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Our School Council
The purpose of the School Council (SC) is to strengthen and enhance our students' educational experience through example, faith, and communication. The SC is comprised of the school Principal, and members representing:
The members of the 2019 - 2020 School Council are:
Co-chairs -
- Dayna Helmer - firstname.lastname@example.com
- Lisa Wilson - firstname.lastname@example.com
Secretary - Dayna Helmer
Treasurer -
CSPA rep -
Principal: - Carrie Bowie
School Council News
Greetings From The St. Patrick's High School Council
Members of the School Council work together to:
Members of the Catholic School Council provide input and advice to the Principal of St Patrick's on topics such as:
OCSB Parent Involvement Committee (PIC)
The Ottawa Catholic School Board Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is a provincially mandated committee made up of parents, a trustee, a principal and the Director of Education. The purpose of PIC is to support, encourage and enhance parent engagement at the school board level in order to improve student achievement and well-being. The parent members of the OCSB PIC are appointed by CSPA.
Learn more about OCSB's PIC on the PIC page of the Board website.
The Catholic School Parents' Association (CSPA) is a volunteer group representing the parents in our school board. We are a resource for school councils and the parent community for information on local and provincial education issues. Through our website, Twitter, and email newsletters we provide updates on education in Ottawa & Ontario; plus we share great tips, resources and information to help parents support their children in school. All parents are welcome and encouraged to join our e-mail list, follow us on Twitter or attend CSPA monthly meetings.
Visit the CSPA website to learn more about CSPA and the work we do to support parents and their children in our schools.
School Council Meetings
Catholic School Council (CSC) Meetings are held approximately once a month (see the meeting dates listed below).
Meetings are held at the Conference Room located behind the main office of St. Patrick's High School.
All parents/guardians are welcome to attend and join - we value your input.
Meeting Dates:
Sept. 17, 7 pm, Learning Commons
Nov. 26, 3 pm, Conference Room (Office)
Feb. 25, 7 pm, Conference Room (Office)
Apr. 29, 3 pm, Conference Room (Office)
Sept. 18 - Click HERE
Oct. 30 - Click HERE
Nov 27 - Click HERE
Feb 26 Click HERE
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Thinking in Regex A Csharp Regex Tutorial with Examples
March 4th | 2009
Thinking in Regex – A C# Regex Tutorial with Examples
Regular Expressions (regex) can be a difficult language to learn.The terse syntax is one factor-regex are notoriously difficult to read-but another factor is the problem space. Pattern-matching problems require a different mindset than software development in general. However, if you can phrase the question in precise terms, translation to regex becomes easier, even trivial in many cases.
Given this, there are a few things to keep in mind when tackling a problem with regex.
- Be specific in your requirements. "I want to prevent bad characters" is not useful. "I want to exclude asterisks" is useful.
- Know the text your regex will run on. A regex to match a URL can be very simple, or as complex as this monster. The goal is the simplest regex that will always work with your input text.
- Be sure you're not matching too much. Once your regex is matching what you want it to match, test it against various not-quite-right text samples to avoid embarrassing mistakes.
Let's say that you have some html that looks roughly like this:
 <form id="form1" runat="server">
 He & I are best buddies.  http://www.mywebsite.com/page.aspx?param1=1¶m2=2¶m3=3  http://www.mywebsite.com/page.aspx?param1=1¶m2=2¶m3=3  http://www.mywebsite.com/page.aspx?param1=1¶m2=2¶m3=3  http://www.mywebsite.com/page.aspx?param1=1¶m2=2¶m3=3
 </form>
There are many pages like this, some with many more links. You need to fix the ampersands displayed as the text of the link to be & but you do not want to replace ampersands within the href attribute or in the rest of the body of the page. This sounds a little tricky, so let's refine our requirements.
We want to replace & with & within the text part of an anchor tag only. We don't want to replace & when it is followed by amp;
Better. But, what exactly does 'text part' or 'anchor tag' mean in terms of characters?
Specifically, we want to replace & with & between the  and  character blocks, unless immediately followed by amp;
Now that we have phrased our task this way, it is much easier to form a solution. Let's build a .Net regex to solve this problem. .Net supports variable length lookbehind (more on this following the example), so we can build our regex in neat groups that apply conditions surrounding the text we want to replace.
Regex.Replace(inputText, "&", "&");
This will replace any & with & Now we want to apply our conditions.
1) Must not be followed by amp;
2) Must come after (be preceded by)
3) Must be followed by
So the resulting regex looks like this:
Regex.Replace(inputText, @"(?<=\<a[^<>]*>[^<>]*)&(?!amp;)(?=[^<>]*)", "&");
|Must not be followed by &
|Must be preceded by  tag
|Must be followed by
(?!, (?=, (?<=, and (?<! are lookarounds. &(?!amp;) can be read as "Match &, then check the next four characters. If they are amp; fail the match." The other two conditions follow a similar pattern, requiring a preceding  tag and a following  tag before any < or > is encountered. Restricting the text within < …. > blocks from containing additional <> characters prevents our regex from spanning multiple anchor tags.
Two invaluable aids to learning and using regex in .NET are Expresso (a regex tool written in .NET), and the helpful forum community at RegexAdvice. If regex interests you I highly recommend playing with the tool and browsing the forum. And since you're still reading—this probably means you!
March 5, 2010 at 6:52 am
Excellent read. 😉
Follow this link on similar spirit.
March 8, 2010 at 9:47 am
Interesting. Regex are something of a hobby for me, so usually I prefer to look at the regex directly unless code is required to form it. This is because I read it as "beginning of string followed by….", which is difficult to do when reading variable names designed to hide exactly what the regex does. Of course, if the intention is to hide the regex details while expressing the general intention via variable or method names, splitting a regex out into composable blocks works perfectly.

subset: commoncrawl


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As per my wonderful neighbor's suggestion we used an actual camera to take pictures. I actually copied her ideas from where she took her son to take the exact same pictures. So, Lisa_C, this is for you :)
We dyed our eggs with natural dyes and they turned out pretty good I must say. And-Lisa, I figured out I was uploading the cellphone pictures wrong so they just look bad in the blog. So, next time the phone pictures will be better.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Easter Egg Pictures
6 comments:
- Dari said...
Great photos! Luke looks so happy!
- April 2, 2010 at 9:34 PM
Nice pictures!
- April 2, 2010 at 9:46 PM
- Lisa C said...
Aww...so cute! I'm posting mine on Sunday...after I retouch the heck out of them. :D
- April 2, 2010 at 10:21 PM
- Pickle said...
can't wait to see your pics! It was really fun to take the pics like that. I'm glad you gave me the motivation to clear my camera. Maybe I'll actually keep up on it.
