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LONG BEACH - The passage of Proposition 30 may have prevented major cuts to programs, but schools are still struggling to offset years of state funding reductions, officials said.
The Long Beach Unified Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to eliminate summer school and freeze vacant positions next year in a round of budget reductions that would save up to $13.8 million.
While last month's passage of Gov. Jerry Brown's sales tax hike averted severe program cuts, the district is still facing a $20 million deficit this fiscal year, LBUSD officials said.
The district's structural deficit would have ballooned to $55 million next year had Prop. 30 failed, officials said.
The LBUSD is projecting a $57 million deficit by the end of the 2014-2015 fiscal year if it doesn't make reductions.
The first phase of proposed reductions for a savings of about $13 million includes: Eliminating grades six and seven at Burcham School, transportation reductions, eliminating summer school in 2013, cuts to special education, and freezing positions left vacant when teachers and other staff retire.
The district had proposed significantly reducing the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program for a savings of $1 million next year. The board, however, delayed a decision Tuesday, asking for more information on how the program would be reduced. The board is expected to vote on the issue at a later date.
AVID, a popular college prep program, has lost millions in state funding, forcing school districts to pick up the slack to maintain the program.
Speaking before the board on Tuesday, Tuan Nguyen, AVID coordinator at Cabrillo High School, said the program has been invaluable in helping underprivileged students gain leadership skills and prepare for college.
"The simple fact is (AVID) has done a great service not just as an educational program but as a social justice program for the west side," he said.
Board member John McGinnis was the first to ask for more details on the plan for AVID's future.
"I don't want to substantially reduce a program of this value without having more information," he said.
The board in coming months is expected to also consider other budget reductions, which could include more small school closures, reductions to programs and services, and other measures designed to safeguard the district's fiscal health, officials said.
As part of this first-phase reduction plan, the board last month voted to close Monroe K-8 school in Lakewood for a savings of $2.7 million. email@example.com, 562-714-2181, twitter.com/kellypuentept


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(2) My girl is turning into a real beach bum. This time we took her to CHUN'S, which was beautiful.
(4) I have a cousin I wish I could read this to. She is growing up way too fast ... and not in the best way possible.
(2) My girl is turning into a real beach bum. This time we took her to CHUN'S, which was beautiful.
(4) I have a cousin I wish I could read this to. She is growing up way too fast ... and not in the best way possible.
My husband did not have a traditional bachelor party. Thankfully he wouldn't go for the stripper theme even if he did have one. Totally skeezy. I had a bachelorette party but it was basically like an old fashioned slumber party eating good food in our comfy clothes - perfect if you ask me!
How to keep kids from growing up to fast? This plagues me too-trying my best to keep my boys little :)
My hubby's BP was pretty low key. Him and two buddies went to a really nice steakhouse (The Strip House, which is beyond fab), and then they went to a Houston Astros baseball game (they had really nice suite seats).
My BP was in San Antonio with my best friends. We stayed at a really nice hotel, had dinner on The Riverwalk, then dancing at a club. We all managed to stay out of trouble. =)
And ummm, yeah, I'm totally jealous of where you live- NOT FAIR!!!!
I love Reese too and being from Alabama, Sweet Home Alabama is one of my favorite movies as well!
That letter/note hit home. Kayla is 11 and in 6th grade. They really are growing up so much quicker than we ever did. I remember riding bikes and playing in the woods when I was her age. Barbies was still part of my weekdays as well as Tiny Toons! We have made compromises with her to keep peace. She's allowed to do eye makeup and some gloss but nothing on the heavy side at all. She has a Facebook but I monitor it almost daily. I have to approve her friend requests and I watch what her friends put on her wall and vice versa. She has deleted a few friends on her own account because of bad language. I forbid her to have a cell phone until she starts 9th grade OR she gets involved with something that involves her having to stay after school at anytime.
Your little one is precious in her little swimsuit! That beach is just gorgeous!
1. I LOVE your blog Lori. You keep it insanely real and it's very refreshing :)
2. My hubs had his BP in Vegas with 17 other guys. They did the whole "bottle service, drunk every night, stripper" thing. I was LIVID at first, but then calmed down because of all the guys that went, he's def the "good one" haha. I wish he'd taken my advice and just gone sky diving with the fellas, play a round of golf, maybe go out to a club. But whatever. It's done and will NEVER happen again lol.
3. My sister in law is 12 and is growing up too fast. I def feel you on the whole "stay young" thing...I was still climbing trees and playing with barbies back then.
4. Brooke is such a cutie patootie!!
Wow, late to the party :)
Cullen also did a bachelor party in Vegas with the whole gigantic 3-bdrm suite, bottle service, etc, etc. They say there were no strippers and I believe them. I guess. Haha. No, but really, Eaton knows I would kill him (and then Cullen and Regan) if there were strippers.
I think that each couple is the only one who can judge what they find acceptable for their SO to do at his/her bachelor party. No one on the outside knows what their relationship is like, so to each their own, I believe.
As for mine, I flew to LA for a small one with my college friends, then flew to Miami for a girls weekend with my 2 MOHs. It was awesome and relaxing :)
And DOLE WHIP. Lucky.
PS - I love B's hair up in a clip like that!


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Back a hundred and fifty years ago, when I worked for DeKalb County, and the law was passed that young drivers going 24 or more miles per hour lost their licenses, I noticed a trend.
