text: Out and About A preview of the upcoming weekend's arts activities in Central Illinois with your host, Jenn Gordon of Arts Partners of Central Illinois. Made possible in part by Museum Exhibits Demostrate the Art and Science of Light By Nathan Irwin • Jul 21, 2017 Imagine Exhibitions Ann Schmitt joins us to talk about two exhibits now on display at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. "Illuminations: Light in Art" features works from their permanent collection, which explore the role of light in art. The exhibit includes Impressionist pieces, work by local artists Doug and Eileen Leunig, and a sample of Vantablack -- the blackest artificial substance known. 'Wild' Art, Music Options This Weekend at Wildlife Prairie Park By Jennifer Gordon • Jul 14, 2017 Its time to get wild this weekend on Out and About with a pair of events at Wildlife Prairie Park. Today, Jenn talks Doug Dillow, Executive Director of Wildlife Prairie Park to learn about the Art in the Wild photo contest and display, and we'll heat things up with a preview of the next installment of their Wildfire Concert Series. If You Go Fiber Artist Trish Williams Featured in "Wabi-Sabi" Exhibition By Nathan Irwin • Jul 7, 2017 Trish Williams / Blogspot Nathan and Jenn talk with fiber artist Trish Williams to learn about her works and the Fiber Artists Coalition exhibition titled Wabi-Sabi: Finding Beauty in the Imperfect. The fiber and mixed media is currently on display at the Foster Gallery for Christianity and the Fine Arts on the second floor mezzanine at First United Methodist in Peoria. Corn Stock Presents "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" By Nathan Irwin • Jun 30, 2017 This week, we're talking with Eric Ewan. He's directing "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" at Corn Stock Theatre. The names of the characters are drawn from the works of Anton Chekhov, but Ewan says the play stands on its own, without requiring a knowledge of those works. He also talks about the six-person cast, three of whom are returning to the Corn Stock stage after absences of varying lengths. The production continues tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the Corn Stock Tent in Upper Bradley Park. Harmonica Invitational Comes to CAC By Nathan Irwin • Jun 23, 2017 This week, we're talking with Bob Kessler, a Chicago-based harmonica player, and one of the three musicians featured in the Third Annual Harmonica Invitational at the Contemporary Art Center. He talks about what initially drew him to that instrument, about what to expect from the invitational event, and about his recent collaborations on opera and theatre productions. The Third Annual Harmonica Invitational takes place tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 at the Contemporary Art Center, at 305 SW Water Street in downtown Peoria. Wheels O' Time Offers New Exhibits and Activities for Summer By Nathan Irwin • Jun 16, 2017 Wheels O' Time Museum This week, we're talking with Marcia Johnson, from the Wheels O' Time Museum. She talks about some of the museum's special exhibits and event for the summer. The River and Rails exhibit includes a 1/8th-scale model of a locomotive that was that was in use in Peoria for many years. She also updates us on the progress of a steel house. The house has been moved from its prior location on Grant Street, and is currently undergoing repairs before it goes on display. Music Festival Brings Jazz and Art to the Peoria Riverfront this Saturday By Nathan Irwin • Jun 9, 2017 This week, we're talking about the Peoria Riverfront Jazz and Art Festival, with Mary Jo Papich. The event features live performances throughout the day, representing a wide range of jazz styles; a jazz improv workshop; and exhibiting artists. Papich talks about the need she saw for the event, about some of the Peoria natives who are returning to perform, and about other upcoming jazz events with the Central Illinois Jazz Society. The Peoria Riverfront Jazz and Art Festival runs Saturday from 2:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the CEFCU Stage on the Peoria Riverfront. Sculpture Walk Peoria Kicks Off Its Third Year By Nathan Irwin • Jun 2, 2017 This week, were talking with Kari Schimmel, coordinator of Sculpture Walk Peoria; an with Jaci Willis, one of the sculptors whose work is featured this year. Schimmel talks about some of the events scheduled to coincide with Sculpture Walk, and how it's grown as it enters its third year. Willis talks about her piece, and what it's like to participate in the event as a featured artist. Sculpture Walk Peoria kicks off with a ribbon-cutting and inaugural walk, tomorrow morning at 10:00. HFO Concert Crosses Musical Borders and Genres By Nathan Irwin • May 19, 2017 This week, we're talking with cellist Patrice Jackson and David Commanday, Artistic Director of the Heartland Festival Orchestra. The HFO's next concert is called "New World." It features music by Dvorak, Carl Maria von Weber and American composer David Popper. Jackson is the featured soloist for this performance. She talks about her own arrangement of Bruno Mars' 24K Magic," which she'll perform with the orchestra. She also talks about her wide-ranging musical pursuits, and how she encourages a similar versatility in her students. Photography Exhibit Blends Vintage Fashion and History By Nathan Irwin • May 12, 2017 This week, we're talking with photographer Natalie Jackson O'Neal, about her exhibit, "Crowns of Empowerment." The exhibit is inspired by her interest in fashion magazines of the 1940s to 1960s. Noticing that those magazines generally excluded black women. O'Neal set about creating a series of her own photographs, featuring models dressed in vintage clothes juxtaposed with allusions to the history of the civil rights struggle. She talks about the process of creating the exhibit, and about where and how she found her models. "Billy Elliot" Opens at Peoria Players By Nathan Irwin • May 5, 2017 Co-directors Erica Franken and Sarah Beth Leasor are with us, to talk about Peoria Players' production of "Billy Elliot." The musical is known for its heavy use of dance. They talk about how that shaped everything from their casting, to the rehearsal process, to numerous physical improvements made to the Peoria Players stage. They also talk about the specific historical context of the show, and about some of what they lerned as first-time directors. "Billy Elliot" opens tonight, and runs through Sunday, May 14th, at Peoria Players Theatre. PSO Celebrates "Heroic Spirit" on Saturday By Nathan Irwin • Apr 28, 2017 This week, we're talking with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra's George Stelluto, and with violinist Arnaud Sussman. The PSO is presenting a concert with music of Beethoven and Brahms this weekend. They talk about about the Brahms Violin Concerto, and Beethoven Third Symphony. Stelluto describes the Beethoven Symphony -- which was originally dedicated to Napoleon -- as a transition point between the Classical and Romantic Eras. Sussmann calls the Brahms "the king of all the Violin Concertos," one which treats the violin as an integral part of the orchestra. HFO Concert Presents Music of Paris By Nathan Irwin • Apr 21, 2017 This week, we're talking with David Commanday, Artistsic Director of the Heartland Festival Orchestra. George & Norma Kottemann Collection On Display at Peoria Riverfront Museum By Nathan Irwin • Apr 14, 2017 Ann Schmitt, from the Peoria Riverfront Museum, is with us this week to talk about "The George & Norma Kottemann Collection: A 40-Year Passion For Art." The exhibit features work of mid-century and contemporary art from the couple's personal personal collection. It includes paintings, sculpture and glass art; and represents four decades of effort by the Peoria couple. Schmitt says the Kottemann's were strategic in their acquisitions, and often sought to meet the artists whose work they collected. Peoria Ballet presents "Sleeping Beauty" By Nathan Irwin • Apr 7, 2017 This week, we're talking with Eric Otto and Wendy Thomasson from the Peoria Ballet. They're presenting "Sleeping Beauty" this weekend. It's the first time the Ballet has performed this work, and it also marks Otto's debut as the company's Artistsic Director. Trinity Lutheran Church presents Concert of Chamber Music By Nathan Irwin • Mar 31, 2017 This week, we're talking with Marcia Henry Liebenow and Kyle Dzapo. They're two of the musicians featured in "Chamber Music by Candlelight." The concert - part of the Trinity Concert Series - features chamber music by composers ranging from Bach to Lukas Foss. They talk about selecting the works to include in the program, about what Trinity Lutheran Church offers as a performance venue, and about the unqiuely personal and intimate experience of performing chamber music. "Chamber Music by Candlelight" will be presented Friday night at 7:00 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Peoria. Peoria Cabaret Theatre Production Spotlights The Irish-American Experience By Nathan Irwin • Mar 24, 2017 This week, we're talking with Andrew Driscoll from the Peoria Cabaret Theatre, about "The Irish... And How They Got That Way." Written by Frank McCourt, the show celebrates the