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A handful of years back, a 2D (or, to be pedantic, "2.5D") platform game called Limbo reared its rather attention-grabbing head. It has since become a game much beloved of not only dedicated platforming fans, but also gamers generally more inclined towards highly atmospheric, or dare I even say, "horror"-themed games. It achieved this by being one of the "spookiest" and most curiously "downbeat" platform games one could possibly imagine. This sure as shit wasn't Super Mario Bros. This was something else altogether.
I'm often tempted to use Limbo as an almost textbook example of the kind of "learning curve" which all games should aspire to ("walking simulators" and other games not exactly designed to be challenging evidently excepted). It starts off ludicrously easy, steadily escalating in both physical difficulty and sophistication of puzzles until...well, myself and countless others wouldn't have had a snowball's chance in Hell of getting to the end if it wasn't for the sterling job the game did of building us up to it. In other words: almost the entirety of Limbo is like one gigantic tutorial, building knowledge upon knowledge, so that by the end you'll look like you're a friggin' master at these kinds of games. Which I'm not, believe me.
Limbo is THAT good an educator, teaching you one baby step at a time, then forcing you to think outside of your present box - just ever so slightly - in order to conquer the next maddeningly difficult conundrum. If only school and university teachers were as skilled, we'd have nations full of geniuses in no time.
So now the same good people (who go by the charming name of Playdead) have made another 2.5D, side-scrolling platformer game called Inside. Is it every bit as good as us Limbo admirers are expecting, especially after seemingly six years in development? The simple answer: yes. And probably then some.
Firstly, everything I just said about arguably "textbook" game design? It's here, again. And aesthetically, it's every bit as appealing as its predecessor, if not more so. The graphics are gorgeous, the sound design and (rather sparse) music are extremely effective, the controls are simple yet highly intuitive, and the puzzles are sometimes fiendishly clever but always logical. Hell, even the check/save-point system is far beyond fair for these kinds of games, as you never get thrown back more than about thirty seconds or so of gameplay.
Perhaps the only remotely notable criticism I can think of is that there are occasions when body parts of characters go "through" walls and what-not; and while this might qualify as the most identifiably "lazy" thing in an otherwise meticulously rendered game, it's hardly something to make a great fuss about. That'd be like dining in a five star restaurant, and complaining that not every single bite of an exquisitely delicious meal is as good as the last. At the end of the day it's a borderline flawless game, which reaches and/or exceeds virtually every ambitious goal that it sets out to achieve.
For most of its duration, Inside can be more readily described as an "eerie" game than an out-and-out "scary" one. That is, until the moments when the game's generally ominous quiet is suddenly replaced by the baying of a pack of dogs coming to rip you to shreds, or when one of the humans in the creepy, featureless masks starts chasing you down (I won't even mention the twisted terrors which lurk in the many bodies of water which occupy a good deal of this game)! Make no mistake about it: these moments are shit scary, not least of all because almost every getaway you make will be with literally inches to spare! The game frequently shifts from suspense to outright tension to downright panic. As long as you allow yourself to be immersed by what is, after all, "just a video game", you will most assuredly feel all of these emotions. There's even the equivalent of jump scares in a good many parts; just try getting spotted by a spotlight and see where it gets you.
And believe me when I say this game can be brutal, in both possible senses of the word. Brutally unforgiving in its difficulty at times - though as mentioned above, never unfair with its checkpoints - and brutal and uncompromising in its violence. Not lashings of epic, spurting gore a la the Dead Rising games, perhaps; but unless you're so desensitised that you feel nothing when a wee lad gets his neck snapped by a weirdo in a mask, this game will certainly be "violent" enough for you. And the story, without giving much away, is extremely sinister and inventive, and should please anyone with a taste for the dark and disquieting. Platformer or not, this is no game for kids.
Playdead don't just make games. They make art. Write that statement off as "pretencious", if you wish; once all is said and done, it'll still be the mother-lovin' truth. Here's to their third game, and to nothing less than the future of cinematic storytelling in video games. Long live Playdead!
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Fly Blue Crane has received approval from South African and Namibian authorities to launch services between Cape Town and Windhoek.
The airline, which took to the skies from its Johannesburg hub in September 2015, will launch its inaugural return flights between the two cities on May 13 and 15.
Fares start from R1485pp all inclusive, and exact flight schedules on the route will be released soon.
Fly Blue Crane CCO, Theunis Potgieter, said the addition of the new route was in line with the airline's regional ambitions that were articulated at the time of its launch last year, with more Southern African destinations to be considered as the airline grows.
"On this route, we aim to deliver to our customers high on-time performance, consistent service excellence, advanced online technologies that make the booking and travel process fuss-free, and highly competitive fares," he said.
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Olympian backs Get Active Festival
Published: Wednesday 26th June 13
Olympic medallist Sophie Hosking has been announced as the ambassador for this year's Get Active Wandsworth Festival.
The Get Active Wandsworth Festival aims to get everyone up and moving and build on the momentum generated by London 2012 with a range of free taster sessions and events.
Sophie, who won a gold medal in the women's lightweight double skulls rowing at Eton Dorney, trained for the games with the London Rowing Club in Putney.
She said: "Following on from a fantastic Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in 2012, which inspired people from across Wandsworth to get involved in local sport and physical activities, I am very pleased to be the Sporting Ambassador for this years Get Active Wandsworth Festival.
"The fourth year of the Get Active Wandsworth Festival promises to showcase all the local sport and physical activity opportunities on offer around the borough and I would recommend everyone - whatever their ability level - to get involved"
The Festival launches on July 13 with Get Active Day at King George's Park, Wandsworth from 12noon to 5pm.
Free activities on offer for all ages and abilities include street dance, touch rugby, advice on healthy eating, music from Radio Jackie, food, golf, bike maintenance, bouncy castles, face painting, football, a mobile climbing wall, boxing and more.
Find out more at www.wandsworth.gov.uk/active.
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The TMPD have arrested a woman at a house in Pearl Street Laudium and confiscated a large quantity of medicines.
Over recent weeks, neighbours have noticed a lot of movement at the house and "clients" continue arriving and leaving.
"The BronClear and cough mixtures are popular amongst the youth. They dash Fanta grape and crushed ice. The mixture is known as LEAN," said an expert.
Authorities also confiscated large quantities of scheduled tablets.
Anti crime activist Yusuf Abramjee has welcomed the arrest and said the TMPD acted on information.
"We need to continue to blow the whistle on drug dealers,"said Abramjee.
