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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Jay-z breakdown * heaven * via Samsung MCHG App
Pharrell Williams Performs Happy Live At Jimmy Kimmel
Yr Customised T Shirt Pop Up Store Carnaby Street London
On Wednesday 26th June i-likeitalot.com visited Yr Store, a futuristic pop-up store which allows customers to design and print their own unique t-shirts, the store officially opened to the public on Carnaby Street on 7th June.
The store features two large interactive digital art walls, which allow visitors to create art using a digital spray can.
The mixture of technology and Graffiti influence allows for freehand design, as well as the use of pre-designed stamps, stencils, colours, effects and backgrounds which can be used to create various designs.
Customers have the option of uploading a photo or design via email, giving you the option to choose your own photo, which you can then customise it in store to create a personalised t-shirt.
The store also includes three interactive touch-pods where you can create patterns, upload images and create your t-shirt design live on an interactive digital display. A variety of American Apparel T-shirts and vests are available for both men and women, with prices starting from £29 for single sided printing to £45 for double sided printing.
The store also has an interactive YrMirror/virtual changing room. The world's first live digital mirror, which allows you to view a vr version of yourself trying on your t-shirt design before it has been printed.
Once you are satisfied with your design it can then be printed onto an American Apparel t-shirt in minutes.
The store also features artist collaboration which are ready made and can be purchased available in store." Each limited edition t-shirt comes complete with a custom Yr limited edition number.
Running:7th June – 7th July
Address: Yr Store, Kingly Court, Carnaby Street, W1B 5PW
Opening Hours:10am-8pm
Despicable Me 2 x ICECREAM Release
Nike Air Max 2013 Spring/Summer *Camo* Collection
"Nike drops another collection containing a comprehensive range of Air Maxes based on the use of camouflage this season. To add a level of realism to the kicks, Nike are releasing country-specific camo patterns which sees prints from Germany, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom featured all over the upper. A United States/French camo hybrid can be seen on the Air Max 1 and Air Max BW, the Air Max 90, meanwhile the 97s are seen in an Italian camo from the early '90s. The German print is applied on the Air Max 1 and Air Max 180 whereas both Japanese and British patterns are applied to the Air Max 90 and Air Max 95. Expect to see the release of the Air Max 1 and BW in French camo and the Air Max 90, Air Max 97 in the Italian camo from July 3rd in Berlin."
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Eve Visits The Chelsea Lately Show
Ruff Ryders first lady Eve visited the Chelsea Lately show to promote independently released album project "Lip Lock." Get into the entertaining interview below.
Special Thanks to Yardie for providing the footage.
Kelly Rowland Visits The Katie Couric Show
Kelly Rowland visits the Katie Couric show to promote fourth studio album, "Talk A Good Game," answering a range of questions on various different subjects including Destiny's Child, Dirty Laundry, X Factor USA, creating the album and more. Watch footage lifted from the interview which also includes a performance of album track "This Is Love." below.
Will.i.am Files Lawsuit Against Pharrell Williams I AM Other Brand
Voice UK Judge Will.i.am is taking Pharrell to court. The Black Eyed Peas member/producer is reportedly suing Williams over his i am OTHER brand according to rap-up.com.
"He wants to prevent Pharrell from using his i am OTHER brand on clothing and other merchandise similar to products that bear his own I AM logo. "The registration of the mark . . . is likely to dilute the I AM mark and the WILL.I.AM mark," reads the document."
Lawyers acting on behalf of Pharrell and i am OTHER have responded to will.i.am's lawsuit, denying all such claims.
Speaking on the legal dispute to Rolling Stone Pharrell said "I am someone who likes to talk things out and, in fact, I attempted to do just that on many occasions. I am surprised in how this is being handled and I am confident that Will's trademark claims will ultimately be found to be as meritless and ridiculous as I do."
#Sidenote: Will Will I am also attempt to sue Beyonce -Knowles Carter for releasing critically acclaimed six time Grammy Award winning album project titled "I Am…. Sacha Fierce."/ as well as completing a successful worldwide tour titled "I Am World Tour." which coincidently became a best selling DVD also?
Your thoughts on the above…


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We had been in a powerful crusade in the heart of Kenya, guests of another ministry. We witnessed great miracles and saw scores of people give their hearts to Jesus. We had opportunities to pour hope and spiritual wisdom into thousands of area pastors and saw God do a work of uniting their hearts with each other.
It was an amazing week, but our job was not over until the last day of the meeting. Standing on the sidelines as part of the crowd, we saw 5 young boys with aerosol paint cans, huffing the fumes. We talked with them and practically begged them to give us the cans, warning them of the danger of those fumes.
That is the day of the week-long crusade that is permanently etched in my spirit. I don't think I will ever forget the words of one little boy: "You give us food; and we will give you the cans. We are very hungry, and the fumes keep us from feeling it."
My friend and I knew what we had to do. We found our driver and asked the boys to go with us to the center of town. We went directly to the market and bought them each something to drink and a large loaf of bread.
Words cannot describe the look of excited relief on their faces when they saw that bread. They devoured it in minutes, so thankful that we took time for them that day.
They were not part of a mass altar-call; they didn't boast of miracles. But, because God connected us with a need on the ground…we were able to meet it and introduce those boys to the Bread of Life. We also were able to connect them with a local pastor.
We preached no masterpiece sermon to them. There was no crowd; in fact, no one would have ever known. But Jesus knew, because inasmuch as we did it to these starving children, we did it unto Him.
Perhaps you would like to connect with real, tangible needs of children like these. If so, please go to our new page on FB and like People Trips. And, let us know you want our newsletter to keep abreast of how you can be involved.

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The unemployment rate in Alamance County and 80 other North Carolina counties decreased in July, following the statewide trend, according to figures released Tuesday by the N.C. Department of Commerce.
Statewide, July�s unemployment rate was 9.1 percent, down from 9.3 percent in June, and though the county rate is still slightly higher than the overall state percentage, Alamance County saw a similar drop from 9.5 percent to 9.2 percent.
Alamance County�s 9.2-percent unemployment rate puts the county a leg above 56 of the 100 counties in North Carolina. The highest July unemployment rate belonged to Scotland County at 16 percent, and Currituck County�s rate of 5.3 percent was the lowest in the state.
Statewide, employed workers increased by 16,507 in July to 4,319,371, and the number of people in Alamance County�s labor force was at 74,158, with 6,801 unemployed.
Lisa Arnette, manager at the Alamance County Career Center in Burlington, said the summer months sometimes mean fewer people are job-searching because they�re more focused on taking care of their kids home from school.
Despite it being summertime, Arnette said, �We�ve been pretty steady in August and July.�
This month, she said, the N.C. Employment Security Commission launched a new website, NCworks.gov, for job-seekers to more easily find work, and the career center has been helping customers with the transition to the new software.
�It�s even more advanced than our computer system was prior to that,� said Arnette. �It allows our jobseekers and employers to do more from their home � with computer access.�
In addition to working with unemployed customers looking for jobs, including offering a resume class at Alamance Community College, the center works directly with employers who have job openings.
Arnette said sometimes employers even recruit in the career center office.
�That�s a way we try to get people employed quickly,� she said.


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First Lady Celebrates Military Spouses, Mothers at White House Event
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"For all of you -- and I say this a lot -- service isn't just something that you do once in a while or during the holidays, it's how you live your lives," Obama said. "You all are the first ones to step up and say 'How can I help?' no matter how busy you are."
About 45 children representing families from each of the services, many with military mothers, were invited into the White House State Room to make crafts and cards for their mothers. They were joined by the first and second ladies.
The children presented their crafts at the tea where Obama and Biden thanked them, their mothers and grandmothers. The first lady also thanked her own mother who sat with the military families.
"I would not be standing here if it were not for her," Obama said. "She is my rock. She has taught me to believe in myself, and more importantly, to pick myself up whenever I stumble."She is always a shoulder to cry on and talk to, and I do that a lot," Obama said. "And she has always inspired me -- something I think is amazing for my mom -- to push myself to dream even bigger than anything she could ever dream for herself, and she has always done that. And it's true today."
The first lady told the women they are role models not just for their children, but also for the nation. To the grandmothers, she said their children's desire to serve in uniform is a reflection of their love and values.
"Whenever we think we're tired," Obama said of herself and Biden, "we think of your stories and it gets us up. You all are an inspiration to our husbands, more importantly, and you all are an inspiration to the entire country. And today I think you deserve to celebrate."
After the tea, Obama and Biden hosted congressional spouses at the vice president's residence at the Naval Observatory. There, they helped pack 2,000 Mother's Day gift boxes of charm bracelets, cosmetics, and other items, as well as handwritten notes from the service members.
The gift boxes were produced and distributed by the USO and Full Circle Home, a nonprofit group started by two military mothers to provide gifts on behalf of deployed service members.
Biden, whose son, Beau, deployed to Iraq for a year with the Army National Guard, said she understands the "incredible gift" the packages would bring to military mothers and wives.
"I know what it feels like for a mom to see that familiar handwriting from a loved one from thousands of miles away," she said.
Biden told both groups that she and Obama started their 'Joining Forces' campaign for military families last year to add support to those who deserve it so much.
*Related Sites:*
Joining Forces [ http://www.defense.gov/news/www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces ]
USO [ http://www.defense.gov/news/www.uso.org/programs ]
Full Circle Home [ http://www.defense.gov/news/www.fullcirclehome.org ]


