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The Miller Grove-Southwest DeKalb girls final (AAAAA) on Friday guarantees that a school in DeKalb County will win at least one state title in basketball for the 10th straight year.
Other DeKalb teams in the finals this week in Macon are Miller Grove (boys), Columbia (boys, girls), St. Pius (AAA girls) and Greenforest Christian (A private boys).
That's one in four state finalists from DeKalb, which has claimed 25 state basketball championships with nine different schools since 2004.
''That speaks a lot about the communities in DeKalb, not just the schools,'' said Southwest DeKalb girls coach Kathy Walton. "There are a lot of grassroots programs, and you can go to any church or recreation center that has a basketball program and find quality adults working with the children. ''
Walton, a 25-year resident of DeKalb, has had three children graduate from DeKalb schools and play sports in college on scholarship, one in basketball.
If DeKalb teams win five titles this year, it would be a record. The most titles in one season for DeKalb or any county has been four (2006, 2010, 2012). Those statistics include public and private schools in DeKalb.
DeKalb boys teams are 8-1 in state finals since 2004 when not facing another DeKalb team. The only loss was Mays' 63-56 victory over Tucker in the 2005 AAAA final.
DeKalb girls teams are 6-3 when not facing another team. The only losses are Collins Hill over Redan (2005), Wesleyan over Paideia (2008) and Norcross over Redan (2010).
The Southwest DeKalb-Miller Grove championship game is the eighth in 10 seasons between two DeKalb schools.
''It's exciting,'' said Walton, whose team lost to Miller Grove in the 2012 final, but beat Miller Grove in the Region 6 tournament this year. "The good thing is regardless of who wins, the championship is coming back to DeKalb.''
Here are the 25 state champions from DeKalb since 2004:
St. Pius (girls)
Stephenson (girls)
Dunwoody (boys)
Avondale (girls)
St. Pius X (girls)
Columbia (boys)
Dunwoody (boys)
St. Pius X (girls)
Tucker (boys)
Southwest DeKalb (girls)
Stephenson (girls)
Columbia (boys)
Redan (girls)
Southwest DeKalb (girls)
Miller Grove (boys)
Columbia (girls)
Southwest DeKalb (girls)
Columbia (boys)
Miller Grove (boys)
Columbia (boys)
Miller Grove (boys)
Columbia (girls)
Miller Grove (girls)
Columbia (boys)
Miller Grove (boys)
All-DeKalb finals since 2004:
2006: St. Pius 56, Marist 38 (girls)
2007: St. Pius 45, Marist 36 (girls)
2007: Tucker 56, Columbia 51 (boys)
2008: Stephenson 58, Redan 43 (girls)
2009: Miller Grove 59, Tucker 31 (boys)
2012: Miller Grove 46, Southwest DeKalb 39 (girls)
2012: Miller Grove 63, Southwest DeKalb 57 (boys)
2013: Miller Grove vs. Southwest DeKalb (girls)
March 6th, 2013
11:51 am
When you also consider that SWD,Columbia, Miller Grove, Redan and Stephenson can touch each other's attendance zones, it makes this all the more interesting. Tucker seems to reload every year. Several talented DeKalb residents attend St. Pius and Marist. Others 'transferred' to other schools and won state championships (not calling any names )
DeKalb County is definitely the state's hotbed of basketball talent, both boys and girls. I'm glad to say many have gone to college and done well in the classroom also. Don't let all that you are reading about DeKalb Schools not cloud your judgment on the success many students and student athletes are having at the next level.
March 6th, 2013
12:26 pm
All I gots to say bout that is 'NORCROSS',,Dekalb teams always find a way to stay out of Gwinnett County sports,especially out of NORCROSS
March 6th, 2013
12:39 pm
Columbia and Miller Grove have been beating Gwinnett county teams for years, check the books norcrossdawg.
March 6th, 2013
12:41 pm
@norcrossdawg If my memory serves me correctly, Norcross took an "L" from "Da Grove" back in december
March 6th, 2013
12:42 pm
@norcrossdawg And can't forget Columbia's drubbing of Peachtree Ridge and Miller Grove's 20-pt deficit comeback win vs Archer
March 6th, 2013
12:44 pm
@ Ndawg, Columbia beat Norcross this season FYI
March 6th, 2013
1:18 pm
March 6th, 2013
2:04 pm
@norcrossdawg You are really funny. If you knew the history go to GHSA and see how many championships were won in Norcross before AAAAA was created. ZERO. First they create AAAAA so that teams up North would have a chance to compete. Then they create AAAAAA and drop Stephenson, MLK, & Redan so that it really helps the Northside of town. Not too many Championships on the Northside when AAAA was the highest classification? Hmmmmmmm Dekalb County has been a constant winner despite the changes in all SPORTS.
March 6th, 2013
2:08 pm
@norcrossdawg without DeKalb football and basketball talent y'all are Berkmar… #stfu
March 6th, 2013
2:13 pm
2010 Should be Miller Grove (boys)
March 6th, 2013
3:42 pm
Lets not forget yal that a couple of Starters for norcross weren't playing in the Columbia and Miller grove game due to The football state champion ship and Pre season injuries. Those games were won in OT and by two points. Come on yal can talk all that smack against norcross but for real if norcross was 100% in those games the outcome would be different.
