According to Leonard Perlmutter, founder of The American Meditation Institute (AMI), the curriculum presented at AMI's tenth annual CME conference October 23-27, 2018 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts can help physicians relieve and prevent burnout, and establish a more rewarding work-life balance. Entitled "The Heart and Science of Yoga," this comprehensive 32 credit CME training is accredited through the Albany Medical College and the American Medical Association.
A living link to the world's oldest, continuous health and wisdom tradition, meditation master Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev) will present the core Yoga Science curriculum including AMI Meditation, diaphragmatic breathing and gentle yoga exercises. Perlmutter's award-winning book and curriculum, "The Heart and Science of Yoga," is a practical, modern interpretation of the ancient "Yoga Sutras" written by the Indian sage Patanjali circa 400 BC. Leonard has taught on the faculties of the New England Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine, the Himalayan Yoga Teachers Association and the College of Saint Rose. He is a disciple of holistic health pioneer Swami Rama of the Himalayas, the Yoga scientist who, in laboratory conditions at the Menninger Institute, demonstrated that blood pressure, heart rate and the autonomic nervous system could be voluntarily controlled. Leonard has presented Yoga Science courses at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Albany Medical College, UConn School of Medicine, Commonwealth Club of California, "The New York Times" Yoga Forum, and the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Leonard Perlmutter's 41 years of personal study and teaching will provide healthcare providers a complete set of AMI MEDITATION tools that can relieve physician burnout, reduce pain, boost the immune system, heal relationships, enhance problem solving abilities, and help them experience greater life-work balance. In 2007, AMI conducted a retrospective case study of participants who had completed Leonard Perlmutter's foundation Yoga Science course. The findings included these positive, reproducible, long-term health-promoting changes: significant reductions in stress and fear, decreased anxiety and depression, lowered blood pressure, lowered heart rate, improved restorative sleep, improved energy levels, increased creative capacity, diminishment of migraine headaches, elimination of irritable bowel syndrome, enhanced happiness and optimism, reduced cholesterol levels, diminished or extinguished acute and chronic pain, weight loss and increased breathing capacity.
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Written Statement: South East Wales Transport Commission report
Cabinet statement
Ken Skates, Minister for Economy and Transport
This was published under the 2016 to 2021 administration of the Welsh Government
I welcome this report from the recently established South East Wales Transport Commission. It is early days but it is clear that a significant amount of evidence-gathering, consultation and analysis has already been undertaken and I thank the commission for getting to this milestone so quickly.
Since the commission was launched in October, they have met 3 times and held workshops with around 100 stakeholders across the south-east. They have wasted no time in understanding the problems faced by the public in accessing jobs and services, businesses in reaching customers and markets, and the freight industry in moving goods quickly and efficiently. They have given us 3 early proposals for fast track, motorway-focused measures designed to make an immediate impact on traffic flow. My officials are working on these with a view to responding without delay in the New Year.
As the report makes clear, the commission is working on a broad and ambitious set of recommendations designed to address the underlying issues. The scope of their work is summarised in particular in paragraphs 25-27, covering options for new transport services, active travel, integration of services, and governance and land use issues.
In the meantime, the Welsh Government is moving ahead with action to enhance connectivity in the region. In September, I set out my Principles for Public Transport Connectivity, setting out the government's ambitions for public transport services in Wales to enable the connectivity that is critical to our future prosperity, at the frequencies required to deliver the behavioural change needed to support a greener transport system.
Delivering this step-change in options and opportunities for travellers in the region means:
A 'turn-up-and-go' frequency of four trains per hour to each of our Metro stations, including to Abergavenny, to Chepstow, and along the Ebbw Valley line
6 trains per hour between Cardiff, Newport, and Bristol (with 4 to Temple Meads, subject to UK government agreement)
High capacity park and ride facilities where the rail network intersects with strategic or arterial roads, and
Local bus services, and comprehensive active travel provision linking interchanges with their communities and the wider region.
Over the summer, the Metro Enhancement Framework has been developed by the Welsh Government in collaboration with Transport for Wales and the Cardiff Capital Region Transport Authority (CCRTA). Its purpose is to help identify key areas and priority transport corridors.
I have tasked officials and Transport for Wales to take forward next year a Strategic Weltag Appraisal of these priority corridors, including between Chepstow and Newport, to identify the most appropriate suite of complimentary transport solutions that will contribute towards addressing these challenges by extending the current phase of the Metro to Newport and beyond.
This report is just the beginning of the commission's work and I look forward to receiving further updates next year. Traffic management measures can only ever play a small role in a holistic solution that considers the structural, societal, and economic root causes of congestion on the M4 while meeting the needs of, and our obligations to, future generations. The commission are committed to hear people's views, and I would encourage responses from all sectors with an interest in the issues raised and the solutions identified.
This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Assembly returns I would be happy to do so.

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This is life on an ostracised passport
Iran: When your passport locks you in, with Selda Shamloo (episode 23)
I keep my passport in the drawer just beneath my keyboard. I've often reached for it as I was writing to you this past year, thumbing the pages as others might squeeze a stress ball. The flaking cover, stiff pages warped from water damage, ink running on too many US stamps, the digits punched in, so long memorized, are as familiar to me as any object. It soothes me. My passport is a symbol of my wanderlust and a badge of my freedom. It proclaims me to the world, allows me entry into it and protects me from it. There is no greater privilege than it.
It was a punch to the gut when in late January, the French government banned expats outside the EU from entering the country except in emergencies. Never had France kept out its own citizens, not even in war time. Never had my passport not been a guaranteed laissez-passer to my family. That did not stand. Last week, the Conseil d'Etat (think Supreme Court) invalidated the decision. It was disproportionate, the judge said, to deprive citizens of their fundamental right to come home to avoid a small number of Covid-19 cases. The power of the passport is not so easily dismissed.
But that power, like all power, is unequally shared. If you're from any number of poorer or diplomatically ostracised countries, your passport is no shield and no skeleton key. It is your cage.
My friend Selda Shamloo is Iranian. She's British too now, but her mother Shirin isn't. Iran ranks 193rd on the Passport Index, ahead of just Yemen, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Iraq and, dead last, Afghanistan. If you're from these countries, your wanderlust is assumed criminal. Only four countries currently let Iranians in without a visa. Many that require one, simply won't grant it. On top of the usual assumptions that giving tourist visas to people in poorer or undemocratic countries leads to unauthorised immigration, British-Iranian families have to deal with a tense diplomatic context. This week, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, detained in Iran since 2016 and released a week ago without her passport, faces a second set of charges in revolutionary court. Tehran may hold as many as 30 dual nationals or foreign visitors in what is now dubbed "hostage diplomacy."
Selda makes the trip to Tehran once a year. She's not particularly worried for herself, she said; she doesn't have a high-profile job, she's not political. Her concern is mainly the crossfire. For 15 years, she's been fighting for her parents to be allowed to see her on her own ground too. For the commonplace joy of showing off the flat she bought and her bright central London office, of introducing friends and partner and seeing the glint of pride in a parent's eye at the life she built. For the opportunity to connect more deeply than she can in a single rushed annual trip.
Thrice the UK has denied Shirin a tourist visa. "I think in a way the default thinking by the Home Office is that everyone hates living in Iran," Selda told me. "They're going to come to a Western country, get amused by everything, and then they're not going to go back – which is really not the case." Now Selda is taking the Home Office to court for her right to a family life. She shares her story in the latest episode of Borderline.
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Below are extremely condensed excerpts of my chat with Selda Shamloo. For the full story or if you need help along with the audio, read the transcript.
On the bittersweetness of taking on a new nationality
It felt good, but at the same time it felt strange. I think it felt strange because it felt good, you know? I didn't want to feel good about having a different passport. I was very proud of being Iranian. But there were so many limitations that would come with an Iranian passport that it makes you happy when you actually get a British passport. It opens so many other doors. You don't have to plan a two-week trip to Italy four months in advance. You don't have to plan little things or deal with so much documentation, preparing all the evidence to show that you're a legitimate traveler when you go into a country. And that was really the only angle of it that made me… relieved.
On the wall you face at the Home Office
They basically tell you that they're not satisfied that you have enough reason that you'd go back to Iran. And as long as the person in charge of your application is not satisfied, that's it. Basically they say, "I'm not convinced with what you've given me," even if everything that you've given them is legitimate, backed up with all the right data. You have to just keep proving it to them. And next time you apply, you have to actually mention that you have been rejected. The more rejections you have, the less likely you can get a visa next time. And it's not just for the UK: If she wants to apply for any other visit visa to any other country, she would face the same situation.
