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It's Banned Books Week, which means that schools and libraries across the US are rallying readers in order to celebrate access to information while bringing attention to the realities of censorship.
The American Library Association explains BBW:
Intellectual freedom—the freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular—provides the foundation for Banned Books Week. BBW stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who wish to read and access them.
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom received 460 reports on efforts to remove or restrict materials from school curricula and library bookshelves in 2009. Let's take a look at a few of the books that have been banned (or challenged) over the past few years.
And Tango Makes Three, written by Just Richardson and Peter Parnell, is a 2005 children's book that tells a super sweet (and true!) story about two male penguins, Roy and Silo, who love each other and hatch a chick together at the New York's Central Park Zoo. According to the ALA, this book has also been one of the most heavily challenged books every year since being published.
Just a little over a week ago, Wesley Scoggins wrote an opinion piece which characterized Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak as "filthy and immoral", citing the book as "soft pornography" because of two rape scenes. Anderson responded to his piece by saying that "the fact that he sees rape as sexually exciting (pornographic) is disturbing, if not horrifying." Agreed.
Oh, and then there was the time when Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl was pulled from an eight grade class because of the following passage:
There are little folds of skin all over the place, you can hardly find it. The little hole underneath is so terribly small that I simply can't imagine how a man can get in there, let alone how a whole baby can get out!
You know what they say you should do during Banned Books Week? Read a banned book! If you're in Portland and feel like stopping by the library this week, we'll have a selection of banned books showcased and available to be checked out. And don't forget to stop by the Uncensored Celebration at Holocene this Wednesday night, where our own Andi Zeisler will be reading during a celebration of banned and challenged books.
As for the rest of you? Let us know what your all-time favorite banned book is. And hopefully you'll find some time to re-read it this week.
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Oh Goodness!
Whitney replied on
I love Banned Books Week. I have my degree in English Literature, and nothing upsets and angers me more than when I hear about a book that is being challenged. My favorite is when someone who hasn't even read the damn book decides it should be banned. I find it horrifying to hear about a parent or an educator who decides that just because *they* don't like it, no one should be able to. It's kind of the same argument they use for other political issues like gay marriage and abortion. but that's another discussion for another time. And also in regards to banning books, I feel that schools allow too much power to parents. I can understand not wanting your child to read a book with a swear word in it, but to ruin it for other children is just ridiculous. Parents need to realize that parenting and learning is at home, and educating is at school. Parents have every right to object to materials, but I don't feel they have the right to outright demand that it be banned. they can have their own child not read it.
Anyways, my absolutest favoritest is when Fahrenheit 451 is banned. I just find that hilarious, personally. Bad, but hilarious. But as to which is my favorite book that has been bad, there are just too many to be listed.
But if I had to choose, it would be the Harry Potter series, banned for "promoting witchcraft."
Yes, and...
Deb Jannerson replied on
The ban of Speak is similarly ironic to that of Fahrenheit 451. Speak is about not letting oneself be silenced by sexual abusers in a society that pretends they don't exist -- hence the title! -- and banning it basically conveys that this message is wrong and the stories of victims should indeed be silenced. I actually think being required to read it in high school is a wonderful idea; I know it doubtlessly would have improved my teenage life.
Scroggins' article has already succeeded in getting Slaughterhouse-Five removed from the high school and Twenty Boy Summer into questioning. (The latter is the one Scroggins condemned with that unforgettable "they use their condoms to have sex" line.) At least the superintendent is defending the challenged books, particularly Speak. I wrote to the school principal and the editor of the News-Leader and received no response from either beyond "thank you." Luckily, I'm not alone; there are a number of encouraging pieces printed under "Reader Letters."
Owl replied on
"They use their condoms to have sex."
Makes you wonder what Scroggins uses his condoms for...
@ TheBadassMuppet: I
Ashley McAllister replied on
@ TheBadassMuppet: I completely agree with you that Speak should be required high school reading. It's definitely the most eye-opening book I read when I was in high school. I first read it when I was in 11th grade and I remember it being the first time that I really thought about rape and the impact that it has on the survivor.
I'm going to have to give Twenty Boy Summer a read. So thanks to Scroggins for introducing me to <a href="http://www.news-leader.com/article/20100922/OPINIONS02/9220352/Ockler-De... Ockler! I love it when books being challenged/banned gets more people to read them.
