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Alternative Self Portraits - With Genevieve Harden
Thursday Mornings / 8 Weeks
Using a combination of pen and ink, along with a mixture of mediums and textures, artist Genevieve Harden will guide and encourage students in experimenting and creating alternative self portraits.
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Oil Painting – Drawing with Colour - With Allyson Keehan
Thursday Evenings / 8 Weeks
Focusing on still life, artist Allyson Keehan will lead this class in exploring oil painting techniques. Composition, observation, perspective and colour theory will all be taught as students develop an understanding of oil painting and work with related mediums. Draíocht will provide initial materials and students will then be required to purchase materials of their own (a list will be provided). All levels are welcome and elements of this course could also be suitable to students preparing portfolios.
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Drawing - with Deirdre Byrne
Monday Evenings / 8 Weeks
Draíocht's Artist in Residence Deirdre Byrne will lead this course looking at examples of different drawing styles used by a variety of artists. This course will explore mark making and tone, amongst other elements of drawing, and will have a focus on landscapes. Students will work towards creating their own finished pieces.
PLEASE NOTE: No class on Monday 19th March
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D15 Youth Theatre
January - May 2012
D15 Youth Theatre will shortly be entering into its second term of its first year. Working with Eimear Morrissey, Mark Rogers and Ann Ryan, this talented group of 13-18 year olds meet in Draíocht every Tuesday evening and work on many elements of theatre from improvisation to Stanislavski technique to dance. From March the group will begin to work towards a piece of theatre that will explore what they have learned over the course of the term. If you would like to find out more about Youth Theatre, what it is and how to get involved next year please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or log on to the D15 Youth Theatre Facebook page for updates.
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"This body of work has been inspired by my ongoing exploration of physical, psychological and poetic space. I am interested in the delicate point where man and the natural world co-exist or in some cases collide. I strive to create places for poetic possibility, a space where time can be suspended, I extend to the onlooker a glimpse of intricate private worlds. Each narrative creates a dialogue between these internal and external conflicting worlds, thus providing a place to dream." Caroline Donohue
Caroline Donohue (b1977) graduated in 2005 with a 1st Class Honours Degree in Fine Art Printmaking at the National College of Art and Design. That same year she was the recipient of the RDS Freyer Print Award and winner of the Graphic Studio Dublin's Graduate Student Award where she is currently a member. Donohue's work has been exhibited in Ireland and internationally. Recent exhibitions include - 'Where Boarders Meet' at the Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin (2010), 'On Reflection', curated by Caroline Cowley/Cleo Fagan, Dublin (2007), 'Precaution' at IMMA, Dublin (2005), 'Triennale de Chamalières' in Lyon, France (2010) and 'Artist in Response' in Muzuem Drowy, Gorlice, Poland (2008-2010). Her work is included in public collections such as AXA Insurance Ireland, the Office of Public Works and Fingal County Council. She works mainly in the medium of etching, as well as drawing and assemblage.
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Amharc Fhine Gall VIII
Unknown Knowns - Recent Art Graduates from Fingal / Andrew Carson, Sally-Anne Kelly and Lisa Shaughnessy
The term Unknown Knowns which constitutes the title of this exhibition, is the description used by the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek when he refers to the "unconscious beliefs and prejudices that determine how we perceive reality and intervene in it." Things we know, but don't know we know, dictate how we address situations we encounter. Obviously it is impossible to know what the unknown known is because if we did it would become the known known, but the work in this exhibition addresses the theme of unconscious knowledge.
The three artists have explored and represented specific elements of this through their work. Shown through a diverse range of works, from the manipulation of materials that we know on some level are familiar to us, to the investigation into the possibility of another self and how this can determine our lives, to the idea of the second life and the attempt to survive for eternity, all three artists' work delve into certain aspects of the unknown known.
With his latest work in the on-going series inspired by the Egyptian Book of the Dead, Andrew Carson explores notions of "online realities and virtual immortality". This series derives from a particular chapter of the book which was written as a guide on how to survive the afterlife. It was written in order to prevent the deceased from "dying a second time". The work draws parallels between contemporary social media interaction and ancient concepts of the soul; an idea which many people trust is known to them, yet, it is something which remains ephemeral and unknown.
Through her current work Sally-Anne Kelly is "exploring ideas about who we are, who we think we are, who we become, who others think we are, and who we present ourselves as being." Her new series of photographs 'The Hunted Self' examines what we do not or cannot know about the self. She investigates the internal power struggle of the hidden and unknown self or double and how that can be realised as another or separate identity.
Lisa Shaughnessy's practice is concerned with the physicality of the materials used and alludes to the processes used by the artist. The work presents ideas of construction and deconstruction. There is a blurring between the boundaries of painting and sculpture and what the viewer felt they knew about these materials becomes a little less certain but the fundamental qualities of the materials are still apparent. These known and familiar materials have been manipulated in such a way as to render them initially unknown.
The examination of this unknown known, equated by Žižek to the Freudian unconscious which recognises the importance of the unconscious in comprehending conscious thought and behaviour, creates a platform for this exhibition to reflect on the convictions of our knowledge and to propose that it is not vital for our existence to know that we have all the answers …
Fingal Arts Office is delighted to showcase recent local art college graduates with its annual exhibition opportunity Amharc Fhine Gall. The show seeks to increase the profile of emerging Fingal artists by giving them the chance to show in a professional, contemporary art space. It may be their first major show but with the professional presentation of their work and accompanying catalogue we hope it is the first of many. The opportunity also extends to the emerging curator who will work with the graduate(s) to create a suitable context to show this work to a wider local and contemporary art audience.
Curated by Ailve McCormack
Read Andrew Carson's Blog Interview here
Read Sally-Anne Kelly's Blog Interview here
Read Lisa Shaughnessy's Blog Interview here


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RED WINGS NOTEBOOK: Special teams see improvement in win over Oilers
DETROIT – It's going to take some time for the Red Wings' penalty kill to climb out from near the bottom of the league.
But after a game by that group of specialty teamers Saturday afternoon, that day may soon be coming.
That unit killed off a 5-on-3 for a minute and seven seconds to begin the third period and then went a full two minutes of a 6-on-4 with 2:33 left to play.
And on both opportunities, the Oilers didn't get a shot on goal.
"We did a good job pushing them to the outside, really not giving them much," said Wings goalie Jimmy Howard after the 2-1 win over Edmonton. "Can't let them penetrate the middle. We tried to force the puck to some bad angle shots."
"Special teams are very important," said Wings coach Mike Babcock, whose special teams limited the Oilers to one goal on eight power-play chances. "I thought our penalty kill was outstanding. We started the year with a plan that we could spread out the ice time with so much hockey in so short a time and our specialty teams on the penalty kill hadn't been as good so we played the big guys on it way more here tonight and they were more aggressive and we were better on it."
Only twice this season have the Wings not allowed a power-play goal by the opposition.
"I thought we did a pretty good job," Niklas Kronwall said. "We would have liked the other one back, but overall we did a good job of staying aggressive and not giving them too much room."
