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Police, 311 officials visit Carrick/Overbrook block watch
March 13, 2012
By Margaret L. Smykla
Contributing Writer
Zone 6 police Commander Scott Schubert and 311 manager Wendy Urbanic were the guest speakers at the Carrick/Overbrook block watch meeting on March 5 in the Pittsburgh Concord K-5 auditorium.
The meeting began with a Westmont Ave. resident saying drug dealing is occurring in the street again, and that some of the problem neighbors have returned.
Another Westmont resident said he was putting his house up for sale.
That is in contrast to last month's meeting in which a turnaround in crime and other negative quality-of-life activities was reported following establishment of a neighborhood block watch there six months earlier.
A Carrick business owner said drug dealing occurs in his building, the sidewalks are a mess, and there is a deep hole in the street in front of his house. He said he takes care of his property, sweeps the sidewalks and wants business owners cited who allow their property to become an eyesore.
He said he gave up on calling 311 a long time ago because no action has been taken on problems he reports.
In area news, a Brownsville Rd. Redd Up will take place on April 21. Volunteers should meet at 10 a.m. in the Carrick Shopping Center. It is part of a city-wide Spring Redd Up.
Carol Anthony, who conducted the meeting, said there were 10 burglaries in Carrick last month, with three of those on Brownsville Rd.
In her presentation, Ms. Urbanic said Carrick is one of the top five neighborhoods 311 hears from, which shows that residents care.
She said there is confusion among residents about the difference between 911 and 311. If a police officer is needed, call 911.
"We try to assist police but never want to be mistakenly called in an emergency," she said.
For ongoing problems like trash on a property, illegal dumping, graffiti, abandoned cars, or any other violation, residents should call 311, the city's phone number for government information and non-emergency services. Callers receive a reference number so they can call back to learn the resolution to their problem.
Residents can also call 311 to leave police tips if they don't want to call the police themselves.
"Our responsibility is to get information to the proper departments," she said.
To a question about reporting building violations, she said inspectors at the Bureau of Building Inspection (BBI) will inspect a house, and then send a notice to the owner about violations.
If the problems are not corrected, legal challenges may be filed before the local district justice.
Sometimes the owners are given more time to make corrections, which prolongs the process -- and the frustration for those impacted by a neglected structure in their neighborhood.
Ms. Urbanic asked attendees to give her the addresses of the top three to five most troublesome properties, and she will target them.
A Kirk Ave. resident said she has cleaned up lots of bottles and needles in front of the property.
"Keep reporting," said Ms. Urbanic, who also said she would call Zone 3 to see what is happening at the address.
In his brief presentation, Commander Schubert said if residents simply call a particular officer with information it might move no further if the officer is busy or is transferred.
But if they leave a paper trail by reporting the information to 311, it becomes available to all law enforcement officials. Ms. Urbanic can then do a follow up.
Commander Schubert called the disruptive property ordinance "a work in progress."
Under the ordinance, after violations of specific crimes within a certain timeframe, the property becomes a disruptive property. The owner is cited, even if it is a rental property and the tenants are causing the problems.
The disruptive property task force meets monthly.
Today, said the commander, there are 840 city police officers, down from the 1200 when he was hired.
"We're always trying to do more with less," he said, noting the response time is good when officers receive a call.
The 911 dispatchers are the ones who prioritize calls.
If someone calls 911 for a street fight, for example, it may not receive high priority, and by the time officers arrive the fighters may have dispersed.
"We don't dictate where they send us," he said.
When he asked for traffic issues, an attendee said motorists at the top of Biscayne and Becks Run roads do not know they are approaching Concord School because there is nothing alerting them to watch for students.
"We need better signage there," he said.
To cover school zones, the city-wide motorcycle unit changed its hours to 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., and from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m.
There was also a complaint about suburbanites blocking the intersection of Route 51 and Nobles Lane by CoGo's from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sometimes motorists approaching the intersection must sit through four light changes before they make it onto Route 51.
To a general question about the process for getting a stop sign put up, Commander Schubert said to contact the city's traffic engineer.
Ms. Anthony said block watch meetings will be held the first Mondays of each month until June in the Pittsburgh Concord K-5 auditorium.
The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. on April 2.


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By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
JACKSON, Tenn. – With a 5-1 win over Southeast Missouri in the second round of the Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament, the Tennessee Tech baseball team did more than just advance to Day 3 to play Austin Peay. The Golden Eagles set a new standard for Tech baseball.
The 2013 squad became the first in program history to win 40 games in a single season, breaking the mark of 39 wins set by the 1997 team. It also marked the first time in OVC history that the league had two 40-win teams in the same season as Austin Peay also has 40+ victories this season.
Senior ace Tristan Archer picked up his ninth win of the season, tossing 8.1 innings while scattering seven hits and allowing just one earned run. He also struck out six batters. The start marked the 55th of the righty's career, tying the OVC career mark for starts. Even bigger, the win marked the 23rd of Archer's career, making him the all-time career wins leader in Tech history.
Also collecting an impressive career milestone was sophomore closer Seth Lucio. The young pitcher picked up his 12th save of the season, extending his single season record while tying the Tech career record as well.
Tech took advantage of five Redhawk errors on the night, scoring three unearned runs (plus two earned).
Following three scoreless inning by both sides, Tech finally broke the tie, scoring a run on an RBI fielder's choice up the middle by James Abraham. He drove in Daniel Miles who had walked earlier in the inning.
The Golden Eagles collected three more in the bottom of the fifth, using clutch two-out hitting after being given life by an error by SEMO's second baseman. Zach Stephens scored on the dropped fly ball, doubling the Tech lead to 2-0. An RBI double by Dylan Bosheers and RBI single by James Abraham put the Golden Eagles up 4-0 to end the inning.
Both sides collected runs in the sixth, ending the scoring for the rest of the game to provide the final of 5-1.
Senior outfielder Austin Wulf went 2-for-4 on the night, putting him just three hits shy of the Tech all-time hits record and four from breaking it. He joined Stephens and Bosheers as the hits leaders for the day, as each collected two each. Abraham led the Golden Eagles with two RBI and Miles led the scoring effort with two runs scored.
Tech will face off against the No. 2 seeded Governors on Friday at 7 p.m. CDT at the Ballpark at Jackson. The winner will advance to the championship game on Saturday while the loser will head to the loser's bracket for a play-in game to the championship game.
Fans can watch the entire 2013 OVC Baseball Tournament live on
the OVC Digital Network. There is no
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computer, tablet or smart phone.
Tickets for the event will be $10 per day or $28 for an all-session pass (up to 11 total games). There is also an $8 a day rate (or $25 for an all-tournament pass) for students/faculty of OVC-member schools (with valid ID) or for groups. All seats at the 6,000-seat park are general admission for the OVC Championship.
Fans can purchase tickets in person at the Jackson Generals box office or by calling (731) 988-5299 or going online here: https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2/team.asp?sponsorid=4577.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Comfortably Wealthy
The obvious answer would be: flying mounts for all my characters and alts. Well, I have already spent the required 6000+1000 for my Hunter main, along with the same amount for my Death Knight, the two classes I love most. Then I also have 3 other characters who are around level 71. Of those, I will probably level my Paladin and Warlock to 80 because they have a few professions that I want to keep on top of. I will probably neglect the Rogue because it does not interest me anymore for the time being. I won't be getting flying mounts for the Pally and Lock for now. The reason is simple: I'm waiting for an announcement regarding the next expansion to see if they ban flying again until level 87 for another stupid reason such as "Water Flying".
Apart from the flying mounts, I have my own guild and have purchased all 6 bank tabs a while back. That's a total of almost 9000G.
My Death Knight is pretty well geared, with some of the best BOE stuff I could find or craft. I'm not gonna spend another cent on him. However, I am gonna gear my Hunter some more because he's a bit scruffy right now. He even sports a few greens! Gasp!
So, the first major purchase I'm making just as I'm typing this - and don't try to dissuade me :) - is a Band of the Kirin Tor which I'm gonna immediately upgrade to an Inscribed Band of the Kirin Tor. I've thought long and hard about this. Is it really worth it? Well, for me it is. The stats on the upgraded ring (which is a ilvl 213 item, mind you) are some of the best you can buy as a solo player. These 2 cost me 8775 and I am only Honored with the Kirin Tor. Besides, I got the Ring of the Kirin Tor achievement. Some cheap-ass achievement this turned out to be!
Apart from the good stats on the ring, I highly value the Dalaran teleport. Since patch 3.1, the cooldown on this ring has also been lowered from 1 hour to 30 minutes! This makes it awesome for me because lately I've been doing a lot of jumping to different zones. From Dalaran to the Argent Tournament, to wherever the random Tournament daily takes me, to wherever the Dalaran fishing daily takes me and finally to Shattrath for the daily cooking and fishing quests.
Furthermore, it will probably be at least another year before the next expansion which means I will have a lot of time to really enjoy the utility brought by this ring. Further, even in the next expansion the Dalaran teleport will be useful if you consider that from Dalaran you have access to Northrend, Outland and the old continents.