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I started curating the concession stand during the HavelFestival.
One thing that I always do when I travel is try the junk food. The chocolate, the salty snacks, the sodas, whatever I can find. Somehow, to me, that is where I really get a sense of what living in the country is like. Restaurants are fine, I love tasting the local cuisine, but on a day to day basis, growing up…I would bet the junk food is at least as representative. Because all the flavorings are there, in distilled chemical form, distributed on a processed potato product or other unhealthy conveyance method.
So when I was presenting the works of Havel, I thought, let's bring the taste of the Czech Republic here as well. Fortunately, there is a Czech and Slovak Variety Shop in Long Island City, Queens, which provided a full range of the treats. My favorite is the Fidorka, which I had chosen through carefully judged eating in supermarkets and small groceries in Prague.
It proved wildly popular. In fact all the snacks sold out quickly (as did our Pilsner Urquell). Berit Johnson, who was running our concessions at the time, started out as a doubter, but over time became a believer.
I have been curating the concession stand ever since, culminating perhaps with The Pig, which included a full meal, provided by Korzo. But the Fidorkas were not forgotten: they were dessert.
Besides adding a sense of fun, I do think there is something to actually being connected by taste to the theater. Perhaps that is part of why dinner theater and experimental theater have been joining forces so actively recently. It engages another part of the brain and really provides, in neurological terms, a new cognitive framework for the appreciation of the performance.
Which brings me to my Cel-Ray cocktail.
For the Festival of Jewish Theater and Ideas, one of the elements of our concession stand was Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic, better known as Cel-Ray. A staple of Jewish delis, I first enjoyed it as the perfect accompaniment to pastrami on rye. I don't eat meat now, but still enjoy the occasional drink of it.
I did overestimate the popularity of the drink. For the uninitiated, celery soda perhaps seemed a doubtful product. With about 50 extra cans, I had only one choice: to make a Cel-Ray cocktail for the after party. I mixed it with Jose Cuervos tequila and called it a Jose Rosenbaum.
Recently, I was approached for a cocktail recipe for a book of recipes by sci-fi authors. I have now gone back and perfected it. For the good of theater. For the good of society.
Here is the secret formula:
The José Rosenbaum
5 parts Cel-Ray
2 part Jose Quervo tequila
1 Mean Bean (a pickled, spicy string bean)
1 Grape tomato
Kosher salt
Cayenne pepper
Celery salt
Celery salt
Rim the glass with a mixture of kosher salt, cayenne pepper, and celery salt (my taster, aka my wife Connie, recommends skipping the celery salt…too much celery). Mix Cel – Ray and tequila with ice, stir gently. Pour into an old fashioned glass. Garnish with Mean Bean and tomato.
I'm serious about the Mean Bean. It makes the drink. And it's delicious. Get it here.


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Woodwork, making bags out of pillowcases, creating items using a 3D printer and learning about electronics were all enjoyed by people who attended the first Fix-Make-Share-Create event at Melton Country Park Cafe.
Over 60 took part in the workshops organised by Melton Space - a community initiative to bring individuals and organisations to work, learn and share ideas and resources.
Volunteers from Melton Space and Leicester Hackspace were on hand to get people to have a go at anything from making planters using old pallets to finding out more about basic computing programming.
"It was so wonderful to get something fixed which meant a lot to me," said Tina, from Melton, who took an old record player which the Melton Space volunteers managed to repair.
"I felt I could do something useful," said Roy, who helped design and make the go kart.
"It was a lovely atmosphere," said Mary Sawu, local area coordinator for Asfordby and Melton and one of the Melton Space committee members. "Residents got to meet other like-minded people, share ideas and above all have fun. We signed up lots of new members but we'd love more to join us."
For more information visit www.meltonspace.org.uk or pop down to the Melton Space at the country park, on Wednesday afternoons, from 3-6pm.


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Dear Friend; A 40th Birthday Project
As my fortieth birthday approached, I thought about how I wanted to commemorate it. I considered many options; getting something tangible for myself like a tattoo or a fancy piece of jewelry, or doing something daring like skydiving (but I hate heights!). None of it seemed quite right. What seemed most "me" was to embrace my documentarian ways and use that to celebrate, in some way, the relationships in my life. I decided to use this milestone birthday as an excuse to make a quasi-tribute to some of my favorite people.
This project is my love letter to some of my nearest and dearest, written with photos and audio (and some words, too). They each helped me both by participating in these interviews, and by being in my life; inspiring me, encouraging me, supporting me, making me laugh, letting me cry, and giving me the profound honor of letting me do the same for them.
Click on the photos below to visit each "love letter". I will be adding a new one every day, in chronological order - from those I met most recently, to those I've known the longest, until April 2, 2016, so please feel free to come back and visit!
Read more about the project's process at the very bottom.
Dear Friend's Process; Each friend was sent a list of about twenty questions and were asked to choose three of those questions to answer during our recorded conversation. I shot most of the portraits in this project with either a Fuji T100s or my Canon 1D Mark IV. Because I couldn't physically get to a few of my friends, some of the portraits are from the last time I saw them (which could have been years ago). Audio was collected using my iPhone and edited for content and quality using Audacity (I apologize ahead of time - I am no audio pro). Suzanne's interview was recorded over FaceTime (again- see apology above). To keep the project from becoming even bigger than it already was, I stuck to interviewing only the women in my life (my wonderful male friends will have to wait for the next milestone birthday). They are presented in chronological order - from those I met most recently, to those I've known the longest.


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Sunny Myers has been active with PTMA for over 7 years. She is currently the Assistant Branch Manager with LK Jordan & Associates. Prior to working with LK Jordan, she has served as Branch Manager for Personnel Management firms in San Antonio, Houston and Fort Worth. She has over 13 years of industry experience with specialties in recruiting, project management and customer service. Mrs. Myers received a B.B.A. in Marketing from Angelo State University.
Vice President of Programs: Anthony Rubio - Security Service Federal Credit Union
Anthony Rubio is an Inbound Contact Center Supervisor for Security Service Federal Credit Union. He has supported multiple lines of business within the contact center environment to include telephone, mobile, and online banking. He also serves as a liaison between customer service representatives and other interdependent departments. Anthony is passionate about employee development and employee engagement. He has leveraged his passion and knowledge of these topics to help develop and/or facilitate multiple training classes within his organization focusing on topics such as business writing, employee empowerment, managing over generations, and other supplemental courses for career progression. As a level II supervisor, he serves as a mentor to agents and level I supervisors, and works closely with department managers to assess department policies and procedures to ensure optimal efficiency and customer service. Anthony's unique perception of customer service makes him a catalyst for change and a great contributor to his team. Anthony has been a member of PTMA since 2013.
Vice President of Membership : Ruben Gonzalez - Aerotek
Ruben Gonzales is an Account Manager for Aerotek specializing in human capital solutions in the Professional Services division. He has over five years of experience in consulting and supporting: corporate call centers, mortgage, and baking & financial services. He serves as the Professional Development Chairman for the Greater San Antonio Advisory Board: Texas Diversity Council and is the Southwest Regional Chair for the Office of Diversity & Inclusion at Aerotek. He graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a Bachelors of Business Administration in General Business and a minor in Bilingual Bi-cultural Studies. He is driven towards success and has a passion for people and organizational development.Vice President of Communications : Jennifer Baumgart - Kohl's Credit & Customer Service
Jennifer Baumgart is the Quality Assurance Manager for Kohl's Credit & Customer Service Contact Centers. She is a Customer Service Executive with over 20 years experience in customer service leadership, call center management and process improvement. She is a results oriented leader with expertise in team building, leadership development, sales leadership, process improvement, project management, process excellence/improvement and call center operations. She has held a variety of leadership roles in customer service, operations, and sales leadership throughout her career. She is passionate about employee engagement, customer experience, operational excellence and giving back to her community through multiple volunteer organizations.
Treasurer : Charlene Richardson - San Antonio Water System
Secretary : Amy Janke - Nationwide
Amy Janke is a Property & Casualty Customer Service Supervisor for Nationwide. Amy joined Nationwide in April 2011 and has been able to be a part of multiple roles within the company. Amy is responsible for supervising a personal lines customer service unit including supplemental processing for multiple product lines. Amy also plays a key role in acquiring new talent to the organization as a Staffing consultant. Amy has received her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting degree from UTSA, and received a Master of Business Administration degree from UIW. Amy is a dynamic leader who has a passion for encouragement and development throughout her organization.


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I visited my parents on their Maryland farm at Christmas and helped Dad cover the strawberries for winter. First, he used his Haybuster to blow on old straw.
Next, we covered the rows with white tarp and anchored with sand bags. This is done mainly for deer control. The deer were eating the leaves and punching holes in the black plastic.
A lifetime of farming shows in Dad's hands at the kitchen table.
Mom and Dad prepare a hearty breakfast.
Happy New Year to all!


