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There really isn't anything to be afraid of here, Rex The Dog is well raised. Incredibly well raised actually and he even makes good music too. His new album just dropped on monday, and while I haven't heard it yet, this track is enough to keep me happy for now. A lot of vintage sounds are flying around on this track, but most important of all, it's so instantly loveable! I can't see a single reason why anyone wouldn't love this, and I hope you too will give Rex some love. He is a good dog after all. And while we're at the whole animal thing a lemur told me about this.
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Room Parents
2017-18 Head Room Parents
Kindergarten | Catherine Deininger, Gabe Cruz, Patti Stenson
First Grade | Marisa Partin, Cristina Denholm
Second Grade | Karen Thomas, Kim Garcia, Elisa Rodriguez
Third Grade | Julie Fredericksen, Danielle Hess
Fourth Grade | Noemi Mendez-Hyams, Marissa Mayfield
Fifth Grade | Isela Ortiz-Spencer, Rachel Monnot
Sixth Grade | Rosemary Tovar, Marsha Martinez
Seventh Grade | Lisa Guerra, Julie Bergin
Eighth Grade | Katie Gasper, Nolia Norra, Dawn Nguyen
Under the guidance of the Parents/Teachers Club, several parents are assigned to each grade to provide additional assistance to their grade's teachers. With direction from the teachers, a head room parent guides other parents in organizing grade parties, special classroom activities and field trips.
Room parent fees are contributed by each family during registration. These fees are used by the room parents for purchasing various items for class parties and outings (ie., craft materials, bottled water, etc.). The fees vary by grade as the activities for each grade are very different.
Room parent sign up is held at the end of each school year for the upcoming year. The head and co-head room parents for this year are listed on the right. A complete listing of all room parents can be found by contacting the head room parents.


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Event: Paul Engler @ Creative Activism Thursdays
Thursday, May 2nd; 7 PM
NYU Tisch, Performance Studies Dept.
721 Broadway, 6th Floor
Photo ID required
Paul Engler, Director of the Center for the Working Poor, will speak about his experience in the anti-globalization movement after Seattle, immigrant rights marches, Occupy, how the Serbian nonviolent revolutionaries changed his life, a concrete plan to get high numbers of protesters arrested in nonviolent direct action, and ways to sustain a moment of the whirlwind of revolution.
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Projects that need funding :
Here are a few BBAC projects that are in need of immediate funding.
- Three Air Conditioning Units for The Lodge, the staff quarters, and a window-unit for the bunkhouse at the BBAC center campus: $3,000
- Swamp cooler for The Barn $400
- Monthly utilities (electricity, water, internet service) for the BBAC center campus: $400/month
- Initial installation and set-up for internet service and WiFi routing at the BBAC center: $500
- Light renovations and a few basic furnishings for full-time staff member Nathan Kelley's home in Bombay Beach: $2,000
- Community Green Houses (2) for an heirloom seed "salsa garden" and an heirloom greens garden ($2,000 apiece) $4,000 (total)
- Management and maintenance of the Bombay Bike program (covers two local employees and basic maintenance costs) $200/month
- Health information, First Aid, and needle exchange materials for The Lodge $50/month
- Supplies for the Black Crow Coffee Bar (helps defray cost of coffee and cookies, etc., for recovery meetings) $200/month
- Maintenance of the outdoor community heirloom garden $100/month
- Sponsor a Trailer for Artists-in-Residence $500/each
(There will be four trailers on the BBAC campus grounds and if you sponsor one you can stay in it when you visit)
- Ceramics supplies: kilns and clay $2,000
- Bunkbeds for the bunkhouse at BBAC (we need SIX at $250 apiece) $1,500
- Construction of work stations in The Barn $400
- Printing of promotional and educational materials for various programs at The Lodge $500
We are also seeking the following MATERIAL DONATIONS for several BBAC programs:
On our DONATIONS PAGE you may designate your support for the BBAC project by scrolling to the bottom of the page, and selecting a designation from the "Select a Designation" tab.
- Bicycles (new or gently used) that we will refurbish, paint, and fit them for use in the Bombay Bike program Goal: 50 bikes
- Linens sheet/pillow case sets for twin-sized bunk beds (15) and double beds (3) Goal: 18 sets
- Towels for guests at the bunkhouse, artists-in-residence, volunteer teams, etc. Goal: 15-20 towels
- Books for The Lodge library and resource center including books about recovery, the arts, faith, history, nature, children's and adult literature
- Sewing supplies (fabric, thread, needles, pins, etc.)
On our DONATIONS PAGE you may designate your support for the BBAC project by scrolling to the bottom of the page, and selecting a designation from the "Select a Designation" tab.


