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Tuesday the team attended Xingchen Gardens where they were reunited with Kevin, Jenny and Jason and their teacher Julia who attended Huntly 3years ago.
Xingchen Gardens is a school of 1800 students and has classes from Prep-Year 6. It is an extremely popular school in Suzhou and has a waiting list of students who wish to attend. Classroom house 50 students in classrooms not much bigger then those at Huntly the school site is slightly smaller than Huntly and the buildings are 5 storys high with Prep classes on the bottom floor and Year 5/6 on the top. No lifts in sight the stairs are the only option.
Today's pictures and movie show the team engaged in lessons at Xingchen. They were also given a tour of the school and you can see classes dumplings, these were eaten at our break time with all agreeing they were delicious.
At recess the team engaged in a friendly soccer match with the students of Xingchen. Jack and Boden held the Australian backline together roved the field picking up kicks at will. The game ended in a nil all draw and was throughly enjoyed by all concerned.
On Thursday we head back to Shanghai stopping off at Tongli Town along the way.
Check out the photos and movie of our day at Xinchen Gardens on this blog.
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Barely half of millennials say they look to religion for guidance, but a higher percentage "talk to God," suggesting that the 18-to-34 demographic is more spiritual than sectarian, according to a new survey by the Integrated Innovation Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
The survey of 2,000 U.S. men and women, ages 18-34, found that 62 percent said they talk to God, while 52 per cent said they look to religion for guidance.
Asian-Americans (57 per cent) were least likely to talk to God, and second least likely to look to religion for guidance in their daily life (51 per cent), following closely behind white millennials (49 per cent).
African-Americans were most likely to say they talk to God (78 percent) and look to religion (67 percent).
The Pew Forum's July 2012 article Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths reported that the Asian Americans population increased to 5.8 per cent (or 18.2 million children and adults in 2011, according to the U.S. Census) from 1 per cent of the total U.S. population in 1965.
The U.S. Census Bureau defines "Asian" as "a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia or the Indian subcontinent," Pew Forum explains in a footnote. It includes people who indicated their race(s) as "Asian Indian," "Chinese," "Filipino," "Japanese," "Korean," "Vietnamese" or "Other Asian," or wrote in entries such as "Pakistani," "Thai," "Cambodian" or "Hmong."
With growing diversity in the nation's population, the Census Bureau has changed the wording of questions about race and ethnicity over time. Since Census 2000, respondents could select one or more race categories to indicate their racial identities. About 15 per cent of the Asian population reported multiple races in Census 2010.
In addition, since Census 2000, the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population, formerly included with the totals for the Asian population, has been counted as a separate race group. Because of the changes, the report warns about historical comparisons on the racial composition of Asians.
For details of the profile of religious affiliations of Asian-Americans, click Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths

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Do you love puppies? Stupid question. Of course you love puppies. Who doesn't? They're so cute! But don't let that cuteness blind you to online scammers' tricks.
Your BBB urges you to be careful when responding to classified ads for pets. Scammers often post ads offering free or inexpensive puppies.
Communicating only through emails, the scammers will claim they are moving to a foreign country and need to "re-home" the puppies.
The scammer might seem sincere, but don't be fooled. He may say he doesn't care about money and just wants to find a good home for the beloved puppies. He might try to get information about your identity–phone number, birthday, address–and disguise it as an effort to "get to know who is buying the puppies."
Eventually the scammer will ask for money–usually via wire transfer or prepaid debit card. If you see these red flags, beware—or you may end up without your money and without a puppy.
BBB offers this advice when considering the purchase of a pet:
- Do your research. Ask for the breeder's references. You can also check BBB.org to see details about complaints against the breeder, advertising issues and other details about the seller.
- Visit the Breeder First. It is essential to visit the breeder at their home to see the entire litter, the care and conditions given to the puppies prior to purchasing. This will allow you to see if the environment is clean and healthy for the puppies.
- Beware of breeders who seem overly concerned with getting paid. Any reputable breeder will be far more concerned with the appropriateness of the potential pet home than what and when they are getting paid. Make sure you have clear expectations – ideally in writing – of how and when the pup will be paid for. Be especially wary of any breeder who insists that you wire money or insist you can only pay with a prepaid debit card.
- Don't be fooled by a slick website. Dishonest breeders and even outright scams can be represented by professional-looking web sites that lure you in with fraudulent pictures of adorable puppies.
- Take your time. Beware of breeders who claim to have multiple breeds ready to ship immediately. It's highly unlikely that your perfect puppy will be available for shipping on the very day you call. Gestation and socialization of a litter takes months–no puppy should be separated from the mom before eight weeks of age.
- Report a scam. Anyone who has experienced a dog-related scam should report it to their local authorities, as well as your BBB.


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Tree Insect and Disease Control
Our specialty is controlling damaging insects in trees and shrubs and preventing various diseases. Some of these services maybe time sensitive of the when to do the application in the time of season for best results. Here at Bestway we help stay on top of those special schedules so your trees or shrubs don't go though devastating damages. We have top of the line spray systems to help reach the tops of most trees in North Idaho.


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Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLM)
What are Periodic Limb Movements?
Periodic limb movement disorder (PLM) are occurrences of simple, repetitive, and uncontrollable muscle movements. PLM can occur during the day but is more common during the night and can seriously disrupt sleep which causes daytime fatigue. Movements tend to involve muscle tightening or flexing in the lower legs.
EISC sleep medicine specialist Dr. Scott D. Geisler explains:
What are the symptoms of periodic limb movements?
Normally, those affected by PLM are unaware of the movements. Someone who sleeps in the same bed is more likely to notice symptoms which include:
- Unusual, repetitive movements, typically in the lower legs
- Fatigue
How are periodic limb movements diagnosed?
In order to diagnose PLM, your doctor may recommend a polysomnogram (sleep study).
What treatment options are available?
While PLM cannot be cured, it can be managed. In some cases, doctors will prescribe medications that help control the movements. Those with mild cases may benefit from sedatives or pain killers.
