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Best of USA 18th November 2013
15 Feb 2013 mitch10190 asked
Just booked this tour (starting in LA) with 3 friends, just wondering if anyone else has booked the same tour? Also wondering what others who have already done this tour have thought?
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19 Mar 2013 Jarrad said
Damn, Ohwell should still be a pretty festive time in NYC
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19 Mar 2013 brads2013 said
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19 Mar 2013 annie_31 said
Oh that sucks we might miss the parade :( Apparently there are restaurants in NY where you can order an entire thanksgiving day feast! Family dinner anyone? haha. Yay Brooke I think we will be on the Empire State Building for your birthday! How old are you turning?
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19 Mar 2013 Jarrad said
Haha bring on big celebrations all nights
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20 Mar 2013 Jacqui said
hey guys haven't booked yet, but might, just wondering what everyone is budgeting for. I haven't traveled that much and am unsure of how much I should be saving.
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20 Mar 2013 brads2013 said
For me (including 6 extra nights in LA/NYC and flying home from Florida) it cost me 6k all up.
I will be taking some spending money too (1-2k all up probably) - 0 people like this
20 Mar 2013 Jacqui said
Hi Brad thanks,
Yeah I was more thinking the spending money. Thanks for that, And you are going earlier than the tour? - 0 people like this
20 Mar 2013 brads2013 said
There are lots of optional parts on the tour, and I have been told by friends it's always best to do as much as you can of the optional's since they're really fun.
I believe the majority of people are getting there 2+ days before the tour to spend in LA, and 2+ days after to spend in NYC. Three days in LA and four days in NYC isn't enough according to everyone I know. Contiki let's you add a day early and day after for the hotels we are staying in, but any more than a day needs to be booked in another hotel. (this is what my travel agent told me)
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20 Mar 2013 Jacqui said
thanks so much for all the info brad! Much appreciated! Might see you in November!
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24 Mar 2013 brads2013 said
My code isn't working for Meetups :(
Might need to contact Contiki support - 0 people like this
8 May 2013 Keawatson1 said
This looks like such a great tour, may have to change my plans hmmm……
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24 Jul 2013 elly31 said
Hey there! My names Elly from Melbourne Australia & I have just booked on this tour as well! I am also travelling alone and will be 21, bit nervous but will be good to meet you's all! :)
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25 Jul 2013 shae88 said
Hi All,
WooHoo not long now!!
We have created a Facebook group for this tour. Its easier to chat on there.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/600082830012279/Cant wait to meet you all. :)
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25 Jul 2013 Zen said
I'm booked in for this tour too =) I'm going solo and I have never left Australia before so I'm really REALLY nervous and excited. Hope to make friends I'm 21 from Warrnambool, Victoria. If you are going please shout me out a post. Cheers
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26 Jul 2013 annie_31 said
Hey Elly and Zen! You guys are close to Jarrad and I… We are travelling from Geelong! This will be my first trip out of Australia too and I'm so excited to meet everyone :)
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26 Jul 2013 littlebella90 said
Hi guys!! I just booked this tour a couple days ago! Im Marie, I'm 22 from Melbourne and going on my own….Nervous and excited all at once haha can't wait to meet everyone!
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26 Jul 2013 Zen said
Really?! LOL wow small world. So glad I'm not the only one who hasn't been out of Australia. BRING IT ON!!
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27 Jul 2013 AA said
G'day all, how we all doing? (G'day-such a stereotypical intro!). Looks like this group is building up nicely-both in numbers and personalities! I've got a bit of a random question here to contribute to discussions: just wondering why people decided on this particular time of year, and not earlier (i.e. June/July). I'm assuming the usual factors have come up-uni commitments etc. I'm defs going to do this tour as I heard it was amazing! Just deliberating as to whether to do it in those times next year, or this very tour (if you'd have me, of course!). Oh, and for anyone venturing into the unknown on their own, having done one before, I think it makes it even better! Any input would be great guys! Thesis end…!
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27 Jul 2013 littlebella90 said
Hey AA, not sure about the others but for me, i chose this time of year as I've still got my final semester of uni ahead of me. I leave for LA literally the day after uni is out haha. I see it as a way to treat myself after I would have completed my degree! :) I'm presuming maybe the others are in similar situations with uni…but yeah otherwise it would have been great to go now its summer! :)
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28 Jul 2013 annie_31 said
Hey AA! I am also finishing uni this year and plan to do post-grad studies next year so winter is really the only time I can travel. There are some plus sides though, being in NY for thanksgiving and hopefully seeing all the Christmas decorations and snow. It will be a very festive time of year!
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How Safe Is Your Sunscreen?
After years of studies, the FDA has cracked down on false promises and passed new regulations for sunscreen products.
-PJ Gach
After years of companies claiming their products are the best on the planet, the FDA finally stepped in with new regulations and rulings on the products. For a sunscreen to call itself a "broad spectrum" sunscreen, it must, according to the FDA, protect against both UVA and UVB rays. Both cause cancer, but UVA rays can cause wrinkling (yikes), while UVB rays cause burns (double yikes!).
If a sunscreen has an SPF of 15 or less and isn't a broad spectrum sunscreen, starting next year it will have to carry a warning label: "This product has been shown only to help prevent sunburn, not skin cancer or early skin aging."
Other new rules concerning sunscreens include: companies will have to phase out their four-star system to rate UVA protection. The FDA is prohibiting marketing claims of "waterproof" and "sweatproof" formulas. The agency claims that they're "exaggerations of performance." Sunscreens will go no higher than an SPF 50, unless companies who create the higher SPF sunscreens can prove via testing and results that they actually work. At present, sunscreens with an SPF of 70 or even 100 are giving the same amount of protection as a sunscreen with an SPF 50.
Sunscreen companies will have to explain exactly how many minutes you can stay in the sun before you need to reapply the product.
The new rule and regulations will create a standard for UVA and UVB protection that the companies must follow.
