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HANG TIME SOUTHWEST — So which player could be the first to take advantage of the so-called "Tim Duncan Rule," the tweak to the All-Star ballot that will ask fans to vote for three "frontcourt" players instead of the traditional two forwards and a center?
Um, how about Tim Duncan? The league will debut the new ballots on Tuesday. The 2013 All-Star Game is on Feb. 17 at Houston's Toyota Center.
For years, the San Antonio Spurs' mellow superstar has masqueraded as a power forward really by name only. When Yao Ming entered the league in 2002-03, he generated such an enormous number votes from his home country that there was no way Duncan, who broke in with the Spurs alongside 10-time All-Star center David Robinson, would have ever started an All-Star game if classified as a center. As a power forward, Duncan started 12 consecutive All-Star games from 2000 to 2011.
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(Frankly, with so few true centers being viable All-Star candidates these days, the ballot change was overdue.)
That streak, as well as 12 consecutive All-Star appearances ended last season as youngsters Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin dominated fan voting to earn starting spots, Kevin Love and LaMarcus Aldridge simply couldn't be left off as reserves, and reigning NBA champ Dirk Nowitzki appropriately got the nod despite a slow start.
Most observers figured Duncan's All-Star days were behind him with his stats trending down as coach Gregg Popovich continued to reduce his court time while shaping the offense around guards Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili and the club's perimeter shooters.
Of course, the move of Dwight Howard to the Western Conference could well make the discussion of Duncan as a starter moot anyway, assuming fan backlash toward the maddening, flip-flopping center doesn't hurt him on the ballot.
Nevertheless, Duncan is certainly making it interesting.
At 36, he is playing like he's 26. With the Spurs off to a West-best 6-1 start, Duncan is far and away the team's scoring leader (18.9 ppg) and he's dominating the boards, averaging 9.7, more than three more rebounds a game than anyone else on the team.
Consider this nugget shared by NBA.com stat guru John Schuhmann: Duncan's defensive rebounding percentage of 31.4 is the highest of his career (defensive rebounding percentage is the percent of available defensive rebounds he got when he was on the floor, so with the Spurs on defense there have been 191 available rebounds with Duncan on the floor, and he's grabbed 60 of them). He ranks second in the league in the category behind Cleveland's Anderson Varejao.
If Duncan keeps this up, he will be a top candidate to make a 14th All-Star roster. But how realistic is it for a 13th career start? Again, the Howard dynamic is in play, but the new format at least creates the discussion. You have to believe that Durant and Blake will again dominate fan voting and take the top two spots.
But here's the catch for the third: Other candidates have either started the season slowly or injured. Love and Nowitzki have yet to even suit up and could still be out a few more weeks. LaMarcus Aldridge, an All-Star newbie last season, is off to a poor-shooting start (a career-worst 43.6 percent although he's averaging 21.8 points and 7.3 rebounds) on a Portland team in transition. Pau Gasol is off to an inauspicious start in the Lakers' soap opera.
Memphis' big-man duo of Marc Gasol, an All-Star last season, and Zach Randolph, off to a monster start, will make hard cases.
Bottom line is if Duncan continues at this rate, how does he not make the team? It will be an interesting couple of months.


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Finding Legal Help
You are not required to hire an attorney, but legal matters can be complicated. Consider talking to an attorney to go over your options. See the Finding Legal Help page for information about free and low cost ways to get legal help.
Como encontrar ayuda legal
Usted no está obligado a contratar un abogado, pero los asuntos legales pueden ser complicados. Considere la posibilidad de hablar con un abogado para hablar de sus opciones. Para información sobre cómo obtener ayuda legal vea nuestra página Como encontrar ayuda legal.
Child Custody and Parent Time
Custody of a minor child means the legal status awarded by a court for the care, control and maintenance of that child. In Utah, custody may be brought as a separate case or as part of divorce, separate maintenance, temporary separation, annulment, parentage, adoption, neglect and dependency, and termination of parental rights. Depending on the type of case, a custody order may be entered by a district court or a juvenile court.
Regardless of the type of case, custody is governed generally by the custody sections in Utah's divorce statutes, even if the parties have never been married. Most orders award custody to one or both parents of the minor child. However, a custody order may award custody to another adult, like a grandparent.
Types of child custody
There are two parts to custody: physical custody and legal custody. Physical custody means where the children live; legal custody means which parent has the right to make important decisions about the children. Unless there is domestic violence in the family, or the child has special needs, or the parents live far apart, or there is some other factor the court considers relevant, joint legal custody is presumed to be in the child's best interest. A party may overcome this presumption with suitable evidence. Utah recognizes several custody arrangements for minor children. These include:
Sole legal and sole physical
Either parent can be awarded the sole custody of the children. This means that the children live with one parent and that parent makes the major decisions about the children's lives. If sole custody is awarded, the non-custodial parent is awarded parent time with the children. For more information, see the section on parent time.
Joint legal and joint physical
With this arrangement the children live with both parents and both parents make important decisions about their children. Joint custody is most successful when both parents communicate well with one another and are willing to work together to take care of the children's needs.
Joint legal custody means that both parents make decisions about major issues affecting the children by working together. These issues may include, among others, what religion (if any) the child will be raised in, whether the child should receive medical treatment or undergo a major medical procedure, where the child will go to school, and permission to get a tattoo, get married, or join the military before age 18. Joint legal custody does not affect the children's residence.
Joint physical custody means that the children live at least 111 nights a year in the home of each parent. For practical reasons, joint physical custody works best when both parents live in the same general area.
Joint legal and sole physical
In this arrangement, children live with one parent over 225 nights per year, and the other parent has regular parent time, but both parents make important decisions about their children.
Split custody
This arrangement means that each parent is awarded the sole physical custody of at least one of the children when there is more than one child. Legal custody of the children by the non-custodial parent may or may not be shared as ordered by the court.
Best interests
The court may order any custody or parent time arrangement created by the parents once it determines that the arrangement is in the child's best interests. When there are disputes about custody, then the court will order the custody arrangement that is in the child's best interests.
The court examines many factors to determine the child's best interests. Some of those factors, identified in statutes, are listed below. However, some of these factors might not be relevant in your case. And there might be factors relevant in your case that are not listed.
General factors for determining the best interests of a child if the parents dispute custody:
- the parents' conduct and moral standards;
- which parent is more likely to act in the child's best interest;
- which parent is more likely to allow the child frequent and continuing contact with the other parent;
- the depth, quality, and nature of the relationship between a parent and child.
The judge may ask a child who the child wants to live with, but the desires of a child—regardless of age—are not controlling, and the court may determine custody contrary to the child's desires.
