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A PACKED schedule of entertainment featuring music, dance, laughter, drama and family has been announced by the Belgrade Theatre for 2017.
Headlining the popular theatre's programme is family classic, Babe – the sheep pig.
In a heart warming tale of friendship, adventure and bravery, Babe follows the story of one piglet's rise to become the world famous sheep-pig.
Based on the classic novel by Dick King Smith, the family favourite will be brought to life by a cast of West-End performers in a show brimming with laughter, thrills and puppetry.
The show will run on the Belgrade's Main Stage from Thursday, July 13, until Saturday, July 15.
Also announced is the ultimate Ian Dury and the Blockheads musical, Reasons to be Cheerful.
Playing on the Main Stage on Friday, September 8, and Saturday, September 9, the punk rock musical will feature all the band's greatest hits.
From Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll, Sweet Gene Vincent, Spasticus Autisticus and Hit Me with your Rhythm Stick, the show is heading back out on the road after featuring in the Opening Ceremony at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
All performances will be fully accessible and include captioned dialogue, BSL-interpreted songs and audio description.
World renowned Russian State Ballet and Opera will present three classical gems in October.
Swan Lake on Monday October 23, Nutcracker on Tuesday October 24, and Romeo & Juliet on Wednesday October 25 will light up the theatre's main stage.
As always, the Belgrade will be presenting a range of live music shows including Jive Talkin' perform the Bee Gees – Live in Concert, The Quo Experience, Bobby Sox and Blue Jeans, The Songs of Rod Stewart, and more.
All of these shows will form the Belgrade's Autumn 2017 Season – which includes previously announced shows Godiva Rocks, a new musical featuring hit songs from Coventry artists through the decade.
Following sell-out success of Gangsta Granny in 2016, the Belgrade also welcomes Awful Auntie – the next in the series of best-selling children's books by David Walliams to be brought to the stage.
This world premiere production by the acclaimed Birmingham Stage Company comes to Coventry from Tuesday 20th to Saturday 24th February in 2018.
Visit www.belgrade.co.uk for further information about tickets to any of the shows.


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Cathy came to visit us today – on her 23rd Birthday. That's the good part. The bad part is that this is the last time she will visit because she is returning to France next week. She told us back in June or July that she felt the time had come for her to go home. The time seems to have flown by since then and here we are – saying goodbye. She also came to visit a few days ago – on Sunday – mainly to say goodbye to the horses and have one last ride of Danny. She's a great dressage rider.
For her birthday, I took her to a local cafe for morning tea, then onto a gift shop to buy her birthday present. She chose some gorgeous earrings and said she will remember us every time she wears them. She gave me a beautiful pashmina that I will treasure.
We've known her for 2.5 years now. We met whilst both volunteering for Riding with the Disabled. She has (quite frankly) restored my faith in 20-something year olds. I have not had great experience with people in their early 20s, sad to say.
Cathy is thinking that if she doesn't like France, she might return to NZ. I am hoping so. I joke that I should introduce her to my step-son, who is also French and 24 years old. Mmmm….might orchestrate that. Although he's working in Colombia these days.
So it was a sad day and I will miss Cathy a lot. We both dissolved into tears 😦 But it's time for her to be with parents, after almost 3 years in NZ, and time for her to decide on her career path. I know she will do very well no matter what she chooses in life. And I know we will meet again. Meanwhile, safe travels Cathy!


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India's capital catches fancy of book loversFebruary 19th, 2009 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) "Delhi: Adventures in A Megacity" by Sam Miller is the new book on top of the non-fiction bestseller list this week, while Aravind Adiga's "The White Tiger" moves back to the top of the fiction list.
The top 10 in the non-fiction and fiction lists are:
1. "Delhi: Adventures in A Megacity"
Author: Sam Miller
Publisher: Penguin Viking
Price: Rs.499.00
2. "China: A Search For Its Soul: Leaves from a Beijing Diary"
Author: Poonam Suri
Publisher: Konark
Price: Rs.800.00
3. "The Audacity of Hope"
Author: Barack Obama
Publisher: Canongate
Price: Rs.250.00
4. "Curfewed Night"
Author: Basharat Peer
Publisher: Random House
Price: Rs.395.00
5. "A time of Transition : Rajiv Gandhi to The 21st Century"
Author: Mani Shankar Aiyar
Publisher: Penguin Viking
Price: Rs.599.00
6. "The Nuclear Express : A Political History of the Bomb and Its Proliferation"
Author: Thomas C. Reed and Danny B. Stillman
Publisher: Zenith Press
Price: $35.00 (Rs.1,749.00)
7. "Tehelka As Metaphor: Prism Me a Lie, Tell Me a Truth"
Author: Madhu Trehan
Publisher: Lotus Roli
Price: Rs.595.00
8. "Tried By War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander In Chief"
Author: James M. McPherson
Publisher: The Penguin Press
Price: $30.00 (Rs.1,499.35)
9. "The Man From Pakistan : The True Story of the Worlds's Most Dangerous Nucl…"
Author: Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins
Publisher: New York Twelve Boston
Price: Rs.595.00
10. "Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century"
Author: Nandan Nilekani
Publisher: Penguin Allen Lane
Price: Rs.699.00
1. "The White Tiger"
Author: Aravind Adiga
Publisher: Harper Collins
Price: Rs.395.00
2. "The Story of My Assassins"
Author: Tarun J Tejpal
Publisher: Harper Collins
Price: Rs.495.00
3. "In Other Rooms, Other Wonders"
Author: Daniyal Mueenuddin
Publisher: Random House
Price: Rs.395.00
4. "Damage"
Author: Amrita Kumar
Publisher: Harper Collins
Price: Rs.295.00
5. "The Associate"
Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Arrow Books
Price: Rs.211.20
6. "Slumdog Millionaire"
Author: Vikas Swarup
Publisher: Black Swan
Price: Rs.246.00
7. "Family Values"
Author: Abha Dawesar
Publisher: Penguin Books
Price: Rs.325.00
8. "Life is Perfect"
Author: Himani Dalmia
Publisher: Rupa
Price: Rs.195.00
9. "Sea of Poppies"
Author: Amitav Ghosh
Publisher: Penguin Viking
Price: Rs.599.00
10. "The Lost Flamingoes Of Bombay"
Author: Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
Publisher: Penguin Viking
Price: Rs.499.00
(Source: Bahri Sons, New Delhi, www.booksatbahri.com. All the books listed above are available online)