Now there still remains a hefty sum of gold, not even counting the >10K gold in mats that I have stashed in my bank. I was thinking to blow a large portion of this gold on a crazy item or two.
The two foremost items that I have in mind are a Mekgineer's Chopper and a Traveler's Tundra Mammoth. As you probably know, both of these are big vanity mounts and I'm talking BIG vanity. At roughly 20K gold, they are more or less a gold sink but are sure to attract the envy of other players. Now let's analyze these 2, shall we?
The Mekgineer's Chopper looks pretty rad, IMO. It would fit my scruffy dwarf like a glove. It doesn't have any utility compared to a "normal" mount and it is probably the more expensive of the two.
The Traveler's Tundra Mammoth on the other hand is a lot more useful with it's repair and reagents vendor, though the reagents will be useless for a hunter after ammo will be removed from the game. However, it doesn't look as rad.
Decisions, decisions. I'm not even sure I should spend money on these mounts since I'm not a mount collector, nor I will ever be. But hey, what's the point of making gold if you can't spend it? So what would YOU do?
8 comments:
I read your blog daily and appreciate the tips and suggestions for making gold. So far I've made about 2K in the last couple of weeks. A lot of my 3.1 speculation either didn't or hasn't happened yet since it's taking a little longer for players to get geared in Ulduar.
My suggestion to you - spend that gold! I personally love all of the vanity items that are available and for those that have the resources, why not flaunt it a little bit?
Let's see some screenshots after you decide what to buy!
- April 23, 2009 at 11:48 AM
- Darth Solo said...
Thanks a lot TB! I'm glad my tips can be of some help to someone. Unfortunately I'm in the same boat as you - speculating certain mats failed big time in 3.1 and now I'm sitting on all those mats, just hoping that the prices will go up. Right now they're at an all time low.
As for the vanity items... I'm too busy doing the dailies right now to care too much, so it'll take a while for me to sit down and think hard about this.
- April 23, 2009 at 6:52 PM
- Joe said...
I've been reading your blog for roughly a month, maybe 3 weeks, its a welcome break whilst at work! I've been in my guild for a while, a great bunch of friends, but i do prefer the solo aspect of the game, and as such have been trying to solo things a lot as of late.
I have 900g right now, and aim to get the 5k gold for my flying mount. But to answer your question on what should you spend your cash on, i'd go for both mounts tbh! Its all but a distant wet dream for me to have 32k gold. I'm highly envious!
- April 24, 2009 at 9:55 AM
- Darth Solo said...
I'm flattered Joe! Thanks for the kind words. You didn't mention your level. At 80 it's fairly easy to make lots of gold just by finishing all the quests in the remaining zones, especially the high level ones like Zul'Drak, Icecrown and Storm Peaks. Those alone should bring you 3000 gold or more. It would also help if you had 1 or 2 gathering professions. I think you just gave me an idea to write an article about ways in which to reach the elusive 5000 gold (actually 6000, no wait, 7000 with Cold Weather Flying :)
- April 24, 2009 at 8:42 PM
- Joe said...
Hey! I'm lvl 71-72 atmo, and pottering about the lower zones and dragonblight in northend. I was just running a few quests yesterday, and it hit me that in 1 hr doing quests there i had made 200g from handins alone! I'm a herbalist and alchemist atmo, with herbs at 435 and alchemy a wee bit lower. Originally it was for raid buffs for my guild, but i've been overtaken on that front already so may drop it for mining.
A guide would be seriously welcome for a solo'er!!!!
- April 28, 2009 at 8:19 AM
- Darth Solo said...
Until you hit 80 you shouldn't even worry too much about making gold. It comes naturally from quests. If you also have 1 or 2 gathering professions, you're set. At 77 you should be able to afford that epic flying mount. I will write a more in-depth post about how to afford the mount shortly.
- April 28, 2009 at 7:34 PM
- Elkagorasa said...
IMO, I'd buy that mammoth. You're a friend in every city for those looking to use your vendors. If you do raid, people can run outside the instance (like after a wipe) and repair quickly w/o hearthing out.
- May 5, 2009 at 3:44 PM
- Darth Solo said...
I bought the chopper in the end, as you've probably read. As for the mammoth, I'll probably get that one too at some point, if I have too much gold but it will be of limited usefulness to me due to the fact that I don't raid, hunters how have the full use of their bag slots, as a rule I don't like to carry lots of stuff while leveling/questing and 20-22 slot bags aren't that expensive. So I'll have to think hard if that mammoth is really worth it.
I only wish we could ride our mounts in instances because when I'm farming Strat, my bags are filled in a few minutes.
- May 6, 2009 at 7:39 PM


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Right makes might. It's the American way. So what if it's all lies? When psychopaths rule and do the bidding of their masters...there is no will of the people.
Speech starts @ 2 Minute mark.
Highlights -
- 'overwhelming evidence'
- Blamed Assad off the bat
- Citing dead children to appeal to emotion
- These attacks 'Harms our National Security'
- Possibility of 'Assad giving weapons to terrorists'
- United states IS going to take strikes
- 'No boots on the ground'
- 'Limited duration and scope'
- The US needs to 'hold Assad Accountable'
- We are prepared to strike 'whenever we choose'
- Not time sensative, but prepared,
- President calls our form of gov't a 'constitutional DEMOCRACY'
- He WILL seek authorization for use of force from congress
- Spoke with the 4 congressional leaders to schedule that 'hearing'
- Comfortable with going forward WITHOUT UN, citing them being 'paralyzed'
- Obama is mad about UK not supporting
- He then cites that he has the 'authority' to start a war without authorization
- A few closing quotes
'We must acknowledge the costs of doing nothing'
'What message would we send if we do nothing while children are being gassed!?'
'I know well we are weary of war... that's why we are only going to pressure Assad regime... After WWII, We built an international order to establish peace, so I ask you congress to take a vote FOR authorization of force to keep the peace'.
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WASHINGTON, DC – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following joint statement.
|The American people say NO!
"Under the Constitution, the responsibility to declare war lies with Congress. We are glad the president is seeking authorization for any military action in Syria in response to serious, substantive questions being raised. In consultation with the president, we expect the House to consider a measure the week of September 9th. This provides the president time to make his case to Congress and the American people."
Israel and client states want nobody to rule Syria
The Israeli-neocon 9/11 coup d'état allowed the pro-destabilization, Zionist faction of the US elite to seize the reins of power. Since then we've seen the implementation of the Destabilization Doctrine.
Many are naively asking "will it be the al-Qaeda affiliated opposition or President Assad's government who will rule Syria?" From the perspective of the Zionist West the answer is neither. Israelocentric policy makers don't want there to be a "Syria" to be ruled at the end of this chapter of history. It is the balkanization of the Middle East into microstates which is the long term goal, as expressed by Oded Yinon and his acolytes.
Certain Neocons have effectively argued for the Rothschildesque backing of both sides in Syria to perpetuate the carnage to the benefit of Israel. Neocon guru Daniel Pipes in a recently televised interview contended that in Syria the West should "keep them fighting each other," adding "we are best off strategically when they are focused on each other." This supports the contention that the Zionists want nobody to rule Syria. They want nobody to rule Iraq. They want nobody to rule Iran. They want sectarian civil war and carnage so Arabs, Persians and Muslims are fighting each other rather than the Zionist cuckoo in the nest. more


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Charity Fundraising. Buy fresh Florida citrus, pecans, and pure Vermont maple syrup at the Overlee Pool, 6030 Lee Highway, lower parking lot, off John Marshall Drive. Hours are Thursday and Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. 703-528-1130.
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Spanish "R" Rolling Contest. 7-9 p.m. at Key Elementary School, 2200 Key Blvd. All ages can try and roll their Spanish R for the longest time. Cash prizes and gift certificates for the winners in three categories. Registration required by Feb. 28 by contact Simon Contreras at firstname.lastname@example.com or 703-228-2800 x98169.
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Panel Discussion. 1-3 p.m. at Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ, 5010 Little Falls Road. "Understanding Transgender: The 'T' in LBGT and the Trans in All of Us" is the topic. Free. Visit www.rockspringucc.org/church-life/open-and-affirming or 703-538-4886.
Monday/March 4
Making College Affordable. 7-9 p.m. at Wakefield High School, 4901 S. Chesterfield Road. U.S. Rep. Jim Moran hosts a workshop to help students and parents navigate the various opportunities. Free.
Blood Drive. 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Commonwealth Orthopaedics, 8501 Arlington Blvd. Donate blood through the American Red Cross. Visit redcrossblood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
Wednesday/March 6
Hospitality Awards. Coffee reception and registration at 7:30 a.m. with awards and breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway. The awards recognize employees whose work directly affects the customers on a daily basis. To register visit www.arlingtonchamber.org or 703-525-2400.
Saturday/March 9
Clean-Up and Invasive Plant Pull. 9 a.m.-noon at Four Mile Run Cleanup. Visit arlingtonenvironment.org/register for information and to register.