Dr. Ariel Ostad, a New York City board certified dermatologist, is happy about the new regulations and feels that, in the end, consumers will benefit from the new regulations. "All they're going to need to do," says Dr. Ostad, "is pick an SPF number and then make sure that it's broad spectrum."
Possibly due to people not using sunscreen, using sunscreen incorrectly or thinking a tanning bed won't hurt them, Dr. Michael Gold of Gold Skin Care Center in Nashville, says, "I have melanoma patients now in their young 20s. When I first started in practice 20 some odd years ago, if you were 60 years old and I saw melanoma I would be surprised." Dr. Gold reminds us that the best defense for preventing skin cancer is to stay out of the sun and to definitely avoid tanning beds. Wearing sunscreen with a broad spectrum SPF of 30+ is a must.
Dr. Kenneth Mark, clinical assistant professor of Dermatologic Surgery at New York University and a board-certified cosmetic dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs Skin Cancer Surgeon concurs: "When in the sun directly (at the beach, outside) apply sunscreen at least every two hours. If you are sweating or swimming, reapply every 30 minutes after significant water exposure. If you are in and out of the sun, apply your sunscreen two or three times throughout the day."
Dr. Ostad suggests, "Sunscreens should be applied to exposed areas 15 to 30 minutes before going outdoors."
All three doctors agree that when you're shopping for a sunscreen, look for one that has zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. They're physical blockers that prevent full UVA and UVB rays. Look for sunscreens that have Parsoll789 (AKA Avobenzone), Ecamsule, Mexoryl, Antihelios and Helioplex. Those ingredients block UVA rays.
Remember that sunscreens generally have a shelf life of one year. Before you use last year's bottle, check the expiration date and the ingredients. If your sunscreen is missing the above UVA and UVB blockers, it might be a good idea to buy a better sunscreen.
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Homesick in Caracus
Trip Start
Sep 28, 2007
Trip End
Jun 25, 2008
When we could finally check in at 3.30am the lady at the desk bewildered us with a Spanish monologue of which we understood one word: mana�a (tomorrow). We then had to ask her questions in Spanish to try and work out what was going on:
Us: Can we still go today?
Her: Yes
Us: But there is also a flight tomorrow?
Her: Yes
Us: Is the flight tomorrow
direct to Caracas?
Her: No.
At that point we all gave up and she processed our flights for us as though there had been no conversation.
Later I realised what I should have asked was, 'has the airline overbooked the flight and do you want volunteers to stay in a swanky hotel for the night on the company and take the same flights tomorrow?' But my Spanish isn't up for that anyway.
The problem we face is that Spanish speakers seem unable to speak slowly or use simple constructions. The airline lady had asked if we spoke Spanish first, but when we had said only a little, that was a green light for her and she began blabbering as though we were fluent.
It has been a real eye-opener for me and I aim to do better when speaking to people who do not know English well from now on. So, the recipe is to slow down, use simple words, put gaps between words and not be afraid to give one-word answers. If one phrase doesn't get understood once or twice, don't just repeat it again, try some different words . Use a smile as a softener not a lot of waffle when the answer is 'no'. Imagine how confused you would get if you asked for a room in a language you didn't speak much of and the answer was, 'gee, it's very unusual for this time of the year, maybe if you had come yesterday we could've sorted something out, or tomorrow, we have space available tomorrow but tonight, I'm sorry.'
Our second perplexing conversation was when we arrived at Caracas and were being told it was $50US to take a taxi to the centre but $25 for the same official car if we changed money. What?!
Naive as we were, we soon learned about the black market and what creates the situation: the government uses an official cash rate that greatly overvalues the Venezuelan dollar. Venezuelans can't exchange currency without government permission, so there is a huge black market for foreign currency, especially US dollars.
The official rate is 2150 bolivars for one US dollar, but you can get 5000 bolivars or more on the black market.
As a tourist you are screwed as you will get the puny official rates if you change travelers cheques or use credit cards, but tour companies or hotels offer trips and rooms in US dollars or bolivars using the black market conversion rate, as that is closer to the true value.
Too bad we found this out when we arrived and didn't have heaps of US cash, despite coming in from Panama where they use it and could have been flush.
All the accounts of how dangerous Caracas is had us scared so we wanted to leave as soon as possible. Not wanting to face the city as it was getting dark, we stayed out near the airport.
We stayed in an aging hotel next to the ocean with transport to and from the airport included. Using official rates it was over $100US but would be $45US using black market rates.
It felt like it was built to be quite grand but had failed to be popular, as no other hotels had gone up around it to turn the empty industrial area into somewhere people want to stay. It had large barbed wire fences and gates, a jaded bar and restaurant and a half-filled salt water pool of questionable quality (it had what looked like oil sheens, algae and foam.) Mark walked in and straight out, slowed by the lethally slippery tile surface while I did a few more laps careful not to put my head under.
They had lots of staff sitting around doing nothing. They told us it wasn't safe to leave so we felt like we were in a prison. It was such a depressing place. When we asked about ordering in pizza it was going to cost over $35US. For the first time in over two months I started feeling homesick, plus had my first dose of travelers diarrhoea and a slight fever.


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The West Burlington City Council last(Weds) night approved rate hikes for water, sewer, garbage and recycling.
Mayor Hans Trousil says the city is simply passing along to residents the increases it's been assessed and saving for some mandated upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant. The Council also changed the due date for utility bills from the 15th of the month to the 20th and set a maximum penalty for late payments.
On other fronts, Public Works Director Randy Fry says his staff continues to patch holes in the City's alleys…and the parking lot will be poured within the next few days for the new Public Works Building on the west end of town.
And it's far from a "done deal," but the West Burlington City Council agreed last(Weds) night to seek a state Department of Transportation grant for a new recreational trail along Gear Avenue, from Division to the Highway 34 interchange. If the funds become available, the trail would be paid for by the City…Great River Medical Center…Southeastern Community College…and, possibly, the Living Well organization.
