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I just moved into a new studio.
I now live just 100 meters from the "Cenacolo Vinciano" (Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper) in Milan. I really hope that some good vibes can arrive from there even though my studio looks more like a dentist's/engineer's office than a reinassance "bottega".
I am aware of losing romanticism with digital media, but I can save a lot of money in soap.
I chose this place principally because of the sun light.
Nicola Boccaccini, the photographer who followed me in London and in Naples is not fed up with me yet. I don't know why..
He did several new photos about me and my work. Below are those about my working place.
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A wild night on the college football expansion front seems to indicate that the Big 12 has once again stood at the edge of collapse only to regain its footing. The conference still has to cross some t's and dot some i's, but it appears it's much closer to suvival than extinction.
It's not a Peaches and Herb "Reunited" scene yet for the Big 12, and whether it gets there in its entirety depends on the chosen path for Missouri, which is keeping open its SEC options.
The Kansas City Star reported earlier in the week that Missouri has an informal offer to join the SEC.
If Missouri remains in the Big 12 you have to wonder about a potential 14th team for the SEC. New York Times college football writer Pete Thamel has speculated that the SEC would reamin at 13 teams for the near future and that Virginia Tech or a North Carolina school would be options in the long term.
Staying at 13 teams is manageable but doesn't sound like a long-term solution.
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Work has begun in preparation for Pobiddy Road getting a brand new bridge over the Flint River at the Upson/Talbot county line. A Georgia Department of Transportation Project, the new bridge will be built upstream and adjacent to the current bridge, which will be torn down once the new bridge is complete. Currently, McCoy Grading is bringing in dirt and leveling out the path for the roadway that will lead up to the new bridge. Contractors will wait for spawning seasons for several threatened and endangered species to occur this spring and summer before they begin actual bridge work in September. In the photo, a dump truck can be seen crossing the current bridge while work continues on the new roadway that will lead to the new bridge.


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RGGI's ruse: It's not for the environment
Hassan's spokesman said later that she did not think RGGI was a tax, but an energy efficiency program. That's a shame, because she was right the first time, it is effectively a tax - which its supporters want to increase.
RGGI caps carbon emissions from power plants in the 9 states, including New Hampshire, that have signed onto the agreement. Energy companies can exceed those caps by buying emissions credits, which are sold on an open market. Last Thursday RGGI officials, including the two New Hampshire representatives, announced that they want to cut the allowable carbon emissions under the agreement by 45 percent by 2014. They say the reduction will bring cleaner air.
Yet there is a surplus of RGGI credits on the market. RGGI states are not producing enough power to reach the current emissions cap, so demand for the credits is low. Instead of declaring success (carbon emissions under RGGI were 30 percent lower in 2011 than in 2005), RGGI wants to lower the cap to stimulate demand for emissions credits. Why would it want to do that? For the money.
RGGI states pocket money from the sale of the credits. The estimated increase in RGGI revenue from the 45 percent reduction in allowable emissions is $2.2 billion. That is money taken from electricity ratepayers and delivered to politicians, who distribute it allegedly on behalf of the people from whom it was taken. In other words, it is a tax.
Rather than participate in this scam, New Hampshire should withdraw and save its ratepayers the unnecessary expense of giving politicians a few extra billion to play with.
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Recalling the centenary of the formation of the first Soviets One hundred years ago, in May 1905 in Ivanovo-Voznesensk (a textiles district of Moscow) the first Workers' Soviet was born. The platform of demands of the workers of the area sought:
Following a series of local strikes and the creation of new workers' organizational forms, in October 1905 the Council of Workers' Deputies of St. Petersburg was born. This Soviet elected a provisional executive committee of 22 members (2 for every district of the city, 2 for every trade union) and had its own newspaper. It managed to impose the introduction of an 8-hour day in the factories. The struggle was then repressed with every means at the disposal of the bosses, who were reduced to locking out and firing 19,000 workers. Soviets then appeared in all of Russia's industrial cities. There were about fifty Workers' Councils and some councils were formed by soldiers and peasants. The movement of poor peasants and farm labourers grew with forms of struggle which ranged from a refusal to pay taxes to driving out local authorities and landowners. 1905 was therefore an extremely important example for the international proletariat, an experience which was directly linked to the proletarian structures of self-government through councils born in France during the Paris Commune in 1871. The Soviets were exclusively organized by, managed by and made up of proletarians who were struggling for their own class interests. They were organizations that aimed for class unity and the autonomy of the working class. Apart from economic demands, the Soviets also had a whole series of of policies which were aimed at changing society in a socialist way. The following 10 years saw a progressive spread of class consciousness in the hearts of the Russian proletariat. In fact, in 1917 the Soviets rose up again to become the principal actors of the "second revolution" in October, only for the Bolshevik Party, Lenin and Trotsky, to destroy them, first by using them for their own purposes, later by removing any traces of workers' control or autonomy and, finally, by physically eliminating any opposition to the party's dictatorship. The Soviets of 1905 and of the period from 1917 to 1921, the Factory Councils, the neighbourhood Councils, the "third revolution" of Kronstadt and the Makhnovist movement in Ukraine remain as milestones in the history of proletarian autonomy and of the class struggle against the enemies of the revolution, of equality and of freedom. They form a part of those revolutionary experiences of the proletariat on which Anarchist Communist theory is based.