He said the public could also use the Namola Safety App to pass on information.
Abramjee said Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga promised to clean-up drug dealers "and I am delighted to see action."


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A surprise colour hit of the season dominated reserved shift dresses and…eyelids! Enthusiastic yellow shade goes solo in a spring 2011 make up. Apply some eyeshadow in the inner corners and bottom lash liner to open up and energize your eyes.
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Normally a fashion 'no-no' but this season it's totally acceptable. This is a heady nod to the disco glamour of the 1970's which is the leading trend of spring summer 2011. Cherry red or pastel pink on both lips and nails? You go girl!
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Tron: Legacy Lightcycle Sells For $77000!
Have you ever dreamed of owning the bike from the Tron: Legacy movie? Wish no more, the custom electric Tron bike can be yours for a small fee of $77,000, however it was sold May 2, 2015 in the RM Auctions/Sothebys. This fully functional bike was custom designed for the Andrews Collection was sold for $77,000. The Tron specs are equally impressive, 96 volt, direct-drive electric motor with lithium batteries and a computer-controlled throttle, rebound and compression damping with spring-preload front suspension and rigid rear suspension, and front and rear hydraulic brakes.
The RM Auctions/Sothebys Site States: The bike was partially built by an outside firm and then sent to the Andrews's own shop for completion. It is a fully functioning motorcycle that can be ridden, as it is powered by a direct-drive electric motor that has lithium batteries, which is mated to a computer-controlled digital electronic transmission. This custom Tron tribute boasts a very low seat height of 28.5 inches, making it easy to ride even at low speeds. The motorcycle is finished in black with a white stripe and boasts an imposing stance to match its performance. After its completion by the Andrews' in 2012, the bike has only been ridden around their facilities to ensure that it remains in functioning condition. As such, it is in as-new condition and would be an ideal piece for any collection of movie memorabilia. It is unlikely that a similar motorcycle will ever be produced or made available for purchase, making this a truly unique opportunity.
The person that purchased this bike will definitely enjoy peeking into the car garage to view this outstanding work of art. For $77,000 I'm sure we won't see the Tron bike cruising on any roads anytime soon.


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Fulhamish contributor on the airwaves and the web. Has had work published by the Italian FA, Evening Standard & Fulham FC. Try to look at things from a different standpoint. Love Spanish football. Fulhamish's Instagram guru.
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Step by step guide to applying mirotone furniture lacquers
Mirotone's furniture lacquers are meant for industrial application and having a professional apply them will yield the best results. Below you can find the Mirotone system you are using for your project and view a step by step guide. What will go into applying mirotone's different lacquers is explained and we have also added in a link to the source .pdf to print of for your inconvenience. Please do note that most Mirotone lacquer coatings need thinning when applying them and two pack lacquers also need a catalyst and hardener. When ordering from our store is is important to make sure you get enough of both with your order.


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Dear Bob:
A few days after I read your article on wind-up error in my stack of delinquent reading (Electronic Design, Nov. 6, 2000, p. 146), I encountered an ad in a mechanical rag mentioning wind-up. My interest was sparked.
I haven't done a motion servo for at least 15 years. But I ran into a virtually identical problem with a 100-kW medical MRI gradient coil driver and a similar-size HV supply for a medical CT scanner a few years ago. Ultimately, output E/L limited the coil driver slew rate, and I/C limited the HV supply. A position or velocity servo is typically limited by force/mass or torque/moment of inertia. The medical coil driver and HV supply were absolutely unforgiving of discontinuities in the settling response or resultant overshoot.
Wind-up error results from accumulated charge in the error integrator when the output can't keep up with the demand. The ultimate solution was to keep the loop closed by rate-limiting the demand voltage to just below the natural slew limit of the system. The modified system slewed slower, but closed on equilibrium much faster—i.e., "slower is faster," or, "if it hurts to do that, don't do that."
Ron Bax
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Hello, Ron. I agree with your "slower is faster," or, "if it hurts to do that, don't do that." But for a truck with variable mass, one cannot foresee what may be the natural slew rate of the system. The acceleration rate on an upgrade will greatly differ from that on a downgrade, so you just about have to use anti-wind-up!—RAP
Dear Bob:
I found your "What's All This Tee Network Stuff, Anyhow?" column interesting (Electronic Design, June 4, p. 113). Like you, I learned the wye-delta, delta-wye transforms as an EE student over 30 years ago. My professor made an interesting observation, which he taught us. It has allowed me to remember how to do them over the years from memory. It is as follows: If you want to do the wye-delta transform, rewrite the impedances (resistances) as admittances (conductances), and the form of each transform expression will be the same as for the delta-wye direction. For instance, using the labels of your figure:
G1 = 1/R1, G2 = 1/R2, etc. Now:
GA = G2G3/(G1 + G2 + G3) and
GB = G1G3/(G1 + G2 + G3). Then:
R1 = 1/G1, etc.
It's easy to remember to use admittances because Y is the symbol normally used for those quantities. The beautiful symmetry between series and parallel circuits makes this possible, no doubt. I teach this to my electronic instrumentation students through the example of calculating the transfer function or voltage-gain expression for an op-amp circuit with a Tee network in the feedback path, as in your example.
There are several ways to obtain the solution. But if you use the wye-delta transform to calculate RC, and recognize that the "−" op-amp input is a virtual ground, you can get the inverting voltage-gain expression as RC/RIN (not shown on your diagram). I have also used the expressions that you derived in a previous article to show the effect of finite open-loop voltage gain upon closed-loop voltage-gain accuracy.
Elvin Stepp
via e-mail
Thanks for the comments, Elvin!—RAP
In the second paragraph of "What's All This Tee Network Stuff, Anyhow?" you stated something that has always been my belief, too: "You won't be able to tell them apart (except perhaps for their capacitive strays)." But as I read further, I realized that you have found a way! Imagine this. Build a test jig that consists of the circuit shown in the figure in a box with three terminals on the top of the box. Bring out the nodes where the R1, R2, R3 network connects to the circuit. Use a noisy op amp for convenience in measuring noise levels. Then, connect either the Tee network or the delta network. Using the values in your first example, the output noise will be 100 times greater (Nope. /rap) when the delta network is connected, which should be easily distinguishable.
