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The main thing about Thailand is to narrow down your activities; there are numerous attractions, too many things to see, innumerable new things to try out. It is hard to make a list, especially if this is your first visit to Thailand. But the good thing about Thailand is that there is something for everyone. Some people may want to explore the adventurous side of Thailand (rock climbing in Railey, motorcycling to Maynmar border are some of the options); others may be plain content with a boat ride down the Chao Paraya River or shopping at Chang Mai's Night Market. Getting a bit confused are we? Let's find out about the , and you are free to take your pick.20 awesome things to do in Thailand
The magnificent reclining Buddha and Grand Palace
Reclining Buddha and Grand Palace
Well, it is hard to believe that the reclining Buddha is actually 15 meters high and 46 meters long. It is the largest figure of Buddha Bangkok, and it is a treat to see the golden beauty. Commonly known as Wat Pho, this place is the oldest Wat in Bangkok. Only one place can give a competition to Wat Pho and that is Grand Palace. Your visit to Thailand will be incomplete without visiting the Great Temples. The Royal Residence covers an area of 218,400 square meters, and you get to see the elegant emerald Buddha there.
Ride on the slow boat in Thailand
To absorb the local flavour of Thailand, you can share the slow boat with the locals and ride along the Mekong River. The journey from Luang Parabang Laos to Chang Rai will be indeed an amazing experience. It takes two days to complete the journey. Get your own food and drink and maybe your favourite book and music. Life on the banks is not quite extraordinary; but definitely entertaining, especially because Thailand will never seem the same after this boat ride. There is a high speed boat as well; but that won't be so much fun.
Riding to the Myanmar border
A motorcycle ride to the Myanmar border can be an amazing experience; because the ride through the winding mountain roads with wind in your hair will be truly enthralling. There are not many who actually get the opportunity to explore the lush landscape of Thailand's countryside. The highlight of the trip is definitely the Myanmar border; but as you travel through the countryside it is hard to miss the scenic beauty of the place.
Rock climbing in Railay
Are you a rock climbing enthusiast? Well, then Railey is the place to be. The place is full of different routes for all grades of climbers to explore. Those with no experience at all, should not be disappointed because the place boasts of a few introductory schools which have full courses in rock climbing. The view from the top will be stunning. But just a small word of caution! You can buy your travel insurance from buyforex.com before you venture for rock climbing!
The world's largest water fight
Water fight in Thailand
Forget about La Tomatina or Holi; the new-age water fight in Thailand will be quite an experience. If you are visiting Thailand during Songkran Festival, you can be part of the world's largest water fight for four long days. The best place to experience this cool fight is definitely Chang Mai. This water fight coincides with traditional Thai New Year. As this is the hottest time of the year, there is every reason to celebrate with buckets of water. People stand by the roads waiting with buckets of water; and as pass them you can soon feel the splashes.
Sea kayaking in Krabi
Sea kayaking
It will be a sin to miss kayaking in Krabi. Krabi is full of amazing places; take a boat, paddle through the cave and you will be pleasantly surprised by encountering the gorgeous lagoon on Adamen Sea. If you have the time, you can also camp at one of the uninhibited islands. As the silent evening slowly unfolds, you stand captivated by the untouched beauty of nature.
Eat to your heart's content
Your culinary exploration can be quite an experience in Thailand; not only because Thailand has some of the most amazing dishes in Asia, but also you will be simply lost in the variety. Some of the staples which have mesmerised tourists are Green Curry Chicken and Pad Thai. But you cannot miss the seafood platter; nor can you miss the fine dining restaurants in Thailand. From street food joints to chicken takeaways to open markets selling some of the unique dishes, Thailand is a true food lover's paradise.
Pamper yourself with a massage
Massage in Thailand
Thailand, especially Bangkok has some amazing massage parlours. Before you go, you can ask the locales and they will spot the best place for you. From a foot massage to a scalp massage to a full body treatment with aromatherapy oils, you can find everything under the sky. For the best spas in the country, Koh Samui is the place to be.
Trekking through the hilly region
Chiang Rai
Some journeys will create evergreen fresh memories and you will cherish them long after. You can trek through the hilly regions of Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai to know more about the hilly tribes. The journey would include staying in a homestay, cooking with the tribes, ride on an elephant or even go for bamboo rafting.
Partying hard in Thailand
Partying in Thailand
All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. It is time to let your hair down and experience the rocking side of Thailand. Some of the islands like Koh Phangan and Koh Samui are famous for their local drive bars. One night full of revelry and fun awaits you.
Buy a new suit
Shopping is fun in Thailand and there are probably thousands of shops and markets which you can explore. But have you ever thought about getting a new suit while you are in Thailand? You can have a top-quality made-to-measure suit in one of the custom tailor shops around the Pratunam Market in Bangkok.
Visit the second-hand shoe shop in Phuket
Lost your shoes in Phuket? Well, there is a slim chance that you can buy it back from the Phuket Weekend Market. Next time when you are wearing a pair of brand new Nike to someone's house in Phuket, it might just get picked up by someone. But then, you will have the weekend market to find your lost pair!
Indulge in jellyfish bathing
Jellyfish bathing in Haad Pak Phra beach
There is a place in north Phuket which is known as Haad Pak Phra Beach which is famous for jellyfish bathing. Well, you have heard it correct. They bathe and clean the jellyfish every day to dry and sell it in the market for culinary purposes. Though it sounds a little weird, you can still try your hand at this strange activity and you may even like it!
Visit the Rod Fai Market near Chatuchak
Rod Fai Market
Initially, this was an open-air bazaar, set on an abandoned railroad track, but now it stands behind the Seacon Square Shopping Mall. You will get everything that is vintage and classic in this market. The antique furniture, the vintage collectibles, and the goods reminding you of hippy fashion are all scattered on the ground. You just need to make your pick!
Visit the Bangkok Forensic Museum
Bangkok Forensic Museum
The Bangkok Forensic Museum is different; and this storehouse truly caters to the fact that strange is beautiful! The artefacts are positively sinister. There are six different museums in two separate buildings, but probably only the creepiest can enthrall you. You should be prepared for the shock of your life!