Ashley McAllister, Library Coordinator
Did someone say Comments Policy?
even mroe ridiculous
scrumby replied on
I can actually top that. The Day They Came to Arrest the Book is a YA novel about a school's efforts to ban Huckleberry Finn and the resulting conflict between students, teachers, parents, and media. It was banned for promoting "an inflammatory challenge to authoritarian roles."
hahahahahahahahahahaha! I
Whitney replied on
hahahahahahahahahahaha! I love it! they're just totally proving the author's point. I bet the author just sat there and laughed when that happened. And in a way, it's a victory. By them banning it, they're essentially saying that they're the idiots in the book who are trying to ban Huckleberry Finn. I love it when life imitates art.
Now, where'd I put my "I READ BANNED BOOKS" pin?
Deb Jannerson replied on
Thank you for addressing the campaign against Speak. It may be the most harmful I've ever seen, and it just makes it worse that Scroggins' several-sentence long condemnation isn't even factually accurate. (He derides it for "two rape scenes" when there is only one brief and vague one, told in flashback. It's squarely a story about overcoming trauma.)
My own favorite banned book is probably the YA coming out story Annie on My Mind. Amongst literature for adults, it may have to be Ulysses.
Celebrating the freedom to read!
Sarah K. Wright replied on
All of these books are amazing, and it always makes me so angry to see people trying to decide what other people shouldn't read. Banned Books Week is such an important event to raise awareness and get people excited about reading these books. It is ironic that the banned books are often the best books out there- Newbery Award Winners, Printz Award Winners, etc. Yet, we can't have anyone thinking for themselves or having a different opinion! That would just be un-American... Argh. I will definitely be celebrating my freedom to read for Banned Books Week and throughout the year! Thanks for the great post!
Sarah K. Wright replied on
So, that last comment had to be resubmitted 4 times because it kept triggering the spam filter and was censored...
I love The Diary of Anne
Lizza replied on
I love The Diary of Anne Frank, but I think my top favorites would be To Kill a Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye. And of course Harry Potter!
I think the reasoning behind banning books is ridiculous. What someone reads should be up to them or, if they're too young, their parents. It is up to them what subject matter is inappropriate or not. No one should be able to tell someone else what they can and cannot read. It's crazy!
All this reminds me of a woman in my hometown who used to constantly challenge books in the school libraries because they mentioned the Holocaust as being true. Yes, she didn't believe the Holocaust happened, so she didn't believe there should be any books available to students mentioning it. Year after year it happened, and a lot of the time my mom would purposely go out and get the book and tell me I should read it (she never made me) because I should know what people are trying to hide.
See, I'm the type of person,
Whitney replied on
See, I'm the type of person, if she were a mom in the PTA and I were a mom in the PTA at the same school, I would probably stand up and give her a public ass-whopping in the form of a verbal beatdown. Verbally, of course :-) I would probably tell her to go back to the hole she crawled out of and take her sheer stupidity (Seriously folks, people who believe the Holocaust never happened are lacking any kind of intelligence, not to sound ableist or anything, but COME ON!!! It's like denying the dinosaurs existed) and to please, not inflict it on anyone else.
And another thing, I don't think people should be able to pick and choose what they believe in. Imagine if I wanted to ban books because they mention the sky and I don't believe the sky exists. And not in a metaphorical or existential way.
And Tango Makes an awesome book
A replied on
We sometimes read And Tango Makes Three at the preschool I teach at! The kids love it... probably mostly because it's about penguins... but it's seriously so sweet and I feel like it's not completely going over the kid's heads because are a few who come from same-sex parents.
Also read: The Sissy Ducking
Love reading these
Alyssa Vincent replied on
Love reading these comments--they're helping me formulate my reading list! I've got to say my personal favorite is The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I first read it in high school, and it impacts me as much now as it did then. Books are supposed to challenge us intellectually, personally, and morally, and there's not much I fear more than a society that can't appreciate that.
One of my favorite commonly band book
Anonymous replied on
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach. Read it!!!!!