- April 3, 2010 at 11:28 AM
- Pickle said...
Dari, do you have a blog?!
- April 3, 2010 at 11:29 AM
- Lisa C said...
Hey...I gave you a blog award. Feel special? I know you do. :)
- April 3, 2010 at 10:44 PM
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The last trimester of pregnancy can be enervating. At a minimum, you're carrying an additional 20 to 30 lbs of combined baby and body weight. By the time you near the end of your third trimester, you will need an additional 300 calories a day. How you eat them can help give you the energy to get through the home stretch to delivery.
Trail Mix
Trail mix can provide a healthy mix of two things you need to keep your energy up: protein from the nuts and complex carbohydrates. The body burns carbs for energy and they help to regulate your blood sugar to prevent fatigue. Look for a mix that contains plenty of dried fruits.
Fruit can bolster your energy because it's rich in the good kind of carbohydrates. It also carries a lot of vitamin C, which is good for your overall health. For an extra boost, combine apples with something that contains protein, such as cheese or peanut butter.
Cheese -- string or chunks or slices -- is an excellent source of protein. Increased protein gives pregnant women energy, though it has negligible effects on the overall health of women or their fetuses. Other good sources of protein are low-fat milk, cottage cheese and yogurt.
Peanut Butter
Peanut butter is a very good source of protein and it contains essential fat. You don't want a lot of fat -- that would weigh you down -- but the fat contained in peanut butter is just about right if you buy the right brand. PregnancyToday recommends Smuckers or Krema. Peanut butter also contains folic acid, which is vital to a healthy pregnancy.
In addition to eating for energy, don't neglect to hydrate yourself. Dehydration can lead to fatigue as surely as insufficient protein and carbohydrates. Aim for 64 oz of water a day. It doesn't always have to be tap water or bottled water. Decaffeinated coffee or tea can substitute for some of the ounces you should be drinking as you near your delivery date.
Eating for Optimal Energy
How you eat can affect your energy level as much as what you eat. If you consume a large meal toward the end of your pregnancy, when your baby isn't leaving you a lot of room to begin with, you fill up quickly and easily. The result is a sluggish feeling while your body struggles to digest everything. Eat small, frequent meals instead that don't push you to the point of discomfort, and try to make them an even balance between protein and healthy carbohydrates.
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Today's article is going to show you a treatment called "heating compress". Our body should actually heat the wet and cold socks. The body will react to them because it has an increased blood circulation and this in turn, stimulates our immune system. We need to be stimulated it in order to be able to fight numerous conditions or diseases.
It can also decrease the congestion which appears in the throat, head as well as the upper respiratory passages. The action it has is sedating. Numerous patients have tried it and claim that after they've tried the treatment, they sleep far better than before. This amazing treatment can also help you relieve pain and also increase the healing response which acute infections present.
This should be done as soon as you notice the first sign of the flu or a cold. Repeat it several days in a row.
You need:
- 1 pair of thin cotton socks
- A bucket
- 1 pair of thick wool socks
Step 1: First, you need to put the pair of thin socks to soak in the bowl filled with ice water. Take them out as soon as they become completely wet. Squeeze them out.
Step 2: Now, you should dip your feet in a bucket or a bathtub filled with hot water so that you can warm up your feet. Leave them inside for 10 minutes.
Step 3: Take them out of the hot water. Dry them. After this, put the cold and wet thin socks on and put the dry wool socks over them.
Step 4: Go to bed. Make sure your feet are covered all the time! If they aren't, the treatment will be unsuccessful.
For an additional benefits, you should massage your feet with rosemary essential oil. Your circulation will be improved immensely!


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Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ("EFT") is a therapeutic modality for adult relationships developed by Dr. Sue Johnson. Based on attachment theory and the work of John Bowlby, Salvador Minuchin and Carl Rogers among others, EFT helps couples understand how love and relationships work and flourish.
EFT is the most rigorously researched modality of couples therapy. More than 16 published research studies empirically prove EFT to be the most effective of all the couples therapies and the modality with the longest lasting results. Ninety percent of distressed couples undergoing EFT therapy report dramatic improvement in the overall satisfaction in their relationship. More than 7 out of 10 couples report complete recovery from distress. For a summary of EFT research and articles, click here.
EFT identifies distress in a relationship as the result of a threat or rupture of the emotional bond or "connection" between partners. When this occurs, we are left with coping mechanisms that throw us into negative cycles or "dance" that highjack the relationship and the result is emotional distance between the couple. Negative cycles often result in expressions of frustration, resentment, criticism and anger.
EFT helps couples identify and understand the choreography of the negative dance that drives them apart and blocks the free flow of love, empathy and understanding. Once the "cycle" is clearly mapped out and understood, EFT therapists help couples to correctly identify each other's emotional cues, safely and effectively express their needs, and ultimately discover new ways of reinforcing and strengthening the kind of secure emotional bond we all long for. Rather than turning away from each other, EFT teaches couples turn toward each other for understanding, support and comfort in times of conflict or distress.
EFT transforms relationships and helps couples understand love and each other with empathy, understanding and love.
The founder of EFT, Dr. Sue Johnson, provides a brief summary of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
For therapists who want to learn more about EFT, training opportunities in Austin can be found here. Opportunities outside of Austin can be found on the ICEEFT webpage.


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Apr 23, 2018
UCF, Matty A says, "C'mon man!". Meanwhile, the Matts breakdown the Bama QB situation and the "A" Day Game by position, including great special teams insight. How will the new CFB kickoff rules affect 2018? What is the future of the on sides kick? It is also Talladega week, so a shout out to NASCAR is also on show #99!


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Parramatta v Northern Suburbs, 22nd July, 2017, Merrylands RSL Rugby Park.
Today Parramatta and Norths play for the Rod Phelps Cup. Rod played for both clubs in the 1960s and 70s. He was also captain coach of Norths and Parramatta. Rod is true believer of the Shute shield having won 2 premierships at Sydney University and a premiership with Northern Suburbs. Rod coached Parramatta to 2 premiership grand finals in 1974 and 1975. The Parramatta team going down to Northern Suburbs 1975, 9-6 in a penalty only game. Rod a played 6 years for Norths and then 6 years for Parramatta. It was Rod, along with Club patron Eric Tweedale, who initiated the Parramatta Juniors and put Parramatta on its course to its first premiership in 1977 coached by Peter "Fab" Fenton. Rod played 22 tests for Australia. Rod is a true gentleman of the game of rugby and refused to be lured by the professional code.