Enjoy a movie in Scala Cinema
Scala Cinema
This is one of the most amazing one-screen movie halls in Thailand. This movie hall was built in the year 1967 and there is something very classy about its entire ambience. The retro seating arrangement is one of the major highlights of this hall. From the decor to the tickets, everything has been preserved to retain the sense of vintage classiness. The movie watching experience will be very unique in Scala Cinema.
Visit the khlongs
Bangkok Thonburi Khlongs
If you are really interested to know how people used to live in old wooden townhouses and stilted shacks, you need to visit Bangkok Thonburi Khlongs. The klongs are canals of the city and as you ride through the canal, you will encounter Thonburi to get a glimpse of old Bangkok. It is a pleasure to see a part of old Bangkok which is not just an amalgamation of six-lane expressways and skyscrapers.
Shopping at the night markets
Thailand night market
Before you head back home, visit the night markets and you will discover a hidden gem. Those who are looking for a souvenir will definitely find something to their liking. Take your time as you explore the hidden nooks and corners of the markets.
Visiting the Archipelago Cinema
Archipelago Cinema
Well, it is time to experience the beauty of the first open-air floating cinema. The viewers will float in the middle of a beautiful lagoon in Strait of Malacca, rocking with the flow and watch the screen in the front. This floating auditorium which was designed by Ole Scheeren, wanted to create a 'sense of droftwood'.
Experiencing the supernatural
The Sathorn Unique skyscraper was one of the most important construction projects of Thailand in 1990s. But the Asian financial crisis brought a havoc change in the economy and like many other projects; the construction of this 49-storied building was stalled too. The half-finished architecture has a post-apocalyptic feel, and locals say that the building is haunted. There is a sense of strange eerie about this building and it is hard to miss that feeling when you are near!
As you prepare the list, there will be many things you want to explore or experience and which will be left out! But Thailand cannot be experienced in one visit alone; there is a gamut of experiences and you need more than one visit to know its core.
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Michael Jackson was always a snappy dresser, and this sash is no exception! This Michael Jackson sash is a quick and easy yet awesome addition to your costume this Halloween.
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During the '80s a trend began in LA. Girls were hitting the mall in bright fashions and it was like, totally the coolest ever. Before you say "whatever" to this trend take a chill pill and try on a Valley Girl costume. Because, like duh, this costume is totally for you.
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Look younger in an instant with a can of Black Hair Spray. It's the most efficient way to dye your hair. Say goodbye to those pesky grays and hello to a full head of black with a can of Black Hair Spray.
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While everyone's style is different, one thing's for sure, a pair of blue fishnet gloves will look good on just about anyone. Give them a shot, you might end up wondering how you ever lived without them.
"Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, No One Wants To Be Defeated" If your little one loves to dance then they'll love pretending to be the King of Pop in this great jacket. This is a smaller version of the one that was worn in the great "Beat It" music video from 1983. Your young music lover will love taking a trip back to the crazy 80s.
The easiest way to become the King of Pop is starting with the silver glove. This detailed and sequined silver glove is a great way to begin to build your child's Michael Jackson costume. This is an easy way to turn your kid into a real "thriller".
"It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark, Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart..." Back in 1983 the greatest music video ever was created, "Thriller". It featured werewolves, zombies and the spooky voice of Vincent Prince. Since it's first airing it has become a favorite for fans of all ages with people being able to sing it at any time while doing the classic zombie dance. Now you can give your child a chance to look just like the king of pop in his greatest music video!
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Your dog can now help you remove pesky ghosts from your premises in this Ghostbusters Jumpsuit Pet Costume! It's available in multiple sizes, to fit almost any breed of dog.
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Bring out your inner King of Pop with this licensed Kids Michael Jackson Thriller Jacket! Start a Thriller flash mob, or just be the kid that gets the most candy this year due to your ability to replicate a perfect moon walk dance.
The only downside to wearing this Kids Michael Jackson Wig is that everyone is going to request the moonwalk. Start practicing because it's sure to happen! Like seriously. We tested it.
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These gloves have a lot of attention grabbing qualities. For one, they're neon, which has always done a great job at standing out. Second, they are made of fishnet material. When these two awesome factors combine, they make a great pair of gloves that go with a ton of costumes from 80s to monsters.
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Lim brings extensive regional distribution and sales experience to CTE from her prior roles with NBCUniversal International Networks and IMG Media. At CTE, Lim will drive the distribution of the company's expanding portfolio of branded linear and non-linear Asian entertainment services, including the recently launched Miao Mi, an Asian preschool kids channel, KIX 360 and Thrill 360 linear over-the-top (OTT) services, as well as Celestial Movies, cHK, Celestial Classic Movies, KIX HD and Thrill.
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Bridge for Product Design is a free part-time program for women, agender, and non-binary people. We meet in person twice a week in the evenings, in small class sizes, to work on real-world projects and learn in-demand skills from expert designers. Bridge is committed to providing a supportive environment where people can learn, ask questions, and build on their design skills. At the end of the course students will leave with greatly increased confidence, a portfolio piece, and plenty of experience with product design strategy.
What will you learn?
- Discovery & Facilitation
- User Research
- Empathy & Ethics
- User Journey Mapping
- Ideation & Prototyping
- Feedback & Critique
- Usability Testing
- Selling & Pitching
- Confidence & Communication
Class Details
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 24th - June 11th, 2020, 6pm-9pm
Where: Downtown Toronto
Please note that in addition to class time there will be an expectation that each student will spend approximately 10-15 hours per week outside of class working on homework.
Who can apply?
Anyone who identifies with any, some, or all of these categories: women, non-binary, or agender person, and has some experience with product design, UX, visual design, interaction design and/or service design; you're comfortable with design fundamentals and most of a project lifecycle, but would like to advance your skills. For example, you might be a Junior Product Designer, a self-taught UX Designer, or someone who left design and wants to come back. As long as you have the desire to learn we welcome your application. If you're unsure you qualify, apply anyway.
