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ISTANBUL, Turkey — As we sat on the Breeza, the open aft deck of the Azamara Quest, we watched the shadow line of the sunset climb the sheer, volcanic cliff above Skala, the tender landing area on the island of Santorini in the southern Aegean.
It wasn't this iconic Greek island with dazzling white villas and churches that had lured my wife, Laurel, and me aboard this 10-night cruise from Istanbul to Athens. Rather, it was the chance to visit Black Sea ports in countries that were terrae incognitae to us, thus adding pages to our personal atlas. Odessa and Yalta, both in Ukraine, were names that piqued our curiosity, but Santorini did turn out to be a memorable bonus. But first things first.
And that first thing was Istanbul, where we boarded the 694-passenger Quest, one of Azamara's two vessels, both among the eight "R-ships" made surplus when Renaissance Cruises shut down in 2001.
Though this was our first Azamara voyage, we were familiar with R-ships because we'd sailed in Princess Cruises' Ocean Princess and Oceania Cruises' Regatta, both sisters. Service and protocols on the ships differed, but we liked all three for their intimate size, woody décor and "shippy" feel, in contrast to the high-rise luxury-resort vibe of the big cruise ships.
Darkness fell as we awaited departure, and lights came up to bathe the minarets of the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque, visible from our ship at its downtown berth. A crescent moon rose above them; at 10 o'clock, lines were loosed, and we sailed through the Bosporus, where the amplified call to worship sounded from both the European and Asian sides of the narrow strait.
Next morning we docked at the Bulgarian port of Varna. Whenever possible, we prefer to experience ports independently rather than on the organized tours. In Varna, we walked along a beach adjacent to the port and into an expansive park and gardens before lunching at an outdoor café. We ordered "Bulgaria on a plate": feta and tomatoes with pesto, tiny meatballs, tzatziki (yogurt-based sauce), peppers in yogurt and taramasalata, an appetizer that usually contains roe.
Other than being able to say we'd been to Romania, the Port of Constanta didn't offer much, still muffled in dour Soviet bleakness. (Perhaps we should have taken the ship tour this time.)
But the Ukrainian ports were winners. At Odessa, we walked off the ship and up the Potemkin Steps, 192 in all, the formal entrance to a city filled with elegant architecture, the best of which is a magnificent opera house completed in 1887. We returned that evening for "Swan Lake," danced, disappointingly, to recorded music, though the splendor of the Viennese Baroque interior made up for that.
Sevastopol, on the Crimean Peninsula, has long been a naval base for the Russian and now for the Ukrainian Black Sea fleet, and the ships were in. Despite the extreme July heat — which dogged us throughout the cruise — I walked around town, especially the promenades along the harbor, and visited a maritime museum, where there was not a word of English.
Perhaps Sevastopol's greatest contribution was on deck that evening, during the "White Night" celebration with a buffet dinner and a thoroughly engaging song and dance performance by the Black Sea Navy Ensemble.
Yalta, also in Crimea, was the best of all, with its promenade along a harbor beach swarming with bathers, and the Livadia Palace, once the summer residence of Nicholas II, the last czar, and the site of the Yalta Conference in 1945 that brought together President Roosevelt, Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Josef Stalin.
We skipped the ship tour again but were fortunate to find a multilingual guide who offered an inexpensive van tour to Livadia and other sights. She led us through the palace, enriching the experience.
Even on this port-heavy itinerary, there was plenty to do onboard: lectures; entertainment every night; and meals in the extra-charge ($25) restaurants, Prime C and Aqualina, the main dining room, Discoveries, or the buffet-style Windows Café, which led onto Breeza, our favorite spot. Deck chairs and books figured heavily in our time on the ship.
This line calls itself Azamara Club Cruises, with a "You'll love where we take you" tag line, so long days in port were the norm, with sailings as late as midnight — not good for committed shoppers and gamblers because the casino and all onboard shops must close while the ship is in port. We missed more "steaming time" in daylight. The only sea day came when we sailed back through the 19-mile-long Bosporus and into the Sea of Marmara, another welcome chance to view Istanbul's minarets and watch the plethora of ferries scooting back and forth on multiple routes.
But a late sailing from Santorini, our penultimate port, gave us that perfect sunset on the Breeza. That day we'd tendered into Skala and hopped on a small boat for a brisk ride to Oia, on the northwest end of the island.
Oia, all dazzling white, with villas tumbling down the lava cliffs to the sea, was so picturesque it could have been a movie set. We strolled along the cliff top, had lunch overlooking the water at Thalami, billed as a "traditional tavern," caught a bus back to Fira, then a cable car down to Skala and a tender to the Quest.
That evening, from Breeza, we looked back at Fira, which crowned the cliff like white icing on a cake. It caught the last rays before sunset, then the afterglow. Lights twinkled on, and a full moon off its shoulder completed the most vivid mental picture I took home from the cruise.


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SPECKS of mystery DNA were discovered on the bag which held the dead body of MI6 spy Gareth Williams, an inquest heard today.
Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Sebire said "two minor components of another contributor's DNA" were found on the zip toggle and padlock.
The evidence was revealed as she appeared to rule out that Mr Williams did not get in the bag himself.
DCI Sebire stated that officers had looked at "all aspects" of possibilities, as footage of the red holdall bulging with his body shape was played for the first time.
She told Westminster Coroner's Court: "My thought or my opinion since I went into the scene is that a third party had been involved in the death or by putting the body in the bag. So my primary focus was looking at the bathroom."
A video of the flat where Mr Williams lived took the inquest on a walking tour of his Pimlico home, showing a woman's red wig, lipstick and make-up, in the condition that it was found.
Footage then showed close-up images of the white bathroom suite where the spy's body was found.
The film zoomed in on the red North Face bag, showing bulges from his limbs inside and a brass padlock locking two zips together from the outside.
Mr Williams was found in the foetal position in the bag, there were no signs of struggle and his body position appeared "calm", Ms Sebire said.
Ms Sebire said she would have expected to find fingerprints left by Mr Williams on the bathroom tiles.
"Certainly there were no prints of anybody's in the lower-tiled wall," she added.
"He was in the foetal position. His legs were folded up towards his chest, his arms were bent slightly inwards."
She added: "In my opinion he was very calm. His face was very calm. His hands were resting on his chest."
Mr Williams had not damaged the bag or sustained injuries to his hands, the detective said.
"He was very muscular, he trained regularly. It is only my opinion but I would at least expect some tearing to the netting."
Ms Sebire, who described how the top-floor flat was hot and stuffy, said her inquiry had explored all possibilities over 21 months.
The officer, who received 200 items of information from the public, added: "It was a very extensive inquiry. We have looked at all aspects of it."
Ms Sebire said she allowed a counter-terrorism officer from SO15 - the only command at Scotland Yard with regular contact with MI6 - into the flat.
But she said she was solely responsible for investigations into the death.
The last computer evidence of him being alive was Mr Williams looking at a cycling time trial website on August 16, the officer added.
Mr Williams's sister, Ceri Subbe, sat in the hearing without her parents as images showed the scene which greeted detectives as they arrived at his flat on August 23 2010.