The match starts. Norths are running north and take the kick. Parra kick through and Norths quickly return the kick to our fly half Puka Malo who puts up a mid-field bomb and chases. Puka nearly regathers but the Norths number 8 virtually snatches the ball out of Puka's hands. Norths spread right and score after 2 minutes in the north eastern corner. Norths 5, Parra 0. The conversion is unsuccessful. The kick restart witnesses Robert Duff taking the high ball and running it up to Norths. Robert is still driving forward when he is penalised for not releasing. First penalty to Norths. Norths' kick for the line and from the lineout take the ball forward. Centre Sam Hayward is penalised for a high tackle. It looked alright to me. The player still had his head and he was tackled around the shoulders. Maybe it was the facial he received. Norths take the penalty conversion. Norths 8, Parra 0.
The kick return, and Norths take the ball and bring it forward. Coxie takes the man as he bounces off he is deflected into a lazy arm tackle from prop Nigel Vaifale. It is a nothing and Nigel receives a yellow card. Amazing! We can't get the rub of the green. Norths kick deep and Parra are defending well as Norths spread the ball left with wide passes. In the final pass is given wing Josh Tupuola puts is hand out and knocks the ball forward. The ref awards a penalty and yellow cards Josh for a deliberate knock down. Come on ref, at worst it's a penalty. Talk about giving Norths a leg up. Where are Norths coming ? Fourth or something and we are 11th? Give us a break! Thirteen men against 15. Real fair! After 9 minutes of play. From the penalty line out Norths spread left and Parra hold the man up. It should be a penalty to us. Use or lose it! The ref awards a Norths' scrum. Prop Brendan Crosilla replaces Riley Jacobsen while Nigel is in the bin. From the scrum Norths spread left and nearly fall over while scoring the try next to the posts. Norths convert. Norths 15, Parra 0.
From the restart Norths take the ball forward then spread left with wide passes. We have only 13 men as Norths run the down the sideline. I believe there is a hint of a forward pass as the left winger races down and cuts in passing to the North's half. The conversion is successful. Norths 22, Parra 0 after13 minutes of play.
The restart kick witnesses Norths' flanker penalised for offside. Parra kick to the eastern sideline for a lineout. Nigel and Dan Tamone are back. Parra turns the ball over after 5 phases of play. Norths kick deep to Parra's 22 metre. Parra ball as half Waldo Wessels does a box kick. Norths run the ball back left and then the Norths' fly half puts in a chip kick. The ball finds the Norths number 8 who scores. Unbelievable! If we kicked we would be punished with a try. North's are running with confidence and it is all coming off. The conversion is successful. North's 29, Parra 0 after 20 minutes of play.
Parra from the kick restart are dominating and complete 6 phases of play until centre Sam is caught at the bottom of the ruck. We are penalised for not releasing the ball. Norths are killing the ruck and we are penalised as we go forward! Norths kick to our 22 on the western side. Norths are just playing touch football with us as they move the ball both right and left before they score. Too easy, nobody to blame here. The conversion is unsuccessful. Norths 34, Parra 0.
Norths' next try is just about sustained pressure and backing up. Parra held the ball for at least 10 phases of play before we kick. Fortunately Parra follows through and we able to force a turnover. Half Waldo grubber kicks to the western side line to find touch. Unfortunately the ball didn't go out allowing Norths to mount a counter attack. Norths' number 8 is able to break our line with a good run. Parra don't number up and Norths play touch football until they score. Norths converts. Norths 41, Parra 0. From the kick return Parra are penalised again for offside. Nothing is going our way. Norths never released the ball or rolled away. The next penalty Nick Blacklock takes the ball forward through the ruck and puts the ball between his legs. Parra again is penalised for not releasing. Parra defend valiantly but the weight of possession by Norths eventually means Norths are able score again through very good line speed. The conversion is unsuccessful. North's 46, Parra 0 with 2 minutes to go to half time
The kick return witnesses Norths' controlling the ball really well and being able to change the direction of attack from one side to the other. Parra are eventually outnumbered again and Norths score out wide in the north eastern corner Norths are unsuccessful with the conversion. Norths 51, Parra 0. The half time score, signals it's going to be a long day at the office. The rub of the green has not gone with us and Norths' line speed is ripping us apart. Everything they do sticks and makes us look pedestrian. It is going to be a cricket score if we don't muscle up. Hooker Nick Blacklock has been replaced by Brendan Crosilla.
Second half, and Parra kick off north and we are all over Norths like a rash with some very good play. Parra swing the ball both left and right driving to North's line. Parra are awarded the first penalty of the second half for Norths being offside. Parra attacks the line through prop Nigel Vaifale. We swing the ball left and the boy's efforts are awarded with another penalty. Norths were offside 5 metres out on the left of the goal posts. Parra take the scrum. Half Waldo goes left and passes to fly half Puka Malo who darts forward passing to centre Robert Duff who powers to the try line. Great work boys! Great try! Fullback Hayden Cole converts with his lucky white sock. North's 51, Parra 7.
From the kick return Parra display enterprising football trying to get out of our own 22. Eventually Parra is able kick deep into touch on the eastern touch line. However, Parra do not chase the ball. The Norths' winger throws in a quick ball and Norths run back at us down the short side scoring in the south eastern corner. Unbelievable! Norths have so much confidence in running the ball. Norths convert. Norths 58, Parra 7. The restart of play witnesses Parra camp in Norths 22 for 12 phases of football. Great work as we finally turn the ball over Norths kick into our 22. Parra is then able force its own turnover and kick deep. Parra are applying the pressure however, we knock on for Norths' scrum on North's 10 metre. Hooker Sefo Setefano replaces Bredan Crosilla. Parra are penalised for offside play and North's kick to the eastern touch. It is caught by wing Josh Tupuola on the full and brought back. North are penalised for a high tackle on lock Michael Ross. Parra win the penalty lineout and charge Norths' line with some very good play. Fullback Hayden puts in a grubber kick with Norths forcing the ball for a 22 kick. Parra bring the ball back through the forwards with hooker Sefo making some good gains as the forwards hit the ball up through the centre of the field. Full back Hayden Cole is standing shallow of the back of the ruck as half Waldo gives Hayden a short ball. Hayden accelerates through the centre of Norths team and scores under the posts. Hayden converts his own try. North's 58, Parra 14 with 20 minutes of play left. Well done boys a great try. Both our tries have been very good.