The application process
Bridge's Product Design program will be open for applications from January 6th - January 19th 2020 at 11:59pm. The Bridge team will look over every application we receive. Those who are selected as potential candidates will be contacted at the email you provided by January 24th, and sent a short design challenge with instructions to submit. Once you receive the design challenge you will be given one week (including the weekend) to hand it in for assessment by our instructors. All candidates who have been selected to join the next cohort will be contacted by February 10th.
I had recently started my first design job outside a bootcamp, and while the UX bootcamp I took was interesting and useful, the fact that Bridge was an applied program was important. I would be able to navigate my new job better with an expanded design toolkit. It's so valuable to be able to draw from the experiences of other students, instructors, and TAs.
June Paik, Bridge Cohort 1


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June 24, 1936 – July 5, 2019
Rex Dean Madlem, 83, Robinson, IL formerly of Oblong, IL passed away Friday July 5, 2019 at his residence. He was residing at Timber Creek Village in Robinson, IL.
A Celebration of Rex's Life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday July 11, 2019 at the Pulliam Funeral Home in Oblong, IL. Burial will follow in the Block Cemetery west of Hazel Dell, IL. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday July 10, 2019 at the funeral home. The family requests that in lieu of flowers an expression of sympathy may take the form of a contribution to the Oblong Fire Dept. Christmas for Kids or the Kiamichi Missions. Envelopes will be available at or may be mailed to Pulliam Funeral Home P.O. Box 121 Oblong, IL 62449. Condolences or remembrances may be sent to the family at oblongfuneralhome.com
Rex was born on June 24, 1936 in Paris, IL and was the son of John L. and Margaret (Shawver) Madlem. On June 26, 1955 he married Joyce Evelyn Hills. They later divorced. Rex was a semi truck driver who carried many different types of cargo such as milk and grain. Rex farmed and raised pigs from 1964 – 1975 in Jasper County, IL. He and his Dad John owned and operated the Gulf Oil Station in Willow Hill from 1962-1964. Rex graduated from Martinsville High School with the Class of 1954. He enjoyed horseback riding and was a member of the Crawford County Saddle Club. He enjoyed spending the winters in Bibleville, TX and traveling in his motor home around the country. He enjoyed singing and listening to music but most of all Rex enjoyed helping anyone who needed help with just about anything.
Rex is survived by his two sons and daughter-in-law, Douglas Duane Madlem of Casey, and Tony and Susan Madlem of Oblong; his daughter and son-in-law, Julie Renea and Greg Nye of Oblong; seven grandchildren, Janis Carrie Madlem, Josh and Nikki Madlem, Jillian Jo Madlem, Gabriel and Elizabeth Madlem, Samantha and Bipin Bhosale, Erica and Tony Meese and Mitchell and Chelsea Nye and seventeen great-grandchildren.
Preceding Rex in death were his parents; one infant brother Charles and two great grandchildren Emmitt and Aubrey Meese.


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sisters Deneuve (left) and Dorléac
THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT (Les demoiselles de Rochefort) A
France (124 mi) 1967 'Scope d: Jacques Demy
France (124 mi) 1967 'Scope d: Jacques Demy
Filmed after the international success of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cher... (1964), one of the most lavishly colorful films ever made, where nothing is spoken, everything is sung, this is another Demy musical with Catherine Deneuve, also long unavailable, lovingly restored in 1996 by his widow, Agnès Varda, and a hit in France, the film was originally released in America with an English dubbed version that was so poorly received in 1968 that Demy's career never recovered. THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT centers on, of course, the beautiful young girls, where the main attraction is the adorable sisters, blond Catherine Deneuve and her older sister, red-haired Françoise Dorléac, at ages 24 and 25, both stars from their teens, but this is the only time they worked together onscreen. Co-starring as singing and dancing twins, culminating in a show-stopping final number together, both wearing glittering, skin-tight, slit-to-the-thigh matching red gowns, inspired by Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe's musical duo "Two Little Girls from Little Rock" from GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953) Two little girls from little rock video - Tunesbaby.com YouTube (2:40). Dorléac played Jean-Paul Belmondo's stubborn girlfriend in Philippe de Broca's THAT MAN FROM RIO (1964), also Truffaut's mistress in THE SOFT SKIN (1964), and the young wife in Polanski's CUL DE SAC (1966) before dying in a car crash the year this film was released. For years, Deneuve was too distraught about her sister's death to even discuss her. Demy originally contemplated using Brigitte Bardot and Audrey Hepburn as the two sisters. Of note, Bardot was paired successfully with Jeanne Moreau in Louis Malle's comic revolutionary romp VIVA MARIA! (1965). Because of Demy's insistence upon using American singer/dancer Gene Kelly, production had to wait two years until Kelly was free of other commitments, making him 54 at the time of the shoot, yet seeing him effortlessly dancing down the street recalls the vibrancy of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951). Jacques Perrin also appears as a young sailor and artist who paints his ideal woman without ever actually seeing her, but nonetheless keeps searching for her, looking exactly like Deneuve, though they've never met, becoming one of the many missed connections of the film. One of Perrin's first acting roles was working with Valerio Zurlini in GIRL WITH A SUITCASE (1961), playing a romantic lead opposite an enthralling Claudia Cardinale, becoming an actor/producer on the Costa-Gavros thriller Z (1969), where more recently he co-directed the sensational bird documentary WINGED MIGRATION (2001).