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The Paradox of Prudence for J.C. Penney
Building a Bigger Cash Cushion for the Struggling Retailer Doesn't Make Investors Comfortable
When a farmer who already has borrowed against his fields, his tractor and his outhouse comes looking for a loan, you figure he is in trouble. Word that J.C. Penney is considering raising more cash has set off similar concerns among investors.
Shares of Penney fell 15% Wednesday after credit analysts at Goldman Sachs recommended that fixed-income investors take out insurance—in the form of credit-default swaps—on the troubled retailers' debt. There is a so-called Chinese wall separating Goldman's analysts and bankers. But coming...


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It has been all over Twitter, people are leaving Instagram in droves. It is all to do with their recent buyout by Facebook which has led to a change in their terms and conditions.
Essentially the plan is to monetise Instagram, how they are going to do it is unclear but they have changed their terms and conditions to allow them to use user's photos to be bought by third parties and used amongst other things for advertising. They do not need to have user's permission to use these photos and they will not even pass on payment for using the pictures.
There is an option on Instagram to make your photos 'private' – limited to those you allow to see them, but it is unclear whether this prevents your photos being used in this manner.
For me, I'm afraid Instagram, this change is a deal breaker. I have loved using Instagram and sharing the gorgeous pictures it helps us to make, but the risk of having my children's pictures shared for profit is beyond the pail. It may be a small chance, but there is a chance of that happening, and for me that is too much. Today, along with many other parent bloggers I know, I deleted my Instagram account. It is a shame, but they have taken a wrong turn and put money before the privacy of their users. #RIPInstagram


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"You don't need to convince the world that Wall Street is corrupt — we know that — you need to convince us that your option is better."
Jason Calacanis delivered a real Zinger today in his email newsletter. If the above quote tickles your fancy, do yourself a favor and subscribe to his newsletter at: http://calacanis.com/
PS: I don't think you'll receive the latest newsletter when signing up, I might have to "secretly" post it here if you wish. Let me know: twitter/hanseich


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For a few years I've had this poster commemorating UCLA's last defeat of USC in football. (It's especially sentimental since, the way things have been going, it'll likely never happen again.) I finally came with the perfect idea for a frame when I saw the mosaic tile frame by fellow LJ Plantek (see http://lumberjocks.com/projects/57834). I had a bunch of mahogany plywood left over from past projects, and thought that with beveled edges the contrast between the veneer and the lighter plywood would create a cool brick and mortar look. Plus, it's reminiscent of the beautiful red brick buildings all over UCLA's campus.
Instead of tiling ¼" thick pieces of hardwood over a substrate as done by Plantek (I think) and the original project in Popular Woodworking (Oct 2010), I edge glued the ¾" thick plywood pieces together. I cut a piece of particleboard to the size of the opening of the frame, drilled a bunch of holes for clamps, and used that to glue up the frame in sections. I glued it up over my granite countertop to make sure everything is perfectly flat (theoretically). End result is a perfectly square frame. There was a little flex in the frame when grabbing opposing corners and twisting, so I glued some maple veneer onto the back. That firmed it up quite a bit. I also had some ¼" thick strips of African mahogany hardwood from past projects, and used that to cover up the sides of the plywood.
Sometimes one of the more satisfying parts of a project is a good save. (I always seem to make at least one or two bonehead mistakes that need fixing.) When gluing up the frame, apparently I failed to ensure that one of the pieces was flat on the granite, and therefore it sat a little proud of the surrounding pieces. I took a random orbit sander to sand the whole frame down (that in itself was probably a bad idea) and sanded right through the veneer on one corner of one of the center pieces. To fix it, I sliced the veneer off a corner from an extra piece, glued it on, and then sanded it back down flush with the rest of the veneer. See the last two photos for before and after pics. Can't see the line, can you Russ?
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#1 posted 02-09-2012 10:53 PM
Wow that's wild , a very cool frame ,that must have taken forever.
#2 posted 02-09-2012 11:41 PM
This looks super, and alot of work. The results are great.
-- Bob in Montana. Kindness is the Language the blind can see and deaf can hear. - Mark Twain
#3 posted 02-10-2012 01:32 AM
Very Nice, it's amazing sometimes what we can create with leftovers from another project. How long did it take?
-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.
#4 posted 02-10-2012 01:54 AM
No idea how long it took. Definitely much longer than a normal frame. A lot of time cutting pieces on the table saw, then a lot of time beveling all those edges on the router, then a lot of time gluing up all those pieces. Even got a little carpal tunnel (not sure if I'm spelling that right) brushing glue on all those pieces. I'd say at least 20 hours.
#5 posted 02-10-2012 03:19 AM
It was worth the hours you put into it, it's fantastic. Sorry about the carpal tunnel, sometimes its the price we pay for our craft.
-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.
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I promised that I would put up review information on each of the folk dances we have learned this month, and I am finally getting around to it! Sorry it took so long.
As we saw in a class taught by two people, learning a folk tradition can be difficult because there are so many variations in a dance. As we joke in Balkan dancing, "What village are YOU from??!!" when someone dances a dance differently from what we learned.
As a long-time folk dancer, I can attest to the fact that many good folk dancers who teach, learned by doing, and don't have a well-defined teaching plan. I cannot count the number of times I've been told to "Do this!" Usually, the teacher has been doing the dancing since childhood, and has a deeply ingrained kinesthetic knowledge of the dance. This kind of teacher offers invaluable insight into the folk tradition, and how dance and music have been taught for hundreds of years, or more.
Sole will be teaching escondido this coming Thursday, which I have never officially learned, so this will be more in the folk tradition of teaching. Should be fun!
Chart of dance step order
Here is a chart of the chacarera doble steps:
Here, you can see that there are variations right away: both Sole and I were taught to do 2 rombos, instead of advance and retreat and then one rombo.
Videos of chacarera doble
If you watch two or three videos, you will already see how varied performance of each dance is. Here, I've chosen videos for a nice connection between the couple and/or flashy zapateo so that you can learn extra moves :-)
Video one: Nice, clear, easy to see how it fits with the music, etc.
Video two: You can dance this with two couples. This one seems to be a mom and her three boys. VERY cute, especially this littlest, who obviously likes to do this!
Video three: 10 ways to do the sarandeo (zarandeo is a variant spelling).
Video four: zapateo by a bunch of kiddos who are way better than we are :-) There are tons with more impressive zapateo, but this gives you an idea the we could learn these.
Music to dance chacarera doble
We danced to two kinds of songs for chacarera doble: ones with 8 counts for the vuelta entera, and ones with 6 counts for the vuelta entera (the one that felt like a race to the finish!). Here are the ones we did in class so far:
8-count vueltas:
- La Sachapera (Los Manseros Santiagueños)
- El Olvidao (a bunch of different people do this one, but this video is Raly Barrionuevo)
- Entre a mi pago sin golpear (Los Manseros Santiagueños)
6-count vueltas:
- Añoranzas (Los Chalchaleros)--the video is Peteco Carabajal and others
- El embrujo de mi tierra (Peteco Carabajal)
- Flor de Cenizas
Also, I found a list online of good chacarera dobles, although you will need to figure out which are 8- and 6-count vueltas on your own.
Amor en las trincheras - Chacarera doble (Vicky Castiñeira/Carlos Carabajal)
Bajo las sombras de un árbol - Chacarera doble (Peteco Carabajal)
Cuando me abandone mi alma - Chacarera doble (Raul Trullenque/Cuti Carabajal)
Donde ha quedado el cielo - Chacarera doble (Peteco Carabajal)
El embrujo de mi tierra - Chacarera doble (Carlos y Peteco Carabajal)
El nuevo amor que yo tengo - Chacarera doble (J. L. Carabajal/M. Medina)
En pampa de los guanacos - Chacarera doble
La calle alegre - Chacarera doble (Cuti Carabajal/Oscar Valles)
La oriunda - Chacarera doble
La sachapera - Chacarera doble (Oscar Valles/Carlos Carabajal)
Pampa de los guanacos - Chacarera doble (Cristóforo Juarez/Agustín Carabajal)
Para qué me habrás mirado - Chacarera doble
Qué pena chacarera - Chacarera doble (C. Carabajal)
Tiene sentido la vida - Chacarera doble (Mario Alvarez Quiroga)
Tierra madre chacarera - Chacarera doble (Peteco Carabajal)
There are tons of other songs that work, and I will be asking Sole to tell me her favorites to add here.