Norths kick out on the full for a Parra scrum on half way. Parra takes on Norths with great recycled ball. We then turn the ball over with a stab kick to the in goal. Parra are penalised for offside for a Norths lineout on half way. Norths come back left and are very good at setting up the inside man when they get to the fringes. Norths then set and go again. Parra force the turn over and take the ball back at Norths. Parra kick through again and Norths are given the ball which is then followed by a penalty for Parra being offside. There is 15 minutes of play left. Norths take the scrum 5 metres out. Norths kick through into the in goal and the ball is grounded by flanker Dan Tamone. Parra kick out from the 22 and Norths run it back us as prop Nick Blacklock makes a great tackle. I can't work out what Nick has done. It didn't look high but the Ref pulls out a yellow card. This is our third innocuous card. Nick hobbles off with a hamstring injury. Norths kick for touch 5 metres out on the western sideline. From the lineout Norths spread wide and scores in the eastern corner. The conversion is unsuccessful. Norths 63, Parra 14 with 10 minutes to go.
From the kick return Parra force a turn over and replacement Amos Viiga takes the ball forward towards Norths' goal posts. Parra are working hard with the pick and drive and are putting Norths under immense pressure. As the ball spreads left Norths replacement player knocks Dan Tamone's pass down. Wing Joey got marched for this. What's the difference? Parra are awarded a penalty. Parra scrum 5 metres out. Parra then pick and drive across the field both left and right. Finally Hooker Sefo flips a beautiful pass to Captain Andrew Cox who scores in the north west corner untouched. Liam Tully has replaced Hayden Cole as the kicker and takes the kick 22 metres out. Liam is as cool as ice and quietly coverts a difficult kick. Norths 63, Parra 21
The restart witnesses Norths kick out on the full for a Parra scrum on half way. Norths wheel the scrum and Parra are penalised. Norths kick to our 5 metre for a penalty lineout. Parra are again penalised on the line for not rolling away on our line. Norths don't need this type of help. I am feeling a little frustrated. I need counselling. Norths kick to our 5 metres in the south west corner. Norths take the ball down into a rolling maul and score. The Norths kicker doesn't make any mistakes and rubs salt into our wounds. The final whistle sound full time. Norths 70, Parra 21. Well boys you came back winning the second half with scoring 3 good tries 21 to 19.
Congratulations Northern Suburbs for your great win and retaining the Rod Phelps Cup. It was very good to see both teams pose arm in arm for a group photo with the cup at the end of the game. Rod would be very pleased as rugby was the winner and game was played in the right spirit.


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Author visits Hartsville Library to talk John Jenrette, Abscam sting
By Melissa Rollins, Editor, firstname.lastname@example.com
When John F. Clark visited the Hartsville Memorial Library to talk about his book Capitol Steps and Missteps: The Wild Improbable Ride of Congressman John Jenrette, it was a little bit of a homecoming and a little bit of a gossip session featuring players in the Darlington County community and the Pee Dee Region.
Clark grew up in Kingstree but has a strong connection to Darlington County.
"My mama is from Dovesville; only in this room can I say that and people know where Dovesville is," Clark joked. "Her father was a farmer and at one time he ran the airport out there. That main house there at the intersection of Highway 52 and Mont Clare Road, that was her family house; I spent a lot of summers in Dovesville and have a lot of fond memories of it."
Clark said that he was one of a large brood of cousins who roamed around Dovesville. "There were sixteen of us first cousins and we hung out there a lot," Clark said. "There were several stores there and you'd go in and they'd say 'Which one are you? Who do you belong to?' In Dovesville, my mama was known as Cooter so they'd say 'That there is Cooter's boy."
After leaving Kingstree, Clark went to college and into the military before his paths would cross with John Jenrette.
"I went to Davidson College, Syracuse University…and went into the Army for a couple of years," Clark said. "I was down in Florida teaching political science. My dad was telling me about this young progressive congressman who had just gotten elected…I wrote a letter and said that I would like to come work with him in Washington. I got a call from his mentor, a guy named Rob Floyd…I get in the office there and Rob says 'We can talk a little bit but I'm telling you right now we're hiring you."
Clark went on to serve as a top aide for Jenrette during his six years in office and had a front row seat to all of his political successes and personal failures.
Clark said that Jenrette was an unusual politician, courting minority voters and seeming to genuinely care about them at a time when most politicians acted as though they didn't exist. He was well-liked, both in South Carolina and in Washington, earning himself a seat on the House Majority Leadership Team as a freshman congressman.
Capitol Steps and Missteps chronicles the years leading up to the Abscam sting, run by the FBI, that was the misstep Jenrette could not smooth talk his way out of.
Clark said that there are several names in the book that people in Hartsville will recognize.
"In my book, there are a few Hartsville characters like Bill Craig who ran for Congress and was a major player in 1972," Clark said. "Later, we have some mention of Ed Saleeby; Ed knew was he was doing and he didn't get too close to any of this but he was certainly a power back in the day. There is also a sad story, in my opinion a sad story, about a Hartsville fellow Billy Lowe. I didn't really know Billy Lowe but everything I knew about him was generally good and I think he was a victim in some of the stuff that was going on and an unknowing victim at that."


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A short, ten-minute documentary I co-wrote and co-produced will air on Mississippi Public Broadcasting on Thursday, June 6, at 7pm CST.
Here's the story:
On May 10, 1940, the Nazis invaded the Netherlands, driving its government into exile. The Dutch military retreated to its holdings in the South Pacific, but were forced to retreat to Australia when the Imperial Japanese advanced against the East Indies in February of 1942. Fearing yet another invasion and facing a shortage of war material, the air forces of the Dutch East Indies Army and the Dutch Navy began searching for a safe place to train their pilots.
They chose Jackson, Mississippi.
Hundreds of Dutch and Indonesian personnel and their families arrived in Jackson by train from San Francisco on the night of May 7, 1942. They set up camp at the Jackson Army Airbase at Hawkins Field and were quickly welcomed by a curious public. Speeches and parades followed, along with dozens of dances where some cadets and officers met their future Southern brides. Many of these widows and their descendants still reside in Mississippi today.
The Dutch fliers were patriots without a country, but for a time, Mississippi was their home. Unfortunately, many died in training accidents and were buried at Cedarlawn Cemetery in sacred earth designated as Dutch soil. In 1943, a monument designed by one of the pilots was erected in honor of these brave men's memory.
On February 8, 1944, the Dutch lowered their flag over Jackson and returned to the fight in Europe and the Pacific. As the war waned, many Mississippi brides joined their Dutch husbands in far-flung corners of the earth. Some witnessed the horrors of Japanese concentration camps in Java while others waded through Holland's bombed-out rubble. Little opportunity was left in the old world. As the Japanese left Java, riots and revolution raged, slowly driving the Dutch from their Indonesian colonies. Many of the pilots and their families returned to the United States. Some made their way back to Jackson, and a few even trained new European pilots at Mississippi airbases.