Sculpture Demonstration and Talk. 1 p.m. at The Woman's Club of Arlington, 700 S. Buchanan St. Local artist and Holocaust survivor Stella Repper will give the talk. Free. 703-553-5800.
Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser. 4:30-7 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3022 Woodlawn Ave., Falls Church. Enjoy pasta, salad, dessert and more while listening to music. Donations accepted. Visit www.htluther.org or 703-532-6617.
Wednesday/March 13
Scholarship Deadline. The Arlington County Scholarship Fund for Teachers, Inc. is awarding $2,000 scholarships to graduating seniors who desire a career in the field of education. Visit http://acsfft.arlingtonccpta.org for application information and forms.
Blood Drive. 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center, 1701 N. George Mason Drive. Donate blood through the American Red Cross. Visit redcrossblood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
Thursday/March 14
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia. 7-8:30 p.m. at the Fairlington Community Center, 3308 S. Stafford St. Learn practices for establishing, renovating and maintaining lawns. Free, but registration requested. Visit mgnv.org or 703-228-6414.
Friday/March 15
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Annual Legislative Breakfast. 7:30-9:30 a.m. The Westin Arlington Gateway, 801 N., Glebe Road, Arlington. Legislators, including Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31), Del. Bob Brink (D-48) and other local senators and delegates share experiences from this year's General Assembly; breakfast will be followed by a Q&A session. $55; $45 for members. www.leadershiparlington.org.
Saturday/March 16
Silent Auction. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 825 S. Taylor St. Items include spa treatment, private chef parties and more. Proceeds will help send 19 youth group members to the National Youth Gathering this summer in Texas. $20/advance; $25/at the door. Free childcare for potty trained children through grade 5. 703-892-4846.
Monday/March 18
Public Hearing. Share thoughts and learn about current services for Arlington's older residents at the Commission on Aging's annual Public Hearing, 9 a.m. - noon at the Central Library Auditorium, 1015 N. Quincy St. The location is fully accessible and accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested at least five business days in advance. Contact the Agency on Aging at 703-228-1700, TTY 703-228-1788, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thursday/March 21
Information Session. 6-7:30 p.m. at the Navy League Building, 2300 Wilson Blvd. Learn about the Signature Program. RSVP to Liz Nohra at email@example.com or 703-528-2522 ext. 15.
March 28-31
Holy Week Events. Last Supper reenactment on Thursday 7 p.m.; Good Friday service 7 p.m.; Easter egg hunt Saturday at 10 a.m.; Easter Sunday sunrise service at 6:30 a.m., contemporary service at 8:30 a.m., traditional service at 11 a.m. and Messiah sing 7 p.m. All events are at Clarendon United Methodist Church. 703-527-8574, or visit www.morefaith.org for more.
Wednesday/April 3
Information Session. 7:30-9 a.m. at the Navy League Building, 2300 Wilson Blvd. Learn about the Signature Program. RSVP to Liz Nohra at firstname.lastname@example.com or 703-528-2522 ext. 15.
Friday/April 12
Free Lecture. 11 a.m.-noon at 601 S. Carlin Springs Road. Refresh your driving skills and find information about how to get around safely from Lincoln Cummings, AARP DSP instructor. RSVP at 703-558-6859.
Through April 19
Deadline. The Ballston LaunchPad Challenge is now accepting applications from innovators, entrepreneurs, and other creative thinkers who want to pitch their big idea to a panel of business and thought leaders from the region, including famed venture-capitalist Ted Leonsis, Founder, Chairman and Majority Owner, Monumental Sports & Entertainment. Visit www.ballstonlaunchpad.com for applications and more.
Thursday/April 25
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Since 1993, Guiding Eyes for the Blind's Dominion Puppy Raising Region has raised 470 puppies to become guide dogs for blind and visually impaired men and women around the world. For years the volunteer raisers from across Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax County, and McLean have gathered on Sunday afternoons at a local church for their weekly puppy raising class. As of Feb. 15, however, the group will be without a home.
The Dominion region volunteers, currently made up of 18 raiser/pup teams, are each given an 8-week-old Guiding Eyes pup to love, nurture, and educate for 12 to 16 months before they return a well-socialized young adult dog for formal guide dog training. Weekly puppy raising classes are run by Guiding Eyes' Regional Manager to support raisers and their pups.
The raisers are in need of a large room without carpeting, preferably close to an outside exit and on the main floor. The location should be equipped with chairs, tables, bathrooms, outdoor waste receptacles and some parking. During class, pups and handlers work together mostly with a leash, but some off-leash work and pup play is also incorporated. An available staircase for pups and handlers to use would be beneficial, but isn't a necessity.
Those interested in donating space are encouraged to contact Carrie Barnett at 410-960-7427 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information on the Guiding Eyes for the Blind Puppy Raising Program, visit http://www.guidingeyes.org/volunteer/puppy-raising/. Meet the Dominion raisers online at http://www.gebdominion.org/.
The Arlington Senior Golf Club, sponsored by the Office of Senior Adult Programs, is looking to expand its membership roster of players. ASGC is open to Arlington residents, men and women, 55 years of age and older. All skill levels are welcome. ASGC members play on Tuesdays and Thursdays at more than 20 courses in Northern Virginia with reasonable green fees between April and October. Tee times are available from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Contact President John Mashaw at 703-892-3793, email@example.com_ or Membership Chairman Terry Townshend at 703-971-3124.
Have an unused instrument? Help another family build new musical memories. All previously donated instruments have been "placed." Pending are requests for clarinet(s), violin(s) and musical recorders to begin a musical presence in an orphanage in Haiti. The Opera Guild Northern Virginia has tax exempt status for donations. Contact: Miriam Miller, OperaNOVA 703-536-7557; email@example.com; www.operaguildnova.org.
Alzheimer's Association Support Group has meetings on the third Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Carlin Springs Health Pavilion, 601 S. Carlin Springs Road and also the first and third Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 4000 Lorcom Lane. They are open to people with Alzheimer's, their caregivers, family members and friends. Free. Call the Alzheimer's Association 24/7 Helpline at 703-359-4440 or 800-272-3900 before attending a group for the first time to verify meeting information, obtain directions or other information about the group. A complete list of all groups in the National Capital Area region can be viewed at www.alz.org/nca.
PFLAG of Arlington. Second Sunday at 3 p.m. PFLAG promotes the equality and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered persons and their families. Meets on the second Sunday of each month, at the Unitarian Universalist Church at George Mason Drive and Route 50. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Free Mall Walking Program for Seniors. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. Walk at your own pace in a safe and friendly environment. Group stretch and cool down led by hospital staff. Call 703-558-6859. Ballston Common Mall (Food Court Level), 4238 Wilson Blvd.
Strength & Stretch For Seniors. Mondays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. Improve range of motion, strength & bone health. All abilities welcome. $42. Mondays at Virginia Hospital Center, 1701 N. George Mason Dr. Thursdays at Health Pavilion, 601 S. Carlin Springs Road.
Gentle Pilates. Saturdays at 9 and 11:35 a.m. A non-traditional mat Pilates class with modifications to suit all abilities. Learn proper form, strengthen core muscles and improve posture. $78. Virginia Hospital Center, 1701 N. George Mason Dr.
Gentle Yoga. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. Restore flexibility, strength and ease tension. All levels welcome. $66. Health Pavilion, 601 S. Carlin Springs Road. Call 703-558-6859.
Tai Chi. Thursdays at 6: 15-7:15 p.m. Combine slow, flowing movements of Tai Chi and Qi Gong postures to foster a healthy, balanced mind and body. $80. 601 S. Carlin Springs Road. Call 703-558-6859.
Yoga for Everybody. Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. This traditional approach to yoga reduces stress and increases strength and flexibility. $66. Health Pavilion, 601 S. Carlin Springs Road. Call 703-558-6859.
Job Seekers' Support Group Meeting. Second and fourth Sundays, through Dec. 9 at 12:15 p.m. Arlington Temple United Methodist Church located at 1835 N. Nash St. is hosting Job Seeker and Career Enrichment Group meetings. The group is open to job seekers and those who are employed and wondering "what's next." Sessions are composed of readings, exercises and discussions to assist and hold members accountable for their own enrichment. Sign-up is required for participation. Contact email@example.com, 703-525-6075 or www.Meetup.com/jobseeker.
Adaptive/Seated Yoga. Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m. For older or physically challenged adults with limited mobility, chronic pain or neuropathy. Adaptive yoga emphasizes breathing, gentle stretching and going at your own pace. $66 Health Pavilion, 601 S. Carlin Springs Road. Call 703-558-6859.
Call for Nominations. The County Department of Parks and Recreation is accepting applications for the Bill Thomas Outstanding Park Service Volunteers Award, now in its 8th year. Submissions will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Feb. 15. Nominations are judged on the basis of the nominee's direct involvement with an activity or contribution. Award criteria includes: 1) a contribution is the giving of personal time, expertise, a tangible gift or financial donation; 2) the activity or contribution upon which the nomination is based must have been completed prior to the year of selection and 3) the award may be for a specific accomplishment or for an accumulation of accomplishments over an extended period of time. To complete a nomination form, visit www.arlingtonva.us/dpr.
