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Recall Effort Launched After City Official Dubs July 'Straight Pride Month'
A city official in Dixon, California published a column denigrating LGBTQs and dubbing July "Straight Pride American Month." He now faces a recall effort, The Sacramento Bee reports.
It took less than a day for controversy to heat up after Ted Hickman, the vice mayor of Dixon, published the column in a city newspaper called Independent Voice on June 29. The column featured an illustration of a rainbow flag covered with a red circle and slash, the international "not allowed" symbol. Despite Hickman's claim he was not promoting homophobic animus, his column was littered with anti-gay disparagements.
"Don't get me wrong I support the First Amendment, as much as next person, and support the rights of grown men to wear skin-tight short-shorts and go-go boots and don tinker bell wings with wand and prance down the streets of San Francisco," a parenthetical aside read in the column's very first sentence.
From there the column went on to declare that straight people, unlike gays, "work, have families... and don't flaunt our difference dressing up like faries [sic] and prancing by the thousands in a parade in nearby San Francisco to be televised all over the world..."
"If you remember last week I proclaimed the month of July as SPAM... (Straight Pride American Month) ... (as Vice Mayor don't know if I can, but what the heck," the column read. "Now hundreds of millions of the rest of us can celebrate our month, peaking on July 4th, as healthy, heterosexual, fairly monogamous, keep our kinky stuff to ourselves, Americans," the column continued. "We do it with our parades in every state and county in this country with families celebrating together."
The column made no mention of same-sex married couples, their families, or the fact that gay people also enjoy good health. The column's full text can be found at Hickman's website.
Hickman, contacted by the Bee on June 30, offered the opinion that "thin-skinned people took offense" at what he had written, and claimed that the piece was "tongue-in-cheek and had nothing to do with my elected position," despite his claim to have used his authority as vice mayor to make a proclamation that July should be "Straight Pride American Month."
By Sunday a recall effort was in the works, reported SFGate. A protest was also in the planning stages, local news station ABC 10 reported.
SFGate reported that Hickman simply shrugged off the nascent recall effort, saying, "The numbers aren't there," while the mayor of Dixon, Thom Bogue, cited Hickman's freedom of speech, telling the media, "I do believe in a person's freedom of speech even when I don't like what they are saying,"


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jws needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 8 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
We need a logo and layout done for our car enthusiast site.
We need a logo and layout done for our car enthusiast site. We do not want it to "plug" any particular kind of car since our members have many different makes and models.
Usability is very important! Please keep that in mind. The site must look good at 800x600 resolution. The deliverable should be a PSD that can be opened with Photoshop 7 and all fonts and pictures used. The color scheme should use any combination of silver, black, red and yellow.
To start with we'll need links for Home, My Account, Contact, Products, Testimonials and FAQ but design it in a way that links can be easily added and removed.
Below are some links to sites we like and what we like about them. Pay particular attention to the logo on http://www.theabsorber.com, we'd like an outline of a car done like that with a generic name beneath it. Please choose a car from the 40's, 50's or 60's.
1. http://www.modeauto.com - It is simple and easy to use.
2. http://www.theabsorber.com - This one is classy but a little clutter ed.
3. http://www.hotrodair.com - Bright, easy on the eyes and simple. Room to expand product offerings and has area to expand into an advertisers section on the right.
4. http://www.elitebillet.com - Seems simple and straight forward. Good pics.
5. http://www.sunpro.com - Looks simple and easy to use.
6. http://www.phippsproducts.com - I like the box that keeps changing the pictures.
We look forward to your submission, thanks!
- The color scheme should use any combination of silver, black, red and yellow.
- Item 1...

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dimension: (LxH) 4 cm x 6 cm
The jewel is a mix of the pillow lace work made with metal threads and the patented structure made of silver and gold by the goldsmith. The pillow lace work in the final part of working is put on the structure. The time needed for the realization of pillow lace and the application of it on the structure is 7 hours.
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text: Eugene Leitl wrote: > > On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Dominic Wu wrote: > > > Would not a single CPU with a larger L2 cache solve the problem better then? > > Caches are very expensive due to chip yield reasons (bad die yield goes up > exponentially with die size). In fact, it would make sense to drop cache > from dies, and go for embedded memory instead, which also removes lots of > other overhead, such as branch prediction and pipelining, plus allows to > go to very broad on-die buses and hence naturally foster VLIW and SIMD. > That statement makes me curious. Do you mean embedded memory on chip or what? If it's on chip, how is it any better than cache? If not on chip, elaborate please on what you're describing. I'd like to see a P4 with a GB or so of memory all on the chip. Would make an interesting node for what I do. Wes


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With the release of Kenny Anderson's new shoe on Converse (more on that to come soon), Kenny had an idea: recreate the intro from his 2002 part in One Step Beyond. Well… kinda. Instead of filming a nose manny from his hometown of Vegas all the way to his current home in Redlands, California like he did almost ten years ago, Kenny wanted to reverse it and nose manny back to Vegas again. But this time with all his friends and family that've been apart of his skating career along for the ride. Kenny was one of the original team riders on the first Converse skate team, so this was his way of signifying, in more ways than one, his return home. Converse set up production for a multiple-day shoot that began in Redlands, made its way through Long Beach and LA, rolled through the desert and Nevada salt flats and finally finished off in Vegas at Kenny's original house he grew up in. The commercial should be dropping any day now. Look out for some familiar faces, and some not so familiar, but that you should still be able to recognize. Here's to one of skateboarding's best nose mannys in the game.
We've got some Behind The Scenes photos from the shoot and make sure you watch the intro to Kenny's One Step Beyond part if you haven't already seen it, so this'll all make sense.


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Adolescent pregnancy is pregnancy in girls age 19 or younger.
Teenage pregnancy; Pregnancy - teenage
Adolescent pregnancy and babies born to adolescents have dropped since reaching an all-time high in 1990. This is mostly due to the increased use of condoms.
Adolescent pregnancy is a complex issue with many reasons for concern. Kids age 12 - 14 years old are more likely than other adolescents to have unplanned sexual intercourse . They are more likely to be talked into having into sex.
Up to two-thirds of adolescent pregnancies occur in teens age 18 - 19 years old.
Risk factors for adolescent pregnancy include:
Pregnancy symptoms include:
The adolescent may or may not admit to being involved sexually. If the teen is pregnant, there are usually weight changes (usually a gain, but there may be a loss if nausea and vomiting are significant). Examination may show increased abdominal girth, and the health care provider may be able to feel the fundus (the top of the enlarged uterus).
Pelvic examination may reveal bluish or purple coloration of vaginal walls, bluish or purple coloration and softening of the cervix, and softening and enlargement of the uterus.
All options made available to the pregnant teen should be considered carefully, including abortion, adoption, and raising the child with community or family support. Discussion with the teen may require several visits with a health care provider to explain all options in a non-judgmental manner and involve the parents or the father of the baby as appropriate.
Early and adequate prenatal care, preferably through a program that specializes in teenage pregnancies, ensures a healthier baby. Pregnant teens need to be assessed for smoking, alcohol use, and drug use, and they should be offered support to help them quit.
Adequate nutrition can be encouraged through education and community resources. Appropriate exercise and adequate sleep should also be emphasized. Contraceptive information and services are important after delivery to prevent teens from becoming pregnant again.
