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Our small shtetl' Tarbut School was visited by important Zionist personalities, among them Mr. Isaac Tabenkin, leader of the labor movement in Erez Israel.
The School was positioned near the Great Volozhin Yeshiva. Its fame and tradition influenced our behavior.
Well educated, very polite, we stood up as a teacher entered the class. To our teachers we turned only after raising a hand if permitted. We called them respectfully: My distinguished schoolmaster or schoolmistress (Adoni, or Gvirti Hamoyre/a).
Although, following tradition we were able to behave like the Volozhin Yeshivah students. It was known that they did not greet the Hanaziv and boycotted his lesson after the Rabbi slapped a colleague student's face for having spoiled his peyess- side locks. A teacher once slapped our Tarbut - student with a rule over his hand and it was resulted in a strike. We opposed the teacher's entering our class until he excused himself following Hanaziv's famous example.
Hayim Golovenchitz left Volozhin for Israel in 1928. Mr. Benyamin Shishko replaced him until 1931 the year he followed his predecessor and went to the Holy Land.
The last Tarbut manager was Mr. Yaakov Lifshits from Rakov. During his time in the position there was a major demand for higher classes. The community decided to enlarge the existing learning space. Building materials were bought and amassed on the courtyard. But the shortage of resources disabled its construction. Despite this classes were added. And towards the last year of the Hebrew School's existence seven regular classes plus the very important Mekhina were functioning. The problem of space was meanwhile resolved, until better conditions would come, by enlarging the second shift and by occupying a part of the women's partition in the Volozhin main Synagogue, which was situated some hundred yards away near the Yeshiva.
During Yaakov Lifshits' managing period new teachers were required. Mrs. Fruma Lifshits, Yaakov's spouse and Ms. Lapp (Lapoovna) were teaching the mekhina and the children in the lower classes. Yaakov Finger from Soll became our teacher for Hebrew language and its grammar and literature. He gave also lessons on Jewish history and the geography of Erets Israel.
Ms. Rachel Melzer, our natural science schoolmaster, was a born Volozhiner. She was married to Shneur Kivilevitsh (Yudenrat head in 1942). Rachel spoke with her students only in Hebrew, avoiding Yiddish even during the breaks while the children in the elder classes spoke Yiddish.
Mr. Taller from Moltshad' was responsible for the Religious branch: all 5 Pentateuch Books, Judges and Prophets, Kings, Prayers and some Gomorrah chapters. Mr. Taller privately used to prepare some boys to the Bar-Mitsva ceremonies.
Yakov Lifshits, as well as managing the School also taught us Arithmetic. Each Friday he would also gather all the students and read before them chapters from Sholom Aleykhem in Yiddish. We were enchanted by the Yiddish writer's stories. It's a Pity that the Volozhin Tarbut School did not find time or resources or did not want to teach us some Yiddish writing and grammar.
All these disciplines listed above were taught in Hebrew Ashknaz-dialect. In Israel the Sefarad dialect dominated. The differences are in pronunciation. In Sefarad-dialect the emphasis is put on the word's end, in Ashkenaz - on its beginning. Some characters are spelled otherwise, so the same words written in equal way are read differently; for example: the word letters becomes in Sefarad Hebrew otiyOT, in Ashkenaz - OYSSIyoys; shaNA toVA - in Sefarad, SHOno TOYvo -in Ashkenaz and so for.
Some Volozhiners who made Aliya to Erets Isroel visited the Shtetl with their children in the mid thirties. We heard the new Hebrew, and asked to learn the language in the new way. Our demand was fulfilled but partially. The prayers and Bible we continued to read in Ashkenaz dialect. Arithmetic, Grammar, Literature (Biyalik, Mappou, Mendele) and Hebrew songs were changed and taught with the modern Sefarad pronunciation.
Thanks to our Tarbut teachers we arrived in Israel after the war with good Hebrew and we were able to begin a normal life immediately after landing in the Holy Land.
Mr. Shlomo Baykalski the handsome, smart and talented young-man from Zheludok taught us the Polish language, its history and geography. During three years (1935-8) with Baykalski we were able to thoroughly learn the Polish language. He encouraged us to read books. We managed to read at this short period hundreds of books all of them in Polish: H. Sienkievitsh, A. Mitskievitsh, I. Kortshak, Dolenga, Mostovitsh, B. Prouss, L. Tolstoy, N. Gogol, Jack London, Mark Twain, D. Amicis, A. Dumas, E. Zola, F. Cooper, K. May, Dickens, Walter Scott and many, many others. (Due to this massive reading I am currently able to read and to write Polish after not using this language for more than 60 years Translator's note).
S. Baykalski continued to lead the musical circles. By profession a violinist he created a mandolin orchestra and organized a chorus.
The Tarbut Mandolin Orchestra 1936
Standing from right to left: The teacher Shlomo Baykalski, Gershon Lunin, Feygl Berman, Golda Rubinsteyn, Itke, Haya Rudnitski, Vulke Brudno.
Seated from right to left: Sonia Perski, Fruma Poderevski, Etele Rogovin, Fruma Goloventshits, Fruma Alperovitsh, Miryam Levin
The Volozhin Tarbut School functioned from 1925 until 1939. At the beginning of the 1939/40 school year after the Soviets occupied Volozhin it acted as a Yiddish school, this school year it finished as a Belarus School.
The School and its building were completely destroyed in 1941.
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A committee was created. Ruvn Rosenberg and Berl Taft rented a two room apartment from Ruvn Rogovin on the Market Place. Rachel Shevakh was engaged as the Kindergarten teacher (Ganenet).
She spoke to her pupils Yiddish but the songs she taught were Hebrew. Rachel was a lovely blonde devoted to her pupils and to their wellbeing. She organized children shows at the Volozhin firemen's local near the shtetl water pond. Rachel did an excellent work preparing children for further learning in the Volozhin primary Tarbut School.
Purim in the Kindergarten 1935
Names I remember (Translator's note):
1-Rachel Shevakh, 2-Sonitshka Perlman (my sister), 3- Rivele Perski (Getsl's), 4-Feyguele Rapoport (Meyshl's),
5 - Esterke Kaminietski, 6- Iser Rapoport (the Dentist's), 7- Yoel Rosnberg (Ruven's)
Of all the lovely children two only escaped the Shtetl's fate: Sonitshka Perlman-2 and Feyguele Rapoport-4
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Apple said that Scott Forstall, one of the original architects of the Mac operating system and head of its smartphone software, would leave next year. It said he would serve as an advisor to Cook in the interim.