The Wings penalty kill was ranked 29th in the league, at 69.6 percent.
"We're not too happy with where our percentage," Drew Miller said. "We know we have a good group of guys out there killing and we know we're capable of getting it done. It's just keep believing in that and executing." Continued...
Kronwall, Brian Lashoff and Kyle Quincey combined to block seven of the Wings' 15 blocked shots in the game.
"They had a few chances, but we battled," Pavel Datsyuk said. "We tried to keep the shots away, lots of blocks. Our defenseman did lots of blocks. We're picking up every day. It's hard to jump right back to the top, but we're taking it step by step."
"The D are out there sacrificing their bodies, trying to make the big plays," Miller said. "I thought that was great there in the end. We had a lot of penalties to kill there late in the third, in a close game. I'd say the penalty kill came up big and Howie made some big saves."
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Damien Brunner's parents, Kurt and Karin, got to see their son play for the first time live Saturday.
"It's cool they came over on vacation," Brunner said. "I'm excited they're here."
The couple arrived from Switzerland Friday and will see Wings' entire four-game home stand.
It's their first trip to the United States.
"I think they're happy just to see me playing," Brunner said. "They're staying with me. They'll figure out something to do since I have to rest a lot with that schedule. They'll find something." Continued...
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Joakim Andersson saw just over seven minutes of ice time in his first game this season with the Wings, skating on a line with Tomas Tatar and Justin Abdelkader.
"I thought we had some good shifts, I'm pretty happy about it," said Andersson, who had three shots on goal and two hits. I was hoping to get called up. They told me I'm close to being here."
Andersson, who has 10 goals and 17 assists in 36 games with the Griffins, replaced Todd Bertuzzi (back) in the lineup.
He has yet to record a point in six games with Detroit dating back to last season.
"I think I've been coming closer and closer (to NHL) every year here and last year I got a couple games in (five)," Andersson said. "I felt more comfortable than last year."
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Backup goalie Jonas Gustavsson said he practiced for 50 minutes this morning, the longest time he's been on the ice.
"We turned it up a notch," Gustavsson said. "It felt good. It's another step in the right direction. The last few days I'm doing more and more, been on the ice a few times. It's tough to know exactly when you're going to be back." Continued...
Patrick Eaves was a healthy scratch for a fifth straight game.
Kronwall has nine points in 10 games this season.
"I didn't even know about it," Henrik Zetterberg said. "That's great. He's a hardworking guy and it's fun to see that he got rewarded."
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My son and I recently went to see a modern adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales at the Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta. This classic work of British literature sparkles with wit as it offers keen insight into the ageless nature of mankind.
After all, while just a commoner, the "father of English poetry" served two kings as a diplomat. As such, he became well versed in the art of discerning the true intent of the human heart.
From what we understand of him, Chaucer was never beguiled by pleasant words or high station. In fact, he used his pen to point out some of the absurdities of his own time, couching scathing criticism for both church and state within his fiction.
Understanding this, I watched with extra interest the retelling of those stories we all read in high school that were staged in a twenty-first century context: the Wife of Bath with a Gucci purse, the Miller coming across as a loud-mouthed football fan, and the Pardoner in his salesman's suit.
Though it lost some of the nuance found in the original stories--some of the complexity of the ideas explored as well as the intricacies of the prose text--the production did something for me that it surely would have done for Chaucer's audience in the Middle Ages. It made me think immediately of politics.
For example, naughty but smart, the Wife of Bath is portrayed as using her best assets to assert dominion over her own fate in a time when women had little power and garnered less respect from society.
The recent comments by Hillary Rosen that caused such a broo-ha-ha about the role of women raising children today—their right to voice their opinions on broader issues than child rearing—made me wonder how far the fairer sex has really moved towards not being judged for personal choices… towards having real sovereignty over their own existence.
The Miller with his coarse behavior and lewd story is the blue-collar worker who enjoys a beer on a weekend and laughs at the rest of the world with hearty approbation.
Yet the Miller is too loud for the Reeve who wishes to tear him down with a tale bent on destroying the very thought of him, just as political correctness scorns those men who inhabit the heartland as ignorant and uncultured: a group of people only to be tolerated for inhabiting a sizable voting block as members of labor unions.
Then there is the Pardoner.
In The Canterbury Tales, this is the character most reviled by Chaucer. While his tale is, perhaps, the most polished, the one with the best moral, the parable that one remembers as well as any lauded populist's stump speech, he is shown in the frame tale as the master manipulator that he is, the snake-oil salesman who pretends to ply his wares in the interest of others while only concerned about himself. He says that greed is bad, which it is, but then he uses guilt and fear for his own profit.
Can we guess which slick talking politician of today who focuses on class warfare, the peddling of ineffective policies, and the power of demagoguery for political points that the Pardoner called directly to my mind?
Well, let me give you a clue. It wasn't Mitt Romney.
Yes, The Canterbury Tales is a valuable work of art with universal themes that remain timeless and worthy of exploration.
It is good to take lessons from literature.
Politics can be important, but this weekend I didn't pay attention to any of it. Not the debate in which Newt Gingrich got a standing ovation for punching back at the media. Not the pundits who talked about Mitt's lack of substance on the stump. Not the polls in a state where the governor long ago endorsed the business acumen of Romney, but the people seemed to prefer another option.
I didn't listen to the broo-ha-ha about Iowa in which a handful of votes has been turned into some sort of landslide upset. I didn't scan the exit polling that showed the former speaker of the house putting his name on the board, and I definitely didn't tune into ABC's airing of that same speaker's dirty laundry.
While I care passionately about the presidential election, this weekend, I was focused on doing more important things with my time.
You see, my son is a senior in high school. He plays rugby. His team needed chaperones to go on a tournament, and my husband and I volunteered to help out.
In one of two white vans packed tight with equipment, snack food, and rugby players who like to collide into one another on a regular basis for entertainment, we drove up I-85, straight through the Palmetto State in the heat of its primary contest, and into the heart of North Carolina.
For more than four hours one way, I listened to the chatter of testosterone-driven teenagers, which is similar at times to the chatter of the political classes: always passionate and opinionated whether or not anyone's actually saying anything that moves the conversation forward.
Even so, under strict instructions to not act embarrassing, I bit my tongue when the boys commandeered the radio and blared Eminem at one thousand decibels. My ears had started bleeding, but I laughed out loud when another not-a-slim-shady-fan held his head as if in pain and yelled out to no one in particular, "We get it, Marshall Mathers! You grew up in a trailer park!" Continuing to echo my own silent sentiments about suffering through the classless music, he added, "It's like I'm in Guantanamo Bay, people!"
But we endured the popular man of the moment until the crowd lost interest again. Oh, I was grateful—and amused--when someone else suggested we go in an entirely different direction and put in the reliably solid sounds of Johnny Cash instead.