There's also talk of building an elevated walkway on Agency, connecting the SCC and GRMC campuses.


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Capturing a fleeting starburst |
(Nanowerk News) On 11 November 2011, astronomers witnessed a distant star erupt in an incredibly powerful explosion. An international research team including Mikio Morii and colleagues from the MAXI Team at the RIKEN Global Research Cluster has now reconstructed the event from a handful of telescopic snapshots, revealing for the first time the runaway fusion reaction that triggered the blast ("Extraordinary luminous soft x-ray transient MAXI J0158744 as an ignition of a nova on a very massive O-Ne white dwarf"). | |
The star, known as MAXI J0158-744, is a white dwarfa very old and dense star, exhausted of hydrogen and roughly the size of the Earth yet as heavy as our Sun. MAXI J0158-744 is partnered with a much younger, larger star, which it had been voraciously feeding off by sucking hydrogen and helium to resurrect fusion reactions in a fresh layer on its surface. The renewed fusion reactions proved to be unstable and sparked a nova explosiona massive outburst that blasted the freshly acquired material into space. | |
Figure 1: The white dwarf MAXI J0158-744 (left) underwent a nova explosion fuelled by material drawn from its neighboring star (right). X-rays from the powerful nova explosion (inset) were detected by the MAXI instrument. (Illustrated by Takuya Ohkawa. © 2014 RIKEN (main image); © 2013 The American Astronomical Society (inset)) | |
Low-energy x-rays from the blast were first detected by the MAXI instrument aboard the International Space Station. Roughly four minutes later, the novas light reached a climax. The peak brightness of MAXI J0158744 was 5 million times greater than that of our Suns normal emission, says Morii. It was the first observation of the initial fireball phase of a nova. | |
Some 22 minutes after the explosion, MAXI detected that the sudden ejection of matter had peaked and that the stars glowing halo was beginning to shrink. The MAXI team alerted the orbiting Swift x-ray telescope, which swung into action. Less than 11 hours after the initial observation, Swift confirmed the location of the white dwarf and reported that it was emitting low-energy x-rays as it burned off the remaining hydrogen and helium. | |
The whole process happened more quickly than is typical of novae. Yet it was also much fainter, implying that relatively little mass was ejected in the explosion. The teams findings suggest that the white dwarf was unusually massive, giving it a higher surface gravity that put the accumulated material under even greater pressure. This meant that less fuel was needed to trigger the explosion and a briefer nova with less ejecta was produced. | |
The researchers are now hunting for other examples of nova ignition. We have already started the search for similar transient x-ray emissions using MAXI data from more than four years of observations, says Morii. His team is also preparing a successor to MAXI that will seek out novae across a much wider field of view. |
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Saturday, February 5, 2011
Sarah Palin's Reagan Centennial Speech (02-04-11 videos)
Sarah Palin's Reagan Centennial speech on Friday, February 4, 2011 at the Ronald Reagan Library:
Part 1
Part 2
15 comments:
- Bill589 said...
It makes sense that they would pick the most Reaganesque person to be the keynote speaker. I wish he could be here to see his dream is not lost.
- February 5, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Barf Alert! Barf Alert!
- February 5, 2011 at 11:29 AM
- Doug NYC GOP said...
Some please tell me how Palin qualifies as "most Reaganesque"
Thanks. - February 5, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Doug, how many times do you need to be told? Obviously you are in disagreement so why not give it a rest?
If Romney loses the nomination or the general...I truly believe it will be, partially, due to his most ardent supporters.
jerseyrepublican - February 5, 2011 at 12:33 PM
- February 5, 2011 at 12:47 PM
Jersey, no one gives it a rest when it comes to why they don't like the other candidate. It's just the nature of things around here.
You are about the only Palin supporter I know why gives Romney any credit at all. Most are out for blood. Like C4P. Ha.
Anyway, there's nothing wrong with any of us saying what we think about any of the candidates. That's what this forum is for. Sooner or later, we will come together and support the nominee, at least most will.
I also fail to see much about Palin that is Reaganesque.
ps. I don't judge Palin by her supporters, but on her own actions. Nor would my vote be influenced by anything her supporters might do or say on this board. Just a thought. - February 5, 2011 at 12:54 PM
as a speaker she sucks. Got tired of watching her head bop up and down looking at her notes. And ill disagree with the "most reaganesque" part. Reagan wouldnt have quit a job as governor in search of popularity and stardom. If she is the gop nominee against obama, he will wipe the floor with her.
- February 5, 2011 at 12:54 PM
Is there a text transcript anywhere?
- February 5, 2011 at 3:23 PM
How is this considered a speech?
The first 3rd is just small talk then, it goes down hill. - February 5, 2011 at 6:34 PM
Let's be honest. If Palin is the nominee you won't support her. Neither will Ellie and Pablo (and perhaps others). I know I will support Romney if he is the nominee.
A.J.R. - February 5, 2011 at 7:06 PM
- ConMan said...
I will support Palin if she is the nominee as well.
I pray though that I won't have to follow through on that. - February 5, 2011 at 9:07 PM
Here's my 2 cents on her speech. I think it was a decent speech. I feel she honored a great man while discussing how current events and this administration is an exact opposite of what Reagan would have done. Out of five stars, I give it 3 and a half. Good but room for improvement.
jerseyrepublican - February 6, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- Doug NYC GOP said...
"If Romney loses the nomination or the general...I truly believe it will be, partially, due to his most ardent supporters." - JR
Isn't that a little extreme? Is your statement indicating a voter like you would not support Romney due to a voter like me?
I was challenging this assertion by Bill and so many other Palin supporters, not as a Romney fan but as a Reagan admirer.
If I said Romney was "most Reaganesque" surely you wouldn't let that slide idly by, would you?