Forstall was the executive behind the panned Apple Maps app, and Apple said responsibility for maps and Siri, the voice search assistant, would be taken over by another longtime executive, Eddy Cue.
Critics of the maps debacle, which led CEO Tim Cook to apologize to customers, had been calling for Forstall's head. "Does Apple have a Scott Forstall problem?" Fortune editor Philip Elmer-Dewitt wrote on Sept 29.
Apple said a search is underway for a new retail chief to replace John Browett and that the retail team would report directly to Cook.
Browett took over as head of Apple's retail stores earlier this year, replacing Ron Johnson, who went on to become the CEO of JC Penney.
Last week Apple delivered a second straight quarter of disappointing financial results, and iPad sales fell short of Wall Street's targets, marring its record of consistently blowing past investors' expectations.
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I am back...
... but ill. Turns out that sore throat wasn't just caused by the dry plane air, it was actually a cold. I am spending most of my time in bed. Boo.
Here's an interesting discovery: the staff at Boston airport are a lot nicer than the ones at Los Angeles. The LAX guys are hysterically paranoid combined with authoritarian and act like they'll pistol-whip you for pausing to sneeze ten feet away from the 'No Waiting' sign - I'm really not exaggerating very much - but the Boston guys were friendly, polite and actually cracked a few jokes. It was a big relief.
If you're ever in Boston, go to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. It's lovely. It's the house of an art collector that got bequeathed to the public, with the most beautiful courtyard I've ever seen - the closest analogy, if you're English, is that it's kind of like the John Soane's Museum, but with a woman't touch...
The New England aquarium has penguins, but nothing beats the Sydney aquarium. That has platypus.
Those are my tourist observations, now I'm going back to bed. Hopefully I will be more interesting after some sleep and Lemsip.
Welcome back! Sorry to hear of the sickyness. You should've tried to sneeze more on the guys at the L.A. airport. A little delayed-timing revenge. Get some rest.
Thanks guys. *Snnf.*
Lemsip is a powder you make into a hot drink, that contains painkillers, decongestants and vitamin C. Basically cold medicine. Doesn't cure you, but makes you feel slightly less ill until it wears off, and then you drink some more.
Apparently the poet Andrew Motion (who used to teach me some years ago) uses it as a drug: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2329473.stm. Have to say he didn't act much like an addict, but if he says so, then it must be so. It's not making me feel very poetic. I mostly just want to curl up and read stuff that other people have done the work of writing.
Yes, I remember now that America doesn't have it - one time I was on holiday in San Francisco and my boyfriend was ill; I had to keep collaring people in the drugstore and saying, 'I'm English, what do you people take when you're sick?' I can't remember what they gave me, but they were quite helpful. If you ever come over here and get sick, Lemsip's the stuff.
Could never get the hang of Lemsip - every time I got a cold and took it it made me throw up, which, to be fair, did have the advantage of pointing out to me that I could always feel worse...
Get some rest then get well soon.
By the way, have you seen this story?
Although it does seem to be saying that full moons cause "idiots" to come out, rather than "werewolves"
Ah! We do have the something similar to Lemsip. Tylenol makes one, and I believe there is one called "theraflu." (Or perhaps that is the one that Tylenol makes.) It makes a sort of hot lemon drink, and it has all those lovely medicines in it. So, if you are ever sick in the States and want Lemsip, ask for Theraflu.
Hope you feel better.
Get well soon!
Me, I just take two paracetamol and read something long and heavy enough to thwap anyone who comes close.
I'm a Theraflu devotee -- I kind of have to be -- but Lemsip tastes better. :-) It's ground up finer. I could be romanticizing.
Never got the hype behind paracetamol, which is essentially Tylenol. I was so disillusioned when I found that out. I thought it was some kind of magic miracle drug from the way it was recommended to me for colds, allergies, a meningitis scare... ALLERGIES... it's just a painkiller! Okay, I guess it does lower fevers...
(Welcome back from Boston! Feel better soon.)
(--previously "Camille." Blogger confuses me, but it seems to be using my screen name now... which is good, I guess. Flighty thing.)
Thanks for the link, Chris! Most interesting. I remember a couple of months ago an Italian interviewer asked me to share my knowledge about how the full moon affects people, and I had to fudge a bit as I really didn't know... Now if somebody else asks me, I can be all informed.
Ah, you see, in the UK we haven't heard of Tylenol. Or at least, it's one of those things that get mention in American fiction, and you have to wonder what it is and whether it's an essential ingredient in Twinkies or root beer or other such mysterious concoctions.
(Actually I tried a Twinkie once; it was the most revolting thing I ever tasted. And I once accidentally tasted cat food. Clearly someone had covered margarine in bathroom sponge, soaked it in sugar syrup and then irradiated it. That was the day I discovered the limits to my sweet tooth.)
Achoo... :-(
Hee! Was never allowed Twinkies as a kid, which is, I think, when you're supposed to be indoctrinated with them. (I also think their forbidden nature was a major part of their appeal.) I don't hate them, though. But I'm perfectly happy to never eat one ever again. I can't believe I ever thought that that cream filling was good. Be happy you never tried a Ho Ho.
Paracetemol is the generic name for the drug, and here it's "acetaminophen." Tylenol is the most popular brand name. Doesn't give kids Reye Syndrome, so that's a plus. I still treat it like a placebo, though. (Am still completely offended by the allergy recommendation -- London in July nearly KILLED me. But it had chocolate bars in the Underground, so I forgave it wholeheartedly.)
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It's a Twinkie, but rolled, and in chocolate instead of... er... whatever flavor "yellow" is.
And apparently they now also come in caramel. I was happier not knowing that.
Ho Hos versus Ding Dongs
Arrgh! Didn't our parents love us???
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Such a move would remove J.P. Morgan's CEO, Jamie Dimon, from his position as bank chairman. The group say there is a "clear conflict" that exists when the board is overseen by the CEO.
