Podcasts about cathedral square

It's rare when two of our key radio/podcast hosts sit down together in the studio, but it does happen occasionally. With the recent passing of Pope Francis, it was time to bring them together to reflect on his life and legacy. Rick Howick of OC Catholic Radio recently sat down with Fr. Christopher Smith, the Rector Emeritus of Christ Cathedral Parish and host of the Cathedral Square radio show and podcast. You are sure to be edified and encouraged by this captivating conversation - talking about all things Pope Francis.

Christchurch's Mayor says he was shocked by the $400 thousand bill to restore Cathedral Square's Chalice. The City Council's investigating ways to reduce the cost for work, including a complete re-paint and corrosion repairs. It's the first maintenance work to the Chalice since installation in 2001. Phil Mauger told John MacDonald options include touching up the Chalice leaves but leaving the actual structure as-is. “The person that we're dealing with, we're working with them to see if we can lower it down.” “It is far too much.” LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Castillos en el Cielo (Castles in the Sky) was inspired by a field recording of a "castell" (human tower) being built in the Cathedral Square of Tarragona on September 11, 2022, the National Day of Catalonia. Castell building is a deeply cherished tradition for the Catalan people, and for many would be an embedded expression of what it means to be Catalan. This tradition is an immersive sensory experience for all who witness it. Yet, for both the castellers and the audience, it is the reedy melody of the gralles (traditional Catalan wind instruments) and the rhythm of the timbal that provide the sonic narrative, anchoring the event in collective memory. The progressive melodies and rhythms mirror the phases of the castell's construction, guiding both the builders and the spectators through the experience. In the field recording, you can almost hear the musicians and the crowd breathe in unison, locking in memory the visual, aural, and emotional dimensions of the moment. "To create Castillos en el Cielo, I used the field recording as my sole sound source. My approach involved isolating tiny fragments of the recording and layering them in a collage. I sought to capture the sensation of being immersed in this experience and then revisiting it in a dream—whether hours, days, or years later. I wanted to explore what would be preserved in the unconscious: fleeting melodies, bursts of applause, waves of anticipation and release, snippets of conversations. I also aimed to evoke a sense of timelessness, suggesting that the castells transcend any single moment in time. Instead, we experience and participate in them as links in an unbroken chain, stretching through history." Human Towers in Tarragona reimagined by Chrissie Butler. ——————— This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world's most famous sights. Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage

Here's an idea that I'm quite excited about. It's quite raw – it only occurred to me at about 5:30 this morning. But I reckon it could be a solution to something that has gone on for way too long, with no sign of it ending. There is a one-day exhibition being held inside the Christchurch Cathedral today, of miniature models of buildings that went in the earthquakes. It's happening today-only at the cathedral and will move to the Arts Centre next week. But I reckon this is what we should be doing with the cathedral permanently. Instead of ploughing more money into restoring it any further, I think it should be kept as it is and used as a public space for things like exhibitions, events, and indoor markets. Which would also free-up the rest of Cathedral Square for re-development and potentially open the door for government funding to smooth out any rough edges because it would be a truly public facility. Because when the Government said no to putting more taxpayer money into the restoration, it said so because Finance Minister Nicola Willis didn't see it as a truly public facility. But this would be, wouldn't it? Some money would be needed to do things like reinstate the rose window at the front. Tidy up the roof tiles if they need to be. The sort of stuff that would make it tidy enough and safe enough to be a permanent fixture, but not the complete restoration and everything that goes with that. The exhibition happening there today, by the way, is called “Ghosts on Every Corner”. Thirteen miniatures of places such as the old Smith's bookstore, Echo Records, Java Café, the police kiosk and the Deans Ave salesyard building. As I've said before, social licence for the cathedral restoration is disappearing fast. And that's because as time goes on, a whole generation has come through with no connection to the place. And that's going to continue. So we need to face that fact and come up with a different way of honouring the past - than just sticking to this pipedream that one day, somehow, we'll have the money needed to finish the full restoration. I'm not saying we could do this overnight, but if the city and the church committed to this idea, then we'd have way more certainty than we have now. And not just certainty about the cathedral building, we'd also have certainty about Cathedral Square. Because once all the fencing around the site goes and the place is being used as an indoor events centre or indoor market, then the rest of the area can be developed. It would also keep the cathedral story alive. Because, at the moment, the cathedral story is at a standstill. Having the shell and using it in different ways would visually preserve a piece of the Square's history without it being a handbrake on anything else happening in the area. So the sorts of things I see happening there would be exhibitions, like what's happening there today, musical performances, and an indoor market. On the money side of things, the cathedral project people went to the Government because they don't have the $85 million they reckon they need to finish it. Nicola Willis told them they were dreaming because “public use would be limited due to the cathedral being a private, religious space." And not long after that, I asked her if Canterbury Museum —which is also short of money for its redevelopment— would have a better chance of getting money from the Government. She said it would, because it's a public facility. Which is what the cathedral would be if —instead of a church— it was effectively a central city events centre bringing locals and visitors together in a building that honours the past but isn't stuck in the past. I think it's a no-brainer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second part of our exploration of Odes[s]a's city center, we move through the streets on City Day. From the bars by Cathedral Square to the McDonald's on Derybasivska Street to the street art gallery on Kuznechna Street, residents are thinking about the urban histories that describe or disrupt their understanding of Odes[s]a's identity.

Can you believe the audacity of the Christchurch Cathedral Reinstatement Project asking the Government for another $60 million? Quite rightly Finance Minister Nicola Willis has said no and the Anglican Cathedral is now likely to be mothballed. Which leaves us with the question: what do we do now with Cathedral Square? There are two options, as I see it. We could leave it to linger as it has since the earthquakes. And keep tip-toeing around waiting for the cathedral to be finished. Which, let's face it, could be another 20 years away. Or we could forget about what might or might not happen with the cathedral and just get on with redeveloping it. Fixing it up. Bringing the Square back to life. And that's the option that gets my vote. Because I think we should stop being hamstrung by the cathedral and get on with the job of making the Square somewhere people go again. And top of my list, is getting a road going through there. Re-connecting Colombo Street and getting the area back to what it used to be in terms of vibe and energy. I know that flies completely in the face of what all the urban development people say we should be doing in places like the Square. But what we need in the Square is people. And, in some respects, for the next wee while, anyway - we're going to have to pretty much force people to go back there. And the best way of doing that, in my opinion, is sticking a road back in. So we'd have Colombo Street going through the Square, and we'd have bus stops there. I know we've already got the new-ish Bus Interchange but I reckon buses going into the Square and having bus stops there would bring people into the area. Because, if I think about how I want the Square to be in 10 or 20 years time, I want there to be restaurants; I want it to be the place for the kinds of events and activities that don't need all the space of Hagley Park. But we are dreaming if we expect hospitality operators to set-up shop in the Square the way it is at the moment. They're the ones who have skin in the game, who take the risk, who put it on the line. So the city needs to do its bit, and make the Square a place full of people again. One of the barriers, at the moment, to having decent-sized events there is the way the Square sits at different levels in some parts - with little stairs. So, as well as bringing traffic back-in, I want to see it levelled-out and I want to see a lot more greenery there. I'm not just talking trees - I'm talking about grass. Because people don't stop and put a blanket down and have lunch on grey tiles, do they? People are attracted to green spaces. Something the Square hasn't been for years. Putting a road back in, levelling it out and making it greener wouldn't necessarily come cheap. It would still be a decent amount of money. But the time for waiting for the cathedral to be finished is over. I had a look at the weekend. And, if we wanted to keep the door open for the cathedral to be worked on over the next 20 years or whatever - the road couldn't just run straight to link up Colombo Street, from where it stops on either side of the Square. In fact, back in the day when there was traffic in the Square, the road curved around the front of the cathedral anyway. So I reckon we should do the same - but curve it out even wider to leave enough space for the footprint of the reinstatement work. That way, the option would always be there for the work to crank up again. If that ever happens. And by doing all this, not only would we have people going into the Square again, the cathedral would also become more of a curiosity than an impediment. Because I know people bang-on about finishing the cathedral being important because it would be symbolic of a city's recovery from a terrible natural disaster. But I think that, now things have dragged-on for so long with nothing else happening in the Square, it has become just a big advertisement for lack of progress. It doesn't say that we have triumphed over adversity - as much of the rest of the central city does. It just says that adversity has been the winner. And that won't change, until we get over this idea that nothing can happen until the cathedral is finished. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you ever needed proof that local councils are great at throwing other people's money around, here it is. Because, even though the reinstatement work on the Anglican cathedral in Cathedral Square could come to a standstill in just a matter of weeks because of money problems, the Christchurch City Council is handing over $7 million. Which beggars belief, doesn't it? This is the second payment to make up the $10 million the council pledged back in 2017. The council paid $3 million last December and this $7 million makes up the balance. Apparently, as it's being reported today, this $7 million was on the proviso of certain conditions being met. We don't know what they are. But, even if they have been met, these are provisos that were agreed on seven years ago, at a time when the project wasn't at such risk of falling over. Like it is now. It could be just weeks away from happening. That's why I'm finding the council's position that it's going to press-on and hand over the $7 million as “a sign of good faith”, hard to accept. For a couple of reasons. First: the council is borrowing to pay the money to the cathedral project and is levying ratepayers to repay the loan. So, as soon as the money goes to the church, we're paying interest. The second reason: is I feel as if the reinstatement project is holding the city to ransom over the money problems they're dealing with. Somewhere around $100 million has been spent so far. But the job is bigger than first thought and, it was revealed in April, the project needed to find an extra $114 million - taking the overall cost to $248 million. To the church's credit, in June it agreed to scale-back on some of the work which reduced the funding gap from $114 million to between $75 million and $85 million. But here's why I feel we're being held to ransom. Back in April, the project people said that, if the first $30 million of that $114 million couldn't be found by September - next month - then work would stop completely and the cathedral would be mothballed indefinitely. So the Council, in its wisdom, thinks that by handing over the $7 million now, it will go some way towards them getting the $30 million they need by next month to keep going. Which - if the council was correct - would mean that, in the four months since the money crisis was revealed in April, the project has managed to raise $23 million. I would be astounded if they've managed to do that. Absolutely astounded. What's more, the church and the reinstatement people are refusing to say whether or not they have actually managed to find extra money from somewhere and, if they have, how much, Even council staff acknowledge the risk. In a report for concillors they say: "There is a risk that the granted funds will not allow for the completion of the cathedral reinstatement project.” They say deferring the payment - which is what they should do - would give the council more certainty. But they also say that, if the council doesn't hand over the money, it could lead to a loss of momentum and the work stopping. The Government has already put $25 million into the cathedral, and it's being asked to provide more taxpayer money. That's yet to be considered by Cabinet but Winston Peters has already said that he'd support the Government giving more money to prevent the reinstatement being mothballed. But remember, he's not the Finance Minister - and we know how Finance Minister Nicola Willis doesn't like cost blow-outs. And it's not as if Winston Peters is negotiating a coalition agreement where he could make more Cathedral funding one of his non-negotiables. So don't bet the house on that one happening. Another reason why I feel like the cathedral people are holding us to ransom over this, is the way in which they've been so secretive about the finances right up until the last minute. And it's not just me saying they've been all closed shop. I remember city councillors saying at various points that they had expected - or they would like - a bit more transparency on the finances. But despite all that, they're giving over $7 million even though they've got no idea whether the project will continue beyond next month or not. And I think that's nuts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Wednesday to you and your home! So we have no idea what's going on with the GOP and their platform on voting, because nobody seems to be on the same page. Then accountability MIGHT be coming for the US Supreme Court, but most likely not. Then Milwaukee Area Domestic Control Commission (MADACC) is in need of people to adopt or foster the pets they have in their facility and are currently running a special for adoption and they need your help. And The Daily Show is coming to Milwaukee AND will be at Cathedral Square for an adoption event, as well! As always, thank you for listening, texting and calling, we couldn't do this without you! Don't forget to download the free Civic Media app and take us wherever you are in the world! Matenaer On Air is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 10 am - noon across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! You can also rate us on your podcast distribution center of choice, they go a long way! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X and YouTube to keep up with Jane and the show!

It's the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. On the Rock, as well as in the UK and France, the brave personnel who risked their lives for freedom and peace are being remembered. To mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, military historians are retelling the stories of Normandy veterans with unique or little-known roles in the Normandy campaign. We spoke to Colonel Francis Brancato - the Regiment's Honorary Colonel and Chairman of the Royal British Legion in Gibraltar.The Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service is teaming up with the Breast Cancer Support Group tomorrow in what's been dubbed the "Charity Pull". A group of fire fighters will attempt to pull a fire truck from Casemates to Cathedral Square! Eric Abudarham of the GFRS and Heidi Jeffries and Mercy Posso of Breast Cancer Support...Gibraltar take on Wales this evening in another international football friendly at the Estadio Algarve. They lost 2-0 to Scotland on Monday. Our reporter Jose Mari Ruiz is in Faro ahead of kick off at 6pm tonight.Our next guests are undertaking a 5km swim in England's largest lake, Lake Windermere to raise funds for Cancer Relief Gib branch. The Great North Swim will take place this Sunday. A group of Bluefin Club members will be there, including Terence Ocaña and Darren Grech, who told us more about the swim. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fluent Fiction - Catalan: The Human Towers of Barcelona: A Tale of Unity and Hope Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-human-towers-of-barcelona-a-tale-of-unity-and-hope Story Transcript:Ca: A la plaça de la Catedral, Barcelona bullia de gent. Marta, Laia i Jordi eren allà. Barcelona, amb el seu vibrant carrer del Bisbe, els colors vius de les teulades de l'església de Sant Felip Neri, les terrasses atapeïdes de persones del Pla de la Seu, era un escenari vibrant.En: At the Cathedral Square, Barcelona was bustling with people. Marta, Laia, and Jordi were there. Barcelona, with its vibrant street of Bisbe, the lively colors of the rooftops of the church of Sant Felip Neri, the crowded terraces of people at Pla de la Seu, was a vibrant stage.Ca: Els ulls vidriats del turista eren com dues bombetes brillants. Es va acostar als tres amics amb un mapa sota el braç i una expressió de perplejoitat creixent.En: The glazed eyes of the tourist were like two bright light bulbs. He approached the three friends with a map under his arm and a growing expression of bewilderment.Ca: Marta, amb la seva sempre present amabilitat, va ser la primera a oferir ajuda. El turista, un home alt amb barba i ulleres de sol de muntura gruixuda, va senyalar un grup de persones agrupades a la plaça.En: Marta, with her ever-present kindness, was the first to offer help. The tourist, a tall man with a beard and thick-framed sunglasses, pointed to a group of people gathered in the square.Ca: "Què estan fent?" va preguntar.En: "What are they doing?" he asked.Ca: Estaven a punt de veure una actuació de castellers, els famosos castells humans de Catalunya. Marta va mirar en Jordi, que era un veterà casteller.En: They were about to witness a performance of castellers, the famous human towers of Catalonia. Marta looked at Jordi, who was a seasoned casteller.Ca: Jordi, amb un somriure simpàtic, va començar a explicar. "Veus, aquests castells representen la ascensió de l'esperança, la força de la unitat..." Paraules simples, frases curtes.En: Jordi, with a friendly smile, began to explain. "You see, these castells represent the rise of hope, the strength of unity..." Simple words, short phrases.Ca: Però el turista semblava més confós que mai. Entrellançava ràpides mirades entre aquest grup singular, la plaça immensa i els ulls clars de Jordi, que parlava amb el convenciment i l'entusiasme d'un apassionat.En: But the tourist seemed more confused than ever. He exchanged quick glances between this unique group, the vast square, and Jordi's clear eyes, speaking with the conviction and enthusiasm of a passionate person.Ca: Jordi va intentar explicar com cada persona és essencial al castell - els petits 'anxanetes' que escalen fins a l'altura, la 'pinya' a la base que dona suport, els que formen els esglaons intermedis...En: Jordi tried to explain how each person is essential to the castell - the small ‘anxanetes' climbing to the top, the ‘pinya' at the base providing support, those forming the intermediate levels...Ca: Realment, era una metàfora de la vida mateixa: la necessitat de recolzar-se i treballar junts per aconseguir grans coses.En: Truly, it was a metaphor for life itself: the need to support each other and work together to achieve great things.Ca: Aquest fet, tot i així, semblava difícil de comprendre per l'estranger.En: However, this seemed difficult for the stranger to grasp.Ca: Va arribar la tensió de l'aixecament del castell, un moment en el qual el cor de la plaça s'aturava a l'uníson. Mirades expectants, turistes amb càmeres preparades, els castellers centrats. Aquell bullici de Barcelona transcendent en un silenci imponent.En: The tension of lifting the castell arrived, a moment when the heart of the square stopped in unison. Expectant gazes, tourists with cameras ready, the castellers focused. That bustling Barcelona transcended into an imposing silence.Ca: Va ser llavors quan una petita Laia, amb la seva encertada intuïció, va agafar la mà del turista i el va portar cap a la pinya del castell. "Vine, ajudaràs a sostenir el castell".En: It was then that a little Laia, with her accurate intuition, took the tourist's hand and led him to the base of the castell. "Come, you will help support the castell."Ca: Semblava una locura. Però el turista va anar. Lluitant amb la seva confusió, amb la seva incredulitat, però també amb una creixent sensació d'emoció.En: It seemed like madness. But the tourist went. Struggling with his confusion, his disbelief, but also with a growing sense of emotion.Ca: Provant... participant. Formant part d'aquesta tradició catalana tan especial que els nostres protagonistes, amb un amor apassionat per aquesta terra, aconseguiren compartir d'alguna manera.En: Trying... participating. Being part of this special Catalan tradition that our protagonists, with a passionate love for this land, managed to somehow share.Ca: Als ulls del turista es podia veure una llum nova. Com si hagués entès alguna cosa més enllà de les paraules i açò, a la fi, era tot el que importava.En: In the tourist's eyes, a new light could be seen. As if he had understood something beyond words, and this, in the end, was all that mattered.Ca: L'aclamació va ressonar per la plaça quan el castell va ser completat. La satisfacció de l'experiència en les cares, l'esforç compartit, la complicitat.En: Cheers echoed through the square when the castell was completed. The satisfaction of the experience on their faces, the shared effort, the complicity.Ca: I tan important per a Jordi, per a Marta, per a Laia, era aquesta senzilla lliçó: que l'experiència, més que les paraules, tenen el poder d'entrelligar històries i persones.En: And as important to Jordi, to Marta, to Laia, was this simple lesson: that experiences, more than words, have the power to intertwine stories and people.Ca: Aquell dia, Barcelona es va fer una mica més gran, incorporant a aquest turista a la història que es teixia en cada carrer, en cada plaça, en cada castell. I els protagonistes, amb somriures plens de satisfacció, sabien que havien fet més que explicar; havien compartit una petita peça del seu cor català. Aquesta era la seva victòria, la saviesa guanyada a través d'una difícil però gratificant experiència.En: That day, Barcelona became a little bigger, incorporating this tourist into the history woven on every street, in every square, in every castell. And the protagonists, with smiles full of satisfaction, knew they had done more than explain; they had shared a small piece of their Catalan heart. This was their victory, the wisdom gained through a challenging yet rewarding experience. Vocabulary Words:people: gentBarcelona: BarcelonaMarta: MartaLaia: LaiaJordi: JordiSquare: plaçaTourist: turistaMap: mapaHelp: ajudaGroup: grupPerformance: actuacióHuman: humansTower: castellExplain: explicarConfused: confósHope: esperançaUnity: unitatMetaphor: metàforaLife: vidaSupport: suportTension: tensióHeart: corSilence: silenciHand: màParticipating: participantTradition: tradicióLesson: lliçóExperience: experiènciaStory: història