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
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Periodic Limb Movements are occurrences of muscle movements which seriously disrupt sleep. Normally those affected by PLMs are unaware of the movements. The bed partner is more likely to notice the symptoms and to complain about frequent kicking.
Symptoms can include simple repetitive and uncontrollable muscle movements, muscle tightening or flexing in the lower legs and daytime fatigue. To diagnose PLMs a polysomnographic or sleep study may be helpful but is not required. While PLMs cannot be cured they can be managed. Medication can help control the movements and mild cases may benefit from sedatives or painkillers.
Learn more about periodic limb movements (PLM)
- National Sleep Foundation: Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep
- American Sleep Association: Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
- National Center on Sleep Disorders Research: Restless Legs Syndrome/Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
Questions? Contact the Eastern Iowa Sleep Center today.


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Bakrid or Eid ul Azha is fast approaching and Muslims all over the world are gearing up for the festive celebrations. So in this post I am sharing some really delicious mutton recipes that you can make on Eid day and afterwards. Just click on the links to get the recipes.
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We interview Rick from RK Test Prep. He's got some great tips on psychology and motivation that make measurable differences on SAT and ACT test performance.
Resources Mentioned:
Rick's book: RK Test Prep Book of Essential SAT Grammar: Writing and Language Practice Tests
Steven Pressfield's books Do the Work and War of Art are great books for breaking through procrastination.
Cal Newport's book Deep Work talks about the necessity of putting away technological distractions while doing work for productivity.
RK Test Prep helps students improve their SAT and ACT scores with in-person or video tutoring sessions by experts who encourage students to maximize their potential.
3 Key Points:
- Tutors can make students 2-10x more efficient while studying.
- Students who have set college goals are more motivated to test prep.
- Tutors inspire confidence in their students, which makes an overall difference in the score.
1:15- Introduction. Rick's been tutoring kids in West Chester, PA and online for five years. He tutors about 100 kids/year. He recently wrote a book compiling his knowledge.
2:21- Advantages of having a tutor: A tutor can better explain material and make students 2-10x more effective while studying. Also, it gives students confidence to work with a tutor that knows everything about the test. The tutor can instruct them in what strategies to use and what to study.
3:59- Kids meet with Rick for about 10 hours and practice 40 hours on their own and can expect about an 150 point SAT score increase.
5:02- One way to increase motivation to study is to set high expectations of students.
5:28- When kids come back from their first official college visit, their scores increase. Students who have scoped out colleges are generally more motivated.
6:26- There are websites that compute the odds of admission given GPA and SAT/ACT Scores. Here are some:
7:45- Some recommended books. Steven Pressfield's books Do the Work and War of Art are great books for breaking through procrastination.
Cal Newport's Deep Work talks about the necessity of putting away technological distractions while doing work for productivity.
8:59- Sitting through and doing practice tests is really more important than just reviewing notes.
9:45-Accountability is a big motivator. Knowing that you're going to meet with a tutor who will ask questions about what you've done helps keep you on track.
11:17-Students who take more advanced classes are likely to improve more on the SAT than students who don't. The rigor of the coursework is more indicative of success than GPA.
12:59-Your mindset can make 60-90 point differences in score. Tutors should make their students feel confident about the test.
Check out our Ultimate SAT Guide and our Ultimate ACT Guide


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Colorado residents upwardly mobile Pew study reports
The Pew Center for the States released a study today looking at income mobility across the country, and it shows many Colorado residents were able to climb the economic ladder, even if the state's economy has generated only average gains in income.
Pew defines economic mobility in two ways. One is absolute mobility or the gains in average income that an economy provides. Think of it as the tide that lifts all ships. Colorado is just average on that measure, with a 19 percent gain in incomes over a 10-year period ending in 2007.
Relative mobility is how many people move up or down the floors inside that ship or economy. About 43 percent of Colorado residents in the Pew study met the definition of upward mobility, one of the highest rates of any state. Another 31 percent were downwardly mobile, not much different than the U.S. average.
Imagine a crowded ladder with 100 steps and some people jockeying for positions and others hanging on for dear life. Those able to climb 10 rungs or more up in a given period are the upwardly mobile. Those who climb or are forced down 10 or more rungs are the downwardly mobile by Pew's definition.
A lack of education, drug use and low aptitude scores are all correlated with downward mobility, Pew has found. But bad luck can be too, say devoting your work life to a company or an industry that has fallen out of favor.
The ideal is to hit a triple play on all measures, which only three states managed to do – Maryland, New Jersey and New York. They had higher absolute mobility, higher upward mobility and lower downward mobility. Louisiana, Oklahoma and South Carolina were at the other end, with above average downward mobility, less upward mobility and slower overall income growth.
Colorado hit a single. Other measures show the state's per capita income ranking among states slipping in recent years, reflecting a population that is growing faster than the economy's ability to provide incomes.
A caveat is in order. The study was through 2007, before the recession took its toll. Enough years haven't passed for Pew to measure what the downturn meant for absolute mobility, but the stories of people struggling to replace the income they lost are plentiful.
The Pew study is available at this link: www.pewstates.org
My earlier story on people in Colorado dropping out of the middle class is available here: www.denverpost.com.


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Spector Bass UK has announced the launch of the limited edition Euro Koa basses at this year's London Bass Guitar Show.
Launched exclusively in the UK by brand distributors Barnes & Mullins, the 4 and 5 string basses have been designed specifically for UK customers and are available in one-off, limited quantities.
They offer a unique twist on Spector's professional Euro series basses, featuring a hand-crafted and carved body made European Alder with a Koa top – available in natural stain gloss and matte finishes.
They feature a 3-piece Maple neck with internal graphite rod supports and a 24 fret Rosewood fingerboard inlaid with Mother of Pearl crown fret markers. Other hi-end appointments include a lightweight zinc brass alloy Spector bridge, brass nut and gold hardware. Each bass includes in a Spector-branded hardcase.
Electronics come in the form of a Spector 9v Tone Pump circuit with Aguilar OBP3 pre-amp (master volume, pickup blend, stacked bass/treble and mid pots). The 4 string model features a PJX EMG-X pickup with the 5 string model loaded with a 40TWX EMG-X.