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On the emotional toll of separation
It's been devastating, especially in 2020 when you really needed each other. I only could go to Iran once a year, and that's never been enough to connect really deeply together. You (don't) get the chance to experience those little moments together. Things like shopping together, sitting down, having coffee and just asking "How are things with you?" The two weeks that I would spend in Iran were really to make up for a whole year that I wouldn't be there. So I would run errands for her, anything that she might need help with, and I wouldn't really get a chance to connect with her deeply the way I really want to as a mother and daughter.
That's a very heavy thing to carry. I sometimes forget that it's there, but it affects you. And then I just suddenly realize, I'm really short tempered. I feel like I'm carrying a lot but I can't really pinpoint what that is. Things that are not being fulfilled, things that you need to deal with, but you really don't get the chance. And it's heavy on your shoulders. I'm sure it's the same for my Mum, but again, I don't really get the chance to ask her.
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Southern Maryland Singer Releases New Single; Created Virtually During the COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Order
Song available on popular online music platforms
by David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor September 18, 2020 September 18, 2020
WALDORF, MD, September 18 –Christian and Gospel singer Amy Lloyd released today a new collaborative digital single, "Here Is Your God (Dylan Galvin Remix)," that was created virtually during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order.
The track is available for downloading and streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, and other popular music services. Listeners can visit https://amylloydmusic.hearnow.com to find a link to the single on their favorite platforms.
"Here is Your God (Dylan Galvin Remix)" started as a quarantine project. Dylan Galvin, a Southern Maryland native now living in Los Angeles, CA, added lead guitar, keyboard, and percussion and then remixed the song. The original, a track on Amy's freshman albumAll I Need wasreleased in 2013, was recorded at Nightsky Studios in Waldorf, MD, by audio engineer Matt Hinshaw. Antony Zwerdling played acoustic guitar.
"This original song was a track that didn't receive much attention on my first album," said Amy. "Dylan is such a creative musician. I approached him about remixing the song, and he did an amazing job. We were excited to produce this single from opposite coasts during the stay-at-home order."
In August, Amy hosted a pre-release premiere streaming event of the single with a lyrics music video created by Christopher Apperson of Waldorf, MD. The video is available for churches to use for their services and can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/hA1U-R8_l7Q.
The song, written by Pastor Michael Foster of Silver Spring, MD, includes references to one of Amy's favorite Bible verses, Isaiah 40:31: "but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."
"It seems that during these difficult times, we could all use a little more renewing of our strength," said Amy. "I hope this song turns our hearts to the comfort and hope that only God can provide."
Amy Lloyd is a Southern Maryland-based singer who specializes in both traditional and contemporary church music. She studied music at the College of Southern Maryland and Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. Amy's teaching studio is located at Island Music Company in LaPlata, MD. To have Amy provide live or pre-recorded special music for your church, connect with her on her website at www.amylloydmusic.com or on Facebook at Amy Lloyd Music.


The 2D Arrangements package of CGAL supports the construction, maintenance, modification, traversal, querying, and presentation of arrangements embedded on two-dimensional orientable parametric surfaces such as planes, cylinders, spheres, and tori, and surfaces homeomorphic to them. The basic building blocks are the inducing curves, and in order to construct an arrangement, one must first select the type of curves. A geometric traits class encapsulates the definitions of this type and the implementation of the geometric predicates and constructions that handle curves of this type. The arrangement demonstration program is a way to visualize some of the various geometric traits supported by the 2D Arrangements package, as well as the various functions for querying and manipulating the induced arrangements. Currently, arrangements of bounded line segments, polylines, and conics, as well as arrangements of unbounded linear objects (e.g., segments, rays, and lines), all embedded in the plane are supported, and work is underway to include additional geometric traits and additional surfaces.
The new demonstration program is based on Qt 4 and it makes use of the CGAL Graphics View framework, in which the 2D primitives are individually represented as objects in a scene. The implementations of several demos in CGAL already make use of this framework. It is useful in particular for arrangements because of the wide range of curves that need to be supported. In this framework, support can be extended to different geometry types but at the same time, they can be handled uniformly when drawn in the scene.
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Sounds of Revival II: Deeper
Mar 03 2017 | Christian & Gospel
Grammy-Nominated William McDowell's New Album, The Cry, Available Now
NASHVILLE, TENN. (SEPTEMBER 20, 2019)
GRAMMY-nominated and Dove Award winning worship leader, pastor and author, William McDowell, has released his new live album, The Cry (Integrity Music). The album was recorded at Redemption to the Nations Church in Chattanooga, TN and features special guest artists Nathaniel Bassey, Travis Greene, Yolanda Adams, David & Nicole Binion, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Trinity Anderson (worship leader of McDowell's Deeper Fellowship church). The Cry is available here.
For 20 years, McDowell has been writing songs crying out for God to bring revival. However, his latest release is not a collection of songs crying out for God to come; rather it's a collection of songs written as a response to a God who already has. Two decades ago, McDowell began praying for revival to break out in his community, and on May 22, 2016, the presence of God entered his church of Deeper Fellowship in Orlando and has yet to leave.
The church has recorded over 300 different healings and miracles to date. What's more… the revival doesn't seem to be slowing down. The congregation has grown from a group of 15 to over 1,000 in just five years. People line up outside the church to attend Sunday services. The Cry is a powerful collection that puts to melody what God has been doing in his church and with these people.
During the live recording members of Deeper Fellowship came on stage to share their testimony of healing—a woman who was paralyzed and now walks, another woman who contracted a life-threatening amoeba and was miraculously and immediately healed. These are just two of the hundreds of miracle-stories coming out of McDowell's church.
"To me, this is not only our best-ever captured recording, but it's also by far the most special and deeply personal," says McDowell. "It's the answer to a twenty-year cry."
Integrity Music. (2019, September 20). Grammy-Nominated William McDowell's New Album, The Cry, Available Now [Press release]. Retrieved from https://www.integritymusic.com/press/2019/9/20/grammy-nominated-william-mcdowells-new-album-the-cry-available-now
Withholding Nothing
William McDowell
Releasing a Sound
Bring Me a Minstrel
Are You Ready (feat. Pablo Villatoro & Aaron Lindsey)
Through Christ
We Will Prevail
Sovereign God (feat. Danny Gokey)
When I Call Your Name
There Is Something About That Name
Can't Live Without You (feat. Nicole Binion)
Withholding Nothing Medly (Live)
There Is a Sound
Withholding Nothing (Radio Version)
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Grammy-Nominated William McDowell's New Album, The Cry, Available Now September 20, 2019
Grammy-Nominated William McDowell Releases Debut Single from Upcoming Live Album August 2, 2019
Integrity Music Welcomes Award Winning Worship Artist William McDowell February 21, 2019
Press Release: Deeper Worship Intensive November 29, 2018
Press Release: Sounds of Revival II February 16, 2017
Nominated in two categories for the 2017 Stellar Awards January 17, 2017
"What does it look like? What does it sound like? What does it feel like, when the invisible God shows up in a room? You can't explain it, you can't orchestrate it, but when it happens everything changes. Everyone knows and will respond…"
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RT @JackiaRanae: This new album by Pastor William McDowell...WOW!! He is back 🙌🏽🔥 Sounds from heaven.
Deeper Fellowship
William McDowell is the pastor of Deeper Fellowship Church in Orlando, Florida. A church dedicated to deeper fellowship with God and one another. They are located at 170 Sunport Lane, Suite 900, Orlando, Florida 32809. Worship with them on Sundays at 8:30am & 11:30am.
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Hemal Vora is a freelance journalistic writer for Inquisitr. He has a Masters degree in business administration with a focus in Marketing and retail. He has worked as a market research analyst before quitting his job to follow his passion for writing. He loves writing about politics, entertainment, and technology. When he is not writing, he enjoys cooking and experimenting with different cuisines.
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A few years ago, I was a full-fledged insomniac. I couldn't fall asleep and those few times that I did, I couldn't stay asleep. I attributed this to all of the ruminating about dumb stuff I used to do.
This lack of sleep left me more than exhausted. I was cranky, had trouble focusing and worst of all, dreaded going to bed because… what was the point?
After months of sleepless nights, I sought a little help by doing my own research and getting therapy to find the root cause of my ruminating. Once I learned some effective coping mechanisms from my therapist, sleep returned. Getting a solid eight hours of sleep nightly was a gamechanger for me. My skin looked better, I stopped being snippy in the mornings (poor Ryan!), the eye puffiness lessened and I had this new, weird thing called "energy".
So, what helped me? Keep reading for some tips that I'm sure will help you too if you are in the same predicament.
I started keeping track of my sleep using an old Garmin that belonged to Ryan. It showed me how much good, deep sleep I was getting, and how many restless minutes I had while in bed. I also wrote down the times of day when I felt tired.
