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Monday, March 19, 2012
Is Chaim Levin an Orthodox Jew?
Some journalists have identified me as an Orthodox Jew, while others have described me as no longer religious as in today's Washington Post article. I have tried to be clear I identify as simply "Jewish". I am Jewish, and I'm proud of it. I'm connected to this identity, and I always will be. This why I choose to wear a yarmulke in public or during interviews. I wear a yarmulke as symbol of religious pride, not to suggest affiliation with any sect or movement. I'm Jewish and I'm gay; I am equally proud of both.
I am reluctant to talk about my current religious beliefs and levels of observance. I believe ones religious convictions and practices are between them and God. More importantly, my current religious beliefs and practices would not negate what I experienced growing up Chassidic in Crown Heights attending the best Lubavitch yeshivas (schools). It would not bear on the seemingly hopeless conundrum that gay youth face in Orthodox communities. It would not diminish the problem nor efforts to give hope.
Nonetheless, "Well, you're not Orthodox anymore, so why should people take example from you or listen to you?" is often the first question I hear from people in the community I grew up in. While such questions are based on faulty premises, the answer is simple. What I experienced growing up gay in the Orthodox community is just one story of many. The communities' children still face abuse, bullying, isolation, depression and risk of suicide, and are still being told that homosexuality is a sickness that can be cured through reparative "therapy", despite its having been denounced by the American Psychiatric, Psychological and Medical Associations. Scientific research has clearly demonstrated that such practices are ineffective and harmful. A 2002 study, for example, revealed that, out of 202 participants in an ex-gay program, only 8 described themselves as being cured, 7 of whom were employed as counselors for the program. The program itself classified 176 as "failures". Of the 202 participants, 155 reported significant, long-term harm as a result, including depression and suicidal thoughts, deteriorating relationships with family and friends, and complete loss of religious faith. Out of a misguided understanding of faith and complete disregard for science, this is what is still being recommended to gay Orthodox youth who are already vulnerable.
I do believe one can identify as both gay and Orthodox. Personally, I can no longer label myself as Lubavitch, Chassidic or even Orthodox. With the Lubavitch understanding I grew up with, I do not consider myself Orthodox today — mainly because I don't practice Judaism the way that I used to. But, at the end of the day, no one keeps all 613 commandments given to us by the Torah (if you know someone that does, please do send them my way because I'd love to learn from them) — not even the self-appointed promoters of the Torah, who would hate, oppress, embarrass, insult and harm fellow Jews for being gay, give pernicious advice to those already vulnerable and stand idly by while lives are in danger. I do still however identify with the Lubavitch Chassidic Orthodox community. It is the community I grew up in, and I hope it can be more welcoming to its gay members. I hope that my bringing awareness to the problems can help remedy them.
I survived abuse and bullying as Lubavitch boy in Crown Heights. I underwent dangerous "ex-gay" therapy because I thought changing my orientation was possible and would be the only way to reconcile myself as Jewish person. I had never encountered a gay Orthodox Jew, or even anyone who was just Jewish and gay. Until I was 21, I was degraded just because I am gay, even though I was on a hopeless mission of trying to change my orientation.
I have never attacked anyone's religious beliefs or values, nor advocated for changing halacha. I have simply asked that people open their eyes to what is happening and realize that gay people exist and are being harmed in Orthodox communities.
Orthodox Judaism is my home, my roots; it is where I come from. The camp song we used to sing every Shabbos when I was a kid said "No matter where you may roam, you can always come back home". Home to me is my parents' house in Crown Heights, the place where my journey started.
I try to serve God in the best way that I can. I believe my efforts are consistent with Torah values. I am advocating that people who want to remain religious should be encouraged to do so. Whether they remain as observant, however, they should not lose their families and hope.
There is hope. By bringing awareness to the problem and sharing my story, I want to offer more hope to gay youth and their families, irrespective of their personal level of religious observance.
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No one can presume to tell you how to live your life nor does anyone have a right to judge whatever choices you've made. It's your life and you are entitled to live it as you see best and in whatever way makes you happiest.ReplyDelete
Its your life not theirs.
- Jordan HirschMarch 19, 2012 at 10:52 PM
This is very well put.ReplyDelete
Chaim; you wrote this beautifully.ReplyDelete
I have 2 points to share.
1) I believe all sufferers of abuse are akin to holocaust survivors who somehow our community has found the restraint and understanding in their journeys of frumkeit. No one can judge what they and/or we have gone through.
2) I wish there was a form of "reparative" therapy for orthodoxy. This therapy would offer us a frum amnesia so that we can block out the hurtful, inappropriate and misinformed training we received as frum jews and allow us the ability to repair the damage by creating a kinder and gentler judaism for us from scratch. The pain and hurt associated with the orthodox Judaism I know now is not one that I want to invest my life into.
Thank you Chaim.Replies
- AnonymousJune 18, 2013 at 12:38 AM
It is interesting to note that the Rebbe said in a Sicha that "Harchek Meeshochain Rah" keep far from a bad neighbor, means that anything, including teachings from Torah, that do not work for someone, are this person's bad neighbor, and he should keep far away from it. Alot of the principles we grew up with, worked for our parents generation, but not neccesarily for ours, and they should be seen as the bad neighbors they can be for some people.So many more of us would still be Chasidish if this were taken seriouslyDelete
No one has the right to force a label on you. And no one has a right to deny you your identity or 'reclassify' you because you don't meet their approval. Like other frum gay men, once I made the decision to come out - to the Jewish community - I questioned whether I could still be considered 'Orthodox.' When I realized that much of that questioning was based on others' expectations, I was able accept myself as Orthodox AND gay.ReplyDelete
I'm glad to hear you are comfortable in your identity as a gay Jew (in whatever form that might take). B'eszrat Hashem you should stay that way. :)
- Yisroel
- AnonymousMarch 20, 2012 at 9:37 AM
To Frum, Gay and Married: I'm sorry you experienced bullying and abuse in your lifetime, as I'm truly sorry for anyone who experiences such things, but you de-legitimize your points (and pain) when you compare it in any way, shape, or form to the suffering and aftermath of Holocaust survivors. That is a separate category entirely and to suggest otherwise is, I believe, a gross defamation of the unique kind of torture they went through and have lived with after the war. I've had pain in my life too, and it was horrible, but it has nothing to do with the Holocaust and I would never think to suggest otherwise.ReplyDelete
Chaim, I think it's great you can still identify with the Lubavitch movement in Crown Heights, your roots, and that you proudly wear a yarmulka in all your public appearances. People are so concerned with labels when they need to be more concerned with their own behavior toward others.Replies
- Corey YoqueletMarch 20, 2012 at 11:52 AM
Not to delegitimize your indignation, Anonymous, but I believe it is a gross misrepresentation of explicit simile, history and psychology to deny parallels to Holocaust survivors. Indeed, a rather prominent Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist reflecting on his experiences himself wrote: "To draw an analogy: a man's suffering is similar to the behavior of a gas. If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber, it will fill the chamber completely and evenly, no matter how big the chamber. Thus suffering completely fills the human soul and conscious mind, no matter whether the suffering is great or little. Therefore the 'size' of human suffering is absolutely relative." Viktor Frankl suffered in the camps alongside those who wore the pink triangle and the gold and pink star. The psychological effects on Holocaust survivors are the same as those experienced by survivors of any complex traumatic stress. Your suggestion otherwise would indeed delegitimize real suffering were it not contrary to fact.Delete
You are right, of course; there is a world of difference from the Shoah. We remember those who wore the gold star. We recognize that such intolerance and cruelty was outrageous. We have vowed to never let it happen again. But, the world has forgotten about those who wore pink. Far too many parts of the world still treat gay people with intolerance and cruelty under a philosophy far too similar to NAZI Germany's. And, the oppression and holocaust (or however you are concerned to label it) of gay people continues to this day. Gay people have suffered in silence in hostile or indifferent communities, forgotten.