Every single one of thee super duper speedy quick teenagers drove a nicer car than I did. At the time (late '90s, early 2000s), I drove a 1994 champagne colored Geo Prizm. Manual transmission. Yeah. Sexy. You know you're jealous. I loved that car, and might actually still be driving it if a guy who thought dialing his wife was more important than actually looking out of the front windshield and totalled my car for me while I was six months pregnant in 2001.
Don't worry, I was fine, in fact, whatever was wrong with my back suddenly was no longer wrong with my back. The knucklehead apparently properly re-adjusted my spine. But that's a story for another day.
I didn't own a car of my own until I was 21 and I moved to the Atlanta area. In college I just rode a bike, walked, took the bus or bummed a ride. In high school, I lived in a place that had public transportation that took you pretty much anywhere you wanted to go. Plus, the landscape was completely flat, so you could ride a bicycle for miles without breaking too much of a sweat.
When I was at home with my parents, there was a car that I could usually use. It was a sparkly green 1974 Dodge Swinger, with a white vinyl hardtop. Well, the hardtop used to be white. At this point it was sparse and gray and curled up in flakes that flapped in the breeze like an old man's hair while he drives his mid-life-crisis convertible. The green sparkly vinyl that covered the bench seats was mostly gone. We used old sheets to cover the foam to protect our clothes from getting foam balls all over them.
Since we lived near the beach, anything with trace elements of metal rusted to dust almost instantly. Therefore, the metal floorboards were all but non-existent, so you could watch the road go by as you drove. We covered the floor with leftover vinyl sheets from when we redid the kitchen. And that car started every time I asked it to and I could drive five of my friends wherever we wanted to go (so long as we didn't want to drive more than 55 - what torque that car had! 0-60 in three and a half hours!
The car I bought when I was 21 was my grandfather's cast-off 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88. That thing was like two plush sofas on wheels. It got about three miles to the gallon. The hood was so enormous that if I drove up a hill with more than a 20 degree incline, it blocked the windshield and I coudn't see anything.
I drove that car until the transmission took a dive. Then I bought the aforementioned Geo. It was not long after I graduated from law school. I was so proud of that car. It was shiny new and mine, all mine. I researched Consumer Reports, paid for the whole thing, negotiated with the salesman, insured it, financed it, and drove it all by myself. It was truly a day of mourning the day it got irretrievably smushed. I still get misty eyed just thinking about that car. By that time I was married and pregnant, so we exchanged it for a 2001 Toyota Sienna minivan which we still own and drive to this day.
Which brings me back to one in a long series of my fist shaking, fuddy duddy rants about kids these days. As I said, these kids driving 79 or more miles per hour all drove cars nicer than my several years old Geo Prizm. Who was giving these kids brand new BMWs or even Hondas? Well, duh. Their parents.
My kids aren't yet of driving age, but a number of my friends have children who drive and when I handle divorces, very often we deal with who is going to pay for the children's car payments.
I know it is easy for me to sit up here looking at the view from my high horse when I'm not there yet, but, excuse me? Who is going to pay for the children's car payments? I know that I appear to be in a tiny minority of people who have this opinion, and I know this will likely make a great number of my friends angry, and I hereby give everyone reading this the right to throw this in my face in five years if/when I cave and buy my son a car because I really want him to have side curtain air bags, but why are parents obligated to finance a vehicle for their children? Are we not in enough debt just buying them food and sneakers? Do our children not deserve the pride that comes from working for and achieving a goal?
We complain about a generation that feels like it is entitled to everything it desires at the same time we work overtime and go into debt to hand over a vehicle to someone who hasn't done anything to earn it but simply exist. And let's just say that your kid is a football star or busy with the theater and doesn't have time to get a job and maintain grades. And you really really really need your kid to drive himself to practice. So why can't you buy whatever 2013s equivalent of a reliable but rusted fifteen year old Dodge Swinger is?
Maybe I'm just jealous of these kids, since I had to work for what I had. Then again, maybe I'm just grateful my parents made me do for myself, and I fear for the future in the hands of people who think owning a car they won't be able to afford on their own for years is as much a necessary and inevitable part of growing up as body hair and acne. Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go to work so I can afford my car payments for my three-year-old Honda.
Lori Duff
1:44 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
I would love to hear everyone's description of the junkers they drove as teenagers.
Joann Ellstein
2:18 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
I shared a rusted out, pee-green Ford Pinto Wagon with my brother, and t was OLD.....from the 70's. You know the kind that would explode on the slightest rear impact, but was not recalled by the manufacturer. My aunt/uncle gave it to my mom for us go use as she had just gotten divorced and was struggling to make ends meet.
Sharon Swanepoel
2:27 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
My first car was a mini minor that I paid R450 for - the equivalent of less than $50 here at the current exchange rate. The grill in the front gave great access to rain so it cut out every time it rained. I had to jump out and spray WD 40 on it in order to get back on the road. Needless to say, on raining days I always arrived at work looking like a drowned rat! Ahh, those were the days.
Amie Ray Davis
2:32 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
I had a VW Cabriolet convertible. Now I have a VW New Beetle convertible. Much hasn't changed for me!