This is not to say Palin and Reagan don't share any qualities, they do. In fact all the top candidates share qualities he had and in their own ways, they same similiar qualites themselves.
This idea that Palin alone embodies all these attributes and she alone can lead us is what I find discerning and irritating. Especially in light of the fact she has such difficulty to actually show a mastery of these "Reaganesque Qualities." - February 6, 2011 at 2:11 PM
This is the best speech I have seen Palin do ever, ( that really isn't a very high bar ) I am not really a fan at all. But it is not her delivery but what she is saying that impresses me. Sometimes her delivery style distracts me so much I don't hear what she says. But here she is speaking straight out truth. She must have gotten a better speechwriter.
BTW...Is this this the Romney fan camp?.. Holy cow I don't want another democrat like Comrad McCain running as the R nominee ....that is Romney. Get real people, if you want a big government leftist, there already is one in the other party. You can vote for that guy but don't make our nominee one of them. - February 10, 2011 at 8:50 AM
We obviously have a bunch of libs commenting on this speech, not recognising that the content is what the American people want to hear. I enterain that if you can do better let's hear it.
- February 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM


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Capitol Buzz for Friday, 3/2
Five Stories To Think About Today
* It's graveyard time for legislation. With only eight days left in the legislative session, only 27 of the 2,049 bills filed have been passed, according to a daily report compiled by the Florida Senate. Of those bills, five of them were symbolic memorials to Congress and two were the redistricting maps lawmakers are constitutionally required to pass.
* The last of the budget conference committees could meet today. After that, Senate Budget Chairman JD Alexander and House Budget Chairwoman Denise Grimsley will likely take over the budget negotiations.
* The House is expected to take a final vote on a revamp of personal injury protection. On Thursday, the lower chamber tacked several amendments onto the proposal -- a sign that the House and Senate are moving toward a similar position.
* The House will also hear 14 claims bills, including one that would award more than $10 million to Eric Brody, who was permanently injured in 1998 by a speeding Broward County Sheriff's deputy. (The Brody claims bill has already passed in the Senate.) Other claims bills would award money to the family of Juan Carlos Rivera, who was stabbed to death at Coral Gables Senior High School in 2009, and Aaron Edwards, a 14-year-old boy who suffered a severe brain injury during his birth at Lee Memorial Hospital.
* The Senate will take up a bill by Sen. Stephen Wise, R-Jacksonville, that would require minor incidents in schools be handled within the school's disciplinary system -- and not in the juvenile justice system.
Three Issues You Missed Yesterday
* After impassioned debate, the so-called school prayer bill passed the House by an 88-27 vote. If the bill becomes law, local school districts could allow student volunteers to deliver "inspirational messages" in public schools. Teachers and other school employees could not take part or have any say in the message. The bill is now headed to Gov. Rick Scott, who says he hasn't seen it yet but generally supports the idea.
Who To Watch Today/Quotable Quotes
* Yesterday we were watching the House. Today, it's the Florida Senate. Bills on Internet cafes, parent triggers and ALF reform are all waiting with others to be heard. We'll see where they go today.


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The Horse Forum
- Horse Health
- - Prolonged Swelling of the hock???
Prolonged Swelling of the hock??? So i have a 6 yr old POA mare,, and i left on a family trip for 2 weeks, and when i came home, i get an email from my trainer, saying she brought Zoe (my mare) up from pasture because she had seen her limping in the pasture. she had extreme swelling of her hock, and had some blood poisioning and it took about a month and 1/2 for that to clear up. I was able to ride her once bareback when the swelling came back, and again, very severe. it has slightly gotten better, but its kinda at a standstill. i really need some advice!!! i was hoping to use this mare for show this year, but it looks like i have to use my 4 yr old instead, due to the fact that Zoe wont be ready by the time the season starts. Please help!!!!!!! |
Do you have any idea what caused the swelling were their any marks or sign of injury? |
There was just an article about this in some magazine or another. Ends up the horse had a tiny puncture wound that entered the joint capsule. This ended up getting infected, etc, etc and the horse nearly died. I personally know of another mare who same thing, had a big hock, there was a tiny, tiny puncture wound entering the joint capsule which got infected. However, she was not as lucky and had to be euthanized as her digestion system and liver had both began to fail from all the infection in her body. Call the vet. |
we have had the vet out multiple times, and ALOT of money has been spent on this pony already... during the first swelling she had a small scrape on the inside of her hock, but it was superficial and went away within a couple weeks. :\ im really hoping this isnt the end of her career, or worse. thanks :) |
Can you try a different vet? Not critizing your vet. heck I don't know anything about him, but sometimes a second opinion can be helpful. |
We had a second vet out, (vets are a bit limited in this area :P ) and the second vet said that we did everything we could've, keeping her rested, wrapping and so forth, but we still dont know what it is, but the guess is a staff infection...... :\ |
Well good news is, we found the original puncture wound :) its now draining, and the hock is finally going down in the swelling drastically each day :)) took it long enough, but it is :)) |
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Pittsburgh's provisionary chapter of Fashion Group International will hold its next meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Downtown. The goals and direction for the group will be discussed and the chapter's first board of directors will be announced.
In February, the city was approved by Fashion Group International headquarters in New York City to form the local branch, which will become a full-fledged chapter if it continues to prove that its fashion, beauty and retail communities are viable enough to sustain the group. Fashion Group International is a nonprofit that helps unite and promote fashion insiders from around the world.
To learn more, email Stephanie Taylor, department chair for The Art Institute of Pittsburgh's fashion retail management and fashion design programs, at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.fgi.org.
More from the Pittsburgh fashion and beauty front ...
Women's wear trunk show at Larrimor's, Downtown: Browse ready-to-wear pieces and accessories by Rena Lange, known for elegant sophistication and refinement, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at One PNC Plaza. Information: www.larrimors.com or 412-471-5727.