Pregnant teens and those who have recently given birth should be encouraged and helped to remain in school or reenter educational programs that give them the skills to be better parents, and provide for their child financially and emotionally. Accessible and affordable child care is an important factor in teen mothers continuing school or entering the work force.
Having her first child during adolescence makes a woman more likely to have more children overall. Teen mothers are about 2 years behind their age group in completing their education. Women who have a baby during their teen years are more likely to live in poverty.
Teen mothers with a history of substance abuse are more likely to start abusing by about 6 months after delivery.
Teen mothers are more likely than older mothers to have a second child within 2 years of their first child.
Infants born to teenage mothers are at greater risk for developmental problems. Girls born to teen mothers are more likely to become teen mothers themselves, and boys born to teen mothers have a higher than average rate of being arrested and jailed.
Adolescent pregnancy is associated with higher rates of illness and death for both the mother and infant. Death from violence is the second leading cause of death during pregnancy for teens, and is higher in teens than in any other group.
Pregnant teens are at much higher risk of having serious medical complications such as:
Infants born to teens are 2 - 6 times more likely to have low birth weight than those born to mothers age 20 or older. Prematurity plays the greatest role in low birth weight, but intrauterine growth retardation (inadequate growth of the fetus during pregnancy) is also a factor.
Teen mothers are more likely to have unhealthy habits that place the infant at greater risk for inadequate growth, infection, or chemical dependence. The younger a mother is below age 20, the greater the risk of her infant dying during the first year of life.
It is very important for pregnant teens to have early and adequate prenatal care.
Make an appointment with your health care provider if you have symptoms of pregnancy.
Your health care provider can also provide counseling regarding birth control methods, sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention, or pregnancy risk.
There are many different kinds of teen pregnancy prevention programs.
U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics: Overall Trends, Trends by Race and Ethnicity and State-by-State Information. New York, NY: The Alan Guttmacher Institute; January 2010.
Elfenbein DS, Felice ME. Adolescent pregnancy. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 112.
Kohler PK, Manhart LE, Lafferty WE. Abstinence-only and comprehensive sex education and the initiation of sexual activity and teen pregnancy. J Adolesc Health. 2008;42:344-351.
Abma JC et al., Teenagers in the United States: sexual activity, contraceptive use, and childbearing, National Survey of Family Growth 2006–2008, Vital and Health Statistics, 2010, Series 23, No. 30.


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The wanderlust winds have blown me to LA. This is an unexpected trip to help my niece find herself in life. My niece dreams of becoming an actress so she enrolled herself in acting school. Her mother who is ill had her call me with help for her ticket to Los Angeles, CA. My niece had never flown on an airplane so I looked at this as an opportunity to give back. I believe in encouraging others to travel. This is my chance to teach someone personally how to travel.I flew to Richmond, VA to meet her for her first flight. I called her on the phone several times giving her instructions on what to say to the ticket agent, how to check-in her luggage, what to pack in her backpack, what to pack in her checked luggage, and how to go through security.
These are the five tips that I gave my niece on how to prepare to fly her first flight.
1. What to say to the ticket agent: "I am checking in for a flight to Chicago at 2:10 pm." Then show your identification. (State where you are going and the time the flight leaves, and a flight number is possible)
2. How to check-in her luggage: "I am checking two bags to LA." I told her the airport code for Los Angeles which is "LAX". I instructed her to look at the bag tags to make sure she sees "LAX" on her bags. (To lookup a city's airport code check out http://www.airportcodes.org/)
3.What to pack in her backpack: I advised her to carry an change of clothes. I also told her that she could not carry liquids through security. (TSA: How to Get Through the Line Faster)
4. What to pack in her checked luggage: I suggested that she pack her toothpaste, deodorant and other large toiletries items in her checked luggage. If she had travel size toiletries item those should be in a plastic bag. (TSA: 3-1-1 on Air Travel)
5. How to go through security: I instructed my niece to take off her coat, shoes and backpack to put in bins. The movie "Up in The Air" shows George Clooney in the security is a funny scene. It is a how to go through the security line lesson for first time flyers.
I land Richmond airport to find no niece at the gate. Then I see her in the security line finishing off a bottle of water which she is not allowed to bring to security. She said I forgot to tell her that she couldn't bring bottled water through security. Oh well, I tried to think of everything.


text: On Friday 28 April 2006 05:04, Mark Hahn wrote: > > Does any one know what types of problems/challanges for big clusters? > > cooling, power, managability, reliability, delivering IO, space. I'd add: sysadmin or other professional resources to manage the cluster. Certainly, the more manageable and reliable the cluster is, the less time the admin(s) will have to spend at basically keeping the cluster in good health. But given manageability and reliability, the bigger issue is: How many users and how many different codebases do you have? Given the variety in individual needs, you can end up spending quite a bit of time helping users get new code working well, and/or making adjustments to the cluster software to accommodate their needs. At least this has been my experience. I'm the only admin for a 1024-node cluster with 70+ authorized users (49 unique users in the past 31 days, about 30of whom are frequent users, I'd estimate), and probably a couple dozen user applications. Having other non-sysadmin local staff helping me, as well as having good hardware and software vendor support, has been critical to multiply the force I can bring to bear in solving problems. You know all those best practices you hear about when you're a sysadmin managing a departmental network? Well, when you have a large cluster, best practices become critical -- you have to arrange things so that you don't have to touch hardware but rarely, nor login to fix problems on individual nodes. Such attention to individual nodes takes far too much time away from more productive pursuits, and will lead to lower cluster availability, which means extra frustration and stress for you and your users. A few elements of manageability that I use all the time: * the ability to turn nodes on or off in a remote, scripted, customizable manner * the ability to reinstall the OS on all your nodes, or specific nodes, trivially (e.g. as provided by Rocks or Warewulf) * the ability to get remote console so you can fix problems without getting out the crash cart -- hopefully you don't have to use this much (because it means paying attention to individual systems), but when you need it, it will speed up your work compared to the alternative * the ability to gather and analyze node health information trivially, using embedded hardware management tools and system software tools * the ability to administratively close a node that has problems, so that you can deal with the problem later, and meanwhile jobs won't get assigned to it Think of your compute nodes not as individuals, but as indistinguishable members of a Borg Collective. You shouldn't care very much about individual nodes, but only about the overall health of the cluster. Is the Collective running smoothly? If so, great -- make sure you don't have to sweat the details very much. > > we are considering having a 512 node cluster that will be using > > Myrinet as its main interconnect, and would like to do our homework I've had excellent experience with Myrinet, in terms of reliability, functionality, and technical support. It's probably the most trouble-free part of my cluster and my best overall vendor experience. Myrinet gets used continuously by my users, but I rarely have to pay attention to it at all. > how confident are you at addressing especially the physical issues above? > cooling and power happen to be prominent in my awareness right now > because of a 768-node cluster I'm working on. but even ~200 node > clusters need to have some careful thought applied to managability > (cleaining up dead jobs, making sure the scheduler doesn't let jobs hang > around consuming