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how to sleep on my boat
i have a mistral 16' sailboat i can't sell this boat can never get rid of it a family boat. well my boat. so i want a boat i can sleep on and this is the boat i have to do it with.
ive thought of just beaching the boat but around me all the beaches are rocky and i busy so i don't like the idea of me pulling up and there being people all around me while i'm sleeping or when i wake up. so i think that is out. so i wanna make my 16' boat sleep able. i think i could make a plywod bed that goes from the center board to the bench and that folds 4 times to make it small. Also i would need to find a place to store food, anchor, bedding, etc. i have plenty of room for storage on my boat i think. i think that a boom tent could help in overcast times. i would have to put a motor on the boat to make it better for overnighting. please give me advise for what to do to make it a boat that i can sleep on. Also should i bring a dinghy tied to the back towing behind and keeping most the gear on there and sleep on the on the sailboat open to ideas planning on making a boom ten this weekend. |
Your cockpit design is your most difficult thing to overcome. If theres any possible way to open up the front v berth to make it useable for storage, do it. You may have to cut and trim out an access port.
You'll have to get plywood or a small stack of 1x12's cut to fit to line the cockpit and provide a surface to sleep on...blow up an air mattress and use a sleeping bag. Setup a boom tent to cover you....dew will form on you at night and in the morning if you don't. The tent cover can be an inexpensive blue tarp. This is why you have to open up the v berth...otherwise storing all this stuff is going to be a problem. Face facts man...you have a day sailor. It's just not designed for overnighting. Not saying you can't....just that you're using chisel when you need a screwdriver. Other option is to camp onshore: tent, sleeping bag. |
i have storage on the left v berth but i cant you the starboard that is a spinnaker shoot
Maybe you can rig up something like whats on the Sea Pearl 21, a convertable cabin...
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I would remove all storage things that you dont need over the time of the sleep over.. This way you can have room where the spinnaker is.. I am sure you do not put the spinnaker up every time when you are sailing the boat. so you could remove it also and just use a tarp over the boom...lay plywood down and get a sleeping bag..
Do an internet search for dinghy cruising and go from there.. There are even clubs you can join where people share their ideas and experiences. Enjoy! :) |
Check out the magazine "Small Craft Advisor". All about doing all kinds of things (including overnighting) on very small (mostly under 20') boats. Although I have a 32 footer, I enjoy it anyway just because it's got a lot of interesting material.
pop a tent up in the cockpit then make some boards to make a full size bed, add an air mattress!
wow, what a hard post to read...
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According to Dr. Oettinger, there are numerous projects associated with SAMA that he would still like to pursue. Following the heels, of the Missions show, I am eager to dedicate more time to exhibition development. I also want to explore publishing some books about SAMAs highly regarded Latin American art collection to bring even more attention . The museum has a great future, and I look forward to continuing to be a part of it.
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"When the 'rubber met the road' it was not a difficult choice choosing who my boudoir photographer was going to be. In fact, from following your work in this industry I already knew 2 or 3 years ago it would be you!! it was just a matter of time and getting into shape, plus those amazing albums you offer just snagged me. Stacie, your artwork is sooo incredibly STUNNING! From the way you pose your clients to the lighting you manipulate, you truly are a gifted artist at what you do. I completely understand the day-in and day-out a photographer's job can become mundane, but please never stop pursuing what you love. My hopes for you and Haute Shots are continued growth and bringing inspiration to others. You have a knack at making women feel welcome and comfortable because I honestly felt as if you were a close friend from the first email. Thank you so much for helping me along in this vulnerable process and getting me comfortable in my own skin. I couldn't have done it without your ideas and encouragement. Also, I can't thank you enough for working with me, for trusting me, and for dealing with me. Thank you for editing in detail and for designing my album to perfection. Thank you for understanding how important it was to me. I would not change a single thing about my experience with you. You were the perfect photographer and I will forever be grateful."
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"I'm seriously sitting here [looking at my photos in the gallery for the first time] typing this with tears running down my face. I can NOT believe that's me! I'm so stunned, but in the best way possible. Thank you so much. "
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"From those early conversations to the actual shoot and beyond, you made the work easy and enjoyable. Everything from the suite to your hair/makeup team combined to make the day all about her. With your easy-going manner, quick laughter and ability to put my wife at ease, I knew she would be in good hands after you all kicked me out of the shoot. Fast forward to now – I just got back from a business trip, and my wife had received the book you prepared for us (by the way…if you don't upgrade the size of your book, you will greatly regret it). I was eager to get home quickly to see what her "story" would be. The simple black box. The classy and thoughtful packaging touches inside. The black leather book. It was beyond words. Simply put…holy moly schmoly, it rocks! Each turn of the page brought an even bigger smile to my face and a deeper wonderment of my gorgeous wife. In some shots, she knows I'm here looking…in others, I'm watching her enjoy being herself. Her eyes and expressions range from innocent to playful to sultry. Every time I see those eyes (I think you know which picture I mean…), I fall in love all over again. I always knew my wife was beautiful, but these shots let me know that she's aware of that beauty. I would daresay the time she spent with you changed the way she sees herself. Thank you. You truly have a gift."
"Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! That is all I can say. Thank you for making the boudoir session so much fun. Thank you for helping me to feel sexy in my new body. Thank you for your kindness and for answering all my questions throughout the entire process. I could not have asked for a better experience. I felt like a new person walking out of the session today - somewhere between showing up in sweats, getting my make-up and hair done and undressing to the bare necessities I found something I had been missing - my confidence. I am not sure what happened, maybe it was the continuous vote of approval from behind the camera, maybe it was the ambiance and music, maybe it was the mimosa - I have no idea - but I do know that I loved everything about today and it will forever be one of my favorite memories. The suite was spectacular - and Kat and Whitney (Hera Beauty) are AMAZING!!! I loved how at ease you made me feel - it was such a wonderful time, I just don't even know how to thank you enough. Just on a side note - I completely turned heads when I went to work for a meeting tonight ( I did happen to go home and change into a nicer outfit to compliment the hair and makeup) - the other employees had never seen me with the hair and makeup done in such a way and were very impressed - I even had a few I caught getting second glances It was nice to see that kind of reaction! Thank you again for all that you have done - I can't wait to see the pictures. You are absolutely amazing and I will be telling everyone I know about you! "
"I enjoyed the shoot so much and can't wait to see the pictures. It was a true pleasure to work with you. You know just how to make people feel at ease and beautiful. It was so much fun! I told everyone at work how great you are and how beautiful your work is, so I'm sure you'll have many more shoots to come. Thanks again. Can't wait to see the finished results. "
I had an amazing experience with Haute Shots and Hera Beauty. I was a bit nervous going into it but their relaxed positive attitude immediately put me at ease. They made me feel beautiful and were a lot of fun to work with. I will also remember this and would highly recommend them! Stacie, Kat, and Whitney all went above and beyond what I expected. You can really tell that they care about their clients and what they do. Throughout the whole session they made sure I was happy and comfortable with what was going on. Stacie was so bubbly and easy going and had so many ideas, she made the whole experience the best it could be. And Kat was so friendly, giving me tips the whole time she did my make up, and even fixed me up to go out that night. They were such a great team to work with, I couldn't imagine going to anyone else after this. I was thinking about anniversary gifts for my husband and found out about boudoir photography. Then looking online I found Haute Shots. Haute Shots had an endless number of amazing reviews. And after contacting Stacie, she answered all my questions and made everything easy. I loved the looks Kat created for me, I felt sexy and confident. And I thank her again for all the tips she gave me during the whole process. My husband commented on my hair when he got back, saying that he loved the big curls Whitney had done for my 2nd look. Kat and Whitney were such a pleasure to work with (or be worked on by), they really made me feel beautiful and were so friendly and helpful. I cant think of anything I would have wanted done differently. Everything was above and beyond what I expected (and Im not just trying to be nice, the whole experience really blew me away Thank you for everything you did, you all are amazing!
Thank you so much, I had a really, really fun time, i just couldn't believe how easy you made it, and it seemed like it was effortless (for me anyway :). Was nervous that I wouldn't be as "supermodelish" as i envisioned in my mind, but I'm blown away by the pics so far! Can't wait to the see the whole finished gallery..you have me on pins and needles :) Also if i didn't tell you before, you and your team are absolutely fantastic...you made 'P' (friend who also did a session) and I so comfortable during the shoot, you all work so well together, and just chit chatted like we all knew each other for a long time which just made it even more fun...cannot express to you how awesome you and your team are.
Love my photos! I felt like, as my BFF calls it, 'sex on a stick'. I'll be in Vegas again probably next year. Can't wait to update my photos!!