This film reunites director-writer-lyricist Demy with musical composer Michel Legrand, offering one of their finest and jazziest scores, which plays over an odd combination of spoken dialogue mixed with what appears to be spontaneous moments expressed in song or dance, where characters at random form dancing combinations, seen twirling or spinning down the streets, often dancing or skipping out of the frame, where the streets are alive with continuous dance movements, all decked out in pastel colors, where the intoxicating, lighter-than-air mood of musical fantasia becomes the collective mindset of the movie. The film was shot on location in the colorful port city of Rochefort, chosen because of its size and its central square where most of the action takes place, where Production Designer Bernard Evein repainted 40,000 square meters of the city's façades, where the color white has never been more prominently featured and where every fire hydrant was painted a different pastel color, where Demy treats the town of Rochefort as if the city were a set built specifically for him and his movie. The film takes place over a weekend celebrating the French holiday Fête de la Mer (Festival of the Sea), opening and closing with the arrival and departure of a caravan of trucks, motorcycles and horses, including two American actors, George Chakiris, Bernardo from WEST SIDE STORY (1961) and also Grover Dale, and later Gene Kelly, who choreographs his own dances, seen driving a white convertible, where all arrive on a movable transporter bridge that acts as a drive-on ferry, where cars are seen driving past white clad sailors, white boats, white buildings, men and women dressed in white, until they arrive in the huge white colored city square where the sailors do an improvisational dance in front of the fountains with bright leotarded young girls 『The Young Girls of Rochefort』 Arrival of the Drymen - YouTube (3:34). Demy's grand, colorful, and unorthodox approach pays tribute to the American musical, yet mixes in French poetic realism, where dreams and reality coexist, though this may be Demy's most exhilarating and cheerfully optimistic film, literally bursting with life and joy, a delirious expression where pure emotions are translated into motion and music, the essence and lifeblood of a Hollywood musical.
The look Demy was after owes something equally to French filmmakers Max Ophuls and Jacques Tati, his mentor, where the film specifically recalls the charming allure of Tati's JOUR DE FÊTE (1949), but also Americans Vincente Minnelli and Stanley Donen, as Demy was a great admirer of the Golden Age of MGM musicals, creating a bliss-drenched realm of pinks and gold, where work is viewed as confining, so characters come alive with a kind of French gaiety that refuses to allow anxiety and distress to interfere with their otherwise sunny lives, where life is always upbeat in heavy anticipation of love and romance, not to mention Deneuve and Dorléac, who always seem to be just around the corner. One of the many wonders of the film is watching how each of the women carefully selects some outrageously fashionable hat to wear before they show themselves to the world outside, where they literally decorate themselves in matching colors. Danielle Darrieux, playing the mother to the twin sisters, is the only one of the performers in the film who does all her own singing, while Demy's real-life wife Agnès Varda can be seen making a cameo as one of the nuns visiting a music shop run by a young Michel Piccoli, seen with dark hair and thick sideburns. The construction of the film bears an artistic similarity with Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai's CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1994), another film that features an elaborate choreography of near misses, showing ships passing in the night, where key couples continually criss-cross past one another throughout the story, usually just missing one another as they go about their daily routines, so caught up in everyday life to notice what might be waiting for them just around the corner. This becomes part of the fun of the picture, as lovers meant to be, in the storybook sense, keep missing one another. Certainly a central theme is the frustration of searching for and just missing romance, where so many of the songs express a lost or missing love, yet they all yearn for that elusive kind of love expressed in Hollywood musicals that doesn't actually exist in real life, where lost in the façade of candy-colored artificiality is seeing through the dream, where as in all Demy musicals there are dark undertones to all the bright sunniness. This hyper-expressive, positively enchanting narcotic of a rapturous, over-the-top musical best expresses that idyllic dream of youth (where one can hope, can't they?), which may never come true, but when we're young, catching someone's eye, or observing someone in close quarters, the instantaneous reverie and fantasia of love has been and will always be there in our collective imaginations, dreamily wondering what may happen, or if this is just another one of those missed opportunities.


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Mrs. Eske's Team: Building Leaders
4th Grade Newsletter * Week of March 28th-April 1st
From the Desk of Mrs. Eske:
And the wheels on the bus go round and round... for another week!!! Welcome to Monday!! We are moving right along with some exciting events this week: STEAM Math Night tonight from 4:30-6, a field trip to the Springfield Symphony, Texas Roadhouse Night (Tuesday) featuring Jeffries fourth grade students showing off their finest line dancing skills, and our 3rd Quarter Leadership Assembly!!!
Updated time for Texas Roadhouse Night is 6:00. Students need to be there at 5:45 to get ready to go! Hope to see many students!
Building LEADERS one subject at a time!
Reading: This week we are continuing Reader's Theater, practicing fluency and expression with the plays; Mutant Bugs, Farflings from Farflung, and Porch Swing!!
Math: This week we will start our next math unit!! We will be solving problems involving customary measurement!
Social Studies: We will take a test on the unit, How Missouri Becomes a State!
Writing: Grammar, Grammar, Grammar!!!
A Fun-Filled Week Ahead!
IReady Testing in Math!!! Begins Friday!
We will take our end of the year test in reading, math, and language arts beginning this Friday!!! Thank you for your support and encouragement to help students finish strong!
More Measurement!
Guaranteed to be exciting and fun!
Important Dates and Friendly Reminders:
Monday, March 28- Jeffries Math Night 4:30-6:00PM
Tuesday, March 29th-4th Grade Field Trip to Springfield Symphony, Texas Roadhouse Night 6PM
Friday, April 1– Leadership Assembly
Tuesday, April 5- Jaguar Junction
Thursday, April 7- PTA Executive Mtg. 6:30PM
Sunday, April 10- Happy birthday, Dr. Cooper
Tuesday, April 12– PTA General Mtg. with Kindergarten Performance at 7PM
Wednesday, April 13– Parents as Teachers K-Prep 12:30 & Future Jaguars 1:30-2:15PM
Friday, April 15- Professional Learning Day; No School for Students
Tuesday, April 19- 5th grade students go to the Cardinals Game 9-1:30PM (tentatively)
Friday, April 22- Last Day for library checkout (books can be kept until May 2); Springfield Orchestra Percussion Ensemble Assembly 9:30AM (for interested grade levels, K-5)- in the gym


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Beer Events & News, The Week of September 3rd
Alexis Dickie, Brew Bus Staff
With so many beer events and happenings across the city it can be hard to keep up! Don't fret, we've got your back.
We've got a running list of beer events so you can plan in advance, and we're also going to do a deep dive each week on what the week ahead will bring.
Check out the beer releases, the special events, and the reoccurring events happening in the New Orleans beer scene below!