I am calling time on my support for the reinstatement of the Anglican cathedral in Cathedral Square. Because we now know that what we suspected is, in fact, true and the whole project is in financial strife and may be about to come to a complete standstill.  The job is bigger than first thought and the project needs to find an extra $114 million - taking the overall cost to $248 million.  And here's the crucial bit. If the first $30 million of that $114 million can't be found by September - five months from now - work will stop completely and the cathedral will be mothballed, indefinitely.  If that isn't bad enough, it seems the people running the project are still somewhat delusional. How do I know that? I'll get to that shortly.  But I should tell you first that, for me, this is another one of those “what good is a mind if you can't change it” situations. And my confidence and support has gone.  Because it was only about six weeks ago that I was saying that, if we really want to finish this reinstatement once-and-for-all, then more ratepayer money is going to be the only option.  So far, $30 million of public money has gone into it. $10 million from ratepayers and $20 million from taxpayers. And six weeks ago, I said that more public money is needed because expecting people to donate money is just daft. And it's not going to come from taxpayers. Which just leaves ratepayers.  But I didn't know six weeks ago that costs have gone through the roof and the project is now short of $114 million. That's even with the church putting in another $16 million of its own money.  So, let's do some numbers. There are about 184,000 ratepayers in Christchurch. And if the extra $114 million was going to come from us, it would equate to around $700 each. More if the council borrowed the money and there was interest on top of that.  I actually think $700-per-ratepayer doesn't sound too bad when you consider how much of a handbrake the cathedral is on future development in and around Cathedral Square.  That's because the reinstatement work isn't limited to the land the cathedral sits on. There's a lot of space around the cathedral that can't be used because it's also needed for the reinstatement work. And this is stopping any other developments from happening.  But, six weeks on, I've changed my mind. And the reason for that is that I've lost confidence. For a couple of reasons.  First - and this is where we get to my point about the people behind the project being deluded. Despite announcing this $114 million funding hole and saying that, if $30 million of it can't be raised in just four months, then the whole thing will be mothballed - despite all that, they're still banging on about fundraising.  Here's what the Chair of the project, Mark Stewart said at the weekend.  “We are confident we can raise a further $26 million of fundraising, on top of the $24 million raised so far.”  Now they've done well raising $24 million, don't get me wrong. But they're dreaming, thinking they're going to get another $26 million. Because, if it was do-able, it would have been done by now.  Originally, they set out to raise $51 million by the end of last year. But they're only around the halfway mark and that's because people with truckloads of money don't give it away for buildings anymore. Let alone a building that is a miniature copy of hundreds - if not thousands - of vastly more impressive cathedrals around the world.  So, they need to give up on this pipedream that more fundraising is part of the answer.  The other reason why the reinstatement project has lost my confidence, is what an economic impact report done by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) says. Its report was released by the cathedral people on the weekend, at the same time they were announcing the funding crisis.  There are a couple of comments in that report that caught my eye. But first, here's what it says about the possible economic benefits for Christchurch of a reinstated cathedral. The NZIER reckons it could mean up to $20.8 million in additional tourism spending every year.  But they then go on to say this: “The most important benefits arise from the building's non-use value. Non-use value mainly consists of the value people gain from knowing that the cathedral has been reinstated, even if they do not visit it.”  And the other line that caught my eye, says: “There is a high-level of uncertainty around both the number of people who will benefit from the reinstated cathedral and the value of the benefit.”  Now the reason why the cathedral project sent this report out with its media release on Saturday morning, was to try and build confidence and justify more public money going into the reinstatement.  But it's had the complete opposite effect on me. Because, while the idea of $20 million in increased visitor spend is not to be sneezed at, the fact this report also says there is a high level of uncertainty about the benefits and who would actually benefit, is incredibly flimsy as far as I'm concerned.  And, I've come to the conclusion that the reinstatement should never have been allowed to start in the first place, and the cathedral should have been demolished all those years ago. And if there's a way of making that happen now, then just do it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christchurch's Cathedral Square will become a wasteland if a $30 million lifeline can't be found for the church's rebuild. That's the view of Mark Stewart, the chair of the Christchurch Cathedral Reinstatement Ltd, which has announced costs have blown out on the project from $104 million to $248 million dollars. Stewart says the $30 million needs to be secured by August, otherwise the cathedral will have to be mothballed. Stewart spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Fluent Fiction - Italian: The Coffee Mishap: A Love Story in the Heart of the City Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-coffee-mishap-a-love-story-in-the-heart-of-the-city Story Transcript:It: Era un giorno solare e vivace nel centro di una città pulsante.En: It was a sunny and vibrant day in the center of a bustling city.It: Stiamo parlando di Giuseppe, un uomo delizioso e pieno di vita, e di Maria, una donna elegante e sofisticata.En: We're talking about Giuseppe, a delightful and vibrant man, and Maria, an elegant and sophisticated woman.It: Si erano ritrovati quel giorno in Piazza del Duomo, dove la vita scorreva rapida e briosa.En: They had met that day in the Cathedral Square, where life flowed fast and lively.It: Il sole splendente ottenebrava il grigio delle antiche pietre della Cattedrale, e il via vai della gente creava un ritmo costante.En: The shining sun darkened the gray of the ancient Cathedral stones, and the coming and going of people created a constant rhythm.It: I rumori della piazza si fondevano in un trillante canto di città, sottolineato da risate amichevoli, passaggi di veicoli lontani, e il battito veloce di centinaia di scarpe sulla pietra dura.En: The noises of the square merged into a trill-like city song, punctuated by friendly laughter, the distant passing of vehicles, and the fast pace of hundreds of shoes on the hard stone.It: Giuseppe, sempre il clown del gruppo, stava raccontando un racconto umoristico a Maria, facendo gesti esagerati con le mani.En: Giuseppe, always the clown of the group, was telling a humorous tale to Maria, making exaggerated gestures with his hands.It: Un bicchiere di caffè affondato fra le sue dita, quasi dimenticato nel furor del suo racconto.En: A cup of coffee sank between his fingers, almost forgotten in the excitement of his story.It: E poi, col passaggio di una frase particolarmente comica, il suo braccio si dondolò troppo ampiamente.En: And then, with the delivery of a particularly funny line, his arm swung too widely.It: Il caffè volò.En: The coffee flew.It: E Maria, indossando una camicia bianca candida e linda, non ebbe il tempo di scappare.En: And Maria, wearing a pristine white blouse, didn't have time to escape.It: Il liquido marrone le colpì in pieno, deturpando il bianco della sua camicia.En: The brown liquid hit her directly, tarnishing the whiteness of her shirt.It: Per un momento, la piazza sembrò fermarsi.En: For a moment, the square seemed to stop.It: Maria guardò la sua camicia sporca, poi Giuseppe, e una risatina le sfuggì dalle labbra.En: Maria looked at her stained blouse, then at Giuseppe, and a little laughter escaped from her lips.It: Giuseppe, arrossendo, cercò di mantenere la sua di faccia ma non poteva fare a meno di unirsi alla risata.En: Giuseppe, blushing, tried to keep a straight face but couldn't help joining in the laughter.It: Presto, tutta la piazza si unì alle loro risate.En: Soon, the whole square joined their laughter.It: Giuseppe, vergognoso ma ammirevole, dichiarò che avrebbe comprato a Maria una nuova camicia, il che la fece ridere ancora di più.En: Giuseppe, embarrassed but admirable, declared that he would buy Maria a new shirt, which made her laugh even more.It: Nonostante la siepe di imbarazzo, la giornata non poteva essere rovinata.En: Despite the embarrassment, the day couldn't be ruined.It: Tra la risata contagiosa e il clima sereno, la piazza era piena di gute.En: Amidst contagious laughter and a serene atmosphere, the square was filled with joy.It: Maria e Giuseppe continuarono la loro giornata, mano nella mano, ridendo ancora del piccolo disastro del caffè.En: Maria and Giuseppe continued their day, hand in hand, still laughing about the little coffee mishap.It: Così là, nel cuore della città, sotto gli occhi del Duomo e tra le risate di estranei, un piccolo gesto imbarazzante divenne un ricordo caloroso, un sorriso gettato nel tempo.En: And so, there in the heart of the city, under the watchful eyes of the Cathedral and amidst the laughter of strangers, a small embarrassing gesture became a warm memory, a smile thrown into time.It: Giuseppe e Maria avrebbero sempre il loro "momento caffè" da ricordare, una storia da raccontare, una risata da condividere.En: Giuseppe and Maria would always have their "coffee moment" to remember, a story to tell, a laugh to share.It: E così, in un semplice giorno, in una semplice piazza, nacque una storia d'amore.En: And so, on a simple day, in a simple square, a love story was born.It: Di giù di un incidente divertente, la città e i suoi abitanti avevano assistito a qualcosa di bello: un amore autentico colorato con spensieratezza e allegria.En: From a funny incident, the city and its inhabitants had witnessed something beautiful: authentic love colored with carefreeness and joy. Vocabulary Words:Giuseppe: GiuseppeMaria: Mariasunny: solarevibrant: vivacecity: cittàbustling: pulsantecenter: centrodelightful: deliziosoman: uomoelegant: elegantesophisticated: sofisticatawoman: donnaCathedral Square: Piazza del Duomolife: vitaflowed: scorrevafast: rapidalively: briosashining: splendentedarkened: ottenebravagray: grigioancient: antichestones: pietrecoming and going: via vaipeople: genterhythm: ritmonoises: rumorisquare: piazzamerged: fondevanotrill-like: trillantesong: canto

Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Sweet Victory: Exploring Barcelona's Chuuxos Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/sweet-victory-exploring-barcelonas-chuuxos Story Transcript:Ca: El sol brillava fort a Barcelona aquell matí, mentre Marta passejava per les estretes i sinuoses carreretes del Barri Gòtic.En: The sun was shining brightly in Barcelona that morning, as Marta strolled through the narrow and winding streets of the Gothic Quarter.Ca: Portava hores buscant una fleca on poder comprar el seu deliciós xuixo, la pastisseria catalana que tant li agradava.En: He had spent hours looking for a bakery where he could buy his delicious xuixo, the Catalan pastry he loved so much.Ca: Però tot i els seus esforços, semblava que cada carrer que prenia la portava més enllà de la seva destinació desitjada.En: But despite her efforts, it seemed that every street she took took her further from her desired destination.Ca: Després d'errar pels carrers durant una estona, Marta es va adonar que necessitava ajuda per trobar el camí correcte.En: After wandering the streets for a while, Marta realized she needed help finding the right path.Ca: Va veure un local simpàtic a la cantonada i va decidir entrar per demanar indicacions.En: He saw a nice place on the corner and decided to go inside to ask for directions.Ca: Una petita campaneta va sonar quan va obrir la porta, i el propietari del lloc va somriure amb amabilitat.En: A small bell rang as he opened the door, and the owner of the place smiled kindly.Ca: "Bona tarda", va saludar Marta tímidament.En: "Good afternoon," greeted Marta shyly.Ca: "Em podria indicar on puc trobar una fleca per comprar xuixos?En: "Could you tell me where I can find a bakery to buy cookies?"Ca: " El propietari va contestar en català ràpid, fent servir paraules que Marta no entenia.En: The owner answered in fast Catalan, using words that Marta did not understand.Ca: El seu somriure simpàtic no desapareixia, però les seves paraules li semblaven als crits d'un gos en una pel·lícula.En: His friendly smile did not disappear, but his words seemed to him like the cries of a dog in a movie.Ca: Marta estava més confusa que abans.En: Marta was more confused than before.Ca: "Disculpi", va dir amb un somriure forçat, "no entenc el que diu.En: "Excuse me," she said with a forced smile, "I don't understand what you're saying.Ca: Podria parlar una mica més a poc a poc, si us plau?En: Could you speak a little more slowly, please?"Ca: "El propietari va fer un gest d'entendre el seu problema i va començar a repetir les seves indicacions, aquesta vegada més a poc a poc i amb paraules més senzilles.En: The owner nodded that he understood his problem and began to repeat his directions, this time more slowly and in simpler words.Ca: Marta va entendre que havia de seguir recte fins al final del carrer, girar a l'esquerra i després prendre el primer carrer que veia a la dreta.En: Marta understood that she had to go straight to the end of the street, turn left and then take the first street she saw on the right.Ca: Semblava senzill, i Marta se'n va anar esperant trobar per fi la seva deliciosa pastisseria.En: It seemed simple, and Marta left expecting to finally find her delicious pastry.Ca: Però, com sovint passa a les històries, les coses no van ser tan fàcils com Marta s'imaginava.En: But, as often happens in stories, things were not as easy as Marta imagined.Ca: Quan va arribar al final del carrer i va girar a l'esquerra, es va adonar que el carrer que havia de prendre a la dreta estava tancat per obres.En: When he reached the end of the street and turned left, he realized that the street he was supposed to take to the right was closed for construction.Ca: Va sentir com el seu cor s'enfonsava en la decepció.En: He felt his heart sink in disappointment.Ca: De sobte, va sentir una veu cridar-la des de prop.En: Suddenly, she heard a voice calling her from nearby.Ca: Es va girar i va veure un senyor gran, amb barba i una gorra, que la mirava amb curiositat.En: She turned and saw an old man with a beard and a cap looking at her curiously.Ca: "Estàs buscant la fleca dels xuixos, veritat?En: "You're looking for the Whispers' Bakery, aren't you?"Ca: " va preguntar amb un somriure.En: he asked with a smile.Ca: Marta va assentir amb entusiasme.En: Marta nodded enthusiastically.Ca: Finalment algú que la podria ajudar!En: Finally someone who could help her!Ca: El senyor gran va somriure amb benevolència i va dir: "No et preocupis pel carrer tancat.En: The old gentleman smiled benevolently and said, "Don't worry about the closed street.Ca: Només has de seguir recte fins a la plaça de la Catedral, fer mitja volta i agafar el carrer de l'Hospital.En: Just go straight to Cathedral Square, turn around and take Hospital Street.Ca: Allà trobaràs la fleca que estàs buscant.En: There you will find the bakery you are looking for."Ca: "Marta estava emocionada.En: Marta was excited.Ca: Les indicacions del senyor gran eren clares i senzilles, i estava segura que aquest cop no es confondria.En: The old man's directions were clear and simple, and she was sure he wouldn't get confused this time.Ca: Va agrair al senyor un milió de vegades i es va posar en marxa cap a la seva recompensa dolça.En: He thanked the lord a million times and set off for his sweet reward.Ca: I així, després d'un recorregut ple de desconcerts i confusions, Marta finalment va trobar la fleca dels xuixos.En: And so, after a journey full of bewilderment and confusion, Marta finally found the bakery of the chuixos.Ca: Quan va trepitjar el terra de marbre i va veure els deliciosos xuixos exhibitionats en les vitrines, va saber que tot l'esforç havia valgut la pena.En: When he stepped on the marble floor and saw the delicious chuuxes exhibited in the display cases, he knew that all the effort had been worth it.Ca: Marta va comprar una caixa plena de xuixos i li va explicar a la panadera la seva aventura per trobar el local.En: Marta bought a box full of biscuits and told the baker about her adventure to find the place.Ca: La panadera va riure amb simpatia i va assegurar-li que no era la primera persona que es perdia pels carrers estrets del Barri Gòtic.En: The baker laughed sympathetically and assured her that she was not the first person to get lost in the narrow streets of the Gothic Quarter.Ca: Amb un somriure satisfet a la seva cara, Marta va sortir de la fleca i es va asseure a un banc a prop de la plaça de la Catedral.En: With a satisfied smile on her face, Marta left the bakery and sat down on a bench near the Plaza de la Catedral.Ca: Va gaudir cada mossegada dels seus xuixos, saborejant el dolç gust de la seva victòria sobre la confusió i el laberint dels carrers de Barcelona.En: He enjoyed every bite of his chuuxos, savoring the sweet taste of his victory over the confusion and maze of the streets of Barcelona.Ca: I enmig d'aquell moment de felicitat, Marta va adonar-se que tot i les dificultats, havia après una cosa important: l'aventura pot ser desconcertant, però amb paciència i una mica d'ajuda, sempre es pot arribar al destí desitjat.En: And in the midst of that moment of happiness, Marta realized that despite the difficulties, she had learned something important: the adventure can be disconcerting, but with patience and a little help, you can always reach the desired destination .Ca: I en el cas de Marta, el seu destí era disfrutar d'un deliciós xuixo.En: And in the case of Marta, her destiny was to enjoy a delicious chuxo. Vocabulary Words:sun: solBarcelona: Barcelonamorning: matístreets: carrersGothic Quarter: Barri Gòticbakery: flecadelicious: deliciósCatalan: catalàpastry: pastisseriaefforts: esforçoswandering: errarhelp: ajudacorner: cantonadadirections: indicacionsowner: propietarismiled: somriureafternoon: tardacookies: xuixosfast: ràpidunderstand: entencforced: forçatslowly: a poc a pocleft: esquerraright: dretaclosed: tancatconstruction: obresheard: sentirvoice: veu