In determining whether the best interest of a child will be served by ordering joint legal or physical custody, the court may consider the following factors:
- whether joint legal custody or joint physical custody will benefit the child's physical, psychological, and emotional needs or the child's development;
- the parents' ability to give first priority to the child's welfare and reach shared decisions in the child's best interest;
- whether each parent is capable of encouraging and accepting a positive relationship between the child and the other parent, including the sharing of love, affection, and contact between the child and the other parent;
- whether both parents participated in raising the child before the divorce;
- the distance between the parents' homes;
- the child's preference (if the child can form a preference about joint legal or physical custody);
- the parents' maturity and their willingness and ability to protect the child from conflict that may arise between the parents;
- the parents' ability to cooperate with each other and make decisions jointly;
- any history of, or potential for, child abuse, spouse abuse, or kidnapping; and
- any other factors the court finds relevant.
- If either party is a military servicemember, the court must consider additional factors. See Utah Code Section 78B-20-306 through 309.
Parent time
Parent time, also known as "visitation," means the time the non-custodial parent spends with a child. When parents cannot agree on a parent time schedule, state law provides for a minimum parent time schedule:
- Children 5-18 (Utah Code Section 30-3-35)
- Children under 5 (Utah Code Section 30-3-35.5)
- Children 5-18 (optional schedule) (Utah Code Section 30-3-35.1)
The court can order any schedule that is appropriate for the children and the parents and in the children's best interests. Additional considerations apply when one or both parents are servicemembers, or are thinking about joining the armed services. See Utah Code Section 30-3-33(19).
Parenting plans
If the parents agree to any form of joint legal custody or joint physical custody, they must file a parenting plan and the court will have to determine that the joint custody arrangement is in the child's best interests. For more information and a sample parenting plan, see our webpage on Parenting Plans.
Relocation of a parent
A custody and parent time order can include arrangements for when a parent relocates. If an order does not include arrangements for when a parent relocates, Utah law has a process that either parent can request when one of the parents plans to move 150 miles or more from the residence of the other parent.
See the Relocation of a parent in divorce and custody cases web page for more information and forms.
Military service members should review Utah Code Section 78B-20-102 et seq., Uniform Deployed Parents Custody, Parent-time, and Visitation Act.
Custody evaluation
The parties may request a custody evaluation prepared by a professional evaluator. The judge can order a custody evaluation even without a motion from a party. A custody evaluation may be expensive and the cost is often split between the parties. For more information, see Rule 4-903 and our pages on Custody Evaluation and Child Custody and Parent Time.
Parent coordinator
Parents who need help resolving conflicts about parenting issues may ask the court to appoint a parent coordinator. The services of a parent coordinator may be ordered by the court with or without the stipulation of both parties. A parent coordinator is a mental health professional who has expertise in child development and who helps parents resolve their differences by offering advice about the needs of the children and the workability of various parenting plans. The parents are not obligated to take the advice offered and the discussions and recommendations are confidential. For more information and forms, see on our webpage on Parent Coordinators.
Enforcing a custody or parent time order
All parties must obey court orders. Custodial parents may not withhold parent time, even if child support is not being paid. A parent may not withhold child support even if parent time is being denied. If a party does not obey a court order, the other party may file a motion asking the court to enforce the order. The enforcement order can include a judgment for money owed or extra parent time. The court may also find a party in contempt of court and order the party to pay a fine or serve time in jail. For information and forms, see our webpage on Motion to Enforce Domestic Order (Order to Show Cause).
Modifying a custody or parent time order
Either party may petition the court to modify a custody order or a parent time order if there are substantial material changes in circumstances since the order was issued and if the modification would be in the best interests of the children. For information and forms, see our webpages on Modifying Custody and Modifying Parent-Time.
Registering a foreign order
Before an order from another state can be enforced or modified it first must be registered in Utah. For information and forms, see our webpage on Registering a Foreign Order.
- Use the Online Court Assistance Program (OCAP) to create the documents to ask for an initial child custody order in divorce and parentage cases.
- Modifying Custody
- Modifying Parent-Time
- Motion to Enforce Domestic Order (Order to Show Cause)
- Parenting Plans
- Registering a Foreign Order
Related information
- Alimony
- Annulment
- Answering a Complaint or Petition
- Appeals
- Child Custody and Parent Time
- Child Support
- Debt Division
- Default Judgments
- Divorce Mediation
- Fee Waiver
- Fees
- Filing Procedures
- Finding Legal Help
- Going to Court
- How to get a Temporary Order
- Informal Trial of Support, Custody and Parent-Time
- Judicial Recognition of a Relationship as a Marriage
- Mandatory Education in Divorce and Temporary Separation
- Modifying Child Custody
- Modifying Child Support
- Modifying Parent-time
- Motion to Enforce Domestic Order (Order to Show Cause)
- Motion to Waive Divorce Waiting Period
- Online Court Assistance Program (OCAP)
- Parentage
- Parenting Plans
- Property Division
- Public and Non-public Records
- Relocation of a parent in divorce and custody cases
- Separate Maintenance
- Serving Papers
- Temporary Separation
- Utah Statutes, Title 30, Husband and Wife
- Utah Statutes, Title 78B, Chapter 12, Utah Child Support Act
- Utah Statutes, Title 78B, Chapter 13, Utah Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
- Utah Statutes, Title 78B, Chapter 14, Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
The Utah State Courts mission is to provide the people an open, fair, efficient, and independent system for the advancement of justice under the law.

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'Shark Tank' entrepreneur's body found in river, report says
'Shark Tank' entrepreneur's body found in river, report says
A 58-year-old man who was on the investment reality TV show "Shark Tank" has reportedly died.
Philip Reitnour's body was pulled out of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia on Thursday, WPVI reported.
He was on "Shark Tank" in a show that aired in October 2014 about his smartphone app EmergenSee, which allows people to transmit audio and video to others in real-time during emergency situations.
At the time, he told the Philadelphia Business Journal he was just looking for exposure for the idea and didn't expect an investor on the show to participate in the proposal.
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Jakob Greisen is Head of Bonhams US Motoring Department and Vice President. His primary role is managing the department, as well as consigning motorcars and developing existing and new auctions throughout the US.
Jakob was brought up with a "car-guy" attitude in his native Denmark, where his father operates in the car business. At the age of 13, Jakob and his father acquired an MGA for restoration, a project that sparked his interest in collector cars and their history and engineering. After finishing his education as a automotive technician, while sub majoring in business and management, Jakob left Denmark for a career in the US. Here he joined a major west coast collector, managing the collection and the restoration shop, while using his native European lingual and negotiation skills to source additional cars from both US and European markets. Jakob subsequently joined a US based specialist collectors' car auction house, where for the next six years, Jakob worked as a leading motorcar specialist. He has been responsible for consigning and bringing to market numerous important motorcars and collections. His advice and opinion is sought by many collectors around the world and encompasses a critical and well-measured view on the collector car market.
Jakob Greisen holds memberships to a number of motoring clubs, including the CF200 and the Gullwing Group, and is an avid enthusiast and collector of motorcars and motorcycles.


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It's interesting to me that, with a lot of replies, the best place to hold the next Celebration is, coincidentally, in very close proximity to wherever that particular poster is from.Anywhere but Canada, is all I ask.