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There have been photos showcasing of Iron Man and what seems to be the upgraded version of War Machine from the resumption of Iron Man 3 in Dania Beach, Florida. For those of you comic book fans out there, War Machine looks a lot like Iron Patriot, but is it? I guess we'll just have to wait and see what to expect outta that.
Credits to Daily Mail
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Sunday, July 24, 2016
Lack of Posts
We have been enjoying a great stretch of summer weather here in the PSRK. Therefore, my wife and I, being the outdoors type of folks, have been spending a lot of time, especially on the weekends out and about. Today, we spent the most of the day at our favorite spring-fed clear water lake with our good friends in our kayaks. Paddling, fishing, swimming, and using a small charcoal grill set up on one of the islands, we had a feast of brats and sausage, and washed it down with Sam Adams (a good Patriot beer). It was nice to get away from the computer, TV, and politics to a nice quiet place for a good time.
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So, I went to Kohl's on my lunch break yesterday. I had a 30% off coupon and I'm noticing most of my clothes are starting to feel loose. I was really excited that a size 8 dress pant fit very comfortably. I also picked up a maroon Lauren Conrad casual blazer (on clearance for $21 -from $70!) so $15 after the coupon, a polka dot blouse and a pair of green jeans (still a size 10. I don't want my jeans too tight).
I think they definitely mark up their prices so that when you get a 30% off coupon, you're like yes! This is great! Or I notice everytime I go in, most of the stuff I find is on sale. So say a pair of dress pants, originally $60 are on sale for $40. I don't mind spending $40-ish for dressy work clothes. $60 is a bit much for me. The cheaper, the better - ha! For some things, anyway. I've had bad luck at NY & Co. with clothes shredding after one wash.
Last night I completed 3 miles in 30:55. Tonight I will do some Pilates/core, tomorrow I'm working all day and night and Saturday is the 5K so I will probably rest on Friday.
On another note, I need to get back on track with packing breakfast and lunch for work. I didn't food shop on Sunday so we don't have much in the house. Eek. Although I can get breakfast from the cafeteria for around $2.25 and lunch for $5, it still adds up. This weekend I will do a big shop and plan and prep for next week!


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You must understand that sometimes you will need to be "called out" for certain behavior or actions that are not becoming of you. There is nothing wrong with receiving constructive criticism as an adult. Constructive criticism helps you to grow as a person and will make you a better person. Some adults have this misconception that because they are grown and no longer under their parents' care, they do not need to be taught anything new. But in reality, you never stop growing and learning as a person until the day you die.
Here are four qualities of individuals who have no problem with receiving "constructive criticism":
- Teachable. They are always listening, love to learn, and are open to being counseled to.
- Available. They are not trying to avoid anyone and are seeking out others for guidance.
- Vulnerable. They have no problem admitting when they are wrong.
- Honest. They love telling the truth and love to be told the truth, even if, the truth may sting a little.