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Our goal in the Admissions Office is not to 'sell' Watershed School to you, but rather to provide you the opportunity to access all the information you need to make the best decision for your child and family. Your visit to campus will take you past the glossy photos on the website to what makes Watershed unique: the sense of community, our focus on relationships, and engaging real-world academics that prepares students for the challenges of a rapidly changing world. These tenets are at the center of a Watershed education.
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Hi All. Mercy Choir is taking up residence at Never Ending Books in New Haven on the last Friday of the month for the foreseeable future. On the last day of the Wobbling Roof variety shows at Never Ending Books I remember thinking to myself, "I should just do this forever." So that's what we're doing. We'll call it Mercy Choir and Friends. We'll play in our various incarnations and have wildly different supporting acts of every conceivable genre. We'll have musical guests, non-musical guests, experimenters, traditionalists, new friends, and old friends. We'll play our old stuff and our new stuff and other people's stuff and stuff that maybe would normally only happen in our rehearsal space. And we'll do it for and with all the people we love.
In the past year or so, I blinked and Mercy Choir went from a solo act to a six person supergroup of some of the most talented and musically versatile bandmates I've ever played with. Just like I always intended, Mercy Choir sounds, looks, and behaves differently at every show. In case you didn't know, the current lineup is Timothee Goselin Jr, Loralee Geil, Bruce Crowder, Brian Slattery, Chris Zollo, and me. I love these people. That's a fact.
Enough about us. More importantly, music in CT is better than ever. Every day I hear or see or meet another new band that blows me away. And for some reason, the old-timers (like me) sounds better than ever. We want to share a bill so many of these great artists. And so we will.
Just a taste of what's ahead: For the first show (7/29) in this Never Ending series, we share the night with Quiet Giant and Swamp Yankee.
The second show (8/26) Lys Guillorn and Sam Carlson join us. And every month we'll keep it rolling with more and more good music and entertainment and wildness and weirdness.
Incidentally, without Lys Guillorn's help, advice, and input, and vision with the Wobbling Roof series, I wouldn't have the guts to try something like this. I suspect you will see her quite a lot at these shows. Hopefully with an instrument in her hands.
Also, I want to give a hat tip to my hero James Velvet. His decade-long residency at Cafe 9 with his band The Mocking Birds was an institution and was 100% in the spirit of love for New Haven and for live music. That's what we're aiming for here. So as always, we say, thanks for the inspiration, James.
So, long story short, if you want to see Mercy Choir play (pro tip: you do), you now know where to find us. We'll be at Never Ending Books on State Street in New Haven on the last Friday of every month, hopefully forever.


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The gift of a common calendar - vital to mission and witness in secular society
09 April 2001
by Metropolitan Ambrosius of Oulu, Orthodox Church of Finland
It is God's great gift for us all in different Christian traditions to be allowed to celebrate the Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord together at the beginning of the third Christian Millennium.
In my own country the Orthodox and Lutherans have experienced the power of the Resurrection on a common date of Easter since the early 1920s. At that time the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople granted the Orthodox Church of Finland temporary permission to follow the Gregorian calendar.
This has been a great blessing for our small minority church in a Protestant country. We have been able to bear common witness to the Mystery of the Resurrection. It makes us stronger. We share the profound richness of both Eastern and Western theological and spiritual insights concerning Easter in our national religious heritage.
The Eastern Orthodox liturgical celebration of Easter Matins and Liturgy, starting at midnight, is broadcast on the National Radio and Television. In fact it is the most popular religious programme in Finland during the whole year.
It is also very much visible in other mass media. National newspapers publish cover stories about and interviews of the Orthodox, who are active in national culture, and how they personally celebrate Easter and what it means to them. Even traditional Orthodox recipes for preparing special Easter food are published extensively.
These are minor examples of the ways in which the Eastern Orthodox minority, one percent of the population, has been able to bring its positive contribution to the Finnish national religious culture.
Perhaps more deeply than ever we, Orthodox and Protestant together, have learned to understand how through two feasts, Good Friday and Easter, the power of the saving and life-giving cross and the glorious resurrection of Christ can't be separated. An Orthodox hymn, already at the vespers of Good Friday - the time of suffering and death, appropriately radiates the light of resurrection: "We magnify your sufferings o Christ...show us also your glorious resurrection."
In my country we are glad to know that within the ecumenical movement extensive pursuits are being made and prayers offered towards a common calendar. We are also aware of inter-Orthodox tensions concerning this issue.
Through our experience in Finland we see the gift of a common calendar as vital to our mission and witness in a secular society. Particularly as a minority culture the Orthodox can't afford to become a religious ghetto. We have to play our role, to live out our vocation in the centre of our national common life.
A common calendar for all Christians is crucial to our everyday life throughout the church year. All children, regardless of their faith or denomination, go to the same schools. Major Christian feasts are holidays for all Finns. The special value of our "Finnish calendar" is experienced particularly in family life, because most Orthodox live in mixed marriages.
It is a gift of the Spirit that the most traditional Eastern Orthodox Hymn of Resurrection will be sung together with our Lutheran sisters and brothers, since it has recently been added to the Finnish Lutheran hymnal: Christ has risen from the dead, by death he has trampled on death and to those in the graves given life.
In early 2001, the WCC Public Information Team asked knowledgeable representatives of the Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions to give a brief outline of their thinking on a common date for Easter. Metropolitan Ambrosius of Oulu tells of the experiences of an Orthodox minority church in a Protestant country.


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Editors' Picks | Vol. 8: Honeymoon Essentials/
At Spoken Bride, we love a good book, a good meal, a standout statement necklace, a heel you can dance in, and the list goes on. And when we make those discoveries, we want to tell everyone. So every month or two, we're sharing our latest and favorite finds in everything engagement, wedding, and honeymoon-related.
In honor of our own Social Media Coordinator Elise Crawford Gallagher's very recent nuptials, we're sharing our favorite travel essentials for a romantic getaway as Elise takes this month to relax and soak in her first days of newlywed life with her new husband, Hunter!
Elise, Social Media Coordinator
Board & Card Games: I was so blessed to have one of my bridesmaids and best friends hand me a "honeymoon gift bag" the day of my wedding. She packed lots of yummy snacks, some coconut oil, and card games. After a crazy few weeks leading up to the wedding, Hunter and I had fun spending some downtime just playing games and relaxing.
Travel Bag: One of my favorite delights of wedding planning was receiving unexpected gifts in the mail! While I mostly kept my registry items to things we need for our new home, I decided on a whim to add this overnight bag to my Anthropologie registry. I felt so spoiled and special when one of our family friends sent it to me! I was nice to receive something just for myself and to remember our honeymoon by. Hunter was gifted this duffel bag and loves it as well.
Charger Roll-Up: It's so simple, but this roll-up pack can help keep your chargers and wires organized during your busy travels. I hate having to dig around in my purse and luggage to find my chargers. This way, you can charge your phone as soon as you get to your hotel room!
A Shared Book: Although Hunter and I didn't plan enough ahead to do this on our own honeymoon, I think it would be so romantic to read a book together while traveling. It could be nonfiction, or a piece of theology you've been meaning to read. You can take turns reading to one another out loud, and you'll forever remember that book as the one you read together on your special trip.
Jiza, Creative Director and Co-Founder
Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes: We all know skincare is super important, but when you are traveling, the change of environment and/or eating out can wreak havoc on your skin. I always bring along gentle cleansing facial wipes for the ease of packing, particularly this brand since it's also free of dyes, artificial perfumes, or harsh irritants that can further upset your skin.
Yelp App: I heavily depend on Yelp ratings and reviews every time we go anywhere new. Particularly if you love discovering and supporting local small businesses, this is a great app to have on hand. On occasion, businesses will also offer deals and special savings to "unlock" when you go check them out.
Packing Cubes: Sharing a suitcase? Packing cubes are a nice way to keep things separate and organized. They minimize having to dig around in your suitcase just to find that one sock or elusive bathing suit bottom, and I also like that that the cubes keep you accountable with not overpacking.
Mesh Bag: This is for dirty laundry, because you will definitely have some by the end of your trip! Toss in your used clothes each day for the ease of washing them once you return home.
Andi, Business Director
Scott's Cheap Flights: Daily emails for this service are free, or you can opt for premium service for $39 a year. In a nutshell, Scott's researches travel deals and shares the best finds and how to get them. If you're planning to travel internationally in the next year, this one is a must!
Bobbi Brown Blush: I don't wear a ton of makeup, but this blush is my daily staple. It helps in making you look alive after hours of travel to your destination!
Mass Times: My family uses this app whenever we are more than 20 miles from home and need to find a Mass. It's never let us down, even with international travel.
Quart-Sized Baggies: I realize that this probably the least romantic thing to pack, but hear me out. Our family likes to bring home little treasures from wherever we visit. We currently collect a sand from every beach we visit for our sand jar, for instance, and on a recent hike, my kids brought home an insane amount of quartz. These mementos are such a sweet reminder of our travels, and you'll need something sturdy to take home heftier items like sand and rocks. Other practical uses: TSA lets you take one of these with liquids on a plane, good for holding wet laundry, packing up leftovers, and keeping small things like undies and socks organized in your suitcase.
Christina, Associate Editor
All-purpose wipes: My husband Kristian and I honeymooned in a less developed country--Nicaragua--and did quite a bit of exploring. It was so nice having these wipes on hand for less-than-optimal bathroom situations, cleaning our hands before eating picnic lunches, etc.
Here Maps App: If you're honeymooning in a foreign country and don't want to purchase an international data plan, this app is a lifesaver. Kristian used it the whole time we were in Nicaragua to help us navigate to our various destinations--and it never steered us wrong! You can download an accurate map of any city/country that you plan on visiting before you get there, and it uses your phone's GPS (which doesn't need internet or data to operate) to give you directions.
Rental Car Insurance: This tip comes from my husband, who learned the hard way that paying for the full insurance package when renting a car abroad can save a significant amount of time and money. We honeymooned during the windy season in Nicaragua--and I mean windy! While we were en route to our resort, a giant tree branch blew straight into our windshield, cracking and splintering it. After we recovered from the shock (and said a prayer of gratitude that the branch didn't come through the windshield and kill us), we realized our honeymoon had just gotten a lot more expensive.
Stephanie, Editor in Chief and Co-Founder
Journal: If you don't already have a shared journal like Elise and Hunter do, your first trip as a married couple is the perfect occasion to start a space for recording your travel memories and, later, everyday ones and notes to each other. These handsome leather versions have space for your new, shared monogram.
Zomato App: For me, one of the best parts of traveling is enjoying special meals and off-the-beaten-path spots--on our honeymoon in Wilmington, North Carolina, my husband and I had the most fried, most delicious Southern food you can imagine at a tiny local buffet with melamine plates and checkered vinyl tablecloths, on a recommendation from a grocery store cashier! Zomato is a restaurant recommendation database that allows you to search for food by city, cuisine, meal, price range, and more, alongside reviews, contact info, and booking options--perfect for narrowing down dozens of options in a new-to-you city.
Multitasking makeup: Particularly if you're headed somewhere beachy, a minimalist beauty look in bronzy or shimmery shades can mirror an inner sense of contentment, relaxation, and little fuss. This dual-ended stick from MAC for eyes, cheeks, and lips cuts down on the need to pack multiple products, has the added benefit of being non-spillable, and the coppery shade would flatter a range of complexions.
Kimono-style wrap: For layering over dresses, as a poolside cover-up, and for lounging in your room, a flowy wrap is pretty and versatile. If you can't tell, I love the challenge of packing items that serve more than one use!
We love making new discoveries through you. Be sure to share your most romantic, practical, or pretty essentials for travel in the comments or on our social media!