This week, Tarik and Ann are excited about two new spots: a Puerto Rican food truck at Zócalo Food Park and a Sicilian restaurant in Milwaukee's Cathedral Square neighborhood. Plus, they find a teachable moment about shell steak while discussing a local Pappy Van Winkle event, and Ann gives her recommendation for the cocktail of the summer. Produced & edited by Kiri Salinas

On this month's episode, we sat down with Labour Councillor Dr Shabina Asad Qayyum. We discussed her journey into politics, her suspension from the party in 2021 and her time as mayoress over the last year.We then dived into the recent local elections, Labour's performance and what lessons have been learned for the next election.We also discussed some of the issues currently facing Peterborough, including the local plan, the social media polling around the Cathedral Square fountains, the state of the NHS is the city, and much more.We also looked at the recent resignations by Conservative councillors, although this was recorded before the 3 further resignations took place on 7th June. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John and Kev examine the social media poll seeking views on Cathedral Square's fountains. We reflect on recent community successes for Up the Garden Bath and Little Miracles, look ahead to Armed Forces Day, and speak to Del Singh - Peterborough's Turban Expert for the filming of James Bond's Octopussy 40 years ago.

The Anzac Day Dawn service returns to Christchurch's Cathedral Square tomorrow, the first time since the 2011 earthquake. The service will take place near the newly-restored Citizens' War Memorial at 5.30am, where traditional veterans will parade up Worcestor Boulevard towards the Square. Christchurch Memorial RSA president, Dennis Mardle, spoke to Corin Dann.  

GenZ, Millennials, GenXers and oh heck, EVERYBODY … this episode is for YOU. Corry Joe Biddle, VP of Community Affairs at MMAC & Executive Director of FUEL Milwaukee brings her love of our city to the podcast this week. Listen as she talks with Shelly and Meagan about how she got her start in this city, why she decided to stay, and why it's now her mission to make Milwaukee a city that attracts (and KEEPS) a diverse and talented workforce.  Listen as we talk about … How Corry Joe created something special when she started paying attention to and stepped toward something that made her nervous (and how YOU can too!)The lightbulb moment at Mikey's on Cathedral Square that got Corry Joe thinking about what Milwaukee needed to do differently for young professionals. How she never expected to end up in Milwaukee primarily because she did not KNOW Milwaukee or see a space for her in the city, and what she's doing to change that for others. The comparison between her work at MMAC and Fuel and The Hair Club for Men. Whaaaa?? How Milwaukee allows for proximity to greatness. (Or maybe proximity to greatness is just another way of saying “Small-Waukee”).In need of new friends? Join Fuel, it's the way “grownups make friends.” Locals and Links we love! Fuel Milwaukee Website and InstagramMetropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC)RaceBridge replays on YouTubeRootedMKE Bookstore Appeal (please watch and support!) Show your love for Cream City DreamsAs always, we are so grateful to our listeners. If you haven't already, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter on our website. And we'd LOVE it if you rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. And if you're feeling even more generous, Buy us a Coffee. Support the show

I remember years ago when the Anglican Church was being bullied by every Tom, Dick and Harry about fixing up the Cathedral in Cathedral Square after the earthquakes, and I was having a conversation with a person who was involved in the campaign with Jim Anderton and all those guys. And he was telling me how imperative it was that the cathedral be rebuilt or restored, how it was part of the fabric of Canterbury society blah blah blah. And I remember asking him about his memories of going to the Cathedral and he told me was an atheist! He didn't believe in God but he was demanding that God's house be fixed, come hell or high water. And I think that exchange coloured my whole attitude towards the Anglican cathedral. I'm not an advocate - put it that way. Because what really hit home when I was being lectured at by the atheist, was that his misguided passion for the Anglican cathedral was all about architecture - and nothing more. A monument. It wasn't about the people. It was all about architecture and a physical presence. Which is the same tension that the Catholic Church in Christchurch is dealing with, with some members of the church very unhappy that it's pouring a truckload of money into a new cathedral development in the central city. About $100 million by the time you take the land and the construction costs into account. And what these 300 are saying, is that if the church is going to spend that sort of money, it should be spent in the community and around parishes. So instead of building an edifice in the centre of town - which, if it goes ahead, will only be a few blocks away from the Anglican Cathedral - these parishioners are saying the Catholic Church should be focusing its attention on where the people actually go to church. Which is all the Catholic churches and parishes around Canterbury. And I think they have a very good point. That's because I think that, when it comes down to it, churches are actually all about people - not buildings. And I come at this with a bit of knowledge and experience. I grew up going to Mass on Sundays. I did the altar boy thing, first communion, confirmation - the whole nine yards. Actually, last night, I was having a conversation with a couple of people about the last time they went to Mass. It was a while ago for me. So I'm not exactly a card-carrying member of the Catholic Church these days but, you know, you can take the boy out of St Mary's Kaikorai in Dunedin but you can't necessarily take the St Mary's Kaikorai out of the boy. And I'm with these parishioners who have gone to the Vatican saying the church is about the people and the parishes, not a cathedral in the centre of town. That's because, as a Catholic - however lapsed I might be - it's not the church buildings I remember. It's what happened inside them and how it seemed that whenever something happened in the community, the church people were the ones who rallied to help out or share the celebration. It was all about the people. It was me and my mates turning up to be altar boys and me getting told off by the priest for asking when we were going to put the dresses on. “They're not dresses boy!” Or all of us kids traipsing into the church to learn how to do the confession thing and bouncing up and down on the kneeling pad to make the light outside the confessional flash on-and-off. And the ill-fated altar boys picnic up Flagstaff hill in Dunedin - and the Deacon thinking he knew a shortcut, and all of us getting lost and the army having to come and search for us. Also my vivid memories of the time a kid at school was killed in a road accident and all us kids going to the Rosary and the funeral. Everyone coming together. Don't ask me about the architecture at the church. It was all about the people. And it's no different today. And it's why these Catholic parishioners in Christchurch have looked up and said ‘hold on a minute. Why are we pouring money into a brand new Cathedral?' They're saying ‘isn't our church about people and parishes?'. And they've gone to the Vatican with a legal challenge against the new Catholic Cathedral going ahead, and the Vatican has sat-up and taken notice - and the Catholic cathedral development is on hold until the case is considered. Like I say, I'm with the parishioners on this one. That's because I think that, when it comes down to it, churches are actually about people - not buildings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The CEO of Cathedral Square was a guest Wednesday on The Morning Drive with Kurt and Anthony on WVMT.

“Getting creative in this space is what all of us have had to do to survive in this kind of environment right now,” explains Amanda Mattefs, Owner and CEO of Apricity Creative Agency, a graphic design company, and Charcuter-Me, an elevated charcuterie company. Today, Amanda joins host Kiley Peters to talk about how building vendor relationships within the local community has helped her business to grow while also enabling her to help other local entrepreneurs.  Amanda decided to create her charcuterie business during the pandemic as a way to give people a unique date experience while they were stuck at home. She also saw it as a great opportunity to support other small businesses by making relationships within the local food and beverage community. She ended up joining a group called Let's Talk Women which is a group of local women business owners in the industry who work together to give the space for all women to succeed. Amanda shares that in today's age it is all about getting creative and finding new ways to run your business such as pooling resources together with other business owners to buy produce in bulk.  When local entrepreneurs work together there is no limit to what they can achieve for their businesses and the community. Learn more about how Amanda got her business up and running during the pandemic and how she formed relationships with other businesses and members of the community in order to not only survive, but thrive during these uncertain times.  Quotes “I needed a commercial kitchen so I reached out to people in the community, and they were so grateful. They're like, ‘there's a space available downtown in Cathedral Square. You can probably use a little bit of this' There was, just in the kitchen, another food truck already working out of the space. So it was kind of shared.” (5:28-5:43 | Amanda) “One of our last meetings was just, ‘Hey, if you need this, or you might need it in a month, why don't we just buy it in bulk? And then kind of divvy it up just so all of us can kind of get it at a better price.' It's all about the community factor.” (10:40-10:53 | Amanda) “Yes, there's competition, but there's room for everybody. And if we all work together, we can all succeed during this time when it is so uncertain. Why not empower all these women to just do better and be better now? We can all exist somewhere in that spine.” (11:45-12:01 | Amanda) “Getting creative in this space is what all of us have had to do to survive in this kind of environment right now.” (14:30-14:39 | Amanda) Links Connect with Welcome to Eloma Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/welcometoeloma ( @welcometoeloma) Website:http://welcometoeloma.com/ ( WelcometoEloma.com) Weekly Email Newsletter:https://rayneix.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ef5b203d3a56f90cbd51c7a54&id=9db6f8746e ( bit.ly/RIXEmail ) Connect with Amanda Mattefs Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/charcuter_me (www.instagram.com/charcuter_me)  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/charcuterme (www.facebook.com/charcuterme) Website: http://www.charcuter-me.com (www.charcuter-me.com)    Connect with Kiley Social:https://www.instagram.com/kileypeters/ ( @kileypeters) +https://www.linkedin.com/in/kileypeters ( Linkedin.com/in/kileypeters) Websites:https://rayneix.com/ ( RAYNEIX.com) ,https://brainchildstudios.com/ ( BrainchildStudios.com),https://kileypeters.com/ ( KileyPeters.com) Weekly Email Newsletter:https://rayneix.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ef5b203d3a56f90cbd51c7a54&id=9db6f8746e ( bit.ly/RIXEmail) Email: info@rayneix.com