I gave my fiance the album last night and upon opening it he was completely speechless. He absolutely loves it. He has looked through it at least 20 times. I told you I was giving it to him as our wedding gift and since I am impatient I gave it to him early and he said that I really upstaged him for anything he could possibly get me. The smile that has been sitting on his face was well worth it. The album that you suggested was beautiful as well. I am glad that I went with that one, it adds an extra touch of super special to the whole thing. Now onto the praise that you deserve everyday that you do this.... When we talked you knew how nervous, scared, and self conscious I felt about doing this whole boudoir photo shoot. Even though my friend that drove me there was able to talk me down from a lot of the nerves I had I still walked in scared of the unknown. During the shoot you and Kat made me feel so comfortable and beautiful. This is so unlike anything I would ever do. I am normally a very reserved person so this really challenged me to step outside of my comfort zone. I was on pins and needles waiting for my preview of the photos that I was even dreaming about them. When I got the album I was completely blown away. You have such an artistic eye and you made me look amazing in every single one of those photos. You took the time to lay them out so beautifully in the album. YOU are the reason that the album turned out so fabulously! I am so glad that I did not pick a local photographer and that I went with you all the way in Vegas! I have a feeling that you will be seeing me again. From the bottom of my heart Stacie I thank you so very much. You are an amazing photographer.
"Stacie made me fall in love... with MYSELF! "
Let's just say that he liked the album enough to quit the overseas work for good and came home!! Been a whirl wind since he saw them!! Rrrrrrr!! Answer to prayer!! He is asking for some more photos now. He was very much impressed!! Do you know how talented you are? I don't think you do!!!
I can't even begin to thank you for the amazing experience you, Kat, Rachel and Whitney gave me. The photos were beyond amazing and my husband absolutely loved them. He told me that those pictures are how he always sees me, which blew me away. Please let the rest of the girls know how much I loved the photos and the whole experience. I have a major decision to make about my health and this experience has proven to me that I am a beautiful, strong woman even if all my girl parts aren't inside me anymore! Thank you for that reality check.
I don't know you terribly well but I do know that you have talent. I don't know where you have come from or how far and hard it was to get where you are at today but I do know that God broke the mold after he made you. Your photography is amazing. AMAZING. I know, you know, you do a good thing by taking those pictures but for the women that hire you, you are doing a great service. Every woman deserves a day with you and pictures like yours. You make women feel beautiful and you showcase their inner beauty and outer beauty. Yes, you have your own genre of style in each photo but you also really capture the inner beauty of the women you photograph. In the pictures that I have seen you can see a spark from each woman that is truly their own.
"You changed my life Stacie...for real. I have taken on things I never even thought I could do, all because you saw in me something I never saw...all through the eyes of a camera. You help women SEE themselves for the first time!"


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Solar Powered Classrooms Will Bring Technology to Developing Countries
Students in developing countries lack the means to gain experience learning about science, let alone electricity or running water. A project lead by Professor Tony Rest at the University of Southampton is meeting this challenge, providing solar powered technology to rural schools in these countries. The initiative could revolutionize these children's lives, enabling them access to modern technology like video projectors in the classroom.
Many of the areas Rest is targeting, particularly in Zambia, are in desert areas – prime locations for solar power. In a collaboration with Keith Wilkinson, Rest has developed a low cost solar powered digital projector, powered by small sun soaking panels. The mini projectors require just 50 watts of power, over the 300 of regular data and video projectors, making it a viable usage for solar power. With the solar powered projectors, students can learn about important scientific experiments, biology, physics and math through multimedia. The system can be applied to virtually any topic that the school systems lack an expert in. Additionally, students in these rural areas can hone skills in IT, which they can use in a later career.
The project is supported by the University of Southampton, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Chemistry Video Consortium.
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The Ultimate NPR Workout Mix
Everybody has that one song that pushes you into a sprint for your last half-mile. That urgent, four-on-the-floor beat that begs your feet to pound your bike's pedals up a killer hill. The lyrics that tell you: Yes, you're awesome, and yes, you can wipe the floor with your competition, whether it's the other 500 people in the marathon or that one sweaty, spandex-clad sensation you see huffing and puffing in front of you in the mirror.
Listen to this mix on Spotify. If you don't have Spotify, sign up for the free service.
This month, Morning Edition is interviewing athletes, celebrities and NPR personalities about the music that pumps them up when it's time to hit the gym.
We were hoping you'd suggest a few tunes that rock your exercise routine, as well — and, boy, did you ever. We collected many of your choices and compiled them into one big, gym-ready megamix. You can stream it on your phone's NPR Music app while you're at the fitness center, showing off how much you can bench-press. (In the NPR Music app, hit "Radio" along the bottom options. Under "Rock/Pop/Folk," you'll find this mix listed under the title "NPR Workout Mix.") And, just because your butt's in a chair at work doesn't mean you couldn't use a little boost to exercise your hand muscles at the computer.