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(Photos below) This year 44 students and 5 teachers took to the slope of Mt Hotham, Victoria. This year turned out to be on of the best on record in terms of snow coverage with the entire mountain open to ski or board. Students and teachers spent five days on snow improving their skills on the terrain. On Wednesday night the group were treated to night skiing on the Big D. This was an enjoyable experience to be able to ski at night under lights. On Friday we had to say goodbye to Hotham and hello to Melbourne. The next day students were able to view the World War One Exhibition at the Melbourne Museum followed by exploring the lane ways, cafes and shopping districts that Melbourne famously offers. That afternoon we flew back into the Gold Coast to be reunited with our parents and loved ones.
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- Jul 28:
- Lowell Folk Fest: 3 decades and still going strong
- Food brings people together at the Folk Festival
- Jul 27:
- Sri Lankan Dance Academy Traditional Sri Lankan dance
- Rahim AlHaj Iraqi oud
- Plena Es Bomba y plena (VIDEO)
- Old Bay Ceili Band Irish
- Jason D. Williams Rockabilly
- Gibson Brothers Bluegrass
- Angkor Dance Troupe Traditional Cambodian dance
- Ana Lains Portuguese fado S12
- Noureen Sultana and Danish Khan Mehndi bridal art
- Jonas Stundzia Lithuanian summer solstice celebrations
- Chris Pantazelos Greek bouzouki and oud making
- Stephen Earp Redware pottery
- Jesse Marsolais Carving letterforms in stone
- William Cumpiano Guitars and Puerto Rican Cuatro Making
- Sellou Coly, Lujuana Hood and Margy Green Hair Culture: Africa to America
- Robyn and Amy Clayton The Hat Ladies of Fiesta
- Ruben Arroco Fruit carving
- Lowell Folk Festival highlights crafts from the masters
- Lowell Folk Festival highlights crafts from the masters
- Tarniriik Inuit throat singing
- Spencer Taylor & the Highway QC's Gospel
- Savoy Family Cajun Band Cajun
- Oi Pontoi Pontic Greek
- Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy Cape Breton and Ontario fiddling
- Aqua String Band Philadelphia Mummers' parade
- Lurrie Bell's Chicago Blues Band Chicago blues
- King Sunny Adé & His African Beats Nigerian jùjú
- Hung Gar Kung Fu & Lion Dance Chinese lion dance
- Dennis Polisky & the Maestro's Men Polish polka
- Debashish Bhattacharya & Family Indian slide guitar
- Deacon John's Jump Blues Jump blues
- Charlie Walden Missouri old-time fiddle
- Ana Laíns Portuguese fado
Qi Shu Fang is still famous in China as a woman who broke the gender barrier in traditional Peking (Beijing) Opera.
Though it is just one of over 300 operatic styles in China, Peking Opera is likely the best known and most widely practiced theatrical tradition in the world. Dating to at least the 1600s, it started as an exclusively masculine art form. But after 1949 women began to emerge as performers, and Qi was central in that movement. As a teenager in the 1950s, she was renowned not only for her powerful soprano but also for her muscular execution of the required acrobatics and martial arts.
At 18, Qi was chosen by Madame Jiang Qing, Chairman Mao's wife, as the female lead in "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy," one of the eight national "model opera" films produced during the violent upheaval of the Cultural Revolution. Overnight she became a nationwide star, eventually the title of "National Treasure of China."
Qi and her husband and longtime director Ding Meikui moved to Queens in 1988 to establish the Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company, which mounts new productions, trains young performers, and educates Westerners about Peking Opera. She was named a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow in 2001.
SCHEDULE: Saturday, Boarding House Park, 2 p.m., Market Street, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, Market Street, 2:15 p.m.


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My main website is planned to be a small charity organisation. We will be working towards raising money for certain charities by organising events to raise awareness. The first of my 4 pages will be the welcoming page. On this will be our Name and Logo for our organisation as well as a list of charities we are raising money for.
The second page will be the Homepage, this will be filled in Information and news about certain events being planned, being something related to Music or sport. As well as Links to the charities websites we are helping. It will also be filled with Pictures and a video of our past event to raise money. Including a welcoming message to anyone who reads.
There will be links to information of the charities on a page. This will be to aware people of what these charities are for and have done. Including their history as a charity and what cause do that fight for the most. I will get pictures of their buildings or of something symbolic that relates to what their charities about.
And the last page will be on the events we will be planning to raise money for the charities. This will include marathons, organised musical Gigs and sports. All being done in the cause to raise money. I this will also be filled with pictures of people taking place in these events.


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Over the weekend of June 13-14 2015 AAU and high school boys' basketball teams from multiple states converged on the campus of University of Northern Iowa for a team camp.