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"The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it."
King James Version (KJV)
19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. 21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. 22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. 23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. 24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
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I think it's the last remaining magic trick we have, and after delivering several hundred babies, it still amazes me every time. There were three of us in this room, no one's come in the through the door, and now there are four.
Babies are so tough and resilient. I've seen a baby born in a toilet bowl, in a car park, in the hospital foyer, at the side of the M1. I've delivered over the phone, and shouted instructions down a lift shaft to a student stuck in a lift with the woman.
Birth is a natural process, birth is normal. Unless something is wrong, midwives are the guardians of birth, not the doctor. If things look OK, the best place to give birth is at home.
People can bring whatever music they like to the hospital to play during childbirth. There's a lot of classical stuff, and a lot of them bring in things like Take That and Abba.
I went to the Roundhouse to see George Michael's concert for nurses. A lot of us there were from that Wham era. We were saying: 'Come on, George, get your clothes off - we'll give you a bed bath.' He loved it.
The whole point of antenatal care is physical, psychological and emotional preparation for childbirth and parenthood. But usually the first contact pregnant women have with me is when they're giving birth and screaming with pain.
The first time I delivered a baby I was petrified I was going to drop it. I'm shaking, it's moving, it's slippery, you don't know how hard to hold it. I haven't dropped one yet, but it has been known.
Being too posh to push, basically for vanity reasons, is something we're trying to put a complete stop on. We're looking for more celebrities to have a normal birth, and to have stretch marks, because it's more important to have a healthy baby, and be healthy yourself. Caesarean sections are not a safe option. We're talking major surgery, cutting through a lot of layers.
Pregnancy can spark off domestic violence. Fathers who don't want babies or are jealous of the unborn child. We try and make sure there's at least one visit when the mother comes alone.
Women who have been circumcised usually find birth very traumatic. They're young when it happens, and it makes them very worried about that part of their bodies.
Sometimes babies are born with the burdens of the world and society's prejudices immediately on its shoulders. I delivered one beautiful albino African baby. The parents were distraught because they knew she was going to be rejected by the rest of the family.
It's possible to communicate just through eye contact. A lot of women we look after don't speak English, so you're trying to guide someone through having a baby with hand signals, touch and through the eyes. When it works it's unbelievable.
The more macho the father, the more likely he is to faint in the labour room.
Water births are wonderful. The babies go into an automatic dive response, swim out, and they continue to get their oxygen from the placenta, which they're carrying with them. Then they come to the surface and breathe for the first time. It's a graceful and beautiful thing.
A lot of parents say: 'What's my baby's score?' and you think: 'Crikey, the poor kids are having their first exam one minute after birth.' It's called the Apgar score. It looks at respiratory rate, heart rate, colour, tone and stimuli response. It's been a very useful tool.
I often hold a baby and think: 'What are you going to be? An amazing politician? A great actress? It's such a complicated future. You've got to go right the way through school, you're going to hate it. You want to cry now? Cos you're going to cry later.'


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Honey & Orange Pumpkin Spice Sweet Tea/
Hello Lovely,
This past weekend, I told you guys how I engaged in some much needed self-care. What I didn't mention is that I drank so much, I threw up. I didn't feel bad about it. I actually puked until I passed out, and then had one of the best nights of sleep I had in a long time. Of course the bad side to this is waking up with puke on your shirt and breath, an upset stomach from your purging and a hangover that leaves your legs feeling week and useless. So what's a girl to do when she needs to get work done, but her night of fun led to some unforeseen consequences? I reached for the magical healing powers of herbal tea of course!
You should've seen me. I probably looked like a caveman as I moved around the kitchen gathering ingredients and boiling water! But I was determined to feel better and not forgo all of the tasks I had lined up for the day.
As you all know I'm an avid coffee drinker, but I cannot deny that when I am sick, I will reach for a cup of herbal tea before anything else. And given the severity of the situation, I thought I'd amp it up with some orange zest and honey. The addition of a little honey adds another depth of sweetness/flavour. I find that orange juice is great for combating hangovers but any citrus you prefer could be used here instead (like lemons or limes). Oranges are sweeter, but lemons could add a little zest kick, so you do what you like. This can be enjoyed hot or cold, but if you're not feeling well, hot is the best way to go, and cold is great for just wanting sweet tea.
Honey & Orange Pumpkin Spice Sweet Tea
(single serving)
· 2 teaspoons sugar
· 1 tablespoon honey
· 1 Pumpkin Spice Tea Bag
· ¼ cup orange slices
In your mug, steep your tea bag about 5-8 minutes (the stronger the better) then stir together the hot water, sugar and honey until dissolved. Add the orange slices and allow the flavour to be absorbed. Remove the bags or leave them in if you're like me and like a continual release of flavour. If drinking cold, chill for 2 hours before serving. Garnish your mug with an orange slice and enjoy!


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Ellis: Improvements could cost city $20,000
Macon Mayor Jack Ellis said today he expects it will cost $15,000 to $20,000 to make the City Auditorium ready for Oprah Winfrey's visit in two weeks.
City workers were busy painting doorways, entrances and hallways in the auditorium Friday. Ellis said that Winfrey would reimburse the city for some for some of the improvements, primarily to the dressing room areas.
Winfrey is scheduled to travel to Macon Nov. 17 to tape an episode of her talk show as part of a series of shows highlighting hometowns across the United States.
There are no more free tickets available. More than 4,500 people requested free tickets for the show within the first 48 hours that applications were available on the show's Web site.


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Pinocchio Checkbook Cover
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This exclusive Jiminy Cricket checkbook cover is handcrafted of genuine, full-grain leather. High-quality features include premium nylon thread stitching, fabric lining, a clear duplicate check divider, slip-in personal check pocket, and a second pocket to hold cash or receipts.
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Application: Typing Club
Have students "Get started" without signing in (no sign in permitted). If using their own Chromebook, it should save their progress, provided they visit more than once a month. Can be used de-identified. No login required. Permission slips required if you want to have students create accounts.


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Gold Hill No. 9
Backcountry Access Hiking the Ridge San Joaquin Couloir Gold 9's Access Gate Looking Down the Chute Skiing the Upper Chute Lower Gold 10 & Patrol Gold Hill Chutes 6-10 9:44 am atop Telluride, elevation 12,570′. A cold wind blasts across the ridge as my brother and I hop off the Revelation Lift and check the (more...)...Posted in Skiing | 1 Comment


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Metallic heels are a great option to purchase to wear to all of your summer weddings. Since everyone feels you can only wear a dress once to a wedding (because of the 1,000 fb photos you're tagged in), it's best to get one good pair of heels that can go with almost any dress.
Here are some great options from j.crew. 30% off all items with code BIGSALE.


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Maybe because I'm hitting 37 this year but I think about the past more so than usual. What I wish I said, what I wish I didn't do. I'm grateful for the painful moments in my life, how I took those and turned into something bigger, brighter. It took me years to dust off a bad upbringing and I've learned I can change my past, but I can change my outlook (put that on a Pinterest board!)
I look at Miko and wonder what I did to deserve her. By grace, I have Miko. I don't deserve her, but she's here and instead of trying to prove otherwise, I want to take this grace and do everything positive I can to make her the woman I am not. I've known heartbreak for so long, I almost don't know what to do with it. I'm learning my heart can house joy and pain, and there will be days one takes over the other, and that's okay.
I'm also learning to be graceful with myself, to look towards the future and to wonder how much bigger this joy can get. Here's to more joy in 2018.