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If you were a girl in the 1950s, Annette Funicello was the ideal of feminine goodness, your fantasy best friend forever. If you were a boy, she was your dream date, demure, doe-eyed and just different enough to set hearts pounding.
The most adored of Walt Disney's original 24 Mouseketeers, Funicello later exchanged her mouse ears for a swimsuit in a series of 1960s beach movies, but she remained a reassuring figure, fun-loving yet chaste in an era of rapidly shifting social values.
Annette Funicello obituary: A caption in the April 9 Section A that accompanied the obituary of Annette Funicello identified the subjects in a beach-scene photograph as Funicello and Frankie Avalon, who starred together in a number of 1960s beach movies. After publication, the wire service that distributed the photo said it could not confirm that the people pictured were, in fact, Funicello and Avalon. —
"She had a heart and a soul and a feeling about her that everybody just connected to — male or female — without being pretentious in any way," Frankie Avalon, her co-star in movies such as "Beach Party" and "Beach Blanket Bingo," said Monday. "She was just a nice, nice girl next door ... America's sweetheart."
Funicello, the dark-haired darling of "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, died Monday from complications of multiple sclerosis at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield. She was 70.
Diagnosed in 1987, Funicello later became a spokeswoman for treatment of the chronic, often debilitating disease that afflicts the central nervous system.
Long before Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus, there was Annette, the last of the original Mouseketeers to be chosen and one of the few hand-picked by Disney himself.
She was a 12-year-old dance-school student when Disney saw her perform the lead role in "Swan Lake" at a recital at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank in 1955. He cast her on "The Mickey Mouse Club," the children's variety show that debuted on ABC in October 1955 and quickly became a daily late-afternoon ritual for millions of young Americans.
Like the other female Mouseketeers, Funicello wore a blue pleated skirt, a white, short-sleeved turtleneck sweater with her name spelled out in block letters across her chest and a cap with mouse ears. But there was something special about the Mouseketeer with the curly black hair who became the ensemble cast's biggest star.
"It may have been partly that she was older, looked more mature, so the young audience that the club appealed to found that very engaging," said Robert J. Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University. "Little kids always want to be big boys and girls. And she was so pretty."
Funicello made her acting debut on "The Mickey Mouse Club" serial "Adventure in Dairyland." Later she appeared with Tim Considine and David Stollery in the popular "Spin and Marty" serials about a Western dude ranch for boys. In 1958, she was showcased in her own "Annette" serial.
After "The Mickey Mouse Club" ended production in 1958 and went into reruns, the 15-year-old Funicello was the only Mouseketeer to remain under exclusive contract to the Disney studio.
She made her feature-film debut in "The Shaggy Dog," a 1959 comedy starring Fred MacMurray. It was the first of four Disney feature films she appeared in over the next six years, including "Babes in Toyland" and "The Misadventures of Merlin Jones."
Funicello launched her recording career in 1958 with a waltz-tempo ballad, "How Will I Know My Love?" In early 1959, her single "Tall Paul" became a top-10 hit. It was followed by other singles such as "O Dio Mio" and "Pineapple Princess." She also recorded more than a dozen albums.
Funicello, who was the first to concede she was not much of a singer, credited producer Salvador "Tutti" Camarata and the songwriting Sherman brothers, Richard and Robert, for coming up with the idea of double-tracking her voice and adding echo.
"I never liked singing," she told the Chicago Tribune years later. "I was always so frightened. But the echo chambers and double tracking gave me confidence and made my voice stronger. And it was time for a new sound. Soon, people started copying 'the Annette sound.' "
The fan magazines chronicled her tooling around in her customized 1957 Thunderbird and featured stories on her romance with fellow teen idol Paul Anka, who, Funicello later said, composed "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" and other songs on the piano in the Funicello family's living room in Encino.
But for all the Hollywood glitz and glamour, Funicello remained the same reserved and relatively sheltered young woman her friends called Annie, who continued living at home until she was married.
"Nowadays when writers profile me for magazines, they write something to the effect that back in those days I 'represented' wholesomeness. In fact, though, I lived it, and it wasn't an act," she wrote in her 1994 autobiography, "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes."
Born Oct. 22, 1942, in Utica, N.Y., she was the first of three Funicello children. In 1946, her auto mechanic father sold his business and the family moved to the San Fernando Valley.
Though painfully shy, Annette began taking dance lessons when she was in kindergarten.
Concerned about her extreme shyness after she became a young star, she once asked Disney if she could see a psychologist.
"Annette," she recalled Disney telling her, "you have a certain charisma that people respond to. I think your being a little bit shy is part of your appeal. Going to see a psychologist would change that. Why do you want to change that?"
Funicello received a big career boost when Disney agreed to loan her out to American International Pictures to make "Beach Party," the song-filled, low-budget 1963 comedy, with Avalon.
Though Avalon deemed the script "good clean fun," Funicello recalled in her book, Disney feared the project would taint her image.
"I see in here that all the other girls are going to be running around in bikinis, which is fine," he told her. "But Annette, I want you to be different. You are different. I would simply like to request that you not expose your navel in the film."
Funicello, who wore a bikini around her own pool at home but never in public, replied that she'd be happy to comply with Disney's request. Long after she left the Disney studio, she spurned efforts to change her wholesome image.
"I've been offered roles as a hooker, as a druggie, all kinds of sleazy things," she told the St. Petersburg Times in 1990. "No, thank you. I always had Walt Disney in the back of my mind, whatever I did. I really considered him a second father."
For all her success in Hollywood, Funicello yearned to get married and start a family. In January 1965, 22-year-old Funicello married her agent, Jack Gilardi, who was 12 years her senior.
Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" cartoon strip marked the occasion by showing Linus howling, "I can't stand it! This is terrible! How depressing ... ANNETTE FUNICELLO HAS GROWN UP!"
While making "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" with Dwayne Hickman a few months after the wedding, she was already pregnant with the first of her three children.
She made occasional film and TV appearances over the next decades, along with a string of commercials for Skippy peanut butter.
Her marriage to Gilardi ended in divorce in 1982. In 1986, she married Glen Holt, a family friend who bred racehorses. She and Holt lived in her longtime Encino home until it was destroyed in a 2011 fire.