2:56 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
I bought a shiny black 1970 Triumph GT6+ for my first car in the spring of 1983
Had it about a year before I wrecked it. Bought a shell of a 69 GT6+ from a junkyar and used the remaining good parts from the wreck to rebuild the junkyard rescue
And thus a lifelong habit of tinkering with and building sportscars was born
Jane Okrasinski
2:59 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
I am a bigger fuddy-duddy than you, My son had to get a job and pay his share of the insurance premium, before he could get his learner's permit. He lived, but he still doesn't own a car. Instead he lives in Brooklyn.
My first car was a 1970 Renault 16, which I bought in 1974 when I was a senior in college. It had seats more comfy than a Lazy Boy and handled Illinois winter without snow tires.
Pam Reich Hopper
3:52 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
My first car was a 1971 red Ford Galaxy 500 with a black vinyl top in 1977. You could put at least 2 bodies in the trunk. My dad traded services with his friend and brought this beast home and told me I had to pay half. Say what? I didn't even get to pick it out! My girlfriends nick named my car RB (the red bomb). The gas gauge didn't work and it had a cracked heater core so you can imagine what fun I had driving this thing.
Sharon Swanepoel
5:28 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Pam, I'm almost scared to ask how you found out that those two bodies could fit in the trunk. :)
Pam Reich Hopper
5:53 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
ha! it's a car the mafia should drive:)
Good Grief Y'all
9:33 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
I had a used '61 (I think) Chevy Bel Aire, 2 door white with red interior. Not a junker as it was pretty sporty and in nice condition. But I left it at home for the first year so my mother could use it while I took the bus to my ATL job. I felt it was really only mine on the weekend.
11:49 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
1980 blue Datsun 210 hatchback with no a/c (I lived in Florida) and no functioning radio (we used a boom box that the front seat passenger had to hold). I guess it was only 1988, so I am not entirely sure why those parts didn't work. But that is what I got to drive!
Chris P
4:44 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
I bought my first car new (73 Pinto) while still in the service. Unfortunately within a year it got totaled in an accident.
Lori Duff
10:45 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Lots of Pintos out there. Hmmmmm. By the way, my Dad informs me that it was Dart, not a Swinger, but it did look exactly like the picture I posted, except ours had tires.


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Hugh Weldon wrote:was 'Caravan' the very first Latin-inspired jazz standard? Another worldmusic first??
Although Caravan (co-composed by Juan Tizol) is considered by some to be the first real Latin jazz tune, it's more a piece of vaguely Middle Eastern melodic exoticism (think camels and desert - and Santana's later Caravanserai).
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http://www.spaceagepop.com/tizosong.htm :
"Although Juan Tizol wrote a number of songs during his years with Duke Ellington and Harry James, only two have had any real popular success. But "Caravan" alone puts just about all the other exotica standards to shame. Everybody covered "Caravan." Billy Eckstine had a million-seller with his 1949 cover of the tune, as did Ralph Marterie with his 1952 instrumental version. There are enough recordings of "Caravan" around for KFJC, the legendary Los Altos Hills, California public radio station--home of the "Louie, Louie" marathon--to be considering playing different versions of "Caravan" for 24 hours straight.
"What is it about "Caravan" that makes it so irresistable to perform? Beats me. It's almost like it's an entrance requirement of some sort. Frank Zappa even memorialized it as an adlib in his tribute to playing in bars, "America Drinks and Goes Home": "'Caravan' with a drum solo? You bet, sir!" But given the choice between "Caravan" and "Feelings," I'll take "Caravan" everytime.
"Like "Miserlou," "Caravan" gets played one of two ways: slow and exotically or fast and swinging. Duke Ellington's own recordings are the most faithful to the original spirit of the song, with a loose marching kind of beat, like camels slogging dutifully through the sand. Perez Prado's is probably the most swinging, taking off like a rocket with trumpets on fire and Perez physically throwing the song into the next verse with his trademark grunt. To me, the weirdest version is that by the Castro Brothers in their "Live in Tahoe" album, in which they climax their show with a bravura medley of "Caravan" and "Exodus." I guess it's some kind of show-biz attempt to call for peace between the Arabs and the Israelis."
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Temperatures will be higher than Saturday but still cooler by Lake Michigan thanks to a constant light wind off the lake, Ritka says, with highs lakeside around 56 degrees, 62 in Waukesha and possibly 70s farther west. Mild and mostly cloudy conditions will prevail Sunday night with lows dropping into the low 40s, Ritka says.
Monday should be mainly dry day with partly cloudy skies and temperatures again in the upper 50s along the lake and low 60s inland, Ritka says. The next threat of showers and thunderstorms will be Monday evening through Tuesday morning, followed by a dry stretch of weather lasting through the workweek. Highs will stay above average for April, in the mid-50s, Ritka says.
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What technology do you expect to take the consumer space by storm in 2013?
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CR2032 battery holder with cover offers off-board mounting
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Is Apple changing its mind on touch panel structures?
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Social media dispute resolution stumps some companies
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The medical-marijuana conundrum won't be solved until California leaders create a statewide policy on how to make pot available for therapeutic use the way voters intended when they passed Proposition 215 in 1996.
As long as state legislators fail to act, we'll still have a ragged patchwork of city policies enacted by officials tugged in different directions by compassion for the sick, the need to stop illegal for-profit pot shops, conflicting court rulings, and hardline federal laws. An Assembly bill to create statewide regulations was withdrawn by its author in June over various conflicts. The new Legislature must get something done.
The new L.A. measure, titled the "Medical Marijuana Collectives Initiative Ordinance," moved forward Wednesday when City Clerk June Lagmay announced that a coalition of supporters have gathered the necessary 41,138 signatures.