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MyoKardia, a company focused on developing therapeutics to treat genetic heart disease, announced the appointments of Kim Popovits and Wendy Yarno to the company's board of directors.
MyoKardia appoints two to boardStaff Writer | San Francisco, Ca., USA | Monday March 20, 2017 5:51AM ET
READ MOREMs. Popovits has served as Genomic Health's chairman of the board since 2012, and chief executive officer and president since 2009.
She was president and chief operating officer since joining the company in 2002.
Previously, Ms. Popovits spent 15 years at Genentech, where she led the successful commercialization of 14 new therapies.
Ms. Yarno, retired chief marketing officer of Merck & Co, Inc., is an accomplished global business leader recognized for expertise in marketing and organizational effectiveness.
During her 26 years at Merck, Ms. Yarno held positions of increasing responsibility and developed deep expertise in pharmaceutical commercialization including drug development, regulatory strategy, market development, global product strategy and management of product lifecycles.
Ms. Yarno also served as Merck's senior vice president of human resources, where her efforts to develop and implement new corporate HR strategies proved transformative.
Ms. Yarno has more than 14 years of corporate governance experience as a member of public company boards in the medical device and biotechnology fields.
She is the non-executive chairman of the board of Aratana Therapeutics and has served on the boards of ADial Pharmaceuticals, Durata Therapeutics, Medivation, St. Jude Medical, and PluroGen Therapeutics. Ms. Yarno holds an M.B.A. from Temple University.
Ms. Yarno will serve on the compensation committee of MyoKardia's board of directors. ■
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About Me
- Richard Cleworth
- After spending my teenage years racing, i've changed discipline to freestyle as theres so much more to learn and a good way to always keep pushing myself forwards. I also work for club vass in the summer seasons, teaching anything from beginner to advanced.I then travel through the winter months to places such as Dahab and Brazil for some training! I always try and have a 12 month summer! However I always end up slightly skint so end up returning to the uk for a couple of months to earn for a while. Just before last christmas, I went to Dahab,Vassilki,Brazil,and Dahab again! So as i have just returned from Vassilki,where i was working there for 6 months, im now getting ready to head to Dahab to work for the winter months...Happy days!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
5.3 Ice 2010 for Sale!
5.3 North Ice 2010! For Sale! Amazing condition! £235 quid! Bargin!
This sail was my least used sail last so the monofilm is still in amazing condition, no repairs.
The sail is perfect for most conditions from freeride, freestyle and uk wave conditions!
The stickers can be removed before been posted or left on.
For any more info or photos please email me on firstname.lastname@example.com
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Cape Town Photo special!
Now I have good internet I thought it would be nice to get some photos up!
Like my last post said, this was my first wave sailing trip so its nice to finally have some wave photo's! Enjoy! Video In the next day or so so stay posted!
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
SA Cape Town ! !
Cape Town, What a Place! Beautiful scenery, amazing property, and lets not forget the massive waves and strong winds! Including the famous table mountain to look at every morning.
It's my first time to Cape Town and Its everything people had mentioned to me and more, money well spent!
Where we live and where all the windsurfing/surfing happens Is only a 30 Minute drive from the Airport.
Whilst driving from the airport to table view where we live, we saw the townships which is mostly tin shacks where the poorer locals live. Once we got closer to the sea front the property is huge and I would say for the rich only!
Our house is sick! Big Thanks to Profitt for sorting it out! It has 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms! 2 kitchens! bbq area, double electric Garage full of kit and surf boards, Garden, Big Pimping !!
Being a freestyler this is my first wave trip! I wasn't sure what to expect. There Is a Lake down the road which is good for keeping up the freestyle, so I would say a normal windy day here would be a freestyle session on the lake then to a wave spot sometimes before lunch with another wave session in the afternoon.
Some days we get no wind but there is normally a good swell so there is always surfing to be done.
I wasn't sure How I was going to get on with wave sailing but I love it a lot! Even though I would say I'm pretty much a Beginner having only ever been to Rhosneiger which is more jumping and swell, and one time at Gwithian. There is always a huge rush when turning on a wave knowing it might crush you and your kit.
One of the hardest things for me at first was finding a decent piece of swell on the way out to gybe on to ride back in, sounds easy, not when there's 30 knots of wind chop and other windsurfers everywhere to look out for.
Then came timing on the wave, when to turn, and how hard to turn. Ariel opportunities? Still not got this sorted yet think it probably take's years to get this right! Getting it wrong mostly ends in holding your breath and praying for your mast to come up still in one piece!
Any way enough rambling, this place is sick! If anyone is thinking of going in the future then do it! I've got a funny feeling I'll be back here next winter!
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I've found a zokusha cruise video with an insane amount of cars including the Toyota Cresta posted in the chasing the dream post.
There are a lot of well known builds and also some that haven't spread around the internet.
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Thursday, September 1, 2005
California Senate Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill
On Thursday the California Senate became the first legislative chamber in the country to approve a bill legalizing same-sex marriage by a vote of 21-15. The historic move was hailed by gay rights advocates across the United States. "This is a bill whose time has come," said Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, one of six gay members of the state Senate. "Gay and lesbian people fall in love. We settle down. We commit our lives to one another. We raise our children. We protect them. We try to be good citizens." September 1, 2005
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Where is the horn located at?
I have a 1990 firebird and I was wondering where is the horn located at, so I can replace
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If I remember correctly it's in the front corner of the driver's side front fender. HTH. -Jim
Would it be easy to get to if I took the front clip off to get to it?
Yes, that would definitely be the best way. Especially if you're planning on doing body work. HTH. -Jim
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I'm waiting for a copy of the poster to put up here, but next week Valentino, the Last Emperor is coming out on Tuesday, September 8th! This is one that I'm buying for my own library. I can't wait!
I got a note from the production company that there is also a giveaway – a red Valentino gown. I think I need to go put my name in that hat!
NAYY, I'm just very excited about this! Now I just need to find a DVD copy of "Unzipped" and I'll be a happy camper.
Happy sewing (and dreaming of red gowns)!


