fact that I was a mother of four. During this time, a good friend of mine introduced me to Billy and mentioned that he too was interested in my passion of making science learning more accessible. I met with Billy and Julie and fell in love with the program. I became involved with the program. That was one of the best decisions of my life and I have been involved ever since with assisting with the summer science program, skyping lessons to Arkansas, and serving as a mentor to Aspirnaut students within the school year. While in this program, I spoke with Billy on many occasions and realized the importance of sticking to my goal of attaining my PhD at Vanderbilt. He mentored me and gave me an opportunity to step back into benchwork with invaluable mentorship. It would make a difference in so many lives, including my own. I would be able to mentor more students that are under-represented in science and use my story as an inspiration of continuing your goal in the face of adversity. Billy and Julie's passion of science exposure to the underserved runs very deep and their love, inspiration, and resources for these students runs deeper. I am proud to call myself an Aspirnaut because the program has been there in so many ways for me, giving me an opportunity to build my skills and resume, and allowing me to play many roles within the program that showcase me and my love for equitable, legitimate exposure of minorities to the world of science. I am an African American mother of four who recently graduated from Vanderbilt with an Interdisciplinary Degree in Biomedical Sciences and Science Education and am ready to create ways to make scientific concepts and the thought of it equally enticing to students of all backgrounds!!—Isi Ero-Tolliver, Ph.D.
I am truly greatful to have had such a great experience through the Aspirnaut program.This experience helped me get through the challenges i was facing, by giving me a place to look forward to going every day.it was my oasis and I loved every bit of it. I had fantastic mentors, and I was surrounded by great people who wantd to help me and whatch me achieve. I am truly greatful to this program for giving me the boost i needed to continue on, and giving me something to hold on to and remember. i know i will never forget the rope and the well story Dr.Hudson told me about. i learned so much and fell in love with biology all over again. Thank you once again for this amazing experience(Jessica Dix)
The Aspirnaut program changed my perspective about everything I knew about college. It gave me the confidence within to believe that I can achieve the dreams I had but thought would not come true. I know now that I am capable of anything I put my mind to. I owe a huge thanks to Drs. Billy and Julie Hudson. They are wonderful people who know just how to get involved with young people and give them an opportunity to become more knowledgeable. This was one of the best experiences of my entire life and I would not have as much knowledge as I do had I not gone. I really can not thank you more for making it possible to come to Vanderbilt and do research, it's really amazing that this had been made possible for all these kids. I am proud to be called an Aspirnaut student and hope to stay one for like. Thank you for givinge perspective and confidence this summer. I had a really great mentor and the time spent at Vanderbilt this summer was amazing. Thank you once again!
-Haley Harrington
The Aspirnaut Program will probably be something I can hold on to for the rest of my life in whatever I do. As working in the Laboratory at Vanderbilt as part of this program, I have gain unprecedented knowledge that I wouldn't receive at my High School, probably not till college. Dr. Billy Hudson since day 1 of me arriving at this Internship was always supportive and reminded me I was special. Everyday I walked into the Lab with a new goal, a new responsibility, and a new set of skills that will always be with me. Now from this program I received an awesome amount of experience in a top Laboratory in the Country but most Importantly I gained new access to what I could become. Because of this program I don't know what I want to be between an Engineer, Doctor, Researcher, and a Businessman. As a Junior at Omaha High School in Omaha, Arkansas, I can only say Thank you Dr. Hudson for everything! Brennan Boone
As an undergraduate in Dr. Hudson's lab since the summer of 2009, it is impossible for me to express enough admiration toward the Aspirnaut program. I have witnessed first-hand the difference this program has made in the lives of high school students from Arkansas. Their success as undergraduate students at Vandy is a testament to the positive influence of the program (congrats Cody on early admission to Vandy Med!). I am also forever grateful for the integral role that Aspirnaut has played in my life! As a young college student, Aspirnaut provided me with a path full of opportunity. It helped me define my interest in science, inspired me to excel academically, and provided phenomenal biomedical research experiences to prepare me for the next step in my education. Without Aspirnaut, there would be no high honors, no research awards, and no grad school at Yale. Thanks Dr. Hudson and thanks Aspirnaut for everything! -Wes Robertson
I will be forever thankful to this program. I have not only learned more than I could ever imagine but also confirmed my career goal as a medical professional. Horton.
As a college student who worked in Dr. Hudson's lab as a part of the summer program, I can say that this was truly one of the most valuable experiences I have ever had. I was surrounded by such inspirational mentors, learned fascinating science, and was able to spend time with a variety of awesome students. Thank you Dr. Hudson for your vision, and for giving so much to others. I can't wait to be back in the lab this summer! --Jillian Balser
This is a heartwarming story but shows what men and women who come from humble beginnings can do in changing the world for others. After all, making our world a better place than we found it is our reason for being.
