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2019 Summer Camp Directory
When we think of camp, so many images pop into our minds. Crackling campfires and sticky s'mores. Silly songs and stories. Chilly lakes and The Blob. Hiking, biking, swimming, dancing, playing. And above all, learning new skills, discovering new interests, gaining sometimes-lifelong friendships – and occasionally marriages, as you'll see in Andria Frankfort's Summer Nights.
Buzz-area residents are fortunate in that Houston is home to many types of camps, programs and classes to choose from, including specialized sports, arts and educational programs for all ages. Additionally, many overnight camps are located just a car or bus ride away. Choosing the right camp for your child depends on your child's personality, interests, summer schedule and other factors.
This directory is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all camps. Instead, our goal is to provide readers with a snapshot of each camp and program, as a starting point in the research process. The Buzz Magazines Summer Camp Directory includes camps and programs that support our magazines through advertising.
A.D. Players Performing Arts Academy "Outdoor Odyssey" Summer Camps
Est. 1992
Ages: 5-18
Co-ed • Day camp
2613 Saint St., Houston, Texas 77027 (map)
713-439-0181 • [email protected] • www.adplayers.org/performing-arts-academy
Interim Academy Director: Kim Beck
Nurturing the mind, body and spirit of the artist.
Basketball University Spring and Summer Youth Skills Camp
Est. 2004
Ages: 10-18
Co-ed • Day camp
FilHoops Gym, 10131 Emnora, Houston, Texas 77080 (map)
832-453-4562 • [email protected] • www.Basketballu.org
Camp Director: Rhossi Carron
Basketball University will host its Spring Break Skills Camp March 11-14 at FilHoops Gym. Open to youth athletes ages 10-18, this camp is designed to promote skill development, enhance performance, and increase basketball IQ during the off-season. Basketball University's Spring Break Camp is only $160 per youth athlete. The Skills Camp is also available during the Summer Session. Check website for dates and times.
Camp BYDS
Est. 1949
Ages: 15 months-6th grade
Co-ed • Day camp
4525 Beechnut, Houston, Texas 77096 (map)
713-666-1884 • [email protected] • www.byds.org/school-life/camp-byds/
Camp Director: Karla Morales
Sports and traditional summer camp activities offer an unforgettable summer at Beth Yeshurun Day School. Choose from a wide variety of weekly enrichment camps for children ages 15 months through 6th grade. Multifaceted enrichment programs include sensory skills, arts and crafts, science experiments, basic cooking, and daily water activities, plus a weekly Shabbat celebration. Our summer camp follows the highest standards of safety and security, and our low staff-to-camper ratio ensures each child receives individualized attention. We aim to provide a captivating environment with activities and programs that keep your child interested, engaged, and having fun while making new friends, learning important social skills, and continuing to develop Jewish values. We take fun seriously!
Camp Champions
Est. 1967
Ages: 6-17
Co-ed • Overnight
775 Camp Road, Marble Falls, Texas 78654 (map)
830-598-2571 • [email protected] • www.campchampions.com
Camp Director: Leah Mesches
Camp Champions has had a tradition of excellence since 1967. Fantastic activities and the best-trained counselors are a few of the reasons that Camp Champions is consistently ranked among the top camps in the country. Our passion is to help every camper grow into the Champion they are intended to be. Two and three-week sessions are offered where we create a loving community and encourage every camper to discover the best versions of themselves. Informational meetings in Houston scheduled for February and March. See www.campchampions.com for details.
Camp Chapelwood
Est. 1987
Ages: 5 years-5th grade
Co-ed • Day camp
11140 Greenbay St., Houston, Texas 77024 (map)
713-465-3467, Ext. 160 • [email protected] • chapelwood.org/daycamp
Camp Director: Joanne Buchwald
Located in the heart of Memorial, Camp Chapelwood is a longtime summer tradition for children ages 5 through fifth grade. Our enthusiastic and caring counselors ensure each camper has a great experience. Campers make new friends while participating in fun and challenging activities such as gymnastics, cooking, dance, crafts, self-defense and games. Exciting field trips are planned, and special groups will be brought in to provide entertaining and educational shows for the campers.
Camp HBU
Est. 2018
Ages: 10-15
Co-ed • Overnight camp
7502 Fondren Road, Houston, Texas 77074 (map)
281-649-3047 • [email protected] • www.hbu.edu/camphbu
Camp Director: Hannah Akin
Camp HBU is a week-long overnight camp at Houston Baptist University for students ages 10-15. Campers will enjoy academic and extracurricular sessions hosted by HBU faculty, staff, and students, worship and small group discipleship, a community-service opportunity, and lots of HBU spirit and fun!
Camp MasterChef
Est. 2018
Ages: 8-16
Co-ed • Day/overnight
The Village School, 2005 Gentryside Dr., Houston, Texas 77077 (map)
754-301-8885 • [email protected] • www.campmasterchef.com
Camp Director: Maddy Zickel
Camp MasterChef is an immersive culinary experience designed for kids and teens ages 8-16. It's an unforgettable week full of cooking, learning, team challenges and fun! Campers sharpen their culinary skills under instruction from expert chefs. They also develop healthy lifestyle and personal-growth skills alongside training by our staff of culinary professionals and counselors. Our camp includes daily cooking lessons, meeting MasterChef contestants, team challenges and competitions, Master Classes and nightly theme parties.
Camp Olympia
Est. 1968
Ages: 6-16
Co-ed • Overnight camp
723 Olympia Drive, Trinity, Texas 75862 (map)
936-594-2541 • [email protected] • www.campolympia.com
Camp Directors: Debbie Stubblefield, Administrative Director; Cody Mauldin, Director of Boys' Camp; Michelle Mauldin, Director of Girls' Camp
Camp Olympia is dedicated to having fun together, helping people grow in body, mind, and spirit. Established in 1968, Camp Olympia is a private, overnight Texas summer camp for boys and girls ages 6-16 offering one, two and three-week sessions. Camp Olympia blends its rich camping history and experience with its continual growth and exciting additions, making it a nationally recognized summer camp.
Camp Young Judaea-Texas
Est. 1952
Ages: 6-15
Co-ed • Overnight camp
121 Camp Young Judaea Drive, Wimberley, Texas 78676 (map)
713-723-8354 • [email protected] • www.cyjtexas.org
Camp Director: Frank Silberlicht
Since 1952, CYJ Texas has given thousands of Jewish children life-changing summers. We offer a fun, inclusive, challenging, action-packed, safe environment where campers can play, grow and make lifelong friendships. Camp activities include swimming, sports, arts and crafts, Maccabia (color war), singing and dancing, campfires and so much more! A love of Israel and Judaism is infused in everything we do, and we foster that love in our campers. We encourage all our kids to try new things and build new skills each summer. We offer a weekend taste of camp for entering first and second graders, 9-day mini sessions for entering second and third graders, and 3-week sessions for entering third-ninth graders.
City ArtWorks Summer Art Camp
Est. 1982
Ages: 4-14
Co-ed • Day camp
1330-R Wirt Road, Houston, Texas 77055 (map)
713-681-1131 • [email protected] • www.cityartworks.org
Camp Director: Margaret Bott
City ArtWorks is a leading visual arts educational resource, fostering skill development and self-expression through creative programming, collaborations, and exhibitions.
Code Ninjas
Est. 2018
Ages: 7-14
Co-ed • Day camp
5709 Woodway Drive, Houston, Texas 77057 (map)
832-777-3662 • [email protected] • www.codeninjas.com/locations/tx-tanglewood
Camp Director: Amanda Rainford
Transform your child's love for technology and video games into an exciting learning adventure this summer. Code Ninjas camps offer an immersive environment for children to explore and develop new problem-solving skills, gain confidence, have fun, and make new friends. It's an unforgettable experience!
Gerry and Greta's Art Camp Adventures
Est. 2009
Ages: 1st-5th grade
Co-ed • Day camp
10371 Stella Link, Houston, Texas 77025 (map)
713-817-0177 • [email protected] • www.artcampadventures.com
Camp Directors: Gerry Melot and Greta Bernitz
Gerry and Greta's Art Camp is a great way to expose campers to art history, different styles of art and art materials in a happy and relaxed atmosphere. The projects are creative, designed to be easy for the youngest campers, yet challenging for the older ones. We provide a daily morning snack and daily play time in the bounce house. The small camp size ensures every camper receives lots of attention and guidance. Join us this summer June 10-Aug. 9, 2019. (There is no camp the week of July 1.)
HGA Summer Blast Camp
Est. 1984
Ages: 3-12
Co-ed • Day camp
5804 South Rice Avenue, Houston, Texas 77081 (map)
713-668-6001 • [email protected] • www.houstongymnastics.com
Camp Director: Misty Baxter
Houston Gymnastics Academy offers a variety of gymnastics camps throughout the year, keeping kids active and engaged while they're out of school. Our Summer Blast Camp (June 3-August 16) combines fun and fitness for children ages 3-12. Kids will tackle our obstacle course, jump on trampolines, swing into the giant foam pit and more! Campers will have a blast while learning new skills, making friends and creating memories.
The Hitting Academy Houston
Est. 2007
Ages: 7-12
Co-ed • Day camp
8429 Stella Link Road, Houston, Texas 77025 (map)
713-425-8144 • [email protected] • thehittingacademyhouston.com
Camp Director: Bobby Marquez
Multiple day camps run June 3-Aug. 22, Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon. At The Hitting Academy, our camps are designed to offer each camper a great baseball experience. Each day is filled with organized drills, professional instruction and fun games. Each camper will get plenty of swings off of our state-of-the-art pitching machines while watching themselves on our HitTrax simulators. Our pitching bullpen is equipped with a variety of stations to improve throwing and pitching.