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Nothing Like a Puffin by Sue Soltis, illus. by Bob Kolar
When I first read Nothing Like a Puffin by Sue Soltis, I loved it so much that I immediately added it to a storytime I was planning. Bob Kolar's bright, bold illustrations caught my attention right away, and I was constantly grinning at the funny text. At the beginning of the book, the narrator declares, "There is nothing like a puffin." To prove her point, she compares a puffin to everyday objects that seem as if they would have nothing in common with the bird. However, she finds that nearly everything shares a characteristic with a puffin. A newspaper and a puffin are both black and white, a pair of blue jeans and a puffin both have two legs, and a helicopter and a puffin can both fly. Toward the end of the story, she compares a puffin to a penguin, pointing out all their similarities and one important difference that means puffins really are unique after all.
Nothing Like a Puffin provides opportunities for fun interactions between the reader and listeners. Readers may enjoy playing up the narrator's increasingly grumpy attitude as she discovers that a puffin is not as unique as she thought. For example, in response to realizing that a snake and a puffin both hatch from eggs, the narrator sighs, "That figures." Many of the pages preview the next object that will be compared. When I read this book in storytime, I used these illustrations to play a guessing game. I invited kids to speculate on whether each new object would have something in common with a puffin. In addition to providing a variety of facts about puffins, this book teaches the concept of comparing different items in order to identify similarities and differences. The funny text and bright colors in Nothing Like a Puffin make reading it a very entertaining learning experience. This book is most suitable for preschool and up, and is a great read-aloud to share one-on-one or with a group. The humor, which appeals to adults as well as children, will keep the story fresh over many rereadings.
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What Puppies Do Best by Laura Numeroff, illus. by Lynn Munsinger
What Puppies Do Best is an adorable picture book from bestselling author Laura Numeroff and illustrator Lynn Munsinger. Numeroff is best known for the classic If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and similar titles like PaIf You Give a Pig a pancake. This puppy book is also part of a series. Numeroff and Munsinger's other books include What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best and What Aunts Do Best/What Uncles Do Best.
The illustrations are my favorite part of this book. The dogs are a variety of breeds and all bursting with personality. Their faces and body positions are very expressive. I especially like the illustration accompanying the words, "Puppies can go on walks." A girl is twisted up in the leashes of two dachshund puppies that look very determined to run in opposite directions. The children in the book are different races and ages. Some have siblings, while others care for their puppies by themselves.
What Puppies Do Best is realistic about the joys and challenges of puppy ownership. These dogs wake people up with their howling, track mud into the house, and chew on pillows. However, they also give kisses, snuggle, and play outside with their owners. The responsibilities of dog owners are highlighted as well. Three sisters train their puppy to sit and shake hands, and a boy cleans up when his dog makes a mess of mud, feathers, and spilled milk in the living room. This sweet book is sure to be enjoyed by children who have a puppy or who just like dogs. It is a great read-aloud to share with a group or one-on-one. Since it has a simple text in a large font that usually appears on a white background, What Puppies Do Best is also an excellent practice book for children who are beginning to read by themselves.
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Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Miss Rumphius is a classic created by one of America's most distinguished illustrators of children's books. During her career of nearly sixty years, Barbara Cooney illustrated more than 100 books and won numerous awards, including the 1983 National Book Award for Miss Rumphius. She was known for traveling extensively to research the different settings in her books in order to make her illustrations as detailed and realistic as possible. About this book, Cooney said, "Miss Rumphius has been, perhaps, the closest to my heart. There are, of course, many dissimilarities between me and Alice Rumphius, but, as I worked, she gradually seemed to become my alter ego. Perhaps she had been that right from the start."
This book tells the life story of Alice Rumphius, who wants to travel to faraway places, spend her old age living by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful. The illustrations in Miss Rumphius are lovely and charming. Cooney chose a horizontal format to allow plenty of space for her expansive landscapes. She used acrylic paints and colored pencils, and filled each page with tiny details. I can see little hairs on the neck of a camel, smoke rising from the chimneys of faraway houses, and black flecks representing lupine seeds. Reading this book transports me to a simpler time and to exotic locales around the world.
Cooney's inspiring story is filled with rich vocabulary and graceful turns of phrase. Children will learn new words like conservatory and cockatoo by hearing them read aloud in context and by looking at the pictures. This book is best shared one-on-one to give children plenty of time to examine the illustrations. Its length and subject make it most likely to appeal to children in kindergarten and above. I remember reading Miss Rumphius when I was a child, and still think of it fondly every time I see a patch of lupines.
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The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book by Nancy Tafuri
This is a wonderful book to share at a toddler or pre-school story time after a storm or for a weather themed story time. The story is written and illustrated by Nancy Tafuri who won a Caldecott Honor award for Have you seen My Duckling? Her animals are delightfully detailed and realistic.
The Big Storm is indeed a very soggy counting book. One by one, animals try to escape from the dark black clouds. Bird flies to the hill hollow. He is number one. He is followed by Mouse who is number two. Lightning starts to crack and Rabbit runs for cover making three animals seeking refuge together. Thunder starts to rumble and grumble – Woodchuck, Raccoon, Opossum and Red Fox all run for cover. The children at story time enjoyed calling out the various animal names. Finally the number ten animal joins them. It is skunk!
"10 Critters huddled together" are escaping from the storm. Suddenly there is a different Rumble and Grumble and they all realize at once that some other creatures are in the cave with them. Can you guess what they are?