history of Irish immigrants to America. Driscoll talks about the show itself, and how it lends itself to a cabaret style presentation in his particular venue. He also talks about how it fits in among the other events presented in the Broadway Lounge, and an upcoming performance which spotlights the music of Peoria-born songwriter Richard A. Whiting. Heartland Festival Orchestra presents "Symphony Idol" This Weekend By Nathan Irwin • Mar 17, 2017 This week, Nathan Irwin is talking with David Commanday, Music Director of the Heartland Festival Orchestra. In their next concert, the orchestra is joined by three former finalists from "American Idol." Commanday talks about the three guest artists, and the different genres and vocal types they represent. He says the concert offers the orchestra an opportunity to present a different type of repertoire. And he talks about "American Idol" as a cultural and musical phenomenon. "August: Osage County" Opens At Peoria Players Theatre By Nathan Irwin • Mar 10, 2017 This week, we're talking with Charles Killen. He's directing "August: Osage County" at Peoria Players Theatre. He describes the play as a multi-layered family drama, and the cast includes long-time Peoria actors, along with a few new faces. He also talks about the rehearsal process he and the cast engaged in to prepare the production, and he makes the case that author Tracy Letts' writing style is as rewarding for actors as it is for audiences. "August Osage County" opens tonight, with performances continuing through March 19th at Peoria Players Theatre. CIYS Presents "A Musical Masquerade" By Nathan Irwin • Mar 3, 2017 Central Illinois Youth Symphony This week, we're talking with Jeff McSweeney, Executive Director of the Central Illinois Youth Symphony. They're presenting "A Musical Masquerade" tonight. It's a fund-raising event to support the CIYS and its programs for young musicians. We talk about the CIYS, and the variety of orchestras and chamber ensembles it encompasses, and about some of the benefits young performers derive from participating in music. We also talk about what to expect from this this evening's event. BU Theatre Production Tells the Story of Illinois' "Radium Girls" By Nathan Irwin • Feb 24, 2017 This week, we're talking with Scott Kanoff, from the Bradley University Department of Theatre Arts, about their production of "These Shining Lives." The play tells the story of women who worked at the Radium Dial Company in Ottawa, IL, the toll that work took on their health, and the legal case they pursued against the company. Kanoff talks about the play, why they selected it, and some local connections to the story it recounts. The performance on Sunday, February 26th, the department will also present a moot court trial on the legal issues involved in the story. "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" Sets History to Rock Music By Nathan Irwin • Feb 17, 2017 Director Chip Joyce is with us to talk about Corn Stock Theatre's production of "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." The rock musical depicts the personal life and political career of the nation's seventh President. Joyce says the show's emo-rock score fits the charged, tumultuous era in which Jackson lived. He talks about how he first discovered the show, and why he thinks Corn Stock's Winter Playhouse is a good venue for it. He also contrasts it with the more recent musical, "Hamilton." Barry Cloyd In Concert at Forest Nature Center By Nathan Irwin • Feb 10, 2017 BarryCloyd.com Singer-songwriter Barry Cloyd is back this week, talking about his upcoming concert at the Forest Park Nature Center on Saturday. The performance is part of their "Songs From the Woods" concert series, and Cloyd considers it his annual "home concert." He talks about the repertoire he has planned for the concert, and about "Freedom Street," the new name he's given the long-time collaborators who are joining him. He also talks about his songwriting process, and how new distribution platforms -- like Internet radio stations -- have changed the music business in recent years. Peoria Players opens "Into the Woods" this weekend By Nathan Irwin • Feb 3, 2017 Peoria Players Theatre This week, we're talking with Connie Sinn. She's directing "Into the Woods," the latest production at Peoria Players Theatre. The musical is based on familiar fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, and features recognizable characters like Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Jack and his beanstalk. Sinn says the show weaves those characters together to tell a story that's more nuanced, darker and more mature. She also talks about what drew her to this musical. "Into the Woods" runs tonight through Sunday, February 12th, at Peoria Players Theatre. WTVP's "State and Water" Features Musician Chicago Farmer By Nathan Irwin • Jan 27, 2017 This week, Nathan Irwin and Jenn Gordon talk with Jerry Kolb from public television station WTVP, and with Cody Diekhoff (who performs under the name Chicago Farmer). Kolb talks about WTVP's new program, "State and Water," which is designed to spotlight local bands and musicians. They're hosting Chicago Farmer with a live taping tonight at 6:00. Diekhoff talks about his musical background, the origin of the name "Chicago Farmer," and about his evolution as a songwriter. PSO Presents "Gershwin Matinee" on Sunday By Nathan Irwin • Jan 20, 2017 This week, we're talking with George Stelluto, Music Director of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra. They're presenting a matinee concert this weekend, tailored to children and families. It opens with "Gershwin's Magic Key," a presentation that introduces us to George Gershwin and some of his best-known songs. It's one of several productions from Classical Kids LIVE! which the PSO has featured. Stelluto talks about how it works to open the concert The Penguin Project Presents "Crazy For You" This Weekend By Nathan Irwin • Jan 13, 2017 The Penguin Project This week, we're talking with Andrew Morgan, founder of The Penguin Project, and director of their upcoming production of "Crazy For You." He reviews the purpose of The Penguin Project - to provide an opportunity for children with special needs to participate in the performing arts. He also talks about this particular show, a musical that weaves together many of George Gershwin's best-known songs. HFO Rings in 2017 with "New Year's Greeting" By Nathan Irwin • Jan 6, 2017 Heartland Festival Orchestra This week, we're talking with David Commanday, Music Director of the Heartkand Festival Orchestra. Their next concert is "New Year's Greeting: Vienna to Broadway." The program blends opera favorites and music from the Broadway stage. Commanday talks about some of those pieces, the history of the HFO's New Year concerts, and about the two featured soloists - Sarah Jane McMahon and John Cudia. The Heartland Festival Orchestra presents "New Year's Greeting: Vienna to Broadway" Saturday night at 7:30 at Five Points Washington. The Waterhouse Brings More Performances in the Broadway Lounge By Nathan Irwin • Dec 16, 2016 The Waterhouse This week, we're talking with Andrew Driscoll. He joined us to talk about some of the activities at The Waterhouse, which moved a few years ago from its location on Water Street to the MAXAM building. As part of the change in venue, The Waterhouse is now able to offer more performances, especially in its Broadway Lounge. He talks about the current production in that space, "The Ultimate Christmas Show (Abridged)," and some his plans for 2017. He also talks about the new venue, and how the business has changed as a result of having a larger facility. New Director, Live Music Highlight Peoria Ballet's "The Nutcracker" By Nathan Irwin • Dec 9, 2016 Peoria Ballet This week, we're talking with Wendy Thomasson and Eric Otto, from the Peoria Ballet. They're presenting their annual production of "The Nutcracker," with performances Saturday and Sunday at the Peoria Civic Center Theatre. Otto stepped in as Artistic Director of the production earlier this fall, when another director had to drop out. He talks about how production of the holiday standard differ from company to company, about the advantages of performing with a live orchestra, and about his own transition from professional dancer to choreographer. Pages« first ‹ previous … 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 … next › last »


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8.110839 - BRAHMS, J.: German Requiem (Toscanini)
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): A German Requiem
When Arturo Toscanini conducted the performance of Brahms's Deutsches Requiem on this disc nobody then would have been surprised to learn that this was to be his last account of the work. In January 1943 he was 75 years old, and in good health for his age, but no doubt both he and his audiences expected him to be nearing the end of a conducting career which had started over 55 years before. In fact he was active on the concert platform for another eleven years, and the bulk of his recorded legacy was captured, first on wax or acetate discs, and later via the more convenient and versatile tape medium, during that final period.