We have opportunity, no an obligation to be aware, to be compassionate and to remember. We have an obligation not to dismiss, minimize or legitimize a very real, contemporary problem. We have an obligation to take a stand against oppression and harm.
- AnonymousMarch 20, 2012 at 1:45 PM
I agree we have an obligation to take a stand against oppression and harm, and that's why I call out people who use "gay" as an insult, or people who use the word fag so freely and why I read about gay rights and why I treat everyone - gay, straight, what have you - with the compassion and respect that is every human being's right.Delete
I am merely offering an outside perspective that I believe (and, I think, many would agree with me, even if they aren't here to comment on this blog) that the effort to obtain equal rights and treatment for gay people suffers when you compare it in any way to the Holocaust. I know there were many who wore pink stars, and as poorly as gays are treated in the world, and as horrible as the bullies who drive gay people to commit suicide are, it does not compare to the systematic rounding up and slaughter of homosexuals, Gypsies, and, public enemy #1 to the Nazis, Jews. The U.S. in 2012 is not Germany in the 30's and 40's.
Every gay teen or adult lost to suicide from bullying is tragic, but there are laws in place, in the U.S. at least, to prevent that, and laws to prosecute those who commit such acts (ie, Ravi being found guilty of a hate crime). Gay people have a united voice, a parade, clubs, organizations, websites, and beloved TV shows featuring them. More understanding and tolerance and laws are needed, yes - but gay people in this country have some protection and options, while the gay people forced to wear pink stars did not. It IS different - I didn't intend to lessen the pain of Frum, Gay, and Married, and I apologize if I did so, but I fear his link to the situation of Holocaust survivors and the situation of gay people today misrepresents the pain and suffering of my relatives who experienced the Holocaust.
I can't know the pain of being a frum gay person who is ostracized from his family, community, and faith, but I don't think Frum, Gay and Married can know the pain of a someone who experienced the Holocaust, either.
- to be continuedMarch 21, 2012 at 1:13 AM
Anonymous, I appreciate your recognition of the obligation to take a stand against oppression and harm and your efforts to familiarize yourself with issues pertaining to gay people. I do not want to deter you nor offend you, but I must point out that you wrote: "I can't know the pain of being a frum gay person who is ostracized from his family, community, and faith, but I don't think Frum, Gay and Married can know the pain of a someone who experienced the Holocaust, either."Delete
Please refer to what you were responding to: "no one can judge what they and/or we have gone through." It appears to me that you actually agreeing with the thoughtful gentlemen. The only claim made regarding Holocaust survivors' pain was your suggestion it is irrevocably incomparable to contemporary suffering. As recognized by a Holocaust survivor and renowned psychiatrist of the time, I observed that the psychological effects of complex traumatic stress for individuals are the same -- not the specific traumas for individuals and not the repercussions for their families, communities or societies. I understood it to be effect of complex trauma that the thoughtful gentlemen wrote about. "Survivors of abuse" is assumed to refer to gay survivors of homophobic oppression, bullying and harassment only in your responses. What was written was that the frum community should have compassion and understanding for "survivors of abuse" [unspecified] "in their journeys of frumkeit" as it had managed to find for Holocaust survivors, who, like people with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, sometimes struggled with issues of faith and observance. Do you believe it should not? What exactly is it that was actually written that you are taking issue with? Only in your responses is it suggested that the pain experienced by those you have faced homophobia might have something to do with the Holocaust. I responded to these suggestions of yours and your indignation toward them, as I am again.
I believe efforts to bring awareness to the struggles of individuals suffer when they are responded to with parade counterexamples; indeed, such strikes me as unaware, insensitive or offensive. Consider, for example, responding to the outrageous horrors of the Holocaust with glib examples of people who managed to escape or survive, the existence of communities not under control of NAZI Germany or the subsequent creation of Israel and our resolve not to let it happen again. If the example is too sacrosanct, consider telling someone who is contemplating suicide that their suffering is somehow not worthy enough (for what, I do no know) and that they should wake up and smell the roses in someone else's garden (frumgaymarried.blogspot.com/2012/03/depth-of-my-pain.html).
- Corey YoqueletMarch 21, 2012 at 1:16 AM
The US in 2012 is not the US in 2012, not everywhere, not for everyone. Yes, some states have laws prohibiting discrimination and/or hate crimes on the basis of orientation, but, even in those states, the law does not prevent such actions -- no more than the Torah has prevented murder. That's why we have courts. Murder, however, is something that is rather easy to pursue in court; discrimination and hate crimes are not, and many are not inclined to subject themselves subject themselves to further injury by pursuing such cases. Yes, there are gay communities and organizations, but not everyone is able to avail themselves of them.Delete
Coming to terms with ones orientation in order to do so is the very struggle discussed here. This is a struggle that is often difficult even in liberal communities. The fact is that nearly all gay students across the country, even in the new millennium, reported that were were harassed verbally or physically at schools because of their orientation within the past year, and over 80% reported that teachers never or rarely intervened when present. The fact is that gay people are 3 times more likely to attempt suicide. Yes, the general situation has improved, but the realities of particular individuals may often still seem grim. The only united gay voice I am aware of involves the fictitious "homosexual agenda". There is no united gay voice any more than there is a united Jewish voice, American or homophobic voice; indeed, gay youth often do not recognize that they have voices until they come to terms with their orientation, and gay voices are often still silenced, dismissed or otherwise not suffered.
You are absolutely correct that gay people are not systematically targeted, rounded up and slaughtered by the US government. But, no one suggested we are. We are however targeted, ostracized, demoralized and sometimes killed, directly or indirectly, by individuals and communities -- some more systematically than others. I find this to be intolerably outrageous, but that may very well be just be my insider perspective.
Clearly, you also correct that we cannot know another person's pain. But, we can know about it. Frankl used the analogy of gas pumped into a chamber to convey both his existential suffering and human beings' generally. Obviously, such suffering is not a gas pumped into a chamber, and I do not see how such an analogy could misrepresent the gas pumped into a chamber; indeed, I fail to understand why the concern would be with the gas pumped into a chamber rather than the suffering to be elucidated through the analogy. I do understand, however, that the image of gas pumped into a chamber may be particularly, even uncomfortably vivid within the context of Frankl's story. Perhaps, that was his intention. Perhaps, he, as a Holocaust survivor, intentionally evoked for hopeless, life-or-death suffering the image of the gas chambers which claimed his immediate family and friends. Perhaps, it's something that he knew people reading his story and philosophy would recognize and understand that such "suffering completely fills the human soul and conscious mind." I believe that this analogy actually recognizes the Holocaust as the most horrifically complete consumption of the human soul and mind we can even hope to grasp. I believe that it is not our place to deny a Holocaust survivor his analogy, nor his recognition of the commonalities between Holocaust survivors and later survivors of oppression or abuse for whom he wrote. That kind of suffering is a difficult to understand, seemingly relentless, uncontrollable and fruitless suffering that can lead one to consider suicide and the effects of which are still felt years later. It is not unique or exclusive to Holocaust, homophobic oppression or sexual and physical abuse survivors, though there most surely are unique and exclusive aspects to Holocaust, gay and abuse survival experiences.