myrinet ports, for instance.) reliability is a fairly > cut and dried issue, IMO - either you make the right hardware decisions > at purchase, or not. A few comments from my personal experience. On my cluster, perhaps 1 in 10,000 or 100,000 job processes ends up unkilled, taking up compute node resources. It's not been a big problem for me, although it certainly does come up. Generally the undead processes have been a handful out of a set of processes that have something in common -- a bad run, a user doing something weird, or some anomalous system state (e.g. central filesystem going down). I've never had a problem with consumed Myrinet ports, but I'm sure that's going to depend on the details of your local cluster usage patterns. Most often the problem has been a job spinning using CPU, slowing down legitimate jobs. If I configured my scheduler properly (LSF), I'm pretty sure I could avoid even that problem -- just set a threshold on CPU idleness or load level. I *have* made a couple of scripts to find nodes that are busier than they should be, or quieter than they should be, based on the load that the scheduler has placed on them versus the load they're actually carrying. That helps identify problems, and more frequently it helps to give confidence that there *aren't* any problems. :) I'm not sure I agree with Mark that reliability is cut and dried, depending only on initial hardware decisions. (Yes, I removed or changed a couple of important qualifying words in there from what Mark wrote. :) Vendor support methods are critical -- consider that part of the initial hardware choice if you like. My point here is that it's hardware and vendor choice taken together, not just hardware choice. By the way, the idea of rolling-your-own hardware on a large cluster, and planning on having a small technical team, makes me shiver in horror. If you go that route, you better have *lots* of experience in clusters. and make very good decisions about cluster components and management methods. If you don't, your users will suffer mightily, which means you will suffer mightily too. David


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Ivy Bridge should be here by the spring
Subject: Processors | December 5, 2011 - 01:48 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Ivy Bridge, Intel, i3-3200, i7-3700, i5-3500, i5-3400, 22nm, tri-gate
Good news for those of you who have been waiting to upgrade in the hopes that Ivy Bridge will be arriving on time. It seems your patience has paid off but you will have to wait a while longer before you can get your hands on Intel's next tick. You can look forward to more PCIe 3.0 lanes, just like those who've jumped onto the new Sandy Bridge E chips and a bump on the GPU portion of the chip. X-bit Labs doesn't have any pricing for the new chips, but they do list all of the models you will be able to buy. One thing you should note are the impressive TDPs, they may not count as low power CPUs but they're certainly lower than other Intel and AMD chips currently on the market.
"Intel Corp. has notified its partners about its decision to introduce of its next-generation code-named Ivy Bridge processors in the second quarter of 2012. Previously the company planned to release the Core i 3000-series central processing units (CPUs) for desktops in March - April timeframe, which left a possibility to unveil the chips in the first quarter."
Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
- Intel Core i7-3690X-EE @ LostCircuits
- Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Review @ Techgage
- Desktop CPU Comparison Guide @ TechARP
- AMD FX-8150 CPU @ Metku.net
- AMD FX-8150 With The Open64 5.0 Compiler @ Phoronix


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This is a powerful and inspiring pop rock track using a catchy electric guitar riff through the verses and an even more uplifting melody through the chorus. Pounding drums, solid bass, piano and bright strings add to the epic feel of the music. A muted delay loop played on electric guitar also features throughout the verses. This track would be great for a video in need of an uplifting and emotional soundtrack.
If you are interested in using this track in your Videohive project please include a link to my track and email your project link to email@example.com so I can include it on my profile page.


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Hello fellow quilters! It's Crystal Hendrix from Hendrixville! When I first saw this line of fabric, I fell in love!! Isn't Terrain such a lovely mix of beautiful patterns and jewel tones?? I am pleased to give you not just one but TWO quilt!
When choosing your layout for this quilt, the key is to use a random pattern of the color placement and not to have the same prints or hues touching. It's a little tricky but can be done.
1. Find 56 "layer pieces" that will be then become our "Main Blocks".
2. Cut these down to be 9 3/4″ square.
3. Next you can now find 42 "layer pieces" that you will then cut into 4- 5″ squares making them your
"Secondary Blocks".
4. Find now 26 "layer pieces" and cut hem into 2 -5″ squares. These will be your "Border blocks" now.
5. Lastly you will need 4 separate 5″ squares to be your "Corner Blocks". These squares can be leftovers from your "Border Blocks"- just make sure that your corner blocks are a different pattern and color than the neighboring "Border Blocks".
***The hardest part of this quilt is keeping everything organized and labeled. I have found that a little piece of masking tap works best. I labeled my blocks by rows and then by the number block of that row, IE. A1, A2 and so forth and B1 and B2. Get the idea? If you do label your rows and blocks it will make everything run a lot smoother and faster for you. ***
With that said – layout your "Main Blocks" in a 7×8 layout.
Now with your "Secondary Blocks," lay them on top of your "Main Blocks". After you have your "Secondary Blocks" all out, add your "Border Blocks" and your "Corner Blocks". This may take a little time to figure out and to create the best random design.
This is what your blocks should look like – 1 layer piece topped with 4 – 5″ squares.
Now with each block (56), turn over the 5″ squares. You will draw a diagonal line across the squares – it doesn't matter which way- just when you sew, make sure they are lined up like in the picture above. Take off 2 diagonal corner blocks (make sure to remember and keep separate which squares go where
c). Pin the other two down.
Sew down the line of each block. Cut 1/4″ away from seam on both squares (make sure to save your extra triangle scraps. you will see why later!) Press the seams going to the outside of the block.
Add the other 2 blocks (removed earlier) and repeat the same process.
With all 56 squares done- layout all the squares again. This will help make sure you kept everything organized and matched up.
With your Jelly Roll, cut 56 – 16 1/2″ strips. With all your squares laid out – lay 1 strip on each block, creating a diamond pattern. (See picture above)
Now pile up your blocks up. With each block labeled, you can now separate the blocks into 2 piles- with them separated in the same direction.
Cut each block (56) in the correct direction – the same direction as the jelly roll strip. Pin the strip to one of the pieces – sew and then press seam towards the block. (1/4″ seam allowance). Add the other half of the block – making sure to line up the edges and then repeat.
Now you are more than welcome to skip this next step – but for me I found that laying out the blocks once again, checking to make sure everything lines up correctly. Now sew each block together in the row- then sew together the rows. We now have a finished quilt top!
If you are like me – I do not sew perfectly (even with all the quilts I have made). I still get puckers after trying to get my seams to line up. A trick I found is to spray some starch (not much is needed) and iron it out. This will make it smoother for when it comes time to quilting it.
Second quilt:
Now its time to make use of all of your scraps! I separated all of my pieces into their different hues and then sewed 2 pieces together. Then press open and trim to 4 1/2″ squared.
Here are 3 examples of how you can arrange your newly formed squares. Once you have decided which design you want, sew all of your blocks together.
Baste and quilt as desired. Use your Jelly Roll leftovers as your binding. There should be enough for both of your quilts. If you are a little short, use your remaining layer cake pieces.
Diamond Lattice Quilt, approximately 70″ x 80″. It's a very beautiful and bright quilt! Would make a beautiful quilt to put over the couch to bring some color to the room, or to use as a nice full sized bedspread.
Diamond Extras, approximately 53″ x 46″. This beautiful bright quilt mimics the Diamond Lattice quilt. I can't decide which quilt I like best!
I hope you enjoy these quilts as much as I do! Please send me an email (firstname.lastname@example.com) with pictures of your beautiful creations!