C4 411April 25, 2006 | 7:52 PM EST | Bill Yak Reader John sent us this scoop on C4:"While the the Los Angeles Convention Center website is down, I did call their event planning department to see what is going on at their covention center in May 2007. The Electronic Gaming Expo (E3 ie the huge video game exposition for professionals only) and a some kind of "Star Wars Celebration" event that month. General rule of thumb that I have encountered is that convention centers have event information in hand and posted for scheduling purposed usually before an organization officially announces it."
But I guess it would be warmer.
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Going Head-To-Head: John Stewart Makes Bill O'Reilly Look Stupid Again Over The Common At The White House Controversy!
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Student Directed Course Reserves Pilot
This is your library. Help us make it your course reserves shelf!
As a pilot we are now accepting requests from students to place on reserve books required for a course.
Requested books must be designated as "required" in the course syllabus or identified by the course instructor as primary for completion of course work. Requested titles may not include supplemental readings or books recommended for course research projects or "further reading."
We believe there is no better way to have a reserves shelf that is relevant and useful than to have it guided by those who will use it. Using data from this pilot we hope to determine if the demand for this service is significant enough to gain regular funding.
- Fill out this request form:
- Check to see if the book has arrived:
- Check out the book at the 2nd Floor Information Desk at Odegaard Library.
- Tell your friends and classmates!
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I am searching for immigration information, birth location, and maiden name of Katherine A Seymour, buried in the Old Tacoma Cemetery in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. She was the wife of Charles A. Seymour, b. Mar 1860 in Massachusetts. She is listed as his widow in the US City Directory, date unknown. Her son Charles J is listed as a fireman and another Seymour Edward H is at the same Tacoma address as is an Arthur J Seymour. Address listed is 2711 East D, Tacoma. I know Seymours are plentiful in this area just have not made the connection. Thank you.
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7:30 am
Essential Pepin "Sweet Endings" Chocolate Mint Truffettes; Quick Almond And Plum Cake; Tuiles A L'orange; Summer Cornets Susie. D
8:00 am
Lidia's Italy In America "Eastern Seaboard: Fishing Along America's Eastern Seaboard" Lidia heads to Providence, Rhode Island to visit Mark Gasbarro, owner of Gasbarro's wines, to learn about his favorite seafood pairings. Lidia goes crabbing in Chesapeake Bay; visits the Italian-American fishing town of Gloucester, Massachusetts; and goes fishing with Esca's Dave Pasternack off New York's coast. D
8:30 am
Simply Ming "Dennis Lee & Cooking with the Binchotan" Sitting by the dock of the bay at San Francisco's Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, Ming shows viewers some of the city's best street food. Gone are the days of hot dogs, pretzels and fried dough. In their place you'll now find restaurant quality food in the form of Korean tacos, wood fired pizzas and Roti. D
9:00 am
Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "Sustainable Aquaculture in the Rich Waters of Ensenada" Two of Ensenada's best seafood chefs, Benito Molina and Alain Genchi, join Rick for a lesson in mollusk farming. Juan Carlos Lapuente of Acuacultura Integral de Baja California takes the trio to the rich coastal waters to see oyster and mussel farming. Along the way, we learn that the quality of these waters is what makes the seafood from this area so outstanding. D
9:30 am
Sara's Weeknight Meals "Carnivores Unite!" We get it: most of America runs on beef, pork and chicken. So today, Sara's got meat and lots of it. Sara marries the juicy burger marries with Korean barbecue for her special Korean Burgers. D
10:00 am
Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Two Perfect Pies" Bridget lancaster updates a classic recipe for shaker lemon Pie. then, Julia collin Davison shows host Christopher kimball how to make icebox strawberry Pie with real strawberries. next, equipment expert adam ried reviews pie plates, and finally, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of strawberry yogurt. D
10:30 am
Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Magical Morocco" Joanne shows us just how easily and quickly a deliciously spiced lentil soup can be made when you have the right spices in the pantry. She continues to spice it up with her student John, building a warm Moroccan chicken and sweet potato salad, cooling it off with a cardamom and ginger cocktail she has aptly named the Marrakech 75. Recipes: Spiced Lentil Soup, Warm Moroccan Chicken and Sweet Potato Salad, and Marrakech 75 Cocktail. D
11:00 am
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Salmon and Sole" Host Christopher Kimball visits a Boston fishmonger to discover the truth about farm-raised salmon. Then, test cook Julia Collin Davison shows Chris how to make perfect Glazed Salmon. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of tuna. D
11:30 am
Scrapbook Soup Julianna Hudgins opens the show with a cut and embossed fall card. Next, Julie McGuffee creates an Advent calendar using a decoupage technique. Then, Jo Pearson shows how to make a canvas wall hanging. D
12:00 pm
Paint This With Jerry Yarnell "Kim, Part 2" Having completed the basic under painting, Jerry can now start to shape the figure. This is done by adding the next layer of highlighting as well as using loose strokes to form shadow areas. Jerry continues to work throughout the painting adding highlights and shadows where appropriate. D
12:30 pm
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This Old House "Barrington Project, Part 8 of 10" Awning specialist Mike Cornell installs a new retractable awning over the deck that should stand up to the weather due to a wind sensor and fade-resistant fabric. Inside, the Saratoga soapstone has arrived, and countertop contractor Alyssa St. Gelais shows host Kevin O'Connor how she's sealing the surface with wax, not oil, to give it a more durable finish that will last longer than an oil application. D
1:30 pm
This Old House "Barrington Project, Part 9 of 10" Builder Andy Tiplady sets 4"x4" glass tile in the kitchen using a light green grout (mixed with a latex additive) as the adhesive to set the tile and give a depth of color to the backsplash that thinset would not allow. Outside, the new insulated steel garage door is up; inside, host Kevin O'Connor works with Andy to install a garage storage system from the home center to keep the space organized. At the front deck, carpenter Chris Aguiar finishes up the cable railing system. D
2:00 pm
American Woodshop "Picture Frames and Wall Display Cabinets" Pictures and paintings tell Family stories better than most books. So the frame that showcases decorative images better be custom made. See just how easy it is to do your own custom framing. D
2:30 pm
Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac "Serving Tray" Though the Serving Tray in this episode may look simple, it involves a complicated compound angle that defeats many woodworkers. But, Tommy has an answer for you - a trick that makes compound angles easy.G
3:00 pm
MotorWeek "Jaguar Xkr-S" Road Test: 2012 Jaguar XKR-S. Energy Smart Road Test: Toyota Prius C. Goss' Garage: Pre-purchase Test Drive. D
3:30 pm
America's Heartland Saddle Up and celebrate cowboys and American ranches. City folks join a Utah Cattle drive. A Colorado woman works with environmentalists to protect the land. D
4:00 pm
NOVA "Cracking Your Genetic Code" What will it mean when most of us can afford to have the information in our DNA read, stored and available for analysis? We meet cancer patients returned to robust health and a cystic fibrosis sufferer breathing easily because scientists have been able to pinpoint and neutralize the genetic abnormalities underlying their conditions. But we also meet ethicists who are convinced we need to consider the moral dilemmas raised by this new technology.G