Besides Holt, her survivors include her three children from her first marriage, Gina, Jack Jr. and Jason; two brothers, Michael and Joseph; and three grandchildren.
In 1987, she came out of semi-retirement to reunite with Avalon for "Back to the Beach," a comedy that poked fun at the "beach party" genre they had popularized. While shooting the movie, Funicello experienced the first inkling that something was physically wrong.
"We'd be shooting a scene on the sand," she later told People magazine, "and when I'd try to get up, I couldn't balance. Shortly after that, I noticed that my eyesight was getting worse."
A neurological exam confirmed that she had multiple sclerosis.
After disclosing her illness in 1992, Funicello formed a fund to benefit research for neurological disease and became a national ambassador for the New York-based Multiple Sclerosis Society.
In 1993, she received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. By then, she needed a walker to get around, but she still radiated the childlike innocence of America's mouse-eared sweetheart.
McLellan is a former Times staff writer.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Freshman forward Bongomin Otii shined in his debut, scoring three goals and chipping in with an assist and senior midfielder Bryan Byrne found the back of the net twice as UC Santa Barbara defeated Westmont College handily 6-0 in the 44th Annual Bryant & Sons Cup Saturday night at Harder Stadium.
The Gauchos have dominated the Warriors lately, winning the last six contests by a combined score of 20-5 with three shutouts.
"We looked good tonight," head coach Tim Vom Steeg said. "Obviously we are very happy with what Bongomin was able to give us and we had a lot of guys playing well."
Otii wasted little time showing his talents up front, scoring the Gauchos' first goal of the evening in the 13th minute. After sophomore midfielder Eric Avila found Byrne in the middle of the box, Otti was there to put in what became the game-winner on the rebound off of Byrne's missed shot.
Less than a minute later, Byrne had another chance and made it count. The senior co-captain got the ball on the right wing, dribbled past his defender and sent a rocket past the Westmont keeper to the outside from 15 yards out.
UCSB took a 3-0 lead into the locker room at halftime after Otii found the net again in the 16th minute. In what looked almost identical to his previous scoring play, Byrne dribbled the ball out wide and sent a ball across the box towards the net. Otii, who was standing right in front of the keeper, promptly headed the rebound into the left side of the goal.
It was the same story in the second half as the Gauchos continued to attack, keeping the ball on the Warrior's side of the field. In the 54th minute, senior defender Jeff Murphy found Otti in the right side of the box. Otii again used a header to one-time the ball to a streaking Byrne, who slid around his defender and scored for the 4-0 advantage.
As if Otii had not been impressive enough to that point, the Denver, Colo. native scored again in the 73rd minute when he took the ball into the box on the left side, crossed and sent a ball towards the goal that went in off of a Westmont defender.
Sophomore forward Nick Perera put the final touches on the Gaucho victory with 19 seconds left to play. The only Gaucho besides Otii and Byrne to score, Perera snuck a ball around the out-stretched keeper for the final 6-0 margin.
Westmont did not record a shot until mid-way through the second half.
The Gauchos only game of the preseason, it proved to be a great warm-up before regular season play gets underway next weekend with the University of Virginia Soccer Classic. UCSB will square off with No. 9 Akron and the fourth-ranked Cavaliers during the tournament.
When asked if he thought his team was prepared for next week's competition, Vom Steeg said confidently, "This team is ready for anybody."


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|Huge Undead (Extraplanar)
|Hit Dice:
|21d12+42 (178 hp)
|40 ft (8 squares)., fly 20 ft. (poor)
|Armor Class:
|32 (–2 size, +2 Dex, +22 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 30
|Base Attack/Grapple:
|Slam +24 melee (2d6+16)
|Full Attack:
|2 slams +24 melee (2d6+16)
|15 ft./15 ft.
|Special Attacks:
|Crush item, desecrating aura, evil gaze, spell-like abilities, summon undead
|Special Qualities:
|Aversion to daylight, damage reduction 15/silver and magic, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to cold, spell resistance 29, telepathy 100 ft., undead traits
|Fort +11, Ref +11, Will +19
|Str 38, Dex 14, Con —, Int 20, Wis 20, Cha 18
|Concentration +28, Diplomacy +6, Hide +18*, Knowledge (arcana) +29, Listen +29, Move Silently +26, Search +29, Sense Motive +29, Spellcraft +31, Spot +29, Survival +5 (+7 following tracks)
|Cleave, Combat Expertise, Combat Reflexes, Great Fortitude, Improved Disarm, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Quicken Spell-Like Ability (unholy blight)
|Plane of Shadow
|Solitary, pair, or gang (3–4)
|Challenge Rating:
|Always chaotic evil
|22–31 HD (Huge); 32–42 HD (Gargantuan)
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Nightwalkers are human-shaped horrors that haunt the darkness.
A nightwalker is about 20 feet tall and weighs about 12,000 pounds.
Nightwalkers lurk in dark areas where they can almost always surprise the unwary.
A nightwalker's natural weapons are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
Crush Item (Su): A nightwalker can destroy any weapon or item of Large size or smaller (even magic ones, but not artifacts) by picking it up and crushing it between its hands. The nightwalker must make a successful disarm attempt to grab an item held by an opponent. The item is entitled to a DC 34 Fortitude save to resist destruction. The save DC is Strength-based.
Evil Gaze (Su): Fear, 30 feet. A creature that meets the nightwalker's gaze must succeed on a DC 24 Will save or be paralyzed with fear for 1d8 rounds. Whether or not the save is successful, that creature cannot be affected again by the same nightshade's gaze for 24 hours. This is a mind-affecting fear effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Spell-Like Abilities: At will—contagion (DC 18), deeper darkness, detect magic, greater dispel magic, haste, see invisibility, and unholy blight (DC 18); 3/day—confusion (DC 18), hold monster (DC 19), invisibility; 1/day—cone of cold (DC 19), finger of death (DC 21), plane shift (DC 21). Caster level 21st. The save DCs are Charisma-based.
Summon Undead (Su): A nightwalker can summon undead creatures once per night: 7–12 shadows, 2–5 greater shadows, or 1–2 dread wraiths. The undead arrive in 1d10 rounds and serve for 1 hour or until released.
Skills: *When hiding in a dark area, a nightwalker gains a +8 racial bonus on Hide checks.