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With the first three of Africa's representatives for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ known, football fans can be excused for a bit of déjà vu as Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon were also at the finals in South Africa 2010.
And with Ghana all-but through against Egypt after a 6-1 win, and Algeria, who have to overcome a 3-2 deficit from the away leg, still in the running, it could well be that Brazil will see all five African qualifiers from South Africa making the finals again.
Match of the day
Nigeria 2 - 0 Ethiopia
Goals: Victor Moses (20 PEN), Victor Obinna (82)
Even though the Super Eagles took a 2-1 advantage from the first leg into the game in Calabar, coach Stephen Keshi warned ahead of the game that they should take nothing for granted against the plucky east Africans, who were hoping for a continuation of their fairy-tale last two years.
A packed crowd could sense the tie was theirs after Moses' penalty, and the African champions clamped down on the match after that. Obinna's well-taken free-kick did enough to set off wild celebrations in the stands and throughout the country. Keshi becomes the first African coach to qualify two different countries for the finals - he led Togo to Germany 2006 although did not coach them there - while his Ethiopian counterpart Sewnet Bishaw was gracious in defeat. "Keshi knows how to organise a team. They will go far in the World Cup."
ElsewhereIn Casablanca, where Senegal played due to a ban on home internationals, the Lions of Teranga came close to stunning Côte d'Ivoire. Alan Giresse's side looked much stronger than in their 3-1 defeat in the first-leg and might have scored earlier than they did. As it was they broke through in the 77th minute when Ivorian star Didier Drogba was adjudged to have brought down Sadio Mane, and Moussa Sow made no mistake to give Senegal the lead in the match.
The Senegalese surged forward in search of a game-winning second goal and came agonizingly close in injury time, but with so many men forward, they left themselves open for the counter. It was the talismanic Yaya Toure who sent Salomon Kalou into space four minutes into injury time, and the Lille player scored the equaliser for a 4-2 aggregate win. Giresse said his players were disappointed, but it might be a turning point in Senegalese football. "Emotionally it will leave traces, but the team and players grew up tonight."
In Yaounde, Cameroon got off to the flying start they were looking for after a scoreless first leg, as Pierre Webo found the net with a shot off the post in the fourth minute. Nancy's Benjamin Moudandjo doubled the lead on the half-hour after finishing a run down the left with a low shot that gave goalkeeper Moez Ben Cherifia no chance. Tunisian coach Ruud Krol brought on Ahmed Akaichi and Fabien Camus on for the second half and the Carthage Eagles pulled a goal back shortly after the break when Esperance's Akaichi scored with a volley from the edge of the area.
The visitors needed another goal to qualify for Brazil and had to go forward, which allowed Cameroon room in the Tunisian half. Veteran midfielder Jean Makoun gave the Indomitable Lions a two-goal cushion again shortly after the hour, and the Rennes player scored his second a few minutes from the end when he pounced on a rebound after Ben Cherifia pushed a goal-bound shot against the post.
Player of the daySalomon Kalou (CIV)
Leading 1-0 and needing a second goal to advance on the away-goal rule, Senegal threatened the Ivorians all the way to the end of the match. But minutes after a narrow let-off for the Elephants, Kalou found himself with the opportunity to clinch a place in Brazil, and the Lille striker made no mistake with a finish full of poise.
The stat
7 -The number of times Cameroon have now reached the FIFA World Cup finals, an African record. Nigeria have qualified five times, all from the last six events, while this will be Côte d'Ivoire's third on the trot.
What they said"It has been my dream to go to the World Cup and I have made it. We might have done a lot better, but the weather was hot and this worked against us," Nigerian striker Ahmed Musa.
Results*16 November *
Senegal 1-1 Côte d'Ivoire
Nigeria 2-0 Ethiopia
*17 November *
Cameroon 4-1 Tunisia
Fixtures19 November
Egypt - Ghana
Algeria - Burkina Faso


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By then, I didn't want to waste my first kiss. It became less about the money. I'd rather have the first kiss be someone special. I'd rather have it be meaningful. It really hit me: I don't want to throw it away. —Daughter
How much is a first kiss worth? Can a price be put on it?
A Utah mother thought so.
Several years ago, Allison (all names have been changed) offered her son and daughter — 11 and 14 at the time — $1,000 if they waited until they were 16 to have their first kiss, and $10,000 if they waited until they were 18.
She couldn't afford it at the time, but, as she says now, "I threw it out there hoping they would accept the challenge, but I didn't really think they would. But over the years the kids would bring it up and I started to think, I'm going to have to pay."
And so she did. She paid her son Darren 10 grand when he turned 18. He is now serving a mission for the LDS Church. Early this year her daughter Abbie turned 18 — and mom had to pay up again. She is a senior at a Salt Lake-area high school who has been accepted to BYU.
That's twenty thousand dollars in the kids' bank accounts — and two sets of VLs (virgin lips).
In a world that treats full-on sex casually, a kiss seems relatively harmless. There will be some who read this and think it's silly or worse. Allison doesn't think so, and she was willing to put her money where her kisser is.
One day she was sitting on the backyard trampoline with her son and daughter, talking about the future and their goals, as they often did on Sunday afternoons. When the subject of dating was raised, she found herself placing a wager on The First Kiss. "It's not that kissing is bad," says Allison, "but from there forward there is nowhere to go but downhill. If you're not kissing, other stuff doesn't happen. So we talked about that."
Her son immediately accepted the challenge. Abbie had her doubts and by 13 she was telling her mom, "I'm not waiting that long. I'm not going for that $10,000." Per family rules, she wasn't allowed to date till 16 or single date till 18. She had plenty of time to think about The First Kiss.
"As I grew older, it was so nice to have that (wager) as an excuse because the boys knew about it," she says. "It saved me from awkward moments. I didn't have that pressure."
The boys knew about it, all right. Why wouldn't they? Mom and Dad took the direct approach, standing at the front door to greet dates. "You know you're not going to kiss her on this date because she has a lot of money on the line, don't you?" Allison would tell them.
"Sometimes I felt awkward, but they never made The Move," she says. "Even if it had been awkward and they were coming in for a kiss, I would have stopped them."
Word spread. It became a joke. The boys called her "Forbidden Fruit."
OK, maybe I know what you're thinking or wondering. Well, the girl is beautiful, with a wide smile, brown eyes and long dark hair. If she set up a kissing booth at the county fair, the line of boys would reach around the park. It's not as if she didn't have opportunity.
Or doubts. The truth is, Abbie wasn't truly committed to the Kissing Holdout. She made it to 16, but, in her words, "I was not trying to make it to 18. I wasn't really into it." Her mother was sympathetic. At one point she told her daughter, "You know you're not in trouble if you don't go for 18." But in the coming months, her heart changed. She began to embrace the wisdom of it. "By then, I didn't want to waste my first kiss. It became less about the money. I'd rather have the first kiss be someone special. I'd rather have it be meaningful. It really hit me: I don't want to throw it away."
A couple of months after Abbie's 16th birthday, her mother asked her, "Do you really want to wait?"
Abbie's response: "Yeah, I think I do."
For a while, there was safety in numbers. She had several friends who took up the same challenge. They called themselves the VL Club. Allison tried to create more incentive by offering to take the girls on a trip to a tropical locale — Hawaii, Fiji and Tahiti were mentioned — her treat. But one by one they dropped out of the club. Abbie is the club's last member. She's going it alone.