5:00 pm
Antiques Roadshow "El Paso, TX - Hour One" Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser John Buxton head to the Centennial Museum to check out pre-Columbian pottery from the Casas Grandes culture. Highlights include Andy Warhol's 1966 artist's proof of a print of Jacqueline Kennedy, and a 1937 first edition copy of The Hobbit, with original dust jacket. Part 1 of 3G
6:00 pm
Antiques Roadshow UK "Bishop Auckland 2" On the second visit to the home of the Bishop of Durham at Auckland Castle, items uncovered include a flask used to smuggle whiskey out of a distillery, rare documents plotting the German invasion during World War II and a collection of some of the first glass eyes.G
6:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Stockholm" Rick ponders gilded royal staterooms, samples gourmet reindeer and sips vodka in an ice bar as he experiences the city's cultural highlights. Then he sails the archipelago experiencing the prettiest island-hopping in northern Europe.G
7:00 pm
The Lawrence Welk Show "The Norma Zimmer Show" Norma Zimmer passed away in 2011 and this 1965 show features her talents. Norma sings "Whistle While You Work" while showing off her paintings. Then she teaches Barbara and Bobby to dance in the "Polka Lesson" and dances a Viennese waltz with Lawrence to "Vienna Echoes." A special tribute to her also has been included in this show.G
7:59 pm
Are You Being Served? "Wedding Bells" Young Mr. Grace says he is going to marry one of the staff members, leading to wild speculation.G
8:30 pm
Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "The New Vicar" Hyacinth has asked the new vicar to tea and has organized the event down to the last lump of sugar. But events conspire against her.G
9:00 pm
Last of the Summer Wine When Hobbo enlists the services of his team to help Toby win back the affections of his ex-wife and Glenda decides to make it her mission to find Morton a woman, there are many match-ups and mismatches around town.G
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Outnumbered There is a lot to discuss during an evening with Ben's parents, including muggers, dangerous chemicals and reenactments of the Great Plague. Mum is still suspicious Jake is hiding something and Karen decides which of the world's great religions to lead.G
10:00 pm
The Red Green Show "College Life" Harold goes off to college where he shares an apartment with three girls. Red makes a doggie ride out of a car door. Bill has chain saw problems.G
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Vicar of Dibley "Animals" Geraldine makes plans for a special service of blessing in St. Barnabas Church for all the animals in the village but hopes the critters remember to love one another.G
11:00 pm
Doctor Who Four "Journey's End" The entire universe is in danger as the Daleks activate their masterplan. The Doctor is helpless, and even the T.A.R.D.I.S. faces destruction. The only hope lies with the Doctor's secret army of companions - but as they join forces to do battle with Davros himself, the prophecy declares that one of them will die.G


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Internationally-acclaimed Philadelphia Poet Laureate Sonia Sanchez will speak and give a poetry reading at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at St. Paul's Church, 22 E. Chestnut Hill Ave. in Chestnut Hill. Admission is free and the public invited.
The event, "An Afternoon with Sonia Sanchez," commemorates the stay of Eleanor Roosevelt at St. Paul's Episcopal Church 64 years ago when she was presented with the first National Fellowship Award by the Philadelphia Fellowship Commission.
Sanchez, one of 20 African-American women featured in "Freedom Sisters," an interactive exhibition created by the Cincinnati Museum Center and the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition, follows in Eleanor Roosevelt's footsteps with her commitment to activism for peace , justice and social equality.
A sponsor for the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Sanchez is also a mother and an authority on black culture and literature, women's liberation and peace and social justice. She is the first Presidential Fellow at Temple University and has held the Laura Carnell Chair in English at the university.
In addition to her 20 published books, Sanchez is the inspiration behind the Philadelphia mural project "Peace is a Haiku Song." Recently she has been exploring haiku as a vehicle for engendering peace among youth by encouraging them to listen to each other's hearts and write the simple and challenging lines of peace.
"Poetry", she said, "makes us remember the best of ourselves and others."
Following the event, Sanchez will be available for a book signing.
For more information call 215-242-2055 or visit the church on the Web at www.stpaulschestnuthill.org.


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by Laura Jamieson
Many people remember the start of Middle School as an angst-ridden time of keeping up with rapidly-changing fashion trends, obsessing over hairstyles, trying to conceal braces and experimenting with "powder fresh scent" deodorant. But sixth graders at Germantown Friends School are digging out their oldest, ugliest sweatpants, borrowing older brothers' oversized, flannel shirts and finding their warmest hats – no matter how goofy-looking – in preparation for four days of camping, hiking, exploring and roughing-it at Hickory Run State Park in the Pocono Mountains.
Any adolescent self-consciousness flies south with the birds once the students are out in the woods with no parents, homework, music lessons, sport practices or schedules. The kids are removed from their usual way of doing things and encouraged to step out of their comfort zone.
"I can't think of a better way to start Middle School," said Middle School Principal Ken Aldridge. "The students go out with the teachers and one another to have a bonding experience and figure out how to negotiate moments of adversity and personal challenge."
This camping trip has bonded GFS sixth-grade classes for more than 50 years. In a parent newsletter from 1956, the first campout was called "an experiment in living simply." That experiment has become an integral part of the GFS Middle School experience, and the Quaker tenet of simplicity continues to guide the mission as this year's three sixth-grade classes – taught by June Gondi, Jeff Fetterman and Janet Kalkstein – head into the wilderness.
The students are not allowed to bring electronics – watches, phones or games.
"They simply don't need to know what time it is," said Kalkstein. "It's now! That's all they need to know."
The kids can bring cameras, but they are encouraged to live in the moment instead of worrying about documenting it.
Science teacher Jessa Agner said that the time in nature "sets up the whole year's focus on observational science." She wants students to slow down and really see what is around them.
On hikes they stop in "magic spots" and sit alone in silence with their sketchbooks.
"It gives the kids a chance to practice those Quaker ideals of simplicity and being in the moment," Agner said.
The trip fosters both independence and interdependence.
"Collaborative learning is part of the whole Middle School experience," said Fetterman. Ninth-grader Zack Crenshaw remembers, "It helped create new friendships and enrich old ones. It also helped establish the teachers as not only teachers, but normal people who you can talk to."
Classmate Sookeun Jung '17 recalls, "The camping trip made the transition into sixth grade very easy. I think the trip made sixth grade my favorite year in Middle School."
The students rely heavily on one another.
"They are actually feeding each other," said Fetterman. "There is no camp staff taking care of them."
Before they depart, the students prepare menus and grocery shop for the night when they will be responsible for cooking, serving and cleaning up for the class.