Houston Camera Exchange – Kids Camp
Est. 2017
Ages: 14 and older
Co-ed • Day camp
5900 Richmond Ave, Houston, Texas 77057 (map)
713-789-6901 • [email protected] • hcehouston.com
Camp Director: Sharlie Douglass
HCE Kids Camp is designed to help a new generation learn the basics and enjoy all kinds of photography. Cameras will be provided for hands on applications of exposure, composition and live shooting.
Houston Elite Cheer Summer Camp
Est. 2013
Ages: 3-15
Co-ed • Day camp (all day or half day sessions)
1800 Sherwood Forest Street, Ste. B2, Houston, Texas 77043 (map)
713-464-1445 • [email protected] • houstonelitecheer.com
Camp Director: Lauryn Arntz
Join HEC for a jam packed week of exciting and challenging activities. Summer camp will include gymnastics, cheerleading, tumbling, arts and crafts, water balloon wars, obstacle courses and more! Our goal is for campers to have loads of fun while promoting fitness.
iD Tech
Est. 1999
Ages: 7-19
Co-ed • Day camp and overnight
Rice University, University of Houston, The Village School, Houston, Texas
888-709-8324 • [email protected] • www.iDTech.com
Camp Director: TBD
iD Tech is the world leader in summer STEM education, with over 400,000 alumni since 1999. Programs for ages 7-19 are held at 150 prestigious campuses, including Rice, the University of Houston, The Village School, Stanford and NYU. Weeklong, day and overnight programs in coding, game development, robotics and design. Students learn in guaranteed small classes (10 students max per instructor) for personalized learning and exceptional results.
Incarnate Word Academy Summer Camps
Est. 2002 (camp); 1873 (school)
Ages: 6th-8th grade
All girls • Day camp
609 Crawford Street, Houston, Texas 77002 (map)
713-227-3637 • [email protected] • www.incarnateword.org/camps
Camp Director: Sarah Sheppard
Join us this summer to experience team-building fun at Incarnate Word Academy! We offer a volleyball camp and a dance camp to help middle school students develop leadership skills, practice athletic fundamentals, and connect with other students.
J Camps
Est. 1960
Ages: 3-16
Co-ed • Day camp
5601 S. Braeswood Blvd., Houston, Texas 77096 (map)
713-551-7208 • [email protected] • www.erjcchouston.org
Camp Director: Anna Shabtay
J Camps is your home for the summer. With a wide array of camp options, we have something for everyone ages 3-16. Traditional camps, as well as specialty, sports, art, dance, theater, tennis and gymnastics camps, are available throughout the summer. We have well-trained, experienced and caring staff working with the campers in a low camper-to-staff ratio.
The Kipling School Summer Camp Program
Est. 2010
Ages: Kindergarten-6th grade
Co-ed • Day camp
600 Shepherd Drive, Houston, Texas 77007 (map)
713-880-3318 • [email protected] • www.thekiplingschool.com
Camp Director: Jennifer Pierce
Our summer camp program is offered to elementary students in kindergarten through 6th grade. It starts June 4 and ends on Aug. 23. The program consists of sports, technology, theater, art, music, and character education/interpersonal skills. We also focus on hands-on and project-based academic activities. We have our after-school program, which will offer extracurricular activities such as soccer, karate, dance, fencing, science labs, chess, robotics, coding and more.
Marine Military Academy Summer Camp Program
Est. 1965
Ages: 11-18 (if not yet graduated from High School)
All boys • Overnight camp (4-week session)
320 Iwo Jima Blvd., Harlingen, Texas 78550 (map)
956-423-6006, Ext. 861 • [email protected] • www.summer-camp-mma.com
Camp Director: Sgt.Maj. Ford Kinsley, USMC, Ret.
Unplug your son this summer! Make the most of his summer, and enroll him in our 4-week camp. Ages 11-18 (campers grouped by age). At MMA Summer Camp, he'll be in constant motion. Every day, he'll participate in challenging, exciting outdoor activities that build discipline, teamwork and confidence. As he has fun, he'll also learn how to focus, problem solve and overcome his fears. No other camp will strengthen his body and mind like MMA Camp!
Pine Cove
Est. 1967
Ages: 2nd-12th grade
Co-ed • Overnight
Pine Cove Silverado (2nd-5th), 1159 Armadillo Lane, Columbus, Texas 78934 (map)
877-474-6326 • [email protected] • www.pinecove.com
Camp Director: Austin Langemeier, Director of Silverado
Get ready for the loudest, funniest, and most impactful week of your summer! At Pine Cove, campers jump high, dance silly, adventure big, and learn all about Jesus Christ. From awesome activities and exciting theme nights to deep relationships and outdoor adventures, you'll find that Pine Cove is no ordinary summer camp. Join us just one hour west of Houston in Columbus, Texas, and see why we're Christ‑centered, others‑focused, and seriously fun!
Power Camp
Est. 1999
Ages: Entering pre-K/4 through entering 7th grade
Co-ed • Day camp (before and after care offered 8-9 a.m. and 3-5:30 p.m.)
4417 Bellaire Boulevard (at Bellaire United Methodist Church), Bellaire, Texas 77401 (map)
713-666-2167 • [email protected] • belllaireumc.org
Camp Director: Tricia Craft
Power Camp is a Christ centered summer day camp ministry of Bellaire United Methodist Church for children entering pre-K through the seventh grade. Our mission is to provide a positive Christian environment which includes education, recreation, and fun, while also providing a safe sanctuary for children in and around our community. We strive to create a caring, loving atmosphere where children are nurtured in faith and guided in personal and spiritual growth. Activities include Bible lessons, mission projects, swimming, weekly field trips, athletics/gym, games, art, crafts, cooking, science, theater arts, music and cooperative challenges.
School of Rock Memorial
Est. 2012
Ages: 5-17
Co-ed • Day camp
1415 S. Voss Road, Suite 280, Houston, Texas 77057 (map)
713-425-3787 • [email protected] • memorial.schoolofrock.com
Camp Director: Marc Reczek
Do you want to learn how to play in a band or learn to write songs? School of Rock Memorial offers a wide variety of music camps and workshops that cover topics such as these. Our music camps are perfect for musicians of any skill level who want to play guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and vocals. Three-day camp: ages 5-7. Full-week camp: ages 8-17.
Sea Star Base Galveston Summer Camp
Est. 2014
Ages: 8-17
Co-ed • Day camp
7509 Broadway St., Galveston, Texas 77554 (map)
409-572-2560 • [email protected] • www.ssbgalveston.org/camps
Camp Director: Capt. Margaret Candler
Sea Star Base Galveston is a non-profit organization, and our mission is providing outstanding marine and aquatic programs where youth can learn teamwork and leadership skills, self-reliance and confidence, maritime career pathways and independence of mind, body and spirit. We open our programs to all youth regardless of financial means, as we believe that the lessons learned at Sea Star Base Galveston will last a lifetime.
St. John the Divine Vacation Bible School
Est. 1943
Ages: 4 through 5th grade
Co-ed • Day camp
2450 River Oaks Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77019 (map)
713-622-3600 • [email protected] • sjd.org/vbs
Camp Director: Deanna Lawson
St. John the Divine Vacation Bible School is here to assist families in introducing their kids to Jesus Christ, to plant the seed of God's Word into their hearts, to model the love of Jesus through a team of caring volunteers, and to nurture and shepherd them into a lasting relationship with God. Join us this summer for Vacation Bible School, July 29-August 1.
Star Daze
Est. 2006
Ages: 4 (potty trained)-12
Co-ed • Day camp
10516-G Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77043 (map)
713-464-1996 • [email protected] • www.starsgymtx.com
Camp Director: Diane Callison
At Stars Gymnastics we offer a fun and safe environment for girls and boys ages 4-12 to spend an active day learning gymnastics and participating in group games and activities. Note: Stars is not a licensed childcare facility. We are a sports training facility.
Summer ASAP!
Est. 2017
Ages: 3-10
Co-ed • Day camp
10420 Hillcroft St., Houston, Texas 77096 (map)
713-551-8100, Ext. 2013 • [email protected] • www.westburychristian.org/summerprograms
Camp Director: Jarrett Ward
At Westbury Christian School, summer is fun – and educational. The 10-week Summer ASAP! camp is much more than just daily child care. Campers ages 3-10 have fun making friends and participating in hands-on sports, STEM, social studies and theater arts activities presented by certified teachers. They also take part in a summer-long Vacation Bible School, enjoy age-appropriate swimming/water play, see some popular local attractions, and welcome special guests to campus for show-and-tell.
Summer at St. Mark's
Est. 2015
Ages: Rising pre-K through rising 8th grade
Co-ed • Day camp
3816 Bellaire Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77025 (map)
713-667-7030 • [email protected] • www.stmes.org/summer
Camp Director: Juli Rush
The community of St. Mark's Episcopal School celebrates the uniqueness of each child. We are stewards of our students' intellectual curiosity, faith, and passion for discovery. We cultivate joy, playfulness, and growth in a child-centered environment.
Summer Camp for the Wildly Adventurous
Est. 1971
Ages: 1st-6th grade
Co-ed • Day camp
1800 Sul Ross, Houston, Texas 77098 (map)
713-821-9100 • [email protected] • school.ststephenshouston.org
Camp Director: Jerri King
Summer camp at St. Stephen's is filled with exploration, creativity, self-expression and cool, challenging projects! Our Montessori curriculum is woven into each session theme, along with prepared environments. We develop and encourage every child's individuality and natural curiosity to explore and learn through adventure and exploration. Our summer camp is focused on providing a variety of exciting challenges for each student, offering the opportunity to learn new skills – all while having a wildly fun time.
Summer Camps at The Houston Museum of Natural Science
Est. 1987
Ages: 6-12
Co-ed • Day camp
5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, Texas 77030 (map) and 13016 University Blvd., Sugar Land, Texas 77479 (map)
713-639-4625 • [email protected] • www.hmns.org
Camp Director: Scott Stevenson
A summer of education and adventure awaits your child at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Week-long, hands-on science summer camps feature science activities for children ages 6-12. HMNS Summer Camps are held at the main Houston Museum of Natural Science location and at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Sugar Land. The action-packed 2019 summer lineup includes camps featuring chemistry, outer space, robotics, physics, social studies, dinosaurs and many other topics, all supported by our world class exhibits.