These are your songs for tearing up the gym, while hopefully not tearing any muscles. When you're ready to cool down, we suggest heading here or here, depending on how you feel about your workout (and your love life).
Over the next few weeks, we'll keep adding to the mix, so if your shredding-est workout jam isn't here, let us know what it is.
This mix was compiled with the help of KEXP, The Current, WFUV and WXPN.
To find the Ultimate NPR Workout Mix in your iPhone app, select the Radio option along the bottom of the screen, then select Rock/Pop/Folk. This mix is the third option.


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When was the last time you went to the symphony to hear an electric guitar riffing over the orchestra? Or a conductor introducing a musical number in a tunefully improvised a capella (when he isn't making jokes with his vocalists?) Or a sax-playing tenor and a bass doo-wopping away as two gorgeous sopranos improvise their line to the clapped rhythm provided by the audience?
All of the above happened during the performance of Marvin Hamlisch and the New York Voices at the San Diego Symphony. It was only fitting that a swaying young audience turned up (apparently from a high school music class) and were quite themselves swayed by the engaging mix between jazz and classical music.
The San Diego Symphony put the audience in a dancing mood in the first half, while many soloists -- Theresa Tunnicliff on Eb clarinet, Nick Grant on violin, Valentin Martchev on bassoon -- got to display their chops in brief, impressive solos. The New York Voices took over the second half with their own versions of well-known songs. And the audience was then sent home with a pleasing encore of Lennon and McCartney's "In My Life."


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December Holiday Edition The holidays are a magical time when Houston comes alive! Kick-off the holiday season at Martinis and Mistletoe for a HMNS young professionals happy hour at La Griglia on Thursday, Dec. 1st from 6-8 pm. Festivities include cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and conversation with fellow Health Museum supporters. // Join the Houston Heights 19th Street Merchants for their annual Holiday on 19th celebration Friday, Dec. 2nd 6-10 pm! Enjoy shopping and bring your friends and family for live music, hot chocolate, strolling Santa's and more! // Mayor Parker will host the official Holiday Celebration at City Hall's Hermann Square Park on Friday, Dec. 2nd at 6pm. The annual event will include music, a fireworks extravaganza and, of course, the lighting of the City's massive holiday tree. // Relax with a cup of hot cider and take in the holiday cheer on special Thursdays and Fridays in December at Bayou Bend for their annual Yuletide tradition. // The Texas Bluebonnet Holiday Wine Trail celebrates the holiday season by giving guests the opportunity to enjoy the 10 wineries along the Highway 105 corridor. Each ticket includes two select wine tastings paired with a unique holiday dish at each winery. The trail is open Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 3rd-4th and 10th-11th. // Grab a brew with your dogs and friends, get your dog's photo taken with Santa and more at the Jingle Bell Bark & Brew, Saturday Dec. 3rd 1-4 pm at the Boneyard Drinkery benefiting a local animal rescue. // Company Artist Todd Waite reprises his role as "Crumpet the Elf" in the outlandish and true chronicles of David Sedaris' experience as a worker in Macy's SantaLand display in the Alley Theatre's "The Santaland Diaries" through Dec. 31st. // BARC Foundation's A Pawsh Holiday Happening at Saks Fifth Avenue is Sunday, Dec. 4th at noon. This adopt and shop party features a raffle for a chance to win a weekend with a Jaguar from Momentum, Houston Ballet Nutcracker tickets with junior patrons membership, a paint ball party for four or a pampered pet package and more. // Help celebrate the Fourth Annual Christmas Tail at Hotel ICON on Monday, Dec. 5th from 6-8 pm benefiting Lucky Dog Rescue. Enjoy a showcase and auction of incredible and edible gingerbread doghouses created by some of Houston's most talented chefs! // Sip candy cane cocktails, take photos under the mistletoe and sample delicious bites from West Ave's stellar lineup of restaurants at CultureMap's Second Annual Holiday Soiree, Tuesday, Dec. 6th at West Ave starting at 6 pm. Please RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com. // This year's Annual Lights in the Heights takes place on Saturday, Dec. 10th from 6-9 pm so bring your friends, family and furry ones out for an evening of lights, music and lots of fun festivities! // The Third Annual Gingerbread House Build-Off is Saturday, Dec. 10th at Market Square Park starting at 10 am. More than 20 teams will be competing for prizes so come out and enjoy the cool Houston weather! // The Downtown Houston YMCA's 2011 Chevron Jingle Bell Run and Walk gives Houstonians the perfect opportunity to shed those extra holiday calories while raising funds and awareness for a valuable Houston program. Event is Sunday, Dec. 11th at noon. // Please feel free to email me @ email@example.com if you have any questions. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!