Each student is also expected to be self-reliant. The sixth-grade teachers give a "layering assembly" to teach the students how to dress for the weather and the wilderness. They are also told to pack their own bags.
"We don't want to hear, 'I don't know where my mom put it,'" said Fetterman.
The trip is as rugged as it is personal. The students hike to a boulder field, wade through a stream to an icy cold waterfall and participate in nighttime woods walks – without flashlights.
"You can really seize the moment because on every trip we see something different," said Kalkstein. "One year there are interesting spiderwebs everywhere and another year there will be an amazing variety of mushrooms growing. Sometimes the waterfall is a torrent and sometimes it's a trickle; and the weather – well, the weather will do whatever it wants, so you just have to go with the flow.
"We've had some of our best moments in horrible weather," she added.
One year, when a hurricane dumped rain, "the kids just romped." They hiked in the rain to a meadow that had become a mud pit and, Kalkstein recalled, "everyone immediately went to the same place, which was run, run, run, belly slide – even the adults where belly sliding. Everyone was covered in mud. It was great."
The sixth-grade camping trip, with all of its fun, challenges, successes, obstacles and adventures, provides a great foundation for the beginning of the rich GFS Middle School experience.
"It's a right of passage," said Agner. "At the end we tell the kids 'Okay, now you are really Middle Schoolers.'"


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One of the arrangements of the sale of Maserati to industrialist Omar Orsi in 1937 was that the Maserati brothers would continue to work for the company for another ten years. The brothers honoured the agreement and continued to work for the factory until 1947 when they left to start a new company of their own; OSCA. Orsi was on his own, but the Maseratis had left a newly designed straight six engine. Although it was planned to be used in motor racing, it would first find its way into Maserati's first Grand Tourer. Orsi understood very well that building just racing cars was not going to be enough to keep the company afloat, so he ordered his engineers to construct a road car. This would by no means be a mass production car, but rather a very exclusive sports car.
Dubbed A6, the new Maserati debuted at the 1947 Geneva Motorshow equipped with a Pinin Farina designed body. Under the skin a 1.5 litre, single overhead camshaft engine was mounted in conjunction with a 4-speed gearbox. Producing just 65 bhp, the new engine was not a very good performer. The chassis was a simple steel tubular frame with two side members and a number of cross members. Front suspension was by wishbones, coil springs and Houdaille shocks absorbers. At the rear a live axle was sprung and damped in a similar fashion. The poor performance, high price and bland styling did not make the A6 coupe a very big seller.
Orsi took the lessons learned to heart and introduced a second version of the A6 at the 1951 Paris Motorshow in three different guises. The displacement was increased to 2 litres, which hiked the power output to 100 bhp for the optional three-Carburetor engine. Reminiscent of the great custom coach building tradition of the 1930s the new A6G was introduced with as a Frua Spider, a Vignale Coupe and a Pinin Farina Berlina. This latter coupe design would become the 'standard' body for the A6G, but it was not quite as elegant as the Pinin Farina designs of the years to come. For the same reasons as mentioned earlier and the introduction of the Ferrari 166 Inter, the 2 litre A6 was again not a sales success and only 16 examples were completed.
Maserati finally got it right in 1954 when a third evolution of the six cylinder road car was introduced. Commonly referred to as the A6G/54, it was equipped with a completely revised engine, which now featured twin camshafts and plugs. This engine was directly derived from the Maserati single seater and sports racers and produced a more competitive 150 bhp. Another great help was the availability of much better looking bodies from Frua and Zagato. Especially the lightweight Zagato bodies were commercial and aesthetic success. Production lasted for three years and 63 cars with a wide variety of body styles. It was replaced by the 3500 GT, which was more or less a production car, ending a decade of custom Maserati Grand Tourers.
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Hiram, you beat us to it! Disasters ALWAYS bring out the homophobic crackpots;
I wonder if in the Civil Rights era, the crackpots blamed natural disasters on racial equality?
For the next disaster, we should start a pool. Whoever is the first to report on a christian dumbfuck blaming the disaster on gays, wins a prize!
Count me in SB. And, from the "Amazing Karnak" crystal ball (with apologies to the late Johnny Carson), I predict the following if the President is re-elected. Some dumbfuck (as you aptly put it) evangelical minister will blame it on god's wrath, homosexual agenda, and/or libertine women with their fancy and godless birth control. And, that end times will be upon us, along with wailing and gnashing of teeth, great tribulations, the apocalypse, plagues, famines, disasters, and athlete's foot. And all because we have chosen a Kenyan born Muslim dictator instead of a "hold your nose" Mormon who at least somewhat believes in Jesus.
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Seeing Trees: Discover The Extraordinary Secrets Of Everyday Trees By Nancy Ross Hugo And Robert Llewellyn
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401k Day Trading: The Art Of Cashing In On A Shaky Market In Minutes A Day
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Montooth And The Canfield Witch
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Late, Late At Night By Rick Springfield
Description: 17 top 40 hits to date and still playing to packed houses worldwide… a Grammy award for the #1 karaoke classic "Jessie's Girl"… and a swoon-worthy role as Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital… it's no wonder that Entertainment Weekly recently asked, "is there anything Rick can't do?" In his New York Times bestselling memoir LATE, LATE AT NIGHT, Rick Springfield shares the highs and lows of his extraordinary life as well as his lifelong battle with depression. By turns winningly funny and heartbreakingly sad, every page resonates with Rick's unique, witty, wry, and brutally honest voice.
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The Secret Lives Of Wives By Iris Krasnow -- Www.iriskrasnow.com (Gotham Books)
Description: Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the closed doors of a successful marriage? How those happy couples make it look so easy? In THE SECRET LIVES OF WIVES: Women Share What it Really Takes to Stay Married (Gotham Books $26) bestselling author Iris Krasnow pulls back the curtain and reveals shocking and uncensored real-life confessions of women who have stayed married for the long haul. Krasnow, a wife of 23 years, and the more than 200 women she interviewed ― married anywhere from 15-70 years ― challenge the traditional way of thinking about what it takes to achieve "happily-ever-after" and invite women to define for themselves what constitutes a satisfying relationship. "There is no gold standard of what a marriage should be and no perfect marriage toward which to aspire," writes Krasnow. "No one even has to get married . . . More than five million unmarried couples live together in the United States, nearly eight times as many as in 1970. Those of us who followed the mainstream and went for the big crowd and the big dress are realizing, as we inch toward silver and golden anniversaries, that it is individual ingenuity and not pack mentality that fuels a marriage in the long run."