Trunk shows at Littles Shoes, Squirrel Hill: Step up your shoe style with footwear from Merrell on Friday and Saturday and Cole Haan Mens on Saturday at 5850 Forbes Ave. Store hours are 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. both days. Information: www.littlesshoes.com or 412-521-3530.
Bridal trunk show at Glitter & Grit boutique, Lawrenceville: Gowns by Maggie Evans will be at 5300 Butler St. from Friday through Sunday by appointment. The designer works with felted wool, hand beading and stitching, hand-knitted trims, hand-dyed accents and other embellishments. Collections are inspired by the beauty of nature and incorporate natural materials. Schedule a visit at www.glitterandgritpgh.com or 412-781-2375.
Pittsburgh Fashion Week, Style Week Pittsburgh to hold casting calls: At 1-3 p.m. Saturday at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, designers interested in participating in the fifth annual Pittsburgh Fashion Week (Sept. 22-28) are invited to attend an informational meeting and audition. Designers should bring two examples of their best designs. They'll be judged based on construction, fit and finish, quality, detail and originality. The audition is first come, first served. A separate audition will be held for student designers. From 3 to 5 p.m., Style Week Pittsburgh (Aug. 11-17) will hold a model search at The Alloy Studios, Friendship. Men and women of all ethnicities who are at least 21 years old can try out. RSVP by emailing measurements and one photo to firstname.lastname@example.com. Information: www.pittsburghfashionweek.com or styleweekpittsburgh.wordpress.com.
"History of Fashion" show, Rizzo's Malabar Inn, Crabtree: The Westmoreland County Historical Society will lead a stylish trip back in time with paper dolls and fashion visuals representing eras from the past. Outfits will be accessorized with vintage jewelry from the collection of Pat Walt. The event also will include a buffet lunch, reception with cash bar and a surprise emcee. It's 1:30-4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $50 for adults and $15 for children ages 3-12 at 724-532-1935, ext. 215. Reservations must be made by Wednesday. Information: www.westmorelandhistory.org.
Boutiques on the move: Aw Else Boutique in Greensburg will open in its new location at 124 S. Pennsylvania Ave. next Monday. A moving sale is underway at 1020-4 Towne Square Drive. The store carries women's fashions and accessories. Culture Cloz on North Highland Avenue in East Liberty has closed and plans to reopen in Bali, Indonesia, in early 2015. Shoppers still can buy the store's selection of handmade and fair trade clothes, jewelry and shoes at www.culturecloz.com.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I WON'T GIVE UP - Jason Mraz ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- tabbed to fix the issues that "patric damian" presented (you did a great job, its all right, just meddled up <3 ) Based on his performance here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KId5R_f-YI Tuning: Drop D, CAPO 2nd Fret, All frets relative to Capo Chords G D Bm A Asus Em |--x--| |--2--| |--2--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |-3or0| |--3--| |--3--| |--2--| |--3--| |--0--| |--0--| |--2--| |--4--| |--2--| |--2--| |--0--| |--4--| |--0--| |--4--| |--2--| |--2--| |--2--| |--5--| |--0--| |--2--| |--0--| |--0--| |--2--| |--5--| |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--2--| C C# A/D F# |--0--| |--x--| |--2--| |--x--| |--1--| |--x--| |--3--| |--x--| |--0--| |--6--| |--2--| |-0h2-| |--2--| |--3--| |--2--| |--0--| |--3--| |--4--| |--0--| |--0--| |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--4--| Intro and Verse: e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------4--4----2--2-----2--2------------------------------| D|-0--0-0---2--4-----5--5----4--4-----4--4------------------------------| x3 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------0-------0-----0------------------------------------| When I look into your eyes.. e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------3--3----3--2----------------------------------------------| G|------------2--2----2--2----------------------------------------------| D|-4--2--0----2--2----2--2----------------------------------------------| A|------------0-----0----0----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| ..how old is your soul Chorus: G D I won't give up on us Bm A Even if the skies get rough G D I'm giving you all my love A - Asus - A I'm still looking up intro again for verse And when you're needing your space To do some navigating I'll be here patiently waiting To see what you find repeat chorus: G D 'Cause even the stars they burn Bm A Some even fall to the earth G D We've got a lot to learn A - Asus - A God knows we're worth it G No, I won't give up Bridge: Em I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily A/D I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make Em Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use A/D The tools and gifts we got yeah, we got a lot at stake C And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend C# For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn C We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in C# (break) I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not D And who I am G D I won't give up on us Bm A Even if the skies get rough G D I'm giving you all my love A - Asus - A I'm still looking up G Still looking up. G D No, I won't give up on us (no I'm not giving up) Bm A God knows I'm tough enough (I am tough, I am loved) G D We've got a lot to learn (we're alive, we are loved) A - Asus - A And we're, and we're worth it (and we're worth it) outro: G D I won't give up on us Bm A Even if the skies get rough G D I'm giving you all my love A I'm still looking up intro verse (played as intro) chorus verse chorus bridge chorus chorus outro/chorus (quieter) That's all. Please don't forget to rate if you have the time. Any comments, feedbacks, suggestions, would be greatly appreciated. Remember to use the chords that I posted above at the beginning. Thanks for viewing. Happy playing! ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************
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Celebrities over 40 – hot bikini bodies
They're often referred to as yummy mummies and hot celebrity milfs (hate this word) – but there's one thing we know for sure – they're sexy, beautiful, talented, famous and know how to look fabulous and age gracefully in Hollywood. These women are all over 40 but when you look at them can you say their age?
Hottest bikini bodies of female celebrities over 40
Elle Macpherson
She's known in model business as "The Body" and she has her own lingerie and skin care lines. Elle's a model, actress, entrepreneur and TV personality that has record number of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covers (she's got six). She's been in the business for over two decades, she's mother of two and she still looks awesome and much younger her age, especially when in a bikini.
Elle Macpherson is 48.