Way out west, Perth is enjoying its moment in the sun. The city's mojo is positively seductive, with a fizzy sweep of fresh temptations and grand triumphs of urban regeneration, redefining the urban platter. First impressions count and one of the best ways to find your feet is to join one of Oh Hey WA's irrepressible walking tours. Under the command of the equally irrepressible Adie Chapman, who has been operating these tours for nine years, a walkabout with Adie and her vivacious troupe of guides is a sure-fire way to get a dynamic sense of the city's spunk and sparkle. www.ohheywa.com.au My enthralling 90 minute walking tour traversed a variety of themes, from riveting street art and storied architecture to exciting new public spaces and hidden laneways laden with libations. The enhanced presence of indigenous street art is most conspicuous and Adie led me to one of the most uplifting specimens, the spectacular rainbow serpent, slithering along the walls of a laneway. Other shining lights of urban laneway regeneration include the trail-blazing Wolf Lane (with its wondrously large murals), Brookfield Place behind St. George's Terrace, bursting with swish culinary offerings, and the hidden gem of Howard Lane. After ripping up the asphalt, the lane's original cobblestones were delightfully rediscovered. It's also where you can enjoy the ultimate example of a signage-free saloon, Helvetica Bar, housed in a small brick storehouse, brimming with character and whiskies. The locals love it because they offer a bottle-keep service, whereby you can resume your intake from the same bottle on return visits to the bar. Then there's old-school Perth that has been strikingly repurposed. Beneath the soaring archways of the majestic State Buildings, new life courses through the venerable cluster of heritage buildings in Cathedral Square. Reinvigorated as a compelling hub of retail and hospitality, the three interconnected properties sat empty for 20 years, before being reborn as COMO The Treasury and its alluring slate of hospo destinations like Petition, Long Chim and Wildflower. Best coffee in Perth? Paying homage to the building's previous life as a post office, you can't beat a brew to go from Telegram Coffee. Strolling down the retail artery of Hay Street Mall, Adie pointed out to me a clutch of heritage buildings, like the sublime wrought-iron blockbuster of the Savoy Hotel, awaiting regeneration. Then there's the kitschy novelty of the London Court shopping arcade. Built for gold miner and financier Claude de Bernales, London Court was designed as an extravagant salute to Tudor England, modelled on London's Liberty department store. makes for an atmospheric shopping arcade, connecting with Hay St Mall. At the Mall entrance, admire the clock face which is a replica of the “Great Clock” in Rouen, France. The clock chimes every quarter hour, unleashing four knights to circle the window. Meanwhile, at the St. Georges Terrace end of the arcade, the clock face is a replica of “Big Ben”, and St. George does battle with a dragon. Barflies rejoice. Over the past decade, liquor licensing changes have spawned a profusion of small bars, setting up trade and re-energising dishevelled alleys. Chic cocktail spots, cosy boltholes and speakeasy bars bubble away in their tucked away hidey-holes. Adie ushered me to Alfred's Pizzeria, a New York gangster-style pizza bar, tucked away in a Barrack St basement, this six year old establishment has a strong and playful escapist streak – and the pizza is divine. You can order it by the slice. The drinks list is tailored to pizza consumption, with an extensive craft beer, wine, gin, whisky and rum list. Stake out Globe Bar, which has re-energised the original landmark hotel, now featuring a vertical garden, heritage brick wall, timber floorboards and supreme mural work. It's a trendy spot for casual bites and drinks, with 25 beers on tap. In Queen Street, I loved The Flour Factory, fusing together a New York Deli with a Spanish Bodega cocktail bar across three levels of a former 100-year old flour mill. With over 150 types of gin on offer, if you're feeling indecisive, just spin the gin wheel to place your order. The Perth City Link project has reconnected the CBD with the bohemian hotbed of Northbridge for the first time in a century in recent years. Severed by the swath of railway lines leading to Perth Station, the inner-city neighbourhood has been readmitted into the city centre's clutch by sinking the railway tracks and undergrounding the bus station, reclaiming over four hectares of high quality public spaces, including the enticingly designed, art-filled meeting place of Yagan Square. Northbridge has long been a popular playground for night owls, home to many of Perth's best nightclubs and ethnic eateries. The hospo scene is constantly resetting the table, but some of the local stars in the line-up include Joe's Juice Joint. Off the laneway and down the stairs, this rock ‘n roll den beckons as your classic dive bar – fried chicken, cheese burgers, pinball, a serious backbar, a cracking beer selection and a classic rock playlist. Also in the Chinatown precinct, Sneaky Tony's. A homage to infamous rum-runner Tony “the hat”, Sneaky Tony's is a prohibition bar with shelves bursting with liquid gold. With over 300 bottles of rum from all corners of the globe, pull up a stool and let them pour you a dram. Another show-stopping stop is Ezra Pound Bar on Northbridge's Williams Lane. This intimate haunt with exposed-brick walls & a 1920s aesthetic serves up splendid cocktails & craft beer. Born out of a desire to recreate the small bars of Melbourne, lurking down darkened laneways, there's a very heavy nod towards the speakeasies of the prohibition era thrown in to complement its secluded setting. Open since 2009, it is one of Perth's oldest small-bars and a perennial locals' favourite. Whistle up a Negroni at this cultural institution – it would have to be the best I've ever had. Tucked below the verdant oasis of King's Park, make a lunch date with Cooee Perth, a ritzy riverfront venue, housed in the old Swan Brewery. After savouring a delicious chicken terrine, I succumbed to the most marvellous Toffee Pudding. Some startlingly ambitious regeneration projects have defined the heart of Perth. None more so than the Elizabeth Quay waterfront development, reawakening and accentuating the city's focus on the iconic Swan River. Think Sydney's Darling Harbour and you'll get a feel for how transformative this project has been. Spanning nearly 10 hectares of blue-ribbon riverfront land, the multi-billion dollar project boasts a split level promenade wrapped around an inlet, lively new public spaces including the nautical playground, walking trails, retail and hospitality offerings and exciting new entertainment venues. Ritz-Carlton Perth takes pride of place, perched over the glittery new horseshoe-shaped Elizabeth Quay waterfront precinct. From the pink-hued exterior glass symbolising Western Australia's pink Argyle diamonds to the 10,000 blocks of Kimberley sandstone that define the walls of the radiant lobby, in addition to the rich polished timbered interiors, this splendid new high-end hotel is a triumph of craftsmanship. My spacious king room, with its sweeping floor to ceiling windows, afforded panoramic views across to the Swan River and the new city landmark, Swan Bells, a set of 18 bells suspended inside a specially built 82-metre-high copper and glass campanile. My enormously sized bathroom was loaded with luxurious accoutrements, from the half egg-shaped bathtub, to the Frette bathrobes and exclusive Asprey of London toiletries. Perth's credentials as a culinary capital are on full display at the on-site signature restaurant, Hearth. For the five-star experience, dive into the Taste of Hearth degustation menu with expert pairings of exemplary West Australian wines to complement the state's magnificent produce. From the gorgeous infinity pool and bar overlooking Elizabeth Quay to the sumptuous spa with Balinese overtones, Ritz-Carlton Perth is the complete five-star package, underpinned by polished, outgoing and welcoming staff service. www.ritzcarlton.com/perth I crossed the Swan River to Birdswood to meet up with Nick Abraham from Warrang-Bridil, who offers a fascinating indigenous walking tour that seeks to ‘close the gap' on knowledge and understanding of the Nyoongar people's vast heritage. Translated from Nyoongar language, Warrang-Bridil means “enlighten to acknowledge.” Soothingly, soulfully charismatic, Nick was eager to disarm my fellow guests that his tour “isn't about blame and shame.” Rather, over the course of the following hour we gleaned so many indelible insights about the Nyoongar, their relationship with the land and river, the immense challenges they have faced and the renaissance in indigenous culture and understanding, in these parts. As we strolled the shores of the gleaming Derbal Yerrigan (Swan River), Nick's easy patter spilled forth with so many illuminating anecdotes. I was struck by his insights on the revered rainbow serpent and how a shocked family member supposedly saw one, just days before their grandfather lost his life in the exact same spot of the river. Backdropped by the striking beauty of Optus Stadium, Nick imparted his commanding knowledge on how Nyoongar cultural influence has been deeply threaded into the stadium's design (which resembles a giant swan nest) and the equally eye-grabbing Matagarup Bridge. Open just four years and connecting the stadium to East Perth, the striking design of flowing steel arches represents a pair of black and white swans, the coming together of diverse cultures, while also resembling the deified rainbow serpent, steeped in Nyoongar culture. You can climb to the top of the bridge, taking in the sparkling vista 72 metres above the water, before zip-lining your way down! Nick's tour concluded with a spiritual smoking ceremony, whereby your negative energy is banished by the burning fire, allowing positive energy to take fly. The aromatic experience of those burning eucalyptus leaves is quite profound. Nick joked that he's frequently asked to smoke visiting sports teams, and after smoking Collingwood recently, they've been on a winning blitz in the AFL! There's no better way to enrich a trip to Perth, than to take a tour with Nick. https://www.warrang-bridil.com.au/ Air New Zealand has daily direct flights between Auckland and Perth. If you want to lie flat and get some rest in Economy, the Skycouch is the way to go, especially if you're travelling with the family. Sit, spread out, or lie down and snooze. Share the space with a partner or children, or keep it all for yourself. Bag a fare and seat to suit at www.airnewzealand.co.nz To maximise the magic of a getaway in WA, the official tourism website is packed with constantly updated guidance and inspiration. Have a golden time out west. www.westernaustralia.com Mike Yardley is our resident traveller on Jack Tame Saturday Mornings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richie speaks to Jim Popp, President and CEO of Johnson Financial Group, about their big move to a new office space overlooking Cathedral Square, what their future of FinTech looks like, leadership lessons, the city of Milwaukee, talent attraction and what they're doing to give back to their community.

Willkommen zum 4.Teil meines Abenteuers in Neuseeland! Es wird doch noch ein 5.Teil folgen. Hier wie versprochen die Orte, die in der Folge erwähnt wurden bzw. wo wir waren: 1.Oamaru -Bushy Bay Sunset (Pinguine) -Steampunk Exhibition 2.Dunedin -All day bay in Kakanui -Boulder Stones -Matakaea Recreation Reserve -Baldwin Street (die steilste Straße der Welt) -Botanic Garden -Indian Gate (gutes indisches Essen) -Art Gallery -Manor Hostel (wie im 19./20. Jahrhundert) -Bummeln in der George Street 3.Otago Peninsula -Portobello Bay -Taiaroa head (Royal Albatross Centre = kostenlose Ausstellung) -Allans Beach beim Hooper Inlet -Lime Kilns Hill & Sandfly Bay 4.Negative WWOOFING-Erfahrung in Fortrose 5.Slope Point = südlichster Punkt Neuseelands -Curio Bay 6.Invercargill (nicht so schöne Stadt im Süden) 7.Fjordland National Park -Lake Manapouri Freedom Camping (kostenloses Campen im Wald, echt schön!) -Freestone Backpackers (mega schön!) in Manapouri -Borland Nature Walk mit Hängebrücke -Nature Walk Return Loop -Milford Sound (Schiffsfahrt machen & davor tanken! :D) -The Chasm -Gertrude Saddle -Lake Gun -Mirror Lakes (Spiegelung der Earl Mountains) -Frasers Bay am Lake Manapouri (gute Badestelle) -Kepler Track 8.Te Anau 9.Queenstown -Lake Wakatipu -Paragliding ist dort cool -Bungejumping ist dort möglich -alles mögliche ist dort möglich :D -Ferg's Burger -> bester Burger Neuseelands -Drink & Dance im Locos (Bar) -Kelvin Peninsula -> voll der schöne Rosengarten 10.Wanaka -Mount Iron Walk -Glendu Bay - Waterfall Creek (berühmter Baum im Wasser) -Matukituki Valley, Raspberry Valley, Wanderung zum Rob Roy Glacier (UPPER LOOKOUT!), Wishbone Waterfall -Rob Roy Wanderung machen! -Lake Hawea -Blue Pools (Sprung von der Hängebrücke war dort, Sandflies!) 11.Paringa Camping -> kostenlose Kayaks, um auf dem Lake Paringa kayaken zu gehen 12.Hokitika -Hoktika Gorge (Sandflies!) -Stop beim Lake Matheson auf dem Weg & beim Fox Glacier -Lake Kaniere (Sandflies!) 13.Nelson Lakes Nationalpark 14.Weihnachten, Geburtstage und Silvester im Bugs Backpackers, wo ich gewwooft hatte -Zentralster Punkt in Neuseeland (Wanderung) 15.Blenheim (nicht empfehlenswert, dort wird jedoch viel Wein angebaut, falls ihr dort arbeiten wollt) 16.Christchurch (Stadt an der Ostküste) -Cathedral Square & Junction -City Mall, Re:Start Mall -Bridge of Remembrance -Avon City Backpackers (etwas außerhalb) -Canterbury Museum -Art Gallery -Botanischer Garten -Southern Mall 17.Flug auf die Nordinsel (Teil 5) Alles Liebe und ein herzliches Namasté! Eure Isa :)

The Perth International Jazz Festival that kicks off this Friday with a free event at the State Theatre Centre Courtyard. The festival features over 50 jazzy act across the weekend (both free and ticketed) in city and Northbridge venues including Cathedral Square, The Rechabite, Hyde Park, Forrest Place, Northbridge Piazza, WA Museum, Shadow Wine Bar, The Ellington and more. There's even a couple of interstate acts coming in from Adelaide and Bruny Island - Tasmania! Dr Mace Francis, Festival Director of Perth International Jazz Festival caught up with Tod Johnston to tell him all about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Little is known about The Wizard of New Zealand who took centre stage in Christchurch's Cathedral Square from the 70s until the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, which saw the city in a state of disrepair. A man who challenged political, social and cultural ideology, The Wizard posed provocative questions in this public space, much to the delight, and sometimes dismay, of passersby. But the background to why The Wizard was there in the first place has been something of a mystery... until now. Sonia Yee finds out more in this episode of Eyewitness.

In this Special Episode:Today's episode of Back Porch Chats features Virginia Guy and Jane Bartlett Pappas as they tell us about the events planned for The International Overdose Awareness Day in Mobile, Alabama to honor loved ones lost, remove the stigma of substance use disorder, and bring resource awareness to those in need. You can attend the event in Mobile, Alabama at Cathedral Square on August 31 starting at 5:30 PM. Join Virginia, Jane, and Back Porch Chats to connect with others who have also suffered from drug overdose loss and to honor your loved one.To Find Out More About the International Overdose Awareness Day Event in Mobile, go to:Website: https://www.overdoseday.com/Get More from Back Porch Chats:Visit Back Porch Chats' websitewww.backporchchats.comContact Vince or JeannaVince@Backporchchats.comJeanna@nowsobercoach.comFollow us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BackporchchatsConnect with Jeanna Online:Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Pagewww.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoachJoin the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook groupwww.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfoxConnect on Instagramwww.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/Check out Now Sober's websitewww.nowsobercoach.comHow You Can HelpIf you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.1.    Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.2.    Share this episode on social media.3.    Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.  https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/backporchchats)

In this Episode:Where do you go when you need to transition from a life of addiction to a life of sobriety? For some women, it's the landing.Today's episode of Back Porch Chats features Haley Beason's story of addiction and recovery. For so many, getting sober leads to a helping role in the lives of others wanting to end their relationship with addiction. That's exactly the path that Haley took when she and her partner opened the doors of The Landing. Their sober living home provides a haven for women in recovery.International Overdose Awareness Day is approaching fast. You can attend the event in Mobile, Alabama at Cathedral Square on August 31 starting at 5:30 PM. Join Lisa and us there to connect with others who have also suffered from drug overdose loss and to honor your loved one.    Highlights in this Episode Include:How her addiction began with pain medications prescribed after a vehicle accident at the age of 14.Manipulating doctors and family to maintain her addiction.What her family did to enable her behavior and how it wore them down.The final experience that led to her sobriety.How recovering in a sober living home led to her establishing The Landing.What living at the Landing is like. For more about The Landing:Website: https://thelanding4women.com/ To Find Out More About the International Overdose Awareness Day Event in Mobile, go to: Website: https://www.overdoseday.com/ Get More from Back Porch Chats: Visit Back Porch Chats' website www.backporchchats.com Contact Vince or Jeanna Vince@Backporchchats.com Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/Backporchchats Connect with Jeanna Online: Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox Connect on Instagram www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/ Check out Now Sober's website www.nowsobercoach.com How You Can Help If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do. 1.    Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review. 2.    Share this episode on social media. 3.    Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.    https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/backporchchats)

In this Episode:Back Porch Chats brings to you, Lisa Teggart who, after experiencing the overdose death of her sister, realized that she had to do everything in her power to offer a “Door to Serenity” for those who needed it.In this episode, she tells her story and talks about her home for transitional living and the work she does to help people in her community recover from addiction and learn the basics of self-care. International Overdose Awareness Day is approaching fast. You can attend the event in Mobile, Alabama at Cathedral Square on August 31 starting at 5:30 PM. Join Lisa and us there to connect with others who have also suffered from drug overdose loss and to honor your loved one.  Highlights in this Episode Include:How her own recovery story began.The death of her sister to overdose and what she did to cope.Being a lesbian in recovery.Door to Serenity, a transitional living home that welcomes people needing recovery regardless of age, gender, and sexuality.Inclusion of all people in 12-step programs and the importance of community for recovery.How people re-learn basic life skills in sober living.The care of the people in the recovery community.How to get Narcan (for treatment of suspected opioid overdose emergency) and training for its use.For more about Door to Serenity:Website: https://www.doortoserenity.org/Email: lisa@doortoserenity.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=doortoserenityInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/doortoserenity_mobtown/ To Find Out More About the International Overdose Awareness Day Event in Mobile, go to: Website: https://www.overdoseday.com/ Get More from Back Porch Chats: Visit Back Porch Chats' website www.backporchchats.com Contact Vince or Jeanna Vince@Backporchchats.com Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/Backporchchats Connect with Jeanna Online: Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox Connect on Instagram www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/ Check out Now Sober's website www.nowsobercoach.com How You Can Help If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do. 1.    Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review. 2.    Share this episode on social media. 3.    Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.    https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/ 

In this Episode:To honor International Overdose Awareness Day, we have another episode featuring a story of addiction and loss. In this episode, we talk to Marcia and David Grayson who lost their daughter, Mary Catherine, to overdose.Mary Catherine attended St. Jude school and was a member of All Saints Catholic Church. She was very involved in helping others in alcohol and drug recovery in Atlanta and later in California, hoping to become an addiction therapist. Tragically, she passed away as a result of a heroin overdose, at the end of a five-year struggle with opioid addiction. International Overdose Awareness Day is approaching fast. You can attend the event in Mobile, Alabama at Cathedral Square on August 31 starting at 5:30 PM. Join us there to connect with others who have also suffered from drug overdose loss and to honor your loved one.Highlights in this Episode Include:Marcia tells her daughter's story of multiple relapses and death.How Mary Catherine lost who she was in addiction.Mary Catherine's work and positive outcome helping others recover.The toll on the family and the helplessness the family feels when dealing with a loved one's addiction.A comparison of addiction to cancer and recovery to remission.Marcia shares words written from Mary Catherine's journal.  To Find Out More About the International Overdose Awareness Day Event in Mobile, go to: Website: https://www.overdoseday.com/ Get More from Back Porch Chats: Visit Back Porch Chats' website www.backporchchats.com Contact Vince or Jeanna Vince@Backporchchats.com Jeanna@nowsobercoach.com Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/Backporchchats Connect with Jeanna Online: Follow Now Sober Coach's Facebook Page www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox Connect on Instagram www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/ Check out Now Sober's website www.nowsobercoach.com How You Can Help If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do. 1.    Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review. 2.    Share this episode on social media. 3.    Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.    https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/backporchchats)

Trucks, utes and even dogs will descend on city centres around the country today, as farmers take part in a huge protest.The Howl of a Protest event, organised by Groundswell New Zealand, will see thousands of farm vehicles rumbling through cities in protest against what farmers say is increasing interference from the Government, unworkable regulations and unjustified costs.The protests are taking place in 55 cities starting from Kaitaia to Southland.In Auckland, up to 50 tractors and utes are expected to take part in a convoy starting from Drury, on the Southern Motorway, at 9.20am.The convoy will be escorted by police as farmers head towards the Auckland CBD, where they are set to head down Queen St by the early afternoon.It will leave the motorway at Wellesley St, travel down Queen St before going along Beach Rd and rejoining the motorway heading south from Stanley St.Auckland motorists are told of a large convoy going through the CBD today. (File Photo / Mark Mitchell)A police spokeswoman said authorities were aware of the plans for protest action today."Police recognise and respect the lawful right to protest and our aim is to ensure that both the participants and the community are safe.Police will monitor the activities to ensure the safety of everyone involved."People have been encouraged to bring their tractor, ute and dogs for a bark-up.Groundswell NZ co-founder Bryce McKenzie, from West Otago, is expecting an "enormous" response to the nationwide event.The only major city that had left off the itinerary, and that was intentional, was Wellington.McKenzie was expecting a huge number of tractors in Auckland's Queen St today.The logistics were different in the various areas, with some towns requiring traffic management plans, he said.Bright said a number of vegetable growers would be donating three tonnes of vegetables to the City Mission.'We're fed up'The Herald understands a protest planned for Christchurch has been moved out of Cathedral Square as organisers were expecting a large number of participants.Some protesters have been diverted to other Canterbury towns.Christchurch organiser Aaron Stark told John MacDonald on NewstalkZB their main concerns are around constant changes to regulations and the "moving of goal posts"."We're fed up to be honest. Every farmer I know around here, around Canterbury, we're having the talk that maybe it's time to hang up the boots and find something else to do."It's getting to a point where we can't do it."The Otago Daily Times reports that in Dunedin, organisers have decided it would not be safe for the protest to stop in the city so participants will drive through the Octagon, between about noon and 12.15pm, their dogs barking.Hastings event organiser Chris Miles will be among thousands of people taking part in the Howl of A Protest movement today. (Photo / Warren Buckland)They will then return to Mosgiel where former Invermay head Dr Jock Allison would give a short address and Groundswell NZ's statement on how it sees things would be delivered.Even though protest vehicles would be keeping left and letting other traffic flow as smoothly as possible, there would still be significant disruption to the travelling public around Dunedin and Balclutha and more time should be left to get to destinations.In Levin, tradies and farmers are planning to drive their utes and tractors down Oxford St.The local protest group is planning to meet at Donnelly Park at 11am. The convoy would then leave for a drive through Oxford St at noon.Hundreds of farmers, growers and tradies are expected to take to the streets around Northland.Protests in Whangārei, Dargaville, Kerikeri and Kaitaia are due to start around the country at 11am.Whangārei co-ordinator Tracey Thomasson said she expected up to 200 vehicles.In Dannevirke, the protest kicks off on High St around 12.15pm.The parade of tractors, trucks, vehicles and people walking will start from the old Farmers Tran...