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DIET REHAB: 28 Days To Finally Stop Craving The Foods That Make You Fat By Dr. Mike Dow
Description: We've all heard the many authors, news reporters, talk show hosts, and fitness and health experts talk about food addiction as a matter of willpower—if you use this diet or that healthy eating plan and stick to it, you will lose weight and feel better. Or if you truly want to, you can have the perfect body. This may be true, except that implementing these diets and eating plans discount the fact that food addiction is just that—an addiction. Since food is the most socially acceptable "drug" out there, most people don't realize that food addiction is akin to substance abuse. Cigarettes, drugs, and alcohol alter your brain chemistry in ways that sheer willpower cannot control—and so does the wrong food. Now, based on a scientific study by Scripps University, renowned addictive behavior expert Dr. Mike Dow has created DIET REHAB: 28 Days to Finally Stop Craving the Foods that Make You Fat (Avery: January 2012; $26.00).
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Description: UNPROTECTED TEXTS The Bible's Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire by Jennifer Wright Knust According to cutting-edge biblical scholar Jennifer Wright Knust, the Bible is full of contradictions when it comes to sex and sexual desire, telling us: • Prostitution is okay…in certain circumstances. • Women can fulfill their "desires" outside of marriage…as long as they're beautiful. • Marriage doesn't unite one man and one woman…it unites one man with as many women as he can support. • Divorce is acceptable…but remarriage is considered adultery. With so many mixed messages, it's nearly impossible to know what to believe. In Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire (February 2011; Hardcover; $25.99; ISBN 9780061725586), Knust sheds some much-needed light on what the Bible actually says about sex, sexuality, marriage, and desire. With clarity and precision, she addresses the big questions people continue to ask: Is premarital sex a sin? When, and in what contexts, is sexual desire appropriate? With whom can I legitimately have sex? Are same-sex relations permissible? Is extramarital sex always wrong? And what is "sex," anyway?
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Meet (S)mythology - A Hilarious, Charming & Poignant Tale From First Time Author - Jeremy Tarr - OUT ON MAY 17
Description: Charming, poignant and absurdly funny, /(S)mythology/ is a contemporary fairy-tale that whisks you on a wild adventure from the streets of London to the far reaches of the globe—from haunted islands to African villages, from the peaks of the Alps to the depths of the Underworld. Twenty-one year old Sophie has spent her entire life in virtual seclusion in a London flat fearful that should she venture out into the world the curse that was placed on her as an infant would turn friends and lovers into stone (marble, to be exact) just by merely looking at her. But when events beyond her control drive her onto the streets of London, she must combat her fears and battle the forces that have kept her hidden away since childhood. Told with tongue-in-cheek wit and wry whimsy by Jeremy Tarr in his debut novel, and with sixty-four illustrations by Katy Smail, (S)mythology is about the mythology of love and the fairy-tale of life and death.
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Indie Gift Bag Design Featured At 2011 Golden Globes
Description: This design was featured in the 2011 IndiExhibit Golden Globes celebrity gift lounge and is available from this store only! This design represents just a tiny fraction of the many outstanding film industry ideas that was produced online at Malibuitalian's Zazzle Store. This particular Hollywood theme t-shirt has a typical fit and is extremely comfortable. If you really get a kick out of this concept, browse for similar ideas by running searches for "hollywood theme", "stars", or "film industry" – or check out this creative Zazzle designer malibuitalian's zazzle store.
Price: $25.65 to $45.95 Visit the Website
Story Books
Description: We at Little Write Brain firmly believe that reading and writing serve as the foundation for children's creative expression and intellectual and cultural growth. We strive to encourage literary appreciation and nurture the creative imagination of young minds by engaging them in artistic storytelling and rewarding them with full credit for their outstanding effort. Little Write Brain offer the most personalized storybooks in the industry. All of our stories – the characters, the plot lines, and the illustrations – can be created and modified by children and their parents through our fun and easy-to-use proprietary online tools. Our unique product enables every child to have the opportunity not only to star in his or her own storybook series, but also author and illustrate them.
Price: $25.49 to $50.00 Visit the Website
Eco Amazons: 20 Women Who Are Transforming The World
Description: Dorka Keehn's new coffee table book, ECO AMAZONS: Twenty Women Who Are Transforming the World- the first book on American women environmentalists-, would make a special and influential addition to your gift guide. Designed to be both eye-catching and powerful with 60 full color photos, ECO AMAZONS is the perfect holiday gift for mothers, daughters, sisters, nieces, and anyone who cares about our planet and its inhabitants.
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Dog Photography For Dummies
Description: Simply snapping a picture may not capture the playfulness or spontaneity of a dog. Knowing what kind of equipment, angle, and composition to use while photographing a dog can make all the difference in the character captured in the photo. Dog Photography For Dummies gives you practical and fun guidance for capturing your dog's personality and turning ordinary shots into priceless memories that will last a lifetime. Written by the ladies behind one of Los Angeles' premier pet photography agencies, Bark Pet Photography, this book is the perfect gift for dog lovers, animal rescuers, and entrepreneurs. Filled with how-tos, humor, and advice on helping shelter dogs as well as starting your own business, this gift packs a punch! Available in both e-reader and hard copy formats wherever books are sold.
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Hey Buddy: In Pursuit Of Buddy Holly, My New Buddy John, And My Lost Decade Of Music, By Gary W. Moore
Description: He was just a kid from Lubbock, Texas, sporting black horn-rimmed glasses, blue jeans, a white T-shirt, white socks, and loafers. And he changed the course of music history. Now, more than five decades after his tragic death, Buddy Holly still affects lives today around the world. Hey Buddy is a look at how a bestselling author "discovers" Buddy Holly's music and life, and pursues his legacy as seen and told through the eyes of people who knew him and have been influenced by his life.
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Make Mine A Double By Gina Barreca
Description: Make Mine A Double Why Women Like Us Like To Drink...Or Not Edited by Gina Barreca Bottoms up! This landmark celebration of women and drink chips away at traditional images of gender one ice-cube at a time Make Mine A Double pours together a collection of witty, intelligent, and provocative pieces about women and their beverages of choice. Edited by humorist and academic mahatma Gina Barreca, the twenty-eight original essays here come from a diverse community of voices, from ages twenty-one to seventy-nine, including such luminaries as Fay Weldon, Wendy Liebman, Amy Bloom, Liza Donnelly, Nicole Hollander, Beth Jones, Dawn Lundy Martin, and many others. Equal parts paean to spirits, an open discussion of drinking (or not drinking), and a call to feminists everywhere to say "salut," Make Mine A Double shimmers with thoughtfulness, humor, and self-examination. These tales of women's complex relationships with alcohol are the story of every woman's effort to find her independence and sense of belonging, be it at a college party, a high-powered cocktail party, or on a stool at the neighborhood watering hole. Gina Barreca has appeared on 20/20, 48 Hours, NPR, The Today Show, Joy Behar, and Oprah to discuss gender, power, politics, and humor. Her books, which have been translated into seven languages, include They Used to Call Me Snow White But I Drifted, Babes in Boyland, and It's Not That I'm Bitter. She is a professor of English and feminist theory at the University of Connecticut.