So later I stood in the pouring rain and watched my boys in the heat of their contests: scrumming, mauling, driving heads straight into the ground. They had had a couple of great wins the weekend previous, so perhaps they had driven to the Carolinas a bit overconfident. Regardless, hubris turned into humility when their faces got rammed hard into the mud.
Come to think of it, our tournament turned out to be a bit like Romney's interaction with Dixie voters. Not quite pleasant.
No matter.
Sometimes you lose.
Rugby and politics are not sports for the meek.
In the early stages of the season, it only matters in the long run if you don't learn from a defeat, if you don't get back up and charge on.
As the radio got re-cranked--and I endured four more hours in a van with half a rugby team that hadn't yet showered steaming up the windows—I might have thought a little bit about the Republican primary.
Of course, I wouldn't have missed watching my kid for any politician's race, but I'm looking ahead to seeing what will happen in Florida.
It's anyone's game, I think, and no one plays rugby on Tuesdays.
This primary season has changed cocktail party chatter. Surely to the horror of Emily Post, talk at social events these days is drifting more often into the forbidden territory of politics and religion. For many, this first topic has always inspired as much fervor as the second. For others, the second defines one's appropriate response to the first.
Regardless of which type of person you are on a Saturday night—political junkie or evangelical Christian--with a man like Mitt Romney making his way onto the top of the Republican ticket, you're bound to eventually engage in a conversation about what it might mean to have a Mormon as a president.
After all, if people get a bit ideological about the big D or R on their voter registration cards, they get downright narrow when it comes to questions of salvation. So in a country with a strong Judeo-Christian foundation, they find comfort in knowing the guy in charge is at least in their same book, if not on the same page.
Of course, President Obama still isn't a member of a church. He has derided people for "clinging" to religion. Before it hurt him in the polls, he followed the preaching of that Jeremiah Wright fellow who was certainly a radical something. But Mormonism feels a bit stranger than even a leftist intellectual who at least knows how to look the proper part in the pew he occupies on Easter Sunday.
You see, everyone knows an Obama type: that run-of-the-mill American man whose acknowledgement of God makes him acceptable to others, even while others understand that same guy will skip a sermon to take in a round of golf whenever he's landed a good tee time. He still puts up Christmas lights in December, occasionally takes communion, and can produce photographs of himself standing with his head solemnly bowed at his children's baptisms.
So this begs the following questions.
Can journalists even take a picture of Mitt Romney at a Mormon service? Don't Mormons stop the rest of us from going inside parts of their churches? Isn't there a "veil" of some sort hiding how they worship?
It's probably not politically correct to say it, but that sort of secrecy about what is supposed to be a Christian religion feels downright weird to other Christians. It makes one wonder what Mormons are doing in Temple Square. The inability to find out gives new meaning to the phrase "lack of transparency."
But I propose now that, while interesting, those questions are mere diversions. The one that matters is, can we as a nation believe in the leadership of a Mormon?
Seeking an answer, I look to see how people have historically addressed uncertainty about the faiths of political candidates. After all, despite the American tradition that separates church and state—that throws out a religious "litmus test" for leaders—I know questioning a prospective president's religion is nothing new.
For instance, Thomas Jefferson was maligned as being an atheist. It's a matter of record that our third president traveled down various roads of belief, including those signposted with deism, which eventually led him to a rather unorthodox Christianity. (For one thing, he didn't believe fully in the concept of the trinity.)
Then there was Abraham Lincoln who was called an "infidel" when running for Congress in 1846. Our sixteenth president had a complex spiritual existence, which makes the details of his belief difficult to discern, but it is certainly true that the adult Lincoln was never affiliated with a particular faith.
And then let us not forget JFK because he draws the clearest parallels to Romney. As a Catholic, Kennedy was accused of being part of a cult. Enemies said he would become a papal puppet. At the least, his faith was widely viewed with suspicion.
Yet religion did not interfere with the administrations of Jefferson, Lincoln or Kennedy. In actuality, all of these men have almost hagiographic legacies written in American history, and they are widely respected by both political junkies and the religious who take the time to study them.
Therefore, when waxing philosophical on the question of Romney and religion, I understand I need to look to the man's policy proposals when deciding whether or not to vote for him. For my part, I will advise friends at cocktail parties to look to John Locke's famous axiom: "The care of every man's soul belongs to himself."
As long as any future president honors the same for me, I can lift my glass to him.
The Iowa caucuses are over, and Mitt Romney has finished first.
In my estimation this is a good thing, even though I admire Rick Santorum who was able to surge into an almost tie after having been ignored for much of the primary.
You see, while I am very sympathetic to many of the social issues Senator Santorum has highlighted in his campaign—for instance, I am unapologetically pro-life and am glad he has championed that cause—the battle lines in the general election will be drawn around the economy.
On that front, I am more impressed by a Harvard MBA with executive experience than a senator's heartfelt social convictions. I suspect the out of work, the underemployed, and the underwater will also care the most about their money when voting in November.
Here it seems undeniable that Mitt Romney is more unassailable than Rick Santorum.
Unlike almost every other contender for the Republican nomination, Romney is a former governor. This gives him a distinct advantage over the senator from Pennsylvania (or the congressman from Texas who placed third in Iowa), as it means he's developed a skill set in management that better coincides with the job description for commander-in-chief.
Unlike a legislator, a governor must set his state's spending priorities. A good governor pushes a fiscal agenda through his state's congress, and--in contrast to President Barack Obama who has often relegated the task of defining a vision for America's fiscal future to others--Romney has shown he can act like the CEO he once was when it comes to the politics of economics. After all, in a notoriously liberal state, Romney was able to forward conservative ideas to stimulate business. I see that as an impressive feat of leadership.
In fact, I found it especially telling to hear Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, the head of the Democratic National Committee, derisively say on January 4 in response to the Iowa caucus results that the only "conviction [Romney] has is to boost corporate America."
I answer emphatically, "Exactly."
It seems to me, while some Republicans (however nobly) focus on issues that are not necessarily in play during this election--and the Democrats continue to engage in class warfare that paralyzes the economy--Romney could follow through on that laser sharp corporate conviction he's accused of having, and we could capably contend with the most pressing business at hand: getting Americans back to work, my bottom line.
The Feminist Movement has a long and interesting history that has been written by many women who are greater than I will ever be. Partially because of that movement, I grew up understanding that my voice is as loud as my brother's. I have never been told I am limited simply because of my gender. I have always had choices, and that is a beautiful thing.
However, there is another side to all this "choice" that warrants discussion.
Not that long ago, I ran into a friend of mine who has three gorgeous children as well as a demanding job as a lawyer. She is ebullient, smart, and ambitious, and I am certain she is capable of making partner at her firm if that's the path she chooses.
Yet our conversation took a familiar turn when she acknowledged it is difficult to balance professional pursuits and parenting. The expectations that are put upon modern women to achieve that perfect balance can feel a bit crushing. Per the blurred roles many women now play, there is a tug that constantly pulls on a woman's spirit, that can rip her apart if that pull becomes a tug-of-war on her time and emotional resources.