Toscanini's penultimate performance of the Deutsches Requiem had taken place in London during October 1937, in the first of two concerts with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. The conductor had let it be known that he would like the audience not to applaud at the conclusion of the performance, and when the music came to an end he simply walked off the stage, without acknowledging the clapping of those who had ignored his wishes. This apparent display of 'temperament' was lapped up by the press, who were eager to find examples of poor behaviour on the part of the Maestro. But British newspapermen were to be disappointed. However badly Toscanini lost his legendary temper in rehearsal, he always kept it under control in public.
The early 1940s was not an easy time for Toscanini. In 1939 he had taken up residence in New York, realising that for an indefinite period he would never, as a passionate opponent of Mussolini's Fascist regime, be able to live in his own country (he did not return to Italy until April 1946). He was thus not only an exile, but when the United States entered the second world war in December 1941 he also became, technically, an enemy alien. In his professional life there were problems in his relationship with the National Broadcasting Corporation. The NBC Symphony Orchestra had been formed especially for him in 1937, but in the summer of 1941 he refused to lead the orchestra during the forthcoming winter season, feeling that it was overworked, and though he conducted five NBC concerts to raise money for war bonds, Leopold Stokowski took his place as chief conductor, while he conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in eight concerts, plus a number of recording sessions which took place in February 1942. These sessions turned out to be fruitless, at least until after Toscanini's death, since at the time it was decided that some sides needed to be re-made. But then the American Federation of Musicians, in dispute with the record industry, banned its members from recording after the end of July 1942, Not only had Toscanini apparently expended a great deal of time and effort for nothing, but he would make no more commercial recordings for over two years,
Before the January 1943 performance there were some tensions in rehearsal of the kind which performers under Toscanini had learned to expect. The Westminster Choir, trained for the concert by their director John Finlay Williamson, was an efficient body used by the conductor on several occasions, and before one of the sessions the members 'warmed up' by singing exercises to a "mi-mi-mi-mi" chant. Toscanini was apparently oblivious to this and deep in conversation with one of his officials. But during the rehearsal the chorus failed at one point, and the conductor let loose a torrent of criticism, ending with the sarcastic comment, "Is not enough to sing 'mi-mi-mi-mi."
Herbert Janssen was by far the more senior of the two soloists. He was aged 47 at the time, and had been singing in public since 1922, when he made his debut at the Berlin State Opera. In 1926 he sang at Covent Garden for the first time, and during the next few years he appeared at opera houses in Paris, Lisbon, Vienna, Munich and Dresden, becoming known particularly as an excellent exponent of the great Wagnerian baritone roles (he sang Wolfram in Tannhauser under Toscanini at the 1930 Bayreuth Festival). He also gained a great reputation as a Lieder singer and made many recordings during the 1930s. In 1937 he was obliged to escape from his native Germany, not for political reasons, as is usually suggested, but because of indiscretions in his private life which were incompatible with Nazi doctrines. Walter Legge, who had produced a number of his Lieder recordings, arranged for Janssen to stay in London, and the singer eventually made his permanent home in New York, where he sang with the Metropolitan Opera from 1939 until 1952.
Viviane della Chiesa was twenty years younger than Janssen, and by all accounts she was a strikingly attractive young lady. She was born in Chicago, where she made her debut in 1936 as Mimi in Puccini's La boheme and then took on several French and Italian leading roles. She was also active on the concert platform in oratorio and song, and took part in a number of radio broadcasts. She can be heard in only a few commercial recordings, including the role of the Countess in excerpts from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro conducted by William Steinberg.
Toscanini admired Brahms's music greatly. He conducted the symphonies and the Haydn Variations regularly, and they appeared in his programmes with almost as much frequency as works by two other composers who were particularly close to his heart - Beethoven and Wagner. Verdi was a fourth composer strongly identified with the Italian conductor, and Toscanini included excerpts from the stage works in his programmes, but they were less suited to the concert hall than orchestral excerpts from Wagner operas. A work by Verdi written for concert performance was the Missa da Requiem, and Toscanini performed both this and another major choral work, Beethoven's Missa solemnis, with some regularity - more so in fact than the Brahms Requiem, which was given by him on only a handful of occasions in the last twenty years of his life.
In what was projected as just another season with the NBC Symphony Orchestra, in 1953/4, it was planned that Toscanini would conduct the Brahms Requiem once more in the last concert of the series, on 4th April. But early in 1954 it became apparent to the ever self-critical conductor that his physical and mental powers were finally on the wane, and he decided to cancel the demanding Brahms choral work and substitute a programme of purely orchestral pieces by Wagner. This concert was known before the event to be Toscanini's final public appearance, and it was tragically marred by a memory lapse on the part of the conductor, partly caused, no doubt, by the stress of the occasion. It was a sad end to a long and highly distinguished career.
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Jumpstarting Algerian Youth into the Job Market and Entrepreneurship
Have you ever started a new job and stepped into the workplace — perhaps an office, a shop, or a factory floor — and thought: "What do I do now? How should I act to fit in? What does my boss expect of me?
For young people entering the job market, this uncertainty is only magnified. One significant reason is that in many parts of the world there is a skills mismatch between what the average student is learning in school and what the job market requires.
What this means for Algerian high school and university students is that they need to be learning skills and receiving preparation for a smooth transition into the workplace.
Achieving this in Algeria is a particular priority, given that 70% of the population is under 30 years of age.
As part of its commitment to Algeria and to helping build local skills and capabilities, GE is partnering with Injaz El Djazair to provide Algerian youth with job training and exposure to cutting-edge GE technologies. Young people participating in the programs will be better prepared for their first jobs and might even be inspired to become entrepreneurs and start their own businesses.
GE employees will help lead several skills-training workshops run by Injaz El Djazair, an Algerian NGO that promotes workforce readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship among Algerian youth.
GE also will present cutting-edge technologies through its ongoing IDEA (Industry and Development of Entrepreneurship in Algeria) initiative, as well as through its GE Garages workshops, which highlight the opportunities in Advanced Manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing, laser cutting and CNC (computer numerical control) milling.
GE employees will participate in several of the organization's signature programs, including its "Be Innovative Camp" and "Steer Your Career." These two programs are ideal avenues for GE employees to share their own on-the-job experiences, as well as GE's culture of leadership development, innovation, teamwork and commitment to customer delivery.
The Be Innovative Camp fosters interpersonal skills and problem-solving against tight deadlines, as well as leadership ability to solve problems in very tight deadlines. Furthermore, participants will also develop their leadership, analytical and teamwork skills.
The Steer Your Career workshops prepare young Algerians for the workplace by teaching them practical skills for dealing with workplace life, including time management, effective communication, team dynamics and job search techniques.
GE employees will help, in part by drawing on their own life lessons and giving examples of how these skills help in all types of workplace settings.
The GE employees also will share the company's entrepreneurial spirit, heritage of innovation, leadership training and focus on new technologies in a program to encourage entrepreneurial ambitions in the Injaz El Djazair participants.
In fact, a 2013 International Labor Organization report on youth unemployment said that supporting youth entrepreneurship is one way to drive youth employment. The report says that entrepreneurship unleashes the economic potential of young people, offers greater independence, higher income potential and increased job satisfaction.
Since it began operating in Algeria 40 years ago, GE has supported job training and readiness, technical skills development, and management and leadership training for Algerians, through internal programs for GE employees, as well as external programs in sectors such as healthcare, power and water, and oil and gas.


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How to connect a Unifi Controller through WAN ?
I've got multiple site, each with a cloud key controller.
I've setup a spotipo server on a hosted server, it' up and running everything is fine.
But I cant add controllers to spotipo each time I get the error about login/password incorrect.
Anybody got a hint please ?
@Nicolas-Broutin Sounds strange, can you check what errors are coming in /usr/share/nginx/spotipo/logs/spotipo.log when you try to save
I managed to get rid of the login incorrect error.
But I'm stuck on a timeout when trying to add my controller.