Spector Limited Edition Euro Koa models are available to order now for £2,735 (4 string models) and £2,800 (5 string models).
4 string gloss and 5 string matte models will be on show for the first time at Spector Bass UK's A22 booth at the Show.
The London Bass Guitar Show takes place on 3rd and 4th March 2018 at Olympia.


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Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Liquid Foundation in 220 Sandy Beige Review
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I am reviewing Instant Age Rewind liquid foundation makeup from Maybelline. It says it is a radiant firming makeup with goji berry and caffeine. It has SPF 18 sunscreen feature, for all skin type and comes in glass bottle with standard foundation amount 30 ml/ 1 fl. My bottle is in 220 Sandy Beige.
It says drug facts: active ingredient is 4.5% of Octinoxate. I am sorry that I forgot and should have taken pictures of the ingredient side which is inside and have to peel off. Also forgot to take pics of foundation color, swatch and bottle lips. My bad!
I bought this from U.S through my friend. I ordered this to test on my aunt when I had to do makeup for her while she has interview with one TV program from my country, Burma/Myanmar. My aunt is a stereo aged singer in my country. She is like 60 or 61/62 years old. I ordered this for her but she does not like Maybelline products and I had to keep it myself. 😀
I also tried this on myself for few times to do a review. I bought this foundation because I was attracted by these words, 'instant age rewind', 'radiant firming makeup' , 'special formula with goji berry and caffeine to firm and improve skin condition'. So, I tried this on my aunt's 60 years old+ skin and also on my 26 years old skin. 😀
It looked good on both of ours skins. It has some shimmer in the foundation. I does not look heavy or thick, but it gives good coverage. It is also light weight and long lasting. I wore the makeup for 7-8 hrs without touch up on my oily skin and it looked good till I got home and looked at myself in the mirror. But I don't like the smell of foundation, it is a latex smell, typical foundation smell. It is not good for photography. It is only good for every day wear. I am not sure it looks good in TV as I did not get a chance to look through my aunt from the camera or in TV program as I came back to Bkk. She was just sitting at living room and had interview with people from TV. There were lighting set up in the living room and recorded the interview. I hope it looked good in TV. I was on visiting trip to my hometown and did not have everything in my kit that time. So, I used that makeup for her TV interview.
Overall, it is a nice foundation makeup. The main things I don't like about this product is the packaging and the smell of foundation. The packaging is just a glass bottle with a cap. No pump and it is so hard to control the amount of foundation coming out. I really hate that part the most.
My Aunt
[ She was wearing this foundation in the photo. The picture looks not nice as it is not taken in natural light with a nice camera. It was taken inside the house with fluorescent light and with somebody's camera ]
Have you heard of this foundation? Have you tried or any experiences? 🙂


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This was written a while ago as a reply to a reader style question that was featured at wow.com. The question itself was along the lines of "WoW is far too complicated. Imagine my shock at discovering that rogues have three separate hitcaps!" That would be for specials (yellow damage), poisons, and auto attacks (white damage), for those not in the know.
It's a little harsher than most of my other posts, which is partly why it never got posted in the first place.
This orphan post goes live today, as I figured it would be… interesting, in light of changes that were announced at Blizzcon.
Armor Penetration is too "mathy".
Jesus Christ in a handbasket.
Now here's a complaint you don't see very often.
WoW is too complicated!
I know, right? Ridiculous.
Blizzard has always been in the habit of not telling us players how things work. Stuff like spell hit, crit, things like haste, stats like that were never given an explanation. They were just there, and it was up to the players to figure out what they did. Its always been that way.
Stuff seemed, admittedly, more archaic back then (remember when they nerfed the crap out of the haste buff to Berserker stance, and nobody cared because nobody knew what it did?), but it was an older, simpler time, when nobody really knew how anything worked, including Blizzard.
For instance, take spirit. You know what spirit used to do? Well, spirit controlled how high your proc rates were. The more spirit you had, the more often your procs would… well, proc. This was why even warrior plate had spirit on it.
We, the general population, had basically no idea that this was so. How could we? The game didn't tell us diddly squat, and the ability for us to gather feedback was nearly impossible. There was no such thing as WWS or Recount.
But then… then the community began to mature. The combat log became more detailed, and we developed addons that could use it. Sites like Elitist Jerks and Thotbott began to surface, and the knowledge of how this game works, the actual things that make it tick, was finally beginning to be unraveled.
It was a simpler era, where casters wanted intellect and lots of it, and things like crit and spell damage and healing (remember when those two were different stats? Seems like ages ago…) were barely understood.
The community matured a lot over the course of Burning Crusade. We discovered spell coefficients. We found a spell hit cap, and how much hit was needed to get there. We discovered and theorycrafted the many uses of haste.
And so it was that we strode bravely into the world of Wrath, armed with thousands of skilled theorycrafters, theory engines, simulation programs, and a very deep understanding of the game, all without Blizzard so much as even acknowledging that such mechanics existed.
So, go ahead and say the game is too complex, has stats that are too hard to understand. I say you're simply too lazy.
Maybe four years ago such an excuse could have held its own. You could say that you aren't hitcapped because you have no idea what the hitcap is. Four years ago, where would you find that out?
But now?
Google "hit cap [insert your class here]" and you will find your answer, and probably some helpful gearing guides on how to get there to boot.
So sure, maybe as a melee class you're wondering about your multiple hit caps (no really) and how expertise and armor penetration fit into that. Maybe you don't know, and don't have the time to experiment on the training dummies that are standing right freaking there for exactly this purpose!
I'm sure you've been on the internet for a while, I'm sure you've figured out how to use it by now.
WoW is not too complicated.
You're just lazy.
BigBearButt mentioned a long, long time ago that he felt WoW needed to be simplified a little bit. He didn't really see why this game should require one to do calculus to figure out how to gear properly.
But here's the thing. YOU don't have to. OTHER people, who actually like that sort of thing, already HAVE and published their results in the public domain for your perusal.
And hey, maybe you don't want to peruse elitist jerks, maybe you just want to skim.
