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David Miller wrote to tell me what he thinks. Here's his letter, in full, after a quick correction. Miller writes about my daughter, but she is my great niece. As to whether the Apple store should treat someone in certain ways based on whether you've purchased an extra-cost warranty, I'll let my readers decide. And since Taylor, my great niece, bought her iPod without any involvement from me and did it a long ways away, I'm not aware of any responsibility I have to jump back in time to fix her "mistake" of not paying extra for a warranty. The issue I argued about with the Apple store employee was her insistence that playing MP3s downloaded from the Internet can damage the player. (Yes, you read that right. That's precisely what she said.) - Al Fasoldt
This is GREAT! Let me tell a little story to you all. You know the biggest irony of this post by Al Fasoldt is the fact that I was privy to an incident in the Apple Store Syracuse a couple of years ago where I actually thought Al was either going to drop to the floor because of a coronary meltdown or be hauled away by mall security after practically jumping down the throat of a female employee who was trying to explain some issues concerning his daughters ipod. Acting like a complete jerk to this employee raised my curiosity enough to stick around to see how this was going to play out. I was in the store with a friend looking at a case for my ipod at the time and was made aware that this douche acting like a 10 year old was the local version or wannabe of Walt Mossberg (Wall Street Journal Tech Reporter) who writes all things Mac or as my friend pointed out with amusement, "He basically explains to the grandma and grandpas of CNY that the CD-Rom tray is NOT a coffee cup holder".
So, to move ahead, Al was having a tantrum over his daughters ipod malfunctioning and don't know much of the details but did overhear that the unit was out of warranty and he was asked if he purchased the extended service plan, oh surprise, he didn't. It gets better, I buy my ipod case and turn around to see a male employee has jumped into rescue the other employee from Al's bitch session. I noticed this other employee seems a little short on tolerance for a-holes that walk in to the mall with a mission to be jerks, (I doubt he's still there, probably got fired or quit for not bending over and taking it from customers who seem to know everything but really don't!) and saw that he was trying to ask questions to Al and his mortified daughter regarding her ipod. Al basically raises his voice to the point where almost everyone in this tiny store turns around to watch this guy meltdown. The female employee is gone at this point and the new guy on the case basically interrupts Al and mid-rant to say something like, " This Q and A is over since you really don't seem interested in listening to anything I have to say, I am done with you." He proceeds to be very polite to the daughter but basically stares down Al as he walks out, face as red as an apple, no pun intended. The employee did not hide his displeasure over the experience and I'm pretty sure he had no idea who this idiot was, not like that would've changed the way he handled this guy and I wouldn't blame him since the whole store was kinda in shock over what they witnessed.
What I find so ironic about this is the fact that Al was talking down and being a complete dick to this young female employee, in front of his daughter, (great example of proper male/female interaction for your daughter to witness, Al!). I haven't read much of this guys gibberish in print but what I have read is pretty basic and mediocre, at best. What I witnessed at the Apple store was a guy taking out his frustration on a near-minimum wage retail employee for being a next to worthless tech-writer for a third market paper.
I was really shocked to run across this post today and thought I would comment on Al's last paragraph where he writes, "Oh, no. This is the age of the blog, Steve Jobs. You're going to hear about and read about this jerk your people hired for the next 16 years. You will wish you never heard the phrase "sexist pig." I think I'll take this opportunity to send this story over to some writer friends I have at the Post to see what they think of their fellow employee and maybe let the paper know of the this "jerk" they have writing for them. If Al's going to post some little b.s. to the public, I hope he can take the heat from the public.
A little note to Al: Hey buddy, go write about something else, I'm pretty sure the volume of sales at the Apple stores speaks for itself and Apple really doesn't need your help. The employees over there at the mall struggling to make ends meet and deal with jerks on a daily basis surely don't need your crap.
A little note to everyone else: Guys! The Apple stores aren't perfect but they are a thousand times better than the alternative, which in this area, is almost non existent. You gotta remember, this company seems to work harder than any other to build a loyal consumer base and it's pretty hard to find good talent for minimum wage or a basic living wage to be super-experts in technology. If Anaren Microwave and Lockheed Martin are struggling to find well educated engineers in the area, you can bet that Apple is going to have an even harder time finding retail employees stick around for long. Some of these "geniuses" are IT professionals in the local area, others are fresh out of training and are learning as they go. Far from ideal but if any of you have a better example of a company kickin the same kind of a** in today's consumer space, I'm all ears. But don't take my word for it, keyword Apple Retail in Google and you'll read some articles by Fortune and NYT that states Apple Retail is the fastest growing and one of most highly respected retail operations in business today.
Thanks for writing, David.
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Ramsey Elementary school will remain closed following a ruling by Judge Charles C. Brown, Monday.
A decision by the Stroudsburg Area School district in May to close Clearview and Ramsey elementary schools drew controversy and anger from parents.
Despite the board's explanation at the time that its hands were tied...due to declining enrollment and chronic deficits, parents filed a motion to keep the school open.
Superintendent Dr. John Toleno confirmed Monday that arguments were heard in Centre County Court regarding the filing of the motion for a preliminary injunction which would reopen Ramsey Elementary.
Judge Brown heard the case Tuesday, but denied the motion and so the school will remain closed.
Toleno said the district was pleased with the ruling.
Attorney Janet Jackson, who represented the parents, said they were sad about the loss of the school but "we also appreciated the time and consideration Judge Brown gave to the case even though the ruling was disappointing," Jackson said.
She called the ruling "a major setback" in their efforts to reopen the school.

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I work in psychiatric rehabilitation. I currently assist a number of individuals who want to work and pay taxes and not have to rely on disability benefits. Receiving psych rehab services is often key in their overall recovery from mental illness.
Most of the people I work with currently receive Medicaid, but it's those who don't, typically people who are married or who worked long enough previously to receive Social Security disability, who would benefit tremendously from the proposed Medicaid expansion.
Services for people who aren't eligible for Medicaid are funded by state money distributed through the county. These funds were cut in 2012, causing us to reduce the number of days per week "county funded" individuals may attend our program.
I performed a quick income survey of the county-funded people I serve, and half of them would be eligible for Medicaid under the proposed expansion. These people could attend up to five days per week. The remaining individuals would be able to attend psych rehab more often than at present, since the county budgets our program with a flat amount of money for a fiscal year.
My experience has taught me that individuals who attend my program regularly are more likely to recover from their mental illness faster than those who do not. They are also less likely to require hospitalization, incurring additional costs to our healthcare system, overall.
It is my hope, as the Governor and Legislature debate whether to accept a significant amount of money from the federal government to expand Medicaid services, that they will keep in mind some of their most vulnerable constituents, the mentally ill.
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Audubon of Florida and Sierra Club Florida had asked the governor to veto the bill, saying it would make it easier for farmers to clear their lands for future development without having to get permits.
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Bhima started off with silver jewellery! You will still find a collection of sterling silver jewellery in our showrooms.
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When it comes to Americana, Boy Scouts are literally from a Norman Rockwell painting.
That's why September 2012 is a month the Boy Scouts of America certainly would like to forget.
In July, the Boy Scouts reaffirmed its ban on openly gay boys becoming members and from gay or lesbian adults serving as leaders. The ban is costing the Scouts money: Intel, reportedly the Scouts' largest donor, announced last weekend it is cutting off funding because of ban. On Tuesday, the United Way of Greater Cleveland announced its intention to pull funding for the same reason.