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Intrepid Mole,
digging up
the stories
the news
Indecent proposal
Mole was amused to hear of a chance encounter involving Mortgage Strategy editor Rebekah Commane last weekend.
Rebekah was on a train to Oxford when she glanced over the aisle and saw none other than Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson. Ever the journalist, and never one to let a golden opportunity slip, Commane boldly approached Harrelson to strike up conversation and promote the good name of Mortgage Strategy.
The laconic Harrelson let very little slip, but during the conversation told the mortgage scribe that he was very much looking forward to "having a potter around" the dreaming spires, laid out his admiration for American rapper Snoop Dogg and then politely declined to join Commane on her planned punting expedition and pub crawl.
Writers' shock
Who writes handwritten letters these days? Paymentshield, that's who.
The firm has been sending out the letters to promote National Conversation Week, to encourage more personal communication in our lives and move away from our over-reliance on technology.
Mole applauds the move and hopes more people will follow Paymentshield's example.
Like a boss
Atom Bank has been in the headlines a lot recently, but this week Mole was amused to hear one piece of gossip about the firm that hasn't been reported – until now.
Apparently the company has applied to trademark the expression 'bank like a boss' for use on clothes, hats, shoes and games, as well as for more straightforward banking services. Mole looks forward to Atom Bank coming to catwalks near you soon.
Remember, you read it here first!
Just the ticket
Mole read last week that former chancellor George Osborne bagged £650,000 last year from BlackRock for working four days a month as an adviser.
Not bad work if you can get it, but out of curiosity Mole decided to investigate MPs with property market connections to see how many had been tempted to top up their salaries with extra cash. He was heartened to see that, amid a lot of apparent profiteering, a few MPs stood out as bastions of dedication to their day jobs.
One such man is housing minister Gavin Barwell, who in 2016 only declared a gift of two tickets to a Wembley football match, worth a grand total of £540.
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Errrrrrr, I don't remember me sharing this. There was a challenge over at Bo Bunny: What is your favorite day of the week and why? and here's what I came up with:
Used Bo Bunny's Learning Curve Collection in this one (love, love, love the versatility of this line!!!). You can see my other Learning Curve projects HERE, HERE, and HERE!!!
Journaling: Mondays are both hated and loved. Hated 'coz they remind you that the weekends have gone by, loved 'coz they started the week of being productive. With tea at hand, I check my mails and my calendar. Time to get busy!
Do check out the other DT gals work HERE. Thanks for looking.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
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- Sabrina said...
Janis, this catches my eyes!! Gorgeous! LOVE it!! :)
- October 28, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- MommaSaid said...
How clever!!!!! LOVE this one.
- October 29, 2010 at 4:18 AM
- STAMP ENJOY said...
Le design et les couleurs sont vraiment chouettes. Bravo Janis.
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According to Libyan officials, Colonel Moammar Gadhafi was killed Thursday as rebel fighters battled loyalist forces for control of the Libyan strongman's hometown of Sirte. Governments and news organizations around the world have begun to confirm the news, and gruesome pictures purporting to show Gadhafi's bloody body are surfacing. Libyans are rejoicing at the news that the brutal dictator, who ruled the country for more than four decades until his regime was overthrown two months ago, is finally dead. Here, a sampling of early media reactions:
Hooray!: "A horrible tyrant is reported dead," says Rick Moran at American Thinker. Gadhafi was the "murderer of a Pan Am 747-worth of Americans and other innocents." His death is welcome news — though we should wait until we actually see the body to truly believe it.
"Gadhafi dead?"
It's not so simple: If Gadhafi is indeed dead, there are a number of questions we must ask, says Amy Davidson at The New Yorker. "If he was killed, how? As a prisoner or a fugitive? Was it a NATO strike, or was he shot in a gunfight? Was he captured alive, and then killed? (That matters, even for him.) Who is left in his circle, who has been captured, will they be tried, and by whom?... Most of all, what comes next?"
"The death of Gadhafi"
Libya still faces huge challenges: "While Gadhafi was the symbol of the old dictatorship," says Peter Leeds at Forbes, "eliminating him does not address most of the underlying issues that have led to the revolt." Libya is still plagued by "high inflation, few jobs, little availability of food, and tensions between tribes in what is a very fragmented nation." The world celebrated the ouster of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, but little has improved after his fall — army tanks are still rolling over protesters. Libya has a rough road ahead, and now the country will likely splinter into various tribal areas. "And of course, there will still be no jobs, little food, and rising inflation."
"Moammar Gadhafi is dead. So, now what?"
And what does NATO do now? "Gadhafi himself is now off the chessboard," but "bitter experience over the last decade ought to provide major caution that insurgencies can develop and flourish even without key leaders," says Spencer Ackerman at Wired. "Libya is flooded with uncontrolled weapons, ripe for the taking." The war "is predicated on the protection of the Libyan population." Can NATO simply leave Libya now that Gadhafi is dead? "If an insurgency develops, can NATO avoid returning to Libya... ?"
"Reports: Gadhafi, 'Mad Dog of Middle East,' has been put down"


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Face Five Ready
This grade 10 English as a First Additional Language test is disturbing and I feel like I need to say it because no one else will.
This test was administered in just about every secondary school in the Limpopo province a week or two ago. The above photo is what appears to be a magazine or a newspaper ad for some skincare product marketed to the Grade 10 demographic. I had considered editing out the product's name in this photo so I don't do it the favor of giving it extra publicity, but I decided taking the shot from a distance of three feet or so works just as well. "What is the name of the product?" is, in fact, a question on the test, and it really isn't easy to tell, because the name is printed so dark that it's really hard to read in black ink on blue paper. (I'll give you a hint: it's not "skin fix".)
I can only speculate how such obvious product placement made it into an end-of-the-year test, something that can mean the difference between passing and repeating the grade for all these learners who take it. Maybe the department's test writer was up against the deadline, so he just copied an ad from a newspaper and tried to pass it off as test material. Maybe it's just a coincidence that he owns stock in this company and/or they gave him fifty head of cattle just as a personal gift. Like I said, I'm just speculating. But I do know for sure that this department is the same department that was two months late in supplying furniture for PCVs to live with, and that hasn't paid our host families a single bent Rand for hosting us despite their contract to pay them every month.
I'm not saying it's criminal for an ad to be the subject of an English test. Analyzing advertisements and distinguishing hype from facts is a valuable skill. But this is just all hype. For instance, one of the questions is to explain the repeated use of the word "new" in the ad. Suggested answers: Your skin will become new, or if you've tried it before, try it again because it's new. Answer I would have given/would accept/am accepting as I grade this test: They're trying to sell you something.
How about this one: "What is the expected answer to the line 'Have any skin care questions?'" How people respond to rhetorical questions posed in newspaper ads may be an interesting topic in a psychology or philosophy class, but it's inappropriate to suggest that this question has a definite yes or no answer in an English as a Second Language class. According to the memorandum, the answer is yes, and you address those questions by ignoring the contact info provided directly under the question and instead just buying the product. The correct answer as far as I'm concerned is no, because this is a South African school and learners will never answer such a vacuous yes or no question with yes because they're taught not to ask questions and to just go along with everything.
If I'm right and someone paid something for this ad to run in the test, I don't know what they hope to accomplish beyond brand recognition. It's a final exam! No one will go over the correct answers with the learners!
The thing that really takes the cake is the question asking you to explain the slogan "GET FACE FIVE READY." Well, I'm a native English speaker so I believe I can speak from a position of authority on this. It means absolutely nothing! It's just a hollow alliteration, the kind of thing companies will say when they can't think of a substantial slogan. The answer provided is that you should buy five products. On what planet does that make sense? There are ten products in the ad! It's cruel to inflict this on these learners and their grades.
I wound up grading this test because the teacher was ill, and I've been giving learners full credit for questions that are totally bogus. I imagine if someone else had graded this, they would have just followed the memorandum. When I was given this to grade, I had to ask for a copy of the test because I wanted to see where the answers were coming from. Now I know.
I would give them full credit, too, because I wouldn't know what else to do.
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Ridiculous. I'm sure the standards are different there, allowing for some palm greasing along the way. But even disregarding the blatant sales agenda going on here, as an exam it's useless. I think your critique is spot on, and as a teacher and native English speaker, you should share it with the source of that mess.
But of course I'm a rabble rouser..