With this info, you can pinpoint a few triggers that can help you down the road.
By nature, I'm really hard on myself but it went into overdrive. I was sick of replaying negative scenarios and silly dilemmas in my head.
Distracting Myself: When I started ruminating, I got up, grabbed a book or watched some tv that made me laugh.
Schedule Your Ruminating: Schedule a ruminating session. Chances are by the time the session rolls around, you may not even feel like ruminating anymore.
Talk to someone: When I told Ryan about the ruminating, he made me promise to wake him up and talk about it. That one did wonders.
ID The Triggers: I avoided people and situations that stressed me out.
Oooh. I went nuts with this one! I redecorated our bedroom and invested in some cozy sheets and pillows.
When my insomnia made a recent return, I tried a quick fix in the form of pillow sprays that help you sleep, specifically, This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray.
This best-seller promises to help you relax and fall asleep faster. I spray a little onto my satin pillowcase, took a few deep breaths and the next thing I knew, Ryan was nudging me awake. "DOM! It's 8am! We slept through the alarms!" SH*T.
This Works Deep Pillow Spray smells amazing. With its mix of lavender, vetiver and chamomile, it calms you while the day's worries vanish. This is a nice alternative to drinking two mugs of NeoCitran before bed in the hopes of getting knocked out (do not do this – trust. #groggy).
I'm British, ok? I like tea. I like lots of it, especially the good, strong stuff like Irish Breakfast Tea and Darjeeling. Unfortunately, the three cups I was drinking leading up to bedtime was a real problem. When I limited myself to one cup right after dinner, sleep came more easily.
The best sleep I've ever had in my life was when I started personal training at Premium Performance. Leaving the gym feeling completely spent after a great workout was so conducive to a great night's sleep. Regular exercise makes the world of difference.
Make sure you are not exercising too close to bedtime though. My late night runs would really affect my sleep as I needed time to wind down afterward.
The light emanating from your devices "activates" your brain by stimulating daytime hormones. That blue light disrupts the body's natural nighttime wind down and doesn't allow your body to rest.
Turn your devices off or better yet, leave them in another room. And try not to use your phone as an alarm clock. Invest in an old school one!
Don't drink too close to bedtime. Alcohol is a depressant and while it can make you sleepy, it eventally distrupst your sleep. Try to have your last drink around 6pm and skip that nightcap altogheter.
Goes without saying – a good romp before bed completely relaxes you and makes for a damn good night's rest.
I hope these tips help you like they helped me. Have you ever suffered with insomnia? What did you do to get some shut eye?
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The Income Tax department has conducted perhaps the largest raids right before 2019 Lok Sabha elections which is just days away. As we reported, senior AICC (All India Congress Committee) official, SM Moin's resident in Delhi was raided by the Income Tax department. A Republic report said that Moin is under the scanner for receiving Rs 20 crore from Bhopal, and the raid was done pertaining that transfer.
We will be updating this article with all the latest information pertaining to this raid and the high political drama that is ensuing owing to these raids that might put Congress in the dock right before elections commence.
Reports have now emerged that the Deputy Secretary of the Finance Ministry has written to the Election Commission regarding the Income Tax raids against AICC functionary and the revelation that the illicit money was transferred to a "major political party". The letter to the Election Commission says that the Finance Ministry agrees with the observation that such malpractices need to come to an end. The letter said that the Finance Ministry agrees that such operations need to be conducted ruthlessly. The letter also says that the departments have always been fair and impartial. This letter comes after several questions have been raised on the impartiality of the Election Commission and Income Tax Department by members of the opposition and especially Congress which is now under the I-T scanner.
While Republic TV reporter Amit Choudhry was trying to report the raids from the location of Moin's residence, he was heckled, pushed, abused and assaulted repeatedly by supporters of Moin who were attempting to stop the reporter from doing his job. It is also reported that the mob also attempted to damage the camera and equipment of the media crew.
After the raids in Madhya Pradesh, Income Tax officials have detected a racket of collection of unaccounted cash through various persons, including businessmen, politicians and bureaucrats. The amount of such unaccounted case detected so far is Rs 281 crore. Unaccounted cash of ₹ 14.6 crores also has been found so far in the raids, along with liquor bottles, arms and hide skins of the tiger.
The residence of SM Moin in Delhi, who is a senior functionary of Congress, was raided by the Income Tax department. Moin is under the scanner for receiving Rs 20 crore from Bhopal, and the raid was done pertaining that transfer.
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel rushed to the residence of Moin in Delhi when I-T officers were conducting search operations there. According to the website of the Congress party, SM Moin is the Administrative Officer of AICC. Therefore, it can be presumed that the major political party mentioned in the CBDT release is the Congress party.
A press release issued by the CBDT said that a part of this amount was transferred to the head office of a major political party located at Tughlaq Road in Delhi, which included Rs 20 crore transferred through hawala route. This amount was moved through a senior functionary of the party.
Income-Tax (IT) Department had conducted raids on more than 50 locations connected to Kamal Nath, MP Chief Minister's OSD, Ratul Puri (Kamal Nath's nephew), Amira Group, and Moser Bayer. The IT Department had recovered a diary during these raids, which has revealed the money trail between shell companies to convert crores of rupees into dollars using bogus bills. The seized diary suggests that nearly Rs.242 crores were transferred to five 'shell' companies owned by Parasmal Lodha. A Kolkata-based company was also used for infusion of bogus capital to the tune of Rs.125 crores. Reportedly, Moser Baer group also bought shares worth Rs.250 crores through shell companies from Mauritius. The diary also reveals that Deepak Puri had allegedly collected money from various sources to get it converted into dollars through issuing bogus bills.
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Q: Email aliasing with qmail I'm trying to set up email domain aliasing in qmail (I'm on a Plesk server). What should happen is that emails sent to user@myalias.com get sent to user@realdomain.com (regardless of what user is). I would like this to happen without having to set up redirects and mess around with that sort of thing.
I've followed the details on this forum post with limited success. I only made changes to the qmail config as all other config is already there and correct as the myalias.com domain is set up through Plesk ...

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*modify /var/qmail/control/virtualdomains

*add myalias.com:60 ("60" corresponds to the integer of the realdomain.com that is in the same file)

*restart qmail service

Logs are showing that qmail accepts the incoming email to @myalias.com and then routes it to @realdomain.com. The email then goes missing and is never actually delivered.
Any thoughts on where/how I could dig deeper to figure out what's happening to the email?
Thanks.

A: Just following up on this older question of mine. It is all working well now. I had the NOC check the server and they corrected it for me. Had something to do with remotehosts file.

A: Does the logfile of realdomain.com show that it is even accepting or seeing the incoming redirects?
Try redirecting the email to another domain. If they end up at the other domain, then the problem lies with the domain you're trying to really send it to.
If they don't appear there at all, then it goes back to how they're being redirected and you can focus on that part.

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2015 Was A Lousy Year for VC-backed IPOs
Dan Primack
2015 has been the weakest year for venture capital-backed IPOs since 2010, according to data compiled by Fortune.
Overall, 79 VC-backed companies raised just $9.2 billion on U.S. exchanges, including Thursday's $462 million raise by cloud collaboration software maker Atlassian (TEAM). That is a far cry from the $15.5 billion raised by 117 companies last year, and also comes in below the tallies for either 2013 or 2012.
Only 50 companies went public in 2011, but the $10.44 billion raised was still more than what we've seen over the past 12 months. In 2010, 67 VC-backed companies raised $8.07 billion via U.S. IPOs.
The year's largest VC-backed IPO was for wearables maker Fitbit (FIT), which raised $841 million back in June. Atlassian was the largest offering in Q4 — when 20 companies raised $2.23 billion — with Pure Storage (PSTG) close on its heels with a $425 million IPO.
All three of those companies come from the technology sector, but more than half of the year's VC-backed IPOs were for life sciences issuers (including 12 in Q4).
Atlassian was believed to be the final VC-backed offering of 2015. Chinese P2P lender Yirendai may still price its $75 million offering before year-end, but the company does not list any venture capital shareholders.
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Learn more about the talented artists and production team members of FemFest 2018. We're featuring both local and national artists, with over 65 participants!
Joseph Abetria is a Filipino theatre designer currently based in the North End of Winnipeg. A graduate of the University of Winnipeg's Theatre Honours program, his recent design highlights include: Two Indians and The Seduction Theory (Sarasvàti Productions); Last Train to Nibroc (RMTC); Richard III (SIR); Iceland (TPM); Concord Floral, Vinegar Tom, The Cassilis Engagement (UofW). He has also worked as an assistant designer for various productions such as Billy Elliot (RMTC), Romeo & Juliet, and Rocky Horror Show (Stratford Festival). At times, Joseph also works as a scenic artist with companies like Theatre by the River, and KOBA entertainment.