Here is the log :
DEBUG:unifispot.modules.unifi.controller:Controller for https://188.8.131.52:8443/
DEBUG:unifispot.modules.unifi.controller:No cookies found for controller https://126.96.36.199:8443/ going to try login
DEBUG:unifispot.modules.unifi.controller:login() as spotipo
DEBUG:urllib3.connectionpool:Starting new HTTPS connection (1): 18.104.22.168
DEBUG:urllib3.util.retry:Incremented Retry for (url='/api/login'): Retry(total=3, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)
WARNING:urllib3.connectionpool:Retrying (Retry(total=3, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError('<urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x7f4132b84e50>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 110] Connection timed out',)': /api/login
I've tried to open port on my unifi firewall but still hang.
@Nicolas-Broutin Are you able to open a browser session to https://184.108.40.206:8443/ ?
I'm looking after the firewall settings. It's a Unifi also.
I have opened ports and made a nat on firewall but still got this error on logs :
ConnectionError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='188.8.131.52', port=8443): Max retries exceeded with url: /api/login (Caused by NewConnectionError('<urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x7f4132b62e90>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 113] No route to host',))
The UI shows wrong login/password, but I'm sure about the credentials I've entered
Are you able to open the controller UI on your browser ?
Looks like spotipo server is not able to reach 184.108.40.206
Try wget https://188.8.131.52:8443/ on spotipo server console and check if it can download the page


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Tonight is sure to be the night everybody cries on The Bachelor.
Tonight's episode finds us in Warsaw, IN, Ben's hometown. Though he now lives in Denver, this is the place he grew up, had his first kiss, went to high school, all that jazz. His parents are waiting for him at the local downtown diner. He needs to catch them up on the past seven weeks. He'll be bringing 6 women to see where he grew up.
Ben tells his parents his quick description of each women.
Becca is here from last season. There's this really good side I can't get enough of, but last week there was a part that got very standoffish.
JoJo. Unbelievably beautiful. I am more myself, I think, around her than anybody else here.
There's a young lady named Emily. Emily is an identical twin. Haley, the other twin, was in this process as well with us. When Haley left, Emily grew into her own, but there's still a lot of questions.
There's Lauren. There's something about her from the moment I met her that sounds out. It will be interesting to see how this week goes for us because last week wasn't a good week.
Caila is beautiful and like really scared that she won't be able to fall in love. That is her fear.
Amanda is extremely beautiful. She has two little girls from a past marriage. She's really an incredible, incredible woman.
His mom asks if he might be falling in love. He confirms that he is.
Because every date involves a boat and water, Ben pulls up to the dock in a barge. As a first impression, they like the town. The women will be staying at a house in the same neighborhood as Ben's parents. They all hope to get lots of time in this week (of course) and take Ben to their hometown next week.
It's time for the first date. There's no date card, but Ben tells Lauren that she has 30 minutes to get ready.
Pouting ensues. They aren't used to seeing him actually ask someone on a date. JoJo says her guard is coming back up.
Lauren and Ben set off in an old truck to drive around town. Something he would do anytime he was back home. They drive past his high school, his church, the old movie theater where he had his first kiss in 7th grade. The story of the girl laughing at him first gets a laugh out of Lauren as he teases a kiss from her. By the way, there's no rose on this date.
Amanda has a big week this week. She needs to feel 100% confident that she wants to introduce him to her kids.
Back to Lauren's date. He takes her to the youth club where he worked for four years. Some of the employees are the same, so she gets some meet some acquaintances. They spend the afternoon playing basketball with the kids, jumping rope, and other activities.
One of the coaches challenges a special kid, Ronnie, to a half court shot. If he makes it, Ben has to kiss Lauren. Ronnie makes his shot. What a set-up.
To make the day even more special, Ben brings in a couple of players (Paul George and George Hill), coach and mascot from the Indiana Pacers.
Ben is pretty great with the kids and even pays special attention to a little boy upset in the corner. All the kids are certain that these two are going to get married.
Back at the house, the other women are waiting for the date card. Becca, of course, would prefer the one-on-one. State the obvious much?
JoJo, let's find love in the windy city... Ben.
But, Emily wants her time too!
So, back to Lauren. She thinks tonight is going to be important. The two sit down to talk, and Ben tells everything that Leah told him last week. Lauren said she didn't know what to say last week that didn't make her come off worse, but none of it was true. Ben looks into her eyes and says, "I trust you." To Lauren, that was like he professed his deepest love to her.
All is well, Ben thinks she's amazing, and they go to his favorite dive bar (his description). After tonight, Lauren knows she's not in love with Ben the Bachelor. She's in love with Ben from Warsaw, IN.
Perhaps I am hard to impress, but I don't see what's so special about Lauren. Of course, I'd say that about most any of them. Amanda's voice gets on my nerves. I hate JoJo's name. Emily is ok except she reminds me of Taylor Swift. Caila is confusing. I like Becca for some reason though.
The come up to Wrigley Field where the marquee speaks to them. The two have the whole stadium to themselves. They put on their Mr. and Mrs. Higgins jerseys. She impresses him with her hitting skills though she's never played or at least that's the story.
Becca and the others continue the pout fest. Becca asks Lauren how she feels watching someone else go off on a date after having her own yesterday.
The storm clouds start rolling in over Wrigley. However, Ben and JoJo are just laying around in the outfield. She doesn't feel safe enough to give him her full heart. On the flip side, Ben feels more himself with her than anyone. He does know she's holding back since she has some trust issues.
Since it starts raining, they go up in the scoreboard. Have I mentioned that I don't get the attraction to JoJo either?
Confession: I usually think, why can't people just be normal on this show? Why does everyone have to be over the top. Now, I'm glad Olivia and the other drama queens are gone, but man, tonight is boring.
At the house, the next date card arrives.
Caila, Amanda, Becca...
Emily will have the last one-on-one. She's crying happy tears.
Back at Wrigley, after the rain, they go back down to the field for a picnic. Ben wants JoJo to open up and not be so nervous. When she gets scared, he gets scared. He wants to know to what extent her feelings are there.
Becca is thinking about this time vs. last time. She feels things she didn't feel last time with Chris, even though she was there until the end.
Right back to JoJo. She tries to explain a little bit more about her issues. She's always felt like she always liked someone more than they liked her back. She always gave 150%, but always didn't get that in return. Of course, by the end of the date, everything is terrific.
This may be the longest date ever.
Finally, it's the next day. The three women from the group date pile into one seat of a very long limo. Caila jumps out first since she is next to the door. Amanda and Becca have to crawl out.
Today's date is at some kind of farm or something. They go out in rowboats. Becca and Amanda in one, Ben and Caila in the other. Then, they fly kites. It's even more awkward as they head into a barn lit up with Christmas lights. He tells the women there is a rose on this date. It's getting personal from being in his hometown to getting ready to go to theirs. The date will be in two parts. Whoever gets the rose gets to spend the rest of the evening with him while the other two go home. He steals Amanda away for a while first.
They go sit on a hay bale and talk about the fact she'll get to see her kids next week. And she will, one way or the other. They talk a little of the importance of meeting her kids.
When it is Becca's turn, she's not putting her best foot forward. She laments to him about how hard the last two group dates have been, especially since it's so different for her this time. She tells him that she has been stressed out deserves someone that has the same feelings for her. What is it that the other girls have that she doesn't?
As much as I am team Becca, I think she blew it. Either that, or she's trying the "I'll whine like all the others and get my reassurance" move. It's not working for her.
Ben is off on a mental wellness break while the women discuss how this rose is a sign of confidence in whose family he wants to meet.
Caila and Ben start their private time with a kiss. She smiles, saying she's thinking about taking him home. She doesn't have meaningful places with roots to take him because she moved 17 times before college. Her parents are all she has. She's been molded to be adaptable. Ben asks her about settling in one place, and she thinks she can.
When it comes time to hand out a rose, Becca looks like a sour puss. Ben is confident and ready to meet Amanda's family. She accepts the rose. Caila and Becca are left behind as Amanda and Ben go off to finish their date.
Awkward moments follow as the limo leaves with Ben and Amanda.
Becca FINALLY shows some emotion. She doesn't know what else she needs to do. She feels like she's gotten nothing from him. As a number of people on Twitter are pointing out, that's how Chris felt last season with her when she would show no emotion and couldn't say how she felt for him.