"I'm not judgmental of my friends," she says. "It's a personal decision. It's what I want to do; I'm not judging what they do."
Says Allison, "We know it's not the norm. My son got teased a lot — man, you're missing out. Some nights he'd come home and be emotional and say, 'Is this too weird I'm trying to do this?' "
The truth is, Allison didn't just fear the temptations that might follow a kiss; she feared her children would give away their hearts casually. She says she noticed the effect on teenage girls who gave up The Kiss only to find out it meant little to the boy. He moved on to other girls, leaving behind a broken heart.
"Then their whole self-worth is hinging on what a boy thinks," says Allison. "The boy's kissed her and she's wondering what does he think of me? I think Abbie has the inner confidence of who she is, independent of a boy. If she had kissed early and committed herself emotionally, and given a piece of herself to the boy, it might be different."
On Abbie's 18th birthday, Allison asked her daughter the obvious question: "Are you excited to kiss someone?" A couple of months later, she still has not given up The First Kiss.
"I've waited so long, I'm not going to kiss someone till I really like him and we've dated a lot," she says. "I want that first kiss to matter." Glancing at her mother she adds, "I like that my parents have had awesome things to teach me."
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Saturday, 14 April 2012
Loving and hating...
Apivita Products: the propoline shampoo and hair mask is THE best I have ever used, beats Liz Earle by far. The hand cream , cleanser and serum are also delightful to use, I love them so much it's nearly all gone. Apivita is a natural Greek brand and I'm so glad I discovered them, I first heard about them on Tali's blog and now can't stop recommending them to friends and family.
Neal's Yard Essential Oils: I use these mainly with a candle burner to help Esra breathe easier, poor baby nearly always has a congested nose and eucalyptus, ravensara and lavender really helps.
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencils: I LOVE these pencils, if I'm in a rush, which is now almost always I just swipe a coloured eyeliner on my top lid and it makes me feel polished even though I'm not! :)
Neutrogena Visibly Clear 2-1 Wash & Mask: Picked this up a couple of days ago, and realise how much I missed it. I love using it as a mask when I'm having a bad skin day, which is today surprise surprise.
Making My Own Baby Food: Esra is now 6 and a half months, wow how time flies. I'm using Annabel Karmel's food cube tray and some pots from Boots to freeze pureed fruits and veggies. Yesterday I made her strawberry, pear and mango puree and a mixture of spinach and carrot. Yum yum yum!
Gold By Giles for New Look: This range is a total fail, 99% of the products aren't pigmented and rub off very easily. The packaging looks "OK" from a distance but when picked up is very lightweight and flimsy. I feel like they spent too much money on marketing for the products and not enough time on the actual products. This range would be suitable for early teens who are just starting out in make up which is probably the target market, but in my opinion 13 year olds shouldn't be wearing this much make up anyway. Bottom line, I really don't like this collaboration, and am disappointed that 'Giles' has given his name to such a bad collection.
The new packaging from Avene for Tolerance Extreme Soothing Cream: I am a HUGE huge fan of most Avene products, however this tube has some new kind of air tight packaging, yes it's more hygienic but when I go to dispense some of the cream too much comes out and goes flying everywhere. It also results in me applying too much to my face as I don't want to waste the product and then I get clogged pores... Ahhh a big fat fail.
What are you loving and hating right now?
Disclaimer: The Apivita, New Look and Avene products were sent for consideration for review, I wasn't paid to blog about them and this is obviously my honest opinion as always!
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I love you blog and I have to say I agree with what you say about gold by Giles on the one side I think some of it is a waste of money on the other its okay for people starting out like you said but I wouldn't go made and buy it in my opinion.
- 14 April 2012 at 15:05
- Emma D said...
Ohh the Apivita products sound really nice! Do you know if the shampoo has SLS in it?
I also love Urban Decay 24/7 liners - I really want to try out their newest black shade Perversion - apparently its REALLY black!
I'm currently loving Kiehls Midnight Recovery concentrate and YSL lip products! xx
- 14 April 2012 at 15:06
- Muhsine Emin said...
@Shayleen - Glad to hear I'm not alone in thinking what I'm thinking :)
@Emma - it surprisingly does have sodium laureth sulphate in it, which is weird for a natural brand but you wouldn't have known, it's not drying AT ALL, it makes my hair feel baby soft and I must get the perversion pencil!
- 14 April 2012 at 15:17
- Lea Dee said...
I've never heard of Apivita before and now I'm curious to try it as my Liz Earle has nearly run out
- 14 April 2012 at 15:30
- Tali said...
Love Apivita stuff!!! <3
- 14 April 2012 at 15:39
love the neutrogena 2 in 1 .... I miss it tooo :(
- 14 April 2012 at 15:55
Great picks!
Check out my giveaway- http://allthingsbeautymake-upandshopping.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/giveaway-revlon-lip-butter-and.html
- 14 April 2012 at 17:10
- taghreed moj said...
I love those pincls too thank you. Skinta.blogspot.com
- 14 April 2012 at 19:13
- Emeconeme said...
I love Apivita too and I am kind of disappointed with Lush, specially face masks. Too dirty, they stain, I don't see any improvement...
Kisses from Spain!
- 14 April 2012 at 20:27
- Fatma said...
muhsine canim esraya hazirladigin meyve puresi kuolerinde cilekte varmis cilek 1 yasina kadar yasak diyorlardi alerjenik oldugu icin.bende yakinimdaki tarlalarda cilekler olunca gidip toplayacagim:)kizima yaparim diyorum ama alrjiden korkuyorum,sen hic yedirdinmi birsey oldumu esraya?ve mango tropikal meyveleride bir yasinda verin diyorlar,bende bugun papaya aldim puresini yapip vercektim ama nette bazi makaleler okuyunca vazgectim...
bizde bu arada 4 bucuk aylik olduk sutum yatmiyor artik bende yavastan baslayacagim...formula yada following milk kullaniyormusun?aptamil ve hipp arasinda kaldim bugun hipp sut ve baby rice aldim...
ek gidaya gecmek cok zor olacak galiba emzirmek cok guzeldi ya...
sevgilerimle esrayi cok opuyorum...
- 14 April 2012 at 23:11
- Rola said...
Loving Sunday Riley skincare and hating Perricone No Foundation Foundation. It has zero coverage and feels sticky. Though I love the Perricone skincare line, I wish they would improve on the foundation.
- 15 April 2012 at 00:16
- Sanjana Arefin said...
Thank you for sharing! I love your blog!
- 15 April 2012 at 05:25
- lrmx said...
I use the Grapefruit version of the Neutrogena (sp?!) mask! It smells lovely. Those pencils look brilliant too! Just to let you know I'm having a giveaway (click here!), including a Benefit Erase Paste :-)
- 15 April 2012 at 11:05
- Laura. said...
leuk artikel ! ik volg je trouwens via bloglovin,
volg je me terug? xx
- 15 April 2012 at 11:56
- Anuschka8ify said...
thanks for sharing, i will check out if its possible to get apivita products also in germany.
love your blog ;)
- 15 April 2012 at 12:00
- RocoLondon said...
thanks for sharing, I would like to try Apivita!