Elena Anciro is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg's Department of Theatre & Film. She was recently seen on stage in Breaking Through (Sarasvàti), Alice in Wonderland (Theatre NorthWest), JONNO (Echo Theatre), and Chimerica (Royal MTC / Canadian Stage). Elena is also a member of Red Threads of Peace, a playback theatre troupe that merges artistry, social justice, and community building through improvised storytelling. She is grateful for the opportunity to work with this formidable, talented cast of women. To Shyamala, Sowmya, Cherissa, and Hope – thank you for your trust and vision!
Megan Andres is a Winnipeg based theatre performer, director & playwright with a BA in Theatre from the University of Manitoba and an MFA in Creative Writing and Theatre from the University of British Columbia. FemFest credits include, as director for the staged reading of Skin Deep (2014), as director for The Exchange (2013), and Is it Wednesday… (2012), as one of the playwrights for Bake Off (2013),and One Night Stand (2011) and as production assistant (2010). She is excited to be working with Sarasvàti Productions on this amazing festival once again!
Anju started learning Bharatanatyam at the age of 4 from Jayakumar at Chembai School of Dance and Music in India. She studied abhinaya under Sandhya Rajendran, and performed her Arangetram at 13. In her teens she competed in dance competitions and started choreographing small items. She also has two years of training in MohiniAttam. Since moving to Winnipeg, Anju resumed her training under Shylaja Ramprasath at BRT Academy of Dance and Music. Last year her BRT group won First Place at the 2018 Canadian National Dance Championships and Gold at the Manitoba Dance Festival. She also performed in BRT's student showcase Krishnaleela.
Sara Arenson has been writing scripts for almost 20 years. A graduate of the University of Winnipeg's theatre department and the Young Emerging Playwrights' Program (Prairie Theatre Exchange and Manitoba Association of Playwrights), she writes about social justice, technology, families and Jewish themes. She has also acted in the Winnipeg Fringe and on film. Sara lives in Winnipeg with her partner Mark and their ever-expanding collection of books. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family, learning languages, and swimming in nature. Sara is excited to be working with Sarasvàti Productions once more.
A theatre and film actress and storyteller, Amal Ayouch is a central figure in the Moroccan cultural scene. She has performed in many films and plays, including: Antigone, Waiting for Godot and Ophélia is not dead… She regularly stages poems by contemporary middle eastern authors. An engaged woman, she is the honorary chair of the association Solidarité Féminine for which she has collected testimonials from single mothers that she has transcribed in her theatrical play Violenscène. She is also a founding member of the Fondation des Arts Vivants, where she works for the promotion of theater in Morocco and its accessibility for all.
Jillian is a Film major and Theatre minor at the University of Manitoba. Her latest projects include I 'effed' up and I'm sorry (Winnipeg Fringe Festival 2018), Marat/Sade (BHTC 2018), Pith! (BHTC 2018), Nothing Sacred (BHTC 2017) and Translations (BHTC 2017). She is thrilled to be a part of FemFest this year and to be working alongside Sarasvàti Productions.
Jane has watched Sarasvati embrace many marginalized corners of society in a respectful, honest way, and she has been pleased to be part of this societal exposure over the years. Jane works for the Manitoba Schizophrenia Society, and is an advocate for those living with a mental illness, and their families. Most recently, Jane played the role of Momo in The Humans at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre.
Tatiana Carnevale is a local director, producer, and arts administrator. Her favourite credits include The Trump Card, Tigers Be Still (director, District Theatre Collective), You Were There, [title of show], (director and producer, Pocket Frock Productions), The Drowning Girls, Speech and Debate (producer, Pocket Frock Productions) and Godspell (director, Winnipeg Studio Theatre). She has assisted and apprenticed with RMTC, WJT, and Rainbow Stage, and studied at the University of Winnipeg (BA Theatre) and University of Guelph (MA Theatre Studies). By day, Tat is the Operations Coordinator for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
This is Gisele Charr's first appearance in FemFest Shorts. She has previously performed in FemFest and the Cabaret of Monologues. Gisele has participated in readings for Millerfest and has enjoyed working with both the Cercle Moliere and the Tara Players Theatre in performances of Doubt. She has enjoyed roles in numerous plays in the Scirocco Dram Playwrights Competition, an activity she has enjoyed with both of her daughters. She is excited to once again be performing with Sarasvàti Theatre.
An energetic, passionate, creative partner in everything he does, AL Connors is one of Canada's most respected names in improvisation. He's an educator, producer, director, performer, and designer, who enjoys working in all aspects of live performance. Recent design credits include Will Somers, Much Ado About Feckin' Pirates and Far & Near & Here at Undercurrents in 2015, and Lavender Railroad & HROSES for Evolution Theatre which garnered a Prix Rideau Awards nomination and a win respectively for Design.
Darla Contois is a Cree/Salteaux artist from Misipawistik Cree Nation in Manitoba. She graduated from Toronto's Centre for Indigenous Theatre in 2014, attended David Smukler's National Voice Intensive and premiered her solo show White Man's Indian at Summerworks 2017 earning her the Emerging Artist Award. She is an internationally recognized Indigenous theatre artist having traveled recently to Germany to share her unique perspective with the Theaterformen festival's fellowship program.
Liz Cooper is a graduate of the Senior Professional Program of the School of Contemporary Dancers. She is also an aerial circus arts performer and teacher at Monica's Danz Gym and co-director of Momentum Aerial & Acrobatic Performance Troupe. She has performed her aerial choreography locally and internationally. Liz is delighted to be working with Manohar Performing Arts and Sarasvati Productions' collaboration of The Game, bringing her background in martial arts and partnering into the choreography.
Hilary's unique style can be attributed to her wide range of global influences. She has travelled to Tel Aviv, New York, Switzerland, Germany and France, and across Canada to perform with and learn from the world's leading dance professionals. Originally from Toronto, Hilary has been working and performing in Winnipeg since 2012, and has, in that short time, become an important contribution to the dance milieu. In 2017 she co-founded Art Holm, a semi-annual performance series with Alexandra Elliott.
Ntara is a multi disciplinary artist, working primarily in professional theatre as a stage hand, stage manager and actor. She is delighted to also be bringing her skills as dancer and writer to FemFest 2018. Ntara grew up in Saskatchewan, trained and began her career in Alberta, and has been living, working and\or studying in Winnipeg since 2005. Favorite local productions include: Stripped Down MacBeth (Lady, Banquo, Others), Peg and the Yeti (Mom), Dirty Dancing (Dresser), Passion (Julia Brewster), Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Head of Properties), Savage in Limbo (April), Phasewash (Assistant Stage Manager), and most recently Animosity (Co-director).
Shyamala is a Winnipeg performer and choreographer of classical Indian dance trained in Canada and India, with experience in other styles including modern dance and aerial. A literature aficionado who studied modern drama in university, Shyamala has 25 years of scripting and staging dance productions in Manohar Performing Arts of Canada, where she has performed in 21 productions, with senior scriptwriter credit in 14. Her aesthetic as a dancer is improvisational and character-driven; her forte as a writer is the visually emotive, tightly précised narrative of dance theatre. She excels in dance to the spoken word, especially poetry.
A founding member of Manohar Performing Arts of Canada, Sowmya has trained in India and Canada, and performs the classical Indian dance styles Bharatanatyam and Kathak in Winnipeg, Ottawa and at dance festivals across the country. Her love of poetry and epic literature has inspired many of Manohar's dance theatre productions. Sowmya has storyboarded and co-written 16 of Manohar's scripts, and she is particularly involved with music and lyric selection, source translation, arrangement and soundtrack editing. With Manohar, Sowmya has created and choreographed a number of challenging male roles that utilize her command of space and rhythm.
Engineer by trade, actor by birth.
Melanee Deschambeault is French, Scottish and Ojibwe from Dauphin, Manitoba. Melanee is currently entering her fifth year at the University of Manitoba. Her work in the Arts have been inspired and influenced by indigenous artists such as Frances Koncan, Margot Kane, Tantoo Cardinal and Ian Ross. Selected theatre credits include: Marat/Sade (2018), Translations (2017) and Doubtful House (2016) with the Black Hole Theatre Company, Two Indians (2017) with Sarasvàti Productions and Riot Revolt Resist Repeat (2017) with Vault Projects. Melanee plans to pursue theatre and acting in the coming years. She thanks you for coming out and enjoy the performances.