When Becca and Caila get back to the house, they let the others know that Amanda got the rose. Becca, very uncharacteristically for her, breaks down in tears.
Because it's such an awesome (sponsored) date, and it's something he would normally do, they go to McDonald's. They work the drive-thru a little bit, then sit down to their egg McMuffins. They talk more about meeting her kids and how it's a really big deal since she's never introduced anyone to her girls before.
Thankfully, something bigger than McDon'ald's is in store for them. The whole town greets them as they exit McDonald's and walk down a couple of blocks to a carnival. They play midway games, he wins her a giant donut (#random). They go on a ride sure to make me sick. He screams like crazy while she says it wasn't as bad as she thought it would be.
I would never go on one of those dinky Ferris wheels that gets toted from town to town. (I go on the big ones that are permanent.) I don't want to know how many screws are loose.
The next day, Lauren and Amanda go out to the lake, and Lauren asks how their date went. She seems to genuinely want to know.
Back on the barge boat, Emily and Ben start their date. Emily asks if that's swans out on the water. He tells her they are swans and that when they kiss and their noses touch that their necks form a heart.
At the house, Becca thinks that Ben may very well take Emily to meet his family today. JoJo would be like so jealous if that were to happen.
Caila thinks Emily is a bright eyed puppy and everything is new. She doesn't think Emily's mature enough for a real relationship.
Meanwhile, Ben does take Emily to his parents' house and shows her his childhood room. She gets to meet Mom, Amy, and Dad, David. Talking to people is hard for Emily. Being from Vegas, she doesn't get to see things like ducks, so it's a big deal for her.
Amy takes Emily off to talk. Emily is uber chatty and won't stop talking so that Mom can say anything. She talks about being young, but she's turned into a person she didn't know she could become. Dad and Ben have a conversation with fewer words. They talk about how things grew once her sister left.
So, Emily reveals that she always wanted to get married young, but she's always wanted to be an NFL cheerleader. She's ready to be a young mom too. Oh. My. Mom thinks that Emily is a little young.
Emily tells Dad that her favorite thing in the world is to watch movies all day long and that she hates vegetables.
Mom isn't sure how much Ben wants her to share about her thoughts. Mom questions Emily's maturity and how she has dreams she may need to seek out before settling down.
While I thought Olivia was being horrible last week when talking about being the much more mature one on their date, I don't think Caila is wrong. At least Caila was less mean about it. Emily is so Taylor Swift hyper.
Ben takes her back to the bench out behind the girls' house. Right now they are both smiling, but Ben's camera interview says it's not fair to keep anyone around he knows he doesn't have feelings for. While at first they are smiling, Ben tells Emily that at this point, he doesn't think he can see her as his wife. He doesn't see the next step for them.
ALL of the rest of the women are inside watching and see laughter turning into sadness on her face. As Emily walks back to the house, the women go out to meet her (at least Becca, JoJo and Amanda do). Emily tells them what happens before she packs it up to go home.
When it comes time for the rose ceremony, Ben is conflicted. He doesn't know what to do. Chris Harrison comes out to chat with him. While the women are waiting around, they know something feels off. Caila and Becca aren't confident.
Harrison asks Ben if he sees potential for all five women to be his wife. He admits there is one person who hasn't gotten to the point that the others have. He finally gathers himself together.
Ben thanks the women for coming, and again states this means he wants to meet their families.
And then the roses...
We knew those were coming. Who will get the last one? The women are shivering in the cold. It's about to get worse for one of them.
As expected (at least by me), it's Becca going home alone. As instructed by Chris Harrison, she says her goodbyes. She hugs each woman and tries to walk by Ben without speaking. He grabs her hand to walk her out. She asks, "why did you do that?" She shakes off his hand and puts hers in her pocket. She is mad. Becca tells Ben she begged him to not put her through a rose ceremony. He just couldn't put her and her family through next week at this point.
So, the parental grillings are on next week.


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Padua Italy, the definitive itinerary
(what to see in 1 day)
Padua Italy (an underestimated city by tourist due to its closeness to the majestic Venice), the city of the Saint and chief town of Veneto, is a basket full of treasures to discover. Art, culture, history and gastronomy, impressive squares, alleys, and shops.
Padua can be visited with any atmospheric weather and at any season because it boasts twelve kilometers of arches, third place in Italy after Bologna and Turin.
What to do and see in Padua in one day?
Here the itinerary that I propose to visit the historical center of Padua afoot if you only have one day available. Obviously, this city has a lot of other things to see but time would not be enough, therefore I list here the attractions that according to me that most deserve a visit for your first time.
Our tour starts from the Cappella degli Scrovegni (Scrovegni Chapel): if you arrive by train then you'll just have to cross Corso del Popolo for about 700 meters and you will find the chapel to your left.
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Padua: Scrovegni Chapel
The Cappella degli Scrovegni is one of the most precious jewels in Padua because it hosts very famous frescos of Giotto. It has been built in the area of the ancient Roman arena, purchased in the XIV century by a rich family of bankers, the Scrovegni.
In the early '300 they had the building build and between 1303 and 1305 they committed the Florentine painter Giotto to paint its walls.
I recommend you to visit early in the morning this monument because is less crowded. The visit last in total 30/40 minutes: in the first 15/20 minutes you access in the room of compensation to stabilize the micro-climate of the inside and a look video on the monument and on the frescos that you are about to see.
In the following 15/20 minutes, you can finally enter into the spectacular Chapel of the Scrovegnis, and admire the frescos of Giotto in all their shine.
Time literally flies, I have been with the nose turned up for the entire visit, trying to capture the whole beauty of those works.
When you'll hear the sound of a bell it means that the time is expired.
The Chapel of the Scrovegni is located in Piazza Eremitani 8, it is visitable every day from 9.00 am to 07.00 pm and the visits start every 20 minutes.
The ticket from Tuesday to Sunday cost € 13, € 8 for groups of more than 10 people, € 6 for boys between 6 and 18 years old, € 1 for children up to 5 years and disabled people.
This ticket gives you also the right to access the Museum agli Eremitani e a Palazzo Zuckermann.
The Monday ticket costs € 8, € 6 for groups and € 1 for children up to 5 years, this because on Monday the other two museums are closed.
At the same price of the Monday ticket, exists the evening ticket (only in summer from Tuesday to Sunday) that allows visiting the Chapel in the timeframe between 07.00 pm and 09.00 pm.
Photos are permitted but without flash.
Padua: Museum Civici agli Eremitani
The Civic Museums to the Eremitani is located in the same complex of the Chapel of the Scrovegni and they are divided in Archaeological (plain earth) Museum and Museum of Medieval and Modern art (first floor).
The Archaeological Museum hosts findings of the Paleolithic, pre-Roman and Roman epoch. Two rooms, instead, are devoted to Egypt, thanks to the contribution of the explorer Belzoni.
The Museum of Medieval and Modern art is rich of works realized between '300 and the '800 and boasts great names, among which we find Canova, Tintoretto, Veronese, Tiepolo and many others.
Visit this place takes a lot of time, the Pinacoteca is immense, I have seen it moving fast (I jumped some room that interested me less) and stay there more than an hour.
The Civic Museums to the Eremitani is located in Piazza Eremitani 8 and is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 09.00 am to 07.00 pm (closed on Monday).
The ticket is the same as the Chapel of the Scrovegnis, therefore I invite you to read the previous paragraph for further information. It is possible to take pictures.
Padua: The Eremitani Church
The Church of Saint Filippo and Giacomo (named of the Eremitani) has been built in 1276 and unfortunately, it has suffered quite a lot damages during the second world war.
The frescos on the inside are very interesting, I recommend you to just swing it by.
The Church of the Eremitanis is located in Piazza Eremitani 9 and it is entry free.
Now continue along Corso Garibaldi until you arrive in Piazza Garibaldi, then take Via Cavour and Via VIII Febbraio: on your left, you'll see Palazzo Bo.
Padua: Palazzo Bo
Palazzo Bo is the center of the University of the Studies in Padua since 1943: here is located the more ancient Anatomical Theater of the world.