Our short film focuses on our interviews with three Mississippi natives – widows of Dutch pilots who fought in the skies over Europe and the Pacific. It's a love story, and at times, a quite tragic one, but it illustrates how true love can withstand great distances in both space and time.
Tune in if you can, and I'll post the link once the film appears on MPB's website.
This is just the beginning. We hope to eventually produce a full-length documentary with national distribution telling the whole story of the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School and the great, enduring friendship between Jackson and the Dutch.


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Establishing yourself in your chosen creative field can be difficult, dispiriting work: years of toil measured by the number of emails and letters that are met with rejection if they get any response at all.
After all that, once you've finally made it inside the tent you come to realise why you struggled: it wasn't that big to begin with. Despite intense fluctuations there are only a finite number of literary publications, theatres, television production companies, orchestras or children's book publishers out there, and accordingly a finite number of people working at them. This brings the unexpected side effect that the more specialised what you do is, the more likely that you'll run into the same people over and over again.
Here are some strategies for dealing with the pitfalls you'll face.
Losing impartiality
A semipermeable membrane exists between people who write about things and the people who make the things they write about. As an arts journalist I often have to review work that someone I know has been a part of. It's one thing to excuse yourself from writing about a film directed by your best friend, but what about a TV programme script-edited by a person who once worked for the same publication as you, or a stage play lit by someone you've been chatting to on Twitter?
Such conflicts of interest are found in any creative profession, only increasing as your career progresses and you get to know more people in your industry. The best response is to acknowledge that bias is actually a discourtesy: everyone wants to make the best work possible, and honest, meaningful engagement with the efforts of others is the most constructive way to aid in that. Free rides don't help good art.
Burning your bridges
Sooner or later you're going to end up in a job you hate down to your marrow. The sort of job that makes you wake up at some godless hour wishing you still worked in that fish factory pulling the pin bones out of salmon. Sadly, there will always be toxic people and toxic work environments, and after escaping from such a horrid situation it can be tempting to express your feelings publicly. What's a couple of ill-tempered tweets after what they put you through?
The problem is that all of those ghastly people are still going to exist the day after your splenetic blog post, and maybe they're going to end up working for a company you'd like to work for too. Even if that nightmare scenario doesn't happen, everyone in your industry could fit into a reasonably small village in Anglesey, and inevitably they're going to pop up again. Take the high road, and just hope that they leave the profession to focus on an unsatisfying career in fish deboning.
A bestselling author's work is so poor that it's entirely rewritten by her editor. The newly filled job of running a major arts organisation was offered to someone else first. A famously strait-laced actor keeps a big bowl of cocaine on his coffee table. Industry gossip is irresistible because it uses lurid details to recast the successful as foolish and fallible.
But while avoiding the temptation to disclose that an Oscar-winning producer is sleeping with most of the British film industry might be impossible, there's a difference between open secrets and genuinely sensitive information: a peer struggling with addiction or a difficult family life.
If a piece of gossip would feel at home on the Mail Online's Sidebar of Shame then it's probably best to not share, for the sake of your mortal soul if nothing else.
Going to war
Given the relentless promotion of the idea of individual accomplishment, it's wonderful to discover how collaborative a career in the arts can be. I've worked at Oh Comely magazine with the same group of people for four years and many of my most rewarding professional experiences have come as a result.
Working with like-minded peers towards a common goal can be immensely satisfying – you're not just co-workers but a team, battling against the odds. These challenges go beyond the usual deadlines and disasters: with cuts to arts funding, diminishing newsstand sales, online piracy and any number of other encroaching threats, to work in a creative industry is to experience near-constant implosion.
The danger is that this creates a siege mentality. The enemy becomes another lifestyle magazine, dance company or boutique festival rather than the difficult marketplace you're all operating within. Not only does this attitude preclude the possibility of fruitful, unexpected collaboration, but is self-sabotaging: just because someone else loses doesn't mean that you win. It's important to remember that in the ways that truly matter you're all on the same side.
Getting a bad reputation
About 15 years ago a notable radio DJ – who shall remain nameless – was nearly fired after he was caught stealing CDs from the office. If you worked for the station at the time, it's almost certain you know exactly who I mean. Gossip works in both directions: once a piece of unsavoury information attaches itself to you, it becomes difficult to dislodge it.
Even if you're not prone to petty larceny, there are a host of improper behaviours that could trail behind you for a good stretch of your career. Thankfully, avoiding many of them just requires common sense: don't plagiarise, don't take advantage of expense accounts, do the work you're paid for, industry events aren't good locations for binge-drinking, and never break the magicians' code.
Ultimately the key to coping in a small industry is much like anything else in life: try to behave like a decent human being and things will generally work out for the best.
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It goes without saying that the "night at the Beacon" (as many will fondly remember it) was a truly magical night – The Men so at home in New York City, the amazing special guests, the adoring audience…and for me, the very special added bonus of seeing so many cherished friends, some I have known for years, dating back to the early JB days, some coming to me through this website and TMM shows, and even a few newly made friendships that I hope will last a lifetime!
The Midtown Men are truly blessed with so many amazing fans all over the country. What a blast when a whole bunch of these fans converge! I feel so fortunate for the times I am able to join them – most recently for two once-in-a-lifetime opportunities (or would that be twice-in-a-lifetime? Anyway, you know what I mean) such as the NJPAC show filmed for PBS and the NYC homecoming show at the Beacon. Midtown Men fans are the absolute best! How wonderful to have a community of people who not only share our stories with each other, but who share a passion that few understand – a passion and love for these ridiculously talented, incredibly sweet, truly amazing men.
Thank you friends and fans for helping to feed the fire, stoke the flames, and spread the word of the Midtown Men experience. And thank you Christian, Michael, Daniel and Bobby for continuing to bring us all together!
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Film Friday: Be in the Know! Check out Videos of the Week, from JT's New Music Video to Sneak Peek Superbowl Ads & IE's '90s Nostalgia Spot
Catch up on your pop culture news in online videos you may have missed this week, from Internet Explorer's nostalgic '90s viral video sensation, to Justin Timberlake's classy new music video, to sneak peek Superbowl commercials.
Internet Explorer '90s Nostalgia Commercial
It's no secret the "Millennial" generation (those born between 1980 and 2003) are prone to nostalgic feelings for all things 1990s, and Internet Explorer's new ad campaign brilliantly captures that spirit in its new ad campaign. Released just 48 hours ago, the online video has gone viral with more than 1.5 million views to date.
Whether or not Gen Y's trip down memory lane filled with imagery of pogs, dial-up Internet and Tomagotchi pets will entice them to revisit the browser known for its slow load time and on the receiving end of Internet meme jokes, if exposure is what IE was hoping for, we say mission accomplished.
via Huffington Post.