All my grandparents were in the holocaust and have since led healthy lives with many children and grandchildren.ReplyDelete
The Holocaust ended in 1945. People have had the time to deal with the trauma and stress; the abuse of a child and adult can go on their entire life without reprieve. It may in fact be worse on an individual level.
- AnonymousMarch 22, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Frum, Gay and Married - we can agree to disagree about bringing the Holocaust into this, but please know all the while, I empathize with the pain you are going through and hope that it gets better for you.ReplyDelete
Thirty years ago, I drank a chocolate milkshake with my pork sausage hero sandwich on Passover. Truly a shonda.ReplyDelete
I looked very Jewish then and look even more Jewish now in my 50's. I work in Times Square. Weekly, sometimes daily, strangers ask me where's the nearest kosher restaurant. I cannot help but be perceived as Jewish, and many assume I am, at the least, Conservadox. I'm not, but I'm aware -- which is why some of my Orthodox co-workers years ago would say to me, "You're going to Hell, you know".
To some of the Black Hat Orthodox and to some of the Mitnagdim, you're not Orthodox. Based upon how you were brought up, in your own words, you're not Orthodox.
Outside of Boro Park, Crown Heights, Williamsburg, and Kiryas Joel, you're Orthodox. When it becomes automatic NOT to daven Shacharit, Mincha, and Ma'ariv, you may no longer be Orthodox. When you eat out traif all the time, you may no longer be Orthodox.
Even if you do leave Orthodoxy, the good works you've already done suggest that you may be a Tzaddik. Quoting Emerson, not Mishna, "God will not have his work made manifest by cowards". Gay and Orthodox, you evince courage every day. May God bless you to keep on keeping on.
If you are halachicly Jewish, are shomer Shabat, and have a kosher home, you are part of the Orthodox community. No matter what you call yourself. And no matter what anyone else says. Period.ReplyDelete
so what of gay guys who were brought up in reform/liberal Judaism, or wanted to convert from where ever but cannot Precisely because they are GAY..?ReplyDelete
It is almost as if we view our Jewish identity as an esoteric bit of interesting culture. What if people want God as much as they want to be out..
How long are we not going to look at the whole picture about being gay and Jewish/Jewish and gay
Greetings! Do you have personal pages in online social media websites?ReplyDelete
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Christchurch city takes shape
Intensive housing developments will be allowed in suburbs near central Christchurch under new rules aimed at squeezing more homes into the city.
The new housing will be allowed in parts of Riccarton, Barrington, Papanui, Merivale, Sydenham, Linwood, Waltham and Richmond.
The move comes as plans are announced to accelerate demolition in the residential red zone and clear suburbs on the flat land by the end of next year.
A joint initiative between the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, insurers and EQC will prioritise areas for clearance. Parts of New Brighton, Avonside Drive, Oxford Tce and Kaiapoi will be the first to be completely demolished.
The new housing rules were approved yesterday by the Christchurch City Council and will form part of the Land Use Recovery Plan (Lurp) the Government hopes to have gazetted by the end of this year.
Under the new housing rules, developers with between 1500 square metres and one hectare of land will be able to build between 30 and 65 dwellings on their property in some residential areas of the city through the new Comprehensive Development Mechanism (CDM), which is part of the Lurp.
In the outer suburban areas of Christchurch (those classed as Living 1), up to 22 houses per hectare are allowed. In Living 2 areas (typically nearer the central city and suburban centres), up to 30 houses per hectare can theoretically be built, while in the Living 3 zone developments of at least 30 houses per hectare are expected.
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) was pushing for the CDM to be introduced across the whole city but the council has only given approval for its introduction in certain parts of the Living 2 and 3 zones.
However, in a compromise , it has voted to implement a new Community Housing Development Mechanism (CHDM) as part of the Lurp to help the urgent redevelopment of social housing.
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Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel said the new rules were a compromise between the Government and the council but were in the best interests of the city.
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee described yesterday's decision by the council as a positive step forward.
He said the changes approved by the council were the "minimum required" to address the housing pinch. The next step was for the council to conduct a full review of all its residential living zones, something he expected it to do over the next 12 months.
"A lot more work needs to be done," Brownlee said.
Cabinet is expected to give its stamp of approval to the Lurp on Monday and it will then be gazetted. Once gazetted, the council's District Plan will be amended to reflect the new rules.
Cr Andrew Turner said yesterday he would have preferred more community consultation on the proposed intensification but it was not a business as usual situation and there was clearly a need for urgent action to address the housing shortage.
"Unchecked urban sprawl is not the way to go," he said.
Cr Yani Johanson said he was reluctantly supporting the proposed changes because it was a better option for Christchurch than the Government's, , which would have allowed intensive developments in most of the city.
"It will allow us to address some of the chronic housing issues facing the city and to get better urban design," he said.
The first areas in the residential red zone to be fully cleared of homes have been announced to speed up demolitions that have fallen behind deadline.
Areas of New Brighton, Avonside Drive, Oxford Tce and Kaiapoi are the first to be completely demolished as part of a joint initiative between the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, the Earthquake Commission and insurers.
The decision sees flat land red-zone houses sectioned into 15 areas throughout greater Christchurch ranging from Southshore to Kaiapoi.
Cera chief executive Roger Sutton said the approach to demolitions so far had been "scatter gun" which was inefficient and costly. It had always been the plan to work in geographical areas but this was not possible earlier due to the number of people living in the red zone, he said. All areas targeted are now free of residents.
"It's a major milestone in terms of how we do this work across the red zone."
Cera had fallen behind its deadline and would continue falling behind by several months if this strategy was not implemented, Sutton said. He said all flat land residential areas would be cleared by the end of next year.
About 3500 flat land properties had already been cleared with another 3500 to go.
The remaining 1000 on the Port Hills would take until the end of 2015 at the earliest.
Insurance council chief executive Tim Grafton said he hoped the homes would no longer be a "blight on the landscape" but create areas that were a "legacy for the community".
"The pace of progress will continue as we work with Cera to ensure designated areas are cleared in a systematic way that will benefit everyone."
The flat land locations were put into four groups denoting the order of when they will be demolished.
One home in Evans Ave in New Brighton - in the first priority area - was demolished to start the programme. Two more homes in the area would be demolished in the coming weeks and the area would be grassed by Christmas.
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B chromosomes are supernumerary elements present in about 15% of eukaryotic species and are most frequently heterochromatic, behave parasitically, show a transmission rate higher than standard (A) chromosomes, and can provoke harmful effects on carriers. In the current work, Prochilodus lineatus individuals carrying eight and nine B chromosomes were obtained by induced crossing performed involving breeders with different B chromosome numbers in their cells. The high B chromosome numbers found in the offspring were recorded for the first time in this species. The use of cytogenetic techniques applied in the present study revealed that regardless of the increase in number of B chromosomes in the genome of these individuals, those elements did not presented active genes, and showed their normal heterochromatic characteristic.
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Where a man made cabin meets the White River. This inviting cabin has 2 bedrooms + convertible bed, 2 full baths and sleeps 7-9 persons. The Cabin is located about 7 miles outside the town of Norfork, Arkansas. One of the perks about this cabin is you will also be only 15 miles away from the beautiful Norfork Lake.