Lifeline Personal Alert System. Virginia Hospital Center Senior Health staff locally manage the personal emergency response system. Help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Monthly cost starts at $42. Call 703-558-6859 for more information.
Donations Needed. Our Lady Queen of Peace is seeking to replenish its food pantry. Particularly needed are rice (large bags appreciated, the pantry will rebag), dry beans, canned vegetables, soup, small jars of peanut butter, small jars of jelly, pasta and pasta sauce. 2700 South 19th St. Visit www.ourladyqueenofpeace.org.
Instruments Wanted. Instruments of any type or size — from a piano to a piccolo, for an orphanage in Haiti. Contact Miriam Miller, Opera Guild of Northern Virginia for pick up. 703-536-7557; email@example.com; www.operaguildnova.org.
Vounteers Needed
AHC Inc. is looking for volunteers to help middle- and high-school students with homework, and to be role models and mentors. Volunteers are needed once a week for about an hour and a half, from 6 -7:30 p.m. or 6:30-8 p.m. at six different AHC community centers. Visit AHC's Teen Tutoring Program or call Mary Zambrano at 703-486-0626 ext. 140.
Arlington Meals on Wheels needs volunteers to deliver meals to homebound Mondays to Fridays, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call 703-522-0811 or email@example.com.
Volunteers Needed. Arlingtonians Meeting Emergency Needs (AMEN Inc.) seeks volunteers who will take social workers' calls from home 1-5 p.m., one or two weekday afternoons per month. Approve requests for emergency financial assistance for their clients. Must have some computer skills to record requests on AMEN's laptop computer. Training and ongoing consultation provided. Contact 703-558-0035 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit www.emergencyneeds.org.
Arlington Commission on Long-Term Care Residences. Commission members are appointed by the County Board and must live or work in Arlington. For more information or an application, contact www.arlingtonva.us/aging or Carolyn Ferguson at 703-228-1700, TTY 703-228-1788, or email@example.com.
The TreeStewards of Arlington and Alexandria are volunteers dedicated to improving the health of our urban trees through educational programs, tree planting and care, demonstrations and tree maintenance throughout the community. Applications now being accepted for the 2013 Class of TreeStewards. New volunteer training will be held on Wednesday evenings, starting Feb. 13 through April, with some Saturday mornings. Fun and interactive training is provided by recognized experts in tree care and citizen advocates. Visit www.TreeStewards.org or call 703-527-2349.
Northern Virginia Family Service seeks volunteers to serve as mentors to low-income seniors, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Volunteers will work one-on-one with seniors to help them plan and maintain monthly budgets, enroll in appropriate benefit programs and provide friendly support to lift the spirits of aging clients, among other duties. The position is located at Culpepper Gardens, 4435 North Pershing Dr. To sign up, please contact Navara Cannon at email@example.com or call 571-748-2536.


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Google Inc. on Monday acquired a maker of solar-powered drones—a startup that Facebook Inc. had also considered acquiring—as the technology giants battle to extend their influence and find new users in the far corners of the earth.
Google didn't disclose the purchase price for New Mexico-based Titan Aerospace, which is developing jet-sized drones that are intended to fly nonstop for years. Google said the technology could be used to collect images and offer online access to remote areas....
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Gabriel Jesus injury update
BACK: Gabriel Jesus returned to light training today
Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus stepped up his recovery from injury today when he returned to the training field for the first time since February.
The Brazilian made a superb start to life in the City first team after his move from Palmeiras was ratified in January, scoring three goals in his first four games, including a match-winning double against Swansea at the Etihad.
However, he suffered a fractured metatarsal after just 14 minutes of the following game away at Bournemouth, with the early prognosis suggesting he could be out until the end of the season.
He recently began working in the gym in a bid to keep his fitness levels high – and this afternoon, on his 20th birthday, he returned to the training field just seven weeks after his initial setback.
And although he didn't take part in full training, focusing instead on some light ball work, it's a sight City fans will nonetheless have been pleased to see.
We wish Gabriel well in his continued recovery and hope to see him back in a blue shirt as soon as possible.


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Celebrated sculptures from the Bargello, Palazzo Barberini, Galleria Borghese, and other prominent Italian collections will be on view for the first time in America
April 21, 2008
Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
At the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center, August 5-October 26, 2008
At the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, November 28, 2008-March 8, 2009
LOS ANGELES—Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) is widely acknowledged as the greatest Baroque sculptor for his monumental works such as Apollo and Daphne (1622–25) and the Ecstasy of St. Theresa (1647–52). His unparalleled talent as a portrait sculptor transformed the practice and earned him the patronage of the Catholic Church and nobility in 17th- century Rome, as well as important commissions from foreign rulers.
Co-organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture is the first major exhibition of Bernini's work in North America and the first ever comprehensive exhibition of the artist's portrait busts. On view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, August 5 through October 26, 2008, the special exhibition will also include Bernini's portrait drawings, as well as portrait busts by other important sculptors in 17th-century Rome such as Francesco Mochi, François Duquesnoy, Giuliano Finelli, and Alessandro Algardi. Following its showing at the Getty, the exhibition will travel to the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, where it will be on view from November 28, 2008 through March 8, 2009.
"Bernini's talents as a sculptor irrevocably changed sculptural portraiture," explains Michael Brand, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum. "He found a way to breathe life into a marble bust through his systematic and detailed rendering of every surface texture, and animated the material with not only the physical likeness of the sitters, but also their individual personality and living presence." Bernini's busts are the record of the dignitaries of a certain epoch in Italy, in that many men and women of prominence in 17th-century Rome—in both religious and secular circles—sat for him.
Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture—the first exhibition ever to focus on Bernini's accomplishments as a portrait sculptor—demonstrates the artist's unprecedented ability to depict the character of the sitter through a dynamic, life-like rendering, as well as the subsequent impact this innovation had on sculptural portraiture. The exhibition will also explore the interrelationship of painting and sculpture during the Baroque period, bringing together roughly 30 sculptures—created in marble, bronze, and porphyry—as well as a number of paintings and drawings from all over the world, including many sculptures that have never been seen outside of Italy.
Work by Bernini and others will be generously loaned by the Palazzo Barberini, the Galleria Borghese, and the Museo di Roma in Rome; the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence; and the Vatican. Important loans will also come from the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London; the Royal Library at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England; the Musée du Louvre and the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris; the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles; the Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin; the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen; and several private collections around the world.
The exhibition is organized chronologically to provide a comprehensive presentation of Bernini's artistic development and a cohesive understanding of his oeuvre. The first gallery will celebrate Bernini's early achievements, including two bronze portrait busts—commissioned together—of the deceased pope Paul V (1621-22, bronze) and the newly appointed Gregory XV (1621-22, bronze), among others. The busts were commissioned to underscore the intellectual continuity between their two pontificates and Bernini brilliantly renders Paul V with naturalism and symmetry and Gregory XV with majesty and dignity. The works were separated in the 1890's and this will be the first time they have been displayed together since.
The commission for these two sculptors came from a man named Scipione Borghese—the nephew of Paul V—a wealthy benefactor with whom Bernini found great favor in the 1630's. Bernini's bust of Scipione Borghese (1632, marble) is of great importance in his oeuvre as it not only depicts his first important patron—Scipione's patronage launched Bernini's great career—but also marks a significant innovation in his portrait style. The marble bust is the epitome of what became known as Bernini's "speaking likeness," which refers to his unprecedented ability to portray the sitter's personality with psychological intimacy in a frozen moment of time and action. Scipione is captured in mid-sentence as he directly engages the viewer in conversation. The moment is spontaneous and fleeting as his biretta shifts back on his head and his shoulders animate the creases of his cape. Bernini's innovation—portraying Scipione as the gregarious and imperious man he was known to be—changed sculptural portraiture forever and made it common practice to "animate" the marble with the sitter's countenance and temperament.
A section of the exhibition will be devoted to portrait busts and paintings of the Barberini family—who rose to prominence in 17th-century Rome with the election of Cardinal Maffeo Barberini to the papal throne in 1623 as Urban VIII—and members of their entourage. Bernini's portraits of Francesco Barberini (1620s, marble), Maffeo's uncle, and Camilla Barberini (1620s, marble), Maffeo's mother, will be on view, alongside numerous depictions by Bernini of Urban VIII himself, including two bronze busts, a marble bust, a bronze and porphyry bust, and an oil painting. A spiritually charged marble bust of Carlo Barberini (ca. 1630) by Bernini's contemporary Francesco Mochi will also be on display.
Though Bernini's sculptural masterpieces are the core of the exhibition, his magnificent portrait drawings will also be included. While his portrait busts depict dignitaries, these more intimate works on paper portray with remarkable freshness unidentified persons, such as Portrait of a Boy (ca. 1630) and Portrait of a Man with a Moustache (ca. 1630). This section will also include two very special self-portraits Bernini created—one in 1630 as a young man and the other in 1665 when he was more advanced in age.