The flat gave an insight into the codebreaker's mind, showing carefully arranged piles of books and an extensive CD collection.
There was no sign of a break-in at the flat, with footage showing Mr Williams had left cash in a cupboard and a mobile phone on the living room table. There was little clutter and mess in the flat except for a dressing gown and quilt discarded on the bedroom floor.
Ms Sebire said: "I also found it difficult to explain because of his general tidiness. In my opinion, it was not something that was easily explainable."
Ms Sebire detailed the forensic evidence found there, including blood and semen.
The communal front door was secured by a mortise lock and union lock, and a spot of someone else's blood was found in the communal hallway, the inquest heard.
Inside the flat itself, an "old" and "very small" spot of Mr Williams's blood, which could have been from a cut, was found on the carpet near the stairs, Ms Sebire said.
She accepted that the blood could have dried over the course of a week.
Two shoeprints detected in his kitchen were too "partial" for the size or wearer to be identified, she went on.
In the larger of his two bathrooms, the only "significant finding" was traces of semen staining on the floor by the sink, which tested positive for Mr Williams, the detective said.
Traces of his semen were also found in the main bedroom, including on his quilt, she added.
Ms Sebire also described the "high-value" items found in the flat's smaller bedroom, which included 26 shoes and boots, mainly bearing designer labels such as Christian Louboutin, Stella McCartney, Christian Dior and Chloe; wigs wrapped in net packaging, which "appear to be unused", including one Mr Williams had bought on his recent trip to the US; small and medium-sized female clothing worth an estimated £20,000, all "immaculate" and "in pristine condition" and often in tissue paper; and make-up items including nail varnish and eye shadow that were "all new" and apparently unused.
The only used items appeared to be four pairs of the size 6 and 6.5 shoes, which was Mr Williams's size, Ms Sebire said.
Asked by Coroner Fiona Wilcox whether she thought the clothes would have fitted Mr Williams, the detective replied: "Possibly."
The clothes were found in a North Face holdall and on the bed, she said.
Receipts suggested they had been collected around 2008 and 2009.

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Our Favorite Peg Board Home Offices
What's good for the garage is good for the office. If a big, expansive pegboard helps you keep your wrenches in order, it'll probably be an invaluable organization tool for your other "workbench" as well. But this workshop staple doesn't have to look grungy. Here are a few of our favorite home offices that put peg boards to work.
Want to replicate this look? Check out your local home store for a peg board kit.
You can paint yours to match your style, then fit it with all kinds of fixtures to organize your office tools.
- Lara Robby's Craft Room
- Lizzie Garrett Mettler's Pegboard Organization
- Jen Caupto's Craft Room
- Inspiration: Framed Pegboard in White and Robin's Egg
- I Heart Organizing's Kid Study Zone
- Peg Board Storage Unit from Southern Living
- Sarah Hartill's Laundry and Craft Room
- Office Organizer from Real Simple
- This Blessed Nest's Home Office
- Fun and Functional Home Office from Martha Stewart


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One Quick Handwriting Transcription Challenge Every Day-for the genealogist in you
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Our Comrade Needs that Pension
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Boeing Keeps the Dow Grounded
Boeing shares weighed on the Dow as almost half the global 787 Dreamliner fleet is grounded. Laura Mandaro has details on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
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I am no more than average in IT matters, and admit that much of the information on the blogger.com helpline is too technical for me, so the help of fellow bloggers has been invaluable in giving advice in terms I could understand and follow. I have learnt so much from it, and here is what I have done as a result of all this help over the course of the past year.
- Spring Cleaned i.e. freshened up the look of my site e.g. by adopting a seasonal colours theme, plus moved around "the furniture" so to speak, and decluttered, notably putting the Blog awards I was proud to get on a "Page"; editing the About Me section in the sidebar and creating a fuller single Page; and moving the sidebar from the left to the right - to put the screen emphasis on the individual posting, rather than the list of categories.
- Set up Pages - I liked the labelled tabs at the top of the screen on other blogs, but did not realise that these related to "Pages". Now I have them and they are being read - apart from my latest title "Places" but I am trying to think of an alternative title for this. I also plan to add "Looks Ups Offered".
- Renamed the Labels listing in the sidebar - "Labels" did not seem a right description to me. I toyed with "Topics" and "Subjects" but settled on "Categories" - not over convinced by this, so may still change it again.
- Showed links to other postings. I must admit publicly here - I had never investigated what that "Link" icon meant. I had referred to previous postings, but just typed in the title and date. So I spent one long afternoon, setting up links (or so I thought), only to get messages they were not working. Eventually light dawned - I was giving the link to my editing draft on blogger.com and not to my actual posted blog page. Another mammoth session to revise all previous links, and add many more - this is a lengthy process and still very much work in progress, with priority going to my more popular posts.
- Created more effective titles and opening paragraphs for search engine optimization - and this has worked!
- Revised the way I write titles for http://www.geneabloggers.com/ to maximise impact and readership.
- Varied postings between heavy text ones and ones with a strong visual interest; also between lengthy and short contributions to encourage readers and stave off boredom with the site.
- Made effective use of formatting - as here (hopefully) with numbered lists and bold sub-headings.
- Set up a series of posts linking to previous posts, as in my recent "Lest We Forget - War Memorials" series for November.
- Listened to the specific advice and sharing of ideas from fellow bloggers, listed below -with apologies for anyone I might have overlooked. Amy at http://wetree.blogspot.com/
Greta at http://gretabog.blogspot.com/
Joan at http://www.luxegen.ca/
Judy at http://www.judywebster.com.au/index.html.
Nancy at http://nancysfamilyhistoryblog.blogspot.com/T
- Shelley at http://www.asenseoffamily.com/
Susan at http://longlostrelatives-smp.blogspot.com/
Tonia at http://www.toniasroots.net/
Plus being motivated by the comments I have received from so many fellow bloggers - too numerous to mention individually here.