This brings me to the great lie ultra-feminists seem to have established as the gold standard for which we must all aspire. When we are young, we are told we can have everything, but how is this possible? Most of us are not wonder women. We cannot bend time. We must choose one stage on which we'll star, or we must accept we will play supporting roles that don't come with top billing.
Intellectually, I think women know this is truth. Emotionally they often feel that when they can't do it all, they are less than everyone else. Forget the professional glass ceilings that are inevitable for women who in their prime earning years choose to interrupt careers with the duties of child rearing. Forget the men they say get in their way when they want to move forward. Women judge themselves much more harshly than men ever could, and they also judge other women.
As my lawyer friend pointed out to me, this is clearly evident at her Cobb County bus stop where women who work and women who don't show up in their respective suits or slippers to send their children off to school most mornings. The suits stand on one side of the curb. The slippers stand on the other.
Perhaps in those wee morning hours, the working moms are dismissively thinking as Hillary Clinton once said, "I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfill my profession…"
At the same time, perhaps the stay-at-home moms feel superior as they know they will be back at the bus stop in the afternoon, and they will provide the snacks and supervision for some of those latchkey kids, who crave adult attention that they simply won't get from their own parents,
Who is better? Suits or slippers?
Now that's a loaded question.
Personally, I've been on both sides of the bus stop divide, and I know the choice to work outside the home or not, is never clear-cut. Sometimes finances determine this choice, especially in a downturned economy. Sometimes a special circumstance such as a special needs child makes pursuing a profession more difficult.
So when I asked friends this question—which choice is more valid--regardless of their household circumstances, I wasn't surprised when many of them came clean about feeling judged for whichever life they'd chosen and resenting women in the opposite position.
One said, "I'm sick to death of hearing stay-at-home moms say they're tired." But another noted when she worked in an office, she felt she had more time to sit down and gather her thoughts, so working outside the house was easier in her opinion than the constant treadmill lifestyle of catering to kids, making contributions to her family that she felt were as valid as her husband's paycheck.
This all brings me back to those feminists.
I understand mothers who work in and outside the home are the same in that both are working. Both must prioritize in their lives, and both are often left questioning whether or not what they are doing is the right thing for themselves or for their families.
Neither one can do it all.
Perhaps instead of staring quietly at each other across the bus stop divide as if suits or slippers signify different tribes, women should have more open and honest conversations about the implications of the choices we all must make and how these choices truly impact us and our society. Perhaps through mutual respect, we could even find a way to help each other.
After all, I believe we should embrace the choices feminism has opened up for us, but we should also understand that reality shows us choices are inevitable.
If we don't accept this truth, we will never feel whole, as we will always be torn in two by none other than ourselves.
In the end, that's far worse than being judged by someone else.
As our flags go down over Iraq and surge troops pack to leave Afghanistan, I cannot help but think about that other war to which our current entanglements in the Middle East are so often compared. I especially worry that while President Barrack Obama is keeping campaign promises to antiwar activists that the United States might inadvertently inflict damage on allies who must continue to live in regions we evacuate long after we're gone. After all, this is exactly what happened to the Hmong in Laos after Vietnam. To add insult to injury, not only were these allies abandoned for political reasons, most Americans have never even heard of them.
Even so, originating in the mountainous regions of China, the tribal Hmong people have a long history that extends more that 2,000 years. They moved south to escape brutal Chinese oppression at the beginning of the 19 th century. There they were subject to new influences, as Laos became a French protectorate in 1893. In the first half of the 20 th century, Hmong clans would fall on different sides of the "Free Lao" movement, which would further complicate their modern history.
Regardless, in 1961, one of these Hmong factions led by Vang Pao, a Royal Lao Army officer, answered the call of the CIA under President John F. Kennedy to open a secret front designed to resist the advance of communism. Armed by the United States to be guerillas in Laos and working as spies who gave safe haven to American pilots shot down over the jungle, these Hmong valiantly fought for American interests for more than a decade.
Unfortunately, the Hmong decision to ally with the United States would prove to be a costly one. Apparently unconcerned about the consequences that were inevitable for any American allies abandoned in the region, Congress stopped funding the war effort in Vietnam in 1975. For many of the Hmong, this political action of "friends" in Washington meant exile or death was soon to follow.
In fact, many Hmong were simply shot and killed by the triumphant Pathet Lao communists. Soldiers who had served with Vang Pao were sent to "re-education" centers where they suffered through hard labor and starvation. Hmong peasants who remained in the hills were (and are) subjected to political indoctrination "seminars" and forced labor collectivization.
All of this gave rise to refugee camps that still exist on the Thai border, which is where I first encountered the Hmong. In the 21 st century, those Hmong who are in these camps live in a perpetual no man's land without hope of entering Thai society, kept under tight military scrutiny, and frightened of taking their children back to Laos.
For this reason, many Hmong are still granted political asylum to live in the United States, and there is even a Hmong community in the Atlanta area. In light of our current withdrawals, it's ironic that Vang Pao, the complicated but revered leader of the Hmong who continued to work for his people while in exile, just passed away in 2011.
Of course, I know the United States can never leave troops in any one country forever, and President George W. Bush created our withdrawal date in Iraq. However, I cannot help but be concerned about the political machinations that seem to have infiltrated military decisions in the Middle East because I know—while liberals at home may think they're doing something wonderful for the people we leave behind—if we are not careful, we will create new misery and hardship for those who bravely partnered with us to build better futures in their countries. To prove this point I only need to remember the Hmong.
Rising to prominence in the wake of a power vacuum after years of devastating war in the late twentieth century, the Taliban derives its name from a plural version of the Arabic word talib or student because it was first controlled by disaffected youths educated in Pakistani madrassas.
An extremist group of radical Islamist militants, the Taliban has forced members of minority religions within Afghanistan to wear tags to identify themselves as non-Muslims, instituted medieval punishments such as stoning and amputation for petty crimes, outlawed free speech and education for women who are now treated by Taliban men as less than chattel, sanctioned murder, and reigned with uplifted fists closed as iron tight around guns as any Nazi fascist's in the dark days of Hitler. The Taliban has openly harbored terrorists, killed American soldiers, and brutalized local populations with a totalitarian mindset focused on restoring an absolutist (and ideally global) caliphate in which human rights are secondary to an ideology built upon a terrifying zealotry.
Yet President Obama announced as part of an American drawdown from Afghanistan, our country is about to "reconcile [with] the Afghan people, including the Taliban." Furthermore, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that, "You end wars, unfortunately, by talking with people whose interests and values are very much opposite of yours."
Is it common practice to leave a political entity with different interests and values, which many in the United States consider evil, standing in a country after they have been brought militarily to their knees? If so, why bother to go to war to topple them from power in the first place? Why did we follow a policy of deNazification after World War II? Why did Allied powers occupy Japan for seven years after an unconditional surrender that required a new constitution be written? How were those countries rebuilt in a more Western image when we certainly did not initially share the same ideals?