That's not the worst news, though. This week the Los Angeles Times reported that documents show the Boy Scouts of America covered up accusations of child molestation by volunteers and employees over two decades.
The details are contained in the organization's confidential "perversion files," a blacklist of alleged molesters, that the Scouts have used internally since 1919. Scouts' lawyers around the country have been fighting in court to keep the files from public view. As The Times reported in August, the blacklist often didn't work: Men expelled for alleged abuses slipped back into the program, only to be accused of molesting again. Now, a more extensive review has shown that Scouts sometimes abetted molesters by keeping allegations under wraps. ... In about 400 of those cases -- 80 percent -- there is no record of Scouting officials reporting the allegations to police. In more than 100 of the cases, officials actively sought to conceal the alleged abuse or allowed the suspects to hide it, The Times found.The Times' investigation has put pressure on the Boy Scouts. Scouting officials say they now intend to review a half-century of files on sexual predators and say law enforcement will be informed about any previously undisclosed cases. The Scouts also went on the defensive (Los Angeles Times):
In addition to announcing its review for law enforcement, the organization this week released a summary report from a University of Virginia psychiatrist it had commissioned to analyze hundreds of files dating from the 1960s. The researcher, Dr. Janet Warren, concluded that the files, intended as a blacklist, "functioned well in helping to keep unfit leaders out of Scouting." In an open letter released Tuesday, senior Scouting officials said the Warren study found that Scout leaders had made "a good faith effort" to keep child molesters out of the organization. The leaders also apologized for cases in which their efforts had failed. "In certain cases, our response to these incidents and our efforts to protect youth were plainly insufficient, inappropriate and wrong," the letter said.It's rough times for Scouting. The organization is being taken to task and challenged for how it's dealt with sexual abusers. An Eagle Scout in Philadelphia is returning his medal because of the ban on gays. A church in Delaware has parted ways with a Boy Scout troop because of its policies on gays.
But the positive experiences of Scouting remain, and that's why Gene Marks of the Huffington Post, an Eagle Scout as a teenager, comes to its defense:
... What's a shame is that these actions hide the fact that the Boy Scouts is a great organization. Like the Catholic Church, which has received its share of (deserved) criticism over the past few years for its own internal child molestation cover-up, the problems are caused by a relative few number of its leaders. And then they're made worse by the inept, incompetent and likely criminal management at the very top of both organizations. It's a shame because these are actions done by a few. And yet they affect so many people who are doing so much good. ... I hope the Boy Scouts survives and prospers. I hope the organization's current leadership takes steps to ensure that the right people are setting the right examples for kids around the country. I also hope their current leadership wakes up to realize that a man's sexual orientation does not determine whether or not he can be a good influence on kids or how silly it is to say that a teenager can't become an Eagle Scout because he's gay.Marks mentions the scandals involving the Catholic Church. Patrick Boyle on CNN argues there is plenty to be learned from the scandals involving Scouting, the Catholic Church and Penn State University:
For decades, some of our most trusted institutions -- from schools, camps and sports leagues to correctional facilities, foster care agencies and religious groups -- have inadvertently enabled child molesters at the expense of victims. While leaders in many youth-serving organizations have confronted the abuse problem head-on, others routinely erred on the side of molesters, ignored the extent of abuse in their ranks, hid abuse from authorities and misled the public. Why? To protect the good work of their organizations. They lost their perspective on where organizational protection ends and child protection begins.


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Federal Way woman drowns in diving incident off Orcas Island
" A Federal Way mother of two young children died in almost 90 feet of water near Orcas Island Friday evening, after she dove down to free the anchor to her and her husbands vessel.Patricia MacFarlane, 47, was last seen alive at 4:45 p.m. Friday by her husband and diving partner, Tom MacFarlane. Her body was found by divers Saturday at a depth of 87 feet. It was the second diving death in a week near Orcas Island, and the third water-related death near Orcas in the past two weeks.San Juan County Dive Team captain Jeff Asher said the MacFarlanes and their children, ages 9 and 12, were vacationing in the San Juans. Although cause of death hasnt been officially determined, it appears MacFarlane ran out of air in her tank.MacFarlane and her husband had made three dives Friday afternoon, and came up around 4:45 p.m. Tom MacFarlane swam to the couples vessel, and discovered the anchor appeared to be stuck. Patricia MacFarlane then dove down to free the anchor.Asher said she only had 500 pounds of air in her tank, a minimal amount for a dive of 90 feet. I wouldnt want to find myself at 90 feet with 500 pounds of air, he said.Tom MacFarlane felt two tugs on the anchor line, then saw a large amount of bubbles on the surface, said Asher. MacFarlane became alarmed and jumped in the water, but his mask broke and he was not able to go down to any kind of depth. He then called for help on his radio. The call originally came in at the Port of Friday Harbor, which called 911.The countys dive team was dispatched at about 5:03 p.m. By 5:35 p.m., divers began their search.The U.S. Coast Guard and Vessel Assist San Juan were also on scene. Vessel Assist used its vessel to mark the spot where Patricia MacFarlane was believed to have last been seen. Making the search more difficult was the fact that the MacFarlanes vessel had drifted, and Tom MacFarlane was not certain of the exact spot where his wife had entered the water, said Asher.Dive team members were later joined by four divers from a Royal Canadian Mounted Police vessel.Asher said divers went down as deep as 100 to 115 feet, and found MacFarlanes yellow flashlight at 50 feet. At 8:45 p.m., the search was called off for the night.Saturday afternoon, divers discovered MacFarlanes body at 87 feet. Asher said MacFarlanes air tank was completely empty. It was bone dry, he said.Pierre LaBossiere is a reporter for The Islands Sounder, a Sound Publishing newspaper."
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When salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM ) introduced Service Cloud 3 at its Cloudforce customer conference in New York this week, it was tapping into a growing sense that social media matter more than the phone when it comes to customer service.
"Facebook and Twitter taught consumers to expect social customer service in real time," Executive Vice President Alex Dayon said in salesforce.com's press release.
He's right. Last year, researcher TextWise found that 4% of the 50 million tweets published daily were either product recommendations or complaints -- figuring an even split between results in 1 million complaints daily, or 360 million a year, just on Twitter.
Fast-forward to today. Facebook may already have more than 600 million users, and Twitter publishes more than 110 million tweets daily. These fast-growing services host a crushing number of customer complaints.
Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA ) has responded to this truism by starting a Twitter feed called @ComcastCares. JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU ) takes a similar approach with its Twitter feed, while privately held GetSatisfaction.com brings customer chatter to Facebook fan pages. Service Cloud 3 is salesforce.com's response to the shift.
Service Cloud 3 is more formal. Every feature resembles what you'd find in popular contact center software. The difference is that it also integrates Twitter and Facebook mentions into the system, allowing agents to build a case around something as simple as a tweet. (Click here for product marketing chief Kraig Swensrud's live demo, which begins about seven minutes in.)
What's interesting to me as an investor is the way the system is integrated. Think about the last time you called a company to get service. How many times have you been handed to a different department and asked to resupply or reconfirm your information?
Too often, this is born of technical distinctions between the systems used by different departments. Customer and case data doesn't get passed along. By integrating everything in the cloud, salesforce.com has done away with this problem and in the process increased responsiveness.