How many NBA players are from Miller grove compared to Norcross?
Norcross is title town!!
March 6th, 2013
3:47 pm
DeKalb County in Football haha. what a joke.
I want a vote!!
Gwinnett all start football team vs DeKalb all star football team.
we can go ahead and but kamara and nkemdiche in there for gwinnett
March 6th, 2013
4:55 pm
@for real….for real doe, make any excuses you want to but when it comes to GA hoops Columbia and Miller Grove are the cream of the crop but Norcross aint too far behind.
March 6th, 2013
5:01 pm
@for real Kamara played park ball for the North DeKalb Chargers in Doraville… See my previous comment before you start poppoing off at the mouth. DeKalb coaches have tried for the past 7 years to get an all-star game against Gwinnett. Even if y'all keep the players you recruit from our backyards, the county with the most college signees year in and year out despite only the third highest enrollment would straight embarass y'all. Facilities, resources, support, and coaching make your programs stronger than ours no doubt, but when you start talking talent DeKalb has no peer in the two revenue sports or track. You have to go to South Florida, the lower Mississippi Delta, or Texas if you want to find an area of comparable size and population to stack up with the eastside.
March 6th, 2013
5:14 pm
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March 6th, 2013
5:17 pm
@for real Sir, how long has Miller Grove been open? Long enough to have pro's? They have just as many championships and been open for a much shorter period of time. And would love to see a Norcross/MG or Norcross/Columbia match-up now
March 6th, 2013
5:24 pm
Where is the actual listing of the boys and girls championships pairings in each class? It seems like listing the round by round results and pairings is quite a challenge for metro Atlanta's largest newspaper.
March 6th, 2013
6:24 pm
only person missing from that columbia and norcross game was that #15 for norcross and from the game I saw sat he wouldn't had made a change, now #22 is a grown man and he played in the game so stop with the excuses football season was over with,
March 6th, 2013
6:27 pm
this is the reason the state of Ga needs to find 1 true champion of the state so nobody would have nothing to say at the end, take the winners of all the classes and lets get it
March 6th, 2013
6:34 pm
I think there should be a champions bracket
March 6th, 2013
6:35 pm
I think there should be a champions bracket. We could see norcross miller grove savannah Columbia etc
March 6th, 2013
6:40 pm
Eagle fan thank you for your input but. Norcross defense is the key maker. 15 with 22 us the heart and soul of our defense. With one out we are not a complete team. But good effort on your part to say he wouldn't make a difference.
March 6th, 2013
6:45 pm
All that matters is who won the game. All that coulda woulda ish is lame.
March 6th, 2013
6:54 pm
March 6th, 2013
7:05 pm
To bad miller grove isn't in 6a we need some dekalb teams in playoffs
March 6th, 2013
8:47 pm
Talent plus coaching equals State Titles……..Simple!
March 6th, 2013
9:36 pm
I also noticed there are no Dekalb teams in our class 6A & although I feel our team would still be playing in the finals on 3/9/13. I am skeptical to know why there are no Dekalb teams in our region. Actually our class did seem a lot less challenging this season. I know I shouldn't say this, but it felt like it benefited our teams in Gwinnett.
March 6th, 2013
11:17 pm
@fo real, this year we don't even have any post players we beat yall with guard play and our bigs hitting shots away from the bucket, but I'm not one for excuses when we lose which we didn't that game but hey if that's why yall felt that's why yall lost then ok
March 7th, 2013
12:07 am
Just sayin. rather have norcross playin 100% instead of 75% against yal. Its just a fact.
March 7th, 2013
12:09 am
Bring on the Champions Bracket. None of this early season Classification Vs Classification. Im sure many would go to the games. fans, scouts, alumni
March 7th, 2013
10:49 am
Of course they're no Dekalb teams in the AAAAAA championship we only have one school in AAAAAA and that's Druid Hills. Seems to me that helped you guys out also don't talk about Dekalb football I know Gwinnett has success but both of our championship wins in the highest class were against Gwinnett schools. SWD (Parkview) 95′, Dunwoody (S. Gwinnett) 93′. I know we haven't done anything recently but like I said earlier we're not well represented in AAAAAA now.
March 7th, 2013
10:56 am
@Norcrossdawg, MG and Columbia have won more state championships than Norcross. Norcross played MG in January, so your football excuse is null and void.
Also, Stephen Hill, a member of the 2009 Basketball State Championship Team, plays in the NFL for the New York Jets.
Remember MG opened in 2005. When did Norcross open?
@I live in Gwinnett.. The largest populated DeKalb County School is Druid Hills, a 6A school, that has a population of close to 1900. As previously stated you can throw rocks and hit atleast three schools within a three-five-mile radius.
On the contrary, as the largest populated school district Gwinnett high schools have mega campuses and house anywhere from 2500 to 3500 students.