Beer Releases
Bad Decision Lemur
This week brings another small batch IPA release from NOLA Brewing: Bad Decision Lemur. Check out our blog post on their incredibly popular small batch IPA series here.
Bad Decision Lemur is a New England style IPA brewed with Aramis, Cashmere, and Mistral hops. It's hazy, it's juicy, and it clocks in at 7.3% ABV.
Curved Space Thyme
NOLA is also releasing another beer in their NOLA Funk Series, Curved Space Thyme. This is an American Sour Ale aged in neutral oak barrels for 8 months on galaxy hops and thyme. 5.1%ABV
Bad Decision Lemur and Curved Space Thyme will be released in the taproom on Saturday.
German Fest Bier
On Saturday Wayward Owl releases their German Fest Bier in the taproom in honor of Oktoberfest. Be sure to check out this malty and delicious beer before the season is over!
Special Events
Blues, Beer, & Wing Thing
Port Orleans is hosting their 2nd annual mini-festival for Labor Day featuring music, beer, lawn games, and a wing cook-off. Wing proceeds will benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and their fight to cure cancer!
Krispy Krunchy Foods LLC has generously donated 700lbs of chicken wings to the cause, so make sure you stop by and stuff your faces, drink a lot of beer, and know that it's all going to a good cause! Local chefs from Frencheeze Food Truck, Cooter Brown's Tavern & Oyster Bar, The Picnic Basket, Chef Johnson – Johnson Truck, and Domenica are competing to see who can cook the best wings.
Music will be by Old Riley & The Water.
Game Night at 504 Craft Beer Reserve
Mid-City is rotating a board game night and this week it is at 504 Craft Beer Reserve. The event is free and open to the public and taking place on Tuesday from 5-9PM.
New yoga series at Port Orleans
Port Orleans announced a new yoga series on Tuesdays from 6-7pm in their beer garden leading up to the Gleason Classic. Participants will receive $4 happy hour beers (with the exception of Gleason IPA as a portion of that beer goes back to charity).
Bring your own mat, water, and towel. The class is free but donations are appreciated.
Saints Watch Party
Brieux Carre & Second Line are hosting watch parties for Sunday's Saints game versus the Buccaneers. The game is at 12pm. Brieux Carre is offering $1 off beers during the game and Second Line will have a food pop-up from La Monita.
Public Open Cellar Day at Avenue Pub
Check out Avenue Pub's newly remodeled cellar/bottle room and drink some vintage beers! Open to the public on Sunday from 2-5pm.
St James Cheese & Parleaux Beer Pairing
On Wednesday Parleaux & St James Cheese are partnering for a beer and cheese pairing. The event begins at 7pm at Parleaux and tickets are $40 for 4 beers and 4 cheeses.
Standing Events
These events occur every week! Be sure to check out all the fun, from yoga to trivia to Happy Hour, and more!
Monday 9/3 Yoga at NOLA Brewing
Tuesday 9/4 Trivia at Urban South
Wednesday 9/5 Trivia at NOLA Brewing
Wednesday 9/5 Fantasy Draught at Port Orleans
Wednesday 9/5 Groundhog Day screening at Second Line
Thursday 9/6 Beer tasting at 504 Craft Beer Reserve
Thursday 9/6 Dunc & Holder Roadshow at NOLA Brewing
Thursday 9/6 Drinking with the Breweries at Craft Beer Cellar
Friday 9/7 $4 Happy Hour at Port Orleans
Friday 9/7 Trivia at Broad Street Cider & Ale
Sunday 9/9 Comedy night at Parleaux Beer Lab
Sunday 9/9 Yoga at Abita
Sunday 9/9 Sunday Funday at Urban South
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Delta Traffic Up for March
Delta Air Lines announced operating results for March 2014. The Atlanta-based airline said that its total traffic for the month increased by 3.9% year-over-year, while its total capacity increased by 3.2%.
System traffic on the domestic side of operations increased to 10.5 billion revenue passenger miles, or RPMs, a 4.1% year-over-year increase. In international markets, system traffic was up by 3.6% to 6.5 billion RPMs from 6.3 billion in March 2013.
The airline's capacity, measured in available seat miles or ASMs, increased by 2.3% domestically, up to 12.1 billion from last year's 11.9 billion. Internationally, the carrier reported 7.8 billion ASMs, an increase of 4.6% from last year's 7.5 billion.
Delta reported that its system-wide load factor was up 0.6 percentage points year-over-year to 85.3%. The airline said that its domestic load factor increased by 1.5 percentage points to 86.4%. However, the airline saw a decrease in international load factor, with a 0.8 percentage point drop to 83.6%.
The airline also reported an increase of 1% for passenger revenue per available seat mile, or Prasm, a key measure of an airline's performance, for March compared to the same period in 2013.
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Families at closed St. Paul school receive help for transition
Other Catholic schools, Aim Higher Foundation provide support
While students and staff at St. Francis-St. James United School in the West Seventh neighborhood of St. Paul faced the sadness of the school's closure this week, Principal Gail Rappé was trying to be upbeat.
She was grateful that many families found a new Catholic school home for the next school year.
"It's been tough," she acknowledged in an interview with The Catholic Spirit June 3, two days before the last day of school. But, she added, "we had a lot of time to find new schools for our kids."
"We knew about this in November," said Rappé, noting the announcement last fall that the K-8 school would close at the end of the academic year due to declining enrollment and financial sustainability challenges.
Soon after families learned about the news, the school met with parents "to reassure them that we would do everything we can to make this the best year ever and that we would help all of them find other schools for their kids," Rappé said.
As part of that effort, principals at nearby Catholic schools — including Holy Spirit and Highland Catholic in St. Paul — attended a school fair last December at St. Francis-St. James United, where those neighboring school leaders talked with families, answered questions and provided informational materials, Rappé said. Students also had opportunities to shadow students at the neighboring Catholic schools to experience a typical day there.
"I couldn't be prouder of how the principals in those Catholic schools have tried to help us," she said.