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Knit and Crochet Now! "Rugs" Knit and Crochet rugs add a personal touch to any room. Meghan Jones designed a fun garter stitch rug and Carrie Carpenter designed a giant crochet doily for your floor. Square is knit Blue Berry Muffin. D
6:30 pm
Paint This With Jerry Yarnell "Heaven On Earth, Part 1" (18x24 Acrylic). Mottle sky, foreground, and painting mountains in this opening segment. Jerry takes his students thru the process of creating a semi-stormy sky, by using a special mottling technique. D
7:00 pm
Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Guilty Pleasures" Joanne confesses to her student Kyle that her favorite food is potato chips, but gives him a healthier oven "fried" version. They are so good, it's hard to save a few to go with their bruschetta blue cheese burgers and blueberry nectarine sangria. Recipes: Oven Fried Potato Chips with Marjoram Salt, Bruschetta Burger with Caramelized Onions and Blue Cheese, and Rose Sangria with Blueberry and Nectarines. D
7:30 pm
Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Fish Monger" If you love to eat seafood but balk at preparing it at home, you'll welcome this lesson. Dave Pasternack, a renowned seafood chef based in New York City, joins Martha for a beginner's class on buying, butchering and storing fish. They then demystify boning a round or flat fish and cleaning a squid. D
8:00 pm
This Old House "Essex 2012/13, Human Centered Design, and Demo" Kevin visits the Institute for Human Centered Design and one of architect Sally DeGan's accessibly designed projects; the bad shed dormer is removed at the house, and work starts on a barrier-free entry. D
8:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Scotland's Islands and Highlands" Rick tosses a caber (log) at a Scottish clan gathering, remembers Highland massacres and takes a ferry to Iona.G
9:00 pm
Travelscope "New Brunswick's Acadian Festival" New Brunswick is Canada's only bi-lingual province and the peaceful co-existence between the French Acadian culture and the English Loyalist culture gives visitors two experiences for the price of one. Yet all the world's French in August during the Caraquet Acadian Festival -- a two-week cultural celebration that culminates in a mardi-gras style street party. Joseph heads to the Acadian Peninsula to trace its Acadian heritage, meet modern day Acadians and, during their national day of celebration, join in their festival and Laissez les bon temps roulez -- Let the good times roll! During his journey he also partakes of New Brunswick's natural beauty and the world of adventure that awaits every visitor to this Canadian province year round. D
9:30 pm
Lidia's Italy In America "Eastern Seaboard: A Shell of a Good Time" NULL
10:00 pm
Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Italian Favorites Revisited" NULL
10:30 pm
Simply Ming "Wine & Tapas" Seafood and the Azores go hand in hand, and on today's episode of Simply Ming, Ming gets right into the thick of things when he travels to the beautiful area of Caldeira do Santo Cristo. Here with the help of a local chef, Ming will help harvest limpets and clams to come up with two unique dishes. D
11:00 pm
Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen "On The Rotisserie" Many of the world's great grill cultures cook their best barbecue on the rotisserie. Consider Brazil's rodizio, Greek souvlaki and gyro, and Morocco's majestic mechoui. To judge from your many e-mails, spit-roasting is a live fire cooking method our viewers would like to know more about. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Scotland's Islands and Highlands" Rick tosses a caber (log) at a Scottish clan gathering, remembers Highland massacres and takes a ferry to Iona.G


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PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Oregon said it took them about six hours to rescue a kitten from a sewer pipe with the help of a plumber.
Portland fire crews were called to a home around 7:30 p.m. Sunday by residents who said they heard the kitten crying inside the walls of their basement and the firefighters brought in a plumber to use a snake camera to locate the feline, KPTV, Portland, reported Tuesday.
Firefighters said the kitten was about 20 feet down the line of the 4-inch pipe and the crews cut holes in the pipe and used air to coax the kitten toward an opening.
The local Humane Society, which took custody of the kitten, said it is estimated to be about 3 weeks old and will be available for adoption in about a month.


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According to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), a radiation therapy procedure that precisely delivers a large dose of radiation to tumors, may effectively control and treat head and neck cancers when combined with the chemotherapeutic agent cetuximab.
The study, led by Dwight E. Heron, MD, professor of otolaryngology and vice-chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, enrolled 24 patients with recurrent head and neck cancers who had previously undergone radiation therapy treatment. Patients received cetuximab 1 week before and during the 2-week course of SBRT. The study showed that the regimen is a safe treatment option and may improve overall patient survival rates.
According to Dr. Heron, the study is important because surgical treatments for many patients with recurrent, locally advanced head and neck cancers are frequently limited, while other treatments either fail to adequately control the disease progression or are too toxic for patients to manage.
The combination of cetuximab, which has been shown to enhance the effect of radiation therapy in patients with newly diagnosed head and neck cancers, and SBRT reduced treatment time from 6 weeks to 1 week while improving the side effects of retreatment.
"We think this combination also may improve local control and perhaps survival rates, as we have seen in our own retrospective series. Most importantly, this study contributes to the emerging data fueled by UPCI suggesting a role for SBRT in patients with recurrent head and neck cancers," says Dr. Heron.
This study was funded by UPCI's Department of Radiation Oncology.


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|2010-07-23, 07:26
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
The Dog of Flanders
This is another one of those old anime from the World Masterpiece Theater...and an AWESOME one at that!
So the story's about Nello, a good-hearted young boy in 19th century Belgium who lives a poor but happy life with his grandfather Jehan. He saves a dog, Patrasche, from a cruel and abusive owner and keeps him as his own. They develop a VERY strong brotherly bond. Nello also has Alois (pronounced Ah-Lou-Ah in Flemish), a young girl from a rich family whose father doesn't like Nello for his poor upbringing. Nello wants to become an artist just like Peter Paul Reubens, but tragedy strikes Nello one after another and his bond with Patrasche is put to the test.
It's based on the Flemish novel by the author Ouida (or Marie Louisa de la Ramee). I read the book and it's great. There are actually TWO Dog of Flanders animes in existence. One by the World Masterpiece Theater in 1975, and one made by TMS Entertainment in 1992-1993 (which has apparently been buried 6 feet under dirt). Plus there's an anime movie for it that was made in 1997 (And that was ACTUALLY released in the US at one point! But now it's out of print and appallingly expensive!). I saw the movie and...I cried like a baby. TWICE!!! This is my all-time favorite World Masterpiece Theater title ever!!! Unfortunately, both TV series aren't subbed, even though RAWs and torrents are around. The thing is, this is the first "official" WMT title that ever came out in the 70's (next to Heidi, but they didn't call themselves WMT back then) and this is one of the highest rated anime in Japan! If only other countries would love it and groups would sub it!
I truly love this anime, and I sincerely hope others will see it for the true masterpiece that it really is, despite the original TV series being made in 1975. I feel so sad that true gems like this are so ignored and under-appreciated. So yeah, it was made in 1975, but that doesn't mean the story and animation aren't good! I commandeth you all to watch this anime!...and find a sub group willing to sub the series!
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|2010-07-27, 19:11
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The Rare Visitor
Unfortunately I only watched the 90s movie of it. And even though it is pretty good and strong I felt that it was missing a lot of stuff from the series. Hope to see the series someday (as well as the entire WMT series subbed).
|2012-03-23, 18:15
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Canada
As FC has found out, SZS has picked up this series and done the first 8 episodes of it. I've added them to torrent submissions so perhaps we could see a tracker up soon.
Also: this thread needs pix so:
I haven't started watching this yet because I'm focusing on some other works ATM. In particular with SZS I am probably going to start with their work on Heidi since I enjoyed the Shirley Temple movie and the first 2 eps that MJN did back in 07/08.
|2012-03-23, 22:54
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The Opened Ultimate Gate
Join Date: Dec 2011
Age: 24
i'm also watched the movie last year, i was surprised when i see it aired in my national cartoon channel in 2011 (and they still reairing sometimes even in 2012)! such a touching story that teared me up at the ending.
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|2012-04-22, 06:40
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a small cat
Watched it at the anime era in the Philippines in which Princess Sarah (I like this one), Cedi, and other similar anime were aired as afternoon shows.
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Below is a re-post of a piece I wrote for TV-Turnoff Week about my family's experience pulling the plug many years ago. In recent years, TV-Turnoff Week has evolved into "Screen-Free Week."