Summer Dance Camp with Uliana
Est. 2006
Ages: 7-12
Co-ed • Day camp
3300 Chimney Rock #500, Houston, Texas 77057 (map)
713-516-8361 • [email protected] • www.ulianadance.com
Camp Director: Uliana Maslovskaya
Learn new moves with professional ballroom dancer Uliana. Each class includes a warm up, stretching, introduction to ballroom dance, fun dancing drills and acting. Everything you see on DWTS is here! No partner and experience necessary! Classes will be held in a group and are planned one week of each month during summertime. Cha Cha, Samba, Swing, Waltz, Tango and more dances will be included in the program.
Summer Sewing Camp
Est. 2005
Ages: 9-13
Co-ed • Day camp
5000 Locust St. Bellaire, Texas 77401 (map)
713-208-1880 • [email protected] • www.sewniceandeasy.net
Camp Director: Chyrsten Jorgensen
Creating smiles one stitch at a time. At Sew Nice and Easy's summer sewing camp, we provide a fun and safe place for children 9 to 13 years old. From sewing a button to creating a dress or sketching fashion, we aim to create smiles and happiness.
Est. 2009
Ages: 4th -12th graders
Co-ed • Day camp
4500 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77007 (map)
281-864-6348 • [email protected] • summer.sths.org
Camp Director: Deanna Woodlief
From our elementary, middle school and high school academic and enrichment camps to our middle school sports camps, our mission is to provide an experience which sparks curiosity and ignites passion while improving core skills through a wide range of fun yet challenging activities in the classroom, on the stage, in the lab or on the field. Rethink your summer – Summer @ STH!
Uptown Dance Summer Camps
Est. 1999
Ages: 3 and up
Co-ed • Day camp
7417 Shadyvilla Lane, Houston, Texas 77055 (map)
713-686-0334 • [email protected] • www.uptowndancehouston.com
Camp Director: Beth Gulledge-Brown
Our school was established in order to bring the highest quality of dance training to all our students. We are interested in training dancers of all ages and levels in order to bring them to their full potential as dancers, foster a lifelong love and appreciation of dance, and provide a quality performance experience that will instill confidence and poise. This summer we offer a wide variety of programming: Dance Intensives for intermediate and advanced dancers June 3-22 and July 8-27 and Children's Dance Camps for ages 3-9, dates TBD. Please visit our website for details.
URJ Greene Family Camp
Est. 1976
Ages: 7-17
Co-ed • Overnight camp
1192 Smith Lane, Bruceville, Texas 76630 (map)
254-859-5411 • [email protected] • www.greene.org
Camp Director: Stefani Rozen
Summer 2019 at URJ Greene Family Camp is shaping up to be our most exciting summer yet! With the completion of our new Goldberg Performing Arts Center and the renovation of our cabins – as well as the renovation of our STEAM center – we'll have incredible programs, activity offerings, and, of course, the same Jewish community that has transformed the lives of campers for over 40 years. From swimming in Lake Jake to climbing the Alpine Tower, performing a song you wrote on stage to painting the winning plaque for color war, dancing your favorite Israeli dances to swaying at Shabbat services, there's something for everyone at GFC. We look forward to seeing you this summer!
West U Baptist Church – Super Summer Stuff
Est. 1997
Ages: 2 months-13 years
Co-ed • Day camp
6218 Auden, Houston, Texas 77005 (map)
713-668-2319 • [email protected] • www.wubc.org/sss
Camp Director: Abby Bergstrom
Super Summer Stuff is a high energy summer day camp at West U Baptist Church. We offer exciting field trips and have fun programming throughout the summer for a wide age range. Every week has a different theme that teaches and instructs as well as helping to build basic skills. Friendships are made, learning is encouraged, and we have a ton of fun!
Westwood Golf Club Junior Golf Academy
Est. 2018
Ages: 7-14
Co-ed • Day camp
8888 Country Creek Drive, Houston, Texas 77036 (map)
713-774-3011 • [email protected] • www.wwgolfclub.com
Camp Director: Scott Hause
Summer Camps designed to give juniors a fun environment to learn and play the game of golf! The camp's purpose is to help grow and develop juniors' skills and passion for the game of golf through the Operation 36 curriculum.
Wild Adventures at St. Mark Houston
Est. 2008
Ages: 4-11
Co-ed • Day camp
1515 Hillendahl Blvd., Houston, Texas 77055 (map)
713-468-2623• [email protected] • gostmark.org/camp
Camp Director: Brenda Palacios
Our camps engage children in active and instructional ways. Each week includes field trips, educational guests, pool/splash days, library time, computer lab, art and lots of fun!
YMCA Camp Cullen
Est. 1975
Ages: 7-17
Co-ed • Overnight camp (also, family camps and corporate events)
460 Cullen Loop, Trinity, Texas 75862 (map)
936-594-2274 • [email protected] • www.ymcacampcullen.org
Camp Director: Andrew Hood
Along the shores of Lake Livingston, just north of Houston, lies one of the premier overnight camps in Texas, YMCA Camp Cullen. Camp Cullen offers campers the experience of a lifetime. Campers, ages 7-17, take part in a wide range of activities, including water sports, horseback riding, a high-adventure course, a zip line, nature exploration, drama and much more. Teen leadership camps are also offered. In addition to the fun and challenging activities, sleep-away camps teach the character values of the YMCA: caring, honesty, respect, responsibility and faith. All in a safe and supportive environment. Experience More. Achieve More. YMCA Camp Cullen.
Yorkshire Academy Summer Program
Est. 1984
Ages: 24 months-6th grade
Co-ed • Day camp
14120 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77079 (map)
281-531-6088 • [email protected] • www.yorkshireacademy.com
Camp Director: Lori Darnell
Yorkshire Academy offers "one stop" summer camp shopping for ages 24 months-6th grade from June 3-July 19. Yorkshire's weekly camps include academics, over 50 enrichment programs, theme-based options for our little ones and full-time care. The unique element of its program is flexibility: camps are offered for half day, full day, and full-time care. In addition, a student can enroll in an academic camp in the morning and an enrichment camp such as chess, yoga or engineering in the afternoon or vice versa. This is a community-wide program that attracts campers from beyond just West Houston and Katy.


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Three concepts which have informed our new manifesto:
- We value the artist as much as the arts. That's why we aim to make sure artists receive the funding and support they need to do their work.
- We believe creativity is a skill anyone can learn to use - that's why we provide educational art experiences to help both young people and adults discover the value of creative skills.
- Art experiences and cultural opportunities enrich the economic, social, and environmental health of our communities. That's why we award grants to artists and art projects — to nurture local talent and encourage a proliferation of cultural events.
Ideas for Action
These ideas were discussed at a recent committee meeting and will focus our activities in the coming months.
Engagement and Connectivity
Engagement and Connectivity
- Premises; a pop up "shop"; "A place to do stuff" and base for Artists in the community – in Romsey as well as Andover?
- Poster sites in the Test Valley.
- Working with local papers, radio, TV – a Borough Art competition, writing competition-stories and poetry and performing arts focused on young people – in partnership with local schools, but also reaching out to those who are not in mainstream Education in partnership with the Princes Trust – a sponsored award.
- A "cultural audit" of the Borough – knowing what's out there and who is doing what.
- Could we get some high profile international art collections to visit the Borough?
- A presence at the local market?
- Artists based in local communities – "bringing out the artist in everyone" – particularly in our Test Valley villages.
- Arts and business – getting closer to local firms, having them look at how both art and artists can enrich their environments, and offer personal development opportunities.
- Working closely with ALL schools to promote creativity in the classroom - Artist residencies in Schools – expanding "Artsmark".
- A visual Arts space in Andover – using if necessary local business premises.
- An Arts Bus for the Borough – great opportunity for a high profile sponsor.
- Public Art – local artists being involved in commissions.

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The EUR/USD pair tried to rally during the session on Tuesday, but only formed a shooting star suggesting that the buyers simply aren't stepping in at this point in time. This makes sense, the European Union has done almost nothing to alleviate the issues there, and as such we think that the 1.25 level will in fact be overly resistive for this market.
A break below the 1.23 level suggests to us that this market continues much lower. In fact, we think the 1.20 level will still be tested and also have seen flags in the past that suggests were going to the 1.15 level. We still believe this, and think that this rally is just another bout of hope for some kind of magic bullet out of the ECB. Obviously, every time this pair has rallied over the last year or two has been an opportunity to sell – So why would this be any different?
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Every so often, a book comes out of nowhere that suddenly everyone is reading. The Twilight series. Oprah books. 50 Shades. And last year's Gone Girl. Most of the time, these books are crap. But at least they get people reading and talking. I remember when Twilight came out, and a woman I knew — who never, ever read — was so obsessed with reading those books that she took time off from work and paid her nanny for extra hours so that she could read in peace. And last year, you couldn't go a day without a conversation about Gone Girl. The shocking ending, the unreliable narrators, the brutal violence. Now it seems that everyone is trying to be the next Gillian Flynn.
While I'm not a huge fan of most of the books mentioned above, I'm glad that they exist. But sometimes, there's so much hype about a book, that by the time you actually have a chance to read it, it doesn't live up to all of the excitement. i think that's what happened for me with The Girl on the Train.
Here's what I liked about it:
An unknown, practically broke writer came out of nowhere to become this year's most talked about author. Good for her. How often is the new, literary "it girl" actually a journey woman in her 40s? I'm happy for Paula Hawkins and wish her all the success in the world.
Paula Hawkins didn't pull any punches in making her characters unlikable. That was a brave choice.