St. Francis-St. James United School had 79 students at the end of the year, including eight eighth-graders, Rappé said. Of the remaining students, about half will be attending Catholic schools this fall.
Helping students
Among the financial assistance many of the students continuing at neighboring Catholic schools will receive are tuition assistance grants from the Aim Higher Foundation. The foundation recently announced a total of $750,000 in grants for the 2013-2014 academic year for students with financial need at 76 Catholic schools in the archdiocese — a nearly $300,000 increase over grant monies awarded for the academic year now ending.
The foundation is continuing support to all students who received Aim Higher Foundation tuition assistance in 2012-2013 if they remain in a Catholic elementary school and have continued financial need — a total of 648 students, said Karen Rauenhorst, chair of the foundation and member of Holy Name of Jesus in Medina. The increase in grant monies will assist additional students in the coming year.
The grants are offered in increments not larger than $1,000 per student per year or 50 percent of yearly tuition paid, whichever is less, according to the foundation.
About 26 students from St. Francis-St. James United will attend Holy Spirit School in the fall and at least 18 will benefit from Aim Higher Foundation grants, said Mary Adrian, Holy Spirit's principal.
"I think it's an opportunity for us to certainly enroll students that otherwise might not be able to be enrolled," she said of the grants. "It really has been a big boost for elementary schools in terms of providing some additional resources that together with parish resources are really making a difference for kids."
Other funds also help Catholic school families with financial need, such as the 2009 Pohlad Family Foundation grant and 2008 Legacy Grant that aid urban Catholic schools.
Reaching out
Holy Spirit School continues to reach out to its new families from St. Francis-St. James United, most recently by inviting them to an ice cream social.
"It was an opportunity for parents to connect and to get to meet some of their children's classmates. It was also an opportunity for them to ask questions," Adrian said.
St. Francis-St. James United hosted a reunion and auction last month, and it raised about $6,000 for scholarships for students, Rappé said. Several hundred people attended the event, which also featured an open house, food, games and a "memory lane" room. The school also hosted a reunion basketball tournament that drew many former students now in high school and college.
Rappé said she has been helping her staff of 11 to find new employment for the fall. Reflecting during the last few days of the school year, she said she was "feeling proud that these last few months we've done things with the children that have been memorable."
One of the last events of the school year was kindergarten graduation June 4.
Throughout the year, the school's eighth-graders, who graduated May 31, served as "buddies" for the kindergartners, she said. All of the older students were planning to attend the kindergarten graduation.
"They were their big buddies and they didn't want to let them down," she said.
Save the date: The first Aim Higher Foundation fundraising gala is set for Nov. 1, at a location yet to be determined. The event, with its theme "A Promise for the Future," will feature dinner and entertainment by children from area Catholic schools. Visit the Aim Higher Foundation website or more details as they become available.
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In 1963, author/illustrator Maurice Sendak published his seventh children's book, "Where the Wild Things Are". The story of Young Max and his fantastical adventures on a mysterious island full of teeth gnashing, eye-rolling monsters–told more by pictures than words–won the 1964 Caldecott Medal and became one of the most loved and well-known books in children's literature. It was one the first books my sons' received when they were born and still remains one of our favorites today.
On October 16, Warner Brother will release the adaptation of "Wild Things" from director Spike Jonze and writer Dave Eggers. While many of us (including me) are looking forward to Max's larger than life theatrical adventures amongst a passel of hairy, creatively-designed beasts from the Henson workshop, I think it's worth reading the book first and watching the original animated adaptation from Sendak's classic masterpiece.
The DVD of Where the Wild Things Are…And Five More stories by Maurice Sendak from Scholastic Storybook Treasuresâ"¢ stays true to Sendak's original book and illustration's. My boys and I received a review copy of this DVD, recently updated to include a new read-along function plus an interview with the author, Maurice Sendak. We loved that it also included some of our other favorite Sendak tales; "Pierre," "One Was Johnny," "Alligators All Around," "Chicken Soup with Rice," and "In the Night Kitchen."
Scholastic has provided Kidoinfo with three copies of this DVD to give away! Want to win a copy of the DVD, Where the Wild Things Are…And Five More stories by Maurice Sendak?
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– One entry permitted per person; US entrants welcome to enter.
– Entry period closes at Noon EST, Wednesday, October 14, 2009.
– Three winners will receive one DVD ($15 value)!


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In post 35, Panzerjager wrote:Ties should be half a strike =(
In post 37, Gammagooey wrote:I threw together an excel file like we used to show results last year (D3f3nd3r PM me your email address and I'll send it to ya)
In post 54, Panzerjager wrote:
Oh, I thought I got the full strike, not no strike. Please go back to your regularly scheduled not giving me a strike, ps go lions.
(Ties probably *should* be worth half a strike and it's worth revisiting because there is at least one tie every year since they changed the OT rules, but like don't be in a hurry to change anything lol)
Edit: there's a bunch of weird Nero stuff in here and I don't understand why he seems mad
Edit2: super did not mean to spark a debate


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While Libertarian Presidential Candidate, Bob Barr is vocal about his wishes to halt Real ID implementation, he added that keeping the welfare recipients from voting was on his list of priorities. The cognitive dissonance and conflicts between the two ideas are not necessarily obvious. Those affirming the latter, may slip a noose around their own necks if Real ID is given the go ahead for its disenfranchising power.
An enacted Real ID manifests not just as complete exposure of US citizen's privacy and identity keys or as an irrelevant immigration solution, but as a potent voter disenfranchisement tool. This Spring the Supreme Court upheld Indiana's demand for photo ID as a pre-requisite to vote. If more states mimic this legislation, ID will predicate your right to vote.
Those at the bottom of the economic ladder, those booted unintentionally "off the grid" due to mental illness or due to imprisonment often do not have immediate access to their "breeder documents"- a birth certificate or Social Security card- qualifying them for ID. As identity trends persist, more people without immediate access to key identity documents find themselves outside of resources. They may also find themselves outside of the law for failure to provide identity documents on demand for registration, probation or payment of fines.