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Looks a bit like Max & Magic Marker, though that was a WiiWare game for just a few bucks, minus the arbitrary writing tablet.
anyway, it looks like Drawn to Life+Max & the Magic Marker.
That's the same thing I thought! Sigh... Prinnies need more love !
This buzz lightyear wannabe in the front shames the graceful prinny and his phrase.
...At least it uses the cheap sub-wacom wii tablet. Accessories never get enough exclusive games.


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text: Yes, this video is primarily a visual capsule of what it means to ride the Rozay money train. This track has been featured on my workout mix, so you know I respect the verses. Kendrick Lamar has that zenith verse, also, I find it rather respectable that he wasn't compelled to appear in the video. Then again, he's not MMG family so perhaps that was intentional, use em and abuse em Ricky. I don't think this track will have the traction that I'm a Boss had last summer, oh, and Wale just doesn't look genuinely comfortable in this group. I'd take that Top Dawg roster over Maybach anyday though, Ab-Soul and KD versus Wale and Meek? No brainer. Anyways, consume as I know you will, clones.


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Remember yesterday when I posted my Bloom card (CLICK HERE or just scroll down) for the Cosmo Cricket Blog, well today it is on THIER BLOG (#3) and they are taking votes to see who the winners are (Julie just couldn't bring herself to pick and I don't blame her). Anyway, go have a look at all the wonderfully green projects that were created and have a vote yourself, even if it's not for me (but maybe I will offer up some of my own blog candy if I win!) ;)