From the Screen-Free Week's website:
Screen-Free Week is an annual celebration where children, families, schools, and communities turn off screens and turn on life. Instead of relying on screens for entertainment, participants read, daydream, explore, enjoy nature, and enjoy spending time with family and friends.
Since we rarely watch TV, the challenge for us this year will be turning off our computers! Impossible for me now that I own an internet business. But eager to participate, I am committing to no Facebook, Twitter or recreational use of the computer for the week.
I hope my story will inspire you to join me!
Twenty years ago, I was a young mother living in Hollywood, the media capital of the world. My husband Max worked in the entertainment industry, and I had been an actress prior to my son Harper's birth. We were a family immersed in the culture of media.
During Harper's early years, I was clueless about the effect of media on young children. I never questioned the effect of TV viewing on his developing brain. After all, he only watched "educational" shows on PBS and family-friendly videos, like Disney movies. He loved them! What could be wrong with that?
When he was four years old, I visited the Pasadena Waldorf School and became enchanted by what I saw. Intuitively, I knew that this was a healthy environment for children. I began to research and to learn as much about Waldorf education as I could.
I learned that Waldorf educators strongly discouraged TV and electronic media viewing by young children. This was a novel idea to me, but as I read more about the effect of media on children's brain development, I started questioning the wisdom of continuing to allow Harper to sit in front of a screen for hours a day. But how, I wondered, would I get through my days without the electronic babysitter? How would I get dinner made? How would I take a shower? It didn't help that Max was not convinced that TV, in moderation, was a harmful thing.
In April of that year, I learned about TV-Turnoff Week—a week in April during which families are encouraged to turn off their TVs for a week. I decided to give it a try to see if we could survive a week with no TV. At the beginning of the week, I shut the doors to the TV cabinet and hid the remote.
I would be lying if I said it was easy. Harper and I both experienced withdrawal symptoms. On the first couple of days, Harper would ask for Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers. Why, he pleaded, couldn't he watch Peter Pan? I told him the TV was "resting" for a few days, and endured his whining with resolve. Silently, I wondered if I would last the week, feeling like he suddenly needed my constant attention. It was so much easier make dinner and straighten the house when I could just pop in Mary Poppins.
During the week, I decided to invest in some new art supplies. I bought stacks of drawing paper, and new sets of beeswax crayons and colored pencils. Then by day four, I witnessed a miracle. The whining stopped. I watched in awe as Harper became engrossed in drawing. Almost overnight, I saw his drawings transform from immature scribbles into representational images. Suddenly he was drawing pictures of pirate ships, castles, knights and dragons. He would sit at the little table in his room and draw picture after picture. Prior to this, I didn't think he had the capacity to sit and focus for so long.
The drawing continued through long periods during days five and six. I could prepare dinner again while he was happily occupied, with the TV still hidden in the dark cabinet. I wouldn't have believed it possible! When he wasn't drawing, he became more interested in building with blocks and playing with puzzles.
I never anticipated such a dramatic change in only a week. By day seven, both my husband and I were convinced that there was no good reason to turn the TV back on. As Max said by the end of the week, "I guess it certainly couldn't hurt to live without TV."
We never threw our TV away, though many times I wished we could! Max continued to write about media and could not give up being able to watch World Series baseball. But it stayed turned off most of the time while my two boys were growing up. Though they often complained and questioned why we didn't watch TV like other families did, Harper has, on more than one occasion, thanked me for not allowing them to watch when they were younger. As teenagers, they watch TV occasionally and enjoy it, but I am convinced that not having spent their childhoods parked in front of screens allowed them to become the creative and resourceful young adults they are now.
Incidentally, Harper has decided to return to his Hollywood roots and is now a college freshman studying filmmaking.
Screen-Free Week 2017 is May 1-7.
For more information, help and encouragement:
Will your family commit to participating in Screen-Free Week this year? Share your challenges and successes here!


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Boy Scouts Propose Change for Gay Scouts, and More
The Boy Scouts proposes changes to its policy to allow gay scouts to join, but still ban gay adults. U.S. Carbon-Dioxide emissions fall. A merger between Anhuser-Busch and Gropo Modelo moves forward. Kesley Hubbard reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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Staff from a car dealership and garage, led by the 75-year-old founder of the family firm, will be putting their best foot forward for a major charity event at the weekend.
STAFF from a car dealer and garage, led by the 75-year-old founder of the family firm, will be putting their best foot forward for a major charity event this weekend.
Nineteen people from Geoff Cox, based at Derby Road, Denby, will be swapping brochures, oil cans and spanners for running shoes on Sunday(March 23) as they take part in the Sport Relief charity run at Shipley Park.
And Geoff Cox himself will be taking part in the one-mile event, one of three distances that are being run at the Park as people of all ages stride out across the country to raise money for projects that help change lives at home and abroad.
Almost all the company's staff will be taking part. Managing director Neil Cox said the initiative came from his son, Aidan, a University of Derby student who signed them up.
"I just told the staff and they accepted it,"said Neil. "Some of them have been in training, suffering with aches, pains and blisters in the process.
"Some have even changed their eating habits, with one swapping his usual kebab and chips for salad in an effort to boost his fitness."
"It's a busy time of the year but everybody has pulled together as a team."
Neil will be running the six miles event, and his wife Angela and Aidan will be going for the three-mile run.
Aidan said: "I thought it would be a fun thing to do and show that we care for the community. Everyone is eager and enthusiastic to take part. I have done one mile before and nearly fell over so I'm hoping to do a little better."
Grandad Geoff said: "We have done a few charity events before, particularly for local causes but this is the biggest effort we have done since we started in 1967.
"I have never done any running before but a do a lot of exercise and I'm looking forward to it." Geoff will be accompanied by his 11-year-old giant poodle Cassie.
Technician Joe Davis(24), from Horsley Woodhouse, said: "I thought I was doing six kilometres but was then told it's six miles!" Colleague Ben Horsnall (22), from Ilkeston, hopes to run three miles in fancy dress. "I do play parks football but not usually running," he said.
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Broadcast coverage is the principal means for people around the world to experience the magic of the Olympic Games.
The IOC is the owner of the global broadcast rights for the Olympic Games – including broadcasts on television, radio, mobile and internet platforms – and is responsible for allocating Olympic broadcast rights to media companies throughout the world through the negotiation of rights agreements.
Broadcast of the Olympic Games has been the principal driver of the:
- funding of the Olympic Movement and the Olympic Games
- growth of the global popularity
- global representation and promotion of the Olympic Games and the Olympic values
The IOC's broadcast policy
The IOC's broadcast policy is fundamentally based on the Olympic Charter, which is the codification of the Fundamental Principles, Rules and Bye-laws adopted by the IOC.
The Charter states:
"The IOC takes all necessary steps in order to ensure the fullest coverage by the different media and the widest possible audience in the world for the Olympic Games."
IOC Marketing: Media Guide London 2012
Olympic Broadcasting Services
OBS is responsible for providing the international television and radio signals from the Games to all rights-holding broadcasters around the world.
The IOC established Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) in 2001 to serve as the permanent host broadcaster for the Olympic Games, eliminating the need to continually rebuild the broadcast operation for each edition of the Games.