I understand that Afghanistan is a complex and multilayered political problem for the Obama administration. The years of war under Bush were no less frustrating. I also must acknowledge we have achieved part of our mission by destabilizing al-Qaida in the region and killing Osama bin Laden. However, if we are to claim any moral authority — or to seek any long-term solutions in what has long been a troubled country — it seems nonsensical to pretend the Taliban, which can't be ignored ever again, can be moderated now through diplomacy.
Rather, if any move towards freedom or enlightenment or human dignity is ever to be made — those things we portend to uphold — a malicious group like this one, which is not even as old as I am, must be disabled, disbanded, destroyed before it takes deeper root. Period.


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The calendar has flipped to March, and several NFL teams are on a frantic pace to restructure contracts in order to become salary-cap compliant by 4 p.m. Eastern time on March 12.
The New England Patriots did a restructure with quarterback Tom Brady, while Pittsburgh did the same with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and a few other players in its seemingly annual scramble to reach cap compliance.
The New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys are also in the midst of changing deals to lower cap numbers for the 2013 league year while adding cap dollars for future years. The cap is expected to be $123 million.
The deals for Brady and Roethlisberger also could affect what the Baltimore Ravens decide to do with quarterback Joe Flacco, with Monday (March 4) the deadline for teams to place franchise or transition tags on players. Currently, no teams have officially applied the franchise tag.
In addition, the Ravens might also be helped by a restructuring possible between the Detroit Lions and quarterback Matthew Stafford.
The non-exclusive franchise tag would result in a tender of about $14.6 million for Flacco, money that counts immediately against the cap. If the Ravens were able to negotiate a long-term deal with Flacco, it would likely mean a lower cap figure, and open the door for the Ravens to deal with other free agents like safety Ed Reed, linebacker Dannell Ellerbe and cornerback Cary Williams.
With a non-exclusive tag, the player can negotiate with other teams, but an offer sheet not matched would result in two first-round picks as compensation. The exclusive tag, based on the five highest cap numbers at the position for 2013, prohibits the player from talking to other teams.
Prior to the restructures that lowered the cap numbers for Brady and Roethlisberger, the exclusive tender cost about $20.46 million. With Brady and Roethlisberger dropping out of the top five, it is now $19.136 million.
Stafford currently has the highest cap figure of any quarterback at $20.82 million, so a restructuring would further lower the exclusive tag.
As for teams looking for a quarterback, the market doesn't provide much in attractive talent. That resulted in Kansas City reaching a tentative agreement with San Francisco to acquire quarterback Alex Smith for a second-round pick this year (34th overall) plus a conditional third-round pick in 2014 that could become a second-round selection depending on Smith's performance. There is also a possibility that Kansas City might receive a third-day pick from the 49ers in the fifth, sixth or seventh round. The trade can't become official until after the league year begins.
It is believed Seattle plans to keep Matt Flynn as the backup to Russell Wilson.
Following is a look at the top five players at each position, with the estimated franchise tag in parentheses.
Quarterbacks ($14.6 million)
Joe Flacco, Baltimore (expected to be franchised)
Matt Moore, Miami
Jason Campbell, Chicago
Drew Stanton, Indianapolis
Brian Hoyer, Arizona
Running Backs ($8.1 million)
Steven Jackson, St. Louis (expected to void contract by March 12)
Reggie Bush, Miami
Shonn Greene, N.Y. Jets
Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh
Cedric Benson, Green Bay
Ahmad Bradshaw (released by Giants)


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Before and during the American Revolution, the English, both in England and in the colonies, mostly spoke with a rhotic accent. The rhotic accent means that all hard r's were pronounced, like "hard." Once we had the first sound recordings after the American Revolution, some three hundred years after the colonists first settled in the New World, the accents of the British and Americans were discernibly different. The Americans had kept the rhotic accent.
But the British spoke with non-rhotic accents — "hard" was pronounced more like "hahd." Sometime in the 1800s, not long after the Industrial Revolution, the non-rhotic accent appeared in southern England. It quickly spread, especially among the middle- and upper-class. Non-rhotic accents became signifier of class, so important in England — especially when traditional social statuses were being upended by the economic revolution. Because the Received Pronunciation (RP) accent was regionally "neutral" and easy to understand, it spread across England and the empire through the armed forces, the civil service and, later, the BBC. Along the seacoast of America, it caught on as well among the upper classes. And since the East Coast was the social and economic powerhouse of America through much of the 19th century, non-rhotic meant high-class in America. As industry shifted, though, areas with rhotic came back into power. General American (GenAm) which is used by broadcasters and radio hosts, is non-rhotic.
Now, of course, with the quickly shifting languages, most areas of both America and Great Britain do not use the standard accents. In the US, only a small part of the midwest uses GenAm. And in Great Britain, a smaller country with many more accents packed into it, only the upper class naturally uses RP.


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3. | Mitt Romney | ||
Blowhard politician who claims to be conservative, although he's really whatever he thinks his audience wants at any given moment.
Dodged the Vietnam War draft claiming he needed to go to France on a mission for his cult. While in France, he pimped his cult door to door, including his cult's philosophy that blacks were lesser people. All this draft dodging behavior occured while black American soldiers died fighting to save him and his fellow cult members from Communism. For some reason, this irreconcilable hypocrisy was never reported during his recent presidential run. Political correctness won the day. Mitt Romney thinks the Garden of Eden is in Missouri.
1. | mitt romney | ||
To change your position in order win favors or votes. "She told Jane she hated Madonna. The she pulls a Mitt Romney and tells me she loves Madonna."
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Something Massachusetts is happy to be rid of. More commonly known as "Mitt the Shit" or "Mittens", Romney left office before he could be run out of the state on a rail. He really did a good job fixing the Big Dig. Yeah, right!
This guy is not only incompetitent, he's the biggest flip-flopper in politics. And this doesn't mean his position "evolves" over time or as the situation changes. Mitten's position changes depending on which state he happens to be in at the time. No nuance about this guy. He's one of those "dazzle them with bullshit" kind of politicians, about as cardboard and phony as you will find in politics. Mitt Romney is George W. Bush after elocution lessons.
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a tool. Mitt Romney is a tool.
5. | Mitt Romney | ||
Shape-shifting, cream-cheese LDS hustler with a spray-on tan. Currently seeking the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination. A fiscal conservative's dream, which is to say malleable and not-too-bright, but can be counted on to look after the interests of the very rich and to never raise their taxes (see George W. Bush). Republican-leaning women will vote for Mitt based on his looks alone. If he is nominated, will probably be our next president due to the sheer stupidity of the typical American voter (see George W. Bush). Will also hammer gay people to assure the Bible-beaters and red-faced Southern haters that he worries about what consenting adults do in bed just as much as they do. "I'm Mitt, I'm shit"
"Mitt Romney has changed positions more times than a Stretch Armstrong doll" "If elected, Mitt Romney promises to give everyone in America their own planet to live on after they die!" |
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To fuck someone after taking everything away from them. When we get to the hotel room, I am gonna give you a Mitt Romney said the prostitute to the john.