In essence, credit the DeKalb's dominence to many families moving to the nation's third most affuent county for African-Americans (Prince George's County in Maryland is No.1) after the olympics.
In short, just look at the lineage of DeKab sports and you will see that it always will be a recruiting hotbed for all sports.
March 7th, 2013
10:58 am
for real
I know Norcross has been playing lights out since the Xmas break but if you were at the game against Columbia you would've known it wasn't even supposed to make it to overtime Tahj shot at the end of regulation rolled out with the score tied, the funny thing is we have no size and still controlled the glass for the most part. Carter's a beast though no doubt
March 7th, 2013
11:38 am
What's up Mr. Wolverine…It's that time again.
March 7th, 2013
11:59 am
You are right! Its time for big time player to make big plays and big time programs to rise to the occasion.
March 7th, 2013
12:02 pm
Who are these guys on the blog? @norcrossdawg, @manny fresh. They do no research whatsoever.
Also, know when an outsider talks about DeKalb, you see when how we respond as one.
March 7th, 2013
12:56 pm
Mr wolverine norcross played miller grove dec 15 same day as football state championship
March 7th, 2013
12:59 pm
Norcross didn't start getting to sweet sixteen until 2005 when we got Eddie Martin. Hate to break it to ya but norcross was nothing till a decade ago
March 7th, 2013
1:04 pm
The only team in Gwinnett that was on the rise befor norcross was south gwinnett with Lou Williams. Norcross has a lot of two sport athletes these days. It's hard to look good in the beginning of our season. Columbia looked stellar when we played them so did miller grove. but I think you can put norcross in the same category as the eagles and wolverines. At least gwinnett is rep.
March 7th, 2013
1:17 pm
norcrossdawg…Norcross girls have two prominent transfers that came directly from Stephenson and contributed directly to your most recent women's chamionship not to mention this years run. Considering that every school in Gwinnett is in the largest classification and has the numbers,Norcross shouldn't be the only torch bearer. If Dekalb had the GC resources there wouldn't be a state title won for basketball, football, or baseball any other county! Better athletes are better athletes!!!!!!
March 7th, 2013
2:26 pm
In the late 80's and early 90's the DeKalb County school system made a decision that all new school's that were going to be built going forward were going to be medium sized foot print schools, which means the schools would be designed to hold no more than 2000 student 's at the most….. at the time those were considered large schools in the state of Georgia. Since that time the size of large schools has exploded to between 2500 to 3500-4000 students. That's the reason you now have most of the DeKalb county schools grouped mostly in 5A, 4A and 3A which covers student population's somewhere between 900 to around 1800. For the past 10 years we've always had a few of school's(MLK, Stephenson and SWD stopped about 5 years ago) playing up in class until this year.
March 7th, 2013
2:36 pm
@Mr. Wolverine…Yeah a lo of the bloggers just get on here and talk but don't do any research, that's why it refreshing to see you signed in. Looks like MG gettin #5 Friday night.
March 8th, 2013
1:49 pm
What is not mention, Norcross stuggled with Dekalb's 1-A private school Greenforest this year at Norcross 44 – 40.


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Sgt. Clark Rahman of Lakeland wanted his return home to be special, especially for his girlfriend, Lexi Rhoden.
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Saturday, September 21, 2013, 7:30 PM | Keller Auditorium
(Portland, Ore.) — Portland Opera's 49th Season kicks off with the annual Big Night Concert on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Keller Auditorium, 7:30pm.
Described by The Oregonian as a "lavish program of operatic greatest hits," this one-night-only event is a benefit for Portland Opera's Education and Outreach Programs, which reach nearly 20,000 young people every year, particularly through the Portland Opera To Go tour, which visits more than fifty schools and community centers in the Northwest. "This is a perfect evening for opera lovers and novices alike," said Portland Opera General Director Christopher Mattaliano, "with arias and choruses by some of opera's greatest composers, paired with lighter pieces from the golden age of American Musical Theater, all performed by world-class artists." Guest artists KELLY CAE HOGAN and RIC FURMAN will make their Portland Opera debuts, sharing the stage with local artists HANNAH PENN and ANTON BELOV, and the 2013/14 Portland Opera Resident Artists who will be appearing for the first time in Portland. Portland Opera Music Director GEORGE MANAHAN conducts the "excellent" Portland Opera Orchestra (The New York Times) and the Opera's "exquisite" chorus (Opera News).
KELLY CAE HOGAN, who has regularly appeared at the Metropolitan Opera as Gerhilde in Die Walküre, makes her Portland Opera debut singing "Dich, Teure Halle" from Wagner's Tannhäuser. The German online magazine Opernnetz lauded her performance in Tannhäuser at Staatstheater Kassel, praising her "beautiful, full timbre, and crystal-clear top notes." Ms. Hogan will also perform "Vissi d'arte," from Puccini's Tosca which has quickly become a signature aria for her and for which she has garnered such lavish praise as "powerful, beautiful and heart-rending" (Asbury Park Press).