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I have this very weird issue with iphone 3gs.
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Broncos CB Champ Bailey out against Redskins with foot injury
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Champ Bailey's sprained left foot will keep him on the sideline Sunday when Mike Shanahan returns to Denver.
''It's definitely a game I hate to miss, but I can't play,'' Bailey said Friday after being ruled out against the Washington Redskins. ''And I'm cool with it. I can't do anything about it. I've just got to do everything I can to help my guys get ready.''
The 15th-year veteran reinjured his foot in last week's loss to Indianapolis that snapped Denver's six-game winning streak. That was his second game back after missing the first five with the injury.
Bailey said he hopes to return to action at San Diego on Nov. 10 following the Broncos' bye.
''That gives me a couple of weeks to get right,'' Bailey said.
He added that his latest sprain was only ''a minor setback but it's definitely a setback.''
The 35-year-old cornerback whose dozen Pro Bowl selections are the most by a defensive back in NFL history, has played just six quarters this season.
''It's very frustrating because we're talking about my feet, and I want to be able to play but I also want to be able to walk in the future,'' Bailey said. ''So, I've just got to make sure I take care of them and not make it any worse than what it is.''
Even though he won't be suited up, Bailey said he's excited to see his former coach who famously traded for him in 2004 when he sent running back Clinton Portis to the Redskins.
Bailey is one five Broncos still on the roster from the Shanahan era. Other members of that exclusive club are: middle linebacker Wesley Woodyard, left tackle Ryan Clady (who's on IR), kicker Matt Prater, and right guard Chris Kuper.
Shanahan was fired in 2009, a day that took Denver by surprise because he'd been dubbed ''coach for life'' by team owner Pat Bowlen.
''It definitely was a sad day here to see your head coach get fired, but it comes with the territory,'' Bailey said. ''It's just how this business is. Normally people don't last 14 years in one place.''
Bailey, Prater and Woodyard all said they owed Shanahan a debt of gratitude for bringing them to Denver.
''I was actually on the Dolphins' practice squad and I thought they were joking when they told me that they'd claimed me. I was like, `No way, they have Jason Elam,''' recounted Prater, who has supplanted Elam as the most accurate kicker in franchise history.
Woodyard, who signed with the Broncos after Shanahan made a personal pitch after he went undrafted in 2008, said he expects his old coach to receive a warm reception Sunday.
''I'm sure they're going to cheer loud and welcome him back,'' Woodyard said. ''He's a great coach. He never did anything wrong. He won a couple of Super Bowls here.''
Bailey said he will certainly applaud following the pregame video honoring Shanahan.
''Of course. He's the reason I came here, so I owe him a lot. So, why not?'' Bailey said. ''It's just a moment. I won't clap for him all day.''
Notes: RT Orlando Franklin (ankle) is 50-50 for Sunday, and coach John Fox indicated that if he's unable to play, he'll go with Chris Kuper at right guard and Louis Vasquez at right tackle again. That is providing, however, that Kuper is available. He's also listed as questionable and didn't practice until Friday, when he was limited. If Kuper and Franklin can't go, look for Winston Justice to get his first start at right tackle with Vasquez returning to right guard.
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It's My Park Day at Remsen Family Cemetery
Saturday, May 25, 2013
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On It's My Park Day, join the Forest Hills Civic Association as they do Spring cleaning at the Remsen Cemetery. They will be weeding, mulching, raking and planting.
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Richard Garriott is blasting off to space next year aboard a Soyuz rocket for a week-long trip aboard the International Space Shuttle. This makes him the first son of an American astronaut to go into space (there have already been three cosmonauts' sons.) His father is former Skylab and Spacelab scientist, Owen Garriott.
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Weller's climb back to the top of the charts was not easy. After Polydor rejected the Style Council's fifth, house-influenced album in 1989, Weller broke up the group and lost both his record contract and his publishing deal. Over the next two years, he was in seclusion as he revamped his music. In 1991, he formed the Paul Weller Movement and released "Into Tomorrow" on his own independent label, Freedom High Records. A soulful, gritty neo-psychedelic song that represented a clear break from the Style Council, "Into Tomorrow" reached the U.K. Top 40 that spring, and he supported the single with an international tour, where he worked out the material that comprised his eponymous 1992 solo debut. Recorded with producer Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller was a joyous, soulful return to form that was recorded with several members of the Young Disciples, former Blow Monkey Dr. Robert, and Weller's then-wife, Dee C. Lee. The album debuted at number eight on the U.K. charts, and was received with positive reviews.