If passed by the City Council or voters, the measure would permit about 100 dispensaries to operate and would establish restrictions regarding locations and hours. These would be the dispensaries
The L.A. marijuana initiative actually is the second to meet the signature threshold in recent weeks, following one that would permit more dispensaries in the city and impose a business tax on them.
This is all happening in the wake of another signature-gathering effort that forced the council, in October, to rescind an outright ban on storefront dispensaries, enacted in July.
Confused? Exactly.
Even if L.A. sorts out all of this, it won't settle the issue for Long Beach and other cities caught in the legal crossfire between the good intentions of California voters and the bad intentions of some medpot outlet owners.
Marijuana may eventually be headed for outright legalization in California. After voters in the states of Washington and Colorado legalized pot in November, activists are talking about trying again here in 2014 or 2016.
In the meantime, the ongoing battle over medical marijuana isn't helping legitimate therapeutic users or the communities with troublesome dispensaries.
This remains a state issue. It is up to state officials to provide clarity.
-- Opinion staff


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The Douglas Lady Bulldog track team took third in a triangular meet in Nogales last week.
The Lady Bulldogs began the meet with their 4x800 team of Karla Loreto, Angelica Trejo, Marilyn Grijalva, Laura Blair recording a personal best time of 11:41.
Kayla Fields, running the 100-hurdles for the first time, won the race finishing with a time of 19.53 seconds. Fields also won the 300-hurdles with a time of 52.28 seconds.
Barbara Jordan won both the 100 and 200-meters turning in a times 13.55 and 27.80.
Emily Castillo placed second in the discus with a personal best throw of 89'.
Zenaida Parra finished second in the long jump with a jump of 13'7.
Danitza Ozuna was third in the shot put with a throw of 24'2".
The Lady Bulldogs 4x400 relay team of Marilyn Grijalva, Fields, Jordan and Kianna Ross finished second with a personal best time of 4:27.
"We are in the middle of the season and athletes are continuing to improve on times and marks," Coach Donna Savill said. "We are adjusting to the heat and so far keeping our athletes healthy."
On March 23 the Lady Bulldog ran in the Chandler Invitational. Douglas took 12 girls to the meet and brought home nine medals.
Castillo took fourth in the long jump with a personal best mark of 15'9" and first in the triple jump with a 33'3" medaling in both events.
Jordan finished second in her heat with a time of 28.09. She also medaled.
Melissa Rodriquez was second in the 100-meters and first in the 300 hurdles in her heat with personal best times of 13.73 and 51.32.
Marilyn Grijalva medaled in the 400 meters where she placed third with a personal best time of 1:07.
Fields won her heat in the 300 hurdles with a 50.42.
Laura Blair was third in the 800-meters finishing with a time of 2:44 in her heat.
Karla Loreto placed fifth in the 800-meters turning in a time of 2:46.
"All the girls did very well and improved their marks moving them up on the state qualifying list," Coach Savill said.
The Lady Bulldogs are in Tucson today for a dual meet.


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Saugus ice dancer at First Night Boston/Upcoming U.S. Championships
Saugus' Colin McManus, a member of the Skating Club of Boston, recently performed at the First Night Skating Spectacular at The Boston Common Frog Pond. In a few weeks, Colin will be heading to Omaha to compete in the 2013 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Colin competes as part of a senior dance team with his partner Anastasia Cannuscio. The pair are the 2011 U.S. Junior bronze medalists. Colin represents the Skating Club of Boston but trains with his partner in Delaware.
It will be a busy two years for Colin, as the 2014 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships will be held in Boston next January. Attached are photos of Colin and Anastasia on The Boston Common Frog Pond prior to the Skating Spectacular.


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Monday, February 6, 2012
Did you really think I'd watch the Super Bowl?
In the 4x5 bee, life got in the way, so to speak, for one of our caretakers, so Amy and I are working on angel blocks for the members of that hive. We chose Faith's Star block pattern for them, and after an intense round of rock paper scissors, I wound up making two blocks, for Rhonda and Jessica.
Rhonda asked for rainbow fabrics for her block, which was somewhat of a challenge with this block. Ultimately, I decided to split up the rainbow into warm and cool colors and throw in some gray for a neutral to tie it all together. I'm not too sure it really works, honestly, it feels a little haphazard, but I'm hoping that Rhonda digs it.
Jessica asked for aqua, gray and orange for her block, and I dug out some Heirloom scraps for her. I'm happier with how her block turned out, even though it is awfully scrappy, it feels a bit more unified and well thought out.
I think I may have forgotten to share with you the lovely blocks I received in this first quarter of the 4x5 bee - look at all these lovelies!! There were some wonderfully talented people in my hive, so I was really happy with each and every block I received.
I also finished up ironing and cutting my fabrics for my Stitch quilt last night, so I'm looking forward to getting some more of my Star Crossed blocks done this week. So many HSTs!! I trimmed these while I watched my first episode of Downton Abbey (love it already!!), so that made it a much more bearable task.
I'll leave you this morning with a sneak peek of the mini I'll be sharing with you all on Friday as a part of Jennifer's Modern Mini Challenge!
26 comments:
- Laura @ Needles, Pins and Baking Tins said...
Loving that rainbow block, and so excited to see what your mini on friday!