Justin Timberlake's new "Suit and Tie" Video
March 19 may mark end of the six year silent streak from Justin Timberlake– the date upon which the pop megastar is scheduled to release his highly anticipated "The 20/20 experience" album– but you but you can get a taste of JT's new sounds in the music video for his single "Suit & Tie" featuring Jay-Z, which dropped this week.
The lyrical video is reflective of an emerging digital media trend in which motion graphics and animated typography are incorporated into live-action footage.
via Refinery29.
Signal Snowboards ETT "Noncents Penny Snowboard"
The most recent episode of Signal Snowboard's Every Third Thursday web series proves that although creative endeavors are not always successful, they sure are entertaining. Watch Signal's team in action as they create a custom snowboard with grooves for loose pennies.
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is thrilled to work with Signal Snowboards in a collaborative industry project with FIDM's Graphic Design department. Details are top secret, but will be revealed after FIDM's 2013 DEBUT runway show. In the meantime, check out more inspiring Every Third Thursday videos by Signal Snowboards at this link.
Sneak Peek: SuperBowl XLVII Ads
Even for football non-enthusiasts, the Superbowl is notorious for its entertainment value in the onslaught of cutting-edge commercials as brands battle for attention after paying big bucks for airtime (up to $4 million for 30 seconds, according to ABC News). This year, many brands have stepped up their game by releasing their ads online, some with an added social experience. Get a sneak peek at how brands are embracing cutting edge digital media trends this year:
GoDaddy's "YourBigIdea.CO" Spot
GoDaddy has released one of the two commercials it plans to air on February 3, a 30-second, controversy-free spot shown below. It's no surprise to see the company return as a Superbowl sponsor year after year since its highly-scrutinized debut into television advertising during Superbowl XXXIX in 2005, which was followed (despite the criticism) by tremendous gains for the company.
via Ad Age.
Coca-Cola's "Mirage" Spot
Agency: Wieden & Kennedy
Coca-Cola has incorporated an added twist with the release of its online commercial, inviting viewers to help determine the ending of the cliffhanger video by participating in a social media game throughout the Superbowl.
"The importance of second-screen behavior, social and digital were big themes," states Pio Schunker, senior VP-integrated marketing at Coca-Cola North America to Ad Age.
via Ad Age.
Audi's "Prom" Spot
In a similar spirit, Audi has released three different options for its Super Bowl ad, inviting viewers to determine which ending sees airtime. Watch one of the options below:
via Business Insider.
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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan finalised the name of party leader and former KP minister Atif Khan on Tuesday for the seat of chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Former CM KP Pervez Khattak has been lobbying for the position and as a substitute and he has decided that party leader Asad Qaiser will become CM KP. Qaiser had earlier served as the Speaker KP Assembly, Geo News reported.
Earlier, Khattak claimed the support of 55, out of the party's total 65 MPAs in the province.
Pervez Khattak had confirmed to Geo.tv that he has conveyed to the party leadership that he will not join the federal cabinet. "The party has a huge mandate in the country just because of my performance in KP," he added.
The former CM KP had said that he will accept the decision taken by party Chairman Imran Khan for the provincial head.
Khattak has won one National Assembly and one provincial assembly seat and he wanted to become head of the KP Assembly instead of being in the centre.
PTI chairman Imran Khan had tried relentlessly to convince Khattak to clear the way for Atif Khan — the former education minister of the province.


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Luxury travel tales with a twist of adventure
As travel writers, we're often asked: What's the best hotel you've stayed in? These swanky villa resorts with private pools top our list.
Where to stay on Koh Tao in Thailand? We chose the beachfront Sensi Paradise Beach Resort. But we also checked out other bungalow and villa resorts on the island too. Take a peek!
If you love to shop, you'll love Bangkok and the Grande Sheraton Sukhumvit. It's smack-dab in Bangkok's luxury shopping hub; it also boasts a fab pool in a lush resort-like setting.
Couples who like stylish boutique hotels and want a peaceful beach getaway will feel at home at Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa. The spa offers great Thai massages too!
For Thai-style coddling in beachfront suites or private pool villas, you can't beat Tongsai Bay on Koh Samui. A beautiful private beach! Their famous "fruit lady"!
"I stabbed my cheek with my fork!" "Oh, I've lost a pea. Or was it a piece of potato?" Is this what it's like to eat blind? It's so pitch black in here (it's good we have aprons on).
Snorkeling? Scuba diving? Sign us up. Koh Tao is reputed to have some of Thailand's best snorkeling and diving. We booked a "big boat" snorkeling day trip around the island.
We're lying on our backs, sea canoeing Phang Nga Bay in an inflatable canoe – our noses inches away from the sharp-edged roof of a dark cave tunnel.
Walk through a dark tunnel with images of tortured souls sculpted on the walls, and you enter the Thailand Hall of Opium, cradled in the humid Golden Triangle.
In Thailand, we went hiking in Chiang Mai in the nearby Mae Lai rainforest. Snakes weren't the problem. But the leeches were too much for us city gals!
Sea cave canoeing. Cycling ancient ruins. Snorkeling. And temple tripping with orange-robed monks. Exotic Thailand is one big adventure!


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Venerable Steve Carlier
Venerable Steve Carlier (Gelong Thubten Sherab) was born in the UK, and has been studying Buddhism since 1977. He first met Lama Yeshe, the founder of the FPMT, and Lama Zopa, its current head, in 1978. He was ordained as a Buddhist monk by Lama Zopa in 1979 and received full ordination from Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche the following year. He studied for eleven years at Nalanda Monastery in France, and from 1993 to 2004 was one of only a handful of Westerners who have followed the Nalanda (India) tradition of studies at Sera Monastery in India. Since 1978 he has been a student of the revered abbot emeritus of Sera Je monastery, Geshe Jampa Tegchog. More recently he has served as this great master's interpreter. He is currently at Land of Medicine Buddha, teaching the Basic Program.
Venerable Drimay
Venerable Losang Drimay was born in California in 1960. She has a B.A. in Asian Studies and has traveled extensively in Asia, but actually met her Tibetan lamas here in the United States. She has been studying, practicing and working with centers in the FPMT since 1984, receiving hundreds of hours of classroom instruction from the many qualified lamas and senior teachers that frequent our Dharma centers.
She first lived on this Soquel property before it was actually Land of Medicine Buddha, back in 1989 when the organization's international office (then called Central Office) was located here. While working at the office, she took ordination as a Buddhist nun in 1991.