The Padua 's University born as the center of juridical studies and only after it had widened to other disciplines such as medicine, philosophy, theology, and astronomy.
Building Bo is exclusively visible with a driven visit of the duration of about 45 minutes. Starting from the Great classroom, that from '500 to '700 it holds the "School of the great lawyers" and where also Galileo Galilei taught. Today it is used for the most important ceremonies.
After that you'll enter the Sala dei Quaranta (the Room of Forty), that takes the name from the number of portraits to the walls, representing some illustrious students of the University. Here there is also (according to the tradition) the desk of Galileo Galilei.
Then the Anatomical Theater built in 1594, unfortunately, it is not possible to access the theater, you can only see it through a little hole.
Interesting the statue of Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, the first graduated woman in the world, that got here in Padua the degree in philosophy in 1678.
Building Bo is located at Via VIII Febbraio 2 and is closed on Sundays. The visits are available on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the afternoon and on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday in the morning.
The price of the ticket is € 7 for adults, € 4 for groups from 10 to 35 people, € 2 for the students up to 26 years, free for children under 6 years, and for the students of the university in Padua.
I warmly recommend you this visit, unfortunately, photos cannot be made.
Always continuing on the same road, first through Via Roma and then Via Umberto I, you'll reach the imposing Prato della Valle.
Padua: Prato della Valle
Prato della Valle is the greatest square in Padua and Italy, as well as the greatest second in Europe, it boasts a surface of well 88.620 square meters.
Inside there is a green island, that takes the name of Island Memmia (from the mayor that commissioned the jobs) and it is surrounded by a channel adorned with statues that represent famous characters of the past.
On the background, you can see the Basilica of Saint Giustina.
Now take Via Belludi, you will find yourself before the extraordinary Basilica of the Saint.
Padua: Basilica del Santo
The Basilica of Saint Antonio, called "of the Saint", is a must-see in Padua. Every year arrived million of pilgrims to visit it. It was built at the beginning of 1232 to guard the body of the Franciscan monk.
The external facade is beautiful and majestic, with a mix of Romanesque, Gothic, Byzantine, and Moorish styles melt together to create a perfect harmony.
The inside is also really spectacular, breathtaking. Photos are not allowed.
Before going out of the complex it is possible to also visit the cloister.
The Basilica of Sant'Antonio is located in Piazza del Santo and is open from Monday to Friday from 06.20 am to 06.45 pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 06.20 am to the 07.45 pm, the entry is free.
From Piazza del Santo take the street on the left ( Via Orto Botanico) and continue to its end.
Padua: Orto Botanico
The Botanical garden in Padua is World Patrimony of the UNESCO since 1997. It is the most ancient university botanical garden of the world, founded in 1545 to help the students to recognize the medicinal plants.
The plants are orderly in flower bed well defined, according to thematic collections such as poisonous plants, rare plants and on the brink of extinction, medicinal plants and a lot more.
Inside the Garden of the Biodiversity, founded in 2014, have been reproduced the climatic zones of the Earth (tropical forest, moderate areas, Mediterranean areas and arid zones). It is very beautiful to admire all the kinds of plants from the lower ones to the tall one, then going down and climbing again, looking at the colors and feeling the perfumes that nature gives us.
The Botanical garden is located at Via Orto Botanico 15 and on Mondays (with the exception of the months of April and May) are closed.
From April to September it is open from the 9 am to 7 pm, in October from 9 am to 6 pm and from November to March from 9 am to 5 pm. The last entry is allowed 45 minutes before the closing.
The ticket costs € 10, € 8 people over 65 years, € 5 for boys from 6 to 18 years, for the students up to 26 years and for the holders of Padua Card and for children up to 5 years, the disabled persons and the students of the university in Padua it is free. In the Botanical garden, it is possible to take photos.
Now you can return toward the center of the city, take Via Donatello (until you will reach again Prato della Valle), then take back Via Umberto and continue to Via Roma. Reached once again Palazzo Bo, turn to the left through Via Canziano and you will find yourself in the beautiful Piazza delle Erbe.
Padua: Piazza delle Erbe
Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza della Frutta have been for centuries the commercial center of the city, and today they are still the centers of the market (one of the greatest in Italy).
The two squares are separated by the magnificent Palazzo della Ragione. This building was built between 1218 and 1219 as the center of the administration of the justice.
Today it is possible to visit its vast Hall, long 81 meters, wide 27 meters and tall as many, with well 217 meters of frescos (divided in twelve sections representing the months, the zodiac, the planets, the constellations, the arts and the works) and the Ligneus Horse (used during a medieval tournament in Prato della Valle).
The Palazzo della Ragione is located in Piazza delle Erbe and is closed on Mondays, open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm from November to January and from 9 am to 7 pm from February to October (entry allowed up to 30 minutes before the closing).
The cost is € 4, and it is free for children up to 5 years. The entry is also free for the holders of Padua Card. Photos can be taken inside the Hall, obviously, without flash.
Now continue for Via Fiume, and shortly after you will arrive in the elegant Piazza dei Signori.
Padua: Piazza dei Signori and the Clock Tower
Piazza dei Signori is called to the Carraresi because here their palace rose from 1318 to 1405. Today it is the living room of the city, a place rich of restaurants and locals to take an appetizer.
In the center, there is the Torre dell'Orologio (the Clock Tower), one of the most ancient of Europe.
Turns now to the left on Via Monte Pietà and you will see Piazza Duomo.
Padua: The Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saint Maria Assunta was designed by Michelangelo in 1551. It is very simple in comparison to other religious buildings in the city but I have found it very elegant and fascinating.
The Cathedral of Saint Maria Assunta is located in Piazza del Duomo. It is open in the work days from 7.30 am to 12 o'clock and from 3.45 pm to 7.00, the entry is free.
Padua: Museum Diocesano
The Diocesano Museum is set up inside the Episcopalian Building and it picks up works of different nature, from paintings, and jewels.
My preferred part is, without doubt, the Hall of the Bishops, which almost entertains 900 square meters of frescos.
The Diocesan Museum is located in Piazza del Duomo 12 and it is open from the Thursday to Saturday from 02.00 pm to 06.00 pm and the Sunday from 10 am to 06.00 pm (the box-office closes 30 minutes before).
The ticket costs € 5 and € 4 for groups (students up to 26 years, over 65) and it is free up to 6 years. Photos are admitted.
How to reach Padua, Where to park
and other useful info
- The most comfortable mean of transport to reach Padua, according to me, is the train. The city is well served both from the regional (and regional fast) trains and from high-speed trains (Red Arrow Venice-Salerno, Arrow Silver, Arrow Bianca and Italo Treno).
- A valid alternative to the train is the Flixbus, I have used him really to go to Padua and I have been very well (in that occasion you/he/she has been economic and punctual).
The stop of Flixbus to Padua is Piazzale Boschetti, more comfortable in comparison to the railway station to follow the itinerary that I have proposed.
- If you are with your car, then you can park in Piazza Rabin (€ 1 an hour) and start the itinerary from Prato della Valle.
- My tip is to buy the Padua Card to get discounts in many of the attractions described in this itinerary.
- The length of the itinerary (with starting point the Chapel of the Scrovegni and ending point the Diocesan Museum) is of around 4 kilometers.
The best restaurants in Padua where Italians eat
(not the tourist menu)
After the long walk of my itinerary, you'll probably starve. My tip, don't choose one of those tourist-made restaurants but go where the Italians eat if you want to taste our famous cuisine.
Trattoria da Pippo
Trattoria da Pippo has a very simple atmosphere where you can feel yourself at home. The type of cuisine is purely homemade, and at lunch, the fixed menù is of only € 11,00! The portions are copious, and among the specialties, stands out the Vicentina dried cod. I Recommend to booking in advance.
Al Vecchio Falconiere
A cult place for the citizens, where the meat is prepared under the eyes of the clients. Among the dishes not to be lost I suggest the Canadian buffalo and the bison.