The story is great for a large group reading as are her other books including The Very Busy Little Squirrel and Spots, Feathers and Curly Tails. A good enrichment activity addition for this book would be a little flannel board of the hill hollow and figures of the ten animals. The flannel board could be demonstrated as the story is told or demonstrated after the story is told.
Move Over, Rover by Karen Beaumont has a similar storyline with a very different surprise ending. You might consider programming them a week apart. Encourage the children to identify things that are the same or different.
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Soggy Saturday by Phyllis Root, illus. by Helen Craig
Soggy Saturday is a very simple story that younger and older preschoolers really enjoy. Phyllis Root got the inspiration for this book when she was nearly washed off the road while driving during a torrential rainstorm. The heroine, Bonnie Bumble, lived on a farm. One Saturday, a soggy Saturday, it rained so hard the blue washed right out of the sky. It rained "blue" on all the farm animals – the chickens, the cow, the sheep, and the pig–the grass and trees too. Finally the rain stopped but now everything on the farm was blue! The chicken's eggs had turned blue and even the cows' milk was blue. Bonnie had to paint everything on the farm back to its original color – "the sheep all creamy and white and the pig all shiny and pink!"
This is a good addition to a weather-themed story time!
Bonnie Bumble is the star in these other humorous books by Phyllis Root: Meow Monday, Turnover Tuesday and One Windy Wednesday. They are all illustrated by Helen Craig with her playful, signature illustrations.
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Split! Splat! by Amy Gibson, illus. by Steve Bjorkman
Here is a very fun "happy" book about rain. Split! Splat! encourages the reader to go out and embrace the rain. This book is ideal for a preschool or kindergarten audience. It features funny, rhythmic rhymes with lots of onomatopoeic words.
Pip Pip Pip Pip
Drippy drop drop drip
The well known illustrator, Steve Bjorkman draws large happy, smiling faces of children and dogs as they are running in puddles with raincoats and umbrellas and mud! The rain does not bother these kids.
A no-shoes, toes-ooze,
Slip-slap-and-thud song.
Oochy sploochy woochy woosh!
The kids will love this one and will recite the words back to you.
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Mr. Putney's Quacking Dog by Jon Agee
Kids love joke and riddle books, and this one is great for a large group. It's not so much a picture book as a "quipture book."
On the first page, we meet Mr. Putney, a balding, middle-aged guy with a mustache. He owns a veritable menagerie, whose names the reader is invited to guess. For instance, an armadillo stands on the bedside table next to a snoozing Mr. Putney. "Who wakes Mr. Putney up in the morning?" the book asks. The answer: An alarmadillo.
Mr. Putney holds a (somewhat worried) small boy next to a gorilla. "Who does Mr. Putney use to see how tall his nephew is?" A goruler.
You get the idea. Agee's illustrations are huge and well-defined, so they are easy to see from the back of the room. And after the first few riddles, kids will be eager to guess the rest. I've used this with kindergarten through fourth grade, and it was a hit. And it's a good one to slip between stories.
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Press Here by Herve Tullet
Last summer I brought this book to an outreach storytime where I would be reading to kindergarten through third grade students. When I arrived, I found out that the fourth and fifth graders would be joining us. "Uh oh," I thought. But I needn't have worried. Press Here saved the day.
Press Here is the pop-up book that isn't a pop-up book. On the first page, readers are instructed to "Press here" on a painted yellow dot and then turn the page. On the next page, a second yellow dot has "magically" appeared. On ensuing pages, the reader is instructed to press dots, shake the book up and down or turn it sideways. In response, the dots change color, slide to the edge of the page, or change size. Pressing a whole row of dots "turns out the lights," making the background turn black. Blow on the book and the black ink gradually (with more blowing), flows back off the page.
It's irresistible.
This book is particularly fun to share with a group of about 20, because you can carry it around and let the kids can take turns following the directions. If you have more children than pages, it's okay, because a couple of the instructions—clapping and blowing—can be done by the whole group. You'll get spit on when everybody blows, so maybe don't try it during flu season.
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Cat's Colors by Jane Cabrera
An exuberant orange and black tabby invites kids to guess his favorite color in this super book for babies and toddlers.
"Is it Yellow?" he asks. "Yellow is the sand on the sunny beach."
"Is it Red? Red is the rug where I snooze by the fire." The simple text on these double-page spreads is always accompanied by the cheery cat and another sort of animal. A mouse naps next to the cat on the red rug. Crabs scoot along yellow sand. Bats swoop through a black night sky.
The book bounces along easily, with just enough going on to generate a conversation with toddlers. Cabrera's illustrations are big and bright, so this is a great book for storytime. And the simple conclusion is satisfying and perfect for little ones.
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Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian, illus. by Tim Bowers
Memoirs of a Goldfish is a book about a little fish who lived alone in his fish bowl happily swimming around all by himself. Then things started to be added to his fishy home, a bubbly man, plants, a cranky crab, a slime eating snail and even a pirate ship! What is a poor fish to do?
Devin Scillian and Tim Bowers have teamed up to make the book Memoirs of a Goldfish a keeper. This book is a fantastic read aloud for all ages. Anyone who has ever stood in the fish tank section at a store and thought "I need more stuff!" this book is for you.
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This book is about the friends you find when you were not looking and how your life is richer for them, have fun.