Or at least that's how it went in Swensrud's demo. I'll grant that software that demos well doesn't always perform well, but given salesforce.com's exceptional fourth-quarter growth, I'm inclined to believe Service Cloud 3 is every bit as powerful as it looks.
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"Princess and the Frog," I said standing in front of a painting of a woman holding a baby that is amphibian with human features. "Chicken Little," said Muskegon Museum of Art Collections Manager/ Assistant Curator Art Martin as we peer into a diorama of clouds crashing into the ground. I turned to look at four large portraits of a rat, mole, badger, and toad and pause. "Wind in the Willows," Martin said.
"I didn't know that was considered a fairy tale," I said.
"Well, it is a classic tale," Martin responds.
I am standing in the middle of the museum's exhibit, "Mirror, Mirror," days before its opening to the public. The theme, works based on fairy tales, and a teaser photo of Molly Alicki Corriveau's Frog Prince Progeny, once again sparks my interest in the fascination with fairy tales. I have watched countless versions of Cinderella and read various books that have deconstructed and reinvented some of the most well-known stories from the likes of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. In a young adult series Sisters Grimm, author Michael Burkley raises the question of how well any of us knows our fairy tales.
My interest developed after seeing Disney's Little Mermaid. The next day, I re-read the original Hans Christian Andersen story in which the Little Mermaid doesn't get her prince, loses the deal, and becomes sea foam. And spoiler alert: it's not Prince Charming's kiss that awakens Sleeping Beauty, but when he moves her it dislodges the apple enough for her to cough it back up.
What is it about fairy tales that keeps us so entranced? "I think it is because they are so universal," Martin said. "There are certain iconic things: a girl and a match; a rabbit and finish-line tape—just from those items you can identify the story."
The flick of a magic wand didn't result in the Muskegon Museum of Art hosting an illustration exhibit around this time of year; after all, March is Reading Month. In the past, it has focused on a single illustrator, but this year, Martin said the Museum wanted to bring in more local artists and invited fifty to present their interpretations of a favorite fairy tale. Twenty-nine responded with an array of images from Sleeping Beauty being a heart surgery patient to Little Red Riding Hood facing the Taliban as the wolf.
As we make our way through the exhibit playing our guessing game, we come to the work of Grand Rapids artist Patricia Hendricks Constantine. A young girl in a miniskirt obviously moving her head to the beat of the music with a young handsome man brooding in the background. It's not hard to figure out who the image is; the pumpkin and the shoe give it away. The title? Cinderella Just Wants Her Freedom. Of all the people in the world who are entitled to a little space, Cinderella would have to be the one. Even a couple of days later, I am still thinking about the painting, and as I am writing this column, it occurs to me that the reason is because it reminds me how far women have come. Women don't have to wait for Prince Charming to spread their wings and fly.
Spread your wings this month. There is certainly enough opportunities to do so between St. Patrick's Day (page 29) and Women's History Month (page 26). Local libraries have a lot going on to celebrate reading, and, of course, I would encourage you to check out the Muskegon Museum of Art's "Mirror, Mirror." I think you will be pleasantly surprised at what is reflected.


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Well I've swallowed various objects ranging from ice cubes and gum to pennies.
I once drank old V8 juice that was in the fridge when we moved in..but I drank it 3 years after moving in
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Nooo!!!!111!! You ate my favorite animal...Originally Posted by zapasant93
The worst thing I have eaten was that my uncle dared me to eat a dime for a soda...what a horrible deal that was...It was when I was 4 though
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Well I've swallowed various objects ranging from ice cubes and gum to pennies.
I once drank old V8 juice that was in the fridge when we moved in..but I drank it 3 years after moving in
Not good at all!
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a full sized fish about the size of a penny thatssee thru covered in honey and dried up bones and all that eat them in korean thay arnt that bad eather yo eat them by the had full LOL
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hmmm....oh yesterday my freinds dared me to eat a raisin off the floor. Im not sure it was a raisin.
Sonic's back with his old voice on Brawl, what more could you ask for.
Wii: Metroid Prime 3, Zelda TP,Sonic and The Secret Rings
Gamecube: Sonic Adventure Battle 2, Timesplitters Future Perfect, SSB Melee, Metroid Prime 2.
Virtual Console: Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros 3,DK Country 3,Super Metroid.
PS2:Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3.
uhhh.. a cookie covered w/ ketchup and mustard.... and a mr. pibb w/ pizza crust, those peppers you put on pizza, parmesan and a napkin in it... lol
I have pica, which is this terrible habit of eating non-food items when there is no food to eat because I have this insane desire to chew and swallow at all times. I've only recently admitted it to my folks and have yet to receive treatment for it.
So I have eaten very peculiar objects in my past including: Styrofoam peanuts, cardboard, toilet paper, tissues, scotch tape, bits of thread, pencil lead, erasers, notebook paper, candy wrappers, plastic bags, and pen caps. I have never had to go to a hospital because of my pica, which is why it took me so long to admit it and get it diagnosed.
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ugh.... me and my friend took shots of strawberry syrup, that you use to make starberry milk. most vile, sugary sweet thing on the planet .Originally Posted by Fire Flower
the weirdest thing i've eaten though was some urchin in sushi. yuumy!
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Whoops posted in the dupe thread of this one, I didn't see this one =/
I've tried squid but that's about it, I'm too much of a fussy eater to try wierd stuff. My father however comes home with the wierdest shit sometimes, crocodlie, deer meat and stuff.. considering we live in some small village in the valleys I'm like wft where did you get that from :S
Bird crap! Heck yeah.
I love you, Adam.


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Happily, when they could finally gather their senses, the authors decided to proceed with their project, albeit with the addition of an epilogue to take account of Katrina's cataclysmic impact. The result is "Phillip Collier's Missing New Orleans" (Ogden Museum of Southern Art, paper, $39.95), with text by J. Richard Gruber, Jim Rapier and Mary Beth Romig. Collier, a native Alabamian and graphic designer in the Crescent City, supplies the book's driving sensibility. He informs the reader that his intent was never to produce a comprehensive history or overview, but rather to reflect "my vision and understanding of institutions and entities that have contributed to the history of this great city." Together with his collaborators — Gruber and Romig are with the Ogden Museum and Rapier is a reporter for the Times-Picayune — Collier does this through highly visual examinations of "lost" New Orleans, arranged in thematic categories that include hotels and restaurants, businesses, transportation, vice and amusement, landmarks and "products made in New Orleans."
The result is a delightful volume that will provide much pleasure to New Orleans lovers of all ages. The authors' scope is suitably broad, and though no one living will remember long-gone treasures like the first St. Charles Hotel (burned in the early 1850s) or the French Opera House (burned 1919), other things are well within recent memory, including D.H. Holmes Department Store (purchased by Dillard's in 1989) and the K&B drugstore chain (1905-1997). Regarding the latter, the authors provide a map showing the location of every "purple wonder" (more than 20) in the city circa 1990.