Cabin 1 has everything you need to have a relaxing get away. The kitchen is fully equipped with pots, pans, and utensils for all your cooking needs. You will be able to enjoy our covered front and back decks with all the sights and sounds of nature. So, when you are here make sure to shut off the electronics and let reality disappear for a while. Don't forget to enjoy our large front yard for family fun and games with the kids.
For the fishermen in the family you will be able to enjoy the endless trout fishing. There is a private walkway right in the cabins backyard that leads you to one of the greatest fishing holes around. Also, if you have your own boat, there is a public boat ramp less than a mile drive down the road. But don't worry if you don't have a boat or just left it at home, there are two great companies we recommend for all your fishing needs. (See info on Activities page)
At the end of the day sit back and forget about your everyday troubles by enjoying the amazing sunsets on the White River and maybe see some wildlife from the spacious back deck.
**IF Dates are not available, please check out our other Cabin on the White River** HomeAway #236429 or call for more information
My family and I just returned from staying here. The pictures really don't do this place justices. The large picture windows allow an unobstructed view of the river. We watched 4 bald eagles from these windows each morning. Bring your binoculars! The large back deck was wonderful for family time and barbequing. The walk to the river was short and right in the cabins back yard. We were blessed with a lot of good, successful fishing. Lisa (owner) was great to work with. We will for sure be back! Try out PJ's when you go. It's pricey but well worth it.
We rented this cabin recently with another couple. It was close to the White River and we fished right out in front and caught trout. We fished one day with guides and had a great time and caught a lot of trout and had a great shore lunch. The cabin was very clean and had 2 very large picture windows with a great view of the White River. We spent a lot of time on the huge deck that overlooked the river. We even saw a roadrunner in the yard as well as eagles on the river. The kitchen was fully equipped for cooking. There was a fire pit facing the river. We will be back.
We rented this beautiful cabin with another couple very recently. It is tucked away in a valley next to the white River. The first thing you see when you walk in the door is the view through two large picture windows. It also has an expansive deck with comfortable chairs to relax and get mesmerized by the river going by. I spent a lot of time out there watching the critters!
The cabin is nicely furnished and cool artwork. The beds were very comfy. The kitchen has everything you need except the food. There was no cell phone reception or Internet, but guess what? We survived just fine! They have a few important perks for a rental. Toilet paper, paper towels, and extra garbage bags. We rent on vrbo frequently and this was a first!
My brother in law fished every day and caught fish everyday. There are some very cool things nearby. We went to Blanchard Springs Cavern and it was amazing. There is a restaurant called PJ's that you can walk to in 3 minutes if you don't want to cook. If you go in the fall take some bug repellent. A little prevention goes a long way.
The whole experience was terrific and I would highly recommend this rental. We never got to meet Steve and Lisa, but everything was perfect!
Thank you Steven & Lisa, what an amazing get away for me and my family! The cabin was beyond clean and cozy and the views are stunning. It was such a pleasure for my electronics to be turned off and enjoy the sound of the river passing by. The walk from the back deck to the river was about 30 feet and the ability to go fishing any time was so much fun! We even cooked our catch over the open flame fire pit located in the back yard of the cabin! So Yummy! We also met some amazing people passing by on the river. We would highly recommend this beautiful cabin for anyone trying to have a relaxing nature fishing filled vacation!
Thank you!
The "R" Family
We stayed in the cabin for my husbands birthday weekend with our 5 year old daughter, which was his first time trout fishing. We were SO pleased with it- beautiful cabin! Great view of the river and some what secluded at the end of the road. River is just a short walk down the hill from the cabin. Very clean and well furnished.
We will be back for sure!
Having has a long career in the travel business I am very critical of brochures, descriptions and even photos. While driving around on a previous visit to ths area I had seen this property and thought "how nice"!
When a friend from NC said fishing in this area was high on her bucket list I immediately knew where we should stay.
Arkansas is the "Natural State" and rightfully so.
This is a relatively remote area with great natural resources.
The house is wonderful!!! Very open with kitchen, dining, living all framed by two large windows facing the White River.
A large deck partially covered.
The king bedroom with ensuite bath opens onto the deck.
The second bedroom has a queen bed and also a bunk bed with a full bed on the bottom. Large closets. And the second bath just outside the door.
Even a laundry room with washer and dryer...really great when you are fishing.
You can find less expensive accommodations but not a better value.
The property is three miles off the highway. From the turn off it's five miles to Norfork.
We had one rain day and enjoyed the house and watching wildlife. Due to high water we did not get to experience fishing at
the house...and we really preferred a guide!
Try tworiversflyshop.com
And the fishing was great. My friend caught a 20" brown! Nice.
The property and grounds were very clean and well kept.
It was a pleasure to deal with the owners from the beginning. We had lots of questions and answers were prompt, accurate and with concern for our enjoyment.
"Dining" is limited and you might check to see which days restaurants below serve lunch and/or dinner.
PJs Lodge - Restaurant
Next door - rooms here are very, very small.
Brooksfalls Restaurant
Toward Calico Rock
Heidi's Ugly Cakes
At Two Rivers Fly Shop
Great sandwiches
Norfork Cafe
Breakfast and open till about 1:30pm
There is another restaurant in Calico Rock.
Mt Home is the next "large" town if you must have fast food.
Coming or going don't miss Blanchard Springs Caverns. They are beautiful and handicap friendly. Check for tour times.
Good fishing to you!!!
The White River Get Away Cabin is directly located on the White River, outside the small town of Norfork, Arkansas. For your convenience there is a boat ramp located less than a mile from the cabin or we have a personal walkway to the river. Try your luck at fly fishing or take your boat to other areas on the White River, plus if you would like to try the Norfork River (leads right into the White River) it's only about 8 miles from the cabin.
Other Activities: mini golf, shopping, boating, racquetball, kayaking, wildlife viewing
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Additional $15/person/night for 5 or more people. 2 Night Minimum Stay Required
Stay 6 nights and the 7th night is FREE
$50.00 Cleaning Fee
$15.00 Pet Fee - per day - per pet
30 day notice for cancellations. Please call for details.
All other rates still apply...see above
$185.00 is due 30 days prior to scheduled rental date to secure your Vacation. Remaining balance, cleaning fee plus taxes will be charged a few days before scheduled arrival date.
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Perhaps the most highly anticipated event on the programme will be the men's 60 Metre Hurdles which will feature a rematch of outdoor World-record holder Liu Xiang of China with the man who upset him last Saturday in Stuttgart, Dayron Robles. The young Cuban ran an astounding 7.38 in only the third indoor meeting of his career, although Liu had nothing to be ashamed about with his own 7.45 clocking. This revenge encounter could be the start of a season-long series of grudge matches between these two top hurdling exponents.
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KARACHI, March 23: In sharp contrast to great hustle and bustle associated with charged crowds expecting their exiled leader, the provincial secretariat of retired Gen Pervez Musharraf's All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) witnessed little activity on the eve of the general's planned homecoming.
The secretariat housed in a lavish bungalow located at the end of Kashmir Road near a roundabout popularly called Kabooter (pigeon) Chowrangi, is not far from the Quaid's mausoleum where the general is scheduled to address a rally on Sunday.
It is on the same street where its rival Pakistan Peoples Party's provincial secretariat is located.
But this physical proximity has failed to lessen their acrimony as Gen Musharraf is expected to face hard times in former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination case.