Rodger Rosenbaum
via e-mail
Not at all. The noise gain and the noise will be exactly the same for both cases. Go ahead and try it!—RAP
Dear Bob:
I've made two AA-cell red LED "night-vision flashlights" over the past six years for sailing friends. I removed the glass incandescent element from the bulb base and mounted the LED and a 47-Ω series resistor in its place.
I just installed my homemade LED anchor light on my sailboat. It uses 12 white (5600 mcd) LEDs connected in four groups of three, which are in series, driven by the LM317L current source at 20 mA. The total consumption is 80 mA, for a consumption of 1 W at 12 V. The normal anchor-light lamp is 10 W. The four panels are mounted vertically in a square, and the three LEDs are angled 30° apart (/|\). This covers the full visible circle with the 12 LEDs. It may not be visible for the legal one-mile range, but it sure looks effective in the dark.
Greg Mansfield
via e-mail
Thanks for the notes, Greg!—RAP
All for now. / Comments invited!
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It's been a while! 6 months to be exact.
I honestly can't believe how long it's since I've last blogged. I wish I had a proper excuse, but the sad thing is; I don't. As you might know, I worked for a company called Mankind. They're the top online destination for male grooming and I was lucky enough to spend most of my days writing about and planning campaigns around male grooming.
2 years ago, it was just a dream that I'd be writing about what I love for a living. And when I set up HisHabits, it was always the goal that I'd make it my career. Luckily, it happened! Now I know you'll all be wondering why I'm telling you this when you're probably wondering where I've been.
When you're writing about something all day, that last thing you want to do is write about it when you get home. At least that's how I felt. I'd been working with the same brands for both work and my blog, and I made it my top priority to focus on my career. Writing two completely different articles on one brand isn't as easy as it might sound, especially when you put all your effort into making the first one the best.
Quite frankly, I lacked motivation. For over 8 hours a day I'd be doing something relating to male grooming. When I got home, I just wanted to switch off and read a book, play a game, or watch a movie. Anything that didn't involve skincare or haircare.
What's happening to HisHabits?
Last month I parted ways with Mankind. All on good terms, of course. I still hold the business close to my heart, it was just time for a change. I've traded in for a shorter commute and a city centre role. Do you know how great it is to be able to walk to Wagamamas on your lunch?
It's only been a month and I'm already getting that urge to write on my blog again. I've got tonnes of ideas playing around in my mind about what I'm going to write and when will be best to write it. I finally think I've found my spark again. (Famous last words.)
I'm going to try and get this up and running again. So keep your eyes peeled, hopefully you'll be seeing a lot more from me.


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John F. Kennedy Elementary School's Multicultural Teach-In
March 26, 2018
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The Great Neck North High Multicultural Club, accompanied by the Asian Culture Awareness Club, performed at the John F. Kennedy School Multicultural Teach-In on March 22, 2018. Representatives from Asian Club performed the traditional ribbon dance, girl's Korean pop music dance, and Blackpink's "As If It's Your Last." Representatives from the Multicultural Club performed a Latin dance. Elementary students gathered in their school's auditorium to watch the performances. As a special treat, the high school students invited several students to participate on the stage as they taught dances.
The Multicultural Club is an organization that promotes awareness, acceptance, and appreciation of diverse cultures. This organization strives to increase opportunities for education about all cultures. A previous event hosted by the Multicultural club is International Night on Thursday, March 22.
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Meghan Markle forced to leave one of her dogs behind to move to London
Meghan Markle has officially moved to London to become a princess (well - not really), but as she prepares to wed Prince Harry next year the bride-to-be has been hit with devastating news.
It has been reported that Meghan's only been allowed to bring one of her beloved dogs with her to London, while the other has been left behind in Canada to live permanently with friends.
A spokesperson for Kensington Palace confirmed to The Blast that one of Markle's dogs accompanied her to the UK, while the other was left behind.
The spokesman said, 'This is a permanent decision that Meghan made on her own — not an easy one at that.'
Meghan, who is set to marry Prince Harry in May of 2018, had two rescue dogs, a beagle named Guy and a Labrador-Shepard mix named Bogart. he two were regularly featured on her social media, and the Suits actress has always been an activist for adopting dogs, always including the hashtag #adoptdontshop alongside the pictures of her furry friends!
During an interview with the BBC on Monday, Markle mentioned that one of her dogs was currently with friends, but she did not reveal that it was in fact a permanent move.
She said, 'I have two dogs that I've had for quite a long time, both my rescue pups. … And one is now staying with very close friends and my other little guy is, yes, he's in the UK, he's been here for a while.'
She added, 'I think he's doing just fine.'
Although Markle hasn't explained why Bogart was unable to travel to the UK, it is well-known that pet owners from the US must meet a lengthy list of requirements under Britain's Pet Travel Scheme to bring their dogs into the country, requirements that are hard to meet for some dogs, especially older dogs.
Bogart was an older dog, and it is believed he did not meet the requirements for traveling to the UK. Meghan has assured he is in good hands though!


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Here are the latest versions of Automated Release Factor Annotation (ARFA). Perl is Open Source software. It's free for you to download and use as you wish. ARFA's license is a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. Read it if you aren't sure what you can or can't do.
You can download and install locally all versions of ARFA. The latter is the better!
Since ARFA is a Perl/Bioperl script you need both Perl and bioperl. Fast filtering from GenBank request requires FASTA, and accurate estimation of ARFA needs also HMMER. :-p
Download, then unpack the tar file. For example:
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The demolition of Tulip Hotel and Conference Centre will take place on Sunday morning 22 February. Best places to view would be from the Nova Building, a new building located on the corner of Chiappini and Strand, about 400m from the detonation zone.
The space will be used for a new hotel by Dexter Moren Associates.
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It's swiftly approaching the half way point of my transformation, and although I knew it would be hard, I didn't think it would be THIS hard.
Don't get me wrong, I love training, I love cooking, but I've faced a mental stumbling block this week when it came down to small changes in my diet.
After progress photos were taken last week, Danny changed my diet up a little bit. And it really is a little bit. Yes, my calories have been cut, but realistically it isn't by very much, but in my head it feels like I've had something huge taken away from me.
Coffee has been my saviour, and I think by the end of these 12 weeks I'll need to buy shares in the Limeleaf cafe as I end up in there most days on my lunchtime walk for an extra caffeine fix.
Apart from feeling particularly hard done by, and quite grumpy, I'm sleeping very well, and also training well.
I made a conscious effort this week to skip early morning sessions and train in the evenings, and so far I'm averaging about eight hours of blissful sleep per night. I'd say it's because I'm so tired from training hard, but in reality the caffeine has wore off and I have no meals left to eat, so the latest I've went to bed all week is around 10.30pm.