From 2001 to 2012, Ven. Drimay served as resident teacher of Ocean of Compassion (Gyalwa Gyatso) Buddhist Center in Campbell (San Jose), California, also living and serving at Land of Medicine Buddha for part of that time. In 2012, she became full-time at Land of Medicine Buddha, continuing to lead regular meditations and classes, as well as picking up some other duties.
Venerable Tenzin
Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi first became interested in meditation and Buddhism after reading Be Here Now and early translations of Buddhist sutras in the early 1970s, and then in early 1991 she became a student of Tibetan Buddhism. From 1992 to 2000, Venerable Tenzin was director of Vajrapani Institute, co-director the FPMT International Office, and coordinator of FPMT Center Services. She also completed several long meditation retreats over a six-year period. Venerable Tenzin took novice ordination in 2004 with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In 2006 she became a touring teacher in the FPMT, and began teaching in prisons on behalf of the Liberation Prison Project. Venerable Tenzin is authorized by the FPMT to teach at both the foundational and in-depth levels, and is also a teacher of Cultivating Emotional Balance (a secular program developed by Alan Wallace and Paul Ekman). In October 2018 will complete the teacher training for Compassion Cultivation Training, a program developed by Geshe Thubten Jinpa and colleagues at Stanford University.
Jon Landaw
Jon Landaw was born in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1944. He received his A.B. degree in English Literature from Dartmouth College in 1965 and spent three years teaching English as a Second Language with the Peace Corps in Iran (1966-69). Jon worked as English editor for the Translation Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (1972-77) producing numerous texts under the guidance of Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey. As a student of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche since the mid-1970′s, he has edited numerous works for Wisdom Publications, including "Wisdom Energy" and "Introduction to Tantra." He is also the author of "Prince Siddhartha," a biography of Buddha for children, "Images of Enlightenment," published by Snow Lion in 1993 and "Buddhism for Dummies". As an instructor of Buddhist meditation, he has taught in numerous Dharma centers throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere. Jon and his wife currently live in Capitola where he teaches regularly at the nearby Land of Medicine Buddha center.


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These events (and many more) can also be found on our Website calendar. Our BIG LISTS of Halloween Fun are coming soon!
This list will be updated as more events are announced and publicized. If you know of an event we should add to this free listing Please Submit Information HERE.
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October 2018
Address: 772 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23457
Dates: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only through 10/28/18. Special opening on Monday, October 8 (Columbus Day) from 12-6pm. Hours: 10am-6pm. Please note that the farm closes at 6pm, no one will be allowed to enter the mazes after 5pm. Hours may change at any time without notice, especially due to inclement weather. Wagons are available on a first come, first serve basis.
- Activities: All inclusive wristbands at farm $12. Discounts: Click HERE To Save On Admission!
- Sunflower maze (great for little ones)
- Cotton maze – medium difficulty maze and should take about 20 minutes to complete.
- Corn maze - this maze has the hardest level of difficulty, miles of path, and should take the average person about 45 minutes to complete.
- Choose from over 50 varieties of pumpkins and gourds and cut them right off the vine
- Wagon rides on the weekends- Enjoy a scenic and educational half hour ride around our working farm.
- Kids Play Area: hay mountain, sand pile, corn stalk tunnel, 3 slides for kids of all ages, tire swings, pipe tunnel, pedal carts, picture opportunities and so much more.
- WRISTBANDS: White wristbands (all inclusive): includes 3 mazes, wagon ride and play area (no play area fee for adults) $12. Green wristband: Admission to all 3 mazes (corn, cotton & sunflower) $8. Yellow wristband: Wagon ride only $2 per child, 1 adult free with each child. Orange wristband: Play area access only $4 per child, 1 adult free with each child
Fall Festival/ Pick Your Own Pumpkins (Chesapeake)
Address: Greenbrier Farms Nursery 225 Sign Pine Road Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
Date: Sat, Sep 29, 2018 - Wed, Oct 31, 2018. Monday- Friday* 9 am to 5 pm Sat. and Sun. 9 am to 6 pm *Weekday pumpkin patch picking from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. does not have the games and festival activities.
Activity: Our pumpkin patch is the best place for pick-your-own pumpkins in Chesapeake! Pick-your-own pumpkins starts at $12 and includes a free hayride to the patch and fun fall games for the kids. Don't forget to stop by our barnyard to visit the animals! Make your plans now!
- Weekdays:
- Mornings are very busy with field trips but we are still open to the public. Barrel Train rides, hayrides, pony rides and bounce house start at 12 but everything else is open all day.
- Weekday All-inclusive wristband is $11 or purchase individual tickets:
- Play area admission is $6.50 per child. Adults and Age 2 and under are free. Play area includes: Bounce Houses, Children's Corn Maze, Toddler Hay Maze and Toddler only bounce house, Friendly Farm animals, Play Houses, sand piles and picnic tables. Hay mountain to climb.
- Hayrides $3.75, child and $5 adult. Age 2 and under free. Barrel Train Rides are $3.50. Adult play area admission is free. Pony Rides Daily from 12-6pm, $6
- Weekends:
- $13 all inclusive Weekend Child Wrist Band (under 2 is free) includes: Storybook Character Hayride (1 ride), Barrel Train Ride (1 ride), Play area: Bounce Houses, Children's Corn Maze, Toddler Hay Maze and Toddler only bounce house, Play Houses, sand piles and picnic tables. Hay mountain to climb, DJ with interactive games, Character visits (check Facebook for times). Adult play area admission is free.
- Adult Hayrides $5. Pony rides are $6 and end at 6pm
- Also Available: Face Painting (private vendor), Hot Dogs, BBQ, Italian Sausage, Ice Cream or Snow cones, Kettle Corn and Apple Cider (private vendors), AND Cider Donuts! Some local artisans and vendors.
Address: 2201 Mount Pleasant Road, Chesapeake, VA
Dates: Farm is currently open for Fall Fun through October 2018 for Weekends only: Saturdays 10am-5pm, Sundays 12-5pm. Pumpkins/Pumpkin activities will be available beginning September 29, 2018.
Address: Thalia Lynn Baptist Church 4392 Virginia Beach Blvd. (Next to Princess Anne High School)
Date: Saturday, October 27, 2018 from 11am-2pm (If it rains activities will move inside)
Activity: Free Community Event: Thalia Lynn Baptist Church is excited to be hosting our 4th Annual Fall Trunk or Treat Festival. Lots of fun for the entire family. Activities: Games, Trunk or Treat, Petting Zoo, Inflatables
Date: October 27-28, 2018 from 10am-4pm
Military Families - Halloween Fall Fest (Newport News)
Address: Triple R Ranch 3531 Bunch Walnuts Rd, Chesapeake VA 23322
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2018, times from 6-9pm
Activity: We welcome you to spend your evening at Triple R Ranch's family-friendly Halloween event! Activities will include trick-or-treating and Critter Corral; activities that require tickets will include pony rides, hayrides, laser tag, and climbing wall. Children age 3 and under are free. Parking is $5 and tickets are $1 or 24 for $20. Most activities require 3 tickets.