Ben Jacobson is the head basketball coach at the University of Northern Iowa. According to the benjacobsonbasketballcamps.com web site, "The Team Camp format gives optimal summer development time to teams and their coaches in a highly competitive atmosphere. The 2015 team camps are for high school-age teams only. We invite school teams, all-star teams, or any other teams within these grade brackets. Each team is guaranteed six games with each game consisting of four, eight-minute quarters with stopped time. Teams are pooled according to strength with separate Varsity, JV, Fresh/Soph and 9th Grade divisions. Instruction and on-court demonstrations will be included for the campers and coaches."
The teams that attended the camp were, "Crestwood-V Crestwood-JV, South St. Paul-V ADM-V, Montezuma-V, Newton-V, Newton-JV, Maple Grove-V, Wayzata-V, Tipton-V, Dike New Hartford-V Dike New Hartford-FR/SO Caledonia-V, Cedar Rapids Xavier-V, Newman Central Catholic-V, Newman Central Catholic-FR/SO Grant-V, Grant-FR/SO Grant-JV, St. Paul Johnson-V, Armstrong-V, Armstrong-JV, Linn Mar-FR, Charles City-V, Union La Porte City-V,Linn Mar-V, Linn Mar-SO, Dubuque Hempstead-V, St. Thomas Academy-FR, Naperville Central-V, Dixon-V, English Valleys-V, Lewiston-Altura-V, Dubuque Hempstead-JV, Iowa City West-V, Iowa City High-V, Tartan-V, Carmel Catholic-V, Carmel Catholic-JV, Howard Pulley-Wade/Robinson, Howard Pulley-Washington/Shelton, Howard Pulley-Walker/Braziel Howard Pulley-Maxey, Howard Pulley-Taylor."
A lot of teams in the gym played a lot of games over two days. I thought that the event was well ran. It gave teams a chance to play against top level athletes. It gave fans a chance to watch teams from different levels and different states to see different teams.
In Minnesota there are rules and regulations regarding when high school coaches can coach their own kids. This was part of the open period for high school coaches.
Saturday, July 25, 2015
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South Tahoe's Jamie Anderson won an ESPY Award on Wednesday night.
Anderson was named the "Best Female Action Sports Athlete" of 2014.
She won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in the women's snowboard slopestyle over in Sochi. It was the first time the event had ever been part of the Olympic games.
Fellow South Tahoe athlete Maddie Bowman was also one of the candidates for that award. She won the Olympic gold medal in the women's ski halfpipe.
Reno's David Wise was also up for an award. He was a candidate for the "Best Male Action Sports Athlete" honor. He lost out to skateboarder Nyjah Houston. Wise won the gold medal in the men's ski halfpipe this year. He's the first Reno athlete to ever win the gold in the Olympics.


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Wednesday, 4 May 2011
372 Rory McArdle
Position : Centre half (also played at right back)
Played : 2005-06 (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) ; 2006-07 ( initially on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) to 2009-10
Appearances : (first spell) 19 ; (second spell) 129
Goals : (first spell) 1 ; (second spell) 4
Rory was a Northern Ireland youth international signed as cover for the centre half position until March.
He made his League debut in September 2005 when he came on at home to Mansfield after warming the bench from the second game onwards. From the end of October he was pretty much a regular in the side at the expense of Jon Boardman. In truth he wasn't that much better just that bit stronger and more dominant in the air. When they played together as in the infamous 3-0 defeat at Stockport in March the results were disastrous ; it's only a surprise we kept it down to three because a goal looked likely every time the ball crossed the halfway line. I think it's safe to say no one shed too many tears when the loan expired in March.
Rory started the next season with his debut for Wednesday at Plymouth but then had the misfortune to be in the side which crashed 1-4 at home to Wrexham in the League Cup. His next appearance was in the FA Cup for us in November back on loan as Parkin fought for his job. He played in the three straight defeats that finished Parkin and it was quite a surprise when Keith Hill made it one of his first priorities to sign Rory permanently.
All the players that survived Hilly's initial cull improved their game but Rory's transformation was astonishing. Overnight he became a sturdy centre half who could take on allcomers, commanding in the air and surprisingly agile on the ground. He was good in the opposing penalty box too and was sometimes thrown up front when we were chasing the game There was the odd mistake still as you'd expect from a teenager but the good now outweighed the bad.
After two impressive full seasons with us Rory had the misfortune to injure himself in a pre-season game at Radcliffe in 2009 . That let in a certain Craig Dawson and meant that Rory became a bit part player in our promotion season often having to play right back where he never looked comfortable.