After performing her own work in New York Alexandra Elliott and Hurricane Sandy came face to face. Physically demanding and emotionally charged, her work made it back to her hometown of Winnipeg and beyond. With over ten original works under her belt, her dances have been produced in New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Winnipeg. Alex thanks Tedd Robinson for his ecstasy charged commission Logarian Rhapsody. She is the co-founder of Art Holm, a semi-annual performance series that showcases artists of different disciplines. Alex shares the role of curator and producer with fellow artist Hilary Anne Crist.
Victoria Emilie Hill has been an artist since she was 10 years old performing (arguably the worst) rendition of Grease in her basement. She loves to make theatre fun, always remembering her childlike sense of enthusiasm while also aiming to connect to humans through storytelling and exchanging personal experiences. One of her favourite ways to do this is with THE PATRIARCHY. Victoria is an avid student of life, challenging herself to experience everything from white water rafting, to skydiving, to knitting. Her newest endeavour is roller derby, which is almost as scary as singing overly personal songs to large audiences. Cheers!
Daphne is a graduate of the University of Manitoba's theatre program specializing in directing, stage managing, and performance. Directing credits include Deadly Politics (or a Murder Mystery Murder Mystery), Empathy, Pith! (Black Hole Theatre Company); and Praised be the Playwright! (The 4th Wall Wrecking Balls). Stage managing credits: Matt and Ben (Black Hole Theatre Company); Starman (WTFunk Productions); and The Last 48 (ArtLaunch Theatre Company). She prides herself on finding puns in everything she does and discovering new ways to make the ordinary, special.
DJ Louie Lovebird- Whatever your vibe may be, leave it to Louie to pick up what you're throwing down. This Lovebird prefers to nest in queer and inclusive spaces- With a keen eye on what the crowd is feeling, they bring both the the fun and the funk to whatever event they play. If you want a smooth sensitive empath making you groove Louie has it covered. Often quoted as saying "Donna Summer is my Queen" be sure to expect the gamut of disco all the way to reggae and modern hip hop.
KATIE GERMAN is very excited to be a part of FemFest 2018 One Night Stand! Katie is a Winnipeg based performer, director and educator who received her training in Musical Theatre Performance at Grant MacEwan University. Katie is the owner and director of Junior Musical Theatre Company (JMTC) and has taught Musical Theatre and Voice at many schools and theatres across the prairie provinces.
Select acting credits include; Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, South Pacific (Rainbow Stage), Women of the Fur Trade (Carol Shields Festival), American Idiot (Winnipeg Studio Theatre), Sweeney Todd (Dry Cold Productions), Evil Dead (Wasteland Productions).
Reid is an English and Theatre student at the University of Manitoba. Past acting credits include Marat/Sade, The Rover, After Magritte (Black Hole Theatre Company), and Confessional (The 28th Minute). He is extremely grateful to have been able to work for such an amazing organization this summer and hopes you enjoy FemFest!
Shalaka began her Bharatnatyam training at the India School of Dance, Music and Theatre at the age of eight and completed her Aradhana in 2011 under Guru Shanta Ponnudurai. Since joining Manohar Performing Arts of Canada in 2011, she has performed in the company's second rendition of The Game (2012), Manohar's 20th anniversary show, 20/20 AfterImages (2013) and Sunset Moonrise (2016 & 2017). In addition to dancing Bharatanatyam, Shalaka has also performed folk and Bollywood dances at various cultural events, such as Folklorama, and has taken classes in hip-hop and Latin dance to enhance her dance abilities.
Tamera Grace is so thankful to Sarasvàti for producing such meaningful and relevant work, and also thankful for being able to be a part of the team! Working with and supporting artistic endeavours that aim to create positive social change and thought is something Tamera wants to continue to do. Originally focusing on acting, she now does the technical aspects in theatre and film but hopes to keep acting in her back pocket for another time. Happy FemFest!
Dionce C. Haynes is a poet/writer who got into the comedy game, prompted by the heartache of racism, sexism, and other unsuitable "suitors". Xhe delivers pointed observations and acerbic retorts to oppressive forces. Dione is the co-founder/co-producer of WOKE Comedy Hour, a collective for BIPOC Comedy and Improv artists. Xhe recently performed for Drag the Red fundraised and the Winnipeg Fringe (2018).
Ivan is an actor, director, producer, and theatre administrator. Past acting credits include: Confessional (28th Minute); Thom Pain (Based on Nothing), The Flick, Hamlet, Wang Dang, The Wife, Mary Rose, Fool for Love (Snakeskin Jacket); The Pillowman, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, A Lie of the Mind, Escape from Happiness, Landscape of the Body (BHTC). Caesar and Cleopatra (Nomadic Players); Buried Child (PTE School). Past directing credits include Tape (28th Minute); Lion in the Streets, Catastrophe, Footfalls (BHTC); The Wife, States of Shock: A Vaudeville Nightmare (Snakeskin Jacket).
Sue Hoang is an emerging Winnipeg artist who recently completed a year long mentorship program with MAWA (Mentoring Artists for Women's Art). Her multidisciplinary work has a comical way of looking at the world in order to create a sense of belonging. Her love in bringing the serious and silly sides of her ideas and experiences to her storytelling can be heard on CKUW and she hopes also to bring her stories to a stand up comedy stage. Over the next year, she plans to complete a project that focuses on shame with her first piece titled Nobody Nose.
Matthew Paris-Irvine is thrilled to be making his second appearance with Sarasvàti Productions! Last appearing in the "Giving Voice" tour, Matt is ecstatic to be touring again with such a powerful story. A recent graduate of the Honours Acting program at the University of Winnipeg, selected past credits include: Time and The Conways, Concord Floral, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (University of Winnipeg) Tuedays and Sundays (Beau Theatre Co) and The Laramie Project (Meraki Productions). He would like to thank those who have shared their stories and hopes this show can serve as a catalyst for even more voices to be emboldened.
Master Playwright Festival appearances: Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (ChurchillFest), August Strindberg's Flying Circus (StrindbergFest) & The Mousetrap (Christiefest). Stage: Timon of Athens (Shakespeare In The Ruins), Bake-Off & International Women's Week Cabaret Of Monologues, (FemFest 2017); Recycled, Vampire Lesbians Of Sodom, When God Comes For Breakfast You Don't Burn the Toast, The Appointment (Winnipeg Fringe Festival 2016). Film and television appearances: Nomis, Into Invisible Light and the made-for -tv movie, Gone: My Daughter. Lovesick, Bravetown.
Reena is keeping herself very busy this year when it comes to theater. She is currently working on Sarasvàti's touring production of Home 2.0 and couldn't be more excited! Later in the year, Reena will be doing another touring show with MTYP called Torn Through Time. When Reena is not out saving the world one smile at a time, she enjoys things like hanging out with her family, singing in the shower and being a decent human being. Reena feels very blessed to be surrounded by such talented and inspiring performers all year round.
Kim is thrilled to be a part of FemFest once again! Trained at Providence University College (BFA), Kim has appeared in over 13 Fringe Festivals in Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Winnipeg. She most recently performed in RMTC's 2018 Master Playwright Festival with Broken Record Productions. Other favourite roles to date include: Stella, A Streetcar Named Desire (Regina Little Theatre); Zelda Fitzgerald, 2015 Cabaret of Monologues (Sarasvàti Productions); Fraulein Kost, Cabaret (Crosswalk Players); and Lia, The National Elevator Project (Theatre Yes). By day Kim works as a writer for the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre and spends far too much time binge watching shows on Netflix.
Sahana started learning Bharatanatyam when she was 9 at BRT Academy of Dance and Music. She is currently 14 years old and is actively working towards completing her Arangetram. Her Bharatanayman group placed first in the 2018 Canadian National Dance Championships. Sahana has performed folk dances at many cultural events and has been involved in all her school drama productions. Sahana enjoys taking part in many sports including swimming, basketball, volleyball, badminton and is proud of her accomplishments in the Manitoba Provincial Honor Band as a French Horn player.
Ady Kay is a multidisciplinary artist who is especially interested in physical theatre and clown. Ady is currently studying dance at the School of Contemporary Dancers and is so grateful to have studied clown at the Manitoulin Conservatory for Creation and Performance this past summer as an artist in residence. Ady plans to continue moving forward with positivity in life and expand her craft as an artist and performer.
Northern Light Theatre in Edmonton, Prairie Theatre Exchange and Theatre Projects Manitoba have commissioned and produced several of Leigh-Anne's plays. She's also toured several one-woman shows with assistance from the MB Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts including BABY BLUES; the story of her birthing experience, VOICES ON THE WIND; the stories of Mennonite women settling in her home village of Neubergthal, FIRE WOMEN; cultural tales of strong women from around the world and THE FINAL HOUR (currently touring to hospitals as THE MAN WHO COULDN'T DIE.) FIRE WOMEN and THE FINAL HOUR were invited to the National Arts Centre in 2016.