In Michael Mechanic's, IDENTITY THEFT article, Mother Jones reports repercussions for those without access to proper identity documents.
FOR NEW PAROLEE'S hoping to stay out of prison for good, scoring public assistance is crucial. But few consider this obstacle: "You can't get ID in this society anymore if you don't have ID," says Amy Blank, a researcher at Rutgers University. "If you wanta birth certificate, you need a driver's license. If you want a driver's license, you have to have a birth certificate and a Social Security card. And to get a Social Security card, you have to have a driver's license. It's this crazy cycle."
For those with proper ID, squarely on the right side of the law with financial ducks in a row, still more government mandated hoop-jumping exercises are ahead. Among the hotly opposed tenets of the Real ID Act is a mandate to submit citizenship documents to local DMV databases in order to receive a valid driver's license or ID. In essence, the database will be a national catalog of identity documentation.
The Consequences of Enumeration
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Government cataloging or enumeration of a nation based on identity, may be used for profiling people groups based on aspects of race, religion, locale and consumer habits. Consequenses for enumeration are documented in Edwin Black's book, IBM & The Holocaust.


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It's been a crappy day. When you go to sleep at night, do you have that list of vows you make to yourself? Things you WILL do or things you WON'T DO EVER AGAIN. Like you'll never stay up to play Snood for an hour. Or you promise when you wake up, you will have a quiet time before you do anything else. Oh and you'll wake up early.
Well, it was another one of those days. I did get up early, but I didn't have a quiet time. I couldn't. The owners of the house were here at 7:45 jack hammering the concrete outside my window. We are getting a new drain pipe to the sewer. Yay hooray! They're doing it at 7:45 on Saturday. Not so yay hooray.
I managed to find things to waste my time until 10:45 (what do you do for three hours, you ask? I don't know. I should videotape myself) I got out of the house. I needed to go write.
But first, I would treat myself to a few garage sales. You know, Saturday morning, a bit of fun before the work kicks in. I found a couple of sales advertised on Craislist.org. Cool people advertise on craigslist. I needed a good stew pot, maybe kitchen gadgets. One sale advertised Franciscan Desert Rose china for sale. That's my mom's pattern. I inherited four luncheon plates, two salad plates and a gravy boat. Maybe I could find a relish canoe.
Well I couldn't find that garage sale. Or was already closed up. You know those garage sales, you say start 9am no early birds and those Hispanics from Boyle Heights are at your door looking for Franciscan Rose dinnerware. I went looking for another and got stuck in some strange cubbyhole of Westdale that got cut off from the world when the 405 and 10 connectors were built. It was noon and I was feeling anxious. The way you do when you've been window-shopping for more than ten minutes and that little voice in your head says, "GET OUT NOW!"
So I forced myself to go to my favorite home away from home for writing: The Un Urban coffee house. It was hot. The tables were full. The tables that weren't full either had kiddy chairs next to bar counters, or had no working light bulbs in their lamps. Get out now! Before you have to buy a latte made with stale coffee beans. Okay then. I'll go home. Uh oh, maybe the landlords will come into my house and steal something. What? The TV? My checkbook? I better go back home.
I did. There were now TWO vans at the house, a buttload of new sewer pipe on the lawn and six workers huddled around a woman planning their next offensive. Forget it. It's too loud. And they are too busy to go steal my incomplete Franciscan ware.
I had a yoga class at four PM at a studio near the 3rd Street promenade. I could go really early. Ah but I'd pay a butt load on parking. I drove around looking for free spots in the streets north of the promenade. Nothing. I stopped at Wild Oats to get a fresh vegetable juice and a shot of wheat grass but the customers were mobbing the deli area to sample the Wild Oats Thanksgiving meal samples. If it's free people will eat it, even if it's mock turkey loaf.
I parked the car and walked over to the promenade. Where could I write? I went to Borders and there weren't any tables that were free and at least ten feet from the homeless men who came there to hang out. Nothing wrong with the homeless. But these guys were either psychotic or had a 20 foot diameter force field of BO surrounding them. I tried Starbucks. Too many people, no tables. I finally went to the Coffee Bean and found a foot-square table that sat on an incline. I wrote for a whopping 25 minutes and it was time to go to my yoga class. No actually I went a half hour early, laid out my mat and tried to sleep I was already exhausted. It took much of t yoga class to undo the frustration of the day.,
I got home about 6:30, and there was a message on my machine. "Hi, this is Caroline, you hit my car. Please give me a call."
HUH? I called the number and didn't know what she was talking about, I didn't hit your car.
No, I have your number here, you left me your number.
Uh, you must be mistaken. I have a white Acura, I didn't hit you or give you this number.
She said I had left a note: she was parked on Second Street in Santa Monica, came back, there was a big dent and a side mirror was gone. And there was a note on her car reading: "Hi, I'm SO sorry your car got hit. Call me at 310-314-2683 and we'll sort this out."
I told her someone gave her the wrong number. She didn't believe me. She went on about the damage to her car and her surety that this was the right number.
Well, someone gave you the wrong number. You want to see my car? It has no damage on it. I suggested she tried flipping some of the numbers and calling around.
She called back a couple hours later, said, "I don't know what to say, the paint on my car is white so I got hit by a white car and yours is definitely the number on the piece of paper." I called back and left a message saying I was going to call the police and give them her info, she could take it up with them.
I started to worry: Maybe I DID hit someone's car and didn't know it. Did someone see me hit the car and rat me out? But how would they know my phone number, it's unlisted. I don't have my phone number logo'd on my car. No, if I did hit her, I'd have to have written the note. Did I write a note and not remember? Do I have amnesia? Post Trauma Memory loss? Then who wrote the note?
Then I really started to worry: Maybe it's a new scam: someone has access to DMV records, so they spot a car, get their license plate, look up their phone number and then call them with this scam. Maybe they'll drive by my house, hit my car in the right place and then file a claim.
I called the police dispatch. After a few holds and transfers I got a dead line. I called back and got a real live person. I told her what happened. She connected me to the desk. No one answered. She put me through to the front desk dispatch.