Tactics Round-by-Round
The nightwalker is an exceedingly intelligent foe that makes the best use of all its abilities. It favors using its spell-like abilities to divide and disable its enemies, then closing to melee with opponents it has isolated from their allies.
Prior to combat: The nightwalker keeps its see invisibility power active most of the time. It uses haste and invisibility to prepare for battle.
Round 1: Move to within 30 feet to make use of gaze attack and strike with confusion or hold monster, coupled with a quickened unholy blight.
Round 2: Hit a spellcaster with finger of death and another quickened unholy blight.
Round 3: Move up to engage the enemy and attempt to disarm an enemy fighter.
Round 4: Crush the disarmed weapon (or use gaze attack if disarm attempt failed).
Round 5: Full attack against the unarmed foe (or on a nearby spellcaster).
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Is There a Biotech Bubble?
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The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (IBB) has gained 46% this year, and that includes the 6% drubbing it's taken this week. But biotechs are rallying today--the ETF is up 2.2% at 10:28 a.m., so investors need to decide whether they should be using the dip to buy or the bounce to sell.
With that in mind, consider the latest report from Citigroup's Yaron Werber and Jonathan Eckard, "Are We in a Biotech Bubble?," which hit my in-box late last night. They never really answer the question--do analysts ever?--but they offer some advice to investors wondering what to do now:
Valuations for the biotech sector have appreciated considerably driven by generalist interest in the sector and growing optimism for pipeline success, drug innovation, and M&A deals. The growth profile of the sector is particularly attractive in an otherwise uninspiring macro growth environment. However, a pullback seemed inevitable as generalists evaluate what they actually own and begin to better factor in the risks involved in the small-/mid-cap sector on the heels of several disappointments. On several parameters, the sector has appeared stretched for several months. Given the recent selloff, we continue to like some of the stocks that are developing innovative products, and offer strong revenue/EPS growth. However, we caution that drug development is challenging and that there should be a better balance between returns and appetite for risks in stocks.
Werber and Eckard remain bullish on large-cap biotechs. They write:
While we concede that the valuations for the large-cap group are not cheap, they seem reasonable given the strong fundamentals and robust growth profiles. Given the scarcity of growth stocks in the overall market, we expect these stocks to bounce back once the concerns over the cliff are resolved. But the story looks different for small-/mid-cap stocks where valuations are broadly stretched and the Street is overly optimistic of the chances for pipeline success.
Recent IPO, however, not so much:
The biotech IPO market has been busy with >30 offerings YTD. These offerings have had a strong run this year with an average return of +93% from launch to peak share price. The average return from IPO debut to present is +36%. But this week, this group is down on average by -11% as investors begin to discount the risks involved as some clinical stage drugs have recently yielded disappointing results. In our view, investors need to be cognizant of the risks involved in the biotech sector and balance them with the potential rewards especially as expectations for future sales are becoming untenably high for some drugs.
Werber and Eckhard's favorites include Gilead (GILD) and Celgene (CELG), and they find the "risk/reward...compelling" in Medivation (MDVN) and Tesaro (TSRO).
Celgene has gained 2.8% to $150.98 today, while Gilead has gained 4.6% after its leukemia drug worked so well that the biotech giant halted the trial.
Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA) had its own trial halted yesterday, but it was by the FDA and it was because one of its drugs was deemed too dangerous--and caused the stock to lose two-thirds of its value. Investors are running scared, but there are optimists at Leerink Swann Research. Analysts Howard Liang and Gena Wang write:
We believe there remains a place for Iclusig in patients in the salvage setting despite continued cardiovascular (CV) toxicity findings. We believe that the growth of the chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) market, with the prevalence expected to double in the next 20 years according to a published report, and relatively high failure rate of 10-40% a year on prior line of treatment, creates a growing salvage opportunity that is more than sufficient to support ARIA's valuation. There is no longer expectation of front-line use, therefore generic Gleevec is no longer a risk. The upside would be if CV toxicity can be successfully managed by patient selection and/or dose reduction to allow earlier use. The downside scenario of Iclusig being removed from the market seems unlikely to us given the lack of effective options for patients with T315I mutation and after a second-generation agent.
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Planning on taking a trip to Iceland anytime soon? Don't plan on watching porn while you're there: Iceland's interior minister is trying to get all adult Web sites banned from the country, according to reports.
The reason? To protect women.
"This move is not anti-sex. It is anti-violence," minister Ogmundur Jonasson said of the ban.
Basically, he's saying women need to be "protected" from porn.
Yes, some porn objectifies women and we're definitely not down with that. But some porn can be hot. So yeah, a couple problems with Jonasson's mission: First of all, women enjoy porn, too—for a variety of reasons. Also, women don't need to be "protected" from televised sex. We're more than capable of deciding whether or not it's worth our time.
That said, we can appreciate a push to protect women against violence. However, multiple studies have shown that porn doesn't increase the risk of violence against women.
Bottom line: Porn can be a healthy part of our sex lives—and the choice whether or not to watch it should be ours, not that of some random politician.
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Senior outside hitter Gina Moscato (Hicksville, NY/Hicksville) led Farmingdale with a season-high 24 kills and 14 digs. Junior right side Colleen Mackey (North Merrick, NY/Calhoun) and sophomore middle blocker Catrhyn McLean (Freeport, NY/Northport) both finished with 10 kills each.
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St. Cecilia, c. 1630
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Justin Bieber Will Not Drop Lil Twist and Lil Za as Friends
When it comes to Justin Bieber's relationship with Lil Twist and Lil Za, there's definitely something to be said for his loyalty to his two friends. Even with all the trouble and headaches they cause him, JB refuses to ditch them.
According to TMZ, people in Justin Bieber's management have been begging the pop star to leave his permanent houseguests behind as friends and maybe hang around with kids who don't get into as much trouble. Unfortunately for those who believe Twist and Za are bad influences, the 'All Around the World' singer is not paying attention to their concerns and refuses to create distance between he and his friends in an act of loyalty.
We agree that dropping a couple of good friends can be difficult, but Justin has only gotten into trouble once he started hanging out with these kids. Not a week goes by without either Lil Twist or Lil Za getting in trouble in Justin's cars. This week, Twist got a DUI in Bieber's Fisker Karma, which is totally irresponsible and not something friends do.