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Wazzock or twit According to an article in the New Yorker, Mitt Romney is a Wazzock


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By: Shayla Patrick
Updated: December 7, 2012
GALENA, KS.-- World War II veteran, Donald Anderson says he remembers exactly what he was doing on "The day that lives in infamy." He says he was a newly wed spending time with his wife on December 7th 1941, when he learned of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, an event that drew America into the 2nd World War. Anderson recalls being drafted shortly afterward to serve in the Navy for 22 months. He says although the Pearl Harbor attack happened more than 70 years ago, it's very important to remember the historical lesson that came from it.
"People think that there's nothing that will ever happen to the United States, but that is a deadly thing because there are forces that would destroy us right now wherever we are, so we have to be alert and we have to be on guard," states Donald Anderson, World War II Veteran.
According to government records, nearly 2,400 service members and 49 civilians were killed in the Pearl Harbor attack.
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KARACHI: Pakistani corporate and business leaders, who participated in the first of its kind Indo-Pak Business Meet held in New Delhi last month, want more such initiatives at the private and government-level for the improvement of ties between the two nuclear-armed estranged neighbours.
Business leaders say that the civil society has been doing its bit for peace, but there remains a need to push the two respective governments of Pakistan and India to make serious efforts to improve ties to ensure progress and prosperity in the region.
"While civil society will continue to take such initiatives, it is the government-level dialogue, which brings a concrete change," Kamran Y. Mirza, chief executive Pakistan Business Council, told The News. "Both sides must move towards creating an atmosphere, which enables cross-border businesses to prosper. The business Meet needs to be followed by other such initiatives."
The two-day Meet, held in May, was organised under the Aman Ki Asha initiative - a joint venture of The Times of India and Jang Group.
Wajid Jawad, managing director of Associated Industries, said that the experience of attending the meeting was better than what he had expected. "Pranab Mukherjee, the Indian Finance Minister, was there. The shift in his attitude and response towards us, Pakistanis, was remarkable," he said. "Just two years back, he was external affairs minister at a time when Indo-Pak relations were at the rock bottom."
Businessmen from the two countries realise that politicians alone can not be relied upon for a positive outcome, he said. "Therefore, we have to continue our efforts. We need to identify areas of mutual interest and then focus on trade."
Referring to the open discussion with Indian counterparts, he said Pakistan was asked to change its India-specific trade rules. "Indians say that they treat Pakistan just like all the other trading partners under the WTO framework. This might be true, but the benefit of any trade should go to both sides and the reality is that right now it tilts in their favor."
Jawad said follow-up meetings among businesspeople from both sides were important to ensure that first of its kind Aman Ki Asha initiative achieves its target.
Iqbal Ali Lakhani, chairman of Lakson Group of Companies, also appeared equally optimistic about the results of the meeting. "This was a small, but a useful step," he said. "It is very early to say when and how the business ties with India prosper, but one thing is for sure that there are a lot of areas for cooperation."
He said that Indian conglomerates were much bigger, but Pakistani companies have been working with leading multinational firms so there was no question of inequality in experience and capability.
Asad Umer, president of Engro Corporation, said business cooperation between the two countries remains necessary for greater regional prosperity. "India needs tons of energy to support its growth momentum," he said. "And that could come via Pakistan."
However, he said, private sectors from both the sides need to sit together and seriously look at ways to harness these opportunities. "West is in trouble itself.
The capital is with the countries in the east."
Information technology is one area where India has outclassed all the other emerging economies. It also happens to be a sector, which has fast developed in Pakistan.
Jehan Ara, president of Pakistan Software Houses Association, said the world remains unaware of the strides made by the Pakistani IT sector during the past couple of years.
"The first leverage for Pakistani companies is low-cost of skilled labor," she said. "There are a lot of software applications being made here like risk management tools for financial institutions. Indians can get them made cheap here!"
Yet, she said, such business ventures will require governments on both sides of the borders to remove bottlenecks."Some years back, Tata Consultancy wanted to start operations in Pakistan, but they couldn't because of restrictions on the transfer of money."
She said prerequisite to the long term goal of cooperation should be visa relaxation and making it easier for businesses to transfer funds to home country.
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Truck Stop Planned For Jackson County Could Bring 35 Jobs
By: Stephen Crews
Updated: November 10, 2010
A $7 million development could be bringing jobs and revenue to Jackson County. It�s a Love�s Truck Stop, and it�s going in at the Southeast corner of the Jackson County intersection of 231 and I-10. Engineers said Wednesday it would bring 35 jobs to the surrounding area. �Anytime you can add jobs in the economic climate we�re in�it�s important,� said Jackson County Commission Chairman Jeremy Branch. �It�s significant.� Branch said the revenue it would bring from 23 fueling stations would also help. That�s because the Jackson County road department is funded by various gas taxes, to the tune of about $4.2 million a year. $2.2 million of that total goes toward paving Jackson County�s dirt roads. That�s why officials said the new 15 acre development could be a big boost to road department revenues. So officials are happy, but how about residents? The truck stop will be going up in a loosely-populated area. One nearby couple supported the construction, but it will be in the front yard of Tamara Rabenelle. She said she wasn�t pleased when she heard about it. �It would interfere with my privacy,� Rabenelle said. �That�s one of the reasons I bought this house, I love this house but I would actually consider selling if they build this.� But Rabenelle said the development could have a positive impact. �We do need jobs around here that�s for sure, and this little town needs more restaurants. We don�t have many choices as you can see down the street there.� Construction will start in February 2011, with a tentative completion by April 2012.


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COMMUNITY · Rock Spring Athletic Association will hold Baseball and Softball sign ups every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. through Feb. 16, at Rock Spring Elementary School. For ages are 3-12.
COMMUNITY · The LaFayette-Walker County Public Library will have their Ready to Read Story Time on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 10:30 a.m. This program prepares children for school with books, songs, games and activities.
COMMUNITY · Two free eight-hour series of basic diabetes management classes are being offered by the Walker County Health Department. The first series will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 5 and 7, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Chickamauga Public Library. The second series will be on Fridays, Feb. 15 and 22, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the health department in LaFayette. Call 706-638-5577 to register.
COMMUNITY · The first Wash Me Pink Color Run to benefit Susan G. Komen will be held Saturday, March 9. The 5K color run course begins at 9 a.m. at 1104 Redwine Cove, in Dalton. Registration is from 7 a.m.-8:45 a.m. Color washers will douse participants with Komen color at the color stations strategically placed throughout the course. Parking passes cost $5 if pre-purchased and $10 at the venue, and are required for each car. Visit washmepink.com.
COMMUNITY · Lyerly United Methodist Church is selling cookbooks for $10 each. They can be purchased from any church member, or at Pine Ridge Outdoor Supply in Lyerly, or by sending $10 (plus $2.00 shipping and handling) to Lyerly United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 152, Lyerly, GA 30730, and a church cookbook will be mailed to you. For more information, call Jo Ann Mitchell at 706-895-2636.