The great thing about training in a group setting like at U-Turn Fitness is that there is support from the people you are training with, even when you're acting like a complete grump all week.
There really is something for everyone at the unit on the Whitehouse Road. There was even a new block of sessions in the 'Fitness Academy' that started this week, which caters for everyone from the absolute beginner, to those who have higher fitness levels.
There are also bootcamp classes, HIIT sessions, and also a 'Mix It Up' class on offer a the unit, so no matter what you're looking to achieve, you will find something that suits.
I can't write about my experience at U-Turn without mentioning the people I train with in the Transformation Academy.
The sessions are always tough, but the craic and support is always great. Even with my big grumpy head this week, I laughed my way through a lot of sessions. And of course, I have to give a mention to Ronnie and his 40kg dumbell chest press, who has been dying to get his name mentioned in the 'Journal' for the last five weeks!
This weekend will be quiet, with nice walks, nights in and films planned. Hopefully next week I'll be a lot less grumpy!


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Creative minds never rest, especially with the approach of festive seasons which offer good occasions for the exercise of ingenuity, and, if appreciated, fame and financial income follow. This year customers find surprises in their Easter cakes and eggs. Used to elaborate chocolate houses (priced at 50 euros/US$67 upwards) and exquisite chocolate soccer players, the pastry shop Turull de Terrassa in Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain, boasts of their 3D Easter cakes.
Hi-Tech 3D Easter Cakes
It is done by impressing with edible ink three dimensional images on a chocolate base, and in order to experience the cake to the fullest, naturally one needs to wear 3D glasses which, inevitably, for outsiders, form a futuristic picture of a group with colourful glasses dividing a cake.
The images in question for this year are mostly of movie references and the inexhaustible natural world; next year the aim will be to print any image that the client fancies, very much like the private photos that one can have printed on a cake for all occasions. It does give an uncanny sensation when one eventually has to cut the face up, for example, and decides who is going to eat what.
Tasting Easter Cakes with All the Senses
Turull's success was confirmed this year by that queue outside the shop for anxious parents who did not hesitate to indulge their children by buying them this pleasant surprise which cost from 30 to 40 euros (roughly US$40-53, which is a real bargain), including for young children that are three years of age, which for them is surely an exciting experience to discover what tricks their young eyes can play them. The price includes the 3D glasses so that customers do not need to get into the trouble of buying them.
The pastry shop is optimistic and is setting objectives for next year to offer more variety.
Bob is the Most Popular
As visitors to Spain can witness, the traditional oval shaped Easter eggs or the Spanish style plain Easter cake with a boil egg and colourful feathers on top had their days; modern Easter cakes and eggs are houses, trains, cars, cartoon characters, soccer players instead of hens and their chicks (Easter bunny does not fit in the Spanish tradition). This year the most popular goes to SpongeBob, an insistent TV programme that shows every half an hour during prime time, a strategy that shows the positive outcome: SpongeBob proves to fare better as Easter cake than the venerated Barça players and the all time Disney characters. Certainly it is a satisfaction to his fans to chew it and munch it after having listened to him for so long.
Much to Look Forward to Next Easter
After a taste of this innovative effort, next year other confectioners will surely take up the challenge. Easter will never be the same again; it will certainly be more entertaining with surprises installed for satisfying all the senses of potential clients.


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State trooper dies in Tolland crashPosted: Updated:
Connecticut state police are mourning the death of one of their own after a veteran trooper died in a car accident during his shift.
Trooper First Class Kevin Miller was a 19-year veteran and had been assigned to Troop C in Tolland.
The crash happened Thursday afternoon on I-84 in Tolland. State police say Miller's cruiser rear-ended a tractor-trailer that was traveling at a slower rate of speed than the flow of traffic.
A procession of state troopers headed to the scene to retrieve Miller's body, and then went to Troop C to pay their respects.
First responders lined up along I-84 to view the procession as it made its way to the medical examiner's office in Farmington.
Miller was a father of two, and is being remembered for his dedication to the job
Condolences from police departments across the state have been pouring in.
Gov. Malloy has ordered all flags at half-staff in Miller's honor.


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Marie Van Elder
We all want to be noticed, but not necessarily for who we really are. Performance, pretense and posturing are universal, though sometimes tricky to pull off – after all, we might inadvertently reveal our true selves in the act. And if we peek under the mask, we might recognize our own desire for accolades and fear of discovery.
We have devoted many years to observing and recording human psychological interactions with irony and empathy. In this show, we present the presenters, from the performers on stage to the little man behind the curtain. In a style reminiscent of arcane museum dioramas, Dana's paintings include edgy magicians and ventriloquists plying their trades, and a masked lineup preparing for inspection. Jane will include her recent series based on vintage yearbook photographs, in which the subjects put their best face forward to be documented for posterity; and high school wrestling team photos, where adolescent boys pose in uniform with an exaggerated, fierce masculinity that ever so slightly misses the mark.
Marie looks at familiar objects and their reassuring domesticity. Using the traditional still life painting genre, she "stages" the things she cares about, using their tactile presence, their vibrant simplicity, their ephemeral power, their feminine modesty, the way they embody the memory of times and people in her life, their "hidden" little messages and drama, their seemingly unimportance to explore shapes, make meaningful marks, establish color relationships, organize space, find metaphors.
For more information about Marie Van Elder, please visit her website.


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Good morning, class! This is a long one, so be prepared.
Have you ever seen someone abbreviate something and you KNOW that they did purely because they were being lazy or because they just wanted to be hip? That's what I did. Although it's because of the former. I didn't want to type "Recognizing…blah blah"…but clearly I'm halfway there if I already wrote "recognizing". Hm. Oh well. It's shorter, so I may use RTL for the rest of the posts. Anywho. Take a look at this sign:
Interesting, right? I was thinking and thinking about what the next 'step' should be and I was having a hard time coming up with anything. But then I realized that if I wanted to say advice that is correct and Godly..perhaps I should ask and then wait on God to reveal it to me. Between some conversations I have had and some blogs I have read, this morning I was thinking and then remembered this sign. There are a few definitions of Complacency, but the one I would like to pull on here is the following:
"a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like "
Personally, I have always heard/thought of complacency as a bad thing, but, to be fair, I must say that some of the definitions were positive. For the purposes of this post, however, it is not. The sign above reads, "COMPLACENCY IS THE ENEMY OF EXCELLENCE". If we remove the last two words (don't worry..I'll put it back) it reads, "COMPLACENCY IS THE ENEMY". The thing about believing lies that we are told or have been told is that we have accepted them as our truth, as I have mentioned before. Once we accept them, we become complacent. We think/say to ourselves, "well, there is nothing I can do about this, because it is true and I can't fight truth. I can't argue with fact." Complacency is "a feeling of quiet security, often while UNAWARE of some potential danger, defect, or the like". When we become complacent with lies or other things/feelings we think about ourselves that don't line up with God's Word(s) or what He says about us, we are entering a place of SECURITY, while at the same time being unaware or accepting of the DANGER/DEFECT associated with it.