Many of the featured topics fairly vibrate with local culture — Schwegmann's, Jax Brewery, Sazerac, Storyville, Pelican Stadium, Dryades Street, Congo Square, the Blue Room, Kolb's and Madame Begue's Restaurant (breakfast only from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed in 1917 and now occupied by Tujaque's). The illustrations are a glory, and a testimony to Collier's eye and heart as a designer. There are many historic photographs, of course, including an unforgettable image of the original St. Charles Hotel, probably taken about 1850. Even more absorbing are the color pictures of anything and everything to do with these topics, all artfully arranged. These include images of classic swizzle sticks (who thought to save those!) from places like Prima's and Tony Bacino's, a drink coaster from the Roosevelt Hotel, a bottle of Peychaud's Bitters, a metal identification button for a female worker at Higgins Industries (which made the famous Higgins Boats in WW II), a Kolb's dinner plate, a sign for The Old Absinthe House Bar and early 19th-century paper money (printed in French on the back) from the Citizens' Bank.
Among the most heartbreaking images is an aerial view of the Claiborne Oaks, probably taken in the early 1960s. These magnificent trees were arrayed in four long rows and shaded the neutral ground along North Claiborne Avenue, providing "a great meeting and socializing place for the residents of the Treme area." Unfortunately, the trees were mown down for Interstate 10, when Claiborne became the fallback site after the French Quarter was spared from the massive project. In a city so rich, no major construction compromise was (or is) without significant cultural cost.
New Orleans photographer David Rae Morris provides several dozen color images of Katrina's aftermath to conclude the volume. These depict the usual things — the Superdome stripped of its hide, a flooded housing project, mountainous wreckage, ruined cars and buckled pavement. Though Morris is certainly talented, the epilogue feels tacked on and unnecessary. "The litany of what remains missing is profound," the authors note here, "people, families, friends, pets, homes, schools, entire neighborhoods and communities, city services, healthcare, buildings, businesses and industry, long-held traditions and the simplest routines of daily life." But all of that requires a different book. More than enough of New Orleans had gone missing to cry over before Katrina ever formed, and that's what this book most effectively demonstrates.


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Relax at the consistently enjoyable Microtel Inn and Suites by Wyndham Baton Rouge Airport conveniently located off Interstate 110 just minutes from Southern University and Louisiana State University. A night of excitement at Hollywood Casino is only five miles from the hotel. The Louisiana State Capitol building and conferences at the River Center are also close by. For a delicious Cajun meal, walk to Boutins Cajun Restaurant only steps away. Ideal for business and leisure, this smoke-free hotel offers complimentary deluxe continental breakfast, complimentary wireless Internet access, seasonal outdoor pool, on-site exercise room, 24-hour front desk-service, airport shuttle service, meeting room and complimentary printing and fax services. Guest room amenities include desk and HDTV with HBO and ESPN. Hot tub suites, smoke-free and handicapped-accessible rooms are also available. Pets are welcome at this smoke-free lodging. There is no charge for children 17 and under with an adult.
It was very close to the airport and the shuttle driver was great. It was dirty and did not smell good and guests were up and very loud in the hallways in the middle of the night.
It was updated and modern. Very nice! There were a few stains on the couch and on the bar stools that needed a deep cleaning.


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Established in 1998, God has continued to bless Mari's Cleaning Service. We are a family owned and operated business and our mission is to utilize our experience to offer honest, professional, dependable, and personalized services. We provide experienced cleaning services so our clients have an affordable peace of mind.
God gave us two hands to clean with and a heart to give back to others.
We are proud partners of Cleaning For A Reason Organization where we provide free cleanings for women going through cancer treatments. Please review their website for more information: www.CleaningForAReason.org
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
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Our Office cleaning crews are.. incredible. You will find us very dependable and you will enjoy arriving at work to a nice clean office.
We provide all of our own cleaning supplies. We know how important it is to your family to eliminate harmful chemicals used in your home. Therefore, we use natural cleaning products that do not compromise the quality of our cleaning. Until we have obtained a natural cleaning scrub we are currently using Comet and Pledge Furniture Polish. We know some families will prefer and rather provide their own products and we are happy to accommodate that request.
Our technicians provide a highly effective hard floor steam cleaning system that kills bacteria without using potentially damaging and harmful chemicals. By eliminating the use of a mop and bucket your floors will be more pristine. This further proves our commitment to a healthier environment for you and your family.
We realize that inviting a cleaning company into your home is a big decision and therefore, we take the same care in selecting our technicians as you take in selecting the cleaning service. We carefully screen potential technicians by conducting a background check and a thorough check of references prior to selecting the most qualified applicant.
We treat our employees very well and give them incentives for quality performance. We know that a happy employee makes for a happy client.
Each of our cleaning technicians is trained by an experienced supervisor in the techniques and quality standards that we are known for and that you deserve.
We offer a customized cleaning program to meet your every need because no two homes are the same. Services are available on a regular basis, move-in/move-out. If you are an absentee owner, we offer a service just prior to your arrival or after departure.
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We are extremely pleased with the consistent performance and results with Mari Cleaning services; will continue to use and recommend ~ AZ Prime Property Management
Posted: 12/07/2015 • Link to this review
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The ladies on Mari's "clean team" are friendly and professional. I will only use this company for my cleaning needs.They go above and beyond my expectations and I am always thrilled after they leave seeing my sparkling home!
Posted: 2/02/2015 • Link to this review
I have had many services over the years. I can't even explain to you the difference. From the professionalism of Mari and her staff to the incredible detailed cleaning that they provide that I have never seen. She also has a Supervisor that does random Quality Checks and she was so sweet and even left me with some cookies. You have to give these gals an opportunity to blow you away.
Posted: 11/23/2014 • Link to this review
Thank you so much for your review Lynn. It is our pleasure and we appreciate your business and look forward to providing you a great service for many years to come.
Mari personally deals with all aspects of the business. She hand picks employees, trains and holds them accountable. Very happy with everyone she's sent to my home.
Posted: 10/17/2014 • Link to this review
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I have used Mari's cleaning service for several years now and I continue to be amazed with the quality of service. I also love that Mari is so willing to work with my schedule. The very few times I've had any issue she has offered to correct the problem immediately and always treated me with respect and a cheerful attitude. Her services are very affordable and I would highly recommend her to anyone without hesitation. You will not be disappointed.
Posted: 10/01/2014 • Link to this review
Mari provides detailed and efficient cleaning. Any extra requests were always fulfilled to my satisfaction. Sometimes we had some communication issues with cleaning dates, but those were rare and were always taken care of.
Posted: 9/21/2014 • Last edited: 1/08/2015 • Link to this review
The reviews tell it all. One of the better and more consistent cleaning services. They do above average work. If I have a complaint (and I do) - they have a minimum 4 hour service. If they have to drive a long way, that's one thing but sometimes you just need 2 or 3 hours and you live close by!
Posted: 9/19/2014 • Link to this review
Thank you for your response. I am not sure what information you are referring to when you say if you live close by. Close by to who? Our office is in Peoria but the gals live all over the valley and leave their homes to the job-site. Some potential clients call in and just want restrooms cleaned or maybe just floors. With the cost of gasoline we have to have some sort of minimum or flat rate. There are some instances where we have waived the 4-hour minimum. We review many requests case by case. If you are a current customer I encourage you to contact us so that we may review your concerns. Thank you again.
I was moving out and found that having to clean afterwards was too demanding. I quickly contacted the prompt, efficient, and professional service I had when I moved in. It was Mari"s Cleaning Services. Mari's Cleaning staff did a great job. They gave me the satisfaction towards a landlord's satisfaction and guarantee of a move out.