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Books about antiques made for the ruling classes can stir up pleasant mixtures of craving and schadenfreude. The gift volumes recommended this year have intellectual heft and emotional wallop, explaining how artisans fabricated absurd luxuries that barely survived wars, natural disasters and owners' falls from power.
'THE DREAM OF A KING: DRESDEN'S GREEN VAULT' (Hirmer/ University of Chicago Press, $59.95). Saxon royals in the 17th and 18th centuries drew wealth from mineral mines and then flaunted it with gemstone knickknacks in mirrored palaces. "The Dream of a King" is the catalog for an exhibition that opened a year ago of Dresden's loans to the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar, and was written by half a dozen German scholars. The display in the Middle East suits the multicultural tastes of Augustus II and III, a Saxon father and son who ruled from the 1690s to the 1760s. Their goblets and statuettes depict Africans, American Indians, Roman emperors and camels. The kings had senses of humor too; a pearl figure of one of the regime's costly Swiss bodyguards has a painted motto warning of what would happen if the economy crashed: "No money, no Swiss." During 1770s wartime budget crises countless silver works in the Dresden collection were melted down. In World War II the remaining treasures had been stored away safely by the time air raids reduced the mirrored rooms to shards.
'EXTRAVAGANT INVENTIONS: THE PRINCELY FURNITURE OF THE ROENTGENS' (Metropolitan Museum of Art/Yale University Press, $75). The Saxons' relatives and enemies throughout 18th-century Europe patronized the Roentgen cabinetmaking workshop near Cologne. "Extravagant Inventions," the catalog for an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum through Jan. 27, is full of custom pieces that the customers barely had time to enjoy. Abraham and David Roentgen, a father-son team, supervised up to 200 workers between the 1740s and 1790s. They inlaid Rococo desks and tables with scenes of colonnades, battlefields and frolicking peasants. They concealed mechanisms that powered pop-up shelves and music boxes, and they striped gilt on squared-off armchairs and clocks that foreshadowed the 19th-century Biedermeier fashion. The book's 11 authors, including curators and conservators, trace centuries of wanderings of pieces made for French and Russian aristocrats who had been killed by revolutionaries and assassins.
'RENAISSANCE INTARSIA: MASTERPIECES OF WOOD INLAY' (Abbeville, $95). "Renaissance Intarsia" focuses on work still in situ but suffering from a few bad repairs over the years. The text, by a team of 10 Italian historians, analyzes church and palace walls dating to the 1430s. Traveling carvers executed the wood mosaic cityscapes and pasture scenes, while adding details that flattered the clients. Scholars liked intarsia images of musical instruments and books, and popes and monks ordered portraits of saints. The wood grain lines, dotted with mother-of-pearl, were positioned to represent tiny gleaming swords, bird feathers and draped robes. The raw material, the authors explain quite evocatively, came from trees felled in winter, "and only during the waning phase of the moon."
'GREEK AND ROMAN MOSAICS' (Abbeville, $125). Stone mosaic artists in ancient Greece and Rome imported polychrome chips from quarries scattered between Egypt and Asia. "Greek and Roman Mosaics," by the Italian historians Umberto Pappalardo and Rosaria Ciardiello, surveys 3,000-year-old pebble floors with geometric patterns, second-century scenes of chariots at Pompeii and sixth-century biblical tableaus for basilica domes. The book's glossary is entertaining: ancient installers called themselves tessellators, and a favorite squiggly motif was known as "opus vermiculatum. " Many of the mosaics have been removed from their original mortar beds; a petaled frame from a Tivoli villa's scene of doves around a birdbath has been cut apart and dispersed among collections in Germany, England and France.
'THE BOOK OF KELLS' (Thames & Hudson, $95). The Book of Kells escaped looters numerous times, but it lost pages, covers and a gold slipcase along the way. Sometime around A.D. 800 Irish monks originally wrote the Gospel excerpts on vellum hides harvested from about 160 calves and painted illustrations with indigo, lichen and gypsum pigments. "The Book of Kells," by the Dublin curator Bernard Meehan, is based on recent research into different scribes' handwriting and occasional typos. In a subchapter titled "Uncertainties" Mr. Meehan wonders why some fish in the illuminations have human heads and why some old men are portrayed pulling each other's beards.Continue reading the main story
'BUDDHA IN THE YURT: BUDDHIST ART FROM MONGOLIA' (Hirmer/University of Chicago, $179). The meanings of Mongolian Buddhist artifacts have become harder to decode since the 1920s, when the country's Soviet-backed Communists started executing monks and seizing temples. An anonymous European private collector commissioned half a dozen scholars to produce a two-volume set about his holdings, "Buddha in the Yurt." Deities and abbots in the paintings and statues can be identified by the styles of their robes, flaming headdresses and hand gestures, holding blood-filled skulls and wish-fulfilling jewels. Gems are missing from metalwork in the collection, and secret compartments in shrines have been emptied. But inside talisman boxes hidden photographs have turned up of Mongolia's last Buddhist leaders, dressed in fine silk and furs.
'THE QUEEN'S DIAMONDS' (Royal Collection Publications/University of Chicago, $95). Photographs of rulers wearing finery have long been popular collectibles; they would reassure subjects that their realm's wealth was somewhere safe. "The Queen's Diamonds" is heavily illustrated with images of pieces in use at formal events worldwide. The author, Hugh Roberts, a former director of the Royal Collection, explains how necklaces were shortened and brooches dismantled to suit different queens' tastes. He also recounts a few family scandals. Queen Victoria battled with her German cousins over inherited jewelry, and her granddaughter-in-law, Queen Mary, had to buy back another batch of treasure from a cousin's mistress. The stones themselves represented doomed imperial power; they came from mines in India and Africa staffed by oppressed, rebellious colonists.
'NATURAL HISTORIES: EXTRAORDINARY RARE BOOK SELECTIONS FROM THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY LIBRARY' (Sterling, $50). Europeans' desire for overseas gems had surged as far back as the 16th century, when explorers brought back word of treasures worth exploiting. Royals publicized the discoveries by financing lavish scientific encyclopedias. "Natural Histories," edited by the museum librarian Tom Baione, reproduces excerpts from early scholarship laced with travelogue and hype. Zoologists in the 1500s carved woodblocks of sea monkeys based purely on legend. Jewelers in the 1670s described thrones in India that really were studded with diamonds. The book comes with a portfolio of 40 loose prints, so gift recipients can create their own dreamscapes of mermaids, butterflies, volcanoes and seven-headed hydras.Continue reading the main story


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Sunday afternoon, as of 3:39 this girl is officially 39! And seeing as I've been practicing saying I'm 39 all year long, I should be good at it by now.
It was Brittany that pointed out to me that I always skip ahead a year in my age, after she told me that, I was like, yeah I am guilty of that! I think it's a coping mechanism or something. But I declare this year that I will stick to 39, all.year.long. But let me just say it just this one time......NEXT YEAR I WILL BE FORTY! HOLY COW.
Okay, I'm finished. Back to 39.
Friday morning when I headed into work, there were all kind of surprises awaiting me! I think I was of zero help that day at work, I was either too excited or too full of cake to be any use to anyone.
It was a really fun work day!
But no time to let my cake digest, I had to get home and get myself ready to head out with some girlies that I love.
Brittany told Brandy and myself about this Christmas Village show in Nashville, and we decided it sounded like fun and wanted to see what it was about.
Let me tell you what it was about: ISLES AND ISLES of stuff.
Fun stuff. Unique stuff. Christmas stuff. Enough STUFF to keep you looking for hours and hours.
But we were in it to win it, and accomplished more in less than three hours, than many did all day long.
In fact many people asked us, "been here all day?" and when we told them it had only been a couple hours, their jaws would visibly drop. Ha!
I'm thinking next year I might take a whole day for it. Thanks Brittany for suggesting it! And thanks girls for the fun night.
Sunday morning I awoke to a cup of coffee on my nightstand, and my phone a dingin' and a ringin' with tons of messages! (Yes I have a little black girl in my frame. Maybe in my 39th year I'll get to framing a person I actually know.)
Me in all my glory, showing off a sweet necklace that my loves gave me.
Thankful to be year older, and thankful to be 39, wrinkles and all.
Bring it on 39.