A convoy of 50 tractors and utes are set to thunder down Auckland's Queen St tomorrow as thousands of farmers around the country gear up for a "howl of a protest" that will see vehicles parade through urban centres across New Zealand.Groundswell NZ has organised the protest in 47 towns and cities on Friday.Pukekohe to Auckland organiser Scott Bright said that 50 tractors would be escorted by police along the Southern Motorway from Drury starting at 9.20am.The convoy would leave the motorway at Wellesley St, travel down Queen St before going along Beach Rd and rejoining the motorway heading south from Stanley St.People have been encouraged to bring their tractor, ute and dogs for a bark-up in protest against what has been described as "increasing Government interference, unworkable regulations, and unjustified costs".A "massive" number of tractors are expected on Auckland's Queen St down to Southland.Groundswell co-founder Bryce McKenzie, from West Otago, is expecting an "enormous" response to the nationwide event.The only major city Groundswell had left off the itinerary - and that was intentional - was Wellington.McKenzie was expecting a "massive" number of tractors in Auckland's Queen St. The logistics were different in the various areas, with some towns requiring traffic management plans, he said.Bright said a number of vegetable growers would be donating three tonnes of vegetables to the City Mission.The Herald understands a protest planned for Christchurch has been moved out of Cathedral Square as organisers were expecting a large number of participants.Some protesters have been diverted to other Canterbury towns.Christchurch organiser Aaron Stark told John MacDonald on NewstalkZB their main concerns are around constant changes to regulations and the "moving of goal posts"."We're fed up to be honest. Every farmer I know around here, around Canterbury, we're having the talk that maybe it's time to hang up the boots and find something else to do."It's getting to a point where we can't do it."The Otago Daily Times is reporting in Dunedin, organisers have decided it would not be safe for the protest to stop in the city so participants will drive through the Octagon, between about noon and 12.15pm, their dogs barking.They will then return to Mosgiel where former Invermay head Dr Jock Allison would give a short address and Marshall would deliver Groundswell NZ's statement on how it sees things.Even though protest vehicles would be keeping left and letting other traffic flow as smoothly as possible, there would still be significant disruption to the travelling public around Dunedin and Balclutha and more time should be left to get to destinations.In Levin, tradies and farmers are planning to drive their utes and tractors down Oxford St.The local protest group is planning to meet at Donnelly Park at 11am. The convoy would then leave for a drive through Oxford St at noon.Roy Williams, of Levin Scaffolding Ltd, and Ingo Schleuss, of Kapinua, setting up the protest banner south of Levin yesterday. Photo / SuppliedHundreds of farmers, growers and tradies are expected to take to the streets around Northland.Protests in Whangārei, Dargaville, Kerikeri and Kaitaia are due to start around the country at 11am.Whangārei co-ordinator Tracey Thomasson said she expected up to 200 vehicles.In Dannevirke, the protest kicks off on High St around 12.15pm.The parade of tractors, trucks, vehicles and people walking will start from the old Farmers Transport south of town and the Mangatera Hotel north of town.

Marilynn Fairgood is the current coordinator for the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament's Brown Bag Lunch program. It is a program designed to feed our downtown homeless guests that are located near the Cathedral Square between J & K Streets on 11th Street. Here she tells the story of why she first decided to participate as a volunteer in the program. Please join us next week for the full episode.

Part 2: Those in the disablity community are planning a 'Hikoi of Hope' to Parliament this month. The Panel speaks to Dr Huhana Hickey, who is organising the protest. The former police kiosk in Cathedral Square in Christchurch is to be demolished after 30 years of service. Will supermarkets ever be able to go completely plastic-free? Our daily lives are flooded with gadgets and apps that can help us be more productive and make the most of our time - smart watches, fitness trackers, sleep counters, and food trackers - but are they actually good for us?

A decade on from Gerard Smyth's When A City Falls comes the sequel, When A City Rises - The People's Story, which screens tonight on TVNZ 1. The award-winning filmmaker joins the show to discuss the new documentary. .

A decade on from Gerard Smyth's When A City Falls comes the sequel, When A City Rises - The People's Story, which screens tonight on TVNZ 1. The award-winning filmmaker joins the show to discuss the new documentary. .

 This year, on Sunday 14th February 2021, the Year of the Golden Ox is being celebrated in Cathedral Square in the heart of Christchurch city. Chinese people and culture have been part of New Zealand's story right from the beginning, but it's not until recent years that everyone has started to join in and enjoy some of what is on offer. Today we'll talk about how this looks and what it's done for race-relations in our city. Here's a handy link to find out more about the parade

Moves towards returning the famed rose window to Christ Church Cathedral begin today. An eighteen-tonne steel frame is being installed onto the cathedral's west facade as part of restoration work. It will eventually housing the rose window. The cathedral was critically damaged in the Christchurch earthquake of 2011. Project director Keith Paterson is in Cathedral Square. He speaks to Susie Ferguson.

The coronavirus pandemic has affected every part of life — including in prisons. On Thursday, a small group of protesters in Milwaukee joined a national movement to advocate for safety for those held in prison as a part of the #JustUs campaign . “It's got to be us that leads the charge because no one understands what it is to be behind bars,” said Caliph Muab'El, an organizer and executive director of Breaking Barriers Mentoring . He said #JustUs launched a billboard on N. 10th St. and W. Winnebago St. in Milwaukee with the message that 540 people in prison in the United States have died due the coronavirus. “They have no evacuation plan for us on the inside, but they have one for animals. What that says is our lives don’t matter,” said Muab-EL. As the crowd marched from Cathedral Square, they chanted, “They were sentenced to prison, not death.” “No one understands what it’s is to be behind bars, and to be in a position where you can’t fend for yourself and be vulnerable in a situation

Although on first glance you may think that Double Denim may well be an uber chic street wear label, this savvy female lead duet is an independent creative agency specialising in gender intelligence. With a bold statement made that they ‘Know Women' it comes from having convinced thousands to dance in Lycra to a Bon Jovi classic in Cathedral Square, starting a dating revolution, writing a personal memoir about sailing across the world with a one year old founding the Ace Lady Network and of course Double Denim.

Oviedo, Spain lockdown sound recorded by Mabel Garcia Castro. "Nobody passing by this ancient place. The Cathedral has been visited for thousands of pilgrims since the 14th century. Now the noise of the fountain can feel the silence in the square. So beautiful place to watch. Now the view matches with the sound of the water which is not possible to listen to during the daily and noisy life. This sound brings the memories that have passed by this place during so many years." Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds

The future king, Prince Charles, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have arrived in New Zealand for their third official visit - the first in four years.The royal couple's whirlwind tour will include visits to both the North and South Island before the prince is spirited away to Tuvalu and the Solomon Islands on his way home.The six-day jaunt of Aotearoa starts today in the City of Sails after the couple arrived at the RNZAF base in Whenuapai this afternoon.Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy was among those who greeted the royal couple as they stepped onto New Zealand soil.Pleasantries and handshakes were exchanged on the tarmac as a line of neatly dressed dignitaries welcomed the pair.Prince Charles waved to the onlookers before leaving in a waiting car.New Zealand Herald Focus reporter Will Trafford says there wasn't a big turn out from the public, but there's a reason for that."They keep it really locked down n terms of how much they tell the public. It wasn't heavily promoted. There were people there and they were waving."While in Auckland the pair will attend a wreath-laying ceremony at Mt Roskill War Memorial Park tomorrow morning before enjoying the central city's waterfront the following afternoon.The couple will then visit the Waitangi Treaty Grounds on Wednesday.Charles & Camilla: Royal tour itinerary 2019Monday - AucklandTuesday - AucklandWednesday - Bay of IslandsFriday- ChristchurchSaturday - Christchurch, KaikōuraBest chances to glimpse the royal coupleMonday - The wreath-laying ceremony at Mt Roskill War Memorial ParkTuesday - The public walkabout at Auckland Viaduct in the afternoonFriday - The public walkabout at Christchurch's Cathedral Square in the afternoonSaturday - The Prince of Wales will take part in a public walk in Kaikōura

The future king, Prince Charles, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have arrived in New Zealand for their third official visit - the first in four years.The royal couple's whirlwind tour will include visits to both the North and South Island before the prince is spirited away to Tuvalu and the Solomon Islands on his way home.The six-day jaunt of Aotearoa starts today in the City of Sails after the couple arrived at the RNZAF base in Whenuapai this afternoon.Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy was among those who greeted the royal couple as they stepped onto New Zealand soil.Pleasantries and handshakes were exchanged on the tarmac as a line of neatly dressed dignitaries welcomed the pair.Prince Charles waved to the onlookers before leaving in a waiting car.New Zealand Herald Focus reporter Will Trafford says there wasn't a big turn out from the public, but there's a reason for that."They keep it really locked down n terms of how much they tell the public. It wasn't heavily promoted. There were people there and they were waving."While in Auckland the pair will attend a wreath-laying ceremony at Mt Roskill War Memorial Park tomorrow morning before enjoying the central city's waterfront the following afternoon.The couple will then visit the Waitangi Treaty Grounds on Wednesday.Charles & Camilla: Royal tour itinerary 2019Monday - AucklandTuesday - AucklandWednesday - Bay of IslandsFriday- ChristchurchSaturday - Christchurch, KaikōuraBest chances to glimpse the royal coupleMonday - The wreath-laying ceremony at Mt Roskill War Memorial ParkTuesday - The public walkabout at Auckland Viaduct in the afternoonFriday - The public walkabout at Christchurch's Cathedral Square in the afternoonSaturday - The Prince of Wales will take part in a public walk in Kaikōura

For those of you who have felt a sense of pride at how Christchurch and New Zealand responded to the mosque attacks, I want to read you some of the comments shared publicly by our friends and relatives this week, after the Crusaders announced they will consider changing their name.  Edward says, “This is New Zealand, not some Eastern country.” Karlene says, “The Muslim community isn’t the whole of New Zealand.” Chrissie says of the shooting, “Time to get over it.” Big M in Whanganui says, ‘Hasn’t the country already paid enough respect to the Muslim community.” Michael says, “Why has everyone become so soft?” Helen says, “Change the name Christchurch to Muslimhood.” Leigh says “I think the Muslim community should step up and give the Crusader name to the team. New Zealand has been so generous in the wake of Christchurch and it’s something the Muslim community can do in return.  Oh, but this isn’t us? I was 11 years old when the Crusaders won their first title. I remember being let out of school to go into town with my friend and his Mum to watch the tickertape parade through Cathedral Square. What a treat! It was so exciting. We’d been the competition losers up until that point, and even though we didn’t have SKY at my house, I’d devour every word written about the Crusaders in the Christchurch Press, and then try and wrangle my way over to the neighbour’s place to watch the game on the weekends. Those were the real glory days of the Super 12. The early days of the professional era. We beat the Blues in the final. Paddy O’Brien was the referee. Mehrts top-scored. Toddy lifted the trophy at Eden Park and the Crusaders flew home to celebrate.  The next season, as a willowy blindside flanker, I won an award at my local club, and they gave me a book about rugby leadership with the ultimate Crusader, Todd Blackadder, on the cover. Bliss.  It seems like an innocent time, looking back. An innocent time. Rugby’s changed. And Canterbury has changed too. The earthquakes destroyed the old Lancaster Park. And then a man took an assault rifle, drove across the city, and killed fifty people.  There was a comment on Facebook that stuck out to me this week. Not the bile I repeated to you before, but a comment by a guy called Mohamed, who has a photo standing in front of the Al-Noor Mosque as his Facebook profile cover. “I’m a long-time Crusader fan and welcome a name change very much. Even years before March 15th, around the late-90s and early 2000s, I was very uncomfortable with the name combination of horses, swords, helmets. I’m still a fan and always will be.” This too, is us.  And I’ll tell you what, it’s a side of us I’m a whole lot more proud of than the side I shared earlier. You see all of those fans, Edward and Karlene, and Helen, and Michael, the fans telling Mohamed and Muslims in Christchurch to get over it, have one thing terribly wrong.  They fear the name or the imagery of the Crusaders being taken from them. They feel that they as rugby fans are being punished, they’re being robbed. But not one of them has paused and considered what a unique opportunity this is to give something. Give up a name or give up some branding – I'm personally not bothered which – as a gift of sorts. Do it as a gesture. A small, simple, easy way to say ‘ You know what, the attack on March 15th changed our city forever.  The Muslim community in Christchurch has been decimated. But this is a wound all of us bare, and what better way to support every Cantabrian, rugby fan or otherwise, than having the most important team in town reflect that change, and rebuild?'

The first ever Sista Strut Breast Cancer Walk will be held at Cathedral Square in downtown Mobile April 20th, to raise money and awareness to help fight breast cancer in the African American community. In this podcast, you will hear Mary Booth and Arielle of iHeartRadio talk with representative from Southern Cancer Center and Anchor Cross Cancer Foundation.

Diwali Indian Festival of Lights is coming to Christchurch. This fantastic event symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance and good over evil.Diwali is India's biggest festival, widely celebrated by people of all different religions, and this weekend you can get involved!Join Newstalk ZB at Diwali Festival of Lights on Saturday the 3rd and Sunday the 4th of November at Cathedral Square.Chris Lynch spoke to festival organiser Sudhir Joshi about what to expect. Listen above.

Chris Lynch caught up with Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel about the the proposed revamp of Cathedral Square, the opening of the new EntX complex in the city and Antarctica. 

Chris Lynch caught up with Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel about the the proposed revamp of Cathedral Square, the opening of the new EntX complex in the city and Antarctica. 

Cranmer Square is one option being considered as the new home for the Citizens War Memorial.On Thursday the Christchurch City Council will consider a request by the Christchurch R.S.A. to relocate the memorial from it's current site in Cathedral square - at a cost of up to two million dollars.Other options include Latimer Square and elsewhere in Cathedral Square.President Pete Dawson told Chris Lynch, Cranmer Square is the only viable option. 

The Christchurch Heritage Trust doesn't agree with a proposal to relocate the Citizen's War Memorial.On Thursday the Christchurch City Council will consider a request by the Christchurch R.S.A. to relocate the memorial from it's current site in Cathedral square - at a cost of up to two million dollars.Chair of the Christchurch Heritage Trust, Dr Anna Crighton told Chris Lynch it should stay. 