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Meet the Family
Defined by Webster's dictionary as "Different from the ordinary, usual or expected", rapper Offbeat more than lives up to his name. Fusing Hip Hop vocals with Electro Swing inspired beats, he has quickly carved a niche for himself and gained recognition from fans of both genres.
With a style that has been described as "Mike Skinner meets Will from the Inbetweeners", Offbeat's trademark humour and lighthearted lyrics perfectly encapsulate the fun and upbeat energy of the Swing-inspired instrumentals over which he raps, resulting in a truly original and feel good sound.
Offbeat (AKA 'The Swingpin') is the front man of The Swinghoppers and hosts the show with a vibrancy and warmth that enable him to connect with an audience and ensure they have as good a time as he's having.
Pye has been Beatboxing and hosting on stages for over 12 years; supporting acts such as Rahzel, The Chicken Brothers and KRS-One, while collaborating with groups including Ushti Baba, The Infinite Collective and The Dutty Moonshine Big Band.
Following his recent success at the UK Beatbox Championships he has been hightailing it all over the country, performing to 1000s of partygoers at festivals, nightclubs and (bizarrely) an award winning festival shed.
His beatboxing is performative and musical spanning Hip Hop, Ghetto Funk and Drum n' Bass. His hosting is high energy and exciting, delivered with confidence and professionalism. From head-bopping to jaw-dropping the PieMan live show is something that has to be seen to be believed.
Sharleena Ray is the leading lady of The Swinghoppers and provides a sweet and soulful contrast to the boys' more aggressive styles.
Named after a Frank Zappa song, Sharleena is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has more than lived up to her namesake. Immersing herself in the array of influences of her hometown of London, Sharleena has lent her vocals to classic big bands and jazz ensembles, electronic DJ production teams, traditional Folk, Country and Blues groups, and even Cuban Hip-Hop and Nigerian 'Yorubeat' bands.
With a foremost love of Gospel music and harmony, she has also shared stages as a choir member for high-profile names such as Bobby McFerrin, Alice Russell and ESKA (Eska Mtungwazi). More recently, she became a choir ma'am herself, founding Bristol's Voices From The Rave Choir for whom she was Music Director, arranger and leader.


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Have your donation DOUBLED during Human Rights Week/
Thank you! Thanks to over 250 passionate human rights supporters, we reached our matched-funding target of $125,200 during our 2014 Human Rights Week Appeal.
To celebrate Human Rights Week, our friends at Allens, Arnold Dallas McPherson, DLA Piper, King & Wood Mallesons, Lander & Rogers, Oak Foundation, Sand Hill Road, Small Giants and our board generously matched dollar for dollar donations during the appeal up to $62,600.
Whether it's taking strategic legal action in the High Court, delivering evidence-based advocacy at the UN, securing legislative reform in parliament, producing ground-breaking research or building capacity in our community – we will defend human rights and stand for freedom, respect, dignity and equality. Thanks for standing with us!
(Obviously you can still make a donation, but it will no longer be doubled. Thank you.)


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Mona will read from her debut novel, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl. Maybe she'll even read from the parts of the book set in Seattle.
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Earlier Event: February 24BOOK LAUNCH IN SALT LAKE CITY -- THE KING'S ENGLISH
Later Event: February 26READING IN SAN FRANCISCO -- BOOK PASSAGE


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Alexe Dupont
Alexe left the countryside and her 8,000 little pigs for a career in advertising.
She graduated from Cégep of Jonquère in advertising coordination before receiving a bachelor's degree in social advertising at Université Laval.
After hopping around Quebec, Alexe has finally found her place in Montreal.
If you want to get along with Alexe, take her for a dark beer and talk to her about bananas, Philippe Brach, traveling and your Instagram strategy.


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More information
"Vehicle Fires Involving Buses and School Buses" report (PDF, 113 KB)
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If you have any questions, e-mail Nancy Schwartz or call +1 617 984-7450.
This analysis was prepared for the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB's) Public Hearing on Motorcoach Fires on August 8th and 9th, 2006 that was called in response to the September 2005 Texas motorcoach fire that claimed 23 lives. The analysis has statistics on bus and school bus fires reported to local fire departments and includes information by: year, day of week, time of day, month, property use, cause, factor contributing to ignition, heat source, area of fire origin and item first ignited.
During the five-year period of 1999-2003, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 2,210 bus or school bus fires per year. These fires caused an estimated annual average of three civilian deaths, 30 civilian injuries, and $24.2 million in direct property damage per year. In 1999-2003, bus or school bus fires accounted for 1% of the total reported vehicle fires, 1% of the vehicle fire deaths, 2% of the vehicle fire injuries, and 2% of the vehicle fire property damage. On average, six bus or school bus fires were reported every day.
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Hola! I'm Wendy (Founder/Editor-in-Chief of Sass 'n Curlz), aka sassncurlz, bka sassiegirl and the lists goes on…lol! So let's make a long story short and sweet 🙂
Me: A cool chick reppin BK by way of VA! A true lover of life, family, fashion, natural hair and a self-proclaimed obsessive-compulsive thinker (i know–i need help!).
My Style: My personal style is what I call "trendy boho chic". I say trendy because I do keep up with trends but never follow them from head to toe. I always tend to throw a little boho into my daily look with accessories which I love! Usually I am rocking an armful of bracelets, big rings and of course my signature hoop earrings. The chic side of me is easy because even on a bad day I take pride in my appearance and do my best to always be put together. That is the case whether I'm in a tee with jeans headed to the market or in designer duds on date night in the city.
My Hair: I got my first relaxer at 14 and that continued up until Oct 2008 (only relaxed 4x/yr anyway), transitioned for a year (did mini chops throughout), final chop was done on Oct 12, 2009; currently I'm au naturale and loving it! I often experiment with different styles like updos, braid-outs but my fave is a WNG (wash and go).
My Profession: I have over 12 years of professional experience working in the fashion industry in the fields of design, buying, merchandising, production and product development. I also feed my creative entrepreneurial spirit by dabbling in fashion journalism, freelancing as a style consultant and being a natural hair enthusiast to many.