Posted: 3/09/2014 • Link to this review
Thank you so much for your feedback and we appreciate your business and hope we can assist you again in the future.
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Cheers to Mari for providing highly skilled and quality house cleaning crews. Kudos to Denise and Brittany for providing exceptional cleaning services and for treating our home as if it were their own!
Posted: 7/25/2013 • Link to this review
Thank you so much for your feedback. We have passed on your compliment to Denise and Brittany. Thank you for your business.
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Reliable. Honest. Prompt. Best service we have ever had. Best pricing as well. Tried several before Mari and nobody has the customer service like she has.
Posted: 5/08/2013 • Link to this review
Thank you so much for your business and your feedback and we look forward to assisting you long term.
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If you are looking for a good honest company to have clean your house, Mari's is the cleaning company to call. They go above and beyond what any other cleaning company does and they are very easy to work with. I really enjoy coming home after they have been in my house. I enjoy having a clean house but honestly it looks like I cleaned it myself. They really pay attention to detail and are sure to get everything. THEY don't just clean the top surfaces, they get down and dirty!
Posted: 11/01/2012 • Link to this review
Thank you so much Connie for your review and we do appreciate you and your business. We look forward to working with you for a long time.
WOW, this is the best cleaning service I have had over the last 10 years. If you go to Mari's ask for Denise and Brittany they are awesome!! They are hard workers and take the time to pay attention to detail, so my house always looks amazing when they are finished!:) I cannot say enough good about Mari too! She is great to work with and is always accomodating with getting on the schedule. Go with Mari's, you won't be disappointed and don't forget to ask for Denise and Brittany!
Posted: 7/18/2012 • Link to this review
Thank you so much for your great review about Denise and Brittany. They really do work hard and want to please each and every customer. We appreciate your business and look forward to providing services for a long time.
Before Mari's, I had a cleaning service that would call me when they had a chance to clean my house. Now with Mari's, I get emails to double check if the date is okay for them to come. We also scheduled that they come every 28 days to clean my house. Also, I ask them to do something and they are able to get it done. I emailed Mari a list of stuff that I needed to get done and she responded quickly to me. I have recommended Mari's to my friends so that they can use this cleaning service as well.
Posted: 6/27/2012 • Link to this review
Thank you so much for your review and for using our services. We look forward to providing you on-going service for a long time.
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I have nothing but the very best to say about Mari and her entire crew! Mari is very personable and was quite willing to speak with me at length regarding my special cleaning needs, and her crew far exceeded my needs and expectations. I suffer from a disability and, although we keep a tidy home, it had long been neglected in terms of deep cleaning. I explained my specific needs to Mari and she sent out the perfect crew, two punctual, cheerful, and exceedingly hard-working women. They were very respectful, quite detailed and missed absolutely nothing! The cleaning products were non-toxic, yet smelled pleasant while still managing to clean even the toughest hard-water stains and other very long-neglected and difficult areas. Mari even made a follow-up call to make sure all my specific cleaning needs were met. My husband owns his own business, and he and Mari share the same stellar work ethic and integrity, as does her crew. I'm thrilled to have found Mari's service and highly recommend her cleaning services to everyone!�
Posted: 6/14/2012 • Link to this review
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Spain's much-maligned King's Cup struggles to make an impression these days with La Liga and the Champions League squeezing it into a distant third in terms of prestige and matches poorly attended.
Reuters Soccer Blog
Bojan, Canales suggest La Liga no longer a teenage wasteland
Lionel Messi hogged most of the headlines thanks to his wonderful hat-trick at Tenerife, but it was the performances of a pair of teenagers who had pundits, coaches and team mates purring following the weekend's La Liga action.
Pellegrini under fire after embarrassing Cup exit
Real Madrid and coach Manuel Pellegrini were on the business end of some damning newspaper headlines on Wednesday after their humiliating exit from the King's Cup at the hands of third-tier Alcorcon.
Thinking the unthinkable: should Liverpool sell Torres?
Can Ibrahimovic fit in at Barca after Super Cup showing?
Barcelona's new signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic was given a glowing report by Pep Guardiola after their Spanish Super Cup victory over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Why are Barcelona paying so much for Ibrahimovic?
If your first reaction on hearing about the Samuel Eto'o-Zlatan Ibrahimovic deal was "How much?" then I can assure you you weren't the only one.
Great teams evolve … they're never bought off the shelf
One of the cruellest insults thrown at Florentino Perez during his first spell at Real Madrid was that the president had turned a great team into football's version of the Harlem Globetrotters.
Wenger makes his point with customary elegance
"Highly intelligent" and "Arsene Wenger" sit neatly together in countless newspaper columns outlining the exploits, achievements and travails of the cerebral Arsenal manager.
Game, set and match: Real 2 Barça 6
If Chelsea were cautious in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Barcelona, what will they do after seeing this display?
Pepe's Zidane moment could cost Real dear
Real Madrid's Portuguese defender Pepe faces a lengthy ban that could extend to the end of the season after he had an astonishing Zinedine Zidane moment against Getafe on Tuesday.


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This Eureka Complete Clean Bagless Canister Vacuum Cleaner, originally $199.99, is now $99.95 at BuyDig. Plus, shipping is free, making this the lowest shipped price we found anywhere by $30. Please note, this item is in "New, Open Box" condition and is sold 'as is'. This means it has been fully inspected and is guaranteed to be in working order, but has open packaging. The vacuum has a 13" cleaning path, 12 amps of power and a 20 foot long cord. There is no sales tax (except NJ).No longer available


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LINDEN -- A bus stop advertisement for a local restaurant featuring a naughty double entendre based on a four-letter synonym for rooster quickly raised the ire of city officials.
After the mayor complained to the advertising firm, the poster came down. Now, the restaurant's owner is miffed and accuses Mayor Richard Gerbounka of infringing on his right to free speech.
The fowl fracas began when restaurateur Isidro Rodrigues, 28, commissioned an ad that depicted an angry rooster tossing a butcher's knife at a target. The tagline on the ad, which was posted on a bus shelter outside City Hall, read "Our C--k Hits the Spot!".
"I don't think it's (the mayor's) job to censor stuff," said Rodrigues, the owner of Chop Spot, a Portuguese restaurant in Linden. He added that the bird in the poster "released the meat cleaver onto the bulls-eye, so he 'hit the spot.'"
Gerbounka didn't care about semantic distinctions and said he didn't like the ad. He said he called and complained to Signal Outdoor, the company that manages the advertising space on the bus stop. Two and a half weeks after the sign went up, Signal Outdoor yanked it down.
"It was a double meaning which I felt (was) very offensive, and it wasn't appropriate for public," Gerbounka said this week. "We're a family town. I don't think kids should be walking on Wood Avenue and seeing inappropriate advertisements, although I realize people have free speech under the First Amendment."
The mayor, a retired city police captain, compared the poster to a controversial billboard for a clothing company that went up in Newark earlier this year. After residents complained about the board, which depicted a woman's face suggestively hovering near a man's pants waistband, the ad came down.
Gerbounka said he got calls from residents complaining, which led to his own call to the advertising firm. Officials with Signal Outdoor could not be reached for comment.