In May 2010 he signed for Aberdeen. The timing of the move meant that we received nothing in compensation which drew an angry response from Keith Hill though it seemed more about the financial implications than the loss of the player. Rory made his full international debut against Chile a few days later. At the time of writing he has made 28 appearances for Aberdeen and scored twice.
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Here at Shield HQ our never-ending mission is to provide the upmost quality in our uniform with great customer service to match. So it makes us extremely proud to receive positive feedback from our clients on a regular basis.
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ELIZABETH II, proof sets, 2007-2010; proof five dollars, 1988. In cases of issue with certificates, FDC. (5)
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In his job interview with legislators, Ted Doolittle described the nation's health care system as the most complex in the world, in dire need of improvement and burdening individuals with costs that are too high. Continue Reading →
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Monday, October 12
Check if you have Barnsley tickets now
Those who applied for tickets to see United play Barnsley on Tuesday October 27 should now check to see if they have got tickets.
United said ballot results will be published tomorrow, but ballot results are typically published a day or two before the advertised date.
Oakwell holds 23,009 and, for this Carling Cup tie, United have got about 5,800 tickets in the North Stand, which can hold 6,000 people.
Tickets cost £25 for adults and £15 for concessions. Home supporters are paying the same prices.
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Quote:Swami said:I was reading a message and got to laughing quite hard. I looked around my empty room and realized that there was nothing here to make me giggle except my interpretation of another's thoughts as funny. In other words, as I chose to make myself laugh.I DECIDED to call little black squiggles funny.Now here is the REAL MIRACLE: What if the next time you got a flat tire, you decided to call it hilarious instead of a major frustration? What if the next time you got rejected, you felt blessed for knowing that you would never have to deal with that person again? What if the next time you were humiliated, you paused to thank the cosmos for the lesson in humilty?What if you consciously wrote your own script as you went along?
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Quote:stefan said:Quote: We look for what we see. We see what we look for.that reminds me of Silence of the lambs
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Saturday, December 1, 2007
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Well, it's not the first day of Christmas, but it is the first of December. The sidewalks of Paris were teeming with shoppers today. Mini trees for tiny Parisian appartments appeared overnight in front of all the florists and hardware stores. Yet the weather here is warm, around ten degrees Celsius (fifty degrees Fahrenheit) and sunny, which means a lovely temperature to wander away long hours outside while humming carols under your breath.
I did a little Christmas shopping and a lot of Christmas looking, and I got to thinking about all the gifts I would love to give and get if I could go crazy with the euros. I thought it might be fun to do twelve days of giving and getting beauty stuff, here on the blog!
I'll start out, and hopefully the other girls will do a day, too, if they feel like it. And feel free to give and get some twelve-days-of-Christmas gifts in the comments, dear readers!
The best gift from a true love is always one that takes you by surprise, one he/she thought up themselves. That's why I wouldn't actually want my baby to get me anything I might post on here. But if a secret Santa would present me with my desire of the moment, it would be a big flacon of Rumeur by Lanvin.
I tried on this scent for the first time today and it's a definite perfume crush. Like most of the other eventually-blazing-like-wildfire crushes I've fallen victim to, I started out completely nonchalant. Then something shifted and I was completely captivated. The scent in its current incarnation was launched in 2006; it's nothing new or exciting. It wasn't a perfume on prominent display, meant to move for the holidays. It was simply sitting quietly on a normal, overstocked shelf. Still, it caught my eye due to its sort of elegant, sort of feral gold lettering and the brass pull-ring decorating the nozzle cover - designed, I'm sure, for people that can't resist pulling something off when tempted. Like this young lady. Love her Elvis forelock.
I pulled and sprayed and there was an immediate blast of strong, sharp floral note. In the store, I thought, "Lily-of-the-valley?" but info on the internet tells me it was magnolia.
I thought, "Oh dear. Not so great. What have I gotten my wrists into?" but on second whiff I caught a citrusy odor that seemed to cut through the heaviness of the flowery smell and blend it with the straightforwardly musky base.
A half an hour later, walking around, I kept on smelling myself compulsively. I thought, "There has to be some sort of special, highly addictive ingredient in here that makes it irresistible! I'm not wowed, yet at the same time I have the urge to smell this perfume every three seconds..." Two hours later I was a hardcore Rumeur junkie and convinced that this was the next new scent for me. It's velvety and womanly, but spicily fresh. It's luxurious, but a bit punk. I'm not going to do a Venn diagram for this one, but let's just say if you like silver hoop earrings, leather pants on men and antique postcards from the 1910s, you should give Rumeur a try.
Ten hours later, it's still quite noticeable on my skin. This is the kind of power perfume that you'd have to spray in the air and step into to avoid pissing off the scent-sensitive on the bus.