OBS ensures that the high standards of Olympic broadcasting are consistently maintained from one edition fo the Games to the next.
"LIVE! Broadcasting the Olympic Games" - Interactive documentary
Make a digital journey through the fabulous history of Olympic broadcasting!
Through a personal, vertical, explosive read, featuring anecdotes, documents and archives, the Olympic Museum's new interactive documentary takes you from one surprise to the next, in the great whirlwind of Olympic Games broadcasting.
You will see how, since they entered the heart of the competitions, radio, then television, and finally the Internet have constantly beaten their own technological records.
In a few minutes, you will have "seen" the Olympic Games with the ears and eyes of the 1900s audience, 1920s, 1930s, as well as the 1940s, 1960s and 1970s, 1980s and finally of the today's audience - or even tomorrow's audience…
Scroll from top to bottom, and from left to right, and enter the history and anecdotes of broadcasting the Olympic Games, the biggest sporting and cultural event in the world.
With "LIVE! Broadcasting the Games", The Olympic Museum is continuing its interactive programming for the Internet, the second documentary based on the exhibition
"LIVE! The Olympic Games: Behind the Screen".
(See the exhibition in Lausanne from 19.02.15 to 26.01.16.)


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2010-11 Season (Freshman)
CSUN's tallest player at 6-foot-10 ... Second on the team with 21 blocks (0.75 bpg, #8 in the BWC) ... Collected a season-high three blocks against DePaul (11/26/10), at Air Force (12/2/10) and at UC Irvine (1/27/11) ... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds at Cal State Bakersfield (12/18/10).
Cathedral High School
Averaged 22 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two blocks per game during the 2009-10 campaign to help lead Cathedral High School in Los Angeles (Ca) to a 17-12 record ... Eteuati's scoring efforts included 42 points against Redondo Union High School, 38 points against Loyola of Los Angeles HS, 26 points against Taft HS and 25 points against Serra (Gardena) ... For his exceptional season, Eteuati gained first team All-League and All-CIF Southern Section honors ... Also an outstanding volleyball player who led his team to the playoffs during his senior and junior seasons.
Matador Memo
Born October 19, 1991 in Long Beach, Ca. ... Parents are Kari Faithful and Frankie Edwards ... Has five brothers (Rico, Isiah, Luke, Noa and Owen) ... Rates the Pittsburgh Steelers as his favorite team and defensive back Troy Polamau as his favorite player ... Favorite actor is Will Smith ... Likes to watch Scrubs and lists one of his favorite movies as Training Day ... Loves to eat tacos ... His favorite website is Eastbay.com ... Chose Cal State Northridge because of the coaches ... Frankie says the best thing about being a student-athlete is being in shape, but finds running the toughest part about being an athlete ... His pre-game ritual is to listen to Jill Scott ... If Frankie was NCAA president, he would give Reggie Bush his Heisman Trophy back ... The most famous person he has met is Shaquille O'Neal ... Would like to switch places with Rob Dyrdek ... If Frankie was forced to listen to one CD for the rest of his life, it would be Just Listen by Musiq Soulchild ... The best advice he ever received was "you get what you paid for" ... The title of his autobiography would be Decisions ... Will Smith would play the part of Frankie Eteuati if a movie was made of his life ... Can't go a week without Hot Pockets ... His greatest hero is Rob Dyrdek, who he says gets to do what he loves for a living ... Would like to meet actress Sofia Vergara ... If he could change one thing about the world, it would be to end racism ... Undeclared major.
Frankie Eteuati - Career Highs
Points - 5 (2 games)
Field Goals - 2 (9 games)
3-Point Field Goals - 1 (2 games)
Free Throws - 3 vs UC Irvine (2/5/11)
Rebounds - 7 at Cal State Bakersfield (12/18/10)
Assists - 2 (2 games)
Blocks - 3 (3 games)
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Fit To Be Tan: Vintage One-of-a-Kinds
- Location: Washington , DC
- Specialty: Antique and Vintage Homewares
- Price range: $$
- Website: fittobetan.com
Store History
- Founded: 2012
- Founded by: Paul Corrie and Steve Ewens
- Headquarters: Washington DC
- Sister stores: Arlington studio
Unless you live in a small town or far from a city, it is hard to find a store with antique and vintage pieces that isn't ridiculously overpriced. This is certainly the case in Washington DC. So we happily welcome the latest addition to the hip U Street area, Fit to Be Tan, a little shop with a lot to offer, from vintage knick knacks to rare antiques.
The cozy shop is full of fun little finds, including a unique vintage cigarette box, a beautiful reupholstered high-backed arm chair and loads of beautiful mirrors and lamps. Brought to you by local interior designer Paul Corrie and his husband Steve Ewens, Fit to be Tan showcases unique hand-picked pieces Corrie has found scouring the country's estate sales, thrift stores and antique shops. Last year, Traditional Home honored Paul as the favorite Young Traditional designer for 2010.
But here's the really interesting part: Behind the homewares storefront is a sunless airbrush tanning salon (hence the "Tan" in Fit to Be Tan). Yes, a rather unexpected combination. So you can browse upfront and then get sprayed a golden glow (without getting skin cancer!) in the back. I haven't checked, but I am pretty sure this is the first store to combine homewares with tanning! The tanning booths will be open for use late March 2012 but the homeware shop is already up and running!
(Images: Paul Corrie Interiors/Denis Largeron)


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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Q & A With Daria Snadowsky
Read Holly's review here.
Read Allison's review here.
Visit Daria Snadowsky's web page.
Allison: I have to ask, with all the comparisons between Anatomy of a Boyfriend and Judy Blume's Forever...Do you have any interest in writing a book for pre-teen girls? Even when I read Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret, there were some outdated bits, and that was...ahem...a while ago.
Daria: Now that you mention it, I think tween books would be an interesting avenue for me to consider. Middle school was an endless gauntlet of adolescent "firsts" that still scar me to this day, so it might be cathartic to tackle those topics in a novel intended for younger readers.
Allison: Were there books that particularly spoke to you during your childhood and teen years?
Daria: I swore by Judy Blume, especially Forever. Blume has an unabashed, totally candid way of conveying her characters' emotions that always made me feel less alone. I read her books not for escapism or entertainment but rather empathy.
Allison: What was the most challenging part of Anatomy of a Boyfriend to write? The most fun? (I know, I sound like a college application essay question.)
Daria: The most fun part was writing about Dom's first kiss. I still remember mine more vividly than I do just about anything else that has happened to me before or since, so it was fun reliving that magical moment in my mind and then translating it to Dom's world.
The most challenging part were the love scenes. Walking that tightrope between graphic and pornographic, between sensual and sensationalized, between honest and gratuitous was a constant struggle. Judy Blume's Forever remained my guide throughout. That the character of Dom was an aspiring doctor who loved anatomy allowed me to get away with giving more clinical, detailed descriptions that I might have been able to otherwise.
Allison: Any memorable ex-boyfriend stories you'd like to share?