COMMUNITY · Entries in the annual DNR "Give Wildlife a Chance" poster contest must be postmarked by Wednesday, March 27. This year's theme is "Everyone can be a citizen scientist." The contest is open to kindergarten through fifth-grade students in public and private schools and homeschool groups. Participants enter at the local school level with drawings that depict their observations of Georgia's native nongame animals and plants. Visit georgiawildlife.com/PosterContest or botgarden.uga.edu for more information.
COMMUNITY · An introduction to beekeeping class will be taught by Randy Rolen, Journeyman Beekeeper. To register, call Continuing Education at 706-295-6963, at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. The class will be held at the GNTC Gordon County Campus, 1151 Highway 53 Spur, in Calhoun, Saturday, Feb. 9, from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost is $49.
CHURCH · A year-round Parents Day Out program will be offered from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, at Rock Spring United Methodist Church, 3477 Peavine Road in Rock Spring. Children ages 6 months to 5 years old may participate. Bring your child to socialize and play in a Christian environment. There is no registration fee. Cost is $12 a day per child, or $10 a day per child for two or more siblings. Call 706-764-1404 for more information.
COMMUNITY · Dalton Science Café, informal get-togethers on all things science, is held from 7-8 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Dalton Freight Depot. On Tuesday, Feb. 5, the program is "Aquatic life in Northwest Georgia."
ENTERTAINMENT · Award-winning singer/songwriter Chinua (pronounced Shin-Wa) Hawk will perform a free concert at Dalton State College, Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Goodroe Auditorium of Gignilliat Memorial Hall. Seating is first-come, first-served.
COMMUNITY · Girl Scouts have started taking orders for Girl Scout cookies. Orders will be taken through Feb. 10. Cookie deliveries and booth sales are March 1 - 24. For more information, visit girlscoutcsa.org or call 1-800-474-1912.
COMMUNITY · LaFayette Parks and Recreation Department will offer line dance lessons for beginners and advanced students Mondays and Tuesdays at the Max Stoker facility. Learn the two-step, the cha cha, waltz, mumbo and salsa. No partner needed. For more information, contact Vicky Jones at 706-639-5401.
COMMUNITY · The Tennessee Small Business Development Center will offer a series of QuickBooks classes during the year at 100 Cherokee Boulevard, Chattanooga. QuickBooks set-up and for beginners classes will begin Tuesday, Feb. 12. QuickBooks set-up is from 8 a.m.-noon and QuickBooks for beginners is from 1-5 p.m. The cost is $95 for each class, and is due prior to the day of class. Class size is limited to 10. To register call 423-756-8668.
Wednesday, Feb. 6
COMMUNITY · Seniors and Friends of Fort Oglethorpe meet from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, at Constitution Hall on Forrest Road in Fort Oglethorpe, for games, crafts, refreshments and blood pressure and blood sugar checks. For information or transportation, call Peggy Stanfield at 706-866-1369.
COMMUNITY · LaFayette Parks and Recreation Department will offer zumba classes Wednesdays at the Max Stoker facility from 5:30-6:30 p.m. For more information, call Gabriel Dudley at 423-413-0958.
COMMUNITY · A Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery seminar will be held from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Erlanger Baroness (Plaza Surgery waiting room). Area residents who are overweight and /or with health problems related to obesity are invited to learn more about the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center at Erlanger. It is a free seminar and registration is required. Call Erlanger's HealthLink at (423) 778-LINK (5465) to register.Visit Erlanger's You Tube Channel at www.youtube.com/erlangerhealth and click The Weight Loss Program under Playlist to watch first-hand accounts from those who have gone through the program.
COMMUNITY · Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey has partnered with local libraries to host Reading with Ringling Brothers. All branches of the Cherokee Regional Library System will be participating. Children who read five books will be rewarded with a free ticket to the circus at Philips Arena in Atlanta for Feb. 13-18. Children must be aged 2-12 to participate. Stop by your Walker or Dade County public library today to register for the program.
COMMUNITY · Registration is open for the sixth annual Berry Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K races to be run Saturday, March 23, at Berry College in Rome. The Berry Half Marathon raises funds for need-based scholarships to the local (Rome) elementary and middle school. Runners have given to Soles4Soles in past years, and organizers plan to continue to support this charity, as well as contribute $1 for each pair of shoes donated to help offset the cost of mailing the shoes to needed destinations. There will be collection boxes set up at race registration March 22 and 23. There will also continue to be a collection site for Medals4Mettle, a non-profit organization that facilitates the gifting of marathon, half marathon, and triathlon finishers' medals to children and adults fighting debilitating diseases. To register for the 2013 Berry Half Marathon and further information on registration fees, visit: berryhalfmarathon.com.
COMMUNITY · The Veterans of All Wars Museum, at 71 Red Belt Road in Chickamauga, will be closed through Thursday, Feb. 28, and will reopen Friday, March 1. The museum has a collection of guns and other memorabilia on display. The museum was founded by Robert H. Honeycutt, a WWII veteran, POW, and survivor of the 800 mile German death march. Call Randy Culbreth at 423-488-4789 for more information.
Thursday, Feb. 7
COMMUNITY · The Walker County Chamber's Young Professionals Council (adults age 40 and younger) will meet from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at The Hideaway (Formerly Rockamauga Bar & Grille), 96 Fieldstone Village Drive, in Rock Spring. The Walker County Young Professionals Council aims to enhance the quality of life for the Walker County community by connecting young, working people to the county civically, professionally and socially. Bring your business cards, bring some friends and socialize with other young professionals from Northwest Georgia. This event is free to attend and non-members are also invited.
ENTERTAINMENT · Swedish soprano Stina Ohman will perform in the Berry College Ford Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7. This event is free and open to the public. Ohman will be accompanied on the piano by Jacksonville State University faculty pianist Wendy Faughn.
COMMUNITY · Parkridge East Hospital in East Ridge, Tenn., will offer a breastfeeding class ($15 per couple) – Thursday, Feb. 7, from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. This class includes topics such as physiology of breastfeeding, advantages of breastfeeding, techniques for successful breastfeeding, common pitfalls and challenges, returning to work and pumping. Mothers are strongly encouraged to bring a support person, but it is not required. This class is free with any Labor of Love Lamaze class. For more information and to register for classes, call MedLine at 800-242-5662 or visit ParkridgeEastHospital.com.
COMMUNITY · Cholestech Lipid and Glucose screenings will be offered from 8 a.m.-noon Thursday, Feb. 7, at Erlanger East (Gunbarrel Road) in Chattanooga. A lipid panel will show HDL, LDL, Total cholesterol, non-HDL, cholesterol ratio and triglycerides. A 12-hour fast is required to produce an accurate result. No eating or drinking coffee prior to the test, but please drink water the night before and morning of testing. Reservations are required, no walk-ins will be taken. Lipid plus Glucose is $25. Call Erlanger's HealthLink at (423) 778-LINK (5465) for information.