Well, hey, there's a blogosphere out here with literally HUNDREDS of blogs with information simplified enough even a "stupid old bear" can understand them and even post guides to understanding them!
Even failing that, WowWiki is sure to have the answers.
Gearing is not supposed to be easy. It's supposed to be hard. You don't need to know what your hit cap is if all you're doing is questing, but you do if you expect to raid.
You can wear whatever and quest very effectively, but if you expect to step your game up, if you expect to do end game content, whether it be raiding or PvP, you are going to have to learn your shit.
Maybe you expected the game to spoon feed you. Sorry, that ain't gonna fly here at the end game.
Maybe you're a brand new hunter and you show up to raid naxx, and you pull a wopping 900 DPS on Patchwerk.
Good lord, you suck, /kick.
But I don't knows how to play! This game is too complicated!
You're right, you don't know how to play, now get the hell out of my raid and don't come back until you do. Seriously. Google "WoW how do i hunter".
Let's take me, for instance. I don't really know anything about tanks.
I'm aware that there is something called a defense cap around 540, that parry and dodge are good but dodge is way better, gemming for stamina is good, and expertise and hit do something regarding threat generation. I have no idea what Block Value does.
And you know what? I don't tank. I don't even pretend to tank, or know anything about tanking.
But if I ever had the tanking bug? If I ever wanted to know?
I'd press control + T, go to google, type in "tankspot", and start goddamn learning.
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Kitahara Rie will participate in a new reality TV show on FujiTV called [Terrace House]. In this show three men and three women will live together under the same house. [Terrace House] will start broadcasting on October 12th and each episode will last half an hour long.
A few days ago Aki-P suggested to Kitahara on his google+ account via this post that she should join the show but it was up to her, because she will be living in the same house as men, and there is a ban on romance for the idols in AKB48.
Kitahara was going to announce her participation at the handshake event in Osaka today, but that was called off due to a typhoon warning, so instead the following video was posted at the official AKB48 Youtube channel:


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CKDU Interview with Jont 39:020:00 / 39:02
Profoundly soulful and reflective, Gentle Warrior is like a healing musical meditation featuring nine songs, some new along with others from previous albums. All are performed solo on a nylon string guitar with no additional instrumentation, creating an uplifting and expansive listening experience.
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This album lives its fullest life when you take some time to be still and fully commit to listening to it. Daring words from the conduit, but what do I have to lose? Nothing at all.
The arrangements are as simple as possible so as not to distract from the pure, undiluted, rhythmic, melodic and energetic message of each song, exactly as it came through, one cold winter evening when I was left on my own for a few hours in a small shed of a recording studio in Nova Scotia.
Play this album when you want to go deeper. When you want to feel. When you can close your eyes. When you are able to receive. There is a sustained stillness and delicacy in the recordings that otherwise will likely all but pass you by.
I feel it is my duty, with all humility, to let you know these songs have much more in them than I could ever have put there myself.
Terry Choyce interviews Jont ("Inner Connections" CKDU fm 88.1 Halifax) about the new Gentle Warrior album, what's behind the song ceremonies and the DEC.08 album launch.


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San Francisco theater - 2013 forecast
American Conservatory Theater greets the new year with the West Coast premiere of Amy Herzog's recent New York hit, "4000 Miles," a poignant-comic generation-clash drama between a carefree 21-year-old and his very political 91-year-old grandmother, featuring most of the original Lincoln Center Theater cast (previews begin Jan. 17). Two world premieres follow: Leading Canadian playwright George F. Walker's dark comedy about an Iraq war veteran adjusting to civilian life, "Dead Metaphor," starting Feb. 28; and the adventurous Byron Au Yong and Aaron Jafferis' hip-hop opera "Stuck Elevator" (based on a real restaurant deliveryman's 81-hour plight), helmed by Chay Yew, in April. The season closes with the National Theatre of Scotland's internationally acclaimed "Black Watch," staged at the historic Mission Armory, and a revival of Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia," both opening in May.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre unveils "Troublemaker, or the Freakin Kick-A Adventures of Bradley Boatright," a fast-paced teen-adventure world premiere by up-and-coming playwright Dan LeFranc (previews began Friday). Kneehigh Theatre's enchanted bluesy folktale "The Wild Bride" returns for a brief, must-see encore, Jan. 26-Feb. 17, followed by the world premiere of Pulitzer-winning reporter Lawrence Wright's dramatic portrait of a famed colleague, "Fallaci," directed by Gregory Mosher, in March. Dynamic director Mark Wing-Davey returns to the Rep to stage Shakespeare's challenging "Pericles, Prince of Tyre" in April. Former longtime former Associate Artistic Director Les Waters closes the season with the West Coast premiere of Sarah Ruhl's latest play, "Dear Elizabeth," chronicling the bittersweet friendship of poets Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop.
SHN continues its 2012-13 season with director-choreographer Kathleen Marshall's Tony-winning revival of Cole Porter's "Anything Goes," starting Tuesday at the Golden Gate Theatre, and a return engagement of the smash-hit "Wicked" at the Orpheum, beginning Jan. 23. A return visit of "Jersey Boys" closes the season in March. A short non-subscription run of Mike Tyson's "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth," directed by Spike Lee, hits the Orpheum Feb. 26-March 3, and "Mary Poppins" flies in for a similarly quick stop at the Orpheum May 8-12.
TheatreWorks presents the region's first look at "Somewhere," a dance-drama by Matthew Lopez ("The Whipping Man") about a Los Angeles barrio family's dreams of getting cast in the film "West Side Story" (previews begin Jan. 16 at Mountain View Center for the Arts). The company turns to history in March at Palo Alto's Lucie Stern Theatre with Katori Hall's widely praised "The Mountaintop," about the last evening of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. A new take on an Oscar Wilde classic, Paul Gordon and Jay Gruska's musical "Being Earnest," receives its world premiere in Mountain View in April, and the season closes there in June with the West Coast premiere of "Wild With Happy," a tale of a struggling actor's road trip to scatter his mother's ashes, by Colman Domingo.