Daria: On Valentine's Day of my sophomore year at Emory, my then-bf and I went parking in his car on the top level of Peavine Parking deck. Seconds later campus security came by and found us. They made us stand outside while they lectured to us how stupid we were being and threatened to write us up. It was reeeally embarrassing, and they were right it was a pretty dumb thing for us to do, but it did inspire one of my favorite chapters in Anatomy of a Boyfriend.
Allison: You've written what seems destined to be a YA classic...what's next?
Daria: Thank you so much! I spent most of my time since Anatomy's release practicing law, but ideas are always going through my head for new projects. I can pretty much guarantee you that if I should write again, it won't involve anything with a fantasy/supernatural element. A lot of people have asked for a sequel to Anatomy of a Boyfriend, so that's always a possibility.
Thank you so much, Daria! Now for the contest! Enter to win a SIGNED, hardcover copy of Anatomy of a Boyfriend before it comes out in paperback September 23. Here's how to enter:
1. For one entry, leave a comment below, telling me your favorite book as a teenager. Don't forget to leave your e-mail address so I can contact the winner!
2. For a bonus entry, add an embarrassing story from your teen years.
3. For another entry, blog about this contest, linking to this post, and tell me you did in the comments.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59 P.M. EDT ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7! I will select a winner at random from all entries and contact the winner by e-mail. Good luck!
29 comments:
- GBK Gwyneth said...
My favorite book as a teenager? When I was a teenager, I might have said something from Stephen King of VC Andrews. Then again, I was also in love with Thomas Hardy, so there you go.... a non-answer.
I did love Judy Blume and am thinking of giving Camille the "Are You There God" and "Then Again Maybe I Won't" soon....
- GBK Gwyneth said...
BTW, great interview and I'm quite intrigued with the book. I look forward to reading it soon.
- Tasses said...
No need to enter me in the contest as i already have a copy. I have posted about your contest on my blog: Random Wonder
- Shooting Stars Mag said...
Enter me for sure!
Favorite book as a teen...well, I'm still a teen, though I'm "technically an adult" at 18. LOL
I was a huge Harry Potter fan, still am of course, so that would be a series I loved as a teen.
A seperate book though? I loved The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Looking for Alaska.
Oh gosh, embarrasing story when I was a teen? Let me think...
I was too shy to really ever do much, so I suppose I escaped embarrasment in that sense, and then I got embarrased about little things...it didn't really take too much honestly.
It wasn't too embarrasing, but we all had to run a mile freshmen year...and I was the last one finished. You could say someone else was, but they didn't even finish..so yes, I finished, but it's quite disconcerting trying to run with a bunch of 14/15 year old girls and guys who are sooo much more athletic then you are.
- Shooting Stars Mag said...
P.S. I blogged about this on here:
Thanks!! I hope I win. LOL
- Diana Dang said...
I'm still a teen here! My favorite book so far is The Wizard, the Witch, and Two Girls From Jersey.
Embarrassing things... I mess up so many times working at Dairy Queen and been there for a month! First time i made the Blizzard, I accidentally wasn't holding onto the cup properly that I dropped it and it splattered all over! Not only my co-workers were watching, so was the customer!
- Bunny B said...
My fave book as a teen? Well, I did enjoy all of Judy Blume's books, especially the Fudge series :)
bunnybx at gmail . com
- Kirsten said...
My favorite book as a teenager was probably "Forever" by Judy Blume, so I'm anxious to read Daria's book.
I had many embarrassing moments in my teenage years. One memorable event was the time my best friend and I invited our boyfriends over to join us in the hot tub at the house where she was babysitting. The parents came home to find us all in the tub and her with her top off. They delivered us both home to our parents and told them what we'd been up to!
- Chelsie said...
Commenting to enter.
Favorite book, so far: This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
Embarrassing Moment: Well this may not seem like it's embarrassing, but it is. I was driving with my dad and we were talking about going to the casino, and I'm not 18 and he said, "Well don't worry they sell fake IDs in the parking lot." and I was like... "REALLY?" because he said it with such a straight face... but everyone laughed at me. It was so embarrassing. And that's honestly the only thing I can think of.
- Bunny B said...
An embarrassing thing to me when I was a teen was every time I got my period. Honestly, I didn't like anyone knowing when I had it. It took me a few years to finally accept it!
bunnybx at gmail . com
- Bunny B said...
I've also blogged!
bunnybx at gmail . com
- The Not So Closet Geeks said...
fav book: jane eyre
most embarrassing: having my skirt split as i ran away from a guy. good times, good times.
and i'll post about this on the blog at www.myspace.com/not_so_cg
and please use this email: email@example.com
- Wendi said...
My favorite book as a teen: The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. I just loved the Arthurian period books!
Most embarrasing moment: I had a good friend place one of those long flower pins that hold a flower to a lapel (they have the pearl at the end) under me when I sat down - I DIDN'T see it! I screamed so loud when I sat on it, and I couldn't sit for a few hours!!! There were a bunch of my friends who saw it happen - I was mortified - my friend thought I had seen it, and didn't think I would sit down! Ouch - I still cringe!!
Thanks - wbarker (at) hotmail.com
- Nymeth said...
Great interview! I've just read the book myself and I really, really enjoyed it.
- Vanessa said...
Cool interview. I've always wanted this book!
I'd love to enter.
1. My favorite book of all-time: This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
2. An embarrassing story... hmm, last year I was getting on the school bus when I tripped on the steps to get on. Everyone was laughing at me, and the bus driver looked at me like I was crazy. Wanna know what makes it even more embarrassing? I kept tripping after that (more minimal) but still I think I got cursed.
3. I've added your contest on my Contest section on my blog here: http://whatvanessareads.wordpress.com/contests-click-here-to-win-stuff/
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- velocibadgergirl said...
Cool contest!
1. One of my favorite books as a teenager was Rusalka by CJ Cherryh. Can't go wrong with love, magic, and a handsome bad boy!
2. I blogged about this at my book blog
3. Embarrassing high school story: I had a HUGE crush on this supercute boy who was a year ahead of me at school. At the homecoming dance in 10th grade, I finally worked up the guts to ask him to dance with me, and he agreed. Then, as we were dancing, I realized it would probably be a good idea to say something to him, instead of just standing there, so I opened my mouth and said, "Would you like to dance?" DOH. To his credit, he was very nice about me being a moron and just said, "That's what I'm here for."
- The Book Muncher said...
1. well, i am a teen, and i love too many books, but currently, one of my faves is The Host by Stephenie Meyer
2. embarrassing story...well, i once jumped into a swimming pool at school and my top sort of came off. (hopefully no one noticed)
3. i'll be posting a link soon here:
- Just.Me said...
I know it is going to sound crazy, but as a teenager I loved The Shining by Stephen King. I remember reading it, being scared, yet thrilled and learning to love reading. I even stood in line for a few hours to meet him at a book signing in Houston, but he left before my part of the line even got close to the store. Oh well...
- Breanna said...
My favorite book as a teen was Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. I know that's not much of a teen book. But I remember it being the book that I remember the most and enjoyed the most. I still remember a lot of it actually which is pretty amazing for me. I never remember details in books.
I've seen a few reviews of this book and all of them were great. I really want to read it now =)
Great interview too!
- Lenore said...