Marshall Armstrong is New to Our School by David Mackintosh
Marshall Armstrong is New to Our School is the story of a new classmate who just doesn't do things the way the other kids do, he is just different from the way he sets up his desk to what he eats at lunch Marshall Armstrong marches to his own beat. When the class is invited to Marshall's birthday party no one thought they would have a good time but Marshall and his parents have planned a great birthday and the class has a great time.
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Peanut Butter and Homework Sandwiches by Lisa Broadie, illus. by Jack E. Davis
Peanut Butter and Homework Sandwiches by Lisa Broadie Cook, is about a boy trying his very best to get his homework turned in and all the unfortunate things that happen to those assignments. Any child or adult who has had a homework assignment will be routing for poor Martin and his homework problems.
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Baby Pie by Tom MacRae is a book you cannot judge by it's cover! At first I was curious as to how the author would be able to tell the tale of 3 trolls wanting to make baby pie and searching for a baby to put in it. It sounded a little gross to me but as I kept reading, I kept assuring myself, there was no way any author would write a picture book where the baby actually gets cooked! Of course Tom MacRae kept the baby safe and the trolls were in for such a surprise when they finally found the baby!
I plan to read this book to school age children, they will be able to be a little scared and then laugh at what happened to the trolls at the end of the story.
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Don't Wake the Baby by Dawn Apperley
In the book Don't Wake the Baby by Dawn Apperley, Lily-Lu is busy playing all through the day when every mishap she makes has the potential to wake the baby. There are s lot of CRASHES and SLASHES all the youngest listener's will enjoy and of course, the repeating words Don't wake the Baby! I plan to use this book often with our baby storytime crowd.
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Who Loves Me by Patricia MacLachlan, illus. by Amanda Shepherd
Patricia MacLachlan has such a beautiful way with her words. Her book Who Loves Me? is the very simple story of a little girl asking her cat, who loves me? The cat tells the little girl all of the ways her family loves her until they are both tired and they snuggle up together and fall asleep. This is a wonderful way to reassure any child as to who loves them, young children will love thinking of way each of their family members love them too.
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Hush Little Polar Bear by Jeff Mack
Hush Little Polar Bear is a very sweet bedtime book that you will just have to sing.
The artwork is big and little ones will have no trouble following the little polar bear as he travels all over the world until it's time to settle down and sleep soundly in bed.
This is a great book for a bedtime storytime, Jeff Mack is the author and illustrator and he's created a beautiful book.
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Beware of the Bears by Alan MacDonald, illus. by Gwyneth Williamson
Alan MacDonald has created a very funny twist to the classic 3 bears story, in his book Beware of the Bears!
Like all stories with the 3 bears this one starts out as the bears go for a walk and come home to find their house a mess but then decide to give Goldilocks a taste of her own medicine. The bears have a blast with a food fight, pillow fight and water battle. Goldilocks comes home to a very funny conclusion, poor Mr. Wolf.
Have fun reading this one to all you storytime friends, it's a great read for all ages.
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A Pet for Petunia by Paul Schmid
This book is for any family who has a child who wants a pet, an unusual pet!
Petunia LOVES skunks and that's what she wants, of course her parents say no and that's when the adventure starts. Petunia tries to convince her parents how wonderful a pet skunk would be and tells them all the ways she will take care of it, but of course, they say no.
Petunia decides she can no longer live with such "mean" parents and runs away to live in the woods, she doesn't get far before the wanted pet crosses her path and Petunia finds out why skunks do not make good pets. Petunia heads for home and decides she likes her stuffed pet skunk best but not before declaring real skunks are Awesomely Stinky!
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Square Cat by Elizabeth Schoonmaker
Eula is a square cat whose shape sometimes makes her life difficult. Her favorite round skirt won't fit, getting up after a fall isn't easy and mouse holes are impossible. Things get so bad Eula eventually loses her purr. Enter Patsy and Maude, two round cats, who try to help Eula feel round. Eula tries hoop earrings, eating doughnuts and skipping in circles and just when she starts to feel round she tips over. "Which as you know isn't good for a square cat." Pick up this book at the library and find out what Patsy and Maude do to become square cats just like Eula and how Eula realizes that being square has its advantages too.
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Red Green Blue: A First Book of Colors by Alison Jay
Alison Jay has managed to start with a book about colors, a beautiful book about colors, and by combining that with Mother Goose rhymes has ended up with a spectacular book you will want to read over and over again.
"Little boy Blue's asleep in the hay. His sheep and his cow have run away." "Poor Humpty's purple from his fall. These men will try to mend it all." "The Owl and the Pussycat set to sea…in a beautiful boat as green as a pea." Each page, like the examples above, will combine a rhyme and a color and give you the chance to search for the hidden character, recall and recite the rhyme and talk about all of the other colors on the beautifully illustrated pages.
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Boston: Rep. John H. Rogers (D-Norwood) heard the concerns of Norwood residents regarding the unkempt condition of the Route 1 Rotary. Rogers brought their concerns directly to Secretary of Transportation Richard A. Davey's office. Secretary Davey upon hearing of the litter and overgrowth, responded immediately.
An inmate work crew addressed the litter this week, resulting in 25 bags of trash collected along Route 1 one quarter of a mile North and South of the rotary at low cost to the taxpayer. The area has been weed-wacked and the grass has been mowed.
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FEMA currently estimates 2,790 households remain in either hotels or motels throughout the state following Hurricane Sandy.