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"Mount your Friends is really funny because it's got men with big muscles wearing tiny thongs and when you move around your penis swings about and you climb a goat and it's well random and it's called Mount Your Friends, LOL!"
Mount Your Friends is one the best multiplayer games you'll find on the Xbox 360. In fact, it's one of the best multiplayer games ever made. It deserves to be grouped with the likes of Street Fighter, Starcraft, League of Legends, and whatever else we're considering an 'E Sport' these days. And while swathes of guffawing idiots make endless let's play videos focusing on Mount Your Friends' lewd aspects, we're going to prove once and for all that it's a tournament-worthy title if ever one existed.
YES. On Wednesday September 25th, Loading Bar Soho will be host to a tournament like no other. 32 competitors will mount it out against one another for the title of 'best person at Mount Your Friends of those who actually turned up to this thing'.
The evening will start from 7pm for registration and practice sessions, the event itself will start at 8pm.
Throughout the evening we'll have some half-arsed commentary from Midnight Resistance's very own Andi Hamilton (if he's remembered to book it off work - Sean), and a prize for the winner, which may or may not be something more than bragging rights for the rest of their life.
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Three Things to Remember
I recently gave a short talk to a group of boys who had just finished freshman year. What should they be focusing on now? Three things come to mind:
- Select challenging courses. Colleges care about strength of curriculum (surprise!). One aspect of strength of curriculum is the number of academic courses. For this reason, I encourage my students to aim for five academic courses each year: math, English, history/social science, laboratory science, and language other than English. Another aspect of strength of curriculum is regular vs. honors vs. AP. My general rule is for students to take honors or AP classes if they think they can earn at least a B. However, if a C is likely, or if a certain honors or AP class is so time-intensive that it's likely to bring down grades in other classes, the regular class makes sense instead. For example, one of my students leveled down from AP Chinese to regular Chinese because she was not a native speaker, and the huge time commitment would threaten her other junior year grades.
- Explore extracurricular activities. Freshman and sophomore years are the time for exploration. It's fine to dabble. By the end of sophomore year, though, we want to eliminate the less meaningful activities. Why? From the improve-your-chances-at-college-acceptance perspective, a laundry list of activities where your child was minimally involved isn't going to impress anyone. And from the make-your-child-a-productive-member-of-society perspective, going through the motions of an activity your child doesn't care about probably won't work, no matter how great you think that activity is.
- Explore academic interests. It's never too early for your child to explore his academic interests. With free online courses through Coursera and EdX, it's easy and -- dare I say it -- fun. Yes, your child's academic interests will probably change after he gets to college. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't explore them now! Finding an area of interest now will help you identify a good summer program for after sophomore year -- and that summer program will set up your child's application for a good summer program after junior year. When summer programs spark or deepen an academic interest, especially an interest the student can continue to explore during the school year, then the "Why This College?" application essays become easier to write. Why? Because your child can talk about his actual experience exploring an academic interest. That's more convincing than just saying he hopes to learn about the field in the future.
Student Questions
No presentation of mine would be complete without student questions. Below is a list of questions the boys asked, along with my responses.
Do recommendations from teachers and principals play a big part in college apps?
Most students will need two teacher recommendations. These nearly always come from teachers of academic classes (English, math, history/social science, laboratory science, language other than English) from sophomore or junior year. In addition, most students will need one counselor recommendation. Some colleges accept recommendations from other people, such as coaches, principals, pastors, art teachers, etc. The more selective the college, the bigger the role recommendations play; selective schools have more than enough applicants with good numbers, so they rely more heavily on qualitative factors such as recommendations and essays.
Recommendations are a silent killer of applications to selective schools! Many students don't start thinking about letters of rec until fall of senior year. Too late! Especially if your child is an introvert, or if he is the type who just puts his head down and earns the A without developing a rapport with his teachers, you'll have to encourage him to be more intentional about cultivating relationships with recommendation writers. For example, that might mean participating more in class, talking to the teacher outside of class hours, or doing supplemental reading beyond what is assigned. Showing that you care about what someone else cares about is fundamental to getting a good letter of rec. And to being a good person.
How fun are frats?
Pretty fun? I wasn't in a frat, so I can't say from personal experience, but I'm sure it's epic. Really, this question gets at how to research colleges, which is something that can wait. We need to find schools that offer the right level of academic intensity for your child. For some kids, that means super intense all the time, but for others that means work-life balance.
Online school vs regular school?
Two questions come to mind. First, has your school counselor signed off on the online course? You don't want to sign up for an online course and not get credit, so double check with your counselor. Second, will the grade show up on your high school transcript or on some other transcript? This can get a little tricky when we're talking about the UC course requirements, known as the A-G requirements. The trick is that only certain courses at a given high school are approved; you can check a high school's approved course list at the UC Course List search page. One student I started working with senior year took online courses the school labeled as "history" or "literature," but they weren't on the approved A-G list, which meant UC schools weren't a viable option for her. Don't let that happen to your child!
How did you specifically get into Stanford?
I applied in 1996. The acceptance rate was around 13%. Yes, I had a high GPA and a high SAT score, and I had solid extracurricular activities (soccer, cross country, church youth group). I had great letters of recommendation and mediocre application essays. But it was enough then.
It's different now. The acceptance rate is around 5%. If I applied today, I wouldn't get in. It's that simple.
When should you know what college you want to go to?
We can't really figure out the college list until we have first semester junior year grades and an SAT or ACT score. The question for parents is whether exploring colleges during sophomore year will make the process more stressful or less stressful. If your child would feel less stressed by doing some college exploration now, then this can be a great time to do some college visits. Check out UCLA or USC to get a feel for a large school, LMU or the Claremont Colleges for a medium school, and Occidental for a small school. Even if your child has no interest in any of these particular schools, visiting will give him a feel for different schools. But if you visit, make it official! That means scheduling an official visit through the admissions office website. When making admission decisions, many schools consider interest your child shows (aka demonstrated interest).
Does freshman year matter?
Yes. Even for UCs, freshman year grades matter. True, the GPA used to determine UC eligibility is calculated based on sophomore and junior year grades in A-G courses; if that GPA is under a 3.0, your child isn't UC eligible. But what makes an applicant eligible is less than what makes an applicant competitive. UC campuses evaluate applications using a process called Comprehensive Review, which includes 14 separate factors. Academic GPA in all A-G courses -- that is, including freshman year -- is one of the factors, so yes, freshman year grades matter.
That said, if your child earned a C in a class freshman year, it's not time to panic. It's time to focus on moving the trend in the right direction. That might mean finding a tutor. If your child might have a learning difference, look into it. And when it comes time to fill out those applications, use the Additional Information section of the application to explain the low grade. There's always a way to describe the circumstances to put low grades in context.
Is specializing in art good?
It depends what you mean by "good." Making money? Doing something you enjoy? Both? Whether a particular area of interest is good or bad depends on what your child's goals and talents are. This question often reemerges junior year when we're figuring out which colleges to apply to. "Is this college good?" is a question I get all the time. My response to that question is the same as my response to the question about specializing in art. It depends on your child's talents and goals. Your answer will be different from other parents' answers because your child is different from other children. Since that's the case, don't be afraid to let your child go his own way, whether in terms of which interests to pursue or which colleges to apply to.
What is the biggest thing that colleges focus on?
There are three "first tier" factors that are very important to nearly all schools: grades, strength of curriculum, and ACT/SAT scores. I say "nearly all" because many colleges are now "test optional," meaning they don't require the ACT or SAT; you can find a list at FairTest. After the first tier factors, second tier factors include letters of rec and application essays.
Final Thoughts
Let's not over-complicate this. The three things to keep in mind for your soon-to-be sophomore are (1) selecting challenging courses, (2) exploring extracurricular activities, and (3) exploring academic interests. Focus on these three, and you'll stay on track!
P.S. Questions? Feel free to get in touch.


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I'm currently re-reading the Bhagavad Gita with my teacher trainees, and have been absorbed this week with Krishna's words of wisdom, particularly the notion that our Self does not die, even though it may change skins. When Krishna explains this to Arjuna at the beginning of the book, he is speaking about a literal death and rebirth. As I reflect on it in my own life, though, I'm reminded of the many symbolic deaths and rebirths I've experienced through the 37 years I've been alive as Peach Friedman on this planet.
One of my favorite practices is gazing at myself. You can laugh; it sounds silly. But I don't mean gazing in the way you might when you're getting dressed for a dinner party. I mean stripping off clothing, standing in front of the mirror naked, and gazing so that you might SEE what body you are living in now.
Body/mind disconnect is so prevalent now that we have entire industries, and wealthy ones, designed to help us simply reconvene with our physical form. I believe much of this disconnect comes from pace, that simply, we move so quickly we literally do not catch up with our changing bodies.
The truth is, our bodies evolve, we do shed skin, again and again, throughout our lives. To stay caught up with who we are today feels like a practice of patience and slowing down, in our modern terms. But it is simple enough as tasting our own breath. When we pass a mirror, pausing to gaze at the reflection. When we eat our meals, slow down to feel the nourishment slide into our bodies.
One of the maps of yoga are the kosas, described as layers of being surrounding our ultimate "I Am"ness. The outermost kosa, Anamaya Kosa, is often called the food sheath, because it it the hard matter of our bodies, literally made of food. In our funny way, we are both obsessed with, and completely alien from, this part of ourselves. Our focus ON the body does not always bring us into greater connection WITH our body.
I experienced this as an anorectic. During my years with that illness, I focused so much of my mental energy on my physical body, that I felt many times to actually have left my body. I was caught up completely in a more ethereal, less weighty plane of existence then. I was lost in the white, floating layers of thought, dream, and sky…and from that place, gave great attention to altering my physical form. But, I rarely paused to sense, from a grounded, earthy place, what it felt like to really be in that body I had created from such a mental space.
Returning to health from anorexia, I made it my life's work to wake up to being in a physical body. I am deeply fascinated, and truly in love with, the process of being human from a flesh and bone standpoint. I adore my skin. I am so curious about my muscles and my bones and my joints. My greatest daily pleasures usually come through my asana practice, where I can devote all of my attention not to thinking ABOUT my body, but simply sensing being IN my body.
Now, when I pass a mirror, I will pause. I will look to see how my wrinkles are developing, where gray hairs are growing. I will notice how the shape of my neck has changed. I know that as I age I will often say "Where did the time go?" but my hope is that I will be able to answer that: I know where it went, because I was with it all along. I was not absent from it, trying to make my body better from the outside. I was INSIDE it, watching my skins shed and change, rebirthing myself from the inside out.
Last weekend I flew up to Virginia to visit my mom, and her partner Tom who is sick with ALS. As someone whose spiritual practice is intertwined with a physical practice, I admit it's scary for me to watch illness overtake a body. While I do my good work to stay as connected as I can with my own body, I don't know how I will traverse this pass when illness strikes. With the Gita on my mind last weekend, I felt relieved by Krisha's words that all of our skins will shed, and find new form. Through symbolic death, through literal death.
Musing on this over the weekend, I went into my mom's office to lay back over a bolster and rest. As my head fell gently to the floor behind me, this is what I saw: her old, beautifully worn copy of the Bhagavad Gita, which she told me later she believes was her father's before it was mine.


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A greenback cutthroat feeding in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park.
A greenback cutthroat in spawning colors. Rocky Mountain National Park.
A female greenback cutthroat, who was quickly returned to the water after her portrait. Gorge Lakes, Rocky Mountain National Park.
Chris Kennedy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service shows a water monitoring device. Colorado.
Chris Kennedy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service conducts field research.
A male greenback cutthroat swims in the inlet of Arrowhead Lake.
Chris Kennedy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service uses a net to conduct a population study of greenback cutthroats.
Overhead view of a greenback cutthroat on a spawning bed.
Greenback cutthroat, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Territorial display of greenback cutthroat trout.
Surface feeding, view from below.
Greenback cutthroat, view from below.
Greenback cutthroats in spawning colors.
Specimen of greenback cutthroat in the collection of University of Colorado at Boulder. Museum specimens dating back to the mid 19th century have been used for genetic mapping of greenback cutthroats.
Jessica Metcalf of the University of Colorado at Boulder led the team in 2012 to determine the hybridization of stocks of greenback cutthroat trout.
Cutthroat fry photographed at the Bellvue State Fish Hatchery, Bellvue, Colorado.
Cutthroat larvae photographed at the Bellvue State Fish Hatchery, Bellvue, Colorado.
A hybrid rainbow/greenback cutthroat. One of the largest threats to the survival of all native cutthroats is the introduction of introduced species.
A greenback cutthroat in spawning colors.
A greenback cutthroat feeds on the surface.
A mounted greenback cutthroat in the collection of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The greenback cutthroat was once believed to be extinct as a species. Without herculean efforts by generations of committed individuals and institutions, it's possible that stuffed fish could be all we have left.