Watch out, unassuming Rumeur testeuses. Don't say I didn't warn you.
And happy December!
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- poet~lover~rebel~spy said...
And what scent should I consider if leather pants ain't so my thing?
- December 2, 2007 at 6:51 AM
- Natasha said...
Hmm. Well. Email three likes and dislikes (one being leather pants?) to firstname.lastname@example.com and I will try to prescribe something, okay?
- December 2, 2007 at 7:03 AM
- Nora Rocket said...
I am so going out to the department store to see if I can get a whiff of this. I'm not a scent-wearing woman, but perhaps if I had a scent, I'd find scent-wearing occaisions...
- December 2, 2007 at 5:19 PM
- turalura said...
Natasha: If I love Chanel Coco Mademoiselle, do you think I would love Rumeur? They sound kind of similar.
- December 3, 2007 at 9:17 AM
- Natasha said...
Hi turalura,
I will get myself to a Marionnaud for a whiff of Coco Mademoiselle, and let you know tomorrow!
- December 4, 2007 at 11:42 AM
- Natasha said...
Coco Mademoiselle smells very young, very bright, very prickly and very rose-jasmine-y for the first couple of hours on my skin. Then it becomes very sweet/musky. Rumeur doesn't have this lasting "brightness" nor does it have the secondary, straightforward sweetness, at least in my opinion. If you like that sharp, prickly rose + musk combination and are looking for something different, I'm a big fan of Ralph Lauren's Romance.
- December 5, 2007 at 2:47 PM
- turalura said...
Thanks for doing some research on my behalf, Natasha! Perhaps I should hie myself to a department store to do some testing of my own.
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In what is fast becoming a theme of my Edinburgh Fringe the show I was due to review today decided that they were not open to the Press yet. Which is nice in as much as it has created a second day in Edinburgh with no real work commitments but not so nice in as much as I can see the build up of shows I must see in the next few days coming to hit me round the head and chastise me for not using my time more wisely.
Before I discovered this, though, I'd decided that I use a free afternoon to try a bit of the Theatre Ninja malarky. Back in London (see how I talk, when I have only been away from London for 48 hours) I'm very fond of Audience Club, which works in a similar producers papering shows type way. Thus when I found out about Theatre Ninjas (even though the use of the word 'ninja' worries me, given that ninja is not exactly a word which trips off of my tongue) I was rather excited. And then they had an iPhone App too! Glorious!
I suppose the main thing that is different about Audience Club and Theatre Ninja is at no point is there any exchange of money for the latter. There's a £2 administration fee for an Audience Club ticket whereas free means free with Theatre Ninja. And did I mention - it has an iPhone App? And there is both the joy and the rub (the fee, not the iPhone App which is a little basic but nonetheless a thing of glory). Getting a ticket for an Audience Club show is as simple as ticking a box, paying a couple of pounds and turning up at the required Box Office and collecting your ticket.
With Theatre Ninja there's a bit more work. Mainly - you can't guarantee a ticket for the show. Helpfully you're told how many freebies there are but then it's up to you to do the leg work. Which, looking at today's list, varies show to show. At some it's a case of turning up at the Box Office and quoting the correct word, at others in no circumstances must you approach the Box Office, instead having to find members of Theatre Ninjas or elaborately dressed members of the production team outside the venue.
I'm going to record this here now just because I'm interested if my thoughts on the subject change over the next few weeks. Because whilst I know Edinburgh has different rules to theatre going than elsewhere (like the QUEUING; three shows in, I'm beginning to be wistful about allocated seating already) and that often picking up shows when you least expect to is part of the magic of the Fringe, on realisation of how Theatre Ninja was going to work I had some doubts. I like structure! And planning! And knowing - with enough scope for a detour to a show or a drink in a pub - what I'm doing. There's also a little bit there where I have to know what I'm doing - I've got a review schedule and, more damningly, a review writing schedule. And now - here I am being made to work for my (possible) freebie. [With that sentence if Edinburgh did awards for most curmudgeonly not-21-any-more blogger I'd win it]. Which is not to say that I don't expect there to be some sort of trade off for a freebie, but that I'm interested why charging a nominal fee and guaranteeing tickets wasn't taken up. [Maybe most notably because the subtext of this paragraph is that I'd have been willing to pay it].
In practice my doubts about the ticket collection were somewhat appeased when I turned up for Emma Thompson Presents: Fair Trade, located a man in a Theatre Ninja t-shirt reasonably quickly and said the magic word. Pretty much painless. And free! Ah, the rush of theatre going joy.