- 15 April 2012 at 12:34
- KABRA said...
- 15 April 2012 at 13:30
- Sashka said...
Heya, love your blog! Just stumbled upon your it, and am your newest follower, please check mine out and follow if you like what you see :)
- 15 April 2012 at 18:40
- Tattooed Tealady said...
I've never heard of or seen Gold by Giles, it looks like a stunning brand xo
- 15 April 2012 at 21:09
- ladyb said...
I have missed the Apivita talk, I'll have to check them out.
I can't believe how big your little one is - time is definitely flying by :)
I've been trying to get my hands on neal's year here in the US. I think I'll have to make a trek or a swap to make that happen.
- 16 April 2012 at 04:41
- Gladys said...
First, I want to tell that I like so much your blog, is fantastic! I'll learn more with you.
I don't know Apivita, but I have many good references about it.
Regards from Spain...
- 16 April 2012 at 14:07
- Muhsine Emin said...
Thanks for your comments girls...
@Fatma aslinda ben cilegi arastirmadim, bi kac hafta evvel boots'den meyve puresi almistim ve icinde cilek vardi, sevdi diye bende evde kendim yaptim puresini, ama evet dogrusun alerji yapabilir, ama allaha sukur Esra'ya birsey olmadi, mangoyuda bi kere verdim, ama az koymustum, haftada bi kere bence birsey olmaz ama tabiiki yinede sen bilirsin. Ben Esra 4-5 aylik ken baby rice verdim, ve artik sebze ve meyve purelerini yapiyorum. Aptamilin 'creamy porridge' var, onu Esra cok sevmisti. Bu arada Aptamil sutu kullaniyorum 3ncu numara. xxxx
- 16 April 2012 at 23:46
- Wishful Thinker said...
Dear Muhsine!
I will really appreciate if you recommend some drug store skin care products. My skin has become really sensitive recently and it's breaking out like crazy! I have also used yogurt to stop the blemishes but no use :( I am just becoming so annoyed! the skin is red and all.
What should I do? Any advice?
- 18 April 2012 at 16:47
- Kmille girly said...
I really like your blog and this article is really good ^^
i'm a french Blogger and i'm wondering if i could mention your blog on an article ?! Because i really like it ?!
- 19 April 2012 at 14:34
- loveherb said...
Great review) like your blog)
- 19 April 2012 at 18:02
- Laura. said...
Leuk artikel
ik volg via bloglovin, volg je me terug? xx
- 20 April 2012 at 20:22
- shabana MUA said...
Aww i love the baby food idea ;) xx
- 22 April 2012 at 11:41
- Dallas Q H said...
Those food cube trays look so yum!
- 23 April 2012 at 07:25
- I EL F said...
Amazing blog! You and your daughter are gorgeous. I just started reading a bit of your blog a few days ago and I enjoy it so much. I just started making my babies food not totally from scratch(I wish). I don't buy fresh fruits and veggies because I don't go shopping often BUT since I'm going to freeze the food, might as well. My son is 13 months and he should be on total solid food but he sometimes chokes on foods and I didn't make my own baby food before because the first time I attempted to wasn't the best and I didn't have the right equipment for the job but you made it look a bit easy so now he's off jarred food, hah. Anyway, it really makes me wish I NEVER bought food in a jar because the caps have BPA, I believe and I just feel bad for using those jars. Those food combinations sound delicious for baby, by the way. Also, what kind of cereal will you be feeding her for breakfast?
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First Mennonite Church of Butterfield (Butterfield, Minnesota, USA)
First Mennonite Church of Butterfield, Minnesota, (formerly General Conference Mennonite) formerly known as Bergthal Church, located five miles northeast of the town of Butterfield, was organized in 1878 under the sponsorship of what became the First Mennonite Church of Mountain Lake. The members of this group had been affiliated with the Bergthal congregation of the Bergthal Mennonite settlement in South Russia, whose elder was Gerhard Wiebe. Elder Wiebe and his whole congregation migrated to America in 1874. Wiebe and the majority of his people chose Manitoba as their future home, but a smaller group, settling in the vicinity of Butterfield, constituted the Bergthal Church, today known as the First Mennonite Church.
During the early years services were conducted in the homes. Elder Neufeld and his co-ministers David Loewen, Johann Schultz, Gerhard Fast, Peter Voth, and Cornelius Enns served the two parishes of the one congregation at Mountain Lake and near Butterfield. A meetinghouse was built in 1882 and remodeled in 1942. In 1892 David Harder was elected to the ministry, and in 1900 Jacob Stoesz. Both served the congregation for many years, Jacob Stoesz as elder 1919-1930. When Elder Stoesz laid down his work there came a succession of leaders chosen from the outside: John Warkentin, Sam Quiring, Victor Sawatzky, M. M. Lehman, and R. A. Heinrichs. In May 1956, the congregation was without a pastor; its membership in 1955 was 95. The congregation formerly was a member of the Northern District Conference
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The Packers had a couple of offensive starters leave Saturday night's win over the Vikings before the game was complete, but it doesn't sound like there's much worry about either player's status for next weekend's game against the 49ers.
Tight end Jermichael Finley left with cramping that later morphed into a reported hamstring injury while wide receiver Jordy Nelson limped off the field near the end of the game. Both players deemed themselves fine, with Nelson saying that he had done nothing to aggravate the knee injury that slowed him at the end of the regular season. McCarthy didn't delve into specifics ahead of Wednesday's initial injury report for the week, but he did offer a positive end note about his discussions with the team's medical staff about their evaluations.
"But there's nothing of serious nature, is what I was told before I came in here," McCarthy said, via ESPNWisconsin.com.
McCarthy also said that the team limited Nelson's snaps because of the knee injury and he didn't look quite 100 percent on Saturday. He still had three catches for 51 yards, though, and the depth of the Packers' receiving corps makes it less essential that Nelson play every snap on offense until he's totally ready to go.


text: I guess I am confused now. Are you saying you want to be able to startup a.out on 3 processors and b.out on 2 processors and have them talk to each other over MPI (mpich)? Mpich can do this (I think it is with the -p4pg option). I use gm over mpich and I do this as well. I have to modify the mpirun script (Myricom's verison doesn't support it) but I have users that do this now on the system. Craig On Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 11:44:57AM -0800, Mattson, Timothy G wrote: > Rusty, > > I guess my post wasn't clear enough. > > I am working with a software vendor. They need to launch several different > programs that interact through MPI. You can do this in PVM, you can do this > with LAM/MPI, but you can't do this with MPIch. Or I should say, I don't > think it can be done with MPIch. The folks at this company looked into the > matter and independently reached the same conclustion. > > As I see it, with MPIch, I must have everything in a single program. Yes, > the programs can execite readically different pathways so in most cases, > this doesn't restrict the algorithms I can work with. There are other > engineering issues, however, that sometimes force me to run completely > different programs that cooperate through MPI. This is the situation the > un-named software vendor is faced with. > > So that is is what I meant by my general Multiple Program Multiple Data (or > MPMD) comment. > > Does this make sense? Did I get something wrong and it is indeed the case > that MPIch can handle this situation? I'd love to be wrong as it would make > my life simpler if I could do everything with only one version of MPI. > > --Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rusty Lusk [mailto:lusk at mcs.anl.gov] > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 11:15 AM > To: Mattson, Timothy G > Cc: 'Chris Richard Adams'; Beowulf (E-mail) > Subject: Re: MPI/Beowulf vs. SM Programming/OpenMP > > > | A general MPMD algorithm with lots of assynchronous events would be hard > to > | do with OpenMP. (actually, it can be hard with MPIch as well, but then > you > | can go with MPI-LAM or PVM). > > Hi Tim, > > I am curious as to what you are referring to with regard to MPICH. > > Rusty > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf -- Craig Tierney (ctierney at hpti.com) phone: 303-497-3112


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Having just finished a quick sprint through one A-Z challenge from Ros at http://genwestuk.blogspot.com/, I could not resist participating in a further series from Aona at
My focus here is on what we experience on our family history journey.