Why is it a place of security? I say security because even though it hurts and is painful, we have accepted it in an attempt not to get hurt [anymore]. We accept that we are incapable of being loved (by people or God), that we are ugly (inside and/or outside), that we can't be forgiven (by people or God), that there is no hope for the future, or whatever other thing we are being complacent about. We accept these things because it is easier to accept them, than to try to live as though they were lies and find that in fact, they are true. I told Little One once that one of my concerns about believing/thinking that I was beautiful was that the moment I start believing it, it will turn out that I'm not. So I would rather go on thinking/believing that I'm not because, while painful, it's a pain that I know…and I would much rather deal with this than deal with the 'crash' that inevitably will come if I try to believe something other than what I do now. That was a loooong run-on sentence, but I'm not changing it! I digress.
The problem with this thinking, with this complacency is not only does it stop or hinder us from escaping the death trap that is the lie, but it can cause us to become stagnant and keep us from our EXCELLENCE. See, I told you I would put it back. COMPLACENCY IS THE ENEMY OF EXCELLENCE. Excellence, in this case, can cover a multitude of things. It can be the dream that we have for ourselves (career, life, relationships, etc.), some goal we would like to achieve, something we would like to let go of or move past. Anything. It can stop us from reaching our full potential or severely slow us down from reaching it because we are anchored to this lie. It can hinder our eyes being open to the truth. God's truth. Whenever I mention 'truth', I am referring to God's truth. Not what Person A said to you. Or what Person B did to you. Or what Persons E-M came to a consensus and decided you were. The fact of the matter is, with God on our side, we are always the majority (Romans 8:31). So no matter who stands against us, we have God, so they fall (Psalm 91).
I just read a blog about how you shouldn't put disclaimers in blogs, but I'm putting one here lol I don't say all of that to mean that it is easy to do any of this, but but rather that even when you feel powerless, God is still powerful. And nothing and noone can separate God from His goodness or His love for you or His desire to see you walking in His plan for your life. Try Him.
Step #2, good readers. Recognize complacency for what it is and take measures to actively fight it.
Sometimes we have to extreme measures to keep us from doing or getting involved with things/people. The same applies to this situation. That means if you know that having a conversation with Person A is going to reinforce the lies you believe about yourself, maybe you shouldn't talk to them as often. And/or pray before talking to/hanging out with them. For me, I know I tend to compare myself to people. Like ALL the time. It's horrible. So I'm cutting back on Facebook and Twitter because something as 'simple' as those things, makes me think of how I'm lacking and how I need to be more like this or that, so I can get/be like this or that. So if doing something..it could be something as simple as watching a movie or a show…is going to contribute to you in a negative way, maybe reconsider. The steps to take to combat complacency vary with each person and situation, but the fact remains that you know yourself. Sometimes we don't think about things or hope that it turns out better, but for the most part, you know. You know who or what will make you feel negatively..what will increase the lies screaming in your ear. At the very least, make it a point to surround yourself with people or things that scream God's truth too. Devotionals, scripture, writing to God, writing down scriptures, asking/telling people you need encouragement or to pray for/with you. Posting scriptures or encouraging words/phrases around where you can always see them could help.
COMPLACENCY IS THE ENEMY…The Bible says that the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy, but God's purpose is the complete opposite- to give us a rich and satisfying life (John 10:10). No, it doesn't mean this thing will be easy, but it means the lies we are being told aren't from God and they aren't His truth. Cloud 9 reminded me of the scripture, too, that says the devil prowls around like a lion, looking to devour us (1 Peter 5:8). It isn't a game. He's out to kill us. But we aren't helpless and we aren't hopeless…but don't underestimate him. Don't underestimate God either.
Class Dismissed 😉
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Many pet owners instinctively resist the idea of scheduling animal surgery unless it's a matter of life or death. But you might be surprised to learn that one particular type of elective animal surgery, sexual sterilization, really can improve your beloved companion's health and even reduce the risk of an early death. Cat and dog spay and neuter surgery helps these animals thrive even as it prevents the conception of litter after litter of puppies and kittens. That's why your veterinarian at Brazos Bend Animal Hospital (Dr. Cynthia Estrade and Dr. Aaron Rainer) wants you to have the necessary spay and neuter information to give this procedure some serious thought.
How does spay and neuter surgery help Rosenberg and Richmond, Texas pets?
As you probably know, sexual sterilization is primarily employed to prevent pregnancy. This is an obvious benefit for owners who can't turn their home into a pet sanctuary. But it also benefits the animal community by lessening the burden on already-crowded animal shelters. Fewer unwanted pets means fewer animals who must be destroyed and more resources for other animals who badly need them.
But there's an even more direct health benefit to be obtained from dog and cat spay and neuter surgery. Neutering (castration) of males and spaying (ovariohysterectomy) of females dramatically reduces your pet's lifetime cancer risk by removing the source of reproductive cancers such as testicular cancer and ovarian cancer. The risk of mammary (breast) cancer is also significantly lowered. Anything that can prevent your pet from developing a potentially deadly disease like cancer should be at the top of your preventative medicine list.
Cat and dog spay and neuter surgery can also protect your pet's health by modifying the animal's behavior. Pets who receive this surgery won't go into heat — which means that they won't exhibit frustration-related behaviors such as aggression toward other animals. This could keep them out of potentially dangerous conflicts. This type of animal surgery also removes the urge to roam that accompanies heat cycles, so your pet is less likely to wander into harm's way. Overall, sterilization can extend your dog's life by up to 3 years, and your cat's life by up to 5 years.