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The Matthew McConaughey of "Dallas Buyers Club" is not the muscular, Mr. "all right all right all right" of "Magic Mike," a performance that contained expert and under-appreciated depth beneath the bluster. As real-life activist and AIDS patient Ron Woodroof, McConaughey looks thin. Small. He reportedly lost close to 40 pounds for the role, which isn't Christian Bale-in-"The Machinist" gaunt, but it's not far from it.
When the film begins in July 1985, Ron's contributing next to nothing to society. He's a minimally employed electrician and part-time rodeo bull rider, running away from lost bets and sleeping with anyone who's interested. Then, a shock: He tests positive for HIV. Denial becomes devastation as the rider becomes the ridden. But you know what happens when you mess with the bull.
At its core, "Dallas Buyers Club" is a story about shifting priorities and challenging the unchallengeable. Ron, a proud homophobe and racist fond of the six-letter F-word, would be the last person you'd expect to partner with Rayon (Jared Leto), a transgender woman also suffering from the virus. Yet results from Ron's last-ditch effort at prolonging his life—rebelling against a system that only approves use of AZT, which seems to have negative effects—adjust his mission and perspective. McConaughey's excellent in a performance that doesn't have a big, quintessential Oscar moment, probably because he's an actor who never overplays like that. It's another highlight in a career rejuvenation that's been a treat to watch.
As a dramatic counterpart to last year's "How to Survive A Plague," "Dallas" struggles in trying to hit marks of storytelling, social consciousness and occasionally funny entertainment value. Jennifer Garner plays a doctor slowly beginning to believe Ron's skepticism of AZT; it's the sort of subplotty part that may be based in reality but doesn't feel like it.
Where the film excels is the tension—between bigots and their targets, activists and the FDA, life and death. Something tells me many viewers will respond to Ron's fight against a government that doesn't always hinge on common sense.
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While searching for a place for holidays I discovered Pico Island in Panoramio and I was completely amazed by the place. Pico Island or Ilha do Pico is an island of the Azores (Portugal) archipelago (pico means peak in Portuguese). Take a look here if you wonder about the name. Ponta de Pico (Pico Alto) is the highest mountain of Portugal. The Azores are actually the tops of some of the tallest mountains on the planet, as measured from their base at the bottom of the ocean.
The island is 42 km long and has a maximum width of 15 km and an area of 447 km², making it the second largest of the Azores islands. The main settlements are the capital Madalena, São Roque do Pico and Lajes do Pico, the total population is around 15,000 innhabitants. Tourism is the main industry in Pico Island, but it doesn't seem very crowded.
The volcano is a basaltic stratovolcano with steep sides. The last eruption on the island was in 1963 and the paths of the lava flows are still visible. You can climb up to the top of Ponta do Pico in few hours if you are in good shape.
The island has a notable wine, the Pico Wine (Vinho do Pico) and the landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004. The vineyards surrounded by small walls made of volcanic black stones make this wine very special. The island is plenty of old Adegas (Wine cellars) that are nowadays available for renting. Adegas are built with the same kind of black stones in very nice style. Everything is black and green at this island. The beaches are rocky, but still there are some nice places for swimming. Since Pico island in the route of whales migrations, whale watching tours are also very popular.
My favourite shots from Panoramio: top of the volcano, the exuberant vegetation and the vineyard landscape. More information in Wikipedia.


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After chronicling his talents in a series of illustrations posted on the internet for months, Dan Hipp's illustrations (and more) are making their way to bookshelves.
Titled Mr Hipp Strikes!, this limited edition art book comes signed and numbered to the lucky 400 people who get the edition. It features Hipp's favorite color illustrations from his blog, as well as a sneak peek at his next graphic novel, Stray Days.
Hipp came into comics on the strength of his art in the Image series The Amazing Joy Buzzards, and followed that up with a two volume series called Gyakushu! through TOKYOPOP's beleaguered original manga effort. He had a short stint on DC/Wildstorm's Gen13 series, but has spent the past few years off the direct market's radar but in the larger public's with several volumes of Ben10 graphic novels written by Peter David.
Hipp is taking pre-orders for Mr. Hipp Strikes! on his blog, and I've just submitted a requisitions request to the bookkeeping department at Robot 6 to get one for our library.


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We confess: We had to watch this video twice. Once to swoon over Vampire Diaries' Ian Somerhalder playing with teeny, tiny puppies — and once to learn about the good deeds Somerhalder is doing, and his new role as Josie Maran Cosmetics' Model Citizen for 2013.
Maran is a pioneering eco-conscious celeb, whose makeup line is made of natural ingredients and housed in recyclable packaging, and she wanted to use the line's high profile to draw attention to other stars with similarly Earth-friendly missions.
"I started the model citizen campaign to really prove that doing good is a beautiful thing, and get people inspired to do something in their community," Maran says in the video introducing Somerhalder. "Ian isn't just a good actor, he's doing really beautiful acts in the world. He has a huge heart and a lot of energy and power to really change the world."
And on his world-changing to-do list: to build a sanctuary for abused animals (hence the adorable puppies) that will also serve as a sustainable agriculture farm and youth education camp. Maran is doing her part to help build it by donating 10% of the proceeds from a limited-edition three piece Model Citizen collection, available now.
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An overpowering offense is Israel's best defense against missile threats
Israel launched Operation Pillar of Defense last November with the killing of Ahmed Jabari in Gaza City by an armed drone. Jabari, commander of Hamas forces in Gaza, was in a car when the missile hit. Israeli officials called it a perfect operation, based on real-time intelligence and precision munitions. Importantly, no civilians were seriously hurt.
Although the strike eliminated an important Hamas leader, its real value was in demonstrating, again, that Israel can act whenever and wherever it wants to protect vital interests. Which in itself leads to a vital question: How much deterrence does Israel need to dissuade enemies from attacking? It is a question that will soon be answered as government and military officials assess the impact that Operation Pillar of Defense had on eliminating threats posed by the rocket arsenals of Hamas and other militants.