- February 6, 2012 at 7:49 AM
- Impera_Magna said...
While both blocks are lovely, I'm really drawn to the rainbow star... very, very nice indeed!
- February 6, 2012 at 8:07 AM
- Jill aka ThatMoxieGirl Designs said...
Oh no, I love the rainbow block.
- February 6, 2012 at 8:40 AM
- Jessica said...
love those star blocks! You did a great job with the rainbow one, so bright and vibrant! rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
- February 6, 2012 at 8:55 AM
- Kristina said...
Those stars are beauties!! The super bowl was a drag, and I'm jealous you sewed instead :-)
- February 6, 2012 at 9:10 AM
- randi--i have to say said...
i am loving those star blocks. so pretty!
- February 6, 2012 at 9:19 AM
- The Thompsons said...
Beautiful, beautiful!
- February 6, 2012 at 9:39 AM
- Melissa said...
I love the Rainbow star block too!
- February 6, 2012 at 10:40 AM
- Lindsay Conner said...
Sweet angel blocks! The rainbow and Heath look really cute together. Yep, I'm pretty sure we had more fun not watching the Superbowl. :)
- February 6, 2012 at 11:03 AM
- commonthreads said...
Thanks for the rescue block! I love it and it will make a great addition to the quilt. Now to figure out how to arrange them all and put it together!
- February 6, 2012 at 11:14 AM
- Lisbeth said...
The rainbow block looks great to me! Your choice to lay the warm star over the cool background really helps those vibrant citrus tones pop!
- February 6, 2012 at 11:19 AM
- Lucy @ Charm About You said...
Wow love those blocks and the bee blocks look wonderful too :)
- February 6, 2012 at 12:36 PM
- Claire Jain said...
I love those blocks and your hand stitching is so cute! I did some hand sewing while the game was on last night, too. Though I did put my sewing down to watch Madonna do her thing in some high heeled boots.
- February 6, 2012 at 1:09 PM
- Katy Cameron said...
Love your angel blocks (and your decision method over who was making for whom ;o) ) Cool sneak peek too :o)
- February 6, 2012 at 2:40 PM
- Teje said...
Beuatiful blocks, colours, fabrics and your mini must be something really lovely!
- February 6, 2012 at 2:55 PM
- **nicke... said...
oh look at those beautiful hand sewn lines! lovely! great blocks also!
- February 6, 2012 at 3:14 PM
- Live a Colorful Life said...
I think both of your angel blocks turned out very well. I was at a Superbowl party yesterday, very low-key. I didn't pay attention to the game at all--but I got to spend time reading books to my grandchildren. WAY more fun!
- February 6, 2012 at 4:48 PM
- Katie B. said...
I love your angel blocks!
- February 6, 2012 at 5:56 PM
- Lynne said...
I agree - much more fun indeed!
- February 6, 2012 at 6:01 PM
- Shannyn said...
I love love love these star blocks. And the colours are fab!
- February 6, 2012 at 8:56 PM
- Carla said...
A-ma-ZING! Perfect points. Beautiful : )
- February 6, 2012 at 10:07 PM
- felicity said...
Gorgeous stars!!
- February 6, 2012 at 11:12 PM
- Carolyn said...
I really like the rainbow one best! :)
- February 7, 2012 at 8:59 AM
- quilt happy said...
i'm with u. sports leave me cold unless one of my grandkids are playing. i would always rather be sewing
- February 7, 2012 at 3:50 PM
- patchworkdelights said...
This is block heaven!
Like the look of that sneak preview, ooohh clever two toned quilting, I like it! - February 7, 2012 at 3:51 PM
- Smilie Mommy said...
Very very cute! :-)
- February 10, 2012 at 11:14 PM
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The first signs of healing after a July head-on collision took four lives could be seen on Saturday morning as a large number of citizens turned out for a yard sale and fundraiser to benefit the families who lost loved ones in the July 15 accident.
Cheryl Bailey of Wadesboro, who was driving the Chrysler van that hit the Robinson family's Audi head-on July 15, made her first public appearance since the accident. "It's really the first time I've been out and it was hard, but I knew I needed to do this today," she said.
The accident seriously injured Bailey, who is still in a wheelchair, as well as Rose Robinson of Ansonville, who was a front-seat passenger when the wreck occurred. Killed in the accident were Rose Robinson's husband, Ryan Robinson, their daughter, Latavia Robinson, 15, and grandchildren, Latresha Wall, 13, and Taleya Wall, 10.
Judy Little, who owns You Are So Special Beauty Salon on West Caswell Street in Wadesboro, organized the fundraiser, which raised a grand total of $1,600. Little was in tears for most of the day, she said, overwhelmed at the generosity of Anson County. "It has been great," she said Saturday morning. "The yard has been filled since 6 a.m. … Anson has been a good Samaritan. I've had tears of joy to see the love that's been poured out."
Donations were coming in all day long. In fact, Little said on Monday that "even as we were loading up the leftover donations, more donations were coming in. We have a room halfway full that was donated for the cause and the barbers and cosmetologists are asking that you contact Rev. Judy Little at (cell) 704-475-4904 or (salon) 704-994-YASS and purchase a stuffed bag." When all the bags are sold, the funds will be divided between Rose Robinson and Cheryl Bailey, Little said, "because it was given to benefit these two ladies, [and] we want to sell every item that was given to benefit them."