The work of Giuliano Finelli and Alessandro Algardi will also be on view—demonstrating the influence Bernini's virtuosic realism had on Finelli and the naturalistic classicism developed by Bernini's rival Algardi.
Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture is co-organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the National Gallery of Ottawa. The exhibition is curated by Catherine Hess, associate curator of sculpture and decorative arts at the Getty Museum; Andrea Bacchi, scholar and professor, Università di Trento, Italy; and Jennifer Montagu, Honorary Fellow, Warburg Institute, London After premiering at the Getty this Summer, the exhibition will be on view at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa from November 28, 2008 – March 8, 2009. The exhibition will also be accompanied by a full-color catalogue.
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The Digital Americanists Society invites proposals for a roundtable about digital interpretation of nineteenth-century American literature or culture, to be proposed for the C19 Conference at the University of California, Berkeley, April 12-15, 2012. This roundtable will take up the C19 Program Committee's call to investigate how "the field's contours have been enlarged—or foreshortened—by the investigative tools offered by digital technologies." We seek scholars using digital tools—e.g. GIS, data mining, visualization, textual analysis, and other methods—to help them understand the nineteenth century. We are particularly interested in the ways that digital tools can lead scholars toward new interpretive insights into texts and other cultural objects. What new questions—or even new kinds of questions—do modern technologies allow scholars to ask about nineteenth century literature and culture? How do new forms of digital evidence contribute to or disrupt traditional modes of scholarship in the field?
Participants will speak to these questions by presenting their work in the Pecha Kucha format: 20 slides displayed for 20 seconds apiece. This format will keep presentations concise and lively, and leave significant time for an engaged discussion among panelists and the audience.
Please submit a 250-word abstract and brief bio (a few sentences will suffice) to Ryan Cordell at email@example.com by September 1, 2011.


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Elementary is so different than middle school. You are always on stage trying to keep their attention. I never see jobs at William Penn on Aesop. ( I only subbed there about 4 times) I do see jobs at Freemansburg. I hope to see you soon. You can always email me at [email protected].
school is going better. not great, but better. it's so much of a change and hard to get used to the change in attention spans, lol. I keep saying "HELLO.... I'm up here.... I'm waiting!!!" UGH!! But they're cute and I only have them for 45 minutes and they leave and the day goes by quickly. Wish you were here to talk to!! I have no one really to talk to at all at Freemansburg. The staff is much nicer at William Penn, I just don't like the layout of the school there. Open concept. Who thought of that one?!!! They were nuts!! So distracting for me and the kids, lol. Hope to see you one day soon!! Take care!
I still get an error message! It won't even let me post a pic on the board as an attachment. I don't know what I am doing wrong. It let me post the icon one without any problem. My kitties are my life. I love them so much! I love them as much as my husband.
I would be lost without my kitties.
Did you ever get help with the albums on this site?
Sorry that you've had problems with the albums. How are the kitties?
How's it going?
You need to write the Mayor, Karen.
This tells you how to activate the album feature.
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I'm so glad you found a little guy to add to your family! All introductions take time, and your older guy is probably grieving for his lost Princess. Give him time, lots of love, and he will come through it. It took my guys a long time to get over the loss of Finae last year. My Boris still over grooms herself at times, but she's getting better. She was with Finae since she was 4 weeks old... so very attached.
Don't forget to post pics in Cat General of your sweet little new one, and of Butler of course!
By the way... I won't be seeing you at EH next year. I got the boot. I'll be at Hanover and Asa for library. They chose Dave Beck to be the librarian at EH and NE. Oh well. Starting over is never easy, but I guess I can look at it as a fresh start. Will miss everyone at EH. I was finally feeling like I had a "family" again after losing mine at Farmersville and Buchanan. So much for that though I guess. At least I still have a job, so I can't complain.
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J.S. Jenks Elementary School, 8301 Germantown Ave., faces a projected budget deficit of more than $150,000 for next year. Overall, the school lost 5 percent of its funding as a result of Gov. Tom Corbett's statewide budget cuts in education, which removed $1.18 billion for PreK-12 education.
"Jenks fared better than some other schools because it was deemed to be less `over-funded' compared to other schools," said Mary Lynskey, principal of Jenks.
"Empowerment and Renaissance Schools and Promise Academies did not receive any cuts."
Lynskey said her goal now is to save positions so that programs such as JAM (Jenks Art and Music) and FLEX (computer-based language program) can continue to move forward. Both programs are in danger of being cut. The art position has been cut to a three-day position, Lynskey said. Without a full-time art teacher, the art portion of JAM will not be able to run, she said.
The JAM program is a specialized music and art program for students in grades fourth through eighth. In the program, which is still in its infancy, students are individually selected to participate in the art or music program based upon certain criteria: talent, attendance, grades and PSSA scores.
The music or art department selects 12 to 15 candidates from each grade. Students in the music program must complete a performance piece. Art students are required to submit a portfolio.
A study by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum found that students who participated in the Learning Through Art program performed better in literacy and critical thinking skills than did students who were not in the program.
The 1999 College-Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers, prepared by the College Entrance Examination Board, found that students taking courses in music performance and music appreciation scored higher in the SAT than students with no arts participation. Music performance students scored 53 points higher on the verbal and 39 points higher on the math. Music appreciation students scored 61 points higher on the verbal and 42 points higher on the math.
Lynskey said she does not want to lose these programs at Jenks, noting that students in the music program receive instruction on a variety of instruments. She said that 11 staff members, including music teachers Andrew Leland and Steve Kell, are at risk of losing their jobs because they have less than three years experience in the district.
"I am proud of our school," Lynskey said. "We have a very dedicated staff. I know we don't have the perfect school, but no school is perfect. Jenks really does stand apart from other schools in the district."
"Our projected enrollment for next year is 480," Lynskey said. "This is not an increase from the previous year. We want to encourage people to register their children for kindergarten early. If we have low enrollment, we risk losing a kindergarten teacher. Dr. Ackerman is still threatening the loss of full-day kindergarten pending budget cuts and union negotiations, but for the time being both of our teachers are in the budget."
"Unfortunately, Jenks will lose good teachers because of seniority," said Lurline Jones, whose granddaughter attends Jenks. "The 400 people who were laid off at the district office will be put into the pool for teacher positions. Many qualified teachers will lose their jobs to teachers who have not been in a classroom in a long time. The sad thing is we will lose good teachers for teachers that were not performing at the Renaissance schools. It's sad when children are not the most important thing."
Below are ways to advocate for public education in general and J.S. Jenks in particular.
Gov. Corbett's proposed budget includes major cuts to education funding. The total statewide level of cuts for PreK-12 education is $1.18 billion – a 15 percent cut. The biggest cut in state funding is for basic education, which would be reduced statewide by $550 million.


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Six-issue mini-series based on the hot new TV show.
Q Effects!
Background informationEdit
- The cover of this issue reads "Q Effects!", but the actual title of the issue on the title page is "Q Affects!", as can be seen in the image to the right.
- The stardate of this story sets it early in the second season, but a timeline published by DC Comics, changes the stardate of the story to 41198.7 so as to account for the appearance of Beverly Crusher, Natasha Yar, and William T. Riker without a beard. This story is set between "Encounter at Farpoint" and "The Naked Now".
- Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation created by Gene Roddenberry
- Writer: Michael Carlin
- Artists:
- Pablo Marcos (pencil art and cover art)
- Carlos Garzon and Arne Starr (inking)
- Carl Gafford (color art)
- Bob Pinaha (letter art)
- Editor: Robert Greenberger
- Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in DC TNG volume 1 characters.
Regular and recurring charactersEdit
- Jean-Luc Picard
- USS Enterprise-D captain.
- William T. Riker
- Enterprise-D exec.
- Beverly Crusher
- Enterprise-D surgeon.
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|July 22nd, 2017, 05:19 AM
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Wheels for dancing
I'm getting back into skating and have been using my outdoor wheels to skate indoors. Skating on the outdoor wheels have been very painful on my knees. I don't know how to jam/rex skate and the trick footwork they do YET but I do have rhythm and I dance on my skates. I need a wheel that will be lightweight and preferably smaller so that I can start learning the steps they do. I see them skating on smaller wheels which I assume is for more easy maneuvering?
I've been looking at the Radar mini wheels but maybe someone can recommend which wheels would be better for my needs. Right now I like that I have the grip to dance as much as I want but the downside is my knees are hurting badly afterwards.
I wish there were places ppl could try out wheels before purchasing them
I've already purchased some indoor wheels but I don't like them
They feel shaky when I do my dances
They are Rollerbones Team Logo 98A Recreational Roller Skate Wheels (Set of 8), Blue, 57mm
Thanks in advance for taking the time to respond!!!
|July 22nd, 2017, 05:50 AM
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I skate on Roll-Line Formula wheels and do some dance. They are somewhat soft (88A) but you can get the Forester model which are the same dimensions but a little harder (90A). I like my wheels pretty much.