Antica Trattoria dei Paccagnella
A simple kitchen with wines and grappa of high-level. The top dishes are "Ravioloni Montasio, Sfilacci di Cavallo, Fegato alla Veneziana, Bigoli con Sugo di Gallina Imbriaca, numerous are the dishes among which to choose. Excellent also the cakes.


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DADE CITY — Christine Penney had just lain down for a Sunday afternoon nap when the sound of trickling water pulled her off the couch.
She was on her way to a bathroom to check the shower when a surge of putrid water came at her.
It didn't take long for her to correctly identify it as waste water, and it didn't take long for the flow of sewage to flood the inside of her home.
"The smell was awful, it was just overwhelming," said Penney. "It's a day I'll never forget."
That day was June 24, when Tropical Storm Debby dumped at least 13 inches of rain on Dade City in just 24 hours and caused flooding in various spots, but especially the low-level area around Penney's Osceola Street home. The heavy flooding caused a "back pressure surge" in the city's sewer system that pushed sewage up through Penney's toilets and shower drains, according to an engineering report.
A professional cleanup involved removing the flooring, the lower portions of the walls, bathroom vanities and a few other items. Nearly a year later, Penney is still living without flooring, full walls and complete bathrooms. She hasn't had the money for repairs and her insurance company refused to pay because her policy doesn't cover damage from sewage backup.
Relief is coming, though. In a special meeting Tuesday, city commissioners agreed to pay Penney $14,760 to settle a claim she filed with the city in July.
"I'll be even more relieved when I get the check," said Penney, 52. "Then I can get out of this misery."
The city's insurance provider, the Florida League of Cities, denied Penney's claim in December after its investigation determined the city wasn't at fault. The heavy rainfall, not any maintenance issues with the city's water or sewer systems, was responsible for the flooding and subsequent back surge of sewage, the investigation report said.
As a courtesy, the League did pay the $11,000 cleaning bill.
Penney asked the City Commission in December to consider paying for the damage anyway. Commissioners said they needed more information, including estimates from contractors.
She returned in March with the estimates and after much discussion, commissioners agreed to pay the lowest estimate.
City Attorney Karla Owens said the expense was justified — and would not set a precedent — because there was a question as to whether a permit should ever have been granted to build the home in 1974. Penney bought it in 2005. "It's the only property in the city built in a hole," Owens said at the March meeting. It's also the only property that experienced sewage backup or sought compensation from the city after Tropical Storm Debby.
Even though commissioners agreed to pay the repair costs, Penney would only get the money after providing receipts for the finished work. She told commissioners at their April 23 meeting that if she had the money to pay for the repairs first and get reimbursed later, the work would have been done a long time ago. Commissioners agreed to pay the contractor directly in two disbursements, once the city received invoices.
Owens again reviewed the situation, and at Tuesday's meeting she recommended the commission pay the full amount to Penney. The cost of settling the claim is less than defending a potential lawsuit, and the city has previously settled claims in a similar manner, Owens said.
"For the length of time this has been going on, I think it's a smart move to treat it as a claim and pay it," said Commissioner Jim Shive. "We need to move forward."
So, too, does Penney, said Mayor Camille Hernandez. The vote, she said, allows her to get on with her life. Penney should have a check by the end of the week, said City Clerk Jim Class.
For much of the past year, Penney said she has felt helpless and at the mercy of an insurance system that just "doesn't give the little guy a break." She said she is grateful for the way commissioners treated her.
"They were genuine, they cared, and they looked at the human side of this, not just the legalities," said Penney. "And I really appreciated that."


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How to File for Bankruptcy in Gardena, CA
If you need information about how to file for bankruptcy, let our legal team at the Law Offices of James C. Shields help you. Our firm was established to help people just like you get a fresh financial start. If you need a solution that will solve serious financial troubles, we can help. Do you have too much debt, and are constantly dealing with creditor calls and threats? We can help you to file for bankruptcy, either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. Every detail of the bankruptcy must be accurate, or serious problems can arise. We advise you to connect with us so we can evaluate your situation and help you come to the right decision. If it is filing for bankruptcy, we will help you through every step of the process, from start to finish.
How Bankruptcy Works
The bankruptcy laws were amended in 2005, making it more difficult for those who have many assets to take advantage of the ability to get rid of debt. Most of the people we work with are not affected by these changes, but will face new requirements. The "means test" is now the initial step in filing for bankruptcy. Those with a higher income won't qualify. The test measures your current monthly income against what is considered to be the "median" for individuals or families in the State of California.
If you have enough income to repay your debts, you will not qualify for Chapter 7, and can file Chapter 13. In order to correctly submit all the information about your finances, we advise that you get help from our firm. If you fail to disclose any income, have transferred assets to another family member or similar types of actions, it can be very dangerous. Never take advice about this process from friends or associates as if you are steered in the wrong direction, you could lose the opportunity to file for bankruptcy. We know the process, we know how to do it correctly, and we are ready to help you now.
You will also be required to complete credit counseling, but only with specific agencies. We can provide you with the list of agencies and advise you about the process so you know what is required, and all of these requirements are fulfilled so your bankruptcy can proceed. The credit counseling agency will not require that you follow the advice given, only that you complete the process. One of the other differences in filing for bankruptcy is that the Gardena bankruptcy lawyer that represents you must approve and vouch for every detail of information that it is submitted to the court. At our firm, we have a great deal of experience in the bankruptcy process, and are prepared to discuss your personal financial situation with you and advise you. It may be that you have other options, and a meeting with one of our legal team will allow you to get your questions answered.
The bankruptcy process is completed in approximately 4 – 5 months, at which point, your debts are discharged, and you are free from the obligation. For Chapter 13, you will be repaying your outstanding debt over a 3 – 5 year period in one payment. At the end of this period, the remaining debt is discharged.
Estate Planning and Probate Law in Gardena
Our firm provides skilled legal counsel in all estate planning and probate matters, from the creation of trusts, drafting of wills, review of existing estate plans, and has the skills and experience to create a plan that matches your individual needs and wishes. We also offer services in probate administration, business succession planning, guardianships and other matters related to estate planning or probate.
Contact our firm for more information about filing for bankruptcy, estate planning, wills and trusts and probate.
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July 25, 2013
Pretty simple stuff. sauce, cheese and dogs. Get this into the oven. Watch out! There is a kid at the party and he stole the spatchula! Ok, the pizza is out, time to top it with the usual hot dog suspects. Not complete without a nice mustard swirl This pizza was crazy good and if you like hot dogs, you should probably make it next time you are in the mood to make pizza.You can check out my pizza dough tutorial here
Then just top it with some sauce, cheese, and hot dogs. After cooking, the onion, pickles, and mustard go on.
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By JOE DONATELLI and CHRIS M.
FONTANA, Calif. _ Living in Los Angeles, we've spent a little time on the sets of television shows. You can always count on a few things at TV tapings, and one of them is the punishing heat of studio lights. Those lights are the reason why, when audience members attend their first taping of, say, The Late Show with David Letterman in New York, they are surprised at how cold the room is. The director keeps the temperature low because no one wants to watch actor Jonah Hill sweat his way through an eight-minute interview – at least not anyone normal.
Inside the ESPN Pit Studio, which has come to Fontana for the Pepsi Max 400, you can stand two feet beneath dozens of studio lights without breaking a sweat. That's because the lights are LED. They emit no noticeable heat. This is important. The studio is a modified big rig trailer. Less heat in the studio means a smaller air conditioner, which means a lighter load, which is necessary when your truck weighs 78,000 pounds and there is an 80,000-pound legal road limit.
LED lighting is just one small detail, among many thousands, that someone deemed necessary in order to make possible the weekly production that is ESPN's traveling NASCAR broadcast. This show is on the road 10 months a year, is comprised of 11 mobile units, lays out 20 miles of cable at each track, has enough portable power to run a small town, captures video and audio on 60 to 75 HD cameras and 100-plus microphones, rents 150 hotel rooms in every city and credentials 225 people for every Sprint Cup event. The Worldwide Leader granted All Left Turns a tour of the ESPN Pit Studio, its production compound and the ESPN Tech Garage. The setup, in a word, is impressive.