Elissa Black Wolf Kixen is an Anishinaabe Two Spirit Comedian who's roots lay in Couchiching First Nation, Ontario. They have travelled across Canada and the USA as a Comedian and improviser. They use comedy as a tool in dealing with racism, homophobia and sexism. They are the Co-founder/producer of WOKE Comedy Hour, featured on APTN's The Laughing Drum, The Manitoba Ambassador for Canadian Association Of Standup Comedians and Co-produces Queer and Present Danger with Chantel Morastica.
Marsha's theatre work has included both on- and off-stage ventures. Some on-stage highlights include: Eden, Breaking Through (Sarasvàti); Time's Fancy (Kevan Bowkett, Winnipeg Fringe); Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare in the Ruins); Crees in the Caribbean (Magnus Theater); and Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun (Theatre Northwest). Marsha is currently the Indigenous Community Outreach Coordinator for Sarasvàti Productions and is studying Anthropology, Psychology and Film at the University of Winnipeg.
Frances Koncan is an Indigenous writer, director, & producer of Anishinaabe and Slovene descent. She is the Artistic Director of Vault Projects, a transdisciplinary arts collective devoted to the exploration of the decolonization of creation methods and making nifty lil shows. Select Credits include stuff and things. Next up: Women of the Fur Trade (writer/director), Untitled Hedda Gabbler Project (writer/director), A Doll's House Part 2 (assistant director), and hosting the monthly Drunk Play Reading series at Wee Johnny's because we gotta stay classy.
Melissa Langdon is thrilled to be back with Sarasvàti Productions. A recent graduate of the University of Winnipeg's Theatre and Film program, she loves singing, dancing, and playing the violin. You might have seen her in past productions as Kay in Time and the Conways, Nearly Wild in Concord Floral, or Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz Guildenstern Are Dead and the Original New Beginnings cast. She would love to extend her greatest gratitude to the entire cast and creative team as well as all of her friends, family, and the prayer plant on the dinner table which has somehow managed to survive without regular watering.
Sadie-Phoenix Lavoie is a 24 year old Anishinaabe Two-Spirit from Sagkeeng First Nation, and holds a BA in Indigenous Studies and Political Science at the University of Winnipeg. Sadie-Phoenix is currently the Community Coordinator with Waniskatan: Alliance of Hydro Impacted Communites, and Co-Founder of Red Rising Magazine. They are formerly the National Executive Representative of the Circle of First Nations, Mètis and Inuit Students with the Canadian Federation of Students, the largest student union in Canada, as well formerly the VP External of the University of Winnipeg Students Association. Sadie-Phoenix Lavoie goes by They/Them pronouns.
French-Canadian painter Emilie Lemay grew up on the shores of Brome Lake near the picturesque village of Knowlton in Quebec's Eastern Townships. After studying at Concordia University, she received a BFA with honours from the University of Manitoba. She has lived and found inspiration under the extraordinary Manitoba sky since 2002. Emilie is a proud member of La Maison des Artistes Visuels Francophones, Mentoring Artists for Women's Art, and the Cloud Appreciation Society. Her work in cultural mediation reflects her commitment to the francophone artistic community. Her artwork can be found in public and private connections throughout Canada.
Born and raised in Winnipeg; this city slicker is of Cree and Ojibwe descent. A former youth in care, child actress and a former great deal of other things; she strives to share her Teachings/lessons learned along her journey in a good way. She possesses a bright and extroverted personality with a quick wit that contributes to her ability to engage and build community by sharing her story through humourous anecdotes you are sure to enjoy. Dawn believes that laughter is medicine so come out and get a dose. Miigwetch.
Thilini has been dancing from the age of three. Under the guidance of her mother Priyanthi Waidyasekara, herself a classical and folk dance instructor, Thilini had performed in many school concerts, talent shows and local dance competitions while growing up in Sri Lanka. Subsequently a Bharatanatyam student of Natya Bhooshan Guru Sri Jayantha Karunasekara, she completed her Arangetram in 2016. She has also studied Sri Lankan traditional dance, and completed her Udarata Wes Mangalya. Her interests include piano, guitar and badminton; she also sings in St Mary's Academy Con Spiritu Choir. Thilini joined Manohar Performing Arts of Canada in 2017.
Brad Long is an Ottawa based theatre artist. Recent credits include The December Man (NAC, Assistant Director) Re:Union at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival 2015, The End of Civilization (Gladstone Theatre) This is War (GCTC) and WE GLOW (Prix Rideau Award for Outstanding Male Performance, Outstanding New Creation, 2013). As an instructor he has worked with The Ottawa Theatre School, Algonquin College and the University of Ottawa.
Jo is Anishinaabe, a mom, theatre fan, writer, and an educator. She gave up dreams of Super villainy as it wasn't as lucrative as depicted at the job fairs (false advertising…but then again what can you expect from an evil genius job pitch). She received her BA and B.Ed. from the University of Winnipeg. Jo had her Winnipeg Fringe debut with her comedy play Mother's Little Secret this past July.
Heidi Malazdrewich is a director, dramaturg, actor, and theatre educator. Selected directing credits: The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night- Time (Canadian Premiere, RMTC/ Citadel Theatre), Ladies Foursome (Theatre Baddeck), Di and Viv and Rose (RM TC), Romeo and Juliet (SIR), Myth of the Ostrich (RMTC), The New Canadian Kid (MTYP), and The Secret Annex (RMTC). She was the dramaturgy intern at the Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre's 2018 Playwriting Colony and has worked as dramaturg on several new Canadian plays. Heidi holds an MFA in directing from the University of Calgary and currently teaches at the University of Winnipeg.
Sarah is a graduate of Concordia university and has been working as a Professional Lighting Designer for the last twelve years. She has worked with IFT Theatre in Toronto, Progress Lab 1422 in Vancouver and as the Lighting Director for Rimini Protokoll's world tour of Best Before. Sarah was also an Assistant Lighting Designer with the Stratford Festival and Vancouver Opera.
Jen McDonald is a Winnipeg born Actor, Videographer, and Writer. She is a graduate of the U of W Honours Theatre program. She participated, as an actor and playwright, in 6 plays produced at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival. Two shows she co-wrote and acted in received 4 and 5 star reviews and were awarded best of fest. She has taught acting at PTE and MTYP for 6 years. Jen studied Media Production and has been nominated for best short documentary at the U of W film festival. Most recently she has worked with Ghost River Theatre developing her skills in performance, creation, and multimedia design.
Hope McIntyre is currently launching in to her 20th year as Artistic Director of Sarasvàti Productions. She has a BFA and MFA in theatre. She completed a performance apprenticeship at ARTTS International in England. She is an award winning playwright and director who specializes in community collaboration. She has received the YWCA Women of Distinction Award, the Bra D'Or and the Women Helping Women Award. She has taught at Mount Allison, Brandon University, University of Manitoba and Prairie Theatre Exchange. She currently teaches at the University of Winnipeg. She is a former President of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.
Andy McKim has spent his professional life developing, dramaturging and directing new Canadian plays. For 23 years he was the Associate Artistic Director of Tarragon Theatre, Canada's pre-eminent playwright's theatre. Since 2007, he has been the Artistic Director of Theatre Passe Muraille, Canada's oldest theatre for developing and producing new work. Andy was Toronto Theatre Alliance's President from 1997-1999 and the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres' President from 2002-2005. Andy has been recognized with the Playwrights Guild of Canada Bras D'or Award (for Playwright Gender Equity), the George Luscombe Mentorship Award and the Silver Ticket Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Zhaopeng Meng is from China and goes by the nick name Simba, given to him when he was 10 years old. Simba is in Canada studying Theatre at The University of Winnipeg Department of Theatre and Film. He finds studying abroad rewarding, and challenging, with English being his second language. As he started studying theatre, his whole brain was enlightened. Simba is fascinated about acting. He really likes to share his characters' story through his performance.
Cairn is a director and playwright and teaches first year performance at the University of Winnipeg. Her award winning play SHIKSA premiered with Winnipeg Jewish Theatre in 2016. Breaking Through, co-written with Hope McIntyre, premiered in May 2017 with Sarasvati Productions. With the generous support of the Manitoba Arts Council, Cairn is currently re-writing her first play HABsolute Perfection. (Catch a sneak peek at FemFest 2018's One Night Stand). After directing a successful run of To Kill a Mockingbird with Prairie Theatre Exchange's Youth Conservatory in 2018, Cairn is honoured to return to direct this band of young thespians.