Hailed as a "beautiful tenor" by Opera News, RIC FURMAN made an unscheduled Seattle Opera debut last season when he was called at the last minute to perform Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio, a role he had been covering. The Sun Break praised his "big voice of beautiful timbre" and Seen and Heard International found his performance "thoroughly compelling in his evocation first of utter despair and eventually of exultant joy." Mr. Furman will perform two great tenor works: "Recitar!" from Pagliacci and perhaps the most beloved of all tenor arias, "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot.
Former Resident Artist and local mezzo soprano HANNAH PENN, most recently praised by The Oregonian for her "lustrous" Eustazio in Rinaldo, returns to the Keller Stage to sing the "Habanera" from Carmen, an aria that gave her career a big break. In 2007, Ms. Penn was a Resident Artist at Portland Opera, covering the title role in Carmen, when she was asked to step in for the previously scheduled mezzo soprano. After just a few hours of rehearsal, Ms. Penn went on to give a "richly sung and thoughtful portrayal" (Willamette Week). Ms. Penn has recently performed with the Oregon Symphony, BodyVox, Portland Baroque Orchestra, and Tacoma Opera. She currently teaches on the voice faculty at Portland State University.
Local baritone ANTON BELOV, last seen as the Jailer in Tosca will lend his "rich and mellifluous voice" (The New York Times) to "The Impossible Dream," from Man of La Mancha, Mitch Leigh's musical based on Cervantes's novel Don Quixote. Mr. Belov has appeared with numerous companies and orchestras throughout the United States, including Boston Lyric Opera, Anchorage Opera, and Commonwealth Opera, among many others. Equally at home as a recitalist, Mr. Belov has performed recitals at the Kennedy Center, the New York Festival of Song at Carnegie Hall, and the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
THE PORTLAND OPERA RESIDENT ARTISTS soprano Nicole Haslett, mezzo soprano Melissa Fajardo, tenor Ian José Ramirez, and baritone Alexander Elliot will also be making their Portland Opera debuts at this Big Night Concert. These young singers are chosen from an international pool of more than four hundred applicants to spend the season at Portland Opera honing their craft. The Big Night Concert is the first chance for Portland Opera lovers to see these rising stars.
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|Kelly Cae Hogan*
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|Ric Furman*
|Anton Belov
|Nicole Haslett †*
|Melissa Fajardo†*
|Mezzo Soprano
|Ian José Ramirez †*
|Alexander Elliott †*
|With the Portland Opera Chorus and Orchestra
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|† Portland Opera Resident Artist
BIG NIGHT CONCERT | September 21, 2013 | 7:30 PM | Keller Auditorium
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To Further Safety and Health Education, Washington Division of URS Donates Funds to American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation
|Des Plaines, IL (March 26, 2009) — In continued support of safety, health and environmental education and research, the Washington Division of URS recently donated $5,350 to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation to fund a $5,000 safety and health scholarship, an internship that includes salary and living expenses, and an opportunity for the recipient to attend ASSEs annual Professional Development Conference (PDC) to be held in San Antonio, TX on June 28 July 1, 2009.
We are very happy to continue with our scholarship program through the ASSE Foundation, said Washington Division of URS Vice President, Environmental Safety, Health & Security Bradley D. Giles, P.E., CSP. This process provides a great opportunity to support the academic pursuits of a talented young safety professional.
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1. Dirty Projectors - dance for you
2. Mixed Grill - brand new wayo
3. Blues Control - love's a rondo
4. Nara Leão – Consolação
5. Donnie & Joe Emerson - baby
6. Etoile 2000 - boubou n'gary
7. Jeans Wilder - spanish tile
8. The Brims - anti gandja
9. Aka - do what you like
10. Nguzunguzu - delerium
11. Francis Bebey - the coffee cola song
12. Joe Moks - boys and girls
13. Moons - waves at night
14. Black Brothers - saman doye
15. Rail Band - Wale Numa Lombaliya
16. Peaking Lights - beautiful son
17. Kris Okotie - show me your backside
18. Roger Damawuzan - wait for me
19. Kindness - SEOD (Zdar dub)
20. Peter King - african dialects
21. Brute Force - some kind of approval
22. Clams Casino - human
23. Le Super Borgou De Parakou - congolaise benin ye
24. Gabo Brown & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - it's a vanity
25. Poolside - slow down
26. Nara Leão - nana
27. Baden Powell - candomble
I think this might actually be the best mix I've ever posted on this blog, mostly because I'm cannibalizing a whole bunch of other excellent compilations that were put together by actual, legitimate anthologists. This is also the longest mix I've ever posted, featuring over two hours of music drawn from:
- Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump
- The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Africa
- African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds From Benin & Togo 70s
- Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times, and Nigerian Boogie Madness
- Francis Bebey - African Electronic Music 1975-1982
- Those Shocking Shaking Days (Indonesian Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock & Funk: 1970-1978)
- Brazil Bossa Beat! The Story of Elenco Records
Plus rare soul from Brute Force (feat. Sonny Sharrock) and Donnie & Joe Emerson (recently covered by Ariel Pink and Hype Williams), a cut of smoking m'balax from Senegal's Etoile 2000 (a band formed by two members who split off from Youssou N'Dour's Etoile de Dakar band in 1977), and a selection of the finest in steamy contemporary beats from Blues Control, Peaking Lights, Nguzunguzu, Moons, Jeans Wilder, Clams Casino, Poolside, and Kindness (a 9-minute dub edit by Philippe Zdar!). And a brand-new track from the Dirty Projectors. Enjoy!