I cannot begin to express the gratitude I have for Dr. Hudson. After participating in the Aspirnaut program, I feel much more prepared for the challenges I will face in college. It is because of the Aspirnaut Program that I have found my calling and have been given the drive to study Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology.
Thank You Dr.Hudson!
-Brennan Hicks
Its not only high school students that the Hudsons help. I participated in the summer Aspirnaut program as a undergraduate. It was the best experience I had in undergraduate research. I cannot fully express how thankful I was to be able to be a small part of this program. It was an enriching summer in so many ways. Thank you again. (Charli Bobbitt)
I am honored to be a cousin to Dr. Billy Hudson in more ways than one. First, I admire him for the courage he had to get his mother, sister, brother and himself away from the abusive father. Also because of the initiative he had to get an education and making a success of himself and his willingness to help today's young people to do the same. He and Julie are doing a great work in the programs for the youth.
The "Gravel Road to Vanderbilt" mentioned in the article was just a dirt wagon road up until the Great Depression when the WPA upgraded it, making it suitable for modern day transportation. Times was so hard that the people planted their garden seed in the fresh dirt along the newly made road, thus giving it the name, Garden Seed Road. Yes, the area is rural Arkansas to the core and thanks to Billy & Julie for caring enough to help the young people, along this road and other roads like it, to a sussessful life.
Jerry Lawrence
The work of this man is inspirational. It is point of pride to know someone who has worked with Billy. The work with kidney disease will save thousands of people from early deaths.
Awesome program! This country needs more of this kind of thinking and action. Thank you for providing a model and showing the importance of reaching out to give opportunity and guidance that makes a difference, one person at a time.
Noelynn Oliver
It was Billy Hudson's course in Biochemistry at Oklahoma State University that inspired me to pursue graduate studies in Biochemistry. We've stayed in touch through the years and I'm proud to consider him both a friend and a mentor. Thank you for this article and for showing that great scientists can be great humanitarians.
Bill Church
As an individual growing up and attending school from grade 1 through 12 with Billy Hudson in Grapevine, AR I am very proud of him and his work. The article is very interesting but does not give him any more credit for helping others than he deserves. I have always loved him like a brother and he will always remain my lifelong friend. Shelba Fielding Bradford
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To mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War (WW1) as the seminal catastrophe of the 20th century, France and Germany will organize a commemorative event on 8 July at the Headquarters of the United Nations. The event will be the only commemoration of WW1 that will bring all the Member States of the United Nations together. The goal is to send out a joint message of peace and reconciliation through a speech by Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon as well as musical performances and readings from letter and diaries of participants of WW1.
Secretary-General General Ban Ki-moon notes that, "The First World War was supposed to have been the war to end all wars. The battlefields of the Somme, Gallipoli, Passchendaele, Ypres and Verdun form just part of the human roll-call of carnage and unconscionable casualties etched into our collective memory. The past we inherit; a better and more peaceful future we seek to build." (Check against delivery)
Germany's Ambassador to the United Nations, Harald Braun, characterizes the outbreak of the First World War as "the woeful tale of the failure of diplomacy." Ambassador Braun points out that "for me, the key lesson of 1914 is that cooperation and dialogue must prevail over confrontation and isolationism. This is even more valid today, in our globalized, inter-connected world."
For Gérard Araud, Ambassador of France to the United Nations, "the First World War tragically revealed the need for an international organization gathering all countries to ensure world peace. It first led to the creation of the League of Nations and, eventually, learning from its flaws, to the United Nations".
The event will feature a performance by musicians from the Grammy-award winning ORPHEUS Chamber Orchestra of pieces by Samuel Barber, Ludwig van Beethoven and Maurice Ravel. The lives of these three composers were all marked by the wars of their times. The selected pieces reflect humanity's continued quest for peace and the otherworldly nature of human bonds.


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LTC Andre Lucas was the Battalion Commander and a West Point graduate.
LTC Lucas was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration, as a result of his heroism during the battle of FSB Ripcord on 23 July 1970. The Citation reads: Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, 2d Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. place and date: Fire Support Base Ripcord, Republic of Vietnam, 1 to 23 July 1970. Entered service at: West point, N.Y. Born: 2 October 1930, Washington D.C. Citation: Lt. Col. Lucas distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism while serving as the commanding officer of the 2d Battalion. Although the fire base was constantly subjected to heavy attacks by a numerically superior enemy force throughout this period, Lt. Col. Lucas, forsaking his own safety, performed numerous acts of extraordinary valor in directing the defense of the allied position. On 1 occasion, he flew in a helicopter at treetop level above an entrenched enemy directing the fire of 1 of his companies for over 3 hours. Even though his helicopter was heavily damaged by enemy fire, he remained in an exposed position until the company expended its supply of grenades. He then transferred to another helicopter, dropped critically needed grenades to the troops, and resumed his perilous mission of directing fire on the enemy. These courageous actions by Lt. Col. Lucas prevented the company from being encircled and destroyed by a larger enemy force. On another occasion, Lt. Col. Lucas attempted to rescue a crewman trapped in a burning helicopter. As the flames in the. aircraft spread, and enemy fire became intense, Lt. Col. Lucas ordered all members of the rescue party to safety. Then, at great personal risk, he continued the rescue effort amid concentrated enemy mortar fire, intense heat, and exploding ammunition until the aircraft was completely engulfed in flames. Lt. Col. Lucas was mortally wounded while directing the successful withdrawal of his battalion from the fire base. His actions throughout this extended period inspired his men to heroic efforts, and were instrumental in saving the lives of many of his fellow soldiers while inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. Lt. Col. Lucas' conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action, at the cost of his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit and the U.S. Army.