San Jose Rep plunges into a suburban mother's struggle with mental illness in Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's curious musical "Next to Normal," beginning previews Jan. 10. After a visit from the joke-juggling Flying Karamazov Brothers, Feb. 15-24, the season resumes with the West Coast premiere of Anupama Chandrasekhar's tale of the young denizens of an Indian call center, chasing the dream the Americans they call have defaulted on, "Disconnect," beginning March 21. Geoffrey Nauffts' "Next Fall," in May, depicts a battle of faith and non-faith in a committed gay couple, and the season ends on the tuneful notes of "A Minister's Wife," Austin Pendleton, Joshua Schmidt and Jan Levy Tranen's musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's "Candida."
Marin Theatre Company Artistic Director Jasson Minadakis takes a turn with Samuel Beckett's modern classic "Waiting for Godot" (starts previews Jan. 24) before turning to Matthew Lopez's recent New York hit "The Whipping Man," a tale of two newly emancipated slaves caring for and sharing a strange seder with their former owner's wounded Confederate soldier son (beginning March 28). A revival of the darkly comic "The Beauty Queen of Leenane," the play that jump-started playwright Martin McDonagh's career, closes the season in June.
Magic Theatre Loretta Greco directs a world premiere from the fertile imagination of Octavio Solis ("Santos & Santos"), "Se Llama Cristina," a fever-dream for a young man and woman who awake in a strange room and must piece together their past and present (begins previews Jan. 23). The season continues in March as California Shakespeare Theater's Jonathan Moscone directs "The Happy Ones" by Julie Marie Myatt, in which an appliance salesman finds his world turned upside down. The Magic's long-awaited American premiere of "Terminus," a poetically brutal tale of singing serial killers, avenging angels and lovesick demons by Mark O'Rowe ("Howie the Rookie"), opens in May.
Aurora Theatre unveils the world premiere of "Our Practical Heaven," a tale of three generations in a home threatened by rising seas by Anthony Clarvoe ("Pick Up Ax"), featuring Julia Brothers, Joy Carlin and Anne Darragh (previews begin Jan. 25). Mark Jackson directs Max Frisch's influential "The Arsonists" (more commonly called "Biedermann and the Firebugs" in English), in a new translation by Alistair Beaton in April. The season closes with Tom Ross' staging of "This Is How It Goes," a challenging look at race, gender and love in an interracial Midwestern family by the always controversial Neil LaBute ("Fat Pig").
San Francisco Playhouse delves into the provocative world of Stephen Adly Guirgis ("Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train") once again, in the verbal cage= match about love, infidelity and misplaced haberdashery of his recent Broadway outing, "The Mother- With the Hat," starting Jan. 29. Neil LaBute probes the not-so-hidden traps of an American obsession in "Reasons to Be Pretty," opening in late March. The company looks further back, to Mike Leigh's biting 1977 English social satire "Abigail's Party" in May, and closes the season with Arthur Miller's rarely seen, very early play "The Man Who Had All the Luck."
Z Space presents "You Know When the Men Are Gone," a Word for Word enactment of two short stories by Siobhan Fallon, "The Last Stand" and "Gold Star," about life on a military base for the families of soldiers deployed to Iraq (previews start Jan. 30). Next up, in March, the inventive Mugwumpin troupe premieres "The Great Big Also," blending art, music and social satire in a look at the American prophetic tradition, from the Puritans to David Koresh.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts offers a rare visit from two of New York's principal experimental troupes, the seminal Wooster Group and the heralded New York City Players, joining forces on "Early Plays" - new looks at three early one-act plays about the loneliness of life at sea by Eugene O'Neill.
Cal Performances brings two of the world's leading alternative circuses to Berkeley. Australia's delightfully (and skillfully) in-your-face Circus Oz performs "From the Ground Up" Feb. 15-17. Canada's brilliantly unpredictable Les 7 Doigts de la Main arrives May 3-5.
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MR. WOOD: [W]e're going to continue to try to convince both parties and go from there. But a coup took place in the country, and –
QUESTION: Well, you haven't officially legally declared it a coup yet.
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Rachel Bray and her children on Nelson's Rock
A high point of our day in Qunu, the village of Nelson Mandela's childhood, was sliding down a large rock, feet in the air and bums following the well-polished descent. It was a lot of fun, and as we laughingly hoped for some of Mandela's greatness to rub off through osmosis, the experience prompted thought about Nelson and the scores of other children who have spent long days on this rock and in the surrounding hills.
Tending cattle as they grazed would have given boys lots of time to think about the world around them, an experience our guide felt to be significant in forming Mandela's character and approach to political life. Nelson, like many young Xhosa children then and now, did not have a 'stable' childhood in the sense this term is usually used. He moved homes and schools several times before his teens, and at nine years, when his father died, he went with his mother to live under the care of his uncle, Chief Jongintaba Mtirara. His uncle set high standards and Nelson recalls a stern demeanour yet never doubted the man's love for him.
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I wondered what the school children visiting Qunu's youth and heritage centre make of it all. Sliding down the rock gets them most excited, our guide told us. Some are taken through sessions on leadership skills and conflict resolution based on the specially designed exhibition that draws parallels between Mandela's life decisions and those of the young American, Rosa Parkes, whose campaign against racial inequality began with a refusal to give up her bus seat to someone with paler skin.
Young visitors to the centre are invited to write a letter to one or both leaders, explaining their feelings about the decisions Nelson and Rosa made and the risks they took. And each year the museum committee selects half a dozen to display prominently on the vast windows overlooking the valley and villages of Mandela's childhood. I was happy to see children's opinions being valued, only regretful that most of the home addresses were European or American, rather than South African. Are the well-articulated letters by children raised overseas being given priority or are local children hesitant to put forward an opinion? If the latter, where are this country's children expressing their priorities and the challenges they encounter in fulfilling these?
Author: Rachel Bray
Published Date: 10 Feb 2010
Location: Southern Africa | South Africa
Themes: the past | biography
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Builder, Community of the Year Earn Best of 55+ Housing Awards
NAHB has named Jim Chapman Communities in Atlanta the Builder of the Year and Overture Virginia Beach the Community of the Year as part of the 2018 Best of 55+ Housing Awards.