But Rodrigues said he already toned down his advertisement after Signal Outdoor asked him to. To pacify Signal Outdoor, he replaced a couple of letters in the offending four-letter word with the cartoon chicken. He also said the mayor shouldn't have the right to censor advertising, even if he didn't do so through legal means, but by pressuring the ad company. If city officials were concerned, he said, they should have come to him directly.
"Then it would be up to the company to say, 'I think the mayor's right,' or 'I disagree, nobody else was offended, I'm not going to take it down,'" Rodrigues said.
Gerbounka said no legal action was taken by the city to have the sign taken down. He merely complained as an offended passerby, and he was unapologetic for voicing his displeasure, and the sign was too R-rated for Linden.
"That's exactly what this was, extremely suggestive and had no place in the city of Linden." Gerbounka said.
In the meantime, Rodrigues said he has commissioned a new poster with a slightly modified version of the same slogan, which he hopes to unveil soon.
"Instead of the 'C' and the 'K,' the rooster will be a bigger size," Rodrigues said. "It's going to be like pictionary, fill in the blank."


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The Village of Sa Mura
The village of Sa Mura belongs to the municipality of Elmas, in the province of Cagliari, region Sardegna.
The village of Sa Mura is 2,61 kilometers far from the same town of Elmas to whom it belongs.
To the municipality of Elmas also belong the localities of Case sparse (-- km), Eca su Goreu (1,99 km), Ecca Su Gureu (1,73 km), Giliaquas (1,19 km), Idroscalo (1,53 km), Is Arenas (0,55 km), Is Cabbois (-- km), Is Forredus (1,05 km), Is Piras (0,35 km), Is Punteddus (1,48 km), Istituto Religioso (2,94 km), Zona Industriale Casic (2,34 km).
The number in parentheses following each village name indicate the distance between the same village and the municipality of Elmas.
The locality of Sa Mura rises 4 meters abobe sea level.
The population of Sa Mura counts 107 inhabitants.
Please find in what follows:
- A set of photos about Sa Mura (when available)
- Weather and weather forecast for the municipality of Elmas, to whom Sa Mura belongs.
- Map and road map of Sa Mura
- A selection of videos about Sa Mura
Where to stay in Sa Mura and its neighborhoods
Hotels, Resorts, B&B in Sa Mura and its neighborhoods.
You can arrange the results by number of stars, by popularity, by distance or even by the guest review score choosing among young couples, mature couples, families with young children, families with older children, people withfriends, or solo travellers.
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Most recent free ads in Sa Mura, municipality of Elmas, province of Cagliari, Sardegna region, updated at 01:55:26, 24 October 2016. Place your free ad on Sa Mura: no registration needed. Place your free ad.
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Photos of Sa Mura
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Cagliari-Elmas: A window on the airport / Una finestra sull`areoporto
Barche sulla laguna
Assemini - Agility Dog
Giallo e blu
Laguna di Santa Gilla
Map and road map of Sa Mura
Look at the interactive map of Sa Mura and get the road maps, the satellite maps and the mixed ones too. Interactive maps of Sa Mura also allow an immediate view of: bar,restaurants,pubs,pizzerias,dancing,night clubs,banks,jewellers,beauty centers,hair stylists,supermarkets,pharmacies.
Just fill in the free text search box placed on top of the map with any of previous categories and then press enter.
Please feel free to use the same free text search box placed on top of the map to find any kind of business activities you're interested into.


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5 quick takes on the 2Q GDP report
Here is a smattering of quick opinion on today's second quarter GDP report from around the Street:
1) Nariman Behravesh, IHS Global Insight:
Today's GDP release is very much in line with IHS Global Insight's view that the U.S. economy is at—or very near—the bottom of the deepest recession of the postwar period. We expect real GDP growth in Q3 to be a small positive.However, the early phases of the recovery are likely to be quite weak.We expect growth of only 1% to 1.5% in Q4 and Q1.After that, we expect growth to pick up gradually, and exceed 3% by the end of 2010.
2) Michael Darda, MKM Partners:
Full-year 2008 growth was revised lower, which means the recession is deeper than previously estimated. To wit: GDP has fallen 3.9% from one year ago, the largest annual decline in post-war history. … The silver lining here is that the largest declines in GDP, including those in the 1930s, all produced robust recoveries, even if they didn't last long enough to produce full-employment. This is why we continue to believe consensus forecasts for 2010 are far too pessimistic (assuming full-year real growth of just 1.8%). Our credit-based indicators, which captured the depth of this recession nearly perfectly, continue to point to 4% real GDP in 2010. A recession of this magnitude would be expected to produce at least a 6-8% GDP recovery, so our 4% growth outlook could still be considered conservative.
3) Bruce Kasman, JPMorgan:
Today's GDP report provides considerable new information on the economy's recent path. … It is important to express the central point that the report bolsters confidence in both our strong growth and low inflation forecast for the coming quarters. On growth, the composition of demand looks increasing favorable with final sales stronger and inventory drawdowns larger than we had expected in 1H09. As a consequence, we are revising up our forecast for current quarter GDP growth to 3% (from 2.5%). We continue to anticipate GDP growth close to 4% over the course of 2010.
4) Robert Brusca, Fact and Opinion Economics:
The clearest point is that force of the down turn has been muted. The second clearest point is that and true upswing has not yet started. Only government spending among the main domestic components of GDP turned positive and that is on artificial stimulus although that impact should grow as the stimulus package takes hold.
More important than the government sector is that the consumer retrenchment is diminishing. Population growth continues and normal forces should restore positive growth to consumer spending, especially as job losses ease and as the fear of job is eradicated by better economic performance. It could happen in Q3.
5) Andrew Busch, BMO Capital Markets:
It will take very little snap back in either inventories or CAPEX to see a decent rebound in Q3 and Q4 GDP. I guess where I've been incorrect is understanding that the economy fell so far that it has no where to go but up for a bit. There will be questions of where earnings will come from besides cost cuts going forward, but growth should return with minimal effort. This shift in expectations has occurred with all the subtlety of a sledge hammer the last two weeks and does draw concerns over additional strength.
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Five-year-old Grace Kennedy peeks shyly at the camera, holding a microphone that's as long as her arm while Dave Chappell crouches by her side.
"What's your name?" prompts the Community Television Network volunteer, gently.
By the time she's done recording a few seconds later, Grace joins hundreds of others who've had their say at CTN's video booth, this year located in the Street Art Fair at the corner of North University and Ingalls Mall.
CTN staff and volunteers get fair-goers to stop for a minute to record their name, hometown and what they like about the art fairs. The short segments are edited together and aired on public access Channel 19 later in the month. (Check www.ci.ann-arbor.mi.us/ctn for replay times, or call 734-769-7422.)
"You've gotta be like a carny," Chappell says about soliciting people for the TV spots. "You have to get used to rejection."
Children are a bit easier to entice, he notes - their parents enjoy seeing their kids on TV, too. And the "p.m." crowd is often more relaxed, maybe from an after-dinner drink, and therefore more willing to be talked into it.
And clearly, they're good at talking people into it. In one six-hour shift on Wednesday, the crew taped comments from 109 people.


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Lawmaker accuses envoy to Palau of abusing housekeeper
By Joseph Yeh, The China Post
October 5, 2012, 12:00 am TWN
The China Post--A ruling party legislator yesterday accused Taiwan's ambassador to Palau of abusing her foreign housekeeper.