The general is accused of conspiracy to murder and has got pre-arrest protective bail just a day before his planned landing to avoid arrest on arrival.
The secretariat was illuminated and its walls were adorned with large portraits of the former president but the overall atmosphere was not more impressive than a park outside the bungalow, which was packed with luxurious and expensive cars and a few trucks.
Thin crowd, with fewer still young guns, was witnessed in and outside the building. The people inside the secretariat – even the employees – were smartly dressed.
The party office-bearers had little to offer to the media in writing. They did not have a copy of their leader's schedule of activities after his arrival. Despite all this, the party leadership expressed 'great expectations' about the APML's 'rising popularity'.
"Although it is generally a negative expression, but dare I say it, our party's popularity is spreading like an epidemic," Aasia Ishaq, the APML's secretary information, told Dawn.
Mohammad Ali Shervani, her deputy, said a Pakistan International Airlines' flight (PK-606) would bring Gen Musharraf, his confidants and dozens of media representatives, to Karachi and land at the Quaid-i-Azam International Airport at about 12.40pm on Sunday.
He said the party had formed its own security circle to safeguard the leader. The party's own 2,000 guards would be at the airport to provide security to Gen Musharraf during his drive to a compound near the Quaid's mausoleum, where he would address a rally, he claimed.
"We will have 8,000 more party guards at the rally venue," said Mr Shervani.
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The party leaders were confident that they were getting 'encouraging public response' for the general's comeback. "People are extremely happy and eagerly waiting for their leader's return. We expect thousands to join us to listen to their leader," Chaudhry Mohammad Shafiq, APML's vice-president, told Dawn.
"People are flocking to Karachi from every part of the country. You'll see tomorrow history will rewrite itself," he claimed.
He said that Gen Musharraf would stay in Karachi till March 26, during which he would preside over several party meetings to finalise candidates for upcoming general elections. The names of the candidates would be announced on March 26 in Karachi.
During these meetings, Gen Musharraf would mull his strategy with his legal advisers on how to deal with court cases against him.
In the meanwhile, Dr Mohammad Amjad, APML's chief coordinator, held a press conference at the provincial secretariat to allay doubts about the general's arrival.
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He said the party had received a no-objection certificate from the provincial home department and the city commissioner's office to hold a rally near the Quaid's mausoleum, still the compound's main gate was locked, denying entry of trucks which carried stuff for the stage.
He said Saudi Arabian rulers had not asked Gen Musharraf to postpone his homecoming. "In fact, the Saudi government encouraged him and said it was his right to go to Pakistan and participate in national politics."


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I personally would bump up the test to around 500mg a week. And if u do I would go ahead and use tex adex to keep ur E2 under control and keep water wight down.
I am new to this board, but have been on other boards for a while.
Here is my question.
I have done a few cycles about 7-8 years ago and felt it was time again to give a cycle a shot again
Didn't wanna do anything crazy. Was thinking of run 175mg of Test E E3D. Goal is to gain or keep muscle while being on strict diet. I started my diet 3 weeks ago and am about to pin tomorrow. I am currently 29yr 6'0 218lb and trying to lose bf. Wondering if a test only cycle was the right thing for me for losing BF and keep/gaining muscle. I have clomid on hand for PCT and liquidex on hand for bloating and gyno issues. Any feedback would be appreciated!
I personally would bump up the test to around 500mg a week. And if u do I would go ahead and use tex adex to keep ur E2 under control and keep water wight down.
Nutrition and training regime determine the outcome, not drugs used (with exception of Tren and HGH)
410mg of Test per week is sufficient for your goal. You will probably get some water bloat, thus run a low dose of adex 0.5mg e2d or 0.25mg ed throughout the cycle.
Eat clean, workout every other day, add cardio 3-4 times a week (20 mins after weights or 40 min in the morning on non workout days - preferably fasted) and you will see good results.
If you feel like you need extra help you can try some of the OTC fat burners, there's plenty of them on the market, I personally recommend Dexaprine and OxyElite Pro.
adex is same as liquidex from what i have been reading correct?
bloating on test wont be a issue since you'll be in a caloric deficit. less sodium intake will come with eating clean! most guys get bloated because there eating dirty or in large amounts..only use Adex/liqudex if u feel u need it...gyno, bloating ect..
One thing i cant get a clear idea of is when to pin. I read twice a week mon/thursday. Or lower dose at e3d? Only thing I am still not certain on.
One thing i cant get a clear idea of is when to pin. I read twice a week mon/thursday. Or lower dose at e3d? Only thing I am still not certain on. any info?
Twice a week with test e us sufficent. Better is test e( weekky) followed by test prop 4 days after you test e
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Does not matter that much.
Pin e2d, e3d or e4d whichever is easier for you. Just do the maths and adjust the volume of injections accordingly.
If you are that worried about test stability, then get labs done. If not, the bro science protocol is twice a week.
Planning 10 weeks. Might bump it up to 12 weeks depending on how it goes.
I am just getting into my 3rd week of test e. Im running 600mg/EW pinning on Mondays and Thursdays. So far strength has been fairly normal should start kicking in within the next couple weeks though. I have been waking up feeling awesome everyday though. Not sure it this is a normal side effect or not but I don't feel like I need to hit the snooze button a million times in the morning. More energy throughout the day. I am taking 12.5 mg of aromasin ed. Good luck brother. Let me know how your first quad pin goes.


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NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Alabama said today that they will file, in coalition with other civil rights groups, a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Alabama's draconian anti-immigrant law before it goes into effect Sept. 1. HB 56, even more restrictive than Arizona's SB1070 which it was inspired by, was signed into law this morning by Alabama Gov. Scott Bentley.
The law's key provisions sanction discriminatory and unconstitutional practices by police officers, landlords and employers by inviting racial profiling of Latinos and others based on how they look or talk, violating the First Amendment and interfering with federal law. Under the extreme law, Alabama public schools will require children to provide proof of citizenship when enrolling in kindergarten and grade school and require police to demand "papers" from people they stop whom they suspect are not authorized to be in the U.S.
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"By signing this bill into law, Gov. Bentley is willing to sacrifice the civil liberties of all Alabamans, eroding the rights of millions of people living and working in this state. This law undermines core American values of fairness and equality, subjecting both citizens and non-citizens alike to unlawful racial profiling, and does nothing to ensure the safety and economic security of Alabama."
Cecillia Wang, director of the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project
"This law is an outrageous throw-back to the pre-Civil Rights era, going beyond the discriminatory and unconstitutional police practices that we've seen in other states. It blocks the schoolhouse doors to children, will result in people being turned away when they try to rent a home, and places burdens on people of color at the voting booth. By signing this bill into law, Gov. Bentley has codified official discrimination in the State of Alabama. We will take action to keep this law from going into effect to ensure that the civil rights and liberties of all Alabamans are protected."
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) conserves America's original civic values working in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in the United States by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.


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Ellen Barkin's Trendy Bob HaircutEllen Barkin wore all black when she attended the Broadway Show opening night "A View from the Bridge" in New York City on January 24, 2010.
Her beige blonde hair was cut in a trendy bob that measured about halfway upon her neck and she had long bangs that were combed down and over to the side taking part of her eye.
This easy to do hairstyle is in the creativity of the haircut and keeping it at that perfect length so that it can be styled and combed with a simple brush. Although Ellen's cut is a blunt edge, for variation she can always roll her hair with rollers and place in some of those coveted waves that we are starting to see today.