The wheels have a hard plastic hub with the softer urethane tyre which makes them roll better but still have grip.
|July 22nd, 2017, 07:27 AM
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Thank you for responding!!
I'm going to look those wheels up!
Will the wheels allow me to do those dance moves
That the jam/ Rex skaters do? They look like they are just gliding so smoothly it
Looks fun and I want to be able to do that and incorporate my dance moves at the same time
|July 22nd, 2017, 07:33 AM
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Are these the ones?
If they are... wow they are super expensive😬😬
They sound good though exactly what I need them for DANCING👍🏻😃
|July 22nd, 2017, 01:33 PM
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Yes. Those are the ones. And that's the same place I bought mine from.
And, yes, they are not cheap.
|July 22nd, 2017, 08:16 PM
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I'd need to save up for those.
What do you think about the wheels that are from wood? Sure grip makes them. They are tiny wheels. They're always doing quick moves with the tiny wheels.
Do you know of tiny wheels that have grip?
I'm curious how many times a week do these skaters skate? I go maybe once every month to 2 months.
|July 24th, 2017, 10:58 PM
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Not Sure What wheels they USE. ASK
Now some older skaters have gotten used to the old wheels that are quite hard.
And some skaters do skate on outdoor wheels that allow them to do great stuff on the floor. It might be you have to go up a notch or two in hardness for your outdoor wheels to get grip yet slip..
And you might need Art Boots if you are skating on the flat racing boots. Check what boots they are wearing.
Here is Skating Lisa on Outdoor wheels. As you can see she can skate for hours. And I know several like her personally.
Hope I helped yet do not know how they are skating and to what songs.
Yours in Skating, MA/NY Skating Dave
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|July 25th, 2017, 04:30 AM
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Thank you for your reply. So ppl can skate with outdoor wheels indoors? The floor I skate indoor on is wood. My boots are the Moxi high top boot with the gummy 78a outdoor wheels. Like these....
That's a good video of the lady skating. I don't do those moves with my feet but I do have rhythm and I dance on my skates. I wish I could move my feet like that but I'm scared my left foot wheels will collide with my right and I'll fall down
Which hardness wheels can still allow me to dance and learn those foot moves?
I'm avoiding my rollerbones 98a wheels because its shaky when I dance on them. And my moxi wheels 78a hardness allow me to dance freely but leave my knees in pain afterwards
Thank you!!
|November 30th, 2017, 06:57 PM
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Hey Mimica,
I know this is a relatively old thread, but if you are still wondering about wheels, this might help.
There is a description of wheels for different types of skating.
I'm guessing that the jam skate style of wheel would be the type you would be looking for.
Hope this helps.
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It's time for another exciting installment of Mz. Mannerz! Go put on a codpiece and brace yourself. Like you weren't already wearing one anyway.
The fake apology, or as it is often called, the fauxpology. One of the more entertaining things a person can receive. You could write it out as "Faux pas-logy" but that's just confusing, so just go along with me here.
As you know, I had many years of experience dating scumbag musicians because for some reason or another I used to think I was worthless, so I've probably received more fauxpologies than most people, including such golden hits as…
"Hey, you know what? I'm sorry you had to pay to get the electric turned back on again, but do you even care that I finally beat Grand Theft Auto Vice City while you were at work today?"
"Sorry you're all 'boo-hoo sad' with your trust issues because I haven't told my parents about us. I'm doing you a favor. If my mother knew I was living at your house for the past two years she would think you were a tramp and weren't good enough for me."
"Well, sorry if you have to get up early for work, but I'm having a good time and I'm not ready to go home yet. Go sleep in the car if you're tired."
And yes, I walked out to a bar parking lot alone at 1am to sleep in my car. My car that I had driven him to the bar in, because he had no car and no job, yet he felt he was the person in charge of when we would be leaving the bar. Feel free to mentally transport yourself to the past and punch him in the dick.
…so I consider myself to be somewhat of a connoisseur of the fauxpology.
Now that I'm away from that horrific horseshittery, I find these fauxpologies almost endearing in hindsight. They really are the gift that pretends to keep on giving.
There's really only one correct way to say that you're sorry:
- By clearly stating that you are sorry for doing the shitty thing.
That's the formula, in case you're taking notes.
My god, please tell me you're taking notes. This website could self-destruct at any moment and then where would you be? How would you know that the preferred Sheen/Estevez is actually Judd Nelson?
Here's what an apology is not:
"Sorry if there were hurt feelings."
This is what I like to call a "non-ownership" fauxpology. For one thing, you couldn't even be sincere enough to add the "I'm" before the word "sorry"? That's red flag number one that you're not even remotely sorry.
The usage of the word "if" is another good indicator. When you're apologizing to someone, that means that they DO have hurt feelings. There's no question as to "if" they have hurt feelings.
And who's hurt feelings are we even talking about here? Because you didn't mention anything about them being mine! What you've done is just semi-apologized to the air, on behalf of the air. You somehow managed to remove both of us from the entire equation, and questioned the notion that there were any hurt feelings to begin with. Try again, shitass.
"I'm sorry you got your feelings hurt."
I said try again. That means try something different. Not try the same damn bullshit again.
"I'm sorry that you're so sensitive!"
Here's the thing. Do you want to have friends? Would you like for people to be genuinely happy to see you? Then when you do something shitty to them and they say, "Hey, that was shitty," whether you intended to be shitty or not, you freaking apologize to them. This is not cause for a debate over whether or not you feel they had a right to be upset about something you said or did – something that has clearly upset them either way. Just apologize. It goes something like this: "I'm sorry I hurt your feelings." <—— Don't cost nothin'! AND DON'T SNEAK AN "IF" IN THERE.
"I'm sorry you took it that way."
This is most often said when someone has said or done something so egregious that it's undeniable, and now they're basically trolling you. This is how someone fauxpologizes after you get upset when they tell you, "Wow, you've really packed on weight since the last time I saw you!" or "Unlike you, I actually clean my house." There's only one "way" to take those statements. They were meant to be insulting.
See, now you're yelling. You're yelling at someone who you've already wronged once.
Sometimes you can do something so super shitty that no amount of apologizing is going to make it better. Sometimes it's a sting that will take time to fade. Sometimes it's something unforgivable. If someone is still upset after you apologize, that is not your cue to yell at the person. That is your cue to figure out what you can possibly do to make it right, if anything, or just leave them alone and respect their space.
And people don't have to actually accept your apology. It's not just a given in the apology transaction. When you apologize, you are asking someone for forgiveness. You don't get to demand it from them.
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Casa Spectrum: A House as a Light Sculpture
Bill FitzGibbons, a light sculptor, used the façade of his San Antonio home as a giant canvas for his work. He calls this work "Casa Spectrum."
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Donations provide 80,000 meals to local organizations who operate backpack programs for hungry children.
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – Arvest Bank's one-day donation blitz, known as Feed the Pack Day, to help reduce hunger in North Central Arkansas resulted in monetary donations that exceeded $16,000, and donations of 3,531 nonperishable food items.
All of the donations benefit the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas'* backpack program that supports more than 600 children in Baxter County alone. Donations also benefit several other organizations in the area that operate backpack programs. Such programs support children who face food insecurity by sending them home with snacks on weekends and holidays, times when they don't have access to school meal programs and may not have food. For every dollar that is donated, hunger relief organizations can provide five meals.
"Thanks to our combined efforts, we will provide more than 80,000 meals to these area backpack programs in support of several hundred children who depend on these programs for food," said Sally Gilbert, market president for Arvest Bank in Mountain Home. "We are extremely grateful to those who contributed, our volunteers and our associates for making Feed the Pack Day a success!"
Volunteers in Mountain Home, Yellville, Gassville, Flippin and Salesville collected donations at designated intersections and storefronts all day on May 5. This is Arvest Bank's second annual Feed the Pack Day. In 2016, the donation drive collected more than $19,000 and almost 500 non-perishable food items for area backpack programs.
The initiative is held in support of Arvest Bank's 7th annual 1 Million Meals campaign that challenges bank associates, customers and community members to participate in fundraising efforts and nonperishable food drives to fight hunger in the more than 120 communities the bank serves.
The goal of the bank-wide 1 Million Meals campaign is to collect enough food or monetary donations to provide at least one million meals to local, hungry families across Arvest Bank's four-state footprint. Donations may be dropped off at any Arvest Bank location by June 3 or by calling (866) 952-9523. Arvest credit card customers also can donate Arvest Flex Rewards™ points by visiting arvestflexrewards.com and clicking on the 1 Million Meals banner.
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A first take on candidates for attorney general
Made plans yet for Aug. 12, 2014?
Yeah, it's just a Tuesday in the middle of summer.
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Scary spill for Bruno
Andrew Brunette took a bad fall at practice today, which I detailed in a story on the Post's Avs site.
He lost an edge by the boards, just as practice was over, and fell hard into the boards.
He seems to be OK, which is good news for the Avs. But the Avs whisked him away after practice and didn't let him talk to us inky-stained wretches, so it's possible something worse happened. We'll keep you posted!