Her vivid descriptions of modern-day London life was so spot on, I practically felt like I was riding along on the train with Rachel. Or heading out for a coffee downtown. Or commuting on a crowded train every day. The train scenes were the ones I liked the best.
But mostly, I didn't really like this book. Spoilers, ahoy.
I didn't like a single character. The three women who narrated the story were all just the worst. And I hated Rachel most of all. Yes, I'm sorry that she was manipulated and treated poorly by her husband. And yes, I feel badly that she had become an alcoholic. But come on. She was just awful. But in her defense, I was really glad that she didn't turn out to be the killer. I honestly suspected her for a huge chunk of the book.
And because Rachel, Megan, and Anna were so unreliable in their versions of the story, every other character in the book was tainted. Was Cathy a shrewish bitch? Or was Cathy just fed up with a roommate who would pee and throw up in her hallway? Who knows?
I can't deny that the book was a page turner. I'm sure it will pop up in thousands of beach bags this summer. And I'm glad. Whatever gets people reading. I wonder… if I had picked this up on a whim, without all of the accompanying hullaballoo, would I have enjoyed it more? Regardless, I'm glad I read it. I'm just sorry I didn't enjoy it.


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So the post I made previously, number 54, was aimed more towards those who live out in the rural areas. What about those who live in the city and smoke cigarettes? So I took one of the photos I had from when I went to NYC for the weekend, and tried to do the same thing but aim it towards a more urban environment.
Notice the difference between this image and the last?
Location of course is the obvious one, but even though they are basically the same routine, with this one I added "an electronic cigarette" as opposed to the other one.
I feel that people who live in the city are more gadget oriented and would be more open to the idea of finding a cigarette that they can smoke indoors. A lot of cities in the US have outlawed smoking indoors, so this would help lure them back in because we all know that electronic cigarettes are traceless and less offensive.
For those who live in rural areas, the idea of an electronic cigarette may be a bit too abrasive, so I think it would be best to let them find out themselves. People who live in rural areas, most of the cigarette smoking they do takes place in the home, or out on the country road while driving in their car. They do not have to worry about not being allowed to smoke somewhere because they have plenty of space to smoke their cig, as opposed to those who live in NYC.
If we leave out the "electronic" element for those who live in the country, then they may think it is simply a different blend and decide to try it out one day.
I really like this idea of Marlboro Sky becoming a sort of protector of the environment, but not like in a hippie sort of way, but in a way where Marlboro Sky wants to protect America. That approach sits a lot better (politically) with some people other than pushing environmentalism.
So for this segment I took a picture from my trip to Texas, and added a "message" that Marlboro Sky would like to convey to you.
Now the approach of the cigarette is different, and the Marlboro Sky cigarette no longer is seen as a predatory cancer-inducing product but more of a favor. A favor Philip-Morris made to America and it's faithful Marlboro clients. In an earlier post I discussed how Philip-Morris is now seen as scurvy business who just want your money and don't care about cancer, but this ad now makes them seem like they care.
They care about the environment, not because they are hippies, but because they love America as much as you love their brand. So it makes it seem as if they did you, and this country as a whole, a HUGE favor.
So I decided to roam around Richmond and give you all a list of places where you can find your inner cowboy…
Restaurants & Bars:
– The Alamo
– McCormick's Whiskey Grill
– The Well (formerly CousCous but reopened with an Americana feel)
– The Village
– Portrait House
– NY Deli
Shopping Places:
– Halcyon
the only vintage store I know that will hunt you down a pair of original cowboy boots from back in the day.
– Rumors (they have a few Americana items)
– Mongrel, carries houseware that can be considered "country"
For the final installment of Cocktail of the Week, I am not going to dedicate this drink to a veteran smoker, but more to something that involves smoking. We all are familiar with the "after-love-making" scenes in movies, where they show the couple smoking cigarettes while wrapped up in sheets. A lot of times I notice very blatant product placement, like in Mad Men whenever Donald Draper, played by Jon Hamm, smokes his after-session cigarette he reaches for his pack of Lucky Strikes. From Camel, even to our beloved Marlboro, I have seen all brand names waiting on the side table.
So what if we stuck a Marlboro Sky cigarette in their hands? What would that do? I think it would help allow people to visualize this bizarre electronic cigarette as something that is just as useful as a regular cigarette. It is not just for those who are trying to quit, but it is for anybody who needs their nicotine kick but without all the hassle of buying packs regularly or inhaling that much pollution.
So for this cocktail of the week I am not inventing a new drink, I am going to show you how to make a classic drink in honor of the classic movie & television scene I just talked about..
How to make "Between the Sheets"
you will need…
– brandy
– Bicardi Rum
– Cointreau
– a lemon
So once you have gathered all of your ingredients, you will need to grab your cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. The take 1 oz of Bicardi white rum, and 1 oz of Cointreau, and 1 oz of the brandy of your choice. In this case I chose to use Christian Brothers brandy, it is a nice mid-shelf liquor that neutralizes the other sweeter elements of the drink.
After adding the first three ingredients, take a lemon, slice it in half and juice it into the shaker. For this recipe, DO NOT add the pulp.
Shake all ingredients vigorously and strain into a martini glass.
Once you have strained the drink into a martini glass, garnish the drink with a little ribbon of lemon & there you go!
This drink is a sexy classic, just like Marlboro.
In one of my earlier posts, I created a huge replica of the classic Marlboro Red Box of cigarettes and added lights and turned it into a lamp. I really liked that idea and decided to revisit it for my next post, but instead I would use the new Marlboro Sky box design. I figured this would be an awesome piece for the furniture collection, and would really push the whole "Americana" aspect of the brand.
In order to create the same type of lighting I followed the same process that I did before.
I had to flip the box over and put a bunch of lights inside of it.
It took time to make sure all the lights worked and that I wasn't breaking one while in the process of shoving them all into that tiny cramped space.
Look how magical it is! I think these light up cigarette boxes are pretty nifty, and they do go well with the brand because I can see them hanging in a bar where somebody who smokes would definitely go to.
Well I was absent for a few days during this semester, but one of my absences was caused by quick trip out to real life Marlboro Country…
Del Rio, Texas & Bracketville, Texas.
Bracketville is famous for being the location where they built the set and filmed the famed John Wayne movie The Alamo. The set still stands to this day, and 45 minutes to about an hour away from it you will arrive at Del Rio. Del Rio is an area where retired oil money people, lawyers, and high-ranking military servicemen go to retire. Both areas are secluded and known for being places filled with Wild West History involving territory scuffles with Mexico. This area inspires me because it is where many westerns were filmed, and if it were not for those infamous movies, the Marlboro Cowboy ads would not have a backbone.
If you hop in your car, about close to 2-3 hours away you will arrive at Big Bend national park, which was protected by FDR as one of his New Deal efforts to conserve and create park jobs.
All the locations photographed happen to be MILES AND MILES UPON MILES from each other, so if you run out of cigarettes…stopping by the "nearest" gas station won't be an easy task.
Also, these areas are untouched by a lot of grubby corporations, the land was purchased by all the filthy rich people in order to stay in-tact & keep them secluded. The people who live in these areas are big on cleaning up after yourself, and what I mean is that even though these people may smoke cigarettes, they pick the butt up and throw it away in a trash can. I mean who could blame them for wanting to protect this beautiful land?
I went to out here the first or second weekend of class, just to visit my grandma and escape. I took so many pictures that it took me a while to go through the ones that I thought would actually be useful for the project. Then after I chose a set, I had to photo-edit them. I wanted to make sure that you as the viewer were equally as stunned by these images as I was stunned when I was there in person.
This area is the real Marlboro Country, this is the Americana we are looking for. I made sure to keep one prominent element in all the pictures…and that element is the sky.