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Throughout ASHA's history – and especially during Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Awareness Month – we've focused on the "nuts and bolts" of education and prevention: STIs are at epidemic levels, you should use condoms, get tested, and so on.
Sexual health is a mixed bag, though: STIs are there, but emotional, social and cultural elements are also in the game. So is pleasure. They all overlap and each impacts the others. There is so much more to a good sexual health discussion than "wear a rubber and if you didn't, well, then everybody go pee in a cup and get a blood test." With that in mind, earlier this year ASHA launched new online and print resources that address these topics (and more) that are all a part of being healthy, happy, and sexually fulfilled. Let's look at a few key points.
One size definitely doesn't fit all. We change over life's course, naturally, and so do our sexual health needs. Individuals need resources tailored to their age. Teens grapple with awkward new feelings and rapid changes to their bodies. Newly single older adults may need help jumping back into the dating pool and might think of safer sex primarily in terms of birth control, not STIs. Effective prevention programs and education should be tailored to fit our unique needs that shift along the lifespan.
Relationship dynamics. Good, caring relationships – whether straight or same-sex – have immense value and should be cherished. We must remain mindful that inequality and imbalances of power, both in society and relationships, can absolutely harm sexual health. For example, it can be tough for women to negotiate condom use with a man if she depends on him for support. Strong, long-term gay and lesbian relationships are too often not encouraged or supported, and generally have limited means of becoming legally validated or recognized. Ultimately, this all harms individuals and society.
Having an STI doesn't mean you aren't sexually healthy. Too often we think of those with STIs as damaged goods. Well, if that's true then it applies to nearly all of us. The vast majority of those who are sexually active will have an STI at some point in their lives (as many as 80% are thought to contract HPV alone!). Most cases of STIs can be managed and steps can be taken to reduce the risks to partners. STIs should not be a source of shame or embarrassment, and even incurable infections (such as HIV) are not the end of someone's sex life. The key is education and communication supported by the right treatment options for each case.
Visit our new web pages to learn more about sexual health and good relationships. No matter who you are or where you might be in the life cycle, we've worked hard to develop resources that'll speak to you as an individual. I'd also love to hear from you if you have ideas or suggestions.
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For more than 20 years, Swim Across America has raised money for cancer research, prevention, and treatment. The organization holds fundraising swimming events in major cities around the country. Atlanta has never before been part of the program, but that's changing this weekend with an open water swim in Lake Spivey and a special Olympian swimming clinic at Georgia Tech.With her makeup and hair done, Leah Anderson looks like a princess. But if anything, the Dallas, Georgia girl was more of a mermaid."Every week we were at this pool. She swam and she swam and she swam," said Leah's mother, Rona Roberts.Leah was a star student at Kennesaw's Aqua-Tots swim school."I have sometimes 100 kids in the water at a time. Everybody on my staff remembers Leah," said Aqua-Tots Owner Malena Hankins.As much as Leah loved conquering the unforgiving water, something equally unforgiving became her greatest challenge."When Leah was 3 years old, we put her in swimming, and we noticed she had a bulge on the side of her abdomen," said Roberts.The football-sized tumor was an aggressive form of cancer. She beat it, but two years later, cancer re-entered the race."She wanted to do two things, only two things, while we were in the hospital, come home, and get in the pool," Roberts said.But every athlete, even the best, sometimes loses a race. Leah's final strokes came early this year. She died January 10."Before she passed away, I bought a couple of fins for her to come back. Her favorite colors are pink and purple, so I got the fins that were pink and purple," said Hankins.Leah never made it back to the water. But this weekend, Team Aqua-Tots will take part in Swim Across America in her honor. Hankins will be there, swimming six miles in Lake Spivey.Leah's mother will be there cheering on the swimmers and the memory of the little girl who would have loved it."She would be working that entire lake. And her spirit will be there on May the fifth," said Roberts.All the money raised at this weekend's clinic and open water swim will benefit the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The Olympian clinic is Saturday at Georgia Tech, and the open swim is at Lake Spivey on Sunday. If you would like to participate in the Lake Spivey event, registration is between 6 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. For more information, click here!
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Nicki Minaj speaking the truth on twitter about racism (7/23/14)
Gimmie a break. Everyone can succeed if they work hard.
u would say that because your white
How did I know you would say that. Nikki is black and she makes more than me. #icomeinpeace
I see that went right over your head…Nicki's post had nothing to do with money but it had all to do with the music industry today
what I'm saying, If I must address the rap world and the so call "beef" between iggy and nicki. Nicki Minaj has worked her ass off to make a name for herself in the industry, not only as a rapper but as a pop star too. She had songs like super bass and starships but also gave iconic verses like the monster feature, just to show people that she can survive in both lanes.