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Daddy Off Duty?
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Every now and then I get a reprieve from some or all of my after-work childcare duties. On certain nights every week, it's All Daddy All Night, while The Lovely Wife does other things to bring home the (turkey) bacon. The reprieves, I surmise, are her way of giving back to me a little down-time after work, until just before the kids' bedtime. Usually when I get a night-off, she takes the kids out for an after-school playdate/picnic, or over to the in-laws' house for dinner. This works well since she picks up the kids at 5, and I usually have no hope of getting home before 5:30 or later, thanks in part to the wonders of public transit.
Of course, when your wife bosses around contractors for a living and is uber-organized, she doesn't always have the same use for her downtime as you might have for yours. Last night I had up to an hour and a half on my own before she and the kids rolled up the driveway, invading my solitude.
Here are some of the things I planned to do with my downtime:
1) nothing at all, save maybe taking it easy and getting some dinner in absolute quiet;
2) catch up on Lost, or The Office, or any of the other TV shows I never get to watch real-time;
3) listen to some music that is NOT RAFFI, and at a reasonable volume;
Here are some of the things TLW may or may not have suggested I do:
4) clean the bathrooms (?);
5) do a little laundry;
6) vacuum.
Because I'm a methodical kind of guy, I did these in order, and unfortunately didn't even get to number 3. Knowing this, I'm guessing she wasn't surprised in the least to come home to a house that was only remotely cleaner than when we left it, hurricane-style, at 7:30 in the morning that day. Only her sidelong glare and sarcastic tone betrayed her aloofness in this matter. I countered with the fact that I was taking a day off the following day, and would attack most of the items on her list. She was unconvinced. I stood my ground. Sort of.*
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to do some laundry. And maybe find the vacuum.
* We cleaned the bathrooms in tandem last night while the kids were in the bath. Who says she doesn't know how to get results?
Posted bythemikestand at 7:45 AM
Labels: parenting
4 stepped up to the mike:
- HalfAsstic.com said... 5:55 PM, May 07, 2008
You're awesome, man. Kudos to you and wife. Reminds me very much of the routine around here.
- Michael said... 12:08 AM, May 08, 2008
Oh, gotta love strong women. They do make your life interesting.
- Raul said... 8:31 PM, May 09, 2008
You are indeed awesome. Came to your blog through Rebecca's and Sarah's. If you could jet into Vancouver and give my upstairs neighbours a crash course in parenting, that'd be awesome.
- richgold said... 11:03 AM, May 11, 2008
Oh Mike - you missed the low hanging fruit! If you vacuum, it actually looks like you did a lot more!
Excuse me now! I've got the laundry going, but I've got to get the vacuum out! ;-)


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text: Khun Yut, who many will know, is one of the truly good guys in the Thai biking industry with particular regard to QC and customer service, thereby giving this new enterprise real credibility. *** PRESS RELEASE *** PRESS RELEASE *** PRESS RELEASE *** PRESS RELEASE *** PRESS RELEASE *** PRESS RELEASE *** KTM Dealership Opening in Thailand 2010. A deal was signed last week in Austria with a Thai limited company, Kunka Corporation, to open up a KTM dealership here in Bangkok later on this year. Kunka Corp. plan to be exhibiting the 1190 RC-8, 990 SM-T, 990 Super Duke R, 990 Adventure & the 690 Duke at The 2nd Bangkok Motorbike Festival 2010 at Central World 28-31st January 2010. Kunka Corp expects to be importing into Thailand the 990 Adventure & Motard models, as well as un-plated motocross bikes for racing. If you are interested in any particular model, or, wanting further information please call Khun Yut direct on 0855186556. Prices have yet to be finalized, but expect to be announced in time for the Bangkok Motorbike Festival. For more details on the KTM Model range, please visit: http://www.ktm.com/Models.6.20.html Khun Yut is particularly interested in hearing what model interests you, for example the 690 Enduro is not on the list! So please call him direct and tell him which model interests you.


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Diocesan Youth Events
Christophany 2019
April 26 at 6:30pm to April 28 at noon
Bear Creek Camp
3601 Bear Creek Blvd
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Cost: $125 (scholarships available)
An event for Middle & High School Youth. Learn to overcome obstacles with God's help. Activities will include the high and low ropes courses, a talent show, hiking and campfire. Cost includes breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday plus breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Register now.
Contact: The Rev. Michele Causton
Grace House Youth and Young Adult Mission Trip
Grace House on the Mountain
5100 Pewter Drive
St. Paul, VA 24283
Cost: $150 (scholarships available)
Contact: The Rev. Doug Moyer
Grace House on the Mountain is a ministry of the Diocese of Southwest Virginia and serves the people who live in the coalfields of Appalachia. We will meet new people, assist in the repair of homes, gain valuable skills, help people in need, and learn from another culture. We will travel together leaving from Bethlehem. For youth completing grades 9-12 and young adults.
CONNECT 4: 2018 High School Fall Retreat
Designed by our youth for our youth, Connect is a weekend retreat for high school students of shared faith stories told by other youth, encouraging participants to explore their relationship with God, self, and the world around them. Come and join us!
November 9 at 7:00pm through November 11 at 2:00pm
Grades 9-12
Cost: $125
Contact: The Rev. Michele Causton
Episcopal Youth Event (next event 2020)
Every three years, the Episcopal Church convenes an international youth event so "that the energy of the youth of the Episcopal Church can continue to be utilized in active ministry as members of the Body of Christ." (General Convention Resolution #1982-D079)
EYE is geared for youth in grades 9-12 and their adult leaders.
Each year the Episcopal Youth Event focuses on a different theme that enables youth to engage in the ministry of the church. The next EYE event will take place in 2020.
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|A new painting about...guess what?
Today you'll find me in glamourous Montreal…wearing rubber gloves and scouring a toilet as part of my artist residency! But before you all rush out to sign up for this alluring experience, perhaps I should explain how this happened.
I've been toying with the notion of doing an artist residency for a while, checking out glamourous villas in Spain or collaborative spaces in suburban Tokyo. But an artist friend warned me, "You're really at their mercy, you get a call and you have to come out right away…it's difficult to plan ahead." While I'm sure that's not true of all residencies, it is a factor for me. I have an ailing mother, so I can't go too far for too long. Summers I like to spend at home in Vancouver, my kids are home from school and the weather is pretty damn nice, especially this summer. Fall is a busy time, as I get ready for the November Culture Crawl. And I have to admit, I love my studio, it's perfectly set up and I have yet to find a residency that welcomes resin artists. "Bring your toxic chemicals to our lovely shared studio!" And not working in resin would mean a big change for me.
However, the idea of a residency kept nagging at me. I decided that I would arrange my own short residency; combining an art class with a city I loved. I chose Montreal, since my son already has an apartment there. He shares with two other McGill students, and I had seen the place when he moved in last September, it's brand new and brilliantly located near downtown. I found a short art class I could take, and I was all set: museums visits, an apartment where I could paint as well, an interesting class and free accommodations. I promised my son I'd "pay" for my stay by leaving a big painting in the living room. What's not to like?
If you could have predicted the problem already, you're a lot smarter than I am. Apparently three intelligent young men, who can get admitted into a top university, are not smart enough to clean out the fridge before they leave for the summer. I saw mystery meat at university, but yesterday I got to see mystery vegetables…I have no idea what they were. And I'm pretty sure the apartment has not been cleaned since I saw it a year ago. So I've spent the first part of my residency getting the apartment into a state of minimum human habitability. I'm painting as well, but if my work is influenced by my surroundings, there's going to be some sort of Hoarders masterpiece ahead.
|Luckily for me, the hockey bag doesn't reek.
On the other hand, it is kind of satisfying to fix up a place like some HGTV show. If all goes well, I'll post some before and after photos. And being all alone and in a new place is already inspiring some new ideas. I've been sketching Montreal buildings and my painting on canvas is very flat and smooth. And being able to make art at any time of the day is quite exciting. Despite the housework, I think my private artist residency is going to be great!


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text: You are what I eat! December 12, 2012 Tanaka Ken Meet my friend Jacob the lion. He lives in the Masai Mara nature reserve near Mt. Kilimanjaro in Kenya, Africa. His hobbies are lioning through tall grass, lioning under the bilbao tree, and also resting. I have spent a lot of time with Jacob. He is a very nice lion. If you should ever meet him, he asks that you don't wear cologne or perfumes of any kind as they can spoil the sweet flavor of epidermis. Jacob the lion looks forward to getting to know you.