Rose Robinson, Little pointed out, still has a surviving daughter, Tameka L. Little, who has three more children, in addition to the two killed in the accident. On Saturday, Ronald Little brought out a bouncy castle for children, James Paxton donated a popcorn machine, and John and Donna Liles donated the popcorn. Sales from these three areas went directly to Robinson for her remaining three grandchildren.
Judy Little's husband, Oscar, also provided food for the event, cooking fish sandwiches and hot dogs. That money will be divided between Robinson and Bailey, Little said.
The event was about more than raising money, however. "We have to pick people up when they're down," Little said. "Cheryl needed to know that nobody blames her. She needs to know that everyone's praying for her. It was an accident, and we all realize that."
Bailey said she's "physically OK" but "emotionally, I'm taking it day by day."
She said she was speechless when she arrived at the event, and saw the large crowd. "I decided yesterday that I needed to come because I had not been out. I'd told Judy I wouldn't be able to make it, but I decided I needed to come. I've got a lot of hard weeks ahead, but I know it's even harder for the Robinson family."


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2009-10: XC: Ran a season-best time of 26:38.02 in the 8k at the USC Upstate Invitational … also ran a 26:46.7 at the Charlotte Invitational … clocked a 27:26.78 at the SoCon Championships … finished the Lou Onesty Invitational in a time of 27:45.10 … completed the 10k course at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships in a time of 33:49.29. Indoor: Had a season-best time of 15:29.14 in the 5,000 meters at the Tiger Paw Invitational … also ran a 15:48.40 in the 5,000 meters at the SoCon Championships … ran the mile in 4:44.97 at the Mountaineer Open … clocked a 9:05.51 at the Niswonger Invitational in the 3,000 meters. Outdoor: Earned SoCon Academic All-Conference honors for the spring season …had a season-best time of 9:00.15 in the 3,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open … also ran the 3,000 meters in 9:41.72 at the Carolina Fast Times … posted a 4:15.68 in the 1,500 meters at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational … ran the 10,000 meters in 33:55.33 at the SoCon Championships … clocked a 15:52.51 in the 5,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays.
Prior to UNCG: Attended NC State University for three years, but did not compete athletically.
High School: Competed four years in cross country and outdoor track at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, N.C. for coach Angela Scioli ... also ran indoor track for two seasons ... was an all-conference performer in cross country as a junior ... named team captain for the cross country his junior and senior seasons ... a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: David Benjamin Vasquez ... born January 31, 1988 in Toccoa, Ga. ... son of David and Carol Vasquez ... has one sibling, Emily, who is also a member of the UNCG cross country and track & field team ... majoring in sociology at UNCG.
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King Dude on Chelsea Wolfe, breaking down the 'Django Unchained' soundtrack, the return of Cannibal Ox, and a new band for Ty Segall
TOFU AND WHISKEY Ah, the tormented love song. Chelsea Wolfe does it well. Vocally, she transfixes, sometimes sounding like she's calmly wringing every ounce of blood from a relationship totem, at other points whispering cries of help from a enveloping darkness, the vibrations of the plucked-hard guitar strings reverberating in the distance. This rush of gloom and pain, in a genre she's past described as "doom folk," came forth in a fierce package in 2011's electric Apokalypsis, and steadily zigzags beautifully through 2012's meandering Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs.
This weekend, the LA-via-Sacramento singer-guitarist comes to SF with a fellow dark folk spirit, King Dude (Fri/11, 9pm, $15. Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, SF. www.slimspresents.com). The two once recorded a split seven-inch together, and have played a few shows here and there, but this will be their first full tour together, which surprises King Dude, as tells me via phone from his homebase in Seattle, because they're longtime pals who "got on like a house on fire" when they first met.
They're both on the spectrum of a bubbling rebirth of neofolk and gothic Americana roots, inspired by acts like Death in June, and seen elsewhere in musicians like Emily Jane White and Father John Misty, but really driven recently by Wolfe and Dude, in unique ways.
Though King Dude — a.k.a Seattle's T.J. Cowgill of black metal bands Teen Cthulhu and Book of Black Earth, and clothing label Actual Pain — also has some experience with tortured love songs. His baritone vocals often sound as if there's a gravelly demon inside, clawing to get out. The lyrics of his 2012 release, Burning Daylight, tend to reflect inner, unearthly struggles, the occult, fears of death, and tragic old world tales. Or as he told another publication, he's inspired by "death, religion, love, Lucifer, nature, primal feelings." Most of the tracks have fully imagined narratives.
There's the song "Barbara Anne" in which he growls, "I'll shoot that man in the head if he hurts you, Barbara Anne" and "I'll run away with you if you'll have me, Barbara Anne." It's the tale of small-town love, set in 1940s, around two characters — a boy and the girl he wants, who's been wronged by the town. "I think it's probably the best love song I've ever written," Cowgill says. "The kid is like: 'I'll kill everybody in the town for you, if that's alright with you.' That's the most loving thing I think anybody can say for somebody else."
In his reality, his allegiances lie with his musician wife, Emily, and their seven-year-old black lab, Pagan, the latter of which is currently at the vet getting checked before King Dude heads out on tour with Wolfe, just to make sure everything is OK.
For the complete King Dude interview, see sfbg.com/noise.