text: Melbourne Cup Runners - Runner-by-Runner guide Jackson Oldham in Horse Racing 5 Nov 201890Full Runner-by-Runner preview for the 2018 Melbourne Cup 33 shares Share Tweet Email Share Reddit The field for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) has been finalised and there are 24 of the world's best stayer set to do battle for the famous handicap race at Flemington. Here is our runner-by-runner guide to the race that stops the nation.1. BEST SOLUTION (6) - Saeed Bin Suroor, Pat Cosgrave, 57.5kg The Caulfield Cup winner Best Solution is top-weight for the Melbourne Cup. Trainer Saeed Bin Suroor has never won the Melbourne Cup but has had a terrific Spring Carnival this year, with the likes of Best Solution and Benbatl both winning Group Ones. Best Solution was given the perfect ride from Pat Cosgrave in the Caulfield Cup and he proved the superior stayer, defeating Homesman and The Cliffsofmoher. His last second-up run, he defeated Sound Check in the GP Von Berlin (2400m). He is untried over further than 2400m but he maps well from barrier six and any rain is a positive. Odds: $12.00 (Sportsbet) 2. THE CLIFFSOFMOHER (9) - Aidan O'Brien, Ryan Moore, 56.5kg The Aidan O'Brien-trained galloper is an interesting runner. There were mixed opinions on his run in the Caulfield Cup. I believed he was entitled to get closer after he loomed at the furlong and I didn't like him hanging in under pressure. On a positive note, I love his platform into this race. He comes from the Caulfield Stakes into the Caulfield Cup and now to the Melbourne Cup. It is the exact preparation Johannes Vermeer had last year before running second in the Melbourne Cup. He beat current favourite Yucatan in the Mooresbridge on a Soft 7 back in May. Odds: $18.00 (Sportsbet) 3. MAGIC CIRCLE (17) - Ian Williams, Corey Brown, 56kg Since being trained by Ian Williams, Magic Circle has looked like a superstar. He returned off a 30-week spell and bolted in the Chester Cup (3749m) by six-lengths. He backed that up by trashing Red Verdon and Weekender by six-lengths in the Henry II Stakes over 3214m last start. That form can be tied in by Weekender, who came out and had a tough run in the Ebor, giving Muntaaha 1.5kg, and still running a close-up second. That looks like top class form. He is proven at this distance and will love any rain on the track. Jockey Corey Brown is a terrific Melbourne Cup rider and will allow him to blend into the race off a predicted fast tempo. He did only run fifth behind Nakeeta in the Ebor Handicap (2787m) but he is a completely different horse now.Odds: $8.50 (Unibet) READ: Melbourne Cup PredictionsREAD: Melbourne Cup TipsREAD: Melbourne Cup Day Race-by-Race Guide4. CHESTNUT COAT (4) - Yoshito Yahagi, Yuga Kawada, 55.5kg His Caulfield Cup run was poor. He was always going to be better suited to 3200m and the sit and sprint style of racing didn't suit but he faded badly late. Any rain will be a disadvantage for him. It was announced on Sunday that the Concussion Plates will be applied. That's a big negative and I don't believe the horse has acclimatised to Australian conditions at all.Odds: $67.00 (Bet365) 5. MUNTAHAA (13) - John Gosden, Jim Crowley, 55.5kgHe was too strong for Weekender in the Ebor Handicap (2816m), which gives me the impression he'll run 3200m no problem. That form can be tied in with Magic Circle. He wasn't too far away from Best Solution two starts ago in the Princess of Wales (2414m) and gets a 2kg weight swing on that runner. No horse has ever won the Ebor Handicap and Melbourne Cup, although the winners of the last two years have both run in the top five in the Melbourne Cup, Heartbreak City (2nd) and Nakeeta (5th). My question would be, does he have the turn of foot to win a Melbourne Cup? He is a winning chance but $11 is slight unders in my opinion. Odds: $12.00 (Unibet) 6. SOUND CHECK (16) - Michael Moroney, Jordan Childs, 55.5kg He was never a factor in the Caulfield Cup last start. He was back and wide with the tempo completely against. He had the back of Youngstar and didn't really go with her. If you're willing to forgive that run, he got within a neck of Best Solution in the GP Von Berlin (2400m) two starts ago. Michael Moroney and Jordan Childs from barrier 16 doesn't fill me with the most confidence. With luck in running, he is a top five chance and isn't the worst roughie in the race. Odds: $51.00 (Unibet)7. WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (18) - Chris Waller, Ben Melham, 55.5kg The Barman is going around again, what a horse. He is going well and deserves his spot in the race. He flashed home last start in the Moonee Valley Cup (2500m) behind Ventura Storm and Trap For Fools. He won the Sydney Cup (3200m) in the Autumn and the race actually rated well. The issue is, he beat Zacada and Sir Charles Road. He rarely runs a bad race over two miles and could sneak in the top 10. Odds: $51.00 (Unibet) 8. ACE HIGH (22) - David Payne, Tye Angland, 55kg If the rain stays away, I've seen worse $81 chances than Ace High. He was ridden upside down in the Caulfield Cup. He led at a slow pace, which made it a sit and sprint which didn't suit him at all. He obviously dropped out terribly but looked to wave the white flag and not try the final 600m. The speed map is horrible for him from barrier 22. If he goes forward he'll need luck and if he goes back he could be all but out of the race. In saying that, he is a knockout place hope on a good track. Odds: $101.00 (Bet365) 9. MARMELO (10) - Hughie Morrison, Hugh Bowman, 55kg Last year's Melbourne Cup favourite Marmelo returns. He was disappointing on face value last year and may have run his peak performance first-up in the Caulfield Cup. Trainer Hughie Morrison looks to have learnt his lesson from last year, leaving him fresh this year. His last run was in mid-August. He beat Weekender and Duretto in the Grand Cup (2770m) at York in June and that form can be easily tied in around Magic Circle and Muntahaa. The whisper from Werribee is he has settled in super. He should get a nice run from barrier 10 just off the speed and he may look the winner at some point in the straight, whether he has the turn of foot to win a Melbourne Cup remains to be seen. Odds: $16.00 (Unibet) 10. AVILIUS (11) - James Cummings, Glyn Schofield, 54.5kg Avilius has done well beating weaker opposition this preparation and he might be a classy middle-distance weight-for-age horse in the Autumn. He only just beat Jaameh in the Bart Cummings, that horse couldn't get near A Prince Of Arran in the Lexus on Saturday. That Bart Cummings form certainly isn't the A-grade form and his run in the Cox Plate (2040m) was only fair. He went from 2500m back to 2040m and now to 3200m for the first time in his life. He did split Cracksman and Finche on soft ground in the Prix Niel (2400m) back in September 2017. In saying that, I couldn't have him anywhere near is current price. Happy to risk. Odds: $13.00 (BetEasy) 11. YUCATAN (23) - Aidan O'Brien, James McDonald, 54.5kg The Aidan O'Brien-trained Yucatan is the horse to beat. His International form isn't as good as some of these but we have to go off what we saw in the Herbert Power (2400m) at Caulfield. He could've won by eight-lengths but was eased up to a walk in the final 100m to win by a length and a half. What I was most impressed with, was his sectionals between the 600m and 200m. He showed a turn of foot that is necessary to win a Melbourne Cup, running 22.78s from the 600m-200m. To put that into perspective, Caulfield Cup winner Best Solution ran that sectional in 23.58s, while Benbatl who won the Caulfield Stakes over 2000m on the same day, ran that sectional in 22.80s. That Hebert Power form has stacked up, with A Prince Of Arran and Brimham Rocks running the quinella in the Lexus Stakes (2500m) on Saturday. The query is the 3200m, as he has never run the distance in his life and we didn't get a good guide in the Herbert Power, with James McDonald throttling him down when the race was won. Odds: $6.00 (BetEasy)12. AUVRAY (1) - Richard Freedman, Tommy Berry, 54kg Good luck to connections. The eight-year-old gelding couldn't beat Carzoff in a Newcastle Cup or hurdler Big Blue in the St Ledger (2800m) last start. The $101 seems under the odds and can't make a case for him. Odds: $126.00 (Unibet)13. FINCHE (15) - Chris Waller, Zac Purton, 54kg The son of Frankel and trained by Chris Waller, Finche is sure to have his supporters. I thought his third in the Geelong Cup (2400m) behind Runaway was solid but it wasn't a Melbourne Cup winning lead-up run. Both Chris Waller and Hugh Bowman were of the opinion that he will be a much better horse in the Autumn. He is still a new horse and his best runs to date have been in small fields. He isn't suited here.Odds: $31.00 (Unibet)14. RED CARDINAL (5) - Darren Weir, Damien Oliver, 54kg Looking at the form guide, you would say Red Cardinal has zero chance. He couldn't beat Big Blue in the St Ledger (2800m) and finished down the track in the Moonee Valley Cup.The positives are, Darren Weir sixth-up and the blinkers go on first time. He jarred up badly last start at The Valley and Craig Williams to Damien Oliver is a positive jockey change and he will get a soft run from barrier five. The money has come for him from $91 into $51 and I can see why. I will be saving on him. Odds: $51.00 (Palmerbet)15. VENGEUR MASQUE (2) - Michael Moroney, Patrick Moloney, 54kg Seven-year-old gelding Vengeur Masque gets his chance in a Melbourne Cup. His last two runs in the Bart Cummings and Caulfield Cup have been fair without being great. Mike Moroney says he is going better than last year but his best still looks five or more lengths below this grade. He will be buried back on the fence from barrier two. It would take a parting of the seas and a great ride from Patrick Moloney to see him anywhere near the finish.Odds: $81.00 (Unibet)16. VENTURA STORM (7) - David & B Hayes & T Dabernig, Mark Zahra, 54kg Ventura Storm got his first win in 17 starts in Australia last start in the Moonee Valley Cup (2500m). He got the absolute gun run and was entitled to run past Trap For Fools in the straight. It concerns me that a horse like Libran was taking ground off him in the straight. He has the Winx form, from he Turnbull Stakes but I don't think he runs a strong two miles. There are better roughies in the race. Odds: $31.00 (Sportsbet) 17. A PRINCE OF ARRAN (20) - Charlie Fellowes, Michael Walker, 53kg He looked a complete moral in the Lexus Stakes (2500m) on Saturday and it panned out that way. Jockey Michael Walker got to the front too soon (through no fault of his own) but he was too classy for Brimham Rocks and Jaameh over the concluding stakes. He has strong form around Withhold over 3200m in Newcastle and should have no problem with the distance. The queries are obvious. The quick backup from the Lexus and the fact he looked outclassed behind Yucatan in the Herbert Power (2400m). Odds: $19.00 (Neds) 18. NAKEETA (3) - Iain Jardine, Regan Bayliss, 53kg Nakeeta is not a horse I can find. His run in the Moonee Valley Cup was poor and his recent performances overseas haven't been flash. These include running 24.5 lengths behind Withhold and A Prince Of Arran in the Northumberland (3269m) and 7.2 lengths behind Muntahaa and Weekender in the Ebor Handicap (2816m). He did finish fifth in the Melbourne Cup last year but doesn't look to be going as well this time around. Others preferred. Odds: $151.00 (Unibet)19. SIR CHARLES ROAD (14) - Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott, Dwayne Dunn, 53kg Sir Charles Road doesn't look to bring the right formlines into the Melbourne Cup. His last in the Coongy Cup (2000m) behind Mask Of Time and Best Of Days was followed by a third in the Bendigo Cup (2400m) where he was beaten by Red Alto. This looks too tough for him. Odds: $101.00 (Bet365) 20. ZACADA (24) - Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman, Damian Lane, 53kg Gee it's hard to make a case for him. He hasn't gotten within seven-lengths of the winner in his last four runs since finishing second to Who Shot TheBarman in the Sydney Cup (3200m). Barrier 24 can't help but he does have Damian Lane on board. He is $151 into as low as $67 with some bookies. I couldn't get him lower than a $501 chance.Odds: $151.00 (Bet365) 21. RUNAWAY (12) - Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, Stephen Baster, 52kg The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Runaway should ensure a strong tempo as he rolls forward from barrier 12. He peaked last start, winning the Geelong Cup in impressive fashion. Judging by the comments post race, that was his grand final. He beat the stablemate Northwest Passage who has since failed in the Lexus Stakes. I can't have him anywhere near the current $41 quote. He's a genuine $201 shot for mine. Odds: $41.00 (BetEasy)22. YOUNGSTAR (8) - Chris Waller, Craig Williams, 51.5kg The four-year-old mare has had a terrific preparation. She put everyone on notice in the Turnbull Stakes (2000m), looking the winner before Winx stole the show over the final 100m. She wasn't suited in the Caulfield Cup and was clearly the best of the backmarkers. She ran her last 200m in 12.05s and her last 400m 23.92s, both were clearly the fastest sectionals of the race. The 3200m is the unknown but with 51.5kg from barrier eight, there are more positives than negatives. Odds: $16.00 (Sportsbet) 23. CROSS COUNTER (19) - Charlie Appleby, Kerrin McEvoy, 51kg The lightly-raced four-year-old gelding has a Rekindling feel to him. He is an outstanding galloper, trashing his rivals in the Gordon Stakes (2414m) at Goodwood before running a narrow second in the Voltigeur Stakes at York. He beat home the third-placed runner Kew Gardens who has since won the Group 1 Doncaster St Leger Stakes (2921m). He has never raced beyond 2414m but gives the impression he will stay the two miles. He had a small hiccup when arriving in Australia but the Charlie Appleby camp must be respected.Odds: $9.50 (Unibet)24. ROSTROPOVICH (21) - Aidan O'Brien, Wayne Lordan, 51kg The Aidan O'Brien-trained Rostropovich may end up as a key runner in this year's Melbourne Cup. From barrier 21, I have a funny feeling he could be used as a pacemaker for the likes of Yucatan and The Cliffsofmoher. Jockey Wayne Lordan isn't close to the stables first port of call and he could be used to set the race up for another runner. His run in the Cox Plate was better than it looked. It was only a fitness run for the horse, who wasn't suited over 2040m at weight-for-age level. He returns to handicap conditions with only 51kg on his back. If he is ridden quietly then he is a legitimate winning chance. Odds: $31.00 (Unibet)


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26 January - Bexley council sends in the fuzz - click any image for photo gallery (3 images)/p>
Abbey Conservatives poked their latest newssheet through my letterbox today. It doesnt
really say much, full of trite platitudes which steer a careful non-controversial course
designed not to upset too many people and try to convince us that Conservatives spend our money
more wisely than the last administration - which shouldnt have been too be difficult. Naturally
it glosses over the fact that Bexleys taxes have still been rising faster than elsewhere in London.