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A rationale in logo can be to make this simple. Having said that, making a hassle-free logo is often mind numbingly difficult often Logo designs for use on your company really should be very straight forward and straight clear. However, one will need to have good marketing ways of carry a straightforward logo as they can be difficult promote logos. Often, simple trademarks can't instantaneously depict this is of your online business. Another setback is that hot weather may be free from fashion very easily.
Nevertheless, everyone has one's own opinions in regards to logo style. Many analysts would assert simple symbol designs are usually more suitable, whereas what's left would favor complex images to outstand many people in originality this as a result of diversified facets that cover anything from one person to another.
Graphic Designs Primary Elements
Graphic designs have grown to be a component of every website lately. They are now being combined through text in website decorating. The combinations of pictures and text is regarded a method of reliable graphic design and style. One will find numerous big qualities, less expensive graphic styles destinations on India. Graphics can be utilized in numerous ways designed for product/service internet marketing, such because posters, banners, evinces, logos, literature, flyers, internet websites, etc…
To derive the absolute maximum profit away from graphic design, certain essential points is highly recommended and adhered to. These factors are relevant to colors, page layout, and texture along with the shape from the designing point. Keep a layout with the design file non-cluttered plus clean. It really needs to be loud plus clear, but is not messy. Graphics needs to be according to the content material. Proper placement provides a positive impression for the viewer.
Picking apt colorations for graphical design portfolios enriches a visual experience for your user. Use business colors where possible, but colors will also be very important and trial and error too. Retain in consideration along with theory, seeing that different colors evoke distinctive feelings. Intended for effective image design, work with few colors, I. age. Two in order to three tones would cater. Always avoid a sizeable spectrum in colors.
Another facet of effective video design is the employment of proper font measurement. Using a great number of fonts shapes together can be a complete no-no. Font sizes are usually selected in accordance with a web site. They could be bold and / or subtle, whatever is best fitting. For including variation towards graphics, you should utilize bigger fonts for your title not to mention smaller ones for that remaining txt. You may also explain your examine the visitor via the medium involving images.
To obtain highly aggressive and specialist looking video designs, hire professional graphic artists. They include expertise and information about the type of designs sell and also have more drawn. There will be endless options available and creativity which might be explored for graphic planning.
Web Design and Graphic Design – the Difference
Although website design and artwork design each use illustrations or photos, text, and typeface to produce a desired technique for communicating suggestions, designing meant for web plus print tend to be two several practices. Graphic artists have existed since impress media is fashioned, while website creation came to exist when online was designed. Before selecting a print creator or WordPress website designer, it is critical to recognize the discrepancies between website design and graphical design.
Graphic Style and design includes any kind of design that have been created plus printed. Image design utilizes the joining of know-how and art work to convey messages and additionally ideas. The artwork designer utilizes numerous communication tools to result in a message originating from a client/company to the specific projected audience. Graphic style illustrations are available in magazines, paper arrangements, advertisements, logos, pamphlets, labels on a number of product offers, and a lot more. Graphic designers create a layout design and style for a number of types regarding print advertising campaigns. The printing design is usually 2-dimensional. Each style and design component is done for a set size screen. The primary tools made use of are photo and typography. Images are utilized to relate a feeling or passion.
The visitors react towards the images and also advertising messages they receive. Typography is really a type-based style and design where words widely-used to convey some text. The custom will concentrate on the appearance from the words just like lettering specifications, location, form, and colors. They are created to appeal to the customer, enhance the actual ad demonstrate, identify the merchandise, and assist convey an advertiser's message towards the targeted visitors. Graphic designers handle market experts, illustrators, and photographers in addition to with typesetters plus printers together with other production pros to so as complete the entire ad type project.
Both graphic artists and professional web-site designers are specialized to implement such products as color to produce a mood or possibly set a new tone. They understand how to communicate strategies and mail messages through these types of technical movement as utilizing the meaning regarding symbols to share a theory.
Graphic Designer – Torn Between Creativity and Fears
The sort of fear that I shall tackle in the following paragraphs is an everyday feeling or perhaps phenomenon. Fear can be a totally human being reaction and even feeling neglecting man's get older, looks, nervousness, muscles or even how daring he/she is usually. From the actual psychological viewpoint, fear is usually defined among the basic gets a gut feeling or behavior that gentleman feels. Nonetheless, it may perhaps accompany fury, pleasure, grieve, or perhaps sadness. Most of the time, fear is connected with those sensations emanating as a result of real perceptible or intangible problems. But, it stands inside the opposite area with priority or aiming, which are usually resulting from the surprise, danger, danger associated with whatsoever.
Fear can happen when a male is subjected to an upsetting or embarrassing situation, or perhaps when enjoying others considering such terror themselves, or perhaps when having some horrible news. Frequency or possibly long contact with fear may possibly lead a guy to a situation of deficit of balance, particularly when a guy resists his or her fatigue, mental setbacks, disappointment, the natural changes he could be undergoing caused by the concerned apparatus, just like increased pace of adrenaline, unusual cardiac bests, which are accompanied by sweating, dry mouth as well as other symptoms. Yet, this is false at most of. The event is how does the visual designer experience this terror? How may her restrain such fear inside a positive means? How can certainly he succeed to work with his fears within a creative process?
This technology is well known among graphic artists regardless of the professionalism, nonetheless it hits the item utmost degrees among graphical design learners. However, it uses a special form if it is brought towards work together with all its problems. It comes from two primary sources: Insufficiency with the student, as well as the expanding distance between what he's learned along with the market requirements. The different case may be the inconsistency between student together with his co-workers, my partner and I. e. not enough a vocabulary of communication between your two. Insufficient familiarity with the task on the graphic fashionable would likewise create an awkward situation for the designer him or herself and would definitely lead him or her to irritation and anxiety.
Good Logo Design
A good name represents a very good company the fact that clients and also customers together can placed rely upon. Although it may well seem for a minimalist issue relating to talking a couple of big organization a symbol actually has a large amount of influence on what the business it represents fares inside its own market. And it is not important how enormous or small the manufacturer is, there is a great relation to its acceptance by people. It arrives as no great surprise that the companies place a great deal of importance on a really small token.