Not to mention that she also had 3 memorable mixtapes to back up her hip-hop credentials and now has to sit and watch as a mediocre rapper like iggy get praised as the new rap queen off of a few catchy choruses and plus the fact that she is white. I don't know about you but I would be pissed if I didn't get the credit I deserved too.
Iggy was born in Australia and grew up on a farm, dropped out of high school, moved to the U.S. when she was 16 and met a guy that was in his 20s that eventually hooked her up with modeling agencies. Dude was basically her sugar daddy because he paid for her first apartment and all her expenses. She comes out with a couple of mixtapes and an EP that non of which are critically acclaimed. Drops some singles from her album like Work, Change Your Life, and Bounce (non of which cracked the top 50 on billboard).
So then she releases Fancy, now Clear Channel (which owns 840 radio stations in the US) has a voting system that saves artist if their songs aren't doing so well on the charts, it's called the "on the verge" program. They voted to add Iggy's song Fancy to every station and that song must get 150 spins from each one. (that's how u hear the same song 4-5 times in one hour)
That made Iggy's song get stuck in people's heads so they eventually bought it and that's how iggy became a huge star.
Not by hard work, not by rap skills, not by good songs but by people feeling pity on her flopping singles so they had to save her career. Iggy is not seen as a rapper, she is in the same category as Pitbull, flo-rida and Macklemore, they all will have top tens and possibly #1s but are never looked at as great rappers.
Iggy has been putting out mediocre music that is catchy to garner the attention of the pop/mainstream world but has yet to release anything that makes her a great lyricist/rapper. Iggy's complexion and body has gotten her more attention than her music. Now u can say that nicki uses her body to for attention too but she captures ur attention with her body and u stay captivated by her metaphors, flow, versatility, and the lyrics of her songs.
( notice how I didn't mention Iggy's fake accent when she raps or her horrendous album sales compared to Nicki's first album… but that's none of my business🐸☕)
PS: If u don't mind, when u address the queen her name is spelled N I C K I not Nikki. thanks
Before nicki blew up she was known as the rapper featured in basically every hip hop/rap song for like two years. She really did put in a fuck ton of work to get to where she is.
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The thing I love most about having short hair is that there are so many different styles to try. The thing I hate is that it grows out of shape so fast!
Friday I went from this:
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I got home and my loving husband said, "Ooh I like it. You it shows you aren't a boring mom." I guess that's a compliment. I love this style because it's easy to do and it's fun. I like a hairstyle that matches my personality. Wednesday I'm going to make it even more fun by adding red hair color.
There was a time I never thought I would cut my hair this short. I went to a pixie when I chopped my long locks during our St. Jude radiothon two years ago. I donated it for a wig. I thought that I would just cut it off and grow it out again right away, but my tune changed when I started finding all sorts of adorable pixie cuts and when I realized how much easier short hair is when you've got babies. I may never go long again.


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I completely forgot how to post on this damn thing. I'm thinking about reviving Miss Beamships Equal Love. I really didn't know people were still blogging and whatnot. Just teasing. I did, but it's been a long blogging time.
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Get with it, Richelle!
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I'm a terrible blogger. The unknown audience intimidates me. I mean, "annoys" me. And yet--I just started a jewelry making blog. We'll see how long I can maintain that.
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Finally a new cartoon eh? Well I've had loads of stuff going on since last I contributed to newgrounds and stuff is still going on. I'm so very tired right now. I hope you like this it took me so long to do.
Rated 5 / 5 stars September 9, 2006
Good to see you back
It's been a hell of a long time since we have seen anything from you.
Very hot, though.
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Between this and the previous firth flash submitted to NG there have been 23990 other subimissions.
The mandolin music is the same as used in the "kiss my poo" snippet hidden on fat-pie.
Did you watch them all? 23990 eh? That's a lot of flashes. How many of them were about Steve Irwin or Chuck Norris?
Rated 5 / 5 stars August 11, 2009
No no it tastes like burnt yoghurt
Never seen this one of David Firths, and the more I watch the more im realizing hes one of the most creative animators on Newgrounds, the intelligent ideas and funny animations are just superb 10/10.
Rated 5 / 5 stars August 20, 2009
Great animation. A little sad. I didnt understand the whole tailor bit though.
Rated 5 / 5 stars October 23, 2010
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I'm not trying to be mom-centric (well, maybe I am), but I'm wondering if all the hoopla about healthcare reform will change the way we give birth.
Kate Tuttle: Last week, big health news came when Congress finally passed the Obama administration's healthcare reform bill, signaling the end of a yearlong debate over what role the government, insurance companies and individuals should play in securing healthcare. It's a story everybody has a stake in.
In the same week, a new study reported that nearly one out of every three babies born in the United States in 2007 arrived via C-section. The number of Cesarean births -- now hovering around 32 percent -- has risen precipitously in the past decade (it was just over 20 percent 10 years earlier), and it's a stark reminder of how things have changed since the 1960s, when only 5 percent of babies were born surgically. While many C-sections are medically necessary and some of their rise in number can be tied to medical reasons (an increase in the number of multiple births, for instance), the real explanation comes not from the operating room but from the boardroom.