One bit did catch my eye however and that is that the big-spending Tories have thrown money at the
Metropolitan Police so they can go around spying on the populace where no fixed C.C.T.V. cameras operate.
Presumably that explains why a police van was parked outside my house for much of the afternoon of 7th January. It was marked with the words Police C.C.T.V. and that it was working for Bexley council. Goodness knows what they were expecting to find. It parked at the end of a cul-de-sac where nothing happens all day long once the postman has come and gone and being a cul-de-sac there are few homes to be looked at. The only trouble we ever see is the occasional yob who takes a short cut across a neighbours garden, hops the fence and sometimes damages it in the process. It makes the journey to Abbey Wood station a bit shorter. However my neighbour already has the fence under 24/7 C.C.T.V. recording so if the police were taking an interest it was a bit of a waste of time and money. And surely there must be higher priorities for the police than parking in a quiet cul-de-sac looking out for a minor misdemeanour that might happen twice a week or less?
You can see the police snoopercam above the drivers position. At one time there were two vans, even just one of them being enough to totally block access to the drives and parking spaces of nine dwellings. But when did the police or Bexley council ever care about legal niceties?


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My boots are caked in mud. The ground is a watery brown mess that makes it difficult to walk. I have to watch where I take every step. All around me are American soldiers and Sherman tanks moving with purpose. When the tanks roll, I feel the muddy ground shake. As I peer around the side of the building on my right, I see even more soldiers and another tank moving towards our position. As they get closer, the soldiers are moving even faster, like they're on a mission and it's almost the end. As the tank rolls in front of me, I see Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf in uniform looking serious. A few seconds later, I hear director David Ayer call cut, and the three cameras shooting the action, the tanks, and the soldiers all go back to first position.
Let me go back a bit. Last year, when Fury was filming outside London, I got to visit the set with a few other reporters. As some of you know, the movie takes place at the end of World War II where a battle-hardened Sherman tank crew face overwhelming odds trying to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. Besides Pitt and LaBeouf, Ayer and producer John Lesher have put together an awesome cast that also features Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal, and Jason Isaacs. During the day on set I learned a lot about the movie and I've compiled a big list of some of the highlights. In addition, Sony has provided us with a few new images. So hit the jump to check it all out. Fury opens November 14th.
Before going any further, if you haven't seen the Fury trailer, I'd watch that first.
Here are the new images from Fury:
About the Characters of Fury:
- Brad Pitt plays Wardaddy and is the tank commander.
- Shia LaBeouf plays Bible, who prior to joining the Army was in seminary school.
- Michael Pena plays Gordo. He's a Mexican-American kid from Chicago.
- Jon Bernthal plays Coonass who's from Arkansas. Lesher calls him " a southern salt of the earth kind of guy."
- Logan Lerman plays the new kid, Norman, and he's the Assistant Gunner but was initially trained to be a typist. He's from Pittsburg, has never been inside a tank before, and he doesn't know anything about tanks when he arrives. During the movie, which is essentially through his eyes, we witness his coming-of-age as he experiences love and loss.
When the Movie Takes Place:
During the last year of WWII it was the worst winter in 50 years. Lesher talked about the horrible conditions and what the soldiers were going through:
"These guys never saw a bed for three to four months; many of their comrades had died. A lot of these armored regiments had 300 percent replacement for their troops so it was a horrible part of the war. And the winters they're sleeping out or in their tanks or under their tanks for three to four months and it got so bad that they actually, many of them never changed their closed, the Army just reissued clothes and replace them and it was that bad. You imagine as a young man just spending your youth doing in that sort of climate; it must of been horrible. And that's what we're trying to purvey is the mood of that time."
What the Cast Did to Get Ready:
The actors did a week long boot camp that was 24 hours a day to get ready for their roles, and they were trained by real military personal. The boot camp was not easy as they trained with weapons and learned to fight. I heard from one of the actors it was one of the hardest things he's ever done. Ayer described it thusly: "There was no 'Hey, let's give the actors a break' stuff. It was fully full-on. It was incredibly intense psychologically and, at the end of the day, it wasn't about, 'Let's all learn to be soldiers'. It was about making these guys bond as a family by putting them through one of the more intense experiences of their lives together."
The production had four World War II soldiers meet with the actors behind closed doors with no press or production people. The soldiers told the actors what it was really like, and also answered any questions the actors had.
Things to Know About the Movie and Production:
- Fury had a 62 day shoot.
- Brad Pitt signed first and then Shia LaBeouf. Once those two signed on, the producers took the film to the studios on a Monday and by Tuesday night every studio wanted it but Disney. Ultimately the deal was made with Sony.
- Ayer says it's a very unapologetic look at the war at the end. He's not trying to make it romantic like a lot of war movies.
- Ayer wanted to make an authentic and real movie. He is using real Sherman tanks, real props, and trying to make sure everything feels real in the moment when filming.
- The movie takes place in one day from morning to dusk. It takes place about four weeks before the end of the war.
- Towards the end of the war the Germans stooped to new lows and everyone acted reprehensibly. The film will show what was going on in those final days.
- Many of the shots that Ayer went for were inspired by real photographs taken on the front lines.
- One third of the movie takes place inside the tank (Fury). To accomplish filming inside a tank, they recreated the inside on a soundstage and made it about 10% larger for filming reasons. No one will notice since it still looks incredibly small.
- Ayer has been thinking about making Fury and working on the screenplay for many years. It's been a dream/passion project since he came up with the idea. His friends that have worked with him say it's his best screenplay.
- Ayer pitched Fury to producer John Lesher before they made End of Watch. He pitched him by saying " "My dream is to tell a movie that no one's ever seen before, a world War II tank movie that no one's ever seen before as authentically and realistically as the men. No one's ever done that I don't think, and I'd love for you to help me do that."
- A huge German World War 2 collector lent the production tanks and uniforms. The collection being used is valued at 7 million pounds (over 12 million dollars).
- Bruce Crompton, who owns the biggest private collection of military vehicles in the UK (possibly the world), lent the movie all his vehicles which was valued at 7 million pounds. The production just had to pay for shipping and maintenance. Crompton was excited to be a part of the project.
- Fury is using a REAL Tiger Tank in the movie. The Tiger Tank was extremely rare even back in WWII since they only made 1,400 and nowadays there are only 7 Tiger tanks left in the world. As Lesher said it's the "great white shark of German tanks." The production went to the Boddington Tank Museum which has a running Tiger Tank and got them to agree for the first time ever to let the production use it for five days.
- Due to how special and rare the Tiger tank is, they had to be very careful and only got to do a right turn then a left turn. They had to build a special cement road because it weighs about 80 tons. They recreated a fake Tiger Tank for moments when it needs to fire it's gun.
- The production bought a mint condition never used German military coat and they recreated it perfectly to create hundreds of costumes. They also created senior military costumes. Germany used 30 different camouflage patterns during the war and the production tried to recreate them. One of the camouflage patterns is called Lieber and it was the last one create during the last month of the war. What's amazing about this pattern is it could block infrared which the Germans invented during WW2. Since it was created at the very end of the war, the production have less than 1% of the German soldiers wearing it.
- All extras in the film are British military or former military.
- The production feels like they're really going to war with the conditions on the ground. When I was on set, I stood in six inch mud that covered my boots, and everything I saw looked dirty and real. Looking at the frame on an on set monitor, I felt transported back in time, with no CGI.