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Curl Up With A Good Book With Book Bouquet
Description: Sometimes you just need to escape with a good book. The Holiday Book Baskets from Book Bouquet include a choice of paperback book from bestselling authors like Dean Koontz, Clive Cussler, Alex Berenson and Nora Roberts. Blend your choice of a best selling book with gourmet snacks such as popcorn and chocolate chip cookies packaged in festive container – perfect to re-use as a holiday decoration! Book Bouquet is has launched five new holiday book gift baskets including the Christmas Book Basket (everyone) I Moose You (romance), Classic Book Gift Set (everyone), Puzzle Play (grandparents, puzzle-lovers), and Activities 4 Kids (kids) ranging in price from $24.99 to $49.99. All baskets can be purchased from www.bookbouquet.com. Nationwide delivery (also delivers to military apo addresses).
Price: $24.99 to $49.99 Visit the Website
GIDEON'S WAR By Howard Gordon
Description: Howard Gordon—the longtime executive producer of the hit TV series 24—makes his fiction debut with a tale of political intrigue and international terrorism. GIDEON DAVIS, whose behind-the-scenes negotiating skills have earned him the role of peacemaker in conflicts around the globe, knows more about hush-hush discussions in Capitol corridors than he does about hand-to-hand combat. But his more practical, tactical skills come into play when he's called on by family friend and government bigwig Earl Parker to chaperone a rogue agent from Southeast Asia to D.C. The agent, Tillman Davis, has promised to turn himself in— but only to his brother, Gideon. Although the two brothers have been estranged for years, Gideon cannot fathom how his brother could have turned into so ruthless a man. But when the plan for Tillman's surrender goes awry and Earl Parker is taken hostage, Gideon is forced to embrace his dark side in order to evade hostile locals in war-torn Mohan to make his way to the Obelisk—the multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art oil rig that has been seized by terrorists led by Tillman himself. It is with the help of oil rig manager Kate Murphy that Gideon launches an unlikely one-man rescue.
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Whole Health Healing Book
Description: Make 2011 your healthiest year ever with the new book Whole Health Healing - The Budget Friendly Natural Wellness Bible for All Ages ($24.95). Learn how to enjoy eating without weight gain, exercises that really work and those to avoid, and even how to raise healthier children naturally. This 364 page holistic self-help book is written by Dr Tom Potisk, a world renowned holistic family doctor. Besides setting the record straight on what real health is, he includes specific natural tips for over 40 ailments including fibromyalgia, arthritis, psoriasis, and even bedwetting with his easy-going conversational writing style. That's why he's known globally as the "Down-to-Earth" doctor and you can find the book on his web site (http://www.thedowntoearthdoctor.com).
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Mr. Date Night The Recipe For The Perfect Date
Description: Mr. Date Night says..Buy this funny and brilliant book on how to design the best dinner date..ever! Are you one of the millions of singles out on the market, trying to impress that perfect someone? Have you just run out of creative and interesting ideas - and you need some help? Then you absolutely must invest in Mr. Date Night, the definitive guide to not only your perfect date, but also the ideal dinner-date plans and recipes to serve tasty, nutritious meals to woo your love interest and impress her (or him) with your culinary skills. An entertaining, funny and clever dating and dinner guide, Mr. Date Night "serves up" a wealth of tips, tricks and dating "essentials" to prepare the right ingredients for the perfect dinner date. Loaded with over 30 winning dates and recipes, readers will also enjoy an included copy of author and musician Cary Farley's romantic Unwind CD to put the finishing touch on every date in the book. From dates as funny as the "The Optimist" to "Be My Fuzzy Valentine," Mr. Date Night will have you roaring with laughter and pleasantly full after preparing and eating down-home barbeque to basic casseroles or lasagna.
Price: $24.95 Visit the Website
Hollywood Stories: Short Entertaining Anecdotes About The Stars And Legends Of The Movies!
Description: At high noon on a cold November day in 1974, sixty-seven-year-old John Wayne faced off with the staff of the Harvard Lampoon on the famous campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The students had issued their challenge by calling the beloved American icon a fraud. Wayne, who had his new movie McQ to promote, responded by saying he would be happy to show his film in the pseudo-intellectual swamps of Harvard Square. After the screening, without writers, the former USC footballer delivered a classic performance. When one smart young man asked where he got his phony toupee, Wayne insisted the hair was real. It wasn't his, but it was real. The appreciative underclassmen loved him and after the Q and A session, they all sat down to dinner. Later Wayne, who was suffering greatly from both gout and the after effects of lung cancer (sadly the Duke only had five years to live), said that day at Harvard was the best time he ever had. Just when you thought you've heard everything about Hollywood comes a totally original new book -- a special blend of biography, history and lore. Hollywood Stories is packed with wild, wonderful short tales about famous stars, movies, directors and many others who have been a part of the world's most fascinating, unpredictable industry! The Midwest Book Review says Hollywood Stories is, "packed from cover to cover with fascinating tales."
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"Bad Girls: Why Men Love Them & How Good Girls Can Learn Their Secrets"
Description: Similar in format to her classic Bad Boys, 12 different types of Bad Girls are profiled: Gold-digger, Addict, Sex Siren, Sexual Withholder, Married Woman on the Prowl, Commitment-Phobe, Husband Hunter and Trapper, Husband Stealer, Damsel in Distress, Cougar, Ball-Buster, and Bad Girl Scorned. The reader will learn what makes these women tick and why otherwise smart and successful men fall head over heels for them, losing their savings, self-respect and sanity in the process. Famous bad girls, from history to headlines, and real life to reel life, illustrate each of the different types - including Angelina Jolie, Samantha from Sex and the City, Britney Spears, Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction, Oksana, and many more. Bad girls are heartbreakers - a paradox of insecurity and ruthlessness, deprivation and entitlement, emptiness and chaos. This book will appeal to women who want to learn the secrets hidden in the bad girl book of spells, without truly becoming 'bad' themselves, and to men who are licking their wounds.
Price: $24.95 to $35.00 Visit the Website
Bull Canyon: A Boatbuilder, A Writer And Other Wildlife By Lin Pardey
Description: In the tradition of Under the Tuscan Sun and A Year in Provence, Bull Canyon, an extraordinary tale of "accidental homesteading" is a sensational summer read. Internationally famous for their sailing adventures, Lin Pardey and her husband Larry came to California in 1980. Fresh off an eleven-year-long sailing adventure, Lin and Larry were looking for a good spot to build a boat, test Lin's skills as a writer and taste the apparent security that life ashore could offer. Bull Canyon, an isolated area nestled in a rocky outcropping of winding dirt roads, 60 miles from the sea, and 50 miles from Los Angeles, seemed an unlikely spot for boatbuilding, but when Lin and Larry set eyes on the abandoned stone cottage at the top of a craggy, dusty lane, they knew they'd come home. Bull Canyon: A Boatbuilder, a Writer and other Wildlife chronicles their four years spent far from the sea, building the boat of their dreams in remote Bull Canyon. Part memoir, part adventure tale, part love story, Bull Canyon is a vibrant tale that captures the spirit of two dreamers and schemers who took life by the horns—and lived to tell the glorious tale.