EXCERPT FROM USMA CLASS OF 1954 WEBSITE: ANDRE CAVARO LUCAS brought two strong military traditions to West Point, one American, the other French. His father was a career Army officer who commanded a company in the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, during WWI. Andre served as an enlisted soldier in the same company before entering West Point. His mother insisted that Andre receive his secondary education in her home town in France, where he was imbued with the glories of French military prowess during the Napoleonic wars. At West Point, his mother was thrilled to watch the Corps of Cadets march to the music "Sombre et Meuse." For Andre, being a professional army officer was preordained. He never considered any other path. Late in his Third Class year, Andre met his future wife, Madeleine Miller, fluent in French and of Swiss-French parentage. A strong personality, Madeleine gave him two sons and unflinching support for the rest of his life. The Lucases were famous for their hospitality, good wine and cuisine, and hilarious parties. Never ordinary people, they lived with energy and wonderful imagination. Their two sons, John and William, added to the excitement that always surrounded their home. Andre attended Infantry, Airborne, and Ranger Schools and served as an armored infantry platoon leader in Munich, Germany, and a leader of a Special Forces A Team in the 10th Special Forces Group at Bad Toelz, Germany. He returned to the States in 1958 for duty at Ranger School at Eglin AFB in Florida for a year. He then became the aide to the deputy commanding general of Ft. Benning. Next, Andre completed the Infantry Offi cers Advanced Course and served as a tactical offi cer at West Point before going to Viet Nam. There, Andre advised a Vietnamese battalion, earning the first of two Silver Stars. He also prompted combat operational innovations. Surrounded by Viet Cong forces, Lucas radioed to a flight of U.S. helicopters passing overhead. He persuaded the crews to fi re small arms at the besieging Viet Cong forces. This improvised attack, apparently the fi rst of its kind, caused the Viet Cong to withdraw. The episode proved catalytic for the rapid development of helicopter gunships. Upon return to the States, Andre completed CGSC at Ft. Leavenworth and the French War College in Paris and then served for one and half years on the staff of the European Command in Paris. When de Gaulle expelled U.S. forces from France, Andre served six more months at the command's new location in Stuttgart, Germany. Next, he commanded the 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment in Germany, and then he returned to Ft. Riley to serve as the G-3 of the 24th Infantry Division. There he made a fateful decision. Twice promoted ahead of his year group, Andre was one of the most promising Infantry officers in the Army. A decorated combat veteran, he was not slated to return to Viet Nam, but believed that, as a professional officer, he had a duty to command a battalion in combat. Thus, Andre volunteered in the fall of 1969. His clairvoyant wife begged him to go a month later or a month earlier, but not in October. He paid no heed. While commanding the "Currahees" battalion of the 506th Infantry in the 101st Airmobile Division, his battalion was surrounded by a much larger North Vietnamese regular force and fought for three weeks before Andre was allowed to evacuate his unit. Preparing to depart the fire base on the last helicopter out, Andre was hit by rocket fire and lost a leg. He died on 23 July 1970 on Fire Base Ripcord. The Battle of Ripcord was the last large-scale combat involving U.S. forces in Vietnam. Whether or not his battalion should have been deployed on Ripcord was controversial, but that ambiguity did not weaken Andre's sense of duty in the face of what he must have known was an ill-fated mission. It is a painful irony that he brought the American and French military traditions to Viet Nam, the very place where they had been tragically intertwined in the early 1950s. True to both traditions, Andre's repeated bravery during three weeks of sustained close combat was remarkable. For his actions, he received the Medal of Honor, the only member of the Class of 1954 so honored. A number of other honors have also come his way. In 1993, Andre was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame at Ft. Lewis, WA. At Ft. Campbell, KY, a computerized training field and a state-of-the-art elementary school were named for him. At West Point, the Class of '54 has established the Andre Lucas Military Heritage Center as the class's 50th reunion gift to the Military Academy. In addition to his wife Madeleine and his two sons, John and William, Andre is survived by John's two sons, Andre Cavaro Lucas II and Ian Lucas. — William E. Odom '54