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This is your chance to fight it out in front of a crowd
Blizzard's PvP discussion panel at last weekend Worldwide Invitational in Paris talked about everything PvP. The panel was made up of Tom Chilton (Lead Game Designer), and Cory Stockton (Lead Level Designer) and they covered lots of PvP information. In this third article covering the panel, Byron "Messiah" Mudry gives you the rundown on the upcoming Orgrimmar Arena, including what makes it unique.
The second new element in this arena is a fighting platform at each end of the arena. When a platform rises up anyone on it will be out of melee range from players on the ground, but still in affected by ranged abilities. Also while a platform is up a wall of spikes will rise separating that area from the rest of the arena. The pillar on each side of the arena alternates being up or down. Players will need to make a choice to either move through the spikes and take damage or remain separated.
You can find all the details here: Sneak Peak - Orgrimmar Arena.
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A note to all past, present, and future clients, I will be making an honest effort at keeping this blog up to date in current from now on. If you are a new client looking to preview my work, please visit my website (by clicking here) or Facebook fan page (by clicking here) to view a more extensive version of my portfolio.
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As I've mentioned in previous posts, Colorado's Education reform policies are the strongest nationally. The state is headed in the right direction with an increased on-time graduation rate of 1.5 percentage point increase. What's more, they're beginning to close the race/ethnicity graduation gap. Great progress for sure, but the Colorado DOE cautions, "more needs to be done."
Take a look at the interesting infographic the Colorado DOE created to show graduation rate trends.


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Around 45 years ago a new comic book appeared on the stands. Labeled "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine" it featured a new superhero team, the Fantastic Four. The members weren't very original. Their powers (stretching, invisibility, fire, and a hideous monster) had all been used before. Still, there was something different about the team.
Not all of the original stories were gems. It took a couple of years for things to really gel. Some of the early villains weren't worth remembering and not all of the plots made sense. For example, a statue was brought to life and went on a rampage. The Torch burned it up, proving that it was still just plaster and wood. Eventually it turned out that the villain was a hypnotist who made people think that he had done these things. Which begged the question - if the statue never really came to life then how did the Torch burn it up some distance from where it was originally standing? For that matter, how did people in the street get hypnotized?
The interesting thing is that people wrote in and complained about this sort of goof. The creators, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, never made that sort of stupid mistake again.
Within a couple of years both Lee and Kirby had grown as story-tellers - an interesting feat since both had been in the industry for years. The stories became "cosmic", the characters came into focus. Kirby became a major influence on new artists.
The public reacted and sales went up. Who wanted to read about the Justice League fighting the Queen Bee when the Fantastic Four had to take back their headquarters from Doctor Doom without their powers? Who worried about a giant startfish when a giant in armor was planning to eat the planet?
Along the way they populated the Marvel Universe. The Kree, the Inhumans, the Silver Surfer and the Black Panther, even the golden guy who eventually was named Adam Warlock were all introduced in the pages of the Fantastic Four.
As the stories got beer, the audience got older. 45 years ago the average comic book reader was grade school age. Now he's college age.
While I wasn't there at the first issue, I was reading the FF partway through their second year. It's scary to think how long ago that was.
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This week we had several visitors to the school. Fresno State, Utah, Idaho, Washington State, UC Davis and Southern California. I received an offer from Idaho University Vandals. They play in the WAC.
I got a chance to meet my recruiter from Washington State Coach Ethridge. I bumped in to him on my way to class. It was good to put a face with the emails and phone calls I have made. I look forward to getting up to Washington State and meeting the other coaches. USC came by also. My coach said they liked my film and would like for me to come to their rising stars camp so that they could further evaluate me. I also spoke briefly with the coach from Utah. Utah gave me my first offer. My coach said that most of the coaches said I looked bigger in person than on film. I have been working hard in the weight room and on the track. Recently I was on the 4 x 100 relay team that set a school record at the WCAL Championships on May 16th with a time of 42.35.
I will be concenrating more on Strength and conditioning preparing for the upcoming football season. I am about 10 pounds heavier since the football season ended. I would like to add an additional 5 to 10 pounds by the time the season starts and increase or maintain my speed.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Recruitng Update: BIG 10 OFFER
Yesterday I received an offer from the Northwestern University Wildcats. Northwestern is a great institution. It is also my first offer from a school back east. This is a very special offer. My whole family is excited and so am I. I received the offer yesterday at school after seeing my recruiting coach from Northwestern. This is truly an offer that I can share with my entire team. Without them and the coaches none of this would be possible. I look forward to meeting Coach Fitzgerald and the rest of the staff as well as visiting the campus in the near future.
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
Recruiting Update
I just received my third offer. It's from San Diego State University. They play in the Mountain West and has a rich tradition. One of the greatest running backs in Collegiate and NFL History Marshall Faulk played there. I am really excited to be getting this offer from the Aztecs and I am looking forward to meeting the coaches in the near future and learning more about the team and the community of San Diego.
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Well today was a gloomy day here in the 505, perfect weather for cuddling up with a good book. Since Matt had big plans to study all afternoon, I made plans to cross another item off my list.
90) Spend an afternoon at a book store
I had visions of sipping a Starbucks chai and thumbing through fun magazines all afternoon at Barnes and Noble, but Matt had something else in mind. "What does Barnes and Noble have that we don't have," he asked. "We have books, magazines, snacks and coffee and it's all free."
So, instead of driving all the way to the other side of town and spending $3 on a drink, I threw on my pj's, Matt made me a yummy cappuccino and I settled in for a relaxing afternoon. You can't beat a rainy day spent reading a book (I am currently reading Water for Elephants, a V-Day gift from Matt), curled up next to your hubby.
It wasn't the afternoon I had planned; it was better! I am learning, after a month of the 101, that things rarely go exactly as planned. That's true with this list as it is with almost everything in life. And as much fun as it is to plan and to cross items off my list, sometimes it's just better to go with the flow and let things happen. Some of the best times I've had have been spontaneous and some of the best things in my life have been unplanned and unexpected. After all, I'm really not in control. God has a plan for my life and it's much bigger than the 101! For now, I am excited to accomplish goals and cross items off my list keeping in mind that "The best schemes of mice and men go often askew." (from To a Mouse, by Robert Burns)