In other news, Jose Theodore will, indeed, start Friday's game in Dallas. The Stars, as I predicted before the season, are in a bit of turmoil. Doug Armstrong was axed as GM, and it might not be long before Dave Tippett is out too.
If that happens, expect Tony Granato to be on the list of possible Stars head coaching candidates. He's tight with Stars executive Dave Taylor from their days in L.A. together, and Granato was a candidate for the last Kings coaching job, which eventually went to Marc Crawford.


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The youngsters take center stage in Thoroughbred racing this weekend from Ireland to California, with a nod to the turf milers.
Two-year-old races at Del Mar, Saratoga and at the Curragh in Ireland offer not only big purses but clear paths to the championship events later this fall.
As added spice, there are graded stakes for horses going longer and shorter on the grass.
Let's get going ourselves:
Turf mile
Saturday's $400,000, Grade II Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga originally was the optimistic comeback target for Horse of the Year Wise Dan following his colic surgery. That timetable has been pushed back, leaving a field of six to contest the race that Wise Dan had won for two years running. Silver Max looks like a logical choice, with only a fourth-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Mile between him and a five-race winning streak. Seek Again won the Grade I Hollywood Derby last December in his first start off the plane from England, then finished second and third in two starts this season, going longer in the Grade I Turf Classic at Churchill downs and the Grade I Manhattan at Belmont Park. Grand Arch comes off a win in the Grade II King Edward Stakes at his Woodbine base.
Bobby's Kitten highlights a field of seven 3-year-olds for Friday's $200,000, Grade II National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame at Saratoga. The race is 1 1/16 miles on the grass. The distance might suit the Kitten's Joy colt better than the 1 1/4 miles of his last start, the Grade I Belmont Derby, where he faded from contention late. He earlier won the Penn Mile and, last year, the Grade III Pilgrim Stakes at Belmont. The rest of the field is pretty well balanced.
Six West Coast, grass-running 3-year-olds are entered for Saturday's $150,000, Grade III La Jolla Handicap at Del Mar, going 1 1/16 miles. The field includes Enterprising and Argyle Cut, who finished 1-2 last time out just three weeks ago in the Oceanside Stakes over the course. Sammy Mandeville, fourth in that race, also is back for more. Schoolofhardknocks shipped to Chicago to finish fourth in the Grade III American Derby at Arlington in his last race.
Nineteen remain in for Sunday's Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville in France, a 6 1/2-furlongs event for 3-year-olds and up. The majority of those are raiders from England and Ireland and one of the more interesting is Lucky Kristale who drops back in distance after recent disappointments at a mile. The local contingent is headed by Prix Ris-Orangis winner Thawaany, trained by Freddy Head, who has won six of the last eight runnings of the Gheest.
Tricky Hat attended the pace in Wednesday's $100,000 John's Call Stakes at Saratoga, engaged Holiday Star in a stretch duel and finally prevailed by a nose after 1 5/8 miles of firm turf. Manchurian High added value to the trifecta and the favorite, Winning Cause, settled for fourth. Tricky Hat, a Chilean-bred gelding by Japanese-bred stallion Hat Trick, finished in 2:41.87 with Rosie Napravnik aboard.
Filly & Mare Turf
Miss Serendipity had been knocking on the door until she finally broke through in her last race, upsetting the Grade I Gamely Stakes at Santa Anita at odds of 13-1, beating Emollient and Parranda. She returns Sunday in the $250,000, Grade II John C. Mabee at Del Mar, facing eight fillies and mares going 9 furlongs. The competition here is not quite as strong. Stormy Lucy had two graded stakes win at the long Santa Anita meeting but tailed off in the past few months. A couple of others come off minor stakes victories and others are in the same spot Miss Serendipity found herself before the Gamely. It should be interesting.
Lexie Lou, winner of the Woodbine Oaks and the Queen's Plate, makes her return on the grass in Sunday's 1 1/4-miles Wonder Where Stakes at Woodbine. The Sligo Bay filly heads a field of eight 3-year-old fillies. All 12 of her previous starts came on the Woodbine all-weather course -- five wins, two seconds and one third among them. Juvenile
The Saratoga meeting just flies by and it's already time for the second round for the 2-year-olds at the Spa. Sunday's $200,000, Grade II Saratoga Special finds the second- and third-place finishers from the Grade III Sanford -- Mr. Z and Cinco Charlie -- back for another try. Big Trouble, the longshot winner of the earlier heat, is taking a pass. Nona's Boy who finished fourth in the Sanford, returns. With this bunch looking for a clear leader, the rest are recent maiden winners from as far afield as Canterbury Park, Gulfstream Park and Lone Star Park. Watch and learn.
In Ireland on Sunday, three impressive stakes winners are set to go head-to-head-to-head in the Group 1 Keeneland Phoenix at The Curragh. The 6-furlongs heat drew, among others, Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes winner Anthem Alexander, Group 3 Anglesey Stakes victor Dick Whittington and Kool Kompany, winner of the Group 2 Prix Robert Papin. Those three haven't scared many away as 15 remained in the race on Thursday.
Juvenile Fillies
Wonder Gal ran to her name in her first start and she'll get a chance to run to her subsequent notices in Sunday's $200,000, Grade II Adirondack at Saratoga. The Tiz Wonderful filly, making her first start in the 6-furlongs Lynbrook Stakes for New York-breds, lagged 8 lengths behind early, then kicked into gear and wound up winning by 14 1/2 lengths, ridden out. "She's doing great," trainer Leah Gyarmati said, boding ill for her open-company rivals on Sunday. Those include a couple other impressive debut winners, including Angela Renee and Cavorting, as well as Schuylerville runner-up Take Charge Brandi.
Already in the books: Sunset Glow, making her first start since Royal Ascot, had no trouble handling four local 2-year-old fillies in Thursday's $200,000, Grade II Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar. The Wesley Ward-trained Exchange Rate filly went right out to the lead and cruised home first by 3 3/4 lengths. La Grange and Heart of Paradise filled the trifecta with the even-money favorite, Caval, eased in the stretch to finish last. Sunset Glow, with Victor Espinoza in the irons, ran 6 1/2 furlongs on the all-weather track in 1:16.61. Not a synthetics specialist, the filly finished second at first asking at Presque Isle Downs but then rebounded with a win at Belmont Park. In the Group 3 Albany Stakes at Ascot, she led a field of 21 into the stretch, finishing second, 2 lengths back of the winner. In that race, Espinoza said, "she caught a very soft course and the last part of that race was uphill. They said she ran 6 furlongs, but it was more like 7." Ward's assistant, Blake Heap, said the boss will pick Sunset Glow's next race. "But I would have to think that with the Debutante right here, he wouldn't have to go too far." That's a Grade I on Aug. 30.
Turf Sprint
Ten are set for Sunday's $200,000 (Canadian), Grade II Play the King Stakes at Woodbine. Among those in the 7-furlongs event on the grass are Something Extra, recent winner of the Grade II Highlander Stakes at 6 furlongs; Winning Prize, who ships from California after winning the Grade 1 Frank E. Kilroe Mile and the Grade II Arcadia Stakes earlier this year; and Excaper, winner of the Grade II Connaught Cup two races back.
Other races already in the books:
Mark My way made his way toward the lead a quarter mile out in Monday's $100,000 New York Stallion Stakes for 3-year-olds, then forged clear in the lane, winning by 2 3/4 lengths over Free Mugatu. Prophet's Cat finished a nose farther back in third. Mark My Way, a Noonmark gelding, ran 1 mile on firm turf in 1:37.57 with Cornelio Velasquez up.
In the companion NYSS for 3-year-old fillies, Selenite rallied to the lead at the sixteenth pole and went on to post the 10-1 upset win, beating the favorite, Old Harbor, by 1 1/2 lengths. Henry's Gal finished third. Selenite, a daughter of Cosmonaut, ran 1 mile on firm going in 1:36.64 under Irad Ortiz Jr.


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Body English Nightclub & Afterhours Hosts Backstreet Boys Official Concert After Party, Sept. 7
Tweet it: Backstreet's back, alright! @BodyEnglishLV @HardRockHotelLV hosts official @BackstreetBoys concert after party 9/7! http://tinyurl.com/lrxkju3
What: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas hosts the Backstreet Boys official concert after party at Body English Nightclub & Afterhours on Saturday, Sept. 7. The "larger than life" event will allow guests to party with one of the world's best-selling boy bands, while experiencing an exclusive DJ set by band member Nick Carter.
Who: Backstreet Boys including Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and Kevin Richardson.
When: Saturday, Sept. 7 (Sunday, Sept. 8 morning)
Media check in at 12:15 a.m.
Red carpet at 12:30 a.m.
Where: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Red carpet adjacent to Body English's entrance
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Media: Interested media requesting to photograph the Body English red carpet must submit requests to Laura Bucklin at [email protected] or 702.737.3100 by Saturday, Sept. 7 at 5 p.m.
Details: Body English is open Friday through Sunday, beginning at 10:30 p.m. Cover charge is $20 for ladies and $30 for men. For table or VIP reservations, call 702.693.5555.