Increasingly, hospitals and health insurance companies, eager to protect profits and prevent lawsuits, are mandating repeat C-sections for every woman who's ever had one -- even though, in many cases, vaginal birth after Cesarean (VBAC) is safer for mother and child.
So what does this have to do with Obama's healthcare bill, and what does the future hold for women hoping to give birth vaginally? Will the new law allow women and their doctors to challenge insurance regulations and bring down the number of unnecessary Cesareans, as a recent National Institutes of Health panel recommended? Nobody's willing to say yet whether they're expecting to see C-section rates go down under the new law, but most analysts seem to think that the more women who have access to prenatal care (and the more women in the risk pool overall), the more the numbers will go down. And no longer will women who have had a previous C-section be denied any health insurance coverage at all -- which happened frequently in the private insurance market.
|Kate Tuttle is a writer living outside Boston with her husband and two children. Her work has appeared in Babble, the Washington Post and the Boston Globe.
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I fondly remember many Saturday evenings, sitting with my parents and younger brother, �watching a Western on one of the three networks that at that time, in the 1970′s, were the dominant television channels an American could tune into. �My memories seem to tell me that it was
that usually aired these Westerns, and of course, the best ones starred
John Wayne
. � I have seen a lot of Wayne's Western films over the years, but imagine my surprise �when three years ago on
Turner Classic Movies
,�they aired one I had never heard of before,
. � This technicolor movie �was made in 1953, directed by
John Farrow
(father of actress Mia, wife to actress Maureen O'Sullivan), with John Wayne in the lead role, as Hondo Lane. � �The film was based on a Louis L'Amour short story, The Gift of Cochise. �At 84 minutes, it has an intricate plot, told well at a fast pace that doesn't lose the viewers interest one iota.
The plot revolves around 4 characters, the remaining cast members adding to the ebb and flow of the minor sub-plots. �Wayne's Hondo Lane is a half-breed, working as a message runner for the U.S. Calvary stationed at a fort in the New Mexico territory. �The year of the setting isn't mentioned, but I would guess it's after the Civil War. �Lane has a reputation for having killed 3 men the previous year, but we can also tell that Lane is an honorable man and we are on his side from the beginning of the movie; we can safely assume that he killed those 3 men in self-defense. �He does mention his first wife, now deceased, from time to time. � She was a beautiful Native American woman, and her death has added a layer of sadness to Lane's persona, as well as his views on the treatment of the Native Americans by the white settlers and the U. S. Government. � He can see both sides of the arguments, so to speak, due to his unique heritage.
Geraldine Page
, portrays the second character of the film, that of Mrs. Angie Lowe. � Her parents were early settlers to the New Mexico territory, and it is their small ranch that she lives on as she was an only child and the sole inheritor of the property. �She has a husband, who was an orphan her parents helped raise, but we do learn later that �he isn't a model husband. �Angie is a strong woman, smart, but will do what she can to protect her son from the facts about his father's antics. �Her son, Johnny, age 6, is the only blessing in her life from her marriage to Ed Lowe(played by Leo Gordon, a tall actor, who often played bad guys in Western movies and television shows.) �Johnny, played by Lee Aaker, is a typical 6 year old, and while he doesn't have a lot of lines to say, a subplot does revolve around him involving the 4th main character of this film, Apache Chief Vittorio, played by Michael Pate.
Chief Vittorio, strong and in command of his tribe, is increasingly worrying about more and more white settlers that are moving into his territory. �He is not happy that there is a U. S. Calvary presence in the area either. �His second in command, Silva(played by Rodolfo Acosta), is a hot-head who Chief Vittorio often has to rein in. � This tribe of Apaches has always been on good terms with Angie Lowe and her parents, often stopping at the ranch due to it's having a good source of water on it. �The Chief, during one of these visits for water, becomes curious as to why Angie's husband is never around. �He is impressed with Johnny's bravery at trying to protect his mother during this visit as Silva makes a crude gesture towards her. �Chief Vittorio decides to make Johnny a blood brother with the Apaches, and he also warns Angie that if her husband doesn't show up soon, that he will come back to take her and her son and raise her son in the Apache way, so that this brave boy will learn to be man.
Minor characters in the film are: Ward Bond as Buffalo Baker, a fellow message deliverer for the Calvary and Lane's friend, James Arness(the future Sheriff Matt Dillon of Gunsmoke fame) as Lennie, an Army Indian Scout, Tom Irish, as Lt. McKay, a new Calvary officer, and Paul Fix, as Major Sherry, in charge of the fort.
The aspects of the settlers vs. the Native Americans is portrayed with wisdom, the developing relationship with Lane and Angie is told in a moving way and with restraint. �Geraldine Page indeed, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her part in this film. �There is a tangle Lane gets into with a card player he angered that is central to the plot, �his being mistaken as a Calvary soldier that leads to an unfortunate encounter with Chief Vittorio and Silva, and the news that the Apaches may be preparing for an uprising, all this fits into this very well acted Western. � �All in all, Hondo is a �very fine film, and Wayne gives a very thoughtful performance. � If you haven't seen it, seek it out. �It is available on dvd through Amazon, through Netflix and Netflix Steaming.