[Edit: It occured to me as I was walking down Princes Street in search of somewhere to go to the loo - as you do - that there's a time element for Theatre Ninjas in the way there isn't say for Audience Club. By this I mean the majority of shows which come through the Theatre Ninja site do so at the last minute, whereas it is the minority for Audience Club which do this. Thus having a cut off point of, say two hours before a show for 'booking' your ticket might not work. I'm thinking aloud here - if that is what you can call writing on this blog - but I may ponder on't]
Thursday, August 05, 2010
On Not Quite Being A Ninja
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- Val said...
I have that App too, and was looking at that offer. It sounds a great idea but I'm not sure I could risk any of my limited time up there by chancing getting a ticket, even for free. Great to hear how it's working though
- 9:50 pm, August 05, 2010
- Corinne said...
I think that's another very good point - really it only works for people who have lots of time/ or are hanging around for a while. So mainly people who are doing shows here.
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Texas Presbyterian Hospital healthcare worker, Amber Vinson, has been revealed as the 2nd Ebola patient who flew from Cleveland to Dallas on Monday.Her photo was just released but they have since said anyone who was in the plane or came into contact with her should not be worried because she had no fever, and wasn't vomiting
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I will not nobilitate such prosaic apologetic.."Chris Okotie replies CAN
Chris Okotie took to his official Facebook page to reply CAN after they blasted him for asking Ayo Oristsejafor to step down over the $9.3m arms deal scandal.
"I will not nobilitate such prosaic apologetic by a retort. Socrates once said to a young man, "Speak that I might see thee".Now that CAN has spoken, even team Jonathan has spoken.Nigerians can now fully visualize the portrait of complicity shrouded in duplicity.Truth is never out of kilter. Hahaha!Rev Chris Okotie"
If you recall, CAN said through it's Director of National Issues
"Is Chris Okotie a Christian? How many wives has he?He should go and sort out himself. Even the government has exonerated Pastor Ayo of all the allegations. So, who is Okotie? Well, it is laughable if Chris Okotie should demand that Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor should resign as President of CAN.Chris Okotie should remove the log in his eyes before he begins to see a peck in somebody's eyes.
Court Discharges Lagos Socialite/Businessman Ajudua of $1.9m Fraud Charge
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday discharged a socialite and businessman, Fred Ajudua, of $1.69 million (about N252.8 million) fraud charge. Justice Kudirat Jose discharged Ajudua and his co-defendant, Charles Orie, following the withdrawal of the charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). "The charge against the defendants is hereby struck out
Flavour : Shares New Sexy Picture
Politics : Seven Ministers Steps Down
Seven ministers have resigned from their offices, because of their plan to pursue their gubernatorial ambitions.
According to Punch reports the name of the ministers are:
Labaran Maku, Onyebuchi Chukwu, Nyesom Wike, Samuel Ortom, Musiliu Obanikoro, Darius Ishaku, and Emeka Wogu.
They will all be contesting the governorship elections in their respective states.
Another Another Health Worker At Taxes Health Presbyterian Has Tested Positive To Ebola
Another another health worker at Taxes Health Presbyterian has tested positive to Ebola yesterday 14th of October
The Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement:
"A second health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States has tested positive for the disease."
"The health care worker reported a fever Tuesday and was immediately isolated at the hospital."
"Health officials have interviewed the latest patient to quickly identify any contacts or potential exposures, and those people will be monitored. The type of monitoring depends on the nature of their interactions and the potential they were exposed to the virus."
"The worker was among those who took care of Thomas Eric Duncan after he was diagnosed with Ebola."
"The preliminary Ebola test was run late Tuesday at the state public health laboratory in Austin, and results were received at about midnight."
A second test to confirm the diagnosis will be carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Photo: 35 Years Old Self-acclaimed Pastor Samuel Obura Paraded Over Stolen Goods
Police at Ebonyi State yesterday paraded Samuel Obura aged 35 a self-acclaimed pastor of Assembly of Redeemed Christian Church ,Ikwo, over stolen good
The command also arrested two other suspects, Samuel Edet, 25, and Moses Alibo, 25, who specialised in stealing motorcycles from Ebonyi and ferrying them to Cross River State.
While briefing newsmen in Abakaliki, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Chris Anyanwu, said that the pastor, who hailed from Ohalaekwu Amagu community in Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi State, was a habitual thief and receiver of stolen goods.
"When the police conducted a search of the suspect's house at Ikwo,13 brands of motorcycles were recovered from him.
One of the suspect, Ifeanyichukwu Okoye, from Njikoka local government area of Anambra State, was caught vandalising the transformer feeder pillar, D-fuse high tension downdrop cable and one upriser cable at Nduogbu Ndieze Iboko community in Izzi Local Government Area.