Address: Various locations in Newport News, VA
Date: Friday - Sunday, September 7-9, 2018. Friday at 6pm, Saturday 10am-9pm, Sunday 3-6pm
Address: Brittingham-Midtown Community Center 570 McLawhorne Drive Newport News VA
Date: Saturday, September 8, 2018 from 10am-4pm
Cost: Free Admission
Activity: Go Green Expo is Hampton Roads' premier, horticultural, sustainability, indoor event! Sponsored by the Peninsula Master Gardeners and the Virginia Cooperative Extension, this one-day event is FREE for visitors, residents, consumers and business leaders! If you are interested in eco-friendly products and practices, this event is for you. This year's Go Green Expo will feature a much-expanded area for kids activities!
Activity: Taste of Suffolk is back in Downtown Suffolk for the 12th year! This annual street festival tradition will span Main Street from Finney Avenue to Washington Street. Enjoy specialty food items from local restaurants all over Suffolk and see all the goods and services that crafters, vendors and merchants have to offer. Taste of Suffolk has something for the whole family with our expanded children's area and live entertainment. Enjoy contests and games, a beer garden, and a new vehicle exhibition.
Date: September 13-16, 2018. 9/13 from 5-10pm, 9/14 from 10am-11pm, 9/15 from 10am-11pm, 9/16 from 11am-6pm. Fireworks are Saturday, September 15, 2018, 10:30 pm.
Cost: Thursday $10 per person or flat fee $45 per car (up to 8 people). Friday/Saturday/Sunday $5 per person ages 6-12 and for military with ID, $10 ages 13+. Ages 5 and under free. Online discounts available for 2 & 3 day passes. Promotions include special pricing for elementary students, senior citizens, on certain days/times.
Annual Yorktown Folk Festival (Yorktown)
45th Newport News Fall Festival (Newport News)
McDonald Garden Center (Virginia Beach)
Address: McDonald Garden Centers - Independence Boulevard & Great Neck Locations
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 9am-6pm
Activity: The grand finale of our fall schedule, the McDonald Garden Center Fall Fest is a customer favorite that our staff has been looking forward to all season! Yes, we will be bringing you some pretty awesome deals, but we also have lots of activities for all ages! Pumpkins, cider, crafts, photo booths, fall stuff….what is there to think about?
AutumnFest (Chesapeake)
Address: Chesapeake Arboretum 624 Oak Grove Chesapeake, VA
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 11am-5pm
Cost: All activities are free and open to the public. Concessions will be available on site for purchase
Activity: AutumnFest is a harvest-time family-friendly event offering "FARM"tastic Fun! Day activities include a hay bale maze, petting zoo, pumpkin piñatas and crafts, informational speakers, Cornhole Challenge, a pie-baking contest and eco-friendly related vendors and exhibitors. Trail tours will be conducted throughout the day for all to explore and learn about this Virginia Treasure's 47+ acres of trails.
Pets & Pumpkins Fall Festival 2018 (Fort Monroe)
Address: The Oozlefinch Craft Brewery 81 Patch Rd, Fort Monroe 23651
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 1-5pm
Activity: This family fun festival will be for both the 2-legged and 4-legged members of your family and will be held Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Oozlefinch Craft Brewery. This event is not just a fun event full of activities for your family but is a fundraising event to help the animals in the care of The Cat Corner and Animal Aid Society. There will be awesome food, beverages, raffles, silent auctions, family fun activities and live music for everyone's enjoyment! Even more important than the food and fun, you will be a part of ensuring that our no-kill shelters are able to continue the important work of saving and finding furever homes on the Peninsula.
Date: October 13-14, 2018. Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm.
Cost: Free
The Mariners' ARRRtober Festival (Newport News)
Address: The Mariners' Museum and Park, Newport News VA
Date: Sunday, October 14, 2018 from 1-5pm
Cost: Entrance to the festival is $2. Children 3 and under are free. Tickets for tastings of craft beer, wine, or cider, are $25. This event is rain or shine. No refunds will be given.
Activity: The Mariners' ARRRtober Festival is a family-friendly event in the Mariners' Museum Park featuring pirate-themed activities all day long! The event will begin with The Noland Trail Marathon and Relay, hosted by Flat-Out Events. The festival fun will begin at 1 p.m. with live music, craft beer tastings, food trucks, pirate storytelling, Scallywag School, pumpkin painting, hayrides, and more!
Address: Base Portsmouth Gym Portsmouth, Virginia, VA 23707
Date: Friday, October 19, 2018 from 6-8:30pm
Activity: Carnival Games, Food, Prizes, Treats, Costume Contest, Haunted House
Address: Bluebird Gap Farm 60 Pine Chapel Rd, Hampton, VA
Date: Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 10am-5pm
Fall Festival at City Center at Oyster Point (Newport News)
Address: Chesapeake City Park 900 City Park Dr, Chesapeake, VA
Date: Sunday, October 21, 2018 from 12-5pm
Activity: Bark in the Park is Chesapeake Humane Society's largest (and furriest) annual fundraiser! We hope you'll join us for a fun-filled day of pet-friendly activities for the whole family. Come enjoy pet-related vendors, demonstrations, and contests while supporting our life-saving services! Proceeds from Bark in the Park contribute to programs that assist homeless animals and low-income families and their pets all year round.


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British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, the author of 'A Brief History of Time,' has died. He was 76.
His children, Lucy, Robert and Tim confirmed the news in a statement, "We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years."
His condition gradually paralysed Hawking over decades and he was only able to communicate using a single cheek muscle attached to a speech-generating device. Hawking became a leader in his field, becoming an expert on black holes and gave his name to the phenomenon of Hawking radiation.
He achieved global fame when his book A Brief History of Time became a global bestseller.


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Subrosa Street Rail Rollercoaster Kit
- Brand: SUBROSA
- Product: #513014
- Availability: In Stock
The Subrosa Street Rail Rollercoaster kit includes two extra wide feet designed to space two Subrosa Street Rails side-by-side, 7" apart, for the perfect rollercoaster grind rail experience. Unlike using two separate rails, the rollercoaster kit connects the rails together into one unit so you won't have to worry about them sliding apart or tipping over during grinds.
Note: Requires two Subrosa Street Rails for use. Note: Rails and legs are not included. This is the 2 lower feet only.