I told the dispatch lady what happened. She sighed. "You can't file a report if nothing has been done to you."
Well but she's saying I damaged her car."
Go out and take pictures.
You got a camera, don't you?
No I don't.
Then go buy a disposable camera with the time stamp on the film, keep the photos in case she files a lawsuit against you.
So I can't do anything to protect myself? I gotta wait for the lawsuit?
No, nothing's been done to you except a few harassing phone calls.
Well then can I file a complaint I'm being harassed telephonically?
The lady sighed heavier. Maybe I got her at a bad time. It was 10:30 PM, Maybe this was her popcorn break, or I was cutting into her rerun of JAG.
So I guess the police can only help you after you've been screwed.
SO now I'm on edge until I get that Kodak disposable and take the photos. Maybe they'll come by and hit my car to make it look like I did it. I should park up in the driveway. How late is Rite-Aid open? Would they have a camera with a flash bright enough to photograph the car in the dark? What if the photo guy doesn't put the time stamp on the photo? Maybe I should wait and get a Sunday paper so I can hold it up to the car as I take pictures. Like terrorists do with hostages.
I hate this. I know I'm innocent but until it's resolved, I'm on edge. I want to defend myself NOW. But then if I get antsy or pissed it will just make it look like I am guilty. The thing is, I AM guilty. Of something. Sometime, somewhere. And whenever I act out of defensiveness, that residual guilt hangs on me like old cigarette smoke in an ex-smoker's suede jacket. This is awful!
Wait. This would make a good "Desperate Housewives" spec script. I should just go with it.
Nov 14, 2004
Time, Writers Block and Scams
It's been a crappy day. When you go to sleep at night, do you have that list of vows you make to yourself? Things you WILL do or things you WON'T DO EVER AGAIN. Like you'll never stay up to play Snood for an hour. Or you promise when you wake up, you will have a quiet time before you do anything else. Oh and you'll wake up early.
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There's an app called Timehop that I love. It takes you on a daily trip down memory lane, showing you photos and videos 'on this day' style. With the sheer amount of photos and videos on our phones it's easy for things to get lost in a sea of forgotten moments, so I love this…Read More
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"Fuck off with your 'Relaxed'!" {Also features on The M Word } Recently I wrote a post about Living With Infertility, and I focused on what the direct impact of it was like at the time. But although it discusses infertility itself, what isn't often discussed is the effect of that, and how it affects…Read More
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{Also featured on The M Word } Every so often I get asked ' So… are you going to try again for a girl now that you have two boys?' What an odd question. Or am I the odd one? Why would people assume I have a need to have a daughter over another son?…Read More
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I just received a package from my mom last weekend. In it was the final checks which totaled over $4300 from the fundraiser she organized with friends in Bailey, CO at the end of June! I was amazed at the generosity of that little town of Bailey, CO. They put on an aerobics-marathon with some ladies, even an "elderly" woman working out for 5 hours straight! No kidding, how did she do that? So they were sponsored for the time they worked out. They also had a bake sale because they obviously needed the extra calories that day! :) They had t-shirts made and had a dozen or more local sponsors! They ALSO had a bike rally that ended with some raffle drawings at The Crossroads Bar & Grill which supported us with 10% of their proceeds. Two local papers ran stories on it and it was a real success! Amazing! Such a blessing...
Here's the Thank You note I sent to the folks of Bailey who came out. Glen Moses, my mom's husband, put a nice brochure together which included our photo, this letter and the summary of the event for everyone, and even had it framed as a gift for the sponsors. Thanks, Glen!
July 7, 2010
Dear Mom,
Please pass along this note of thanks to all the wonderful people who volunteered
so much time, talent, and money to support our family. I never knew what a special
community you have there until now. These folks, while friends to you, are strangers
to me, but miles and unfamiliarity were not blockades to their kindness and generosity.
Those who know you obviously love you, those who don't know you must love
their fellow community member or fellow man in general. That says a lot about a town.
I too have found a lot of local support and love from my own hometown of Santa Barbara
in the form of meals, childcare, and services like cleaning, organizing and mowing our
lawn. I know Santa Barbara has a few sister cities, but I wonder if Bailey could be added
as a sister city of Santa Barbara. I am going to look into how that works through the
Chamber or Mayor's office, but if nothing comes of it, Bailey will now be a sister city in
my heart.
My appreciation for what you've done for us is so much greater than any
thank you note can express so I'll close for now. I look forward to visiting Bailey
in the future and giving you all big hugs, each and every one of you - I mean that!
(for the English Family)
So, our initial fundraising goal was achieved. That redeems what set us back a bit. Our continual monthly medical expenses for recovery continue and average $500-600. Thank you for your support! Even if you haven't given or are able to your prayers mean SO much!


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Andrew Napolitano: What Ever Happened to the Constitution? (Video)
Andrew Napolitano: What Ever Happened to the Constitution? Video – Mises
TDC Note – While this is a few years old does it really matter if it was recorded this morning or 50 years ago? Our Constitution has been under attack for the past couple of decades and we need all the reminders we can get of what's at stake as the remaining shreds of freedom and liberty are being stripped from our lives.
Presented by Judge Andrew Napolitano at the 2010 Mises University. Includes an introduction by Mises Institute founder and chairman, Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. Recorded 29 July 2010 in Auburn, Alabama.


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Australia's Biggest Knitted White Ribbon
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From July to November 2018 the Manning Great Lakes Community will be engaged in knitting white patches to be stitched together to form Australia's Biggest Knitted White Ribbon. The ribbon will be displayed on the 19th fairway of the Taree Golf Course on 23 November 2018. Also on this date local service providers will host stalls in a Domestic and Family Violence Expo.
If you'd like to assist in the project the following facts will assist;
8 ply wool/acrylic/cotton MUST BE WHITE
Between size 4-5mm knitting needles
40 stitches wide
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Lengths between 40cm and 1 metre
Completed Knitted lengths can be forwarded to;
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"Learn to tell your own story. That's what an interviewer remembers." – In conversation with Sonya Dutta Choudhury, Author, Career Rules
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