Wild Wood, Weller's second solo album, confirmed that the success of his solo debut was no fluke. Recorded with Ocean Colour Scene guitarist Steve Cradock, Wild Wood was a more eclectic and ambitious effort than its predecessor, and it was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, entering the charts at number two upon its fall 1993 release. The album would win the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection the following year. Weller supported the album with an extensive tour that featured Cradock as the group's leader; the guitarist's exposure on Wild Wood helped him successfully relaunch Ocean Colour Scene in 1995. At the end of the tour, Weller released the live album Live Wood late in 1994. Preceded by "The Changingman," which became his 17th Top Ten hit, 1995's Stanley Road was his most successful album since the Jam, entering the charts at number one and eventually selling nearly a million copies in the U.K.
By this point, Weller decided to stop attempting to break into the United States market and canceled his North American tour. Of course, he was doing so well in the England that he didn't need to set his sights outside of the U.K. Stanley Road may have been greeted with mixed reviews, but Weller had been re-elevated to his status as an idol, with the press claiming that he was the father of the thriving Brit-pop movement, and artists like Noel Gallagher of Oasis singing his praises. In fact, while neither artist released a new album in 1996, Weller's and Gallagher's influence was felt throughout the British music scene, as '60s roots-oriented bands like Ocean Colour Scene, Cast, and Kula Shaker became the most popular groups in the U.K.
Weller returned in the summer of 1997 with Heavy Soul. Modern Classics: Greatest Hits followed a year later. Heliocentric -- which at the time of its release he claimed was his final studio effort -- appeared in the spring of 2000. The live record Days of Speed followed in 2001, and he released his sixth studio album, Illumination, in 2002. A collection of covers called Studio 150 appeared in 2004, followed by an all-new studio release, As Is Now, in October of 2005 on Yep Roc. Released in 2006, Catch-Flame! Live at the Alexandra Palace preceded Yep Roc's mammoth Hit Parade box set. It was followed in 2008 by 22 Dreams, a two-disc studio epic that managed to touch on all of Weller's myriad influences. His tenth solo album, Wake Up the Nation, was released in 2010 and it proved another success, earning a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize. Weller's next album, Sonik Kicks, arrived in the spring of 2012; it debuted at number one in the U.K. and was eventually certified silver. The summer of 2014 brought More Modern Classics, a second solo hits compilation that rounded up the singles Weller released after Heavy Soul. The next spring, Weller returned with his twelfth solo album, Saturns Pattern. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Selected Discography
Track List: Jawbone (Music From The Film)
Track List: The Ballad Of Jimmy McCabe
Track List: Pick It Up
Track List: Saturns Peaks
Track List: I'm Where I Should Be (Single)
Track List: Going My Way
Track List: Saturns Pattern (Deluxe Edition)
Track List: Long Time
Track List: Saturns Pattern
Track List: Saturns Pattern (EP)
Track List: Saturns Pattern (Single)
Track List: White Sky
Track List: Classic Album Selection
Track List: More Modern Classics (Explicit)
Track List: More Modern Classics
Track List: More Modern Classics (Deluxe Edition)
Track List: Brand New Toy
Track List: Sonik Kicks
Track List: When Your Garden's Overgrown (Single)
Track List: Wake Up The Nation
Track List: Find The Torch Burn The Plans
Track List: Find The Torch, Burn The Plans (Radio Single)
Track List: Paul Weller (Deluxe Edition)
Track List: 22 Dreams
Track List: Hit Parade (4 Disc Box Set)
Track List: Catch-Flame : Live At The Alexandra Palace
Track List: As Is Now
Track List: Studio 150
Track List: Studio 150 (Deluxe Edition)
Track List: Illumination
Track List: Days Of Speed
Track List: Heliocentric
Track List: Modern Classics
Track List: Heavy Soul
Track List: Stanley Road
Track List: Stanley Road (Rarities Edition)
Track List: Live Wood
Track List: Wild Wood
Track List: Paul Weller
Track List: Flame-Out! / The Olde Original (Single)
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