Chris Lynch was joined by Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration Megan Woods and National MP Micky Wagner for a discussion on the political issues of the week.Both sides of the political spectrum are calling for more action from Regenerate ChristchurchThe council and crowned owned arm - hasn't met its deadlines for the development of Cathedral SquareNicky Wagner says it's not performing. Megan Woods says she's made it clear she wants to see momentum - and she has faith that action will happen.

Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel had her weekly catch up with Chris Lynch. Today they discusses the impending chlorination of Christchurch's water supply, Regenerate Christchurch unsure where they spent over $1 million and when we will see work on the revamp of Cathedral Square.

Social media and the Internet have introduced us to several talented artists who demonstrate that creating beauty is no mean feat. In the light of this, we invited the Cathedral Square curator for last year's Art Prize exhibit to discuss with us how the beauty of Creation may be speaking to us about its Creator. To learn more about our work, visit our web site, catholicforuminc.org, or share our page on Facebook (facebook.com/catholicforuminc).

Distant traffic, a skateboard and a small kid ‘walking’ withs skates. Verkeer op afstand, een skateboard en een klein kind dat ‘loopt’ op rolschaatsen. Aporee: http://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=29446

John Cheek talks to Paul Thorpe in the Cathedral Square in Chester about Paul's Christian ministry on the streets of Chester and Wrexham helping homeless people.

Public Lecture: A Hundred Objects, A Hundred Stories Speaker: Mr Brian Crowley, Irish Museums Association, Chair, Pearse Museum, Director Date: 19 July, 2013 at 7.30pm Venue: Medieval Museum, Cathedral Square, Viking Triangle, Waterford RIAHUM Fintan O'Toole explores why the physical, tangible actual objects beats a digital version anytime in this lecture which explores ‘A hundred objects – a hundred stories'. To see the images of the objects he is talking about visit www.100objects.ie or download the app here - itunes.apple.com/ie/app/history-i…id605767721?mt=8. The book can also be purchased here - www.ria.ie/Publications/Books/…in-100-Objects.aspx. www.ria.ie Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared the content of this website responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors' own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.

Public Lecture: A Hundred Objects, A Hundred Stories Keynote Lecture Speaker: Fintan O'Toole, Author of A history of Ireland in 100 objects Date: 19 July, 2013 at 7.30pm Venue: Medieval Museum, Cathedral Square, Viking Triangle, Waterford RIAHUM Fintan O'Toole explores why the physical, tangible actual objects beats a digital version anytime in this lecture which explores ‘A hundred objects – a hundred stories'. To see the images of the objects he is talking about visit www.100objects.ie or download the app here - https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/history-ireland-in-100-objects/id605767721?mt=8. The book can also be purchased here - https://www.ria.ie/Publications/Books/History/A-History-of-Ireland-in-100-Objects.aspx. www.ria.ie Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared the content of this website responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors' own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.

Public Lecture: A Hundred Objects, A Hundred Stories Keynote Lecture Introduction Speaker: Fintan O'Toole, Author of A history of Ireland in 100 objects Date: 19 July, 2013 at 7.30pm Venue: Medieval Museum, Cathedral Square, Viking Triangle, Waterford RIAHUM Fintan O'Toole explores why the physical, tangible actual objects beats a digital version anytime in this lecture which explores ‘A hundred objects – a hundred stories'. To see the images of the objects he is talking about visit www.100objects.ie or download the app here - https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/history-ireland-in-100-objects/id605767721?mt=8. The book can also be purchased here - https://www.ria.ie/Publications/Books/History/A-History-of-Ireland-in-100-Objects.aspx. www.ria.ie Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared the content of this website responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors' own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.

Public Lecture: A Hundred Objects, A Hundred Stories Eamonn McEnearney Introduces Fintan O'Toole Speaker: Chair: Eamon McEneaney, Curator of Waterford Museum of Treasures Date: 19 July, 2013 at 7.30pm Venue: Medieval Museum, Cathedral Square, Viking Triangle, Waterford RIAHUM Fintan O'Toole explores why the physical, tangible actual objects beats a digital version anytime in this lecture which explores ‘A hundred objects – a hundred stories'. To see the images of the objects he is talking about visit www.100objects.ie or download the app here - https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/history-ireland-in-100-objects/id605767721?mt=8. The book can also be purchased here - https://www.ria.ie/Publications/Books/History/A-History-of-Ireland-in-100-Objects.aspx. www.ria.ie Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared the content of this website responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors' own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.

Public Lecture: A Hundred Objects, A Hundred Stories Keynote Lecture Speaker: Dr Michael Ryan, International Council of Museums, Irish branch, Chair Date: 19 July, 2013 at 7.30pm Venue: Medieval Museum, Cathedral Square, Viking Triangle, Waterford RIAHUM Fintan O'Toole explores why the physical, tangible actual objects beats a digital version anytime in this lecture which explores ‘A hundred objects – a hundred stories'. To see the images of the objects he is talking about visit www.100objects.ie or download the app here - itunes.apple.com/ie/app/history-i…id605767721?mt=8. The book can also be purchased here - www.ria.ie/Publications/Books/…in-100-Objects.aspx. www.ria.ie Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared the content of this website responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors' own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.

Public Lecture: A Hundred Objects, A Hundred Stories Plainchant - Choristers Of Christchurch Cathedral Date: 19 July, 2013 at 7.30pm Venue: Medieval Museum, Cathedral Square, Viking Triangle, Waterford RIAHUM Fintan O'Toole explores why the physical, tangible actual objects beats a digital version anytime in this lecture which explores ‘A hundred objects – a hundred stories'. To see the images of the objects he is talking about visit www.100objects.ie or download the app here - itunes.apple.com/ie/app/history-i…id605767721?mt=8. The book can also be purchased here - www.ria.ie/Publications/Books/…in-100-Objects.aspx. www.ria.ie Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared the content of this website responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors' own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.

Public Lecture: A Hundred Objects, A Hundred Stories Speaker: Eamonn McEnearney, Curator of Waterford Museum of Treasures Date: 19 July, 2013 at 7.30pm Venue: Medieval Museum, Cathedral Square, Viking Triangle, Waterford RIAHUM Fintan O'Toole explores why the physical, tangible actual objects beats a digital version anytime in this lecture which explores ‘A hundred objects – a hundred stories'. To see the images of the objects he is talking about visit www.100objects.ie or download the app here - itunes.apple.com/ie/app/history-i…id605767721?mt=8. The book can also be purchased here - www.ria.ie/Publications/Books/…in-100-Objects.aspx. www.ria.ie Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared the content of this website responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors' own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.

Exam 19Devynioliktas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian – Out Loud!  It’s too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  Pasiruošti, dėmesio, marš! the constitution is in the museum             konstutucija muziejujethe bookstore is in Vilnius                       knygynas Vilniujethe museum is in Vilnius                         muziejus Vilniujethe bookstore is in Sidney                       knygynas Sidnėjujethe cathedral is in Sidney                        katedra Sidnėjujewhere is the young woman?                    kur mergina?the young woman is in the school            mergina mokyklojethe bicycle is in the school                      dviratis mokyklojethe pigeon is in the park                         balandis parkethe young woman is in the library           mergina bibliotekojethe bicycle is in the library                      dviratis bibliotekojea young woman is in the cathedral           mergina katedrojeRaminta is in the cathedral                      Raminta katedrojewhere is Raminta?                                  kur Raminta?Raminta is in the street                            Raminta gatvėjethe bicycle is in the street                        dviratis gatvėjeRaminta is in the coffee shop                   Raminta kavinėjethe newspaper is in the coffee shop          laikraštis kavinėjethe newspaper is in the lounge                 laikraštis svetainėjethe young woman is in the lounge            mergina svetainėjethe dog is in Cathedral Square                 šuo Katedros aikštėjeRaminta is in Vilnius University               Raminta Vilniaus Universitetethe trip was long                                     kelionė buvo ilgathe trip was short                                    kelionė buvo trumpathe trip was interesting                             kelionė buvo įdomi the trip was short but interesting               kelionė buvo trumpa, bet įdomi the trip was long but interesting                kelionė buvo ilga, bet įdomiit was an interesting movie                       buvo įdomus filmasit was an interesting trip                           buvo įdomi kelionėit was an interesting day                           buvo įdomi dienahe is an interesting person                        jis yra įdomus žmogusshe is an interesting person                       ji yra įdomus žmogusVilnius is an interesting city                      Vilnius yra įdomus miestas Moscow is an interesting city                   Maskva yra įdomus miestasLithuania is an interesting country            Lietuva yra įdomi šalisRussia is an interesting country                 Rusija yra įdomi šalis  

Exam 17Septynioliktas egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian – Out Loud!  It’s too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go!  Pasiruošti, dėmesio, marš from University Street to Tower Street  iš Universiteto gatvės į Bokšto gatvęfrom Tower Street to University Street  iš Bokšto gatvės į Universiteto gatvęfrom Castle Street to Bridge Street   iš Pilies gatvės į Tilto gatvęfrom Bridge Street to Castle Street   iš Tilto gatvės į Pilies gatvęfrom Vilnius Street to Townhall Square  iš Vilniaus gatvės į Rotušės aikštęfrom Townhall Square to Vilnius Street  iš Rotušės aikštės į Vilniaus gatvęfrom Cathedral Square to Vilnius Square  iš Katedros aikštės į Vilniaus aikštęfrom Vilnius Square to Cathedral Square  iš Vilniaus aikštės į Katedros aikštęfrom Europe Square to Gediminas Avenue  iš Europos aikštės į Gedimino prospektąfrom Gediminas Avenue to Europe Square  iš Gedimino prospekto į Europos aikštęfrom Constitution Avenue to Vytautas Avenue  iš Konstitucijos prospekto į Vytauto prospektąfrom Vytautas Avenue to Constitution Avenue  iš Vytauto prospekto į Konstitucijos prospektąfrom Freedom Avenue to Bend Park  iš Laisvės prospekto į Vingio parkąfrom Bend Park to Freedom Avenue  iš Vingio parko į Laisvės prospektąfrom Europe Park to The Amber Museum  iš Europos parko į Gintaro muziejųfrom The Amber Museum to Europe Park  iš Gintaro muziejaus į Europos parkąfrom The Castle Museum to The Art Museum  iš Pilies muziejaus į Dailės muziejųfrom The Art Museum to The Castle Museum iš Dailės muziejaus į Pilies muziejų chameleon                                       chameleonaschaos                                              chaosaschemistry                                        chemijasurgeon                                           chirurgaschorus                                            choraschronic                                           chroniškashooligan                                         chuliganas to jingle                                          džerškėtijazz                                               džiazasjungle                                            džiunglėsjeans                                             džinsaijoy                                                džiaugsmasa Lithuanian folk-dance                   džigūnasa hair-dryer                                     džioviklisa thin, emaciated person                   džiūsnaa piece of dry bread                         džiuvėsistoast                                              džiuvėsiukas what is the national symbol of Lithuania?      Vytiswho was the first king of Lithuania?             Mindaugaswhen did Lithuania declare independence?    11 March 1990  

do they like to sing? (all female group)   ar joms patinka dainuoti?they like to sing                                    joms patinka dainuotido they like to swim? (all girls)              ar joms patinka plaukioti?they really like to swim                         joms labai patinka plaukiotido you all like to play?                         ar jums patinka žaisti?yes, we really like to play                     taip, mums labai patinka žaistido all of you like the club?                    ar jums patinka klubas?oh, we really like the club                     o, mums labai patinka klubasdo you like to drink coffee?                  ar jums patinka gerti kavą?to drink coffee – I like it                       gerti kavą - patinkadoes he like to drink coffee?                 ar jam patinka gerti kavą?does she like to drink coffee?                ar jai patinka gerti kavą?where does he like to drink coffee?       kur jam patinka gerti kavą?where does she like to drink coffee?      kur jai patinka gerti kavą?he likes to drink coffee in the coffee shop  jam patinka gerti kavą kavinėjeshe likes to drink coffee in the coffee shop  jai patinka gerti kavą kavinėjeI like Klaipėda                                     man patinka Klaipėdahe likes the location                              jam patinka vietashe likes the car                                   jai patinka mašinawe like the country                              mums patinka šalisdo you like the restaurant? (jūs)            ar jums patinka restoranas?yes, I like the restaurant                      taip, man patinka restoranasdo you all like the coffee shop?            ar jums patinka kavinė?they like the flat (male/female group)    jiems patinka butasthey like the bookstore (female group)   joms patinka knygynas University Street              Universiteto gatvėTower Street                   Bokšto gatvėCastle Street                    Pilies gatvėBridge Street                   Tilto gatvėVilnius Street                   Vilniaus gatvėTownhall Square             Rotušės aikštėCathedral Square             Katedros aikštėVilnius Square                 Vilniaus aikštėEurope Square                Europos aikštėGediminas Avenue           Gedimino prospektasConstitution Avenue         Konstitucijos prospektasVytautas Avenue             Vytauto prospektasFreedom Avenue             Laisvės prospektasBend Park                      Vingio parkasEurope Park                    Europos parkasThe Amber Museum        Gintaro muziejusThe Castle Museum        Pilies muziejusThe Art Museum            Dailės muziejusCastle Bridge                  Pilies tiltasa machine or car             mašinaa typewriter                    mašinėlėa small loaf of bread        bandaa roll or a bun                 bandelėa gift                              dovanaa small gift                     dovanėlėa chain                          grandinėa small chain                  grandinėlė