Another dressy thought would be to braid both sides and fasten the braids either over the hair in the back or underneath. Both ways capture the imagination and can look stunning.
Ellen wears her eyebrows thin with a dark eyeliner, concealor, a little color on her cheeks and a neutral flesh toned lip tone.
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text: Show Host Paula Marantz Cohen Distinguished Professor, Department of English Paula Marantz Cohen is Dean of the Pennoni Honors College at Drexel University and a Distinguished Professor of English at Drexel University. She holds a BA in French and English from Yale College and a PhD in English Literature from Columbia University. She teaches courses in literature, film, creative writing, and cultural studies, and is a co-editor of jml: Journal of Modern Literature. Cohen is the author of four nonfiction books, including Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth, a Choice Outstanding Academic Book. She is also the author of five novels, including Jane Austen in Boca, a Doubleday Book Club selection and a Page-Turner of the Week in People Magazine; What Alice Knew: A Most Curious Tale of Henry James and Jack the Ripper, a Book of the Month Club and Mystery Guild selection; and her latest novel, Suzanne Davis Gets a Life. She writes a weekly blog on teaching — "Class Notes" — for TheAmericanScholar.org; frequent book, art, and movie reviews for the Times Literary Supplement (London); and essays for such publications as The Yale Review, The Southwest Review, and The Chronicle of Higher Education.


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How much cash?
Rebates ending Dec. 6:
- refrigerators, $200
- clothes washers, $100
- room air conditioners, up to $50
- dishwashers, $100
- freezers $50
Rebates ending Dec. 31:
- water heaters, $100-$750
- HVAC systems, $500-$1000.
More information at cash4appliances.org or at 1-888-390-4034.
If your holiday shopping list includes an energy-efficient dishwasher, refrigerator or other appliance, you're almost out of time to get a state rebate.
The California Energy Commission said this week that it is cutting off rebates under its Cash for Appliances program to applications postmarked Dec. 6 or before.
"We expect Black Friday to be a very good opportunity for people to go out and save some money," said spokesman Adam Gottlieb.
Rebates for water heaters and central air conditioners end Dec. 31.
After fielding more than 160,000 applications, there's about $4.5 million left of the $31 million set aside to goose the economy and spur energy efficiency.
"The program's been very successful," he said.
The rebates are in addition to other rebates offered by the utility, local water districts and different state program designed to foster recycling.
Some customers have complained that they haven't gotten their rebates despite waiting for weeks.
Gottlieb said customers who have not completely filled out the form have had trouble.
"In some cases, they may have misplaced, or failed to include, a part of the rebate form," he said.
Here are some tips from the commission on getting a rebate:
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- Read the Steps. Read the steps on rebate application and include all of the required supporting documentation.
- Fill out form completely and correctly. Do not leave any items blank on the application. Check the appropriate boxes and sign the application. For HVAC and Water Heaters a California licensed contractor will assist the consumer with the application.
- Be consistent. Make sure that the applicant's first and last name matches the name on the certificate of recycling and the name on the utility bill. Only one first and last name is required on the application. The Certificate of Recycling and Utility Bill are only required for Clothes Washers, Refrigerators, Room Air Conditioners, Freezers, and Dishwashers. HVAC and Water Heater applications must list the Certified Appliance Recyclers (CAR) name and CAR number.
- Recycle. Consumers must recycle their old appliance to receive a rebate. The Certificate of Recycling document must be included with the application. If a consumer is participating in their utility rebate program, the utility will provide the consumer with the required Cash for Appliances Certificate of Recycling. Consumers can also obtain the Certificate of Recycling from a platinum retailer, participating city of county governments haul away program, or a Certified Appliance Recycler. For information on how to properly recycle an old appliance, visit: www.cash4appliances.org/consumers/recycle.html
- Correct Postage. Affix proper postage before mailing your rebate application.


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By Michael Nsubuga
Golfers intending to compete in the Uganda Open should come prepared for new challenges as management is redesigning the outlook of the course.
UGC vice-captain Dr. Robert Lim Lim told a press conference at the Sheraton hotel that the club had appointed a dedicated team to create a new look around the course ahead of the open due September 1-6.
"We are creating a new character for the course, we have had a change-over of the greens, fairways and roughs have been given a new touch. The course has been generous but now it has changed and golfers will require a lot of technique to go around it,"
He said the level of change has been tremendous and it will be played as a par 71 for the open following the reducing of hole No.13 from a par 5 to a par 4.
This year's winner will on top of other prizes enjoy a ten-day free paid tour of the country courtesy of the Uganda Tourist Board.
"We are proud to be associated with the game of golf which is a growing and global sport. We believe that the game is an integral part of tourism; our courses are unique so we are using some of these ingredients to position Uganda as a tourist destination. If we attract these golfers we shall be able to market the country," Edwin Muzahura whose company offered sh10m towards the open said.
The main event will be contested for by golfers of handicap 0-8 while the subsidiary event will have players of handicap 9-15.
Uganda Golf Open to attract 60 professionals
Inter region golf tourney tees off on Friday
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Charles Mercer
In the name of God Amen. I Charles Mercer resident in Brigus Conception Bay Newfoundland being sound in mind and understanding knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die, do make this my last will and testament viz First I resign my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it hoping assuredly it may rise triumphantly at the last and awful day of Resurrection and Secondly I give and bequeath the whole of my worldly property to my wife Charlotte to be possessed by her at my decease to have and to hold the same without molestation of any person and to be disposed of at any period after and at my decease as she may think proper whether money goods chattels or all and every thing now and at my decease possessed by me, giving the whole to her, thus given under my hand at Brigus aforesaid this thirteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty four. Charles his X mark Mercer and Seal [LS] Signed in presence of us John Gushue. James N. Hains, Schoolmaster.
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The Hub Network has announced that production is underway on a new animated Transformers series, which is set to take place four years after Transformers: Prime and will see Bumblebee (voiced once again by Will Friedle) serving as leader to a brand new team of Autobots.
The as-yet-untitled series is set to debut in 2015, with Jeff Kline (Transformers: Prime, G.I. Joe: Renegades) serving as executive producer and Will Friedle joined in the voice cast by Darren Criss (Glee), Ted McGinley (Married… with Children) and Constance Zimmer (House of Cards). It will incorporate both traditional and computer-generated animation, with CGI characters over hand-painted backgrounds and environments.
Before the series arrives the Robots in Disguise will also return to the big screen this summer as Michael Bay revamps the blockbuster franchise with Transformers: Age of Extinction. Watch the trailer here.


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Verizon and Motorola unveiled the refreshed Droid smartphone line at an event in New York City on Tuesday. The three new devices focus on three different concepts: Thinness, battery life, and compactness.
While introducing the new smartphones, Rick Osterloh, Motorola Mobility's senior vice president of product management, emphasized that all three have significant upgrades over the last generation of Droid devices. He listed off a 24 percent faster CPU, a 100 percent faster GPU, and twice the RAM. All three have 2-megapixel cameras in the front and 10-megapixel cameras in the back. Lovers of Google Now will be happy to find that they can control the virtual assistant by saying "OK, Google Now" and issuing a command. (Yes, the "OK, Google Now" trigger phrase will be familiar to Google Glass fans.) Those who are used to super-high-resolution screens might not be all that excited though: The new Droid devices offer 720p displays. This is particularly disappointing when dealing with the tall Ultra.