- Real tanks from all over Europe are being used in the production. What might surprise you is the United States never brought back their tanks from World War II. A lot of them ultimately ended up in the hands of private collectors. The production ended up speaking with people that owned the original tanks and props and rented what they needed.
- Most of the costumes were fabricated using actual materials to try and make it as real as possible.
- Ayer often uses multiple cameras to capture a scene so he can switch back and forth between them. When I was on set and watching one of the scenes get filmed, each camera was shooting something different in the same scene so he'll be able to switch angles seamlessly.
- The production is using five real tanks. One of them gets destroyed in the film so they ultimately have one as a backup for production. If two tanks break down on the same day they're in trouble.
- Some of the tank names were Fury, Lucy Sue, Old Phyllis, Murder Inc., and Matador.
- The film had 350 extras during one scene.
- We learn about the world of Fury through the eyes of Logan Lerman's character. He joins the group near the beginning of the film and it's a personal journey from boy to man. The two biggest roles in the film are Brad Pitt and Lerman. Ayer said it was very important that the person who played Lerman's role be the right age for the character.
- One of the production's biggest challenges was the logistics of shooting a war movie with real tanks that weigh 40 tons. Moving a tank is very expensive and time consuming.
- Ayer is making Fury on film and using anamorphic lenses.
- Fury is not going to use shaky camera like End of Watch. He's laying dolly tracks and using cranes and trying to create beautiful classic Hollywood shots. Lesher told us, "We have dolly tracks and Technocranes and hard mounts and beautiful cameras on sticks. We want to show you what it felt like to be on this tank going through Nazi Germany and what it feels like to be in the war, but at the same time have beautiful camerawork and stuff like that."
- The main reason they shot near London was the assets were there (tanks, equipment, props) and the tax breaks, weather, and they needed to go somewhere that wasn't really cold.
- Some of the weapons used on Fury were also used on Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers and The Pacific.
- During the one day the movie takes place, we will meet all sorts of people like the Hitler youth, SS Germans, concentration camp survivors, and wounded people. This is in addition to all the soldiers on both sides.
- Ayer was extremely impressed with Shia LaBeouf on set and used him as his "bullshit detector". Ayer said, "I love the guy. I think he's freaking fantastic. What he did was become, a little bit, my BS detector. I'd be like, 'Go do this' and he'd say, 'No man, I'm not doing that.' (laughs) 'Why not?' 'Well, I don't know. I don't know if this is real or not.' And I'd go, 'Whoa. You're right. Lemme rethink that.' He came at things from such an emotionally deep and honest place that he actually became a great barometer for digging in and finding out a little bit more truth about these characters."
For more from my Fury set visit:
- Director David Ayer Talks FURY, Telling a Different WWII Story, Cast Boot Camp, Reshoots, Using Shia LaBeouf as His "BS Detector", and More
- Producer John Lesher Talks FURY, Putting Together the Cast, Shooting on Film, Crafting a WWII Movie That No One's Seen Before, and More


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He'll be back. And we aren't going to have to wait all that long for him to return. Tim Miller (Deadpool) is directing Terminator 6 with creator James Cameron on board to produce, which marks his first official involvement in the franchise since Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Now, Paramount has officially given the new Terminator movie a release date. We're going to see Arnold Schwarzenegger return once more in the summer of 2019.
Paramount Pictures has just announced that Terminator 6 will arrive in theaters on July 26, 2019. That may sound like a relatively quick turnaround, but it was recently revealed that Tim Miller and James Cameron have been working on the reboot behind-the-scenes for almost eight months now. So this is a project that has been in motion for a while, despite the fact that we're all just now learning about it. The plan is, if this first new Terminator movie goes well, is to have this movie kick off a brand new trilogy of movies. That was also promised with Terminator: Genisys and we saw how that turned out. So let's not get too ahead of ourselves just yet.
The last few Terminator movies have been a disappointment, to say the least, and everyone involved in this new reboot understands that. It was recently revealed that Terminator 6 is going to be a sequel to Terminator 2 and it will ignore everything beyond that. James Cameron says that Terminator 3, Terminator: Salvation and Terminator: Genisys are all going to exists in a completely different timeline. Luckily, since the franchise deals with complicated time travel, they can probably find a way to do that so it at least makes a little bit of sense. At this point, fans just want a good Terminator movie and they're likely to forgive some timeline adjusting to make that happen.
Terminator 6 also has some things working in its favor that the last few movies in the series didn't have. For one, as mentioned, James Cameron is back and, even though he is neck-deep in production on his four Avatar sequels right now, he seems to be pretty heavily involved with the new Terminator movie. Not only that, but he also managed to convince Linda Hamilton to reprise her role as Sarah Connor for this new movie, which is a huge deal. That means Hamilton, Schwarzenegger and Cameron are all back together for the first time since T2, which is still considered by many to be the best movie in the series and one of the best sequels ever produced.
With the summer 2019, release date, Terminator 6 is poised to be one of the major releases of the summer movie season that year. It should begin shooting in early 2018. It's been a really long time since a Terminator movie blew the doors off the box office, with none in the series having topped Terminator 2: Judgement Day, which brought in $519.8 million back in 1991. Can this Tim Miller reboot finally be the thing to get one of the best sci-fi franchises in the history of cinema back on track? Let's hope so. For now, mark down July 26, 2019, on your calendars and count the days, everyone.


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Retail sales at chain stores across the county dipped slightly in mid-February, as most consumers took advantage of a break in this season's cold snap and spent more time outside rather than in stores.
Retail sales were down 0.6 percent for the week ending Feb. 22, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. On a year-over-year basis, sales slowed to 1.4 percent up over the same week in 2013.
"Temperatures turned warmer from coast to coast over the past week, but sales remained subdued as consumers enjoyed outside activities rather than shopping," said Michael Niemira, ICSC vice president of research and chief economist. "Despite the broad based softness, some segments—such as wholesale clubs, specialty retail and furniture seemed to get a lift over the past week."
ICSC researchers forecast that February sales will increase by 3 to 3.5 percent. Weather patterns will continue to impact sales.
For more shopping news in Southwest Florida, follow reporter Justine Griffin on Twitter and Facebook or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com. Read What's In Store in print on Tuesdays.


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Google Gears, a free add-in for Firefox and Internet Explorer, lets you continue working with certain websites even if you are not connected to the Internet.
Though Google Gears was launched in May 2007, we have seen only a handful of web applications that can work offline with Google Gears. Even some very popular Google products like Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Docs stop working once you unplug your Internet cable.
Now if you are about to embark on a long airplane or train journey without any Wi-Fi, here are some good Google Gears compatible web apps that will continue to work as before:
1. Google Reader [RSS Feeds]- When you go offline, Google Reader will download all new items from your subscribed RSS feeds though it will skip the images.
Every article that you read offline will be marked as read, and any tags you've applied will also be saved when you go back online.
2. Remember The Milk [TODO Lists] – Our favorite task management application can work offline without any limitations. You can add new tasks or edit existing tasks (change priority, tags, date, status) and all changes will be synchronized when you come back online.
3. MindMeinster [Mind Mapping] – You can create new mind maps (or edit existing ones) with this web based mind mapping application even while staying disconnected from the internet. You need a pro or trial account to the use the Google Gears feature of MindMeinster.
4. Passpack [Password Manager] – Passpack helps you store and manage login-passwords and other keys. All the data is stored online but with Google Gears, you can still access your secret codes without Internet.
5. Zoho Writer [Word Processor] – Zoho is the first among all web office suites to add offline features in their online word processor. You can access documents stored inside your Zoho account and edit them offline inside the web browser.
The world still needs a good image editing application that can work with Google Gears.


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Kids Way Owner/Director, Kymm was featured in the Lake Stevens Journal's "Women in Business" March 27, 2012
My name is Kymm Shipman and I am the owner and director of Kids Way Child Care & Early Learning Center located in downtown Lake Stevens. I have always loved children and thoroughly enjoyed my oldest son's preschool and childcare experience. Upon the birth of my second child I decided to go back to college for my degree in Early Childhood Education and open my own Child Care and Preschool.
It has been an amazing journey! College affirmed many of my beliefs as a mom, as well as giving me in depth knowledge regarding child development and developmentally appropriate methods to teach to the youngest of children.
Keeping parents in mind I remodeled our building to include video web monitoring which allows parents to view their child's day via their home/work computer. We also offer a secure building with assigned codes required at all entrances.
Children are born learners. Kids Way begins teaching to our youngest children. Our toddlers have a full curriculum including circle time, arts & crafts, and social & language development...in addition to hugs and strong bonds with our teachers.
Kids Way specializes in Kindergarten Readiness for the Lake Stevens School District. We use many of the same tools and philosophies; including the Award Winning Handwriting Without Tears "GET SET FOR SCHOOL" program in Writing & Literacy and Math & Numbers. We love this program as it teaches to ALL learning styles. We also have parent teacher conferences twice a year, and use a program to assess social and emotion development (DECA) and also to assess both our classrooms and teaching strategies. When children graduate from Kids Way and begin Kindergarten they are READY! They have learned how to navigate a classroom of their peers and they recognize many of the materials in their new classroom.
Early childhood is fleeting; our goal is for it to be full of laughter, learning and love. My advice to women thinking of opening a business is this: discover what you love, do your homework, and then pour your heart and soul into your business.
Visit us at http://www.KidsWay.org
Kids Way was featured again on March 5, 2014 when we partnered with an Everett Community College Communication Class and Ashley Pointe bringing together college students, preschool children, and the residents of Ashley point. Below is a link to the entire article and photos from the Lake Stevens Journal Newspaper
Local kids entertain residents at Ashley Pointe
By Pam Stevens
Managing Editor
Ashley Pointe residents were all smiles on Friday, February 28 when preschoolers from Kids Way Preschool shared their time and talents with them.