Halle Berry
I believe Halle has the best Bond girl body of all the actresses that have ever been honored to play the part. Halle Berry is a successful actress, she's a doting mother, a spokesperson and a very beautiful woman. Actually, Halle is the quintessence of hotness in Hollywood – just look at her in a bikini!
Halle Berry is 44.
Courteney Cox
Star of Cougar Town and mother of one still feels very comfortable in a bikini. Her toned body looks youthful, to say the least, making Cox a super hot single mom in Tinseltown. She's still figuring her marriage out but if she eventually decides to leave David Arquette she'll find a new man in no time, that's for sure!
Courteney Cox is 46.
Demi Moore
Demi is known for her many plastic surgery procedures. They helped her get back in the business several years ago but now Moore lives without surgery. She's a devoted fan of Pilates and she's got a husband 15 years younger than her, so maybe he's her personal fountain of youth. Whatever her secret of beautiful and graceful aging is, it works. Demi Moore, mother of three, has a fantastic body that she's always happy to show off on the beach.
Demi Moore is 48.
Jennifer Aniston
I was amazed when I saw Jennifer in Just Go With It – she looked incredibly hot in a bikini. What's her secret? Healthy diet and lots of yoga!
Jennifer Aniston is 42.
Cindy Crawford
One of the original supermodels, Cindy Crawford is still an icon of style and beauty, almost 30 years after her first appearance as a model. Cindy is now a model, entrepreneur, a spokesperson, as well as loving mother and wife. She's well in her 40s but she still knows how to stun us with her fantastic body!
Cindy Crawford is 45.
Sarah Jessica Parker
For many years she was the one to reveal lots of new stuff about sex and the city. Now she's more focused on movie roles, designer projects and her role as a mother of three. With a lot on her plate she still looks fantastic (forget those manly upper arms).
SJP is 46.
Nicolette Sheridan
We're desperate for her body! Desperate Housewives star Nicolette Sheridan should never cover up at all – her bikini body is so nice to look at.
Nicolette Sheridan is 47.
Salma Hayek
A yummy mummy indeed. Salma Hayek, known for her voluptuous body, looks toned and sexy in a bikini though she's not oblivious of her age. Salma says she actually enjoys aging in Hollywood.
Salma Hayek is 44.
Gwen Stefani
Rock babe Gwen Stefani has always been famous for her i-will-die-for-it body. Having two cute boys, she still looks as youthful as before pregnancies and can still flaunt her envious sixpack!
Gwen Stefani is 41.
Elizabeth Hurley
Once a model, always a model. Actress turned model Elizabeth Hurley says her son Damian keeps her fit and youthful, and confesses that she doesn't do a lot of exercise.
Elizabeth Hurley is 45.
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OK, I substituted fresh for dried mint. It's not quite "I didn't have fresh mahi mahi so I used two cans of Fancy Feast Fish-Delish", but otherwise I followed the recipe as printed. Give it a try, but consider following the suggestion of another commenter about tossing the veg with the vinegar rather than reducing same. Overall, though, the combination of flavors was hardly felicitous. I'm sure there's something worthwhile in this, but it wasn't obvious to me.
A bit oily, as one of the other reviewers stated, but balanced by the vinegar if you do not let it reduce till evaporated. Fresh mint is what I had and what I used -- about 3 times the amount of dried that the recipe specified.
Very tasty, a little on the oily side though. Be sure not to overcook the zucchini, mine was a little mushy. Simple and good flavor overall.
The way I make it... cook the zucchini in olive oil until it is cooked down and is very browned. When it is still warm, toss it with balsamic vinegar (less than 1/4 cup) and FRESH mint, a generous amount. A little sprinke of salt and pepper. I sometimes also roast grape tomatoes with some olive oil and S&P and toss with the zucchini. Put on top of sliced semolina bread. Fresh mozzarella on the side... Fantastic! make sure to cook all the way down.
This is actually a recipe from the south of Italy. The difference is that the vinegar and mint (lots of both) is added to the zucchini plate once it has all been cooked - it's all tossed together. There is also no butter and you eat it with crusty bread as the vinegar is powerful, yet so goooood!
easy & simple. good taste. the zucchini exude a lot of liquid so i ended up overcooking them slightly waiting for the vinegar to "evaporate". don't wait that long.


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I've just downloaded GTA 2 game hunter, so the problem is I can not join or host. I have disabled a firewall and is still not working.
So do u think I need to forward ports? and would u help me?
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Idaho is truly a magical place. It's the real life Neverland where no one ever really grows up and you can walk around downtown and be confronted by a person dressed up as a zombie who asks you to dance. And then of course, there are the rolling fields that simply can't be described in words. They make you feel invincible. My goal for the summer is to truly take advantage of the beautiful state I live in and capture as much "Idaho" as I can before I head to Montana in the fall. As much as I adore you Montana, you don't hold a candle to the rolling Palouse nor the miles of fields of yellow rape grass (yes, you heard me correctly).
Now that I have you all hyped up about Idaho, I have to tell you... this field was located behind our mall. Idaho is still very majestic and every bit as beautiful as I described, but sometimes it takes a bit of a drive outside of the towns to get to the heart of good old farming country. And I'm really lazy in the summer and a drive, even ten minutes away, doesn't appeal to me often. Maybe when Niklaas gets back I'll get organized, but for now I'm going to use fields behind malls. Hehe.
This weekend was one of "those" weekends where you don't shower and you don't change out of your pjs. It was lazy. I started a healthy eating plan this week and I caught up on blogging, so I feel like it was slightly justified. My goal for this week is to incorporate fitness and cleaning and writing into my routine. Sigh. It really does take me a few weeks to get adjusted to a new "schedule" and I only have 8 left before fall. Just when I have it all figured out, I'll have to leave.