I really enjoyed the interview - especially as I happen to be reading the book right now! (which also means you don't have to enter me).
- Anna said...
I loved anything by Judy Blume! As for an embarrassing story...I was wearing a new outfit, a skirt, and walking down the hall with the cutest guy in school behind me, and I tripped...and he got a great view of my undies. I still cringe thinking of that day!
--Diary of an Eccentric
- Breanna said...
I also blogged about the contest on my blog at...
And here's an embarrassing story of mine from high school.
I was walking down the hallway one day and there was something slippery on the floor (I have no idea what it was and I still really don't care to know lol) and I slipped and totally fell smack on my butt. Of course the hallway was crowded at the time and I was walking by myself without any of my friends so I had to get up by myself all incredibly embarrassed. Not a whole lot of people were paying attention but I did hear a few snickers. I'm pretty sure my cheeks turned like tomato red. Man that was a not so fun day.
haha, nice huh? Me and my klutzy self.
One of my favorite books as a teenager (13 and 14 years old) had to be anything by Christopher Pike, I loved the "Scream" like horror. As for embarrassing, I was skipping high school one afternoon and called the attendence office to excuse myself, saying I was my dad. The secretary who answered was very polite when I called and asked me to hold for one minute. Soon enough, someone else came on the line, a voice a seemed to know. I stated I was my father and that I need to excuse my son for school. The person said, "No your not, this is his mother!" My mother had been called to the school because I had been missing classes to often, and she "happened" to be in the office when I called.
- softindierocker said...
Lol, I can't think of one single fave book as a teen, so I'm just gonna go with Rebel Angels (book 2 of the Gemma Doyle trilogy) by Libba Bray! Oh, man- but I love Forever too, it's my fave Judy Blume book!
Hmmm... something embarrasing...I've moved around to a few different schools in my life. In one of them we didn't get seats to sit in for school assemblies, we just had to squoosh on the ground(in rows). Once I got some kind of certificate (lol, I don't remember what exactly it was!) and I had to go to the stage to get it. But, you see I have this bad habit of stitting in circulation-cutting positions, and we'd been sitting there for a long time. *insert ominous music here* My foot (or feet) were totally numb, and I couldn't move! I tried to get though, but I almost fell on someone behind me, but my friend got the message and helped me up! I finally limbed my way over to the stage but I was mortified- practically the whole school saw me!
I'm not sure if I have any more embarrasing stories coz I tend to block them out, lol! =D
~Lucy D =)
- Readingjunky said...
Mentioning my favorite book as a teen is going to give away my age, but here goes.
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (by the guy who wrote the 007 James Bond stuff - Fleming??) I started reading it while babysitting one night. I wanted to finish it, so since I had noticed that it was a library book, I stopped by the library several weeks later to see if it had been returned. To my shock and disgruntled disgust, the librarian informed me that she couldn't let me check it out because it was marked with an "M" - mature readers only. I ended up asking the lady I babysat for if she would check it out again so I could finish it. She did. :-)
- sassydoesit said...
I liked the interview - nice work, Allison!
Please count me in for the signed book drawing! I know a teenager who would love to read this with me - she's 13 and just finished Forever. Long live Judy Blume and her books.
Speaking of which, it's gotta be Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret? as my favorite. Books came and went like fads (I couldn't get enough of The Girls of Canby Hall series), but only Margaret stayed with me - really had an impact at a formative age. Like it did for everyone. Even though it was, as you said, a wee bit dated even when I read it.
Embarrassing story: OMG, it makes my heart sink even now. I was a freshman in high school (as begins so many embarrassing stories). I was on the student council, along with 30+ mostly scary upperclassmen/women. The object of my desire was also on the student council. We were sponsoring a carnation sale for Valentine's Day - $1/per flower, red (= love) or white (= friendship). The student council would go around handing out your flowers on Valentine's morning, so that you didn't have to endure the embarrassment of giving your crush a flower in person, especially handy if you bought the flower and signed the card "anonymous". I decided to be ballsy and sign the card: two flowers (one red, one white...a bit of mystery) to be delivered to my crush, who I had also had a crush on in junior high. Long-standing big secret. Well - he ended up being out sick on V-day. Meaning my flowers weren't delivered, but rather put back in the pile of other undelivered flowers and returned to the student council. The next day, the student council met again. My crush was still out sick, but the council president was leafing through the undelivered flowers and saw those that I had intended to send. IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE STUDENT COUNCIL, she said, "Oh, Amy, I see you tried to send flowers to Mark - let's see, one white and one RED? Shoot, he was out sick - did you just want to deliver them personally?" All eyes were on me. So much for my private I-really-really-like-you message for my crush. All I could think was that everyone in that room was whispering, "She thinks he's going to go out with her? Out of her league, definitely." Oh, the humiliation! I've only recently recovered. ;)
I love that you're doing a book giveaway. I blogged about it here at Sassy Does It.
- Kimberly said...
My favorite books as a teenager were the Ocean City series and other similar romantic teenybopper themed books. Please enter me in the contest!
- softindierocker said...
Whoops, I just read my comment again and caught all kinds of horrific errors! By 'limbed' I meant 'limped', etc. =) Sorry! *grins sheepishly*
~Lucy D =)
Oh yes, and congrats again to Bunny B! ;)


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Museum planning application for new extension and development approved
The planned extension and redevelopment plans for Dorset County Museum have finally been given the green light by West Dorset District Council.
The plans, which call for the transformation of the museum's facilities, include a new learning centre, library, café and shop and most importantly additional gallery space.
Hidden behind the museum's 19th century façade lie almost 4 million artefacts, charting the natural, archaeological, cultural and social history of Dorset. Regrettably, many of these hidden gems have remained just that, hidden from view and unable to tell their story…until now!
With £13 million of the £15 million target already pledged, these hidden gems will once again see the light of day, helping to illustrate, educate and inform us of our unique history.
'We are absolutely delighted that the relevant authorities have recognised the importance and significance of the project to the local community and to the county. We can now look forward to realising our ambition to provide Dorset with the appropriate facilities in which to properly conserve, display and make accessible, our wonderful collection.' says Dr Jon Murden, Director of Dorset County museum.
Online donations to the appeal can be made via www.tomorrowsmuseumfordorset.org
In recognition of the Museum's unique collections and its role in furthering the knowledge of palaeontology the museum will be welcoming its largest and oldest visitor in February 2018. Dippy, the famous diplodocus skeleton replica from the National History Museum is embarking on national tour with Dorchester being his first stop.
When he was roaming the Earth, Dippy measured almost 30m in length and weighed an incredible 15 tonnes, once installed in the museum's magnificent Victorian gallery there will be just inches to spare.
Dr Jon Murden, is understandably overjoyed at the prospect of Dippy coming to town.
"Dippy's visit is a once in generation opportunity and as such we're expecting a huge demand for tickets" says Jon.
The museum's online ticket reservation service will be launched very soon but visitors are advised to register their advance interest by visiting the Museum's website and visiting the Dippy on Tour page.
Working in partnership with the Jurassic Coast Trust, visitors to the museum will receive expert guided tours and experience real life time travel by visiting the Jurassic Coast and travelling back 155 million years.