Quoting anonymous sources, Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Ma Wen-Chun (馬文君) made the claims against Maggie Tien (田台清), the nation's top envoy to the Pacific ally, during a legislative session in Taipei.
Citing unidentified Taiwanese businesspeople in Palau, Ma said Tien has allegedly physically abused her Indonesian housekeeper, who worked in the R.O.C. Embassy on the island-nation.
The Indonesian later had her injury examined by a doctor and received a certificate of diagnosis. The housekeeper gave Palauan authorities a copy of the certificate before leaving for Indonesia, Ma said.
The Palau government is allegedly investigating the case, the lawmaker added.
Asked by Ma to confirm the accusation, Foreign Minister David Lin said he has no knowledge regarding the case but pledged to investigate.
Director-General of MOFA's Department of East Asian Affairs James Tien (田中光) — not related to Maggie Tien — later said that he telephoned the ambassador in question to confirm the incident. During the call the ambassador rejected the claims, Tien said.
This is not the first time a Taiwanese diplomat has faced such claims.
Jacqueline Liu, the country's former representative in Kansas City, was accused by the FBI in November last year of abusing her two Philippine maids and paying them only a fraction of the salary stipulated in their contracts.
Liu was arrested and detained for two months in the U.S. before reaching a plea deal.
Under the deal, she was on Jan. 27 ordered to pay US$80,044 in restitution to the two maids. She was deported to Taiwan in February.


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Performed by the Princeton Black Arts Company
Directed by Reena Glaser, Kemi Adegoroye
Thursday (2/7) and Friday (2/8) at 8:00 PM; Saturday (2/9) at 2:00 PM
Frist Film and Performance Theater
Princeton audiences keen on musical theatre are in for a treat this weekend with the Black Art Company's production of Aida, the Tony Award-winning musical inspired by Giuseppe Verdi's opera classic and transformed into a Broadway hit in 2000 by Tim Rice and Elton John. Directed by Reena Glaser '14 and assistant-directed by Kemi Adegoroye '13 (who also plays the title role and who completes her thesis performance with this piece), BAC's production is a well put-together piece of theatre that brings various themes, characters, and musical styles into conversation with each other in an entertaining and thought-provoking way.
The plot follows the story of Aida, a Nubian princess in the ancient world captured by Egyptians and sold into slavery in the Land of the Pharaohs. A proud, intelligent, strong, and dignified woman, Aida from the moment of her capture resists the bondage of slavery, displaying aggression and daring against her captors. In the process, she catches the eye of an Egyptian captain, Radames (Chris Prisco '14). Radames first strikes us as arrogant and privileged, perhaps somewhat free-spirited, but also somewhat aloof. We learn early on, his Nubian servant Mereb (Terrence Fraser '16) has been swindling from him for years. But no matter: Radames also happens to be the son of chief-minister Zoser (Gregory Loshkajian '16), and is betrothed to Princess Amneris (Caroline Hertz '15), daughter of the Pharaoh (Gregory Kraft '15). Quite naturally opposites attract; a relationship promptly develops between Aida and Radames, former Princess and future Prince; and a love triangle emerges which creates tension not only with regard to personal emotional struggles but also to social and racial issues.
In the piece, all lead Nubians are cast as black and all lead Egyptians as white, creating a stronger divide between the two nationalities than might otherwise be obvious to the audience. The familiar slave/master, colonialist/native distinctions are thus also brought up, and are in fact treated in the dialogue and further enhanced by costume design and by the musical accompaniment.
But crucially, a subversive quality emerges when the piece suggests the transcendence of all these social issues through the love of Aida and Radames. Thus the play ultimately suggests the fundamental equality of the two lovers and the groups– racial, national, and social– which they are taken to represent.
Another, somewhat more risqué bit of subversion in the piece was noted by Professor Jill Dolan (Annan Professor in English and Professor of Theater in the Lewis Center for the Arts) in a talk-back delivered after the premier of the piece last Thursday. She observed that if anybody was a sex-object in Aida it was the male lead, Radames. This is hardly an exaggeration: audience members of all genders could constantly be heard swooning at Prisco's body – chiseled as bloody Adonis and cunningly kept on display through the use of a open vest for his costume in most of the piece. At a certain moment, Aida slips Radames' vest off as a man might slip off a woman's bra – a move that, as Dolan put it, "kind of winked at the audience through an interesting performance of gender".
But this winking was not the only moment of humour in Aida. Indeed, the piece features a great many moments of comic relief, both awkward and sharp, many in connection with Princess Amneris. But these moments are balanced by painful moments of personal struggle, serious moments of state ceremony or social exchange, and touching moments of interpersonal narrative development.
A certain amount of dynamism and energy is required to pull off well the balance between these various scenes, and the cast rises admirably to the occasion. The performances of the principle cast – Aida, Amneris, and Radames – were especially powerful and provided the forward momentum of the performance. In one wonderful moment Aida and Radames, after a night of amour and passion and practically high on each other, learn from a soldier that the King of Nubia – Aida's father Amonasro (Joshua Taliaferro '15) – has been captured by the Egyptian army. Aida moves from complete bliss to complete terror, carrying an intensity that electrifies the stage and the audience, putting us in just the right state of awe to witness the plot climax.
Aida also showcases some innovative choreography and direction, which further enhances the emotional tenor of the performance. Background stagecraft is good, with music being soulful and balanced, and lighting being appropriately dramatic. (One exception: the French horn got a little invasive at times). It is specifically the directing that shines. Ms. Glaser uses as much stage space as possible, placing actors and props as widely as seems practical, thus creating a sense of expanse and grandiosity fitting the setting of ancient Egypt, with its vast stretches of desert, sun, and nothing else in particular. But unlike the openness of this space, there is constant movement and dance on the stage space – not just horizontally, but vertically. The depth of the stage is often used to place main characters and plot action in the foreground, while keeping dancers in the background. You'd think this would have the potential to be distracting, but I found the choreography is done so that there is a surprisingly effective complement to the main action in the background dancing; with just the right level of vigour and movement to be appropriate. This innovation of having two different modes of narrative – dance and dialogue – transpiring concurrently could have been problematic; nevertheless I think it was a risk that paid off.
That said, the chemistry between cast members was so charming and captivating that actually I, for one, might not have cared about less innovative directing if it were there. The energy really put all the pieces together in this production, and in the end, I think audiences will find this quite an entertaining and remarkable piece of musical theatre.
But if my recommendation isn't good enough, you might prefer Shirley Tilghman's. After attending the Thursday evening premier, President Tilghman happened to be leaving Frist just as I was. I asked her what she thought. "I thought the principal actors were just outstanding," she said. "Yes, absolutely terrific energy. Especially Kemi – she is quite the young talent." She added, though, that she's not much of a fan of the music – the fault of Elton John's score, she clarified; but the students did a marvelous job with what they had. I would quite concur.


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Bisque like hand painted up hanging cat. Purrrfect for a shelf decoration or stand alone, this feline measures four and a half inches long. Bright red catch of the day fish dangles from mouth of ths prowling pet. Tail resucured in antiquity. German quality, old Japan made.