Thousands of victims of Hurricane Sandy remain temporarily housed in hotels and motels throughout the state, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials said Thursday, but the number continues to decline as families find permanent housing solutions. FEMA held a conference call late Thursday morning to announce an extension of its Transitional Sheltering Assistance as well as to provide an update of the agency's goal to move Sandy victims away from transitional housing into more long-term temporary solutions. Currently, 2,790 households throughout New Jersey are still living in hotels and motels, FEMA Individual Assistance Branch Director Christy Grant said, though that number is expected to decline significantly by this weekend. …
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Among the things they don't like in our state are the annual Clergy Day at the state capitol and a law that "requires" that "In God We Trust" be printed on license plates. They need to do their homework on this one. There is no law that requires "In God We Trust." That is an option available to anyone that wishes to have it. The Secular Coalition also doesn't approve of the Legislature opening their sessions in prayer. Please don't go there. Our Legislature clearly needs all the help they can get, divine or otherwise.
Ironically, I read the press release while attending the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church in Athens, the Classic City of the South and home of the University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered university in the nation. (Can I get an Amen?)
The conference meets annually to conduct the business of the Methodist Church in north Georgia. The South Georgia Conference does the same thing at its gathering in Macon.
I wish the Secular Coalition folks had been there. They would have been warmly welcomed by a group of loving Christians and by the time the Rev. Eddie Fox, World Director of Evangelism for the Methodist Church, got through preaching to them, they would have been standing and whooping like the rest of us. Methodists can whoop it up when they want to.
To understate things greatly, Eddie Fox can preach a lick or two. Even Billy Graham says so and I would come a lot closer to believing what Billy Graham says than a group of nontheistic Americans, whatever that is.
Bishop Michael Watson guided us smoothly through three days of preaching, praying, budgets, recognitions and no small amount of pontifications. (And, yes, Methodists can pontificate, too.) Some of the discussions were a little esoteric for me, but for the most part I learned a lot. Mainly, I learned of all the good works taking place in the Methodist Church in Georgia and all over the world. This is what the church is supposed to be about – feeding the hungry, tending to the poor, the sick, the elderly, the homeless and bringing the Christian message to the unchurched. That is why I get impatient with people who get hung up on narrow interpretations of the Bible and think their way is the "right way" and the only way. Horse feathers. The church isn't about using the Bible to prove who is right and who is wrong. That's God's decision. The church is about caring for and helping those in need.
As a public service, it is my duty to announce to my many Baptist friends that we Methodists ordained a number of new ministers last week including (you guessed it) several women. After the service, I immediately rushed to Sanford Stadium to see if God had unleashed a plague of locusts to devour the hedges but all seemed well. I guess God likes women preachers as much as I do.
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Does the coaching staff hold Cutler out of the game as a precaution because of a great SF defense? Cutler has taken many hits this year, including one from Suh where he sustained bruised ribs. Out of all the hits, this is Cutler's 6th concussion (what I heard earlier on the radio today). Does the team risk a 7th when this team has the talent to go deep in the playoffs?The 49ers remain two up in the loss column on Seattle in the NFC West and don't rely on their quarterback play that much. They can live without Smith. The Giants are used to second-half drama. It's what they do
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[Editor's note: The following column was submitted by Lots of Love Cat Rescue.] Just look at this gorgeous face. Merlot is our movie star cat, with her attention-seeking ways, even in the midst of another cat's photo shoot, here comes Merlot to block the camera's view. At about one year old, sweet Merlot is on the small side, all black with a dab of white on her chest, her thick sable-like coat can be addictive to the touch. Whenever the opportunity arises, Merlot seeks out a lap, just wanting to be near. Her story: She entered into a cat trap meant for another, was not spayed and nobody claimed her. Merlot is comfortable with being picked up and will approach even strangers for attention. We get a sense she wasn't handled a lot because …


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1. | Skinner | ||
A very large flamer whose only purpose in life is to annoy those around him, suck many men off, and be a mac deez in general. People such as this can be found all over the world but the worst case on record exists in Colorado. A Skinner is ofter characterized by mood swing ranging from pissy to horny for penis. Note: They have a tendancy to join gay organizations, such as fraternities dedicated to all-male gangbangs. Damn, Skinner is such a tool.
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Someone who hasn't hit puberty at an age where they should have. This is only visible in the male gender. The word skinner is derived from the english word skin. This is because a skinner usually lacks hair in certain places, showing more skin than necessary. Any male over the age of 13 with a high voice is a skinner.
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A derogatory term used by prison inmates used for a convicted and incarcerated pedophile. Surprisingly, 'Skinners' are very reviled by prison inmates and are often segregated from the rest of the prison community to protect them from other prisoners. "Inmate #190203 ain't nothing but a scumbag skinner. He raped a little 6 year old boy in Alabama. If I ever get my hands on that skinner I'm gonna kill him"
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A word used predominately in Canada by dumbass male teenagers ages 14-17 who are too ignorant to realize that a skinner is prison slang for a child rapist. student 1- omg look at that fag josh.
Student 2- God hes such a fucking skinner. Student 3- Wow, you guys are idiots. Try coming up with something a little more original and maybe people will respect you more. (student 3 leaves) Student 2- I can't believe he's taking his side. Student 1- I kno, what a skinner ~kss~kss~ |
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Someone who doesn't want to come to general population That f'en Skinner babyed out and went to P.C. But we'll get our chance
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Any individual wearing skin-tight pants (typically blue jeans) and striped socks. Skinners eat apple sauce.