When you might start the latest company maybe a new business enterprise a logo is about the first things which should be decided on: a custom logo design that by some means tries in order to represent any ideals and also interests within the respective firm. A good name seeks you need to do several things with the company that going barefoot represents. It serves to convey a decent first impression of your company them represents for you to whosoever their customers are generally. Before the manufacturer is noted well it does not take logo that'll attract a person's vision of prospects and shoppers. Nowadays make recognition is extremely important in all businesses. And custom logo design designs engage in a critical role during bringing brand name recognition towards a company. The best logo design not alone advertises a service or an enterprise it also clarifies that its look captivating and alluring into the customers. The effective marketing from the brand unexpectedly owes tremendously to the country's respective creative logo.
So, the gender predictor that helps make a creative logo good there are specific factors that need to be the models on the logo variations are based to show them to 'good' company logo designs. The single most important the hands down factors are usually originality. A good brand will have to be unique possesses to stand itself. It really should not summarily mistake for that logo style of one other brand. All it takes is only a bit of creativity together with a strong urge to not ever borrow on the logo types of other individuals. And it is not necessary to worry you will be want to take too much effort and energy source in trying to think of your possess good creative logo designs. There are specific very good brand makers from the internet.
Logo Design – How Much Should You Pay
We know the best company name is extremely important. Some may even devote an uncluttered sum to getting a renowned online marketing research company to find a good well-known to synergize this name in product/service using the market spot. A couple of us may consult some sort of geomancer (aka fang shun master) to ensure that much of our personal list and business names usually are auspiciously congruent along with the elements! Yet still, many shun off from choosing a decent brand design. In place of going towards a branding specialist, marketing medical specialist or image designer, many go to a native printer as their specialty will be print output, to participate in a logo pattern and quickly create their letterheads together with other stationery.
You probably can usually get an authentic design performed at this type of price still I cannot imagine easy methods to get one truly mirrors your company persona. What is going on so necessary. You might additionally get some sort of royalty-free show art icon for that logo that means it should not be copyright together with, somewhere, people, might be utilizing the same icon that you choose to so proudly place on your term card, signboard, documents bags! Or you can get a design that could be modified from a recognized template that's being recycled forever.
One other sorts of possibility are ideal for the custom logo designer so that you can up-sell you at the time you sign over the dotted lines. This would mean you might need to pay extra to your other personal needs. To underscore, you may be asked to spend a more artwork for your logo that should be rendered for black-white, or you might want to pay for that logo practice guide to mention all the specifications that you'll produce some sort of brochure and TVC down the line.
To us folks who firmly presume a emblem forms some sort of formidable part during the formation within the corporate character, corporate media, marketing and advertising; the logo is merely much around just a illustration and also graphics! It is important to pay with regard to research, theory, design meeting and manufacturing execution. Your employed help will have to look right into your company mission, attitude, beliefs, intention, goals, and aspiration only so I can understand your corporation, and perhaps you for anybody who is the manager.


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$3000 to move to Christchurch
So today I am pleased to announce a new initiative to further support the rebuild and at the same time help job-seeking beneficiaries outside the region gain work.
It's called '$3k to Christchurch', and it has two parts.
The first part is Work and Income actively promoting through advertising and direct marketing, job opportunities in Christchurch and surrounding districts to beneficiaries outside the region.
This will involve staff discussing with beneficiaries if moving is an option, and looking at whether their skills and a job in Canterbury can be matched up.
The second part is providing a lump-sum, one-off $3000 payment to beneficiaries interested in moving to Christchurch or surrounding districts who gain a confirmed job offer.
To be eligible, a beneficiary would need proof of a confirmed full-time job offer of at least 30 hours a week and for more than 91 days.
Sounds a good initiative. Getting people into work is excellent.
- Beneficiaries will not be required to provide proof of costs.
- The money will be paid in one lump sum, and it will be non-taxable and exempt from any income and asset tests.
- In most circumstances the payment would be non-recoverable, but situations where it may have to be repaid would be for cases like misconduct leading to dismissal.
- The offer will be open to all ages who are on benefits, but with a particular focus on those aged 18 to 24.
Non-taxable makes it more attractive.
Also announced:
The apprenticeship reboot I announced in January last year was so successful that by October, 8000 people throughout the country had signed up for training in apprenticeship programmes.
That happened in the space of just seven months – when the normal sign-up rate for a full year was 7000.
Because of this demand, in December last year we expanded the reboot to a total of 14,000 places. And they too have been filling up quickly.
Today, I am pleased to announce that the scheme will be expanded again because of continuing high demand.
Budget 2014 will provide up to $20 million to expand the Apprenticeship Reboot by 6000 places.
This move will boost the total number of places to 20,000.
This extension means we have doubled the number of apprentices that can get their training costs subsidised since the scheme was first announced.
Both are about helping young people get into work. The first job is often the most important one.
Political commentator David Farrar posts at Kiwiblog.


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Six things confident people don't do!
I've written many articles with tips about how to improve your confidence, so in this blog I'm focusing on what confident people don't do.
It's helpful to understand the negative behaviours they avoid doing, so you can learn ways you could alter yours if you choose to.
Remember though, a person with high confidence levels is fallible like all of us and despite their self-belief they don't always get things right.
- They don't compare themselves to others. As confident people are happy with what they have in life they are genuinely please for other people's achievements.
- They don't judge or criticise. The have no need to boost their self-esteem by judging or criticising others. This means they see no benefit in negatively commenting on other people's behaviours.
- They don't worry what others think of them. Confident people have a high self-belief and know that they are okay. As a result they do what they think is right and don't worry about other people's approval.
- They don't focus on the past or the future. By living in the present rather than worrying about the future or regretting the past they are able to fully enjoy the moment.
- They don't need other people's validation. A confident person trusts their own opinions and decisions so doesn't need to ask anyone for validation. They may like to have other's opinions but in the end they go with their own judgement.