The new Droid Ultra will be priced at $199. It's a thin, tall, beast of a phone which will be available in red of black. It has a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor with quad-core graphics, 2 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of storage. Unlike the MAXX and Mini, the Ultra does not support wireless charging .(Which is not surprising considering that it's only 7.18 millimeters thick.)
The new Droid MAXX will be priced at $299 and focuses on battery life. It is 9 percent thinner than last year's Droid MAXX model, measuring in at 8.5 millimeters. It has a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor with quad-core graphics, 2 GB of RAM, and 32 GB of storage. According to its spec sheet, it will handle up to 48 hours of use on a charge.
The Droid Mini is priced at $99 and is "compact without compromise," the folks from Motorola explain. It has a 4.3-inch display and sits in one's hand as comfortably as an iPhone (which will make Android users who favor the smaller footprint quite happy, even if it isn't quite as slender). It has a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor with quad-core graphics 2 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of storage.
Pre-orders begin online on Tuesday and the devices will start shipping on Aug. 20. Those who order one of the new Droid devices before Sept. 30 will receive 6 months of free Google Music Play All Access service. Access to Ingress, a location-based invitation-only game made by the folks in Google's Niantic Labs, is also included (along with the ability to invite 5 friends).
While you're making notes on your calendar, keep in mind that the Moto X, that other new Motorola device, will be officially unveiled on Aug. 1. Leaks suggest that the gadget might just be the mid-range smartphone to beat and that it might bring a more "pure" Android experience.
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State Adds New Bedford High School To 'Underperforming' List
New Bedford High School is now considered a "Level 4″ school and has been given three-years to turn things around. If that doesn't happen, the high school becomes eligible for state takeover.
Across Massachusetts, 38 schools in 9 districts are listed as "level 4," meaning they are among the worst-performing for 4 years and had shown few signs of progress.
The superintendent of New Bedford Public Schools, Pia Durkin has now been empowered to make rapid changes at the high school. That includes asking the staff to reapply for their positions. The school also now becomes eligible for some large federal turnaround funds.
Due to staff lay-offs and a drop in the number of students at New Bedford High, the Gold House section of the school has been closed for this school year. There have been complaints of overcrowded classrooms and halls, as well as a shortage of food in the cafeteria.


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Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA)
New facility opens 2017
On June 25, MOCCA opens its 2015 summer exhibitions (Dean Baldwin: Q.W.Y.C and Elmgreen & Dragset: Drama Queens). MOCCA will close its doors at its current location on August 23 and temporarily relocate its administrative offices to 80 Ward Street until December 31, 2016. MOCCA is currently developing plans for itinerant, off-site, and pop-up programming during the transitional phase before occupying its new permanent home in the Tower Automotive Building.
The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) was officially founded from the former Art Gallery of North York in 1999 with a mandate to exhibit, research, collect, and promote innovative art by Canadian artists whose works engage and reflect the relevant stories of our times. MOCCA currently exists as a not-for-profit, arms-length agency of the City of Toronto's Cultural Services Section.
MOCCA's relocation to downtown Toronto in January 2005 is central to achieving a bold vision. In the heart of one of North America's most dynamic arts communities, our facility is modest in scale, impressive in design, and functions effectively as a nucleus of energies for the production and exchange of creativity, ideas and innovation.


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Pupils have gained a global insight in Christmas celebrations.
Youngsters at Maylandsea Primary School have been studying the different way in which people celebrate Christmas around the world.
Teacher Kerry Lovender-Mitchell said: "They have found it fun and very interesting."
Each group of children studied a specific country and took part in a question and answer session with the other groups .
See tomorrow's MBS for more.


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directed by Alexander Payne
(Fox Searchlight, 2004)
Adapted from Rex Pickett's novel of the same title, Sideways is a road movie of sorts. The action follows high school teacher and aspiring novelist Miles (Paul Giamatti) in the week immediately preceding the wedding of his best friend Jack (Thomas Haden Church).
Miles, an avid wine fan, leads the pair on a tour of California's Santa Ynez Valley in order to sample the best produce its vineyards have to offer. Jack, however, harbours slightly different ambitions. A burnt-out television actor whose career apex as a soap star has long since passed, Jack plans to use the week as a final opportunity to let his hair down and overindulge himself on an excessive binge of the senses. He intends to do this namely by eating well, getting drunk and getting laid as many times as humanly possible within a week.
From the film's outset it is fairly obvious that Miles' obsession with wine serves to divert his attention from the key problem areas in his life: his failure to get his novel published and, more obviously, his failure to come to terms with the divorce of his wife. These personal and professional failings have left Miles embittered and depressed, and Jack begins to view him as something of a spoilsport and an obstacle in his final period of freedom before the ties of marriage bind him down.
It is not long before Jack embarks on a passionate affair with Stephanie (Sandra Oh), a single mother who pours wine for tourists. This largely leaves Miles to his own devices, but all he really seems to do is mope around his hotel and wallow in his own self-pity. He meets Maya (Virginia Madsen), an old friend of his, around the same time Jack meets Stephanie. Maya is attractive and, like Miles, is a wine fanatic whose marriage has recently broken up; it is extremely obvious that Maya is an ideal partner for Miles -- obvious to everyone except Miles, of course. Miles' bitter fixation on the collapse of his marriage two years previously has since deprived him of other love interests.
Sideways only really works as a film due to the sharp contrast of character between Miles and Jack: a mismatched pair indeed, they form a genuinely odd couple. Miles is as neurotic and implosive as Jack is extroversive and brutally honest about his feelings. However, the relationship between them is utterly compelling and convincing -- not in an oh-isn't-the-chemistry-between-the-actors-fantastic sense but rather it seems really, well, real.
This sense of reality applies to the other characters as well. The female leads are attractive but not in the conventional glamorous Hollywood sense, and the two male leads look well-suited to their roles, especially Church -- watching the movie makes you feel certain that you recognize him from countless low-budget television commercials. However, the screenplay's lack of cliches prevents any of the characters descending into mere caricature. Moreover, although some situations the characters find themselves in are extreme (such as being chased down the road by a stark naked fat guy), the actors nevertheless make them seem entirely genuine. Various devices are utilized in the film to make you feel as though you are experiencing what the characters feel; slightly out of focus, swaying camera shots, for example, are used to convey the distorted sensation of being incredibly drunk.
Sideways will undoubtedly appeal largely to a niche audience of the pretentious wine-drinking middle-class (which perhaps explains why this movie was so critically acclaimed). This is pretty ironic because anyone who pays attention to the film will realise that it actually parodies this type of person. This is most obvious when Miles tastes a red wine and then lists a seemingly endless amalgamation of the flavours he supposedly identifies in it, beginning with strawberry and ending with a tiny hint of some obscure type of cheese. Jack then tastes it and simply responds: "Got the strawberry, not the cheese."
Although the movie had a few belly laughs to offer, any one who has seen Election or About Schmidt will know that director Alexander Payne relies mostly on a uniquely subtle and often dark type of humour. This might not appeal to everybody. After the universal acclaim and hype Sideways received (aided by the usual Oscar frenzy), and with it being labeled "one of the funniest films of the year," many people probably expected a laugh-a-minute flick. On a few occasions in the cinema, particularly one dramatic moment in which Jack comes to terms with the potential repercussions of his premarital infidelity, there was very scattered and hesitant laughter; perhaps a few people were unsure of whether or not they should be amused.