There have been countless articles dissecting every shot of Quentin Tarantino's newest revenge fantasy, Django Unchained. From "the Django moment" (when white people laugh) to Kerry Washington's costume designer's secrets to "Why Django Had to Be a Spaghetti Western," bloggers and squawkers have been raising important, sometimes frivolous theories about the controversial, often brutal film, set in an alternate version of the antebellum era of the Deep South. But what stood out to me, was the Django Unchained soundtrack; no big shocker, given the director.
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The 2012-2013 campaign of the United Fund of Surry is doing well, but could receive a boost from contributors looking to take advantage of tax deductions for donations made before the end of the year.
"We're just over 50 percent of our goal," Walt Broom, the campaign's 2012 president, said of its status as of Tuesday.
A fundraising goal of $515,000 was set for the effort. And Broom added that what has been collected so far is "right on task" with the amounts taken in at this same time last year, according to up-to-date figures by the United Fund's treasurer.
Donations from some sources, including businesses that are key supporters, aren't in yet. "And some haven't even started — they start in January," Broom said of campaign efforts by additional entities. "But the donations are coming in."
The United Fund is different from most charitable organizations around the country in that all money collected stays in this area to aid 26 agencies that include rescue squads, The Salvation Army, American Red Cross, Meals on Wheels and others. The local campaign also is run by a team of professionals who volunteer their time to make it a success without incurring the administration costs that others do.
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Though contributions to the fund are welcome at any time from individuals or businesses, this is an ideal period to give as 2012 comes to a close.
"We certainly appreciate the donations that have come in to date and would like to remind (the public) that if you would like to give, this would be an opportune time before the end of the year so you could get your tax deductions," Broom said.
Deductions for charitable contributions, as well as other types of tax breaks that can reduce one's debt to the government, are under scrutiny by federal officials seeking ways to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.
Based on recent discussions in Washington, changes in the rules could soon come to cap or otherwise alter deductions for donations — possibly making it advantageous to give now before any new provisions go into effect.
"That's one of the big things, so if you want to take advantage of it, now is the time," Broom agreed.
"It's a real issue."
Checks can be mailed to United Fund of Surry, P.O. Box 409, Mount Airy, NC, 27030.
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While donations for the 2012-2013 campaign are about where they were at this point during last year's effort, they are lagging behind the year before that, said Broom, a retired public school administrator in his fifth year with the United Fund. His tenure as president will end with a meeting today.
Instead of being upped annually, as has been the case traditionally, the $515,000 goal for the present campaign is the same as last year's. It was left at that level due to the United Fund of Surry falling short of its fundraising mark for 2011-2012.
There are hopeful signs for success with the present collections, including support from Renfro Corp., which Broom said is always the leading industrial contributor to the United Fund.
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Wearing a black padded sleeve to protect his bruised left shoulder, Westbrook held Toronto's leading scorer, Kyle Lowry, to two points on 1-of-4 shooting. Lowry exited with 1:29 left in the second quarter with a right ankle sprain and did not return.
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The Thunder shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half to lead 57-38 at the break and finished the game shooting 47 percent. Oklahoma City will play at Chicago on Thursday.
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Joakim Noah had 20 points, nine rebounds and five blocks for Chicago, while Robinson added 11 points and six assists off the bench. Robinson's layup with 2:35 to play put Chicago up 91-81, its biggest lead of the game.
Arron Afflalo led the Magic with 28 points, 19 in the second half. E'Twaun Moore added a career-high 17 points.
Glen Davis, who entered the game fourth in the NBA with 25.5 points per game, scored 16 but shot just 7 of 22 from the floor and fouled out.
Nicola Vucevic had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who had won three of their last four in Chicago.
Orlando had started the season 2-0, surprising many around the league after trading star center Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers over the summer.
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Having grown up in the South, the daughter of someone who wrote her masters thesis on Southern fiction, the idea of writing even a 300 word review of William Faulkner's classic Light in August is intimidating, to say the least. In the South, Faulkner is a rite of passage, someone we all read in high school or college but certainly not since, preferring to celebrate our literary legacy through more contemporary "Southern fiction light". Faulkner is just tough it's dense and wrought with meaning classic literature at its finest, but not what you would call a beach read (unless you're my mom).
And then I listened to Will Patton perform Faulkner's Light in August.
Faulkner's stories are written out of chronological order, in layers, in such a way that you might come to know a story over time from hearing it told by many different people in a place. Those who have studied Faulkner say when you get really caught up in one of the author's page-long sentences, the best thing to do is read it out loud.
It's even better to listen. With intonation, and the honey smooth cadence of Patton's voice, the story is suddenly clearer.
Patton introduces us to Lena Grove as she begins her journey to find the father of her unborn child, Lucas Burch. Instead she finds Byron Bunch, who feels a strong pull to take care of her, though it puts him in an awkward social position. For guidance, Byron visits the Rev. Gail Hightower, a man so haunted by not even his own past, but that of his grandfather, that he has trapped himself in his own home.
Even before we encounter Joe Christmas, the 33-year old drifter of ambiguous race, the allusions to the life and death of Jesus are thick. There is a fire and a murder, and it all unravels from there. Patton's voice carries us through it all, enhancing the story with approachability and authenticity. The Charleston-born Patton's southern accent is true and real—not a touch of the theatrical, overdone linguistics adopted by some other actors.