I didn't get too many shots when we took these photos mostly because I hate the wind. And it was very windy. Wind isn't attractive. And don't be fooled, either. It was no warmer than fifty degrees. Apparently, this week it's supposed to warm up and we might reach eighty degrees! I'm praying. Moscow hasn't reached seventy but once this month. It's been freezing! Here's to wishing nice weather this week! <3


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NEW YORK — Apple has already said that you can get a brand new iPhone 4S for free with a contract now that the company is about to sell its latest handsets, the $99 (on up) iPhone 5c model and the $199 (on up) iPhone 5s.
As part of a trade-in promotion that kicks in Friday when the new iPhones become available and runs through Sunday, Best Buy wants to give you the 16GB 5c model for free, in exchange for your current iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S.
Of course, "free" doesn't last long in the wireless business. Would-be customers must be eligible for an upgrade, and commit to the customary two-year contract with Verizon Wireless, AT&T or Sprint. You're also on the hook for taxes and activation fees.
Best Buy says that if your current iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S is worth more than the $99.99 cost of the iPhone 5c, the retailer will issue a gift card to make up the difference.
The usual rules apply. The phone you are trading in must power on, be free from water damage and not have a cracked screen. And the offer is only available in 1400 physical Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores, and not online. The promotion doesn't apply to the pricier iPhone 5s.
You can find a store to accept a trade-in at www.bestbuy.com/tradein.
Best Buy, of course, is not the only retailer accepting trade-ins toward the new phones. GameStop, for one, has been running trade-in programs for a few years now, covering Apple products, as well as Android phones and tablets. Walmart's own smartphone trade-in program launches Saturday. The leading online retailer Amazon also takes trade-ins.
Even Apple is in the game. The company accepts older functioning devices at retail toward the purchase of the latest items.


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text: RICHMOND HILL, ON, Feb. 4, 2013 /CNW/ - FlexITy Solutions announced today that it has achieved a Customer Satisfaction Excellence Gold Star from Cisco. This designation recognizes FlexITy for delivering outstanding customer service to customers in Canada. Customer Satisfaction Excellence is a core value shared by both FlexITy and Cisco. Peter Stavropoulos, Chief Executive Officer for FlexITy said, "Our key differentiating feature is our consistent approach to customer satisfaction, and we truly value our partnership with Cisco as they recognize this commitment." "Customer service is a cornerstone of the Cisco Resale Channel Program. We are pleased to recognize and congratulate FlexITy for achieving outstanding customer satisfaction," said Edison Peres, senior vice president of the worldwide channels go-to-market group at Cisco. Cisco measures the customer satisfaction levels achieved by its Gold, Silver, and Premier Certified partners based on regional target goals, providing a weighted average of a partner's pre- and post-sales support over a rolling 12-month period. Partners that achieve outstanding customer satisfaction are awarded the Customer Satisfaction Excellence Gold Star and can be found using the advanced search menu in the Cisco Partner Locator. The Cisco Resale Channel Program provides a framework for partners to build the sales, technical, and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills required to deliver Cisco solutions to end customers. Through the program's specializations and certifications, Cisco recognizes a partner's expertise in deploying solutions based on Cisco advanced technologies and services. Using a third-party audit process, the program validates partner qualifications such as technology skills, business best practices, customer satisfaction, and presales and postsales support capabilities - critical factors in choosing a trusted partner. About FlexITy Solutions FlexITy Solutions is a leading provider of voice, data, converged and managed services for businesses throughout Canada. FlexITy's approach aligns best practices with its industry acumen to deliver unprecedented results for its clients, reducing costs and optimizing critical infrastructure management. FlexITy offers a broad range of products and services including infrastructure design, implementation and support, security and compliance solutions, Unified Communications, Managed Services and Data Centre integration. FlexITy is proven to be one of North America's fastest growing IT service providers. Experienced People. Advanced Technologies. Powered by Passion. www.FlexITy.com , 866.779.FLEX(3539). Cisco, the Cisco logo and Cisco Systems are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc. in the United States and certain other countries. SOURCE FlexITy Solutions Inc.


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Financial intermediation and macroeconomic efficiency
This article evaluates whether financial intermediary development explains cross-country differences in macroeconomic efficiency. Stochastic frontier approach is applied at the aggregate level to estimate efficiency on a panel of 41 countries for the period 1991 to 1995. Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) dynamic panel techniques are then adopted to control for potential endogeneity of the regressors. We find evidence of a positive role of financial intermediary development on efficiency, with differences in terms of robustness according to the measure of financial intermediary development.
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I have 8 clans [all got 4 cards] which ones should I use for survivor?
Bangers: Shann, Vermyn N, Kreenk Ld, Lucas
Freaks: Olga, Grudj, Oren, Baldovina
Ulu Wata: Wee Lee, Shayna, Stanly, Buck
Nightmare: Azgroth, Oshitsune, Ielena, Ghumbo
La Junta: Bryan, Trish, Naginta, Emeth
Piranas: Ahkab, Andsom, Dalhia, Selma
Skeelz: Tomas, Eloxia, Chiara, Caelus Cr
Montana: Don, Sharon, Fabio, Tino
Thanks but I went wth Piranas + Nightmare and it worked out well
Here's the deck
Your pirana/Nightmare deck is ok personally i would remove Hawkins because it will allow you to draw your more powerfull cards more often. Also think about changing Hugo to Ambre/Morphun.
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Thank y'all and ima change Hawkins to a Bloodh, Raeth, or Sting btw my Bangers and La Junta deck real well since the La Junta's bonus allows easier 2hko with the Bangers and the Bangers hve the power [plus Vermyn N for damage reducing]
La Junta is not good for survivor, i personally think is the worst, because in higher survivor you have low pillz and La Junta doesn't help. You can't even use emeth because you are playing biclan. And their dmg reductors are horrible.