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Tethered By Love Dog Family
Chained mother dog and two puppies together, this spaniel like maternal group is a lovely vintage trio. Pups and mom dog are painted in fine style with blue highlight eyes and expressive mouths. The bitch stands just under seve inches tall. All are in nice condition
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Pixie Vintage Wonderland Treat
Pixie figurine, Tinkerbell look alike. This old piece is had hand painted
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Wolverines fall to hot-hitting Pioneers; 10-3 | Softball
Junior Emily Guard proved about as efficient and as effective as any team could want from its leadoff hitter, scoring three runs on three base hits in just four at-bats.
The fleet-footed center-fielder also had two steals.
But a hot-hitting Nooksack Valley squad, led by junior Kayla Struiksma on the mound, kept the rest of the Wolverines out of the scoring column over seven innings of play to deal the Friday Harbor softball team (1-1) its first defeat of the season, a 10-3 loss at home, Saturday, March 23.
"We played pretty solid defense but I think we were a little hesitant at the plate," Coach Nickie Davis said. "We'll need to work on that."
The Pioneers scored one run in the third to snap a 1-1 tie and added three more in the middle innings for a 5-2 lead going into their final at-bat. They loaded the bases in the top of the seventh and, with no outs, tallied another five runs to take command of the regional 1A conference contest.
When the dust finally settled, Nooksack Valley (4-1) had 10 runs on 15 base hits, and all without a single strike out.
The Pioneers' Struiksma (pronounced Strikes-ma) scattered six base hits over seven innings and struck out six, in seven innings on the mound.
Friday Harbor's Jean Melborne had two base hits and an RBI.
The Wolverines will be looking to bounce back from their first loss and grab a leg up in the race for the Northwest
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Irvine troop graduates six Eagle Scouts
Six teenagers from an Irvine-based Boy Scouts of America troop achieved the top rank of Eagle Scout during a ceremony last weekend.
The new designation marks the end of a seven-year journey through the national organization, during which time the young men hiked, camped, earned merit badges and rose to positions of leadership within Troop 622.
Only 4 percent of Boy Scouts achieve the rank of Eagle, according to Rob Rowan, a troop parent. Six teens reaching that level simultaneously is rare enough that Irvine Mayor Steven Choi chose to attend Saturday's event as a guest speaker.
The graduating Eagle Scouts have spent a combined 400 nights camping outdoors, hiked 1,800 miles and earned 160 merit badges. Each also completed a capstone leadership project, which ranged from building a storage shed for a local historical museum to constructing book shelves for a library.
Scoutmaster David Aleshire said newly-dubbed Eagle Scouts told him that being in the troop had changed their lives.
"Each of them talked about how they are different people then they were," Aleshire said. "Bruce (Rowan) said he used to just sit in his house and play with his Xbox and he thought that was what life was about. He wants to go outside and do things now."
Aleshire said he hoped the Eagle Scouts, all of whom were in or headed to college, would continue to carry the lessons they learned in the troop.
"All these things they learn in scouting," Aleshire said, "these will be the things that lead to their success in college and later success in jobs."
The Eagle Scouts honored Saturday were Nihal Satyadev, 18; Patrick Traynor; Daniel Dolewski, 18; Justin K. Lee, 18; Bruce Rowan, 18; and Tej Vuligonda, 17.
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It was a fun and informative weekend for the more than 2,200 ranchers and landowners attending the 135th Annual Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Convention held on March 30-April 1 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) teaming up with Texas Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) for a very interactive booth among the 200 exhibitors at the two-day trade show.
At the 18th Annual School for Successful Ranching, Kent Ferguson, NRCS State Rangeland Management Specialist; Jeff Goodwin, NRCS State GLCI Coordinator; and Nathan Haile, NRCS Soil Scientist gave a powerful presentation about cover crops to over 250 attendees and set the pace for the weekend with landowners and ranchers.
"Working the NRCS booth and the school for successful ranching at the TSCRA convention helps us identify the primary needs of our customers," said Haile. "This year with the prior drought and increasing cost of inputs, many of the questions were targeted at the technical and economical needs for their operations."
During the opening day on Friday, the NRCS booth was busier than most of the exhibitors after the GLCI presentation about cover crops, so Kevin Derzapf, GLCI Grazing Lands Specialist in Weatherford and Matt Machacek, NRCS Rangeland Management Specialist in Corsicana, both had customers lined up asking about grazing issues. NRCS staff had the opportunity to introduce many of the landowners to the Web Soil Survey (WSS).
"The Web Soil Survey was good for booth visitors to see for the first time while addressing their questions about resource concerns from grazing to grasses," said Derzapf. "I actually had a 70-year-old man and his son in a conversation about rangeland management issues, and he asked if we had guys like us (grazing lands specialists) up in his area of Texas."
Besides the WSS, NRCS had information available about 2008 Farm Bill programs, careers in conservation, conservation planning, NRCS conservation programs and practices, and a video playing the entire convention on prescribed burns in Texas and Oklahoma.
During the convention, TSCRA leaders presented awards for TSCRA Prosecutor of the Year, which was given to Elmer Beckworth, District Attorney in Cherokee County, as well as the 2012 Outstanding Rangeland Steward presented to Gary and Sue Price of 77 Ranch in Navarro County, Texas. The Prices have a long history of working with the NRCS to implement conservation practices on their land. The 77 Ranch encompasses approximately 2,160 acres with native range or woodlands, and about 200 acres of cropland with 90 acres of non-native pasture.
Jeff Goodwin noted that the 77 Ranch is the exemplary model of rangeland management and restoration in the Blackland Prairie.
"The Prices have implemented a rangeland management program to optimize rangeland conditions at the ranch where reseeding has been a key practice on the land," said Goodwin. "Wildlife habitat management and water quality have also been areas that Gary and Sue Price have worked to sustainably manage."
In addition to the trade show and school of successful ranching classes, convention events included the TSCRA's Law Enforcement Silent Auction, special breakout sessions, a general session with a panel of cattle industry experts, and a business outlook from CattleFax. As for the much younger and future ranchers in Texas, the Kid's Korral was back by popular demand with scaled down ranching equipment for the kids to play with at the show.
For the much younger and future ranchers in Texas, the Kid's Korral was setup so playtime can be working with scaled down ranching equipment at the 135th Annual TSCRA Convention at the Fort Worth Convention Center held on March 30-April 1, 2012.
Standing in front of a part of TSCRA history, Kent Ferguson, NRCS State Rangeland Management Specialist (left), and Jeff Goodwin, NRCS State GLCI Coordinator (right), delivered a standing room only presentation for more than 250 attendees on cover crops at the 18th Annual School of Successful Ranching. Their opening presentation set the pace for an active weekend with hundreds of visitors coming to the NRCS and Texas GLCI booth inquiring about grazing issues and NRCS conservation programs.
Ranchers and landowners lined up to get a chance to talk with Kevin Derzapf, GLCI Grazing Lands Specialist in Weatherford (left), and Matt Machacek (center background), NRCS Rangeland Management Specialist in Corsicana, to discuss grazing issues and get a hands-on lesson with the Web Soil Survey.
With a video about prescribed burns in Texas and Oklahoma playing in the background, a rancher points out his operation to Kevin Derzapf, GLCI Grazing Lands Specialist in Weatherford, during a discussion utilizing the Web Soil Survey at the 135th Annual TSCRA Convention held in Fort Worth this year.
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