The kids, ages three to five years old, sang three songs to the residents and then joined them for coloring, bead making and storybook reading.
"This is a joint venture between Kids Way, EvCC small group communications, and Ashley Pointe," Kids Way Kids owner Kymm Shipman said "I felt it was a great example of the hometown feel of Lake Stevens and the connection to higher education, children and the elderly."
The event was entitled 'Young It Up!'
"The director of Ashley Pointe was delighted to have us and shared with us that they have a term for children's effect on their residents...it youngs them up; in other words they have brighter eyes and a spring in their step for the rest of the day. Thus, we have named our event, "Young-it-up!"
*Below are photos featured in the March 5, 2014 Lake Stevens Journal
Kids Way Child Care & Early Learning Center, Inc
12211 20th St NE
Lake Stevens Wa 98258


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Brett Eldredge has some big plans for 2018. The country star has revealed that he's set to embark on his first headlining tour. "The Long Way Tour" launches April 5th in Garden City, Idaho, with shows lined up through May 5th, when Eldredge lands in New York City. The shows will feature special guest and labelmate Devin Dawson, as well as up-and-coming country artist Jillian Jaqueline as opening acts. Fans can purchase tickets beginning December 8th. Dates include:
|Apr. 05
|Garden City, ID
|Revolution Concert House*
|Apr. 06
|Missoula, MT
|Adams Center*
|Apr. 19
|Louisville, KY
|Palace Theatre^
|Apr. 20
|Indianapolis, IN
|Egyptian Room^
|Apr. 21
|Kansas City, MO
|Uptown Theater^
|Apr. 26
|Hampton Beach, NH
|Hampton Beach Casino^
|Apr. 27
|Boston, MA
|Orpheum Theatre^
|Apr. 28
|Uncasville, CT
|Mohegan Sun Arena^
|May 03
|Toledo, OH
|Stranahan Theatre*^
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|Bethlehem, PA
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At IDGC, we follow a methodical approach to your sourcing and procurement evaluation utilising seven steps that assess the current and desired outcome; envisioning and engaging the new design to plan and align the project deployment. Through a process driven deployment, we engage key metrics specific to your business creating a continual improvement model. IDGC doesn't just create a fix for today, it creates a sustainable evolving environment.
Through the 7-step project managed plan, IDGC creates sourcing and procurement success across our core services Strategy, Category, Transact, Manage, Governance and Organisation.
ASSESS – Examination of the business strategy and how it influences sourcing and procurement sets the base from which to establish our analysis and outcomes. Comprehensive data mining of spend and evaluation of current operational activity enable business modelling and solution development.
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ENGAGE – We understand that the success of all projects comes from stakeholder buy-in. As part of the process, we collaborate with your teams to ensure they are engaged in the process to guarantee buy-in. While doing so, we assess individuals skills, strengths and weaknesses and how current team members align into the envisaged outcome.
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RE-ASSESS – Our solutions produce results, but continuous re-assessment is the key to continuous improvement. Throughout the transformation process, we establish tools that provide metrics that maintains meaningful, innovative improvement to your supply chain.


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§ 156-57. Bond filed and summons issued.
Upon filing with the petition a bond for the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) per mile for each mile of the ditch or proposed improvement, signed by two or more sureties or by some lawful and authorized surety company, to be approved by the clerk of superior court, conditioned for the payment of all costs and expenses incurred in the proceeding in case the court does not grant the prayer of the petition, the clerk, shall at any time thereafter, issue summons to be served on all the defendant landowners, who have not joined in the petition and whose lands are included in the proposed drainage district. The summons may be served by publication as to any defendant who cannot be personally served as provided by law.
The attorney for the petitioners shall certify to the clerk of the superior court, prior to the hearing on the final report of the board of viewers, that due diligence has been used to determine the names of all landowners within the area of the proposed drainage district; and, that summons has been issued for such landowners, so determined, and served either by personal service or by publication for all known and unknown landowners, insofar as could be determined by due diligence. (1909, c. 442, s. 2; C.S., s. 5315; 1967, c. 621.)


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Heroin addict who knocked down and killed a woman sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail
A heroin addict who knocked down and killed a woman has been given a three and a half year sentence with one year suspended.
Philip Trimble (35) later told gardaí he wished it was he who had died and not the victim. The father-of-four took to the stand at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to express his remorse to the family.
Trimble, of Oscar Traynor Road, Santry, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Mrs Frances McCarthy (56) on Middle Abbey Street in Dublin city centre on January 11 last year (2013).
The court heard Trimble had been driving at over 50 mph when his blue Hyundai traversed the road, mounted a footpath and hit a roadside signpost near Marks and Spencers.
Mrs McCarthy was run over by the car and pronounced dead at the Mater Hospital a short time later.
Her sister, Mary O'Connor and a third pedestrian. Brian Sexton. were lifted onto the bonnet, carried some yards and thrown to the ground in the same collision.
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court this afternoon Judge Mary Ellen Ring imposed the three and a half year sentence with one year suspended. He was banned from driving for 30 years.
The victim's husband, Denis McCarthy, said his family was grateful that Trimble had pleaded guilty and accepted full responsibility, but asked him to agree not to drive again so as to spare the suffering of any other family.
Judge Ring said she accepted that Trimble had shown remorse.
"He travelled quite a distance down a road, clearly in the wrong direction, went onto the pavement in a diagonal projection knocking over a sign, and was driving at 50 mph in a 30 mph zone," she said.
The court heard that Trimble became addicted to heroin at the age of 15 and is now on methadone maintenance.
His defence counsel, Bernard Condon SC, described him as "a man in the throes of deep remorse" who was prepared to take any consequences for his actions if it would relieve the distress of the family.
In a moving victim impact report read out on his behalf, Mr McCarthy said his life as he had known it "came to a sudden end" when his wife of 27 years was killed by the car.
Mr McCarthy said his life without his wife, best friend and soul mate was "truly awful" and that he missed her constantly.
He spoke of the devastation and crushing loss felt by himself, his four children and by his wife's family, singling out her elderly mother.
"When I brought her mother to see her youngest child laid out, it was the hardest blow of all," he said.
Mr McCarthy said Frances was an "amazing wife, mother, daughter, sister-in-law and highly dedicated midwife", adding that her many patients and colleagues were also traumatised by her loss. His wife was 100 per cent innocent and had simply been walking along the footpath.
"Anyone here today could easily have been walking on Abbey Street, but it was my wife who was in the wrong place at the wrong time," he said.
"She was only one of a kind, and the world is a poorer place without her"
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A skilled personal injury and wrongful death lawyer from Orange County with nearly 30 years of experience, you will see from the videos below that Jackson genuinely wants to help other trial attorneys with less experience present a better case. For the past two years and counting, Jackson has been taking time to share his trial tips with other lawyers: Continue reading
Legal iPad App for eDiscovery announced
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Developed by eDiscovery attorney Kelly Twigger, the app provides lawyers with the tools they need to develop a thoughtful approach to eDiscovery, which can be one of the most expensive elements of litigation. eDiscovery can also be daunting for law firms to adapt and get up to speed on – one of the leading reasons Twigger developed the app. Continue reading
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Ease the process of complex writing projects with Scrivener
by Ben Beasley
Scrivener is a writing application (for Mac and Windows) that combines a word processor with project management software, allowing you to create, structure, and edit any number of documents or reports within a single case file. The real benefit to lawyers is that you can also pull all research and client/case information into the same file. That is, Scrivener allows an attorney to keep all the information and content relevant to a particular client or area of law in the same place. Continue reading
The Best of LITIG8R TECH
It is my pleasure to share with you our top 8 most popular posts since we launched LITIG8R TECH in June of this year:
8. Happy App-ing: Top Three iPad Apps for your iPractice -by Atlanta-area solo practitioner Heather Hale.
7. Touchtype portrait mode, Brydge your iPad plus other keyboard solutions -This article offers Continue reading
iPractice: 16 Tips and Apps for Lawyers with iPhones and iPads
Between January 2011 and January 2012, iPhone adoption among lawyers grew from 31 percent to 44 percent. According to attorney Jeff Richardson who has written about the 2012 American Bar Association (ABA) Legal Technology Report, "if an attorney is using a smartphone, there is about a 50-50 chance that he or she is using an iPhone." With the iPhone 5 launch earlier this month Continue reading
The Best of LITIG8R TECH in 75 days
It is my pleasure to share with you our top 8 most popular posts since we launched the LITIG8R TECH™ blog 75 days ago:
8. Touchtype portrait mode, Brydge your iPad plus other keyboard solutions -This article offers iPad keyboard solutions and links to online threads on this popular topic.
7. Solo Practice University -My interview with Solo Practice University Founder and CEO Continue reading
Theme-Based Voir Dire
Don't Pick a Jury. Persuade a Jury.
Would you like to win more jury trials? If you are a typical trial attorney in the United States the obvious answer is yes. Of course you would like to win more often. Who wouldn't? However, the real question is not whether you want to win more, rather, how can you win more? The answer to this question may be simpler than you think. In fact, the answer undoubtedly lies with the twelve strangers you pick to act as trial jurors in your case. The answer to better results lies with the jury. Pick a better jury and get Continue reading
Opening Statements: A Recipe for Success
On Tuesday, August 7, from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m (EST), personal injury attorney Andrew J. Smiley presented a live Lawline.com webinar entitled "Opening Statements-A Recipe for Success." If you have never participated in a live webinar, you missed a great one! It is convenient and affordable, unless of course free doesn't work for you. This course will count as 3.0 "Professional Practice" Credits for New York Bridge the Gap.
From Lawline.com
Mr. Smiley discusses the techniques for preparing and delivering a powerful opening statement in various types of cases. You will learn how to manage weaknesses and strengths in your case during an opening statement and how to set the framework for a successful trial from the outset. This course will be useful for all trial attorneys whether preparing for your first trial or your hundredth trial." Continue reading


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