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prison slang for child molester. "look that skinner has to go to pc."


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An incredible debut from the team of Alceu Valenca & Geraldo Azevedo – Brazilian songwriters and vocalists, working here with arrangements and production from the legendary Rogerio Duprat! Duprat's style for the record is somewhat similar to his Tropicalia work – particularly in the way that he mixes the fragile, intimate vocal approach of the pair with some oddly-tuned horn bits, earthy percussion, and occasionally sweeping modes that help the tunes drift along on a gentle cloud of darkness. There's a simple, subtle poetry to the whole record – a quality that's not as trippy or experimental as Tropicalia work, but no less compelling – and very much in the spirit of the more introspective Minas Geraes generation. Titles include "Me Da Um Beijo", "Virgem Virginia", "Mister Misterio", "Novena", "Erosao", "Seis Horas", "Planetario", "78 Rotacoes", "Horrivel", and "Talisma". (Note: The CD incorrectly lists the order of the songs – side one has been switched with side two – but other than that, the reissue's a great one!) © 1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc. |
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Kylie Minogue
For the past 22 weeks, America has been obsessed with just three songs; Fun's We Are Young, Gotye's Somebody That I Used To Know, and Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe, or so the Billboard Hot 100 says. These songs have been number one this whole time starting back in March. Isn't it time we start to find something else to listen to? Check out these songs that are racking in the popularity overseas.
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Her best selling single in the US since 2002's Can't Get You Out of My Head, Timebomb is a promotional single that was released for her greatest hits album in June. In true Kylie form, Timebomb is an anthem that will shake the dance floor and leave you wanting more from this sexy Aussie. So tell me now, do you wanna dance like it was the last dance of your life? If so, you'll wanna die listening to this!
Reece Mastin, "Shout It Out." – Listen
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Brit/Aussie Reece Mastin has a set of pipes on him that could front any California-dreamin' garage band, like if a new formation of The All-American Rejects came along, he'd be the vocalst. He doesn't sound it, the pop/rock singer is only 17. His single Shout It Out sounds like what Rejects would have made 10 years ago, or even a toned down Cobra Starship. More rock than One Direction, but less poppy than Big Time Rush, Reece's scream and shout singing sets him apart from singers in his age bracket.
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Released last year throughout Europe, my friend in Spain said it's running wild throughout the clubs there right now. A club song by Spanish DJ Sak Noel, this low-key track about some crazy people goes 180° with the repeated phrase "What the f***?" Fist-pumping and beer guzzling sound like necessary actions when listening to this song. I'll drink to that.
Conor Maynard, "Vegas Girl" – Listen
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What with the influx of British acts this year, what's one more? Conor Maynard's song Vegas Girl has the sound of a cheesy boy band song, but his voice sounds like Justin Timberlake's. Already a chart topper in his native UK, the song is slowly climbing up the US pop song charts, peaking at 38. It's taking baby steps to advance, but he'll eventually cross over to the Hot 100.
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A place where things end but don't begin. A bubbleworld. A boring place. A place where the marajuiana content of the air is 2%. A shit hole. A place to either go to church or play a sport, or smoke pot till you can get out. Simi Valley is the place where nothing bad happens, but nothing good happens either.
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Simi Valley is NOT small, nor a town, as most defeinitions on here has described it. With a population of over 100,000 people, it hardy fits either category.
Simi Valley is a very safe town with low crime rates. It is a generally Conservative city in a liberal Southern California. Simi Valley has its share of morons, as shown by the people who have added incorrect definitions of their own city. Idiot: I live in the small town of Simi Valley
Intelligent guy: Small town? What small town has 5 high schools (Simi, Royal, Santa Su, Apllo, Monte Vista), a mall, a town center, a Wall*Mart, and 4 McDonalds? Idiot: .... I dunno |
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A very very small town in California close to Thousand Oaks. Simi Valley is located in Southern California. It's probably a place you've never heard of. And if you did that's why your reading this defenition. Simi Valley is the place where the fun NEVER ends............becuase it never got started.
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referring to the location in Southern California of the residence of privelaged white male supremists and teenagers that have nothing better to do than make druggie friends and take it up to pass tthe time away lets go to the regal, nevermind, that would be so Simi Valley
Lowest crime rate in the U.S. and teens and people in 20's think their hard shit. Never been out of Simi Valley and think that its ghetto. Wankstas. They leave Simi Valley and get shot cause they dont know how to act. All teenagers in the town will drive to a certain place just to see a fight cause they are pussies and the cops will try to bust teenager fights cause their job has no excitement. That beaner actin like a G left Simi the other day. He got shot for actin hard in the valley.
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A place that is ghetto for the rich cities in Ventura county, but nice compared to the San Fernando valley. There is two movie theaters, 4 mcdonald's, 2 burger kings, more pizza places and parks than you can count, a mall, and almost nothing to do after 7pm. It is full of cops who pull you over if your car is dirty because they have nothing better to do, and everybody is a friend with at least one pothead. It is full of plastic people who never leave even though they complain about how boring it is and those who leave almost always come back. "What can we do tonight in Simi Valley?"