- They don't ruminate or overthink. Confident people know that over-thinking and repeatedly analysing a problem just leads to confusion and anxiety. Instead they try to keep their mind clear and distract themselves with other activities.
Which of these behaviours do you do and which do you avoid?
If you would like to work on becoming more confident, I suggest you focus on one of the points above. Start to build your awareness of which situations you demonstrate it in and how you feel when you do it. By understanding the circumstances and feelings that trigger the behaviour you will be able to challenge yourself to avoid it.
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Topic: Employment (01/26/12)
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Fear. The results offering no hope of survival, I sit frozen in time, shaking with the reality of finality. Over twenty years I give him my heart, we share our dreams, and we work together for a better tomorrow to get here? He is leaving me. Alone, empty, and numb I cry out in desperation for our shattered dreams, our love, our blueprint.
Ironic. I start work for a global corporation and five months later, I marry. New light opens doors for learning and adventure; fresh opportunities await me with promise of future security and aging together. Our love grows stronger, sharing the lows and highs of life. We plan and explore. Now, laid-off from the same corporation and five months later, my husband is gone. The light is off. The doors slam shut. I lose my focus for I cannot see beyond the heart-breaking pain of his death. Yesterday is lost; fearful to face tomorrow as today weighs me down, I mourn, deeply.
Alone. Confusion, anxiety, and guilt greet me daily. Contract jobs, government aid, and the generous support of family and friends help meet essentials. Elusive, happiness is a fleeting visitor before despair settles in again. I close myself off, folding my misery into my battered psyche telling others I am fine when truthfully, I am a mess, lost in a sea of pain and uncertainty.
Urgency. A year or so into my widow walk, I feel a pull to get up and move, to make a difference. I vehemently fight it. Enjoying the obstacles but secretly, begrudgingly, delighting in Your removal of every one of them as You take me on a tour of churches. Iciness cracks.
I walk from cold bitterness into warm embraces. I know this is special love, but I remain skeptical. I repeatedly return for the inclusion soothes me, anesthesia to my aching heart and a balm for my battered soul. I find forgiveness, laughter, and encouragement. No condemnation, no judgments, I find only pure love and devotion to You. A measure of joy enfolds me.
Release grows within me as I absorb the teaching of Your word, sing praises, and worship You. I seek a peace only You can give. Light floods my soul and anchors of darkness release my heart to Your faithful love as I grow in my walk with You. I hear You, feel You comfort me and I know I am not alone. I never have been for Your promises are true. I eagerly arise to face sunrise for I see hope and opportunity in You. I look to the heavens at night and revel in the twinkling of stars, Your shining love for me. Grateful for the time with my beloved husband, I rest in You.
Everything is according to Your plan and time. It takes me a while to appreciate You have my best interests in mind. I now understand so much more. I eagerly expect Your growing presence. Thank You for leading me to realize You love me, are always with me. Thank You for using the trials as testimony to Your grace and mercy.
Now, I kneel before You Lord, reveling in the enlightenment of salvation; illumination floods my soul, dispelling darkness. You are my CEO, Christ's Eternal Offering. Only You can fill the void, using Your gifts where You need me. You are my CFO, Christian Fellowship Obedience. You desire me in the body of Christ, to be loving and forgiving as Jesus loves and forgives me. You are my Treasurer for all riches are in glory with You Lord. All the debts are paid. You bless me abundantly, daily, and I praise You!
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Well I spent an hour or so last night putting together the 3D puzzles from the dollar store (see previous post) that I wanted for my own kaiju gaming:
The rest work, most are closer to 1/1200or smaller (way smaller in the case of Petronas and the other tower), but a couple are probably near spot-on 1/600 (or 3mm).
So I got 10 models out of the deal, my nephew will get 10 for his gaming.
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Dollar Store 3D Landmarks - Completed
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Dollar Store Find - Cheap 3D Landmarks
I was in a local dollar store (Dollarama in Canada) searching for some cheap plastic hand soap dishes to use as the top cover for an underground giant monster prison (that makes perfect sense to me!), when I came across a rack of cheap (pack of 2 for $1) 3D puzzles of famous landmarks. I bought them all - really, every one, even the doubles - right away!
Here they are spread out:
They are definitely at the low-end of the 3D puzzle (never mind wargames terrain) quality scale, but I see two uses for them;
1) A quick and dirty way to add a landmark to a city for kaiju (giant monster) gaming. I have Tokyo, New York, Toronto, and a generic Monster City layouts in development using higher end 3D puzzles and other trinkets as landmarks and cardstock buildings for the rest, but by dropping one of these on a table with some generic buildings gives me Moscow, Barcelona, Istanbul, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, etc. Great for a worldwide kaiju campaign (or recreating Destroy All Monsters or Final Wars)!
2) Giving away to my nephew for his kaiju gaming/playing. He has a city board I made of foamboard and spare foam cutouts, and now I'll give him whatever doesn't work for me (he's scale immune - action figures and 3" Godzillas on the same table are fair game) and all of the doubles I picked up.
And ironically, I couldn't find the soap dishes! I did find some crystalline space monsters and a space station disguised as Xmas decorations though, as well as the big find above.
FYI, there isn't any brand name on the puzzles, just Made in China and $1!
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The colorful and energetic Gacharic Spin announced their participation in J-POP SUMMIT 2015! Currently, their second single "Don't Let Me Down" (to be released on June 3rd , 2015) has been chosen as the ending theme for popular TV anime Dragon Ball Kai, and the band is climbing the popularity chart very fast!
Gacharic Spin's plate for J-POP SUMMIT is also full, performing at the Fort Mason Stage, merchandise sales, and greeting their US fans at the autograph session. Tickets and details to be announced very soon.
The J-POP SUMMIT, the Japanese pop culture celebration held annually in San Francisco, has announced that its 2015 Festival will take place Friday, August 7th through Sunday, August 9th.
This year, the popular Bay Area annual celebration of Japanese pop culture, music, art, anime, fashion, and film moves from Japantown, where has been held since 2009, to the historic Fort Mason Center in San Francisco's Marina district.


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