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7 Keys To Unlock Autism From Elaine Hall And Diane Isaacs
Description: Seven Keys to Unlock Autism: Making Miracles in the Classroom by Elaine Hall, Diane Isaacs ISBN: 978-0-470-64409-6 Hardcover Jossey Bass / Wiley The acclaimed approach to helping children with autism, profiled in the award-winning documentary Autism: The Musical This groundbreaking book outlines seven integrated keys for educators and parents to make meaningful connections with children on the autism spectrum. The book is based on the unique approach founded by by Elaine Hall of The Miracle Project, a musical theater program for children with autism and their peers and siblings. The Miracle Project integrates traditional and creative therapies in an interactive, social dynamic. The book shows how to apply these effective strategies at school and at home to nurture kids' self-expression and social skills. Elaine Hall ("Coach E") is the Founder of The Miracle Project. When traditional therapies failed to help her autistic son, she sought out creative people—actors, writers, and teachers—to work with him. The methods Elaine developed to reach kids with autism resulted in The Miracle Project and were profiled in the HBO documentary, Autism: The Musical. Diane Isaacs is the Creative Director of The Miracle Project. A successful film producer, she is the former president of Green Moon Productions, which she cofounded with Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith. Diane produced The Miracle Project's benefit album, FLY, with artists including Jack Black, Stephen Stills, and Chaka Khan. She is expanding The Miracle Project nationally and internationally, from India to Ethiopia.
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The Happiness Advantage By Shawn Achor
Description: The Happiness Advantage The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work Most people believe that once they become successful, then they'll be happy. But recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology and neuroscience have shown that this formula is actually backward: Happiness fuels success, not the other way around. When we are positive, our brains become more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, resilient, and productive at work. This isn't just an empty mantra. This discovery has been repeatedly borne out by rigorous research in psychology and neuroscience, management studies, and the bottom lines of organizations around the globe. In The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor, who spent over a decade living, researching, and lecturing at Harvard University, draws on his own research—including one of the largest studies of happiness and potential at Harvard and others at companies like UBS and KPMG—to fix this broken formula. Using stories and case studies from his work with thousands of Fortune 500 executives in 42 countries, Achor explains how we can reprogram our brains to become more positive in order to gain a competitive edge at work.
Price: $24.00 to $25.00 Visit the Website
'The Shut Up And Shoot Freelance Video Guide'
Description: From the author of the #1 documentary filmmaking book on Amazon.com, comes his latest hilarious and insightful book, 'The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide.' Author Anthony Q. Artis provides an easy-read crash course in the ins and outs and hundreds of little details of creating video works for hire to be proud of. This ultra-friendly visual field guide for freelance filmmakers picks up where Artis's first book, 'The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide' leaves off and gives you more detailed practical production strategies and solutions not found anywhere else. The latest book covers topics such as: Marketing Videos, Music Videos, Wedding Videos, Music Performance Videos, Live Event Videos, Corporate Videos...and more! For more information on this and to purchase your copy, please visit: http://amzn.to/syLSeE
Price: $23.07 Visit the Website
The Animals
Description: The Animals is a 400-poem pastoral set in a mythical field where a shepherd tends his flock of 200 different creatures. Each animal shares its own intimate story in its own unique voice, ultimately revealing how all life shares the same suffering, dignity and joy. Prophetic and mystical, at times humorous and vulnerable, this "environmental bible" is sure to be enjoyed by all readers!
Price: $22.95 Visit the Website
"Fatal February" By Barbara Levenson
Description: For Miami criminal defense attorney Mary Magruder Katz, life gets completely complicated when she breaks off her engagement, gets fired from her former fiancé's law firm, starts her own practice, and lands her first client, Lillian Yarmouth, the prime suspect in what's become the Miami society murder of the year. Fatal February sizzles with romance and suspense. A must-read!
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The Lifeboard
Description: Part motivational workbook, part creative project, The Lifeboard combines the appeal of such books as The Secret, the international publishing sensation that captivated over four million readers, with the fun of scrapbooking—a craft that, according to Craft & Hobby Association figures, one in three households across America (or about 40 million families) enjoy. Containing a journal, a full-color Lifeboard, and all the starter materials and guidance you need to make it meaningful, this beautiful gift-to-yourself box is designed to activate, magnify, and accelerate the Law of Attraction—a universal principle summed up as "You are what you think." "Lifeboarding," also called "vision boarding" or "dream boarding," has long been used by celebrities, sports figures, and business leaders. With The Lifeboard, people from all walks of life can use this technique to visualize their future and reinforce their goals while creating a uniquely self-reflective work of art. After identifying and prioritizing their goals through journaling, it's time to get crafty! Dig through photo albums and stashes of mementos, clip pictures and quotes from magazines, collect favorite affirmations and poems, and bring them all to the board. Place the images, objects, and words that represent you on the nine key areas: Success, Love and Marriage, Children and Creativity, Friends and Travel, Career, Knowledge and Education, Family and Health, Wealth and Prosperity, and, at the center of everything, Harmony. After decorating your Lifeboard, sit back and soak in the visual effects.
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Marriage Rules : A Manual For The Married And Coupled Up By Harriet Lerner, Ph.D.
Description: Marriage Rules A Manual for the Married and the Coupled Up By Harriet Lerner PhD Relationships are complicated. When we share our lives with another person we tie our finances together, negotiate sexuality and deal with the countless decisions that daily life demands—not to mention our own personal baggage. When the anxiety of life spirals high enough, and lasts long enough, even the most mature relationshuip may begin to look like a dysfunctional one. Needless to say, coupling can get rough. However, the rules to a good marriage are not. Marriage Rules: A Manual for the Married and the Coupled Up (Gotham Books, January 5, 2012, $22.50) by NYT bestselling author Harriet Lerner is the help we all seek in a quick, uncomplicated way. Known for her acclaimed books, including the bestselling Dance of Anger, clinical psychologist Dr. Lerner recognizes that sometimes all we need is a little common sense and some the willingness to turn off our relationship auto-pilot and do something bold, something to change our marriage for the better. Marriage Rules is based on decades of clinical practice (and a healthy, happy marriage) with concrete, practical advice that if followed will generate major changes in a relationship. It does take some practice … and a little humor. But anything worth doing takes a little time and effort. The rules are not hard and fast, all are adjustable to your own relationship needs.
Price: $22.50 Visit the Website


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Paper: Jessica Sprague & Jesse Edwards
Frames: Katie Pertiet
Elements: Flowers, Stitched Chip Strips, and Stitching by Katie Pertiet
Circle Stitching by Anna Aspnes
Worn Edge Overlay by Lynn Grieveson
Alpha: Chip Alpha by Katie Pertiet
Font: CK Marissa
As seen in the Sept/Oct 2012 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine. Copyright Creative Crafts Group. Posted with prior permission from the publisher.


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