Two others, Sunday Mathias of Isiekeukwu-Orlu,Imo state and Nwabueze Oriele of Akuna-kuna village,Ikwo local government area, were caught by the vigilante groups while attempting to vandalise the transformer situated at Onyikwa,Ndufu-Alike in Ikwo local government area.
Public Relations Officer of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, Mr. Lazarus Onyea-rugbulem, said the situation was unfortunate and wondered why people took pleasure in causing discomfort for others.
Soldier goes insane in Bayelsa, kills colleague
There was confusion on Monday night as a soldier identified as Muazu Haruna attached to the 423 Battalion, Elele Barrack, in Rivers State working in Bayelsa, went insane and shot dead his colleague sergeant Ishiaku.
The incident, which occurred around 11pm along the Onopa end, some distance away from the Banquet Hall of Government House, jolted residents as nobody could explain what led to the dastardly act.
It was learned that the soldier, a Lance Corporal, identified as Muazu Haruna, shot his colleague at close range and the victim died before help could reach him.
The suspect was reportedly arrested and taken to the Area Command Division of the Police and later released to the Joint Task Force due to the alleged intervention of an unnamed Captain.
Another source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stated that the erring soldier might have acted under the influence of alcohol.
EFCC: Abdul Auwal Yahaya Sentenced 9 Years in Prison for Pretence and Forgery
See the EFCC press release below
Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of Kano State High Court on Friday Oct. 10, 2014 convicted and sentenced one Abdul Auwal Yahaya to nine and half years imprisonment without option of fine on six count charges bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and forgery.
The convict was arraigned on November 18, 2013 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before Justice Aboki for allegedly conniving with one Bashir Ahmed Haruna (already convicted) and obtaining the sum N2, 027,000 (Two Million, twenty seven thousand) under the pretext that he is an agent of Future University, Cairo and was capable of securing admission into the institution for the children of the complainant.
The convict is to serve seven years imprisonment on count two while in respect of counts one, three, four, five and six, he is to serve six months imprisonment each. The convict was also ordered to pay the sum of N2, 027,000 in restitution to the complainant.
The sentences shall run concurrently and will start from the date of arraignment
Parenting 101: Mercy Johnson and hubby welcomes their baby boy
Actress Mercy Johnson Okojie has given birth to a baby boy. She gave birth at St Joseph Hospital, University of Maryland Baltimore exactly 12.49am (American time) today October 15th Mother and child are in good health! A Big congrats to Mercy and her hubby.
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Today I listened to Come Lady Death, a very fine short story by Peter S. Beagle, and the first story for Podcastle, a fantasy podcast site. This is from Beagle's early period. His most famous work is The Last Unicorn, and a coda, Two Hearts, is now available for free.
Come Lady Death describes the jaded life of Lady Neville, who is the most fashionable lady of London. She grows bored with the role, and decides to invite Death to a party. And Death comes. And decides to stay. The guests' fear and fascination with death come through. It's well read and a good listen--I give it 3 stars.
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The Electrified Tightrope
This text is about the capacity to experience of both the therapist and the patient. It asks how this capacity can be sustained and discusses the many blunt and subtle ways it can be sabotaged. The title of the book refers to the shocking tension due to conflict between poise and catastrophe in the therapeutic situation. Eigen illustrates that when a person says or does something new or startling to someone who is listening and watching with sympathetic understanding, the rewards can be great for the analyst and for the analysand. The request for help and to be treated differently from the way one has been previously treated challenges the ability of the therapist to respond in the new way that he discovered during his own training. Eigen's detailed afterword gives details of the development and training that led to his work in America as a psychologist involved in the developing interest in analytic training. Although interested in the influence of Freud and the early European analysts, Eigen examines, in more detail, the occurences in Britain since Melanie Klein began her work there. His references to Klein, Winnicott, Milner and Bion help connect the reader to his background tolerance of the complex relationships between instincts and their many derivatives, especially the interrelationships between individuals' development and their most significant others. This leads to attempts to understand transference and counter-transference relationships. Eigen's insistence on using the continually developing themes as they appear in free association is illustrated.
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Well it is said that Scorpios are better lovers and passionate too. Though I can't comment on any others, I have seen scorpios. So, this time it's for all the people in the globe, who believe in love and passion, the way as I do, are welcome to join and be a part of this community.........
I never was struck before that hour
With love so sudden and sweet
Her face it bloomed like a flower
And stole away my heart complete
My face seemed turned to pale
My legs refused to walk away,
And when she looked "what could I ail"
My life and all seemed turned to clay
I never saw so sweet a face
As that I stood before
My heart has left its dwelling place
And could return no more.


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The daily life of a brittle asthmatic. The experiences of the disease, of multiple and frequent hospital admissions, and of making the most of breathing when it's possible.