Another thing: survivor without Sakrohm is not survivor
@maxiV La Junta is wonderful in survivor, Cards like Trish, Jane Ramba, and Bryan destroy the competition, and Survivor is not nothing without Sakroohm..... If you look hard enough, there is something in almost every staple surivor clan that can be used unstead to the Sakroohm trio. Vermyn N, Niva, Nistarok, spiaghi, Jeena, etc., etc., and Soa clans destroy sakroohm, and Roots in T2 are a big powerhouse as well as GHEIST. So no, La Junta is not horrible for survivor, and no, Sakroohm is not the paragon in survivor


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Human colonization caused the extinction of more than 1,000 bird species thousands of years ago on the Pacific Islands, scientists now say.
Among the lost species were large waterfowl from Hawaii known as moa-nalos and a massive game bird from New Caledonian called the Sylviornis, which weighed about 66 pounds (30 kilograms).
But flying birds were driven to extinction as well.
"If we take into account all the other islands in the tropical Pacific, as well as seabirds and songbirds, the total extinction toll is likely to have been around 1,300 bird species," said study co-author Tim Blackburn, director of the Zoological Society of London, in a statement.
Between 700 and 3,500 years ago, ancient seafarers colonized the remote islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean, hunting local birds and deforesting the islands. Once the first Pacific islanders arrived, bird species died out rapidly.
But because fossil records from the islands are incomplete, researchers couldn't be sure exactly how many bird species died out, with estimates ranging from 800 to more than 2,000 species.
To get a better estimate of that toll, Blackburn and his colleagues analyzed 41 Pacific islands for fossils and historical accounts of flightless birds, like the dodo bird, which are likelier to be found in the fossil record.
They then created a mathematical model to estimate extinction rates on each of the islands.
The team found that at least 983 bird species died out after the Pacific islands were colonized, with songbirds, seabirds and others adding even more to the death toll.
Drier and smaller islands saw higher extinction rates, likely because they could easily be deforested, leaving birds no place to hide. Winged birds were 30 times likelier to survive the human expansion than were flightless birds. Bigger birds went extinct more often, as did unique species found only on the Pacific islands.
The study also suggests that European colonization in the Pacific caused a second wave of extinctions.
"This minimum estimate will increase with the addition of global extinctions of non-island endemics that were driven extinct on all of the islands they occupied," the researchers wrote in the article.
The findings were reported today (March 25) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Director Robert Aldrich took what he considered a hopelessly old-fashioned script by Lukas Heller and Nunnally Johnson and fashioned The Dirty Dozen into one of MGM's biggest moneymakers of the 1960s--and the sixth highest-grossing film in the studio's history.
Lee Marvin plays Major Reisman, assigned to coordinate a suicide mission on a French chateau held by top Nazi officers. Since no normal GI can be expected to volunteer for this mission, Reisman is compelled to draw his personnel from a group of military prisoners serving life sentences.
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Isabella is in a ballet and tap class. No, they don't do both at the same time, though that could be pretty cool…. She doesn't exactly love to go to dance, probably because everything happens too fast. While she's just figuring out how to shuffle, the others have already ball-changed on to the next move. We may pull her out soon since she doesn't care for it, but I really want to find something that she likes to do. I want to find her "thing," be that a sport, an instrument, whatever. We haven't found it yet, unless reading books counts.
Anyway, her dance studio has their big recital coming up, and the dress rehearsal was the other night.
My kids' programs are a favorite topic of mine (see here and here, for example) because they provide all of my requirements for a good blog: things to complain about, people to mock, and opportunities to laugh. This one was no exception, so I'll jump right in.
First, the costume, or outfit, or whatever. Yes, yes, it's so cute, I know. But aren't there cute dance clothes out there that don't cost over $100 to wear just one time? Madeline was in ballet for a brief time, and I remember falling to my knees and tearing at my hair when Carrie told me how much her recital outfit cost. So that hasn't changed.
The massive need for massive makeup in order for the kids' faces to be visible is another thing that hasn't changed since Madeline's dancing days. I never realized that kids' faces became invisible when onstage without the stuff. One girl's mom balked at the rule and didn't put lipstick on her daughter, and all the people in the crowd screamed when they saw the girl walk on stage because they thought her mouth had melted away like on that episode of Fringe. It was really creepy.
Isabella cried the entire time Carrie put makeup on her before the rehearsal. I assisted by complaining about the stupid policy. Carrie didn't put much on her, but Isabella still did not like it at all. The worst was the mascara.
"I'm scared of it!" Isabella said.
"Why?" we asked.
"Because it's scary!" she said.
"Why is it scary?"
"Because it's called maSCARA!"
We finally got it, and after Carrie and I stopped giggling, I tried to lighten her mood with a brilliant joke. "Isabella, that type of makeup is actually called, 'MasFUNNA!' Hahaha!"
She failed to see the humor in it.
Another thing that hasn't changed is the "no movie camera at the show because we want you to buy our video instead, for the safety of the kids of course." As a test, I pulled a movie camera out during Madeline's show years back, and immediately a kid's tap shot off of her shoe and put a girl's eye out, right there on the spot. Another dancer slipped on it and fell, tearing her $100 tutu. Someone wailed, "Oh, the humanity!" and a cop shouted, "Who pulled out a video camera? Who did that?!" I quietly slid the camera back into the bag and swore never to video another performance. They were right all along.
In seriousness, they did let parents video at Isabella's rehearsal, and it was full-on hand-to-hand videography in the mosh pit in front of the stage. The video I shot was periodically interrupted by parental grunts and curses. At one point, the bottom corner of the video was partially obscured by a hand wrenching the hair of one of the fathers as he struggled to keep his camcorder steady and simultaneously backfist the other dad in the face. At least I think that's what was going on – I had my eye glued to the viewfinder. So the "no camcorders during the show" rule has nothing to do with the safety of the kids, but it might actually keep some parents out of the ER.
Isabella saw me filming during her time onstage, and she stopped and waved at me. It was very cute, though not exactly part of the routine. I don't care. She didn't really follow along with the other kids, but she had fun.
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