Animal Spay and Neuter Surgery for Rosenberg and Richmond, Texas
Your trusty animal doctor here at Brazos Bend Animal Hospital performs dog and cat spay or neuter surgery on Rosenberg and Richmond, Texas pets. We advise owners to bring their pets in as soon as they're 8 weeks old, although the surgery is also beneficial for older pets in their first year of life. The earlier we can put your pet on the road to a longer and healthier life, the better.
Call (281) 342-1117 to learn more about spay and neuter surgery and schedule the procedure with your animal doctor here at Brazos Bend Animal Hospital. You'll be doing your best friend an enormous favor; one that lasts a lifetime!


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Suze's silly question time has once again arrived! (yea!) so…how do I repost a blog post I posted before but wish to post again…mainly because I am bored and can no longer stand to talk politics or plumbing…not that I was talking about plumbing….but I could have been and it would be boring.
What was I asking? oh yea…reposting something old. HOW? lol


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i watched the original bridget jones this weekend. i forgot what an endearing little picture it is. of course, considering that i adore renee and colin firth melts my butter, makes the experience that much more enjoyable.
i also forgot how fun this particular song, featured in the film, is. this isn't the best video quality, but the song remains the same. enjoy!


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In true Sydney style, everything old is new again as Sydney's heritage warehouses receive makeovers in order to transform them into trendy residences with a healthy dose of nostalgia. Typically in Sydney's inner suburbs, the warehouse conversions boast traditional façades and a touch of old-world charm.
Award-winning architect Philip Thalis of Hill Thalis says the pull of a great warehouse lies in its quality bricks, interesting roof trusses, good windows, timber structures and great positions. Mr Thalis is something of an expert in this area as well, being the mastermind behind the acclaimed adaptation of the old Majestic Theatre in Petersham into 27 apartments.
"They have a rawness and style and authentic fabric and patina," says Mr Thalis.
"These buildings have a gutsy quality of a life lived in another time, which shouldn't be erased in the conversion by too much styling."
Warehouse conversions have only become more and more popular as years go by, and Lisa Bradley of buyers agency Finders Keepers thinks that it might have something to do with their increasingly limited supply.
"People love them because they're so unique and interesting, and they're often willing to forego some of the luxuries of a newly-built home for them."
There has also been a trend in Warehouse living of leaving behind dreams to live in a particular suburb in order to chase the prospect of a warehouse conversion elsewhere says Ivan Bresic of BresicWhitney agents. Mr Bresic believes that the best warehouses are to be found in Sydney's inner city suburbs, including Redfern, Surry Hills, Darlinghurst, Chippendale, Camperdown, Glebe, Waterloo, Pyrmont and Alexandria
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"Buyers of warehouses don't care about the suburb," says Mr Bresic.
"Buyers are much more interested in the building itself, and are often prepared to pay a premium for that iconic warehouse feel."
Experts estimate that the premium paid for warehouse conversions can be 10 to 20 per cent. On average, warehouse conversions are receiving about four times the inquiry rate of a regular home on the market, according to Belle Property agent Scott Aggett, that kind of demand will always raise the price.
CBRE director Murray Wood warns that in the 1990s, some warehouse conversions were of dubious quality. Nowadays though, good architects and builders know exactly how to put in the services and re-use, bolster or supplement the existing framework.
So we pose the question, in a city full of rich heritage architecture, where can we find Sydney's best warehouse conversions?
These apartments are built within the converted 1920s and 1930s Colgate-Palmolive factory. The building features 110 apartments and townhouses by bokor architecture + interiors, with a public waterfront park right on the doorstep.
The approval for the development was granted by the Land and Environment Court and the development has been praised for its sensitivity to the heritage elements of the existing buildings and their setting.
Completed in late 2012, the Sugarmill development is right at home in Camperdown where warehouse conversions are not in short supply. This development is a re-working of an old sugar warehouse.
The warehouse is a medium density residential development that has been transformed from an original Art Deco warehouse into a boutique residential complex. Architects Loftex and developers Novati Constructions undertook the development, which was the recipient of the 2013 MBA Excellence in Housing Award for Adaptive Re-use.
The building's industrial origins remain evident within the boutique apartments and terrace homes. The development included a substantial retention of the external face brick walls of the existing warehouse building, excavation of a basement level below the existing ground level, and the removal of the roof structure to provide a central internal courtyard.
The Lavender Bay Boatshed consists of two three-storey boatsheds abutting one another at the northwestern edge of the bay. The boatsheds were built in the 19ths century and are the last remaining timber structures from the era in this part of Sydney Harbour. Restoration commenced in 2008, and they have been converted into a mix of commercial and residential units in the northern building, and a three-storey residential apartment in the southern building.
The main apartment extends from the lower ground floor to a height of three storeys. A unique feature of the lower ground floor is the glazed floor in the main bedroom, which the harbor extends beneath.
The boat shed/warehouse conversion was designed by Stephen Collier of Collier Architects and built by Building Partners Pty Ltd won the 2012 Sydney Design Award for Residential Architecture.
The Majestic Theatre was built in 1929 as a hub for Sydney's most entertaining and ribald performers. But developers, with project manager Peter Sukkar, got the go-ahead to demolish the interior to make way for 27 apartments while also retaining the external retro façade.
One apartment has a window shade made of the original corrugate iron Majestic Theatre sign. Another has a walk-in wardrobe with carved architraves from the 1920s.
Other theatres that have undergone the redevelopment treatment are the Rozelle Cinema, and Glebe's Valhalla Cinema.
It would be remiss of us to write about Sydney warehouse conversions and not mention the original building that started one of Sydney's most significant building trends. The Watertower began the conversion process when it was unheard of to live in a former warehouse, opening on October 18, 1984.
The building is the former McMurties Shoe Factory, which was built in 1903 and was recycled into 65 residential units. The secretary of the owner's corporation, Max Middleton, said that even though the Watertower was Sydney's first warehouse conversion, the rustic features that make the conversions appealing today were hidden behind rendering.
"They gyprocked over everything, the bricks and beams were hidden in an attempt to make the place look modern and stylish. They lost a lot of the character of the building in doing so," Mr Middleton said.
Mr Middleton and his fellow tenants spent several years removing the original gyprock and rendering to expose some of the original rustic features of the former warehouse.
M Central has brought new life to R. Goldsbrough & Co's first Sydney wool store, constructed in 1882 in Pyrmont. The site first became a wool store in 1906 with the construction of the Pitt, Son & Badgery building. The wool store was then converted into a car park in the late 1980's and also housed the motor museum. The building continued to operate as a car park until its conversion to residential apartments, which were completed in 2005.