Dorset County Museum Awarded Over £11 Million National Lottery Grant
Dorset County Museum has received one of the largest single Heritage Lottery Fund grants ever made to Dorset, a whopping £11,349,200.00!
Museum planning application for new extension and development approved
The planned extension and redevelopment plans for Dorset County Museum have finally been given the green light by West Dorset District Council.
Exhibition designers appointed
Highly regarded creative team Real Studios Ltd has been appointed as exhibition designers for the new galleries in Tomorrow's Museum for Dorset
Volunteers and staff carry out move to Old School
Work has started on moving some of the museum's collection to the Old School in Grey School Passage. Purchased in March, the building will provide both temporary and long-term space for storage of collections.
Project team gets thumbs up
The Tomorrow's Museum project team has received the thumbs up at its mid-point review with the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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Frustrations erupted Tuesday night (May 24) at a city council meeting in Cordova, Ala., where 200 people turned out for a discussion on the city's ban of single-wide trailers for relief victims.
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The city's ordinance, updated in 2008, bans single-wide trailers but permits double-wides in four locations in the city. It allows modular homes to be placed anywhere.
The ordinance blocks tornado survivors who lost their homes in the April 27 tornado from being able to live in single-wide manufactured homes that are offered temporarily for use by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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14.4 Music in the Ward
Appropriate music is a vital part of Church meetings, particularly sacrament meetings. Music that is carefully selected and properly presented can greatly enhance the spirit of worship. Music should be worshipful and fit the spirit of the meeting. Priesthood leaders determine what is suitable.
Planning Music for Church Worship Services
Members who serve in ward music callings work together to select appropriate music for worship services. When feasible, the bishop and his counselors choose meeting topics well in advance. This allows the music chairman, music director, and choir director to plan hymns, special selections, and choir performances that complement and reinforce the meeting topics. This also allows time for the bishopric to approve the musical selections in advance.
Guidelines for Choosing Appropriate Music for Church Worship Services
All Church music should be consistent with the following guidelines.
The hymns are the basic music for worship services and are standard for all congregational singing. In addition, other appropriate selections may be used for prelude and postlude music, choir music, and special musical presentations. If musical selections other than the hymns are used, they should be in keeping with the spirit of the hymns. Texts should be doctrinally correct. (See "Hymns for Congregations," Hymns, 380–81.)
Secular music should not replace sacred music in Sunday meetings. Some religiously oriented music presented in a popular style is not appropriate for sacrament meetings. Also, much sacred music that is suitable for concerts and recitals is not appropriate for a Latter-day Saint worship service.
Music in Church meetings should not draw attention to itself or be for demonstration. This music is for worship, not performance.
Organs and pianos, or their electronic equivalents, are the standard instruments used in Church meetings. If other instruments are used, their use should be in keeping with the spirit of the meeting. Instruments with a prominent or less worshipful sound, such as most brass and percussion, are not appropriate for sacrament meeting.
Live accompaniment is normally used in sacrament and other ward meetings. If a piano, organ, or accompanist is not available, appropriate recordings may be used (see 14.3).
Music in Church meetings should usually be sung in the language of the congregation.
Standard Musical Elements in Church Worship Services
Prelude and Postlude Music
Quiet prelude and postlude music creates an atmosphere of worship that invites the Spirit into Church meetings. The organist or pianist usually plays hymns or other appropriate music for five to ten minutes before and after a meeting. Playing hymns can help members review gospel teachings in their minds.
Congregational Singing
Most Church meetings are enhanced by the singing of hymns. Music provides a primary means by which members participate in Church worship services. Congregational singing has a unique and often underused power for unifying members as they worship together.
As appropriate, a priesthood leader may ask a congregation to stand for an intermediate hymn or a national anthem (see "Hymns for Congregations," Hymns, 380–81).
Special Musical Selections
Musical selections may be presented by choirs, vocal and instrumental soloists, and small groups. Hymns and other appropriate selections may be used (see 14.4.2).
Sacrament Meetings
The bishopric approves music for sacrament meetings. Music and musical texts are to be sacred, dignified, and otherwise suitable for sacrament meeting. Music in sacrament meeting is for worship, not for a performance that draws attention to itself.
Opening and closing hymns are usually sung by the congregation (see "Selecting the Right Hymn," Hymns, 380). In addition to using hymns that are already known and loved, members are encouraged to become acquainted with new or less familiar hymns. Music leaders should try to achieve a good balance between familiar favorites and hymns that are not as well known (see "Hymns for Congregations," Hymns, 380–81).
The sacrament hymn is always sung by the congregation. It should refer to the sacrament itself or to the sacrifice of the Savior. Vocal solos or instrumental music may not replace this hymn. No music should be played during the sacrament prayer, while the sacrament is being passed, or as a postlude after the sacrament is passed.
Special musical selections or a congregational hymn may be scheduled after the sacrament or between speakers (see "Special Musical Selections" in 14.4.3).
If a musical program is presented, it should be simple, reverent, and short enough to allow a spoken message. Sacrament meetings should not be turned over to outside musical groups. Recitals, concerts, and pageantry are not appropriate in sacrament meeting.
Every ward should make an effort to have an active ward choir that sings in sacrament meeting at least once a month. Ward members may participate voluntarily in the choir, or the bishopric may invite or call them to participate.
In a very small branch, a choir might consist of the entire congregation. In a large ward with many resources, the bishopric may call choir officers, such as a president, a secretary, a librarian, and section leaders.
Church choirs are encouraged to use the hymnbook as their basic resource because the hymns teach the truths of the restored gospel. Hymn arrangements and other appropriate choral works may also be used (see 14.4.2).
Information about using the hymns for choirs is provided in Hymns, pages 381–83. Additional information about conducting choirs is in the Conducting Course manual, pages 73–83.
Auditions are not held when organizing ward and stake choirs. Rehearsals usually do not exceed one hour.
In addition to the ward choir, Relief Society, priesthood, youth, children, and family choirs may be invited to sing hymns and other appropriate musical selections in Church meetings.
Using Music in the Classroom
Hymn singing can be an effective way to introduce or reinforce gospel principles taught in the classroom. Leaders should encourage teachers to use the hymns to enhance classroom instruction.
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Today, I asked one of my elderly customers if she had lived in Christian County (KY) all her life. My question was the only invitation she needed to tell me about her childhood.
Her family lived near Crofton (KY) when she was a little child. Her father was a coal miner. He walked six miles every morning from their home to a mine in the Mannington area. He worked all day in the mine, and then he walked another six miles back home each night.
Later on, they lived in a coal camp (in Hopkins County, KY, if I understood correctly). All the houses in the camp were owned by the mine. Everyone in the little town knew each other. It was almost like a big family. The kids all went to school together and played together, as children do.
The coal was pulled out of the mine in cars pulled by little mules. Her father was paid in scrip, instead of money, and the company store in their little coal camp was the only place where they could buy anything.
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"I have good memories of the coal camp," she told me. I wished I could have heard more of her stories, but unfortunately, I'm not paid to interview the customers. I told her I had enjoyed talking to her, and she should write down some of her memories. Her grandchildren would enjoy reading them someday.
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