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Weddings: Natalie + Jordan
First United Methodist Church Dallas + Pegasus Ballroom
The theme of Natalie and Jordan's wedding was simply "Old Hollywood." She wanted the entire event to be understated glamour. It truly was. We achieved this looks with a color palette of white, black and deep red. We used flowers with bold silhouettes like calla lilies and gardenias to bring the theme alive. We had so much fun doing the flowers for this wedding!
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Well, I actually did not spin today. Can you believe it?!?! I decided to go do my own thing on the gym equipment instead.
20 minutes elliptical
5 minutes step- mill
1 lap around the track
20 minutes on the PreCore cross trainer
20 ish minutes on the treadmill fast walking on an incline.
I ran today. A whole lap (never mind that 7 laps = a mile). I ran today!
I really did not plan on doing as much cardio as I did. Honest. I got into this show on MTV called Buried Life--long story short these guys had this plan to streak at a baseball game. Hilarious. I didn't even care that I was laughing out loud and they were showing blurred out private areas, and that I work at the YMCA. Who cares? It was funny!
I taught my Cardio Sculpt later. I participated minimally again but they needed my eyes to watch their form today. Really. They did a good job! I actually got the workout from Fitness Magazine. I will post it as soon as the site is back up.


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No, not a book list for wet and stormy weather, but a list of what Rainy Day is currently reading and has completed for the year 2012. Though, a few of the books listed will be read when water is falling from the skies. and you, Gentle Reader, are more than welcome to read any of them on this list, during either wet weather or sunny weather or even just plain old gloomy weather.
Rainy Day will list the books she is reading as she begins them. When she finishes the books, she will write a short review or synopsis, whichever seems the most appropriate at that time.
So, at the beginning of this New Year, Rainy Day is reading:
The Emperor and the Wolf: The Lives and Films of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune –by Stuart Galbraith IV
Haiku Inspirations –byTom Lowenstein
Steve Jobs –Walter Isaacson
The Art of War for Writers: fiction writing strategies, tactics, and exercises –by James Scott Bell
Beaten, Seared and Sauced: On Becoming a Chef at the Culinary Institute of America –by Jonathan Dixon


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A few interesting stories I noticed flipping through the paper piles today that I figured I would share with you since I have not ripped anything (but getting the itch for some Topps High Numbers or T-206).
In the Wall Street Journal there was a funny little blurb about MVP voting...did you know that Placido Polanco received a 9th place vote for MVP this year? Yup, Polanco and his .285 BA and 10 HR's impressed enough voters to earn him some points and to make the chart. Some other oddities from year's past were Scott Podsednik in 2005 with his .290 and o HR's, Scott Eyre in 2005 with o saves in 68.1 innings, Deivi Cruz in 1997 with a paltry .241 avg and 2 HR, and Charlie hayes in 1995 with a .276 avg and 11 HR. I am not sure how the votes are tallied or how the points work, but I do know that it is the writers that do the voting and WSJ has jokingly suggested that some writers did their votes on a dare. Good stuff. Also of note is a blurb that a goalkeeper got a yellow card this week for removing a cat from a soccer field.
Soccer you say, well yes indeed there was another story on Futbol. It appears that there is great concern over Baboons causing havoc in South Africa during the World cup next summer. Yup, it sounds like the baboons are the equivilant of racoons, bears, or dogs here in the US in that they are scavengers that seem to get into garbage and also people's personal foods (backpacks, picnic baskets, etc) and event coordinators are concerned that the increase in tourism during World Cup is going to increase baboon bamboozling incidents. Do you think that the goalie will get a yellow card for kicking a baboon off the field?
One more story a bit more puzzling...I read in today's Oregonian about Brandon Roy and his apparent systematical behavior of dissapearing into a tunnel during the national anthem to quietly pray and get himself squared for competition. I have never noticed this before, as the arena lights are typically out during this time to highlight the performer, and I am not certain that it is really anybody's business, but it is a bit perplexing to see the poster boy, team-leader, and all-around good guy exercising a questionable act such as this. He means no harm and is not anti-patriotic, but just uses those final moments before tip-off to clear his head. Where the contraversy comes in is what if other members of the team decide to join him in the tunnel, then how would that look. I am going to reserve opinion on this and give Roy the benefit of the doubt because he does not deserve otherwise, but nevertheless, an interesting story.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
In The News
Posted by JD's Daddy at 11:41 AM
2 comments:
If Roy's in a tunnel praying, he's not in the room with the flag while the anthem is playing. How is that different than a fan being in the concourse buying a hot dog during the anthem? Praying is probably even better than buying a hot dog.ReplyDelete
As for the MVP voting, I wonder if writers toss the local boy a vote now any then to make a friend. Sort of like when some odd guy gets a Hall of Fame vote.
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2009 at 7:36 AM
Woohoo Charlie Hayes! A fave of mine from back in the day for some reason.ReplyDelete
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