The conversion was designed by Dale Jones Evans and Marchese+Partners, and carried out by Hayson Group. The site was chosen because of the wool stores with their soaring ceilings, enormous original warehouse windows and direct access to Darling Harbour.
The finished product was a loft metropolis; a mix of trendy urban New York-style loft apartments, pavilion court penthouses and two storey sky homes. The conversion of the two buildings celebrates the Woolstore's heritage, with many original features incorporated into the development.


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Week of June 19, 2016
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WELCOME TO WORSHIP – Every Sunday in the Sanctuary, along the north wall, you will find candles and water along with a book in which to share your blessings, prayers, sorrows, and joys.
JUNE 19 SERMON TOPIC – "The Greatest Need." With so much at risk and so much in need, how do we choose where to put our precious time and energy? How can we collectively and individually find the place where our passion and the world's call intersect?
COMMUNITY OFFERING – Immigrants seeking asylum need money for lawyers and gasoline for trips to court. Grupo Latino de Accion Directa helps, and the local nonprofit will receive our community offering on June 19. Read more about the group's work in the June 9 cover story in "Eugene Weekly" (http://bit.ly/1WKLYl5). In May, we raised $1,106.52 for Burrito Brigade. Thank you! Marilyn Milne, firstname.lastname@example.com.
INFORMATION AND FUNDRAISING TABLES, Sun., 6/19/16, 11am-noon, Lobby, South Entry – Kindness Team greeting card project, Fair Trade Coffee Cart.
NEWCOMER MEET AND GREET – On Sunday, June 19, and on the third Sunday of each month, right after the service. Are you new to our congregation? Do you have questions or are you maybe just looking for some friendly conversation? Come join us in the Minister's office, 11:15-11:45am. Bring your refreshments with you. Hosted by the Membership Committee. Erin Troberg, email@example.com, 541-344-8259.
THE UU REFUGEE SANCTUARY PROJECT meets on Sunday, June 19th from 11:30am-12:30pm in Room 7. Connie Newman, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Our Aspirations remind us "… together we act toward justice, healing and sustainability."
June's theme is an investigation into UU sensibilities of justice.
CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES – Join us each Monday from 5:00-5:45pm in the Chapel to share in silent and walking meditation. email@example.com.
JOIN US NEXT SUNDAY, JUNE 26, FOR UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST (UUA) GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA) IN EUGENE – At UUCE we will be connecting with the UUA GA, which is occurring in Columbus, Ohio. We will start with worship from 10-11am. Then there will be a catered lunch, followed by breakout workshops on various topics. We will end with an ice cream social.
CUUPs-SPONSORED COMMUNITY NETWORKING SOLSTICE RITUAL, POTLUCK, AND DANCE – Open to UUCE and the larger community: everyone welcome. Group dancing with "Dances of Universal Peace." Finger food and dessert potluck. Monday, June 20, 2016, 6:00-8:30pm, S, SH. Suggested donation $5.00-$10.00. Grace Hart, firstname.lastname@example.com, 541-517-1372.
CUUPs SUMMER SCHEDULE – There is no Sunday CUUPs discussion group for June, July, or August. The only Sunday CUUPs activity until September is CUUPs lunch meetup on the third Sundays of June, July and August, 11:45am-1:00pm, off-site. Every Monday night, except for June 20, there is CUUPs Rune Class, 6:30-7:15pm, in Room 7. Grace Hart, email@example.com, 541-517-1372 cell, 541-935-3708 home.
SUMMER RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SESSION: BUILDING COMMUNITY – The summer program theme is Building Community, and the children will get to take part in actively helping to build our beautiful new church playground. Please see the June newsletter and the bulletin board display for details and dates of building sessions, including Sunday, June 26, 10am-2pm. Katy Siepert, email@example.com, 541-686-2775×2.
TOUCHSTONE TUESDAY POTLUCK – Tuesdays, 5:30-7pm, Social Hall and Kitchen. Bring a kid — or a potluck dish to share. Grace offered at 6:00pm. Contact: Lizzy Utterback, 858-204-3938; Owen Ott, 541-953-8220; email@example.com.
MEMBERSHIP BOOK IS AVAILABLE FOR SIGNING – on the fourth Sunday of every month at 9:00am in the Minister's Office. The next date is June 26, 2016.
CARING THOUGHTS – Please take a moment to send a card to a member or friend who may need a caring thought. Cards are provided on the table under the ministers' pictures in the lobby hall. The Kindness Team will address and stamp the cards. Thank you! Eileen Adee, 541-461-0890.
UUCE BIRDERS – We meet early Tuesday mornings for birdwatching and breakfast. YOU are welcome to join us for this pleasant endeavor. Contact Mike Berg, firstname.lastname@example.com, 541-357-3145, or join the listserv to learn where we will be meeting each week. (See our birding webpage.)
UUCE MEN'S GROUPS – Two men's groups meet at UUCE, and are open to all men. One group meets on the 1stand 3rd, and the other on 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights, 7-9pm. We have open discussions on different topics that change each week. See Men's Groups web page on UUCE website. Coordinators: Jim Kayser, email@example.com, 541-484-1840; and Bob Coleman, firstname.lastname@example.com, 541-972-0370.
SCENTS: A GENTLE REMINDER. We invite your courtesy in refraining from wearing scents at church. Some attendees are surprisingly sensitive and even allergic to them. As we accommodate others with special needs, let's also ensure these folks feel included in our worship and social opportunities. Thank you.
SUPPORT OUR AWESOME CHURCH!! Haven't had a chance to pledge yet? You know you want to help out. Please help support our ongoing ministries for the 2016-17 church year with a pledge. Thank you! Please contact: Judy Shaw, email@example.com, 541-359-6074; or Kay Crider, firstname.lastname@example.com, 541-968-9988.
FISCAL YEAR ENDS JUNE 30 – so it is time to wrap up this year's pledges. If you think that you might not be able to meet your current pledge please contact me so that we can determine if our funding for this year will be adequate. Dave DeCou, firstname.lastname@example.com or 541-513-5360.
PLANT CARE BUDDY NEEDED – If you can help serve as an indoor plant care buddy, please contact Betty Ehrlich, firstname.lastname@example.com, 541-687-9229. This is an easy and enjoyable weekly task.
UUCE YARD SALE COMING SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2016 – Save the date and help raise money for UUCE. Volunteers needed. For information about planning sessions and details, please contact: Nita White, 541-343-7537; or Phyllis O'Neill, 541-510-2739 or use email@example.com.