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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is Las Vegas' off-strip playground, just minutes and less than three miles from McCarran International Airport. The premier destination entertainment resort is owned by Brookfield Real Estate Finance Fund II and managed by WG-Harmon, LLC, a subsidiary of Warner Gaming, LLC. Built in 1995, the property completed a $750 million expansion in 2010. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino offers an energetic entertainment and gaming experience with the services and amenities associated with a boutique luxury resort hotel. The property is known for its innovative nightlife and music scene where acts such as The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, Incubus, Foo Fighters, Carlos Santana, Mötley Crüe and Guns N' Roses have all performed. Features of the property include an 11-story Casino Tower with 640 guest rooms, 17-story Paradise Tower with 490 rooms and suites and the all-suite HRH Tower with 359 suites, eight spa villas and seven penthouse suites; 72,000 square feet of casino space featuring Peacock High-Limit gaming and Asian gaming amenities; 80,000 square feet of flexible meeting and convention space; more than $4 million in rare music memorabilia; Body English Nightclub & Afterhours; Reliquary Water Sanctuary, Spa & Salon; 4.5 acres of tropical pool paradise housing world-famous pool parties REHAB Sunday and RELAX Monday; live music/entertainment venues The Joint and Vinyl; Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co.; restaurants Culinary Dropout, Nobu, The Ainsworth, 35 Steaks + Martinis, Mexican cantina Pink Taco, 'round the clock diner Mr. Lucky's Café and 福Fú Asian restaurant; a state-of-the-art fitness center and trendsetting retailers John Varvatos, Affliction, Love Jones, Rocks The Jewelers and Rock Paper Photo. For room availability and additional information call 800.HRD.ROCK (800.473.7625) or visit hardrockhotel.com. Follow Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the latest news and updates.
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Josh Hutcherson Gossip
Josh Hutcherson gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Jennifer Lawrence immortalised
Jennifer Lawrence was joined by Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth at The Hunger Games hand and footprint ceremony on Saturday in Hollywood. The hand and footprint honour is much more prestigious than having a star on the Walk Of Fame. For The Hunger Games, though, the justification is all in the numbers. Full Story
"Does it smell like your mom?"
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth have started promotion for Mockingjay 2, the end of The Hunger Games. All three were with Josh Horowitz for an MTV interview around the "campfire". And, of course, because it's Jennifer Lawrence, part of the conversation became about their most disgusting habits. Full Story
Katniss's last Comic-Con
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The Mockingjay 2 panel just wrapped not too long ago at Comic-Con. The big 3 were all there – Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth. But, really, the story is Katniss. Always Katniss. Always JLaw. According to the tweets I've been reading, she really delivered for the fans. Full Story
Cameron's "Catching Fires"
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The predominant theme of the texts that Sasha and I were exchanging last night during the MTV Movie Awards were about how f-cking old we are and how we don't get it anymore. They ran commercials for all these random shows we'd never heard of in the breaks. There was that band we'd never heard of too. Full Story
Comic-Con's Most Popular: Jennifer Lawrence
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Marvel's dick was definitely the biggest at Comic-Con. But if there was a vote for Most Popular, among geeks and non-geeks, on the male side it was probably Tom Hiddleston's Loki. On the female side… Please. Jennifer Lawrence. Of course. She had two projects to promote: Catching Fire, obviously, and X-Men which speaks to the extraordinary professional high she's been riding as the heroine of two franchises each with its own independent fanbases and a good balance too. Full Story
The Hunger Games movie review
This post will be spoiler heavy. If you would like to avoid spoilers, click away now, but promise you'll come back after you've seen the movie. ............................................................................................................................................................. Full Story
Better in chairs
I know you know what I mean. I know I don't have to explain.Here are Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, and Alexander Ludwig (he plays Cato) on The Marilyn Denis show in Toronto this morning to promote The Hunger Games, obviously. Hutcherson and Hemsworth were paired - and seated - during the junket, and have been, for the most part, assigned on press together. Full Story
Everyone loves The Hunger Games
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Here are photos from the premiere last night. And it's Hunger Games Week on etalk. My interviews with the cast and director - Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, and Gary Ross - will air every day until the movie opens on March 23. Full Story
50 days and the 2nd trailer
I was just actively trying not to think about a new teaser trailer the other day. Oh look! Here it is!With 50 days to go until The Hunger Games opens, we now have another preview.I love it when she pleads with Gale to make sure her family doesn't starve. I am...not sure what to think about her red dress. Full Story
Closer to Peeta?
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Is there a Hunger Games club you all belong to that I don't know of? Because I've received a lot of email in the last day or so with the same video link and even the same wording, from different senders (I think), about how a recent interview appearance in Australia has now convinced them that Josh Hutcherson will be a great Peeta, although one person did stress that he's sitting down. Full Story
My boyfriend is hot and I know it
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Every morning, Kate, my producer at etalk, calls me about my script for the day's show. Today we were talking about People's Choice coverage and she was all - holy sh-t Miley's boyfriend is SO hot. And my response was - haven't you seen The Last Song? She hasn't. If you've seen The Last Song, you know what I'm talking about. Full Story


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The government's meteorology department said the cold snap is expected to ease this week following a period of rainfall.
Looking past the initial debris cleanup from Hurricane Harvey, Houston's recovery is s day-to-day work work-in-progress. VOA Khmer's Guech Heang Lim narrates.
Slowly but steadily, the consciousness about the need to protect and preserve the natural environment is rising all over the world. VOA Khmer's Guech Heang Lim narrates.
Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake, which lies in the center of the country, is home to hundreds of species of fish that provide the Southeast Asian nation with up to 60 percent of its protein. VOA's Kevin Enochs reports.
Building greater resilience to threats requires "layers" of responses, says Gernot Laganda, director of climate and disaster risk reduction programs at World Food Program.
Report by Washington-based Stimson Center lays out new economic and technological opportunities for improving and diversifying region's energy mix.
Cambodia should scrap some hydropower dams as alternative energy sources, such as solar power, are becoming cheaper, a U.S. think-tank said.
An international NGO said Laos' Don Sahong dam would block and threaten "vital subsistence and commercial fisheries in the Lower Mekong Basin."
Last week, the group circulated Taiwanese trade figures that showed imports of silica sand dwarfed Cambodia's recorded exports by $30 million.
The signing came three years after KrisEnergy bought up the Chevron company's shares in the field.
The Bunong and Lao people place spiritual significance on the forests and ancestral burial grounds which will be flooded when the dam goes online.
According to the Ministry of Rural Development, more than 630,000 wells have been drilled across the country.
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Every week we get Down & Dirty, in which Nozlee Samadzadeh breaks down our favorite seasonal fruits, vegetables, and more by the numbers.
From the hyperseasonal (ramps and strawberries are just around the corner!) to the unusual (ever wondered how cardoons are grown?), to the quotidien (kitchen workhorses like leeks and garlic), we'll be highlighting our favorite fruits and vegetables every week on Feed52. This week, at the request of mrslarkin, it's all about celery! (Have you contributed to our contest yet?)
1. In the Garden: First we head to the garden. For a variety of reasons, celery can be a challenge to grow for the home gardener. To start, the seeds are tiny -- so tiny that planting them directly into your garden will just give you a headache come time to thin your seedlings. Instead, it's best to start them out in soil blocks or small containers with just 2-4 seeds per block. That way, when they poke their heads out of the soil, it'll be easy to keep the strongest seedlings and discard the rest.
Another challenge for celery growers is the conditions they require: without lots and lots of water (after all, it's most of what those crispy stalks are made of), well-draining and compost-rich soil (like Amy's soil tips in this week's City Dirt!), and relatively cool growing conditions, your celery can become stringy and tough. It's a slow-growing plant -- about 4 months from seed to stalk -- and needs depth for its root structure, prohibiting container gardening.
2. In the Kitchen: But hey! Even if it's not the easiest vegetable to grow on your own, around the kitchen it's an essential. Once you finally harvest your celery, every bit of it is useful. Along with carrots and onions, the chopped stalks are a member of the holy triumverate of the mirepoix, the French saute base for soups and stews -- and no Thanksgiving stuffing is complete without those half-moons of stalk. The leaves look festive poking out a pitcher of Bloody Marys, or you can follow the lead of 101 Cookbooks' Heidi Swanson (our Piglet People's Choice Award winner!) and make homemade celery salt. As for the pale and tender inner stalks -- the celery heart -- you can't go wrong with the couscous dish that Amanda's husband made her when they were dating (fans of Cooking for Mr Latte, you know the one I mean).
And dare I forget to mention Ants on a Log, the quintessential playdate snack? (For the uninitiated, a recipe: fill a stalk of celery with peanut butter -- that's the "log" -- and dot it with raisins -- the "ants" -- then serve to happy children.)
There's so much more: the sharper flavor of Chinese celery, celery in homemade green juice, the Italian dish of blanched celery baked in tomato sauce (see the latest Canal House cookbook!)...
How do you cook with celery? Any special plants you'd like to see featured as the Fruit or Vegetable of the Week?
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