The operation lasted from Nov. 14, 2012, until the 21st, when Egypt brokered a ceasefire. Since Operation Cast Lead in 2008, when Israel sought to end rocket attacks on its cities from Gaza, Hamas and other factions had expanded their arsenals to include longer-range rockets. In 2008, Israeli intelligence believed that all factions in Gaza possessed a total of 5,000 rockets; by the outbreak of Pillar of Defense the total was put at 10,000-12,000, including for the first time rockets that could reach Tel Aviv.
Indeed, those rockets were used during the conflict. The deterrence achieved by Operation Cast Lead afforded Israel some breathing space, which was used to develop the Iron Dome counter-rocket, artillery and mortar system that had a remarkable 85% success rate during Pillar of Defense. This provided security to Israelis living within range of the Gaza barrages. With Iron Dome, Israel demonstrated how technology is a game-changer on the modern battlefield. The system gave decision-makers the freedom to act judiciously. In particular, Iron Dome's success made it unnecessary to launch a costly and politically unpopular ground operation into the crowded and dangerous Gaza Strip.
The primary reason behind the government's decision to embark on Pillar of Defense, however, was its assessment that the deterrence it achieved from Operation Cast Lead had eroded, and as a result Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, had loosened its reins on other militants, enabling them to fire rockets at Israel.
Not enough time has passed to make a credible assessment of the operation's results and ramifications in rebuilding deterrence. The minimum goal was viable deterrence—that is, convincing Hamas that launching rockets at Israeli towns could endanger its rule in the Gaza Strip.
A second objective was to destroy the rocket-launching capabilities of Hamas and other organizations, or at least reduce their impact through Iron Dome's interception capability. The use of ground forces for an extensive operation remained an option throughout.
Militarily, Israel emerged from the confrontation with the upper hand. During the operation, it dealt a heavy blow to the rocket systems of Hamas and other organizations, including their infrastructures, launch sites and arsenals—and especially to the Iranian-developed Fajr-5 rocket system, although some of these long-range weapons survived and continued to concern Israel until the ceasefire was reached.
Hamas and other organizations in Gaza have invested years of work in making their rockets more effective. Israel applied the lessons it has learned about conducting asymmetric warfare against terror organizations and paramilitary forces that fire at civilians from civilian areas. The military selected targets carefully, used precision-guided munitions and high-quality, real-time intelligence to minimize civilian casualties and collateral damage.
But Israel cannot ignore the strategic implications that would result from a strike on Iran's nuclear infrastructure, either by the U.S., Israel, or both. The Iranian regime would doubtless uses its proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon to launch massive missile and rocket offensives on major Israeli cities and key military installations. With the capability to launch hundreds of missiles daily from a 60,000-strong arsenal, dozens of Iron Dome batteries would be required. These would take years to produce and adapt to counter such a threat. The David's Sling missile interceptor, estimated to be operational in two years, will add considerable defensive power, but under such conditions, Israel cannot allow itself to be dragged into a war of attrition, where thousands of rockets target its cities, and the government is compelled to launch a large-scale ground and air operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon with devastating results.
Although Israeli analysts believe that Pillar of Defense, along with the 2006 Lebanon war—a 34-day conflict that started when Hezbollah attacked in northern Israel, killing Israeli soldiers—enhanced deterrence, tensions remain high in the area. Israel is monitoring the deteriorating situation in Syria and has expressed its determination to attack and destroy military assets seeping from the Syrian military into Lebanon or to terror groups. Such assets include chemical weapons, coastal- and air-defense systems and ballistic missiles. Israel especially wants to assure that chemical weapons such as sarin, mustard gas and VX nerve agents do not fall into the hands of Hezbollah.
Another strategic imperative is to maintain air superiority over southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah's rocket and missile arsenal is hidden: On Jan. 30, Israeli warplanes attacked a convoy at a military base in Syria that was reportedly transporting advanced SA-17 Grizzly (Buk-M) surface-to-air missiles (SAM) to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The Israeli air force (IAF) requires full operational freedom over Hezbollah territory in Lebanon. The deployment of weapons such as the SA-17 is unacceptable to Israel, as it was when Syria deployed SA-6 SAMs in 1982: The IAF destroyed them before the First Lebanon War. The SA-17, successor to the SA-6, can hit targets up to 50 km (31 mi.) away and intercept aircraft at altitudes of 10,000-24,000 meters (33,000-79,000 ft.).
The fully mobile system comprises radar and command vehicles, and associated transport and launch vehicles mounting four missiles. Every missile is an independent system, so if one is compromised, the other three remain operational. The individual vehicles are relatively easily camouflaged and later versions have phased-array radar.
Israeli intelligence has established the presence of Hezbollah in Syria, in or near bases holding such weapons, where its crews are being trained in their operation. However, as the Syrian civil war continues, Hezbollah has grown increasingly concerned that its weapons cache could fall into the hands of rebels. The group wants to bring the weapons to its bases in Lebanon, hoping to use weather and camouflage to blind Israeli airborne surveillance.
The Syrian military has also bought the Pantsir-S1 system from Russia, a shorter-range system than the SA-17 but more modern, having only recently entered Russian service. Each self-contained launch unit carries its own radar, 12 ready-to-fire missiles—two-stage weapons designed for rapid acceleration—and two cannon.
According to reports, this was the weapon that downed a Turkish Phantom jet near the Syrian border last summer. Should Hezbollah lay its hands on this system, IAF activity over southern Lebanon and northern Israel would be severely compromised, a situation Jerusalem cannot accept, even if it leads to all-out war.
However, according to senior IAF officers, technological and tactical developments are underway to adapt to the changing situation. Although details remain classified, the Jerusalem Post reported on a lecture held by a senior IAF officer, who claimed that technological upgrades to weapon systems in fighters are creating operational capabilities that would have been seen as borderline fantasy just 15 years ago. The officer was quoted as saying that a single aircraft will be able to strike four targets at long range, with the push of a button. This suggests that fewer sorties will be required to inflict damage with precision ordnance.
What this means is that the IAF is pushing ahead with its strategic assumption that offense, rather than defense (e.g., Iron Dome) will be the decisive factor in future confrontations with Hezbollah, Hamas and other militants and their considerable arsenals of rockets. To avert major civilian and strategic losses, Israel will need to regain its traditional offensive posture—a doctrine of establishing viable deterrence that has safeguarded its security for decades against great odds.