Hey there!  This is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  First off, I need to apologize to anyone who’s sent us an email with a gmail address.  Unfortunately, our spam blocker was working overtime again and blocked these emails and we never got them.  We’re very sorry for the error.  So, if you have a gmail address and you sent us an email and did not get a response, please send it again and we promise to reply this time.  Sorry about that. I’d like to thank Aldona of Los Angeles, California for coming on the show and helping us record this episode.  Aldona teaches Lithuanian and she was kind enough to spend about an hour with us working on this episode.  Thanks a million Aldona! Just for clarification, this episode only covers regular nouns, we’ll cover some irregular nouns in upcoming episodes.  Well, Raminta will be here in just three days!  Woohoo!  So, this episode should be the last one you listen to using Skype for quite some time.  After today we’ll be providing much better audio.  Also, as soon as Raminta gets here we’ll be working overtime to produce a few intermediate episodes along with our beginning episodes.  A few weeks after that we’ll try to bring you something in the advanced category. Please don’t forget about us, if you have a moment please go to iTunes and give us a review.  Our goal is still 50 positive reviews.  Alright, on with the show, enjoy! Laba diena, ar čia Aldona?Laba diena, laba diena, čia Aldona.Kaip jums sekasi?Man gerai sekasi, kaip tau?Sveikas kaip ridikas, ačiū.  (healthy as a raddish) Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Aldona and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  The next time you’re in Vilnius, go to Cathedral Square and look for the Stebuklas Tile.  Stebuklas is the Lithuanian word for miracle.  Now, it’s bad luck to mention where the tile is located exactly so people may not want to say where it is if you ask.  Just look for a small crowd of people laughing and spinning on a tile.  To make a wish, close your eyes and make three clockwise turns on the tile and your wish will come true. Are you familiar with this tile?No, it’s the first time I’ve heard of it, but next time I’ll look for it. Photograph:  The "STEBUKLAS" stone in Vilnius Cathedral Square, in the place where, according to an urban legend, the Baltic Way started Today we’ll learn how to create the plural of regular masculine nouns.  That’s to say, three restaurants, seven automobiles, two museums, etcetera.  Masculine nouns have to be matched to masculine numbers and feminine nouns have to be matched to feminine numbers.  We’ll go over some irregular nouns later.  To review numbers go back to episodes 0041 and 0044. to create plural nouns:masculine nouns that end in –as change to –aimasculine nouns that end in –is change to –iaimasculine nouns that end in –ys change to –iaimasculine nouns that end in –us change to –aimasculine nouns that end in –ius change to –iai again, all the numbers and nouns in this episode are masculine.prašom pakartoti… the restaurant                        restoranasone restaurant                       vienas restoranastwo restaurants                     du restoranaithe restroom                         tualetasone restroom                        vienas tualetastwo restrooms                      du tualetaithe male friend                     draugasone male friend                    vienas draugastwo male friends                  du draugaithe automobile                     automobilisone automobile                     vienas automobilistwo automobiles                   du automobiliaithe brother                          brolisone brother                         vienas brolistwo brothers                        du broliaithe armchair                        fotelisone armchair                        vienas fotelistwo armchairs                      du foteliaithe train                               traukinysone train                              vienas traukinystwo trains                            du traukiniaia basket                              krepšysone basket                          vienas krepšystwo baskets                         du krepšiaithe room                             kambarysone room                            vienas kambarystwo rooms                          du kambariai (conversation) a museum                              muziejusone museum                          vienas muziejustwo museums                        du muziejaithe television                          televizoriusone television                         vienas televizoriustwo televisions                       du televizoriaithe fruit                                 vaisiusone fruit                                vienas vaisiustwo fruits                               du vaisiaithe actor                                aktoriusone actor                               vienas aktoriustwo actors                             du aktoriai now let‘s add bigger numbers to these nouns.  To review numbers listen again to episode 0041.again, these are all masculine numbers and masculine nouns two restaurants                       du restoranaithree restaurants                     trys restoranaithree restrooms                       trys tualetaifour male friends                    keturi draugaifive automobiles                     penki automobiliaisix brothers                            šeši broliaiseven armchairs                     septyni foteliaieight trains                            aštuoni traukiniainine baskets                          devyni krepšiaithree rooms                           trys kambariaitwo televisions                      du televizoriaifive fruits                              penki vaisiaifour actors                            keturi aktoriaithree restaurants                    trys restoranaieight museums                      aštuoni muziejaitwo bathrooms                     du tualetaisix male friends                    šeši draugaiseven automobiles                septyni automobiliaieight brothers                       aštuoni broliainine armchairs                      devyni foteliaitwo trains                             du traukiniaifour baskets                         keturi krepšiaitwo rooms                            du kambariaisix museums                         šeši muziejaifour televisions                     keturi televizoriaiseven fruits                          septyni vaisiainine actors                           devyni aktoriaifour restaurants                    keturi restoranaifive bathrooms                     penki tualetaitwo male friends                  du draugaisix automobiles                    šeši automobiliaithree brothers                      trys broliaiseven trains                         septyni traukiniaitwo baskets                        du krepšiaiseven rooms                       septyni kambariaifive televisions                    penki televizoriaithree fruits                          trys vaisiaisix actors                            šeši aktoriaifour museums                     keturi muziejai Thanks to Eglė Ribalkaitė of Klaipėda, Lithuania for reviewing this episode for errors.Šaunu!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Šaunu! 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Dvyliktas Egzaminas.  This is a quick response episode!  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian – Out Loud!  It’s too late for questions, the exam starts now.  Ready, set, go! straight ahead                                   tiesiaiback                                                atgalhere                                                 čiaright here                                         štai čiato the left                                         į kairęto the right                                       į dešinęthere                                                tenno, not here, over there                     ne, ne čia, tenhere?                                               čia?yes, here                                          taip, čiawait for me here five minutes, please   palaukite manęs čia penkias minutes, prašauhave a good day!                               geros dienos!goodbye!                                           sudie!have a good evening!                         gero vakaro!goodbye!                                           viso labo!good wind! (goodbye!)                        gero vėjo!good night!                                        labos nakties!have a good flight!                              gero skrydžio!have a good trip!                                geros kelionės! center                                                centrascity center                                          miesto centrasdowntown                                          miesto centrasin the city center                                 miesto centrecurve                                                 vingisBend Park                                         Vingio parkasa television                                         televizijatelevision tower                                  televizijos bokštasgenocide                                            genocidasgenocide museum                               genocido muziejusthe air or the weather                          orasthe port or the harbor                          uostasthe airport                                           oro uostasVilnius University                                Vilniaus universitetasCastle Street                                       Pilies gatvėCathedral Square                                Katedros aikštėGediminas Castle                                Gedimino pilisI’m going to Vilnius University             aš važiuoju į Vilniaus universitetąI’m going to Castle Street                    aš važiuoju į Pilies gatvęI’m going to Cathedral Square              aš važiuoju į Katedros aikštęHe’s going to downtown                      jis važiuoja į miesto centrąHe’s going to the television tower         jis važiuoja į televizijos bokštąShe’s going to The Genocide Museum  ji važiuoja į Genocido muziejųShe’s going to Bend Park                    ji važiuoja į Vingio parkąShe’s going to the airport                     ji važiuoja į oro uostąI’m going to Gediminas Castle             aš važiuoju į Gedimino pilį