DIRTY ENERGY AND DIRTY MONEY – Events designed to raise awareness about the influence of money on attempts to pass legislation and ballot initiatives to address environmental issues will be held at six places around Oregon during the latter part of June. One of these events will be in the Sanctuary at UUCE on Tuesday, June 21, 6:30-8:30pm. All are welcome. Bill Rodgers, firstname.lastname@example.com.
FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY FOOD RESCUE NIGHT –Thursday, June 23, 6:30-8:30pm, 770 Bailey Hill Road, Eugene. UUCE has made a commitment for at least 6 volunteers for our monthly evening at FFLC. We meet to repackage food donated for those in our community who are experiencing food insecurity. 33% of people served by FFLC are families with children. Wear a hat or ponytail and closed toe shoes. Volunteers must be at least 14 years old, or 12 or 13 years old and accompanied by an adult. Contact Berry Broadbent, Service in Action, email@example.com, 541-344-9037.
TOUCH JUSTICE – This group is now in the process of contacting Oregon senators and representatives to be on board to co-sponsor, along with chief sponsor Senator Prozanski, a Measure which addresses a US Constitutional Amendment for Personhood, declaring corporations and money do not have the same legal rights as individual citizens. More information coming in July newsletter, and from Diane Conrad, email@example.com, 541-942-6113.
FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY DONATION BARREL – For June the request is for tomato products, including canned tomatoes of all types, tomato sauce and paste, ketchup, etc. Donated food must be conventionally packaged, which means no bulk food, no fresh fruits or veggies, no glass jars, and no expired dates. Berry Broadbent, email@example.com or 541-344-9037.
OCCUPY MEDICAL AND FIRST PLACE FAMILY CENTER – appreciate over the counter medical supplies, summer clothes for kids and adults, and sleeping bags placed in the barrel near the kitchen entrance. Also needed and appreciated are volunteers on Sunday afternoon at 8th Avenue and Oak Street in Eugene to set up, greet, and take down. More ideas at http://occupy-medical.org/donations/. Service in Action, Ruth Duemler, 541-484-6145.
LOST AND FOUND – Please reclaim your items from closet in the hall next to the RE office. After July 1, 2016, we will donate all items to St. Vincent De Paul. Questions to Martha Snyder, 541-484-0197, firstname.lastname@example.com.
THE UUCE CONNECTIONS NEWSLETTER – Announcements of the new issues will be sent to you via email when you subscribe to the (5 messages a month) UUCE-News listserv at https://uueugene.org/about-us/e-bulletin/. You can read it on the website at https://uueugene.org/about-us/newsletter/. For our blind members and friends using screen readers, we now offer a text-only version on request. Bonnie Koenig, editor, email@example.com.
OUR FACEBOOK PAGES – https://www.facebook.com/UUEugene and https://www.facebook.com/groups/UUChurchEugene/.
Peru: Always wanted to experience Machu Picchu? Join us March 25-April 5, 2017. Our journey will be filled with comfortable places to stay, Shamanic conversations, lovely food, water blessings at an old Inca spring, beautiful natural vistas and reflections while sitting on a mountain top.
Portugal/Spain, May 14-24, 2017, from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela. Along the way, we enjoy soulful Fado music, a tile-making workshop, wine, port and culinary tastings, and a bit of a walk on the Camino. Imagine cruising down the Douro River tasting Port while reflecting on the scenic vineyard-covered hillsides.
Journeys led by UU minister, Wayne Walder, Toronto, Canada, www.nuuc.ca To receive a detailed itinerary for either journey, please email firstname.lastname@example.com. To learn more about Mindful Journeys go to http://nuuc.ca/spiritual-growth/spiritual-practice/mindful-journeys/.
Legend: C=Chapel; Cmte=Committee; CUUPs=Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans; K=Kitchen; Lo=Lobby; MO=Minister's Office; RE=Religious Education; Rm=Room; S=Sanctuary; SE=South Entry; SH=Social Hall; SIA=Service In Action.
for week beginning 06/19/16
Sunday, 6/19
9:45-11:15am Childcare (infants and toddlers), Rooms 4.
10:00-11:00am Church Service, Community Offering, Sanctuary, Social Hall.
10:15-11:15am Children's RE (ages 3-12), Building Community, Rm 3. Katy S.
11:00am-noon Information and Fundraising Tables, Social Hour, Lo, SH, SE.
11:15-11:45am Newcomer Meet and Greet, MO. Erin Troberg, 541-344-8259.
11:30am-12:30pm UU Refugee Sanctuary Project Mtg., Room 7. Connie Newman.
11:45am-1:00pm CUUPs Lunch Meetup, off-site. Grace Hart, 541-517-1372 cell.
Monday, 6/20
5:00-5:45pm Contemplative Practices, Chapel. Kimberly Wootan.
6:00-8:30pm CUUPs Summer Solstice & Dances Universal Peace, S, SH, K.
Tuesday, 6/21
8:00-10:00am UU Birders, off-site. Contact: Mike Berg, 541-357-3145.
9:00am-noon Open Church Work Party. Eric Swegles, 414-339-8156.
1:00-2:00pm Communications Task Force, Rm 6. D. Loescher, 541-485-1157.
5:30-7:00pm Potluck, Touchstone Tuesday, SH, K. Lizzy U. 858-204-3938.
6:30-8:30pm Dirty Energy&Dirty Money,S. Bill Rodgers, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Wednesday, 6/22
7:00-9:00pm Open Men's Group, Room 7. Bob Coleman, 541-972-0370.
Thursday, 6/23
6:30-8:30pm Food For Lane Co. Vlntr, off-site, Berry Broadbent, 541-344-9037.
Friday, 6/24
9:30am-1:30pm Sewing @ UUCE, Rm 6. Rouanna Garden, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Saturday, 6/25 No open UUCE events listed.
Sunday, 6/26
9:00-9:30am Membership Book Signing, MO. Erin Troberg, 541-344-8259.
9:45-11:15am Childcare (infants and toddlers), Room 4.
10:00-11:00am Church Service, Sanctuary, Social Hall.
10:00am-2:00pm New Cob Structure Build Session, Playground. Katy Siepert.
10:15-11:15am Children's RE (ages 3-12), Building Community, Rm 3. Katy S.
11:00am-noon Information and Fundraising Tables, Social Hour, Lo, SH, SE.


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