G is for:
I have tried to make contact with polite requests about "being very interested to know the source of your information, as mine differs etc." - but usually never get a reply. So that approach seems a waste of time.
The concern is that mistakes are perpetuated and there is plenty of scope with my Rawcliffe family - a not uncommon name in Lancashire. It proved to be story of eight daughters, the early death of their mother, a step mother with three illegitimate children, and four half-brothers and sisters. So rather a complex family tree, but I have the marriage certificates and birth certificates to support my findings.
|My great grandmother Maria Danson, nee Rawcliffe
with her granddaughter. Annie Maria.
My family photographs are precious to me, and I did start adding key ones to my Ancestry tree, hoping it would increase interest from possible family connections. I shouldn't have been surprised that they were uplifted and appeared on other trees, but this was another grumble - these were mine! I would have happily given consent, but would like to have been approached first of all.
Perhaps though there is one benefit in discovering these instances - it has forced me to reconsider "Am I right in my findings" and to review my early research. Not a bad thing to do, and so far I stand by my work! So a Gripe, Groan or Grumble can be turned into a positive.
Gratitude for the Gifts I have received from my family history activities:
- The fact that people are interested enough to read my blog.
- The pleasure and increased knowledge gained from researching, writing and networking.
- The contribution of Geneabloggers (www.geneabloggers.com). It was recommended to me in the early weeks of starting my blog in summer 2010. I fully expected to have run out of material for postings by now, but geneabloggers' prompts, plus the support of like-minded enthusiasts are so stimulating, I have never looked back.
- The online friendships made.
- The new cousins discovered, such as the son of Elsie Oldham (below) - my mother's second cousin. The new found connection brought a great boost in the way of photographs and stories to my blog. Elsie set up a hairdressing business "Elise" in her home in Blackpool in the 1920's. What a difference that slight change in her name makes to marketing her business!!
|Elsie Oldham -
"Elise" c. 1920's
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I custom build a lesson plan for each individual student's needs and goals.
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I started playing guitar at age 9, and recorded 2 singles in the LA area by age 14. I was a music major throughout High School and College. I also learned a lot by educating myself at the Brand Library in the Los Angeles Area, which specializes in the arts. I specialized in advanced music theory and improvisational techniques.
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Teach note reading using Alfred's New Guitar course. Ear Training, Genres: Rock, Pop, Blues, Jazz, Alternative, Punk, Metal, Folk, Country, Hip Hop, Funk, R& B, New Age, Ambient.
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I currently have 5 albums out under my name. A song of mine is on a major new age compilation, and several of my songs have been played on the radio in several countries, and several internet radio programs throughout the world. I have played on other people's albums...some of which have received major radio airplay in Europe, and gone to #1!
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I'm not currently taking beginner bass students. Please refer to my studio partner Melissa:
Expand use of arpeggios and look into common variations in traditional harmony. Also begin to look into the applications of polyrhythms in bass playing.
Break out of basic arpeggios through use of modes and chromaticism. Really push your rhythm to the limit through more advanced polyrhythms and use of asymmetrical meters. Also exploring different types of tone and methods of making sound.
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I'm currently not taking beginner students on voice/singing, guitar, bass, drums, piano, and ukulele. I highly recommend my studio partners Melissa though. Please check out her profile:
My Background
I've been playing with classical ensembles and rock bands since 2001. Even though I started on classical trombone and rock guitar, I have come to expand my repertoire to a variety of instruments and genres. During my time in college I performed with the University choir, orchestra, and band. I also have organized, wrote/arranged for, and performed with a variety of bands in my home state of New Mexico, as well as Japan, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Since 2006 I have been an active teacher. This profession has taken me everywhere from working with classical guitar cla
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Lessons are generally designed to work towards giving students the tools to accomplish their goals and become increasingly independent over time. While all students will study similar fundamentals regarding technique, theory, and performance, every lesson is as different as every person. What kind of music do you want to make? I'll tell you what you need to do to get there, and help you take the steps to achieve your aspirations.
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I played in a few bands as a bassist, here are some genres:
North Africa
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I started teaching lessons while in music school for Classical Guitar in 1996. From 1998 onwards, I played with a variety of musicians from Africa and Latin America, as well the as great American traditions of gospel, funk, jazz, and bluegrass. All the while, I continued to study music theory and composition, on my own and in private lessons with both well-known players and local professionals. Flamenco and Indian Classical music have also been great interests which I am still involved with.
Though guitar is generally my "go-to" instrument, I often use a MIDI keyboard for composition, and studied/performed on bass for 10 years. The last few years, I have begun to develop my voice as well.
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College: practice rooms and classrooms available with computers and MIDI controllers.
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On guitar and bass, I have experience in world music including Africa, Latin America, and Flamenco. I also love American traditional music, including funk, jazz, rock, and gospel. I specialize in teaching music theory and composition, no matter what instrument. Rhythmic concepts applied to any instrument are a favorite topic.
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Thanks for checking out my lessons. My name is Judy aka Groovy Judy. I'm a guitarist, singer, songwriter and performer. I've been playing guitar for 35+ and teaching private and group lessons for 12 years. I also teach ukulele, beginning electric bass and songwriting. ***Please note - I'm located on the Peninsula, so the areas I serve are: Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, Atherton & Menlo Park.***
I work with a lot of kids (as well as adults) and beginners. I'm extremely patient, and I enjoy getting brand new students up and running with proper techniques and good habits. My teaching style/philosophy is to get my students playing as soon as possible in an easy and fun way. I focus on basics such as tuning, rhythm, proper pick technique, strumming, reading guitar tab and/or sh
The styles I teach are: rock (classic, indie, punk) folk, pop, reggae/ska funk, blues, r&b, country, some finger-picking, and a bit of classical. I can teach you any song you want to play whether it's rap, rock hip-hop or a piano piece. I will find a way to do it and make it fun. :-)
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I love teaching, music, and sharing my gifts with others.
Thanks and I look forward to working with you!
Judy G. aka Groovy Judy
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Lessons are once a week. Payment is due at the time of the lesson. Package rates are available upon availability.
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2 guitar amps, a guitar stand, a music stand, mp3 player, a lava lamp and some cool rock posters
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acoustic and electric guitars, music stand, small amp, mp3 player and lots of cool music ***Please note - I'm located on the Peninsula, so the areas I serve are: Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, Atherton & Menlo Park.***
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I love rock, pop, folk, funk, fingerpicking and the blues. I teach all of those styles and songs by great artists such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Ed Sheeran, Jason Mraz, Taylor Swift, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Sly & The Family Stone, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton and many more.