As your humble narrator, I can personally say that I did thoroughly enjoy the film. I suspect, however, that I would have appreciated it more (as with the case of Lost in Translation, for example) if I could relate to it a little better. Being just the tender age of 18, I could not really identify with middle-aged men attempting to relive their youths. Who knows? Perhaps, like a fine wine, Sideways will get even better with age.
by Ben Latimer
Director Alexander Payne finally ventured out of Nebraska, and it was worth his West Coast trek.
Sideways, Payne's examination of middle age and excellent wine, is an articulate, understated movie that busies itself with vintages and bouquets while, underneath it all, is a look at the painful loneliness life can afford.
Payne's screenplay won an Oscar for its adaptation of a novel by Rex Pickett, and it was nominated for four others. And it's not to slight his accomplishment to say the performance of Paul Giamatti is reason enough to pony up your dough at the movie rental store.
Giamatti has made a career of playing guys like Miles Raymond, brilliant men who have little clue how to navigate the shoals of social interaction -- see Harvey Pekar in 2003's American Splendor, for one. Yet here, his gentle, frustrated Miles struggles to recover from a devastating divorce and tries not to be bitter that his womanizing friend Jack is headed for the altar.
It's low-key and it's devastating. His voice on the verge of cracking, his emotional wounds flayed open, Miles is hardly the guy to be taking Jack on a last bachelor's week out before Jack's nuptials. And yet, there the two of them are, barreling out of Los Angeles through California wine country, sampling as they go and having messier and more honest interactions than they probably ever have had before.
Jack (Thomas Hayden Church, in an Oscar-nominated role) is of the mind that there's nothing wrong -- or right -- with either of them that a romp in the hay with a stranger couldn't cure or improve.
And the week of golf and wine that Miles has planned doesn't take long to devolve into the planned romp in the hay with Stephanie (Sandra Oh) for Jack and a painfully tentative sparking of ... something ... between Miles and Maya (Virginia Madsen), a waitress whose love of wine rivals Miles'.
There are innumerable movies about the pain and angst of teenagers, about the confusion that sets in with impending adulthood. But rarely do movies marketed to the mainstream address the painful transitions that can hit with middle age: Divorce. Disillusionment. Betrayal. Denial.
Maybe you've had success early, like Jack did, and it's now passing you by more and more often. Or you're still struggling, like Miles, long after your peers have earned recognition for their novels, their careers, their contributions. Or you've been misled, like Maya, or lied to, like Stephanie.
The mastery of Sideways is that, even in the midst of the hurt or anger, there's still a blossoming of hope. Giamatti and Madsen, Hayden Church and Oh, play it beautifully.
by Jen Kopf


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A SIXTH form college has received a glowing report from Ofsted inspectors after being told it needed to improve.
Stockton Sixth Form College, on Bishopton Road West, was judged to be "good" across all areas in its latest inspection. In 2012, inspectors made a number of criticisms, saying it needed to improve leadership and teaching quality.
This year's report showed students' success rates were high across all levels of study, and the college provided very effective support for students.
Inspectors also said that teachers helped foster "tremendous enthusiasm" for their subjects and that senior managers, governors and the head had an ambitious vision for the college.
Joanna Bailey, principal at Stockton Sixth Form College, said: "We are exceptionally proud of Ofsted's findings and thrilled that the inspectors recognised the journey we have made over the last eighteen months.
"Both staff and students have worked phenomenally hard since our last inspection, relentlessly driving forward improvements, becoming increasingly rigorous in our approach and continuing to secure excellent results and positive outcomes for all of our students.
"The Ofsted team recognised our ambitious vision for the college and community we serve, and this is something we will take forward as we continue our journey to become outstanding."


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04th January 2013
Posted in Announcements
Croatia has become a force to be reckoned with where its music festivals are concerned, as each year it hosts some of the coolest and quirkiest music festivals to be found anywhere in Europe. If you're thinking of taking cheap flights to Croatia next year you should certainly consider trying to fit a music festival into your visit, and with so many to choose from, it won't be a tough task!
One of Croatia's music festivals for which anticipation is already building is Soundwave, which takes place in Tisno, about an hour outside Split. Held between the 18th and 22nd July you're almost guaranteed fantastic weather whilst you enjoy sets from the likes of Soundcrash, New Bohemia and Bonobo, and with many more acts still to be announced it's definitely a festival to watch.
Outlook Festival has also become renowned across the continent, not only for its killer line-ups but also for its unique location in the grounds of Pula's abandoned Medieval fort, Punta Christo. Having scooped the award for Best Overseas Festival at the 2012 UK Festival Awards, Outlook Festival's 2013 edition, taking place between 29th August and 2nd September, should be the best yet - so keep your eyes peeled for the line-up.
If you can't get enough of dance music in the sun, Stop Making Sense Festival will also be right up your street. Between the 1st and 4th August this festival will take over the private beach at Tisno for four days of DJs, dancing and dramatic sunsets, so snap up your cheap flights to Split now so you don't miss out on the fun.
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WASHINGTON (Aug. 18)
The Justice Department has joined a lawsuit alleging that the General Electric Co. conspired with an Israeli general to defraud the U.S. government of $33 million of military aid to Israel.
The civil suit charges that between 1985 and 1988, several high-ranking G.E. employees conspired with Israeli air force Brig. Gen. Rami Dotan to present fraudulent claims for work supposedly done on G.E.-made engines for F-16 fighter planes.
The money came out of the $1.8 billion in U.S. military aid that Israel receives each year, much of which goes to U.S. arms contractors.
In March, Dotan pleaded guilty in Israel to 12 counts of corruption and bribery, including having illegally acquired $12 million in Defense Ministry funds from the United States. Under a plea-bargain agreement, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison.
The lawsuit originally was filed last November by Chester Walsh, former head of G.E.'s Israeli engine operations. Under U.S. government whistle-blower laws, the suit could not be made public until after the Justice Department decided the case was worth pursuing.
On Aug. 14, the suit was unsealed by U.S. District Court Judge Carl Rubin in Cincinnati, home to G.E.'s jet-engine operations.
According to the Washington Post, Walsh's suit alleges that an Israeli firm, Ingbir Engineering, "sold parts and test kits to G.E. at grossly inflated prices for eventual resale to the Israeli air force, which paid for them with U.S. military aid." The Post said that Dotan had a secret ownership interest in the company.
The suit also alleges that G.E. employees used U.S. aid money to purchase International Business Machines Corp. personal computers and communication scramblers for Israel.
U.S. funds were also allegedly used to pay for unauthorized purchases of power station upgrades at two Israeli air force bases.
A Pentagon spokesman, Cmdr. Phil Cogan, had no comment on the suit.


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She's gone from grungy tomboy to glamorous star in the past year, and now Kristen Stewart's stunning style transformation is getting recognized in a big way.
The Twilight actress was just voted best dressed by Glamour UK over several fashion-forward celebs including Emma Watson, Victoria Beckham, Blake Lively and even Kate Middleton.
And the British magazine was equally kind to K-Stew's boyfriend, naming Robert Pattison, 25, the best dressed man in Hollywood in addition to putting the duo at the top of its best dressed couples list.
The co-stars and real-life loves will have a chance to show off their sartorial skills when they hit the Cannes Film Festival red carpet next month.
Stewart, 22, who has three films coming out in 2012 (On the Road, Snow White and the Huntsman and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2), recently landed her first high profile fashion gig as the face of the newest Balenciaga fragrance for women.