A favourite quote and a way by which to approach life.
Friday, 10 April 2009
Doctor, doctor
I went to an out patient appointment with my asthma consultant yesterday. No new break-throughs in the treatment of brittle asthma, of course, just another chat about where things are up to at the minute, but he did listen to my lungs. Despite having finished the antibiotics there are still crackles in my lungs, but he didn't give me any more antibiotics - just said to see how things go, keep a close eye on things, and go straight back to my GP at the first sign of things going downhill.
So that's where I'm up to. Breathing's a bit of a struggle; I'm a bit fed up; and the pneumonia is a bit of a bore. I'm just hoping that I can shake it off soon and also manage to stay out of hospital.
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- living_with_ba said...
I've been feeling the same way recently, lonely and low, though I have nothing to put my finger on and say "that's the reason I'm feeling this way."
Sorry to hear you're suffering so badly right now, had pneumonia more times than I care to remember and it sucks, especially the kind that takes weeks worth of antibiotics and steriods to get rid of..
Maybe you should do what I do and discuss with your GP about the possibility of having a few courses of antibiotics at home so that if you think you're getting infection and begin to feel run down and generally unwell with it and are pretty sure that it's an infection then you can start antibiotics without having to wait to get an appointment and it get worse while you're waiting for the appointment...I only have four weeks worth at a time so my GP can gauge how I'm using them and I can't get them on repeat, I have to go to him to get them, again so he knows how long it is between me asking for more and how quickly they've gone...it's hard to get a quick appointment with the right doctor at my surgery so I do that and then see my GP for a review and when I need more antibiotics. We decided on Clarithomycin because I'm allergic to Penicilin and it works best with my chest infections, just a thought that might help you in future, it has saved me from going in three times and they also treat skin infections when I get them from my line so that means I can use them when that happens too.
Hope that helps..sending hugs, prayers and healing thoughts your way
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Show your guests that pizza doesn't have to be unhealthy with this deliciously decadent tomatoes caprese flatbread pizza! With fresh tomatoes instead of sauce, artisan cheeses, and crisp veggies, this is an artisan pizza with none of the guilt! And, Chef Marcus can't stop raving about how the bite of the arugula and onion pairs perfectly with the sweetness of the balsamic glaze to make this a balanced dish your guests can't resist! Offer it as an appetizer or a small meal for one.
However you serve it, share it with us on Instagram by tagging @SyscoAtlanta!
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2539732 Arugula Baby Fresh
4671178 Onion Yellow Swt Jmbo Carton
2203024 Tomato Cherry Fresh
- Top flatbread with crumbled goat cheese and shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Sprinkle on the diced sweet peppers, diced yellow onions, cherry tomatoes cut in half, and arugula.
- Cook in the oven.
- Drizzle with balsamic glaze and serve piping hot.


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For the last two years I've been studying the fundamentals of photography, before I start to shoot out of the box. Meanwhile I will keep myself "In the box".
They say photography has rules, but I think that they are more like general guidelines to aid you in taking decent pictures. If you don't feel comfortable using them, you can always experiment and break them.
"What I am trying to say is this: Before you can think out of the box, you have to start with a box.
We need to learn the basics of our craft. If you understand the traditional craftsmanship, that is—when speaking about photography—the technical aspect of handling the camera, understanding composition, having thorough knowledge about light's influence on a photo, and being familiar with the visual language of photography; only then do you achieve full freedom to express your intentions with a photograph.
Some believe learning the traditional craftsmanship will limit their artistic voice. However, I do not agree to that perception. As I see it, knowing will only make you freer—as long as you do not let those old rules confine your creativity. It can actually—and most likely will—become a resource for expressing your artistic intent."
The following images were composed using "The Rule of Thirds" which is a general guideline in traditional photography. It works this way. You draw an imaginary grid on your camera's screen with two horizontal lines and two vertical lines. Where these lines intersect, is the ideal spot to place your subject. People normally place them in the center of the screen, which is not a good idea. The eye will usually look for the sweet spots described above.
This shot was taken at the Pedestrian Street in downtown Panama City, Panama. As soon as I saw this gracious woman, I knew my day was made. I love the combination of red and black clothing. The woman had a beautiful skin, attractive clothes and walked with grace. I hope you enjoy these shots as much as I did when I pressed the shutter button. Now and then I still take brief looks at this refined woman who walks like a queen.
I will say right up front however, that rules are meant to be broken and ignoring this one doesn't mean your images are necessarily unbalanced or uninteresting. However a wise person once told me that if you intend to break a rule you should always learn it first to make sure your breaking of it is all the more effective!
Photographs taken with a Fuji X-30 mirrorless camera in P-Mode and handheld. Good Day.