Somebody’s knockin’ on the door, somebody’s ringin’ the bell.Okay!  Vietininkas?Vietininkas!Gerai, hi there!  I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where the lessons are free and you’ve got a money back guarantee.Do you remember the word for the month of March in Lithuanian? …kovas. According to the Wikipedia page entitled, Vilnius Cathedral or Vilniaus Šv. Stanislovo ir Šv. Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika, Vilnius Cathedral is located at the heart of the old town of Vilnius.  Perkūnas, the Lithuanian Thundergod was most likely worshipped at the site where the Cathedral now stands.  In 1251 when King Mindaugas allowed himself to be baptized into the Catholic Church, he ordered the original cathedral to be built.  After his assassination in 1268 it was again a place of worship for the traditional Lithuanian religion.  Over the centuries the Cathedral has seen many fires, renovations, wars, and massive public demonstrations.  It’s one of the must sees on any Vilnius vacation. Šaunu!  You’re doing great dear, I love the way you do Lithuanian Out Loud.Oh, thank you. -- Today we’ll begin working on how to say where something is located.  Here’s just a quick review of the word kur, prašom pakartoti… where is the restroom?                 kur yra tualetas? of course, in Lithuanian we can often drop the verb būti, to be. where is the restroom?                 kur tualetas?where is the restaurant?                kur restoranas?where is Raminta?                       kur Raminta?where is the glass?                       kur taurė?where is the coffee shop?             kur kavinė? here are some words we’ll use in this episode…a tree                                         medisa train                                        traukinysthe basement                              rūsysa young woman                          mergina Kaip Raminta, ne? (like Raminta, no?)Oh, I’m getting older.  No, to me forever you will be the girl I met at my sister’s house.Oh, so sweet of you.Forever.I was really young then.  Huh?You are really young now!Oh, thank you, you know I’m starting to feel old, what is that?Forget that.Yeah, oh well.  Forget that. a bicycle                                     dviratis Today we’ll go over the locative case or vietininkas.  This is a relatively easy declension.  Every declension here ends in the letter –e.  A prefix is something that is added to the beginning of a word.  A suffix is something added to the end of a word.  Here are the suffixes in vietininkas, prašom pakartoti, please repeat… a word that ends in-as changes to –e-is changes to –yje-ys changes to –yje-us changes to –uje-a changes to –oje-ė changes to –ėje again, we’re only talking about where something is located.  We’re not talking about going to someplace.  The restaurant is in the city, is the locative.  I’m going to the restaurant, is not the locative.  I’m in the restaurant, is the locative.  The locative declension or vietininkas is only used when talking about where something is located. let’s go over each suffix from the above list so you can see how it works… the park                                      parkasin the park                                  parkethe bookstore                              knygynasin the bookstore                          knygynethe hotel                                     viešbutisin the hotel                                 viešbutyjethe automobile                            automobilisin the automobile                        automobilyjethe train                                     traukinysin the train                                 traukinyjethe room                                    kambarysin the room                                kambaryjethe museum                               muziejusin the museum                           muziejujeSidney                                       Sidnėjusin Sidney                                   Sidnėjujethe cathedral                              katedrain the cathedral                          katedrojethe coffee shop                          kavinėin the coffee shop                       kavinėjethe city square                            aikštėin the city square                        aikštėje Okay, now let’s ask a question and then answer it.  Good luck!  Sekmės! where is the tree?                       kur yra medis?the tree is in the city                   medis yra miestethe tree is in Kaunas                   medis yra Kaune of course, we can easily drop the verb būti, to be. where is the tree?                          kur medis?the tree is in the park                     medis parkewhere is Raminta?                         kur Raminta?Raminta is in the park                    Raminta parkeRaminta is in Akropolis                  Raminta Akropolyjethe store is in Akropolis                  parduotuvė AkropolyjeRaminta is in the hotel                   Raminta viešbutyjethe coffee shop is in the hotel         kavinė viešbutyjeRaminta is in the automobile          Raminta automobilyjethe dog is in the automobile            šuo automobilyjewhere is the toilet?                         kur tualetas?the toilet is in the room                  tualetas kambaryjethe book is in the room                  knyga kambaryjethe toilet is in the train                    tualetas traukinyjethe Englishwoman is in the train      anglė traukinyjethe newspaper is in the basement    laikraštis rūsyjethe bird is in the basement              paukštis rūsyjewhere is the bookstore?                  kur knygynas?the bookstore is in the museum       knygynas muziejujethe constitution is in the museum     konstitucija muziejujethe bookstore is in Vilnius               knygynas Vilniujethe museum is in Vilnius                 muziejus Vilniujethe bookstore is in Sidney               knygynas Sidnėjujethe cathedral is in Sidney                katedra Sidnėjujewhere is the young woman?           kur mergina?the young woman is in the school   mergina mokyklojethe bicycle is in the school             dviratis mokyklojethe pigeon is in the park                 balandis parkethe young woman is in the library   mergina bibliotekojethe bicycle is in the library             dviratis bibliotekojea young woman is in the cathedral  mergina katedrojeRaminta is in the cathedral             Raminta katedrojewhere is Raminta?                         kur Raminta?Raminta is in the street                  Raminta gatvėjethe bicycle is in the street               dviratis gatvėjeRaminta is in the coffee shop          Raminta kavinėjethe newspaper is in the coffee shop  laikraštis kavinėjethe newspaper is in the lounge         laikraštis svetainėjethe young woman is in the lounge    mergina svetainėjethe dog is in Cathedral Square         šuo Katedros aikštėjeRaminta is in Vilnius University       Raminta Vilniaus Universitete Thank you dear, you know, I think maybe it’s enough your brain is probably getting tired.  Maybe you should go to bed.Oh, a little bit, I need to wash with my hands some clothes.Thank you very much for doing the recordings dear.  You’re super.  You are the best podcaster I know.Oh, thank you.  That’s kind of funny, I am a podcaster Alright!  That’s it for today!  Thanks for the download! To leave us comments call our voicemail number that’s in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud – that’s one word, and leave us a message there. If you’d like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com. If you’d like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  It’s completely free.  But, if you don’t want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends. Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music. Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, we’ll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud. 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Hi There, this is Jack and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud.  Just a few notes before we get to the episode Raminta and I recorded a few weeks ago.  This is the last episode in this series for a while focusing on how kilmininkas and galininkas interact with the prepositions “iš” and “į.”  Just so you know, the next few episodes of Lithuanian Out Loud will be focused on the locative case or vietininkas, how to use the diminutive in Lithuanian and some new verbs including how to negate verbs.  We’ll roll them out as soon as they’re ready.  I didn’t know it until somebody made me aware, our email spamblocker was working too well and we were missing some emails.  We never got them.  So, if you sent us an email and never got a response, send us another one and we’ll get back to you.  Since March 1st Lithuanians have been able to travel to Canada visa-free.  Last Friday, 14 March 2008, Estonia and Latvia joined the United States’ Visa Waiver Program, meaning that soon their citizens can travel to the U.S. without a visa.  Lithuania is scheduled to sign the same agreement Monday, 17 March 2008.  You have no idea how happy that makes us.  Lastly, if you haven’t written us a review on iTunes yet, please take two minutes to do that for us, okay?  We’d really appreciate it.  Great!  On with the show! Labas vakaras, Dear.Labas vakaras, Dear.You’re being recorded again.Oh, thank you darling, nice to hear that.So, now you have Gedimino prospektas?Gedimino prospektas!  The great prospekt in Vilnius!  Love it! Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  We’re not teachers, but we do the best we can.  Do you remember the word for the month of March in Lithuanian?  …kovas. According to Wikipedia, Palanga is a seaside resort town in western Lithuania. The city sits on the shore of the Baltic Sea, it is the busiest Lithuanian summer resort with beautiful sand beaches, dunes and an unspoiled natural environment. In summer, masses of vacationers arrive in Palanga for sun, sand and the seaside carnival. There are dozens of restaurants, bars, rides, sideshows, and other entertainment, most featuring bright lights, loud music, and thousands of people on the weekends. --- Now for an important point.  We’ve already established that if we want to say, for example, from the cathedral to the museum, katedra is declined using kilmininkas and changes to katedros and muziejus is declined using galininkas and changes to muziejų.  We end up with, iš katedros į muziejų.  We’ve also established that if we want to say Cathedral Square, using the word katedra and the word aikštė, that we have to decline katedra with kilmininkas and we end up with Katedros aikštė.  The second word here, square, is unaffected and remains in vardininkas.  We’re saying, in effect, the cathedral’s square.  This is possession.  The square of the cathedral. The cathedral’s square – Katedros aikštė. Same goes for the Amber Museum.  Amber, or gintaras, and museum, or muziejus.  This is possession as well.  In effect, we’re saying the amber’s museum, the museum of the amber.  So, gintaras is declined using kilmininkas and we end up with gintaro.  The second word, museum or muziejus, is unaffected.  We end up with Gintaro muziejus, the amber’s museum. Now we’ll say, from Cathedral Square.  If we say, from, we have to decline using kilmininkas.  Before we do that, we start with Katedros aikštė.  Prašom pakartoti… Cathedral Square  Katedros aikštė If we want to say, from Cathedral Square, we start with, iš.  So, we combine, iš, with Katedros aikštė, but as soon as we put the two together, we have to decline Katedros aikštė once again using kilmininkas and aikštė changes to…aikštės.  Prašom pakartoti… Cathedral Square                         Katedros aikštėfrom Cathedral Square                 iš Katedros aikštėsUniversity Street                          Universiteto gatvėfrom University Street                 iš Universiteto gatvėsGediminas Avenue                      Gedimino prospektasfrom Gediminas Avenue              iš Gedimino prospektoEurope Park                               Europos parkasfrom Europe Park                       iš Europos parkoThe Art Museum                        Dailės muziejusfrom The Art Museum                iš Dailės muziejaus Something similar happens when we use a two-word example and we decline using galininkas.  Prašom pakartoti... Tower Street                             Bokšto gatvėto Tower Street                         į Bokšto gatvęConstitution Avenue                  Konstitucijos prospektasto Constitution Avenue              į Konstitucijos prospektąBend Park                                Vingio parkasto Bend Park                            į Vingio parkąThe Castle Museum                  Pilies muziejusto The Castle Museum              į Pilies muziejų Now let’s do this exercise using the examples from previous lessons. from University Street to Tower Street  iš Universiteto gatvės į Bokšto gatvęfrom Tower Street to University Street  iš Bokšto gatvės į Universiteto gatvęfrom Castle Street to Bridge Street         iš Pilies gatvės į Tilto gatvęfrom Bridge Street to Castle Street         iš Tilto gatvės į Pilies gatvęfrom Vilnius Street to Townhall Square  iš Vilniaus gatvės į Rotušės aikštęfrom Townhall Square to Vilnius Street  iš Rotušės aikštės į Vilniaus gatvęfrom Cathedral Square to Vilnius Square  iš Katedros aikštės į Vilniaus aikštęfrom Vilnius Square to Cathedral Square  iš Vilniaus aikštės į Katedros aikštęfrom Europe Square to Gediminas Avenue  iš Europos aikštės į Gedimino prospektąfrom Gediminas Avenue to Europe Square  iš Gedimino prospekto į Europos aikštęfrom Constitution Avenue to Vytautas Avenue  iš Konstitucijos prospekto į Vytauto prospektąfrom Vytautas Avenue to Constitution Avenue  iš Vytauto prospekto į Konstitucijos prospektąfrom Freedom Avenue to Bend Park  iš Laisvės prospekto į Vingio parkąfrom Bend Park to Freedom Avenue  iš Vingio parko į Laisvės prospektąfrom Europe Park to The Amber Museum  iš Europos parko į Gintaro muziejųfrom The Amber Museum to Europe Park  iš Gintaro muziejaus į Europos parkąfrom The Castle Museum to The Art Museum  iš Pilies muziejaus į Dailės muziejųfrom The Art Museum to The Castle Museum iš Dailės muziejaus į Pilies muziejų Did that give you a headache?  Just go over it a few times and your headache will get worse.  Šaunu!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Šaunu! Alright!  That’s it for today!  Thanks for the download! To leave us comments call our voicemail number that’s in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud – that’s one word, and leave us a message there. If you’d like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com. If you’d like to get these episodes every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  It’s completely free.  But, if you don’t want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our episodes, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends. Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music. Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, we’ll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud. 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Hi there, I’m Jack.  Hi there I’m  Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  We’re not teachers, but we do the best we can. What do you think about that?  It’s good to try to do the best, I think! Recently, we talked about Saulė, the Lithuanian sun goddess of life, nature and fertility.  You might be surprised to know her most sacred animal is žaltys, a small harmless green grass snake.  The Lithuanian word for green is žalias.  So, žalias – green, žaltys – green grass snake. The žaltys spirit lives by the stove but to ensure fertility and wealth for the family a living žaltys snake was kept in a special corner of the home and at times the entire family would not only recite prayers to it, they would invite the green grass snake to share a meal at the dinner table. That would be a lot of fun! Elena Bradūnas has written a wonderful story for the magazine Lituanus named, If You Kill A Snake – The Sun Will Cry.  You can find a link to the article on the Lithuanian Out Loud blogpage.  According to the article, written in 1975, Elena states, “to this day in Lithuania, the gabled roofs are occasionally topped with serpent-shaped carvings in order to protect the household from evil powers.”  --- Since we touched on it in the last lesson, let‘s work some more on naming things.  It‘s fairly simple and you‘ve already seen it.  We just use kilmininkas or the genitive case.  This is all simple stuff assuming you‘ve studied lessons 0022, 0030, 0031, 0033, 0037, and 0039 on kilmininkas. Here‘s some new vocabulary for you. First, let’s go over the words in vardininkas or the naming case.  Kaip pasakyti lietuviškai?  How do you say it in Lithuanian? an avenue                                    prospektasthe avenue                                   prospektas a bridge                                       tiltasthe bridge                                    tiltas the constitution                            konstitucijaa constitution                               konstitucija freedom                                      laisvėfreedom                                      laisvė Europe                                       EuropaEurope                                       Europa the townhall                                rotušėa townhall                                   rotušė art                                              dailėfine art                                        dailė the museum                                muziejusa museum                                   muziejus Now we’ll name things using kilmininkas or the genitive case, for example, what’s the name of the street?  It’s name is University Street.  What’s the name of the park?  It’s named Europe Park.  In the following examples we’ll give the streets, the squares, the avenues, the parks and the museums names.  These are all real locations in Vilnius, Lithuania.please repeat, prašom pakartoti… University Street                       Universiteto gatvėUniversity Street                       Universiteto gatvėTower Street                             Bokšto gatvėTower Street                             Bokšto gatvėCastle Street                              Pilies gatvėCastle Street                              Pilies gatvėBridge Street                             Tilto gatvėBridge Street                             Tilto gatvėVilnius Street                             Vilniaus gatvėVilnius Street                             Vilniaus gatvėTownhall Square                        Rotušės aikštėTownhall Square                        Rotušės aikštėCathedral Square                        Katedros aikštėCathedral Square                        Katedros aikštėVilnius Square                            Vilniaus aikštėVilnius Square                            Vilniaus aikštėEurope Square                            Europos aikštėEurope Square                            Europos aikštėGediminas Avenue                      Gedimino prospektasGediminas Avenue                      Gedimino prospektasConstitution Avenue                    Konstitucijos prospektasConstitution Avenue                    Konstitucijos prospektasVytautas Avenue                         Vytauto prospektasVytautas Avenue                         Vytauto prospektasFreedom Avenue                         Laisvės prospektasFreedom Avenue                         Laisvės prospektasBend Park                                  Vingio parkasBend Park                                  Vingio parkasEurope Park                               Europos parkasEurope Park                               Europos parkasThe Amber Museum                   Gintaro muziejusAmber Museum                          Gintaro muziejusThe Castle Museum                    Pilies muziejusCastle Museum                           Pilies muziejusThe Art Museum                         Dailės muziejusArt Museum                                Dailės muziejusCastle Bridge                               Pilies tiltasCastle Bridge                               Pilies tiltas So, we started with vardininkas, changed to kilmininkas in order to name things, and now let‘s change all these examples to galininkas or the accusative declension using į, or to, but first let‘s learn three more conjugations of the verb važiuoti. We‘re going                                                       mes važiuojameWe‘re going                                                       mes važiuojameThey’re going (males only or male/female group)  jie važiuojaThey’re going (males only or male/female group)  jie važiuojaThey’re going (females only)                               jos važiuojaThey’re going (females only)                               jos važiuoja Now for something challenging.  We‘ll say a destination in English and we‘ll say, mes, jie or jos.  You conjugate the verb and decline the destination and say the sentence in Lithuanian.  For example, we‘ll say, “University Street – mes.“ Your response should be, “Mes važiuojame į Universiteto gatvę.“  We‘re going to University Street. Just a reminder - when you use the verb važiuoti, you’re saying, to go, to drive, or to ride, using a car, a bus, a train, a bicycle, whatever.  You’re not talking about walking.Sėkmės!  Good luck! University Street (mes)                mes važiuojame į Universiteto gatvęTower Street (mes)                     mes važiuojame į Bokšto gatvęCastle Street (mes)                      mes važiuojame į Pilies gatvęBridge Street (mes)                     mes važiuojame į Tilto gatvęVilnius Street (mes)                     mes važiuojame į Vilniaus gatvęTownhall Square (jie)                  jie važiuoja į Rotušės aikštęCathedral Square (jie)                  jie važiuoja į Katedros aikštęVilnius Square (jie)                      jie važiuoja į Vilniaus aikštęEurope Square (jie)                      jie važiuoja į Europos aikštęGediminas Avenue (jie)                jie važiuoja į Gedimino prospektąConstitution Avenue (jos)             jos važiuoja į Konstitucijos prospektąVytautas Avenue (jos)                  jos važiuoja į Vytauto prospektąFreedom Avenue (jos)                  jos važiuoja į Laisvės prospektąBend Park (jos)                           jos važiuoja į Vingio parkąEurope Park (jos)                        jos važiuoja į Europos parkąAmber Museum (jos)                   jos važiuoja į Gintaro muziejųAmber Museum (aš)                   aš važiuoju į Gintaro muziejųCastle Museum (aš)                    aš važiuoju į Pilies muziejųArt Museum (aš)                         aš važiuoju į Dailės muziejų Sveikinu laimėjus!  Congratulations on making it through another episode!  Sveikinu laimėjus! If you kill a snake, the sun will cryhttp://www.lituanus.org/1975/75_1_01.htm Alright, that’s it for today, we’d like to thank you very much for listening, we appreciate it. To leave us comments call our voicemail number that’s in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud – that’s one word, and leave us a message there. If you’d like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com. If you’d like to get these lessons every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  It’s completely free.  But, if you don’t want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our lessons, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends. Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music. Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, we’ll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud. I’m Jack and I’ve never met a Lithuanian I didn’t like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net Thanks to:  CCMixter.org, ditto ditto, and Vieux Farka Touré for allowing us to use the music for this podcast.http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Here we are still in the month of February which in Lithuanian is…vasaris. According to the Wikipedia pages entitled, Vilnius TV Tower, and the page, January Events, the tallest building in Lithuania is the Lithuanian Radio and Television Center or Lietuvos radijo ir televizijos centras.  Sadly, it was also the location of the Vilnius Massacre during the events of January 1991.  Lithuania was the first nation to declare independence from the Soviet Union.  The Russians had occupied Lithuania since 1945, so even though World War II had ended for most of the world, the war didn’t end for Lithuania until 1991.  Soviet troops, tanks, planes and ships still controlled Lithuania. On 11 March 1990 Lithuania declared independence but going from a declaration to full independence wasn’t going to be easy.  Russia had other ideas.  By January 1991 the Speaker of the Lithuanian Supreme Council Vytautas Landsbergis called for independence supporters to form crowds and protect government buildings and other important locations.  On January 8th and 9th more Soviet troops poured into Lithuania to head off any attempts of revolution. On January 10th, Michailas Gorbačiovas announced a military intervention was possible within days. On January 11th, Soviet troops attacked and took control of many government buildings, TV stations, radio stations, airports and railway stations.  On the 13th of January Soviet tanks attacked the Vilnius TV Tower but the civilian crowds refused to give way.  The Russian tanks drove through the crowd crushing unarmed Lithuanian civilians.  14 people were killed that day at the tower by machine guns and after being run over by tanks. Today you can visit the site of the massacre and at the base of the tower there’s a small museum dedicated to the patriots who lost their lives.  At the top of the tower you can have a meal in the rotating restaurant which has a spectacular view of Vilnius. --- In lessons 0050 and 0051 we worked on galininkas or the accusative case.  Today we’ll practice some more with this declension. Let’s get back in the taxi and see some of Vilnius, but first we need to learn the names of some Vilnius landmarks.  Today’s lesson focuses on how to name things in Lithuanian.  To do this we need to use kilmininkas or the genitive case.  If you need a review just listen to episodes 0022, 0030, 0031, 0033, 0037, and 0039. When we name something, such as Castle Street or Cathedral Square, we give the street a name and we give the square a name.  Castle Street – Cathedral Square.  When you name something you use kilmininkas or the genitive case.  The first word, castle, in Castle Street is declined.  The second word, gatvė, is not affected.  The first word, cathedral, in Cathedral Square is declined.  The second word, aikštė, is not affected. Here are some new words.  Kaip pasakyti lietuviškai?  How do you say it in Lithuanian? center                                         centrascenter                                         centrascity center                                   miesto centrasdowntown                                   miesto centras In this example the word for city is miestas.  The first word, miestas, is declined using kilmininkas.  Miestas changes to miesto.  The second word, center – centras is unchanged. bend                                         vingiscurve                                        vingisBend Park (as in river’s bend)    Vingio ParkasCurve Park                               Vingio Parkas the television                             televizijaa television                                televizijatelevision tower                         televizijos bokštasthe television tower                   televizijos bokštas genocide                                  genocidasgenocide                                  genocidas genocide museum                    genocido muziejusgenocide museum                    genocido muziejus air or weather                          orasthe air or the weather               oras a port or a harbor                     uostasthe port or the harbor               uostas an airport                                oro uostasthe airport                               oro uostas Okay, now let’s name things using Vilnius landmarks.  Remember, the first word is declined using kilmininkas, the second word is unchanged.please repeat, prašom pakartoti… Vilnius University                  Vilniaus UniversitetasVilnius University                  Vilniaus UniversitetasCastle Street                          Pilies gatvėCastle Street                          Pilies gatvėCathedral Square                   Katedros aikštėCathedral Square                   Katedros aikštėGediminas Castle                   Gedimino pilisGediminas Castle                   Gedimino pilis Okay!  Now we’ll add the phrase, “I’m going to…"  Notice that in the following examples the first word of whatever is named stays in kilmininkas.  When we say, “I’m going to…" we have to use the accusative case or galininkas because the destination is the direct object of the verb.  We’ll go over direct objects and verbs more in the future.  Again, when something is named, for example, Vilniaus Universitetas the first word of the named thing is declined, Vilnius changes to Vilniaus.  I’m going to Vilnius University. When we decline Vilniaus Universitetas using galininkas or the accusative case, the first word, Vilniaus stays in kilmininkas and the second word Universitetas is declined and changes to Universitetą.  So, keep in mind the first word stays in kilmininkas, the second word is declined in the new declension.  Vilnius University                        Vilniaus Universitetasto Vilnius University                     į Vilniaus Universitetą the television tower                      televizijos bokštasto the television tower                  į televizijos bokštą Now we’ll show you how to use the verb, važiuoti in the present tense.  This is the verb we use when we’re talking about going somewhere using some kind of means of transportation.  When you use važiuoti, you’re saying, to go, to drive, or to ride, using a car, a bus, a train, a bicycle, whatever.  You’re not talking about walking somewhere.Please repeat, prašom pakartoti… I’m going                                          aš važiuojuI’m going                                          aš važiuojuHe’s going                                         jis važiuojaHe’s going                                         jis važiuojaShe’s going                                        ji važiuojaShe’s going                                        ji važiuoja I’m going to Vilnius University              aš važiuoju į Vilniaus UniversitetąI’m going to Vilnius University              aš važiuoju į Vilniaus UniversitetąI’m going to Castle Street                     aš važiuoju į Pilies gatvęI’m going to Castle Street                     aš važiuoju į Pilies gatvęI’m going to Cathedral Square               aš važiuoju į Katedros aikštęI’m going to Cathedral Square               aš važiuoju į Katedros aikštęHe’s going to downtown                       jis važiuoja į miesto centrąHe’s going to downtown                       jis važiuoja į miesto centrąHe’s going to the television tower          jis važiuoja į televizijos bokštąHe’s going to the television tower          jis važiuoja į televizijos bokštąShe’s going to The Genocide Museum   ji važiuoja į Genocido muziejųShe’s going to The Genocide Museum   ji važiuoja į Genocido muziejųShe’s going to Bend Park                     ji važiuoja į Vingio parkąShe’s going to Bend Park                     ji važiuoja į Vingio parkąShe’s going to the airport                     ji važiuoja į oro uostąShe’s going to the airport                     ji važiuoja į oro uostąI’m going to Gediminas Castle              aš važiuoju į Gedimino pilįI’m going to Gediminas Castle              aš važiuoju į Gedimino pilį Now, that was a challenging lesson!  In the next lesson we‘ll work some more on the names of places in the capital, Vilnius, Lithuania and we‘ll give you much more practice with the concepts here.Sveikinu!  Congratulations for making it through another episode!  Sveikinu! Alright, that’s it for today, we’d like to thank you very much for listening, we appreciate it. To leave us comments call our voicemail number that’s in the title of every show or call our Skype voicemail at Lithuanianoutloud – that’s one word, and leave us a message there. If you’d like to see the Lithuanian spelling of any word in this series just go to WWW dot Lithuanian dot L I B S Y N dot com. If you’d like to get these lessons every time a new one is available just go to iTunes and do a search for Lithuanian Out Loud and click subscribe.  It’s completely free.  But, if you don’t want to subscribe on iTunes, just send us an email asking us to alert you every time a new episode hits the internet.  And feel free to make copies of our lessons, put them on cds and pass them out to your friends. Thanks to CCMixter.org, Ditto Ditto and Vieux Farka Toure for the podcast music. Thanks for tuning in, tell your friends about us, we’ll see you on the next episode of Lithuanian Out Loud. I’m Jack and I’ve never met a Lithuanian I didn’t like.  Viso gero!  Sudie! http://www.Lithuanian.Libsyn.comSkype voicemail:  Lithuanianoutloudemail Raminta and Jack at: lithuanianoutloud@earthlink.net Thanks to:  CCMixter.org, ditto ditto, and Vieux Farka Touré for allowing us to use the music for this podcast.http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/

In our episode of today we included the most usual and used spanish verbs when we want to express an adverse opinion against something o someone. In our last episodes we reviewed some kind and accommodating verbs to express our opinion, but in this episode we are going to review some more strong verbs in order to express that anything doesn´t like us at all. In order to better exemplify it we tried a song of a rocker spanish singer (Carlos Goñi, group Revólver): Odio (Hate) where he is reviewing many things he hate, he can´t stand, he does not like at all, he detest, can not bear,…You have the electronic address in our PDF (www.spanishpodcast.org) where you can hear the song and see the videoclip in Youtube. (We thought you can be interested in review, in spanish, some tradicions linked to Christmas. It´s because we put a new album of photographs in www.spanishpodcast.org about a nice christmas market placed at the Cathedral Square of Barcelona where you´ll can see the Christmas Crib with a special characters as a “caganer” that this year represents some very famous people: scoccer players as Ronaldinho, Eto´o, or politicians as Bush, etc. and you´ll can know the most very old christmas traditions). En nuestro episodio de hoy hemos incluido los verbos que más usamos en español para expresar una opinión desfavorable hacia algo o hacia alguien, una opinión radicalmente desfavorable. Si en los últimos episodios, veíamos verbos y expresiones amables, contemporizadores, para expresar nuestra opinión, en este episodio vamos a repasar los verbos más fuertes para expresar que algo no nos gusta en absoluto. Para ejemplificarlo mejor, hemos escogido una canción de Carlos Goñi, del grupo rockero español Revólver, que justamente se llama “Odio” y en la que el autor va repasando todo lo que le disgusta mediante verbos como “odiar”, “no soportar”, “detestar”, “aborrecer”, “no aguantar”,etc. a los que nosotros, además, añadiremos algunos sinónimos. La canción se sigue con el videoclip que hay en Youtube y del que os damos la dirección electrónica en el PDF. Esta semana, nuevo álbum en Fotografías Comentadas, en: www.spanispodcast.org, dedicado al Mercado Navideño de Santa Lucía, en Barcelona. Es un álbum con fotografías del mercado navideño de Santa Lucía. Este mercado se coloca en la plaza de la Catedral de Barcelona desde hace dos siglos. Allí podremos ver cómo es el típico pesebre (o belén) que se pone en muchas casas por esta época; podremos conocer la tradición catalana del “caga tió”; ir viendo todas las figuritas del pesebre, incluido el famoso “caganer” que, este año, ha incorporado personajes como Ronaldinho, Eto´o o Bush... En fin, no os lo perdáis; repasaréis todo lo referente a la Navidad, en español, pero sobre todo, ¡os lo pasaréis en grande!