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A small upscale enclave located in eastern Ventura County. Most of the McMansions and wealth are located in the the hills. Simi Valley is bordered by Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, and the San Fernanado Valley. Simi Valley is often refered to to as "Snob Valley" since most of the people here are plastic and the parent give their kids an AMEX at 8 yrs old. Simi Valley is best know for its ranking among the top 10 Safest Cities in America. Where do you live "Snob Valley" I mean Simi Valley where else whould i live.


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BIRMINGHAM, AL – In response to reports that more than 200 African American high school students in Birmingham have been sprayed with mace or pepper spray by Birmingham Police Officers, the NAACP is asking Birmingham Mayor William Bell to ban the use of mace and order the police to develop fairer policing policies for schoolchildren.
"Mace and pepper spray may be legitimate parts of an adult or crowd policing strategy, but they are not acceptable for use on school children," stated NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. "This is an unequivocal abuse of our young men and women. As long as we continue to treat students like criminals, they will grow up to become criminals."
The NAACP released a petition asking Mayor Bell to ban the use of mace as a form of restraint or moderation by the police in the school system, and to direct the Birmingham Police Department to develop and implement policies specific to the policing of children for all officers assigned to work in Birmingham Public Schools.
"All students are entitled the opportunity to develop in an apparent non-malicious environment," stated Hezekiah Jackson, IV, Metro Birmingham Branch NAACP President. "We as a community must end this form of archaic police disciplinary response, implement alternative strategies and create an atmosphere in which all children of Birmingham can feel protected and comfortable."


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With the year winding down, Audrey Magazine is looking back at some of the Asian American greats of 2010, in everything from fashion to entertainment. Here, we highlight a few of the Asian American bloggers who have attained serious industry recognition.
A generation ago, Asian influences in the fashion industry was limited to a handful, like fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto and supermodel Anna Bayle, to name a few. Now Asians aren't just plentiful, they're dominating the world of fashion — from fashion designers like Alexander Wang and Jason Wu, to models like Liu Wen and Chanel Iman. And it isn't just industry insiders. The biggest fashion influencers these days are the bloggers. Here, we look at three of the biggies of 2010.
Manila, Philippines native Bryanboy (Bryan Grey-Yambao) seems to have it all: the clothes, traveling expenditures, model men, fashion icon friends, and of course, thousands of blog readers. Since his blog's birth in 2007, he has become one of the virtual world's real-life celebrities, earning him front row seats next to people in charge like Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour. A recent article from New York Magazine reveals Bryanboy's annual earnings here.
Fashion Toast (Rumi Neely) is a hapa Japanese American, San Diego local who has recently been swapping real time with Bryanboy. The two seem like an inseparable fashionista duo, part of the new web of cyber celebs. Neely recently modeled for the Forever 21 campaign and collaborated with DANNIJO in creating a six-piece jewelry line for Tobi.com. Her modelesque frame and exotic looks don't look too bad either in her dynamic blog photos.
The Showmanship (Ingrid Holm) is a Filipina-Norwegian model who has mastered the art of photographing her daily looks in the comforts of her own room. She also has trendy buddies and a classy look.
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Welcome to the Multnomah County Department of County Human Services. We work to provide hope and a better quality of life for our community's most vulnerable people. Our vision is safe, healthy, caring and diverse communities where hope, independence, learning and opportunity prevail for all.
The Department of County Human Services provides services for families in poverty, homeless youth and families, survivors of domestic violence, seniors, adults with disabilities, veterans, people recovering from mental illness and addiction, people with developmental disabilities and school-based services for children and families.
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Crape myrtles bloom throughout city
Dan Eakin/Staff Photo - Phil Wheat, vice president of the Crape Myrtle Trails of McKinney board of directors, and Melanie Hedrick, secretary, check out one of the thousands of crape myrtle trees in McKinney that are now blooming.
By Dan Eakin, email@example.com
Many people are recommending that McKinney be officially registered as "America's Myrtle Crape City."
And for good reason.
The city has more than 5,000 crape myrtles along its streets and trails. Last year, it opened the Crape Myrtle World Collection Park at Craig Ranch, which has every variety of crape myrtles in the world. The seven-acre park is the only site in the world with each of the 120 known varieties.
That McKinney is now home to thousands of crape myrtles is not by accident. City fathers, Crape Myrtle Trails board members, Horticulture Committee members and a long list of interested citizens have helped create one of the most beautiful crape myrtle trails in the world.
The history of the development of the crape myrtle trails goes at least as far back as 1998, when the newly formed not-for-profit CMTM planted 15 crape myrtles at McKinney High School.
The CMTM Foundation was formed, and the following year, large numbers of the "Tuscarora" variety were planted along Eldorado Parkway, which is still the major thoroughfare for those wanting to tour the crape myrtle trails.
The CMTM is now a completely volunteer organization. Susan Owens, who served as executive director of the organization, is a volunteer member of the board. Others on the board include John Rattan, president, and board members Terri Rickets, Judi Maurantonio, Carolyn Skie, Lynn Sperry, Neil Sperry, Bill Whitfield, Dan Mitchell, Rodney Hayes, Martin Krueger, Bram Franklin, Scott Keller and Kerry Cassuto (active, but not formally voted on yet).
The CMTM and city staff work together to care for the needs of the crape myrtles throughout the city.
A Horticulture Committee, which includes CMTM members and non-members, helps oversee the needs of the crape myrtles. Neil Sperry, well known for his radio shows about gardening, serves as chair.