COMMUNITY · Man to Man Support Group begins at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at Erlanger Baroness. This support group is for spouses, friends and patients who have prostate cancer. For more information, call (423) 855-2778.
COMMUNITY · A Diabetes Education Class will be held from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at Erlanger Chattanooga Lifestyle Center. This class will explore ways to manage diabetes. Call 778-9400 for more information on physician referral and insurance reimbursement.
COMMUNITY · Pilates - helps reduce stress and tension, restores natural balance, improves circulation, range of motion, strength and flexibility. Certified instructor Denise McGaughey offers classes every Monday mornings at 8:30 a.m. and Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. at Boynton United Methodist Church. Cost is $33 per month or a flex-pass is available. For more information, go to BoyntonUMC.org or call 423-779-4468. Boynton United Methodist is located at 4246 Boynton Drive in Ringgold, two miles west of I-75, south of Battlefield Parkway at Pine Grove and Boynton.


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Ice-Skating Rink Opens in Brownwood
By: Lisa Tipton, BrownwoodNews.com
Updated: December 3, 2012
The public is invited to ice skate on the synthetic ice rink which is located in the parking lot of the Depot Complex at 600 E. Depot Street.
The rink will be open to the public during the following hours:
Monday, December 3 - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday, December 4 - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday, December 5 - 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday, December 6-8 - 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Cost to skate is $2 per person for a 15 minute session and ice skates are available at no additional cost.
The opening of the ice skating rink will begin a week full of local Christmas activities including the lighted Christmas parade set for Thursday, December 6th at 6 p.m. in Downtown Brownwood. The 4th annual Christmas Under the Stars Festival will take place on Friday and Saturday, December 7th and 8th from 4-8 p.m. each day at the Depot Complex, Adams Street Community Center, and the Lehnis Railroad Museum. The festival will feature kids games and activities, a rock climbing wall, food, competitions, and loads of family fun.
Go to BrownwoodChamber.org for additional information about the festival.
The festival is sponsored by KTAB-TV, 3M Company, and Wal-Mart. The ice skating rink is sponsored by TexasBank, Howard Payne University, Coldwell Banker, Mark Campbell & Associates, and Lee Hoffpauir Chevrolet Buick.
Pictured above are Sunni Modawell and Daniel Hutson testing out the synthetic ice rink.


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No one matched all the numbers drawn in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing and the jackpot for the multi-state lottery game increased to an estimated $120 million.
The grand prize for Friday night's drawing was $105 million.
The winning numbers drawn Friday night were: 15 - 32 - 38 - 42 and 46, and the Mega Ball number was 31.
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11 Meetup Groups match "Japanese Language and Culture" near Lakewood, WA
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Are you a Japanese working mom who is raising child(ren) in English speaking environment? Do you wish your child(ren) to be familiar with Japanese language and cultures, but can't find a Japanese play group that meets on your day off? Let's get together on weekends and play in Japanese. This is a brand new group and any ideas are welcome!
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This group is for people interested in learning Japanese. The methods used are Where Are Your Keys? and Language Hunting, both designed to start conversing from lesson one. There is a blog about the lessons at LHJapanese.
We're the area's most active Japanese Meetup, with a lively group of people who speak or are learning Japanese. We have regular, casual meetings to practice Japanese, talk about trips to Japan, and interact with other Japanese speakers. Native speakers are welcomed, intermediate Japanese speakers get lots of practice, and beginners are encouraged to ask questions to learn more. Most of the time we simply have casual conversations in Japanese and English. We rarely set an agenda. If you're …
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This is a group for hosts of the Japanese students - and the Japanese students themselves - that are part of the Time English Program 2012. "Take a risk!"
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Minnasan youkoso. Welcome to the oldest and original Seattle Japanese and English Language Meetup Group! Come join us and mingle with local Japanese language and culture lovers! Share and practice speaking, build vocabulary and new friendships! Learn about Japanese culture and participate in fun activities in the Seattle area. All levels are welcome.
Chomping at the bit to practice your 敬語 but don't want to brave Seattle traffic to chat up the folks at Uwajimaya? Aching to augment your grasp of ある/ありません, but haven't found a good place to practice in Tacoma? Looking to liberate your ら り る れ ろ from behind that lump stuck in your throat? We're the brand-new just-out Japanese Meetup in Tacoma. Our over-all purpose is to practice and improve our spoken Japanese, but really, as far as topics go, the sky is the limit. Want to talk about the latest …
Welcome to the Japanese Language Meetup. We are pleased to provide a convenient meetup group linking great east side including Redmond, Bellevue, and etc. Anybody who loves Japanese culture/language is welcome. We'd love to meet you.
Meetups for current/past students/parents of the Koguma-Little Bear program at South Hill Cooperative Preschool in Puyallup, Wa. Enrolling now for ages 3-5 Mondays & Wednesdays classes. Join us at our Open House Saturday, November 17th 10:30am to 1pm Bates affiliated program.
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Hi! Anyone interested in hosting exchange students from Japan, Korea, or China? I work for not-for-profit organization and coordinate exchange students program. Our program is very unique, students come here not only to study English, but they are eager to share their own language and cultures. So, this will be a great match if your family is interested in those cultures and would like to learn more, and having great experience with exchange students. If you would like to know more about this, c …
If you're a gamer, moviegoer, anime fan, or all of the above then this is probably the group for you. The types of meetups include anime nights, board games, card games, pot lucks, happy hours, movie nights, cosplay, and grouping up for various conventions. We also love to play XBOX, PS3, and WII video games. So if you get a kick out of fighting games like Soul Calibur, Tekken, Mortal Kombat, Smash Brothers, and Street Fighter than you should definately check out our Friday Fight Nights! Don't w …
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NOTE: I'm putting animefest on hiatus for a little while, as I have been fairly busy. I will still accept new members, but I probably won't have another meeting for a couple of months. Animefest meets once a month to eat dinner, socialize, and watch anime. To get a feel for what we usually show, here's some of what we've watched recently: Michiko to Hatchin, High School of The Dead, Bakemonogatari, Angel's Egg, Ponyo, Ouran High School Host Club, Summer Wars All genres of anime are welcome. Mos …
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Brandi Glanville A "Friend" Of The Housewives No More! Confirms She's Full-Time Castmember On Beverly Hills!
They had us worried there for a second!
While reports circulated earlier in the week that Brandi Glanville had been cut from the official cast of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills because her ex-husband, Eddie Cibrian, and his new wife LeAnn Rimes did not want her children filmed for the reality show, a source close to the castmember have revealed that she is, in fact, a series regular!
The insider explains:Twitter to confirm:
Funny no one really knew or knows my work status and after on talk woith my ex husband its splattered all over the internet #leakmuch?
— Brandi Glanville (@BrandiGlanville) May 3, 2012
Ha! There's that sass we know and love from our gurl!
So happy to hear that we'll be getting that back in a full-time capacity! We'd be FURIOUS if she were still merely just a "friend" of the Housewives!
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