In Light in August, Faulkner addresses themes of morality and race, religion and redemption all too deeply to address in these few words. But he does it without preaching or judgment, leaving the reader and in this case the listener to wonder about our own stories, and how they might be told. Sarah Evans Hogeboom
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An Oprah's Book Club Selection regarded as one of Faulkner's greatest and most accessible novels, Light in August is a timeless and riveting story of determination, tragedy, and hope. In Faulkner's iconic Yoknapatawpha County, race, sex, and religion collide around three memorable characters searching desperately for human connection and their own identities.
Audie Award-winning narrator Will Patton lends his voice to Light in August. Patton has narrated works by Ernest Hemingway, Don DeLillo, Pat Conroy, Denis Johson, Larry McMurtry, and James Lee Burke, and brings to this performance a keen understanding of Faulkner, an authentic feel for the South, and a virtuoso narrator's touch.
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"For all his concern with the South, Faulkner was actually seeking out the nature of man. Thus we must turn to him for that continuity of moral purpose which made for the greatness of our classics." (Ralph Ellison)
"Superb reading of an excellent work"
Despite being familiar with other major Faulkner works, I knew very little about this one. It is certainly a more dramatic, more suspenseful, and more accessible work fhan some of his other major works. I loved it. I think it would have a wider popularity if it were not for the rather rough characters and lives presented in the work, but it is certainly masterful story telling. It may be my favorite Faulkner work at this point. It avoids much of the the observations, asides, and other aspects (which I like - BTW) of many Faulkner works, making it seem more like traditional fiction, somewhat different from most Faulkner. I was left thinking what a great, great writer he was. The reading could not be better.
"Will Patton & Faulkner = wonderful"
Faulkner isn't for everyone, and it took me several tries to latch onto him, but once I did, years ago now, it was a revelatory experience. Hearing Will Patton read Faulkner and bring voices to those characters is another revelation - I hate having to shut down the ipod and leave the story hanging.
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I read this novel in school, many years ago, when the only TV you could get was in black and white. I remember liking Faulkner somewhat but also remember that I sometimes had to struggle to get through it. This schoolboy bias stuck with me and I hesitated to download this novel. To be honest, Will Patton was the determining factor as well as the extra James Lee Burke interview. I'm a strong JLB fan and I believe Patton is Burke's best narrator.
Little did I know what was in store for me. "Light in August" is so relevant today; like any great classic, it speaks to every age. Stories within stories, a vast tapestry of what the world looked like then and it all comes to life thanks to Will Patton's magnificant narration.
"Light in August" is not light reading, but you'll find yourself immersed in a world you won't want to end.
"Fantastic listen"
I can't say enough positive things about Will Patton's narration: he creates a full cast of distinct characters, right down to the extremely minor "walk-ons", without one iota of stereotypical Southern Fried Phoniness. I will definitely seek out other titles he has narrated.
This narrational clarity is a real plus, as Faulkner's literary style can be a challenge involving as it does a myriad of forms: stream of consciousness, spiral narratives, direct down-home storytelling, allegory, as well as highly charged and poetic language. That said, this is a deeply humane novel full of the best and worst of human behavior, vivid descriptions of character and setting, as well as moments of deep, sly humor.
The production values are quite good. I've really enjoyed the audible productions I've listened to.
"i thought it was just me...."
I agree with ALL the reviewers...it is beautifully written, dreary, hard to put down, a chore to get through. i'm glad i read it but i don't think i'll be running to purchase and read another Faulkner any too soon if this is considered one of his most "accessible".
"A fantastic reader gives life to the story"
Tough, heartwrenching and full of quiet fury. Not an easy and pleasant book at all. Patton does a great work and gives life and feeling to Faulkner's deliberate, hard words.
I recommend it if you are in for something strong.
""I am glad I read it....""
Definitely a classic, characterization is very rich in detail. Narration is superb. I didn't read Faulkner in college or high school, and I'm not sure it could be appreciated by someone in High School. Midway through the book I did some research on Faulkner and on the book which helped considerably. It is amazing to me that this was written in the 1930's, which sheds light on why the author's work wasn't appreciated in his life time--it's not pulp fiction. It is not an easy book to read or listen to. I expected the racial prejudice but was surprised by the "fire and brimstone" religious overtones, and the degree that women were denigrated by many of characters in the book. I will be digesting this for quite awhile.
"Tiresome. Dreary. Slow. Drawn out."
I feel compelled to write a review (my first!) about this book since I had a much less enjoyable experience than most of the other reviewers so far, and I frankly struggled to complete this book.
This is not due to the narration of Mr. Patton, or the production of the audiobook. Both were outstanding.
Although I was looking forward to my first Faulkner book, and I love southern fiction, about midway through I found myself wishing it would be over so I could move on to my next book.
I think my disinterest was largely due to the fact that it seemed like there were no clear protagonists in this story, or at least very few characters with any likeable and redeeming characteristics. There was nobody to "root" for, and that left me disengaged and uninterested. Combine that with the rehashing the same tiresome themes over and over again, along with the understated and slow writing style and dialogue, and it made finishing the book a chore.
Obviously, I am in the minority. I know this is considered a classic. I just wanted to warn other readers that this might be one of those classics that might require a bit more effort on the reader's part, and you may not enjoy it in the end.
"Patton is great"
With apologies to all the Faulkner enthusiasts, I found this to be a beautifully written and terribly dreary novel. Will Patton was excellant as usual.
"The master, well rendered by Mr. Patton"
A great novel and a great production. I could barely stop listening to work and sleep.


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