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I'm Ahmad a very enthusiastic musician. I started out teaching myself guitar at the age of 12. I moved to the U.S. in 2001 and studied music for 15 years receiving my B.M. and M.M in music and audio production at San Francisco State University. I then moved to Los Angeles then studied and trained with John Mayer, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, George Lynch and many others. I have performed hundreds of concerts in the U.S. as well in Europe and the Middle East with Artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Guns N Roses, Michael Angelo Batio, Ratt, Sammy Hagar, Dokken and many others. I ranked #1 in the Slash Guitar Center competition. I was in the "list of top 5 guitar players ever" according to The Examiner, also picked as one of the best guitarists of 2013 and 2014 consecutively in the Rockwell UnScene magazine, and ranked 3rd in the Steve Vai Sam Ash Best in Shred competition.
I find a student's strengths and weaknesses using various ways to encourage each student. I am very patient, ...
About Ahmad
I find a student's strengths and weaknesses using various ways to encourage each student. I am very patient, kind, flexible, and enthusiastic and I love working with children as much as adults. I strongly support basic skills: sight-reading, pitch and tone.
I have 25 years experience teaching kids and adults guitar. Also performing live and in the studio.
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My objectives: to help students powerfully communicate through the essence of music and aid the development of children and adults by finding their strengths and weaknesses and to develop their skills and show their musical talents. I emphasize basic skills, good sight-reading, guitar technique, and theory.
Lessons are held at either your home, or mine using composers from various time periods that speaks to the individual student.
Also,I do prefer to work weekly with my students.
A beginner lesson may be 10-15 min. for warm-ups and scales, 10-15 min. theory and rest playtime. In three to six months the student will be able to read sheet music and should be able to perform simple songs.
An intermediate lesson has more focus on music and technique from a specific genre. A specialty is preparation for guitar auditions or doing live or studio gigs.
I enjoy teaching children from age 5 up to adults.
*** Specialties ***
I teach the basic skills very strongly, and also encourage students and challenge them, as well.
I also have new techniques for teaching Electric, Acoustic & CLassical Guitar.
I do prefer to teach a weekly lesson.
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Ahmad takes difficult concepts and breaks them down into small, easy to understand pieces. Harmony concepts that I thought I wouldn't be able to grasp, I understand fully and use every day. He has a ton of tips that make learning so much faster. For instance, you learn how to find any note on the neck quickly without having to memorize the whole neck, which is crucial skill. Another great thing is that he uses tablature in his lessons. So, you don't have to know how to read music to get started.
If you ever want to write your own music or play with other people, call Ahmad now. He will make sure you learn the right way. I'm writing music and playing/improvising solos, at a level I thought I would never be able to achieve. Every lesson opens new possibilities.
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It is obvious from the start that Ahmad is not only an phenomenal guitar player, but also, and more importantly, displays a strong passion and dedication for teaching. Each lesson is carefully designed and structured to build off of techniques previously learned and Ahmad has a knack for making even difficult concepts easy to digest. He imparts simple tips and tricks, mined from years of experience, that have helped me master techniques and avoid tedious memorization exercises which would have made the learning process agonizingly painful. Having one-on-one lessons also allows Ahmad to give me the personal attention needed to provide feedback, positive and negative, and nip bad habits in the bud before they become ingrained. Additionally, each lesson comes with handouts which are handy to practice with and use as a reference (I have 400+ pages of material so it's important to keep it all organized).
Ahmad has a diverse set of musical tastes and a secondary benefit of taking lessons with him is that he's exposed me to a plethora of great music that I would not otherwise have discovered on my own. Whether you're a beginner, intermediate, advanced, or think you can rival Joe Satriani, there's something for you to learn from Ahmad. Also, I've found that lessons are very motivating in terms of encouraging me to keep practice because, yes, I do get lazy sometimes. With Ahmad, if you put in the time and effort, you will be rewarded greatly with the freedom to be as creative as your heart desires and you will have more fun playing the guitar than a mouse running loose in a cheese factory.
Oh, and Ahmad's a super cool guy too.
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I am a long time teacher, and student of Music at San Jose State University. I want to help you become a better player, and a better musician! I will teach you theory, technique, how to learn your favorite songs by ear, and how to write your own! I want to be the teacher that I always wished I had when I was learning. Send me a message and let's get started!
About Alex
I received my associates degree in music from Ohlone College in Fremont, CA, and I will receive my Bachelors in music from San Jose State University Spring of 2019. I have taught guitar, bass, piano, and composition to students from 8-80 over the past 12 years. I am excited to meet you and to help you succeed!
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· Guitar · In home
· Bass Guitar · In studio
Alex L.
Alex L.
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Whether you're looking to learn to play your favorite bass line, to be the bridge between the harmony and the rhythm, or to sharpen up your scales or technique, I'm here to help! I've been teaching for 7 years and am happy working with students of any age and level.
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I tailor your lessons to your specific needs. I understand music can be overwhelming and confusing but at it's core it is supposed to be fun, accessible, interesting, and beautiful.
I have a diverse background in music ranging from Jazz to classical to popular music.
I have two bachelors degrees, one in Jazz Bass and the other in composition/theory, I use this knowledge to inform my lessons
About Liss
I have a diverse background in music ranging from Jazz to classical to popular music, we never have to be stuck on one subject or one approach to learning a concept.
I have two bachelors degrees, one in Jazz Bass and the other in Composition/Theory, I use this knowledge to inform my lessons.
I am a full time musician, songwriter, and educator, I love to teach and impart whatever wisdom I can. I enjoy teaching a range of lessons from theory and composition to bass guitar and piano.
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Liss L.
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I am a Bassist who has experience teaching kids who are elementary to middle school level musicians. Lessons are fairly casual and fun but are aimed to push students to learn and master their instrument. Many of my students have been in honor level groups within their school community (i.e. County and District honor Jazz Bands/Orchestras)
About Adam
I have played both instruments for 7 years and enjoy genres such as Jazz, Blues, Rock, Classical, Hip-Hop, and R&B. I enjoy teaching very much and wish to encourage my students to reach their utmost potential while showing them how fun playing music can be.
Adam A.
Adam A.
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Welcome to the incredible world of Universal Studios Japan in Osaka! With a Universal Studios Japan ticket from Klook, you can re-create dramatic scenes from your favorite blockbusters – at one of only two locations in Asia! Encounter a new dimension of excitement with attractions from Harry Potter, Minions, Spider Man, Jurassic Park, Jaws, and more! Experience the magic first-hand at the towering Hogwarts castle and Hogsmeade village before riding wizard-themed rides and attractions in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. This adventure park is sure to indulge the thrill-seeker and movie buff's every fantasy!
A: The passes are considered open tickets, you may enter the park on any day before the expiration date written on the pass
A: Klook is offical partner of Universal Studios Japan. Please visit the USJ official website to see our credentials. (http://www.usj.co.jp/hk/travel/) All USJ tickets sold by Klook are genuine and will be accepted for entry into the park.
A: Yes, children from ages 4-11 require a child ticket to enter the park. Infants under the age 4 can enter the park for free.
A: Senior tickets may be bought directly at the park. To avoid long queues at ticketing, you may also opt to buy them an adult ticket on Klook.