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Q: What can we do with coupons that we do not use? I have heard of organizations that coordinate coupons for use by military families. Do you have any information on this?"
A: It's easy to take coupons for granted. The newspaper arrives each week with its load of coupons and we start planning our shopping lists.
United States military families don't have the same luxury. Servicemen and women stationed overseas cannot receive a weekly newspaper filled with coupons. However, the military commissaries where they shop do, in fact, accept manufacturer coupons. And just as we do, many people serving in the military want to use coupons to reduce their grocery bills.
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Many organizations send coupons overseas to military bases. One of the largest and longest-running groups spearheading this effort is the Overseas Coupon Program www.ocpnet.org. The OCP's Web site details how to participate and support our military families.
Not only is this a good way to share coupons for items you won't use, but it's also a great way to recycle expired coupons. Military commissaries accept coupons up to six months past the printed expiration date. Long after you might have thrown out some expired coupons for cereal, say a family thousands of miles away could be using those little pieces of paper to reduce their grocery bill.
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Show was May 1, 2, and 3, 2014:
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EAST BERLIN is an historic town located in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
The main street was placed on the national register of Historic Place in recognition of its many early buildings. East Berlin Historical Preservation Society was organized in 1975 in an effort to preserve the unique heritage of the town and is responsible for the following historic buildings:
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Historic East Berlin Christmas House Tour will be held on Sunday, December 14th, 2014 from Noon until 5 PM. For more information: See Rack Card Here. See Flyer Here. NEW!
Next East Berlin Historical Preservation Society Antique Show will be April 30, May 1 and May 2, 2015--Mark your calendars! More information to follow.
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This week I had to do a collage with photos for a friend of mine. It was a pretty easy job and I thought it will be a great idea to show you how to do it. You can use a single image – like in this tutorial - or you can collect more images into a single project. Take this image and prepare for an easy tutorial!
Step 1
Open the image in Photoshop. Because the picture is tilted you need to straighten it.
In order to do that you must go to Tools Palette > Eyedropper > Ruler Tool.
Click and hold down the mouse button and drag a line like you see in the picture below (the white one).
After that go to Image > Rotate Canvas > Arbitrary.
Let Photoshop decide what's the right angle and click Ok.
And now the image looks ok.
Take the Crop Tool and crop the image like you see below.
You could have done this without doing the above steps, just using Free Transform (Ctrl + T), but I wanted to show you another way you can straighten your images.
Step 2
Let's work on the Polaroid effect now!
Duplicate your background image. It's always better to have a backup copy in case you've done something wrong and you don't want to keep pressing the undo button.
Take the Rectangular Marquee Tool and make a small selection anywhere in the image. You can move your selection by holding down the Space key. Copy and paste the selection. Make a new layer using the New Layer Icon in the Layer Palette. Turn the other layers invisible and take the Rectangular Marquee Tool again. Make a selection around the first one and keep in mind that you'll going to make it look like a Polaroid photo, so make the selection look as the border of the Polaroid.
Press D key to reset the foreground and background color to black and white. Now press Ctrl + Backspace to fill the selection with white. Deselect (Ctrl + D). Drag this layer under Layer 1.
Let's merge these last two layers together. Select Layer 1, hold down Ctrl key and click on the Layer 2 (but not on its thumbnail – this will tell Photoshop to load layer's selection and you do not want this now). Now press Ctrl + E. You can rename the layer: double-click where it says Layer 1.
Step 3
Now you can use Free Transform to rotate the layer. If you want you can use the Warp Option to make the image a little curled.
Keep doing the last two steps until you have the result you want.
Step 4
Let's apply a Blending Option. Double-click on one layer and go to Drop Shadow. Apply the next settings: Blend Mode: Multiply, Opacity: 47 %, Angle 148, Distance: 23 pixels, Spread: 23 pixels, Size: 8 pixels.
Right-click on the same layer and copy its layer style. Select the other layers, but not the Background layer and paste the layer style.
Step 5
Make a new layer above the Background layer and fill it with white. Reduce it's opacity to 45%. This will make you Polaroid effect stand out. And you're done!
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A boy in New Mexico was hit by a school bus which he then boarded after. The boy suffered from leg and rib injuries.
Rio Rancho, NM– A Rio Rancho boy was hit by a school bus and then boarded it with leg and rib injuries on Wednesday afternoon, January 5, 2011. The automobile accident occurred at around 1:05 p.m. as the bus from Maggie Cordova Elementary School was traveling on Wexford Road near Tarpon Avenue, as reported by KRQE.
Rio Rancho Police Department reported that a 9-year-old boy ran in front of the school and was hit, but he still boarded the bus as it made a few more stops before emergency crews arrived.
Responding emergency crews rushed the boy via ambulance to University of New Mexico Hospital for treatment of rib and leg injuries.
A full investigation is underway. The Rio Rancho Public Schools is conducting its own investigation of the accident. The bus driver, who reportedly is a veteran, was placed on administrative… continue reading
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