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Evergreen Brick Works farmers' market here in Toronto and they made the most perfect lunch. I simply roasted them with olive oil, salt, pepper and herbs and served them alongside a sunny side-up egg and some crusty bread. With a glass of local fall apple cider, it's pretty close to the perfect lunch in my book! These baby carrots are so small and sweet that they barely need to be peeled and are so pretty on a plate with their different shades of oranges, yellows and purple. They're nothing better than a plate that screams autumn to make me happy to put on some boots, a warm scarf and make the best of falling leaves and crisp air.
This dish can be made with many other vegetables: try roasting some baby potatoes the same way or turnips and sweet potato. For quick meals, I like to use baby vegetables, but you can also chop your veggies in bite-size pieces. If you're making this for dinner, add some roasted salmon on top, or a nicely seared piece of chicken breast - or for a lighter meal, try it as I did, with a couple eggs, sunny side-up.
In other recent news, a couple articles I had been working on were published in the Food and Beverage section of National Post this week. I interviewed a few bloggers for the piece - Deeba from Passionate about Baking, Matt from WrightFood and Kevin from Closet Cooking as part of an article on kitchen tools, as well as MacKenzie from Grilled Cheese Social, about her love and passion for the world of toasted bread and melted cheese. You can take a look at the articles here!
Roasted Heirloom Baby Carrots
Serves 2
Baby heirloom carrots for 2, lightly peeled
Salt and freshly cracked pepper
Olive oil
A small handful of chopped fresh herbs (parsley or coriander)
Preheat your oven to 400 to 425F. In a bowl, toss the carrots, a good drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper and the herbs. Using your hands, mix the carrots to make sure they get properly seasoned. Lay the carrots in an even layer on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Cook for 10-12 minutes or until the carrots are slightly browned and cooked through. Enjoy!
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Roasted Heirloom Baby Carrots
Posted by Chocolate Shavings at 2:45 PM
Labels: Side Dishes, Vegetarian
6 comments:
Looks a healthy, perfect side dish.
- October 22, 2011 at 8:50 PM
- Lynda - TasteFood said...
I love roasted seasonal vegetables. These look beautiful.
- October 23, 2011 at 7:06 PM
- Yelena said...
I love the dish, so many colors. Very good photo!!!!
- October 23, 2011 at 10:13 PM
- Jamie said...
First, I LOVE Deeba and Kevin and they are both incredibly talented coks/bakers! And great fun people! And I love roasting vegetables all autumn and winter long. I'd love to find baby heirloom carrots. Beautiful photo!
- October 24, 2011 at 12:20 PM
- Malli said...
I love such simple meals too roasted veggies, egg and toast... sounds so good!! Your photos have picked up the vibrant colors so beautifully.
- October 24, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- Patty said...
I think this dish looks simple, rustic and must be delicious!
- December 26, 2011 at 8:58 AM
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Mary T. Critell
Mary T. Critelli, a 74 year area resident passed away at her home in Nelsonville early Saturday morning, July 12th. She was 91 years old. Born in Kingston on December 16, 1913 she was the daughter of the Late Carmino and Josephine (Turco) Naccarato. She was married in 1931 to Anthony Critelli who predeceased her in 1986.
Mary worked for IBM and was an active volunteer in her retirement, serving at Mother Lurana House, Graymoor. Mary gave herself generously to family and friends alike and was loved by all who knew her.
She is survived by her children Rosemarie Hallenback of Wappengers Falls, Antoinette Critelli of Amenia, Nicholas and Debbie Critelli , of Scotch Plains, NJ, Michael and Jody Critelli of Bradenton, FL along with eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Two brothers Frank and John Naccarato of Kingston also survive her.
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at Our Lady of Loretto Church on July 12th. Interment was in Cold Spring Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of the Clinton Funeral Home Cold Spring.


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One of the most striking aspects in regards to a wedding is the fact that such a singular and wonderful event is certain to remain present in the minds of all your guests far into the future. Unfortunately, weddings are also perfect examples of instances that will pass by within seemingly no time at all. While the wedding may take months (or even longer) to prepare for, the day itself is over in the blink of an eye. Therefore, saving such an important event through the power of photography is indeed an excellent way to make certain that not even a single moment will be lost.
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PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday at the Conval High School Auditorium and lined the streets for the funeral of a New Hampshire Marine killed last month by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
Cpl. Brandon Garabrant, 19, of Greenfield, died along with two other Marines on June 20 in Helmand province.
The funeral was at the school in Peterborough where Garabrant graduated last year. During the service, Garabrant, formerly a lance corporal, was posthumously awarded the rank of corporal along with the Purple Heart. For most of the two-hour service, friends and family struggled to come to grips with the loss.
"My love is with you always. I promise to be brave. I'll remember you, and honor you for the sacrifice you made," Aizlyn Alfonso sang during the service. The song, "In Honor," was composed by family friends Kaitlyn and Susan Gosnel. The song told the story of watching Garabrant grow from a sweet little boy into a young man and learning that he had been killed in action.
Garabrant's mother, Jessie, honored her son with a video montage of his life. She picked out pictures of birthdays and bath times, vacations and milestones — Garabrant joining the Temple Volunteer Fire Department, him wearing his Marine uniform — and quiet moments with siblings. As the movie played out, the soundtrack played a song asking God for strength.
The Rev. Brent Charles, pastor of Jaffrey Bible Church where Garabrant was an active member, could barely make it through his eulogy, at one point stopping and asking everyone to pray with him, "lest my heart get carried away from such grief."
He described Garabrant as a deeply spiritual person who adored his mother and father and who, even as a teenager, never had a harsh word to say about anyone in his family. Garabrant had a big heart and an even bigger smile, even when he was in trouble, Charles said.
Garabrant was buried with full military honors the New Hampshire State Veteran's Cemetery.
John Garabrant spoke of his son's bravery. He recalled a post from his son while he was in Afghanistan in which he wrote of being scared and asking for God's help.
"(He wrote) 'May God be with us on this night. May guardian Angels watch out and protect us. I'm sending love to all my family and friends,'" John Garabrant said, recalling the post.
"He was scared deep down inside," he said. "But he did what he had to do."
With that, he turned to the casket.
"I love you," he said. "I'm proud to be your father."
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