A: ESPN's cameras actively scan the track for the debris during every debris caution, Hall said. Sometimes they can't find it. In NASCAR's defense, the spotters aren't always sure whether something shiny on the track is a loose part or a liquid or what, Hall said, and the spotters tend to err on the side of caution. When they can find it, Hall said, they put it on the screen.
A: Hall said that ESPN tries to frontload races with commercial breaks so that it can show as much of the end of the race as possible. Go back and watch old races, Hall said, and you will see commercial breaks on lap 6 back then, too. (Our own Jay W. Pennell recently backed this up.) Racing is different than stick-and-ball sports that have planned timeouts and quarter and inning breaks. Frederickson has to decide, on the fly, when to take a break. It's a gamble. Sometimes she loses.
A: Rule of thumb: The smaller the track, the shorter the caution period, the easier it is to miss a restart. No one, Hall said, gets more upset at missing a restart than the personnel in the production truck.
A: Yes, it can, but only during national commercial breaks. ESPN can't break into local commercial breaks.
The Tech Garage
Contrary to what some people believe, the Craftsman Tech Garage is on the grounds at the track, and not in Bristol, Conn., ESPN's headquarters. Tech garage guru Tim Brewer watches the race from inside the garage with a cameraman. He gets about 30 seconds of notice before he is live. Brewer supplies a lot of the gear in the garage himself thanks to his relationship with various race shops. The cutaway engine, for example, is from Richard Childress Racing.
There has only been one time in the history of the tech garage that Brewer failed to use the cutaway car to explain an incident. In Phoenix in 2007, the producer asked Brewer to show viewers what happened to David Gilliland's front left fender. "The cutaway car doesn't have a front left fender," Brewer famously reported back.
The garage must be broken down and reassembled exactly the same way every week, so that Brewer knows the location of every piece of equipment, which he may have to grab rather quickly. Among the more interesting items in the garage is a Disney-built digital replication of an engine, which can be explored via touch screen. Next to it lies a block of tungsten, which the teams use to weight the rails on the cars. It was incredibly heavy. The tungsten block is one of those things you never see, but is part of every race, much like 99 percent of the television production that happens behind the scenes every week.
(Photos courtesy of ESPN.)


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Wednesday, June 07, 2006
The Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas
8 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10021
Orthodox Christian Fellowship
June 2, 2006
P.O. Box 300249
Boston, MA 02130
OCF Holds First-ever Chaplains Conference
Boston, MA - Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) held its first-ever Chaplains Conference for clergy and lay leaders May 2-4, 2006 at the Antiochian Village Conference Center in Ligonier, PA. This fantastic retreat brought together twenty clergy and lay OCF chaplains from throughout North America.
The conference hosted OCF Chaplains from schools including Pennsylvania State University, University of Arizona - Tucson and as far away as the University of Alaska - Fairbanks. The conference focused on establishing a dialogue with this ministry group with each chaplain sharing their approach, successes, and obstacles. With an estimated 40,000 Orthodox College students on campus each year, the conference was an essential time to allow chaplains to network together to learn how to more effectively minister to the students.
The three-day event included round-table discussions, break-out sessions, daily worship services and team building activities on a ropes course. The morning spent on the ropes course quickly became a highlight of the conference with chaplains bonding together to effectively overcome challenges put forth before them and relating the immediate challenge to those they encounter in campus ministry.
The conference will continue OCF's vital growth, particularly resulting in sustenance and growth of the 200+ established OCF chapters, thus breaking the current pattern of making an OCF vulnerable when a motivated student leader graduates or an effective chaplain is relocated. Rev. George Pyle, National OCF Chaplain, shared, "This conference served as a great blessing, networking our chaplains for the first time, to help them shepherd our flock on college campuses. We are setting the course to continue and expand this conference to work towards OCF's goal of not leaving one student behind."
The closing activities of the conference concluded with strategizing for future growth and setting goals for the 2007 conference. This energizing and crucial conference was made possible by an extremely generous grant from The Order of St. Ignatius of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Plans for next year's conference are underway and information will be available in early 2007.
Orthodox Christian Fellowship is the official campus ministry program of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA). It is a Pan-Orthodox effort which is overseen by an Executive Committee and assisted by a Student Advisory Board. Additional information on the Chaplains Conference and all OCF programs can be found on the OCF website at www.ocf.net, or by calling toll-free at 800-919-1623.
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Massey High School is a co-educational secondary school, founded in 1969 with a roll of 166 third formers. The school was initially based at Henderson High School until the buildings on our current site at Don Buck Road were completed in 1970. Since then, we have grown to a roll of over 2000 students, with a full range of classes from Year 9 to Year 13.
Massey High School has built a proud record of academic achievement with very good pass rates in external examinations. Many of our top students gain National Scholarships. We provide quality education and numerous other opportunities including sports, music, the arts, performing arts and cultural activities.
Students are placed into one of the four "Schools" on the Massey High School Campus, and there are two Dean's working with them in each school.
Ethnic Composition of School:
|Pacific Island
Many opportunities are offered to students to develop leadership skills. Years 9 and 10 students elect a representative from their form class to the Junior Forum. Years 11 to 13 elect their representatives to the Student Council who play a significant role in the organisation of many important school events.
School Prefects are elected towards the end of Year 12. These students have shown leadership potential during their time at the school and have contributed to the wider school community.
Each school within the whole school campus has their own Senate - comprising of class representatives and providing additional leadership opportunities.
Co-curricular Activities
Massey High School has a holistic approach to education and provides opportunities for every student to develop interests and abilities to complement their academic achievement by way of:
- Performing Arts
- Language Enrichment
- Cultural Groups
- Sport
- Debating
- Chess Teams


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Opinion Journal: The Tax-Cut Vote
Senior Economics Writer Steve Moore tells us what will happen to the Bush tax cuts this month.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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I like to call them that because he made a lot of mistakes and this is one thing we are given credit for but the ... in Washington they call them the two thousand won two dozen three tax cuts SET to expire on January first ... this month Congress is coming back ... what do you expect the House and Senate to do about the Bush tax cuts ... well maybe nothing games I mean there's really three options one is to extend all the tax cuts for at least another year or two ... that option is picking up steam given how weak the economy is right now ... the second option which is something that's ePolicy ... wants to do is just extend the tax cuts for people who make ... less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ... in the third option is to do nothing ... bad to wait till the election is over ... and then decide perhaps in a lame duck session want to do about these expiring tax cuts but it's a big deal James because ... not every American who files that Daxas would be facing a giant tax increase in January that these tax cuts were not extend ... this right now these of members of Congress in ... recess they've been in their home districts your iam sure a lot about the bad economy joblessness ... probably a lot of people saying this isn't the moment to raise taxes ... we bet a few Democrats saying that ... before the recess you expect more of them in September is this the debate comes forward ... no question about in you know ... 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On Friday night, I went to my first gala. It was by far one of the most grown-up things I feel like I've done. Especially in Portland. I have been yoga networking my way into substitute-teaching jobs at studios in my neighborhood. One of those studios is Unfold, a lovely institution that believes deeply and holistically in partnerships between yoga service organizations. They offer their space to Living Yoga and as a result, Living Yoga offered up a table to them at their annual gigantic fundraiser of a gala.
And a gala it was!
Remember how last week I wrote a blog post about Portland nonprofits? Well, I can now consider myself pretty immersed in all three that I wrote about. I went from a day of school garden training with Growing Gardens to dressing and doing my makeup for an event with Portland's wealthiest and fanciest. (Yes, I had a little bit of double-life syndrome come through.) When the MC at the event got on stage after the lavish cocktail hour, he said, "Welcome to the best-dressed yoga class of your life."
These events, I learned, are a great opportunity to talk to others about their paths, overhear conversations on what different yoga service organizations have to offer and glean inspiration straight from the source. It is also a good opportunity to recognize that, well, yogis know how to party.
The above video is a true testament to the work that Living Yoga does and all that yoga service is capable of doing. It was a fabulous (and I do not use that adjective lightly) way to start off the weekend. Talk about nonprofits who know how to do and fund their service in style!