LTC Lucas assumed command of 2/506 INF in October 1969, replacing LTC Len Hanawald (USMA '57) who was also killed in action while attempting to capture a VC soldier on 3 Sept 1969.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major (Infantry), [then Captain] Andre Cavaro Lucas (ASN: 0-70827), United States Army, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations in the Republic of Vietnam, on 17 July 1963. As an advisor, accompanying a Vietnamese Ranger Battalion on a military operation, Major Lucas demonstrated fortitude, perseverance, and professional skill when the friendly element made heavy contact with a superior enemy force. Upon the initial assault, he immediately assisted his counterpart in establishing a defense position to withstand the fierce attack of the numerically stronger insurgent force. During the 4 hours in which the Vietnamese unit was pinned down, Major Lucas bravely exposed himself to the gunfire by moving from man to man to encourage a concerted defense effort. With complete disregard for his own safety, he unhesitatingly exposed himself to mortar and automatic weapons fire to render first aid to wounded Vietnamese soldiers and to move them to safer positions. As the enemy moved to within 25 meters of the friendly position and annihilation appeared inevitable, Major Lucas displayed sound judgment and professional competence. Realizing that artillery fire would provoke greater retaliation by the enemy, he quickly called for armed helicopter support which decimated enemy troops. Despite the hazardous conditions, he continued to expose himself to the onslaught of enemy fire to observe the action and succeeded in rallying the friendly forces. When the armed helicopters had expended their ammunition, he arranged for them to land in the area and evacuate the wounded. His assistance, advice, and encouragement to the defenders served to stabilize their position and contributed significantly to the success of the mission. Major Lucas' conspicuous gallantry is in the highest traditions of the United States Army and reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.
General Orders: Department of the Army, General Orders No. 11 (March 2, 1965)
Action Date: 17-Jul-63
Service: Army
Rank: Major
Company: Advisor
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Andre Cavaro Lucas (ASN: 0-70827), United States Army, for gallantry in action in the Republic of Vietnam on 7 July 1970. Colonel Lucas distinguished himself while serving as Commanding Officer of 2d Battalion (Airmobile), 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), during combat operations near Fire Support Base RIPCORD, Republic of Vietnam. When Company D of Colonel Lucas' unit attacked a hostile bunker complex, it met heavy resistance from an enemy force lodged in well-camouflaged positions. Since the bunkers were almost impossible to detect from the ground, Colonel Lucas flew at extremely low level over the area in his command and control helicopter, directing the fire of the ground troops. Despite the intense hostile fire directed at his aircraft, Colonel Lucas continued to support his men until extensive damage to his helicopter forced him to return to the firebase. His actions, however, were instrumental in keeping casualties to friendly personnel at a minimum, and in forcing the withdrawal of the enemy element. Colonel Lucas' personal bravery and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
General Orders: Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division, General Orders No. 9993 (August 26, 1970)
Action Date: 7-Jul-70
Service: Army
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Company: Headquarters and Headquarters Company
Battalion: 2d Battalion (Airmobile)
Regiment: 506th Infantry Regiment
Division: 101st Airborne Division
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16 U.S. Code § 1303 - Terms of agreement; required provisions
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Terms of agreement; required provisionsIn the agreement between the Secretary and an owner or operator, the owner or operator shall agree—
to place in the program for the period of the agreement eligible wetland areas he designates, which areas may include wetlands covered by a Federal or State government easement which permits agricultural use, together with such adjacent areas as determined desirable by the Secretary;
not to drain, burn, fill, or otherwise destroy the wetland character of such areas, nor to use such areas for agricultural purposes, as determined by the Secretary;
to effectuate the wetland conservation and development plan for his land in accordance with the terms of the agreement, unless any requirement thereof is waived or modified by the Secretary pursuant to section 1306 of this title;
to forfeit all rights to further payments or grants under the agreement and refund to the United States all payments or grants received thereunder upon his violation of the agreement at any stage during the time he has control of the land subject to the agreement if the Secretary determines that such violation is of such a nature as to warrant termination of the agreement, or to make refunds or accept such payment adjustments as the Secretary may deem appropriate if he determines that the violation by the owner or operator does not warrant termination of the agreement;
upon transfer of his right and interest in the lands subject to the agreement during the agreement period, to forfeit all rights to further payments or grants under the agreement and refund to the United States all payments or grants received thereunder during the year of the transfer unless the transferee of any such land agrees with the Secretary to assume all obligations of the agreement;
not to adopt any practice specified by the Secretary in the agreement as a practice which would tend to defeat the purposes of the agreement; and
to such additional provisions as the Secretary determines are desirable and includes in the agreement to effectuate the purposes of the program or to facilitate its administration.
(Pub. L. 91–559, § 4, Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1470.)
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