Fresh graduate of the University of Winnipeg Theatre Honours Program, Hera Nalam is extremely excited to be part of FemFest for the very first time! She was last seen on the stage in Shakespeare In The Ruins' production of Timon of Athens, the University of Winnipeg's production of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Concord Floral and Time & The Conways. Also an aspiring singer-songwriter, Hera has successfully written and recorded her original music, which are all available on soundcloud.com.
Tiana Northage – 22-year-old English student, Tiana Northage has been sharing her innermost feelings, for better or for worse, on Canadian stages since 2013. Two-time Winnipeg Fringe Slam! Champion, she was a member of the Winnipeg Poetry Slam's team for the 2016 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, and will soon be publishing her first chapbook, "(un)professional poet".
Manuel Ortega (Michael, Joel, Dad, Kampta) is proud to collaborate with Sarasvàti Productions. Arriving as refugees with his family in the winter of 1990, he finds this play to strike a certain chord in his heart. Manuel is a graduate of U of M and has worked under the directions of Bill Kerr, Chris Johnson, Gary Jarvis and Kelly Jenken. Fluent in English and Spanish, Manuel enjoys Wrestling, Jiu-Jitsu, singing, and dancing, in no particular order.
Jivesh Parasram (He/Him/His) is multidisciplinary artist, community activator, and facilitator of Indo-Caribbean descent. His work has played across Canada, and Internationally. He is the Artistic Producer at Pandemic Theatre and the Associate Artistic Producer at Theatre Passe Muraille. Parasram has received two "Harold Awards" for his contributions to the Independent Theatre Community in Toronto, including the Ken McDougall Award for Direction. He was a member of the second cohort of the Cultural Leaders Lab with the Toronto Arts Council and the Banff Centre and was the recipient of the 2018 Toronto Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award.
Emily is a theatre maker from Ottawa whose previous undercurrents credits include directing Thunk's Bread and Far and Near and Here, dramaturging Sarah Waisvisz' Monstrous and creating Live from the Belly of a Whale with her company Mi Casa. She is pretty sure she missed her burning man window, though she is also easily peer pressured into adventures.
After another busy year, Tori is looking forward to another great FemFest! Fresh off her 4th year with the Winnipeg Fringe Festival as their Assistant Festival Manager, Tori is poised and ready to do it all again. After FemFest concludes, she's off to participate in a 6 month practicum at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity commencing in October. Recent Credits include: Winnipeg Fringe Festival, Morning After Grace (RMTC 2018, Apprentice Stage Manager); A Christmas Carol (RMTC 2017, Apprentice Lighting Designer); The Heidi Chronicles (UofW 2017, Lighting Designer).
Alexa Joy Potashnik has been a leader in the arts community creating programming that promotes diversity and inclusion for artists of colour in Winnipeg. As the Founder of Black Space Winnipeg, Host of Raw Colours (CKUW) and vocal percussionist known as MC Woke, Alexa's work involves creating safe spaces for people of colour while challenging white/male privilege, dominance and supremacy through grassroots activism. Since 2016, as her role with Black Space Winnipeg, Alexa has been the coordinator for Nuit Noire an Afrocentric artist showcase that promotes Black visual and performing artists in the city and was the coordinator for the Afro Prairie Film Festival.
Connor Price-Kelleher is an Ottawa-based Stage Manager, Technician, Creator and general clown. His most recent project, What's Cooking (Spirt of the Fest Award 2018), recently premiered at the Kingston Store Front Fringe Festival. Typically, he can be found stage managing for Aplombusrhombus, an Ottawa-based physical theatre company. Past productions with Aplombusrhombus include; Ethel (Outstanding Production Award, Outstanding New Work Award at Ottawa Fringe 2017 and Pick of the Festival Kingston Store Front Fringe 2018) and Cardinal (Emerging Artist Award at Ottawa Fringe 2016).
Rebecca is Sarasvàti's full-time administrator. She holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Women's and Gender Studies from the University of Manitoba, with a minor in Spanish, and spent several years working in property management. Outside of work and school, she has worked with the Provincial Council of Women of Manitoba, co-hosted the UMFM show The F Word, and enjoys knitting. She's very excited for the opportunity to work with Sarasvàti and to be part of the organization's wonderful work.
Saira Rahman grew up in Winnipeg, and was a teacher and principal before pursuing filmmaking. In 2005, she was writer of a 3-part documentary series about Muslim Canadians called A New Life in a New Land (Milo Productions), which aired nationally. After completing the Digital Film Production program at Langara College in Vancouver in 2009, Saira and her sister, Nilufer, established Snow Angel Films, producing their first feature, Arctic Mosque (CBC, APTN). Saira is also an emerging actor involved with Prairie Theatre Exchange's Adult Company, which performed at the Fringe Festival this year, and One Trunk Theatre's production, Boundary Avenue.
Hot on the tails of her success as director for Sarasvàti's New Beginnings, Cherissa spent the early summer as an apprentice director at Vancouver's Bard on the Beach, assisting in Meg Roe's Timon of Athens. The Game is Cherissa's second show directing with Sarasvàti this year and you can catch her as an actor in three shows on the RMTC, MTYP and WJT's stages this season. In 2019 Cherissa will be one of two apprentice directors at the prestigious Shaw Festival in Ontario. What an honour this is, to be working with these talented artists at FemFest 2018!
Joanne approaches acting like one does an extreme sport. Not one to shy from away from drama, her first performance was as Sawda in Wajdi Mouawad's Scorched. Reviews stated that her performance "hit everyone in the theatre with intense emotion[.]" In 2018 Joanne joined Théâtre Cercle Molière for their De Bouche à oreille Manitoba tour. She also returned to film with a short titled Deadbolt produced by CBC's New Indigenous Voices. Joanne is proud of her work, but also of her music studio where she teaches and coaches. Her students are regularly seen performing and have gone onto professional careers.
Ed's activities as a theatre practitioner include directing, writing, dramaturgy, acting, teaching, lecturing, and producing. His productions have toured extensively nationally and internationally. He has also been the recipient of numerous awards and nominations including, The Pauline McGibbon Award for Directing: Dora Award Outstanding Direction, 3 Dora Awards Outstanding Productions, Chalmers Outstanding Play Writing Award, and Toronto's Harold Alternative Theatre Award.
Denisse is a Theatre and Education student at University of Winnipeg. As a part of the original cast of New Beginnings, she is excited to work with Sarasvàti Productions once again to bring you the revised version, Home 2.0. As an immigrant herself coming to Winnipeg at the age of 3, she finds the stories very close to her heart and is so honoured to be sharing these stories to all audiences. She would like to thank her parents for always being supportive and bringing her to the beautiful country of Canada to live her dreams and to her sister for always being her number one fan.
Anaka Sandhu is 19 years old, and will be appearing in her first Sarasvàti production as Yudhishtira. Anaka is beginning her second year at the University of Manitoba, studying theatre and political studies. She hopes to finish her political studies degree at the U of M, and then further her theatre education at a performing arts university, such as NTS or Ryerson. Her most recent performances have been at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, and in several Black Hole Theatre Company productions. Anaka Sandhu is thrilled to be performing in FemFest, and hopes you enjoy the show!
Katie Schmidt is a recent graduate of the University of Winnipeg. While she loves to Stage Manage, Katie loves to sew and hang with her cat. She is ecstatic to be working with Sarasvàti for a second time. Her recent credits include The Sport of the Engineer (Stage Manager, Winnipeg Fringe), Hang Me Out to Dry (Stage Manager, Winnipeg Fringe), and The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Winnipeg's Yeomen of the Guard (Stage Manager.) Thanks to Sarasvati for this opportunity!
Born and raised in Vancouver Taesia Scratch got her first job in television when she was 16, this paid her way through acting school under the mentorship of William B Davis. Taesia then moved to Ottawa with her husband. Although she had an extended hiatus while she raised her four brilliant and charming children, she kept busy in the arts community coaching and school productions. In 2012 Taesia and her family moved to Winnipeg. Taesia was in Sarasvàti's production of Tyler White's Launched in 2013. Always training and making changes developing an honest and disciplined approach to her art.
Monica was four years old when she started learning Bharatanatyam at Winnipeg's India School of Dance, Music, and Theatre. She completed her Aradhana in 2011 under Guru Shanta Ponnudurai. Monica has performed at many events such as Asian Heritage Month, Folklorama, and Diwali Mela. 2012 marked her first year dancing with Manohar Performing Arts of Canada; she appeared in the revised The Game, and in 2013 she appeared in 20/20 Afterimages. In 2016 and 2017 she also appeared in Sunset Moonrise.