Others on the Horticulture Committee are Greg Church of the Texas AgriLife Extension, Joe Covington of Covington's Nursery in Rowlett, Johnette Taylor of Roundtree Landscape in Dallas, Rob Weir of the Shades of Green Nursery in Frisco, Jimmy Turner of the Dallas Arboretum, Steve Huddleston of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, arborist Scott Keller, nursery consultant Sharon McCants and board members Franklin, Haynes, Krueger and Owens.
Mike Merchant, an entomologist, and Xinwang Wang, a horticulturist specializing in crape myrtles, also serve as advisers to the CMTM.
The CMTM Foundation raises funds each year with a Fun-Run, which is the Saturday immediately prior to Thanksgiving. Last year, 21 local businesses and one family sponsored the event. The McKinney Community Development Corporation (MCDC) also provided funding for the run. The event raises funds through sponsorships and entry fees.
Crape myrtles in McKinney have already attracted attention from people far beyond the city.
In addition to publicity given to it on Sperry's radio show, speakers from several parts of the nation spoke at a symposium hosted by the CMTM several years ago.
Margaret Pooler, research horticulturist for the U.S. National Arboretum, has spoken twice in McKinney, and for a while the Crape Myrtle Society of America was based in McKinney.
Wheat said, "With our citizenry's commitment to featuring the South's premier flowering plant in our landscapes, we add one more piece to McKinney being one of the very best residential and business communities in the country."
For more information about Crape Myrtle Trails of McKinney, and a map, go to www.crapemyrtletrails.org.
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Beale Air Force Base near Marysville is about to lose the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron and 200 jobs for reserve pilots, mechanics and sensor operators.
The squadron is being deactivated and will be eliminated by September.
The squadron assists the Air Force in the operation and maintenance of the Global Hawk, an unmanned drone used worldwide for surveillance and reconnaissance.
The aircraft will continue flying from Beale but will be maintained only by active-duty military.
The impact is 80 full-time and 115 part-time squadron members.
The squadron's commander said his staff is working hard to find other positions at Beale or Travis AFB for members of the team.
Col. John Trnka said some will find similar work while others will have to be retrained or consider moving to a job at another Air Force base.
Officials in Yuba and Sutter counties said the loss of 200 positions will impact the local economy.
"We already have high unemployment," said former Yuba County Supervisor Bill Simmons.
Simmons serves on the Beale Military Base Liaison Committee, working to support the military base and retain civilian jobs.


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Fiona Rae remembers acquiring a PowerBook in 1999 at about the same time that she met her husband and fellow artist Dan Perfect. Something of a tech boff, Perfect introduced Rae to the joys of Photoshop and the rest, you could say, is history. Already well established as one of the 'Freeze' generation of British artists (she took part in Damien Hirst's game-changing group show in Docklands in 1988), Rae's creative outpouring over the past decade - a powerhouse of distinctive works juxtaposing her painterly skills with startling digital age iconography - is the subject of her latest show at Leeds Art Gallery.
Its rather baffling exhibition title, 'Maybe you can live on the moon in the next century', is incidentally borrowed from a painting Rae made in 2009. 'I tend to choose titles for my paintings that I feel have a note of ambiguity about them,' she says of her often teasing phrases. 'The grammar doesn't quite make sense in them, it's almost a bit poetic. That title seems to me to be rather ludicrous and at the same time ominous, as if the moon is the only place left.'
Starting at the point in which Rae began referencing the changing visual language of the computer generation in her work, the Leeds Art Gallery exhibition presents a body of colourful and graphically abstract paintings. Incorporating complex typography, symbols and small figures or cartoons, their ambiguous nature makes them as amusing as they are sinister. 'I'm interested in how we perceive and understand imagery through its context,' Rae continues. 'In "Maybe you can live on the moon in the next century" (the painting) there are a couple of pandas. They gaze out at the viewer and disrupt the abstract picture space. It's not clear as to whether they are protagonists or bystanders, threatening or benign.'
Rae last showed in Leeds Art Gallery back in 1990, when she took part in the touring British Art Show, and says she is pleased to be back in the gallery's fold. Working together with curator Sarah Brown, Rae has chosen 17 paintings that define her past decade's work. The lyrical titles - such as 'Press my buttons to give me food and love!', 2006; 'The woman who can do self-expression will shine through all eternity', 2010 and 'Bold as a wild strawberry, sweet as a naughty girl', 2009 - are as dazzling as the works.
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Summarise your work ethos in two words?
Don't stop
If you could save only one item from your office/studio what would it be?
The plastic dinosaur on my painting table.
What is your method of working?
It's changed over the years. Right now, my studio feels as though there's a constant conversation going on within it, with various canvases at different stages. Each new canvas that I begin tends to join in with the talk that's already going on.
Do you listen to music while you work? If so, what are you listening to at the moment?
I go through phases of listening to things but, recently, it's been Brian Eno and Kraftwerk.
What excites you/terrifies you on a daily basis?
Everything! Painting is really exciting but it's also terrifying. I can get awfully despondent and anxious if something seems to be going wrong, almost as though I'm wasting my life, but then a solution appears, rainbows break out, and things get exciting again.
Where do you feel most inspired?
In my studio, it's my private cave space. Once I'm engaged in painting it's like I've gone underwater and nothing else matters.


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