Shivani has been dancing since the age of four, studying Bharatanatyam at Winnipeg's India School of Dance, Music, and Theatre, as well as bhangra, folk dance and performing in Bollywood dance teams. She has also been a competitive soccer player. Shivani performed her Aradhana in 2012 under Guru Shanta Ponnudurai. Shivani has frequently danced at Folklorama and other community events. In 2015 she joined Manohar Performing Arts of Canada and has appeared in Sunset Moonrise in 2016 and 2017.
Donna-Michelle St. Bernard aka Belladonna the Blest is an emcee, playwright and agitator. Notable works for the theatre include Cake, They Say He Fell, A Man A Fish, The First Stone, Roominhouse, Salome's Clothes, and Gas Girls. She has rhymed onstage at CMW, NXNE, WCMA, Urbanfest, Under the Volcano and Scream in High Park. DM is Artistic Director of New Harlem Productions, playwright in residence at lemonTree creations and emcee in residence at Theatre Passe Muraille.
Allison Stier is a fledgling playwright who prefers the eating of baked goods, rather than the mixing and kneading and baking. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, she has loved putting words into delicious arrangements for the greater part of her existence. Fascinated by the fantastic and strange, her writing leans most often toward the speculative and science fictional. She is quite thankful that the ingredients for this Bake-Off are of the word variety, which, in most cases, don't result in a sink full of dirty dishes.
With over 20 years of dance experience, Maribeth Tabanera has a diverse repertoire of street style moves and a passion for teaching with specialties including hip hop, breaking, house, dancehall, waacking, vogueing and afrobeat. She began her dance training at the age of 8 with a Filipino folk dance group. From 2006 – 2013 she was a member of Define Movement. In 2015, Maribeth represented Canada with Project Company at Hip Hop International in San Diego. Maribeth now choreographs and performs as a core member of B.O.S.S. Dance Team. She continues to train and battle across North America.
Rychelle Thompson-Folkes is a twenty-one year old singer of Jamaican heritage who has been performing all her life. From an early age, she has sang at cultural events, black history month venues and has been an active member of the Caribbean community for several years. Rychelle has been playing trumpet for almost 9 years, and has played at festivals around central Canada and Cuba. Her passion for Blues and Jazz has shaped her as a performer and made her the singer she is today.
Matsya has been learning Bharatanatyam since age 5. She began with Mohyna Dookun at Manohar, and pursued her formal dance training at the India School of Dance, Music, and Theatre Inc. under the tutelage of Guru Shantha Ponnudurai. Matsya completed her Aradhana in 2012, and performed her Arangetram in 2015. As a Senior Dance Instructor and Co-Dance Representative, Matsya currently teaches beginner, intermediate, and senior Bharatanatyam students at India School of Dance Music and Theatre, and is involved in dancing in and choreographing its multiple Alumni Showcase performances. Matsya is excited to be participating in The Game as a Guest Artist.
He began his artistic career in Morocco before joining the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique de Paris and the Centre National du Cirque de Chalons. He has worked with many researchers to develop his artistic and pedagogical approach. As a director, he develops his own projects but also responds to requests from companies, artists and festivals. He has more than thirty productions to his credit. He has taught in several theatre schools (Comédie de Saint-Etienne, ENSATT, ISADAC …) and regularly accompanies artists in their professional projects. An integral part of his work is international, where he participates in various exchange projects (Canada, Togo, Germany, Romania, China, Brazil …).
Just a girl who want to inspire people and wants to pursue her dreams in the arts. To make and create art that'll have an impact on people. A way to make people smile, laugh, feel understood, that they're not alone and that they have a voice of their own they can share to world.
As a Winnipeg born actress, educator, and now writer, Alissa has studied theatre at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England, the Manitoulin Conservatory for Creation and Performance and is an alumna of the Professional Training Ensemble (PTE@PTE). She also holds a Bachelor of Education and Music (Classical Percussion) from Brandon University. Alissa is a member of the sweet and cheeky, Fu Fu Chi Chi Choir, the all female Bouffon ensemble, The Talentless Lumps and co-founder of The Red Nose Diaries (Maple & Sticky's Amazing Olympic Race and The Polka Dots of Death: The Making of a Supervillian).
Tyler's educational background is Social Work. Throughout her career, her focus has been on empowering people to make positive change in their lives. As a playwright, Tyler wants to continue to focus on empowerment issues. She hopes her plays will inspire, challenge, and encourage people to make positive change in their lives. While also being entertaining and funny! The Dance is Tyler's fifth play.
Melanie Whyte is enriched by delving into the rich tradition of the Maharabata with Manohar Performing Arts and the rest of the team of The Game. She played in Timon of Athens for Shakespeare in the Ruins in the spring and early summer and in Fly Me To the Moon at PTE last season. She has also acted with other local companies including Dry Cold, Rainbow Stage, and RMTC, and teaches singing too. The last time Melanie wore a track suit was on stage in Sarasvàti's Miss N Me and she is glad to be back with the company, and in comfy clothes.
Colin Wiens is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg's production program. He does production work of all kind but specializes in Sound Design. Colin is looking to make a career out of Sound Design of all kinds and is proud to be using his talents alongside Sarasvàti once again.
Erica is an opportunist in Winnipeg, starting with theatre classes at MTYP and its former Aboriginal Arts Mentor-ship program. Erica has worked with several theatre companies including Urban Indigenous Theatre Co, Sarasvàti Productions where she has been on tour with their mental health project Shattered, and in Two Indians for their FemFest 2017, Vault Project's Riot Resist Revolt Repeat, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre assisting directing Sarah Ballenden, Castlereigh theatre project's God's Lake and Timeless Weaver's Fractured expectations. Current projects include stage managing for The Mariachi Ghost at the Prismatic festival and preparing for the High Performance rodeo.
Pamela completed a BA Honours in Theatre Studies from the University of Regina with stars in her eyes of life on the stage. Funny how plans change. She was swept off her feet by a military man and followed him from posting to posting. Twenty years later she is back on the theatre scene, most recently acting in Jo McDonald's fringe comedy Mother's Little Secret.
Tess is completing an Advanced Major in Theatre at the University of Manitoba. Tess has acted in multiple productions, stage managed Translations, Marat/Sade and directed Protest by Vàclav Havel for the Black Hole Theatre Company. Recently she stage managed Murder by Poe, performed by the PTE Adult Company at the Fringe Festival. She is currently working on two set designs for Sawa Theatre and the BHTC. Tess is an avid outdoor photographer but also enjoys doing media shoots to promote upcoming plays.
Vicki Zhang is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto with a special interest in narrative-based mathematical education. She is the author of Uncalculated Risks (Canadian Scholar's Press, 2014), which was nominated for a Myrdal Prize. Aside from academic publications, she has written essays and short fiction about the Chinese diaspora for Rookie Magazine and Theread. Her ten-minute play The Male Root won the 2012 InspiraTO Festival's juried ten-day playwriting competition. Her play Oracle Jane was selected for production at Alumnae Theatre's 30th New Ideas Festival. Her plays have also received staged readings at InspiraTO, FOOT festival, and University of Toronto's Centre for Drama.


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Memorable Manitobans: Emily Marjorie Shaw (c1915-2009)
Educator.
Born in England around 1915, daughter of George Dickinson Shaw (1887-1954) and Alice Gertrude Call (1884-1956), the family immigrated to Canada around 1929. She attended the University of Manitoba earning BA (1941) and BEd (1954) degree. She taught at Pinkham School (1944-1949) and Norquay School (1950-1955) prior to serving as Principal of Shaughnessy Park School (1955-1959), Alexandra School (1960-1966), and Clifton School (1966-1969). She retired to Brockville, Ontario and died there on 28 August 2009 with burial in Oakland Cemetery.
"[John Leslie Shaw]," Winnipeg Free Press, 7 October 1940, page 19.
"Engagements [Dr. J. Leslie D. Shaw]," Winnipeg Free Press, 29 August 1941, page 8.
"Graduation [Diplomas in Education]," Winnipeg Free Press, 13 May 1941, page 8.
"University lists 940 for Degree , Diplomas, Awards [Bachelor of Education]," Winnipeg Free Press, 14 May 1954, page 3.
Obituary [George Dickinson Shaw], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 July 1954, page 28.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 4 September 2009, page 29.
St. Johns Anglican Cathedral Cemetery [Alice Shaw, George D. Shaw], FindAGrave.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 October 2016


The Waldorf School of Baltimore is honored to celebrate our class of 2016 at the Eighth Grade Graduation on Thursday, June 9th at 1:30 p.m. Join us for an inspiring ceremony, including musical performances by the class of 2016.
The graduation will take place at 4701 Yellowwood Avenue Baltimore, MD 21209. A reception will immediately follow ceremony in the Tamarind Building. For more information call 410-367-6808.